Politics

Commenting on final results of the election in Iran, sections of the media in Pakistan believe that the incumbent President Hassan Rouhani has an unassailable lead in Iran's presidential poll.All newspapers and TV channels in the country have dedicated their headlines and main reports to the landmark political event in …

According to earlier reports the bombs set off near a checkpoint killing some security forces. Security forces have surrounded the area and rescue teams have carried the injured to the hospital and the dead to the forensic medicine center.No more details were disclosed by Iraqi official sources yet. 9417**1394 www.irna.ir

Another presidential candidate Ebrahim Raeisi won over 10.1 million of the votes tallied, Ahmadi noted.The official added that Mostafa Mirsalim and Mostafa Hashemi Taba had respectively won 297, 276 and 139,331 of the votes.According to the Interior Ministry official, the number of votes tallied so far, stands at 25,966,729 votes …

Voting started at 8am (03:30 GMT) in 63,500 polling stations throughout Iran on Friday morning and was supposed to end at 18pm (13:30 GMT) but it has been extended for three times until midnight (07:30 GMT).However, a large number of voters standing in long lines failed to cast their ballots …

He also called on the voters to go to the less crowded stations to be able to cast their ballots before midnight.He stressed that those who entered the polling station before the end of the legal voting time would be able to cast their votes.The minister hailed Iranians massive turnout …

Addressing thousands of worshipers in Tehran, he said we enjoyed security, dignity and commitment to the rule of laws in all elections and those attempted to violate laws got a very serious slap in the face.Referring to the presidential candidates’ campaign, the senior cleric said, “Presidential debates and competitions are …

He said that based on the elections law, polling time can only be extended by the midnight.The decision was made due to unprecedented participation of the people who are still waiting to vote in long queues in Tehran and other cities.Voting started at 8am across the country in 63,500 polling …

The Iranian pilots and crew of a British Airways flight who arrived in Iraq on Friday cast their ballots at a polling station set up at the Baghdad International Airport.Meanwhile, a group of 40 Sunnis Iranian nationals who arrived in Baghdad from the city of Orumiyeh (Urmia), capital of west …

Iran’s Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Alhabib called the turnout 'unprecedented' and 'glorious'.Iranian presidential election was held on Friday in Iran and 102 countries of the world. Voting in Iran has been extended until 10pm local time (5:30 GMT). 1391**1771 www.irna.ir

He made the remarks in a tweet message, released in his twitter account. Presidential as well as city and village councils elections are being held across Iran on Friday.The presidential candidates include President Hassan Rouhani, Custodian of Imam Reza (AS) Holy Shrine Ebrahim Raeisi, former minister of Culture and Islamic …