Teachers walked out of every public school in the north on Wednesday as protests continue against the ruling coalition’s handling of education in light of a retracted attempt to legalise the wearing ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday night demanded that legal action be taken against teachers who “disturbed our peace” while protesting against the legalisation of the wearing of hijabs in ...

FILE - An Iranian woman, without a mandatory headscarf, or hijab, walks in downtown Tehran, Iran, June 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File) FILE - An Iranian woman, without a mandatory ...

The Trump administration said she “engaged in activities in support of Hamas.” Her friends and lawyers say all she did was co-author an essay critical of the war in Gaza.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. An Iranian man holds up a firework celebrating Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, an ancient Festival ...

Here in Iran, some people remain sensitive about having their photograph taken, particularly women who aren't wearing Iran's mandatory headscarf, or hijab. Advertisement Article continues below ...

The head of the Turkish Defense Industries Secretariat on Tuesday paid an official visit to Senegal to discuss defense industry opportunities between Türkiye and the West African nation.

The Islamic headscarf is being introduced into schools in the occupied territories of Cyprus, causing a storm of reaction in the Turkish Cypriot community. The decision is another step towards the ...

The findings of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran come after it determined last year that the country’s theocracy was responsible for the ...

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GENEVA (AP) — Iran is increasingly relying on electronic surveillance and the public to inform on women refusing to wear the country's mandatory headscarf in public, as hard-liners push for ...