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.

Tuesday, 27 January, 2026 , 14:52 AFP — Russia withdrew troops and equipment on Tuesday from an airport in Kurdish-held northeast Syria where its forces were based, as an AFP correspondent saw the base devoid of Russian flags and aircraft spotted the previous day.

Tuesday, 27 January, 2026 , 14:44 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 , 14:31 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.

Tuesday, 27 January, 2026 , 13:45 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.

Tuesday, 27 January, 2026 , 13:27 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.

Tuesday, 27 January, 2026 , 11:49 AFP — Iraq's parliament postponed the election of the country's president on Tuesday to allow Kurdish rivals time to agree on a candidate.