FIFA President Sepp Blatter calls on Iran to end ban of women from soccer stadiums
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has called on Iran to begin admitting female patrons at the country’s soccer arenas. Blatter’s appeal came in the…
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Iran to let foreign women watch men’s volleyball tournament
(Reuters) – Iran will allow foreign women watch men play volleyball when it hosts an international championship this year, but Iranian women will still…
Volleyball woman Ghoncheh Ghavami out of Iran prison
British-Iranian Ghoncheh Ghavami, who was jailed after watching a volleyball game in Iran, has been freed on bail, her family says. Ms…
Iran’s coverage: Iran parliament spurns Rouhani pick for universities minister for 4th time
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: fourth pick for Iran’s science ministry receives no-confidence vote Iran’s parliament…
Iran Judiciary rejects media propaganda on Qavami case
Tehran Prosecutor’s Office has rejected media propaganda on reasons behind the arrest of Ghoncheh Qavami, saying the Iranian-British national has been taken…
Iranian-British woman detained over anti-Iran activities: Official
A senior Iranian judiciary official says British-Iranian woman Ghoncheh Ghavami has been detained in Iran because of spreading propaganda against the Islamic…
FIVB promise not to award any more events to Iran until ban on women lifted
There will be no events awarded to Iran by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) until Ghoncheh Ghavami is released from prison and…
Volleyball woman ‘on hunger strike’ in Iran
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…
Lawyer: Iranian-British woman gets year in prison
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A lawyer in Iran says an Iranian-British woman detained while trying to attend a men’s volleyball game has…
Iran daily: Kerry, Zarif, Ashton hold nuclear talks to close “significant gaps”
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, US Secretary of State John Kerry, and the European Union’s foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton met…
Iran daily: Larijani boosts government’s pursuit of nuclear deal
Iran’s Speaker of Parliament Ali Larijani has boosted the Rouhani Government’s attempt for a comprehensive nuclear deal with the 5+1 Powers (US,…
Iran daily: Rouhani meets with Russia’s Putin, amid issues over economy & Syria
Taking his engagement from the UN to Russia, President Rouhani met Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday, as Iran seeks economic backing…
Iran’s coverage: No deal with P5+1 on connections between centrifuges: Iran
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Iran denies agreement on disconnecting centrifuges Iran’s FM spokeswoman has said no…
Iran daily: Rouhani arrives in New York as Tehran pursues diplomatic offensive
Concerned about US intervention in Iraq and Syria and about the fragile state of nuclear discussions, Iran has pursued its diplomatic offensive…
Detention of Iranian woman unrelated to sports: Official
Iran’s Judiciary has rejected foreign media reports that an Iranian woman has been detained in the country for attending a men’s volleyball…