Iranian City Shops Shut After Strike Call, Judiciary Blames ‘Rioters’
DUBAI, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Iranian shops shut their doors in several cities on Monday, following calls for a three-day nationwide general strike from protesters seeking the fall of clerical rulers, with the head of the judiciary...
Iran Experiences Surge in Suicides Among Soldiers and Nurses
By Roshanak Astaraki
Despite the publicly voiced concerns of healthcare professionals, physicians, and social workers, there has ben an alarming increase in the number of suicides in Iran in recent years, successive governments have failed...
Iran’s Government Appoints New Central Bank Chief
DUBAI, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Iran on Thursday appointed Mohammad Reza Farzin as head of the central bank, state news agency IRNA said.
Farzin has been the CEO of Bank Melli Iran since last year. He was also chairman...
Iran’s Economic Crisis Will Spark Massive Protests, Expert Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
Chronic mismanagement of Iran’s domestic and foreign policy by successive governments, and the failure of the current President Ebrahim Raisi and his cabinet to strike a new nuclear deal with the...
After Oil: What Iran May Look Like in a Post-fossil-Fuel Future
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Iran’s Oil Minister Hospitalized After Heart Attack
By Kayhan Life Staff
Iran’s Minister of Petroleum, Javad Owji, was hospitalized after a heart attack on Dec. 5, the Tehran-Based Borna news agency reported.
He was attending a meeting on the government’s 2022-23 budget when...
Iran’s Oil Industry Workers Stage New Wave of Protests Over Compensation
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Iranian Council for Organizing Protests by Oil Industry Contract Workers said field workers and office personnel on permanent contracts in 30 operational sites and administrative offices protested over pay and...
Iran Central Bank Governor Blames Protests for Currency’s Fall
DUBAI, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Iran's central bank governor on Saturday partly blamed recent anti-government unrest for the fall of the Iranian currency to record lows, while authorities detained a prominent actress who had voiced...
Islamic Republic’s Labour Minister Resigns Amid Protests Against Soaring Living Costs
June 14 (Reuters) - Iran's labour minister resigned on Tuesday amid daily nationwide protests by pensioners, merchants and workers against soaring living costs.
While it was not clear if Hojatollah Abdolmaleki’s resignation was directly related to the...
Iranian Currency Slides to New Low Amid Unrest, Isolation
DUBAI, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Iran's troubled currency fell to a new low against the U.S. dollar on Saturday amid continued unrest and the country's increasing isolation in the face of Western criticism of its security...
