A Third of Iranian Adults Want to Emigrate, Survey Shows
By Kayhan Life Staff
One out of every three Iranian adults is keen to leave the country, a survey by Keyou Analytics has shown. Close to 33.4 percent of the 1,300 Iranians surveyed in a...
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...
Remembering Ardeshir Zahedi, Iran’s Former Foreign Minister, Ambassador to Washington
By Kayhan Life Staff
Ardeshir Zahedi, Iran’s Foreign Minister from 1966 to 1971 and its onetime ambassador to Washington and London, died in Montreux, Switzerland, on Nov. 18, aged 93. The family of “Ardeshir Khan,”...
Iran’s Exports of Handmade Persian Carpets Are Plummeting, Reports Show
By Kayhan Life Staff
Data shows that Iran’s share of the international handmade rug market share dropped to only 9 percent in 2019. While the export of Persian carpets has been shrinking steadily in recent...
Iran’s Victims of Domestic Abuse Are Mostly Women, Report Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
Almost all alleged victims of domestic violence recorded in 2020 in Iran were women, a report by the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) on Nov. 25 said, citing data by the...
Iran Reports Nearly 10,000 Child Marriages In Spring of This Year
By Kayhan Life Staff
A report by the government’s Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) has said that 9,753 girls aged 10 to 14 became child brides in the spring of this year in Iran, an...
Russia Secures Major Share in Caspian Sea Gas Field
By Kayhan Life Staff
In an article titled “Russia’s Biggest Move Yet to Take Control of the European Gas Market,” published in the Nov. 15 issue of the OilPrice news website, Simon Watkins, a former...
Blogger Sattar Beheshti’s Mother, Sister Arrested on Anniversary Of His Death
By Kayhan Life Staff
A day before the anniversary of the death of the Iranian blogger Seyyed Sattar Beheshti, security police raided the house of his mother Gohar Eshghi, arresting her and seizing some belongings,...
Iran Extends Remote Work Scheme For Women As Covid Continues to Hurt Them
By Kayhan Life Staff
At the request of Iran’s Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, Ensiyeh Khazali, the Administration and Recruitment Affairs Organization (ARAO) has issued remote work permits to female employees with small...
Iranian Customs Sets New Fines For Sale and Consumption of Alcohol
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Organization (customs and borders protection) has released new guidelines for fining dealers and consumers of alcoholic drinks based on the market value of the products...
