Thursday, 20 October, 2022 , 02:56 AFP — Flashmob-style protests, images beamed onto tower blocks, water fountains dyed blood-red: young Iranians armed with little more than their phones have adopted a slew of tactics to give demonstrations over Mahsa Amini's death staying power.
Wednesday, 19 October, 2022 , 11:26 AFP — Turkey's judiciary agreed Wednesday to study a defence request to disqualify a judge from the trial of three activists facing terror-related charges over their support of a pro-Kurdish newspaper.
Tuesday, 18 October, 2022 , 20:34 AFP — French cement giant Lafarge SA was slapped with a $778 million fine Tuesday for making millions in payments to the Islamic State and another jihadist group to build its business in Syria.
Tuesday, 18 October, 2022 , 18:07 AFP — Syria's autonomous Kurdish region has transferred over 600 relatives of suspected jihadists detained at the notorious Al-Hol camp to Iraq, a war monitor and a Kurdish security source said Tuesday.
Tuesday, 18 October, 2022 , 17:44 AFP — French cement giant Lafarge SA was slapped with a $778 million fine Tuesday for making millions in payments to the Islamic State and another jihadist group to build its business in Syria.
Tuesday, 18 October, 2022 , 15:00 AFP — A year on from Iraq's elections, major political parties announced Tuesday they want parliament to convene within days to hold a confidence vote in their proposed government.
Monday, 17 October, 2022 , 11:32 AFP — Iraq's newly-elected President Abdul Latif Rashid pledged Monday on taking office to throw his weight behind efforts to rapidly form a strong new government.
Sunday, 16 October, 2022 , 17:32 AFP — Authorities in northern Iraq on Sunday unveiled an "archaeological park" of 2,700-year-old carvings from the rule of the Assyrians, including showing kings praying to the gods.
Sunday, 16 October, 2022 , 02:58 AFP — A fire and clashes erupted at Tehran's notorious Evin prison Saturday night as the protest movement sparked by Mahsa Amini's death in custody entered a fifth week.
Sunday, 16 October, 2022 , 01:51 AFP — One month ago, a 22-year-old woman was pronounced dead after she had been detained by Iran's notorious morality police for alleged violations of the Islamic republic's strict dress code for women.
