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Iran FM, Kuwaiti Emir Discuss Regional Issues

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IFP Editorial Staff
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During the Wednesday talks, the Kuwaiti Emir said the Islamic Republic of Iran plays a key role in fighting the ISIS terror group and contributing to Iraq’s stability and economic development, and appreciated Iran’s assistance.

The Kuwaiti leader also expressed hope that all the problems and differences between Middle Eastern countries will be resolved through prudence and dialogue among regional states.

Zarif, in turn, hailed efforts made by the Kuwaiti Emir to mediate in the current crises in the region, and expressed hope those attempts will bear fruit.

The two sides also stressed the need to enhance mutual relations and increase contacts between top officials of both countries.

The meeting was held during the top Iranian diplomat’s stay in Kuwait to attend an international conference on the reconstruction of Iraq.

Saudi Tribesmen Not Allowed to See Their Wives’ Faces

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Based on a tribal custom, even women are banned from seeing each other’s faces.

“In these tribes, women allow no one, even their next of kin, husband and other women to see their faces because it amounts to a scandal for them,” a Farsi report by Mashregh News Agency said, quoting Al-Arabiya news website.

Reports say an attempt by a woman from one of these tribes to see the face of her female friend just for fun ended up in a fierce quarrel between them.

A man, who has married a woman four years ago and has three children, says, “Once I saw the face of my wife, she fiercely blamed me for violating our tribe’s custom and filed for divorce.”

In an interview with Al-Arabia, another man who is married for seven years says when her wife died in a car crash, he couldn’t go to hospital for body identification. “I couldn’t identify her because I’d never seen her face in my life.”

Ali Qahtani, another man from these tribes, says when he once tried to remove her wife’s burqa – the garment that covers the entire head except the eyes – by force, she threatened to leave him forever.

Hassan Al-Atibi also says her wife prefers to have a co-wife instead of removing her burqa.

“In reaction to my request for removing her burqa, she introduced one of her friends to me for marriage,” he said.

Kazakhstan Cultivating Persian Rice to Meet Iran’s Needs

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Farmers from Karmakshy municipality of Kyzylorda region are now working on an 800-acre land to grow Tarom Hashemi rice which is originally grown in Iran.

“The farmers of the region had a good harvest last year and produced nearly 6 tonnes of rice in each acre,” Makashev Sultan Iskakovich, the governor of Karmakshy, was quoted as saying in a Farsi report by IRNA.

He went on to say the municipality now aims to increase its rice export capacity. “To this effect, we have developed a plan this year to increase Tarom Hashemi rice production by ten times.”

Makashev said given the fact that the price of Tarom Hashemi rice is appropriate, many farming units in Kazakhstan have become interested in growing this variety of rice.

According to the governor, the municipality has already established a workshop with a capacity to cleaning 120 tonnes of rice. “Last year, the farmers of the region grew Tarom Hashemi rice in a 70-acre land and made an abundant harvest.”

Back in 2016, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev visited Iran and signed 37 Memoranda of Understanding with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani. These MoUs included an agreement on expansion of agricultural cooperation between the two sides, especially in extraterritorial cultivation of agricultural products.

Iran’s Police Makes 90 Arrests to Control Forex Market (+Video)

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iranian police forces on Wednesday swooped on foreign currency exchange businesses, closing down 10 exchange facilities and apprehending 90 forex dealers working in the street on charge of disrupting the foreign currency market.

The operation was carried out in cooperation with the Central Bank of Iran, which is under fire for the unprecedented growth in the rates of foreign currencies, particularly the US dollar.

Tehran Deputy Police Chief Brigadier General Hossein Rahimi said police forces are maintaining a permanent presence in the foreign currency business district in Tehran and will not allow profiteers to capitalize on the situation.

He noted that a high-profile figure dealing in foreign exchange was arrested in the raid.

The development comes as the value market of foreign currencies, especially the greenback, has been rising in the Iranian market recently. Some experts say the rising prices are just a bubble that could soon burst.

The government also says the rise in prices could be psychological and could emanate from citizens’ unwarranted concerns. It says the dollar rate, which currently stands at around IRR 50,000, is surging due to psychological reasons rather than economic factors.

Kashan Home to World’s Most Beautiful Iranian Bathhouse

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Fatemeh Askarieh
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Beautiful Iranian bathhouse, Kashan

This Iranian bathhouse was built in the 16th century, during the Safavid era. The bathhouse is named after Imamzadeh Sultan Amir-Ahmad, whose mausoleum is nearby.

Sultan Amir-Ahmad Bathhouse, with an area of around 1,000 square metres, consists of two main parts: the dressing hall and hot bathing hall.

The interior of the bathhouse is decorated with turquoise and gold tilework, plasterwork, brickwork, as well as artistic paintings. The roof of the bathhouse is made of multiple domes that contain convex glasses. They provide sufficient lighting to the bathhouse while concealing it from the outside.

Here are the Mizan News Agency’s photos of the unique Iranian bathhouse in Iran’s Kashan:

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 14

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IFP Editorial Staff
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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 18

Almost all newspapers today covered the comments made by the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei about the unmatched unity among Shiite and Sunni Muslims in Iran.

Iranian papers today widely covered the unprecedented growth in foreign currency rates, particularly the rate of dollar in the Iranian forex market, and the reasons and consequences of such fluctuations.

The remarks made by President Hassan Rouhani about the possibility of holding a referendum on the country’s controversial issues also remained a top story in several papers.

The above issues, as well as many more, are highlighted in the following headlines and top stories:

 

19 Dey:

1- Unprecedented Dollar Rate in Iran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 14

 

Abrar:

1- Erdogan: It’s Time for ISIS Theatre to End

2- British Defence Secretary: Increase in Challenges Posed by Iran, Russia, ChinaA Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 14

 

Afkar:

1- “Dobermann”:

  • Israeli War Minister Avigdor Lieberman Defends Airstrike on Syria
  • “We Won’t Bark This Time, We’ll Bite”

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 14

 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Iran Leader: Shiite, Sunni Muslims Together in Toughest Situations

2- Rouhani: We Shouldn’t Interfere in People’s Lives

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 14

 

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Canada Presses Iran on Seyyed-Emami’s Case

  • Case in New Phase after Autopsy

2- Rouhani’s Response to Critics of Referendum Plan

  • President Responsible for Implementation of Constitution

3- VP for Women Affairs: Use of Force on Hijab Doesn’t Work

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 14

 

Asrar:

1- Rouhani: Revolution to Live on as Long as People Are United

2- Political, Economic Factors behind Growing Forex Rates [Editorial]

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 14

 

Ebtekar:

1- Central Bank’s Futile Efforts on Forex

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 14

 

Etemad:

1- Moderate Preacher: Iran Leader Appoints Abutorabifard as Tehran’s Friday Prayers Leader

2- Afghan Gov’t, Taliban Hold Talks in Defiance of Trump

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 14

 

Ettela’at:

1- Iran Leader: Islamic Republic’s Resistance to Modern Ignorance Indebted to People’s Sacrifice

2- Rouhani’s Economic Deputy: Root Cause of Forex Rates Fluctuations Non-Economic

3- US Provides Syria’s Armed Kurds with $550 Million Aid

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 14

 

Ghanoon:

1- Global Convergence for Iraq’s Reconstruction

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 14

 

Hemayat:

1- Trump’s Nuclear Ambitions in 2019 Budget

  • US to Pay Special Attention to Atomic Weapons, Helping Zionists

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 14

 

Iran:

1- Dust Pollution in Ahvaz 60 Times Higher than Standard Levels

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 14

 

Jame Jam:

1- Zarif: US to Continue Its Malice

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 14

 

Javan:

1- Environmental Cameras of Spies Record Missile Activities!

  • Tehran Prosecutor: Members of This Network Hosted CIA Officers at Their Homes

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 14

 

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- Rouhani: Iran’s Constitution Has Capacity to Make People Satisfied

2- Lavrov: US Seeks to Disintegrate Eastern Syria

3- Iran Breaks Record of Producing, Exporting Petchem Products

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 14

 

Kayhan:

1- Tehran Prosecutor Reveals Shocking Details of Missile Spies Working as Cheetah Protectors!

2- Iran’s Cooperation with FATF to Increase Effectiveness of Sanctions

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 14

 

Resalat:

1- Iraqi Nation’s Outrage over Occupiers: Presence of Tens of US Forces in Iraq

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 14

 

Rooyesh-e Mellat:

1- Top MP: It’s Necessary for EU to Hold Serious Stances against US Decisions

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 14

 

Seda-ye Eslahat:

1- Iran Leader: Sistan and Baluchestan Symbol of Shiite-Sunni Unity for World

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 14

 

Shahrvand:

1- Rouhani: Officials Who Are Not Hopeful about Future Must Leave

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 14

 

Shargh:

1- Gov’t Spokesman: Rouhani to Pursue Deaths of Inmates in Jails

2- Senior Cleric Blasts Calls for Referendum: They Want to Topple Velayat-e Faqih

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 14

 

Sobh-e Now:

1- White House: Netanyahu Is a Liar

  • US Says Accession of West Bank to Israel Wrong

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 14

IRGC Chief Praises Film about Fight against ISIS

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In a message on Tuesday, General Jafari congratulated Iranian filmmaker Ebrahim Hatamikia on receiving the Best Director Award at Fajr Film Festival for his latest film “At Damascus Time”.

The congratulatory message came after a controversial speech by the prominent director at the closing ceremony of the 36th Fajr Film Festival. In response to certain critics who described Hatamikia as a filmmaker affiliated with the Islamic Establishment, he angrily said in his speech, “I’m an affiliated director! Affiliated with the Establishment (of the Islamic Republic of Iran).”

Experts say making such remarks among a group of people, who claim to be intellectuals, was shocking and very courageous while based on a historical tradition such people believe independence from the Establishment and distancing oneself from the government is an honour!

While most of the winners in the four-hour-long closing ceremony made brief speeches after receiving their prizes, Hatamikia harshly criticised some of his colleagues, the state TV and the host of the ceremony Reza Rashidpour, for downgrading his film and even calling it a comedy. This comes as the movie is about the Holy Shrine Defenders (in Syria) and Iranian military personnel involved in the battles against terrorism in Iraq and Syria.

Hatamikia also thanked the IRGC personnel and the IRGC-affiliated Owj Cultural Organization, which produced his film.

In his Tuesday message, General Jafari hailed the remarks made by Hatamikia saying, “Your stunning and lovely words at the closing ceremony of the Fajr Film Festival indicated your courage, patriotism and devotion. Such statements are made at a time when the enemy is struggling to undermine the Iranian nation’s beliefs.”

“As the commander of the soldiers who have been able to eradicate the ominous phenomenon of ISIS in the region in a short term, I appreciate your efforts and understand the pains you have suffered to give such a brilliant picture (of their devotion), and I wish the other Iranian proficient artists would follow on the same path,” added Jafari.

Hatamikia’s film “At Damascus Time” narrates the story of an Iranian pilot and his copilot son, who are captured by ISIS forces in Syria when they are in the Arab country to deliver a cargo of humanitarian relief supplies to people in a war-ravaged region.

Earlier, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif also called Hatamikia’s ISIS drama “peerless”. In a post published on social media he said “It was really unmatched.”

The Fajr Film Festival is Iran’s most important film festival, held every February in Tehran. The festival, started in 1982, is under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance in Iran. It takes place every year on the anniversary of Iran’s Islamic Revolution. The festival has been promoted both locally and abroad through television, radio and webinars.

Contributing organizations to the event include the Farabi Cinema Foundation, Iran film foundation, Press TV, HispanTV and Iran’s multi-lingual film channel IFilm (TV channel). From 2015 on, the festival has been separated to a national festival in February and an international one in April, with the national one being the more notable for premieres of the most important Iranian movies.

Iran’s Persepolis Creams Uzbekistan’s Nasaf in AFC Champions League

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IFP Media Wire
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On Tuesday evening, the Iranian soccer players succeeded to defeat the Uzbek side 3-0 at the end of a Group C fixture played at the Azadi Stadium in western Tehran.

Persepolis soccer players opened the match with vim and vigor, and approached their opponents’ goal on a number of occasions.

Persepolis 28-year-old Nigerian footballer Godwin Mensha took advantage of an ideal opportunity in the 20th minute, and headed home Vahid Amiri’s cross from the right flank to put his side on the scoreboard.

After the interval, Persepolis striker Ali Alipour collected a pass from right-back Sadegh Moharrami. He unleashed a shot into the top corner from inside the box in the 66th minute to double his red-clad side’s lead.

Alipour added his second of the match five minutes later, when he received a pass from Mohammad Ansari and drove it low with his left into the back of the net to make it 3-0.

Esteghlal, Al-Rayyan share points in AFC Champions League

Meanwhile, Iranian professional football club Esteghlal Tehran has earned a two-all draw against Al-Rayyan Sports Club of Qatar in Group D of the AFC Champions League.

Al Rayyan captain Rodrigo Tabata opened their own goal just seven minutes into the match at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in the Qatari capital city of Doha.

Iran's Persepolis Creams Uzbekistan's Nasaf in AFC Champions League

Moroccan forward Abderrazak Hamdallah scored the equalizer in the 18th minute, and Captain Rodrigo Tabata put Al-Rayyan in front shortly afterwards.

Tabata committed a dangerous tackle on an Esteghlal’s player in the 80th minute, and was subsequently sent off.

Ali Ghorbani was on target in the 88th minute, and bagged a point for the Iranian team.

Russia Luring Iranian Airlines to Buy Sukhoi Superjet

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The move is part of an attempt by the Russian company to find customers in Iran for its passenger jet.

Secretary of Association of Iranian Airlines Maqsoud Asadi Samani said Sukhoi has made the latest changes to Superjet-100, and there is no limitations in selling the aircraft to Iran as less than 10 percent of the jet’s components are US-made.

The Sukhoi Superjet 100 is a fly-by-wire twin-engine jet with 8 to 108 passenger seats.

In the initial wave of aircraft orders, which followed the lifting of most international sanctions on Iran in January 2016, the country’s airlines placed tens of billions of dollars’ worth of business with the US’ Boeing and its main European rival, Airbus. Smaller orders were also placed with another European firm, turboprop-maker ATR.

However, while 11 ATR planes had been delivered by the end of 2017, the arrival of the larger jets from Airbus and Boeing is taking much longer, with just three Airbus deliveries to date and none from Boeing.

Turning to Russian-built jets may help to solve these issues. Iranian officials say that any deals to buy the Superjet-100 will not need the approval of OFAC as the plane has little in the way of US-made components.

Following you can see the photos of the aircraft in Mehrabad retrieved from the Mizan News Agency:

Austria Ready to Provide Finance for Iran’s Mountain Tourism

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Speaking in a meeting on Iran-Austria joint investments in Iran’s mountain tourism, Austrian embassy’s Commercial Counselor in Tehran Christoph Grabmayr said his country is well-known for its investments in tourism across the world.

“Iran enjoys a rich culture and history. Meanwhile, the Iranians’ hospitality is highly attractive for foreign tourists,” he was quoted as saying in a Farsi report by IRNA.

He then expressed hope that, as announced officially, Iran would be able to attract 20 million foreign tourists by the next seven years.

“Due to our interest in Iran’s mountain tourism and Austrian companies’ experiences in this field, we are ready to provide finance for mountain tourism in Iran,” he noted.

 

Iran Facilitates Foreign Investment

Addressing the same gathering, Saeed Ohadi, Deputy for Investment and Planning of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHTO), said in a meeting held earlier between senior officials of Central Bank of Iran and Austrian officials, the two sides decided to establish a line of credit and allocate parts of the credit to the joint project between Iran and Austria in mountain tourism in Iran.

He went on to say Iran’s regulations for attracting foreign investments are among the most modern ones in this field, adding the country grants a 10 to 13 year-long tax exemption to foreign investors. “The regulations also permit the investors to legally rent lands for their projects.”

“There are three ski resorts within a 45km radius of Tehran: Dizin, Shemshak and Namak Abrud in which a number of Austrian companies are interested in investing and providing finance for their further development,” he added.

 

Iran Draws Tourists from over 40 Countries

Mohammad Reza Pouyandeh, Head of Iran’s Fund for Revival & Utilization of Historical & Cultural Places, told the same meeting that sport tourism is among Iran’s competitive advantages compared with other tourist destinations in the world.

“Based on figures, over the past 9 months, Iran drew a large number of mountain tourists from 41 countries.”

He said the figure has tripled since last year and added Iranian ski resorts are relatively cheap compared with foreign pistes. “So, we warmly welcome foreign investments in this field.”

Pouyandeh underlined that Dizin ski resort is the largest piste in the Middle East with a 550-hectare land and 17 ski lifts.

“Over the past three years, the resort witnessed a 700-percent growth in attracting foreign tourists. About 6,000 tourists visited the resort only during the last year. By developing our services, we can attract 30,000 foreign tourists within the next 3 to 5 years,” he concluded.

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