Tehran’s Daily Newspapers’ Review

14 August 2010 | 14:53 Code : 8119 Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review

Tehran’s newspapers on Tuesday, 29th of Tir, July 20, 2010.

Remarks over Tehran’s water pollution uttered by Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi, Minister of Health (and the first post-Revolution female minister), were refuted by the Ministry of Energy yesterday. In Geneva, Speaker of the Majles Ali Larijani met with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to discuss international concerns, including Iran’s nuclear program.

Hamshahri

Contradictory Remarks Regarding Tehran’s Water Pollution

Smokers Banned from Employment in Public Organizations

Jomhouri-ye Eslami

Larijani in Meeting with UN Secretary General: Iran will not withdraw in the face of pressures

Bank Facilities, the Biggest Problem of Producers

Kayhan

France on Fire, Military Deployed to South

Minister of Interior Reports: New clues about the background behind the Zahedan terrorist attack

Khabar

On Key International Issues: [Majles Speaker Ali] Larijani’s negotiations with UN Secretary General in Geneva

Minister of Energy: Tehran water not polluted

Iran

At the Opening Ceremony of Apadana Ceram’s Production Line in Qazvin; President [Ahmadinejad]: Whatever its [political] preferences, the Iranian nation will stand against the sanctions

Boeing and Airbus Replace Tupolev

Iran Newspaper Cleared of Mir Hosein Musavi’s Charges

Shargh

U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Request: A John Kerry visit to Tehran

Ahmadinejad [to Western countries]: Keep Imposing Sanctions until Grass Grows under Your Feet

Tehran-e Emrooz

The Mystery of Bin Laden’s Family; Umar Bin Laden’s Claim: Qatar and Syria mediate for 20 of our family members to leave Iran

Ministry of Energy’s Denial, Ministry of Health’s Insistence; Head of the Water and Sewage Department: Only Shahr-e Rey, Khani-Abad and Nazi-Abad [districts in south-eastern Tehran] have fractionally polluted water

70 Countries at the Kabul Conference; Mottaki Travels to Afghanistan

Vatan-e Emrooz

Minister of Energy Announces (Following Heedless Remarks on Water Pollution in Some Districts of Tehran): Tehran water not polluted

American Officials State: BP’s New Failure in Controlling Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico

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.

Jomhuri-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.

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

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.