Kiarostami Book Withdrawn From Sale As Ex-Wife Sues, Court Bans Release
By Kayhan Life Staff
A court in Tehran has issued a cease and desist order to Nazar Publishers, banning it from distributing copies of a book by the late filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami, titled “Man Khane...
Iranian Police Seize Vast Quantities of Drugs Outside Schools, Official Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
Iranian authorities have seized a massive quantity of narcotics and detained more than 6,000 small-time drug dealers outside high schools, universities, and higher educational institutions in the country last year, according...
Boxing and Bodybuilding Are Unsuitable for Iranian Women, Official Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
Boxing, powerlifting, and training at a zourkhaneh (house of strength) are not appropriate sports and gym workouts for women, Iran's Deputy Minister of Sport and Youth Mahin Farhadizadeh has said.
In comments...
Growing Number of Young Iranians Are Infected with COVID-19, Hospitals Say
By Kayhan Life Staff
The administrators of the Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex (IKHC), the Shariati Hospital, and the Sina Hospital have reported an alarming rise in the number of coronavirus cases in the country, particularly...
Oscars Academy Invites Samira Makhmalbaf, Three Other Iranian-Born Talents to Join
By Nazanine Nouri and Kayhan Life Staff
Hollywood is honoring Iranian-born talent.
Four film-industry professionals have been invited to join the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences -- the panel that elects the winners...
Iran’s Professional Cyclists Say They Are Frequently Assaulted by Drivers
By Kayhan Life Staff
Iranian road-racing cyclists training for domestic and international championships frequently complain of rude, abusive, and even violent behavior of car and truck drivers and motorcyclists, the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA)...
More and More Iranian Women Undergo Sex Reassignment Surgery, Official Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
The number of female-to-male sex reassignment surgeries (SRS) has increased in Iran, according to Dr. Abbas Masjedi Arani, the director of the Iranian Legal Medicine Organization.
In comments reported by the Iranian...
