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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 1

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

Iran Resumes Electricity Exports to Iraq

Golrokh Askarieh -
Iran has resumed electricity exports to Iraq’s southern province of Basra following a hiatus over unpaid dues.
Crisis

UN Lauds Iran’s Support for Iraq against ISIS

Golrokh Askarieh -
Visiting UN Special Envoy for Iraq Yan Kubish praised Iran's role in supporting Iraq against Daesh [ISIS].
Industry

Labor Day: Iranian Workers

Golrokh Askarieh -
International Workers' Day (also known as Labor Day) occurs every year on May Day, May 1.
Foreign Policy

Rafsanjani to US Officials: Era of Bullying Over

Emad Askarieh -
Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani addressed US officials and reminded then that the era of bullying has finished.
Energy

Iran Poised to Catch Up with Qatar Gas Production by March 2017

Emad Askarieh -
Iran says its gas recovery from the supergiant South Pars gas field will catch up with that of Qatar before the end of the current Iranian calendar year which began on March 20.
Art

Stuttgart Art Exhibit Explores Changing Life in Iran

IFP Editorial Staff -
An art show underway at IFA Gallery in the German city of Stuttgart explores many aspects of changing life in Iran, the Institute for Foreign Relations (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen – IFA) has announced.
Europe

Iran Ready for All-Out Cooperation with EU

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s Hassan Rouhani has said Iran’s nuclear deal with the West provided a precedent which demonstrates that global issues can be addressed thorough dialogue.
Energy

Tehran, Moscow in Talks to Boost Energy Cooperation: Iranian Envoy

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s Ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanaei said Tehran and Moscow are in negotiations to promote mutual cooperation in the field of energy, and other areas.
Books

Italian Professor: Malek Manuscript Collection is Valuable and Peerless

Emad Askarieh -
Amos Bertolacci from Scuola Normale Superiore University visited the Malek National Library and Museum, and studied the oldest version of Shifa’, the immortal work of Avicenna.
Foreign Policy

Tehran Saudi Embassy Attackers Are in Prison: Minister

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati reaffirmed the immunity of diplomatic missions in Iran, and announced that the culprits behind a recent attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran have been imprisoned.
Iran in Pictures

Aerial Photos of Persian Gulf on Its National Day

Fatemeh Askarieh -
National Persian Gulf Day is an annual observance in Iran that was first suggested in January 2004 and approved by the government in July...
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Independent MPs Will Play Vital Role in Forming Parliament Majority

IFP Editorial Staff -
A couple of reports published by Tabnak news website state that the reformists and the conservatives have gained the same number of seats in the Iranian parliament, which means that independents will play a great role in determining the next parliament’s majority.
Custom

Jannati: Establishing Persian Gulf Foundation is Historical Necessity

Emad Askarieh -
Culture and Islamic Guidance Minister Ali Jannati said that the establishment of the Persian Gulf Foundation in Bandar Abbas is a historic necessity.
Energy

30% Rise in North Azadegan Oil Deposits

Emad Askarieh -
Engineering studies over North Azadegan oilfield indicate that the field holds 30% more crude oil in its despite than was previously estimated in the field's 2008 master development plan (MDP).
Local

Run-off Election Turnout at 59%: Interior Ministry

Emad Askarieh -
Iran's Deputy Interior Minister Hossein-Ali Amiri announced that the turnout in the second round of the 10th parliamentary elections was 59 percent.
Foreign Policy

Iran Getting Close to South Korea Rather than North

IFP Editorial Staff -
Ahead of the Sunday visit by the South Korean president to Iran, a comment published by Asr-e Iran hails the official visit, and describes it as an outcome of the nuclear deal.
Crisis

Italy Ready to Upgrade Iranian Anti-Drug Police Equipment: Official

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s Anti-Narcotics Police Chief Brigadier General Ali Moayyedi said Italy has voiced its readiness to boost police cooperation with the Islamic Republic in various areas and provide Iran with surveillance equipment used in fighting against drugs.
Cultural Heritage

Museum of Persian Gulf Maps Opens in Hormuz Island

Emad Askarieh -
The Museum of Persian Gulf Maps was inaugurated on Hormuz Island in a ceremony attended by Culture and Islamic Guidance Minister Ali Jannati, held concurrently with National Persian Gulf Day (April 29).
Economy

Britain-Iran Chamber of Commerce: Serious Negotiation with Banks to Ease Work with Iran

Emad Askarieh -
The chairperson of the Britain-Iran Chamber of Commerce said currently banking issues are the main problem in engagement with Iran, so in Britain there is serious negotiation for resolving the problem.
Art

Shiraz to Display Gunther Uecker’s Paintings Inspired by Hafez

Emad Askarieh -
A collection of paintings by German sculptor and op artist Gunther Uecker, all inspired by ghazals of Persian poet Hafez, will be displayed in an exhibition in Shiraz opening on May 1.
Science and Technology

Iran Produces High-Energy-Storage Supercapacitors

Emad Askarieh -
Iranian researchers have managed to produce polymer-ceramic nanocomposites through the synthesis of ceramic nanoparticles.
Asia

Asian Oil Imports from Iran up by 50% in March

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s oil exports to Asian countries have increased by 50% in the third month of the current year compared the corresponding period last year.
IFP Exclusive

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on Apr. 30

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

People in Tehran Observe World Tai Chi, Qigong Day

Fatemeh Askarieh -
A group of people in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on Friday marked World Tai Chi and Qigong Day.    
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