Larijani: New rules to curb economic disruption may be applied on Sat.
MNA – Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said that new norms and criteria for fighting economic disruption may be announced and applied next…
Tag Archives: Iran’s Majlis
Parl. to impeach labor minister
MNA – In its open session on Wednesday, a number of 40 members of the Parliament requested to impeach Minister of Labor,…
193 MPs call for reshuffle in cabinet
IRNA – 193 Iranian members of parliament in a letter called for maximum reshuffling in President Hassan Rouhani’s cabinet. In their letter…
Parliament agrees on formation of cultural heritage ministry
MNA – Iranian lawmakers passed a bill Wed. that called for the transformation of the organization of cultural heritage, handicrafts and tourism…
Iranian Parliament to grill Rouhani over 5 economic issues
MNA – Iranian Parliament garnered the needed votes to question President Hassan Rouhani over the country’s economic issues. Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani…
MPs praise Judiciary measures to curb economic corruption
MNA – A group of Iranian members of Parliament signed a letter to Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani, appreciating the efforts…
Parl. rejects dividing ministries in current situation: Larijani
MNA – The Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has said that lawmakers in Iranian parliament are opposed to transforming the government structure…
Parl. national security commission to host foreign ambs.
MNA – Members of Iran’s Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission will host ambassadors from 20 countries on Sunday. Iran’s Parliament…
Rouhani likely to face MPs’ questions over handling of economy
MNA – The chairman of the Economic Commission in Iran’s Parliament says that MPs will likely question President Rouhani over handling of…
Iran parliament writes letter to Leader on Palermo Convention
IRNA – Iran’s parliament (Majlis) legal and judicial commission in a letter to the Leader of Islamic Revolution asked His Excellency to…
Iran parliament approves bill on child support
IRNA – Iranian parliament (Majlis) on Tuesday approved a bill on child and teenage support with overwhelming majority of votes. General details…
Iranian Parliament firm on preventing FATF blacklisting
Financial Tribune – Majlis Economic Commission, a major force in Iran’s Parliament, is committed to ensure the passage of pending bills aimed…
Iran’s parliamentary body calls for prosecution of Israeli officials as war criminals
Tasnim – The Permanent Secretariat of the International Conference on Supporting Palestinian Intifada (Uprising) at the Iranian parliament strongly condemned Israel’s recent…
Iranian parliament to discuss women-rights bill
MNA – Iranian MP Khadijah Rabiei said on Saturday that Iranian parliament will table a new pro-women rights bill in the near…
Iran gov’t, parl’t to discuss economic issues
IRNA – Some suggestions have been prepared in the parliament’s specialized economic committees that will be discussed with the government, said the…
MPs reject general bill on ‘Support for Iranian Products’
MNA – Iranian lawmakers on Wed. rejected a general bill on ‘Support for Iranian Products’ over what they cited as the ‘repetitive’…
Iranian Parl. discusses ways to thwart US sanctions
MNA – The head of the Management and Planning Organization of Iran and the minister of industry have attended a Parliament’s session…
Iran Gov’t, Parliament form joint oil committee
IRNA – The chairman of Iran’s Majlis (parliament)Energy Commission announced formation of a joint committee by members of the country’s executive and…
Heads of 3 branches of power to address Majlis Thursday
IRNA – Heads of three branches of power are scheduled to hold meeting in Majlis (Parliament) on Thursday. The meeting is to…
MPs urge President Rouhani to reshuffle economic team
IRNA – Iranian lawmakers in a letter on Wednesday urged President Hassan Rouhani to reshuffle his cabinet’s economic team before the parliament…
Iran’s Parl. condemns US withdrawal from UNHRC
MNA – The Iranian Parliament’s human rights faction issued a statement on Tuesday condemning the US withdrawal from Unite Nations Human Rights…
Latest developments in Iran Deal discussed in parliament
IRNA – The latest developments in negotiations with EU on Iran nuclear deal were discussed by the independent faction of Majlis (Iranian…
Female lawmakers working on plan to reserve parliamentary seats for women
IFP – Head of the Iranian Parliament’s Women Faction says female lawmakers are considering a motion that sets a quota for women…
FATF’s impartiality test
Financial Tribune | Fatemeh Mahjourian: The deadline of the 18-month action plan prepared by the Financial Action Task Force for Iran ended…
Parliament should not be doubtful about domestic capabilities: Leader
IRNA – Majlis (Iranian Parliament) should not be a symbol of doubt, desperation, inferiority complex, and indifference about domestic issues; it should…
Photos: Leader receives Iranian lawmakers on Wed.
Mizan – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei received Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and parliament members on Wed., as the 10th Islamic…
Leader receives Iranian lawmakers
IRNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei met with members of Iran’s Majlis (Parliament) here on Wednesday.…
Iranian MPs to meet with Leader on Wed.
MNA – Iranian lawmakers will meet with Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei on June 20, a parliament member told MNA on…
Agriculture, economy ministers to show up in Majlis
IRNA – Minister of Agriculture Jihad Mahmoud Hojjati and Finance Minister Masoud Karbasian will show up in Majlis (Iranian parliament) this week…
Iranian MPs propose motion on granting amnesty to political offenders
IFP – A large number of Iranian lawmakers have put forward a motion on granting amnesties to political and other offenders sentenced…
Parl. passes amendment bill on fighting forex smuggling
MNA – The Iranian lawmakers have passed into law an amendment bill to combat the smuggling of foreign exchange, especially the US…
Iran publishes human rights report on US
IRNA – Research Center of Iran’s Majlis (parliament) has published a documented 47-page report on human rights record of the United States…
Senior MP defends FATF bill
IRNA – FATF is a systematic structure to counter financial corruption and makes fiscal calculations clear, said the deputy speaker of Majlis…
Iran gov’t spokesman urges approving FATF treaty in parliament
IRNA – Spokesman for the Iranian government on Tuesday urged approving the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) treaty in the parliament. If…
8 Daesh members to be executed in Iran
IRNA – The death sentence of eight Daesh (ISIS) terrorists got confirmed in Supreme Court of Iran, said the deputy head of…
Iran’s accession to anti-terrorism convention postponed
IRNA – Majlis (the Iranian Parliament) voted for the postponement of accession to Terrorist Financing Convention (formally, the International Convention for the…
Iranian Parl. votes for Palermo bill after amendments
MNA – Despite some MPs’ objections to the content of Palermo bill, Iranian Parliament voted for UNTOC after making some amendments and…
Parl. again reviewing Iran’s accession to CFT, UNTOC
MNA – The Iranian Parliament has begun reviewing Iran’s accession to Convention for the Suppression of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) and and…
Iran Parliament vice speakers re-elected
IRNA – Massoud Pezeshkian and Ali Motahhari have been re-elected as the vice speakers of the Parliament on Wednesday. The Iranian MPs…
Ali Larijani re-elected as Iran parliament speaker for 11th time
IFP – Iranian lawmakers on Wednesday elected Ali Larijani as the speaker of the parliament for 11th consecutive year. In an open…