Iranian Cities Experience Frequent Power Cuts
By Kayhan Life Staff
Several Iranian cities have been experiencing frequent power cuts in recent days. Vast areas of the country have been without electricity and water, lasting a few hours every day and disrupting...
Dropbox’s Billionaire Co-Founder Arash Ferdowsi, Ex-MIT Student, Leaves Company
By Nazanine Nouri
Arash Ferdowsi is a pioneering Iranian-American entrepreneur who co-founded Dropbox --the cloud-based file-syncing service -- in 2007 with Drew Houston, a fellow student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Thirteen years later, Dropbox...
Pope Francis to Meet Grand Ayatollah Sistani On His First-Ever Visit to Iraq
By Ahmad Rafat
Pope Francis arrived in Iraq on March 5 on his first-ever visit to the country. During his four-day visit to the birthplace of Abraham -- the patriarch of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam...
ANALYSIS: Low Voter Turnout Expected in Iran Elections, Poll Shows
By Ahmad Rafat
The Islamic Republic has, once again, urged Iranians to vote in an election, the outcome of which is a foregone conclusion. Most people believe that Ebrahim Raisi, the current head of the...
INTERVIEW: Mideast Expert, U.S. Government Advisor Ilan Berman on VOA-Persian
By Alireza Kiani*
Ilan Berman is senior vice president of the American Foreign Policy Council, a nonprofit Washington-based think tank, and is a leading expert on the Middle East and Iran. He has acted...
Iran’s Ex-President Rouhani Faces Complaints From Parliamentary Committee
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Article 90 Committee of the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) has filed three complaints with the Judiciary against the former President Hassan Rouhani, accusing him of “dereliction of duty,” Nasrollah Pejmanfar, deputy...
IAEA’s Extended Inspection of Iran Nuclear Sites Is Unacceptable, Majlis Deputies Say
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Majlis (Iranian Parliament) does not approve of protracted inspection of the country’s nuclear sites by the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Zohreh Elahian, a member of...
U.S. Denies Preventing Iran From Buying COVID-19 Vaccine
By Kayhan Life Staff
U.S. sanctions have prevented Iran from purchasing the COVID-19 vaccine, according to Abdolnaser Hemmati, the governor of the Islamic Republic of Iran Central Bank.
Writing on his Instagram page on Dec. 7,...
Tech Billionaire Adam Foroughi Announces Record Quarter After AppLovin IPO
By Nazanine Nouri
Adam Foroughi is the latest Iranian-American to join the ranks of Silicon Valley tech billionaires. He is the CEO and co-founder of AppLovin, a tech company that provides mobile app developers with...
ANALYSIS: Trade Unions Pose Major Challenge to the Islamic Republic
By Roshanak Astaraki
Nationwide protests by trade unions and striking oil workers on fixed-term contracts have significantly grown since they started a few months ago. They have now spread to all segments of Iranian society.
The...
