Iran Bans Imports of Musical Instruments and Sunglasses
By Kayhan Life Staff
Iran has classified musical instruments and sunglasses as luxury items and banned their import, the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA), Mehdi Mirashrafi, has said.
“There is an...
Iran’s Obstetrician Shortage Is Causing Women to Die in Childbirth, Expert Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
The shortage of doctors specializing in women’s healthcare, including obstetrics and gynecology (OB-GYN), is to blame for some young mothers’ deaths while giving birth to their first child, according to Mohammad...
Iran Has Helped Palestinian Groups Make Weapons, Islamic Jihad Leader Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
Iran has helped armed Palestinian groups build rockets, bombs, and anti-tank missiles, according to Ziyad al-Nakhalah, the Secretary-General of the Islamic Jihad Movement of Palestine (PIJ).
Mr. al-Nakhalah, who recently held talks...
Iranian Pensioners Protest Over Pay and Benefits
By Kayhan Life Staff
On April 4, pensioners and social security recipients held protests in front of the State Welfare Organization (SWO) offices in Tehran and 15 other cities across the country over their low...
ANALYSIS: Iranian Security Forces Are Bracing For New Wave of Protests
By Kayhan Life Staff
Fearing that the chronic economic crisis could spark another nationwide protest, the country’s security apparatus, particularly the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and the Basij (volunteer paramilitary forces), have been trying...
IRGC General Asks Basij IT Experts to Design George Floyd Computer Game
By Kayhan Life Staff
Deputy Coordination Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naghdi has asked the Basij software programmers to design a computer game titled “Rescuing George Floyd,” the...
Striking Iranian Workers Receive Support from International Trade Unions
June 29, 2021
By Kayhan Life Staff
A nationwide strike by Iranian oil workers on fixed-term contracts -- which started a day after the June 18 Iranian presidential elections -- has spread to 80 oil, gas,...
Delegation of Iranian Dissidents and Former U.S. Officials to Visit Israel
By Kayhan Life Staff
A delegation of former U.S. officials who served in former U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration are teaming up with pro-democracy Iranian dissident expatriates to travel to Israel next week.
Len Khodorkovsky, Ellie...
Iran Has Fourth Highest Inflation Rate in the World, Official Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
Iran has the fourth highest inflation rate in the world, Ayoub Faramarzi, the deputy director for economics and accounting at the Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) has said.
In comments reported by...
Protests Escalate Across Iran Amid Arrests and Government Crackdown
By Kayhan Life Staff
The death of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, a 22-year-old ethnic Kurd, while in the custody of the morality police in Tehran on Sept. 16, has sparked a nationwide uproar and waves of...
