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See page 2 Love of Hussein(AS) unites us Ashura procession in Karbala, Iraq

Ashura procession in Zahia, Beirut, Lebanon Mehran Riazi

Ashura procession in Sana’a, Yemen Tehran Times/ Tehran Times/

EDITORIAL Iran will veto any decision against Iran defeat Australia in rematch at ARTICLE Mohammad Ghaderi its interests: Zanganeh AVC Cup for Women Maryam Qarehgozlou Tehran Times editor-in-chief Head of the Tehran Times ECONOMY SPORTS @ghaderi62 TEHRAN — OPEC meetings in the presence of all TEHRAN — from the 192cm Rachel Rourke Social Desk deskIranian Oil Min- OPEC members and by consensus deskIran struggled and Beth Carey. Iran gradually ister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said of members”, he noted. to repeatedly beat Australia in pulled their game together and Iran will definitely veto any decision The Iranian oil minister warned dramatic four sets 22-25 25-23 fought back hard to level at 17-17 The last breath of which threatens its interests. that OPEC’s authority is being jeop- 25-22 25-20 in the 5th-10th play- and 19-19. Australia maintained Imam Hussein’s Al-Saud in Yemen The minister made the remarks ardized by the U.S. shadow effect offs round of the 6th AVC Cup for their good show to advance with (AS) message for in an interview in his office with on the allies in the region. Women on Friday. a two-point clear at 23-21 before oday, many global media spoke of reporters from S&P Global Platts “They are sacrificing OPEC, they Mona Ashofteh led Iran with 16 Iran called a timeout to improve the human Saudi defeat in Yemen. This issue and Bloomberg News on Thursday. are destroying OPEC and slowly, with- points including 12 attacks and a their luck. Unfortunately, their comes as Saudi Arabia continues Speaking to Bloomberg, Zan- out directly saying so, they want to team-leading 3 blocks,while Neda efforts were in vain. A nice touch he days that have passed were the an- T ganeh warned that some oil produc- gather some names together to create Chamlanian contributed 12 points by Agnieszka Kudziela handed to kill the Yemeni people. The killing niversary of the bitter events of the of the Yemeni people is not only not ers are trying to create an alternative a forum to replace OPEC and manage including 10 attacks. Strongly-built Australia an impressive 25-22 Battle of Karbala on the day of Ashura suppliers’ forum that supports U.S. the market,” Zanganeh told Platts. Rachel Rourke scored a team-high win, asianvolleyball.com reported. T condemned by the United States and (tenth of Muharram) in the year 61 AH of its European allies (especially Britain policies hostile to the government “You mustn’t just sacrifice OPEC 19 points for Australia. Holding a 1-0 advantage, Aus- the Islamic calendar (October 10, 680 AD). and France), but we are witnessing the in Tehran. out of fear,” he said. Australia, sadden by the tralia remained in good form in the There are many lessons to be learnt from continuation of this trend. The official further underlined “OPEC is one of the third world’s straight-set loss to the same rivals second set as Rourke let loose her the painful events of the Battle of Karbala. Undoubtedly, one of the main losers the fact that OPEC’s Joint Ministe- biggest accomplishments in my in the pool round-robin prelimi- fine shots in the Iran area to put her Every year Muslims and non-Muslims of the Yemeni war was the United Na- rial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) view, not just in terms of oil produc- naries earlier, made a confident team in front with a 3-point clear worldwide commemorate this major, land- tions. At present, the crimes of Saudi and which set to meet on Sunday in Al- ers, but it’s an organization that can start in the opening set to lead at 10-7 before Iran, led by Mahsa mark event and grieve the unfair bloodshed Emirati authorities in Yemen are rising giers has no authority to impose a be effective in the world’s economy initially 8-7 and increased it to Saberi, hit back to level at 20-20. in the desert of Karbala. Muslims, most im- day by day. Despite the brutal killing of new supply arrangement. and it’s a good, strong foundation”, 15-12, thanks to their intensified Iran played better after that to take portantly Shia Muslims, believe that the tens of thousands of Yemeni people by “Decisions can only be made at he underlined. defense and exceptional attacks the hard-fought set 25-23. 15 events of Ashura and Imam Hussein (AS) Riyadh, the United Nations still refuses and his loyal followers’ martyrdom by the to condemn the Saudis. tyrants are what have kept Islam as the last It even refuses to introduce these Zarif dismisses U.S. talks offer, says U.S. broke nuclear deal and most comprehensive religion alive so far. crimes as a war crime (which deserve POLITICS TEHRAN — On Thursday, Tehran’s ballistic missile program and its The European Union and the five other The events is so significant in the history punishment). The world public opinion, deskIranian Foreign Minister regional role. world powers that signed the 2015 accord that even after 1,300 years it still profoundly and especially people of the region, are Mohammad Javad Zarif hit back at a U.S. offer According to Reuters, Hook said the new with Iran - France, Germany, Britain, China moves both Muslims and non-Muslims angry about the continuation of this of negotiations, saying the United States had deal that Washington hoped to sign with Iran, and Russia - have been trying to keep the alike and the oppressed and those who war, strongly against the reverse role violated the terms of the 2015 nuclear accord. would not be a “personal agreement between two agreement alive. fight against tyranny deeply believe in it. played by the United Nations in the In May, President Donald Trump pulled the governments like the last one, we seek a treaty.” In his speech before the conservative Hud- The events of Ashura are one of a kind Yemeni war, and the direct support of U.S. out of that nuclear accord - which put limits Zarif took to Twitter to dismiss the charac- son Institute, Hook reiterated that “sanc- throughout the history of the mankind. the permanent members of the Securi- on Iran’s nuclear work in return for termination terization of last deal as a “personal agreement”, tions” is the Trump administration’s only But what is the true message of Imam ty Council (U.S., Britain and France). of financial and economic sanctions. saying it was “an int’l accord enshrined in a UN policy on Iran. Hussein (As) and the events of Ashura? Since the start of the Yemeni war, peo- The U.S. special envoy for Iran, Brian (Security Council resolution)”. The Trump administration has said that it Maybe, if we want to explain Imam Hus- ple have been tens of thousands have Hook, said on Wednesday that the U.S. now “U.S. has violated its treaty obligations too... Ap- is willing to talk to Iran, a gesture deemed as sein’s message in short it is being a true been killed or injured. wanted to negotiate a “treaty” that included parently, U.S. only mocks calls for peace,” Zarif added. inauthentic by Tehran). 2 servant of God and serving no one but God. A According to UN data in Yemen, about search through the history would indicate that 8.4 million people are at risk of hunger, Imam Hussein’s true purpose for travelling and there have been many victims of chol- Iran’s Air Force, IRGC start joint Claim of request for talks with to Karbala was fundamentally to purify the era in the country. But Saudi Arabia and military drills over Persian Gulf Trump is ‘farcical’, Iran says society from the evil and wickedness and its allies continue their bloodshed, and promoting goodness and righteousness which bombard the country’s defenseless peo- POLITICS TEHRAN — POLITICS TEHRAN — is only possible when people are free of the ple. The main question, however, is that deskThe Islamic deskIranian Foreign tyrants and only serve God. despite knowing the terrible conditions Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) Ministry spokesman Bahram Qa- In fact what saves human beings from of the Yemeni people, why does the UN and the Islamic Revolution Guard ssemi said on Friday that Iran has the serving anyone else but God and leads avoid confronting Saudi Arabia’s crimes?! Corps (IRGC) on Friday started joint never requested meeting with U.S. to salvation both in this world and the Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emir- military drills over the Persian Gulf President Donald Trump. afterlife is believing in Tawhid (the indi- ates, as the two countries that invaded the and the Sea of Oman. Reportedly, U.S. Ambassador visible oneness concept of monotheism in Yemeni people, have a bad time! Riyadh The drills started on the occasion to the United Nations Nikki Haley Islam) and the endeavor to fight tyranny and Abu Dhabi have both failed in the of the Sacred Defense Week. has claimed that Iran had requested and arrogance of those who serve the Satan Yemeni war and in the future they will The Sacred Defense Week honors a meeting with Trump during the and act against the innate human nature. also become big detainees. eight years of resistance against for- United Nations General Assembly And that’s what Imam Hussein lost his Analysts at international affairs ac- mer Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein which is scheduled to be held from life for, so that people throughout the his- knowledge that the Al Saud family and who launched war against Iran on ceremony sends message of peace September 18 to October 5. ministration. tory comprehend that fighting for freedom, its entourage have no chance of winning September 22, 1980. and friendship to the neighboring Qassemi described the claim as “Given the naïve and uncivilized resisting oppression and combating the Colonel Yousuf Safipour from countries,” Safipour said. “farcical” and in line with a psy- act of the current U.S. adminis- evil are the only ways which help human Yemen, and they must formally declare the Army’s Information and Pub- He added, “If the enemies and tration in withdrawing from the beings to fulfill their primary purpose. their defeat in this war soon and officially. lic Relations Office told reporters chological warfare against Iran. global arrogance covet the Islamic JCPAO [the official name for the The UK-based newspaper, The Times, that twenty-six military aircraft, In a press conference on Mon- country’s territory, they would be 2015 nuclear deal) and also the had published an article written by Mi- including F-4s, Sukhoi-22s, and served with a crushing response day, Qassemi confirmed that Pres- Dear readers, country’s policies against Iran, we chael Burleigh arguing that the Saudi Tucanos, as well as five helicopter within a fraction of a second.” ident Hassan Rouhani will attend Starting Mehr 1 (September 23), do not even think about negotiating controversial Crown Prince Mohammed gunships, including Chinooks, are The second stage of military the annual UN meeting but said Iran The Tehran Times cover price will bin Salman has only few days left in does not even think about holding with the U.S. let alone talking about flown during the drills. exercise is scheduled to be held on be updated to 20,000 rials / $1 power. 7 “In addition to show of power, this Saturday. talks with the “naïve” Trump ad- the preconditions,” Qassemi stated. . II NN TT EE RR NN AA TT II OO NN AA LL DD AA II LL YY POLITICSPOLITICS SEPTEMBERSEPTEMBER 22,22, 2018 ELECTION MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS COUNTDOWN ‘U.S. has lost Zarif dismisses U.S. talks offer, Middle East’ says U.S. broke nuclear deal FM Zarif dismisses characterization of nuclear deal as ‘personal agreement”, POLITICS TEHRAN — Mohammad-Hassan deskAboutorabi Fard, interim Friday prayer says it is “an int’l accord enshrined in a UN Security Council resolution leader of Tehran, has said that the U.S. has lost the Middle East. 1 “I suspect the Iranians are going to of the Iranian people living inside the coun- President Donald Trump says that Washington will try and wait out the Trump administration,” try. However, the Trump administration has lose the Middle East if it does not counter Iran but the said Micheal Elleman, senior fellow for Missile reached out to a select diaspora, including U.S. has already lost the Middle East, Aboutorabi Fard Defense at the International Institute for the former terrorist group MEK, which is told worshippers. Strategic Studies. wildly unpopular among Iranians, and others He also addressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin The threat of Iran’s ballistic missiles, he sympathetic to their perspective, such as the Netanyahu, saying the time to say goodbye has arrived. said, is “more of a straw man — everyone is individuals invited to Secretary Pompeo’s He also said that Iran has stood against the hegemons scared of missiles… but I don’t know what the speech in July (members of media, from by resorting to the school of Ashura which is a path that administration is offering. I’ve heard nothing whom Pompeo did not take questions on should be continually followed. new from Hook this morning.” the record, notwithstanding). The current sanctions approach fails to The former director of policy planning, ‘Lesson from Imam address Iran’s security concerns — its neigh- Hook first started work on Iran during George bors, Iraq and Afghanistan, are occupied by W. Bush’s second term in office in 2006. He Hussein: Standing U.S. forces, and nearby Persian Gulf Arab was adviser to then UN Ambassador (now up for justice countries host U.S. military bases. National Security Adviser) John Bolton, who “I just don’t see where this more aggressive has advocated for bombing Iran and was a yields victory’ strategy is headed. If I’m Iran, I look at it as vocal critic of 2015 nuclear deal. a prelude to regime change.” Trump has threatened other countries, POLITICS TEHRAN – On Wednesday, the day including other parties to the JCPOA, with desk Hook repeated Trump’s rhetoric, blam- marking the 9th of the calendar month ing Iran for everything that is going wrong sanctions should they do business in Iran or of Muharram, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Ja- in the Middle East — from Iraq, which the purchase Iranian oil after the oil sanctions vad Zarif wrote on his tweeter page that Imam Hussein’s U.S. invaded in 2003, to Yemen, where the hit in November. resistance against injustice sends the unwavering message U.S. is supporting the Saudi Arabia-led Other sanctions on Iran have already that “standing up for justice yields victory”. campaign that has led to the slaughter of Missiles], which Hook kept talking about, sanctions relief. been re-imposed. “14 centuries have passed since Karbala saw epic martyrdom thousands of civilians. which I don’t know what evidence he has As is often the case in these sorts of events, All of the other countries in the deal sup- of Imam Hussein in his seemingly unequal resistance against He described essentially all of Iran’s weap- that they’re even developing,” said Elleman, the audience — including the press — had to port the agreement and are trying to find a tyranny. His sacrifice carries unwavering & ever relevant ons capabilities as a threat — short-range according to thinkprogress. submit written questions, which were vetted means of staying in it and protecting their message: standing up for justice yields victory: ‘Every day missiles and long-range missiles alike. But Missiles, though, play a big part in Iran’s by the moderator before being issued to Hook. companies from U.S. sanctions. is Ashura, every land is Karbala’ #YaHussein,” Zarif wrote. even Iran has said that it doesn’t need all of “defense and deterrence” strategy, he said. Somehow, no one had any critical ques- “I can’t imagine why the Iranians would Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (S), those weapons. It’s worth noting that Iran has been found tions. come to the table and trust the United States stood against Yazid, a tyrant from the Ummayad dynasty. “Iran said it doesn’t need missiles that fly to be in full compliance with the terms of the The sole voice of dissent belonged to Co- at this point,” said Elleman, a former weapons Imam Hussein, along with 72 loyalists, were martyred in beyond 2,000 km [1242 miles]… Let’s take 2015 nuclear deal — the Joint Comprehen- dePink, who managed to get on stage after inspector who worked in Iraq. “I think getting the battle of Karbala in 680 CE. up on that offer and create an agreement sive Plan of Action — which has seen Iran Hook’s speech and before the Q&A, to accuse out of the JCPOA will go down as one of the that’s verifiable that prevents Iran from de- subjected to repeated inspections by the UN Hook of “making the case for war with Iran.” greatest unforced blunders outside of the Tehran says world veloping ‘ICBM’s [Intercontinental Ballistic nuclear watchdog agency in exchange for U.S. sanctions do not enjoy the support Iraq invasion in the last 25 years.” must press Israel to join NPT Love of Hussein unites us POLITICS TEHRAN — Muslims around the marks the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, the for “love of Hussein unites us”. deskglobe held massive mourning ceremo- grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), and his 72 Every year on Ashura, millions of Muslims and POLITICS TEHRAN — Iran has called on the inter- nies on Thursday, the day of Ashura, to commemorate faithful companions in the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD. even many non-Muslims around the world, dressed desknational community to pressure the Israeli the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS) In Iran, devotees in all cities and villages performed in black, take to the streets and mosques to mourn regime into joining and abiding by the nuclear Non-Prolif- and his companions. the religious ritual of wearing black clothes, listening the sad occasion. eration Treaty (NPT), describing it as the only way to bring Iran, Iraq, Yemen, and Lebanon in particular wit- to elegies recounting the tragic events in the Battle of Muharram ceremonies represent the never-ending peace to the Middle East. nessed large gatherings of the lovers of Imam Hussein Karbala, slapping their chests and chanting in com- and unswerving stance of the truth against falsehood The remarks were made by Kazem Gharibabadi, the mourning his martyrdom. memoration of their beloved Imam. and the humanity’s struggle against tyranny, the cause Iranian ambassador and permanent representative to the Ashura, the 10th day of the lunar month of Muharram, On social media, users trended the Arabic phrase for which Imam Hussein sacrificed his life. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in a Thursday address to the 62nd Annual Session of the IAEA General Conference in Vienna, Press TV reported. Iraq appoints new The international community must press the regime to sign the NPT as an urgent necessity, the diplomat added. ambassador U.S. cannot undermine to Tehran Second Announcement Alumina Iran Co Iran-Iraq ties: International Call For Identification and Prequalification Assessment politician of Eligible Producers/Suppliers POLITICS TEHRAN — Hossein Amir Abdollahian, For Procurement of 20000 metric tons Pre Baked Anode via One Stage desk a senior foreign policy advisor to the International Tender parliament speaker, has said that political and parlia- mentary ties between Iran and Iraq cannot be damaged Alumina Iran Co. intends to launch an international call for identification and prequalification of qualified eligible suppliers by the U.S. pressure. for procurement of high quality Pre Baked Anode Block for using in its Primary Aluminum Reduction Smelter Plant. Iraq’s newly-elected Parliament Speaker Mohammed 1-Subject : Purchasing 20000 mt Pre Baked Anode Block for using in the Primary Aluminum Reduction Smelter Plant al-Halbousi and Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani held a POLITICS TEHRAN — Baghdad has 2-The Employer’s Name and Address: phone conversation on Sunday. Reportedly, Halbousi de- deskappointed a new ambassador Name.: Alumina Iran Company affilliated with Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development & Renovation nied a part of the conversation in another phone call with to Tehran, according to Iraqi Foreign Ministry Organization(IMIDRO) a U.S. official. spokesman Ahmad Mahjoub. 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All of the bidders/Tenderers should submit their RFQ reports and related supporting documents to the Employer POLITICS TEHRAN — Iran’s ambassador to the from the date of this call till desk UK has slammed London for warning OCTOBER 23, 2018.The relevant documents should include the following items.: Iranians living in Britain against visiting Iran, stating that Saudi Arabia was It is mandatory that the eligible bidders should justify its Ability to present the required export licence issued by official no one is prosecuted by the Islamic Republic merely for authorities related to the subject of the Tender . dual citizenship. The bidders should have the required technical and engineering and managerial facilities , ability to produce or “Iranian authorities have repeatedly given assurances that involved in dual citizenship per se is not considered a crime or violation supply the goods as mentioned in the subject of the Tender, financial ability , sufficient and related experience , Good of law, and no one is prosecuted [in Iran] for that reason,” performance history & awards by the former clients and regarding the relevant production and quality assurance Hamid Baeidinejad said in a Thursday tweet. embassy attack: standards capabilities. “Hundreds of Iranian people living in the UK, including The bidders should represent its abilities to procure the the mentioned goods just in time. those with dual citizenship, travel to Iran every day in full The bidders should have sufficient and right experience for supplying the mentioned goods of the valid international security,” he noted, adding, “Any move to politicize the visit Amir Abdollahian producers. It is mandatory that the bidders should be able to present the valid authority letter and the main supplier of Iranian people to their homeland is doomed to failure.” POLITICS TEHRAN — Hossein Amir desk or producer supporting documents for its commitments and obligations . His comments came in reaction to the UK Foreign Office’s Abdollahian, a senior foreign 7-Deadline of Documents Submission : policy advisor to the parliament speaker, has rare warning to all Iranian-British dual nationals against In the last time after one month of the second publication time of this call (September 22, 2018), The bidders can traveling to Iran unless they have an urgent reason to do so. said that Iran’s Foreign Ministry has documents which reveal that Saudi Arabia was involved in submit the required documents to the Central Secretariat Office in Alumina Iran Company. attacks on its diplomatic missions in Tehran 8- Other Conditions and information : Pakistan seeks and Mashhad. 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POLITICS TEHRAN — Pakistani Prime Minister embassy had announced to all the embassies The applicant will accept the expenses related to completion and submission of the prequalification documents. in Tehran that it intended to sell its cars and deskImran Khan has said that his country seeks The applicant will accept all of legal responsibilities for the rightness and justifications of issued supporting documents to have good relations with its neighbors, especially Iran. the Iranian Foreign Ministry has the relevant documents,” he told Tasnim news agency in an attached to its interest letter and if any deviations have been observed during this stage and the other relevant stages, “Islamabad seeks to have good relations with its neigh- the applicant should accept the relevant legal impacts and compensate related probable damages. bors especially Iran, India and Afghanistan,” Khan said in interview published on Friday. 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Spain to push for European Saudi regime, UAE using Israel’s Pegasus malware to recognition of Palestine spy on citizens A recent report has revealed that the House of Saud regime and Spain says it will try to bring about a “European ment and house arrest, I finally feel happy,” the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been among the countries recognition” of an independent Palestinian the Palestinian literary figure said upon her that have been extensively using the spyware Pegasus to spy on state, saying the country may itself go ahead release. their own people and track human rights advocates. and recognize Palestine if a consensus evades On July 31, the Israeli magistrate’s court The report, published by Citizen Lab on Tuesday, said the the continent. in the northern city of Nazareth sentenced usage of Pegasus - made by the Tel Aviv-based NSO Company On Thursday, Spain’s Foreign Minister Jo- Tatour after convicting her of “inciting ter- - in both countries had significantly increased between August sep Borrell said he would launch an “intensive” rorism” in a poem she posted online. 2016 and August 2018. “Our findings paint a bleak picture of consultation process with his counterparts Back in 2015, the 36-year-old Palestinian the human rights risks of NSO’s global proliferation. At least six to set a timetable for achieving a common was arrested by Israeli authorities for her countries with significant Pegasus operations have previously position on the subject, Ha’aretz reported. poem entitled, “Resist, My People, Resist.” been linked to abusive use of spyware to target civil society,” the If “the EU is not able to reach unanimous Israel’s central court in Nazareth released Citizen Lab said in its report, refusing to name all the countries. decision,” the option of individual recogni- Tatour from custody in early 2016, but placed Citizen Lab said it identified at least six operators with “sig- tion of Palestine is “on the table,” he added. her under house arrest. nificant operations” in the Persian Gulf region including at least Riyad al-Maliki, the foreign minister of Israeli forces detain al-Aqsa two that appeared to predominantly focus on the UAE and one Palestinian Authority (PA), welcomed the Mosque guard with a Saudi focus. One was also focused on Bahrain, it added, prospect of a Spanish recognition, the Pal- Separately, Israeli military forces arrest- without elaborating whether it was affiliated to Saudi Arabia - estinian Ma’an News Agency reported. He ed an al-Aqsa Mosque guard on Thursday which is helping Manama suppress dissent - or not. called the Spanish foreign minister’s remarks morning as he was heading to his work at the “Three operators may be conducting surveillance beyond the a result of his trip to the European country compound in the Old City of the occupied MENA region, including in Canada, France, Greece, the United earlier in September, during which he had East al-Quds (Jerusalem). Kingdom, and the United States,” the report added. proposed the recognition to his counterpart. Firas al-Dibs, spokesperson of the Islam- The UAE had earlier used the phone hacking spyware to spy So far, 139 countries have recognized ic Waqf (Endowment) organization, which on several Arab figures, including the Qatari emir, Lebanese Palestine. manages the compound’s affairs, told the prime minister, and a Saudi regime prince. In Spain, some parties have reportedly Palestinian Safa news agency that Israeli holders of temporary Jordanian passports, Israel to revoke resident status from Pales- The New York Times reported on August 31 that the NSO been trying to convince the government to troopers detained Hamza al-Nabali, while according to local travel agencies. tinians on the basis of numerous pretexts, Group and affiliates had actively participated in cyber-attacks on follow in their footsteps. Opponents say Tel he was walking towards the Hatta Gate to Travel agencies in Jordan and the Israeli such as a newly passed “breach of loyalty” law. individuals sought by the UAE using the controversial Pegasus Aviv might react by recognizing Catalonia, reach the mosque. occupied East al-Quds (Jerusalem) were in- Internal emails from the United States spyware to turn their smart phones into surveillance devices. where an independence drive has been has- Palestinian sources, requesting anonymity, formed of the Saudi regime decision in early President’s Senior Adviser Jared Kushner Two lawsuits have been filed against the company in Israel sling Madrid. Spain has urged Israel against said Nabali was taken to an Israeli police September without any further explanations disclosed by the Foreign Policy Magazine in and Cyprus by a Qatari citizen as well as Mexican journalists and recognizing the Spanish region. station in the Old City for interrogation. on the reason of the ban. August revealed plans that sought to neutralize human rights activists who say they were targeted by the spyware. Last year, Tel Aviv threw its support behind The occupied territories have witnessed “They will refuse to issue visas for any Palestinian refugees in Jordan, effectively Saudi national Yehia Assiri, one of the targets of the spyware, a controversial independence vote, which new tensions ever since the U.S. on December temporary passport that has no national {cit- ending their Palestine related status. told the Middle East Eye recently that “governments that use went underway in Iraq’s semi-autonomous 6, 2017 announced its recognition of al-Quds izenship} number,” Abu Khaled al-Jimzawi, Furthermore, some Arab media outlets these technologies have something to be scared of, and have no Kurdistan region. The regime was alone in (Jerusalem) as Israel’s “capital” and said the an East al-Quds-based tourism office director, speculate the Saudi decision to be in line with respect for human rights.” supporting the drive, while the international U.S. would move its embassy to the city. told the Middle East Eye. what U.S. President Donald Trump has labeled The Citizen Lab, an affiliate of the University of Toronto, community was unanimously warning about The dramatic decision triggered demon- The new Saudi regime policy will deny the as the “Deal of the Century”, underlining the added in its report that it had also found evidence that the soft- its consequences. strations in the occupied Palestinian territories Palestinians the chance to participate in the U.S. president’s allegedly new Middle East ware might have been deployed against victims in 45 countries. In January, the PA President Mahmoud and elsewhere in the world. Hajj pilgrimage, a religious ritual that has road map. Trump has yet to officially publish In addition researchers found indications of possible political Abbas called on the European Union to rec- The status of al-Quds (Jerusalem) is the to be completed by Muslims at least once the controversial proposal that has drawn themes within targeting materials in several countries, which ognize a Palestinian state within the 1967 thorniest issue in the decades-long Israe- in their lifetime. Many Palestinians fled to condemnation from many Palestinian and they said casts doubt on whether the technology is being used borders. li-Palestinian conflict. Jordan between 1947 and 1967 as a result of regional figures. as part of “legitimate” criminal investigations. The Israeli regime occupied the Palestinian The Palestinians see East al-Quds (Je- Israeli occupation. Today, more than 600,000 Palestinian poet released from Bill Marczak, senior research fellow at The Citizen Lab, was territories of the Gaza Strip and the West rusalem) as the capital of their future state. Palestinians live in Jordan without any citi- Israeli prison after two months quoted as saying that the researchers had found that the spyware Bank that year during a war. It withdrew Moreover, more than 185 Palestinians zenship but are given temporary Jordanian Elsewhere, Israeli authorities have released was used by governments to spy on journalists, human rights from Gaza in 2005, but has been keeping the have been killed by Israeli forces ever since passports for travel. Moreover, the Saudi prominent Palestinian poet Darin Tatour, defenders, opposition politicians, lawyers, and anti-corruption enclave under draconian pressures. anti-occupation protest rallies began in the regime’s decision will also affect most Pales- after she completed two months out of her advocates. “We identified in 45 countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Bang- There are disagreements within the EU on Gaza Strip on March 30. Nearly 20,000 Pal- tinian residents of the Israeli occupied East original five-month jail term given to her ladesh, Brazil, Canada, Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, France, Greece, India, whether the bloc should recognize Palestine. estinians have also sustained injuries. al-Quds (Jerusalem) as they also rely on the for “inciting terrorism” on social networking Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Saudi regime bans more than The Gaza clashes reached their peak on temporary Jordanian passports. platforms. Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Morocco, the Netherlands, Oman, 600,000 Palestinians from Hajj May 14, on the eve of the 70th anniversary Observers believe the passport ban seeks Israeli officials commuted Tatour’s sen- Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sin- Meantime, more than 600,000 Palestin- of Nakba Day (Day of Catastrophe), which to induce Palestinian refugees to apply for tence by three months, and she was released gapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, ians have effectively been banned from par- coincided this year with the U.S. embassy Jordanian citizenship. East al-Quds (Jeru- from Damon Prison, near the Rimon Junction Tunisia, Turkey, the UAE, Uganda, the UK, the U.S., Uzbekistan, ticipating in the Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages relocation from Tel Aviv to occupied East salem) residents will have to apply for Israeli in the Carmel Forest of northern Israeli-oc- Yemen, and Zambia.” in Saudi Arabia after the regime announced al-Quds (Jerusalem). citizenship or request travel documents from cupied territories, on Thursday. Pegasus is a modular malware. After scanning the target’s it will no longer provide visas to Palestinians (Source: Press TV) the PA, a move that is known to be used by “After three years of suffering, imprison- device, it installs the necessary modules to read the user’s mes- sages and mail, listen to calls, capture screenshots, log pressed keys, exfiltrate browser history, contacts, and so on and so forth. Germany breaks Saudi regime arms ban promise Basically, it can spy on every aspect of the target’s life. The spyware has been around for at least three years, when it Germany has approved selling artillery positioning systems Experts on Yemen (YemenGEE), which was established in was first detailed in a report over the summer of 2016. to the House of Saud regime, going back on a ban that the 2017 by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, (Source: Press TV) European country had ordered on the sale of weapons to concluded that individuals in the governments of Saudi the countries involved in the war on Yemen. Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, Riyadh’s key ally Economy Minister Peter Altmaier announced the per- in the invasion, could be liable for acts that amounted to mission in a letter to lawmakers, Reuters reported citing a international crimes. German government document. Yemeni nation’s struggle for liberty main Nasrallah: Hezbollah in The positioning systems, four of which are bound for reason behind Saudi regime-led aggression Saudi Arabia, enable spotting of “enemy fire,” thus lending Elsewhere, the leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah (Houthi) possession of precision more precision to counterstrikes. movement has described the ongoing struggle of his fellow Germany, one of the world’s biggest arms exporters, countrymen and women for liberty and dignity as the main rockets to Israel’s dismay had ordered the ban on the weapons delivery in March in reason behind Riyadh’s devastating military aggression against an apparent reaction to the Saudi-led invasion of Yemen. their homeland, which has claimed the lives of thousands of Hezbollah’s leader has warned Israel of a fate it “has never ex- The reversal came less than a week after Spain, which people and left the country’s infrastructure in ruins. pected” if it chooses to wage a new war, reminding the regime had earlier suspended the sale of 400 laser-guided bombs “The Yemeni nation will never surrender, no matter that the Lebanese resistance movement is now in possession of to the Saudi regime, said it would reauthorize the sale to how far the Saudi-led coalition would press its campaign precision rockets to Tel Aviv’s dismay. “honor” a contract made with Riyadh by the previous gov- of criminality and brutality. The problem of the Riyadh-based Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah made the comments during a Thursday ernment in 2015. alliance with the Yemenis is rooted in the latter’s fight to live speech in Beirut to a large crowd of mourners marking Ashura, the Last week, Spanish media outlets said that Riyadh was former Riyadh-friendly authorities. Around 15,000 have a free and dignified life,” Abdul-Malik Badreddin addressed martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, the third Shia Imam. preparing to react to the freeze by cancelling a warship con- lost their lives ever since, and now, the United Nations says his supporters via a televised speech broadcast live from the He further said the balance of power in the region has changed tract worth $2.2 billion with Madrid. The outlets said that more than eight million Yemenis are on the brink of famine. Yemeni capital Sana’a on Thursday evening. in favor of the anti-Israel axis of resistance, and that Tel Aviv has the warship deal would create 6,000 jobs in Spain. The regime and its allies are accused of committing war He added that the main responsibility of the Yemeni nation failed in all its attempts to prevent Lebanon’s Hezbollah from The House of Saud regime led many of its allies in the crimes against world’s most impoverished Arab nation. is to fight relentlessly against the enemies at every front. achieving precision rockets. “No matter what you do to cut the invasion that started in 2015 to restore power to Yemen’s A report launched on August 28 by the Group of Eminent (Source: Press TV) route, the matter is over and the resistance possesses precision and non-precision rockets and weapons capabilities,” Nasrallah said. “All your attempts to prevent Hezbollah from possessing ac- curate missiles are foiled,” he added. The Hezbollah chief further Russia asks Israel to give more explanation on plane warned Israel against opting for yet another act of aggression against his country and said, “If Israel imposes a war on Lebanon, Israel will face a fate and a reality it has never expected on any day.” downing in Syria He also pointed to the growing power of the resistance front, Russia’s Foreign Ministry has urged Israel to “Moscow views as irresponsible and un- Ankara seeks to forestall a full-scale military lion inhabitants. stressing that the Israelis “had pinned their hopes on the course provide further explanations on the deadly friendly actions of Israeli Air Force, which operation by Damascus against terrorists in Furthermore, Ankara supports tens of thou- of developments in Syria and Iraq, but they know that the axis of crash of a Russian military plane in the Syrian exposed Russian Il-20 aircraft to danger and the militant-held region. sands of other militants, describing them as resistance has returned stronger than ever, and new countries province of Latakia, which was shot down as led to death of 15 servicemen,” the Russian Jan Egeland, the chair of the United Nations members of the so-called “moderate” armed have now joined it.” a result of the Israeli pilots’ unprofessional embassy said in a tweet. task force on humanitarian access in Syria, said factions fighting against the government of Therefore, he added, the Israeli regime is afraid of any conflict actions. “Russia would take all necessary measures at a press conference in Geneva on Thursday Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Damascus in the region, especially against Lebanon, and is well informed Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria to eliminate threat to life and security of our that representatives of both countries had made and Moscow brand all of the armed factions that any war would have dire consequences. Zakharova on Thursday said Russian experts military fighting against terrorism,” it added. the announcement at a weekly meeting of the in the region as terrorists. Tel Aviv is well aware that its weaknesses have been revealed had confirmed the actions of Israeli pilots re- The Israel regime has over the past years taskforce in the Swiss city earlier in the day. Damascus has already said that it is pre- to Hezbollah, and is well aware of our strengths, he added. “Is- sulted in the downing of the aircraft by the carried out numerous strikes against Syrian “We invited Russia and Turkey to explain to paring for a full-scale military operation rael is aware that technology alone cannot be decisive in a war.” Syrian air defenses and deaths of 15 Russian army positions in what is widely viewed as an us what’s in the deal, the basic message was against terrorists. The Turkish government The Hezbollah chief further expressed the movement’s sup- servicemen. She stressed that Israeli pilots were attempt to help the terrorists survive in the face we’re very optimistic that the two of us can has been trying to persuade its loyal armed port for the Islamic Republic of Iran in the face of “all kinds of behaving in an unprofessional manner at the of successful Syrian army operations. It has work this out to avoid bloodshed, to avoid groups to evacuate Idlib in a purported bid economic and political pressure,” saying that “it is our duty to very least, saying that Russia still needed to defied criticisms of its unlawful military actions the big war,” Egeland said. to avert the anti-terror operation. However, stand by Iran” as a new wave of anti-Iran American sanctions hear more “explanations from Israel”. against Syrian soil. The regime’s minister for “A lot of areas would not see war, hopeful- it has not said how it would persuade them is returning. Iran is being punished by the United States only Her comments came after an Israeli del- military affairs, Avigdor Lieberman, said on ly, but there could be more clashes between to disarm. Previous attempts have failed and because it refused to give in to Washington’s demands, and be- egation led by Amikam Norkin, the regime’s Thursday that the regime would not stop such armed opposition groups,” Egeland added. the upcoming offensive is causing frictions cause it is keeping up its support for the oppressed nations in air force commander, traveled to Moscow on attacks, but would do more to “de-conflict” His comments came three days after Rus- among militants. the region, including Palestine and Syria. Thursday with information about the crash. them with Russian forces. sian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish Some 60 percent of the province is said to be He further reiterated the movement’s support for the Pales- However, the delegation’s explanations Russia, Turkey ‘optimistic’ about counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan met in controlled by members of the so-called Hayat tinian cause, reiterating Hezbollah’s objection to the so-called apparently failed to convince the Russian Syria’s Idlib deal, working out details: Russia’s coastal city of Sochi, and agreed to Tahrir al-Sham Takfiri (Organization for the “deal of the century” which the U.S. administration is drawing government. UN official divide Idlib into a demilitarized zone between Liberation of the Levant/Levant Liberation up on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. On the same day, the Russian Embassy in Tel Meantime, Russia and Turkey say they militant-held and government-controlled areas. Committee/Tahrir al-Sham/HTS/al-Qaeda Nasrallah also noted that Hezbollah firmly stands by the Yem- Aviv lashed out at Israel for its “irresponsible are optimistic about but still working on a It is estimated that an estimated 10,000 in Syria) terrorist group, which is a coalition eni nation, which has been under attack by the Saudi regime and and unfriendly actions,” and pinned the blame demilitarized buffer zone to separate Syrian to 15,000 members of different factions of of different factions of terrorist outfits, largely a coalition of its allies. “We reiterate our support to peaceful on Israel’s Air Force, which was conducting government troops from Takfiri militant groups armed groups, which Russia and Turkey composed of al-Nusra Front (Jabhat al-Nusra/ people of Bahrain whose scholars and youths have been jailed aerial assaults against Syrian army positions in the northwestern province of Idlib, says consider terrorists, are active in the volatile Jabhat Fatah al-Sham). and suppressed by the Bahraini regime,” he added. when the incident happened. the United Nations humanitarian adviser, as province, which is home to around three mil- (Source: Press TV) (Source: Press TV) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

STOCK MARKET $476m of state-run TEDPIX 157328.7 IFX 1771.26 shares divested Sources: tse.ir, Ifb.ir

CURRENCIES since March ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iranian the end of current Iranian calendar year USD 42,000 rials deskPrivatization (March 20, 2019). EUR 49,110 rials Organization (IPO) has offered 20 trillion As previously reported, in its planned rials (about $476 million) of state-run budget for 1397, the Iranian government GBP 55,260 rials shares to the private sector since the expects to earn some 106 trillion rials AED 11,430 rials beginning of the present Iranian calendar (about $2.5 billion) of income from year 1397 (March 21, 2018), IRIB reported. divesting shares of sate-run companies Source: isna.ir Privatization in Iran witnessed 100 to the private sector. percent growth during the first five Implementation of privatization plan months of the current calendar year (March aimed at more productivity, investment general policies of the Article 44 of Iran’s National Development Plan (2010-2015), 21-August 22) compared to the same period making, job creation, promotion of trade Constitution on privatizing state-owned aiming to privatize about 20 percent of COMMODITIES of time in the previous year, IPO Head Mir balance, more competition in domestic companies was declared in 2006 in a bid the state-owned firms each year. Under to downsize the government and promote the present interpretation of the Article WTI $70.89/b Ali Ashraf Abdollah Pouri-Hosseini has economy, and reducing financial and previously announced. management burden on the government the private sector’s role in the national 44, some state-owned companies have Brent $79.06/b In late May, IPO published the list of the has been under the spotlight in Iran over economy. been privatized to reduce their financial enterprises that their shares are planned the past decade. The government envisioned a large burden on the country’s budget and also OPEC Basket $77.06/b to be transferred to the private sector by The law on implementation of the privatization program in the Fifth Five-Year increase their productivity. Gold $1,205.40/oz Silver $14.40/oz Iran’s exports to U.S. grows 37.8% in 5 months Platinium $839.75/oz ECONOMY TEHRAN — During Republic of Iran Customs Administration to August 22, was $3.8 million in favor to Iran in the said time including seeds, Sources: oilprice.com, Moneymetals.com deskthe first five months of (IRICA). of Iran, while the figure stood at -$21.6 some additives to animal feed, chemical the present Iranian calendar year (March The U.S. has been among the 100 major million in the first five months of the last and mineral fertilizers, and some medical 21-August 22, 2018), Iran’s exports to the importers of Iranian goods in the said time Iranian year, the same report confirmed. equipment. NEWS IN BRIEF U.S. reached $45.11 million, increasing by importing 1,487 tons of goods, showing Yoghurt, barberry, caviar, kilim, rugs, In terms of weight, Iran imported 37.8 percent in comparison with the same 60.8 percent boost, compared to the same and pistachio were among the exported good 12,980 tons of goods from the U.S. in the time span in the preceding year, according period in the previous year, the report added. to the U.S. from Iran in the said period. said time, registering 18.5 percent growth Processed iron to the latest data released by the Islamic Iran-U.S. trade balance from March 21 The U.S. exported $41.27 million of goods year-on-year. ore output rises 19% in 5 months British companies used Baltic banks for laundering, Browder says on year British-registered shell companies routinely taken no action in the past.” accounted for more of the $234 billion that the affair, customers came from 90 countries used Baltic banks to launder millions of dollars, Browder lobbied U.S. Congress to pass flowed through the Estonian branch between to use the Estonian branch, with people or ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran’s output of processed American-born financier Bill Browder said a the Magnitsky Act in 2012. The law, named 2007 and 2015 than British entities, Danske businesses from Russia, the U.K. and the deskiron ore increased 19 percent during the day after the U.K.’s role in Danske Bank A/S’s for his Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, is Bank said. On Friday, the NCA acknowledged British Virgin Islands being the main clients first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March Estonian scandal was revealed. intended to punish human rights offenders ongoing activity into the scandal. outside Estonia. 21-August 22) compared to the same period of time in the Browder, chief executive officer and co- by freezing their assets and prohibit them “The threat posed by the use of U.K. Browder said in his email that in his past year, IRIB reported citing the data released by Iranian founder of Hermitage Capital Management, from entering the U.S. Magnitsky died in a company structures as a route for money- company’s investigation into Russian money Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation made the claim Friday when the U.K.’s National Moscow prison after opening an investigation laundering is widely recognized and the NCA laundering, “we found significant use of U.K. Organization (IMIDRO). Crime Agency said it would look into the role into Russian tax fraud. is working with partners across government shell companies.” As reported, some 18.428 million tons of iron ore concentrate of British companies. The Danish bank said Estonian authorities opened a criminal to restrict the ability of criminals to use them The NCA’s comments come after the has been produced during the five-month period of this year, U.K.-based businesses and people accounted probe in July after Browder filed criminal in this way,” the NCA said in a statement. Financial Times reported that it had opened rising from 15.544 million tons in the same time span of the for the second-biggest source of foreign clients complaints. The British Serious Fraud Office said in a criminal investigation into an unidentified previous year. after Russia at its Estonian branch. Danske Bank says a large part of the statement it can neither confirm or deny U.K.-registered limited liability partnership “These U.K. companies laundered tens Estonian branch’s operations need to be any interest in Danske Bank. A spokesman with links to the Danske Bank branch at the of millions of dollars through Baltic banks, treated as suspicious. CEO Thomas Borgen for the Financial Conduct Authority, which center of the scandal. The NCA operates the but reported zero balances and zero activity” resigned in disgrace and criminal investigations regulates banks in the U.K., did not have any U.K.’s Financial Intelligence Unit, which Japan uneasy over Trump in publicly filed documents, Browder said in are ongoing, with the Danish government immediate comment and said he would look receives analysis and shares information emailed comments. “When we’ve reported saying it could yield a fine as big as 4 billion into the matter further. gathered from reports of suspicious activity. pressure on auto as summit, this situation to the U.K. authorities, they’ve kroner, or about $630 million. Only Russia According to an 87-page bank report into (Source: Bloomberg) trade talks loom apanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet U.S. President VW rejects Trump envoy’s India set to pay for Iranian oil using Donald Trump next week as fears grow in Tokyo that Washington take on Iran pullout rupee from November: sources could demand that Japan curb its car exports to the United States. Japan is hoping to avert any import curbs and potentially Carmaker Volkswagen AG rejected India may revert to paying Iran in rupees for steeper U.S. import tariffs on its cars, and fend off U.S. demands on Thursday a report suggesting it the oil it buys from its third largest supplier as for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA). had decided against doing business in U.S. sanctions will from November 4 block Abe and Trump will hold a summit meeting on Sept. 26 on Iran after coming under pressure from use of U.S. dollars to settle such trades, a top the sidelines of a United Nations General Assembly meeting in Donald Trump’s ambassador to Germany, official said Thursday. New York, Japan’s top government spokesman said on Friday. saying its position on the country had Oil refiners such as state-owned Indian To lay the groundwork for the summit, top trade negotiators not changed. Oil Corp (IOC) and Mangalore Refinery and of the two countries - Japanese Economy Minister Toshimitsu U.S. sanctions against Iran, introduced Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) could use UCO Motegi and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer - will by President Trump after his decision Bank or IDBI Bank to route oil payments to hold their second round of trade talks on Sept. 24. to pull the United States out of the Iran last year that it had abandoned exploratory Iran, the official added. UCO Bank had in the previous round of Trump has made clear he is unhappy with Japan’s $69 billion nuclear deal, have forced companies in plans to enter Iran. U.S. sanctions against Iran come into effect sanctions handled rupee payments. trade surplus with the United States, nearly two-thirds from auto Germany and across Europe to reconsider Grenell, a former U.S. spokesman from November 4 and will block banking Currently, India pays its third largest oil exports, and wants a two-way agreement to address it. their investments there. at the United Nations and outspoken channels. supplier in euros using European banking There is uncertainty on whether Abe, who won a third term as Ambassador Richard Grenell has defender of Trump, has ruffled feathers The official said refiners have booked oil channels. These channels would get blocked premier in Thursday’s ruling party leadership race, can convince appeared to take credit for this shift in since arriving in Germany in May. cargoes from Iran for the current month as from November. Trump through close ties he has forged with the president. a series of tweets and interviews over the Within hours of landing he sent a well as for October. Payment for oil bought During the first round of sanctions when past weeks, announcing the withdrawal tweet warning German firms to halt all in September would be due in November as EU joined the U.S. in imposing financial of German blue chips like Siemens, BASF activities in Iran. Weeks later he drew Iran provides a 60 days credit period. restrictions, India initially used a Turkish and now Volkswagen, to the surprise of fire from German politicians for telling India had planned to import about 25 bank to pay Iran for the oil it bought but the companies themselves. right-wing website Breitbart News that he million tons of crude oil from Iran in the current beginning February 2013 paid nearly half A Bloomberg News story on Thursday, wanted to empower “other conservatives” fiscal, up from 22.6 million tons imported in of the oil import bill in rupees while keeping quoting Grenell, said he had led talks in Europe. 2017-18. But the actual volumes imported the remainder pending opening of payment with Volkswagen over the past weeks, His remarks on Thursday about may be far less as companies like Reliance routes. It began clearing the dues in 2015 hammering out the final details of its Volkswagen’s Iran plans triggered more Industries have totally stopped buying oil from when the when the restrictions were eased. new Iran stance on Tuesday. criticism. Iran and others too are scaling it down in hope Besides, New Delhi sought to get around However, a company source said there Bijan Djir-Sarai, foreign policy of winning a sanction waiver from the U.S. the restrictions by supplying goods including had been no talks with Grenell on Iran. spokesman for the business-friendly U.S. President Donald Trump had in May wheat, soybean meal and consumer products U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for a joint news conference And a VW spokesman told Reuters that Free Democrats (FDP) in parliament, withdrawn from the 2015 nuclear accord with to Iran in exchange for oil. with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the Rose Garden of the the company’s position had not changed said it was ridiculous to think that German Iran, re-imposing economic sanctions against The official said this time around the entire White House in Washington, U.S., June 7, 2018. in recent weeks. companies would make decisions based the Persian Gulf nation. Some sanctions took 100 percent of Iranian oil import bill can be The threat of trade friction between Tokyo and Washington has been Asked about the VW response, U.S. on pressure from the U.S. ambassador. effect from August 6 while those affecting paid in rupees. present since Trump took office last year with a pledge to renegotiate embassy spokeswoman Christina Higgins “The policies coming out of the oil and banking sectors will start from Iran is India’s third-largest oil supplier trade deals he considers unfair to U.S. companies and workers. said: “The U.S. ambassador has been Washington are having an impact. But this November 4. behind Iraq and Saudi Arabia. It was Japanese government officials are growing increasingly worried speaking for quite some time to CEOs has nothing to do with the ambassador,” The official said Iran is open to accepting India’s second biggest supplier of crude oil that Trump will demand a reduction in the number of Japanese auto and industry leaders urging that they he said, urging Grenell to be more careful rupee payment for oil and may use the money after Saudi Arabia till 2010-11 but Western imports to lower the trade deficit. comply with U.S. sanctions.” in his choice of words. to pay for equipment and food items it buys sanctions relegated it to the seventh spot in They also fret that Trump could impose steep import tariffs on VW has no major investments in “The German and European economies from India. the subsequent years. In 2013-14 and 2014-15, auto and auto parts, which would deal a severe blow to the export- Iran, although it had been considering are strong. We don’t need to take orders UCO Bank and IDBI Bank have been India bought 11 MT and 10.95 MT, respectively reliant economy. establishing a sales network for imported as if we were an occupied zone.” identified to route the payment as the two from it. “Japan swallowed voluntary export curbs in the past, so Washington cars. Its Spanish division Seat announced (Source: Reuters) have no exposure to the U.S. financial system. (Source: Economic Times) may find this as an attractive option,” said Toshiro Muto, a former top finance ministry bureaucrat who retains close ties with incumbent policymakers and lawmakers. “But this is something Japan must absolutely avoid,” he told Reuters. JPMorgan: An economic cold war may be coming “I can’t think of any sector in Japan that can replace its giant auto The last several months of tit-for-tat tariffs between the at the World Economic Forum conference in Tianjin. “And “I see China as five years ahead of the U.S. when it industry as a key driver of growth.” U.S. and China may only be the beginning of a prolonged there is still a chance that some sort of reconciliation may comes to the extent to which digitalization is integrated The United States is Japan’s second-largest trading partner, after economic conflict. be reached — and we all know if the trade war goes on, it is into this economy,” Arun Sundararajan, professor at New China. Stock markets in both countries have climbed this week going to be a lose-lose situation. No one in the world will York University’s Stern School of Business, said during the Some officials say Japan may have no choice but to lower the despite fresh tariff announcements. be benefiting.” same panel discussion Thursday. number of cars it ships to the world’s top economy, because the United Analysts said the duties were not as severe as traders “China will not change its domestic policy because of However, he said, the U.S. is still ahead of China on research States is Japan’s closet ally and guarantees its defense. expected, and there is still hope of reconciliation. But reality external pressure,” she said. and development in artificial intelligence. He also noted “Given our position (close diplomatic relationship), we would may prove otherwise as the world’s two largest economies, “The problem is in the technological sphere [where both] that Japan surpasses both countries in industrial robotics. have to swallow their demands,” said one government official, who each coming from a vastly different culture, pursue their China and the U.S. want to lead. China, of course, is already The Trump administration has said it is targeting the spoke on condition of anonymity. own development. a trailblazer in many areas,” Ulrich said. “Made in China 2025” plan, among other complaints against Another official said Japan was trying to convince the United “Now we need to think about whether this current trade ’5 years ahead of the U.S.’ the Asian giant. The latest round of tariffs on $200 billion States to avoid imposing a numerical target on Japanese car exports. war will turn into an economic cold war. We hope it doesn’t,” Beijing is in the middle of a years-long effort to transition worth of Chinese imports to the U.S. will initially take effect Next week’s meeting between Motegi and Lighthizer will follow said Jing Ulrich, managing director and vice chairman of the country towards relying on consumption for growth, Sept. 24 at a 10 percent rate, before rising to 25 percent on one in August, where the two sides failed to narrow differences on Asia Pacific at J.P. Morgan Chase. rather than manufacturing. The government has also launched Jan. 1. Beijing is planning counter-tariffs on $60 billion whether to open up negotiations for a bilateral FTA. “There is still a chance that two sides may come to the a “Made in China 2025” program to encourage domestic worth of U.S. imports at 10 percent and 5 percent. (Source: Reuters) negotiation table,” she said Thursday, during a panel discussion technological innovation. (Source: CNBC) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y SEPTEMBER 22, 2018 ENERGY 5 Oil edges up on supply worries, but OPEC’s squabbles don’t really matter for Trump’s call for lower prices drags the oil market OPEC and its allies seem poised for another contentious meeting Oil futures inched up on Friday amid Saudi Arabia is now comfortable with Brent in Algeria this weekend as Iran cries betrayal and threatens concerns over supply as U.S. sanctions at $80 or even higher, which is challenging to veto decisions. on Iran’s crude exports loom, although the market’s long-held supposition that Yet none of this really matters for the oil market. calls by U.S. President Donald Trump for prompt Brent between $70 and $80 was Squabbles over “violations” of the supply deal, or debates lower oil prices dragged. OPEC’s sweet spot,” Innes said. about how to measure compliance rates, are largely back- International benchmark Brent crude for Brent has been trading just below $80 ground noise. That’s because Saudi Arabia and Russia -- the November delivery was up 26 cents, or 0.33 a barrel, backed by concerns of supply group’s two largest producers -- have already moved beyond percent, at $78.96 a barrel by 0647 GMT. shortages from looming U.S. sanctions the 2016 deal to cut output, and U.S. President Donald Trump U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for against Iran, which are set to take effect is pushing them to do even more. October delivery was up 7 cents, or 0.10 in November. “It’s likely to be a meeting high on politics and low on de- percent, at $70.39 a barrel. “Iranian crude exports are coming earlier cisions,” said Ole Sloth Hansen, head of commodity strategy Trump on Thursday called on the Or- and bigger-than-expected, at a time season- at Saxo Bank A/S. “The producers that count are producing ganization of the Petroleum Exporting al demand is strong. With spare capacity at will” and Saudi Arabia and Russia are likely to boost output Countries (OPEC) to lower prices, saying also falling sharply, the market remains further, he said. on Twitter “they would not be safe for very exposed to supply-induced price shocks,” Back to the U.S.S.R. long without us, and yet they continue to ANZ Bank analysts wrote in a report. This much is evident in daily oil flows. Both countries had push for higher and higher oil prices”. Although supply worries have pushed already starting ramping up shipments in May, one month OPEC and its allies are scheduled to up oil prices, OPEC and its allies were not before the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and meet on Sunday in Algeria to discuss how to likely to agree to an official increase in its allies agreed to ease their cuts. The extra 1 million barrels a allocate supply increases to offset a short- OPEC meeting put “a focus on the likely crude output at this weekend’s meeting, Asia-Pacific at OANDA in Singapore. day of supply pledged in June was supposed to be allocated by age of Iran supplies due to U.S. sanctions. supply impacts of U.S.-led Iran sanctions”, OPEC sources said. “The market had until that point been the committee that meets this weekend in Algiers, but neither Trump’s remarks just days before the said Stephen Innes, head of trading for (Source: Reuters) trading fluidly with the assumption that country has waited for the results of its deliberations. Russia has fully rolled back its cuts then added some more oil, taking production to a new post-Soviet record. Saudi Arabia Blockade at oil field in Libya could Ørsted divests 50% of 1,218 megawatt hasn’t yet fulfilled its pledge to lift output to an all-time high, but the kingdom has still added almost half a million barrels shut in production Hornsea 1 offshore wind farm to daily supply since May. This is a violation of the agreement forged in June, accord- ing to Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh, who told reporters in Tehran this week that some members are “siding with the U.S.” to carry out “anti-Iranian policies.” His protests rest on differing interpretations of the con- voluted and confounding text that emerged from the group’s last ministerial meeting in Vienna. Did that agreement allow other members to offset supply losses from Iran and Vene- zuela -- as the Saudis argue -- or did it merely reiterate that each country should pump in line with its individual target -- Iran’s position. Such technical arguments may inflame passions inside OPEC delegations, but they’re drowned out by Trump’s Twitter bull- horn, which was blasting loud and clear on Thursday. According to Iran, other countries can’t boost output with- out breaching the OPEC deal, said Giovanni Staunovo, com- modities analyst at UBS Group AG. But with Trump keeping Members of the Petroleum Facilities Guard result in the cessation of gas supply from Danish wind power company Ørsted an- from SunPower. up the pressure ahead of the November mid-term elections, (PFG) blocked on Wednesday the airfield Al Wafaa to the Al Ruwais power plant,” nounced on Wednesday that it had agreed While Global Infrastructure Partners “what should stop the Saudis and Russians producing more?” of the Wafaa oil field in southwestern NOC said, adding that it “demands the to divest 50 percent of its stake in the 1,218 will own a 50 percent stake in Hornsea Among the countries capable of increasing production Libya, the National Oil Corporation immediate end to the blockade and megawatt (MW) Hornsea 1 Offshore Wind 1, Ørsted will continue to construct the beyond current levels, Saudi Arabia and Russia hold about (NOC) said on Thursday, noting that it the re-opening of the runway without Farm to Global Infrastructure Partners. project under a full scope EPC contract, three quarters of the spare capacity, according to Bloomberg could be forced to shut in all operations precondition.” The Hornsea 1 Offshore Wind Farm will, as well as provide long-term operations calculations using data from the International Energy Agency. at the 40,000-bpd oil field should the The PFG and other guards at Libyan upon completion in 2020, be the world’s and maintenance services. The total cost of Dominant producers blockade continue. oil fields are paid by the state to protect largest offshore wind farm, coming in at the transaction amounts to approximately The extent to which these nations decide to tap their idle The airfield servicing the oil field was them, and regularly use blockades to 1,218 MW — but to be surpassed by the £4.46 billion ($5.85 billion) which will be capacity is what really matters for the oil market. Russia could blockaded on September 19, “in an attempt extort more money and benefits from equally massive 1,386 MW Hornsea 2 Off- paid out between 2018 and 2020. boost its production by about 300,000 barrels a day above to blackmail Mellitah Oil and Gas Company the Libyan authorities. shore Wind Farm. Ørsted’s normal business “This is our third partnership with GIP, the October 2016 level within a year, Energy Minister Alex- into awarding an unwarranted catering The latest incident at a Libyan oil practice is to build a project and to divest and we are delighted to have one of the ander Novak said last week. Whether this actually happens contract,” said the Libyan national oil firm, field highlights the fragile state of the a portion of the project to a separate in- world’s largest infrastructure funds as a will depend on talks with OPEC and its other allies about which is a joint venture partner in the oil industry in the North African OPEC vestor at some point during construction partner, in what will be the world’s larg- extending cooperation into 2019, which will also be on the Mellitah company together with Italy’s member, where attacks and blockades or operation. est offshore wind farm,” said Ole Kjems agenda in Algiers. oil and gas major Eni. on oil facilities have frequently shut in Ørsted will thus divest 50 percent to New Sørensen, Executive Vice President for M&A, For the Saudis, it’s a question of balancing Trump’s demands Mellitah Oil and Gas Company oil production and exports. York City-based investment fund Global Partnerships and Asset Management at against the impact of American sanctions on Iran and the effect produces around 40,000 bpd of crude Earlier this month, several gunmen Infrastructure Partners — which has al- Ørsted. “The Hornsea 1 farm down is a of emerging-market turmoil on oil demand growth, according oil, and condensate, and 400 million cubic stormed NOC’s headquarters in Tripoli, ready made several big-name renewable landmark transaction which will create to people familiar with the kingdom’s thinking. feet of natural gas, dedicated entirely to killing two employees and injuring 25 energy investments over the past few years substantial value for our shareholders and In recent conversations with investors, traders and other power plants, NOC said. others. including 50 percent stakes in the 330 MW reduce single asset exposure.” market participants in London, Houston and Washington, “If the blockade continues, the A port closure for more than two weeks German Gode Wind 1 offshore wind farm, Ørsted began construction of the project Saudi Oil Minister Khalid Al-Falih and other senior officials company will be forced to suspend all in June-July blocked 850,000 bpd of the 450 MW Borkum Riffgrund 2 Offshore in January with the sinking of the first of from the kingdom signaled caution about further boosting operations in the Al-Wafaa field and Libya’s oil (nearly all Libyan production) Wind Farm, and more recently the acqui- 174 monopiles at the site, 120 kilometers output, the people said. In the last two weeks, he has also met evacuate all employees. A shutdown in from being exported from four ports. sition of a 4.7 gigawatt (GW) pipeline of off the coast of Yorkshire, England. Novak and his U.S. counterpart Rick Perry. the afternoon of September 20th will (Source: oilprice.com) utility-scale solar development projects (Source: cleantechnica.com) This high-level diplomacy between the world’s three larg- est oil producers is what’s really driving things, said Olivier Jakob, managing director of consultant Petromatrix GmbH. French environment minister shakeup dampens renewable energy prospects “Russia was quick to announce after those meetings that Observers are expecting France to stay true to One of de Rugy’s first moves following his from around 75 percent today, according to At the same time, though, the country’s their production has reached new post-Soviet high,” Jakob nuclear power at the expense of renewables appointment was to announce a review of World Nuclear Association figures. latest onshore wind tender failed to secure said. “Novak has done what he could do to help Perry, Al-Falih following a change in environment minister France’s energy mix. The review is due to be But in December 2017, Macron appeared bids for even a quarter of the capacity on offer. not yet.” this month. published at the end of October. to backtrack on his promise. “Nuclear is not The tender, France’s second, saw 118 (Source: Bloomberg) François de Rugy, a former Ecologist According to Saheb: “It seems like one of bad for carbon emissions,” he conceded. “It’s megawatts of a total 500-megawatt allocation Party member, took up the post of Minister the reports commissioned by the government even the most carbon-free way to produce go to five projects, owned by Boralex of of Ecological and Solidary Transition at the recommends investing in more nuclear plants.” electricity with renewables.” Canada, Elicio of Belgium, Engie of France Trump wants OPEC to keep beginning of September after the surprise Hulot, a TV personality who came to fame State utility Électricité de France, which and Renewable Energy Systems of the UK The resignation of his predecessor, Nicolas Hulot. by making nature documentaries, quit in would have had to foot the bill in the event average price of the bids was not disclosed. crude prices low, it can’t do Despite de Rugy’s green credentials, the August after becoming frustrated with the of a nuclear shutdown, saw shares climb the The tender was part of plans for the minister’s appointment was seen as a setback slow progress of environmental policies in day after de Rugy’s appointment. The value procurement of 3 gigawatts of onshore wind that, oil expert says for plans to cut nuclear’s portion of the French the face of powerful French lobbies. of the company was up by almost 7 percent across France. President Donald Trump has called on OPEC to keep oil prices energy pie in favor of renewables. Reuters described the resignation as “a a fortnight later. The French paper Les Echos said the failure low. In a tweet on Thursday, Trump said the “OPEC monopoly “Nuclear is once again back as the solution major blow to President Emmanuel Macron’s Meanwhile, the renewable industry in to allocate the full capacity was partly due to must get prices down now.” to decarbonize France,” Yamina Saheb, a senior already tarnished green credentials.” France is enjoying mixed fortunes. France a change in the tendering process, whereby But according to one oil expert, the cartel and its allies are energy policy analyst at OpenExp, a Paris- One of Macron’s campaign pledges in the this month joined the race to commercialize bidders had to have a project approval from running out of ways to do that. based sustainability network, told GTM. “At elections last year was to uphold plans to cut floating offshore wind, putting a 2-megawatt regional authorities before being admitted “He wants to keep pressure on his key OPEC allies like Saudi this stage, it’s unclear what will be the future the share of nuclear generation in France’s demonstration machine called Floatgen into to the auction. Arabia,” said Helima Croft, global head of commodity strategy of renewables.” electricity system to 50 percent by 2025, down operation off the Loire-Atlantique coast. (Source: greentechmedia.com) at RBC Capital, on CNBC’s “Futures Now” on Thursday. “How much more can Saudi do? How much more can Russia do in the near term?” Bullish oil outlook upends hedging universe Trump “needs Saudi Arabia, he needs Russia, he needs As Brent crude approaches $80 a barrel, trading close to its Olivier Jakob at Petromatrix said the biggest fear in the UAE to fill the looming supply gap which is coming on Nov. highest level in four years, energy companies and major in- market was the effect of U.S. sanctions on Iran, which are ex- 4 when the oil sanctions kick back in,” Croft said. “This is dustrial buyers of oil are sending a clear signal: they expect or pected to remove at least 1m barrels a day of crude from the really pressure on the producers to do as much as they can, fear even stronger prices in the future. market at a time when supplies are relatively tight. but again the question mark is how much more gas is left in Small- and medium-sized oil producers, which generally “I can understand why producers might want to wait to the tank for OPEC?” sell forward or hedge a proportion of their output to lock-in see if Iran has a short-term price impact they could sell into,” The cartel’s spare capacity, a measure of its ability to cushion prices, have scaled back their hedging this year in anticipation Jakob said, although he warned that any gains from the Iranian price swings, is below 3 percent of total global production, or oil could rise further once U.S. sanctions against Iran’s oil sector sanctions could be shortlived. around 1.84 million barrels per day, according to the Energy kick in come November. “You see the resistance on the political side in the U.S. but I Information Administration. A lower percentage means it Big oil consumers such as airlines, on the other hand, have also think rising prices will have a negative impact on demand. is less able to quickly raise production to counter spikes in started aggressively hedging their fuel purchases one to two years So it could be difficult to sustain a strong rally as a result.” crude prices. in the future as they try to cap their exposure to the crude price. ping off in expectation of higher prices in the future, while major Donald Trump, the U.S. president, on Thursday tweeted The coming U.S. sanctions on Iran are already proving ef- That has had the effect of raising long-dated oil prices — for consumers like airlines have been rushing to buy for the same at the Opec producer group, whose most powerful member is fective in blocking the country from global markets, producing delivery next year or in 2020 — to their highest level in more reason. You would need to go back to 2007 to see this level of U.S. ally Saudi Arabia, to “get prices down now” in his latest a knock-on effect squeezing global oil supplies, said Croft. than three years, with the Brent contract for December 2019 hedging from consumers”. broadside against a cartel he has been leaning on since June “There’s no signs that [Trump is] backing off at this point surpassing $75 a barrel. That contract has gained more than A survey of Brent-linked producer hedging by CTC, compiled to compensate for the loss of Iranian exports. and they’ve signaled so strongly to producers that they’re se- 30 percent so far this year, compared to 20 percent for the from company contacts and filings, showed that at the end of Jakob’s view was echoed by Mark MacLean, another former rious about enforcing the sanctions,” she said. “Countries like main front-month Brent contract, or spot price. the second quarter this year producers were only 30 percent Morgan Stanley trader who co-founded CTC with Remoundos South Korea have already essentially gone to zero at this point. “The major story for oil right now is not $80 a barrel, but hedged for the next 12 months in aggregate, compared to 38 two years ago. CTC advises and executes hedging programs on European refineries are winding down their Iranian purchases.” what’s happening at the back end of the forward curve,” said percent at the end of 2017. behalf of clients but it is not paid related to the volume of the Croft sees a supply squeeze taking Brent oil to the mid- Thibaut Remoundos, a former Morgan Stanley oil trader who For the same periods volumes for Brent contracts two years trades it carries out, working on a retainer basis. $80s through to the end of the year, an 8 percent increase co-founded the London-based Commodities Trading Corpo- in the future were only 19 percent hedged versus 25 per cent “The next four weeks are probably going to present some from current levels. West Texas Intermediate crude should ration (CTC), a consultancy. hedged previously, indicating that producers want to have more of the best opportunities [for producers] to hedge this year.” see a smaller rise to the low $70s to mid-$70s. “Hedging by oil producers in Brent-linked contracts is drop- of their output exposed to the potential for further price gains. (Source: Financial Times) (Source: CNBC) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 6 INTERNATIONAL SEPTEMBER 22, 2018 Does it matter that Trump is a liar? Fresh momentum for the Balkans World leaders have never really trusted each other — but the president’s behavior undermines American foreign policy anyway

BY STEPHEN M. WALT By Javier Solana According to the Washington Post, as of Aug. 1, Former foreign minister of Spain U.S. President Donald Trump had made more than 4,000 false or misleading claims since becoming president, an average of roughly 7.6 per day. What’s even more remarkable There can be little doubt that the last few decades have brought about Trump is that his lies aren’t even very more frustration than progress to the Balkans. It would be ironic creative, plausible, or hard to expose: He and deeply gratifying to see a region wracked by ethnic nationalism lies even when the lie is patently absurd build bridges when so many others are building walls. and easy to expose. Just consider his latest As autumn comes to Europe, it is time to reap the fruits of big whopper: the bizarre claim that nearly months of hard diplomatic work across the Balkan Peninsula. 3,000 people didn’t really die as a result of On September 30, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. According (FYROM) will hold a consultative referendum that could lead the to our self-absorbed and truth-challenged country to change its name to “Republic of North Macedonia.” president, the death toll was a fabrication This is no mere linguistic exercise. If the referendum passes, it made up by Democrats solely to make him could put an end to 27 years of bickering between the Macedonian look bad. Poor baby. and Greek governments. Greece vehemently opposes its northern But does it really matter if Trump lies as neighbor’s use of “Macedonia” without a qualifier, because a region easily as you or I draw breath? In particular, in Greece bears the same name. Moreover, the ancient kingdom does it really undermine his ability to conduct of Macedonia has great cultural and historical significance for foreign policy? Until recently, I’ve thought modern-day Greeks. (and written) that this simply had to be the If a large share of the Macedonian electorate turns out and case. And so have a number of other well- votes in support of the name change and related matters, the known scholars, such as Princeton University’s required constitutional amendments will be more likely to Keren Yarhi-Milo. The obvious fear was that pass in Macedonia’s parliament. In that case, the last word given Trump’s proven track record of deceit, would go to Greece’s parliament, which would also have to neither allies nor adversaries would believe vote on the change. a word he said. As a result, America’s ability Owing to the name dispute, Greece has blocked the former to craft favorable agreements with others — When liars and cheaters get off scot-free, then you have to expect Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (a provisional reference used and especially deals that might involve some everyone to cheat, and lawmakers have to keep trying to corral since 1993) from joining the EU and NATO. But, three months degree of trust — would be critically impaired. ago, the Macedonian and Greek governments finally reached an But perhaps I was too hasty. As I thought bad behavior by codifying every type of misconduct. agreement to resolve their bilateral disputes. The implications back to one of the few books written on the of what they agreed to are plainly visible in the wording of the broader subject of lying in international mention “spinning” and other lesser forms and he has retained his bizarre fixation on behavior is normalized and legitimated within Macedonian referendum question: “Do you support EU and politics — my former colleague and sometime of deception), because the people rarely trade surpluses as a (the?) critical indicator of the body politic. NATO membership by accepting the agreement between the co-author John Mearsheimer’s provocative have access to as much information as the economic health. He was and is a xenophobe Third, once rampant dishonesty and Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of Greece?” Why Leaders Lie: The Truth about Lying in government does. This asymmetry is especially and possibly a racist who is committed to the corruption of discourse is sufficiently Federica Mogherini, the High Representative of the EU for International Politics — I began to wonder pronounced in foreign and defense policy, keeping foreigners out and keeping America advanced, public trust goes down and bad Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and Matthew Nimetz, the if I was right. It’s a fascinating little book, where much of what the public knows stems as white as possible. He remains utterly behavior (to include lying) is no longer United Nations Secretary General’s personal envoy on the name and it makes an intriguingly counterintuitive directly from government sources or is based indifferent to human rights issues save as a deterred by the fear of public shame and dispute, both played key roles in ensuring the success of the set of arguments that are directly relevant on classified information that leaders can leak, club to brandish at adversaries, and he has long subsequent discredit. If Trump can lie negotiations. Nimetz, who first started working on this issue in to understanding the impact of Trump’s withhold, doctor, or misrepresent. Because been remarkably comfortable with dictators. nonstop and get away with it, everyone else 1994, has warned that the diplomatic stars will not soon align compulsive mendacity. hardly any ordinary citizens have access to the And Trump hasn’t wavered in his belief that will start doing it too. Apart from the obvious so favorably again. Mearsheimer argues that while international latest intelligence about the Taliban, know the Iran nuclear agreement was “the worst dangers of trying to run a society where the At a time of resurgent nationalism, the “Prespa Agreement” politics may be a nasty, competitive, dog-eat- a lot about the inner workings of NAFTA, deal ever,” even if that belief is unfounded. So, very concept of “truth” is no longer accepted, – named for the lake that spans the borders of Greece, FYROM, dog struggle between self-interested states, or keep tabs on conditions in Ukraine, it is while nobody should believe a word Trump this situation will force the country to adopt and Albania – is a breath of fresh air. Macedonian Prime Minister there is surprisingly little deliberate lying easy for a president to paint a false version says, it’s not like he became president and ever more restrictive laws and regulations to Zoran Zaev and his Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras have between governments. He does not say that of reality and hard for others to challenge it. suddenly changed his tune. Foreign leaders try to keep individual mendacity in check. displayed remarkable boldness and responsible leadership in leaders never lie to each other, and he freely This information asymmetry explains how will therefore pay less attention to what he When honesty is prized, liars are shunned, order to conclude the agreement. Both have had to expend a acknowledges that governments routinely spin President George W. Bush, Vice President says and concentrate instead on what he does. and corruption is less common, you don’t need great deal of political capital, confronting domestic nationalist the truth, offer favorable interpretations of Dick Cheney, Defense Secretary Donald So, have I persuaded you that Trump’s as many formal rules, because most people forces and facing down no-confidence motions spearheaded by it, omit inconvenient facts, and in general Rumsfeld, and others could use lies about lies don’t matter? Have I even persuaded will be reluctant to risk shame and ostracism opposition parties. manipulate information in order to advance Saddam Hussein, his (fictitious) weapons of myself? Alas, not really. by violating the informal ones. But when liars The Prespa Agreement offers a viable model for addressing their aims. But leaders rarely tell each other bald mass destruction, and his wholly imaginary Nobody expects politicians to tell the truth and cheaters get off scot-free, then you have disputes elsewhere, because it embodies a holistic conflict- faced lies; that is, they rarely make statements links to al Qaeda to convince a majority of all of the time, but having a compulsive fabulist to expect everyone to cheat, and lawmakers resolution approach based on the promise of mutually shared that they know to be untrue in order to mislead Americans that up was in fact down. in the White House damages U.S. foreign have to keep trying to corral bad behavior by long-term benefits. For example, one of its articles states that, their interlocutors. The bottom line is that leaders have little policy in at least four ways. codifying every type of misconduct. Ironically, “In the age of the new industrial revolution […] the deepening Why not? Because in the highly competitive incentive to lie when dealing with foreign First, it makes all Americans look dumber the thicket of government regulations that of cooperation amongst States and societies is necessary now world of international politics, no sensible powers, because nobody will believe them in the eyes of the rest of the world. They see conservatives now decry is in part the result more than ever, in particular with respect to social activities, leader will take another leader’s statements anyway and lies will soon be exposed. But they a country where nearly half of voters in 2016 of the long-term decline in public morality technologies, and culture.” or assurances at face value. Trust is scarce in have a big incentive to lie when dealing with bought his flimflam and didn’t care a whit here in the United States. It didn’t start with This statement by long-feuding parties is an inspiration foreign policy, and therefore most leaders their own publics — if only to stay popular — about his chronic deceptions and misdeeds. Trump, but he has taken it to a new level. for a region that remains entangled in stalemated disputes will check up on what a foreign counterpart and they are much more likely to get away One of our two main political parties continues Lastly, Trump’s penchant for lying is over ethnic and national identities. The Balkans – and not is telling them before they accept and act with it, especially when the subject is foreign to tolerate his various misdeeds, and the still likely to damage his ability to conduct only the Balkans – are in need of a new narrative based on upon it. And the knowledge that others policy. Republican Party seems as rapturous about effective diplomacy. Leaders whom he has people’s real priorities, which is precisely what the Prespa will be skeptical and look for independent These insights suggest a somewhat Trump as ever. Why should any country listen already lied to — such as Canadian Prime Agreement provides. verification removes most of the incentive different take on how Trump’s deceitful to advice from a society that could elect this Minister Justin Trudeau — are bound to As it happens, another frozen dispute in the region could to lie: If you know that everything you say nature might affect his ability to conduct man — even allowing for the fact that the resent it personally and therefore will be soon thaw enough to move toward a resolution. In 2011, the EU is going to get checked out and that any lies foreign policy. As noted above, no sensible popular vote favored his opponent — and less inclined to do Trump (or the United initiated a dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo that has since you do tell will probably be detected and leader will take Trump’s assurances or even could easily go on to elect him again in 2020? States) any favors in the future. Citizens of produced significant benefits in terms of freedom of movement, exposed, why bother? his factual statements at face value, given Second, and following from the first point, other countries will resent it too, making it trade, economic opportunities, security, justice, connectivity, By contrast, Mearsheimer finds that both the long track record of lies he’s piled up as Trump’s behavior as liar-in-chief sacrifices harder for their leaders to cooperate with the and much else. democratic and authoritarian leaders routinely a private citizen and now as president. But the moral high ground. Even a good realist United States even when those leaders might Despite this gradual normalization of bilateral relations, lie to their own publics. Indeed, they are much if Mearsheimer is right, most governments like me thinks there are important differences like to. And even if all states tend to view one the fundamental dispute between the two countries remains more likely to lie to their own people than they weren’t going to take Trump’s statements between countries where leaders are held another’s pledges with a certain skepticism, unresolved. Both sides are acutely aware that the status quo are to each other. Populations are far more at face value anyway, even if he had shown accountable, the rule of law is robust, and there will also be some cases where the United implies a high cost, by hampering their EU accession bids trusting — a cynic would say “gullible”— and himself to be as honest and principled as foreign policy is (mostly) reality-based and States gets help from others in part because and imposing an unsustainable burden on their respective a leader’s pronouncements can be amplified former Presidents Jimmy Carter or Barack countries where leaders act with impunity a foreign leader believed that the president economies. by the apparatus of the state, by tame media Obama. (And no, I’m not saying that Carter and define for their subjects what sorts of was telling the truth. Working with Mogherini, Presidents Aleksandar Vu?i? of Serbia lapdogs, and by the awe and respect that and Obama told the whole truth 100 percent beliefs are permissible and what sort of As Charles de Gaulle famously responded and Hashim Thaçi of Kosovo have accelerated their negotiations many citizens feel for those in high places. of the time either. But seriously: They were knowledge constitutes “truth.” I’d be the during the Cuban missile crisis, when former over the past few months, with the aim of reaching a definitive, In point of fact, leaders of all kinds enjoy rank amateurs at deception when compared first to argue that the United States has often Secretary of State Dean Acheson offered to comprehensive, and legally binding agreement. Of course, it is impressive rhetorical advantages when it to Trump). fallen short of its own ideals — especially in show him reconnaissance photos confirming not the EU’s prerogative to dictate the terms of the conflict’s comes to hoodwinking the public, and as Moreover, for all of his mercurial, insulting, the hubristic “unipolar era”—but it is one the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba, de resolution, and it is clear that local ownership will be key to Trump is proving daily, some percentage bombastic, and self-indulgent tweeting, it’s thing to fall short and another to toss those Gaulle waved him away and said, “the word any deal that may emerge from the process. At this stage in the of the population is likely to believe them not as if Trump hasn’t acted pretty much as we ideals right out the window. Once you have of the president of the United States is good dialogue, it is essential that caution and moderation prevail. Vu?i? no matter what they say. should have expected. He was and is skeptical a president who doesn’t care about truth enough for me.” and Thaçi’s legacies will largely depend on their willingness to Even in a fully functioning democracy of NATO, even if he has reaffirmed the U.S. at all and who works overtime to discredit Were he alive today, I rather doubt that formulate a realistic proposal that aligns with the foundational with a free press and competitive politics, commitment there several times. He was any individual, organization, or agency that de Gaulle would say the same thing. values of the EU. Both leaders have an opportunity to eschew leaders can get away with lying (not to and is opposed to the current trading system, disagrees with him, and once that sort of (Source: Foreign Policy) maximalist positions and to emulate the sagacity of the Greek and Macedonian governments. Less promising is the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), where a general election is set to take place on October 7, despite An African model for ethnic reconciliation? the fact that the country currently lacks an effective electoral law. Ethiopia’s new leader has quickly begun democratic reforms about past misdeeds and seek justice while also allowing Having been trapped in a territorial and administrative jumble but none will mean more than reconciling the country’s ethnic enough mercy to achieve national reconciliation. That is an since the end of the war in 1995, BiH is an exceedingly difficult groups. Recent violence shows the urgency to develop a civic essential path to prevent ethnic conflict. country to govern. Ethnocentrism continues to dominate its identity that he says starts with forgiveness. Other African countries, from South Africa to Sierra Leone politics, and the current electoral race is no exception. With its great diversity of ethnic groups, Africa has long to Liberia, have used various types of “truth and reconciliation” Complicating matters further, the secessionist politician needed models of governance that are inclusive, especially processes in an attempt to reconstruct their societies after Milorad Dodik, who just served his final term as president of after conflicts driven by ethnic differences. racial or ethnic conflict. Now it is Ethiopia’s turn. the Republika Srpska (one of the two largely autonomous entities For nearly six months, Ethiopia has shown promise of Abiy is also racing to create jobs in a country where the into which the country is divided), has made the disquieting being such a model. median age is 19 and many youths are unemployed. He is decision to run for BiH’s tripartite presidency. A new prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, has so far achieved selling off state enterprises, winning international finance, Let us hope that the more constructive spirit pervading the a whirlwind of reforms, such as releasing political prisoners and wooing Ethiopia’s vast diaspora to return home. rest of the region finally seeps into BiH, and that inter-ethnic and making peace with neighboring Eritrea. “If reform succeeds, Ethiopia could become one of the initiatives gain steam, as a large part of Bosnian civil society But now he has begun to search for ways that Ethiopia, world’s few victories for democratic governance with significant has long advocated. with its more than 80 ethnic groups in Africa’s second-most- implications for the entire continent,” says Yoseph Badwaza There can be little doubt that the last few decades have brought populous nation, can work together to form a civic identity at the Washington-based Freedom House. more frustration than progress to the Balkans. But if the Prespa that prevents violence. quickly – one that works against ethnic antagonisms. Abiy, who has a PhD in conflict resolution, knows the Agreement shows anything, it is that no conflict is unsolvable With the new freedoms allowed under Abiy, ethnic fighting “We need to create a society in which love and solidarity key to reconciliation lies in changing people’s thinking. “I when diplomatic creativity and political will are brought to bear. has picked up in recent months. Many groups are settling old rule over cynicism and polarization,” Abiy tells Ethiopians. call on us all to forgive each other from our hearts. To close If the coming crucial weeks end well, a region that was ravaged scores, often over land rights. Hundreds have been killed. He hopes to build a democracy based more on individual the chapters from yesterday, and to forge ahead to the next by nationalism at the end of the last century could now defy More than 2 million have been displaced. The old rights and freedoms than on a balancing of ethnic interests. bright future through national consensus,” he said in his today’s global lurch toward chauvinism. At a time when so many authoritarian political structure in place since 1991 was But to achieve that he still needs to help Ethiopians come inaugural address. countries seem intent on building walls, it would be ironic and able to suppress many of these ethnic-based resentments. to terms with the past, such as government use of torture Such a future could provide just the hope needed in many deeply gratifying to see the Balkans build bridges. But with its collapse earlier this year and the surprise assent and other human rights abuses. of Africa’s ethnic-riven nations. (Source: The Project Syndicate) of the reformist Abiy, a new structure must be put in place He is expected to set up an official inquiry to air the truth (Source: The CSM) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y SEPTEMBERSEPTEMBER 22,22, 20182018 ANALYSIS & INTERVIEW 7 ‘Erdogan opposed to removal of armed groups in Syria’s Idlib’ TEHRAN (Tasnim) — A political commentator based in terrorism and restore tranquility to the Arab country. What areas outside of Damascus’ control. Moscow said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan “tra- do you think about the success of the summit as well as Iran’s What is your assessment of the ditionally” regards armed opposition groups in Syria’s Idlib regional role? summit’s impact on the military The last breath of Al-Saud in as legitimate fighters and it is difficult for him to agree to help A: I think that the comments of the Western media about the developments in Syria? remove them. “The armed opposition groups in Idlib traditionally “failure” of the trilateral summit because of president Erdogan’s A: The summit can have only a Yemen were viewed by Turkey as legitimate ‘fighters against Assad’s inflexible position – I think these comments are short-sighted limited effect on the general trend, regime’, so it is difficult for Erdogan to agree to help in their and do not see the big picture of the developments. Yes, it is which is determined by the devel- removal,” Dmitry Babich said in an interview with the Tasnim very difficult for president Erdogan to acknowledge his mistake opments inside Syria. The Syrian News Agency. “We have seen this reflected in Erdogan’s conduct of supporting the armed insurgency in Syria which started people are tired of war and the during the summit,” he added, referring to the recent summit in 2011 and continues to this day. Yes, the armed opposition terrorist groups failed to produce a between the presidents of Iran, Russia, and Turkey in Tehran. groups in Idlib traditionally were viewed by Turkey as legitimate legitimate and popular alternative Dmitry Babich, born in Moscow, has been an active journalist “fighters against Assad’s regime,” so it is difficult for Erdogan to President Assad. So, the war will gradually be ending, for for over 25 years, focusing on Russian politics. Graduating from to agree to help in their removal. We have seen this reflected the lack of “fuel” for it. Moscow State University, Babich has had a successful career in Erdogan’s conduct during the summit. In his remarks at the summit, President Rouhani deplored in Russian journalism. He has previously been a senior corre- But there are two factors which will work for a change in the Washington government’s negative role in the ongoing spondent at the Komsomolskaya Pravda daily, RIA Novosti, Erdogan’s position and will push him towards accepting Iran’s crisis in Syria and said the “illegal” military presence of the and Russia Profile magazine. Between 1999 and 2003, Babich and Russia’s anti-terrorist stand. First, the terrorists, includ- U.S. will only “increase the problems that already exist in the was a foreign editor at The Moscow News before returning to ing the groups present in Idlib, have already destabilized the country”. What do you think about the U.S. military presence Russia Profile in 2009 as acting editor-in-chief. His core areas situation in Turkey, we all remember the wave of terrorist acts and its bonds with terror groups in Syria? of focus include Russia’s modern political history, international against Turkey in 2015. Second, the modern West (U.S., EU, and A: The U.S. presence in Syria is illegitimate, illegal, immoral relations. Babich is currently working as a political analyst their allies) is guided by a very rigid, radical ideology, which is and harmful. The example of Central Asia, where American at Sputnik International and is a frequent guest on BBC, Al unable to pardon leaders, which it at least once declared to be bases were finally removed from Uzbekistan and Kirgizstan, - Jazeera, CNN commenting on international affairs and history. enemies. Erdogan in the years 2016-2017 was, in fact, declared this example shows that if there is a consensus among the local The following is the full text of the interview: an enemy of the West in both the EU and the U.S. So, the West nations that Americans should get out – they will get out back 1 Burleigh started his article saying: “Hopes that the Saudi As you know, a trilateral summit was held recently in will not thank him for Turkey’s support for Idlib groups. And to the U.S. The Turkish, Iranian, Syrian and Kurdish peoples Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman would be a reformer who Tehran between Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his this means that there will be no incentive for Erdogan to con- need to agree that Americans can’t solve the problems of the could heal the region have come to nothing.” Russian and Turkish counterparts, Vladimir Putin and Recep tinue that support. Instead, Erdogan will be forced by history region. When these nations agree on this, Americans will go. In the article, the writer went to highlight how western media Tayyip Erdogan, about the Syrian crisis. According to Iranian to move towards Iran’s and Russia’s position. The links of the American policy in Syria and Libya to terrorist had widely-reported the prince’s world tour last March drawing Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi, the summit was The tripartite talks came as Syrian forces continue to groups there are for all to see, but even terrorists cannot operate a picture of him as the Saudi strongman who is working for not expected to resolve all issues surrounding the prolonged reclaim much of southern parts of the country and are poised on a wholly hostile turf. So, the key is in a union of local nations political and economic reforms. crisis in Syria but it aimed to facilitate more steps to combat to soon launch an offensive in Idlib, one of the last remaining against terrorism and U.S. interventionism. However, several doubts have been raised as a result of re- cent decisions taken by his father, King Salman. Meanwhile, the Crown Prince’s war on Yemen and the huge amount of money it is draining, in addition to the cold war he launched against U.S. removes freedom of the Press from its legal guidebook Qatar, show clear signs of failure. The article created massive TEHRAN (FNA) — The United States gov- University through an ongoing Freedom of Indeed, no advocate of human rights, civil fails on its own logic. reactions in the Arab world. Many Saudis rushed into defending ernment which early this year unveiled sanc- Information Act lawsuit - confirm long held liberties and due process would defend the The Trump administration has even removed their 32-year-old Crown Prince. tions against top Iranians and national bodies, suspicions that U.S. government officials current surveillance regime in Washington – language about freedom of the press from its The failure of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in including the communications minister and have been “targeting known media entities with its history of human rights abuses, police own guidebook for U.S. attorneys. The U.S. Yemen is when the United States supported the war for Riyadh the culture ministry, hitting back for alleged or known members of the media” with FISA brutality and racism, wars and war crimes, Attorneys’ Manual is a guide to Justice Depart- and Abu Dhabi. On the other hand, some European countries, media and Internet censorship, is itself one of orders for years. clamping down on the press, persecuting black ment policies written for U.S. attorneys and such as Britain, Germany and France, were silenced by Saudi the biggest violators of freedom of the press These rules “apply to media entities or Americans, illegal immigrants, Muslim citizens other department employees. It has been with Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for killing the Yemeni in the world. journalists who are thought to be agents of and minorities, and of failing to offer legal pro- significant changes to the “Media Relations” people, and even supported Saudi Arabia by sending weapons. It’s all for distracting the attention of inter- a foreign government, or, in some cases, are tections and due process to those in detention. section – changes that reflect a larger Trump The United Nations, too, with its silence against the brutal national civil society when the Trump admin- of interest under the broader standard that The fact that the U.S. claims the moral high administration hostility towards members of killings of the Yemeni people, once again revealed its lack of istration imposes sanctions on Iranian entities they possess foreign intelligence information.” ground when it comes to human rights and civil the press. credibility to the world’s public opinion. It has been three years and individuals for alleged human rights abuses This includes those running the WikiLeaks; the liberties, including press freedom, is one of the Gone from the handbook is a section spe- now that the defenseless people of Yemen are living under the and censorship. The United States engages in U.S. government says they are an intelligence reasons why Trump’s own attacks on the media cifically reminding attorneys of the public’s aggression of al Saud and its allies. vast human rights abuses and injustice, and operation too! have been so horrifying. Indeed, the moral ar- right to know. Gone is a section on the need These three years of Saudi aggression led to Riyadh’s heavy the evidence is plenty: Additionally, even if not personally tar- gument for sanctions against other countries, for free press and public trial. In other words, defeat, the death of a large number of aggressive forces and, Journalists and free press advocates across geted by FISA orders, journalists merely by including Iran, similarly is not a tough one. the freedom of the press in the United States most importantly, the survival of the Yemeni revolution. Sanaa the globe are responding with alarm to newly being contacted by an FISA target are subject For these illegal and unjustified measures to has declined dramatically, and the Trump and Aden and Ma’rib have become the symbols of the defeat of released documents revealing the U.S. gov- to monitoring and abuse. The fact that these are have any chance of achieving their aim, which administration officials are not fit to preach Al Saud in Yemen. ernment’s secret rules for using Foreign Intel- kept secret under the Trump administration is usually regime change, they inevitably result others on the subject. They are dismissive of Saudi Arabia has even lost the power to regulate its relations ligence Surveillance Act (FISA) court orders is cause for great concern. President Donald in the widespread suffering of ordinary people. the important work done by the press, and with its allies in Yemen. The controversy that has formed between to spy on reporters and arrest them, calling Trump has repeatedly stated his hatred for At the same time, these illegal sanctions are they have shown an unprecedented level of Riyadh and the United Arab Emirates in Yemen can be analyzed the revelations “important” and “terrifying.” the media anyhow. As a consequence, press about U.S. interests and foreign policy goals hostility to the press and the international rule in the same vein. These conflicts are the result of the erosion The documents - obtained and released by freedom is under threat from his adminis- in the Middle East rather than they are about of law. So, for those who are probably worried of the Yemeni war and the joint defeat of Saudi Arabia and the the Freedom of the Press Foundation and the tration, subjecting journalists to FISA court promoting press freedom and democracy in about human rights and freedom in the world, United Arab Emirates. Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia orders and more. Iran. This hardly comes as a surprise, but it you’d better preach your own government first. Taking the right step in Syria’s Idlib Golden Days of TEHRAN (FNA) — On Monday, a deal on Syria’s Idlib province was made, which aims to stop a military invasion of terror-held territory in return for a demilitarized zone. the Largest Steel The deal also says Qaeda-allied rebels must withdraw from that entire area, with- in a very fast time-frame, with Iranian, Russian and Turkish officials hoping to Producer in Iran Khouzestan Steel Company have it in place by mid-October. Russia and Turkey are on board, while Khouzestan Steel Company has a Iran and Syria are okay with the deal, but Al-Qaeda, specifically Tahrir al-Sham great place in Iran’s steel industry Hay’at (the Levant Liberation Board or and it is in one of its best periods. the Al-Nusra Front) on Thursday refused The company had ups and downs to go along with the agreement and leave the state area. Past experiences suggest during the past 40 years but they that’s exactly what they have done in put effort to do their best and some other areas which led to military confrontations with Syria and its allies. move toward development and Turkey has vowed to stay committed to mental pillars of Iran’s foreign policy. The choice but to end their illicit support to improvement. this goal as it has no doubt that its failure hope is that the results of the Tehran and these proxies. This year is a golden time and would ruin the deal. But the question is Sochi summits, which were held within the - Under the Sochi deal, all heavy weap- if it is able to do what it has promised. framework of the Astana peace process, ons should be removed from the demilita- hard working in Khouzestan Steel The buffer zone is around 15-25 km, could play an effective role in ending the rized zone in Idlib. Civilians can stay, but Co and completed half of its 2 with all heavy weapons to be withdrawn Syrian people’s suffering and speeding up all terrorist groups will be removed. The from the area, and Turkish and Russian the expulsion of violence-seeking forces region must be cleared off from terrorists million tons export plan in the forces policing the area. Though the exact from the country. and a ceasefire shall be enforced. The M4 first 4 months of Iranian year location of the zone is not fully defined, - In a joint statement issued at the and M5 highways, which run East to West which is very fine due to Iran’s it is believed to cut substantially through end of the Tehran talks, the presidents and North to South through Idlib, linking Al-Qaeda’s territory. Turkey is sending of Iran, Russia and Turkey said the Syria the strategic city of Aleppo with Damascus current condition on exportation troops into this area, preparing to try crisis could only be resolved through a and the Mediterranean coast, will remain market. From other side, this is a result of production increment which happened because of the to enforce the buffer zone. This is while negotiated political process, and has no open to help implement the deal by the technical decisions , documents, reports and specialized plans and efforts to purchase important Syria’s Foreign Ministry has welcomed military solution. It is now time for the end of the year. the news, but vowed to continue to fight international community to also step up Now that Syria is moving towards the and strategic items needed in steel industry as graphite electrodes and all of them will continue until the whole country is back under their diplomatic efforts to resolve the Syria end of war on terrorism, it is approaching till the end of the current year. government control. Few points could crisis. The three states serve as guarantors the start of reconstruction process fast, be said in this respect. of the Astana process, a track of negoti- meaning that the United States is now However, Khouzestan steel company has considerd simultaneously the “localization of - Iran has welcomed the agreement to ations which have resulted in the return required to remove Syria from the list production processes” and “create a trusted chain” for supplying needed materials based on create a buffer zone in Idlib province, the of a succession of militant bastions to the of state sponsors of terrorism to allow fine financial planning the self-reliance plans, necessary negotiations with the country’s most last major terrorist bastion in the Arab government fold and movement of civilians international economic aid to flow to the country. In fact, since the early days of the to safe zones. In these circumstances, there country for the first time in decades and powerful contractors have been made. war, Tehran has always called for dialogue is no need for foreign occupying troops substantially increase assistance from Khouzestan steel is a leader of productionin the localizing the modern technology and made good to end the unnecessary conflict. Intensive to stay in the country. This includes U.S. international financial institutions to achievements in this process. On the other hand, localization is happening to cut all dependence responsible diplomacy over the last few occupying troops. rebuild the post-war country. weeks, pursued in Ankara and Damascus, - The strategic province of Idlib hosts sev- In addition to Idlib, all of Syria suffers from importation of demand materials. followed by the Iran-Russia-Turkey Sum- eral militant groups backed by Turkey and from problems in infrastructure, economic Meanwhile the company is supplying local producers’ materials and working hard in the exportation mit in Tehran and the meeting is Sochi, other foreign parties – especially Western development, population growth, job cre- has halted the pending major offensive on states, Israel and their Arab regional allies. ation, and the need to improve governance market globally and in this process lowering the final price and increasing the production is the point of terrorists in Idlib, but all engaged actors The fresh deal has a specific timeframe and and reduce local corruption that led to the the company. There are also two current major development plans in the company. One is increasing have underlined their firm commitment is based on the “sovereignty and unity” of unrest in 2011, and which are key forces the capacity of sub-ceiling production of more than 5 million tons, and the other is DRI Mega module to fight terrorist groups, of course. This Syrian land. It is part of previous agreements that encourage foreign-backed terrorism is an important and major step towards which were based on the commitment to and extremism. which is about two million tons per year, and it’s implementation operation will begin soon. cleansing Syria of the remaining terrorists liberating all Syrian land, whether from The international community’s prior- With support from almighty God, we think that completing all the above goals will happen with because Turkey has now vowed to even- terrorists or from any illegitimate foreign ities should be on persuading the Unit- tually take action against the al-Nusra military presence. Under international law, ed States, Israel and their Arab partners cooperation and non- stop effort. Everyone undertakes that by implementing all the requirements and other al-Qaeda-affiliated militant Damascus has the right to go ahead in its to end their pointless war on Syria that of the quality management system, we will provide the appropriate background and context more groups, meaning that Ankara has now war against terrorism until all the Syrian give ISIL and Al-Qaeda terrorist groups than ever for the continuous improvement of the company’s activities. come more on board with the objecitves territories are liberated whether by military so many opportunities to play a spoiler of Iran and Russia. operations or by local reconciliations. This function. It should be to help Damascus - Ending the seven-year violence and only means one thing. The days of terrorist and its allies achieve stability and remove Mohammad Keshani bloodshed while ridding the region of ter- groups in Idlib are numbered and their the causes of terrorism, not weaponize CEO of Khouzestan Steel Co. rorism is among the most basic and funda- regional-international patrons have no terror proxy forces. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 8 ADVERTISEMENTS SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

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Fighting brain cancer Stroke severity reduced in those who walk regularly

New research supports the idea that light to moderate physical with the Zika virus activity, such as walking and swimming, could reduce the severity of strokes. Glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer, is incredibly hard to Activities such as walking and swimming can reduce stroke treat. According to a recent series of experiments, it might severity. soon be treated with the Zika virus vaccine. A study of nearly 1,000 individuals who had had a stroke found Could the Zika virus (depicted here) help fight brain cancer? that those who had been doing 4 hours per week of light or 2–3 On the surface, the Zika virus appears to have little in hours each week of moderate activity had less severe strokes common with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. than those who had not been exercising. However, they share more similarities than one might The researchers defined light activity as walking at normal pace imagine. Researchers are currently attempting to exploit and moderate activity as brisk walking, swimming, and running. their common ground in the battle against this formidable “While exercise benefits health in many ways,” says study type of cancer. author Katharina S. Sunnerhagen, of the University of Gothen- The study authors say that glioblastoma causes around burg in Sweden, “our research suggests that even simply getting 15,000 deaths in the United States per year. in a small amount of physical activity each week may have a big Even if the tumor responds to therapy, it almost always impact later by possibly reducing the severity of a stroke.” returns, making it virtually incurable. It can keep coming She and her colleagues emphasize, however, that due to the nature back because, after treatment, it hides in nearby brain tissue of their study, their findings do not prove that physical activity actually in the form of glioblastoma stem cells (GSCs). reduces stroke severity — only that there is a significant link to it. It was these stem cells that gave researchers pause for Commenting on the study, Nicole Spartano and Julie Bern- thought. Co-lead study author Pei-Yong Shi, Ph.D. — of the hardt, both of Boston University School of Medicine in Massa- University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston — says, chusetts, say that while the underlying mechanisms are not fully “During the Zika epidemic, we learned that the virus pref- understood, exercise likely helps maintain the brain’s complex erentially infects neural progenitor cells in the fetus, and system of blood vessels. causes the devastating microcephaly seen in babies born A recent report on the study and an editorial article by Spartano to infected mothers.” and Bernhardt both feature in the journal Neurology. The other co-authors of the latest study were Jianghong Data came from registries and self-reports Man, of the National Center of Biomedical Analysis, and The study data came from 925 people — aged 73 years, on Cheng-Feng Qin, of the Chinese Academy of Military Medical average — in Sweden who had had a stroke. Sunnerhagen and Sciences, both in Beijing, China. Their results were published colleagues identified them from stroke registries that gave in- recently in the journal mBio. The researchers hope that, in the future, the Zika vaccine formation about the severity of the stroke. GSCs share some properties with neural progenitor cells could be given to patients at the time of surgery; that way Symptoms such as facial, arm, and eye movement, as well as — or cells capable of differentiating into different types of language ability and consciousness level, determined the level brain cells — and gave the researchers a clue. the viruses can hunt down the GSCs and eliminate them, of severity. Based on this, 80 percent of the cohort were classed Man explains, “We made the connection that perhaps thereby preventing recurrence of the tumor. as having had a “mild” stroke. Zika virus could also specifically infect the GSCs.” Walking for at least 4 hours each week was classed as light Common ground In tests, ZIKV-LAV was non-virulent and protected both delve a little deeper into the mechanisms that allow the activity, while more intensive exercise, such as swimming, run- In earlier studies using a mouse model of glioblastoma, mice and non-human primates against Zika infection. When Zika virus to destroy GSCs. To do this, they compared the ning, and brisk walking for 2–3 hours per week, was classed as researchers showed that the Zika virus can attack GSCs in the vaccine was injected into the brains of mice, there ap- RNA messages of standard GSCs with GSCs that had been moderate activity. the laboratory. They also found that the Zika virus was less peared to be no physical or behavioral side effects. treated with ZIKV-LAV. In this context, 52 percent of study participants were inactive efficient at attacking brain tissue that had already differ- Testing the vaccine on human tissue From these data, they concluded that in cells treated with in the period leading up to their stroke. entiated into different cell types. For their next step, the scientists tested whether the virus ZIKV-LAV, an antiviral response was sparked, leading to Exercise, younger age tied to milder strokes “If we could find a way to specifically target those GSCs could kill GSCs in a mouse model. Half of the mice were inflammation and eventual cell death. The analysis revealed that those whose physical activity levels that are the source of recurrence, then that might provide injected with human-derived GSCs; the other half received Though the results are encouraging, this is just the start. were light to moderate in the period leading up to their stroke an option to prevent recurrence or even a cure.” the same GSCs with the addition of ZIKV-LAV. Next, the researchers want to work with doctors to check had double the chance of having a mild stroke compared with The investigators’ first priority was to ensure that they The mice that only received GSCs developed tumors the safety of ZIKV-LAV. those who were inactive. Of the 59 people whose physical activity could find a safe way of introducing the Zika virus to patients. quickly, but the mice that received GSCs plus the vaccine Also, now that they understand a little more about how levels in the period before their stroke were moderate, 53 (89 For this purpose, Shi’s laboratory developed an attenuated showed delayed tumor growth. They also survived signifi- the vaccine kills GSCs, they might tinker with ZIKV-LAV percent) had a mild stroke. Of the 384 people whose physical Zika vaccine that they named ZIKV-LAV. cantly longer. to make it more deadly to GSCs. activity level was light, 330 (85 percent) had a mild stroke. Of A recent study finds that a new, experimental compound The researchers hope that, in the future, the Zika vaccine Shi is keen to make the most of virus’s deadly capabilities, the 481 who were inactive, 354 (73 percent) had a mild stroke. might stop glioblastoma in its tracks. could be given to patients at the time of surgery; that way, as saying, “As a virologist, I see that we should take advantage When the researchers considered the effect of younger age on An attenuated virus is still viable, or “live,” but it has been Qin describes it, the viruses can “hunt down the GSCs and of the ‹bad’ side of viruses. They should have a role to play stroke severity, however, they saw that physical activity accounted altered to make it safer. In this case, they deleted a small eliminate them,” thereby preventing recurrence of the tumor. in cancer treatment.” for only 6.8 percent of the differences between the active and section of the genome to prevent it from replicating as easily. In the final leg of the study, the scientists wanted to (Source: Medical News Today) inactive groups. Source: sgtalk.org)

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Startup event to be held on Iran to show space tech marine apps

TECHNOLOGY TEHRAN — A startup event on marine deskapps will be held on the sidelines of the progress at World Space Week 4th national exhibition of maritime technological achieve- ments, IRNA reported. TECHNOLOGY TEHRAN — The Iranian Space Agency (ISA) plans The event will be held from October 23 to 25 at the Sacred deskto introduce its space technology and achievements Defense Garden Museum in Tehran. during the World Space Week, October 4 to 10, Mehr reported on Friday. Sponsored by the science and technology vice presidency, World Space Week is annually observed in various parts of the the event aims to attract capital for startups active in the world, including Europe and Asia. The event is officially defined as an field of marine innovation. international celebration of science and technology, and their contri- The investors will hold meetings with startups in order bution to the betterment of the human condition. to support them during the event. ISA plans to celebrate World Space Week with different programs, Startups can apply for registration through logging to secretary of the World Space Week headquarters, Mohammad Jafar Mo- website www.irandarya.com until October 11. hammadi, announced. As Startup Wharf, the first Accelerator specific to the The ISA provides educational plans to elaborate the notion of space Maritime sector, wrote on its website, maritime was dubbed science between people, he said. by TechCrunch as the hidden Trillion Dollar sector, with Determining the role of space technology in development of sustain- huge opportunities to improve and disrupt the current able economy in order to attract supports is high on the agenda for the business models with digital technologies. ISA, he said. Other organizations as well as the private sector also cooperate with the ISA to commemorate the event this year, he added.Over 60 SOCIALLY SAFE state-run and private organizations associated with space issues will be cooperating to hold programs during the week, he highlighted. Safety tips for mobile Mohammadi went on to explain that ISA plans to hold workshops for teacher and students in different fields of crisis management, natural banking resources and [space] technology development in different cities of Iran during the week. Mobile banking – using banking apps or mobile websites on He said that the agency holds essay writing competition in the field of smartphones and tablets – is growing rapidly in popularity space-based marketing and economy. as people realize the benefits of the convenience of checking He further named Iran Meteorological Organization as one of the accounts, transferring money and making payments from organizers, which will hold workshops for students and teachers in or- the comfort of their armchair or whilst out and about. der to introduce them with techniques and space technologies related The major banks invest heavily in security to make your to meteorology. mobile banking experience safe and secure. However, it The ISA also provides a program to promote space section according is your responsibility to ensure that you are using mobile to which, the agency aims to boost international cooperation in space banking responsibly to protect yourself and your finances. education, he noted. The ISA aims to develop the international connections, space diploma- cy, national and international conference on technical aspects of space, Mohammadi concluded. SpaceX says it has a customer for its flight around the moon The company said it would reveal the identity of the pas- passengers, was previously touted by SpaceX as capable of senger at an event on Monday. traveling to and from Mars. SpaceX’s moon mission is back on. SpaceX originally announced a commercial lunar trip The company announced on Thursday that it had signed in Feb. 2017 using a Falcon Heavy rocket and Dragon crew a private passenger to take a trip around the moon, indicat- capsule. SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk said at the ing that the company’s delayed plans were back on track. time that the company had been approach by two people The company said it would reveal the identity of the pas- who had paid “significant deposits” for the trip. The company senger at an event on Monday. said it planned to launch the trip before the end of 2018. “SpaceX has signed the world’s first private passenger Those plans were pushed back in June, according to the to fly around the Moon aboard our BFR launch vehicle—an Wall Street Journal. Get started... important step toward enabling access for everyday people SpaceX said it will reveal further details about the mis- Use only banking apps from authorized app stores, who dream of traveling to space,” the company said in a Tweet. sion at an event at its headquarters and rocket factory in and make sure mobile banking sites are authentic and SpaceX has signed the world’s first private passenger to Hawthorne, California, which will be livestreamed from the secure. fly around the Moon aboard our BFR launch vehicle—an company’s website on Sept. 17 at 9 p.m. ET. Use only secure Wi-FI when doing mobile or any important step toward enabling access for everyday people Musk has said he created the company with the goal of online banking or other financial transactions. who dream of traveling to space. Find out who’s flying and aiding in the creation of a self-sustaining presence of human As with any online banking, choose and use strong why on Monday, September 17. civilization on Mars. The company, founded in 2002, places passwords and keep them to yourself. SpaceX has yet to launch a crewed mission into space, a heavy focus on enabling private citizens to transport to The Risks with its first planned to take place in 2019. and live on other planets outside of Earth. Unauthorized people – including criminals – gaining Titled the “Lunar BFR Mission,” SpaceX’s plan is to use Musk appeared to offer a hint on Twitter as to the pas- access to and using your bank accounts by finding or its massive 350-foot “BFR,” Big Falcon Rocket, for the com- A Falcon 9 SpaceX heavy rocket lifts off from pad 39A at senger’s identity, responding to a question about whether guessing your login details. pany’s first trip around the moon. The rocket is still under the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on he would go on the trip with a Japanese flag emoji. Your confidential details and transactions being development. The spaceship, able to transport around 100 Feb. 6, 2018 (John Raoux / AP file) (Source: nbcnews.com) intercepted if the Wi-Fi you are using is not secured. ‘Shoulder surfing’ - people viewing what you are doing online, over your shoulder or via CCTV. Loss or theft of your mobile device, which could What is a unicorn startup company? A beginner’s guide to blockchain-Part two contain or provide easy access to bank accounts and confidential details. Being duped into visiting bogus banking websites, or downloading fake banking apps. Being persuaded to reveal confidential details to callers claiming to be from your bank or the police, telling you there is a problem on your account. Safe mobile banking Make sure your smartphone or tablet is always protected with a PIN which is difficult to guess. Do not reveal your PIN to anybody, nor write it or store it where it can be found. Like online banking from a computer, choose, use and protect passwords and memorable words with great care. Take care not to leave your device unattended, or left or stored in an insecure place. Download a tracking app which allows you to erase your data remotely, or enable this feature if already on your device. Keep the banking and other apps on your device regularly updated. Always log out of your banking app or mobile website when you have finished using it. Closing the app or web The term unicorn was coined in the Didi Chuxing, with the valuation Blockchain as Google Docs Docs (or Google Sheets), both parties page or turning off your device may not be sufficient. year 2013 by the founder of the Cowboy of $56 billion As the venture advisor, 4x entrepreneur, have access to the same document at Do not use unsecured Wi-Fi networks for banking, Ventures, Aileen Lee, when she referred Xiomi, with the valuation of $46 marketer, strategist and blockchain the same time, and the single version of purchases or checking your emails. In public places, it to the 39 startups that had a valuation billion specialist William Mougayar said, the that document is always visible to both is very difficult to tell if a hotspot is secure or not, so it of more than $1 billion as unicorns. The Meituan Dianping, with the traditional way of sharing documents with of them. It is like a shared ledger, but it is is always best not so use it. It is better to use a 3G or 4G term was used to put an emphasis on valuation of $30 billion collaboration is to send a Microsoft Word a shared document. The distributed part internet connection, even if it is slower to do so. the rarity of such startups. Airbnb, with the valuation of $29.3 document to another recipient, and ask comes into play when sharing involves Take care when downloading apps: make sure that The definition of a unicorn startup billion them to make revisions to it. The problem a number of people. they are from an authorised store and check reviews and has remained the same since then. A Characteristics of Unicorn with that scenario is that you need to wait Imagine the number of legal recommendations. There are thousands of malicious unicorn is a startup company founded Companies until receiving a return copy before you documents that should be used that banking apps circulating, especially for Android devices, after 2003 which has a current valuation On an average, around four unicorns can see or make other changes because way. Instead of passing them to each even downloadable from official app stores. of more than $1 billion. However, the are born every year. But what makes them you are locked out of editing it until the other, losing track of versions, and not Download, use and keep updated one of the many number of unicorns has increased different from other startups? other person is done with it. being in sync with the other version, why reputable internet security apps for your device. manifold. Disruptive innovation That’s how databases work today. can’t *all* business documents become Check your device’s security settings to ensure maximum How many unicorns are there Nearly all of the unicorn startups Two owners can’t be messing with the shared instead of transferred back and protection. in the world? have disrupted the industry they belong same record at once. That’s how banks forth? So many types of legal contracts Check that your bank’s mobile app has been validated According to a report by CBInsights, to. Uber changed the way people book maintain money balances and transfers; would be ideal for that kind of workflow. for its security. Look on their website for their own published there are a total of 197 unicorns in the cabs, Airbnb capitalized on the sharing they briefly lock access (or decrease the You don’t need a blockchain to share statement on how they have done this. Alternatively, world, the top 5 being: economy, Snapchat disrupted the social balance) while they make a transfer, documents, but the shared documents check other app users’ views by searching online. Uber, with the valuation of $68 networking sphere, etc. then update the other side, then re-open analogy is a powerful one.” Read your bank’s terms and conditions for mobile billion (Source: feedough.com) access (or update again).With Google (Source: blockgeeks.com) banking. Be sure you know what your responsibilities are, and those of your bank. On the app, find and use the option for a text message Scientists make an app that diagnoses UTI in one hour to be sent every time a transaction occurs on your account. A new smartphone app and lab kit can identify urinary Besides being speedy and easy to use, diagnosing a the necessary equipment, and a smartphone to measure This will notify you of fraudulent transactions as soon tract infections (UTI) in an hour, with remarkable detail. UTI accurately down to what the organism is, will be in- the chemical reaction of the tests. as they happen. The app, from UCSB researcher Michael Mahan’s and expensive. Formally called a smartphone-based real-time The chemical reagents cost $1.13 per test, or $10-15 Beware of emails, texts or phone calls claiming Stanford’s Tom Soh’s teams, can give surprising detail loop-mediated isothermal amplification (smaRT-LAMP) for a panel that will identify the most common bacteria to be from your bank or the police claiming there is a with which to guide therapy as well. system, it is based on nucleic acid detection. The assay causing such infections. It will be able to provide clinically problem with your account and requesting your login or At least half of women will develop a urinary tract in- uses simple equipment and is designed for point-of-care useful information in an hour, compared to 18-28 hours other confidential details. Your bank or other authentic fection (UTI) during their life. UTIs account for 25% of the testing in low-resource settings. for results from a traditional clinical microbiology lab, organization would never request these details. cases of sepsis, and sepsis is a major cause of death, higher The test involves a reusable kit with a hot plate, LED which has to first grow the bacteria in cultures. (Source: getsafeonline.org) than heart attacks, diabetes, or breast cancer. lights and a cardboard box, costing less than $100 for all (Source: forbes.com) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y SEPTEMBER 22, 2018 SCIENCE 11

Mosquitoes and other flying insects can Fossil fat reveals weird creature is earliest animal, spread microplastics, scientists study team finds

A new research found that microplastic is shown us for the first time that microplas- A 558-million-year-old fossil has been confirmed as the world’s eaten by mosquito larva and stay in the insect’s tics are able to navigate several life stages in earliest known animal, scientists have announced. body until adulthood. Scientists expressed flying insects, allowing them to contaminate The creature, Dickinsonia, has been the subject of scientific concern that similar flying insects might be all kinds of living creatures who would not debate since it was first discovered 75 years ago, with researchers spreading microplastics. normally be exposed to them,” explained arguing over whether it was an animal, a type of fungi or a giant Mosquitoes and other insects are spread- Callaghan. “It is a shocking reality that plastic single-celled protist—an organism that doesn’t fit into any other ing tiny fragments of plastics from the air, is contaminating almost every corner of the category. polluting the environment, and entering the environment and its ecosystems.” However, after finding ancient fat molecules in a Dickinso- food chain. Similar flying insects nia, researchers have finally been able to confirm its position in Several previous studies found microplas- While the study was focused on mos- Earth’s history. tics are what scientists call small pieces of quitoes, the researchers said that the dis- Dickinsonia could grow up to 1.4 meters in length. It was oval plastics, less than 5 millimeters long, that covery could also be true to other similar shaped with rib-like segments running along its body. It lived are increasingly becoming a major problem. flying insects. They could also be ingesting toward the end of the Ediacaran Period, about 20 million years They are found in the seas and oceans where microplastics that get retained until the end before the Cambrian Explosion — a time when complex animal underwater creatures accidentally swallow of their life cycles. life all of a sudden appeared in the fossil record. them. Often, microplastics are found in the “They are going to be full of insects that Dickinsonia, seen here as a fossil, is Earth’s oldest confirmed food and water. will eat them,” added Callaghan. “There’s no animal. It was first discovered 75 years ago, with researchers arguing Nuisances entering the food chains doubt this is going to happen in the wild.” over whether it was an animal, a type of fungi or a giant single-celled The microplastic problem continues on A previous study has found that mayfly protest — an organism that doesn’t fit into any other category. land. According to a study that was published and caddisfly larvae in Wales also ingested “These fossils were located in the middle of cliffs of the White in the journal of The Royal Society, these microplastics. Sea that are 60 to 100 meters high,” Bobrovskiy said in a statement. tiny nuisances are entering the food chain Further research is needed to find out “I had to hang over the edge of a cliff on ropes and dig out huge by way of insects, particularly mosquitoes. exactly how microplastic is disrupting the shards that continue to be in the insect’s body mosquito and accidentally also ingest the blocks of sandstone, throw them down, wash the sandstone and Researchers from the University of Reading eco-system. Matt Shardlow, an executive from until it reaches its adult form. From then on, microplastic. repeat this process until I found the fossils I was after.” observed mosquitoes from birth to death in a conservation charity and not involved in the its predators such as birds and bats eat the “This is eye-opening research, which has Jochen Brocks, lead senior researcher, told Newsweek: “Ilya a laboratory. They introduced fluorescent study, said that researchers should look into Bobrovskiy contacted me in 2013 and told me he had discovered polystyrene beads to track whether the mi- the role that microplastics might be playing organically preserved, or ‘mummified,’ fossils of the Edicara Biota, croplastics consumed by the larva will stick Mosquitoes and other insects are in the decline of aquatic life. 558 million years old. He said he wanted to try to extract fossil inside the insect until it reaches adulthood. spreading tiny fragments of plastics from Microbeads, a type of microplastic, in fat from these fossils to find out if, or not, they were animals. I That is exactly what Professor Amanda cosmetics are already being banned in sev- thought it was the craziest idea that I had ever heard. Callaghan, a biological scientist and lead the air, polluting the environment, and eral places around the world including the (Source: Newsweek) author of the study, has found. entering the food chain. United States. Mosquito larva ingests microscopic plastic (Source: Tech Times) Hubble will use This insane plan to ‘prop up’ Antarctica Scientists seeking to determine ‘natural telescopes’ to find the could help save the world: study the full extent of Milky Way oldest galaxies in the universe

For the hundreds of millions of people Since the birth of modern astronomy, Hubble may be old, but it can still survey incredibly distant objects who live alongside the world’s coasts, the scientists have sought to determine the in the universe. NASA is even undertaking a project to augment scariest sea-level rise scenario is the idea full extent of the Milky Way galaxy and Hubble’s eyesight with the aid of some “natural telescopes” in that ice sheets could collapse. learn more about its structure, formation deep space. Researchers hope that these new observations will Seas are already rising rapidly, threat- and evolution. At present, astronomers tell us more about the structure of the universe and reveal how ening to swamp cities like Miami within estimate that it is 100,000 to 180,000 the first galaxies formed in the eons following the Big Bang. the lifetimes of people alive today. light-years in diameter and consists of The new Hubble initiative is called Beyond Ultra-deep Frontier If the sheets of ice that sit on top of 100 to 400 billion stars – though some Fields And Legacy Observations (BUFFALO), and it will take up Antarctica and Greenland were to collapse, estimates say there could be as many as more than 160 hours of observation time on Hubble. That’s a the rate of sea level rise could skyrocket, 1 trillion. huge amount when it’s still the most powerful space telescope making coastal cities uninhabitable and And yet, even after decades of research in operation, and will be for several more years with the latest destroying trillions of dollars of property Antarctica - one of the most vulnerable and observations, there is still much up most of its mass) cannot be observed James Webb Space Telescope delays. and infrastructure. glaciers - could already be happening. about our galaxy astronomers do not directly. You’ve probably seen the various “Deep Field” shots from the To prevent or slow these floods from “Thwaites could easily trigger a runaway know. For example, they are still trying The extent of Milky Way Hubble telescope. These images are incredible, but they only washing over cities, humanity may need (West Antarctic) ice sheet collapse that to determine how massive the Milky Way Another major issue is the fact that it show a tiny sliver of the sky. That’s not useful in understanding to embark on the biggest civil engineering would ultimately raise global sea level by is, and estimates vary widely. is difficult to measure the extent and mass the overall structure of the universe. In the Frontier Fields pro- project in human history, according to a about 3 meters (10 feet),” Michael Wolovick, In a new study, a team of international of the Milky Way because we are within gram, NASA used the Spitzer Space Telescope to survey much study published Thursday in the European a geosciences researcher at Princeton and scientists presents a new method for it. As a result, previous studies that have wider areas of the sky, but it could not measure the distances to Geosciences Union journal The Cryosphere. the other author of the study, said in a weighing the galaxy based the dynamics attempted to infer the mass of our galaxy all the galaxies in those regions. BUFFALO will revisit some of Changing the climate statement. of the Milky Way’s satellites galaxies. resulted in mass estimates ranging from these regions were the nature of the universe gives it a decisive It would be a geoengineering effort - a The sea level rise The study, titled “The mass of the Milky about 500 billion to 2.5 trillion times the advantage. way of reworking our planet - that might In the 20th century, sea levels around Way from satellite dynamics“, recently mass of our Sun (Solar masses). In the six observational regions, Hubble will peer through buy time for coastal areas to adapt and for the globe rose about six inches on aver- appeared in the Monthly Notices of the We infer its properties through clusters of galaxies so dense that the fabric of space becomes humanity to reverse some of the warming age, Michael Oppenheimer, a professor Royal Astronomical Society. The study observations of various dynamical tracers warped. Most of the mass causing the warped effect is thanks we’ve caused by burning fossil fuels and of geosciences at Princeton, said during was led by Thomas Callingham from that feel the gravitational effects of the to the presence of invisible dark matter. This effect is known as changing the climate. a media briefing earlier this year on sea the University of Durham’s Institute of dark matter – such as stellar populations, gravitational lensing and results in a natural magnification of “Doing geoengineering means often level rise. That was enough to narrow the Computational Cosmology, and included globular clusters, steams and satellite objects on the other side of the lens. considering the unthinkable,” said John typical East Coast beach by about 50 feet members from the Massachusetts Institute galaxies. Most of these lie at the center Abel 370 is the first of the clusters on Hubble’s list, and you Moore, one of two authors of the new study (15 meters). of Technology (MIT), the Heidelberg of our galaxy in the galactic disc (within can see one of the images above. The stretched galaxy near the and a climate scientist at Beijin Normal Since the mid-1990s, places like Miami Institute for Theoretical Studies, and ~10kpc) and the stellar halo (~15kpc) center is known as the dragon. It’s actually five different images University and Finland’s University of have seen an additional five inches (12 multiple universities. which can give good mass estimates of of the same galaxy produced by the galaxy cluster’s gravity. Lapland Arctic Centre, in a statement. centimeters) of sea level rise. Seas rise These include the intricacies of galaxy the inner region. However the DM halo (Source: extremetech.com) The project is still theoretical. This sort faster in some places than others, due to formation, discrepancies with the current reaches ~200kpc, and for this reason we of “ice sheet intervention today would be ocean currents and the effects of gravity. Lambda Cold Dark Matter (Lambda CDM) chose to focus on satellite galaxies, as one at the edge of human capabilities,” the Several factors contribute to global sea model, alternative theories on the nature of of the only tracers that probe these outer authors wrote in the study. level rise. As the world has warmed due dark matter, and the large-scale structure parts of the galaxy.” Matter falling into a But it’s possible that catastrophic ice to the burning of fossil fuels, oceans have of the Universe. What’s more, previous “We compare the orbital properties sheet collapse could happen in the foresee- absorbed the majority of the heat. Warmer studies have been hampered by a number Energy and Angular Momentum of the black hole at 30 percent able future, and the processes that could water expands, which takes up more space. of factors, which include the fact that the MWs satellite galaxies to those found in of the speed of light trigger it at the Thwaites Glacier in West (Source: sciencealert.com) Milky Way’s dark matter halo (which makes simulations. (Source: universetoday.com) Astronomers report the first detection of matter falling into a black hole at 30% of the speed of light, located in the center of the Coastal wetlands will survive rising seas, researchers suggest billion-light year distant galaxy PG211+143. The team used data When Florence slogged ashore in North Carolina last week, ed that sea-level rise has already overwhelmed the ability from the European Space Agency’s X-ray observatory XMM-New- coastal wetlands offered one of the best lines of defense of many marshes and mangroves to build up vertically, ton to observe the black hole. against the hurricane’s waves and surge. leading to widespread loss of coastal wetlands, while field A UK team of astronomers report the first detection of matter A new study predicts such wetlands will survive rising measurements and localized models of salt-marsh accretion falling into a black hole at 30% of the speed of light, located in seas to buffer the world’s coastlines against future storms show that most large-scale assessments have overestimated the center of the billion-light year distant galaxy PG211+143. The and provide their many other ecological and economic ben- wetland vulnerability.” team, led by Professor Ken Pounds of the University of Leicester, efits, but only if humans preserve the room needed for the Kirwan’s previous work helps explain these discrepancies, used data from the European Space Agency’s X-ray observatory wetlands to migrate inland -- what scientists call “accom- and played a key role in motivating the current study. He says XMM-Newton to observe the black hole. Their results appear in a modation space.” Marshes become more flooded new paper in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. The study, published in Nature the day before Florence “Global predictions of marsh loss appear alarming, but made landfall, addressed a major uncertainty in how salt- they stem from simple models that don’t simulate the dynamic marshes and mangroves will respond to sea-level rise. It was feedbacks that allow marsh soils to build faster as marshes authored by an international research team with members number of innovative ‘nature-based adaptation’ solutions become more flooded.” That dynamic, says Kirwan, “will in the UK, U.S., Belgium, Germany, and Australia. Dr. Matt to coastal management.” allow marshes to adapt not only to present rates of sea-level Kirwan of William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Adds Kirwan, “Whether coastal wetlands get bigger or rise but the accelerated rates predicted for coming decades.” Science was the sole U.S.-based contributor. smaller in the future depends on how much dry land is In their Nature study, the researchers integrated the Large-scale wetland loss lost to sea-level rise, and how fast wetlands move into that previously independent approaches, using a novel model- The study’s lead author, Dr. Mark Schuerch of the UK-based submerged land.” ling method that combined global simulations of sea-level University of Lincoln, says “Rather than being an inevitable The study was motivated by a history of conflicting rise, population growth, and other factors with localized consequence of global rising sea levels, our findings indicate predictions concerning the fate of coastal wetlands in a measurements and simulations of saltmarsh accretion. The that large-scale coastal wetland loss might be avoidable if warming world. model was based on elevation profiles for 12,148 coastline Black holes are objects with such strong gravitational fields sufficient additional space can be created by increasing the Says Schuerch, “Recent global assessments have suggest- segments worldwide. (Source: eurekalert.org) that not even light travels quickly enough to escape their grasp, hence the description ‘black’. They are hugely important in as- tronomy because they offer the most efficient way of extracting energy from matter. As a direct result, gas in-fall -- accretion ‘Melli Plus’, Revolution of Branches in Banking System -- onto black holes must be powering the most energetic phe- Bank Melli Iran (BMI) will unveil ‘Melli of development and progress has not been istered electronically without presence of nomena in the universe. Plus’ which is the revolution of branches ceased in Bank Melli Iran and in this regard, banker in the branch, so that a robot has been The center of almost every galaxy -- like our own Milky Way in banking system of the country, the Public a branch of this bank will be inaugurated installed in the branch which can establish -- contains a so-called supermassive black hole, with masses of Relations Dept. of the bank reported. which is unique and unprecedented both in direct relationship with the customer of the millions to billions of times the mass of our Sun. With sufficient For his part, CEO of Bank Melli Iran Mo- national and international levels.” bank in Persian with the aim of offering matter falling into the hole, these can become extremely lumi- hammad-Reza Hosseinzadeh said, “after The new branch of the bank entitled ‘Melli quality banking services.” nous, and are seen as a quasar or active galactic nucleus (AGN). presenting high-quality banking services Plus’ will be launched which new and modern In the end, CEO of the Bank Hosseinzadeh However black holes are so compact that gas is almost always such as ‘BAAM’ system, ‘BALEH’ messag- banking services will be offered to its dear said that customers of the bank will observe rotating too much to fall in directly. Instead it orbits the hole, ing system and App. ‘60’, Bank Melli Iran customers, he maintained. a constructive and dazzling transformation approaching gradually through an accretion disc -- a sequence will unveil ‘Melli Plus’ as a super and giant Elsewhere in his remarks, CEO of the of services, the move that can even lead to of circular orbits of decreasing size. As gas spirals inwards, it banking services of the bank. establishment of the first branch of Bank bank said, “the new and modern branch of a revolution in the banking system of the moves faster and faster and becomes hot and luminous, turning Now, 80 years have passed since the Melli Iran, he said, adding, “however, trend the bank dubbed ‘Melli Plus’ will be admin- country. gravitational energy into the radiation that astronomers observe. (Source: Science Daily) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 SOCIETY SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

Leopard cub seized from Like it or not, Daylight Saving smugglers ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN — A three-month old leopard cub Time ends, clocks move back deskwas seized from the smugglers on Wednesday and transferred to Pardisan Park rehabilitation center, Mehr SOCIETY TEHRAN — With au- desk news agency reported on Friday. tumn setting in gradu- ally Daylight Saving Time (DST) ends and clocks should move back one hour, whether you like it or not. DST is a seasonal time change measure where clocks are set ahead of standard time with the beginning of spring, usually by 1 hour. As DST starts, the sun rises and sets later, on the clock, than the day before and it ends with the beginning of autumn. In Iran the clock moves forward one hour on March 21 (the start of Iranian calendar year) and it will move back after 6 months on the first day of autumn. DST was first practiced before the The leopard cub was seized in Khuzestan province from a Islamic Revolution of 1979, but it was group of animal traffickers who were trying to smuggle the animal abolished for some years after the Revo- to one the Persian Gulf states, Ramhormoz chief of department lution. Again in 1991 the cabinet of min- of environment said. isters approved a law to practice DST in A group of rangers went undercover to catcher the animal order to save energy, however, in 2006 traffickers and finally managed to save the leopard cub from the then president Mahmoud Ahmadine- them, Mohsen Marhamati said. jad overturned the law announcing that Unfortunately the animal sustained injuries and was trans- there is no conclusive proof that Daylight ferred to Pardisan Park rehabilitation center in Tehran. Saving Time is actually contributing to The Persian leopard is listed as Endangered on the Inter- saving energy and that it would also be national Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List; confusing for many people. the population is estimated at fewer than 871–1,290 mature But again, in 2007 the Majlis [Iranian individuals and considered declining. Parliament] adopted a law which man- According to the Department of Environment, 156 leopards dated the practice of Daylight Saving have been killed in Iran from 2005 to 2014, nearly 20 leopards Time in the country. Since then the law a year. Studies indicate that currently there are less than 500 has remained unchanged. leopards nationwide. History of DST In Iran, primary threats are habitat disturbances followed In general DST is used to save energy by illegal hunting and excess of livestock in the leopard habi- and make better use of daylight in about tats. The leopards’ chances for survival outside protected areas 40 percent of the countries worldwide. appear very slim. According to timeanddate.com it was first used in 1908 in Thunder Bay, Canada. DST was first practiced before the Islamic Revolution of 1979, However, it was Germany that pop- but it was abolished for some years after the Revolution. ularized DST. The idea did not catch on Judge sentence poachers to globally until Germany introduced DST Again in 1991 the cabinet of ministers approved a law to in 1916. Clocks in the German Empire, practice DST in order to save energy, however, in 2006 the plant trees and its ally Austria, were turned ahead then president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad overturned the law by 1 hour on April 30, 1916, 2 years into announcing that there is no conclusive proof that Daylight ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN — An Iranian judge has sentenced two World War I. The rationale was to reduce deskpoachers to plant 400 trees in Hamoun wildlife the use of artificial lighting to save fuel Saving Time is actually contributing to saving energy and that refuge, southeastern Iran, Mehr news agency reported on Friday. for the war effort. it would also be confusing for many people. Chief of Sistan-Baluchestan department of environment Vahid And within a few weeks, the idea was Pourmardan explained that the two poachers were arrested by followed by the UK, France, and many create more time of recreational activ- in less robberies. Saving Time law is still being implement- the rangers due to carrying illegal haunting equipment. other countries. Most of them reverted ities and encourage people to get out of EU plans to abolish daylight ed in Iran. Some may feel frustrated by The judge has sentenced the two poachers to plant 200 saplings to standard time after World War I, and their houses. saving time and make summer last thinking how it’s actually working by in Hamoun wildlife refuge as well as 57 months of imprisonment, it wasn’t until World War II that DST Despite the fact that DST was intro- forever keep asking themselves are we losing Pourmardan concluded. made its return in most of Europe. duced to decrease use of artificial lights, European Commission President an hour, or gaining one. Benjamin Franklin is also credited hence reduce energy consumption some Jean-Claude Juncker has said that the In order to adjust to the end of the with being the first to suggest season- believe that in recent years it doesn’t ac- European Union is to propose ending daylight Saving Time you can use the extra LEARN ENGLISH al time change. Nevertheless, the idea tually result in less energy consumption. twice-yearly clock changes after a large- hour you get to work out and exercise proposed by the American inventor and In modern society, with its computers, scale public survey, CNN reported on in the morning which will benefit your politician in 1784 can hardly be described TV-screens, and air conditioning units September 1. health as well. International Workers Day as fundamental for the development of uses more energy, no matter if the sun is According to Juncker, more than 80% When DST ends it might get harder A: Alright everyone settle down. Let’s get started. As you know, modern DST. In a letter to the editor of up or not. Today, the amount of energy of EU citizens want to abolish daylight to fall asleep, so you can choose to have an important aspect of becoming a good citizen is understand- the Journal of Paris, which was entitled saved from DST is negligible. saving time and instead remain on the a relaxing activity such as reading book ing the genesis of our legal system. It is not enough to simply “An Economical Project for Diminishing Some also feel sick once the time time used during summer instead. to speed the process. memorize our laws, it is necessary that we comprehend why the Cost of Light”, Franklin simply sug- changes. Changing the time, even if it «Many people are contributing to this In order to perk up your mood and and how they were formed. This brings me to our topic for today. gested that Parisians could economize is only by one hour, disrupts our body debate. We did a survey, a public survey. avoid depression linked with shorter day- Does anyone know what we celebrate on May first? candle usage by getting people out of clocks or circadian rhythm. For most Millions responded and think that in the light hours you can take a walk during B: Cinco de mayo? bed earlier in the morning. After all, it people, the resulting tiredness is an in- future we should have summertime all lunch time and use the sunlight. A: No, that’s May fifth in Spanish, James, no wonder you are failing did not even involve turning the clocks. convenience. year round. So that›s what will happen.» As it gets darker sooner you can take my Spanish class. No, May first is International Workers’ Day. Although modern DST has only been For some people, however, the time «The people want this; we will do the chance to spend more family time B: Do we get a day off from school then? used for about 100 years, ancient civili- change can bring about more serious this,» he said. indoors by cooking dinner and watching A: No! It is not considered to be a national holiday here in the zations are known to have engaged in the consequences. Studies link the lack of For any change to go into effect, legis- TV together or play games. US, but in other countries it is. same practices thousands of years ago. sleep at the start of DST to car accidents, lation must be drafted and win approval In order to block out the light which B: Aww, man! For example, the Roman water clocks workplace injuries, suicide, and mis- from the 28 member nations and the might interfere with your sleep early A: In the nineteenth century, working conditions were appalling, used different scales for different months carriages. Moreover the early evening European Parliament. morning you can use thicker drapes with workers being forced to work ten, twelve, and fourteen hours of the year to adjust the daily schedules darkness after the end of the DST period One of the chief critics of daylight during autumn and winter which may a day. Support for the eight-hour work day movement was growing to the solar time. is linked to depression. saving time has been Finland, which also help in keeping out the winter chill. rapidly, despite the indifference and hostility of many union Daylight Saving Time is now being The risk of suffering a heart attack is has one of the most northerly capital Avoid taking long naps in the after- leaders, and by April 1886, 250,000 workers were involved in the used in over 70 countries worldwide and also increased when DST begins. How- cities in the EU. noons which may hurt your sleep rhythm. May Day movement. Previous legislative attempts to improve affects over 1 billion people every year. ever, the extra hour of sleep we get at Over 70,000 Finns signed a petition And last but not least make sure that working conditions had failed, so labor organizers took drastic The beginning and end dates vary from the end of DST has in turn been linked last October to urge the government to dinner time and bedtime are far apart measures. They passed a resolution stating that eight hours one country to another. to fewer heart attacks. move away from daylight saving time. so that you can get a healthy sleep as would constitute a legal day’s work. And, on May First 1886, The never ending debate On the other hand DST make the Is DST unpleasant for you? sleeping on full stomach may interfere the resolution took effect. Those who are in favor of Daylight evenings lighter and probably safer as At midnight we turned the clocks back with sleep quality. B: Cool! Is that why we only work eight hours now? Saving Time believe that during spring it contributes to improved road safety an hour to make most of our dwindling A be grateful, DST ended and you are A: Yes! But the happy ending came at a high price. On May third, and summer it adds one hour of natural by reducing pedestrian fatalities during exposure to sun as winter is getting closer. gaining an hour, before you know DST 1886, police fired into a crowd of strikers at the McCormick daylight to the afternoon schedule and dawn and dusk hours and it also results Whether you like it or not Daylight will start again and you will lose an hour. Reaper Works Factory, killing four and wounding many. A mass meeting was called for the next day to protest the brutality. B: And then what happened? ENGLISH IN USE A: Well, as we say, the rest is history... Key vocabulary LEARN NEWS TRANSLATION aspect: part comprehend: understand deeply settle down phrase relax, become calm 1,887 prisoners of unintentional آزادی هزار و 887 زندانی غیرعمد در بهار امسال national holiday: the day that all people in a country will be on holiday crimes freed during spring اســداهلل جوالیــی مدیرعامــل ســتاد دیــه کشــور از آزادی ۱۸۸۷ زندانــی جرایــم غیرعمــد در genesis: origin; beginning appalling: terrible, horrible, shocking As many as 1,887 prisoners jailed for unintentional financial crimes فصــل بهــار خبــر داد. indifference: showing no interest in were released over the spring, Blood Money Organization’s director hostility: the attitude of treating something as enemy بــه گــزارش خبرگــزاری مهــر جوالیــی افــزود: مبلــغ بدهــی ایــن زندانیــان بالــغ بــر legislative: relating to legal system Asadollah Joolaei has said. ۱۹۳ میلیــارد تومــان بــود. drastic: sudden and severe The total debt of the prisoners who were freed over the aforesaid period resolution: a formal document stating the wishes of a group valued at some 1.93 trillion rials (nearly $46 million), Mehr news مدیرعامــل ســتاد دیــه کشــور اظهــار کــرد: در فرآینــد آزادی ایــن افــراد نزدیک بــه ۴۴ درصد .constitute: consist agency quoted Joolaei as saying fire into: shoot guns into a place از بدهــی ۱۹۳ میلیــارد تومانــی مــورد تقاضا از طلبکاران گذشــت شــده اســت. striker: someone who is not working because they are on strike However, he explained that 44 percent of the total debt was forgiven when a group of workers deliberately stop working because of a by the plaintiffs. disagreement about pay, working conditions etc. brutality: violent treatment or behavior Supplementary vocabulary remembrance: describing an event that is done to honor and PREFIX/SUFFIX PHRASAL VERB IDIOM remember a person or event in history/ in commemoration of proletariat: the lowest socioeconomic class; workers “omni-” Walk out on Back to the drawing board rally: a public meeting of a large group of people to support or oppose something Meaning: all, every Meaning: abandon Explanation: revising something from the beginning, proclamation: an official statement made by a person who For example: The story is told by an omniscient For example: Her husband walked out on her and typically after it has failed has power fictional narrator. their three children. For example: We need to go back to the drawing memorial: something like a statue, built to remember a person board on this project. I think it had some fundamental or event from history flaws from the start. (Source: irlanguage.com) ساعت: 19:40 امضاء صفحه آرا: ساعت: امضاء مسئول صفحه: ساعت: امضاء ادیتور: ساعت: امضاء سردبیر:

I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y SEPTEMBER 22, 2018 WORLD IN FOCUS 13 ICRC warns of ‘desperate’ situation as U.S. playing with fire with imposing new sanctions: fighting continues in Libya Russia The International Committee of the Red a deadly gun battle that left at least four Cross (ICRC) has called the deteriorating dead, including two National Oil Company situation in Libya as desperate, citing con- employees. China urges U.S. to withdraw stant fighting, the collapse of the economy, Last month, rival armed groups clashed and the destruction of basic infrastructure. in the capital Tripoli, resulting in dozens of sanctions or face ‘consequences’ In a series of tweets, the ICRC said these people being killed. factors have caused a “severe protracted crisis” The fighting was initiated by the Seventh Russia has warned the United States against “playing with that has led to the increased vulnerability of Brigade, an armed group based in Tarhou- fire” by imposing new sanctions against the country, saying hundreds of thousands of Libyans. na, 65km southeast of the capital, which Washington will never succeed in “dictating terms” to Moscow. “Collapsed economy and infrastructure launched a surprise offensive against rival has made life impossible in Libya,” the ICRC militias and went on to seize control of the tweeted. capital’s only functioning airport, Mitiga. “Seven years of war in Libya has driven At least 63 people were killed and 159 over 500,000 people to flee their homes,” others - mostly civilians - were wounded. the organization continued. A state of emergency was declared on -Constant fighting across the country. September 2, before a United Nations-backed -Half a million people forced from their ceasefire was reached two days later. homes. However, fighting has since ensued and -Destruction of basic infrastructure. nine people including two civilians were All these have created a severe protracted killed on Thursday in the capital’s southern crisis in Libya. outskirts, according to emergency services The result? Hundreds of thousands of spokesperson Osama Ali. Libyans are increasingly vulnerable. zations active in Libya, the ICRC has worked of Representatives (HOR) based in eastern Thirteen others, including four civilians, “For Libyans trying to return home, there’s on distributing food and aid to internally city of Tobruk - each with its own central were also wounded. Last week the UN en- not always much to return to. Houses, schools displaced people across the country, which has bank and national oil company - highlights voy to Libya, Ghassan Salame, had already are often destroyed completely.” been gripped by tribal and factional fighting another challenge in the country’s plight to reported 14 ceasefire violations. The group also cited the sabotaging of nearly seven years after the overthrow of enact the necessary reforms and, ultimately, The UN Support Mission in Libya (UN- health facilities, water and electricity sup- former leader Muammar Gaddafi. hold elections. SMIL) on Thursday issued an appeal on plies, as well as the dangers of unexploded The existence of two rival legislatures - On September 10, armed men stormed Twitter urging the armed groups to abide remnants. the internationally recognized Government the headquarters of Libya’s National Oil by the ceasefire. As one of the few humanitarian organi- of National Accord (GNA) and the House Company in Tripoli, engaging guards in (Source: agencies) On Thursday, the U.S. State Department announced it has added the names of further 33 Russians to its sanctions blacklist, bringing the total number of sanctioned individ- uals to 72 people. Russian Foreign Ministry issued a strongly worded state- Tanzania ferry disaster: Hundreds feared drowned in Lake Victoria ment on Friday, warning Washington not to play with fire Tanzanian rescue workers have resumed the search for The Reuters news agency reported it was difficult to since “it can become dangerous.” survivors feared drowned after a passenger ferry capsized establish a number because the person dispensing tickets “It would be good for them to remember there is such in the south of Lake Victoria killing nearly 100 people. drowned in the incident. a concept as global stability which they are thoughtlessly Dozens of bodies were recovered on Friday morning George Nyamaha, head of Ukerewe district council, said undermining by whipping up tensions in Russian-American when the rescue operation resumed at the crack of dawn. “more than a 100 passengers” were on board when the ferry ties,” said deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov. Thirty-seven people were rescued after the MV Nyerere sank. Local media reported numbers as high as 400 to 500. “We recommend that Washington’s operators of the sanc- sank on Thursday near Ukara island in Africa’s largest lake. Accidents like these are not uncommon on Lake Victoria tions machine at least superficially acquaint themselves with However, hopes were fading for more people to be pulled and overloading is often to blame. our history to stop going round in circles,” Ryabkov added. out of the water alive. In 1996, a ferry disaster on Lake Victoria in the same Ryabkov said that none of the rounds of sanctions had so “People are aware that the hopes of finding survivors are region killed more than 500 people. In 2012, 145 people far managed to force Russia to change its course. almost nil,” state television reported broadcasting footage died in a ferry disaster in Tanzania’s semi-autonomous “The numerous American ‘black lists’ increasingly repeat of onlookers. archipelago of Zanzibar, in the Indian Ocean, on a vessel each other. It is funny but it is so,” he said. “It seems like this The boat had a capacity of 100 but it is still unknown that was overcrowded. has turned into a kind of national entertainment, because how many people were on board. (Source: agencies) yesterday’s were already the 60th anti-Russian measures since 2011.” Separately on Friday, U.S. Ambassador to Moscow John Huntsman said that the relationship between the two coun- tries was “stressed.” French far-right leader Le Pen refuses court-ordered psych exam “The months ahead will be key in stabilizing our relation- French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is in totalitarian regimes. dering a psychiatric exam that was dated Le Pen’s December 2015 tweets showed ship and deepening trust,” Huntsman told a US investment refusing to undergo a court-ordered psy- A preliminary charge of distribution of Sept. 12 and gives her 10 days to modify executions by ISIL terrorists, including the forum in Moscow. “We must work on replenishing the level chiatric exam for tweeting brutal images violent images was filed in March against questions to be asked. She said on BFM TV killing of American reporter James Foley. She of trust between our officials.” of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant Le Pen, a lawmaker, after her immunity that totalitarian regimes use such methods posted them after the November 2015 Paris China urges US to withdraw sanctions or face (ISIL/Daesh) terrorist group’s violence, was lifted. against opponents to “make them look like attacks by the ISIL that killed 130 people. ‘consequences’ comparing the demand to methods used On Thursday, she tweeted a decision or- they’re crazy.” (Source: Washington Post) Elswhere, China has urged the United States to withdraw punitive sanctions imposed on the Chinese military over its purchase of fighter jets and missiles from Russia or “bear the consequences”. On Thursday, the U.S. State Department said Chinese UKIP launches populist manifesto, demands clean Brexit purchases of SU-35 aircraft and S-400 surface-to-air missiles Britain’s anti-European Union United Kingdom Independ- The policies included a “complete and total” withdrawal breached a U.S. sanctions law targeting Russia over its alleged ence Party (UKIP) launched a set of populist policies on from the EU, arguing that Britain should end all payments meddling in the 2016 U.S. election and actions in Ukraine. Friday hoping to revive their dwindling political influence to the EU and adherence to the bloc’s rules - a much more But Beijing, on Friday, warned of consequences for Wash- and capitalize on outrage over the government’s handling radical break than May is proposing. ington if it does not cancel those sanctions. of Brexit. Batten has been criticized, including by some former “The Chinese side expresses strong indignation over the Prime Minister Theresa May is struggling to sell her plan UKIP members, for engaging with causes championed above-mentioned unreasonable practices of the U.S. side,” for a Brexit that would continue to see Britain abide by many by far-right groups, and he has described Islam as a foreign ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang told journalists. EU rules. Growing unrest among pro-Brexit groups could “death cult”. “The US actions have seriously violated the basic prin- scupper her leadership and thrust Britain into political crisis. Other policies, much of which are similar to previous ciples of international relations and seriously damaged the UKIP played a defining role in recent British history UKIP positions, include selective and limited immigration, relations between the two countries and the two militaries,” as the force that pressured former Conservative Prime scrapping overseas aid, lower domestic taxes and a tougher Geng said. Minister David Cameron to call a referendum on leaving approach to taxing multinational companies. Moscow also warned that the U.S. was “playing with fire” the EU, and then stoked the anti-establishment uprising UKIP currently has no elected representatives in parlia- and that the measures aimed at Russia and China under- behind the 2016 ‘leave’ vote. ment and it gathered only 600,000 votes in a 2017 general mined global stability. But, since finding itself on the winning side of the Brexit “These policies are aimed at helping the people who form election, compared to 3.8 million in 2015 - a fall from more “It would be good for them to remember there is such vote UKIP has struggled to influence the exit process, see- the backbone of Britain: ordinary workers and taxpayers, than 12 percent of the total vote to less than 2 percent. a concept as global stability which they are thoughtlessly ing its voter support evaporate and undergoing two years the unemployed who would like to work, and small and Nevertheless, in many marginal seats it has the power undermining by whipping up tensions in Russian-American of inner turmoil to find a leader to replace the talismanic medium-sized business owners,” Batten, a member of the to influence which major party can win and, with no party ties,” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Nigel Farage. European Parliament, said in a statement launching the clearly ahead in opinion polls, has the potential to affect in a statement. On Friday, current leader Gerard Batten published a 17-page manifesto. the outcome of any future national election. Although an The sanctions target China’s Equipment Development manifesto document that sought to rediscover the everyman “Its purpose is to make UKIP a populist party in the election is not scheduled until 2022, May’s government Department (EDD) and its director, Li Shangfu, and have appeal that once made the party a threat to larger rivals real meaning of the word - one whose policies are popular remains fragile. increased tensions between Washington and Beijing amid from across the British political spectrum. with voters.” (Source: Reuters) an escalating trade dispute. The Trump administration also blacklisted 33 people and entities associated with the Russian military and intelligence services, adding them to a list under the 2017 sanctions law Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang dies after ‘serious illness’ known as the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA). Vietnam’s President Tran Dai Quang has President Donald Trump during his first state munity 115 km south of Hanoi, Quang rose In an interview with the AFP news agency While being added to the blacklist does not trigger died aged 61 after prolonged serious illness, visit to the communist country last year. through party ranks to become a police gen- in 2016 before a visit by the former French sanctions, anyone doing business with a blacklisted according to state media. He had appeared thin and pale in public eral and member of Vietnam’s powerful leader Francois Hollande, Quang read from a person or entity could face penalties like those imposed Quang died in a military hospital in Hanoi and was unstable on his feet last week when decision-making Politburo. prepared statement and was quickly escort- on China. on Friday from a “serious illness despite he hosted a welcoming ceremony for Indo- Quang was elected president in April 2016 ed from the room by staff when a question The U.S. officials said the imposition of penalties on China efforts by domestic and international doc- nesian President Joko Widodo in Hanoi. with a reputation of being a tough leader went off-script. was the first time that a third-party country was punished tors and professors”, Vietnam Television Quang’s last public appearance was at a Polit- with little tolerance for dissent. Vietnam has no paramount ruler and is under CAATSA and suggested the White House could use reported. buro meeting of the ruling Communist Party and a He often appeared uncomfortable in the officially led by the president, prime minister the law in the future against countries purchasing equip- Quang, one of the country’s top three lead- reception for a Chinese delegation on Wednesday. public eye and lacked the charisma of some of and Communist Party chief. ment from Russia. ers but with mostly ceremonial duties, hosted Originally from a small farming com- his peers in the upper echelons of the party. (Source: agencies) “The ultimate target of these sanctions is Russia,” a sen- ior U.S. administration official told journalists, insisting on anonymity. “CAATSA sanctions in this context are not intended to undermine the defense capabilities of any par- Canada declares Myanmar Rohingya killings ‘genocide’ ticular country. They are aimed at imposing costs on Russia Canadian legislators have unanimously voted to declare during their bloody campaign launched in August last year Human rights observers called the declaration as a sig- in response to its malign activities.” crimes committed against Rohingya Muslims by the My- after army posts came under attack from Rohingya rebels. nificant milestone. The UN report published last month Turkey is in talks regarding the purchase of S-400 mis- anmar military to be genocide. More than 700,000 Rohingya people have forced to flee said military generals, including Commander-in-Chief Min siles from Russia and India has also expressed interest in The House of Commons endorsed on Thursday the find- to neighboring Bangladesh, where they now live in cramped Aung Hlaing, must face investigation and prosecution for purchasing S-400s, moves which the U.S. opposes. ings of a United Nations fact-finding mission on Myanmar refugee camps. They also urged the UN Security Council “genocidal intent” in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine State, “You can be confident that we have spent an enormous that found “crimes against humanity have been committed (UNSC) to refer the case to the International Criminal as well as crimes against humanity and other war crimes amount of time talking about prospective purchases of things against the Rohingya” and that these acts were sanctioned Court (ICC), while also calling for Myanmar’s generals to in the states of Kachin and Shan. such as S-400s and Sukhois with people all around the world by top Myanmar military commanders. be investigated and prosecuted “for the crime of genocide”. Myanmar denies any organized abuses. Bangladesh and My- who may have been interested in such things and some who In a motion, Canadian legislators said they “recognize “I want to underscore how tragic, how horrific the crimes anmar signed an agreement last year to repatriate the Muslim may still be,” the US official added. that these crimes against the Rohingya constitute genocide”. against the Rohingya are,” Foreign Minister Chrystia Free- minority - but it has stalled as the Rohingya fear to return to My- “We have made it very clear to them that these - that Rights organizations have accused Myanmar military land said. “We are leading an international effort for justice anmar’s Rakhine State without their safety and rights guaranteed. systems like the S-400 are a system of key concern with of committing extrajudicial killings, gang rape, and arson and accountability for the Rohingya.” (Source: agencies) potential CAATSA implications.” (Source: agencies) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 14 WORLD SPORTS SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

Tennis champion King joins WADA votes to reinstate RUSADA LA Dodgers ownership group amid widespread protests Tennis Hall of Famer and social activist Billie Jean King has joined the Los Angeles Dodgers as a minority owner, the Major League LONDON (Reuters) — The ban on Russia’s Baseball franchise announced on Thursday. King, born and raised anti-doping agency RUSADA was lifted by in southern California, said she and her partner Ilana Kloss were de- the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on lighted to join an organization she perceived to be socially progressive. Thursday, subject to various conditions, in a “The entire Dodger organization are a first-class operation that have decision greeted with dismay by campaigners. proven to be leaders in sports on and off the field of play,” she said. Although the change will have no imme- “We share a commitment to equality and inclusion, including diate effect on current bans on the Russian the LGBTQ community, and we hope to further expand the team’s federations for athletics, weightlifting and efforts in those areas as we move forward together.” paralympics, it opens the door for their return, Team owner and chairman Mark Walter welcomed King. following the reinstatement of the Russian “Just like Billie Jean and Ilana, the Dodger franchise has a history Olympic Committee after the country was of and commitment to breaking barriers, inclusion and winning, banned from this year’s Winter Games in and we’re looking forward to them continuing to promote these South Korea. attributes within our organization,” Walter said. RUSADA was suspended in November, King, 74, won 12 grand slam titles, including Wimbledon six times. 2015 after an independent WADA report car- (Source: Reuters) ried out by Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren outlined evidence of massive state-backed, systematic doping and cover-ups in Russian sport. WADA has repeatedly said since that Nadal to skip Asian RUSADA would not be reinstated until it satisfied key criteria on a “roadmap for re- tournaments turn”, including recognizing the findings of the McLaren Report and allowing access to Rafael Nadal announced he will skip the Asian swing of the ATP stored urine samples at RUSADA’s Moscow tour because of his injured right knee. laboratory. He said on Twitter he won’t play in upcoming tournaments At Thursday’s WADA executive committee in Beijing and Shanghai. The top-ranked Nadal retired in the meeting in the Seychelles, members approved semi-finals of the U.S. Open earlier this month. He was down two a lesser version of the first point - an ac- sets to Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina when he stopped play. ceptance of the IOC’s Schmid Report, which Knee pain has plagued the 32-year-old Spaniard off and on endorsed the core findings of the McLaren the most senior member of the agency’s lead- According to the IAAF, Russian authori- Travis Tygart, head of the U.S. Anti-Doping since at least 2007. Last year, he won the China Open in Beijing Report - and set another “clear timeline” for ership to express opposition to reinstatement, ties must still acknowledge that Ministry of agency, said in a statement. and lost to Roger Federer in the final of the Shanghai Masters. the implementation of the second. said the decision cast a dark shadow over Sport officials were implicated in the scheme “By ripping up the very ‘Roadmap’ it cre- Nadal has won 17 Grand Slam titles, including 11 French Opens. That means, after remaining banned for the credibility of the anti-doping movement. to cover up the doping of Russian athletes, ated, WADA’s decision to reinstate Russia (Source: Reuters) refusing access to the Moscow lab, RUSADA “As an organization, WADA’s number one as described in the McLaren and Schmid despite the nation not having met the two is now approved, but could be banned again job is to be true to our values of fair sport,” reports. They must also provide access to remaining Roadmap conditions is bewildering if access continues to be denied. Helleland said in a statement. “And today data from testing samples at the Moscow lab. and inexplicable.” “Today, the great majority of the (12-per- we made the wrong decision in protecting “The setting of our own criteria and the Grigory Rodchenkov, the former RUSADA North and South Korea son) WADA Executive Committee (EXCO) the integrity of sport and to maintain public process of evaluating progress against these official whose evidence did much to expose decided to reinstate RUSADA as compliant trust in the anti-doping work. criteria has served the sport of athletics well the extent of the problem, said reinstate- to bid for 2032 Summer with the World Anti-Doping Code, subject “Today we failed the clean athletes of over the last three years,” IAAF President ment under the current conditions would to strict conditions,” WADA President Craig the world.” Sebastian Coe said in a statement. be “a catastrophe for Olympic sport ideals, Olympics Reedie said. ‘CLEAR ROADMAP’ “So we will continue to rely on the task- the fight against doping and the protection According to WADA, the chair of its Although the International Olympic Com- force and our clear roadmap for RusAF re- of clean athletes”. North and South Korea will bid jointly for the 2032 Olympics, they compliance review committee said a letter mittee (IOC) reinstated Russia in February, instatement until we are satisfied that the Reedie acknowledged that WADA’s de- announced Wednesday, in an ambitious plan built on hopes of deep- received from the Russian Ministry of Sport the International Association of Athletics conditions have been met.” cision would be criticized. ening a diplomatic thaw catalysed by this year’s Winter Games in last week amounted to an acceptance of all Federations’ (IAAF) suspension remains ‘DEVASTATING BLOW’ “When cheating is as rampant and as or- the South. he idea, which would require an unprecedented level of the findings of the Schmid Report. in place. WADA’s decision came despite fierce op- ganized as it was in Russia ... it undermines cooperation and mutual trust on the long-divided Korean penin- RUSADA director general Yuri Ganus Some Russian athletes have competed as position from athletes and other anti-doping so much of what sport stands for,” he said. sula, was included in a joint statement issued after a Pyongyang told Reuters that more work needed to be neutrals in international competition after bodies after WADA’s review committee last “The pressure on WADA to ensure that summit between the North’s leader Kim Jong Un and the South’s done to secure the reinstatement but said proving their anti-doping credentials. week recommended that the Russian agency Russian sport is genuinely clean now and President Moon Jae-in. Thursday’s decision was a positive sign for The IAAF set out its own criteria for the be reinstated. in the future is one that we feel very keenly “The South and North agreed to actively participate jointly in Russia’s suspended track and field athletes, reinstatement of the Russian Athletics Fed- “Today marked the biggest decision in and we will maintain the highest levels international competitions including the 2020 Summer Olympics weightlifters and paralympians. eration (RusAF) and said the latest move by WADA’s history, and it delivered a devas- of scrutiny on RUSADA’s operations and and to cooperate in bidding for the South-North joint hosting of the WADA Vice-President Linda Helleland, WADA fulfilled one of three pre-conditions. tating blow to the world’s clean athletes,” independence.” 2032 Summer Olympics,” the statement said. No other details were given. The North’s decision to participate in the Pyeongchang Winter Laker LeBron already in ‘mid-season’ form, says Magic Olympics in February triggered a dramatic diplomatic turnaround LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Los Angeles Lakers president stop,” he said. “It’s going to be running, running and more on the peninsula this year. It came after tensions mounted the pre- Magic Johnson on Thursday said newly-acquired forward running.” James, 33, will be surrounded by 20-year-old vious year, with the North carrying out multiple missile launches LeBron James is in excellent shape ahead of next week’s Lonzo Ball, 22-year-old Kyle Kuzma and 23-year-Josh Hart. and its most powerful nuclear test to date, and Kim trading personal training camp and will lead an up-tempo offense as the He will also have the help of some savvy veterans including insults and threats of war with US President Donald Trump. The franchise attempts to return to NBA relevancy. NBA champions Javale McGee and Rajon Rondo as well as February games saw athletes from the two Koreas march together Johnson said the three-time NBA champion, who parted the sharpshooting Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. at the opening ceremony behind a unification flag showing an undi- ways with the Cleveland Cavaliers over the summer to make Johnson said he especially hoped James’ influence would vided peninsula. The two countries also formed a unified women’s the move out west, is a player-coach who has already set rub off on second-year point guard Ball. ice hockey side — a move initially controversial in the South, with an example for the team’s young core with his relentless The Lakers first pick in the 2017 draft was underwhelming critics saying that Seoul was depriving its own citizens of a chance work ethic. in his rookie season but Johnson said he has been working to play on the Olympic stage. “LeBron is already in mid-season form,” Johnson, who hard during the offseason to improve his game and physique. Kim sent his sister Kim Yo Jong to Pyeongchang as his personal won five championships as a player with Lakers in the 1980s, “He has been in the weight room because we asked him envoy, and the two leaders have since met three times as part of an said at a press conference. to get stronger,” said Johnson. ongoing diplomatic rapprochement. The two Koreas have contin- “He’s shooting fade aways and three pointers from almost “He’s starting to understand that he has to be better. But ued their sports diplomacy, forming joint teams for the ITTF world half court,” he said. “You’re sitting there saying man, ‘thank he understood that right after the season,” he said. table tennis championships and several events at the Asian Games god we signed him’. It’s just beautiful to watch.” The Lakers kick off their season on Oct. 18 with a visit to in Indonesia, securing one gold, one silver and two bronze medals. Johnson said the Lakers, who have missed the playoffs the Portland Trail Blazers before playing their first home They have also held friendly basketball matches. for the last five seasons, will look to push the basketball speedy reigning champion Golden State Warriors. game at the Staples Center against the Houston Rockets Olympics chief Thomas Bach said this month he was open to up the court this season as they try to unseat the similarly “It’s going to be exciting because the pace will never on Oct. 20. talks with the two Koreas about marching and competing together at the 2020 Tokyo Games. It is a marked contrast to the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics, which Pyongyang boycotted after it demanded co-hosting rights and negotiations fell apart over how to share the Hangzhou to host 2022 Asian Para Games events. Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province, China will upcoming Indonesia 2018 Asian Para Games (Source: AFP) host the fourth edition of the Asian Para in Jakarta to receive the flag, marking the Games in 2022. The announcement was formal handover from Indonesia to China. made by the Asian Paralympic Committee A spokesperson for Hangzhou said. (APC) ahead of the third edition which will “With regard to the fourth Asian Para Sergio Aguero signs take place in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 6-13 Games, Hangzhou shall spare no efforts, October. The confirmation comes following under the theme of ‘sunshine, harmony, Manchester City contract a visit to Hangzhou in July by APC Presi- self-improvement and sharing’, to showcase dent, Majid Rashed, and CEO, Tarek Souei, the characteristics of China, the elegance of extension to 2021 where they met with Yuan Jiajun, Governor Zhejiang and the appeal of Hangzhou, carrying of Zhejiang, Xu Liyi, Mayor of Hangzhou, forward the Paralympian and humanitarian Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has signed a one-year contract Chen Guomei, Vice Mayor, Wang Hong, Vice spirit, and making it a wonderful, unique extension that will keep him at the club until June 2021. Mayor and Zhong Wenjing, Chairman of and memorable sports event,” Aguero, City’s all-time leading scorer with 204 goals in 299 ap- Hangzhou Disabled Federation. Hangzhou last hosted a major sporting pearances, moved from Atletico Madrid in 2011, and the new deal During the visit, the APC delegation was stage the 2022 Games Opening Ceremony. ment and enthusiasm for hosting this im- event in 2011 when it staged the National Para means he will be at the Etihad Stadium for 10 years. briefed that about 5.5 per cent of the total “I am delighted to confirm that Hang- portant regional Games, which is the second Games, dubbed as mini-Paralympics for China. He signed a five-year deal in 2014 and a one-year extension in population of nearly 9.5 million people in zhou will host the 2022 Asian Para Games. largest para-sport event after the Paralympic Hangzhou, the most populous city in Zhejiang summer 2016, and will be 33 when his contract expires. Hangzhou city had an impairment and were It was clear from our visit in July that the Games. We look forward to working closely province, received more than 160 million vis- “I am happy for this additional year,” Aguero said. “My idea was taken through plans to provide facilities to local authorities are well on their way to with them to build on the legacy that from itors in 2017 and was selected as one of the 15 being here for 10 years. I’ve been here for seven years [and] it’s going fully integrate them into the community by creating excellent venues and facilities for Indonesia 2018,” the APC President added. global best tourism practices sample cities by to be 10 when the contract expires. 2020. In addition, they visited the sports the Games,” Rashed said. Hangzhou will organize an official dele- the UNWTO at the same time. “This was the main reason I signed. I’m very happy because facilities and viewed the venue that will “We were impressed with their commit- gation to attend the Closing Ceremony of the (Source: Paralympic.org) they have treated my very well since the first day I got here. I’m very happy with everything that involves the club, my teammates, the staff and the management team.” Aguero has been linked with moves away from the Etihad since Romano Fenati has Moto2 racing licence withdrawn the arrival of Pep Guardiola but finished last season with more than MILAN (AFP) - Moto2 rider Romano Fenati has been banned Snipers-run Kalex bike - was black-flagged and disqualified season by the Sky Racing Team VR46, owned by Italian 20 Premier League goals for a fourth successive campaign. for two races for grabbing Italian rival Stefano Manzi’s brake after 23 laps for “irresponsible riding”. motorcycling star Valentino Rossi. He had a knee operation at the end of last season and said he is during the San Marino motorcycling Grand Prix on Sunday The FIM MotoGP stewards panel later announced that Fenati, who can appeal the ban, is 19th in the Moto2 playing pain-free for the first time in years. (Sept 9). Fenati would miss the next two races in Aragon, Spain on standings with 14 points. “He has been so important to this club since his arrival in 2011 Both were competing at high speed around the Misano September 23 and Thailand on October 7 for having “delib- “We had a contact two turns before, but nothing to justify and he remains at the forefront of what we are want to achieve in track when 22-year-old Kalex rider Fenati leaned over and erately attempted to cause danger to another rider”. such a reaction, his gesture speaks for itself,” said Manzi. the coming years,” director of football Txiki Begiristain said. “We pressed Manzi’s brake lever. Manzi briefly lost his balance “Riders must ride in a responsible manner which does Manzi was also penalised and will start six places back are fortunate to have had one of the best strikers in the world at our before regaining control of his Suter bike. not cause danger to other competitors or participants, either on the grid for the next Grand Prix, for forcing Fenati off club for so many years and I’m sure our supporters will be thrilled Fenati’s actions followed Manzi’s attempt to overtake on the track or in the pit lane,” the FIM said in a statement. the track, shortly before the latter’s outburst, when both with this news.” his compatriot a few laps earlier. The pair had made contact It is not the first time the Italian rider has been embroiled were fighting for 12th position. City have tied down a number of key players to new contracts in as Manzi overtook on the inside, with both riders running in controversy. He was forced to apologise for kicking out Italy’s Francesco Bagnaia, of Kalex, won the Moto2 cat- recent months with Kevin De Bruyne, David Silva, Gabriel Jesus, off the track, losing several positions and dropping out of at Finnish rider Niklas Ajo during the Moto3 warm-up at egory race in Misano on Sunday ahead of Miguel Oliveira of Fernandinho and Ederson all signing new deals. the points. the 2015 Argentinian Grand Prix. KTM, to extend his lead over the Portuguese rider to eight (Source: ESPN) Fenati - a Moto2 rookie this year aboard a Marinelli He was dropped for disciplinary reasons during the 2016 points in the overall standings. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y SEPTEMBER 22, 2018 SPORTS 15 Iran defeat Australia in rematch at Former England coach Eriksson linked with AVC Cup for Women Tractor Sazi: report 1 The third set turned out to be a see-saw SPORTS TEHRAN — Former England and Man- battle when both sides traded blows, with Rourke deskchester City coach Sven-Goran Eriksson attacking powerfully at the net for Australia and has reportedly been lined up to coach Iranian football club Maedeh Borhani Esfahani orchestrating the Ira- Tractor Sazi. nian defense. After seeing Iran take a 7-4 lead, Australia stormed back to win five successive points to surge ahead the closest rivals to 9-7. From then on, both sides gave the best they had which saw the score tied at 20-20. Rourke steered the Australians to the vital 23-21 lead, but they played with more mistakes to go down 22-25 in the set. Australia become more prone with serving and attacking mistakes In the fourth set, which saw Iran in leading way with three points ahead at 11-8. As the Iranians remained in superb form with improved defense and consistent play, Aus- tralia suffered a sudden drop from their best. Iran widened the gap to 16-9 and 23-15. Aussies did not want to give up easily and they fought back bravely with sharp spikes from Jennifer Sadler and well-placed serves from Beth Carey to come The Tabriz based football team parted company with Welsh- closer at 19-23, but Iran had enough to hold them man John Toshack after three months. off, with Maedeh attacking the last point for the Under guidance of the former Real Madrid coach, Tractor team. Iran snatched the 25-20 win in the set. Sazi snatched nine points from six games in Iran Professional With the dramatic 3-1 triumph, Iran advanced League (IPL). to contest the 5th-8th playoffs round on Satur- Tractor Sazi sacked Toshack after the star-studded outfit day, while Australia will play their last match were knocked out of the Iran’s Hazfi Cup in penalty shootout against Kazakhstan in the 9th-10th playoff on against Sanat Naft. the same day. Now, Tractor Sazi, who are trying to win IPL title for the first time ever, have been reportedly linked with Eriksson. Most recently, the Swede spent six months in China’s second Resan: We channeled winning Iran lose to Indonesia at AFC U-16 division with Shenzhen. Local media reports suggest that former Werder Bremen mentality in Al Duhail comeback Championship coach Alexander Nouri is also a candidate to replace Toshack.

Persepolis duo nominated for ACL Goal of the Week

SPORTS TEHRAN — Two goals from Persepolis deskcaptain Jalal Hosseini and striker Godwin Mensha have been nominated for the AFC Champions League Goal of the Week. Persepolis defeated Al Duhail of Qatar 3-1 Monday night and booked a place in the AFC Champions League semi-finals thanks to two goals from Hosseini and Mensha. Now, the two players are vying with Shoma Doi from Kashi- ma Antlers and Kim Shin-wook of Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors to win the award. Fans can vote for the player of their choosing on the link below: http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/ sponsor/goaloftheweek/vote-for-the-allianz-afc-champions- Persepolis midfielder Bashar Resan cred- that came our way.” Indonesia secured a hard-fought 2-0 raced off his line to clear the danger. league-goal-of-the-week-6 ited winning mentality for his side’s 3-1 Monday’s result ended a nine-match win over Islamic Republic of Iran in their Two minutes before the break, the young win over Al Duhail in the second leg of the winning run for Al Duhail, who had been opening AFC U-16 Championship Malay- Team Melli pushed for an equaliser and 2018 AFC Champions League semi-final aiming to register a record tenth win in a sia 2018 Group C match at the National Hossein Hajizadehkhorasani found space on Monday. single AFC Champions League campaign. Stadium on Friday. in the Indonesian penalty box before un- Iran move down one spot in The Iranian side came from 2-0 down Having dominated the group stage and With the partisan crowd cheering their leashing a powerful shot but his effort was on aggregate to record a 3-2 victory, with put eight goals past Al Ain over the two team on, Indonesia went ahead in the fourth parried to safety by Sutaryadi. FIFA ranking goals from Jalal Hosseini, and Godwin Round-of-16 legs, Al Duhail could only minute when Mochammad Supriadi broke Indonesia showed off their attacking flair Mensha either side of a Sultan Al Brake score once against Persepolis in Doha and free on the left flank and laid off a square at the start of the second half as they kept up SPORTS TEHRAN — Despite an away win over Uzbek- own goal helping them turn the tie around looked a far cry from the side that cruised pass to Amiruddin Bagus Alfikri who had the the pressure and almost scored their second deskistan, Iran national football team have moved at Azadi Stadium. through the earlier stages. easiest of finishes to put Indonesia in front. goal in the 51st minute when Bagus broke free one place down to 33rd in the latest FIFA World Ranking released Coming into the home second leg with “You could see Al Duhail were not as A minute later IR Iran came close to down the middle but with the goal gapping on Thursday. a slim one-goal disadvantage, Persepolis dominant as they have been throughout equalising in the fifth minute when Mahdi at his mercy, Bagus missed the sitter. Australia, who had relinquished the top spot to Iran in the found themselves another goal down after the earlier stages of the competition. We Seyedi glanced his header but Indonesia IR Iran played with more confidence as August rankings, remained as Asia’s second best team at 43rd 33 minutes as Al Duhail captain Karim were successful in stopping them. goalkeeper Ernando Ari Sutaryadi kept the Central Asians created more chances but while Japan moved up one spot to 54th. Boudiaf capitalized on a poor defensive “Fans were a source of strength for us, a cool head. they were still unable to break the deadlock Korea Republic improved to 55th, up two places and are the clearance. they pushed us forward even when we went IR Iran found it hard to break down as Indonesia’s backline was rock solid. continent’s fourth best ranked team. Branko Ivankovic’s men went into the behind and made Azadi a difficult place their opponents as Indonesia operated In the 79th minute captain David Maula- Saudi Arabia completed Asia’s top five, moving down one dressing room 2-0 down on aggregate, for opponents to come to. I would like to as a tight unit and were collectively adept na broke free on the left but his surging spot to 71st.Belgium and World Cup winners France are the first but with a critical 45 minutes ahead of thank them.” at defending. run at the edge of the area was cut short teams to share top spot in the FIFA rankings in the classification’s them, they came back onto the pitch with Persepolis made it back-to-back AFC Boosted by the advantage, Indonesia by defender Amirhossein Azizi. 25-year history. renewed drive. Champions League semi-finals despite controlled the pace of the match and were Shortly after, IR Iran was left exposed Outside of the top ten, two Nations League wins for Ukraine Skipper Hosseini halved the deficit on losing some of their biggest stars, with- comfortable keeping possession as they at the back and was caught by Indonesia (29th, up 6) over Czech Republic (47th, down 3) and Slovakia the night, paving the way for a memorable out being able to replace them, and Resan came close to doubling their advantage on the counter as they made their way (26th, unchanged) means that they are the month’s biggest mov- comeback, before Al Brake succumbed to believes team effort made up for the talent in the 24th minute but Amanar Abdillah into the Iranian box but Bagus could not ers, while Germany (12th, up 3) have started to edge back toward pressure from Resan to convert into his shortage. pulled his shot just wide off the left post. convert his effort after firing just wide off the upper reaches. own net and Mesha scored the goal that “It was difficult for us as we lost some IR Iran took their time to settle into the right post. The biggest leap in terms of points is in Africa, however, sealed semi-final qualification. players and were unable to replace them due the match and in the 25th minute Abolfazl IR Iran’s best effort in the half came in with Kenya (107th, up 5) clinching 22 points – 17.9 of which “In the first half, we made a mistake to the transfer ban on the club. So, we had Alizadeh tested Sutaryadi with a left-footed the 85th minute through a set piece but thanks to a 1-0 win over Ghana (51st, down 6) in CAF Africa in defending a set-piece and conceded, so to rely on promoting players from within. effort which forced the Indonesian custo- Hossein Shaverdi’s curling free kick missed Cup of Nations qualifying. As a result of that defeat to Kenya, that put a lot of pressure on us”, said the “I was playing through an injury I dian into a diving save. its mark by a whisker. the Black Stars join Slovenia (61st, down 6), as the biggest Iraqi international. sustained with the national team and one Unfazed by IR Iran’s movement with With the referee signaling five minutes of fallers of the month. “But we are winners; Persepolis is a of my teammates was playing through the ball, Indonesia surged forward and additional time Indonesia pressured IR Iran Among the 154 matches played over the past month, the CON- team with a winner mentality, and we injury too, but with everyone’s efforts was handed a golden opportunity in the at the back and doubled the lead through CACAF Nations League qualifiers have also resulted in some channeled that out in the second half. and hard work we were able to make it 36th minute when Supriadi found himself Amirussin Bagas Arrizqi’s effort in the 90th notable climbs, with Nicaragua (128th, up 4), St Lucia (166th, We were all determined to get back into through.” in a one-on-one situation with IR Iran’s minute to send the crowd into raptures. up 4), Belize (160th, up 3) and Aruba (185th, up 3) all moving it, worked really hard and took the chances (Source: the-afc) shot-stopper Amirhossein Nikpour who (Source: the-afc) up the table. Meanwhile, Lebanon (77th, up 2), Luxembourg (82nd, up 3) and Kosovo (138th, up 3) – the latter courtesy of their first competitive win – are all currently in their highest-ever From Iran to the UK via Russia, Belgium & France – how Saeid Ezatolahi came to sign for Reading ranking position. The Iranian international joined Royals on a season-long January 2016. The next FIFA World Ranking will be published on 25 Oc- loan deal at the end of August. His loan with Reading is the third time has been sent out tober 2018. Reading boss Paul Clement has revealed the complex by the Russian club following spells with Anzhi Makhachkala story behind the loan signing of Iranian midfielder Saeid and Amkar Perm. Ezatolahi. The Iranian turned in a man-of-the-match display for his Iran Greco-Roman team The 21-year-old joined Royals on Friday, August 31- the country in a 1-0 friendly win over Uzbekistan last Tuesday final day of the loan transfer window from Russian outfit and he then had to travel to Paris to collect his Visa two crowned world champion FC Rostov. days later to gain entry into the UK. The midfielder, who represented his country at the World Clement added: “After the World Cup he had some rest Cup, only linked up with his new teammates at Hogwood on time and he did go back to Rostov for a couple of weeks IRNA — Iran’s national junior Greco-Roman wrestling team Monday though after complications surrounding the deal. where he was training. won four gold and two bronze medals to rank first in the 2018 Clement admitted issues regarding the player’s work “Then there was a period when he wasn’t there and was Junior World Championships in Trnava, Slovakia. permit, Visa and international clearance led to his arrival back in Iran. Pouya Nasserpour, Amin Kavianinejad, Mohammad Hadi in the UK being delayed by several weeks. “So he lost a bit of time but fortunately during that pe- Saravi and Amin Mirzazadeh snatched the gold medals in 55, And the move saw the player spend time in four different dow – it wasn’t the last day [when we signed him]. riod when he was with the national team he was training. 72, 87 and 130 kg weight categories respectively while Alireza countries over the past couple of months to finalize the “We had a week gathering as much intelligence as possible, “He played against Uzbekistan so he might need a bit of Nejati and Yousef Husseinvand won two bronze medals in the transfer. “We were pleased to get it over the line – it was watching him and speaking to those he had worked with. time [to get up to speed] but not that much.” 60 and 67 kg weight classes. a bit complicated because you’re dealing with Russia and “I was able to have a good conversation with Carlos Quieroz Clement said: “I hope he has a long future here. The Iran took the first place with 136 points followed by Russia he’s Iranian so you have Visa and international clearance (Iran manager) who spoke really highly of him and then situation at the moment is that he is on loan for the season. with 131 points and Armenia with 83 points in the 2018 Junior issues,” said Clement. I spoke to the player and got a really good feel about him. “When we signed him it was outside the permanent World Championships underway in the Slovak city of Trnava “He had his medical in Belgium with KSV Roeselare “So we got over the line a really complicated deal. I’m transfer window so it is an initial loan. from September 17-22. (club owned by Reading co-owner Dai Xiu Li) because it looking forward to working with him and I think he will be “But hopefully he does really well and it’s a long-term In the 2017 Junior World Championships held in Finland, the was difficult to get him to the UK to do it because of the Visa. a really good addition for us.” thing.” Iranian junior Greco-Roman team took the first place by winning “It was brought to my attention late in the transfer win- Ezatolahi joined Rostov from Atletico Madrid in (Source: football.london) three gold, one silver and one bronze medals. Prayer Times Noon:11:57 Evening: 18:20 Dawn: 4:29 (tomorrow) Sunrise: 5:53 (tomorrow) SEPTEMBER 22, 2018 ART&CULTURE I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y www.tehrantimes.com Managing Director: Ali Asgari Editor-in-Chief: Mohammad Ghaderi Doc by Mona Zandi reviews Editorial Dept.: Fax: (+98 21) 88808214 — 88808895 [email protected] Switchboard Operator: Tel: (+98 21) 43051000 Advertisements Dept.: Telefax: (+98 21) 43051450 Public Relations Office: Tel: (+98 21) 88805807 Subscription & Distribution Dept.: Tel: (+98 21) 43051603 Gelmali tradition in Lorestan www.eshterak.ir Distributor: Padideh Novin Co. Tel: 88911433 ARTTEHRAN – Mona Webmaster: [email protected] desk Printed at: Rooztab - ISSN: 1017-94 Zandi, the director of the acclaimed drama “Friday Evening”, has made No. 18, Bimeh Alley, Nejatollahi St., Tehran, Iran a documentary named “Gloomy Moments” P.o. Box: 14155-4843 Zip Code: 1599814713 that studies Gelmali, a ritual tradition observed in the month of Muharram in Lorestan Province in western Iran. The documentary film premiered at the Rosewood Café in Tehran last Monday during a special ceremony attended by Zandi, actor Alireza Shojanuri and film critic Maziar Fekri Ershad. “Gloomy Moments” puts a spotlight on the Gelmali tradition, which is observed annually on Ashura, the 10th day of Muharram, the day upon which Imam Hussein (AS) and his companions were martyred in Karbala Belarus festival hosts in 680 CE. In this old tradition, the people of “Momma Yerma” Khorramabad, the capital of Lorestan Province mix clay with water in big ponds ARTTEHRAN – The Creative Theatre Company in major squares and streets for people to deskfrom Tehran is competing in the 15th Teatralny apply on their faces and clothes as a sign of Kufar International Student and Youth Theater Festival in Minsk, mourning. Some people collect dry wood Belarus with “Momma Yerma”. and light fires to warm mourners who have Farzin Nobarani is the director of the troupe participating in covered themselves with mud. the Professional Young category. “I had not worked on religious topics before, and this project took me about 10 months to carry out research on Ashura rituals in 30 different provinces, which resulted in compiling a 200-page book,” Zandi said at the premiere of the documentary. “I finally chose Khorramabad because A man lies in the pond of mud practicing the Gelmali tradition in Khorramabad, Lorestan Province, on Ashura 2017. (AFP/Atta Kenare) of their religious and mystic rituals and especially on the day of Ashura, which assured the spirit. All walks of people take part in this tradition.” traveled there with my crew,” she added. me I wanted to choose this location for the this tradition. They all plunge into the mud “I can say this was a rare and unique “While doing research I saw a great documentary,” she said. and try to release themselves from their experience for everyone, and can be a number of photos about the religious Zandi said, “I actually believe that the egos. I think people reach the zero degree modern event despite being traditional,” ceremonies and rituals in this province Gelmali tradition is a type of cleansing of and then return back once again through she concluded.

Bita Azizaqli (L) and Melina Qadimi act in a scene from “Momma Sitcom “Centipede” Artworks on Ashura on Yerma” at Tehran’s Entezami Theater on February 1, 2017. (Tehran Picture Agency/Milad Beheshti) lifts Iran box office record display in Tehran exhibit “Momma Yerma” has been written based on Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca’s “Yerma” that deals with the themes of isolation, passion and frustration but also the underlying themes of nature, marriage, jealousy and friendship. Groups from Belarus, Great Britain, Georgia, Latvia, Lith- uania, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Croatia, Uzbekistan and several other countries are participating in the festival, which opened on September last Wednesday and will run until September 28. Iranian troupes are the frequent visitors to the Teatralny Kufar festival. The Papion Theater Group from Tehran won the Grand Prix for “The Chairs” during the festival in 2014.

Che Guevara poster artist looks back on 50 revolutionary years Reza Attaran (L) and Javad Ezzati act in a scene from “Centipede” by Abolhassan Davudi. A teahouse painting by Mohammad Farahani is on display in an exhibition at the DUBLIN (Reuters) — Fifty years after creating the Che Guevara ARTTEHRAN – Director veteran. He begins making a great attempt Iranian Artists Forum in Tehran. poster that still adorns student bedrooms around the world, Irish deskAbolhassan Davudi’s to disguise himself as a war veteran due to ARTTEHRAN – The Irani- A painting by Abdolhamid Qadirian artist Jim Fitzpatrick is delighted at its ubiquity, but concerned sitcom “Centipede” starring Reza Attaran, his physical disability. deskan Artists Forum (IAF) depicts Zoljanah, the wounded horse of at its exploitation for commercial gain. Iran’s Leading Film Figure of the Year, has “The Lost Strait”, Bahram Tavakkoli’s in Tehran is playing host to an exhibition Imam Hussein (AS) walking through the hit a new record at Iranian box offices this war drama, is the second highest-grossing titled “Sign” displaying artworks by veteran burning tents. summer by grossing over 350 billion rials movie at Iran’s box offices this summer, Iranian artists on the theme of Ashura, the The exhibition also showcases a huge (about $8.5 million), the Persian service earning over $900,000. Comic movie day upon which Imam Hussein (AS) and painting by Nasser Palangi named “Shroud of ISNA reported on Friday. “Woman’s Enemy” by Karim Amini stands his companions were martyred in Karbala of Blood”. It illustrates a white shroud over Iran’s box office record was held by Sa- next by grossing over $700,000. in 680 CE. a beheaded body, referring to Imam Hus- man Moqaddam’s comedy drama “Sperm Iran’s box offices earned over $14 million With the help of symbols and signs, the sein (AS) who was brutally beheaded at Whale 2: Roya Selection”, which earned this summer. There has been no significant artists have reflected their love towards the battle of Karbala. $4.9 million last summer. increase in box office receipts compared the third Imam of the Shia through their Other artworks belong to Zabihollah The story of “Centipede” is set in the to the same period in the previous year. paintings, sculptures and photos. Mohammadi, Mojtaba Musavi, Kurosh Gol- 1980s and 1990s. It is about Reza, a de- Iranian analysts have said that the 2018 “Elegy of Water”, a painting by Hossein nari and Alireza Adambskan to name a few. linquent who has lost one of his legs in an FIFA World Cup games and Muharram Khosrojerdi, depicts Hazrat Abbas (AS), The exhibit will be running until Sep- accident. Reza finds that Elham, a girl from mourning season have caused a slump in brother of Imam Hussein (AS) whose hands tember 25, at the Forum located on Musavi a wealthy family, has vowed to marry a war Iranian box office receipts. are filled with water but he refuses to drink. St., Taleqani Ave.

Artist Jim Fitzpatrick who has created an Irish postage stamp using the poster of Che Guevara he created in 1968 entitled China looks to restrict imported current affairs TV content ‘Viva Che!’ based on a photograph by Alberto Korda poses for a HONG KONG (REUTERS) — China is looking stations or online video platforms, a draft guidance The move comes amid a broader clamp-down targeting picture at his studio in Dublin, Ireland October 11, 2017. (Reuters/ to tighten regulation of overseas-produced content, by the National Radio and Television Administration online content from livestreams and blogs to mobile gaming. Clodagh Kilcoyne) especially blocking current affairs shows from being showed on Thursday. In July, China’s version of U.S. broadcaster Fitzpatrick created the image in 1968 from a photograph of shown in the country. Current affairs-related content would be particularly NBCUniversal’s satire show “Saturday Night Live” the Argentine Marxist revolutionary taken in 1960 by Cuban Chinese regulators will restrict film, TV series and targeted, with the administrations saying they would (SNL) was temporarily suspended from a domestic photographer Alberto Korda, and made it available for free to animation that will be aired on domestic television not allowed to be introduced to the country. video site. anyone who wanted to use it. It was quickly adopted by left-wing movements, appearing on T-shirts, posters and leaflets, but has also been used by com- Female empowerment, 100 years ago, With metal skulls and horns, Turkish panies to brand products - something that annoyed Fitzpatrick at heart of “Colette” artist re-interprets ancient stories and pushed him to reclaim the copyright in 2010. “It didn’t bother me at first, I couldn’t give a hoot who was LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — “Colette” ISTANBUL (Reuters) — In a disused doing T-shirts,” he told Reuters. is not your usual period drama. hangar in Istanbul, Turkish artist Ahmet “But when a big commercial company, like a cigarette company, Beneath the corsets and petticoats lies Gunestekin uses thousands of metal human who have literally stolen my image, produce cigarette packs with a turn-of-the-20th- century real life tale skulls and twisting, spiky animal horns to my image twisted around the other way, left to right, as though of feminism and gender politics that is re-tell some ancient myths in a towering, that solves the copyright problem, then I have severe problems, just as relevant today, the film makers say. fearsome installation. because I detest that kind of commercial exploitation.” “Colette”, opened in U.S. movie theat- Gunestekin says his work “Chamber Speaking in his home studio in Sutton, north of the Irish ers on Friday, tells the story of French of Immortality” draws on the Epic of capital Dublin, Fitzpatrick recounted how the image was created. novelist Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (Keira Gilgamesh - the Sumerian king who tried “I did a couple of posters of it, but the one that matters, the Knightley) who marries charming older in vain to find the secret of everlasting life, red and black one that everyone is familiar with, the more iconic writer Henry “Willy” Gauthier-Villars Actor Keira Knightley arrives for the Ca- and on the closely related Biblical story Turkish artist Ahmet Güne?tekin poses one, that was done after (Guevara’s) murder and execution while (Dominic West) and moves from rural nadian premiere of the movie “Colette” at of Noah, whose ark some believe landed next to his artwork Chamber of Immor- a prisoner of war, for an exhibition in London called Viva Che,” France to Paris. the Toronto International Film Festival on Mount Ararat, Turkey’s highest peak. tality in Istanbul, Turkey he said, referring to Guevara’s death at the hands of Bolivian Under pressure, she agrees to ghost- (TIFF) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Sep- The centerpiece is an enormous metal of human and animal are nested within forces in 1967. write for her husband what turns out to tember 11, 2018. (Reuters/Mario Anzuoni) skull with a twisting animal horn jutting one another,” he said. “The Che is very simple. It’s a black and white drawing that be a best-selling novel. She later fights feminism are still exactly what we are having from its mouth, made up of 11,000 smaller The structure, which tool 4-1/2 years I added red to. The star was painted by hand in red,” he said, him over creative ownership of the book, today,” the British actress told Reuters. skulls, all crafted by hand. Around it sit and $1 million to create, is inspired by displaying a large print of the image. divorces him. “There’s something kind of tragic that two curved walls made of yet more skulls, Gobeklitepe, a 12,000 year-old temple in “Graphically, it’s very intense and straightforward, it’s im- Knightley, whose previous historical a hundred years later we’re still talking some of which sprout animal horns from Turkey that this year became a UNESCO mediate, and that’s what I like about it.” movies include “Pride & Prejudice” and about this and we still haven’t figured it their ears, temples and mouths. World Heritage site. Fitzpatrick said he offered the copyright of the image to the “The Duchess”, said she was taken aback out,” she added. The large skull represents Noah, while A self-taught artist, he is known for Guevara family, who have not yet returned the documents nec- by how current the “Colette” script felt. As well as depicting Colette’s fight for the tongue-like horn that spills from its unconventional techniques to depict oral essary for him to turn it over to them, and that he may bequeath “The conversations we are having in independence, the movie portrays her as mouth represents animals, Gunestekin said. narratives, myth and legends mainly from it to a local charity instead. the film about gender politics and about a pioneer of a new gender landscape. “In a way, it shows how the concepts Anatolian and Greek civilizations.