Friday, 3 February, 2017 , 16:18 AFP — A Turkish court on Friday ordered the release of a former pro-Kurdish mayor who had been held for over two months on terror charges despite his widely-respected efforts to end the Kurdish conflict, his lawyer said.

Tuesday, 31 January, 2017 , 16:22 AFP — The United States has for the first time supplied armored vehicles to the Arab component of a coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Syria, a US defense official confirmed Tuesday.

Tuesday, 31 January, 2017 , 16:16 AFP — Turkey arrested two MPs from the main pro-Kurdish party on Tuesday, including its chief spokesman, the latest move in a crackdown on the group ahead of a vote on changing the constitution.

Tuesday, 31 January, 2017 , 15:23 AFP — The United States has for the first time supplied up-armored vehicles to the Arab component of a coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Syria, a US defense official confirmed Tuesday.

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.