Friday, January 2, 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Interview With Sister of Murdered Lebanese Activist Lokman Slim

By Ahmad Rafat The body of the Lebanese publisher, researcher, political activist and commentator Lokman Mohsen Slim was found in his car on Feb. 4 in the Zahrani District of South Lebanon. He was reportedly...

Inflation Soared in Iran in January, Report Shows

By Kayhan Life Staff A recent report by the Statistical Center of Iran, a government agency, said that in January, Iran posted 48.2 percent inflation compared to January 2020. This rate included the cost of...

Iranian Ministries Give Russian Hunters Access to Yazd Game Reserve, Report Says 

By Kayhan Life Staff Iranian media, including the Judiciary’s Mizan online news, have recently published footage that appears to show Russian hunters in several exclusive game reserves, including one in Yazd, capital of the central...

Director Ana Lily Amirpour to Compete at Venice Film Festival With ‘Mona Lisa’ Movie

By Nazanine Nouri The Iranian-American director Ana Lily Amirpour -- who won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival in 2016 for her horror movie “The Bad Batch” -- will be back in...

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Denied Medical Treatment, Husband Says

By Natasha Phillips Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian woman who has been detained in Iran since 2016 on spying charges and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment, has been denied medical treatment after refusing to allow a Revolutionary Guard...

Marjane Satrapi Releases ‘Radioactive,’ Biopic of Marie Curie

By Nazanine Nouri The Iranian-born, Oscar-nominated director Marjane Satrapi has a new movie out. “Radioactive” is the story of the scientist Marie Curie, the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, and the only woman...

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...

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...

Berlin State Museums Celebrate Five Millennia of Iranian Culture in Major Exhibition

By Nazanine Nouri The Berlin State Museums have recently opened a major exhibition focusing on 5,000 years of Iranian history and heritage. “Iran: Five Millennia of Art and Culture” (at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin)...

Iranian Workers Stage Nationwide Strike; More than 60 Companies Are Impacted 

By Kayhan Life Staff A nationwide strike by Iranian oil workers on fixed-term contracts — which started a day after the June 18 Iranian presidential elections — has spread to at least 62 oil, gas,...