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Baghdad apologizes to Tehran for Iranian consulate attack TEHRAN – Iraqi Foreign Minister Mo- and their staff in Iraq, according to Press hammad Ali al-Hakim has apologized to TV. the Islamic Republic after rioters set fire Rioters stormed into the Islamic Re- to Iran’s consulate in the holy city of Najaf. public’s diplomatic mission in Najaf and During a phone call on Thursday, set it ablaze on Wednesday night. Hakim told Foreign Minister Mohammad Iran’s diplomatic staff evacuated the Javad Zarif that his country was committed consulate before the attack, IRNA reported to protecting Iran’s diplomatic missions on Thursday. 3 Iraq’s PM announces intention to resign Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi The statement did not say when he would announced his intention to resign Friday resign. Parliament is to convene an emer- after the country’s top Shia cleric called for gency session Sunday to discuss the crisis. lawmakers to reconsider their support for Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani earlier a government rocked by weeks of deadly urged parliament to considering with- anti-establishment unrest. drawing its support for Abdul Mahdi’s “In response to this call, and in order government to stem spiraling violence. to facilitate it as quickly as possible, I will The protests, sparked by widespread present to parliament a demand (to accept) anger over official corruption, mass unem- my resignation from the leadership of the ployment and failing public services, have current government,” a statement signed gripped Baghdad and several cities in Iraq’s nypost.com by Abdul Mahdi said. south. 13 EDITORIAL Ayatollah Sistani warns of plot to bring back ‘dictatorship’ ARTICLE Mohammad Ghaderi Iraq’s top cleric has warned that enemies of Iraq and plunge the country into internal strife and Ayatollah Sistani urges PMs to review Yusuf Abdullah Tehran Times editor-in-chief and affiliated groups in the country are plotting to then return it to dictatorship, so everyone must In his Friday sermon, Ayatollah Sistani Islamic scholar @ghaderi62 create internal strife and bring the country back work together to take away this opportunity from also called on “the Iraqi Council of Repre- from Nigeria to the “era of dictatorship”, an apparent reference them,” he added. sentatives [parliament], which the current to the former rule of Saddam Hussein. The remarks come two days after rioters, who government originates from, to review its How many people Addressing worshipers during Friday prayers have been wreaking havoc in various parts of options, given the difficult circumstances Yemen: Urgent in the holy city of Karbala, Grand Ayatollah Ali Iraq over the past weeks by infiltrating peaceful of the country and the apparent inability of were killed in recent al-Sistani urged protesters to prevent attacks on protests against corruption and poverty, stormed the relevant parties to deal with the recent need to end people and their property and distance themselves and set fire to Iran’s diplomatic mission in Najaf. two-month-long developments in protecting protests in Iran? from those committing such acts. Observers have expressed concern that the rights and preventing bloodshed.” genocide and “It is imperative on peaceful demonstrators incident is part of a larger U.S.-backed push to The council, the top cleric said, “is invited to s it was obvious from the be- that they separate their ranks from non-peaceful destabilize the country. act in the best interests of Iraq and protect the ensure justice done ginning, a complex scenario, individuals and cooperate on shunning sabo- A few months ago, the Lebanese Arabic-lan- blood of Iraq’s children and prevent the coun- A which had been designed long teurs - whoever they are - and not allow them guage daily newspaper al-Akhbar reported that try from slipping into a cycle of violence, chaos n the name of Allah Who states “And before to create unrest and insecurity to abuse peaceful protests to damage and at- Iraqi security sources have uncovered a plan seek- and destruction.” think not that Allah is unaware of what in Iran, was began by exploiting legit- tack the property of citizens,” a representative ing to install a military strongman favored by the Ayatollah Sistani further called on the par- Ithe wrongdoers do. He only gives them imate protests. of Ayatollah Sistani said as he delivered the top U.S. by creating a power vacuum in the country. liament to “accelerate the adoption of a set of respite till the day on which the eyes will The first phase of the scenario, which cleric’s sermon. The current provocations come amid two electoral laws meeting people’s demands as a fixedly stare” Q14:42 unfortunately caused a lot of damages, “The enemies and their levers, in order to months of widespread economic protects and prelude to a free and fair election that correctly May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon His chosen servant, our master was aborted by people’s vigilance and achieve their malicious goals, plan to spread chaos calls for political reform in Iraq. reflects the will of the Iraqi people.” 13 intelligence. Muhammad and his purified progeny. After the end of this dangerous cha- This article was written at the onset of os, the foe has seriously been pursuing 2019 by Allah’s mercy, when I extended a its second phase through its media good will message to all, with more prayers outlets. Yemeni forces down Saudi Apache helicopter and greater optimism to end the world’s This phase of scenario, which is based Yemen’s Armed Forces have downed a Saudi been fully destroyed and that its two Saudi crew wounded during the attack, Saree said at the time. incessant crises responsible for chaos and on “killing tactic” of the first phase, has Apache helicopter using “new technology” and members had been killed. Late September, Yemeni forces declared the bloodshed. It is unfortunate that those re- been launched by biased and untrue news have filmed the operation, the force’s spokes- “The Armed Forces will counter all hostile conclusion of a major military offensive targeting sponsible for these atrocities are hell bent and information. man has said. attempts until complete coverage for Yemen’s Saudi-led forces in the kingdom’s southern bor- on their heinous acts, hence a reminder and The main actors of this part of the sce- “Yemen’s air defenses have managed to down airspace can be provided,” he said. der region of Najran, killing at least 200 enemy the need for international community to act! nario are opposition media outlets which a Saudi Apache helicopter with a surface-to-air The development comes against the backdrop troops and capturing another 2,000, according “If JESUS were among us today, he are directly and financially supported by missile using new technology which we will un- of a string of major Yemeni military victories in to officials. would not spare even a single moment to sworn enemies of the Islamic Republic veil in the near future,” Brigadier General Yahya the past months. Two weeks earlier, Yemeni forces bypassed fight the leaders of despotism and global of Iran. Saree announced on Friday. Earlier this week, Yemeni forces claimed to the oil-rich kingdom’s foreign supplied air arrogance”. This was part of the statement A quick glance at the opposition TV “It was shot down this morning in the Majaza have successfully carried out a major drone and defenses and launched a highly successful of the leader of Islamic revolution in Iran, channels and personal accounts of the riot’s area facing [Saudi Arabia’s] Asir while carrying ballistic missile attack targeting Mukha port in attack on two Saudi oil facilities, temporarily Ayatollah Sayyid Khamne’i in relation to active elements on social media properly out hostile operations,” Saree said. Yemen’s southern province of Ta’izz. halting more than half of the country’s oil the oppressed people of Yemen. He also shows the extent of “psychological warfare” The spokesman added that the helicopter had Some 350 Saudi-led forces were either killed or production. 13 said “... in Yemen, the Saudi regime is they are carrying out. committing the crimes. But their accom- The most important goals of the wide- plice in crime is the US” spread psychological warfare in the second No doubt, Yemen attracts global at- phase are as follow: tention being the worst artificially created 1. Portraying a violent and anti-popular humanitarian crises. Despite the fact that image of Iran to form human rights cases. these atrocities against the poor Yemeni 2. Creating a safe zone for armed thugs people has not stopped, but some positive to disguise as people and keep plundering Tehran developments were recorded looking at the and committing crimes. level of condemnations and withdrawals 3. Breaking the bond between Irani- Symphony from arms deals with the butcher kingdom an nation and government, and making after the merciless murder of dissident people distrust of the regime. journalist, Jamal Khashoggi. 11 4. Intensifying maximum pressure Orchestra strategy and preparing the ground to surrender and ultimately change the Condolences government. performs at The huge amount of rumors and We just heard the sad news false news are circulating with the of the passing of Mr. Seifol- keyword of “killing people”, without Vahdat Hall lah Yazdani, the managing referring to the anti-security behavior Maestro Loris Tjeknavorian conducts the director of Asr-e Eqtesad of trained rioters. Tehran Symphony Orchestra during a con- Officials announced that the casualties Persian language daily. We cert at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on November offer our condolences to his of police, Basij and IRGC forces were three Asghar Khamseh 28, 2019. times more than those of ordinary people, The orchestra performed Tjeknavorian’s pieces family and pray that his soul and armed thugs killed many people with

IRNA/ “Sacred Defense” and “Peace and Friendship” rest in peace. hot and cold weapons that were not owned during the conert. Tehran Times management and staff by armed forces. 13 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 NOVEMBER 30, 2019POLITICSANALYSIS & INTERVIEWNOVEMBER 30, 2019 2

Commander: Navy on right Iran urges Europe to make more track to attain self-sufficiency

POLITICAL TEHRAN – Iran’s Navy commander high- desklighted his force’s capability to manufacture efforts to save nuclear deal most of key weapons and equipment, noting that the Navy is on right path of accessing self-sufficiency. POLITICAL TEHRAN — Iranian will not limit its stockpile of the nuclear fuel Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi, who was addressing a large deskDeputy Foreign Minister to 300 kilograms allowed under the deal. On and fervent congregation of worshipers participated in the Fri- Abbas Araghchi has said that the European that date (May 8) Iran’s Supreme National day prayers in Tehran, said, “The Navy, at the first step of the countries must make more efforts to save Security Council (SNSC) said if the remaining revolution’s 40-year-old path, managed honorably to assure the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as parties to the JCPOA, especially Europeans, security as well as materialize the Islamic Revolution’ ideals.” the JCPOA. devise a mechanism to protect Iran from the Commemorating November 28 which is the Navy Day in Iran, “There are still hopes for saving the nu- sanctions’ effect in the two-month deadline the commander said, “We have (successfully) entered in maritime clear deal, however, the issue depends on the it will reverse its decision. operational fields after building cannon-equipped destroyers, Europeans’ commitment to implementation But since European parties missed the missile-equipped destroyers and Moj class destroyers including of their obligations,” IRNA quoted him as deadline, on July 7 Iran announced that it Jamaran, Damavan and Sahand (inside the country).” saying on Thursday in an interview with Dutch has started enriching uranium to a higher “Dena destroyer will be unveiled in late January,” Khanzadi NRC daily. purity than the 3.67%, thereby starting the vowed. He said that the JCPOA is in conditions second step. “The Navy has been confronting maritime terrorism and pi- resembling an “intensive care” unit. Again, as Europe missed the second 60- racy in north of the Indian Ocean, the Aden Gulf, the Red Sea as Pointing to unilateral policies of the United day deadline, Iran moved to take the third well as international waters to provide security for the country’s States, he said, “We are suffering from sanc- step, removing a ban on nuclear research and economic activities including trade fleets,” the commander went tions and there must be practical ways for us development (R&D). on to say. to get rid of sanctions.” In the latest step, which was done on No- “Domestically-made equipment including the missiles that can In an interview with Arabic RT aired on vember 6, Iran started injecting uranium gas be fired from deck of submarines towards enemy’ targets have been November 12, Araghchi said that Iran showed into 1,044 centrifuges at the Fordow nuclear built in the country,” Khanzadi said, adding, “The Navy’s equipment “strategic patience” one year after the U.S. Iran has started to gradually reduce its certain circumstances, to stop complying with site. It was done at the presence of inspec- forced the enemy to stay away from the country’s borders and now withdrew from the deal and imposed sanc- commitments to the JCPOA in response to the the deal if the other side is out of compliance.” tors from the International Atomic Energy the enemies’ fleets have deployed 700 km away from our borders.” tions on Iran. United States which abandoned the landmark On May 8, exactly one year after the U.S. Agency (IAEA). He further laid emphasis on safety of the country’s waters, “We waited for a year, but their efforts deal in May 2018 and reinstituted sanctions. abandoned the deal, Tehran announced that This happened again after the Europeans adding, “Presence of the U.S., Britain, the occupying Zionist regime (European efforts) were fruitless and we de- So far, the Atomic Energy Organization of its “strategic patience” is over and began to failed to take a concrete steps to save the JCPOA. of Israel as well as their allies can’t damage the current security cided on May 8, 2019, to reduce our nuclear Iran (AEOI) has taken four steps to cut back partially reduce its commitments to the agree- Iran has said lifting ban on its oil export and and safety.” commitments step by step and to give diplo- commitments in accordance with paragraph ment at bi-monthly intervals. financial transactions are the main conditions Rear Admiral Khanzadi, in an interview on Tuesday, said “New macy a chance,” the senior diplomat stated. 36 of the JCPOA which “allows one side, under In the first stage, Iran announced that it to reverse its decision. Pirozan hovercrafts that are equipped with new missile and torpedo systems are being manufactured by navy experts.” The Navy chief said, “If one stands at the hovercraft’s deck, he cannot see the missiles which will appear only when they are Attack on Iran consulate in Najaf aimed Iran calls French FM’s remarks on ready to fire.” at damaging Iran-Iraq ties: diplomat nuclear deal ‘irresponsible’ Khanzadi said, “Our hovercrafts are also equipped with cut- ting-edged systems which enable the craft to fire torpedoes.” POLITICAL TEHRAN — Iranian had already been evacuated of its staff. POLITICAL TEHRAN — Foreign undermine efficiency of political initiatives for The Navy commander further said, “It is not necessary to send deskAmbassador to Masjedi noted that good relations deskMinistry spokesman full implementation of the JCPOA by all sides an aircraft carrier to face the enemies’ aircraft carries, instead a Baghdad Iraj Masjedi said on Thursday between Iran and Iraq has made certain Abbas Mousavi said on Thursday that French and for removal of sanctions.” force can use an effective submarine, including domestically-made that an attack on Iran’s consulate in countries in the region angry. Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian’s remarks He noted that Iran’s action in reducing nu- Qadir class submarine whose destructive torpedoes can force the Iraq’s holy of city Najaf was aimed at He called on the Iranian people to on the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, clear commitments is within the framework aircraft carrier to retreat.” damaging relations between Iran and practice self-restraint, noting that actions were “irresponsible”. of the JCPOA. The rear admiral added, “The Navy is also building heavy de- Iraq. done by limited number of rioters do Le Drian said on Wednesday that Paris is President Hassan Rouhani on November stroyers weighting 5,000 up to 7,000 tons which can ship across “Definitely, the objective behind not reflect actions of the Iraqi people. seriously considering triggering a mechanism 5 ordered the Atomic Energy Organization of oceans too.” setting fire on Iran’s consulate in Najaf is Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman within the Iran nuclear deal that could lead to Iran (AEOI) to start injecting uranium gas into damaging good and brotherly relations Abbas Mousavi has expressed disgust UN sanctions. advanced IR-6 centrifuges at the Fordow nuclear between two neighboring countries of at the attack and urged the Iraqi “Every two months, there is another dent (in enrichment facility. Leader reacts to Trump’s Iran and Iraq by certain foreign and government to “take responsible, decisive the deal by Iran) to the point where today we ask It was the fourth step by Iran to reduce internal elements in Iraq,” he said. and effective action against destructive ourselves, and I’m saying this very clearly, about its nuclear commitments in response to the unexpected visit to U.S. A group of rioters stormed into the agents and aggressors.” the implementation of the dispute resolution abrogation of the multinational nuclear deal military base in Afghanistan Islamic Republic’s diplomatic mission “Iran has officially communicated its mechanism that exists in the deal,” Euronews by the Trump administration and return of in Najaf on Wednesday and set it ablaze. strong protest to Iraq’s ambassador in quoted him as saying in a parliamentary hearing. previous sanctions coupled with inaction by POLITICAL TEHRAN – In reaction to the U.S. President’s They also replaced the Iranian flag with Tehran,” Press TV quoted him as saying Mousavi said, “These remarks were irre- the European signatories to the deal to offset desksudden visit to Afghanistan, Leader of the Is- an Iraqi one. Reportedly, the consulate on Thursday. sponsible and non-constructive and seriously sanctions. lamic Revolution underscored in his official tweeter account that such moves are nothing but insulting other nations’ independence and freedom. “The Americans enter a country, including Iraq, without any Iran wins membership in OPCW executive council permission. They neither go to that country’s government nor its POLITICAL TEHRAN – Iran along with 3 other Asian along with the Philippines, Pakistan and the Unites Arab This is while the U.S. and its allies over the past months capital city. They have their own military base there and go to their deskcountries managed to grab a 2-year period Emirates, all from the Asian Group, became members of attempted to block Iran’s membership in the council through base. It is meant that they insult officially the nations’ independ- membership in executive council of the Organization for the the council from 2020 till 2022. exerting pressure on Asian group. ence and freedom,” Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei underlined. Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). The four abovementioned countries had been introduced The OPCW executive council has 41 members from five President Donald Trump arrived at Bagram air base in Af- During the 24th annual conference of member-states to the conference of the member-states and the conference geographical groups and is considered as an executive pillar ghanistan on Thursday. of the organization in The Hague in the Netherlands, Iran, approved their membership. of the organization.

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‘Prosperity of no nation is Officials should apologize for recent problems, cleric dependent on outsiders’ suggests POLITICAL TEHRAN — Chief of the notion of talks with the U.S. as long desk POLITICAL TEHRAN — Mohammad Javad Haj Ali the Islamic Revolution as its illegal sanctions against Tehran desk Guards Corps (IRGC) has underliend the are in place. Akbari, an interim Friday prayer leader in Islamic Republic’s success in countering Following the U.S. withdrawal, Iran Tehran, says the officials should apologize to people for the Washington’s anti Iran sanctions, saying remained fully committed to the JCPOA recent problems caused by an increase in gasoline prices. prosperity of no nation is dependent on for a year, but announced on the anniver- Addressing worshipers, Haj Ali Akbari said in order to outsiders. sary of Washington’s bellicose move that reduce the tension, the officials should gain the trust of the “At this juncture, we are in a full-blown its “strategic patience” is over and would people, speak with them, apologize to them and alleviate global battlefield,” Major General Hossein gradually reduce its commitments to the their concerns, Mehr reported. Salami warned during a speech in the west- deal at 60-day intervals, which were de- ern province of Hamedan on Thursday. signed as deadlines for Europe to protect “The enemy thought severe global sanc- Tehran’s interests under the deal. tions would bring this nation to its knees So far, Iran has taken four steps in that but the nation is aware and knows that the regard. prosperity of no nation is dependent on In the first step, Iran removed cap on outsiders and that there is no recourse to its nuclear deal stockpile which was lim- save nations except independence,” Salami ited to 300 kilograms enriched to purity asserted, according to Tasnim. of 3.67 percent. In the second step, which He said the ambassador of a European started in July 7, Iran started enriching country recently gathered other envoys nuclear fuel to more than 3.67 percent. and called on them to tell their respective In the third step, which fell on September governments that the Iranians’ dependence 6, Iran removed ban on nuclear research on oil is ending so let them sell their oil. and development (R&D). And in the fourth “Therefore, we are getting through these step on November 6, Iran started to inject sanctions and soon we will destroy the uranium gas into centrifuges at the Fordow magic of our enemies,” he added. nuclear facility. U.S. President Donald Trump has adopt- Tehran has repeatedly said its measures He criticized the government’s approach in implementing ed a maximum pressure policy against Iran The policy includes sanctions on Iran’s At the same time, the U.S. president has will be revered as soon as Europe finds the gasoline rationing and price hikes, saying as a result of since he walked away from the nuclear economy, especially its oil exports, and bans pushed for talks with Tehran. practical ways to shield the Iranian economy the improper implementation of the plan, foreign-backed agreement, also called the JCPOA. on top Iranian figures and organizations. Iranian leaders have openly rejected from unilateral U.S. sanctions. elements took advantage of people’s peaceful protests. The cleric also warned that the enemies seek to abuse the people’s legitimate demands, as they have done so in other countries, to create unrest and riots in the country. Commander hails Iran’s deterrent power as source of ‘regional security’ He added that the enemies, including the United States, tried to interfere in the country under the guise of the peo- POLITICAL TEHRAN — Major General Moham- the world, Tasnim reported. ple’s protests after failing to directly confront the Islamic deskmad Hossein Baqeri, the Armed Forces Meanwhile, head of the Marine Industries Organ- Republic on the international stage. Chief of Staff, has said Iran’s deterrent power is a source ization of Iran has announced that a large number of Protests erupted in Iran on November 15 after the gov- of sustainable security and stability for the region. speed boats will be delivered to the Islamic Revolution ernment announced an increase in the price of gasoline, In a message released on Thursday marking the Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy in the next few months. a subsidized commodity that is still cheaper in Iran than National Navy Day, General Baqeri said friends and “A large number of speed boats will be delivered other countries in the world. foes acknowledge the Islamic Republic’s undeniable to the Guards Navy by the end of the [Iranian] year The proceeds from price increase is paid in form of cash deterrent and maritime defense power. (March 21, 2020) and we are also preparing a number subsidies to 60 million Iranians, who account for about He also pointed to the operation Morvarid in 1980, of vessels for the Police’s coast guards,” Admiral Amir 75 percent of the population. in which the Navy gained a major victory during the Rastegari said in an interview with the state radio on The rationed gasoline, which is 60 liters per month, is Iraqi imposed war on Iran, saying 40 years after the Wednesday. priced 1500 tomans (35 cents) and any amount beyond glorious operation, the Armed Forces’ deterrent power He also said Iran’s homegrown destroyer, Dena, will that is 3000 tomans (70 cents). has earned them a well-deserved reputation throughout be delivered to the Iranian navy by March 21. The calculation is based on the official rate of 4200 tomans per dollar. However, the value of dollar, due to the U.S. president’s strategy of “maximum pressure” against Iran calls for non-discriminatory Six European countries to Iran, is almost 2.5 times higher in the free market. Rioters damaged public and private property and put implementation of CWC join INSTEX banks, gas stations, and state buildings on fire. To control the situation, Iran blocked access to the in- ternet for days. However, most of the country’s internet access has been restored. Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said on Tues- day that 731 banks and 70 gas stations were set ablaze or damaged during the recent unrest in the country. “The rioters torched 731 banks to create problems,” Rahmani Fazli said. “Also, they damaged and/or torched 140 public places, 70 gas stations and 9 religious centers and burned 307 automobiles and 1076 motorcycles.”

Baghdad apologizes to Tehran for Iranian consulate attack

1 This is the second attack on an Iranian diplomatic mission in Iraq after its office in the Shia holy city of Karbala was attacked last month. Najaf Governor Luay Yasiri said on Thursday that 47 POLITICAL TEHRAN — Iranian in destroying its chemical arms before the By staff and agency global non-proliferation regime and a major police personnel had been injured during clashes with the deskDeputy Foreign Minis- deadline expires. Belgium, Denmark, Finland, the Nether- contribution to stability in the region.” rioters outside the Iranian consulate. ter for Legal and International Affairs Gho- Dehqani also pointed to the Sardasht lands, Norway and Sweden issued a joint INSTEX has been designed by the Eu- Meanwhile, a police official told the Associated Press on lam-Hossein Dehqani said on Thursday tragedy and the 22nd anniversary of a de- statement on Friday, announcing becoming ropean Union to facilitate legitimate trade condition of anonymity that one protester had been killed that non-discriminatory implementation of cision to make the CWC legally binding, shareholders of the Instrument in Support with Tehran. It was introduced on January and 35 others wounded after police fired live ammunition the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) saying the international aid for victims of of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX). 31 by France, Germany and Britain, the three to prevent them from entering the consulate. is essential. chemical attacks are “minimal”. “In light of the continuous European countries party to the 2015 nuclear deal. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi During a meeting with Director-General The deputy foreign minister for legal support for the agreement and the ongo- It was introduced long after the U.S. condemned the attack earlier on Thursday and urged the of the Organization for the Prohibition of affairs called on OPCW members to help ing efforts to implement the economic imposed sanctions on Iran and threatened Iraqi government to “take responsible, decisive and effective Chemical Weapons Fernando Arias, Deh- victims of chemical attacks through a fund part of it and to facilitate legitimate trade to punish any country or company that action against destructive agents and aggressors.” qani called on the countries to fulfill their set up to collect voluntary contributions between Europe and Iran, we are now does business with Iran. The Iranian spokesman also urged the Baghdad commitments over exchanging chemical for the victims. in the process of becoming shareholders INSTEX is supposed to be a finan- government to deal decisively with those behind the materials and equipment for peaceful uses. Elsewhere, he said that the CWC is an of the Instrument in Support of Trade cial channel and a special mechanism incident, and recalled the responsibility and duties of He also called for removing obstacles to international agreement and the Israeli Exchanges (INSTEX) subject to comple- for transferring money in spite of U.S. the Iraqi government to protect diplomatic missions trade among the OPCW’s member states. regime’s obstinate refusal to join the body tion of national procedures. INSTEX was sanctions on Iran. Its objective is to facil- and diplomats. Speaking at the 24th session of the Con- is the key obstacle to enforce the treaty established by France, Germany and the itate Iran’s transactions with European ference of the States Parties to the Chemical globally. United Kingdom in January 2019,” read companies. Weapons Convention (CWC) in The Hague Dehqani noted that Tel Aviv is in pos- the statement, published by the Foreign On March 20, Iran’s central bank gov- on Monday, he said the United States is a session of abundant stockpiles of weap- Ministry of Finland. ernor Abdolnaser Hemmati announced Iran closes western border threat to international peace and security. ons of mass destruction, calling on OPCW It added, “The nuclear agreement was that a mechanism similar to INSTEX has He called on the OPCW to enforce a member states to do whatever necessary to unanimously endorsed by the UN Security been registered in Iran, officially called the crossing with Iraq over unrest stricter monitoring of the United States force the Israeli regime to join the treaty. Council and is as a key instrument for the Special Trade and Finance Institute (STFI). TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iran closed its western Mehran border crossing with Iraq in the wake of recent unrest in Saudi diplomat threatens Iran with ‘worse’ after Najaf consulate attack the neighboring country, an official said. PRESS TV — A day after rioters set fire to Iran’s con- The Saudi envoy accused Iran of arming the Houthi Deputy governor general of Iran’s western province of sulate in the Iraqi city of Najaf, a high-ranking Saudi Ansarullah movement, which has been pushing back Ilam announced the closure of Mehran border crossing diplomat threatened the Islamic Republic with “worse,” against the Saudi-led aggressors. Iran has in the past as of Thursday midnight. Press TV reported. vehemently denied the Saudi charges. According to Mohammad Nozari, the border crossing On Wednesday night, a group of rioters used peaceful Nuqali also accused Iran of destabilizing Lebanon and has been shut until further notice to protect the lives of protests against government corruption and poor public Iraq, which are both dealing with anti-government unrest. pilgrims in the wake of recent violent protests and unrest services as a cover and stormed into the Islamic Republic’s The riots in Iraq are part of an ongoing wave of an- in Iraq. diplomatic mission in Najaf, setting it ablaze. ti-government rallies that Iraqi officials say have been On Wednesday evening, anti-government protesters Saudi Ambassador to Egypt Osama bin Ahmed Nuqali hijacked by certain players. brock out and set the Iranian consulate ablaze in Iraqi said Thursday that the incident was a direct result of Local authorities have yet to reveal the exact number southern city of Najaf, drawing condemnation from Iraq’s Iran’s regional policies and that Tehran should wait for of casualties in the consulate attack, which led to the government. more such attacks. imposition of a curfew in Najaf. Staff at the Iranian consulate evacuated safely before “What happened last night to Iran’s consulate in Najaf On Thursday, Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammad Ali the attack in Najaf, where was later placed under a curfew, was the result of what Iran has committed and they should al-Hakim called his Iranian counterpart to apologize for state media reported. wait for more reactions,” Nuqali was quoted as saying Baghdad’s failure to protect the mission against the arsonists. In a statement on Thursday, Iranian Foreign Ministry by Arabic newspaper Anba’a al-Youm. adding. “What unilaterally cut ties with Baghdad over its invasion of He told Mohammad Javad Zarif that Baghdad was Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi condemned the attack comes next won’t get any milder than this.” Kuwait under former dictator Saddam Hussein. committed to protecting Iranian diplomatic missions on the consulate, saying the Iraqi ambassador to Tehran Hailing what he described as brotherly ties between Nuqali repeated Saudi allegations that Iran was “dest- and their staff in the Arab country. has been officially informed of the Islamic Republic’s strong Iraq and Saudi Arabia, the envoy said Riyadh was ready to abilizing” other countries across the Middle East, includ- Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi protest over the issue. help “rescue” Baghdad and “rid it” of Tehran’s influence. ing Yemen where the Riyadh regime has been waging a condemned the attack earlier on Thursday and urged Iraq has been engulfed in protests since early October, Saudi Arabia reopened its consulate in Iraq’s capital deadly war since March 2015, killing thousands while the Iraqi government to “take responsible, decisive and as street protests in several cities continue over unemploy- city, Baghdad, in April, ending a 25-year hiatus after it destroying the impoverished country’s infrastructure. effective action against destructive agents and aggressors.” ment and poor public services. 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STOCK MARKET TEDPIX gains 6,233 points in a week TEDPIX 311230.1 IFX 4061.16 ECONOMY TEHRAN — TEDPIX, market. The power of this liquidity will prob- deskthe main index of Tehran ably bring new records for this market in Sources: tse.ir, Ifb.ir Stock Exchange (TSE), has increase 6,233 the second half. points, or 2.08 percent, to 311,230 during Meanwhile, based on the released reports the five working days of the past Iranian and data, Iran’s exchange markets witnessed calendar week (Saturday to Wednesday), fruitful performances and results in the past CURRENCIES Tasnim news agency reported. Iranian calendar year 1397 (ended on March USD 42,000 rials As reported, 14.263 billion securities worth 20, 2019). 77.307 trillion rials (about $1.84 billion) were IFX touched a new record high in the EUR 46,227 rials traded trough 1.894 million deals at TSE in past year, as it gained more than 100% to the past week. stand at 2,258 points on March 19, 2019. GBP 54,302 rials Meanwhile, the first market’s index has Also, the value of trades at Iran Mercan- AED 11,437 rials risen 3,117 points, or 1.41 percent, to 223,904 tile Exchange (IME) rose 52 percent in the and the second market’s index has increased past calendar year from its previous year. Source: cbi.ir 19,036 points, or 3.05 percent, to 643,262 In addition, in a move to tackle the U.S. at TSE in the previous week. sanctions on the country’s oil exports, Iran While lagging the parallel markets of Energy Exchange (IRENEX) held seven foreign currency, gold coin, and real estate rounds of offering crude oil during the COMMODITIES behind, Iran’s stock market hit a new record past year. Brent $62.92/b during the first half of the current Iranian Applying new financial instruments in calendar year (March 21-September 22), Iranian capital market was another achieve- WTI $58.05/b as TEDPIX closed at an all-time high of ments of the exchange markets during the OPEC Basket $63.92/b 302,103 points. the Iranian calendar year of 1382 (March its main index IFX gained 78 percent during past year, as Tehran Stock Exchange offi- It is while the index had stood at 178,000 2003-March 2004). the mentioned period of time. cially launched “futures” in mid-December Gold $1,457.85/oz points at the end of the previous calendar year. Also as reported, Iran’s over-the-coun- It seems that these markets will preserve 2018 for more risk management and IME Experiencing a growth of 74 percent dur- ter (OTC) exchange market, known as Iran their positive performances also during the launched “option” in early March 2019 in Silver $$17.01/oz ing the first six months of the present year, Fara Bourse, has experienced a noticeable second half of the year indicating that some an approach to diversify financing methods Platinium $902.00/oz TSE witnessed its best performance since positive performance during the first half, as huge liquidity is moving toward the stock for agricultural products. Sources: oilprice.com, Moneymetals.com IFX rises 80% since March Tehran hosting 2 intl. expos ECONOMY TEHRAN — IFX, the main index of Iran’s As reported, 28,500 billion securities worth 170.55 trillion deskover-the-counter (OTC) market, known rials (about $4.06 billion) were traded in the eighth month 1 The mentioned companies are active in a variety of also as Iran Fara Bourse (IFB) has risen 80 percent since the of this year. fields such as iron and steel, mines and mining, aluminum, in- beginning of current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2019), Some 1.764 billion securities worth 9.539 trillion rials (about dustrial furnaces and heat treatment, industrial refractories and Tasnim news agency reported on Friday. $227 million) were traded at the first market of IFB and 7.728 ceramics, molding and metallurgy. As reported, the value of trades at IFB has reached 4 billion securities worth 50.778 trillion rials (about $1.2 billion) quadrillion rials (about %95.2 billion). were traded at the second market of IFB in the past month. Meanwhile, the value of trades at this market has risen Operating under official supervision of Iran’s Securities 100 percent during the eight Iranian calendar month of Aban and Exchange Organization (SEO), Iran Fara Bourse (IFB) (October 22-November 22) compared to the same month of acts as a self-regulatory organization governing the activities the previous year. of its brokers and members. The company was established Also the number of trades at this market has risen 77 percent in 2009 and its transactions officially started in four market during the eighth month year on year. segments on September 28, 2009. IFX has gained four percent during the mentioned month Establishment of Iran Fara Bourse was one of the main from its previous month. The index stood at 3,950 in the last steps for developing capital market in Iran and diversifying day of the month. financial instruments traded in the securities market.

The printing and packing exhibition also covers a variety of India braces for shock GDP as Modi scrambles to spur economy areas including printing machines, packaging machines, encoders The bad news is getting worse for India’s econ- Taimur Baig, chief economist at DBS Group ment oriented sectors feeling the pain,” said performing currency in emerging Asia this and devices, export products sealing machines, and etc. omy and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is Holdings Ltd. in Singapore. “Production and Indranil Pan, chief economist at IDFC First quarter. The exhibition aims to provide a platform to showcase the exhausting all options to stem the fallout. sales are under pressure, and public spend- Bank Ltd. in Mumbai. “Continuing poor do- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman latest services and products to support domestic production, Data on Friday will likely show the econo- ing is running out of room due to poor tax mestic sentiment along with the lack of any said this week she’s not closing the door on and transfer knowledge and technology. my had its weakest performance last quarter collection.” demand uptake globally would ensure that additional steps to support the economy. She in more than six years, with the growth rate Friday’s eagerly awaited data will proba- any recovery process would only be gradual.” posted several times about the economy on dropping below the symbolically important 5% bly show gross domestic product grew 4.5% The Reserve Bank of India has already cut Twitter on Thursday, saying macroeconomic Russian trade delegation to mark. It’s a culmination of several months of in the July-September period from a year interest rates by 135 basis points this year to fundamentals are strong. visit Tehran on Dec. 11 downbeat figures, from plunging car sales to ago, according to the median estimate of 41 the lowest since 2009, with more easing to There is growing clamor for more tax cuts, shrinking factory output and an export slump. economists surveyed by Bloomberg. That come. The central bank is expected to look this time for individuals and on equities. Indi- ECONOMY TEHRAN – A 23-member trade delegation Having left much of the stimulus burden to would be the slowest pace since the March through the recent breach of its 4% medi- an stocks touched a record high this week as deskfrom Russia’s Samara City is going to visit the central bank early this year, Modi is now quarter of 2013. um-term inflation target and deliver another investors pumped in money on speculation Tehran on December 11 to attend a business forum hosted by taking bolder steps to reverse the decline. In India was the world’s fastest-growing econ- rate cut on Dec. 5. of more stimulus measures. Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agricul- recent months, the government has slashed omy until last year, posting quarterly growth The “onus is on the government to do “It’s a deep cyclical slowdown that the ture (TCCIMA). corporate taxes, set up a special real-estate rates of as high of 9.4% in 2016. A crisis among the heavy lifting,” said Devendra Pant, chief economy has gone into,” Chetan Ahya, chief As announced by TCCIMA portal, the delegation is comprised fund, merged banks and announced the biggest shadow banks -- a key source of funding for economist of India Ratings and Research, a economist at Morgan Stanley, said in an inter- of representatives of Russian companies active in various are- privatization drive in more than a decade. small businesses and consumers -- weak rural local unit of Fitch Ratings Ltd. He expects the view with Bloomberg Television. The economy as including agriculture and livestock, agricultural machinery, While authorities are committed to doing spending and a global slowdown have since government will miss this year’s fiscal deficit has been hit by several shocks in recent years textile, IT services, natural gas processing for electricity and more, the policy room may be narrowing. conspired to bring down growth steadily. target of 3.3% of GDP as it boosts spending -- from the taper tantrum in 2013 to demon- heat generation, environment-friendly vehicle systems, lighting “Domestic demand is displaying chron- Any recovery progress while tax revenue falters. etization in 2016 and this year’s trade war control systems, aerospace, wire and cable, casting, industrial ic weakness, with an apparent credit crunch The “nature of the slowdown is broad- The weak growth outlook and interest-rate -- making a strong rebound difficult, he said. equipment, oil, gas and petrochemicals, medical services, etc. afflicting wide swaths of the economy,” said based, with consumption as well as invest- cuts are weighing on the rupee, the worst (Source: livemint.com) B2B meetings are scheduled to be held with Iranian compa- nies’ representatives after the business forum aiming for the two sides to get to know each other and to discuss future cooperation. Malaysia records RM149b of approved investments in Jan-Sept 2019 Malaysia has become more selective in its investment agenda, Meanwhile, the primary sector contributed RM6.3 billion South Africa’s Eskom makes attracting quality investments in targeted ecosystems that are or 4.2 per cent of the total approved investments in January- interim profit on higher tariffs projected to have significant knock-on effects throughout the September 2019. domestic economy, said International Trade and Industry The mining subsector continued to lead with approved South Africa’s struggling state power firm Eskom made a 1.3 billion rand Minister Datuk Darell Leiking (pix). investments of RM5.9 billion, followed by plantation and ($88 million) profit in the six months to the end of September thanks to Malaysia has recorded RM149 billion worth of approved commodities with RM275.2 million, and agriculture with higher tariffs during the winter months when demand is greater. investments in the services, manufacturing and primary sectors RM135.1 million. But the utility predicted a 20 billion rand full-year loss for a second in the first nine months of this year. Foreign investments dominated the approved investments year running, as electricity tariffs are lower in the summer season in “This was 4.4 percent higher than the RM142.6 billion for the sector totalling RM3.3 billion while domestic sources the second half of the year, and spending on plant maintenance, debt approved in the same period last year. contributed RM3 billion. repayments and salaries will rise. “These investments involved 4,025 projects and will create “Despite the ongoing trade tensions pointing to slower Eskom’s fragility is one of the biggest challenges for President Cyril an additional of 93,841 job opportunities,” said Darell. growth, we will stick to the course and continue attracting Ramaphosa, who is trying to revive growth in Africa’s most advanced The majority of the investments came from domestic These projects are poised to generate over 38,800 employment strategic partners to invest in Malaysia. economy. sources, which contributed RM82.7 billion or 55.5 percent opportunities. “This will generate more spillover impact on the economy The company produces more than 90% of the country’s power but of the total investments. Out of the total, 72 percent or RM61.2 billion were from through the growth of the local supply chain ecosystems and has struggled to keep up with demand, leading to nationwide power cuts Foreign direct investments (FDI) represented 44.5 percent domestic sources and the balance of 28 percent or RM23.8 improvement of the Malaysian workforce,” said Darell. that have deterred investment. or RM66.3 billion. billion were foreign investments. As of September 2019, he said the Malaysian Investment Eskom does not generate enough cash to service its 450 billion rand “Total approved FDI in these three main sectors increased The manufacturing sector approved 671 projects worth Development Authority (MIDA) was actively negotiating 682 debt burden - equivalent to more than 8% of South Africa’s gross domestic by 6.5 percent to RM66.3 billion in January-September 2019 RM57.7 billion in the first nine months of 2019 compared with projects with proposed investments of RM37.6 billion. product - and is dependent on bailouts to remain solvent. from RM62.2 billion in the same period last year,” he said. 467 projects with investments of RM57.5 billion in January- These include 242 projects within the manufacturing Chairman Jabu Mabuza told a results presentation on Thursday that In terms of sectors, the services sector attracted RM85 September 2018. sector (RM26.6 billion) and 440 projects in the services sector Eskom’s financial challenges should not be understated. billion involving 3,299 approved projects compared with Domestic investments amounted to RM18.5 billion or 32.1 (RM11.0 billion). “We face the reality that the organization needs to borrow to service RM74.9 billion comprising 2,931 projects recorded in the percent, an increase of 81.7 percent from RM10.2 billion in 1MR to USD=0.24 USD. debt, our existing cost base simply cannot accommodate sufficient effi- corresponding period last year. the same period last year. (Source: thesundaily.my) ciencies to breach the revenue gap,” Mabuza said. Chief Financial Officer Calib Cassim said he hoped Eskom’s perfor- mance would improve from 2020/21 but more losses were probable. Eskom argues its financial position has been severely damaged by years of low tariff awards which have not allowed it to recover its costs, The eurozone economy is bottoming out as well as corruption under its previous management. With a U.S.-China trade deal expected and hopes that a hard price expectations fell in both industry and services, a sign Ramaphosa has ruled out redundancies at Eskom - a politically sen- Brexit will be avoided, financial markets entered the last that eurozone businesses still have little pricing power. sitive issue in a country with 29% unemployment - which has made it quarter in a rather upbeat mood. The underlying economic The latest batch of data gives the feeling that the econ- harder to cut costs. Eskom is holding talks with miners to try to reduce story is, however, a bit less straight forward. omy is still in some kind of purgatory, with the jury still ballooning coal costs. The European Commission’s Economic Sentiment out as to whether the next phase will be heaven or hell. The But the big unresolved issue remains Eskom’s debt. Indicator rose to 101.3 from 100.8 in October, and that good news is that the eurozone economy doesn’t seem to The government has promised bailouts of roughly 105 billion rand in was slightly better than expected. All sectors, except for be weakening any further. the 2019/20 and 2020/21 financial years. But analysts say a full-blown construction, saw a confidence improvement. However, But that doesn’t mean that a strong upturn is in the restructuring will be needed to make the utility sustainable in the longer term. there is no reason to get overexcited just yet. Despite the offing, certainly not in the short-term. That said, looking Officials and bankers are working on options such as swapping Eskom increase in economic sentiment in November, we are still at the monetary aggregates for October that there is hope debt for government bonds or moving the debt to a government-owned below September’s level. for improvement in the course of 2020. special purpose vehicle, but a decision on the preferred option is not The more cyclical business climate indicator even de- As a matter of fact, M1 growth, which is one of the better expected until the second half of next year. Execution of the debt relief creased to -0.23 from -0.20 in October. This chimes with leading indicators for the eurozone economy, increased to plan could only come in 2021. a further fall in the assessment of order books in the in- Employment expectations actually declined in all sectors, 8.4% in October from 7.9% in September. (Source: reuters.com) dustrial sector. which might have a dampening effect on consumption. 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Iran’s representative at GECF calls on GECF summit confirms Africa’s potential

members to counter U.S. actions The 5th gas summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) is convening in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea this week, attended by heads of state of GECF Member Countries and hundreds of ENERGY TEHRAN – Iranian Oil pertain to the world’s gas market, saying, African executives and leaders of the gas industry. As natural gas deskMinistry’s representative the fact is that as a result of recent devel- becomes a central pivot of Africa’s energy transition, the Summit at the 5th Summit of the Gas Exporting Coun- opments, gas prices have fallen and new will be supporting key developments shaping Africa’s natural gas tries Forum (GECF), which kicked off in exporters have emerged so the competition sector while bringing global attention to the contribution African Malabo, Equatorial Guinea on November is increased and consequently the risk and markets play in a growing global gas economy. 25, called on all members to stand against uncertainty about the future has also ris- Half of the Forum’s members are African, including Algeria, U.S.’s unilateralism, Shana reported. en, however gas still remains an important Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Nigeria and Angola, who was the The official stressed the need for stopping source of revenue for all the gas exporting last member to join in 2018. For these countries, gas represents U.S.’s unilateral sanctions against GECF countries. not only a key export commodity but also a resource with the members and noted that the U.S. govern- Attended by the Secretary General of potential to deeply transform local industries and economies. ment is using the sanctions as a weapon OPEC, Mohammad Barkindo, and heads against other nations. of states and energy ministers from Iran, “U.S. actions not only are limiting the Nigeria, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, fulfillment of our goals, but also endangering Venezuela, Angola and several other coun- the world’s energy security”, Mohammad tries, the 5th GECF Summit is being held Hossein Adeli said on Wednesday, during during November 25-30. the second International Gas Seminar under The event is aimed to gather all GECF the theme “Gas: Challenging the Status Quo, member states and gas investment leaders Creating a Sustainable Future”, which was to increase cooperation among leader gas held on the sidelines of the 5th GECF summit. producers. “The United States has gone to war with The previous GECF summits were held the right of nations to develop in recent imposition of sanctions and is trying to pre- terrorism”, he added. in Qatar, Russia, Iran and Bolivia, and the years with a kind of monopoly-seeking and vent nations’ development via economic He further mentioned some of the issues last of which was in held Bolivia in 2017.

Iran to develop Middle East’s largest gas storage facility As the world undergoes deep energy transitions towards cleaner and more sustainable sources of energy, natural gas has become ENERGY TEHRAN — National Iranian Gas According to the official, currently seven projects for central to African nations and global energy importers. While deskCompany (NIGC) has awarded the construction and development of natural gas storage LNG has already supported the growth of world-class industries development project of Shourijeh gas storage facility in facilities are underway in different provinces across the in countries like Nigeria, Angola or Equatorial Guinea, natural gas the northeastern Khorasan Razavi Province to an Iranian country. has also been able to power industries and homes across Africa. The company based on a build-operate-transfer (BOT) contract, He mentioned some of the projects saying, NIGC is development of a robust gas-value chain can not only help solve IRNA reported on Friday, quoting a senior gas official going to hold a tender for awarding the second phase of sub-Saharan Africa’s electricity shortage, but also bring power as saying. Sarajeh storage facility. to manufacturing industries and start-ups across the continent. According to the Head of National Iranian Gas As the first natural gas storage facility in Iran and With the gas presenting long-term investment opportunities Company (NIGC) Hassan Montazer Torbati, following the the Middle East, Sarajeh storage facility was officially and improved energy access, the GECF summit lands in Equa- development of the South Pars gas field and the increase inaugurated in January 2014 near Qom, 124km south torial Guinea at an opportune time for gas developments on the in the country’s gas production capacity, construction of Tehran. continent. and development of the country’s natural gas storage As one of the world’s top gas producers, Iran is planning The power of natural gas to create jobs, support entrepre- facilities has become a top priority. to expand its underground natural gas storage capacity to neurship and provide energy to local industries in Africa cannot Montazer Torbati noted that with the new storage ensure that enough natural gas is available during peak be under-estimated projects going operational, national gas network’s demand periods to avoid electricity supply shortfalls in The “GECF summit is organized for the first time on African sustainability and resilience will be increased, especially the future. facilities, Sarajeh and Shourijeh, is planned to increase soil, marking the growing importance of our continent for the in the cold seasons which are peak demand periods. According to NIGC plans, the capacity of the two storage to over seven billion cubic meters in near future. global gas value chain,” declared H.E. Gabriel Mbaga Obieng Lima, Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons of Equatorial Guinea. “Such summit and seminars are important to guide African nations in their transition to a gas-based economy. Only through such discussions can we keep growing as an industry,” added OPEC+ meeting brings potential volatility for crude oil prices the minister. By Joshua Mahony likely to bring significant market gyrations. Finally, there Substantial shares addedd is the question over whether partners such as Russia will Earlier this year, Dr. Yury Sentyurin, Secretary General of GECF Energy markets look set to kick into gear, with Organization remain collaborators, with a potential break off from the noted that member countries had added “substantial shares” to of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) scheduling additional nations likely to drive crude lower. total gas production in Africa, with a recorded 263 billion cubic their final 2019 meeting for this upcoming week. Preliminary Limited impact on prices meters to marketed gas production which accounted for 93 percent talks are undertaken by the Joint Technical Committee Overall, this meeting is likely to see the group either hold of the total gas produced on the continent. (JTC) on Tuesday, with the full complement of OPEC off or provide an extension which maintains the current Speaking to accelerated activities in Africa’s gas sector, in- ministers engaging in discussions by Thursday. Finally, status quo. Of course, either of those scenarios will have a itiatives such as the LNG2Africa led by the Equatorial Guinea the week will be wrapped up on Friday when non-OPEC limited impact on prices. However, examples given above government are crucial in bringing energy and natural gas, in nations join the talks to bring a final decision on output are largely detrimental to crude levels, with the only positive particular, to Africa’s power sector. for the forthcoming months. impact coming from a decision to decrease output further. With this, the continent is seeing world-class projects either This meeting seeks to build on the actions taken back in From a charting perspective, the weekly time frame come online or make significant progress towards development. July, when the OPEC+ group decided to restrict production signals the recent ascent from trendline support, with both In Cameroon for instance, Golar LNG launched the pioneering for a further nine months in a bid to shore up oil prices. price action and momentum gradually gaining ground floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project alongside off-taker With Brent standing 4% lower than the levels seen over the past two months. This comes as we regain ground Gazprom and Perenco. around the announcement, it evident that their action lost in the weeks following the attack on Saudi Arabian oil With recent FIDs, markets such as Senegal and Mozambique didn’t have the desired effect. However, to some extent facilities. The question is whether this is part of a long- are as also showing great potential in LNG. The same can be it did, with prices likely to have declined significantly winded recovery to continue the uptrend highlighted by this said for Nigeria where NLNG has been extremely successful and more should OPEC have increased output. Should the group decide to hold off, markets will be ascending trendline or simply a pause before we continue stakeholders are expecting to reach year-end FID on the train-7 Expectations for future demand and supply dynamics watching closely for a signal of what to expend in 2020. the downtrend evident since the October 2018 peak. expansion project and first gas by 2023. do not bode well for crude bulls, with OPEC lowering their Should they decide to extend the current production levels, On the daily time frame, we can see the recent ascent “The power of natural gas to create jobs, support entrepre- forecast for ongoing demand growth earlier this month. the length of such an extension will also be notable. slowing as price drops out of its ascending channel neurship and provide energy to local industries in Africa cannot On the supply side, the IEA predict non-OPEC nations to Should the extension occur at this meeting, many have formation. With the price failing to break significantly be under-estimated,” declared Nj Ayuk, Executive Chairman of add another 2.3 million barrels per day (bpd) to output. predicted a three-month shift in the end date to June into a new high over the course of November, there is the African Energy Chamber (EnergyChamber.org) and CEO of The OPEC members 2020. Should the decision come later, that deadline could clearly an element of consolidation or hesitancy on the the Centurion Law Group. This highlights the issue for OPEC members, with their be shifted back. bullish side of this story. (Source: businessghana.com) actions to elevate prices largely undone by the likes of the There are three scenarios which could see sharp market Finally, watch the four-hour chart for clarity over whether U.S. who continue to raise output and grab market share. movements for crude. we are due another decline or simply a continuation of The question for traders is what markets are expecting A decision to drop the current production restriction this recent uptrend. A break below the most recent swing Oil mixed amid slow holiday and where the big market moves could come. Firstly, would be the most obvious, with a ramp-up in production low of $62.03 would provide us with a bearish signal as markets do expect the current production quotas to be bringing a sharp decline in energy prices. we head into this latest meeting. Until that happens, the trade before OPEC+ meeting Next, we have the question of just where those production extended before long, yet it’s not known whether this uptrend remains in play. Oil prices were mixed on Friday in quiet trade with the U.S. (will come at this meeting or in the New Year. levels should be set, with a decision to raise or lower output (Source: ig.com.za نوبت اول decision N.I.S.O.C Thanksgiving holiday limiting activity, while investors awaited a meeting of OPEC and its allies next week that may result in the extension of an output cut agreement to support the market. Second Announcement 1398.5139 Brent crude futures LCOc1 were down 8 cents, or 0.1%, at ADB provides $250 million $63.79 a barrel by 0740 GMT. Brent futures are set for a slight to expand energy efficiency gain of 0.6% for the week, the fourth weekly increase, during NATIONAL IRANIAN SOUTH OILFIELDS COMPANY AHVAZ-IRAN N.I.S.O.C investments in India which prices have climbed 3.4%. NATIONAL IRANIAN SOUTH OILFIELDS COMPANYTENDER NO AHVAZ-IRAN. : 01-31-9680047 West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures CLc1 were up 4 cents, TENDER NO. : 01-31-9680047 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a or 0.1%, at $58.15 a barrel. National Iranian SouthNational Oilfields Iranian Company(NISOC) South Oilfields Company(NISOC) intends to purchase intends the to following purchase thegoods followingloan goods of $250 million as part of an assistance package For the week, WTI is set to gain 0.6%, the fourth weekly to Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a public increase, during which prices have risen 3.4%. sector energy service company, to expand energy effi- Next week’s meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Items Quantity Material Description ciency investments in India. Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies including Russia, a group “India’s energy efficiency potential is largely un- known as OPEC+, is high on investors’ list of things to watch. PARTS FOR “ BROWN BOVERI-SULZER” GAS TURBINE TYPE NS70 2242 tapped—amounting to possible energy savings of about The group has agreed to cut its output by 1.2 million barrels 17% of the country’s total power generated in financial per day through to March to support prices and analysts expect 50 NOS year 2019,” said ADB Principal Energy Specialist Mr. the agreement to be extended as U.S. production keeps hitting records. Vendors who intend to participate in aforesaid tenders are requested to send their “ Intention to participate” letter Jiwan Acharya. The “project will adopt proven energy efficient technologies to reduce electricity network losses “It is highly probable that the group will roll over the deal in via Fax to the following number along with their resume according to Qualitative Assessment Form no. 1, available at: and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.” its current form until at least the end of 2020, but we see limited WWW.nisoc.ir , not later than 14 days after the second announcement, otherwise, their requests for participation in the India has seen strong economic expansion over the scope for a new round of cuts, in light of uneven compliance and .tender will be disregarded last decade and a half, a period in which carbon dioxide diminishing returns,” Fitch Solutions said in a note. 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GLOBALTIMES — To refute US fears that Huawei would send sensitive data records to the Chinese government, German Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Peter Altmaier said on Sunday that “Germany still did not impose any boycott” on the US despite the US National Security East Asia at the glance Agency’s surveillance of German Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2013. Then, US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell hysterically fought back by saying that equating the US More countries are beginning to see U.S. double standards government action with that of the “Chinese Communist China might pose in a more rational way. Kissinger added, Party” was “an insult” to the US troops who “help ensure “When we started this relationship, it was a strategic one. Germany’s security” and “the millions of Americans There were differences at the beginning of the relationship. committed to a strong Western alliance.” He said there is Nevertheless, we’ve learned to live with each other for many “no moral equivalency” between China and the US. decades.” He was trying to say that both countries should First of all, Grenell’s remarks were an insult to China and treat bilateral relations from a strategic perspective, and the 1.4 billion Chinese people. It was an extreme statement should agree to disagree. In the current era, China-US full of discrimination against another kind of value, race relations play the most significant role for both countries’ and civilization. Indeed, it is not equivalent to compare diplomacy. Effective strategic management is thus needed China with a hegemonic and inconsistent government full of for the bilateral relationship.The China-US strategic dialogue double standards.Grenell was also insulting and despising should be promoted. The bottom line for future relations Germany and Europe by forcing European countries to needs to be drawn. The two sides should respect each other’s choose sides between China and the US. Washington has core interests and keep their strategic promises. been forcing Europe to divide on many issues, and this is The US should think carefully while trying to contain completely against European countries’ interests. More China. China has no intention to replace the US as the and more countries have seen US double standards: While world leader. However, Washington sees Beijing as a threat the US is hyping Huawei’s unfounded spying concerns, it due to its hegemonic mind-set and launched the trade war is also spying on its European allies. As time passes by, against the latter. Since China consistently follows the path fewer countries will follow the US. of peaceful development, the key to improving bilateral The US will insist on targeting Huawei worldwide. relations is in the hands of the US. However, Germany’s reaction shows that the results may China needs to have a clearer vision of the characteristics not be as optimistic as the US had expected. During the and features of today’s China-US relations. China needs Christian Democratic Union of Germany’s convention on to not only boost its confidence, but also give the US Friday and Saturday, Merkel said Germany should not enough time to reflect on its containment of China. The rule out any company due to political problems. Indeed, US needs to mature in terms of strategy during the process. countries should focus more on objective factors, such as Washington might not accept China’s rejuvenation now, companies’ technological security and standards, instead however historical logic has already proved that the most of ideology or political system. practical and feasible solution to deal with major power Despite US provocation of China-Europe relations, relations is through mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, China is determined to promote relations with Europe. and healthy competition. For example, Chinese President Xi Jinping and French Hong Kong needs to introspect its future President Emmanuel Macron expressed on November 6 which is a clear violation of Chinese sovereignty. Imagine if understanding of national interests or their interests, and With the pan-democracy camp capturing more than half their support for early conclusion of an ambitious and China takes action to interfere in the US presidential elections thus their attitude to oppose violence isn’t clear. In other of the 452 seats in the 2019 Hong Kong District Council balanced China-European Union investment agreement. or adopts a policy regulating how Canberra should treat its words, the issue hasn’t been addressed decisively. China elections, the city has come to a political turning point. It Many leaders from Central and Eastern European countries ethnic minority groups, will there be a strong backlash? needs to guide the Hong Kong situation toward healthy was an election held amid constant violence in the city. The have expressed their will to deepen cooperation with China. It is clearly not the time for China to reason with the US, development under the principles of Basic Law, but also result could be somewhat distorted, but the outcome can As Merkel said in 2017, Europe has to take its destiny in but to be rational in China-US conflicts. We must prevent must be prepared for the possibility the city could go astray. be seen as so-called mainstream public opinion. However, its own hands. more Hongkongers from being misled by US craftiness, The severity of the issue must be analyzed, whether it is out it also showed that level-headed thinking of the city is on China has never told Europe to follow China’s steps and which will eventually harm their interests. of control, or what the consequences would be, and so on. the wane. fight the US. It is the US that has been trying to rope in Washington is determined to turn Hong Kong into a The city’s rule of law has been destroyed. Undoubtedly, I don’t believe most Hongkongers would like to see European countries to oppose China. Washington should not new front to strategically pressure Beijing. Some beguiled this is a severe issue. Ending the violence and chaos is, first chaos continue in their city. They wish for change, but turn Europe into a battlefield of China-US disputes. This is Hongkongers have been taken over by the illusion that the and foremost, the responsibility of Hong Kong society. The their indignation and unwise choices would further push contempt for Europe.It seems that some US politicians can law could help their city gain a higher degree of autonomy, as protesters have staged a show against the country, which the city toward an abyss. The outcome of the election never get rid of their Cold War mind-set. But 21st century they imagine Beijing would be deterred by the US legislation, has excited the US and other Western forces as they think would mislead outsiders into believing that the so-called conditions are different from those in the Cold War era, and thus make major concessions that are not in line with it would cause trouble for Beijing. mainstream public opinion in Hong Kong is in favor of and today’s China is not like the Soviet Union decades ago. the Basic Law. The country’s control over Hong Kong’s constitution violence and confrontation while going against integration China is not a threat to any country. China and Europe are China’s key countermeasure against the law is to further hasn’t been affected. Rioters and their supporters have with the Chinese mainland. But what concerns me more victims of US hegemony and protectionism, and neither of clarify the fundamental rules of the “one country, two been unable to undermine it. The country’s armed forces is Hong Kong getting lost. them can bear multilateralism breaking down. When facing systems” principle, completely dispel Hong Kong radical could turn the situation at any time, but so far, there has The jurisprudence and fidelity to the Basic Law and “one the US government’s words and deeds, China and Europe opposition’s pipe dream to realize “absolute universal not been an urgent need for such action. The “one country, country, two systems” principle have not been established in must jointly maintain the free and open global investment suffrage,” correct their misunderstanding of the principle, two systems” policy is more complicated than first expected. Hong Kong, a city that still completely follows the “colonial” environment to deal with the challenges. and firmly repulse US assessments of the high degree of The fundamental reason today is how the global situation system under the common law and adopts practices consistent Superrich Bloomberg’s chances of winning autonomy in Hong Kong.We must leave no room for collusion is more complicated than it was decades ago. However, the with the West. This is one reason behind the results of the presidency not so rich and interaction between Hong Kong’s radical opposition issue remains an internal affair embedded in the policy’s latest district council elections. The Hong Kong government Michael Bloomberg, former mayor of New York City and the US government. They may act alone and bear the framework. Due to international interference, the city’s failed to deal with local youngsters according to the rule and billionaire media mogul, jumped into the race for the costs, but shall never dream of jointly coercing Beijing. affairs have become highly politicized among an evolving of law. The youth believe they can find justice by breaking Democratic US presidential nomination on Sunday, in a It is the Standing Committee of the National People’s global landscape. the law. From the 2014 illegal Occupy Central movement bid to “defeat [US President] Donald Trump and rebuild Congress that holds the power of interpreting the Basic Law A practical and realistic approach is needed to find a to the current unrest sparked by the now-withdrawn America.” of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). solution. If previous policies have proven to be outdated extradition bill, the political landscape of Hong Kong has Though he has entered the presidential race, Bloomberg Facing the US’ potential move to cancel Hong Kong’s special and ineffective, then it’s imperative that adjustments are been increasingly polarized and radicalized. may not aim to win the election, but to reunite the Democratic trade status with this law, Hong Kong society needs to made. We must face the situation of the “one country, two The central government promotes rule of law in Hong Party. He may seek to shift the party’s left-leaning ideology behave in accordance with the Basic Law on major issues systems” policy. It should not be assumed that a simple Kong but it cannot persuade Hongkongers to follow its and proposals to the center in an attempt to expand the and cooperate with the central government to offer no resolution is available based on Chinese mainland logic. lead as the “two systems” concept has been misunderstood. voter base of the party. The consensus between Bloomberg pretext for the US to use this law. If the radical opposition It’s abnormal for a modern city to ruin its modernity. Meanwhile, local groups’ appeal for “democracy and welfare” and the Democratic Party is defeating Trump and bringing interprets the Basic Law in an unconstitutional manner, The mainland needs to strengthen communication with targets the contradictions and demands of people under the party back to power. mainstream society in Hong Kong must stand up against Hong Kong, which is not an easy task. The mainland should Hong Kong’s capitalist democracy. If Bloomberg hoped to win the presidential election, he them and stop them. increase its level of intimacy with Hong Kong residents and Moreover, Western forces have been exercising influence would not jump into the campaign midway. US society and If Hong Kong society has force strong enough to resist reduce value differences through reform and concerted in the city, which makes some Hongkongers believe they even the Democrats may not approve of his unconventional constitutional arrangements, thus helping the US resort efforts.If China can take the initiative in its competition can challenge the “one country” principle. practices such as not participating in previous Democratic to its law and causing further damage to the city’s business with the US, it would build confidence among Hongkongers When China-US ties were better and the “two systems” debates and vowing to refuse political donations.In March, environment, it will be Hong Kong society’s misfortune. The and inspire them to love the country while making the were getting along with each other, Hong Kong enjoyed the Bloomberg announced that he would not run for president. city will suffer some pain and make necessary adjustments mainland more attractive from their perspective. benefits of globalization. But when the world’s two largest What changed his mind? The reason might lie in the seemingly to its economic structure. US should heed Kissinger’s warning on ties economies clashed and the globalization order is changing, low chance of a Democratic victory in the 2020 presidential Hong Kong’s special trade status is stipulated by the Henry Kissinger, former assistant for national security the city is facing an epochal puzzle - Where will it go? race. A national poll carried out days before the Democratic Basic Law, rather than awarded by the US. As long as the affairs and US secretary of state, spoke at the annual Gala The election result reflected a majority of Hongkongers’ primary debate on November 20 on MSNBC, a US television society sobers up and works hard with the motherland’s Dinner of the National Committee on US-China Relations misunderstanding of “one country, two systems” principle, network, showed that former vice president Joe Biden, support, no external forces can truly wield influence over on November 14 in New York City, warning a permanent the Basic Law, the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, Senator Bernie Sanders, and Senator Elizabeth Warren its destiny. conflict between Beijing and Washington would end in and the community of shared future for mankind. The were the top three candidates. In the meantime, the law also threatens to sanction “a catastrophic outcome,” which “will be worse than the citizens of Hong Kong have only come across anti-China None of the three candidates have charisma or attractive Hongkongers who do not cooperate with the US. This will world wars that ruined European civilization.” The remarks information in a world with freedom of information; they political proposals. Biden is generally moderate, but not good suppress neutral space for people with different ideas and received widespread attention among media, scholars and cannot perceive the changes in relations between China and with words. He may be more appropriate to be appointed as further tear the city apart. The only way to maintain the policymakers in both China and the US. the world although they stand at the pinnacle of globalization; vice president. Warren and Sanders, two left-wing candidates solidarity of Hong Kong is to resist US provocation and Kissinger is a key figure behind the normalization of they choose to wait and see and even run away when the of the Democratic Party, seem to be excessively underlining prevent more people from joining hands with the opposition diplomatic ties between China and the US in the 1970s, and Chinese nation is in a “golden era” of rejuvenation. populism. Many people in the US disapprove the Democrats’ for fear of US sanctions. Efforts to fight the forces colluding has since then devoted himself to fostering better ties between Whatever be the result of various elections in Hong far-left policies.Additionally, the party is also filled with with the US should be stepped up, and the corresponding the two countries. This background should be taken into Kong, the city’s autonomy and China’s sovereign right on internal squabbles. Going by all this, the Democratic Party laws need to be improved. There is no way to allow traitors account when analyzing his latest statement. The celebrated the city will never change. The Hong Kong opposition can has a high probability of losing the election.Bloomberg may to prevail and patriots to suffer. diplomat’s remarks are rational because he has grasped the continue to force public opinion and collude with foreign hope to gain the support of median voters by proposing “One country, two systems” is China’s independent essence of the new changes in China-US relations - with forces to achieve political goals, but it is the city - not moderate and inclusive political ideas. However, whether constitutional arrangement and US intervention damages the rapid development of China’s comprehensive strength, pro-establishment camp or the central government - that he can achieve this goal remains to be seen. its external environment. Hong Kong society should be the gap between China and US is narrowing fast. China has will suffer. It is hard to tell how much impact Bloomberg running for vigilant. To maintain “one country, two systems,” the become a potential peer competitor of US in many aspects. As Hong Kong tends to close its doors, it will continue president will have on Trump. The impeachment investigation Chinese mainland and the HKSAR need to work together. “There is no doubt many aspects of the evolution of China losing attraction for elites from the Chinese mainland has not yet hurt Trump’s reputation badly. Some of Trump’s Anyone who colludes with external forces to undermine are challenging to the US,” Kissinger said, adding “it never and the rest of the world. As a result, the city’s status as populist moves such as immigration control are popular “one country, two systems” must pay a heavy price. happened before that two major countries in different parts a financial hub and its reputation for higher education among certain Americans. The US economy has been doing Greater connection to the mainland would of the universe were in similar positions.” would be seriously affected. The window won’t be open well. US stocks closed at all-time highs on Tuesday. As the safeguard HK stability Kissinger’s latest remarks echo the opinion he raised too long for Hong Kong to seize the opportunity under the incumbent president, Trump seems to have more leverages The results of the Hong Kong District Council elections on multiple occasions in recent years: Both countries have framework of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater as well as a larger base of voters. have triggered online discussions among Chinese mainland changed, so have their relations, and there is no going back. Bay Area and the Belt and Road Initiative. Although the US-launched trade war against China has netizens, with many expressing their dissatisfaction. As In the meantime, Kissinger is acutely aware of the horrible After Hong Kong returned to the motherland, China has hit US business groups, Trump has gained the support the mainland has attached great importance to the Hong situation that current tensions between China and US will become the world’s second-largest economy and a power to of many unemployed blue-collar voters, who previously Kong situation, such online reaction is to be expected as lead to. Contrary to the view of John Mearsheimer, reputed shape the global order in the 21st century. Even if it positions supported the Democratic Party. mainland netizens are patriotic and hope the city can US international relations scholar, who believes China itself on the opposite side of the central government, Hong Democrats are known to represent the interests of recover. cannot rise peacefully and “there is obviously little room Kong won’t influence much of the country’s development. American middle class. It remains a challenge whether Mainland Chinese should view the Hong Kong situation for status quo powers in a world where states are inclined All walks of life in Hong Kong should calm down and Bloomberg, a billionaire, can make political proposals accordingly.First, the issue should be perceived from an to look for opportunities to gain more power,” Kissinger introspect after the district council election: Can violence without being seen by ordinary people as patronizing. international perspective. Hong Kong’s capitalist system believes that leaders from both sides can find a way to really solve the problem? Does Hong Kong’s future lie Furthermore, at the age of 77, Bloomberg is even older has linked it with the West in many aspects. The protests resolve the differences and avoid catastrophic consequences. in keeping distance from China’s national strategy and than Trump. His personal appeal to the electorate tends that were ignited by the introduction of the extradition bill His remarks are also quite constructive, since Kissinger system? Will its unconditional and unlimited trust in the to be limited as well. Overall, the prospects of Bloomberg’s is an internal affair.The demonstrations became devastating expressed his opinions and suggestions on China-US West really benefit the city? presidential race do not appear bright. due to the hardline strategy implemented by the US against relations in a relatively neutral perspective. As a person It is easy to forge “public opinion” by spreading fear Hong Kong society needs to jointly resist U.S. China. In this sense, dealing with the Hong Kong issue, to who understands China much better, he has faith in China’s and violence. However, it is also an obligation of elites to provocation a large extent, is equivalent to handling relations with the peaceful development path. Therefore, he did not point a educate and guide people to think rationally and jointly US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the US and the West. The challenge has grown bigger. China finger at China on what to do in ties with the US. figure out the best way to realize local interests. Regrettably, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act. This amounts must face this development and deal with the situation He mentioned that “it’s no longer possible to think that Hong Kong’s governing and cultural elites have abandoned to typical US interference in China’s Hong Kong affairs. with a firmer and more mature stance. one side can dominate the other” and both countries “have this responsibility. Being part of China, Hong Kong enjoys a high degree of Hong Kong affairs should be examined within the to get used to the fact that they have that kind of a rivalry.” No Hongkonger should be absent in the great discussion autonomy under the country’s governance. Washington has framework of the “one country, two systems” principle. His statement can be seen as a subtle reminder for US about the city’s future. How Hong Kong can better integrate no jurisdiction over Hong Kong, but the legislation tries to Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland have different policymakers that they should not tell China what to do like within the country is a topic more valuable than the “public legitimize its right to affect Beijing’s policies on the city, political systems. Some Hongkongers do not have a clear they used to and they need to deal with the challenges that opinion” trend in a specific election. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NOVEMBER 30, 2019 ANALYSIS & INTERVIEW 7 New revelations against Trump The will of uncle sam Ukraine’s gate adventure prevails in Bolivia TEHRAN (FNA) — Thanks to Washington’s orchestrated coup, Bolivia has fallen into the grips of political upheaval within a does not end! surprisingly short span of time. By Saeed Sobhani

TEHRAN — U.S. President Donald Trump has not done well in national and state polls in most of the polls so far. On the other hand, the new revelations against Trump in the Ukraine Gate case could make matters worse for him. Recent polls show that most US citizens are outraged by Trump in the Ukraine Gate case. No, the new CNN poll is not good news for Donald Trump on impeachment As CNN reported,A new CNN poll shows that half the country believes that President Donald Trump should be not only impeached Earlier this month, at least five activists supporting the return by the House, but also removed from office of Evo Morales died in a fierce clash with the country’s security by the Senate. forces, marking a new wave of unrest. A week ago, after alomost That result is being spun in some corners of 14 years of rule in the Andean nation, Morales abruptly submitted the internet as great news for Trump, because his resignation and flew to Mexico for political asylum. that 50% number is unchanged from a CNN “My sin was being indigenous, leftist and anti-imperialist,” poll in mid-October, the conclusion being that Morales said. the last 10 days of public impeachment hearings As Bolivia’s first indigenous president, Morales was seen as a have not convinced more of the public that the leftist icon and widely popular among the country’s indigenous President needs to go. population which had in the past been marginalized under the The peak of support for the impeachment colonial rule of the Spanish Empire. and removal of then-President Bill Clinton Before leaving, Morales emphasized that it was his responsibility in 1998 was 29% in CNN polling. That’s the to “prevent coup-mongers from persecuting my trade unionist highest that number ever went, despite the fact brothers and sisters, abusing and kidnapping their families, that the House Republican majority did vote call. As our man in Kiev explains, the contents Lawyers then said “multiple” whistleblowers early October, the details of text messages (some burning the homes of governors and legislators.” to impeach late that year! of the call proved to be a bit embarrassing for Mr had emerged. of which involved Mr Volker) were released. Demonstrations turned violent in the streets of Sucre, the Ditto impeachment sentiment for the two Zelensky when they were released.Not only were 6) Nancy Pelosi In one, he indicates a visit by Mr Zelensky to country’s capital after the Washington-headquartered Organi- presidents between Clinton and Trump. In a there a number of attempts to flatter Mr Trump, Who is she? Washington would happen only if he agreed to zation of American States questioned the legitimacy of Morales 2006 CNN poll, 30% of the public wanted but it appeared that Mr Zelensky was willing The woman who, as the Speaker of the an investigation into the Bidens.”Heard from win in the latest election, while offering no concrete evidence. George W. Bush impeached and removed from to open an investigation into Mr Biden’s son, House of Representatives, could hold the key White House - assuming President Z convinces Morales’ departure now leaves a power vacuum in Bolivia office; in 2014, 33% said the same of Barack at Mr Trump’s request.The big question - and to Donald Trump’s future in her hands. Trump he will investigate / “get to the bottom as his supporters took to the streets to protest the unelected Obama. (Unlike Trump and Clinton, neither one US investigators may be keen to ask Mr What’s her role? of what happened” in 2016, we will nail down Jeanine Anez – former president of the Senate. Since declaring Bush nor Obama ever faced any sort of formal Zelensky and his associates - is whether the call After Democrats retook control of the House date for visit to Washington,” the message said. herself president, many have casted doubt about the forces that impeachment investigation or vote.) (the two presidents’ first detailed conversation last November, Ms Pelosi resisted calls by some Another message shows he suggested what propelled her to the nation’s highest office. What those historical numbers tell us is that since the Ukraine election) took place with a within her party to start impeachment proceed- Mr Zelensky should say in a public statement. Shortly after Morales boarded the flight to Mexico, Luis Fer- for at least the last two decades, there is roughly pre-condition that the Biden case be discussed. ings against Mr Trump.That changed on 24 10) Gordon Sondland nando Camacho and his loyal followers ransacked his residence 30% of the country that is ready to impeach a 3) Joe Biden September, when she announced the opening Who is he? and broke into the Presidential Palace. A 40-year-old wealthy president (usually of the party to which they Who is he? of a formal impeachment inquiry, saying the The US ambassador to the European Union, lawyer from the country’s affluent Santa Cruz region, Camacho do not belong) at all times. The vice-president during Barack Obama’s president “must be held accountable”. appointed by President Trump. was the leader of the Santa Cruz Youth Union, a group espousing What makes the Trump number so remark- presidency for eight years, he is now one of the Why has Nancy Pelosi made her move now? What’s his role? a far-right ideology. able, then, is that 20% more of the public is frontrunners for the Democratic nomination Impeachment isn’t the same as a criminal Mr Sondland - a hotelier who donated $1m For long, Camacho as a member of Bolivia’s conservative elite now convinced not only that he should be im- for the 2020 presidential election. conviction, and it doesn’t necessarily mean Mr to the president’s inauguration committee - was has resented many policies and social programs enacted under peached but that he should be removed from What’s his role? Trump would be removed from office.If the appointed EU ambassador in 2018.He first came the leftist Morales administration, including nationalization of office -- despite the fact that, unlike Clinton, The fact that Mr Biden was, at the time of inquiry moves forward, the Democratic-con- under scrutiny after text messages surfaced that the country’s oil and gas. Bush and Obama when those CNN polls were the Trump-Zelensky call, leading polls to be trolled House of Representatives will vote showed him discussing an effort to put pressure on The newly acquired government revenue was then largely re- taken, Trump will face voters in a bid for a the Democratic candidate is the most relevant on any charges. If Democrats were to remain Ukraine.Mr Sondland gave closed-door testimony distributed to the underprivileged and lifted at least half a million second term in less than a year’s time. detail here. If chosen, he will be the man fac- united, the measure would be carried - and Mr to Congress in which he denied that military aid Bolivians out of poverty. In a country that has long been ruled by Now, it is fair to say that Democrats -- if ing off against Mr Trump for the presidency Trump would become the third president in US was withheld from Ukraine for political reasons. light-skinned descendants of the Spanish conquistadors, racism you gave them truth serum at the conclusion in November 2020. Polls have suggested Mr history to be impeached.But the proceedings But, in a major reversal, he later revised his tes- against the native population is deeply ingrained in the political of last week’s public impeachment hearings Biden would win in this scenario. would be expected to stall in the Senate, where timony and said he had told a Ukrainian official and social structure. Carlos Mesa was the frontman behind the -- believed they had hit a home run, and that In brief: Mr Trump alleges Mr Biden abused the president’s Republican Party holds enough that the aid “likely” hinged on the country opening opposition movement. As president from 2003 to 2005, Mesa polling would reflect that. That polling so far his power while in office. He suggests Mr Biden seats to prevent him from being removed from a political inquiry.It was a significant revelation continued the legacy of his ousted predecessor and represented hasn’t changed all that much is worth noting. put pressure on Ukraine to back away from office by a two-thirds majority. given that Mr Trump has denied using the aid as the interest of big businesses and multinational corporations. So that point is right -- for now. But it’s a criminal investigation that could implicate 7) Rudy Giuliani a bargaining chip. In 2005, he was forced to resign as angry Bolivians took to the also worth noting that we are in the immediate his son, Hunter (more on him later).The issue Who is he? On 20 November, in televised testimony to streets to protest the exploitation of the country’s rich natural aftermath of the hearings, and its findings may is that if Mr Biden was just a retired member The former mayor of New York and, most Congress, Mr Sondland said he was working gas reserves by foreign firms. In the latest elections, he came in not have fully seeped into the public conscious- of society right now, Mr Trump’s request to relevantly to this story, President Trump’s at the “express direction” of Mr Trump when second but still 10 percent behind Morales. ness just yet. And more importantly, whether Ukraine would be of little consequence. But personal lawyer. pressure was put on Ukraine to investigate According to leaked US government cables released by Wikile- it’s 50% or 51% or 55%, it’s noteworthy that a because Mr Biden is (for now, at least) one of What’s his role? the Bidens.He added that the president and aks, Mesa had meetings with the charge d’affaires of US embassy majority of the public wants the President gone. his biggest rivals for the presidency, it opens Mr Giuliani, one of Mr Trump’s most vocal Mr Giuliani had sought to condition a White in Bolivia where he discussed how to topple Morales. Yet, he is Don’t get so close to the painting that you Mr Trump up to claims he was working with a cheerleaders, has been central in pushing the House visit for Mr Zelensky on Ukraine publicly only part of a network of US affiliates inside Bolivia who helped can’t see the full picture. And that full picture is foreign power to influence the election. suggestion that the Bidens were involved in announcing a probe. carry out the will of Uncle Sam. this: 50% of the public believes Trump should “This isn’t about me,” Mr Biden said on wrongdoing in Ukraine. He has been speaking to Trump’s man in Brussels in eye of the storm As is, the history of Bolivia and Latin America is a tale of US be impeached and removed -- almost double 26 September. “It’s a tactic that’s used by this Ukraine’s prosecutors - past and present - about 11) William ‘Bill’ Taylor intervention. Just by looking at the Latin American experience, the amount who have said that about any of his president to try to hijack an election so we do the case since late 2018.In an interview with Who is he? the US definitely played a hand in the recent events in Bolivia. three most recent predecessors, including one not focus on the issues that matter in our lives.” the Atlantic, Mr Giuliani said he was simply A senior diplomat and the acting US am- The US has an extensive history of meddling in Latin American who was actually impeached by the House. 4) Hunter Biden “straightening out government” by calling for bassador to Ukraine. affairs and has been looking to overthrow the Morales adminis- Don’t lose sight of those facts amid the Who is he? investigations into the Bidens.”It is impossible What’s his role? tration for decades. In 2008, the US Embassy coordinated the narrow focus on whether the impeachment Mr Biden’s 49-year-old son, who has worked that the whistleblower is a hero and I’m not,” Mr Taylor told a private hearing that it was “media luna” coup that saw horrific racial violence as far-right numbers have moved since the last poll. That as a lawyer and lobbyist. he said. “And I will be the hero! These morons his “clear understanding” that the president groups in Santa Cruz attempted to gain autonomy with the help of foreign terrorist cells, according to cables released by Wikile- 50% number is both astounding and ahistorical. What’s his role? - when this is over, I will be the hero.” had withheld military aid because he want- Trump impeachment: Who’s who in the His part in this convoluted saga relates to his 8) Viktor Shokin ed Ukraine to investigate the Bidens.He also aks.”The North American empire doesn’t forgive that a left-wing Ukraine story? position on the board of Burisma, a Ukrainian Who is he? said that Mr Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy country, a socialist community shows the world that there is a As BBC reortrd,These are some of the main gas company, which he held for almost five years The prosecutor fired by Ukraine’s former Giuliani, was behind the drive to get Ukraine non-capitalist way of doing things with equality, dignity and players in a story that is becoming ever more from 2014.While Joe Biden was vice-president, government. to announce an investigation.Mr Taylor was identity,” Morales said in a recent interview with Al Jazeera. “But we will be back to Bolivia and join the fight to strengthen complex - and could see the president being Ukraine’s most senior prosecutor was investi- What’s his role? the first official to testify in public, televised, impeached. gating the company but was then dismissed. 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Hawaiian observatory captures Gigantic dust towers on Mars could explain how the red closeup of interstellar comet planet lost its water “The best chance to see it is during De- By Brooks Hays Sprawling towers of dust can reach heights of 50 miles during cember when it makes its closest approach global-scale dust storms on Mars, according to new research. Using the W.M. Keck Observatory’s Low-Res- to the sun on December 8 and the Earth Acting like a space elevator, the phenomenon might explain olution Imaging Spectrometer, a team of as- on December 28,” NASA reported earlier how water escaped from the Red Planet during its ancient past. tronomers at Yale University has captured new this year. “The comet will then be passing On Earth, storms tend to be highly localized events, but things imagery of the interstellar comet 2l/Borisov through the constellations Crater and Hydra. are a bit different on Mars. About once a decade, Mars experiences — the first closeup view of the alien object. At mid-northern latitudes, these are fairly a colossal dust storm that impacts the planet on a global scale. In addition to securing a closeup portrait of low and to the south about two hours before Known as planet-encircling dust events (PEDEs), these storms the comet, Yale scientists Pieter van Dokkum, sunrise. The comet will be much too dim to affect the planet’s weather for months at a time. Such a storm Cheng-Han Hsieh, Shany Danieli, and Gregory see without a telescope.” occurred in 2018—a massive global dust storm that enveloped Laughlin created an image juxtaposing the As the comet gets closer to the sun, it the entire planet, casting it in a dull yellowish haze and putting comet with planet Earth. is quickly evaporating, producing a bigger an end to NASA’s Opportunity rover mission. While Earth itself is much larger than and bigger tail. the comet’s body, it’s tail would dwarf Earth “Astronomers are taking advantage of Bo- if the two objects were placed side by side. risov’s visit, using telescopes such as Keck to “It’s humbling to realize how small Earth obtain information about the building blocks is next to this visitor from another solar sys- of planets in systems other than our own,” tem,” van Dokkum said in a news release. Laughlin said. The interstellar comet was first spotted Borisov is the second interstellar visitor by Gennady Borisov, an astronomer at the — after ‹Oumuamua — to be spotted by as- MARGO observatory in Nauchnij, Crimea, late tronomers. Scientists estimate hundreds of this summer. News of the comet’s discovery thousands of interstellar visitors are passing began to spread in early fall, and astronomers through the solar system at any given mo- began closely monitoring its path through ment, but most of them are too small and the solar system. too far away to ever be spotted by telescopes.

Two new research papers led by Nicholas Heavens from New device can capture, store energy from the Sun Hampton University and the Space Sciences Institute looked at an odd meteorological phenomenon that happens during these Engineers at the University of Houston have developed as great as 90 percent. At night, the stored energy was planet-wide storms: massive towers of dust that rise up into a new hybrid device capable of capturing and storing the recovered at an 80 percent efficiency. the upper atmosphere, with some columns reaching heights of Sun’s energy. The device, described Wednesday in the The device works by harvesting energy from the around 50 miles (70 kilometers). The new papers, published in journal Joule, could be used for a variety of purposes, full spectrum of light, harvesting as much as possible the Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences and JGR Planets, are including power generation, distillation and desalination. for immediate usage and storing the excess thermal providing new insights into these enigmatic dust towers and how Unlike, photovoltaic technology, which converts Sunlight energy in a unique molecular storage material called they possibly contributed to water loss on Mars. into electricity, the new hybrid device captures and stores norbornadiene-quadricyclane. Heavens and his colleagues studied a pair of PEDEs, one the Sun’s thermal energy. The synthetic material is not only very good at efficiently from 2007 and the one from last year, to learn more about Though photovoltaic solar panels have become absorbing and storing thermal, but is also — just as these dust towers, by looking at data collected by NASA’s Mars increasingly economical, they can only provide power importantly — efficient at releasing heat. The material Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). This satellite is equipped with when the Sun is out. Even in places where clouds are few, doesn’t actually store the Sun’s thermal energy as heat, a specially designed instrument, the heat-sensing Mars Climate photovoltaic technology can’t produce electricity at night. but instead stores it in molecular form, which reduces the Sounder that can penetrate through thick blankets of dust. The Around the clock reliability is one of solar power’s thermal losses that plague current commercial devices. scientists also looked at images of the dust towers taken by the major pitfalls, and a major concern as the solar power “During the day, the solar thermal energy can be harvested orbiter’s Mars Context Imager (MARCI). industry scales up production. The latest device could at temperatures as high as 120 degrees centigrade, about As the research shows, the dust towers are denser and more allow power producers to provide Sun-derived electricity 248 Fahrenheit,” study co-author T. Randall Lee, professor concentrated than the usual clouds of dust that exists in the “We combine the physics of molecular energy and latent around-the-clock. of chemistry at the University of Houston, said in a news Martian atmosphere, and they also climb much higher. These heat storage to introduce an integrated, simultaneous Researchers describe their invention as a hybrid device release. “At night, when there is low or no solar irradiation, gigantic, churning columns can occur when conditions are normal harvesting and storage hybrid paradigm for potential because it combines two technologies: molecular energy the stored energy is harvested by the molecular storage on Mars, but more of them form during PEDEs, according to 24/7 energy delivery,” researchers wrote in their paper. storage and latent heat storage. material, which can convert it from a lower energy molecule the new research. RELATED Researchers produce blackest black Current thermal energy harvesting technologies to a higher energy molecule.” These towers start on the surface as areas of rapidly ascending material to date mostly rely on optical concentration systems, which The technology allows the energy to be recovered at a dust, some as wide as the state of Rhode Island. Sunlight warms When engineers tested their hybrid technology on a are expensive and aren’t very efficient. Thermal energy higher temperature at night than during the day, boosting these clouds of dust, causing the plumes to waft upwards into the small scale, they achieved 73 percent efficiency during storage devices are more efficient, but they can’t effectively the device’s efficiency. Martian sky, in a process similar to how heat from condensing the day. At larger scales, the device achieved efficiencies store energy for very long. (Source: UPI) water vapor fuels thunderstorms on Earth. At heights of around 50 miles (70 kilometers), the towers can swell to sizes around the width of Nevada. During the disintegration phase, “it can form Dual motion helps cells keep Space travel makes the intestines more a layer of dust 35 miles (56 kilometers) above the surface that can be wider than the continental United States,” according to their shape permeable a NASA press release. To keep their shape, cells rely on two The lining of the human intestine prevents Unlike the storm observed in 2007, in which the dust towers different types of motion, according to a potentially harmful bacteria, fungi and viruses lasted for around a day or two, the 2018 PEDE produced dust new study. The discovery — detailed this that entered via consumed food from invading towers that lasted for nearly four weeks. week in the journal eLife — promises new other parts of the body. New research suggests (Source: msn) insights into the biomechanics of cellular spending time in microgravity weakens what’s health, insights that could reveal the origins known as the epithelial barrier. of disease. “Our findings have implications for our European Space Agency “Nucleolar malfunction can lead understanding of the effects of space travel to disease, including cancer,” senior on intestinal function of astronauts in space, agrees record budget to meet study author Alexandra Zidovska, an as well as their capability to withstand the assistant professor of physics at New York effects of agents that compromise intestinal new challenges University, said in a news release. “Thus, epithelial barrier function following their understanding the processes responsible When scientists measured the return to Earth,” Declan McCole, a professor permeability. European Space Agency (ESA) members agreed Thursday a record for the maintenance of nucleolar shape movement of nucleoli in live human cells, of biomedical sciences at the University of Researchers place epithelial cells in 14.4 billion euros budget, promising to maintain Europe’s place at and motion might help in the creation of they found the liquid drops perform a California, Riverside, said in a news release. a rotating wall vessel, a bioreactor that the top table as the United States and China press ahead and industry new diagnostics and therapies for certain correlated motion before two of them fuse Spending long periods of time in space keeps cells in a precise rotation, to simulate disruptors such as Elon Musk’s Space X present new challenges. human afflictions.” to form one large nucleoli. The nucleoli can negatively affect the health of astronauts weightlessness. The budget is split, with 12.5 billion euros ($14.1 billion) Until now, scientists weren’t sure how also perform independent motions that in a variety of ways. Under microgravity After 18 days in the vessel, the epithelial committed for three years and the full 14.4 billion euros over cellular components without membranes stabilize their shape. conditions, muscles and bones atrophy and cells had failed to form what scientists call five, representing an increase of some four billion euros on the keep their shape. The latest research The new analysis also showed the the immune system becomes depressed. “tight junctions,” the connections between previous spending plan. revealed a unique dual motion prevents smoothness of the nucleolar interface Previous studies suggest time in space can cells that ensure impermeability. Once “It’s a surprise, even more than I proposed... this is good,” the liquid drop-like cellular components ensures the nucleoli remains sensitive to impact human vision and the brain’s gray removed, the cells struggled to develop ESA head Jan Woerner told a news conference after ministers from mixing with the surrounding fluid genetic changes in the surrounding liquid. matter, as well as increase an astronaut’s proper tight junction patterns for an from the 22 member states met in Seville for two days. — a phenomenon known as liquid-liquid “Nucleolus, the biggest droplet found susceptibility to food-borne pathogens additional 14 days. Woerner said the funding pledges meant that ESA could run phase separation. inside the cell nucleus, serves a very like salmonella. Researchers published the results a full series of programs plus additional scientific work, citing The nucleolus, the largest structure important role in human aging, stress “Our study shows for the first time that a of their study this week in the journal moves to increase earth observation as part of efforts, among in the nucleus, facilitates a cell’s protein response, and general protein synthesis microgravity environment makes epithelial Scientific Reports. other things, to monitor climate change. synthesis. It is the most well known cellular while existing in this special state,” said cells less able to resist the effects of an agent “Our study is the first to investigate if “It is a giant step forward for Europe, fifty years after the moon component without a membrane. Zidovska. “Because nucleoli are surrounded that weakens the barrier properties of these functional changes to epithelial cell barrier landing,” said Jean-Yves Le Gall, head of the French space agency. “While the liquid-like nature of the by fluid that contains our genome, their cells,” McCole said. “Importantly, we observed properties are sustained over time following “We have beaten all records in terms of financial contributions,” nucleolus has been studied before, its movement stirs genes around them. that this defect was retained up to 14 days after removal from a simulated microgravity Le Gall added. relationship with the surrounding liquid Consequently, because the genome in removal from the microgravity environment.” environment,” McCole said. “Our work Germany made the largest contribution to the budget, at some is not known,” said Zidovska. “This the surrounding fluid and nucleoli exist For their study, scientists observed can inform long-term space travel and 3.3 billion euros, followed by France on 2.7 billion euros, Italy relationship is particularly intriguing in a sensitive balance, a change in one can the effects of acetaldehyde, an alcohol colonization where exposure to a food- 2.3 billion euros and Britain with 1.7 billion euros. considering the surrounding liquid — influence the other. Disrupting this state metabolite, on epithelial cells under both borne pathogen may result in a more severe The ESA is not a European Union body and so Britain’s position the nucleoplasm — contains the entire can potentially lead to disease.” normal and microgravity conditions. Alcohol pathology than on Earth.” as a member remains unchanged despite Brexit. human genome.” (Source: UPI) is known to increase gastrointestinal (Source: UPI) To reinforce that message, the UK Space Agency issued a statement recalling that Britain was one of ESA’s founding members, and detailing its commitments to a series of programs including Physicists say industrial bread dough kneaders need a redesign earth observation, 5G telecoms and monitoring space debris. Among the projects ESA highlighted were the first gravitational New research suggests the design of industrial bread dough simulated how air is worked into the dough matrix via different wave detector in space, LISA, and the black hole mission Athena, kneaders don’t reflect the physics of bread making. types of industrial kneaders. The simulations revealed the designed to “enable fundamental advances in our understanding High quality bread requires just the right amount of dynamics of gas exchange happening on the dough’s surface of the basic physics of the Universe.” kneading, which works air into the dough. Air develops and interior, and also showed how air pockets form and break ESA reiterated its commitment to the International Space the dough’s gluten network, which provides the bread up throughout the industrial kneading process. Station until 2030 and its participation in the Gateway project, structure. Too much kneading, however, can curb the “Previous works considered only the purely viscous the first space station planned to orbit the Moon. dough’s ability to absorb water, yielding a dense, tight properties of the bread dough and restricted their simulations “European astronauts will fly to the Moon for the first time,” bread that doesn’t rise. Not enough needing and the bread to extremely simplified geometries such as a concentric it said in a closing statement, and ESA will support a “ground- won’t be able to retain gas. cylinder setup,” said Germann. breaking Mars Sample Return mission in cooperation with NASA.” For the new study, published this week in the journal The model helped scientists understand why bread In telecommunications, ESA aims to help develop flexible satellite Physics of Fluids, scientists simulated the local mechanical dough tends to ride up the rod of electric mixers, and systems integrated with 5G networks, “as well as next-generation and microstructural changes that take place during the four also revealed ways engineers might tweak the designs optical technology for a fiber-like ‘network in the sky,’ marking a stages of the kneading process. of commercial dough kneaders. transformation in the satellite communication industry.” To start, scientists had to ensure their kneading model “Our computer simulations showed that vertical mixing Ministers also endorsed the transition to the next generation of reflected the unique physical properties of bread dough, isn’t as good as the radial mixing in the spiral kneader we launchers, the massive Ariane 6 and the smaller Vega-C, “and have which combines the characteristics of a viscous liquid and at the Technical University of Munich in Germany, said in considered in our work. In the future, mixing performance given the green light to Space Rider, ESA’s new reusable spaceship.” an elastic solid. a news release. “If you’ve ever used a kneader or mixer to may be enhanced by using a more highly curved spiral Going into the meeting, ESA officials had said the agency “Because of its elasticity, dough overcomes gravitational make dough in your kitchen, you’ve probably observed this arm or two spiral arms similar to kneading by hand,” was hoping to get increased funding to ensure Europe does not forces during kneading and moves toward the rotating rod, then phenomenon.” Germann said. lag behind. climbs up it,” study co-author Natalie Germann, researcher Using their model of bread dough physics, scientists (Source: UPI) (Source: msn) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 10 HERITAGE & TOURISM NOVEMBER 30, 2019

All anti-Iran propaganda is Iran proposes a world day for wrong, Canadian food and travel vlogger says

TOURISM TEHRAN — A Canadian-born food and ancient civilizations desktravel vlogger, who has visited several TOURISM TEHRAN — Iranian Iranian cities recently, believes that the whole anti-Iran desktourism minister on propaganda is wrong. Friday proposed a world day for ancient “There is lots of negative advertising about Iran in the civilizations as he was addressing the third world, but tourists after traveling to the country realize ministerial meeting of the Ancient Civili- that all of those are wrong,” ILNA quoted Trevor James, zations Forum in Beijing, China. also known as “The Food “Importance and influence of ancient Ranger” on YouTube, as civilizations over the modern world is so saying on Wednesday. great that I believe it should be marked each “I am ready to show my year as the world day of ancient civiliza- passport with Iran’s seal to tions,” CHTN quoted Ali-Asghar Mounesan everyone and the media is as saying on Friday. dividing the people of the Chaired by the Chinese Minister of Cul- world,” James noted. ture and Tourism Luo Shugang, the forum Speaking to the Iranian was also attended by ministers from India, news agency, James, who Iraq, Egypt, Armenia, Italy, Bolivia, Peru recently visited Iran to pro- and Greece, as well as a community of in- duce films about Iranian ternational tourism and cultural heritage food, tourism and culture, officials and experts. said, “I want to portray the “This forum lays a ground for exchanging culture of the Iranian people our views and ideas. And today, I am going so that people [all] around to take this opportunity to share my views the world [would] know how on [how to make the best] use of cultural hospitable the Iranians are.” heritage for realization of cultural diplomacy. “I would like to travel to As we all acknowledge, cultural heritage, tourism, and crafts in today’s challenging Iran again, of course, this Iranian tourism minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan (front 2nd L) addresses the third ministerial meeting of the Ancient world are [considered as] important tools time with a different per- Civilizations Forum in Beijing, China, November 29, 2019. spective.” for promoting and consolidating peace be- Trevor James, a food and trav- James, who traveled to tween [various] nations and communities.” “Some [of ancient societies and nations] solution because it could linking present tainties when international cooperation el vlogger known as “The Food the cities of Gorgan, Mash- The Iranian minister explained how an- could ensure peace and security and over- generations - especially young people to the for global problems like climate change Ranger” enjoys an Iranian stew had and Chabahar, contin- cient civilizations, which abstained from come the spirit of hegemony by the means dignity and identity they have in common, and growing inequalities is of paramount of spiced wheat and beef in Mash- ued that although my trip wars and respected for human values, could of [practicing mutual] understanding and and it can also play an important role in importance. had, northeast Iran, November may only be for acquaintance ultimately ensure peace and security. cultural interaction.” bringing nations together. The aim of the conference was to discuss 9, 2019. with Iranian cuisine, it was “The history testifies that human beings Mounesan emphasized that in today Ancient Civilizations Forum at the importance of setting up an Ancient also fascinating to see Iran’s have always faced challenges of their times. world “we” are still witnessing differences a glance Civilization Forum, examine best practices cultural and religious attractions. [However], both the emergence and ways of opinion and conflicts of interest. The formation and evolution of ancient of inter-cultural dialogue, describe initi- “The problem with street food in Iran is that they all of dealing with each challenge has been “Devoting attention to cultural and civili- civilizations and their great achievements, atives and propose joint actions mainly have nothing to do with local and traditional dishes.” repeated more or less in all historical pe- zational commonalities can bring countries ranging from architecture, philosophy and in the fields of academic and scientific The Food Ranger said “In some cases, the quality of riods and in all over the world.” closer together and bridge gaps between mathematics to medicine and astronomy, research, cultural diplomacy, cyberspace food is poor. However, street food has a large capacity to Mounesan added that though, some- them. So, in my opinion, the world today just to name a few, laid the foundation for and the new media with an eye on growth attract tourists.” times, some societies have overruled each needs, most of all, cultural closeness, em- the modern world as we experience it today. and human-centric development. Though there are many varied Iranian dishes but restau- other’s rights and challenged their own and pathy, discourse, and consultation; ones The heirs of ancient civilizations have The main areas of interest according rants in which to try these food are very limited, he added. others’ peace and security, the true victory that ancient societies were also benefited an obligation, indeed a mission, to preserve to the Forum are: the impact of ancient He lamented that “a long and difficult visa process” was was achieved by those societies and nations from in the past.” and develop this legacy for the benefit of civilizations on the modern era; civilization one of my concerns about traveling to Iran and this is a who abstained from militancy and respected He said that considering cultural herit- humanity. This is especially important in as a soft and smart power; and civilization big question for all tourists that why this process is [so] for human values. age from this perspective would be a right a period of rapid changes and great uncer- as an agent of economic growth. “time-consuming”. “The Iranian government must put a great deal of effort into facilitating and enhancing foreign tourist arrivals.” At the end, the Food Ranger said “I am happy and now can Iran’s prehistoric Hyrcanian Forest still unknown to many TOURISM TEHRAN — Iran’s UNESCO-registered cats) and golden eagles. And highlights also include recommend all my friends and followers to travel to Iran.” desk James is famous for his street food tours on YouTube, Hyrcanian Forest (also known as Caspian lushes flat-leaved species of trees, which according to which [averagely] have been viewed over 410 million times. Forest), dating back some 50 million years, is a unique place Qaemi, offer a genetic stock of these tree-types which He started filming his food and travel videos in March that is still unknown to many. have medicinal properties. 2013 and his channel has since grown to have over 3.2 Spanning from the south of Azerbaijan to about 850 Due to its isolation, the areas now protected by UNESCO million subscribers. km eastward to the provinces of Gilan, Mazandaran and are home to many endangered and endemic plant species Since then, he has filmed food and travel videos in Golestan, the Hyrcanian forests are witnesses of the ancient at a regional and local level. Malaysia, India, Turkey, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, forests of the world since they have survived between 35 and “One of them is the yew, a conifer native to the region and Singapore, and Mexico. 50 million years, Ramezan-Ali Qaemi, the director of the whose extract is used to cure some cancers,” Qaemi said. James is currently based in Chengdu, China, with his World Heritage in Golestan, told Spain’s Agencia EFE in an “Mediterranean cypress, with their elongated branches, wife Ting. They’ve been traveling around the world and interview which was released on November 28. are also used as medicinal plants. As for animals, tigers uploading weekly videos on YouTube since 2015. “There were similar forests in Europe and in areas of and lions would have roamed the forest in the past, but the former Soviet Union, but during the Ice Age they were have since disappeared.” completely lost. So that it could be said that the Hyrcanians The UN cultural body earlier in July designated the are the oldest (forests) in the world,” Qaemi noted. vast woodland as a World Heritage site, making it the ROUND THE GLOBE According to UNESCO, these forests are between second such Iranian natural site after Lut Desert, which 25 and 50 million years old. Their surface area was re- was granted the tag in 2016. Archaeological Area of duced during the Quaternary Period’s dramatic climate According to UNSESO, the forest contains the most changes and glaciations, and expanded again when the A view of the UNESCO-registered Hyrcanian Forest important and significant natural habitats for in-situ con- Agrigento temperatures stabilized. (also known as Caspian Forest) that spans from the servation of biological diversity, including those containing “Its extension is still considerable, blanketing around south of Azerbaijan to about 850 km eastward to the threatened species of outstanding universal value from the Founded as a Greek colony in the 6th century BC, Agri- two million hectares of rich fauna and diverse flora,” the Iranian provinces of Gilan, Mazandaran and Golestan. point of view of science or conservation. It also contains gento became one of the leading cities in the Mediterra- Iranian expert added. superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional nean world. Its supremacy and pride are demonstrated “The species of plants and animals present in this iconic Persian panther and endangered wild goat. natural beauty and aesthetic importance. by the remains of the magnificent Doric temples that ecosystem are incomparable with Europe.” Perhaps 100 The fact that there are carnivorous at the top of the Iran has always been a big player on the world cul- dominate the ancient town, much of which still lies hectares of the forests of Europe are comparable to one food chain, such as leopards, implies that there are also tural heritage scene, with 22 registered sites including intact under today’s fields and orchards. hectare of this forest.” herbivores and that ecosystem is appropriate for a range the main square of Isfahan, the capital of the Safavid UNESCO has documented the existence of over 3,200 of species to thrive, Qaemi added. dynasty, and the Achaemenid Empire’s architectural vascular plants and 58 species of mammals, including the Among the meat-eaters are also wolves, caracals (wild gems of Persepolis. 5 tips for India first-timers India is all these things, and more. How can it pays to take steps to avoid a dodgy tum. you possibly prepare yourself for the ultimate Never drink tap water, and steer clear of any travel plunge? Start with our tips for travelling food that may have been washed in it. As a to India for the first time! precaution, avoid ice, ice cream, and salads Looking to leave the tourist crowds in and fruit you haven’t just peeled yourself. your wake? See our guide to getting off the It’s also wise to let your stomach accli- beaten track in India. matise for a few days before launching into a Keep your cool mega-spicy street food feast, and whenever As well as its beauty and wonder, India buying street food, apply the same assess- The archaeological Area of Agrigento, the Valley of has an often deserved reputation for touts, ment of cleanliness standards as you would the Temples, lies on the southern coast of Sicily, Italy. scams, and other hassles. There are ways anywhere: are the owners freshly cooking It covers the vast territory of the ancient polis, from you can reduce the chances of being over- the food or has it been standing there for a the Rupe Atenea to the acropolis of the original ancient charged or cheated, but you will have a few while? Is the stall busy with lots of customers city, as well as to the sacred hill on which stand the main encounters with scammers on your trip, so or only attracting hoards of flies? Doric temples and up to the extramural necropolis. keep your wits about you and remember Chaotic, bamboozling, intoxicating, crazy, Selected excavated areas reveal the late Hellenistic that deals that sound too good to be true exasperating, wonderful, squalid, beautiful, and Roman town and the burial practices of its early usually are. In particular, be wary of taxi daunting, overwhelming, and fantastic. Christian inhabitants. and rickshaw drivers who insist on taking India is all these things, and more. How Agrigento has a special place among classical sites you to specific hotels, shops or travel agen- can you possibly prepare yourself for the in the history of the ancient world because of the way cies – the cost of their commission will be ultimate travel plunge? Start with our tips in which its original site, typical of Greek colonial set- added to your bill. for travelling to India for the first time! tlements, has been preserved, as well as the substantial The single most important piece of advice many as possible. Seeing one or two places point of saturation. Pick the perfect route remains of a group of buildings from an early period for any India first-timer is to try to remain slowly can be much more rewarding than Fortunately, India has plenty of quiet re- India packs a lot into a massive space, that were not overlain by later structures or converted calm, no matter what. Frustrations boil over getting round loads of places but not having treats, so plan some relaxing escapes into and you’ll never have time to see it all on one to suit later tastes and cults. easily in India, and being able to control them, time to appreciate any of them. your journey. To keep your batteries charged, trip. Think about what interests you, what The archaeological area of Agrigento includes all take a deep breath and move on, is key to Spend a few days in one spot and you’ll spend some days or weeks in a city, followed by you like doing and how much time you have, the essential elements that contribute to the justifi- enjoying your time here. If you’re getting be less stressed, gain a deeper understand- some downtime in the countryside or smaller and tailor your trip accordingly. cation of its Outstanding Universal Value. The site stressed about losing some money or be- ing of where you are, and have more time town. For inner (and outer) peace, head south Be realistic about how much you can fit in. boundary includes the entire territory of the ancient ing scammed, take a moment to consider to get to know the people you meet – your to the backwaters and beaches of Kerala, or Rather than trying to see the whole country, polis, including the extramural area of the necropolis, how much you’ve really lost and whether exchanges with hospitable locals will almost north to India’s captivating hill stations or the you may get more out of your trip if you con- the substantial excavated areas of the residential area it’s worth getting that fussed about in the certainly lead to some of the most memorable Tibetan-influenced valleys of the Himalaya centrate on the south of the country, or on the of Hellenistic and Roman Agrigento, the complex grand scheme of things. moments of your trip. in Ladakh, Sikkim and Himachal Pradesh. north. However, internal flights – or much network of underground aqueducts and a wide portion Slow down Escape the crowds Stay healthy more enjoyable and atmospheric long-dis- of land where there are still unexcavated archaeolog- Many people try to cram too much into With over a billion locals, many parts of India has a somewhat notorious reputation tance trains – are plentiful and inexpensive ical structures. a visit to India and subsequently burn out. India are certainly crowded. The bustle and amongst travellers for so-called Delhi belly so you can hop from north to south if you (Source: UNESCO) To get the best out your trip, concentrate on mayhem can be fun, particularly if there’s (an upset stomach). No one wants to get ill, want a taste of both worlds. a few places rather than trying to tick off as a festival in town, but it’s easy to reach the particularly if you’re on a shorter trip, so (Source: Lonely Planet) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NOVEMBER 30, 2019 INTERNATIONAL 11

Houthis that it denied. At the same time, Western powers, above all America went the region mingling with their popular allies trading their deadly weapons / consultancy in the name Yemen: Urgent need to end of peace keeping! Although every Muslim could be likened to one jurisprudential school or the other, the unfortunate crises should be objectively studied. Muslims must condemn tyranny at all times and places. The issue is not Shi’ah/Sunna or Iran/Saudi but a problem needing judicious attention. I genocide and ensure justice done will briefly conclude from two angles. Has the UN any relevance in crises? 1 With defiant stance against Donald Trump, the US The goals behind creation of UN are well designed, judi- senate has recently passed a resolution calling on Washington cious and achievable; to maintain international peace and to stop its support for the Saudi-led military campaign in security, and to that end; to take effective collective measures Yemen, during a session in Washington DC. With the world’s for the prevention and removal of threats to the peace, and clear knowledge of the long existing master servant relation for the suppression of acts of aggression or other breaches between US and Saudi Arabia, the development is very en- of the peace, and to bring about by peaceful means, and in couraging. Last year, for example, Trump has announced a conformity with the principles of justice and international $110bn weapons deal with Riyadh, which he officially visited law, adjustment or settlement of international disputes or after he was sworn in. Earlier on, nothing positive came out situations which might lead to a breach of the peace. (Chapter from several negotiation organized by Gulf Cooperation Coun- 1: Purposes and principles - article 1). We don’t need to go any cil (GCC) initiative and implementation mechanism since 23 further looking at the principal. The question is what purpose November, 2011 in Riyadh with various groups for peace and does the UN serve on this planet full of oppression, chaos and stability. The situation worsened with escalation of military bloodshed? In fact, it is high time to run a cost-benefit analysis confrontations early 2015. Most noticeably, the UN Security on the existence or otherwise of the toothless body looking at Council resolution 2216 of 2015, requested the Secretary-Gen- the colossal amount it consumes from the nations revenues eral to intensify efforts and liaise with all parties to achieve that could otherwise be used for human and infrastructural the stated goals. However, with the biased Saudi-led coalition development. To be frank and sincere, the UN lacks the moral aggression against the poorest country in the region, the situ- role to play in the actualization of the most important goals for ation has turned to worst humanitarian crises ever witnessed which it was apparently created. Then, of what relevance is it? in history. In the four years of the continuous aggression, tens The Muslim-Ummah must be resolute of thousands Yemenis lost their lives beside of higher number Allah states “You are the best community raised for the of civilian casualties and wanton destruction of public and good of mankind. You enjoin what is good and forbid what private infrastructures worth billions of dollar! Evidently, being is wrong, and you believe in Allah” Q3:110. He also states in the largest world’s humanitarian crises, more than 75% of the Q49. With this exalted position, we may ask, why can’t the total population are in need of aid and protection, significant Muslims reconcile themselves in the event of any crisis? What % is absolutely has food insecurity and more than 3 million is the role of Muslim scholars and intellectuals regarding the people displaced. many more people succumbing to disease and hunger”. The responded pending the outcome of the investigation against situation? Could the massacre in Yemen be regarded as war The worst humanitarian crises aid group cited data collected by the Civilian Impact Moni- the brutal murder. America, which is the largest arms supplier between Muslims? We strongly appreciate the moral role of Over the years, countries and organizations that value hu- toring Project linked to the United Nations global protection refuses in view of huge financial gains and disregard to human Iran and Amnesty International in this direction. man life call for end to continued Saudi-led, American-backed clusters that 575 civilians were killed between August 1 and lives. According to United Nations, more than 10,000 people In a public event to raise awareness in Iran, Brigadier General strikes against Yemen. The Islamic republic of Iran and Amnesty October 15, including 136 children. Therefore, it called on the have been killed since 2015 which the rights and aid groups Salami said “If we support Palestine, give moral support to International stand distinct on this issue. The figures vary as UK, US and other governments to suspend arms sales to the believe is by far higher. Yemeni people, voice concern for Iraqis and Syrians, and think to death toll due to direct and indirect effect of the aggres- Saudis because of their disregard for civilian lives in the war On many occasions, concerned individual and organiza- about Afghanistan, this attitude has been taken from the deep sion. Some non-governmental organizations put the number in Yemen. Yemen conflict sees one of the deadliest months, tions condemned atrocities on the poorest Arab nation by the philosophy of Islam” ... today we have gathered to announce between 60 to 100,000, while the UN put it at N10,000. A 450 civilians were killed in the first nine days of August as the richest in the Middle-east. The IHRC at the forefront held and our support for the Yemeni people. What has happened in recent release by Oxfam, an international confederation of conflict between government forces and Houthis escalated. influenced such events in London, Geneva and Indonesia, 20 NGO’s working with partners in over 90 countries to end Saudi Arabia leads a pro-government military alliance that just as the Islamic Movement stood for same in Kano and the Islamic word during the past one hundred years, is due injustice, it described Yemen as “raged by the over three years has battled Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis since 2015, pushing Zaria, Nigeria. Generally speaking, the rationale behind the to the United states, the United kingdom, and Saudi-Arabia, pogrom, killing thousands, and leading to world’s biggest the impoverished country to the brink of famine. The UN campaign was to express solidarity with Yemen as a sovereign and this is the catastrophic geometry of the Islamic world” humanitarian crises, with many considering Saudi Crown categorizes Yemen as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, nation, and to create the much needed public awareness on While calling on the Muslim Ummah in particular, in- Prince, Muhammad bin Salman, the architect. It certified warning on Tuesday that 14 million people now face a seri- the urgent need to cease the aggression and quest for ustice. ternational community, organizations and individuals to that a civilian is killed every three hours, calling on the United ous threat of famine!” However, with the murder of Jamal The enemies always disseminate misinformation to blackmail stand with the oppressed Yemenis to end the genocide and States, Britain and other European States to suspend arms Khashoggi, the Washington Post columnist and Saudi critic Islam and incite Muslims against themselves in the name of bring the perpetrators to justice, I reiterate the need for sales to Saudi Arabia. One civilian has been killed every three in the kingdom’s consulate, Western nations were advised Shi’ah/Sunnah. This is what they propagate on the Yemeni the unconditional release of Sheikh el-Zakzaky (H) and hours in fighting in Yemen since the beginning in August with to suspend arms deals with Saudi. Germany has positively crises accusing Iran which is part of the region of supporting his disciples. U.S. is again complicit in an illegal coup, this time in Bolivia TRUTHOUT — Once again, the United States is in Mexico. Right-wing politician Jeanine Añez has escalated the U.S. economic war on Cuba complicit in an illegal coup d’état in Latin America, declared herself interim president, and Donald and unleashed untold numbers of lawsuits that this time in Bolivia. On November 10, a right- Trump immediately recognized her illegitimate threaten to destroy the fragile Cuban economy. wing, anti-Indigenous group seized power after claim to the presidency. Añez then issued a decree The Obama administration, led by former the Bolivian military’s removal of President Evo immunizing the military from criminal liability “for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, supported the Morales, who had declared victory in the October carrying out necessary actions in their legitimate 2009 coup in Honduras. The fraudulent election 20 presidential election. defense while performing their constitutional du- following the coup was financed by NED and the The United States’ fingerprints are all over ties.” Morales supporters accused Añez of giving State Department, ushering in a repressive and the coup. Advisers from the U.S. Southern Com- soldiers “carte blanche” to shoot demonstrators. militarized regime. Conditions deteriorated, mand have been stationed on Bolivia’s border Bolivia’s human rights ombudsman and report- leading to the exodus of thousands of Honduran with Argentina, Ivanka Trump made a surprising ers have documented widespread injuries and children fleeing north. visit to an Argentine province near the Bolivian fatalities from gunshots. U.S. complicity in the coup in Bolivia is illegal border in September, the pro-U.S. Organization of U.S. Involvement in the Coup under both U.S. and international law. The United American States (OAS) cast unfounded doubt on During Morales’s nearly 14 years in office, Nations Charter prohibits the use of or threat to Morales’s election victory, and the U.S.’s National his Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) party use force against the territorial integrity or political Endowment for Democracy provided suspicious reduced poverty by 42 percent and extreme pov- independence of another nation. The International grants to Bolivia. erty by 60 percent. It cut unemployment by 50 Covenant on Civil and Political Rights guarantees At least 32 people have been killed and hun- percent and nearly tripled the per-capita G.D.P. the right to self-determination.The Charter of the dreds injured since the coup began. Sacha Llor- “It’s indisputable that Bolivians are healthier, Organization of American States, to which the U.S. enti, Bolivian ambassador to the United Nations, wealthier, better educated, living longer and more is a party, forbids any country from intervening in told Democracy Now!, “We are going through not equal than at any time in this South American the internal or external affairs of another country. just a coup d’état, but a violent one.” Indeed, it nation’s history,” Anthony Faiola wrote in The The OAS charter declares that, “Every State has has resulted in “the rise of a far-right regime of Washington Post. the right to choose, without external interference, terror,” professor Gabriel Hetland wrote in The There was discontent about Morales seeking a its political, economic, and social system and to Washington Post.Uncompromised, uncompro- fourth term among some sectors in Bolivia, who tional mining companies,” Vijay Prashad wrote. The grants total $3,209,887.” organize itself in the way best suited to it, and mising news thought there should be space for new leadership. U.S. and Canadian companies sought to make a Haberfeld said the grants were officially ear- has the duty to abstain from intervening in the Get reliable, independent news and commen- But Morales had a strong record of establishing lithium agreement with Bolivia but they could marked for “lofty objectives such as expanding affairs of another State.” tary delivered to your inbox every day. policies to help the people of Bolivia, which angered not meet Morales’s conditions. “Morales himself participation by women, youth, media and entre- The Foreign Assistance Act forbids the Unit- Morales — Bolivia’s first Indigenous leader the U.S. government, Western corporations and was a direct impediment to the takeover of the preneurs in a vibrant political process, particularly ed States from assisting a country “whose duly in a country where 65 percent of the people are the corporate media, “who function as ideological lithium fields by the non-Chinese transnational in connection with elections,” but cautioned “it elected head of government is deposed by military Indigenous — received 10 percent more votes shock troops against leftist governments in Latin firms,” according to Prashad. “He had to go.” is wise to be suspicious.” Haberfeld cited author coup or decree.” than Carlos Mesa, the second-place candidate America,” Alan MacLeod wrote at Fairness and Sordid History of U.S. Meddling in Neil A. Burron, who wrote in The New Democracy There has been global condemnation of the who has close ties to the U.S. government. Mesa Accuracy in Reporting. Latin America Wars: The Politics of North American Democra- coup. Sixty-four organizations of jurists, lawyers, was in regular communication with U.S. offi- The U.S. and Argentine governments helped U.S. complicity in the Bolivian coup follows cy Promotion in the Americas, that “democracy NGOs, social movements and trade unions from cials who were trying to destabilize Morales, to engineer the Bolivian coup, Stella Calloni re- in a sordid tradition of meddling in the political promotion is typically formulated to advance around the world, including the International U.S. government cables published by WikiL- ported in Resumen: Latinoamerico. She cited and economic affairs of Latin American coun- commercial, geopolitical and security objec- Association of Democratic Lawyers and the eaks reveal. the presence of advisers from the U.S. Southern tries. “For many years, the US government has tives that conflict with a genuine commitment National Lawyers Guild, sent a letter to the UN The day after the election, the U.S.-funded Command on the Argentine border with Bolivia. provided overt financial support to opposition to democracy development.” Burron noted, “For High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle OAS sought to delegitimize the election results. Calloni also documented “the surprising trip political parties and civic groups, including to the US, the political manipulation of democracy Bachelet, urging her to strongly condemn the “The OAS Mission expresses its deep concern and of Ivanka Trump” to the Argentine province of many of the groups that have been engaged in promotion in support of a North American-led human rights violations resulting from the coup. surprise at the drastic and hard-to-explain change Jujuy near the Bolivian border on September 4-5. violent insurrections and coup plotting since at regional order is a continuation of long-standing Fourteen members of the House of Repre- in the trend of the preliminary results revealed Accompanied by 2,500 U.S. agents and Undersec- least 2008,” Thomas Field wrote in Jacobin. forms of intervention [that have been] used as a sentatives sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike after the closing of the polls,” it stated.But the retary of State John Sullivan, Ivanka Trump was This is the time to urge senators and Congress license to meddle in the domestic affairs of others.” Pompeo saying they were “deeply concerned” about Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) ostensibly there to “visit” a small NGO dedicated members to end all U.S. support for the illegit- NED was complicit in the Iran-Contra affair the contribution of the Trump administration to published a comprehensive statistical analysis to furthering women’s rights, and she delivered an imate regime. in the 1980s, manipulated the 1990 Nicaraguan the “escalating political and human rights crisis” on November 8 that found no evidence of fraud “aid” package of $400 million for “road works.” One key vehicle that the U.S. government uses elections, heavily funded the 2002 failed coup in Bolivia.Over 800 scholars, activists and public or irregularities in the election and determined Alicia Canqui Condori, national representative as a cover for its imperialist policies is the Na- attempt against socialist President Hugo Chavez figures published an open letter demanding that that the results reflected highly similar patterns of MAS, said that, “in Jujuy Donald Trump’s tional Endowment for Democracy (NED). After in Venezuela, and supported the opposition to the United States and the international community from past elections. Other research conducted daughter had met with Gov. Gerardo Morales disturbing revelations of covert CIA operations in progressive President Jean-Bertrand Aristide halt all support to the right-wing, anti-Indigenous by CELAG (Centro Estratégico Latinoamericano to plan what happened in Bolivia.” the second half of the 1970s, NED was established in Haiti in the 1990s. Between 1990 and 1992, regime that took power after the military coup. de Geopolítica) confirmed CEPR’s findings and Moreover, according to Calloni, Bolivian Gen. under Ronald Reagan. “The idea was that the NED donated a quarter-million dollars to the Veterans For Peace condemned the racist identified insufficient evidence to support the Williams Kaliman, who “suggested” that Morales NED would do somewhat overtly what the CIA Cuban-American National Foundation, the violent coup in Bolivia and demanded an end to U.S. assertions in the OAS statement.CEPR co-direc- resign after the election, traveled to the United had been doing covertly for decades, and thus, anti-Castro group based in Miami.In 2018, under intervention in Latin America: tor Mark Weisbrot noted in an op-ed for Market States 72 hours after the coup began and he received hopefully, eliminate the stigma associated with the guise of “democracy,” “human rights” and Veterans For Peace stands in solidarity with Watch, “The OAS isn’t all that independent at the $1 million from the U.S. embassy in Bolivia. Like CIA covert activities,” William Blum wrote in “entrepreneurship,” NED funneled more than the Indigenous majority in Bolivia who are re- moment, with the Trump administration actively many Latin American strongmen over the years, 2005. NED co-founder Allen Weinstein concurred, $23 million to opposition groups in Latin Amer- sisting the racist, right-wing takeover of their promoting this military coup, and Washington at least six of the top military leaders involved stating in 1991, “A lot of what we do today was ican countries, including Venezuela, Nicaragua, democracy. We demand that the coup be stopped having more right-wing allies in the OAS than in the coup, including Kaliman, were trained at done covertly 25 years ago by the CIA.” Although Cuba and Bolivia. and democracy restored in Bolivia. As military they did just a few years ago.” the notorious U.S. Army School of the Americas ostensibly a private, nonprofit organization, NED Former National Security Adviser John Bol- veterans who have been used and abused in too U.S. complicity in the coup in Bolivia is illegal (now called the Western Hemisphere Institute for is largely funded by the United States. “In effect,” ton called Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua the many unjust wars, we demand an end to 200 years under both U.S. and international law.The OAS Security Cooperation) in Fort Benning, Georgia. Blum noted, “the CIA has been laundering money “Troika of Tyranny” in November 2018. A few of U.S. intervention in Latin America. was established during the Cold War to prevent Months before the coup, Bolivia concluded a $2.3 through NED.” months later, in April 2019, the U.S. govern- The situation in Bolivia is volatile and there is the proliferation of leftist governments. USAID billion deal with a Chinese consortium to mine Peter Haberfeld, a retired lawyer and labor ment orchestrated another unsuccessful coup danger it could devolve into civil war. This is the considers OAS a critical tool in “promot[ing] US lithium. Bolivia has 70 percent of the world’s organizer who has studied the “Pink Tide” gov- in Venezuela. Juan Guaidó, Washington’s chosen time to urge senators and Congress members to interests in the Western hemisphere by counter- supply of lithium, which is used in car batteries, ernments in Latin America, documented NED puppet to seize power from President Nicolás end all U.S. support for the illegitimate regime, ing the influence of anti-US countries” such as electronic devices and weapons systems. “The idea grants in Bolivia. He told Truthout that “between Maduro, was funded by NED.Trump not only demand free and fair elections with all political Bolivia.The November 10 military coup led to the that there might be a new social compact for the 2016 and 2019, NED gave grants to over 30 or- took aim at the progress Barack Obama had made parties represented, and insist that fundamental forced resignation of Morales, who received asylum lithium was unacceptable to the main transna- ganizations for ‘democracy promotion’ in Bolivia. toward normalization of relations with Cuba, he human rights of all Bolivians are protected. 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 SOCIETY NOVEMBERNOVEMBER 30, 201930, 2019 ANALYSIS & INTERVIEW 12

Most dolphins are Urgent measures required to fight ‘right-handed’, say researchers Dolphins, like humans, have a dominant right-hand side, ac- desert locust breakout cording to research. TEHRAN — Given the and migratory ability, and changes in the About 90% of humans are right-handed but we are not the ENVIRONMENT deskUnited Nations Food and behavior, color and physiology of locusts only animals that show such preferences: gorillas tend to be Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) warnings are among their differences and other pests, right-handed, kangaroos are generally southpaws, and even of desert locust breakout, fighting these he explained. cats have preferences for a particular side – although which is insects before entering the country requires This type of locust is not indigenous to favoured appears to depend on their sex. a national will and comprehensive plan. Iran and is originally from other countries Now researchers have found common bottlenose dolphins Provinces on the southern and south- including, Africa, Saudi Arabia, India and appear to have an even stronger right-side bias than humans. eastern borders which will be the first to Pakistan, he added. locusts’ infestations can prevent swarms Last year’s outbreak from entering other provinces, however, a Last year, desert locusts penetrated into national will and large amount of money in the provinces of Bushehr, Fars, Hormozgan, required, according to agricultural officials. Kerman, Khuzestan, and Sistan–Baluch- The experience of fighting Desert Lo- estan, which resulted in major losses on over cust outbreak over the past year can help 500,000 hectares farmlands and gardens. eradicate swarms sooner this time. Iranian parliament, known as Majlis, On the other hand, desert locust sum- allocated a total budget of 100 billion rials mer breeding, amplified by heavy rains, (nearly $2.3 million) to fight desert locusts. can result in potentially adverse impacts Desert locusts are short-horned grass- on the agricultural seasonal yields and hoppers that can form large swarms and local economies affecting food security pose a major threat to agricultural pro- and livelihoods of the populations in the year, he regretted. tion, said that intensive ground and aerial duction, livelihoods, food security, and the countries concerned”, IRNA reported on Shortage of budget, lack of operational control operations were implemented across environment and economic development. Wednesday. vehicles, old cars and spraying fleet, im- 150,000 hectares of land. FAO explains that adult locust swarms Locust infestation more exten- passable areas, adverse weather conditions Pointing out that last year there was no can fly up to 150 km a day with the wind. “I didn’t expect to find it in that particular behaviour, and I sive this year and inadequate plane lanes are among the significant damage to agricultural lands Female locusts can lay 300 eggs within their didn’t expect to find such a strong example,” said Dr Daisy Kaplan, Saeid Barkhori, head of the Kerman barriers to fighting locusts in southern Ker- and crops, he said that the issue has been lifetime while an adult insect can consume co-author of the study from the Dolphin Communication Project, province’s agricultural organization said man, he explained. well tackled with dedicated efforts and roughly its own weight in fresh food per a non-profit organisation in the US. that this year, locust outbreak will be three Stating that this year’s agricultural prod- cooperation of related organizations and day - about two grams every day. A very Researchers studying common bottlenose dolphins in the times more than last year which is a serious uct conservation budget stands at 20 billion locals in the province. small swarm eats the same amount of food Bahamas say the preference shows up in crater feeding, whereby threat to the region. rials (nearly $485,000), he noted that 17 Locust swarms pose serious in one day as about 35,000 people and dolphins swim close to the ocean floor, echolocating for prey, This year, locust eggs hatchings will in- billion rials (about $405,000) was spent threats to people the devastating impact locusts can have on before shoving their beaks into the sand to snaffle a meal. vade south Kerman, also locusts returning to fight locusts last year. Majid Faroukhi, an official with the pro- crops poses a major threat to food security, Writing in the journal Royal Society Open Science, Kaplan from India and Pakistan, and those coming He went on to say that we anticipate a vincial agricultural organization also said especially in already vulnerable areas. and colleagues say the animals make a sharp and sudden turn from the Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Africa, dangerous situation in locust infestation that damage to crops, endangering food During quiet periods (known as re- before digging in with their beaks. he lamented. in the province, adding, fighting locusts is security, and political problems (the need cessions) desert locusts are usually form Crucially, however, they found this turn is almost always to Because of the lack of fighting in India beyond our crisis management capacity. for officials to respond) are the effects of groups in deserts of Africa, the Near East the left, with the same direction taken in more than 99% of the and Pakistan, the Jazmourian Wetland Locust eradication operation locust invasion on human societies. and South-West Asia that receive less than 709 turns recorded between 2012 and 2018. The researchers say is the only permanent locust egg bed in on 150,000 ha of farmlands Inaccessibility of reproductive zones of 200 mm of rain annually. This is an area of the findings indicate a right-side bias, since a left turn keeps a Iran, so this year we are expected to have Mahammad Reza Sardouei, an official these insects, high mobility, probability about 16 million square kilometers, con- dolphin’s right eye and right side close to the ocean floor. a locust population much higher than last with the provincial agricultural organiza- of pesticide resistance, high flying ability sisting of about 30 countries. The team found only four turns were made to the right and all of these were made by the same dolphin, which had an oddly shaped right pectoral fin. However the Kaplan said it was unlikely this fin was behind the right turns: two other dolphins had an abnormal or missing right fin yet still turned left. Koala factcheck: have the Australian bushfires put survival of the species at stake? It is not the first time researchers have found evidence of a right- Hundreds of koalas have been killed and millions of hectares “Koala numbers have plunged over the past 20 years and side bias in cetaceans. Grey and humpback whales tend to roll to of their habitat destroyed in the bushfires that have swept if we don’t turn the trend around they won’t be ‘functionally the right when foraging on the seafloor, while common bottlenose across parts of Australia this month. extinct’, they will be actually extinct,” he says. dolphins tend to lie on their right when beaching themselves to A recent headline in Forbes alleged the fires had rendered “We are directly destroying thousands of hectares of their chase fish on to muddy river banks. Dusky dolphins, meanwhile, koalas “functionally extinct”, a claim that was repeated widely forests through clearing for agriculture and logging for tim- circle their prey with their right side facing their quarry. in Australia and overseas, including by the Daily Mail and ber. But we are also shrinking available habitat indirectly The team suggests a number of possible reasons behind the news.com.au. as a result of climate change. latest findings, including that it might make it easier for the The claim, which originated from a release in May by the “The Pilliga forest near Narrabri in the north-west of the dolphins to swallow prey as their food channel, which splits to Australian Koala Foundation, has been criticised by koala state is a good example. It used to have one of the biggest pass around their larynx, is wider on the right than the left side. experts and science commentators for overstating the plight populations of koalas in the state. Now that population is Research has also suggested dolphins produce echolocating of the popular marsupial. almost gone because a few big heatwaves killed most of clicks with the phonic lips on the right side of their head, meaning it So what is the truth about the threats to Australia’s koala them off.” could be advantageous if this side is kept nearer to the ocean floor. population? This is one of the “insidious” impacts of global heating While Kaplan said further evidence was needed, she pointed Are koalas ‘functionally extinct’? that many people would not have known about. to the Ganges river dolphin, which is practically blind and relies The short answer is no. that trend worse in some areas.” “Koalas, like all animals, can only survive within a fairly heavily on echolocation. “It turns out they almost always swim Koala populations are in trouble, but this is due to a What was the effect of the recent bushfires? narrow temperature and rainfall range. Koalas simply can’t right-side down when they are echolocating,” she said. gradual process of deforestation over many years. This has Blanch says the full scale of this month’s bushfires is not tolerate more than three or four extremely hot days in a row. Another possibility is linked to brain processing: as in humans, been made worse by the recent fires, but the full scale of the yet known, although news reports have referred to fears These long heatwaves are becoming more common in the sensory information picked up by one side of the dolphin body damage is not yet known. that hundreds of koalas may have died. state’s west, which means koala populations are shrinking is processed by the opposite side of the brain. The team says if Stuart Blanch from WWF Australia says if a population “I have seen estimates as to how many koalas have been to the east along the coast. visual and echolocation information is largely processed by the left is no longer genetically viable, koalas could be said to be killed, but I don’t think anybody knows. Or how much habitat “These processes doesn’t make the 7pm television news hemisphere of the dolphin brain, animals might perform better “functionally extinct” in some areas. has been burnt,” he says. because they happen slowly and silently. That’s the nature at foraging if information is picked up by the right eye and ear. “But there are large areas of large numbers of koalas that “Eucalypt forests are adapted to regrow after fire, but of extinction: it happens quietly while no one’s watching.” Dr James Herbert-Read, a biologist at Cambridge University, are still viable,” he says. “And they are our hope. we are seeing very hot firestorms that can kill trees. At the How can we rebuild koala populations? said the study added to a growing body of evidence that many “Generally the animals that are considered to be func- moment nobody knows what proportion of trees will regrow Blanch says there are many examples of koala populations species show handedness in particular tasks. tionally extinct are down to a few hundred, or dozens, like after being burned.” recovering thanks to reforestation. (Source: The Guardian) the Sumatran rhinoceros. For koala populations, there He says at least 2m hectares of bushland have been burnt, “The rule of thumb has been you need 500 animals in are disputes about how many are on the east coast, but with an average tree density of 150 a hectare. an interbreeding population to have the genetic integrity the best evidence we have is 15,000 to 28,000 koalas in “Broadly 300m trees have been affected by fire,” he says. to avoid inbreeding,” he says. “There are quite a few popu- WORDS IN THE NEWS New South Wales. “The vast majority will regrow, but increasingly we’re seeing lations in that scale. “We are cautious about these numbers, but we are not trees killed by fires because they are too hot and they stop “The other requirement is there is extensive connected British Foreign Secretary down to hundreds of koalas. We don’t want to undermine the shoots resprouting from their stems – 300 million trees habitat, which is an issue about land clearing. You can bring the good efforts of people trying to save koalas, but the lan- is a lot of habitat, but that is not all koala habitat.” more koalas back if you stop bulldozing trees and start letting in Pakistan guage is important. We absolutely believe there is hope to How is climate change affecting koala populations? trees regrow.” stop koalas going extinct.” Koala populations across Queensland and NSW fell 42% He cites Armidale in northern NSW and Campbelltown (May 29, 2002) But Blanch and the WWF fear koalas are heading towards between 1990 and 2010, according to the federal threatened in south-west Sydney as areas where koala populations have The British foreign secretary, Jack Straw, held talks on 28th May extinction by 2050 if the destruction of their habitat continues. species scientific committee. grown beyond 500. in Pakistan with President Musharraf about the dispute with India. “Largely what is driving the koala to extinction is deforest- James Tremain, a spokesman for the NSW Nature Con- “Those are two examples of where koalas do not have This report from Mike Wooldridge. ation,” he says. “The climate-heating impacts of drought servation Council, says koala decline has been happening to go extinct. They will only go extinct if we make them.” Mr Straw would not go into detail about what signals he received and bushfires and declining water availability is making “slowly and silently”. (Source: The Guardian) from President Musharraf of any willingness to take steps that could help to avert war. But it appeared that the discussions had focused heavily on the concerns about terrorist actions in India, that Delhi claims are Europeans fear climate Second Announcement 1398.5143 carried out by groups based in Pakistan. President Musharraf gave a fresh pledge on the eve of Mr change more than

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After Trump’s Kabul visit, Taliban says Iraq’s PM announces ready to resume peace talks intention to resign 1 Over 300 people have been killed in the Iraq unrest The Taliban said on Friday they were ready responsibility for an attack in Kabul that killed since October 1, according to the Iraqi parliament’s human rights to restart peace talks with the United States, 12 people, including an American soldier. commission. a day after President Donald Trump made a “We are hoping that Trump’s visit to Earlier this month, Iraqi Defense Minister Najah al-Shammari surprise visit to U.S. troops in Afghanistan Afghanistan will prove that he is serious told France 24’s Arabic-language channel that a “third party” and said he believed the radical group would to start talks again. We don’t think he has was behind shootings targeting demonstrators. agree to a ceasefire. not much of a choice,” said a senior Taliban (Source: agencies) Trump’s Thanksgiving Day visit was his commander on conditions of anonymity. first to Afghanistan since becoming presi- There are currently about 13,000 U.S. dent and came a week after a prisoner swap forces as well as thousands of other NATO between Washington and Kabul that has troops in Afghanistan, 18 years after an Ayatollah Sistani warns raised hopes for a long elusive peace deal invasion by a U.S.-led coalition following to end the 18-year-long war. the Sept. 11, 2001, al Qaeda attacks on the of plot to bring back “The Taliban wants to make a deal and we United States. ‘dictatorship’ are meeting with them,” Trump told reporters About 2,400 U.S. service members have after arriving in Afghanistan on Thursday. been killed in the course of the Afghan conflict. 1 “Any delay and procrastination in moving along “We say it has to be a ceasefire and they A draft accord agreed in September this path which is the proper aperture to get through the cur- didn’t want to do a ceasefire and now they would have thousands of American troops rent crisis in a peaceful and civilized way under the protection want to do a ceasefire, I believe. It will prob- withdrawn in exchange for guarantees that of the constitution will cost the country dearly and bring regret ably work out that way.” Afghanistan would not be used as a base to everyone,” he added. Taliban leaders have told Reuters that for militant attacks on the United States Over 300 people have been killed in the Iraq unrest since October the group has been holding meetings with or its allies. 1, according to the Iraqi parliament’s human rights commission. senior U.S. officials in Doha since last week- Still, many U.S. officials doubt the Taliban Earlier this month, Iraqi Defense Minister Najah al-Shammari end, adding they could soon resume formal they were “ready to restart the talks” that talks start, it will be resumed from the stage could be relied upon to prevent al Qaeda from told France 24’s Arabic-language channel that a “third party” peace talks. collapsed after Trump had called them off where it had stopped,” Mujahid told Reuters. again plotting attacks against the United was behind shootings targeting demonstrators. On Friday, Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokes- earlier this year. Trump canceled peace negotiations in States from Afghan soil. (Source: Press TV) man for the hardline insurgent group, said “Our stance is still the same. If peace September after the militant group claimed (Source: Reuters)

French President should check his own Kyrgyz ex-president Atambayev stands Yemeni forces down Saudi ‘brain death’: Erdogan trial over release of mob boss Apache helicopter

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on death” before making such comments in Former Kyrgyz president Almazbek Atam- into Jeenbekov’s presidency. 1 Reports have since emerged showing that Riyadh has Friday slammed a comment by the French reference to NATO. bayev went on trial behind closed doors The charges against Atambayev stem been seeking to negotiate an end to what has turned into a “quag- president about NATO during the latter’s “I am talking to France’s President on Friday charged with illegally setting from the 2013 release from a Kyrgyz mire” for the kingdom. recent interview with The Economist, saying Emmanuel Macron, and I will also say free a jailed organized crime boss, which prison on stated compassionate grounds The US has also been reportedly reaching out to Yemen’s Houthi that Macron’s views on the bloc reflect a this to NATO. First of all, have your own led to his arrest in August after a dramatic of Aziz Batukayev, a man described Ansarullah Movement in a bid to assist Riyadh and work a way “sick and shallow” understanding. brain death checked. These statements are stand-off with security forces. by Kyrgyz officials as a mob kingpin out of the conflict. In an interview with The Economist in suitable only to people like you who are in Atambayev, who refused to attend who had been convicted of illegal pos- Earlier this month, Anwar Gargash, minister of state for for- early November, French President Emman- a state of brain death”, Erdogan said in a preliminary hearings, was escorted to the session of drugs and firearms and of eign affairs for the United Arab Emirates which has been Saudi uel Macron said that European countries televised speech. courtroom on Friday, his lawyer Sergei organizing riots. Arabia’s top ally in the war in Yemen, said that the Houthis “will could no longer rely on the United States to Macron’s ‘Brain Death’ Comment Unfair Slesarev told reporters. News media have At the time, the authorities cited have a role in the future of Yemen”. defend North Atlantic Treaty Organisation to NATO, French People been banned from the trial. Batukayev’s terminal illness as the rea- The developments mark a major reversal on the four-year- (NATO) allies, adding that “what we are NATO is not to blame for France’s poor Atambayev, who ruled the Central Asian son for the release - which investigators long Saudi-led mission which was launched in a bid to crush the currently experiencing is the brain death policy choices and increasing irrelevance nation of six million people between 2011- now say was untrue. There have been no Houthi movement and install a pro-Saudi government in Sana’a. of NATO”. within the organisation, Turkey’s commu- 2017, supported his then-ally and prime reports that Batukayev has died and he is The UAE has effectively withdrawn a large bulk of its troops According to the Turkish president, nications director said on Friday. minister Sooronbai Jeenbekov in the 2017 believed to be living in Russia. from Yemen. Macron should first check his own “brain (Source: Sputnik) election, but the two fell out just months (Source: Reuters) Last week, United Nations Yemen envoy Martin Griffiths claimed that Saudi airstrikes in Yemen had dramatically de- creased by 80 percent. He said that the decrease came after Yemen voluntarily pledged to cease drone and missile attacks against the Saudi kingdom Kim expresses ‘great satisfaction’ over North Korea rocket test following the successful September oilfield attack. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a “successful the East Sea, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. The claim, however, has been disputed by Yemeni officials who test” of a super-large multiple launch rocket system and Pyongyang is banned from firing ballistic missiles un- say Riyadh continues with the airstrikes despite Yemen’s vol- expressed “great satisfaction,” state media said on Friday. der UN Security Council resolutions, and Japanese Prime untary measure. North Korea fired two short-range projectiles into the Minister Shinzo Abe said that Thursday’s launch was the (Source: agencies) sea off its east coast on Thursday in what appeared to be a latest in a series of violations. fresh try out of its new multiple rocket launchers following “North Korea’s repeated launches of ballistic mis- three previous tests, South Korea’s military said. siles are a serious defiance to not only our country but The latest test could be a Thanksgiving reminder to also the international community,” he told reporters How many people were killed the United States of a year-end deadline Kim has set for in Tokyo. Washington to show flexibility in their stalled denuclear- Kim has set an end-year deadline to kick-start the talks in recent protests in Iran? ization talks. with Washington, but negotiations remain at a stalemate 1 Many visual evidence clearly indicates the extent of Pyongyang’s official KCNA news agency said Kim oversaw after a working-level meeting last month broke down. thugs’ savagery in attacking public and private places. the latest test, as he did with previous tests in August and North Korea has demanded biting sanctions be lifted At the same time, the opposition media outlets do not reveal September. He did not attend the last one on October 31. and warned it could take a “new path,” raising concerns it the amount of vandalism caused by organized armed agitators. “The volley test-fire aimed to finally examine the combat may resume nuclear and long-range missile testing sus- In fact, the news presented to the audience is completely biased. Policy Studies. application of the super-large multiple launch rocket system pended since 2017. Attacking more than 50 military bases, attacking and firing “That’s why it’s carrying out these provocations, which proved the military and technical superiority of the weapon U.S. top nuclear negotiator Stephen Biegun said last 34 ambulances, 731 banks, 140 public places, 9 religious centers, is the typical North Korean playbook to get more conces- system and its firm reliability,” KCNA said. week the year-end deadline was an artificial one but could 70 gas stations, 307 personal cars, 183 military vehicles, 1076 sions from the U.S.” “The Supreme Leader expressed great satisfaction over mean a return to “provocative” steps that preceded the past personal motorcycles, as well as killing some protesters are just Last month Pyongyang also claimed to have tested a “new the results of the test-fire.” two years of diplomacy. a small part damages inflicted by the rioters. The interesting type” of submarine-launched ballistic missile - a potential Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride, reporting from the South Nuclear negotiations between the U.S. and the North point is that, the opposition media has not mentioned any of strategic game-changer. Korean capital Seoul, said the test “seems to be very similar have been at a standstill since the Hanoi summit between these acts of sabotage. Trump has played down the recent launches, repeatedly to previous launches” showing Pyongyang’s “frustration” President Donald Trump and leader Kim broke up in Feb- No one denies the casualties of the dangerous riot, but one pointing to North Korea’s moratorium on nuclear tests about the stalled talks with the U.S. ruary, and Pyongyang has since demanded Washington should not be allowed to change the place of criminals with the and intercontinental ballistic missile launches as foreign ’Serious defiance’ change its approach by the end of the year. preservers of people’s security in public opinion. Of course the policy successes for him. The projectiles were fired eastwards from South Hamgyong “North Korea is growing anxious as its deadline ap- Islamic Republic will seek revenge for organized armed thugs (Source: al Jazeera) Province and came down in the Sea of Japan, also known as proaches,” said Shin Beom-chul of the Asan Institute for who killed innocent people. Undoubtedly, the thugs were being led by counter-revolutionary currents. Jordan army simulates battle with Israel in military exercise The Jordanian army has held a “defensive” ama”, apparently named after Israel’s 1968 with the occupier in the near future.” down following an incident in July 2017, U.S.-China-Russia power military exercise, attended by the country’s operation against the Palestinian resistance Earlier this month, King Abdullah II an- when two Jordanians were gunned down by King Abdullah II, to simulate a possible battle group Fatah, the Middle East Media Research nounced that the lease of two plots of land to an embassy guard, prompting the return of play raising tensions in with Israel. Institute (MEMRI) reports. Israel, under a bilateral deal signed almost the Israeli ambassador along with the killer Arctic, says Denmark The drills simulated a defensive maneuver Jordan fought alongside Fatah in that a quarter of a century ago, had ended, and to the occupied territories. in which the Arab country is “invaded” by battle, which took place near the village of Jordan regained “full sovereignty” over the Last month, Amman withdrew its am- Intensifying geopolitical rivalry in the Arctic between the the Israeli military, according to Jordanian Karama. two regions. bassador from Israel over the prolonged United States, China and Russia is increasing tensions in news sources. Jordanian website Rumonline says “in Israel and Jordan have maintained dip- detention without trial of two Jordanian the region, Denmark’s Defense Intelligence Service said King Abdullah II, Prime Minister Omar light of deterioration of relations with the lomatic relations since they signed the 1994 nationals. The ambassador went back to on Friday. Razzaz, and several other senior Jordanian occupying entity [Israel] and the increasingly peace treaty. However, many Jordanians the occupied territories after the two were Disputes in the Arctic over global warming and access officials attended the war games. harsh tone of statements vis-à-vis Jordan... strongly oppose ties with Tel Aviv. released. to minerals broke into the open in May when U.S. Secre- The maneuver’s name is “Swords of Kar- it seems that we will be waging a ‘cool battle’ The Israeli mission in Amman was shut (Source: Press TV) tary Mike Pompeo accused Russia of aggressive behav- ior in the polar region and said China’s actions must be watched closely. EU stance in focus after U.S. decision on Israeli settlements “A great power play is shaping up between Russia, the United States and China, which is increasing the level of tension in the The recent United States announcement that it no longer solution.” “The EU calls on Israel to end all settlement ac- rector of European Middle East Project (EuMEP), a think-tank in (Arctic) region,” the Danish intelligence service said in its annual believes the establishment of Israeli settlements in the tivity, in line with its obligations as an occupying power,” Brussels. The juxtaposition of the US policy shift and the European risk assessment report. occupied West Bank is “inconsistent with international the short statement added. court ruling is representative of increasingly divergent approaches Denmark has made it a priority to maintain the Arctic as an law” provoked an immediate response internationally, In a separate development, days before the U.S. an- to the settlements in Washington and Brussels. area of international cooperation and resolve any potential is- including in Brussels. nouncement, Europe’s highest court - the European Court of Indeed, some in Israel made an explicit contrast; Trans- sues through political negotiations between countries with Arctic Within hours of the U.S. statement, European Union senior Justice (ECJ) - ruled that produce from Israeli settlements port Minister Bezalel Smotrich both praised the U.S. an- territory. Greenland, a vast island straddling the North Atlantic foreign affairs official Federica Mogherini issued a state- built on occupied Palestinian land must be labelled as such, nouncement and described it as “a worthy response” to and Arctic oceans, is a self-ruling part of Denmark. ment affirming that the EU’s position “is clear and remains so consumers can make “informed choices”. the ECJ ruling, adding: “We are advancing international But Denmark’s goal has become harder to achieve as Russia unchanged: all [Israeli] settlement activity is illegal under The ruling is likely to “increase pressure for more proactive recognition of the settlement project.” in particular is strengthening its military capabilities there, the international law and ... erodes the viability of the two-state enforcement” within the EU, according to Martin Konecny, di- (Source: al Jazeera) intelligence report said. “This is an essential driving force for several other Arctic coastal states starting to strengthen their (own) regional military capabilities,” it said. Students stage global climate protests to pressure UN summit The report also said a new U.S. Arctic strategy published in Thousands of people in Australia and Europe environmentally friendly voyage across the United Nations climate summit in Madrid in 2,300 cities in 153 countries around the June this year combined with public comments from high lev- joined rallies demanding more action on Atlantic from New York by sailboat was hit from Dec. 2-13. world, according to estimates by the climate el government and defense officials, have also contributed to climate change on Friday, aiming to force by high winds, delaying her by a few days, “We wish she’d been here, but the move- campaign group Friday For Future. heightened tension in the region. political leaders to come up with urgent she told her social media followers. ment has to carry on without her. We’ve got In Warsaw, activists, some in gas masks, Increased U.S. interest in the Arctic became apparent in August solutions at a United Nations conference Portugal’s student movement still to send our message and pressure politicians chanted and waved banners saying: “Save when President Donald Trump suggested buying Greenland from next week. expected thousands to join marches on ahead of the climate summit,” Marianna our planet”, “Plastics plague our oceans” Denmark, an idea quickly dismissed by the Danish and regional Swedish activist Greta Thunberg had been Friday, building on the celebrity activist’s Louca, 14, told Reuters. and “Poland without coal 2030”. Greenland governments. due to join a student strike in Lisbon, but her imminent arrival to mobilize ahead of the Friday’s climate strike is taking place (Source: Reuters) (Source: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 14 WORLD SPORTS NOVEMBER 30, 2019

Mo Farah says targeting track Emery axed as Arsenal boss return at Tokyo Olympics

Mo Farah announced Friday he was targeting a return to the track to compete in the 10,000 metres at next year’s Olympic Games. after worst run in decades The Briton has won double gold at each of the last two Olympics, Unai Emery was sacked as Arsenal manager League final. taking the 5,000m and 10,000m crowns in London and Rio, but Friday after less than two years in charge and The former Paris Saint Germain handler’s switched to the marathon in 2017. with the club without a win in seven games, first season ended in disappointment. Ar- Farah, 36, won the Chicago Marathon in 2018 but has decided their worst run since 1992. senal blew two chances for a return to the to return to the track, admitting the marathon had been “a learn- The 48-year-old Spaniard was fired follow- Champions League, winning just one of their ing curve”. ing the 2-1 home defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt last five games to finish fifth in the Premier in Thursday’s Europa League match. League and then losing the Europa League His assistant Freddie Ljungberg takes final 4-1 to Chelsea. over as interim manager during the search “Our most sincere thanks go to Unai and for a permanent replacement. his colleagues who were unrelenting in their Arsenal fans had demanded “decisive ac- efforts to get the club back to competing at tion” from directors with the club’s present the level we all expect and demand,” read run of five draws and two defeats this season the club statement. just one match off equalling George Graham’s “We wish Unai and his team nothing but run of eight without a win in 1992. future success. Club directors responded by axing the “The decision has been taken due to man appointed in May 2018o to revive a results and performances not being at the club stagnating after two decades under level required.” Frenchman Arsene Wenger. The board, though, and especially un- “The big news is I’m back on the track in the 10,000m in Tokyo “We announce today that the decision popular American owner Stan Kroenke are next year,” he said on his YouTube channel. has been taken to part company with our Arteta, Pep Guardiola’s assistant at champi- a win -- they are the only side in the top half seen as part of the problem by the supporters. “I hope I haven’t lost my speed but I’ll train hard for it and see head coach Unai Emery and his coaching ons Manchester City, ex-Juventus handler of the table with a negative goal difference. The influential Arsenal Supporters’ Trust, what I can do.” team,” read the statement. Massimiliano Allegri and Wolves Portuguese Emery’s cause has not been helped by the the official supporters’ club, issued a state- Farah slashed 37 seconds off the European record with a time “We have asked Freddie Ljungberg to take manager Nuno Espirito Santo. stripping of the captaincy from fiery Swiss ment welcoming the departure of Emery but of 2hr 5min 11sec when he won in Chicago but with Kenya’s Eliud responsibility for the first team as interim Napoli’s coach Carlo Ancelotti is another international Granit Xhaka after he swore at calling for further radical changes. Kipchoge ruling the marathon world, the Briton was never as domi- head coach. name that has entered the reckoning -- he Gunners fans when being substituted against “Emery’s departure is the easy part,” read nant at the longer distance as he had been on the track. “The search for a new head coach is under- won the domestic double in the 2009/10 Crystal Palace last month. their statement. “To win the Chicago Marathon was nice, to finish third in London way and we will make a further announcement campaign when in charge of Chelsea -- but And a potential saviour, Gunners record “The more difficult challenge is to recruit was OK, it was good. It’s been a learning curve for me,” he continued. when that process is complete.” Santo is the early bookies favourite at 11/10. signing Pepe, has been a huge disappoint- a suitable successor. “(But) next year I’ve decided, Tokyo 2020, I’m gonna be back Ljungberg will be the first Swedish man- However, one thing that may work against ment since his £72 million ($93 million) “We are far from certain that Arsenal on the track. I’m really excited to be competing back on the track ager to take charge of a Premier League game Santo, 45, is his two spells in charge of rela- move from French Ligue 1 outfit Lille in the has the right personnel to lead this process. and give it a go in the 10,000m.” since Sven-Göran Eriksson, whose last game tively high profile clubs Valencia and Porto close season. “If Arsenal are to genuinely move forward Farah has come under intense scrutiny for his cooperation with in the competition came in May 2008 in were not blessed with success. Emery’s position had looked shaky enough from today it requires not only a new head US coach Alberto Salazar, who has been banned for four years by charge of Manchester City. ‘Rejuvenation’ when north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur coach appointment but also a rejuvenation the US anti-doping authorities. Among those in the mix for the perma- Arsenal’s league form has fallen away badly sacked Mauricio Pochettino last week only of the boardroom.” Farah broke off cooperation with Salazar in 2017. nent job include former Gunners star Mikel with five Premier League matches without months after taking them to the Champions (Source: AFP) UK Athletics on Thursday announced a review into its dealings with the coach and his Nike Oregon Project. The federation’s performance director Neil Black, who once described Salazar as a genius, left his role in October. Moreno claims to be in the dark over Indian club added to Manchester (Source: Mirror) Luis Enrique Spain snub City football empire Abu Dhabi-based consortium agrees to buy Charlton Athletic

Abu Dhabi-based consortium East Street Investments has agreed to buy Charlton Athletic, the second tier English soccer club an- nounced on Friday. The deal for the South London side founded in 1905 remains subject to approval by the Football League (EFL). The new owners said they were working closely with the league to satisfy the owners’ and directors’ test and would make no further comment until the takeover was approved. “We would like to thank Roland Duchatelet, his team and the directors for helping to facilitate a quick and smooth sale,” they added in a statement on the Championship club’s website. “They leave the club with solid foundations on which we can invest and build.” Abu Dhabi-based businessman Tahnoon Nimer, majority share- holder in East Street Investments through Panorama Magic General Contracting LLC, would be part of the new board, the statement said. Former Spain coach Robert Moreno do and that he felt proud of me,” said The owners of English Premier League cham- and Diego Forlan with English manager Peter British businessman Jonathan Heller will also become a director responded to accusations of disloyalty Moreno. pions Manchester City on Thursday made Reid but could not buy success. with Matt Southall as chairman. on Thursday by claiming he still does not “Then I asked him for a meeting to Mumbai City FC of India the eighth club in Mumbai City has twice reached the ISL “Our priority will be immediate contact with fan groups in order know why Luis Enrique chose to exclude give him a hug and convey my support. their global football empire. end-of-season playoffs but never won a title. that their views play a major role in the club,” the statement said. him from his backroom team. It seemed appropriate to tell him that, Abu Dhabi-controlled City Football Group While Manchester City pack out their (Source: Reuters) Luis Enrique’s return to the national just as I had said before, I would step announced the takeover of the Indian side 50,000-plus stadium, Mumbai’s 8,000 side was announced last week and he said aside if he decided to return. the day after a US equity fund pumped $500 capacity stands are usually only half full to Moreno had been “disloyal” and that he “He said that seemed perfect but he million in new cash into CFG, taking its value see the team now managed by former Porto Chelsea’s Kante sues former does “not want someone like that in my told me that he no longer wanted me. I to $4.8 billion. captain Jorge Costa. staff” in his presentation press conference was in a state of shock. I let the staff know On top of the English champions, CFG Nita Ambani, head of the ISL and wife of agent for fraud on Wednesday. and I wondered what I had done wrong.” also own New York City FC, Melbourne City India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani, said the Moreno was previously Luis Enrique’s Luis Enrique and Moreno had been close in Australia, Yokohama F Marinos in Japan, deal marked a “new era for football in India.” The Paris prosecutor’s office has said Chelsea midfielder N’Golo assistant but was promoted to head coach friends after previously working together Sichuan Jiuniu in China, Spanish second di- - Football’s Indian future - Kante has filed a lawsuit against his former image agent, citing in June after Luis Enrique resigned to take at Barcelona, Celta Vigo and Roma. vision side Girona and Club Atletico Torque And CFG chief executive Ferran Soriano fraud and breach of trust. care of his nine-year-old daughter Xana, “I don’t know why Luis Enrique doesn’t in Uruguay. said in Mumbai that the group “has been look- The complaint filed this week by the France international against who died in August of cancer. want me to be with him today,” Moreno Analysts say the 65 percent stake taken ing at football in India for years”. Nouari Khiari also includes “attempted fraud” and “illegal exercise “I had to take the step forward and I added. in Mumbai is new proof that CFG wants to “We are now convinced of the bright future of the profession of sports agent.” did it,” said Moreno in a press conference “I think he labelled me with words build a global football-based entertainment for the ISL,” he added. According to L’Equipe newspaper, which first reported the story, called in Barcelona on Thursday. that are ugly and are not attributable to conglomerate. Soriano said the new owners were sure Kante was introduced to Khiari by friends and family members. “And it does not escape anyone that me. I think the years will go by and I will Mumbai’s former owners, Bollywood ac- that in 10 years “there will be Indian play- The pair started their working relationship in July 2016 but if I had not continued, he would not now still not know. tor Ranbir Kapoor and Bimal Parekh, a fund ers who are going to be stars on the world tensions quickly arose and Kante decided to put an end to their be the coach.” “I am the first to be glad that Luis manager for Bollywood stars, “will hold the stage.” He promised investment in coaching partnership a year later, accepting to pay €150,000 for Khiari to Moreno led Spain through an unbeaten Enrique wants to coach again. I want to remaining 35 percent of shares,” said a CFG and facilities at Mumbai. severe their professional ties. qualifying campaign and said in September continue my career as a head coach and statement. Simon Chadwick, a sports business pro- The French outlet reports that Kante claims that his former as- he would be “the first and most delighted I want to lead a team. I really want to. “We believe that this investment will deliver fessor at Salford University in England, said sociate kept all the copies of their deal and later pressured him to to step aside” if Luis Enrique wanted to My passion is to be a coach as someone transformative benefits to Mumbai City FC, that Soriano has long expressed a vision that get more money. resume his position. who started at the bottom.” to City Football Group and to Indian football “football clubs should operate like Walt Disney”. Another cause for their deteriorated relationship was Khiari’s But Luis Enrique claimed Moreno Spain finished top of their qualifying as a whole,” said CFG chairman Khaldoon This would see clubs produce entertain- attempts to influence Kante’s career choices. The report said the offered only to make way after Euro 2020 group after winning eight out of 10 games Al Mubarak. ment products that can be franchised in many agent tried to convince Kante to move away from Chelsea during next summer, for which he said Moreno and scoring 31 goals. They will be a top Kapoor and Parekh founded Mumbai countries using the latest television technol- the 2018 summer to join Real Madrid. had shown a “defect” of too much ambition. seed for Euro 2020 when the draw is made when the Indian Super League was created ogy, and accompanied by merchandising and “I was too kind,” Kante told L’Equipe. “I wanted to believe in “In a first meeting with Luis Enrique, in Bucharest on November 30. in 2014. At the start they hired foreign stars retailing strategies, he added. this person’s honesty and sincerity. But he was only driven by the he told me that I had done what I had to (Source: Eurosport) including Nicolas Anelka, Freddie Ljungberg (Source: Mirror) financial aspects.” (Source: ESPN) Prem player doubtful with UK police chief found not guilty over 1989 Hillsborough stadium crush The police commander in charge of operations at the 1989 18 in the disaster. “In recent years they have had to relive the events of that kitchen table injury Hillsborough soccer stadium crush that killed 96 Liverpool “We, the families, have fought for 30 years valiantly,” day by sitting through the longest inquest in British legal supporters was found not guilty of manslaughter on Thursday. he told the BBC. history, followed by two trials. The toll that it has taken on Southampton’s Sofiane Boufal added to a list of bizarre football injuries Former Chief Superintendent David Duckenfield was Mike Bendown, Director of the Independent Office for their health and wellbeing, in addition to losing their loved on Thursday when he was declared doubtful for the Premier League in charge of the stadium in Sheffield, northern England, Police Conduct, said they recognised the verdict would be ones, is unimaginable and the whole city shares their pain”. game against Watford after stubbing his big toe on a kitchen table. at an FA Cup semi-final match against Nottingham Forest of huge significance for the families of the 96 victims. Graham Mackrell, the Sheffield Wednesday club secretary Manager Ralph Hasenhuttl told reporters at a news conference 30 years ago. “As there are still live criminal proceedings relating to at the time of the disaster, was found guilty of a charge under the midfielder had not been able to train for the last three days. The victims died in an overcrowded, fenced-in enclo- the disaster we will not be commenting further at this time,” the Health and Safety at Work Act, in the previous trial. “Boufal hit his toe at home on the table, the big one,” he said. sure. Harrowing images of young fans crushed against he added, urging people not to prejudice those cases with Former South Yorkshire Police chief superintendent “It’s a little bit swollen still and it would be a little difficult for the metal fences, bodies lying on the pitch and spectators us- comments online. Donald Denton, the force’s detective chief inspector Alan weekend I think, but next weekend yeah. ing wooden advertising hoardings as makeshift stretchers The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it was aware Foster, and Peter Metcalf a lawyer who acted for police, are “It’s not broken or something but it’s very swollen and that’s horrified the nation. the verdict would be disappointing for the relatives. scheduled to stand trial on charges of perverting the course the problem.” Police at first blamed the disaster on drunken fans, an “The disaster at Hillsborough 30 years ago has caused of justice next year. Asked for more information about the incident, Hasenhuttl explanation that was always rejected by survivors, relatives unimaginable suffering to the families of those who sadly Liverpool Football Club said: “We share the reactions added: “He runs through the kitchen and hit against the table, or of the victims and the wider Liverpool community who spent lost their lives and to everybody affected by the tragic events and frustrations by the families today and those affected something like that.” years fighting to find out what had happened. of that day,” said Sue Hemming, CPS Director of Legal by the Hillsborough tragedy.” The Morocco international, who joined from Lille in 2016, has Later inquests and an independent inquiry absolved Services. The club said in a statement that it was limiting its com- played in 10 of Southampton’s 13 league games this season. the fans of any responsibility. The latest verdict came in “They were let down with the most catastrophic conse- ments due to the ongoing legal proceedings but it commended Boufal is not the only player this season to suffer a freak injury a re-trial at Preston Crown Court after a jury in April had quences imaginable. I know how important these proceedings the families, survivors and campaigners “for the remarkable this season, with Real Madrid forward Lucas Vazquez ruled out for initially failed to come to a verdict. have been to everyone, even though they came far too late.” courage, dignity and resilience they have shown during the a month after dropping a weight on his foot in the gym. “I’m shocked and stunned by the verdict of the jury,” Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson said the outcome was past three decades”. (Source: Socceernet) said Barry Devonside, whose son Christopher died aged a “huge disappointment” for the families of the victims. (Source: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NOVEMBER 30, 2019 SPORTS 15

Iran no longer the best Tehran’s football matches postponed as air pollution soar

SPORTS TEHRAN — Two football matches in Iran Asian football team deskProfessional League were postponed after SPORTS TEHRAN — Iran the Iranian capital was cloaked in dangerously high levels deskdropped six places to 33rd of air pollution. in the latest FIFA World Ranking which was released on Thursday. Myanmar were the biggest movers in Asia, climbing 11 spots to 136 following impressive wins over Nepal, who fell three rungs to 170th, Tajikistan (121st, down five spots) and Mongolia (190th, down four). Kuwait (147th, up 9) also made a substan- tial jump on the back of their fine results in the Asian Qualifiers, having defeated Chinese Taipei and Nepal. Malaysia, thanks to wins over Thailand and Indonesia in the Asian Qualifiers, moved up four places to 154th. Korea Republic, at 41st, remained the Persepolis match against Nassaji at the Azadi Stadium as well Continent’s third highest ranked side, while as Paykan and Tractor match in Shahre-Qods Stadium, located Australia (42nd) and Qatar (55th), maintained west of Tehran, have been postponed. their positions to complete the top five. Severe air pollution had already led authorities to close schools Saudi Arabia moved up two spots to in Iran’s capital. 67th, as did Iraq to 70th, with United Arab Air pollution was the cause of nearly 30,000 deaths per year Emirates (71st, down 4), China PR (75th, in Iranian cities. down 6) and Syria (79th, up 4) completed Each winter, Iran’s sprawling capital suffers some of the worst Asia’s top 10. pollution in the world through thermal inversion -- a phenom- The top five remains unchanged and enon that traps hazardous air over the city. there is only one change in the top ten, with Croatia (6th, up 1) climbing for the second successive edition at the expense of Portu- gal (7th, down 1). There are, however, more Brighton could offload significant changes further down the table, Alireza Jahanbakhsh with Italy (13th, up 2), Poland (19th, up 2), Serbia (29th, up 4) and Nigeria (31st, up 4) Brighton may well look to add to its squad in January but could pushing their way upwards. also offload players who have not featured greatly under Potter. The next FIFA World Ranking will be The January transfer window is fast approaching. published on 19 December 2019. Many clubs across the European divisions will be weighing up their options and Brighton and Hove Albion are no different. Albion backed their head coach Graham Potter this week Iran runners-up at CAFA U23 Persepolis cancel Brazilian forward with an improved two-year contract extension that takes him up to 2025. Women’s C’ship Brandao’s contract Iran’s Alireza Jahanbakhsh signed for £17m from AZ Alkmaar in July 2018. He failed to score in 24 league and cup appearances for Chris Hughton’s team last season and has featured just once in an EFL Cup match at Bristol Rovers under Graham Potter this campaign. Jahanbakhsh was an unused sub for the last match against Leicester. Potter has often spoke about his good attitude in training despite his limited game time. The head coach is full admiration for his work ethic but so far the striker has not been given an opportunity in the Premier League. There was talk of utilizing him as right wing-back to provide competition for Martin Montoya, but as yet, that has not happened. Potter was asked in October if Jahanbakhsh would move-on in January, Potter responded: “Yes and no is the answer.” (Source: Brightonandhoveindependent.co.uk)

SPORTS TEHRAN — Iran award of the competition. SPORTS TEHRAN — Iranian score just a goal in five matches. Impossible to continue with deskfinished CAFA U23 The Iranian forward won the prize deskfootball club Persepo- Persepolis GM Mohammadhassan Women’s Championship with heads with eight goals. lis and Brazilian striker Junior Brandao Ansarifard announced that they have Marc Wilmots: official held high. Iran finished the competition with have decided to go their separate ways. paid the Brazilian $102,000 to cancel Maryam Azmoun’s team finished 12 points from five matches, with Tues- Persepolis cancel Brazilian forward the remainder of his contract, which ran PLDC — Mahmoud Eslamian, a member of Football Fed- runners up after the team defeated day’s defeat to Uzbekistan the only Brandao’s contract until the end of the season. eration Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) board of directors, Afghanistan 7-0 in their final match. blemish in an otherwise impressive TEHRAN – Iranian football club Perse- “I am going to leave Iran but will return says that it’s impossible to continue working with Team Melli Hajar Dabbaghi completed a fine term in Tajikistan. polis and Brazilian striker Junior Brandao to the country once again to prove my abili- coach Marc Wilmots. individual campaign with a final day The Persians defeated Tajikistan, have decided to go their separate ways. ties. I am definitely heartbroken since some Wilmots and Iran football federation have reached a dead- hat-trick for Iran, while Fatemeh Ger- Turkmenistan, Kyrgyz Republic and Persepolis said the decision had been people accused me of not knowing anything lock following Team Melli’s poor results in the 2022 World aeli, Fatemeh Shaban, Zahra Masoumi Afghanistan in the inaugural. “taken due to performances not being at about football,” the Brazilian forward said. Cup qualification. and Fatemeh Amineh Borazjani scored Uzbekistan won the title with 15 points the level required”. “I will leave Iran with good memories “Wilmots already knew that Iran has financial problem and once each. after defeating hosts Tajikistan 3-0 on Brandao joined Persepolis from Lu- but I will return to the country to show my we also had the same problem with Carlos Queiroz, however Dabbaghi claimed the top goalscorer the final day. dogorets on loan in August but failed to potentials,” Brandao added. the Portuguese coach coped with the pressure,” Eslamian said. “Wilmots has a good track record as a coach but he cannot work in Team Melli. Muhammad Salah was not a successful Iranian-Canadian Latifi to race for Williams in F1 next season player in Chelsea but he became a star in Liverpool. The football ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Canadian with the Red Bull of Max Verstappen exiting the pit lane. federation wanted to bring an experienced coach,” he added. driver Nicholas Latifi will make his Formula One debut for Last month, he crashed into the wall just two minutes into “The federation provided Wilmots whatever he wanted but I the struggling Williams next season as a replacement for qualifying. don’t know what he is looking for. I emphasize once again that veteran driver Robert Kubica. Still, his return to the series was widely praised consid- Wilmots, as an international coach, already knew about Iran’s Latifi finished the F2 championship this season in second ering how serious his injuries were and how unlikely his situation but he accepted to work here,” Eslamian concluded. place, winning four races with one race left. He has also comeback had seemed. worked as a reserve driver at Williams this year, doing test- Deputy principal Claire Williams has explained why it ing and simulator work as well as participating in practice took so long in coming. sessions during race weekends. “We wanted to afford Nicholas the opportunity to con- Vaziri takes bronze at Asian “It still feels a bit surreal,” the 24-year-old Latifi said. tinue the F2 campaign and focus on that rather than being Archery C’ships “I don’t think it will sink in fully until I’m on the grid in distracted by any earlier kind of announcement,” Claire Melbourne next year.” Williams is quoted by Crash.net. He will race alongside British driver George Russell, “But it probably was an inevitability and one that we’re TASNIM — Milad Vaziri from Iran seized a bronze medal at and completes the F1 grid for 2020. really delighted about, and we’re really looking forward to the Bangkok 2019 Asian Archery Championships on Thursday. Williams has been the slowest car all season and scored seeing how Nicholas does next year. In the men’s recurve, Vaziri defeated his countryman Amin one point, which was Kubica’s 10th-place finish at the Ger- Polish driver has struggled since returning after many “He’s been a fantastic part of the team this year as our Pirali 6-0 in the bronze medal match. man Grand Prix in July. years out of competitive racing, following a serious injury reserve driver. He’s done a number of FP1 sessions and test Vaziri also secured a spot at the 2020 Olympic Games. “I don’t underestimate the challenge ahead,” Latifi said. at the Ronde di Andora rally in 2011 in which his right days. He’ll do the test next week for us as well. And I think Iran’s men’s compound team had previously claimed a bronze Kubica was formerly one of the fastest young drivers forearm was partially severed. he just has the right kind of personality as well that we’re medal in the competition. in F1, touted as a future champion. But the 34-year-old At the Brazilian GP two weeks ago he almost collided looking for in our drivers at Williams.” The 21st edition of Asian Archery Championships are being held in Bangkok from November 21-29. Beiranvand nominated for The AFC Player Former Oman head coach Pim Verbeek of The Year passes away Khalilzadeh’s goal

Having achieved Continental glory, Pim Verbeek, who guided Oman to the nominated for 2019 AFC World Cup stardom and outstanding AFC Asian Cup knockout stage for the Champions League Best Goal domestic performances, the men’s and first time in UAE 2019, passed away on women’s stars of Asian football have Thursday. shone bright in 2019. Verbeek, 63, had been ill for some time Persepolis defender Shoja Khalilzadeh’s acrobatic scissor kick This year’s AFC Player of the Year - Men after stepping down as Oman head coach has been nominated for the best goal of the 2019 Asian Football and Women – will be chosen at the AFC following the AFC Asian Cup in February. Confederation (AFC) Champions League. Annual Awards Hong Kong 2019on Monday. A respected coach, Verbeek’s involvement It was a disappointing campaign for Persepolis, but Shojae After a standout 2018, which included FIFA in Asian football started in 2000 as Guus Khalilzadeh’s acrobatic effort in a 2-0 win over Al Ahli provided World Cup heroics and an appearance in the Continental showpiece since 2004. Hiddink’s assistant when his Dutch com- the Morocco U23 head coach for four years a moment to remember. AFC Champions League final, Islamic Repub- The towering shot-stopper also excelled patriot was head coach of Korea Republic. from 2010. The other nine candidates are Islom Tukhtakhujaev (PFC lic of Iran’s number one produced another in club football, keeping a league-leading He was then appointed Korea Repub- He took on the Oman job in 2016, guiding Lokomotiv), Gonzalo Viera(Al Rayyan), Sergio Antonio (Kashi- exceptional year for both club and country. 16 clean sheets to help a near-impenetra- lic’s U23 head coach in 2005-06, before the West Asian side to the 2017-18 Persian ma Antlers), Muhammad Safawi (JDT), Khojiakbar Alijonov Beiranvand, 27, was a key factor in Iran’s ble FC Persepolis earn the title of Iranian assuming the national team head coach Gulf Cup title as well as the AFC Asian Cup (Pakhtakor Tashkent FK), Kim Dae-won (Daegu FC), Romario charge to the AFC Asian Cup semi-finals, champions, in addition to lifting the do- role in 2006-07. UAE 2019 Round of 16, where they lost to Ricardo Silva (Al Ittihad), Khalid Muneer (Al Duhail) and Fab- keeping five successive clean sheets to mestic Hazfi Cup. 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ARTTEHRAN — Iranian Tel: 88911433 deskcinema was praised Webmaster: [email protected] at the International Documentary Film Printed at: Jame Jam Bartar Borna - 44197737 Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) with awards in three categories, including best director Tehrantimes79 Tehrantimesdaily for Mehrdad Oskui, the organizers announced on Thursday. No. 18, Bimeh Alley, Nejatollahi St., Tehran, Iran P.o. Box: 14155-4843 Oskui received the award for his latest Zip Code: 1599814713 feature-length documentary, “Sunless Shadows”, in which he builds a remarkable relationship with a group of adolescent girls that serve their sentence for the grave crime of murdering their father, their husband or another male family member in an Iranian juvenile detention center. The award for best mid-length documentary also went also to “Anticlockwise” by Jalal Vafai from Iran. The film is about the GUIDE TO life of Vafai’s father as a democratic reformist. SPIRITUAL AWAKENING In addition, “Asho” by Jafar Najafi from Iran was selected as best children’s A man may show patience at the loss of his documentary. It is about a shepherd boy offspring, but he does not do so for the plunder who is obsessed with Hollywood movies and of his property. wants to become an actor. Imam Ali (AS) “In a Whisper”, a co-production of Spain, France, Switzerland and Cuba by directors Heidi Hassan and Patricia Pérez Fernández won the IDFA award for best feature-length WHAT’S IN ART GALLERIES documentary. The film centers on two Installation emigrant Cuban filmmakers whose passion Sets of installation by Mehdi for film, friendship and freedom reunites Mansuri are currently on display them after years of being apart. in an exhibition at Golestan “Up at Night”, a co-production between Gallery. Congo and Belgium by Nelson Makengo was The exhibition titled “Super named best short documentary. Human” runs until December 4 at The IDFA 2019 awards ceremony was held the gallery located at 34 Kamasai at the Eye Film Museum while the festival Winners celebrate after accepting their awards during the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam at St. in the Darus neighborhood. continues until December 1. the Eye Film Museum on November 28, 2019. (IDFA) Painting Paintings by Narges Khaleqi and Elaheh Mazaheri are on display in “The Warden” wins Student Jury Award “Philadelphia, Here I Come!” on stage an exhibition at Shokuh Gallery. The exhibit named “Hidden at Crime and Punishment Film Festival in Tehran Games” runs until December 4 at the gallery located at 19 Amir Nuri Alley, North Salimi St. near Andarzgu Blvd. Shalman Gallery is playing host to an exhibition of paintings by Behruz Boluri. The exhibit entitled “Colorful Bitumen” runs until December 4 at the gallery located at 27 Kavusi Alley, West Rudbar St., off Mirdamad Blvd. An exhibition of paintings by Hamed Sahihi is underway at Tarrahan Azad Gallery. The exhibit named “Observable Universe” will run until December 10 at the gallery that can be found at 5 Salmas Square, off Fatemi St. A collection of paintings by Abolfazl Lireh is currently on Iranian director Nima Javidi holds the Student Jury Award for his film “The view in an exhibition at Haft Warden” at the 9th International Crime and Punishment Film Festival in Istanbul A poster for the Iranian performance of Irish writer Brian Friel’s play “Philadelphia, Samar Gallery. on November 28, 2019. Here I Come!” by Iranian director Elham Sehat. The exhibit entitled “Chronic” will run until December 11 at the ARTTEHRAN — The building during the 1960s. ARTTEHRAN — Iranian his uncommunicative father and the gallery located at No. 8, Fifth Alley, deskIranian acclaimed Javidi who was attending the closing deskdirector Elham Sehat humiliating job in his father’s grocery Kuh-e Nur St., Motahhari Ave. movie “The Warden” has won the Student ceremony on Thursday expressed his thanks staged Irish writer Brian Friel’s play shop, and with the total absence of any Bahareh Shurgashti is Jury Award at the 9th International Crime to the jury and said he always considers “Philadelphia, Here I Come!” at Sepand prospect of opportunity in his life at home, showcasing her paintings in an and Punishment Film Festival in the himself a student in cinema. Theater in Tehran on Thursday. Gareth O’Donnell has accepted his aunt’s exhibition at Theme Gallery. Turkish city of Istanbul, the organizers “Buoyancy” by Rodd Rathjen from Saman Arastu, Susan Parvar, Mojtaba invitation to come to Philadelphia. Now, The exhibition will be running have announced. Australia received the award for best Rajabi, Masud Salari, and Pedram Azizi on the eve of his departure, he is not happy until December 4 at the gallery, Directed by Nima Javidi, the film tells feature film, and the Special Jury Award are among the main members of the cast. to be leaving Ballybeg. which can be found at 10 Zebarjad the story of an Iranian prison warden who was given to “La Belle Indifference” by Fed up with the dreary round of life The play will be on stage until December Alley, North Villa St., off Karim is assigned to transfer prisoners to a new Kivanç Sezer from Turkey. in the Irish county of Ballybeg with 31 at the theater. Khan Ave. An exhibition of paintings by Nosratollah Moslemian is “Urban Art Unites” project unveils second stage currently underway at Iranshahr ARTTEHRAN — The second stage of “The “We had no common language, and art was able to Gallery. deskUrban Art Unites”, an art initiative bridge that gap,” he added. The exhibition will run until launched by the Embassy of Italy in Tehran, was In his short speech, Ugo also said that he has always been December 17 at the gallery located implemented on Thursday. eager to visit Iran and working with his Iranian counterpart at 69 Sepand St. off of Azodi St., One painting by Iranian artist Kasra Rafiei and another has been a very interesting experience. Karim Khan Ave. one by Italian artist Marco Ugo were unveiled on the wall “I experienced and enjoyed the Iranian’s unique warmth Paintings by Amir Karimi are on of the residence of Italian Ambassador Giuseppe Perrone, and hospitality,” he noted. view in an exhibition at O Gallery. the Persian service of ISNA reported. The first part of the project started with the unveiling Entitled “Euphoria”, the exhibit The project aims to enhance cultural relations of the paintings by Mehdi Qadyanlu from Iran and Paolo runs until December 10 at the between Rome and Tehran. Based on the project, Bordino from Italy in September. It will be completed gallery located at 18 Shahin St., different artists from Iran and Italy are scheduled to within a year by September 2020. Sanai St. create huge paintings to be affixed to the exterior walls “The Urban Art Unites” intends to support creative Paintings by Iranian artist Kasra Rafiei and Italian Sculpture of the residence every two months. bilateral artistic exchange between Italy and Iran, and also painter Marco Ugo embellish the wall of the Italian An exhibition of sculptures by “Working with Marco was a great experience,” Rafiei to raise social awareness of the importance of beautification ambassador’s residence in Tehran as part of the project Tania Azizi is underway at Inja said during the unveiling ceremony of the paintings. in urban spaces. “The Urban Art Unites”. Gallery. The exhibit titled “The Blue Dome” will continue until December 20 at the gallery located at 4 Pedram “Dressage” receives two awards at Rabat Intl. Alley, Neauphle-le-Chateau St. Multimedia A group of artists, including Author Film Festival Parham Peivandi, Marjan Qorbani, ARTTEHRAN — Iranian director Puya dismayed to realize that they forgot to take the security Farhad Qashqai, Mahsa Nuri and deskBadkubeh’s acclaimed drama “Dressage” camera footage. One of them must return to the crime Mazdak Sepanlu, is showcasing won two awards at the Rabat International Author Film scene and retrieve it. The vote falls on Golsa, who bravely their paintings, photos and videos Festival (FICAR) that ran from Novaember 16 to 22 in the completes the mission. Her friends’ behavior makes in an exhibition at Vista Gallery. capital of Morocco. her think, and she hides the hard drive somewhere in The exhibit named “Topos: The film brought the award for best actress to Negar secret. But her accomplices and their well-to-do families, Building, Dwelling” runs until Moqaddam and the award for best screenwriter to Hamed worried about their social standing, put more and more December 6 at the gallery located Rajabi, the organizers have announced. pressure on Golsa. at No. 11, 12th Alley, Mir Emad St. A scene from “Dressage” by Iranian director Puya “Dressage” is about Golsa and her friends who rob The Rabat festival is dedicated to the author cinema, a Calligraphic painting Badkubeh. a corner shop. But while evaluating the booty, they are true cinema of art and thought in all its forms. Negar Gallery is hosting an exhibition of calligraphic paintings by a group of artists, including Sanaz Alborzi, Alireza Saadatmand, Morteza Shamisa, Azim Cinéma Vérité festival announces jury for Pitching Panel Fallah, Hassan Mehrabani, Omid ARTTEHRAN — The documentary film producer Ove Rishøj from Japan, SVT commissioning editor Lars The jury members will judge 18 documentary Khakbaz and Shadi Talai. deskorganizers of the 13th Jensen, Canadian actress and documentarian Säfström from Sweden, producer Bram plots submitted to the festival and the qualified The exhibit titled “Four Climes” Cinéma Vérité, Iran’s major international Jennifer Deschamps and Norwegian Crols from Belgium and EBS International plots will be supported by the organizers. will be running until December 11 at the gallery located at 33 documentary film festival, announced the producer Christian Falch. Documentary Film Festival executive The 13th edition of the Cinéma Vérité Delaram Alley, Roshanai St. in the Qeitarieh neighborhood. jury for the Pitching Panel on Friday. ARTE program manager Peter Gottschalk producer Gune Hyoung from South Korea festival will be held in Tehran from The jury is composed of Danish from Germany, Producer Kenichi Imamura are the other members of the jury. December 9 to 16.