[caption id="attachment_39136" align="alignright" width="210"] Iranian President-elect Hassan Rohani speaks during his visit to the Majlis (parliament) on July 14, 2013.[/caption] (Reuters) - Iran's parliament on Thursday approved all President Hassan Rouhani's big-name nominees for a cabinet of technocrats, which will have the task of implementing ...

Tehran, Aug 15, IRNA President Hassan Rohani said on Thursday that all should broaden capacity to tolerate opposite opinions. Rohani who appeared in Majlis to defend the proposed ministers after Majlis debate about their competence, said that all should have higher toleration in a bid to develop better interaction and work together. Majlis is ...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani�s nominations to head the ministries of Education; Science, Research and Technology; and Sports and Youth have failed to win the vote of confidence from the Majlis. By Press TV   The Iran Project is not responsible for the content of quoted articles.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has defended his proposed Cabinet lineup, stressing that the individuals nominated for ministerial posts have been picked after long consultations and consideration of all relevant issues. Addressing the Majlis ahead of a vote of confidence for his proposed Cabinet on Thursday, Rouhani said the ministerial nominees ...

Iranian legislators have discussed the qualifications of President Hassan Rouhanis proposed oil minister, Bijan Namdar Zanganeh, in a heated debate. On the fourth and last day of parliamentary deliberations on Rouhanis proposed ministers on Thursday, Zanganeh took the podium and defended his credentials and plans in response to his critics. Iranian ...

Members of Iran�s Majlis have begun a fourth day of the debate to review the qualifications of the Cabinet ministers proposed by President Hassan Rouhani. By IRNA

Vice-Speaker of Irans Majlis Mohammad Reza Bahonar says that the Iranian legislature will remain in session on Thursday until debates on all Cabinet picks are concluded and confirmation votes are cast. The second shift of the Majlis session on Thursday will be extended until 8 pm local time (15:30 GMT), and if the debate on the credentials of the ...

Parliaments votes on each of the 18 Ministers proposed by President Rouhani did not come on Wednesday, as discussion of the nominees and their presentations overran. The votes are now expected on Thursday after the final proposed Ministers make their cases for confirmation. Most of Rouhanis choices appear to be safe. For example, proposed Defense ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- President Hassan Rouhani went to the Parliament Thursday morning on the fourth day of debates on the qualification of his proposed ministers. The Iranian parliament presided by Speaker Ali Larijani started the fourth day of debate on competency of the proposed ministers of President Rouhani on Thursday. The Iranian MPs are due ...

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani told lawmakers to cool their rhetoric and respect the assemblys etiquette, after two days of often heated debate over President Hassan Rohanis cabinet nominees. In a private meeting with members of parliament before todays third day of hearings on the new cabinet, Larijani asked them to avoid finger-pointing ...

[caption id="attachment_29483" align="alignright" width="180"] A view of Iran Majlis[/caption] Tehran, Aug 15, IRNA Irans Parliament (Majlis) presided by Speaker Ali Larijani started the fourth day of debate on competency of the proposed ministers of President Hassan Rohani on Thursday. The Iranian MPs examine competency of Mohammadreza Nematzadeh ...

Iran news headlines on Wednesday include Int'l campaign launching in condemnation of US sanctions against Iran; Russian envoy stressing over nuclear cooperation with Iran; Iran think thank censuring of US cruel sanctions;Head of ISC expressing Iran's 15's stage in world science production; Iran condemnation of brutal killing in Egypt; Denmark envoy ...

Iranian parliamentarians have resumed their debate on the qualifications of President Hassan Rouhani�s proposed Cabinet members. By Fars News Agency

When Iran's new president nominated Mohammad Javad Zarif, a U.S.-educated former United Nations diplomat, to be foreign minister, some observers described the move as a possible an "olive branch" to the West. But within Iran, it appears that's not necessarily a good thing. At an August 13 parliamentary hearing convened to consider President Hassan ...

TEHRAN Hassan Rouhanis new presidency in Iran is facing its first hurdle, with members of the countrys conservative-dominated parliament questioning whether some top cabinet nominees have supported Irans foes. Public hearings that began Monday have turnedcontentious, with hard-line lawmakers singling out for particular criticism Rouhanis picks for ...

Tehran, Aug 14, IRNA Irans Parliament (Majlis) presided by Speaker Ali Larijani started the third day of debate on competency of the proposed ministers of President Hassan Rohani on Wednesday. The Iranian MPs examine competemcy of Ali Rabiei for the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare in Wednesday morning session. Debate on competency ...

Iranian lawmakers have discussed the qualifications of President Hassan Rouhanis nominated foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, as deliberations are under way ahead of vote of confidence for the new Cabinet. During the second day of parliamentary debates on Rouhanis proposed ministers on Tuesday, Zarif delivered a speech to defend his policies ...

[caption id="attachment_43051" align="alignright" width="210"] Irans new President Hassan Rohani takes the oath of office in Majlis on Sunday, August 4, 2013.[/caption] TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) From Monday, the Iranian Majlis will hold special sessions for examining the vote of confidence of ministers proposed by Hassan Rohani. The list of proposed ...

Iranian lawmakers have begun reviewing the qualification of President Hassan Rouhanis proposed nominee for the position of information and communications technology minister, Mahmoud Vaezi. The reviewing session started in Irans Majlis on Tuesday. Behrooz Nemati, an opponent of the proposed nomination, said, There are serious weaknesses in the ...

Tehran, Aug 13, IRNA President Hassan Rohani attended Parliament (Majlis) Tuesday morning on the second day of debate on qualification of his proposed ministers. During their morning session, the Iranian lawmakers examine qualification of proposed ministers of education Mohamdd-Ali Najafi and of communications and information technology Mahmoud Vaezi....