Meet the 14 Iranian Athletes Competing in the Paris Olympics Refugee Team
By Ahmad Rafat
Fourteen Iranian athletes are competing in the Paris Olympic Games as refugees. They are part of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Refugee Olympic Team (ROT), which has a total of 36 athletes from 11 countries competing...
Thousands of Iranians Are Scammed by a Mobile Phone Company
By Kayhan Life Staff
A mobile phone provider known as the Kourosh Company has allegedly embezzled nearly $35 million after claiming to import mobile phones below the official market price. The scandal has once again...
‘Woman Life Freedom’ Murals in Israel: Interview With Hooman Khalili
By Nazenin Ansari
Hooman Khalili, an artist, filmmaker, and former radio talk show host, is the first artist invited by Israel to create ‘Woman Life Freedom’ murals there.
Last week, he unveiled his 18th and final...
New UN Rapporteur on Iran Is Expert on Death Penalty
By Natasha Phillips
Dr. Mai Sato, an associate professor at the prestigious Monash University in Australia, has been appointed as the next United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran by the UN Human...
Air Pollution Causes 50,000 Deaths A Year in Iran, Says University Expert
By Kayhan Life Staff
Of the 450,000 deaths in Iran every year that result from accidents and disease, and not from natural causes, some 50,000 are attributed to air pollution, according to Mohammad Sadegh Hassanvand,...
Islamic Republic Is Allegedly Hiring Crime Gangs to Kill Opponents in Europe
By Ahmad Rafat
The arrest of two individuals in the Netherlands has exposed a strong link between the security agencies of the Islamic Republic and the infamous “Mocro-Maffia” drug gang operating in the Netherlands and...
Journalists Niloufar Hamedi, Elahe Mohammadi Face Re-Arrest For Not Wearing Hijab
By Natasha Philips
Journalists Niloufar Hamedi and Elahe Mohammadi are to face a new set of charges in Iran after they appeared in public without the mandatory hijabs on Jan. 14, the day that they...
China to Redevelop Run-Down Tehran Districts In Housing Agreement
By Kayhan Life Staff
Iranian real estate developers face severe financial challenges because of an ongoing stagnation in the housing market. So Islamic Republic officials have asked China to help redevelop several run-down neighborhoods in...
Iranians Celebrate Nowruz, the Persian New Year; Google Doodle Marks the Moment
By Nazanine Nouri
More than 300 million people around the world this week are celebrating Nowruz—the start of the Persian New Year 1403. Ushering in the most beautiful season of the year, Nowruz celebrates the...
Killing of Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran Is Shrouded In Mystery
By Kayhan Life Staff
Islamic Republic officials claim that Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, was killed on July 31 after a “guided missile” controlled from outside Iran hit the heavily guarded complex where...
