Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review
Hamshahri
Oil Revenues in 1388 [2009/2010] 159 Billion Dollars
Iran
Lebanon Goes All Out; Historical Welcome for Ahmadinejad
The New Procedure for Calculation of Consumed Electricity in Today’s Iran
Chilean Miners Rescued from 625 Meters under Ground
Jomhouri-ye Eslami
In Ahmadinejad’s Visit to Beirut: 17 cooperative agreements signed between Iran and Lebanon
Tehran’s Prosecutor [Abbas Ja’fari Dowlatabadi] Warns: Enemies trying to infiltrate executive bodies and steal information
Lawyers from 20 Countries Pursue the Zionist Regime’s Crimes
Kayhan
Kayhan’s Report of Global Reverberations of the President’s Trip to Lebanon: Historical Welcome for Ahmadinejad; Iran’s show of power in the region
Kayhan Probes: Seditionists abuse on the threshold of enforcement of Purposeful Subsidies
Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution Announces: Special committee established to amend Azad University charter
Resalat
News Agencies Report Lebanese’s Historical Welcome for the Iranian President: Iran flexes muscles for the Zionist Regime
Iranian and Lebanese Presidents Stress: The necessity of maintaining unity and confronting enemies’ efforts to disunite [regional states]
Tehran’s Prosecutor: [Former Reformist MP and member of the dissolved Mosharkat Party] Ali Shakouri-Rad detained on security charges
Shargh
Famous Figures’ Dossiers Archived [in the Judiciary Due to Political or Security Issues]
Tehran’s Prosecutor Warns of Spies’ Infiltration in State-Run Bodies
[CEO of Tehran’s Metro Company] Mohsen Hashemi Rafsanjani Criticizes Government’s Refusal to Fund the Metro Budget: We won’t panhandle the government for money
Tehran-e Emrooz
[Tehran] Prosecutor’s Warning about the New Generation of Spies
Iran’s Muscle-Flexing on the Mediterranean Coast
* Note: Vatan-e Emrooz does not publish on Thursdays due to financial problems.
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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.