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Iran Opens Its Booth at Beijing Book Fair

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Iran’s booth was opened in Beijing Book Fair in a ceremony attended by a number of Iranian and Chinese officials including the head of Iran’s Islamic culture and communications organization, Abouzar Ebrahimi Torkaman, General Manager of Iran’s Cultural Exhibition Institute, Amir Massoud Shahramnia, and Iran’s cultural attaché in Beijing.

In an address to the opening ceremony, Shahramnia welcomed the guests saying the presence of Iran in Beijing Book Fair as the special guest is a good opportunity for Iran and China to expand their cultural ties.

“Iran’s booth consists of about 100 Iranians from different literary fields including representatives of 14 top publishers and 13 literary agencies. Meanwhile, nine top Iranian writers, 10 artists from different sectors of Iran’s publication industry and 4 artist groups would play a role in running the booth during the fair,” he said, according to a Farsi report by Mehr.

He went on saying that during the book fair, Iran’s booth will hold more than 40 events providing Iranian writers and publishers with an opportunity to get in direct touch with their Chinese counterparts. “We also hope the events would pave the way for more cultural ties between the two sides,” he added.

For his part, Ebrahimi Torkaman took the podium and welcomed the participants in the opening ceremony, saying Iran has joined the book fair to establish emotional connection with the Chinese side.

Head of Iran’s Islamic culture and communications organization also said Iranians come from a rich culture and are interested in cultural ties.

“You would feel the interest during the book fair as in each book published by Iranian publishers, violence and war has been condemned because we are a nation who has nothing to do with war-mongering,” he added.

Elsewhere in his statements, the Iranian official referred to the literary icons of Iran and said a nation with great poets like Khaqani, Hafez, Saadi Shirazi, and Omar Khayyam, is a peace-seeking nation.

“During the book fair, we would try to display our rich culture,” he said.

Meanwhile, the head of State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television of the People’s Republic of China warmly welcomed Iran’s participation in the fair and expressed the hope that the presence would serve as a prelude to further expansion of cultural ties between the two sides.

He also praised Iran and China as two civilized countries which have preserved their cultural ties in history through the Silk Road.

“Today, we see that our bilateral cultural ties have expanded and the presence of Iran as our special guest in the fair provides us with a good platform to expand the ties further.”

He went on saying that China welcomes the translation and publication of Chinese literary books in Iran.

The ceremony came to an end with the live concert of an Iranian music band called Liyan which was warmly welcomed by the participants.

The 25th edition of Beijing Book Fair kicked off on August 23 and will be open to visitors until August 27.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 24

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The top story today was a letter by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Yukia Amano and EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini to warn them against the US pressure on the IAEA and the US Ambassador to UN Nikki Haley’s visit to Vienna in this regard.

Newspapers also covered the first session of new Tehran City Council, during which Mohsen Hashemi Rafsanjani and Mohammad-Ali Najafi were respectively elected as the head of City Council and the mayor of Tehran with unanimous votes.

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

 

Abrar:

1- UN: ISIS Elements Have Raped Thousands of Women

2- Rouhani’s Chief of Staff: President’s Visit to New York under Consideration

3- Zarif: Iranian, Saudi Diplomats to Visit Their Respective Embassies after Hajj

4- Rouhani: Gov’t to Brief People on Its Services during Week of Government

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 24

 

Afkar:

1- Outspoken Politician Tavakoli: Mr Rouhani! Declare Your Assets!

2- MP: Rouhani’s Move to Appoint VP for Economy Not Appropriate

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 24

 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Qalibaf’s Absence, Lump in Hashemi Rafsanjani’s Throat

  • New City Council Elects Tehran Mayor in First Session

2- Directive Needed to Prevent Iranian Athletes from Playing against Israel: MP

3- Iraqi PM: We Won’t Let US Attack Iran through Iraqi Territory

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 24

 

Ebtekar:

1- Rouhani: Responding to People’s Demands Top Priority of Gov’t

2- Controversial Beginning of Tehran’s Fifth City Council

3- Imam Khomeini’s Grandson: City Council Should Be Highly Sensitive to Financial Corruption

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 24

 

 Ettela’at:

1- First VP: Administrative System Hindering Iran’s Development

2- Zarif: Saudi Arabia Should Change Its Regional Attitudes

3- Iran Opens Booth in Beijing Book Fair

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 24

 

Iran:

1- 224% Growth in Iran’s Exports to Europe

2- First VP: Privatization Absolute Way to Heal Iran’s Economy

3- Global Isolation of Iraqi Kurdistan Region’s Independence Referendum

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 24

 

Jahan-e San’at:

1- Activity of Banks in Capital Market Restricted: Economic Turn

2- Challenges Facing Mayors

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 24

 

Javan:

1- Exhumation of Nuclear Deal

  • US Ambassador in Vienna to Pressurize Amano, Zarif Writes Warning Letter

2- Ex-Minister: We’re Worried about Lack of Coordination in Economic Policies

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 24

 

 Jomhouri Eslami:

1- Over 39,000 City, Village Councils Start Work across Iran

2- Iran’s €9.9-Million Trade with Europe in 6 Months

3- First VP: We’re Seriously Pursuing Economy of Resistance

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 24

 

 Kayhan:

1- American Protesters in Arizona: We Won’t Stop until Trump’s Removal

2- Zarif Protests at US Efforts to Inspect Iran’s Military Sites

3- Najafi Becomes Tehran Mayor without Any Rival

4- Michel Aoun: Victory Is Close

  • Last ISIS Strongholds Destroyed in Lebanon-Syria Borders

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 24

 

 Kelid:

1- Advocates of Unity: From Municipality to Government

2- Foreign Ministry’s Priority Changed to Economic Diplomacy

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 24

 

 Khorasan:

1- Zarif’s Warning Letter to Amano, Mogherini

2- 117,000 Members of City, Village Councils Start Work

3- Many Opportunities for Economic Reform Missed in Past 4 Years: Ex-Minister

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 24

 

Resalat:

1- On Haley’s Vienna Visit; Will IAEA Give in to US?

2- Outspoken MP Calls on Rouhani to Declare His, His Children’s Assets

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 24

 

Tejarat:

1- Dream Finally Coming True

  • 85% Progress in Project to Construct Expressway Linking Tehran to Northern Iran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 24

 

Vatan-e Emrooz:

1- Amano! Be Careful!

  • Zarif Pens Letter to Amano, Mogherini, Voices Concerns about US Pressure on IAEA

2- Tehran Has World’s Cheapest Subway Transport System: Ex-Councillor

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 24

Iran Hails Qatar’s Decision to Restore Ambassador to Tehran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Bahram Qassemi

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Thursday confirmed to IRNA that Iranian and Qatari foreign ministers had a phone conversation on Wednesday night.

“The phone call was made last night, and the Qatari side expressed their interest in returning their ambassador to Tehran,” Qassemi said, adding that the Islamic Republic welcomes the Qatari government’s decision.

“Their ambassador had been recalled to Doha for certain consultations, and his return to Tehran is considered a logical and positive move and decision,” he went on to say.

“As we have repeatedly declared, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s principled policy has always been, and will be, the development of its relations with all neighbours,” Qassemi said.

“Iran always stands ready to have better ties with all its neighbours within the framework of mutual respect and maintenance of mutual interests,” he added.

“As the foreign ministry [Zarif] earlier declared, promoting cooperation and prioritizing the enhancement of all-out ties with neighbouring countries will be one of our basic or ‘super’ priorities in foreign policy during President Rouhani’s new term in office,” added the spokesman.

“Iran believes the only way to ensure security and stability and preparing the grounds for economic development in the region is the normalisation and promotion of relations between regional countries and the non-interference of ultra-regional states in the Middle East’s affairs,” he noted.

“Iran is prepared to make political efforts aimed at boosting interaction between these [regional] countries and settle certain ambiguities and problems between them,” Qassemi added.

“What the region needs today is cooperation among all parties, settlement of differences, and preparation of the grounds for further consultations and dialogue in this sensitive region of the world,” he went on to say.

Qassemi finally stressed that the Islamic Republic welcomes and appreciates any positive and constructive move by its neighbours aimed at improving and reinforcing bilateral relations.

Prune-Spinach Stew: A Tasty, Traditional Iranian Meal

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Prune-Spinach Stew A Tasty, Traditional Iranian Meal

The prune-spinach stew is a well-known traditional Iranian stew which is very popular among families. It is very delicious and regarded as a culinary delight both in casual get-togethers and formal parties.

Ingredients

Salt: As much as needed

Chopped meat or chicken: 500gr

Prunes: 300gr

Pepper: As much as needed

Oil: As much as needed

Onions: 1 big onion

Spinach: 750gr

Recipe

Cut the onion to very small pieces before frying them. Then add the chopped meat and sauté it until the meat changes colour. Add two cupfuls of water and lower the temperature, waiting for the water to start boiling. Let the meat cook for quite some time.

Wash the spinach and chop it before putting it in a pan on fire until its water evaporates. Then add some oil and sauté the spinach. Afterwards, add the prunes, salt and pepper and fry the spinach well. Then add meat and leave it on fire until the stew is cooked through.

Comments:

  1. Depending on their taste, some people prefer to add sugar to the stew, so that it would taste sweet rather than sour. However, some people add spices to make the stew sour.
  2. Adding saffron will make the stew more delicious.
  3. You may use chicken instead of meat.
  4. You may add forest prunes to the stew if you like it sour.
  5. You may add 4 to 5 spoonfuls of lime juice plus a little sugar to make the stew tastier.

More Western Tourists, Less Arab Ones Visiting Iran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Although, compared to last year’s figure, the overall number of foreign tourists to Iran has reduced 6.9 percent in the current Iranian year (started mid-March 2017), statistics indicate that the decrease pertains to the number of visitors from the Persian Gulf littoral states, and not that of the European and American ones.

According to a Farsi report by ISNA, the director-general of Iran’s Office for Planning and Supporting Expansion of Tourism Industry, Abdolreza Mohajeri-Nejad, said over 1.14 million foreign tourists travelled to Iran during March 21-June 21, 2017.

This comes as, in the same period last year, the figure stood at more than 1.18 million, up by 6.9 percent, he added.

Mohajeri-Nejad said the decline in the number of tourists from the Persian Gulf littoral states and Iraq is the main reason for the drop in the average number of foreign visitors to the country during the three-month period.

“The number of visitors from these states to Iran was subject to a 9-percent decrease, year-on-year, in the said timespan, under the impact of the country’s weakened ties with the Persian Gulf littoral states – following the attacks on Saudi Arabia’s Embassy and diplomatic mission in Tehran and Mashhad (eastern Iran) in early 2016 – insecurities in the regional states and unfavorable economic condition in Iraq and Syria.”

The downward trend has continued in the past two years, he added.

Mohajeri-Nejad said from March 2016 to March 2017, the average total number of foreign tourists to Iran (over 4.91 million) was also 5.2 percent less than that of the same 12-month period ending mid-March 2016.

However, he said, despite the decrease in the number of tourists from regional countries to Iran during the 15-month period to June 21, 2017, that of European and American visitors to the country has grown 56.6 percent in the same duration.

“The increase has occurred as a result of the going into effect of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) [signed in July 2015 between Tehran and the P5+1].”

Mohajeri-Nejad added from August 2015 to March 2017, a total of 478,826 tourists from western states, particularly Europe, travelled to Iran. This is while, prior to the signing of the JCPOA, from December 2013 to June 2015, the figure stood at 35,852, he said.

He expressed the hope that in case the upward trend in the number of European and American tourists to Iran would continue, the country will definitely manage to achieve the targets stipulated in Iran’s Vision 2025.

As per the Vision 2025, Iran’s annual income from tourism sector is required to reach $25 billion (20 billion tourists per year) in eight years from now. To achieve the target, the country needs to be a destination for 5.1 percent of the total global number of tourists per annum.

Izadi Girl Helps Iraqi Forces Arrest ISIS Slave Trader

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iraqi security forces have seized the infamous slave trader after the Izadi girl, based in Tal Afar, has discovered his true identity and reported him to them.

According to a Farsi report by the Al-Alam News Network, the Izadi girl managed to identify the captured slave owner, nicknamed ‘Abu Ali’, after Iraqi media published photos of the man while exiting Tal Afar as a refugee.

ISIS Slave Trader‘Abu Ali’ has been responsible for buying and selling Izadi Kurd women and girls in the ISIS stronghold in Tal Afar.

The Izadi girl who, herself, used to be a victim of the slave trader gave a full account of the appalling crimes perpetrated by ‘Abu Ali’ to the security forces and demanded them to inflict the severest punishment on him.

It is reported that the Iraqi security forces found and arrested ‘Abu Ali’ in one of the refugee camps for settlement of Tal Afar citizens on Tuesday.

Tal Afar is a Shiite-populated district near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul in Nineveh Province. Izadis are also followers of an ancient religion practiced by more than half a million people in northern Iraq.

Since June 2014, ISIS militants have committed heinous crimes against all ethnic and religious communities in Iraq, including Shiites, Sunnis, Kurds and Christians.

Iran to Host Int’l Conference on Diplomacy of Unity

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The second International Diplomacy of Unity Conference is slated to be held in Tehran on

October 11, 2017, marking the anniversary of the establishment of The World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought.

The event will bring together scholars from Iran and other countries. High on the agenda of the day-long conference will be issues such as a united Islamic community, Islamic civilization, resistance and the social assets of the Muslim world.

According to a Farsi report by the Mehr News Agency, the event will comprise four specialized committees where delegates from specialized proximity unions will also be present.

The first conference on diplomacy of unity was held around four months ago, bringing together prominent Iranian scholars and intellectuals.

Qatar Ambassador to Return to Iran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Doha says the Qatari ambassador to Iran who was recalled last year after Saudi Arabia’s severance of ties with Iran will return to Tehran.

According a statement released on Thursday by the Qatari Foreign Ministry’s Public Relations Office, the top Qatari diplomat will return to Iran to resume his diplomatic work.

The statement also reads that Doha wants to boost its relations with Tehran and hopes to see mutual relations expand on all fronts in the future, Al Alam reported.

The information office did not specify an exact date for the ambassador’s return – or provide his name – but said Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani discussed “bilateral relations and means of boosting and developing them” in a telephone call with his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif.

The decision to restore ties with Iran comes amid a diplomatic dispute between Qatar and several Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain, according to Al Jazeera.

They accuse Doha of meddling in the internal affairs of other countries and financing terrorism – a charge Qatar has dismissed as “baseless”.

Lebanese Patriarch Hails Iran’s Fight against Terror

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In a Wednesday meeting with Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari in Beirut, Patriarch al-Rahi said Iran is a respected country, and that Lebanon needs Tehran’s assistance to further consolidate unity in Lebanon.

The patriarch noted that evidence shows the war in Syria is in its final stages, and that his country thanks Tehran for fighting terrorism and working toward ending the Syria conflict.

He further noted that his country’s priority is to boost national unity.

Among Lebanon’s other priorities, he said, is to tackle economic crises and help repatriate refugees in Lebanon.

For his part, Jaberi Ansari said the message that his trip to Lebanon and his meetings with leaders of all Lebanese groups has is that Tehran respects all components of the Lebanese society.

The Iranian diplomat also praised the local consensus in Lebanon amid the tough regional situation.

He also hailed the political achievements as well as the victories on the ground secured by the Lebanese government, nation, army, and the Resistance movement against terrorist and extremist groups.

“Iran backs these positive developments in Lebanon and in the region,” said Jaberi Ansari.

How Tuyserkan Turns into Hub of Furniture Manufacturing in Iran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Located 85 kilometres off the provincial capital of Hamadan, Tuyserkan is home to people and entrepreneurs who have opted to stay in their hometown and start their businesses from scratch instead of migrating to metropolises in search of menial jobs.

According to Farsi report by the Jame Jam Online new website, more than 10,000 people in the county are involved in furniture industry in over 4,000 workshops.

There is an interesting story behind the county’s success in becoming Iran’s furniture manufacturing centre. Close to 40 years ago, two young men from Tuyserkan set out on a journey to the Iranian capital, Tehran, looking for jobs. They, however, soon returned to their hometown, as they could not find any decent jobs in Tehran, and set up their own furniture manufacturing workshop.

They employed their family members and trained them in making furniture and the art of wood carving. These family members, per se, set up their own workshops and trained their relatives and friends to gradually help the county achieve its present status in the country’s furniture industry.

Currently, more than 65,000 sets of furniture are being manufactured in Tuyserkan per annum.

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