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Obama Gives $221m to Palestinians in Final Hours

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IFP Editorial Staff
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obama

The outgoing administration formally notified Congress of the decision just hours before President Trump was inaugurated.

Congress had initially approved the spending. But two House Republicans. Former Secretary of State John Kerry notified some lawmakers about the decision to release the money on Thursday, the Associated Press reported.

The $221 million sent to the Palestinian Authority is intended to provide humanitarian aid in areas such as Gaza and the West Bank, as well as to support political reforms there.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 24

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IFP Editorial Staff
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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 19

The ongoing debris removal and rescue operations, and interviews with survivors of Plasco Building collapse remained a top story today.

Newspapers on Tuesday also covered the ongoing talks in Kazakh capital of Astana on ways to end the Syrian war.

New US President Donald Trump was also a key figure in Iranian newspaper front pages today, with several papers discussing his cabinet, views, and personality.

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

 

Abrar:

1- Kurdish Regional Government President Barzani: If [Iraq’s ex-PM] Maliki Returns, We’ll Declare Independence

2- Bloomberg: New Phase of Iran, Russia, and Turkey Efforts to End Syria War

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 24

Abrar-e Eqtesadi:

1- CIA: Iran’s Foreign Exchange Reserves Increased to $135 Billion

2- Turkey Looking for Barter with Iran

3- IMF: Iran’s Economy Will Exceed $1.5 Trillion in 2017

4- Deputy Oil Minister: Russia to Cooperate in Construction of Iran’s Gas Pipeline

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 24

Afkar:

1- Foreign Ministry Spokesman: Zionists’ Remarks Don’t Deserve to Be Answered

2- No Message Exchanged between Iran and US: Iran’s Foreign Ministry

3- Fire [in Plasco] Is Not Going to Be Extinguished

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 24

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Positive Atmosphere in Astana

2- Plasco Should Not Be Used as a Pretext to Attack Tehran’s Identity; Real-Estate Flippers Looking for Destruction of Capital City’s Old Buildings

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 24

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Kuwait FM: Kuwait to Mediate between Iran and Saudi Arabia

2- “Continuation of Ceasefire” Agreed in Astana Summit

3- Asbestos and Cancer Danger in Plasco Area

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 24

 

Ebtekar:

1- Foreign Ministry Spokesman: We Won’t Let JCPOA Case Be Opened Once Again

2- Female Presidency: Reformist Experts Discuss Women’s Candidacy in Iran’s Presidential Votes

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 24

 

Emtiaz:

1- 20 Killed in Car Accidents in 3 Days

2- Ninth Edition of Fajr Festival of Visual Arts Kicked Off

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 24

 

Etemad:

1- War of Words in Astana: Expectations Decreased from First Syrian-Syrian Talks

2- Trump’s Inauguration and Challenge of Democracy

3- Judiciary Chief Urges All Organizations to Immunise Buildings

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 24

 

Ettela’at:

1- President’s Order for Immunisation of Tehran’s Vulnerable Buildings

2- First VP: Makran Coasts [in southeastern Iran] to Become Biggest Development Hub in Region

3- Mashhad to Be Declared Today as Capital of Islamic Culture in 2017

4- Daily Mirror: Millions of Anti-Trump Americans Are on Verge of Immigration

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 24

 

Ghanoon:

1- Interview with a Firefighter Who Miraculously Survived Plasco Hell

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 24

Haft-e Sobh:

1- Secrets behind 4 Bodies Recovered from Plasco Basemen: Rumours about Text Messages Sent by Those Entrapped under the Rubble

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 24

Iran:

1- IMF 2016 Report: Iran Is the World’s 18th Biggest Economy

2- 50% of Debris Removal Finished in Plasco Building

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 24

 

Jame Jam:

1- Warm Negotiations in the Cold Astana

2- Magic of Sport for All

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 24

 

Javan:

1- Syrian Dissidents Looking for Astana Deadlock

2- Trump’s Shadow on Eifel Tower: Far-Rightists en Route to French Presidency

3- First Press Conference on Plasco Incident: Culprits behind Plasco Tragedy Will Be Prosecuted

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 24

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- MoU Signed for over $3 Billion Foreign Investment in Iran’s Chabahar [in southeast]

2- US Role in Astana Talks Is Trivial

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 24

Ka’enat:

1- Different Aspects of Plasco Tragedy Discussed by MP: Tehran Extremely in Danger

2- Why Trump’s Cabinet Is a Disaster in Foreign Policy

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 24

Kayhan:

1- Life Returns to Eastern Mosul: Western Parts to Be Liberated Soon

2- Iran’s Deputy FM: Illegal Transfer of Weapons and Financial Aid to Syrian Dissidents Should Be Controlled

3- Saudi Jet Fighters Bomb Yemen for 100 Times in 24 Hours

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 24

 

Nasl-e Farda:

1- Most Expensive Divorce in the World: Senators Propose Plan for Washington’s Exit from UN

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 24

 

Noavaran:

1- Old Rivalry and Forced Partnership: Trump’s Self-Interested Isolationism Won’t Include Russia

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 24

 

Payam-e Zaman:

1- 35th Edition of Fajr Int’l Film Festival Unveils Its Poster Commemorating Legendary Filmmaker Ali Hatami

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 24

 

Resalat:

1- Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi: Don’t Associate Iran’s Fate with Nuclear Deal

2- Tehran Won’t Tolerate West’s Stonewalling in Syria

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 24

Rooyesh-e Mellat:

1- Deputy FM: Iran’s Suggest Is Leaving Acts of Violence

2- Dissident Groups Stonewalling in Astana Talks

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 24

Sepid:

1- Committing Suicide at Work: A Crisis Japanese Government and Nation Is Grapping with

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 24

 

Setareh Sobh:

1- Increase in Iran’s Foreign Exchange and Gold Reserves in 2016

2- Trump’s Senior Advisor Flynn Interrogated on Charge of Having Links with Russia

3- Analyst: Trump Doesn’t Have Correct Understanding of Political Equations

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 24

 

Shahrvand:

1- Hospitals May Also Collapse: Average Age of Public Hospitals Is 27 Years in Iran and 35 Years in Tehran

2- Services and Betrayals of Citizen-Journalists: When Reporters Have New Rivals in Covering Crises

3- Psychological View of New US President: The Donald with Seven Faces

4- Two-Year-Old Baby’s Left Hand Undergoes Surgery instead of His Right Hand: Doctor Apologizes

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 24

Shargh:

1- Plasco Building Still in Smoke

2- Trump and Netanyahu Hold Phone Conservation about Iran

3- Astana a Bridge to Geneva: Syria Peace Talks Go on

4- Analyst: Trump Will Start Work by Aggressive Diplomacy towards Iran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 24

Shorou:

1- Jump in Iran’s Economic Growth after Nuclear Deal: IMF

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 24

Water Returns to Revive Imperilled River in Central Iran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Zayandehroud

“The current flow rate is 60 cubic meters per hour and the gates will remain open for 22 days,” Masoud Mirmohammad Sadeqi, the head of Isfahan Regional Water Authority, told IRNA.

The water flow is expected to reach the central and eastern parts of the water-stressed Isfahan Province by Wednesday.

Initially, due to overuse, Zayandehroud had lost more than 600 million cubic meters of water, so the authorities decided to cut the river’s water flow, except for periodical releases, for irrigation purposes.

Following years of misuse of the once-overflowing river, authorities decided years ago to cut water flow to the river completely.

According to Financial Tribune, the floodgates have been opened three times in the past 14 months: November 2015, February 2016 and January 2017.

Zayandehroud originates in the mountains of Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari Province and flows eastward toward Isfahan before ending up in Gavkhouni Wetland.

Officials say Isfahan’s struggle with drought makes it difficult to supply farms with the dam’s water while upholding the Zayandehroud and Gavkhouni’s water rights.

Unrestrained urbanization, outdated farming practices and the presence of water-intensive industries such as Mobarakeh Steel Company have put undue pressure on the province’s dwindling water resources.

Here are IRNA’s photos of the flow of water in the endangered river:

Tourists from 180 Countries Can Obtain E-Visa in Iran’s Urmia

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Foreign Tourists- Isfahan

Citizens from different countries are going to obtain their e-visas just within five minutes upon arrival at the Urmia International Airport, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular and Parliamentary Affairs Hassan Qashqavi said Sunday evening during a ceremony held for the opening of the e-visa issuance office at the international airport in northwestern Iran.

According to the foreign ministry official, citizens from all countries, except for those from the United States, Britain, Canada, Jordan, Somalia, Colombia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, could travel to Iran and receive their visas at the airport.

“Urmia is the fourth Iranian city where foreign travellers could obtain e-visas upon arrival at the city,” he said, as reported by IRNA.

Pointing to the high potential the West Azarbaijan Province has in the tourism industry, Qashqavi expressed the hope that the opening of the office for issuance of e-visas help build up the tourism infrastructure in the province.

Imam Khomeini and Mehrabad International Airports in Tehran, as well as the international airports in Shiraz, Tabriz and Mashhad, are also places in Iran where foreign travellers can obtain their e-visas.

Real-State Deals to Be Made Online in Iran

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IFP Media Wire
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For sale online

“Seventy percent of all the deals in the housing sector will take place online. Modern technology cannot be stopped, therefore we must accept it as a reality and employ its potentials to improve businesses,” Hesam Oqbaei was also quoted as saying by ILNA.

Reiterating that online activity cannot be stopped, the official said a number of realtor guilds that resisted technology became “stagnant”.

Therefore, he adds, “I have no objection to real-estate websites, but three conditions must be met. These conditions include having an operation license, enforcing supervision and not removing real-estate agents as legal mediators in the sector.”

However, early December, Oqbaei had declared war on the Divar (meaning Wall in Persian) real-estate application, saying he will “destroy” it as it has eliminated the role of registered middlemen in property deals.

“There are some 12,000 realtors in Tehran whose jobs have been endangered by the application whereas realtors should not be removed from the housing market,” he said at the time.

As the leading website of classified advertisement, Divar.ir allows people to sell, buy or swap homes, cars, furniture, household appliances or musical instruments, among other things.

The official said 24 website are currently active in the real-estate sector, “four to five of which have a stronger presence than others”.

Speaking at a conference of realtors, Oqbaei pointed to new blood being injected into the sector, saying the sector is in need of creativity that must be provided by the new generation of working force.

The head of Tehran Association of Realtors said the sector is looking to update its online capacity and “that is why we hope online players can give impetus to help us provide complementary services to the realtors’ community throughout the country, which is now 650,000 strong”.

Volkswagen to Launch Its Plant in Iran by March

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IFP Media Wire
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Volkswagen Logo

The CEO and owner of Mammut Group,  Mehrzad Ferdos told reporters, “A deal has been concluded between Mammut and the German automaker Volkswagen,” asrekhodro.com a local automotive website reported at the weekend.

“The two company’s first joint production line will be launched by the end of the current Iranian year.”

Several VW models will be produced through the JV, he said but he did not name any models.

An earlier report, published in December by Persian Khodro, another local automotive website, said the Polo hatchbacks will be the first to be produced.

Import Plans

The website also quoted an unnamed source as saying that Mammut also has plans to import VW vehicles “but the models to be imported have not been decided yet.”

Imports will start by the end of the current calendar year or during the first quarter of next year.

The report stated that Jetta and Passat sedans are the other likely candidates to be produced alongside Polo under the  partnership with the top German carmaker.

The announcement about the new VW models came as Ferdos highlighted his company’s plan to produce thousands of new trucks for the domestic haulage industry.

Based on a trilateral contract signed by the Roads Ministry-affiliated Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization, Iranian Fuel Conservation Company and Mammut, 5,000 aging trucks are to be replaced soon.

The new vehicles would be financed via leasing, with 80% of the costs covered by credit provided by banks and government agencies.

The privately-owned Mammut Industrial Group was established in 1992. It is active in a variety of fields, including the manufacture of cargo and commercial vehicles, trailers and prefab buildings. The car joint venture will be the group’s first small vehicle undertaking.

Syrians Should Shape Their Destiny: Iranian MP

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Astana Talks

Any decision made in the peace talks underway between Damascus and opposition groups in the Kazakh capital, Astana, is required to safeguard the interests of the Syrian nation, said the Iranian lawmaker Hossein-Ali Haji-Deligani, according to a Farsi report by ICANA.

“Astana talks are being held at Iran’s initiative. A number of other countries are also cooperating with Iran is this regard. It is good news that these meetings are being held. The US and those states that have helped form terrorist groups in Syria and are backing them should not be authorized to play a decisive role in these talks.”

He said Iran favours an integrated Syria, a feature the country already has, adding, “We also maintain that the Syrian people must be in control of their own destiny. We have earlier shown this. The country’s President Bashar al-Assad has also been elected with the majority of the votes.”

Astana talks could lead to solutions for resolving the Syrian crisis, said Haji-Deligani.

“This is while the terrorists in Syria have come to the end of the road and no longer maintain a firm foothold in the region. We are required to believe that we have the upper hand in the negotiations as the terrorists are not as powerful as they were.”

He concluded that Astana talks are a prelude to overcoming the crisis in Syria.

Iranian Striker Tops Dutch Football League’s Scoring Table

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Ghoochan Nejad

Ghoochannejhad has played a total of 1,651 minutes (more than 18 matches) for Heerenveen and has scored one goal every 138 minutes.

The Iranian forward shares the top spot in the table with Feyenoord’s Danish striker Nicolai Jørgensen who has had 18 appearances (1,626 minutes) for his team, scoring a goal every 136 minutes.

With only two assists to his name, Ghoochannejhad lags considerably behind his Danish rival having eight.

In the most thrilling match of the 19th week at the Philips Stadion, PSV scored two late goals to steal a thoroughly entertaining 4-3 win over Heerenveen.

The host found itself behind in the fifth minute when Ghoochannejhad broke the deadlock, but went into halftime ahead after goals from Davy Propper (32′) and Gaston Pereiro (40′).

Ghoochannejhad was again the man to get his side back into the game when he made it 2-2 in the 54th minute before Pereiro missed a 76th minute penalty.

It seemed as if PSV was going to pay dearly for that miss when Ghoochannejhad completed his hat-trick to put Heerenveen ahead, Iran Daily reported.

However, a stunning late surge from PSV produced goals from Marco van Ginkel (89′) and Hector Moreno (90′) as it stole the win at the death.

PSV Eindhoven scored two late goals to secure a thrilling 4-3 victory over Heerenveen in the Eredivisie on Sunday.

The result kept PSV within three points of Ajax and eight of Eredivisie leader Feyenoord.

EU Summit Centre in Brussels Covered with Milk Powder

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Milk producers spray powdered milk to protest against dairy market overcapacity in Brussels
Milk producers spray powdered milk to protest against dairy market overcapacity outside a meeting of European Union agriculture ministers in Brussels, Belgium, January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

The European Union has bought large quantities of skimmed milk powder to stabilise the market but said in November it would start disposing of some of it after prices had improved.

Hundreds of farmers protesting in front of the European Council’s Justus Lipsius building, where EU governments regularly meet, said they feared that putting the milk powder back onto the market would depress prices in the EU and abroad.

Protesters used farm machinery to cover the building and nearby police officers in a thick coat of the sticky, white powder, Reuters reported.

People in Iran Question Competency of Tehran Mayor after Plasco Building Collapse

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IFP Media Wire
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Pelasco

The Plasco building came down after fire engulfed the top floors of the 17-story building on Thursday morning. Iranian rescuers Sunday night recovered four bodies from the rubble of the high-rise, bringing the death toll to at least seven, with more than 20 people still missing. At least 194 people were also injured in the tragic incident.

The four bodies, found in the basement of the shopping center, have been turned over to the coroner’s office for identification. The Tehran mayor had earlier said 20 firefighters lost their lives trying to contain the flames.

Rescue officials have announced that they were unlikely to find any survivors due to the extreme heat caused by fires that reignited as debris was removed.

Days after the campaign was launched against the Tehran mayor, a video was released on Sunday which showed Qalibaf warning about the poor safety standards and weak structure of the Plasco building, built some 54 years ago.

Speaking in a pre-sermon address to worshipers at the weekly Friday Prayers on January 20, Mehdi Chamran, the head of Tehran’s City Council, criticized such rumors and messages on social media and said people’s lives must not be toyed with.

He said repeated warnings were issued over the past three years about the lack of safety of the building.

Chamran also emphasized that there were other unsafe buildings like Plasco in Tehran and urged the adoption of measures to improve their safety.

Tehran deputy mayor Ahmad Sadeqi also on Sunday dismissed all claims about the municipality’s failure to carry out its obligations to secure the safety of buildings.

“In the Plasco incident, the [Tehran] municipality has not been at fault at all,” he said.

The building was one of the capital’s oldest high-rises, which housed 600 production workshops.

Material damage from the collapse is estimated to stand at IRR 15,000 billion (nearly $500 million).

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