Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review
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* Note: Khabar and Vatan-e Emrooz do not publish on Thursdays.
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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.