Tehran's Daily Newspaper Review

29 April 2011 | 01:43 Code : 12291 Tehran’s Daily Newspaper Review

Tehran's newspapers on Thursday 8th of Ordibehesht 1390; April 28, 2011.

The front pages of Tehran's newspapers today were reserved for Ayatollah Khamenei’s remarks in his meeting with workers from across the country, in which he called for the promotion of domestic products in the year he has dubbed “Year of Economic Jihad”.

Hamshahri

Supreme Leader of the Revolution Stresses in Meeting with Workers: The need to promote Iranian goods

New Prescription by Social Security [Inc.]: No more than four sicknesses per month!

Saudi Arabia King’s Visit to Bahrain Canceled: Saudis’ feast in Bahrain aborted

Iran

Supreme Leader of the Revolution Suggests in Meeting with Thousands of Workers: Replace foreign goods with Iranian products

By Social Security Fund: Insurance for home-based businesses

Jomhouri-ye Eslami

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Meeting with Thousands of Workers from across the Country: Adherence to requisites of ‘Economic Jihad’ leads to [economic] leap

Following Popular Opposition to Libyan Dictator: 61 Libyan tribes call for Qaddafi’s resignation

MPs’ Letter to the President

Kayhan

Supreme Leader of the Revolution in Meeting with Thousands of Workers: Quality production and purchase of Iranian goods a constituent of Economic Jihad

Detainees Confess on Syrian TV: We received money from foreigners to provoke riots

Resalat

His Excellency Ayatollah Khamenei in Meeting with Thousands of Workers: Consumption of domestic goods, the endeavor in the year of “Economic Jihad”

[Resalat Editor-in-Chief] Seyyed Morteza Nabavi: Public opinion still unsatisfied with treatment of economic corruptors

Mohsen Rezaee: Principlists should move in line with Jame’atein’s charter

[Member of Assembly of Experts] Ayatollah Mamdouhi: Mal-veiledness has turned into a political issue

Shargh

Supreme Leader of the Revolution: Nezam’s basic policy mutual understanding between workers, employers and accountable [governmental] bodies

Tehran-e Emrooz

Supreme Leader of the Revolution Reiterates in Meeting with Thousands of Workers: Economy is enemy’s primary target

West’s Dual Standards with respect to Bashar Assad

* Note: Khabar and Vatan-e Emrooz do not publish on Thursdays.

Trouble with understanding some terms? Check our Glossary of Iranian Political Terms.

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.