Al-Monitor - When conservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi lost the presidential election to incumbent Hassan Rouhani in 2017, many Iran observers believed he would return to his position as custodian of Irans wealthiest charitable institution, the Astan Quds Razavi in eastern Iran, a position he was appointed to by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei just ...

Radio Farda - A court in Tehran has sentenced a colleague of the imprisoned Iranian billionaire to twenty years of jail and repaying $1.3 billion of what prosecutors say is governments embezzled funds. According to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)-run news agency, Tasnim, Alireza Ziba Halat Monfared has also been "fined." Ziba Halat ...

Al Monitor | Rohollah Faghihi: Shortly after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameneis call on officials to uproot corruption, the Iranian judiciary announced perhaps the largest embezzlement case in the countrys history involving some 6.6 billion euros ($7.4 billion). Similar to other major embezzlement scandals in recent years such as the one centered ...

Iran Front Page - IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Saturday, December 15, 2018, and picked headlines from 14 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. The top story in all papers today was a ceasefire agreement reached between Yemeni warring sides after several days of talks ...

IRNA Billionaire's Babak Zanjani's partners have contacted the Iranian Judiciary and said that they were game to pay his debts, but they have not made any payments yet, said the Iranian minister of petroleum on Saturday. 'They have also entered into some negotiations, but havent made any repayments,' said Bijan Zangeneh. Zangeneh also said that ...

Middle East Monitor- Iran has ordered billionaire businessman Babak Zanjani to be executed for corruption, sources in the judiciary said. In 2016, the Supreme Court of Iran upheld the death sentence against Zanjani who worked as a broker selling Iranian oil through Revolutionary Guards companies during the period of international sanctions, especially ...

Iran Front Page- IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Tuesday, September 19, and picked headlines from 14 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. All newspapers today covered President Hassan Rouhanis trip to New York, where he is going to attend and address ...

Iran Front Page- IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Saturday, August 26, and picked headlines from 14 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. Several newspapers today covered a huge deal between Iran and South Korea, based on which the Korea ExportImport Bank ...

Iran Front Page- IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Monday, July 10, and picked headlines from 20 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. Most Iranian newspapers today covered the final liberation of Mosul declared by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on ...

MNA Judiciary spokesperson has said the appeal court has overturned the primary court verdict of death penalty for second and third defendants in Zanjanis case. Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei who was speaking in his 107th press conference on Sunday told reporters that Mr. Babak Zanjani had received the final verdict by the Supreme Court judges who ...

Iran Front Page- Newspapers today covered the governments reaction, particularly those of Central Bank and Intelligence Ministry, to the Judiciary Chiefs comments about the case of Babak Zanjani, the imprisoned billionaire who has failed to reimburse his debts to Oil Ministry. A decision by Iranian Parliament to ban doctors working for the government ...

Iran Front Page- The ongoing war of words between the Iranian administration and Judiciary, particularly the comments made by President Hassan Rouhani and Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani against each other, was a top story today. The speculations about Rouhanis possible disqualification from running for upcoming presidential votes ...

Iran Front Page- Newspapers on Tuesday covered the remarks made by the Leader of Irans Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, in a meeting with a group of top Iranian students. The Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemis weekly press conference was also widely covered, and his remarks about various issues were highlighted in todays ...

MNA An informed source in Iran's Supreme Court on the latest proceedings on Babak Zanjani's case, said the court has overturned the death sentence for the oil billionaire.Zanjani was jailed in 2013 when charges were brought up against him for misappropriating two billion euros belonging to the Ministry of Petroleum. Babak Zanjani and two others,...

TEHRAN, Aug 24 (Shana) The First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri said on Tuesday that The First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri said on Tuesday that dark points of the file of billionaire Babak Zanjani should be brought into light. Jahangiri told a group of MPs, "The invisible dimensions of the case is not yet clear to the public and even one of ...

Newspapers on Wednesday covered the message by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei to the Team Iran, the athletes coming back from Rio 2016 Olympics. The Leader in his message thanked the athletes and praised their efforts. The remarks made by Ali Larijani, the Parliament Speaker, about Russias continued use of Iranian ...

Tehran, Aug 23, IRNA - Tehran Prosecutor General Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi said necessary permits have been issued for the Petroleum Ministry to receive properties of Babak Zanjani. He said on Tuesday that the Prosecutor Generals Office has agreed that 20,000- billion-rial worth of Zanjanis properties to be handed to the Petroleum Ministry. He ...

TEHRAN, Aug 16 (Shana) The First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri said on Monday that the Islamic Republic of Iran establishment is decisive to deal with the case of Babak Zanjani, the Iranian businessman. Janagiri told a meeting on campaign against economic corruption that all branches of government are unanimous to bring the file into a conclusion....

Almost all newspapers on Sunday covered the national Journalists Day and the remarks made by various government officials in praise of the role of reporters and journalists. They also highlighted the trilateral meeting due to be held between Irans President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian and Azeri counterparts in Baku. The opening ceremony of ...

TEHRAN, July 26 (Shana) Judiciary Spokesman Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Ejei says oil tycoon Babak Zanjani has not deposited any cash in Judiciary account over charges and nobody has yet admitted any responsibility in that connection. Ejeie told the 99th press briefing session on Zanjani that the billionaire had on different occasions announced he had ...