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Sins of the fathers: Children of IS left to rot in Syria camp


Wednesday, 20 March, 2024 , 03:34 AFP — Ali is 12 and has survived things no child should see, spending half his life in what amounts to a prison camp for jihadist families in an arid corner of northeastern Syria.

Iraqi Kurdish party to boycott local polls in tussle with federal court


Monday, 18 March, 2024 , 19:42 AFP — The main party in northern Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region said on Monday it would boycott local elections, accusing the Baghdad-based supreme court of interfering in regional affairs.

Nobel winner urges world to turn the screw on Iran over rights abuses


Monday, 18 March, 2024 , 17:32 AFP — Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi on Monday called on countries to increase pressure on Tehran over its "egregious" human rights abuses.

Iran says fewer than 300 died in 2022 Mahsa Amini protests


Monday, 18 March, 2024 , 16:56 AFP — Iran says in an official report that fewer than 300 people died during protests in 2022 sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini after she allegedly broke the country's Islamic dress code.

Iraqi Kurdish party to boycott local polls in tussle with federal court


Monday, 18 March, 2024 , 15:55 AFP — The main party in northern Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region said on Monday it would boycott local elections, accusing the Baghdad-based supreme court of interfering in regional affairs.

Iranians tighten belts for Persian New Year festivities


Monday, 18 March, 2024 , 11:27 AFP — Millions of Iranians will travel to be with their families for Nowruz, the Persian New Year, on Wednesday but economic troubles in the sanctions-hit country are weighing on the festivities.

Syria's Al-Hol camp: child inmates and false identities


Monday, 18 March, 2024 , 03:48 AFP — The al-Hol camp is the largest of two in northeastern Syria holding the families of Islamic State fighters.

Sins of the fathers: Children of IS left to rot in Syria camp


Monday, 18 March, 2024 , 03:31 AFP — Ali is 12 and has survived things no child should see, spending half his life in what amounts to a prison camp for jihadist families in an arid corner of northeastern Syria.

AFP journalist among 50 detained at Kurdish event in Turkey


Sunday, 17 March, 2024 , 21:05 AFP — Around 50 people including an AFP journalist were detained by police on Sunday in Istanbul on the sidelines of the Kurdish New Year celebrations, witnesses said.

AFP journalist among 50 detained at Kurdish New Year in Turkey


Sunday, 17 March, 2024 , 19:18 AFP — Around 50 people including an AFP journalist were detained by police on Sunday in Istanbul on the sidelines of the Kurdish New Year celebrations, witnesses said.