Saturday, 21 February, 2026 , 20:55 AFP — "Yellow Letters", directed by German filmmaker Ilker Catak, won the Berlin Film Festival's Golden Bear for best film Saturday, at a ceremony reflecting the controversy over Gaza that has dogged this year's edition.

Saturday, 21 February, 2026 , 19:56 AFP — The Islamic State group on Saturday urged its fighters to confront Syria's new authorities, in its spokesperson's first audio message in two years.

Saturday, 21 February, 2026 , 19:36 AFP — The Islamic State group on Saturday urged its fighters to confront Syria's new authorities, in its spokesperson's first audio message.

Saturday, 21 February, 2026 , 17:13 AFP — Syrian authorities have taken over management of Qamishli airport as part of an ongoing process to integrate Kurdish-led forces and institutions into national government, state media reported Saturday.

Friday, 20 February, 2026 , 02:40 AFP — Seven months after deadly clashes between Syria's Druze minority and government?backed forces, the spiritual leader of Druze in neighbouring Israel said members of the community across the border remained in peril.

Friday, 20 February, 2026 , 02:18 AFP — At a military base in northeast Syria, Roksan Mohammed recalled joining the battle against Islamic State group jihadists. Now her all-woman fighting unit is at risk after a deal with Damascus ended the Kurds' de facto autonomy.

Thursday, 19 February, 2026 , 16:13 AFP — Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party said Thursday police had detained dozens of minors for acts of protest against a Syrian offensive targeting Kurds in northern Syria last month, demanding a parliamentary investigation.

Thursday, 19 February, 2026 , 12:21 AFP — Germany's military has "temporarily" moved some troops out of Erbil in northern Iraq because of "escalating tensions in the Middle East," a German defence ministry spokesman told AFP on Thursday.

Thursday, 19 February, 2026 , 04:12 AFP — The United States is planning to withdraw all of its 1,000 troops from Syria over the next two months, according to US media reports.

Wednesday, 18 February, 2026 , 13:23 AFP — Kurdish fighters who have laid down their arms should be reintegrated into society, Turkish lawmakers urged in a key report released Wednesday, while ruling out an "amnesty".