A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Feb 2

Abrar:

1- Larijani: Imam Khomeini fundamentally changed Iranian thought

2- French Defense Minister: Daesh is retreating from Iraq

3- Minister of Culture: Experienced artists should not appear on Satellite TV Channels

4- John Kerry: Syrians should take advantage of Geneva talks

 

 

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Aftabe Yazd:

– Popular but Powerless

On Monday, Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani acknowledged that he was powerless to initiate a reconsideration for candidates disqualified from forthcoming elections

 

 

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Asia:

– Billions of dollars of foreign capital are waiting to enter the Iranian market

$45bn of foreign investment in Iran in the next Iranian calendar year

 

 

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Asrar:

1- Heads of 3 branches of government call for holding of competitive and lively elections

2- Rouhani invited Hollande to visit Tehran

 

 

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Ebtekar:

1- Zarif, our beloved and admired: Ayatollah Javadi Amoli pays tribute to Iranian Foreign Minister

2- Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani: Whatever we have is due to Imam Khomeini

 

 

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Emtiaz:

1- Selected artists in Fajr Theater Festival honored

2- Busted: Iranian oil smuggling ring

3- Minister of Education: Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will be added to school curriculum

 

 

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Ettela’at:

1- Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani: all of us are indebted to Imam Khomeini and his family

2- Turkish artillery pounds Syrian town of Reef (Latakia)

3- President Rouhani: achieving progress is only possible through agreement among the 3 branches of government

 

 

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Etemad:

– Election agenda of reformists: bringing more hope, tranquility and economic growth to the country

 

 

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Hamdeli:

– Tehran, destination for mediators

After Iraq, Malaysia and Pakistan, now it is Germany’s turn

 

 

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Hemayat:

1- The radiance of the Iranian sphere of influence shines beyond the region, says head of the Iranian Judiciary

2- Saudi Arabia admits killing of civilians in Yemen

 

 

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Iran:

1- Most competitive National Film Festival during the “Era of Hope”

The New Year of Iranian Cinema started on Sunday evening at Vahdat Hall.

The Minister of Culture said that Iranian Cinema is not bankrupt, but moving forward and more ambitious than ever

2- Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani criticized the disqualification of Seyyed Hassan Khomeini from the Assembly of Expert elections

3- Advisor to President Rouhani: We need unanimity among factions to achieve economic growth

 

 

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JameJam:

1- Iranian lagoons have dried up

2- Iranian National TV channels will host Assembly of Experts candidates

 

 

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Javan:

1- The one who thinks the revolution is indebted to him appears at Mehrabad Airport (a reference to comments made by Mr. Hashemi Rafsanjani).

2- In case of US intrigue, we will screen humiliating videos of its sailors

 

 

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Jomhouri Eslami:

1- Commemoration ceremony on the anniversary of Imam Khomeini’s return to the country

2- World Bank to return to Iran with new investments

 

 

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Resalat:

1- Islamic Republic a rival to liberal democracies

2- Import of hybrid cars from abroad despite their local availability

3- Snowden: Osama Bin Laden, head of Al Qaeda, is alive

 

 

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Royesh mellat:

1- Internet to connect all villages, says Minister of Communications and Technology

2- Velayati: a strategic policy of looking eastwards will be pursued

 

 

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Saheb Ghalam:

1- General Fadavi: we have hours of horrifying and humiliating films for the Americans

2- 2 Airbus passenger planes will arrive in Iran within two weeks

3- Germans to be first investors in Iranian petrochemical industry

4- Afghans are best traders of Iranian goods

 

 

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Shahrvand:

1- Cost of IRR400bn due to narcotics and addiction in Iran

2- Iran regains its share of the international aviation market

General Manager of Iran Air: 20 mores passenger planes are being purchased

 

 

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Shargh:

1- Iranian special envoy to the Kremlin

Mr. Velayati, International Affairs Advisor to the Supreme Leader, visits Moscow

2- Hashemi defends Seyyed Hassan Khomeini: Public opinion makes fewer mistakes than us