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Iran hangs three more accused of spying as fears grow for Swede


Wednesday, 25 June, 2025 , 13:50 AFP Iran on Wednesday hanged three men convicted of spying for Israel after what activists decried as an unfair trial, bringing to six the number of people executed on such charges since the start of the war between the Islamic republic and Israel.

Turkey breathes easier as Iran-Israel truce eases fallout risk


Wednesday, 25 June, 2025 , 08:31 AFP As the fragile Iran-Israel truce took hold, there was no letup in Turkey's diplomatic efforts Wednesday to prevent any return to a conflict fraught with risk for Ankara's domestic and regional policies.

No attacks 'so far' on Iraq bases hosting US troops: security sources


Monday, 23 June, 2025 , 19:50 AFP Iraqi security sources told AFP that Iran had not attacked the main base hosting US troops in the country "so far", after the Islamic republic launched missiles at an American military facility in Qatar.

Iran hangs man convicted of spying for Israel: judiciary


Monday, 23 June, 2025 , 06:05 AFP Iran's judiciary said it executed on Monday a man found guilty of spying for Israel, as fighting between the two countries entered its 11th day.

At least 20 killed in suicide attack on Damascus church


Sunday, 22 June, 2025 , 19:44 AFP At least 20 people were killed Sunday in a suicide attack on a church in Damascus, authorities said, with Syria's interior ministry blaming a member of the Islamic State group.

At least 20 killed in suicide attack on Damascus church


Sunday, 22 June, 2025 , 19:13 AFP At least 20 people were killed Sunday in a suicide attack on a church in Damascus, authorities said, with Syria's interior ministry blaming a member of the Islamic State group.

Water levels plummet at drought-hit Iraqi reservoir


Saturday, 21 June, 2025 , 06:24 AFP Water levels at Iraq's vast Dukan Dam reservoir have plummeted as a result of dwindling rains and further damming upstream, hitting millions of inhabitants already impacted by drought with stricter water rationing.

Iran arrests dissident rapper formerly on death row: supporters


Thursday, 19 June, 2025 , 16:48 AFP Iranian authorities have arrested Toomaj Salehi, a prominent rapper who is sharply critical of the Islamic republic's leadership, the artist's supporters said on his social media accounts on Thursday.

If Iran's Khamenei falls, what would replace him?


Thursday, 19 June, 2025 , 13:28 AFP Israel increasingly appears eager to oust the clerical leadership that has ruled Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution but is taking a gamble given the Iranian opposition is divided and there is no guarantee new rulers would be any less hardline, analysts say.

Pro-Kurdish party urges Ankara to act after PKK disbands


Wednesday, 18 June, 2025 , 17:01 AFP Leaders of the pro-Kurdish DEM party on Wednesday urged Turkey to act swiftly to cement the peace moves after the Kurdish militant PKK ended its decades-long armed struggle.