Thursday, 8 January, 2026 , 07:00 AFP —

Wednesday, 7 January, 2026 , 21:04 AFP — Several Iraq-based Iranian Kurdish opposition parties have called for a general strike on Thursday in Iran in support of the protests in the Islamic republic, one of the exiled parties told AFP.

Wednesday, 7 January, 2026 , 21:00 AFP — There were new protests in several areas of Iran on Wednesday as President Masoud Pezeshkian ordered security forces not to crack down on demonstrators, drawing a distinction between peaceful protesters and armed "rioters".

Wednesday, 7 January, 2026 , 20:27 AFP — Syria's government on Wednesday demanded that Kurdish fighters leave the neighbourhoods they control in Aleppo following clashes between the two sides which saw thousands of civilians flee.

Wednesday, 7 January, 2026 , 18:28 AFP — Syria's government on Wednesday demanded that Kurdish fighters leave the neighbourhoods they control in Aleppo following clashes between the two sides which saw thousands of civilians flee.

Wednesday, 7 January, 2026 , 16:13 AFP — Syria's government on Wednesday demanded that Kurdish fighters leave Aleppo's Kurdish-majority neighbourhoods following clashes between the two sides in the city.

Wednesday, 7 January, 2026 , 15:59 AFP —

Wednesday, 7 January, 2026 , 15:05 AFP — Australia's government told its citizens on Wednesday to leave Iran "as soon as possible" due to violent protests and a "volatile" security situation.

Wednesday, 7 January, 2026 , 14:13 AFP — Syria's army began shelling Kurdish-majority neighbourhoods in the northern city Aleppo on Wednesday after its deadline for civilians to leave expired, an AFP correspondent said, on the second day of clashes between the two sides.

Wednesday, 7 January, 2026 , 12:28 AFP — The Syrian army began shelling Aleppo's Kurdish-majority neighbourhoods on Wednesday, after the deadline given for civilians to leave the area had passed, an AFP correspondent said.