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Millions of Dollars Saved Thanks to Iranians’ Participation in Online Census

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IFP Editorial Staff
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During a Wednesday cabinet session attended by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, it was reported that 48.4% of Iranians have taken part in the online version of Iran’s national census in 2016.

“The record-high participation has helped the country save 120 billion tomans [nearly $33 million] and led to a 50-percent decrease in the number of human resources hired for the census,” the president’s official website noted.

Based on the census, the country’s population amounts to 79,926,270, 51% of which are men and 49% are women.

The nationwide census began on September 24, 2016, and ran through November 15, 2016. The census was conducted in two phases: online registration (September 24-October 15) and door-to-door survey (October 16-November 15).

The Statistical Center of Iran was the official body in charge of providing data on Iranian population, agriculture, manufacturing, trade and economy.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 12

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The top story today was the remarks made by Iran’s Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in a meeting with a group of Iranian officials. Most newspapers highlighted the Leader’s remarks about the need to focus on production and employment.

Iran’s presidential election, particularly the reports of the first day of registration, also received great coverage.

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

 

Abrar:

1- Zarif Holds Talks with Lavrov, Mogherini, Other Regional FMs

2- My Main Rival Is President Rouhani: Presidential Candidate Mirsalim

3- Arab News: There’s Little Chance for Improvement of Iran-GCC Ties

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 12

 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Iran Leader Calls for Cessation of Imports that Lead to Shut-Down of Factories

2- Rouhani’s Full Hands: His Press Conference Was Show of His Preparedness

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 12

 

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Iran Leader: You Should Focus on Production, Employment

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 12

 

Asr-e Rasaneh:

1- Int’l Train Brings 14th Group of Tourists to Iran

2- Iranian Experts Build Cellular Inverter to Supply Nomads with Power

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 12

 

Asrar:

1- Over 100 Register to Run for Iran Presidency on First Day

2- Minister: Tooth Decay among Iranian Children 2 Times Higher than World Standard

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 12

 

Emtiaz:

1- French Sociologist, Philosopher Bruno Latour to Visit Iran

2- Interior Minister: Polls Indicate a 60% Turnout in Upcoming Elections

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 12

 

Ettela’at:

1- Washington Claims China is Ready to Take Action against N. Korea

2- Rouhani Inaugurates Executive Phase of 43 Development Projects in Mazandaran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 12

 

Iran:

1- Aref, Larijani Make a Deal to Form Joint Committee of ‘National Dialogue’

2- Rouhani: Amount of Cash Subsidies for Poor People Will Increase

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 12

Javan:

1- Iran Leader Calls for Serious Supervision over Production, Employment

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 12

 

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- Populist Measures Not in Dignity of Iranian Nation: President

2- Iran to Receive 4 ATR Planes in 2 Weeks

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 12

 

Kayhan:

1- MP: $3 Billion Worth of Diapers Annually Imported to Iran!

2- Rouhani: One Should Be Insane to Say I Can Resolve All Problems in 100 Days!

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 12

 

Resalat:

1- Iran Leader: Unemployment Leads to Social Ills, Increased Dissatisfaction with Gov’t

2- JCPOA Isn’t Key to All Problems

3- Judiciary Chief: US Attack on Syria is Rule of Jungle

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 12

 

Shargh:

1- President: Arrested Telegram Administrators Are Not Criminals

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 12

 

Iran Urges Venezuelan Gov’t, Opposition to Resolve Differences Peacefully

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“The Islamic Republic of Iran’s principled policy is supporting Venezuela’s legitimate government that has been elected by the nation. We support the continuation of talks between the government and the opposition in order to resolve the differences peacefully,” Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Wednesday.

Highlighting the significance that Iran attaches to stability and security in Latin America, Qassemi said lingering unrest in Venezuela would not serve the interests of any party and could mount pressure on the Venezuelan people.

The spokesman also voiced Iran’s opposition to any foreign interference in the internal affairs of Venezuela, calling for respect for the Bolivarian Republic’s sovereignty and independence.

Street riots have escalated in Venezuela in recent days in protest at a decision by the country’s Supreme Court to seize power from the legislature.

Venezuelan security forces clashed with protesters on the streets of Caracas on Tuesday.

 

Iran Urges Venezuelan Gov't, Opposition to Resolve Differences Peacefully

 

Iran Urges Venezuelan Gov't, Opposition to Resolve Differences Peacefully

Cruise Ship Berthed at Iran’s Kish Island Preparing for First Voyage

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IFP Media Wire
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Carrying 400 passengers and crew members, the ocean liner is expected to leave Kish in the evening and arrive at Qeshm on Thursday morning.

“It’ll be an unforgettable night for all those aboard,” Pejman Bahrami, the head of Marine Transportation and Ports Affairs at Qeshm Free Zone Organization, was quoted as saying by Qeshm.ir.

The Swedish-made cruise ship arrived at Kish in late March, making it the first Iran-owned ocean liner to touch the waters of the Persian Gulf since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

According to Ali Asghar Mounesan, chief executive of Kish Free Zone Organization, the ship’s primary route is between Kish and Qeshm, but it will soon expand to include other islands in the region.

“The cruise will operate a route to Dubai as well,” IRNA quoted him as saying.

Sunny is a 176-meter-long, 23-meter-wide liner with seven floors, 130 cabins and 417 beds. It has a variety of amenities, including a swimming pool, sauna, a restaurant, two movie theaters, a library, a conference hall, a cafe and playroom for children.

The ship can carry up to 250 passenger vehicles. Officials claim that developing marine tourism is a top priority of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization in the new Iranian year that started on March 21.

While several plans have been put forward for tourism development in Caspian Sea in the north, experts believe that the potential of southern seas, namely the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, is largely overlooked.

Nevertheless, measures have been taken to kickstart marine tourism in the south, initiated by the launch of a route linking Qeshm to Khasab in Oman.

Another project aims to turn Hendurabi Island (near Kish) into a car-free “ecological paradise”. An airport, port and hotel have already been built.

Qeshm, which is the largest Iranian island in the Persian Gulf, saw a whopping 55% rise in the number of marine tourists visiting in the last Iranian year (March 2016-17) compared with a year before, drawing some 3.7 million people.

Overall, more than 7.4 million people traveled via sea to and from Qeshm last year.

Officials claim Iran’s coastal regions have the potential to attract 3 million foreign visitors a year. Development of marine tourism can help the country meet its ambitious target of attracting 20 million annual tourists by 2025.

Over 70% of tourism development plans in the sixth five-year development plan (2017-22) are related to marine tourism.

Despite the fact that turning coastal cities into marine tourism hubs has ostensibly been a government priority, the sector is only responsible for 1% of national employment and production.

Muslim People in Iran Celebrate Father’s Day

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IFP Media Wire
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“During the first month of the current year (started March 21), 45,406 Iranian men became fathers,” said spokesman of the Iranian National Organization for Civil Registration (NOCR) Seifollah Aboutorabi, on the occasion of Father’s Day on April 11.

Men constitute 51% of the population, half of whom are under the age of 30, he said, IRNA reported.

“Almost 63% of Iranian men are married and the current average age of marriage for men is 30 years,” he said.

“About 36% of men who married last year were between the ages 25-29 and 29% in the 20-24 age group,”  although the figure is not the same in all provinces. While the average marriage age for men is 25 in Sistan-Baluchestan, the figure is 29 years in Alborz and Tehran provinces.

Ahmadinejad Surprisingly Registers to Run for Iran President

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IFP Editorial Staff
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A few months ago, the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei advised ex-president Ahmadinejad against running for Iran’s presidency.

Following the advice, Ahmadinejad wrote a letter to Ayatollah Khamenei, saying he will not run, and even support anyone for the post.

However, he later expressed his support for his deputy Hamid Baqaei, who was going to run for president.

While everyone was expecting Ahmadinejad to accompany Baqaei on Wednesday in declaring his presidential bid, the former president surprisingly signed up his own name and said the Leader had just advised him against running.

“I believe the Leader’s advice was not a ban, it was just a piece of advice,” Ahmadinejad told reporters today, according to media reports.

Not only Ahmadinejad, but also his ally Baqaei applied for presidency.

Iran’s presidential election will be held on May 19.

Ahmadinejad Runs for Iran President

Iranian, Syrian DMs Discuss Joint Fight against Terrorism

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IFP Media Wire
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Iranian, Syrian DMs Discuss Joint Fight against Terrorism

In a telephone conversation on Tuesday evening, Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan and his Syrian counterpart Fahd Jassem al-Freij stressed the need for closer interaction between Tehran and Damascus in the war on terrorism.

They also emphasized the necessity for the formation of a fact-finding committee to shed light on a suspicious chemical attack that the US is blaming on the Damascus government.

The two defense ministers also underlined that the recent US attack on a Syrian military airbase could by no means undermine the resistance front’s determination to fight against the terrorist groups.

On Friday, the US launched a missile attack on the Syrian government’s Shayrat Airfield near Homs with 59 Tomahawk missiles under the pretext that Damascus had launched a chemical attack on the town of Khan Shaykhun in Idlib.

Syria has been gripped by civil war since March 2011 with various terrorist groups, including Daesh (also known as ISIS or ISIL), controlling parts of it.

According to a report by the Syrian Center for Policy Research, the conflict has claimed the lives of over 470,000 people, injured 1.9 million others, and displaced nearly half of the country’s pre-war population of about 23 million within or beyond its borders.

In the meantime, Iran has remained a close ally of Syria and supports its legitimate government in the face of foreign-backed militancy.

Tehran insists that the Syrian nation is the only side that has the right to shape the future of its own country, rejecting foreign intervention with the use of force.

18,000 Women Applicants Register for Iran’s Local Elections

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IFP Editorial Staff
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According to a Farsi report by Khabar Online News Agency, the head of Iran’s Elections Headquarters, Ali Asghar Ahmadi, declared that over 18,000 Iranian women have signed up to compete in Iran’s City and Village Councils Elections.

City and Village Councils are local councils elected by public vote in all Iranian cities and villages. Council members in each city or village are elected by direct public vote to a 4-year term. According to Article 7 of the Iranian Constitution, these local councils together with the Iranian Parliament are decision-making and administrative organs of the state.

The councils are in charge of electing mayors, supervising the activities of municipalities, and study the social, cultural, educational, health, economic and welfare requirements of their constituencies.

They also play a significant role in the management of urban affairs and are responsible for the planning and coordination of people’s participation in the implementation of social, economic, constructive, cultural, educational and other welfare affairs.

The need for the greater presence of women in Iran’s City and Village Councils and participation in the urban decision-making processes has heightened over the past few years more than ever. This increased need has led to a wave of efforts in the social media to encourage more women to register for the elections.

This greater interest in the stronger presence of women in Iran’s City and Village Councils was due to the failure of the representatives in the previous terms of Iran’s City and Village Councils to address women’s problems properly.

In the previous terms, women held a very small number of seats in the councils compared to the men. The difference between the number of men and women applicants for competing in the upcoming Iran’s City and Village Councils elections is still quite significant, with men constituting 93.7 percent of the individuals and women 6.3 percent of them.

Nevertheless, women only accounted for 5.4 percent of the applicants in the previous elections. Thus the 0.9-percent increase which is good news.

Iran will simultaneously hold the 12th presidential election and the 5th City and Village Councils Elections on May 19

EU Renews Anti-Iran Sanctions over Human Rights Claims

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IFP Media Wire
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European Union

In a statement on Tuesday, the EU said it had prolonged until April 13, 2018 its travel ban and asset freeze on 82 Iranian people and one entity as well as a ban on the bloc’s exports of certain equipment to Iran.

It added that the blacklisted names would be published on Wednesday in the EU’s Official Journal.

The EU imposed the restrictions on Iran for the first time in 2011.

The sanctions are unrelated to those over Iran’s nuclear program, which were lifted following the implementation of the nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

After the JCPOA went into effect on January 16, 2016, many senior EU officials, often accompanied by large European business delegations, have been shuttling in and out of Iran.

Iran and several EU states signed many agreements to improve cooperation, particularly in political and economic sectors.

Last August, Iran’s Judiciary chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani dismissed the human rights allegations against the country and proposed that the Islamic Republic and Europe initiate a dialog on human rights.

He said human rights have long been a point of friction between Iran and the West, adding Europe and the US are making an “instrumental use” of the issue.

UCL Game Postponed after Explosions near Dortmund Bus

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IFP Editorial Staff
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UCL Game Postponed after Explosions near Dortmund Bus

A statement from local police said, “In the run-up to the Champions League match of BVB [Borussia Dortmund] against AS Monaco, there was an explosion near the BVB team bus shortly after 7pm. The location of the event is Wittbräuckerstraße/Schirrmannweg in Dortmund-Höchsten.”

“According to current knowledge the wheels of the bus (whole or partial) burst and one person was injured. It is not yet possible to say exactly what the explosion was or exactly where something exploded.”

Borussia Dortmund’s Marc Bartra was reportedly injured after explosion near the team bus, The Guardian reported.

UCL Game Postponed after Explosions near Dortmund BusA tweet from the German club’s official Twitter account an hour before kick-off at the Westfalenstadion had first alerted news of an incident. “At our bus departure, an incident has occurred. One person was injured. More information to follow,” it read.

A later tweet read: “A bomb exploded at the team bus next to the hotel. The players are safe. There is no danger at the stadium” before the club confirmed the match has been rearranged for Wednesday, kicking off at 6.45pm local time.

The Spain international Bartra, 26, have been taken to a local hospital with superficial cuts to his arm. According to Bild, three explosive devices were deposited on the street in front of the bus although police have yet to give any more details.

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