British Foreign Minister to Discuss Iran on N. American Trip
LONDON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - British Foreign Minister James Cleverly will seek to bolster support for Ukraine on a trip to the United States and Canada which begins on Tuesday, ahead of the first anniversary of...
Iran Toughens Hijab Laws, Introduces Harsher Punishments
By Natasha Phillips
Legislation in the Islamic Republic of Iran to enforce the mandatory hijab had been toughened to include increased jail terms and financial penalties for women who violate the country’s dress code.
The ‘Protection of the...
Iranian Government Sanctions ‘Hijab Violators’ In Crackdown on Protests
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Islamic Republic of Iran is using the mandatory hijab rule to further claw back the rights of women and girls in the country.
The government has shut down many businesses in...
Iran Ousted From U.N. Women’s Body After U.S. Campaign
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Iran was ousted from a United Nations women's body on Wednesday for policies contrary to the rights of women and girls, a move proposed by the United States after...
Europeans Scramble To Salvage Iran Deal After Trump Reneges
By Yara Bayoumy and Michael Georgy
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT, May 9 (Reuters) - Dismayed European allies sought to salvage the international nuclear pact with Iran on Wednesday after President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of...
Iran’s Parliament Blames Rouhani for Economic Troubles, Refers Him to Judiciary
By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin
LONDON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Pressures mounted on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday as lawmakers summoned him to answer questions on weak economic growth and rising prices, but the parliament was...
U.S. Ambassador: Iran Failed to Declare All Chemical Weapons to Global Agency
AMSTERDAM, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Iran has not declared all its chemical weapons capabilities to the global chemical weapons agency in The Hague, in violation of an international non-proliferation convention, the U.S. ambassador to the organisation...
United Nations ‘Orange the World’ in Iran
By KayhanLife Staff
Every year, the United Nations marks 16 days of activism against gender-based violence from November 25 (International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women) to December 10 (Human Rights Day), 2022,...
France Demands Release of Citizen in Iran As Health Worsens
By John Irish
PARIS, Jan 26 (Reuters) - France's foreign ministry demanded on Thursday the immediate release of Bernard Phelan, a Franco-Irish citizen detained in Iran, whose health situation has worsened with Paris saying he has been denied...
Germany Says Efforts Disregarded After Dual National Sentenced to Death in Iran
BERLIN, Feb 21 (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Tuesday that efforts to advocate on behalf of a German-Iranian national sentenced to death in Iran had been disregarded by Tehran.
She called on the Iranian leadership to remedy...
