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A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on May 6

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Golrokh Askarieh
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Iranian Newspapers Headlines
Iranian Newspapers Headlines

President Rouhani’s comments at the inaugural of Tehran International Book Fair and the Supreme Leader’s decision to pardon and or commute the sentences of a number of convicts dominated the front pages of Iranian newspapers Wednesday.

 

Abrar: “Some [MPs] do not dare enter any debate on the Orumiyeh Lake, fearing they might be disqualified [for the upcoming elections],” said a deputy representing Bonab in the Islamic Consultative Assembly.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on May 6

 

 

Afkar: A 20th International Oil, Gas, Refining and Petrochemical Exhibition opens today.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on May 6

 

 

Aftab-e Yazd: “Islam talks to its audience through books, not swords,” said President Rouhani.

The president made the comment at a keynote speech at the inaugural of Tehran International Book Fair.

Aftab-e Yazd: “[Former President Mahmoud] Ahmadinejad claimed he was being personally directed by the Imam of the Time [the 12th Shiite Imam who disappeared from sights centuries ago and his return will see true justice administered in the world],” Mohammad Reyshahri has written in his memoir.

Aftab-e Yazd: “I am sorry I can’t sing for my fellow Iranians,” said renowned vocalist Mohammad Reza Shajarian.

Aftab-e Yazd: “History will judge what happened in Almaty talks,” said Mohammad Ali Sobhani, a former Iranian ambassador to Lebanon and Jordan.

“Iran’s right to enrichment was recognized in the Lausanne statement, not when Ahmadinejad was in office,” the former diplomat further said.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on May 6

 

 

Ebtekar: “The concerns of the interior minister about dirty money [finding its way into electoral campaigns] are not unfounded,” reiterated the government spokesman.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on May 6

 

 

Esfahan Emrooz: Two solar power plants have opened in Isfahan.

Esfahan Emrooz: The Russian deputy foreign minister and ambassador to Iran have paid a visit to Vank Cathedral in Isfahan.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on May 6

 

 

Ettela’at: “Iran should not turn into a market for Western goods,” said the first vice-president.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on May 6

 

 

Hemayat: Unauthorized financial institutes are at the end of the line.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on May 6

 

 

Iran: “Sixteen foreign firms are interested in investing in Iran’s mining sector,” said the deputy minister of industries, mines and trade.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on May 6

 

 

Jomhouri Islami: A missile attack from Yemen has resulted in the shutdown of the Saudi city of Najran.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on May 6

 

 

Kaenat: In a lightning operation Tehran police have arrested 85 drug dealers, seizing 46 kg of drugs.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on May 6

 

 

Sharq: The Supreme Leader has pardoned or commuted the sentences of a number of convicts.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on May 6

 

 

Siasat-e Rooz: “The cash subsidies offered to a sizeable number of individuals should stop,” said Government Spokesman Mohammad Bagher Nobakht.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on May 6

 

 

Iran closely monitoring Takfiri movements: Intelligence minister

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Golrokh Askarieh
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Iran's Intelligence Minister Seyyed Mahmoud Alavi
Iran's Intelligence Minister Seyyed Mahmoud Alavi

Intelligence Minister Seyyed Mahmoud Alavi underlined that his forces closely monitor the movements of the Takfiri and counterrevolutionary forces.

“The intelligence ministry’s forces vigilantly and rigorously monitor all movements and plots of the enemies of Islam, including the Takfiri groupings,” Alavi said, addressing a group of people in Karaj city, near Tehran, on Tuesday.

He pointed to the round-the-clock efforts of the Intelligence Ministry to restore security in the country, and said, “Many plots have been foiled in the country due to the efforts of the Intelligence Ministry.”

Larijani reiterates Iran’s peaceful stance on Yemeni Crisis

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Golrokh Askarieh
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Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Riyadh Hossein Sadeghi in Tehran on Tuesday underlined that the Islamic Republic of Iran supports a political solution to the crisis in Yemen.

“We can be hopeful about ending this crisis only through holding national talks,” Larijani said.

The Iranian parliament speaker expressed hope that the Saudi-led attacks on Yemen will come to a halt soon.

Sadeghi, for his part, briefed Larijani on the latest developments in Yemen.

Nuclear talks to continue on May 12: Iranian diplomat

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Golrokh Askarieh
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Abbas Araghchi

A senior Iranian negotiator says talks over Iran’s nuclear program will continue on May 12 in the Austrian capital Vienna.

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araghchi made the remarks in an interview with IRIB on Tuesday night following four days of intensive negotiations in New York.

Negotiations with EU Political Director Helga Schmid will start on May 12 and representatives of P5+1 would join the talks on May 15 to complete the process of drafting a final agreement on Iran’s nuclear program, Araghchi said.

The Iranian official added that the drafting process is moving on well but slowly, and expressed hope that a final deal could be reached even before an end of June deadline.

Araghchi noted that immediately after a possible final agreement all economic and financial sanctions will be removed, and Iran will increase the level of its global cooperation in nuclear industries, such as building new nuclear plants and water desalination units with nuclear power.

He also insisted that his country would prefer no agreement to a bad agreement.

Iran and P5+1 – the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany – reached a mutual understanding on the parameters of a comprehensive agreement over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program in Lausanne, Switzerland, on April 2.

Iran, Russia call for halt to Saudi aggression against Yemen

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Golrokh Askarieh
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An Iranian deputy foreign minister and his Russian counterpart have called for a halt to Saudi Arabia’s onslaught on Yemen so that humanitarian aid could be sent to the war-torn country.

In a phone conversation on Tuesday, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov also stressed the need for a political solution in Yemen.

They also expressed their concerns over a surge of terrorist activity in the Arab country.

Both diplomats went on to reaffirm their countries’ mutual support for negotiations among all concerned parties in the Yemen conflict at a location accepted by those involved in the crisis.

Saudi Arabia is continuing its brutal airstrikes against Yemen despite the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the impoverished country.

Riyadh launched its military aggression against its impoverished neighbor on March 26 – without a United Nations mandate – in a bid to undermine Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement and to restore power to the country’s fugitive former president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, who is a staunch ally of Saudis.

Saudi Arabia has also been blocking aid to Yemen.

Last month, it prevented two Iranian civilian planes from delivering medical aid and foodstuff to the Yemeni people.

Tehran Book Fair is a national forum: Culture chief

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Emad Askarieh
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Ali Jannati-Book fair

Tehran International Book Fair is a national forum where government and members of the public can compare notes and seek ways to secure harmony and unanimity, Culture and Islamic Guidance Minister Ali Jannati was quoted by the Islamic Republic News Agency as telling the opening ceremony of a 28th edition of Tehran International Book Fair Tuesday.

He added, “Over the past 28 years, Tehran book fair has transformed into a big cultural event and the government has tapped into all potential at its disposal to promote it.”

On the participants at the expo this year, Jannati said, “Over 70 state organizations such as the municipality, ministries of science, health, education, foreign affairs and energy have taken part in the exhibition which is also attended by thousands of local and hundreds of foreign publishers. The number of book titles on display has grown by 20 percent over previous years.”

The culture chief expressed hope that organization of the event will be completely handed over to the private sector in the coming years.

Jannati went on to say, “The book fair should give priority to newly-published books. Putting on display a number of foreign books does not necessarily render the exhibition international. That’s why cultural diplomacy has been highlighted at this year’s fair, and Oman is also present at the event.”

The minister said, “Each day of the expo has been allocated to one country so that it can present its programs to visitors.”

“Reading, dialogue with the World” is the motto of the 28th edition of Tehran Book Fair, Jannati said, adding, “Efforts have been made this year to allow books published by ethnic groups and followers of different faiths to make their presence felt in the exhibition. Also, scientific and cultural discussions to evaluate the country’s publishing industry and to compare notes on scientific questions are to be held at the expo.”

The culture minister concluded, “There is hope that the exhibition will turn into the most effective means to fulfill the cultural objectives of the Islamic Republic.”

The expo which offers some 500,000 book titles in two local and foreign sections opened at Imam Khomeini Prayer Ground in Tehran earlier on Tuesday and will run through May 16.

The inaugural ceremony was attended by President Rouhani, the Iranian and Omani culture ministers, some foreign ambassadors based in Tehran, a number of MPs as well as national and foreign publishers.

Leader pardons, commutes sentences of convicts

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Emad Askarieh
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Leader-Iran

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has granted clemency or eased the sentences of a number of convicts.

The Leader on Tuesday agreed to a request by Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani to pardon some convicts on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Imam Ali (PBUH), the first Shia Imam.

This year, Imam Ali’s birthday anniversary in Iran fell on May 2.

President opens Tehran International Book Fair (PHOTOS Included)

By
Fatemeh Askarieh
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Tehran International Book 1

President Hassan Rouhani has appealed for “clear, transparent and concise” rules governing the publishing industry, saying that oversight should not be arbitrary.

Speaking at the inaugural of a 28th edition of Tehran International Book Fair Tuesday, the president said a safe and free atmosphere should reign in publishing at the same time as our religious culture, national interests and Islamic-Iranian identity are held in high esteem.

The fact that as many as 300,000 local titles and 160,000 foreign titles are on display at the expo is a source of pride, the president said, calling for book reading to be integrated into Iranian lifestyle.

Shifting to the brewing crisis in the Middle East, President Rouhani said unfortunately our region is experiencing carnage, terror, and destruction of ancient artifacts.

Western countries should not take pride in selling more weaponry to regional countries, the president said, adding by doing so they are rendering the region more insecure and creating unfounded fear in the region.

He went on to say, “Are Western countries trying to keep the wheels of their industry churning through regional insecurity? Are they going to create employment at arms factory at the expense of Iraqi, Syrian and Yemeni people? Should people be killed? Should signs of civilizations be destroyed? Ironically they form anti-terror coalition to fight terror! What is really going on?”

The following are images of the inaugural of the annual event released by the Islamic Republic News Agency:

 

 

Hour al-Azim Lagoon (PHOTOS)

By
Fatemeh Askarieh
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Hour al-Azim

Oil exploration and drilling on fields of Hour al-Azim Lagoon to the west of the Karun River in the border province of Khuzestan is underway with environmental considerations which cause the least damage to nature.

Hour al-Azim Lagoon, also known as Hoveyzeh Lagoon, is the largest lagoon in Khuzestan. It straddles the Iran-Iraq border. Iran is home to 1/3 of the lagoon.

Images of the lagoon released online by the Islamic Republic News Agency:

Some 35 million Iranians are affected by air pollution: Environment chief

By
Emad Askarieh
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Masoomeh Ebtekar

Presently, air pollution and health hazards associated with it pose a danger to between 30 and 35 million Iranians, Director of the Environment Protection Organization Masoumeh Ebtekar was quoted Tuesday by the Islamic Republic News Agency as saying.

Speaking at a gathering to mark World Asthma Day, she said, “The 11th government is taking good steps to tackle air pollution in the country. One such step is to cut the emission of hazardous gases in cooperation with the Oil Ministry.”

She went on to say, “Iran is among the countries where particulates are mainly to blame for air pollution.”

The environment chief added, “Air pollution is on the decline in the country. For instance, last year Tehran had 44 more clean-air days than earlier years.”

Highlighting that 2.5 million motorcycles as well as five million vehicles are on the move in the capital on a daily basis, she said, “People should opt for public transport as officials try to promote the quality of fuel.”

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