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16 Pages Price 10,000 Rials 39th year No.13175 Sunday AUGUST 5, 2018 Mordad 14, 1397 Dhi Al Qaeda 22, 1439 Movahedi Kermani Navy’s task is to Winfried Schaefer in Niavaran complex to calls on authorities to develop Makran, frame to be Iraq’s next host Constitutional counter inflation 2 admiral says 2 coach: report 15 Revolution exhibit 16 Arab NATO is unlikely to succeed: Askari EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW two mercenaries of the region—Egypt and By Javad Heirannia Jordan whose military are at the service New forex of anyone who can pay and who rely on TEHRAN – Professor Hossein Askari, financial handouts. It is not an effective an expert on Saudi Arabia who also teach- grouping of countries. Instead it is a mil- es international business at the George itary mishmash supported by the United Washington University, believes that if States and Israel.” you look at the members of Arab NATO, Hossein Askari, who teaches at George “it is the ‘usual suspects’ of the Persian Washington University, tells the Tehran Gulf—Saudi Arabia and the UAE plus Saudi Times that “This military coalition is un- policies approved Arabia’s tag along that is Bahrain—plus the likely to succeed.” 7

See page 4 Iran to open interest section in Riyadh POLITICS TEHRAN — After He said Mohammad Alibak, currently deskyears of diplomatic director of the Foreign Ministry’s Oman blackout between Iran and Saudi Arabia, and Yemen Office, will be appointed as Tehran plans to soon open an interest head of Iran’s interest section in Riyadh. section in Riyadh. Qassemi also voiced Iran’s readiness to In an interview with PANA news agency hold negotiations with Saudi Arabia to heal published on Saturday, Foreign Ministry the rift, saying Tehran has not rejected calls spokesperson Bahram Qassemi announced for mediation by third countries. However, that the Islamic Republic’s plan for the he said, Saudi Arabia appears to be reluctant interests section is well underway. to mend ties with Iran. 2 China won’t accept U.S. trade “blackmail” China’s state media said on Saturday the less than half of that proposed by U.S. government’s retaliatory tariffs on $60 President Donald Trump’s administration. billion of U.S. goods showed rational re- The response follows the Trump ad- straint and they accused the United States ministration’s proposal of a 25 percent of blackmail. tariff on $200 billion worth of Chinese Late on Friday, China’s finance ministry imports. unveiled new sets of additional tariffs on “China’s countermeasures are ra- 5,207 goods imported from the United tional,” the Global Times, a tabloid run States, with the extra levies ranging from by the official People’s Daily, said in a president.ir five to 25 percent on a total value of goods commentary. 13 ARTICLE ARTICLE Hanif Ghaffari Idlib in the crosshairs Chris Cook Political analyst By Farzad Farhadi the Islamic State terror group in southwestern the suburbs of Suwayda and Rif Damascus, Oil expert TEHRAN — Russian’s stance regarding northern Syria surrendered. An operation to eliminate Palmyra and and Deir ez-Zor province.” and southern Syria in the past week suggests illegal armed groups in Syria’s southwestern “Militants of the terrorist organization Hayat that new developments are underway on the provinces of Suwayda, Daraa and Quneitra took Tahrir al-Sham, known formerly as Jabhat al-Nus- Despair of Trump battlefields in Syria. place this past month. The countries acting ra along with other groups are concentrating their An Energy “The work [in Syria] is in full swing, though as guarantors in the southern de-escalation manpower in the north of Lattakia and Hama against Iran’s power a lot remains to be done. At the same time, it is zone, namely, the United States and Jordan, Governorates and to the southeast of Aleppo. Revolution necessary to strike a final blow against terrorists failed to take any measures when the situation They shelled the residential quarters” Maj.-Gen. .S. President Donald Trump and his near Idlib, who still remain there,” Lavrov said in southern Syria has deteriorated, although Alexei Tsygankov, the head of the Russian center t’s time for Iran to get real in dealing Foreign Minister Mike Pumpo have while speaking on the sidelines of the 51st As- they were regularly briefed on the situation for reconciliation of the warring sides in Syria, with current financial crisis. By this I recently called for talks with the Islam- sociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) there. The Syrian army, with the support of the said on Thursday. Imean Iran needs real world solutions U enabling access to global markets in the ic Republic of Iran. Even Trump took a step ministerial meeting in Singapore recently. Russian forces, was able to liberate the entire The Russian center for reconciliation calls on further and proposed “negotiation without Chief of the Main Operational Directorate region. The adjacent area of al-Tanf, which is the field commanders of the illegal paramilitary face of U.S. financial sanctions: solutions preconditions” with Iran. The recent positions of the Russian General Staff, Colonel General under the control of U.S. forces, are seeing groups to renounce armed provocations and to for rebuilding Iran’s domestic economy by Trump and his team about Iran have been Sergei Rudskoy, in an interview with Russia an increase in the presence of ISIS terrorists turn to the path of peaceful settlement in the using Iranian resources as far as possible addressed by many international analysts. Today, has said: “More than 160 members of trying to use the area as a base for attacking districts under their control. 7 may then follow. Many analysts believe that Trump does not Real currency have the power to confront “powerful Iran.” Having visited Iran a dozen times Analysts rightly believe that Trump, though, Amid surge in violence, Afghanistan sets date for 2019 presidential election since 2004, I now receive maybe five can manage “White House behavior” over INTERNATIONAL TEHRAN — Afghan authori- ted to ensuring the transparency and integrity of since Dostum, who was accused by a political times more Iranian currency for €1.00 other international issues, he will not be able deskties have announced April 20, both parliamentary and presidential elections”. rival of torture and rape, was unceremoniously than I did then. In the meantime while to handle the behavior of actors such as the 2019 as the date for next presidential election, when Almost nine million voters, including three forced by Ghani to fly to Turkey last year. Dostum the € cost of gasoline per litre has risen Islamic Republic of Iran. Regardless of what the five-year term of President Ashraf Ghani-led million women, have registered to vote for par- returned home a few weeks ago, as part of some several times more than the Riyal cost, the approach and purpose behind the recent national unity government (NUG) comes to an end. liamentary and presidential elections, despite deal with Ghani, according to sources. gasoline remains as useful in Europe and paradoxical behavior of American officials lies The announcement was made by Abdul Badi Sayed, threats from armed opposition groups, he said. Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, Ghani’s main rival in Iran as it was then. behind, there is a key word that can not be over- chairman of the Afghanistan Independent Election The United Nations Assistance Mission in the last presidential election and the strongman It is self-evident that a currency which looked in analyzing the recent 40-year history of Commission, who said many factors, including se- Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomed the poll an- of northern Afghanistan, has also fell out with can be spent on useful energy (fuel for Iran and the United States: “A Powerful Iran.” curity, had to be taken into account. nouncement on Wednesday, calling it “an im- some of his powerful backers like former Balkh heat/cooling or transport) is valuable in “Powerful Iran” is not an abstract concept, Six months before the presidential election, portant moment for democracy in Afghanistan”. governor Ata Mohammad Noor, which has made exchange. Now I don’t know about you, but the output and product of a full realistic Afghanistan will also have parliamentary election, President Ghani, who has been railed for poor the election more interesting. Noor has reportedly but I do not have my own oil refinery, so calculation by most American strategists. scheduled to be held on October 20, after a lot governance and inability to stem violence, is expected expressed interest in running for the presidency. a currency which may only be exchanged Many analysts believe that the behavioral of dilly-dallying. to run again for the top office. However, observers The last presidential election in 2014 was for crude oil is not a great deal of use to paradox of Trump and other U.S. officials Abdul Azim Ibrahimi, the spokesperson for believe, there would be realignment of political marred by allegations of fraud and vote-rigging. me, even if I trust the issuer to supply towards Iran is due to their confusion in the commission, admitted that the deteriorating forces prior to the elections, since many political The two top contenders, Ghani and Abdullah, oil for which I may pay using this credit. dealing with the “powerful Iran.” security situation was a matter of concern; however leaders have switched sides in last two years. both claimed victory, resulting in a deadlock. The Venezuela’s oil-backed Petro currency In other words, Trump insists on opposing he hoped that the issue “will be solved by then”. It remains to be seen who Ghani takes as his government was eventually formed through a failed firstly because oil cannot be used the Islamic Republic of Iran, and on the other On the concerns of fraud and irregularities, the running mates, since his relationship with first compromise formula in which both leaders were by the average Venezuelan, and secondly hand, he is deeply concerned about the conse- spokesperson said the commission was “commit- vice president Abdul Rashid Dostum has frayed accommodated. 6 because few Venezuelans trust the gov- quences and consequences of this confrontation. ernment to supply oil, even if the Petro In order to better understand the con- legally required delivery, which it did not. cept of “powerful Iran,” it is better to escape But Euro 5 gasoline is another matter: Brzezinski’s statements during his lifetime. a credit which I may spend on a litre of Brzezinski warned the White House at the this standard quality of fuel would be ac- beginning of the third millennium, while ceptable anywhere in Europe and across former U.S. President George W. Bush was much of Eurasia. raging for Iran that United States will have ECO to learn the rules of the game alongside our Northern The first part of my proposal to Iran is country while identifying Iran’s power. an Energy Credit Obligation (ECO), which We are currently in 2018. Trump now Iranian troupe is a credit (or promise) issued by gasoline seems to be confused with Iran’s power any suppliers and acceptable in payment for time. Undoubtedly, if Tramp continues to play performs a litre of Euro 5 gasoline. Other types of its dangerous game against Iran, it will face the dance at Milad gasoline or fuels could easily be priced costs and consequences of this. It is not unrea- against the ECO. It is important to note sonable that many American strategists and Tower that an ECO does not entitle the holder theorists warn Trump about the consequences to demand delivery of gasoline: what it and consequences of the conflict with Iran. This Natives of Mazandaran province wave does is to enable the holder to pay for is happening again now. Undoubtedly, people sticks while performing a traditional Euro 5 gasoline instead of using Riyals, like John Bolton and Mike Pompeo will become dance at the foot of Tehran’s Milad Euros or even Dollars. symbols of the failure and failure of the Trump Tower, August 3, 2018. Since the U.S. has excluded itself from government against Iran in the near future. The presentation was part of a major dealing with Iran, let’s turn to Europe

Undoubtedly, as much as the United States Heydari Abdollah summer festival during which vari- instead. The ECO could conveniently be will delay in identifying the concept of a “mighty ous artists, craftspeople and tourism issued at a valuation of €1.00 since that is Iran”, the severity of Washington’s defeat against associates highlighted the northern currently the price (including excise duty IRNA/ Iran will be greater. A topic that even the closest province. but not VAT) of a litre of Euro 5 gasoline people to Trump can not deny. in much of Europe. 7 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y POLITICS AUGUST 5, 2018 MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS Rouhani Talks possible if U.S. apologizes, felicitates Niger on national day returns to nuclear deal, says MP POLITICS TEHRAN — Ali Najafi Immediately after Trump said he was desk POLITICS TEHRAN — President Hassan Rouhani Khoshroudi, the spokes- ready to meet his Iranian counterpart, his deskhas sent a message to the president of man of Iranian parliament’s National Secu- chief diplomat Mike Pompeo sounded a quite Niger to offer congratulations on the national day of the rity and Foreign Policy Committee, said on different tone. Republic of the Niger. Saturday that Iran-U.S. talks are possible if “We’ve said this before,” said Pompeo, “I would like to express my congratulations to Your Washington apologizes and returns to the the former CIA chief. “If the Iranians demon- Excellency and the people of the Republic of the Niger on 2015 nuclear deal. strate a commitment to make fundamental the national day of your country,” Rouhani said, according “If they remain committed to the JCPOA changes in how they treat their own people, to Foreign Ministry website. [the official name for the nuclear agreement], reduce (what he called) their malign behavior, “I hope that ties between the two countries further apologize and abandon their hostile policies, can agree that it’s worthwhile to enter into develop in all fields of mutual interest under the will of it will be possible to hold talks,” he told ISNA. a nuclear agreement that actually prevents the two countries’ authorities,” he added. In a joint press conference with Italian proliferation, then the president said he’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on July 30, prepared to sit down and have the conver- U.S. President Donald Trump said he is ready sation with them.” There is ‘clear to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rou- Analysts said the remarks by Pompeo hani without setting any pre-condition. showed that there is a chaos in the Trump global consensus’ “It’s good for the country, good for them, administration. to preserve good for us and good for the world. No A day after Trump proposed talks, Iranian preconditions. If they want to meet, I’ll Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in JCPOA: Zarif meet,” Trump said. a tweet said, “Iran & U.S. had 2 yrs of talks. MP Khoshroudi said the U.S., by offering With EU/E3+Russia+China, we produced POLITICS TEHRAN — Foreign Minister Mo- desk to hold talks with Iran, is seeking to make a unique multilateral accord—the JCPOA. hammd Javad Zarif said on Friday up for its lost credit. It’s been working. U.S. can only blame itself that there is “clear global consensus on need to take “The U.S. paid a high price after leaving for pulling out & leaving the table. Threats, concerted action to preserve JCPOA.” the JCPOA and the country is called vio- action of Trump is intended to make up for say that Iran is unwilling to hold talks,” the sanctions & PR stunts won’t work. Try re- He made the remarks in a tweet, after meeting with lator of the international obligations. This the lost credibility of the U.S. and seeks to lawmaker opined. spect: for Iranians & for int’l commitments.” president and foreign minister of Singapore and foreign ministers of China, New Zealand, Australia and Indonesia. He also referred to his meeting with European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini during which they Human rights has become a tool to exert pressure on independent thoroughly reviewed the actions that the EU should take to “ensure economic benefits to Iranian people” from the JCPOA. Zarif travelled to Singapore on Wednesday to attend the Muslim states: ex-diplomat Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and flied ‘Human rights is not a Western issue’ back home on Saturday. POLITICS TEHRAN — Hamid Reza Asefi, a former Human Rights and Human Dignity Day. Islamic awakening; they have countered the countries and deskIranian diplomat, said on Saturday that He noted that the human rights is not a Western issue, people who sought to stand on their own feet,” stated Asefi. Ex-reformist the issue of the human rights has become a tool to exert adding the Islamic culture includes principles of human rights. Asefi who was Iran’s ambassador to Paris in the 1990s pressure against “independent” Islamic countries. Elsewhere, Asefi dismissed Western accusations against said the Western countries’ support for terrorists in Syria minister: Iran-U.S. “The human rights has turned into a tool to exert pressure Iran in the area of human rights, saying Western countries constitute an example of human rights violation. talks pointless against the Islamic countries especially the countries which themselves support dictators in suppressing people. Elsewhere, he called for convergence among Islamic are independent and seek to stand on their own feet,” he “The European countries and the U.S. have repeatedly countries, saying that Iran can play an important role in said in a panel discussion on the occasion of the Islamic violated human rights, because of their worries about the this respect. POLITICS TEHRAN — A minister in the admin- deskistration of former Iranian president Mo- Enemies seek to cause conflicts among North Korean FM to visit Tehran: hammad Khatami has dismissed the idea of negotiations with the U.S. as a nonstarter, saying talks with a government regional states: Defense chief KCNA notorious for reneging on its commitments are futile. POLITICS TEHRAN — Irani- POLITICS TEHRAN — The In an interview with Tasnim, Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari desk desk said: “As regards America, we should just know that they an Defense Minister North Korean minister do not honor any treaty and commitment.” Amir Hatami said on Saturday that of foreign affairs will conduct an official “While the American government does not feel bound to the U.S. has spent over 500 billion visit to Iran following his recent trip to implement international agreements, including the JCPOA, the dollars to undermine security in the Singapore, the Korean Central News Agency talk of negotiations with that country is nonsense,” Mousavi Middle East. (KCNA) reported on Thursday. Lari argued. “The U.S. has spent over 500 bil- Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad lion dollars to cause insecurity in the Javad Zarif was also in Singapore earlier region,” he said during a meeting with this week to take part in the 51st minis- Navy’s task is to a number of the families of martyrs. terial session of the ASEAN, and to sign The defense chief also said, “One of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation with develop Makran, the regional countries had confessed the bloc. He wrapped up his visit early admiral says that it spent 137 billion dollars to im- Saturday to fly back to Tehran. plement its plans and cause chaos in The news agency did not mention any Iran and support terrorist groups in further details about the visit of Ri Yong Iraq and Syria.” that the criminal regime of Israel be Ho to Tehran. A North Korean delegation involving POLITICS TEHRAN — Habibollah Sayyari, the dep- desk Hatami added the U.S. and the Zion- able to implement its devil plots,” he Since the beginning of the year, Ri has two high-level officials visited Iran around uty army chief for coordination affairs, said ist regime of Israel have been seeking pointed out. visited China, Russia, Azerbaijan, Turkmen- this time last year, with KCNA indicating on Saturday that the Iranian Navy’s next task is to develop hard to portray a violent and extremist The enemies sought to “institu- istan, Tajikistan, Singapore, and Sweden. the purpose of the visit was to attend the Makran region on the shores of the Sea of Oman, as the image of Islam to the world. tionalize chaos and insecurity” in the The KCNA stated that Ri met with his Iranian the inauguration ceremony of President region suffers from underdevelopment. “The enemies also seek to cause con- region, however, the axis of resistance counterpart during a Non-Aligned Movement Hassan Rouhani, who was re-elected for Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said the Navy is already flicts among the regional countries so foiled the plots, he explained. (NAM) meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan, in April. a second term in May. doing projects near the shores of the Caspian Sea in the north and also the shores of the Sea of Oman in the south. “Today, different regions are under development, with hospitals being built in Jask, Bandar-e Anzali and Konarak.” Movahedi Kermani calls on authorities to counter inflation He also stressed the importance of a “strong healthcare POLITICS TEHRAN — Ayatollah Mohammad Ali classes of society, so officials should adopt urgent measures corruptors.” system” to develop the country, and thanked the Navy per- deskMovahedi Kermani, the vice chairman of to cope with these shortcomings,” Movahedi Kermani told Iran’s national currency rial has lost its value against sonnel for their success in implementing different projects. the Expediency Council, on Saturday called on government a session of the council. dollar and other foreign currencies as the U.S. is illegally authorities to solve economic issues by bringing inflation down. He added: “Today, just as the government and the par- reimposing sanctions against Iran. ‘The problem lies “Rising inflation and financial instability have caused liament are expected to handle the economic problems…, Opportunists have also been misusing the situation by livelihood problems particularly for middle and working the judiciary is also expected to deal firmly with economic hoarding medicine and other essential commodities. in U.S. hostility, not talks’ Pakistan ready to play constructive role between Iran, Saudi Arabia: Imran Khan Pakistan’s Prime Minister-designate Imran tional economy was his top priority and Khan on Saturday said Pakistan is ready to also expressed his desire to visit Iran and POLITICS TEHRAN — Hossein Amir Abdollahian, play a constructive and positive role between its historical sites. deska senior foreign policy advisor to the Iran and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian ambassador said that all av- parliament speaker, said Washington’s “bullying” and Imran Khan, in a meeting with Iranian enues are open for cooperation and partner- “hostile” acts against the Islamic Republic is the real Ambassador Mehdi Honardoost, said Paki- ship with Pakistan and the country is ready problem, not negotiations. stan desired trade ties with all neighboring to partner with Pakistan on the agenda of “Talks with America have never been a taboo,” Amir Ab- countries, including Iran. regional cooperation and development. dollahian said, referring to Foreign Minister Mohammad The meeting was also attended by Pakistan Honardoost said Iran desires to enhance Javad Zarif’s meetings with his American counterpart during Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah trade with Pakistan and stressed that the the nuclear negotiations, Mehr reported. Mehmood Qureshi and leaders, including Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline project could On May 8, U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. Shireen Mazari and Naeem-ul-Haq, according change Pakistan’s future. from the 2015 nuclear pact and ordered sanctions against Iran. to press release issued by the PTI Media Wing. Iran is ready to hold positive and constructive On Monday, however, Trump said he is willing to meet with The PTI chief thanked the ambassador for talks with Pakistan on the project, he added. Iran’s leadership, without preconditions, “whenever they want.” conveying the congratulatory message from Citing the sensitive regional situation, the the Iranian president and said the role of Iran ambassador said Iran would welcome the for safeguarding its security was laudable. Mehdi Honardoost Imran Khan proposals from Pakistan for regional peace. Tehran condemns He told the envoy that uplifting the na- (Source: The News) deadly terror attack in Iran to open interest section in Riyadh Afghanistan 1 “We believe that the problems originate most- worried about Trump’s policies, because they have the feeling that Trump is only seeking to empty their pockets.” POLITICS TEHRAN — Foreign Ministry spokesman ly from inside Saudi Arabia. Because of some internal Tensions ran high between Tehran and Riyadh after deskBahram Qassemi on Friday censured bomb problems that Saudi Arabia is facing and certain foreign Saudi Arabia’s execution of prominent Shiite cleric Sheikh attack in Afghanistan’s Paktia province which left dozens issues, Mr. Trump’s election (in the U.S.) and the rela- Nimr al-Nimr in January 2016, and a subsequent attack dead and injured. tions he has established with Saudi Arabia, and Trump’s by outraged Iranian protesters on the Saudi embassy in In a statement, Qassemi expressed sympathy with the analyses of Iran, they (Saudis) are somehow under the Tehran, which resulted in the Arab country’s decision to Afghan government, nation and the survivors of the terrorist illusion that they may win more concessions from Iran sever its ties with the Islamic Republic. The senior Ira- act, the Foreign Ministry website reported. through patience.” nian officials including Leader of the Islamic Revolution “Imported terrorism imposed on the Afghan nation is On the future of diplomatic relations between Tehran condemned the move. aimed at creating divisions by increasing insecurity among and Riyadh, Qassemi said Switzerland has been represent- Prior to the embassy attack, a deadly crush of Hajj the people of Afghanistan,” he stated. ing Iran’s interests in Saudi Arabia under an agreement pilgrims in September 2015 caused friction between Teh- “Of course, this heinous conspiracy will be neutralized reached with Bern eight months ago. ran and Riyadh. Tehran blamed mismanagement for the by the vigilance and authority of the Afghan government “Advances have been made in the past two weeks, and incident. More than 460 Iranians lost their lives in the and people, and the perpetrators of this crime will be held I believe there are signs that (Iran’s) Interests Section crush. So far Saudi Arab has refused to compensate the accountable,” Qassemi added. office would open and become active.” anger at the U.S. and Washington’s policies towards its The spokesperson then pointed to the international age-old allies, saying even Persian Gulf littoral states “are families of the victims. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 5, 2018 INTERNATIONAL In tit-for-tat response, Erdogan says Turkey to Saudi Arabia under missile freeze assets of ‘U.S. justice, interior ministers’ barrage after Hudaydah Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and “show their resistance to the world” as attacks says Ankara will freeze the assets in Turkey he presented an economic action plan for of the United States ministers of “justice and the next 100 days. Yemen has fired five missiles at southern Saudi Arabia shortly interior,” in tit-for-tat response to the U.S. Ankara is turning towards China to over- after a coalition of invaders led by the House of Saud regime sanctions on his country over the detention come what Erdogan said were “subjective staged deadly strikes against the country’s al-Hudaydah Province. of an American pastor. evaluations” from ratings agencies. Erdogan The Yemeni army and its allies fired the projectiles at the “Today I will give our friends instructions said China, Mexico, Russia and India will kingdom’s southwestern tip, which comprises the Jizan, Najran, to freeze the assets in Turkey of the American be new markets for his country’s exports. and Asir regions, over Thursday and Friday. justice and interior ministers, if they have any The new economic action plan calls for The missiles were all of the Zalzal type, which the country (such assets),” Erdogan said in a televised Turkey to issue a renminbi bond and bor- has been using in its retaliatory attacks against Saudi Arabia. speech. He, however, did not specify to which row from China to proceed with 400 new It is not yet clear whether the retaliation has resulted in any members of the U.S. administration he was infrastructure and other showpiece projects human or material losses. referring. “Those who think that they can whose value is estimated at $9 billion. Separately, the Yemeni soldiers took Saudi regime positions make Turkey take a step back by resorting to Erdogan’s remarks came after Turkish in Asir’s Majazah area and Alab border crossing under rocket threatening language and absurd sanctions Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and the fire. They also killed three Saudi regime-backed militants in the show that they do not know the Turkish na- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met on al-Doud and al-Dukhan mountains in Jizan. tion,” he added. The U.S. President Donald the sidelines of a summit in Singapore on Fri- Other reports emerging from the battleground showed that Trump has escalated pressure on Turkey, a day and described the meeting as “constructive.” the army and its allied popular fighters had clashed with Saudi NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) “We reached agreement on resolving prob- Arabian forces and Saudi-backed militants in Derihemi District ally, since last month when a court in Turkey lems through close cooperation and dialogue,” along Yemen’s west coast on Saturday. placed American pastor Andrew Brunson sanctions involve freezing any property or He made the remarks after the lira hit Cavusoglu told reporters, though he added Yemen’s Supreme Revolutionary Committee, founded by under house arrest after 21 months in prison. assets on the U.S. soil held by the two min- a fresh record low against the dollar amid that settling the dispute would take time. Yemen’s popular Ansarullah (Houthi) movement, has named Brunson, who ran a small church in Tur- isters. The sanctions also prevent American rising tensions with Washington. The U.S. and Turkey are locked in dis- the fourth year of the invasion “the Year of Missile Rain” as the key for more than 20 years, was arrested in citizens from doing any business with the The lira tumbled overnight Friday to a pute over a host of issues, with the feud impoverished country keeps up its struggle against the invaders. December 2016 over allegations of having two ministers. historic low of TL5.11 to the U.S. dollar, down over the pastor having raised questions The Ansarullah likewise defend the country against the Saudi helped a group that Ankara says was behind Erdogan warns of ‘economic 3.4 percent of its value against the dollar since whether Turkey should stay in the U.S.-led regime-led invasion. a failed military coup in July 2016. war’ as lira hits fresh low the Trump administration’s announcement military alliance. The retaliatory missile barrage came shortly after at least 55 On Wednesday, the White House an- Elsewhere, Erdogan also said in a speech on of sanctions on the two Turkish ministers. Trump warned Ankara last week that its people were killed when the coalition’s warplanes hit a hospital nounced that it was imposing sanctions on Friday that his country is was “face to face Erdogan also on Friday urged Turkish failure to return Brunson to America would and a fishing harbor in al-Hudaydah. Turkish Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gul with an economic war,” from which Ankara people to convert their hard currency and provoke “large sanctions.” A day earlier, at least nine fishermen had been killed after and Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu. The “will emerge victorious.” gold into lira and euros to bolster the lira (Source: agencies) Saudi regime-led warplanes targeted their ship off the coast of Hudaydah. The port city of Hudaydah, the province’s capital, receives the majority of Yemen’s imports, prompting international bodies to warn the invaders against keeping up their attacks. Despite tensions, Russia seeks U.S. help to rebuild Syria Hezbollah speaks out Russia has used a closely guarded communications channel It blames Assad for Syria’s devastation. private communications to avoid misunderstandings that Elsewhere, in a statement published on Friday, Lebanon’s with America’s top general to propose the two former Cold Dunford’s office declined comment on communications could lead to armed confrontation. Hezbollah resistance movement condemned the attack on the War foes cooperate to rebuild Syria and repatriate refugees to with Gerasimov. But it was unclear how reconstruction and refugees fit hospital. the war-torn country, according to a U.S. government memo. “In accordance with past practice, both Generals have into military-to-military communications. Gerasimov’s “The attack by the Saudi and American aggressors reveals The proposal was sent in a July 19 letter by Valery Ger- agreed to keep the details of their conversations private,” letter suggests that channel is also being used by Moscow the moral devolution of the coalition and its heavy defeat,” read asimov, the chief of the Russian military’s General Staff, said spokeswoman Captain Paula Dunn. to broach non-military matters. the statement. “The brutal atrocity has bewildered the world,” to U.S. Marine General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the The Kremlin and Russia’s defense ministry did not im- President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir it added. The United States has been lending generous arms Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to the memo which was seen mediately respond to a request for comment. Putin discussed Syria, and the issue of refugees, at their supplies, bombing coordinates, aerial refueling, and commando by Reuters. The Syria conflict has killed an estimated half a million July 16 summit in Helsinki. U.S. Secretary of State Mike support to the invasion. The Russian plan, which has not been previously reported, people, driven some 5.6 million people out of the country Pompeo said the talks focused on “how we might get the Yemenis condemn Saudi Arabia’s ongoing ag- has received an icy reception in Washington. The memo said and displaced around 6.6 million within it. refugees back.” gression after Hudaydah strikes the U.S. policy was only to support such efforts if there were Most of those who have fled are from the Sunni Muslim But U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said last week Meantime, Yemenis have once again taken to the streets of a political solution to end Syria’s seven-year-old civil war, majority, and it is unclear whether Assad’s Alawite-dominated no policy changes came out of the summit. The U.S. gov- the capital Sana’a in protest against the deadly Saudi regime including steps like U.N.-supervised elections. government will allow all to return freely or whether they would ernment memo explicitly said the Russian proposal was campaign against their country, a day after scores of people lost The proposal illustrates how Russia, having helped turn want to. Sunnis made up the bulk of the armed opposition to not “an outcome” of the Trump-Putin talks, but cautioned their lives in airstrikes on the western province of Hudaydah. the tide of the war in favor of President Bashar al-Assad, is Assad. “The United States will only support refugee returns that Russian officials were trying to present it differently. Protesters on Friday condemned airstrikes conducted by the now pressing Washington and others to aid the reconstruc- when they are safe, voluntary and dignified,” said the memo, “Russian diplomats and other officials have also been so-called coalition led by Riyadh that hit a hospital and a fishing tion of areas under his control. Such an effort would likely which is specifically about the Russian plan for Syria. engaging in an aggressive campaign to describe the initiative harbor in Hudaydah on Thursday. further cement Assad’s hold on power. Rebuilding Syria will also be a massive effort, costing at in other capitals and to insinuate that it is an outcome of They also denounced the abduction of a group of women “The proposal argues that the Syrian regime lacks the least $250 billion, according one UN estimate. the U.S.-Russia meeting in Helsinki, which it is not, repeat by mercenaries supported by Saudi Arabia in Tahita district in equipment, fuel, other material, and funding needed to rebuild Some U.S. officials believe Syria’s dependence on the not,” the memo read. the port city on July 29. During the protest, the president of the the country in order to accept refugee returns,” according international community for reconstruction, along with the The Russian cover letter for the proposal sent to Dunford Ansarullah Revolutionary Committee, Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, to the memo, which specified that the proposal related to presence of U.S. and U.S.-backed forces in part of Syria, gives recommended the United States, Russia and Jordan repur- said the Yemeni army and popular committees were able to hit Syrian government-held areas of the country. Washington leverage as diplomats push for a negotiated pose a hub designed to monitor a 2017 ceasefire agreement targets of all the member countries of the Saudi-led coalition, The United States in 2011 adopted a policy that Assad end to the war. “to form a joint committee to implement the reconstruction even if they were underground. must leave power but then watched as his forces, backed Military channel and refugee return plan,” the memo said. Jordan is hosting (Source: Press TV) by Iran and then Russia, clawed back territory and secure The exchange offered a rare glimpse into the military more than 650,000 Syrian refugees. Assad’s position. communications channel between Moscow and Washington, The Russian letter also suggests that the United States The United States has drawn a line on reconstruction one that Dunford himself has fiercely sought to keep private. and Russia form a joint group to finance infrastructure ren- assistance, saying it should be tied to a process that includes Dunford, who speaks periodically with Gerasimov, has ovation in Syria, the U.S. memo says. U.N.-supervised elections and a political transition in Syria. stressed that the two militaries need to be able to have candid, (Source: Reuters) Amnesty possible for ISIL terrorists surrendering in U.S., Turkey to resolve detainee spat ‘in a matter of days’: Pompeo north Afghanistan The United States Secretary of State Mike “I made clear that it is well past time that pastor justice, and Suleyman Soylu, the minister The U.S. pastor has lived in Turkey for 23 Pompeo said on Saturday he hopes an Amer- Brunson be free and permitted to return to of interior. The White House blocked assets years and led the Izmir Resurrection Church. The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Daesh) terrorists ican held in Turkey will be released in the the United States, and that the others being and properties belonging to the Turks after He was held in a Turkish prison for 21 who surrendered to Afghan forces this week in the northern coming days after the U.S. sanctions were held by Turkey also similarly be freed as well.” accusing them of playing leading roles in months until he was transferred to house province of Jawzjan may be granted amnesty despite accusations recently slapped on Turkish officials. “I am hopeful that in the coming days Brunson’s detention. arrest last week. On Tuesday, a court rejected of atrocities including rape and murder, officials said. Pompeo and his Turkish counterpart, Mev- that we will see that occur.” The dispute between the NATO allies has his appeal to be released during his trial. Around 150 ISIL terrorists, including two senior commanders, lut Cavusoglu, met in Singapore on Friday to The United States has also been seeking had a growing economic effect on Turkey. Brunson stands accused of helping support- gave themselves up after being driven from their strongholds in discuss the release of arrested American Evan- the release of three locally employed embassy Investors’ deepening concerns have sent ers of Fethullah Gulen (Muhammed Fethullah Jawzjan by the Taliban after weeks of fighting. gelical Christian pastor Andrew Brunson. staff held in Turkey. the lira to record lows and hammered local Gulen), a U.S.-based Muslim Leader who Thousands of civilians fled the area in the districts of Darzab He was arrested in December 2016 fol- Asked if the issue threatened Turkey’s stocks, as well as Turkey’s debt-risk profile. Turkish authorities say masterminded the and Qush Tepa and many accused ISIL terrorists of multiple lowing a failed coup in Turkey on charges of membership of the North Atlantic Treaty Turkey’s foreign minister said discussions July 2016 coup attempt in which 250 people atrocities, giving detailed accounts of women and young girls being espionage and “committing crimes on behalf Organization (NATO), Pompeo said: “Turkey will continue with American officials. were killed. Gulen denies the allegations. taken from their families, raped and, in some cases, murdered. of terror groups without being a member” - is a NATO partner with whom the United “Of course you can’t expect all issues to Turkey has been trying to have Gulen However the spokesman for the Jawzjan provincial governor allegations Brunson denies. He faces 35 in States has every intention to continue to work be resolved in a single meeting. But we have extradited from the U.S. for two years. said the need to encourage militant fighters to surrender was prison if convicted. with cooperatively.” agreed to work together, closely cooperate, The American pastor was also charged with likely to mean that they would not face charges. “I had a constructive conversation with my Last week, Washington announced sanc- and keep the dialogue in the coming period,” supporting outlawed Kurdish PKK fighters. “There is an amnesty for the Daesh (ISIL) (terrorist) group counterpart yesterday,” Pompeo told reporters. tions on Abdulhamit Gul, the minister of Cavusoglu said after the talks with Pompeo. (Source: agencies) that surrendered in Darzab district,” Mohammad Reza Ghafouri, spokesman for the Jawzjan provincial governor, said, referring to the ISIL. “The group will not be presented to legal and judicial authorities because they are taking part in the peace process,” North Korea continues work on nuclear program: UN report he said, adding that people with complaints about individual North Korea continues to develop its nuclear program and is “We expect the Russians and all countries to abide to ISIL terrorists were free to take the matter up with the courts. violating international sanctions by clandestinely transferring the UN Security Council resolutions and enforce sanctions Government officials said it was the first time such large weapons and fuel, a confidential United Nations report said. on North Korea,” he said. “Any violation that detracts from numbers of ISIL terrorists had surrendered at once. Several By turning off tracking systems on ships, the North Asian nation the world’s goal of finally, fully denuclearizing North Korea women and children, all related to the terrorists, had also handed was able to carry out illicit ship-to-ship petroleum transfers, an would be something that America would take very seriously.” themselves to Afghan authorities. activity that has “increased in scope, scale and sophistication”, Russia and China recently suggested the UN Security “Any adversary of the government that joins the peace process media quoted the leaked report as saying on Friday. Council (UNSC) discuss easing sanctions after the U.S. has to be given amnesty because if they are taken before the It also said “prohibited military cooperation with the President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim judges, other adversaries who have reached an agreement with Syrian Arab Republic has continued unabated”. Jong-un met for the first time in June, and Kim pledged to the government will go cold on it,” Ghafouri said. “[North Korea] has not stopped its nuclear and missile work towards denuclearization. While pressure has been building for peace talks between the programs and continued to defy Security Council resolutions During their meeting in Singapore, the two leaders signed Western-backed government in Kabul and the Taliban, the local through a massive increase in illicit ship-to-ship transfers an agreement pledging to support a peaceful resolution to seven affiliate of the ISIL, which has gained an unmatched reputation of petroleum products, as well as through transfers of coal decades of hostilities. Under the agreement, the U.S. committed for brutality, has shown no signs of joining. at sea during 2018,” it said. to provide security guarantees while North Korea “commits The Taliban, seeking to re-impose strict Islamic law after their The isolated country attempted to sell weapons to the and the world will celebrate what the UN Security Council to work towards complete denuclearization of the Korean 2001 ouster, also took credit for the surrender, saying they had Ansarullah (Houthi) movement fighters in Yemen, according has demanded,” Pompeo said on the sidelines of a security Peninsula”. Following their meeting, North Korea destroyed “cleared” Jawzjan. Defense Ministry spokesman Mohammad to the report. United Nations experts were shown a July 13, conference in Singapore.. several tunnels used as underground nuclear testing facilities. Radmanish said the military had done its duty and it was now 2016 letter from an Ansarullah leader inviting the North “The work has begun. The process of achieving denu- Despite the agreement, the U.S. spy agencies reported North for the government to decide the next step. Koreans to meet in the Syrian capital, Damascus, “to discuss clearization of the [Korean] peninsula is one that I think Korea continues working on new ICBM missiles. “As defenders of our people and country, our job is to fight our the issue of the transfer of technology and other matters of we have all known would take some time.” North Korea’s foreign minister on Saturday reaffirmed enemy until the battle ground. Now they have surrendered...our mutual interest”. North Korea has been under sanctions since 2006, when his country’s resolve to implement the deal but said he is job is done,” he said. Another official, Jawzjan security commander North Korea also “attempted to supply small arms and the country carried out its first nuclear test. increasingly concerned by the U.S. attitudes. General Faqir Mohammad Jawzjani, said any ISIL terrorist who light weapons and other military equipment via foreign in- In November 2017, the country said it had successfully “The DPRK stands firm in its determination and com- had committed crimes against humanity would face justice and termediaries” to Libya and Sudan, said the report. developed a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) mitment for implementing the DPRK-U.S. joint statement expressed skepticism about any reconciliation. The United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on capable of reaching the United States’ mainland. in a responsible and good-faith manner,” said Ri Yong-ho, He said those fighters who surrendered to the government Saturday the process of ending North Korea’s nuclear program Following that announcement, more sanctions were referring to his country by its official name, the Democratic were Afghans, although foreign fighters believed to be in the area would take time, but he was optimistic it would be done. imposed by the UN in December. People’s Republic of Korea. may have been killed or captured by the Taliban. It was important to maintain diplomatic and economic Pompeo told reporters the U.S. has new, credible reports “What is alarming, however, is the insistent moves man- “I am concerned and afraid that after surrendering, these pressure on the North, he said, and the United States takes that Russia is violating UN sanctions by allowing joint ven- ifested within the U.S. to go back to the old, far from its people will commit more crimes because they are completely seriously any detraction from enforcing UN sanctions. tures with North Korean companies and issuing new permits leader’s intention.” untrustworthy,” he said. “I’m optimistic that we will get this done in the timeline for North Korean guest workers. (Source: agencies) (Source: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMYADVERTISEMENTS AUGUSTAUGUST 5,5, 2018

STOCK MARKET Tehran, Islamabad TEDPIX 124353.7 IFX 1419.05 may resume Sources: tse.ir, Ifb.ir negotiations on IP gas CURRENCIES USD 44,120 rials project next month EUR 51,470 rials ENERGY TEHRAN — Iran and “Now elections in Pakistan are over, GBP 57,364rials deskPakistan may start a new and most likely the Pakistan Tehreek-e- AED 12,140 rials round of talks on how to advance on the IP Insaf (PTI) headed government is going gas line project in September, The News of to take the charge.” The official noted. Source: mehrnews.com Pakistan reported citing a senior official He said: “Both sides would put their at the country’s Petroleum Division. heads together to find out the way out As reported, an Iranian delegation was how to proceed for implementation of ready to visit Pakistan for resuming the the project in the presence of the U.S. under the new scenario, the top mandarins up and review the gas sales- purchase COMMODITIES negotiations, but the Pakistani caretaker sanctions. of both the countries would also work out agreement (GSPA) inked between the two government believed that the decisions President Trump is hell bent upon the new timelines for the project’s completion.” in 2009. The two countries signed GSPA WTI $68.49/b on the IP project should be made by the deviating from the U.S.-Iran nuclear deal According to the official, Iran and in 2009 under IP gas pipeline project in Brent $73.21/b next elected government. earlier done during Obama regime. So Pakistan have already agreed to open era of Pakistan People’s Party. OPEC Basket $71.61/b Gold $1,214.55/oz South Pars daily gas production to Iran Air to receive 5 ATR planes Silver $15.46/oz increase 100mcm by March 2019 today at Mehrabad Platinium $836.65/oz ENERGY TEHRAN — Daily ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran’s deskproduction of gas in deskflag-carrier Iran Air an- Sources: oilprice.com, Moneymetals.com Iran’s South Pars gas field (in the Persian nounced on Saturday it was to receive five Gulf) will be increased by 100 million new planes from Franco-Italian planemaker cubic meters (mcm) by the end of current ATR on Sunday, a day before the renewal NEWS IN BRIEF Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2019), of U.S. sanctions. according to the managing director of Pars As IRNA reported, the new ATR-72600 New forex Oil and Gas Company (POGC), which is planes will land on Tehran’s Mehrabad Air- policies in charge of developing the field. port at 9:00 am (local time), making the Mohammad Meshkinfam total number of ATR’s deliveries to Iran 13 approved made the remarks during a visit of to the zone, the POGC managing director by the time. The planes are part of an Iran “I am confident that the United States Gholamreza Manouchehri, the deputy released a report on the progress of mega Air-ATR deal on purchase of 20 new aircraft. will give us authorization to deliver these for development and engineering in the projects underway in PSEEZ. On July 31, the French minister of planes,” said Bruno Le Maire, Reuters re- National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), South Pars gas field, which Iran shares economy and finance expressed hope ported at the time. ECONOMY TEHRAN — The Supreme Council for to Pars Special Economic Energy Zone with Qatar in the Persian Gulf, is estimated that the ATR aircraft manufacturer will Under the shadow of the new U.S. sanc- deskEconomic Coordination reviewed and (PSEEZ) in Iran’s southwestern port to contain a significant amount of natural be able to get permission from the United tions imposed on Tehran, international plane approved Central Bank of Iran (CBI)’s new general for- city of Assaluyeh, Shana news agency gas, accounting for about eight percent of States to deliver eight planes to Iran before manufacturers that use at least 10 percent eign currency policies as well as solutions to accelerate reported. the world’s reserves, and approximately August 6 despite the sanctions imposed U.S. made parts in their products have de- fighting corruption in domestic economy, Fars news During Manouchehri’s two-day visit 18 billion barrels of condensate. on Tehran. cided to avoid the Iranian market. agency reported on Saturday. According to the council’s Saturday morning ses- sion, led by President Hassan Rouhani, the details of 2 mining projects worth $60m put into operation in southeastern Iran the approved policies will be investigated and ratified ECONOMY TEHRAN — Two iron ore concentrate agency reported on Saturday. The second project was the iron ore production unit on the cabinet’s meeting on Sunday. deskproduction units at the total value The production unit of iron ore concentrate of Arya of Fakoor Sanat Tehran Company with the capacity CBI Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati will announce of 2.66 trillion rials (about $60.5 million) were Jonoub Iranian Company, worth 1.21 trillion rials of producing 600,000 tons of the product and the the details of the new policies and their implementation inaugurated in the presence of the Iranian Industry (about $27.5 million) with the capacity of producing value of 1.45 trillion rials (about $32.9 million). method to public on Monday. Minister Mohammad Shariatmadari in Zarand County 500,000 tons of the product was inaugurated in The two projects are expected to respectively in southeastern province of Kerman, Shata news Zarand. employ 38 and 250 people.

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China tariffs on LNG, oil aim at Yemen exports the first crude pumped since U.S. energy dominance agenda civil war began Yemen has exported its first shipment of newly produced crude China’s proposed tariffs on U.S. liquefied is the largest buyer of U.S. crude. oil since civil war broke out in 2015, a milestone for the Arab natural gas and crude oil exports opens a China would likely hike purchases from world’s poorest country as it seeks to overcome economic losses new front in the trade war between the two Saudi Arabia, Russia, the United Arab Emir- from the conflict. countries, at a time when the White House ates and Iraq if the tariffs slowed U.S. flows, The 500,000 barrels of crude were from resumed production is trumpeting growing U.S. energy export said Neil Atkinson, head of the oil industry in the S2 block in the Aqla area of Shabwa and were shipped prowess. and markets division at the International from the Rezum oil terminal in the southern province, the oil China included LNG for the first time in its Energy Agency. and minerals ministry said. list of proposed tariffs on Friday, the same day There will be “others who will be offer- The shipment was awarded to a Chinese petroleum company that its biggest U.S. crude oil buyer, Sinopec, ing barrels to China, so it could find itself based on Brent crude rates after a global tender in which 35 com- suspended U.S. crude oil imports due to the able to replace lost volumes from the U.S.,” panies took part, according to a ministry statement reported in dispute, according to three sources familiar Atkinson said. the state-owned Saba news agency on Wednesday. with the situation. With LNG demand expected to skyrocket The ministry said Shabwa and other oil-producing provinces On Friday, China announced retaliatory over the next 12 to 18 months, there are still would receive 20 percent of the revenues from crude they produce, tariffs on $60 billion worth of U.S. goods, some two dozen firms seeking to build new maintaining a policy introduced by President Abdrabu Masur and warned of further measures, signaling LNG export terminals in the United States Hadi after he was elected in 2012. it will not back down in a protracted trade and tariffs may limit their ability to secure The ministry is working to restart production in the remaining war with Washington. sufficient buyers to finance their proposed oil blocks in Shabwa, Hadramawt and Marib provinces, the sec- That could cast a shadow over U.S. Pres- projects. retary to the oil minister, AbdulAziz Al Oulaqi, told The National. ident Donald Trump’s energy dominance “Cheniere continues to see China as an The government has re-established control in these provinces ambitions. The administration has repeatedly its formal inclusion in the list of potential important growth market and LNG as a ‘win- panies seeking to build a new LNG export with the help of the Saudi-led Arab Coalition which intervened in said it is eager to expand fossil fuel supplies tariffs. It had also become the largest buyer win’ between the United States and China,” terminal. the war at Hadi’s request in March 2015. Large areas of northern to global allies, while Washington is rolling of U.S. crude oil outside of Canada, but Kpler, said Eben Burnham-Snyder, a spokesman at China, which purchased almost 14 percent Yemen including the capital, Sanaa, remain under the control back domestic regulations to encourage more which tracks worldwide oil shipments, shows Cheniere Energy Inc (LNG.A), which owns of all U.S. LNG shipped between February of the Houthi rebels. oil and gas production. crude cargoes to China have also dropped 2016 and May 2018, has taken delivery from one of the two LNG export terminals cur- “The juxtaposition here is clear: it is hard off in recent months. just one vessel that left the United States rently operating in the United States. He to become an energy superpower when one It comes at a time when the United States in June and none so far in July, compared added they do not see tariffs as productive. of the biggest energy consumers in the world has several large-scale LNG export facilities with 17 in the first five months of the year. One project being developed is in Alaska, is raising barriers to consume that energy. It under construction, and after Trump’s late “The U.S. gas industry will be much harder which would carry natural gas through an makes it very difficult,” said Michael Cohen, 2017 trip to China that included executives hit by this as China imports only a small 800-mile (1,287 km) pipeline across the state head of energy markets research at Barclays. from U.S. LNG companies. volume whereas U.S. suppliers see China as to a terminal that would convert it to LNG The United States is the world’s largest China became the world’s second-biggest a major future market,” said Lin Boqiang, to take it to China. exporter of fuels such as gasoline and diesel, LNG importer in 2017, as it buys more gas professor on energy studies at Xiamen Uni- The $43 billion project is still in develop- and is poised to become one of the largest in order to wean the country off dirty coal versity in China. ment, and the Alaska Gasline Development exporters of LNG by 2019. U.S. LNG exports to reduce pollution. Meanwhile, according to Kpler, crude Corp said on Friday that it believes the “current were worth $3.3 billion in 2017. China is the “This will not affect the trade but will exports to China dropped to an estimated trade tensions between the United States world’s biggest crude oil importer. simply make gas more expensive to Chinese 226,000 barrels per day (bpd) in July, after and China will be resolved well in advance China had curtailed its imports of U.S. consumers,” said Charif Souki, chairman of reaching a record 445,000 bpd in March. of Alaska LNG exports to China.” LNG over the last two months, even before Tellurian Inc (TELL.O), one of several com- (Source: Reuters) Sinopec, through its Unipec trading arm, Fresh talks to end the war will be held in the Swiss city of Geneva next month, diplomatic sources told the Asharq Al Awsat newspaper. The UN special envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, is expected Saudi Arabia reduced Facebook inks long-term power to announce the details to the Security Council at the UN head- quarters in New York on Thursday. oil production in July purchase agreement for wind energy Griffiths briefed ambassadors of the Arab Coalition, which includes the UAE, on Thursday morning before reporting to the Saudi Arabia, which recently pledged Facebook has entered into a 139 council. oil-supply increases to tame rallying megawatt (MW), 15-year power purchase According to the sources, the talks would last from three to four crude prices, cut production last month, agreement with EDP Renewables. days and would take a different approach from those held under according to OPEC delegates familiar with EDP Renewables (EDPR) said the previous UN envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed. the matter. the deal, through its subsidiary EDP The first round of peace talks was held in Geneva in 2015. The biggest member of the Organization Renewables North America, would see The last attempt to negotiate an end to the conflict was hosted of Petroleum Exporting Countries pumped Facebook buy energy generated at the by Kuwait in 2016. 10.3 million barrels a day in July, according 200 MW Headwaters II Wind Farm in Griffiths, who took up his post in March, launched a frantic to the delegates, who asked not to be Randolph County, Indiana. round of shuttle diplomacy after the Arab Coalition and Yeme- identified because the data is private. The new wind farm is expected to ni government launched an offensive to retake the port city of The kingdom told the cartel it produced the Saudis couldn’t ultimately find buyers be operational by 2020, EDPR said in that the tech giant’s Prineville Data Hodeidah in June. The coalition halted the campaign in early 10.489 million in June. to justify pumping at record output levels. an announcement Thursday. It will Center in Oregon would be supported July to allow the UN envoy to negotiate a rebel withdrawal from The cutback comes despite promises U.S. crude futures lost more than 7 percent produce enough electricity to power by 100 percent solar power under a new the city and port, which is the main entry point for aid and food from Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih in July, their steepest drop in two years, the equivalent of over 52,000 homes partnership with Pacific Power. shipments to Yemen. that key OPEC members and their allies amid signs that a surplus is re-emerging in annually. Facebook’s headquarters in Menlo The coalition has insisted on a full rebel withdrawal from would add about 1 million barrels of supply, some parts of the world market. There are “Facebook is committed to finding Park, California, are powered by 100 the city, while Griffiths has said the Houthis have offered only doing “whatever is necessary to keep the growing fears that the trade war between new renewable energy projects on the percent renewable energy, while other to hand over the port to UN control. market in balance.” Under pressure from the U.S. and China could impair demand. same power grid for all of our facilities,” data centers in Sweden, Iowa and Texas Meanwhile, the Yemeni government is reportedly preparing U.S. President Donald Trump to reassure Prices slumped after the Saudi output Bobby Hollis, director of Global Energy are also powered by renewables. paperwork to seek prosecution of Houthi leaders for war crimes. markets, the kingdom was said to have levels were reported, trading 1.4 percent at Facebook, said in a statement. Facebook is among a number of global A justice ministry spokesman told Asharq Al Awsat that the been preparing to pump 10.8 million or lower at $68.04 a barrel as of 11:55 a.m. The agreement with EDPR is the latest businesses looking to green operations list would include Houthi leader Abdel Malik Al Houthi and the 11 million barrels a day. New York time. in a number of clean energy deals struck by embracing clean energy. rebels’ military commander, Abd Al Khaliq Al Houthi. The lower number follows signs that (Source: Bloomberg) by Facebook. In July, it was announced (Source: CNBC) “All-encompassing legal paperwork and documentation needed to pursue them at an international level are being prepared,” ministry spokesman Faisal Al Majidi to the newspaper. Big Oil cheers quietly as Trump moves to ease auto standards (Source: The National)

The Trump administration’s plan to relax fuel-economy and The group issued a statement on Thursday praising the vehicle pollution standards could be a boon to U.S. oil producers administration for offering a plan “that reflects market realities, Canada’s biggest producer who’ve quietly lobbied for the measure. industry progress and consumer preferences.” The proposal, released Thursday, would translate into an Senator Ed Markey, a Democrat from Massachusetts, said cuts drilling as heavy oil additional 500,000 barrels of U.S. oil demand per day by the the Trump plan is “a Big Oil-masterminded effort,” using a price tumbles early 2030s, about 2 to 3 percent of projected consumption, term used to describe major energy companies. according to government calculations. “Big Oil hates these fuel economy standards,” Markey said. Canada Natural Resources, the largest producer, is allocating “It’s a meaningful increase in U.S. oil consumption” and “We know the current standards are achievable and econom- capital to lighter oil drilling and is curtailing heavy oil production one of the biggest steps the Trump administration could take ically feasible.” as the price of Canadian heavy oil tumbled to a nearly five-year- to boost crude demand, said Trevor Houser, a partner with the The extra oil that would be consumed as a result of the low relative to the U.S. benchmark price. Rhodium Group, a research firm that’s analyzed the proposal. proposed changes could cost consumers an additional $193 Due to the transportation bottlenecks, the discount at which “In terms of policy interventions that the U.S. government billion to $236 billion cumulatively between now and 2035, Western Canadian Select (WCS)—the benchmark price of oil has taken or could take, this is certainly the most significant.” according to an analysis by the Rhodium Group. from Canada’s oil sands delivered at Hardisty, Alberta—trades The Environmental Protection Agency and National High- There’s a limit to the effect any U.S. policy change could relative to WTI has been more than $20 this year. way Traffic Safety Administration proposed locking in U.S. fu- have on a global oil market thirsty for roughly 98.4 million On Thursday, that discount blew out to $30.80 a barrel—the el-economy and tailpipe greenhouse gas emissions requirements barrels of crude per day. The Trump administration proposal largest WCS-WTI differential since December 2013, according at 2020 levels of 37 miles per gallon. The existing standards “The U.S. is currently producing enough oil to satisfy nearly to freeze average corporate fuel economy standards after 2020 to data compiled by Bloomberg. the Trump administration wants to replace call for a steady all of its energy needs and is projected to continue to do so, is dwarfed by other factors, such as production increases from Canada Natural Resources said on Thursday in its Q2 results increase to roughly 47 mpg by 2025. or become a net energy exporter,” the administration wrote. Saudi Arabia and Russia, said Katie Bays, an analyst at Height release that its North America crude oil and natural gas liquids Oil industry leaders have been supporting the move behind “This has added new stable supply to the global oil market and Securities LLC. (NGLs) production in the second quarter dropped by 3 percent the scenes, and a handful of companies disclosed lobbying on reduced the urgency of the U.S. to conserve energy.” “Consumers are much more likely to be affected by OPEC from the first quarter of 2018, primarily as a result of production the issue this year, including Marathon Petroleum Co., Koch Representatives of the American Fuel and Petrochemical decisions or trade decisions than they are by CAFE standards,” curtailments and shut-in volumes of around 10,350 bpd as well Companies Public Sector LLC, and the refiner Andeavor. Manufacturers refining trade group and member companies Bays said. as reduced drilling activity and delayed completion and ramp The industry’s chief argument, mirrored by administration urged White House officials to ease the standards during a June But even a modest increase is meaningful for the oil industry. up of certain primary heavy crude oil wells drilled in Q1 and Q2. officials on Thursday, is that the Obama-era standards are meeting. The refining industry trade group told White House “I’m not aware of anybody in the oil and gas world who “Due to current market conditions the Company has exercised a relic of a different time, when the U.S. was deeply reliant officials that changes were needed to drive down the cost of cars, doesn’t think this is the right course of action, and hasn’t either its capital flexibility by shifting capital from primary heavy crude on foreign oil and gasoline to fuel its vehicles. U.S. exports of and to give consumers more choice over the vehicles they drive. volunteered that when asked or told administration officials oil to light crude oil in 2018, resulting in an additional 7 net light crude oil and petroleum products have more than doubled “We come from a free-market perspective, where we believe that,” said Mike McKenna, a Republican energy strategist. crude oil wells targeted to be drilled in the second half of the year. since then, and the U.S. is now on track to become the world’s consumers should have a choice in their vehicles, and they can That doesn’t mean they’re eager to talk about it publicly. Primary heavy crude oil drilling was reduced by 24 net primary biggest oil producer, surging ahead of both Saudi Arabia and weigh all the appropriate factors -- be it size, horsepower, utility, On Thursday, as automakers, refiners and environmentalists heavy crude oil wells in Q2/18, with an additional 35 primary Russia, according to government analysts. or fuel economy,’’ said Derrick Morgan, senior vice president all rushed out statements on the plan, the oil industry’s top heavy crude oil well reduction targeted for the second half of the It’s now less important to conserve energy and to curb oil of the group. “We trust individual consumers to make the right lobbying group, the American Petroleum Institute, kept quiet. year,” Canada Natural Resources said yesterday. demand given the dramatic rise in U.S. crude production, the decisions; we don’t think Washington or Sacramento should Asked about the organization’s view, an API spokeswoman Canada is producing record amounts of heavy oil from the Trump administration said in its proposal. be making all those determinations.’’ said only: “We are reviewing it.” (Source: Bloomberg) oil sands and its economic recovery is driven by the oil industry, but drillers are finding it increasingly difficult to get this oil to market because pipelines are running at capacity and new ones are finding opposition from various groups. Saudi Arabia to resume oil exports through Red Sea lane Until recently, production growth continued despite the pipe- Saudi Arabia said on Saturday it would resume all oil shipments Mandeb comes after all necessary procedures were taken Suez Canal to Europe. line capacity constraint that pressured Canadian crude into a through the strategic Red Sea shipping lane of Bab al-Mandeb, by the coalition leadership to protect ships of the coalition The Bab al-Mandeb strait, where the Red Sea meets the major discount to WTI. Now, the Petroleum Services Associa- the state news agency SPA reported. countries.” Gulf of Aden in the Arabian Sea, is only 20 km (12 miles) tion of Canada has cut its well-drilling forecast for this year to a Saudi Arabia halted temporarily oil shipments through Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition has been battling the wide, making hundreds of ships potentially an easy target. number that will be lower than the 2017 figure. The body expects the lane on July 26 after attacks on two big oil tankers by Houthis in a three-year war, lies beside the southern mouth The Saudi coalition intervened in Yemen’s civil war in 6,900 new wells to be drilled in 2018, compared with 7,400 wells Yemen’s Houthi movement. of the Red Sea, one of the most important trade routes in 2015 to restore the internationally recognized government predicted in the April forecast. The 2018 figure is also 200 wells SPA quoted Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih as saying: the world for oil tankers. The tankers pass near Yemen’s of exiled president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. lower than that for 2017 as the pipeline shortage begins to bite. “The decision to resume shipping of oil through Bab al- shores while heading from the Middle East through the (Source: Reuters) (Source: oilprice.com) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 6 INTERNATIONAL AUGUST 5, 2018 NEWS IN BRIEF Did ISIS fighters Amid surge in violence, Afghanistan sets surrender or were they date for 2019 presidential election evacuated? 1 Millennials were shaped by narra- is the trigger for these cross-border attacks? tives about the so-called war on terror, and A. Prime Minister Vajpayee’s efforts to INTERNATIONAL TEHRAN — Last week, more than 200 deskISIS fighters reportedly surrendered to Muslims under stress globally. Their minds make peace with Pakistan and the rest of the Afghan security forces in northwestern province of Jawz- were shaped by Ahle-Hadith, Tablighi Jamaat, south Asia, and to resolve outstanding issues, jan after being defeated by the Taliban, with some reports Jamaat-e-Islami, and televangelists like Dr. had given people in Kashmir great hope. Af- suggesting that they were captured by the security forces. Israr Ahmad and Zakir Naik. ter years of untiring effort by Mr. Vajpayee, Mohammad Radmanish, a spokesman for Afghanistan’s Global powers that were distressed about the peace process got going in 2003, but it ministry of defense, said the ISIS fighters surrendered be- former Indian prime minister Atal Bihari petered out in 2006-07. cause of an Afghan army offensive. Mufti Nehmatullah, the Vajpayee’s peace process also fanned the We have been moving steadily towards con- ISIS deputy leader in the north, was quoted by some media flames of a new unrest. The internet, espe- frontation since men from Pakistan attacked outlets saying that the fighters surrendered because “we were cially social media, has been a major tool. Mumbai in November 2008—although most tired of fighting and pressure was on us from both sides.” Do you believe security agencies have analysts have neglected this broad graph. Border Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said in a statement got any plan to deal with this new wave of shelling is terribly heavy. Increasingly over a that 153 ISIS fighters had been killed, more than 100 injured militancy in Kashmir? decade, we have actually been facing a Sino-Pak and 134 captured. Pertinently, ISIS and Taliban have been A. They seem to have knee-jerk reactions axis rather than two separate neighbours. Both fighting pitched battles for many months for the control over rather than any long-term vision or under- would want to tighten control over the Gilgit northern Afghanistan.Amid the cacophony of conflicting standing. They throw money at the problem, region, through which CPEC passes. reports, it remains unclear whether the ISIS fighters sur- and more troops. So, they have ended up Imran Khan in his victory speech Musa lies low, and has hardly any militants rendered or were they captured by the Afghan security forces. pushing up the spiral of violence. Most of came up with an excellent Agenda of Alli- reached out to India and said he will take with him. But his ideas, of Islamic State, of a Now, in a new twist, a former government official told those in authority are stuck in the rut of the ance, which accommodated the PDP’s peace two steps if India took one step on Kashmir. narrow-vision, exclusivist Islam, have gained Tehran Times that the fighters were actually evacuated by `90s, and only bother with getting through and reconciliation agenda, but it was never Do you see that as a positive development? a hold on many minds, mainly teenagers and Afghan army helicopters on the orders of the U.S. authori- their two or three years in office. implemented. The two parties were pulling A. It is regrettable that the new leader of pre-teens. This could play out in the years ties, which the official said, is “another piece of evidence that What about some local militant groups in different directions, and did not trust each Pakistan named India as a neighbour after to come. ISIS in Afghanistan means U.S. mercenaries”. that are considered offshoots of ISIS and Al other. Massive corruption made both parties naming China, the U.S., and Saudi Arabia. What led to the collapse of alliance “How innocent Afghan, women, children were slaughtered Qaeda, like the group headed by Zakir Musa? very unpopular. It is amazing how popular Pakistan’s neighbours are India, Afghanistan between Kashmir-based People’s Democratic by these foreign backed terrorists and now our government Do you think ISIS is trying to gain foothold Governor Vohra is by contrast. and Iran. I wish our four countries’ leaders, Party and New Delhi-based Bharatiya Ja- under the orders from the U.S. military and U.S. embassy in in Kashmir? The peace process between India and those of other SAARC countries, would nata Party in Kashmir? Was it a marriage Kabul evacuate them,” said the official, wishing anonymity. A. There have been photos of ISIS flags off and Pakistan has been derailed because of see that we must live together, and build and on over the past several years. I am not of inconvenience? intermittent border skirmishes and blame a common future, as neighbours, if not as A. It was a marriage of opposites. They Militants attack, sure it has an organisational presence. Zakir games from both sides. What do you think brothers with ancient cultural ties. burn down girls’ schools in ‘Kashmiri youth are fed up of violence in which they grew up’ By Syed Zafar Mehdi the past several years. I am not sure it has an organizational Pakistan presence. Zakir Musa lies low, and has hardly any militants with him. But his ideas, of Islamic State, of a narrow-vision, INTERNATIONAL TEHRAN — At least 12 schools in Diamer TEHRAN — Security situation in Indian controlled Kashmir deskdistrict of Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan re- continues to be volatile with the new wave of home-grown exclusivist Islam, have gained a hold on many minds, mainly gion, most of them girls’ schools, were attacked and burned militancy, cross-border fighting between India and Pakistan, teenagers and pre-teens. This could play out in the years down early on Friday by alleged militants, according to and collapse of the provincial government. The incidents of to come. reports. No group has officially claimed responsibility violence have increased over the past few years and the peace What led to the collapse of alliance between Kash- for the attacks. process between India and Pakistan has virtually been put mir-based People’s Democratic Party and New Delhi-based Human Rights Watch (HRW), the global rights watch- on the backburner. Bharatiya Janata Party in Kashmir? Was it a marriage of dog body, said after the Taliban took over parts of the Swat David Devadas, a New Delhi-based security and geopolitics inconvenience? Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in 2007, it began analyst and author of `The Generation of Rage in Kashmir’, A. It was a marriage of opposites. They came up with an a violent campaign against education for girls. Over 900 in an interview with Tehran Times speaks about the security excellent Agenda of Alliance, which accommodated the PDP’s girls’ schools were forced to close and over 120,000 girls conundrum in strife-torn Kashmir valley, the rise of new peace and reconciliation agenda, but it was never imple- stopped attending school. About 8,000 female teachers were militancy, peace process between India and Pakistan and mented. The two parties were pulling in different directions, driven out of work. the collapse of BJP-PDP government in the state. and did not trust each other. Massive corruption made both HRW urged the Pakistani government to take urgent Devadas maintains that the young Kashmiris are fed up war. parties very unpopular. It is amazing how popular Governor measures to make schools safer, and prosecute those re- The counterinsurgency apparatus, he says, was experienced Vohra is by contrast. sponsible for attacks against students, teachers, and schools. by people as humiliating, arbitrary and unwarranted, because apparatus was not wound down. People at large experienced The peace process between India and Pakistan has “Pakistan should develop a comprehensive policy for of which a new generation, immune to fear, had come up. it as humiliating, arbitrary and unwarranted. been derailed because of intermittent border skirmishes and protecting students – especially girls – as well as teachers, Following are the excerpts: Meanwhile, a new generation, immune to fear, had come blame games from both sides. What do you think is the trig- schools, and universities from attack and military use, and The security situation in Kashmir has deteriorated up. Police excesses, such as experienced by Burhan Wani ger for these cross-border attacks? involve all concerned ministry staff at central and local levels over the past couple of years, especially in the aftermath of and so many others, including myself, were intolerable to A. Prime Minister Vajpayee’s efforts to make peace with in carrying out this strategy,” HRW said in a statement. the killing of militant commander Burhan Wani in 2016. this new generation. Pakistan and the rest of south Asia, and to resolve outstand- What reasons do you attribute to it? Millennials were shaped by narratives about the so-called ing issues, had given people in Kashmir great hope. After A. Burhan Wani was seen as a hero and exemplar among war on terror, and Muslims under stress globally. Their minds years of untiring effort by Mr. Vajpayee, the peace process India, China set teenagers, head and shoulders above other militants. It would were shaped by Ahle-Hadith, Tablighi Jamaat, Jamaat-e- got going in 2003, but it petered out in 2006-07. to impose higher have been better to capture him alive. Killing him sparked the Islami, and televangelists like Dr. Israr Ahmad and Zakir Naik. We have been moving steadily towards confrontation rage that had been building, and took it to a higher quantum Global powers that were distressed about former Indian since men from Pakistan attacked Mumbai in November tariffs on U.S. level in south Kashmir. prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s peace process also 2008 — although most analysts have neglected this broad Young people in Kashmir are fed up of war. They feel the fanned the flames of a new unrest. The internet, especially graph. Border shelling is terribly heavy. products government doesn’t care for their lives, and uses bullets and social media, has been a major tool. Increasingly over a decade, we have actually been facing a Sino-Pak axis rather than two separate neighbors. Both INTERNATIONAL TEHRAN — As the trade war between pellet guns while water cannons are used in other states. Do you believe security agencies have got any plan to deskthe U.S. and the rest intensifies, the two An anti-beef campaign in a Hindu-dominated part of the deal with this new wave of militancy in Kashmir? would want to tighten control over the Gilgit region, through economic bulwarks of Asia, India and China, are all set to state in 2015 caused a major backlash in the Kashmir Valley. A. They seem to have knee-jerk reactions rather than any which CPEC passes. impose higher tariffs on some goods imported from the United The year before that, people felt that the government did long-term vision or understanding. They throw money at the Imran Khan in his victory speech reached out to States. India, enraged by Washington’s refusal to exempt it not do enough for rescue and relief when floods ravaged problem, and more troops. So, they have ended up pushing India and said he will take two steps if India took one step from new tariffs, has said that higher tariffs against some goods Kashmir. That too caused huge resentment. up the spiral of violence. Most of those in authority are stuck on Kashmir. Do you see that as a positive development? imported from the U.S. will come into force from September Your new book focuses on the rise of a new militancy in the rut of the `90s, and only bother with getting through A. It is regrettable that the new leader of Pakistan named 18. The decision was taken in June to raise import tax from in Kashmir and looks into the reasons why Kashmiri youth their two or three years in office. India as a neighbor after naming China, the U.S., and Saudi August 4 on some U.S. products like apples, almonds and are leaning towards militancy again. Can you tell us more What about some local militant groups that are con- Arabia. Pakistan’s neighbors are India, Afghanistan and Iran. walnuts, but the move was later delayed. about it? sidered offshoots of ISIS and Al Qaeda, like the group headed I wish our four countries’ leaders, and those of other SAARC Many trade issues have cropped up between India and the A. I have argued in my new book, `The Generation of Rage by Zakir Musa? Do you think ISIS is trying to gain foothold countries, would see that we must live together, and build a U.S. since President Donald Trump took office. According in Kashmir,’ that militancy in Kashmir ended during the in Kashmir? common future, as neighbors, if not as brothers with ancient to reports, the officials from New Delhi and Washington are peace process, around 2006-07, but the counterinsurgency A. There have been photos of ISIS flags off and on over cultural ties. expected to hold meetings in September to discuss the matter. Meanwhile, as the trade war escalates, China has an- nounced plans to put tariffs of up to 25 percent on U.S. What should be India’s priority: Energy security or ‘America first’? products worth $60 billion. The Chinese government said By Syed Zafar Mehdi and political stalwarts maintain that buying Friday that it would impose duties of 25%, 20%, 10% and oil from Iran is in India’s national interest and 5% on the products if the Trump administration follows TEHRAN — Although no final decision has succumbing to the U.S. pressure will send a through on threats to tax $200 billion of Chinese goods. been taken yet by New Delhi, speculation is wrong message to the world. “In violation of the bilateral consensus reached after mul- rife that oil imports from Iran could slow down India’s former vice president Hamid Ansari tiple rounds of negotiations, the United States has again from August when some U.S. sanctions against believes Iran is an important country for India, unilaterally escalated trade frictions,” the Chinese State Tehran take effect. However, for now, there and not just as an oil supplier. “We have to keep Council Tariff Commission said in a statement on Friday. is reason to cheer for those want to see India in mind two things. We get a good amount of stand its ground and refuse to buckle under energy supply from Iran. But Iran is not only Bangladesh FM the U.S. pressure. an energy supplier,” Ansari told reporters in According to reports, India’s monthly oil New Delhi. “Iran is a big and important country to visit Myanmar imports from Iran touched a record high in for us. It is a country which is next to Pakistan for repatriation July, jumping by about 30 percent to 768,000 and Afghanistan. So when we look at Iran we barrels per day (bpd). The shipments include have to understand these things too.” of Rohingyas tankers that were loaded in June and arrived Former Indian diplomat M K Bhadrakumar, in India in July, based on preliminary tanker their insurance cover in next few months. But initially said that it does not recognize unilateral writing in an Indian daily Deccan Herald, said INTERNATIONAL TEHRAN — Bangladesh Foreign Minister arrival data. everything hinges on the final decision New sanctions imposed by Washington, and only India’s strategic autonomy and independent desk Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali is scheduled The volume of oil trade in July between Delhi takes. recognizes UN sanctions. However, later reports foreign policy demands that the approach to to visit Myanmar on August 9 to oversee preparations being New Delhi and Tehran marked a significant Importantly, India is now the top oil client emerged in local and international media that this Iran question should be based on national made for the safe repatriation of Rohingya refugees. 85 percent jump from the same period last for Iran after China, having shipped in 5.67 a message had been sent to state refiners to be interests. “Nothing should be done to cause Ali discussed the plan with India’s Deputy Minister for year when it was 415,000 bpd. Pertinently, million tonnes or about 457,000 barrels per prepared for cut in oil imports from November. damage to the mutual trust and understanding External Affairs VK Singh during a meeting on the sidelines Indian state refiners had reduced oil imports day (bpd) of oil in the first three months of this In an attempt to allay fears and put specula- in India’s relations with Iran. Equally, energy of the 25th ASEAN Regional Forum in Singapore on Friday, from Iran last year following a dispute over fiscal year, India’s Union Petroleum and Natural tion to rest, India’s Petroleum Minister Dhar- security – not ‘America First’ – should be our Bangladesh’s Foreign Ministry said. Bangladesh and My- development rights of Farzad-B gas field, lo- Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan informed mendra Pradhan told a leading Indian daily last priority,” he wrote. anmar have signed a deal for the safe, dignified and volun- cated in Persian Gulf. Indian parliament last week. And according month that India sees U.S. sanctions on Iran “It will be India’s sovereign decision. I am tary repatriation of Rohingya refugees back to their country Since the beginning of this fiscal year in to the latest data, quoted by Reuters and other as a “challenge” given its close ties with both not a salesman for Iran but I have an impres- from Bangladesh. As per conservative estimates, there are April, the oil purchase from Tehran has surged, news agencies, in the first four months of this the countries, and said New Delhi will take a sion that India is willing to continue buying around 905,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh’s Cox’s primarily due to heavy discounts, free ship- fiscal year, India’s oil imports from Iran had “considered and considerate’ view based on oil from Iran and this will be a very important Bazar presently, although some human rights bodies have ping and extended credit period for oil sales reached 677,500 bpd. ‘national interest’ on the issue of U.S. sanctions statement,” he said. Pertinently, Iran’s deputy put the figure higher. The exodus of persecuted Rohingya offered by Iran. However, it remains to be seen whether or against Iranian oil. envoy to New Delhi Massoud Rezvanian Ra- Muslims from Myanmar’s Rakhine state started in October According to reports, Iran has employed not the oil keeps flowing after August. Some A high-level U.S. delegation visited New haghi had last month warned that India stands 2016, following the crackdown by trigger-happy Burmese its own ships to transport oil to India as very U.S. sanctions will take effect from August 6, Delhi last month to hold talks with Indian of- to lose many privileges if it betrays Iran and security forces. Almost 200,000 of them fled to neighboring few shipping lines had participated in recent while others, including those pertaining to ficials over the matter. Iran’s deputy foreign imports oil from other countries. Bangladesh and settled in Cox’s Bazar. tenders. Indian oil firm Hindustan Petroleum oil and petroleum, will come into force from minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi also visited At a time when the oil imports from Iran During the meeting, the statement said, Singh reaffirmed Corp Limited (HPCL) had to annul the purchase November 4. New Delhi and held wide-ranging discussions are touching record high and Tehran is offer- India’s readiness to extend all possible cooperation and sup- of an Iranian cargo a few weeks ago after it India has been under tremendous pressure with Indian foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale. ing ‘privileges’ like discount, free shipping and port to Bangladesh for implementation of the terms of the faced issues related to insurance cover. Other from the U.S. to cut oil imports from Iran in Meanwhile, an intense debate is underway insurance cover to Indian refiners, the decision agreement between Myanmar and Bangladesh. major Indian petroleum companies like Indian the wake of sanctions against Iran. New Delhi, in India’s media and intelligentsia circles over between energy security and ‘America first’ Oil Corporation (OIL) are expected to renew which shares deep historical ties with Iran, had the issue of oil imports from Iran. Many experts should not be too difficult to make for New Delhi. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 5, 2018 ANALYSIS & INTERVIEW 7 Arab NATO is unlikely to succeed: Halt to West’s arms sales can force Saudis to negotiate Askari peace: Int’l lawyer 1 Following is the text of the interview: of it and it is to enrich Trump, his family and his allies with Washington has announced the formation of a military Saudi and UAE money, money that comes from oil and alliance in the Middle East against Iran, with the participation belongs to the people and all future generations and is not of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Jordan and Bahrain, scheduled for rulers to live opulent lives and buy mercenaries to keep to be announced in the United States soon. Will this coalition them in power. At the same time, it is an alliance that is be considered as a real coalition or a military organization? intended to increase U.S. covert operations in the region A: If you look at the members of this so-called coalition, it and to keep Chinese influence at bay. is the ‘usual suspects’ of the Persian Gulf—Saudi Arabia and The current military alliance is with the participation the UAE plus Saudi Arabia’s tag along that is Bahrain—plus of the Air Force and the Navy. Although the coalition needs the two mercenaries of the region—Egypt and Jordan whose a Land Army to succeed. How is this issue to be addressed? military are at the service of anyone who can pay and who A: You are right but this is not how things will go. In my rely on financial handouts. It is not an effective grouping of opinion if and when there is an assault on Iran it will take countries. Instead it is a military mishmash supported by the following steps: weaken Iran’s economy to the maximum the United States and Israel. For the U.S. it is good to sell to fuel domestic uprisings; increase covert operations by arms and gain further influence in the Persian Gulf while U.S. and Israeli agents; initiate a military incidence and attempting to weaken Iran and engineer a regime change in follow this up by a massive bombing campaign; and then Tehran. I should add that even as a military alliance it will hope that for a domestic uprisings to overthrow the regime. collapse if there is a significant initial setback. Saudi Arabia meaningful alliances with Turkey, Afghanistan and Qatar. Should Iran fear these moves in Washington and in and the UAE simply do not have the stomach for a drawn-out Also it should strengthen its alliance with Iraq instead of hostile Arab capitals? conflict, especially if Trump goes into the wilderness and appearing to interfere in Iraqi domestic affairs. Iran should A: Yes. Iranians must be reassured of the government’s Netanyahu is disgraced. see ongoing developments as a wake-up call for the longer ability and commitment to improve economic conditions and TEHRAN (Tasnim) — A senior Canadian human rights attor- Due to the failure of previous coalitions against Iran, run. The economic and political pressures will increase unless stamp out corruption. The senior members must also make ney described the situation in Yemen as “the largest man-made such as the Saudi or the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council it takes meaningful steps now. real and transparent sacrifice to underscore their commitment. humanitarian crisis on the Planet” and said a halt to the U.S., alliances against Iran, How do you assess the fate of the cur- Why is it said that the coalition will be formed three The government needs the full backing of the people if it is British, and French weapons sales to the Saudi-led coalition can rent U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic Republic of Iran? weeks before sanctions against Iran? to succeed against this onslaught. As important, the Iranian force the aggressors to negotiate peace. A: As I just remarked, I think this military coalition is A: Simple. The U.S., its Arab allies and Israel are mounting people should recall the Iran-Iraq War and the hostile role “The United States, Britain, and France have been selling unlikely to succeed, especially if Iran wakes up and addresses an all-out assault on Iran. Pressures from all sides. played by all Arabs, except Syria, and by Western powers billions of dollars of arms to the Saudis and their allies,” Edward its own fundamental deficiencies. Iran’s vulnerability is not Due to the policies of Donald Trump, it seems the led by the United States. Iran has little choice but to spend Corrigan from Ontario said in an interview with the Tasnim a military invasion by a large army, it is its weak economy U.S.-Arab military alliance is formed in order to extort from money and support its allies in the region if it is to assert News Agency. and the need for solid regional alliances. The Iranian gov- Arab countries, especially through spread Iran phobia. What pressure on the Arab coalition. Yes, economic conditions “The U.S. and Britain have laws that prohibit the sale of arms ernment has failed in its economic management and it has do you think about this? are bad and the regime must face facts but Iranians must to countries that are involved in wars of aggression,” he added. not courted potential regional allies. Iran must try to build A: I agree but let me add that it is to sell arms and lots be wary of the coalition and its intentions. “If the U.S., Britain, and France were to stop selling arms to the countries attacking Yemen this would bring about the necessary pressure to force the attacking parties to negotiate peace,” the international lawyer stated. An Energy Revolution The following is the full text of Interview: 1 The problem with using this valuation innovations pioneered by Iran in the Caspi- my on energy through the ECO would be an tium. Unfortunately those who were willing More than three years into Yemen’s civil war, over 16,000 is that it multiplies the price of gasoline in an and elsewhere to a new range of swaps, Energy Revolution. Iran has organisations, to implement the proposal were not able, and civilians have been killed and injured, the vast majority by air- Riyals leading to political crisis. The solution commencing with oil for products. So Iran systems, experts and expertise available to those who were able to implement it were strikes, the UN human rights office estimates, adding that the is to distribute an energy dividend in ECO would no longer need to participate in an oil implement such an ECO with no change in not only not willing, but actively resisted it figures are likely to be far higher. After the U.S. Senate narrowly equally to all qualifying Iranians. In this way, market subject to U.S. energy dominance and the law, through suitable collaborative risk, since they misunderstood it. approved a $510 million first installment of precision-guided Iranians would be encouraged to cooperate settled in dollars, but could simply enter into cost, surplus and data sharing agreements President Trump›s achievement has been munitions to Saudi Arabia last June, the kingdom said it would to reduce gasoline use in every possible way, oil swaps in exchange for ECO gasoline credits entirely consistent with Iran›s cultural and to unite Iranians against the U.S., which is a launch a training program to reduce accidental targeting of civil- because to do so is to save ECOs, which Iran issued by foreign refineries and, which could ethical values. My Iranian colleagues and I unity of purpose previously not seen outside ians in Yemen. But in the year since that announcement, civilian may then support internationally through then be exchanged for goods and services in outlined the correct strategy and policies to war-time. In dealing with President Trump, deaths were 7 percent more than the year prior, UN data shows. Crude Oil Swaps. those countries and in adjacent countries with achieve such an Energy Revolution over a the ECO is central to a constructive strate- In April alone, there were 236 civilians killed and 238 injured — Crude oil swaps access to the products of these refineries. decade ago, and assembled an international gy with which Iran may engage the U.S. in the deadliest month this year so far. A UN report in June found The second part of the ECO proposal An Energy Revolution team of experts willing and able to advise Iran energy diplomacy towards a global Energy 1,316 Yemeni children were killed or injured last year, and that is to expand the innovative oil & gas swap The outcome of re-basing Iran›s econo- on implementation – the Wimpole Consor- Revolution. more than half of the casualties resulted from airstrikes. What is your assessment of the heinous crimes committed by the Riyadh regime and its backers, mainly the U.S.? A: Virtually every human rights organization has condemned Idlib in the crosshairs the Saudi-led coalition attacks against Yemen. The claim that Saudi Arabia and its allies are trying to avoid civilian causalities is 1 Abdel Bari Atwan, a famous analyst of the Arab before 2011 was about 1.5 million. a lie as the number of civilian deaths has gone up. There is no UN world, wrote: “The comments of two outstanding Russian Of the various terrorist groups in Idlib, the most impor- Security Council Resolution authorization military action against officials lends voices to political and military developments tant is Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, formerly Jabhat al-Nusra. Yemen. There is no legal justification for the Saudi and UAE and in Syria; one is the chief of the Russian General Staff’s Main In particular, since July 2017, the group has had the most their allies’ attacks on Yemen. The United States, Britain, and Operations Directorate, Rudskoy. He also said the Syrian influence there. France have been selling forces beat ISIS and Tahrir al-Sham in southern Syria and Jaysh al-Badiya (Army of Badiya) and al-Malahim (Epic There is a billions of dollars of arms freed 3,332 square kilometers, gaining control of 146 inhab- Battles) are two small terrorist factions that fight in the south- to the Saudis and their al- ited places and dominating the three provinces of Daraa, ern regions of Idlib. On January 11, 2018, Jaish al-Malahim definite role for lies. The U.S. and Britain Suwayda, Quneitra and the entire Jordanian border. The issued a statement announcing that it was fighting alongside the International have laws that prohibit the other is Russia’s Foreign Minister Lavrov who emphasized Jaish al-Badiya in southern Idlib. community to sale of arms to countries the need for eradicating terrorists in the northwest of Idlib The Turkistan Islamic Party or Turkistan Islamic Move- that are involved in wars in Syria determines the next deployment of the Syrian and ment (TIM), formerly known as the East Turkestan Islamic bring about of aggression. However, Russian military. Meanwhile, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Movement (ETIM) is a terrorist organization based in the the end of the they are more interested recently announced at a meeting with the Russian delegation Xinjiang province in northwestern China. The group has in making money than in in Damascus that their goal is Idlib. close ties to al-Qaeda. It has media tools such as the Telegram conflict. The UN human rights. Clearly Atwan highlighted: “The Syrian Army›s strategy, in network, which publishes their statements and activities. Security Council innocent civilians are coordination with the Russians and Iranians, has been to Some call the battle of Idlib Um Almaarek (Mother of should pass a bearing the brunt of the reclaim the borders and passages in the east, west, north assassinations and internal disputes between the armed all battles). Some speak of a very “hard battle” but others attacks which have creat- and south of the country. The borders of Jordan and Iraq groups in Idlib, which targeted the major Nusra leaders believe that, given that the terrorists and armed groups in resolution to ed the largest man-made are clear now but the borders with Turkey remain volatile Abu Bakr al-Masri, Abu al-Barra al-Humawi and Abu Mu- Idlib have been defeated elsewhere, the Syrian army may bring about the humanitarian crisis on where weapons, gunmen and billions of dollars are lodged.” ham al-Lazeqi. There is possibility of more assassinations not be stressed mopping them up, that they will be demor- end to the attacks the Planet. To date over He continued: “Some believe that the attack on Idlib is if al-Julani cannot tolerate Turkey’s pressure.” alized. And the terrorists in Idlib are not in harmony with 600,000 have been killed delayed for its heavy political and military cost, the presence Atwan further stated: “The obvious point is that there each other. The Syrian army should be able to prevail with and to urge the or injured. The country of Turkey and the de-escalation zone area. Turkish military is another Idlib for groups that will not compromise with relative ease. parties to resolve is on the verge of mass and political authorities have been reluctant to deal with the Syrian army. They have no choice but to die or go to the From the point of view of many observers, the battle starvation. Moscow and the Syrian army, indicating that they did not Turkish border and be killed by the Turkish forces. Turkey of Idlib must bring an end to the war. Some, referring to their differences The United Na- intervene during the Russian and Syrian air strikes in Aleppo. in a dilemma. On the one hand, standing against the Rus- a possible reaction from Turkey, also believe that Turkey peacefully. tions has made a muted The southern provinces, dominated by the Syrian army, sian-Syrian invasion, is a potential or even likely loss to his might not get involved, especially because the Zionist regime response to the Saudi-led were among the areas of the de-escalation zone in Syria, Russian allies. On the other hand, Erdogan does not accept did not really intervene during the battles in the south of coalition’s crimes in the Arabian Peninsula country. What do thanks to the efforts made by the Syrian army.” new refugees to his country and seeks to get rid of 3.5 million Syria. Undoubtedly though, Erdo?an will pursue Turkey›s you think? What role can the international community play in Atwan added: “A new front has been formed under the displaced Syrians, and hence his desire to eliminate Tahrir interests as he sees them. protecting the lives of the oppressed people of Yemen? auspices of Turkish intelligence, including Ahrar al-Sham, al-Sham or the Jabhat al-Nusra.” It is obvious that the conflict in northern Syria started A: There is a definite role for the International community Nour al-Din al-Zinki, Jaysh al-Ahrar. This aims to challenge Idlib province is limited to the north by Turkey, to the a few days ago, and Um Almaarek is on its way, especially to bring about the end of the conflict. The UN Security Council Tahrir al-Sham›s leadership led by Abu Mohammad al-Ju- east by Aleppo, to the south by the Hama province, and to since more than 50,000 terrorists are in Idlib, and they should pass a resolution to bring about the end to the attacks lani, which dominates 60 percent of Idlib.” the west by the Lattakia province. Idlib is the seventh Syrian no longer have a place in Syria and cannot go to another and to urge the parties to resolve their differences peacefully. Atwan wrote: “This is simultaneous with widespread province in terms of area and the number of its inhabitants country. They will fight to save themselves. However, this option is unlikely due to the veto power that the United States, Britain, and France have at the Security Council. If the U.S., Britain, and France were to stop selling arms to the Trump offer for talks a distraction; war with Iran suicidal: British prof. countries attacking Yemen this would bring about the necessary pressure to force the attacking parties to negotiate peace. TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A British scholar and Following is the full text of the interview: mer President Obama. Don’t forget, Trump mocracy – growing inequality, increasing Saudi Arabia said it was suspending oil shipments through political commentator said U.S. President U.S. President Donald Trump has was one of the most vocal proponents of the right-wing fascism, the closing of borders, the Red Sea’s Bab al-Mandeb strait, one of the world’s most im- Donald Trump’s offer for “unconditional” said that talks with Iran are imminent and ridiculous (and racist) idea that Obama was the denial of rights to Muslim minorities portant tanker routes, after Yemen’s Houthis attacked two ships talks with Iran could be just another at- could happen “pretty soon,” a day after not American. He wants to undo everything etc. The world is no longer bipolar and in the waterway. Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement - which tempt by him to “distract the American he expressed willingness to meet with the that the Obama presidency stood for: im- the U.S. is no longer the sole superpower. has joined hands with the country’s army against the Saudi-led public from negative news coming out of Islamic Republic›s leaders without «pre- proving health care; negotiating the Iran A new multi-polar system may allow the coalition - says capital cities of the alliance will be “no longer his administration”. conditions”. Do you believe that Trump deal; pressing Israel on the settlements... Europeans, Russia, China and others to safe” from missiles fired in retaliation for the massive attacks on “…it could also just be that Trump wants is genuine? This strengthens the Israeli right wing. If bypass the U.S. altogether. Yemen. What do you think about the deterrent power of Yemen’s to distract the American public from negative A: President Trump is genuine and sincere you look at how Trump is handling North Donald Trump issued a threat of Houthis and how do you predict the future of the protracted war? news coming out of his administration,” only at the historical moment he is speaking; Korean diplomacy, it shows that he has no all-out war against Iran recently. Later, he A: One of the main reasons why the Saudis, the UAE, and Sarah Marusek told the Tasnim news agency. in the following seconds, hours and days he idea how difficult agreements are to reach softened his tone. Do you believe this has their allies have attacked Yemen is due to its strategic location She also said, “As bad as the Trump can change his mind completely, and without and what a fantastic coming together there anything to do with U.S. midterm elections and that Yemen and the Houthis can shut down the flow of oil administration is, American military and any consistent logic or rationale. He epito- was between John Kerry and Mohammad looming on the horizon? through the strategic waterway. To my knowledge, the Yemen intelligence agencies will know that the U.S. mizes the innocence and naïveté of a child Javad Zarif, how hard they worked for a deal A: It could be that; however, it could army and their Houthi allies have not attacked the oil tankers cannot defeat Iran militarily. They could because his mind and life are completely cut that was productive and sustainable. Trump also just be that Trump wants to distract passing their border. Now the Houthis and their allies have not win in Afghanistan and Iraq – fighting off from the real world, where words and treats the world like his fiefdom – he has no the American public from negative news escalated their attacks on the oil tankers and have also attack one of the region’s largest militaries would actions have very particular consequences. respect for other peoples and cultures and coming out of his administration. But I do ARAMCO production facilities in Saudi Arabia. This is in re- be suicidal.” Washington on May 8 unilaterally also is, as noted above, very naïve. think that these are empty threats. As bad sponse to the massive attacks on Yemen’s infrastructure, food Sarah Marusek is Associate Professor withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal. Other Do you believe that European mem- as the Trump administration is, American production and the blockade that is preventing medicine, food in the Department of Political Science at parties have stressed that they would contin- bers of the deal would favor a new round of military and intelligence agencies will know and fuel supplies from entering Yemen and the attacks against the University of Hawai›i Hilo, USA. Her ue to remain committed to the agreement. talks between Iran and the U.S.? that the U.S. cannot defeat Iran militari- Yemen’s civilian population. The conflict is in a stalemate with research and teaching interests in juris- What is behind this abrupt shift in tone? A: The Europeans appear quite reluc- ly. They could not win in Afghanistan and neither side having the ability to defeat the other. Hopefully, prudence include legal geography, legal A: Two things: 1) Israel and its powerful tant when it comes to Donald Trump. 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Harm reduction prevents Existing drug may prevent Alzheimer’s

Emerging evidence suggests that a “potent” drug could pre- spread of HIV, says official vent the development of Alzheimer’s disease — but only if a person takes the medication long before symptoms of this condition make an appearance. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia; according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 5.7 million adults in the United States live with this condition. Unfortunately, there is no cure for Alzheimer’s, and following disease onset, symptoms tend to worsen progressively. Then, the question, “Can specialists prevent the dis- ease in people deemed at increased risk?” arises. The authors of a new study, from the University of Virginia in Charlottes- ville, suggest that one drug called memantine — which is currently used to manage Alzheimer’s symptoms — HEALTH TEHRAN — Harm re- many people who use drugs are unable or supporting HIV/AIDS patients, director While now participating in risky sexual may actually help prevent deskduction prevents spread unwilling to stop using drugs at any given for addiction prevention and treatment behavior are increasingly constituting HIV the disease. This, however, of HIV and will help guarantee a great deal of time. Access to good treatment is important department of the organization Farid transmission, still addiction [and sharing might only happen if a person takes the drug before symp- drug users’ health, head of harm reduction for people with drug problems, but many Barati-Sadeh has said. needles to inject drugs] is the primary cause toms set in. office of Iran’s Welfare Organization has people with drug problems are unable or It is the only entity that offers services to of HIV spread in Iran, he explained. “Based on what we’ve learned so far, it is my opinion that said, ISNA reported on Saturday. unwilling to get treatment. these patients and this is while such people HIV/AIDS prevalence in Iran we will never be able to cure Alzheimer’s disease by treating Harm reduction refers to policies, pro- “Harm reduction is different from should be provided with special supports, As per the figures announced by Ministry patients once they become symptomatic,” says Prof. George grammes and practices that aim primari- treating drug addiction and prevention Barati-Sadeh explained. of Health center for communicable diseases Bloom, of the University of Virginia, who oversaw the study. ly to reduce the adverse health, social and of drug misuse,” Kambiz Mahzari said, The organization offers services to 15,000 management some 37,650 are diagnosed “The best hope for conquering this disease is to first recognize economic consequences of the use of legal adding that the office mainly targets drug patients with HIV/AIDS, but such people with HIV/AIDS until the end of the pre- patients who are at risk, and begin treating them prophylac- and illegal psychoactive drugs without nec- addict who inject drugs and help decrease need special social support and should be vious Iranian calendar year 1396 (March tically with new drugs and perhaps lifestyle adjustments that essarily reducing drug consumption. Harm the harm gradually within the framework provided with minimum services, however, 20) in Iran. would reduce the rate at which the silent phase of the disease reduction benefits people who use drugs, of long-term plans. the Welfare Organization’s limited budget Some 83 percent of the patients are progresses,” he says, adding, “Ideally, we would prevent it their families and the community. Harm reduction helps reduce the damages won’t do, he regretted. men and the rest are women. Almost half from starting in the first place.” According to Harm Reduction International drug use can bring about for the addicts He went on to say that other entities such of the patients are ageing 21-35. Out of According to World Health organization dementia is a (HRI), a non-governmental organization in regardless of the efforts for treatment of pre- as the Budget and planning Organization, the 37,650 individuals diagnosed with syndrome in which there is deterioration in memory, think- Special Consultative Status with the United vention of drug misuse, Mahzari explained. the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Wel- the virus so far some 13,393 have died. ing, behavior and the ability to perform everyday activities. Nations Economic and Social Council, harm He went on to say that harm reduction fare and the Ministry of Interior should also The HIV have led to AIDS in 15,278 of the Although dementia mainly affects older people, it is not a reduction began to be discussed frequently can gradually lead to treatment of the drug support such patients. patients, the report stated. normal part of ageing. Worldwide, around 50 million people after the threat of HIV spreading among and users as addicts are physically and mentally Currently “positive clubs” affiliated Sharing the same needle for injection have dementia, and there are nearly 10 million new cases from injecting drug users was first recognized. hurt and cannot stop using drugs at once. to Welfare Organization in various prov- of drugs with 61.7 percent accounts for the every year. Harm reduction complements approaches But since harm reduction is easier than inces are offering services to people with highest number of HIV transmission in the Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia that seek to prevent or reduce the overall getting treatment they prove to be more ef- HIV/AIDS and their family members, country, while high risk sexual behavior are and may contribute to 60–70% of cases. Dementia is one of level of drug consumption. It is based on the fective, he said, stating that, many of the drug he added. responsible for 21.3 percent of the infec- the major causes of disability and dependency among older recognition that many people throughout addicts would voluntarily ask for treatment Positive clubs teach the patients tech- tions. The report also indicated that some people worldwide. the world continue to use psychoactive drugs after receiving harm reduction services. niques for living positively with HIV, creat- 1.5 percent of the infection transmission Dementia has a physical, psychological, social, and eco- despite even the strongest efforts to prevent limited budget for supporting ing jobs, conducting recreational activities are passed from mother to her child. The nomic impact, not only on people with dementia, but also the initiation or continued use of drugs. HIV/AIDS patients and partially covering the patient’s medical rest of the cases are infected with the virus on their carers, families and society at large. Therefore, harm reduction accepts that The organization has a tight budget for expenses, Barati-Sadeh highlighted. for unknown reasons. (Source: Medical News Today, WHO)

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Mashhad-Baku flights Iron Age remains unearthed in the pipeline in northwest Iran HERITAGE TEHRAN — Iranian ar- deskchaeologists have recently unearthed vestiges of architectural elements, potteries and stone tools, which are estimated to date from the Iron Age, IRNA reported. The findings were revealed through a sur- vey across the centuries-old Sardar Castle located in Bukan, northwestern province of West Azarbaijan. “So far, the excavated objects in this stra- tigraphy analysis includes Iron-Age pottery fragments, animal bones, a stone tool, a piece of bronze rod, and small and large-sized jars,” said archaeologist Yousef Hassanzadeh who leads the team. TOURISM TEHRAN — Establishing direct Mashhad-Baku According to Encyclopedia Iranica, the deskflights has been put on the agenda, Khorasan term Iron Age in Iran is employed to identify Razavi tourism chief has said. a cultural change that occurred centuries ear- “A plan to launch direct flights between Mashhad and Baku is lier than the time accorded its use elsewhere being pursued to implement policies set by the Cultural Heritage, in the Near East, and not to acknowledge Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, which outlines attraction the introduction of a new metal technology. of travelers from Azerbaijan,” Hamshahrionline quoted Abolfazl “Iron artifacts, in fact, were unknown in Mokarramifar as saying on Saturday. Iran until the 9th century BC,” the encyclo- Some 28.5 million travelers and pilgrims including some 1.7 pedia suggests. million foreign nationals visited the northeastern province dur- Bukan and its surroundings embrace va- ing the first 11 months of the past Iranian calendar year (started riety of historical sites and monuments, most March 2017). of which inscribed on the National Cultural Mashhad is deemed as the holiest city in Iran embracing the Heritage list. shrine of the eighth Shia Imam, Imam Reza (AS), and is the capital of Khorasan Razavi province. Traditional stone carving being revived Mausoleum of Saffarid founder in Ardestan undergoes restoration Ground broken for handicrafts marketplace in Hormozgan

HERITAGE TEHRAN — Efforts made by a young artisan is reviving the art of HERITAGE TEHRAN — A new restoration project has started on the mauso- desktraditional stone carving across Ardesdan, Iran’s central Isfahan deskleum of Ya’qub ibn Layth al-Saffar, who was the founder of Saffarid province, a local tourism director has said. Empire (861–1003). “Stone carving, once deemed as a forgotten and abandoned craft, is being practiced The mausoleum is located in Shah-Abad, a village some 10 km south-east of Dezful after years of halt in the region,” said Reza Sadouqi, CHTN reported. in the southwestern Khuzestan province. The ancient craft used to be very thriving across Ardestan’s neighboring and moun- Ya’qub (born 840—died 879) rose from obscurity to rule much of present Iran as tainous villages and engaged many people, he stated. well as portions of Afghanistan and Pakistan; at one point he came close to capturing HERITAGE TEHRAN — Construction of a permanent The young craftsman’s products, which are made in his own workshop, are partly Baghdad, the seat of the caliph (the religious leader of all Islam), according to the desk handicrafts marketplace officially began on shipped to Tehran and several nearby cities, the official added. Encyclopedia Britannica. Thursday with a ground-breaking ceremony in the city of Fin, Last [Iranian calendar] year (March 2017-2018), Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Hand- Ya’qub is a popular folk hero in the Iranian history, and it was at his court that the southern Hormozgan province. icrafts and Tourism Organization introduced “Iranian Home” as an initiative that revitalization of the Persian language began after two centuries of eclipse by Arabic. The ceremony was attended by MP Hossein Hashemi Takhti, highlights advantages of traditional handicrafts in modern homes. The word “Saffar” literary means “coppersmith”. Hormozgan’s tourism chief Ashkan Mokhtari along with several other local officials, CHTN reported. “Construction of handicraft markets across the province is a considerable step toward supporting craftspeople and expanding Chile restricts time tourists can spend on island new sales markets,” Mokhtari said. Tourists traveling to Easter Island in Chile “I don’t agree with these rules—it’s not Iran exported $280 million worth of handicrafts during the will face new restrictions on their visits. enough, because it doesn’t reflect all the as- past Iranian calendar year, ended on March 20. The rules, which went into effect on August pirations of the island,” Edmunds continued. 1, state that tourists will need to fill out a special He wants a total ban on new residents but form and present either hotel reservations thinks the new regulations are “a good start.” or a letter of invitation from a resident of the The new rules do not apply to those who ROUND THE GLOBE island as well as return tickets. are parents, partners or children of the Rapa They will now only be allowed to stay on Nui people, the indigenous inhabitants of St Mary’s Cathedral and the island for 30 days, down from 90. the island. The new restrictions take effect as the “It is a magical island, we all want to St Michael’s Church in island’s population continues to grow and visit it, but it is also a sensitive island, and basic services such as waste management therefore we have to take care of it,” said Hildesheim are being restricted. President Pinera. “We know very well that there are many Jacob Roggeveen, a Dutch explorer, was St Michael’s Church was built between 1010 and 1020 on tourist places, that because they were not cared the first European to visit the island when a symmetrical plan with two apses that was characteristic for, in time were destroyed and disappeared,” he discovered it in 1722. of Ottonian Romanesque art in Old Saxony. Its interior, in said Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera, who It is believed that the Rapa Nui people, who particular the wooden ceiling and painted stucco-work, its was on the island for the announcement. A census report from 2017 says there were “Foreigners are already taking over the are Polynesian, reached the island sometime famous bronze doors and the Bernward bronze column, are The island, located 2,000 miles off the 7,750 people living on the island. Its mayor, island,” Edmunds said. “They’re damaging during the 12th century. It was later annexed – together with the treasures of St Mary’s Cathedral – of ex- coast of Chile, is famous for its 900 iconic, Pedro Edmunds, said the number needed to the local idiosyncrasy; the thousand-year by Chile in 1888. ceptional interest as examples of the Romanesque churches 32-foot-tall statues of stylized heads. go down by about 3,000. culture is changing, and not for the good. (Source: Newsweek) of the Holy Roman Empire. Hopes of North Korea economic reform spur surge in Chinese tourism DANDONG, China (Reuters) — North Korea’s pro- tional focus away from a “two-track” strategy of developing claimed shift in national focus to economic development the economy in tandem with developing nuclear weapons, from nuclear arms is prompting cautious optimism across having successfully concluded the latter. The national focus, the Chinese border in Dandong, a trading hub hit hard by he said, would now solely be on developing the economy. United Nations sanctions against Pyongyang. Betting on Pyongyang’s pledge to rebuild its economy, Travel agents in the Chinese city say they have seen a property speculators pushed up home prices in Dandong surge of interest from across the country in recent weeks, to such an extent that local authorities stepped in to impose boosting an already strong peak tourism season. purchase restrictions in May. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s economic reform plans However, questions remain about Kim’s willingness to and warming ties between Pyongyang and its main backers give up his nuclear weapons program and whether he con- in Beijing were behind the jump in activity, agents said. tinues to develop missiles and nuclear material. St. Michaelis in 2009, view from southeast “People who may have long been curious about seeing The unpredictability of Kim and the continued uncertainty North Korea may think that now it is safer than ever,” said since his meeting with Donald Trump in June has meant The ancient Benedictine abbey church of St Michael in tour guide Teng Yi, who returned from leading a tour to most traders and businesses in Dandong continue to hold Hildesheim, located in the north of Germany, is one of the Pyongyang on Sunday. A view of Hwanggumpyong, North Korea’s North Pyon- out a pragmatic ‘wait and see’ attitude. key monuments of medieval art, built between 1010 and 1022 After meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing gan province, is seen behind a border fence in Dandong, But those with a more optimistic bent in Dandong told by Bernward, Bishop of Hildesheim. St Michael’s is one of on June 19, their third such summit since March, Kim spent Liaoning province, China July 30, 2018. Picture taken July Reuters they saw Kim’s travels in the Chinese border region, the rare major constructions in Europe around the turn of the subsequent month inspecting factories and industrial 30, 2018. REUTERS/Philip Wen including to the island of Hwanggumpyong, as a signal the the millennium which still conveys a unified impression of projects along the Chinese border region. long-dormant special economic zone marked out there be- artistry, without having undergone any substantial mutilations The unusually long trip, plus meetings with U.S Secretary frequent trains and coaches. tween the two countries in 2011 could be revived if things or critical transformations in basic and detailed structures. of State Mike Pompeo and South Korea’s unification minis- Tourism is one of the few remaining reliable sources of progress well. St Mary’s Cathedral, rebuilt after the fire of 1046, still retains ter, underlined Kim’s desire to rally support at home for his foreign income for North Korea, after the U.N. imposed The plans for Hwanggumpyong, adjacent to Dandong, its original crypt. The nave arrangement, with the familiar economic drive and convincing outsiders of his willingness sanctions targeting 90 percent of its $3 billion annual exports were announced to much fanfare, but already stuttering alternation of two consecutive columns for every pillar, was to denuclearize. including commodities, textiles and seafood. progress was curtailed in 2013 when Kim executed his uncle modelled after that of St Michael’s, but its proportions are A dip in visitors after a tour bus crash killed 32 Chinese China has not provided a breakdown of the number of Jang Song Thaek - a top official who handled most of the more slender. nationals in April proved a mere blip. Half-day and one-day tourists traveling to North Korea since 2013. North’s dealings with China. The Church of St Michael and the Cathedral of St Mary with tours to the neighboring North Korean city of Sinuiju now The Korea Maritime Institute, a South Korean think- The value of new property developments in the Dandong its church treasure contain an exceptional series of elements book out within an hour of tickets being released, travel tank, estimates tourism generates $44 million a year for the New Zone, designed to feed the Hwanggumpyong joint eco- of interior decoration that together are quite unique for the agents in Dandong say. isolated country, with Chinese tourists making up about 80 nomic zone, spiked by more than 30 percent immediately understanding of layouts used during the Romanesque era. Four-day tours, which take in the capital Pyongyang and percent of all foreign visitors to the North. after Kim first announced his economic focus, but has since (Source: UNESCO) the Panmunjom truce village are fully booked through to At a plenary meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party central cooled slightly as the U.S. maintains pressure to keep sanc- the end of August, despite increased capacity through more committee in April, Kim said the North would shift its na- tions in place. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 5, 2018 SCIENCE 11 Groundbreaking poplar study shows trees Scientists are releasing can be genetically engineered not to spread mosquitoes to stop dengue Australian researchers from Monash University in Melbourne The largest field-based study of genetically tions that prevented the trees from producing embraced a seemingly counterintuitive approach when they set modified forest trees ever conducted has viable sexual propagules without affecting out to eliminate dengue, a disease spread by mosquitoes, typically demonstrated that genetic engineering can other traits, and did so reliably year after found in tropical and sub-tropical areas. prevent new seedlings from establishing. year. The studies focused on a female, ear- The study set out to eliminate dengue from Townsville, Australia. The “containment traits” that Oregon ly-flowering poplar that facilitates research, The team, led by Scott O’Neill at Monash, released mosquitoes State University researchers engineered in but the genes they targeted are known to infected with bacteria to help fight the disease. the study are important because of societal affect both pollen and seed and thus should Dengue is typically found in urban and semi-urban areas. concerns over gene flow — the spread of ge- provide general approaches to containment. According to the World Health Organization, 40 percent of the netically engineered or exotic and invasive In addition to the findings, the research world is at risk of contracting dengue, and it’s regularly found trees or their reproductive cells beyond the was notable for its scope, duration, and broad in over 100 countries. boundaries of plantations. network of funders, both government and Dengue can cause flu-like symptoms, such as high fever, head- “There’s still more to know and more industry. ache, muscle pains and pain behind the eyes. It can also lead to research to be done, but this looks really “I’m proud that we got the research done,” hemorrhagic fever, severe vomiting, bleeding gums and death. good,” said corresponding author Steve Strauss said. “It took many years and many In areas where effective treatment isn’t available, the fatality Strauss, distinguished professor of forest people doing it, managing it. rate for severe dengue can be as high as 20 percent, and 25,000 biotechnology at OSU. “It’s very exciting.” GMO trees people die from it each year. Findings from the study — which looked “People have this fear that GMO trees The scientists infected mosquitoes that are able to carry dengue at 3,300 poplar trees in a 9-acre tract over will take over the world, but these are con- with Wolbachia. Wolbachia is a naturally occurring bacteria that’s seven growing seasons — were published tainment genes that make taking over the able to stop mosquitoes from spreading dengue. Wolbachia won’t today in Frontiers in Bioengineering and world essentially impossible,” he said. “If harm humans, the environment or animals. In fact, 11 different Biotechnology. something is GMO, people assume it’s dan- countries have been using Wolbachia to infect mosquitoes in Poplars are fast growing and the source gerous — it’s guilty until proven safe in the hopes they will prevent dengue. Many of the countries, which of many products, from paper to pallets to minds of many and in our regulations today. include Vietnam, Brazil and Indonesia, have stronger transmis- plywood to frames for upholstered furniture. In contrast, scientists say the focus should sion rates of dengue than Australia, but the scientists still have Trees like poplars be on the trait and its value and safety, not high hopes from these results. In trees like poplars that have female and the method used. Scientists think that Wolbachia can help limit dengue trans- had their protein function or RNA expression flowers or a lack of flowering. mission by making it harder for the virus to gain the nutrients male individuals, female flowers produce modified with the goal of obtaining sterile The upshot: Scientists discovered modifica- At the start of the research, Strauss won- the seeds and male flowers make the pollen dered if the trees would look normal or survive it needs from the cells in the mosquito, as well as helping the mosquito’s immune system to become resistant to dengue. needed for fertilization. Individually and in combination, the or express their new traits stably and reliably. Strauss and colleagues in the Department “Will our trees be OK, will they be variable (Source: Newsweek) of Forest Ecosystems and Society assessed a genes had their protein function or or unpredictable? The trees were fine,” he variety of approaches for making both genders RNA expression modified with the said. “Year after year, the containment traits of trees sterile, focusing on 13 genes involved reliably worked where we got the genetics ‘Strange metals’ have in the making of flowers or controlling the goal of obtaining sterile flowers or a right. Not all of the constructs worked but onset of reproduction. lack of flowering. that’s why you do the research.” revealed a completely new Individually and in combination, the genes (Source: phys.org) kind of electric current

The metal lanthanum strontium copper oxide might not mean much The new tree of life of freshwater NASA’s launching of Parker Solar Probe to most of us, but to physicists it just might hold the secret to devel- oping electronics that conduct electricity with near perfect efficiency. macroinvertebrates in the European continent will be on a mission to touch the sun When placed inside a powerful magnetic field, the substance doesn’t conduct quite like other metals. The unmanned Parker Solar Probe, A study from the Faculty of Biology and Once we learn why, we might at last understand how an alluring which is set for liftoff from Kennedy the Biodiversity Research Institute of class of materials called high temperature superconductors (HTS) Space Center on Aug. 11, will be man- the University of Barcelona (IRBio-UB) work their magic. kind’s first-ever visit to our nearest star. analyzed how water macroinvertebrate Unlike their low temperature cousins, these warm materials The probe “will travel through the species, such as beetles, mosquitos and are made of certain combinations of elements arranged so that sun’s atmosphere, closer to its surface dragonflies, evolved and diversified since a charge can move with freedom in spite of the interruptions of than any spacecraft before it, facing their beginnings. With the analysis of the rudely jiggling particles. brutal heat and radiation conditions – ecological features of about 6,600 European Pushing the boundaries on high temperature superconductors and ultimately providing humanity with species, researchers rebuilt the functional might get us there one day. The only problem is we don’t know a the closest-ever observations of a star,” space they occupy. great deal about how they function. NASA said in a statement. At the same time, they used DNA se- A research team led by the National High Magnetic Field Labora- The spacecraft will explore the sun’s quencing to rebuild the tree of life of aquat- tory at Florida State University has found an interesting coincidence outer atmosphere and make observations ic macroinvertebrates - evolutionary and that might point the way to a mechanism behind the phenomenon. that will answer decades-old questions phylogenic relation between species - to In most metals, electrons interact with other particles in their about the physics of how stars work. estimate when they first appeared and their environment to form what’s called a quasiparticle. More than the tree of life of European aquatic macroin- The $1.6-billion mission aims to im- At closest approach to the sun, the evolution. Results prove previous studies sum of their parts, this object has all the features of your normal vertebrates to determine the time these prove forecasts of major space weather front of the probe’s solar shield will en- right, which suggested the number of spe- electron, with some tweaks. colonized water ecosystems out of terres- events that impact life on Earth as well dure temperatures approaching 2,500 cies of each lineage does not depend on the Quasiparticles are also used to explain how a charge moves trial or marine ancestors. For instance, it as astronauts in space, NASA said. Space degrees. evolutionary time. This study concludes smoothly through superconductors. Coupling with features of is well established that lineages such as weather can also change the orbits of Six on-board instruments will measure that oldest lineages have more functional their environment, the electron changes its behavior, helping it dragonflies colonized continental fresh- satellites, shorten their lifetimes or in- the sun’s electric and magnetic fields, diversity -they can do more things and behave in unusual ways. waters before others, such as beetles or terfere with onboard electronics. solar winds and other phenomena. live in more habitats - than younger ones, Understanding more about these quasiparticle states seems to whose functional diversity is conditioned mosquitoes. Solar physics Withstanding rough conditions The next step was to relate the age of be key to working out the puzzle of how to build a superconductor by oldest lineages which colonized that “Parker Solar Probe is going to an- The spacecraft has undergone a brutal that can handle some heat. habitat previously. lineage to the functional diversity they swer questions about solar physics that regimen of testing at the APL and NA- currently have. Copper oxide materials - called cuprates - form one category of The new study has been selected as the we’ve puzzled over for more than six SA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. That HTS. (Source: sciencealert.com) article of the month July in the journal To “understand biodiversity global pat- decades,” said project scientist Nicola testing included extremes of vibration, Ecography. Its first author is the ecolo- terns and the processes that created it, it Fox of the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics heat, cold and sound, all to ensure the gist Cesc Múrria (IRBio-UB) and is led is important to know what these species Laboratory. craft can withstand the rough conditions by Professor Núria Bonada (IRBio -UB), do - breathe, eat, breed - and where they The probe will fly through the sun’s during the 8-minute launch and also the Locusts help uncover the head of the research group Freshwater live - elevation, pH, temperature, amount atmosphere as close as 3.9 million miles extreme temperatures of space. Ecology, Hydrology and Management of oxygen and organic matter of the habitat to the star’s surface, well within the orbit It will blast off inside a Delta IV rocket mysteries of smell: study (FEHM) of the UB. Other participating -, which is known as functional diversity”, of Mercury. from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The mission experts are Anna Papadopoulou (Doñana says Cesc Múrria, member of the Depart- The project was first considered in 1958, is expected to include 24 orbits around Understanding how a sensory input becomes an experience -- how Biological Station, CSIC), Sylvain Dolédec ment of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and making it the oldest NASA project still on the sun over a period of seven years. molecules released by a blooming flower, for instance, become (University of Lyon, France), and Alfried Environmental Sciences and FEHM. the books, said Betsy Congdon, an aerospace Once in orbit around the sun, it will the internal experience of smelling a rose -- has for millennia Vogler (Natural History Museum - Imperial To relate the evolutionary age and engineer on the project. The challenge, also break the record for fastest man- been a central question of philosophy. College London, United Kingdom). functional diversity, researchers gathered she said, has always been how to protect made object ever invented; top speeds Macroecology is the field of ecology ecological data from about 6,600 species such a craft from the sun’s intense heat. are estimated at 500,000 mph. that studies global patterns in biodiversity, of aquatic macroinvertebrates published Cutting-edge thermal engineering The mission was named after Eu- such as the decrease of richness of species in previous studies. advances allowed the creation of a 4.5- gene Newman Parker, a physicist who ranging from tropical areas to the poles, Results prove the hypothesis according inch thick, 8-foot diameter carbon shield proposed a number of concepts about or how this variety gets reduced while the to which oldest lineages would have a larger that protects the spacecraft and its in- how stars give off energy. The probe will elevation of a mountain rises. functional diversity than young ones, but struments against the heat and energy of be the first NASA project named for a Colonized water ecosystems it also shows how this evolution occurs. the sun’s outer atmosphere, the corona, living scientist. In this study, researchers analyzed the (Source: eurekalert.org) through which the spacecraft will fly. (Source: USA Today) Scientists find the link between climate change and ‘flesh-eating’ bacteria It’s that time of the year again: when the even more welcoming environment for the often called flesh-eating bacteria because However, the infection is hardest on peo- In more recent times, it has also been a question for scien- weather is warm, and people are swarming deadly pathogen. when it infects a wound, it causes the skin ple with compromised immune systems or tists. One way to approach it is to understand the physical brain the beach. That means it’s also the time of There are more than 70 species of Vibrio, and surrounding tissue to gruesomely break pre-existing diseases. People with an already processes behind sensory experiences. Historically, scientists year when doctors see a sharp rise in a cer- with 12 of them recognized as human pathogens, down and die. weakened immune system can become seriously have proposed different ways to describe what is happening by tain type of “flesh-eating” bacterial infections according to the Centers for Disease Control More vibriosis cases ill and die from both types of Vibrio infections. positing that a certain set of neurons must fire; a certain sequence called vibriosis. and Prevention (CDC). But only two of those V. parahaemolyticus, on the other hand, is According to the CDC, vibriosis kills about 1 of firing that must occur; or a combination of the two. These infections are caused by Vibrio bac- 12 are responsible for the majority of infections the species more often found in shellfish, and in 4 people who contract it, sometimes within But according to a research team from the School of Engineering teria, which thrive in warm, coastal seawater in beachgoers and raw-shellfish consumers: although it causes more vibriosis cases, it’s not only one or two days. & Applied Science at Washington University in St. Louis, these and often infect widely consumed shellfish V. vulnificus and V. parahaemolyticus. as deadly as V. vulnificus, Reece said. Typically, The CDC says that 80 percent of Vibrio descriptions do not account for the variability of the real world. species, like oysters. Scientists warn that as “V. vulnificus is the one that causes the people who get vibriosis from shellfish may infections occur between May and October, Smells do not occur in a vacuum. The team wanted to find out climate change causes an increase in sea surface highest number of (deaths) and is often asso- experience such symptoms as gastrointesti- when coastal water is warmest. But as coastal what happened when sensory input was presented in sequences, temperatures and a rise in sea levels, Vibrio ciated with wound infections,” said Kimberly nal discomfort (diarrhea and vomiting), but if water temperatures increase globally, so are more akin to what happens in the real world. infections will become more common. This Reece, a marine microbiologist at the Virginia they’re otherwise healthy, they will generally cases of Vibrio infections. In a paper slated for publication in Nature Communications, is because warmer, rising waters create an Institute of Marine Science. V. vulnificus is recover within a few days. (Source: Live Science) researchers found that in locusts, only a subset of neurons as- sociated with a particular scent would fire when that scent was presented in a dynamic environment that included other scents. Although there was not a one-to-one relationship between a pattern EDBI at Growth Track despite US Sanctions on Iran of neurons activated and a specific smell, the researchers were In its latest report, International ‘Capital Intelligence’ Iranian government in the fields of liquidity and capital, In its another report, the Capital Intelligence Institute able to determine how the locusts could still recognize a scent; Institute pointed to the evermore growth trend, improve- the report added. assessed the proportions of liquidity of the Export De- it comes down to the locust being flexible in its interpretation. ment of proportion of efficacy of capital, proportions of The Institute put the proportion of efficacy of capital velopment Bank of Iran (EDBI) ‘positive and favorable’. “There is variability because of stimulus history,” said Barani favorable and pleasant liquidity and said, “Export Devel- of bank ‘improved’ with 10 trillion rials worth of capital Since sanctions lift in 2016, the bank has taken giant Raman, associate professor of biomedical engineering, “so flex- opment Bank of Iran (EBDI) has taken giant strides in increase in the first six months of the last Iranian calendar steps in promoting and enhancing banking parameters, ibility is necessary to compensate.” the aforementioned parameters,” Public Relations Dept. year in 1396 (March 21-Sept. 21, 2017). the report reiterated. For the experiments, the team of Washington University en- of the bank reported. Direct access of Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI) The bank’s short- and long-term currency rank has not gineers, which included Raman, graduate research assistants This prestigious international institute considered Rank to the disciplined mid- and long-term public loans as one experienced a palpable change as compared to a year earlier. Srinath Nizampatnam and Rishabh Chandak, and Debajit Saha, 2 for the Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI), the of the key factors for the improvement of the bank rank, Also, the bank’s outlook until May 2018 has been ‘stable a postdoctoral research fellow, first had to train the locusts in the rate of which indicates high probability of supporting the the report added. and constant’, the report concluded. same way one might train a dog, namely, Pavlov’s dog. (Source: Science Daily) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 SOCIETY AUGUST 5, 2018

Raging fire burns 23,000 ha of Plan approved to fight Hour al-Azim wetland

ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN — The raging wildfire which started deskin early July at Hour al-Azim wetland, south- western Iran, has so far burnt around 23,000 hectares of the wetland, Ahmadreza Lahijanzadeh, chief of Khuzestan province’s SDSs in Tehran province department of environment has said. ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN — A plan to The fire which erupted in Iraqi part of Hour al-Azim, a trans- desktackle sand and dust boundary body of water shared between Iran and Iraq, on July storms (SDSs) hitting Tehran province 2, has caused air pollution and breathing difficulties for people has been approved, said the provincial de- of Khuzestan province in southwestern Iran. While the fire was partment of environment’s (DOE) deputy contained to some extent over the past few days it ignites every director for technical affairs. now and then due to the high temperatures. Three main priorities of the plan include The only way to put out the fire is aerial firefighting, Fars developing SDSs monitoring stations and quoted Lahijanzadeh as saying on Saturday. equipping weather forecast stations, elimi- Helicopters dispatched to the area to extinguish the fire suc- nating internal SDSs hotspots and promoting ceeded in controlling the fire for the past few weeks but the fire public participation, ISNA quoted Mehrdad started on Thursday morning again and so far based on the es- Katal-Mohseni as saying on Saturday. timates some 21,000 hectares of the wetland in Iraqi part have The Cabinet has approved a guideline burn, Lahijanzadeh regretted. to eliminate SDSs throughout the country In Iran fire has swept through some 2,100 hectares of the in the Iranian calendar year 1395 (March wetland so far, the provincial chief of environment said, adding 2016-March 2017), Katal-Mohseni said, that, as the Iranian parts of the wetland are covered with shallow adding that the guideline recommends water the fire won’t last much and will extinguish on its own. establishment of headquarters to deal Iraqi officials have to let water to flow into the wetland, to with the issue, adopting policies and pro- prevent such crises, he suggested, regretting that unfortunately viding solutions at national, regional and due to severe drought in Iraq it is no possible to let any water provincial levels. flow into the wetland from Tigris and Euphrates. In order to act on the Cabinet’s guideline, Transferring water from Iran to the dried Iraqi parts of the national centers for combating SDS are re- wetland is an offer on the table but must be discussed and may sponsible for monitoring the implementation take long, he added. process of SDSs plans in short or long term Over a live radio broadcast aired on Tuesday Iran’s chief of periods and coordinating related organiza- Department of Enviornmtal Issa Kalantari explained that Iran’s tions and executive bodies, he highlighted. Foreign Ministry has formally asked the government of Iraq to Accordingly, Tehran province headquar- dispatch helicopters to the region affected by the fire since the ters for combatting sand and dust storms second day the fire occurred, however, the permit was issued 11 formed to combat sand and dust storms days after the fire first broke out. hitting the province in May, which prepared a draft plan aimed to combat sand and dust storms hitting the capital. National Honey Bee Day 2018 Finally, some 50 tasks and projects for ‘To eliminate the SDS hotspots, all the responsible bodies must dealing with SDSs in Tehran have been drawn up and assigned to some 15 executive agen- cooperate, for instance, the DOE identifies the areas prone to Pollinators may be in decline, but there’s plenty of new ideas, and cies, he highlighted, adding that Tehran’s generating dust, the Oil Company spreads mulch and Water and time, to turn the tide. Ahead of the day on August 18, Jo Lamiri working group on combating air pollution finds the new buzz around bees. was the responsible body to approve the Wastewater Company supplies water rights of natural resources “If the bee disappeared off the face of the Earth, man would plan, Katal-Mohseni stated. through wastewater treatment systems’ only have four years left to live.” Whether or not Einstein did “Currently, three projects are prioritized actually say this, it’s still a serious cause for concern. and planned to be implemented as soon as The responsible body for development and watershed management organization,” first inform the people, then educate them Despite a world population of between 80 million and 100 possible,” he added. of SDSs monitoring stations in Tehran is Katal-Mohseni said, adding that spreading and involve them in eradicating the issue, million domesticated hives, each containing 10,000 to 60,000 Touching on the fact that implementa- DOE, also, the Meteorological Organization mulch is the other method addressed in he concluded. bees, numbers are dwindling dramatically: one-third of the tion of the plans requires high amount of is tasked with equipping the weather forecast the plan to fight with the SDSs, which will Sand and dust storms UK’s bee population has disappeared over the past decade budget, he said that “in this regard we need stations, he stated. be applied by the National Oil Company. Sand and dust storms are common phe- and 24 per cent of Europe’s bumblebees are now threatened financial assistance.” Identifying internal SDS sources To eliminate the SDS hotspots, all the nomena in arid and semi-arid areas. These with extinction. He went on to say that “Eliminating the He also noted that identifying, pre- responsible bodies must cooperate, for phenomena can damage infrastructures, Given that bees pollinate around one-third of food crops and issue in Tehran requires a longer period venting and tackling the internal SDS instance, the DOE identifies the areas telecommunications and crops, affect trans- 90 per cent of wild plants, which in turn provide food for live- due to the sever decline in surface water hotspots is the second step toward this prone to generating dust, the Oil Company portation through reduced visibility, and stock, the implications of this ecological disaster are alarming and permanent droughts.” issue, which a biological method can be spreads mulch and Water and Wastewater cause tremendous economic losses. Carry- for biodiversity, the food chain and, ultimately, our ability to Developing SDSs monitoring applied to go through. Company supplies water rights of natural ing diversified allergens, dust storms also feed ourselves. stations To do so, plant species compatible with resources through wastewater treatment significantly threaten human health. So, why the decline? There is a hive of factors, not least habi- Katal-Mohseni further explained that water and climate characteristic of the systems, he noted. SDSs sources are including drought, high tat loss, climate change (recent research shows that pollinating the first measure to take is developing SDSs regions will be identified and cultivated, Public participation temperature, low precipitation, human-in- insects are particularly sensitive to factors that upset their bio- monitoring stations and detecting atmos- while priority is given to the damaged Katal-Mohseni went on to say that no duced soil degradation, human influences logical balance), intensive farming methods and colony collapse pheric conditions of the capital, which will areas which have been known as the SDS project has been successfully conducted and net primary productivity loss. disorder (CCD). be done by launching an online system that hotspot, he suggested. without the participation of the people, so, Since 2005, SDS frequencies and in- This occurs when the majority of worker bees in a col- collects SDSs information instantly and after “Planting trees and seedlings in areas the third priority is the issue of education tensities have increased significantly in ony simply disappear – due, scientists believe, to the use analysis, reports to related organizations susceptible to dust generation is on Teh- and engagement of public. Iran due to low precipitation rate and the of a new class of pesticides, neonicotinoids, which have and the public. ran provincial department of forests, range, So, some plans have been prepared to resulting drought. increased bees’ susceptibility to the deadly varroa mite, their number one killer. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has found that Road crashes claim 1,180 lives since summer certain neonicotinoids pose unacceptable risk to bees. In April SOCIETY TEHRAN — Some 1,180 persons have separating road lanes and freeways, has improved road safety this year, the EU agreed to ban outdoor use (but not in green- deskbeen killed in Iran because of road crashes and led to a drop in road casualties. houses) of imidacloprid, thiamethoxam and clothianidin – a since the beginning of summer (starting on June 22), traffic In March 2017, Traffic Police chief Taqi Mehri said move welcomed by global campaign group Avaaz, which gained police chief Mohammad Hossein Hamidi has said. that road casualties have decreased by seven percent from almost 5 million signatures on a petition. “Drowsy driving accounted for almost 40 percent of March 15, 2017 to April 4 in Iran compared to the same (Source: The Independent) the road accidents in the country,” Hamidi said, ISNA period last year, as some half a million individuals com- reported on Friday. prising police, health and safety inspectors, and rescue LEARN ENGLISH Moreover, unsafe lane changes and overtaking are also and relief forces have provided the travelers with services, to blame for the accidents, he highlighted. 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If we lend you on the roads, while for installing the barriers on the roads or due to tiredness. running red lights, night driving, drowsy driving, defective ten thousand dollars at an annual interest rate of ten percent which are already constructed, the help of related organi- As the number of trips rises, road safety measures must automobiles, tailgating, and road rage are only some of the zations is required. be taken, otherwise positive efforts made over previous years causes of fatal accidents. for forty-eight months, you would have to pay each month a Touching on the fact that the highest rate of accidents would be ineffective, he added. Granted substandard vehicles and poor road conditions portion of the loan which is called the principal and another small occur in minor roads of the country, he said that improving He went on to say that offering training courses and creating are also among the main causes of accidents, however, driv- portion of the annual interest rate. This of course is considering road infrastructure and building rest places would certainly a culture of safe driving, promoting safe road construction, ers play a bigger part in preventing or causing accidents. that you don’t default on a payment! A: It sounds good but, there is just one problem. I have a terrible credit score. ENGLISH IN USE B: That is a very serious problem you see, the bank must assess your personal information, past loans, assets and any other LEARN NEWS TRANSLATION relevant information such as your credit score in order to approve your loan. A: You know what? I don’t really need the money. Thanks anyways! ‘Rangelands on the verge of مراتع ایران در سرازیری نابودی ’Key vocabulary degradation in Iran general terms: common rules listed in an agreement مدیــر کل دفتــر آب خــاک ســازمان حفاظــت محیــط زیســت اظهــار داشــت: در ســال هــای اخیــر چــرای بــی interest rate: percentage of the money paid to you by the bank In recent years, soil erosion, climate change, drought spells, overexploitation رویــه، فرســایش خــاک، تغییــرات اقلیمــی، خشکســالی و برداشــت بیــش از حــد از ذخایــر طبیعــی باعــث نابــودی credit score: the score given to an individual to determine as well as over-grazing have led to the degradation of many rangelands in Iran, an official with the Department of Environment has said. بخ شهــای زیــادی از مراتــع کشــور شــده اســت. the creditworthiness of them relevant: appropriate “Rangelands in Iran constitute over 52 percent of the total surface area, which علــی مریــدی روز یکشــنبه بــه خبرنــگار ایرنــا گفــت: بیــش از 52 درصــد از ســطح کشــور را مراتــع تشــکیل Supplementary vocabulary are home to some 7,000 plant species,” IRNA quoted Ali Moridi as saying م یدهنــد کــه بیــش از 7000 گونــه گیاهــی در قلمــرو آن رشــد مــی کنــد. .mortgage: the transfer of an interest in property from a borrower on Sunday to a lender as a security for a loan of money mortgage broker: person who finds a lender for a homebuyer and brings them together with the goal of them originating a mortgage loan PREFIX/SUFFIX PHRASAL VERB IDIOM mortgage lender/banker: originates and services a loan with a borrower “dia-” Jack somebody around Carry the can foreclosure: when a homeowner is unable to make payments on the mortgage so the lender can seize and sell the property Meaning: through or across Meaning: to waste someone’s time by deliberately Explanation: to accept blame or take responsibility as agreed upon in the mortgage contract For example: Draw a diagram of the fence line. making things difficult for them for something that goes wrong, even if it is not your fault creditor: someone who extends credit by giving permission For example: Stop jacking me around and make For example: The author didn’t turn up for the in- up your mind! terview and his agent had to carry the can. for a loan if the borrower promises to pay it back at a later date I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 5, 2018 WORLD IN FOCUS 13

Palestinian teenager dies of wounds China won’t accept U.S. trade “blackmail”

1 “China will not rush to compete with U.S. numbers,” from Israeli fire in Gaza it said, echoing comments made by state television. A Palestinian teenager who was critically tion of the boat named al-Awda (Return). The United States and China implemented tariffs on $34 billion wounded by the Israeli military gunfire Speaking of the incident, Torstein Dahle, worth of each others’ goods in July. Washington is expected to during an anti-occupation protest near the an organizer of shipments of relief supplies to soon implement tariffs on an additional $16 billion of Chinese fence that separates the occupied territories Gaza, said Israeli security forces had stricken goods, which China has already said it will match immediately. from the besieged Gaza Strip on Friday has the captain on the head before ordering him “The White House’s extreme pressure and blackmail are already succumbed to his injuries. to sail to the coastline of the Israeli-occupied clear to the international community,” said a state television Gaza Health Ministry Spokesmen Ashraf territories. commentary. al-Qudra said 15-year-old Muadh al-Suri Oslo has demanded that Tel Aviv explain “Such methods of extreme blackmail will not bear fruit against died of his wounds overnight Saturday. the legal grounds on which it seized the vessel China.” The Palestinian teen was shot and and its passengers. China has now either imposed or proposed tariffs on $110 wounded in the stomach east of al-Bureij The boat was carrying 22 people, including billion in U.S. goods, representing the vast majority of China’s refugee camp. two Israelis, who were immediately released annual imports of American products. Last year, China imported Another Palestinian was killed and more after the boat was captured. about $130 billion in goods from the United States. than 200 others were injured during clashes The boats belong to the international “The U.S. has repeatedly resorted to threatening and deceitful with Israeli forces along the fence on Friday, Freedom Flotilla coalition, which seeks to routines, trying to force China to compromise, both overesti- according to the health ministry. take aid to Gaza despite the Tel Aviv-im- mating its own bargaining power and underestimating China’s Ahmad Yagh, 25, was shot dead by Israeli posed siege. A total of four boats from the determination and ability to defend its national dignity and the gunfire in eastern Gaza. Flotilla left from Scandinavia in mid-May. interests of its people,” said a commentary in the official Xinhua The Gaza Health Ministry said that Ahmed Two remain behind after a recent stop in news agency. Yaghi, 25, was killed by a sniper near the the Italian port of Palermo. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, however, remained staunch fence that separates the occupied territories Back in 2010, an Israeli raid against a on Washington’s push for fairer trading conditions with China. from the east of Gaza City on Friday. on May 14, the eve of the 70th anniversary besieged Gaza Strip. flotilla of ships bound for Gaza left 10 Turkish “President Trump inherited an unfair trade regime where The Israeli military said some 8,000 of the Nakba Day, or the “Catastrophe Day”, The vessel - Freedom for Gaza - was sail- activists killed. The attack occurred on a American workers and American companies were not treated people took part in the protests at five sites which coincided this year with Washington’s ing under the Swedish flag and carrying 12 flotilla that comprised six civilian ships and reciprocally or fairly by the Chinese, and the efforts of the Trump along the fence. relocation of the United States embassy from people. sent the Ankara-Tel Aviv ties into a tailspin. administration are to right that, to correct that,” Pompeo said Over 157 Palestinians are killed and some Tel Aviv to occupied al-Quds (Jerusalem). It was taken to the Israeli port of Ash- Israel has enforced a crippling blockade to reporters on the sidelines of a regional forum in Singapore. 15,000 others injured since the outbreak of Israeli fire has taken the lives of more dod, the Israeli military said in a statement, on some two million Palestinians in Gaza Pompeo added that he had discussed trade issues with Chinese the protests on March 30. than 150 Palestinians since March 30. adding the people on board were taken for for supporting Hamas movement in par- State Councillor Wang Yi on Friday. Tensions have been running high near Nearly 15,000 Palestinians have also “further inquiry.” liamentary elections. Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah said he met the fence since March 30, which marked sustained injuries, of whom at least 360 The incident occurred after the Israeli The siege has led to an economic and Pompeo in Singapore and that his message was clear. the start of a series of protests dubbed “The are reportedly in critical condition. navy seized a Norwegian-flagged boat car- humanitarian crisis, with the United Na- “My objective was quite straightforward: I think I need to Great March of Return.” Palestinian pro- Israel seizes second Gaza-bound rying medical supplies to the coastal sliver tions warning that the overall conditions in inform him that we are very concerned,” said Saifuddin. testers demand the right to return for those Flotilla boat of land last Sunday. the enclave could make it “uninhabitable” Countries like Malaysia form an integral part of Chinese ex- driven out of their homeland. Meantime, Israeli forces have seized a Indications later emerged that the Israeli by 2020. porters’ supply chains, and analysts have warned a trade war could The clashes in Gaza reached their peak second boat carrying a relief cargo to the forces had used violence to change the direc- (Source: Press TV) knock billions of dollars off their economic growth in coming years. “China has taken a necessary and legitimate response, based on the interests of the Chinese people and to protect the rules- based international trade system under the WTO,” said Wang The hottest rain on record on the sidelines of the Singapore forum on Saturday. As the world waits to see if a new European tem- Seoul both broke their previous maximum temperatures on world record. In response to a question about a comment by White House perature record will be set in Spain or Portugal on August 1 when they reported 37.8C and 39.4C, respectively. Previously the record had been 46C, held by Needles economic adviser Larry Kudlow that China’s latest measures Saturday, another was broken in the United States In Europe, Finland reported its average temperature in California from August 2012, closely followed by 43C are “weak”, Wang said: “Does he want China to take an even state of California. was the highest ever in July, and across many parts of measured in both Mecca, Saudi Arabia in June 2012 and stronger response?” Imperial, in the south of the western state, recorded the Scandinavia’s Arctic Circle temperatures above 32C set in Marrakech, Morocco in July 2010. (Source: Reuters) highest temperature at which rain has ever fallen anywhere new records. One person from Imperial reported going outside while in the world - 48.3 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, in North America temperatures peaked the rain was falling and said the weather made it difficult It was just another in long list of temperature records on2 July in Montreal with a new record of 36.6C, causing at to breathe and it felt hard on their heart. that have been smashed this year on four continents. least 70 heat-related deaths across the province of Quebec. First woman fined in Africa recorded its highest-ever reliably measured tem- Now the new record of hot rain has been set in California. Despite all the weather records that have been set in the perature on July 5, when Ouargla, Algeria topped 51.3C. According to Jeff Masters from wunderground.com, most last few weeks, the summer continues across the northern Denmark for wearing In Asia, Japan, North and South Korea all saw new re- of the rain evaporated before hitting the ground because hemisphere and more records are expected to be set before full-face veil cords. Japan’s heat set a record on July 23, when Kumagaya the humidity was so low, but a trace of precipitation was the end of the season. reported a maximum of 41.1C. Meanwhile, Pyongyang and recorded in the rain gauge and this set a new, unenviable (Source: Al Jazeera) A 28-year-old woman wearing a niqab (a garment of clothing that covers the face which is worn by a small minority of Mus- lim women as a part of a particular interpretation of hijab/face veil) on Friday became the first person in Denmark to be fined 7 rebels, Indian soldier killed in Kashmir fighting for violating a new law banning full-face Islamic veils in public At least seven rebels and an Indian army shots, shotgun pellets and tear gas at the in southern Jammu city. He scuffled with Pakistani rule or as an independent country places, media reported. soldier were killed in gun battles in disput- stone-throwing protesters, injuring at least security guards before he was shot to death. while also participating in civilian street Police were called to a shopping center in Horsholm, in the ed Kashmir, triggering violent protests by 15 people, three of them critically. Abdullah was not at the residence. protests against Indian control. In recent north-eastern region of Nordsjaelland, where the woman had residents opposed to Indian rule, officials Separately, two rebels and a soldier were The slain man’s family rejected the years, mainly young Kashmiris have displayed become involved in a scuffle with another woman who had tried said on Saturday. killed in the northwestern Sopore area on police version of the incident, saying open solidarity with rebels and sought to to tear her niqab off, police duty officer David Borchersen told Army soldiers and counter insurgency Friday, authorities said. that the residence was not on his route protect them by engaging troops in street the Ritzau news agency. police cordoned off a neighborhood in the Meanwhile, security guards posted at to the gym where he had gone in the clashes during military operations. “During the fight her niqab came off, but by the time we arrived suburbs of southern Shopian town overnight, the residence of Farooq Abdullah, India’s morning. They sought an independent Rebels have been fighting Indian con- she had put it back on again,” Borchersen said. leading to an exchange of fire with rebels, Member of Parliament (MP) and Kashmir’s probe. There was no independent account trol since 1989. India accuses Pakistan of Police took a photograph of the woman wearing the niqab, police said. One militant was killed overnight former top elected official, shot and killed of the shooting. arming and training the rebels, a charge and obtained security camera footage from the shopping center while four more died early on Saturday. a young man after he allegedly forced his Nuclear-armed India and Pakistan each Pakistan denies. of the incident. The woman was informed she would receive a The fighting sparked protests and clashes entry into the residence on Saturday, top administer part of Kashmir, but both claim Nearly 70,000 people have been killed in fine of 1,000 kroner (£120) in the post, and was told to either as hundreds of residents tried to march to police officer S.P. Vaid said. it in its entirety. the uprising and the ensuing Indian military remove her veil or leave the public space. the site of the battle to help the militants Vaid said the man traveling in a car was Most Kashmiris support the rebel cause crackdown. “She chose the latter,” Borchersen said. escape. Government forces fired warning unarmed and gatecrashed into the residence that the territory be united either under (Source: AP) As of 1 August, wearing a burqa, which covers a person’s entire face, or the niqab, which only shows the eyes, in public carries a fine of 1,000 kroner. Repeated violations can be fined up to 10,000 kroner. Israel closes field hospital for terrorists as Syrian army gains ground in Golan The ban also targets other accessories that hide the face such Israel has shut down a field hospital specialized in treating Syrian government forces. as balaclavas, masks and false beards. anti-Damascus terrorists as Syrian government forces con- In 2013, Israel launched the so-called Operation Good Human rights campaigners say the ban is a violation of wom- tinue to liberate more areas in the Golan Heights. Neighbor to provide basic medical treatment to the wounded en’s rights, while supporters argue it enables better integration In a statement released on Friday, the Israeli military anti-Damascus Takfiri terrorists in its own medical facilities. of Muslim immigrants. said it had started evacuating the Mazor Ladach clinic, However, latest reports say the Israeli army has begun Belgium, France, Germany and Austria have also imposed which has been set up in August 2017 to provide medical to scale back the operation as Syria deals more blows to bans or partial bans of full-face veils. care to terrorists fleeing into Israel. terror outfits on the battlefield near the occupied territo- (Source: The Guardian) The statement added that some 6,800 terrorists had ries in Golan. been treated in the clinic. Israel has recently beefed up its military presence It also said that the hospital had been set up in cooperation on the occupied side of Syria’s Golan Heights, de- At peak of European heat with an American humanitarian organization to respond ploying more military equipment and forces to the “the lack of proper medical options in Syria”. region. It has also increased its aerial assaults against wave, Portugal battles Israel, the statement said, holds the Syrian government the Syrian army. responsible for “all that transpires in Syrian territory” while Late last month, Israel evacuated hundreds of wildfire, power outage maintaining a policy of non-intervention, adding that Tel White Helmets volunteers and their family members More than 740 firefighters battled a forest fire in southern Por- Aviv was “following events in the area [Golan Heights] and to Jordan for resettlement in Britain, Canada and On Thursday, Israeli minister of military affairs admit- tugal on Saturday as temperatures climbed to near record highs is prepared for any eventuality.” Germany. The group faces accusations of cooper- ted that the government of President Bashar al-Assad was in the Iberian Peninsula amid a Europe-wide heatwave that has Over the past few years, Israel is believed to have ating with Takfiri terrorists and staging false flag regaining control of the Syrian territory and that stability brought drought and wildfires from Greece to Sweden. been providing weapons to anti-Damascus terrorists. gas attacks in Syria. is returning to Golan. Seeking to prevent more deaths after 114 people were killed It has also attacked military targets in Syria in what is The evacuation was largely seen as an evidence of the Avigdor Lieberman said the situation in Syria was re- in two massive forest blazes last year in Portugal, civil protection considered as an attempt to prop up terrorist groups much-reported collaboration between Tel Aviv and an- turning to how it was before the conflict began in 2011. sent mobile text alerts warning the population of an extreme risk that have recently been suffering heavy defeats against ti-Damascus terrorists. (Source: Press TV) of fires in some regions, including around the capital Lisbon. In Greece, a wildfire killed 91 people last month. In the coastal resort area of Cascais, outside Lisbon, a power U.S. envoy hands letter from Trump for Kim to North Korean minister network overload due to heavy use of air conditioning caused A U.S. diplomat handed over a letter for Sung Kim, the U.S. ambassador to the She said the letter was a response to one meeting, Nauert said. a blackout on Friday night, leaving tens of thousands of people North Korean leader Kim Jong Un from U.S. Philippines, who has played a prominent from Kim Jong Un to Trump. Nauert said Pompeo told Ri: “We should without power for several hours and shutting a large shopping mall. President Donald Trump to North Korea’s role in U.S. talks with North Korea, handed In Singapore, U.S. Secretary of State meet again soon.” She said Ri replied: “I In Lisbon, temperatures reached 43 degrees Celsius on Friday. foreign minister at a meeting Singapore on the letter to Ri Yong Ho on the sidelines Mike Pompeo and Ri shook hands and ex- agree, there are many productive conver- The blaze began on Saturday in the hilly Monchique area of Saturday, a U.S. State Department spokes- of a regional meeting, State Department changed words and smiles at a Southeast sations to be had.” the southern Algarve region, popular with tourists. Authorities woman said. spokeswoman Heather Nauert said. Asian security forum, but had no formal (Source: daily Star) evacuated two villages in the area and 10 water-carrying aircraft were being used to fight the flames. Hot air from North Africa has caused the most severe heatwave in Iberia since 2003, one of the worst years on record for forest fires. Turkey joining BRICS could be ‘serious shock’ for U.S. & EU Record highs As Turkey seeks to join the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, “Turkey is a secular state with a predominantly Muslim the economic point of view Turkey is on par with all BRICS Temperatures in Spain and Portugal will remain above 40C China and South Africa) union, RT has talked to an analyst population, it stands out favorably against other religious countries and is well ahead of South Africa. at least until Sunday, with the IPMA weather service expecting about what the country brings to the table for the world’s Islamic countries and monarchies in the region. Turkey’s Turkey’s desire to join BRICS was announced by Pres- 47C in Santarem in central Portugal later on Saturday, just below emerging economies. accession to the bloc of countries with the Russia-Chi- ident Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday. “We are in the Europe’s record high of 48C, set in Athens in 1977. “The economy of Turkey is one of the fastest growing na vector is a serious shock for Europe and the United G20 with five of those countries. I wish they would take The previous record highs in both Spain and Portugal were economies in the world, despite the political events of the States,” the analyst added. the necessary steps to let us in and we could take our place just over 47C. Portuguese weather forecasters said the hot air recent years and its geographical proximity to hot spots in In terms of GDP, Turkey ranks 17th in the world, Rojank- in BRICS,” Erdogan told Hurriyet on the sidelines of the from North Africa also brought particles of sand, which tend to the Middle East,” says analyst Vladimir Rojankovski from ovski notes. In terms of GDP, adjusted for PPP (purchasing BRICS Forum in South Africa. subdue maximum temperatures slightly. the International Financial Center. power parity of citizens), it is 13th. This means that from (Source: RT) (Source: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 14 WORLD SPORTS AUGUST 5, 2018

Venus falls in quarter-final at Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde Silicon Valley Classic defends Arturo Vidal signing Venus Williams suffered an upset 6-4 7-6(2) defeat at the hands of Greece’s Maria Sakkari on Friday in the quarter-final of the Ernesto Valverde hit back at criticism of Bar- Silicon Valley Classic. celona’s signing of Arturo Vidal, saying that The 38-year-old Williams held a 3-0 lead in the opening it’s important for the club to have different set and was up 5-3 in the second but could not hold off a types of midfielders in the squad. relentless opponent 15 years her junior. Williams has not Barca agreed a deal for the signing of Vidal advanced past the third round of a tournament since March from Bayern Munich on Friday in a deal worth and has yet to find the form that helped her reach two Grand around €20 million but the transfer has not Slam finals in 2017. been universally celebrated. World No. 49 Sakkari has moved through her first three matches Vidal’s age -- he turned 31 earlier this without dropping a set. She needed one hour and 43 minutes to year -- and the fact he has only just returned beat Williams, and saved two set points in the second set in the from a four-month injury layoff have been process. Sakkari will now face American Danielle Collins who used to condemn the deal. There have also moved into the semis after former world number one Victoria been complaints that the Chile international Azarenka retired injured when trailing 3-0 in the second set after does not fit the typical protocol of a Barca claiming the first in a tiebreaker. midfielder, but Valverde argues that works It will be the second semi-final of the year for Collins. in his favour. Johanna Konta was also sent packing after a 7-6(4) 6-3 quar- “Vidal is someone we hope can add energy ter-final loss to fourth seed Elise Mertens. in midfield,” the Barca coach said in a news The Briton had opened the tournament with a bang on conference at Levi’s Stadium on Friday. “We Tuesday when she shocked 23-times grand slam champion know he has a lot of experience. The amount Serena Williams 6-1 6-0, the worst loss of the American of games he’s played for his previous teams great’s career. is very good. He has a big presence and he Konta was unable to recreate the magic, however, instead doesn’t disappear on the pitch. squandering a 5-2 lead in the opening set against the Belgian “It’s the same as with Paulinho [last sum- before bowing out meekly. mer]. He has a different profile to what we Mertens, bidding for her fourth title of the year, moves into a already have, which is important. There was semi-final against fifth seeded Romanian Mihaela Buzarnescu. lots of controversy over the Paulinho deal last (Source: Reuters) year and lots of criticism before he played one minute -- and then he was a really good player for us. “At a club like ours, there’s room for everything, for all types of players. Some Fatigued Murray withdraws may appear not to fit at first, but we’re trying to enrich our team [with different profiles].” signings] but there’s a long way to go in the “There are a lot of names out there. They’re they could leave, he also pointed out that from Citi Open, Rogers Cup Vidal becomes Barca’s fourth signing of transfer window.” all good players but we respect the players they are “Barca players at the moment” the summer following the arrivals of Arthur Manchester United’s Paul Pogba has been themselves and the teams they’re playing for and will both feature against AC Milan on Melo, Clement Lenglet and Malcom. Valverde linked with the club, with reports claiming currently [by not commenting].” Saturday. Former world number one Andy Murray withdrew from the Citi had gone on record saying he wanted another Barca’s sporting director Eric Abidal met Likewise, he was reluctant to speak about Milan represent Barca’s final game in Open on Friday, citing fatigue midfielder before the signing of Vidal and he with the midfielder this week, but Valverde outgoings following the sales of Lucas Digne the Intenational Champions Cup following The returning Scot also announced his withdrawal from next says he’s still open bringing in more players would not be drawn on speculation. and Aleix Vidal to Everton and Sevilla re- matches against Tottenham and Roma and week’s Rogers Cup in Toronto. if the right opportunities come up. “Pogba’s a great player but he plays for spectively. they return to Spain on Sunday to prepare for He was to have met Australian Alex de Minaur in the Wash- “We are Barcelona and, like all teams, we’re another team,” Valverde said. “We’re always Rafinha and Jasper Cillessen have both next weekend’s Spanish Super Cup against ington quarter-finals on Friday. open to improving our team,” he added. “I very respectful with the players that play for been linked with moves away from Camp Sevilla. “I’m exhausted after playing so much over the past four days, don’t know right now [if there will be more other clubs. Nou and while Valverde didn’t deny that (Source: ESPN) having not competed on the hard courts for 18 months. I also need to be careful and to listen to my body as I come back from a long-term injury,” Murray said in a statement. Trump aims tweet at LeBron James, Morata: I probably didn’t have “I’m gutted not to be playing and I’d like to thank the tour- nament and all the fans. questions his intelligence depression but it was something similar “There are lots of positives to take from this week, so I’ll take some time to rest and recover, and then head to Cincinnati early to prepare and get ready.” In his third tournament back from hip surgery in January, the Scot showed signs of improvement, reaching his first quar- ter-final in more than a year. The 31-year-old captured all three of his victories in three sets, the first time he has won three consecutive deciding sets at the same event since winning the 2016 Queen’s Club tournament. An emotional Murray broke down in tears after coming from behind to defeat Marius Copil 6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(4) in a marathon third round match that lasted more than three hours on Thursday. (Source: Eurosport)

Arsenal’s Kolasinac faces up to 10 weeks out with knee To the sporting world and largely beyond, During the sit-down, James spoke of Things were not easy for Alvaro Morata Bridge this summer but took the decision he’s King James, but to President Trump, sports as something that unites people, last season, and his dip in form on the pitch himself to stay put and fight to rediscover problem LeBron James is no intellectual genius. and added that the president was “using after a strong start at Chelsea became some- his best form. In a tweet, Trump took aim at two of his sports to kinda divide us.” thing more serious for the Spaniard, who “It would have been easy to leave Chelsea regular critics, James and cable TV news Trump has repeatedly and strongly felt like he was fighting a battle against this year,” he added. Arsenal defender Sead Kolasinac will be out of action for eight personality Don Lemon. His tweet called criticized the NFL in particular for not himself at points. “I could have returned to Italy as my to 10 weeks after suffering an injury to his left knee, the Premier Lemon the “the dumbest man on television,” punishing players who kneel during the His arrival in London sparked great wife is Italian, I had offers for more money League club said on Friday. and then said Lemon “made LeBron look national anthem in a form of protest. enthusiasm and he started impressively in Spain but I want to fight so I decided to The Bosnia international was forced off during Wednesday’s smart, which isn’t easy to do.” “Sports has never been something that in the Premier League, but as the sea- stay at Chelsea.” pre-season win over London rivals Chelsea in Dublin after a Trump finished the tweet with “I like divides people,” James said during the in- son wore on and the goals became few Recent family additions in the form of clash with Victor Moses. Mike!” an apparent reference to favoring terview. “It’s always been something that and far between, Morata’s confidence twin boys Alessandro and Leonardo have Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey missed that game with a tight NBA legend Michael Jordan in a comparison brings someone together.” was shot. helped the 25-year-old to be happy again calf and will aim to return to training next week, the club added. with James as perhaps the best NBA player James has previously criticized Trump “I had a blockage in my head and I and he even changed his shirt number from Arsenal start their Premier League campaign at home to ever. James — who last month announced on several occasions, publicly supporting didn’t want to speak to anyone,” he said 9 to 29 in honor of their birth, which fell Manchester City on Aug. 12. his decision to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton be- to The Mirror. on July 29. (Source: Star) for a second time, this time to come to Los fore the 2016 election and calling Trump a “I didn’t want to listen to anyone, “It’s the best feeling I have experienced Angeles and play for the Lakers — gave an “bum” in September 2017, after the presi- I just wanted to stay at home. It was in my life,” he continued. interview with Lemon on Monday, in large dent rescinded an invitation to the Golden probably not depression, but something “Leonardo is calm and Alessandro is part to tout a new elementary school in his State Warriors to visit the White House similar. a little crazy. hometown of Akron, Ohio. after winning the NBA title. “In football it’s all about the head and “The only thing I have in my head now Barcelona agree to sign The school, which is a joint effort of “Going to the White House was a great in the last year I suffered with this because is to score, score and score and then go the LeBron James Family Foundation and honor until you showed up!” James tweeted I came to Chelsea with high expectations back home and stay with my wife and Bayern’s Vidal Akron Public Schools, will benefit at-risk at the time. and felt under a lot of pressure.” children.” children. (Source: Reuters) The striker had options to leave Stamford (Source: Marca) Barcelona have reached an agreement with Bayern Munich to sign Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. Vidal, 31, will have a medical with the Spanish champions De Laurentiis slams San Paolo in the next few days. He joined Bayern from Juventus in 2015 and won the Bun- Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis slams the city council tell lies, they’re irresponsible! desliga title in each of his three seasons in Germany. over the state of the Stadio San Paolo - “it’s ever-increas- “If I’d been in that state of financial distress I’d have “Barcelona will shortly inform everyone about the arrival of ingly a toilet”. resigned.” the player and the agenda of the presentation ceremony,” said Renovation work is going on at the stadium over the De Laurentiis was then asked if the club’s summer spend- Barca in a statement. close season, with the man responsible, Attilio Auricchio, ing would cost more than he’d budgeted for. Bayern later announced on social media that Vidal had left assuring it will be ready for the first home game of the sea- “I can’t say true or false, I love Napoli so I keep the budget for Barcelona. son on August 25. open all year. Despite the growth I lost €15m last year and “We’d like to thank Arturo for all his contributions and wish Works appear to be behind schedule though, and that I’ll lose more next year. him all the best in Spain,” added the German champions. has infuriated the Partenopei owner, who has been vocal “When some idiot says: ‘you pocketed X amount from “He always turned up in important games and we could always about his disdain for the old structure. Jorginho, who don’t you spend it?’ they forget that we have rely on him,” said Bayern’s chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. “I’m used to Auricchio’s lies,” De Laurentiis fumed on spent more, but that goes on the balance sheet for the next Vidal, who also won a German Cup and two German Super Radio Kiss Kiss Napoli. “He’s someone who is struggling three or four years. Cup titles during three years at Bayern, thanked the club for to hold on to his job, he said a year ago he had €25m for the “ADL finished second and played in the Champions “giving me the chance to embrace a new challenge in Barcelona”. work, all the while knowing about the financial crisis and League with [Walter] Mazzarri too, but we had salaries of He helped Juve win Italy’s Serie A four times in four seasons expecting to receive it from the credito sportivo. €30m and now it’s €150m. It’s quintupled! after moving to Italy from Bayer Leverkusen in 2011. “He’s someone who tells lies in the piazza. The credito is that it’s Auricchio who will deliver the stadium - in what “I can’t say that the turnover has increased fivefold… Vidal, veteran of 100 caps for Chile, helped his country win sportivo, or indeed any bank, won’t finance a failure. condition? In what disgusting state? “Another thing I don’t like: only those who go to the the Copa America in 2015. “I had to convince President [of the Campania region “Auricchio has to explain to me why, for eight years now, stadium can complain or judge. I thank them, but there Barcelona have also announced full-back Aleix Vidal, 28, is Vincenzo] De Luca, who I really admire, to put up the money the San Paolo is ever-increasingly a toilet. are 55,000 of them at the most. We have 40 million fans to leave the club and is reported to be joining Sevilla. that was missing. “The councillor for sport, who I like, can’t go against him and they have responsibilities too.” (Source: BBC) “The commissioner has changed now, but the problem and therefore is also forced to be a liar. They don’t have to (Source: Football Italia) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 5, 2018 SPORTS 15

Winfried Schaefer in frame Iran underlines developing sports ties with Hungary

IRNA — Iranian ambassador in Budapest stressed the need to be Iraq’s next coach: report to pave the way for promoting sports relations with Hungary. Gholam Ali Rajabi Yazdi made the remarks Friday in a meet- SPORTS TEHRAN — Iran’s Esteghlal Ger- ing with members of Iran table tennis team who are currently deskman coach Winfried Schaefer is a in Hungary. Head of Hungarian table tennis federation Roland shock candidate to become coach of Iraq, according Nátrán was also present in the meeting. to a report posted on alkass.net. The ambassador expressed readiness of Iran’s embassy to prepare The 68-year-old coach took charge of Esteghlal the grounds for developing Tehran-Budapest sports ties as well as in early October 2017 on a two-year contract but the facilitating Hungarian sports delegations visit to Iran and holding Qatari site has reported that he has been linked with regular bilateral meetings with their Iranian counterparts. a move to Iraq national football team. Rajabi Yazdi also called for holding preparatory matches, table Former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson met tennis competitions with the attendance of Iran and signing a MoU with officials from the Iraqi FA in Istanbul last week between federations of Iran and Hungary for future cooperation. but turned down the opportunity to manage the team. Roland Nátrán, for his part, expressed readiness for developing Now, the Iraqi officials are eying to sign a contract relations and for travelling to Iran. with Schaefer, report says. Referring to the 2019 ITTF World Championships which are Esteghlal club released a statement on Saturday slated to be held in different levels in Budapest, Natran said there saying Schaefer is under contract with them and is is a bright prospect for the Iranian team in next year’s matches. going nowhere. He also stressed that the Iranian and Hungarian table tennis Under leadership of Schaefer, Esteghlal has ad- federations enjoy a growing cooperation. vanced to the 2018 AFC Champions League semi-final and will meet Al Sadd of Qatar on August 27. Schaefer has already coached Cameroon, Thailand and Jamaica national football teams. IPL: Persepolis sink Foolad He has also coach German clubs Borussia Mönchengladbach II, Karlsruher SC, VfB Stuttgart, TASNIM — Persepolis football team earned their second win Tennis Borussia Berlin as well as Emirati football in the Iran Professional League (IPL) on Friday. clubs Al Ahli and Al Ain. The Reds defeated Foolad 3-0 in front of 40,000 spectators Schaefer replaced Alireza Mansourian in Esteghlal in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium. and finished in third place with the Blues in Iran Siamak Nemati found the back of the net in the 20th minute Professional League last season. from a long-range shot. Foolad defender Sina Moridi was sent off in the 50th minute after receiving his second yellow card. Persepolis deserve to win title for third Godwin Mensha extended Persepolis’s lead in the 65th minute and Nemati scored his second goal ten minutes later. Persepolis, who had defeated Padideh 1-0 in the IPL first successive year: Ivankovic week, went top of the table with six points. SPORTS TEHRAN — Persepolis coach Branko we did in the match against Foolad,” Ivankovic said. Furthermore, Sepahan humiliated Sepidrood 6-1 in Rasht, deskIvankovic says they deserve to win Iran “We are still in preparation phase and improve game Tractor Sazi was held to a 1-1 draw by Nassaji in Tabriz, and Professional League (IPL) for the third year in a row. by game. The matches will help us to get back on the Sanat Naft drew 1-1 with Gostaresh in Abadan. The Reds went top of the IPL table after defeating road as soon as we can,” the Croat added. Foolad 3-0 in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium. “Some of Persepolis players left the team in the Persepolis had beaten Padideh 1-0 last week. transfer window but our young players have shown “I am very happy because Foolad are always a chal- their potential in the previous matches. Persepolis Iran crowned in Asian lenging team. We scored three goals while we created deserve to win IPL title for the third year in a row,” Junior Wrestling C’ships five and six scoring chances. I am satisfied with what Ivankovic concluded. IRNA — Iran’s team ranked first in the Asian Junior Wrestling Championships held in Alborz province on Friday. Iran’s Mes Sungun secure spot in AFC Vegan diet helping Manchester The event was held at Enqelab Club in Karaj on Friday in which Futsal Club Championship quarters United’s Chris Smalling fight for place Iran free-style wrestling team won the first title with 205 points. Japanese and Indian teams came second and third respectively. Iran’s junior Greco-Roman wrestling team also stood first with 220 points with the Kazakh team ranking second. Indian, Kyrgyz and Iraqi teams took the third to sixth places respectively. Iranian athlete Ebrahim Khari won gold in the 38 kg weight class of free-style wrestling and Mohammad Reza Shakeri also grabbed the same in the 41 kg weight category. Seyyed Amir Mahdi Hosseini also won gold in the 68 kg class while Mohammad Mobin Azimi and Seyyed Reza Hashemi-Joibari grabbed the same in the 85 kg and 75 kg weight classes of the free-style wrestling respectively. Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers Milad Valziadeh, Mohammad Hajivand-Fathi, Saeed Esmaeili, Ali Hajivand, Hojjat Rezaei, Ahmad Solhdoust, Abulfazl Paydar won gold medals in various weight categories. First round of Asian Junior Wrestling Championship attend- ed by 11 Asian teams was held in free-style and Greco-Roman categories in Karaj, Alborz province. Athletes from Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, India, Jordan, Islamic Republic of Iran’s Mes Sungun sive as their movement and passes around Chris Smalling is hoping his new vegan red meat. One of the reasons I started Bangladesh, Pakistan, Syria, Singapore, Turkmenistan and Iran Varzaghan sailed to a 9-1 win over AGMK the court kept AGMK guessing, and Saeid diet will give him an advantage in the to was because red meat causes quite were present in the one-day event. FC of Uzbekistan to secure their spot in the Taghizadeh etched his name on the score- battle for places at Manchester United. a lot of inflammation and I had quite AFC Futsal Club Championship Indonesia sheet with a simple shot to the bottom right Smalling is one of five centre-backs a lot of tendinitis in my knee, which 2018 quarter-finals on Saturday. corner in the 17th minute when he found at Old Trafford alongside Eric Bailly, quite a lot of footballers get. AGMK dived into the game with intense gaps in their formation. Phil Jones, Victor Lindelof and Mar- “It causes a lot of that inflammation Australia’s Trent Sainsbury man-to-man marking and even matched While they were impressive as a unit, cos Rojo. and when I was cutting that down, the terminates Jiangsu their fellow Central Asian rivals’ intense skipper Farhad Fakhim also displayed im- Competition for places could increase tendinitis started to go. It used to be pressing in the opening minutes. pressive dribbling footwork in the final third even further if Jose Mourinho gets quite a problem in terms of all warm- Suning contract While they looked to have the better as he outmaneuvered two AGMK players his way and brings in another central ups because getting going was a bit of a opportunities in attempts on goal, it was in the 19th minute and his strike made it defender before the transfer deadline nightmare. I ended up cutting that out Mes Sungun’s Mortteza Ezzati who opened 6-1 going into the break at the Gor UNY. next week with sources telling ESPN and my tendinitis has got better and Australia defender Trent Sainsbury has left Chinese Super League the scoring in the fifth minute from a corner Hamid Bigham Tabriz’s charges proved FC that Leicester’s Harry Maguire, better and I’ve started to feel it less. side Jiangsu Suning after his contract was terminated following set-piece, his second goal of the tournament. that they were deadly in set-pieces once Tottenham’s Toby Alderweireld and “Now I’ve gone fully vegan and mediation involving Professional Footballers Australia (PFA). Whenever AGMK’s defence showed again, as Tayebibidgoli completed his hat- Yerry Mina at Barcelona are all on the normally the start of preseason can Sainsbury joined Jiangsu from Dutch club PEC Zwolle in weakness, Mes Sungun would pounce trick 27 minutes into the match, before list of candidates. be quite a tough time because you’re 2016 before moving to Inter Milan -- also owned by Suning -- on on them, and four minutes later, Hossein Abolghasem Orouji released a strike to claim No other centre-back made more loading and that’s normally when it’s loan when restrictions on foreign players were brought in by the Tayebibidgoli took advantage of a scram- a seven-goal lead at the half-hour mark. starts for United last season than Small- at its worst but I haven’t felt it at all. Chinese authorities a year later. ble in the box and found the back of the In the final 10 minutes, AGMK held a ing -- he was fourth on the overall list “The last step was, that took me a net, before scoring his second less than a solid defence and while their runs across behind only Nemanja Matic, David De little while, was the club, especially in minute into the restart. the half-line mark showed signs of life, Gea and Romelu Lukaku. terms of travelling. Mike [the chef] has Tayebibidgoli, the 2018 AFC Futsal they lacked the finishing touch. And the 28-year-old, who has had been very accommodating and when Championship top scorer, turned provider However, despite their best efforts, Taye- injury problems in the past, says it is I told him, we worked out different in the 13th minute as he fed Ali Asghar bibidgoli had the final say in the match with proof he is benefiting from a transition menus and different options. Hassanzadeh who struck cleanly into the his fourth goal of the tie in the closing 40 to a fully vegan diet. “Some of the staff are vegetarian bottom right corner. seconds to secure an emphatic win. “My wife is vegan and has been vegan and some of the players try bits and A minute later, AGMK moved on a Mes Sungun will look to keep their un- for a few years,” he said. “She cooks a lot pieces even though none of them are counter-attack that saw Akbar Usmonov beaten streak against Lebanon’s Bank of at home and half the time I was eating vegan. At the end of the day it’s about surging down the right flank where he Beirut, while AGMK FC seek to end their vegan anyway. I wasn’t fully vegan and eating more good things. then beat goalkeeper Alireza Samimi to Group D campaign with a win against FC when we would eat out I would eat what “There are other factors, not just reduce their deficit. Sipar of Tajikistan on Monday. I would normally have. that, but it’s been a big one.” Mes Sungun’s teamwork was impres- (Source: the-afc) “After a while I started to cut out (Source: Soccernet) He returned to China at the conclusion of the Serie A season and remained with Jiangsu until the start of this year, when he went on loan to Swiss side Grasshoppers. Mahmoudi powers Ardakan into Asian Club Volleyball semis “The PFA’s legal department has provided advice to Trent Unbeaten Khatam Ardakan, led by star spiker Shahram perbly, with Jirayu and Brazilian Pablo Fernando De Souza advantage at 20-17. After that, Nakhonratchasima played since the conclusion of the World Cup,” PFA chief executive Mahmoudi, powered their way to the semi-finals of the 2018 Cirqueira on fire throughout the first set. The on-going game more carefully and confidently to meet the powerhouses 21- John Didulica said in a statement. Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship after edging past was tight from start to finish, with the Iranians attempting 21, but Ardakan made short work of the Thai side, leaving the “Trent has terminated his contract for just cause in fighting Nakhonratchasima The Mall VC from Thailand in to maintain their pole position and the Thai side being hot rivals two more points to clinch the hard-fought set 25-23. accordance with FIFA regulations and the longstanding hard-fought three-setter 25-22 25-23 25-23 at the Wunna on the formidable rivals’ heels. Both sides met for several With Mahmoudi, Hamzeh Zarini and Hossein Ami- jurisprudence of the Court of Arbitration for Sport. As a Theikdi Indoor Stadium Hall B on Saturday. times until the score was levelled at 20-20. The Ardakan’s ri brilliantly orchestrating the team’s offence, Ardakan consequence, he is now a free agent and entitled to sign Shahram Mahmoudi chipped in with 14 points, all blocking started to work out pretty well and the Iranians dominated the third set with a 5-point lead at 8-3. Nak- with a club of his choosing.” from his powerful attacks, while Hamzeh Zarini added 11 took the thrilling opening set 25-22. honratchasima fought hard with an aim of clawing their In a statement, Sainsbury -- now looking to resume his career points. Brazilian Pablo Fernando De Souza Cirqueira led Going down one set, Nakhonratchasima upped their way back. Taking a commanding 20-15 lead, Ardakan outside China -- thanked the PFA for their support and wished Nakhonratchasima with 16 points including 15 kills from tempo to take the initial lead with a 3-point clear at 7-4. replaced their best players with substitutions including Jiangsu Suning all the best, adding: “I look forward to resolving 30 attempts, while powerful hitter Jirayu Raksakaew and Ardakan came up with some more sensational defending Akbar Valaei and Alireza Mobasheri. Trailing with just my playing future as soon as possible.” Wanchai Tabwises added 10 points apiece. from Adel Gholami and Mehdi Mahdavi to catch up with one point behind at 23-24, Nakhonratchasima held their He is the third Australian player to have had his contract with a Chi- Khatam Ardakan, seeking success for Iran’s three times the Thai side at 8-8. The Iranians found their rhythm to win nerves, but Ardakan allowed the rivals no more chance nese Super League side annulled following the involvement of the PFA. in a row at the championship, got off to a solid start, with some crucial points and ace spiker Mahmoudi, who won the to come back. The Iranians won the set 25-23, match Last year, Robbie Kruse and James Holland left Liaoning high-flying Mahmoudi producing several beautiful front MVP award in the 2016 and 2017 editions, chipped in with and a semi-final berth. following the union’s intervention. row attacks, but Nakhonratchasima were defending su- some big spikes to help Ardakan surge ahead with a 3-point (Source: asianvolleyball.net) (Source: ESPN) Prayer Times Noon:13:10 Evening: 20:25 Dawn: 4:41 (tomorrow) Sunrise: 6:16 (tomorrow) AUGUST 5, 2018 ART&CULTURE I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y www.tehrantimes.com Managing Director: Ali Asgari Editor-in-Chief: Mohammad Ghaderi Niavaran complex to host Editorial Dept.: Fax: (+98 21) 88808214 — 88808895 [email protected] Switchboard Operator: Tel: (+98 21) 43051000 Advertisements Dept.: Telefax: (+98 21) 43051450 Public Relations Office: Tel: (+98 21) 88805807 Constitutional Revolution exhibit Subscription & Distribution Dept.: Tel: (+98 21) 43051603 www.eshterak.ir Distributor: Padideh Novin Co. ARTTEHRAN – An Tel: 88911433 deskexhibition of Webmaster: [email protected] documents and photos of the Printed at: Rooztab - ISSN: 1017-94 Constitutional Revolution will open No. 18, Bimeh Alley, Nejatollahi St., Tehran, Iran today at Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural P.o. Box: 14155-4843 Historical Complex. Zip Code: 1599814713 The exhibit has been organized to celebrate the 112th anniversary of the revolution, the organizers announced on Saturday. Documents about the ideology of the revolution, constitutional law, and the role of newspapers in the historical event will be showcased at the exhibition. The exhibit will display photos from the treasury of the Saheb Qaraneih Palace depicting Qajar king Mozaffar ad-Din Shah as he was signing the Constitutional Iranologist Jahangir Dorri Decree. Private collectors Mehdi Tamizi and dies at 87 Kamran Najafzadeh have also loaned photos from the revolution to the show. CULTURE TEHRAN – The Moscow-based expert on Five books on the Constitutional desk Iranian studies, Jahangir Dorri, died of natural Revolution from the Niavaran Royal causes at 87 last Wednesday, the Persian media announced on Library will be introduced during the Saturday. opening ceremony of the exhibition. He was the son of former Iranian cultural attaché in Moscow An exhibition that puts a collection under the Soviet government and worked as a professor of the of news satire on the Constitutional Persian language at the Moscow State University for over 50 years. Revolution on display will also be held on the sidelines of the showcase, which will run until August 12. The exhibition has been organized This photo shows a group of revolutionaries of the Constitutional Revolution. in collaboration with the Majlis Library Museum and Documentation Center and The revolutionary campaign to force democratic reforms began in 1905 and Decree was signed by Mozaffar ad-Din several other organizations. the central government to establish on August 6, 1906, the Constitutional Shah in the Saheb Qaraneih Palace.

100 Works, 100 Artists Exhibition “Lost Strait” gala premiere canceled earns over $39,000 on opening day over unfavorable economic condition

Iranologist Jahangir Dorri in an undated photo He was the author nine books including “My Iran” and “Pose of Persian Satire”. A Persian translation of his memoirs “The Living Iranian” by Mahnaz Noruzi was published in Iran in 2015. Fifteen books by Iranian writers, including Hushang Moradi Kermani’s “Children of the Carpet Weaving House”, have been translated into Russian by Dorri.

Three cineastes to get lifetime awards at Iran Cinema Celebration

ARTTEHRAN – 94-year-old actor Dariush Asadzadeh, Art aficionados visit the 100 Works, 100 Artists Exhibit at Tehran’s Golestan Gallery A scene from “The Lost Strait” by Bahram Tavakkoli desk director Dariush Mehrjui and voice actor Abolhas- on August 3, 2018. (Honaronline/Maryam Ramezanlu) ARTTEHRAN – The pro- Lost Strait” is based on a true story, which san Tahaminejad will receive lifetime achievement awards during the ARTTEHRAN – The 26th showcase. deskducers of “The Lost recounts an epic battle by Iran’s Ammar 20th Iran Cinema Celebration, the organizers announced on Saturday. deskedition of the 100 The artworks being offered include Strait” canceled the gala premiere of the Battalion during the last days of the 1980- Works, 100 Artists Exhibition took in a calligraphic paintings, mostly by artists acclaimed war drama on Saturday due to the 1988 Iran-Iraq war. total of 1.75 billion rials (over $39,000) from Isfahan, paintings and sculptures. current unfavorable economic conditions In a statement published several days on the opening day on Friday at Tehran’s Gallery owner Lily Golestan said that facing the Iranian people, a public relations ago, some stars of the film cast recommend- Golestan Gallery, the organizers announced the young talents are happy to display team announced on Saturday. ed that the country’s officials watch the on Friday. their works alongside that of the great The gala premiere was scheduled to be film to remember the sacrifice and hon- The exhibit, which will be running until masters, encouraging them to create more organized at the Kurosh Cineplex on Sunday. esty of the war commanders, and observe August 21, displays a collection of artworks professional works for the next editions. The producers said that the opening the meaningful differences between the from 182 artists from different generations. Works by Sohrab Sepehri, Farideh ceremony budget will be allocated to managers of today Iran with those war This exhibit offers works priced at 3 Lashai, Reza Mafi, Mohammad Ehsai, screening the film in the deprived cities veterans. million rials (about $69) to 850 million Iraj Zand and Sadeq Tabrizi are among in the southwestern Iranian province of “The Lost Strait”, which was the big rials (over $19,000). A painting by Bahman the highlights. Khuzestan, “which experienced the hardest winner at the 36th Fajr Film Festival last Mohasses priced at 850 million rials is the The gallery is located at 42 Kamasaii days during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war.” year with six awards, is scheduled to hit most expensive artwork on display at the St. in the Darus neighborhood. Directed by Bahram Tavakkoli, “The silver screens on August 8.

A combination photo shows voice actor Abolhassan Tahaminejad (above L), actor Dariush Asadzadeh (above R), writer Seyyed Manila photo exhibit displays natural attractions of Iran Mehdi Shojaei (below L) and director Dariush Mehrjui (below R). ARTTEHRAN – A he added. In addition, the Seifollah Daad Lifetime Achievement Award will deskcollection of 30 photos The executive director of Philippines’ also be presented to writer Seyyed Mehdi Shojaei for his lifelong con- showcasing the natural beauty of Iran National Parks Development Committee, tribution to Iranian culture and art. is currently underway at the gallery of Penelope D. Belmonte, who also attended The artists will receive their awards during a special ceremony, which the Orchidarium in Rizal Park in the the opening ceremony, expressed will be held at the Tehran Book Garden on August 19. Filipino capital of Manila. her hope that the exhibit would help The Iranian House of Cinema organizes the celebration every year The photos are from the collections of introduce Iran to the people of her to commemorate Iran’s National Day of Cinema, which is September Iranian photographers Zahra Hozuri and country. 12 this year. Mehdi Taqavi, who have accumulated Film screening sessions at the However, they have cancelled the award ceremony of the celebration them over several years of hiking and Philippine Women’s University, as due to the current economic climate in the country. mountaineering in Iran, Iran’s Islamic well as live music concerts and painting Culture and Relations Organization exhibitions in several venues across the announced on Saturday. city, are among the programs offered Chris Rock to star in new season The exhibit, which opened on Friday, at the event. is part of Iran’s Cultural Days underway The program has been organized of FX crime drama “Fargo” in different locations across Manila. in collaboration with the Philippine- Speaking at the opening ceremony Iran Women’s Friendship Society as BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (Reuters) - Comedian Chris Rock of the exhibit, Iran’s cultural attaché well as the National Parks Development will star in a fourth season of the FX network’s Emmy-winning Mohammad Jafari-Malek said that Iran Committee in Manila. crime drama “Fargo” in a story about two 1950s crime families that enjoys all four beautiful seasons. The cultural festival has been have traded their eldest sons, the network announced on Friday. “The photos on display are only a Iran’s cultural attaché Mohammad Jafari-Malek (1st L) and National Parks Development organized to celebrate the establishment Production on the new installment will start in 2019, FX Net- small portion of the beauty of a country Committee executive director Penelope D. Belmonte (2nd L) visits a photo exhibition of of the Friendship Society of Filipino works Chief Executive John Landgraf said at a Television Critics with over 2500 years of civilization,” Iranian natural attractions at the Orchidarium in Manila on August 3, 2018. (ICRO) Iranian Women. Association event, where networks promote upcoming shows. The season will be set in Kansas City, Missouri, at a time when the Midwest was dealing with clashes between Europeans who had emigrated to the United States and African Americans who Movie producer Weinstein seeks to dismiss charges based on emails had left the U.S. South to escape discrimination, Landgraf said. NEW YORK (Reuters) — Movie producer in Manhattan, Weinstein’s lawyers said the A lawyer or representative for the woman The accusations against Weinstein led to Rock will play the head of an African-American family who Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers asked a New York emails showed “a long-term, consensual, in- was not immediately known to request comment the #MeToo movement in which hundreds surrenders his oldest boy to his enemy - an Italian - to keep an judge on Friday to dismiss rape and sexual assault timate relationship” between Weinstein and on the motion. of women publicly accuse powerful men in uneasy peace, Landgraf said. charges against him, releasing emails between an unnamed woman who has accused him of A spokesman for Manhattan District Attor- business, politics and entertainment of sexual The “Fargo” television series was adapted from Joel and Ethan one of his accusers and Weinstein they said were raping her in 2013. ney Cyrus Vance, who is prosecuting the case, harassment and abuse. Coen’s 1996 Oscar-winning film of the same name. It won the not shown to the grand jury that indicted him. Weinstein’s lawyers said they meant “not to declined to comment on the motion. Weinstein’s lawyers said charges against Emmy award for best limited series in 2014. Weinstein has denied having non-consensual ignore that rape can occur in relationships,” but The case against Weinstein in Manhattan Weinstein in New York involving two other Four-time Emmy winner Rock is a stand-up comedian who sex with anyone following accusations by more that prosecutors should have shown the grand involves three women. Weinstein, 66, has pleaded women were flawed and must be dismissed as well. created and produced the TV sitcom “Everybody Hates Chris,” than 70 women, mostly young actresses and jurors the emails in order for them to make an not guilty to all of the charges and is free on $1 Weinstein’s lawyers said the charges relating based on his own life, which ran from 2005 to 2009. He also has other women employed in the movie business, of “informed decision.” million bail. to the former actress failed to provide enough appeared in films including “Lethal Weapon 4” and “The Longest sexual misconduct, including rape, dating back The woman and Weinstein communicated Weinstein lawyer Benjamin Brafman said in a detail because they did not say exactly when Yard” and has hosted the Academy Awards. decades. over a four-year period after the date she said he statement that the motions “reveal the existence the assault happened, instead giving a three- FX is owned by 21st Century Fox. In a motion filed in New York state court raped her, Weinstein’s lawyers said. of exculpatory evidence.” month range.