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2018-08-01 18:41
Iranian parliament votes for tourism ministry
TEHRAN - Iranian lawmakers on Wednesday gave final approval to the establishment of cultural heritage, handicrafts and tourism ministry in a bid to support tourism industry.
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2018-07-26 09:54
Majlis hammering out details of long-awaited bill on rights of children
TEHRAN - Finally after months of debates on the bill on children’s right, Majlis [the Iranian parliament] is considering the bill in detail.
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2018-07-19 08:27
$47m allocated for law on rights of persons with disabilities
TEHRAN – The Iranian government has allocated a total budget of 2 trillion rials (nearly $47 million) for implementing the law on rights of persons with disabilities, head of Iran’s Welfare Organization has said.
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2018-06-25 09:28
Majlis committees see major changes
TEHRAN – The makeup of the presiding board of the parliamentary committees go under changes as the tenth parliament under the Islamic Republic entered its third year.
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2018-06-24 11:32
Majlis to hammer out bill against animal cruelty
TEHRAN – Bill against animal cruelty is being discussed in Majlis, deputy environment chief for natural environment Hamid Zohrabi has said.
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2018-06-18 11:07
‘Implementing law on children’s right entails proper budget allocation’
TEHRAN— Implementing the law on the rights of the children requires proper budget allocation, a member of the legal committee of the Society for Protecting the Rights of the Child has said.
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2018-06-12 08:39
Government names locations for legal gatherings
TEHRAN – Iran’s government has named a number of locations for holding legal protests or gatherings in Tehran and offered conditions to allocate places in other cities as well, Mehr reported.
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2018-06-03 16:16
Bill on children’s rights to be brought before Majlis: MP
TEHRAN — After months of discussions the bill on rights of children will be brought before Majlis [Iranian parliament], MP Mohammad Reza Badamchi has said.
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2018-06-01 19:53
Law on rights of persons with disabilities to be fully enforced within a year
TEHRAN — The law concerning the rights of persons with disabilities will be fully implemented by the next Iranian calendar year (March 2019, the deputy director for Iran’s Welfare Organization rehabilitation affairs has said, the YJC.
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2018-05-30 04:50
Suspicious package spotted at Iran Parliament
TEHRAN – A suspicious package was spotted at Iran’s Parliament on Tuesday morning which prompted security guards to close the entrance gates for an hour.
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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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2018-04-23 01:55
Top officials meet in Majlis
TEHRAN – Top officials from the three branches of government met on Sunday in Majlis (parliament), where they held talks to boost the level of engagement among the government branches and tackle national issues in different areas.
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2018-04-20 13:15
‘Without restoration plan, Lake Urmia would have been fully drained by now’
TEHRAN – If there had not been any plan to restore Lake Urmia, it would have been completely drained by now, Department of Environment chief Isa Kalantari said on Wednesday.
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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 21:35
Women’s share of Majlis approvals
TEHRAN – The Iranian parliament (Majlis), demonstrating a colorful presence of female representatives, has taken great steps to fulfill women’s demands. It has passed supportive regulations for security and contribution of women to social activities in the past Iranian calendar year which ended on March 20.
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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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2018-04-07 19:52
Minimizing car accidents on agenda: MP
TEHRAN — Disabilities incurred by car accidents in Iran are shockingly high and Majlis (the Iranian parliament) is pursuing an agenda to reduce traffic-related injuries, MP Salman Khodadadi has said.
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2018-03-05 07:27
$100m allocated for vaccine production
TEHRAN — The Iranian parliament (Majlis) has approved the allocation of $100 million from the national development fund for domestic production of two new vaccines, head of Pasteur Institute of Iran said, ISNA reported on Saturday.
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2018/02/25
By Maryam Qarehgozlou
Defenseless national land areas
TEHRAN — The controversial directive from the Supreme Council of Environment on revision of national protected areas will definitely leave such regions in an exposed position.
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2018-02-23 19:12
Majlis approves next year’s $268b budget bill
TEHRAN – The Iranian parliament (Majlis) on Thursday approved a 12.175-quadrillion-rial (about $268 billion) national budget bill for the next Iranian calendar year, starting March 21, IRNA reported.
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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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2018-02-19 14:28
$2b of foreign finance to help fight air pollution
TEHRAN – Majlis (the Iranian parliament) approved $2 billion in foreign finance for developing subways and tackling air pollution in line with the budget bill for the next Iranian fiscal year (starting on March 21).
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2018-02-17 09:33
It takes 3 years to eliminate internal SDS hotspots: DOE chief
TEHRAN – Eliminating internal hotspots for sand and dust storms (SDSs) in southwestern provinces of Iran requires a 3-year period, ILNA quoted the chief of the Department of Environment Isa Kalantari as saying on Friday.
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2018-02-07 19:42
The motion to question Rouhani submitted to Majlis economic committee
TEHRAN - The motion to ask questions from President Hassan Rouhani was submitted to the Majlis economic committee on Tuesday, Hassan Hosseini Shahroudi, a committee member, told Tasnim news agency on Wednesday.
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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.
