Monday, 21 March, 2016 , 11:28 AFP — The Arab League on Monday rejected Kurdish-led moves for a federal system of government in Syria, charging that they would lead to the break-up of the war-torn country.

Monday, 21 March, 2016 , 10:53 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday questioned the EU's "sincerity" in its support for Turkey's fight against rebels from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).

Sunday, 20 March, 2016 , 17:53 AFP — Turkish police on Sunday fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse hundreds of people attending Kurdish New Year celebrations in Istanbul in defiance of a ban on gatherings following a string of terror attacks.

Saturday, 19 March, 2016 , 10:28 AFP — A Turkish court detained five people overnight on suspicion of links to a March 13 suicide bombing in Ankara that killed 35, the Anatolia news agency reported on Saturday.

Friday, 18 March, 2016 , 19:49 AFP — Two more children have died of wounds suffered in a suspected jihadist chemical attack last week in Iraq, an official said on Friday, raising the death toll to three.

Friday, 18 March, 2016 , 18:51 AFP — Two more children have died of wounds sustained in a suspected jihadist chemical attack last week in Iraq, a local official said Friday, raising the death toll to three.

Friday, 18 March, 2016 , 18:37 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday accused Europe of "surrendering to terror" for allowing displays of support for the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), days after a bombing in Ankara claimed by Kurdish rebels.

Friday, 18 March, 2016 , 16:11 AFP — Syria's government on Friday said it held "useful" talks with the United Nations envoy on a political solution to the conflict, but stopped short of meeting his call for clear plans on a new government.

Friday, 18 March, 2016 , 14:15 AFP — Dozens of Syrian rebel factions on Friday condemned a Kurdish declaration of a federal region in the war-ravaged country's north as a step towards partition.

Friday, 18 March, 2016 , 12:12 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday called on European countries to stop supporting the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), days after a bombing claimed by Kurdish rebels killed 35 people in Ankara.