Majlis

2021-08-21 11:32

‘We will guarantee legitimate freedoms’

Raisi says was not under pressure in nominating ministers

TEHRAN – President Ebrahim Raisi said on Saturday that in selecting his ministers he was not influenced by any special group or faction.

2021-08-11 21:03

Iran Majlis to review cabinet lineup next week

TEHRAN – The Iranian Majlis will start reviewing the proposed cabinet nominees of the new president next week, a lawmaker said, hours after President Ebrahim Raisi officially submitted a list of his ministers to Majlis Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf on Wednesday.

2021-07-21 18:56

Qalibaf congratulates Muslim counterparts on Eid al-Adha

TEHRAN – Iranian Majlis Speaker Mohammad Qalibaf has issued a message congratulating the speakers of parliaments of Islamic countries on the occasion of Eid al-Adha.

2021-07-14 02:04

Parliament bill prohibiting negotiations with U.S. is 'preemptive': MP

TEHRAN – An Iranian lawmaker who helped prepare a bill conditioning negotiation with the U.S. on permission from the Majlis said the measure is intended to forestall any signing of deals by governments without informing the legislative body.

2021-05-23 19:56

Parliament speaker says IAEA access to nuclear facilities should be cut off

TEHRAN – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said on Sunday that the three-month deal between Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog has expired and that the government should restrict the watchdog’s access to Iran’s nuclear facilities.

2021-04-04 19:38

Sanctions should be lifted ‘all at once and completely’: Iranian parliament

TEHRAN – Iranian parliament representatives issued a statement on Sunday saying that a return to the 2015 nuclear deal – JCPOA- by the United States will be dependent on a lifting of sanctions “all at once and completely” that can be verified by experts.

2021-03-16 16:06

Majlis approves amended national budget bill

TEHRAN- During an open session of Majlis (Iranian parliament) on Tuesday, the MPs approved the amended national budget bill for the coming Iranian calendar year (begins on March 20).

2021-03-16 15:16

By Faranak Bakhtiari

Plan on population growth, family support approved

TEHRAN – The Majlis (Iranian Parliament) approved on Tuesday to implement a population growth and family support plan for 7 years to change the declining trend of childbearing.

2021-02-23 19:30

Moazzenzadeh Ardebili’s ancestral house to be turned into museum

TEHRAN – The ancestral house of Moazzenzadeh Ardebili’s family, who are known as icons of Islamic eulogy, and azan (adhan), the Muslim call to prayer, is set to be turned into a museum in Ardebil, northwest Iran.

2021-02-17 11:12

By Azin Sahabi

IISS: How to curb Iran’s missile program

The Iranian Parliament (Majlis) passed a bill some two months ago that obliges the government to reduce commitments to the JCPOA if sanctions are not lifted within two months. A part of the approval, titled “Strategic Action to Lift Sanctions and Protect the Nation’s Rights”, entails halting the implementation of the Additional Protocol to the NPT if the sanctions are not lifted by February 23.

2021-02-12 16:46

Birth rate in Iran declines by 5% in 6 months on year

TEHRAN – The number of births registered in Iran during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 20, 2020) shows a decrease of five percent compared to the same period last year.

2020-11-17 12:49

Next year’s budget bill to be submitted to Majlis on Dec. 2

TEHRAN- The national budget bill for the next Iranian calendar year (starts on March 21, 2021) will be submitted to the Majlis (Iranian parliament) on December 2, the deputy head of Planning and Budget Organization (PBO) announced.

2020-10-28 17:16

Majlis approves double-urgency plan of subsidized essential goods

TEHRAN- Iranian parliament (Majlis) on Wednesday approved the double-urgency plan which obliges the government to subsidize essential goods, IRNA reported.

2020-09-28 21:22

Majlis set to decide about the nominee for industry minister

TEHRAN – Parliament is set to approve or reject the nominee for the post of industry, mining, and trade minister on Tuesday.

2020-08-12 14:09

Majlis disapproves of government’s plan to sell oil bonds: MP

TEHRAN- The Majlis (Iranian parliament) disapproves of a plan proposed by the government that is said to bring about an “economic breakthrough” for the country through selling oil bonds, MP Hossein-Ali Haji Deligani told the Tehran Times.

Deputy Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Vali Teymouri (L) meets with MP Mohammadreza Dashti Ardakani in Tehran on August 10, 2020.

2020-08-11 18:36

Coronavirus-crippled tourism industry needs national support to rebound: official

TEHRAN – The domestic tourism industry crippled by the coronavirus pandemic needs national support to make a rebound, deputy tourism minister Vali Teymouri has said.

Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organization (IIDO) director Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Qomi

2020-06-14 10:47

By Manijeh Rezapoor

IIDO director elaborates on Iran’s social-cultural status in Majlis

TEHRAN – Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organization (IIDO) director Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Qomi attended a Majlis session on Sunday to elaborate on the social and cultural status of the country.

2020-05-27 18:10

Photo: Majid Asgaripour

11th Iranian Parliament inaugurated

At a ceremony on May 27, 2020, the new Iranian Parliament (Majlis), the 11th of its kind since the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, was opened. Dignitaries, including President Hassan Rouhani, Judiciary Chief Seyed Ebrahim Raisi, former Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani, Chief of Staff of Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri, and tens of other high-ranking officials, attended the inauguration ceremony.

2020-05-17 13:21

Iranian parliamentary committee enumerates steps needed to counter Israel’s anti-human moves

TEHRAN – The Iranian Parliament National Security and Foreign policy Committee on Saturday approved a plan to counter Israel’s hostile moves against peace and security.

2020-05-12 12:26

MPs approve motion on Israel’s hostile measures

TEHRAN — Iranian lawmakers have approved the double-urgency of a motion which would obligate the Iranian government to take certain measures against hostile measures of the Israeli regime.

2020-05-01 20:00

Iran raises annual tourism budget by 39%

TEHRAN- Iran’s national budget bill proposed for the current fiscal year (started March 20), has allocated 15.326 trillion rials (about $360 million at the official dollar rate of 42,000 rials) to the tourism sector, an increase of 39 percent year on year.

2020-04-20 21:31

Handicraft exports from Isfahan surge 27%, hit $40 million

TEHRAN - Handicrafts exports from Isfahan province, long been home to talented artisans and craftspeople, reached $40 million during the past Iranian calendar year 1398 (ended March 20), showing 27 percent growth year on year.

2020-04-19 19:05

Details of motion aiming to reduce parliament speaker’s power unveiled

TEHRAN — A member of the parliament’s presiding board has unveiled details of a motion that aims at reducing the parliament speaker’s power among other things in the next parliamentary term.

2020-04-04 17:47

U.S. sanctions hindering Iran's fight against coronavirus outbreak: MP

TEHRAN- An Iranian parliamentarian wrote on her official Twitter account on Saturday that the U.S. economic terrorism and illegal sanctions are now among the main barriers facing Iran to mitigate COVID-19 outbreak.

2020-02-24 16:15

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