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2025-10-22 18:23
22 tourism units in Ilam receive standard quality certificate
TEHRAN—Head of Ilam Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Department Farzad Sharifi said that 37 tourism units in the province have entered the standardization cycle, 22 of these units succeeded in receiving a certificate of tourism service quality.
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2025-06-18 16:23
Parliament warns of historic retaliation following Israeli strikes on Iran
TEHRAN - The Iranian Parliament condemned recent Israeli attacks on Iranian soil and civilians, warning that a “severe and calculated response” awaits the regime in Tel Aviv—one that would serve as a “lesson in history.”
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2025-06-17 12:21
Majlis approves harsher punishment for collaborators with Zionist regime
TEHRAN –Alireza Salimi, a member of the Iranian Parliament (Majlis), has said a double-urgency bill has been approved to increase punishment for individuals who cooperate with the Zionist regime and hostile governments, ISNA reported on Tuesday.
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2025-06-01 15:01
Seyed Ali Madanizadeh proposed as new economy minister
TEHRAN- Spokesman for Majlis (the Iranian Parliament)'s presiding board announced the government's introduction of the proposed economy minister to this board on Sunday.
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2025-01-26 18:02
MP calls for global registration of Shirez Canyon
TEHRAN - Ali Emami-Rad, a member of the Iranian Parliament for Kuhdasht and Rumeshkan, has urged authorities to take immediate steps to pursue the global registration of Shirez Canyon, a stunning natural phenomenon located in Kuhdasht county, Lorestan province.
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2024-12-10 18:34
Mohseni-Bandpey appointed as deputy tourism minister
TEHRAN - Anoushirvan Mohseni-Bandpey has been appointed as the deputy minister of tourism in Iran’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts, according to a decree issued by Minister Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri on Tuesday.
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2024-11-02 17:38
MPs visit restorations of historical monuments in Yazd
TEHRAN – On Friday, the members of the Iranian Parliament’s internal affairs committee toured several historical monuments in Yazd currently undergoing restoration under the supervision of the Revitalization and Utilization Fund for Historical Places.
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2024-10-22 16:26
Pezeshkian submits $98.5b budget bill to Majlis
TEHRAN – President Masoud Pezeshkian submitted the national budget bill for the next Iranian calendar year (March 2025-March 2026) to the Majlis (parliament) on Tuesday.
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2024-08-13 18:07
MP calls for comprehensive restoration plan to preserve Dezful bridge and mills
TEHRAN – An Iranian member of Parliament has emphasized the need for a comprehensive restoration plan to preserve and enhance Dezful’s historical bridge and the city’s ancient watermills.
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2024-07-20 17:59
Shahr-e Yeri, aka ‘City of the Mouthless’, deserves a UNESCO label, MP says
TEHRAN - Reza Babakzadeh, the Iranian Member of Parliament representing Meshkin Shahr, emphasized the profound historical significance of Shahr-e Yeri, an ancient site in Meshkin Shahr county of Ardabil province.
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2024-04-21 16:59
Research center identifies accessibility challenges for middle and lower classes
TEHRAN - The Research Center of the Iranian Parliament has reported that a significant portion of the middle and lower classes of society, as well as the disabled and elderly, have been deprived of the benefits of tourism due to the lack of infrastructure and supportive policies.
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2024-03-05 15:14
By Xavier Villar
The Assembly of Experts: Key Role in the Constitutional Framework of the Islamic Republic
MADRID - Millions of Iranians went to the polls on March 1 to elect 290 lawmakers and 88 members of the Assembly of Experts, the body responsible, according to the Iranian constitution itself, for “electing and overseeing” the Leader of the Islamic Revolution.
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2024-01-02 17:50
Sunni lawmakers laud cultural coexistence, minister’s efforts for inclusivity
TEHRAN - A recent gesture from a group of Sunni lawmakers in the Iranian Parliament has highlighted Iran’s long-standing legacy of ethnic and religious coexistence.
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2023-11-22 15:47
Govt. postpones submitting budget bill to parliament
TEHRAN – Iranian parliament (Majlis) has asked the government to postpone the submitting of the national budget bill for the next Iranian calendar year 1403 (begins on March 20, 2024) to the parliament after the approval of the seventh National Development Plan (2022-2026), IRNA reported.
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2023-09-18 13:47
Iran’s parliament votes for Hashemi as sports minister
TEHRAN – Iran’s parliament gave vote of confidence to Kioumars Hashemi as the country’s Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs on Monday.
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2023-07-23 18:44
Parliament premises hosting exhibit of Persian handicrafts
TEHRAN – Collections of Persian handicrafts have been put on show on the premises of the Iranian parliament in downtown Tehran.
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2023-07-16 12:28
Parliament passes generalities of Commerce Ministry establishment bill
TEHRAN — Iranian Parliament on Sunday passed the generalities of a bill to establish the Ministry of Commerce.
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2023-05-30 21:58
Majlis okays new education minister, industry minister proposed
TEHRAN – The Iranian parliament (Majlis) held a vote of confidence session on Tuesday which resulted Reza Morad Sahraei becoming new education minister.
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2023-05-03 00:05
Majlis votes to establish trade ministry
TEHRAN – The Iranian parliament on Tuesday voted in favor of a bill to establish the ministry of trade.
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2023-01-22 14:23
MPs approve general outlines of national budget bill
TEHRAN - The Iranian parliament approved the general outlines of the national budget bill for the next Iranian calendar year 1402, which starts on March 21.
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2023-01-18 12:52
Talfiq Committee approves general policies of next year's budget bill
TEHRAN- Talfiaq Committee, a body consisting of MPs from different committees, which is established each year to study the national budget bill, approved the general policies of the national budget bill for the next Iranian calendar year 1402 (which starts on March 21), the spokesman of the committee announced.
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2023-01-15 22:46
Iranian MPs excoriate Iraqi PM for using fake name for Persian Gulf
TEHRAN – A number of Iranian lawmakers has reacted to Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad al-Sudani using a controversial name for the Persian Gulf.
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2023-01-11 12:50
Raisi submits $131.5b budget bill to Majlis
TEHRAN – President Ebrahim Raisi submitted the administration’s draft of the national budget bill for the next Iranian calendar year 1402, which starts on March 21, to the Majlis on Wednesday.
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2022-12-14 21:59
MPs lambast France for ‘repetitive meddling’ in Iran
TEHRAN – A group of 194 Iranian lawmakers issued a joint statement on Wednesday castigating France’s “repetitive meddling in Iran’s internal affairs,” according to Iran’s state news agency IRNA.
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2022-10-19 23:02
Labor minister nominee receives vote of confidence
TEHRAN — The Iranian parliament on Wednesday gave a vote of confidence to President Ebrahim Raisi’s nominee for post of labor and social welfare minister, Solat Mortazavi.
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2022-10-19 15:14
U.S. seeks to destabilize Iran
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2022-08-19 22:12
MP: Talks with Saudi Arabia have reached good stage
TEHRAN— A senior parliamentarian says talks between Tehran and Riyadh to reestablish political ties cut in January 2016 has reached a good stage.
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2022-08-15 21:18
Vienna talks at “now or never” stage
TEHRAN— Speaking with foreign policy journalists on Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister informed the press about crucial issues surrounding the Vienna talks intended to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the official name for the 2015 nuclear deal.
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2022-08-09 22:08
MP: Europe doesn’t play expected role in restoring JCPOA
TEHRAN — An Iranian legislator said on Tuesday that the Europeans have backed down from their demands in negotiations to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
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2022-08-09 22:07
High-ranking officials express solidarity with Palestinians
TEHRAN — High-ranking Iranian officials have expressed solidarity with the Palestinians, condemning the aggressions of the Israeli regime.