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Iran welcomes Iraq moves on guarding border


Monday, 28 November, 2022 , 11:45 AFP Iran reacted favourably Monday to neighbouring Iraq's decision to redeploy federal guards along its border, after the Islamic Republic launched missile and drone strikes against Kurdish-Iranian groups' bases in northern Iraq.

Iran football legend Daei targeted by 'threats' after backing protests


Monday, 28 November, 2022 , 11:08 AFP Iranian football legend Ali Daei on Monday said he had been targeted by threats after backing ongoing protests in Iran triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini.

Who are the Iranian-Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq?


Monday, 28 November, 2022 , 02:06 AFP Iranian-Kurdish rebel groups have for decades sought refuge in northern Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, but they have recently come under fresh fire amid weeks of protests in the neighbouring Islamic republic.

'It's not over': Iranian Kurds in Iraq in Tehran's crosshairs


Monday, 28 November, 2022 , 02:04 AFP The roof is caved in, a wall has exploded and broken glass litters the floor at a base of the exiled Kurdish-Iranian opposition in mountainous northern Iraq.

Iraqi PM says fraction of stolen $2.5 bln retrieved


Sunday, 27 November, 2022 , 19:28 AFP Iraq has recovered "part" of $2.5 billion in public funds fraudulently withdrawn from a government account, the prime minister said Sunday, calling on guilty parties to hand themselves in and return all the money.

Thousands protest Turkish strikes on Kurdish groups in Syria


Sunday, 27 November, 2022 , 16:02 AFP Thousands of Kurds protested on Sunday in the Syrian city of Qamishli against days of deadly Turkish cross-border strikes targeting Kurdish groups in the country's northeast.

Thousands protest Turkish strikes on Kurdish groups in Syria


Sunday, 27 November, 2022 , 13:10 AFP Thousands of Kurds protested on Sunday in the Syrian city of Qamishli against Turkish cross-border strikes targeting Kurdish groups in the country's northeast, an AFP photojournalist said.

Iran releases footballer, prominent dissident on bail: reports


Saturday, 26 November, 2022 , 21:03 AFP Iranian authorities on Saturday released on bail former international footballer Voria Ghafouri and prominent dissident Hossein Ronaghi, two of the most prominent figures detained in the crackdown on the protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, reports said.

Iran's Khamenei says negotiating with US won't end recent 'troubles'


Saturday, 26 November, 2022 , 12:28 AFP Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Saturday that negotiating with the United States would not put an end to the "troubles" that have rocked the Islamic republic over the past two months.

Rockets target US Syria base in latest strike: Centcom


Saturday, 26 November, 2022 , 08:34 AFP Two rockets targeted a US patrol base in northeastern Syria late Friday, the third such attack in nine days, US Central Command said.