Syria’s new Islamist-led government announced Tuesday that women will now be required to wear burkinis or full-body swimsuits ...

Iranians say they are caught between their country's regime and Israeli destruction as the conflict intensifies.

Reporting from Tehran, FRANCE 24’s Saeed Azimi says people there are ”scared for their lives” following Israeli strikes ...

"There are empty streets all around me, quite a lot of stress and fear," FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnopolsky reports from Jerusalem, following a wave of Israeli air strikes across the Islamic republic early ...

Syria's Islamist-led government has said women should wear burkinis or other swimwear that covers the body on public beaches, though an official denied there was any ban on "Western beachwear" and ...

Syria’s government has urged modest swimwear, such as burkinis, on public beaches, denying a ban on Western styles and framing it as respect for public decency.

Since Sunni Islamist-led rebels overthrew Assad, fliers have appeared urging women to cover up, but the government has issued ...

The decree has sparked concern that Syria’s new government could be veering toward a more strict Islamist governance system.

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The tourism ministry's decision marks the first time the Damascus authorities have issued guidelines related to what women ...

Women have been ordered to wear more conservative dress for the first time since the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham Islamist coalition ...

In a significant move aimed at regulating beach attire, Syria’s Minister of Tourism, Mazen el-Salhani, announced a new set of ...