Saturday, 25 April, 2020 , 04:54 AFP — The mix of fury and disappointment among residents was palpable inside a cafe in the southeastern Turkish city of Mardin after the government replaced the popular mayor with a trustee.

Monday, 20 April, 2020 , 14:29 AFP — Syria's Kurds have set up a specialised hospital for coronavirus cases, the Kurdish Red Crescent said Monday, after the first COVID-19 death was reported in the northeastern region.

Sunday, 19 April, 2020 , 01:15 AFP — The lanes of Lavardac, a tiny village in the southwest of France, are largely silent during the nationwide lockdown, but a rhythmic whir can be heard from the upstairs window of one unassuming house.

Friday, 17 April, 2020 , 21:47 AFP — A man in his fifties has become the first person to die from the novel coronavirus outbreak in the Kurdish-dominated northern part of war-torn Syria, UN officials said Friday.

Wednesday, 8 April, 2020 , 09:12 AFP — Five civilians were killed on Wednesday when their car was hit in a bomb attack in Turkey's southeast, local officials said.

Monday, 30 March, 2020 , 11:09 AFP — Kurdish-led security forces said they restored calm Monday at a prison in northeast Syria after a riot by Islamic State group inmates.

Wednesday, 25 March, 2020 , 02:52 AFP — Deprived of cross-border aid and already low on medical supplies, northeast Syria is grappling with the threat of a virus outbreak that aid groups and officials fear could ravage the region.

Monday, 23 March, 2020 , 18:53 AFP — Eight more mayors from Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party were dismissed on Monday on suspicion of links with Kurdish militants and were replaced by government-appointed trustees, the interior ministry said.

Saturday, 14 March, 2020 , 14:02 AFP — Pigeons are the only visitors to Arbil's citadel, normally buzzing with tourists, and security forces in masks and gloves have emptied cobblestone streets below as the Iraqi city goes into lockdown.

Monday, 9 March, 2020 , 19:37 AFP — A Turkish court on Monday sentenced the ex-mayor of a major Kurdish city to more than nine years in prison after convicting him of "membership in an armed terror group."