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Turkish strike kills 3 Yazidi fighters in north Iraq: officials
May 23, 2023 (AFP)
Three more fighters were wounded, said the counter-terrorism service of the Kurdish region where fighting has often flared between the Turkish army and the PKK....
Brawl in Iraq's Kurdish parliament over electoral body
May 22, 2023 (AFP)
Legislators were seen climbing desks and tearing up papers in a video posted to the legislature's YouTube channel, while footage shared by Iraqi media showed la...
Iraq readies move on Turk Kurd camp reviled by Ankara
May 20, 2023 (AFP)
The plans have sparked protests by residents of the Makhmur camp, which currently has its own administration and armed camp guards, the officials said. The camp...
Xi says China, Central Asia must 'fully unleash' potential
May 19, 2023 (AFP)
The Chinese leader is hosting the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan at a summit in Xi'an in northern China this week --...
China's Xi hosts Central Asian leaders in 'milestone' summit
May 18, 2023 (AFP)
Held in the ancient Chinese city of Xi'an, the historic eastern end of the Silk Road that linked China to Europe through Central Asia, this week's summit is of ...
China courts Central Asia as Russia's influence wanes
May 16, 2023 (AFP)
Central Asia has become key to China's trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative, a defining geopolitical project for President Xi Jinping. Around 150 countries ...
Iran summons Iraq envoy over Kurdish opposition groups
May 14, 2023 (AFP)
Quoting the foreign ministry, ISNA news agency said that during Saturday's meeting Tehran expressed its "strong objection" to the invitation of members of "sepa...
Pakistan ex-PM Khan arrives in court after unlawful arrest
May 12, 2023 (AFP)
"Your arrest was invalid, so the whole process needs to be backtracked," Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial told Khan at a hearing in the capital Islamabad on Thurs...
Pakistan ex-PM Khan to appear in court after 'unlawful' arrest
May 12, 2023 (AFP)
"Your arrest was invalid, so the whole process needs to be backtracked," Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial told Khan at a hearing in the capital Islamabad on Thurs...
Kyrgyzstan says China not taking over largest iron mine
May 12, 2023 (AFP)
China has been reinforcing its presence in the region, which has generated tension among the six million residents of the poor, politically unstable Central Asi...
Pakistan ex-PM Khan granted bail after unlawful arrest
May 12, 2023 (AFP)
The high court also ruled that Khan could not be arrested before Monday in any other case registered against him. Several thousand of his supporters have rampag...
Iraqi Kurds keep nervous eye on Turkish election race
May 11, 2023 (AFP)
For many years, fighting between Turkey's armed forces and Kurdish militants has spilled over into Iraq's autonomous Kurdish north, a rugged mountain region whe...
Pakistan deploys army to quell riots over ex-PM Khan's arrest
May 11, 2023 (AFP)
Khan was remanded in custody for eight days on corruption charges on Wednesday, following months of political crisis that saw the ousted leader wage a campaign ...
Imran Khan's U-turn from military's man to army critic
May 11, 2023 (AFP)
His arrest this week -- after delivering another broadside against a senior intelligence officer -- marks an escalation in the duel between Khan's staggering po...
Pakistan military warns ex-PM Khan against 'baseless allegations'
May 09, 2023 (AFP)
The rebuke late Monday underscored how far Khan's relations have deteriorated with the powerful military, which backed his rise to power in 2018 but withdrew it...
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan arrested during court appearance
May 09, 2023 (AFP)
His arrest follows months of political crisis and comes hours after the powerful military rebuked the former international cricketer for alleging a senior offic...
HRW slams Iraq failure to compensate Yazidis for lost homes
May 09, 2023 (AFP)
The Yazidis, whose pre-Islamic religion earned them the hatred of the Muslim extremists of IS, were subjected to massacres, forced marriages and sex slavery dur...
Russia to 'develop' its military facilities in Kyrgyzstan
May 08, 2023 (AFP)
"The heads of state emphasised the importance of strengthening the Kyrgyz Republic's armed forces and developing Russian military facilities on its territory," ...
Xi to host first China-Central Asia summit this month
May 08, 2023 (AFP)
Leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are expected to attend the China-Central Asia Summit from May 18 to 19, said China's ...
Afghan foreign minister woos neighbours in rare visit abroad
May 06, 2023 (AFP)
Amir Khan Muttaqi is barred by international sanctions from leaving Afghanistan but was granted an exemption for a trip to Islamabad just days after the United ...
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