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Industry Ministry bans exports of 5 types of goods ECONOMY TEHRAN— Exports and over 500g packets of butter will be deskof five types of goods prohibited since August 23 in an effort to No war, will be ceased due to a recent decision set the domestic market, the report said. of the Ministry of Industry announced The imposed ban would be removed by to the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs the decision of the Ministry of Industry. Administration (IRICA) on Saturday, IRIB Due to renewal of U.S.-led sanctions, reported on Monday. Accordingly, exports the administration is doing some amend- of packing paper, newsprint, tissue pa- ments about the country’s exports and no dialogue per, powdered milk, bulk and packed tea, imports regulations. 4 See page 2 ‘Russia may ditch dollar in oil trade as it is too risky’ The U.S. dollar is not a reliable tool is reliable. Siluanov also said he does not for payments in international trade, “rule out” the possibility of switching to Russian Finance Minister Anton Sil- national currencies in oil trade. uanov told Russian media. Payments “We have significantly reduced our in- in national currencies might be used vestment in U.S. assets. In fact, the dollar, instead, he said. which is considered to be the international In an interview to Rossiya 1 TV, the currency, becomes a risky tool for pay- finance minister expressed doubt that ments,” he said in part of the interview the internationally recognized currency aired on Sunday. 4

Several Arab countries gave $137Bln to illegal armed groups in Syria: Damascus

By staff & agencies to resist its enemies due to Syrians’ spirit A number of Arab countries have allocated and courage, as well as Russia’s support. a total of $137 billion in aid to rebels in “Now we have to revive the country’s Syria in an attempt to ruin the country, economy because this is the key factor Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal which will allow Syrians to come back Mekdad said on Monday. to their homeland,” Mekdad added. “Well-known Arab countries have The armed conflict in Syria dates back provided aid amounting to $137 billion to 2011, with Damascus fighting opposition to illegal armed groups in order to destroy forces and a number of terrorist groups

khamenei.ir Syria,” Mekdad told reporters. that have been striving to gain control He added that the country had managed over the country. 13 REPORT Under Imran Khan govt., Pakistan likely to shift focus from Riyadh to Tehran ARTICLE Ramin Hossein Abadian INTERNATIONAL TEHRAN — As Pakistan’s countries doing business with the Islamic states Syed Zafar Mehdi Mehr News Agency deskprime minister-in-waiting might also face the heat. Journalist Journalist Imran Khan prepares to take oath of office next “We are examining the implications of the U.S.’ from New Delhi week, there is lot of speculation about his for- re-imposed sanctions on Iran,” he said, “however, eign policy, especially Islamabad’s relations with Pakistan, being a sovereign state, reserves the right Iron dome; Tehran and Riyadh. to pursue legitimate economic and commercial Taliban overruns In his victory speech, Khan had made it cate- interests while respecting the international legal from mythology gorically clear that he would like to strengthen ties regime,” Faisal added, dropping hints that the Ghazni city, Afghan with allies in the Middle East, including Iran and new government in Islamabad would not buckle to falsehood Saudi Arabia. During his meeting with the Iranian under the U.S. government pressure. and U.S. officials envoy to Islamabad last week, Khan reiterated his Relations between the two neighboring coun- ionist officials have pretended to desire to bolster ties with Tehran and even offered army has also recently warmed up to Iranian tries have shown signs of improvement recently clueless have the largest, most powerful and to mediate between Iran and Saudi Arabia. military leadership. and observers are optimistic that bilateral ties Zadvanced missile defense system. It While some observers believe Khan, like his A few days ago, Pakistan’s foreign office spokes- would deepen further under Khan’s government arely a week after the U.S. officials is known as the Iron Dome, and it is not predecessors, would have limited say in foreign person Dr Muhammad Faisal said Pakistan re- in Islamabad. reportedly held ‘secret talks’ with what it’s cranked up to be. policy matters, considering the overwhelming serves the right to ‘pursue legitimate economic Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was one Bthe Taliban in Qatar, the insurgent The Zionist authorities may have to influence of military leadership in Pakistan, it and commercial interests’ with Iran in the wake of the world leaders who telephoned Khan and group has launched a series of coor- dump the Iron Dome missile system in is believed that the relations between Iran and of re-imposition of sanctions on Tehran by U.S. congratulated him over his party’s election victory dinated attacks in multiple provinces the battle against the resistance front. Pakistan will improve under Khan, since Pakistan President Donald Trump, who warned that the and invited him to visit Tehran. 6 across Afghanistan. According to media This Zionist system on various occasions reports, more than 200 Afghan security has shown its ineffectiveness against (SA) (AS) personnel have been killed over the past missile attacks, whether from occupied On the occasion of marriage of Hazrat Fatima al-Zahra and Imam Ali four days in fighting with the Taliban lands or from Syria. Many of us have probably placed ourselves and husband’s superiority in society. Abdur Rahman (S) and a noble family. However, all suitors in three different provinces – Ghazni, Many political analysts and the Zi- even others in difficult conditions and unneces- ibn Awf visited Prophet Mohammad (S) and said, were refused for as Prophet Mohammad (S) Faryab and Baghlan. onist media have no other choice but to sary expenses only to pass through the regular “If you give Lady Fatimah’s (SA) hand in marriage had said, Lady Fatimah’s (SA) marriage had The worst-hit has been the southeast- acknowledge the ineffectiveness of this routines of life. Interestingly enough if we think to me, I will put as her dowry a hundred camels been decreed by Allah. ern city of Ghazni, where more than 100 defensive system. Acknowledgments are clearly, many of these hardships we put ourselves covered with expensive Egyptian cloth followed Mohammad (S) had been commanded to mar- Afghan security forces have been killed something that the Zionist authorities through are rootless, and derive only from an by a thousand gold Dinars!” ry Lady Fatimah to Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib already, according to local health offi- have been mostly silent about, because unnecessary norm and culture that have found Prophet Mohammad (S) asked, “Do you think (AS). Prophet Mohammad (S) has said in cials, and the fighting rages on. Taliban the Zionist have tried to hide the problems. its way into society affecting our lives either will- I am the servant of wealth and money that you this regards, an angel came to me from Al- insurgents appear to be in control of most Although the Zionist military organi- ingly or unwillingly. try to impress me with these things?” lah and said, “The Lord sends his greetings of the strategic city, which is situated zations try to hide the ineffectiveness of During the era of Prophet Mohammad (S) Other than Abdur Rahman ibn Awf, there unto you and has said, I have wedded your on the highway connecting Kabul with the Iron Dome defense system but ana- there lived a rich man by the name of Abdur were many other men like Abu Bakr, Umar daughter Fatimah in the heavens to Ali ibn southern Kandahar province, 150km lysts and Israeli experts have repeatedly Rahman ibn Awf, whom as the custom of the ibn al-Khattab, Uthman from the companions Abi Talib; you too therefore wed Fatimah to east from the capital. stated that this system is a lie that the pre-Islamic era believed a large dowry [Dowry, (Sahabah) of Prophet Mohammad (S) who Ali ibn Abi Talib!” Taliban launched the deadly ambush army wants to impose on the Israelis and also known as Sidaq refers to a wealth that a would ask Lady Fatimah’s (SA) hand in mar- It is mentioned in the narratives that Prophet in Ghazni in the early hours of Friday. the world, which has led to widespread husband offers his wife as a gift to show his true riage for reasons ranging from her well-known Mohammad (S) said: “If Ali didn’t exist, there Even though there are conflicting claims over who controls the city right now, disputes in the Zionist military circles intention.] to present a woman’s value and her virtues to her relation to Prophet Mohammad would be no mate for Fatimah.” 12 and has damaged the gun industry. provincial officials have been quoted Israeli Defense Aviation Engineer and saying that only the governor’s office, winner of the Israel Security Prize, Muta police headquarters and intelligence Shifter has announced that the Zionist Iran unveils new agency’s compound were in the hands Army is still seeking to promote and mar- of the government forces. ket this faulty system in other countries, missile able to The city, which has strategic impor- thereby billions of dollars it benefits. tance for both sides, appears to have But he has admitted that the Iron Dome penetrate anti- been overrun. That has obviously shocked is primarily an audiovisual representation and saddened many people. “Ghazni is that cannot deal with anything real, and missile defense a culturally rich city that was a hub of all the explosions that are observed and shields the Islamic world and home to major heard are due to the self-destruction of figures, including famed scholar Al-Biruni the missiles in flight. The Iron Dome de- POLITICS TEHRAN — Iran and Sultan Mahmud of the Ghaznavid fense system does not have much ability deskunveiled on Mon- dynasty,” wrote a Twitter user Lily Mas- to destroy a hostile missile, if any. day a new generation of home-made soud. “It is agonizing to see the inevitable Meanwhile, several media of the Zi- pin-pointing missile named “Fateh damage being done to our heritage and onist regime have recently pointed to the Mobin”. people by the Taliban”. ineffectiveness of the Iron Dome. The Zi- The radar-evading, tactical and People can’t reach out to their rela- onist newspaper “Calcalist” wrote: “The pin-pointing missile is equipped with tives and friends in Ghazni as the Taliban Israeli Iron Dome defense system, located an advanced and smart explorer and is fighters have bombed telecommunication near Gaza, has tracked only 30 Palestinian also capable of penetrating anti-missile towers. Ahmad Shuja tweeted on Sunday rockets from 180 rockets fired by Hamas defense shields. that for two days he had not been able and other Palestinian groups.” During his speech at the ceremony, to contact his relatives trapped in the Referring to the missile attacks of the Defense Minister Brigadier General fighting in Ghazni. “The power is out, resistance groups, Israeli television channel Amir Hatami said that Iran is firm to telecom services are off and people can’t “KAN” also wrote that scores of people boost its deterrent missile and defense flee the city. Like others in Ghazni, we don’t know if our relatives have enough were wounded, most of them Thai workers capabilities. 2 in the settlements around Gaza. 13 food or if they are harmed.” 6 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y POLITICS AUGUST 14, 2018 MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS Araqchi: EU’s Leader: No war and no will to save JCPOA ‘still strong’ dialogue with cheating U.S. POLITICS TEHRAN — Deputy Foreign Minister POLITICS TEHRAN — Leader of deskAbbas Araqchi said on Monday that deskthe Islamic Revolution Europe’s political commitment to save the 2015 nuclear Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that agreement “remains strong”. there will be neither a war between Iran and In a post on his Instagram page, Araqchi also said nego- the U.S. nor a negotiation between Iran and tiations will go on in order to achieve operational solutions. the “bullying and dishonest” U.S. It comes three months after U.S. President Donald “We can enter the dangerous game of talks Trump announced Washington’s exit from the nuclear with the U.S. only when we reach the economic, deal, also known as the JCPOA, and ordered restoration political and cultural power that we have in of sanctions against Iran. mind and when the U.S. pressure and hype Meanwhile, European countries have said the JCPOA cannot affect us. Currently, negotiation will was crucial for Europe’s and the world’s security, with the be definitely harmful to us and is banned,” European Union issuing a “blocking statute” last week to he said during a meeting with thousands of protect European businesses from the impact of the sanctions. people from various social classes. The Leader said as Imam Khomeini General: Iran “banned talks with the U.S. I also ban it”. The Leader also said, “There will be no ready to share war, because, as it was in the past, we will defense knowledge never initiate a war nor will the U.S. start a war, because it will be totally harmful to with allies them. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the Iranian nation have proved that they will do POLITICS TEHRAN — Commander of the Iranian desk bigger harm to any aggressor.” Army Ground Force on Monday voiced He noted that negotiation with the current Tehran’s readiness to supply the friendly countries with U.S. administration is impossible. “Even knowledge in the defense industry, Tasnim reported. if we were to negotiate with the U.S., we Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a military exhi- would never hold talks with the current “For what reason should one sit at the negotiating table with a bition, Brigadier General Kiomars Heidari said the Iranian U.S. administration.” Armed Forces, including the Army Ground Force, have gained In a press conference at the White House bullying and dishonest regime?” the Leader asks. self-sufficiency in all areas of defense industry. on July 30, Donald Trump said he would “During negotiations, Americans only give effect, but most of the recent economic prob- and coins in the wrong way, this distribution Highlighting the close interaction between the Army and meet with Iran “anytime they want to” and promises using apparently assuring words, lems are related to performances. Sanctions has two sides: one who takes it and one who the universities and knowledge-based companies, the com- without “preconditions”. His call for nego- but want real concessions from the opposite cannot be very effective if the performances gives it. We are all after the one who takes it, mander said the bright ideas are detected and sponsored tiation came a week after he threatened Iran side and do not accept promises,” Ayatollah be better and more powerful,” he stated. while the main fault rests with the one who for mass production. in an all-caps tweet. Khamenei pointed out. ‘Turmoil in forex market are result gives it. We do not call it treason, but it is a big Iranian military experts and technicians have in recent “For what reason should one sit at the ne- “We experienced this reality in [the case of imprudence and neglect’ mistake,” the Leader said, according to Press TV. years made great headways in manufacturing a broad range gotiating table with a bullying and dishonest of] the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, The Leader also pointed to the turmoil in ‘No dead end’ of military equipment. regime?” Ayatollah Khamenei said in reference and Americans resorted to the same method the foreign exchange and gold coin market, He also refuted claims that the Islamic to the U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear in negotiations with North Korea.” saying it is the result of “imprudence and ne- Republic has reached a dead end. “Anyone who Army unveils deal and restoration of sanctions against Iran. ‘Economic problems are internal’ glect” by certain officials who caused foreign announces that we have reached a dead end is Ayatollah Khamenei added the Iranian Ayatollah Khamenei also said the current currencies to end up in the hands of abusers. either ignorant or his words are treacherous.” four homegrown negotiators passed some “redlines” during economic problems in the country mostly “This problem is related to manage- The Leader noted that the Islamic Republic military the nuclear negotiations. originate from “domestic issues, management ment and executive policies,” Ayatollah of Iran passed all the difficulties in the past ‘U.S. uses talks to thwart resistance’ styles and executive policy-making”. Khamenei said. and will also pass this difficult stage. equipment The Leader also said “give and take” is the “I am not saying that sanctions have no “When they distribute foreign currencies The Leader also criticized those who say reality of negotiations in politics but the U.S., the government should resign, saying they are POLITICS TEHRAN — In an event in Tehran on by banking on its political, propaganda and The Leader blames mismanagement for repeating the words of the country’s ill-wishers. deskMonday, the Iranian Army exhibited the financial power, tries in every negotiation “The government should stay and do its latest products developed in cooperation with local knowl- rapid rise in the prices of gold coin and to “thwart any resistance that may prevent duties steadfastly to resolve problems,” the edge-based companies, Mehr reported. realization of their goals”. foreign currency. Leader stressed. The products included four new defense achievements including a vertical quadcopter, a command and control system, a fireproof ammo box, and a simulated 155mm barrel. A highlight of the exhibition was an octocopter, dubbed It is better to remain in nuclear deal: Iran’s Kamalvandi Hod Hod (Hoopoe), with a flight range of 100 kilometers, POLITICS TEHRAN — Behrooz Kamalvandi, caused division between the U.S. and Europe….if we leave Atomic Energy Agency. flight endurance of four hours and capable of carrying cargoes. deskspokesman for the Atomic Energy Or- the JCPOA without a good justification, we will lose all of U.S. President Donald Trump announced Washington’s Other key products included a fireproof, waterproof and ganization of Iran (AEOI), has said that it is better for Iran these,” Kamalvandi remarked. exit from the nuclear deal on May 8 and ordered restoration anti-shock ammunition box as well as a command and control to remain in the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Com- He said that Europe has adopted a different policy towards of sanctions against Iran. system for telecommunication networks. prehensive Plan of Action. the U.S. after its withdrawal from the JCPOA, however, The first batch of sanctions was snapped back on Monday, “My personal view is that it is better to remain in the Europe will avoid clash with Was hington. August 6. The second batch will be restored on November 4. Large drug JCPOA rather than leave it, however, the system’s top The nuclear official noted that the negative effects of the Federica Mogherini, the EU’s foreign policy chief, re- officials may have different views which depend on the sanctions cannot be ignored, however, the situation will be sponded on August 7 to the Iran sanctions by calling on cargos seized in situation and will be announced,” he told ISNA in an in- better than the pre-JCPOA time. companies to disregard threats from Washington. terview published on Monday. Elsewhere, he said that Ali Akbar Salehi, director of the “We are encouraging small and medium enterprises, southeast Iran “As Henry Kissinger has said, the U.S. withdrawal from Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, will visit Vienna in in particular, to increase business with and in Iran as part the JCPOA has caused division in the U.S. and has also September to attend annual meeting of the International of something (that) for us is a security priority,” she said.

POLITICS TEHRAN — Iranian security forces in desktwo separate operations seized two big Zarif: Iran will not change regional Zarif to attend parliamentary committee drug cargos in the southeastern and southern provinces, Intelligence Ministry said in a report released on Monday. policies under U.S. threats for reckoning on Caspian status Following an undercover operation, the security forces confiscated one ton plus 660 kilograms of opium from a truck POLITICS TEHRAN — Iran will to form an anti-Iran Arab NATO is solely POLITICS TEHRAN — cialist Federative Republic and also in the southern province of Hormuzgan, IRNA reported. desknot rein in its influence a useless delusion and a worn-out policy. deskForeign Minister the 1940 trade and sailing agreement According to the report, the haul of drugs was disguised in the Middle East despite mounting U.S. He added Saudi Arabia is leading a sinister Mohammad Javad Zarif will be between Iran and the former Soviet as a rice consignment in the truck, which was destined to pressure, Foreign Minister Mohammad policy in Yemen and Western countries are attending a session of the Majlis Union. central provinces. Javad Zarif told al Jazeera TV in an inter- accomplices in these crimes because of their National Security and Foreign Policy The letter criticized that the Cas- In a separate operation in the southeastern province view aired on Monday. silence and arms supplies. Committee to answer queries into pian legal status does not specify the of Sistan-Baluchestan, more than two tons of opium were “Iran will not change its policies in Just Thursday about 50 Yemeni school- Sunday’s signing of the Caspian Sea limits of the seabed and sub-seabed. seized after two hours of lengthy clashes with the armed the region because of U.S. sanctions and children were massacred as the bus that legal status. It said the issues should be dealt drug traffickers. threats,” Zarif said. they were travelling in was targeted in a MP Alireza Rahim told ISNA with later through agreements among The chief diplomat also said the U.S. request Saudi-led air strike. on Monday that the meeting with related parties. for talks with Iran under the threat of sanc- ‘Iran standing beside Turkey in Zarif will be scheduled for the most Zarif also referred to the Clause Trump’s JCPOA tions is merely a publicity stunt, insisting that face of U.S. sanctions’ immediate session of the commit- 3 of the part relating to definition exit ‘sheer Washington must remove the sanctions first. Zarif also pointed to the U.S. economic tee, which will be next week at the of direct source lines in Article 1 of In May, U.S. President Donald Trump war against Turkey, saying Tehran will fully furthest. the Caspian convention regarding madness’: exited the 2015 nuclear deal, also known as support Ankara in the face of U.S. sanctions. Zarif on Sunday sent an official let- Iran’s coastal condition in the Cas- the JCPOA, and ordered restoration of sanc- Trump said on Friday that he would ter to his Russian, Kazakh, Azeri and pian Sea, stressing that the aim of Pakistani MP tions against Iran. The first batch of sanctions double the rate of tariffs on steel and alu- Turkmen counterparts concurrent writing the clause is taking special was snapped back on Monday, August 6. The with the inking of the convention by status of Iran into consideration. POLITICS TEHRAN — Shireen Mazari, the chief whip minum imports from Turkey, causing the second batch will be restored on November 4. the five leaders of the littoral states. After it was signed by the gov- deskof the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Party, has Turkish lira to fall rapidly. Zarif further said, “Iran will never ne- The letter reads that the Islamic ernments of the member states, criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the The lira “slides rapidly downward against gotiate on its missile program because our Republic of Iran “reminds” the rules the convention has to be passed by Iran nuclear deal, describing the move as “sheer madness”. our very strong Dollar!” Trump recently missiles don’t threaten anybody.” and provisions of the 1921 contract their respective parliaments before “America made a big mistake by imposing sanctions on said on Twitter. He added, “Our relations The foreign minister also said the idea between Iran and the Russian So- implementation. Iran… Because of Washington’s policies, the world is faced with with Turkey are not good at this time!” dangers,” Mazari was quoted as saying by Fars on Monday. “I’ve always been a critic of America and I believe that Washington makes hasty decisions with regard to putting Rouhani, Aliyev meet in Kazakhstan pressure on Islamic countries, especially Pakistan and Iran,” POLITICS TEHRAN — President Hassan Rouhani these relationship.” she added. deskof Iran met his Azeri counterpart Ilham Rouhani also stressed a faster implementation of mutual Aliyev late on Sunday on the sidelines of the Caspian Sea agreements, saying, “The two countries have ample poten- Russian envoy: summit in Aktau, Kazakhstan. tials to deepen relations; and making use of these potentials During the meeting, Rouhani said Iran looks at relations is beneficial for both nations”. U.S. behavior is with Azerbaijan as a “deep brotherly bond” which goes “far Aliyev, for his part, emphasized that his country is seeking beyond neighborly relationship”. ways to develop relations with Tehran. ‘unacceptable’ Rouhani said his country seeks ways of strengthen re- “During the past five years, the two countries have taken lations with its northern neighbor. advantage of mutual trust and the level of cooperation is Stressing that the enemies of the two nations are angry not comparable to the past,” Aliyev remarked. POLITICS TEHRAN — Russian Ambassador to Teh- about the good relations between the two countries, the He added, “The Republic of Azerbaijan has repeatedly con- deskran Levan Dzhagaryan said on Monday that Iranian president said, “Tehran and Baku will increase the demned U.S. sanctions against Iran and our stance in relations the U.S. behavior is “unacceptable”, emphasizing that Mos- level of cooperation and not let enemies do any damage to with Iran is based on brotherhood and international law.” cow-Tehran political and parliamentary relations are growing. He made the remarks in a meeting with special advisor to Majlis speaker for international affairs Hossein Amir-Ab- Iran unveils new missile able to penetrate anti-missile defense shields dolahian, IRNA reported. 1 “We will be able to protect peace main instrument of national independ- the Islamic Republic’s defense power is of the country.” Dzhagaryan recalled U.S.-North Korea talks, saying the and stability through having a powerful ence which also guarantees the Islamic a worthless and unfounded claim and a According to Fars news agency, a U.S. is untrustworthy. defense industry and today enemies are Republic’s security and stability. clear interference.” command-and-control system was He also said the presence of foreign military forces in well aware of the Islamic Republic of The defense chief also dismissed Hatami added, “The great Iranian also unveiled which is capable of Syria without permission of its government has made the Iran’s defense power,” he stated. commotion created over Iran’s missile nation will not let any foreign power to transmitting voice, image and data situation more complicated. He described defense power as the program by the West. “What is said about interfere in defense and military affairs in encoded data. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 14, 2018 INTERNATIONAL Yemenis hold funeral for children Koreas to hold Pyongyang killed in Saudi regime airstrike summit in September Huge crowds have gathered in Sa’ada to bury dozens of children recently slain during a Saudi regime airstrike on a school bus in northwestern Yemen. A funeral procession was held in Sa’ada’s provincial capital of the same name on Mon- day, with mourners having come from various places across the country. Footage showed a long convoy of vehicles that carried the bodies of the victims as participants carried pictures North and South Korea agreed Monday to hold a summit in of the attack and chanted slogans against Pyongyang in September after high-level talks in the Demilita- Saudi Arabia. rized Zone that divides the peninsula. On Thursday, Saudi regime warplanes The two sides “agreed at the meeting to hold a South-North attacked the vehicle at a market in the town summit in Pyongyang in September as planned”, the joint state- of Dahyan in Sa’ada, leaving at least 51 ci- ment said, without giving a precise date. vilians people dead, including 40 children, A trip by the South’s President Moon Jae-in to the North’s and nearly 80 others injured. capital would be the first such visit for more than a decade, as The UNICEF, the United Nation’s children the diplomatic thaw on and around the peninsula builds. fund, called the carnage the single biggest But despite the rapprochement, international sanctions attack on children in the ongoing Saudi re- against the North for its nuclear and missile programs have gime war on Yemen. kept economic cooperation between the two Koreas from tak- Scores of Yemeni children rallied in the ing off, while little progress has been made on the key issue of capital Sana’a on Sunday to decry the deadly Pyongyang’s denuclearization. invasion. Holding up signs and banners, the “The September summit can be viewed as North Korea’s demonstrating youngster chanted slogans strategy to find a breakthrough in its stalled talks with the US,” against the Saudi regime war coalition. said Asan Institute of Policy Studies analyst Go Myong-hyun. The United Nations Security Council “For South Korea, President Moon wants to improve inter-Ko- (UNSC) has called for a “credible and trans- paign in early 2015. verge of starvation and destroyed the majority that Emirati officers had been torturing and rean ties but that’s hard without progress in US-North Korea parent” investigation into the airstrike. The MK-82, a 500-pound (227kg) bomb of its hospitals, bridges, schools, and other sexually assaulting hundreds of captives at talks,” he told AFP. At the historic first summit between Moon On Saturday, thousands of Yemenis rallied produced by American company General Dy- infrastructure. UAE-run prisons in southern Yemen. Accord- and the North’s leader Kim Jong Un in Panmunjom in April they in the southwestern province of Dhamar’s namics, also made headlines when it used by Report details horror of UAE ing to the report, the UAE runs a network of agreed the South’s president would visit Pyongyang during the capital of the same name, condemning the Saudi warplanes in a 2016 attack on a funeral torture chambers in Yemen at least 18 secret prisons. autumn. The first South Korean president to go to the North’s offensive. in the capital Sana’a. That attack claimed over Meantime, over 49 detainees have been A month later, Amnesty International capital was Kim Dae-jung, who met the current leader’s father Col. Turki al-Malki, a spokesman for the 140 lives and injured 525 others. tortured to death in clandestine prisons run also reported that the UAE and its allied and predecessor Kim Jong Il in 2000 and later won the Nobel Saudi regime military, insisted that the at- Washington is a major exporter of arms by the UAE in southern Yemen where brutal local militia had been torturing captives at Peace Prize, in part for his efforts at inter-Korean reconciliation. tack was a “legitimate military action” as he to Saudi Arabia, but the Pentagon claimed interrogation techniques, including physical a network of clandestine prisons in south- Pyongyang saw a second inter-Korean summit in 2007, when accused the Ansarullah (Houthi) movement last week that it might be impossible to tell and psychological torture, are used by Emirati ern Yemen. Roh Moo-hyun also met Kim Jong Il. of recruiting children and using them in the where the bomb used in Thursday’s attack forces, a report says. According to the new report obtained by But relations subsequently soured as the North accelerated its battlefields. came from. The report provided by Yemeni military Al Jazeera, the number of UAE-run secret pursuit of nuclear weapons and the South elected conservative Last week, Saudi attacks on a hospital The United States Central Command figures, who worked with the Saudi-led war prisons is 27, including sites in Hadramout, governments. Monday’s high-level talks, taking place on the and a fish market in the strategic port city spokesman Maj. Josh Jacques told Vox that coalition against Yemen, and obtained by Al Aden, Socotra, Mayyun Island, as well as a northern side of the truce village in the Demilitarized Zone, were of Hudaydah killed at least 55 civilians and “we may never know if the munition [used] Jazeera revealed that detainees in UAE-run facility in Eritrea where the UAE maintains proposed by the North last week as it lashed out at Washington wounded 170, according to the International was one that the U.S. sold to them. We don’t jails in southern Yemen were subjected to a military base. for pushing ahead with sanctions. Committee of the Red Cross. have a lot of people on the ground.” sexual abuse by Emirati army personnel and Saudi Arabia and some of its vassal states, Afterwards the North’s chief delegate Ri Son Gwon said the Malki said the attack in Sa’ada came The U.S. military said in early 2018 that their Yemeni surrogates. including the UAE, launched a brutal war meeting had gone well and the date for the summit was “ready”, after Yemeni fighters fired a missile at the the Central Command does not track how The forces subjected the inmates to rape against Yemen in March 2015 in an attempt but they had not announced it as “reporting would be more fun kingdom’s south, killing one person and Riyadh uses Washington-supplied planes and electrocution in the genitals, chest and to reinstall a former Yemeni regime which when reporters are curious”. wounding 11 others. and munitions. armpits, it said, adding some prisoners were had been an ally of Riyadh. Earlier he used a proverb describing a very intimate friend Pieces of U.S.-made bomb found Defying pressure from human rights physically assaulted and insulted while being The offensive initially consisted of a to refer to inter-Korean ties, saying: “We have opened an era at site of Saudi raid on Yemeni school groups, the United States has continued to hung in midair. bombing campaign but was later coupled where we are advancing hand in hand rather than standing in bus: report supply weapons to Saudi Arabia. President The sources also recounted other examples with a naval blockade and the deployment each other’s way.” The Saudi regime-led coalition has like- Donald Trump announced $110 billion worth of horrors in the UAE-controlled prisons, of ground forces into Yemen. Neither the South Korea’s Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon, leading ly used a United States-made bomb in its of new arms sales to Riyadh back in 2017. saying electric cables were used alongside war nor the blockade has been mandated the delegation from Seoul, said in his opening statement it was deadly airstrike on a bus carrying Yemeni A report in March by the Stockholm In- wooden bats and steel poles during interro- by the United Nations. important that the two Koreas keep “the same mind”, adding: schoolchildren, a local journalist reports, ternational Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) gation sessions. Beside killing more than 14,000 people “Any problem can be resolved with that mindset.” amid growing international criticism of revealed the U.S. had increased its arms sales Some of the detainees were subjected to and causing famine across Yemen, the Sau- The rapid rapprochement between the two neighbors began Washington’s lucrative arms sales to the by 25 percent over the past five years, with sleep deprivation while being confined to di regime war has taken a heavy toll on the this year ahead of the Winter Olympics in the South and paved Riyadh regime and its allies. the Middle East serving as the destination for narrow spaces with poor hygienic conditions country’s infrastructure, destroying many the way for a landmark meeting between Kim and US President Photos shared by journalist Nasser Ar- around half of those weapons. It also classified and limited air ventilation, according to the hospitals, schools, and factories. Donald Trump in Singapore in June. rabyee show pieces of a Raytheon Mark 82 Saudi Arabia as the world’s second biggest report. The UN has said that a record 22.2 Cross-border exchanges between the two Koreas have sig- general-purpose free-fall bomb apparent- arms importer. This form of torture was accompanied million Yemenis are in need of food aid, nificantly increased since then, with the neighbors planning to ly recovered from the scene, RT reported The “beautiful” U.S.-made military equip- for some of the inmates by sessions where including 8.4 million threatened by se- hold reunions for war-separated families next week for the first Monday. ment, as referred to by President Trump, and their skins were lashed with whips and their vere hunger. time in three years. But although Trump touted his summit with Arrabyee tweeted the shocking photos a wide range of other arms provided to Saudi injuries were subsequently covered in salt. Several Western countries, the United Kim as a historic breakthrough, the nuclear-armed North has on Saturday. Arabia by Western powers, have paved the Others, it said, had industrial nails inserted States and Britain in particular, supply the since criticized Washington for its “gangster-like” demands of The images have not been independently way for the regime and its coalition allies to into their fingers and toenails. House of Saud regime and its allies in the complete, verifiable and irreversible disarmament. verified yet; however, this is not the first time massacre nearly 15,000 people in the course According to the report, more than 49 peo- aggression with advanced weapons and Meanwhile the US has urged the international community that Mark 82 pieces have been found at the of the war. ple were tortured to death and five gravesites military equipment as well as logistical and to maintain tough sanctions on the isolated regime -- Seoul has site of Saudi-led air raids against civilian The U.S.-backed military offensive has were used to bury the deceased. intelligence assistance. caught three South Korean firms importing coal and iron from targets since the onset of the military cam- also pushed the impoverished nation to the On June 20, the Associated Press reported (Source: agencies) the North last year in violation of the measures. Experts say Moon could try to act as a mediator between the US and North Korea, having salvaged the Singapore meeting when Trump abruptly cancelled it. Pakistan’s newly elected parliament meets for the 1st time “They are trying to send a message externally that the North- Pakistan’s newly elected parliament convened Monday for South dialogue momentum has been established and that it will the first time since last month’s general elections that saw the be maintained regardless of the outcome of US-North Korea party of former cricket star turned politician Imran Khan win talks,” said analyst Go. most seats, propelling him toward the post of the country’s “Whether that is true is in doubt but they are trying to in- next prime minister. directly pressure the US, especially on sanctions, by showing The lawmakers were sworn in at a brief ceremony in an improvement in North-South ties and that peace has been the 342-seat National Assembly, the decision-making lower established between them.” house of parliament. Later on Monday, fireworks were to Moon and Kim agreed at their summit in April to officially mark the eve of Pakistan’s Independence Day. declare an end to the 1950-53 Korean War, which concluded The parliament is to elect a speaker and his deputy on with an armistice instead of a peace treaty, by the end of the year. Wednesday and vote on the prime minister the following But Harry Harris, the US ambassador to South Korea, said day. The swearing-in ceremony for the prime minister is Monday it was too soon for such a declaration, Yonhap reported. due Saturday. “It’s too early for that even as we seek improvement in rela- Khan’s populist Tahreek-e-Insaf party won 115 seats in tions between the North and the South and between the North the July 25 vote, requiring it to form a coalition. and the United States,” Harris said, adding the allies share the In the days after the elections, party spokesman Fawad “same goal” of the “final, fully verified denuclearization” of the Chaudhry said more lawmakers joined the party’s ranks and peninsula. that it now enjoys the backing of 180 parliament members (Source: AFP) after several women lawmakers, minority and independents sided with Khan. He needs 172 lawmaker votes to be become prime minister. Khan’s candidate for parliament speaker, Asad Qaiser, said he was pretty sure of winning the post. Counter-protesters Khan has campaigned on the promise of a “New Pakistan” outnumber white nationalists with justice for all, pledging to wipe out corruption and help the poor. He has said he would run the country like it establishment, although he has been known to go his own way. Sharif, who is currently appealing a 10-month prison in Washington, U.S. has never been run before, though some of his popular and As he entered parliament on Monday, lawmakers from sentence for the misuse of fund to purchase luxury apart- influential backers, who joined his party weeks before the his party chanted slogans praising Khan. Pakistan’s former ments in Britain, was arrested on July 13 after returning Various groups of counter-protesters streamed into the streets of elections, have questionable pasts and some of them even President Asif Ali Zardari and head of the ex-ruling Pakistan from London. Washington DC near the White House with one common message: face charges. The 65-year-old Khan has also promised to Muslim League party, Shahbaz Sharif, both elected law- As Pakistan’s new lawmakers took their oath of office, White nationalists are not welcome in the United States capital. create 10 million jobs in Pakistan, where employment rate is makers, also attended Monday’s ceremony. Khan avoided Sharif was taken by armored car from his jail cell at Adiala Around 20 demonstrators headed to a white nationalist rally high and more than 65 percent of the country’s 200 million shaking hands with the two. prison to the accountability court in the capital, Islamabad, walked through the heart of Washington on Sunday, cordoned people are under the age of 35. The house echoed with chants of “Long Live Bhutto!” to face more corruption charges. by rows of police officers and outnumbered by hundreds of coun- Since the elections, Khan has adopted a conciliatory ap- when the young chairman of Pakistan People’s Party, Bil- Sharif’s daughter Maryam was sentenced to seven years ter-protesters who taunted them. proach to Pakistan’s neighbors and allies, saying he wants awal Bhutto Zardari came to sign the register after taking in the same case and her husband to one year. Both are also Protesters, many of whom dressed in all-black and with cov- peace with hostile neighbor India, praising China’s economic his oath of office. It was the first time that the son of slain appealing their sentences. ered faces, chanted anti-Nazi slogans and waved signs as they strategy for reducing widespread poverty and sending a Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was elected as lawmaker. Though the National Assembly is tasked with passing marched towards Lafayette Square to protest the rally. message to Washington that he wants good relations, based Pakistan’s opposition parties and rights activists have laws, its decisions must be approved by the Senate, or upper The “Unite the Right 2” event organized to coincide with the on mutual respect. claimed election results were manipulated by the military, house of parliament, which consists of 104 members who are anniversary of last year’s racially charged violence in Charlottes- He also reached out to Afghanistan, suggesting the two which has ruled Pakistan directly or indirectly for most of elected by the lower house and the four provincial assemblies. ville, Virginia, took place in Lafayette Square, across from the nations adopt a policy of open borders, a relationship similar its history. The military denies the allegations, saying it only Also Monday, lawmakers were sworn in in provincial White House and ended early due to rain. to the European Union. Khan has also disparaged liberals, provided security during the balloting. assemblies in Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Baluchistan There was an enormous police presence to keep both sides attacked feminism, embraced radical religious parties and The Pakistan Muslim League party has claimed the elec- province. The fourth and largest provincial assembly, in apart and avoid the street brawls that broke out last year in vowed to uphold Pakistan’s blasphemy law. tions were rigged to prevent disgraced former Prime Minister Punjab, is to convene later this week. downtown Charlottesville. He enjoys the support of the country’s powerful military Nawaz Sharif from returning to power. (Source: AP) (Source: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY AUGUST 14, 2018

STOCK MARKET Major steel TEDPIX 128522.7 IFX 1483.3 producers’ output Sources: tse.ir, Ifb.ir rises 15% in 4 CURRENCIES USD 42,000 rials EUR 47,790 rials months on year GBP 53,580 rials ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran’s major The WSA data showed that the country’s desksteel producers produced crude steel output stood at 12.516 million AED 11,437 rials 6.286 million tons of crude steel during the tons during the first six-month of this year, Source: isna.ir four-month period from March 21 to July rising 25.8 percent from 9.947 million tons 22, with 15 percent growth from the figure in the same period of time in the past year. of the same period of time in the past year, It is while the world’s steel production IRIB reported on Monday based on the data during January-June, 2018 rose just 4.6 released by Industry Ministry. percent. COMMODITIES According to the latest report released by “Iran produces 34 million tons of steel last month. He also announced that the country ex- WTI $67.40/b the World Steel Association (WSA), Iran was per year and is aimed at producing 55 mil- To hit the target, Iran is in need of attract- ports 9 million tons of crude steel per year ranked the 11th among the world’s largest lion tons of the product by 2025,” Industry ing €8 billion of investments, the minister and plans to improve the figure up to 15 mil- Brent $72.80/b crude steel producers in the first half of 2018. Minister Mohammad Shariatmadari said added. lion tons by 2025. OPEC Basket $72.03/b Gold $1,201.80/oz China’s contribution to Iranian petchem industry unchanged: official Silver $15.25/oz ENERGY TEHRAN – Iranian According to the official, some investors has registered a representative company in desk Platinium $815.05/oz National Petrochemical mistakenly think that the Chinese financing Iran and the last steps are now underway Company (NPC)’s Director for Investment is different from the rest of the world, while for awarding the agreed project. Sources: oilprice.com, Moneymetals.com Hossein Alimorad, said Chinese investors’ this is not the case, and they all require the “The consortium plans to construct a contribution in the Iranian petrochemical same licenses and approvals. petrochemical plant to process the entire industry has not changed after the U.S. with- Last week, Alimorad announced that NPC methanol complementary chain”, Alimo- NEWS IN BRIEF drawal from the nuclear deal. has finalized an agreement with a consortium rad said. “The sanctions haven’t made the situation of companies from China and the Philippines “The total value of this petrochemical China will any harder, for example, it hasn’t increased for $7 billion worth of investment in Iran’s project is $7 billion, of which $2.8 billion is continue buying the costs of financing” IRNA quoted Alimo- petrochemical industry. going to be spent in the project’s first phase” Iranian oil despite rad as saying. As reported, the mentioned consortium he added. U.S. sanctions: CPCIF Tariffs and sanctions turmoil may overshadow EU, German growth data ENERGY TEHRAN – The director of the International U.S. tariffs and sanctions policies are rising risks,” Oliver Rakau from Oxford deskCooperation Department at China Petroleum likely to keep investors on their toes in Economics said. and Chemical Industry Federation (CPCIF) said that China will the coming week as European politicians The European Central Bank has said continue importing Iranian oil despite U.S. sanctions, IRNA and policymakers continue their summer that risks to global growth are growing reported on Monday. break, while economic data from Germany as the specter of protectionism and the In an interview with IRNA, the director stressed the impor- and the euro zone will also be in focus. threat of higher U.S. tariffs sap confidence. tance of Iranian oil in the region saying that Chinese market Washington’s latest sanctions on Russia Final inflation data for the euro zone due and many other markets in Asia are heavily dependent on have battered the rouble, and Turkey’s lira on Friday is likely to confirm that headline Iranian oil and China will continue importing Iranian crude has been hammered by concern that Ankara consumer price inflation accelerated to under any circumstances. is sliding into a full-blown economic crisis. 2.1 percent year-on-year in July from 2.0 “Chinese companies need the Iranian oil and will continue U.S. President Donald Trump’s deter- percent in June, mainly because of a spike to buy it under any circumstances”, he said. mination to push ahead with sanctions on in the cost of energy. He further noted that the U.S. policies toward Iran will not Tehran that also target foreign companies The ECB wants to keep headline infla- have any effect on China’s economic ties with Iran and China doing business with Iran has opened an- tion below but close to 2 percent over the will continue trade with the Islamic country. other battle front in addition to a much medium term. broader dispute over trade tariffs. “For the ECB all of this means that it German business associations have can remain on track with its dovish taper- warned that companies are increasingly ing,” ING’s Brzeski said. “The timing of a Industry Ministry bans suffering from Trump’s sanctions policies first rate hike, however, remains extremely - including those against Iran - as well as uncertain.” exports of 5 types of goods the tariffs he is imposing in an escalating The ECB plans to wrap up its unprec- tit-for-tat trade conflict with China. edented 2.6 trillion euro stimulus program On the data front, Germany on Tuesday Preliminary data last month showed eco- 1 In line with the implementation of the Supreme Leader’s “In terms of geopolitics, the trade war known as quantitative easing (QE) by the will be the last of the large euro zone econo- nomic growth in the 19 countries sharing policies in supporting Iran-made products and in order to maxi- between the U.S. and China could enter end of the year and keep interest rates at mies to publish an estimate for gross do- the euro slowed to 0.3 percent quarter- mize the use of domestic products and services, main companies center stage again next week,” ING econo- record lows through the summer of 2019. mestic product (GDP) in the second quarter. on-quarter. and their subcontractors (directly or indirectly) are prohibited mist Carsten Brzeski said. “Also, keep an Surveys suggest concerns over trade Analysts polled by Reuters expect the Eurostat’s preliminary figures for euro from purchasing some foreign products and equipment. eye on Turkey, where some kind of IMF have already begun to dampen investment quarterly growth rate to pick up to 0.4 per- zone growth have often been revised up in For instance, as reported earlier, Iranian Oil Ministry has involvement is getting closer.” activity which could translate into meagre cent from 0.3 percent in the first quarter, the past, but weaker-than-expected June also passed an order to ban the import of 84 items among oil Turkey’s lira has plunged to record lows growth and moderate inflation rates in the suggesting that Europe’s largest economy industrial output data from Germany and industry equipment which could be produced inside the country. on concerns about President Tayyip Er- second half of the year. dogan’s influence on monetary policy and is humming along despite the uncertainty Spain have suggested this may not be the “All of that should not alter the ECB’s increasingly authoritarian rule, and about caused by U.S. tariffs and sanctions. case this time. QE exit plans, but it will keep all of us busy a diplomatic rift with Washington over Rising risks “An upward revision would change speculating about the first rate hike,” Rakau ‘Russia may ditch dollar in Ankara’s detention of several Americans Also on Tuesday, the euro zone will report little in economic terms, but could bol- from Oxford Economics said. oil trade as it is too risky’ including an evangelical pastor. its second estimate for GDP in April-June. ster perceptions of stable growth despite (Source: Reuters)

1 The statement comes after Washington announced plans to target Moscow with a new round of sanctions, Turkish lira pulls back from record low, markets rattled which could reportedly include exports of sensitive national security goods to Russia. Turkey’s lira pulled back from a record low seizure or conversion of dollar-denominated Siluanov said the sanctions are “unpleasant,” but nothing of 7.24 to the dollar on Monday after the bank deposits into lira. fatal. In response, Moscow will only continue to minimize central bank pledged to provide liquidity Market analysts broadly welcomed his investment in the U.S. economy and securities and will and cut reserve requirements for Turkish comments but said investors wanted to push for payments in rubles and other currencies, includ- banks, but its meltdown continued to rattle see action. ing the euro. global markets. “It’s purely technical and Turkey needs a The response, however, will not target American com- The currency has lost more than 40 per- complete rebalancing of its economic busi- panies operating in Russia, he said. “Currently, we do not cent against the dollar this year, largely over ness plan, and very sharp rate hikes and a plan any restrictive measures or closures, for example, to worries about President Tayyip Erdogan’s strong commitment that the central bank close McDonald’s, as our citizens work in these companies.” influence over the economy, his repeated will be independent,” Credit Agricole’s sen- (Source: RT) calls for lower interest rates, and worsening ior emerging markets strategist Guillaume ties with the United States. Tresca said. On Friday that relentless slide turned But a drastic rate hike was unlikely into a crash: the lira dropped as much as 18 because of the damage it would do to Tur- China-U.S. trade spat is just a percent, hitting U.S. and European stocks as key’s corporate sector, while any capital start to the economic cold war investors took fright over banks’ exposure controls would close off access to foreign to Turkey. exchange for companies already short of China is not just another front in President Donald Trump›s The fresh lira collapse on Sunday night dollars, Tresca said. war on trade. Unlike Mexico, Canada, Europe and other targets hit Asian shares, weakened South Africa’s Turkey would also be reluctant to seek of the president, China will be a source of economic conflict rand and drove demand in global markets for assistance from the International Monetary for years to come, long after the tariff level on soybeans has safe currencies including the dollar, Swiss requirement ratio, a cash buffer held by exchange swap transactions. Fund after clearing billions of dollars of been settled. Like the rivalry with the Soviet Union, economic franc and yen. Shares in Europe’s major banks, by 250 basis points for all maturity Record low debt to the fund under Erdogan. competition with China may form a cold war that shapes American banks also lost ground. brackets and lowered reserve requirement The lira, which hit a record low of 7.24 In the interview with Hurriyet newspaper, politics and economic policy for a generation or more. The central bank, which surprised mar- ratios for non-core FX liabilities by 400 bps against the dollar in Asian trading, pared Albayrak described the lira’s weakness as Until now, through flukes of timing, Americans have largely kets last month when it left interest rates for maturities up to three years. losses after Albayrak’s comments and the “an attack” — echoing Erdogan, who is his been distracted from China’s economic development. China unchanged despite double-digit inflation and The moves will free up 10 billion lira, central bank announcement, strengthening father-in-law. joined the World Trade Organization in December 2001, three the tumbling lira, announced the moves on $6 billion (4.7 billion pounds), and $3 briefly to 6.4. It was trading at 6.8700 per Erdogan, a self-styled “enemy of interest months after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. For the next several liquidity and reserves after Finance Minister billion (2.4 billion pounds) equivalent of dollar at 1024 GMT. rates,” wants cheap credit from banks to years, America’s focus was terrorism and war in the Middle Berat Albayrak said authorities would start gold liquidity in the financial system, the Turkish bank shares fell to their lowest fuel growth, but investors fear the economy East, not China’s ascension and its impact on the U.S. economy. implementing an economic action plan on bank said. It also pledged to provide “all level in dollar terms since November 2003 is overheating and could be set for a hard Next came a financial crisis and the great recession, which Monday. the liquidity banks need”. and their dollar bonds and Turkey’s sover- landing. became the national focus for the next several years. The post- Bankers also said the central bank While the measures should ease wor- eign dollar debt tumbled. Stocks dropped 4 On Sunday Erdogan said the lira’s free-fall recession political environment in the U.S. has largely been would meet banks’ lira liquidity needs at ries over financial stability, they will have percent, with the BIST index of blue-chip was the result of a plot and did not reflect one of government dysfunction and partisan polarization. the overnight rate of 19.25 percent — 150 no direct impact on the lira because they stocks down around 50 percent in dollar economic fundamentals. But changes in both China and the U.S. make the current basis points above the benchmark weekly do not affect banks’ foreign exchange po- terms this year. “What is the reason for all this storm in a period different. In China’s period of economic development repo rate — though it might not use the sitions, BNP Paribas strategist Erkin Isik Albayrak said in an interview published on tea cup? There is no economic reason... This in the 2000s and much of the 2010s, there were clear benefits overnight funding on Monday because lira said in a note. Sunday that Turkey will start implementing is called carrying out an operation against for the U.S. even if there were tradeoffs as well. China opening liquidity needs were low. Isik said the lira’s current levels would an economic plan to ease investor concerns, Turkey,” he said. up gave some U.S. industries greater access to the Chinese They said the bank’s decision could be the add between 4 and 5 percentage points to stressing budget discipline and pledging The interior ministry said on Monday it domestic market. U.S. consumers benefited by getting cheap first step towards tightening policy through headline inflation in coming months, push- that fiscal rules would be implemented for was taking legal action against 346 social goods produced in China. There was a hope that integrating the use of an interest rate corridor, an instru- ing it up to around 21 percent in September targeted indicators if necessary. media accounts that had posted comments China into the global economy would shift its culture to be ment used in previous years, rather than from nearly 16 percent last month. “We will be taking the necessary steps about the weakening of the lira “in a pro- more like the West. an increase in the benchmark rate. On Sunday night Turkey’s banking watch- with our banks and banking watchdog in vocative way”. (Source: Bloomberg) The bank said it cut the lira reserve dog BBDK said it was limiting banks’ foreign a speedy manner,” he said, ruling out any (SourceL: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 14, 2018 ADVERTISEMENTENERGY 5

Oil steady as emerging market Caspian Sea breakthrough treaty set to boost oil, woes dim demand outlook pipeline plans Five Caspian Sea states reached a breakthrough agreement on sovereign Oil prices steadied on Monday as trade tensions services firm. rights to the sea, paving the way for new oil and gas extraction -- and and troubled emerging markets dented the That was the highest level of drilling activity pipelines -- after more than two decades of disputes. outlook for fuel demand, though U.S. sanc- since March 2015. The treaty ends a spat over whether the Caspian is a sea or a lake, tions against Iran pointed towards tighter Despite the cautious mood in oil markets, granting it special legal status and clarifying the maritime boundaries supply ahead. bullish sentiment found some support from of each surrounding country. It also allows each to lay pipelines offshore Benchmark Brent crude oil was up 10 cents expectations that U.S. sanctions against Tehran with consent only from the neighboring states affected, rather than from at $72.91 a barrel by 0930 GMT. U.S. light crude would restrict Iranian crude exports, tightening all Caspian Sea nations. was unchanged at $67.63 a barrel. global supply. “Many years of thorough work have culminated today in the signing Turkey’s financial crisis has raised the risk The United States has started implement- of the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea,” Kazakhstan of contagion throughout emerging economies, ing new sanctions against Iran, which from President Nursultan Nazarbayev said Sunday in the coastal city of Aktau, dragging down South Africa’s rand, Argenti- November will also target the country’s pe- as broadcast by Rossiya 24 television. The five states also signed agree- na and Mexico’s pesos as well as the Russian troleum sector. ments on trade and economic ties, transportation and fighting terrorism. rouble. It has also dented emerging market Iran is the third-largest producer in the Or- Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan have tried to stocks while curbing growth and the outlook ganization of the Petroleum Exporting Coun- define the Caspian Sea’s legal status since the collapse of the Soviet Union, for oil demand. tries, behind Saudi Arabia and Iraq, pumping in order to divide up the waters and its natural resources for new drilling This is compounding worries that a deepen- 3.65 million bpd in July, Reuters data show. and pipelines. The territorial disputes have prevented the exploration ing trade war between the United States, China “There are lots of variables in the oil mar- of at least 20 billion barrels of oil and more than 240 trillion cubic feet and the European Union will squeeze business “The direct impact on global demand for oil Commission showed on Friday. ket, the most important of which is Iran,” said of gas, the U.S. Energy Information Administration estimated in 2013. activity in the world’s biggest economies. is negligible,” Fritsch said. “If the crisis spread Phillip Futures said that hedge funds had Tamas Varga, analyst at London brokerage Outstanding issues cut bullish bets on oil because of “rising produc- Turkey is a relatively small oil consumer, to other, larger (emerging) countries, though, PVM Oil Associates. While the treaty “will take us one step forward,” there remain “im- tion levels from OPEC and the United States”. accounting for less than 1 million barrels per demand would be hit considerably.” “If 1 million bpd or more of Iranian exports portant issues” to be resolved, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said U.S. energy companies last week increased day (bpd) or around 1 percent of global de- Hedge funds and other money managers go AWOL, the current fragile supply-demand Sunday before the summit, as reported by the IRNA news agency. One their number of active oil rigs by the most since mand, but Commerzbank analyst Carsten reduced their bullish positions in U.S. crude balance will be upended, potentially sending issue is the distribution of rights to seabed oil and gas deposits, according May, adding 10 rigs to bring the total count to Fritsch says the impact of the Turkish crisis futures and options in the week ending Aug. 7, oil prices above the May peak.” to Eurasia Group analyst Zachary Witlin. could be considerable. 869, according to the Baker Hughes energy (Source: Reuters) data from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading “Further talks will be needed to provide full legal clarity on the bound- aries of the division and future rights to either contested or undiscovered fields,” Witlin said in a research note before the summit. Is Venezuelan oil production falling even faster than expected? The new agreement states that the development of seabed reserves The bad news from Venezuela continues. In July, Venezuela’s oil production could have been as low as 1.25 mb/d. want to kick the country while it is down. After having been on the will be regulated by separate deals between Caspian nations, in line with production came in lower than PDVSA had targeted, according to The report is not entirely useless, however, as it does offer some verge of implementing sweeping sanctions – possibility targeted international law. This essentially cements the current situation, since Argus Media. While PDVSA had hoped that it, along with its joint clues into the company’s demise. Argus says that “scant mainte- at Venezuela’s oil exports, or perhaps the export of diluent from countries such as Kazakhstan and Russia already have bilateral accords venture partners, would produce as much as 1.65 million barrels per nance, reservoir management, skilled labor flight and a lack of the U.S. to Venezuela – the Trump administration has scrapped on joint projects. day (mb/d) in July, actual production came in at about 1.526 mb/d. critical naptha and light crude for transport and blending” are all those plans. Coastal reserves Argus says that production in the Orinoco heavy oil belt, where contributing to the steep decline in production. An estimated 1,191 In fact, the problems in Venezuela are so acute, that the at- The five Caspian Sea nations already develop offshore oil and gas vast oil reserves are located, was a particular disappointment. The wells stopped producing in July. tempted assassination of President Maduro barely moved the oil reserves that are located near enough to the coast not to be disputed. problem for Venezuela is that the Orinoco belt was supposed to In a separate report from Argus, it appears that the island of market, as the WSJ pointed out. That bears emphasis: There was Projects in the northernmost waters -- Kazakhstan’s giant Kashagan field hold up better than conventional oil production from elsewhere. Curacao is “scrambling for a lifeline to resuscitate” the century-old an attempted coup in a country with the largest oil reserves in the and Russia’s Filanovsky and Korchagin deposits -- are seen as sources The declines are a grave problem for the South American OPEC Isla refinery that PDVSA “has nearly abandoned,” due to the fact world, a founding OPEC member and still a major oil producer, and of future oil-output growth for the countries. nation, and they pose an existential threat to the regime of Pres- that ConocoPhillips moved in to seize the facility following an in- the markets basically shrugged it off. And that is not because the The treaty will also remove a legal barrier to building a trans-Caspian ident Nicolas Maduro, who avoided an apparent assassination ternational arbitration decision earlier this year. Curacao says it oil market is oversupplied – there is a reasonable case to be made gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to Europe, the Oxford Institute for Energy attempt days ago. has the capability to operate the refinery on its own, but it doesn’t that the market could be short on supply at some point this year. Studies said in July, adding that “political and strategic obstacles would But the production figure that Argus got its hands on, which have the capital nor the supply of crude oil needed as a feedstock. But Venezuela’s oil sector is in shambles, so oil traders are ap- remain.” While the European Union and Azerbaijan have supported came from an internal report from PDVSA, seem optimistic, even The refinery can theoretically produce up to 335,000 barrels per parently already of the mind that it cannot possibly get any worse. the long-planned pipeline project, which could ease Russia’s grip on though they do point to shortfalls. After all, the June OPEC report day (bpd), but in reality it can probably only produce two-thirds A coup even leaves open the very remote possibility of a rebound, the EU’s gas market, the Kremlin has opposed it, citing environmental suggested that output stood at just 1.34 mb/d – data that came of that amount. For now, it is barely operational with PDVSA no although, as Francisco Monaldi details, growing production by, say, concerns and legalities. from secondary sources, which includes Argus. longer supplying the refinery with crude oil. 200,000 bpd per year would require a sustained effort, including In the current market, the pipeline would also be uneconomical, Against that backdrop, the 1.526 mb/d figure doesn’t seem From PDVSA’s standpoint, the loss of the refinery has only investments of around $20 billion per year for a decade. Not to according to the Oxford institute, which said the cost of transporting credible. Indeed, sources from within PDVSA told Argus that officials compounded the problems back in Venezuela since the facility mention a radical change in the political context and a macroeco- Turkmen gas to Europe through a yet-to-be-built pipeline makes that gas from the company’s eastern and western divisions “systematical- was critical to blending and preparing oil for export. nomic stabilization program. Needless to say, none of that appears less competitive than other options such as additional Russian shipments ly inflated” the data. “They play with the storage tanks and what The problems in Venezuela are so bad that even the Trump to be in the cards anytime soon. or liquefied natural gas. they report is not reality,” a senior executive told Argus. In reality, administration, no stranger to conflict, has decided that it does not (Source: oilprice.com) (Source: Bloomberg) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 6 INTERNATIONAL AUGUST 14, 2018 NEWS IN BRIEF Indian PM Modi Taliban and Afghan forces fight for confident of winning another control over Afghanistan’s strategic city term INTERNATIONAL TEHRAN — Four days deskafter the intense fighting INTERNATIONAL TEHRAN — Dismissing the attempts of between the Taliban and Afghan government deskopposition parties to corner him ahead of forces in the strategic southeastern city of general election next year, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Ghazni, more than 200 Afghan police officers Modi has said he would be re-elected with an even bigger and soldiers have been killed so far. Hospitals majority in parliament in 2019. are packed with wounded civilians, including In an interview with the Times of India newspaper, Modi women and children, and roads on the city said his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led government is outskirts have been reportedly manned by committed to improving the lives of all citizens regardless of the Taliban to prevent the arrival of military faith and deliver on promises of swift economic development. reinforcements. Civil society and human rights activists in India have While the Afghan government officials, expressed fears that the minority Muslim community was backed by the U.S. military officials stationed under threat from the right-wing fringe groups that are cov- in Afghanistan, claim that the government ertly supported by the ruling party. There have been many forces maintain control over the city, reports cases of hate crimes and mob lynching since the Modi-led coming from inside the city present an entirely BJP government assumed power in 2014. different narrative. The city appears to have According to opinion polls, Modi remains the front runner fallen to the Taliban. And the fighting rages to win another term, but the opposition, led by the Congress on between the two sides. party, is trying to pull together a grand alliance of regional Local provincial council members and parties to mount a strong campaign against him. lawmakers have been quoted by media outlets saying that the Taliban fighters had taken After U.S. snub, control of key government buildings, including the police headquarters and provincial offices. Russia to train Mohammad Arif Shahjahan, an MP from Pakistan military Ghazni, was quoted saying that the Taliban assault had failed despite government and officers U.S. military assurances. Taliban militants launched the coordi- INTERNATIONAL TEHRAN — After the Donald Trump nated assault on Ghazni early on Friday in desk administration decided to cut down train- an attempt to establish a base in a strategi- Ghazni situation by the provincial gover- the Taliban fighters have reportedly manned involved in the battle for Ghazni. ing and educational programs of Pakistani military officers, cally important city, which connects Kabul nor, military chiefs and the head of the roads that lead to city outskirts. They have Communication lines have been down as Russia has filled that space, much to the chagrin of hawks with Kandahar. In perhaps the most serious intelligence agency. also reportedly set ablaze election commis- the Taliban fighters have reportedly dam- in Washington. challenge to the fledgling Ashraf Ghani gov- Chakhansuri said Ghani had ordered sion offices and a government fuel station aged telecom towers, making it difficult for Moscow and Islamabad signed an agreement for train- ernment in Kabul, it comes a few days after more troops to be sent to Ghazni, to repel in the city. people to contact their relatives and friends ing of Pakistani military officers, which coincided with the the talks between the U.S. officials and the the attack. But, latest reports trickling out On Sunday evening, Tolo News reported, a in Ghazni. It has also become difficult to get news about U.S. cutting down its training and educational Taliban in Doha. of the city indicate that there was still a convoy of military vehicles coming from Paktia the news about what is exactly happening programs that had been a cornerstone of military ties between Taken aback by the unprecedented as- heavy presence of Taliban fighters and they province and heading for Ghazni city came in the city. “My family is there and I am ex- the two countries for more than a decade. sault, President Ghani’s spokesman Ha- maintained control over key government under attack in neighboring Maidan Wardak tremely worried for them, I don’t know in According to observers, the move is likely to further dam- roon Chakhansuri said on Monday that installations. province. The ambush happened about 80km which condition they are right now,” said age relations between Washington and Islamabad as the the President held an emergency meeting Hundreds of families have reportedly fled from Ghazni city. The report said foreign fight- Mohamamd Rezai, a resident from Ghazni U.S. and Russia share bitter rivalry. on Sunday night and was briefed on the the city, although the escape can be risky as ers, including Pakistanis and Chechens, were who studies in Tehran. Pakistani Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, who is also chairman of the Foreign Affairs committee, was quoted by media saying that the step taken by the U.S. was “wrong and Under Imran Khan govt., Pakistan likely to shift focus from Riyadh to Tehran counterproductive.” The US is repeating past mistakes through failed policy 1 It marks a significant shift in Pakistan’s Saudi-led coalition’s continuing and catastrophic of trying to bully and browbeat Pakistan with such short- regional policy as his predecessor was seen overtly war in Yemen, after the National Assembly voted sighted sanctions, he remarked. inclined towards stronger Pakistan-Saudi relations against it,” Siddiqui wrote. According to reports, Pakistan has also been removed than Pakistan-Iran relations. Writing in The New It is pertinent to note that Khan, unlike his from programs at the US Naval War College, Naval Staff Arab, Dr. Fazzur Rahman Siddiqui, a fellow at predecessor, has no family business stake in College and courses including cyber security studies. Indian Council of World Affairs, said with the exit Saudi or any particular personal affiliation with of Nawaz Sharif, Saudi Arabia has lost a reliable the Middle East politics. Moreover, as Siddiqui ally who never concealed his affection for the Gulf wrote, he owes nothing to Saudi Arabia, un- Taliban states in general, and Saudi Arabia in particular like Sharif who was granted asylum during his “for both personal and strategic reasons.” years of exile. delegation meets “His close affiliation with the Gulf states no Khan has made it clear that he would seek closer top Uzbek govt. doubt prevented forging of warmer Pakistani ties ties with Iran and would revive Iran-Pakistan with Iran. But this might be about to change, as it pipeline project that was neglected under the officials was in part Imran Khan’s political mobilisation previous government. The project is expected and pressure that deterred the erstwhile govern- to meet Pakistan’s growing energy needs and INTERNATIONAL TEHRAN — In a significant development ment from sending Pakistani forces to join the open a new chapter in their bilateral energy ties. deskthat underscores the growing clout of the Taliban, a delegation from the militant group reportedly met officials in Uzbekistan last week to discuss issues related to transport and power lines and peace in Afghanistan. Taliban overruns Ghazni city, Afghan and U.S. officials clueless The group’s political office in a statement said members of 1 Shuja, who researches and writes month, the UN said civilian deaths in the the Taliban delegation were on a five-day trip to the country about international security and human rights, war-ravaged country had reached record last week, which coincided with the group’s talks with the U.S. said the 3 out of 18 districts in Ghazni that are high in the first half of the year. Afghan officials in Doha. Muhammad Sohail Shaheen, spokesman not in Taliban control “are now like islands government’s efforts to invite the Taliban for the Taliban’s political office, said the Taliban representa- in shark-infested waters: cut off from the for peace talks have proved futile as the tives met Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdul Aziz Kamilov and rest of the province”. insurgent group has categorically stated Special Representative for Afghanistan Ismatulla Irgashev Media reports quoted the health officials that it will talk directly with the U.S. Last during the visit between August 6 and 10. in Ghazni saying that the hospital rooms were week, there were reports about ‘preliminary The spokesman said they “discussed current and future teeming with wounded people and mortuaries talks’ between the Taliban and the U.S. in national projects such as security for railroad and power were full. Ehsanullah Amiri, a Kabul-based Qatar, in which the two sides reportedly lines.” “Views were also exchanged with officials of Uzbekistan journalist, said a doctor who fled the city told discussed the ‘marriage of convenience’ about the withdrawal of foreign forces and how to achieve him that 114 dead bodies were lying at the between them. peace in Afghanistan,” he said. The statement was issued at provincial hospital and 142 wounded people Meanwhile, on Sunday, while the bat- a time when Taliban fighters were battling Afghan security were undergoing treatment. tle for the control of Ghazni was raging on, forces for control of the strategic city of Ghazni. Fierce fight- There are also reports that the road on President Ghani was celebrating International ing between the two sides continues in different parts of the the city outskirts has been mined, making Youth Day in Kabul, assuring young audi- country, deteriorating security situation further. it difficult for people to flee or for military ence that the “regional cooperation forged in Last month the UN in a report stated that the civilian reinforcements to reach Ghazni. Afghanistan’s past few years will change the lives of future deaths in the war-ravaged had reached a record high in the leading news channel Tolo News reported generations in Afghanistan”. He did not utter first half of this year, compounding woes of the Afghan gov- that the Afghan military convoy on way to ground and maintains control of all govern- seize the territory, but they have absolutely even a single word about Ghazni and how ernment ahead of elections next year. Ghazni from neighboring Paktia province ment centres”. Mohammad Sharif Yaftali, no idea about what is happening in Ghazni the present generation of Afghanistan was had been ambushed by the Taliban fighters Afghan army chief of staff, also said that city,” said Parvez Mangal, a Kabul-based se- being wiped off in this dirty war. J&K to have about 80km from Ghazni city. the city was not under threat of collapse. curity analyst. “Afghan government is liv- “While everyone counts the rise of casu- The Taliban fighters, contrary to what “Strategic locations and centres in the city ing in denial, as always, refusing to admit alties of ANSF (Afghan security forces), the new governor the Afghan and U.S. army spokespersons are under the control of Afghan forces and its failure in providing security to people.” president is busy celebrating Youth Day, not earlier said, were not hiding but roaming the Taliban are hiding inside people’s homes Pertinently, the U.S. military had conducted mentioning what is happening in the country later this the streets freely and fearlessly, said a and shops and resisting,” he said at a press air strikes few days ago to repel the Taliban even once. Ghazni, Faryab and how many month source. conference in Kabul. fighters, but to no avail. more to come,” Masood Sanjar, Director On Sunday, Lt Col Martin O’Donnell, the “The U.S. military officials in Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani-led government at MOBY Group, tweeted. His words were INTERNATIONAL TEHRAN — The Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) spokesperson of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, have been playing down the attack, saying in Kabul has come under blistering criti- echoed by many others, which sum up the deskstate is expected to get a new governor later said the Afghan army “continues to hold their it was another failed (Taliban) attempt to cism for failing to contain violence. Last sad state of affairs in Afghanistan. this month as the incumbent’s 10-year term comes to an end, reports in Indian media said, quoting the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Kashmir pointsman Ram Madhav. Afghanistan sends special forces to Ghazni as Taliban keep up attacks The names of C. Vidyasagar Rao, who reports described as a “committed activist of the RSS (BJP’s parent organiza- The Afghan government has deployed Special Forces units happening in the provincial capital. But according to witnesses, who have made their way tion)” and former bureaucrat Rajiv Mehrishi are being touted to the strategic city of Ghazni, which has been the scene of Many people escaping the embattled city, however, de- to Kabul, there were many bodies scattered in the streets. as possible successors to N N Vohra. intense fighting with the Taliban militants seeking to capture scribed widespread destruction and bloodshed in the town. The government has now come under intense criticism According to a report in The Print, there had been differ- the strategic southeastern city. The Afghan television station, Tolo News, also broadcast for its response to the crisis. ences of opinion between Vohra and the BJP leadership, President Ashraf Ghani announced the decision in a shaky phone footage apparently showing multiple fires rag- Officials in the city have been warning for months that especially around the Article 35A, which outlines special tweet in the early hours of Monday, saying “in order to ing across the blacked-out center. the city could fall to the militants. privileges for people in Kashmir and which has triggered consolidate operational gains, further reinforcements Officials said the Taliban were using civilians as human Many people on social media were calling on the presi- widespread protests in the troubled valley in recent weeks. should be dispatched to the province [of the same name] shields in an attempt to prevent the security forces from dent to resign. Meanwhile, it lays speculation about government forma- on urgent basis.” launching airstrikes in the area. “The whole of Ghazni province is on fire. President Ashraf tion to rest as the BJP government in New Delhi appears Ghani’s spokesman Haroon Chakhansuri also said in a “The militants know our forces will not attack civilians so Ghani must resign!” read a typical comment on Facebook. inclined towards continued Governor’s rule. “Right now Twitter message that the president had made the decision they are using young men as human shields to walk around According to Afghan officials, US Special Forces units we prefer to continue governor’s rule in J&K. We are in overnight following an emergency meeting on Sunday. the city and set buildings on fire,” Reuters quoted one of- were on the ground helping to coordinate air strikes and favour of continuing the state of suspended animation of He said discussions were held on the issue with provincial ficial as saying. ground operations. US military headquarters in Kabul has, the assembly. But we will have to see how politics happens,” governor, military officials and police forces. According to one security official, about 100 soldiers and however, not confirmed. Madhav was quoted in the report. Early on Friday, the militants began their attacks on police have been killed and many wounded as of Sunday. Many areas of Ghazni Province have been heavily contested The BJP-PDP coalition government in J&K collapsed Ghazni, which sits on a key road between the capital, Kabul, He also said the casualties on the Taliban side have also by the Taliban in recent years. The militant had earier seized last month and since then it has been Governor’s rule in the and Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city. been heavy, adding that about 50 militants were killed by control of the districts of Khawaja Omari, north of Ghazni region. In the 87-member J&K assembly, the BJP is currently Intense fighting has been underway since then, with both an air strike late on Sunday. city and Ajrestan, in the west of the province. the single-largest party with 28 MLAs, followed by the BJP the government and the militants claiming to be in control. The number of civilian casualties is not known yet. Of- However, this is the first serious attempt by the Taliban (25), the National Conference (15) and the Congress (12). The militants have damaged a telecommunications tower ficials at the Interior Ministry said at least 15 civilians had to take the provincial capital. in the city, making it difficult to get news of what exactly is been killed and more than 400 wounded in the fighting. (Source: Press TV) 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 AUGUST 14, 2018 AUGUST 14, 2018 ANALYSIS & INTERVIEW 7

Yemen war challenges Saudi Iran and Turkey should join hands to fight U.S. moral authority unilateralism By Dr. James M. Dorsey expanding Turkish influence in the Horn of Africa in competition with the UAE, Saudi TEHRAN (FNA) - Profoundly skeptical about the utility of in- Saudi conduct of its ill-fated war in Yemen Arabia’s closest regional ally. ternational treaties, international institutions and International coupled with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Mr. Erdogan has portrayed Prince Mo- Law, the current president of the United States continues to Salman’s alignment with the Trump admin- hammed’s vow to return Saudi Arabia to annul, un-sign or otherwise withdraw from a range of interna- istration and Israel, and his often coercive an unidentified form of ‘moderate Islam’ tional agreements and mechanisms - the Paris climate accord, approach to diplomatic relations, has opened as adopting a Western concept. the International Criminal Court, the UN Human Rights Council, the door to challenges of the kingdom’s mor- “Islam cannot be either ‘moderate’ or ‘not the Iran nuclear deal. al leadership of the Sunni Muslim world, moderate.’ Islam can only be one thing. Re- Those examples of unilateralism and numerous others are a legitimizing pillar of the ruling Al Saud cently the concept of ‘moderate Islam’ has gratuitous. There was no pressing need to shatter or suspend the family’s grip on power. received attention. But the patent of this work of years and decades. Tell that to Donald Trump, whose one- The cracks in Saudi legitimacy are being concept originated in the West. man foreign policy and unilateralism is still apparent in the way fuelled by the escalating humanitarian crisis in Perhaps, the person voicing this concept he has decided to mistreat even NATO ally Turkey. So far, he has Yemen, described by the United Nations and thinks it belongs to him. No, it does not be- doubled steel tariffs on Turkey and suspended active, high-level aid organizations as the world’s worst since long to you. They are now trying to pump American diplomatic engagement with Ankara in the chronically World War Two; shocking civilian deaths as up this idea again. What they really want to troubled area, the Middle East. Trump has also threatened that the result of attacks by the Saudi-led coali- do is weaken Islam … We don’t want people more is yet to come. tion; electoral successes by populist leaders in to learn about religion from foreign facts,” However, Iran, one of the main victims of American unilat- countries like Malaysia, Turkey and Pakistan; Mr. Erdogan said. eralism for decades has decided to come to the assistance of its and the kingdom’s inability to impose its will Echoing former US president George W. neighbor. Amid a worsening dispute between the U.S. and Turkey, on countries like Qatar, Jordan, Lebanon, Bush’s assertion of an axis of evil, Prince including the detention of American pastor Andrew Brunson Kuwait and Oman. Mohammed charged in March that Turkey on terror-related charges, and the depreciation of the Turkish An attack this week on a bus in the heart- was part of a triangle of evil that included lira to hit record lows against the dollar, Iran says it will always land of Iranian-backed Houthi rebels that Iran and Islamist groups. The crown prince stand by its neighboring country and provide it with any required killed at least 43 people, including 29 children Muslims of the world. It is about time Malaysia valry with Iran; Prince Mohammed’s tacit accused Turkey of trying to reinstate the Is- help. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi also says returning from a summer camp, dealt a sig- again show the leadership that was once so backing of US President Donald J. Trump’s lamic Caliphate, abolished nearly a century outside powers cannot change the willpower of nations through nificant body blow to Saudi moral authority. much admired and respected worldwide,” staunch support of Israel and pressure on ago when the Ottoman empire collapsed. coercion and threats. The coalition said it would investigate the Mr. Bahrin added. Palestinians; its 14-month old economic and Similarly, Pakistan’s prime minis- The message should be amplified by now: With the U.S. fighting attack that has sparked international outrage. Malaysia has sought to distance itself from diplomatic boycott of Qatar in cooperation ter-in-waiting appeared to be charting his trade wars and manufacturing threats, and with countries across The attack was but the latest of multi- Saudi Arabia since the return to power in with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and own course by saying that he wants to improve the globe willing to form new trade and strategic alliances to leave ple incidents in which weddings, funerals May of Mr. Mahathir, whose past Islamist Qatar; and the war in Yemen. relations with Iran and mediate an end to the the U.S. behind, the American unilateralism and monopoly on and hospitals have been hit by coalition rhetoric and stark anti-Israeli and anti-Jewish Like Mr. Mahathir in the past, Turkish debilitating Saudi-Iranian rivalry despite the symbols of power has officially been broken. This means among forces in a war that has gone badly wrong statements propelled him to prominence in President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, despite fact that the kingdom has so far ruled out a other things that countries like Iran and Turkey likewise can and demonstrates Saudi military inepti- the Islamic world. his evolving autocracy, has emerged as an negotiated resolution and backs US efforts and should hit back; to defy U.S. unilateralism in their region of tude despite the fact that the kingdom’s Malaysia has in recent weeks withdrawn Islamist populist counter pole, his credibility to isolate the Islamic republic. influence, in the hope that they provide a framework that may armed forces operate some of the world’s troops from the 41-nation, Saudi-sponsored enhanced by his escalating disputes with the In a bow to Saudi Arabia, Jordan has help address their current and ongoing economic and security most sophisticated weaponry, according Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coali- United States, his often emotional support for backed the kingdom in its row with Cana- problems as well. to military sources. tion (IMCTC) and closed the Saudi-backed the Palestinians, and opposition to moves by da over criticism of Riyadh’s human rights Iran and Turkey know that their values and attitudes may be Mr. Trump reversed a decision by his pre- King Salman Centre for International Peace Mr. Trump like his recognition of Jerusalem record and refrained from appointing a new misunderstood, but America’s unilateralism and economic wars decessor, Barack Obama, to halt the sale of (KSCIP) in Kuala Lumpur. Mr. Mahathir’s as the capital of Israel. ambassador to Iran, but has stood its ground have consequences on the world scene, and that anti-Americanism air-dropped and precision-guided munitions defense minister, Mohamad Sabu, long before Mr. Erdogan’s Turkey this week became in supporting Palestinian rejection of US is on the rise. There is enough evidence to support this contention until it had better trained Saudi forces in taking office this year, was already highly the latest target of Mr. Trump’s wielding of peace efforts. that American values and attitudes are indeed regarded as part their targeting and use of the weapons. An critical of Saudi Arabia. trade and economic sanctions as a means Similarly, Lebanese prime minister Saad of the problem for the region. Iran and Turkey also know that the Obama official said at the time that there In anticipation of investigations into of bullying countries into submitting to his Hariri has reversed his resignation initially international arena is rapidly turning into a multi-polar system were “systemic, endemic” problems in Saudi allegations of corruption against former demands. Mr. Trump doubled metals tar- announced in Riyadh last year under alleged of powers, with powerful regional actors developing in between. targeting. prime minister Najib Razak and his recent iffs on Turkey after earlier sanctioning two duress while Oman and Kuwait, alarmed The United States and European countries within it are now “Malaysia and other Muslim nations indictment, Seri Mohd Shukri Abdull, Mr. senior Turkish ministers in an effort to force by the Saudi-UAE campaign against Qatar, less and less significant on the regional scene in demographic, can no longer look up to the Saudis like we Mahathir’s newly appointed anti-corruption Mr. Erdogan to release American evangelist have sought to chart a middle course that economic, and military terms. used to. They can no longer command our czar, noted barely a week after the May elec- Andrew Brunson. keeps them out of the firing line of Riyadh Seeing that the U.S. cannot be trusted or expected to lead a respect and provide leadership. The Saudis tion that “we have had difficulties dealing Mr. Brunson has been detained in Turkey and Abu Dhabi. rules-based order in the region, it is time for Iran, Turkey and have abandoned the Palestinians, just like with Arab countries (such as) Qatar, Saudi for the past two years on charges of having For the time being, Saudi Arabia is like- other regional players to fill that void and propel multilateral the Egyptians. The Saudis have moved much Arabia, (and the) UAE.” been involved in the failed 2016 military coup ly to successfully fend off challenges to its approaches to all their challenges, ensuring that regional organ- closer to Israel who are suppressing and killing Speaking to Al Jazeera last month, Mr. against Mr. Erdogan and seeking to convert leadership of the Muslim world. izations and agreements remain as the primary way to address the Palestinians,” said Raja Kamarul Bahrin Mahathir said that “we are disappointed that Turkish Kurds to Christianity. However, responding viscerally to criticism them. It is certain that the regional powers will gain weight in Shah Raja Ahmad, a member of Malaysia’s Saudi Arabia has not denied that the money Mr. Erdogan has in recent years consist- like in the case of non-Muslim Canada or, international relations as well, but a rules-based order must be upper house of parliament and the head of was given by Saudi,” referring to $681 million ently thought to thwart Saudi policy in the more importantly, two years ago to Muslim ensured to avoid a further force-based one in which regional norms the ruling Pakatan Harapan (Alliance of in Saudi funds that were allegedly gifted to region by positioning himself as the leader leaders who excluded Wahhabism and Salaf- are only applied whenever it is convenient for the United States. Hope) coalition in the Malaysian state of Mr. Razak. of a Muslim world opposed to Mr. Trump’s ism, the religious worldview that underpins To be sure, this is the only way to properly address the regional Terengganu. Malaysia is but the latest Sunni Muslim Israel-Palestine approach and a de facto Arab the Al Sauds’ rule, from their definition of Ahl challenges ahead without increasing geopolitical tension and “Perhaps Malaysia under the leadership nation to either challenge Saudi Arabia or alliance with Israel, maintaining close ties al-Sunnah wal-Jamaah or the Sunni people, American meddling. It is time for Iran and Turkey to use their of Dr Mahathir Mohamad should take the at least refuse to kowtow to the kingdom’s to Iran and defying US sanctions against is unlikely to cut ice in the longer term. roles as normative powers in fields such as trade and security to lead again in speaking up for the oppressed foreign policy as it relates to its bitter ri- the Islamic republic, supporting Qatar, and (Source: Modern Diplomacy) fight against U.S. unilateralism and set trends for others to follow.

U.S. won’t benefit from imposing sanctions on Iran

By Hanif Ghaffari

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Sodium, if often ingested in large quantities, can lead compound might even help treat cancer, significantly improve the outcomes of to a range of cardiovascular problems, including hypertension. researchers say. cancer treatment.” The World Health Organization (WHO) say that a person Arsenic is often listed as a carcinogen, Future work to address short- should not consume more than 2 grams of sodium per day, which which is a substance whose presence in a comings is about 5 grams of salt per day. person’s environment can lead to the de- Drs. Zhou, Lu, and colleagues emphasize The American Heart Association (AHA) recommend no more velopment of cancer. that their new findings may lead to effective than 2.5 grams of sodium per day, though they state that the However, some arsenic-based compounds strategies for targeting Pin1, for which no ideal intake is of no more than 1.5 grams per day for an adult. have been used throughout history to treat inhibitors have so far been developed. However, researchers from a range of international institu- various medical conditions. “It’s gratifying to see this combination tions — including McMaster University and Hamilton Health One such compound — called arsenic of [ATRA] and [ATO] that my [laboratory] Sciences, both in Hamilton, Canada, as well institutions from 21 trioxide (ATO) — is still used today, and it discovered to be curative in the treatment other countries — suggest that these limits are unnecessarily low. actually gained Food and Drug Administra- of acute promyelocytic leukemia translate Researcher Andrew Mente and colleagues conducted a study tion (FDA) approval under the marketing into possible approaches for the treatment of 94,000 people aged 35–70, aiming to establish how much name Trisenox in 2001. of other cancers,” explains Dr. Pier Paolo sodium really is too much for heart health. Now, researchers from the Beth Israel Pandolfi, of BIDMC, who first found that a Current guidelines, the team notes, push for standards that Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Bos- combined ATO-ATRA treatment was able are unrealistic for many, seeing as salt is often an almost invisible ton, MA, are investigating the potential of to cure that type of blood cancer. ingredient contained by numerous packaged foods. ATO in treating cancer. “Indeed,” he adds, “it is interesting to “The [WHO recommend] consumption of less than 2 grams Specifically, Drs. Kun Ping Lu, Xiao Zhen speculate that this combination may even of sodium — that’s one teaspoon of salt — a day as a preventative Zhou, and colleagues looked at how ATO in prove curative in other tumor types yet to measure against cardiovascular disease,” says Mente. combination with another existing drug — be discovered.” He also adds, however, that “there is little evidence in terms all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) — can be used Still, the team notes one shortcoming of improved health outcomes that individuals ever achieve at to actually cure promyelocytic leukemia, of the ATO-ATRA combination treatment such a low level.” which is a type of blood cancer. — namely, that ATRA has a very short half- The new study, whose results are now featured in The Lancet, The mechanisms through which ATO in life in humans. now suggests that we can be more lenient about our salt consump- combination with ATRA can help cure this “We and others have confirmed the tion without fearing that it will harm our cardiovascular health. type of leukemia have been unclear, but this ability of [ATRA] to inhibit Pin1 function Slightly higher sodium intake is safe study sheds light on how these substances in breast cancer, liver cancer, and acute The study followed the participants — who were based in commu- act at the cellular level, suggesting that their Arsenic is infamous for its harmful myeloid leukemia, as well as in lupus and nities across 18 different countries — for an average period of 8 years. interaction may be useful in treating other asthma,” notes Dr. Lu. Mente and his colleagues revealed that a high intake of sodi- kinds of cancer, as well. properties. However, some arsenic To this, he adds the warning, “[H]owever, um did lead to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and Their findings appear in the journal compounds — in carefully measured doses clinical uses of [ATRA], especially in solid stroke — but only in communities where the average intake for Nature Communications. tumors, have been severely limited by its an adult was greater than 5 grams per day. Blocking and destroying a key — can be used in medical treatments. One very short half-life of 45 minutes in humans.” This amounts to about 2.5 teaspoons of table salt, the re- enzyme such compound might even help treat The authors nevertheless hope that searchers explain. The researchers worked with models cancer, researchers say. the results of the study will provide suf- Community interventions can help of leukemia, breast, and liver cancer, ficient motivation for future studies to Even in the case of individuals who do consume too much table and they were able to find that the ATO- growth and can often be key to cancers’ When working with mice engineered focus on developing longer-lived, more salt, however, the situation is not unsalvageable, the researchers say. ATRA combination destroyed an enzyme resistance to traditional treatments. not to express Pin1, the researchers also resilient ATRA. Mente notes that people can easily redress the balance and known as Pin1. In this study, the scientists observed that saw that the rodents were actually highly “Our results stimulate the development protect their heart health by making a few simple adjustments Pin1 plays a key role in regulating sign- ATO binds to Pin1, blocking its action and resistant to cancer. of longer half-life [ATRA] to combine with to their diets, such as adding more fruits, vegetables, and foods aling networks in cancer; it activates over eventually leading to the enzyme’s deterio- These animals suffered no ill effects as [ATO] or other more potent Pin1 inhibitors naturally rich in potassium. 40 proteins that feed cancer tumors, while ration. At the same time, ATRA — which also a result of the blocked enzyme expression because they may offer a promising new “We found all major cardiovascular problems, including also blocking over 20 proteins that would binds to Pin1 and degrades it — facilitates for about half of their lifespans, which sug- approach to fighting a broad range of can- death, decreased in communities and countries where there is normally suppress tumor growth. and increases cells’ uptake of ATO. gests that targeting Pin1 at baseline can be cers without general toxicity, as proven in an increased consumption of potassium which is found in foods This enzyme is overactive in most types This leads to the increased expression of a safe approach. curing [acute promyelocytic leukemia],” such as fruits, vegetables, dairy foods, potatoes, and nuts and of cancer found in humans — particularly a protein specific to cell membranes, which “Our discovery strongly suggests an says Dr. Lu. beans,” says the study author. so in cancer stem cells, which drive tumor boosts the cells absorption of ATO. exciting new possibility of adding [ATO] (Source: sgtalk.org ) (Source: Medical News Today)

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Rare teeth from ancient Tourism projects worth $10b mega-shark found on Australia beach underway in Iran TOURISM TEHRAN — Some 1,884 tourism pro- deskjects valued at 430 trillion rials (nearly $10.2 billion) are underway in Iran, tourism chief Ali-Asghar Mounesan said on Sunday. Projects including construction of hotels and eco-lodges as well as projects aiming at attracting tourists are already underway and herald good days for tourism industry of the country, CHTN quoted Mounesan as saying. Before summer 2013 there were 125 four- and five-star hotels in the country which has risen to 158 up to now, he said, adding that the number of hotels are planned to increase to 280 within the next three years. Elsewhere in his remarks, the tourism chief explained that foreign tourist arrivals in Iran has increased by 38 percent in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year A rare set of teeth from a giant prehistoric mega-shark twice the (started March 21) compared to the same period a year before. size of the great white have been found on an Australian beach He went on to say that in the previous Iranian calendar by a keen-eyed amateur enthusiast, scientists said Thursday. year, international tourist arrivals in Iran rose four percent Philip Mullaly was strolling along an area known as a fossil year on year. “Domestic tourism is also of importance and hotspot at Jan Juc, on the country’s famous Great Ocean Road can become a booming market…,” he added. some 100 kilometres (60 miles) from Melbourne, when he made Socially speaking, tourism and handicrafts industry the find. have stopped people of small towns and villages to migrate “I was walking along the beach looking for fossils, turned to big cities and even reversed the process, Mounesan and saw this shining glint in a boulder and saw a quarter of the highlighted. tooth exposed,” he said. Iran has launched extensive plans to bolster its tourism “I was immediately excited, it was just perfect and I knew it sector. Under the 2025 Tourism Vision Plan, the country is was an important find that needed to be shared with people.” expecting to increase the number of tourism arrivals from He told Museums Victoria, and Erich Fitzgerald, senior curator 4.8 million in 2014 to 20 million. of vertebrate palaeontology, confirmed the seven centimeter-long Data provided to Fox News by leading travel intelligence (2.7 inch) teeth were from an extinct species of predator known as analyst ForwardKeys showed that there has been a five per- the great jagged narrow-toothed shark (Carcharocles angustidens). cent growth in Westerners visiting Iran between September The shark, which stalked Australia’s oceans around 25 million 1, 2016 and September 1, 2017 - and Americans make up years ago, feasting on small whales and penguins, could grow 14.5 percent of all Western arrivals. An undated photo above shows a circle of foreign and domestic travelers visiting the ruins of Persepolis in southern Iran. more than nine metres long, almost twice the length of today’s great white shark. “These teeth are of international significance, as they represent one of just three associated groupings of Car- charocles angustidens teeth in the world, and the very first set Cornwall stops telling people to come to tourist to ever be discovered in Australia,” Fitzgerald said. He explained that almost all fossils of sharks worldwide were just single teeth, and it was extremely rare to find multiple asso- ciated teeth from the same shark. beaches after heatwave triggers severe overcrowding This is because sharks, who have the ability to regrow teeth, Cornwall is struggling to cope with an “un- “This summer we have struggled to reach lose up to a tooth a day and cartilage, the material a shark skeleton precedented” surge in holidaymakers, the patients on various occasions due to vehicles is made of, does not readily fossilize. county’s tourist board has said. being parked inappropriately. We urge people Fitzgerald suspected they came from one individual shark Visit Cornwall claims coastal areas have to park sensibly and to show consideration and there might be more entombed in the rock. become overcrowded and traffic is so grid- for emergency vehicle access.” So he led a team of palaeontologists, volunteers, and Mullaly locked in some areas it has caused safety Deborah Hopkins, Unite union regional on two expeditions earlier this year to excavate the site, collecting concerns. officer for Cornwall, said the increasing traf- more than 40 teeth in total. It has even taken the decision to stop pro- fic created a “nightmare” for some health Most came from the mega-shark, but several smaller teeth moting two beaches because of the sheer workers and trades people. were also found from the sixgill shark (Hexanchus), which still numbers of visitors. “Each summer it gets a bit worse,” she exists today. Museums Victoria palaeontologist Tim Ziegler said Both Porthcurno beach and Kynance Cove said. “We need to have a serious discussion the sixgill teeth were from several different individuals and would have seen an influx due to this summer’s about how we balance the need for tourism have become dislodged as they scavenged on the carcass of the heatwave and heavy social media promotion, and the need for business to continue to run Carcharocles angustidens after it died. it claimed. over the summer. “The stench of blood and decaying flesh would have drawn Drivers were pictured getting out of “We have a huge proportion of self-em- scavengers from far around,” he said. their cars as they waited in huge tailbacks ployed people in Cornwall who aren’t able “Sixgill sharks still exist off the Victorian coast today, where at Porthcurno, while ambulance crews re- to make enough money in the summer as they live off the remains of whales and other animals. This find ported being unable to reach patients due travel time isn’t paid time if you’re in self-em- suggests they have performed that lifestyle here for tens of mil- to inappropriate parking. ployment. lions of years.” Malcolm Bell, of Visit Cornwall, told the “Airbnb has gone ballistic so we’ve had they could not get through the jams. “Our infrastructure is struggling to cope. (Source: AFP) BBC: “Nobody wants to see this sort of mass about an extra 20,000 visitors from that “It’s been unprecedented,” he said. “It The burden needs to be recognised and the tourism affecting the area, affecting the tourist every day - and when the weather is like got to the stage where we had to go down to government needs to invest in Cornwall.” experience and clogging the roads.” this often relatives will come down and the junction to stop people coming into the It is estimated visitor numbers to the He called for “redistribution” with more stay,” he said. village and try to turn them around.” county are up by about 20 per cent this year Venice café sparks anger tourists visiting other lesser-known Cornish Kevin Hall, who runs a campsite near A spokesperson from South Western Am- on the usual 4.5 million figure. communities. Porthcurno, said deliveries were late because bulance Service NHS Foundation Trust said: (Source: The Independent) after charging tourists €43 for two coffees and two The 94-year-old message in a bottle from Brit who bottles of water

A visitor to Caffe Lave- sailed world seeking adventure na in Venice’s St Mark’s Student Grant Peters was taking a last look around Post “Craggs started talking of Cocos Island [around 350 miles Square was left stunned Office Bay on Floreana Island in the Galapagos when he off Costa Rica]. When serving in the Malaya he had spent after receiving a €43 spotted a partially-buried bottle in a sand dune. 47 days there. The place fascinated him. (R665.30) bill for two Inside was a rolled up scroll of paper – a real-life mes- “Stories of treasure said to have been buried there he coffees and two bottles sage in a bottle. had investigated and disproved so far as was humanly of water. It read: “Hugh Craggs, Yacht St George RTYC, Will any possible.” Juan Carlos Busta- finder please enclose message bearing date, name of finder, The greatest of this was the £300million Lima Treasure, mente, a 62-year-old of ship, destination, do a rebury and send a postcard to Hugh an incredible hoard of gold and jewels stolen by an English political campaigner Craggs 50 Ruskin Ave Manor Park London E12.” ship’s captain and said to be buried in a cave on Cocos. Over based in Italy, was as- It was dated Aug 1, 1924. the years Hugh, along with the likes of film star Errol Flynn tonished after being Grant, 26, from Toronto, was keen to find out more about and speed king Malcolm Campbell - became obsessed with presented with the hefty Hugh so, after the discovery in May, he asked for help on finding it. charge and posted a pho- discussion website Reddit. dolphins. Sadly they would do this “by harpooning them”. However, if Hugh returned to Cocos he did not find to of the substantial bill What emerged was an amazing tale of fantastic voyages, Dr Cottle said: “We shall probably go to Vigo then to the treasure. It seems from online records he and his wife on Facebook to express cannibals and pirate treasure, and how a teenager who set the Canaries, to the West Indies, on to Colon through the moved to New York in 1932, then around Florida, the West his outrage, which has sail from London almost a century ago seeking adventure Panama Canal; from there to scattered South Sea islands. Indies and on to Central and South America. However been shared nearly 10,000 times. sure found it. We may call at Samoa, North New Guinea, Singapore and there was much more to Hugh than just wanderlust and The eye-watering price was due to a surcharge imposed upon In 1922, 18-year-old Hugh and his three brothers lived North Sumatra. Parts of North Sumatra are totally uncivi- treasure hunting. customers wishing to sit outside the historic cafe, which occupies in East London with his mother Imogen, after the death of lised, peopled by man-eating natives.” On the Malaya he had helped to collect samples of rare the sunniest corner of the famed piazza, opposite St Mark’s Basilica. his father John, an inspector with Scotland Yard who was Within days of leaving Britain, the Malaya ran into orchids. Established in 1750, Caffe Lavena’s celebrated location en- also a published poet. “mountainous seas for 12 hours” before seeking shelter in A 1970 book called the World Wildlife: The Last Stand ables customers to sit in the sunshine, listen to the orchestras Hugh, an assistant in the hosiery business, longed to the Canaries. A newspaper reported the only casualty was by Philip Crowe, catches up with Hugh. that perform there, and watch the world go by. escape his dreary life. its chimpanzee mascot which “came to an untimely end, He writes: “Near El Salto is the finca of Hugh Craggs, the Those wishing to forgo the scenery can purchase a coffee at He tried to join Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic expe- having strangled itself”. leading orchid grower of Guatemala. “He gave us lunch and the bar inside for €1.25 (R19.34), according to The Telegraph. dition, but was not chosen. Then on a train one day he saw In the Daily Mirror of June 15, 1922, the chief officer Dr showed us his greenhouses, holding some 8,000 to 9,000 This isn’t the first time the pricey coffee institution has faced an advert for a steward on an expedition to be led by Dr Sinclair of Glasgow had explained before embarkation: “It orchids.” Along with orchids he was also a very successful criticism for its exorbitant fees. Cyril Lockhart Cottle, and funded by Sir Jeremiah Colman is a docile, clever and intelligent animal which sits at table coffee grower. In 1983 Hugh’s beloved wife Gay died. Eight In 2013, four customers who were charged €95 (R1 469.85) of the famous mustard family. They were to set sail on a and passes the salt or pepper as required.” years later after moving to Arizona, he died too. for four espresso coffees with liqueur also took to social media schooner called Malaya. The trip to the Galapagos, off the coast of Ecuador, where One of his grandsons recounted more tales: “During the to share their indignation. Leaving the train at the next station he wired Dr Cottle and he left that message was to last more than three years. war he organized an effort to raise funds in Colon to purchase And they’re far from alone. On TripAdvisor, some 25 per cent arranged to meet him, bubbling with so much enthusiasm It seems travelling became a bit of a drug for young Hugh a Spitfire for England. He also was the first to kayak through of reviewers rated the café as either “terrible” or “poor”. he won over the adventurer, beating 2,000 other applicants. who did not return to Britain. Instead he disembarked in the Panama Canal.” One recent visitor wrote: “We naively didn’t look at the menu In a newspaper interview just before they embarked, Colon, Panama, in February 1926. As for the Malaya, it returned to London three and half before ordering water and coffee for a family of five. €78 (R1 Hugh said: “I’ve been longing to go on a trip of adventure He then moved to Cristobal, Panama, in 1929 where he years later. 206.83)!!! Including €11 (R170.19) per latte and €9 (R139.25) for years. It’s come at last. became a banker and married an American called Gay, with It seemed after leaving London it put in at Falmouth for a glass of milk for a three-year-old. Avoid at all costs. A mas- “We are to be away for about three years. I expect to find whom he went on to have a daughter. But his adventurous where Dr Cottle married a 17-year-old girl he took on the trip. sive rip off.” all the things I’ve read about. Wild beasts, we’re looking spirit endured and Hugh had a dream of finding the incred- The Mirror proudly reported on their “bridal voyage of Other visitors felt that the experience was worth it, however: for wild animals, savages, fights with natives, we’re ready ible Lima Treasure. three years”. “On our final night in Venice, we splurged on a pudding and an for anything.” This is revealed in the 1935 book Rough and Tumble by All this from a message in a bottle. Irish coffee. The bill came to €47 (R727.19), but soaking up the There is even a British Pathe News reel entitled ‘Dr Cot- Bob Roberts. Grant is stunned by what his appeal for help uncovered. evening atmosphere and listening to the live music was a memory tles’s Expedition To Cannibal Islands’ showing the 90-tonne In it another adventure-seeking sailor recounts: “In Cris- He says: “Hugh had an amazing life. It’s been a privilege to I will forever treasure,” wrote another reviewer. Malaya before the voyage moored in a London dock. The tobal we ran up against a young man named Hugh Craggs.. find out about it, what an adventure.” (Source: msn.com) prime purpose was to look for new species of porpoises and [who]appeared vastly interested in our doings. (Source: Mirror) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 14, 2018 SCIENCE 11 Gamma-ray bursts might have a really weird The Martian dust storm is time-reversible mirroring effect: study subsiding, researchers say

Martian dust storms are a pretty common occurrence, and gen- Gamma-ray bursts are the brightest and most gamma-ray burst pulse light curve. erally happen whenever the southern hemisphere is experiencing energetic events in the Universe. They’re also This results in a triple-peaked appearance summer. Though they can begin quite suddenly, these storms some of the more mysterious - but now re- for medium bursts, and a single peak for typically stay contained to a local area and last only about a few searchers have made a discovery that could faint ones at low signal-to-noise. weeks. However, on occasion, Martian dust storms can grow to help us understand the conditions under To attempt to minimize this effect, the become global phenomena, covering the entire planet. which they occur. researchers found six exceptionally bright One such storm began back in May, starting in the Arabia Terra The light curves of six gamma-ray burst gamma-ray bursts in the data from the BATSE region and then spreading to become a planet-wide dust storm events showed evidence of complex time-re- instrument on NASA’s Compton Gamma Ray within a matter of weeks. This storm caused the skies over the versible wavelike structures - that is, there Observatory, in operation from 1991 to 2000. Perseverance Valley, where the Opportunity rover is stationed, was an event in each pulse in which time Gamma-ray burst to become darkened, forcing the rover into hibernation mode. seemed to repeat itself backwards. This is where they found the complex And while no word has been heard from the rover, NASA recently It could also tell us something about the time-reversible wavelike structures; and, indicated that the dust storm will dissipate in a matter of weeks. death of massive stars. moreover, only the brightest gamma-ray The update was posted by NASA’s Mars Exploration Program, We’re not entirely sure what produces burst light curves had them. which oversees operations for the Opportunity and Curiosity rovers, gamma-ray bursts. They can last from a few So, what does this actually mean? It could as well as NASA’s three Mars orbiters (Mars Odyssey, MRO, and milliseconds to several hours, and they’re mean that some sort of impactor - a clump of MAVEN) and the Insight lander (which will land on Mars in 109 extraordinarily bright. particles like electrons or ions, or a condensed billions of light-years away. This requires 2004, had detected 1,000 bursts by late 2015. days). According to NASA, the storm is beginning to end, though We know, thanks to the amazing gravi- wave such as a soliton - was ejected at high it may be weeks or months before the skies are clear enough for tational wave discovery of colliding neutron some pretty sensitive equipment, often of But all that noise means that the finer velocity by the central object. the optical variety, which means there’s a details of the bursts’ light curves can be dif- Opportunity to exit its hibernation mode. stars, that this is one type of event that can As this impactor moves through the clouds This global map of Mars shows a growing dust storm as of June produce a gamma-ray burst. fair bit of noise mixed up with the signal. ficult to tease out. of material previously ejected by the dying That doesn’t mean the bursts are difficult to And low instrumental sensitivity, the 6, 2018. The map was produced by the Mars Color Imager (MAR- A neutron star star, it produces an emission. If it’s partially CI) camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft. But there are likely others, too. Astron- detect - NASA’s gamma-ray burst observatory researchers found, results in a lower reso- reflected back through the same clouds, it Swift, for instance, which was launched in lution signal, “smearing” the structure of a The blue dot indicates the approximate location of Opportunity. omers think these include the collapse of a will produce a similar, but fainter, emission As noted, dust storms occur on Mars when the southern hem- rapidly spinning massive star into either a in reverse. isphere experiences summer, which coincides with the planet neutron star, a quark star (which is still a Low instrumental sensitivity, the Another explanation is if the clouds of being closer to the Sun in its elliptical orbit. Due to increased hypothetical object) or a black hole, pro- researchers found, results in a lower material have some sort of radial bilateral temperatures, dust particles are lifted higher into the atmosphere, ducing a supernova or hypernova in the symmetry - like a series of concentric rings creating more wind. process. resolution signal, “smearing” the structure - and the impactor moves through them in Since the southern polar region is pointed towards the Sun in We can only detect them when the beam of a gamma-ray burst pulse light curve. one direction, without being reflected. the summer, carbon dioxide frozen in the polar cap evaporates. is pointed directly at us, and most take place (Source: sciencealer.com) This has the effect of thickening the atmosphere and increasing the surface pressure, which enhances the process by helping suspend dust particles in the air. (Source: universetoday.com) Team says supercool technique keeps A warmer world means a greater risk liquids well below freezing rain lands on snow, triggering floods Scientists say blue light Freezing is one of the simplest methods In June 2013, Keith Musselman was living from screens contributes of preserving food, biological tissue and in the Canadian Rockies when the nearby other perishables, but the formation of Bow River flooded. “We were in a valley, to blindness ice crystals can damage cells. Now, re- so we were stuck for about five days,” searchers from Massachusetts General Musselman told Ars. When it comes to our eyesight, the various colors of light our eyes Hospital (MGH) have developed a new way The flood was one of the costliest are subjected to are far from equal. Blue rays of light, which have to “supercool” water and similar solutions and most devastating natural disasters shorter wavelengths and more energy than other colors, can damage to keep them in a liquid form well below in Canada’s history, with five people killed, our eyes over time – they contribute to macular degeneration, the the usual freezing point. more than 100,000 evacuated, and ex- primary cause of blindness. Everybody knows that water freezes treme property damage. Heavy rainfall Now, thanks to a team of researchers from the University of at 0° C (32° F), but not everybody knows falling on late snow in the mountains had Toledo, we know how blue light causes this damage, meaning we that the process isn’t quite that simple. overwhelmed rivers and reservoirs, and might also be on track to preventing it. They published their study That’s the point where the liquid begins Musselman, a hydrologist, realized that Tuesday in the journal Scientific Reports. to freeze, as water molecules at the sur- this kind of rain-on-snow flooding wasn’t Sunlight contains all the colors of the light spectrum, from blue face begin to crystallize into ice, which properly understood. to red, and it’s our primary source of blue light exposure. However, spreads to neighboring molecules until the “Forecasters have a good handle on digital devices, such as computers, televisions, and smartphones, whole body of water is frozen. In a sense, does not mix with water, like mineral oil, what happens when rain falls,” he says. they wanted to study — and “they had a also emit blue light, and we spend an awful lot of time staring directly lowering the temperature just increases to block the interface between water and “But when that rain falls in mountains great dataset,” Musselman says. “We used at those screens from a close distance. We also tend to turn to our the probability that any given molecule air, which is the major site of crystalliza- where there’s deep snow, we don’t have that to understand how rare these large devices at night, and that’s when blue light is the most damaging. of a liquid will freeze. tion,” says O. Berk Usta, co-corresponding a good handle on what the flood volume flood events are.” Work has been done Macular degeneration is essentially the death of the retina’s There are pros and cons to freezing author of the study. “This surprisingly will be.” on this before, but this team was able to photoreceptor cells. For their study, the researchers decided to things. On the one hand, the colder simple, practical and low-cost approach Musselman and a group of colleagues use more fine-grained data to build up target retinal molecules that photoreceptor cells need in order to something is, the slower certain met- to supercooling solutions for extended used historical data to sketch out what the a detailed picture. sense light and send signals to the brain. abolic processes and chemical reactions periods can enable many medical and rain-on-snow flood risk looks like across They built a simulated world of weather “You need a continuous supply of retinal molecules if you want occur. That means bacteria won’t grow food preservation methods, as well as western North America — and how that systems that would produce rain-on-snow to see,” researcher Ajith Karunarathne said in a press release. and tissue won’t degrade as quickly. fundamental experiments that were not risk is likely to change in a warming world. floods in the same places and with the same “Photoreceptors are useless without retinal, which is produced Unfortunately, the freezing process previously possible.” Their paper, published in Nature Climate frequency as the 13 years of historical data in the eye.” causes ice crystals to form between Building on those first tests, the re- Change this week, finds that some areas they used. Once they were sure that the In the lab, the researchers combined retinal with various cells cells, damaging them. Finding ways searchers experimented with more complex will see reduced risk thanks to declining simulation matched the historical pat- from the body, including photoreceptor cells, neurons, and heart to keep things very cold without them oils and pure simple hydrocarbons like snowfall. But at higher elevations, there’ll terns of snowpack, snowmelt, and other cells. When they shined blue light on the retinal, it produced properly freezing could help us store alcohols and alkanes. Using these, they still be snow, and the increasing amount factors, they used it to build up a picture poisonous chemical molecules that killed the cells. Neither blue and transport food, tissue, organs and were able to supercool 1-ml samples of of rain falling on that snow will have im- of how those kinds of events might change light or retinal alone damaged the cells. medicine for much longer. water and cell suspensions to -20° C (-4° plications for flood risks. in the future. (Source: futurism.com) Freezing process beginning F) for 100 days. Scaling it up to more At drier and higher elevations The model showed shifting patterns: Knowing that the freezing process be- usable quantities of liquid, they managed At drier and higher elevations, rainfall areas that currently have a high risk of gins at the surface, where water meets cold to keep 100-ml (3.2-oz) samples chilled on snow isn’t so much of a problem, either flooding will see a decrease, as precipi- As climate change warms the air, the MGH technique is surprisingly for a week. because there’s not enough rain or not tation will occur more frequently as rain simple – keep the water and air separate. The team then moved on to test how enough snow for it to matter. But when than snow. But at higher elevations, where Earth, black widow spiders To do so, the team sealed the surface with well the technique could preserve things the conditions are just right, heavy rainfall once there would have been snow falling are moving north a hydrocarbon-based oil, and found that such as red blood cells. Their preliminary can combine with snowmelt to produce on a snowpack, rising temperatures will they could stop ice formation in a 1-ml experiments managed to keep 100 ml of floods that are more catastrophic than now cause rain to fall on that snow. The The spiders are notorious, because venom is 15 times stronger (0.03-oz) sample stored at -13° C (9° F) red blood cell suspensions supercooled the rainfall would cause. Sierra Nevada, Canadian Rockies, and than a rattlesnake’s. A bite can cause aches, pains, and paralysis for up to a week. at -13° C for up to 100 days – twice as When Musselman moved to work at Colorado River headwaters saw the high- of the diaphragm which make breathing difficult. “Our approach, which we dubbed ‘deep long as the 42-day maximum possible the National Center for Atmospheric est increases in risk, with floods twice as In a study Canadian researchers reported that over the past supercooling,’ is simply to cover the sur- with existing practices. Research (NCAR), his colleagues there likely in some cases. 60 years the northernmost point black widow spiders live has face of such a liquid with a solution that (Source: newatlas.com) had also identified this as something (Source: arstechnica.com) moved 31 miles north, into southern Canada. The scientists believe NICICO to Take Practical Measures to Counter Sanctions: CEO Chief Executive of the National Iranian Copper Industries Company has taken practical measures to counter threats Company (NICICO) Mohammad-Reza Baniasadirad said facing the company ahead, he said, adding, “in this regard, that his company will take giant strides in line with coun- expert-level working groups have been set up by the company.” tering sanctions in practice, the Public Relations Dept. of Increasing production has been taken into serious con- the company reported. sideration as the first practical measures in this respect, Speaking in an expert-level meeting of Sarcheshmeh he emphasized. Copper Complex, he said, “increasing production, indige- Wise and logical planning has been made in line with nizing and strengthening domestic manufacturing of parts increasing productivity, he said, adding, “undoubtedly, and following up development projects powerfully are of most objectives of the company will be materialized before the main three basic pillars to deal with existing sanctions termination of the current year at the unsparing and un- imposed on Iran.” flinching support of industrious personnel and engineers that the spread of the spiders, which prefer a temperate climate, He pointed to the start of first round of US sanctions of the company.” is due to climate change. on Iran and said, “economic war has been waged by the dustrious staff of the company will make its utmost effort Localization or indigenization is the second element that The team used citizen data to make updated species distribution global arrogance against the noble nation of Islamic Iran.” to turn the existing threats into opportunity, he opined. the company has focused on it with the aim of countering maps for the spider. “In our project, the citizen science data was Under such circumstances, the management and in- For this purpose, National Iranian Cooper Industries sanctions imposed on Iran, he reiterated. essential in modeling distributions of spiders,” Christopher Bud- dle, a co-author on the study and professor at McGill University, said in a statement. “People who are excited about discovering where species live can contribute in meaningful ways to scientific Investment in Mining Sector Tops 320,000bn Rials: IMIDRO CEO progress and this is exciting, important, and is changing how Chief Executive of Iranian Mines and billion dollars of which was spent in the operations on a land are as large as more than we do research.” Mining Industries Development and past year (ended March 20, 2018). 270,000 square kilometers in the country A pair of black widow spiders with an egg sack emerge from Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) Crude steel production experienced a in the past years, Karbasian opined. their spot on the banks of the Irtysh River near Pavlodar, Ka- Mehdi Karbasian put the investment considerable 15 percent growth in the first Mining and mineral products accounted zakhstan. The black widow spider’s venom is 15 times stronger volume made in mining and mineral sector four months of the current Iranian calendar for 22 percent of country’s total export share than a rattlesnake’s. since the outset of 11th government up to year (March 21-July 21) while production of which is regarded as a historical record in The scientists hope that this will provide a new way for scien- the present time at more than 320,000 conglomerate (pellet) registered a significant the country, he added. tists to study species distribution, especially during a time when billion rials, the Public Relations Dept. 41 percent increase, he maintained. More than 200 million tons of new so many species are affected by changing climates. This style of of the Organization reported. Turning to the sanctions imposed on iron ore reserves was discovered in a few collecting information is more efficient and less expensive than Speaking in an interview with our the country in the wake of US pullout from years ago, he said, adding, “we are trying sending scientists out into the field and helps the researchers correspondent at the venue of IMIDRO, JCPOA, he said that mining and mineral to activate mining and mineral projects cover more ground. he said that $5 billion worth of project was sector will not hit hard from sanctions with signing and sealing Memorandum of The team also looked at the black purse-web spider and found the inaugurated in the mining and mineral sector regime, he maintained. Understanding (MoU) with neighboring similar results as the black widow. The new maps are consid- of the country in the past four years, $2.3 IMIDRO managed to conduct exploratory Afghanistan.” ered the first reliable maps for both species. (Source: Newsweek) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 WOMEN AUGUST 14, 2018

Rashida Tlaib: First Muslim woman On the occasion of marriage of Hazrat to be elected to U.S. Congress (SA) (AS) Former Michigan state representative Rashida Tlaib will be- Fatima al-Zahra and Imam Ali come the U.S.’s first ever Muslim woman elected to Congress 1 This Prophetic attitude, connected to material for a dress for seven Dirham, a after she won a Democratic primary election to represent providence, Divine inspiration and will, draws bed made of wood and leaves from a date Michigan’s 13th district. our attention and makes us stop to ponder palm, four pillows made from sheep skin and Running in a crowded field of candidates vying to replace a little. It raises very critical and significant filled with leaves from an aromatic plant, a John Conyers Jr, who served from 1965 until retirement questions. Why didn’t Prophet Mohammad woolen curtain, a small mat, one hand mill, last year following claims of sexual harassment, Ms Tlaib (S) leave the matter of Lady Fatimah’s (SA) a leathern sac for water, one copper flat took 33.6 percent of the vote following a strong grassroots marriage to herself? wash, a container for milking the Camel, campaign in which she raised over $1m (£780,000). Why was Lady Fatimah’s (SA) marriage and a pitcher made from clay. There are no Republican candidates contesting the seat, so distinguished by these characteristics? Lady Fatimah’s (SA) simple dowry and its so Ms Tlaib will enter Congress unopposed following a spe- There must by a Divine secret and wisdom usage for purchasing necessities of the home cial election on 6 November when she will formally replace related to this marriage, and connected with can be the biggest lesson for decreasing our Mr Conyers. this critical human relationship between Lady expenses and remaining satisfied with what Her nearest rival was Detroit Council president Brenda Fatimah (SA), the daughter of the Messenger we are capable of purchasing. Jones, who despite wider name recognition and several of Allah (S), and Ali bin Abi Talib (AS), his A marriage so divine, yet so simple? What prominent endorsements took 28.5 percent of the vote. cousin, “brother and self”, as the Messenger are its criteria? Where then can virtues be Ms Tlaib, the daughter of two Palestinian immigrants, of Allah used to refer to Imam Ali (AS). found? And amidst all these, how should we was born in Detroit in 1976, where her father had a job at the Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS) was raised by act? Let us be the judge? Ford motor company. She studied politics at Wayne State Holy Prophet Mohammad (S) from infancy. He Hence during the second year after the University, and then law, graduating in 2004. lived with the Messenger of Allah (S) and Lady migration, marriage of Imam Ali (AS) with On Tuesday evening, she said her day had been filled with Khadija tul Kubra (SA). He was brought up in Lady Fatimah (SA) took place. Holy Prophet emotion and described it as “happy chaos” to The Detroit the shade of Divine inspiration and graduated Mohammad (S) did not send Lady Fatimah News. from the prophetic school. While still a boy, he (SA) the same day to Imam Ali’s (AS) house. “Especially meeting voters and talking to them, they are was the first male believer in the mission and Imam Ali (AS), on his part, started prepar- inspired,” she told the paper before the polls closed. message of Holy Prophet Mohammad (S). It ing his house for Lady Fatimah (SA) and “One resident said she’s happy for me and has already was this unique relationship that Imam Ali furnishing it in a simple and neat way. He written. It’s been amazing to interact with families at polling (AS) describes in these words: “Her husband,” she replied, “for I know him marriage that the pre-Islamic era required covered the floor with soft sand and placed locations. I feel very much supported.” “You know that due to my close relation- to be a fasting and praying one.” of him, had however a character that was a wooden bar between two walls for hanging Ms Tlaib previously held a seat in the Michigan House of ship, and my special rank I enjoyed with the With the consummation of the marriage, full of faith and religious virtues. This time, their laundry on. He decorated Lady Fatimah’s Representatives, first winning in 2008 and becoming just Messenger of Allah (S), I have a distinguished the household of the relatives of Prophet of unlike the previous cases Lady Fatimah (SA) room with a sheep skin and a pillow, stuffed the second Muslim woman to serve in a state legislature position with him. He took me in his lap when Allah (S) was established. Prophet Moham- agreed. Once Prophet Mohammad (S) saw with palm leaves. He got his house ready nationwide, after Jamilah Nasheed of Missouri. I was a baby. He often kept me embraced mad (S) cared for this household and often Lady Fatimah’s (AS) agreement in marriage, and was awaiting Lady Fatimah’s arrival. The 13th Congressional District she will represent includes to his heart. We used to be so close to each spoke about it, stressing that Imam Ali bin Abi he asked Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS) if he Twenty-nine days (in another narration a large southern area of suburban Detroit in Wayne County. other that I felt the warmth of his body and Talib, Lady Fatimah and their descendants has anything to place as his wife’s dowry. more than five months) passed, but Lady After boundary lines were redrawn in 2012, the 13th is the smelled the fragrance of his odor. When I was were his family and that from Imam Ali bin Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS) replied, “May Fatimah Zahra (SA) had not moved to her only congressional district entirely within one county. a baby, He fed me from his mouth, chewing Abi Talib and Lady Fatimah his offspring my parents be sacrificed for you, you are new house yet. Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS) Her victory comes amid what is perceived to be a ma- hard bits for me. He never found me lying and children would descend. well aware that my belongings are nothing was too shy to discuss the matter with the jor increase in Islamophobia across the U.S. in the wake of or making a mistake.” It was Allah’s Will that the offspring of the more than a sword, a shield, and a Camel.” Messenger of Allah (S). So he asked his brother Donald Trump’s election in 2016, along with a general rise Imam Ali (AS) was the one Prophet Mo- Messenger of Allah (S) descend from Imam Ali Holy Prophet Mohammad (S), who believed Aqil to go with him to the house of the Prophet in hostility towards immigration. hammad (S) praised before Hazrat Fatimah bin Abi Talib (AS) and Lady Fatimah (SA), and a small dowry to increase a woman’s value as of Allah (S). On their way, they met Umm (Source: The Independent) (SA) saying: “I asked my Lord to marry you that Imam Hassan (AS) and Imam Hussain opposed to a large one, replied, “You are correct. Ayman, the maidservant of the Prophet of to the best of his creatures.” (AS), and the pure progeny be Imams and guides You will need your sword for battles with the Allah (S). They explained to her Imam Ali’s RECIPE OF THE WEEK And he said to Imam Ali (AS): “Aren’t you for this Ummah. That is why the marriage of enemies. And with your Camel you must water (AS) desire. Umm Ayman conveyed Imam satisfied that you are holding, in respect to me, Imam Ali bin Abi Talib (AS) and Lady Fatimah the palm trees and travel with it on your trips. Ali’s (AS) request to Umm Salamah, the wife Watermelon Caprese the rank of Haroon (Aaron) to Musa (Moses) (SA) was achieved upon a Divine order. Thus you can only give your shield as her dowry.” of the Messenger of Allah (S). She also told the (AS) except that there is no prophet after me?” Although it is true this marriage is a divine Holy Prophet Mohammad (S) ordered to rest of Prophet Mohammad’s (S) wives about appetizer Similarly, he asked Lady Fatimah (SA): marriage, however Lady Fatimah’s (SA) char- sell Imam Ali’s (AS) shield. He divided its the matter. They got together and decided to “Aren’t you satisfied that you are the believing acter and in general women rights in Islam money into three sections. He gave a part of go, all of them, to the Messenger of Allah (S). “A refreshing appetizer for the summer, my family loved women?” So, both of them were the most for choosing their own husbands provided it to Hazrat Bilal (RA) to purchase a decent Informed of Imam Ali’s (AS) request, this so much they ate more than a serving each. Also great loved by Prophet Mohammad (S) and the that Prophet Mohammad (S) not proceed to perfume, and he spent the other two to pur- Prophet Mohammad (S) consented. On an for those who love the flavor of caprese but aren’t huge closest of people to him. this act without having his daughter’s word chase some household items and clothes for occasion like this, a mother has place which fans of tomatoes.” Ayesha, the wife of Messenger of Allah (S) is in this matter. When Prophet Mohammad Lady Fatimah (SA). Obviously with the money cannot be filled by another. Holy Prophet Ingredients: reported to have been asked: “Who is, from among (S) discussed Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib’s (AS) from the shield the material that could be Mohammad (S) was very eager to make com- 3 sprigs fresh basil, stems all people, most loved by Prophet of Allah (S)?” proposal to her, he clearly explained his char- bought were very cheap and simple! pensation to Lady Fatimah Zahra (SA) for removed Marriage of Hazrat Fatima al-Zahra acteristics. Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS), a man History has recorded the material that the absence of her mother. He (S) himself 1 small watermelon, fruit re- (SA)”Hazrat Fatimah,” she said. whose worldly goods and wealth were to the were purchased with the money consisted took part in the preparations for the nuptials. moved with a melon baller “And from among the men?” they asked. least, and who did not meet the criteria for of these items: a large scarf for four Dirham, (Source: ezsoftech.com) 1 (8 ounce) package fresh mozzarella cheese, cut into small pieces Industry ministry forms unit to address entrepreneur women’s problems 2 tablespoons olive oil WOMENTEHRAN — The Ministry of Indus- tion era, the minister noted adding currently, in this special 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar desktry, Mining, and Trade has formed a economic situation, women prove their colorful presence Salt and ground black pepper special unit with the aim of dealing with entrepreneur in economic activities. to taste women’s problems. One of the main criteria for development in women’s Directions: Speaking at a seminar on entrepreneur women here on role in entrepreneurship and economy, he said adding de- Trim basil leaves into Friday, minister Mohammad Shariatmadari referred to spite the growing processes of women’s entrepreneurship small circles about 1 inch the main obstacles women’s entrepreneurship is facing, in Iran, there exists a great distance between Iran and the in diameter. IRNA reported. world standards. Thread watermelon and One of the great obstacles to women’s entrepreneurship About one tenth of the world’s income comes from women mozzarella cheese on toothpicks, sandwiching a basil leaf is greater number of women being active in traditional and entrepreneurs and women own one hundredths of the world’s in between. Arrange on a serving plate. non-official sections rather than the modern industrial, eco- property and assets, which shows inequality of genders all Pour olive oil and balsamic vinegar over toothpicks. Sprin- nomic and trade sectors, Shariatmadari elaborated. over the world. kle salt and black pepper on top. About 30 percent of non-farmer women are active in Explaining entrepreneur women’s problems, the vice traditional fields especially in retail and minor productive president for women’s and family affairs, Masoumeh Ebtekar, sections worldwide, he added. for her part, called for setting up of a workshop for removing LEARN ENGLISH Lack of financing for women, which is much lesser than of the total number of 141 countries studied in this research working women’s problems in the industry sector. for men, is a dilemma which exists even in the developed enjoy equal men and women rights in entrepreneurship. The VP also called for creating strategies for changing Thai Food countries, he specified. He emphasized the need to give priority to women in the current situation of active women in industries. Law and regulation restrictions are other barriers entre- small- and medium-sized industries by the ministry. A group of entrepreneur women, businesswomen and A: What did you cook? preneur women face, said the minister adding a research Iranian women have always been frontrunners in all period producers, representing the private sector were partici- B: Well, as you know I was in Thailand last month, and I took made at the World Bank proves that only 31 countries out of times, revolution, Iraqi-imposed war and the construc- pating the seminar. a cooking class! So I prepared some of my favorite dishes. A: Great idea! As long as I don’t get food poisoning! So what is on the menu tonight? Iran revives intl. federation of B: Ok, for starters we have Tom Yam soup. It’s a bit spicy, but really good! Muslim women’s sports A: This is delicious! The ginger and lemongrass really gives WOMEN it a nice taste! TEHRAN — After eight years of halt, The federation aims at developing, strengthening and deskthe International federation of Muslim boosting the identity of Muslim women’s sports, considering B: Now this next dish is one of the most famous. Foreigners women’s sports restarted its work here on Saturday. the cultural and religious limitations. call it papaya salad but the proper name is Tom Sam. It is a The plan was approved by the Ministry of Sports and Youth The international federation of Muslim women’s sports spicy salad made from a mix of fresh vegetables including Affairs and the National Olympic Committee, IRNA reported. was established in 1990, but was closed down in 2010. shredded papaya and tomato. A: This is delicious! The combination of sour and spicy is really interesting! I could have it every day! ENGLISH IN USE B: Ok, now for the last and best dish in my opinion. This is called Pad Thai. It’s stir-fried noodles with eggs, fish LEARN NEWS TRANSLATION sauce, tamarind juice, red chili pepper plus bean sprouts, shrimp and tofu and garnished with crushed peanuts and ‘Waste problem in Mazandaran to be مشکل زباله مازندران تا پایان دولت دوازدهم رفع می شود !coriander. It’s practically Thailand’s national dish A: Wow, this is great! I never knew Thai food was so creative resolved in 3 years’ معــاون عمرانــی اســتاندار مازنــدران گفــت کــه بــر اســاس طــرح جامــع پســماند کــه در دولــت تدبیــر و امیــد and delicious! Municipalities in the northern province of Mazandaran will deal with the persisting اســتارت خــورد ، ایــن مشــکل زیســت محیطــی مازنــدران تــا پایــان دولــت دوازدهــم رفــع مــی شــود. B: Want some more? problem of waste management in the region within the next three years, the بــه گــزارش خبرنــگار ایرنــا ، علــی نبیــان روز چهارشــنبه افــزود: منابــع مــورد نیــاز بــرای ســاماندهی پســماند) .A: I’m stuffed! deputy governor general of the province has said زبالــه ( بــرای شــهرهای مازنــدران تامیــن شــد و بایــد کارهــا طبــق برنامــه در ایــن شــهرها پیگیــری شــود. Key vocabulary As per a comprehensive plan, the necessary fund to finance the plan are already معــاون اســتاندار مازنــدران مهــم تریــن معضــل فعلــی زبالــه را مربــوط بــه شــهرهای فاقــد طــرح پســماند .dish: food allocated, IRNA quoted Ali Nabiyan as saying on Wednesday شــامل آمــل و نــور دانســت و افــزود کــه شــهرداران ایــن شــهرها نیــز بــرای ســاماندهی زبالــه و ســاخت food poisoning: a stomach illness caused by eating food For one, the mayors in cities of Noor and Amol has taken measures to set up کارخانــه زبالــه ســوز و یــا کمپوســت اقــدام اولیــه را انجــام دادنــد. نبیــان از شــهرداران خواســت تــا اولویــت that contains harmful bacteria incinerators and compost manufacturing facilities, Nabiyan explained, adding کاری خــود را در ایــن حــوزه داشــته باشــند. .shred: to cut or tear something into small thin pieces that all mayors should prioritize waste management combination: the result of mixing two or more things together creative: having the ability to think of new ideas stuff: filled with food; no longer hungry PREFIX/SUFFIX PHRASAL VERB IDIOM Supplementary vocabulary stir-fry: technique for cooking food in hot oil while stirring it “uni-“ Turn up Hit the books bitter: having a taste that is sharp, acrid, and unpleasant Meaning: one, single Meaning: if an opportunity or situation turns up, Explanation: to study sour: having a taste characteristic of that produced by For example: Brain tumors can occasionally cause it happens, especially when you are not expecting it For example: Sorry but I can’t watch the game with acids; sharp, tart, or tangy unilateral head or facial pain. For example: Don’t worry, I’m sure a job will turn you tonight, I have to hit the books. I have a huge exam tangy: a distinctively sharp taste, flavor, or odor, as that up soon. next week! of orange juice. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 14, 2018 WORLD IN FOCUS 13 Several Arab countries gave $137Bln to Venezuela’s Maduro says would take FBI help over illegal armed groups in Syria: Damascus ‘murder plot’ 1 province, and half of the residents have been Explosion at weapons depot displaced by foreign-sponsored militancy Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said he would allow kills 69 people in Syrian town in other parts of Syria. the United States FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) agents A monitoring group says at least 69 peo- Roadside bomb injures over dozen ci- come to Venezuela to help investigate a recent alleged plot to kill ple, including 17 children, have lost their vilians in Hama him with explosive drones -- but with conditions. lives and dozens of others sustained injuries Elsewhere in the west-central province If U.S. officials confirm “the offer for the FBI to investigate when a powerful explosion ripped through of Hama, at least 14 civilians were injured links in Florida with the assassination plan... I would agree for a weapons depot in Syria’s militant-held when a roadside bomb targeted their vehicle. the FBI to come here,” Maduro said at an event with top military northwestern province of Idlib. SOHR said the explosion occurred as a leaders late on Saturday. Rami Abdel Rahman, the head of the passenger bus was traveling along a road near The incident took place on the evening of August 4 when so-called Syrian Observatory for Human al-Tuwayni village in the Qalaat al-Madiq Maduro said he was targeted by an explosives-laden drone at Rights (SOHR), said the blast occurred in sub-district of the province. a military parade in Caracas which was broadcast live on TV. a residential building in town of Sarmada Syria has been gripped by foreign-backed Maduro has blamed the attack on “terrorist cells” in Florida near the border with Turkey, and caused militancy since March 2011. The Syrian led by a man called Osman Delgado Tabosky, whom he claims two buildings to collapse. government says the Israeli regime and was behind the plot. The state is home to a large community of Abdel Rahman highlighted that the its Western and regional allies are aiding Venezuelan immigrants. death toll was expected to further rise as Takfiri terrorist groups wreaking havoc in His apparent willingness to accept the FBI’s help came after scores of people remained trapped under the country. Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said on Wednesday that Wash- rubble and tens of people remain unac- On May 21, the General Command of the ington’s charge d’affairs in Caracas, James Story, had expressed counted for. Syrian Army and Armed Forces announced “the willingness of his government to cooperate” in the inves- The Observatory added that the ammu- in a statement that complete security was tigation of the plot. nition depot belonged to an arms dealer restored to Damascus and its countryside During the incident, an explosion occurred above Maduro’s working with the Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, But rescue workers have pulled out “five manders and members of terror outfits, have after al-Hajar al-Aswad district and al-Yar- head as he was speaking then when a second explosion was heard, commonly referred to as Tahrir al-Sham, people who were still alive,” the source added. rocked the province in recent months. mouk camp were totally purged of Daesh the troops could be seen scattering in panic. terrorist group, and was situated in the Most of Idlib is controlled by Tahrir al-Sh- While ISIL (Daesh) has claimed respon- terrorists. Authorities have arrested 10 suspects whom they accuse of Bab al-Hawa neighborhood of Sarmada. am Takfiri terrorists, but Daesh terror group sibility for some attacks, they are mostly The development was preceded by flush- involvement backed by support from neighboring Colombia as An unnamed civil defense source from the also has sleeper cells in the area. the result of infighting among rival militant ing the Takfiris out of the towns of Yalda, well as from people living in the United States. so-called White Helmets team told AFP that A series of explosions and assassinations, groups. Babbila and Beit Sahem on the southern Maduro has repeatedly accused Washington of conspiring to women and children were among the dead. mainly targeting high-ranking militant com- Around 2.5 million people live in Idlib outskirts of Damascus. oust him, with relations between the two countries so frosty that ambassadors have not been exchanged since 2010. Following the drone incident, the U.S. President Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor John Bolton insisted there Turkey moves to calm market, opens probe amid lira fall had been “no U.S. government involvement.” Turkey is reviewing its exit strategies from the current law, signaled he would not offer concessions to the U.S. But he said that if Venezuela had “hard information” about economic crisis. The central bank has launched measures in what is seen as one of the worst rows between the two any violation of the U.S. law, Washington would “take a serious to ensure financial stability and allay concerns in markets NATO allies in years. look at it.” rattled by an abrupt plunge in the national currency value. Erdogan said his country would begin to seek new Trump has harshly criticized Maduro’s leftist regime, saying it At the same time, the government has launched a probe partners, following what he described as a “political plot” has “destroyed a prosperous nation by imposing a failed ideology.” into individuals suspected of involvement in actions that against Ankara. On Saturday, Maduro again pointed the finger at former Co- threaten the country’s economic security after President Relations between the two NATO allies have taken a lombian president Juan Manuel Santos of involvement in the Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the lira’s drop was “a political turn for the worse amid a dispute over the detention in suspected plot -- charges Bogota has dismissed as “absurd and plot” against Ankara. Turkey of U.S. evangelical pastor Andrew Brunson on unfounded.” Istanbul prosecutor’s office said that Turkey was the terrorism charges. The drone incident came just days after Santos told AFP target of an economic attack, and pledged to take legal On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump doubled steel Maduro’s days were numbered, saying “that regime has to fall.” action against all written and visual news as well as social and aluminum tariffs on Turkey, saying that relations be- One of those arrested on suspicion of involvement is opposition media accounts which serve towards that purpose, CNN tween Washington and Ankara were “not good.” lawmaker Juan Requesens, with the government claiming he Turk reported Monday. The United States is the world’s biggest steel importer. had admitted contact with a second detainee who had allegedly The lira dropped some 16 percent to new record lows interest rates, which is seen by most economists as nec- Washington slapped tariffs of 25 percent on steel and 10 confessed to participating in the purported attack. against the dollar on Friday. essary to resolve the crisis. percent on aluminum in March for imports from several On Saturday, some 300 anti-government protesters marched The currency crash was sparked by simmering tensions Following the central bank’s promises on Monday, the countries, including Turkey. in Caracas demanding the release of the 29-year-old lawmak- with the United States. The detention of an American pastor lira pulled back from a record low of 7.24 against the dol- Trump’s announcement came shortly after President er. Relatives say neither they nor his lawyer, have been able to in Turkey has cast doubts over the future of partnership lar, strengthening to 6.4, before weakening again to 6.92. Erdogan called on Turks to help defend the country against reach him. with Washington. Finance Minister Berat Albayrak announced late Sunday the U.S.-launched economic war by exchanging dollars Venezuela’s all-powerful Constituent Assembly, which is stacked In an attempt to calm markets rattled by the lira’s de- that Ankara would begin implementing an action plan in and gold for Turkish lira. with Maduro loyalists and has usurped the powers of the oppo- valuation, the central bank announced on Monday that response to the crisis. Ankara and Washington also disagree over their military sition-dominated National Assembly, has stripped Requesens it was ready to take “all necessary measures” to ensure “Our institutions will take necessary action from Monday interventions in the Syria war, Turkey’s plan to buy missile of his parliamentary immunity along with another lawmaker, financial stability, and pledged to provide banks with “all in order to relieve the markets,” he said, noting that the plan defense systems from Russia as well as the U.S. conviction Julio Borges, so they can be put on trial. the liquidity” they need and cut reserve requirement ratios would center on “the state of our banks and the small and of a Turkish state bank executive on sanctions-busting (Source: AFP) for Turkish banks. medium-size enterprises” most affected by the lira’s fall. charges in January. The bank, however, gave no clear promise of raising His remarks came as President Erdogan, his father-in- (Source: Press TV) Iron dome; from mythology Britain’s Muslim council warns PM against ‘whitewashing’ Johnson amid burqa controversy to falsehood The Muslim Council of Britain (MBC) Miqdaad Versi, assistant secretary general In a letter to the prime minister the MCB In the week before Johnson’s com- is warning Prime Minister Theresa May of the MCB, said: “They have to understand said: “We are hopeful that the party will ments, no incidents targeting women who 1 The Zionist newspaper Maariv has quoted Alon Davidi, against “whitewashing” any Tory investi- the consequences of the actions leaders take not allow any whitewashing of this specific wear face veils were reported – although mayor of the southern Israeli city of Sderot around Gaza, as gation into remarks former foreign minister in our country.” inquiry currently in process.” there were several involving those wearing saying, that the settlers are very afraid of the current situation Boris Johnson made about women wearing “When our leaders, and our politicians, “No-one should be allowed to victimize headscarves. neither war nor do peace and are constantly live in fear. All of head-coverings. and senior politicians, for that matter, minorities with impunity.” But women wearing the niqab – which these media believe that the Iron Dome defense missile system In a letter to be sent to the prime minister, say things that are clearly going to lead Following complaints into Johnson’s covers the face and hair, apart from the eyes not only increase security in the occupied territories, but because the organization said that no-one should to have real consequences on the street words made in his column for the Daily Tel- – were targeted on 8 August in London, fol- of its ineffectiveness, a wave of fear has dominated the ranks of be allowed to “victimize minorities with for Muslim women, in a way that was egraph, the party is due to decide whether lowed by another three incidents in London the settlers. impunity”. very foreseeable – because many Muslim to appoint a formal investigation panel in and Luton the next day, and a fourth in the The row over Johnson’s comments which groups straight after the event said that accordance with its procedures. capital on Friday. saw him compare women in burqas and would happen, and it did - then there Versi claimed that a failure to do so Johnson was accused of the “casual court- niqabs to “bank robbers” and “letter boxes”, is a serious question.” would mean the party views as trivial, any ing of fascism” by a former David Cameron continued on Monday with an ex-Downing He added: “There are individuals on the abuse that women receive on the streets aide, Lord Cooper. St. aide accusing him of courting fascism. street who heard the exact same terminol- as a result. A ComRes poll for the Sunday Express Meanwhile, the Tell Mama project, which ogy that Boris Johnson used and that has Tell Mama, which records hate crimes, found however, that 53 per cent of voters monitors anti-Muslim violence, has reported been recorded. said there was a “direct link” between the believe Johnson should not be disciplined an increase in incidents of abuse aimed at Speaking to the BBC Radio 4 Today pro- former foreign minister’s comments and an for his comments, against 40 per cent who women wearing the niqab or hijab over the gram, Versi went on to argue that Johnson’s uptick in incidents targeting women who think he should. past week. are “words that are used by the far-right.” wear the niqab. (Source: The Independent) Pelosi: Trump engages in racism ‘constantly’ The United States House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi in tweets and during his rallies. (D-Calif.) said on Sunday that President Trump engages He mocked the Democratic leader in a tweet on Friday, in racism “constantly.” calling her a “wonderful person whose ideas & policies may In addition, the head of the Zionist council of Ashkelon pre- Pelosi said on MSNBC’s “AM Joy” that she believes the be bad, but who should definitely be given a 4th chance.” viously acknowledged that the system did not have the ability to president is afraid of her and Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Democrats, please do not distance yourselves from neutralize the missile and mortar attacks of Palestinian groups. whom he has repeatedly attacked as being a “low IQ” person. Nancy Pelosi. She is a wonderful person whose ideas & He answered this question in response to the attacks on Zionist “He’s afraid of the women who are going to be coming into policies may be bad, but who should definitely be given settlements and raised the alarm in neighboring settlements Congress,” Pelosi said. “He talks about there’s no place for a 4th chance. She is trying very hard & has every right to near the Gaza Strip and explicitly acknowledged the inadequacy racism and then he speaks that way, it’s really disgraceful.” take down the Democrat Party if she has veered too far of the system. “It’s disrespectful to Maxine, to women, of course to left! said Trump in his tweet. However, Gadi Yarkoni, head of the Eshkol Regional Council, minorities,” she added. Pelosi made the comments on the first anniversary of admitted that the Iron Dome was not able to prevent Palestinian Pelosi also referenced Trump’s tweet ahead of the first the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va. attacks because of the absolute number of mortar shells. He em- anniversary of the violent white supremacist rally in Char- Thousands of anti-racism protesters gathered in Wash- phasized the need to consider a new and different defense system. lottesville, in which he said he condemns “all types of racism.” ington, D.C., on Sunday as white supremacists planned a In any case, what seems to be quite clear is that the Zionist Trump’s tweet read: The riots in Charlottesville a year “He likes to make some statement in his tweet about no second “Unite the Right” rally in the city. The rally attend- regime’s analysts and media perceive the reality of the propaganda ago resulted in senseless death and division. We must come place for racism, and engages in it constantly,” she said. ees were vastly outnumbered by members of the counter lies of the Zionist authorities. together as a nation. I condemn all types of racism and acts “It’s shameful.” protests, and left the event hours early. It should also be noted that Hezbollah has repeatedly challenged of violence. Peace to ALL Americans! Trump has repeatedly targeted both Pelosi and Waters (Source: The Hill) the Iron Dome defense system, too. Hezbollah has thousands of missiles pointed at Zionist occupied territory. “Our air campaign is proud to fly planes hundreds of kilom- Italy refuses safe harbor to charity ship carrying migrants eters in a radar-filled area; while the Zionists boast about their Italy on Monday said it would not offer took office and shut its ports to all humani- Transport Minister Danilo Toninelli, who a spokesman in Brussels said. airspace being inextricable,” said Secretary-General of Lebanese safe harbor to the 141 people rescued by tarian boats, calling them a “taxi service” and oversees ports and the coast guard, said Malta’s rescue coordination center told Hezbollah. the humanitarian ship Aquarius off the coast accusing them of helping people smugglers the ship’s flag country, which is Gibraltar, the Aquarius on Saturday that it would not The Israeli Interior Front commander, Isaac Gershon, has said of Libya last week, urging Britain or other - charges the charities deny. should take responsibility. welcome the ship, according to the charity about the Iron Dome system pitted against Hezbollah missiles: European Union allies to take them in. “It can go where it wants, not in Italy!” “At this point, the United Kingdom should ship’s online log. On Monday, a Maltese “The Iron Dome system…will never be able to cope with more The Aquarius, run by Franco-German far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini assume its responsibility to safeguard the government spokesman was not immediately than 120 missiles.” This demonstrates that advanced Hezbollah charity SOS Mediterranee and Doctors with- said of the Aquarius on Twitter, mention- castaways,” Toninelli said on Twitter. available for comment. missiles remain a serious threat to the Zionist regime’s security. out Borders (MSF), picked up the migrants ing France, Germany, Britain or Malta as The British foreign office was not imme- Due to pressure from Italy and Malta, most Tesfika Fogel, the former Israeli commander of southern Pales- in two separate operations and is now in destinations. diately available for comment. charity ships are no longer patrolling off the tine, says: “The effectiveness is very exaggerated and that Zionist international waters between Italy and Malta. “Stop human traffickers and their ac- The European Commission is in touch coast of Libya. More than 650,000 migrants citizens in occupied Palestine should not have much hope for it.” The Aquarius spent nine days at sea in complices, #closedports and #openhearts”, with several EU states and trying to help have come to Italy’s shores since 2014. Therefore, cannot blame the public for seeing the Iron Dome June after Rome’s new populist government he wrote. resolve the “incident” with the Aquarius, (Source: Reuters) defense system as a big joke. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 14 WORLD SPORTS AUGUST 14, 2018 Barcelona expect PSG star to seal Real Madrid Nadal withdraws from Cincinnati Masters for extra rest move with Man Utd revenge planned

World number one Rafa Nadal has withdrawn from the Cincinnati Neymar is expected to head to Real Madrid Masters as he adjusts his schedule to retain fitness ahead of his this summer with Barcelona planning a move U.S. Open title defense. The 32-year-old Spaniard swept aside for Manchester United’s Paul Pogba to rival Greek youngster Stefanos Tsitsipas to claim his 80th career title the transfer, according to reports. with victory at the Rogers Cup in Toronto on Sunday. Neymar quit Barcelona for PSG a year “I am very sorry to announce that I won’t be playing in Cin- ago but, despite only moving to the Parc des cinnati this year,” Nadal wrote on Twitter late on Sunday. Princes last August, has already been tipped “No other reason than personally taking care of my body and to secure a La Liga return. trying to keep as healthy as I feel now. Real Madrid, fresh from losing Cristiano “I am very thankful to my friend Andre Silva, Tournament Ronaldo, are keen on him. Deals for Eden Director of the Cincinnati tournament, who after speaking to Hazard, Harry Mane and Kylian Mbappe him on the phone understood what I said and understands the have been scrapped because they would love situation.” the chance to snap Neymar up. Nadal’s withdrawal leaves world number two Roger Federer, And the Daily Mail claim Barcelona expect who skipped the Toronto event, as the highest seed in Cincinnati. Neymar to move to Real at the end of the The U.S. Open starts on Aug. 27 in New York. current campaign - and want Pogba to sign (Source: Reuters) to keep the fans happy. So far, Los Blancos have played a waiting game. Even without Ronaldo, club president Florentino Perez feels they have a squad ca- Bayern’s Alaba escapes pable of challenging Barcelona for the biggest trophies on offer. ligament damage Gareth Bale is, technically, their Ron- aldo replacement. But for all of Julen Lopetegui’s praise, Neymar is the one Perez wants. Signing him will not be easy. PSG signed him as an investment - and not one to be discarded after a single season. Consequently, next summer looks more likely. And PSG may find themselves without a bargaining chip should they fail to win the Champions League again. unrest between himself and Jose Mourinho. Barcelona reportedly feel Pogba could be soon to be captain. He donned the armband The Daily Mail report, though, that Pogba “If you’re not happy, you cannot give your their perfect response to Real signing Neymar. against Leicester on Friday and put in a dis- may be Barcelona’s revenge strategy. best,” Pogba said. But taking the midfielder away from United play that prompted Mourinho to label him The Manchester United star has done little “There are things I cannot say otherwise will be no easy task. ‘a monster.’ to dampen talk of a move away, hinting at I will get fined.” Pogba is their talisman and, potentially, (Source: Express)

Bayern Munich defender David Alaba suffered a bruised knee bone 5,000 fans swamp town Arsenal sponsored in Sunday’s 5-0 German Supercup win over Eintracht Frankfurt with scans ruling out ligament damage, the Bundesliga club said with 4,000 population by... Rwanda? on Monday. Austria left back Alaba sustained the injury to his left knee in a collision with Frankfurt defender Danny Da Costa late in the match. “The joint will be rested and handled daily by the medical team. The healing process will be looked at on a day-to-day basis to determine when Alaba will be able to return to training,” Bayern said in a statement. Bayern completed the match with 10 men as they had used up all three substitutions. Last season’s German champions were already up 4-0 thanks to Robert Lewandowski’s hat-trick and a Kingsley Coman strike. They added a fifth through Thiago Alacantara. Nico Kovac’s side begin their Bundesliga campaign against Hoffenheim on Aug. 24. (Source: Goal)

Football fans killed in Ecuador bus crash

At least 12 fans of Ecuadorean football team Barcelona SC have In a small Italian town with a population minutes due to the annual tradition of With ‘Visit Rwanda’ emblazoned on its kit, ey spent on the deal into tourism dollars. been killed and 30 injured when the bus they were travelling in of 4,000 people, 5,000 fans packed out the fans running onto the pitch. Arsenal F.C. made its season debut against The logo will appear on all first team, overturned. The fans were returning from an away game in Cuenca stadium to watch Cristiano Ronaldo score After the game, players signed auto- Manchester City in a big-name clash in the Under-23 and Arsenal Women’s shirts. where the team from Guayaquil had drawn against Deportivo eight minutes into his first appearance in graphs and posed for photographs, while English Premier League Sunday. “Thirty five million people (will be) Cuenca. It is not yet clear what caused the bus to overturn on a Juventus shirt. defender Leonardo Bonucci - who has re- The sponsorship is a bid to promote tour- viewing their (Arsenal’s) shirts every single the road. Barcelona SC is one of the most popular teams in the The club’s annual curtain-raiser - a joined the club after a year with AC Milan ism in the central East African nation, but day,” Akamanzi said. country with a passionate fan base. friendly against the Juventus B team - is - was stripped to his underwear. with the World Bank’s projections showing However, critics say the money should The team’s chairman, José Cevallos, said on Twitter that he organised every year by the Old Lady own- “Now the best team in the world has the that 51 percent of Rwandans live in extreme have been spent alleviating the chronic had received news of the accident “with much pain”. ers, the Agnelli family, in the small town best player in the world,” said John Elkann, poverty, critics have slammed the multimillion poverty in the country. He also said that a funeral chapel would be set up in the team’s of Villar Perosa, outside of Turin. the chair of Fiat, a company founded by dollar deal. Arsenal announced the three- Each year Rwanda receives millions stadium to honor those who had died. Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronal- the Agnelli family. “It’s great to see what year tourism partnership in the lead up to of dollars in foreign aid, however its gov- Ecuador’s football association as well as football clubs across do, 33, who signed from Real Madrid for a natural fit he [Ronaldo] is in the black- the start of the Premier League season -- but ernment says funding to sponsor Arsenal Ecuador expressed their condolences to Barcelona SC. £99.2m in July, scored the first goal and and-white shirt and how well he’s slotted neither side has confirmed exactly just how has come from tourism revenue. The RBD The accident happened on the road leading from Cuenca to created another in Sunday’s 5-0 victory, into the team. much it cost. “The media has been speculating reports that 1.3 million people visited Rwan- the town of Molleturo just after 16:00 local time (21:00 GMT). which attracted huge interest. “Villar Perosa brings the Juve family around £30 million but what I can tell you da last year. In May, Akamanzi responded Officials from Ecuador’s transport commission are at the scene The town’s population swelled before together. This is a one-off moment, unique it’s not £30 million, it’s less than that,” CEO to critics on Twitter who say the money of the accident. They said that the bus had all the necessary per- the game, as the bars and restaurants were to Juventus, for all those who love the Bi- of the Rwanda Development Board, Clare Rwanda has earned through tourism should mits and had passed a safety inspection in February. heaving with fans and media. anconeri.” Akamanzi, told CNN. have been invested into the community. Eyewitnesses told a local channel the driver had been trying Fans chanted “Ronaldo, bring us the The Agnelli family have invited the It appears the investment stems from “For those asking if tourism promotion to overtake another vehicle just before the accident happened. Champions League” during his 45-minute teams to play a friendly every year since the country’s president, Paul Kagame, who funds should have been used for water or An average of seven people are killed on Ecuador’s roads every cameo and one supporter tried to hug the 1955. Juventus B won the first game 3-2, describes himself as a “committed fan” of electricity, let me break it down for you: day, according to road safety group Justicia Vial. new number seven as he left the pitch at but they have not beaten the first team in his “beloved club Arsenal” -- a devotion Infrastructure is imported,” she tweeted. Official figures suggest 96% of accidents in Ecuador are caused half-time. the match since 2005. shared by many Rwandans. “Tourism is our forex earner.” by human error. The match was abandoned after 72 (Source: BBC) The country hopes to convert the mon- (Source: CNN) (Source: BBC) Kovac’s ruthless Bayern exact Arsenal need tactical work to bridge Man City divide, says revenge on Frankfurt Emery They say revenge is a dish best served cold, and Bayern spell at the start of the game they were passengers, Hütter Munich were merciless as they laid the ghost of Berlin to must make them harder to beat and more clinical. Arsenal manager Unai Emery said his team would need more rest in ruthless fashion. The hosts wastefulness let Bayern off the hook, but there time to adapt to his tactical approach but maintained there were Robert Lewandowski, Frankfurt’s tormentor-in-chief at were signs that if Bayern do stumble into problems this some positive signs in the 2-0 season-opening loss to champi- the Commerzbank Arena, celebrated each of his quickfire first season, it will be because of a defense that has been creaking ons Manchester City. The north London club were outplayed in half double in front of the same group of agitated Frankfurt for some time. Emery’s first Premier League game in charge, with goals from fans, pouring cold water over the pre-match optimism that Mats Hummels, who was lucky not to be sent off for an City forwards Raheem Sterling and Bernardo Silva underlining had consumed Frankfurt on this balmy summer’s evening. excessively forceful lunge on Mijat Gacinovic in the first half, a gulf of quality between the two teams. “We were improving The Pole’s clinical third provided a strong indication that is having to adjust to the fact his peak is gradually disap- during the 90 minutes like I think we need for next week and the the Bavarians, even under new management, are going to pearing into the rear view mirror. And Joshua Kimmich, for next match,” Emery, who took over from long-serving Arsene need to implode in dramatic fashion if they’re not to waltz all his qualities as an attacking force, displayed more of the Wenger in May, told reporters. to an seventh consecutive Bundesliga title next year. defensive indiscipline that has plagued his game for much “Manchester City was demanding our best performance, and Kovac tweaks old system of this calendar year, including at the recent World Cup. today we (can see) we have to continue working, but I am happy For Niko Kovac, the man who masterminded that memo- Bayern are a stronger team when Jerome Boateng is fit, with the players because they run, they fight. rable victory over his future employers barely three months but that is not a given these days. Kovac will need a settled “And also, we need to continue to work tactically with defensive ago, it was another hugely impressive result. The temptation defense to be successful on the biggest stage and how he options and to shorten the difference today between Manchester for any new coach is to attempt to announce his arrival by addresses these issues – now and in the next transfer win- City and us.” Arsenal’s energetic pressing in the midfield area had springing a selection surprise, but Kovac avoided any such dows - could be the measure of his success. City on the back foot in the second half, but lapses in concentration antics by ensuring his tenure began with a smooth transition from Bayern in the forthcoming campaign. He must also look to maintain a harmonious dressing in defense proved the hosts are very much a work in progress. from what had gone before. But tactically, there were early Defensive issues brewing room, and avoid at all costs the mutinous scenes witnessed “This 90 minutes is how I want to do the process of improving signs that his Bayern will focus on turning defense into Frankfurt were blunt without their Croatian World Cup under Carlo Ancelotti almost a year ago. But at 3-0 down our team,” Emery added. “We finished it with the spirit I want. attack more urgently. One of his key principles is exposing star Ante Rebic, who came off the bench in the second half long before the hour mark, each of Frankfurt’s substitutes The team ran, they tried, they pushed.” opponents quickly when they have many players committed, when the result was long since decided. high-fived their former mentor as they galloped past him Arsenal next visit London rivals Chelsea in the league on and in Frankfurt Arjen Robben could be seen encouraging For their new coach Adi Hütter, there’s much work to do to limber up. The warmth towards Kovac was clear, and he Saturday. Joshua Kimmich to release the ball sooner after he had won to make them competitive again as they look to improve on will be aiming to build a similar synergy at Bayern. (Source: Mirror) it at the back. This could well be something we see more of last season’s sixth place finish. Besides a decent 15-minute (Source: DW) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 14, 2018 SPORTS 15

Tariq chasing double continental glory Mahdi Javid wins AFC Futsal Having conquered the AFC Cup with Air Force Club, Iraqi Club Championship winger Humam Tariq embarks on a new adventure in the AFC Champions League. MVP award It seems strange that Tariq’s name is still being sprung around as one of Asia most exciting youngsters, for the Iraqi Iranian player of Bank of Beirut Mahdi Javid completed a winger seems to have been around forever. But the fact is, double when he was picked as the AFC Futsal Club Cham- the new Esteghlal signing is still just 22 with his best years pionship Indonesia 2018 Most Valuable Player. well ahead of him. Javid also emerged the top scorer with 12 goals, ahead of Coming from a family of confectionery moguls, Tariq took a Iran’s Mes Sungun Varzagan’s Hossein Tayebi and Bluewave different path in his life, choosing to kick a ball rather than sell Chonburi Suphawut Thueanklang who both scored eight goals. sweets for a living, quickly making his way into the ranks of Air Force Club under the tutelage of manager Sabah Abdul-Jalil and became a permanent fixture in the side just a year later. Tariq made his debut in his domestic league in the 2010- 11 season at the tender age of 14 in the blue and white of Air Force Club, going on to become an integral part of the side that lifted back-to-back AFC Cup trophies in 2016 and 2017. An attacking midfielder who can also play on either flank, Tariq’s dribbling abilities and technique on the ball catches attention from first sight, but it is his tenacity and willingness to play his heart out for the team that endears him to man- agers as well. Additionally, he takes full advantage of his lack of height. Standing at just 171 centimetres, his low centre of gravity makes him a keen dribbler and rapid mover across The awards are Javid’s first in the AFC Futsal Club Cham- the pitch on and off the ball, underpinning his overall quality. pionship, having emerged top scorer at the Asian Indoor A growing prospect, he impressed in his early years and Games in 2009 and 2017 for Islamic Republic of Iran. just three years after his debut, UAE’s Al Ahli invested in as Al Ahli hoped he would get playing time. Tariq secured Champions League quarter-finalists Esteghlal. His first test Javid’s hat-trick inspired Beirut to a 5-3 Victory over the future star who earned his first move abroad. Unfor- a starting spot as his side were often caught in a relegation will come in two weeks when the Islamic Republic of Iran Iraq’s Nafit Al Wasat in the third-place playoff on Sunday. tunately, Tariq couldn’t play in the league due to his age; dogfight. By 2016, he decided to move back home to Air giants take on 2011 Asian champions Al Sadd in the first The marksman had found the net in every match for Bank he would have to wait until he turned 18 to represent the Force Club, initially on a loan deal. leg of the last eight. Coach Winfried Schafer will be hoping of Beirut as he ended the tournament with his third hat-trick. club in official competitions. Now with the confidence and added support of his home- that his new signing will be able to fill the big boots left by “I want to thank the entire Bank of Beirut family, the That same year was when he announced himself to the land, he would reignite himself. In the 2015-16 season, Air the departure of two-time Asian Player of the Year Server coaching staff and my teammates who have helped me world. The FIFA U20 World Cup was being held in Turkey Force won the Iraq FA Cup, with Tariq scoring in the final. Djeparov. A challenge Tariq will surely relish. throughout this tournament. Without them, I would not and Tariq was part of the unfancied Iraqi team that took the The league title followed just a year later as the winger In January next year with the world’s eyes turned to have achieved what I have. world by storm. Iraq overcame the challenge of England, established himself as a key man for both club and country. the AFC Asian Cup, Tariq will get a chance to test himself “I’m very happy to win the MVP, it was a difficult tour- Chile and Egypt in the group stage. Followers of the past three AFC Cup campaigns would against the best of the best in the continent. nament for Bank of Beirut but we won third place. All the Tariq was one of the best players of the tournament have observed Tariq grow in influence with every season, Having done extraordinarily well at the various age groups; goals I scored were for my team and that’s a very good as the young Lions of Mesopotamia, led by coach Hakim in 2017 he made eight appearances, completing 90 minutes the 2013 FIFA U20 World Cup was Tariq’s introduction achievement for me. Shaker, finished fourth, beating the likes of Paraguay and in each one of them and contributed one assist as Air Force to the world stage, but he had already impressed a year “There will be no rest for me. In two weeks’ time, I will be Korea Republic en route to the semi-finals before losing to Club were crowned champions for the second time in a row. earlier in the U19 Asian Championship, where Iraq were back home and playing in the Iranian Futsal Super League eventual runners-up Uruguay in a heart-breaking penalty This year, he already had four assists in seven appearances runners-up. The same group of players went one better to with Giti Pasand,” said Javid. shoot-out in the penultimate match. as he departed the club ahead of their West Asia Zonal Final win the AFC U22 Championship in 2013. At senior level, Meanwhile, Iraq’s Nafit Al Wasat - who finished fourth Back at club level and now eligible to play, with his expe- against Jordan’s Al Jazeera. Tariq already carries valuable AFC Asian Cup experience, - received The Fair Play Award, the-afc.com reported. rience limited and opportunities for the first team unlikely to Tariq’s latest challenge will be to adapt to life in Teh- having reached the last four in Australia 2015. Nafit had been outstanding throughout the tournament, arrive, he would be loaned out to fellow UAE side Al Dhafra ran as he embarks on a new adventure, having joined AFC (Source: the-afc) showing tremendous fighting spirit. Iran’s Mes Sungun also won the AFC Futsal Club Cham- pionship Indonesia 2018 title. Rennes on verge of landing Iran’s Iran’s first goalkeeper Taari (Source: the-afc) Saman Ghoddos laid to rest Jahanbakhsh sees brighter times for Albion

Alireza Jahanbakhsh believes Albion will have “good days” when their new-look squad settles. The Iran international was one of two debutants, along with Yves Bissouma, to come off the bench during the second half of the 2-0 defeat at Watford. Bernardo started while Leon Balogun and David Button were on the bench. Florin Andone and Martin Montoya are still not available after summer moves from Spain and Jose Izquierdo has also yet to get into the action. Jahanbakhsh said: “Every team needs time to get used to each other. “We have four or five new players, maybe more. SPORTS TEHRAN — Ostersund an agreement with La Liha side Huesca. SPORTS TEHRAN — Iran na- Persepolis. “Most of the guys who played (yesterday) had played deskFK have accepted an of- After saying goodbye to his teammates desktional football team He played just one match for Iran na- together last year. fer from Stade Rennais for his international at the end of the match against Kalmar, he first goalkeeper Ghorban Ali Taari was tional football team. On May 28, 1950, “Me and Bissou went on in the second half. striker Saman Ghoddos. said he was “very happy to join a big club. “ laid to rest on Monday in Tehran’s Be- the keeper represented Iran in the match “But it is just the beginning of the season. The versatile striker, who became the According to additional information hesht-e Zahra Cemetery. against Turkey in Istanbul, where the Per- “I think there are going to be good days for us. best player of the Swedish league last season, from L’Equipe, Rennes will pay € 3.5 mil- Taari passed away at the age of 93 on Friday. sian suffered a 6-1 loss against the hosts. “We have quality players, a good manager and a good represented Iran national football team lion to sign the player who scored 41 goals He was born in Tehran and started his Taari also worked as pundit for Iran’s group.” in the World Cup in Russia this summer. in 93 matches with Östersund including goalkeeping career in Shahin football club. state-run national radio and TV (IRIB) (Source: The Argus) Saman Ghoddos had reportedly reached five goals in Europa League last season. Taari also played in Daraei, Taj and after his goalkeeping career. Iran learn rivals in FIBA U18 Review: Mes Sungun rule as other teams impress Women’s Asian C’ship As the dust settles on the AFC Futsal Club Championship However, in the quarter-finals, Bluewave faced Bank of Indonesia 2018, the-AFC.com reviews the clubs who were Beirut who edged them 3-2 on penalties following a 7-7 score. dominant and the ones who showed promise. West Asians Press TV — The Iran women’s national under-18 basket- Mes Sungun continued IR Iran’s proud record in the Bank of Beirut were just one win away from reaching the ball team have been drawn in Group B of the forthcoming competition when they became the fourth Iranian club to final and their performance was nothing short of impressive. Fédération Internationale de Basket-ball (FIBA) Asia Under win the Continental club championship. The Lebanese club dethroned defending champions Blue- 18 Championship for Women. They join the ranks of Foolad Mahan (2010), Giti Pasand wave Chonburi in the quarter-finals. Beirut were powered During the official draw conducted recently in India, the Isfahan (2012) and Tasisat Daryaei (2015). by clinical Iranian Mahdi Javid, who eventually scooped Iranian outfit joined squads from Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, Mes Sungun started their campaign as title favourites the Most Valuable Player and Top Scorer awards. Singapore and Uzbekistan in the group stage of the event. despite being newcomers in the tournament. The club fol- Beirut finished third in Yogyakarta after defeating Nafit Australia, China, Chinese Taipei, Japan, South Korea, lowed the script and marched easily into the Knockout Stage. They lost 4-3 to Nafit in their second group match. But in the play-off. The West Asians have bettered their past New Zealand, Indonesia and Malaysia form Group A in the Their real tests came when they faced Iraq’s Nafit in the Vietnam club came back strongly to beat Al Dhafra in achievement when they reached the quarter-finals in upcoming tournament. the semi-finals and Vietnam’s Thai Son Nam in the final. their final group game to finish second. 2015 and 2017. It was also announced that FIBA Asia will replace either Sri Nafit held Mes Sungun 1-1 at halftime but fell 3-2 when Thai Son Nam became the only ASEAN team left in the Apart from Javid who was Beirut’s outstanding player, Lanka or Syria with any team that withdraw from Group B. the Iranians scored twice in the second half. In the final, competition after ousting three-time champions Nagoya Ahmad Kheir El Dine, Mouhammad Hammoud, Mohamad The 2018 FIBA Asia Under 18 Championship for Women, the champions came from a goal down in the first half to Oceans 3-2 in the quarter-finals and produced a remarkable Kobeissy and Patrick Vieira Luz all showed their fighting which will be the 24th edition of the biennial competition, will defeat Thai Son Nam 4-2. fightback against Bank of Beirut in the last four. spirit but their journey to the top was halted by Thai Son be held from October 28 to November 3 in Bangalore, India. Head coach Hamid Bigham Tabrizi had a star-studded They held their own against Mes Sungun in the final as Nam in the semi-finals. The top four teams will qualify and will represent FIBA Asia cast of Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh, Hossein Tayebibidgoli, they took an early lead and were locked 2-2 at halftime. But Nafit Al Wasat, the 2016 runners-up, were crushed when in the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women’s Basketball World Cup. Alireza Samimi and Farhad Fakhim at his disposal and Rodrigo’s young side couldn’t contain the Iranians and fell 4-2. they lost 3-2 to Mes Sungun in the semi-finals but Haitam the Iranians showed their prowess on court throughout Expect more to come from Thai Son Nam after they im- Abbas Bawei’s side had a memorable tournament and picked the competition. proved on their third-place finish achieved in 2015 and 2017. up the Fair Play Award. ASEAN clubs impress Shocks: Nagoya and Bluewave’s unexpected Nafit Al Wasat progressed into the Knockout Stage as Iranian kids win 2018 For the first time in the AFC Futsal Club Championship, loss in the quarter-finals. Group B winners following wins against Thai Son Nam I-Maths three ASEAN clubs reached the Knockout Stage - Vamos Nagoya Oceans had a point to prove after missing last (4-3) and Korea Republic’s Jeonju MAG (6-1). The Iraq FC, Bluewave Chonburi and Thai Son Nam. year’s edition at Ho Chi Minh City with Shriker Osaka rep- club’s only blip came in the 1-1 draw against United Arab Vamos set the bar high for Indonesia when they created resenting Japan after winning the F.League title. Emirates’ Al Dhafra in their opener. IRNA – Iranian children ranked first at 2018 I-Maths com- history by becoming the first Indonesian team to qualify Nagoya finished top of their group where they only conceded In the quarter-finals, Nafit needed extra time to overcame petitions held in Malaysia. for the Knockout Stage of the competition. one goal with a perfect win record. Their streak, however, Vamos FC 7-4 after a spirited fightback saw the home side Iranian squad ranked first in three age ranges of A, B and C. Head coach Reza Falahzadeh brought inexperienced came to an end when Thai Son Nam came back twice from take a 3-2 lead in the second half. Nafit dug deep to equalise The Iranian team with 130 children was the biggest in players into the tournament and his faith in the youngsters a goal down to beat them 3-2 in extra time. in the final minute after conceding two goals to force extra the event which was held in Ideal Convention Centre Shah paid off as they fought gallantly to reach the last-eight stage. Head Coach Pedro Costa shouldered the blame for the time following a 4-4 deadlock at the end of regulation time. Alam Zone D, Malaysia. Captain Syahidansyah Lubis was the anchor around Iqbal defeat but expect Nagoya to bounce back in full force next year. Promising Representatives of US, Canada, Singapore, Russia, Iraq, Aliefian, Mostafa Nazari, Dennis Guna Bawana and Bagus Almost everyone wanted to avoid facing defending FC EREM exceeded expectations by qualifying for the Malaysia, Iran and China attended the event. Himawan, who impressed the most, while import Marvin champions Bluewave Chonburi in the early stages of Knockout Stage. The Kyrgyz Republic side finished second “I-Maths” is a program proven to build and advance Alexa Wossiry was their standout player. the competition as they were powered by established in their group after holding off Australia’s Vic Vipers 4-2. your child’s Math skills, for an advantage in school and The hosts performed admirably against Nafit in the quar- players Kritsada Wongkaeo, Suphawut Thueanklang With almost half of the players from the national team, beyond.I-Maths has emerged as the most effective Math- ter-finals as they fought tooth and nail to force extra time and Jirawat Sornwichian. EREM showed promise in their 8-3 quarter-final defeat ematics course in most parts of South East Asia, running following a 4-4 deadlock in normal regulation. However, The Thailand club started strongly as they remained to Mes Sungun. successfully in India, China, Malaysia and Taiwan. Nafit kicked up a notch to end the tie 7-4. unbeaten in the group stage and boasted a prolific scoring Head coach Daniar Abdraimov had admitted before It goes beyond mere “memorization of facts” to method- Thai Son Nam were made to work hard to reach the final record of 21 goals, equalling Mes Sungun. Head coach Rak- the clash that it would be like an exam for his charges and ical application of concepts learnt, thereby, creating long- but their journey only shows the resilience and work ethics phol Sainetngam gave his younger players some playing EREM passed with flying colors and should be even better term impressions that help children learn complex math of the Vietnamese players. time and they were equally impressive. moving forward. concepts with ease. Prayer Times Noon:13:09 Evening: 20:14 Dawn: 4:51 (tomorrow) Sunrise: 6:23 (tomorrow) AUGUST 14, 2018 ART&CULTURE I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y www.tehrantimes.com Managing Director: Ali Asgari Editor-in-Chief: Mohammad Ghaderi Editorial Dept.: Fax: (+98 21) 88808214 — 88808895 Isfahan Film Festival unveils [email protected] Switchboard Operator: Tel: (+98 21) 43051000 Advertisements Dept.: Telefax: (+98 21) 43051450 Public Relations Office: Tel: (+98 21) 88805807 Subscription & Distribution Dept.: Tel: (+98 21) 43051603 international lineup www.eshterak.ir Distributor: Padideh Novin Co. ARTTEHRAN — The Tel: 88911433 desk Webmaster: [email protected] organizers of the 31st Printed at: Rooztab - ISSN: 1017-94 International Film Festival for Children and Youth in Isfahan have released the No. 18, Bimeh Alley, Nejatollahi St., Tehran, Iran P.o. Box: 14155-4843 international lineup of the festival. Zip Code: 1599814713 A selection of 15 films from 14 countries will be competing in the international section of the festival running from August 30 to September 5. The lineup include “My Giraffe”, a coproduction of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany by director Barbara Bredero, “The Witch Hunter” (Serbia) by Rasko Miljkovic, “The Seen and Unseen” (Indonesia) by Kamila Andini, and “The Night I Swam”, a coproduction of France and Japan by directors Damien Manivel and Igarashi Kohei. Khayyam Intl. Exhibition of Also included are “The Last Warrior”, Photography to open Friday a Russian comedy fantasy film directed by Dmitriy Dyachenko, “Home”, a South ARTTEHRAN – The 5th edition of Khayyam Inter- Korean family drama by Kim Jong-woo, desknational Exhibition of Photography will open “Alone”, a French fantasy and science at the Iranian Academy of Arts in Tehran on Friday. fiction film by David Moreau, and “The Peppercorns and the Curse of the Black King”, a German adventure, comedy, and crime movie by Christian Theede. The lineup also includes “Hero Steps” by Henry Rincón (Colombia), “Summer Children” by Gudrun Ragnarsdottir (Iceland-Norway), “Casper & Emma: Go A scene from “My Giraffe”, a coproduction of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany by director Barbara Bredero Hiking” by Arne Lindtner-Næss (Norway), “Wendy” by Hanno Olderdissen (Germany) The organizers will unveil the national also scheduled to be organized during three-minute films. , “The Children of Genghis” by Zolbayar lineup in a separate announcement. festival. The Olympiad was launched last The logo of the Olympiad has been Dorj (Mongolia), and “Little Spirou” by This year, the second edition of the year as a special section for children aged designed by graphic designer Ebrahim Nicolas Bary (Blegium). Youth Film Making Olympiad of Iran is between 9 and 16 to compete with their Haqiqi. 34th Fajr festival to promote Iranian national music “Traditional Wedding” by Mehdi Aqiqi from Iran, the winner of ARTTEHRAN – Ali Torabi, as public sectors prefer not to interfere with Kamal-ol-Molk Silver Medal at the 3rd Khayyam International deskthe director of the 34th the private sectors,” Torabi added. Exhibition of Photography, 2016 Fajr International Music Festival has said The “Barbad Award” was established in The opening ceremony will be followed by honoring the top that the festival aims to support and promote 2016 at the 31st edition of the festival to photographers attending the 2018 edition, Iran’s branch of In- Iranian national music. honor the best album of the year. ternational Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP) announced He made the remarks in a press conference Composer Shahin Farhat, the secretary in a press release published on Monday. held at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on Monday. of the festival this year, also attending the The displayed works would be a selection of over 18,000 photos “It is our duty to support Iranian national conference called it an honor for him to submitted to the secretariat by photographers from 68 countries. music, otherwise, we know that in other collaborate with the organizers this year. In addition, a photography workshop with the central theme of parts of the world classical music is being “I am in love with music and my dream is travel will open on the side section of the exhibit with Ali Samei, supported and promoted much better,” to introduce and perform works by Iranian the representative of Iran’s branch of FIAP. Torabi added. composers,” he added. The exhibit will be running until August 23 at the academy Torabi, who is also the director of the He said that he likes to see works by located on Mozaffar St., off Taleqani Ave. near Felestin Square. Music Office of Iran’s Ministry Culture and young Iranian musicians, besides works The Khayyam exhibit aims to elevate the art of photography Islamic Guidance, also noted that the “Barbad by the veterans. and provide facilities for more interaction between Iran and Award” dedicated to the best album of the Farhat also insisted on the research works world photographers. year, has been removed from the festival section of the festival, saying “it helps elevate Iran’s Focus Photo Club organizes the exhibition annually with awards this year. Ali Torabi, the director of the 34th Fajr International Music Festival (2nd R), attends our culture”. the help of the Photographic Society of America (PSA) and FIAP. “There are a number of awards in the the press conference held at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall, August 13, 2018. Shahin Farhat, the The 34th edition of the festival will be private sectors like the awards given at secretary of the festival (2nd L), and Shahram Saremi, executive director of the festival held in Tehran’s different halls running Iran’s House of Music Celebration and we (1st R), are also seen in the photo. (Honaronline/Mahdieh Babai) from February 13 to 19, 2019. “The Survivor” producer Manuchehr Asgari-Nasab dies “The Meg” chomps $44.5m, Soprano Gasdia reboots troubled ARTTEHRAN – Manuchehr Asgari-Nasab, the pro- “BlacKkKlansman” opens strong Verona Arena opera festival deskducer of “The Survivor”, Iranian director Seifollah Daad’s acclaimed drama on a Palestinian woman, has died, Persian NEW YORK (AP) — Adding to VERONA, Italy (AP) — The colossal media reported on Monday. Hollywood’s sizzling summer, the shark Roman-era Verona Arena amphitheater His funeral procession will thriller “The Meg” opened well above remains an imposing presence in the begin at the Iranian House of expectations with an estimated $44.5 northern Italian city’s main piazza, but Cinema today. million in ticket sales, while Spike Lee its place in the opera world has waned “The Survivor” is based on had his best debut in a decade. in recent years. Palestinian author Ghassan “The Meg” had been forecast by some The popular Verona Arena summer Kanafani’s novel “Returning to analysts for closer to half that total. An festival has lost both audience and prestige Haifa”. It tells the story of a Pal- American-Chinese co-production between and nearly closed two seasons ago under estinian couple who goes back to Warner Bros. and China’s Gravity Pictures, a mountain of debt. Now the artists and Haifa after the 1967 war to look it also debuted well overseas, taking in public who have sustained it are putting for their baby, whom they were $50.3 million in China and totaling $96.8 This file image released by Warner Bros. their hopes for a relaunch in the hands of a Fireworks explode during the finale of forced to leave behind in the war million internationally, according to studio Entertainment shows Jason Statham in former opera singer who this year became Rossini’s “Barbiere di Siviglia” at the Ve- of 1948. estimates Sunday. a scene from the film “The Meg”. the first to run an Italian lyric theater. rona Arena, in Verona, Northern Italy, Born in 1936 in Kerman, With an international cast led by Jason May, was timed to the anniversary of the Soprano Cecilia Gasdia, a 57-year-old on Aug. 4, 2018. (AP/Martino Masotto) Asgari-Nasab was a graduate of Statham and featuring Li Bingbing, Rainn violent clashes between white nationalists Verona native who has appeared on the Arena debut with her husband, Azerbaijani cinema from the University of Wilson and Winston Chao, “The Meg” and anti-racism counter protesters in Arena stage as an extra, a chorus member tenor Yusif Eyvazov, in three performances Michigan. cost at least $130 million to make. Charlottesville, Virginia. Lee’s film, and a star, inherited a troubled festival of Franco Zeffirelli’s production of “Il He began his career by making Following hits like “The Shallows” and produced by Jordan Peele (“Get Out”), that has struggled for years. Trovatore (The Troubadour).” Manuchehr Asgari-Nasab in an TV documentaries. “47 Meters Down”, the shark movie — 43 is a true-life tale of African-American police For her inaugural season as general Gasdia said she is seeing results at the undated photo “Hey Joe” and “Long Autumn” years after Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” — has detective Ron Stallworth (played by John manager, Gasdia has used her connections box office, although she won’t discuss are among the films he directed. He also collaborated in different been showing surprising bite at the box David Washington, son of Denzel), who in the singing world to secure top voices numbers until after the season closes projects as a film producer. His credits include “The Spouse” by di- office. Jeff Goldstein, distribution chief in 1979 infiltrated a Colorado Springs, with the aim of boosting ticket sales in later this month. rector Mehdi Fakhimzadeh and “The Suitcase” by Jalal Moqaddam. for Warner Bros., said late summer was Colorado, cell of the Ku Klux Klan. the 13,500-seat amphitheater, the biggest “Ticket sales are a consequence of ideal timing for “The Meg.” “The anniversary of Charlottesville was open-air opera theater in the world, which what we propose on the stage. We will “This was a fun, dumb popcorn movie something that was very key to Spike,” in recent years has seen audiences plunge. be happy if all the great singers want to that just looked interesting to the public said Lisa Bunnell, Focus’ president Her next goal: balancing the budget. return to sing at the Arena of Verona, as Art museum to feature paintings everywhere around the world,” Goldstein of distribution. “It’s obviously a very “I know the whole opera world and the many did in the past, when this theater by rocker Mellencamp said. “We dug our heels in and said: This emotional film that reflects the times. singers have all helped me. From February was a destination for many,” she said. is the right time to go. The last movie, as When audiences respond to that, it’s and March, I worked day and night to “It was considered a bit like La Scala, YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio art museum has announced kids are going back to school. All the big what cinema is all about. The state of convince them,” Gasdia said, adding that the summer-time La Scala. That would a new exhibition of paintings by rocker John Mellencamp, known for blockbusters have played off. We’re in a the country is such that we’re all feeling many singers also agreed to take a cut in be the most beautiful thing for me, if that his expressionistic oil portraits and other works. space by ourselves.” really conflicted and alone. This movie is their usual fees for this season. was to be the case again.” “John Mellencamp: Expres- Traditionally a sleepy time at the a call to action, and a movie that brings With short notice, Gasdia booked There is no question that the Arena, sionist” opens Sept. 20 at the box office, August has helped cement a people together.” Russian mezzo-soprano Anna Goryachova which has hosted such opera stars as Butler Institute of American Art comeback summer for the movie business. It’s Lee’s best debut since 2006?s as Carmen opposite Arena newcomer Maria Callas and Luciano Pavarotti, had in Youngstown and runs through Weekend business was up 25 percent from “Inside Man.” American tenor Brian Jagde as Don fallen from its former glory. The average Nov. 18. It will include portraits last year, and the summer is up 11.3 percent, Sony Screen Gem’s PG-13-rated Jose, sharing the role with Italian tenor attendance last season was just over 50 and mixed-media pieces. according to comScore. For Warner Bros., “Slender Man” didn’t catch on the way Francesco Meli. percent capacity, down from two-thirds The show is Mellencamp’s which on Wednesday will release the highly some horror releases have this year. Gasdia also coaxed back Leo Nucci, one capacity just seven years earlier in 2010, second show with the Butler af- touted “Crazy Rich Asians”, ?The Meg” is The film’s 15 percent “rotten” Rotten of Italy’s most renowned baritones, who according to the Italian society of authors ter his 2013-14 exhibition at the the studio’s best opening this year, besting Tomatoes rating probably didn’t help. had announced last year at 75 he had sung and publishers that keeps entertainment museum’s Trumbull Branch in even Spielberg’s own “Ready Player One”. Audiences also gave it a seldom seen his last aria in the Verona Arena, reprising statistics. suburban Howland. After two weeks at no. 1, “Mission: D-minus CinemaScore. one of his signature roles, “Il Barbiere di The Verona summer festival still Mellencamp is known for Impossible — Fallout” slid to second place The overall box office continues to be Siviglia (The Barber of Seville).” remains popular with foreign tourists, rock classics including “Small in its third weekend with $20 million. a roll, one that could continue next week “We singers are a bit like sailors, we who are responsible for about half of its Town”, ?Jack and Diane” and The Paramount Pictures release starring with the landmark “Crazy Rich Asians”. make worthless promises! But the reality ticket sales. But they often book packages John Mellencamp performs on “Pink Houses”. Tom Cruise has pulled in $162 million in “People are loving going to the movies is, that if it weren’t for Cecilia Gasdia, with not based on who is singing but on the stage during the 49th annual The Butler Institute has a rep- three weeks. right now, and I think the diversity of the whom I sang ‘Il Barbiere di Siviglia’ in 1996, ancient backdrop, the popular Italian Songwriters Hall of Fame In- utation for exhibiting artwork by Lee’s critically acclaimed content is really fueling a lot of enthusiasm,” I wouldn’t be here,” Nucci said backstage at repertoire including mainstays “Aida” and duction and Awards gala at the famous actors and musicians, with “BlacKkKlansman” also opened strongly said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media the Aug. 4 season premiere of that opera. “Nabucco,” and the impressive, imposing New York Marriott Marquis Ho- recent displays by Bob Dylan, Peter with $10.8 million in 1,512 theaters. The analyst for comScore. “There are so many “I did it because Cecilia convinced me.” scenery that is lifted in and out of the tel on Thursday, June 14, 2018, Falk, Tony Bennett, Jessica Lange, Focus Features release, which took the different types of movies that you can see For next season, she secured Russian Arena by crane in the wee hours of the in New York. (AP/Brad Barket) Ronnie Wood and Kim Novak. Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival in from every genre, for every audience.” soprano Anna Netrebko, who will make her morning.