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18 Killed, 6 Wounded in Brazilian Club Shooting

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The attack took place on Saturday morning in the poor area of Fortaleza, the EFE news agency reported.

A group of armed men drove up to the club and started shooting at the courtyard of the club. The agency notes that the cause of the incident could be proceedings due to drugs.

According to the television channel Globo, the victims were taken to hospitals, most of them are females.

The homicide division of the Fortaleza police told the AFP news agency that it was not yet possible to provide an official report, as the investigators were still there.

The site of the regional daily Diario do Nordeste quotes an anonymous police source who gives the figure of 18 dead, and evokes the settling of accounts between rival factions of drug traffickers.

The same source reported that the shooting took place at around 1:30 a.m. when a group of heavily armed men arrived in three vehicles and burst into Forro do Gago club in the district of Cajazeiras, in the center of Fortaleza.

In 2017, the state of Ceara, with a capital of Fortaleza, recorded a record of 5,114 homicides, 50% more than in 2016.

At the national level, Brazil recorded a surge of deadly violence in 2016, with 61,619 homicides, or seven per hour on average.

Hard-Working Women Build 5km Road in Western Iran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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There are still many remote villages across Iran where a small incident or a change of season blocks roads, and as a result the residents cannot commute. Gol-e-Sorkh in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province is one of such villages.

With the first winter snow, the roads have been blocked and the residents’ tragedy began again, a Farsi report by the Shahrvand daily newspaper said.

Villagers say no physician can come to the village no matter whether the people are sick or pregnant.

However, this time women in Gol-e Sorkh have gotten involved and worked with heavy equipment vehicles every day from 7 am to 7 pm for a month to open the village’s access to the outside world.

These women have finally coped with the situation by building a five-kilometre road to the village, of course with the help of other residents. During the construction, other women of the village were preparing food for them at a boarding school while police and architects came to their aid as well.

One of these women, who is a grader operator, says she and her colleagues first went there as rescuers.

“Then we saw how difficult the commuting is; therefore, we decided to get the job done. However, the men disagreed and told us women are not able to do such things. We insisted and finally they agreed.”

Mina Moqaddam has been in charge of digging in the project. “We started the job last year. The men were outside the village and the problems had increased. So, we decided to come here and help,” she added.Hard-Working Women Build 5km Road in Western Iran

Mina has lived for many years in the US. “In the US women can do any type of job. Gender differences do not make sense, and in some cases women’s wages are higher than men’s.”

Fathi is another member of the team who has worked as an ambulance driver. She says, “Even the women of the village were against us at the beginning. They wondered if we could do such a thing! They advised us to get back to the kitchen and do the chores, but they gradually agreed and began to prepare food and tea for us.”

Rezapour, another woman who has worked as a relief worker, says, “We have to know everything; we must know how to work with the heavy equipment and also how to clear the way to help the injured.”

Hossein Jamshidi, the General Manager of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari’s Roads Department, says this is the first time that women are building roads in Iran.

“Such a move by women of Shahr-e Kord is exceptional. This is not the first time that women have outpaced men in doing the country’s executive affairs and would not be the last. We do believe in women. We know that they can undertake tougher projects as well,” noted Jamshidi.

Fajr Festival of Handicrafts, Traditional Arts Underway in Tehran

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Fatemeh Askarieh
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The works of art have been put on show at the Iranian Artists Forum located at Iranshahr Street in Tehran.

The first edition of the festival was held last year following the approval of Iran’s Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution.

Here are the photos of the 2nd edition of the event retrieved from the Mehr News Agency:

Iran Censures Deadly Terrorist Attack in Kabul

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In a statement on Saturday, Qassemi denounced the attack and sympathized with the families of the victims and also the Afghan nation and government.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran has consistently emphasized the necessity of continuous struggle against terrorism in all of its forms and has shown its determination in this regard.”

He also added that Iran believes honest efforts and cooperation between the countries of the region is the only way to deal with the ominous phenomenon of terrorism.

Over 60 people have been killed and more than 150 injured after a car bomb explosion hit the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday.

The explosion took place near the former building of Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry, close to foreign embassies and governmental buildings.

The Taliban terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

10 Iranian MPs to Visit Evin Prison Sunday

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Fatemeh Askarieh
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The 10-member delegation includes lawmakers from the Judicial, Education, and National Security parliamentary commissions, a Farsi report by ISNA said.

Representatives from the parliamentary factions of conservatives (Followers of Velayat), reformists (Hope), and the Independents as well as the Parliament’s Presiding Board are among other members of the delegation.

Abdolkarim Hosseinzadeh, Mohammad Kazemi, Hassan Norouzi, Mohammad-Javad Fathi, Mohammad Dehqan, Mohammad-Ali Vakili, Allahyar Malekshahi, Fatemeh Saeidi, Valiollah Nanvakenari, and Mohammad Boroumandi are the MPs who will inspect the prison at 10 am, Sunday.

The Parliament started its talks with the Judiciary to make the arrangements for the visit a few days after the reported deaths of a couple of Evin detainees.

The Judiciary says the prisoners have committed suicide, but the lawmakers are going to visit the prison in person to inspect the situation.

Saudi Billionaire Released from Detention in Opulent Hotel

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Waleed bin Talal

Reuters quoted a family source as saying on Saturday that the Saudi prince has arrived home.

His release came hours after Bin Talal, the highest profile detainee with stakes in companies such as Twitter and Citigroup, told Reuters in an exclusive interview at the opulent Ritz-Carlton hotel in Riyadh that he expected to be cleared of any wrongdoing and be released from custody within days.

Maintaining his innocence, he said he was finalising the “misunderstanding” through discussions with the government to clear his name and expected to resume normal life at the helm of his investment company, Kingdom Holding.

The release comes as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s purge winds down, with the gilded penal facility expected to reopen next month as a five-star hotel, FT reported.

The authorities have described the anti-graft drive as a strong message that corruption will not be tolerated as the crown prince seeks to diversify the economy away from its dependence on oil. The purge, also consolidating the prince’s power by sidelining potential rivals, has alarmed global investors who will be needed for his wide-ranging economic reform plans.

The authorities say they have recovered billions of dollars from detainees who have signed financial settlements in lieu of legal action on graft charges. Others have been released without charge. As many as 95 holdouts unwilling to settle charges could be transferred to prison to face trial, the authorities have said.

Iran’s Jaberi Ansari, Syrian President Meet in Damascus

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IFP Editorial Staff
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During the Saturday meeting, Assad and Jaberi Ansari discussed the most recent political and field developments of the Arab country, particularly the situation of Afrin in northern Syria, and mutual cooperation between the two countries.

The meeting was the latest round of Iran-Syria talks over the Arab country’s National Dialogue Congress which is to be held in Russia’s Sochi.

The Iranian diplomat is also expected to sit for talks with other senior Syrian officials over the latest developments in the war-stricken country, a Farsi report by the Fars News Agency said.

The talks are being held just days ahead of a “Syrian National Dialogue Congress” which is slated to be held in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi on January 29 and 30.

Jaberi Ansari, who also serves as the Iranian Foreign Minister’s Special Assistant in Political Affairs, took part in a preliminary meeting in Sochi on January 20.

During the meeting attended by the Russian president’s special envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev as well as Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Önal, the officials of Iran, Russia and Turkey also known as guarantor states made the final arrangements for holding Syrian National Dialogue Congress in Sochi.

Meanwhile, Syria’s foreign-backed main opposition group has refused to attend the Russia-brokered peace talks in Sochi.

Yahya al-Aridi, a spokesman for the opposition delegation at the Vienna talks on Syria, said Russia had not provided the necessary commitment and that the Sochi conference was aimed at undermining the UN-led efforts.

He noted that if the Russians want to bring peace to Syria they should put their efforts on Geneva talks. He also called on Moscow to exert pressure on Damascus to meet its commitments.

The 9th round of UN-mediated talks between Syria’s warring factions came to an end in Austria’s capital Vienna on Friday with no tangible progress. The main issues discussed included future governance, a new constitution and elections.

Persian Rugs of Sistan Globally Recognized at WIPO

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Fatemeh Askarieh
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Persian Rugs of Sistan Globally Recognized at WIPOPresent at a recent ceremony to register the rug was Head of Iran’s National Carpet Centre Hamid Kargar who said hand-made carpets in 47 regions in Iran have been registered nationally and the carpets woven in 29 other regions have been registered internationally.

“The cases registered have been recognized at the World Intellectual Property Organization,” he said.

“Hand-woven carpets have always been known as one of our country’s key non-oil export items, and an important non-oil product, per se,” he said, according to a Farsi report by ISNA.

“Hand-made carpets remain a reliable source of forex revenues,” the official noted.

He said the hand-woven carpet sector plays a key role in creating jobs, too, and is a reliable source of income at times of drought in different parts of the country.

“In the distant past, carpet weaving was as source of income in addition to husbandry and agriculture, and these years when we are facing drought, it can help in creating jobs,” he underlined.

The official further said plans are set in motion to nationally register the hand-woven carpets produced by the Iranian Baluch ethnic group.

Dozens of People Dead, Wounded in Huge Kabul Blast (+Video)

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The Afghan health ministry says that at least 63 dead and 151 wounded had been brought hospitals, and victims were still flowing in.

Afghanistan’s TOLO News reported that the explosion was felt and heard across the city.

The explosion was initially believed to have been a car bomb and happened outside the old ministry of interior building in the city.

Witnesses near the city centre said they heard at least three explosions, Al Jazeera reported.

A plume of grey smoke rose from the blast area in the city center and buildings hundreds of meters away were shaken by the force of the explosion.

The explosion comes a week after a deadly attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in the city.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 27

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

Several papers today covered the World Economic Forum held in the Swiss city of Davos, and criticized the Iranian foreign minister for not attending the important summit, where anti-JCPOA lobbies spoke out against Iran.

Also a top story was the Turkish operation in the Syrian city of Afrin, and the US warning about Ankara’s extension of the war to the SDF-controlled Manbij, near the Iraqi border.

A decision by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to upgrade Iran’s risk rating to 5 also received great coverage.

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

 

19 Dey:

1- Judiciary Chief: Names of Offending Judges to Be Released in Media

2- Power Minister: Current Iranian Calendar Year, Driest Year in Past 50 Years

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 27

 

Abrar:

1- US Warns Turkey of Consequences of Attacking Manbij

2- UNSC Representatives to Investigate Parts of Missile Fired at Saudi Arabia

3- Al-Abadi: Iran-US Tension Hurting Iraq, Region

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 27

 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Death of Second Child, Mr President!

  • While Quake-Hit People Are Dying of Cold, Red Crescent Chief Not in Iran!

2- Zarif’s Untimely Absence from WEF in Davos: Opponents of JCPOA Speak Out against Iran

3- Drought Result of Failure to Adhere to Religious Values: Cleric

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 27

 

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Three Women Want to Visit Evin Prison

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 27

 

Ebtekar:

1- Numerous Int’l Negotiations Totally Forgetting about Syrian People

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 27

 

Ettela’at:

1- Shamkhani: Iran Not to Be Loser of JCPOA Annulment

2- End of First Phase of Tackling Khuzestan’s Dust Pollution

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 27

 

Iran:

1- Trump Booed in Davos Summit

  • Controversy Sparked after Trump Accused Media of Telling Lies

2- Post-JCPOA OECD Ranking: Iran’s Risk Rating Upgraded to 5

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 27

 

Javan:

1- Iran Leader Urges Clerics to Keep in Touch with Poor People

2- Cleric Calls for Removal of Security Barriers between People, Officials

3- Iran’s Risk Rating Improved despite US Congress’ Sabotage

4- Kissinger: Iran’s Influence Has Increased Thanks to Its Leaders’ Aggressive Strategy

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 27

 

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- World’s Biggest Sponge Iron Factory to Be Launched in Iran Next Week

2- Qatar: Saudi Arabia Has Made Region Insecure

3- Top Clerics Call for Raising People’s Awareness about Optimized Energy Consumption

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 27

 

Kayhan:

1- Cleric: Not a Single Penny of Seminary Students’ Tuition Comes from State Budget

2- British PM: Telegram Has Turned into House of Terrorists, Criminals

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 27

 

Resalat:

1- Judiciary Chief: Names of Offending Judges to Be Publicized

2- Leader: I’m More Hopeful about Today’s Young Generation than I Was about Previous Ones

3- Zarif: US, Saudi Arabia Arm ISIS Terrorists

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 27

 

Shahrvand:

1- Return of Life to Shalamcheh

  • War-Torn Farmers of Shalamcheh to Plant Farms 36 Years after Khorramshahr Liberation

2- Performing Theatre While Serving Prison Term

  • Play Performed by Young Prisoners to Go on Stage in Fajr Festival

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 27

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