The execution by Saudi regime of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr and the indignation it has caused around the Muslim world and among Iranian officials dominated the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Sunday.
Ettelaat: Rage and indignation across the Muslim world over the execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr by the brutal Saudi regime
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned the Saudi charges daffaires over the execution of the prominent Shiite cleric.
Highlights of Ettelaat newspaper on Jan. 3

Abrar: The chairman of the commission following up the implementation of the nuclear deal has said that Iran will pursue its missile program with more momentum.
Abrar: The Chief Executive Officer of Afghanistan will arrive in Tehran on Monday.

Afarinesh: The Saudis cannot ride out the quagmire the execution of Sheikh Nimr will help create, said Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani.
Afarinesh: An international exhibition of Iranian agricultural products is held in Russia.

Aftab-e Yazd: The Saudi measure wont go unanswered, said Davoud Hermidas-Bavand, a prominent professor and analyst.

Arman-e Emrooz: A warning by Zibakalam!
The prominent political analyst and university professor has said that in the absence of measures to transform the economy we have to wait for a second Ahmadinejad.
Arman-e Emrooz: Three students have died of the complications of air pollution.
That has dragged the prosecutors into the air pollution case.

Asr-e Rasaneh: The first vice-president has said that sanctions will have been lifted within 18 days.

Asrar: Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that Irans missile tests are not a breach of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
Asrar: The chairman of the Expediency Council has said that expedience of the country should not be overshadowed by factional interests.
Asrar: Hamid Baeedinejad, an Iranian nuclear negotiator, has said that Iran is in no rush to implement the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in any shape or form.

Ebtekar: Mohammad Ali Inanlou, a sportsman, volleyball commentator and environmental activist has passed away.

Etemad: Execution of a Shiite sheikh
Sources of emulation, senior scholars, MPs, the Foreign Ministry and politicians have condemned the execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.
The Foreign Ministry has summoned the Saudi charges daffaires and said that Saudi Arabia will pay a dear price.

Hamdeli: The Saudis started off 2016 with executions.

Hemayat: The attorney general has said that every 12 second an individual falls victim to cyber-crimes.

Iran: Two meters of snow has fallen along the road that links Bookan to Piranshahr in northwestern Iran.
Iran: The deputy science minister has said that in 2014 Iran was the worlds fourth country as far as scientific growth was concerned.

Jomhouri Islami: The Saudis committed suicide.
Islamic scholars have said that the House of Saud is on the brink.

Kayhan: The House of Saud dug its own grave.
The martyrdom of Ayatollah Nimr with the American green-light!

Resalat: The Saudis will pay a heavy price for the execution of Sheikh Nimr, said Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari.
Resalat: Tehran MP Ahmad Tavakoli has said that 6-monthly plans wont help the country get rid of recession.

Sharq: The Afghan chief executive officer is due in Tehran Monday.

By Iran Front Page