[caption id="attachment_7740" align="alignright" width="193"] FIFA President Sepp Blatter[/caption] FIFA President Sepp Blatter has called on Iran to begin admitting female patrons atthe countrys soccer arenas. Blatters appeal came in the form of an essay published inFIFAs weekly magazine. Citing March 8, which is recognized as International ...

[caption id="attachment_148360" align="alignright" width="155"] Iran's volleyball national team players participate in a training session at Azadi sports hall in Tehran on July 8, 2014, preparing the team to play at World League Finals 1st group in Italy on July 16 (AFP Photo/Behrouz Mehri)[/caption] (Reuters) -Iranwill allow foreign women watch men ...

[caption id="attachment_130436" align="alignright" width="187"] British-Iranian woman, Ghoncheh Ghavami, was arrested outside Tehran's Azadi Stadium on on June 20, 2014.[/caption] British-Iranian Ghoncheh Ghavami, who was jailed after watching a volleyball game in Iran, has been freed on bail, her family says. Ms Ghavami, 25, was part of a group ...

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[caption id="attachment_130436" align="alignright" width="141"] British-Iranian woman, Ghoncheh Ghavami, was arrested outside Tehran's Azadi Stadium on on June 20, 2014.[/caption] Tehran Prosecutors Office has rejected media propaganda on reasons behind the arrest of Ghoncheh Qavami, saying the Iranian-British national has been taken into custody ...

A senior Iranian judiciary official says British-Iranian woman Ghoncheh Ghavami has been detained in Iran because of spreading propaganda against the Islamic Republic and interactions with elements opposed to the Islamic Republic. Iranian Judiciary Deputy for Cultural Affairs Hadi Sadeghi said 25-year-old Ghavami has not been detained for trying to ...

[caption id="attachment_128425" align="alignright" width="132"] Human Rights Watch has called on the FIVB to take further action to protect Ghoncheh Ghavami Getty Images[/caption] There will be no events awarded to Iran by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) until Ghoncheh Ghavami is released from prison and a ban on women attending matches ...

British-Iranian woman, jailed for trying to attend men's volleyball match, is protesting against her detention. A British-Iranian woman jailed in Iran after trying to watch a volleyball match is on a hunger strike for the second time, reports say. Ghoncheh Ghavamiwas sentenced to a year in jail after attempting to attend a men's volleyball match ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- A lawyer in Iran says an Iranian-British woman detained while trying to attend a men's volleyball game has been sentenced to one year in prison. Lawyer Mahmoud Alizadeh Tabatabaei told The Associated Press on Sunday that a court found 25-year-old Ghoncheh Ghavami guilty of "propagating against the ruling system." Tabatabaei says ...

Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, US Secretary of State John Kerry, and the European Unions foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton met on Wednesday in Vienna, seeking to close significant gaps in the nuclear talks between Tehran and the 5+1 Powers. No details were given on Wednesday nights meeting. Key issues of difference include the number ...

Irans Speaker of Parliament Ali Larijani has boosted the Rouhani Governments attempt for a comprehensive nuclear deal with the 5+1 Powers (US, Britain, Germany, France, Russia, and China). Speaking to CNN on Tuesday, Larijani said it is quite possible that a final agreement can be reached by November 24, when interim arrangements expire: I think the ...

Taking his engagement from the UN to Russia, President Rouhani met Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday, as Iran seeks economic backing from Russia and considers its next step in the Syrian crisis. Rouhani put out standard commentsabout the importance of ties between Tehran and Moscow: The importance of Russia has increased in Irans regional ...

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Concerned about US intervention in Iraq and Syria and about the fragile state of nuclear discussions, Iran has pursued its diplomatic offensive as President Rouhani arrived in New York for the UN General Assembly. A day after a breakthrough meeting with the Saudi Foreign Minister, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif continued the strategy ...

Irans Judiciary has rejected foreign media reports that an Iranian woman has been detained in the country for attending a mens volleyball game at a stadium. Western media had earlier reported that 25-year-old Ghoncheh Ghavami, who holds dual Iranian and British nationality, was arrested while attempting to enter a stadium in the Iranian capital of ...