Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review
Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review
Tehran’s newspapers on Thursday 9th of Dey 1389; December 30th, 2010.
On the anniversary of the 9th of Dey –the day of massive state-backed demonstrations that put an end to 8 months of protests in Iran- Ayatollah Khamenei criticized leaders of the Fetneh for raising hope in the hearts of Iran’s enemies, and Majles voted for the establishment of a new ministry, for youth affairs and sports.
Hamshahri
Supreme Leader of the Revolution: The people are the chief guardians of the Islamic Nezam
Ministry of Sports and Youth to Be Established
Winter of ‘89 [December 2010-March 2011] Will Remain Polluted
Iran
Supreme Leader of Revolution in Meeting with Thousands of Citizens of Gilan Province [in Northern Iran]: Iranians stamped out the Fetneh on the 9th of Dey
Minister of Commerce [Mahdi Ghazanfari] Announces: Close monitoring of prices of 6000 items of goods
Jomhouri-ye Eslami
Majles Approves Establishment of Ministry of Sports and Youth
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Enthusiastic Meeting with Thousands of People of Gilan Province: Enemy should know that the people are the chief guardians of the Islamic Nezam
Kayhan
Supreme Leader of the Revolution in Enthusiastic Meeting with the People of Gilan: The great sin of Fetneh-perpetrators is raising the hope of enemies
Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi: Lest agents of the foreigners infiltrate the government
Majles Approves: Ministry of sports and youth to be established
Shargh
Majles Approved Yesterday: Youth and sports to have their own ministry
His Excellency Ayatollah Khamenei: Last year’s 9th of Dey was an instance of receiving God’s blessing
Tehran-e Emrooz
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Underscores in 9th of Dey Anniversary: The great sin of Fetneh-perpetrators is raising the hope of enemies
Announced in the Joint Meeting of MPs and [Governmental] Officials: Expansion of metro, key to the air pollution problem
* Note: Khabar and Vatan-e Emrooz do not publish on Thursdays.
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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.