Iranian lawmakers attend an open session of parliament to choose the interim presiding board in Tehran, Iran, May 29, 2016. Iran's long-serving parliament speaker Ali Larijani will retain his post despite gains by reformists in elections held earlier this year, the official IRNA news agency ...
Parliament in Iran has confirmed the reelection of its long-serving speaker for another year. According to state TV, Ali Larijani received 237 votes out of 276 lawmakers present on May 31 in the 290-seat house. Analysts say the 59-year-old Larijani's election marks an early victory for the ...
TEHRAN – Masoud Pezeshkian, a reform-minded lawmaker from Tabriz, and Ali Motahari, a vocal and yet moderate principlist MP representing Tehran, were elected respectively as first and second deputy parliament speakers on Tuesday. Out of the 273 votes cast, Pezeshkian secured 158 votes and ...
TEHRAN – Masoud Pezeshkian, a reform-minded lawmaker from Tabriz, and Ali Motahari, a principlist and vocal MP representing Tehran, were elected respectively as first and second deputy parliament speakers on Tuesday. Out of the 273 votes cast, Pezeshkian secured 158 votes and Motahari 133. ...
London – It wasn’t difficult for Ali Larijani to maintain office as Iranian Speaker after head of “List of Hope” Mohammed Reza Aref admitted defeat. Larijani’s win was expected as he received support from Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Revolutionary Guard. Larijani, a principlist candidate, was ...
It may be spring, but it’s not too soon to look ahead to summer weather, especially when – is rapidly weakening and will all but vanish by the time the season kicks into gear. El Niño’s disappearing act doesn’t mean relief from the heat. Not when the world is heating up due to climate change. In ...
, the first and only Ukrainian-born member of Congress, emerged early on as a natural advocate for supporting her native country in its war with Russia. But when effort came up for a vote in the House recently, she voted against it. Instead she has called for better oversight of U.S. funds and ...
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Sam Attar reckons he left part of his soul in Gaza. It was the part of him that saw suffering and could not turn away. The part which now cannot forget./ You can be on the shores of Lake Michigan on an overcast spring day, the wind whipping up waves on the green water. And at the very same time ...
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says the US is the only country that can stop Israel from attacking Rafah, the southern Gaza city where more than a million people are taking refuge./ Mr Abbas, who runs parts of the occupied West Bank, said any attack could see Palestinians flee Gaza./ On ...
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(FOX40.COM) — The California Department of Transportation is reminding drivers of various lane closures and delays that will take place along Interstate 80 beginning on Sunday and lasting until Thursday in some parts of Northern California. Caltrans said it performed an “extensive field review” ...
Maryam Alwan figured the worst was over after New York City police in riot gear arrested her and other protesters on the Columbia University campus, loaded them onto buses and held them in custody for hours. But the next evening, the college junior received an email from the university. Alwan ...
News in the Middle East moves fast. One moment it is all about unprecedented missile and drone attacks between Iran and Israel. The next the headlines return to the fighting and suffering in Gaza./ But policymakers, analysts and military leaders are still absorbing the extraordinary exchange of ...
Washington Post law enforcement reporter Devlin Barrett describes the moment former President tried to shake his former assistant Rhona Graff’s hand in front of jurors during his hush money trial.