The United Nations has asked the football world governing body, FIFA, to overturn a ban on female players wearing the hijab — the Islamic headscarf — in matches.
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Report: Simpson dolls join Barbie on Iran ban list
AP – An Iranian government-affiliated agency has banned dolls of the Simpsons cartoon characters, who join Barbie and others on a toy blacklist, an independent newspaper reported on Monday.
2,000 sign petition to lift ban on House of Cinema
GVF — Close to 2,000 members of Iran’s film community have voiced their protest against the Iranian government’s decision to ban the House of Cinema, an independently run organisation that promotes the film industry.
UN Chief Says Attacks On Scientists To Be Condemned
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says attacks such as the killing of an Iranian nuclear scientist in Tehran earlier this week are to be condemned.
Ban Calls For Calm Between West And Iran
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for an easing of tensions between Iran and the West over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.
Iran fires up voters with partial lifting of water pipe ban
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s government reverses unpopular ban on smoking in tea houses – but only for men.
UN chief Ban sends Iran plot case to Security Council
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday he has passed to the U.N. Security Council correspondence about U.S. suspicions of Iran’s involvement in an alleged plot to kill the Saudi ambassador in Washington.
Satellite ban enforced by Iranian police
Iran’s top police official has slammed the effects of satellite TV programming on Iranian society and says police have intensified efforts to confiscate receiver dishes in homes.