Friday, November 15, 2024

UN Rights Chief Singles Out Countries Including Iran for Failure to Cooperate

By Emma Farge GENEVA, June 19 (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights chief called on Monday for greater support for his office as he seeks to expand its work by establishing a first-time presence in the world's two most populous...
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Iranian Protesters Remain Defiant in the Face of Violent and Brutal Regime Oppression

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Donors Pledge $6 Billion for Syria at EU-Hosted Conference

BRUSSELS, June 15 (Reuters) - International donors pledged 5.6 billion euros ($6.13 billion) at an EU-hosted conference in Brussels on Thursday to help Syria where an earthquake in February compounded the plight of a poverty-stricken population caught up in conflict since 2011. The pledges include 4.6...

EU Can Proscribe Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Without Delay, Lawyers Say

By Natasha Phillips Seven Iranian-born attorneys based in France have signed a letter on June 9 indicating that the European Union can designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization without delay, and without...

Dr Firouz Naderi, The Eminent Visionary Scientist Passes Away

By Kayhan Life Staff: The global Iranian community has been left shocked and saddened by the death of Dr Firouz Naderi, the man who led the Mars Exploration Program at NASA and the successful...

Iran’s Rekabi Competes in First Tournament Since Headscarf Controversy

June 9 (Reuters) - Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi participated in a women's boulder World Cup event in Brixen, Italy on Friday, her first tournament since she competed in an international contest without a headscarf last year. In...

Iran Is Paying ‘Political and Diplomatic Price for Its Brutality,’ UK Official 

By Natasha Phillips Iran’s government knows “the political and diplomatic price they are paying for their brutality ,” the UK Foreign Office Minister Andrew Mitchell has said. Mitchell made the remarks during a June 7 debate at the...

Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi Congratulates Kayhan London On 40th Anniversary

June 4, 2023 I congratulate Kayhan London, its publisher, managing editor, editorial staff, contributors, and readers on the 40th Anniversary of the founding of this influential newspaper. Through the works of several generations of dedicated, patriotic,...

Iran School Poisoning Incidents Spill Out Into Afghanistan

KABUL, June 5 (Reuters) - Around 60 Afghan girls were hospitalised after being poisoned at their school in northern Afghanistan, police said on Monday. The poisoning, which targeted a girls' school in the Afghan province of Sar-e Pol, comes...

Three Europeans Return Home After Release by Iran in Prisoner Swap

By Charlotte Van Campenhout BRUSSELS/DUBAI June 3 (Reuters) - Three Europeans returned home on Saturday a day after being released by Iran in a prisoner swap, and Tehran said there was no reason for Europeans to be arrested if...