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Bad Brexit deal would harm Europe too, London mayor to warn Barnier

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is to tell Michel Barnier that the deal he is pulling together with UK Prine Minister Theresa May will not only damage the UK but the rest of Europe as well.

Afshani elected Tehran mayor

The Tehran City Council on Sunday unanimously elected the reformist politician Mohammad-Ali Afshani as the new mayor of the Iranian capital, after the previous mayor resigned over health problems.

Tehran City Council accepts mayor’s resignation

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Tehran City Council rejects mayor’s resignation

Tehran City Council on Sunday rejected the resignation of Mayor Mohammad-Ali Najafi, calling on him to remain in the post.

London mayor compares Trump's language to Daesh rhetoric

London Mayor Sadiq Khan compared US President Donald Trump’s Twitter attacks against Islam to the tactics used by the Daesh terror group.

Yazd to become capital of cycling: Yazd mayor

By Sadeq Dehqan & Amirhadi Arsalanpour

Tehran has a new mayor

Interior Minister Abderreza Rahmani-Fazli on Sunday issued decree of Mohammad Ali Najafi as Tehran new mayor, said spokesman of the ministry.

Tehran City Council names caretaker mayor

The City Council of Tehran on Sunday picked a caretaker to perform mayoral duties at the municipality of Tehran until the credentials of the elected mayor, Mohammad Ali Najafi, will be endorsed by the administrative officials.

Philippine mayor, 14 others killed in drugs raid

Police in the southern Philippines say they fatally shot 15 people, including a city mayor who was among the politicians President Rodrigo Duterte publicly linked to illegal drugs, in the bloodiest assault so far in Duterte's anti-drug crackdown.

Paris mayor appreciated for honoring Tehran attacks victims

Iran’s Ambassador to France Ali Ahani appreciated Paris mayor for switching off Eiffel Tower lights as a symbol of sympathizing with the victims of Tehran terrorist attacks.

London mayor slams Trump's 'ignorant' view of Islam

London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Tuesday slammed Donald Trump's "ignorant" view of Islam, after the Republican presidential contender suggested Khan could be exempted from a proposed temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States.

Labour's Khan becomes first Muslim mayor of London

Sadiq Khan, the son of a bus driver, became London's first Muslim mayor on Saturday, seeing off a Conservative challenger who attempted to link him to extremism and securing a much-needed win for his Labour Party.

London mayor to fight for UK exit from EU

The influential mayor of London is set to campaign for Britain to leave the European Union in the run-up to the June 23 referendum on the so-called Brexit.

Chicago mayor urged to resign over police shooting

Scores of angry protesters have taken into the streets of Chicago to demand Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s resignation over a brutal police shooting of an unarmed black teenager.