Women playing in the street as the snow falls on Johannesburg for the first time in seventeen years. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). 1st September 1962

Three Palestinian women sit on a beachfront as a wave comes rushing by in Gaza City on November 17, 2016. (Photo by Mohammed Abed/AFP Photo)

Women walk on a sidewalk in northern Tehran, Iran, Thursday, January 9, 2020. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)

Women react after a deadly blaze in the early hours of the morning, in Johannesburg, South Africa on August 31, 2023. (Photo by Shiraaz Mohamed/Reuters)

A period of relative stability has put the Iranian capital No1 on the list of world cities that have achieved biggest improvements in liveability over the past five years, as calculated by the Economist Intelligence Unit. The “most improved” top 10 contains some unexpected names. So, eg, the fourth place: Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Latest ranking: 128; Ranking five years ago: 131; Five-year index movement: 3.8%. Here: A supporter of Ivory Coast president Alassane Ouattara campaigns in a market in the city’s Koumassi quarter. (Photo by Sia Kambou/AFP Photo)

Military items for women are seen in a store in Erbil, Iraq January 24, 2017. (Photo by Marius Bosch/Reuters)

Women participate during the Mr. Olympia Amateur South America bodybuilding competition in Medellin, Colombia, February 19, 2017. (Photo by Fredy Builes/Reuters)

Group of blow-up dolls and women. (Photo by Zomi/Getty Images)