Thursday, 13 June, 2019 , 19:00 AFP — Kurdish authorities in northeast Syria on Thursday handed to their Belgian counterparts six orphans born to families belonging to the Islamic State group, officials said.

Thursday, 13 June, 2019 , 17:42 AFP — Kurdish authorities in northeast Syria on Thursday handed over five orphans born to families belonging to the Islamic State group to the Belgian authorities, an official said.

Tuesday, 11 June, 2019 , 12:36 AFP — Gazing over his wheat field in northeastern Syria, farmer Adel Othman expects a bumper crop this year, but two rival authorities squabbling over his harvest have dashed his enthusiasm.

Tuesday, 11 June, 2019 , 12:03 AFP — Gazing over his wheat field in northeastern Syria, farmer Adel Othman expects a bumper crop this year, but two rival authorities squabbling over his harvest have dashed his enthusiasm.

Tuesday, 11 June, 2019 , 11:00 AFP — The succession of two powerful cousins to the top government posts in Iraqi Kurdistan has sealed the Barzani family's "monarchic" rule over the autonomous region, analysts say.

Tuesday, 11 June, 2019 , 09:33 AFP — Iraqi Kurdistan's parliament named Masrour Barzani as the region's new premier on Tuesday, a day after his cousin was sworn in as its president.

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Monday, 10 June, 2019 , 18:04 AFP — A Kurdish official in northeast Syria called for help from the US-backed coalition Monday as fires ravaged through vital wheat fields in the latest of such blazes nationwide.

Monday, 10 June, 2019 , 12:22 AFP — Nechirvan Barzani was sworn in Monday as Iraqi Kurdistan's second president, succeeding his uncle and veteran leader Massud Barzani whose son Masrour will likely be nominated premier on Tuesday.

Monday, 10 June, 2019 , 09:55 AFP — Syria's Kurds have handed over 14 orphans born to jihadist families to government delegations from France and the Netherlands, in the latest repatriations of foreigners living in crowded camps.