Saturday, 3 January, 2026 , 17:35 AFP — Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday acknowledged the economic demands of protesters in Iran, where demonstrations have spread to more than two dozen cities, even as he warned there would be no quarter for "rioters".
Saturday, 3 January, 2026 , 16:31 AFP — A member of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was killed in a protest in the country's west after clashes broke out, the Mehr news agency reported on Saturday, the seventh day of economic rallies that have expanded to include political demands.
Friday, 2 January, 2026 , 17:10 AFP — Iran has been rocked this week by protests that started in Tehran and have spread to other cities, with at least six people killed in clashes with security forces.
Thursday, 1 January, 2026 , 13:08 AFP — Iran executed at least 1,500 people last year, the Norway-based Iran Human Rights group said on Thursday, in what it called an "unprecedented" hike in the use of capital punishment.
Wednesday, 30 December, 2026 , 09:59 AFP — Jailed Turkish Kurd leader Abdullah Ocalan said Tuesday that it was "crucial" for Turkey's government to broker a peace deal between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Damascus government.
Wednesday, 30 December, 2026 , 08:49 AFP — Jailed Turkish Kurd leader Abdullah Ocalan said in a message published Tuesday that it was "crucial" for the Turkish government to broker a peace deal between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Damascus government.
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Tuesday, 29 December, 2026 , 16:40 AFP — Iraq's new parliament elected a senior figure from the Sunni Taqadom party as its speaker Monday, the first session since November elections that consolidated the main parties' grip on power.
Thursday, 25 December, 2025 , 19:51 AFP — Syrian Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi said Thursday that "all efforts" were being made to prevent the collapse of talks on an agreement with Damascus to integrate his forces into the central government.
Thursday, 25 December, 2025 , 03:37 AFP — Turkish democracy has taken a heavy beating since the jailing of Istanbul's popular opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, his wife told AFP, saying it has been painful for his family but that the ordeal has made them stronger.
