Iran Skating Coach Suspected of Molesting Children
October 30, 2017 A roller-skating coach is suspected of having sexually abused children in central Yazd Province.
Mohammad Rezaei, the head of Iran’s Skating Federation said the General Directorate of the Ministry of Sport and Youth...
Saudi Women to be Allowed into Football Stadiums
October 30, 2017 The Saudi Arabian authorities have announced that, starting in 2018, women and their families will be able to attend football matches at three designated stadiums.
In a statement, the country’s General Sports Authority...
Iraqi Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani to Resign
October 29, 2017 Iraqi Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani is to resign, Reuters has reported. In a letter, Barzani has informed the Kurdish parliament that he will not seek an extension to his presidential term...
U.S. Aims to Curb Iran’s Influence in Iraq
October 25, 2017 U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s recent visit to the Middle East has been aimed at pressuring the U.S.'s Arab allies to resolve the crisis in the Persian Gulf.
Tillerson’s mission took him...
Iran Concerned Over Its Diminishing Influence In Iraq
October 24, 2017
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has called on Iranian-backed Shia militias to leave Iraq.
Speaking in Riyadh, Tillerson said: “Any foreign fighters in Iraq need to go home and allow the Iraqi...
French President Macron’s Visit to Iran
October 24, 2017
The Elysee Palace in Paris has announced that French President Emmanuel Macron plans to visit Tehran in the coming months.
Jean-Yves Le Drian, France's Foreign Minister, will be traveling separately to Tehran in...
U.N. Special Rapporteur Criticizes Iran’s Human Rights Record
October 26, 2017 In her first address to the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly on October 25, Asma Jilani Jahangir, the U.N. Special Rapporteur, said that while Iran had taken steps to...
IRGC Commander: Kurdish Independence Vote a Zionist Plot
October 24, 2017
Brigadier General Mohammad Hossein Rajabi, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in Kurdestan Province, has questioned the legitimacy of the independence referendum held on September 25 in Iraqi Kurdistan.
According...
Majlis Seeks to Ease Travel Restrictions on Married Women
October 22, 2017 The Cultural Committee of the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) has passed an amendment bill which, if ratified, will enable married women to participate in sporting competitions, religious pilgrimages, seminars and conferences held outside...
Iran Discusses Women’s Attendance of Sports Events
October 21, 2017 Iran's Supreme Revolutionary Cultural Council is set to discuss the issue of allowing women to attend events at sports stadiums.
Zahra Ayatollahi, the head of the Women’s Social and Cultural Council, has said...
