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 ...
Starmer says UK recognises Palestinian state/ Sir Keir Starmer has announced the UK's recognition of a Palestinian state, in what represents a significant change in government policy. In a video statement on X, the prime minister said: "In the face of the growing horror in the Middle East we are ...
Abdel Aziz Majarmeh is grieving his 13-year-old son/ Abdel Aziz Majarmeh was standing next to his 13-year-old son, Islam, as he was shot dead by Israeli forces this month at the entrance to Jenin refugee camp, in the occupied West Bank. "My son fell to the ground, and then I heard the sound of a ...
Demonstrations have been held in Portugal demanding a ceasefire in Gaza/ Portugal says it will recognise a Palestinian state on Sunday, making it the latest Western nation preparing to shift policy as the war in the Gaza Strip shows no sign of stopping. The foreign ministry made the announcement ...
Shurafi says "even an animal" could not survive in the so-called humanitarian zone/ As Israel continues its operation to fully occupy Gaza City, displaced Palestinians in the Israeli-designated "humanitarian zone" in southern Gaza say conditions are worsening as the areas fills up with ever more ...
The US says the resolution does not go far enough in condemning Hamas/ The US has for the sixth time vetoed a draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council that would have demanded an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages. US deputy Middle East envoy ...
Two Israeli military personnel have been shot dead near a border crossing between the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Jordan, the Israeli military and medics say. The two men were identified as reservist Lieutenant Colonel Yitzhak Harosh, 68, and Sergeant Oran Hershko, 20. The Israeli military ...
Israeli aircraft carried out strikes along Gaza City's Mediterranean coast on Thursday/ The situation in Gaza City is "nothing short of cataclysmic", a UN official has told the BBC, as Israeli tanks and troops continue to advance on the third day of a ground offensive. Olga Cherevko, a ...
Smotrich said the "demolition phase" of Gaza had been done/ Israel's far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich has said the Gaza Strip could be a "real estate bonanza" and that he is in talks with the US about dividing up the territory after the war - an idea previously condemned ...
UN estimates suggest at least 650,000 people remain in Gaza City as Israel ramps up its offensive/ Thousands of Palestinians are continuing to flee Gaza City, as Israel's major ground offensive aimed at occupying the area enters a second day. Israel says its aim is to free hostages held by Hamas ...
Israel ramped up air strikes on Gaza City in recent days/ Israel has launched its long-planned major ground offensive on Gaza City, conducting heavy air strikes overnight as troops pushed into the edges of the city. Thousands of Palestinians have been forced to flee down a single coastal road to ...