Iran General NewsPRESS DIGEST - Iran - Nov 15

PRESS DIGEST – Iran – Nov 15

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ImageReuters: These are some of the leading stories in Iranian newspapers on Sunday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. ImageTEHRAN, Nov 15 (Reuters) – These are some of the leading stories in Iranian newspapers on Sunday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

RESALAT

– Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei praised the Revolutionary Guards for their handling of the post-election riots, said Guards commander-in-chief Mohammad Ali Jafari.

AFTAB-E YAZD

– Foreign satellite television stations are gaining more popularity with Iranian families, warned a senior official at the state Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB).

JAM-E JAM

– "The gold bubble burst" with the injection of 5 million units of standard gold coins by the Central Bank of Iran on Saturday.

KAR VA KARGAR

– The unemployment rate fluctuated between 10-13 percent over the fourth five-year development plan (2005-2010) and the government failed to realize its aim to bring the rate down to single digits.

HAMBASTEGI

– Iran should prevent the "confiscation" of its world-class cultural figures by other countries, said Islamic Guidance Minister Mohammad Hosseini in reference to the renowned 11th century Iranian philosopher-physician Avicenna.

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