Tuesday, 31 January, 2017 , 15:01 AFP — Turkish courts on Tuesday placed under arrest two MPs from the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), the latest in a string of measures against the group ahead of a referendum on constitutional change.

Tuesday, 31 January, 2017 , 13:50 AFP — A coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Syria has received US armoured vehicles for the first time and a promise of new American support, a coalition spokesman said Tuesday.

Tuesday, 31 January, 2017 , 13:04 AFP — A coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Syria has received US armoured vehicles for the first time, and a promise of new US support, a coalition spokesman told AFP Tuesday.

Friday, 27 January, 2017 , 20:25 AFP — Citing President Donald Trump's visa crackdown, Kurdish filmmaker Hussein Hassan has scrapped plans to attend the US premiere of his critically acclaimed film on the Yazidi minority, it was announced Friday.

Tuesday, 17 January, 2017 , 16:04 AFP — Turkish prosecutors Tuesday demanded up to 142 years in prison for the leader of the country's main pro-Kurdish party, in a case that has intensified concerns over freedom of expression.

Tuesday, 17 January, 2017 , 14:18 AFP — Turkish prosecutors are demanding up to 142 years in prison for pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) co-leader Selahattin Demirtas on charges of links to Kurdish militants, state media said on Tuesday.

Tuesday, 17 January, 2017 , 13:42 AFP — Turkish prosecutors are demanding up to 142 years in prison for pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) co-leader Selahattin Demirtas on charges of links to Kurdish militants, state media said on Tuesday.

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Monday, 16 January, 2017 , 18:18 AFP — Four police officers were killed and two others wounded when a roadside bomb exploded Monday as a police vehicle passed by in Kurdish-majority southeastern Turkey, the local governor's office said.

Monday, 16 January, 2017 , 18:16 AFP — Syrian rebel groups said Monday they will attend peace talks next week, in a boost to efforts by rivals Turkey and Russia to put an end to the nearly six-year-old conflict.