Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review
Egypt, and the opening of the Tehran-Pardis highway (which connects Tehran to its northeastern satellite) were the top headlines in Tehran’s dailies today.
Hamshahri
Four Iranian Sites Inscribed on World Heritage List
Mubarak’s Promises Fail to Soothe Egypt
Iran
President at Opening Ceremony of the National Project of Tehran-Pardis Freeway: Highway and railway construction speed has become threefold
Uprising in Egypt Goes National: Mubarak’s regime on the verge of overthrow
Made by President’s Special Representatives: Eighteen key decisions to transfer public servants and organizations out of Tehran
Jomhouri-ye Eslami
New Missile Achievements to Be Unveiled in Fajr Decade (1)
As Popular Uprising and Resistance against the Army Spreads: Egypt’s dictator preparing to flee
Thousands of Palestinians Demonstrate against Mahmoud Abbas
Kayhan
Cairo and Other Cities Erupt in Fire and Blood; People’s Big “NO” to the Pharaoh of Egypt: Regime should change, not the cabinet
Kayhan’s Report: The story of a drug smuggler beloved by Fetneh-perpetrators (2)
In Presence of the President: Tehran-Pardis highway begins operation
Khabar
[Foreign Ministry Candidate, Ali-Akbar] Salehi’s Smooth Path, from Baharestan to Bagh-e Melli (3)
Dr. Hamid Katouzian, Tehran MP, in Interview with Khabar: Some candidates for the future [parliamentary] election have already started their campaign
The Last Breaths of Husni Mubarak’s Regime: The end of Pharaoh
Resalat
As the Popular Uprising Gains Momentum: Fall of the cabinet in Egypt
In Presence of the President: Tehran-Pardis highway opens
[Habib-ol-Llah] Asgarowladi: Principlism glows in the firmament of Iran’s politics
Shargh
Allameh Tabatabae’i Chancellor [Hojjat-ol-Eslam Sadr-od-Din Shari’ati] Announces the Details: Gender segregation in Allameh University classes
Countdown for Mubarak’s Fall
Tehran-e Emrooz
The [Anti-West] Eloquent Intellectual Resigns: [Hassan] Rahimpour Azghadi resigns from the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution
Two-Month Ultimatum for Public Servants’ Emigration [from Tehran]
Vatan-e Emrooz
The Egyptian Army Withdraws from Several Major Cities: Mubarak’s sons flee to London
Mir Hossein’s Strange Reaction to Receiving Donation from Abu Mazen; Mousavi: I received no money from Abu Abbas! (4)
In Presence of the President: Tehran-Pardis highway starts operation
[Head of the Judiciary] Ayatollah [Sadeq] Amoli Larijani: Humanities have developed with liberal roots [in Iranian universities]
* Note: Khabar and Vatan-e Emrooz do not publish on Thursdays.
Trouble with understanding some terms? Check our Glossary of Iranian Political Terms.
(1) Fajr decade is ten days of celebration in commemoration of the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, held from 12th of Bahman (February 1st) –when Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Iran after 15 years of exile- to 22nd of Bahman (February 11th), the day when victory of the revolution was officially announced.
(2) Zahra Bahrami, Iranian-Dutch citizen, was arrested at the 2009 protests of Ashoura in Tehran and executed on 29th of January on charges of drug trafficking.
(3) Bagh-e Melli, the National Garden, is the site of Iran’s ministry of foreign affairs.
(4) Mousavi has confused the name of PA chief Mahmoud Abbas with his title Abu Mazen.
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.