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Turkey rejects France’s role in Syrian Kurdistan, calls US its only ‘counterpart’ in Syria
Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, January 8, 2025. Photo: Turkish Foreign Ministry ANKARA,— Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on...
US, French forces may secure Syrian Kurdistan’s border with Turkey: Kurdish official
Ilham Ahmed, a senior Syrian Kurdish official and co-head of the Foreign Relations Department in the Democratic Autonomous Administration of...
Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun elected president of Lebanon
Newly-elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (center), reviews the honor guard upon his arrival at the Lebanese Parliament to be sworn...
Syrian Kurds tell Damascus they do not seek independence and support unity
General Mazloum Abdi, the commander-in-chief of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava), 2025. Photo: AFP QAMISHLO,—...
US efforts underway to prevent Turkey’s northern Syria offensive, Blinken says
Secretary Antony J. Blinken (right) speaks with Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, during a meeting with the foreign ministers of...
Iran executed 901 people in 2024, including women, UN says
Photo: Creative Commons/farsnews/wikimedia GENEVA,— The number of executions in Iran reached 901 last year, marking a sharp increase and the...
Qatar to finance public sector wages for Syria’s new Islamist government
A Qateri men. Illustrative photo: Creative Commons/Halid Elosman/pexels DOHA,— Qatar is reportedly planning to provide financial support to Syria’s new...
France will not abandon ‘freedom fighters, like Syrian Kurds’, Macron says
French President Emmanuel Macron, November 5, 2024/ Photo: CC/ Présidence de la République France Macron says the West must not...
Erdogan says ready to intervene militarily to prevent Syrian division
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, December 9, 2024. Photo: CC/Turkish Presidency/tccb.gov.tr ANKARA,— Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday vowed...
Syrian Kurdish forces kill 85 pro-Turkish Islamist militants in heavy clashes: watchdog
Syrian Kurdish-led SDF forces targeting a vehicle of Turkish-backed Islamist militants, Manbij, northern Syrian, January 3, 2025. Photo: SDF Press...
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