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Kurdish official says Kurds committed to deals with Damascus despite Aleppo violence


Friday, 9 January, 2026 , 13:27 AFP — Syria's Kurds are committed to agreements reached with the government, a senior official from their administration told AFP on Friday, despite days of violence in the northern city of Aleppo.

Syrian Kurdish official says Kurds committed to deals with Damascus despite Aleppo violence


Friday, 9 January, 2026 , 13:13 AFP —

Defiant Khamenei insists 'won't back down' in face of Iran protests


Friday, 9 January, 2026 , 12:23 AFP — Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday insisted the Islamic republic would "not back down" in the face of protests after the biggest rallies yet in an almost two-week movement sparked by anger over the rising cost of living.

EU chief von der Leyen says Europe to do 'everything it can' to support Syria


Friday, 9 January, 2026 , 11:54 AFP — European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Europe would do everything possible to assist Syria's recovery and reconstruction, after meeting President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Friday in Damascus.

'All are in the streets': Iranians defiant as protests grow


Friday, 9 January, 2026 , 11:26 AFP — Tear gas burning his eyes, his voice hoarse from shouting anti-government slogans as cars honked around him, Majid joined crowds of Iranians taking to the streets in defiance of a crackdown on a swelling protest movement.

Kurdish fighters refuse to leave Syria's Aleppo after truce


Friday, 9 January, 2026 , 10:56 AFP — Kurdish fighters rejected a call to leave Syria's Aleppo on Friday after the government announced a truce in deadly fighting that forced thousands of civilians to flee.

Defiant Khamenei insists 'won't back down' in face of Iran protests


Friday, 9 January, 2026 , 10:32 AFP — Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday insisted that the Islamic republic would "not back down" in the face of protests after the biggest rallies yet in an almost two week movement sparked by anger over the rising cost of living.

Kurdish fighters refuse to leave Syria's Aleppo: local council


Friday, 9 January, 2026 , 10:14 AFP — Kurdish fighters are refusing to leave the Ashrafiyeh and Sheikh Maqsud areas in the city of Aleppo and intend to "resist" the Syrian army encircling them, a statement by the local councils of the two neighbourhoods said Friday.

Kurdish fighters refuse to leave Syria's Aleppo: local council


Friday, 9 January, 2026 , 10:02 AFP —

CORRECTED: Iran rocked by night of protests despite internet blackout: videos


Friday, 9 January, 2026 , 09:16 AFP — Iranians staged their biggest protests yet of an almost two week movement sparked by anger over the rising cost of living, chanting slogans including "death to the dictator" and setting fire to official buildings, videos showed Friday.