Tehran Daily Newspaper Review

20 September 2010 | 23:25 Code : 8669 Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review
Tehran’s newspapers on Thursday 25th of Shahrivar, September 16, 2010.
Tehran Daily Newspaper Review
Spiraling criticism against Ahmadinejad’s diplomatic choices at last compelled him to recast his special representatives into advisors. Tomorrow, Friday prayers will be a scene for another round of protest to Qur’an defilation in the US.

Hamshahri

Afghan War to Continue Another Ten Years

Bus Transportation Cannot Achieve Vision [1392/2013] Objectives with the Following Trend

Gasoline; 60 Liters only for Mehr [23 September-22 October]

Iran

Minister of Petroleum Announced Production Hike Plans: Iran to export this year

Tomorrow after the Friday Prayers: National demonstration in condemnation of Qur’an defilation

Minister of Health in the Unveiling Ceremony of CinnoVex Medicine: Iran self-reliant in production of MS [multiple sclerosis] drug    

Jomhouri-ye Eslami

Continuation of Popular Demonstrations in Condemnation of Qur’an Defilation

[Foreign Minister Manouchehr] Mottaki: No Iranian nuclear activity hidden from IAEA monitoring

General Petraeus: Afghanistan war may last for ten years

Kayhan

Assembly of Experts Highlighted by Release of a Statement: The [only] straight path to salvation is following Grand Ayatollah Khamenei

General Petraeus: We may have to stay another ten years in Afghanistan

Happened Yesterday: Tehran Bazaar stopped working in protest to Qur’an defilation

Resalat

National Demonstration in Protest to Qur’an Defilation: People’s final word with Qur’an-burners tomorrow

Tehran Prosecutor [Abbas Ja’farabadi]: Heads of Fetneh should await trial

NAM [Non-Aligned Movement] Statement: Negotiations the only solution to Iran’s nuclear program

Shargh

President’s Diplomacy: Advisors replace special representatives

Shargh Predicts ‘House of Cinema’ Award Winners: Top awards for Asghar Farhadi [Iranian director]

[Assembly of] Experts Worried Over Promotion of Nationalism [by Esfandiar Rahim Masha’ee]

Tehran-e Emrooz

National Day of Solidarity with the Pakistani Nation

Special Representatives Became Advisors; President Appoints His Diplomatic Advisors

Who Paid for American Accused Bail?: Oman intermediates for Sara Shourd release

Note: Vatan-e Emrooz is not published on Thursdays due to limited finances.

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.

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.