Boxing-Iranian Female Fighter Cancels Return Home After Arrest Warrant Issued
By Julien Pretot
PARIS, April 17 (Reuters) - The first Iranian woman to contest an official boxing bout has cancelled plans to return home after an arrest warrant was issued for her in Tehran, her representative...
A Young Italian Traveller Recounts His Experiences in Iran
Giorgio Zanella is a 29-year-old Italian from Trento in northern Italy – and a regular traveler to Iran. Kayhan London caught up with Giorgio to find out about his experiences in the country.
Q: What made...
EXCLUSIVE: Bodybuilder Khaled Pirzadeh Speaks of Being Tortured in Prison
By Roshanak Astaraki
On July 14, prison authorities in Iran reportedly transferred Khaled Pirzadeh, an advocate of constitutional monarchy and a civil rights activist, from the Greater Tehran Penitentiary in Fashapuyeh District (commonly known as...
Persian Delights in Peckham, Southeast London
By Paola Totaro
She calls him 'Mr. Shopkeeper.' He smiles at his wife with a quiet pride. Together, they run the Persian emporium Persepolis, now one of Southeast London’s most intriguing shops – and an Iranian vegetarian haven.
She calls him 'Mr. Shopkeeper.' He smiles at his wife with a quiet pride. Together, they run the Persian emporium Persepolis, now one of Southeast London’s most intriguing shops – and an Iranian vegetarian haven.
Basketballs Become Art in Paris Exhibition Championed by Tennis Player Mansour Bahrami
By Nazanine Nouri
Basketballs were on display in a two-week exhibition held at the Galerie Nicolas Flamel in Paris last month. “Basket Goes Persian: When Origins Inspire” — curated by Hessam Khalatbari, Yassi Metghalchi, and...
Lavash Bread Lands on UNESCO’s World Cultural Heritage List
Lavash – the flatbread cherished and consumed by Iranians across the ages – is now on one of UNESCO's key cultural heritage lists.
Cristiano Ronaldo Ties with Iran’s Ali Daei as the All-Time Top Scorer in International...
BUDAPEST, June 23 (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo tied Iran's Ali Daei as the all-time top scorer in international soccer by moving on to 109 goals in Portugal's Euro 2020 game against France on Wednesday.
Ronaldo scored...
Fortune Telling: Iran’s New Sensation
July 25, 2017 Fortune telling aims to predict the future through psychic means and communication with supernatural forces. Although it has little support in science, the practice remains popular in many countries. Many people around the...
Iranians Celebrate Nowruz, Usher in the Year 1400 Amid Prolonged Pandemic
By Nazanine Nouri
More than 300 million people around the world are celebrating Nowruz — the Persian New Year -- and ushering in the year 1400 of the Persian calendar. Yet for the second year...
