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2018-05-16 01:48
Judiciary must form special branches to counter money laundering
TEHRAN – The parliament approved a bill on Tuesday that requires the Judiciary to form special courts to investigate money laundering crimes, Mehr reported.
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2018-05-13 08:28
Parliament considering retaliatory bill against U.S.
TEHRAN – Iranian parliamentarians have submitted a double-urgency bill to the Majlis presiding board to retaliate against the U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear agreement, also called the JCPOA, a top lawmaker said on Saturday.
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2018-05-09 20:24
MPs vow to counter U.S. ‘illegitimate demands’
TEHRAN – A number of Iranian lawmakers in a letter to Leader of the Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have said that they will not let the U.S. impose its “illegitimate demands” on Iran.
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2018-05-05 19:50
Iranian parliament to review bill on terrorism funding
TEHRAN – Iran’s parliament is set to review the bills on amending terrorism funding and money laundering laws at the request of the Rouhani administration.
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2018-05-03 06:26
By Maryam Qarehgozlou
Parliamentarians’ hesitation to pass law on child abuse tramples on children’s right
Members of the Majlis (Iranian parliament) are wavering about the law against child abuse and this is definitely violating children’s right.
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2018-04-22 07:10
Top officials set to meet in Majlis
TEHRAN – A meeting among the three branches of government is scheduled to be held in the parliament on Sunday afternoon, Fars reported.
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2018-04-18 06:11
MPs seek dismissal of central bank governor
TEHRAN – A lawmaker announced on Tuesday that 163 members of the parliament in a letter to President Rouhani have called for the dismissal of central bank governor Valiollah Seif.
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2018-04-17 07:36
Iranian parliamentary team to visit Syria after U.S. attack
TEHRAN – A few days after a U.S.-led attack targeted three sites in Syria a delegation of Iranian lawmakers are scheduled to visit Damascus on Tuesday.
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2018-04-17 07:10
Govt. waits Majlis approval to divide merged ministries
TEHRAN – Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs Hossein-Ali Amiri expressed the hope that the parliament would soon approve the new structure of the government, which would break up three ministries of industry, mine and trade, transport and urban development, and youth affairs and sports.
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2018-04-16 07:19
MPs condemn trilateral airstrike against Syria
TEHRAN – In a joint statement, 239 Iranian lawmakers condemned the attack on Syria by the U.S., UK and France, saying the new plots of Western countries will end in failure.
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2018-04-16 03:40
Quds Force set to report to parliament on Syria attack: MP
TEHRAN – A top lawmaker said on Sunday that commanders of the IRGC Quds Force as well as officials with the Foreign Ministry were scheduled to report to the parliament on Sunday evening on the recent U.S.-led attacks on Syria.
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2018-04-16 02:23
Parliament ratifies extradition treaty with Sri Lanka
TEHRAN – Iranian lawmakers on Sunday ratified a bill concerning an extradition treaty between Iran and Sri Lanka, IRNA reported.
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2018-04-13 09:44
Executive officials, parliamentarians to meet
TEHRAN – Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs Hossein-Ali Amiri said on Wednesday that the parliament will host a meeting between the executive and legislative branches of government in two weeks.
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2018-04-05 14:39
Majlis committees to discuss Telegram’s economic threats
TEHRAN – The Majlis national security and economic Committees will hold a meeting on the economic threats of Telegram messaging app for the country, a lawmaker has said, IRNA reported.
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2018-03-13 08:38
Aref urges reformists to renounce extremists
TEHRAN – Mohammad Reza Aref, the chairman of the pro-reform Hope faction in the parliament, has called on reformists draw a line between themselves and those who do not comply with the constitution.
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2018-03-13 07:34
Iranian embassy had predicted attack before it happened: MP
TEHRAN – Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Chairman Alaeddin Boroujerdi said on Monday that Iran’s embassy in London had warned of the possibility of an attack on the embassy before the Friday attack occurred.
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2018-03-07 10:28
MPs reprove Zarif over Le Drian visit
TEHRAN – Two lawmakers on Tuesday issued a warning to Foreign Minister Mohamamd Javad Zarif over inviting his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian to Tehran.
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2018-03-07 08:18
Parliament will never allow missile talks: MP
TEHRAN – The parliament would never allow anyone to hold talks about the country’s missile power, the spokesman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Majlis has said, Tasnim reported on Tuesday.
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2018-03-04 09:10
‘Parliamentary committee to study issues surrounding Islamic Azad University’
TEHRAN – The Majlis Education and Research Committee will follow up on the Islamic Azad University (IAU) for dismissal of some professors as well as other issues, a committee member said on Saturday.
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2018-02-20 18:56
Law adopted on selling national land area may endanger environment
TEHRAN — The recently-approved law on selling national land area will seriously endanger the environment and jeopardize the integrity of the protected areas, according to the Forests, Range and Watershed Management Organization.
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2018-02-04 20:00
Public transit budget cut shelves air pollution mitigation plans
TEHRAN — Majlis (the Iranian parliament) has sharply trimmed the budget proposed for the development of public transit, inevitably keeping air pollution abatement plans in abeyance.
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2018-02-03 20:01
Parliament permits $30b of foreign finance facilities as of Mar. 21
TEHRAN- According to Iranian Parliament’s latest approval, the government will be allowed to use up to $30 billion of finance facilities during the next Iranian calendar year (starting March 21, 2018), ILNA reported.
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2018-01-28 07:39
$100m allotted to address social vulnerabilities
TEHRAN — Majlis (the Iranian parliament) has earmarked some 4.5 trillion rials (nearly $100 million) for dealing with social vulnerabilities within the framework of the budget bill for the next calendar year, starting on March 21, Mehr reported on Saturday.
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2018-01-24 20:23
Iran takes initial step to join UNTOC
TEHRAN – The Iranian parliament on Wednesday voted in favor of a bill to join the international body against organized crime, formally known as the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC).
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2018-01-22 09:56
Larijani urges expansion of ties with Guinea-Bissau
TEHRAN – Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said on Sunday that the expansion of parliamentary ties between the Islamic Republic and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau would lead to better relations between the two countries.
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2018-01-22 08:04
Six MPs to visit Evin Prison
TEHRAN – Deputy Majlis Speaker Ali Motahari said on Sunday that a team comprising six parliamentarians will soon visit the Evin Prison to see the condition of individuals arrested during the recent unrest.
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2018-01-17 11:54
Iranian Lawmakers push for local messaging apps
TEHRAN – In a letter to heads of the three branches of the government, Iranian lawmakers pushed for creating domestic messaging apps, Mehr reported.
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2018-01-16 11:21
Parliamentary economic, legal committees to decide on FATF: MP
TEHRAN - The economic and legal committees of the parliament will examine a bill to join the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an anti-money laundering organization, Majlis Economic Committee Chairman Mohammadreza Pourebrahimi has said.
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2018-01-08 09:02
Disregarding child abuse heightens social vulnerability
TEHRAN — Child abuse or child maltreatment, includes neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, exploitation and emotional abuse which would seriously harm a child or increase risks of serious harm to a child that could result in injury or death.
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2018-01-03 09:24
Traffic fines to help curb Tehran’s air pollution
TEHRAN — Majlis (the Iranian parliament) has mandated Tehran municipality to spend traffic fines on implementing measures to abate air pollution in the capital, ISNA reported on Tuesday.
