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Sep 22, 2019
FIFA orders Iran to allow women free access to football stadiums in wake of 'Blue girl' incident
The Islamic republic has barred female spectators from football and other stadiums since 1981, with clerics arguing they must be protected from the masculine atmosphere and sight of semi-clad men. -
Sep 22, 2019
World Wrestling Championships 2019: Deepak Punia wins silver after pulling out of 86kg event final due to ankle injury
Deepak Punia on Sunday pulled out of the World Championship title clash in 86kg against Iranian great Hazsan Yazdani due to an ankle injury sustained during the semifinal bout. -
Sep 21, 2019
US Congressman Ro Khanna advocates NATO equivalent status for India in bilateral defence ties
Indian-American US Congressman Ro Khanna on Friday advocated for NATO equivalent status for India in bilateral defence ties. -
Sep 21, 2019
United States to send reinforcements to Gulf following drone attack on Saudi oil facilities
Defence Secretary Mark Esper has said that the United States will send reinforcements to the Gulf region at the request of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, following attacks on Saudi oil facilities which it blames on Iran -
Sep 20, 2019
Firstpost Editor's Picks: FM's tax bonanza, assault on Babul Supriyo, The Zoya Factor movie review; today's must-read stories
Firstpost Editor's Picks: JU fracas, Nirmala Sitharaman's tax bonanza, US obsession with Iran, Laver Cup 2019, The Zoya Factor movie review. -
Sep 20, 2019
FIFA delegation visits Iran to discuss allowing country's female spectators into football matches
A FIFA delegation visited Tehran on Friday to discuss allowing female spectators into football matches, the official news agency IRNA reported, days after a public row over a female fan who killed herself. -
Sep 19, 2019
FIFA president Gianni Infantino hopeful Iran will lift stadium ban on women football fans
Attention on the stadium ban in Iran intensified when a 29-year-old activist, Sahar Khodayari, died this month after setting herself on fire. She had been detained for dressing as a man to enter a football stadium. -
Sep 19, 2019
US says attack on Saudi Arabia’s Aramco oil facility is ‘act of war’ by Iran after Donald Trump threatens more sanctions
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called the attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil installations an “act of war” against the kingdom by Iran, as the Saudis displayed missile and drone wreckage and cited other evidence they said shows the raid was “unquestionably sponsored by Iran.” -
Sep 19, 2019
Donald Trump says there are 'many options short of war' with Iran, after US accuses Tehran of 'unquestionably sponsoring' Saudi Arabia attacks
Donald Trump said there were many options short of war with Iran after US ally Saudi Arabia displayed remnants of drones and missiles it said were used in a crippling attack on its oil sites that was 'unquestionably sponsored' by Tehran -
Sep 18, 2019
Iran denies role in attacks on Saudi oil plants, sends diplomatic note to US, says state media
The formal memo sent on Monday through the Swiss embassy, which represents US interests in Tehran, 'emphasised that Iran has not played any role in this attack', the official IRNA news agency said.
