The Iranian Parliament has given votes of confidence to two ministerial picks introduced by President Hassan Rouhani to the lawmakers for the Ministry of Education and the newly-established Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has introduced two new picks to the parliament for the ministries of education and cultural heritage, putting them to the vote of lawmakers.

Sistan and Baluchestan province in south-eastern Iran has the highest number of women working as junior, middle and senior government executives and managers among the country’s 31 provinces.

The government of President Hassan Rouhani has gifted all Iranian journalists with a one-year 4G/LTE internet subscription on the occasion of National Journalists’ Day.

A spokesman for Iranian Parliament's Cultural Commission says the Guardian Council has approved the plan to set up the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Heritage.

A member of Iran’s Assembly of Experts has said that a list of the potential candidates for the post of leadership, drawn up by a domestic special committee, has not been available to anyone but to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

Iran’s Vice President for Women and Family Affairs says women compose 41 percent of the staff of the Islamic Republic's government.

Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei highlighted the necessity for strong resistance in confrontation with the enemies, stressing that the Islamic Republic will keep making progress provided that the US does not come any close to Iran.

A ceremony has been held in Tehran to introduce new directors and officials of the Iranian Foreign Ministry.

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has congratulated Hojjatoleslam Ebrahim Raeisi on his appointment as the new Judiciary chief, expressing his readiness for mutual cooperation.