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A disabled devotee en-route to Karbala on all fours

A disabled Iraqi man sets out, on all fours, on a 300 km trip to attend a Shiite ceremony in Karbala.

Absence of powerful parties damages parliament’s efficacy: MP

Ahmad Tavakoli who represents Tehran in parliament challenges a lack of multiparty system in Iran’s legislature, saying this harms people’s interests.

Imam of al-Azhar invited Iranian scholar to anti-terrorism conference

A distinguished lecturer at Qom Seminary is to deliver a speech on ‘Respect for difference, diversity and coexistence’ at a global conference on the fight against terrorism in Cairo.

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Dec. 2

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

Iran’s reaction to the US-Afghan security agreement

Iran views the establishment of American and NATO bases in the region as a threat to regional stability.

Why a top Iranian musician turned down prestigious French award, fellow musician answers

Mohammad-Reza Shajarian comments on why Hossein Alizadeh refused to receive France’s Chevalier of Legion of Honor.

Iranian newspaper editorials and columns

Editorials and columns on subjects ranging from Iran’s foreign relations to a recent decision of an Iranian musician to turn down a prestigious French award.

HIV/AIDS in Iran

To mark World AIDS Day, Arman-e Emrooz, a Tehran-based daily, dedicates a full page to HIV/AIDS.

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Dec. 1

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Monday and picked headlines from 17 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Garden of Stones in Sirjan

A stony protest against government policies by a local in southeastern Iran turns into a popular tourist attraction decades later.

OPEC; the known unknowns

Shargh studies how the Iranian economy can effectively respond to an OPEC decision not to cut the production quotas of its members.

Economy should not be tied to the outcome of talks: Senior businessman

Asadollah Asgar-Oladi, a business magnate, says the Iranian economy has learned how to skirt the sanctions and its future should not be tied to the success of nuclear talks.

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Nov. 30

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Sunday and picked headlines from 16 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Wars are fought on and off the battlefield

Basij Week, an opportunity to figure out what the volunteer force has done for Iran in combat and non-combat roles.

Iranian musician refuses French Chevalier of Legion of Honor

Hossein Alizadeh, a leading Iranian classical composer and musician, has refused to receive France’s Chevalier of Legion of Honor to be only known as an artist with no prestigious title.

A sense of esprit de corps with Palestinians on November 29

Iran’s UN ambassador in Vienna says that an end to discrimination and occupation of all Palestinian lands helps, among other things, assert the Palestinian right to self-determination.

What Zarif told MPs in a closed-door meeting of parliament

Following marathon nuclear talks in Vienna, the Iranian foreign minister has attended a parliamentary session in camera to brief MPs on what went on in the talks in the Austrian capital.

Iran’s female vice president has been awarded Italy’s Minerva Award

Iranian Vice President Masoumeh Ebtekar's endeavors on political and environmental fronts have been recognized in Rome.

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Nov. 29

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Saturday, November 29, 2014, and picked headlines from 16 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

A village chief or just a steward?

America has plunged from the global village chief into a steward; it is high time we believed that bilateral meetings with America won’t get nuclear talks anywhere.

The colorful trace of autumn in Tehran

The autumn season in Tehran, in full color, has been depicted from a photographic angle.

Chuck Hagel, the casualty of US national security shakeup

Javan, a Tehran-based daily, brings under focus the sudden resignation of US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and how it can impact Washington's security policies down the line.

Reference groups of Iranian youth have changed

A Tehran University Professor Taghi Azad Armaki brings into sharper focus the emotional reaction people showed to the untimely death of Morteza Pashaei, a pop singer.

Feeling of Inferiority; Self-inflicted Violence against Women

One of the most extreme forms of self-inflicted violence experienced by some Iranian women is that they sell themselves short and become blind followers of imported aesthetic standards.

Bad luck often brings good luck

It’s a strategic miscalculation to assume that the lifting of sanctions will settle all of Iran's economic woes.

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