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.

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.

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.

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.