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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 18

IFP Editorial Staff -
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Wednesday and picked headlines from 22 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Americas

Iran and the Next US President

Golrokh Askarieh -
The Middle East presents variety of complicated partnerships for the next United States President.  In recent years, the US has been experiencing a strategic...
Government

Larijani: Incumbent Gov’t More Successful in Acting Lawfully

Golrokh Askarieh -
Majlis [Parliament] Speaker Ali Larijani lauded President Hassan Rouhani's government for its achievements in terms of acting in accordance with the law.
Cinema

Iranian Director Wins Young Talent ‘Women in Motion’ Award at Cannes

Golrokh Askarieh -
Iranian writer and director Ida Panahandeh, received this year's award for young talent jointly with two other young directors last night on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival.
Art

International Museum Day Celebrated in National Museum

IFP Editorial Staff -
Masoud Soltani, the Head of the Cultural Heritage Organization, inaugurated a ceremony on Tuesday in Iran’s National Museum to commemorate World Museum Day, internationally held on May 18
Crisis

Iranian FM Meets US and British Counterparts in Vienna

Golrokh Askarieh -
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held meetings with a number of his counterparts, including US Secretary of State John Kerry and British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, on the sidelines of a meeting of the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) in Vienna.
Asia

Maldives Severs Diplomatic Relations with Iran

Golrokh Askarieh -
The Maldivian government has announced severing of diplomatic ties with Iran over what it described as Iran’s “detrimental policies” toward the Middle East.
Africa

Iranian Cars to Enter North African Market

Golrokh Askarieh -
The Islamic Republic of Iran and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria have signed over a dozen memorandums of understanding (MoUs) on the production of Iranian vehicles in the North African state.
Law

Saudi Arabia’s Iran Spying Trial ‘Mockery of Justice’: HRW

Golrokh Askarieh -
Human Rights Watch (HRW) announced that Saudi Arabia's trial of 32 men for allegedly spying on behalf of Iran is a "mockery of justice" because it "has violated the basic due process rights of the defendants."
Selected

Famous Artworks to Embellish Tehran for Second Year

IFP Editorial Staff -
Copies of famous works of art, including many by prominent Western and Iranian artists, will appear next week on billboards and tableaus across the capital city of Tehran.
Economy

Norwegian Envoy Calls for Developing Economic Ties with Iran

Emad Askarieh -
In a meeting with Mohammad Khazaei, Deputy Minister and President of the Organization for Investment, Economic and Technical Assistance of Iran, the Norwegian ambassador to Iran called for developing economic cooperation and removing obstacles.
Energy

Oil CSR Conference Opens in Tehran

Emad Askarieh -
Iran opened the Corporate Social Responsibility Conference in the Petroleum Industry on Tuesday May 17.
Crisis

ISIS Bulldozes Another Ancient Assyrian Site in Mosul

IFP Editorial Staff -
ISIS (also known as Daesh and ISIL) militants began to destroy the historical sites in Iraq after they took control of vast swathes of the country, and have reportedly damaged the Assyrian ancient palace in Mosul in recent days.
IFP Exclusive

Hezbollah’s Mustafa Mughniyeh to Replace Badreddine

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The Lebanese Resistance Movement Hezbollah has reportedly appointed Mustafa Mughniyeh as the Movement’s new military commander following the recent killing of his uncle, Mustafa Badreddine, near Damascus airport.
Law

Iran’s SNSC Approves Taking Assets Seizure Case to ICJ

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) has approved a proposal to file a complaint with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Washington over a US court ruling on the confiscation of the Central Bank of Iran's assets, the Iranian Justice Minister announced.
IFP Exclusive

Senior Clerics Condemn Rafsanjani’s Daughter for Meeting Baha’i Figure

IFP Editorial Staff -
A recent meeting of Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani, the daughter of ex-president Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, with a Baha’i leader in Iran drew criticism from several clerics and officials in Iran, including Ayatollah Rafsanjani himself.
Europe

President Rouhani Calls for Expansion of Iran-France Ties

Emad Askarieh -
President Hassan Rouhani said here on Tuesday that Tehran is keen on expanding all-out cooperation with Paris.
Cultural Heritage

May 17 – Omar Khayyam Day Celebrated in Iran

IFP Editorial Staff -
To much of the world and certainly to English-speaking readers, he is the poet of beautiful Rubaiyat (quatrains), but Omar Khayyam is also known and loved by Iraniand as a great philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer.
Asia

S Korean Company to Build 1000-Bed Hospital in Mazandaran

Emad Askarieh -
The Chancellor of Mazandaran Medical University, Ghasem Jan Babaei, said that the Samsung Company from South Korea is to build a 1000-bed hospital in the province.
Asia

Ebtekar in Seoul to Sign Environmental MoU

Fatemeh Askarieh -
South Korea and Iran will sign a memorandum of understanding on environmental cooperation in Seoul later this week, the South Korean Environment Ministry said on Monday May 16.
Middle East

Iranian Pilgrimage to Iraq Up by 40%

Emad Askarieh -
The number of Iranians going on pilgrimage to Iraqi holy cities has risen by 40% in the current Iranian month, which began on April 20, in comparison to the corresponding period last year, an Iranian official announced.
Economy

Croatian President Arrives in Iran

Emad Askarieh -
Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović is scheduled to pay an official visit to the Iranian capital on Tuesday May 17 for talks on the enhancement of economic cooperation between the two nations.
Crisis

ISSG Meeting Highlights Need for Syria Truce: Zarif

Emad Askarieh -
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif referred to the Tuesday May 17 meeting of the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) in Vienna as an opportunity to emphasize the necessity for honouring the ceasefire in war-torn Syria.
IFP Exclusive

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 17

IFP Editorial Staff -
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Tuesday and picked headlines from 23 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Architecture

The Stunning Architecture of Yazd

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Yazd, a desert provincial capital, is home to its own unique Persian architecture. The historical city is nicknamed the “City of Wind-Catchers” (Shahr-e Badgirha)...
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