In Iran, same-sex relations can carry the death penalty, while in Egypt morality laws are often used to prosecute LGBTQ+ ...

Young women in postrevolutionary Iran used audacious acts of public dance, particularly during the past decade, to resist ...

EGYPT and Iran, two Middle East nations that target gays and lesbians, have complained to Fifa over a World Cup football ...

FIFA is facing pressure from Iran and Egypt after Seattle designated their 2026 World Cup match as a “Pride Match,” aligning ...

TEHRAN, Iran -- Rain fell for the first time in months in Iran's capital Wednesday, providing a brief respite for the parched ...

More Iranian women are choosing to forgo the country's mandatory hijab. This shift was unthinkable just a few years ago in ...

Seattle’s plan for the June 26 game to be a “Pride Match” was made before the World Cup draw. Egypt said the move may “provoke cultural and religious sensitivities.” ...

Iran’s “water bankruptcy” has pushed its largest city to the brink, raising questions about cloud seeding, cloud theft, ...

Egypt and Iran have both lodged formal complaints with FIFA over their scheduled match in Seattle during the 2026 World Cup, where local authorities plan to hold a celebration for the LGBTQ ...

Egypt vs Iran, was designated a “Pride Match” by the local World Cup organising committee — not affiliated to FIFA — long before the teams were drawn to play one another.

The Iranian judiciary says two organisers of a marathon have been arrested for allowing women who were not wearing hijabs to ...