by Adel al-Salmi | Apr 17, 2017 | World
London – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani criticized registering candidacy for the presidential elections by individuals who lack required criteria – he considered what happened in the past days “here” as “a worldwide scandal and an a mockery of the...
by Adil Alsalmi | May 16, 2016 | World
London-The Iranian parliament has given preliminary approval to a bill requiring the government to sue the U.S. for the damage the country suffered as a result of the U.S.’ hostile moves over the past 63 years. Of 290 lawmakers attending Wednesday’s...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 2, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East
Tehran- Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Monday criticized the disqualification of reformist candidates by hard-liners from national elections later this month, deepening a dispute between the two factions. The Guardians Council, a vetting body made...
by Bijan Farhoodi | Mar 11, 2014 | Interviews
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Veteran Left-wing British MP Jeremy Corbyn has represented a London constituency on behalf of the Labour Party since 1983. A vocal advocate for human rights and critic of Western military intervention abroad, he recently travelled to Iran as...
by Behrouz Saeidi | Dec 10, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Members of the Iranian parliament have launched a fresh push to improve ties with the US and European states by building direct links between lawmakers from each country. In an interview with Iran’s Hamshahri newspaper on Monday, Mansour...