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The latest news and views from Iran, the Middle East, and the world produced and published by IFP either using the contents provided by Persian-language media outlets or through its exclusive dispatches

Cinema

Hard-Line Weekly Shut Down in Iran after Insulting Actors

IFP Editorial Staff - August 1, 2016

Yalasarat, radical Iranian news weekly belonging to the hard-line group Ansar Hezbollah, was recently shut down by the Iranian government because of insulting actors in a report on how artists had dressed up in Hafez Awards, a private film festival annually held in Tehran.

Media

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 1

IFP Editorial Staff - August 1, 2016

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Monday and picked headlines from 20 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Foreign Policy

Iran’s President Congratulates Swiss Counterpart on National Day

IFP Editorial Staff - August 1, 2016

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani offered his congratulations to the Swiss government and people on the country's national day.

Science and Technology

20-Fold Development of Iran’s Nanotech Economy in 4 Years: VP

IFP Editorial Staff - August 1, 2016

Vice-President for Science and Technology said the assessments of Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council (INIC) indicate a 20-fold increase in the volume of Iran’s nanotechnology economy in the past four years.

Science and Technology

Iran’s Advancements in Robotics

IFP Editorial Staff - July 31, 2016

Mehdi Tale Masouleh, an Iranian scientist with a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (Robotics) from Laval University, Canada, takes us on a 2-hour tour of the world of Iranian robots.

Middle East

PA President Mahmoud Abbas Is a CIA Agent: Iranian Advisor

IFP Editorial Staff - July 31, 2016

In reaction to a recent meeting between the Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and the leader of anti-Iran terrorist group MKO, an advisor to Iran’s Foreign Minister said the PA President is a CIA agent, and his meeting with Maryam Rajavi was not a surprise.

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Blocking Internet Abusers; a Fist against Swearwords

IFP Editorial Staff - July 31, 2016

A campaign has been recently started in Iran to block and ignore the netizens who abuse the Internet and insult other people, especially celebrities.

Media

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 31

IFP Editorial Staff - July 31, 2016

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Sunday and picked headlines from 18 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Security

Source Dismisses Haaretz Report on Injury of Basij Commander in Syria

IFP Editorial Staff - July 31, 2016

An informed source categorically denied a report by the Israeli daily Haaretz that Commander of Iran's Basij (volunteer) Force Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naqdi had been wounded by Israeli forces or terrorists during a publicized visit this weekend to Southern Syria.

Handicrafts

Hand-Woven Carpets of Iran’s Qom and Fars Province

Fatemeh Askarieh - July 31, 2016

The diversity of handicrafts in Iran is so high that preparing a list of them can take too long; however, it is a well-known fact that Iranian handmade carpets always sit atop the list.

Environment

Fire at Mahshahr Petchem Complex Was an Environmental Warning

IFP Editorial Staff - July 30, 2016

Vice-President and Head of Iran’s Department of Environment said the recent fire in Bou Ali Petrochemical Complex in southwestern Iran was a wakeup call on the importance of environmental issues and safety.

Education

Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Programs in Iranian Kindergartens

IFP Editorial Staff - July 30, 2016

The growing number of child sexual assaults in Iran has convinced the government to introduce a bill in the Parliament on teaching sexual issues in kindergartens and pre-schools.

Environment

Iranians Offer Oblations by Making Donations to Environment

IFP Editorial Staff - July 29, 2016

The drought-induced shortage of food has posed a serious threat to animals; however, in a spontaneous move, Iranians have started offering oblations to God by donating fodder for starving animals.

Foreign Policy

Iran Condemns Beheading of French Priest and Syrian Kid

IFP Editorial Staff - July 28, 2016

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi strongly denounced the recent brutal beheading of a French priest and a Syrian kid as despicable and condemned moves inspired by the deviational ideologies of ‘fathers of ISIS and Al-Qaeda’.

Selected

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 28

IFP Editorial Staff - July 28, 2016

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Thursday and picked headlines from 20 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

IFP Exclusive

Ghana: 2nd Leg of Zarif’s Tour of Western Africa

IFP Editorial Staff - July 27, 2016

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif visited Ghana as the second destination of his tour of Western Africa, which earlier took him to Nigeria.

Media

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 27

IFP Editorial Staff - July 27, 2016

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Wednesday and picked headlines from 21 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Education

100,000 Satellite Equipment Destroyed by Voluntary Forces

IFP Editorial Staff - July 27, 2016

Several Iranian families voluntarily handed over 100,000 satellite dishes to the IRGC’s Basij Forces and even attended a ceremony to destroy the equipment in a move to show their anger at the corrupting effects of TV programs shown in satellite channels.

Crisis

I Had Earlier Warned against Taliban’s Hard-Line Schools in Pakistan: Rafsanjani

IFP Editorial Staff - July 27, 2016

Chairman of Iran's Expediency Council called for increased attention to the warning he had earlier given about the establishment of hard-line schools for Taliban affiliates in Pakistan.

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