Monday, 18 July, 2022 , 14:43 AFP — Iraq's oil wealth is rekindling tensions between federal authorities and the autonomous Kurdish region, in a row that could compromise the lifeline industry and keep investors away, analysts say.

Monday, 18 July, 2022 , 14:39 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday renewed his threat to "freeze" the NATO membership bids of both Sweden and Finland unless the military alliance complies with Ankara's conditions.

Monday, 18 July, 2022 , 07:35 AFP — An Australian teenager is believed to have died in a Syrian jail after being held for three years, his family said Monday as they pleaded for the return of other detained women and children.

Monday, 18 July, 2022 , 02:55 AFP — With the war in Ukraine still raging, Russian President Vladimir Putin travels Tuesday to Tehran for talks with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts on the Syria conflict.

Monday, 18 July, 2022 , 01:56 AFP — Iraq's oil wealth is rekindling tensions between federal authorities and the autonomous Kurdish region, in a row that could compromise the lifeline industry and keep investors away, analysts say.

Friday, 15 July, 2022 , 19:01 AFP — The commander of US-backed Kurdish forces in Syria on Friday urged Russia and Iran to prevent Turkey from launching a new attack in the country's north, days before an expected Syria summit.

Thursday, 14 July, 2022 , 02:36 AFP — A Dutch journalist said she was deported from Iraq's autonomous region of Kurdistan on Wednesday, blaming her expulsion on Turkey's reaction to her coverage of an outlawed Kurdish party.

Wednesday, 13 July, 2022 , 13:52 AFP — Iran's intelligence ministry said Wednesday its officers had arrested 10 members of a "terror network", in the country's northwest, affiliated with separatist groups based in Iraq's Kurdistan region.

Tuesday, 12 July, 2022 , 17:59 AFP — A man who US officials called the leader of the Islamic State militant group in Syria was killed Tuesday in a drone strike while riding a motorcycle in the northern part of the country, the Pentagon and local organizations said.

Tuesday, 12 July, 2022 , 17:23 AFP — A man who US officials called the leader of the Islamic State militant group in Syria was killed Tuesday in a drone strike, the Pentagon said.