From
to

Russia repatriates 38 children of IS suspects from Syria


Thursday, 20 October, 2022 , 13:43 AFP A Russian delegation in Syria Thursday took 38 children from families of suspected Islamic State (IS) group members for repatriation, a Kurdish official and AFP correspondents said.

Syria Kurds to hand over IS-linked Russian children


Thursday, 20 October, 2022 , 10:46 AFP Kurdish authorities in northeastern Syria are to hand over around 40 Russian children, who are relatives of suspected Islamic State group members, for repatriation Thursday, a Kurdish official said.

The bold tactics that have kept Iran protests going


Thursday, 20 October, 2022 , 07:32 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.

France repatriates 55 from Syria camps


Thursday, 20 October, 2022 , 06:15 AFP France has repatriated 40 children and 15 women from camps in Syria holding family members of suspected Islamic State jihadists, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.

The bold tactics that have kept Iran protests going


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.

Turkey mulls plea to bar judge in media activists trial


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.

Cement giant Lafarge fined $778 mn for working with Islamic State in Syria


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.

Hundreds linked to IS transfered from Syria to Iraq


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.

Cement giant Lafarge fined $778 mn for working with Islamic State in Syria


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.

Major Iraqi parties push for new government by Saturday


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.