CARACAS, Aug. 07 (Press Shia) – Venezuela's new Constituent Assembly (ANC) has created a Truth, Justice and Reparations Commission to investigate violent protests which have caused more than 100 deaths, President Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday.The ANC, whose members were elected on July 30, convened for the first time on Saturday, aiming to identify those responsible for the deaths and to make...
CARACAS, Jul. 31 (Press Shia) – Venezuela Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino assured that the country is calm and orderly on this Sunday elections for the National Constituent Assembly (NCA), despite several flashpoints of violence that were put under control.Padrino said that 140,000 members of the security forces are deployed as part of Operation Republic to safeguard the right of Venezuelans...
CARACAS, Jul. 31 (Press Shia Agency) – Venezuela's National Electoral Council said more than 8 million people voted to elect a new National Constituent Assembly (ANC) tasked to rewrite the constitution, with a 41.53-percent turnout rate.The turnout is far beyond the estimates by both the government's political opponents and independent experts. The opposition said they believed some 2 million...
TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (Press Shia Agency) – Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati has been reelected as the chairman of the Guardian Council for the 25th consecutive year.During the annual election of board of governors of the Guardian Council on Wednesday, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati was re-elected as the Chairman, while Mohammadreza Alizadeh and Abbasali Kadkhodaei remained in their offices as deputy and...
TEHRAN, May. 19 (Press Shia) – Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif who cast his vote early at the polling station of Jamaran Hosseinieh, paid a visit to the headquarters of executive electoral committee for Iranian expatriates stationed at Foreign Ministry. “The massive turnout of Iranians in the election inside and outside Iran opens another golden chapter in religious democracy to show it to...
TEHRAN, May. 19 (Press Shia Agency) – Incumbent President and a presidential candidate Hassan Rouhani was one of the officials who cast his votes for both elections early on Friday. “Whoever wins presidency, should be helped to deliver this heavy burden of responsibility and whoever is picked whom we are responsible to help with unity, solidarity, and happiness,” said President Hassan...
TEHRAN, May. 19 (Press Shia Agency) – The Speaker of Iran’s Parliament, Ali Larijani, told the media on Friday after voting in both elections in Qom that massive turnout of the nation at the election weights the democratic foundations of the country.“Today I had a phone conversations with interior and intelligence ministers and fortunately everything is followed smoothly and no major...
TEHRAN, May. 19 (Press Shia) – Bahram Ghasemi, the Spokesperson of Iran’s Foreign Ministry told the media that the Iranian nation have always kept their country independent with their votes and contributions.“Our grasp is that, our people in all stages of the revolution whether at the time of the Saddam’s war against Iran or after that have preserved their country independent with their...
TEHRAN, May. 19 (Press Shia) – Iran’s Leader, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, cast his vote in the mobile ballot box 110 in front of reporters and cameras early on Friday morning.Iran’s Leader, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, attended Imam Khomeini Husseiniyeh at 08:00 a.m. local time and cast his votes for both elections of Iran’s President and City and Villages Council. Ayatollah...
TEHRAN, May 19 (Press Shia Agency) – Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli announced election is extended until midnight which is the latest possible time.Polls open in Iran for presidential and city council elections on Friday morning. Follow the live coverage here. With official announcement of Interior Minister Rahmani Fazli, polls open in Iran for presidential and city...
