Middle East and North Africa

President Nechirvan Barzani formalizes Peshmerga comman...

President Nechirvan Barzani, as Commander-in-Chief, defined the operational and ...

Pakistan strikes Kabul hours after Afghanistan attack o...

Escalation of violence between the volatile neighbours makes a Qatar-mediated ce...

Weakened Iran has called Trump’s bluff

Perhaps Iran has grasped something Donald Trump has not – holding good cards doe...

Iran dismisses Trump’s nuclear claims as ‘big lies’

The US president has accused Tehran of seeking atomic weapons during his State o...

IMF: Signs of recovery in Syria’s economy, financial re...

An International Monetary Fund, IMF, delegation has concluded a visit to Damascu...

Statement from the President of the Kurdistan Region

25 February, 2026 - press release

Cross-border clashes erupt as Pakistan and Taliban-led ...

Afghan and Pakistani forces traded fire at their border on Tuesday, officials on...

Armed police flood Iran’s universities to crush student...

Campus clashes provide uneasy backdrop to third round of talks on nuclear progra...

Negotiations underway for prisoner exchange between Syr...

The Syrian government is holding negotiations, mediated by the United States, wi...

Is the Middle East entering a nuclear arms race?

Iran’s contested program, Israel’s ambiguity, and Türkiye’s reassessment of dete...

Trump Iran airstrikes decision to be guided by Jared Ku...

Trump’s decision will be driven by envoys’ judgment on whether Iran is stalling ...

Did President al-Sharaa violate the Constitutional Decl...

The amnesty decree issued by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on February 18 has...

Kurdistan Region President, US Envoy hold talks on Syri...

President Nechirvan Barzani reaffirmed that the Kurdistan Region would continue ...