Iran’s judiciary says women will be punished for violating Islamic dress code — IRNA

Women violating the Islamic dress code will be punished, Iran’s Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei said on Monday. (File/AFP)
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Updated 06 March 2023
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Iran’s judiciary says women will be punished for violating Islamic dress code — IRNA

DUBAI: Women violating the Islamic dress code will be punished, Iran’s Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei said on Monday according to the official IRNA news agency.
Following the death of Iranian Kurdish young woman Mahsa Amini by Iran’s morality police for flouting the country’s strict dress code on Sept. 16, Iran was faced with nationwide protests that represented one of the toughest challenges to the Islamic Republic since its establishment in 1979.


Fire breaks out in Abu Dhabi industrial area after drone attack: media office

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Fire breaks out in Abu Dhabi industrial area after drone attack: media office

DUBAI: A fire broke out in the Ruwais Industrial Complex in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday without causing any injuries so far, the media office of the UAE capital reported. 

Meanwhile, the UAE Ministry of Defense said its air defenses were responding to incoming missile and drone threats from Iran.