Sunday, November 24, 2024

INTERVIEW: Economist Hassan Mansoor Analyzes Iran’s ‘Productivity Plan’

By Kayhan Life Staff The government of President Ebrahim Raisi recently announced its intentions to continue the implementation of the “Productivity Plan” aimed at generating revenue for the government by selling unused assets, including state-owned...

Earthquake Victims in Northwest Iran Get Poor Emergency Aid

By Kayhan Life Staff Failure to provide emergency aid to the victims of a 5.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Khoi and surrounding villages, in the northwestern province of West Azerbaijan, on Jan. 28 has again exposed...

Iran’s Parliament to Debate Proposal to Curb Hijab Violators’ Civil Rights

By Kayhan Life Staff The Majlis (Iranian Parliament) is preparing to debate a proposal on depriving hijab violators of social services, Mousa Ghazanfarabadi, the chair of the Majlis’ Judicial and Legal Commission, has said. In comments...

Nearly 20 Percent of Iran’s School Buildings Are Dilapidated, Official Says

By Kayhan Life Staff Hamidreza Khan-Mohammadi, Iran’s Deputy Education Minister for Development, recently warned that nearly 19 percent of all the schools in the country are in a state of disrepair, adding that the buildings...

Iranian Military and Industrial Facilities Are Attacked by Mini Drones

By Kayhan Life Staff The Iranian Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics said on Jan. 29 that its air defense system had foiled a mini-drone attack on one of its facilities in Isfahan. https://twitter.com/KayhanLife/status/1619525767943299075?cxt=HHwWhoDR7d6G2_ksAAAA “Mini drones...

Iran to Resume Cellphone Warning to Hijab Violators, Police Spokesperson Says

By Kayhan Life Staff Iran is to resume the “monitoring Plan 1,” originally rolled out in 2020, by which police send warning text messages to alleged hijab violators’ mobile phones, according to Mehdi Hajian, the...

Iran Survey Shows Large Number of Protesters Injured by Security Forces

By Kayhan Life Staff Some 60 percent of Iranians who participated in an opinion poll published by Iran Open Data on Jan. 19 said they had been involved in the recent nationwide protests, with one-third...

Iran’s 2023-24 Budget Earmarks Massive Funds for Religious Institutions

By Kayhan Life Staff President Ebrahim Raisi submitted his government’s 2023-24 Budget Bill to the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) last week. The government’s proposed budget calls for increasing funds allocated to religious and ideological institutions. https://kayhanlife.com/news/iran/analysis-iran-crackdown-may-burnish-raisis-credentials-for-top-job/ https://kayhanlife.com/society/human-rights/exclusive-u-n-expert-backs-probe-into-irans-1988-killings-raisis-role/ The massive deficit...

Iranians Face Severely Cold Weather, Shortages of Gas and Electricity

By Kayhan Life Staff Many Iranian households are currently facing shortages of energy, including gas and electricity, despite freezing temperatures. There has been a disruption in the distribution and delivery of refillable gas cylinders and...

Iranian Protester Receives Three Death Sentences for Non-Capital Crimes

By Kayhan Life Staff A revolutionary court in Sari, capital of the northern province of Mazandaran, has handed three death sentences to Javad Rouhi, a 35-year-old man arrested during the recent nationwide protests. The protests, which...