Nobel Prizewinner Shirin Ebadi Joins Campaign To Ban Iran From International Sporting Events
By Natasha Phillips
Shirin Ebadi, a former judge who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003 for pioneering the rights of children, women and refugees in Iran, has joined a campaign led by human-rights activists and athletes to ban the Islamic...
Iranians Remember Master Vocalist Shajarian With His Freedom Song ‘Morgh e Sahar’
By Nazanine Nouri
Iranians around the world are mourning the loss of the legendary classical Persian music singer, Mohammad Reza Shajarian (1940-2020). News of his death has spurred an outpouring of grief, and the master...
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...
Iran Denies Banning Women from Nature Reserves During Deer Breeding Season
By Kayhan Life Staff
Women are not banned from national parks, natural heritage sites, wildlife refuges, and protected areas during the breeding season of red deer, the head of the Iranian Department of Environment, Dr....
Iran Ministry’s Removal of Girls’ Images from Textbook Cover Sparks Public Outrage
By Kayhan Life Staff
A decision by Iran’s Ministry of Education to remove images of girls from the cover of the third-grade mathematics textbook for the 2020-21 school year has triggered a public outcry. People...
U.S. Post-Election Talks With Iran Will Not Be Led By Rouhani or Zarif, Analyst Says
By Natasha Phillips
Negotiations between Washington and Tehran after the U.S. elections next month will not include Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani or Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, according to Mehdi Khalaji, a fellow at the Washington...
ANALYSIS: Will Saudi Arabia Join US Maximum Pressure Policy on Iran, Replacing EU?
By Kayhan Life Staff
The war of words between Iran and Saudi Arabia has escalated in recent weeks, after Riyadh announced that its security forces had dismantled a terror cell operating under the auspices of...
ANALYSIS – What’s To Gain For Iran If Biden Beats Trump
By Hammed Mohammadi
Much of Iran's ruling class is hoping for the defeat of U.S. President Donald Trump, whose administration has been particularly hostile toward Iran's clerical regime.
The country's reformist media is also hoping for...
‘Islamic Republic’s Days Are Numbered,’ Says Swedish Euro-MP Charlie Weimers
By Roshanak Astaraki
Charlie Weimers, a Swedish representative to the European Parliament who has taken a strong stand against the Islamic Republic and supported the protesters in Iran, gave the following interview to Kayhan Life...
Iranians Celebrate Mehregan, Persian Festival of Autumn and Biggest Feast After Nowruz
By Nazanine Nouri
Millions of Iranians around the world have been celebrating the ancient Persian festival of autumn -- Jashn-e Mehregan -- on Friday Oct. 2.
Falling on the 196th day of the Persian calendar year...
