Tehran Times Mohammad Ali Najafi, a former mayor of Tehran, has been pardoned for killing his wife, Mitra Ostad. Mitra Ostad was Najafis second wife. Masoud Afraze, a lawyer representing the murdered wife, told ISNA on Wednesday that Mitras brother, Masoud Ostad, had announced the pardon. According to ISNA, Masoud Ostad had published a post ...

Tasnim Mohammad Ali Najafi, a former Iranian vice president and mayor of Tehran, was sentenced to death for killing his wife, the Judiciarys spokesman announced on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters at a press conference in Tehran on Tuesday, Gholam Hossein Esmaeili said Najafi was convicted of murder and sentenced to Qisas, an Islamic term meaning ...

Al-Monitor - Mitra Ostad, the second wife of former politician Mohammad Ali Najafi, was found dead in her northwest Tehran flat around noon May 28. According to a police report, the 35-year-old victim had been shot in the chest and an arm. As the story flooded news outlets and social media, perhaps few Iranians would have pointed the finger of blame ...

Radio Farda - In a major development local news agencies in Iran are reporting that the head of the Criminal Prosecutors Office Mohammad Shahriari, has said that former Tehran Mayor Mohammad Ali Najafi has confessed to the murder of his second wife. "Moments ago, Mohammad Ali Najafi went to a police station and surrendered, Shahriari said. Tehrans ...

AP A semi-official news agency in Iran says a wife of an adviser to President Hassan Rouhani has been shot and killed at her home. Tuesdays report by the ISNA news agency says Mitra Najafi was killed in northern Tehran. She is the second wife of Mohammad Ali Najafi, a former reformist mayor of Tehran and a Rouhani confidant. The report did not ...

Al-Monitor | Saeid Jafari: Members of the Tehran City Council will soon be choosing the Iranian capitals third mayor in less than 18 months. This comes as political infighting between Reformist groups is on the rise, making the public lose hope in the competency of the camp. Mohammad Ali Najafi, who became mayor after Reformists swept the city council ...

Bourse and Bazaar | AFP: Tehran's reformist mayor was replaced on Tuesday following claims he was threatened with arrest if he did not step down. Mohammad Ali Najafi, who took power after reformists swept the council elections last May, said he was suffering from unspecified health problems that required extensive treatment. But his allies say he ...

MNA After an expert-level session, councilors at Tehran City Council (TCC) finally agreed with the second resignation of Tehrans Mayor Mohammad Ali Najafi with 15 out of 21 votes in favor. After resignation of Tehrans mayor on Monday for the second time, councilors mulled over the resignation process and agreed with it unanimously. Of 21 votes ...

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MNA City Council members on Sun. rejected the resignation submitted by Tehrans mayor Mohammad Ali Najafi over 'ill health' and voted for his remaining in office. A session was held on Sunday at the City Council, chaired by Mohsen Hashemi, to discuss the resignation of Tehrans mayor Mohammad Ali Najafi. Mr. Najafi handed in his resignation ...

Al-Monitor- On March 14, Iranians woke up to a surprising piece of news: Tehrans mayor, prominent Reformist Mohammad Ali Najafi, who was onlychosen as mayor in August, had submitted his resignation to the city council. Explaining the reason for what had occurred, Mohsen Hashemi Rafsanjani, the chairman of Tehrans Reformist-dominated city council, ...

IFP - IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Thursday, March 15, and picked headlines from 18 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. The top story in most newspapers today was the resignation of Tehrans reformist mayor, Mohammad-Ali Najafi, for what he called a new medical ...

IRNA A member of the Tehran City Council confirmed on Wednesday that the mayor of Iran's capital has resigned. '[Tehran Mayor] Mohammad-Ali Najafi has submitted his resignation to the City Council in writing,' said Ahmad Majed-Jame'i. The news of the mayor's resignation was confirmed by a municipal official after earlier contradictory reports....

MNA An eight-storey office building on Valiasr St. downtown Tehran is still ablaze and there is a possibility for the collapse of a part or the whole structure, Tehran mayor said Tuesday. Mohammad Ali Najafi, Mayor of Tehran, made the observation during his visit to the eight-storey office building on Valiasr St., adding the building has been ...

Iran Front Page- IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Monday, February 5, and picked headlines from 12 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. The top story in all papers today was the remarks by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani about the countrys defence power, which ...

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Tasnim Mayor of Tehran expressed regret for disruption to traffic in parts of Tehran in the wake of the recent protest rallies, saying some municipal properties, including a number of bus stations, suffered minor damages after some demonstrators resorted to violence. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a City Council session in Tehran on ...

Tasnim Tehran Mayor Mohammad Ali Najafi highlighted efforts to attract foreign investments to develop the Iranian capital, saying more than 100 mega projects are being planned to be carried out with foreign investments. Najafi said his key vision for Tehran is to bolster exchanges and contacts with leading cities of the world in finance, entrepreneurship,...

Al-Monitor | Saeid Jafari: Less than two months into his tenure as the new mayor of Tehran,Mohammad Ali Najafiis already facing serious challenges. The Reformist politician took over the reins from conservative Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who held the post for 12 years (2005-2017). Ghalibafs mayorship came to an end in late August, but managers loyal ...

IFP- A contemporary sculpture and painting museum was reopened in Tehran on Tuesday (September 5) after over 15 years of being closed. Tehran Mayor Mohammad-Ali Najafi reopened the Ali Akbar Sanati Museum, named after a late Iranian painter and sculptor (1916-2006), in a ceremony in the Iranian capital on Tuesday (September 5). Being ...