Friday, 23 August, 2024 , 15:24 AFP — A drone strike killed two women journalists in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region on Friday, officials said, blaming Turkey whose military operates against Kurdish fighters in the area.

Wednesday, 21 August, 2024 , 01:23 AFP — In a plant nursery in northern Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, hundreds of pine, eucalyptus, olive and pomegranate saplings grow under awnings protecting them from the fierce summer sun.

Tuesday, 20 August, 2024 , 17:35 AFP — UN experts on Tuesday accused Iran of denying jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi proper healthcare, saying she reportedly suffered physical violence earlier this month.

Saturday, 17 August, 2024 , 20:49 AFP — Two Lithuanian films picked up three of the top awards on the final day of the Locarno Film Festival Saturday.

Friday, 16 August, 2024 , 20:16 AFP — Dozens of lawmakers became embroiled in a fisticuffs brawl in Turkey's parliament Friday as they argued over a jailed opposition deputy stripped of his parliamentary immunity this year.

Friday, 16 August, 2024 , 15:00 AFP — A brawl broke out in Turkey's parliament Friday after lawmakers discussed the fate of a jailed opposition figure controversially stripped of his parliamentary immunity earlier this year.

Friday, 16 August, 2024 , 13:50 AFP — A brawl broke out in Turkey's parliament Friday after lawmakers convened to discuss the status of a jailed opposition figure controversially stripped of his parliamentary immunity earlier this year.

Thursday, 15 August, 2024 , 17:56 AFP — Turkey said Thursday it had agreed a military cooperation pact with Iraq that will see joint training and command centres against Kurdish separatists, with Baghdad saying it will ban the PKK as a party.

Thursday, 15 August, 2024 , 08:20 AFP — Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, whose death sentence for involvement in nationwide protests was overturned in June, has been issued with new charges and remains in prison, his lawyer said.

Monday, 12 August, 2024 , 01:33 AFP — The taps have run dry, and the wells are almost empty. In the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, 80-year-old Babir hasn't bathed in weeks and impatiently waits for trucked-in water deliveries.