A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Jan 24

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei received Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday in the last leg of a landmark first visit from Tehran by a Chinese president since 2002.

The leader’s assertions during the meeting grabbed a lot of headlines on the following day, Sunday, January 24, 2016 in Iranian press. The advent of international companies in Iran in the wake of the removal of international sanctions on Tehran’s nuclear program were the topics focused by most Iranian dailies on the day.

 

Abrar:

1- Sanctions lift will facilitate ties with Ecuador, Rouhani says

2- Kerry: More sanctions on Iran if necessary

3- Air defense capability of monitoring 15k to 20k locations every moment

4- Kerry talks with Persian Gulf Counterparts on Iran nuclear deal

5- Analyses by Pakistani observers on Islamabad’s mediating role in Iran-Saudi tensions

6- Republicans’ quest to hinder $1.7b US payment to Iran

 

 

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Afkar:

1- Nouri al-Maliki warns against Iraq disintegration

2- State of emergency in US by cold snap

 

 

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Arman-e Emrouz:

1- China Backs Iran’s SCO Membership in Joint Statement

China supports Iran’s bid to become a full-fledged member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a joint statement published by Iranian media said on Saturday.

2- Leader: 25-year strategic ties with China “right and wise”

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on Saturday referred to an agreement between the Iranian and Chinese presidents on 25-year strategic ties, saying that such a deal is absolutely “right and wise”.

3- Oil cheaper than water, milk

A report on the oil price slump in the global energy markets to the 12-year lows.

 

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Asrar:

1- 150 foreign delegations visit Iran in the past 8 months

2- US approach, deceptive, dishonest: Leader

3- New chapter opens in Iran-China ties

4- MP: Country entrapped in rent seeking

5- Zahra Nemati Named Iran Flagbearer at Olympics

Para-archer Zahra Nemati has been selected as the flagbearer for Iran at the Opening Ceremony for the 2016 Olympic Games.

6- Actress Motamed Aria claims award at Dhaka IFF

Iranian actress FatemehMotamed Aria won the special award at Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) in Bangladesh.

7- Barbed exchange between Iran FM, Saudi Prince

 

 

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Ebtekar:

1- The slaying glory

A report on the illegal hunting of rare sharks in Iranian waters.

2- Editorial: Saudi resistance against change

3- Iran, China sign 17 cooperation docs

4- Rouhani: New chapter in Iran, China relations

5- Equal suffrage for all religions in [Iranian] parliament

 

 

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Etemad:

1- Rouhani: Iran plans to boost China trade to $600b in 10 years time

2- US returns 3000 paleontological pieces to Iran

 

 

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Ettela’at:

1- CBI bans dirty money spending in election campaign

The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) said the bank will not allow “dirty money” to be used in the election campaigns.

2- Afghan youths recruited for Yemen war from Saudi Arabia: BBC

3- Giant airplane makers in Tehran

4- Iran to replace 90,000 old taxis with new ones to renovate fleet

 

 

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Hemayat:

1- Human rights violation in Yemen

2- Iran still perusing Mina disaster

3- China to finance $1b to upgrade Tehran subway system

4- Britain: The ‘settlements’ are illegal

 

 

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Iran:

1- Iran opens 250 clinics in impoverished regions

2- IRR 200m loan for renovation of taxis

 

 

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Jamejam:

1- Occupiers return to Iraq

2- Heavy shadow of expenses on next year budget

 

 

 

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Javan:

– Leader to Xi: Dishonest US policies brings independents closer

 

 

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JomhouriEslami:

1- UN sanctions committee on Iran dissolved

2- Chomsky: Erdogan, murderer; Turkey, authoritarian regime

 

 

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Keyhan:

– US poised to usurp victory over ISIL. The US has recruited forces to Afghanistan, Syria and Libya.

 

 

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Payam Zaman:

– World carmakers to arrive Iran by mid-Feb

Usance, finance path open to carmakers

 

 

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Resalat:

1- Leader: Youths’ resolve only path to rendering enemy plots barren

2- China can ensure win-win partnership

 

 

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Roozan:

1- Warm welcoming on cold days

2- Leader to China’s Xi: Iran only independent country in region

 

 

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Sayeh:

– A report on reviving Silk Road in Iran and how it can revamp Tehran’s economy. “This road is covered by gold” was the report’s title.

 

 

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Shargh:

– Leader to Xi: Iran never forgets China’s cooperation during sanctions era

 

 

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Siasat-e Rooz:

– Obama, Kerry coquetry for criminals;US authorities keep supporting the criminal regimes of Zionism and Saudi Arabia.