Monday, 6 January, 2025 , 11:39 AFP — Turkey said Monday that it was "only a matter of time" before Syrian Kurdish fighters -- seen by the West as essential in the fight against Islamic State jihadists -- will be wiped out.

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Sunday, 5 January, 2025 , 17:58 AFP — More than 100 combatants were killed over the last two days in northern Syria in fighting between Turkish-backed groups and Syrian Kurdish forces, a war monitor said on Sunday.

Sunday, 5 January, 2025 , 10:58 AFP — Costas Simitis, the reformist prime minister whose governments oversaw Greece's eurozone entry, helped Cyprus join the EU and planned for the Athens 2004 Olympics, died Sunday at the age of 88.

Sunday, 5 January, 2025 , 09:50 AFP — More than 100 combatants were killed over the last two days in northern Syria in fighting between Turkish-backed groups and Syrian Kurdish forces, a war monitor said on Sunday.

Sunday, 5 January, 2025 , 09:46 AFP — Costas Simitis, the reformist prime minister whose governments oversaw Greece's eurozone entry, helped Cyprus join the EU and planned for the Athens 2004 Olympics, died Sunday at the age of 88.

Friday, 3 January, 2025 , 19:20 AFP — The French and German foreign ministers called for a peaceful, inclusive transition in Syria as they visited Damascus Friday for talks with new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.

Friday, 3 January, 2025 , 17:58 AFP — The French and German foreign ministers called for a peaceful, inclusive transition in Syria as they visited Damascus Friday for talks with new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.

Friday, 3 January, 2025 , 15:49 AFP — German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned Syria's new leaders Friday not to establish an Islamist government after the overthrow of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad last month.

Friday, 3 January, 2025 , 15:19 AFP — Visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot called on Syria's new rulers Friday to reach a settlement with Kurdish authorities in the northeast.