Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review

24 February 2011 | 14:52 Code : 10402 Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review
Tehran’s newspapers on 19 Feb. 2011.
Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review
Hamshahri

President Ahmadinejad: Enemies Should be in Fear of Iranian Collective Spirit

Verdict of Two Accused Germans: German Foreign Minister on his way to Iran

Larijani: Muslims Awaking by the Iranian Beginning

 

Iran

People Nationwide Condemn Opposition Leaders

President Ahmadinejad: Enemies Dismayed

Bloody Thursday and Friday in Libya, Yemen and Bahrain

 

Jomhouri-ye Eslami

Rise of Anti-Dictatorship from Northern Africa to Arabian Middle East

Friday’s Prayers Gather in Protest Against 14. Feb Incidents

8 Petrochemical Projects Set up in Mahshahr

 

Kayhan

National Announcement: Demonstrators Request Rapid Prosecution of Riot Leaders

Iran Leader Announcement of Strategic Policies in 6 Sections

Iranian Demonstrators: No Permission to Hijack Revolution for the US

 

Khabar

Announcement of Friday Prayers: Persistence on Protest Against Rioters

Thursday: Off Day for Elementary Schools

Tehran Province Governor Verbal Attack on President Critics

 

Resalat

Libya’s Rage in Blood

Ayatollah Janati: Riot Leaders Lose Face, in Decline

Qaradawi in Egyptian Friday Prayers: Egyptian Revolution Not Finished

 

Shargh

Egyptian People in Loss: Media Suppression

Crime: The Best in Iranian Film Festival

Iranian Friday Prayers Gathering: Riot Leaders Condemned

 

Tehran-e Emrooz

Iran spiritual leader communiqués: Iranian General Policy in 6 Categories

Colonel Opens Fire on Protestors: 24 Murders by Qaddafi

Appeal for prosecution of Sedition Leaders: Ayatollah Jannati says ’Riot’ leaders losing face.

 

Vatan-e Emrooz

* Note: Khabar and Vatan-e Emrooz do not publish on Thursdays.

Trouble with understanding some terms? Check our Glossary of Iranian Political Terms.

Briefing

Hamshahri (Citizen) is the official daily newspaper of Tehran’s Municipality. Its general directions in politics, culture and economy are determined by the mayor of Tehran, currently Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf.

Iran is the official organ of the administration.

Jomhouri-ye Eslami (The Islamic Republic) was known as the official organ of the Party of the Islamic Republic, founded in 1979 and disbanded in 1987. Currently, it is an open critique of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s policies and is known to be a mouthpiece of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.

Kayhan (Universe) is a hard-line conservative newspaper. Its editor-in-chief –currently Hossein Shari’atmadari- is appointed by Iran’s Supreme Leader. Shari’atmadari’s editorials often spark off controversy and debate inside Iranian political circles.

Khabar (News) is a principlist daily newspaper which adopts a critical stance towards Ahmadinejad’s policies.

Resalat (Mission) belongs to the moderate wing of the principlist camp. Resalat’s best known analyst is Amir Mohebbian, its political editor.

Shargh (East) is a moderate reformist newspaper. It was the most popular and influential reformist newspaper in its first period of publication which lasted from August 2003 until September 2006.

Tehran-e Emrooz (Tehran Today) is a ‘principlist reformist’ newspaper, connected to Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf.

Vatan-e Emrooz (Motherland Today) -which started its publication in November 2008-, belongs to Mehrdad Bazrpash, the thirty-old pro-Ahmadinejad politician who is also head of Iran’s second largest auto manufacturer company, Saipa. Vatan-e Emrooz is a supporter of the president’s policies.