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Iran’s Leader Allocates $500m to Development of Southeastern Province

IFP Media Wire -
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has issued an order to withdraw a sum of $500 million from the National Development Fund of Iran for development projects in the southeastern boeswe province of Sistan and Balouchestan.
Views

Army Wraps Up War Game in Southeast Iran

IFP Media Wire -
Iran’s Army Ground Force concluded a large-scale military exercise in southeastern parts of the country on Tuesday.
Economy

Iran to Get First Airbus Planes by Next March

IFP Media Wire -
Iran says it expects to finalize an aircraft purchase agreement with European aviation giant Airbus within the next two weeks, adding that the first planes could be delivered by March 2017.
IFP Exclusive

Special Tour of Tehran for Blind People

IFP Editorial Staff -
A programme is underway in Iran’s capital in which people can share their experiences of visiting Tehran’s tourist attractions with the blind through voice messages.
Cinema

Asghar Farhadi’s ‘The Salesman’ Nominated for Golden Globe Awards

IFP Editorial Staff -
‘The Salesman’, the latest film by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, has been nominated as Best Foreign Language Film for the 2017 Golden Globe Awards.
Foreign Policy

Iran’s FM Meets Egyptian Diplomat in Tehran

IFP Editorial Staff -
In a meeting on Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister conferred with Yasser Othman, the head of Egypt’s Interests Section office in Tehran, on regional issues and bilateral ties.
IFP Coverage

German DM’s Attire in Saudi Arabia Sparks Controversy

IFP Editorial Staff -
A few days after the German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for a ban on the burqa, her minister of defence has refused to wear the hijab or the abaya on an official visit to Saudi Arabia.
Crisis

Liberation of Iraq’s Mosul to Be Declared Soon: Official

IFP Editorial Staff -
Leader of Iraq’s National Alliance Ammar al-Hakim says the liberation of the Iraqi city of Mosul will be announced soon.
Europe

IMF Chief in Court over €400m Payout to French Tycoon

IFP Editorial Staff -
Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, has gone on trial on charge of negligence over a €400m payment made to a French tycoon while she was the country’s finance minister.
Culture

Iran and Algeria Resolved to Promote Cultural Ties

IFP Editorial Staff -
As Algeria’s cultural week is underway in Tehran, Culture ministers of Iran and the North African country underlined the need for developing cultural relations between the two countries.
Americas

Trump Picks Rex Tillerson as His Secretary of State

IFP Editorial Staff -
The US President-elect Donald J. Trump settled Monday on Rex W. Tillerson, the chief executive of Exxon Mobil, to be his secretary of state, transition officials said.
Agriculture

Iran Marks Wheat Production Self-Sufficiency

IFP Media Wire -
Iran has marked what is celebrated at home as a landmark achievement to attain self-sufficiency in production of wheat.
Views

IRGC Chief Urges Basij to Focus on Strategic Activities

IFP Media Wire -
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari called on the new commander of Basij (mobilization) Force to focus efforts on “strategic and influential” activities.
Views

Iran ‘Deeply Concerned’ by Bahraini Sheikh Salman’s Jail Term

IFP Media Wire -
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has expressed its serious concern over the move by Bahrain’s appeals court to uphold a “long-term” jail sentence handed down to senior Shia opposition cleric, Sheikh Ali Salman.
IFP Exclusive

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on December 13

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

Syrian People Celebrating Imminent Liberation of Aleppo in Streets

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran's state television is showing live images from the Syrian city of Aleppo, saying the city is being finally liberated.
Views

Full Liberation of Aleppo Imminent, Syrians Pour into Streets in Joy

IFP Media Wire -
Aleppo is to be declared a completely liberated city by Damascus any moment now as Jeish Al-Fatah terrorists are now left with only four city districts in the South-East after the Syrian army troops and popular forces captured two more neighborhoods.
IFP Exclusive

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on December 12

IFP Editorial Staff -
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Monday and picked headlines from 28 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Iran in Pictures

Autumn in Northern Iranian City of Behshahr

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Behshahr is a city in Mazandaran province, north of Iran. It is located on the coast of the Caspian Sea, north of Alborz Mountains.
IFP Exclusive

Is Oman Being Kicked Out of GCC?

IFP Editorial Staff -
A well-known Arab journalist believes that Saudi Arabia has decided to disengage from Oman in the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in a move to form a new coalition.
Africa

Iran Condemns Deadly Terrorist Attack in Somalia

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran’s Foreign Ministry strongly denounced a recent terrorist attack in Somalia, which claimed dozens of lives, and called for concerted global efforts to uproot terrorism and extremism.
Europe

Saudi, UK Anti-Iran Claims, Smokescreen for Terror Support: Iran

IFP Media Wire -
Iran says Saudi Arabia and Britain are making comments against the Islamic Republic in a bid to cover up their destructive role in supporting Takfiri terrorism.
Economy

Contract with Peugeot, Best Car Deal in Iran’s History: Official

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“The contract between Iran and France’s Peugeot is a joint venture; that is to say, we have a firm to jointly manufacture cars, which...
Americas

American Arms Fanning Flames of Regional Tensions: Analyst

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An Iranian political analyst says the US is fueling regional instability by selling arms to several Arabic countries now that President Barack Obama is spending his final days in office.
Foreign Policy

Iran Condemns Deadly Attack on Cairo Church

IFP Media Wire -
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has stressed that targeting holy sites goes against the teachings of all religions.
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