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16 Pages Price 20,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13226 Tuesday OCTOBER 9, 2018 Mehr 17, 1397 Muharram 29, 1440 Tehran seeks close Saudi Arabia likely Iranian athletes win Iranian cities to interaction murdered “Jamal seven more gold at host festival of with Eurasia 2 Khashoggi”: Askari 7 Asian Para Games 15 European films 16 Indian companies to ship in Iranian oil in November ECONOMY TEHRAN — India’s Oil India, the world’s third-biggest oil ICJ starts hearing deskMinister Dharmendra importer, will buy nine million barrels of Pradhan said on Monday that two Indian Iranian oil in November, Reuters reported companies have placed orders to buy Iranian on Friday, citing two industry sources. oil in November, Reuters reported. “Refiners have placed November nom- “India does not yet know if it will be inations to lift 1.25 million tons (about granted a waiver from U.S. sanctions on 9 million barrels) of oil from Iran,” the Iran’s copmlaint Iran”, the official added. Friday report said. 4 Rouhani set to name four See page 2 new ministers against U.S. POLITICS TEHRAN — President industry, mining and trade; Ali-Akbar deskHassan Rouhani is ex- Haj-Mohammadi as minister of transport pected to introduce four new candidates and urban development; and Mohammad to lead the ministries of industry, trans- Shariatmadari as minister of labor and port and urban development, labor, and social welfare. economy to the parliament on Tuesday. Dejpasand has a PhD in economy According to a report posted on ILNA from Azad University and is currently an website on Monday, Farhad Dejpasand associate professor at Shahid Beheshti is expected to be named as minister of University’s School of Economics and economy; Reza Veyseh as minister of Political Sciences. 2 Iranian ambassador meets new Iraqi president POLITICS TEHRAN — Iraj On October 2, Iraq’s parliament elect- deskMasjedi, the Iranian ed Salih as new president. Salih, of the ambassador to Baghdad, held talks on Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, won 220 Sunday with Barham Salih, the newly votes out of the 273 lawmakers who were elected Iraqi president. present in the parliament. Masjedi extended Iranian President He was among 20 candidates for Hassan Rouhani’s congratulation to Salih. the post, including one from the rival Ambassador Masjedi said Iraq is a Kurdistan Democratic Party. The two powerful country that will overcome parties have dominated Kurdish politics File photo difficulties. for decades. 2 EDITORIAL Most Middle East dictators owe their power to Western patrons: Jahanpour ARTICLE Mohammad Ghaderi to know if they have a popular base or not.” backed by foreign powers so long as they served Syed Zafar Mehdi Tehran Times editor-in-chief EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Journalist By Javad Heirannia Following is the full text of the interview: the interest of the big powers, and once they had @ghaderi62 Speaking at a rally in Mississippi a few outlived their usefulness they were dropped. from New Delhi TEHRAN — Professor Farhang Jahanpour, days ago, President Trump humiliated Saudi At one time, Taliban leaders were entertained part-time tutor on Middle Eastern affairs in King Salman by saying: “King – we’re pro- in Texas and were received by senior US officials The new unbearable the Department of Continuing Education, tecting you – you might not be there for two because the United States was hoping to build a 17 years of University of Oxford, and a member of Kel- weeks without us – you have to pay for your pipeline between Turkmenistan and Pakistan to crime of the Saudis logg College says that current Middle Eastern military.” Why is he humiliating his close ally transport gas. However, when that plan did not America’s disastrous leaders who serve Western interests, while at this time? materialise and when the Taliban gave shelter to urkish officials speaking to The lacking legitimacy in the eyes of their own A: What President Trump said is mere common Osama bin Laden they were attacked and toppled. Afghanistan venture Washington Post and Reuters people. However, once they are not needed sense. He has a habit of speaking bluntly, and At another time, Saddam Hussein was an n Sunday, the protracted war in Ton Saturday said that promi- any more or act against Western interests this is a very blunt warning to the Saudi king. A American ally and was visited by Donald Rums- Afghanistan completed 17 years. nent Saudi journalist-turned-critic they will be toppled. very important fact that most leaders in the third feld as the special envoy of President Reagan, It was on October 7, 2001 the U.S. Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the Former Senior Research Scholar at Harvard world who are reliant on a major power forget is and he was provided with intelligence to attack O government and its allies launched the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul adds that “Most Middle East dictators owe their that they are not courted because they are liked Iranian forces during the Iran-Iraq war, even with so-called ‘Operation Freedom’ appar- this week. power to their Western patrons, because they or because of their great qualities, but because chemical weapons. However, when his policies ently to topple the Taliban regime in Khashoggi has been missing since have no popular base, or at least they have not they serve the interest of big powers. This has diverged from US policies, Iraq was invaded and Kabul, following the 9/11 attacks. Yet he entered the consulate in Istanbul been elected to their current positions of power the story of all former leaders who were strongly he was toppled and executed. 7 on Tuesday. “Based on their initial 17 years later, America’s longest war findings, the police believe that the still grinds on, despite more than $2 journalist was killed by a team espe- ‘India to continue with Iranian oil imports despite U.S. sanctions’ trillion investment and thousands of cially sent to Istanbul and who left the casualties. INTERNATIONAL TEHRAN—In a significant “Iran has been off-and-on taking rupee pay- such as Russia, Iran and Venezuela. same day,” the government source said. Bearing testimony to America’s dis- deskdevelopment that is likely ments for oil it sells. This rupee it uses for paying These developments are seen as a rebuff to The Washington Post columnist astrous venture in Afghanistan, in the 24 to raise eyebrows in Washington, two major for imports of medicines and other commodities. Trump’s administration call to countries to com- was known as a sharp critic of crown hours corresponding with the 17th anni- Indian oil companies have placed orders to A similar arrangement is in works,” a source told pletely cut oil trade with the Islamic Republic prince Mohammad Bin Salma, and versary of its invasion, at least 54 people import Iranian crude next month, in defiance PTI, adding details of the payment mechanism of Iran. U.S. sanctions against Iran’s crude oil criticized his domestic and regional were killed across the war-ravaged country, of U.S. sanctions. would emerge in the next few weeks. exports come into force from November 4, so measures. There are some points in including 35 Afghan security forces and Indian Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Mr. Pradhan further said that the country Washington has been ratcheting pressure, but this regard that should be taken into 19 civilians. It is a grim reminder that speaking at an event titled ‘The Energy Forum’ in was considering evolving a different payment to no avail. considerations: the war has only got deadlier with time New Delhi on Monday, reaffirmed India’s com- system to import Iran’s oil and that it could pay Trump administration has failed to garner 1- As expected, European officials, and the Taliban has managed to reinvent mitment to bolster oil trade with Iran, saying New using Indian rupees, in an attempt to dump the international support against the Iran deal, who along with the United States, are itself, belying tall claims of the U.S. gen- Delhi did not know whether it would receive a U.S. dollar. which Tehran has continued to abide by even among Saudi Arabia’s main arms-sup- erals that the insurgency was waning in waiver from U.S. sanctions. Earlier this week, a report in Economic Times after the unilateral withdrawal of the U.S. Last porters, have avoided to take any ex- Afghanistan. On Friday, India’s state-run news agency PTI said, citing a government official familiar with month, the EU announced that China, France, plicit, formal, and serious stance on It started a few weeks after the quoted sources to report Indian Oil Corp (IOC) the situation, that the Reserve Bank of India and Germany, Russia and the U.K. would develop an the missing of the Saudi journalist. 9/11 attacks when the George Bush and Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd Ministry of Finance had been tasked with explor- alternative payment system to skirt the U.S. and Al-Saud’s petrodollars in the accounts administration launched the so-called (MRPL) have contracted 1.25 million tonnes of ing the viability of rupee and barter-based trade continue doing business with Iran. India seems of European governments have caused ‘Global War on Terror’. Bush’s defense Iranian oil for import in November. agreements with crude oil producing nations to be following the suit. them to remain silent at this time in 6 secretary Donald Rumsfeld, flanked by spite of Saudi family’s obvious crimes. Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Richard The way Western officials encoun- Myers, announced what were to be tered with the case of Jamal Khoshoggi America’s longest war and the biggest has once again challenged the selective Iran observes disaster. approach of human rights-defenders On the afternoon of Oct. 7, 2001, as the to this issue. Meanwhile, Western au- Children’s U.S. and its allies started the deadly and thorities have used both their public indiscriminate air raid in Afghanistan, and covert diplomacy capacities to Rumsfeld said the objective of the ‘cam- avoid turning the issue into a hot topic Day paign’ was to decimate the Taliban and al Qaeda hideouts in the country. Bush, in in their citizens’ minds. However, the As the name suggests Children’s Day is an address to the nation, declared the war key question is whether this effort will a day recognized to celebrate children. against the Taliban and al-Qaida, vowing be effective or not? Iran, too, played part in celebrating the to “crush” them. 2. It is certain that the vicious ef- day on Sunday as Mohammad Bat’haei, As of today, the war has completed forts of the Western officials to cover the education minister, attend a cer- 17 years, consumed thousands of lives, those cases such as Jamal Khashoggi’s emony at the Center for Intellectual and cost U.S. taxpayers more than $150 murder, aren’t going to succeed at the Development of Children and Youth billion. All this without achieving the present time! The United States and in Tehran. stated objectives. the occupying regime of Quds, as the The day is celebrated on various The U.S. government, prior to the main two players involved in kidnap- calendar dates in different countries; ping and murdering Khashoggi, spent 9/11 attacks, had been asking the Tali-

Maryam Kamyab Maryam however, Iran annually celebrates it on ban to hand over Osama bin Laden, the a lot on setting up their “political” and October 8. ‘most-wanted terrorist’ who had previously “media” games in the international The United Nations’ Children Fund fought alongside the U.S. forces against system. But the power of the independ- (UNICEF) in Iran has chosen “Listen Soviets in Afghanistan. The Taliban had ent media and the disclosures made to Kids!” as the main theme for a year asked for evidence of his complicity in by independent journalists in such celebration, according to the UNICEF’s Tehran Times/ Tehran Times/ crimes and a commitment to conduct a cases prevent the implementation of website. this vicious cooperation. 7 trial in a third country. 6 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y POLITICS OCTOBER 8, 2018 MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS Iran to sue U.S. Despite plots Iran’s security over medicine sanctions is exemplary: IRGC chief POLITICS TEHRAN — Vice President Es’haq POLITICS TEHRAN — Chief of the Islamic Revolution deskJahangiri said on Monday that Iran’s deskGuard Corps Mohammad Ali Jafari said on Foreign Ministry will pursue the cases of U.S. medicine Monday that in spite of enemies’ plots, Iran’s security is exemplary. sanctions and its obstacles on Iran’s drug imports through “We do not have any problem in the areas of defense and international courts. security, but we should make more efforts in the areas of soft, Jahangiri made the remarks during a meeting on man- media and economic war. We are making preparations and agement of supply of medication and medical equipment gaining experience to counter enemies’ plots,” he said during affected by sanctions, Mehr reported. a speech at a ceremony naming the new managing director of He also said that pharmaceutical companies, especial- the IRGC representative in Hormozgan province. ly active knowledge-based ones, play an important role in He said that the Zionist regime of Israel supports the Mujahedin supplying the pharmaceutical needs of the country. Khalq Organization (MKO) and the monarchists to undermine Some 96 percent of the country’s required drugs is pro- security in Iran. duced domestically and Iran is proud of this, he added. He added that Iran has achieved many successes in a situation in which any country, except Iran, would have collapsed. Basij and the IRGC have the heavy responsibility in the spheres Zarif, Lavrov of defense, security, culture, society and politics, Jafari said. He added that the IRGC is implementing eight plans to discuss energy promote Basij. Elsewhere, he said that enemies have focused on economic cooperation pressure, however, the Iranian people will defeat them through resistance which is a “long, dangerous and difficult path”. U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew Washington from POLITICS TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister the 2015 nuclear deal in May and ordered re-imposition of desk Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Russian sanctions against Iran. counterpart Sergei Lavrov discuss energy cooperation in a The first round of sanctions were snapped back in August and phone conversation on Monday. the second round will be returned in early November. The IRGC commander says the Zionist regime of Israel According to Reuters, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Trump’s secretary of state Mike Pompeo said in May that the in a statement that the ministers also exchanged views on U.S. will apply economic and military pressure against Iran and will supports the Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) and international and regional issues. impose “the strongest sanctions in history” on the Islamic Republic. the monarchists to undermine security in Iran. On Monday, Zarif also met with Vladimir Norov, the chief of Uzbekistan’s Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies and the future secretary general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Tehran seeks close interaction with Eurasia: Larijani The Iranian foreign minister also received the credentials POLITICS TEHRAN — Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali through legal ways,” Larijani stated. to attend the meeting. desk of the new ambassador of South Africa to Tehran. Larijani said on Monday that Tehran seeks He said that the meeting is a good opportunity for the Economic cooperation, environment and sustainable to expand economic interaction with the Eurasian countries. parliament speakers to discuss relations. development in Eurasia will be the key topic of the event. Larijani made the remarks before his departure to the The meeting started on Monday and was scheduled to In 2016, the State Duma of Russia and the National As- MP: EU renews Third Meeting of the Speakers of Eurasian Parliaments in end on Tuesday. sembly of the Republic of Korea acted as initiators for the Antalya, Turkey. Larijani plans to meet with a number of his counterparts meeting format of speakers of Eurasian parliaments. call for opening “Expansion of economic interaction with the Eurasian including Binali Yildirim, the Turkish parliament speaker. The first and second meetings of the parliament speakers office in Tehran countries is among the objectives of trip to Turkey. The 20 parliament speakers and 17 parliamentary delega- of Eurasian states were held in South Korea and Russia. parliaments should make efforts to facilitate the interaction tions from Asian and European countries were scheduled

POLITICS TEHRAN — Majlis National Security Rouhani set to name four new ministers Ambassador Masjedi meets new Iraqi president deskand Foreign Policy Committee Chairman Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh has said European ambas- sadors to Iran have renewed calls for opening a European Union office in Tehran. Parliamentary committee hosted a meeting of 26 ambas- sadors from the European countries on October 1. In the gathering, the Austrian envoy whose country holds the EU rotating presidency, and a number of other ambassa- dors stressed the need for the establishment of an EU office in Iran, the senior lawmaker said. In November 2017, First Vice-President Es’haq Jahangiri said the establishment of an EU office in Tehran was on the agenda of the Foreign Ministry.

Haj-Mohammadi Shariatmadari Veyseh Dejpasand ‘Zionists won’t 1 He has served as deputy head of Evaluation and Information Management 1 The new president will have 15 alogue” about sensitive issues, saying dare to wage a new Iran’s Budget and Planning Organization of the Budget and Planning Organization by days to task the nominee of the largest that Iraq will turn into the “center of war in the region’ under the Rouhani administration. He Mohammad Baqer Nobakht. parliamentary bloc with forming a new regional and international consensus”. currently serves as the director of Center Holding a master’s degree in commer- government. The prime minister-des- Iran and Iraq are very close allies for Development and Foresight Studies cial management, Shariatmadari has been ignate will then have 30 days to submit supporting each other against terror- of the Budget and Planning Organization. serving as minister of industry, mining and his cabinet to parliament. ists including ISIS. The two countries’ POLITICS TEHRAN — Hossein Amir Abdollahi- Veyseh currently serves as deputy trade since August 2017. He had served as Saleh lauds Iran’s fight relationship started growing after deskan, a senior foreign policy advisor to the coordinator and supervisor of Vice Pres- vice president for executive affairs since against terrorism the downfall of Saddam Hussein in parliament speaker, said on Sunday that the Zionist regime ident Es’haq Jahangiri. He served as Rouhani took office in 2013. In his meeting with the ambassador, 2003. Iran was the first country that would not dare to trigger a new war in the region. chairman of the board of directors of Shariatmadari had also served as acting Salih praised Iran’s role in fighting ter- rushed to the support of Iraqis when In a meeting with the members of the Arab and Islamic the Industrial Development & Reno- minister of sports and youth from October rorism in the region and attached great ISIS launched a surprising attack on forum for supporting the resistance movement, Amir Ab- vation Organization of Iran (IDRO) to November 2013. He was the minister importance to expansion of relations. the country in 2004. dollahian also said the American-Israeli alliance is trying from 2000 to 2004. of commerce from 1997 to 2005 under The president added that cooper- The economic ties between the two to weaken the Resistance Axis, Mehr reported. Since 2009, Veyseh has been chairman President Mohammad Khatami. ation is beneficial to both the Iranian neighbors have also increased greatly. He further criticized the United States’ policies in the region of the board of directors of Sharif Foun- He became a member of Central Rev- and Iraqi people. Iran is now Iraq’s third biggest trade and the wider world, saying that the Americans’ main tool to dation at Sharif University of Technology. olution Committee following the 1979 The Iraqi president also said the partner after Turkey and China. confront the resistance movement and Iran has been threats, Haj-Mohammadi has been a senior advi- revolution. He is among the founders current tension in the West Asia region Iran also has four consulate gen- sanctions, political pressure, and psychological warfare. sor to the Budget and Planning Organization. of the Intelligence Ministry and served is “unacceptable”. erals in Basra, Sulaymaniyah, Erbil He was appointed as director of Monitoring, as its deputy chief. He noted that Iraq seeks “deep di- and Karbala. Defense Ministry delivers 12 UAVs, A weak, helpless Iran is the objective of U.S., Israel: expert 6 copters to POLITICS TEHRAN — It is the This is why, he indicated, these two tration from 2003-2005. It is not only employing some Arab powers deskobjective of the Unit- countries are investing in manipulating He also said that they plan to clear the to serve regime change and disintegration police ed States and Israel to have a weak and the public mind about Iran in order to region of powerful countries such as Iran in Iran, but collecting the cost from them. POLITICS TEHRAN — In a ceremony on Monday, helpless Iran, a political expert and former block trade with Iran and mount political and Turkey which are opposed to Israel. They are pursuing the same disintegration deskthe Defense Ministry delivered 12 upgraded diplomat believes. pressure on Tehran in order to prevent “America and Israel want to magnify plan that Saddam Hussein did by invading UAVs named Mohajer and Sadeq, 6 helicopters and different “America and Israel are fighting Iran’s foreign investment in Iran. the Iranian issue in order to push the Pal- the Iranian soil after the revolution, but types of advanced urban and border security equipment to defense, missile, and arms capabilities. “To counter Iran’s support for popular estinian issue to the margin.” now in different dimensions.” the police, ILNA reported. They have boycotted Iran weapons-wise in forces like the Hashd al-Shabi and Hezbol- Destroying Iran’s economy and creat- On Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Defense Minister Amir Hatami felicitated police forces order to weaken it militarily and be able to lah, America and Israel have capitalized on ing civil unrest inside the country are also Netanyahu’s claims about Iran’s nuclear on the occasion of Law Enforcement Week and praised their attack it any time they decide to,” Hossein terrorist groups like al-Qaeda and Daesh, among other the major schemes of the activities, he said, “This is a long-term efforts and sacrifices, saying his ministry is ready for close Mousavian said in an interview with IRIB whose objective is not only Iran, but to U.S. and Israel, he added. strategy which the Israelis started 30 cooperation with the police. aired on Sunday. disturb the entire Islamic world and the He went on to note that Arab countries years ago, presenting every two or three Hatami said police forces are expected to use the new Mousavian, now a Princeton University region.” like Saudi Arabia and the UAE did not years fake documents that Iran is making military equipment to maintain and enhance Iran’s security researcher, pointed out that since the U.S. It is their plan to bring Iran to the Se- reveal their hostility toward Iran prior to a nuclear bomb. Netanyahu did the same and counter threats against social order and security. and Israel consider Iran the number one curity Council by using the nuclear issue, the presidency of Donald Trump. “After thing in 2013 at the UN General Assembly. threat to their security in the region, they are which is much handier for them than hu- which their joint meetings with America And he will do the same two years from ignoring the International Atomic Energy man rights and terrorism options, noted and Israel are held regularly in Washing- now. His goal is to keep the media and the 14 governors Agency’s dozen reports that confirm Iran’s Mousavian who was among a team nuclear ton, aimed at bringing Iran to its knees.” world’s public opinion obsessed with the to be laid off commitment to the 2015 nuclear deal. negotiators during the Khatami adminis- “Israel has found a historic opportunity. issue of Iran.” under retirees’ employment ban ICJ starts hearing Iran’s complaint against U.S. POLITICS TEHRAN — The International Court Monday, the U.S. side argued that the United Nations’ The United States immediately cried foul with John POLITICS TEHRAN — Interior Ministry spokesman deskof Justice on Monday started hearing highest judicial body doesn’t have the jurisdiction to Bolton, Trump’s national security advisor, claiming the desk Salman Samani has said that 14 governors Tehran’s complaint against the United States for seizing probe the case brought by Iran. ICJ had allowed itself to be used “as a forum for prop- will be laid off under the law on prohibition of the employ- Iran’s assets. U.S. lawyers have urged the ICJ to dismiss an Iranian aganda” by Iran. ment of retirees, ISNA reported on Monday. Iran filed a complaint against the United States with the lawsuit. But the sanctions dispute was not the only contention “According to the examination conducted so far, 14 provin- ICJ in June 2016, months after the U.S. Supreme Court, Monday’s hearing comes a week after the 15-member panel made by Iran before the ICJ. The international court also cial governors, 11 deputy provincial governors, 5 governors, in a purely politically motivated move, ruled that nearly unanimously ordered, in a separate case, that the United States said the United States had acted illegally in unilaterally 12 directors of the Interior Ministry, 12 individuals from 31 $2 billion in frozen Iranian funds should be awarded to ease sanctions re-imposed on Iran earlier this year. withdrawing from the Iran nuclear accord. provincial offices must leave their post,” Samani explained. families of victims of the 1983 bombing of U.S. Marine Specifically, the court ordered the United States to The ICJ sided unanimously with Iran in its contentions He further added that prohibition of the employment barracks in Beirut. remove those sanctions dealing with “medicine and medical regarding sanctions against products and services neces- of retirees is part of the Rouhani administration’s policy to Washington has been claiming the attack was orches- devices, food and agricultural commodities and spare sary for humanitarian aid. The ruling also declared that employ the younger generations in top state jobs and such trated by Iran without providing any evidence. parts and equipment necessary to ensure the safety of the international community viewed the reimposition trend will continue. In the first round of oral argument that kicked off on civil aviation.” of sanctions by the United States as illegal. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y OCTOBER 9, 2018 INTERNATIONAL Turkey seeks access to search Saudi Pompeo visit to China kicks consulate in Khashoggi case off with frosty exchange Turkey has formally requested access to search Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul as part of what Turkish officials say is a murder in- vestigation into the case of missing Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi. Officials in Istanbul told Al Jazeera they “expect [Saudi Arabia’s] full cooperation during the investigation” into the fate of the missing journalist, amid reports that he may have been killed. Khashoggi disappeared after entering the Saudi consulate on October 2 to sort out pa- perwork, and Turkish sources told Reuters A meeting of top U.S. and Chinese diplomats got off to a frosty news agency on Saturday they believed he start Monday, with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and was killed inside the building in what they Chinese Foreign Minister and State Councillor Wang Yi airing described as a “premeditated murder”. grievances amid worsening bilateral relations. On Sunday, Turkish Deputy Minister Sedat While the exchange included typical diplomatic pleasantries, Onal summoned the Saudi ambassador to and the two officials emphasised the need for cooperation, their Turkey to the foreign ministry for a second remarks before journalists at the start of their meeting at Beijing’s time since Khashoggi’s disappearance, sources Diaoyutai Guest House were unusually pointed. at the ministry told Al Jazeera. “Recently, as the U.S. side has been constantly escalating Onal told the ambassador that Turkey trade friction toward China, it has also adopted a series of actions expects Saudi Arabia to cooperate fully during on the Taiwan issue that harm China’s rights, and has made the investigation process. groundless criticism of China’s domestic and foreign policies,” On Monday, Turkey formally requested Wang said at the joint appearance with Pompeo. to be given access to the Saudi consulate for “We believe this has been a direct attack on our mutual trust, a full forensic search of the premises. and has cast a shadow on China-U.S. relations,” Wang said. Following the disappearance of Khashoggi, “We demand that the U.S. side stop this kind of mistaken Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said action,” he said. Pompeo, who was briefing Wang following his he is hopeful about the fate of missing Saudi visit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said, “The issues en’t heard him make even the slightest in- consulate in Istanbul, it would require some murder of Khashoggi. journalist. that you characterised we have a fundamental disagreement.” ference that he would open the country for sort of strong reaction.” In a press release, Amnesty International Erdogan told reporters on Sunday that “We have great concerns about the actions that China has taken, power-sharing, for democracy.” Earlier on Saturday, sources told Al Ja- said Khashoggi’s death “would set an abys- authorities were looking into all video surveil- and I look forward to having the opportunity to discuss each of In his writings for the Washington Post, zeera that a delegation of 15 Saudi officials mal new low”. lance footage of the mission’s entrances and those today because this is an incredibly important relationship.” the Saudi commentator slammed Saudi pol- arrived in Turkey the day Khashoggi, 59, “Such an assassination within the monitoring all inbound and outbound flights A senior U.S. State Department official said the United States icies towards Qatar and Canada, the war in disappeared. grounds of the consulate, which is territory since the writer disappeared on Tuesday. still expected cooperation with Beijing on efforts to denuclearise Yemen, and a crackdown on dissent and the “The Saudi officials flew into Istanbul on under Saudi Arabian jurisdiction, would “I am following the [issue] and we will North Korea, whose chief ally is China. media in the kingdom. two different flights on Tuesday,” Elshayyal amount to an extrajudicial execution. This inform the world whatever the outcome [of “I would certainly expect so,” the official said. “That’s a very ’Breach of sovereignty’ quoted his sources as saying, adding that it case sends a shockwave among Saudi Ara- the official probe]”, Erdogan said. important issue and they recognize that and accept that and The incident, if proven true, will be was not clear if the Saudi delegation consisted bian human rights defenders and dissidents “God willing, we will not be faced with a realize that.” interpreted as a major breach of Turkey’s of security or diplomatic officials. everywhere, eroding any notion of seeking situation we do not want. I still am hopeful,” Pompeo and Wang openly disagreed over which side had sovereignty. On Friday, Turkey’s foreign ministry sum- safe haven abroad,” Amnesty Internation- adding that “it is very, very upsetting for us called off a bilateral security dialogue that had been due to take Turkish-Saudi relations will worsen, even moned Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Ankara al’s Middle East Research Director Lynn that it happened in our country”. place in Beijing this month. though it is very hard to imagine how those over the issue. Maalouf said. An unnamed source inside the consulate Last week, Vice President Mike Pence stepped up the U.S. relations could get any worse. Later that day, the crown prince said Saudi “The Prsian Gulf Kingdom routinely uses was quoted by the official Saudi Press Agency pressure campaign against Beijing, going beyond the trade war by For at least the past decade, certainly for authorities would allow Turkey to search its draconian laws to crack down on peaceful as denying the claims, saying the accusations accusing China of both “malign” efforts to undermine President the last three years, these relations have de- consulate. dissent at home, and has even arrested dis- were “baseless”. Donald Trump ahead of next month’s congressional elections teriorated in near all relevant issues to both “We will allow them to enter and search sidents abroad in the past. But the enforced A leading critic of the Saudi government’s and of reckless military action in the South China Sea. countries within the region and outside it. and do whatever they want to do ... we have disappearance - and now reported assassi- reform programme under the stewardship of (Source: reuters) Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), There is a huge leverage possible from nothing to hide,” Bin Salman told Bloomberg nation - of one of its citizens who had sought Khashoggi had been living in self-imposed Washington towards Riyadh if President Don- on Friday. asylum abroad should set alarm bells ringing,” exile in the US for over a year. ald Trump wants to use it. Unfortunately, he Saudi Arabia invited a group of journal- Maalouf added. Criticism of Saudi Arabia has hesitated since his visit to Saudi Arabia ists into the Istanbul mission on Saturday, “If the reports are true, they must imme- Khashoggi, regular contributor to the at the outset of his tenure. in an effort to show that Khashoggi was not diately launch an independent investigation Nationalist parties win Washington Post and former editor-in-chief In fact, he considers them his best friends on the premises. and those responsible, however high their of Al Arab News Channel, has been an out- and he has been giving them his full support. “I would like to confirm that ... Jamal is not rank or status, must face justice.” Bosnia’s parliamentary vote, spoken critic of the Saudi government. Saudi authorities barred Khashoggi from at the consulate nor in the Kingdom of Saudi Reporters Without Borders (RSF), an or- Speaking on Al Jazeera’s UpFront earlier writing as a journalist when he was still in Arabia, and the consulate and the embassy are ganization said that if Khashoggi was indeed preliminary results show this year, Khashoggi said that there was no Saudi Arabia because he criticised Trump working to search for him,” consul-general assassinated by Saudi authorities, it would space for debate in Saudi Arabia with intel- and his discourse towards the Muslim world. Mohammad al-Otaiba told Reuters. constitute an “absolutely unacceptable assault lectuals and journalists jailed for questioning Al Jazeera’s Jamal Elshayyal, reporting Khashoggi had entered the consulate’s on press freedom”. policies. “As we speak today, there [are] Sau- from Istanbul, said Turkish authorities are premises at around 1pm (10:00 GMT) on The Committee to Protect Journalists di intellectuals and journalists jailed. Now, trying to walk a fine line so as not to damage Tuesday to secure paperwork in order to (CPJ) also condemned the news, urging the nobody will dare to speak and criticise the relations between the two countries further. marry his Turkish fiancee, Hatice Cengiz. Saudi authorities to “give a full and credible reforms [initiated by the crown prince],” “There is an attempt by the Turkish Cengiz said she waited outside after accounting of what happened to Khashoggi he said, adding that “it would be much better government to try to find a way out of this Khashoggi entered the Saudi consulate on inside its diplomatic mission.” for him to allow a breathing space for critics, whereby there isn’t a full collapse of diplo- Tuesday and never re-emerged. Following Khashoggi’s suspected killing may fur- for Saudi intellectuals, Saudi writers, Saudi matic relations, at least a temporary freeze the initial announcement by Turkish sources ther strain relations between Turkey and media to debate”. between Saudi Arabia and Turkey. of Khashoggi’s killing, she tweeted in Arabic Saudi Arabia, who are on opposite sides of Asked whether Saudi Arabia could ever “Because, if indeed, Turkish authorities her refusal to believe that is the case. the multination blockade of Qatar and other become democratic under Bin Salman, can prove unequivocally that Saudi agents ’Abysmal new low’ regional crises. Khashoggi said: “Not on his watch. I hav- essentially murdered a journalist inside the Rights groups have condemned the alleged (Source: Al Jazeera) Croat, Muslim and Serb nationalist parties won Bosnia’s par- liamentary election, State Election Commission preliminary Pakistan: Ex PMs, journalist appear in court on treason charges results showed Monday. A Pakistani court has withdrawn arrest warrants issued against Under Pakistani law, the court cannot indict the three The three parties will dominate all layers of Bosnia’s com- a prominent journalist and ordered travel restrictions on accused on treason charges unless the federal government plex government in the next four years, with opposing views of him be removed, as hearings in a treason case against him has filed those charges. the country’s future that could deepen ethnic division and slow and two former prime ministers continue. “You are not being fair,” said judge Masood Jehangir, EU integration. The SNSD party of Bosnian Serb pro-Russian On Monday, a three-member bench of the Lahore High accusing the government of dawdling over framing a course nationalist leader Milorad Dodik appeared to be the strongest Court adjourned proceedings in the case against former of action. It ordered the attorney general to appear at the party in Bosnia, set to dominate with its coalition partners the Prime Ministers Nawaz Sharif and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, next hearing to be held on October 22. Serb caucus in the national parliament and the parliament of as well as journalist Cyril Almeida. The hearing on Monday failed to adjudicate on the main- the autonomous Serb Republic. Dodik also won the Serb seat in Sharif is accused of committing “treason” for implying tainability of the petition. the country’s tripartite presidency and his ally Zeljka Cvijanovic that Pakistan’s military and intelligence services allowed Rights groups have criticized the court for holding hear- won the job of the Serb region’s president, leading with 47.5 attackers involved in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, which killed ings in the case, and particularly for summoning Almeida. percent over his main rival. more than 160 people, to operate with impunity. After the last hearing, the Human Rights Commission The largest Muslim Bosniak SDA party secured the most “Militant organizations are active. Call them non-state of Pakistan said the case was setting a worrying precedent votes in Bosnia’s autonomous Bosniak-Croat Federation and actors, should we allow them to cross the border and kill 150 ’A worrying precedent’ for press freedom in the country. its Bosniak-dominated cantons. Its candidate Sefik Dzaferovic people in Mumbai? Explain it to me. Why can’t we complete Last month, the court ordered Sharif to appear before “The ease with which Mr Almeida’s interview with the won the Bosniak seat in the inter-ethnic presidency. the trial?” Sharif said in the interview with Almeida published it for the hearing, issued arrest warrants for Almeida and former Prime Minister was perceived as an attempt to al- A coalition led by the largest Croat party HDZ won the most in Dawn newspaper in May. placed international travel restrictions on him. legedly defame state institutions, and the pace at which this votes of Croats in the Federation parliament and in the majority Sharif was dismissed as prime minister on corruption On Monday, the court appeared to take a more lenient has spiralled into charges of treason, only serve to further Croat cantons. However, its leader Dragan Covic lost the seat in charges last year, and subsequently jailed after being convicted view, as Almeida appeared before the bench personally. choke press freedom in Pakistan,” HRCP said in a statement. the presidency to moderate Croat Zeljko Komsic. by an anti-corruption court. Last month, Sharif, his daughter “The [restrictions] were only to ensure that he was pres- On Monday, former PM Abbasi said the case against the About 1.7 million voters took part in the presidential and Maryam and son-in-law Muhammad Safdar were released on ent,” judge Mazhar Ali Akbar Naqvi told a packed courtroom, three accused was baseless. parliamentary elections on Sunday, choosing members of Bos- bail in that case as their appeals continue to be heard. where Abbasi and Sharif were also present. “There is no case,” he told Al Jazeera in the courtroom, nia’s tripartite inter-ethnic presidency, consisting of a Bosniak, Almeida was named in the petition as having allegedly The court ordered the government to provide a formal minutes before the hearing got under way. “This is an entirely a Croat and a Serb, and lawmakers for parliament’s lower house. abetted Sharif. Former PM Abbasi, who succeeded Sharif, is reply on whether or not it was prepared to move ahead with frivolous petition.” The ballot was a test for Bosnia to determine if it will progress accused of having leaked national security secrets to Sharif. placing treason charges against the former prime ministers. (Source: Al Jazeera) towards European Union membership and NATO integration or remain held back by ethnic rivalries. More than two decades after a war in which 100,000 people died, leading Serb, Croat and Muslim Bosniak parties campaigned on nationalist tickets, Viktoria Marinova the latest victim of journalist killings reviving wartime pledges while failing to offer clearly defined A television reporter who was investigating member states. economic or political visions. alleged fraud in relation to EU funds has been The commission vice-president, Frans The country also voted for leaders and assemblies of its two found dead in a park in Bulgaria. Timmermans, said he was “shocked by the autonomous regions - the Serb Republic and the Bosniak-Croat Police say 30-year-old Viktoria Marinova horrendous murder” of Marinova. He tweet- Federation - and of the federation’s 10 cantons. was raped and murdered in the northern ed: “Again a courageous journalist falls in There is still a possibility that the formation of the Federation town of Ruse. the fight for truth and against corruption. parliament’s upper house may be blocked after the Bosniak and Her death and the disappearance of Those responsible should be brought to Croat parties failed to agree on changes to the election law be- Jamal Khashoggi are just the latest in a justice immediately by the Bulgarian au- fore the vote. Dodik, a pro-Russian leader who has repeatedly growing list of threats against journalism thorities.” advocated secession of the Serb Republic and integration with globally. The German government condemned the Serbia, proclaimed victory on Sunday evening. The European commission and German “brutal and dreadful murder” of Marinova “My first priority will be the position of the Serb people and government have urged Bulgarian authori- and said it was imperative that “there is a of the Republika Srspka,” Dodik said, referring to the autono- ties to bring to justice those responsible for fast investigation and that this horrible event mous region where he previously served as regional president. “I the brutal killing of the journalist Viktoria will be illuminated as comprehensively as believe that Bosnia-Herzegovina also may progress if everyone Marinova, who had been reporting on al- possible.” is respected.” leged corruption in one of the EU’s newest (Source: The Guardian) (Source: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY OCTOBER 9, 2018

STOCK MARKET Progress of South TEDPIX 175185.5 IFX 1980.48 Pars phases Sources: tse.ir, Ifb.ir

CURRENCIES 22-24 at 91% USD 42,000 rials ENERGY TEHRAN — Iran’s South Gulf in late May. EUR 48,360 rials deskPars gas field’s phases Four platforms have been envisaged for 22, 23, 24 of development have 91 percent the mentioned phases. GBP 55,060 rials progress at the moment, according to the Platform 24A will be loaded in the begin- AED 11,430 rials operator of these phases. ning of the next Iranian calendar month of Farhad Izadjou also said that these phases Aban (starts on October 22), to be installed Source: isna.ir are planned to produce 28 million cubic meters on its offshore spot, according to Izadjou. of gas per day by winter, Public Relations The operator of phases 22-24 also said lion cubic meters of methane, 2,900 tons of 6,000 square kilometers, called North Dome, Department of Pars Oil and Gas Company that the offshore part of these phases will be LPG and 2,750 tons of ethane. are situated in Qatar’s territorial waters. (POGC), which is in charge of the gas field complete by the end of next spring. South Pars gas field, which Iran shares The field is estimated to contain a sig- COMMODITIES development, announced. Phases 22-24 are expected to produce with Qatar in the Persian Gulf, covers an area nificant amount of natural gas, accounting Platform SPD-22, which is the first plat- 56 million cubic meters of sour gas, 75,000 of 9,700 square kilometers, 3,700 square for about eight percent of the world’s re- WTI $73.61/b form of the phases 22, 23, 24, was installed billion barrels of gas condensate, and 400 kilometers of which, called South Pars, are serves, and approximately 18 billion barrels Brent $83.21/b on its designated offshore spot in the Persian tons of sulfur per day, in addition to 50 mil- in Iran’s territorial waters. The remaining of condensate. OPEC Basket $84.09/b Gold $1,187.65/oz Saffron output to reach 400 tons by March 2019 ECONOMY Silver $14.38/oz TEHRAN — Iran’ Min- Iran’s exports of saffron increased about tons of saffron worth over $326 million were deskistry of Agriculture has 55 percent in the past Iranian calendar year exported to the destination markets in the Platinium $818.25/oz announced that the saffron output in the compared to its preceding year, breaking mentioned period. country will reach 400 tons by the end of the record of exports in the past ten years. UAE, Hong Kong, Spain, Afghanistan and Sources: oilprice.com, Moneymetals.com current Iranian calendar year (March 20, According to Kaveh Zargaran, the chair- China were the top importers of Iranian saf- 2019), IRIB reported on Monday. man of the Agricultural Committee at the fron while the top three namely UAE, Hong The annual saffron production stood at Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Kong and Spain accounted for over 77 percent NEWS IN BRIEF 320 tons during the previous year. Mines and Agriculture (TCCIMA), some 236 of the total exports, Zargaran said. Rail transportation Brexit uncertainty is China’s markets tumble after the central services exempted “starting to bite” for UK firms bank moves to spur the economy from VAT Britain’s businesses are suffering from “Weaker sterling is no longer provid- China’s stock markets tumbled on Monday, as Fenner said Beijing wants to “shore up and Brexit-related uncertainty as exports slow, ing a boon to many of our exporters, while investors were unnerved by the central bank’s provide some support for domestic demand.” ECONOMY TEHRAN — Saeed Rasouli, the deputy recruitment difficulties mount and invest- consumer spending is failing to boost the decision to slash the amount of cash that the Other market observers, however, said deskhead of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways ment plans are scaled back, two surveys domestic market,” Marshall said. country’s lenders must hold as reserves, in the cuts were bigger than expected. (known as RAI), announced that the rail transportation sector showed on Monday. Separately on Monday, accountancy firm a bid to help spur economic growth. A cut of 1 percent by the Chinese central has been exempted from paying a nine-percent-Value Added The British Chambers of Commerce said Deloitte said its survey of chief financial of- The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) bank was unexpected because it would Tax (VAT), IRIB reported on Monday. its survey of 5,600 companies, the largest ficers pointed to slower business spending announced measures on Sunday to cut “release something like 700 billion yuan “All the private railway transportation companies are qualified of its kind in Britain, showed services firms and hiring after Brexit. the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) — or (approximately $101.72 billion)” into the for the VAT exemption, which would reduce the final costs of were having the most trouble finding staff Only 13 percent of CFOs were more opti- the amount of cash that most commercial country’s banking system, Francis Lun, their provided services for nine percent, as well,” Rasouli said. since the survey began in 1989, and growth mistic about the prospects for their company banks need to set aside at the central bank. the CEO of Geo Securities, told CNBC. “The act will improve competitiveness among domestic in factory exports was the slowest since late than they were three months ago, down from The move, the central bank’s fourth “That is quite a lot of money going around,” companies and would result in quality services,” he added. 2016. 24 percent in July, Deloitte said. in 2018, came amid concerns about the Lun said. “I think ... the government’s really “These figures reinforce what we are Seventy-nine percent said they expected economic impact of Beijing’s ongoing trade worried that the economy will slow down hearing from businesses up and down the the long-term business environment to be war with Washington. and the stock market will tank.” TCCIMA to host country — the uncertainty over Brexit, and worse as a result of leaving the EU, the highest The RRR currently stands at 15.5 percent On the back of the central bank’s Syrian trade the lack of bold moves to boost business at share since the 2016 Brexit vote. for large institutions and 13.5 percents for announcement, China’s mainland markets home, are starting to bite,” BCC director David Sproul, chief executive of Deloitte smaller banks, and will be cut by 100 basis traded in negative territory for much of delegation on general Adam Marshall said. North West Europe, said confidence could points from Oct. 15, the central bank said. their first trading day following the Golden Oct. 20 Last week Prime Minister Theresa May recover if Britain secured a Brexit deal. One economist said the move was not Week holiday. Both the Shanghai composite told her Conservative Party to back her plan “A deal with a sensible transition period really a surprise. and the Shenzhen composite fell more than to leave the European Union as Britain en- would remove the uncertainty and should “We were expecting that we would see 3.7 percent by the end of the trading day. ECONOMY TEHRAN — A Syrian trade delegation desk tered “the toughest part of the negotiations”. deliver a real boost to business spirits,” he a triple-R cut in October for a number of The Shanghai composite usually sees will visit a number of Iranian traders and Diplomatic sources told Reuters on Friday said. reasons,” Sian Fenner, senior economist gains after the week-long holiday. According businessmen at the place of Tehran Chamber of Commerce, the EU’s Brexit negotiators see a divorce Economists polled by Reuters expect of- at Oxford Economics, told CNBC’s “Street to Chinese financial services firm Wind Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TCCIMA) on October 20, deal as “very close”. ficial data due on Wednesday to show solid Signs” on Monday. Information, the Shanghai composite has TCCIMA portal reported. Britain’s economy has lagged behind the economic growth of 0.6 percent for the three “They clearly want to boost liquidity,” she closed higher on the first day of trading The delegates active in the fields of foodstuff, vehicle, growth rate of many other rich countries for months to August, though the year-on-year said. “This month we’ve got tax repayments, after the national holiday for the past five chemical and petrochemical products, constructional mate- much of the period since the 2016 Brexit vote. performance is predicted to be less impres- we’ve also got some maturing of some debt years. In all, seven out of the last 10 years rials, machinery, household appliances, agriculture equipment The BCC’s quarterly survey showed that sive at 1.5 percent. but also, they want to make sure that they’re saw higher closes on the first post-holiday and machinery, weaving, leather, electronic equipment, and the percentage of services businesses look- Much of the growth in the economy this increasing their credit growth which has session. minerals are planned to negotiate possible areas of cooperation ing to recruit more staff over the next three year has been driven by stronger-than-ex- been quite sluggish ... because of earlier Shares of all the major Chinese banks also with their Iranian counterparts during their stay in Tehran. months fell to 47 percent from 60 percent, pected spending by consumers, despite a deleveraging of financial risks.” fell in the aftermath of the PBOC decision. the lowest since the first quarter of 1993. continued squeeze on their spending power It is important for Beijing to manage At the end of the trading day, the Industrial Cooperation on Seventy-two percent of firms reported re- by inflation running higher than wage growth. those risks for longer term growth, she and Commercial Bank of China was lower cruitment difficulties, the highest on record. Last month the BCC predicted growth said, adding that “the focus is now on by 3.64 percent, China Construction Bank oil, gas wells For manufacturers, growth in both export for 2018 would slow to 1.1 percent, its weak- growth.” tumbled 4.28 percent while Agricultural digging discussed sales and new export orders was the slowest est since the end of the 2008-09 recession. With the increase in U.S. tariffs likely Bank of China lost 2.57 percent. since the end of 2016. (Source: Reuters) to start “being a drag” on Chinese exports, (Source: CNBC) between Iran, Oman ENERGY TEHRAN — Iran and Oman explored the UK welcome to join Pacific trade pact after Brexit, says Japanese PM deskways to cooperate on the digging operation Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has said Britain would manufacturing industry if it left the EU without a deal. of oil and gas wells, Shana reported on Monday. be welcomed into the Pacific free trade pact “with open arms” “Today we are among those companies with major invest- In a meeting between Iran’s North Drilling Company’s after it leaves the European Union. His comments followed ments in the UK who are still waiting for clarity on what the Managing Director Hamidreza Golpayegani and Ali Abdul- warnings from Japanese carmakers that a no-deal Brexit could future trading relationship between the UK and the EU will lah Al-Riyami, the director general of oil and gas marketing hit production and force them to rethink their investments. look like,” Nissan said. at Oman’s Ministry of Oil and Gas, on Tehran on Sunday, the In an interview with the Financial Times in Tokyo, Abe The firm, which employs 7,000 at its plant in Sunderland, two sides stressed the exports of technical-engineering ser- said Britain would lose its role as a gateway to Europe after added: “We urge UK and EU negotiators to work collabora- vices and also Omani companies’ investment making in the Brexit, but would still be “equipped with global strength” – tively towards an orderly balanced Brexit that will continue upstream projects in Iran. remarks that will encourage staunch leavers who argue that to encourage mutually beneficial trade.” Brexit will allow Britain to strike free trade deals with countries Earlier, Toyota warned that a no-deal Brexit would tempo- outside the EU. rarily halt output at its plant in Burnaston, Derbyshire, which Abe, a key architect of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), employs 2,500 people and produced almost 150,000 cars last is attempting to bolster the 11-nation agreement after Donald year, 90% of them for export to the EU. Indian companies to ship in Trump took the US out of the deal on his first day in office, “My view is that if Britain crashes out of the EU at the end calling it “a potential disaster for our country”. Theresa May with Shinzo Abe on a visit to Japan. of March we will see production stops in our factory,” Marvin Iranian oil in November But British membership of the TPP would be dependent Japanese businesses would need time to adjust after Britain Cooke, managing director at the Burnaston plant, told the BBC. on its withdrawal from the EU customs union, which would leaves the EU on 29 March next year. Despite announcing a £240m investment in Burnaston 1 India was discussing its options to buy Iranian oil allow it to set its own tariffs. He added: “I truly hope that the negative impact of Brexit last year, Toyota said a no-deal Brexit would adversely affect with all authorities, Pradhan said. Japan, Singapore and Mexico have ratified the agreement, to the global economy, including Japanese businesses, will the plant’s future. The United States plans to impose new sanctions targeting while Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, be minimised.” “The UK market in itself is not big enough to justify a Iran’s oil sector on November 4. Peru, and Vietnam have all signed it. Britain would have much to lose from even a partial with- plant that size,” said Johan van Zyl, president and chief The UK would be the first member of the agreement that drawal by Japanese businesses that felt the terms of the Brexit executive of Toyota Motor Europe. “If we cannot sell into does not have borders on the Pacific Ocean or the South China deal were detrimental to their long-term interests. the European market, it will have an impact on the future Sea, although the bloc does not include China or South Korea. Companies such as Nissan and Hitachi have invested more of our plant.” Abe encouraged London and Brussels to avoid a “disorderly” than £40bn in the UK since the 1980s. More than 1,000 Japa- Major Japanese banks have already announced plans to deal that would affect Japanese businesses with investments nese firms together employ about 140,000 people in Britain scale down their presence in London. They are worried about in the UK. in manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and financial services. the potential loss of the “EU passport”, which enables banks “I hope that both sides can contribute their wisdom and at In its most candid comments on Brexit to date, Nissan last based in London to operate freely across the continent’s finan- least avoid a so-called disorderly Brexit,” Abe said, adding that week said there would be “serious implications” for Britain’s cial markets. (Source: The Guardian) Trump is trying to ‘de-globalize’ the Chinese, U.S. economies, former WTO chief says President Donald Trump is trying to “de-glo- also increased the price of U.S. imported goods rise,” Lamy, who is President Emeritus of think involve the U.S. and China -- but not the two balize” the U.S. and Chinese economies, the for Chinese consumers. tank, the Jacques Delors Institute, said. countries together. For instance, the U.S. will former head of the World Trade Organization The ongoing dispute will make both econo- He explained that this separation between still look to be close to the European Union in (WTO) told CNBC on Monday. mies less “entwined” and thus less globalized, the Chinese and the U.S. economies “will have terms of trade. The Trump administration also A U.S. government official said the Trump administration is Trump has imposed tariffs on Chinese goods Pascal Lamy, former director-general of the trade consequences.” agreed last week to a newly-revised version of a “in the midst of an internal process” of considering waivers for since the start of the year in an attempt to re- WTO told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe.” “My own expectation is that these economies trade deal with Canada and Mexico. countries that are reducing imports of Iranian crude. The official duce the U.S.’s trade deficit. The controversial “The U.S. is trying to push back on China and will be disentangled slowly but surely … We will Lamy said domestic attitudes towards global spoke on the condition of anonymity. policy is intended to reduce the attractiveness Donald Trump’s view is that the U.S. and the have a less homogenous globalization, that’s trading relations had changed in the last decade. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in India last month of Chinese products, given that they become Chinese economy are too much together, and the real issue, which we have to take care of in “The mood has changed from where it was 10 that the Trump administration would consider waivers for Ira- pricier with tariffs imposed on them. But the they need to be more separated. The purpose is the short-term,” he added. years ago on opening trade. I think the main nian oil buyers such as India but they must eventually bring the decision to impose tariffs on China has led to a sort of de-globalization of the U.S. and China, Lamy believes that globalization will remain feature of that is not a trade issue, it is a domestic imports to zero. retaliatory measures from Beijing, which has which he thinks it is necessary to contain China’s a dominant feature of global trade, and it will issue,” he said. (Source: CNBC) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y OCTOBER 9, 2018 ENERGY 5 Oil drops to around $83 on expectations Macquarie to invest in A$22 billion Iran will maintain some exports Australian renewable project Macquarie Group Ltd. has agreed to invest in a wind and solar Oil dropped to around $83 a barrel on Mon- Saudi Arabia said last week it plans to power development in Australia’s Pilbara region, which will day, pressured by expectations that some raise production in November from October provide electricity to mines and mineral processing operations Iranian oil exports will keep flowing after output of 10.7 million barrels per day (bpd), in the region. the U.S. reimposes sanctions, easing a strain indicating Riyadh will be boosting its supply The Asian Renewable Energy Hub has also increased its on supplies. to the highest ever level. planned generation capacity to more than 11 gigawatts, from Two companies in India, a big buyer of “Chatter that Saudi Arabia has replaced all 9 gigawatts, according to a statement Monday on the project Iranian oil, have ordered barrels in November, of Iran’s lost oil” is weighing on prices, said website. Macquarie will join Intercontinental Energy, Vestas and India’s oil minister said on Monday. Stephen Innes, head of trading for Asia-Pacific CWP Energy Asia as part of the project consortium. The Trump administration is consider- at futures brokerage Oanda in Singapore. The hub will consist of 7.5 gigawatts of wind turbines and 3.5 ing waivers on sanctions, a U.S. government Concern that the U.S.-Chinese trade war gigawatts of solar photovoltaic arrays. Total capital investment official said on Friday. could slow down economic growth and hit oil in the development is expected to be more than A$22 billion “One way or another, it looks as though demand also weighed on the market, traders ($15.5 billion), according to the statement. Financial close for India is going to take some Iranian crude,” in Asia said. Chinese equities fell sharply the first phase is expected in 2021 and the project is expected to said Olivier Jakob of Petromatrix, adding that on Monday. be constructed in phases over six to seven years. the development was helping oil to “retrace Oil has been supported by concern that (Source: Bloomberg) some of the price surge we saw last week.” the Iranian export loss will leave a thinner Brent crude, the international benchmark, margin of unused production capacity to was down $1.07 to $83.09 per barrel at 0817 deal with supply shocks. The bulk of spare Germany reaffirms support GMT. It hit a four-year high of $86.74 last capacity is held by Saudi Arabia. week. to zero. coming from this change and the effect will These concerns remain supportive. Innes for “sensible” Russian U.S. crude was down 93 cents at $73.41. “This is one of the single biggest supportive soon begin to ease.” warned that limited spare production to deal pipeline project U.S. sanctions will target Iran’s crude oil factors for crude,” said analysts at JBC Energy Oil also dropped as investors focused on with further supply disruptions meant “the of the U.S. re-imposition of Iran sanctions. rising output from other producers, such as exports from Nov. 4, and Washington has capacity is quickly declining due to Asia’s The German government continues to regard the much-criticized “Having said that, it may well be that we top exporter Saudi Arabia, to compensate been putting pressure on governments and insatiable demand”. Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline as a useful project, given that it expects are already in the most supportive phase for lower Iranian supplies. companies worldwide to cut their imports (Source: Reuters) Germany’s gas demand to increase over coming years, a government spokeswoman said on Monday. “We get gas from various countries - from Russia, but also from China’s Aug. oil product consumption Polish refiner PKN Orlen expects Britain, Norway and the Netherlands, and Germany’s gas needs will grow in coming years, so Nord Stream 2 is a commercial project that the rises 6% on year: NDRC shipment of Nigerian oil this month government regards as sensible,” she told a regular news conference. She reaffirmed Chancellor Angela Merkel’s earlier statement that China’s consumption of oil products rose 5.9 Polish oil refiner PKN Orlen expects to clarity was needed on how Ukraine’s role as a gas transit country percent year on year to 28.41 million met- receive a first ever shipment of Nigerian would be sustained once the Russian-backed undersea pipeline, which ric tons (mt) in August, latest data released crude oil next month, its CEO said, as Po- bypasses Ukraine, is complete. (Source: Reuters) by the National Development and Reform land seeks to reduce its reliance on Russian Commission showed. supplies. The growth was led by gasoline consump- State-run PKN Orlen, Poland’s biggest tion, which rose 9.5 percent on year, while refiner, and smaller rival Lotos, which it Renewable energy is growing gasoil consumption rose 2.7 percent over the is taking over, rely mostly on Russian oil too slow to meet climate same period, NDRC said, without providing delivered via pipelines built in the 1960s a breakdown of volumes for the two grades. but both have increased purchases from goals, IEA warns August oil product consumption was NDRC said. That uptick ended 33 months other sources. other new directions, but at this stage it is also up 3.2 percent from July, the second in a row of year-on-year falls as the major “Nigeria is our new source of supplies too early to talk about it. We are holding The world needs to ramp up adoption of renewable energy, espe- month in a row of month-on-month growth, Chinese oil companies moved to boost do- we are exploring. Currently, a batch of discussions on medium- and long-term oil cially beyond the electric power sector — or else it will fall behind in according to S&P Global Platts calculations mestic production, Platts reported earlier. 130,000 tonnes of Nigerian oil is on its supply contracts with a number of parties, the battle against climate change, the International Energy Agency based on the NDRC data. Over January-August, China processed way to Poland. It is expected to arrive at including US partners,” Obajtek also said. said on Sunday. Gasoline consumption continued to rise 391.41 million mt of crude, up 6 percent on Naftoport (in Gdansk) in mid-October,” Obajtek said that the deteriorating In a new report, the Paris-based policy adviser forecasts that in August as higher temperatures boosted year, while its oil product output rose 8 percent PKN’s Chief Executive Daniel Obajtek told quality of Russian Urals crude was also renewable energy sources will provide 30 percent of the world’s demand for car air conditioning, market to 244.53 million mt, NDRC data showed. Reuters in an interview last week. prompting PKN to diversify its supplies. total electric power generation by 2023. But electricity is just one sources said. China’s oil product consumption was “If tests confirm the assumed yields “Generally, the lower quality may impact piece of the pie: Five years from now, renewables will only account Meanwhile, China processed 48.89 mil- up 5.8 percent on year at 213.9 million mt structure and margins, further oil supplies contract prices, as it affects our yields,” for 12.4 percent of the world’s total energy demand, the IEA said. lion mt of crude oil in August, edging up 0.4 over January-August, with consumption of from Nigeria will be a viable option,” he said. Obajtek said but declined to comment on IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said the low penetration of percent on year, NDRC data showed. gasoline rising 6.5 percent and gasoil rising PKN Orlen signed a long-term agree- whether PKN is negotiating new contract renewables for transportation and heat in homes and industry — The country’s oil product output rose 3.4 4.5 percent NDRC said, without providing ment on regular oil supplies with Saudi prices. where most of the world’s energy is consumed — is a major “blind percent over the same period to 30.77 million a breakdown of volumes. Aramco in 2016 and since then both PKN PKN Orlen is taking over Lotos as part of spot” that needs to be addressed. mt, according to NDRC. The growth of oil product consumption and Lotos have also purchased oil from a plan announced in February to improve “Indeed, their role in heat and transport is often overlooked even This could imply that the country was was slower than that of oil product output Iran and the United States. its negotiating position in oil purchases and though decarbonizing these sectors is a key priority to achieve our cracking more light crude oil this year, market in the eight-month period, which implies Oil supplies from Russia account for to increase investment capacity. long-term climate and sustainability goals,” Birol wrote in the IEA’s sources said. more oil product was exported or went into around 70 percent of all oil deliveries to Obajtek said that he hoped to obtain 2018 report on renewable energy. China produced 16.1 million mt of crude storage, market sources said. PKN, down from around 90 percent in 2015. clearance from the European Commission At the current pace of development, renewables will only ac- oil in August, up 0.9 percent year on year, (Source: Platts) “There are also tankers sailing to us from by mid-2019. (Source: Reuters) count for 18 percent of the energy the world uses by 2040. That is far short of the 28 percent threshold the IEA believes is necessary to mitigate the impacts of climate change, produce cleaner air and provide access to modern energy around the world. Is the U.S. using force to sell its LNG to the world? IEA says renewable energy could grow 25 percent faster, if gov- The Trump Administration trade policy is Russia’s new Nordstream 2 pipeline, that campaign trail to boast of the first U.S. trade used by the U.S. as a template for deals with ernments enact policies and regulations that give companies and nowhere as clear as in the energy area. For would nearly double natural gas supplies victory over China. Japan, India, and South Korea, the next largest investors’ confidence to invest in clean energy. years it was thought that the younger Bush from Russia, Germany’s largest supplier. The risk to this scenario is the presumption Asian importers of natural gas. It can hardly The group now expects renewables to meet 40 percent of new Administration was one of the most energy As most observers noted, the U.S. sanction that everyone involved really wants a solution be coincidence that, as in Europe, these energy global energy demand between 2018 and 2023. industry friendly in history. But the Trump threat was accompanied by the offer of U.S. to the trade dispute, but there is widespread importing countries are threatened by US tariffs By 2023, China is forecast to surpass the European Union as Administration has gone far beyond that. LNG to Germany and Europe, as a replacement suspicions that U.S. tariffs on China may be over unfair trade. the world’s top consumer of renewable energy, thanks to policies Hiring Ray Tillerson, the former CEO of of Russian gas. less about fair trade and more about economic However, Geopolitical Futures states that aimed at decarbonizing the energy sector and cutting the country’s ExxonMobil, as U.S. Secretary of State, sent No doubt that Trump’s bullying offended warfare to contain China’s growth. “the broad impression in China appears to be notoriously high pollution levels. The nation will account for 40 a strong signal to the entire industry, even European sensibility, but despite the German George Friedman’s “Geopolitical Futures” that Trump isn’t actually interested in a deal percent of the growth in renewable energy over the next five years though his tenure proved to be temporary. protest regarding outside interference in its recently noted that “The U.S. is beginning to – certainly not one that China could accept alone, the agency predicted. Prior to that, the Administration withdrew domestic economic affairs, and its intention see it [tariffs] more as a strategic opportunity – and that this is just the first major salvo in from the Paris Climate Agreement, a long-held to complete the Russian pipeline, Germany is to contain Chinese assertiveness than as a play an emerging Cold War and that instead ... priority of Exxon and the entire oil industry. quietly building up LNG importing facilities, to invigorate U.S. manufacturing.” the world needs to get ready for a new cold Following hard upon that, the Environmental “as a gesture to American friends.” On various Asian websites, there remains war with China. Protection Agency (EPA) has reduced or Most energy experts agree that it is a stalwart band of journalists, led by Pepe In a recent speech, Richard Haas, president eliminated regulations limiting carbon and inevitable that U.S. LNG will eventually become Escobar, who maintain that Europe, Russia, of New York-based think tank Council on other pollutants. a component of European markets, despite China, and Iran will band together to thwart Foreign Relations stated that “...the Trump Exxon has for more than a decade its significantly higher price to Russian and U.S. sanctions on Iran, and that ‘Iran’s oil administration initially focused just on trade, underwritten the now discredited, right wing Norwegian gas, if for no other reasons to keep sales will be totally unaffected. They also hold “but now it’s broadening, and it almost seems as attack on climate change as a hoax. Although the the peace with America, Europe’s largest ally, strongly to the opinion that China will not if the administration wants to have something energy industry has now publicly acknowledged and assure Europe’s access to the U.S. market. yield to U.S. threats and ultimatum. of a cold war with China.” climate change as a global threat, in practice This will also serve to assuage the U.S. This despite the fact that major energy What about Venezuela, a country estimated the subject is still largely ignored. complaints about unfair trade. It matters little companies, like Royal Dutch Shell and Total to have the largest oil reserves in the world, Going further, the Trump Administration that the U.S. trade deficit with Germany centers have already fled Iran in fear of U.S. sanctions, also laboring under U.S. sanctions? It’s also has removed and reduced regulations that on its auto industry rather than energy, if the while major countries are severely cutting a country about which the Administration hampered the industry expansion, including sale of natural gas serves to reduce the U.S. Iran imports. has made no secret of its plans for a possible After China, the European Union will see the fastest growth in allowing drilling on both ocean coast, while trade deficit. Sanctions against Iran will certainly reduce U.S. military invasion to topple the Maduro renewable energy deployment, topping the United States as the easing safety regulations that were brought The same could be said about the U.S./China its exports, with the worst case estimates of government. 28-nation bloc aims to achieve renewable energy targets in 2020 into effect after BP’s Gulf of Mexico disastrous trade deficit. China, the largest energy consumer, a loss to the markets of 1.5 million barrels of Why go public with that story now, with and 2030. spill, the worst in U.S. history. is the one country where solutions to the trade oil per day. This will also open opportunities only a little more than a month towards U.S. Renewable energy capacity is still projected to rise by 44 percent Government protected nature preserves deficit is clearly at hand, involving increased U.S. in under supplied markets that will almost Congressional elections? in the United States, but the IEA warns that changes to the tax code, are being opened to exploration and drilling LNG imports. China already has a long-term, certainly be exploited by U.S. and other There is widespread speculation that this trade policy and energy plans under President Donald Trump could for the first time in generations. Added to that 20-year deal to import LNG from the leading competitors. announcement may be a trial balloon, as part hold back growth. was the dropping of regulations that for many U.S. LNG company, Cheniere Energy. Currently, Japan and India have agreed of the preparation for laying the ground work While solar and wind power capture most of the headlines, IEA years prohibited export of U.S. crude. Since China could easily reduce the amount of gas to major reductions of energy imports from for an invasion aimed at bolstering Republican says most of the growth in renewables will come from bioenergy. then, the U.S. has become a major player in imports from variety of other suppliers (i.e., Iran. Recent news has it that Sinopec, China’s election prospects. To date, there has been The category includes biofuel substitutes for gasoline and diesel, as the global energy industry. Qatar, Australia, New Guinea, Iran, Russia) and largest oil and gas refiner, under threats of US no sign of opposition to these threats from well as biomass from crop waste and other organic sources used to The Administration currently plans to replace these with U.S. supplies. That would sanctions, also agreed to severely cut imports Democrats. generate heat in homes and power in factories. About 30 percent rescind and lower fuel efficiency standards be a near costless transaction for China, as it from Iran. It’s no secret that nearly all of Iran’s Conclusion: of new renewable energy consumption will come from bioenergy for autos and trucks. That is likely to encourage is already paying other producers for natural competitors, it’s OPEC ‘partners’, will go after It’s no accident that sanctions are aimed through 2023, IEA says. increased purchase of larger SUVs, increased gas and LNG supplies. those under supplied markets, as will the U.S. at the U.S. largest energy competitors, Russia That’s important because bioenergy is the only renewable energy oil consumption, and rising gasoline prices. Consider the effects of a possible LNG deal Some observers believe that because and Iran, nor is it coincidence that the largest source that contributes meaningfully to providing cleaner power The Administration corporate tax cut, one could have on the trade dispute. In terms of the upcoming election is uppermost in the energy importers, Europe, China, Japan, South for transportation and heat. Together, those sectors account for 80 of the largest in U.S. history, also strongly the current deficit, China sales to the U.S. minds of both U.S. political parties, a trade Korea are also under threat of U.S. tariffs or percent of the world’s energy consumption. benefitted the energy industry, as it did other is estimated at around $350 billion, while victory with China is extremely important sanctions. IEA expects renewable sources to meet about a third of the world’s industries. U.S. sales to the China is around $150 billion. to the Republican election campaign. If so, Instead, it clearly shows that the U.S. is using new demand for heat between 2018 and 2023. Most of the growth will From the moment he chose to run for Last May, the China signed a $25 billion their thinking goes, a deal will result in easing the threat of economic warfare and possible come from China, the European Union, the United States and India. President, Trump has embraced the new shale deal for importing U.S. LNG. If we assumed tariffs with China by November. military conflict as leverage to open markets In the electricity sector, solar power will add 600 gigawatts of revolution in the U.S. as a major contributor that in current negotiations the two countries Trump himself recently stated that he’s to the newest player on the world’s energy clean energy to the grid, IEA forecasts, more than all other renewable to the country’s economic growth and energy could strike a modest deal for another $25 ready to talk trade with China, but continues market, American LNG. technologies combined. By 2023, the globe will have 1 Terawatt (or independence. billion in annual U.S. LNG sales to China, to add the qualifier, “not now.” Many Trump If the U.S. is successful in these deals, it’s 1 trillion watts) of solar capacity, which pencils out to more than Increasingly, Trump has become the top U.S. sales to China increases to $200 billion, watchers interpret this to mean that ‘getting likely that in future, there will be a parallel twice the total capacity in Japan, the world’s third biggest economy. promoter for increasing exports of U.S. Liquid reducing China’s surplus to $300 billion. tough with China’ plays well to Trump’s base, attempt to make inroads for U.S. crude export Wind power is poised to be the second biggest contributor to new Natural Gas (LNG) to world markets. He openly If that were to take place, the trade deficit boosts the Republican election prospects, and to the very same oil importing countries, relying clean electric power. IEA projects wind power capacity will increase threatened to place economic sanctions on would reduce to around $100 billion, and afterwards a trade deal is likely to be struck. upon the very same LNG game plan. by about 60 percent, totaling about 325 gigawatts of new supply. Germany if it went ahead with the deal for Trump would no doubt return to the election Any trade deal with China could also be (Source: oilprice.com) (Source: CNBC) ساعت: 17:00 امضاء صفحه آرا: ساعت: امضاء مسئول صفحه: ساعت: امضاء ادیتور: ساعت: امضاء سردبیر:

I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 6 INTERNATIONAL OCTOBER 9, 2018 NEWS IN BRIEF ‘The blame for resurrecting the insurgency ‘India follows in Afghanistan ultimately rests with the U.S.’ independent By Syed Zafar Mehdi which was much less-well known. policy’ There is an idea floating around in some TEHRAN — The war in Afghanistan, which circles that Pakistan willed the Taliban back to INTERNATIONAL TEHRAN- Asserting his country’s sover- began on October 7, 2001, completed 17 years life in 2002-4, but this simply does not appear deskeign right to develop ties with its key allies, this week. More than 17 years after invading the to be the case. Rather, real grievances inside Indian army chief Gen. Bipin Rawat has said that India follows country, the U.S.-led international coalition Afghanistan were the impetus for the Taliban’s an independent policy and was also keen on getting the Kamov has reluctantly conceded defeat to insurgent regroupment, and Pakistan saw this process helicopters and other weapon systems from Moscow. groups, after miserably failing in counter- unfold and manipulated it for its own purposes. In a direct rebuff to the U.S., Gen. Rawat, who returned terrorism efforts. Today, security situation You have depicted Taliban as oppressed from his six-day visit to Russia on Saturday, said Russia remains volatile, government is in disarray, Pashtuns fighting against a corrupt government was an important defense partner for India and the U.S. terrorists are stronger than ever, and civilians and foreign invaders. Could you elaborate on sanctions won’t affect their relationship. continue to pay the heavy price. that? The army chief said Russians were very keen on associat- An acclaimed journalist and author, Anand A. I think it is important to distinguish be- ing with the Indian Army and defense forces “because they do Gopal has extensively reported from Afghanistan tween the reasons that led many to join the understand that we are a strong Army, capable of standing up and the Middle East. He is the author of ‘No Taliban initially, and what the Taliban repre- for what is right for us, based on our strategic thought process,” Good Men Among the Living: America, the sents as a movement. It is true, and a matter he said. On his Russian visit, Gen. Rawat recalled a question Taliban, and the War through Afghan Eyes’, of record, that many joined as a response to posed to him by a Russian naval officer that India seemed to which focuses on U.S. invasion of Afghanistan the torture, killings, air strikes, night raids, be looking westwards at America, which has put sanctions on and the failed war. Through the dramatic stories Union are ultimately responsible for the conflict. least part of the time in rural areas. There are and other crimes committed by the foreign Russia, and that Washington has also threatened to impose of three Afghans caught in America’s war on On the one hand, the Soviet Union killed over many excellent works of reporting on Afghans forces and their proxies. restrictions on New Delhi for dealing with Moscow. terror, Gopal shows that the Afghan war, often a million and destroyed the country; on the living in cities, and in other parts of the country. You can travel through Deh Rawud dis- India and Russia concluded the deal notwithstanding seen as a hopeless quagmire and an intractable other, the U.S. spread extremism and warlord- However, there is very little about the lives of trict in Uruzgan, for example, and see many the U.S. warning that it would be a “focus area” for it to conflict, could in fact have gone very differ- ism through their patronage of rebel groups. Pashtuns in rural areas, and I felt that it would pro-government villages. But in neighboring implement punitive sanctions against a nation undertaking ently. This interview, originally published in Furthermore, the U.S. and Saudi patronage be impossible to understand this war without Char Chino, the majority of territory is held by “significant” business deals with the Russians. Afghan Zariza a few years ago, was conducted in the 1980s transformed the Pakistani state, exploring their experiences. insurgents. Why such differences? The reasons by magazine editor Syed Zafar Mehdi. helping make the ISI what it is today. Certainly, there are many other facets of have to do with local politics and local histories, ‘U.S. viewing Following are the excerpts: The top Taliban leadership, you claim, Afghanistan, and many other books waiting and particularly, the differing nature of griev- In your book ‘No Good Men Among tried to surrender soon after the U.S. invasion. to be written about them, but I felt that this ances and government connections in those Pakistan the Living: America, the Taliban, and the War Why was the U.S. not willing to accept them? slice of life was necessary if we were to have a two areas. This is not unique to Afghanistan; through India through Afghan Eyes’, you argue that the U.S. A. The mood at the time was that, like Bush better picture of the conflict. many insurgencies around the world stem from forces pressed the conflict in Afghanistan and said, “You are either with us or against us.” You have not sufficiently highlighted the real grievances. lens’ resurrected the insurgency. Do you think the America’s goal was to wage a war on terror, role of Pakistan in the resurgence of Taliban. To recognize that a group had, at one point, blame goes squarely on the U.S.? and the fact that its enemies were trying to Do you believe Pakistan’s intelligence agency legitimate grievances is not the same as saying INTERNATIONAL TEHRAN — A senior Pakistani minister A. I believe the blame for resurrecting the switch sides was something that did not mesh Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) had no role the group acts legitimately to address those deskand Prime Minister Imran Khan’s close insurgency ultimately rests with the U.S., easily with the ideology of counterterrorism. to play in it? grievances. Armed groups often take a life of aide has alleged that the United States was looking at Pakistan but blame for sustaining and continuing the Your book tells the story of Afghan war A. The ISI played a major role in the resur- their own, and their ultimate purpose is usually through the “Afghan perspective” or “India lens”. insurgency is shared equally by the U.S. and through the lives of three Afghans: a Taliban gence of the Taliban by providing safe haven to ensure their own survival and potential for Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, who returned Pakistan. Of course, the Afghan government commander, a tribal warlord and a village for Taliban leaders, influencing commanders, obtaining power. from his 10-day visit to the U.S., has been scathing in his is also to blame, but we cannot look at their housewife. Is it just a co-incidence that they eliminating those they do not like, and gen- I describe in the book how the Taliban quickly criticism of the U.S. in recent weeks, especially since the actions independently of outside forces, since are all Pashtun? erally by trying to control things behind the came to mirror the actions of the very warlords Trump administration cancelled aid to Islamabad. they are playing by the rules that outsiders set. A. No, it is not a coincidence—it is because scenes. They are a major force of destruction they were fighting. They are a force of oppres- Pakistan’s contribution for peace and stability in the region If we take a longer view, stretching back the war is largely being fought in Pashtun areas. in Afghanistan. However, this is well known, sion, just as many of the other armed actors should be acknowledged, the minister asserted, adding that thirty years, I believe the U.S. and the Soviet Moreover, all three are Pashtuns who lived at and as such my book focused on the U.S. role, in the conflict. regional situations keep evolving. Prime Minister Imran Khan also seems to have realized the futility of Pakistan’s alliance with the U.S. At an event in Rawalpindi recently to ‘India to continue with Iranian oil imports despite U.S. sanctions’ mark Pakistan’s Defense Day, he said the country “won’t fight the wars of others” anymore. Meanwhile, PM Khan 1 Iran is India’s third-largest oil supplier after Iraq and Indian Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, speaking at an month, the EU announced that China, France, Germany, Rus- said on Sunday that Pakistan might need to return to the Saudi Arabia. It was India’s second biggest supplier of crude event titled ‘The Energy Forum’ in New Delhi on Monday, sia and the U.K. would develop an alternative payment system International Monetary Fund (IMF) to address its mount- oil after Saudi Arabia till 2010-11 but the crippling U.S. sanc- reaffirmed India’s commitment to bolster oil trade with Iran, to skirt the U.S. and continue doing business with Iran. India ing balance of payments crisis but would seek funding from tions against Iran led to significant reduction of oil imports. saying New Delhi did not know whether it would receive a seems to be following the suit. friendly countries first. U.S. had earlier hinted that it would In the previous round of U.S. sanctions on Iran from 2012 waiver from U.S. sanctions. Iran is India’s third-largest oil supplier after Iraq and Saudi block any move by Pakistan to seek IMF bailout. to 2015, India continued to purchase Iran’s oil although the On Friday, India’s state-run news agency PTI quoted sources Arabia. It was India’s second biggest supplier of crude oil after volume of oil trade decreased. to report Indian Oil Corp (IOC) and Mangalore Refinery and Saudi Arabia till 2010-11 but the crippling U.S. sanctions against In 2013-14 and 2014-15, India bought 11 million tonnes Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) have contracted 1.25 million tonnes Iran led to significant reduction of oil imports. UN urges and 10.95 million tonnes respectively from it. Sourcing from of Iranian oil for import in November. In the previous round of U.S. sanctions on Iran from 2012 Taliban Iran increased to 12.7 million tonnes in 2015-16, giving it the “Iran has been off-and-on taking rupee payments for oil to 2015, India continued to purchase Iran’s oil although the sixth spot. In the following year, the Iranian supplies jumped it sells. This rupee it uses for paying for imports of medicines volume of oil trade decreased. not to to 27.2 million tonnes to catapult it to the third spot. and other commodities. A similar arrangement is in works,” In 2013-14 and 2014-15, India bought 11 million tonnes Iranian oil is lucrative for Indian refiners as it provides 60 a source told PTI, adding details of the payment mechanism and 10.95 million tonnes respectively from it. Sourcing from use IEDs days of credit for purchases, something that refiners in other would emerge in the next few weeks. Iran increased to 12.7 million tonnes in 2015-16, giving it the INTERNATIONAL TEHRAN — The United Nations has countries don’t provide, including in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Mr. Pradhan further said that the country was considering sixth spot. In the following year, the Iranian supplies jumped deskcalled on insurgent groups in Afghanistan Iraq, Nigeria, and the US. evolving a different payment system to import Iran’s oil and to 27.2 million tonnes to catapult it to the third spot. to refrain from using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) The popular opinion in India favors India’s continued oil that it could pay using Indian rupees, in an attempt to dump Iranian oil is lucrative for Indian refiners as it provides 60 in civilian areas, after it reported a sharp rise in civilian trade with Iran. In an article on Firstpost website, analyst Suhit the U.S. dollar. days of credit for purchases, something that refiners in other casualties caused by the explosives this year. Sen wrote that “no country is bound to play along with Uncle Earlier this week, a report in Economic Times said, citing countries don’t provide, including in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, “The killing and maiming of Afghan civilians by impro- Sam’s ingrained prejudices and strategic interests”, referring a government official familiar with the situation, that the Re- Iraq, Nigeria, and the US. vised explosive devises, particularly suicide devices, has to International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) recent ruling that the serve Bank of India and Ministry of Finance had been tasked The popular opinion in India favors India’s continued oil reached extreme levels in Afghanistan,” the U.N. mission sanctions against Iran must be lifted, especially those pertain- with exploring the viability of rupee and barter-based trade trade with Iran. In an article on Firstpost website, analyst Suhit in the country said in a report on Sunday. ing to movement of humanitarian goods. agreements with crude oil producing nations such as Russia, Sen wrote that “no country is bound to play along with Uncle IEDs caused nearly half of all conflict-related civilian The BJP led government in New Delhi is under tremendous Iran and Venezuela. These developments are seen as a rebuff Sam’s ingrained prejudices and strategic interests”, referring casualties from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30, the report said. It docu- pressure from opposition parties and general public to defy the to Trump’s administration call to countries to completely cut oil to International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) recent ruling that the mented 1,065 civilian deaths and 2,569 civilians injured U.S. sanctions and continue importing oil from Iran, which trade with the Islamic Republic of Iran. U.S. sanctions against sanctions against Iran must be lifted, especially those pertain- by all IED attacks during that time — a 21 percent increase they believe is India’s ‘time-tested ally’. Iran’s crude oil exports come into force from November 4, ing to movement of humanitarian goods. compared to the same period last year. In a significant development that is likely to raise eyebrows so Washington has been ratcheting pressure, but to no avail. The BJP led government in New Delhi is under tremendous The number of civilian casualties caused specifically by in Washington, two major Indian oil companies have placed Trump administration has failed to garner international pressure from opposition parties and general public to defy the suicide IED attacks increased by 46 percent during that orders to import Iranian crude next month, in defiance of U.S. support against the Iran deal, which Tehran has continued to U.S. sanctions and continue importing oil from Iran, which time, according to the report. sanctions. abide by even after the unilateral withdrawal of the U.S. Last they believe is India’s ‘time-tested ally’. The number of civilian deaths in Afghanistan hit a new high in the first half of this year, the most recorded since the UN mission in Afghanistan began documenting civil- 17 years of America’s disastrous Afghanistan venture ian casualties in 2009. The use of IEDs in attacks by armed 1 After the 9/11 attacks, the Taliban of- Sentinel’. The nomenclature changed, but the opposition groups continued to the leading cause of civilian fered to hand over bin Laden to a third country war did not. casualties in Afghanistan. to be tried, dropping the demand for evidence Seventeen years down the line, almost 56.3 UNAMA also expressed concerns over a rise in deliberate of his guilt. But the Bush administration turned percent of Afghanistan’s districts are currently attacks on civilians, mostly carried out by the Taliban and ISIS. down the offer and launched deadly airstrikes, under government control and at least 30 per- Meanwhile, on Sunday, the war in Afghanistan entered not even halting it when bin Laden was believed cent of districts are contested, according to a its 18th year. The war, which began on October 7 2001 after to have run away from Afghanistan, and not recent SIGAR report. And, there have been September 11 attacks in the U.S., has claimed thousands of even halting it after he was declared dead in reports recently about secret negotiations be- civilian lives and resulted in wanton destruction. an air operation inside Pakistan. tween the U.S. government and the Taliban in So, what were the objectives of carpet bomb- Qatar, which seems to suggest that the world’s Bangladesh sets ings and the war in Afghanistan? Anand Gopal, biggest military has surrendered before the the author of ‘No Good Men Among the Liv- Taliban in Afghanistan after 17 years of futile death penalty for ing’, which should be a required reading for war and bloodshed. drug offenses in every American, agrees that the top Taliban Today, on average, the war in Afghanistan leadership had tried to surrender soon after consumes lives of 30 to 40 Afghan forces and at draft law the U.S. invasion. least 13 civilians on daily basis. There appears “The mood at the time was that, like Bush “wisdom or courage to call for a withdraw”. and the government do not know what they to be no strategy to contain violence, to prevent Bangladesh’s cabinet has approved a draft law prescrib- said, “You are either with us or against us.” Journalists John Dale Grover and Jerrod Laber are doing, and they are sending our sons and civilian casualties, to combat terrorism, to find ing the death penalty for drug offenses, despite widespread America’s goal was to wage a war on terror, and in an article recently said the U.S. has been daughters to be killed because of their ignorance a way out of this logjam. criticism over a drugs crackdown in which police have shot the fact that its enemies were trying to switch “unable to build an Afghan government that and avarice,” he wrote in an article. Now there is a talk about ‘privatizing the dead more than 200 people since May. sides was something that did not mesh easily is capable of providing for its own security and These statements show the growing frus- war”. Erik Prince, the founder of notorious Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina launched the campaign with the ideology of counterterrorism,” he told there is no reason to believe that will change.” tration among Americans that the war in Af- U.S. security company Blackwater, which came ahead of a general election due by December, but the kill- me in an interview a few years ago. The outgoing top U.S. commander in Af- ghanistan was proving an expensive proposition under scrutiny after its employees were ac- ings have prompted fears among rights groups of a bloody David Swanson, an American author and ghanistan General John Nicholson was very and costing U.S. tax payers billions of dollars. cused of killing Iraqi civilians in 2007, visited Philippine-style campaign to wipe out drugs. activist, also believes that invading Afghanistan blunt in his farewell address. “It is time for According to a new Pew Research Center Afghanistan last week to sell his proposal. The Narcotics Control Act defines methamphetamines, had little or nothing to do with bin Laden or this war in Afghanistan to end,” he said. John survey, nearly half of Americans think the In an interview, Prince said hiring his con- also known as “yaba”, and other drugs, such as “shisha,” as 9-11. “The motivations in 2001 were in fact Sopko, who has served as the special inspec- U.S. has failed to achieve most of its goals tractors to support Afghan forces could end the narcotics for the first time, Cabinet Secretary Mohammad related to fossil fuel pipelines, the positioning tor general of a U.S. watchdog in Afghanistan in Afghanistan, 17 years after the war kicked war in “six months after the program is fully Shafiul Alam told reporters on Monday after the meeting of weaponry, political posturing, geopolitical for past six years, is also disillusioned. In an off. The previous Pew surveys conducted in ramped up.” But, it drew sharp reactions from chaired by Hasina. posturing, maneuvering toward an invasion interview to Canada’s Global News recently, 2014 and 2015 had also reported predomi- Afghan political and military leadership, includ- Hasina has vowed to continue the campaign until Bang- of Iraq, patriotic cover for power grabs and Sopko noted that 17 years after Western na- nately negative views of America’s longest ing President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive ladesh is freed of the drug menace, but critics say it is a sign unpopular policies at home, and profiteering tions invaded Afghanistan, the capabilities of war. In 2015, 56 percent described the war Dr. Abdullah Abdullah. The country’s National of her increasingly authoritarian rule ahead of the election. from war and its expected spoils,” he wrote in an Afghan security forces remain questionable, as “mostly a failure. Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib termed the In more than a third of the killings recorded by Dhaka-based article. The clamor for ending the “failed war” corruption remains endemic and rampant, and In December 2014, almost 13 years after proposal “destructive and divisive.” human rights group Odhikar since mid-May, the suspects in Afghanistan has been gaining momentum opium production continues to fuel insurgency, the war began, President Barack Obama an- While the long-standing war stretches and were arrested before they were killed. in the U.S. Daniel Davis, a former Lt. Col. in complicating matters. nounced the end of so-called ‘Operation En- the civilian casualties surge to a record high, The government has dismissed accusations of ex- the U.S. Army who retired in 2015, says the Chukh Pezeshki, a professor at Washington during Freedom’. The operations by the U.S. sending more U.S. troops or privatizing the trajudicial killings, saying the crackdown has popular evidence that the U.S. war in Afghanistan is State University, also believes that it is time for military forces, both noncombat advisers and war cannot end the stalemate. The only way support. failing and cannot be won is “dramatic and the American public to demand an end to this combat forces, he said, would henceforth take out is for the U.S. troops to go home and let (Source: Reuters) overwhelming”, yet no leader has had the pointless war. “Our leaders in both the military place under the name ‘Operation Freedom’s Afghans take charge of their country. II NN TT EE RR NN AA TT II OO NN AA LL DD AA II LL YY OCTOBER 99, , 2018 ANALYSIS & INTERVIEW 7 Saudi Arabia likely murdered “Jamal The new unbearable crime of Khashoggi”: Askari the Saudis EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW team from Saudi Arabia. What do you think? By Javad Heirannia A: Sure, it is possible. But I have no idea if this is what happened. Why do you need 15 people to kill TEHRAN — Professor Hossein Askari, an expert one man in a consulate? on Saudi Arabia who also teaches international busi- Before this event we have saw the behavior ness at the George Washington University, believes of Mohammad Bin Salman with his critics and this that Saudi Arabia likely murdered “Jamal Ahmad lead some convinced that MBS is behind the killing Khashoggi”. of Jamal Ahmad Khashoggi. What is your opinion? “If this is what happened, then it had to be ordered A: If this is what happened, then it had to be and sanctioned by MBS. No one in Saudi Arabia beside ordered and sanctioned by MBS. No one in Saudi him would dare to authorize such an assassination,” Arabia beside him would dare to authorize such an Hossein Askari, who served as special advisor to Saudi assassination. finance minister, tells the Tehran Times What will be the reaction of U.S. and Turkey Following is the text of the interview: to this event? Jamal Ahmad Khashoggi, Saudi journalist 1 Since 2000 and the presence of George W. Bush presence A: Again, if this is what happened the U.S. will do at the White House, the United States and its European allies that fled Saudi Arabia on 18 September 2017 killed nothing. The Trump Administration is all in with MBS. in Turkey. Turkish sources say they believe that have repeatedly failed to overturn and distort the existing facts Turkey may make a little noise behind the scenes to in the world and in the region. This failure also applies to the Khashoggi was killed inside the Saudi consulate in get some financial support from Saudi Arabia but it Istanbul on 2 October, by a 15-member “murder” case of Khashoggi’s murdering. Obviously, despite the desire of will do nothing either. the Saudi security agencies, the United States, the Zionist regime and European countries claiming to be the defenders of human rights, the case of Jamal Khoshaggi will become one of the most India will buy weapons from Russia and oil from Iran, important “media-security” cases in the near future. Even Saudis’ billions of petro-dollars can’t prevent the formation of this trend. 3. The likely abduction and murder of Jamal Khashoggi at ignoring U.S. warnings the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul occurred exactly at a time when Saudi officials were under constant pressure due to military de- India was set to enter lucrative bids for Russian weapons feat in Yemen and Syria and political defeat in Iraq, Bahrain and and Iranian oil, despite warnings and potential sanctions Lebanon. Beyond that, the news from the Saudi court reveals from Washington. numerous and fundamental disputes existing between the sur- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian Pres- vivors of Abdulaziz! ident Vladimir Putin concluded a multibillion-dollar deal the vicious Disputes that have led Friday for Moscow to provide New Delhi with the advanced to internal conflicts in the S-400 surface-to-air missile system. The agreement was silence of court and even attempts among a number of measures related to defense, economy Western leaders to assassinations among and energy forged between the two leaders during Putin’s against the Saudi princes. We have two-day visit to India, whose head of state praised the country’s recently witnessed an “special and privileged strategic partnership” with Russia. incident of example during the attack These moves come at a time when the U.S. was trying kidnapping and on Mohamed bin Salman to crack down on Russia’s growing international influence, and the shooting incident accusing it of interfering in the 2016 presidential elections assassination at the King’s Palace, an in- and of pursuing destabilizing activities across the globe. of Jamal cident that Saudi officials Washington has moved to enforce sanctions on those buy- Khashaghchi had been hardly trying to ing Russian arms and, while India has sought a waiver for keep as a secret, but ul- its purchase of the S-400, the Trump administration has once again timately didn’t succeed! displayed an unwillingness to make exceptions to its eco- exposed the 4. Along with the rul- nomic restrictions. ing anarchy in the Saudi Friday’s joint statement by Modi and Putin also took true face of the court, we are witnessing would use the rupee instead of the dollar as the currency for things a step further by noting that “that military and mili- and Russia, as well as traditional allies France, Germany claimants of the emergence of serious trades. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif also tary-technical cooperation between the two countries is an and the U.K., all of which signed the accord and continue to conflicts in Western coun- said last month that he was assured India would continue human rights important element of their strategic partnership,” signaling support it. While the International Atomic Energy Agency has tries over the European their energy imports, according to Reuters. further cooperation. affirmed Iran was sufficiently curbing its nuclear activities, and exposed authorities’ support for the The U.S. has struggled to gather international support The Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Trump has accused the revolutionary Shiite Muslim power Saudi regime. In Germany, against the Iran deal, which Tehran has continued to abide their true face Act, introduced and signed into law last summer, established of propping up powerful militias across the Middle East and for instance, we can once by in the wake of Trump’s pullout. The EU announced last to the public a list of banned Russian individuals and entities, including developing threatening ballistic missile technology. As a again see that arguments month that China, France, Germany, Russia and the U.K. those related to the defense and intelligence sectors. The result, those doing business with Iran would be sanctioned opinion of the has raised over ban of arms would develop an alternative payment system to skirt the U.S. enforced the act for the first time last month when it and the administration has warned allies specifically. sale to Saudi Arabia for U.S. and continue doing business with Iran. The Interna- world. targeted the Chinese military’s Equipment Development National security adviser John Bolton told reporters the crimes committed in tional Court of Justice ruled Thursday that the U.S. must lift Department for acquiring Russian Sukhoi Su-35 jets and at the White House on Thursday that, in discussions with the Yemeni war. Although the Chancellor of Germany, members some of its sanctions targeting humanitarian trade, food, S-400 systems, angering China and sending a message to countries like Iraq and India, the U.S. has “gone to really of the German Democratic Party, and even the leaders of the So- medicine and civil aviation in Iran, prompting the U.S. to other prospective S-400 customers such as India, Qatar extra lengths to try and find substitute sellers of oil so cial-Democratic Party are all silent about this, and continue their officially discard a 1955 friendship treaty upon which the and Saudi Arabia. that there would be alternative supplies at market rates,” give-and-take with the criminal regime of Saudi Arabia, but the claim was based. On Friday, however, Modi said that India and Russia, according to Indian newspaper The Economic Times. India’s protest of their citizens, the media and even some opposition parties India and the U.S. have traditionally maintained strong which maintained strong ties throughout the Cold War, “are NDTV cited traders and shipping intelligence firm Kpler has caused Angela Merkel and her entourage to be under pressure ties and signed their own defense deal last month. India unanimous in strengthening multi-polarity and multilateral- as indicating that India’s imports of Iranian crude shot for this. The same is true in France and the United Kingdom: two has also worked with both Iran and Russia in an attempt ism in the rapidly changing world.” In yet another pushback up nearly five times throughout August as imports from veto-power wielded countries in the UN Security Council that have to improve the security situation in Afghanistan, where the against Washington’s attempts to rally the international the U.S. fell 75 percent, ahead of the sanctions deadline the blood of Yemeni children on their hands. In the end, it must be Taliban Islamist militant group has challenged a 17-year, community, Modi and Putin “stressed the importance of the on November 4. said that the vicious silence of Western leaders against the incident U.S.-led war effort. Last month, India and Russia joined full and effective implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Nevertheless, India would reportedly continue buying of kidnapping and assassination of Jamal Khashaghchi once again Iran’s first-ever Regional Security Dialogue, which also Plan of Action,” the official name for the Iran nuclear deal from Iran once this date passes. The Press Trust of India exposed the true face of the claimants of human rights and exposed included Afghanistan and China. abandoned by Trump in May. cited top industry sources Friday as saying the country was their true face to the public opinion of the world. The U.S. exit has been met with opposition from China planning import of about 1.25 million tons of crude oil and ( Source: newsweek )

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A new weight loss pill may prevent diabe- among people who were already taking Cutting-edge technologies now allow scientists to see where tes in those who are obese and overweight. insulin or other treatments for diabetes in the brain learning takes place, and how sleep deprivation in- More than 30 million people, or 9 percent known to raise the risk of hypoglycemia. terferes with the brain’s neuroplasticity. of the population of the United States, are “We recently presented findings Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to respond and adapt to living with diabetes, explain the Centers showing that use of lorcaserin result- the stimuli it receives from the environment. for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ed in modest but sustained weight loss What happens “under the hood” when we are asleep has also Overall, more than 100 million U.S. among obese and overweight patients been the focus of numerous studies. adults, or a third of the adult population, without increasing risk of heart attack According to research that Medical News Today recently re- now have either diabetes or prediabetes, and stroke,” explains Dr. Bohula. ported on, scientists were able to locate specific memories and report the CDC. In this trial, the drug resulted in a weight strengthen them while the study participants were asleep using The current treatment options include loss of 4.2 kilograms, on average, compared certain auditory cues. oral drugs such as metformin, various forms with 1.4 kilograms in the placebo group. Now, an intriguing new study focuses on the effect of daytime of insulin, and interventions such as weight “Now we [also] report that, when added naps on the brain’s ability to process information that we are not loss surgery. to lifestyle interventions, lorcaserin sig- consciously aware of. New research recently presented at the nificantly reduced incidence of diabetes, Additionally, the study examined how daytime naps impact 2018 Meeting of the European Association increased rates of diabetes remission, and conscious behavior and choice reaction time — that is, the speed for the Study of Diabetes, held in Berlin, reduced the risk of diabetic microvascular with which the brain processes new information. Germany, makes a new addition to this complications.” Liz Coulthard, a consultant senior lecturer in dementia neu- treatment arsenal. Dr. Scirica also comments on the re- rology at the University of Bristol Medical School in the United The weight loss drug lorcaserin was cent findings, saying, “Taken together, Kingdom, led the new research. shown to reduce the risk of diabetes com- these findings reinforce the notion that Naps help process unconscious information plications, induce diabetes remission, and modest, durable weight loss can improve Coulthard and colleagues recruited 16 volunteers for the study lower the risk of developing the condition cardiometabolic health and supports the and gave the study participants two tasks. in a clinical trial led by researchers from the Given the global prevalence of obesity role of lorcaserin as an adjunctive therapy In the first, a “masked prime task,” the researchers presented Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and its association with type 2 diabetes in chronic weight management.” information to the participants very briefly so that they didn’t in Boston, MA. “It provides another tool in the arma- have time to register the information consciously. BWH scientists from the Thrombolysis in and complications that can cause death mentarium, beyond diet and exercise, for In the second (control) task, the participants responded when Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) Study Group or greatly diminish quality of life, we patients hoping to achieve and maintain they were shown a red or blue square on a screen. conducted the trial, and the findings they need therapeutic strategies that can be weight loss.” A new test may keep drivers from getting behind the wheel if presented were from the CAMELLIA-TIMI “And, happily, as we saw, even relatively they are seriously sleep-deprived. 61 clinical trial. Eisai Inc., the company that added to lifestyle modification to prevent modest weight loss can improve the diabetes After performing the tasks, the study participants stayed manufactures the drug, funded the trial. and control diabetes. control in those with diabetes and reduce awake or took a 90-minute nap. Then, all the volunteers did Dr. Erin Bohula, a BWH cardiovascular the development of diabetes in those at the tasks again. medicine specialist and a staff investigator Half of the participants were allocated but took only placebo developed diabetes. risk,” Dr. Scirica says. The researchers measured the participants’ brain activity both for the TIMI Study Group, co-led the re- to receive the weight loss drug, while the As many as 9.2 percent of people with “Given the global prevalence of obesity before and after the nap using an electroencephalogram. They search together with Dr. Benjamin Scirica, other half received placebo. The researchers prediabetes who took lorcaserin restored and its association with type 2 diabetes also tested the participants’ choice reaction time. also a cardiovascular medicine specialist monitored the participants for an average their blood sugar levels back to normal, and complications that can cause death The study found that naps increased processing speed in the at BWH and senior investigator for the period of over 3 years. compared with 7.6 percent in the pla- or greatly diminish quality of life, we need masked prime task, but not in the unmasked control task. This TIMI Study Group. Gene therapy completely reversed cebo grou. therapeutic strategies that can be added suggested to the researchers that naps specifically aid the pro- How lorcaserin affects diabetes, markers of diabetes in rodents. 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Eco-lodges in Golestan Recovered Achaemenid relief to province more than doubles in H1 go on tour across Iran HERITAGE TEHRAN – A newly re- deskcovered Achaemenid-era (550-330 BC) bas-relief, which President Hassan Rouhani brought it back from the U.S. on September 27, will be put on show in a select of cities across the country. On Saturday, Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization Di- rector Ali-Asghar Mounesan opened the first leg of the tour, which is being showcased at the National Museum of Iran in downtown Tehran. The limestone relief, which depicts a Persian guard, was confiscated in Octo- ber from the Park Avenue Armory in New TOURISM TEHRAN – The number of eco-lodges across York, where it was being offered for sale deskthe northern province of Golestan has more at an art fair. A U.S. judge ruled earlier than doubled during the first six months of the current Iranian in June that the exquisite relic should be calendar year (started March 21) from a year earlier. returned to Iran. The number of eco-lodges and traditional houses have been “Following days of being showcased at surged 130 percent year on year over the first six months of the the National Museum of Iran, the bas-relief year, CHTN quoted Ebrahim Karimi, the provincial tourism chief, will be transferred to a selects of Iranian as saying on October 3. cities to be visited by enthusiasts,” the The Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organiza- official said. tion has granted operating licenses to 13 of such lodging houses “The bas-relief was returned to the country during the six months, he said but didn’t mention total number after 80 years… Information about this object of eco-lodges operational in the province. was provided to Iran in 2017 only five days He expressed hope that some 200 eco-lodges to be inaugurated before the auction,” Mounesan explained. in the current Iranian year. It is an eight-inch-square piece of carved In September, Karimi announced that the number of inter- limestone that was part of a long line of sol- national arrivals in Golestan rose sharply by 113 percent in the diers depicted on a balustrade at the central first six months of the year. building on the UNESCO-registered Persepolis A newly recovered limestone relief, which depicts an Achaemenid-era Persian guard, is on show at the National Museum of Iran on The one-millennium-old, UNESCO-registered Gonbad-e Qa- in southern Iran. October 7, 2018. bus is one of the most significant tourist destinations in Golestan province, which is neighboring the Caspian Sea. Iranian Silk Road Ultramarathon announces winners TOURISM TEHRAN – Winners have Shafiabad castle, valley of Dolphins, Gandom Tuyserkan holding walnut, deskbeen announced for the 3rd Beryan, Rudshour, Howz-e Nader caravanserai Iranian Silk Road Ultramarathon, which com- and came to an end in Zavar village. woodcarving festivals menced on September 29 as a tourism event The race took place in total safety consider- across the UNESCO-registered Lut Desert famed ations, with medical and nursing staff present for being one of hottest places on earth. at checkpoints about every 10 kilometers path Iranian athletes Akbar Naqdi and Hossein-Ali and tented camps. Shikh-Langi and Italian runner Alberto Tag- “Undoubtedly, holding such events makes liabue were ranked first to third respectively, the region more popular,” Mehr quoted Kerman in the section “Integral 250 km”, according to province’s tourism chief Gholamreza Farrokhi worldrunningacademy.com. as saying on September 23. Samuele Perez from Italy and Isobel Grace Seven years of satellite temperature data Tanaka and Kate Macintosh both from New analyzed by NASA has shown that the Lut De- Zealand slipped from first to third in the section sert is the hottest spot on Earth. Based on the “Lite 150 km”. research, it was hottest during 5 of the 7 years, According to the organizers, the “Integral and had the highest temperature overall: 70.7°C 250 km” comprised stages of 35/45 km per day in 2005. with a long section of 70 km, and the “Lite 150 The big and sprawling Kerman province HERITAGE TEHRAN — Tuyserkan, nicknamed Iran’s city desk km” was composed of 6 stages of 20/30 km per has been a cultural melting pot since antiq- of walnut, is playing host to walnut festival as day with a long section of 40 km. uity, blending Persians with subcontinental its farmers are celebrating an end of the walnut-picking season. Some 20 runners from Italy, Germany, South tribe dwellers. It is home to myriad historical Located in western Hamedan province, the city is also hold- Africa, Japan, New Zealand and Iran competed sites and scenic landscapes such as Bazaar-e ing a woodcarving festival where local artisans introduce their in the ultramarathon that started from Mahan Sartasari, Jabalieh Dome, Ganjali Khan Bath- products to domestic and foreign visitors, CHTN reported. Air’s campsite in Malekabad village of Shahdad house, Malek Jameh Mosque and Shahdad Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organ- District in Kerman province and passed through desert to name a few. ization Director Ali-Asghar Mounesan, Hamedan Governor Mohammad-Naser Nikbakht along with several other officials inaugurated the festivals on Monday morning. Walnut farming has a very old history in Tuyserkan where there is walnut trees as old as 700 years. Tuyserkan walnut has What to do if your flight is delayed or canceled been a brand now and today there are 5,500 hectares of orchard with an annual yield of some 70,000 tons. By Lucas Peterson Chase Card Benefit Services (you can also begin your claim Iran’s first walnut research center was launched in Tuyserkan over the phone), which is administered by Allianz Global some twenty years ago. The center caters to farmers all over the It’s never fun. But there are things you can do to mitigate Assistance. You’ll need a considerable amount of informa- country. the pain. tion to collect on your claim, including proof of round-trip The abundance of walnut wood in the region has laid the As menacing clouds hung heavy over Lower Manhattan, travel, your old itinerary, your new itinerary, credit card ground for a well-developed woodcarving industry that has gained I cruised toward the Holland Tunnel on my way to Newark statements and receipts for expenses incurred. nationwide reputation. Liberty International Airport. I refreshed the flight status Keep itemized receipts for meals and don’t expect for my United Airlines flight, and the airline’s app showed an to be reimbursed for alcohol or gratuities. There’s no on-time departure. Two minutes later, I refreshed it. A red reason not to take yourself out to a nice meal, how- bar suddenly appeared on my smartphone — the flight had ever: After my flight cancellation, I had a somewhat ROUND THE GLOBE gone from “on time” to “canceled.” A United rep confirmed un-frugal late lunch at Balthazar that ran about $50 by phone that my flight was, indeed, canceled, and I was before tax and tip. Darien National Park rebooked on a 6 a.m. flight the following day. I apologized Sending credit card statements is an annoyance, as they to my Lyft driver, who turned around and took me back to sometimes won’t post for weeks after you’ve made a purchase. the hotel I’d left just 20 minutes earlier. Two more important notes: When a gate agent asks for Some people put off filing a claim until their statements Darien National Park extends across some 575.000 hectares Cancellations and delays like that one can leave travelers volunteers to take a later flight in exchange for a vouch- post and forget to follow through — which is exactly what in the Darien Province of Southeastern Panama. The largest feeling hapless and helpless. Weather and mechanical delays er and you accept, you will not be entitled to additional insurance companies bank on. Don’t make that mistake: protected area in Panama, Darien is also among the largest often leave passengers wondering what, if any, recourse they compensation. Another thing to keep in mind is that the You can file your claim immediately, even if you don’t have and most valuable protected areas in Central America. have. And while you’re typically at the mercy of the airline, number of involuntarily bumped passengers has plunged all the supporting documents. You can submit them later, A World Heritage, the property includes a stretch of the there are a few tips for mitigating the pain. since Dr. David Dao was infamously removed from a Unit- provided it’s in within the required time frame (in Chase’s Pacific Coast and almost the entire border with neighboring The reason for the delay matters ed Airlines flight last year. Between January and March case, 100 days). Colombia. This includes a shared border with Los Katios Na- Bad weather is not your friend, especially when it comes 2017, 900 passengers were involuntarily denied boarding You’ll need a statement from your common carrier stating tional Park, likewise a World Heritage property. to delays and cancellations. While airlines may offer to pay on United flights; this year during the same time period, the reason for the delay — again, not the most convenient From sea level to Cerro Tacarcuna at 1,875 m.a.s.l., the for hotel and meals during an overnight delay when the only 27 people got bumped. thing to obtain. Write the airline’s customer service email property boasts an exceptional variety of coastal, lowland reason is the airline’s fault — mechanical problems, for Check in 24 hours ahead of time address to request verification of why your flight was delayed and mountain ecosystems and habitats. example — they typically will not do so when the reason is One exception to the bumped-passenger compensation or canceled. It may take one or two follow-up emails, but weather-related. Be prepared to fend for yourself. Use the rule is if you didn’t check into your flight on time (different they should oblige. airline’s app, call the customer service number or speak to carriers have different cutoffs). You should get into the habit Finally, persistence is the key with collecting on insurance a gate agent to figure out your options. of checking in the day before your flight. (You’ll typically get claims. Photograph receipts and screenshot boarding pass- Know the rules, know your rights an email from the airline prompting you to do so.) es. My claim, which was filed weeks ago with over a dozen Flight schedules are not guaranteed, and under U.S. law, Download the app attachments, still shows as “pending” in their system. I’ve airlines aren’t obliged to provide any compensation for de- When you get wind of a long delay or cancellation, your called several times to follow up, and if I don’t hear back by lays or cancellations — even when it’s their fault. And it can first move should be to speak with someone — either in the end of the week, I’ll call again. get much worse than a weather delay: In a particularly odd person, at the gate or on the phone. But phone waits can be Don’t be afraid to ask for what you deserve scenario earlier this year, Sun Country airlines canceled epic when bad weather strikes an entire geographic region, Think you deserve compensation for something? Ask its final seasonal flights from Mexico to the United States. as can in-person lines. While it isn’t foolproof, it’s never a for it. When a mechanical issue forced an overnight delay It refunded fares and left stranded passengers to find their bad idea to download the app of the carrier you’re traveling on a recent flight to Los Angeles, I went to the podium and own way home. with. You can check departure statuses and sometimes easily requested hotel and food vouchers. I received a $109 hotel There are exceptions to the no-compensation rule. change itineraries within the app itself. voucher as well as three $20 food vouchers, redeemable If your U.S.-based carrier is flying in from Europe, you Certain credit cards offer protection within the airport and at the Holiday Inn Express where I There are sandy beaches, rocky shores and mangroves follow European Union rules, which are far more cus- Some credit cards, like Chase Sapphire Reserve and the ended up staying. This wouldn’t have happened had I not along the coast, countless wetlands, rivers and creeks, palm tomer-friendly. That means that if your flight from, say, United Explorer Card, offer a trip-delay benefit for common spoken to a gate agent and asked. The point is: While you forests and various types of rainforest, including the most Dublin to New York is canceled or delayed for more than carrier travel (this would exclude things like taxi, commuter may get turned down, you should always (politely) ask for extensive lowland rainforest on Central America’s Pacific Coast. three hours, you could be entitled to a 600 euro ($700) rail, and rental vehicle travel) purchased through the card. what you think you deserve. The property is also culturally and ethnically diverse, as payout from the airline. The delay threshold, which is 12 hours for some cards and Be nice evidenced by major archaeological findings, as well as Afro-de- The other exception is if you’re involuntarily denied six for others, will provide reimbursement up to $500 for Airline customer service is a stressful job, and the vast scendants and indigenous peoples of the Embera, Wounaan, boarding, otherwise known as getting “bumped” from a reasonable expenses incurred during a delay. This includes majority of employees do their best to get passengers where Kuna and others living within the property to this day. Darien flight, which may result from airline overbooking. If this lodging, food, transportation and other necessities. It’s worth they need to go in a timely manner. So when it’s your turn National Park was groundbreaking by explicitly including a happens to you and the airline cannot arrange to get you noting that some high-end travel cards, like American Ex- at the desk, take a deep breath, smile and remember that cultural dimension in the management and conservation of to your destination within an hour of your original arrival press Platinum, do not offer this benefit. the person you’re speaking to did not personally cause that a protected area. time, it’s required to compensate you in cash, up to $1,350, If filing a claim, prepare for a slog maintenance issue — or thunderstorm. (Source: UNESCO) depending on the length of the delay. For my Newark cancellation, I filed a claim online through (Source: The New York Times) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y OCTOBER 9, 2018 SCIENCE 11 Carbon emissions from Amazonian forest fires Voyager 2 shows first signs of up to four times worse than feared: research entering interstellar space

New research, published in a special issue working right in the middle of it. Scientists After 40 years of zipping through the Solar System, Voyager 2 of the journal Philosophical Transactions from ‘ECOFOR’, the international research appears to be close to leaving the neighborhood. Currently at a of the Royal Society B, has revealed that project led by Professor Jos Barlow from distance of about 17.7 billion km (11 billion mi) from Earth, the the aftermath of 2015 and 2016 forest fires Lancaster University, had installed 20 study probe’s instruments have begun picking up radiation signals that in the Amazon resulted in CO2 emissions plots in Santarém, eight of which burned. suggest it is breaking out of the Sun’s protective bubble, and will three to four times greater than comparable The research team quickly realized they soon join its sibling in interstellar space. estimates from existing global fire emissions had the opportunity to document in detail Voyager 1 and 2 were launched in 1977 before conducting a databases. how a forest responds to fire on this scale. grand tour of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, where the The finding is part of a series of results Dr. Erika Berenguer of Oxford and Lan- probes collected some of the clearest photos and data of the published this week by Lancaster University caster University, and colleagues found that planets for the time. But their job wasn’t done yet – given their researchers who were working in the heart following the fires, the surviving trees grew exit trajectory, astronomers figured they could help study the of the site of one of the worst forest fires the significantly more than those located in un- very boundaries of the solar system. Amazon has seen in a generation. burned forests, regardless of their history In a similar way to how the Earth’s magnetic field creates Researchers say uncontrolled wildfires in of previous human disturbance. a shield that protects it (and us) from the deadly radiation of the understory — or ground level — of humid Short-term response space, so too does the Sun create its own bubble. Known as the tropical forests during extreme droughts On average trees in burned areas of for- heliosphere, this huge bubble surrounds the entire Solar System are a large and poorly quantified source of est grew 249% more than trees in forests and is made up mostly of “solar wind” or plasma ejected from CO2 emissions. hit by drought but not fire. Although the the Sun. Beyond that is the cold expanse of interstellar space, The study ‘Quantifying immediate carbon growth rate is good news, this large increase made up mostly of hydrogen and helium gases. emissions from El Niño-mediated wildfires in growth appears to be a relatively short- in humid tropical forests’ looked at a 6.5 term response. million hectare region, of which almost 1 Professor Jos Barlow of Lancaster Uni- source of CO2 emissions. These u¬nderstory responds to 6% of the annual emissions of million hectares of primary and second- versity said: “Only a few trees can survive fires completely consumed leaf litter and the whole of Brazil in 2014.” ary forests burned during the 2015-2016 these wildfires, as Amazonian forests did not fine woody debris, while partially burning At the end of 2015, Santarém in the El Niño (an area approximately the size of co-evolve with this threat. So even though coarse woody debris; resulting in high im- Brazilian state of Pará, was one of the ep- half of Wales). surviving trees grow faster in burned forests, mediate CO2 emissions. icenters of that year’s El Niño. The region Global fire emissions this does not compensate the large carbon This analysis covers an area of just 0.7% experienced a severe drought and exten- Although the area analyzed covers less loss that results from tree mortality.” of Brazil, but the amount of carbon lost cor- sive forest fires and the researchers were than 0.2% of Brazilian Amazonia, these Meanwhile, Camila V. J. Silva of Lancaster wildfires resulted in expected immediate University led research including 31 other CO2 emissions of over 30 Million tons, three “Uncontrolled understorey wildfires in burned plots across the Brazilian Amazon, to four times greater than comparable esti- humid tropical forests during extreme which showed that even 30 years after a mates from global fire emissions databases. fire, seemingly ‘recovered’ forests still hold “Uncontrolled understorey wildfires droughts are a large and poorly quantified 25% less carbon than nearby undisturbed In 2012, Voyager 1 became the first human-made object to leave in humid tropical forests during extreme source of CO2 emissions. primary forests. that bubble and go interstellar. Six years later and it now looks droughts are a large and poorly quantified (Source: phys.org) like Voyager 2 is about to follow suit, after journeying through the heliosheath (the very edge of the bubble) for the past decade. NASA has now reported that the probe’s onboard instruments have begun to detect more cosmic rays hitting the spacecraft. NASA is looking at how to contain a Global sea level could rise Since late August, Voyager 2’s Cosmic Ray Subsystem has supervolcano that could wipe out humanity 50 feet by 2300, study says picked up a five percent increase in the rate of cosmic rays, while the Low-Energy Charged Particle instrument has reg- Asteroids? Perhaps a world war? Climate Global average sea-level could rise by istered a similar bump. change? Or even aliens? Even if some of nearly 8 feet by 2100 and 50 feet by (Source: New Atlas) these things are realistic, there’s a much 2300 if greenhouse gas emissions remain greater threat lurking beneath Earth’s high and humanity proves unlucky, ac- surface that could put an end to human cording to a review of sea-level change Astronomers discover sonic civilization - and very few know about it. and projections by Rutgers and other Below Yellowstone National Park, there’s scientists. boom from powerful unseen a huge magma reservoir that’s responsible Since the start of the century, global for all the geysers and hot basins, bubbling average sea-level has risen by about 0.2 explosion away - and it’s precisely this reservoir that feet. Under moderate emissions, central has the potential to destroy humanity. large amounts of water that, in theory, estimates of global average sea-level from to rise by more than 18 inches. A team of astronomers has detected the sonic boom from an While the reservoir below Wyoming you would have to feed into the volcano, different analyses range from 1.4 to 2.8 Greenhouse gas emissions immensely powerful cosmic explosion, even though the explosion National Park isn’t the only potential su- but implementation is virtually impossible. more feet by 2100, 2.8 to 5.4 more feet by Beyond 2050, projections are more itself was totally unseen. The titanic eruption, known as a Gamma pervolcano in the world, Yellowstone is “Building a big aqueduct uphill into a 2150 and 6 to 14 feet by 2300, according sensitive to changes in greenhouse gas Ray Burst (GRB), was generated by the collapse of a massive star ready to erupt. mountainous region would be both costly to the study. emissions and to the approaches for in a galaxy nearly 300 million light-years from Earth. Roughly every 100,000 years, there’s a and difficult, and people don’t want their And with 11 percent of the world’s 7.6 projecting sea-level change. Jets of fast-moving material are propelled outward through supervolcano explosion, the consequences water spent that way,” Brian Wilcox of billion people living in areas less than “There’s much that’s known about a spherical shell of ejected material from the initial explosion of of which can be fatal: if Yellowstone were to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory told 33 feet above sea level, rising seas pose a past and future sea-level change, and a massive star and its collapse into a black hole. erupt, it would result in worldwide hunger the BBC. major risk to coastal populations, econ- much that is uncertain. But uncertainty A team of astronomers has detected the sonic boom from an and a volcanic winter (the cooling of the “People are desperate for water all over omies, infrastructure and ecosystems isn’t a reason to ignore the challenge,” immensely powerful cosmic explosion, even though the explosion lower atmosphere). the world and so a major infrastructure around the world, the study says. said study co-author Robert E. Kopp, a itself was totally unseen. Magma chamber rises project, where the only way the water is Sea-level rise varies over location and professor in the Department of Earth and For years, astronomers have been hunting all over the sky for The hotter it gets in the volcano, the used is to cool down a supervolcano, would time, and scientists have developed a Planetary Sciences at Rutgers Universi- an example of this strange phenomenon, known as an “orphan more gases it produces. The magma be very controversial.” range of methods to reconstruct past ty-New Brunswick and director of Rutgers’ afterglow.” At last, now they’ve finally found one. continues to melt and the area above the But NASA has an alternative solution: changes and project future ones. But Institute of Earth, Ocean, and Atmos- The titanic eruption, known as a Gamma Ray Burst (GRB), magma chamber rises - and when the heat drill 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) deep into despite the differing approaches, a clear pheric Sciences. “Carefully characterizing was generated by the collapse of a massive star in a galaxy near- exceeds a certain threshold, an explosion the supervolcano and pump water down story is emerging regarding the coming what’s known and what’s uncertain is ly 300 million light-years from Earth. In the process, the star is inevitable. So the logical solution would under high pressure. This would slowly decades: From 2000 to 2050, global av- crucial to managing the risks sea-level collapsed into either a dense star called a magnetar, or more be to cool the supervolcano. lower the temperature day by day. erage sea-level will most likely rise about rise poses to coasts around the world.” likely, a black hole. To cool the volcano, you need very (Source: sciencealert.com) 6 to 10 inches, but is extremely unlikely (Source: eurekalert.org) The blast generates two jets of gamma rays which travel out from the collapsing star in opposite directions at nearly the speed of light. When these jets are pointed at Earth, astronomers see these Wind power makes the ground warmer even as it cools the planet focused outpourings of energy as intense flashes of gamma-rays. But, GRB jets are very narrow, and because the jets from this The solution to climate change is, at least conceptually, simple. place. Within the wind-turbine-hosting region, that number particular collapsing star weren’t pointed at us, the GRB itself Activities that add greenhouse gases to the atmosphere — chiefly was more like 0.5°C. That falls roughly in line with previous was completely undetectable. the use of fossil fuels — need to be changed or eliminated. real-world measurements around wind farms. However the GRB’s jets crashed into the gas that surrounded Of course, not every alternative to fossil fuels will be equally The temperature change the original star, producing a huge shock wave akin to a sonic beneficial. Technologies have to be evaluated for costs and The temperature change is larger at night and smaller during boom. This heated up the gas, producing a glow that radiated benefits. One thing we know about wind turbines, for example, the day, because surface warming and convection driven by radio energy in all directions. is that they can alter local temperatures by increasing the the Sun overwhelm the influence of the turbines. But when (Source: sciencealert.com) mixing of air at and above the surface. the air is calmer at night, the turbines help mix warmer air Setting aside inevitable but ignorant claims that “wind down toward the cooling surface. That’s why this is essentially turbines are just as bad as coal plants” (they aren’t by a long- an instantaneous but reversible effect. Turbines don’t add shot), it does make sense to think seriously about the effect energy to the atmosphere — they just move some air around. Scientists want to create turbines have on local temperature. Harvard’s Lee Miller climate model of the continental United States. In the middle The researchers attempt to estimate the climate benefit and David Keith set out to fill some holes in our knowledge third of the country — where winds are higher—they placed of these turbines for comparison. But doing this in a truly ‘Noah’s Ark’ for beneficial by simulating a less-than-implausible scenario in which the enough virtual wind turbines to produce almost half a ter- apples-to-apples way is tricky. While the temperature change microbes U.S. produces all its electricity with wind power. At this scale, awatt of electricity. This would meet 100 percent of current caused by turbines mixing air is purely local, the benefit of they wondered, what does the trade-off between fossil fuels U.S. demand. reduced greenhouse gas emissions is felt globally—meaning that Scientists want to create a “Noah’s Ark,” a massive freezer that and wind power look like? The results of their simulation showed that the continental wind turbines in one location are purely beneficial everywhere could protect and preserve good bacteria collected from all over To find out, Miller and Keith turned to a high-resolution U.S. got about 0.2°C warmer, on average, with the turbines in else in the world. (Source: arstechnica.com) the world. Similar to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a bank storing plants to prepare for a doomsday scenario, scientists wanted to Identifying High Potentials of Domestic Equipment Manufacturers in Tehran: IOPTC archive good bacteria that help regulate human health to save them from extinction. Director of Iranian Oil Pipeline Telecommu- Speaking on the sidelines of Turbine on providing this equipment.” Afshin Aqapour Head of Warehouse De- Several previous studies have proven the role that the collection nication Company (IOPTC) for Engineering Equipment Exhibition, held in the Oper- Identifying new manufacturing compa- partment of IOPTC was the next speaker who of good bacteria play to keep a person healthy and happy. Experts Affairs Mir-Shahandeh Hashemi revealed the ation Department of company in Tehran, nies, exchanging knowhow and establish- termed identification of able and competent blame the sharp increase of cases of diabetes, asthma, allergies, measurement of high capabilities of domestic pointed to the restriction of supplying parts ing direct relationship between domestic manufacturers in manufacturing parts of and obesity to the decline of microbiota (bacteria, viruses, fungi, manufacturers in the field of manufacturing of gas-operated turbines and reiterated, “it manufacturers are of the salient character- industrial turbines and paying due attention etc. that live in the human body). industrial turbines’ parts and equipment in was decided to showcase the relevant parts istics that were taken into consideration, to indigenizing that parts as ‘important and To prevent a scenario where microbiota have perished, a team various sectors. to domestic manufacturers so as to embark he maintained. significant’. of scientists has proposed a “Noah’s Ark” that will collect all these microscopic life from people around the world, including those who have remained untouched by the modern society. Constructing DG Power Plants in Gilan Prov., Energy Ministry’s Major Policies “We’re facing a growing global health crisis, which requires that Dr. Mohsen Bakhtiar Deputy Ministry of Energy for Plan- operation of power projects in this province according to we capture and preserve the diversity of the human microbiota ning and Economic Affairs in his visit to Gilan Province the scheduled time,” he opined. while it still exists,” explained Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello, Regional Power Company was briefed on the problems Turning to the electricity tariffs, he said, “any tariff a professor at the Rutgers University-New Brunswick and lead facing the company, the Public Relations Dept. of the hike is not anticipated in this regard but subscribers con- author of the study. “Over a handful of generations, we have seen company reported. suming high electricity rate than the leveled consumption a staggering loss in microbial diversity linked with a worldwide For this purpose, an expert-level meeting was held in pattern will be fined, he said, adding, “however, optimal spike in immune and other disorders.” the presence of senior officials of Gilan Province Regional consumption management pattern will be enforced, so that People who live in cities have already lost a chunk of their Power Company in line with resolving pertinent problems. the ministry will use a price for balancing consumption of microbiota diversity due to several factors including antibiotics In his visit to the semi-finished projects of the compa- bad subscribers.” and poor diet. To compare, the gut flora of Americans is only ny, he said, “construction operation of 20/63 substation Turning to the determination of fuel for the Distributed half as diverse as the gut flora of those who are living in isolated in Sepidroud and Soleymandarab of Rasht has enjoyed Generation (DG) power plants, he said, “fuel price of DG Amazonian villages. good physical progress, so that completion of construction power plants will be calculated similar to the price of fuel Researchers are already comparing the severity of global mi- operation of these projects is of the important priorities.” used in other power plants provided hat they should be crobial loss to climate change in terms of its importance to the “We will make our utmost effort to complete construction connected to the network.” future of the human race. (Source: Tech Times) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 OCTOBER 9, 2018 WOMENANALYSIS & INTERVIEWOCTOBER 9, 2018 12 I was an ISIS sex slave. I tell my story because Textbooks to show favorable role, face of women: official it is the best weapon I have: Nadia Murad WOMENTEHRAN — A research center for education deskand training started a research on “wom- Nobel peace prize winner Nadia Murad describes her extraordinary journey from suffering at the en’s favorable role and face in textbooks”, said Farahnaz Mi- hands of Islamic State to human rights campaigner naeepour, general director for women’s affairs in the Ministry The slave market opened at night. We could They even discussed sabaya in their glossy In November 2015, a year and three months of Education. hear the commotion downstairs where mil- propaganda magazine, Dabiq, in an attempt after ISIS came to [my home town] Kocho, I The research is made in or- itants were registering and organizing, and to draw new recruits. But ISIS is not as origi- left Germany for Switzerland to speak to a UN der to optimize and highlight when the first man entered the room, all the nal as its members think it is. Rape has been forum on minority issues. It was the first time I the true role of women and girls girls started screaming. It was like the scene of used throughout history as a weapon of war. would tell my story in front of a large audience. in textbooks, IRNA quoted the an explosion. We moaned as though wound- I never thought I would have something in I wanted to talk about everything – the children official as saying on October 4. ed, doubling over and vomiting on the floor, common with women in Rwanda – before who died of dehydration fleeing ISIS, the families The research is underway but none of it stopped the militants. They all this, I didn’t know that a country called still stranded on the mountain, the thousands and the result will be an- paced around the room, staring at us, while we Rwanda existed – and now I am linked to them of women and children who remained in cap- nounced in the next 6 months, screamed and begged. They gravitated toward in the worst possible way, as a victim of a war tivity, and what my brothers saw at the site of she explained adding we do the most beautiful girls first, asking, “How crime that is so hard to talk about that no one the massacre. I was only one of hundreds of not have any percentage of old are you?” and examining their hair and in the world was prosecuted for committing it thousands of Yazidi victims. My community women’s presence in textbooks. mouths. “They are virgins, right?” they asked until just 16 years before ISIS came to Sinjar. was scattered, living as refugees inside and The result of this research helps to make changes in textbooks a guard, who nodded and said, “Of course!” On the lower floor, a militant was registering outside of Iraq, and Kocho was still occupied as it happened during the last 2 decades, she concluded. like a shopkeeper taking pride in his product. the transactions in a book, writing down our by ISIS. There was so much the world needed Now the militants touched us anywhere they names and the names of the militants who took to hear about what was happening to Yazidis. wanted, running their hands over our breasts us. I thought about being taken by Salwan, how I wanted to tell them that so much more and our legs, as if we were animals. strong he looked and how easily he could crush needed to be done. We needed to establish a Communication problem one It was chaos while the militants paced the me with his bare hands. No matter what he did, safe zone for religious minorities in Iraq; to room, scanning girls and asking questions in and no matter how much I resisted, I would prosecute ISIS – from the leaders down to the of the most important issues Arabic or the Turkmen language. never be able to fight him off. He smelled of citizens who had supported their atrocities – for in families: Ebtekar “Calm down!” militants kept shouting at rotten eggs and cologne. genocide and crimes against humanity; and us. “Be quiet!” But their orders only made us I was looking at the floor, at the feet and to liberate all of Sinjar. I would have to tell the scream louder. If it was inevitable that a militant ankles of the militants and girls who walked by audience about Salman and the times he raped WOMENTEHRAN — Communication problem is one would take me, I wouldn’t make it easy for him. me. In the crowd, I saw a pair of men’s sandals me and all the abuse I witnessed. Deciding to Nadia Murad: ‘Deciding to be honest was one deskof the most important complications in today’s I howled and screamed, slapping away hands and ankles that were skinny, almost womanly, be honest was one of the hardest decisions I of the hardest decisions I have ever made, families, Masoumeh Ebtekar, vice president for women’s and that reached out to grope me. Other girls were and before I could think about what I was do- have ever made, and also the most important. and also the most important.’ family affairs said on Tuesday. doing the same, curling their bodies into balls ing, I flung myself toward those feet. I started I shook as I read my speech. As calmly as I gave my brief address. When I finished International studies show that currently many changes on the floor or throwing themselves across their begging. “Please, take me with you,” I said. “Do I could, I talked about how Kocho had been telling my story, I continued to talk. I told them have happened in families sisters and friends to try to protect them. whatever you want, I just can’t go with this taken over and girls like me had been taken I wasn’t raised to give speeches. I told them that which are the result of digital While I lay there, another militant stopped giant.” I don’t know why the thin guy agreed, as sabaya. I told them about how I had been every Yazidi wants ISIS prosecuted for genocide, age and vulnerabilities inside in front of us. He was a high-ranking militant but taking one look at me, he turned to Salwan raped and beaten repeatedly and how I even- and that it was in their power to help protect the families, Said the VP speak- named Salwan who had come with another and said, “She’s mine.” Salwan didn’t argue. tually escaped. I told them about my brothers vulnerable people all over the world. I told them ing at a meeting on families girl, another young Yazidi from Hardan, who The skinny man was a judge in Mosul, and no who had been killed. It never gets easier to tell that I wanted to look the men who raped me in held in Khorramabad, Lorestan he planned to drop off at the house while he one disobeyed him. I followed the thin man to your story. Each time you speak it, you relive the eye and see them brought to justice. More Province. shopped for her replacement. “Stand up,” he the desk. “What’s your name?” he asked me. it. When I tell someone about the checkpoint than anything else, I said, I want to be the last The social and scientif- said. When I didn’t, he kicked me. “You! The He spoke in a soft but unkind voice. “Nadia,” where the men raped me, or the feeling of Hajji girl in the world with a story like mine. ic changes caused greater girl with the pink jacket! I said, stand up!” I said, and he turned to the registrar. The man Salman’s whip across the blanket as I lay under Nadia Murad was abducted with other attentions to be paid on His eyes were sunk deep into the flesh of his seemed to recognize the militant right away it, or the darkening Mosul sky while I searched Yazidi women in August 2014 when their families, because families wide face, which seemed to be nearly entirely and began recording our information. He said the neighborhood for some sign of help, I am home village of Kocho in Sinjar, north- are the most sustainable covered in hair. He didn’t look like a man – he our names as he wrote them down – “Nadia, transported back to those moments and all ern Iraq, was attacked by ISIS. Captured foundation for supporting looked like a monster. Hajji Salman” – and when he spoke the name their terror. Other Yazidis are pulled back into alongside her sisters, she lost six brothers the next generation. Attacking Sinjar [in northern Iraq] and of my captor, I thought I heard his voice waver these memories, too. and her mother. She was awarded the 2018 In the family planning taking girls to use as sex slaves wasn’t a spon- a bit, as if he were scared, and I wondered if I My story, told honestly and matter-of-fact- Nobel peace prize jointly with Congolese scheme, women play a considerable role in economy beside taneous decision made on the battlefield by a had made a huge mistake. ly, is the best weapon I have against terrorism, gynaecologist Denis Mukwege. This is their greater role in the family, however, it is emphasized that greedy soldier. Islamic State terrorist group Nadia Murad eventually escaped her ISIS and I plan on using it until those terrorists are an extract from her autobiography, The men should burden more responsibilities in the economy of (ISIS) planned it all: how they would come captors. She was smuggled out of Iraq and put on trial. There is still so much that needs Last Girl: My Story of Captivity and My the family, Ebtekar noted. into our homes, what made a girl more or less in early 2015 went as a refugee to Germany. to be done. World leaders and particularly Fight against the Islamic State terrorist The economy of the families and employment are the most valuable, which militants deserved a sabaya Later that year she began to campaign to raise Muslim religious leaders need to stand up group, published by Virago. important considerations of the government, Ebtekar stated. [sex slave] as incentive and which should pay. awareness of human trafficking. and protect the oppressed. (Source: The Guardian)

درخواست ابراز عالقمندي - نوبت چهارم REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - Fourth Time Islamic Republic Of Iran جمهوري اسالمي ايران Gharesoo – Zaringol Irrigiation and Drainage Network Project پروژه شبکه آبیاري و زهکشي قرهسو- زرينگل Project Management Unite (PMU) واحد مديريت پروژه )PMU( Mode of Financing: Istisna’a روش تأمین اعتبار: استصناع Financing No. IRN 00108 شماره تأمین مالي: IRN00108 The Islamic Republic of Iran has received financing in the amount of Euro 92.2 million from Islamic Development جمهوري اسالمي ايران اعتباري به ميزان 2/92 میلیون يورو جهت اجراي پروژه شبکه آبیاري و زهکشي قرهسو- زرينگل از بانك توسعه Bank towards the cost of the Gharesoo – Zaringol Irrigiation and Drainage Network Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this financing for payment to the Project Management Unite (PMU) staffs. اسالمي دريافت نموده و در نظر دارد بخشي از مبلغ وام، براي پرداخت به کارکنان واحد مديريت پروژه )PMU هزينه شود: Golestan Regional Water Company (GRWC) as an executing agency for constitution of PMU invites the following ( شرکت آب منطقهاي گلستان به عنوان مجري پروژه براي تشکيل واحد مديريت پروژه )PMU( از افراد ذيل دعوت به همکاري مينمايد: :individuals for co-operation

)1( مدير واحد مديريت پروژه: داشتن حداقل مدرک ليسانس مهندسي در رشته عمران يا مشابه با حداقل 20 سال سابقه کار در اجراي پروژههاي ,PMU Manager- The PMU Manager shall have at least a B.Sc. degree in engineering, in Civil or similar fields (1) with at least 20 years of experience in the field of similar project execution i.e, Dams, Irrigation and Drainage مشابه مثل سدسازي، شبکه آبياري و زهکشي، مذاکرات قراردادي يا نظاير آن )يك نفر(. schemes, contract negotiation, (one person) )2( کارشناس قرارداد/ متخصص تدارکات: داشتن حداقل مدرک ليسانس در مهندسي/ اقتصاد/ مديريت کسب و کار/ حسابداري با حداقل 10 سال Contract Expert/ Procurement Specialist- A bachelor degree in Engineering/ economics/ business (2) تجربه مشابه در تدارکات، مديريت قرارداد، مديريت ساخت و داشتن تجربه در روش و اصول تدارکات بينالمللي )يك نفر(. administration, accounting degree in public procurement/ or equivalent. At least 10 years of relevant experience in procurement matters, contract management, and project/construction management )3( مهندس عمران/ مهندس آبیاري و زهکشي/ ژئوتکنیک: داشتن حداقل مدرک ليسانس در مهندسي عمران يا آبياري و يا ژئوتکنيك با حداقل (Experienced in international procurement procedures and principles .(one person 8 سال تجربه در طراحي و ساخت با تجربه گسترده در آبياري و ساختمان )يك نفر(. Civil Engineer/ or Irrigation and Drainage Engineer/ Geotechnical - A bachelor degree in civil engineering or (3) irrigation-network, Geotechnical. A minimum of 8 years of experience both in design and construction site with )4( منشي: داشتن حداقل مدرک ليسانس با 5 سال تجربه مورد نياز )يك نفر(. (extensive experience in irrigation and building .(one person

حداقل شرايط مورد نیاز: (Secretary – A bachelor degree with a 5 years of experience is required. (one person (4)  The minimum required qualification - داشتن حداقل تجربه مورد نياز )همانطور که براي هر سمت مربوطه در باال ذکر شد( درپروژههاي بانك توسعه اسالمي يا بانك جهاني. Having at least the required number of years of experience (as mentioned above for each respective position of similar - آشنايي کامل به دستورالعملهاي بانك توسعه اسالمي و يا بانك جهاني در مورد آيتمهاي 1 و 2 و 3. - experience in IDB or WB Projects. - تسلط به زبان انگليسي و فارسي. Fully familiar with IDB or WB Guidelines for items 1,2 &3 - - درج عبارت "درخواست همکاري براي واحد مديريت پروژه شبکه آبیاري و زهکشي قرهسو- زرينگل" با ذکر عنوان سمت درخواستي .Fluent in verbal and written English and Persian language - روي پاکت ضروري ميباشد. The envelops should be clearly marked “Request for co-operation for the Gharesoo – Zaringol Irrigiation and Drainage Network project PMU”. لذا از مشاورين حقيقي ايراني عالقمند که داراي حداقل شرايط فوق باشند دعوت ميشود تا مدارک خود شامل سوابق تحصيلي، تجارب کاري و Thereafter, Iranian interested individual consultant having the following minimum qualification are invited to submit اطالعات مرتبط ديگري که نشاندهنده توانايي فرد در انجام خدمات محوله باشد را حداکثر تا ساعت 14:00 مورخ 10 آبان 1397 تحويل دبيرخانه :their documents latest by 01 November 2018 (14:00 PM) to the sectorial of GRWC. These documents include شرکت آب منطقهاي گلستان نمايند. .Academic back ground, experience and any other information indicating they are qualified to perform the services

انتخاب افراد ذيصالح مطابق دستورالعمل بانک توسعه اسالمي براي انتخاب مشاوران )نسخه مي 2012( انجام خواهد شد. The applications shall be submitted the pdf format in Farsi and English to the email address given below indicating ارسال مدارک در فرمت pdf به فارسي و انگلیسي به آدرس پست الکترونیکي ذيل نیز الزامي ميباشد. the title of position to be applied for. The selection will of the competent individual will be carried out in accordance with the producer set out in the شرکت آب منطقهاي گلستان guidelines for the use of consultant under Islamic Development Bank financing May 2012 Golestan Regional Water Company (GRWC) نشاني: گلستان، گرگان، ابتداي جاده آققال، شرکت آب منطقهاي گلستان، کد پستي: 4913933165 Address: Golestan regional water co, first Aghghalla road, Gorgan, Iran, postal code: 4913933165

تلفن و نمابر: Phone & Fax: (+98)1732627885 01732627885 سايت الکترونيکي: Website: gsrw.ir gsrw.ir پست الکترونيکي: Email: [email protected] [email protected] همچنين جهت دريافت اسناد و مدارک و اطالعات بيشتر در باره شرح خدمات جهت شرکت در EOI به شرکت مهندسين مشاور پارسپياب به The documents for application and further information on TOR can be obtained from, please contact Pars Peyab Consulting Engineers(Ms. Hassanzadeh) at No. 14, 6th west Andisheh (Shahid Goodarzi) Street, Shahid Beheshti نشاني تهران، خيابان شهيد بهشتي، خيابان انديشه ششم غربي )شهيد گودرزي(، شماره 14 بين ساعات 8:00 الي 14:00 مراجعه فرماييد و يا با Street, Tehran, Iran. From 8:00 am to 14:00 pm. Tel: +98-88451067(131). شماره تلفن 88451068 داخلي 131 خانم مهندس حسنزاده تماس حاصل نمايند.

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I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y OCTOBER 9, 2018 WORLD IN FOCUS 13 Syrian president: Idlib province will Foreign powers obstructing Lebanon government finally return to government control formation: Legislator By staff & agencies May, have not retreated from the Latakia Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says the countryside and have only hid their arms The head of the parliamentary bloc of the Lebanese Hezbollah northwestern province of Idlib will finally in tunnels. resistance movement has leveled strident criticism at foreign return to government control along with The observatory said the militants had countries, primarily Saudi Arabia, over hindering the formation other territories, which are still in the hands not withdrawn from the buffer zone and of a new government in the Arab country. of foreign-backed militants, were even reinforcing their positions in the “The position of the Syrian state is clear. region, especially in northern Latakia. This province and other Syrian territories Turkish-backed militants to remaining under the control of terrorists withdraw heavy weapons from will return to the Syrian state [control],” Idlib buffer zone Assad said, adding that the deal over Idlib Meantime, Turkish-backed militants was concluded as a temporary measure to say they expect to finish withdrawing heavy prevent bloodshed there. weapons from a planned buffer zone in Syr- The Syrian leader made the remarks in ia’s northwestern province of Idlib within a meeting of the central committee of the days, conforming to a deal brokered by ruling al-Baath Arab Socialist Party in the Russia and Turkey that has so far held off capital Damascus on Sunday, saying that a government offensive on the last major all the fuss about Idlib “stems from the fact terrorist stronghold in Syria. that it is a fateful thing for them, because the Naci Mustafa, a spokesman for the Nation- Syrians’ victory in it will lead to the failure al Front for the Liberation of Syria affiliated of their plans.” with the so-called Free Syria Army, said the The deal, agreed last month between Tur- militant groups had begun removing heavy key and Syria’s close ally, Russia, provides Some 60 percent of the Idlib province is Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin weapons from the frontlines in a bid for a 15 “Those who hinder the formation of our government are the for the establishment of a u-shaped buffer said to be controlled by members of the so- told Sputnik news agency in an interview to 20-kilometer (9-12 mile) demilitarized same who previously held our prime minister captive,” Moham- zone around Idlib that would be free of both called Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (Organization that Moscow and Ankara had determined zone to be set up. mad Raad said during a ceremony in Lebanon’s southern city of terrorists and heavy weapons. for the Liberation of the Levant/Levant Lib- the borders of the demilitarized zone in Idlib. Mustafa said the light weapons would Nabatieh on Monday. Under the Idlib agreement, Turkey and eration Committee/Tahrir al-Sham/HTS/ “Very good contacts, cooperation, ties remain and that his comrades would con- Saad Hariri stunned Lebanon and the world on November 4, Russia would carry out coordinated military al-Qaeda in Syria), Takfiri terrorist group, have been established between the military tinue digging ditches as a measure against 2017 by announcing his resignation in a live television broad- patrols on the borders of the buffer zone in which is a coalition of different factions of of Turkey and Russia. They have already met Syrian army advances. cast from Saudi Arabia. He accused Iran and Hezbollah of sowing a bid to detect and prevent provocation by terrorist outfits, largely composed of Jabhat more than once after signing the document,” “The removal of heavy weapons is being strife in the Arab world, an allegation rejected by both sides. third parties. All militants in the demilita- Fateh al-Sham, formerly known as al-Nusra Vershinin said. carried out with the coordination of Turkish Senior sources close to Hariri and top Lebanese officials said rized zone, which surrounds Idlib and also Front (Jabhat al-Nusra). Militants have not withdrawn authorities,” he said. Riyadh had coerced the Lebanese premier into stepping down parts of the adjacent provinces of Aleppo Russia believes that a buffer zone would weapons from north Syria: observatory “According to the set deadline, the with- and put him under house arrest. and Hama, must pull out heavy arms by help stop attacks from Idlib-based militants However, a pro-opposition monitoring drawal of heavy weapons will end on October Lebanese President Michel Aoun stressed back then that the Wednesday, and Takfiri groups must with- on Syrian army positions and Russia’s mil- group says Turkey-backed militants have 10. The operation is ongoing,” an unnamed prime minister was being detained in Saudi Arabia against his will. draw by October 15. itary bases in the flashpoint region. not withdrawn their heavy weapons from NLF commander said. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah’s Secretary General, also Elsewhere in his remarks, Assad stressed Militants complete withdrawal the buffer zone in northern Syria as they “We are reinforcing our positions and are noted that Saudi authorities had clearly and openly declared a that Syria’s enemies would ramp up their of heavy weapons from Idlib buffer claim and are instead hiding their arms in ready to face any confrontation,” he added. war on Lebanon by holding Prime Minister Hariri hostage and attempts to drain the country militarily, polit- zone the north of Latakia. The NLF is the main Turkish-backed forcing him to quit. ically, economically and socially as Damascus Foreign-sponsored militants have com- The so-called Syrian Observatory for militant alliance in the Idlib region, but Raad added, “The time has come to shout and say that a gov- progresses towards victory, predicting that pleted the withdrawal of heavy weapons from Human Rights (SOHR) said it has not de- the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham terrorist group ernment must be formed ... by the will of the nation’s people and this would pose internal challenges, which a planned buffer zone in Syria’s northwestern tected any signs of militant groups moving holds a large part of the province and the will of political forces.” are no less serious than war. province of Idlib, conforming to a deal bro- out from the demilitarized region according the zone. “How can we secure our sovereignty if we can’t form our own Syria is heading towards the rehabilita- kered by Russia and Turkey that has so far to a deal brokered by Russia and Turkey. It HTS is a coalition of different factions government unless we can lift the veto of those disrupting the tion of “some segments, which incubated held off a government offensive on the last said that 70% of the area is still under the of terror outfits, largely composed of the formation a new government from abroad? chaos and terrorism, so that these segments major terrorist stronghold in Syria. control of the militants. Jabhat Fateh al-Sham Takfiri terrorist group. “Lebanese people are involved in the formation of government. will not be a loophole through which Syria Turkey’s official Anadolu news agency Britain-based group said the militants The group, which is said to be in control of They must block all obstacles ... [including] those obstructing will be targeted in the future,” the Syrian reported that Turkish-backed gunmen affil- were digging tunnels to hide their heavy some 60 percent of Idlib province, has yet to the formation from abroad,” he noted. president added. iated with the so-called Free Syrian Army weapons inside the zone in the northern announce its stance on the buffer zone deal. Lebanon’s first parliamentary vote in nine years was held on It is estimated that between 10,000 (FSA) and members of other militant outfits countryside of Latakia. Syria has been gripped by foreign-backed May 6, with over 500 candidates vying for seats. Turnout was and 15,000 members of different factions pulled all their heavy military hardware, According to the report, Ahrar al-Sham militancy since March 2011. The Syrian 49.2 percent, according to officials. of armed groups, which Syria, Russia and including rocket launchers, mortars and (Harakat Ahrar al-Sham al-Islamiyya/Islamic government says the Israeli regime and According to official results, Hezbollah and its political allies Turkey consider terrorists, are active in the medium-range missiles, from the frontline Movement of the Free Men of the Levant), its Western and regional allies are aiding secured over half the seats. volatile province, which is home to around in Idlib on Monday. Faylaq al-Sham and the Coastal Regiments Takfiri terrorist groups wreaking havoc in Hezbollah as well as groups and individuals affiliated to it three million inhabitants. The report came only hours after Russia’s 1 and 2, formed with Turkish backing in the country. won at least 67 seats in Lebanon’s parliament, according to the results cited by politicians and campaigns and reported in Leb- anese media. Hezbollah’s allies include the Amal Movement led by Par- Jair Bolsonaro: Far-right candidate wins first round of Brazil election liament Speaker Nabih Berri and the Christian Free Patriotic A far-right candidate, Jair Bolsonaro, has won the first The politician and the PSL have ridden a wave of rising Movement founded by President Michel Aoun. round of Brazil’s presidential election. anger at the Workers’ Party, which their supporters blame (Source: Daily Star) He will face the left-wing Workers’ Party candidate, Fer- for a prolonged recession, rising violent crime and wide- nando Haddad, in the second round on 28 October after he spread corruption in South America’s largest economy. failed to win the 50% of valid votes needed to win outright. In his victory speech, broadcast live on Facebook and With almost all the votes counted, Mr Bolsonaro had uploaded on to Twitter, he said Brazilians could take the Iran’s saffron requires a new 46% and Mr Haddad 29%. path of “prosperity, liberty, family, on God’s side” or the target market: CORC head Opinion polls conducted before the election predicted path of Venezuela. that in a second round the two candidates would be tied. Brazil’s socialist-led neighbour is mired in a deep economic The Head of Central Organization for Rural Cooperatives of Iran Bolsonaro’s once insignificant Social Liberal Party (PSL) and political crisis which has driven more than two million (CORC) has called for a new international market for Iran’s saffron. is poised to become the largest force in Congress following people to leave. Across Latin America this has become a Saffron is a “healthy” and “profitable” spice dated back to legislative elections held alongside the presidential vote, popular campaign strategy: don’t vote for the left or you 210 years ago in Iran; Hossein Shirzad has said, according to a in what analysts have described as a seismic shift in Bra- will end up like Venezuela. report published on corc.ir on Saturday. zilian politics. (Source: BBC)

Britain is practicing cyber-attacks that could black out Moscow The British government has been practicing Last week, British officials accused Mos- Russia has time and again denied the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). large-scale cyber-attacks that could cause cow of carrying out on the international chem- Western accusations, dismissing them as The suspected GRU agents were traveling black outs across Russia, British officials say, ical weapons watchdog, Organization for the “Russophobic hysteria.” in the Netherlands on Russian diplomatic amid an ongoing war of words between the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). Russia to summon Dutch envoy passports. two sides over a range of foreign policy issues. London alleged that the attempts to over cyber-attack claims Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also London has taken an aggressive line with hack the organization showed that Russia Elsewhere, Russia’s Foreign Ministry is commented on the issue on Monday, saying Moscow over the past months, accusing it was behind the March attack in Salisbury, reportedly set to summon the Dutch am- documents presented by the Netherlands of increased submarine activity near British during which ex-spy Sergey Skripal and his bassador to Moscow in connection with the on the matter were not proof of Moscow’s waters, poisoning a former Russian dou- daughter were targeted by Russian nerve Netherlands’ accusations of an attempted involvement. ble-agent and more importantly, carrying agent Novichok. cyber-attack by Russian nationals. Russia has denounced the Netherlands out regular hacking attacks against British British officials also charged that the “Due to the campaign of disinformation for accusing Moscow of attempting a cy- infrastructure. hacking attack was aimed at derailing a carried out in The Hague the Dutch am- ber-attack on OPCW. The Sunday Times first broke the news pending analysis of chemical weapons at- bassador will be summoned to the Foreign At the time of the alleged cyber-attack of the secret drills, citing unnamed officials tacks in Syria. Ministry on Monday,” Russian media cited attempt, the OPCW had been investigating familiar with the matter. The United States and more recently the a source as saying. an incident related to a former Russian spy “If they sank our aircraft carrier with Netherlands have also accused the Kremlin The Netherlands announced on Thurs- -- Sergei Skripal, and his daughter -- who were a nuclear-tipped torpedo, what is our re- of orchestrating similar cyber-attacks. day it had expelled four “agents” with the poisoned in the English town of Salisbury. Iran is recognized as the biggest producer of saffron with 85% sponse? There’s nothing between sinking their According to the report, British military Russian military intelligence agency (GRU/ Moscow last summoned the Dutch am- of the global share, Shirzad, who is also a deputy minister, noted submarine and dropping a nuclear weapon planners were also drawing up plans to use Main Directorate of the General Staff of the bassador Renee Jones-Bos along with the calling for enhancement of the spice export. on northern Kamchatka,” one official said. “irregular forces” in order to counter possible Armed Forces of the Russian Federation/ Swiss ambassador in September over what The head of CORC named “integrated planning” and “infra- “This is why cyber is so important; you Russian moves against the NATO (North GU/Main Intelligence Directorate/Glavnoye Moscow said were “unsubstantiated accu- structure development”, as the most important factors in the can go on the offensive and turn off the lights Atlantic Treaty Organization) military al- razvedyvatel’noye upravleniye) back in April sations” that Russian spies had attempted spice export. in Moscow to tell them that they are not liance in the Baltic Region as well as other for an attempt to hack into the headquarters to hack Swiss targets. One of the important tasks of the CORC is to strengthen and doing the right things,” the official added. parts of the world. of the Hague-based Organization for the (Source: agencies) utilize the capacity of agricultural sector in the country, Shirzad stated. Last year, the Central Rural Cooperative Organization of Iran, on behalf of the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad, put forward a policy to support farmers in the provinces of Razavi Khorasan Quebecers protest against racist measures proposed by new provincial government and South Khorasan and purchased 67 tons of various types of Thousands of people have staged an anti-racism rally in Legault’s Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) won 74 of Jewish activists present at the event also said the new saffron from them. the Canadian city of Montreal to denounce the policies pro- Quebec’s 125 seats in last week’s election. government’s proposed plans would create division in According to Shirzad, over 65 tons of saffron was sold in the posed by the newly-elected provincial government, which Shortly after the election win, the premier-elect vowed Quebec’s society. stock market and a significant amount was exported, as the gov- the protesters say would target immigrants and religious to press ahead with his plans, which would also see the CAQ “We are concerned about the CAQ election be- ernment has stepped in to modify the target market last year. minorities in Quebec Province. government cut immigration by 20 percent and expose cause they have been trying to divide Quebecers into Shirzad covered the joint and long-term plan of the CORC and Some 50 community groups, including members of the immigrants to mandatory “Quebec values” and French real Quebecers and immigrants,” said Scott Wein- Ministry of Agriculture Jihad in the support of saffron farmers the First Nations Indigenous community and anti-cap- language tests. stein of the Independent Jewish Voices during the and spice export. italist activists, marched through the city’s downtown Failing the tests could leave the immigrants open to demonstration. He then stated that development of saffron market in the on Sunday. deportation. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has cautioned stock exchange market is the prerequisite to the launch of an Local media put the number of protesters at around 3,000. A large number of Muslim families were among the the new Quebec premier against the policies he plans to international stock exchange market for saffron, appreciated The protesters voiced opposition to the proposal of demonstrators protesting to the anti-diversity measures pursue. mostly by saffron traders. right-wing Premier-designate Francois Legault, who seeks set forth by Legault. Trudeau has advised Legault to pay “careful attention” Iran’s stock exchange can act as a unique resource of saffron a law banning public servants in positions of authority from “Stop telling us to take off our clothes,” read a sign that to anything that could remove or fail to defend “the funda- pricing as it will clarify the price and quality for saffron in Iran, wearing religious symbols such as hijab, Jewish kippahs was accompanied by a hand-drawn picture of a woman mental rights of Canadians.” and reward the country with investors, the biggest investment and Sikh turbans. with her head covered. (Source: Press TV) ever, Shirzad concluded. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 14 WORLD SPORTS OCTOBER 9, 2018

Eriksen stomach injury may Three more claims against be ‘chronic’

Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen may have a “chronic” Cristiano Ronaldo are probed stomach injury, according to Denmark coach Age Hareide. Lawyers are probing three more claims against Cristiano The 26-year-old featured in Spurs’ first six league matches, Ronaldo after a model accused the star of raping her in a but has not played since 22 September. hotel room in 2009, it has emerged. Eriksen, given a chance to prove his fitness for Denmark’s One woman claims she was raped after a party, one says forthcoming matches, is unlikely to feature against the Republic she was ‘hurt by Ronaldo’ and another says she signed a of Ireland on 13 October. non-disclosure agreement with the footballer in 2009, ac- “Such an injury can be chronic, and it is true that Tottenham cording to a lawyer. also fears that,” Hareide told Denmark’s Canal 9. Other than the woman who claims she was raped, it is not “It is doubtful whether we will lure him to Dublin and make clear if the allegations relate to sexual misconduct. him play. I do not think that Tottenham is particularly interested The attorney representing former model Kathryn May- in that.” orga, whose rape allegations were published last week, said Asked whether Eriksen would be missing for weeks or months, he heard of claims from the three other women after one of he added: “I do not really know. You should ask our doctor.” them phoned him. Following the Uefa Nations League match against the Republic Talking about the woman who claims she was raped, the of Ireland, the Danes host Austria on 16 October. lawyer, Leslie Stovall, said: ‘I have had a call from a woman (Source: BBC) who claims to have had a similar experience [to Mayorga].’ He said he is probing the three other claims and told The Sun: ‘I am following up to verify this information.’ Mr Stovall declined to name the American woman, but Gabriel Jesus ‘not happy’ said he would hand her details to Las Vegas police who have reopened the 2009 case of alleged rape brought by Ms May- at Pep Guardiola penalty orga. It comes as more details of Ms Mayorga’s £287,000 non-disclosure agreement are revealed by German magazine decision Der Spiegel. The document was signed in 2010 and stated that she would receive the money in seven days. It also said Manchester City’s Gabriel Jesus says he was disappointed not to that if she contracted an STD, Ronaldo would take a test to take his side’s late penalty in the goalless Premier League draw rule him out or confirm him as the source. at Liverpool on Sunday. The agreement also quoted what it claimed was the victim’s The visitors were awarded a spot-kick in the 85th minute but police report, saying that she, crying, only named Ronaldo Riyad Mahrez’s effort sailed high over the bar. as a ‘public figure’ and an ‘athlete’ because she was scared. City forward Jesus had wanted to take responsibility but Juventus star Ronaldo, 33, who previously played for June 2009. She claims he invited her to his penthouse suite including the dress and underwear worn by Ms Mayorga on manager Pep Guardiola instructed Mahrez to step up. Manchester United and Real Madrid, has strenuously denied at the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and raped her. the night of the alleged rape, have gone missing. Mr Stovall “I would like to have taken it, I was confident, so I was not all allegations of rape and sexual assault. She reported the attack to police, but the investigation was also revealed that he is sending material and documents happy that they did not allow me,” Jesus said. He last week described Ms Mayorga’s accusation as ‘fake abandoned and Ms Mayorga claims she reached a £287,000 allegedly incriminating Ronaldo to Robert Buckland, the Mahrez has now failed to score five of his last eight Premier news’, adding in a tweet: ‘Rape is an abominable crime that settlement with Ronaldo in 2010 in exchange for her silence. Solicitor General, and to the Metropolitan Police. League penalties, while Jesus has missed two of his last three goes against everything that I am and believe in.’ Court papers obtained by The Mail on Sunday detail how Two women claimed they were raped by Ronaldo and for City. Regular penalty taker Sergio Aguero was off the pitch The allegations threaten a string of lucrative sponsorship lawyers for Ms Mayorga are seeking to overturn the settle- a friend in the penthouse of London’s Sanderson hotel in at the time. and marketing deals – and Ronaldo’s freedom. ment because they claim she was ‘bullied’ into signing it. 2005, but police abandoned the investigation when one of Jesus, who has scored two goals this season, revealed that Nike, with whom he has a reported $1 billion lifetime The documents alleged that in a leaked questionnaire the women recanted her story. Guardiola apologised to him after the game. deal, last week said it was ‘deeply concerned’. The sportswear completed by Ronaldo and sent to his lawyers, he admits to Ronaldo also denies those claims, but a number of MPs and “Pep spoke with me. This is part of football, sometimes these giant’s shares fell when the rape allegation became public. the assault, saying: ‘She said ‘no’ and ‘stop’ several times.’ women’s rights activists want police to reopen that inquiry. things happen. I will support Riyad if the manager chooses him Ms Mayorga, 34, met the footballer in a nightclub in Police in Las Vegas have admitted that some evidence, (Source: Daily Mail) again,” he said. Mahrez, who has three goals since joining from Leicester City Ex-Chelsea and England captain Terry Hamilton wishes ‘psychological war’ in the summer, put a brave face on his miss. “It is part of football, you have to go forward and stay strong. hangs up his boots with Ferrari had gone down to the wire Sometimes you score, sometimes you miss,” the Algerian said. “We are not just a team that wants to play and leaves big spaces, but we are a team who want to be strong defensively. It’s a good draw and we deserved to win.” The draw leaves City top of the Premier League on 20 points, level with Liverpool and Chelsea. (Source: Goal)

Arsenal sign new kit deal with Adidas

Arsenal have signed a new kit deal with German sportswear firm Adidas starting in July, 2019, the Premier League club said on Former Chelsea and England captain John years as a Blue. Fifteen major trophies. Lewis Hamilton hoped this year’s title fight onship lead of more than 25 points since Monday. Terry has decided to call time on his playing One of the finest careers of any English- would go down to the final race of the sea- the German Grand Prix in July, Ferrari’s Adidas will take over from Puma, whose five-year contract career after 23 years in the game. man in the history of the game. Enjoy your son after relishing his head-to-head battle performances around the summer break with the north London club expires at the end of the season. The central defender has been without a retirement, JT.” with Sebastian Vettel in 2018. suggested the title fight was far from over. British media reported the new deal is worth 300 million club since leaving Championship (second-tier) Captain Terry Hamilton took a fourth consecutive Up until the Singapore Grand Prix in Sep- pounds over five years until 2024. side Aston Villa following their playoff defeat Terry joined Chelsea in 1995 and made victory at last weekend’s Japanese Grand tember, Ferrari appeared to have the quicker A 60 million-pound per season deal would put Arsenal third by Fulham at Wembley Stadium last season. his England debut in June 2003, with Jose Prix and has all but put the championship car, and Hamilton took victories against in the most lucrative kit deals in football, behind Barcelona’s “After 23 incredible years as a footballer, I Mourinho making him captain at Stamford beyond Vettel’s reach, with the British the odds at Hockenheim, the Hungaroring contract with American company Nike and Manchester United’s have decided now is the right time for me Bridge when he took over as manager in driver able to claim the title if he leads a and Monza. with Adidas which are worth 140 million and 75 million pounds- to retire from playing,” Terry, 37, wrote on 2004. Terry captained his country 34 times Mercedes one-two at the U.S. Grand Prix He said those victories had been particu- a-year respectively. his Instagram account on Sunday. after first taking the armband in 2005. later this month. larly satisfying and that he is disappointed It signals the end of Arsenal’s five-year association with Puma He has been linked by British media “As a 14-year-old, I made my best and Hamilton’s championship lead has been that the title battle will not go down to the which came after two decades with Nike. with a managerial role at Villa Park as the biggest decision: to sign for Chelsea Foot- significantly bolstered at the last three races final race in Abu Dhabi next month. Arsenal last wore Adidas’s three stripes between 1986 and number two to former Arsenal and France ball Club,” he added in his Instagram post. after Mercedes started to outperform Ferrari “When we were having the race like 1994 during which they lifted two top-flight league titles. forward Thierry Henry following the sacking “Words will never be enough to show how from the Singapore Grand Prix onward. Monza -- for me, I loved that race. I would’ve British media reported that Puma is set to become the kit of Steve Bruce on Wednesday, with Villa much everyone at the club means to me, Asked if he felt he could claim credit for been happy to have had that every race supplier for Premier League champions Manchester City in a now struggling in 15th place. in particular the fans.” “breaking” Ferrari, Hamilton said it has following that. I honestly thought that we deal worth 50 million pounds a year from the 2019-20 season. Terry, a no-nonsense defender who won Terry was reluctant to leave Chelsea been a team effort: “I think together we can were going to have that. I thought that was (Source: Reuters) 78 England caps, left Chelsea in 2017 after but took up the challenge of trying to lead claim credit for applying the pressure, and how it was going to be, being that they 19 seasons at the west London club where former European champions Villa back ultimately maybe that’s what happens in were so strong at the previous two races. he won 17 trophies, including five Premier to the top flight, just missing out in the head-to-head battles with top competitors But they just lost a lot of performance, and League titles, five FA Cup triumphs and Wembley playoff. “I also want to say a huge -- eventually someone has to, even though then it’s been obviously a little bit difficult three League Cup trophies. thank you to Aston Villa for giving me the they’re still performing great, one of them for them. Of course, I would love to have Thai tennis umpires banned Terry also won both a Champions League opportunity to play at such a big club and can’t always be performing the same. the race right to the end. and Europa League winners’ medal although captain it throughout the 2017/18 season,” “It’s the psychological battle, war, that “Every single race, I want battles like for life he did not appear in either final, having he added on Sunday. we’re in. I think it’s collectively done from Monza and like the other ones that have been suspended for the 2012 European “It was a privilege to represent such a everyone. Everyone’s putting in 100 per- been like that. Those are the races that Three Thai chair umpires have received life bans after being Cup triumph and injured for the Europa renowned football club with great fans. cent, and everyone’s delivered time and I love, and I would welcome them more found guilty of match-fixing and betting offences. League success the following year. “I look forward to the next chapter in time again. I’ve been grateful to have also and more, but unfortunately it just isn’t Anucha Tongplew, Apisit Promchai and Chitchai Srililai ad- After he announced his retirement, my life and the challenges ahead.” delivered when the team have delivered.” the case.” mitted to betting on tennis matches at ITF Futures tournaments Chelsea wrote on Twitter: “Twenty-two (Source: Reuters) Although Hamilton has held a champi- (Source: ESPN) held in 2017, at which they were chair umpires. The trio also manipulated scores inputted into the official scoring system, for betting purposes. All three have also been banned from attending professional Boys rescued from Thai cave play friendly at World Cup stadium tennis events. The 12 Thai boys from the “Wild Boars” soccer team who were of thing helps so much.” The investigation was carried out by the Tennis Integrity rescued after being trapped in a flooded cave network in northern River Plate’s chairman, Rodolfo D’Onofrio said it was “won- Unit which, tasked by the major governing bodies, looks into Thailand played a friendly match on Sunday at Argentina’s derful” to see the two teams play against each other. corruption in tennis. Monumental Stadium, which hosted the 1978 World Cup final. “It’s emotional because the whole world was feeling with (Source: BBC) The boys, aged between 11 and 16, arrived at Buenos Aires them at the time,” International Olympic Committee president, on Friday after being invited by the International Olympic Thomas Bach said. “I was almost in daily contact with our IOC Committee (IOC) to attend the 2018 Youth Olympic Games, members in Thailand (during the rescue).” which are taking place from October 6 to 18. The boys and their coach were successfully rescued between The team was accompanied by the coach who also became July 8 and 10 after international cave diving experts evacuat- De Rossi suffers foot fracture trapped in the Tham Luang caves for more than two weeks ed them one-by-one. They hadn’t eaten any food during the in June this year. Wearing an all purple kit, the “Wild Boars” nine-day ordeal and drank murky water from inside the cave. Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi suffered a foot fracture during played leading Argentine club River Plate’s Argentina’s Un- “To see them now enjoying life and enjoying sport, it is a his side’s 2-0 win at Empoli on Saturday. der-13 team in a game that finished 3-3. great experience,” Bach said. De Rossi played the entirety of Roma’s trip to Empoli but As the team entered the pitch, they were applauded and “It is what sport is about. This determination to never give showed signs of discomfort early in the second half. given a guard of honor. “The boys are very pleased to be here staged the 1978 World Cup final where Argentina became up, to have faith that you can make it. So this was the main ANSA reports the midfielder underwent tests on Monday, which and very excited,” head of the Thai Olympic Delegation, Wera- champions for the first time after defeating the Netherlands 3-1. reason why we invited them here, because this was Olympic showed ‘a fracture to the fifth proximal phalanx in his left foot’. chon Sukondhapatipak said in a statement. “During the rescue “The best players in the world have played here, the best spirit at its best.” Aleksandar Kolarov picked up a similar problem before the operation so many people from around the world came to pop singers have sung here,” Buenos Aires’ mayor, Horacio Football’s world governing body FIFA had invited the boys Derby della Capitale against Lazio on September 29, although Thailand and collaborated to rescue them. They feel that they Rodriguez Larreta said. Larreta said the match shows how and their coach to attend the World Cup final in Moscow between he faced the Aquile and Viktoria Plzen, before sitting out at the owe a debt to everyone.” sports can promote peace and friendship “all over the world.” France and Croatia on July 15, but due to medical reasons they weekend. The boys were given a VIP tour of the stadium’s museum and “It is very powerful and a good example of what sports can were unable to go. (Source: Football Italia) changing rooms before the match. The Monumental Stadium do. You can feel the Olympic spirit across this city and this kind (Source: CNN) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y OCTOBER 9, 2018 SPORTS 15

Iranian athletes win seven Iranian referee to officiate FIVB Volleyball Club World more gold at Asian Para Games Championship IRNA — The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) invited Iran’s international referee Farhad Shahmiri to officiate in 2018 FIVB Volleyball Club World Championship. Shahmiri has previously refereed in Olympic games, FIVB World Championship and FIVB World League. He is currently present in Japan to officiate in 2018 FIVB Women’s World Championship. The tournament will run from November, 25 to December, 2.

Iran, Brazil friendly futsal match not canceled

IRNA — Chairman of the technical and development committee of Iran’s futsal said on Monday despite some press releases, Iran Vs Brazil friendly match has not been cancelled and it is highly likely to be held. In an interview with the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), Abbas Torabian referred to the recent rumors about the possible cancellation of Iran-Brazil futsal match, and said that the game has not been canceled and the futsal federation is in favor of holding the match. He went on to say, in a letter to the Brazilian Futsall Confed- eration, that Iran Football Federation announced the match is unlikely to be cancelled. The Brazilians have also been planning to hold the match which is of high importance to them, Torabian further added.

CAS lifts provisional suspension of Russian bobsledder Sergeeva

BERLIN (Reuters) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Monday it had lifted the provisional suspension imposed on bobsledder Nadezhda Sergeeva, one of two Russian athletes to fail doping tests at the Pyeongchang Olympics.

By Masoud Hossein Para athlete Alireza Ghaleh Nasseri won the gold medal his second gold medal in the Asian Para Games. The swim- at the Men’s Discus Throw F54/55/56 with 44.75. His coun- mer finished in first place, clocking 00:57.15. Uzbekistan’s TEHRAN — After swimmer Shahin Izadyar’s gold medal trymen Ali Mohammadyari (41.83m) and Jalil Bagheri Jeddi Li Dmitriy won the silver with 00:57.97 and bronze medal on Sunday, the Iranian athletes claimed seven more gold (37.14) came second and third respectively in the event. went to Indian Sanjay Patil Swapnil with 00:59.77. medals on Monday at the 2018 Asian Para Games. Ozra Mahdavikia won the gold at the Women’s 1500M Izadyar had won Iran’s first gold medal at the Men’s Iran sit fifth with six gold, two silvers and eight T12/13 with a time of 00:05:16.65. Indian Venkatesh Radha 100M Butterfly S10 on Sunday. bronze medals. claimed silver with 00:05:17.65 and Japanese Mitsuyo Amir Jafari Arangeh snatched a gold medal at the Sergeeva tested positive for the banned heart condition produce China are top winning 28 gold, 10 silver and 15 Matsumoto won the bronze with 00:05:17.98. Men’s Up to 59 kg. Jafari lifted 184kg on his way to gold trimetazidine two days before her race in Pyeongchang but CAS bronze medals. Zahra Bornaki won a bronze medal at the Women’s Long and his countryman Yousef Yousefi Pashaki won a silver said in a statement on Monday that the anti-doping violation Uzbekistan sit third with eight gold, three silver and Jump T45/46/47 with 4.51. Gold medal went to Uzbekistan’s after lifting 175kg. Vietnamese Phuc Nguyen Van claimed “likely resulted from a contaminated product.” one bronze medal. Kamolakhon Abdullaeva with 4.71 and Sri Lankan Karunathi the bronze with 161kg. Sergeeva finished 12th with Anastasia Kocherzhova in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games hosts Japan are fourth Amara Indumathi Lallwala claimed silver with 4.62. Iranian judoka atheletes also won two bronze medals women’s bobsleigh but her team were disqualified as a result of with six gold, 13 silver and 14 bronze medals. Behzad Azizi and Erfan Hosseini won the silver and in the Games. Meysam Banitaba at the Men’s Up to 60.00 the positive doping test. Sareh Javanmardi won a gold medal in the P4 - Mixed bronze at the Men’s Javelin Throw F12/13 with 65.62 and kg – Men and Reza Gholami at the Men’s Up to 66.00 kg CAS said Sergeeva accepted the result of the doping test at 50M Free Pistol - SH1 with 155.4 points. 58.17 respectively. Gold medal was won by Uzbekistan’s – Men finished in third place. the time, however she had since sought to have the suspension Indian Manish Narwal took silver with 154.0 and his Aleksandr Svechnikov with a throw of 67.92. At the Men’s Singles- TT 2 Hassan Janfeshan won a lifted. A final decision in the case would be issued “as soon as compatriot Singhraj S won the bronze with 153.4. Ali Omidi came third at the Men’s Javelin Throw F42- bronze medal. possible”, it added. Another Iranian para shooter Roghayeh Shojaei snatched 44/61-64 with a throw of 58.97. Indian Sandeep Sandeep Iranian sportspersons participate at the Games under Russians competed as neutrals at the Games after the In- a gold medal at the R2 - Women’s 10M Air Rifle Standing and Hetti Sampath Chaminda from Sri Lanka claimed gold the motto of “We Can Do It with Trust and Effort”. ternational Olympic Committee (IOC) suspended the coun- - SH1 with 247 points. Shooters from claimed silver and and silver with 60.01 and 59.32 respectively. Iran are represented by 209 athletes in the Asian Para Games, try’s Olympic committee in December, saying it had found bronze medals with 246.1 and 224.9 respectively. Aliasghar Javanmardi snatched a silver medal at the with 136 men and 73 women competing in 13 disciplines. evidence of an “unprecedented systematic manipulation” of Younes Seifipour went on the podium at the Men’s M en’s Shot Put F35 with a throw of 15.45. NORBE - Team Iran finished in fourth place in the past two editions the anti-doping system. Club Throw F32 with a throw of 30.16m. Oman’s Jamil KOV KHUSNIDDIN Khusniddin Norbekov from Uzbekistan in Guangzhou (2010) and Incheon (2014). The two positive tests in Pyeongchang ended Russia’s hopes Taaeeb Al Mashayekhi Mohammed came second, throwing (16.35) and Chinese Xinhan Fu (15.21) won the gold and The 2018 Asian Para Games are being held from October of being allowed to fly its flag at the Games’ closing ceremony. 29.11 and Mohammad Nasser from Kuwait claimed the bronze respectively. 6th to 13th at the Bung Karno Sports Complex in the capital Russia, which has repeatedly denied state involvement in bronze medal with 24.76. At the Men’s 100M Freestyle S10, Shahin Izadyar won city of Jakarta. doping, was subsequently readmitted by the IOC after all other doping tests on its athletes were negative. Iran’s Gelareh Nazemi officiates futsal match at Summer Youth Olympics SPORTS TEHRAN — Iranian Nazemi was assisted by referees from and will face Brazil on Wednesday. Ballon d’Or award nominees deskwoman referee Gelareh France and Italy. She is one of the three The futsal competition at the 2018 revealed Nezami officiated a futsal match between Asian referees in the competition. Summer Youth Olympics is being held at Dominican Republic and Cameroon at the Nazemi will be second official in the match Tecnópolis and the CeNARD, the first one 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. between Spain and Thailand on Tuesday. located in Villa Martelli, and the second one France Football is revealing the 30-man shortlist of Ballon d’Or Cameroon’s girls’ U-18 futsal team de- Furthermore, Iran boy’s U-18 futsal team in Buenos Aires. nominees throughout Monday, with the winner set to be an- feated Dominican Republic 9-1 on Sunday also started the competition on a high note. There are two tournaments, one for boys nounced in Paris on December 3. in the Games’ opening match. The Persians beat Solomon Islands 9-2 and one for girls. The last ten awards have been split evenly between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, but with Luka Modric recently honoured at the FIFA Best Awards, this could be the year that sees a changing of the guard. Review: Stars of tomorrow shine The Ballon d’Or has a complicated heritage. Between 2010 Kuala Lumpur: With Japan lifting the AFC U-16 Cham- missing out on a spot in the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup Peru. and 2015, it was unified with FIFA’s World Player of the Year pionship for the third time after defeating Tajikistan on Australia and Tajikistan bounced back in style following award to form one award, the FIFA Ballon d’Or. FIFA ended that Sunday, the-AFC.com takes a look at the teams who were their opening day defeats to march into the semi-finals to association in 2016 to form the Best Awards. dominant, impressed and showed promise. earn their spot in the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup Peru. However, the history of the Ballon d’Or means that it is still regarded Japan powered their way to the 2018 title, making them Both teams showed fighting spirit and tremendous te- as the most prestigious individual award a footballer can receive. the most successful team in the continental competition nacity to win matches - with Tajikistan beating DPR Korea Cristiano Ronaldo is in contention to win a third consecutive with three championships to their name. in the quarter-finals and Korea Republic in the semi-finals, Ballon d’Or as he was among the early nominees (revealed via The young Samurai Blue also have the most top four both on penalties. Australia showed their grit, overcoming France Football’s Twitter). finishes - nine in total, previously having won the title in Indonesia 3-2 in the quarter-finals but fell against Japan in Also included were Real Madrid pair Gareth Bale and Karim 1994 and 2006. Japan started their campaign as one of the the semi-finals.Despite their 1-0 defeat to Japan in the final, Benzema, who both scored in the Champions League final victory favourites, and advanced from the group stage easily, with Tajikistan players did their country proud by qualifying for over Liverpool in May. their only blemish being the goalless draw with Tajikistan. the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup - capping a historic moment English champions Manchester City are represented by Sergio Part of Japan’s success must be attributed to head coach with players like Mukhriddin Khasanov, Islom Zairov and Aguero, who became the first player ever to reach 200 goals for Yoshiro Moriyama’s ability to read his opponents well and Rustam Soirov to watch out for. the club earlier this year, and Kevin De Bruyne, who won the by replacing players for quick impact. Vietnam (1-1) and India (0-0) to finish top of their group. Korea Republic breezed through the group stage, defeating Playmaker Award for the most assists in the Premier League This was apparent in their three wins in the knockout Although they stumbled 3-1 against Australia in the Australia (3-0), Afghanistan (7-0) and 2016 champions Iraq last season. round. Against Oman, Shoji Tayoma came on to score a late quarter-finals, the young Garuda have a crop of talented (2-0). The young Taeguk Warriors faced a resilient India Liverpool also have two players on the shortlist so far, with winner. Jun Nishikawa changed the tempo and contributed players in the likes of Sutan Diego Zico, Mochammad Su- in the quarter-finals but carved out a 1-0 win. Alisson Becker and Roberto Firmino both making the cut, and to Japan’s 3-1 win over Australia and against Tajikistan, priadi, David Maulana, Andre Oktaviansyah and Brylian Their run, however, came to an end when they were the Chelsea pair of Eden Hazard and N’Golo Kante have been Nakano Ryuma provided the assist for Nishikawa’s goal. Negiehta Aldama. defeated 7-6 on penalties following a 1-1 score at fulltime named among the 30 as well. Alongside Tayoma, who netted five goals in the tournament, India got off on a winning note after Vikram Partap’s against Tajikistan in the semi-finals.Islamic Republic of Kante’s fellow World Cup winner Antoine Griezmann is one Nishikawa was equally impressive as Japan’s playmaker, late penalty sealed a 1-0 victory over Vietnam. India, like Iran came into the tournament with high expectations, but of two Atletico Madrid players shortlisted so far, while Harry scooping the Most Valuable Player Award. Indonesia went on to draw their next matches against IR the 2008 champions only found the back of the net in their Kane gets nominated after becoming the first Englishman to Indonesia had a dream start to their campaign when they Iran (0-0) and Indonesia (0-0) to finish second in their group final group game against Vietnam, winning 5-0 - after losing win the World Cup golden boot since 1986. shocked IR Iran 2-0 on the opening day with twins Amirud- The young Blue Tigers held their own against Korea their opener against Indonesia (2-0) and settling for a 0-0 Paris Saint-Germain forward Edinson Cavani and Real Madrid din Bagus Alfriki and Amiruddin Bagas Arriziqi finding the Republic, but finally conceded their first goal in the tourna- draw against India. goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois are among the other nominees. net. Fachry Husaini’s side then picked up draws against ment after Jeong Sang-bin’s 68th minute effort saw them (Source: the-afc) (Source: 90min.com) Prayer Times Noon:11:52 Evening: 17:55 Dawn: 4:43 (tomorrow) Sunrise: 6:06 (tomorrow) OCTOBER 9, 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 Editorial Dept.: Fax: (+98 21) 88808214 — 88808895 Iranian cities to host [email protected] Switchboard Operator: Tel: (+98 21) 43051000 Advertisements Dept.: Telefax: (+98 21) 43051450 Public Relations Office: Tel: (+98 21) 88805807 Subscription & Distribution Dept.: Tel: (+98 21) 43051603 www.eshterak.ir Distributor: Padideh Novin Co. festival of European films Tel: 88911433 ART Webmaster: [email protected] TEHRAN – Several desk Printed at: Rooztab - ISSN: 1017-94 Iranian cities will be hosting a festival of European films No. 18, Bimeh Alley, Nejatollahi St., Tehran, Iran P.o. Box: 14155-4843 opening at the Iranian Artists Forum Zip Code: 1599814713 in Tehran on Friday, the organizers announced on Monday. A lineup of 15 films from 15 European countries, including Austria, Germany, Greece, Italy, Switzerland, Greece, Hungary and Sweden, will be screened during the 8-day event. Iran’s Art and Experience Cinema will organize the festival in collaboration with the European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC). An EUNIC representative, foreign diplomats, and groups of cultural “Release from Heaven” figures and artists are scheduled to named as best animation attend the opening ceremony of the festival. at Universal Film Festival Austrian director Miriam Unge’s 2016 drama “Fly Away Home” and ARTTEHRAN – Acclaimed Iranian animated movie German filmmaker Raoul Peck’s 2017 desk“Release from Heaven” directed by Ali Nuri historical drama “The Young Karl Marx” Oskui has been selected as best animation at the Universal Film are among the movies selected to be Festival in Kansas City. screened at the festival. The film is about a female writer and teacher who accom- “Journey’s End”, a 2017 British film panies two of her students on an inner spiritual journey in a by Saul Dibb, and “People of Rome”, a war-torn country. 2003 Italian mockumentary by Ettore Scola are among the highlights. Also included are “Afterimage” by the celebrated Polish director Andrzej A poster for the festival of European films in Iran. Wajda, “Son of Sofia” by Greek director Slovenian filmmaker Hanna Slak. cities of Tabriz, Shiraz, Isfahan, Kerman will also be hosting several workshops Elina Psykou and “The Miner” by The festival will also be held in the and Babol. Tehran, Shiraz and Isfahan on cinema during the festival. Ali Qavitan says his new film traces Sohrab Sepehri’s mysticism ARTTEHRAN – Ali Qavitan, painter who was one of Iran’s most influential deskdirector of the acclaimed literary figures over the past five decades. movies “White Bridge” and “My Mother’s The shooting of “Sohrab’s Dream” is Blue Sky”, has said that his new film “Sohrab’s currently underway on location in Sepehri’s “Release from Heaven” by director Ali Nuri Oskui. Dream” traces the mysticism and philosophy hometown of Kashan. However, he plans to “Yochi” by Ilana Lapid from the United States was crowned of Sohrab Sepehri’s poetry. premiere it during the Fajr Film Festival, which best film while William Gonzalez from Columbia was named Speaking to the Persian service of IRNA will be held in Tehran during February 2019. best director for his “She, the Sergeant Matacho”. on Sunday, he noted that “Sohrab’s Dream” Sepehri (1928-1980) is second only to Romantic drama “The Death of Cupid” by Aza Declercq from is not a biopic and added, “The film is in poet Nima Yushij, who is known for his pure Belgium won the best foreign film award and “Poor Greg Drown- some way a revelation of Sohrab and also style of blank verse. ing” by Jeffrey Scott Collins from the U.S. received the award brings up the mysticism and philosophy of As a talented artist and a gifted poet, for best comedy. his poems.” Sepehri came to prominence with the pub- The award for best documentary went to Magdalena and “Sohrab was an avant-garde poet whose lication of his collection “The Water’s Foot- Joseph Reilly’s “Low White Sky”, which is about an exploration works will come under the spotlight in the fall” in 1965. of alternatives to current U.S. agricultural systems, focusing on future,” he added. His works have been translated into the permaculture, vertical farming and urban gardening. He compared himself to a writer who has English, French, Italian and Spanish languages. The Universal Film Festival was held from September 28 to 30. authored a book on Sepehri and said that His paintings have been the most expen- he cannot claim that his film entirely covers sive works sold at the Tehran Auction over everything about Sepehri. the past few years. Iranian cultural delegation He said that cinema is no longer able to Sepehri died of leukemia in Tehran in cover somebody’s entire life story in a biopic 1980. His grave is located in the courtyard visiting Oman but must make use of a series. Imamzadeh Sultan Ali ibn Muhammad Baqir Due to his striking resemblance to Sepehri, (AS) in the village of Mashhad-e Aradahal CULTURE TEHRAN – An Iranian cultural delegation is Qavitan himself plays the role of the poet and Bahareh Kianafshar (L) and Ali Qavitan act in a scene from “Sohrab’s Dream”. near Kashan. deskvisiting Oman, the Embassy of Iran in Muscat announced on Monday. The group headed by Majlis Library Museum and Documen- tation Center director Hojjatoleslam Ali Emad is in Muscat to Cartoonist Derambakhsh’s “Owl Land” attend the Seventh International Conference of Omani-British Relations, which opened on Monday. coming in sight at Tehran exhibit ARTTEHRAN — Celebrated Iranian Persian service of MNA on Sunday. deskcartoonist Kambiz Derambakhsh will Despite his previous works, the cartoons created for showcase his latest collection “Owl Land” in an exhibition, the collection do not seek to convey a specific message. which will open at Tehran’s A Gallery on Friday. “They are mostly decorative ones and depict beauty, The artist who is famous for his quick and simple works color and technique,” he noted. features owls in different positions in the collection that “People in our country believe that the owl is ominous, if is composed of 40 cartoons. it cries, one will die and if it laughs, it will bring happiness, “The owl is a topic reviewed in Persian literature for but in Europe, this bird is the symbol of happiness,” he said. years. Many private collectors collect owl sculptures and The gallery also plans to screen a documentary about many sculptors work on owl sculptures. Of course, it has Derambakhsh by Javad Atashkari during the exhibit. been for years that I have been working on these topics The exhibit will run until October 23 at the gallery located Posters for cartoonist Kambiz Derambakhsh’s exhibition with the central theme of the owl,” Derambaksh told the at 7 Ardeshir Arshad Alley, Azodi St., Karim Khan Ave. at Tehran’s A Gallery.

The director of Iran’s Majlis Library Museum and Documentation Center, Hojjatoleslam Ali Emad (R), and the chairman of Oman’s Busan: Ryuichi Sakamoto on tackling ‘Festival of Stanley’: touring Kubrick National Records and Archives Authority, Mohammed Al exhibition heads to UK Dhawyani (2nd R), meet in Muscat on October 8, 2018. animation for the first time BUSAN (Hollywood Reporter) — The LONDON (The Guardian) — A Stanley The delegation also held a meeting with the chairman of Oman’s Oscar-winning Japanese composer said Kubrick exhibition that has toured the world National Records and Archives Authority (NRAA), Hamad bin he was immediately drawn to the fact that from Germany to Mexico to South Korea but Mohammed Al Dhawyani, during which the expansion of cultural feature “My Tyrano: Together, Forever” never been to the country he called home is relations was discussed. was “a meaningful co-production between finally arriving in the UK. The conference will come to an end on Wednesday. South Korea, Japan and China.” The Design Museum in London has an- The animated feature “My Tyrano: nounced details of an exhibition next year Together, Forever” late last week had that will be devoted to the filmmaker. “Venom” launches to $80 its world premiere during the Busan Alan Yentob, a friend of Kubrick who “My Tyrano: Together, Forever” million, “A Star Is Born” International Film Festival (BIFF), drawing played a key role in getting the show to Lon- The director and screenwriter Stanley much attention among local industry people. of animated features, Sakamoto said he was don, said next spring would be a “festival Kubrick on the set of his film Barry Lyn- draws $42.6 million After all, the ambitious South Korea- a big fan of movies in general and tends to of Stanley”. don. (Sunset Boulevard/Corbis/Getty) Japan-China co-production marks Oscar- watch “anything that is interesting, without The show will mirror one which began He began working with Kubrick in 1969 LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) — The unlikely dynamic duo of winning Japanese composer Ryuichi discriminating whether it’s animated or at the Deutsches Filmmuseum in Frankfurt on his unrealized film “Napoleon”. It has “Venom” and “A Star Is Born” have livened up the fall moviegoing Sakamoto’s debut in the world of animation. live-action.” in 2004 and travelled to 16 cities across the become known as the greatest movie never season with the best October weekend of all time in North America. Sakamoto, who also traveled to Busan to However, he did say he had avoided world. It has never been to the UK, Kubrick’s made, but Harlan said an HBO TV series Tom Hardy’s superhero tale “Venom” grabbed $80 million at receive the South Korean festival’s annual animated film projects for a long time adopted home and the place he made most of based on Kubrick’s research for the film, 4,250 sites for Sony and Marvel while the Lady Gaga-starring re- Asian Filmmaker of the Year Award, said because he was more used to composing his films. The Vietnamese countryside around masterminded by Steven Spielberg, directed make of “A Star Is Born” earned an estimated $42.6 million at 3,686 he was immediately drawn to the project for serious live-action dramas (his last the Mekong Delta in Full Metal Jacket, for by the recently appointed Bond 25 director locations for Warner Bros. — well above pre-weekend forecasts. “because it was first and foremost a co- film project was “The Revenan”t, which example, is the Norfolk Broads; the bombed Cary Fukunaga, and written by playwright “Venom” smashed the record for an October opening, topping the production by South Korea, Japan and earned him a Golden Globe and a Grammy out city of Hue was created at Beckton. David Auburn, was close. $55.8 million launch of “Gravity” by 43%. China.” “The fact that the three countries nomination). He found it “challenging to The exhibition will borrow heavily from “What fascinated Kubrick about Napole- “Venom” also dominated at the international box office with were collaborating together greatly appealed create music that could be resonate with the Kubrick archive at the University of the on is that he is a modern character. Hugely $125.2 million, setting an international record for an October open- to me and I found it very meaningful,” he and be understood by a more diverse range Arts London and is coming together with charismatic, colossally successful, utterly vain ing. South Korea led the way with $16.3 million. told reporters during a press conference of people.” “But with My Tyrano, I finally the support of Kubrick’s brother-in-law and and foolish. He ruined himself and there was “Venom” and the critically acclaimed “A Star Is Born” were both on Saturday. faced the inevitable and took on the challenge executive producer on many of his films, nobody to blame but himself. Intelligence, able to draw effectively from beyond their core audiences. The strong South Korean producer Kang Sang- of overcoming this hurdle.” Jan Harlan. talent, charisma is no guarantee of success. domestic openings pushed the weekend’s total business to about $174 wook, who executive produced the film, Another difficult aspect of the project was Harlan said what was special about For Kubrick, it was a current affairs program, million, or 15% above the prior mark of $151.5 million set in 2015 said he had Sakamoto in mind from the that he had to compose with an incomplete Kubrick was that the work did not disappear. not a history lesson.” when Matt Damon’s “The Martian” opened, according to comScore. very beginning. “Simply put, I wanted to film. “When I was making the music, the film “His 13 films are all there. Paths of Glory is The new Napoleon may be different to Adrian Smith, Sony’s domestic distribution chief, told Variety create a fun animated film. But I wanted featured only [black and white] animated unrivalled, Dr Strangelove, unfortunately, Kubrick’s but that’s fine, said Harlan. “Of that the studio was able to overcome downbeat reviews by putting something that was not only fun but also silhouettes and there was no dialogue. I is as current as it can be; 2001 [A Space Od- course it will be different. Cary Fukunaga emphasis on “Venom’s” fun factor. “The idea was always to make sophisticated and high-quality.” had to resort to my own imagination to yssey] … we are as ignorant as ever about is a different director but a very good one, a film that all audiences could enjoy,” he added. Though not particularly a die-hard fan compose.” what is there.” he is a brilliant man.”