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Iran Postpones Funeral of Firefighters Killed in Plasco Collapse

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Deputy Mayor of Tehran Mojtaba Abdollahi said the funeral service, initially slated for Thursday, has been postponed following a request from families of the victims.

Seven more bodies were recovered from the rubble on Wednesday.

Therefore, he noted, it was decided that the funeral procession be held for all victims of the tragic incident later.

The collapse of the Plasco building in Tehran killed more than 20 people, including 16 firefighters.

The building caught fire on January 19 morning and came down after four hours, blockading a number of people under the debris, Tasnim reported.

Some 200 firefighters had been deployed to the site to put out the fire.

The building, one of the capital’s oldest high-rises, was housing 600 production workshops, 400 of which were being used for making shirts.

Material damage from the collapse is estimated to stand at around 15,000 billion rials ($463 million).

Female Pakistani MP Threatens to Self-Immolate after Harassment in Parliament

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Nusrat Sahar Abbasi, an MP in Sindh province, spoke of her fury after provincial minister Imdad Pitafi invited her to his private chambers on the floor of the assembly Friday.

The female MP told AFP that the widely-publicised incident shows how laws to protect women are not being enforced.

She said she protested strongly but the deputy speaker of the assembly, also a woman, refused to take any action.

A frustrated Abbasi was then pictured Saturday holding a small bottle said to be of petrol and threatening to self-immolate if action was not taken.

Federal party chiefs were forced to intervene as the incident exploded on social media, with Pitafi finally caving to the pressure and apologising in the assembly while offering Abbasi a chador, or veil, as a mark of his respect.

I Wish I Could Learn of My Film’s Oscar Nomination in a Better Time: Farhadi

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“It is a great honour to see Iran’s name in the list of Best Foreign Language Film nominees,” said Asghar Farhadi, the director of “The Salesman”, according to a Farsi report by ISNA.

“I wished I could learn of such happy news in a time where Iranian people weren’t immersed in the grief of Plasco building collapse tragedy, and the loss of our compatriots and the noble, humble heroes of firefighting. I offer my sincere condolences to the families of victims.”

“Congratulations to all my colleagues in ‘The Salesman’,” he added. “On this occasion, I would also like to commemorate Yadollah Najafi [soung engineer], my dear friend and colleague who left us forever last year. Rest in peace.”

Iranian TV Presenter Passes out during Live Show (+Video)

Reza Rashidpoor, a famous Iranian show host, passed out after showing the symptoms of heart pain in a popular TV program this morning, January 25.

“A nervous attack caused the chest pain,” Rashidpour told state TV in a telephone interview from ICU.

A few days ago, Massoud Khansari, the head of Tehran Chamber of Commerce, had also fainted on the podium.

He was addressing a formal ceremony to award the prestigious national medal “Amin al-Zarb” to top entrepreneurs.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 25

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 19

Newspapers today continued covering the deadly collapse of Plasco Building in central Tehran and the ongoing operation to recover the bodies from the rubble.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s remarks about nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers also received great coverage. In a meeting with members of Iran’s Chamber of Commerce, Zarif stressed that he is not ashamed of nuclear deal, and he’s actually proud of it.

The conclusion of Syria peace talks in the Kazakh capital of Astana was also a top story today.

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

 

19 Dey:

1- Zarif: I’m Proud of Nuclear Deal

2- Government Spokesman: Iran’s Economy Stands at World’s Eighteenth Rank

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 25

 


Abrar:

1- Steinmeier: Astana Talks Should Not Consign Humanitarian Disaster in Syria to Oblivion

2- ISIS Expelling West Mosul Residents; Iraqi Forces’ Operation to Clear Tikrit-Mosul Road

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 25


Abrar-e Eqtesadi:

1- Germany Offers to Make $12 Billion Investment in Iran’s Petchem Industry

2- Brazil to Sell Airplane to Iran

3- Iran-Oman Trade Value Exceeds $1 Billion

4- Central Bank Governor: One-Digit Inflation Rate Can Be Realized by March

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 25


Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Iran’s Leader: All Firefighters Killed in Plasco Tragedy Are Martyrs

2- Saudi King’s Late Condolences on Ayatollah Hashemi’s Death

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 25


Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Government Spokesman: Plasco Incident Was Not Unexpected

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 25

 


Asr-e Rasaneh:

1- Time of Iran’s Visa Increased from 15 Days to 90 Days: Official

2- 3 Iranian Trade Centres Established in Europe

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 25

 


Emtiaz:

1- 540 Degrees Celsius Recorded under Rubble of Plasco Building, Which Is Still Burning

2- Anti-Narcotic Official: 16 to 21 Percent of Difficult Job Workers Are Addicted to Drugs

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 25

 


Etemad:

1- Europe in JCPOA Is Independent of US

2- 300 Houses Destroyed in Sistan and Balouchestan

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 25

 


Ettela’at:

1- Iran’s Foreign Minister Responds to Private Sector’s Concerns over Sanctions Snapback: Enemies Trying to Prevent Other Countries from Trusting Iran

2- Trump Signs Executive Order to Withdraw US from Trans-Pacific Partnership

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 25


Haft-e Sobh:

1- A Devastating Photo: Story of a Woman Who Comes to Plasco Building Rubble Every Night to Find Her Missing Husband

2- Farhadi to Go to Los Angeles: ‘The Salesman’ Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award; It Seems Iranian Filmmaker Has a Good Chance to Win His Second Oscar

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 25


Hamshahri:

1- Thursday, 8 am: Rendezvous with City Heroes [Funeral due to be held for firefighters]

2- Firefighting Department’s Budget This Year over 4 Times Higher than Their 2012 Budget

3- 60% of Refugees in Iran Are Literate

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 25


Hemayat:

1- Iran’s Nuclear Chief to Al Jazeera: US Has Failed to Fulfil Its JCPOA Commitments

2- Tehran Prosecutor: Judiciary Supports Bodies to Improve Safety of Buildings

3- Debris Removal under Snow: Number of Those Injured in Plasco Incident Increased to 204

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 25


Iran:

1- Private Sector’s Parliament Warmly Welcomes Zarif; FM Said in Chamber of Commerce Meeting: I’m Proud of JCPOA, It Is the Reality of the World

2- Senior Reformist Aref: Reformists’ Policy Is to Continue Supporting Rouhani

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 25

 


Javan:

1- End of Kazakhstan Summit with Signatures of Iran, Russia, and Turkey on Concluding Joint Statement: Stabilisation of Ceasefire, the Achievement of Astana

2- Zarif Distinguishes JCPOA from Government’s Performance

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 25


Jomhouri Eslami:

1- US Decision to Sell $1 Billion of Weapons to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait

2- British Historian: Saudi Arabia Has Gone Crazy

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 25


Kayhan:

1- US vs US: Europe Worried about Its Godfather

2- Trump Will Intensify Anti-Iran Sanctions While Maintaining JCPOA

3- Eric Walberg’s Article in Kayhan: Beginning of an Era When US Loses Its Credit; Washington Leaders Are Confused

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 25

 


Mardom Salari:

1- Deputy Oil Minister: Iran’s Gas Dispute with Turkmenistan Referred to International Court of Arbitration

2- Solana: EU Should Take Responsibility of Maintaining Nuclear Deal

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 25


Payam-e Zaman:

1- Zarif: JCPOA Is Not Threatened by Any Serious Danger; We Shouldn’t Let JCPOA Be Influenced by Propaganda

2- Government Spokesman: World Not Accompanying US

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 25

 


Resalat:

1- Mashhad Becomes Capital of Islamic Culture in 2017

2- Sanders: Anti-Trump Demonstrations Have Just Begun

3- Main Message of Astana Talks: US Concern, Turkey’s Confusion, and Saudi Arabia’s Isolation

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 25

 


Shahrvand:

1- Council of Silence: City Council Holds Meeting on Topics other than Plasco Incident

2- Head of City Council: We’ve Talked about Plasco as Much as Needed, No Need for Further Talks

3- Reformist Member of City Council Strongly Criticizes the Council’s Inattention to Such a Huge Disaster

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 25


Shargh:

1- Councillor Calls on Mayor of Tehran to Resign after the Municipality’s Poor Management in Plasco Incident

2- Help! Iranian Fishermen Call for Help in a Video after Being Kept in Captivity by Somalian Pirates for 22 Months: 8 Iranian Sailors Are Still Alive, Being Imprisoned in Two Separate Groups of Four

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 25


Ta’adol:

1- Government Spokesman: Municipality Is Legally Blamed for Plasco Incident

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 25

 


Vaghaye Ettefaghieh:

1- Plasco Collapses, City Council Shakes: Fight in Tehran City Council over Civil Management

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 25


Vatan-e Emrooz:

1- Bank Mellat’s Shares Value Sharply Decreases in Tehran Stock Exchange Market: Considerable Decrease in Stock Index and Great Loss for Stateholders

2- Economic Growth Is Not Felt Because People Don’t Have Income: Rouhani’s Economic Advisor in Justification of Weird Statistics Declared by Government

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 25

Nuclear Deal Has Led to Revolution in Iran’s Int’l Standing: Deputy FM

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Abbas Araqchi said the deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), completely changed Iran’s international position, enabling the Islamic Republic to play a more influential role in the global community.

In the post-JCPOA era, Iran turned into a more active player in issues of international importance, adding that the United Nations Security Council now recognizes the Islamic Republic as a guarantor of peace and security in Syria.

The JCPOA was signed in July 2015 between Tehran on the one side and the US, the UK, France, Russia, and China plus Germany, on the other.

The deal, which was later enshrined in a legally-binding UN Security Council resolution, rolled back nuclear-related sanctions against Iran, which, in turn, put limits on its nuclear program.

Araqchi further said the Americans have said themselves that it has been “the worst bruise to their pride” to see that Iran and Russia sit and decide if Washington should partake in the Syria conflict resolution talks.

Iran, Russia and Turkey helped organize two days of peace talks between the Syrian government and opposition groups in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Monday and Tuesday.

The US ambassador to Astana turned up at the event as an observer with the invitation of the host country.

Lebanese President Aoun to Visit Iran: FM

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In a meeting in Beirut with a special aide to Iran’s parliament speaker, Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil said President Aoun has plans to visit Tehran.

Lebanon welcomes expansion of political, economic and parliamentary relations with Iran, Bassil said, highlighting the major role that Iran plays in settlement of regional crises and praising its contribution to peace and stability.

For his part, the Iranian aide, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, expressed Iran’s readiness to promote parliamentary interaction with Lebanon.

He also hailed Lebanon’s political leaders for completing political processes to elect a president and lauded Lebanon’s fight against Takfiri terrorism and standing against the Zionist regime of Israel.

In his trip to Beirut, the Iranian official has met a number of top Palestinian and Lebanese figures, including Secretary General of Hezbollah Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah.

16,000 Children Head Back to School in Iraq’s Mosul

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Iraqi forces launched a massive operation to recapture Mosul from the ISIS terrorists 100 days ago and have ousted the extremists from all the central neighbourhoods of east Mosul.

But while returning to school is a good start, recovery will likely be a long process for Iraqi children exposed to bloody urban warfare that followed ISIS efforts to indoctrinate the next generation.

“As fighting subsides in east Mosul, 30 schools reopened on Sunday with help from UNICEF, allowing over 16,000 children to resume their education,” it said in a statement.

“Some schools in the area were closed for up to two years, and girls were banned from getting an education,” it said.

“After the nightmare of the past two years, this is a pivotal moment for the children of Mosul to reclaim their education and their hope for a better future,” UNICEF’s Iraq representative Peter Hawkins said.

ISIS overran large areas north and west of Baghdad in 2014, but Iraqi forces have since recaptured much of the territory they lost.

During more than two and a half years of rule in Iraq, the radical group sought to indoctrinate children into its extremist ideology, using schools as part of its efforts to do so, Al Monitor reported.

It has also featured children in propaganda videos that showed them in ISIS “training” and classroom indoctrination, as well as being used as executioners.

Iraqi forces launched the Mosul operation on October 17 and have made rapid gains on the city’s eastern side this month, but the west still remains under ISIS control.

Female Suicide Bombers in Nigeria Use Babies in Missions

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Authorities have warned that the sick tactic of carrying babies in suicide attacks could become a ‘dangerous’ trend among terrorists after nine people died in a blast earlier this month.

Two of the suicide bombers who carried out an attack on January 13 in Madagali had babies strapped to their backs.

The women apparently passed a vigilante checkpoint and were mistaken for civilians because they were carrying infants.

Two other women who were not carrying infants were stopped at the checkpoint, Eye Witness reported.

Boko Haram, an extremist militant group that has ravaged Nigeria, is suspected to have carried out the bombing.

The group has killed 15,000 people and displaced more than two million others during a seven-year insurgency aimed at creating an Islamic caliphate in the north of Nigeria.

Plasco Incident’s Heroes Commemorated in Iran’s Football League

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Plasco Building came down after fire engulfed the top floors of the 17-storey high-rise on Thursday morning, leaving at least 25 feared dead and over 200 people injured, according to a report by IFP.

Four days after the sad event, on the sidelines of a number of the Iranian football league’s fixtures, players and coaches commemorated the heroism of the firefighters who either died or risked their lives to rescue their compatriots from the burning building.

Iran’s football community on Monday sympathized with their families and showed respect for the lost firefighters.

Players and fans observed a minute of silence prior to the start of the match between Tehran’s Persepolis and Tabriz-based Gostaresh Foulad club.

Fans also displayed the logo of Iran’s Firefighting Department by holding coloured cards over their heads and performing a large card stunt.

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In the same match, a number of firefighters were honoured before the beginning of the game, one of whom could not hold back his tears in public.

In another match between Mashhad-based Padideh club and Naft of Tehran, the latter team’s manager wore a firefighter’s uniform as sign of respect to the martyrs of the Plasco incident.

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