Tuesday, 13 January, 2026 , 09:56 AFP — Syria's army told Kurdish forces on Tuesday to withdraw from an area they control east of Aleppo after dislodging fighters from two neighbourhoods in the city in deadly clashes last week.

Tuesday, 13 January, 2026 , 09:51 AFP — The deadly clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters in Syria was an attempt to sabotage peace moves between Turkey and the PKK, the Kurdish militant group said Tuesday.

Tuesday, 13 January, 2026 , 09:51 AFP — Since Israel recognised Somaliland last month, the self-declared republic on the Gulf of Aden has become central to a struggle over military access, ports and regional influence across the Red Sea corridor.

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Tuesday, 13 January, 2026 , 07:46 AFP — The crackdown in Iran is targeting "defenceless" people who need the support of the international community to "put an end" to the current system, award-winning Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi said on Tuesday.

Monday, 12 January, 2026 , 18:58 AFP — Recent deadly clashes in Syria's Aleppo were an attempt by Kurdish fighters to sabotage Turkey's efforts to end a decades-long conflict with the Kurdish militant PKK group, Ankara's ruling party said Monday.

Monday, 12 January, 2026 , 18:35 AFP — Recent deadly clashes in Syria's Aleppo were an attempt by Kurdish fighters to sabotage Turkey's efforts to end a decades-long conflict with the Kurdish militant PKK, the ruling party said Monday.

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Monday, 12 January, 2026 , 17:01 AFP — Syrian rights groups on Monday urged an investigation into a video showing a man in military uniform throwing a female fighter's body from a building in Aleppo during recent clashes between government and Kurdish forces.

Monday, 12 January, 2026 , 10:44 AFP — Barham Salih has known torture and the wrenching loss of exile. Four decades after his own ordeal, he has taken the helm of the UN refugee agency as it grapples with a funding shortfall and ever-rising needs.