Saturday, 31 January, 2026 , 20:14 AFP — Iraq's main Shiite alliance, which holds a parliamentary majority, said it will back Nouri al-Maliki to become the next prime minister, despite US threats to end all support to the country.
Saturday, 31 January, 2026 , 11:05 AFP — Turkish authorities have blocked a convoy carrying aid to Kobane, a predominantly Kurdish town in northern Syria encircled by the Syrian army, NGOs and a Turkish MP said on Saturday.
Saturday, 31 January, 2026 , 01:13 AFP — Duty editor: Laignee Barron
Friday, 30 January, 2026 , 21:23 AFP — Syria's government and Kurdish forces reached a comprehensive deal on Friday to gradually integrate the Kurds' military and civilian institutions into the state, a step Washington described as a "historic milestone".
Friday, 30 January, 2026 , 16:52 AFP — Syria's government and Kurdish forces reached a comprehensive deal on Friday to gradually integrate the Kurds' military and civilian institutions into the state, a step Washington described as a "historic milestone".
Friday, 30 January, 2026 , 16:49 AFP — Hospitals are no longer places of safety as Iran's crackdown on anti-government protests impacts all aspects of life, rights groups say, with authorities arresting wounded protesters and even the medics who treat them.
Friday, 30 January, 2026 , 16:32 AFP — Syria's army announced Friday that a camp housing suspected relatives of Islamic State group fighters was closed to the public, a measure a military source said was meant to bolster security around the facility.
Friday, 30 January, 2026 , 15:22 AFP — Hospitals are no longer places of safety as Iran's crackdown on anti-government protests impacts all aspects of life, rights groups say, with authorities arresting wounded protesters and even the medics who treat them.
Friday, 30 January, 2026 , 11:37 AFP — Syria's government and Kurdish forces reached a comprehensive deal on Friday to gradually integrate the Kurds' military and civilian institutions into the state, which Washington described as a "historic milestone".
Friday, 30 January, 2026 , 10:06 AFP — US envoy to Syria Tom Barrack welcomed on Friday a deal between Syria's government and Kurdish forces, as the two sides agreed on gradually integrating the Kurds' military and civil institutions into the state.
