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Richard Nephew: ‘I do not Iran’s oil believe the United States Zarif: Iran, Russia, Turkey should output rises will violate the JCPOA’ 12,000 bpd ‘Allies will seek reasons if U.S. in July: OPEC violates nuclear deal’ dialogue on regional challenges EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW POLITICAL TEHRAN — As the an Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad with regional challenges. ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran’s By Javad Heirannia deskSyrian army is tight- Zarif said on Friday that Iran, Russia, Zarif made the remarks during a joint deskoil production stood ening the noose around militants in and Turkey, as three key powerbrokers, press conference with his Turkish coun- TEHRAN — Richard Nephew, who served as the lead at 3.629 million barrels per day (bpd) in the northern province of Aleppo, Irani- should engage in dialogue to contend terpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in Ankara. sanctions expert for the U.S. team negotiating with Iran, July, registering a 12,000-barrel increase is of the opinion that Washington would not violate the compared to its preceding month, Or- nuclear deal with Iran. See page 2 ganization of the Petroleum Exporting “I do not believe the United States will violate the Countries (OPEC) announced in its JCPOA,” Nephew, now a fellow at the Center on Glob- monthly report released in August 10. al Energy Policy at Columbia University, tells the Tehran Iran produced 3.617 million bpd of Times in an exclusive interview. oil in June, the report said. Nephew says even if the United States violates its com- According to the report, Iran’s heavy mitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action crude average price in July was $41.59 then its allies will be asking “why and for what reason”. per barrel, showing $3.9 decrease com- Following is the text of the interview with Nephew: pared to its previous month. What is your prediction about the future of the As Mohsen Qamsari, National Ira- JCPOA? nian Oil Company (NIOC)’s director of A: I believe that the United States and Iran will continue international affairs, said on July 12, to implement their obligations under the JCPOA, as both Iran has regained about 80 percent have a national interest in the benefits they each receive of the market share it held before the from the deal. Of course, that doesdo not mean there will U.S. and European Union tightened not be issues of implementationimp along the sanctions on its oil industry in 2012. waway.y. That is simplysimp to be expected from The country exports about 2 million such a complex,comple long-term deal be- barrels of its daily output of 3.8 million, tween countcountriesr that have been ad- the official added. vversariesersaries for so long. “Our exports peak is above 4 mil- IranIran hhasa fulfilled all its ob- lion barrels a day and we have plans ligationsligations underun the JCPOA but for that and are waiting for the right the other side,s particularly the condition,” Qamsari said in an inter- United StateStates,s has not honored its view in Tehran, without elaborating on ccommitmentsommitments to terminate all sanc- the timing for such an increase. tions. WhWhy?y? Iran targets 5.8 million bpd in com- A:A: I disagreedis that the United bined production of crude and con- States oorr its partners have not densate by 2021. It defied skeptics fulfilled ttheir duties in removing with a 25 percent surge in production sanctions.sanction so far in 2016 and aims to reach an See page 9 eight-year high for daily output of 4 million barrels by the end of the year. Turkey warns it Bust of Omar Khayyam embellishes University of Baghdad could leave NATO PERSPECTIVE ARTTEH- The bust is scheduled to tician, astronomer and By Mehdi Sepahvand deskRAN — A be unveiled during a cer- poet Omar Khayyam is Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has warned that the Tehran Times journalist bust of Persian poet Omar emony to be attended by chiefly known to Eng- country would consider leaving NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Khayyam (1048-1131) has Iranian and Iraqi cultural of- lish-speaking readers Organization) if the organization did not come to its defense, been installed in the Col- ficials, literati and students through the translation of following the perceived lack of support following the failed coup. lege of Languages of the from the university at the a collection of his quat- In an interview with the state-run Anadolu agency, Mevlut University of Baghdad in beginning of the new aca- rains in the Rubaiyat of Middle East to Cavusoglu claimed the European Union was fuelled by an- collaboration with the Teh- demic year that will start in Omar Khayyam (1859) by ti-Turkish sentiment and hostility to Turkish Recep President ran-based Sadi Founda- September. the English writer Edward become more Tayyip Erdogan. tion. The Persian mathema- FitzGerald. He accused the EU of making grave mistakes in its re- legitimate as Turkey sponse to Turkey’s failed coup and said the union could only blame itself if the West ‘loses’ Turkey. Poland’s Lotos expects Iran’s oil to arrive in Gdansk on Aug. 14 moves closer to Iran Turkey is NATO’s second largest military power after the n a drastic turnabout, Ankara has United States and is a crucial ally as the West faces unprece- WARSAW (Reuters) — Poland’s sec- before it enters the Baltic Sea. towards Gdansk. recently grown more friendly to- dented conflict and upheaval across the Middle East. ond biggest refiner Lotos said on Friday The supplies are a result of an agree- Lotos, which now refines mostly Rus- I ward Iran and its superpower bud- However NATO responded today by saying that Turkey’s that it expects oil supplies from Iran to ment signed earlier this year between sian oil, also said that it is prepared to dy Russia, a move which seems likely membership was not in question and that Ankara could count arrive in Gdansk port at the Baltic Sea Lotos and National Iranian Oil Compa- take oil from Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and to help make the Middle East a more on its solidarity and support after the coup bid, which has trig- on August 14. ny. The cargo is the first Iranian crude other directions. legitimate entity on the global stage of gered deep purges in the alliance’s second-largest armed forces. The state-run Lotos said that the sold into this part of the Baltic Sea mar- “Ultimately we want to select a few power. A statement released by NATO earlier said: ‘Turkey is a valued tanker Atlantas with 2 million oil barrels ket since January’s lifting of sanctions. types (of oil) and form a stable mix, By “legitimate” here I mean for ally, making substantial contributions to NATO’s joint efforts. has reached the Danish straits and due In June trade sources said and which would give us most advantages,” the Middle East to be able to exert “Turkey takes full part in the Alliance’s consensus-based de- to draft limits it has to transfer around ship-tracking data showed that the su- Lotos chief executive officer Robert Pie- more of a unified will over at least cisions as we confront the biggest security challenges in a gen- 700.000 of barrels on a smaller vessel pertanker with Iranian crude is heading tryszyn was quoted in a statement. its own issues when a multiplicity of eration.” far and scattered powers play roles “NATO counts on the continued contributions of Turkey in crises ranging from Syria to Yemen and Turkey can count on the solidarity and support of NATO.” Iran likely to take Mina case to international court and Iraq. On the issue of support for the Turkish government after Ankara started its new approach a the failed coup, the statement added: “The NATO Secretary POLITICAL TEHRAN — An Ira- after ten months families of the Irani- few months ago, which was hastened General spoke to the Turkish Foreign Minister on the night desknian parliamentarian an victims of the Mina stampede have following a failed coup d’état on July of the attempted coup and later with President Erdogan, has said that if Saudi Arabia is not held not yet seen a tangible decision, Mehr 15-16. Shortly before the coup, Pres- strongly condemning the attempted coup and reiterating full accountable for the Mina tragedy, Iran reported. ident Recep Tayyip Erdogan apolo- support for Turkey’s democratic institutions.” must take the case to an international “This tragedy is a legal issue and gized for the November 24 downing “He expressed support for the elected government of Tur- court. must be followed up accordingly,” he of a Russian jet, which already raised key and respect for the courage of the Turkish people.” Heshmatollah Falahat-Pisheh said added. expectations that normalization with Foreign Minister Cavusoglu also said in his interview that Tur- Moscow could facilitate Turkey’s U-turn key is building a ‘strong mechanism’ with Russia to try to find from its failed Syria policy. a solution in Syria and a delegation including foreign ministry, Happy Left Handers Day! On the other hand, Iran was swift to military and intelligence officials will go to Russia for talks condemn the coup and voice support Cavusoglu explained that Russian President Vladimir Putin Left handed but live in a right-handed world for the legally elected Turkish govern- had said Russia would lift embargos on Turkish products and August 13 is designated International left handers. Besides David Rockefeller, ment. This was embraced warmly by that, if needed, additional agreements would be signed to en- Lefthanders Day. It was first observed Lou Gerstner (Former IBM head), Op- Ankara, thanking Iran on various occa- sure work goes ahead on the TurkStream gas pipeline project. in 1976. As the name suggests, it is rah Winfrey, and Steve Forbes are super sions for its support. Putin and Erdogan took a big step towards normalizing meant to promote awareness of the in- business heroes. All these have so far boiled down ties on Tuesday, with their leaders announcing an accelera- conveniences faced by left-handers in a Researchers claim that lefties are to Iranian Foreign Minister Moham- tion in trade and energy links. predominantly right-handed world. more intelligent and eloquent than mad Javad Zarif making a one-day trip Their meeting in St. Petersburg came almost nine months Super lefties their right-handed counterparts. In tests to Turkey on Friday, meeting Erdogan after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian According to the Left Handers Day conducted by Dr. Alan Searleman from as well as his counterpart Mevlut Ca- border, prompting Russian sanctions. (Source: Daily Mail) website lefties have more brain sym- St Lawrence University in New York, he vusoglu. In a joint press conference, metry than righties. Brain symmetry found that left-handers can be consid- the two foreign ministers stressed that TEHRAN TIMES between all four hemispheres makes erably more intellectually gifted. There despite differences, Turkey and Iran Iran’s Leading International Daily you more likely to be a champion and were a higher percentage of left-hand- “would strengthen cooperation for a leader. In the past few decades, the U.S. ed people with IQs over 140 than lasting peace in Syria.” Advertising Dept presidency has veered more and more right-handed people which is the “geni- “Iran has always had good relations to the left not in policy, but in hand- in the Apollo 11 crew that were first to us” bracket. Some of the earliest works with both Turkey and Russia. All of the Te l : 021 - 430 51 450 edness, with 5 of the last 7 presidents land on the moon in 1969 Buzz Aldrin of western philosophy and science were countries in the region must cooper- being left-handed: Gerald Ford, Ronald and Mike Collins. written with a left hand. Aristotle, Leon- ate to bring peace to Syria and fight- Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Super innovators such as Bill Gates ardo Da Vinci, Friedrich Nietzsche, and ing against extremism,” Zarif said dur- [email protected] and Barack Obama. (Microsoft), Steve Jobs (Apple), and Alan Turing are the super left handers ing the event. The lefty spacemen included two Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook) are also geniuses. 10 2 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NATION 2 AAUGUSTUGUST 13,13, 20162016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/international

MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS Nahavandian sees JCPOA as an international Zarif, Lavrov discuss bilateral ties, Syrian document, beyond a mere commitment crisis over phone POLITICAL TEHRAN — Head of ue to do so now,” Nahavandian lamented. deskthe Presidential Office Inside Iran, those ill-disposed toward has said the JCPOA is not only a com- the agreement have unleashed a barrage TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad mitment which the bargaining sides have of sarcastic attacks on the Rouhani ad- Javad Zarif and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lav- to meet, but also it is an “international ministration as the presidential election, rov in a telephone conversation on Thursday dis- document.” slated for May 19, is approaching. cussing bilateral ties as well as the latest develop- Iran and the six global powers of the Tehran would expect economic ments in Syria. U.S., China, Russia, England, France, and gains following the deal. Opponents

FARS In the phone talks on Thursday, the two sides Germany clinched a deal on Tehran’s nu- say the deal ironically has resulted in called for resolving the regional crises through po- clear program, officially called the Joint almost “nothing,” citing Washington litical means, Fars reported. Comprehensive Plan of Action, last July getting in the way of Iran’s re-en- in Vienna. gagement with the global economic The deal went into effect on January mainstream. 16th, called the Implementation Day. Driven by the “almost nothing” Emami Kashani “The JCPOA now is not only a com- mindset, the opponents have been condemns Saudi crimes mitment between Iran and six countries lobbying for reconstituting nuclear in Yemen but also it is an international document,” capabilities rolled back under the nu- Mohammad Nahavandian told ISNA in clear deal. an interview published on Friday. The situation in the U.S. is no better. TEHRAN — Tehran’s interim Friday prayers leader The comments by Nahavandian are While Republican presidential can- has condemned the Saudi regime for the continued a reply to opponents of the deal inside didate Hillary Clinton has backed the Iran as well as those in the U.S. who keep deal, her Democrat wayward rival Donald slaughtering of civilians in Yemen, Mehr reported. Head of the Presidential Office Mohammad Nahavandian “We see what they are doing to Yemen and how lambasting the Obama administration for Trump has been threatening to “rip up” signing the pact. the JCPOA. other’s archenemies, both agree on one Both camps, however, have failed to

MEHR they created and trained Daesh,” Ayatollah Mo- hammad Emami Kashani said. “The same people who created hur- Although opponents of the deal inside thing: the countries would have been provide cogent reasons for their disa- He added, “Saudi money is endangering Islam.” dles for the ratification of the deal contin- both countries have always been each better off without the deal. greement. Emami Kashani said the U.S. and Israel are plotting to destroy the world of Islam with the Saudi help. “Now you see how they are achiev- Zarif: Iran, Russia, Turkey should dialogue on regional challenges ing their goals with the help of the Saudi pet- rodollars.” Era of putsch and bullying has passed, Zarif says in reaction to July coup in Turkey 1 and al-Nusra, and achieve enduring peace in Syria.” “We believe the era of bullying and coup has passed “Iran, Russia, and Turkey are key players in the region Recently, Turkey has been adopting a more realis- and this has no longer a place in our region. The peo- Iran sets April for and need to engage in dialogue and cooperation.” tic policy in the region, starting with an apology call to ple’s vote and will cannot be suppressed by actions of a presidential candidacy The one-day visit to Turkey of the senior Iranian diplomat Moscow, a thaw in bilateral ties after the shooting down military group and for this, all Iranian dignitaries includ- comes weeks after the July abortive coup in Turkey and the of the Russian jet by the Turkish air force. ing the Supreme Leader, the president, the parliament registration meeting between Iranian and Russian presidents in Baku. The country also learnt from the July coup which speaker, and I condemned the coup attempt.” The meeting also comes after the visit to Russia of drew immediate condemnation messages from Tehran “The Turkish people’s move and their standing firm to de- President Erdogan on August 9 in the Konstantin palace and Moscow even before it ended. This is while other stroy the roots of the abortive coup was a significant action. TEHRAN — Iran’s elections headquarters has set outside St. Petersburg. countries including European and Arab ones were hesi- The people’s participation gave coup plotters an important April 11-15, 2017 as the time for hopefuls to sign up Hinting at disagreements between the three coun- tant to send condemnation notes. lesson.” for presidential candidacy. tries over the Syrian crisis, Zarif said, “Even if there are Era of bullying, putsch over Midnight of July 15 was quite disturbing moments for According to the election headquarters director any differences among regional countries, this can be Also, pointing to the failed coup in Turkey, Zarif said, the Turkish government and nation as a group of senior ISNA Mohammad Hossein Moqimi, presidential cam- ironed out via dialogue.” military officials seized power using military machines. paigns will also begin on April 28 and end on May The Turkish minister, for his turn, stressed, “The secu- Zarif says, “Iran, Russia, and However, the coup failed as Turkish people took to the 27, ISNA reported on Friday. rity and stability of Iran is Turkey’s security and stability Turkey are key players in the streets in reply to President Erdogan’s call on the nation and we believe this is the case with Iran, too.” to take command of the unrest. Cavusoglu also said, “The two countries should pool region and need to engage in The Turkish foreign minister hailed Iran’s stance on the Official reaffirms Iran’s efforts to counter extremism and terrorist groups of ISIS dialogue and cooperation.” failed coup, saying Tehran was the first to condemn it. support for Syria, resistance movement Russian special envoy for Middle East to visit Iran on Monday TEHRAN — Parliament’s General Director for In- POLITICAL TEHRAN — Mikhail danov’s visit is in line with such a policy. tween Turkey and Russia it is expected that ternational Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has deskBogdanov, the Russian In May, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the rivalry between the main power players in reaffirmed Iran’s unconditional support for the Syri- president’s special envoy for the Middle then deputy foreign minister for Arab Syria to undergo some changes. an government and the resistance movement. East, is scheduled to take a trip to Iran on affairs, travelled to Russia and met with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad “We stand with Syria, Iraq, and other coun- Monday for talks on the Syrian crisis. Bogdanov and discussed the Syrian war. Javad Zarif also visited Turkey on Friday tries that face terrorism,” Tasnim quoted him as Bogdanov plans to hold a meeting The visit by the Russian deputy for- with the Syria crisis on the top of the

TASNIM saying. with Hossein Jaberi Ansari, the Iranian eign minister will take place amid fierce agenda. Amir-Abdollahian also said, “The United States deputy foreign minister for Arab and Af- fighting between the Syrian army and Upon his arrival in Ankara, Zarif said and the Zionist regime have created Daesh (ISIS). rican affairs, Russian Ambassador to Teh- militants over the control of Aleppo, the Iran, Russia and Turkey are “important Through this, they have posed a great threat to the ran Levan Dzhagaryan told the Tehran second largest city in Syria. players in the Middle East region” and region and even to Western countries.” Times on Thursday. Iran and Russia have been backing the Saudi Arabia and Qatar, Turkey and some highlighted the importance of holding Iran and Russia hold regular consul- Syrian government against militants who Western countries. dialogue and cooperation to resolve tations on the Syrian conflict and Bog- are backed by certain Arab regimes, like However, with a thaw in relation be- problems. Tehran raps Britain for contributing to loss of Iran interested in acquiring latest Russian weapons: envoy civilian lives in Yemen MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Iran shows an interest in ac- “I have to note that close cooperation also has been quiring the latest types of Russian weapons, Russian established between our military departments. I hope Ambassador to Iran Levan Dzhagaryan has said. that we will be able to stabilize the situation in Syria TEHRAN — Iran has accused Britain of contribut- “Iran has traditionally shown an interest in acquiring through joint efforts,” he added. ing to the killing of civilians in Yemen after British the most modern types of Russian-produced weapons. Lifting of visa regime unlikely in near future Minister for the Middle East and Africa Tobias Ell- The military equipment supplied to Iran is solely defen- The ambassador also said Russia and Iran are cur-

MFA wood recently accused Tehran of arming groups in sive and does not pose a risk of altering the balance rently not discussing fully lifting the visa regime between the war-torn Southwest Asian country. of forces in the region,” Dzhagaryan told RIA Novosti. the two countries. “Britain has to be responsible to the world for Russian, Iranian militaries closely cooperating “During Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to arming a campaign led by the child-murdering on Syria settlement Tehran in November 2015, a bilateral intergovernmen- Saudi Arabia,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Dzhagaryan also said Russian and Iranian militaries tal agreement on easing conditions for mutual travel Bahram Qassemi said in a statement that appeared are closely cooperating on Syria settlement and Moscow for certain groups of Russian and Iranian citizens was on the ministry’s website on Friday. hopes that its joint efforts with Tehran will help stabilize among the bilateral documents that were signed. Thus, “The British official would better explain this situation in the war-torn country. a simplified visa regime is already in place for entrepre- anti-human behavior and answer questions “Russia and Iran are cooperating quite closely on the neurs, members of official delegations, persons partici- posed by the House of Commons representatives Syrian issue. As you know, our countries are members pating in scientific, cultural and artistic activities, as well over extensive, irrefutable use of flamethrowers of the International Syria Support Group, in the frame- Russian Ambassador to Iran Levan Dzhagaryan as in university-organized and other educational activ- in killing civilians, including innocent Yemeni work of which we have established trustful contacts deputy foreign ministers regularly hold bilateral consul- ities. There are no talks so far on abolishing the visa re- women and children.” with Iranian partners. In addition, the two countries’ tations on the Middle East,” Dzhagaryan noted. gime,” Dzhagaryan explained.

Daesh is brainchild of Wahhabism: Rezaee Middle East to become more legitimate as Turkey moves closer to Iran 1 tween Turkey and the West, Presidents and trade organizations it is promoting in Syria. For whatever reasons, the cam- In a telephone conversation with Irani- Vladimir Putin of Russia and Erdogan Asia, although such a shift is not expect- paign has not brought any significant an President Hassan Rouhani shortly after pledged Tuesday to repair relations after ed anytime soon. change to the situation. TEHRAN — Mohsen Rezaee has drawn a com- the failed coup, Erdogan had expressed nine months of open antagonism. Turkey’s positions on Syria used to be As Ankara moves toward Iran and parison between the MKO, commonly called Mon- his willingness to cooperate closely with Although their meeting in St. Peters- in stark contrast with Tehran and Mos- Russia, there is hope that a new strate- afeqin (hypocrites) in Iran, with Daesh, saying both Iran and Russia “to settle regional crises burg produced little beyond vows of cow before Ankara adopted the new ap- gic triangle is in the making, and in due behave savagely. and restore peace and stability to the re- friendship and cooperation, the symbol- proach. While Iran and Russia pushed for time it may begin to cause considerable “Daesh and Monafiqin show similar behaviors as gion.” ism of the two former antagonists coming either keeping Syrian President Bashar influence not only on Syria, but on the both of them bury children alive and torture peo- The two leaders there touched on the together for a friendly talk was enough to al-Assad or having him succeeded by a entire Middle East region. ple. They are similar in using cyanide to suicide,” the situation in the Middle East as a whole, raise alarms in Western capitals. Besides democratically elected president, Turkey Together, Iran and Turkey as powerful secretary of the Expediency Council said. and expressed consensus that there are being a member of the NATO alliance, worked with the side which first of all and central forces in the Middle East can “Daesh is the child of Wahhabism and Munafi- global forces who are not satisfied with Turkey is vital to Europe’s efforts to stanch sought Assad’s elimination. shift a great force behind the events and INSTAGRAM qin are supported by Saudi Arabia and the United the idea of tranquility in the region. For the flow of migrants from Syria and Af- This put Ankara in the league of work for shared good. Although it is still States,” he added. his part, President Rouhani noted he has ghanistan. Saudi Arabia as a major player in an a fledgling, the new friendship can create The MKO sided with Iraq’s Saddam Hussein in no doubt that together with the terrorists, Closer ties with Russia also carry the extensive campaign against Assad. On spectacular scenes of achievement that the war against Iran in the 1980s. Also Daesh mil- there are also “some superpowers” trying potential to create tensions within NATO September 22, 2014, the United States, can alter the makeup of the Middle East itants are now allying with the remaining Saddam to destabilize things. that Mr. Putin would be happy to exploit. Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and hopefully result in actual improve- supporters against the Iraqi people. As for Ankara-Moscow relations, Ultimately, Moscow would like to draw and the United Arab Emirates began ment of security situation in the restive against a backdrop of rising tensions be- Turkey into its orbit and into the security their campaign by bombing positions in area. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

http://www.tehrantimes.com/international AAUGUSTUGUST 13,13, 20162016 INTERNATIONAL 3 Thailand shaken by multiple Syrian army establishes control over sites in bomb blasts southern Aleppo Thailand has tightened security after Two Uighur men from western China bomb attacks across the country killed have been accused of the attack and are The Syrian Army continued heavy military operations four people and wounded many more, due to go on trial later this month. against terrorist groups across the country, mainly in Aleppo, with authorities struggling to identify a Both deny any involvement in the inflicting heavy losses upon them in personnel and equip- motive and find the perpetrators. bombing and mystery continues to swirl ment. Twin bombs exploded in the upmar- around the case, with authorities failing The army’s air force destroyed tens of armored vehicles ket resort of Hua Hin late on Thursday, to catch a number of other suspects or of- and explosives for terrorist organizations and killed a large killing one woman and wounding more fer a thorough explanation for a motive. number of terrorists, among them leaders in the surround- than 20 others. They were followed by Thailand’s military junta, which seized ings of Ramousah, Ameriya and Khan Touman in Aleppo two more on Friday morning that killed power in 2014 after a decade of at times countryside. another person. violent political unrest, has touted an Units of the army and armed forces in cooperation with A further two blasts struck on Friday in increase in stability in the kingdom as a the allied forces on Thursday continued to advance in the the popular tourist town of Phuket, while two major accomplishment of its rule. southern countryside of Aleppo central province, establish- more bombs were reported in the southern Yet the generals have failed to quell a ing control on a number of positions in the area surrounding provinces of Trang and Surat Thani, in each of long-running conflict in Thailand’s three the military academies and 1070 Apartments Project. which one person was killed. southernmost provinces - a region far A military source told SANA that units of the army, in co- Last week, Thailand voted to accept a from Bangkok or Hua Hin. operation with the allied forces, advanced in different direc- military-backed constitution despite claims The conflict is largely contained to the tions in the southern countryside of the province under an air by opponents that it will entrench the mili- mostly Muslim far south although violence and artillery cover, establishing control on a number of posi- tary’s power and deepen divisions. make people panic more.” on the attackers and a motive behind the has occasionally spilled into other areas. tions in the surroundings of the military academies and 1070 Speaking to Al Jazeera from Bangkok, The two bombs that went off in Hua latest blasts. Speaking to Al Jazeera from Hua Hin, Apartments Project after killing a large number of terrorists. journalist Pailin Wedel quoted a police Hin on Thursday evening were hidden According to staff at local hospitals, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, director of the Earlier, the source stressed that units of the army work- spokesperson as saying there is currently in potted plants and went off within 30 German, Italian, Dutch and Austrian na- Institute for Security and International ing to the south of Aleppo, in cooperation with the allied no evidence of any link between the dif- minutes of each other in the bar district tionals were among the wounded. Studies at Chulalongkorn University, said: forces, foiled a wide attack by the armed terrorist groups on ferent blasts. of the popular beach town. Thailand is expecting a record 32 “I think the timing is striking here. Today Wednesday evening from different directions. “They are also sticking to the line that While small bombings are common million visitors in 2016, with the tourism is the 84th anniversary of the birthday of The source indicated that heavy losses were inflicted upon they still do not have enough evidence in Thailand during periods of heightened industry a bright spot in an otherwise Her Majesty [Queen Sirikit].” terrorists in personnel as a number of their armored and ma- that there are any links to outside ter- political tension, there have been few lacklustre economy. “We had the referendum last Sunday, chinegun-equipped vehicles were destroyed. rorism, southern insurgency or anything such incidents in the past year and it is The latest blasts came just days before so it seems clear to me that this is a coor- Meanwhile, the terrorist organizations acknowledged on that may be [tied] to the current political rare for touristic areas to be targeted. the first anniversary of the last major at- dinated round of bomb attacks.” their social media pages that the “military commander of the situation,” said Wedel. Hua Hin is home to the summer pal- tack on tourists in Thailand - an August “I think this has to do with domestic so-called Jaish al-Mujahidin” terrorist Yusuf Zou’a was killed. Prayut Chan-o-Cha, the prime minis- ace of Thailand’s royal family and the 17 bomb that killed 20 people, mostly politics. It has something to do with an- A military source said on Friday that the Air Force de- ter, called for calm and said that he did blast came on the eve of Queen Sirikit’s ethnic Chinese tourists. ti-regime sentiments - anti-regime peo- stroyed several sites for terrorists and a large number of not know who was behind the attacks. 84th birthday and just before the first The blast struck a crowded Hin- ple who want to send a message that armored cars, car bombs, vehicles equipped with machine “The bombs are an attempt to create anniversary of a Bangkok shrine bomb- du shrine in the heart of Bangkok and they don’t like the outcome of the ref- guns and others loaded with ammunition and killed tens of chaos and confusion,” he said in a con- ing that killed 20. stunned the country as the deadliest as- erendum.” terrorists in areas south of the military academies, south of versation with reporters. “We should not Authorities were searching for leads sault in recent history. (Source: Al Jazeera) al-Hikma School, in the vicinity of Project 1070 (departments), in the area surrounding al-Ramousa, Kafr Naha, Kafr Hamra, al-Ameriyeh and south of the gas plant in Aleppo. Canada terror threat ends in death of suspect Battle for Raqqa Further east, Russian raids hit Raqqa, the stronghold of Police shot and killed a 24-year-old man they say was He was in contact with alleged terrorists in the months Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) in the final stages of a terrorist attack targeting a Cana- following, but police “were never able to establish the terrorist group. dian urban center during rush hour, authorities said on nature of the communications” because they were en- Russia said the raids destroyed a “chemical weapons fac- Thursday. crypted, the deputy commissioner said. tory” on Raqqa’s outskirts as well as a weapons storage facili- The suspect, with whom police were familiar from Police arrested Driver in June 2015 and charged him ty and ISIL training camp to the north and southeast. past terrorist investigations, was identified as Aaron Driv- with knowingly participating in the activities of a terrorist Its defense ministry said ISIL suffered “significant material er, said Mike Cabana, deputy commissioner of federal group and a search of his computer yielded a recipe for damages” in the strikes and that “a large number of fighters policing for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. explosives, Cabana said. have been killed”. Driver was killed on Wednesday outside his sister’s A court granted him a peace bond, requiring he (Source: SANA) home in Strathroy, Ontario, just after entering a cab maintains good behavior for a certain period, and or- around 4:30 p.m., Cabana said. Police engaged Driver, dered him to be electronically monitored. who detonated an explosive device inside the cab, injur- He moved from Winnipeg to his sister’s home in ing the driver, he said. Strathroy in July 2015, Cabana said. Turkey seeks 32 fugitive It’s unclear if Driver, who was wearing a backpack, When the RCMP recently received information from was carrying the explosive on his body or elsewhere, the FBI, including “a video of a man in the final stages of He said he was shocked to learn of his former client’s diplomats in post-coup said RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) Assistant an explosives attack,” they reached out to law enforce- death. inquiry Commissioner Jennifer Strachan, commanding officer of ment partners across the country and identified the man “He was going to get married to a gal in Toronto,” the the Ontario division. in the video as Driver. attorney said. Police believe Driver was planning to stage an attack In the video, a man in a black balaclava appears to be Regarding the previous case, he said police had in- within 72 hours, Cabana said. reading something to the side of the camera. He invokes tended to charge Driver with terrorism threats based on The United States FBI (Federal Bureau of Investiga- “the bodies of filthy French lying in the street” and says his social media postings, but Driver and police reached tion) and RCMP had been monitoring Driver since at Canada has received many warnings to stay off Mus- a peace bond settlement allowing the RCMP to monitor least 2014, well before he granted an interview to The lim lands and discontinue its participation in the fight Driver for up to a year. Toronto Star using the name Harun Abdurahman, Ca- against ISIL. The last Tailleur heard, he said, Driver was sup- bana said. In the interview, he justified the 2014 attacks Leonard Tailleur, who represented Driver in the previ- posed to keep the phone until the end of August and on Parliament Hill in Ottawa that left an unarmed soldier ous case on which he was granted the peace bond, said the RCMP would continue to monitor him through dead, and he expressed support for the Islamic State in he hadn’t spoken to Driver since February, nor has he December. Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Daesh) terrorist group. spoken to police. (Source: CNN) Most ferocious Saudi air raids in recent months hit Yemen Mass rally held in Sana’a against Saudi onslaught Turkey is seeking the extradition of 32 diplomats who went on the run after they were recalled by Ankara as part of in- At least eight Yemeni civilians have lost Saudi soldier in the kingdom’s Jizan re- vestigations into last month’s failed coup attempt, the foreign their lives as the House of Saud regime gion. minister said on Friday. warplanes ramp up airstrikes against the This come as Saudi officials have or- Turkish authorities have arrested, detained or dismissed capital, Sana’a, and other cities in the dered Jizan residents to immediate- tens of thousands of people, including military personnel, neighboring state. ly evacuate their homes in the wake of civil servants, judges and teachers, following the July 15 coup Local Yemeni media reports said on Yemenis’ retaliatory attacks. The officials bid which President Tayyip Erdogan has blamed on a net- Friday that five people, including three have threatened to strip the locals of work led by a U.S.-based cleric. children, were killed in the latest Saudi air their citizenship if they refuse to leave. The purge is worrying Western allies concerned about raid on the Baqim district in the northern Mass rally against Saudi onslaught stability in the NATO member and partner in the fight against province of Sa’ada. In another event, dozens of members ISIL terrorist group. But Turkish officials are angered over a Another Saudi airstrike on a residen- of Yemen’s Ansarullah movement have perceived lack of sympathy by Western officials who they say tial area in al-Maton district of northern taken to the streets in the Yemeni capi- are more worried about the crackdown than the coup itself. al-Jawf Province left a woman dead. Sau- tal city of Sana’a to express outrage over Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, speaking at a news di jets also targeted a car in the same Saudi Arabia’s aerial bombardment cam- conference in Ankara with his Iranian counterpart, said a to- region, killing two civilians and injuring paign against the impoverished country. tal of 208 Turkish diplomats had been recalled as part of the several others. On Thursday, Ansarullah movement coup investigation, but 32 of them had fled to other coun- The airstrikes come in violation of the fighters, carrying Yemeni flags and ban- tries. truce agreement that came into effect ners in condemnation of the Saudi ag- “We have been in contact with the countries where they in April before the start of United Na- gression, vowed to remain steadfast in fled and are working on their extradition,” he said. tions-backed negotiations between Yem- the face of Riyadh’s atrocious military Three military attaches have also gone on the run, includ- en’s Ansarullah (Houthi) movement and offensive. ing two who fled from Greece to Italy, and another who fled the Saudi-backed government of former Bakil al-Qatwani, an Ansarullah fight- The sources said the warplanes and were suspended on August 6. Bosnia, the minister said, without specifying where the third president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi. er, described the rally in protest at the launched three aerial attacks against The House of Saud regime launched attaché had gone. The talks to end Yemen’s conflict once 16-month-old Saudi offensive as a show al-Nahdain neighborhood in cen- a military aggression against Yemen in Two Turkish generals based in Afghanistan who traveled again broke down over the weekend, of support for the combatants fighting tral Sana’a and two airstrikes at the Sa- March 2015 in a bid to bring Hadi, a to Dubai and another attaché who was working in Saudi Ara- with pro-Hadi militants announcing a against the House of Saud regime and baha military base on the outskirts of staunch ally of Riyadh, back to power bia have all already been sent back to Turkey. new Riyadh-backed military operation Riyadh-sponsored militiamen loyal to the capital. and undermine the Ansarullah move- The extradition moves expand a domestic purge that au- near Sana’a. Yemen’s resigned president, Hadi, at vari- The Saudi fighter jets struck Shara’ ment. thorities say targets a “parallel state” set up by followers of Reports say Saudi fighter jets carried ous battle fronts across Yemen. district and the camp of the 62nd Infan- About 10,000 people have been killed U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Turkey ac- out 20 strikes against Sana’a alone on Unrelenting Saudi airstrikes try Brigade on seven occasions. and at least 16,000 others injured since cuses of orchestrating the coup plot. Friday morning. Riyadh’s military aircraft Meantime, Yemeni sources, speaking International concerns are rising over the onset of the aggression. Gulen, who has lived in self-imposed exile in the United have also bombed the capital and other on condition of anonymity, reported ear- the upsurge in the conflict in Yemen after The Saudi strikes have also taken a States for years, denies any part in the putsch. areas across the country 70 times over ly on Friday that the Saudi military air- the United Nations-brokered peace talks heavy toll on the country’s facilities and “If a tenth of accusations against me are established, I pledge the past hours. craft had carried out nearly 20 airstrikes in Kuwait between representatives of the infrastructure, destroying many hospitals, to return to Turkey and serve the heaviest sentence,” Gulen said Responding to the Saudi raids on against various neighborhoods of Sana’a former government and the Ansarullah schools, and factories. in an opinion piece in French daily Le Monde on Friday. Friday, Yemeni snipers shot and killed a and elsewhere in Yemen. movement failed to make a breakthrough (Source: agencies) (Source: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY AAUGUSTUGUST 113,3, 22016016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/economy

SNIPPETS Oman says to change Iran gas Iran ready to swap 300,000 bpd of oil at Neka terminal: pipeline route to avoid UAE NICO official ECONOMY TEHRAN — “Iran is fully ready Oman and Iran have agreed to change giving an estimate for the cost. The pipe- deskfor a daily swap of around the route and design of a planned under- line would be financed on a 50-50 basis 300,000 barrels of oil at Neka terminal,” Mahmoud sea natural gas pipeline to avoid waters by Oman and Iran. Astaneh, a board member of Naftiran Intertrade controlled by the United Arab Emirates, “Oman has started talking to Japa- Company (NICO), announced. Oman's Minister of Oil and Gas Mo- nese, Korean and Chinese parties to As he told ILNA on Friday, all the required do- hammed bin Hamad al-Rumhy said on raise finance. And this option has been mestic preparations are made due to the order of Wednesday. received very well. We are looking to re- Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh and The planned pipeline would connect ceive finance for LNG as per the initial necessary negotiations with foreign counterparts Iran's vast gas reserves to Omani con- understanding. are underway to restart oil swap at northern port sumers as well as liquefied natural gas "So finance will not be an issue, but city of Neka. (LNG) plants in Oman that would re-ex- we won't have to go to the ministry of “Caspian littoral states deliver oil to Iran in Neka port the gas. finance. We are looking at it as a self- terminal and will receive it at Iranian southern ports After international sanctions on Tehran funding project,” Rumhy said. in the Persian Gulf,” he said. were lifted in January, the two countries The minister predicted the pipeline renewed efforts to implement the project, would be commissioned two years after Imports of U.S. from but it has also been delayed by disagree- the award of contracts, but conceded ments over price and U.S. pressure on that the level of gas prices might de- Iran stands at $36.9m Muscat to find other suppliers. lay the project, adding that the pipeline in H1 In an interview, Rumhy said Oman would not be profitable in today's market and Iran were at an advanced stage of environment. designing the pipeline and had agreed "I am not optimistic about the future ECONOMY TEHRAN — The imports of the on a deeper option than originally envis- of oil and gas prices, and we have an un- deskU.S from Iran in the first half of aged to avoid crossing any third country’s derstanding with our partners that the 2016 was $36.9 million, while the figure was equal borders. Rumhy did not say why the pipeline UAE officials have not discussed the market is not very encouraging." to zero in the first six months of 2015, Tasnim news “Instead of the shallower option at would avoid UAE waters. Omani and UAE matter publicly. In 2013, the two countries signed agency reported on Friday. around 300 meters (985 feet) deep, the officials have discussed the project but it Oman still expects to invite companies an agreement supplying gas to Oman Iran-U.S. trade value stood at over $140.8 million pipeline is to plunge close to 1,000 me- is not clear if the UAE has given its bless- before the end of 2016 to bid for the en- through the pipeline in a deal that would from January to June in 2015, however, experiencing ters below the sea's surface. And it will be ing to the project or has objected to a gineering, procurement and construction be valued at $60 billion over 25 years. a 22 percent decline, the number dropped to $108.8 slightly shorter,” he said. route that would pass through its waters. part of the project, Rumhy said without (Source: Reuters) million in the corresponding period in 2016. In the first half of the current year, the U.S. export- ed $71.9 million of goods to the Islamic Republic, the Poor figures for July strengthen fears Foreign bankers expect BOK report said, showing 49 percent drop from its previ- that China’s economy still losing steam ous level of $140.8 million in the first half of 2015. to cut key rate in October A raft of official figures released on Friday seven months of the year, the lowest on SEOUL (Yonhap) — Global investment local economy feels the full-scale im- Iran adds 530 new showed China’s economy is still losing record since China started to publish the banks (IBs) predict that South Korea's pact of corporate restructuring. industrial units to its steam and government efforts to boost indicator in 2012, compared with 2.8 per- central bank will slash the benchmark Standard Chartered and Credit Sui- growth have yet to show much impact. cent in the first half of 2016. interest rate once again within this year sse raised the possibility of additional production cycle Economists said the disappointing It dragged down the pace of overall amid unfavorable economic conditions, cuts in the mid to long term amid the data may prompt the government to investment in the economy, which rose a survey showed Friday. constant strengthening of the local cur- introduce more measures to bolster the 8.1 percent in the first seven months, Some expect the Bank of Korea rency. ECONOMY TEHRAN — The managing di- world’s second largest economy. down from a nine percent rise in the first desk (BOK) to lower the rate a few more Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas and rector of Iran Small Industries and A bad start to the second half of 2016 half. times before July next year, as the slump Barclays pointed to sluggish exports Industrial Parks Organization (ISIPO) announced that in the economy also creates fresh chal- Property investment growth slowed of Asia's fourth-largest economy per- and investment, saying the BOK is fore- 530 new industrial units have come online during lenges for China’s decision-makers, who to 5.3 percent, after seeing a 6.1 percent sists, according to the report by the Ko- cast to cut the rate in October and also the first four months of the current Iranian year 1395 are now gathering at the resort of Beid- gain during the first six months of the rea Center for International Finance. revise down the growth outlook for (March 20-July 21, 2016), IRNA reported on Friday. aihe to talk about the country’s economic year. The BOK cut the policy rate to a re- South Korea's economy this year. “In the same period, 430 inactive units have also and political future as the old method of Retail sales growth slowed to 10.2 per- cord low of 1.25 percent in June but kept The BOK issues the outlook every been revived,” Ali Yazdani said. pumping in credit to bolster growth has cent in July, compared with 10.6 percent it unchanged in its latest monetary pol- three months. In its July report, the bank “The administration plans to make 12,000 of inac- lost its shine. in June. icy meeting earlier this week. BOK offi- expected the economy to grow 2.7 per- tive industrial units as well as projects with less than 60 Private sector and property invest- Flooding in China and lackluster mar- cials cited worries mainly about mount- cent in 2016, down 0.1 percentage point percent of physical development operational by the ment growth continued to slow last ket demand at home and abroad con- ing household debts. from the previous figure. current yearend (March 20, 2017),” he added. month, while retail sales and industrial tributed to slowing growth in July, said Major foreign IBs said the freeze HSBC did not rule out the possibility output figures were slightly lower than Sheng Laiyun, a spokesman for the gov- seems to be attributable to mixed eco- that the BOK will delay an adjustment market analysts expected. ernment’s National Bureau of Statistics. nomic data released in the wake of the to the rate out of concern about house- Private sector investment, a recent He told a briefing in Beijing on Friday June rate cut. hold debt and on expectations of ag- policy focus, continued to deteriorate that China was still in the throes of re- They said the BOK, however, will gressive budget spending next year. NEWS despite Beijing’s efforts to revitalize the structuring its economy, which still faced likely be forced to lower the rate around Morgan Stanley said the BOK may Asia rises on Wall Street's impetus of private capital. downward pressure. in October as global trade shrinks, em- trim the rate three times before the end Growth hit 2.1 percent in the first (Source: South China Morning Post) record, China data prompts ployment data keep worsening and the of the first half of next year. stimulus bets Oil edges up on talk of possible exporter moves to prop up market Asian stocks inched up on Friday, after a surge in oil prices helped propel Wall Street to record highs , while mainland Oil prices edged up on Friday, remaining near the pre- last peak in June, as brimming storage tanks and produc- shares held on to gains on hopes that weaker-than-expected vious day's highs, on the prospect of talks by exporters tion that exceeds consumption weighs on markets. Chinese economic data would spur policy easing. about ways to prop up a market grappling with a supply In physical oil markets, Iran set its September official Chinese shares extended gains after fixed asset investment, overhang. selling price for light crude to Asia at a discount of $0.85 retail sales and industrial output all rose but were below ex- Brent crude futures were trading at $46.12 per barrel per barrel versus benchmark Oman/Dubai prices. pectations. by 06:45 GMT, receding from a three-week high of $46.66 This made the Iranian light grade $1.30 a barrel cheap- earlier in the day, though still up 8 cents from their last er than in the previous month, the latest sign that export- close. ers are willing to accept discounts in return for market U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude stood at share. $43.70 a barrel, up 21 cents after touching its highest since AB Bernstein said global oil production rose almost July 25, at $44.17 per barrel. 0.8 million barrels per day (bpd) in July from the previous Both price benchmarks rose more than 4 percent on month, to 97.01 million bpd, while commercial inventories Thursday. increased by 5.7 million barrels to 3.09 billion barrels in Markets were pushed up as Saudi Arabia's energy min- June. ister Khalid al-Falih said late on Thursday that oil produc- Traders said a drop of 8.1 percent in China's oil output Despite cheap crude feedstock prices, analysts said ers would discuss potential action to stabilize oil prices in July, to a five-year low of 16.72 million tons, also lifted refinery margins, known as cracks, were poor as refiners during a meeting next month in Algeria. prices because it would mean Asia's biggest economy has continued to make more fuel than the market can absorb. "Talk of production cuts in the oil market saw prices to import more crude. For July, Bernstein put Brent cracking margins at $3.02 surge overnight," ANZ bank said on Friday. However, China's implied oil demand fell 0.1 percent per barrel (down $1.83 from June); U.S. Gulf Coast crack- The fixed asset investment data "suggests that we could An outlook published by the International Energy Agen- from a year ago to 10.11 million barrels per day, its lowest ing margins at $5.06 a barrel (down $0.03); and Singapore see Beijing being pressed harder to roll out fiscal stimulus," cy (IEA) that said it expected the supply and demand bal- since August 2014. cracking margins at $4.74 per barrel (down $1.03). said Bernard Aw, market strategist at IG in Singapore. "The ance to tighten towards year-end also supported prices. And oil prices are still more than 12 percent below their (Source: Reuters) prospects of fiscal pump-priming might have buoyed the eq- uity traders." China's fixed asset investment from January to July in- Macy's to close more Email campaign asks Electronic Marlboro creased by 8.1 percent from a year earlier, the slowest rate in stores in turnaround McDonald's to take U.S. sucks Japanese more than 16 years, compared with expectations for 8.8 per- cent. push, stock jumps antibiotic curbs global smokers away from Hong Kong shares rose 0.9 percent to their highest level in Japan Tobacco more than eight months, up 2.8 percent this week. Japan's Nikkei closed up 1.1 percent on a slightly weaker Macy's Inc said it plans to shutter 100 more stores, A charity looking to fight the rise of dangerous, drug- Marlboro maker Philip Morris International says yen, ending the week 4.1 percent higher. representing about 14 percent of its total, as it tries to turn resistant bacteria on Thursday asked the public to help its e-cigarette has rapidly captured close to 3 per- Australian stocks ended the day 0.4 percent higher. around its business after six quarters of falling sales. convince McDonald's restaurants around the world to cent of Japanese tobacco sales, making inroads into "With central banks doubling down on easing bets, inves- The closures are the latest in a long list of moves to stop serving meat and milk from animals raised with a market Japan Tobacco relies on for 40 percent of tors appear to be betting strongly that we could well see fur- spur growth as department stores such as Macy's con- routine use of medically important antibiotics. its profit. ther gains given the ability of markets to absorb any number tinue to battle with online retailers such as Amazon.com A week after the world's biggest fast-food company In what may be an early vindication of Philip of setbacks, from concerns about China, Brexit, a slowdown in Inc and discount stores like TJX Cos Inc. took that step with poultry at its U.S. restaurants, U.K.- Morris's e-cigarette strategy, the iQOS accounted European GDP in Q2 against a backdrop of concern about the Consumers are also spending more on big-tick- based ShareAction launched an online campaign enabling for 2.2 percent of Japan's tobacco sales in the solvency of European banks," wrote Michael McCarthy, chief et items such as electronics and cars than they are people to email McDonald's Corp CEO Steve Easterbrook. quarter ended June 30, a company spokesman market strategist at CMC Markets. on clothes, further pressuring sales at department The group, which promotes socially responsible said. Also supporting investor appetite for risk, oil prices climbed stores. investing, wants Easterbrook to prohibit the use of That share had climbed to 2.7 percent by the more than 4 percent overnight after a Saudi oil minister hinted Macy's sales fell nearly 4.0 percent during the sec- antibiotics important to human medicine in McDonald's end of June after Philip Morris rolled out the 9,980 at possible action to stabilize prices and the International En- ond quarter, it said on Thursday, but that was better than global chicken, beef, pork and dairy supply chains, for yen ($98.53) electronic smoker in late April accom- ergy Agency said it expected the supply and demand balance analysts had expected and helped to send its shares and purposes other than disease treatment or non-routine panied by "HeatSticks", which cost the same as NEWS IN BRIEF to tighten towards year-end. NEWS IN BRIEF those of other department stores higher. control of veterinarian-diagnosed illness. regular cigarettes. (Source: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y http://www.tehrantimes.com AAUGUSTUGUST 13,13, 20162016 HISTORY & HERITAGE 5 How Iranian brothers A CLOSER LOOK created one of the world’s Best apps to brush up on first travel documentaries language skills In the 1950s, the Omidvar brothers travelled the vehicle through the Congo and the formida- We get it. One of the hardest parts about traveling is the language the Congo, the Arctic and the Andes on mo- ble barrier of the Ituri forest. barrier. But that doesn’t mean you have to butcher phrases or use torbikes and in a 2CV. The films they made along the way are full elaborate hand gestures to get your meaning across. Here are sev- It would take a brave soul to set out to- of the wonder and excitement of exploration. en apps to brush up on your skills, whether you’re looking to learn day on a 10-year journey around the world They also bring an interesting counterpoint to the basics or become bilingual. Sayonara, lost in translation. on a motorbike, a journey that deliberately a visual media that was, at the time, dominated Duolingo passed through places that include Congo, by America and Europe. While the rest of the Not to sound like an inspirational education poster, but learn- the Arctic Circle and the entire length of world was racing to modernity and feeling ing can be fun, guys! Try Duolingo, a free app that teaches lan- the Andes. That is exactly what the Omid- smugly superior to so-called primitive peoples, guages like a game. You’re awarded points when you complete var brothers from Tehran did back in 1954. Abdullah and Issa Omidvar had an easy affinity a lesson (and bonuses if you ace it), then you can compare your Throwing their film-making kit on their bikes and respect for those they met, something that progress with friends and try to beat their score. Plus, there’s and with just $90 each to spend, they set out gave them unique access to sights and sounds cheeky side skills like pick-up line exercises. Hey, they don’t call to see the most remote people they could that were soon to be lost. them romance languages for nothing. possibly find. En route they created a visual What we also see is a world in a far better Busuu record that is now a milestone in film history, condition than might be imagined: forests Practicing a language with someone who’s fluent can be daunt- a documentary record of a vanished world: seem endless, remote people seem happier ing. Enter Busuu, an app with an international community of 40 mil- peoples, cultures and even entire countries and more secure in their lives; it is a world lion native speakers who act as coaches and mentors. Beginner les- that no longer exist. before globalization, and a place cleaner sons include flashcards to learn new words, while intermediate and Heading east they first passed through Paki- and far less hectic. advanced lessons involve writing, answering questions and having stan, India, south-east Asia and Australia, eventu- When their journeys ended, Abdullah conversations with a live volunteer. a place very much worth a visit (Omidvar these two intrepid explorers embark on a ally crossing the Pacific and heading up through settled in Chile, founding a successful film Pilot Brothers Museum). journey that became a marathon celebration Alaska and Canada into the Arctic. A vast sweep company and cinema, while Issa returned Ok, you got us — Pilot isn’t exactly an app. The smart earpiece It is the films, however, that are the most of how humanity can defeat its tendency to- all across and down the Americas ended with a to Iran as something of a celebrity. There in and its app, which comes out in 2017, use speech-recognition tech- significant artefacts. At a moment in history wards fear of outsiders and foreigners. That, trip to Antarctica then, after a brief trip home, a Tehran, in an 18th-century Pahlavi palace, nology to translate conversation in real-time, so you won’t have when many Iranians want to end their coun- after all, is when travel is at its best. new round of exploration in a 2CV, which they he built a museum to house all the artefacts to worry about miscommunication ever again. Here’s how it works: try’s isolation, it seems appropriate to watch (Source: The Guardian) drove through Africa, somehow managing to get that he and his brother had collected. It’s When one person speaks, the other person hears it in their own language through the earbud. Science fiction? Meet reality. Memrise Why travel is the best test for any relationship? Everyone learns their own way; some are great at memorizing Travel with a companion and you’ll learn about a lot more person’s, is a surefire way to ruin a trip. Want to rest instead felt reluctant about. Why? Because he agreed to let me take while others learn by practicing. Visually-inclined students will than just the destination. of taking on another walking tour or hike? Say so—you’ll the reins on booking an early-morning French food tour love Memrise, which teaches both formal and colloquial phrases Psychologists have said the best way to test your com- probably regret it later when fatigue makes you crabby and he would rather have skipped. We both ended up loving through mnemonic flashcards. The app features crowdsourced patibility with someone is to take a trip with them, and the ignites a fight. Feel uncomfortable or unsafe in your lodg- the things the other chose despite our initial disagreement. card categories called “mems” that use graphics and humor to U.S. Travel Association has found that traveling couples are ing or mode of travel? Speak up—your travel buddy might And even if this hadn’t worked out as well, we both knew teach new vocabulary. typically happier and have more sex than non-traveling even be thinking the same thing. Listening and being heard the trade-off was fair. Mindsnacks couples. Whether you want to strengthen a romantic re- is a fundamental need in any relationship, too. It’s truly the best and worst of times Let’s play a game. MindSnacks’s nine colorful puzzles (like lationship or test the waters of a new one, setting out on a Compromise In my opinion, the biggest reason to travel with some- match the picture to its name) help users become proficient. The journey together might be the best thing you can do. Disagreements happen, and they often require compro- one close to you is the chance to share some of your abso- best part? It’s not just for children. Choose from seven different Here are some of the ways traveling will challenge you mise—another core pillar in healthy relationships and in life lute best moments, and to help each other out when you’re languages and start playing; the more you “win” the harder the and your partner, and why that’s good for your relationship in general. Meeting in the middle when you have a disa- at your worst. While there are all kinds of nightmares that puzzles will become. in the long run. greement with anyone is essential to being equals—no one can strike while traveling—a missed flight, lost or stolen AnkiApp Constant communication wants to travel with someone who rigidly dictates the plans valuables, sickness, injury—being vulnerable isn’t so bad Remember studying a dreaded stacks of flashcards in When you’re spending every waking hour with someone based solely on their own desires. when you’re with someone who supports you. Even the school? Well, AnkiApp condenses those into (you guessed it) an in an unfamiliar place, trying to make decisions about every Relinquishing a little power and agreeing to something worst travel nightmares don’t compromise the thrill of see- app that lets you flip through common phrases and images with little thing—from where to sit on the plane and what to less than ideal is fine as long as you’re OK with it, and is ing incredible new places together, much like the difficult the press of a button. Note: the original Anki app is $24.99, but eat to leisure activities and the lodgings—requires constant preferable when your travel companion is willing to do parts of a great relationship or friendship don’t compromise there’s a free version (AnkiApp Flashcards) available for iPhone communication. the same for you. On a weekend trip to Montreal, I once the highs. and Android. Not voicing your wants and needs, or ignoring the other agreed to accommodations my travel buddy made that I (Source: Smarter Travel) (Source: Trip Advisor) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

6 INTERNATIONAL AUGUST 13, 2016 http://www.tehrantimes.com Clinton’s fibs vs. Trump’s huge lies

By Nicholas Kristof “Essentially, Clinton is in the norm for a typi- her use of private email servers have been consist- 9/11. That was preposterous, but he then claimed cal politician,” says Glenn Kessler, who runs Fact- ently false or misleading; astonishingly, she continues that an article from the time backed him up (it ne persistent narrative in American politics is Checker, while Trump “is just off the charts. There’s to mislead by claiming that the F.B.I. director, James didn’t), mocked the disabled reporter who wrote Othat Hillary Clinton is a slippery, compulsive never been anyone like him, at least in the six Comey, judged her answers truthful (he didn’t). it, and denied he had done so. Lately he stitched liar while Donald Trump is a gutsy truth-teller. years I have been doing this.” You don’t need to go back eight years to find a yet another quilt of lies about all this. Over all, the latest CBS News poll finds the pub- Inveterate liar Trump embellishment; eight minutes is more than Equally brazen were Trump’s claims about his lic similarly repulsed by each candidate: 34 percent When I speak with Trump voters, they often ar- sufficient. In March, Politico chronicled a week of fund-raiser for veterans in Iowa: He said on video of registered voters say Clinton is honest and trust- gue that Clinton is an inveterate liar and crook, yet Trump remarks and found on average one mis- that he had raised $6 million for them, then when worthy compared with 36 percent for Trump. when pressed they draw from the same handful of statement every five minutes. The Huffington Post the money didn’t show up he denied ever saying Yet the idea that they are even in the same examples. One is Clinton’s 2008 claim that she land- once chronicled 71 inaccuracies in an hour-long tin were buddies — “I spoke directly and indirectly that. He claims to have been “among the earliest” to league is preposterous. If deception were a sport, ed in Bosnia in 1996 “under sniper fire” and “ran town hall session — more than one a minute. with President Putin” — only to acknowledge later oppose the Iraq war, even though interviews from Trump would be the Olympic gold medalist; Clin- with our heads down” from the plane. The Wash- If Clinton declares that she didn’t chop down a that they had never met or spoken. He retweeted 2002 and 2003 show he then supported the war. ton would be an honorable mention at her local Y. ington Post dismantled that claim; video shows cherry tree that might mean that she actually used an incendiary graphic indicating that 81 percent The “man lies all the time,” says Thomas M. One metric comes from independent fact- that Clinton was greeted not by gunshots but by a chain saw to cut it down. Or that she ordered an of murdered whites are killed by blacks (the actual Wells, his former lawyer. Wells recalls being curi- checking websites. As of Friday, PolitiFact had a crowd of dignitaries that included an 8-year-old aide to chop it down. As for Trump, he will insist, figure is 15 percent). He denied telling The New ous that newspaper accounts varied as to the found 27 percent of Clinton’s statements that it Bosnian girl. Sign up to receive my emails about “I absolutely did not chop down that cherry tree,” York Times’s editorial board that he would im- number of rooms in Trump’s apartment in Trump had looked into were mostly false or worse, com- each column and other occasional commentary. even as he clutches the ax with which he chopped pose a 45 percent tariff on China; The Times then Tower — eight, 16, 20 or 30. So Wells asked him pared with 70 percent of Trump’s. It said 2 per- But it’s also true that as the plane prepared to it down moments earlier on Facebook Live. released the audio of him saying just that. Then how many rooms were actually in the apartment. cent of Clinton’s statements it had reviewed were descend, security officials gave a spine-chilling Trump, Putin buddies there was Trump’s claim that he had seen thou- “However many they will print,” Trump responded. egregious “pants on fire” lies, compared with 19 briefing of the risks of sniper fire, and Clinton wore Trump used to boast that he and Vladimir Pu- sands of people celebrating in New Jersey after Tony Schwartz, the co-writer of his book “The percent of Trump’s. So Trump has nine times the body armor in case of shooting. Art of the Deal,” told Jane Mayer of The New Yor- share of flat-out lies as Clinton. Critics also claim that Clinton lied to the families of Over all, the latest CBS News poll finds the public ker, “Lying is second nature to him.” Likewise, The Washington Post Fact-Checker the four Americans killed in Benghazi, but fact-check- In short, Clinton is about average for a politi- has awarded its worst ranking, Four Pinocchios, to ers have said the evidence is unclear. Harder to de- similarly repulsed by each candidate: 34 percent cian in dissembling, while Trump is a world cham- 16 percent of Clinton’s statements that it checked fend is her disingenuous explanation of flip-flopping of registered voters say Clinton is honest and pion who is pathological in his dishonesty. Hon- and to 64 percent of Trump’s. on the Asian trade agreement. And her accounts of trustworthy compared with 36 percent for Trump. estly, there is no comparison. (Source: The NYT)

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Philippine president's shocking attack COMMENT Is selling tanks to Saudi on U.S. ambassador -- and democracy Arabia such a good idea? Washington has made another major arms sale to Saudi leased a new list of judges, politicians By Frida Ghitis Arabia to replace tanks destroyed in the war in Yem- and military figures who he claims are en. The sale underscores the Obama administration's magine a presidential election cam- involved in drug trafficking. deep role in backing the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Ipaign in which a bombastic candi- The stunning provocation alarmed Houthi Ansarullah fighters date campaigns by insulting people, many Filipinos, including Chief Justice as the war is escalating. and by making promises and threats of the Supreme Court Maria Lourdes The State Department that sound so outlandish that people Sereno, who issued a letter politely urg- this week notified Con- think, surely, he must be exaggerating. ing the President to respect the “consti- gress of an impending Welcome to the Philippines, where tutional order.” sale of 153 M1A2 Abrams Rodrigo Duterte, also known as “The Duterte responded by unleashing main battle tanks and Punisher” assumed the presidency on new and even more alarming threats. twenty heavy tank recov- June 30. The experience should prove The President warned the Supreme ery vehicles plus assort- informative for people considering the Court that if it gets in his way he would ed ammunition, weapons election of another “tell-it-like-it-is” pol- order the executive branch not to obey and other kit to the Saudi itician, America's very own Donald J. the court. And he said he might declare army. Buried in the fine Tr u m p . martial law. That, in effect, would make skinned strongman at your own risk. promises becoming reality, his 5-week- print of the notification is Duterte just caused an international him a dictator. Like Trump, Duterte came across as old administration is coming as a shock. the statement that twenty incident when he called the U.S. am- In less than two months, the Pres- a plainspoken strongman. He attracted Those who feared it would be bad are of the Abrams tanks are bassador a “gay son of a bitch,” during ident is threatening to dismantle de- voters with promises to tackle the coun- watching in astonishment as the reality intended to replace tanks a recent speech to a military group. mocracy and set supposedly co-equal try's problems without regard for the ni- surpasses their fears. destroyed in combat. The only place Saudi tanks are in He claimed he used those words in a branches of government at war with ceties of human rights or the trivial ob- On June 25, several days before tak- combat are along the Saudi–Yemeni border in the King- conversation with Secretary of State each other. One member of Congress jections of the elites. He vowed to clean ing office, he addressed a crowd gath- dom's southwest where the Houthi fighters have been John Kerry when Kerry was visiting the implored the President and the justice the streets of criminals and drug dealers. ered in Davao to celebrate his victory. surprisingly effective in striking targets inside Saudi Ara- Philippines. Duterte recounted for his to “work together for the good of the He said he would fill Manila Bay with the In the speech, broadcast nationwide, bia since the start of the war sixteen months ago. It's audience how he complained to Kerry country.” corpses of criminals. he announced a crackdown on drug probably a good bet that more than just twenty Saudi about Ambassador Philip Goldberg, one The President is not content to at- His previous pronouncements were dealers, telling people to turn them in tanks have been damaged. The Kingdom has an inven- of America's most senior diplomats, be- tack judges, criminals, and others in just as shocking, and he refused to or just kill them. “Shoot him,” he said, tory of 400 Abrams. cause he interfered with the election by government who might interfere with apologize for anything he had said or “and I'll give you a medal.” The Saudis have used Patriot missiles to intercept at “giving statements here and there.” his plans. If Duterte doesn't like you, done. In the five weeks since he took office, least a dozen Scuds, and last week reported two more The State Department immediately whatever the reason, the future looks Duterte refused to apologize, and hundreds have been murdered, killed ballistic missiles were intercepted by Saudi defense called in the Philippines' representative bleak. He has already declared that when his party expressed regrets on his without facing a judge, a jury or a trial. measures. in Washington to seek “a better un- some journalists should be killed. And behalf he disavowed the apology. A local newspaper has a regularly up- The Houthis fighters have been a thorn in the Saudis’ derstanding of why the statement was refused to apologize. Apologizing is anathema to would- dated “Kill List,” to track “the casualties side for over a decade. Before the Arab Spring toppled made,” according to spokeswoman Eliz- If the business community thought be strongmen, who portray themselves of Duterte's war on crime.” Their count Saleh, the Houthis fought a series of small border clash- abeth Trudeau. What's to understand? they'd have a champion in the execu- as infallible and all-powerful. is 611 since the election. Other tallies es with Saudi forces along the border and generally got The candidate who campaigned with tive mansion they're thinking again. To those who could not conceive top 1,000. the best of the fighting. The Houthis have their own insults and threats is now governing with Can the Philippines' hard-won de- of Dutarte's scandalous, lawbreaking A few days ago, the President re- strongholds right across the border in Sa'ada province. insults and threats. Much worse, it turns mocracy survive the Duterte autocra- Another indication of the war's cost to Riyadh came out his campaign threats, even the most cy? We will see. But for voters in others last month when the Grand Mufti Abdul-Aziz Al ash- outrageous, were not empty. Like Trump, Duterte came across as a countries, enticed by this global wave of Sheikh, the top Wahhabi cleric in the Kingdom, called Philippines' international rela- plainspoken strongman. He attracted alluring autocrats -- including the United on private firms, banks and businesses to donate money tions voters with promises to tackle the country's States and Donald Trump -- the disturb- to help support the families of soldiers killed in the war Damage to the Philippines' interna- ing news from the Philippines is a cau- and on the country's universities to give their children tional relations and diplomatic crises are problems without regard for the niceties tionary tale. Sometimes the hyperbole free tuition. He also appealed for donations to help the the least of it. of human rights or the trivial objections of of the campaign trail is not hyperbole. border towns under attack. This appeal underscores the Duterte's brand new administration the elites. He vowed to clean the streets of Sometimes what you hear on the trail is expense of the war and the government's challenge in already has the worst traits of an emerg- j u s t a p r e v i e w o f w o r s e t o c o m e . paying for what is an open ended quagmire. ing fascist dictatorship. Cross the thin- criminals and drug dealers. (Source: CNN) 9 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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NEWS China is developing a hypersonic space plane Researchers find Android apps can secretly track that makes the Space Shuttle look primitive users' whereabouts China is developing a space plane that’ll go the space plane finally will use its on- from runway to orbit and back down again board rocket motors to maneuver itself Any Android phone can be turned into a tracking device using at hypersonic speeds, reports Popular Sci- into orbit. its sensors without the user knowing, according to researchers at ence. When it is completed, the hypersonic Just like the U.S. space shuttle, the Chi- Northeastern University. space plane will boost the Asian country nese version will be reusable, allowing the Apps can access the motion and orientation sensors in an to the forefront of the aerospace industry astronauts to orbit, land, and take off again Android phone without explic- — eclipsing the capabilities of the now re- with only minimal repairs. This reusability will itly asking for permissions, as tired Space Shuttle and competing with the lower costs for the space program and al- sensors such as GPS do. This cutting-edge British Skylon. low Chinese astronauts to access Earth’s or- information can be used to The China Aerospace Science and Tech- bit more frequently. In a broadcast on China generate an accurate picture nology Corporation (CATSC) is mining the state television broadcaster CCTV, CASTC of where someone is travelling best talent and technology in the aero- engineer Yang Yang also alluded to a pos- and even where their phone is space field to create the next generation sibility of using the space plane for tourism. stored. hybrid plane and spacecraft. The space Because of its combined cycle en- An "app in fact does not plane will use a combined cycle engine that gine, the space plane will propel itself into need your GPS or Wi-Fi to allows it to take off from an airport landing space much more gradually than a rocket track you," said Guevara strip and blast into orbit. engine-powered craft. This gentle launch Noubir, the lead researcher The horizontal takeoff will be powered reduces the physical strain on passengers, behind the study. by a turbofan or turbojet engine, fol- improving the “ease of access to space for Noubir's team of research- lowed by a ramjet engine that will pro- untrained persons.” ers demonstrated this using pel the plane upward toward through China’s hypersonic shuttle is slated for an app that had access to the atmosphere. As the spacecraft reaches development and testing over the next phone's accelerometer, gyroscope and compass without being supersonic speeds, it then will switch to a The China Aerospace Science and three to five years, with a target service granted permission in the normal way. scramjet engine that will push it through Technology Corporation (CATSC) is mining date of 2030. The space plane is very simi- "Just using these sensors, which do not require permissions, the “near space” portion of the atmos- lar to the British Skylon, which also will use we can infer where you live, where you have been, where you the best talent and technology in the phere that lies between 20 kilometers to aerospace field to create the next generation a combined cycle engine and rocket mo- are going," said Noubir. 100 kilometers above sea level. Once it tors to achieve hypersonic launches. The researchers tested the app by simulating road trips is through this “near space” environment, hybrid plane and spacecraft. (Source: Digital Trends) around 11 cities, including Berlin, London, Rome, Boston and Atlanta, while the app tracked their phones' position, the angles of turns and the trajectory of curves. The app then suggested five routes it thought they could There is a shark that can live for 400 years have travelled, 50 per cent of the time one of which was the actual journey. Although the Greenland sharks are not a newfound spe- Carbon atoms (Source: The Telegraph) cies, their absurdly long lifespan has only now been discov- Because scientists know how frequently this decay hap- ered. Julius Nielsen, a marine biologist at the University of pens, they can tell how old something is based on its ratio Copenhagen in Denmark, and a team of fellow researchers of carbon atoms. The older it is, the more heavy isotopes have found that the mysterious sharks don't even reach have transformed away. Pools linked to outbreak of maturity until 150 years. The slow-swimming sharks are So why the lenses of the eyes? Unlike like cartilage, teeth, endemic to the cold polar waters of the north Atlantic and scales, or various other tissues, the center of the sharks' eye diarrheal disease Arctic oceans and can grow up to 17 feet in length. The sci- lens doesn't keep growing as the creature ages. That would entists describe how they discovered the Greenland sharks' give the scientists a false reading. For example, you may be A dip in the pool is one way to beat the heat this hot, humid lifespan today in the journal Science. in your 20s, 40s or 60s, but your fingernails and skin are mere summer, but it also can spread illness. "We were blown away by the lifespan of these weeks old, which wouldn't tell future scientists much about your Mother Amy Howard and her 2-year-old son have spent sharks," says Peter Bushnell, a biologist with the team age. These shark eye lenses are formed of an inert crystal-like much time this summer at a public pool. at Indiana University, South Bend. "Frankly, we sort of protein, which is first formed while the shark is still in its egg. “We come here every day. We like to get out of the house looked at this at first and asked ourselves, OK, so where tally netted by Scandinavian fishermen as bycatch. "One traditional way to age fish is to look at the car- and spend time out in the sun, and we have a great time,” said did we go wrong?" You're probably heard about it in reference to dating old tilage and bone, which is grown in a regular pattern, and Howard, of Xenia. She keeps a close eye on her son to keep him While relatively little is known about the elusive Greenland artifacts or bones. Here's how the process works: Certain basically read the tissue like you're counting the rings on a safe in the water, but it’s what she doesn’t see that could make shark, Nielsen demystified their long lifespans by performing isotopes of carbon over time will naturally and spontane- tree trunk," Bushnell says. them both sick. a fascinating experiment with 28 dead sharks -- each acciden- ously decay. (Source: Popular Mechanics) Cryptosporidiosis, or crypto, is a gastrointestinal illness is caused by a microscopic parasite and is most commonly spread through water. This year, Ohio has seen a 50 percent increase in VR and exoskeletons restore feeling Volcanic eruption affects sea cases, and officials in Central Ohio on Thursday declared an out- to paraplegics level rise break. Columbus Public Health reported 107 cases in Columbus, Franklin and Delaware counties, which is more cases than the We've only just begun to tap the po- A new study in the journal Scientific Re- health departments saw in the last three years combined. tential of virtual reality (VR) and brain- ports suggests that the evidence to pin- The couple of cases so far this year in Greene County is typi- machine interfaces, but already they're point expected acceleration of sea-level cal, but public health nurse Amy Schmitt said that number could making waves in some unexpected ar- rise due to climate change was hiding rise. “This organism is pretty hearty and it can continue to shed eas. One of those is physical rehabilita- behind the effects of a 1991 eruption for a very long time.” The best way to reduce risk is for people, tion -- treating people with injury-relat- of Mount Pinatubo. This eruption sent especially children, to avoid ingesting pool water, and for anyone ed paraplegia. tens of millions of tons of sulphur diox- who is sick to stay out of the water. We've seen a few examples of them ide into the stratosphere and may have “We want to make sure that if they’re sick, particularly with being used, such as the paralyzed man masked the effects of industrial pollution diarrhea, they really shouldn’t be swimming,” Schmitt said. “And who used VR and electroencephalogra- on global sea levels during the two dec- if they’re diagnosed with this infection called crypto — and that’s phy to walk on his own legs without the ades since. done by lab test — they should not swim for two weeks after the use of an exoskeleton. Now, researchers “What we’ve shown is that sea level diarrhea has stopped.” from Duke University, led by neuroscien- as simple as it sounds. Everyone's brain acceleration is real, and it continues to eo offered a glimpse of climate change (Source: WHIO) tist Miguel Nicolelis, have achieved suc- works differently, with neural activity a sort be going on, it’s ongoing, and we under- effects and an accompanying graphic cess with eight patients. of fingerprint. stand why you don’t see it in the short showing the incursion of sea-level rise Using virtual reality and a robotic exo- To program the controls the patients satellite record,” said John Fasullo, who on cities around the world if the average skeleton controlled by the patient's neural were fitted with the cap, then had to learn conducted the research along with sci- global temperature were to increase 3-4 Two Zika proteins responsible activity, the Walk Again Project has seen to control an avatar of themselves walking entists from the University of Colorado degrees. Fitting perhaps, suggested The these patients regain some sensation and in a virtual environment. The research- in Boulder and Old Dominion University. Washington Post, given warming could for microcephaly identified muscle control in their legs. ers could then generate a specific set of The data from satellite observations that help accelerate outbreaks of mosquito- "We couldn't have predicted this sur- commands for the exoskeleton based on scientists have used to track sea-level borne illnesses such as Zika, which has USC researchers have tracked down two Zika proteins potentially prising clinical outcome when we began the activity of an individual patient's brain, rise began in 1993, two years after the spread from Brazil to Florida, leading to responsible for thousands of microcephaly cases in Brazil and else- the project," Nicolelis said in a statement. while the patient practiced finessing the eruption, which temporarily cooled the serious birth defects. where -- taking one small step toward preventing Zika-infected "What we're showing in this paper is sort of control they would need for the planet. These data indicated that the rate Although data confirming a formal mothers from birthing babies with abnormally small heads. that patients who used a brain-machine exoskeleton. of sea-level rise was holding fairly steady link between climate change and the The Zika virus contains 10 proteins, but only NS4A and NS4B interface for a long period of time experi- As part of this process, the patients at about 3 millimeters per year. rise and spread of the virus are lacking, matter when it comes to microcephaly, according to a USC-led enced improvements in motor behavior, graduated from full virtual reality to Climate model Climate Central reports that the initial study published in the journal Cell Stem Cell on Aug. 11. These tactile sensations and visceral functions harnesses and exoskeletons that also “When we used climate model runs Brazilian outbreak of Zika was “aided miscreant proteins, research- below the level of the spinal cord injury. required them to exert more control designed to remove the effect of the Pi- by a drought driven by El Niño, and by ers discovered, have two Until now, nobody has seen recovery over their arms, their posture and their natubo eruption, we saw the rate of sea higher temperatures caused by longer- shared life goals: to handi- of these functions in a patient so many balance. level rise accelerating in our simulations,” term weather cycles and by rising levels cap fetal brain formation and years after being diagnosed with com- After seven months, some of the pa- Fasullo said. “Now that the impacts of of greenhouse gas pollution.” Climate to mobilize their malevolent plete paralysis." tients saw changes. After a year, four saw Pinatubo have faded, this acceleration Central‘s own research recently showed Virtual reality forces. significant enough changes that their should become evident in the satellite that in three quarters of major U.S. cities Researchers said they are The virtual reality allowed the patients conditions could be reclassified from measurements in the coming decade, warming temperatures have lengthened the first to examine three to learn how to control the exoskeleton. complete paralysis to partial paralysis. barring another major volcanic eruption.” the mosquito season—the number of strains of Zika in second tri- The electrical signals specific to thinking Most of the patients had improved control A portion of last week’s opening days hot and humid enough for mosqui- mester human fetal neural about walking can be read using a non- over their bladder and bowel function. Olympic ceremonies in Rio de Janeiro fo- toes to be biting. stem cells. Previous studies invasive EEG electrode cap, but it's not (Source: cnet.com) cused squarely on climate change. A vid- (Source: Huffington Post) created tiny neural stem cell organoids from adult origin. The USC-led study, a col- Pools linked to outbreak of diarrheal disease laborative effort between the virology and neurobiology dis- A dip in the pool is one way to beat the heat this hot, hu- Thursday declared an outbreak. Columbus Public Health with diarrhea, they really shouldn’t be swimming,” Schmitt ciplines, is also the first to examine Zika virus on the molecular level, mid summer, but it also can spread illness. reported 107 cases in Columbus, Franklin and Delaware said. “And if they’re diagnosed with this infection called said Jae Jung, senior corresponding author and distinguished pro- Mother Amy Howard and her 2-year-old son have counties, which is more cases than the health departments crypto — and that’s done by lab test — they should not fessor and chair of the Department of Molecular Microbiology and spent much time this summer at a public pool. saw in the last three years combined. swim for two weeks after the diarrhea has stopped.” Immunology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. “We come here every day. We like to get out of the The couple of cases so far this year in Greene County In addition to swimming pools, crypto can be spread The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in April confirmed house and spend time out in the sun, and we have a great is typical, but public health nurse Amy Schmitt said that at splash pads, water parks, lakes, ponds, streams and that Zika virus causes microcephaly and other severe fetal brain de- time,” said Howard, of Xenia. She keeps a close eye on her number could rise. “This organism is pretty hearty and it rivers. The parasite is protected by an outer shell that fects, but it was unclear how. Jung and his colleagues explained the son to keep him safe in the water, but it’s what she doesn’t can continue to shed for a very long time.” allows it to survive outside the body for extended peri- molecular mechanisms that lead to the devastating condition. see that could make them both sick. Ingesting pool water ods of time that also makes it tolerant to chlorine disin- "This field moves so fast; however, no one has examined the Cryptosporidiosis, or crypto, is a gastrointestinal ill- The best way to reduce risk is for people, especially chil- fection. Symptoms include diarrhea, stomach pains and viral proteins in Zika before," said Jung, holder of the Fletcher Jones ness is caused by a microscopic parasite and is most com- dren, to avoid ingesting pool water, and for anyone who is vomiting, according to the federal Centers for Disease Foundation chair in molecular microbiology and immunology. monly spread through water. This year, Ohio has seen a 50 sick to stay out of the water. Control and Prevention. (Source: EurekAlert) percent increase in cases, and officials in Central Ohio on “We want to make sure that if they’re sick, particularly (Source: WHIO) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y http://www.tehrantimes.com/international AUGUST 13, 2016 WORLD IN FOCUS 9

Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan’s chief to Lashkar Gah forced to abandon their executive, has criticized President Ashraf Afghanistan’s chief executive lentil, maize and cotton crops during the Ghani for failing to work collaboratively lucrative harvest season. and deemed him undeserving to serve “We left everything behind in Nawa; JUMP the government. criticizes president our house, our grape and maize har- The televised remarks late on Thurs- vests. We fled with 15 members of my Richard Nephew: ‘I do not day raised fresh questions about the sta- family to Lashkar Gah, fearing for our believe the United States bility of the coalition formed in 2014 after lives,” Mohammad Ali, 40, told AFP in a both Ghani and Abdullah claimed vic- camp in the provincial capital. will violate the JCPOA’ tory in a presidential election and there “For the last three days we have been were fears of armed clashes between surviving on bread and water. We will die 1 The United States, the European Union, and the their supporters. of hunger.” UNSC all acted in accordance with the JCPOA by terminat- The post of chief executive was cre- In another development, Doctors ing, stopping, or suspending the various sanctions described ated for Abdullah, a former foreign min- Without Borders (MSF/Médecins Sans in the JCPOA. When some in the Iranian government said ister, as part of a United States-brokered Frontières) said it had shrunk the size that “all sanctions” would be removed against Iran, they were deal to end deadlock over the election. of its team in Lashkar Gah, with some in error, as the text of the JCPOA made clear. Iran certainly But he complained that he had been non-medical staff leaving the city. has had delayed economic left out of key decisions, and depicted “We’ve shared coordinates of our 300 “I believe that benefits from the deal, but Ghani as arrogant and out of touch with bed hospital to approaching warring par- the United this is because of a com- the deteriorating situation in the country. ties in Helmand,” the international medi- plex combination of fac- “The government is paralyzed and cal charity announced via Twitter. States and Iran tors: Iran’s own need for ministers do not have the chance to NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organ- will continue fundamental reforms; the speak. Ghani provides a one-hour lecture ization) officially ended its combat mis- to implement low oil price; and, some but he should listen to the ministers for discuss their differences. [capital of Helmand province] is under sion in December 2014, but U.S. forces concern from internation- 15 minutes,” he said. Taliban edges closer our control,” Dawlat Waziri, defense min- were granted greater powers in June to their obligations al banks and businesses “If someone does not have tolerance, Abdullah’s criticism comes at a par- istry spokesman, said. strike at the armed groups as President under the JCPOA, about sanctions remain- they do not deserve the presidency.” ticularly sensitive time, as Taliban fighters “We have retaken control of Nawa. Barack Obama pledged a more aggres- as both have a ing in place against the Ghani’s office was not immediately have made considerable gains in recent Fighting is still going on in the outskirts sive campaign. national interest Iranian government for…, available to respond. month in different parts of the country. but we are making progress with clear- “The situation in Helmand remains violations of human rights, While rivalry between the camps Fresh fighting erupted on Thursday in ance operations.” contested,” NATO said in a statement. in the benefits and support for destabiliz- has been no secret, until now, Abdullah Helmand after the government rushed Dozens of Taliban fighters were killed “While there is clearly an increase in they each receive ing activities in the Middle largely kept his complaints private. military reinforcements to beat back Tali- in the clashes, according to Waziri. fighting, the Taliban have suffered a num- from the deal.” East. The government has yet to officially ban fighters advancing. Fierce battles in recent days across ber of casualties and [Afghan forces] have Do you think the confirm Abdullah’s position past a Sep- But U.S. and Afghan officials insist that Helmand have sent thousands of people been able to recover many checkpoints.” next U.S. president will respect the JCPOA? tember deadline that had been set for they will not allow another urban center fleeing to Lashkar Gah, spurring a hu- Government forces have suffered A: I believe so, since I believe the next president of the United doing so, or to clear up the problems that to be captured, after the Taliban briefly manitarian crisis as officials report food heavy casualties since taking over full States will be Hillary Clinton. She has expressed her support for plagued the last election. overran northern Kunduz city last Sep- and water shortages. responsibility for security after most the JCPOA, while stressing the importance of ensuring its rigor- Despite the criticism, Abdullah said he tember in their biggest victory in 15 years About 30,000 people have been dis- foreign troops withdrew at the end of ous implementation and verification for enforcement. would not leave the unity government of war. placed in Helmand in recent weeks, local 2014. If the next U.S. president violates the deal, will its and said he planned to meet Ghani to “The security situation in Lashkar Gah officials said, with many of those fleeing (Source: Al Jazeera) allies support it? A: I do not believe the United States will violate the JCPOA. But, if it were to violate the JCPOA, the issue for its allies will Dozens of Republicans urge RNC to spend money on congressional races, not Trump be why and for what reason.

More than 75 Republicans have signed a letter urging resources to vulnerable Senate and House races will ther may have been linked to John F. Kennedy’s assassin, Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus prevent the GOP from drowning with a Trump-embla- stating he would start a super PAC that could be used Putin dismisses Sergei Ivanov to spend the party’s money on helping secure the Re- zoned anchor around its neck,” the letter reads. to fight other Republicans, calling Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) publican majority in the Senate, not on Donald Trump’s It said Trump’s chances of becoming president are a loser in front of his Senate colleagues and initially re- presidential campaign. “evaporating by the day,” due in large part to feuds fusing to support House Speaker Paul Ryan’s primary Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed his close ally The letter, whose signers include former congress- and inflammatory comments that are alienating campaign. and powerful Chief of Staff Sergei Ivanov, according to a men Mickey Edwards and Christopher Shays; former voters. The letter said they include his spat with the Andrew Weinstein, a former spokesman for Bob Dole Kremlin statement. senator Gordon Humphrey, Bruce Bartlett, a policy aide parents of a Muslim Army captain who was killed in and Newt Gingrich, said the letter was a cooperative The move represents the highest-level demotion inside to Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush; and former Iraq, calling on Russia to find Hillary Clinton’s missing effort among Republicans who were growing increas- the Kremlin in several years. RNC staff members said that Trump’s campaign will have emails, showing a “total ignorance” of foreign policy ingly concerned at the idea that Trump could imperil a “catastrophic impact” on down-ballot races. and “deliberately and repeatedly lying about scores of the Republican majority in Congress. He said at least 17 It is another instance of Republicans coming out issues, large and small.” former RNC staffers have signed the letter, which will be against the party’s presidential nominee. In recent The RNC (Republican National Committee) and delivered to the committee next week. Signatures are weeks, a number of high-profile Republicans have said Trump’s campaign did not immediately respond to a re- still being collected. they cannot support Trump’s candidacy. quest for comment. Weinstein said the signatories aren’t endorsing a par- “We believe that Donald Trump’s divisiveness, reck- The letter cites a number of polls that show Trump ticular candidate and vary on whom they will support lessness, incompetence, and record-breaking unpopu- losing ground to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in November. Weinstein has said he plans to vote for larity risk turning this election into a Democratic land- nationally. It also points out his animosity toward other Clinton. slide, and only the immediate shift of all available RNC Republicans, including his claims that Sen. Ted Cruz’s fa- (Source: The Washington Post) Turkey says receiving ‘positive signals’ from U.S. on Gulen extradition “Russian President Vladimir Putin has decreed to relieve Cleric says will return only if independent body finds him guilty Ivanov of his duties as head of the Russian presidential ad- ministration,” Friday’s statement said. Turkey said on Friday it has received “positive signals” comments made by Ankara that Kerry would visit on It said Ivanov, 63, who is also a former defense minister, from the United States over its requests to extradite Aug. 24. would now serve as a special representative for conservation, Pennsylvania-based preacher Fethullah Gulen whom Meanwhile, Gulen said on Friday he would only hand environmental and transportation issues. Ankara accuses of ordering last month’s attempted himself over to Turkish authorities if an independent in- Ivanov, who served together with Putin in the Soviet-era coup, AFP reported. ternational investigative body first found him guilty, Reu- KGB (Komitet gosudarstvennoy bezopasnosti/Committee for “We have started to receive some positive signals on ters reported. State Security) spy agency, was appointed Kremlin chief of the calls we have made” for Gulen’s extradition, Turkish “If a tenth of the accusations against me are estab- staff in late 2011, just months before Putin’s 2012 re-election. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters in An- lished, I pledge to return to Turkey and serve the heavi- Ivanov will be replaced by Anton Vaino, a 44-year-old former kara, saying further documents relating to the case for est sentence,” Fethullah Gulen said in an opinion piece in diplomat who had served as Ivanov’s deputy since 2012, ac- his deportation were being drawn up to send to Wash- French daily Le Monde. cording to a decree signed by Putin on Friday. ington. Gulen, who denies any involvement in the coup and “I remember well our agreement about the fact you had Gulen is accused of ordering the July 15 coup during has condemned it, said he believed the Turkish justice asked not to be in this area of work as the head of the presi- which a group within the military tried to remove Pres- system was now controlled by the country’s executive dential administration for more than four years,” Putin said in ident Recep Tayyip Erdogan from power. He strongly arm. a meeting with Ivanov and Vaino broadcast on state television. denies the claim. Turkey is pressing the United States to extradite “This is why I am sympathetic to your desire to move on to an- Since then, Turkey has sent several documents to the Last week, an arrest warrant was issued in Turkey for the 75-year-old cleric and has purged tens of thou- other field of work.” Many observers had considered Ivanov a United States which Ankara claims proves that Gulen Gulen. sands of his suspected followers from the armed leading candidate to take over from Putin as president when his was involved. The minister said the U.S. Secretary of State John Ker- forces, other state institutions, the media and ac- second term ended in 2008. However, Putin handed over the “Everyone in the world knows who is behind this ry and Vice President Joe Biden expressed their inten- ademia. top job to Dmitry Medvedev, the current prime minister, before coup attempt,” Cavusoglu said. tion to come to Turkey but would not confirm previous (Source: agencies) reclaiming it in 2012. (Source: agencies)

Washington considers sanctioning Moscow over DNC email leak Is selling tanks to Saudi United States officials are considering Pelosi said she does not know exactly politicians and state companies following counterterrorism adviser claimed, before Arabia such a good idea? new economic sanctions against Rus- how the notorious DNC leak was possi- the reunification of Crimea with Russia, mentioning cyber threats from “non- sia over the DNC email leak released by ble, but that there could be no mistake and accuses Moscow of being involved in state actors,” including the Islamic State in 7 The tank deal is only the latest in a series of arms WikiLeaks, the Wall Street Journal reports, about its initiator. the civil war in Ukraine. Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Daesh) terrorist sales to the Kingdom since the Saudis announced the start of citing sources familiar with the situation. “I know for sure it is the Russians,” Moscow has consistently denied al- group. Operation Decisive Storm last year. The Royal Saudi Air Force Officials have not so far, however, Pelosi told reporters, adding “we are as- legations about its possible role in the There is the view in the U.S. that the has received billions in munitions and spare parts to keep up reached common ground on how exactly sessing the damage.” hacking of U.S. Democratic Party emails DNC breach is a tit-for-tat payback op- its aerial bombardment of Yemen. Without U.S. and UK support to impose sanctions, the WSJ reports. “This is an electronic Watergate…The published by WikiLeaks. eration. and logistics, the RSAF would be a diminished war machine. Adopting more anti-Russian econom- Russians broke in. Who did they give “We are again seeing these maniacal “They believe we are trying to influ- President Barack Obama has been the most enthusiastic ic sanctions would mean delivering pub- the information to? I don’t know. Who attempts to exploit the Russian theme in ence political developments in Russia, arms salesman to Saudi Arabia in American history. All told lic accusations against Moscow or expos- dumped it? I don’t know,” she said, as the U.S. election campaign,” Russian pres- trying to effect change, and so their nat- sales on his watch total over $110 billion. None has provoked ing links of the alleged hackers to Russia. quoted by the WSJ. idential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. ural response is to retaliate and do unto a serious challenge on the Hill. Only Senator Chris Murphy The White House has so far not com- The Democrats are now urging the Last year, President Obama signed an us as they think we’ve done unto them,” from Connecticut has called for greater scrutiny of the arms mented, although the FBI (Federal Bureau Obama administration to take decisive executive order that facilitates imposing the director of U.S. national intelligence, relationship with the Kingdom. of Investigation) and intelligence agen- action. sanctions against any country endanger- James Clapper, said last month, without Riyadh was the first Arab capital Obama visited as presi- cies investigating the cyberattack have “When the administration believes it ing U.S. national security through cyber- making specific statements about the al- dent. He has visited Saudi Arabia more than any other coun- “signaled” that the attack was “almost has sufficient evidence of attribution, it attacks. leged Russian role in the DNC breach. try in the Middle East including Israel. The relationship has certainly” carried out by “Russian-affiliat- will make that attribution public as well as “Our tools now include an executive Democratic presidential candidate been bumpy but lucrative. ed hackers,” according to the WSJ. consider any other steps necessary,” said order authorizing sanctions against those Hillary Clinton seems to have no doubts The UN backed peace process in Yemen has all but col- The breach of the Democratic Con- Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the that engage in significant malicious cyber whatsoever about the Russian involve- lapsed. Four months of talks brought no breakthrough. Sau- gressional Campaign Committee, already House Intelligence Committee. activities, such as harming our nation’s ment in the leaks. di Arabia argues that it is supporting the legitimate elected compared to the Watergate scandal, is During President Barack Obama’s two critical infrastructure – our transporta- “Russian intelligence services, which government that replaced Saleh and it has the backing of the far from reaching its peak, as WikiLeaks terms in office, relations between Mos- tion systems or power grid,” White House are part of the Russian government, which UN Security Council. founder Julian Assange has dropped a cow and Washington have dropped to counterterrorism adviser Lisa Monaco is under the firm control of Vladimir Putin, The losers in the war are of course the Yemeni people. broad hint he has much more material to lows similar to those seen in the years of said last month. hacked into the DNC and we know that More than half the twenty-five million people are malnour- potentially publish. the Cold War. “Nations like Russia and China are they arranged for a lot of those emails ished. Many are dislocated. Children are at greatest risk. The Speaking in Washington DC on Thurs- Washington has already imposed a growing more assertive and sophisti- to be released...,” Clinton told Fox News war gets almost no mention in the American media, but it’s day, House Democratic Leader Nancy wide range of sanctions against Russian cated in their cyber operations,” the U.S. earlier this week. (Source: RT) our war. (Source: National Interest) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 10 SOCIETY AAUGUSTUGUST 113,3, 22016016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/society

NEWS IN BRIEF Happy Left Handers Day! Third World Golden 1 people are generally more hesitant. Adobe award slated Marie Curie, Sir Isaac Newton, Alan Turing, Lefties tend to be quick to anger Lionel Messi, Pele, Diego Armando Marado- When it comes to processing moods, for Oct. 31 na, Sir Bobby Charlton, Mark Spitz, Michelan- some lefties showed an imbalance in pro- gelo, and Vincent van Goch are of the other cessing emotions with the left and right SOCIETY TEHRAN — The Third World Gold- desk well-known lefties throughout the history. hemispheres in their brains. Frequent bad en Adobe award ceremony for the The devil is left handed moods may be a result of this. best urban management projects worldwide will be Well we don’t know for sure, but many Left handed people may have a held in Tehran on October 31 concurrent with the artistic representations of Satan depict him higher risk of brain disorder World Cities Day, IRIB reported. as left-handed! The man in red is said to The left hemisphere of the brain is used The awards will be bestowed upon the urban managers baptize with his left hand while the Christian by both lefties and righties for language func- and citizens who according to a jury are best at and most church’s blessings are performed with the tioning. However, approximately 30% of left- instrumental in executing key urban projects and sustaina- right hand. ies are partial to their right hemisphere. As a ble urban growth, said an official with Tehran’s Municipality. The Latin word for “left” is “sinister,” result, lefties run a higher risk of developing The award aims at improving urban life and en- which could also go into why nuns used schizophrenia, dyslexia, or ADHD. couraging international interactions in developing to force children to write with their right Take left-handedness serious urban infrastructure which ultimately leads to trans- hands even if they were left-handed as said In all seriousness left handers make up ferring knowledge and information in implementing in Brain Jet website. Also the word ‘left’ in 10-12 percent of the population, but live urban projects, Goshtasb Mozaffari said. English comes from the Anglo-Saxon word in a right-handed world. Most gadgets, of- The first Golden Adobe award ceremony was held in ‘lyft’, meaning broken or weak. fice supplies, cooking supplies, and various 2014. The event is being backed by the World Associa- At least The Boston Strangler, Jack other objects are catered for right-handed tion of the Major Metropolises, the United Nations Hu- the Ripper, and Osama Bin Laden were folks. Most of left-handed people in today’s man Settlements Program, and Tehran’s Municipality. left-handed. Research also shows that there society have to adapt to use right handed is a correlation between left-handed people tools and objects. Tehran traffic police and delinquent behavior. showed a correlation between left-handed- worried more often about making mistakes There’s also a more serious side to the Lefties are easily embarrassed ness and embarrassment. Those who had and were more sensitive to criticism. Over- day, which spreads awareness about the confront offending A behavioral test conducted in Scotland a dominant left hand answered that they all, the study suggested that left-handed special needs of left-handed kids. motorcyclists decisively

SOCIETY TEHRAN — The Tehran traffic police On Intl. Day, Ban calls for empowerment of youth for lasting change in world deskhas adopted more forceful approach- es to deal with offending motorcyclists, the deputy chief United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his of the world’s young people to transform the production When we invest in youth, they can contribute to new of the traffic police has said. message on International Youth Day, 12 August 2016, and consumption of goods and services so they meet the markets, decent jobs, fair trade, sustainable housing, sus- Fines of 600,000 rials ($17) for not wearing a hel- called for empowerment of young people with the re- basic needs and aspirations of the world’s poorest people tainable transport and tourism, and more opportunities met, 650,000 rials ($18) for riding in the pedestrian area, sources, backing and space they need to create lasting without overburdening already strained ecosystems. that benefit the planet and people. 800,000 rials ($23) for using bus only lane, 1.5 million change in our world. Young people are traditionally at the cutting edge, and I am proud that the United Nations is actively engaged rials ($43) for riding dangerously, and 2 million rials ($57) The full text of his message reads: today’s youth have more information than any previous in supporting young leaders who can carry out the Sus- for running a red light will be imposed on the offending The world’s young people – who make up the largest generation. Their dynamism, creativity and idealism can tainable Development Goals (SDGs), including Goal 12 on motorcyclists, Hassan Abedi said, YJC reported. generation of youth in history – can lead a global drive to combine to shape attitudes toward demand and help cre- sustainable consumption and production patterns. I en- In addition to the fines the offenders will face, he said, break the patterns of the past and set the world on course ate more sustainable industries. courage all young people to become involved in advanc- their motorcycles will be confiscated and taken to the to a more sustainable future. Young people are directly Youth are already influencing how the world produc- ing the SDGs and demanding action by their Governments. traffic police’s parking lots. affected by the tragic contradictions that prevail today: es, distributes and consumes while driving green en- My Youth Envoy is eager to connect you to our campaigns, between abject poverty and ostentatious wealth, gnawing trepreneurship by designing sustainable products and which are being carried out across the entire United Na- Iran to open 3rd hunger and shameful food waste, rich natural resources services. As conscious consumers, young people are at tions system. and polluting industries. Youth can deliver solutions on the forefront of a shift toward more fair, equitable and On International Youth Day, I urge others to join this hemodialysis center these issues, which lie at the heart of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable buying patterns. Youth are strong and effec- global push for progress. Let us empower young people Sustainable Development. tive advocates of recycling, reusing and limiting waste, with the resources, backing and space they need to create abroad in Tajikistan In this first year of that15-year plan for a healthier, safer and they are leading technological innovations to foster lasting change in our world. and more just future, we count on the active engagement a resource-efficient economy. (Source: UNIC) SOCIETY TEHRAN — Iran’s third hemodialysis deskcenter abroad will be opened in Tajik- istan in autumn, said an official with Iran’s Red Crescent IN FOCUS IRIB/ Ehsan Jazini Society (IRCS). “We are now recruiting and training staff for this center,” Reza Raees-Karami said, Tasnim news agency reported. Earlier, Mohsen Ziaee, the IRCS chief, announced that should the two countries succeed in providing necessary co- ordination the center will soon come on stream in Tajikistan. In addition to two hemodialysis centers in El Alto, Bolivia, IRCS with 29 hospitals in 19 countries is offering services to patients worldwide.

LEARN ENGLISH Going Through Customs

Customs Officer: Your passports, please. What is your final destination? Özkan: Los Angeles. Customs Officer: How long is your stay? Özkan: We’ll be there for a week. Customs Officer: What is the purpose of your trip? Özkan: I’m going there on business and my family is ac- companying me on vacation. Customs Officer: Who are you traveling with? Özkan: This is my wife Ayse, and these are my children, Mustafa and Ömer. restricted items Customs Officer: Are you bringing in any ? The “playmate, fellow-citizens festival”, which started on August 4, is still running in the city of Isfahan as a festival of fun, joy and entertainment. All the people aging Any plants, fruits and vegetables, meats, or animals? 4 or more are welcome to join and enjoy games of various types every day from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. until August 19. Özkan: No. Customs Officer: Do you have anything to declare? Özkan: We bought some duty-free items in the airport. Here’s the receipt. Customs Officer: That’s fine. Step over to the exam sta- ENGLISH IN USE tion for baggage inspection. LEARN NEWS TRANSLATION We opened our bags for inspection, and luckily, the inspec- tor found nothing to confiscate and we got off scot-free. ﻛﺎﻫﺶ ﺳﺎﻋﺎﺕ ﻛﺎﺭ ﺍﺩﺍﺭﺍﺕ ﺧﻮﺯﺳﺘﺎﻥ ﺑﺮ ﺍﺛﺮ ﮔﺮﻣﺎﻯ ﺷﺪﻳﺪ I’m really glad they didn’t find that cat we’re smuggling in Excessive heat cuts down work hours in Khuzestan as a gift for my favorite podcaster! ﺑﻪ ﮔﺰﺍﺭﺵ ﺭﻭﺯ ﺳﻪ ﺷﻨﺒﻪ ﻯ ﻧﺴﻴﻢ ﺁﻧﻼﻳﻦ ﺑﻪ ﻋﻠﺖ ﮔﺮﻣﺎﻯ ﺷﺪﻳﺪ ﻫﻮﺍ ﺍﺩﺍﺭﺍﺕ ﺧﻮﺯﺳﺘﺎﻥ ﺑﺮﺍﻯ ﺩﻭﻣﻴﻦ -Source: eslpod.com) Excessive heat has made all institutions in the southwestern province of Khuz) Words & phrases estan to finish work at 1 p.m. for two days in a row, Nasim reported on Tuesday. ﺭﻭﺯ ﻣﺘﻮﺍﻟﻰ ﺗﺎ ﺳﺎﻋﺖ 13 ﻓﻌﺎﻝ ﻫﺴﺘﻨﺪ. :final destination a place that you reach at the end of a The provincial crisis management department announced in a statement that as ﻣﺪﻳﺮﻳﺖ ﺑﺤﺮﺍﻥ ﺍﺳﺘﺎﻧﺪﺍﺭﻯ ﺧﻮﺯﺳﺘﺎﻥ ﻃﻰ ﺍﻃﻼﻋﻴﻪ ﺍﻯ ﺍﻋﻼﻡ ﻛﺮﺩ: ﺑﻪ ﺩﻟﻴﻞ ﮔﺮﻣﺎﻯ ﺷﺪﻳﺪ ﻫﻮﺍ ﻭ ﻭﻗﻮﻉ journey after stopping at several places on the way the temperature has risen to 49 degrees Celsius all institutions except for hospi- ﺩﻣﺎﻯ ﺑﺎﻻﻯ 49 ﺩﺭﺟﻪ ﻭ ﻫﻤﭽﻨﻴﻦ ﻛﺎﻫﺶ ﻣﺼﺮﻑ ﺍﻧﺮژﻯ، ﺗﻤﺎﻡ ﺍﺩﺍﺭﺍﺕ ﺧﻮﺯﺳﺘﺎﻥ ﺑﻪ ﺟﺰ ﺑﻴﻤﺎﺭﺳﺘﺎﻥ ﻫﺎ stay: a limited time of living in a place tals and fire stations in the province should finish work sooner to reduce energy ﻭ ﻣﺮﺍﻛﺰ ﺁﺗﺶ ﻧﺸﺎﻧﻰ ﺭﻭﺯ ﺩﻭﺷﻨﺒﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻪ ﺷﻨﺒﻪ ﺗﺎ ﺳﺎﻋﺖ 13 ﻓﻌﺎﻝ ﻫﺴﺘﻨﺪ. accompany: to go somewhere with someone restricted items: goods which must meet certain condi- use on Monday and Tuesday. ﺑﻨﺎ ﺑﻪ ﭘﻴﺶ ﺑﻴﻨﻰ ﻫﺎﻯ ﺍﺩﺍﺭﻩ ﻛﻞ ﻫﻮﺍﺷﻨﺎﺳﻰ ﺧﻮﺯﺳﺘﺎﻥ ﺩﻣﺎﻯ ﻫﻮﺍ ﺩﺭ 17 ﺷﻬﺮﺳﺘﺎﻥ ﺍﻳﻦ ﺍﺳﺘﺎﻥ ﺭﻭﺯ tions before clearance through Customs According to Khuzestan meteorological organization 17 cities in the province ﺩﻭﺷﻨﺒﻪ ﺑﻪ 49 ﺗﺎ 51 ﺩﺭﺟﻪ ﺳﺎﻧﺘﻴﮕﺮﺍﺩ ﺭﺳﻴﺪﻩ ﺍﺳﺖ ﻭ ﭘﻴﺶ ﺑﻴﻨﻰ ﻣﻴﺸﻮﺩ ﻛﻪ ﺭﻭﻧﺪ ﺍﻓﺰﺍﻳﺶ ﺩﻣﺎ ﺗﺎ declare: to tell a customs official that you are carrying goods have experienced a temperature of 49 to 51 degrees on Monday and it is likely ﺍﻭﺍﺧﺮ ﻫﻔﺘﻪ ﺟﺎﺭﻯ ﺍﺩﺍﻣﻪ ﻳﺎﺑﺪ. .on which you should pay tax when you enter a country that the temperature remains high for the rest of the current week duty-free: duty-free goods can be brought into a country without paying tax on them step over: to move to a place a few steps away exam station: examination station, a place, usually a big table at the airport where they take your baggage and they ENGLISH PROVERB PHRASAL VERB ENGLISH IDIOM open it up to see what you are bringing to the country Bad news travels fast Act up After the fact baggage inspection: a careful examination of the baggage to find out more about it or to check for anything wrong Explanation: Meaning: Explanation: confiscate: to officially take private property away from people tend to circulate bad news very behave badly or strangely after something, such as a crime or an For example: someone, usually as a punishment quickly (accidents, illness, etc.) He’s a tough kid and he acts up a lot. accident, has taken place For example: For example: get off scot-free: to avoid being punished although you deserve to be Andy: How did you know I got fired He said he realized he had put people smuggle: to take something or someone illegally from one already? It only happened this morning. John: Bad news in danger, but that was of no help after the fact. country to another travels fast. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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SPORTS Iran national football team head coach deskCarlos Queiroz has invited 25 players for a preparatory camp in Italy ahead of 2018 World Cup qualifications matches. The new squad will fly to Italy on Saturday to hold a 12-day camp in Coverciano. Coverciano, also known Phelps writes new page with as Casa Italia, located in the quartier of Florence with the same name, is the central training ground and four wins in same event technical headquarters of the Italian Football Feder- ation (FIGC). Michael Phelps of the United States won the Olympic 200 meters The Coverciano is the primary training ground for all individual medley on Thursday to capture the 22nd gold medal Italy national football teams from the U-15 age group and of his career and become the first swimmer to win the same above (including women’s), as well as the Italian Armed event at four consecutive Games. Forces’ representative football team. Occasionally it has Japan’s 400 IM champion Kosuke Hagino won silver and Wang hosted foreign teams visiting Italy. Shun of China took bronze, both moving dramatically through the Facilities include four standard football pitches, multipur- field on the final length after turning in fifth and seventh place. pose gym, swimming pool and two tennis courts. In addi- It was yet another extraordinary swim for Phelps, 31, who has tion, there is a library, hotel, conference hall and restaurant now won two individual and two relay golds at his fifth Olympics, located on site. The Hotel Coverciano can accommodate two years after coming out of retirement. over 100 people; the venue is thus often used by foreign His medal haul has now risen to 26, including two silvers and touring teams and by Italian clubs at the higher levels who two bronzes, with the 100 butterfly final still to come on Fri- are based in the Florence area day. Thirteen of his golds have Carlos Queiroz men will take on newly promoted Serie come in individual races, the B side SPAL on August 19 while they will face Serie B youth rest in relays. Morteza Pourali Ganji, Mohammad Tayyebi, Ehsan Hajsafi, XI team four days later. total) will qualify for the Russia 2018, while the third-placed “Right now I don’t know Ramin Rezaeian, Pourya Ghafouri, Saeid Aghaei, and Mo- The Persians will play Qatar in the first game of 2018 teams of each group will advance to the Asian play-off. how to wrap my head around hammad Ansari. World Cup qualification third round on September 1 while The winner of the Asian play-off will face the side that that. I don’t know what to say. Midfielders: Andranik Teymourian, Kamal Kamyabinia, they have to face China five days later in Shenyang, more finishes fourth in the fifth round of the CONCACAF qualifi- It’s been a hell of a career,” Darioush Shojaeian, Omid Ebrahimi, and Ezzatollah Pourghaz. than 6,000 kilometer away. ers in a two-leg inter-confederation playoff. Phelps told reporters, while Goalkeeper: Forwards: Ashkan Dejagah, Rahim Zahivi, Mehdi Torabi, Iran has been drawn in Group A of the World Cup quali- Alireza Beyranvand, Mohammadreza Akh- acknowledging the strain on Vahid Amiri, Mehdi Taromi, Ehsan Pahlavan, Soroush Rafiei, fication along with Uzbekistan, China, Qatar and Syria. bari, Rashid Mazaheri. his 31-year-old body. Defenders: and Morteza Tabrizi. The winner and runner-up of each group (four teams in Seyyed Jalal Hosseini, Pejman Montazeri, “That hurt a lot ... my body is in pain, my legs are hurting, I’m tired.” Iran remains top of Asia in Weightlifter Salimi hopes to Despite winning four golds FIFA rankings defend his title in Rio in London in 2012, Phelps has said he was dissatisfied with his preparation and results there and wants to bow out on his own terms. “The biggest thing for me through the meet so far is I’ve been able to kind of finish how I wanted to. I’ve been able to come back and I’ve been able to accomplish things that I just dreamt of,” he said. “GREATEST EVER” He was lauded by the Rio crowd, with one banner proclaim- ing “Phelps Greatest Olympian Ever”. At the medal ceremony he swayed slightly and breathed deeply, his eyes moist, as he listened to the U.S. anthem. Phelps then raised his arms to salute the crowd as fiancee Nicole cradled their baby son Boomer in the stands. There was little time to savor the moment, however, as he raced back off the pool deck to get ready for the semi-finals of the 100m butterfly, which he also has the chance to win for a fourth successive Games. SPORTS Iran remained Asia’s friendlies, have been played since the SPORTS RIO – Iranian super esting rivalry,” Salimi said. He finished second in his semi-final to qualify fifth fastest for desktop team in the FIFA July Ranking, meaning that the changes deskheavyweight weight- “I cannot predict the results but I will Friday’s final. In the medley, Brazil’s Thiago Pereira went off fast- world rankings. South Korea, Japan, Uz- that have taken place are generally minor. lifter Behdad Salimi hopes to defend do my best to get the best result. I hope est, leading from Phelps after the butterfly leg, with Ryan Lochte bekistan and Australia are behind Iran. The devaluation of older games has his gold medal at the Rio 2016 Olympic to defend my title in Rio,” he added. of the United States and Hagino neck-and-neck just behind. The result of this, after the significant been a factor in many of those, and it has Games. “I will be competing with some new With the Rio crowd’s excitement mounting, the three turned changes that arose last month from the benefited the likes of Costa Rica (21, up Salimi will be defending his title at the opponents from Armenia, Georgia, and almost together after the backstroke, with Lochte just 0.01 sec- various continental championships, is that 6), Japan (49, up 8), Korea DPR (99, up 18) London 2012 Olympic Games. Estonia, and I think I have a difficult task onds ahead. Argentina remains top, followed closely by and Mauritania (104, up 15). The same pro- “I am well-prepared for the compe- ahead of me. My toughest rival is Lasha Phelps led from Pereira and Lochte at the final turn and pow- Belgium, Colombia, Germany and Chile. cess has not smiled on Cuba, though, who tition. I’ve trained well in the previous Talakhadze from Georgia,” Salimi con- ered on as the other two faded, opening the way for Hagino and Just two international matches, both dropped 30 places to 151st position. months. All things are ready for an inter- cluded. Wang to grab the two other medals. Phelps clocked one minute, 54.66 for a comfortable winning margin of 1.95 seconds. Japan’s Hiromasa Fujimori was fourth and Lochte fifth in the last Arda Turan’s Twitter account hacked after ‘liking’ Real Madrid post individual race of his long career, with a flagging Pereira seventh. Phelps’ four consecutive golds in the same event are unique for Barcelona midfielder Arda Turan says his Twitter ac- enjoyed claiming that Arda had now shown he was really a swimmer, and place him in the same Olympic pantheon as fel- count was hacked, after Blaugrana fans reacted an- a Blancos follower at heart. low-Americans Al Oerter in the discus and Carl Lewis in the long jump. grily when it seemed he had “liked” photos praising The online storm was picked up by both the Madrid and (Source: Reuters) Real Madrid. Catalan sports press, causing enough embarrassment for It was first noticed on Thursday that a tweet recently Arda to tweet on Friday morning that his “account was hacked posted by a Madrid fan, showing the sleeve of a Blancos for a brief period” but the problem had been resolved. jersey with an image celebrating the club’s 11 European “Two days ago my account was hacked for a brief pe- Chinese swimmer Chen Cup wins had been ‘liked’ by Arda’s personal account. riod,” Turan said. “During that period 1 RT was made and This led to indignation and derision among a section 2 photos were ‘liked’ without my knowledge. I would like tests positive for banned of Barca supporters, with their ire directed against the my statement regarding this issue to be taken into con- substance Turkey international, who has failed to impress follow- sideration. Best.” ing a €42 million move to the Camp Nou from Atletico No further details of the hacking have emerged. Madrid in 2015. Some Madrid fans also joined in and (Source: Soccernet) RIO DE JANEIRO — A female Chinese swimmer has tested pos- itive for a banned substance at the Rio Olympics, China’s swim- ming association said Friday — the first competitor in the sport Basketball fans miss Spain-Nigeria Man United’s Paul Pogba suspended to fail a test at the games. start due to suspicious backpack for first match back in Premier League The Chinese Swimming Association said Chen Xinyi tested positive for the diuretic hydrochlorothiazide after she finished fourth in the women’s 100-meter butterfly Sunday, missing a bronze medal by nine-hundredths of a second. Xinhua, China’s official state news agency, reported the story Friday. The 18-year-old was also scheduled to compete in the 50 meter freestyle beginning Friday. Chen has applied to the International Olympic Committee to have her B sample tested and to get a hearing on the matter, Xinhua said, citing the swimming association. “The CSA has taken this matter seriously and demanded full cooperation from Chen in the investigation,” the association said in the statement quoted by Xinhua. Chen’s result comes as doping has been a major concern in the Rio Games. Seven Russian swimmers have been allowed to compete in Rio after initially being banned following allegations of a huge, state-sponsored doping operation in their homeland. Fans missed the start of the men’s Olym- South America’s first Olympics. Manchester United’s world-record new in last season’s Coppa Italia, the second That decision has sparked vocal complaints from several swim- pic basketball contest between Nigeria A security agent said the backpack was signing Paul Pogba is suspended for his of which came in the 1-0 victory over AC mers, most notably American Lilly King. and Spain on Thursday after an unat- discovered after the Brazil-Croatia game. side’s first Premier League match of the sea- Milan in the final. No statement about Chen’s reported test was posted to the tended backpack was found in the are- A tablet computer, some socks and son, the Football Association has confirmed. The FA has confirmed on Twitter that website of the Chinese Swimming Association, and calls to its na, triggering a security alert and a con- a jacket were found inside the backpack Pogba, 23, returned to Old Trafford the suspension is transferred over to the offices rang unanswered on Friday. FINA, the international gov- trolled detonation of the bag. following the detonation. The public were from Juventus this summer for £89.3 mil- English game, rendering him ineligible erning body of swimming, did not immediately respond to a Television images showed the players, allowed into the arena immediately after- lion, four years after leaving for Turin for for Jose Mourinho’s first match as United request for comment. including Spanish NBA star Pau Gasol, wards, a spokesman said. just £800,000 following a lack of game manager. Li Keke, a spokeswoman for China’s national anti-doping agen- starting play against the backdrop of tiers Security has been an issue since the time and a dispute over a new contract. However, it was already unlikely that cy, said she had no additional information on the Chen case. of empty seats after security held back Games began on August 5. Swedish However, he will have to wait to make Pogba would start the Bournemouth “We have noticed media reports about the case. So far the crowds from entering the arena. tourists were briefly abducted when they his second United debut, as he is banned match, as he was part of the France team anti-doping agency has yet to receive any official confirmation,” The backpack was carried away by visited a slum, Portugal’s visiting educa- from appearing in the club’s first Pre- that lost the Euro 2016 final to Portugal Li told The Associated Press. a robot and detonated, a spokesman tion minister was robbed at knifepoint, mier League match of the new season at on July 10, playing all 120 minutes of the “This reported test should be generated by the organizer. for Rio 2016 confirmed. Detonating un- bullets flew into the equestrian centre and Bournemouth on Sunday. match in Paris as the hosts lost 1-0 in ex- The Olympic committee and FINA should know about it. At pres- attended bags has been common this a Games bus was attacked with stones. The French midfielder is suspended tra time. ent, we will continue to monitor,” Li said. Games amid concerns over security at (Source: Reuters) because of the two bookings he received (Source: ESPN) (Source: AP) b

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ART ARTTEHRAN — The organizers of the TEHRAN — The delegation of Iranian desk deskcineastes, authors and war veterans 16th Mobarak International Puppet who had traveled to Japan to attend the Hiroshima Theater Festival has announced a lineup of seven Peace Memorial Ceremony returned home on Thursday. plays from different countries to go on stage during The ceremony is held annually on August 6 to the event in Tehran. commemorate the anniversary of tragedy of the U.S. The foreign plays will be competing in the atomic attack on the Japanese city. international section of the festival running from August 22 to 28, the Center for Dramatic Arts has announced on its website. “Extraordinary Voyage”, a puppet show by the German company of Russian roots named “The Fifth Wheel”, is among the competing plays. “Extraordinary Voyage” is a combination of humor, music and dance from all over the world. It consists of numerous marionette acts such as Arabs, Flamenco, Gypsies, Mexicans and Indians. The performance is light, funny, with excellent puppets, solid rhythm and very good style with no text. Japanese puppeteer Nori Sawa will present the famous legend of “The Pied Piper” with the shadow puppet theater and music performed by the The delegation was composed of actor Parviz Japanese musicians. Parastui, filmmakers Homayun Asadian and Maziar Miri, Selected by the Cultural Ministry of the Japanese writer Habib Ahmadzadeh and several Iranian soldiers Government, Nori Sawa started his professional wounded by Iraqi chemical weapons during the 1980- career in Europe in 1992,. He now lives in Prague 1988 Iran-Iraq war. and often travels between Japan and the Czech The group also attended the third Iran Peace and Republic. Friendship Film Festival, which was held in Hiroshima “The Writer”, a co-production of Ulrike Quade and Tokyo, secretary of the festival Parastui said in a Company (Amsterdam), Jo Stromgren Kompani (Oslo) and the Nordland Visual Theater (Stamsund), press release published on Friday. A poster for 16th Mobarak International Puppet Theater Festival He added that the festival aims to familiarize the is another highlight of the festival. world with the pain Iranian soldiers have suffered after Also included is “Shirin” by Kaveh Ayreek, an some relief to his post-war society, and help relieve has written. the Iran-Iraq war because of Iraqi chemical weapons. Afghan mime artist, writer, director and actor their traumas of war through his art. “Shirin” A total of 27 Iranian plays will go on stage at the A number of Iranian movies were screened at the currently residing in Kabul. His dream is to bring meaning sweet in Farsi is one of the many plays he national section of the festival. festival including Abdolhassan Barzideh’s “Mazar-i- Sharif”, Ebrahim Hatamikia’s “Bodyguard” and Maziar Miri’s “Painting Pool”. Iranian thespians to stage “Galileo’s Battle” ARTTEHRAN — A cast cosmos. authority. deskof Iranian actors Considered by many to be one The late prominent Iranian stage led by director Masud Tayyebi will of Brecht’s masterpieces, the play director and playwright Hamid NEWS IN BRIEF be performing “Galileo’s Battle” at explores the question of Galileo’s Samandarian translated “Life of Molavi Hall in Tehran beginning social and ethical responsibility, as Galileo” into Persian a couple of Santur virtuoso Majid August 15. he must choose between his life and years ago. Najahi dies at 82 Based on German poet and his work when confronted with the Aryaz Zolfaqari, Elham Jeddi, playwright Eugen Bertolt Friedrich demands of the Inquisition. Iman Mirhashemi, Zorhreh Zargar, Brecht’s “Life of Galileo”, the play Throughout the play Brecht seeks Alireza Qadiri, Mojgan Rayegan and centers on the struggle between the to examine the issues of scientific Shiva Amani are among members of 17th century scientist Galileo Galilei morality and the difficult relationship the cast, which has been rehearsing ARTTEHRAN — Majid Najahi, and the church for his vision of the between the intellectual and the play for the past 15 months. deskthe veteran Iranian santur virtuoso died at 82 in Tehran on Thursday PICTURE OF THE DAY HONARONLINE/Masud Mirmiri morning. He was known for his solo performances Sadi Foundation on the Radio Golha program, which was broadcasted on an Iranian National Radio to host Persian station over a period from 1956 to 1979. The Radio Golha program is still referred to literature by scholars and musicians as an encyclopedia of Persian music and poetry. aficionados Scholar Seyyed Ahmad Lavasani from Turkey passes away CULTURE TEHRAN — The deskTehran-based Sadi Foundation in collaboration with the Islamic Azad University will hold a CULTURE TEHRAN — Seyyed Ahmad desk short-term Persian-language refresher Lavasani, an Iranian and course for a select group of over Persian literature scholar in Lebanese 30 Turkish university students from universities, passed away at age 87 and was August 13 to 30. buried Thursday in Tyre, South Lebanon. Organized under the auspices of Several Lebanese people, literati and the Iranian cultural attaché’s office in scholars along with a number of Iranian Ankara, the program also encapsulates officials attended his funeral. various sightseeing tours in Tehran He was a professor of Persian literature in and a three-day visit to the historical Lebanese universities for more than 50 years. city of Isfahan in central Iran. He wrote several books in Persian The Sadi Foundation, tasked with and Arabic including an Arabic-Persian promoting the Persian language Dictionary. and literature overseas, is currently hosting 200 non-native learners of Stockholm to host the Persian language during its 83rd festival of Iranian Thespians perform “Neighbor of Aqa”, a play by director Hossein Kiani underway at Baran Theater Hall in Tehran. The play will be onstage until Persian Language and Literature September 12. Refresher Course that started on movies August 4.

ARTTEHRAN — Sixteen Iranian Pedro Almodovar reflects on “Julieta” at UK premiere deskshort, documentary and feature-length movies will go on screen at LONDON (Reuters) — Acclaimed the character. Almovodar, 66, known a dark drama than with melodrama,” doing everything, and also the the Iranian 2016 Film Festival, which will be Spanish director Pedro Almovodar for complex dramas such as “Hable the Oscar-winning director told country was starting in a new period held in the two Swedish cities of Uppsala and said he found a new challenge in his con Ella” (“Talk to Her”), “Todo sobre Reuters at the film’s UK premiere on - it was the moment when the Stockholm on September 24 and 25. latest film “Julieta”, mining a quieter mi madre” (“All About My Mother”) Wednesday. Spanish democracy birth again. So “Oblivion Season” directed by Abbas drama for his 20th feature film as he and “Volver,” said “Julieta” presented Debuting his 20th film, Almovodar the character that I wrote, I mean the Rafei, “ Nahid” by Ida Panahandeh, “The reflected on his decades-long career. a new challenge for him. looked back on his own career, female characters that I wrote at the Girl’s House” by Shahram Shah-Hosseini and “Julieta” is an adaptation of several “I used to make a lot of saying he “dreamed to be a director” moment, they were very different “Wednesday, May 9” by Vahid Jalilvand are Alice Munro stories about a single melodramas, I mean dramas with since childhood. When asked about from now because of the decade. It among the films. mother drifting into depression a lot of sense of humor, music and his contribution to Spanish cinema, was a decade full of passion, full of The festival is organized every year by Yari, as she searches for her missing strange situations. But in this case... Almodovar said his country’s diverse freedom and it was a big explosion, it an Uppsala-based charity organization that daughter and discovers much about there is so much pain in this story culture was at the heart of his was a unique moment in the history helps street children in Iran to go to school her traumatic past is not what it that I wanted to - just to make it work, and discussed the changing of my country,” he said. and also to raise funds for the construction of seems. The film stars Emma Suarez more softer way that I could. So I portrayals of his female characters The film opens in cinemas across schools and libraries for children. as the older Julieta and Adriana mean this sobriety, it was something through the years. the UK on August 26 and hits the Ugarte as the younger iteration of new for me and it’s related more with “In the Eighties I was starting United States on December 21.