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Iranian People Light Candles to Mourn for Imam Hussein’s Martyrdom

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Muharram

On the 10th day of first Islamic month, Muharram, which is known as Ashura, people in Iran and other parts of the world mourn for the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (PBUH) by lighting candles.

Last night [Wednesday, October 13] was the Sham-e Ghariban [literally the Night of Strangers]. In this ritual, mourners hold candles in their hands and symbolically search for the corpses of the fallen martyrs of the Battle of Karbala, where Imam Hussein and his companions were martyred by the army of Yazid I.
Here are photos of the ritual taken by different Iranian news agencies in different parts of Iran:

 

 

Iran Condemns Attacks against Ashura Mourners in Nigeria and Afghanistan

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IFP Editorial Staff
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bahram qassemi

At least 11 people were killed and several others injured when Nigerian forces opened fire at Shiite mourners in the cities of Kaduna and Funtua on Wednesday.

According to the Press TV correspondent, troops fired tear gas and live bullets at the mourners in the two cities.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi condemned the attack and underlined the need for the perpetrators of the crime to be brought to justice.

“The violent and brutal measures by extremists and Wahhabi-affiliated forces against Shiites and mourners of Imam Hussein have to be stopped, and perpetrators of such acts need to be immediately arrested and brought to justice,” Qassemi said.

The Iranian official pointed to reported negligence of duty by the police forces to control the situation, and reminded the Nigerian government of its responsibility to ensure the safety of mourners attending such religious processions.

Iran Condemns Attacks against Ashura Mourners in Nigeria and Afghanistan

 

During the clashes between mourners and Nigerian forces, a house belonging to prominent Shiite cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky was also set alight in Kaduna.

The clashes came as tensions are already running high between the regime and Nigeria’s Shiite Muslims who have been demanding the release of Sheikh Zakzaky, the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, who was arrested last December after his house was raided following deadly clashes that left hundreds of Shiites dead.

 

‘Afghanistan Attack Reveals Grudge against Muslims’

The Iranian official also condemned the deadly attacks against worshippers and mourners in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, which killed over two dozen people.

“The massacre of defenseless mourners in Afghanistan reveals the insatiable grudge of terrorists and their supporters against the unity of the Islamic Ummah,” Qassemi said, calling on all international and regional players to seriously counter terrorism.

On Wednesday, at least 14 Afghan civilians were killed in a bomb blast outside a mosque in northern Balkh province.

Iran Condemns Attacks against Ashura Mourners in Nigeria and Afghanistan

 

The attack in Balkh, which targeted a group of Shias following ceremonies commemorating Ashura, came a day after a deadly gun attack on Shia worshippers at a shrine in the capital, Kabul, claimed the lives of 14 people.

The ISIS Takfiri terrorist group claimed responsibility for the mass shooting in Kabul.

Iran Foils Plot by Takfiri Terrorists in Fars Province

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran Security Forces

Iran’s Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi says a Takfiri [extremist] terrorist plot has been discovered and thwarted in the southern province of Fars.

Alavi made the announcement on Wednesday, October 12, adding that during the operations, several foreign nationals were detained and around 100 kilograms of explosives were discovered.

He also said that the Takfiris had planned to carry out their plot during the mourning ceremonies commemorating the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the third Shiite Imam, as reported by Press TV.

The Takfiri terrorists’ plot in Fars indicates that they are extending the scope of their operations from border areas to the heart of Iran.

A few weeks ago, elements affiliated with the ISIS terrorist group had planned attacks in Semnan Province, central Iran, but their plot was foiled.

Also on June 20, Iran’s Intelligence Ministry announced in a statement that its agents thwarted a major plot by the Takfiri-Wahhabi groups for a series of bombing raids across the country during religious events in the holy month of Ramadan.

Later, Intelligence Minister Alavi said a series of operations to arrest the terrorists had begun on June 14 and continued until June 20, as reported by Tasnim.

According to the Minister, 10 Takfiri-Wahhabi terrorists were arrested in Tehran and three border and central provinces of the country, saying they had masterminded different operations including planting bombs, detonation of remote control bombs, suicide attacks, and blowing up explosive-laden vehicles.

The terrorists wanted to carry out bombing raids in crowded locations, and had located 50 targets, the Minister explained, saying they had even prepared the explosive material for some of the attacks and were preparing or receiving some for the others.

 

Condolence Theatre in Commemoration of Imam Hussein

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Muharram

Ta’zieh [a type of condolence theatre or passion play] is one of the ways in which Shiites in Iran and other countries commemorate the tragic battle of Karbala.

In these plays, the actors play the roles of Imam Hussein, the third Shiite Imam, his companions, and his enemies.

IRNA has published photos of a Ta’zieh in Nooshabad, north of Kashan, [239km away from Tehran], which depicts the arrival of Imam Hussein’s caravan in Karbala, where they were all martyred by the army of Yazid I:

 

Iranian and Russian FMs Agree on Syria Diplomatic Push

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IFP Media Wire
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Zarif-Lavrov

Iranian FM Zarif and his Russian counterpart Lavrov discussed the ongoing crisis in Syria in a phone conversation on Tuesday, during which both stressed that the only solution to the Syrian crisis is a diplomatic one.

Earlier, a senior advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said that Iran and Russia must strengthen their strategic cooperation on regional and international issues, especially the ongoing crisis in Syria.

“Strong and strategic relations between the two countries are very important in the establishment of regional peace and stability and the settlement of issues,” the Leader’s advisor on international affairs, Ali Akbar Velayati, said in a meeting with Russia’s special envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev in Tehran.

Syria has been gripped by foreign-backed militancy over the past five and a half years, which has claimed the lives of around 400,000 people.

Saudi King Salman Calls Off Royal Family’s Financial Grants

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IFP Editorial Staff
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saudi-king-salman

According to a report by Young Journalists Club (YJC), as translated by IFP, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has cancelled all financial concessions given to princes of the royal family, and is paying only their monthly salaries.

He might also reconsider the staggering salaries of the Royal Family, the Arabic-language Ray al-Youm newspaper reported.

Earlier, due to the oil price slump, the Saudi King had decided to shrink the salaries of ministers and senior staff within the framework of austerity measures to tackle the costs of the war in Yemen and support for the terrorists in Syria.

He also called for a stop in foreign investments and started firing foreign workers.

Informed sources say the King has decided to cancel all financial concessions of the Princes and will only pay their monthly salaries.

According to the sources, it is not unlikely that the Saudi King decides to cancel paying the salaries to senior Saudi princes who have big plans of investment and hold bank accounts of hundreds of millions of dollars, as some of the princes’ money go beyond $1bn.

It is also stressed that Saudi Princes avoid any financial and political scandals in western countries, particularly in the US, because Riyadh is not ready to defend them due to dire foreign policy and relations.

According to this report, Saudi princes are accustomed to commit financial and sexual scandals in the West.

Riyadh is facing a critical situation, because, on the one hand, it has concerns about escalating domestic dissatisfactions, and on the other hand, its foreign relations, particularly with Egypt, are getting into crisis.

Also the relations between Riyadh and Washington have faced a severe crisis due to the approval of JASTA (the bill that allows the prosecution of Saudi Arabia in US courts over 9/11 attacks).

Saudi authorities are concerned about the loss of hundreds of billions of dollars in the US as Washington might freeze the assets as compensation for the victims of 9/11 attacks.

Iran Shut Downs 700 Dating Websites

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IFP Editorial Staff
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online dating

According to a report by IRIB News Agency, as translated by IFP, Brigadier General Kamal Hadianfar, the Cyber Police Commander, announced that more than 700 illegal dating websites have been blocked, and their operators are being prosecuted.

Websites for finding one’s future spouse should have legal permissions for their operation, Hadianfar noted, adding that such licence should be issued by the Ministry of Youths.

The Iranian general further referred to numerous lawsuits filed against such websites in the past, adding that many people have sued these websites for defamation.

He said these websites claim that they are trying to solve the country’s marriage problem, while they just think about making profit, and do not care about their users’ honour.

Iran’s Coastal Waters New Home to Rarely Seen Venomous Sea Snake

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IFP Media Wire
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snake

Scientists Mohsen Rezaie-Atagholipour, Qeshm Environmental Management Office, Qeshm Island, Iran, Parviz Ghezellou, Medicinal Plants and Drugs Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Iran, Dr. Nicolas Vidal, Département Systématique & Evolution, Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, France, and three Iranian fellows, are collaborating on a project on the biodiversity of sea snakes in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, Phys.org news website reported on Monday.

In 1864, German-born British zoologist, Albert Günther (1830-1914), discovered a new species of highly venomous viviparous (giving live birth) sea snakes, thereafter named Günther’s sea snake (Microcephalophis cantoris). The species is famous because it has a very small head, compared to its body and is, therefore, sometimes called Günther’s narrow/small-headed sea snake. It is a rare species, and, since its discovery, it has only been recorded from the coastal waters of a few countries in the western Malay Peninsula and the Indian subcontinent.

During their survey, an adult Günther’s sea snake was caught by a fishing trawler (a fishing vessel pulling a baglike net) in Iranian coastal waters off the western Gulf of Oman. This was the first record of this rarely seen venomous viviparous sea snake in the area. The specimen is deposited and available in the Zoological Museum at the Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran.

As a result, the researchers have now published a checklist of the sea snake species in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, including this new record, in the open access journal ZooKeys.

There are about 60 living species of highly venomous viviparous sea snakes in the world, distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific region. Out of them, nine have been previously recorded from the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. Following the discovery of the Günther’s sea snake, the total number of sea snakes in the area is ten.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 10

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran Newspaper front pages

The top story in all Iranian newspapers was the Saudi coalition’s deadly airstrike on a Yemeni funeral, which claimed the lives of more than 140 and wounded more than 500.

President Hassan Rouhani’s ongoing visit to Southeast Asia and his remarks in bilateral meetings also remained a top story today.

They also dedicated special reports to Shiite people’s mourning for Imam Hussein during the Islamic month of Muharram.

* Due to the mourning days of Muharram, no newspaper is going to be published in Iran within the next four days, which are holidays. The next issues will be released on Saturday.

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

 

Abrar:

1- UNSC Resolution Proposed for Aleppo Rejected

2- Jordan’s King Receives German Peace Award

3- Cultural Official in Holy City of Qom Resigns after Clerics’ Protest at Performance of a Concert in Qom

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 10

 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- [Fugitive Iranian Banker] Khavari Identified by Canadian Police: Is He Removed from Interpol’s List?

2- A Review of Iran’s Ashura Rituals

3- Increased Pressure for Trump’s Withdrawal from US Election

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 10

 

 

Asrar:

1- DM: Saudi Rulers Are War Criminals

2- Shell Officially Returns to Iran’s Oil Industry

3- Iranian MP: The Issue of Dust Pollution in Western Iran Is More Important Than the Eight-Year Iraqi Imposed War

4- West Is Afraid of Me: Putin

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 10

 

Ebtekar:

1- Interior Minister: Iran’s Security Is Sustainable

2- Call from San Francisco: American Cell Phone Operator’s SIM Cards Will Be Working in Iran after Deal with RighTel

3- Undecided War in Syria [Editorial]

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 10

 

Etemad:

1- Imam Hussein’s Everlasting Epic: A Review of Imam Hussein’s Political and Social Life before Ashura [tenth day of Muharram and the day when the third Shiite Imam was martyred.]

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 10

 

Ettela’at:

1- Iran and Thailand to Develop Mutual Cooperation in Politics, Economy, and Culture

2- Russia Vetoes Plan for Creating No-Fly Zone in Syria

3- 580,000 Cars Manufactured in 6 Months in Iran: 15.6% Increase in Car Production

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 10

 

Haft-e Sobh:

1- British and American Telecom and Oil Giants in Tehran for Beginning of Cooperation

2- Toyota and KIA Pride, the Pioneers of Foreign and Iranian-Made Cars in Market: 579,000 Cars Produced in Past 6 Months, 15,000 Imported to Iran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 10

 

Iran:

1- Beijing’s Willingness to Make Investment in Iran: Chinese VP in Meeting with Rouhani

2- China Will Encourage Financial Institutions to Expand Their Cooperation with Iranians

3- Iran Welcomes China’s Investment in Oil and Gas Industry, Transport, and Technology: Rouhani

4- Iran and China Can Deepen Their Scientific and Cultural Cooperation: President

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 10

 

Jame Jam:

1- Al Saud’s Crime Widely Condemned in the World: Karbala of Sana’a

2- Shimr [bin Thiljoshan who martyred Imam Hussein in Battle of Karbala] of Modern Times [Photos of Saudi King and Yemen attacks]

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 10

 

Javan:

1- Washington Looking for Building a Bridge over ‘Blood Lake of Yemen’

2- Shamkhani: US Is Complicit in Al Saud’s Atrocities in Yemen

3- Palm Oil Suddenly Becomes Useful! President Rouhani Urges Malaysians to Visit Iran and Explain about Benefits of Palm

4- Rouhani: Thailand Can Be a Bridge to Link Iran’s Economy to East Asia

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 10

 

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- Saudi-Led Coalition’s War Crime in Yemen Widely Condemned by the Global Community

2- Iranians Mourning for Imam Hussein in All Parts of the Islamic Iran

3- $1bn LC Opened by Norway for Cooperation with Iran

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 10

 

Kayhan:

1- A Report on Saudis’ Brutal Crimes in Yemen: Karbala of Sana’a, the Human Rights Document of US and EU

2- Whoever Wants to Know Us Should Read the Story of Karbala

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 10

 

Khorasan:

1- 15,000 Meters of Land to Be Given to Deprived People of Iran

2- Iran Outpaces Western Countries in Fast Food Consumption: Deputy Minister

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 10

 

Quds:
1- Yemeni Clerics Issue Fatwa of Jihad against Saudi Arabia Following Saudi-Led Coalition’s Deadly Airstrikes

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 10

Resalat:

1- Opposition to Islamic Republic Is the Concern of Democrats and Republicans: Analyst

2- British Ambassador to Tehran: I Prefer Not to Think about History of Ties with Iran

3- Hezbollah Official: US Is Preventing Syria War from Coming to an End

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 10

 

Saheb Qalam:

1- Deputy Trade Minister: Iran’s Talks with Benz Getting Finalized

2- Morocco Boycotts Hajj Pilgrimage

3- Iranian People’s Food Waste as Much as that of 10 European Countries

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 10

 

Shahrvand:

1- Our Traditions in Ashura: A Report on the Market of Ostrich Feather for Use in Muharram Mourning

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 10

 

Shargh:

1- Rouhani: Imam Hussein Didn’t Sacrifice His Life for Cause of a Particular Group

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 10

 

Vaghaye Ettefaghieh:

1- Special Issue for Muharram Days

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 10

 

Vatan-e Emrooz:

1- Karbala of Yemen; Ansarullah: We’ll Take Revenge

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US, Israel behind Massacre of Civilians in Yemeni Capital: IRGC Commander

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IFP Media Wire
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general amir ali hajizadeh

“Evidence shows that this crime has been committed under the operational control of the US and the Zionist regime (Israel),” Brigadier General Hajizadeh said on Monday.

The commander added that the continuous presence of US spy drones and aircraft, like MQ-1, RQ-4 and MQ-9, frequent flights of US F-16, F15, F-22 and fighter jets, and US air support for Saudi Arabia prove that the military operation against the oppressed Muslim people of Yemen has been carried out by the US under the flag of Saudi Arabia.

He further said the presence of Israeli spy planes and intelligence cooperation between the Saudis and Zionists indicate that an “evil plot” has been hatched against the Yemeni nation.

Over 140 people were killed and over 525 wounded on Saturday, when the Saudi airstrike hit a community hall in southern Sana’a, where a funeral for the father of Interior Minister Jalal al-Roweishan was being held.

The Saudi missiles tore through the hall with hundreds of body parts left strewn in and outside the building.

The death toll was one of the largest in a single incident since March 2015, when the Riyadh regime began its deadly campaign to crush the Houthis and their allies and restore power to resigned president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi.

Sana’a Mayor Abdel Qader Hilal was reported to be among the victims of Saturday’s assault.

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