More than 50 killed in stampede at funeral of Iran general

IMAGE: Iranian people attend a funeral procession and burial for Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, who was killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, at his......

Iranian director Kiarostami dies in France at 76

Acclaimed Iranian film-maker Abbas Kiarostami has died at the age of 76 in France following a battle with cancer, Iranian media reported on Monday. Kiarostami, who won the coveted Palme d'Or at the......

Jailed British-Iranian woman released on bail

British-Iranian woman Ghoncheh Ghavami controversially jailed in Tehran after trying to attend a men's volleyball match was released on bail on Sunday pending an appeal court verdict. The......

Canadian charity funding Hizbul Mujahideen in Kashmir: Report

The dreaded Kashmiri terrorist outfit Hizbul Mujahideen may be receiving money through a Pakistan-based agency from an Islamic charity in Canada engaged in helping the poor and needy in this......

Iran lets hundreds of women attend Asian Champions League final

IMAGE: Fans arrive prior to the 2015 Asian Cup match between Iran and Bahrain (Image used for representational purposes). Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images Iran allowed hundreds of local......

World Cup: Tehran stadium opens its doors to Iranian women for despite ban

It is only the second time in almost 40 years that Iranian women have been able to watch football in Tehran's Azadi stadium, Iran's biggest with 120,000 seats. IMAGE: Iranian women are seen with......

Arrest warrant issued against Iranian female boxer

IMAGE: Sadaf Khadem beat a French boxer, Anne Chauvin, in the bout, which took place in western France on Saturday. Photograph: Twitter The first Iranian woman to contest an official boxing bout......

Iran to complain to FIFA over women's ban

Iran will complain to world soccer's governing body FIFA after its women's team were banned from a qualifying game for next year's Olympics due to their Islamic dress, the ISNA news agency reported......

Iran President Rouhani promises to allow women to attend football matches: FIFA

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, a pragmatist, has repeatedly criticised the ban but has been unable to get it removed because of resistance from powerful hardliners in the clerical and security......