Persian Press Review

December 21, 2010 - 0:0

This column features excerpts from the editorials, commentaries, and news articles of the leading Iranian newspapers.

Monday’s headlines
IRAN: President seeks people’s cooperation for implementing subsidy reform plan
HAMSHAHRI: Tehran Municipality uses 100 percent of its public transport capacity as the subsidy reform plan goes into effect
SIASAT ROOZ: West and East embark on mass media propaganda campaign against subsidy reform plan
JAVAN: Housing minister says we have detailed plan for Tehranis’ house ownership
TEHRAN-E EMROOZ: Life with new prices
TAFAHOM: 175 Majlis MPs appreciate president for enforcement of subsidy reform plan
JAM-E JAM: Bitter farewell of Ali Daei with Persepolis
JAVAN: The price of bread will not be increased at present
JAHAN SANAT: Former foreign minister says his dismissal has been offensive
HEMAYAT: New wave of air pollution in industrial cities
SHARQ: Bazrpash (Head of the National Youth Organization) was also dismissed; the second dismissal in 10th government
SHARQ: (Rahim) Mashaei is expected to respond to 4 months of criticism on Saturday
Leading articles
JAM-E JAM in a front page report entitled “Jungle Wants to Survive” writes one month has passed since fire broke out in Golestan forests and now the fire has gripped jungles in Minoo Dasht, Galikash, Ramyan, Ali Abad, Lahash, Abr Jungle, Nahar Khoran, and still the depth of the disaster is not clear. It seems the authorities are responsible not only for the shortage of facilities to extinguish fires but also lack of a planning. Workforces are not also trained for such events and officials claim that the fire in Golestan forests is a natural event, rather than a crisis. They have used copters and planes to extinguish the fire by unqualified pilots who have no experience in this regard. When one enters Golestan he sees the wrath of nature, shortage of facilities, mismanagement, lack of planning and other related issues.
JAVAN in interviews with officials from Sistan and Baluchistan province sheds light on the terrorist attack Chabahar during Ashura mourning ceremony by the agents of arrogant powers. Zahedan parliamentarian Hussein Ali Shahryari says all the insurgencies in the province are rooted in neighboring Pakistan. He says Pakistan has turned into the safe heaven of the enemies. Chabahar MP in Majlis Yaqob Jadgall says big powers have targeted the unity of Shia and Sunnis in the province. He says the number of martyrs has reached to 40 and some of the injured are in critical condition. Mawlavi Nazir Ahmad Salami, a member of the Assembly of Experts, said the U.S. and the Zionist regime are behind this heinous crime. Ali Mohammad Azad, the governor general of Sistan and Baluchistan province, said many Sunni tribes and ulema have condemned the crimes committed by the shadowy Rigi group and this gesture shows that the enemies can not undermine the unity between Shias and Sunnis. Azad expressed regret that insecurity in Pakistan’s borders with Iran has paved the way for terrorist acts