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On July 31st, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund concluded the consideration of the Article IV Consultations of Saudi Arabia. Under Article IV of its Articles of Agreement, the IMF ...

A new, stricter law on women's hijab will not be sent to Iran's government this week, a vice president of the Islamic Republic said on Tuesday, making an announcement which effectively means that ...

Iran has paused the implementation of a new, stricter law requiring women to wear the hijab, an official said, with many observers believing that the bill could have sparked mass protests similar ...

Screenshot from Parastoo Ahmadi YouTube Parastoo Ahmadi, a 27-year-old Iranian singer, was released from custody after her arrest for performing without a hijab during an online concert.

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An Iranian underground singer and her band members have been arrested for streaming a live performance on YouTube without wearing a hijab. Parastoo Ahmadi and her two band members were arrested ...

A woman was arrested in Iran after she posted a video of herself singing without a hijab on YouTube, even though the Iranian parliament passed a new, stricter law on women's modesty that rights ...

Simply sign up to the Climate change myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The UN desertification COP16 summit hosted by Saudi Arabia ended without an agreement on a legally-binding ...

On Thursday, the judiciary had filed a case regarding Ahmady’s concert performance, in which she performed wearing a long black sleeveless and collarless dress, but no hijab. She was accompanied ...