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12 Pages Price 10,000 Rials 38th year No.12562 Sunday MAY 29, 2016 Khordad 9, 1395 Sha’aban 22, 1437 Countering terrorist backers is first step to contain terrorism: Rouhani POLITICAL TEHRAN — Iranian President Hassan Rou- New parliament sworn in desk hani said on Saturday that the first step in fighting terrorism, especially Daesh terrorism, is to counter the countries that provide terrorists with modern weapons and financial help. “Some countries should be aware of the fact that support- ing and using terrorists (as a tool) to achieve their political and regional objectives is not a good option and will not yield to result,”” Rou- hani said during a meetingg witwithh Lithuanian Foreign Ministerister Linas Linkevicius in Tehran.. Rouhani added, “All coun-- tries’ determination andd cooperation are essential inn fighting terrorism.” 2

1st Iranian-built decentralized power plant operational Iran now among few countries holding the modern technology

ECONOMY TEHRAN — The first domestically-built Majid Haghdoust deskdecentralized power plant with the capac- ity of supplying electricity for a town with a population of

Mehr/ more than 5,000 was put into operation in Tehran on Satur- day, IRNA reported. “With the capacity of generating three POLITICAL TEHRAN — Iran’s new parliament Rouhani, Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani, will tell who will preside over the opening session. megavolt amperes (MVA), the plant is designed to meet the deskwas sworn in on Saturday amid Irani- Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan, Foreign Minister Mo- Accordingly, the opening session is presided over demands of deprived areas under critical conditions,” Ali Sar- an’s high hopes for a healthier economy. hammad Javad Zarif, and Expediency Council chairman by a four-member presiding board. The two oldest and baz-Hosseini, the board of directors’ chairman of Nama Mad The opening session was attended by senior polit- Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. youngest will be the speaker and deputy speaker, first Pasargad Company which has implemented the project, said ical and military officials including President Hassan According to the parliament’s charter, an age factor secretary, and second secretary, respectively. 2 in the inaugural ceremony of the power plant. 4

Iranian ensemble Saudi Arabia trying to stop Iran’s economic rise: Bloomberg Iran to hold cyber to perform at war games in The Saudi kingdom is mobilizing its allies in the Global Risk Analysis in Dubai. space. Shipping insurers and brokers have been Venice Biennale Persian Gulf region to make sure that, more Trade Ties advising clients since February that ships carry- coming months than four months after the lifting of sanctions Dubai is a city that’s always had close ties to ing Iranian crude will not be permitted to enter Music on the Islamic Republic, Iran’s opening-up to Iran, but these days business licences for Ira- Saudi or Bahraini waters, according to an April TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Head of Iran’s the global economy doesn’t go smoothly. Last nian nationals aren’t being renewed easily. It’s report by Control Risks. It said ships that have Civil Defense Organization Brigadier ARTTEHRAN — Iranian desk month the Saudis scuttled a bid to stabilize also difficult for citizens to get residency, and been to Iran as one of their last three points of General Gholam Reza Jalali said the ensemble Mehraein crude prices because it would have allowed bank accounts are coming under increased entry must also receive special approval. country plans to stage specialized war will give a performance during the 60th their bitter foe to grab a larger share of oil mar- scrutiny, according to Iranian businessmen. Saudi rulers are complementing those ef- games in coming months to increase International Festival of Contemporary kets. And in Dubai, once their main gateway to Officials contacted by Bloomberg in Saudi forts with attempts to deepen Iran’s political its cyber defense capabilities. Music at the Venice Biennial, which will the world, Iranian businessmen privately com- Arabia and the United Arab Emirates didn’t im- isolation in the Middle East. Speaking to the Tasnim News Agen- be held from October 7 to 16. plain of increasing restrictions. mediately comment. U.S. ties cy, Brigadier General Jalali pointed to The performance will be held in It’s a rearguard action by the Saudis as the U.S. Times Aerospace, a UK-based company that Last month, Jordan recalled its ambassador cyber threats against Iran, saying that two parts on October 16, the organ- reassesses its role in the Middle East and investors organizes events in Dubai, cancelled its Avia- to Iran shortly after a visit by the Saudi dep- many hostile countries have established izers have announced. are drawn to the allure of Iran as the world’s last tion Iran gathering this year because of political uty crown prince. Ten days later, it signed an cyber armies and the Islamic Republic is The renowned Italian ensemble untapped major frontier market. Still, there are tension. “There are a lot of sensitivities at the accord that could pave the way for multi-bil- one of their possible targets. Divertimento is also scheduled to join other drags on doing business with Iran that play moment with Iran in the Gulf,” Mark Brown, di- lion-dollar Saudi investments. In February, the “Holding specialized cyber war Mehraein in the first part of the con- into the Saudi effort: European banks are still re- rector of the group, said in an interview. “We kingdom scrapped a $3 billion deal to supply games is one of the priorities (of the Civil cert,while the second the part will be luctant to do business in the Islamic Republic for recognize that it’s inappropriate at this moment much-needed weapons to the Lebanese mili- Defense Organization) this year,” the of- dedicated to traditional Iranian music. fear of possible U.S. sanctions. tary, citing the rising influence of Hezbollah. ficial said, adding that the exercises are Mehraein features Saman Samimi “The contest over Iran’s status in the region The Saudi moves take place against the aimed at monitoring and eliminating and Mehdi Khayami on kamancheh, Saudi Arabia couldn’t -- whether it is to be isolated or accepted as stop the Iran nuclear deal backdrop of cooler ties with the U.S., in part any problems and weaknesses in the Karen Keyhani on santur, Milad Moham- a normal regional player -- is likely to continue because of the Iranian nuclear deal. In inter- country’s cyber defense network. madi and Alireza Farhang on tar and over the next few years,” said Paul Pillar, a profes- from being signed. Plan B views published by The Atlantic magazine, The remarks came after reports on Mohammadreza Raisi on percussion. sor at Georgetown University. “The Saudis, in the is to limit Iran’s ability to President Barack Obama said the Saudis must Wednesday that the Statistics Centre “The great interest and curiosity pro-isolation camp, may not win this contest. reap its benefits. “share” their region with Iran, and was reported of Iran had been subjected to a cy- have been aroused by the Divertimen- But they have allies in the person of hardliners in describing the U.S. relationship with the king- ber-attack by online “hackers”. to Ensemble’s project featuring three the U.S. who opposed the nuclear agreement.” to hold an Iran-related event.” dom as “complicated.” While some news reports say mem- works by three Iranian composers The Saudis and Iranians are already at Saudi Arabia is also using oil as a weapon The Saudi push is a “patchwork campaign,” bers of Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) terrorist Alireza Farhang, Karen Keyhani and loggerhead over the battlefields in Syria and against Iran. Ahead of a meeting in Doha last Shashank Joshi, a senior research fellow at the group were behind the cyber-attack, Mehdi Khayyami who rely on soloists Yemen. Their long-troubled relationship got month, where producers were planning to freeze Royal United Services Institute in London, said by others say that the attack was carried playing the traditional instruments of worse when Saudi Arabia executed a top production, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed phone. The Saudis can’t do much to block Iran out by a group supported by the Saudi Persian music,” Ivan Fedele, the direc- Saudi Shiite cleric in January, and an Iranian bin Salman said in two interviews with Bloomb- at the global level, he said, but they’re “applying government. Brigadier General Jala- tor of the festival has mentioned. mob responded by attacking the kingdom’s erg that the Saudis would only go along with the pressure on Iran wherever they are able to do so, li had previously warned that Saudi “Their very personal language has embassy in Tehran. plan if Iran agreed to participate. That effective- to limit its political and economic influence.” Arabia was planning a large-scale cy- cross-fertilized the Western and Mid- Since the easing of sanctions early this year, ly torpedoed the deal, since Iran has ruled out But one hurdle for the Saudis is that the oth- ber-attack against Iran. dle–Eastern traditions to produce an a key Saudi concern has been that Iran will use curbs on pumping because it’s trying to recover er (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council states, evocative synthesis,” He added. the proceeds of a potential wave of investment markets lost during the sanctions years. key to the effort, may not be totally on board. to step up engagement in regional conflicts. ‘No hesitation’ Bahrain was the only other country in the ‘Modi’s Iran visit TEHRAN TIMES That’s one reason the Saudis are doing their bit “Oil policy was one of the instruments,” said six-member GCC to follow the Saudis in cut- was a major turning Iran’s Leading International Daily to ensure the investment never arrives. Mustafa Alani, head of defense and security ting diplomatic ties this year. Kuwait recalled “What has concerned people is some of department at the Gulf Research Center. “The its ambassador to Tehran in January and the point in ties’ Advertising Dept the rhetoric that has been used by the Saudis other thing is to counter Iranian investment in United Arab Emirates reduced its diplomatic around cutting trade with Iran, and what sort of the region. Under King Salman it has become a representation to the level of charge d’affaires. NEW DELHI (IRNA) — Former Indi- Te l : 021 - 430 51 450 formal and informal mechanisms and obstacles clear-cut policy. There is no hesitation.” The UAE has more at stake than the king- an Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan believes they can use to put pressure on businesses not Also last month, Saudi Arabia banned Iran’s dom: Iran was its third largest trading partner that the recent visit of Indian Prime to go into Iran,” said Henry Smith, a director at Mahan Airline from flying through Saudi air- in 2015, after India and China. Minister Narendra Modi to Iran was a major turning point in ties between Iran and India. IACEC marks Africa Day, stronger economic ties with African nations stressed In an exclusive interview with IRNA POLITICAL TEHRAN — African Unity (OAU) on the same Another speaker of the gath- in New Delhi, Phunchok Stobdan, said, deskIran and Africa day in 1963. ering was Yaser Kanani, head of “The visit was historic and a major turn- Council for Economic Coop- In the session, Mohammad IACEC public relations and inter- ing point in our bilateral relations. The eration (IACEC) marked Africa Ahmed Kisuule, the Ugandan national affairs. atmosphere was extremely positive. A Day on May 26 in Tehran with a ambassador to Tehran who is the According to Kanani, a major new era of optimism has begun.” number of African ambassadors head of African ambassadors in goal of the gathering was to in- Expressing optimism about the pos- as well as top IACEC officials in Iran, invited Iranian business own- troduce Iranian companies and sibility of implementation of the agree- attendance. ers to enter African markets. investors to African ambassadors, ment between Iran and India on devel- Every year on May 25 the world Also, Hassan Khosrojerdi, calling for establishing consortia contributing to expansion of ties opment of the Iranian port of Chabahar, he said, “A lot of political investment has [email protected] holds Africa Day, commemorating head of IACEC, welcomed at- to study investment opportuni- between Iran and African coun- founding of the Organization of tending African ambassadors, ties in Africa. tries. already been made. 9 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NATION 2 MMAYAY 229,9, 22016016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/international

MEDIA MONITOR Zarif urges Europe to facilitate banking Soleimani: Iran to help transactions Iraq as needed POLITICAL TEHRAN — Foreign or facilitating business with Iran and deskMinister Mohammad should not be affected by what he Javad Zarif said on Saturday that Europe described as “misinterpretations or mere should take essential steps to facilitate rumors” about U.S. sanctions on Iran. TEHRAN — Iran will take action as much as need- banking transactions with Iran. On May 19, Kerry, European Union ed and requested by Iraqi officials to counter terror- Zarif made the remarks in a meeting foreign policy chief Federica Mogher- ism, Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s Quds with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas ini and their counterparts from France, Force, said on Friday. Linkevicius whose country is a member Germany and the UK, the governments The Islamic Republic has played a great role in of the European Union. pledged to provide more information

MIZAN Iraqi resistance against Daesh and has helped mo- “We expect that Europeans objective- and assistance to encourage companies bilize the public against the shadowy group, Mizan ly and tangibly take necessary steps for to resume business ties with Tehran. quoted him as having said. facilitating banking transactions so that ’Mutual interests’ “If Iran had not resisted the Takfiri attack, we can see its effects on our country’s Zarif said Iranian institutions are the Daesh would have formed a government economy,” Zarif remarked. ready to expand economic cooperation in Syria by now,” Soleimani said elsewhere in According to the nuclear deal be- with the Lithuanian corporations within his remarks. tween Tehran and great powers Iran the framework of mutual interest. should limit its nuclear activities and Zarif also expressed hope that po- instead economic sanctions against the litical and parliamentary cooperation Confusion still country be lifted, however some Euro- between Iran and Lithuania would be pean banks are still hesitant to resume expanded, saying the Iranian parliament haunting Iran-Saudi interactions with Iran. is ready to boost cooperation with the settled only by respecting the people’s Zarif and Linkevicius also signed a talks on Hajj On May 12, Secretary of State John Ker- Lithuanian parliament. will and Syrian sovereignty. memorandum of understanding for ry told European bankers in London that Commenting on the Syrian crisis, he The Lithuanian foreign minister called political interactions between the two they will not be penalized for conducting said that conflict in the country can be for expansion of relations with Iran. countries. TEHRAN — The head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization has said Saudi Arabia has refused to accept Iran’s conditions on arrangements for Irani- New parliament sworn in ans to attend Hajj pilgrimage.

IRIB In a televised interview on Friday night, Ohadi Leader, president call on Parliament to focus on economy said 6 out of the 11 obstacles were removed in the 1 Rouhani says quality not quantity is important latest round of talks with Saudi officials, while 5 re- The age-based group then determines an interim in approving legislations main unsettled. presiding board in the second session to be replaced Delivering a speech to the new parliament, President Ohadi, who had led a six-member delegation shortly after by the main one via voting. Rouhani highlighted it is “quality” not “quantity” of the to Saudi Arabia for talks, upon return to Tehran on Iranians took to the polls on February 26 and April 29, law that makes a difference, calling for benefitting from Saturday said until Sunday it will be clear whether when the runoff was held, to decide who will represent capacities of research centers, the intelligentsia, as well Iran will send people on Hajj or not. them in the 290-seat body. as political, economic, and cultural gurus. During the first round, 222 hopefuls were decided “Quality of the law not quantity is what we need,” he Kuwait repatriates and the other 68 ones secured victory in the run-off. was quoted as saying, adding it is only through imple- The new parliament is distinguished from its previous menting the law that problems and challenges can be 47 prisoners to Iran versions in a number of ways. It includes a record 18 overcome. women, a first after the 1979 Revolution. Relevant to the above-mentioned, Rouhani said, “Ac- Also, a fresh crop of reformist figures could win seats cumulation of rules and regulations leads us nowhere, after almost ten years of domination of their principlist islative body. we do need regulations transparent enough for all play- TEHRAN — Kuwait has repatriated 47 Iranian pris- rivals. Leader urges MPs to prioritize resistance economy ers of the society.” oners to the Islamic Republic, al-Qabas newspaper Moreover, all 30 seats up for grab in Tehran were Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khame- Elsewhere in his remarks, the president stressed that reported on Saturday. swept by reformist figures topped by former vice presi- nei also issued a message outlining the MPs’ internation- for the country’s economy to flourish, there is need for

QABAS The repatriation was authorized by Khalid dent-cum-minister Mohammad Reza Aref. al and internal tasks, calling for vigilance against regional foreign investment as much as $30-50 billion per an- al-Dayin, Kuwait’s deputy interior minister, who is in Although none of the major political factions suc- and international “turbulent conditions.” num. charge of punitive affairs. ceeded to win a majority, reformists grabbed 42 percent “The turbulent conditions in the region and the “In order to achieve the goal of 8-percent economic The prisoners were flown to Iran according to a of the ballots, followed by Principlists (near 29 percent), world and international adventurism by hegemonic growth (which Iran has set for itself), as much as $30-50 recent agreement between Tehran and Kuwait. and independents (22.41 percent) with the remaining 7 powers and their followers have confronted Islamic billion of foreign investment is required in addition to percent taken by religious minorities and candidates en- Iran with more complicated conditions than before. actualizing the entire domestic potential.” dorsed by both Reformists and Principlists, according to The country’s authority for facing such conditions re- The president hinted at the link between a resistant, Iran downplays Saudi Press TV. quires vigilance and firm determination and initiative endogenous economy and more engagement with the Whatsoever the parliamentary make-up, Iranians will by all officials,” Ayatollah Khamenei, according to lead- international community, not seeing the two at logger- hackers’ attacks expect a change of tack and this has been mainly influ- er.ir. heads. enced by the performance of the previous parliament, Referring to domestic duties of MPs, Ayatollah “Resistance economy is endogenous and exogenous particularly when it comes to the economic sector. Khamenei noted, “The revolutionary and legal duty at the same time, the one which is intrinsically generative In addition to all challenges inherited from the Ah- upon you dear representatives is to make Majlis a and productive with an outward look and tendency,” he TEHRAN — A group of Saudi hackers launched madinejad administration such as, inter alia, high infla- firm fortress against tactics and trickery and exces- noted. cyber-attacks on a number of Iranian government tion rate and unemployment, the new parliament should sive demands of the arrogance and a shining of Referring to the need to work out an investment, websites, but failed to incur major damage, Passive act in more harmony with the incumbent government so confidence point for the pious and revolutionary market, and technology blueprint for the country,

FNA Defense Organization chief Brigadier General Gho- as to find a way out of the economic stagnation. people.” Rouhani stated, “Together, the Majlis and government lam Reza Jalali announced on Saturday. Moreover, with the government and parliament mov- Also, the Leader drew the attention of MPs to eco- should depict an investment, market, and technology “Saudi Arabia sought to materialize its threats ing in unison, it would be less challenging to cope with nomic challenges the country is facing, attaching great roadmap… as without it desired economic growth can- through such attacks but it was mostly a type of the environmental crisis Iran is facing due to years of low importance to implementing the principles of resistance not be achieved.” show-off,” Jalali told FNA. precipitation and mismanagement. A more realistic con- economy. The Rouhani administration has managed to rein in In related remarks, ICT Minister Mahmud Vaezi frontation with the issue will guarantee a greener Iran. In this regard, he said, “Materializing a resistance the unbridled inflation rate, lowering it from a 40-per- said one of the hackers was found with a European How successful the two will be in hashing out dis- economy along with its obligatory requirements and cent high to a low of 10 percent, however, at a stagnation IP address. putes over the above-cited issues hinges on, to a great making serious efforts for broadening and deepening price. extent, who will be the next parliament speaker. Two op- Islamic culture constitute two urgent priorities of the The incumbent government hopes to grease the Pakistan urges more tions are on the table. present time.” wheels of economy now that Tehran is unshackling from One is the reformist Mohammad Reza Aref who se- Among other priorities MPs should bear in mind, crippling Western-led sanctions after it struck a pact with border crossings cured the heaviest share of public backing in the metrop- the Leader said, “There are other important priorities global powers last July. with Iran olis of Tehran in the February parliamentary elections. in different sectors pertaining to national might and The Rouhani cabinet further expects a more co- In his recent interviews, Aref laid emphasis on seek- strengthening of security and immunity of the country operative and harmonious parliament which grants ing a “participatory approach” in the parliament, saying that guarantee the establishment of social justice and the government more leeway to focus on economic TEHRAN — Pakistan’s commerce minister says managing the Majlis is more than presiding over the leg- independence and progress of the country.” reforms. establishment of more border crossings be- tween Iran and Pakistan would help boost bi- lateral trade. APP According to the Associated Press of Pakistan, Khurram Dastgir made the remarks during his visit Countering terrorist backers is first step to contain terrorism: Rouhani to Taftan-Mirjaveh border on Friday. Khurram Dastgir said border posts will help 1 world, including in the United States.” transform the brotherly relations into trade part- Certain countries in the region allied to Post-nuclear deal opportunities nership. the West have been overtly or covertly sup- Rouhani also highlighted the impor- He viewed that these posts will mobilize import porting extremist groups. For example at a tance of expanding economic ties be- of agricultural products to Iran. House Foreign Affairs panel hearing on May tween Iran and Lithuania, suggesting The increased investment in infrastructure by 24, both Republicans and Democrats took that the two countries should use the the government will connect Pakistan and neigh- turns accusing Saudi Arabia of being a front post-nuclear deal opportunities to ex- boring countries with the international trade routes, of extremism. Lawmakers said Saudi support pand cooperation. he added. for the propagation of radical Islam has fueled Linkevicius said that Lithuania seeks to religious violence around the world. expand relations with Iran. According to Al Monitor, terrorism Lithuania enjoys good capabilities in Rafsanjani: Security in subcommittee Chairman Ted Poe, R-Tex- areas of nanotechnology and biotechnol- as, said, “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ogy and can share experiences in these Iran can be an still spends billions of dollars every year spheres with Iran, he added. example for the exporting the Wahhabi interpretation of The Lithuanian foreign minister met Islam through its networks of building separately with Iranian Foreign Minister world mosques and schools throughout the Mohammad Javad Zarif on Saturday. TEHRAN — Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanja- ni, chairman of the Expediency Council, said on Saturday that if the media outlets in the world

YJC show fairness Iran’s “power and security” can be Moscow plans to expand ties with Tehran, diplomat says introduced as good examples of a “democratic Russia will use decreasing tensions around Iran to ex- (five permanent members of UN Security Council and routine mode. Experts are working rather intensive- system” to the world. pand ties with Tehran in many spheres, Deputy Foreign Germany) and Iran at the level of political directors is ly in Vienna,” he added. While the Middle East is in a volatile situation, Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Friday. not planned. “Another meeting of International Atomic Energy Iran held Majlis and Assembly of Experts elections “We think that it is important to use decreasing ten- “Session of the commission of Iran and P5+1 Agency Board of Governors is drawing closer, and the in a calm atmosphere, the YJC quoted him as say- sions around Iran, as well as our participation in the Joint group are held when necessary, there is no con- report of the general director on this matter will be dis- ing. Comprehensive Plan of Action, to give an impetus to crete schedule,” Ryabkov said. “We hold events at cussed there,” the diplomat noted. “There are no prob- Rafsanjani also praised the people’s massive expanding partner ties with Tehran in all spheres,” Rya- the expert level, there are now no relevant plans lems, there is nothing here that requires political partici- participation at the elections. bkov noted. to hold a meeting at the level of political directors pation,” he concluded. The diplomat added a meeting between 5+1 group because the agreement is being implemented in the (Source: TASS) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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White House blocks transfer of cluster NEWS Infighting leaves 30 bombs to Saudi Arabia ISIL terrorists dead in Frustrated by a growing death toll, the northern Syria White House has quietly placed a hold on the transfer of cluster bombs to the At least 30 members of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Le- House of Saud regime as the Arab ally vant (ISIL/Daesh) terrorist group have reportedly died and continues its bloody war on Yemen, Unit- dozens more suffered injuries in the latest wave of infight- ed States officials tell Foreign Policy. ing between anti-Damascus and foreign-sponsored militant It’s the first concrete step the U.S. has groups operating inside conflict-ridden Syria. taken to demonstrate its unease with the The deadly clashes broke out between ISIL terrorists on Saudi bombing campaign that human one side and fighters from rival militant outfits in the town rights activists say has killed and injured of Marea, located about 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) north of hundreds of Yemeni civilians, many of Aleppo, on Saturday, Arabic-language Suriya al-Mubasher them children. news website reported. The move follows rising criticism by Military sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, re- U.S. lawmakers of America’s support for ported that three vehicles rigged with explosives were de- the oil-rich monarchy in the year-long stroyed in the process. conflict. Washington has sold weapons Takfiri militants also seized a considerable amount of mu- and provided training, targeting infor- nitions and heavy machineguns belonging to ISIL following mation, and aerial refueling support to the skirmishes, and arrested two ISIL terrorists. the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen. Separately, there are reports that Syrian fighter jets have It has also sold Riyadh millions of dollars’ carried out a series of aerial attacks against militant positions worth of cluster bombs in recent years. in Jaroud Qarah and al-Jarajir districts of the strategic, moun- Asked about the hold on the ship- tainous region of Qalamoun, located about 330 kilometers ments, a senior U.S. official cited reports (205 miles) north of the Syrian capital, Damascus. that the Saudi-led coalition used cluster Elsewhere in the eastern city of Deir Ezzor, Syrian army bombs “in areas in which civilians are units and allied popular defense groups dealt a heavy blow alleged to have been present or in the to ISIL. vicinity.” The group has investigated at least and nearly 3 million have been displaced publican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, On Friday, Syrian army forces thwarted an al-Nusra Front According to Amnesty Internation- five attacks in Yemen involving CBU- from their homes. Although aid workers to impose stricter conditions on future (Jabhat al-Nusra) offensive on military posts near the north- al and Human Rights Watch, Saudi-led 105s in four governorates since the war have stressed Yemen’s dire humanitarian sales of bombs to Saudi Arabia. The pro- ern village of Ma’an, which is administratively part of Hama forces have dropped CBU-105 munitions began. In December, the group docu- situation, counterterrorism experts note posal would require the U.S. president Province. in multiple locations around Yemen, in- mented an attack on the Yemeni port of the protracted fighting and chaos has al- to certify that the Saudi government is A military source, requesting not to be named, told Syria’s cluding Al-Amar, Sanhan, Amran, and Hodaida that injured a woman and two lowed al Qaeda’s affiliate in the Arabian demonstrating an effort to target ter- official news agency SANA that more than 50 ISIL terrorists the Al-Hayma port. children in their homes. Two other civil- peninsula to strengthen its position in the rorist groups, minimize harm to civilians, were killed during the clashes, and nine vehicles destroyed. Cluster bombs contain bomblets that ians were wounded in a CBU-105 attack country. and enable the delivery of humanitarian Two of the vehicles were reportedly armored and equipped scatter widely and kill or injure indiscrim- near Al-Amar village, according to local Though the conflict is in its second assistance before Congress can consider with heavy machineguns. inately. Sometimes bomblets fail to det- residents and medical staff interviewed year, it is only beginning to be eyed skep- selling or transferring air-to-ground mu- An army unit, in cooperation with popular defense groups, onate immediately and can kill civilians by Human Rights Watch. tically by U.S. lawmakers. nitions. also seized a car loaded with ammunition and weapons and months or even years later. The weap- The Obama administration has issued A proposed defense spending bill “Saudi Arabia is an important partner, belonging to ISIL on the road linking the city of Athriya to ons were banned in a 2008 international several statements of “concern” about approved by the Senate Armed Servic- but the United States needs to recog- militant-held Raqqah, located on the north bank of the Eu- treaty that arms sales giants, including the violence in Yemen, but has yet to es Committee calls for creating a capital nize when a friend’s actions are not in phrates River and about 160 kilometers (99 miles) east of the United States and Russia, refused to formally announce any reduction in mil- fund to expedite the supply of precision our national interest,” Murphy said in a Aleppo. sign. itary or tactical support for the coalition. guided bombs for “partner and allied statement. Syria: ‘100,000 trapped’ near Turkey as ISIL advances Responding to humanitarian con- A U.S. official touted the fact that Wash- forces.” “There’s no evidence that the Sau- Meantime, more than 100,000 Syrians were trapped near cerns, the United States has scaled back ington’s “engagement” with Riyadh has Although the bill does not specify di campaign in Yemen, enabled by the the Turkish border as ISIL terrorists advanced on two strate- exports of cluster bombs and demanded led to the kingdom’s commitment to an which allies lawmakers have in mind, United States, advances our interests or gically-vital towns. changes in the munitions’ performance, inquiry into civilian deaths in the conflict. human rights groups and at least one makes us any safer,” Murphy said. “In fact, Doctors Without Borders (MSF/Médecins Sans Frontières) such as banning those with a higher frac- While praising the decision to hold the senator are concerned that the provision the civil war in Yemen is prolonging hu- evacuated most of its staff and patients from al-Salamah hos- tion of submunitions that do not explode sale of cluster bombs to Riyadh, prominent could be used to make it easier to de- man suffering and playing into the hands pital - the organization’s largest facility in the country - near on impact. A 2009 U.S. law prohibits ex- humanitarian groups told FP it’s not enough. liver more sophisticated bombs to Saudi of the same terrorist groups that are the town of Azaz in Aleppo province on Friday as ISIL neared. porting cluster bombs that have a failure It remains unclear if the Obama admin- Arabia. working to attack Americans.” “We are terribly concerned about the fate of our hospital rate of above 1 percent. It also says the istration’s hold will affect a tranche of clus- Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) pro- The United Nations is trying to broker and our patients, and about the estimated 100,000 people weapons cannot be used “where civil- ter bombs poised for shipment to Saudi posed an amendment on Thursday to a peace deal between the fugitive Yem- trapped between the Turkish border and active frontlines,” ians are known to be present” and only Arabia, or simply all future requests. strip the language out of the defense bill eni government and Ansarullah (Houthi) Pablo Marco, MSF operations manager for the Middle East, against “clearly defined military targets.” The United States concluded a con- on grounds the provision could enable movement. said in a statement. The CBU-105 Sensor Fuzed Weapon tract for the manufacture of 1,300 CBU- Saudi Arabia to expand its air campaign On Thursday, after a series of delays Turkey has closed its border to all but seriously wounded has been touted for meeting the 1 per- 105 weapons to Saudi Arabia in 2013. The despite the mounting civilian toll, his of- and theatrics, United Nations special Syrians. cent requirement. But a February report final shipment of such weapons can take fice said. envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Marea and Azaz fell to opposition forces in 2012 and have by Human Rights Watch cited evidence years to complete, but U.S. officials have The senator was also concerned that Ahmed said peace talks were back on been vital stops along a rebel supply route from Turkey. the weapon was used in two attacks in repeatedly refused to clarify if the order’s the provision in the defense bill could track in the host city of Kuwait after being ISIL has tried to advance on the towns for months. In a Yemen, and had a failure rate that ex- final tranche was delivered. make it easier for an administration to in- suspended last week. statement on Friday, it said it had launched a “surprise attack” ceeded 1 percent. “The evidence raises The Saudi Embassy in Washington did volve the United States “in other foreign Ahmed said both sides indicated will- and seized a series of villages near Azaz. serious questions about compliance with not respond to a request for comment. entanglements with limited oversight,” ingness to hold talks to reach a resolu- Staffan de Mistura, United Nations special envoy for Syria, U.S. cluster munition policy and export Since March 2015, when Saudi Arabia Murphy spokesman Chris Harris told FP. tion, though similar promises have been has estimated that more than 400,000 have been killed in the rules,” said Steve Goose, arms director at launched its military campaign against Murphy on Thursday also proposed made in the past. five-year war. The UN stopped keeping an official count in 2014. Human Rights Watch. Yemen, at least 6,200 people have died another amendment, along with Re- (Source: Foreign Policy) More than 4.8 million Syrians have become refugees in neighboring countries - Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and Iraq - as well as Europe, according to the UNHCR. At least 7.6 million Syrians have been forced from their Iraqi civilians flee Fallujah amid security operation against ISIL homes within the country’s borders. (Source: agencies) Hundreds of people have fled the Iraqi city of Fallujah as with over 10 members of her family. Fallujah: Iraqi forces ‘closing in’ on ISIL-held city government forces continue with a major operation to Tens of thousands of Iraqi forces launched a massive Elsewhere, Iraqi forces have surrounded Fallujah and liberate the city, one of the remaining strongholds of the operation on May 22 to recapture Fallujah, the first Iraqi completed the first phase of their assault to retake the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Daesh) terrorist city to fall to ISIL. city from ISIL terrorists, officials have told Al Jazeera. group in Iraq. Meanwhile, Iraqi forces destroyed the terrorist group’s A defense ministry spokesman said on Saturday that Saudi attacks on Yemen A group of civilians numbering in the hundreds made it telecommunications center and two bomb-laden cars in Iraqi forces were closing in on Fallujah, which has been continue despite truce out of the city — where people are being prevented by ISIL al-Jisr area in northern Fallujah, killing at least four ISIL under ISIL control since January 2014. from exiting — on Friday with assistance from Iraqi forces. terrorists in the process. “‘Phase one is over and we have achieved our objec- The House of Saud regime has launched fresh airstrikes on An estimated 50,000 civilians still remain trapped in Separately, Oday al-Khidran, a commander of the tives,” Brigadier Rasool Yahya told Al Jazeera. “Our forces Yemen despite an ongoing round of United Nations-backed the ISIL-held city by nearly 1,000 terrorists. Popular Mobilization units fighting alongside Iraqi secu- have isolated and surrounded the city of Fallujah.” peace talks aimed at ending the conflict in the country. There has been no reference to the toll among Iraqi rity forces, said on Friday that they discovered the larg- Security forces have safely evacuated many residents Saudi jets on Saturday carried out bombardments on forces in the operation. est ISIL-dug tunnel network connecting different neigh- away from the outskirts of the city - but some 50,000 Masloob district in northern Jawf Province, with no immedi- Fallujah is 70 miles west of the Iraqi capital of Bagh- borhoods of Fallujah. people are still trapped inside. ate reports available on the potential casualties. dad. ISIL overran Fallujah in January 2014, some six He said the terrorist group used the tunnels to mini- Iraqi military officials insisted that safe corridors would Attacks had also been launched in Amran Province late months before the terrorist group launched a major of- mize its losses and protect its front lines. be established to allow civilians to flee, but residents said on Friday, with reports suggesting that residential neighbor- fensive in Iraq and took over some other areas. Iraqi military officials on Friday announced the death ISIL checkpoints along the city’s main roads have made hoods across the northern province were targeted by at least According to Lieutenant General Raed Shaker Jaw- of three senior ISIL commanders in the northern city of escape nearly impossible. 50 rounds of Saudi air strikes. dat, the commander of the Iraqi Federal Police Forces, Mosul — another larger city held by ISIL — during an air Fallujah is one of only two major Iraqi cities - the oth- Riyadh’s attacks on Yemen come despite UN-mediated security forces have so far managed to evacuate 760 raid by Iraqi jet fighters. er being Mosul - still controlled by ISIL. talks in Kuwait between representatives of the Saudi-backed people, mostly women and children, from the northern Local news outlets cited a statement issued by the Coalition officials estimated earlier this week that 500- former regime and a delegation comprising of the ruling An- outskirts of Fallujah. Iraqi Joint Operations Command as adding that the air- 700 ISIL terrorists remain in the city, according to a U.S. sarullah (Houthi) movement and allies. ISIL “gave us food that only animals would eat,” said a strikes also killed at least 11 terrorists who accompanied military estimate, hiding amongst the civilian population. The Ansarullah delegation on Saturday submitted a protest to (Source: agencies) woman identified as Umm Omar, who fled Fallujah along the commanders and demolished two of their vehicles. the UN officials over the attack in Amran, saying such blatant cases of truce violation could lead to a full collapse of the peace talks. Sources in the capital Sana’a said the Ansarullah were Turkey to add Gulen movement to list of terror groups: president pondering a withdrawal from the talks if the other side keeps breaching the terms of the truce. The movement of the United States- government and we’re now waiting for and some of them are in jail,” he On Thursday, the UN envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said based scholar Fethullah Gulen will be the cabinet decision. We will register said. that hope was emanating from the talks as the warring parties officially registered as a terrorist organi- it as a terrorist organization. It will be Gulen has long been accused by started discussing details of a comprehensive agreement. zation, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Er- tried in the same category as the PYD leading Justice and Development The development came a few days after representatives dogan has said, stating that the decision [Partiya Yekîtiya Demokrat?/Democrat- Party (AKP/Adalet ve Kalk?nma Parti- of Yemen’s former president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi ac- was taken in the National Security Coun- ic Union Party] and the PKK [Partiya si) lawmakers, President Erdogan and cepted to end their one-week boycott of the talks and began cil (MGK/Milli Güvenlik Kurulu) meeting Karkerên Kurdistanê/Kurdistan Work- his inner circle of forming and head- face-to-face negotiations with Ansarullah. on May 26. ers’ Party],” he said, referring to other ing a terrorist organization to top- The Saudi-backed delegation has urged the Ansarullah “We took a new decision. We said that groups that Turkey formally lists as “ter- ple the Turkish government through movement to begin to implement a UN Security Council res- it [the Gulen movement] is an illegal ter- rorist.” insiders in the police and other state olution, withdrawing from the capital Sana’a and other places rorist organization,” said Erdogan at an Erdogan also claimed that the institutions. they control and surrendering their arms. event in the Central Anatolian province movement had tried to “tear the nation A Turkish court in December 2014 However, the Ansarullah have refused to give in, setting their of Kirsehir on May 27. and the ummah apart,” but the Turkish issued an arrest warrant for Gulen, who own preconditions, including a full halt to aerial and ground at- “We took a recommendation deci- government would “never allow it to do has lived in self-imposed exile in the Unit- tacks by the House of Saud regime in support of Hadi that have sion regarding the Fethullahist Terrorist so.” ed States since 1999. left close to 10,000 killed in Yemen over the past 14 months. Organization. We have sent it to the “Some of them have escaped (Source: Hurriyet) (Source: Press TV) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY MMAYAY 29,29, 22016016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/economy

NEWS Iran soon to regain its oil 2-month non-oil trade hits $12.4b in Iran market share: Rouhani ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran’s non-oil foreign trade in deskthe first two months of the current Iranian ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran will dent said, “We managed to pass through calendar year of 1395 (March 20- May 20, 2016) reached $12.4 deskretake its pre-sanction harsh economic conditions with double- billion according to the latest report of Iran Customs Adminis- oil market share in the near future, Sha- digit inflation and negative growth rates tration, IRIB news reported on Saturday. na quoted President Hassan Rouhani as and we hope to reach a single-digit in- Imports, including field corn, soybean, rice, and some spe- saying on Saturday. flation rate this year.” cific auto parts stood at $5.49 billion, down 13.54 percent com- The president made the remarks in Rouhani also noted that the country’s pared with last year’s similar period. Imported goods mainly the inauguration ceremony held Satur- economic growth was three percent in originated from China, the United Arab emirates (UAE), Russia, day morning for the start of new Iranian the Iranian calendar year of 1393 (March South Korea, Turkey, Germany, and India. parliament. 2014- March 2015) and one percent in its Exports, which chiefly comprised gas condensate, petrole- In the event, Rouhani noted that dur- next year, adding,” Iran will reach a five um gases and liquefied hydrocarbon gases, liquefied propane, ing the past four years Iran lost $180 mil- percent growth this year and we will do and bitumen, reached $6.85 billion, indicating a 14.68 percent lion of its oil revenues per day because everything in our power to make sure drop compared with the corresponding period of last year. of the sanctions, this goal is achieved.” China, Iraq, the UAE, South Korea, and India were the main “If we had those financial resources, Iran’s economic growth is forecasted export destinations. which we lost due to the sanctions, we to grow by 4 percent in 2016 and by 3.7 According to Iran’s Customs Administration, in the past Ira- could have had a better employment percent in 2017, according to the April nian calendar year, which ended on March 19, 2016, the value condition and higher economic growth 2016 report of the International Mon- of the country’s non-oil trade reached over $83 billion. today”, he added. etary Fund (IMF). In the past year, the Tasnim news agency reported, Iran Western sanctions cut Iran’s oil output The World Bank has also forecasted exported $42.415 billion worth of goods while its imports to 2.7 million barrels per day (bpd) from Iran’s gross domestic product (GDP) to reached $41.499 billion, showing a 16.11 percent decrease in 3.9 million bpd. The sanctions barred pany Managing Director Rokneddin levels. grow by 5.8 percent in 2016 and by 6.7 the value of exports and a 22.53 percent decline in the value of foreign investments in the Iranian oil in- Javadi said that Iran’s oil output now ‘5% economic growth planned percent in 2017. imports when compared to its previous year. dustry and also limited a low ceiling of 1 stands at 3.7 million bpd, stressing that for this year’ The IMF has also predicted Iran’s av- million bpd on the country’s oil exports. the country has already been able to re- Touching upon the economic stabil- erage economic growth by 2021 at 4 On May 4, National Iranian Oil Com- turn its oil production to pre-sanctions ity over the past three years, the presi- percent. Japan plans new $90b budget to boost economy 11th International Energy Conference of Iran to start Monday ECONOMY TEHRAN — The 11th Manzour, the secretary of the conference, dustry, mining and trade, will lecture. tries, including Britain, the U.S., Germany, The Japanese government is planning to present a second deskInternational Energy as saying. “Energy dynamics in changing world” is Turkey, Austria, Canada, Japan, Italy, Bel- supplementary budget of between $45.3 billion and $90.7 Conference (IEC) of Iran as the greatest Manzour noted that in this two-day set as the main theme for this year’s confer- gium, Greece, Australia, China, Finland, billion for this fiscal year, an official said on Saturday. event of the country in the field of energy conference, high-ranking officials includ- ence, Manzour said. Kazakhstan, New Zealand, Jordan, Pakistan, The government is expected to present the budget in a will kick off on Monday, IRIB news agency ing Ali-Akbar Salehi, the vice-president and The secretary also noted that more than Spain, India, the United Arab Emirates, Fin- special legislative session after Upper House elections in the reported on Friday. director of the Atomic Energy Organization 1,500 researchers, specialists and managers land and Lebanon will also attend the con- summer, according to local news agency Kyodo. “Discussing the ways of meeting future of Iran (AEOI), Sattari, the vice president from the country's energy sector as well as ference.” He added. The new supplementary budget will be used to fund energy needs and also providing safe en- for science and technology affairs, Hamid universities and scientific and research insti- Concurrently, an exhibition will also be more public work projects and will be the second such ergy for current and future generations Chitchian, the energy minister, Bijan Nam- tutes will attend the conference which is set held to provide an opportunity for compa- budget for the present fiscal year after the approval of a $7 are the most important goals of this inter- dar Zanganeh, minister of Oil, and Moham- to be held on 30-31 May. nies and institutions to showcase their latest billion budget to finance reconstruction of areas in south- national conference.” IRIB quoted Davoud madreza Ne’matzadeh, the minister of in- “60 international experts from 22 coun- achievements in the field of energy. western Japan affected by the mid-April earthquakes, EFE news reported. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had raised the idea of another supplementary budget following discussions with G7lead- Russia and Southeast Asia might become economic partners ers during a two-day summit at Ise-Shima National Park The geopolitical situation in Southeast Asia the East. Apart from Russia’s extensive eco- Sochi and commemorated 20 years since square kilometers (1,729,737 square miles) which ended Friday. (Source: Business Standard) is favorable for Russia and allows Moscow nomic and political cooperation with China, dialogue was first established with ASEAN and have a population of over 600 million. to expand its cooperation with ASEAN the Kremlin is looking to expand its coop- countries. Their combined gross domestic product countries. eration with the countries of Southeast Asia, The Association for Southeast Asian Na- (GDP) in 2015 amounted to $2.6 trillion, or Current economic challenges in Russia which are very attractive both economically tions (ASEAN) that was created almost 50 7 percent of gross world product (GWP), Is Norway the new France? and the unfavorable international situation and technologically. years ago is rather special among regional which legitimately makes the organization with its traditional Western partners are In this context, on May 19-20, Rus- interstate associations. The ten ASEAN a key global player. Planned offshore oil strikes forcing Moscow to pay more attention to sia hosted the ASEAN-Russia Summit in member countries span over 4,480,000 (Source: russia-direct.org) could hit Shell hard PICTURE OF THE DAY IRNA By James Burgess China to open e-commerce, other s oil investment in Norway is projected to drop again in A2017 for the third year in a row as low oil prices hammer the sectors to foreign industry, the specter of a massive offshore workers’ strike looms large. investment Talks with Wood Group over pay and working conditions have broken down, after failure to reach an agreement when the energy China will lift restrictions to investments by for- services company proposed pay cuts of 22-30 percent. eign firms in a range of service industry sec- The Unite union is now balloting hundreds of workers for a strike tors, including e-commerce, logistics, account- vote for a strike that would affect eight North Sea oil and gas plat- ing and auditing, the China Securities News forms run by Royal Dutch Shell. quoted commerce minister Gao Hucheng as Media quoted Unite officer John Boland as saying: “Nobody saying. here wants to take industrial action but Wood Group is being un- Gao said China would also promote the reasonable – pay cuts of up to 30 percent are totally unjustified and orderly opening of other service fields includ- we won’t stand for it.” ing finance, education, culture and health care, This comes as oil companies in Norway are expected to spend the report published on Saturday said without only $18.5 billion next year, down 7.6 percent expected this year, ac- elaborating or giving a time-frame. cording to Statistics Norway, which noted that the “fall is dominated China's trade in services would exceed $1 by decreases within exploration, field development and fields on trillion by 2020, the minister predicted. stream”. The Ministry of Commerce has previously While it does show a slowdown in the rate of growth, keeping said the value of China's services trade was ex- in mind that investment for 2016 had dropped 14.8 percent, the pected to exceed $750 billion this year. situation has also led to a marked increase in labor disputes in the The Chinese government has been at- country. tempting to guide the economy away from Labor disputes have tripled since oil prices began to slump in a reliance on investment and exports to one mid-2014, according to Energy Voice, citing Norwegian media re- largely orientated towards services and under- ports. pinned by domestic demand. In the meantime, Russian Gazprom is said to be considering ac- Gao's comments come on the eve of bi- quiring a stake in OMV Norwayin connection to a swap agreement lateral meetings in early June between China signed by Gazprom’s Norwegian subsidiary and OMV in April. If and the United States at which U.S. officials are Steel sheet rolls in Mobarakeh Steel Company, the biggest steel producer in Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) and one of talks lead to a deal, OMV would have acquire one development poised to press their Chinese counterparts to share in two Siberian blocks in the Urengoyskoye gas field, while the largest industrial complexes operating in Iran. The company, located 75 km southwest of the country’s central city of Isfahan, take steps to improve the business and invest- OMV would transfer some Norwegian assets to Gazprom. has the annual production capacity of 33.5 million tons of different steel products. ment climate and open Chinese growth sec- (Source: oilprice.com) tors to U.S. investment. (Source: Reuters) How four words Telefonica said to General Motors rewrote Bayer- lean toward keeping bounces back while JUMP Monsanto deal script O2 after failed sale Ford's sales slip in 1st Iranian-built decentralized China power plant operational Monsanto Co President Brett Begemann uttered Telefonica SA is leaning toward holding on to its General Motors reported an impressive 7.5% sales 1 those words last week to a small group of investors British O2 unit rather than seek another buyer after a gain in China by selling 277,979 vehicles in April due to and a Reuters reporter when asked how the world’s plan to sell the U.K. wireless carrier was blocked by Eu- solid sales growth of SUVs and premium cars. The De- “The Islamic Republic now stands among the few countries, largest seed company he helps lead might fit with ropean Union regulators, according to a person with troit carmaker has been able to bounce back strongly namely the U.S., Russia, and Germany, with the modern tech- German drugs and crop chemicals group Bayer AG. direct knowledge of the matter. after a sales decline in March. nology to build such a plant,” he added. Those four words, said on the sidelines of a New While Telefonica’s priority is to reduce leverage, In contrast, the American automaker’s crosstown ri- According to Sarbaz-Hosseini, the power plant fully meets York conference, set off a series of events leading to the company is better off with O2 in its portfolio than val Ford Motor witnessed a sales slump of 11% year over the international standards and can compete with its American the disclosure of Bayer’s confidential, $62 billion bid without it, said the person, who asked not to be iden- year. Ford’s auto sales decline in China for the month and European rivals. for Monsanto, the largest all-cash corporate takeover tified discussing internal company deliberations. The of April was a major setback. It has been reported as Domestic building of the decentralized power plant has re- offer on record. company will continue to seek ways to raise cash and the company’s steepest decline since it began reporting duced the end price of the product down to one fifth of its Bayer had sent a confidential acquisition proposal reduce its debt pile, the second-highest among Euro- monthly retail numbers instead of wholesale volumes similar foreign sample. to Monsanto on May 10. Media reports surfaced two pean phone operators, said the person. The person in May 2015. However, both companies saw great de- As IRNA reported, Houshang Falahatian, the deputy energy days later that Bayer was considering a bid. didn’t say whether the company will pursue a partial mand for high-end crossovers and SUVs. minister, previously announced that attracting domestic inves- sale of O2’s stock through an initial public offering. SUVs have been a bright spot for both U.S. au-

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Managing Director of Sarakhs Special Economic Zone: Smart ways to stay healthy SEEZ equipped with wide rail on a road trip connecting to Central Asia Is there anything that screams “freedom” stop. If overnight lodgings include a in a while for a short walk in the woods. and “summer” more than a few friends, a freezer, chill bottles while you sleep for Don’t forget the SPF. Sarakhs Special Economic and ceramic manufacturing units in Sarakhs Special Economic dusty car, and the open road? ice-cold H20 all day long. Avoid soda No trucker burn here! Windshields Zone (SEEZ) is equipped Zone will pave suitable ground to focus on infrastructures of with wide rail connecting to transport industry in this Zone, he opined. Bring smart snacks and creamy, sweet coffee drinks, which and windows might keep the bugs out the Central Asia. There are high potentials in rail transport sector of the Zone, Fill a cooler with ice or cool packs and pack unnecessary sugar and fat and (if of the car, but they don’t fully protect Announcing the above he said, adding: “Construction of rail line inside the Zone as long load it with plenty of nutritious, easy-to- caffeinated) actually contribute to dehy- our skin from the sun. Slather on some in an interview with our as 51 km will pave suitable way for acceleration of transportation eat snacks like low-sugar yogurt cups dration. broad spectrum SPF 30 or higher at correspondent, Managing trend and reduction of its relevant costs.” (choose plain or Greek to avoid mega- Stretch your legs (and shoul- regular intervals to keep skin safe. Director of Sarakhs Special Existence of industrial and production units with high ca- doses of sugar), string cheese, fresh fruit, ders and neck) Keep eyes on the prize Economic Zone Ahmad Sad- pacity, most modern and equipped warehouses to store vari- homemade granola bars, cut-up veggies Stop frequently (at least a few times a A good set of sunglasses is essen- eghi-Golmakani said: “The ous types of goods and also double-circuit cooling house, and hummus, healthy trail mix (keep track day) to get out of the car, move around, tial to protecting eyes from the sun. Zone is equipped with a regarded as the most equipped cooling house in east part of portions to stay out of dangerfood and do a few stretches. The hip flexors, Exposure to too much sunshine can wide rail network which can of country, etc. will complete transport cycle in the Zone, he be connected to the Central emphasized. territory), unsalted nuts, dried seaweed lower back, shoulders, and neck are damage vision and even cause cer- Asian states.” Benefitted from wide and normal rail line as long as 51 km, snacks, or preservative-free meat jerky. most likely to tense up after a few hours tain kinds of eye cancers. Light-colored Speaking in an interna- Sarakhs Special Economic Zone is considered as a transport hub Choose water at the wheel . If the road runs along eyes are often more sensitive to light, tional conference entitled for loading and unloading cargos in northeastern country and Bring a few reusable (BPA-free) wa- a national park or other hiking terrain, so blue, green, or grey-eyed guys and “Golden Opportunities of Central Asia, the managing director noted. ter bottles and fill ‘em up at every rest consider making a pit stop every once gals should take especial care to pro- Transit and Transportation Sector in Sarakhs Special Economic Considering the huge volume of transiting corns from tect peepers from the sun. Bring along Zone”, he said: “Islamic Republic of Iran has significant status in Central Asian states, loading and unloading equipment, which a pair of high-quality sunnies that pro- the region due to having excellent geographical situation.” will be set up in the Zone in the very near future, can help tect against UVA, UVB, and HEV light. As a bridge linking Asia and Europe, Islamic Republic of Iran develop and flourish transport situation in the Zone, he main- A polarized pair can help cut down on is considered as the best and most economical access way to tained. Advertisement for Recruitment Central Asian states, free waters and Persian Gulf littoral states, Hefty fund has been invested by Astan-e Qods Razavi in glare, making driving safer and more he maintained. Sarakhs Special Economic Zone, he said, adding: “Materializing enjoyable. Every year, frequent cargo consignments are shipped from economic objective in the country has been followed up strictly of a Driver/Messenger Practice perfect posture European and Southeast Asian states to Central Asia and vice by Astan-e Qods Razavi.” Especially if driving for more than one versa, he said, adding: “Rail line is the best possible means for He pointed to the naming the current year after “Resistance The Embassy of the Republic of South Africa in Tehran has a vacancy day, comfort in the driver’s (or passen- transporting cargos, based on which, many problems are cre- Economy, Action and Implementation” as recommended by Su- to recruit a Driver/Messenger with the following qualifications: ger’s) seat is essential. Adjust the seat and ated in this respect due to the vivid difference of rail lines of preme Leader of the Islamic Revolution and said: “Special eco- bring pillows and seat supports to make Central Asian countries and Russia with Iranian rail lines.” nomic zones should be paid due attention for materialization of Being able to speak and understand English the car seat as comfy (and ergonomi- To remove the existing problem, Sarakhs Special Economic objectives of resistance economy.” cally correct) as possible. Sit up tall and Zone has added a wide and normal rail line to the independent In the end, Managing Director of Sarakhs Special Economic Minimum 3 years of experience in an international organization side rail line of the zone, he observed. Zone Ahmad Sadeghi-Golmakani said: “Once problems facing take frequent breaks to roll the shoulders, Willing to work overtime With the design of loading and unloading facilities and set- investment are settled, more job opportunities will be generated stretch the neck, and realign posture. ting up vast docks in the vicinity of rail lines and also installing in the Zone and neighboring areas as well.” Have knowledge of streets of Tehran Stay engaged at the wheel large tanks to store various kinds of fuels, a golden chance has Minimum Education High School Diploma Don’t just sit there like a bump on a been created in rail transport sector at the entrance gate of Cen- log! It’s not exactly an hour-long cardio- tral Asia, the senior official of the Zone added. Must have a valid driving license fest, but even when sitting in traffic you Elsewhere in his remarks, he said: “Excellent situation of the The position is on contractual basis and will be renewed annually can suck in the abs and squeeze the Zone is considerable in four geopolitical, economic, security and glutes to keep muscles working. cultural dimensions.” Choose meals wisely. He acknowledged that the aforementioned salient specifica- tions have turned the Zone into one of the most important hubs Please forward your C.V in English no later than 3 June 2016 to one There are only so many carrot sticks in world’s transport industry, so that the Zone has paved suitable of the followings: a person can eat before hankering for a way for importing and exporting goods from across the globe real, hot meal. From fast food drive-ins via rail lines of this Zone. South African Embassy to gas station markets, road food is no- Given the above issue, import and export from across the toriously unhealthy. For a lighter meal, world is done via this Zone, he said, adding: “Attraction of inves- Address: No 5, Yekta Street, Valiasr Ave, Tajrish Square. look for grilled items, plenty of greens, tor in industrial and production areas for promoting production Attention: Mr. Farzaneh and don’t be shy about asking for a and exporting to other countries is considered as main activities Email: [email protected] sauce on the side. of the Zone.” (Source: greatist.com) Setting up large industries such as steel, petrochemical, tile

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Whether through signals from the Group of Seven Brexit 'serious risk to meeting this week or in the outcome of the latest round of European negotiations on Greece, officials growth' says G7 of advanced countries increasingly are acknowledg- ing that the problems facing their economies require A declaration at the G7 meeting in Japan says a vote by the a new response to take over from the overlong use UK to leave the European Union would pose a "serious threat of narrow short-term tools. to global growth". This recognition has been too long in the mak- In its final statement, the group warned that a UK exit from ing and, judging from the regrettable lack of credi- the EU would reverse the trend of increased global trade, ble and detailed action plans, still needs time to be investment and jobs. translated into progress on the ground. The meeting brings together the world's leading seven Before the G-7 meeting in Japan, several mem- industrialized nations. ber countries indicated they understood that their The final communiqué set global growth as a priority for individual and collective policy stances needed to dealing with threats to the world's economy and security. evolve. Germany warned against continued over-re- But the warning about the economic consequences of the liance on central banks, simultaneously stressing the UK leaving the European Union comes as Britain prepares for need for structural reforms. Canada and Japan urged a referendum on 23 June. a more aggressive and imaginative use of fiscal pol- Prime Minister David Cameron has been campaigning for icy. And the U.S. warned Japan to resist the tempta- Britain to stay within the 28-country bloc with recent polls tion to intervene to depreciate the yen. suggesting a lead for those who support remaining within Earlier this week, Greece’s European partners the EU. concluded that they needed a greater emphasis That Brexit has been seen as a serious risk to the world on debt relief for that beleaguered economy. In a economy at the G7 shouldn't surprise anyone. conference call with reporters on Wednesday, an The G7 finance ministers meeting over the weekend in International Monetary Fund official, who spoke on Sendai came to the same conclusion. (Source: BBC) the condition of anonymity, said there is there was reform in conjunction with lessened fiscal austerity; even as tomorrow’s growth potential is undermined. agreement among all stakeholders that Greece's debt relief for segments with crushing debt over- That, in turn, erodes the potency of any given policy debt was "highly unsustainable" and needed relief. hangs; and effective global policy coordination. response. In addition, the official said the parties "accept the Nonetheless, the translation of greater collective These unsettling economic consequences are methodology that should be used to calibrate the awareness into credible actions remains frustratingly amplified by fluid political conditions. Anti-estab- N Korea could be linked to necessary debt relief. They accept the objectives in patchy. lishment movements are benefiting from the recent cyber-attacks on banks, terms of the gross financing need in the near term Yet greater awareness is a critical ingredient of history of insufficient growth whose limited benefits and in the long run. They even accept the time pe- durable mindset adaptations and related course have accrued to a small (and already well-off) seg- security firm says riods, a very long time period, over which this debt corrections, so there is hope that the advanced ment of the population. As the system awaits policy has to be met through 2060." economies are getting closer to putting in action a actions, politics is likely to further erode support for A top cyber-security firm is investigating whether North Ko- These notable developments reflect an impor- much-needed comprehensive policy response. So if established political parties and simultaneously re- rea could be linked to attacks on banks in recent months. tant evolution in mindsets, which are shifting more not this time, maybe next time. Still, time is not on duce the potential for constructive bipartisan policy Symantec said it had evidence that the same group at- decisively toward looking at structural and secular their side. making. Meanwhile, the alternative -- a radical shift tempted to steal money from a bank in the Philippines, one conditions, and away from an excessive emphasis on A troubling aspect of structural impediments to to the implementation of the more extreme policies in Vietnam and Bangladesh's central bank. cyclical considerations. This shift is driven by three growth is that the longer they remain unaddressed, advocated by anti-establishment movements -- is It also said the rare malware deployed was similar to that developments: recurring disappointing economic the deeper they become embedded in the system. likely to be contained by the checks and balances used in the hacking of Sony Pictures in 2014. growth despite extraordinary monetary policy stim- Today’s growth shortfalls become harder to reclaim in the system. Indeed, the experience of the Syriza The U.S. government said North Korea was behind the ulus and, in the case of Greece, eye-popping bailout party in Greece provides a vivid illustration of the Sony hack. packages; concern that the benefits of unconven- constraining effect of these institutional guardrails. If North Korea is found to be behind the bank attacks, it tional central bank involvement are being offset by A troubling aspect of Advanced economies should be congratulated would be the first time a country has been detected stealing a mounting risk of collateral damage and unintend- structural impediments to for their willingness to incorporate a larger dose of money in a cyber-attack, Symantec's technical director Eric ed consequences; and recognition that the political economic growth is that structural and secular considerations into their eco- Chien told Reuters. context is becoming more complicated as anti-estab- nomic deliberations. But every quarter they wait to In February this year, hackers stole $81m (£55m) from the lishment movements gain momentum amid growing the longer they remain enact credible and comprehensive measures adds central bank of Bangladesh. popular mistrust of “elites” both in government and unaddressed, the deeper to the difficulty of removing the impediments to in- According to Symantec, it was the same group that at- the private sector. they become embedded in clusive growth and makes the political context even tempted to steal $1m from the Tien Phong Bank in Vietnam Such thinking should, one would hope, lead to the more complicated. and attacked a bank in the Philippines. implementation of pro-growth structural reforms, tax the system. (Source: Bloomberg) (Source: BBC) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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EAT YOUR FRUIT Emory researchers show how Zika Kiwi may infect placenta, fetus The placenta is supposed to help nourish a of the placenta and grows there. As the fetus in utero, get rid of waste and protect virus replicates, it doesn’t kill the cell, but the growing embryo from infection. somehow moves from those cells to the in- But with the Zika virus, the placenta nermost portion of the fetal compartment. doesn’t shield a fetus from the disease; in- Researchers are still trying to figure out stead it appears to help the disease grow the exact mechanism the virus uses to get and travel to the developing fetus’s brain. from those outer cells to the compart- This is the finding of a new study by ment. Determining that will help in the race Emory University researchers, who are to develop a vaccine for the only known trying to determine exactly how the virus mosquito-borne virus that causes severe makes its way into fetal neural cells causing birth defects. But the Emory researchers horrible birth defects. believe they have identified the type of Tainara Lourenco stands in the en- cells in the placenta that are most likely to Packed with more vitamin C than an equivalent amount of or- trance of her stilt home in Recife, Brazil. harbor the virus and set up a devastating ange, the kiwifruit is great to be eaten alone or as part of a salad. Unemployed, Lourenco lives in a slum at chain of events. See the health benefits of the fruit below: the epicenter of Brazil’s tandem Zika and The research team used cells from Kiwi's phytonutrients protect DNA microcephaly outbreaks, in the state of placenta donated by five non-infected Premier antioxidant protection Pernambuco. women who had full-term births through Fiber for blood sugar control Only a few viruses can make their way C-sections at either Grady Memorial Enhance colon health past the placental wall and go on to infect or Emory Midtown hospitals. The team Protection against asthma a growing fetus: rubella, HIV, herpes and found something surprising: the virus Protection against macular degeneration hepatitis B and C. Zika joins that list. didn’t kill the cells that may protect against Improve cardiovascular health Immune system Researchers are still trying to figure out the infection, called Hofbauer cells, which are According to the Emory study in the sci- exact mechanism the virus uses to get from made by the growing fetus. Zika contin- entific journal Cell Host Microbe, the virus ued to reproduce. infects immune cells in the outer portion those outer cells to the compartment. (Source: ajc.com) NEWS IN BRIEF CO claims life once again New way to make microwaves will change the world

MEDICAL TEHRAN — A 37-year-old gardener The Adventurer is a portable battery-powered microwave ing the Magnetron cool, as well as the noise from the turnta- desk in Bostan-Abad, northwest Iran, lost the size of a Thermos. Campers, hikers, and anyone else ble that makes sure the food heats evenly. his life to carbon monoxide poisoning in an attempt to away from the grid can make a hot meal in minutes with- The military moved away from magnetrons many years keep warm on a cold night, an official at East Azarbaijan out a fire. Camp cooking could get a whole lot easier. ago and now uses solid-state microwave sources. These province’s disaster management and medical emergency The three-pound Adventurer is more than a handy are transistor-based devices are compact and more effi- center reported on Friday. piece of kit, though. This is one of the first fruits of a new cient at turning electricity into electromagnetic radiation According to IRNA, Habib Hosseinqolizadeh asserted, technology that could not only nuke your lunch on the go, with less waste heat (it's like comparing an LED to an old- upon receiving an emer- but also make an impact in areas as diverse as crop protec- fashioned light bulb). Now we're starting to see consumer- gency call, paramedics were tion and oil extraction. grade gadgets finally move away from the old technology dispatched at once to the The microwave oven was famously discovered by ac- and into the world of solid-state. scene, but the man’s body cident in 1946 when Raytheon engineer Percy Spencer Enter the Adventurer. This microwave-on-the-go is built was found lifeless in sus- found the peanut cluster bar in his pocket had melted The heart of microwave around an LDMOS ("laterally diffused metal oxide semicon- pected carbon monoxide while he was working with a military-grade radar mag- Over all those many decades, though, the heart of the ductor") microwave source made by Dutch company NXP, poisoning, he said. netron. The idea took some time to catch on; by 1986 microwave oven has stayed the same. It is the cavity mag- similar to those used for microwave communications sys- To keep warm, the only a quarter of households had one. Now microwaves netron, developed during WWII for radar. It is big, heavy, and tems. "LDMOS operates on 50 volts, rather than the 3,000 night before, the victim are ubiquitous, and America has warmed to the idea of inefficient. The transformer that steps up the voltage from the volts that Magnetrons in traditional microwave ovens need," had employed charcoal to microwaving popcorn, instant meals, and even, in rare wall outlet to the Magnetron's operating voltage emits a loud says Professor Alwyn Seeds of University College London. heat up his place of stay, cases, healthy food. hum, accompanied by the sound of the fan needed to keep- (Source: Popular Mechanics) a wrong decision that cost him his life. Carbon monoxide is a toxic (poisonous) gas, but, How satellites are helping to fight New technique captures the activity of an being colorless, odorless, tasteless, and initially non-irritating, it is very difficult for climate change entire brain in a snapshot people to detect. They may be many, many miles up in the When it comes to measuring brain activ- The most common symptoms of CO poisoning are air, but satellites have a vital role to play ity, scientists have tools that can take a headache, dizziness, weakness, upset stomach, vomiting, when it comes to analyzing our planet precise look at a small slice of the brain chest pain, and confusion, said Hosseinqolizadeh. and its climate. (less than one cubic millimeter), or a CO symptoms are often described as “flu-like.” If you In the U.S., for example, NASA says it blurred look at a larger area. Now, re- breathe in a lot of CO it can make you pass out or kill you. has over a dozen "Earth science" space- searchers at Rockefeller University have Once someone realizes such symptoms in a closed en- craft and instruments in orbit, and is con- described a new technique that combines vironment, Hosseinqolizadeh explained, he should exit the ducting research on everything from solar the best of both worlds--it captures a de- location straightaway and seek medical help. activity to rising sea levels, air pollution tailed snapshot of global activity in the Initial treatment for carbon monoxide poisoning is and "changes in sea ice and land ice." mouse brain. to immediately remove the person from the exposure The European Space Agency (ESA), "We wanted to develop a technique without endangering further people. Those who are based in Paris, is also keen to stress just that would show you the level of activity unconscious may require cardiopulmonary resuscita- how important the relationship between at the precision of a single neuron, but at tion on site. space and our climate is. the scale of the whole brain," says study The "data we get from space in influ- satellites were used to inform a study author Nicolas Renier, a postdoctoral fel- ams, a graduate student in Tessier-Lav- encing people about climate change is which showed that a glacier in Green- low in the lab of Marc Tessier-Lavigne, igne's lab and co-author of the study. very, very important," Philip Haines, the land was losing "five billion tons of ice a professor of the Laboratory of Brain De- "But what we gain in this trade-off is a Scientists spot possible European Space Agency's head of tel- year to the ocean." velopment and Repair, and president of comprehensive view of most neurons oldest animal ecom business development, told CNBC's The "satellites are offering a new way Rockefeller University. in the brain, and the ability to compare Sustainable Energy. of looking at farming production, energy The new method, described online on these active neuronal populations be- The ESA says that climate change is generation and general global conserva- May 26 in Cell, takes a picture of all the tween snapshots in a robust and unbi- Just in case scientists needed a reminder of how enigmatic arguably the "greatest challenge facing tion by giving a global view of vegetation active neurons in the brain at a specific ased manner." deep-sea life is, an incredibly large sea sponge was discov- mankind in the 21st century," and for and water, and atmosphere and climate," time. The mouse brain contains dozens Here's how the tool works: The re- ered near Hawaii. Haines, the data gathered from up in the the ESA's Ian Downey said. of millions of neurons, and a typical im- searchers expose a mouse to a situation Seven thousand feet below the surface, a deep-sea ex- heavens is invaluable. Satellites were offering farmers, age depicts the activity of approximately that would provoke altered brain activity pedition stumbled upon a "sponge the size of a minivan," "(A) picture tells 1,000 words, and hav- agronomists (who study the science of one million neurons, says Tessier-Lavigne. -- such as taking an anti-psychotic drug, the largest ever recorded, according to researchers. Since ing a picture of the arctic ice shrinking so using food for different purposes) and The "purpose of the technique is to brushing whiskers against an object while the discovery in 2015, the you can see how it's changing is much food producers efficiencies of pro- accelerate our understanding of how the exploring, and parenting a pup -- then National Oceanic and At- more powerful than going off and having duction, harvest and transportation, brain works." make the measurement after a pause. mospheric Administration some measurements that you make (in) Downey added. Live brain activity The pause is important, explains Renier, (NOAA) has been studying a report just in a table or a document," They were "also providing important "Because of the nature of our tech- because the technique measures neuron the mysterious creature. Haines added. information about the energy resources nique, we cannot visualize live brain activity indirectly, via the translation of Their findings were recently Radar observations from the wind from the sun and from bio- activity over time -- we only see neu- neuronal genes into proteins, which takes published in the scientific To give just one example, at the end mass fuels," he said rons that are active at the specific time about 30 minutes to occur. journal Marine Biodiversity. of last year radar observations from ESA (Source: CNBC) we took the snapshot," says Eliza Ad- (Source: EurekAlert) The "largest portion of our planet lies in deep wa- ters, the vast majority of which has never been ex- Grilled meat increases chances of developing cancer, scientists find plored," Daniel Wagner, science lead for the expedi- A Texas university study now shows that eating not only cooking method where high temperatures produce car- subgroup of the population carrying variations of the tion, said in a NOAA press red meat, but white meat in large quantities could also cinogenic substances. The team looked for cancer caus- gene ITPR2. release. "Finding such an increase the risk of developing cancer. The reasons point ing mutagens, two in particular -- 2-amino-1-methyl- This gene has even before been associated with enormous and presumably old sponge emphasizes how to a combination of cooking methods as well as genetic 6-phenyl-imidazo (4,5-b) pyridine (PhIP for short) and kidney cancer and obesity risk, the results point to ex- much can be learned from studying deep and pristine.” predisposition. amino 3,8-dimethylimidazo (4,5-f) quinoxaline (MeIQx posure to meat-cooking mutagens. Future experiments Giant-sized sea sponges are not uncommon. Several A team at the University of Texas MD Anderson Can- for short). They identified a 54% increased risk associ- will probe the link between mutagen intake and genetic different types are known to grow to large sizes and pro- cer Center in Houston compared diets of 659 patients ated with PhIP intake and a nearly twofold increase as- susceptibility. vide key ecological functions in the regions where they live. diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) to 699 similar sociated with MeIQx intake. While advising people to consume meat in modera- They can provide habitats to other smaller creatures and people without cancer. The study looked at what kinds "We found elevated RCC risk associated with both tion, the researchers advise a well-balanced diet, com- filter seawater. of meat people ate, how they cooked it, besides their meat intake and meat-cooking mutagens, suggesting plete with fruits and vegetables. The high risk group also Prior to the recent find, a colony of Aphrocallistes vas- genetic makeup. independent effect of meat-cooking mutagens on RCC ate fewer fruits and vegetables than people who did not tus Schulze, a type of sea sponge, was found in 1887 near Those who ate the most grilled meat -- red or white risk," said Xifeng Wu, MD and Ph.D., professor, Epidemi- have cancer. western Canada. It remained the largest sea sponge ever -- had higher risk of kidney cancer. However, it has not ology and senior author of the study. Kidney cancer is among the 10 most common can- documented for more than 100 years and measured more always been clear why eating more meat elevates cancer High intake of meat cers in both men and women, according to the Ameri- than 11 feet in length, 3.6 feet in height and 1.6 feet in width, risk, explained Stephanie Melkonian, Ph.D., postdoctoral Besides the high intake of meat, those with two ge- can Cancer Society which notes rising incidence of kid- according to the study. fellow, Epidemiology and lead author of the study. netic mutations were most affected by the grilled meat ney cancer since the 1990s. (Source: The CSM) Looking for an explanation, they narrowed on the risk. A high meat intake was particularly harmful for a (Source: International Business Times) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y http://www.tehrantimes.com/international MAY 29, 2016 WORLD IN FOCUS 9

An international human rights organiza- collaborating with foreign powers. He tion has called on the United States ad- denies the charges, saying he has been ministration to press the Bahraini regime U.S. urged to secure release seeking reforms in the kingdom through over the immediate release of Sheikh Ali peaceful means. JUMP Salman, secretary general of Bahrain’s of Bahraini dissident In June 2015, a Bahraini court sen- main opposition bloc, the al-Wefaq Na- tenced him to four years in prison on Turning words into a tional Islamic Society. charges such as insulting the Bahraini nuclear-free reality “The Bahraini authorities have a Interior Ministry and inciting others to chance on Monday to reverse Sheikh break the law. He was acquitted of seek- 6 Obama made headway by concluding the 2010 Salman’s alarming conviction. His impris- ing regime change. New Start Treaty, which mandates cuts in the strategic nucle- onment contradicts promises of reform The Office of the United Nations High ar warheads deployed by America and Russia. and makes an inclusive political settle- Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Beyond that, his vision has run aground. Much fault lies ment unlikely,” Brian Dooley, the director has repeatedly called on the Manama re- with Russia, which opposes more arms reduction; the Senate, of Human Rights Defenders program at gime to release the al-Wefaq leader. which refuses to ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty; the U.S.-based Human Rights First, said Since February 14, 2011, anti-regime and Pakistan, which has blocked talks on a treaty to halt pro- on Friday. protesters have held numerous demon- duction of fissile material. He added, “If the U.S. government is strations on an almost daily basis in Bah- Yet Obama has undercut his own record with a $1 trillion serious about helping Bahrain escape its rain, calling for the House of Khalifah to program to rebuild the American nuclear arsenal over the political crisis, it should publicly call for his relinquish power. next 30 years. A new Pentagon report shows that he has immediate release so he can be part of In March that year, the House of Saud eliminated fewer nuclear weapons than any president since a much-needed dialogue with the gov- regime and the United Arab Emirates the end of the Cold War. Neither Obama nor Abe addressed ernment.” (UAE) troops were deployed to the coun- Japan’s 47 tons of separated plutonium from its energy pro- On Thursday evening, clashes broke try to assist the Bahraini regime with its gram. It could be used to make thousands of nuclear weap- out between Bahraini regime forces and tear gas to disperse the crowd. The pro- miles) southwest of Manama, where crackdown on the peaceful protests. ons, is a tempting terrorist target and raises the risk of a wider dozens of demonstrators in Bilad al-Qa- testers responded by throwing petrol participants demanded the uncondi- Scores of people have been killed and race to stockpile plutonium. deem, a suburb of the Bahraini capital, bombs at police. Two officers were re- tional freedom of the prominent Bah- hundreds of others injured or arrested in South Korea and China, for instance, have expressed in- Manama, during a protest against the portedly injured. raini opposition leader. the crackdown. terest in acquiring reprocessing plants. A plan to end Japan’s continued imprisonment of Sheikh Sal- Earlier in the day, a similar demon- Sheikh Salman was arrested in De- Bahrain also hosts the US Navy’s Fifth reprocessing would have been a fitting achievement for the man. stration was held in the village of Buri, cember 2014 on charges of attempting Fleet. (Source: Press TV) historic visit. Other initiatives, like canceling America’s new Regime forces fired shots and used located about 13 kilometers (eight to overthrow the Manama regime and air-launched, nuclear-armed cruise missile, are still possible. Soaring words alone will not rid the world of nuclear weap- U.S. troops’ use of YPG insignia Texas braces for possibly ons. (Source: The CSM) in Syria ‘unauthorized’ more rain after flooding kills 1 Putin: Romania, Poland may now be in Russia’s cross-hairs

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Romania and Po- land they could find themselves in the sights of Russian rock- ets because they are hosting elements of a United States missile shield that Moscow considers a threat to its security. Putin issued his starkest warning yet over the missile shield, saying that Moscow had stated repeatedly that it would have Elsewhere, United States troops who against ISIL, in Raqqa province. At least one person is dead and three But one person drowned and anoth- to take retaliatory steps but that Washington and its allies were photographed in Syria wearing The U.S. says it has about 300 sol- others were missing after torrential er person was missing after their vehicle had ignored the warnings. the emblem of a Kurdish armed group diers serving in training and support thunderstorms caused flooding in Tex- was swept away, Brieden said. Earlier this month the U.S. military -- which says the on their uniforms have been ordered to roles in Syria and has acknowledged as, officials said as they braced for the And officials in Travis County, shield, is needed to protect from Iran, not threaten Russia remove the patches, a military spokes- that they work with the SDF. possibility of more rain over the long which saw up to 9 inches of rain in -- switched on the Romanian part of the shield. man said. NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organ- Memorial Day weekend. some parts, were still searching for Work is going ahead on another part of the shield, in Poland. The Americans, part of a U.S.-led ization) member Turkey regards the “It’s not going to take very much rain two people missing from a vehicle “If yesterday in those areas of Romania people simply did coalition battling the ISIL, were work- YPG as an extension of the outlawed to get us in those flood stages again,” on a flooded roadway, according to not know what it means to be in the cross-hairs, then today ing alongside a coalition of Kurdish Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK (Partiya Washington County Judge John Brieden Lisa Block, an emergency services we will be forced to carry out certain measures to ensure our and Arab troops north of ISIL’s de-fac- Karkerên Kurdistanê), which has fought said on Friday. spokeswoman. security,” Putin told a joint news conference in Athens with to capital Raqqa, and wore the insignia for autonomy in Turkey’s largely Kurdish The forecasts through the holiday The Washington County seat, Bren- Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. of the People’s Protection Units (YPG/ southeast for three decades. weekend called for scattered or isolated ham, received 16.62 inches of rain on “It will be the same case with Poland,” he said. Yekîneyên Parastina Gel?). Washington considers the PKK “ter- thunderstorms in Central and Southeast Thursday, breaking the city’s daily rain- Putin did not specify what actions Russia would take, but The images of the Special Forces sol- rorists”, but backs the YPG in the fight Texas. But officials say they will be moni- fall record, said National Weather Ser- he insisted that it was not making the first step, only respond- diers - published by the AFP news agen- against ISIL. toring local rivers and waterways, which vice meteorologist Wendy Long. ing to moves by Washington. “We won’t take any action until cy - upset Turkey, which considers the On Friday, U.S. State Department could rise out of their banks in the com- Brieden said about 40 children we see rockets in areas that neighbor us.” YPG a “terrorist” group. spokesman Mark Toner declined to discuss ing days due to the heavy rains. spent the night at a Brenham elemen- He said the argument that the project was needed to defend Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Ca- the photos, saying he did not want to talk Other parts of the country saw heavy tary school after buses were unable to against Iran made no sense because an international deal had vusoglu denounced the U.S. as “two- about where they were located in Syria. rains Friday, as well, especially in central get them home. He said that in some been reached to curb Tehran’s nuclear program. The missiles faced” and said the badges were “un- “We understand Turkey’s concerns, Kansas, where the Wichita Eagle reports areas buses couldn’t get down flood- that will form the shield can easily reach Russian cities, he said. acceptable”. and let me make that clear,” Toner said. that an 11-year-old boy is missing after ed roads. A couple of buses had to be “How can that not create a threat for us?” Putin asked. “It is unacceptable that an ally coun- “And we continue to discuss this as well he was swept away in a swollen creek. rescued as one broke down and an- He voiced frustration that Russia’s complaints about the try is using the YPG insignia. We reacted as other concerns that Turkey has re- In Washington County, Texas, located other was trapped when waters rose missile shield had not been heeded. to it. It is impossible to accept it. This is garding [ISIL].” between Austin and Houston, mobile nearby. “We’ve been repeating like a mantra that we will be forced a double standard and hypocrisy,” Ca- Asked at a briefing on Thursday if it homes washed away in the flooding The National Weather Service said to respond... Nobody wants to hear us. Nobody wants to vusoglu said. was appropriate to wear such insignia, and multiple houses had water inside, it determined that an EF-1 tornado hit conduct negotiations with us.” Ankara also raised the issue with the Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook Brieden said. Thursday in Bryan, about 100 miles Crimea issue closed U.S. State Department. said that when Special Forces operate in He said there had been more than northwest of Houston. Bryan officials Elsewhere, Putin sounded a defiant note over Crimea, the The troops were supporting the some areas, they do what they can to 50 water rescues from houses and vehi- said 153 homes were damaged, includ- Ukrainian region which Russia annexed in 2014. Moscow said Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which blend in with the community to enhance cles since the rains started on Thursday ing 53 with major damage. it was acting on the will of the Crimean people, who voted is headed by the YPG, in an offensive their own security. (Source: agencies) morning. (Source: AP) to join Russia, but Western governments say it was an illegal land grab. “As far as Crimea is concerned, we consider this question BSI unveils 1st VTM device is closed forever,” Putin said. “Russia will not conduct any dis- cussions with anyone on this subject.” ECONOMY To increase satisfaction and save cost Bank Saderat Iran has put the qualitative and quantita- cash fund, etc. As the largest bank in Tehran Stock Ex- (Source: Reuters) deskand time of its dear customers, Virtual tive development of electronic services atop agenda.” change (TSE), Bank Saderat Iran carries out more than 700 Teller Machine (VTM) was unveiled in Bank Saderat Iran The Bank intends to unveil a new electronic service million financial transactions per month and has issued (BSI) in the presence of presence of Managing Director each month, he said, adding: “For this purpose, the 57 million electronic cards for applicants, he said, adding: ‘Modi’s Iran visit was a of the bank Lalehgani, a number of senior managers bank installed first Virtual Teller Machine in its Jomhouri “With installing more than 451,000 Automated Teller Ma- and IT experts of banks. Branch No. 239 in order to offer quality round-the-clock chines (ATMs) across the country, the bank plays a leading major turning point in ties’ Chief Executive of the bank was the first speaker who banking services to the noble customers.” role in developing and boosting modern banking network.” pointed to the modern progresses in the field of bank- Of the salient advantages of VTM, he pointed to open- In the end, Chief Executive of the bank said: “Man- 1 The fact that the proposal was lying down for ing services in the country and said: “Today, using new ing deposit, issuing card instantly, presenting statement, agement of the bank has taken effective steps in current the last 13 years and only now has got sharp attention software and hardware services has been turned into an paying installments of facilities, transferring money (SAT- year (started March 20, 2016) in order to materialize speaks about India’s sincerity and commitment to im- undeniable necessity in banking activities and in this line, NA) and requesting for checkbook, receiving and paying most of its objectives.” plement it.” “It is not just the governments but the private sec- 31st establishment anniversary EORC and Japan’s tor and business lobby are also keen to implement of SINA Bank observed JCCP resume cooperation the Chabahar agreement. ECONOMY May 28 coincided ent bank in terms of disclosure of infor- ECONOMY Japan Cooperation this giant project and said: “Project for The political framework deskwith 31st establish- mation and easy access of dear fellow deskCenter, Petroleum construction of gasoline complex was is now being laid,” said ment anniversary of SINA Bank. countrymen to the bank’s performance (JCCP) and Esfahan Oil Refining Compa- put into operation in the past Iranian Stobdan who accompa- On the occasion of 31st foundation indicators, he observed. ny (EORC) resumed their activities after calendar year in 1394 (ended March 19, nied Modi during his visit anniversary of the bank, Managing Di- Of the other salient achievements a hiatus. 2016).” to Iran. rector of the bank Eng. Pishro congratu- of the bank, it should be referred to It should be noted that Chief Exec- Once obstacles are removed, other Advising Iran to be se- lated this significant event to the indus- winning first rank in money-launder- utive of Japan Cooperation Center, Pe- projects of the company will be put into rious in implementing the trious staff, personnel, shareholders and ing campaign, and also winning sec- troleum (JCCP) Tsuyoshi Nakaei traveled operation in due date, he maintained. Chabahar agreement, the beneficiaries of the bank. ond rank in performance indicators of to Iran along with Deputy Coordinating EORC observes requirements of in- seasoned diplomat said, The bank owes its success to the fast-moving banking network system and Supervision Manager of the com- ternational environmental standards “Iran too has to be sincere unsparing and unflinching efforts of (SHETAB), he said, adding: “By sign- pany on Wednesday May 25 in order to strictly, he said, adding: “For this pur- this time. Earlier agree- its staff, he said, adding: “The bank ing a Memorandum of Understanding participate in the inaugural ceremony of pose, the company has taken giant en- ment to link Turkmenistan has thus far managed to take giant (MOU) with governor-generalships Refinery Repair and Maintenance Man- vironmental strides, the most important to Bandar Abbas with rail- strides in line with materializing most across the country, the bank has man- agement Training Course. of which can be referred to gasification way wasn’t satisfying. Also of its objectives and meeting cus- aged to help generate employment in Production Planning, Refining and of furnaces, operation of osmosis us- it is important for Iran not to mix with its plan with tomers’ demands in the best form less advantaged areas of the country, Engineering Head of Esfahan Oil Refin- ing reverse engineering method for Pakistan or China’s OBOR project.” possible.” grant facilities to productive sectors ing Company Eng. Hashem Al-Hosseini maximal extraction of wastewater and Elaborating on the importance Chabahar port for India, Upon taking advantage of world’s in disadvantaged regions, support was the first speaker who briefed the conclusion of separate contracts with he said, “I see it as a more than energy and connectivity pro- most modern banking technology and knowledge-based plans and grant visiting delegation on performance of companies trusted by Department of ject. Certainly it is a strategic project.” relying upon its competent and the guarantee letters, etc. the company and said: “EORC has im- Environment (DoE), etc.” Describing Iran’s future as very bright and excit- most exercised manpower as well as In the end, Managing Director of the plemented a master plan with environ- It should be noted that JCCP is com- ing after lifting of the international sanctions, he said, offering widespread banking services, bank Eng. Pishro expressed his special mental approach within the three giant prised of consortia of a number of Jap- “Iran is changing rapidly and beyond expectation. I the bank managed to attain numerous thanks to the hardworking staff, person- frameworks entitled “improving process anese companies and has thus far of- have been to Iran many times in the past. But this time achievements, he maintained. nel and directors of the bank who took and optimization”, details of which have fered quality training services to more change is visible in every sense. I think Iran is going to Given the above issue, SINA Bank giant strides in line with materializing been put atop agenda.” than 1,400 Iranian manpower, the re- have a very exciting future, which is what the Iranian was introduced as the most transpar- most objectives of the bank.” He pointed to the preliminaries of port ended. people want.” I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 10 SOCIETY MMAYAY 29,29, 20162016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/society

FOOD FOR THOUGHT Fundraisers donate $230,000 in Tehran charitable ceremony

SOCIAL TEHRAN — Some 8 billion rials desk(nearly $230,000), both in cash and in kind, was donated during a charity fundraising cer- emony in Tehran on Friday. The ceremony was arranged by Ashura Charity Foundation and the contributions are scheduled to be spent on treating refractory patients and support- ing underprivileged families. The money is provided with thousands of philan- thropist ranging from employees to the merchants and it would be poured into treating patients with cancer and providing dowries for those brides-to-be who can- not afford to buy things themselves, the Ashura Charity (File photo) Foundation CEO told IRIB. A charity It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. “Compared to the last year the contributions have bazaar for Confucius increased by 30 percent,” Tahmoureth Yavari said. orphans in Currently treatment expenses for 260 patients suf- Mashhad, fering from cancer are being covered by Ashura Char- Khorasan ity Foundation and 40 brides-to-be are provided with Razavi LEARN ENGLISH dowry, Yavari added. province, Recognizing underprivileged patients, paying no held on the Recovering from an Illness or interest loans to them worth of 1.2 billion rials (nearly occasion Injury $35,000), and donating medical equipment worth of of the New 650 million rials (nearly $19,000) are of the most im- Year in 2015. Julio: Hi, Aunt Louisa, it’s Julio. portant activities of the foundation, he noted. Paula: ...And Paula. I’m on the extension in the kitchen. Julio: Anyway, we just wanted to call and wish you a speedy recovery. Get plenty of bed rest and take it easy. Avoid greasy or spicy foods and drink lots of liquids. You Fines for using handheld devices while driving more than tripled don’t want to become dehydrated. get SOCIAL TEHRAN — The 300,000 rials fine He went on to say that it is illegal for drivers to talk, Paula: Don’t listen to him. You need to stay active and not desk in the habit of sitting around. You’ll recover faster if you (nearly $8) has more than tripled to text, type, dial or email using hand-held and that they get up and move around a lot. 100,000 rials (nearly $30) for using handheld devices are punishable by law. Julio: That’s terrible advice. She needs rest and to eat right. while driving, the deputy traffic police of Tehran said. Drinking, eating, talking to the passengers or argu- You know what they say: “Feed a cold, starve a fever.” Those who use cell phones and any other hand- ing with them are of the other causes of losing atten- Paula: What does that old adage have to do with any- held communications and entertainment devices as tion and not focusing on the road, he said, regretting, thing? What you need, Aunt Louisa, is to alternate be- well as hands-free devices while steering a car will unfortunately using cellphone is one of the primary tween a heating pad and an ice pack. face a $30 fine, Hassan Abedi said. reasons of lack of focus while driving. Julio: What are you talking about? Aunt Louisa has a bad cold. Abedi explained that 32 percent of the collisions Research shows that drivers who use cell phones Paula: What?! I thought she had a sore back! are caused by distracted driving as the driver fail to are four times more likely to be in a collision than driv- (Source eslpod.com) focus on the road and doing something other than ers who focus on the road. And when drivers take Words & phrases keeping their hands on the wheel and their eyes on their eyes off the road for more than two seconds, extension: one of many telephone lines connected to a the road. their crash risk doubles. central system in a large building, which all have different numbers speedy: happening or done quickly or without delay; quick recovery: the process of getting better after an illness, injury etc. WHO rejects calls to relocate Olympics over Zika fears bed rest: confinement of an invalid to bed as part of treat- The World Health Organization has reject- The letter also asked whether the Brazil remains the hardest hit by the ment ed calls from 150 leading scientists to relo- WHO’s reluctance to recommend any de- disease, with 20,000 reported cases and take it easy: to relax and not do very much cate or postpone the Olympic Games be- lay or relocation was due to a conflict of 1,300 confirmed cases of microcephaly. greasy: covered in grease or oil; oily cause of the Zika virus outbreak in Brazil. interest between the organization and the The disease has also spread across the At- spicy: food that is spicy has a pleasantly strong taste, and The Games would “not significantly al- International Olympic Committee (IOC), lantic to the island of Cape Verde, off the coast gives you a pleasant burning feeling in your mouth; hot ter” the spread of the virus, which began which work closely together. of Africa, and there are fears it is only a matter dehydrated: to lose too much water from your body in Brazil a year ago and is linked to serious Responding to their concerns, the of time before it reaches continental Africa. get in the habit of: start doing something regularly birth defects, the WHO said. WHO said: “Based on the current assess- Tessa Jowell, the former minister for the sitting around: to sit somewhere and relax or do nothing It was responding to an open letter ment of Zika virus circulating in almost 60 Olympics who was in charge of London’s feed a cold, starve a fever: expressing the common belief from 150 leading doctors, researchers countries globally and 39 in the Americas, successful bid to host the 2012 Games said that eating more will cure the common cold, and eating less and medical ethicists, who argued the there is no public health justification for the Zika virus was “a matter of great concern”. will cure a fever threat from the virus meant it would be postponing or cancelling the games.” Speaking to Sky News, Jowell said: “It’s adage: a well-known phrase that says something wise about or cancelled, Jowell said: “Well obviously “unethical” for the Games to go ahead. “The best way to reduce risk of disease a matter of great concern because there human experience; proverb it’s very difficult logistically, close to im- The experts fear athletes and fans travel- is to follow public health travel advice.” appears to be a medical disagreement be- alternate between: if two things alternate, or if you alternate possible, to move or cancel the games so ling to the event could become infected with The IOC has also said it sees no reason tween the WHO and these experts who have them, they happen one after the other in a repeated pattern close to the start. But in a way, that’s not the mosquito-borne disease and spread it why the Zika outbreak means the Games issued this advice this morning. The impor- heating pad: a pad used for warming of parts of the body in a consideration. The consideration of the to their home countries on their return. should be relocated or delayed. tant thing not just for athletes but also the order to manage pain IOC will be balancing the risks of the pub- When pregnant women become in- Since the outbreak began in Brazil last hundreds of thousands of people who will be ice pack: a bag containing ice that is put on injured or painful lic’s health, the health of athletes and the fected, Zika can cause babies to be born year, the disease has spread to 58 coun- travelling to Rio is that they are given the best parts of your body to keep them cold health of people travelling to Rio, against with unusually small heads and under-de- tries around the world and the WHO has evidence-based precautionary advice. sore: a part of your body that is sore is painful, because of the organization of the games.” veloped brains. declared a global health emergency. Asked if the games should be moved infection or because you have used a muscle too much (Source: Independent) World’s scariest school run? Chinese children tackle 800-metre cliff QUIZ OF THE DAY Children as young as six from Atuler village in Sichuan province have to scale a huge rock face using rickety ladders 160) What does the idiom mean? He is all thumbs. Authorities in south-west China have vowed to come to Chen, who spent three days visiting the impoverished a) he has big hands the aid of an isolated mountain village after photographs community, said the perilous trek, which he undertook three b) he is good at catching things emerged showing the petrifying journey its children are times, was not for the faint of heart. “It is very dangerous. c) he is clumsy forced to make to get to school. You have to be 100% careful,” he told the Guardian. “If you (Quiz No. 159 answer: a) To attend class, backpack-carrying pupils from Atuler vil- have any kind of accident, you will fall straight into the abyss.” lage in Sichuan province must take on an 800-metre rock Api Jiti, the head of the 72-family farming community face, scrambling down rickety ladders and clawing their way which produces peppers and walnuts, told Beijing News over bare rocks as they go. there had been insufficient room to build a school for local PHRASAL VERB Images of their terrifying and potentially deadly 90-min- children on the mountaintop. ute descent went viral on the Chinese internet this week af- The trek to school is now considered so grueling that the Stick together ter they were published in a Beijing newspaper. children have been forced to board, only returning to their The photographs were taken by Chen Jie who used his mountaintop homes to see their families twice a month. Meaning: support each other WeChat account to describe the moment he first witnessed Villager Chen Jigu told reporters the wooden ladders For example: Good friends always stick together. the village’s 15 school children, aged between six and 15, used to move up and down the mountain were, like the scaling the cliff. “There is no doubt I was shocked by the scene village, hundreds of years old. “We replace a ladder with a I saw in front of me,” he wrote, adding that he hoped his new one when we find one of them is rotten,” he said. photographs could help change the village’s “painful reality”. (Source: The Guardian) ENGLISH PROVERB LEARN NEWS TRANSLATION Every man is the architect ﺍﻋﻤﺎﻝ ﺟﺮﺍﺣﻰ ﺍﻭﺭﻭﻟﻮژﻯ ﺩﺭ ﻣﺪﻝ ﺣﻴﻮﺍﻧﻰ ﺑﻪ ﻛﻤﻚ ﺭﺑﺎﺕﻫﺎ ﺩﺭ of his own fortune Urologic robotic surgery tested on animal in Iran ﺍﻳﺮﺍﻥ ﺑﺎ ﻧﺘﺎﻳﺞ ﻣﺜﺒﺘﻰ ﻫﻤﺮﺍﻩ ﺑﻮﺩﻩ ﺍﺳﺖ appears to be promising Explanation: life is what you make it ﻧﺎﺻﺮ ﺳﻴﻢ ﻓﺮﻭﺵ، ﺍﻭﺭﻭﻟﻮژﻳﺴﺖ، ﮔﻔﺖ: ﺍﻋﻤﺎﻝ ﺟﺮﺍﺣﻰ ﺩﺭ ﺣﻮﺯﻩ ﺭﺷﺘﻪ ﺍﻭﺭﻭﻟﻮژﻯ ﺑﻪ ﻛﻤﻚ ﺭﺑﺎﺕﻫﺎ ﻛﻪ ﺗﺎﻛﻨﻮﻥ ﺍﺯ ﺁﻥ Urologic robotic surgery, which has been tested on an animal to remove its gallbladder in ﺑﺮﺍﻯ ﺟﺮﺍﺣﻰ ﻛﻴﺴﻪ ﺻﻔﺮﺍ ﺩﺭ ﻣﺪﻝ ﺣﻴﻮﺍﻧﻰ ﺍﺳﺘﻔﺎﺩﻩ ﺷﺪﻩ ﺑﺎ ﻧﺘﺎﻳﺞ ﻣﺜﺒﺘﻰ ﻫﻤﺮﺍﻩ ﺑﻮﺩﻩ ﺍﺳﺖ. .Iran, appears to be promising, said Nasser Simforoosh, urologist ﺳﻴﻢ ﻓﺮﻭﺵ ﺗﻮﺿﻴﺢ ﺩﺍﺩ: ﺍﻋﻤﺎﻝ ﺟﺮﺍﺣﻰ ﺩﺭ ﺣﻮﺯﻩ ﺭﺷﺘﻪ ﺍﻭﺭﻭﻟﻮژﻯ ﺑﻪ ﻛﻤﻚ ﺭﺑﺎﺕﻫﺎ ﺩﺭ ﺩﻧﻴﺎ ﻣﻌﻤﻮﻝ ﺍﺳﺖ ﻭ ﺍﻳﻨﻜﻪ Robot-assisted surgery is almost common in the field of urology worldwide and Iranian ﺍﺧﻴﺮﺍً ﺍﻳﻦ ﺭﺑﺎﺕﻫﺎ ﺍﺯ ﺳﻮﻯ ﻣﺘﺨﺼﺼﺎﻥ ﺍﻳﺮﺍﻧﻰ ﺩﺭ ﺩﺍﻧﺸﮕﺎﻩ ﺻﻨﻌﺘﻰ ﺷﺮﻳﻒ ﺳﺎﺧﺘﻪ ﺷﺪﻩ ﺍﺳﺖ. ,Without water, scientist just recently succeeded in building such robots in Sharif University of Technology ﻭﻯ ﺧﺎﻃﺮﻧﺸﺎﻥ ﻛﺮﺩ: ﺍﻳﻦ ﺭﺑﺎﺕﻫﺎ ﺑﻪ ﻃﻮﺭ ﺍﻧﺤﺼﺎﺭﻯ ﺗﻨﻬﺎ ﺗﻮﺳﻂ ﺁﻣﺮﻳﻜﺎ ﺳﺎﺧﺘﻪ ﻣﻰﺷﻮﺩ ﻭﭼﻮﻥ ﻓﺮﻭﺵ ﺁﻥ ﺑﻪ ﺍﻳﺮﺍﻥ .Simforoosh explained “These assisting robots used to be exclusively produced in the U.S. and due to the imposed ﺟﺰﻭ ﻣﻮﺍﺭﺩ ﺗﺤﺮﻳﻤﻰ ﺍﺳﺖ ﺍﻳﺮﺍﻥ ﻧﻤﻴﺘﻮﺍﻧﺴﺖ ﺍﺯ ﺍﻳﻦ ﺗﻜﻨﻮﻟﻮژﻯ ﺑﻬﺮﻩ ﺑﺒﺮﺩ. everything sanctions on Iran we were not able to benefit such technology in our country,” he noted. ﻭﻯ ﺍﻇﻬﺎﺭ ﺍﺷﺖ: ﻣﺎ ﻗﺼﺪ ﺩﺍﺭﻳﻢ ﺗﺎ ، ﻓﻴﻠﻢ ﺍﺳﺘﻔﺎﺩﻩ ﺍﺯ ﺭﺑﺎﺕﻫﺎﻯ ﺟﺮﺍﺡ ﺳﺎﺧﺘﻪ ﺷﺪﻩ ﺍﺯ ﺳﻮﻯ ﻣﺘﺨﺼﺼﺎﻥ ﻛﺸﻮﺭﻣﺎﻥ ﺩﺭ withers “We are going to screen a film of these domestically produced robots while performing a ﻫﺸﺘﻤﻴﻦ ﻛﻨﮕﺮﻩ ﺍﻧﺪﻭﻳﻮﺭﻭﻟﻮژﻯ ﻭ ﻳﻮﺭﻭﻻﭘﺎﺭﺍﺳﻜﻮﭘﻰ ﺳﺎﻝ 2016 ﺭﺍ ﺑﻪ ﻧﻤﺎﻳﺶ ﺑﮕﺬﺍﺭﻳﻢ. .surgery in the 8th Iranian Endourology and UroLaparoscopy Congress 2016,” he highlighted I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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I wwantedanted toto hirehire TTeymourianeymourian forfor FOOTBALL Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s agent SShimizu,himizu, ssaysays AfshinAfshin GGhotbihotbi cools Manchester United talk SPORTS Former Team Melli and Perse- Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s agent has cooled talk that the striker is deskpolis football team head coach heading to Manchester United. Afshin Ghotbi who has recently appointed as the The 34-year-old is a free agent after his PSG contract end- new head coach of Thai club Buriram United is ed, and Sky sources understand Manchester United are the only happy to find a job in Thailand and wants to lead Premier League option he has considered, with his former man- his new side to glory. ager Jose Mourinho named as their new boss on Friday. “Thailand has started a huge investment in But his agent Mino Raiola says they have yet to decide their next football as they want to become one of the Asia’s move, and insists they are in no hurry to rush to a conclusion. powerhouses. I’m glad to be here as the new head “Does it have to be United that Zlatan goes to? Will the whole coach of Buriram United and I will try my best to of Sweden not sleep if it does not happen?” Raiola told Swedish lead this team to the glory,” Ghotbi said. newspaper Expressen. Former Persepolis coach who spent four season “We have yet to decide, it’ll be a surprise in the end. Everyone with Shimizu S-Pulse stated that he tried to hire talks about United, which is why I don’t talk to journalists a lot. Iranian players to play in J-League but the club “There are clubs in England and Europe, some outside couldn’t afford it. of Europe, but everyone thinks he must go to Manchester “I wanted to sign Andranik Teymourian when United. It’s not true.” I was in charge of Shimizu S-Pulse but the club Ibrahimovic said in the week that he has already decided couldn’t afford it as we were struggling financially,” what his next move will be, and he confirmed on Thursday that he said. he has had “concrete offers” from England, Italy and other clubs The 52-year old coach also stated that Iran could including some outside of Europe. qualify for 2018 World Cup under Carlos Queiroz. Sky Sports News HQ understands he has also been con- “Iran has a lot of talented players and I believe sidering an offer from China and that United are not prepared with Carlos Queiroz in charge, this team has the to match the financial terms Ibrahimovic can earn from an un- potential of not only qualify for the World Cup but named Super League club, worth £53m over two seasons. even qualifying from the group stage,” he added. Raiola, meanwhile, says the only guarantee is that Ibrahi- movic will not be retiring. “We’re not in a hurry. I only care about securing something of quality,” the agent said. “We’ll see what happens, we have a Payam Sadeghian joins Carlos Queiroz names Iran squad for good time ahead of us now. Machine Sazi two friendly matches “The only thing I can guarantee is that he will not quit. But where he will play next season, I can not say anything about. SPORTS Former Persepolis and Carlos Queiroz announced Iran’s 23- “Zlatan Ibrahimovic is King and the club that buys him do deskTeam Melli midfielder man squad for their upcoming friendly not have to pay a transfer fee. Payam Sadeghian has signed a one-year matches against Macedonia and Kyr- “This means that Ibrahimovic, who just finished a record contract with the newly promoted side gyzstan. season at PSG, can get an extra high salary. He is in a good Machin Sazi on Saturday. Team Melli has been scheduled to face bargaining position.” Sadeghian is the third singing of Ma- Macedonian team in a friendly match on (Source: SkySport) chine Sazi after defender Habib Gordani June 2 in Skopje. and Brazilian goalkeeper Thiago Santos. Queiroz’s men will also play Kyrgyzstan Sadeghian, who joined Naft Tehran on June 7, the Iranian media reported. from Persepolis last summer, couldn’t The Squad: Murray aware of Nadal injury regain his top form and after falling out Goalkeepers: with the management at Naft he signed Alireza Haghighi, Alireza Beiranvand, during practice last week with Saba and reunited with former coach played here. I’m happy to return to my Mohammadreza Akhbari Ashkan Dejagah, Kamal Kamyabinia, Ali Daei in January 2016. home town and I would like to do my Defenders: Saeid Ezzatollahi, Darioush Shojaeian, Andy Murray knew nine-times French Open champion Rafael He has stated on his official Instagram best in next season Iran Professional Jalal Hosseini, Pejman Montazeri, Masoud Shojaei, Alireza Jahanbakhsh Nadal was struggling with a wrist injury when he practiced with account that he has lost his motivation in League,” Sadeghian told reporters. Morteza Pouraliganji, Mohammad Taye- Strikers: the Spaniard during the build-up to Roland Garros. Iranian football and he is eager to move Sadeghian, who has played in all of bi, Ezzatollah Pourghaz, Milad Moham- Mehdi Torabi, Vahid Amiri, Mehdi “I practiced a bit with him last week and I knew there were abroad but he finally ended up in Tabriz Iran’s youth ranks, has scored one goal madi, Ehsan Hajisafi, Ramin Rezaeian, Taremi, Sardar Azmoun, Karim Ansari- some issues with the wrist,” world number two Murray, who is to play for Machine Sazi. in five appearances for Iran national Danial Mahini fard through to the last 16 in Paris told Eurosport. “I love Machine Sazi as my father team. Midfielders: (Source: Tasnim) “He’s won this nine times and was playing really well so for him to withdraw from the tournament, it would have to be a pretty serious injury. It’s a great shame for Rafa and the fans and a shame for the tournament.” Raul Lozano happy with win over Australia Fourth seed Nadal, who will be 30 next week, stunned the tournament on Friday when he announced he was pulling out Iranian national volleyball team’s coach Raul Lozano is sat- have been working with the team on improving efficiency ment give them a fighting chance to make it to its first-ever despite dropping only nine games in his first two rounds. isfied with a win over Australia in the Men’s World Olympic and reducing errors. I have analyzed the team carefully,” Olympic Games. He said the problem was with a tendon in his left wrist and Qualification Tournament. the Argentine added. Eight strong teams are competing for the Men’s Olym- that scans had shown he was in danger of a serious injury if Iran beat Australia 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-18) at Tokyo “We are here to give our best performance,” Iran Lo- pic Qualification Tournament from May 28 to June 5 at the he did not stop playing. Metropolitan Gymnasium on Saturday. zano said. “We expect to qualify for the Olympics. France Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. It was a huge blow to the tournament as Nadal had been ex- “I am happy for this result. We did a good job in at- and Poland are the strongest teams here. One is a World The qualification tournament in Tokyo, which also serves pected to face world number one Novak Djokovic in the semi-fi- tack and of controlling our errors. It’s good to win the first League champion and the other is a world champion.” as the Asian qualification tournament, will provide the top nal, having lost to the Serb in the quarters last year. match,” Lozano said. Iran missed out on the two available spots in the last ranked Asian team and the top three ranked teams with the Seven-times grand slam champion John McEnroe called Na- “This was a special match because we know each other Olympic qualification tournament after it fell third behind Ser- four Rio 2016 Olympic Games qualification slots available. dal’s latest injury “extremely disappointing”. well. We lost to them last year. Since I took over in April I bia and Australia, but the four spots available in the tourna- (Source: Tasnim) “We’ve seen him play for many years and it’s always been a concern about how his knees would hold up,” the American told Eurosport in his daily spot. Bayern will reject all offers for Lionel Messi exits Argentina friendly “After last year, we all hoped he would be able to get his Lewandowski - Rummenigge win vs. Honduras with back injury health and fitness back and get his game together and it looked like that was happening. the Santiago Bernabeu. gingerly walked off the field in the “We all know how much he wanted (title) number 10 and we Lewandowski was quoted as tell- 64th minute. were looking forward to seeing play Novak in the semis.” ing Spiegel that he is tempted by the Television cameras then showed Former French Open champion Mats Wilander said the thought of “a new impulse” in his career trainers rubbing the five-time Ballon decision had been a no-brainer for Nadal. after six years in the Bundesliga with d’Or winner’s lower back on the side- “A slight miss-hit and that’s going to hurt like crazy,” the Bayern and Borussia Dortmund. lines before taking him into the tunnel. Swede said. “He’s turning 30 in a few days and still has two or Rummenigge, however, says the Sevilla midfielder Ever Banega came three years left so this was an obvious decision.” 27-year-old will stay at the Allianz Arena on as Messi’s replacement. (Source: Reuters) next season regardless of any significant Tests performed after the match transfer bids from Madrid or elsewhere. revealed the 28-year-old has a deep “One thing I know for sure: Robert bruise in his lumbar region. Lewandowski will play at Bayern Munich It was reported earlier on Friday that Robert Lewandowski is not for sale at the next season,” he told Kicker. “No one Lionel Messi was taken off in the sec- Messi is scheduled to fly to Spain on Mamadou Sakho handed any price, Bayern Munich chairman Karl- must have any thoughts about that. ond half of Argentina’s 1-0 friendly Saturday to appear before a judge at Euro 2016 lifeline after Heinz Rummenigge has insisted. “The decision is like this: we will not defeat of Honduras on Friday with a the Audiencia de Barcelona on June 2. Uefa doping ban expires The Poland striker’s agent caused give Robert Lewandowski to another bruised lower back. He is then expected to fly directly a stir on Friday when he announced club, no matter what they offer to us. We The Barcelona star collapsed on to Santa Clara, California, to rejoin the that Real Madrid had made an ap- have no breaking point with Robert.” the ground after a knee to his torso team for Copa America preparations. The Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho has been handed a proach over the prospect of a move to (Source: OmniSport) and was seen holding his back as he (Source: ESPN) Euro 2016 lifeline after Uefa chose not to extend his suspension from football after a positive drugs test. The France international was provisionally banned for 30 days on 28 April after being notified by European football’s governing body of an anti-doping offence relating to a test taken after March’s Europa League quarter-final against Man- chester United at Old Trafford. However, Uefa has decided not to extend that suspension, which is due to expire on Saturday, as they have launched their own investigation into whether the fat-burning substance the centre-back took should even be on the banned list. As a result the case against Sakho remains on file pending those investigations but with his suspension lifted he is techni- cally available for selection by national team boss Didier Des- champs, with national teams having until 31 May to submit their final squads for this summer’s tournament in France. Sakho submitted his defence to Uefa’s disciplinary committee on Monday and as part of that his legal team questioned wheth- er the substance in the supplement should even be on the pro- hibited list given some apparent scientific evidence on its effects. Rather than set a date for a hearing to consider the defender’s @johnterry.26 Family Holiday @uefachampionsleague @giorgiochiellini #Nutella #Italia case Uefa has instead ordered their own disciplinary body to first look into whether the substance should even be on the Wada list. INSTAGRAM Want this stunning #UCLfinal @adidasfootball? (Source: Guardian) b

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NEWS Sohrab Sepehri Tree Trunk Imam Reza (AS) Intl. Festival set for August paintings lead Tehran Auction ARTTEHRAN — The 14th Imam Reza (AS) deskInternational Festival will be held simul- ARTTEHRAN — Two paintings from taneously in Mashhad and three other Iranian cities during deskSohrab Sepehri’s Tree Trunk series August, the organizers announced in Tehran last Wednes- were the most expensive works sold at the 5th Tehran day. Auction on Friday. “Making distinct mov- One of the paintings fetched 30 billion rials (over ies on the theme of Imam $860,000) and another took in 15.5 billion rials (over Reza (AS) is a high priority $447,000) at the art sale, which was held at the Parsian in the Cinema Organization Azadi Hotel. Tehran of Iran,” the director of the Two paintings from the series were also the most ex- Auction organization, Hojjatollah pensive works sold at the previous edition of the auction employees in 2015. hold a Ayyubi said. painting The director of Imam A painting of a vase by New York-based Iranian ex- from Sohrab Reza (AS) International Art pressionist Manuchehr Yektai sold for 14.7 billion rials Sepehri’s Tree and Cultural Foundation, while master miniaturist Mahmud Farshchian’s “Eleva- Trunk series Seyyed Javad Jafari, said tion” fetched 12.5 billion rials. during the 5th that so far, the festival has Eighty works from classical and modern Iranian art- edition of the ists were placed on sale at the auction, but only “Rara auction at the received about 700 submis- Parsian Azadi sions from filmmakers from Avis” by painter Bijan Rafati with an estimate of 400 to Hotel on May around the world. 600 million rials failed to find a buyer. Forty-six works 27, 2016. The Yazd, Goragan, and Khorramabad also play host to the were sold above the estimates. artwork was 10-day festival, which will showcase a vast array of art and The auction smashed last year’s record by grossing the first top cultural programs. over 253 billion rials (over $7.3 million). The art sale last seller, fetching year grossed 214 billion rials (over $6.1 million). over $860,000. The event will kick off on August 4, which is the birthday (Honaronline/ of Hazrat Masumeh (SA), the sister of Imam Reza (AS). The auction began with a short speech by auctioneer Aidin Winners will be announced on August 14 that marks the Hossein Pakdel, during which he congratulated Iranian Qeshlaqi) birthday of Imam Reza (AS), the eighth Imam of the Shia director Asghar Farhadi over the triumph of his latest Muslims. film “The Salesman” at the 69th Cannes Film Festival. rials. Actress Elnaz Shakerdust was the buyer of the art- tors in attending the auction. The first work that went under the hammer at the work. “I’m here to show the government’s support for the auction was an untitled painting by the U.S.-based Ira- Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati auction that has been organized by the private sector,” nian artist Nasser Ovissi, which was sold for 950 million and some his aides also joined art dealers and collec- Jannati told the reporters at the auction. NEWS IN BRIEF Tehran museum to Film Festival of Defenders of Holy Shrine to announce winners Monday spotlight Hou Hsiao- ARTTEHRAN — The organizers of the roles of the defenders and the martyrs, highlighting “The Clouds Are on the Way” (Mohammad-Ali Far- Hsien cinema deskFirst Film Festival of Defenders of the resistance of the people of Syria, Iraq and Pales- si), “The Commander” (Mohammad-Hadi Nematolla- Holy Shrine, promoting the culture of resistance, will tine, and the roles of Iran and Hezbollah resistance hi), “Abu Wahab” (Hossein Palizdar), “Blood and Olive” announce winners during a ceremony to be held at the movement in promoting the culture of resistance in (Mostafa Aqamohammadlu) and “Bridge” (Amir-Hos- CULTURE TEHRAN — The Tehran Muse- IRIB International Conference Hall on Monday. the region, as well as revealing imagery showing the sein Noruzi) are among the documentaries competing deskum of Contemporary Art (TMCA) Organized by the Fars News Agency in collabora- brutality of the ISIL terrorist group, were received by in the festival. is scheduled to review films by Taiwanese director tion with Katibeh Navaye Fatemei Cultural Institute, the the secretariat of the festival. Also included are several music videos including “A Hou Hsiao-Hsien during a comprehensive pro- festival means to praise the bravery of the defenders The top works were selected by a team of jury Place to Live” (Mohsen Purmohiabadi), “Male” (Omd gram, which will begin this evening. and protectors of the holy shrine of Hazrat Zeinab (AS) members for the final awards that included Ebrahim Hassanzadeh), “We Are Leaving” (Ahmadreza Davari), A lineup seven movies, including “A Time to Live, in Syria against terrorist attacks. Hatamikia, Alireza Rezadad, Mostafa Razzaq-Karimi “Departure” (Mohammad Shakeri) and “Arghavan” a Time to Die”, the winner of the FIPRESCI Prize at Documentaries and music videos showcasing the and Mohammad Khazai. (Mahdiyar Oqabi). the 1986 Berlin International Film Festival, and “A Honaronline/ City of Sadness”, which gained Golden Lion at the PICTURE OF THE DAY Sharareh Samei Venice Film Festival in 1989, will be screened during KARA winners the program. The program runs through June 19 following the showcasing screening of “The Assassin” that won the award for best director at the Cannes Film Festival in 2015. artworks at Born in 1947, Hou is also a screenwriter, produc- er and actor internationally known for making dra- Mohsen Gallery mas that recounts major upheavals in the history of his homeland. ARTTEHRAN — Mohsen deskGallery in Tehran is Tehran Intl. Short displaying works by the winners of the 2nd Kooshk Artist Residency Awards Film Festival receives (KARA) in an exhibition, which opened submissions from 117 to the public on Friday. countries Cartoons, sets of installation and video art by Sujin Lim from South Ko- CULTURE TEHRAN — Filmmakers from rea, Esmeralda Kosmatopoulos from desk117 countries have applied for Greece and Asaki Kan from Japan are various sections of the 33rd Tehran International on display at the exhibition. The artists Short Film Festival, the organizers announced in a have created the works during their press release on Saturday. stay in Tehran since May 1. The Iranian Youth cinema Society (IYCS) is the Adriana Salazar from Colombia and main organizer of the festival, which will be held Zoya Siddiqui from Pakistan also won from November 8 to 14. the Kooshk Artist Residency Awards, but Kan had to replace them when Iranian short films line they failed to obtain a visa for Iran af- up for Italian festival ter the jury had picked them among the four preliminary winners. The program has been initiated to emphasize a balance between work- ing in a personal space and working CULTURE TEHRAN — Over ten Iranian in collaboration with other artists and desk short films are competing in Pianist Eduard Kutrowatz and tenor Herbert Lippert from Austrian perform at Tehran’s Rudaki Hall on May 24, 2016. interacting with viewers and the envi- 10th River Film Festival (RiFF), which opened in ronment. Padova, Italy on Saturday. “Fish” by Saman Hosseinpur, “The Other” by Hadi Anani, “Caspian Fishermen” by Moham- Friends celebrate 74th birthday of cartoonist Kambiz Derambakhsh mad-Hossein Abedini and “See You Soon” by ARTTEHRAN — Friends, fans and rela- artist a piece of the puzzle of Iran’s contemporary Sara Gohari are among the movies. desktives gathered at Tehran’s Imam Ali art. “He was a wonderful man and a great artist, The festival will run until June 10. (AS) Religious Arts Museum on Friday to celebrate and I want to remember his name here at this cere- the 74th birthday of Kambiz Derambakhsh, a car- mony,” Derambakhsh remarked. toonist famous for his quick and simple cartoons. He went on to say, “I was always busy with The cartoonist thanked his wife, son and daugh- painting ever since I was a child. I used to draw on “Warcraft” cast meet their ter who have tolerated the difficult days with him everything; I drew on all the pillows and sheets at over the years and expressed his thanks to Mahmud home. I was 14 when I began my collaberation with wax doubles in London Salahi, the Art and Cultural Organization of Tehran a magazine. I used to wake up at 6 in the morning Municipality director, for his special attention and and make the drawings, and deliver them to the LONDON (Reuters) — The stars of new action fantasy care to artists, the Persian service of Honaronline office and then leave for school. “Warcraft” met their characters’ wax doubles on Friday reported on Saturday. “The drawings used to take a long time to dry. at a new exhibit dedicated to the movie at London’s “The birthday celebrations held annually at the We had a hard time working and nobody helped Madame Tussauds museum. museum are the most precious things I have seen one another. I am telling these things to let the Actor Travis Fimmel who plays Lothar, Paula Patton over these years,” Derambakhsh said, adding that youth know that their work is much easier now so (Persian) literature. who plays Garona and Toby Kebbell who plays Durotan, he is not sad about his age and he believes that a instead they can spend more time studying,” the In his brief words Salahi also said the celebra- turned out for the unveiling of the waxwork figures, pos- young boy of 18 is still living and working inside his artist explained. tions are arranged so that families and friends of ing alongside them for photographs. body. Veteran graphic designer Bahram Kalhornia was the artists gather and meet each other. “We intend “Warcraft” began its worldwide cinema rollout this He also paid tribute to painter and illustrator the next speaker on stage. He called Derambakhsh to remind others that one more year in the artistic week. Parviz Kalantari who died last week and called the an artist whose works are a great treasure of unique life of an artist has passed,” he remarked.