Ebrahim Golestan, Celebrated Iranian Writer and Director, Dies Aged 101
By Kayhan Life Staff
Seyyed Ebrahim Taghavi Shirazi, better known as Ebrahim Golestan -- a literary figure, screenwriter, filmmaker, translator, and a pioneer of Iranian “new wave” cinema -- died at his home in Britain,...
Islamic Republic Had A Hand In Attack on Shiraz Shrine, Says Analyst Vahedi
By Ahmad Rafat
A terrorist attack on the Shah Cheragh Shrine in Shiraz on Aug. 13 left one person dead and seven others injured, according to the local authorities.
Shortly after the attack on the Shia...
Some 270 Iranian Cities Are Experiencing Severe Water Shortage, Officials Say
By Kayhan Life Staff
A total of 269 cities are facing water shortages across Iran, although emergency measures have prevented disruptions in the water supply, according to Hashem Amini, the spokesman for Iran’s Water Industry.
In...
Threats to UK Journalists Writing About Iran, China and Hong Kong – Reporters Without Borders Survey
By Kayhan Life Staff
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is gathering information to better understand the experiences of UK-based journalists and associated media personnel who report on Iran, China and Hong Kong. The aim is to...
China Pulls Out of Oil Deal with Iran
By Kayhan Life Staff
China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) has pulled out of the Yadavaran Oil Field project in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, according to Hamid Hosseini, the director of the Iranian Oil,...
Mehdi Ebrahimian, Architect of Shah Abbas Hotel, Passes Away
By Kayhan Life Staff
Professor Mehdi Ebrahimian, who designed the legendary Shah Abbas Hotel in Isfahan, passed away on July 11 in Tehran. He was laid to rest in the Rezvan Garden cemetery, at his...
Twenty-Eight Million Iranians Live Below Poverty Line, Majlis Deputy Warns
By Kayhan Life Staff
Mohsen Pirhadi, deputy chair of Iran’s Seventh Development Plan’s Consolidation Commission, has said that 28 million Iranians live below the poverty line.
The poverty line (poverty threshold) calculates the minimum amount needed to...
Russia-Iran Fighter Jet Deal Has Been Shelved, Defense Minister Indicates
By Kayhan Life Staff
Iranian government plans to purchase Sukhoi Su-35 jet fighters from Russia appear to have fallen through, according to recent comments by Iran’s Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL), Brigadier-General...
Gender Inequality in Iran Worsens; Female Unemployment On the Rise
By Kayhan Life Staff
There is an increasing gender gap in Iran’s labor market, with women's share of the workforce significantly smaller than men’s, and female unemployment on the rise, according to data from the...
IRGC-QF and Hezbollah Work with IS in Syria, Rights Organization Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Qods Force (IRGC-QF) and a coalition of Shia militias led by Hezbollah are reportedly working with Islamic State (IS) forces in Syria, the UK-based Syrian Observatory...
