Iranian Government and Parliament Clash Over Budget Deficit
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Iranian government’s economic team and the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) have been engaged in a dispute that has escalated in recent days.
Majlis deputies reviewing the government’s budget bill have been concerned...
Mahsa Amini Family Lawyer Sentenced To One Year in Prison
By Kayhan Life Staff
Branch 28 of Tehran’s Revolution Court has handed a one-year prison sentence to Saleh Nikbakht, the lawyer for the family of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, the Tehran-based Didban Iran news website said...
Iranian Hospitals Face Shortages of Drugs and Medical Equipment
By Kayhan Life Staff
The chronic economic crisis in Iran has impacted the country’s healthcare systems, with state and private hospitals facing a shortage of medicine and medical equipment.
While patients face massive medical bills, hospital...
INTERVIEW: Dr. Azmayesh Discusses Plight of Iran’s Dervishes, Reza Pahlavi’s Chances
By Nazenin Ansari
The Ni’matullahi lineage of Sultan Ali Shahi Gonabadi is one of the most well-known mystical orders in Iran, dating back to around the 14th century AD. The Gonabadi dervishes follow the school...
Iranian Film Professionals Boycott Islamic Republic’s Fajr Festival
By Ahmad Rafat
A significant number of people in the Iranian film industry have said that they will not attend the 41st Fajr International Film Festival, which is being held between Feb. 1 and 11...
Iran Pardons Thousands of Prisoners; Journalists Remain in Jail
By Kayhan Life Staff
In February, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pardoned or approved reduced sentences for some 88,000 prisoners, including dissidents and others arrested during the recent nationwide protests sparked by the September...
Banned Iranian Director Ali Ahmadzadeh Wins Top Award At Locarno Film Festival
By Ahmad Rafat
Ali Ahmadzadeh — an Iranian filmmaker who was banned earlier this year from leaving his country — has won the top award at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland for his movie...
IRGC Agent Fails to Kill Sunni Leader, Local News Website Reports
By Kayhan Life Staff
On June 19, security personnel at the Makki Grand Mosque in Zahedan, the capital of the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, reportedly foiled a plot by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards...
Iran Plays Major Role in Global Drug Trafficking, Says Terrorism Expert
By Kayhan Life Staff
Reports from Western and regional intelligence agencies suggest that the Islamic Republic, with the help of its paramilitary partners, is playing a significant role in drug trafficking networks operating in the...
Iran Is Alarmed by Mutiny In Russia Led by Wagner Group’s Yevgeny Prigozhin
By Ahmad Rafat
The mercenary Wagner group’s occupation of the port city of Rostov-on-Don in Russia, on June 23 lasted just one day: Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin halted its march on Moscow after a deal...
