December 24, The Iran Project – Extraordinary meeting of Islamic parliaments on Palestine kicking off in Tehran; Holding 1st national conference on citizens’ rights in Tehran; Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif participaition in the 5th trilateral Iran-Azerbaijan-Turkey in Baku; Magnitude 5.2 earthquake hiting Malard in Tehran province; Iranians celebration of Yalda night and Head of President’s Office Mahmoud Vaezi trip to Azerbaijan and meeting with senior officials dominated the country’s media outlets in the past week (Dec 18–Dec 24).

 

 

Extraordinary meeting of Islamic parliaments on Palestine kicks off in Tehran

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600"] The Parliamentary Union of Islamic Countries (PUIC) Committee on Palestine started an extraordinary meeting in Tehran on Monday.[/caption]

 

Foreign military attachés meet with Iran Navy cmdr.

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="586"] Foreign military attachés in Tehran met and held talks with commander of Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi on Sunday night.[/caption]

 
1st national conference on citizens’ rights held in Tehran




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600"] In a ceremony in the Islamic Summit Conference Building in Tehran on Tuesday, the first report on the ‘Charter on Citizens’ Rights’ was released in the presence of President Rouhani and ministers, deputy ministers and other government officials.[/caption]

 
Iran, Turkey, Azerbaijan FMs meet in Baku




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="555"] Aerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov (C) and his Iranian and Turkish counterparts, Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) and Mevlut Cavusoglu (R), hold a meeting in Baku on December 20, 2017. (Photo by AFP)[/caption]

 
Tehran in unrest after 5.2 earthquake




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="510"] The 5.2 magnitude earthquake that struck Alborz province, west of Tehran, on Wed. night brought many people to the streets and parks, who were in fear of a stronger aftershock.[/caption]

 
Iranians celebrate longest night of year 'Yalda'




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="589"] Iranians mark Yalda night at Sarpol-e Zahab County, Kermanshah Province.[/caption]

 
Quake startles residents in central Iran, damages homes




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="533"] An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale shattered homes and drove hundreds of people into the streets in Iran’s central city of Kouhbanan, in the province of Kerman. The Thursday quake destroyed a number of buildings and caused damages to private properties.[/caption]

 
Vaezi meets Azerbaijani president in Baku




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600"] On the sidelines of Islamic Solidarity Conference in Baku, the head of the Iran’s president office met and talked with Azeri president Ilham Aliyev and the two sides stressed the necessity of accelerating their economic and financial projects.[/caption]

 

 

Iran, Russia, Turkey hold trilateral meeting on Syria

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="563"] Tehran, Moscow and Ankara as main guarantors of the Syria peace talks in Astana, discussed ways to put an end to the humanitarian crisis in the country on Friday and agreed on setting a date for convention of the Syrian National Dialog Congress.[/caption]

 
Iran’s Speaker of the Parliament Ali Larijani attends 1st Speakers Conference at Islamabad 




[caption id="attachment_287496" align="aligncenter" width="646"] Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani attends a three-day Speakers’ Conference at Islamabad from 23rd to 25th December, 2017 where Speakers of regional stakeholders including Afghanistan, China, Iran, Pakistan, Russian Federation and Turkey participate along with their respective parliamentary delegations.[/caption]

 

Pres. Rouhani visits Armenian martyr’s family

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600"] Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday visited the family of Armenian martyr Edwin Shahmirian on the occasion of birth anniversary of Jesus Christ.[/caption]