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WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 16 Pages Price 20,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13227 Wednesday OCTOBER 10, 2018 Mehr 18, 1397 Muharram 30, 1440 Iran appoints new Interior minister Asian Para Games: Film Museum of Iran ambassadors to hosts meeting on Iranian athletes add eight to review 40 years of China, India 2 social issues 2 gold to medal tally 15 Iranian cinema 16 Larijani urges global unity against U.S. unilateralism Iran REC 2018 running POLITICS TEHRAN — Irani- the causes behind undermining the in- deskan Majlis Speaker Ali ternational security. Unilateral actions Larijani said on Tuesday that the U.S. by the powers such as the U.S. have unilateralism is the reason behind prob- caused problems for the international See page 4 lems in the world and called for global community,” Larijani said in a speech at in Tehran unity against Washington’s unilateral the third annual meeting of parliament and illegal actions. speakers of the Eurasian countries in “The U.S. and regime of Israel are Antalya, Turkey. 2 Flood haunting northern Iran brings $166m loss SOCIETY TEHRAN — Flash which have claimed 5 lives. deskfloods hitting The largest damage caused by flooding Mazandaran province, northern Iran, has been inflicted to infrastructure facil- have caused an estimated 7 trillion rials ities amounting to 5 trillion rials (nearly (about $166 million) worth of damages, $120 million), IRNA quoted Mohammad destroying infrastructures, residential Eslami as saying on Tuesday. units, roads and huge tracts of farmlands, Due to the incident, some 2,650 houses the province’s governor has said. have been devastated partially, of which Heavy rain has led to severe flood in some 82 houses have been totally de- Mazandaran province since last week, stroyed, he regretted. 12 Syrian President grants amnesty to army deserters, draft dodgers Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has those outside will have six months. granted a general amnesty for men who The move could help boost the return deserted the army or have avoided military of refugees, some of whom have not been service. A decree published by state media able to go back home because they were on Tuesday said the amnesty applies to blacklisted. Akbar Tavakoli men “inside and outside the country” and Under Syrian military law, deserters covers all punishments for desertion. can face years of prison if they leave their Men inside Syria will have four months posts and do not report for service within IRNA/ to take advantage of the amnesty while a set amount of time. 13 ARTICLE Successful reformation in Saudi Arabia far from a sure thing ARTICLE Hanif Ghaffari By Seyedeh Mahdieh Qoraishi financial and military capabilities while Crown challenge for Saudi Arabia. Ramin Hossein Abadian Political analyst TEHRAN — As Aramco’s public offering has Prince Bin Salman is not even halfway through The fast-paced implementation of economic Mehr News Agency been halted, so has the hope in Saudi Arabia’s with his economic reforms, the so called ‘Vision reforms in Riyadh without proper infrastruc- Journalist economic reforms, which according to the young 2030’ plans. The slow implementation of social ture and consideration to social, political and Crown Prince of the country, were intended to reform, which is more like a mere “showcase religious structures confirms a lack sufficient Trump’s Strategic fulfill the Arab dream. Saudi Aramco, officially policy”, is a proof of the unrealistic nature of management expertise. Saudi media the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, is one of the the reforms as they lack conformity with Saudi Some experts even believe that the growing weakness in largest companies in the world by revenue and Arabia’s traditional social structures. domestic oil consumption in Saudi Arabia will take tries to cover up the most profitable worldwide. It is clear that the creation and pursuit of its toll on the country, and by 2030 the country west Asia While Saudi Arabia has been trying to provide economic development requires some precon- may have to import oil. And apart from the future circumstances of domestic opportunities for its citizens, policies ditions, such as political development and the of reforms, Saudi policies towards its regional n his recent remarks, Donald Trump have proven ineffective. In addition, the country approval of religious institutions which Saudi neighbors can blur the vision of the country and Khashoggi’s death said that if he wasn’t at top of the U.S. has also failed to achieve positive results with its Arabia has yet to gain. Lack of human capital in make real change unattainable. political and executive equations, Iran week has passed since Jamal I military adventures in other countries. The Saudis’ the country, which is considered the engine of Although Saudi Arabia has tried to implement would capture the Middle East (West Khashoggi, the high-profile critic war on Yemen and the blockade of Qatar have been economic development, along with other factors, a moderate foreign policy, its presence in proxy Asia)! This is while Islamic Republic of of the Saudi leadership, was last examples of failed regional policies over the last has delayed the implementation of economic wars, such as in Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Yemen A Iran created stability in the West Asian seen entering the Saudi Consulate in Is- few years. The interventions have been costly to change and dynamism. The use of a foreign la- and Syria, and rivalry with Iran, have not helped region, and besides, has stood against the tanbul. The Saudis continue to deny any the House of Saud and have reduced the country’s bor force (immigrants) can also be a security Saudis’ strategic role in West Asia. 7 long-term, medium-term, and short-term knowledge of his whereabouts. and destructive goals of the United States The speculation over the House of and its allies in the region. Saud’s role in the murder of Khashoggi Trump’s strategic weakness in the West Fear of globalization runs high with numerous speculations Asia is an important issue which can’t be By Hamed Z. Qadim countries have dominance in the modern world. On the other hand, globalization has not only and reports. Since the Saudi authorities easily overlooked. In this regard, there TEHRAN — Fear of transformation of identity is Globalization accompanied and facilitated by transformed the underdeveloped world culture but are not capable of addressing the ambi- are some points that should be taken into the common feeling in most of Western countries information technology has led into development also has made the cultural exchanges possible too. guities surrounding the death of Jamal consideration: as it once was the common feeling of the under of under developed countries. As noted by Dariush Shaygan, cultural hybrids, Khashoggi, the Saudis’ state-own media Firstly, in spite of his campaign slogans developed nations. Trump’s speech to the UN Cultural transcendence has removed many that are the next generations of the migrants to have worked round the clock to distract for stopping the military intervention in General Assembly, was a vivid announcement of the subjective obstacles of development in the Western countries, actually are the drivers the public’s attention. the region, the current president of the of this fear in at least part of the Western world, developing countries. Acquisition of engineer- of this cultural mixing. Incapability of mo- Al Arabiya News Channel in an exclusive United States has intensified conflicts and when he stated that United States is no longer ing knowledge in many of developing countries dernity to respond to spiritual needs of the interview with Salah Khashoggi, Jamal created constant security crises in West looking for Globalization and suggested the world made enormous industrial growth possible while modern human, is the motive to look for Khashoggi’s eldest son, made attempts Asia. The direct, perfect, and comprehen- to turn into Nationalism as an alternative for all increased awareness and mastery over interna- other cultural capacities. Cultural hybrids to show Khashoggi’s disappearance dif- sive support of Donald Trump from takfiri the states all around the world. tional law and regulations, has led into ending who possess the cultural heritage of the ferently to the public. terrorists reflects this fact. During the World Cup 2018 in Russia, looking of dominance of the developed countries. The pre-modern world and are living with the Khashoggi’s son claimed: “There are Trump started his support for ISIL at astonishing results of countries not famous achievements of modern human in philosophy, modern lifestyle, lead the cultural trans- attempts by foreign parties to politicize since the beginning of his presence at the for their football and losses of national teams mathematical and natural sciences, sociology, formation. Hybrids are rightful heirs of the disappearance of my father. This is White House in early 2017, and he stood that used to be traditionally the winners of foot- psychiatry, and politics are no longer the heritage cultural heritage of the East and the West totally unacceptable. The issue at hand for the terrorists until the fall of ISIL in ball matches, suddenly I came to a vision that of the developed world and they belong to the and thus represent a life pattern which is is that there is a Saudi citizen who has Syria. Right now, Trump is attempting to no longer the so-called first-world developed whole humanity. built on this cultural mix. 7 gone missing. We are cooperating with revive terrorist and takfiri groups in Iraq the Saudi authorities to uncover the cir- and Syria through Riyadh and Abu Dhabi.