Tehran's Daily Newspaper Review

01 May 2011 | 20:11 Code : 12362 Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review

Tehran's newspapers on Sunday, 11th of Ordibehesht, 1390; May 1st, 2011.

For the third time during recent days, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei warned of disunion among politicians and asked them not to take any measures that bring joy to the enemy and sorrow to friends. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is still absenting himself from cabinet meetings, while speculations about the political future of the country abound.

Iran

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Advises in Meeting with Head and Members of Supreme Council [of Provinces] and Mayors of Provinces’ Capitals: Do not make enemies happy and friends sad

Egypt’s New Justice Minister Announces: Mubarak one step from execution

Jomhouri-ye Eslami

Head and Members of Provinces’ Supreme Councils and Mayors of Province Capitals Meet His Excellency Ayatollah Khamenei, Leader of the Revolution: Any measure that makes enemies happy and saddens friends is censurable

Majles Brings Down Government’s Revenue from [Implementation of] Purposeful Subsidies

62 Protestors Killed in Syria’s Day of Rage

Kayhan

In Meeting with Mayors and Members of Provinces’ Supreme Councils; Leader of the Revolution: Don’t do something that makes the enemy happy and saddens friends

Pakistani Students March in Support for Bahraini Children

International Monetary Fund Announces: More Iranian goods bought; achievement of Purposeful Subsidies

Resalat

Supreme Leader of the Revolution in Meeting with Mayors and Members of Provinces’ Supreme Councils: Any measure that makes the enemy happy censurable

Minister of Higher Education [Kamran Daneshjou]: We should face toward Supreme Leadership

[Former Majles’ Speaker] Dr. Gholam-Ali Haddad Adel: Supernature can’t manage society

Tehran-e Emrooz

Supreme Leader of the Revolution in Meeting with Mayors and Members of Provinces’ Supreme Councils: Any sort of disharmony hurts the country

Some Shrug Off Fight against Corruption: Interview with Mohammad Dehqan, member of Majles’ presiding board

* Note: Khabar and Vatan-e Emrooz do not publish on Thursdays.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