Politics

Larijani, an MP from Qom, was reelected as the speaker of the tenth Majli through legislators' votes.In his message, Al-Zanoun expressed his congratulations to Larijani on his reelection, saying that he knows for certain that he will strongly defend the rights of the Palestinians.He hoped that the fasting month of …

The embassy issued the statement on the occasion of World Qods Day and in Iftar banquet, where a number of ambassadors and Islamic states representatives as well as a group of scholars, heads of Islamic centers of Sunni and Shia MUslims in Romania were present.The statement expressed support for Palestine, …

Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab-African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari discussed and considered regional developments for three hours with Secretary General of Lebanese Hezbollah Seyed Hassan Nasrullah.IRNA reporter in Beirut said that Iran's Ambassador to Beirut Mohammad Fathali also present in the meeting.Meanwhile, Jaberi Ansari during his visit to Lebanon met …

Haider al-Abadi, David Usupashvili, Ade Komarudin and Choe Thae-bok expressed congratulations to Larijani on re-election to the post separately.It is worth mention that the messages underscored developing ties with Iran.Speakers of Kyrgyzstan and Oman parliaments have so far expressed congratulations on Larijani re-election.Ali Laijani was re-elected as the speaker of …

Speaking in a local gathering, Pour-Mohammadi put the number of prisoners last year at 478,819, adding the figure showed a decline of 70,000 compared to the two years before.He also put the number of the inmates who were released from prisons at 228,265 people last year.9060**1771 www.irna.ir

Larijani made the remarks in a message sent on the occasion of 29th anniversary of the chemical bombing of Sardasht by Saddam's regime.'The chemical bombing of Sardasht which claimed 110 lives and injured over 5,000 defenseless people is considered as the worst and most painful chemical attack,” Larijani said in …

Akhund Bahram Galdi Navainejad who is the Friday Prayers Leader for the city of Gomishan in the northern province of Gorgan encouraged people of all walks of life to participate in the rallies which embody the nation’s will to fight oppressive powers and the Zionist regime.He said the Day provided …

The meeting, chaired by Iran’s Permanent Representative and Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Gholamali Khoshroo, mainly focused on the upcoming Ministerial Meeting and Summit of the NAM to be held in Venezuela.In the Monday meeting, Khoshroo presented a report on NAM activities in June to reflect the Movement's stance …

The Health Ministry began implementing the ‘Health Overhaul Plan’ in May 2014 following the notification of general health policies by the Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.Mohammad-Hossein Qorbani, spokesman of Parliament Health Committee, told Tehran-based English newspaper Iran Daily that the plan, which has provided public health insurance …

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