The Latest Breaking News from Elnaz Rekabi

The president of Iran’s national Olympic committee has claimed that competitive climber Elnaz Rekabi will not be punished or suspended after competing in South Korea over the weekend without wearing her nation’s mandatory headscarf

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

In today’s newsletter: After a bruising PMQs, Liz Truss was faced with Braverman’s resignation and a contentious fracking vote. How much more can the prime minister take?

Street protests are not a good strategy for opposing Iran's government, an Iranian female boxer in exile said after climber Elnaz Rekabi - who caused controversy by competing in an international contest without a headscarf - returned home to cheering supporters.

Plus: Bite mark analysis is a sham, tax code adjusted for inflation, and more...

President casts election as a choice between Republicans who seek to impose a nationwide abortion ban and Democrats who aim to protect it. Plus, how to have a better funeral

Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi, who caused controversy by competing in an international contest without a headscarf, has returned to Iran to cheering supporters, reiterating in comments to state media she had climbed without a hijab unintentionally.

Iranian competitive climber Elnaz Rekabi returned to Tehran early Wednesday, after competing in South Korea without wearing a mandatory headscarf required of female athletes from the Islamic Republic.Rekabi's decision not to wear the hijab while competing Sunday comes as protests sparked by the Sept. 16 death in custody of a…

Rekabi’s move to compete without Hijab was seen as a show of support for the ongoing protest movement

Elnaz Rekabi was welcomed back after competing in South Korea

Paris (AFP) - An Iranian climber who caused a sensation by competing abroad without a hijab was given a hero's welcome on her return to Tehran Wednesday by supporters who raucously applauded her action.