Tehran’s newspapers on Sunday 29th of Farvardin 1395; April 17th, 2016
Sunday, 29th of Farvardin – April 17th, 2016
HEADLINES OF IRAN’S MORNING PAPERS
KAYHAN
-Egyptian protests against al-Sisi
Thousands of Egyptians protested against the decision made by al-Sisi to give away two islands to Saudi Arabia. 110 people were arrested during these protests.
-Lakhdar Brahimi: ISIS, illegitimate child of the US
After a year of silence, Lakhdar Brahimi revealed the relations between the US and ISIS in an interview and called this group ‘the US’ child’.
IRAN
-Ankara’s warm welcome of Rouhani
The presidents of Iran and Turkey agreed to cooperate in the fight against radicalism and terrorism and signed eight memorandums of understanding and agreements of cooperation.
-Zarif, Mogherini meet in Tehran
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini visited Tehran accompanied by seven EU commissioners. During this visit, Zarif and Mogherini discussed the issue of opening an EU office in Iran.