Wednesday, 28 January, 2026 , 14:37 AFP — Turkey's main Kurdish football team is to face action by the national football body for sharing a video in solidarity with Kurdish forces in Syria, Turkey's Football Federation (TFF) has said.

Wednesday, 28 January, 2026 , 10:43 AFP — Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesday, as the Kremlin seeks to secure the future of its military bases in the country.

Wednesday, 28 January, 2026 , 09:37 AFP — Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesday, as the Kremlin seeks to secure the future of its military bases in the country.

Tuesday, 27 January, 2026 , 22:12 AFP — US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he spoke to Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa and was pleased by developments on the ground, after an offensive by Damascus against Kurdish fighters long backed by Washington.

Tuesday, 27 January, 2026 , 21:27 AFP — President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to end all US support for Iraq if Nouri al-Maliki, a former prime minister with ties to Iran, returns to the post.

Tuesday, 27 January, 2026 , 20:37 AFP — US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he spoke to Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa and was pleased by developments on the ground, after an offensive by Damascus against Kurdish fighters long backed by Washington.

Tuesday, 27 January, 2026 , 19:52 AFP — The domain name of the Iran Justice association website, which documents alleged human rights violations by the Islamic republic, has been purchased and is now publishing "pro?regime content" from Iran, its president told AFP on Tuesday.

Tuesday, 27 January, 2026 , 15:42 AFP — France, in a joint statement with the US and European allies, on Tuesday called on Syria's government and Kurdish forces to "avoid any security vacuum" that could benefit the Islamic State (IS) group.

Tuesday, 27 January, 2026 , 15:30 AFP — Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday for talks, the Kremlin said, in the former rebel commander's second visit to Russia since he ousted Kremlin-ally Bashar al-Assad in 2024.

Tuesday, 27 January, 2026 , 15:08 AFP — Recent clashes between Syria's military and Kurdish forces are a "setback" and a "plot" to derail the PKK peace process with Turkey, a spokesman for the Kurdish militant group told AFP on Tuesday.