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Erdogan threatens media with reprisals over ‘harmful’ content
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday threatened Turkish media with reprisals if they disseminated…
Iran, Saudi Arabia to hold talks in Baghdad ‘soon’ – ambassador
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The fifth round of talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia will be held in Baghdad…
Erdogan sacks state statistics chief
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sacked the head of the state statistics agency, according…
Women allowed to watch Iran-Iraq match in Tehran stadium – report
SULAIMANI — Iranian women were allowed Thursday for the first time in three years to attend a football…
U.N. urged to open query into Iran’s 1988 killings and Raisi role – report
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Prominent former U.N. judges and investigators on Thursday called on United Nations human rights boss…
Kurdish-led group says 60-90 ISIS militants still holed up in prison
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Kurdish-led group said on Thursday 60-90 Islamic State (ISIS) militants still holed up in…
SDF regained control of prison in northeast Syria – spokesman
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) regained full control of a Sina’a prison in Hasakah…
Fears grow over fate of 850 children in besieged prison in Hasakah: UNICEF
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The U.N. children agency said fears were growing for hundreds of children in a Syrian…
Iran sentences French man to 8 years in prison for spying: lawyer
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — An Iranian court on Tuesday sentenced French national Benjamin Briere to eight years in prison…
U.S. troops join assault on prison in northeast Syria
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The U.S. ground forces have joined the fight to retake control of a prison seized…
SDF dismiss fighters for violating ‘moral values’ after footage release
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) dismissed several fighters who violated “moral values and military…
Heavy snow suspends flights at Istanbul airport
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Heavy snowfalls have suspended flight operations at Turkey’s Istanbul airport since Monday night, according to…