Tehran's Daily Newspaper Review

01 May 2011 | 03:10 Code : 12337 Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review
Tehran's newspapers on Saturday, 10th of Ordibehesht 1390; April 30, 2010.
Tehran's Daily Newspaper Review
President Ahmadinejad must have winced while listening to Friday prayers in Tehran and other cities, in which the sermons were coordinated to stress the necessity of obeying the Leadership’s decree. The Fatah and Hamas groundbreaking agreement also made its way to the front pages of Iranian newspapers.

 

Hamshahri

Deputy Minister of Housing [Abolfazl Some’lou]: All Iranians to become householders in two years

Egypt to Lift Gaza Siege

Pensioners in Anticipation: Justice shares dividends in oblivion

 

Iran

Deputy Minister of Housing Announces Highlighting the Cooperation of Banking System: Homeless to become householders by ’92 [2014-2015]

Tehran Governor Quotes the President: Let the people sense the positive impact of Purposeful Subsidies Bill

International Monetary Fund: Iran has become regional economic powerhouse

 

Jomhouri-ye Eslami

Massive Condemnation of Death Penalty for 4 Bahraini Demonstrators

Friday Prayers’ Leaders Stress Officials’ Obedience to Leadership’s Decrees

Bahmani Promises: One-digit inflation after full implementation of Purposeful Subsidies

 

Kayhan

Kayhan’s Analysis: Fear in Washington and Tel Aviv of Egypt’s Leaning toward Iran

Joy in Palestine, Mourning in Israel: Fatah and Hamas end differences

Tehran Women March in Support for Militant Bahraini Women

 

Resalat

Ayatollah Seyyed Ahmad Khatami in Tehran's Friday Prayers’ Sermons: Obeying vali-e faqih religious and legal duty

Bahrainis Protest against Death Penalties for Four Revolutionary Militants

Dr. Ali Larijani: Imports can’t solve the country’s problems

 

Shargh

Majles Majority Convene; Principlists’ Meeting Behind Closed Doors

Founding Board Introduces: Hashemi [Rafsanjani], Hassan Khomeini and Mirzadeh for [Islamic] Azad University’s board of trustees

 

Vali-e Faqih’s Representative in Sepah [Hojjat-ol-Eslam Zonnour]: Masha’i the real president today

 

Tehran-e Emrooz

10 Years Elapsed; Officials Pay Lip Service: Executives’ record on [Supreme Leader’s] decree for fight against financial corruption

Friday Prayers’ Leaders Important Advice for Officials; Political and religious figures stress obeying vali-e faqih’s orders

Fatah and Hamas’ Historical Agreement in Cairo: Surprise in Palestine

 

Vatan-e Emrooz

Waves of Middle East Revolutions Force Washington to Change: Political earthquake in Washington

Unprecedented Fear and Despair among Israeli Officials Following Developments among Palestinian Groups: Grand deal between Fatah and Hamas

 

* 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.