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Swedish PM seeks to convince Erdogan on NATO membership


Tuesday, 8 November, 2022 , 10:34 AFP Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson was due to meet President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Tuesday, in a bid to persuade Turkey to drop its opposition to Sweden joining NATO.

Iran deploys mounted police to quell Mahsa Amini protests


Tuesday, 8 November, 2022 , 09:17 AFP Iran has deployed mounted police in a bid to contain more than seven weeks of protests sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, according to videos posted online.

Swedish PM tries to win Turkey over on its NATO membership


Tuesday, 8 November, 2022 , 06:45 AFP Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson was due to meet President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Tuesday in a top-level bid to persuade Turkey to drop its opposition to Sweden joining NATO.

Iran hangs man who was already dead: NGO


Monday, 7 November, 2022 , 18:20 AFP Iranian authorities hanged a man convicted of drug offences even though he had already been killed in a confrontation with prison officers just prior to his planned execution, an NGO said Monday.

Children living in 'open air prison' at Syria's Al-Hol camp: MSF


Monday, 7 November, 2022 , 15:00 AFP Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Monday deplored the fate of thousands of children living in "a giant open air prison" at Syria's notorious Al-Hol camp.

Syria cholera outbreak worsened by regime, Turkey: HRW


Monday, 7 November, 2022 , 14:52 AFP Human Rights Watch Monday accused the government in Damascus and Turkey of exacerbating Syria's deadly cholera outbreak by restricting aid and water-flow to the country's Kurdish-held northeast.

Syria cholera outbreak worsened by regime, Turkey: HRW


Monday, 7 November, 2022 , 14:26 AFP Human Rights Watch Monday accused the government in Damascus and Turkey of exacerbating Syria's deadly cholera outbreak by restricting aid and water-flow to the country's Kurdish-held northeast.

Children living in 'open air prison' at Syria's Al-Hol camp: MSF


Monday, 7 November, 2022 , 12:34 AFP Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Monday deplored the fate of thousands of children living in "a giant open air prison" at Syria's notorious Al-Hol camp.

Fire at oil facility in southern Iran: media


Monday, 7 November, 2022 , 09:43 AFP A fire that broke out at an oil export facility in southern Iran was brought under control without causing any damage, according to local media.

New Iran protests erupt in universities, Kurdish region


Sunday, 6 November, 2022 , 19:52 AFP New protests erupted in Iran on Sunday at universities and in the largely Kurdish northwest, keeping a seven-week anti-regime movement going even in the face of a fierce crackdown.