IFP - Iranian lawmakers have adopted a number of motions to further support and protect the rights of women and children in the Islamic Republic. Under one of the proposals, the legal age for boys and girls will increase, and children under 13 will be prohibited from getting married. The legislators will put the motion to debate after a ...

IRNA The closed session of Majlis (Iranian Parliament) kicked off with the presence of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Ministry of Economy Masoud Karbasian to discuss Iran's joining to Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) on Sunday, said an MP. 'The bill to join the FATF will be discussed with the presence of the Foreign ...

IFP- An Iranian lawmaker says the Iranian Parliaments female MPs have decided to introduce a plan to raise the legal age of marriage for women in the country. Iranian lawmaker Fatemeh Zolqadr said the Iranian Parliament, in coordination with the countrys Vice-Presidency for Women and Family Affairs, has decided to compile a plan to raise ...

IFP - A member of Irans Parliament says the Islamic Republic seeks to cement its ties with the regional countries, particularly the UAE, and is ready to establish a joint parliamentary friendship group with the Arab country.   The head of Irans parliamentary delegation to the two-day (May 22-23) meeting of the Standing Committee ...

IFP - An Iranian lawmaker called on competent women to run for Irans City and Village Councils elections due to be held in May across the country. Fatemeh Zolqadr, a senior female member of the Iranian Parliament, invited all competent women in the country to run for the upcoming local elections in May. We all believe that our cities ...