Supporters in Tehran cheer for the Iranian national team during a screening of its World Cup match against Spain on June 20. (AFP/Getty Images)/ On Friday, 18 influential Iranian women living in the West, published an to FIFA calling on the organization that governs international soccer to help ...
known Iranian women, including famous writers, artists, and human rights lawyers, have written an open letter to the International Football Association (FIFA), asking it to demand Iran to lift its ban on women attending sports stadiums. were permitted to go to a football stadium to watch their ...
In an open letter, prominent women of Iranian origin including Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi, Oscar-nominated actress Shohreh Aghdashloo and legendary singer Googoosh have urged the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to demand that Iran end its discriminatory ban on women in ...
As Iran and the United States hold a second round of high-stakes nuclear talks in Rome, hopes for de-escalation are being tempered by mounting military threats and mixed messages. US President Donald Trump reminds Tehran nearly every day of its options: a deal or war. He has previously said ...
Dr Sukkar says life in Gaza feels "like a nightmare that doesn't end"/ Healthcare in the Gaza Strip is itself a casualty of 18 months of war between Israel and Hamas. With doctors struggling to cope, the BBC followed one GP through her shift at a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) clinic. By 07:30, ...
The US military says the attack aimed to restrict supplies and funds for the Iran-backed Houthis/ US air strikes on a key oil terminal on Yemen's Red Sea coast controlled by the Houthi movement have killed at least 58 people and wounded 126 others, Houthi-run media say. The US military said it ...
On the morning of 8 December 2024, I waited anxiously at the Lebanese border, hoping to get into Syria as soon as the crossing opened, not knowing what to expect. Bashar al-Assad, the president of 24 years, was gone. Opposition fighters had advanced towards Damascus, taking major cities ...
Israel's latest strikes have killed at least 37 people in a tented area for displaced civilians/ Hamas has formally rejected Israel's latest ceasefire offer, saying it is prepared to immediately negotiate a deal that would see the release of all remaining hostages in return for an end to the war ...
Witnesses told the BBC that flames spread rapidly between tents, causing dozens of deaths, including those of children/ At least 37 people have been killed in a series of Israeli strikes, most in areas where displaced civilians have set up tents, Gaza's Hamas-run civil defence agency says. ...
Residents said there were fresh Israeli strikes in the south-west of Jabalia overnight/ Israel's defence minister has said troops will remain in so-called security zones they have established by seizing large areas of Gaza even after an end to the war. Israel Katz said the zones would provide a ...
Edan Alexander was one of the hostages to be released in Israel's latest proposal for a renewed ceasefire with Hamas/ Hamas says it has "lost contact" with the group of fighters holding an Israeli-American hostage captive in Gaza following an Israeli strike on their location. The 21-year-old ...
Jordanian authorities said the suspects had been referred to the State Security Court on terrorism charges (file photo)/ Jordan's security services say they have arrested 16 people suspected of plotting attacks inside the country involving rockets and drones. The General Intelligence Department ...
Armed members of Hamas's military wing took part in hostage handover ceremonies during the recent ceasefire/ Hamas is said to have rejected an Israeli proposal for a six-week ceasefire in Gaza which called for the armed group to give up its weapons. A senior Palestinian official familiar with ...