Saturday, January 24, 2026

Iran Has Helped Palestinian Groups Make Weapons, Islamic Jihad Leader Says

By Kayhan Life Staff Iran has helped armed Palestinian groups build rockets, bombs, and anti-tank missiles, according to Ziyad al-Nakhalah, the Secretary-General of the Islamic Jihad Movement of Palestine (PIJ). Mr. al-Nakhalah, who recently held talks...

Tehran University to Admit Members of Iraqi Militia Group As Students 

By Kayhan Life Staff The President of Tehran University, Seyyed Mohammad Moghimi, has welcomed a proposal to admit members of an Iraqi militia group, the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), to study at the university, the...

Mehdi Ebrahimian, Architect of Shah Abbas Hotel, Passes Away 

By Kayhan Life Staff Professor Mehdi Ebrahimian, who designed the legendary Shah Abbas Hotel in Isfahan, passed away on July 11 in Tehran. He was laid to rest in the Rezvan Garden cemetery, at his...

Iran’s Obstetrician Shortage Is Causing Women to Die in Childbirth, Expert Says 

By Kayhan Life Staff The shortage of doctors specializing in women’s healthcare, including obstetrics and gynecology (OB-GYN), is to blame for some young mothers’ deaths while giving birth to their first child, according to Mohammad...

Twenty-Eight Million Iranians Live Below Poverty Line, Majlis Deputy Warns

By Kayhan Life Staff Mohsen Pirhadi, deputy chair of Iran’s Seventh Development Plan’s Consolidation Commission, has said that 28 million Iranians live below the poverty line. The poverty line (poverty threshold) calculates the minimum amount needed to...

ANALYSIS: China’s Influence in the Middle East Is Expanding

By Ahmad Rafat   China’s efforts to expand its sphere of influence significantly in the Middle East and Africa in recent years have been a concern for the West. While China previously limited its aim to...

Tough Realities of Life In Iran Are Highlighted in London Festival of Films By...

By Ahmad Rafat The first festival of documentaries, short films, and animation by Iran-based female directors was recently held in London. The two-day festival was co-organized by the Persia Educational Foundation (established in 2016) and...

Iran Reports Record Number of Underage Brides Giving Birth

By Kayhan Life Staff A recent report by the Tehran-based Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) said that between March and December 2022, some 20,000 girls aged under 15 were legally married in the country, and...

Exhibition on Iranian Women’s Protests Opens at Jerusalem Islamic Art Museum 

By Ahmad Rafat Some 52 works by contemporary Iranian artists, active in Iran and abroad, are on show in an exhibition titled “Five-Woman, Life, Freedom” at the Museum for Islamic Art in Jerusalem through April...

Iran Is Part of ‘New Axis of Totalitarian States,’ Says UK Lawmaker 

By Natasha Phillips Authoritarian states outnumber democracies in the world today, and Iran is part of a new totalitarian axis, said Ian Duncan Smith, a U.K. Conservative Party lawmaker who previously led the party and...