An Italian belly dancer of Egyptian descent was arrested in her native country for "using seductive techniques," according to media reports. Sohila Tarek Hassan Haggag, a naturalized Italian citizen ...

When former East Texas congressman Charlie Wilson approached Carol Shannon about performing a belly dance for Field Marshal Mohammed Abu Ghazala, the defense minister of Egypt, she had no idea of the ...

New York — One of the attorneys representing Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in his blockbuster trial is in hot water after allegedly suggesting he would hire a belly dancer to visit the accused drug lord ...

A belly dance teacher has slammed the sudden suspension of her Instagram account which labeled her performances “inappropriate” and crippled her business. Maryam Majidi is a professional traditional ...

The high-profile Egyptian belly dancer Sama El-Masry has been sentenced to three years in prison over claims of "inciting debauchery and immorality" on social media, the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram ...

An Iranian dancer who fled persecution in her homeland only to have her Australian dance business crippled by Instagram's sudden suspension of her "inappropriate" performances has lashed out over the ...