UN thanks Azerbaijan for hosting NAM conference
UN Resident Coordinator in Azerbaijan Vladanka Andreeva has expressed her gratitude to Azerbaijan for holding a conference of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) on …
women in the East
Women in Iran allowed to visit football games
Iran's Supreme National Security Council has made a decision to let women to enter stadiums to see football matches, head of the Iranian Football Federation Mehdi Taj said. "Women will be able to visit …
Iranian President urges women to boost their potentials
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi called on women to boost their potentials, while addressing a gathering of girls at the Tehran Book Garden on the occasion of the National Girl's Day. "Many who claim they are …
Women’s World Boxing Championships to take place in Kazakhstan
The Women’s World Boxing Championships 2024 is scheduled to take place in Kazakhstan, concluded the International Boxing Association (IBA) Board of Directors meeting. Vice President of International Relations, Aziz …
U.S. imposes visa restrictions on new Afghan gov-t members involved in repression of women
The United States is imposing new visa restrictions on certain current and former Taliban (the movement outlawed in Russia) members, non-state security group members and others who are believed to be involved in repressing the rights of …
OIC slams ban on university education for Afghan women
The OIC urged the Afghan government to reconsider this and other earlier decisions
Tehran hosts First International Congress for Women of Influence
The First International Congress for the Women of Influence opened in Teheran on Friday with the participation of women from different countries. 300 foreign guests from China, Australia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Pakistan, Cameroon, Serbia, …
Saudi Arabia’s non-oil booming
This is Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest exporter of oil, so it’s no surprise the property market is red-hot as income from a spike in energy prices flows through the economy. According to Bloomberg citing Almajdiah’s chief …
Iranian women banned from appearing in ads over ice cream
The ice cream ad has led to the introduction of a ban on the appearance of women and female images in commercials, Iran International writes. The Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance said in a letter to the country's art and …
Turkish Parliament adopts bill protecting women, health workers
Parliament took a landmark step to deter violence targeting women and health care workers and cleared a package of reforms for laws in force, including harsher prison terms and fully criminalizing stalking
Iran again bans women from football stadium
Iran has once again denied women entry to a football stadium to watch an international match, leaving hundreds of ticketed fans locked out, Iranian media said. The World Cup qualifier against Lebanon on Tuesday night, won 2-0 by Iran, …
Saudi Arabia claims victory in its first ever women's international match
It was a historic day for Saudi Arabia as the women's national football team played, and won, its first official international match on Sunday. The Saudis traveled to the Maldives to beat the Seychelles 2-0 in a friendly which comes …
Israel appoints first-ever female attorney general
Israel’s cabinet approved the appointment of Gali Baharav-Miara as the government’s next attorney general, making her the first woman to ever hold the post. Baharav-Miara will be taking over from Avichai …
Taliban appoint woman as hospital director
The Taliban government has named doctor Malalai Faizi as the director of a maternity hospital in Kabul in the first ever appointment of a woman as the head of an Afghan public institution under the Islamist administration. Faizi …
Women in Iran allowed to watch football match for first time in 3 years
Supporters of the Iran national team were finally allowed back into stadiums to watch their team play on Thursday, with women admitted to watch for only a second time in over 40 years. A ban put in place by the Islamic republic was in …
Demonstrators calling for women's rights pepper-sprayed in Afghanistan
Taliban militants pepper spray women protesting for the right to work, education Taliban (movement banned in Russia) forces on Sunday fired pepper spray at a group of women protesters in Afghanistan's capital demanding rights to …
Taliban ban long-distance road trips for solo women
The Taliban (the movement banned in Russia) have said Afghan women seeking to travel long distances by road should be offered transport only if accompanied by a male relative. The latest directive, issued by the Taliban's Ministry …
Women protesters in Kabul call on to release Afghan assets
Dozens of Afghan women took to the streets in Kabul on Wednesday morning to protest the continued hold on Afghan bank assets by the United States amid an economic crisis in Afghanistan. One banner carried by the women reads: “Our …
Erdogan congratulates Turkish women on 87th anniversary of full suffrage
Turkey gave the country’s women the right to vote and to be elected on this day in 1934, well before many European countries, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a video message on Sunday. On the …
Erdogan vows resolute struggle to end violence against women
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed a resolute struggle Thursday to end violence against women. Violence against women is a global human rights problem, Erdogan said on Twitter for International Day for the Elimination of …
