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See page 2 Iran’s renewable power plants to export electricity ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran’s re- providers has been discussed and the desknewable power plants ministry will provide the capable plants are going to be granted necessary licenses the necessary infrastructure,” the min- and facilities to be able to export electric- ister said on Tuesday on the sidelines of ity to the neighboring countries, IRNA Iran’s 3rd Renewable Energy Conference reported quoting Energy Minister Reza in Tehran. Ardakanian. “The Ministry will charge the private “The instructions for electricity exports sector for power transit through its net- through the private sector’s renewable works,” Ardakanian asserted. 4

‘Suicide cars found on the roads to Tehran during Muharram’ POLITICS TEHRAN — Morteza grandson of Prophet Muhammad. deskMirian, director of the Mirian said the conspiracies included IRGC Ground Force Operations, has said suicide car bombs trying to enter the capital more than a thousand conspiracies aimed from eastern and western Iran, adding at disturbing Tehran’s security in the month that all of the attempts were foiled, Mehr of Muharram (Sept. 11-Oct. 9) were foiled. reported on Wednesday. During the Muharram rituals, which He further said the enemy is des- reach their climax on Sept. 11-12, millions perately seeking to create insecurity of Muslims commemorate martyrdom in regional countries, especially the anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), the Islamic Republic. 210 top managers subject to Police hosts retirees’ employment ban POLITICS TEHRAN – The head the law must be replaced by November 17. deskof Iran’s Administra- He said the law includes mayors who are

Majid Asgaripour tive and Recruitment Affairs Organiza- elected by city councilors as well. tion (ARAO) has said 210 top government He further said that under the law the managers, excluding those working in the retirees can work in the Armed Forces with Intelligence Ministry and the Armed Forc- permission from the commander-in-chief, es, are subject to the newly passed law on ILNA reported on Wednesday.He added prohibition of the employment of retirees. managers in the Intelligence Ministry only Tehran Times/ Tehran Times/ foreign diplomats Jamshid Ansari said those subject to account for one percent of the individuals. EDITORIAL Hezbollah legend’s mother, Imad Mughniyeh, laid to rest ARTICLE Mohammad Ghaderi By staff& agencies raid on Syria’s Quneitra in January 2015. Syed Zafar Mehdi Tehran Times editor-in-chief The mother of martyrs, who has been widely known Gen. Soleimani offers condolences Journalist from New Delhi @ghaderi62 for her patience and power, died Monday and laid Iranian Quds Force’s Commander Ghasem to rest on Tuesday (October 9), near Hajj Radwan Soleimani has expressed sympathy and condo- (Imad Mughniyeh)’s grave in the Rawdat al-Shahid- lences to the Secretary General of Hezbollah Saudi looking ain cemetery in Beirut’s southern suburb, Dahiyeh. Seyed Hassan Nasrollah over passing of the Global media and Hajjeh Amina Salemeh is the mother of late late Imad Mughniyeh’s mother. In a letter to horrific given the Hezbollah senior commander who was assassi- Nasrollah, Soleimani wrote that Hajjeh Amina Muslims: Selective nated in February 12, 2008 in a car bomb attack Salemeh, who was the mother of Mughniyah Khashoggi affair orchestrated by Israeli intelligence agency, Mossad. brothers should be remembered as “the mother coverage, selective Mughniyeh, whose nom de guerre was Radwan, of Hezbollah”. audi Arabia has seen large-scale do- was one of the main founders of Hezbollah in “Martyr Mughniyah’s mother was a legend- outrage mestic developments since King Sal- the 1980s. He has been described as “a brilliant Hajje Amina Salemeh is not only the mother ary woman who defended Islam, Lebanon and man came to power, and then along If you prick us, do we not bleed? If S military tactician and very elusive”. of Hajj Radwan. She is a mother of two other the Resistance axis,” he said, adding that Hajj- came Mohammad bin Salman with his you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you Hezbollah Secretary General, Seyed Hassan martyrs Fuad and Jihad Mughniyeh who were eh Amina Salemeh was not just the mother of radical views. Since then there has been poison us, do we not die? William Nasrollah, often calls Hajj Radwan as the “Com- martyred among the ranks of Lebanese resistance Mughniyeh brothers, but she was the mother of “ slaughter and arrests and imprisonment of Shakespeare’s lines in The Merchant of mander of the Two Victories,” referring to victories against Israeli occupation. Salemeh is also the all Lebanese martyrs. dissident opponents. Riyadh rulers don’t Venice hold true today. achieved by the Lebanese resistance: liberation of grandmother of Jihad Imad Mughniyeh, son of Hajjeh Amina Salemeh passed away on Mon- tolerate the slightest criticisms. On the gloomy morning of March 22 Lebanon’s south in 2000 and July war in 2006. Hajj Radwan who was martyred during an Israeli day at the age of 80. Critics are seen as traitors by Saudi media 2016, Brussels, the capital city of Belgium and usually the international community and a major European tourist attraction, does not pay attention to their fate consid- experienced a series of bombings, killing ering Saudi’s financial influence, and while Nikki Haley calls it quits, Twitter says ‘good riddance’ at least 31 people. Like the devastating No- Donald Trump continues humiliate Saudi By Syed Zafar Mehdi her eyes on the Oval office, observers believe her a “fraud”, another Twitter user Betsy Hoff- vember 2015 Paris attacks, which claimed rulers, Mohammed bin Salman still speaks TEHRAN — The ‘smart and cunning’ U.S. envoy there is still time till 2020 and circumstances man said she “lost all credibility” when she 130 lives, Brussels attack provoked un- of friendship with the U.S. president. to the UN Nikki Haley announced on Tuesday that might force her to change her mind and run praised Jared and Ivanka, adding that the precedented levels of public outrage and Regarding remarks by Trump in which she will be stepping down from her chair at the end for the top office. Some reports even suggest Trump-Haley duo had “ruined our standing in media coverage that went well beyond the U.S. president said he had warned the of the year, a decision that has generated palpable that Haley was behind the New York Times the world”. Pertinently, after resigning from her the tragic event. king he would not last in power “for two buzz in the political circles and over social media. ‘anonymous column’ that shook the White UN post, Haley called Jared Kusher “Trump’s Lengthy newspaper editorials were weeks” without U.S. military support, Saudi While political pundits believe the daughter House and exposed the dirty underbelly of hidden genius”, which drew scornful laughter dedicated to Paris and Brussels and ‘se- Arabia’s Crown Prince said in a Bloomberg of Indian immigrants and the former governor of American politics. from Twitter users. curity analysts’ appeared on prime news interview published on Friday : “I love South Carolina had ‘timed’ her decision perfectly, Meanwhile, her resignation has generated tre- A Twitter user Ras Mubarak termed her “one TV shows to discuss state security and working with him. You know, you have according to reports, Haley had a clash with national mendous buzz on Twitter, with Twitterati weigh- of the hawks in Trump administration”, and said perceived threat of Syrian and Afghan to accept that any friend will say good security advisor John Bolton before calling it quits. ing the pros and cons of her decision. While some her place was not in the UN. “Good riddance. refugees. things and bad things. You cannot have Interestingly, her resignation came a day Twitter users saw her challenging Donald Trump Embarrassment to public diplomacy,” he wrote. This is not to suggest that the mind- friends always saying good things about after an ethics watchdog called for an inves- in the 20120 presidential polls, some others believe Another Twitter user Kamesha Williams said less bloodletting in Paris or Brussels or you, even in your own family. You will tigation into her acceptance of free flights on that her ‘horrible’ stint as the US envoy to UN has Haley wasn’t “the golden woman”. “She stood Manchester or Madrid should not provoke have some misunderstandings. We put private jets. left a deep stain on her political career. by as Trump put babies in cages. She is an op- outrage or it should not be discussed in criticisms in that category.” Although she refuted reports that she has set While a Twitter user Laura Guerrero called portunist,” she tweeted. 6 the mainstream corporate media. But, One critic has been Jamal Khashoggi. why does the media – in the west or east Born in Medina in 1958, Khashoggi is one – focus so heavily on these attacks when of the most prominent Saudi and Arab equally deadly, equally ghastly attacks journalists and political commentators 200 tons of occur in places like Kabul, Baghdad, Beirut, of his generation. He began his career as a Ankara, Quetta, Tehran, Kenya, Yemen? correspondent for the Saudi Gazette and medicine, medical What does this selective coverage and se- as an adviser to a powerful Saudi prince, lective outrage say about the corporate Faisal bin Turki (the former chief of Saudi equipment sent news media? Arabia’s intelligence services). While attacks by ‘Muslims’ against The young Khashoggi studied journal- for Arbaeen non-Muslims in Europe have grabbed ism at Indiana University in the United headlines recently, a study conducted by States. Since September 2017, he has been pilgrimage the National Consortium for the Study of gone from Saudi Arabia with the beginning Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism of the crackdown on civil and political SOCIETY TEHRAN — The Iranian Red (START), a research center at the Univer- activists. He is a nationalist. From 1987 deskCrescent Society (IRCS) has sity of Maryland, states that Muslims are until 1990, he reported for a London-based dispatched some 200 tons of life-saving med- most victimized by the global terrorism. Saudi-owned paper and is best known for icine and medical supplies to Iraq for Arbaeen But, the attacks in Paris, Brussels, Man- coverage of events in Afghanistan, Algeria, pilgrimage, Ali Mar’ashi, an official with the chester or Madrid – and the global response Kuwait and elsewhere in the Middle East. IRCS has said. to them – amply highlight the selective out- In 1999, Khashoggi became the dep- Arbaeen pilgrimage also known as Arbaeen rage towards global terrorism and biased uty editor for the Saudi-run newspaper Mohammad Moheimani trek, a distinctively Shia spiritual exercise, is an coverage of the corporate news media. Arab News. His next position as the edi- epic journey gathering Shias as well as Sunnis, When Paris attacks took place, social tor-in-chief of the Al-Watan paper barely even Christians and Zoroastrians, etc. from various media was bombarded with evocative lasted two months before he was dismissed nationalities altogether walking towards the holy hashtags, candle light vigils were held, from the post without explanation in 2003. shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) commemorating popular news sites carried live blogs, world

His reformist views made him one of the Tehran Times/ the 40th day of his martyrdom in the battle of leaders rushed to send out messages of top Saudi journalists. 7 Karbala, in 680 AD. 12 solidarity with the French people. 6 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y POLITICS OCTOBER 11, 2018 MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS Soleimani offers Khoshroo urges intl. community condolences over passing of Imad Mughniyeh’s mother to respond to U.S. unilateralism POLITICS TEHRAN – General Qassem Soleimani, POLITICS TEHRAN — Gholamali underlines “promoting and facilitating the deskcommander of the IRGC Quds Force, has deskKhoshroo, Iran’s ambas- development of normal economic and trade expressed condolences to the Hezbollah Secretary General sador to the UN, said on Tuesday the U.S. contacts and cooperation with Iran” and calls Seyed Hassan Nasrallah over the demise of the martyred Imad unilateralism is a “serious threat” to the world upon all Member States to support the imple- Mughniyeh’s mother. and suggested that a “swift” and “robust” mentation of the JCPOA, including to ensure In a letter to Nasrallah, Soleimani wrote that Hajjeh Amina reaction is needed by the international com- Iran’s access in areas of trade, technology, Salemeh should be remembered as “the mother of Hezbollah”, munity to counter this policy. finance and energy, and refrain from actions Mehr reported on Wednesday. Khoshroo made the remarks during a that undermine it. “Martyr Mughniyah’s mother was a legendary woman who speech at the 6th Committee of the 73nd The US, however, now is targeting the defended Islam, Lebanon and the resistance axis,” he said, adding Session of the United Nations General As- countries that continue their economic ties that Hajjeh Amina Salemeh was not just the mother of Mughniyeh sembly on “The Rule of Law at the National with Iran in accordance with their obligations brothers but the mother of all Lebanese martyrs. and International Levels”. under the Security Council resolution 2231. Following is an excerpt of his speech What The US does by threatening revenge Ambassador published by ISNA: against countries is weaponizing its economy Unilateralism, as a pressing challenge and currency thereby abusing the international Masjedi lauds for the rule of law at the international lev- financial system which drastically depends el, has been crystalized either in the form on the US dollar. Needless to say, these acts Fuad Masum of withdrawal from international treaties run counter to well-established principles of and protocols, withdrawing from a number international law, including equal sovereignty of important agencies, waging trade wars of States, independence and non-intervention POLITICS TEHRAN – Tehran’s Ambassador to Iraq, against countries, imposition of extraterri- For the first time in the history of the UN, resolution. This is a new and at the same time, in other States’ internal affairs. deskIraj Masjedi, has lauded former Iraqi presi- torial illegal sanctions or any other wrongful the United States – a permanent member a dangerous phenomenon which endangers It is our true belief that each and every dent Fuad Masum for making efforts to strengthen relationship act which put into question the foundations of the Security Council with the veto power the essential foundation of rule of law at the member of the community of nations has a between Iran and Iraq during his four year in office. of international law and international legal – is engaging in penalizing nations across international level. duty to stand up against the US wrongful act Masjedi attended Masum’s residence late on Tuesday to thank order. the entire world; not for violating a Security On 8 May 2018 the current US admin- and contempt for the rule of law in interna- his incessant endeavors and also reiterating Iran’s resolve to pro- Today, I want to draw the attention of Council resolution, rather, for abiding by it. istration withdrew from the JCPOA, the tional relations; in particular, by refusing to mote relations, especially in reconstructing Iraq, IRNA reported. the Sixth Committee to a serious threat to Let me repeat myself again. In total dis- agreement that was the culmination of more give effect to irresponsible acts. The inter- He also described Masum’s stances vis-a-vis regional de- the UN Charter and international relations, regard to Article 25 of the UN Charter, the than a decade of negotiations and diplomacy national community must act in the face of velopments and ties with Iran during his presidential tenure as which needs the swift and robust reaction US is penalizing the Member States who and is a part of Security Council resolution this international intimidation and affront valuable and effective. of the international community. implement and abide by a Security Council 2231. The Security Council resolution 2231 towards the international legal order. Iraq’s parliament elected the veteran Kurdish politician Barham Salih as the country’s new president last week, a step toward forming a new government nearly five months after Tehran calls on OPCW not to politicize Syrian issue national elections. POLITICS TEHRAN — The Addressing the 89th summit of the He said that certain countries which are its joining the Chemical Weapons Convention Iran wins another deskIranian ambassador to OPCW’s executive council on Tuesday, members to the OPCW seek to divert the (CWC) in April. the Organization for the Prohibition of Alireza Jahangiri said that given the Syrian organization from its technical nature. The Syrian government invited the OPCW legal battle against Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has called on government’s cooperation with the OPCW, According to SANA, Syria reaffirmed to send fact-finding team to sites where it the organization not to politicize the Syrian the organization should not politicize the willingness to fully cooperate with the OPCW was claimed that chemical attack had been U.S. issue. Syrian issue. and deliver on the obligations consequent to carried out by the government.

POLITICS TEHRAN – An Italian appeal court has Police hosts foreign diplomats deskrejected a lawsuit by the U.S. that called POLITICS TEHRAN – The Iranian Police Chief Hossein Ashtari said officials in Iran He described the missile strike by the Is- Khuzestan, left 24 people killed and over 60 for the seizure of $5 billion worth of Iranian assets in Italy, in desk a second win for Tehran in its legal battle against the U.S. this police on Wednesday hosted consider the security of people as the red line. lamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) on ISIL others injured. month, IFP news reported. a conference with foreign ambassadors, charges He pointed to a recent terrorist attack on positions in Syria as a “devastating response” In retaliation for the terrorist attack, the “Following continuous efforts by the lawyer of the Central d’affaires, and representatives of international military staff and civilians in Ahvaz, saying it to the terrorist attack in Ahvaz. IRGC launched several surface-to-surface Bank of Iran in Italy, an order to [temporarily] freeze the CBI organizations in Tehran. “was a plot devised by America and the terrorists The September 22 terrorist attack in Ah- ballistic missiles onto the ISIL positions in the assets in Rome was canceled,” said Mohsen Mohebbi, head of Addressing the conference, the 9th of its kind, created by it.” vaz, capital of the southwestern province of Bukamal region, eastern Euphrates in Syria. the Iranian Presidential Center for International Legal Affairs. An Italian court had in June 2018 ordered the CBI assets to be temporarily frozen upon a request by American citizens Takht-Ravanchi warns about U.S. ‘dangerous behavior’ seeking compensation for damages that Iran was found liable POLITICS TEHRAN— Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Comprehensive Plan of Action, the official name for the to all sides. for by U.S. courts. deskdeputy director of the presidential 2015 nuclear agreement. U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew Washington chief of staff for political affairs, has warned about the The U.S. “violated international law” by pulling out from the nuclear deal in May and ordered re-imposition Iran summons consequences of the U.S. “dangerous behavior” and the of the agreement endorsed by the UN Security Council of sanctions against Iran. German silence of other countries in the face of such attitude. resolution 2231, noted Takht-Ravanchi who was a member To circumvent renewed U.S. sanctions, the European ambassador over Speaking at a conference on Iran-Europe cooperation of the Iranian nuclear negotiating team with the European Union announced plans during the UN General Assembly and future of the nuclear deal in Brussels on Wednesday, Union and the 5+1 nations (the five permanent members to create a new financial entity to facilitate transactions extradition of Takht-Ravanchi criticized the U.S. for its “illegal” and of the UN Security Council plug Germany). with Iran, a move that could also challenge U.S. domination diplomat “irresponsible” act in withdrawing from the Joint He said preservation of the JCPOA will be beneficial of the international financial system. POLITICS TEHRAN – Lamenting Germany’s extra- deskdition of an Iranian diplomat to Belgium, months after he was arrested on suspicion of plotting a bomb Iran widens an already huge rift between Europe and U.S. attack on a meeting of Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) in BRUSSELS — Of all the issues dividing did the invasion of Iraq in 2003. “The primary objective of the Europe- Ms. Geranmayeh said. Europe is emphasizing Paris, the Iranian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday summoned Europe and the Trump administration, Iran The latest American sanctions against an Union is to provide a face-saving way its efforts at de-escalating tensions, and has the German ambassador to Tehran. has become the sharpest, with the Europe- Iran, scheduled to take effect Nov. 4, will for Iran to stay in the” nuclear deal, said already had three meetings as part of a new “The diplomat has become the victim of conspiracies of ans actively working against United States be the toughest so far, hitting the country’s Ellie Geranmayeh of the European Council security dialogue with Iran. the enemies and ill-wishers whose intention was to harm the policy, placing them in league with Russia, oil industry and central bank. The sale of on Foreign Relations. “The Europeans are Washington has said that the nuclear deal constructive relations of Iran with Germany and other Euro- China and Iran. Iranian oil and petrochemical products will trying with Russia and China to create an was faulty, in part because it did not restrain pean countries,” ISNA on Wednesday quoted Foreign Ministry Since earlier this year, when it pulled out of be restricted, and foreign financial institu- economic package for Iran, but also some Iranian actions in the region, like its support spokesman Bahram Qassemi as saying. the Iran nuclear deal that was a centerpiece of tions will face sanctions for transactions with political steps to keep Iran in the deal, es- for states and groups the Americans consid- It came after German security officials said the 46-year-old former President Barack Obama’s diplomacy, the Iranian central bank of other financial pecially after Nov. 4.” er troublemakers: the Syrian government; diplomat based in Austria has been extradited from Germany the Trump administration has pressed ahead institutions designated under legislation The Europeans are also trying to help Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite group; and to Belgium. with punishing sanctions against Tehran. Congress passed in 2012. small and medium enterprises with little Hamas, the militant group in Gaza. The leading countries of Europe, mean- To get around the penalties, the Europe- exposure in the United States to continue But European governments say the Amer- Austria backs while, trying to preserve the nuclear accord, ans are hoping to create a “special purpose trading with Iran. icans have done little to roll back Iranian are looking to set up an alternative payment vehicle” to allow payments related to Iranian The question is how far the Trump ad- influence. It is the Europeans who are trying JCPOA full mechanism that would sidestep the Ameri- exports, including oil, and Iranian imports, ministration will go to enforce sanctions, to create a platform for dialogue with Iran and implementation: can-dominated banking system, and Wash- “to assist and reassure economic operators and whether it will allow waivers, as it has in other regional actors, and who are pushing ington’s new sanctions. pursuing legitimate business with Iran,” the past, for work with Iran’s civilian nuclear Iran to discuss its activities in Iraq, Syria envoy As they do so, they are pressing Iran to according to the European Union. program, Ms. Geranmayeh said. and Lebanon. POLITICS TEHRAN – Austrian Ambassador to Tehran adhere strictly to the terms of the nuclear The mechanism could use a form of barter, “But if the deal collapses altogether, you There is one other important difference, deskStefan Scholz has reiterated his country’s agreement, to avoid giving the United States offsetting values of imports and exports priced can bet Iran will expand its nuclear program,” Ms. Geranmayeh said. While Washington support for the full implementation of the Iran nuclear deal, and Israel a pretext for starting a war — an in euros while avoiding banking transactions. she said, “and that would put everyone back now “sees no shades of gray in the Iranian officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action increasing concern. The main objective is to allow Iran to keep in the pre-2013 condition, and Europe espe- leadership,” she added, “the European Union (JCPOA). And they are counseling Tehran to keep selling its oil, on which much of its economy cially does not want to be there.” countries, on the ground in Iran, see com- Scholz made the remarks during a Tuesday visit to Qazvin calm and wait out President Trump’s term, in depends — exactly the reason Washington Given the existing tensions between Iran petitive factions inside the regime.” province. He also met with CEOs of companies in Qazvin, ILNA the hope that he will not be re-elected, senior is trying to restrict that commerce. and Sunni Arab states like Saudi Arabia and The Europeans are trying to support those reported on Wednesday. European diplomats say. But it remains unclear if the European Egypt, not to speak of those with Israel, a in Iran, like Foreign Minister Mohammad “Moving beyond the megaregion of Teheran into resourceful That, of course, could be wishful thinking, efforts will succeed. Big multinational firms war is not inconceivable. Javad Zarif and President Hassan Rouhani, #Qazvin province, a hidden champion in a strategic location, but the divergent policies toward Iran are like Total, Peugeot, Renault, Eni, Siemens A conflict over Syria, especially with Iranian whom they regard as more moderate, and ready to jointly identify sectoral priorities with #Austria that leading to deeper tensions between the Eu- and Daimler are already pulling out of Iran, and Iranian-backed forces near the Israeli-oc- whose political standing has been weakened will support the transformation of Iran’s economic base,” he ropean Union and the Trump administration. saying they cannot risk being shut out of the cupied Golan Heights, could create a pretext by Mr. Trump’s actions. said in a tweet on Tuesday. Last month, the national security adviser, American financial system. for Israel to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities, Joseph Cirincione, a nuclear expert and the John R. Bolton, mocked the European Union Iran’s oil exports have declined signif- as it wanted to do before the nuclear deal president of the Ploughshares Fund, which is for being “strong on rhetoric and weak on icantly since August, putting pressure on was signed. And while Mr. Obama restrained committed to nonproliferation, wrote recently Iran dismisses follow-through,” adding: “We do not intend supporters of the nuclear deal in Tehran and Israel, Mr. Trump might not. that the Trump administration seems to be U.S. objections at to allow our sanctions to be evaded by Europe strengthening more hard-line elements that The Europeans are telling Tehran that the heading toward a war in the Middle East. or anyone else.” want to break the deal and start enriching nuclear pact is not just an economic deal, “but He accused both Mr. Bolton and Secre- ICJ hearings on Mr. Trump’s decision to withdraw from uranium again, in greater quality as well as has important political and security dimen- tary of State Mike Pompeo of “cherry-picking the Iran nuclear deal “opened a rift between quantity. sions for Iran, and so far Iran is listening,” intelligence and inflating threats,” adding: frozen assets the U.S. and its European allies that is un- “They’re making specious connections be- POLITICS TEHRAN – The legal team of the Islamic likely to close again as long as he is in office,” Volker Perthes, director of the German tween Iran and terrorists, including Al Qaeda deskRepublic of Iran moved to reject U.S. objec- wrote Volker Perthes, director of the German Institute for International and Security and the Islamic State. And they’re ratcheting tions in its preliminary statements at a hearing regarding Iran’s Institute for International and Security Af- up their rhetoric.” frozen assets, which was held at the International Court of Justice fairs in Berlin. Affairs in Berlin, says the dispute over These tensions are about to get worse, Mr. (ICJ) in The Hague on Wednesday, Al Masdar news reported. “Europe and the U.S. are not simply taking the Iran nuclear deal “is a major driver Cirincione said, with the imposition of the Speaking of provisional measures imposed by the U.S. on different approaches to Iran, but are actively stiff new sanctions. The likelihood that this Iranian entities and companies, specifically its Central Bank working against one another in a policy field of European debates about a form of pressure will explode into military conflict [Bank Markazi], Iran’s lawyer Mohsen Mohebbi said “the case which is of significant strategic interest to is rising dramatically,” he said. we discussed this week does not concern the so-called nucle- both sides,” he said. ‘strategic autonomy’ ” from the United His dark view is precisely what European ar-related sanctions.” The dispute over the Iran deal, he contin- States and represents a more serious officials fear, and precisely why they are trying “It is related to the treatment by different branches of the United ued, “is a major driver of European debates to persuade Iran to adhere to the nuclear deal, States government through a range of legislative, executive, and about a form of ‘strategic autonomy’ ” from cleavage in the Western alliance than did to modify its behavior in the region, and to in particular judicial measures,” he explained. the United States and represents a more se- wait out the Trump presidency. rious cleavage in the Western alliance than the invasion of Iraq in 2003. (Source: The New York Times) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y OCTOBER 11, 2018 INTERNATIONAL

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by staff & agencies Top House of Saud regime leaders deployed a 15-man hit squad to lie in wait for dissi- dent writer Jamal Khashoggi inside Riyadh’s Speaker Nabih Berri Wednesday said he would call for a sec- consulate in Istanbul, The New York Times ond legislative session of Parliament if a government was not said in an explosive story. formed by the end of the month, in comments relayed by MPs Among the assassination team was a who attended his weekly meeting. forensic expert who brought a bone-saw to Meanwhile, the head of the parliamentary bloc of the Lebanese dismember Khashoggi’s body after killing Hezbollah resistance movement has leveled strident criticism him, the Times reported on Tuesday, citing at foreign countries, primarily Saudi Arabia, over hindering the an unidentified “senior official” as saying. formation of a new government in the Arab country. Al Jazeera could not immediately verify “Those who hinder the formation of our government are the the news report. same who previously held our prime minister captive,” Moham- The hit squad finished the murder oper- mad Raad said during a ceremony in Lebanon’s southern city ation within two hours and departed Turkey of Nabatieh on Monday. for various countries, said the Times’ source, Saad Hariri stunned Lebanon and the world on November 4, citing information from “top Turkish officials”. 2017 by announcing his resignation in a live television broad- Accusations that the House of Saud re- cast from Saudi Arabia. He accused Iran and Hezbollah of sowing gime leadership directly ordered the alleged strife in the Arab world, an allegation rejected by both sides. assassination of Khashoggi will put further Senior sources close to Hariri and top Lebanese officials said pressure on the United States and other allies Riyadh had coerced the Lebanese premier into stepping down to demand a transparent investigation, with and put him under house arrest. possible serious repercussions to bilateral accusing him of introducing a new Saudi consulate “without doubting he would be to terrorize exiles. Lebanese President Michel Aoun stressed back then that the relations if it does not come to fruition. era of “fear, intimidation, arrests and public safe there,” Cengiz added, noting that after In October, a report by a Canadian aca- prime minister was being detained in Saudi Arabia against his will. The Saudi regime officials have denied shaming”. three hours of waiting outside the mission, demic lab found that the Saudi regime used Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah’s Secretary General, also any involvement in Khashoggi’s disappear- Robert Pearson, a former U.S. ambassador “fear and concern” overcame her. Israeli-made Pegasus spyware to snoop on noted that Saudi authorities had clearly and openly declared a ance and alleged murder, saying he left the to Turkey, said the case could change the rela- Britain demands ‘urgent answers’ the phone of a prominent Saudi dissident war on Lebanon by holding Prime Minister Hariri hostage and consulate on October 2. Turkey’s President tionship between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia. On Tuesday, British Foreign Secretary living in Canada. forcing him to quit. Recep Tayyip Erdogan has demanded that He noted 47 U.S. senators recently voted Jeremy Hunt summoned the House of Saud The rights group Prisoners of Conscience, Raad added, “The time has come to shout and say that a Riyadh prove his departure from the building. to ban the U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia - regime ambassador and demanded “urgent which is an independent non-governmen- government must be formed ... by the will of the nation’s people The Turkish government hasn’t provided four short of a majority. answers” about the disappearance of the tal organization advocating human rights and the will of political forces.” formal evidence that could back up the spate Separately, the Washington Post reported journalist. in Saudi Arabia, announced in a post on its “How can we secure our sovereignty if we can’t form our own of anonymous allegations that the Saudi writ- that the 15-member Saudi regime team had Later, Hunt phoned the Saudi regime official Twitter page last month that Saudi government unless we can lift the veto of those disrupting the er was killed inside the Istanbul consulate. lain in wait for Khashoggi the day he entered Foreign Minister, Adel al-Jubeir, to warn authorities were reportedly keeping more formation a new government from abroad? Turkish daily reveals identities of the consulate but never came out. Riyadh over the disappearance. than 2,500 anti-regime activists behind bars “Lebanese people are involved in the formation of government. Saudis suspected of killing Khashoggi The American daily obtained a photograph Saudi regime’s dark history of as part of a widening crackdown led by bin They must block all obstacles ... [including] those obstructing Meantime, Daily Sabah, a Turkish newspa- taken from a Turkish police closed-circuit abduction and killing dissidents Salman against Muslim preachers. the formation from abroad,” he noted. per with close ties to the government, named television (CCTV) camera outside the res- Jamal Khashoggi, has now joined the Riyadh has suppressed pro-democracy Lebanon’s first parliamentary vote in nine years was held on and published photos on Tuesday of the alleged idence of the Saudi regime consul general, growing list of the Saudi dissidents who have rallies within the kingdom, but they have May 6, with over 500 candidates vying for seats. Turnout was 15-member Saudi regime assassination team Mohammed al-Otaibi, located less than 500 mysteriously disappeared in recent years. intensified since January 2016 when the Saudi 49.2 percent, according to officials. accused of travelling to Istanbul on the day meters from the consulate. In the last few years, at least three other regime executed respected Shia cleric Sheikh According to official results, Hezbollah and its political allies Khashoggi disappeared. The suspects are It shows a Mercedes Benz Vito van with Saudi nationals, all outspoken critics of the Nimr al-Nimr. secured over half the seats. wanted by Turkish authorities for questioning. tinted windows, which is believed to have House of Saud regime leadership and all living Last year, Awamiyah, mainly populated Hezbollah as well as groups and individuals affiliated to it won American Senator Bob Corker, chairman transported some of the Saudi suspects from in Europe, have been kidnapped. Friends by Shia Muslims, witnessed angry protests at least 67 seats in Lebanon’s parliament, according to the results of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the consulate to Otaibi’s residence about two and allies say they were thrown into prison against Riyadh over its controversial campaign cited by politicians and campaigns and reported in Lebanese said on Tuesday that “everything today points hours after Khashoggi had entered the dip- in Saudi Arabia – or worse. to raze the historical Musawara neighbor- media. Hezbollah’s allies include the Amal Movement led by to” Khashoggi’s murder last week inside the lomatic mission. “Despite the denials, the oil-rich King- hood of the town, located in the Qatif region, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and the Christian Free Patriotic Saudi regime consulate. According to flight tracking records and dom is an absolute monarchy and has a track under the pretext of “renovating” the area. Movement founded by President Michel Aoun. Corker told The Daily Beast his view was the people familiar with the investigation, record of refusing to tolerate dissent by its Riyadh responded to the protests with The parliamentary seats are split evenly -- 64 for Christians reaffirmed after viewing classified intelligence the Saudi regime squad had departed from citizens – both domestically and abroad,” force, prompting heavy clashes with the locals. and 64 for Muslims, including Druze, with the two halves further about the disappearance. Istanbul on planes bound for Cairo and Dubai according to a report by the Middle East Eye. Riyadh then deployed military forces with divided among 11 religious groups. “It points to the idea that whatever has and later for Riyadh. The Committee to Protect Journalists heavy weapons to the town, while bulldozers Hariri has called on political parties to “show modesty” in happened to him, the Saudis - I mean, they’ve CCTV disappears from consulate Deputy Executive Director Robert Mahoney escorted by heavily armored military vehicles their demands regarding the new government, emphasizing that got some explaining to do,” Corker was quoted The developments followed as the Guard- said in a recent statement that the group demolished several houses, businesses and he is not responsible for the serious delay. as saying. ian reported that security camera footage was “alarmed” by the reports that Khashoggi historical sites across the Shia-majority region. “They are blaming me for the delay whereas each party is Lay hands on him had been removed from the Saudi regime may have been killed inside the consulate. Dozens of civilians were killed in the clinging to its stances and demands,” he told reporters on August Elsewhere on Tuesday, the Washington consulate in Istanbul, and the Turkish staff It is no mystery why the House of Saud weeks-long military crackdown, including 7 ahead of a meeting for the al-Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc. Post - for whom Khashoggi wrote columns after had been abruptly told to take a holiday on regime might have wanted to silence Khashog- a three-year-old boy who died after a Saudi “Everyone must display modesty and sacrifice for the sake fleeing Saudi Arabia over fears of retribution the day Khashoggi vanished. gi, a critic of the leader-in-waiting, Crown armored vehicle fired on his family car, ac- of the country,” Hariri pointed out. for his critical commentary - reported that Turkish investigators believe the CCTV Prince MBS. cording to locals. Some 30,000 people also Political rivalry led to years of governmental paralysis in U.S. intelligence had intercepted communi- (closed-circuit television/video surveillance) The journalist wrote frequently in Arabic, fled the town. Rights groups said in August Lebanon, and the country did not produce a state budget from cations of Saudi regime officials planning to footage from inside the consulate was onboard penned a regular column for The Washing- that Saudi Arabia may for the first time exe- 2005 until last year. abduct the prominent journalist. the two corporate jets that took the Saudi ton Post, and kept close ties with countless cute a female human rights activist who was The International Monetary Fund has said that Lebanon “Saudis wanted to lure Khashoggi back to regime suspects back to Riyadh. diplomats and journalists. For over a year, arrested some three years ago on charges of must urgently address its fiscal policy in order to sustain its Saudi Arabia and lay hands on him there,” A reporter with the Yeni Safak daily said he used that platform to criticize growing supporting anti-government protests and high levels of public debt. the Post quoted a person familiar with the on Wednesday that Turkey’s National Secu- repression in Saudi Arabia and urge an end inciting people to disobey the regime. (Source: agencies) information as saying. rity Service had footage showing Khashoggi’s to the war in Yemen. Israa al-Ghomgham from the Qatif region It was not clear whether the Saudis intend- entrance into the Saudi regime consulate Whatever his fate, Khashoggi’s disappear- in the kingdom’s oil-rich Eastern Province ed to arrest and interrogate Khashoggi or to and his murder. ance has sent a chilling message to critics of came on government radars during 2011 kill him - or if the U.S. warned Khashoggi he These films, he added, would be released the crown prince. protests in Qatif and demanded an end to was a target, the source told the newspaper. by the Anadolu news agency. In addition, the crown prince detained discrimination against Shia Muslims and Bahraini clerics urge boycott Khashoggi entered the consulate on Oc- Khashoggi’s fiancée urges release more than 100 royals and ministers in a pur- the release of political prisoners. tober 2 to handle a routine paperwork issue of CCTV footage ported corruption sweep last year. Dozens According to Britain-based internation- of ‘fake’ elections but he never came out, according to family In an opinion piece published in The of activists still languish in jail; some may al rights group Amnesty International, the and friends, as well as Turkish authorities. Washington Post, where Khashoggi was a face the death penalty. House of Saud regime has one of the highest Bahraini clerics have denounced the planned parliamentary The U.S. resident has written articles over contributing writer, Khashoggi’s fiancée, Astonishingly, the Saudis detained a sitting execution rates in the world. elections as “a sham,” saying such a vote in a kingdom, which the past year during his self-imposed exile Hatice Cengiz called on the House of Saud prime minister, Saad Hariri of Lebanon, for Muslim clerics have also slammed Riyadh has stripped a majority of its people of their basic rights, will that were critical of the House of Saud regime regime to release CCTV footage from the two weeks in November. for indicting and then executing suspects fail to deceive the world’s public opinion. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS). consulate. Even spiriting Khashoggi out of Turkey without giving them a chance to defend In a statement carried by Arabic-language Lua Lua TV net- Khashoggi, 59, has had a long career as Khashoggi’s fiancée also expressed confi- would have had precedent. In March, a wom- themselves, describing the Saudi regime work, the clergymen highlighted Manama’s oppressive policies a senior journalist in Saudi Arabia and also dence in “the abilities of Turkish government en’s-rights activist, Loujain al-Hathloul, was authorities as uncivilized. against the entire Bahraini nation, including the majority Shia as an adviser to top officials. officials” and asked the U.S. President Donald detained in Abu Dhabi and whisked back The United States and Britain, close allies Muslims as well as the Sunnis. But since the emergence of bin Salman, Trump to help uncover what had happened to Saudi Arabia, where she remains in jail. of Riyadh, have largely kept silent on the They said the House of Khalifah regime “cannot fool anyone 33, as the center of power in the kingdom to the Riyadh critic whom she said had “been But murdering a critic abroad would be a regime’s suppression of dissent in the king- in the world” by holding “fake” and “unacceptable” elections. last year, Khashoggi has been openly critical fighting for his principles.” chilling escalation, a tactic previously used dom. They have been the major providers The ruling system in Bahrain, the statement said, is based of the monarchy. Although Khashoggi knew that his opinions by former dictators like Saddam Hussein and of arms to the House of Saud regime during on denying people their rights, undermining the role of their He assailed the prince’s reforms as hollow, had angered certain people, he entered the Muammar Gaddafi, who used their embassies its deadly war on Yemen. lawmakers and suppressing the regime’s political majority. The clerics also called for a boycott of the elections slated for November 24. Around 1,500 bodies uncovered in Raqqa’s largest mass grave to date Casting votes in next month’s elections would amount to A mass grave containing 1,500 corpses has been uncovered in On October 8, a film crew joined a medical team on Over 1500 bodies were found in this grave alone, making “oppression against the Muslim nation,” the statement read, the Syrian city of Raqqah, which used to serve as the Islamic the ground as they try to identify corpses found in a mass it the largest one found in the city so far. Responders are still urging people to continue their resistance in the face of Manama’s State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Daesh) terror group’s grave from clothes, fingerprints, documents or other spe- working to uncover and identify bodies at the site. campaign of suppression against critical voices. largest stronghold before its seizure by Kurdish militants. cial markers. (Source: Ruptly) Bahrain’s main Shia opposition group, the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, which was dissolved by the ruling regime in 2016, has already announced a boycott of the polls. Shia opposition parties similarly boycotted the 2014 elections UN tallies more than 8,000 Afghan civilian casualties so far this year and described them as a farce. At least 8,050 Afghan civilians were killed said. “As there can be no military solution to lighted the indiscriminate use of suicide and likely to pick up on polling stations and other Since February 2011, Bahraini people have been holding or wounded in the first nine months of 2018, the fighting in Afghanistan, the United Nations IED attacks, which killed 1,065 civilians and election sites, many of which are located in peaceful protest rallies regularly, demanding that the House of almost half of them targeted by suicide bomb renews its call for an immediate and peaceful wounded 2,569 in the first nine months, a schools, mosques or health clinics. Khalifah relinquish power and let a just system representing all attacks and other improvised devices that may settlement to the conflict,” said Tadamichi total of 3,634 casualties, compared with A wave of suicide attacks in the eastern Bahrainis be established. amount to war crimes, the United Nations Yamamoto, the top UN official in Afghanistan. 3,007 casualties in the same period of 2017. province of Nangarhar and in the capital Ka- They have also been complaining against widespread dis- said on Wednesday. Seventeen years after U.S. forces led a “UNAMA recalls that attacks deliberately bul this year has hit students preparing for crimination against the Shia majority in the kingdom. The number of casualties was roughly in line campaign to overthrow the Taliban follow- targeting civilians and the murder of civil- exams, spectators at sporting events, people Manama has responded to the demonstrations with an iron with the same period a year earlier, when there ing the Sept. 11 attacks on New York and ians are serious violations of international waiting to register for elections as well as fist. The authorities have detained human rights campaigners, were 8,084 casualties, with deaths this year Washington, the figures underline how dire humanitarian law that amount to war crimes,” Shi’ite mosques.The mainly Shi’ite Hazara broken up major opposition political parties, revoked the na- rising five percent to 2,798 and injuries falling the security situation remains. it said in the report. minority has been especially heavily targeted tionality of several pro-democracy activists and deported those three percent to 5,252, the report from the UN While the figures show little change in With parliamentary elections due on Oct. by attacks claimed by the local affiliate of ISIL. left stateless. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) the overall trend of violence, the UN high- 20, security officials warn that attacks are (Source: Reuters) (Source: Press TV) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY OCTOBER 11, 2018

STOCK MARKET China receives a TEDPIX 181015.7 IFX 2012.47 2m-barrel cargo Sources: tse.ir, Ifb.ir

CURRENCIES of Iranian oil ahead USD 42,000 rials EUR 48,320 rials of sanctions GBP 55,025 rials ENERGY TEHRAN — China has Iranian Tanker Co, offloaded oil into a bonded desk AED 11,430 rials received the first of its storage site at the Xingang section of the port. October Iranian crude oil orders on Mon- The tanker left the Iranian oil port at Source: isna.ir day, Reuters reported citing Refinitiv Eikon Kharg Island on Sept. 12, according to ship- data and a shipping agent with knowledge tracking data. of the matter. However according to Reuters, China of- As reported, a vessel carrying two million fice of National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) tracking data shows. Some of those cargoes Keeping oil in bonded storage gives the COMMODITIES barrels of Iranian oil discharged the crude and also NIOC did not respond to an email are also likely to end up in bonded storage shipment owner the option to sell into China WTI $74.56/b into a bonded storage tank at the port of request seeking comment if it is storing oil as the refineries in the region, controlled by or to other buyers in the region. Dalian in northeast China on Monday. at Dalian. CNPC, are not equipped to process Iranian In early 2014, NIOC leased bonded tanks Brent $84.52/b According to the sources, the very large Three other NITC tankers are set to arrive oil, said three sources at state-run Chinese in Dalian and oil from there was shipped to crude carrier Dune, operated by National in Dalian in the next week or two, the ship- refiners. South Korea and India, Reuters reported. OPEC Basket $81.88/b Gold $1,189.35/oz SMEs account for 10% TEDPIX gains just 168 Silver $14.40/oz of exports in Iran points in a day Platinium $1,076.85/oz ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran’s ECONOMY TEHRAN — Teh- Sources: oilprice.com, Moneymetals.com desksmall and medium- deskran Stock Exchange sized enterprises (SMEs) account for (TSE)’s main index (TEDPIX) gained NEWS IN BRIEF just 10 percent of the country’s exports, just 168 points to stand at 181,015 points according to the managing director of on Wednesday, IRNA reported. Sponge iron Small Industries Investment Making Fund. Also, IFX, the main index of Iran’s Mohammad-Hossein Moqiseh said it over-the-counter (OTC) market known production rises is while export by the SMEs is 60 percent also as Iran Fara Bourse (IFB), rose just 19% in H1 in Japan, 70 percent in Taiwan, and 90 18 points to 2,012 on Wednesday, as 1.301 percent in Singapore, the portal of Trade billion securities worth 6.097 trillion Promotion Organization (TPO)of Iran rials (about $145.1 million) were traded. reported. The rising trend of TEDPIX began Although, Sadeq Najafi, the managing units are under construction in industrial on June 13, which was named ‘Golden some factors such as turbulences in the ECONOMY TEHRAN — Production of sponge iron in desk director of Iran Small Industries and estates of the country, Najafi announced Wednesday of Stock Market’, when markets of foreign currency, gold coin, Iran during the first half of the current Iranian Industrial Parks Organization (ISIPO), in August and put the physical progress of TEDPIX gained 2,767 points to stand and housing and also entrance of new calendar year (March 21-September 22) rose 19 percent compared has announced that the value of exports constructing these units at over 70 percent. at 99.146 points. Then on June 17, play- liquidity were the main reasons for such to the figure of the same period of time in the past year, the from Iran’s SMEs stood at $7 billion during The official further said that when these ers in Iran’s capital market witnessed unprecedented rise at that time. head of Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and the first half of current Iranian calendar units start operation, 74,000 new jobs will a historic record in growth of TEDPIX Then, following the decreasing trend Renovation Organization (IMIDRO), announced on Tuesday. year (March 21-Septemebr 22), saying that be created in the industrial estates. which gained 3,306 points to hit 102,452 of foreign exchange rates and rial re- Mehdi Karbasian also said that steel ingot, iron pellet, and the figure is considerable given the total He also has announced that 36 Iranian points, something unprecedented in the covery on October 1, TEDPIX began to iron ore concentrate have experienced 14 percent, 38 percent, non-oil exports from the country during SMEs attracted above $2.3 billion of foreign 50-year history of the country’s stock experience drop and on Sunday it fell and 17 percent growth respectively, during the six-month pe- the first half, which was $19 billion. investments during the previous Iranian market. back 7,665 points to stand at 176,419 riod, IRNA reported. Some 4,600 small and medium-sized calendar year. The experts of capital market said points. Fish production China September exports seen slowing further as U.S. tariffs bite: Reuters poll to reach 400,000 China’s export growth is expected to have further slowed in “We expect export growth to slow further in September as tic product and one of the most export-oriented provinces, tons by March September, weighed down by a faster decline in orders as an rising trade protectionism bites. This September has one less manufacturing activity barely expanded in September after intensifying trade war with the United States starts to hurt working day than last year, which should also add downside contracting the previous month, the provincial government said. 2019 Chinese shipments, a Reuters poll showed. pressure on exports,” economists at Nomura said in a recent note. The State Council, or cabinet, has pledged to raise tax re- Import growth also likely came off recent highs, which “In the medium-to-long term, if China-U.S. trade tensions bates for exporters for the second time this year, and Chinese ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran’s production of different would be a worrying sign for Chinese policymakers counting sustain, China’s growth would likely be hit beyond the scale officials have promised additional steps to help struggling desktypes of fish is planned to reach 400,000 on domestic demand to shore up economic growth at a time indicated by these trade data.” domestic firms. tons by the end of current Iranian calendar year (March 20, of slower external demand. China’s overall trade surplus is expected to have shrunk to While official export data has proved surprisingly resilient 2019), according to Arsalan Qasemi, the managing director of Economists see any further slowing in China’s growth pace $19.4 billion in September from $27.89 billion in the previ- this year, many analysts believe companies have rushed out Iranian Sea Creatures Production and Export Union. could prompt Beijing to roll out more stimulus measures, ous month. shipments to the United States to beat successive rounds of In an interview with Tasnim news agency, Qasemi also particularly steps to bolster small and medium-sized firms, Stalling factory growth tariffs, raising the risk of a sharp drop-off after duties are said that shrimp production in the country is planned to hit a major source of employment. Growth in China’s factory sector in September stalled after actually imposed. 30,000 tons by the yearend. China’s September export growth likely slowed to 8.9 percent 15 months of expansion, with export orders falling the most The world’s two biggest economies last slapped tit-for-tat from a year earlier from August’s 9.8 percent gain, according in more than two years, a private business survey showed. tariffs on each other’s goods on Sept. 24. There is no specific to the median estimate of 32 economists in the Reuters poll. An official survey also confirmed a further manufacturing date set for the next round of tariffs, even as U.S. President Import growth is also expected to have slowed, to 15 percent weakening. Donald Trump has made repeated threats to impose them Iran’s renewable power versus a 19.9 percent gain in August. In Guangdong, China’s biggest province by gross domes- on virtually all Chinese goods. (Source: Reuters) plants to export electricity Italy’s government digs in over IMF raises Russia’s 2019 GDP 1 Currently, there are over 650 megawatts (MW) capacity of renewable power plants operating across Iran and accord- budget plan as pressure rises growth projections to 1.8% ing to Seyyed Mohammad Sadeqzadeh, the head of Renewable The leaders of Italy’s ruling parties said liamentary budget office (UPB), on Tues- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has also slightly lowered its forecast for aver- Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (known as SATBA), on Wednesday they would not backtrack day refused to validate the government’s raised its projections for Russian economy age oil prices in 2018 and 2019 to $69.38 this figure is going to reach 1100 MW by the end of the current on plans to increase deficit spending, dig- multi-year budget plan, saying its forecasts growth in 2019 to 1.8 percent, according and $68.76, respectively, according to its Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2019). ging in against financial market and EU for economic growth were too optimistic. to its latest World Economic Outlook report. latest WEO report. Renewables, including hydropower, account for just six per- pressure and criticism from parliament’s The planning document projected growth The previous WEO, published in July, pro- “Oil prices are expected to average cent of energy generation, versus natural gas’ 90 percent share. budgetary watchdog. targets of 1.5 percent next year, 1.6 percent jected Russia’s GDP growth at 1.7 percent $69.38 a barrel in 2018 (higher than the Overall, in the next five years, Iran is aiming for a 5,000 MW The comments came before Economy in 2020 and 1.4 percent in 2021. in 2018 and 1.5 percent in 2019. April 2018 WEO projection of $62.30 increase in renewable capacity to meet growing domestic demand Minister Giovanni Tria returned to speak Both leaders of the ruling coalition said According to the report, the current and the 2017 price of $52.80 a barrel). and expand its presence in the regional electricity market. in parliament at 1000 a.m. about plans to they would not give in to pressure. changes in projections for Russia are largely Global oil supply is expected to gradually fix next year’s deficit at 2.4 percent of gross On RAI state radio, anti-establishment supported by higher oil prices and recov- increase over the forecast horizon, lowering domestic product. 5-Star Movement leader Luigi Di Maio said ering domestic demand. oil prices to $68.76 a barrel in 2019, and Germany plans rules for That is three times the forecast of the he would not “betray” Italians by changing Priority areas in Russia to ensure fur- further to about $60 a barrel in 2023,” previous center-left administration, drawing the budget plan. ther economic growth “include improving the report says. orphaned British-style criticism from the European Commission Far-right League leader Matteo Salvini, property rights and governance, enhancing In July, the IMF projected an increase companies post-Brexit and triggering a sharp rise in yields on Ital- speaking on RAI state TV, warned “specula- the institutional infrastructure, reforming in the average price of oil, expecting them ian government bonds. tors” against betting that the government labor markets, and investing in innova- to amount to $70.23 in 2018 and $68.99 Germany plans to let thousands of small businesses that used Tria is returning parliament for a second would climb down. tion and infrastructure,” the report says. in 2019 European Union freedoms to register under British rules to convert day after Italy’s fiscal watchdog, the par- (Source: Reuters) The International Monetary Fund has (Source: Sputnik) to German companies after Britain leaves the bloc. The law, a draft of which was seen by Reuters, illustrates the detailed preparations Berlin is making for Brexit. Asian shares subdued as global bond sell-off eases; sterling rises Another law planned by Berlin will allow British citizens to Asian shares barely moved on Wednesday after world stocks feel the brunt of the impact of their trade war next year. keep their original citizenship when they become Germans for as hit eight-week lows the previous day on worries about global The dollar dipped due to a fall in U.S. bond yields after long as a post-Brexit transition period may last, unlike non-EU economic growth, although the British pound stayed firm on touching a seven-week peak against a basket of currencies. citizens, who must surrender their original passport. hopes for a Brexit deal. The dollar index .DXY last traded flat at 95.586. The law on company registrations affects about 10,000 small MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan Sterling GBP=D3 continued to gain after a report that businesses in Germany which chose to register as British limited .MIAPJ0000PUS was flat, while Japan’s Nikkei average . rekindled hopes that Britain and the European Union are companies rather than their equivalents under German law be- N225 fell 0.4 percent and the Australian benchmark was on the brink of a Brexit deal. It last traded up 0.1 percent cause of the lower capital requirements. up just 0.1 percent. at $1.3158. Under current regulations, these businesses would have to In China, mainland’s benchmark Shanghai Composite . “We can’t be too optimistic about the Brexit process, because become German limited liability companies (GmbH), forcing SSEC shed 0.2 percent in choppy trade and Hong Kong’s even if a deal can be struck at an anticipated special EU summit them to increase their capital stock to 25,000 euros. Under the Hang Seng added 0.3 percent. in November, it has to get through the British Parliament,” new law, no more capital will be needed when the firms change “As uncertainty continues to prevail in financial markets said Kengo Suzuki, chief FX strategist at Mizuho Securities. to register as German companies. across the world, many investors are staying on the sidelines The offshore yuan CNH=D4 rose 0.1 percent to 6.9236 “We want to help these companies make the necessary prepa- until more clarity emerges in U.S. Treasury and Chinese mar- highs after Economy Minister Giovanni Tria pledged to do after falling earlier this week to as low as 6.9371 to the dollar, rations,” Justice Minister Katarina Barley said about the law, kets,” said Yasuo Sakuma, chief investment officer at Libra whatever is necessary to restore calm if market turbulence its weakest since mid-August. which is due to be adopted at a Wednesday cabinet meeting. Investments. turns into a financial crisis. Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday after the IMF low- Chancellor Angela Merkel has often told audiences that the Benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury yields US10YT=RR On stock markets, Wall Street showed a mixed picture, ered its global growth forecasts but prices were somewhat level of detailed preparation Brexit will require has taken eve- touched a 7-1/2-year peak of 3.261 percent and those on with the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI falling 0.21 per- supported as Hurricane Michael churned towards Florida, ryone by surprise, giving as an example last year the difficulty of 30-year bonds US30YT=RR hit their highest in more than cent while the S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq Composite . causing the shutdown of nearly 40 percent of U.S. Gulf of taking family pets on holiday after Britain’s exit, when months four years, but later fell back. IXIC were little changed. Mexico crude output. of quarantine would become necessary. Some traders say comments on Tuesday by U.S. Presi- The MSCI All-Country World index .MIWD00000PUS, U.S. crude CLcv1 oil futures dropped 0.5 percent to $74.61 At the same time, Germany’s 16 regions must update legisla- dent Donald Trump helped cool Treasuries yields. He said which tracks shares in 47 countries, hit the lowest level since a barrel and Brent crude LCOc1 futures eased 0.2 percent tion to allow English native-language teachers to keep their jobs. the Federal Reserve was going too fast in raising rates when August 16 overnight. It last traded up 0.1 percent on the day. to $84.80 a barrel. Under current law, civil servants must be EU citizens. This will inflation was minimal and government data pointed to a The International Monetary Fund cut global economic Gold prices XAU= stood flat as investors remained cautious no longer apply to schoolteachers from Britain after it leaves. strong economy. growth forecasts for 2018 and 2019, as well as its U.S. and after U.S. Treasury yields hit then retreated from multi-year (Source: Reuters) Italian government bond yields also fell from multi-year China estimates for next year, saying the two countries would highs. (Source: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y OCTOBER 11, 2018 ENERGY 5 Oil prices dip as IMF lowers global Oil producer Genel Energy growth outlook; eyes on U.S. hurricane sees 2018 output above target Iraqi Kurdistan-focused oil producer Genel Energy expects 2018 Oil prices edged down on Wednesday after crude terminal, the Louisiana Offshore Oil output to be slightly above the prior target of 32,800 barrels of the IMF lowered its global growth forecasts, Port LLC, said late on Tuesday it had halted oil per day (bopd), as production ramps up at its cash generating but markets were supported as Hurricane operations at its marine terminal. Peshkabir field, it said on Wednesday. Michael churned towards Florida causing The facility is the only U.S. port able to Shares of the company rose 4.1 percent to 256.1 pence in early the shutdown of nearly 40 percent of U.S. fully load and unload tankers with a capacity minutes of trade. Gulf of Mexico crude output. of 2 million barrels of oil. Genel, which has been operating in the Kurdistan Region of Brent crude futures were down 2 cents Companies turned off daily production of Iraq for over a decade, has benefited from strong output at the at $84.98 a barrel by 0640 GMT, after a 1.3 about 670,800 barrels of oil and 726 million Peshkabir oilfield operated by Norwegian oil firm DNO ASA and percent gain on Tuesday. cubic feet of natural gas by midday on Tuesday, 25 percent owned by Genel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude according to offshore regulator the Bureau DNO said earlier this week that production at Peshkabir had was down by 12 cents, or 0.2 percent, at $74.84 of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. ramped up to 50,000 bopd, meeting the year-end target ahead a barrel, after rising nearly 1 percent in the Iran’s crude exports fell further in the first of schedule and below budget. previous session. week of October, according to tanker data Genel, looking to wipe out its net debt by year-end, also said The International Monetary Fund down- and an industry source, as buyers sought it became net cash positive with a cash pile of $281 million and graded its global economic growth forecasts alternatives ahead of U.S. sanctions that take net debt reduced to $16 million as of Sept. 30. for 2018 and 2019 on Tuesday, raising con- effect on Nov. 4. Founded in 2011 by former BP boss Tony Hayward and bil- cerns that demand for oil products may slump Industry and government data on U.S. lionaire financier Nathaniel Rothschild, Genel has been having as well. crude inventories will be delayed by one day a good run, as Kurdistan regional government makes regular Trade tensions and rising import tariffs this week because of a public holiday on Mon- payments to the company. This has helped the company’s shares were taking a toll on commerce, while emerg- day. The American Petroleum Institute is to more than double in value this year. ing markets struggle with tighter financial due to release data on Wednesday, while the Its cash position was helped by the receipt of $32 million after conditions and capital outflows, the IMF said. U.S. Energy Information Administration is the end of third quarter, related to July exports. “Prices are peaking at the most oppor- due to publish on Thursday. Net production for the third quarter averaged slightly lower tunistic time given the waning global growth “There seems to more positive supply than last year, at 33,650 bopd, as the company recovers from a narrative,” said Stephen Innes, head of trading chatter in the equation this week, and al- slowdown in production at its Taq Taq field, once considered APAC at OANDA in Singapore. ahead of Hurricane Michael. Oil producers evacuated personnel from 75 though we know it’s maintenance season, its flagship. In the United States, nearly 40 percent Michael has strengthened into an “ex- platforms as the storm made its way through the markets are so long positioned that we The field has now stabilized and its five-well program, aimed at of daily crude oil production was lost from tremely dangerous” Category 4 hurricane, the central Gulf on the way to landfall on could see an outsized move on a big build,” increasing production, is underway at the field, the company said. offshore U.S. Gulf of Mexico wells on Tuesday according to the latest advisory from the U.S. Wednesday on the Florida Panhandle. Innes said. Genel now expects 2018 capital expenditure to be towards the because of platform evacuations and shut-ins National Hurricane Center. The country’s largest privately owned (Source: Reuters) lower end of its prior guidance range of $95 million-$125 million, which was narrowed in August from $95 million-$145 million. (Source: Reuters) Libya’s crude oil output hit by Sharara Spain scraps “sun tax,” moves to boost security fears: sources solar self-consumption Turkmenistan says close to Russia gas deal, but Gazprom Libya’s crude oil output has dipped again Following through on a move that was first due to the deteriorating security situation hinted at in June, the Spanish government stays quiet around its largest oil field, Sharara, sources has put an end to the much-reviled “sun tax” said Tuesday. which had imposed a levy on solar self-con- Turkmenistan said on Tuesday it was in talks about restarting Sources with knowledge of Libya’s sumption. natural gas exports to Russia as soon as next year, but Russian production said an increase in local militia The change was approved by Spain’s gas giant Gazprom did not corroborate the statement. activity in the past week led to some oil Council of Ministers early this week, after The decision by Russia, once the biggest buyer of Turkmen workers evacuating fields. Crude output being submitted by the country’s Ministry gas, to halt purchases in 2016, coupled with a decline in its price, in Libya had recently touched five-year for the Ecological Transition, headed up by triggered a currency crisis in the Central Asian nation whose highs at a critical time for global markets Teresa Ribera. economy depends heavily on energy exports. ahead of the imposition of US sanctions The legislation was first introduced – by Gazprom Chief Executive Alexei Miller visited Ashgabat on on Iran. have hindered travel arrangements to and Royal decree – back in 2015, by then-Span- European Parliament’s request for Spain Tuesday as part of a Russian government delegation and met By the end of last week, the Sharara from the fields. ish minister of industry, energy and tourism to ban the “sun tax” and any obstacles to Turkmen President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov. field was producing around 250,000 NOC shut Sharara mid-July after minister Jose Manuel Soria. solar self-consumption – and following Turkmen state news agency TDH said the sides discussed b/d. However, output is expected to have gunmen entered a substation and The move, which would tax the instal- the country’s announced desire for a more “the matter of resuming Turkmen gas supplies from Jan. 1 2019”. dropped over the last two days because of kidnapped four staff members. The state lation of self-consumption systems such as ambitious 2030 European Union renewable “Substantive negotiations on this topic are under way between security concerns. In September, Sharara producer also declared force majeure on rooftop solar – leading to its nom de guerre, energy target – the new flotilla of legislative Gazprom and the Turkmen partners and concrete agreements will was producing around 300,000 b/d. crude oil exports from Zawiya at the time. the “sun tax” – was opposed then, and has measures include a series of rules intended be reached in the nearest future,” TDH said without attributing Concerns over security around the field Representatives at NOC were been opposed throughout the three years it to smooth the development of solar. the statement to either side. come as international oil companies BP unavailable for comment. has been in place. Spain is known as a beautifully sunny But Gazprom’s issued only a brief statement about the same and Eni alongside National Oil Corporation Libya’s oil output hit 1.05 million b/d However, with a new Spanish govern- country, but its solar industry has lagged meeting without indicating whether a gas deal was close. (NOC) announced their intention to resume in September, its highest level since June ment comes a new Minister of the Ecological behind its national peers due in part to the “The meeting reviewed the prospects of Russian-Turkmen exploration activities in the war-torn 2013, according to the latest S&P Global Transition, Teresa Ribera, who this week imposed legislation on self-consumption – cooperation in the gas sector,” it said. country. Platts OPEC production survey. successfully introduced a package of measures the ability to consume your own electricity Turkmenistan’s manat currency trades at less than a fifth of Sharara -- a joint venture between In an interview to S&P Global Platts last to boost the country’s transition to a low-car- as you produce it, ie, through solar panels. its official value against the dollar on the black market, which has state-owned NOC and a consortium of month, NOC chairman Mustafa Sanalla bon economy, including the elimination of The new rules include simplifying proce- flourished because of restrictions on legal transactions. Total, Repsol, Statoil and OMV -- has seen admitted security concerns and a lack the “sun tax” and other rules which have dures for registering new power generators Some foreign contractors in Turkmenistan have also com- several closures over the past few years of foreign investment would continue prevented renewable energy and electric for self-consumption (those not exceeding plained that the state has failed to pay them for completed work, due to worker protests and attacks on to weigh on attempts to increase output. vehicle adoption. 100 kW in size); the right to self-consume although Ashgabat has at the same time completed several large export pipelines. Sanalla was forced to flee NOC’s The move comes as part of a larger initi- energy for community renewable energy projects aimed at diversification, such as the construction of a Meanwhile, sources indicated to S&P headquarters in Tripoli after the building ative to reduce the country’s high electricity projects; and removing all costs imposed fertilizer plant and a sea port. Global Platts that the situation remains came under attack from gunmen. prices. for self-consumed power. (Source: Reuters) tense around Sharara and security issues (Source: Platts) First floated in June in response to the (Source: reneweconomy.com.au) Eni to acquire half of BP’s Michael shuts nearly 40 percent of U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil output Libya oil and gas license Nearly 40 percent of daily crude oil production was lost most offshore drilling operations by evacuating three drilling Italian energy major Eni has agreed to acquire half of BP’s oil from offshore U.S. Gulf of Mexico wells on Tuesday because rigs and moving eight others out of the storm area, BSEE said. and gas license in Libya, the companies said on Monday, aiming of platform evacuations and shut-ins ahead of Hurricane Coastal and onshore energy businesses also started to resume exploration activities next year. Michael. preparations for what is expected to become a Category Eni will acquire 42.5 percent of BP’s 85 percent stake and Oil producers - including Anadarko Petroleum Corp, 3 storm packing winds of at least 111 miles per hour (178 take on operatorship of the major exploration and production BHP Billiton, BP and Chevron Corp - have since Monday km per hour). sharing agreement. evacuated personnel from 75 platforms as the storm made Nuclear Regulatory Commission inspectors at Southern The two companies and the National Oil Corporation of Lib- its way through the central Gulf on the way to landfall on Co’s Farley Plant near Dothan, Alabama, about 100 miles ya signed a letter of intent on Monday about the restarting of Wednesday on the Florida Panhandle. (160 km) from the coast, were observing final storm prepa- exploration work. The country’s largest privately owned crude terminal, rations at the 1,751 megawatt (MW) nuclear power station The Libyan Investment Authority holds the remaining 15 the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port LLC, said on Tuesday it had on Tuesday, NRC spokesman Joey Ledford said in an email. percent interest in the contract which oversees three areas — halted operations at its marine terminal. The facility is the One megawatt can power about 1,000 U.S. homes on average. two in the onshore Ghadames basin and one in the offshore Sirt only port in the United States capable of fully loading and The U.S. Coast Guard on Tuesday closed the ports of basin — originally awarded in 2007. unloading tankers with a capacity of 2 million barrels of oil. Panama City and Pensacola, Florida, and the Gulf Intra- Eni, the most active of the major energy operators in Libya, Companies turned off daily production of about 670,800 coastal Waterway east of Perdido Pass to vessel traffic, citing already has existing exploration and production activities and barrels of oil and 726 million cubic feet of natural gas by expectations for gale force winds within 12 hours. infrastructure nearby in the Ghadames basin. The company’s midday on Tuesday, according to offshore regulator the Other ports further west were still operating normally. 2018 oil and gas output is estimated to stand at 250,000 barrels Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). the nation’s onshore shale fields. However, operations including rail car loadings will cease at of oil equivalent a day, according to energy consultancy Wood The evacuations affected about 11 percent of the occupied Crude output lost in the two days of storm shut-ins 5 p.m. at the State of Alabama’s Mobile port, spokeswoman Mackenzie. platforms in the Gulf, it said. represents about 9 percent of the U.S. production of 11.1 Sheri Collins said. Pilots who bring vessels into the port’s BP withdrew personnel in 2011 and suspended exploration U.S. crude futures settled up less than 1 percent at $74.96 million barrels per day, according to data from the Energy ship channel halted transport due to rough seas and will work in 2014 after security concerns following an uprising. The per barrel, reflecting the declining importance of the Gulf of Information Administration. resume after the storm passes, she said. deal is expected to be completed by the end of 2018, with explo- Mexico in output because of the growth of production from In addition to shutting in wells, oil producers also halted (Source: Reuters) ration estimated to restart next year. Since 2011, when Muammer Gaddafi was toppled, the coun- try’s oil industry has been caught in the middle of rival factions who have made financial and political demands often holding Total chief executive says no shortage of supplies in oil market energy infrastructure hostage. The chief executive of French oil major Total lower prices, which drew laughs from the With power split between east and west, oilfields and ports said there is no shortage of supplies in the oil industry audience. But he said later he was were used as bargaining chips — production was disrupted, worker market, instead blaming the recent jump in “exaggerating” and would not be drawn on protests halted operations and blockades became commonplace prices to near $85 a barrel on geopolitical fears. his view of U.S. sanctions. in recent years. Patrick Pouyanne, speaking at the Oil & In the medium-term he warned that prices A period of lower oil prices since 2014 only hindered further Money conference in London, said that Saudi may not fall back quickly, however, due to the industry that is the lifeblood of the Libyan economy. Arabia, the UAE and Russia were capable of years of under-investment since 2014, when Confidence in the war-torn country has since picked up and meeting demand, despite the drop in supplies oil prices slumped. They have risen 50 per- production has surpassed 1.2m barrels a day. from Iran due to U.S. sanctions. cent in the past year, partly due to Iran but But the situation remains highly uncertain. Just last month “I think the market is well supplied to- also concerns about longer term supplies. gunmen stormed NOC’s headquarters in Tripoli, killing two em- day,” Pouyanne said on the sidelines of the He said Total was now looking at up to ployees and injuring dozens. conference. “Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE even 25 projects it could give the green light to, Although NOC chairman Mustafa Sanalla hailed the deal Libya [are all raising output]. Inventories are having itself curbed investment during the as a sign of optimism about Libya’s future and “further inward going up. The market is more afraid?.?.?.?of price slump. While oil prices have risen, the investment” to come, for BP the sale is a climb down after its geopolitical hiccups.” cost of developing projects remained rela- high-profile re-entry into the country more than a decade ago. Pouyanne said that while Total had stopped tively low, Pouyanne said, as the oil services The deal in 2007 was a sign of the restoration of diplomatic buying oil from Iran in July — ahead of the sector is still suffering from over capacity. relations between the UK and Libya, with former prime minister reimposition of U.S. sanctions — they had not “Costs are still very low and I think they’ll Tony Blair present at a major signing that also intended to mark had any trouble finding replacement barrels. conference that “with every tweet the [oil] to U.S. President Donald Trump’s habit of stay that way for some time.” Mr Gaddafi’s re-entry into the global community He had joked earlier on stage at the price goes up” — in a thinly veiled reference lambasting OPEC for not doing more to (Source: Financial Times) (Source: Financial Times) ساعت: 17:00 امضاء صفحه آرا: ساعت: امضاء مسئول صفحه: ساعت: امضاء ادیتور: ساعت: امضاء سردبیر:

I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 6 INTERNATIONAL OCTOBER 11, 2018 NEWS IN BRIEF After India-Russia defense deal, India ranks low on ‘inequality Pakistan to import drones from China INTERNATIONAL TEHRAN — In a new de- the South Asian region”. index’ deskvelopment that military Indian military experts, quoted by Times observers believe can potentially lead to arms of India newspaper, were unperturbed about INTERNATIONAL TEHRAN — India ranks among the bottom race in the region and lead to more tensions the development. “They will be good targets desk ten countries in a new worldwide index between the two estranged nuclear-armed for our air defense missile systems. Unmanned released on Tuesday by UK-based charity Oxfam Interna- neighbors – India and Pakistan – China is aerial vehicles (UAVs) like Wing Loong-IIs tional on the commitment of different nations to reduce likely to export drones to Pakistan. may be good over Chhattisgarh but will be inequalities. According to a report in China’s state- dead meat in defended or hostile airspace A report titled ‘Commitment to Reducing Inequality (CRI) controlled newspaper Global Times, Pakistan along the Line of Control or for that matter, Index’ ranks India 147th among 157 countries, describing will import 48 Chinese drones in what is Doklam,” a senior officer was quoted saying. the country’s commitment to reducing inequality as a “a seen as the largest such arms deal of its kind. Pakistanis and Indians have traded hostilities very worrying situation” given that the population of India An ambitious deal involving as many as since the partition of erstwhile British India in exceeds 1.3 billion, many of whom live in grinding poverty. 48 Wing Loong IIs, the report quotes military 1947. The two countries have gone to war on The second edition of the annual index finds that countries expert and TV commentator Song Zhongping three occasions since the acrimonious divide such as South Korea, Namibia and Uruguay are taking strong sayin that it would be China’s largest export and border clashes over the contested Kashmir steps to reduce inequality. However, countries such as India deal for drones to date. region continue despite the ceasefire accord. and Nigeria “do very badly” overall, as does the U.S. among Wing Loong II, made by Chengdu Aircraft In recent years, Pakistan has inched rich countries, showing what Oxfam describes as a lack of Industrial (Group) Company, is a high-end closer to China, dumping the U.S. The China- commitment to closing the inequality gap. reconnaissance and strike multi-role endur- Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) under India also fares poorly on labour rights and respect for ance unmanned aircraft system. It made its ‘One belt one road’ has given new direction women in the workplace, reflecting the fact that the ma- maiden flight in February last year, China’s but Washington limits their export, Song said, Industry Corporation of China’s Chengdu to cooperation between the two new all- jority of the labour force is employed in the agricultural Xinhua News Agency reported. adding that the Chinese drones will enjoy more Aircraft Industrial (Group) Company will weather allies. and informal sectors, which lack union organization and It makes sense the aerobatic team was success in the international market in the fu- jointly manufacture the drones. On Tuesday, the two countries also signed enforcement of gender rights. closely involved with the deal, Song is quoted ture as they perform similarly at a lower cost. Pertinently, India sealed a $5.43 billion (Rs 8 Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) The index is topped by Denmark, based on its high and in the report, noting that the team is expected The Pakistan Air Force’s Sherdils Aero- 40,000 crore) deal with Russia for advanced worth $100 million for mutual investment in progressive taxation, high social spending and good protec- to train the drone operators. The deal is trust- batic Team did not reveal how much it was S-400 Triumf air defense missile systems seafood, agriculture, steel and pharmaceutical tion of workers. worthy given the close military ties between worth, when it was struck or when the Wing last week. The agreement to buy the world’s sectors. Around 14 private companies from the two countries and Pakistan’s need for Loong IIs will be delivered, the report added. most lethal surface-to-air missile system was both sides signed MoUs for mutual investment Taliban drones, he added. But the air force academy aerobatics team reached during Russian President Viladimir and joint ventures to expedite the trade and U.S. drones like the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 announced that in the future the Pakistan Putin’s visit to New Dehli, which Pakistani business between the two countries, said a warn to Reaper are technologically more advanced, Aeronautical Complex Kamra and the Aviation media said “affects the balance of power in report in The News International. disrupt polls Nikki Hailey calls it quits, Twitter says ‘good riddance’ INTERNATIONAL TEHRAN — Breaking their silence on the 1 A Twitter user ‘Vasperillio’ questioned those who American standing, and a cruel disregard for human rights.” deskupcoming parliamentary polls, the Taliban call Hailey a “moderate”. “If Nikki Hailey is what passes A Twitter user Shafique Uqaila said Hailey’s departure on Monday issued a stern warning of disrupting the October for a moderate in Trumpland then America and Americans from the UN is expected to “make this dear world of ours safer 20 elections, adding to the anxiety of candidates and voters. are screwed,” he tweeted. Another user ‘Einsjamneutron’ than it was during her presence in the UN”. Pertinently, the The campaigning for polls kicked off last week. Originally called her a “poisonous person with appalling displays of U.S. withdrew from the UN Human Rights Council and made slated for 2015, the election has been repeatedly deferred arrogance and bullying.” mockery of International Criminal Court during her tenure. due to the fragile security environment and government’s Abby Martin, host of Empire Files, called her “neocon There was a bit of sarcasm as well. A Twitter user Jack lack of preparedness. lapdog” that “treated the world with contempt, blamed the Bahjat asked how many people were left in the Trump cabinet. Taliban and its affiliate groups have always opposed the oppressed, pushed regime change for “human rights” while “I think at the end Trump will resign too,” he tweeted. A user democratic processes in Afghanistan and have repeatedly endorsing Israeli massacres and Saudi genocide. Her bel- by the name ‘Danny’ said there are many vacancies in the issued threats against those participating in elections. This ligerence made the U.S. less respected and more dangerous Trump cabinet now, with both Hailey and Sarah Huckabee year, the warning was delayed, which coincides with a spate for everyone living under the boot of empire”. Sanders done at the year’s end. “No wonder Trump hires of attacks both by the Taliban ISIS in recent months, which Ben Rhodes, the author of ‘The World as it is: Memoir of family. Only people who can tolerate him.” have killed hundreds of people, including six nominees for the Obama’, said Hailey’s tenure at the UN was marked by “an It remains to be seen who replaces Hailey. But, the dam- the parliamentary elections. assault on the UN and multilateralism, a historic collapse of age is done. In its statement, the Taliban described the elections as a “bogus” U.S. move to consolidate its invasion of Afghanistan and urged Afghans to avoid participation. Global media and Muslims: Selective coverage, selective outrage Meanwhile, a young Afghan parliamentary candidate was 1 At the same time, Lebanese people mausoleum – came under attack. At least 17 is strictly reserved for Muslim perpetrators. Olang village in northern Afghan province among eight people killed in a suicide attack in the southern were in a state of mourning, after 43 peo- people were killed in two simultaneous at- All major news outlets in the West reported Sar e Pul, killing at least 50 civilians. On Au- province of Helmand on Tuesday. ple were killed and 200 others wounded in tacks. But, reportage in the Western media that the soldier “was suffering from the stress gust 2 2017, a suicide attack at a packed Shia multiple suicide bombings in Beirut. But the was in sync with President Trump’s state- of a fourth combat tour”, had a “brain injury” mosque in western Afghanistan killed at least Dhaka bombings in Beirut – for which ISIS claimed ment that Iran was “falling victim to the evil and “marital problems”. 37 people and injured 60 others. responsibility – drew no outrage from world they promote”. Tehran later denounced his Every time there is a terrorist attack, In the month of Ramadan last year, ISIS rejects new leaders, no candle-light demonstrations from reaction as “repugnant”. Muslims watch the news with uneasiness suicide bomber and gunmen forced their way Pakistan human rights defenders, no hashtags or live More recently, the deadly attack on a mili- and alarm, not because every terrorist is a into a popular mosque in Hazara-dominated blogs from Western media. tary parade in southwestern Iranian province Muslim but because there is amplified media Dasht e Barchi area of Kabul, killing four people envoy Blatant double standards of Ahvaz claimed almost 30 lives, including coverage and a deluge of Islamophobic rhetoric and injuring at least a dozen. In the month On May 31 2017, a devastating truck bomb children. The attack was claimed by a group on social media whenever the perpetrator is of Muharram last year, there was an attack INTERNATIONAL TEHRAN — In an unsavory development in the diplomatic enclave of Kabul claimed that traces links to Arab states, so obviously identified as Muslim. on Ziyarat e Sakhi, a popular Shia shrine in desk that is likely to worsen relations between at least 100 lives and injured more than 450, the Western media and Western leaders had To put things into perspective, according Kabul, in which 18 worshippers were killed Pakistan and Bangladesh, Dhaka has refused to accept Is- mostly civilians. According to security offi- reservations in condemning the attack. to FBI, 94 percent of terrorist attacks car- and 54 others injured. On the day of Arbaeen lamabad’s new envoy following allegations of Pakistan’s cials, the intended target of 1500 kg explosives The simple truth is: Muslims are far more ried out in the U.S. between 1980 and 2005 last year, terrorists struck again, killing at diplomatic mission being misused to perpetrate activities packed in a sewage tanker was the ‘green zone’ likely to die at the hands of other ‘Muslims’, have been by non-Muslims, and less than least 27 people and wounding hundreds at of Pakistan’s intelligence agency against Dhaka and Delhi. – housing foreign embassies – but Afghan and they are also more likely to be killed by two percent terrorist attacks in Europe in the the Baqir ul Uloom mosque in central Kabul. The post of High Commissioner of Pakistan in Dhaka has policemen manning the main entrance stopped Westerners who seek to exterminate ‘Islamic past five years were carried out by Muslims. This year, the attacks targeting Hazara been vacant since this March, and Pakistan’s new government the vehicle from going inside, sacrificing their extremists’. Refugee crisis and vilification Shias, particularly in Kabul, have intensi- had now nominated Saqlain Syedah as a new envoy to Dhaka. own lives to save foreign diplomats. It was the In Yemen, the carnage continues and the campaign fied. There was a deadly attack on a school Sheikh Hasina government in Dhaka has refused to accept deadliest attack with unprecedented civilian world unforgivably looks the other way. Thou- When three men went on a rampage at in Shia-neighourhood of Kabul in August, the new envoy, accusing the Pakistan High Commission of casualties on the soil of Afghanistan since sands of people have been killed and injured, London Bridge in June 2017, killing seven killing at least 34 school children. In the same encouraging activities against the Bangladesh government. 2001 but the news media coverage made it mostly in airstrikes. Saudi-led coalition has people, global media went berserk. The religion neighourhood, a month later, more than 30 A report in Economic Times newspaper, quoting Bangla- look like just another terror attack, because been committing horrendous war crimes of perpetrators was repeatedly mentioned people were killed when a suicide bomber desh government sources, said the Pakistani High Commis- the victims were poor Afghans. in Yemen but the U.S., Britain, France and to emphasize that it was ‘Islamic terrorism’ detonated his explosives inside a wrestling club. sion in Dhaka has emerged as a “center of anti-government If the truck packed with ammunition had other ‘allies’ keep shipping bombs to Riyadh. by ‘radical Islamists’, even though clerics at One thing common about all these attacks activities as well as activities against India”. managed to go past the main entrance and hit Unfortunately, the coverage of Yemen war is London city’s largest mosque clearly con- is that the victims were Hazara Shias. Afghani- The report quoted sources alleging that Pakistan High the intended target – foreign embassies and pathetically erratic while we had wall-to-wall demned the ‘deranged and despicable’ act. stan has a grim history of ethnic violence, Commission in Dhaka was misusing social media tools such NATO headquarters – it would have been a media coverage of the war in Syria. The answer It was terrorism, but not ‘Islamic terrorism’. especially when it comes to targeted killing as Facebook to spread disinformation campaign. different scenario altogether. But, since the is simple: most of the Western powers are They were terrorists but not ‘Islamists’. of Hazara Shias. These attacks have brought “It is no secret that Pak-Bangla ties are far from cordial Afghan policemen foiled the plan of attack- complicit in the genocide of Yemenis, hence London Bridge attack, followed by Finsbury back chilling memories of 1990s when the and the Hasina government did not budge from executing ers, the casualties were all Afghan civilians, it is a forgotten war. Park attack, and before that Westminster at- Taliban would raid houses, identify and kill the 1971 pro-Pak war criminals over the past 10 years despite which is not something Western readers and Muslim attackers, non-Muslim tack, dominated headlines for weeks. Seasoned Hazara Shias. Pakistan’s plea,” said the report. viewers are interested in. It was followed by attackers ‘commentators’ spoke of how Islam was a The attacks on Hazara Shias in Afghani- Bangladesh and Pakistan, which were part of one entity two more deadly attacks in the same week. According to a study by a team of research- ‘part of problem’ and why Muslim refugees stan and also in Pakistan have become so following the partition of British India in 1947, were sepa- The attacks continue as the protracted war ers from Georgia State University, attacks cannot be trusted, without examining the routine that many major news outlets do not rated following the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. Ever stretches into its 18th year now. But these by people claiming to be Muslim received cause and genesis of refugee crisis. consider it newsworthy anymore. Imagine since, the two countries have shared bitter ties. attacks are not ‘news’ anymore for the main- 449 percent more coverage on average in Why is the European Union facing unprec- the anger and outrage if ISIS terrorists had stream Western media, because the violence in recent years than those perpetrated by virtually edented numbers of refugees? Why are Syrians attacked a church or a synagogue in Paris or ‘Heatwave to Afghanistan has been normalized to the extent anyone else. “When attacks are perpetrated and Afghans and Iraqis and Somalis risking Manchester or Manhattan or even Mumbai? that lives of Afghans don’t matter to them. by a Muslim, they receive drastically more their lives to cross the Mediterranean Sea to That explains the hypocrisy of mainstream affect A day before the Kabul ‘green zone’ attack, coverage,” Erin Kearns, the lead author of Europe? No, they are not “seeking a better news media. people in India, more than 40 people were killed in a spate the study, was quote saying. “Across every life” as some believe, they are setting off into Similarly heart wrenching is the plight of explosions in central Baghdad’s Karrada model that we looked at, we are still finding the Mediterranean to seek refugee from war of Rohingya Muslims in Buddhist-majority Pakistan’ area, bringing back chilling memories of the that Muslim perpetrators have at least 200 and persecution, for which U.S. and European Myanmar. The communal violence fanned truck bomb attack in which 320 people were percent increase in coverage.” governments are responsible. Those following by the Burmese government led by Nobel INTERNATIONAL TEHRAN — The climate change is real and killed in the same neighborhood. Less than Why do Muslim perpetrators dominate their perilous journey will understand why Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has led to the kill- desk it is illustrated by the heat wave conditions two weeks after the Karrada attack, a sui- headlines? Who is a terrorist? Apparently, the hashtag #SyrianRefugeeCrisis is just as ing of hundreds of Rohingyas and displaced spreading like a plague in India and Pakistan. According to a cide bomber blew himself up in the town of a Muslim is a terrorist even if he is mentally devastating as #PrayForParis. thousands. Satellite images have shown how new research, it can have dangerous consequences in these Musayyib, south of Baghdad, killing at least ill, and a non-Muslim is mentally-ill even Three countries make up more than half military burnt Rohingya villages. But there two countries in near future. 30 people. These attacks elicited no angry if he is a terrorist. It’s terrorism only when of the world refugees: Syria (4.9 million), has been little international action so far. In 2015, India and Pakistan experienced heatwave condi- reactions and no vigils were held. There were Muslims do it. As George Orwell so succinctly Afghanistan (2.7 million), Somalia (1.1 mil- Aung San continues to be the darling of the tions that ended up killing over 3,600 people in just three no banner headlines and no editorials. World put it, “Actions are held to be good or bad, lion) – all Muslim countries, devastated by Western leaders. months. The history might repeat itself, says a new report leaders did not deem it important to send out not on their own merits, but according to unending war and grinding poverty, for which As per conservative estimates, there by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), messages of solidarity, unlike Paris attack or who does them.” Western governments must share the blame. are around 905,000 Rohingya refugees the United Nations body set up in 1988. Brussels attack or London attack. In November 2009, when a Muslim US In Afghanistan, as President Ghani has in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar presently, al- The landmark report, released in South Korea on Mon- It is important to note that Iraq has been army major fatally shot 13 people in Texas, repeatedly said, it is an ‘imposed war’. Most of though some human rights bodies have put day, was compiled by a team of 91 authors from 40 coun- turned into a bedlam because of U.S. military the attack was quickly characterized as ‘ter- the European countries are part of the U.S.-led the figure higher. The exodus of persecuted tries following the 2015 Paris climate agreement, in which intervention and the resurgence of militancy rorism’. It was indeed an act of terrorism coalition – or have been – that is fighting the Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar’s Rakh- policymakers from around the world, including India and in the form of ISIS can be blamed on America’s and American Muslim groups also strongly war. In Syria, America and its allies have been ine state started in October 2016, following Pakistan, agreed to work towards limiting the global average flawed Middle East policy. As Noam Chomsky and unequivocally condemned the shooting. financially and militarily supporting ‘rebel the crackdown by Burmese security forces. temperature increase to 1.5°C. once told me, Americans owe huge repara- But when a US military officer went on a forces’ in their fight against Bashar al-Assad However, things took nasty turn in August The IPCC report reveals the widespread effects of global tions to Iraqis and Afghans for destroying rampage in southern Afghanistan in March government. In Somalia, the intervention of last year when more than 720,000 Rohingya warming of 1.5°C and above, which includes increased coastal their lives and their homes. 2012, mowing down 16 civilians – including U.S. has only intensified the civil war, forcing refugees fled to Bangladesh en masse to es- flooding and the salinization of river beds, besides increased Iranian capital city Tehran also had a brush nine children and three women – no West- thousands to flee their homes. cape persecution, murder, arson and rape. heatwaves. And the south Asian region, where millions of with terror on June 7 2017, when two of the ern media outlet called him a ‘terrorist’. The Plight of Hazaras and Rohingyas The savagery in Rakhine was described by vulnerable people live and work outdoors, is especially at most important symbols of Iranian pride – media protected his identity and refrained On August 7 2017, Taliban joined forces the United Nations as “a textbook example risk for all of this, it says. parliament house and Ayatollah Khomeini’s from mentioning his faith, because the label with ISIS to overrun Hazara-dominated Mirza of ethnic cleansing” 13 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y OCTOBER 11, 2018 ANALYSIS & INTERVIEW 7 Cyberspace geopolitics, a look at Saudi looking horrific given Trump’s first National Cyber Strategy the Khashoggi affair By Mehdi Pourhassani technologies and strive to be on the edge of technology and reduce limitations on com- TEHRAN — The U.S. administration has panies entering the market. recently released the first national cyberse- Maintain a strong and balanced intellectual curity strategy of the White House during property protection system, such as inventions, Trump’s presidency. trademarks, and the avoid expenditure on The strategy, which is Washington’s most research and development. ambitious macro policy on cyberspace, has Build and sustain the talent pipeline, en- four pillars of priority and a number of low- hance the Federal cybersecurity workforce key strategies or policies designed to fulfill and use executive authority to highlight and these pillars. reward talent. Perform policy research, such as Pillar I: Defend the homeland by protecting the Special Warfare Edition released in 2009. networks, system, functions and data; Develop U.S. influence through cooper- Pillar II: Promote American prosperity by ation with partner’s countries, industries, nurturing a secure, thriving digital economy promote multi-stakeholder model against and fostering strong domestic innovation; government-oriented framework. Pillar III: Preserve peace and security by The U.S. cybersecurity strategy seems to strengthening the ability of the United States originate from the recent cyber-war devel- —in concert with allies and partners — to deter opments in the country, the shift in power 1 In 2010, Khashoggi was appointed general manager of and, if necessary, punish those who use cyber in the international system from military-se- the Al Arab news channel, which was owned by Prince Alwaleed tools for malicious purposes; curity to economy and technology changes, bin Talal. The channel shut down barely one day after its launch in Pillar IV: Expand American influence The document points out that information Preserve U.S. influence in the technology and Trump’s views. February 2015. Khashoggi also served as a political commentator, abroad to extend the key tenets of an open, and communication technology (ICT) in the and development of cyberspace as an engine The sets of actions in the U.S. national appearing on MBS, BBC and Al Jazeera channels. interoperable, reliable, and secure internet. U.S. is the basis of all parts of the country, for economic growth, innovation and perfor- cybersecurity strategy have the following He met and interviewed Osama bin Laden several times in The strategies have taken protection of and the preservation of democracy requires mance. Foster a vibrant and resilient digital objectives: prevent similar actions like the middle of the decade, before the latter went on to become people, territory, and lifestyle of the Americans cybersecurity as the electoral infrastructure economy, because its economic security is Edward Snowden, a former contractor for the leader of the al-Qaeda group. Khashoggi was reinstated as as the forefront of the U.S. National Security and the maintenance of the electoral process dependent on national security and the basis the National Security Agency (NSA), who the editor of Al-Watan in 2007, but had to resign again in 2010, Strategy, and the preservation of the public fall on the same Technology. of the country’s economy falls on digital tech- exposed the organization’s illegal activities for “pushing the boundaries of debate within Saudi society”, and private information network and the Prioritize national research and develop- nology. Incentivize an adaptable and secure such as the alleged Russia’s involvement in according to his personal website. fight against cybercrime are the highlights ment investments based on cybersecurity. technology marketplace to strengthen and the country’s presidential election, and Chi- It is thought that he was forced to resign due to official dis- of the plan. Improve cybersecurity of transportation encourage innovation in security technologies. nese cyber-espionage on American industry, pleasure with articles published in the paper that were critical of The low-profile strategies or policy plans and maritime cybersecurity like shipping and Collaboration with other countries to pro- increased economic exploitation of the region the Kingdom’s harsh Islamic postures. After this event, he went include: shipping lines because the country’s economy mote the standard. Invest in the next generation Cybersecurity, combine U.S. economic and to the U.S. in voluntary exile. The responsibility to secure Federal is based on global trade and transportation. infrastructure, such as the 5G mobile phone, security benefits, makes use of changes in U.S. A week before his apparent kidnapping, Khashoggi criticized networks - including security systems – Attend to the impact of spatial issues such artificial intelligence and quantum computing. immigration laws and the elimination of the the Arab states’ silence in the face of Trump’s own comments. falls squarely on the Federal Government. as satellite communications, navigation and Promote free flow of data across borders as lottery system in order to take advantage of He wrote: “Trump sometimes tries to support Arab countries, Strengthen Federal contractor cybersecurity. position systems on cyberspace and the threats the countries in the world are more likely to the intelligence capabilities of intellectuals, and we, Arabs, have to pay for it. The biggest threat to the Arab Strengthen critical infrastructure of the state in this area. restrict and protect data under the name of reduce the influence of other governments in countries and its oil resources is the Trump itself, because he and the private sector, which includes energy, Combat cybercrime and improve incident national security, which has a negative impact international decision-making in the cyber- sees the Arabs only as an oil well.” banking, finance, health, transportation and reporting, in particular combat transnational on the interests of American companies. space by strengthening the multi-stakeholder He has been watched by the Western and Arab media, and communications and information technology. crime, theft of data and black markets Maintain U.S. leadership in emerging process. he was always asked to express his opinion in light of the acute political issues inside Saudi Arabia. Khashoggi seemed to have double standards. Sometimes he criticized and sometimes praised U.S. should seize on ICJ ruling to avert global energy Saudi politics. He was one of those who supported the fight against corruption in the government, and has been among those who challenged the Islamic awakening in Islamic countries, including Egypt. Khashoggi, known as a journalist opposed to bin Salman, insecurity: Canadian lawyer disappeared last Tuesday when he went to register his marriage TEHRAN (Tasnim) — An international lawyer said U.S. interim relief, only harm to the physical health and safety at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. officials, instead of rejecting an international court ruling of Iranians that may potentially arise from the impugned He went to the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul to marry Khadija against American sanctions on Iran, should be astute enough U.S. measures should be considered as irreparable harm Arzu and asked his fiancé if he did not return to inform Turkey’s to seize on the decision and tone down their war rhetoric and therefore appropriate for some kind of interim remedy. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Khadija never saw him leave against Tehran to stop an inevitable “global energy insecurity”. As a result, the court focused very narrowly on measures the consulate building. “Indeed, in my view, if U.S. decision makers are even which might affect Iran ability to import foodstuffs, prod- Turkish authorities have confirmed that Khoshoggi did not just half as astute as they tend to be given credit for, they ucts needed for humanitarian aid, medicine and medical exit the consulate. The Saudi Ambassador Walid Bin Abdul Karim will seize on this ICJ decision as a timely excuse for toning equipment and aviation spare parts, without so much as El Khereiji was summoned to the Turkish Foreign Ministry to down U.S. attacks on Iran and, more particular, demands mentioning any impact the impugned U.S. measures will explain Khoshoggi’s dis- that all nations stop buying Iranian oil, so that the threat of a have on Iranian exports and its economy more generally. If Jamal appearance. According to regional conflagration and the global energy insecurity that Indeed, as I was listening to the judgment being read, I was eyewitnesses, the Saudi would inevitably bring, can be avoided,” Barry Grossman, somewhat astounded that the words “exports” and “oil” Khashoghi consulate closed doors on who is based on the Indonesian island of Bali, told Tasnim were not even mentioned in the judgment. was in fact Wednesday, October 3rd. in an interview. Indeed, this part of the court’s decision comes across to A Turkish security “…we all know that, like Israel and to a somewhat less- me as the ramblings of a less than competent lawyer who has transferred from source had previously told er extent, the UK and France, the USA considers itself far had some experience with commercial litigation involving Turkey to Saudi Reuters that a group of 15 too special and exceptional to be in any way bound by the causes of action which do not provide for the recovery of the entire civilized world regarding the status of Jerusalem, Arabia, this is Saudi nationals, including ICJ, by the United Nations more generally, or indeed, by damages for purely economic loss. Such distinctions, in my in favour of unilaterally and illegally recognising Jerusalem some officials, arrived in the very same system of international laws, treaties, and opinion, have absolutely no application in a case like this as the capital of Israel. the second time Istanbul and entered the conventions it so often invokes to hold other nations to based on public international law. Indeed, we have long witnessed the United States wage that Riyadh consulate on Oct. 2, the account,” he added. In any case, you don’t have to be very clever or knowledge- unlawful belligerent wars under false pretenses and in vi- has ignored the same day Khashoggi was Following is the full text of the interview: able to understand that the risks to public health and safety olation of both global opinion and international law, war there, and later left the Q: The UN’s international court of justice on Wednesday presented by obstacles to the importation of humanitarian crimes, and other clandestine military interventions, as often sovereignty of country. reprimanded the U.S. over its re-imposition of sanctions on aid, foodstuffs, medicine and aviation spare parts, pales into as not, targeting unidentified civilians in other sovereign another country. Turkish sources said Iran and ordered Washington to lift restrictive measures relative insignificance compared to the illness, loss of life, nations. We watched the U.S. ignore the United Nations and that authorities believed linked to humanitarian trade, food, medicine and civil avi- civil unrest and general suffering intended, according to wage belligerency invasions killing millions in Afghanistan In the first he was killed inside the ation. What is your take on the ruling? various public statements made by U.S. officials like Mike and Iraq, as well as leading the way for the illegal invasion case the Saudis consulate. His alleged A: It is important to understand that this decision was Pompeo, Nikki Haley, John Bolton and even President Trump and destruction of both Libya and Iraq, not to mention U.S. kidnapped the murder was planned in merely an interim ruling, with the final decision to follow himself, as the inevitable consequences of the impugned U.S. involvement in the belligerent Saudi/UAE led war on Yemen. advance, and the body a long and complicated process. That said, it was a pleas- measures, described by President Trump as the strongest So when you ask me if I expect the U.S. to abide by the prime minister may have been trans- ant and unexpected surprise that the court demonstrated sanctions in history and clearly conceived with the aim of ICJ interim decision in this case brought by Iran, no, I cer- of Lebanon, ferred outside the con- its willingness to manifest the independence and courage wreaking havoc with Iran’s economy and internal security. tainly do not. sulate. needed to reject, for the time being, the various technical Then there is the not so small matter of unilateral U.S. That said, the current political dynamic which sees the Hariri, but later Thomas Friedman, arguments made by the U.S., among other things, contesting demands that all nations stop buying oil from Iran not lat- EU squarely at odds with the U.S. on pretty much every issue released him. an American journalist, jurisdiction, blaming Iran itself for the unilateral sanctions er than November 4, and the very stark implications that arising, in this case, does give some hope that the U.S. will has written about Jamal imposed by the U.S., and claiming that those sanctions were has for regional security and global energy security and, have to tread somewhat more lightly than usual in order Khashoggi, criticizing Muhammad bin Salman: “He is the oppres- somehow necessary to protect U.S. national Security interests. of course, the very same rights under the 1955 Treaty of to avoid fully alienating its European allies and thereby sive ruler of the age who does not pay attention to democracy. That said, all those issues remain “live”, bearing in mind Amity which the court was ostensibly fashioning an interim triggering a series of developments which can only further Around him is a bunch of thugs who give him bad advice.” that this was merely an interim decision providing some remedy to protect. isolate the United States. Lebanon’s Al-Akhbar newspaper, however, has reported temporary relief fashioned with a view to maintaining the That the court was able to find in Iran’s favor pretty much Indeed, in my view, if U.S. decision makers are even that Khashoggi is in Riyadh. Al-Akhbar has also claimed that pre-sanctions status quo pending a final determination of on all points of substance at this interim stage but entirely just half as astute as they tend to be given credit for, they Khalid bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Washington the case. failed to address itself to the pending doom and catastro- will seize on this ICJ decision as a timely excuse for toning and brother of Mohammed bin Salman, interfered in this matter. In that regard, the same principles which typically ap- phe openly promised to Iran by this U.S. administration is down U.S. attacks on Iran and, more particular, demands He has allegedly assured Khashoggi he will not be persecuted ply in applications for interim relief in routine commercial nothing less than scandalous and a cynical concession to that all nations stop buying Iranian oil, so that the threat in Saudi Arabia. disputes were for the most applied by the Court in this case. the politics of power. of a regional conflagration and the global energy insecurity The Lebanese media has claimed that Khashoggi entered Specifically, the Court found that the Applicant, that is Iran, Q: According to the verdict, which was read out by Judge that would inevitably bring, can be avoided. one consulate building of Saudi Arabia while his fiancé awaited needed only to establish at this stage that there was an ar- Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, Washington “shall remove by Q: In response, the United States said it was terminating a him outside the building, and that he left another building of guable case that the impugned U.S. measures may violate means of its choosing any impediments arising from the 1955 treaty reached with then ally Iran after Tehran cited it in the consulate through a corridor connecting the two build- Iran’s rights under the 1955 Treaty of Amity. The Court measures announced on May 8 to the free exportation to an international court ruling against Washington’s sanctions ings. Then, he was allegedly transferred to the airport. But ruled that Iran had in fact established that it has an arguable Iran of medicines and medical devices, food and agricultural policy. “I’m announcing that the U.S. is terminating the 1955 all this is unclear. case, notwithstanding U.S. objections on the grounds of commodities” as well as airplane parts. Do you believe that Treaty of Amity with Iran. This is a decision, frankly, that Evidence points to the kidnapping of Khashoggi by profes- jurisdiction, national security, and an argument which in Washington will abide by the ruling? is 39 years overdue,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told sional kidnappers. It is also possible that he was unconscious effect claimed that the diplomatic negotiating process which A: Well we all know that, like Israel and to a somewhat reporters, referring to the date of the 1979 Islamic revolution. and transferred directly to Saudi Arabia by land or sea to avoid accompanied the JCPOA somehow displaced provisions in lesser extent, the UK and France, the USA considers itself Pompeo described the ruling as a “defeat for Iran.” Do you Turkey’s strict security measures at airports. Turkey, some have the Treaty of Amity which prescribe that any dispute under far too special and exceptional to be in any way bound by the think it was a defeat for Iran or the U.S.? opined, did not imagine such an action from Saudi Arabia. The that Treaty be referred to the ICJ for resolution. ICJ, by the United Nations more generally, or indeed, by the A: For a man reputed to be extremely clever, it was absurd kidnapping is a dagger in Erdogan’s back, claimed one newspaper. That much decided, the court turned its attention to the very same system of international laws, treaties, and con- of Pompeo to claim that the ICJ’s interim ruling was a defeat The fate of Jamal Khashoggi, whatever it actually is, reveals question of interim relief and in doing so once again invoked ventions it so often invokes to hold other nations to account. for Iran. Every argument made by the U.S. was rejected by much about the rulers of Riyadh. They apparently do not tolerate the same principles which have long applied in commer- In that regard, we have already seen this administration the court and pretty much every argument of substance any criticism contrary to their claims of reform in Saudi Arabia. cial disputes, namely that the court ought to make orders abuse and threaten any nation which disagrees with it in the made by Iran was accepted. Yes, the court seems to have lost Freedom of expression is anathema to Saudi officials. to in effect maintain the status quo which existed prior to UN General Assembly and the Security Council. its nerve in formulating an absurdly narrow set of interim Saudi officials are railing against other countries that have said the alleged breach, with a view to preventing the aggrieved We have seen this administration withdraw the U.S. from orders but that can almost certainly be explained by the U.S. Saudi Arabia is little more than a prison for political dissidents. party from suffering irreparable harm prior to the court’s participation in the United Nations Human Rights Council lobbying and threats directed at the court. The incident suggests that the current rulers of Riyadh have final decision. and, together with Israel, threaten the very existence of the Let me put it this way: on listening to the reading of the kept the nation hungry and left thousands of people martyred However, the ICJ at that point introduced a very disap- International Criminal Court. court’s decision in somewhat stunned disbelief, the first and wounded. The country has become a threat to international pointing twist in its interim judgment which, unlike the very We have long witnessed the United States thumbing its image of the United States that came to mind for me was relations. broad approach to the kinds of apprehended loss or damage nose at ICJ decisions and, more particularly, at ICJ decisions of a boxer heavily favoured to win about, stumbling blindly If Jamal Khashoghi was in fact transferred from Turkey to embraced by the concept of irreparable harm taken in ordinary declaring various measures adopted by the occupying regime to his corner dazed, bloodied and badly in need of smelling Saudi Arabia, this is the second time that Riyadh has ignored commercial cases involving application for interim relief, in Palestine to be unlawful, with this U.S. administration salts, after being knocked from pillar to post in the first the sovereignty of another country. In the first case the Saudis saw the court inexplicably and without much discussion of going so far as to disregard long-standing U.S. policy, in- round of a fight the challenger was expected to have no kidnapped the prime minister of Lebanon, Hariri, but later re- the related legal principles, take the position in fashioning ternational law, and the position embraced by pretty much chance whatsoever of surviving. leased him. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 8 ADVERTISEMENTS OCTOBER 11, 2018

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Can apathy predict Anti-psychotic drug could treat aggressive breast cancer

A commonly-used anti-psychotic drug could also be effective against dementia? triple negative breast cancer, the form of the disease that is most difficult to treat, new research has found. Because there is no cure for dementia, accurately predicting The study, led by the University of Bradford in the UK, also showed who will go on to develop it is vital to minimize its impact. that the drug, Pimozide, has the potential to treat the most common According to a new review, apathy may hold the key. type of lung cancer. A new study investigates apathy and its role in de- Anti-psychotic drugs are known to have anti-cancer properties, mentia onset. with some, albeit inconclusive, studies showing a reduced incidence Dementia overwhelmingly impacts older adults. Although of cancer amongst people with schizophrenia. The new research, pub- scientists know about some risk factors, predicting who lished in Oncotarget, is the first to identify how one of these drugs will eventually develop dementia is challenging. acts against triple negative breast cancer, with the potential to be the As people age, cognitive abilities tend to decline, and first targeted treatment for the disease. 5–20 percent of those over 65 years old will develop mild Lead researcher, Professor Mohamed El-Tanani from the Uni- cognitive impairment. versity of Bradford, said: “Triple negative breast cancer has lower Older adults with a mild cognitive impairment who survival rates and increased risk of recurrence. It is the only type of visit memory clinics — which are centers dedicated to breast cancer for which only limited targeted treatments are available. diagnosing memory problems — often fear that they will Our research has shown that Pimozide could potentially fill this gap. receive a dementia diagnosis. And because this drug is already in clinical use, it could move quickly In reality, most individuals’ memories will either return into clinical trials.” to normal levels of functioning or not deteriorate any further. The researchers, from the University of Bradford, Queen’s University However, while the person is in the clinic, doctors are Belfast and the University of Salamanca, tested Pimozide in the labo- keen to understand who is most at risk. There is no cure ratory on triple negative breast cancer cells, non-small cell lung cancer for dementia, so early detection is the best way to ensure cells and normal breast cells. They found that at the highest dosage the best care. used, up to 90 per cent of the cancer cells died following treatment Observing changes in behavior might be a useful way to with the drug, compared with only five per cent of the normal cells. assess an individual who might otherwise fly under the radar. They then tested the drug on mice implanted with triple negative Apathy as an early warning sign breast cancer. Tumours in mice treated with Pimozide were 65 per One behavior of interest is apathy, which is defined cent smaller than in untreated mice and the number of tumours re- as a loss of motivation, a lack of interest, and reduced duced by up to 61 per cent. The drug also helped to prevent the cancer emotional expression. If apathy is related to an increased Apathy is a relevant, noninvasive, cheap, and easily spreading: treated mice had up to 94 per cent fewer metastases in the chance of developing dementia, it might become a rel- implementable prognostic factor prodromal to lung than mice who didn’t receive Pimozide. atively easy way to identify increased risk — even in a dementia. It has important clinical significance because The drug involved in the research wasn’t chosen at random. Previ- short consultation. ous research by Professor El-Tanani has shown that a certain protein, Already, researchers have noted that apathy is a com- patients are vulnerable and tend to withdraw from care, called Ran-GTP, plays a significant role in enabling the growth and mon feature of dementia, occurring in around half of the requiring an active caregiving approach from clinicians. spread of a number of cancers, including triple negative breast cancer. people with Alzheimer’s disease. To date, studying the When Professor El-Tanani mapped thousands of existing drugs role of apathy before dementia develops has received with an approximately twofold increased risk of dementia an active caregiving approach from clinicians.” against this protein, to identify which would be most effective in little attention. in memory clinic patients.” Recent research has focused on developing biomark- blocking Ran-GTP, Pimozide came top of the table. He then worked Recently, researchers set out to see whether apathy Researchers saw a particularly pronounced effect in ers for dementia risk, including MRI and the analysis with colleagues to test the drug in cells and mice and identify the could become an early marker for dementia. To do this, younger, healthier individuals because it was easier to of cerebrospinal fluid. Compared with these high-tech mechanisms by which the drug, and the inhibition of Ran-GTP, were they dipped into the findings from previous studies detect apathy in them. options, assessing apathy would be much quicker and affecting the cancer. and carried out a fresh analysis of the pooled data. As Older people tend to withdraw for a range of reasons, more cost-effective. The study found that, in addition to reducing proliferation of triple the authors explain: such as physical or cognitive constraints, rather than As ever, more research is required to gather more de- negative breast cancer cells and increasing the percentage of cells that “We aimed to systematically review and meta-ana- apathy. When a younger individual becomes withdrawn, tail on this relationship. The authors also note that it is died, the drug was able to reduce migration and invasion of these lyze the evidence from longitudinal cohorts for the it is perhaps more unexpected, making it more obvious. important to remember that not every older adult with cancer cells. It suppressed production of a protein, called VEGFR2 association between apathy in older people and the A new marker? apathy will go on to develop dementia. that supports blood supply to tumours, prevented production of an risk of incident dementia.” Changes in apathy could be useful for doctors, helping However, they also write that older adults with apathy enzyme that is linked to metastasis and prevented the production of A recent study concludes that osteoporosis signifi- them gauge the potential risk of developing dementia, “represent a medically highly vulnerable group that tends cells called myofibroblasts that help promote tumour growth. cantly raises the risk of developing dementia. alongside standard clinical tests; the authors explain further: to withdraw from care.” “There are many molecular pathways that are hyperactive in can- In total, the researchers assessed and collated data “Apathy is a relevant, noninvasive, cheap, and easily As the United States population ages, the early detec- cer,” explained Professor El-Tanani. “Our study shows that by acting from 16 studies, including 7,365 participants. Their implementable prognostic factor prodromal to demen- tion of dementia is more important than ever. Assessing as a Ran-GTP inhibitor, Pimozide was able to block a number of key results were published earlier this month in JAMA tia.” They go on: an individual’s level of apathy might soon become a part pathways that contribute to triple negative breast cancer growing Psychiatry. “It has important clinical significance because patients of the clinician’s range of predictive tools. and spreading.” The authors concluded that “[a]pathy was associated are vulnerable and tend to withdraw from care, requiring (Source: Medical News Today) (Source: medicalxpress.com)

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I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 10 HERITAGE & TOURISM OCTOBER 11, 2018 Aban 7th can be turned into tourism Tehran conference to discuss Arbaeen as spiritual heritage event, Mounesan says

TOURISM TEHRAN – The seventh deskday of the seventh Iranian calendar month of Aban - the anniversary of the entrance of Cyrus the Great (r. 559–530 BC) into Babylon - can be turned into a tour- ism event, Iran’s tourism chief Ali-Asghar Mounesan said on Tuesday. The event, which falls on October 29, is celebrated by many Iranians who come together across the tomb of Cyrus, located in Pasargadae, which has caused some problems over the Pilgrims gather around the shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) to past couple of years. mark Arbaeen in an undated photo. “However, the Provincial Security Council will make the final decision in this regard and HERITAGE TEHRAN – A number of cultural experts, aca- provincial tourism department is prepared deskdemia and religious scholars have been invited to cooperate to implement the appropriate to discuss Arbaeen as a spiritual heritage in a conference, which decision,” said Mounesan who doubles as will be held at Tehran’s Iranology Foundation on October 15. vice president. “It is important to resolve Arbaeen marks the end of the 40-day mourning period fol- controversies surrounding this day so that lowing the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (AS), the grandson of some cannot abuse such a day.” Prophet Muhammad, and his companions at the Battle of Karbala Cyrus was the founder of Achaemenid on Muharram 10 in the year 61 AH (680 CE). Empire which at its greatest extent stretched Organizers say that the purpose of the event is to raise aware- from the Balkans to the Indus Valley, spanning ness of the human community about Arbaeen as a “transnational 5.5 million square kilometers. heritage of spirituality that is a symbol of freedom”, IRIB reported. The Persian king declared world’s first To mark the day, hundreds of thousands of Shia Muslims charter of human rights, also known as the from different countries go on long treks towards Iraq’s holy Cyrus Cylinder. People visit tomb of Cyrus the Great in Pasargadae, southern Iran. city of Karbala, where the Imam is laid to rest. Millennia-old coins excavated in Iran’s five-month outbound tourism western Iran falls 11 percent Foreign arrivals in Sistan- Baluchestan up 23% in 6 months

A view of the Burnt City, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Sistan-Baluchestan Province HERITAGE TEHRAN – Tens of city of Sirvan and people have built their TOURISM TEHRAN – Iran’s out- destinations in the mentioned period,” TOURISM TEHRAN – The number of international deskmillennia-old coins homes above magnificent remnants, which deskbound tourism fell 11 he added. desktravelers to Iran’s southeastern Sistan-Bal- and an earthen jar have recently been date from the Sassanid era (224 CE to 651) percent during the first five months of the CHHTO Director Ali-Asghar Mounesan uchestan province grew by 23 percent during the first half of unearthed in the village of Sarab-e Kalan and early Islamic era.” current Iranian calendar year (started on said in September that foreign arrivals in the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21) compared in Ilam Province, western Iran. “It has caused many problems for the March 21) from a year earlier, a tourism the country surged 45 percent in the first to the same period last year, IRNA reported. The objects are composed of 94 silver residents yet threatens to destroy historical official has said. five months. “Sistan-Baluchestan received 105,139 foreign tourists in the coins and a clay jar, which are estimat- relics [of the village].” “3,092,759 Iranians traveled abroad Dramatic changes in the value of rial, mentioned period, which is 23 percent higher than last year’s ed to date back to 1200 years ago…. all Recognized as an open-air museum by in the first five months of the year that the Iranian currency, have had a signif- 85,000,” said Alireza Jalalzaie, the provincial tourism chief. of which have been transferred to an the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and shows 11 percent decrease year on year,” icant impact on the country’s tourism Sistan-Baluchestan has played host to travelers from neighbor- anthropology museum in the province, Tourism Organization, Sarab-e Kalan has said Mohammad Khayatian, a deputy for sector. ing countries, Australia, and European states such as Germany, IRNA quoted a local official as saying been subjected to several excavation and the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Since the year started, the rial has lost Hungary, Italy, Austria, Britain, and the Netherlands, he added. on Monday. survey projects, the official added. Tourism Organization. more than half of its value against various Jalalzaie attached special importance to rituals and ethnic Javad Rahimi said, “The village of Sar- The government aims to relocate the “Turkey, Iraq, the UAE, and Geor- foreign currencies as the country is bracing background of the region, saying “In addition to historical at- ab-e Kalan [partly] lies on the historical Sarab-e Kalan residents to another place. gia were respectively the mostly visited for U.S.-led economic sanctions. tractions of the province, customs and traditions of the residents have been very attractive and memorable for foreign tourists.” Sistan-Baluchestan is home to distinctive archaeological sites and natural attractions, including two UNESCO World Heritage Learn how to become travel savvy sites, namely Shahr-e-Soukhteh (Burnt City) and the Lut Desert, Travel literacy falls into two broad categories: under- credible amount of quality films and documentaries which is shared between it and Kerman Province. standing how the travel industry works with its often that give an authentic sense of place, context and Another tourist destination of the province is its mangrove forests, arcane rules and restrictions; and being aware of other history to wherever your travels may lead next,” says which take refuge to seabird species such as flamingos and herons. cultures and customs. Ashley Blake, founder of Traverse Journeys. She cites A vast majority of misunderstandings with airlines, the 10-part documentary The Vietnam War by Ken hotels and cruise lines end with travelers admitting Burns and Lynn Novick as an example. The series, ROUND THE GLOBE they failed to review the terms of their purchase. That’s she says, “took a deep dive into the complexities how they ended up with, say, a non-refundable hotel of a place to help you appreciate the culture and room or a restrictive timeshare. perspective you’ll encounter while there”. Historic Sanctuary of People who claim they can teach you the ins and Learn a language Machu Picchu outs of the travel industry, and make you more trav- An app like Duolingo is a great way to brush up el-literate with a simple course are probably exag- on your language skills before you travel. “Phrases gerating - there’s nothing like being there. So let’s like ‘please’, ‘thank you’, counting and asking basic Embedded within a dramatic landscape at the meeting point talk about the second part of travel literacy, which is travel questions. between the Peruvian Andes and the Amazon Basin, the UNE- looking more like a citizen of the world than someone Take a virtual trip SCO-registered Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu is among who’s never crossed a county line. Read a book - the Downloads maps of the destination on your phone, the greatest artistic, architectural and land use achievements right travel book can educate, inspire and enlighten. also download the top-rated transit apps of the destina- anywhere and the most significant tangible legacy of the Inca Find your affinity group on social media tion. A competent tour operator can handle everything civilization. Recognized for outstanding cultural and natural Spend time on Facebook’s travel groups connecting from hotel reservations to meals, so you can have a values, the mixed World Heritage property covers 32,592 hectares with new friends and learn new travel skills. destination worry-free. of mountain slopes, peaks and valleys surrounding its heart, the Watch a movie or documentary But there’s no substitute for on-the-ground travel spectacular archaeological monument of “La Ciudadela” (the Brush up on your travel literacy: understand how the travel industry While some movies can have gross misrepresenta- experience. works and be aware of other cultures and customs. tions of cultures and people, there are still an in- (Source: Independent Online) China’s smaller cities help drive ‘Golden Week’ tourism Amid concerns about China’s economic slowdown, data watch the flag raising ceremony on Oct. 1. of residents traveling, Ctrip data showed. show tourism during a week-long national holiday grew and Chinese tourist sites received 726 million visitors during Residents of China’ second and third-tier cities also saw even saw sharp increases from relatively less affluent areas. the Golden Week holiday, and domestic tourism revenue significant increases in spending on overseas travel during In the next five years, so-called tier-three and tier-four increased to 599.08 billion yuan ($86.66 billion), the Min- National Day holidays, Ctrip said. cities’ pace of consumption growth will surpass that of tier- istry of Culture and Tourism said Sunday. Although the Spending by Chinese from Dalian, Suzhou, Shenyang, one and tier-two cities, Xin Chen, China tourism analyst at 9.43 percent and 9.04 percent respective increases from last Chengdu, Fuzhou, Zhengzhou, Xian and Xiamen ranged UBS Securities, said in an interview Tuesday with CNBC. year marked a slower pace than in 2017, last year’s holiday from about 6,800 yuan to 7,800 yuan per person ($982 to Chinese cities are divided into tiers, with Beijing and also coincided with the Mid-Autumn Festival, which likely $1,127), a “clear” increase from last year’s Golden Week, Citadel) at more than 2,400 meters above sea level. Shanghai falling into the “tier one” category. Although a contributed to higher figures overall. Ctrip said. The approximately 200 structures making up this outstanding lower-tier city can still be relatively large by Western stand- Notably, the number of travelers from six smaller Chinese Alipay, a leading mobile payments app run by Alibaba-af- religious, ceremonial, astronomical and agricultural center are ards, increased interest in tourism from those areas indicates cities more than tripled during this year’s Golden Week hol- filiate Ant Financial, reported more than double the number set on a steep ridge, crisscrossed by stone terraces. Following that local economies are still faring well. iday, according to data from Ctrip, a Chinese travel services of overseas in-store transactions, with average spend rising a rigorous plan the city is divided into a lower and upper part, Chen attributed the greater increase in spending power to company. The report, released Monday, looked at bookings 30 percent to 1,979 yuan ($286). Average spending by user separating the farming from residential areas, with a large square this year’s Chinese tax reform — which raised the minimum through the company for tour groups and individual travel. was highest in Denmark at 8,764 yuan ($1,266), Alipay said. between the two. To this day, many of Machu Picchu’s mysteries on monthly taxable income — and improved living conditions Where China’s travelers are going Overall, Thailand was the most popular overseas desti- remain unresolved, including the exact role it may have played that give locals more ability to spend on leisure activities. Leading the growth was the southeastern city of Chang- nation for Chinese during this year’s Golden Week, followed in the Incas’ sophisticated understanding of astronomy and This past Sunday marked the end of seven days of vacation zhou with an increase of 288 percent in residents traveling, by Japan, the Ctrip data showed. The United States, Russia, domestication of wild plant species. to commemorate the founding of the People’s Republic of followed by the southern city of Foshan at 244 percent, and Italy and Turkey also ranked among the 20 most popular The massive yet refined architecture of Machu Picchu blends China on Oct. 1, 1949. Also known as the “Golden Week,” Zhuhai — which borders Macau — at 237 percent. Other cities countries. exceptionally well with the stunning natural environment, with the “National Day” holiday is a popular time for Chinese to which saw triple the number of residents booking through Ctrip noted that Chinese tourists are also no longer in- which it is intricately linked. Numerous subsidiary centers, an travel, since personal vacation days can be limited and the Ctrip were the southeastern city of Wuxi and Zhengzhou terested in just shopping. Museum ticket bookings through extensive road and trail system, irrigation canals and agricultural only other long holiday, the Spring Festival, is traditionally in the east central part of China. one of Ctrip’s platforms doubled, with Spain’s Prado Art terraces bear witness to longstanding, often on-going human use. reserved for visiting family. As a result, Golden Week is no- Chongqing in the central west saw bookings by residents museum the most popular, and New York’s Metropolitan (Source: UNESCO) torious for hordes of visitors to popular tourist sites — more increase by 225 percent, putting the region into fourth place Museum of Art ranking fifth. than 140,000 gathered in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square to overall, behind Shanghai, Beijing and Chengdu by number (Source: CNBC) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y OCTOBER 11, 2018 SCIENCE 11

Incredible ‘lost world’ of underwater Giant ice spikes on Europa could endanger future volcanoes discovered deep in the ocean landers, say scientists Hidden below the waves off the east coast of helped the Earth’s crust break so that all of Australia, scientists have discovered a ‘lost those areas could start to drift apart.” Jupiter’s moon Europa has captured the attention of scientists world’ of epic volcanic peaks buried under Future research is already being planned with its likely subsurface ocean and cracked icy shell, but visiting the Tasman Sea, never before seen with hu- to study the terrain and its marine life later the distant iceball might be even harder than we thought. A new man eyes. in the Australian summer, but already the analysis of the conditions on Europa says we could encounter This range of volcanic seamounts - under- researchers think these volcanic valleys might pointy spears of ice on the surface up to 50 feet tall, which may water mountains formed by ancient, extinct serve as a kind of navigational hub for creatures skewer any lander unlucky enough to come down in the wrong volcanoes - towers some 3 kilometers (1.9 who live in the deep. place. We don’t know how dangerous a landing would be yet, but the answers could present themselves in the next few years. miles) above the ocean floor. Despite the im- Feeding grounds Europa is one of the most famous moons in the Solar Sys- mense height, it has never been previously “These seamounts may act as an impor- tem, even though it’s relatively unexplored. The most recent detected, since even the highest peaks are tant signpost on an underwater migratory mission to capture close-up images was Galileo more than 20 concealed 2 km (1.2 miles) below the surface highway for the humpback whales we saw years ago. That mission helped scientists confirm there was a of the South Pacific. moving from their winter breeding to summer liquid body under the surface of Europa, but the nature of the “Our multibeam mapping has revealed feeding grounds,” one of the team, zoologist ocean is unclear. in vibrant detail, for the first time, a chain of and bird researcher Eric Woehler from the volcanic seamounts rising up from an abyssal University of Tasmania, said in a statement. plain about 5,000 meters (16,400ft) deep,” “We expect that these seamounts will explains marine geoscientist Tara Martin from be a biological hotspot year round, and the Australia’s CSIRO. summer visit will give us another opportunity “This is a very diverse landscape and will to uncover the mysteries of the marine life undoubtedly be a biological hotspot that sup- they support.” ports a dazzling array of marine life.” In addition to the humpbacks, the research- of history. Martin explained to ABC News. The researchers say the volcanic terrain ers found increased ocean productivity over “We’re pretty sure that these seamounts “As Australia and Antarctica and Tasmania varies in size and shape, including both sharp the seamounts, including spikes in phyto- were related to the breakup of Australia and all broke up, a big hotspot came in under the peaks and broad plateaus punctuated with plankton activity, plus numerous sightings of Antarctica. It was about 30 million years ago,” earth’s crust, made these volcanoes, and then smaller conical hills. other marine life, such as a giant pod of 60-80 The discovery, made aboard the CSIRO pilot whales, and seabirds (four species each research vessel Investigator, occurred dur- Future research is already being planned of albatross and petrels). ing a voyage led by scientists from Australian Given how new this discovery is, we don’t National University. to study the terrain and its marine life later fully understand yet how this lost world and Nutrient levels its ocean-dwelling inhabitants interact. in the Australian summer, but already the To know for certain, you’d have to land on the surface and The team was examining the relationship But there’s no doubting we’ve uncovered conduct experiments. However, Daniel Hobley of Cardiff Uni- between nutrient levels and phytoplankton researchers think these volcanic valleys a vibrant and diverse ecosystem here – a con- versity and his team say Europa won’t make that easy. behavior in the East Australian Current when venient place to stop for food or directions, might serve as a kind of navigational hub for The same remodeling of the surface that helped confirm their seafloor mapping detected the dramatic, whether you’ve got scales, feathers, or mere the presence of water may also make the surface vastly more uncharted contours, produced in another era creatures who live in the deep. plankton bits. (Source: sciencealert.com) dangerous. According to the new study, Europa likely forms ice structures called penitentes seen in Antarctica here on Earth. It begins with Polar bears gorged on whales to survive Space Waste Lab pinpoints orbiting space ice and snow building up unevenly on a surface. Sublimation past warm periods: new study debris with long-range LEDs causes some ice to change phases from solid directly to gas, but it doesn’t happen uniformly. Denser areas sublimate more slowly, eventually forming large spikes. We’ll have a better idea what the surface of Europa is like in a few years. NASA has plans to launch the Europa Clipper mission in the early 2020s to survey the planet. The ESA also has a Ganymede probe that will make a few passes over Europa around the same time. (Source: extremetech.com)

Humans can recognize up to 10,000 faces, scientists find

People can identify up to 10,000 faces, scientists have discovered. In the first study of its kind, researchers quantified the number of faces an individual human can know—and findings showed people were able to recognize between 1,000 and 10,000, with the average being 5,000 faces. Biological Sciences, was carried out by Rob Jenkins, from the Department of Psychology at the University of York, and colleagues. The “vocabulary of facial identities is large given the context Polar bears likely survived past warm periods Different polar bears Dutch artist and designer Daan that are too small to be tracked. Debris of our species history,” he told Newsweek. “For most of that in the Arctic, when sea ice cover was low, Still, polar bears are opportunistic feeders Roosegaarde has a knack for raising traveling at such speeds poses a real threat time, humans lived in groups of around a hundred people. by scavenging on the carcasses of stranded and have been observed in multiple locations environmental awareness through spec- to orbiting spacecraft and satellites, fur- These days, humans may live in cities of millions, and we’re large whales. This food source sustained the eating the carcasses of whales that died at sea tacular and symbolic pieces of art, and ther exacerbating the problem. bombarded with faces from the media too. bears when they were largely restricted to and washed ashore. The bears can quickly his freshly launched Space Waste Lab Studio Roosegaarde has teamed up For the study, the team asked participants to write down as land, unable to roam the ice in search of consume and store large amounts of fat, might be his most impressive installation with the European Space Agency’s Clean many faces from their personal lives as they could within an seals to hunt. which works in their favor. In some cases, yet. The project uses real-time data and Space team for Space Waste Lab, which hour. They then did the same for famous people. Researchers A new study led by the University of Wash- between 40 and 60 different polar bears LEDs to call attention to the mounting began life as a live outdoor performance found the rate at which people would write down faces started ington found that although dead whales are have been observed feeding on large bow- problem of space debris, but his plans piece last week in the Netherlands. Relying fast then slowed down as they struggled to think of more. The still valuable sources of fat and protein for head and gray whale carcasses and, in 2017, aren’t limited to simply shining a light on custom-built software and real-time team then worked out the pace at which people slowed down to some polar bears, this resource will likely more than 180 bears were seen scavenging on its existence. tracking data on space debris, long LEDs estimate at what point they would run out of faces altogether. not be enough to sustain most bear popula- on a single dead bowhead whale. Individual Like his studio’s series of Smog Free were used to form arrows pinpointing The findings open up a wide range of research avenues — tions in the future when the Arctic becomes bears frequently return to the same carcass Towers that suck up urban air pollution, individual pieces of junk as they shot particularly those concerning facial recognition technology. ice-free in summers, which is likely to occur over multiple years. its kites that generate energy as they bob- across the sky. Jenkins said psychological research shows big differences between by 2040 due to climate change. The results The authors drew upon years of obser- ble up and down, and its giant gateway An impressive spectacle, to be sure. faces we do know, and those we don’t. We can reliably identify were published online Oct. 9 in the journal vations in the field to assess the potential that illuminates using the reflections of But that’s only step one of the plan. familiar faces — but how we do this is not known. A “better Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. importance of whale carcasses and how they passing cars, the Space Waste Lab is a call Roosegaarde wants to put some semblance understanding of familiar face recognition in humans should “If the rate of sea ice loss and warming might help polar bears survive an ice-free to action. But instead of shining a light on of the technology found in his Smog Free inform better modelling of that process in machines,” he said. continues unmitigated, what is going to hap- Arctic. It is clear that polar bears persisted renewable energy of the problem of city Towers to work in space. They collect “We see faces in clouds, lattes, potato chips, and myriad pen to polar bear habitat will exceed anything through low-ice interglacial periods in the smog, Studio Roosegaarde is calling for smog by releasing positively charged ions other objects. This tendency to impose structure where there documented over the last million years. The past that resulted from naturally occurring a rethink on the problem of space junk. into the air, which cling to fine pollution is none is called pareidolia, and shows the amusing power of extremely rapid pace of this change makes climate cycles. The researchers hypothesized Roosegaarde has described space debris particles and are then sucked back into our familiarity with face patterns. it almost impossible for us to use history to that, to a significant degree, the bears likely as the “smog of the universe,” and it’s a the tower and snaffled by a negatively (Source: Newsweek) predict the future,” said lead author Kristin survived by scavenging on whale carcasses, fairly apt description. As we speak, there charged surface. This captured smog is Laidre, a marine biologist at the UW’s Polar storing large amounts of fats when hunting are around 29,000 chunks of manmade then compressed into cubes for jewelry. Science Center and associate professor in seals was not an option. debris 10 cm (4 in) or larger whizzing How exactly he plans to do adapt this the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences. “I think this is likely one of the most prob- around the Earth at up to 17,500 mph technology to the task of cleaning up space String theory: Is dark energy Polar bears need sea ice to survive because able explanations for how polar bears made it (28,000 km/h). These consist of things debris isn’t entirely clear, but then again, it is an essential platform for hunting seals, through previous warm interglacial periods,” like busted up rocket parts, non-function- nor are numerous other plans floated to even allowed? their main food source. They travel over the said co-author Ian Stirling, former research al spacecraft and fragmented satellites. tackle the problem. In string theory, a paradigm shift could be imminent. In June, a ice, searching for breathing holes or seal birth scientist with the Canadian Department of Pieces of space debris “That’s going to be five to 10 years team of string theorists published a conjecture which sounded dens. When the ice breaks up in late spring, Environment and an adjunct professor at And that’s just the larger pieces. Ac- away, and a lot of prototypes,” he told us revolutionary: String theory is said to be fundamentally incom- polar bears in some populations will fast on the University of Alberta, who has studied cording to NASA, there are as many as earlier in the year. “That’s going to be a patible with our current understanding of ‘dark energy’. land, waiting for the ice to re-form so they polar bears for 45 years. 500,000 pieces of space debris the size lot of work still.” In string theory, a paradigm shift could be imminent. In June, can resume hunting. (Source: eurekalert.org) of a marble or larger, and millions more (Source: New Atlas) a team of string theorists from Harvard and Caltech published a conjecture which sounded revolutionary: String theory is said to Geological process of rock sinking into Earth’s core has stalled, says researchers be fundamentally incompatible with our current understanding of “dark energy” -- but only with “dark energy” can we explain Scientists say they might have figured out why the geological “If you introduce a weak layer at that depth, somehow the accelerated expansion of our current universe. process of rocks rising and sinking in the Earth’s molten the reduced viscosity helps lubricate the region,” explained Timm Wrase of the Vienna University of Technology quick- core has suddenly stopped. Zhong. The “slabs get deflected and can keep going for a ly realized something odd about this conjecture: it seemed to Using computer simulations, researchers examined the long distance horizontally.” be incompatible with the existence of the Higgs particle. His stagnant slabs of rocky tectonic plate in the Pacific Ocean This only happens in the slabs in Asia. Similar slabs in calculations, which he carried out together with theorists from and discovered a layer of obstructive material that is causing North and South America go about their normal process: Columbia University in New York and the University of Hei- the phenomenon. they dive into the lower mantle where the core heats them delberg, have now been published in Physical Review. At the The existence of stagnant slabs has been puzzling scientists up again. moment, there are heated discussions about strings and dark for about a decade now. A system called mantle convection Chunks of rocks energy all around the world. in which hotter rocks rise up while colder rocks sink down Zhong explains that there is more room in Asia for the Great hope is placed in string theory. It is supposed to explain in the planet’s molten core has been in place for millions chunks of rocks to slide, but not in the Americas. how gravity is related to quantum physics and how we can under- of billions of years. However, about a decade ago, scien- The researchers, however, assured that the stagnant slabs stand the laws of nature, which describe the entire physical world, tists discovered that the process inexplicably and without a thin layer of less-viscous rock positioned in between of will not cause any issues. However, it completely changes from the smallest particles to the largest structure of the cosmos. warning stopped. two halves of the mantle. They arrived at this conclusion by the way scientists study volcanism and tectonics on the Often, string theory has been accused of merely providing Giant slabs of subducted oceanic plates in the process observing the stagnant slabs in the western Pacific Ocean, surface of the Earth. abstract mathematical results and making too few predictions of a slow descent into the molten core somehow got stuck. specifically off the east coast of Japan and below the Mariana The researchers also think that the stagnant slab phe- that can actually be verified in an experiment. Now, however, University of Colorado Boulder researchers Wei Mao and Trench near the Philippines. nomenon is not permanent. Things will eventually go back the string theory community all around the world is discussing a Shijie Zhong think they know why. The slabs in Asia, according to the researchers, do not to normal when the slabs break through and continue their question that is closely related to cosmic experiments measuring The stagnant slabs go down as normal. Instead, they spread out horizontally descent to the planet’s core. When it will happen, no one the expansion of the universe. In the study, the researchers suggested the existence of between the upper and lower mantle of the Earth. knows for now. (Source: Tech Times) (Source: Science Daily) ساعت: 16:30 امضاء صفحه آرا: ساعت: امضاء مسئول صفحه: ساعت: امضاء ادیتور: ساعت: امضاء سردبیر:

I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 SOCIETY OCTOBER 11, 2018 Meteorological Organization predicts Iran to preside at WHO’s 2020 Conference of the Parties normal levels of precipitation ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN — In its latest Over the last crop year 22 province of Iran SOCIETY TEHRAN – Iran will preside at the ninth ses- deskreport, Iran’s Meteorolog- have experienced lower-than-normal pre- desksion of the Conference of the Parties (COP9) of ical Organization (IMO) has forecast that cipitation amounts, seven met normal levels, World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco precipitations will meet normal levels in the and only two provinces of East Azarbaijan Control (WHO FCTC) in 2020, deputy health minister Alireza second half of the current Iranian calendar and West Azarbaijan arrived at above average Raeisi said, Fars reported on Wednesday. year, corresponding to autumn and winter. precipitations. During the eighth session of Conference of the Parties (COP8), Based on the weather maps as well as Provinces of Sistan-Baluchestan, Kerman, which was underway on 1-6 October 2018, in Geneva, Switzerland, weather phenomena total amounts of the Hormozgan, Fars and Kohgiluyeh and Boy- Iran was elected as the head of COP9 to be held in October 2020, precipitations will reach normal level in the er-Ahmad with 75, 67, 67, 56 and 53 percent in The Hague, the Netherlands. country over autumn and winter, with high- decrease in precipitation set the record for The member parties have lauded Iran for the systematic pro- est rainfalls expected to occur in northern the lowest precipitation levels respectively. gram of tobacco control legislation and raising taxes on tobacco, half of the country and Zagros region, the The report also asserted that over the Raeisi added. report adds. first half of the current year (beginning on The report continues that precipitation March 21) the country’s precipitation totaled amounts will exceed normal levels in the first 70.8 millimeters, an increase of 23.2 percent month of autumn, particularly in western compared to the corresponding period last and northwestern areas. Over the second year. However, the amount experienced a month of autumn precipitation will remain 6.2 percent decrease in contrast with long- at normal levels except for some areas in term averages. southwestern Iran where precipitation will 17 provinces nationwide enjoyed an in- be below the normal level. crease in precipitation amounts over the same Precipitations will also remain at nor- period, 10 provinces reported below average mal levels in last month of autumn. Over precipitation and 4 received normal amounts.

the first month of winter precipitation levels Damun Purnemati/Mizan Provinces of Hormozgan, Sistan-Baluch- will plummet in western areas and in the one estan, Gilan, Kerman and Golestan experi- but last month of winter, precipitations will enced the highest precipitation drop in the reach normal levels again, the report stated. Over the first half of the current year first half of the current year compared to the However, despite the projected rise in (beginning on March 21) the country’s long-term averages. precipitation amount, the country is still Except for the second month of spring Majlis (Iranian Parliament) after the adoption of the FCTC facing water shortage and sustainable use precipitation totaled 70.8 millimeters, an with temperature drop of 0.6 degree on the acted to create a comprehensive and systematic program for of groundwater resources is a must, the re- increase of 23.2 percent compared to the Celsius scale all other months faced tem- tobacco control legislation as a first step towards comprehensive port highlighted. corresponding period last year. However, the perature rise. national tobacco control and combat. Temperature is forecasted to rise between The report concludes that based on the As per the law and its guidelines, specific implementation is 0.5 to 1 degree on the Celsius scale in the amount experienced a 6.2 percent decrease in standardized precipitation-evapotranspiration done to monitor tobacco use and prevention policies, protect country during autumn, exclusive of eastern contrast with long-term averages. index (SPEI) over the first half of the cur- people from tobacco smoke, offer help to quit tobacco use, warn areas where temperature will soar between rent year approximately 80.6 percent of the about the dangers of tobacco, enforce bans on tobacco adver- 1 and 2 degrees on the Celsius scale. 23, 2017 to September 23, 2018) reached 165.8 long-term averages. The amount also has country’s land area faced draught to different tising, promotion and sponsorship and raise taxes on tobacco. The IMO report also explained that precip- millimeters which indicate a 28.7 percent experienced a 21.9 percent drop in compari- extents as some 25.3 percent of the country FCTC is the first international treaty negotiated under the itation levels in the last crop year (September drop compared to the 232.4 millimeters of son with last year’s crop year precipitations. is withstanding severe drought. auspices of WHO. It was adopted by the World Health Assembly on May 21, 2003 and entered into force on February 27, 2005, with 168 Signatories, including the European Union, which made Iran outlaws private ownership of wild animals it one of the most widely embraced treaties in United Nations history. Currently, there are 181 Parties covering more than 90% ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN — Iran has outlawed the pri- he added. Noting that the DOE has so far not issued of the world population. deskvate ownership of wild animals, including any license to keep wild animals in private places, he The WHO FCTC was developed in response to the globali- cheetahs, lions and tigers, and will fine or imprison any- said that anyone without the permission of the DOE, zation of the tobacco epidemic and is an evidence-based treaty one parading the wild animals in public, YJC reported on domesticate wild animal species is identified as violator that reaffirms the right of all people to the highest standard of Wednesday. and would be punished. health. The Convention represents a milestone for the promotion “If a person seen in public walking an exotic pet, will be To obtain a license, accommodating and keeping the of public health and provides new legal dimensions for interna- fined up to 800 million rials (about $20,000) and could animals must be in a manner which meets the standards tional health cooperation. face up to three-year term of imprisonment,” Department set out by the DOE, he highlighted. It is also seeking “to protect present and future generations of Environment’s (DOE) director for hunting and fishing Birds ownership such as grey parrot and psittacines, must from the devastating health, social, environmental and economic Ali Teymouri has said. also be licensed, he said, adding that keeping or hunting consequences of tobacco consumption and exposure to tobac- In this regard, the DOE has banned wildlife petting of birds, such as accipiter is punishable by a 600-million rials co smoke” by enacting a set of universal standards stating the lions, cheetahs and tigers and keeping them from their natu- (about $14,000), and also poaching non-native birds will dangers of tobacco and limiting its use in all forms worldwide. ral environment to prevent these endangered animals from carry a fine of nearly 30 million rials ($714). Its provisions include rules that govern the production, sale, being mistreated, he added. Any export of wildlife species without a DOE license is distribution, advertisement, and taxation of tobacco. FCTC stand- The DOE never issues any permit or license for anyone to considered smuggling and the violators will also be punished ards are, however, minimum requirements, and signatories are keep wild animals except for rehabilitation centers and zoos, by the judicial system, he concluded. encouraged to be even more stringent in regulating tobacco than the treaty requires them to be. 200 tons of medicine, medical equipment sent for Arbaeen pilgrimage LEARN ENGLISH 1 “Some 14 trucks carry- clinics will offer medical treat- the health insurance coverage ing 200 tons of medications and ments to the pilgrims. and can use medical services medical equipment are dispatched He went on to say that the IRCS completely free of charge,” he Purchasing Manager to Karbala,” Mar’ashi stated, YJC team will be accompanied by over further highlighted. reported on Wednesday. 90 medical specialists, including YJC reported on Tuesday that The shipments include 400 orthopedist, cardiologist, gyne- some 173,000 pilgrims have so A: Good morning, Angela, how have you been lately? types of essential medicine, and cologist, pediatrician, neurologist far registered to participate in B: Morning, Michael. I’ve been very busy lately. One of our other 80 other medical supplies and and psychiatrist. the Arbaeen trek. Last year about vendors is going out of business and I’ve been searching for a equipment, he said, adding that “Given that this year’s pil- 22 million people including over suitable replacement. this year, over 2,000 health prac- grims have been registered prior 2.3 million Iranians took part A: Well, rest assured that you can count on us to be here for the titioners and 40 mobile medical to the trek, all are covered by in the ceremony. long run sit down. Coffee? B: No, thanks. I’ve been trying to cut down on the caffeine. Polar bears could face extinction as emergency food supply dries up A: Ha-ha, I could never do that. I’d be a zombie if I didn’t have Polar bears will be robbed of the food supply that has kept “If the rate of sea-ice loss and warming continues un- become a regular occurrence – which is predicted in the my morning coffee fix. Let’s get down to business then. them alive for thousands of years over the next few decades mitigated, what is going to happen to polar bear habitat will IPCC report if warming exceeds 2C, then Dr Laidre and her B: Yes. I’ve come to talk with you about ordering the eight meg- by climate change, a new study has warned. exceed anything documented over the last million years,” colleagues said whale carcasses are unlikely to save the bears. apixel cameras for our new MePhone. The demand for phone When temperatures have risen in the past and melted said Dr Kristin Laidre, a marine biologist at the University Firstly, they note that while the Earth has gone through cameras is growing, and Pear has been falling behind in the market. Arctic sea ice, scientists believe the creatures survived by of Washington. “The extremely rapid pace of this change natural cycles of cooling and warming, the current rate of ice A: That’s great! I’m glad to hear that Pear has finally jumped on scavenging whale carcasses until the ice returned and they makes it almost impossible for us to use history to predict loss outstrips anything the bears have experienced before. the bandwagon. Right now our contract is for the five megapixel could hunt seals again. the future.” This is exacerbated by human intrusion into the Arctic. However, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Scientists expect there will be a summer in the Arctic Centuries of whaling, oil drilling and shipping in the region cameras. Is Pear still interested in having those? (IPCC) has concluded that ice-free summers could begin without ice by 2040 if warming continues at its current rate. mean whales are nowhere near as abundant as they were B: No, we’re changing all the cameras to eight megapixels. We occurring again within decades. Polar bears rely on ice because it provides them with during the last “interglacial” period when temperatures rose. were hoping that by making your company our sole supplier Polar bears more vulnerable to starvation due to climate change a platform from which to hunt seals. If ice-free summers (Source: The Independent) for cameras we could negotiate a better deal. A: Surely. Let’s get started by drafting a new contract. Key vocabulary ENGLISH IN USE suitable: having the right qualities assured: to be sure, certain LEARN NEWS TRANSLATION long run: a long period of time contract: a formal written agreement between two or more people ۵ میلیارد تومان برای ساماندهی اتوبوس ها sole: unique; one and only $1.1m earmarked for supplier: person or company who sells you goods negotiate: to reach an agreement on money, terms, etc. rehabilitation of buses in Tehran Supplementary vocabulary مدیرعامــل شــرکت واحــد اتوبوســرانی گفــت: ۵ میلیــارد تومــان اعتبــار بــرای بازســازی lead time: time needed to ship or manufacture goods Tehran Municipality has allocated a total budget of 50 billion rials (nearly $1.1m) to اتوبــوس هــای فرســوده پیــش بینــی کــرده ایــم. payment terms: terms or conditions for payment rehabilitate Tehran’s bus transport fleet, Tehran bus operating company’s director backorder: order which cannot be taken or filled now general has said. بــه گــزارش خبرنــگار مهــر، پیمــان ســنندجی اظهــار داشــت: پــس از ابــاغ بخشــنامه -wholesale: sale of goods and services to retailers A weekly meeting is organized to be held aiming at reducing emissions pro رفــع دودزایــی از اتوبــوس هــای پایتخــت هــر هفتــه جلســه ای بــرای بررســی ایــن buyer: professional purchaser specializing in a specific group duced by buses in the capital, Mehr quoted Peyman Sanandaji as saying on موضــوع برگــزار مــی شــود. .of materials, goods, or services Wednesday

Every action has a PREFIX/SUFFIX PHRASAL VERB IDIOM reaction. We have “bacterio-, bacteri-, bacter-” Latch onto something Chicken out one planet; one Meaning: bacteria Meaning: to become very interested in something Explanation: to decide not to do something because For example: Finish with a bactericide spray and For example: Don’t just latch on to the latest man- you are afraid chance. wipe dry with disposable towel. agement fads. For example: He decided to join a karate class, but chickened out at the last minute. ساعت: 19:40 امضاء صفحه آرا: ساعت: امضاء مسئول صفحه: ساعت: امضاء ادیتور: ساعت: امضاء سردبیر:

I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y OCTOBER 11, 2018 WORLD IN FOCUS 13 ‘Yemenis target Saudi military boat Religious leaders gather in Karbala to denounce spread in counter-strike’ of sectarian propaganda Yemeni naval forces have targeted and coastal province of Hudaydah, when Yemeni destroyed a Saudi regime military boat off soldiers and allied fighters from Popular Religious leaders from around the world have met in the war-torn country’s northwestern coast, Committees repelled the former’s assault. Iraq’s holy city of Karbala to speak out against religious killing all aboard the vessel. Elsewhere in the Nihm district of Sa- extremism and the spread of sectarian propaganda by the The al-Masirah television network re- na’a province, an unspecified number of the Western media. ported that the retaliatory attack by Yemen’s Saudi regime mercenaries were killed and Scholars, journalists and politicians attended the Fifth Ansarullah (Houthi) movement took place injured when Yemeni troopers and their Tarateel Sajjadiya International Festival, organized by Imam off the Midi coast on Wednesday. allies thwarted their offensive. Hussain Holy Shrine from October 5 to 7. The festival aimed The Saudi regime-led coalition has not Yemeni forces shoot down three at providing a platform for hearing anti-extremism voices, yet commented on the counter-attack, which Saudi regime spy drones in Jizan Press TV reports. came amid a rise in its airstrikes on the port Yemeni air defense units shot down three Sheikh Abdul Mahdi Karbalai, the representative of city of Hudaydah, a lifeline for millions of Saudi regime reconnaissance drones in flight Iraq’s top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, was people. over a border area in the kingdom’s south- one of the keynote speakers at the conference, which in- Earlier reports suggested that 86 Yemenis western province of Jizan. cluded several plenary sessions. had over the past two days fallen victim to Yemen’s al-Masirah satellite television He talked about the success of Iraqi forces in the fight the House of Saud regime-led air raids on network, citing an unnamed military source, against the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group and how Iraqis the strategic Red Sea port city. reported that the drones were shot down over of all sects fought side by side against the terror outfit. AFP cited military and medical sources the Wadi Jarrah area on Tuesday evening. “As the Shia gave blood against Daesh, so did the Sun- as saying on Tuesday that the Saudi regime Yemeni army forces and Popular Com- ni,” said Sheikh Karbalai, adding, “We have been fighting aerial assaults had pounded an area close mittees fighters also managed to establish Daesh since day one. All Iraqis stood together to fight, so to the Hudaydah port, two farms and two control over two observation outposts in we could all achieve victory together.” training camps for the Ansarullah movement the same Saudi region. Not long after Daesh overran Iraq in 2014, Grand Aya- in the past 48 hours. to penetrate the defenses of the Ansarullah Tuesday that patients with chronic kidney The House of Saud regime and a number tollah Sistani issued a religious decree, calling on the Iraqi Rescue personnel and medical sources in Hudaydah. diseases have to undergo three sessions of of its regional allies launched a devastat- people to “defend the country, the honor of its citizens, said the airstrikes had killed 79 Ansarullah Last week, the Saudi regime-led coali- treatment weekly, but the crippling siege has ing military campaign against Yemen in and its sacred places.” fighters and seven civilians. tion announced that it had sent Sudanese resulted in the scarcity of dialysis solutions. March 2015, with the aim of bringing the The ruling, known as a fatwa, led to the formation of the Back in June, the Saudi regime-led co- reinforcements to the Hudaydah front. “Over the past four months, patients government of Hadi back to power and pro-government Popular Mobilization Forces, also known alition launched the Hudaydah offensive “The aim of the arrived Sudanese ser- with renal failure were in need of a million crushing the country’s popular Ansarullah by their Arabic name the Hashd al-Sha’abi. despite international warnings that it would vicemen will be to reinforce troops already sessions of dialysis; but we could not cov- movement. The Hashd al-Sha’abi recruited thousands of Iraqis from compound the war-torn nation’s human- deployed there” in order to occupy the ter- er more than ten thousand sessions as we Some 15,000 Yemenis have been killed all sects and religious groups to support the Iraqi army in itarian crisis. ritories under the Ansarullah’ control, the were in dire need of relevant solutions,” he and thousands more injured since the onset its fight against Daesh and to liberate captured cities from It stepped up the Hudaydah campaign in coalition said in a statement. pointed out. of the Saudi-led aggression. the grips of the Takfiri group. September following the collapse of United Over 8,000 Yemeni dialysis Mutawakel further noted that Yemeni More than 2,200 others have died of Sheikh Karbalai also stressed that scholars must “fight Nations-backed talks between the warring patients on verge of death medical officials are doing their best to pre- cholera, and the crisis has triggered what the international media” that seek to divide the Muslim sides. Meantime, Yemen’s health minister has vent the collapse of the health system in the the United Nations has described as the community. Hudaydah is the entry point for most warned that more than eight thousand he- crisis-hit country. world’s worst humanitarian disaster. Many Western media giants have regularly referred to of Yemen’s imports and aid supplies. The modialysis patients will lose their lives if Also on Tuesday, scores of Saudi re- The Western-backed war on Yemen, cou- the Hashd al-Sha’abi as a Shia militia group. Saudi regime-led coalition claims that the the Saudi regime-imposed blockade on the gime-sponsored militiamen loyal to Yemen’s pled with a naval blockade, has destroyed the Another key speaker was Mohammad al-Nuri, a senior Sunni Ansarullah are using the port city for weapons country persists and medical supplies run out. former president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi country’s infrastructure and led to famine sheikh from the Iraqi city of Fallujah. He passionately defended delivery, an allegation rejected by the fighters. Dr. Taha al-Mutawakel told Arabic-lan- were killed and injured southwest of the as well as a cholera outbreak. the Hashd al-Sha’abi and lambasted the Western mainstream So far, the aggressors have been unable guage al-Masirah television network on al-Durayhimi district in Yemen’s western (Source: Press TV) media’s lies about the nature of Iraq’s war against Daesh. “The sectarian narrative is a lie,” he said, adding, “And whoever says Iraqis are sectarian is a liar.” He went on to say that “the sons of Karbala (a Shia Moscow speaks of need for five-way international talks to end Korean tensions majority city) mixed with the blood of sons from Fallujah (a Sunni majority city). Victory happened because of this S. Korea considers lifting some sanctions on North Korea blood that we all gave.” Fallujah was captured by Daesh in 2014 but was later The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday North Korean border town of Kaesong, which was shuttered liberated by a joint military operation by the Iraqi army that Russia, China and North Korea had agreed on the need in February 2016 after a North Korean nuclear test and and the Hashd al-Sha’abi. for five-way talks including the United States and South long-range rocket launch. Sheikh al-Nuri himself fought as a fighter for the Hashd Korea to end tensions on the Korean peninsula. Such a move by South Korea would have little immedi- al-Sha’abi during a battle that led to the liberation of his Deputy foreign ministers from Russia, North Korea and ate effect since U.S.-led international sanctions remain in home city Fallujah. China had met in Moscow Tuesday and expressed support place. But it’s clear Seoul’s liberal government is prepar- “We gave 300 martyrs in the fight to liberate my city,” for talks in such a format to normalize relations, the ministry ing to restart joint economic projects if the larger nuclear he added. said in a statement. negotiations between the United States and North Korea The conference organizers also hoped to educate the China, Russia and N. Korea eye adjustment begin yielding results. attendees about the written evidence which proves Islam of UN sanctions in talks South Korean President Moon Jae-in has described in- is a religion of peace, centering on the Treatise of Rights, China, Russia and North Korea believe it is necessary to ter-Korean engagement as crucial to resolving the nuclear written by the fourth Shia Imam and great-grandson of consider adjusting U.N. sanctions against North Korea at an standoff. A large number of South Korean CEOs accompanied the Prophet Muhammad, Ali ibn Hussain Zayn al-Abidin. appropriate time, China’s foreign ministry said Wednesday. Moon last month to Pyongyang, where he and Kim Jong Pearl Emmanuel, an adviser at the French Prime Min- It issued the statement with the three parties’ positions Un agreed to normalize operations at the Kaesong factory istry, also delivered a speech, saying that the rules of the on its website after they held talks in Moscow on Tuesday. park and resume joint tours to the North when possible, Treatise of Rights correspond with some of the pacts of South Korea considers lifting some sanc- voicing optimism the international sanctions could end the United Nations. tions on North Korea and allow such projects. song residents of what had been a steady supply of water Emmanuel also said that religious writings combat vi- Meanwhile, Seoul is considering lifting some of its uni- As part of inter-Korean agreements reached during and electricity. South Korea is providing electricity to the olence, noting that rules written as part of the Treatise of lateral sanctions against Pyongyang to create more mo- Moon and Kim’s engagement, a liaison office between the liaison office, but not to the town’s residents. Rights ordain that religious minorities must be respected. mentum for diplomacy aimed at improving relations and countries opened in Kaesong last month. Seoul’s Unifica- “There are also humanitarian considerations as the He also called for religious tolerance. defusing the nuclear crisis, South Korea’s foreign minister tion Ministry said Tuesday the water being supplied to the residents of Kaesong have to rely on the park’s facility for The adviser of the president of the Republic of Nigeria, said Wednesday. office has been provided to the town’s residents as well. water,” Baik said. “This has nothing to do with restarting Dr. Abdullah Hassan, who was also at the conference, said During a parliamentary audit of her ministry, Kang Using the facility that draws from a reservoir near the the Kaesong factory park.” that “as leaders of countries, missionaries, scientists and Kyung-wha said the government is reviewing whether to factory park, South Korea has been pumping 1,000 to 2,000 Other moves by the Koreas to reduce tensions between thinkers, we need this Treatise of Rights to combat extrem- lift sanctions South Korea imposed on the North in 2010 tons of water to the liaison office and about 15,000 tons them include temporary reunions between war-separated ism, terrorism and the Takfiri ideology that distorted the following a deadly attack on a warship that killed 45 South to the rest of the city every day, ministry spokesman Baik relatives and military agreements that called for reducing true image of Islam.” Korean sailors. Tae-hyun said. He said the resumption of water supply weaponry and guards at the border and demining sections (Source: Press TV) Seoul then effectively shut down all cross-border eco- does not violate sanctions. of the Demilitarized Zone. nomic cooperation except for a joint factory park in the The closure of the factory park had also deprived Kae- (Source: agencies) Global media and Muslims: Russia rejects Japan’s protests over military build-up on disputed islands Selective coverage, selective Russia rejects protests from Japan over Northern Territories. ures to strengthen national defense,” it said. Moscow has also deployed its newest outrage Russia’s military deployments on a chain Russian military deployments on the is- Japan said in July it had asked Russia to missile defense systems to the islands and of disputed Pacific islands and reserves the lands were not aimed against neighboring reduce its military activity on the islands. plans to build a naval base there even as it 6 right to bolster its security there as it sees countries, the ministry said in a statement, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev ap- continues talks about the territorial dispute. Lynch mobs in India and injustice in Kashmir fit, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in which it also accused Tokyo of unhelpful proved the deployment of Russian warplanes The Soviet Union seized the islands from In India, it has become difficult for Muslims to look Mus- said Wednesday. “megaphone” diplomacy. on one of the islands in February, accelerat- Japan at the end of World War Two. The islands lim, with paranoia and suspicion all around. The lynching Moscow and Tokyo both claim sovereignty “We firmly reject such demarches since ing the area’s militarization at a time when are the reason Moscow and Tokyo have not of Muslims (and also Dalits) in last few years has created over the Pacific islands, known in Russia Russia has the sovereign right to [conduct] Moscow’s ties with Tokyo are strained over formally ended World War Two hostilities. a sense of fear and desperation among Muslims. as the Kurile islands and in Japan as the any activity on its territory, including meas- the roll-out of the Aegis U.S. missile system. (Source: Daily Star) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was widely criti- cized for not speaking up on ‘cow politics’. He finally broke his criminal silence after the #NotInMyName protests rocked multiple cities across India. But, the big question Afghan officials get 20 years for handing secrets to Pakistan is: with Sangh Parivar leading this hate campaign against Muslims in the name of ‘gaw raksha’, can the government Two Afghan military officials were jailed for 20 years after before the military court in the eastern city of Jalalabad, Islamabad, in turn, accuses Afghanistan of not doing stop these lynch mobs? a two-year trial for sharing state secrets with Pakistan, a officials said. enough to eradicate Pakistani Taliban militants, many of Unfortunately, the liberals have been unfairly attacked prosecutor said Wednesday. “Each of them has been sentenced to 20 years in pris- whom are based in Afghanistan and mostly carry out attacks by run-of-the-mill TV channels and prime time ‘talking The sentence highlights a long-standing belief between on by the primary court,” said Najiburrahman Nadim, a inside Pakistan. heads’ for giving voice to the voiceless. India’s TV media, Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan that the other country military prosecutor. A defense lawyer representing the two army officials quite bizarrely, has been siding with the lynch mobs and does not adequately prevent cross-border militant attacks. Nadim said the accused had shared secret information rejected the court’s verdict, which was delivered on Tuesday. their patronisers. Shah Mohammad and Nazirullah were arrested in 2016 about attacks and bomb blasts. “My clients were beaten during the investigations and That brings us to the issue of Kashmir and how the Indian after travelling to Pakistan to hand over information to Afghanistan’s Western-backed government has long they were forced to confess. We don’t accept the decision media vilifies Kashmiris. Any debate over Kashmir in TV Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) agency. They accused Pakistan of harboring Afghan Taliban insurgents, and we will appeal,” said Toryalai Muqanen. news studios lacks nuance. The Kashmir narrative peddled pleaded not guilty but eventually “confessed to their crime” a charge that Islamabad denies. (Source: Reuters) by loud-mouthed TV anchors these days seeks to push the agenda of right-wing forces that thrive on hate-mongering and war-mongering. That is precisely why media becomes Demilitarized zone around Syria’s Idlib set up, Turkey says a devil’s advocate when army men convicted in Machil fake Turkey’s defense ministry said Wednes- sad’s ally Moscow, “radical” rebels will be The main militant group in the Idlib area, The NLF is the main Turkish-backed encounter are given reprieve by a kangaroo military court and day the demilitarized zone in Syria’s Idlib required to withdraw by the middle of this Tahrir al-Sham, has yet to comment publicly militant alliance in the Idlib region, but when a poor civilian is tied to a jeep and used as a human shield. has been formed and heavy weapons have month from the zone, and heavy weaponry on the agreement. the Takfiri Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) Tailpiece been withdrawn, following an agreement must be withdrawn from the 15-20 km buffer Under a deal reached following a meeting terrorist group, which is a coalition of dif- To quote Aloe Blacc, “we all bleed the same blood”. by Russian and Turkish leaders in Sochi zone by Oct. 10. between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Er- ferent factions of terror outfits, largely Terrorism and extremism in all their forms and manifes- last month. Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednes- dogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir composed of the Jabhat Fateh al-Sham tations, irrespective of who the victim and perpetrator are, The agreement dictated that heavy weap- day over 1,000 militants had left the zone. Putin in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi on Takfiri terrorist group formerly known should be unequivocally condemned. Selective outrage is ons, tanks, rocket systems and mortars of all Asked about Turkish reports that all heavy September 17, all militants in the demilita- as al-Nusra Front, holds a large part of dangerous and cringe-worthy. opposition groups would be withdrawn by weapons had been removed, Russian Foreign rized zone, which surrounds Idlib and also the province and the zone. It is hypocrisy at its worst. It undermines the credibility Oct. 10, and the zone will be monitored by Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova parts of the adjacent provinces of Aleppo HTS, which is said to be in control of of media, especially when they jump on the government’s coordinated Turkish and Russian patrols. told reporters that around 100 heavy weapon and Hama, must pull out heavy arms by some 60 percent of Idlib province, has yet to bandwagon. So it is important to talk about the selective Under the deal agreed last month between units had been withdrawn from the zone, Wednesday, and Takfiri groups must with- announce its stance on the buffer zone deal. outrage of world media when it comes to the atrocities per- Turkey and Syrian President Bashar al-As- but gave no further details. draw by October 15. (Source: Reuters) petuated by the Western governments in Muslim countries. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 14 WORLD SPORTS OCTOBER 11, 2018

Belgian football clubs raided New all-female series aims to get in police inquiry into alleged fraud women to Formula One A new all-female racing series was launched Belgian police carried out a series of raids at soccer clubs and homes on Wednesday, supported by former grand across the country on Wednesday and detained many people for prix driver David Coulthard and top designer questioning about financial fraud and possible match-fixing, Belgian Adrian Newey, with the aim of helping women prosecutors said. A total of 44 searches were carried out at top Bel- racers get to Formula One. gian clubs and residences, federal prosecutors said in a statement. No woman has competed in Formula One At the same time, searches of 13 houses also took place in France, since 1976 but organizers of the ‘W Series’ Luxembourg, Cyprus, Montenegro, Serbia and Macedonia. hope to provide a platform for them to develop Prosecutors did not name any clubs or people. Belgian broadcast- skills before taking on the men further up ers VRT and RTBF said searches had taken place at leading teams the motorsport ladder. including Anderlecht, Club Bruges and Standard Liege. With a planned start in May 2019, the Prosecutors said the searches were related to an investigation series said it will offer a prize fund of $1.5 launched at the end of 2017 into suspect financial transactions in the million and free entry for 18-20 competitors top Belgian league, with possible charges of criminal organisation, who will be selected purely on merit after money laundering and corruption. Some agents were suspected tests and appraisals. of hiding commissions on transfers, players’ pay and other pay- The overall winner will collect $500,000 ments from the Belgian authorities, the prosecutors said. “During (380,026 pounds), with prize money down the investigation there were indications of possible influencing of to 18th place. matches in the 2017-2018 season,” the prosecutors said. The searches Organizers said they aimed to stage six 30 come after Belgium reached the World Cup semi-finals. Most of minute races at top circuits in Europe, most the national team squad now play abroad but previously played in of which were past Formula One venues, the Belgian premier league, which is a major feeder of players for with identical 1.8 litre Formula Three cars. top European club sides. Some of the house searches were carried Future seasons would see the series expand out at the homes of club directors, soccer agents, referees, a former to America, Asia and Australia. lawyer, a trainer, journalists and at an accountancy office. “At the heart of W Series’ DNA is the firm “A large number of people have been deprived of their liberty belief that women can compete equally with and taken in for a thorough interrogation,” the prosecutors said, men in motorsport. However, an all-female adding that a judge would later decide who should be held in custody series is essential in order to force greater or formally arrested. The searches abroad were chiefly at offices female participation,” organizers said in a and residences of people used to set up the suspect transactions, statement. the prosecutors said. Coulthard, winner of 13 grands prix be- (Source: Eurosport) tween 1995 and 2003, is on the advisory board along with Red Bull’s technical head on the grounds that women had a physical Wednesday. “I am deeply disappointed to Damon Hill, the 1996 champion, saw “a Newey and both will be involved in the driver disadvantage and could not compete equally see such a historic step backwards take place great opportunity for female aspiring racing training programme. with men at top level. in my lifetime.” drivers” while Haas driver Kevin Magnussen Former McLaren team manager Dave Ryan Claire Williams, deputy principal of the Coulthard said, however, that women hoped it would help progress their careers. Kokorin, Mamaev face action has been appointed racing director, while Williams Formula One team, said this year tended to reach a ‘glass ceiling’ at Formula No woman has scored a point in Formula the chief executive is lawyer and corporate that an all-female championship would be Three level, often due to a lack of funding, One, although Italian Lella Lombardi scored for chair attack on man in cafe finance banker Catherine Bond Muir. a “regressive step”. and needed help. a half point in the shortened 1975 Spanish The idea of an all-female series is not British racer Pippa Mann, a winner in the Newey hoped W Series would create “a Grand Prix, and only two have started races Russia internationals Aleksandr Kokorin and Pavel Mamaev face new but has been controversial in the past, U.S. Indy Lights series and who has competed platform on which women drivers can improve since the championship began in 1950. action from their clubs and the country’s interior ministry after they with top women racers adamant they want six times in the Indianapolis 500, declared by racing one another and from which they Lombardi started 12 races between 1974 attacked a man with a chair during an altercation at a Moscow cafe to compete against the men rather than be the latest move “a sad day for motorsport”. may then springboard their careers forward and 1976. The last to attempt to enter a race on Monday. Zenit St Petersburg forward Kokorin and Krasnodar separated. “Those with funding to help female racers and ... ultimately race successfully in F1.” was Italian Giovanna Amati, who failed to midfielder Mamaev were arrested on Tuesday after they struck min- Spaniard Carmen Jorda caused a storm are choosing to segregate them as opposed Some Formula One drivers, past and qualify in 1992. istry of industry and trade official Denis Pak with a chair, according last year when she advocated such a series to supporting them,” she said on Twitter on present, expressed support. (Source: Reuters) to Russian media reports. The incident was captured here by CCTV cameras. “We absolutely condemn the actions of those involved, it has Wimbledon to take firm line on Bolt ready to play for his footballing caused outrage within our club and we are waiting for a legal as- sessment from the relevant authorities, but from a personal point treatment of ball boys and girls future of view, such behaviour is truly shocking,” Zenit said. “We are now considering what punishment the club will take against the player... the club and supporters are disappointed that one of the country’s most talented footballers has behaved in such a manner.” Krasnodar condemned Mamaev’s behaviour and said they were exploring ways to terminate his contract. The BBC quoted the Russian Premier League as calling the play- ers ‘hooligans’ for their ‘rowdy behaviour’ and said they were being investigated by Russia’s interior ministry. Kokorin has 48 caps for Russia but missed this year’s World Cup with a knee injury. Mamaev has represented the national team 15 times. Zenit beat Krasnodar 2-1 in the league on Sunday. (Source: Reuters)

Henry on Monaco manager shortlist Wimbledon is prepared to take action against think there is more respect shown because Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt is Bolt said that coach Mike Mulvey had players who behave badly towards ball boys I think there’s a sense of expectation of that. set to start up front for the Central Coast told him he was likely to start the game Former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry is being considered as a re- and girls and plans to discuss the matter with “But a ball boy or ball girl getting shouted Mariners in a trial match on Friday and on Friday against Macarthur South West placement for manager Leonardo Jardim at Monaco. representatives of men’s and women’s tennis, out for not throwing a towel back... the players the Jamaican said his future as a soccer United at Campbelltown Sports Stadi- The French club are expected to sack their Portuguese boss, 44, commercial director Mick Desmond said on clearly know what’s expected of them and player could be on the line. um and that he would be deployed in with the team third from bottom in Ligue 1 with six points from Wednesday. The subject became a hot topic what’s not and Wimbledon is not afraid to The 32-year-old eight-time Olympic gold a more forward role than on his initial nine games. Henry, 41, who is on the shortlist for a similar role at last week after Spaniard Fernando Verdasco fine players, whatever their standing.” medallist is trying to transform himself appearance. Aston Villa, began his professional career at Monaco and helped was pilloried on social media for appearing Desmond indicated, however, that Wim- from global athletics superstar to profes- “He said he wants me to play me up them win Ligue 1 in 1997. to berate a ball boy for not bringing his towel bledon was unlikely to break with tradition sional football player and hopes to win top,” Bolt said. Jardim led the club to another French title in 2017, their first quickly enough at the Shenzhen Open. and replace the kids with back of court towel a contract for the Mariners ahead of the “He just told me to make sure that I’m since 2000. The former Sporting Lisbon manager was appointed by Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka also drew racks for players to help themselves. 2018-19 Australian top flight campaign. focussed to push myself and just take my Monaco in 2014 and helped develop players such as Paris St-Ger- online criticism for shaking an empty water Wimbledon winner Andy Murray’s mother His previous appearance for the first chances when I get them.” main forward Kylian Mbappe, Atletico Madrid’s Thomas Lemar, bottle in the direction of a ball boy in Beijing Judy asked on Twitter after the Verdasco team was against an amateur select side on Bolt added that he had been playing and Manchester City pair Bernardo Silva and Benjamin Mendy. last week before tossing it to the floor. incident: “What about a rule that makes Aug. 31 where he came on as a substitute a series of practice games with other Jardim also guided the French side to the Champions League Swiss tennis great and eight times Wim- players get their own towels? And the ball in the 72nd minute and appeared to lack players hoping to make the first team semi-finals during the 2016-17 campaign. bledon winner Roger Federer, himself a ball kids just look after the tennis balls.” match sharpness and the touch and skill squad and he felt that his fitness and (Source: BBC) boy in his youth, said on Tuesday that players Next month’s Next Gen ATP Finals in required for a professional. skills had improved. needed to respect the kids, who are all unpaid Milan, the season-ending tournament for “This will determine ... (what) the club “My movement and my touch is much volunteers at Wimbledon. the best Under-21 male players, plans to want to do with my career, so it’s a very better now. How to set my body, where to Desmond, speaking to reporters at the do just that with players instructed to use a important game,” Bolt said on Wednesday. place the ball,” Bolt said. Wales’ Bale out of Spain game, Leaders Sport Business Summit held at Chel- towel rack “to remove the onus on ball kids “I have been improving but you won’t “There is a lot of things I have learned. sea’s Stamford Bridge stadium, said Wim- to handle towels”. know what level you’re at until you play a I am much fitter now so I will have more ‘50-50’ to face Ireland - Giggs bledon expected mutual respect by everyone “You never say never but I think there’s competitive game so I just have to go out time on the field and that’s good.” at the tournament, from players to cleaners. still a sense to make sure that the match stays there and see what I need to do or whether Bolt, who put his efforts to carve out a Wales forward Gareth Bale will miss the chance to face Spain and “We’ll talk to the ATP (Association of Tennis at speed, it’s good to have that (service),” said I should continue or not. football career on hold for a week to fulfil his Real Madrid team mates including Sergio Ramos and Nacho in Professionals) and the WTA (Women’s Tennis Desmond. “But there needs to be mutual “I’m just pushing myself and have put an overseas commitment last month, said an international friendly on Thursday after coach Ryan Giggs said Association) about behaviour,” he added. respect between the two entities.” in the work so now I have to go out there he would thrive on the pressure. he had been ruled out through injury. “There is a code of ethics at Wimbledon, I (Source: Reuters) and execute.” (Source: Mirror) Bale, who was forced off injured in Real’s last two Liga games against Atletico Madrid and Alaves, is also a doubt for the UEFA Nations League match away to Ireland on Oct. 16. Geraint Thomas’s Tour de France trophy stolen from cycling show “Gareth has got a little bit of muscle fatigue and he won’t be in- volved against Spain,” Giggs told a news conference on Wednesday The Tour de France trophy won by Geraint Thomas this the UK, added: “We are obviously devastated about this. We ahead of the game at the Principality Stadium. summer has been stolen from a display at the NEC in Bir- accept full responsibility and have personally apologised “We don’t want to take any risks and we are monitoring it every mingham, Team Sky have confirmed. to Geraint. Obviously we all hope that the trophy can be day. Playing in Spain he wants to be a part of it but first and foremost The Coupe Omnisports, presented to the winner of the recovered.” health comes first. We want a fit and raring to go Gareth Bale.” race on the Champs-Elysees since the 1970s, was one of Thomas claimed his first Tour de France general clas- Bale has had a bad run of injuries since he joined Real in 2013, three Grand Tour prizes being displayed around the UK sification victory in July by a convincing margin of one although he has been fit for most of this year. and was loaned to Italian bicycle manufacturer Pinarello minute and 51 seconds from Dutch rider Tom Dumoulin, Giggs said it was touch and go whether Bale could play against for The Cycle Show at the venue. with teammate Chris Froome - who had lifted the trophy Ireland, but predicted he would be ready for Real’s game against Police are investigating the theft, which Team Sky say in four of the previous five years - finishing third. Levante when La Liga resumes on Oct. 20. occurred when the trophy was “momentarily left unat- The triumph made Thomas the third Team Sky rider “I’d say he’s 50-50 at the minute for the Ireland game,” said tended” during the clear-up operation that followed the to win the Tour de France after Froome and Sir Bradley Giggs, whose side are second in Nations League B group four, level three-day event. Wiggins, as well as ensuring that a Brit has won seven of on three points with leaders Denmark and above bottom side Ireland Geraint Thomas, who lifted the trophy for Team Sky in the last eight editions of the race. on none but having played a game more. July, said: “It is incredibly unfortunate that this has hap- Thomas won the team’s sixth Tour de France title in seven “He had a scan last week, a couple of weeks ago with Real Madrid. pened. It goes without saying that the trophy is of pretty “A trophy is important, but clearly what matters most are years in July. It was the fourth successive Grand Tour win We rescanned it and have done everything we can to get as much limited value to whoever took it, but means a lot to me and the amazing memories from this incredible summer – and for the team after Chris Froome won the Tour and the Vuelta information,” said Giggs. to the Team. Hopefully whoever took it will have the good no-one can ever take those away.” a España last year before clinching this year’s Giro d’Italia. (Source: Goal) grace to return it. Richard Hemington, managing director of Pinarello in (Source: Independent) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y OCTOBER 11, 2018 SPORTS 15

Iran move up to 2018 Asian Iran, Singapore to boost Para Games third place sport cooperation IRNA — Presidents of Iran and Singapore national Olympic committees on Wednesday underlined expansion of sport coop- eration to create peace, friendship and social vibrancy. President of Iran’s National Olympic Committee Reza Salehi Amiri held meeting with his Singaporean counterpart Tan Chuan –Jin in Buenos Aires on Wednesday. In the meeting, Salehi Amiri pointed to new approach of Iran’s National Olympic Committee to develop bilateral ties with other countries and expressed readiness to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on sport cooperation between Iran and Singapore. Tan Chuan-Jin appreciated Salehi Amiri for the meeting and supported signing MoU on exchanging experiences between coach- es, holding training courses and camps in Iran and Singapore. Also Head of the Human and Financial Resources Committee of the International Olympics Committee, he pointed to Iran’s position in Asia and expressed satisfaction and support for Iran’s planning to achieve position of ‘IOC Member’ in the IOC. The two sides will study and sign the provisions of the MoU in the ANOC meeting in Japan in November, 2018. Summer Youth Olympics-2018 is underway in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from October 6 to 18, 2018. SPORTS TEHRAN — Iranian sportspersons Mahnaz Amini took a gold at the women’s javelin Earlier on the day, he had won a gold medal at the men’s deskclaimed 13 more gold medals on Wednes- throw F57 with a throw of 25.68m as well as setting an 100M breaststroke SB9. day and moved two places up to third at the 2018 Asian Asian record. Izadyar had previously claimed three gold medals at the Para Games. Uzbekistan’s Mokhilgul Khamdamova seized the silver men’s 100M butterfly S10, men’s 100M freestyle S10 and Iranian para athletes won five more gold medals. with 24.19m and Vietnamese Nguyen Hai Thi claimed the men’s 200M individual medley SM10. Mahdi Olad took a gold at the men’s discus throw F11 bronze with 23.06m. Chess players Omid Karimi and Atefeh Naghavi Mandi First Eurasian sports science with a throw of 42.37m as well as setting an Asian record. Archer Mohammadreza Zandi won a gold at the men’s took two gold medals in the Games. Indian Ghangas Monu came second with 35.89m and individual - W1 Open after beating Ji Li from China 130-127 Karimi finished in first place in the men’s individual congress begins in Tabriz the bronze medal went to Iranian thrower Aria Lotfi with in the final match. standard VI - B2/B3. 34.14m. Iran’s Majid Kakoosh defeated South Korean Hongjo Naghavi Mandi also won a gold medal in the women’s IRNA — The first two-day international Eurasian sports congress Hashemiyeh Motaghian won a gold at the women’s Park from 141-140 and won the bronze medal. individual standard VI - B2/B3. with the participation of domestic and foreign experts from 15 discus throw F56/57, throwing 21.17m and she set an Asian Judo athletes Vahid Nouri and Ehsan Mousanezhad Iran’s women’s team standard VI - B2/B3 seized a countries began at Tabriz University on Wednesday . record. gained two gold medals. gold as well. The Eurasian Sports Science Congress (ESSU) is an inter- Famini from Indonesia snatched the silver with a throw Nouri defeated his Uzbek opponent Shukhrat Boboev Furthermore, Fariba Zendehboudi snatched a silver medal national non-profit organization were established in Ankara, of 19.67. in the final match of the men’s up to 90.00 kg and snatched at the women’s individual standard VI - B2/B3. Turkey, in 2017 with the participation of 15 Asian and Europe- The bronze medal went to Chinese Yuxin Tian who threw a gold. Leila Zarezadeh grabbed a bronze medal at the women’s an countries, including Turkey, Iran, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, 26.92m. Mousanezhad also beat Korean judoka Gwanggeun individual standard VI - B1. Kazakhstan, Iraq, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Romania, Alireza Mokhtari Hamami earned a gold medal at the Choi in the final of the men’s up to 100.00 kg. Fatemeh Barghoul gained the bronze at the women’s Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Macedonia, Slovakia, Cyprus and Ukraine. men’s shot put F53. He seized the gold with 8.73m as well Mohammadreza Kheirollahzadeh won a silver after being individual standard VI - B2/B3. The first Eurasian Congress of Sport Sciences is held in Tabriz as setting an Asian record. defeated by Uzbekistan’s Shirin Sharipov in the final match Iran’s men’s team standard VI - B1, men’s team standard due to the selection of Tabriz as the capital of Islamic countries. His countryman Asadollah Azimi won a silver with 8.35m. of the men’s over 100.00 kg. VI - B2/B3 and women’s team standard VI - B1 won three The Secretary of the International Eurasian Congress on Sport The bronze medal went to Iraqi Alaa Abdulsalam with Meysam Banitaba in the men’s up to 60.00 kg, Reza silver medals. Sciences Saeed Nikokheslat called the goal of holding this con- 7.46m. Gholami in the men’s up to 66.00 kg and Omid Jafari in the Iran currently sit in third place with 30 gold, 23 silver gress for increasing international communications saying that Aref Baharvand snatched a gold at the men’s shot put men’s up to 81.00 kg won three bronze medals. and 27 bronze medals. the congress will be organized in four areas of sport physiology, F36, throwing 12.57m. Shahin Izadyar won two more gold medals at swim- Chia lead the medal table winning 105 gold, 53 silver sports management, exercise behavior and sports medicine. The silver medal went to Mohammed Al Kaabi from the ming. He earned a gold at the men’s 50M freestyle S10. and 39 bronze medals. Nikokheslat continued, ‘This Congress, while promoting the UAE with 12.40m and Ivan Zaleznyak from Kazakhstan Kazakh swimmers Sergey Kinakh (00:26.87) and Dmitriy South Korea are second with 38 gold, 31 silver and 26 scientific level of sport in the community and spreading it among won a bronze medal, throwing 11.69m. Li (00:26.89) came second and third respectively. bronze medals. the general public, brings many talents, including scientific com- munication and tourism, to the country.’ Iran know rivals at Intercontinental Iran’s men’s sitting volleyball into He announced the presence of prominent foreign and do- mestic professors and students from universities throughout Beach Soccer Cup 2018 Asian Para Games final the country, adding that 600 papers have been submitted to the secretariat of the Congress, with 80 other articles. Nikokheslat added, ‘Of these, 50 papers were accepted, some of which will be presented in five minutes.’

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SPORTS TEHRAN — Iran na- A state-of-the art stadium on Dubai’s Kite SPORTS TEHRAN — Iran’s the scores of 25-23, 25-21, 15-25, 25-21 desktional team have learned Beach will host one of the most anticipated deskmen’s sitting volley- on Wednesday. their opponents at Intercontinental Beach and prestigious beach soccer competitions ball team booked a place in the final This year’s final is a repeat of the final Soccer Cup 2018. in the world, one that features the globe’s match of the 2018 Asian Para Games matches of the last two editions of the Team Melli are pitted against the U.S., best teams in the beautiful and unique city on Wednesday. Asian Para Games in 2010 and 2014, 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup run- of Dubai, beachsoccer.com reported. Iran defeated Iraq in straight sets 25-8, when both teams also clashed in search ner-ups Tahiti and three-time champions During the ceremony, HE Saeed Hareb, 25-12, 25-19 in the semi-finals. for the gold. Russia in Group B. General Secretary of the Dubai Sports “We have many top world sitting volley- The men’s sitting volleyball final match Hosts UAE were drawn in Group A, Council, said that “we are really happy ball players. Our country in fact produces will be held at Indoor Tennis Stadium, together with Egypt, defending champions to have this competition landing again in a lot of athletes in this sports discipline,” Gelora Bung Karno sports complex, on Brazil, and newcomers Spain. Dubai. Beach Soccer is tightly related to said Iran’s coach Hadi Rezaei. Thursday. The official draw held Wednesday a healthy lifestyle, something Dubai and “We also wish to emerge as the 2020 Iran’s women’s sitting volleyball team morning at the Dubai Sports Council the Dubai Sports Council firmly believe Paralympics’ champion after winning the also advanced to the final match after headquarters. in. This competition has also become a world competition in the Netherlands this beating Japan in straight sets 25-17, The eighth edition of the Intercontinental national and international attraction, and year,” declared the coach. 25-14, 25-10. Beach Soccer Cup will take place again in Dubai this year we will have a new location on China managed to go through to the The Iranian team will face powerhouse (UAE), between the 6th and 10th of November. Kite Beach, by the sea.” final after defeating Kazakhstan 3-1 with China on Thursday in the final match.

World champs Japan hope to bring wheelchair rugby to the masses Real Madrid are monitoring Raheem Sterling’s situation at Manchester City as the England forward’s contract runs down, TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan, hosts of the next Paralym- sources have told ESPN FC. pic Games in 2020 and reigning wheelchair rugby world The 23-year-old is in the final two years of his contract with no champions, know they are in a unique position to promote sign of a new deal being agreed as yet. Sterling has also claimed the fast-paced, hard-hitting sport. he would be open to a move abroad at some point in his career. The Japanese team clinched their first ever World Cham- “Definitely, it would be nice to play abroad. It would be a pionship in August, knocking out the reigning Paralympic great experience. Spain’s attractive. Anywhere the weather is champions Australia in a 62-61 nail-biter. nice really,” Sterling said in December 2017. The match was typical of the frenetic sport, which sees However, ESPN FC has been told there is a willingness from quadriplegic athletes compete on a basketball-sized court both the club and the player for a new long-term contract at the and disrupt play by crashing their reinforced wheelchairs Etihad as Madrid keep an eye on the situation. into opponents. While Madrid have yet to formally approach City, they are Originally called “murderball”, the sport has been in watching developments and there is a danger Sterling’s value the Paralympics since 1996 and the fierce competition and will diminish when he enters the final 18 months of his contract high skill levels on show have made it one of the show- after the January transfer window closes. piece’s most popular events. Japan’s head coach Kevin Sterling signed a five-year deal following his £49 million move Orr, himself a winner of two Paralympic bronze medals in from Liverpool in July 2015 and has made 150 appearances for wheelchair racing, is full of enthusiasm that not only can the club, winning the Premier League title last season. his team improve on their bronze medal from Rio 2016 but City have agreed extensions with Kevin De Bruyne, Gabriel also spread the sport to a wider audience. Jesus, Ederson and Sergio Aguero over the past 12 months. “The idea of winning on home soil was very appealing to that the players here have had significant injuries in their The Japan Para Wheelchair Rugby Championship is Pep Guardiola signed his own three-year contract extension in me,” Orr told Reuters at a team training session in Tokyo upper and lower extremities,” added the American, who also held every May, while Orr says Japanese media does May and has made it clear he wants Sterling to remain at the club. on Wednesday. has also coached the U.S. and Canadian teams in the past. a good job promoting the sport. “We are delighted with him and would like Raheem to stay,” “One of my goals as a coach is not just to win Paralym- “That makes them eligible to play but they have gone “To me, seeing the shows on NHK and some of the other Guardiola said in August. pic gold medals and those things but it is really to see the beyond that and become great athletes and, for me, that is TV stations where they are promoting Paralympic sport; “We’ll do our effort to make him feel we count on him. And we Paralympic movement move forward.” the beauty of wheelchair rugby.” explaining the rules, explaining the game, telling people count on him. We arrived after a difficult season [two years ago] Orr was himself inspired to become a para athlete by the Japan has a strong connection with para sports and big what it is... It isn’t just novelty,” he said. “It is really trying and I told him I want to help him and would like him to be happy. 1984 Games in Los Angeles and is hopeful that the Tokyo crowds are expected at the 2020 Paralympics. to engage people in the sport itself and why we are so good. “In the end, the agents may not have agreements and that Paralympics can have a similar impact on others. There has also been plenty of investment in recent years, “That is the thing that I really hope people see ... how may not happen. But he knows and his agent knows we like him “I think a lot of people look at it and go ‘that is neat, including the opening of the Nippon Foundation Para Arena, good Japan is at wheelchair rugby, and really come to fall and want him a lot.” they are crashing into each other’ but they don’t realize where the wheelchair rugby team hold their training sessions. in love with us.” (Source: ESPN) Prayer Times Noon:11:51 Evening: 17:53 Dawn: 4:45 (tomorrow) Sunrise: 6:08 (tomorrow) OCTOBER 11, 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 Portraits of war heroes showcased Editorial Dept.: Fax: (+98 21) 88808214 — 88808895 [email protected] Switchboard Operator: Tel: (+98 21) 43051000 Advertisements Dept.: Telefax: (+98 21) 43051450 Public Relations Office: Tel: (+98 21) 88805807 at Moon Headbands exhibit Subscription & Distribution Dept.: Tel: (+98 21) 43051603 www.eshterak.ir Distributor: Padideh Novin Co. ARTTEHRAN – Portraits Tel: 88911433 deskof a number on Iranian Webmaster: [email protected] Printed at: Rooztab - ISSN: 1017-94 heroes who were martyred during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war are on display No. 18, Bimeh Alley, Nejatollahi St., Tehran, Iran in Tehran in an exhibition titled “Moon P.o. Box: 14155-4843 Zip Code: 1599814713 Headbands”. Painter Mohammad-Ali Naderi joined a large number of artists and cultural figure at the Abolfazl Aali Gallery of the Art Bureau on Tuesday evening to open the exhibit. Speaking to the Persian service of MNA, Naderi said he has created 40 portraits for the exhibition and added that working on the paintings of chief commanders has always been one of his personal concerns and that he has chosen the portraits based on his own interest. “The personal characters of each Iran to hold intl. conference commander helped me choose a series of colors to portray each commander. on cinema in digital world For example, I used happy colors for some commanders to reflect their inner ARTTEHRAN — The Iranian National School of characters while I used the color red to deskCinema (INSC) will be holding an international highlight the issue of martyrdom for conference on cinema in the digital age opening in Tehran on some others like martyrs Mehdi Bakeri November 12. and Mohammad-Ebrahim Hemmat,” he A number of scholars and experts on digital technology coming explained. from various countries will be attending the three-day conference. He also said that he likes to work on In a statement published by more paintings and display them on INSC Managing Director Ru- different art websites. hollah Hosseini said, “Iranian “My main goal is to represent the national school of cinema is a martyrs through art, though it has had venue to recognize and intro- its own difficulties, but I am happy with duce modern technologies such the results,” he concluded. as digital technology to cineastes The exhibit will be running until October and those active in this field.” 28 at the gallery located on Somayyeh St., Portraits of martyrs Mehdi Bakeri (L) and Mohammad Ebrahim Hemmat (R) by Mohammad-Ali Naderi are on display in the Moon “The conference also aims to off Hafez Ave. Headbands exhibition at Abolfazl Aali Gallery of in Tehran on October 9, 2018. (Mehr/Mohammadreza Abbasi) recognize the potentials related to modern visual technology in the country and support them, while it also means to achieve Tehran institute to review Sheila Iranian games nominated for Intl. a proper understanding of the digital phenomenon and study Blair’s “Islamic Calligraphy” Mobile Gaming Awards its relation with the cinema in- dustry.” He also said that several other scholars and experts on lit- erature and communications have been invited to attend the conference to discuss the impacts of the new technologies on culture and society. The Iranian National School of Cinema is an affiliate with the

Soldiers given a voice in century-old footage in Jackson’s new war film

LONDON (Reuters) — For his new World War One documen- tary film, “They Shall Not Grow Old”, director Peter Jackson was adamant the soldiers should tell their own stories. To do that, the acclaimed Front cover of Canadian scholar Sheila S. Blair’s “Islamic Calligraphy”. New Zealand director hired fo- “Mr. Crow Don’t Open the Envelope” by Khashayar Mohebbi. rensic lip-readers to go through CULTURE TEHRAN – “Islamic information about the large cities’ roles of the ARTTEHRAN – A Game Studio and “Flipping Filip” by old silent film footage of the war deskCalligraphy” written by Islamic world in calligraphic interactions. deskselection of 12 games Deedema. and uncover the conversations the Canadian expert on Islamic and Asian Edinburgh University Press published from Iranian developers have been People can choose their best games that took place in the trenches art Sheila S. Blair is scheduled to be reviewed “Islamic Calligraphy” in May 2006. It was nominated for the 3rd International by voting on this site. Winners will be and on the battlegrounds 100 during a session at the Advanced Research the joint winner of the 2007 British-Kuwait Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGA) in the announced on November 3. years ago. Institute of Art in Tehran on October 14. Friendship Society Prize for Middle Eastern Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Last year, three Iranian games won Those words were mixed Translated by Valiollah Kavusi, the book Studies. the organizers have announced. four out of a total of nine main awards with interviews with former was published by the Iranian Academy of The book was also selected as Iran’s “Fisher Boy” by Sepehr Taqdisian, at the IMGA MENA. soldiers from 600 hours of tape Arts in 2017. Book of the Year in 2008 in the Islamic “Electron” by Majid Rahmani, “Harmony” Winners were awarded during a in the BBC archives to create Kavusi and the Islamic art expert Amin studies section. by Mohammad Amin Rafieinia, “Mr. Crow ceremony in Amman, Jordan. a documentary that includes Iranpur will deliver speeches during the It was also picked as a 2007 CHOICE Don’t Open the Envelope” by Khashayar The IMGA is a worldwide competition only the words of the soldiers session that will begin at 4 p.m., the Outstanding Academic Title. Mohebbi, “41148” by Mahdi Fanaei, and that started in 2004, and it covers several themselves, in a full-color war organizers announced on Wednesday. Blair, a Norma Jean Calderwood “Irregular Mobile” by Benyamin Salari different regions. In addition to the IMGA as they would have seen it. “The book introduces numerous University professor of Islamic and Asian are among the games. Global, which is open to all, there is also “There’s been lots of doc- unknown calligraphers of the Islamic world art, is also the author of “Text and Image in Also included are “Colimus!”, “Sweet IMGA MENA, IMGA Southeast Asia and Director Peter Jackson attends umentaries made on the First that we have never heard of them before,” Medieval Persian Art”, “Islamic Inscriptions” Lemon” and “The Dark Wings 2” from IMGA China. the world premiere of “The Bea- World War...and I just decided Kavusi wrote in a preface to the book. and dozens of other publications about Lexip Games, “King of Wealth” from The IMGA team is based in the center tles: Eight Days a Week - The for this one to strictly just use He also said that the book gives Islamic and Iranian art. Anashid Games, “Magnis” by Paeezan of Marseille, France’s second largest city. Touring Years” in London, Britain the voices of the guys that fought September 15, 2016. (Reuters/ there,” Jackson, director of the Neil Hall) “Hobbit” and the “Lord of the India’s #MeToo movement takes aim at alleged Stevie Nicks, Def Leppard early Rings” series told Reuters on Tuesday. “So no historians, no narration, no nothing.” misconduct, triggering probes, departures favorites for Rock Hall of Fame Old film was meticulously restored. Computers were used, MUMBAI (Reuters) — The #MeToo LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Fleetwood not only to add color to black and white footage, but to remove movement in India has gathered momen- Mac singer Stevie Nicks and glam metal imperfections, fill splices and reconstruct missing frames from tum in recent days, with more than a dozen band Def Leppard led voting among fans film that was shot with fewer frames per second than today. complaints of sexual harassment and oth- on Tuesday for induction into the Rock Forensic lip readers, who usually work with the police deter- er sexual misconduct leveled online against & Roll Hall of Fame, outstripping the 13 mining what people say on silent security camera footage, were prominent journalists, actors, movie directors, other nominees eligible for a place in able to decipher the words spoken long ago on film. Actors were comedians and other public figures. music history. hired to give the soldiers on screen a voice. On Monday, it triggered an investigation Nicks and British band Def Leppard The film will have its world premiere at the BFI London Film into a leading journalist and questions about were among 15 acts from a wide range of Festival next week. the future of India’s top comedy collective. styles announced as nominees, including “It’s not the story of the war,” said Jackson. “It’s the story of The Hindustan Times, one of India’s ma- country singer-songwriter John Prine, the human experience of fighting in the war.” Bollywood actress Tanushree Dutta gestures Def Leppard guitarists Vivian Campbell jor national papers, said that Prashant Jha, as she talks to reporters in Mumbai, India, Chicago funk group Rufus featuring Chaka and Phil Collen perform during the VH1 its political editor and chief of bureau, has September 27, 2018. (Reuters/Stringer) Khan and leftist rockers Rage Against Rock Honors concert at the Mandalay been asked to step down from all his edito- the Machine. Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada inappropriate behavior by the performer. rial roles pending an investigation. “This is Janet Jackson, a five-time Grammy May 25, 2006. (Reuters/Steve Marcus) Taylor Swift sets new a case of sexual harassment and an internal According to a statement from the comedy winner, will have a third chance to gain American Music Award committee has been set up,” said the media group, another AIB co-founder, Gursimran induction after failing to make it in her as just one voice among the hundreds of group’s general counsel, Dinesh Mittal, in Khamba, was also placed on a temporary leave first two times on the ballot. other ballots. record, urges people to vote an announcement. of absence by the collective after an anony- Nicks, a two-time Grammy winner Within hours of the nominees being Jha was accused by a former female col- mous woman on social media on Monday known for her haunting vocal style, was named on Tuesday, Nicks led the fan ballot LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Taylor Swift, straight off a controver- league, Avantika Mehta, of sending inappro- accused him of “emotional blackmail”. In a inducted into the Hall 20 years ago as with more than 38,000 votes, followed by sial dive into U.S. politics, was the big winner at the American Music priate messages. Mehta made her complaint statement, Khamba denied any wrongdoing, a member of the popular 1970s group Def Leppard with some 33,000, according Awards on Tuesday where she used her platform to again urge her on Saturday in an article on the Firstpost news saying there was no violation of consent. Fleetwood Mac. She is nominated this to the Hall of Fame website. fans to get out and vote. site and then on her own Twitter account. The best-known group in India’s growing time for her solo career. Among the acts receiving their first The 28-year-old pop singer won a record fourth artist of the year Jha did not answer calls or text messag- comedy scene, AIB has more than 3.4 million The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame sends nomination this year were Devo, an avant trophy at the fan-voted American Music Awards, beating rappers es seeking comment. He has not responded subscribers on its YouTube channel. ballots to over 1,000 artists, historians and garde group from Akron, Ohio, best known Drake and Post Malone, as well as Britain’s Ed Sheeran and rock publicly to the allegations. Hotstar, an internet platform owned by members of the music industry to select for its 1980 party favorite “Whip It”, as band Imagine Dragons for the top prize. Separately, India’s biggest comedy group, Twenty-First Century Fox’s Star India unit, the inductees. They will be announced in well as British group Roxy Music, and She also picked up three other awards, for best female pop artist, All India Bakchod (AIB), said its future was in said it was pulling “On Air with AIB”, a news December and inducted into the Hall of the American multi-instrumentalist Todd best tour, and best pop album for “reputation,” the biggest seller of 2017. doubt following a series of allegations about and current affairs show that still had more Fame at a ceremony in March in New York. Rundgren. On Sunday, Swift provoked a storm by breaking her silence on sexual harassment. than 20 episodes to air and that was hosted In previous years, between five and Meanwhile, British bands Radiohead, politics and announcing she would vote for two Democrats in Ten- Tanmay Bhat, the chief executive and by the four founders of AIB. In a tweet on seven acts have typically made the cut. The Cure, and The Zombies, along with nessee in the U.S. congressional midterm elections in November. co-founder of AIB, resigned after saying in its official handle, Hotstar said the develop- The Cleveland-based Rock & Roll Hall American rapper LL Cool J, German ex- Her comments drove a spike in voter registration. a statement on Friday he made a “big mis- ments surrounding AIB ran contrary to the of Fame also allows the general public to perimental music group Kraftwerk, and On Tuesday, the “Fearless” singer told the American Music Awards take” by continuing to work with a stand-up platform’s values and that it was taking the vote, with the top five vote-getters sub- 1960s rockers MC5 were among those audience in Los Angeles and millions watching at home to go and vote. comic even after Bhat knew of allegations of show off air with immediate effect. mitted as a single “fans’ ballot.” It counts bidding for induction once again.