Friday, September 18, 2026

EU Condemns Execution of Iranian Wrestler Navid Afkari

BRUSSELS, Sept 14 (Reuters) - The European Union on Monday added its voice to an international outcry over the execution of Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari, saying the death penalty is a cruel and inhumane punishment...

Iran Abstains on Landmark Pandemic Agreement Vote by World Health Organization Members

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, May 20 (Reuters) - Members of the World Health Organization adopted an agreement on Tuesday to better prepare for future pandemics following the disjointed global response to COVID-19, but the absence of...

Iran’s Government Sentences Belgian Aid Worker to 40 Years in Prison -Tasnim

DUBAI/BRUSSELS, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Distraught family of a Belgian national held in Iran appealed to their government on Tuesday to do its utmost to get him freed after he was sentenced to 40 years in prison and...
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Protests Break Out in Iran Over Schoolgirl Illnesses

DUBAI, March 4 (Reuters) - Worried parents protested in Iran's capital Tehran and other cities on Saturday over a wave of suspected poison attacks that have affected schoolgirls in dozens of schools, according to Iranian news agencies and...

Britain Plans to Target Iranian Decision Makers With New Sanctions Regime

LONDON, July 6 (Reuters) - Britain said on Thursday it would create a new sanctions regime for Iran, giving it greater powers to target decision makers, including those involved in weapons proliferation and threats against British nationals. Britain's...

U.S. Wants Iran Ousted From U.N. Women’s Body

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, Nov 2 (Reuters) - The United States will try to remove Iran from the 45-member U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) over the government's denial of women's rights and brutal crackdown on...

Iran Regime’s Election Turnout Hits Record Low, Hardliners Maintain Grip on Parliament

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, March 4 (Reuters) - Turnout in Iran's parliamentary election was around 41%, the country's interior minister said on Monday, the lowest participation since Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution that swept the clerical rulers into power. https://kayhanlife.com/cartoon/cast-your-vote-i-wont-sting/ https://twitter.com/PahlaviReza/status/1763574265830359174?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1763574265830359174%7Ctwgr%5E668fb4a7a2d67ecd9969692edeb58d456096b692%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fkayhanlife.com%2Fnews%2Firan%2Firan-election-turnout-lowest-since-1979-revolution-early-reports-indicate%2F Friday's election was seen...
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Smoke, Gunfire at Tehran Jail Holding Political Prisoners, Dual Nationals

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Oct 15 (Reuters) - A fire broke out on Saturday in Tehran's Evin prison, where many of Iran's political and dual-national detainees are held, and witnesses reported hearing gunfire. State news agency IRNA said eight...

Germany Summons Iranian Ambassador Again over Latest Executions

BERLIN, Jan 9 (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said she ordered the Iranian ambassador to be summoned once again on Monday to express condemnation of Iran's latest execution of protesters. "A regime that murders its own youth...

Bread Prices Soar in Iran After Government Cuts Flour Subsidies

By Kayhan Life Staff Bread prices have flared up in several Iranian cities including Tehran after the government of Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian cut flour subsidies. At a time of high food inflation and a growing...