Drug Addiction Among Workers
January 26, 2017
By Rohshanak Asteraki
The widespread use of hard drugs among Iranian workers in various industries has prompted reluctant authorities to warn against the serious addiction epidemic plaguing the nation. In March 2015, the...
The Passing of Veteran Kayhan Journalist Kazem Gilanpour
February 27, 2017 Kazem Gilanpour, a revered colleague and former editor of Kayhan Varzeshi (Kayhan Sports), passed away on 14 February, 2017 in Andorra, where he had worked as a ski instructor for many years....
Tillerson Says He Hopes Rouhani Ends Iran Missile Program in New Term
May 20, 2017
RIYADH (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Saturday he hoped newly-elected Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will use his second term in office to end Tehran's ballistic missile programme...
Iran’s Unemployment Rate May Soar As High as 26 Percent by 2021
June 14, 2017
Iran’s economy has been growing at a rate of 5 percent a year in the past three decades. According to forecasts by the Research Center of the Majlis (the Iranian Parliament), the...
Iran Unable to Attract Foreign Investment
June 16, 2017
By Mehdi Dehqan
Iran is currently in the midst of a severe economic crisis. The country has seen a record number of industrial and manufacturing plant shutdowns in the past few decades, as...
Sex Scandals and Corruption in the “Sacred” Regime
December 22, 2016
By Roshanak Asteraki
Five ministers in President Rouhani’s cabinet have been accused of illicit affairs with a female journalist. In comments posted on his Telegram channel last week, Hossein Allahkaram, head of Tehran’s...
Quarter of Tehran’s Female Residents Suffer Domestic Abuse
October 30, 2017
Recent data has shown that 27 percent of women aged between 19 and 49 who live in Tehran have been the victims of some form of domestic violence during the past year.
Farid...
Iranian Official Says Severing Ties with Qatar Not a Solution for Regional Crisis
June 5, 2017
ANKARA (Reuters) - A senior Iranian official said on Monday the decision by some Gulf Arab states and Egypt to sever diplomatic ties with Qatar would not help end the crisis...
White House Has No Update on Russian Report of Baghdadi’s Death
June 16, 2017
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. administration on Friday was unable to provide any update on a report by Russia's defense ministry that it may have killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi...
Saudi Ally Bahrain Demands Qatar Distance Itself from Iran
June 8, 2017
DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain's foreign minister, keeping up the pressure on Qatar in a deepening Arab row, reiterated on Thursday a demand that Doha distance itself from Iran and stop support for "terrorist organisations".
Bahrain,...
