Kourosh Avaei

Kourosh Avaei is a journalist and political analyst based in Europe. He has a masters degree in communications and has worked in online media in Iran as a journalist on socio-political issues.

Iran | Jun 29, 2014

Rouhani underlines need for greater judicial transparency

Iran's president wages an uphill battle against an anti-capitalist ideology that dominated the postrevolutionary era in Iran.

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani arrives at Pudong International Airport, ahead of the fourth Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) summit in Shanghai May 20, 2014. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR3Q000

Iran | Dec 21, 2013

Iran still digging out of Ahmadinejad-era corruption

In Iran, the business and legal climate generated by sanctions led to shady business deals and opaque transactions.

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures during a news conference in New York, September 24, 2010. U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday strongly condemned comments by Ahmadinejad that implied a U.S. government role in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX10F2I

Iran | Sep 19, 2013

Will Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Reduce Economic Role?

President Hassan Rouhani is carefully asking Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps to cut back on its economic projects.

Iran | Aug 17, 2013

What to Expect In Iran’s Telecom Sector

Iran’s newly appointed minister of communications and information technology signals a chance for change in one of the largest non-oil sectors in the country.

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A statuette of the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is displayed next to Apple iPhone 4S packaging at a shop window in Payetakht (Capital) computer centre in northern Tehran January 19, 2012. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS) - RTR2WILP

Iran | Apr 19, 2013

Iranian Candidates and Coalitions Prepare for Elections

Iranian presidential candidates are increasingly representing economic rather than political interests amid signs of the beginnings of coalition politics, writes Kourosh Avaei.