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10 jihadists killed in Iraq anti-IS operation: army


Sunday, 10 March, 2024 , 16:43 AFP Iraqi forces have killed 10 jihadists during an operation against Islamic State group remnants in a vast desert area northwest of Baghdad, authorities said Sunday.

From Dubai to Chile, Turkish series expand their empire


Sunday, 10 March, 2024 , 08:10 AFP In the skies above Istanbul's Tophane neighbourhood, seagulls are sent scattering by a drone that's filming a policeman arresting a young woman on the streets below.

'Sacred job': Iraq Kurds digitise books to save threatened culture


Sunday, 10 March, 2024 , 04:43 AFP Huddled in the back of a van, Rebin Pishtiwan carefully scans one yellowed page after another, as part of his mission to digitise historic Kurdish books at risk of disappearing.

Iran condemns UN experts report on 2022 protests


Saturday, 9 March, 2024 , 10:03 AFP Tehran on Saturday strongly condemned a UN report on the Islamic republic's response to mass protests in 2022, denouncing Western countries' "Iranophobia".

Iran arrests two young women for public dancing: report


Saturday, 9 March, 2024 , 09:11 AFP Two young women were arrested in Tehran after the publication of a video in which they danced to celebrate the coming of the Persian New Year, Iranian media said Saturday.

Three killed in Iraq strikes blamed on Turkey


Friday, 8 March, 2024 , 20:48 AFP A drone strike in northern Iraq killed a Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) commander on Friday, Kurdish authorities said, raising the death toll from strikes blamed on Turkey to three.

Iran protests crackdown sparked 'crimes against humanity': UN mission


Friday, 8 March, 2024 , 13:05 AFP Tehran's violent crackdown on peaceful protests and discrimination against women and girls triggered serious rights violations, many amounting to crimes against humanity, a UN fact-finding mission concluded Friday.

Two killed in Iraq strike blamed on Turkey


Friday, 8 March, 2024 , 12:45 AFP Two people were killed Friday in a strike on the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, an official said, accusing Turkey of being behind the raid.

Iran crushing peaceful protests led to 'crimes against humanity': UN mission


Friday, 8 March, 2024 , 10:39 AFP The violent repression of peaceful protests and discrimination against women and girls by Tehran led to serious rights violations, many amounting to crimes against humanity, a UN experts probe said Friday.

Sweden finally joins NATO, ending non-alignment, in Ukraine war shadow


Friday, 8 March, 2024 , 06:15 AFP Sweden on Thursday became the 32nd member of NATO, turning the page on two centuries of non-alignment and capping two years of tortuous diplomacy after Russia's invasion of Ukraine triggered new fears.