12 February 2011 - 20:30

Iranian lawmakers held a symbolic rally on Sunday morning to voice their support for the revolution of the Egyptian people that resulted in resignation of Hosni Mubarak after three decades

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Iranian lawmakers held a symbolic rally on Sunday morning to voice their support for the revolution of the Egyptian people that resulted in resignation of Hosni Mubarak after three decades.

Iranian MPs start their rally after Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani delivered a speech on the developments in Egypt.

During the rally, the Iranian legislators chanted "Allah-o-Akbar" (God is Great) and "Down with the USA" and called for unity among Muslims.

On Saturday, the Iranian Parliament's Human Rights Committee felicitated the Egyptian people on their victory over the tyrannical rule of ousted President Hosni Mubarak, and called on the UN to set up a fact-finding commission to probe into the crimes committed by Mubarak and his accomplices.

Emboldened by the recent popular revolution in Tunisia, which put an end to the 23-year-long reign of the country's President Zine El Abidin Ben Ali, Egyptians have marched in several cities since January 25 to bring an end to Hosni Mubarak's three-decade rule.

On Friday, the longtime US-sponsored Mubarak abandoned the presidency and handed over power to the Supreme Council of the Egyptian Armed Forces.

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