The massive presence of Shiites from around the world in Iraq, with some estimates putting the crowd at 20 million, to keep alive the memory of the Prophet�s grandson and the uprising he led against the oppressors of the time dominated the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Sunday.
Abrar: �In nuclear talks we act in keeping with the principles of the establishment and we won�t quit that path,� said President Hassan Rouhani.
Afarinesh: �Iranian pilgrims who have traveled to Iraq without passport should return home only through Chazabeh Border Crossing,� announced the Iranian Interior Ministry.
Afkar: �As much as 80 percent of next year�s development budget is unlikely to materialize,� predicted a member of parliament�s Development Committee.
Aftab-e Yazd: �President Rouhani�s government is facing a mountain of problems. Just like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, the previous government only sought to set new records,� said a minister who served in the Cabinet of President Ahmadinejad.
Aftab-e Yazd: For the first time a junior drug rehabilitation center is to be launched in Iran.
Aftab-e Yazd: �The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting [national broadcaster] would not allow me to talk about corruption on its talk shows,� said Justice Minister Mostafa Pourmohammadi, who previously served as inspector general.
Arman-e Emrooz: As many as 100 officials who served under President Ahmadinejad will be summoned to court.
Arman-e Emrooz: �President Rouhani faces a crisis every four days. Mid-level managers of the government still act in line with the policies set by Ahmadinejad. Principlists have benefited the most from the moderation President Rouhani practices,� said Ahmad Khorram, a former minister of roads and transportation, in an exclusive interview with the daily.
Asr-e Iranian: �Termination of all sanctions should be part of any comprehensive nuclear deal,� said Iran�s envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Asrar: Iranian actress Merila Zarei has won the Best Actress Award at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) festival in Australia.
Asrar: �People should not be stripped of their legitimate freedoms under the pretext of religiosity,� said Seyyed Hassan Khomeini, the grandson of the architect of the Islamic Republic.
Ebtekar: Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, President Ahmadinejad�s chief of staff, has eventually broken his silence. �I have quit politics once and for all.�
Eghtesad-e Pooya: Saffron exports have registered a 36 percent hike.
Eghtesad-e Pooya: Under next year�s budget bill some $5 billion dollars will be injected to the banking system.
Etemad: �As many as 100 people are suspects in a string of acid attacks in Isfahan earlier this year,� said the deputy interior minister for security and police affairs.
Etemad: The grandson of Imam Khomeini has warned of a propaganda blitz by a group of upstarts against revolutionary figures.
Ettela�at: Some 2 million Iranian pilgrims took part in Arba�een [a Shiite religious observance that comes 40 days after Ashura, which marks the martyrdom of the grandson of Prophet Muhammad] ceremonies in Iraq.
Hambastegi: �Iranian pilgrims who are in Iraq have 10 days to return home,� said the Iranian deputy interior minister.
Hambastegi: �A cultural justice plan is to be implemented,� said Ali Jannati, the minister of culture and Islamic guidance.
Hemayat: �A new round of nuclear talks between Iran and P5+1 will open in Geneva on Wednesday [December 17],� said Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi.
Hemayat: The presence of as many as 20 million Shiites in Karbala to take part in Arba�een ceremonies took IS terrorists and their masters off guard.
Iran: President Rouhani had a meeting with the families of Iranian combatants who made the ultimate sacrifice [during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s], before attending an Arba�een function.
Iran Daily: [Iran�s] First petrochem[ical] shipment for Belgium.
Javan: With oil companies downsizing, Saudi Arabia�s [cheap] oil has taken a toll on stock exchanges around the world.
Jomhouri Islami: The IS terrorists have executed 200 from among their own ranks [apparently for fleeing the theater following a Syrian army assault].
Kaenat: The FBI has alleged that Iranian hackers are bent on mounting cyber-attacks against American businesses.
Kayhan: A special train service has been launched to take Iranian pilgrims who were in Iraq back to Tehran.
Khorasan: The freefall of the black gold continues. Crude prices fall below $60 a barrel.
Payam-e Zaman: �[Iran�s Caspian island of] Ashuradeh won�t be handed over [to become a tourist center],� said Director of the Environment Protection Organization Masoumeh Ebtekar.
Qods: A mourning function was held in Tehran with the Supreme Leader in attendance to mark Arba�een.
Roozan: Four Iranians have walked away with awards from the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) festival in Australia.
Sharq: �It may take two years to purge Iraq of IS terrorists,� said Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari in an exclusive interview with the daily.
SMT: The Iranian government spokesman has said 246 major projects will be inaugurated in March 2015.
SMT: Saipa [a giant Iranian carmaker] is to launch cooperation with German firms on production of environment-friendly automobiles.
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