Monday, 26 January, 2026 , 18:39 AFP — Turkish officials in the southeastern Mardin province bordering Syria on Monday announced a six-day ban on gatherings following an outpouring of anger over an offensive against Kurdish fighters across the border.
Monday, 26 January, 2026 , 13:39 AFP — Kurdish forces in Syria accused Damascus of killing five people in an attack near the northern town of Kobane on Monday, despite a ceasefire between the two sides.
Monday, 26 January, 2026 , 02:53 AFP — A UN humanitarian convoy arrived Sunday in the Kurdish-majority town of Kobane, which has been filled recently with people displaced by clashes in northern Syria, a spokesperson told AFP.
Sunday, 25 January, 2026 , 22:03 AFP — A UN humanitarian convoy arrived Sunday in the Kurdish-majority town of Kobane, which has been filled recently with people displaced by clashes in northern Syria, a spokesperson told AFP.
Sunday, 25 January, 2026 , 16:14 AFP — A UN humanitarian convoy arrived on Sunday in the Kurdish-majority town of Kobane, filled with people displaced by recent clashes in northern Syria, a spokesperson told AFP.
Sunday, 25 January, 2026 , 13:53 AFP — Syria's military said on Sunday it had opened a humanitarian corridor to the Kurdish-majority town of Kobane, filled with people displaced by recent clashes, as a UN convoy carrying life-saving aid headed there.
Sunday, 25 January, 2026 , 11:46 AFP — Iraq's parliament will meet on Tuesday to elect the country's new president, who will then appoint a prime minister expected to be Nouri al-Maliki after he was endorsed by the largest Shiite bloc.
Saturday, 24 January, 2026 , 21:00 AFP — Syria's government and Kurdish forces on Saturday extended their truce by 15 days, with Damascus saying it was to support the US transfer of Islamic State group detainees from Syria to Iraq.
Saturday, 24 January, 2026 , 20:33 AFP — Syria's government freed at least 126 minors being held in a northern prison on Saturday, state media reported, after taking over the facility from Kurdish forces as part of an agreement.
Saturday, 24 January, 2026 , 20:13 AFP — Iraq's main Shiite alliance, which holds a parliamentary majority, endorsed on Saturday former prime minister and powerbroker Nouri al-Maliki as the country's next premier.
