EU Leaders Discuss Trump, Iran, Trade
SOFIA, May 17 (Reuters) - European Union leaders gather in the Bulgarian capital Sofia to discuss their strained ties with U.S. President Donald Trump, including on trade, saving the Iran nuclear deal and bringing...
Banning Polygamy in Iran Could Encourage Prostitution, Majlis Member Says
By Reza Hamidi
Islamic marital jurisprudence (Sharia law), which allows Muslim men to have up to four wives, helps to avert a social crisis, according to Ali Motahari, a member of the Majlis (Iranian Parliament)...
Woman Arrested for Hijab Removal Recalls Prison Ordeal
By Firoozeh Ramezanzadeh
Shaparak Shajarizadeh, a 45-year old Iranian woman, was arrested in January after removing her headscarf in public in protest against the mandatory Islamic hijab law. Tehran prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi sought a...
Iran Vows “Expected And Unexpected” Moves if US Exits Nuclear Deal
DUBAI, April 21 (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday Iran's atomic agency was ready with "expected and unexpected" reactions if the United States pulls out of a multinational nuclear deal, as U.S. President...
VIDEO: International Criminal Court Official Hirad Abtahi Discusses Protecting Culture
By Kayhan Life Staff
Hirad Abtahi is an international criminal justice lawyer with 25 years experience who currently serves as chef de cabinet (chief of staff) to the Presidency of the United Nations International Criminal...
Iran Has Curbed Illegal Sale of Birth Certificates, Spokesman Says
By Azadeh Karimi
Iran's new online identity verification system has stopped the illegal sale of birth certificates and national identity cards belonging to drug addicts and deceased people, according to Seifollah Aboutorabi, the Spokesman for...
VIDEO: Vahid Beheshti Resumes Hunger Strike After Fatwa Allegedly Issued Against Him
By Kayhan Life
Vahid Beheshti who was hospitalised on day 72 of a hunger strike to convince the British government to proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps in the UK has resumed his public protest...
Iranian Holy City Mashhad Bans Mixed-Sex Board Games in Gaming Cafes
By Kayhan Life Staff
Esmail Rahmani, the deputy prosecutor for Mashhad, capital of the northeastern province of Khorasan, has reportedly banned mixed-sex board games in all gaming cafes all across the city.
A joint statement issued...
UN Diplomats Walk Out On Iran’s Foreign Minister As He Addresses Human Rights Council...
By Natasha Phillips
United Nations diplomats walked out of a speech by Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian during a Feb. 27 session of the UN’s Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva. The session was held...
Iranian Authorities Arrest Science Olympiad Winners, Rights Group Says
By Azadeh Karimi
On April 10, plainclothes security police arrested two Science Olympiad medal winners, Amir Hossein Moradi and Ali Younesi, at their homes in Tehran on unspecified charges, the human rights group, Campaign to...
