‘The Good Iranian’: Arsalan Akhavan Takes Comedy Act to Edinburgh Festival
By Kayhan Life Staff
Later this month, Arsalan Akhavan, an Iranian-American actor and comedian based in London, is taking his new stand-up act “The Good Iranian” to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland -- one...
Meet the 14 Iranian Athletes Competing in the Paris Olympics Refugee Team
By Ahmad Rafat
Fourteen Iranian athletes are competing in the Paris Olympic Games as refugees. They are part of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Refugee Olympic Team (ROT), which has a total of 36 athletes from 11 countries competing...
The Week in Review: July 19th – July 26th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 26.07.24
July 26 - Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a speech to the US congress this week, urging the West to support his fight against Hamas, and more broadly the...
Femicide Surges in Iran, Which Still Ranks Near Bottom of Global Gender Gap Index
By Natasha Phillips
The killing of women and girls in Iran because of their gender has risen sharply in the Islamic Republic, according to the Norway-based Kurdish human rights organization Hengaw.
At least 50 cases of...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Foreign Policy Under Pezeshkian Is More of the Same
By Ahmad Rafat
Weeks after the election of Masoud Pezeshkian as the new Iranian President, the Islamic Republic is facing significant challenges on the global stage.
One critical factor that could push Iran into further international...
The Week in Review: July 12th – July 19th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 19.07.24
July 19 - Information obtained by US authorities about a plot by the Islamic Republic to assassinate former US President Donald Trump was shared with the lawmaker’s campaign team ahead...
Islamic Republic Is Allegedly Hiring Crime Gangs to Kill Opponents in Europe
By Ahmad Rafat
The arrest of two individuals in the Netherlands has exposed a strong link between the security agencies of the Islamic Republic and the infamous “Mocro-Maffia” drug gang operating in the Netherlands and...
Iranian Artist Farhad Moshiri Dies At 61; His ‘Eshgh’ Made Headlines in 2007
By Kayhan Life Staff
Farhad Moshiri, one of Iran’s most prominent and successful contemporary artists, died this week at the age of 61. His dealers, Galerie Perrotin in Paris, confirmed the death. He passed away...
