A French senator voiced the European country's keenness to expand ties with Iran, expressing hope that the ground would be prepared for enhanced relations once sanctions are lifted as a result of sealing a final deal between Iran and the major powers to resolve the long-drawn-out dispute over Tehran's nuclear program. Deputy Chairman of the French ...

[caption id="attachment_155741" align="alignright" width="165"] An Iranian woman registers her candidacy for parliamentary elections at the Interior Ministry in Tehran, Dec. 24, 2011. (photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption] Nine out of 290 members of the Iranian parliament are women. This 3% membershipputs Iran near the bottomof the international ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- A delegation comprising senior Iranian parliamentary officials is in Bangladesh to discuss expansion of ties and cooperation with officials of the Asian country. A four-member delegation comprising members of the parliament's Women and Family Fraction, headed by Fatemeh Rahbar, arrived in Bangladesh on Sunday evening. The visit ...