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Credit lines worth $30b open next month ECONOMY TEHRAN — Irani- discussions have been made for a long deskan Deputy Finance time in this regard and the Central Nobel Peace Minister Mohammad Khazaei said Bank of Iran has studied the deals in that Iran will ink deals for opening $30 detail, Tasnim news agency reported. billion in credit lines with some Asian Referring to the contract Iran countries within the next month. signed last week with South Korea’s Making the remarks in the 28th Eximbank to secure an €8-billion cred- Annual Islamic Banking Conference in it line, the biggest loan deal since its Prize’s shame Tehran on Tuesday, the official said that 2015 nuclear accord, 4 See page 13 ISIL terrorists had no choice except submission: Nasrallah Leader of Lebanese Hezbollah move- uation of Daesh terrorists from Qalamoun ment, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, says ISIL region near the border with Syria. (Daesh) terrorists who left the border re- Nasrallah pointed out that the battle gion between Lebanon and Syria had no against Daesh terrorists in Qalamoun choice, but to submit to resistance fighters. has achieved all its objectives, describ- “Daesh had no choice, but to submit to ing the evacuation of the Takfiris from us, because they had collapsed from with- the rugged mountainous region as in and had to accept our conditions,” the “the second victory” as Lebanon-Syr- leader of Hezbollah said in a televised ad- ia border region has been completed dress on Monday explaining about evac- purged of their presence. 3 EU reiterates support for Iran nuclear deal POLITICS TEHRAN — In their ence in Brussels on Monday, Federica deskfirst meeting after the Mogherini spoke in favor of the deal summer recess, the European Union de- and said it represents “the European fended the Iran nuclear agreement, aka way to foreign policy.” the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, “This was not an agreement be- a response to a new wave of pressure tween two countries, I have repeated it from the White House to undercut the time and again and I have the impres- international pact. sion that we will need to repeat it time Addressing the opening session and again in the months to come,” of the 2017 EU Ambassadors Confer- Mogherini added, 2

ARTICLE Italian expert says U.S. won’t leave nuclear agreement Iraq’s Kirkuk By Setareh Behroozi By Payman Yazdani pact, officially called the Joint Compre- something which is fully in contrast to the let- votes to take Tehran Times journalist TEHRAN — An Italian university professor hensive Plan of Action, went into force in ter of the JCPOA. believes the U.S. will not leave the Iran nucle- January 2016. To shed light on the recent speculations, part in Kurdish ar deal because it meets Washington’s inter- President Donald Trump has certified Tehran Times sought Gianluca’s views. independence ests in the region. Iran’s compliance with the JCPOA twice un- Will this new policy lead the Trump Whiteflies all “I do not think that the U.S. will ever leave der a law that requires his administration to administration to leave the nuclear deal? referendum the deal… I believe that sticking to the JCPOA notify Congress of Iran’s compliance every 90 A: I do not think that the U.S. will ever around: Who is is the best way for the U.S. to pursue its re- days. leave the deal. Breaking the agreement will The council in Kirkuk, an ethnically gional interests,” Pastori Gianluca, professor However, according to released reports, put them in a difficult position. The Europe- mixed region of northern Iraq under displaced? of political science from Milan Catholic Uni- Trump has assigned a team of his close confi- an countries are increasingly active in Iran, Baghdad’s control, voted Tuesday to versity of the Sacred Heart, tells the Tehran dants to find pretexts to decertify Iran’s com- while Iran and Russia share many common take part in next month’s Kurdish in- alking on Tehran’s streets, Times. pliance with the international nuclear agree- interests. China is keeping a lower profile, but dependence referendum, councilors you are getting surrounded Under the nuclear agreement signed ment. its relations with Iran are traditionally good. said. Wby white mobile dots. At first, between Iran, the five permanent mem- For example, the U.S. ambassador to the Moreover, a U.S.-Iranian crisis could nega- The central government in Bagh- you may think that it is an illusion. But bers of the UN Security Council, Germa- United Nations, Nikki Haley, who visited Vien- tively affect U.S.-Russia relations: a centre- dad is strongly opposed to Iraqi Kurd- it is real; whiteflies, new inhabitants of ny and the European Union in July 2015, na last week, said Washington wants to know piece in Trump’s political agenda. This is why I istan’s planned September 25 referen- the capital! Tehran agreed to put limits on its nuclear if the International Atomic Energy Agency believe that sticking to the JCPOA is the best dum, which is non-binding but could Media call them ‘uninvited guests’. activities in exchange for termination of (IAEA) plans to inspect Iranian military sites way – for the U.S. – to pursue their regional lead to independence. Tehran, once famous for its fine weath- financial and economic sanctions. The to verify Tehran’s compliance with the deal, interests. 2 Kirkuk, an oil-rich province made er and vast gardens, has turned into up of Kurds, Arabs and Turkmen, is un- a sprawling city with grey sky and citi- der Baghdad’s control but is claimed zens with a passion for healthy life and IEA says no need to release emergency oil supplies due to Harvey by the autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan better future. The International Energy Agency said on storm and would be ready to respond to ma- barrels of crude, the IEA says. That excludes region. This is the fourth year that trees Monday that there was no need for now to jor oil supply disruptions through its emer- strategic petroleum reserves (SPR). In Tuesday’s vote, 22 of the 24 along passersby in the capital host release fuel from emergency stockpiles to gency response system. The Paris-based The United States consumes about 20 mil- present councilors in the 41-member whiteflies. These little sucking insects compensate for disruption caused by Hurri- intergovernmental agency coordinates lion barrels of oil per day, nearly half of which Kirkuk council voted in favor of hold- turn up during summer when temper- cane Harvey because global oil markets were emergency fuel releases when natural disas- is for gasoline. ing the referendum, said councilor ature increases. well supplied. ters or war interrupt global energy supplies. Refineries in the Gulf Coast area, which is Hala Nur Eddine. The flies come from southern Several refineries in the U.S. state of Tex- “If there is a continued shortfall of fuels we also a major export hub to other U.S regions Speaking to journalists afterwards, Iran, where they have long been as have shut because of the storm, halting will act,” the IEA’s Neil Atkinson told Reuters as well as Latin America and Europe, took Kirkuk governor Najm Eddine Karim a problem but they have moved fuel production and causing gasoline prices on Tuesday. months to recover from previous hurricanes. described the vote as a “historic event”. north as the climate warmed, Ali to rise. The shutdowns affect international as Record inventories, however, are expected It took 18 weeks to repair refineries and re- But a spokesman for Iraqi Prime Naderi, entomologist who has been well as domestic fuel supplies because the to buffer any supply shortfalls. store production fully after Katrina struck Minister Haider al-Abadi denounced studying the fly problem said in an United States ships exports from the region. Current U.S. commercial stocks stand at New Orleans in August 2005, Atkinson said. the vote as “illegal and unconstitution- interview with the New York Times The IEA said it was closely monitoring the about 1.3 billion barrels, including 450 million (Source: Reuters) al”. last year. “Provinces that don’t belong to In his interview, he pointed to natu- the autonomous region (of Kurdistan) ral airflow blocked by rows of high-ris- can’t impose decisions without the es buildings in the city, as one of the federal government’s approval, and factors which is great for existence Kirkuk is one of these regions,” said whiteflies. Alendan Saad al-Hadithi. Whiteflies lay eggs in Tehran so The plans to hold the referendum each year emerge in warm season of Lake have been criticized by neighboring the city and according to experts, a Turkey and Iran, which have large long cold winter can eradicate white- Kurdish minority populations. flies in Tehran. drying up The Turkish foreign ministry said in “The whiteflies find the environ- Located on the outskirts of Sari, a statement that the Kirkuk’s council ment pretty appealing now as their northern Iran, Alendan Lake is on decision was “another link in a chain natural enemies which used to be the verge of drying up and shrink- of mistakes” and “once more a serious highly effective as biological controls ing in the face of warming temper- violation of the Iraqi constitution.” disappeared due to the use of pesti- atures. There are also doubts about the cides in the city years ago,” the chief of Situated 1,200 meters higher vote among the five million Iraqi Tehran’s Department of Environment than sea level, the effect of drought Kurds, with some calling for it to be said in May. is gradually turning the water body postponed. “The absence of their natural ene- Amirali Razzaqi into dried crack mud. The United States has made the mies that could keep the population The lake water source comes same demand, saying the referendum under control, warm weather, and the mainly from annual rainfalls. How- could distract from the fight against availability of suitable host-plants in ever, due to global warming not just Daesh (ISIL) by stoking tensions be- Tehran has soared these pests’ pop- the lake water but its nature and tween the Kurds, and Arabs and Turk- ulation,” Mohammad-Hossein Bazgir Times/ Tehran wildlife are in danger. men. explained. 12 (Source: AFP) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y POLITICS AUGUST 30, 2017 MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS Iran to further boost Iran remembers Rajaei and Bahonar POLITICS TEHRAN — This time lic of Iran, after Abol-Hasan Bani-Sadr, deterrence power: desksome 36 years ago, the who had fled to Europe after being re- lives of President Mohammad Ali Rajaei moved from his post by the parliament. minister and Prime Minister Mohammad Javad Rajaei served as the prime minister un- Bahonar were cut short in an explosion der Bani-Sadr. set by Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization, “Rajaei’s simple life-style, his popular POLITICS TEHRAN — New Defense Minister also known as MKO. policies, and his authority and effective- deskAmir Hatami says the Islamic Republic The bomb went off at the office of Is- ness provoked the envy of the West-ori- will further boost its defensive power so that no one lamic Republican Party in Tehran where a ented President (Bani-Sadr) to the point would dare attack the country. meeting was held. It also claimed lives of where the latter would openly malign his Speaking on a live TV program on Monday, Hatami other officials. prime minister on numerous occasions said Iran plans to further enhance its missile capabilities Survivors said the bomb was set off in an effort to drive him away from the for defensive purposes. when one of the victims opened a brief- government,” according to Kevin Barrett, Boasting the country’s missile power, the brigadier case which was carried inside by Mas- a Arabist-Islamologist. general said all the S-300 surface-to-air missile defense soud Keshmiri, a security official at the Rajaei and Bahonar, who knew each systems that Iran has purchased from Russia has been Islamic Republican Party, to the meeting. other for 20 years and were very active in deployed to protect sensitive sites. The blast killed Rajaei, Bahonar and three the anti-Shah campaign, stood shoulder other members of the Islamic Republican to shoulder after the victory of the Islamic Iran strongly rejects Party. Revolution. Subsequent investigations revealed The assassination took place when the U.S. demands for that Massoud Kashmiri, who had brought government of Rajaei was only in office access to military the briefcase into the conference room, for 29 days and ever since the Govern- was an operative of the MKO disguised as 39 days earlier, Rajaei had gained an early election and had become the ment Week is observed in memory of sites a state security official. the votes of the majority of Iranians in second president of the Islamic Repub- those men beginning on August 23.

POLITICS TEHRAN — Senior Iranian officials deskhave strongly rejected recent demands EU reiterates support for Iran nuclear deal by U.S. officials for inspection of Iran’s military sites, 1 apparently referring to the Mogherini, the EU foreign policy chief, saying Iran’s military sites are no-go areas for foreigners. stepped-up American rhetoric and action said in her Monday’s comments that the Government spokesman Mohammad Baqer Nobakht against the deal. JCPOA was “a commitment undertaken said on Tuesday that Iran’s military sites are secret sites Elsewhere, the French president be- by the entire international community on and not everyone can have access to them. He added came the latest world leader to come out one side and Iran on the other, supported the U.S. government is just expressing its dreams. in support of the JCPOA, saying France by a resolution of the UN Security Coun- Ali Akbar Velayati, the senior foreign policy adviser to sees “no alternative” to the agreement. cil, and certified regularly by the Interna- the Leader, also shrugged off U.S. demands, saying the Emmanuel Macron said the deal has fa- tional Atomic Energy Agency.” Americans’ dream will never come true. cilitated a constructive relationship with Iran. In a thinly-veiled rejection of U.S. at- U.S. President Donald Trump has tempts to claim an Iranian breach, she said, Iran condemns called the JCPOA — which was negotiat- “Compliance with the deal is certified by ed under his predecessor Barack Obama the IAEA and by the Joint Commission I ongoing violence — “the worst deal ever” and repeatedly chair..., not by one single individual country.” against Myanmar threatened to tear it up. The EU’s top diplomat further hailed The deal was reached between Iran Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s “per- Muslims and the five permanent members of the sonal commitment to continue to imple- UN Security Council, Germany, and the Mogherini says JCPOA ment their part of the deal. This is what is French president POLITICS TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Ministry European Union in July 2015 and took is ‘not an agreement counting the most for us in this moment.” says there is ‘no desk spokesman Bahram Qassemi on effect in January 2016. between two In a relevant development on Tuesday, alternative’ to nuclear Monday expressed grave concerns over the continued The Trump administration is actively Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey violence against Muslims in Myanmar that has led to the seeking a pretext to potentially withdraw countries’ Ryabkov urged all parties to the JCPOA agreement displacement of thousands of Rohingya Muslims. from the JCPOA. Among other things, the deal, has consistently verified the Islamic to refrain from any unilateral moves con- to “any interpretations, any toughening or Iran condemns the miserable situation in which White House has reportedly been pres- Republic’s adherence to its obligations. cerning the deal. amending the text” of the nuclear agreement. Myanmar Muslims are caught in, Qassemi said, adding suring U.S. intelligence officials to invent a Last week, the Trump administration “We constantly encourage all partners Russia detects “misunderstanding and Tehran is unhappy over the “slaughter” and “displacement” pretext that could be used to declare Iran sent its Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley to avoid unilateral actions within the frame- mistrust on the part of the United States of the minority group in the Buddhist country. in violation of the nuclear agreement. to Vienna to lobby with the IAEA to request work of this agreement,” Ryabkov told the [regarding the JCPOA implementation],” Over the past few days, intensifying clashes between This is while the International Atom- access to Iranian military sites as part of the 62nd Pugwash Conference on Science and he said, adding Washington’s actions security forces and insurgents in western Myanmar have ic Energy Agency, which is tasked with deal, a move generally considered an at- World Affairs in the Kazakh capital, Astana. “undermine not just the spirit, but [also] pushed terrified civilians toward the Bangladesh border monitoring Iranian compliance with the tempt at undermining the JCPOA. He also voiced Moscow’s opposition the letter of the agreement.” in a desperate search for refuge.

Iran voices optimism We are working hard to ‘make a success of JCPOA’: British ambassador over ending house POLITICS TEHRAN — Nicolas Hopton, London’s led by the minister for Middle East and North Africa Alistair A. I hope that we can find ways of understanding each deskambassador to Tehran, says Britain is Burt to represent the UK at those ceremonies. other’s positions better. That is why more engagement arrest against claimants “working hard with all” parties including Iran “to make a I think that was indicative of the positive spirit of and dialogue between our governments will help narrow of election fraud success of JCPOA”, the official name for the 2015 nuclear. engagement that the British government intends to pursue the gaps between our positions and create greater The nuclear deal “was an important step in allowing with Iran and how things will now develop depends very understanding. POLITICS TEHRAN — Iranian government us to make this renewed engagement with Iran,” Hopton much on variety of factors; But the political will is there from On another point, the U.S. has taken a hostile deskspokesman Mohammad Baqer said in an interview with IRNA published on Tuesday. the UK based on the JCPOA [Joint Comprehensive Plan of stance against Iran and the nuclear deal. Whilst Britain Nobakht on Tuesday voiced optimism about steps to Following is the transcript of the interview: Action] which we are fully committed to and we hope to is a party to JCPOA, is she (Britain) ready to send a resolve the issue of house arrest against opposition How do you assess the current ties between build the relationship with the Iranian government over the diplomatic signal to Washington in support of JCPOA? leaders who claimed vote rigging in the 2009 presidential Iran and Britain? coming months and years. A. I cannot speak for the government of the United election, saying the issue has been raised in meetings of A. We reopened the British Embassy in Tehran in As the British ambassador in Tehran, how do States of America; the British government however the Supreme National Security Council. August 2015, that’s almost exactly two years ago, since you assess the role of Iran in fighting terrorism and is fully committed to the JCPOA and, to its successful Mehdi Karroubi, Mir Hossein Mousavi and his wife, then we’ve made a lot of progress. Clearly the agreement establishing security in the region? implementation. Zahra Rahnavard, were placed under house arrest after of JCPOA, was an important step in allowing us to make A. It is certainly true that Iran and the UK have a shared We are working hard with all our partners and with they insisted on their claims of vote rigging and called this renewed engagement with Iran and in that time we experience of terrorism and the need to combat it, particularly Iran to make a success of JCPOA and we will continue to for protests. have been obviously re-establishing the embassy here the IS (Daesh) and the British government sent a message of engage all our partners to that end. In a press conference on Tuesday, Nobakht confirmed with all its activities and working increasingly closely with sympathy and solidarity to the Iranian people at the time of One of the challenges many Iranians face is reports that security forces have left Karroubi’s house the Iranian government and business sector to develop the terrorist attacks here a couple of months ago. to obtain UK visa, and there are many complaints after he went on a hunger strike. the relations between the two countries. We also have had a very difficult summer in the about this. Do you acknowledge that this is a So far I would assess the progress as positive, we are United Kingdom with terrorist attacks in Manchester problem? Give us your view on this? moving in the right direction. and London. So there is a shared understanding of the A. When the British embassy was closed for 4 years Russia says trying There are lots of issues we have to deal with together challenge and the need to do more to combat terrorism. until August 2015, we obviously didn’t operate visa to convince U.S. to to move forward, it’s always challenging when you are Elsewhere in regional policy, clearly in Syria we do service inside Iran for Iranians. Iranians could get visas re-establishing a relationship after a gap of 4 years when not share the same assessment of the Syrian regime and by going to other regional centers such as Dubai or comply with nuclear the embassy was closed, but the direction of travel is what needs to be done. Istanbul to get their visas for UK. deal going in the right direction. We have observations by the role that Iran plays in In January and February 2016 we reopened the visa So would you say that the trend is satisfactory? other regional areas of tension such as in Yemen where application centre offering 150 appointments a week for POLITICS TEHRAN — Russia is trying to convince A. Yes, I think the trend is satisfactory and I am hopeful I think a political settlement is essential in order for the Iranians to obtain visas for the UK. That’s a very small figure deskthe United States to stay committed that we will continue to see progress, right across the humanitarian crisis to be improved for the good of comparing to what we were doing before the closure of the to the Iran nuclear agreement, Russian Deputy Foreign board and particularly in the business relations between the Yemeni people. But I hope that through increased embassy in 2011, however in order to build on this service Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Tuesday. our two countries. dialogue and through increased engagement between and eventually achieve a full visa service again there does How do you foresee the prospect of relations “Russia is currently working on persuading the U.S. the British and the Iranian authorities we can find more need to be cooperation in both direction. between the two countries during President leadership to keep on implementing the Joint Compre- understanding and build progress towards peaceful But I am confident that over time we will be able to Rouhani’s second term? hensive Plan of Action on Iran’s nuclear program,” Sput- settlement in all these areas. gradually increase the number of visas we offer in Tehran Do you think Britain and Iran could cooperate nik quoted Ryabkov as saying. A. The British government congratulated President which will help build the relationship between the two in resolving regional crises? “We are focusing our efforts … on convincing our Rouhani on his re-election and we sent a strong delegation countries. partners in the U.S. government that they need to fulfill their duties under Iran’s nuclear deal,” he added. Italian expert says U.S. won’t leave nuclear agreement 1 In view of the U.S. influ- diplomatic achievements in our take into account the will of the Con- menting it, too? If no, what will be Hamas leader: ence on the IAEA, how do you eval- search for, for peace and stability gress, where anti-JCPOA factions are the consequences for the U.S.? Iran is our largest uate the visit of Nikki Haley to the and everyone involved needs to do strong. Maybe, President Trump is try- A: Some key figures of the current IAEA headquarters in Vienna? its utmost to protect and support ing to obtain what he believes better administration have repeatedly af- backer A: The UN system is neither un- that agreement.” So how can the conditions in the implementation of firmed that the current deal, despite der total U.S. control nor a mere tool U.S. violate it? the agreement, i.e. conditions that he its limits, is better than no deal at all. of U.S. influence; the same is true A: I do not think that President Trump deems more suited to the U.S. inter- Thus – again – I think that they will POLITICS TEHRAN — The new Gaza leader of for IAEA. The Agency has some 170 really aims to disrupt the JCPOA. He is ests. However, I still think that, overall, stick to the JCPOA. In any case, we deskthe Palestinian resistance group Hamas members from all around the world, trying to portray its position as strong- U.S. interests push the administration must remember the U.S. is the centre- said on Monday Iran is now “the largest backer financially and some of them sport positions er than the position of President Oba- to stick to the JCPOA. piece of the ‘nuclear deal’. If they with- and militarily” of the group. quite different from the U.S. For many ma but this is due in part to domestic If the U.S. withdraws the deal, draw, the JCPOA will probably survive, Yahya Sinwar, in his first meeting with journalists reasons, the U.S. is currently in favour needs. President Trump also needs to will the other parties stop imple- but its political relevance will be great- since taking up his post in February, told reporters that of a tighter application of the deal, ly reduced. I do not think that a U.S. the resistance group has restored ties with Iran and is but we must not forget that their will “I do not think that President Trump really withdrawal will really affect the system preparing for future wars with Israel. is balanced by the will of the other aims to disrupt the JCPOA. He is trying to of the U.S.-Europe relations. The U.S. Sinwar said with the help Hamas receives from Iran, it Agency members. portray its position as stronger than the and the European countries have of- ten had different positions on Iran but is accumulating military power in preparation for a battle UN Secretary-General Antonio position of President Obama but this is due in for “the liberation of Palestine.” Guterres believes the Iran nuclear this fact has never really endangered deal is “one of the most important part to domestic needs.” their mutual relationship. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 30, 2017 INTERNATIONAL

North Korea ‘fires’ Rights groups demand UN probe into Yemen abuses Fifty-seven rights groups from around the world demanded missile over Japan a UN inquiry into abuses in Yemen on Tuesday, where a Saudi led war has killed thousands and fueled a humanitarian crisis. North Korea has fired a ballistic missile that flew Since March 2015, Yemen has been under military strikes over Japan before plunging into the northern Pacific by a Saudi Arabian-led coalition. Ocean, in a step termed by the Japanese prime minis- In a letter to members of the UN Human Rights Council, ter as a “grave threat”. the 57 signatories called for the creation of an independent The launch appeared to be the first to cross over body to look into violations and abuses of international hu- Japan since 2009, and comes amid ongoing annual man rights and humanitarian laws. military drill being carried out between the United “Serious violations of international humanitarian law and States and its close ally in the region, South Korea. violations and abuses of international human rights law by The South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile parties to the conflict have continued to be committed with travelled about 2,700km and reached a maximum impunity,” said Human Rights Watch, one of the signatories. height of 550km as it flew over the northern Japanese HRW said in a statement that the Saudi-led coalition had island of Hokkaido and landed in the sea. conducted scores of “unlawful air strikes, some of which may The projectile was launched from the Sunan region amount to war crimes that have killed thousands of civilians near the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, just before and hit schools, hospitals, markets and homes”. 6am local time on Tuesday (21:00 GMT on Monday), Since 2015, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights the South Korean military said. had been calling for investigations into alleged violations and Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported that abuses in Yemen, it noted. the missile flew over the northernmost main island of “The victims of abuses in Yemen cannot afford to wait Hokkaido and broke into three pieces and fell into the longer for credible investigations into ongoing grave viola- waters 1,180km east of Cape Erimo. tions and abuses to be undertaken,” said the letter. The test appeared to have been of a recently de- More than 10,000 people have been killed and 40,000 veloped intermediate-range Hwasong-12 missile, ex- wounded since the Saudi-led coalition intervened to support perts said. It is the same sort of missile that North Ko- the fugitive government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour rean threatened to fire on the U.S. territory of Guam. Hadi. The Japanese government’s J-Alert warning system The UN has called Yemen the “largest humanitarian crisis advised people in northern Japan to take precautions, in the world”. (Source: agencies) but NHK said there was no sign of damage. Japan’s military did not attempt to shoot down the missile, which passed over Japanese territory at about military to “display a strong capability to punish” the iterated Beijing’s call for peace talks, saying “pressure ISIL terrorists had no choice 6:06am local time (21:06 GMT). North. and sanctions” against North Korea “cannot funda- There was no immediate comment from North Ko- Moon’s national security director Chung Eui-yong mentally solve the issue.” except submission: Nasrallah rea. and Seoul’s Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-hwa called North defends ‘counter-measures’ Hezbollah to Receive Body of Iranian Shinzo Abe, Japan’s prime minister, said the missile Trump’s national security adviser H.R. McMaster and Speaking at the UN Conference on Disarmament, Martyr Hojaji from Terrorists launch over its territory was an “unprecedented, seri- U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, respectively, to North Korea’s ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Han ous and grave threat”. discuss the launch. Tae-song, slammed the United States for pushing the 1 He went on to say that the fight against Daesh is “Their outrageous act of firing a missile over our “We will respond strongly based on our steadfast Korean peninsula towards “an extreme level of explo- a battle and not an act of personal vengeance, praising the country is an unprecedented, serious and grave threat alliance with the United States if North Korea con- sion,” without making any direct reference to Pyong- Lebanese army soldiers for their successful operation against and greatly damages the regional peace and security,” tinues nuclear and missile provocations,” the South’s yang’s latest launch. Daesh. he said. Foreign Ministry also declared in a Tuesday statement. “Now that the U.S. has openly declared its hostile The Hezbollah chief also described Takfiri terrorism as part In a 40-minute telephone call with the U.S. Presi- It also urged Pyongyang to accept talks over its intention towards the Democratic People’s Republic of a U.S.-Israeli plot in the region, stating that Washington dent Donald Trump, he said, the two allies had agreed nuclear program and acknowledge that abandoning of Korea, by waging aggressive joint military exercis- and Tel Aviv sponsor terrorists in order to dictate their he- to “further strengthen pressure against North Korea”. its nuclear ambitions is the only way to guarantee its es despite repeated warnings... my country has every gemony in the Middle East region. Abe said he would also call for an urgent meeting security and economic development. reason to respond with tough counter-measures as an On August 19, Hezbollah and the Syrian army launched in the United Nations to discuss further action, strong- South Korea’s military also released footage of its exercise of its right to self-defense,” he said. an operation to purge Daesh from Qalamoun, located about ly demanding stepped up pressures against the reclu- own missile tests, which it said were carried out last “The U.S. should be wholly responsible for the cata- 330 kilometers (205 miles) north of the Syrian capital, Da- sive neighbor. week. The video clips showed two types of new mis- strophic consequences it will entail,” the official added. mascus. North Korea typically reacts with anger to U.S.- siles with ranges of 800 kilometers and 500 kilome- Pentagon: North Koreans ‘continue to Hezbollah launched a major push on July 21 to clear both South Korean military drills, which are happening now, ters being fired from truck-mounted launchers during learn’ by each launch sides of Lebanon’s border with Syria of “armed terrorists.” often staging weapons tests and issuing threats to the three tests performed on August 24. Although the latest missile test by North Korea did Earlier on Monday, Daesh terrorists and their families be- two countries via its state-controlled media. In a similar move, the Japanese military deployed not demonstrate any specific advancements in Pyong- gan evacuating Syria’s strategic and mountainous Qalamoun But animosity is higher than usual following threats a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile sys- yang’s technology, it still means the resolute country’s region, heading towards eastern part of the country as part by Trump to unleash “fire and fury” on the North, and tem at a U.S. military base in Tokyo as part of a pre- scientists “continue to learn” more and more about of a negotiated deal to end the extremists’ presence near the North Korea’s stated plan to consider firing some of its planned maneuver. During the drill, Japan’s air force military know-how. Lebanese border. missiles toward Guam. servicemen operated vehicles mounted with anten- Speaking among reporters, Pentagon spokesman Lebanese and Syrian media reported that an unidentified Japan, S Korea hold drills after North’s nas, radars, and a launch pad for PAC-3. Colonel Robert Manning called Pyongyang’s latest number of militants and their families headed in buses to- missile launch Reacting to the new wave of tensions in the wake of launch a “threat.” ward the Daesh-controlled city of al-Bukamal, which lies on South Korea and Japan conduct separate military the North’s launch, Russia said it was “extremely wor- “We have to make the assumption that they con- the Euphrates River in Syria’s eastern province of Dayr al- drills after the North launched a ballistic missile that ried” about the situation in North Korea and blasted a tinue to learn throughout each one of these missile Zawr and near the border with Iraq. traveled over northern Japan, sparking a fresh wave of “tendency towards an escalation.” launches,” Manning said. “You’re still firing missiles, so The media bureau of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance global condemnations and warnings. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was quot- that’s a threat.” movement said ambulances ferried 25 wounded Daesh Tak- On Tuesday, four South Korean warplanes bombed ed as saying by RIA Novosti state news agency as Three missiles were launched from Kittaeryong on firis from the area. a military firing range during the drill near the coun- saying that the huge Washington-Seoul war-games, North Korea’s east coast over the weekend, according On Sunday, the Syrian government agreed to a deal be- try’s eastern coast, said presidential spokesman Park which began on August 21, “had played their role in to U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM). Two of the missiles tween Hezbollah and Daesh, which allows the transfer of Tak- Su-hyun. provoking Pyongyang into this new firing.” reportedly flew some 155 miles in the northeastern firi militants from Qalamoun to eastern Syria. Park said the live-fire drill was conducted after China also called for restraint from all sides. direction while the third one exploded almost imme- Nasrallah stated that there were about 670 ordinary South Korean President Moon Jae-in directed the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying re- diately. (Source: agencies) people along with 26 injured ones and 380 Daesh militants among those who left Qalamoun region on Monday. Referring to recent discovery of the bodies of a number of Lebanese soldiers who had been in captivity of the Daesh Suicide bomber targets Kabul Bank branch Takfiri terrorist group since 2014, Nasrallah said all parties A suicide bomber has blown himself up The prison was destroyed and 19 involved in expelling terrorists were unanimous that without at a bank in the Afghan capital, killing at prisoners - both military and civilians es- shedding light on the fate of Lebanese soldiers, any victory least five people and wounding several caped. The civilians who were killed died would be defective. others, officials say. in their homes just next to the Taliban The Lebanese soldiers were among 30 troops and police The bomber hit the entrance to a base, he added. kidnapped by Daesh and terrorists linked to al-Nusra Front, a Kabul Bank branch close to the United According to the spokesman, the air- former affiliate of al-Qaeda, in August 2014 when they briefly States embassy and the city’s main dip- strikes also killed 16 Taliban fighters. overran the Lebanese border town of Arsal. lomatic quarter, Najib Danish, an interior The Taliban have not commented on Four were killed by their captors and a fifth died of his ministry spokesman, said on Tuesday. the Herat attack and Farhad’s informa- wounds while 16 were released in a prisoner swap in De- The front side of the Kabul Bank was tion could not be independently verified. cember 2015. completely shattered and there was Tuesday’s blast was the latest in a long The Lebanese Hezbollah leader emphasized that negoti- much damage to the fronts of several series of suicide attacks in Kabul, where ation was the best way to solve the problem of Daesh’s pres- adjacent businesses. A charred motor- 209 civilians were killed and 777 injured ence along Syrian border with Lebanon, noting that if they cycle with its parts mangled lay on the in the first half of the year alone, accord- had chosen a military solution, they would not be able to find street. ing to figures by the United Nations. the location of the Lebanese soldiers. Danish said at least five people were It came three months after a massive He added that defeating Daesh in various parts of Syria, killed. truck bomb ripped through the same including in Raqqah, Aleppo and Homs, was instrumental in The attack also wounded nine, said area, killing at least 150 people. convincing the terrorist group to leave the Lebanese border Mohammad Salim Rasouli, chief of Ka- President Ashraf Ghani’s government with Syria. bul hospitals at the Health Ministry. He Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman for Taliban in western Herat province, ac- has started tightening security around “We must not forget that this great victory was achieved warned that the casualty toll could rise. the group, said the bomber targeted a cording to Gelani Farhad, spokesman for the center of the city, where many of the through cooperation between Lebanon and Syria,” Nasral- The blast occurred on a street lined section of the bank where soldiers and the provincial governor. most deadly attacks have taken place. lah said, adding that there was currently no terrorist on the with shops and banks at a time when police were waiting to receive their sal- Farhad told The Associated Press Earlier this month, the Taliban pledged Lebanese soil and Hezbollah’s mission had been successfully many officials were collecting their sala- aries. news agency that the Monday night to turn Afghanistan into a “graveyard” for accomplished. ries before the Muslim Eid holiday at the In another development, at least 13 strike in Shindand district also wounded foreign forces after U.S. President Don- Hezbollah to Receive Body of Martyr Hojaji end of the week. civilians, including women and children, seven civilians. A Taliban base and a pris- ald Trump committed American troops Also, the body of an Iranian military adviser, who was re- The Taliban claimed responsibility for were killed in an overnight airstrike by on run by the insurgents were targeted, indefinitely to the war there. cently killed by the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group in Syria, will be the attack. Afghan security forces that targeted the he said. (Source: agencies) repatriated as part of a deal between the Lebanese Hezbol- lah Resistance Movement and the Daesh. According to the agreement called “Jorud”, the body of UN chief in Ramallah says two-state solution cannot be abandoned Martyr Mohsen Hojaji, who was recently decapitated by the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday a “I have said several times there is no Plan B to a two- Prominent members of Netanyahu’s government ad- Daesh terrorists in Syria, would be returned home, according two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict re- state solution.” vocate annexing most of the West Bank, which would to the Arabic-language Al Mayadeen TV. mained the only viable option as he made his first visit to A two-state solution to the conflict has been the basis make an independent Palestinian state impossible. The transfer of Lebanon’s captured soldiers and two mar- the West Bank since taking office. of international diplomacy since at least the early 1990s, U.S. President Donald Trump has said he wants to tyrs, as well as the body of Martyr Hojaji, will take place after Guterres spoke after meeting Palestinian prime min- but it has recently come under threat. reach the “ultimate deal”, but he himself has cast doubt the buses carrying Daesh militants and their families arrive ister Rami Hamdallah in Ramallah following talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads on the two-state solution, saying he could support a sin- in the ancient city of Palmyra in Homs Province, according Israeli leaders the previous day. what is seen as the most right-wing government in his gle state if this meant peace. to the report. “I want to express very strongly the total commitment country’s history, and has signalled he has no intention Such statements deeply concern Palestinian leaders. Martyr Hojaji, a holy shrine defender, was taken hostage of the United Nations but my personal total commitment of evacuating settlements in the occupied West Bank. Guterres spoke Tuesday of Israeli settlements as a by the Daesh Takfiri group near the Iraqi border on August 7 to do everything for a two-state solution to materialize,” Israeli settlements are built on land the Palestinians “major obstacle” to peace, while also noting that they and was beheaded two days later. he said. see as part of their future state. are “illegal under international law”. (Source: AFP) (Source: agencies) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY AUGUST 30, 2017 NEWS IN BRIEF Iran produces ICCIMA, TCCIMA to dispatch trade delegation to 3.8m bpd of oil, Belarus in mid Oct. exports 2.6m ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran Chamber of Com- deskmerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) in collaboration with Tehran Chamber of Com- merce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TCCIMA) is plan- barrels: Zanganeh ning on sending a trade delegation to Belarus from Octo- ber 10 to 13. ENERGY TEHRAN — Iranian The minister stressed lack of desk According to an announcement on the official website Oil Minister Bijan investment and technological weakness of TCCIMA, the delegation will be headed by TCCIMA’s Namdar Zanganeh put the country’s as the main challenges that Iran’s oil Chairman Masoud Khansari. oil production at 3.8 million barrels per industry is facing, saying, “We need to day (bpd) of which 2.6 million barrels provide the grounds for production is exported to world markets, IRNA of science and technology inside the reported on Monday. country and also receiving knowledge issues must be resolved in order to attract is not at an ideal level and Iran’s oil Credit lines worth $30b According to the report, the figure through cooperation with developed investment for development of joint fields reserves have the potential for a much for exports is regarding the last Iranian countries.” and to increase oil fields’ recovery factor. greater level of production. open next month calendar month of Mordad (July 23- The official also mentioned the ‘Oil production not proportional “We have targeted a daily production August 22). Western imposed sanctions as the main to reserves’ 1 Khazaei, who is also head of the Organization of 4.8 million barrels in Sixth Five-Year ’Lack of investment, technology for Investment, Economic and Technical Assistance of cause of low investment in the country’s Elsewhere in his remarks, Zanganeh National Development Plan (2016- main challenges of oil industry’ Iran, said that credit line deals have been also signed with oil industry and noted that banking asserted that the country’s oil production 2021),” he added. Austria’s Oberbank and also an Italian bank and neces- sary guarantees have been secured. Iran plans to attract $65 billion of foreign investment Expansion of economic ties discussed by Iran, Chile during its Sixth Five-Year National Development Plan ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran Chamber of each others’ activities, condition and potentials and (2016-21), of which $30 billion is about to come in fi- deskCommerce, Industries, Mines and commented that exchange of trade and economic nance, $20 billion in joint venture and $15 billion in direct Agriculture (ICCIMA) Chairman Gholam-Hossein Shafe’i delegations between the two sides and holding business investment. and Chilean Senate Vice-President Guido Girardi forums could help them getting familiar with each other. discussed broadening economic relations between the Girardi, for his part, emphasized existence of high two countries in a Monday meeting in Tehran, ICCIMA cooperation potentials in social, economic, political and German firms moving portal reported. cultural fields between Iran and his country and said In the meeting, Shafe’i referred to the high potentials apart from the sanctions; potentials for the expansion of investments away from of Chile in the mineral sector and said: “We had some bilateral ties have not been used properly. “We should UK due to Brexit good trade ties with Chile in the past especially in start from the beginning and establish our economic terms of copper and other minerals and now we want relations,” he asserted. Many German businesses are beginning to shift invest- strengthening of bilateral relations in post-sanctions Referring to the low trade between Iran and Chile the ments away from Britain in anticipation of increased trade time.” official said: “We should deepen economic ties and find barriers after Brexit, the chief of the DIHK Chambers of He mentioned agriculture and energy two sectors Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and practical ways in this due.” Industry and Commerce said on Monday. In a joint state- apt for bilateral trade ties between the two countries. Agriculture Chairman Gholam-Hossein Shafe’i (R) and He also welcomed the idea of ICCIMA’s chairman ment, the DIHK and the British Chambers of Commerce ICCIMA’s chairman lamented low information of the Chilean Senate Vice-President Guido Girardi met in for exchange of trade delegations between the two (BCC) called for British and European Union negotiators Iranian and Chilean traders and businessmen about Tehran on Monday. countries. to deliver clarity and certainty for trading businesses across Europe in their negotiations on Britain›s exit from Romanian government says the bloc. Gazprom Neft presents 2 “Businesses are very concerned that Brexit will have a oilfields study results to NIOC it will adopt the euro in 2022 major negative impact,” Martin Wansleben, chief executive ENERGY TEHRAN — Russia’s of the DIHK said in the statement, adding that Brexit could Romania is aiming to adopt the Eu- He added: “I think that we will deskGazprom Neft PJSC ropean single currency in 2022, the adopt the euro in five years, in 2022.” lead to additional bureaucracy, increased waiting times presented the results of its studies and stricter border controls resulting in higher costs. country’s government has said. Melescanu’s comments come af- on development of Iran’s Cheshmeh- The country’s Foreign Minister ter a run of good economic data Khosh and Changouleh oilfields to said Romania’s economy had al- from the Eurozone, suggesting that National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) ready met the requirements to join the currency area is completing its on Tuesday, Shana reported. the currency, but it was waiting five recovery from the crisis that has The study results of the two men- years to protect the incomes of pen- dogged it since 2008. tioned oilfields in western Iran were sioners. The European Commission and presented in a meeting attended by Romania would be the first coun- European Central Bank’s latest as- NIOC Deputy Managing Director for Bijan Namdar Zanganeh and Russian try to join the euro since Lithuania sessment of the Romanian economy, Engineering and Development Ghola- Minister of Energy Alexander Novak. adopted the currency in 2015. published in June 2016, however, mreza Manouchehri, some officials The company also joined Iran’s Oil Nineteen of the EU’s 28 members said that the country did not meet from Iran’s Petroleum Engineering Industries Engineering & Construction currently use the currency, though the criteria for joining the euro. and Development Company (PEDEC) Group (OIEC) as a consortium in July Montenegro, which is not currently If Britain were to leave the bloc and Iranian Central Oil Fields Compa- 2017 to facilitate their activities in Iran. a member state, has also unilaterally and Romania were to adopt the euro, ny (ICOFC) as well as representatives Earlier on Monday, Gazprom adopted it. 20 of 27 countries in the EU would be of the Russian company. Neft’s Deputy CEO for International “Already today we meet all the using the euro, shifting the balance Gazprom Neft PJSC, which is a sub- Business Development Vladislav Bar- formal requirements, we could join of power within the bloc significantly sidiary of Russian oil giant Gazprom, yshnikov had a meeting with Iranian “The terms of exit are still completely unclear. Many of the currency union even tomorrow,” towards countries that use it. signed an MOU with NIOC in Decem- Deputy Oil Minister for International our members are reporting that they are already shifting Teodor Melescanu told the Polish Protections within the single mar- ber 2016 to conduct development Affairs and Trading Amir-Hossein investments away from the UK in anticipation of these bar- publication Rzeczpospolita. ket for countries that are not mem- studies on the mentioned fields. Zamaninia during it the two sides riers,” he added. British officials arrive in Brussels on Mon- “But we’re afraid that it will have a bers of the Eurozone are a signifi- The MOU was signed in Tehran at stressed expansion of cooperation in day to push the EU towards talks about their post-Brexit negative effect on the poorest, pen- cant matter of debate within the EU. the presence of Iranian Oil Minister oil and gas industry. ties, which the bloc refuses to do without an agreement sioners’ incomes.” (Source: The Independent) first on London›s exit bill and other divorce issues. Prime Minister Theresa May has been under pressure to back away from her stance that «no (Brexit) deal is better than a Asian markets jolted by North Korean missile test over Japan bad deal» since losing her governing Conservative Party’s Investors sought out havens, boosting assets such as have generated muted market reactions. “Once the parliamentary majority in an election in June. the Japanese yen, gold and U.S. Treasurys, after North market gets used to a course of action, it tends to get (Source: Daily Sabah) Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first desensitized,” Goh said. time since 2009. But Tuesday saw noticeable investor moves, in part The launch represented an “unprecedented, grave because of the latest missile launch. Euro rises to 18-month and serious threat” to Japan, said chief government Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average NIK, -0.45% was re- spokesman Yoshihide Suga. cently off 0.7% after index futures earlier this morn- high against dollar Asian stocks were lower across the board in early ing indicated a possible drop triple that, as the yen trading, led by declines in South Korea and Australia. reversed some of its initial gains. The benchmark had The euro has hit $1.20 for the first time since January The launch jolted a market that was largely listless fallen 13 of the past 17 trading days, hitting a series of 2015 as the prospect of a U.S. interest rate rise recedes. around the world on Monday, aside from energy-relat- four-month lows. Hurricane Harvey›s impact has led analysts to as- ed futures, as Tropical Storm Harvey battered oil-hub South Korea’s Kospi SEU, -0.23% and Aus- sume the U.S. central bank will not want to risk curbing Texas. tralia’s S&P/ASX 200 XJO, -0.72% both fell 1%. economic growth and fears over North Korea›s activities The yen rose nearly 1% versus the dollar in the first tained through Tuesday’s global trading day, the bond Index heavyweights were hitting both, with Sam- have unnerved investors. several hours after the launch, with the greenback issue would log its lowest yield of 2017. sung 005930, -0.04% down 2% and more selling in A rise in interest rates tends to draw investors to a cur- briefly falling to around ¥108.35. It was recently around While “North Korea continues to test the resolve of Australia’s big banks weighing on the index there. rency, taking advantage of the higher returns. ¥108.70. the U.S. and...the relationship between China and the Meanwhile, both countries’ currencies were lower Meanwhile, the euro has itself been gaining against a Meanwhile, gold futures gained 0.5% in Asian trad- U.S.,” markets won’t react much unless the U.S. reacts versus the dollar, 0.9% for the Korean won and 0.5% range of currencies. ing on Tuesday after having jumped more than 1% with more than words, said Bryan Goh, chief invest- for the Australian dollar. The Wall Street Journal Dollar Against the dollar, it has risen by almost 15% so far Monday to an 11-month settlement high. ment officer for Swiss private bank Bordier & Cie in Index was recently steady overall, with Monday’s U.S. this year. And 10-year Treasury yields were recently down to Singapore. finish, in which it logged a fresh one-year low. The euro has strengthened in recent months, as the 2.13% from 2.16% late Monday in New York. If main- Most of North Korea’s missile launches this year (Source: Market Watch) Eurozone›s economy improves and markets predict the European Central Bank could start to cut back the mon- ey-printing program it has been running to repair the Greek PM says 2017 growth close to Turkish economic confidence ravages of the Eurozone crisis and credit crunch of the 2%, jobless rate to ease hits 5-year high late 2000s. The dollar was also undermined by Friday›s annual ATHENS (Reuters) — Greece’s eco- economy would expand by 1.8 per- Economic confidence in Turkey rose to convinced of the improvements, with meeting of central bankers at the Jackson Hole resort in nomic growth rate will be close to 2 cent this year, revising downwards a its highest level in more than five years the consumer confidence index lagging Wyoming at which U.S. central bank chief Janet Yellen›s percent this year, slightly above the previous 2.7 percent forecast. this month, as a calmer political situa- behind at 71.1, down from 71.3 in July. speech gave no hint that the Federal Reserve was plan- government’s revised projection, “The projections that 2017 will end tion helps the economy to recover after Still, the overall increase represents the ning any policy change that would support the dollar. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on with growth rates close to 2 percent a series of crises hit growth last year. latest in a series of encouraging recent At the same event, European Central Bank boss, Mario Tuesday. will be confirmed,” Tsipras said, add- The Turkish Statistical Institute’s of- economic data. Draghi, did nothing to talk down the euro. The crisis-hit country concluded ing that unemployment, which now ficial economic confidence index rose Figures released on Friday showed Euro strength has left the pound at its weakest for a crucial bailout review in June and stands at 21.7 percent, was set to fall to 106 in August, up from 103.4 the tourism arrivals increased a massive 46.4 almost a year. It buys 1.0755 euros in the wholesale cur- returned to bond markets for the below 20 percent next year. previous month. The rise was driven by per cent in the year to July, as the indus- rency markets, making a euro worth a much as 93p. first time in three years in July. How A new state development bank a brighter tone in the private sector – try – a vital source of foreign exchange Sterling buys $1.2965 currently. its economy fares is crucial as its aimed at funding small and medium- sub-indices for the real estate, services, and jobs in Turkey – bounces back after Tourist rates tend to be below those of the markets, third, 86-billion euro bailout expires sized businesses will be operational retail and construction industries all im- terror attacks and an attempted coup sometimes by quite a bit. in 2018. in the first quarter of 2018, Tsipras proved. discouraged visitors last year. (Source: BBC) Athens had projected that the said. However, consumers are yet to be (Source: Financial Times) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 30, 2017 ENERGY 5 Goldman: U.S. oil sector could World’s biggest wind turbine maker waves oil take months to heal from Harvey industry goodbye Oil markets were roiled, sending gasoline prices surging on Monday after Tropical Storm Harvey wreaked havoc In another sign that the petroleum era is drawing to a close, along the Gulf Coast over the weekend, crippling Houston Denmark is selling off its last oil company with barely a and its port, and knocking out numerous refineries as well peep. as some crude production. As noted on Sunday, gasoline Once considered a strategic assets, on a par with na- prices hit two-year highs as massive floods caused by the tional carriers or shipyards, the oil and gas division of A.P. storm forced refineries in the area to close. Meanwhile Moller-Maersk A/S is being bought by French giant Total crude futures fell as the refinery shutdowns could reduce SA. The $7.45 billion deal is expected to be completed by demand for U.S. crude production. As a reminder, Texas 2018, pending regulatory approval. is home to 5.6 million barrels per day (bpd) of refining Coming just three months after the sale of Dong Ener- capacity, and Louisiana has 3.3 million bpd. Over 2 million gy’s North Sea oil and gas production to German-based bpd of refining capacity was estimated to be offline as a Ineos AG, Maersk’s move to offload its oil division has been result of the storm. welcomed by the government and trade unions alike. Even While the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Harvey the nationalist Danish People’s Party, which supports the was moving away from the coast, it was expected to linger government in parliament, didn’t object. close to the shore through Tuesday, and that floods would The irony is that Denmark will need the income from oil spread from Texas eastward to Louisiana. and gas to finance its green transition and meet a pledge As Reuters reports, U.S. traders were seeking oil prod- to stop using fossil fuels by 2050. That will mean keeping uct cargoes from North Asia with transatlantic exports of up production from the North Sea fields, which Total has motor fuel out of Europe expected to surge. “Global re- promised to do. fining margins are going to stay very strong,” said Olivier “The more money they make on the North Sea, the Jakob, managing director of Petromatrix. “If (U.S.) refin- more money there will be for us to spend on the green eries shut down for more than a week, Asia will need to transition,’’ Energy Minister Lars Christian Lilleholt said in an run at a higher level, because there’s no spare capacity in interview in Copenhagen. Europe.” outages with 850 kb/d of capacity in Houston not yet re- closed. According to Reuters data, these ports averaged According to calculations by the Finance and Economy At the same time, about 22 percent, or 379,000 bpd, of ported offline. so far this year: 600 kb/d of crude net imports, 250 kb/d ministries, tax revenue from North Sea oil and gas has now Gulf production was idled due to the storm as of Sunday The hurricane is therefore likely to lead to further of gasoline net exports and 250 kb/d of distillate net ex- fallen to a tenth of what it was at its height, only a decade afternoon, the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental strengthening in product cracks given the loss in domestic ports. ago. Enforcement said. There may also be around 300,000 bpd refined product supply. The loss of USGC refining capacity These impacts will likely lead to crude accumulating in The receipts from North Sea oil used to average about of onshore U.S. production shut in, trading sources said. will further support refinery margins for non-affected re- the U.S., and more specifically in Cushing as pipe flows to 8 billion kroner ($1.3 billion) per year. That would pay for In a note released on Tuesday, Goldman’s Damien finers to incentivize them to operate at higher utilization. the USGC are set to decline. This could weigh further on about 1 gigawatt of new onshore wind capacity, which is Courvalin calculated the estimate near-term impact from The hurricane will however lead to a weakness in domes- the WTI-Brent differential by weakening the U.S. leg (long sufficient to supply power to some 170,000 homes, based the “devastating” fallout from Harvey. As Courvalin writes, tic crude prices given the lack of refining outlet. From a oil now) and strengthening the offshore market (with on a recent deal by Vestas in Norway, according to Bloomb- data available so far point to sizably larger refining than global oil supply-demand perspective, the storm is likely stronger refinery runs there). Gasoline and distillate cracks erg Intelligence analyst James Evans. production disruptions: as of Sunday, August 27, nearly 3 to lead to higher crude and product inventories over the are likely to strengthen. Dong, a former state utility whose name is an acronym mb/d of refinery capacity was offline (16.5 percent of the next couple of months given the likely larger hit on US Overall, the impact of hurricane Harvey on the oil mar- for Danish Oil and Natural Gas, is using at least some of the 18.2 mb/d US capacity) vs. c.1 mb/d of crude production demand than supply. ket (total demand vs. total supply) is likely be of higher oil money it made from its divestment to build more offshore (11 percent of 9.3 mb/d current production) and 2 Bcf/d The impact on production is far smaller, with 1 mb/d of inventories over the next couple of months. First, onshore wind parks, expanding its dominance as the world’s biggest of gas production (3 percent of 72 Bcf/d current produc- crude production offline (11 percent of 9.3 mb/d current U.S. production typically normalizes in the month after a operator of sea-based wind turbines. tion). production) and 2 Bcf/d of gas production (3 percent of hurricane (as most wells are preventatively shut-in) while Denmark now gets more than 40 percent of its electricity Should these levels of outages remain in place, and 72 Bcf/d current production). The flooding currently tak- historically the impact on demand lasts several months. needs from renewable sources, according to 2015 data, and using past hurricanes as proxies for the impact on oil de- ing place is however leading to a greater loss of onshore Second, the historical declines in demand observed dur- aims to reach more than 50 percent by 2020. The country’s mand, Goldman estimates that the impact of Harvey on supply (from the Eagle Ford) than historically has been the ing strong hurricanes Rita-Katrina (-1.0 mb/d the first green sector already employs about 67,000 people, double the U.S. oil market would be to increase domestic crude case. Gulf of Mexico production was instead spared by month) and Ike-Gustav (-1.4 mb/d) are larger than the the number of workers in its North Sea industry. availability by 1.4 mb/d while removing 615-785 kb/d of the path of the hurricane. Historically, onshore production onshore (and currently observed) declines in oil produc- According to Peter Kurrild Klitgaard, a professor of politi- gasoline and 700 kb/d of distillate supplies. Larger refin- has rebounded faster than offshore production and this tion. Two caveats to this historical template: the proximity cal science at the University of Copenhagen, the reason be- ery outages would increase these long crude and short would be consistent with producer commentary that loss of these pairs of hurricanes overstates the demand impact hind the muted political response to Maersk’s sale is due to product impacts. of production is due to preventive shut-ins for now. while the magnitude of the onshore production impact of the fact that “there’s no energy crisis. We have more sources Should the storm continue to head East towards Hou- Finally, the ports of Corpus Christi, Galveston, Houston Harvey is unprecedented. of energy than ever before.” ston, as forecasts project, it risks creating further refinery (inc. East), Texas City, Freeport and Galena Park remain (Source: oilprice.com) (Source: Bloomberg) ADVERTISEMENTS

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What does it mean for The EU isn’t getting weaker – in fact, North Korea to fly a missile over Japan? it’s planning to have its own army By Kathy Gilsinan & Yasmeen Serhan By Andrew Hammond This latest strike may be Pyongyang’s most provocative Emmanuel Macron hosts his German, test this year. Spanish and Italian counterparts in Paris North Korea staged its 18th, and perhaps most on Monday after a morale-boosting few provocative, missile test of the year Monday night Eastern weeks for the EU. Both the political and Time over Japan’s northernmost main island, following a economic news for the continent has month in which North Korean and American leaders have improved driving up the Euro this week traded threats. to eight year highs against the pound. The missile, whose launch was confirmed by the Pentagon Following the failure of far-right and South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, flew 1,678 miles over populists to win key electoral contests the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido for approximately in France and the Netherlands, leaders 14 minutes before breaking into three pieces and crashing sense that the current Eurosceptic wave into the Pacific Ocean. The Japanese military did not attempt may have reached its peak. This political to shoot down the missile, though it did alert those within its fillip has been reinforced by stronger range to take necessary precautions. Japanese Prime Minister economic data too. After several years Shinzo Abe, speaking to reporters early Tuesday morning of slow growth, the Eurozone economies local time, said the government is doing its utmost to protect are performing better. Japanese citizens from what he called an “unprecedented, While only time will reveal if the tide is grave, and serious threat.” truly turning beyond the immediate-term, The flight path was alarming, though not unprecedented. the victories of liberal, centrists Emmanuel As The Diplomat’s Ankit Panda reported earlier this month, Macron in France, and Mark Rutte in the a North Korean missile (nominally a satellite launch vehicle) Netherlands, is a significant change in flew over Japan in 1998. Per Panda, “That test generated fortunes for those forces championing immense controversy and precipitated its self-imposed European unity and integration across testing moratorium. While the moratorium spectacularly the continent. It was Macron’s victory collapsed in 2006, North Korea has never since overflown that proved most decisive here given the Japan with any missiles with the exception of its failed potentially existential threat to the EU 2009 launch of the Taepodong-2 SLV, which landed in the project that the election of anti-Brussels Pacific.” More recently, North Korean missiles have landed in National Front leader Marine Le Pen While such a force is at best a longer-term aspiration, the European Japanese waters, prompting condemnation from Japan but would have signaled. little change in posture, Panda notes. That these political and economic Defense Action Plan has a goal of reversing around a decade of Still, North Korea’s decision to launch a missile directly developments have, collectively, changed defense spending cuts by EU states. over Japan — for the first time in eight years — is significant. sentiment is shown by Italy’s Europe “If North Korea is reckless enough to launch these over Minister Sandro Gozi. She remarked While the salience of these two wisdom of wider integration initiatives, their fair share of contributions to the populated areas, and then the missile breaks up, what recently that we “now have a possibility of issues has subsided, perhaps only including in the economics area, security military alliance. And Brexit too could now happens of course if it falls onto a populated area and launching a new phase…we have to make temporarily, the third threat cited by Tusk issues are one of the few areas where also eliminate a longstanding obstacle to causes casualties?” Michael Auslin, the Williams-Griffis Fellow the best of Brexit negotiations, we have remains. That is what he called the new there is significant consensus across greater European cooperation in this area in Contemporary Asia at the Hoover Institution, said. “At to limit the damage…on the other hand geopolitical reality that has witnessed an the member states and Brussels on the given that successive UK governments some point there could be an accident or a mistake, and it is essential that there will be a parallel increasing assertive Russia and China, continent’s best way forward. have been opposed to deeper defense you’re plunged into a crisis.” process of relaunch and deepening of and instability in the Middle East and Impetus for movement forward on integration at the EU level. Though Auslin said Japan could shoot down a missile if it European integration”. Africa which has driven the migration this security agenda has been provided One signal of potential direction of travel were deemed a threat to its collective self-defense (including Key European leaders crisis impacting Europe. And intensifying by recent terrorist attacks, the ongoing came last year when European Commission that of a key ally), he noted that such an action has not The contrast here with the mood music this is uncertainty from Washington with migration crisis, and the launch last President Jean Claude Juncker asserted been taken before — in part because it’s not easy. “The of key European leaders from only a few Donald Trump openly calling for more year by High Representative of the EU the EU needs its own army, a proposal risks of trying to intercept one of these missiles and failing months ago is striking. For instance, Brexits across the continent. for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, welcomed by German Defense Minister is extremely high,” he said. “Unless you knew for certain European Council President Donald Tusk Nevertheless, numerous European Federica Mogherini, of a new global Ursula von der Leyen, so Europe can that either because it was an intentional launch towards a said in February that the threats facing leaders believe recent economic and strategy on foreign and security policy, “react more credibly to the threat to peace population center or an accident, these decisions have to the EU were then “more dangerous than political news has brought in at least a the first such European document since in a member state or in a neighboring be made in an extremely short period of time. … Japan at ever”. He identified three key challenges temporary respite and potentially a ‘window 2003. Reflecting this, Tusk has asserted state”. While such a force is at best a longer- least has the ability to attempt to act — whether it is actually “which have previously not occurred, at of opportunity’ to move forward with a new that “people expect that the EU...will term aspiration, however, the European prepared to do so is entirely different.” least not on such a scale” that the EU agenda. And leaders from Macron to Angela again be a guarantor of stability, security Defense Action Plan has a goal of reversing Regardless, it was known before Monday that North must tackle. Merkel believe that a key item is how best to and protection”. around a decade of defense spending cuts Korea had the ability to fly missiles over or near Japan. In The first two dangers related to the improve the internal and external security of Moreover, on a related theme, by EU states, totaling more than 10 per cent May, for instance, North Korea test-fired an intermediate- rise of anti-EU, nationalist sentiment Europe, while enhancing the socio-economic Brussels also now senses a potential in real terms. range ballistic missile that reached an altitude of 1,300 miles across the continent, plus the “state welfare of citizens through a jobs, growth window of opportunity to push forward Taken overall, a growing number but landed within a few hundred miles of North Korea’s own of mind of pro-European elites” which and competitiveness agenda. a proposed European Defense Action of European leaders sense that the coast — the idea being to demonstrate the missile’s possible Tusk then feared was too subservient to The EU project Plan that advocates greater military Eurosceptic wave may now have passed range without directly threatening neighbors. Had it flown “populist arguments as well as doubting Here there is growing consensus cooperation between the EU member its peak and that at least a temporary normally, according to experts who spoke to Reuters, that in the fundamental values of liberal around what several European leaders states. This is being driven, in part, by window of opportunity may now exist missile would have had a range of some 2,500 miles, putting democracy”. At that stage, it was feared have called a new, Twenty First Century the new geopolitical reality cited by Tusk to move forward with a new integration Japan easily within range. In July, North Korea demonstrated by some not only that Le Pen could pull European security pact comprising that includes Russian assertiveness post- agenda. Decisions taken in coming a further technological advance when it tested missiles that off an upset victory, but also that the measures to enhance security and border Crimea; plus the threat of Trump to scale months will help define the longer-term experts believe could put the continental United States within anti-establishment conservative Freedom protection; and greater EU intelligence down the U.S. security commitment to political and economic character of the range, with the estimated ability to fly some 6,500 miles. Party, led by so-called “Dutch Trump” cooperation to emphasize the resilience NATO, and his campaign rhetoric that EU in the face of the continuing threats Message of Monday’s test Geert Wilders, could top the poll in the of the EU project. Indeed, given current Washington should not defend European still facing the continent. As a result, the message of Monday’s test is less technical Netherlands. disagreements within Europe on the allies that are perceived not to be paying (Source: Independent) than political, said James Acton, the co-director of the nuclear policy program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. “I think you have to look at this test more than anything else as a signal to the United States,” he said. Merkel’s commitment to refugees is admirable. But it may backfire Having warned North Korea in unusually bellicose terms not to threaten America earlier this month, President Donald ‘If we need new Germans, we can make them ourselves,’ say the far right. Immigration is Trump at a recent rally noted that he thought Kim Jong Un was beginning to respect the United States, given what now key to an election in which many are undecided seemed to be a pause in North Korea’s missile testing. That By Mary Dejevsky apparent pause ended last There is something hugely admirable in Angela Merkel’s Friday as the United States Japanese Prime and South Korea engaged determination to stick to her refugee policy. She has de- in annual joint military Minister Shinzo fended it for two years straight in the German political exercises that the North Abe, speaking to arena and is beating no retreat as she campaigns for a fourth term in next month’s general election. Through a has long viewed as a reporters early provocation. (North Korea punishing program of election rallies and interviews, she has tested missiles during Tuesday morning has insisted that the stand she took in 2015 was the right such exercises in the past.) local time, said one for Germany, and she has no regrets. Faced with a Friday’s test involved the government is similar crisis, she would take the same decisions again. short-range missiles that Her stand draws anger and cries of “traitor” from flew about 155 miles doing its utmost to some of the crowds she addresses – though she points before crashing into the protect Japanese out, rightly, only from a very small minority. And it is sea. The missiles launched also true that while she takes the moral high ground citizens from and German national interest in all her public state- Monday flew much further. what he called an “I would interpret this as ments, her government has quietly limited some of Through a punishing program of election rallies and interviews, a political signal by the “unprecedented, this generosity. There are moves to make the whole North Koreans that they grave, and serious process more efficient and speed up the return of Merkel has insisted that the stand she took in 2015 was the right failed asylum seekers. are not cowed,” Acton said. threat.” one for Germany, and she has no regrets. Still, he noted, the Distribution of asylum seekers Opinion polls give them 38%, compared with 22% (and Turkey and not doing enough to ensure other EU coun- fact that the missile went The terms – including length of stay and family reun- declining) for Schulz’s SPD, with the free-market FDP, the tries share the asylum burden. nowhere near Guam — the American territory in the Pacific ion – are more restricted than they once were. Merkel is Greens, the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), The only party focusing directly on migration issues is that Kim threatened to target in unusually specific terms earlier also calling for the distribution of asylum seekers among and the far left Die Linke a long way behind. The ques- the AfD, which has some hard-hitting adverts, including in August — might also signal that the North is calibrating its Germany’s individual states to be fairer, and there is of- tion, though, is not whether there is a silent constituency one showing a heavily pregnant blonde woman, with the provocations to avoid outright confrontation with the United ficial acknowledgement that integration and getting the waiting to punish Merkel for her asylum policy – there caption: “If we need new Germans, we can make them States. When a mid-August statement in North Korean state many new arrivals into employment will not be easy. clearly is – but how big it is, and whether it could spring ourselves.” Their candidates are also articulate and effec- media spelled out the path a missile would travel to reach But the German chancellor is not, as any electoral a surprise at the ballot box. tive in their media appearances, without coming across Guam, the trajectory specified traversed southwestern Japan candidate might be tempted to do, stressing the re- Germans cannot complain about having no choice: as extreme. — just about the opposite end of the country from the path strictions over the ethics. Still the parson’s daughter, the messages of each party are sharply differentiated. No one is suggesting that the AfD could decide this taken by the missile launched on Monday. perhaps, Merkel is accentuating the positive and cam- Die Linke wants more social security; the CDU-CSU election. The German public is well-inoculated against Though as of this writing the White House had yet to paigning on the moral high ground. Then again, what boasts of the strong economy and wants stronger Ger- extremes, especially from the right. But with 46% of vot- formally comment on the strike, Auslin said both the U.S. choice does she really have? Any admission of regret man defense. The SPD wants to address Germany’s ers said still to be making up their minds, concern about and Japanese response will require more than a war of or misjudgment would be seized upon by her oppo- largely hidden inequality. asylum, migration, integration and related issues is bub- words. “We watched the development of this North Korean nents, chief among them the Social Democrat candi- In a television interview at the weekend, however, bling away mostly beneath the surface, and it is not cer- capability for decades,” Auslin said. “This is a different world date, Martin Schulz, as evidence of her fallibility and Schulz also took a conspicuously more aggressive and tain that Angela Merkel’s personal “values agenda” will now and sadly our political and military responses are unfitness to remain in office. personal approach, accusing Merkel of losing touch with necessarily win the day. lagging behind the threat.” With less than four weeks until the election, Merkel ordinary people, cozying up to the unsavory regime in (Source: The Guardian) (Source: The Atlantic) and her center-right CDU-CSU alliance look unbeatable. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 30, 2017 ANALYSIS 7 6 months after Munich conference London’s weapons Disagreements between protection from Riyadh By Ali Alemi In a situation where Saudi Arabia’s crimes continue in the Middle East, we see an increase in arms backed by the British America and Europe remain government in Riyadh. The support has increased since the Theresa May s trip to to Riyadh. By Hanif Ghaffari The third and final message that had Six months later, the Munich Security been transmitted to people of world on Conference is scheduled to be held again of Munich Security Conference, related in Germany. Six months ago, during the to the current situation of United States. last conference, we saw major disputes For certainly, after the presence of Don- between the United States and its allies. ald Trump in power, the intensity and co- Will these disagreements remain at the efficient vulnerability of Washington has next conference? increased domestically. US Republican In march of 2017, While as Munich Senator, John McCain during the Munich Security Conference was held that the Security Conference revealed that there presence of Donald trump in The White is a crisis in current administration of US. house have dominated on the relations John McCain emphasized at the confer- between Washington and its European ence that the resignation of trump’s na- allies. on the other hand, the Region- tional security adviser reflects deep prob- al allies of the US like Turkey and Saudi lems in the new US government. John Arabia had not’ rational and normal be- McCain have stressed that: “I think that the Flynn issue obviously British Prime Minister’s last visit to Riyadh from various as- havior on Munich Security Conference. pects is remarkable. Teresa may reaffirmed allegations against These cases indicate that there was some is something that shows that in many re- spects this administration is in disarray and Iran in her visit. She had said that Iranian actions and policies kind of chronic anarchy in the West and destabilized the Middle East. “We have no doubts regarding their regional agents. This anarchy will be they’ve got a lot of work to do, the pres- ident, I think, makes statements that on Iran’s role in destabilizing the region,” she said in an interview strengthen in the future. with al-Riyadh newspaper. “Iran threatens the stability in Leb- There is a crisis between relations US other occasions he contradicts himself. So we’ve learned to watch what the president anon and Iraq, supports Houthis, and works against efforts and its European allies. This was the first there is no evidence of healing for this in region. Saudi Arabia must pay these by the international community to ensure peace and stability message that had been transmitted to gap at the current time. There is secu- costs at the next decades. The fact of does as opposed to what he says” Ultimately, the internal turmoil in in the region,” she added. “We continue our support the Gulf people of world on of Munich Security rity, economic and political opposition the matter is that West and the Zionist countries against Iranian overreaches in the region” Conference. Chairman of Munich Secu- between US and European countries . regime agents are in the very complicat- America, the crisis in relations between Washington and Europe and wander- There are some points about her allegations and remarks rity Conference told that Trump’s remarks Trump also will continue to support radi- ed and tough conditions in the region. in May,s visit to Riyadh that we must consider. on the subjects of Brexit and encourag- cal right and national groups on Europe. Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Bahrain and Palestine, ing of the regional weak-kneed agents of US and Europe were the three im- First, Riyadh and London are the main loser of region con- ing the other European countries to exit This subject will intensify challenges be- have been fiasco symbols and places of ditions. Security and martial investment on terrorist groups the European Union, is a formal decla- tween US and EU. Saudi Arabia,s dictatorship. In such cir- portant message of the last Munich Security Conference. This conference like Al-Nusra Front and ISIL is the mutual aspect between ration of war between US and Europe. The regional weak-kneed agents of cumstances, madness of Riyadh com- Riyadh and London. Therefore, the defeat of terrorist groups Also European official could not be suc- US and Europe were in the condition of plete obvious on the regional topics. Re- revealed the weakness of western country. These concerns have remained imposed on them heavy cost. Hence, one of the hotspots of ceed to conceal their concerns about the confusion and wandering. This was the marks by Adel al-Jubeir indicated that he London and Riyadh in the current period is Takfirist, terrorist presence of Trump in the White house second message that had been transmit- is not enable to control his remarks and strong over the past six months. In the same vein, it appears that there will be groups like ISIL and al-Nusra and their difficult situation in and negative approach of Washington ted to people of world on of Munich Se- behavior. The political and psychological Syria and Iraq. Teresa may and king Salman’ anger toward on united Europe, Euro-zone and NATO. curity Conference. Negative statements imbalance of Riyadh is a reflection of the more differences between the United States and its European and regional Iran is also rooted in this problem. Therefore, the most important message of Saudi Arabia and it,s foreign ministers heavy defeats of great supporter of ISIL Second, Teresa may ‘visit to Riyadh refer to military ex- of the last Munich Security Conference angrily speech toward Iran, reflected that and Jabhat al-Nusra and other terrorist allies in the upcoming security confer- ence in Munich. changes and arms sales.UK was main weapon partner of was the gap between US and EU and that it has paid the heavy costs for defeat groups. Riyadh in recent years. UK have applied its full power to strengthen military power’s Al Suad dynasty and Al Suad Dynasty have applied its full power to kill innocent people’s Why Trump supports Le Pen? Yemen. Also one of the main concern’s Teresa May and Saudi By Saeed Sobhani path the way and gain this goal for Trump, is Marine Le officials is to find ways for transporting of English weapons Pen and the National Front of France. Therefore Trump to takfirist, terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq. Hence, Theresa During French presidential election(2017 )Trump called not only noticed Marine Le Pen as political ally in Eu- May has tried to increase sales and export of deadly English for Marine Le Pen and her victory. During the 2016 pres- rope but also noticed her as an accelerating factor of weapons to Saudi Arabia. Not only UK have gained business idential election of US, Le Pen was one of the few Eu- EU collapse. interests in arms sales but also UK have strengthened security ropean politicians who declared her support for Trump. Since the formation of the European Union and the crisis in the Western Asia and Islam world. Many experts and political analysts in Europe, believe euro-zone, the withdrawal of European countries from Finally, there will be difficult costs and consequences for that Le Pen is the French version of Trump. this set (and the return to the era before the formation ) Saudi Arabia with the attendance of Al Suad Dynasty in the Trump expected French citizens after the last terrorist was the red line for the Europe. However, Trump practical- London Games. Saddam Hussein also have played in the attack pay more attention to Le Pen’s anti-immigration ly encourages European countries to leave Europe alone. ground of UK and US but the result of the game lead to slogans t But eventually Emmanuel Macron won the The support of the controversial and new president of the his destruction and abasement. Result of confidence in the French presidential election. United States from the radical right and nationalist groups English game will be defeat and destruction in the Western In general, Trump wants the collapse of the European in the European Union expresses this point. It is not unrea- National Front leader, have opened a special account on Asia. But Saudi leaders will be aware of the fact that it will Union and the euro zone and the only one that can sonable that politicians such as Marin Le Pen, the French the support of Donald Trump. be very late. Anthropologist says humanities are exploration of a civilization By Jalal Heirannia

TEHRAN — Prof. William O. Beeman, head of the anthropol- N.I.O.C National Iranian ogy department at the State University of Minnesota, tells the Second Announcement 1396.2430 Drilling Company Tehran Times that “the humanities are an exploration of the culture of a civilization, its values and its aspirations”. Following is the text of the interview: What is the relationship between the prosperity of the humanities and political development in a country? A: ?The humanities (and the arts) are the means by which a civilization knows itself and knows its place among other civilizations. In the broadest sense the humanities are an exploration of the culture of a civilization, its values and its aspirations. Literature, philosophy, language and history are all ways that any civilization examines its past, present and future. Plato (Aflatoon) correctly said “The unexamined judgment of one person or a small group of people. In the Brief discription of subject: life is not worth living.” In order for political development in United States we debate and fight these questions literal- National Iranian Drilling Company(NIDC) address pasdaran Blev., Airport Saqare, Ahvaz, Iran hereby intends to purchase its a country to proceed there must be reflection on the events ly every day. But the struggle to define and protect free requirements from qualified and interested tenderers through one-stage public tender (compressed) upon following terms and conditions: of the past, the ways those events accord with the values speech is itself part of the humanities. When these issues A) Qualitative evaluation of tenderer: of the people and their aspirations for the future, and this are resolved, the country is stronger for it. The evaluation is based on article ( J ) implementing regulations of the law of tenders and also carried out base on worksheets qualitative reflection must be free. The citizens of a country must be Why are some countries developed in sciences but evaluation inquiry in the tender doucments. Minimum acceptable point of quality is 60. free to share their ideas about their past, present and future weak in the humanities? B) Preparation of tender documents: Purchasing of documents: in an open forum to make progress toward having a better A: ?It is very interesting. Some countries think that the In order to receive the tender documents, 510,000 Rials should be paid to SIBA account number 2174652205004 of NIDC in Bank Meli life for people and their descendants. sciences are “neutral” with regard to social values and con- Iran and providing the original deposit receipt. Dictatorships do not allow this free inquiry, and indeed, troversy, and so think that encouraging science and dis- Notice: According to N.I.D.C technical and commercial committee rule, the limitation for job referals in procurment field is four active humanities scholars have been suppressed many times by couraging humanities will assure that authoritarian values and in process contract. authoritarian governments. This almost always results in are able to be asserted while progress in technology and Reciving of documents: lack of progress in political and social development because material culture improves. Tenderers must be obtain the quality evaluation documents along with tender documents maximum ten days after the date of second people do not have a plurality of ideas from which to select But the sciences are definitely not neutral with regard publication in person at the following address: Hall No.:113, 1thfloor, Foreign those that may be the best for the country as a whole. ? to history, social values or national aspirations--the kinds Procurement Dept., National Iranian Drilling Company, Airport square, Ahwaz, IRAN In which societies the humanities will flourish better? of questions humanists pursue. Think of medical advanc- Notice: Only the real or legal persons who apply to purchase and recieve tender ducments from foreign procurment department in due A: ?In societies where free scholarship and inquiry is en- es in genetic engineering. Should people be allowed to date and participates in tenderwill be known as tenderer from tender committee. couraged, even when there is a dominant political or reli- genetically engineer their unborn children? Maybe ge- C) Delivery of envelopes of bids and call quality evaluating: gious ideology for the society. In the United States we have netic engineering should be allowed to eliminate ge- Tenderers shall submit simultaneuosly envelopes of bids including bank guarantees(A), financial offer(C) and stamped and signed of one great freedom--freedom of speech. This is protected netic diseases, but should it be allowed to make sure tender ducuments(B) along with qualificaion worksheets in form of software in CD and documentary within 40 days from last day of even when we have authoritarian governments who try to that children will be smarter or more athletic? “Designer document recived deadline to the following address: Hall No.:107, 1thfloor ,Tender Committee, Building operations, National Iranian suppress it. This freedom of speech is very precious and babies” constitute a serious moral dilemma that needs Drilling Company, Airport square, Ahwaz, IRAN. has to be defended at all times, because there are definitely to be debated through the humanities. How about nu- Notice: The deadline for the refusal of bidders participation in the the tender is the last day of determined for submission of bids. people who want to repress it. For example, some people clear power. Is nuclear power good for a country or bad? D) Tender Guarantee: want to ban certain books “on religious grounds.” These This is again a humanistic question. ?Again, what about Type of guarantee: efforts to prevent publication and circulation of books in weapons? Should nations continue to develop bigger A)Bank guarantees or guarantees issued by non-bank institutions that have activites licensed by the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran. the United States have been challenged in courts. When and better weapons? Does that improve life and accord B) The original cash deposit receipt paid to National Iranain Drilling Company. we get to areas like “pornography,” the line between free with social values? Duration of credit guarantee & quotation: speech and socially disapproved speech is very fuzzy and People who believe that emphasizing science avoids This duration should be valid for 90 days and extendable maximum For one time in initial credit amount. shifting. Socially disapproved speech might be forbidden or controversial social questions are truly deluding themselves. More on this & other tenders is accessible by click on. WWW.NIDC.IR censored, but then the question is: “Where do you draw the The sciences exist within a cultural framework that requires Foreign Procurement Dept line?” In Iran the poetry of Obeyd al-Zakani is great litera- them to be considered by humanistic study--otherwise a National Iranian Drilling Company ture, but some of it might be considered to be? obscene. So country will completely lose its perspective and not be able تهران تایمز : نوبت اول 7/6/96نوبت دوم these questions must be debated, and not left to arbitrary to improve life for its citizens. 96/6/8 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 8 ADVERTISEMENTS AUGUST 30, 2017

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For each IVF cycle But half of heart attacks occur in they went through, the women contributed one or two people who do not have high cholesterol urine samples, and the scientists, led by environmental at all. epidemiologist Courtney Carignan (now of Michigan State Now scientists have found that University), analyzed the urine for the byproducts of five flame reducing inflammation in the body can retardant chemicals to estimate how much flame retardant protect against a host of conditions - they were exposed to in their everyday life. with a “really dramatic effect” on cancer The scientists then compared the levels of chemical deaths. byproducts to the women’s outcomes during IVF and found The drug canakinumab, given by that the women with the highest levels of three of the chemicals injection every three months - cut repeat showed a 10 percent decrease in the rate of fertilization, a 31 heart attacks by one quarter. Statins cut percent decreased rate of embryo implantation, a 41 percent the risk by around 15 per cent. decreased rate of a clinical pregnancy (when a heartbeat is Experts said the findings have “far- detected via sonogram) and a 38 percent decreased rate reaching” implications for the 200,000 of live birth compared with the women who had the lowest people a year in Britain who suffer a heart amounts of byproduct in their urine. attack. And they called for urgent trials to further examine the impact of the Experts said high levels of inflammation were associated with a variety medication on cancer. Professor Paul Ridker of Harvard of conditions linked to ageing, including cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, Medical School, presenting his findings osteoarthritis and gout - all of which reduced among patients put on at the European Society of Cardiology the treatment. congress in Barcelona yesterday, said it opens up a “third front” in the war on He said the findings had “far-reaching The new treatment - which works are hospitalised due to heart attacks heart disease. implications,” opening up a new generation by blocking part of the immune system every year in the UK. The landmark study tracked 10,000 of treatment. “In my lifetime, I’ve gotten called interleukin-1 - currently costs “Cholesterol-lowering drugs like heart attack victims who were given to see three broad eras of preventative around £40,000 annually to treat a statins are given to these people to canakinumab, a drug which targets cardiology,” the heart expert said. patient with the drug, compared to just reduce their risk of another heart attack inflammation. “In the first, we recognized the £20 for statins. and this undoubtedly saves lives. But we Typically, around a quarter of survivors importance of diet, exercise and smoking But experts say the price would come know that lowering cholesterol alone is will go on to have another event within cessation. In the second, we saw the down if widely adopted. And they said not always enough. “These exciting and tremendous value of lipid-lowering drugs the cost would be offset by the millions long-awaited trial results finally confirm five years, despite taking statins. Carignan chose to examine women undergoing the IVF The four-year study found those given such as statins. Now, we’re cracking the of pounds saved from not having to that ongoing inflammation contributes door open on the third era.” perform heart bypasses and other major to risk of heart disease, and could help process because it was the best way to observe every step of the new treatment saw a 24 per cent conception and early pregnancy, as opposed to women who reduction in heart attacks and 17 per cent The findings were presented at forms of surgery. Leading British medics save lives. the European Society of Cardiology last night hailed the findings as “exciting” “The findings suggest that existing conceive naturally and may not know they are pregnant until fall in angina, while those on the highest they are six to eight weeks along. Because of this, Carignan dose saw cancer deaths fall by 51 per Congress in Barcelona and published in and incredibly important”. anti-inflammatory drugs, such as the New England Journal of Medicine. Dr Derek Connolly, consultant canakinumab, could be given along writes in the study, the results are at least generalizable to the cent. population of women seeking treatment at an infertility clinic, Speaking at the world’s biggest Inflammation is one of the body’s natural interventional cardiologist at Birmingham with cholesterol-lowering drugs to treat responses to infection or injury. But it also City Hospital, said: “The drug is likely to survivors and further reduce their risk of and perhaps among all women in general, presuming that gathering of heart experts, Harvard their bodies would have the same biological response to these scientists said the approach promises to plays a major role in causing heart attacks be given to patients alongside statins - another heart attack.” and strokes. in a ‘twin attack’ against cholesterol and Novartis, the company which chemicals as the women in the study. “usher in a new era” of treatment. Animal studies suggest that these flame retardant chemicals Dr Ridker, from the Brigham and Experts said high levels of inflammation inflammation. “You need lots of bricks to produces the drug, said they now intend were associated with a variety of build a wall - this is another brick in the to apply for a licence for the treatment disrupt the thyroid and hormones in animals, as well as harm Women’s Hospital in Boston, said: “These embryo development. If people want to limit their exposure to findings represent the end game of more conditions linked to ageing, including wall.” for heart attack victims, and to embark cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis Professor Jeremy Pearson, Associate on a new phase III trial about the use of these chemicals and they’re due to replace a couch, Carignan than two decades of research, stemming suggested looking for furniture that doesn’t have flame from a critical observation: Half of heart and gout - all of which reduced among Medical Director at the British Heart the drugs to protect against cancer. patients put on the treatment. Foundation, said: “Nearly 200,000 people (Source: The Telegraph) retardant chemicals, such as furniture with barrier technology attacks occur in people who do not have or a naturally flame retardant fabric, like leather or wool that high cholesterol.” The four-year study found those given the new treatment saw a 24 per meets flammability standards. She added that while mattresses “For the first time, we’ve been able do not typically contain flame retardants, polyurethane foam to definitively show that lowering cent reduction in heart attacks and 17 per cent fall in angina, while mattress pads can. inflammation independent of cholesterol those on the highest dose saw cancer deaths fall by 51 per cent. Other options are carpet-free floors or carpet with padding reduces cardiovascular risk,” he said. that isn’t made from foam treated with these chemicals. Still, she said she understands these are big purchases that people make only a few times in their life, and many people don’t The second round of Noor Student Competition Winners announced have much choice about the furniture they have. In that case, they should wash their hands often, especially before meals, At a press conference held on August research centers are among the prizes as Carignan’s past research has found that people who do this 28, 2017 in Tehran, the second round awarded to the winners. have lower levels of these chemicals in their body. of Noor Student Competition winners Mustafa (pbuh) Science and “There are a lot of contributors to infertility,” Carignan said. were announced. Over 5,000 students Technology Foundation lunched annual “This is just one factor, and people need to be careful not to had participated in this competition “Noor Student Competition” in early beat themselves up over these types of exposures.” by producing and sending about December last year, in order to identify Still, Carignan takes her research to heart. She waited nine 2,000 short films in all fields of science students’ strengths and talents, fostering years to upgrade from a futon to a couch because she was including physics, chemistry, biology, and encouraging them and developing waiting for a policy change that allowed furniture without mathematics and astronomy. new perspectives in student communities, chemical flame retardants to hit the market. She also recently Prof. Jackie Ying- the laureate of as well as promoting scientific cooperation purchased a home, and one of her major concerns was that it the Mustafa (pbuh) Prize 2015 was among educational centers. be carpet-free, since padding under carpets is often made with among the attendees- along with Saffarinia also as the president of recycled foam that is treated with flame retardant chemicals. Mustafa (pbuh) Science and Technology MSTF in his address noted that KANS “I do what I can with the time and the resources that I have, Foundation (MSTF) officials and the (Knowledge Application and Notion for but there are so many things I certainly can’t avoid,” she said. reporters of several domestic and Society) is another scientific competition “That’s why we have chemical policies — so people don’t have international media outlets. which similarly has been designated to to have a Ph.D. in environmental health to be a conscientious “One of the distinctive features of run at university level. This competition consumer.” (Source: The Huffington Post) the second round of Noor Student as a second layer of Mustafa (pbuh) Prize Competition compared with previous is supposed to be lunched in all Islamic one is participating other regional one of “One Hundred Engineers of the the MSTF. universities and colleges in October 2017. countries.” Said Mahdi Saffarinia, Modern Era”. “Based on the most important Meanwhile, in order to enhance Mind & mood Secretary of the Mustafa (pbuh) Prize’s Addressing Prof. Yings outstanding selection criteria which were the cooperation among the Muslim scientists Policy Making Council, in his speech in achievements, especially in inspiring the creativity and attractiveness of the in Islamic countries around the world, Your mood and your mental health affect every aspect of your this conference. young generations, Saffarinia added: “it received works, a total of 231 students MSTF has made a plan called Science and life, from how you feel about yourself to your relationships with Saffarinia added: “In order to is important for students to have deeper in form of 105 groups were eventually Technology Exchange Program (STEP), others and your physical health. There›s a strong link between introduce one of the eminent scholars awareness about influential scientists in selected, while one group of the winners which will be held annually in one of the good mental health and good physical health, and vice versa. of the Muslim world in science and Islam world”. are from Pakistan and another group Islamic countries. In the other direction, depression and other mental health technology as a role model, the second Last year, due to the 1000th is from Afghanistan.” Saffarinia further While the third round of this issues can contribute to digestive disorders, trouble sleeping, round of Noor Student Competition anniversary of authoring ‘The Book of added. program will be held in December, lack of energy, heart disease, and other health issues. has been named after Prof. Jackie Ying, Optics’ by “Ibn al-Haytham” the first Also the winners will be honored coinciding with reward giving ceremony There are many ways to keep your mind and mood in the Executive Director of the Institute of round of this competition was held in for their achievements in the closing of Mustafa (pbuh) Prize, Two rounds of optimal shape. Exercise, healthy eating, and stress reduction Bioengineering and Nanotechnology commemoration of this eminent Muslim ceremony which will be held in this plan were held in Tehran (2015) techniques like meditation or mindfulness can keep your brain (IBN) in Singapore and internationally scholar. “Hozeh Honari - Andisheh Hall” on and Kuala Lumpur (2016), respectively. — and your body — in tip-top shape. known for her research in field of 5109 students in form of 2194 groups September the first, 2017, coinciding It is worth mentioning that the third When mood and mental health slip, doing something about Nanotechnology. She was also the took part in second round by sending with the anniversary of Eid al-Adha. round of Noor Student Competition it as early as possible can keep the change from getting worse laureate of the Mustafa (pbuh) Prize a sum of 1194 60-second films of their Broadcasting selected scientific videos will be held commemorating “Ismail al- or becoming permanent. Treating conditions like depression 2015 in Bio Nanotechnology.” Prof. Ying, scientific experiments in all fields of on a weekly TV program, as well Jazari” prominent Muslim scientist, in and anxiety improve quality of life. Learning to manage stress 51, is not only recognized in the field of science, including physics, chemistry, as granting laboratory and science the field of robotics in 2018. makes for more satisfying and productive days. science, but she is also introduced as biology, mathematics and astronomy, to equipment to the selected schools and (Source: mustafaprize.org) (Source: health.harvard.edu) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 10 TECHNOLOGY AUGUST 30, 2017

10 hot titles of IT world Why Uber’s new CEO is the perfect By Alireza Khorasani antidote to Travis Kalanick Here are high rated IT titles in the world that reviewed by savvy tech users: By Anita Balakrishnan strategically competing on a global basis. While Uber’s choice for CEO, Dara Khos- They have to figure out how to compete in Wearable device maker Fitbit Inc on Monday rowshahi, may seem less familiar than all those different markets -- and to partner, 1 launched its newest device, the Ionic smartwatch, choices like Meg Whitman or Jeff Immelt, sell, or operate on a stand-alone basis.” with features ranging from fitness tracking to contactless Khosrowshahi knows who matters. Plus, Uber has a slew of vacancies to payment, as it gears up to compete with rivals such as Apple. Sources told CNBC he’s seen as a fill: President Jeff Jones left the company. very qualified and respected choice for The search for a chief operating officer Comcast builds out ‘smart home’ strategy as cable Uber’s CEO. is still underway, and the executives in 2 shrinks. “He’s got an extraordinarily deep net- charge of business, finance, communi- Comcast Corp may be best known as a cable company, but work,” said Brad Gerstner, founder and cations, engineering and self-driving cars it is banking on remote-controlled door locks and cameras CEO of investment firm Altimeter Capital, are all out the door. as well as other “smart-home” offerings to accelerate its which owns shares of both Expedia and “He knows how to identify talent,” growing home security business. Uber. Gerstner spent five years on the Gerstner told CNBC. “He knows what a board of Orbitz, through 2015. world-class executive looks like. He has On its first day as part of Amazon.com , organic Khosrowshahi’s impressive Rolodex the frame of reference to evaluate candi- 3 grocery chain Whole Foods Market Inc slashed make sense given his start at Allen & dates who exist within Uber and also has prices on popular items like avocados and apples on Co — the “person-to-person” banking the network to attract the talent needed Monday by a third as it bid to shake off its “Whole Paycheck” firm that hosts a posh networking event to take the business to next level.” reputation for high prices. at Sun Valley, where CEOs are known to Then there’s hard-charging former seal deals. His brother works there now, CEO Travis Kalanick, who is still on the Nissan Motor and its partner Renault will build and he has many other influential family board of the company and poses “per- 4 electric cars in China in a new venture with Dongfeng members in the business community, The sonality” issues, one investor said. Motor, as global automakers scramble to get ready for stringent Washington Post reported. “It seems to me, from what I’ve read electric vehicle quotas being introduced by the nation. Khosrowshahi is also no stranger to and what I’ve seen from other people stamp of approval from funds like SoftBank. been trying to do, selling off its Russian covering this, that Dara is the type of per- some of the other important people While Kalanick has come under scruti- and Chinese businesses into new joint General Electric Co wants its industrial software behind Uber. Expedia founder Richard son that’s going to come in and institute a ny for his lack of soft skills, Khosrowshahi ventures and examining options for its culture that’s going to take away some of 5 business to cut costs and lift profits next year Barton is a partner at Benchmark, one of has spent years honing them, according leasing division. under new chief executive John Flannery, and is considering Uber’s top shareholders. those distractions and probably put them to a deeply reported profile in the Puget Khosrowshahi was the head of corpo- on a more professional business path,” expanded partnerships and the possible sale of some equity Khosrowshahi is also on the board of Sound Business Journal last year. rate development, mergers and acqui- in the unit, according to people familiar with the business. Fanatics, a company that recently snagged Paul Holland, an Uber investor and gen- “This is a guy who could spend a decade sitions for the companies that became eral partner at Foundation Capital, told a $1 billion deal from SoftBank — a working side-by-side, very successfully, with media conglomerate IAC. Amazon Music Unlimited is now cheaper for free-spending Japanese company that’s CNBC’s “Squawk Alley” on Monday. [IAC’s] Barry Diller, who is no shrinking vio- “When Expedia was struggling, he went “And I think to that extent, as a major 6 students. also said to be eyeing a stake in Uber. let,” Jeff Sonnenfeld, senior associate dean in and became the lead operating executive. The online retail giant is offering up its relatively new music Why it matters shareholder, whether it’s Travis or any- for leadership studies at Yale, told CNBC’s He uniquely possesses both operating capa- body else, they should all be pretty ex- streaming service to all the young folk for just $4.99 per All those connections make Brian Neider, “Squawk on the Street” on Monday. “I think bilities as well as capital markets capabilities, month. Lead Edge Capital Partner, “super comforta- cited about this. And I suspect folks will that speaks legions for him.” which not a lot of global executives have. It’s get behind him to drive the company, ble” and “pumped” with the choice, he told And that’s helped him restructure Ex- a nuance that Wall Street appreciates, but it’s Nintendo has just announced a special FE Warriors CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Monday, adding ultimately towards an IPO.” pedia many times over, making deal after hard to understand,” Gerstner said. “That’s (Source: CNBC) 7 edition for the Switch and a Veteran Trainer’s dual that it would be great for Uber to get the deal. That’s something something Uber’s really pertinent to a company like Uber that’s pack that includes both new Pokémon games. The special edition FE Warriors comes with a copy of the game for Nintendo’s hybrid console, three CDs’ worth of music from Ford teams with Domino’s on self-driving pizza delivery test the game, character art cards and a dual-sided poster. It’ll Ford Motor Co and Domino’s Pizza Inc in September will ple and goods.” ing groceries, prepared food and beverages. So have set you back $80, or $20 more than just the game itself, but begin testing Michigan consumers’ reactions to having Previously, Ford executives had said the company larger companies, from Uber Technologies to Amazon. if you get weak in the knees for special edition collectibles, their pies delivered by self-driving vehicles, the compa- expected to launch a self-driving shuttle for commercial Opinion is still divided, however, on whether automa- then that doesn’t sound so bad. nies said on Tuesday. ride-sharing fleets in 2021. tion can help solve some vexing delivery problems, such It will not be the first experiment with advanced pizza Domino’s and Ford will deliver pizzas to randomly se- as how to deliver pizzas economically to the fifth floor of DJI pulls drone app plugins that swiped too much delivery technology. Australia-based Domino’s Pizza En- lected customers in the Ann Arbor area in a Ford Fusion a college dorm. 8 user data. terprises, the Ann Arbor-based company’s largest inde- Hybrid equipped with self-driving technology. The de- The Ford-Domino’s test vehicle will not attempt to re- DJI’s efforts to improve drone security go well beyond pendent franchisee, has tested delivery to customers in livery vehicles initially will be piloted by human drivers. solve that conundrum. It will stop outside the customer’s offering bug bounties and requiring updates. The company New Zealand via drone and self-driving robot. Customers will be able to track the delivery process house, so it will not provide true door-to-door delivery has rolled out updates to its Go and Go 4 mobile apps in In a blog post last week, Sherif Marakby, head of via GPS and will receive text messages on how to retrieve service. order to pull add-ons that collect too much of your data. Ford’s autonomous and electric vehicles, signaled the their pizzas once the delivery vehicle has arrived. “We’re still focused on the last 50 feet,” said Domino’s automaker’s broader ambitions, saying Ford planned to A number of start-up delivery services, many of them spokeswoman Jenny Fouracre. “That’s a big challenge - LG’s V30 offers customizable high-quality audio. cooperate “with multiple partners” in deploying self-driv- funded by venture capital, have been experimenting getting (the pizza) from the curb to the door.” 9 The V30 will have LG’s Hi-Fi Quad DAC, but this time ing vehicles “designed to improve the movement of peo- with on-demand delivery of different packages, includ- (Source: Reuters) around, it comes with digital filters and users will have more options when it comes to customizing the phone’s sound. App detects pancreatic cancer from Google accidentally broke the The New York Post understands that the police 10 force is replacing all 36,000 of its officers’ Windows the whites of your eyes internet throughout Japan phones with iPhones just two years after the rollout began. It’s not exactly clear as to why, but Microsoft recently ended support for Windows Phone 8.1 -- the standard- issue Lumia 830 and 640 XL devices won’t get any help if something goes wrong.

Western Digital group finalizing $17 billion deal for Toshiba chip unit A consortium led by Western Digital Corp is close to an agreement to buy Toshiba Corp’s $17.4 billion chip business, with the U.S. firm’s CEO in Tokyo to finalize the long and con- Pancreatic cancer has a very low sur- hepatitis. However, when that yellow- Last week, nearly half of Japan briefly traffic, so all of that traffic destined for Ja- tentious talks, a person familiar with the matter said. vival rate, with just nine percent of ing becomes noticeable, the cancer is lost access to the internet because of pan was basically just sent nowhere. The consortium and Toshiba aim to announce a deal when patients surviving past five years. A already very developed. BiliScreen is an error made by Google. The mistake Connectivity was restored within the the board of the embattled Japanese conglomerate is due to major contributor to this rate is the able to detect very low levels of bil- was noticed and corrected within just a hour, but persistently slow connection meet, separate people familiar with the matter also said. fact that once those with pancreatic irubin and provide users with an as- few minutes, but its effects led to hours speeds resulting from the mistake affect- cancer start to show symptoms, the sessment of whether their levels are of slowed internet connections. The im- ed industries like finance, where online disease is usually already quite ad- high enough to indicate possible dis- pact was so large that Japan’s Internal trading was halted, and transportation vanced. But researchers at the Uni- ease. This is easier and cheaper than Affairs and Communications Ministry -- East Japan Railway Co. riders weren’t versity of Washington have come up a blood test, which is the traditional initiated an investigation into the issue. able to buy tickets or board trains. The with a simple and incredibly accurate test for the cancer, and can be done The problem occurred around noon internet service providers impacted the way to test for the cancer that people before any symptoms start to show. on Friday. A mistake on Google’s end most were KDDI Corp. and NTT Com- can administer themselves. “Pancreatic cancer is a terrible dis- made it appear as if a large chunk of IP munications, the latter of which provides The team developed an app called ease with no effective screening right addresses were available for internet traf- service to well over seven million people. BiliScreen and with a smartphone’s now,” Jim Taylor, a researcher on the fic to be routed through Google. Howev- A Google spokesperson told Asahi camera, it uses computer vision algo- project, said in a statement. “Our goal er, those IP addresses actually belonged Shimbun, “We set wrong information for rithms to detect levels of the chem- is to have more people who are unfor- to Japanese internet service providers. the network and, as a result, problems ical bilirubin in the whites of a per- tunate enough to get pancreatic can- So a large amount of traffic that was occurred. We modified the information to son’s eyes. With pancreatic cancer, cer to be fortunate enough to catch it meant for Japan was suddenly sent to- the correct one within eight minutes. We bilirubin levels start to increase and in time to have surgery that gives them wards Google by major internet service apologize for causing inconvenience and A deal would mark an end to months of uncertainty for eventually, it turns the whites of the a better chance of survival.” providers like Verizon. But Google isn’t a anxieties (among Internet users).” Toshiba, which is scrambling to sell its flash memory unit - the eye yellow, which is also the case for (Source: engadget) service provider and isn’t meant to route (Source: thenextweb) world’s No. 2 producer of NAND chips - to cover billions in losses at its bankrupt U.S. nuclear business Westinghouse. It would also be a remarkable victory for Western Digi- Skydio is raising $40 million to make drones that fly themselves tal, Toshiba’s joint venture partner for its chip business, after A three-year-old startup created by ex-Google engi- out in 2014 to create an AI-powered drone capable of fly- wrote in a November 2016 blog post. “Our belief is that relations with the Japanese firm frayed to point where other neers is raising approximately $40 million in venture ing itself without the complexity of current drone controls. advanced onboard computer vision and artificial intel- bidders were chosen first and the U.S. firm initiated legal -ac funding to make the world’s most advanced consumer CEO Bry and CTO Abraham Bachrach were also early engi- ligence, combined with world class hardware product tion that threatened to derail any deal. drone, Business Insider has learned. neers at Project Wing, Google’s drone delivery effort. design, will yield a breakthrough that makes drones a Western Digital, Toshiba and a state-backed fund, the Skydio is looking to raise roughly $40 million for its Skydio has yet to publicly debut its drone, but people trusted part of our daily lives.” Innovation Network of Japan, which is a member of the Series B round at a pre-money valuation of around $180 who have seen prototypes say that it uses an array of Early 2015 demos of Skydio included a “Magic Wand” consortium declined to comment. Representatives for U.S. million, according to people familiar with the matter. The cameras and proprietary computer vision technology to feature that let people control a drone by waving a private equity firm KKR & Co (KKR.N) and the Development drone maker has already raised $28 million to date and recognize and avoid objects in real time. While Skydio’s paired iPhone around with their hands. Skydio has since Bank of Japan, also members, were not immediately available is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Accel, and others. near-term goal is to sell its own drone, it could poten- published a couple of teaser videos that show its tech- for comment. Skydio CEO Adam Bry confirmed that the company is tially license its underlying technology to other drone nology in action. One video from last year shows a drone The U.S. firm will also not seek a management role, they raising money in an email to Business Insider on Monday makers as well. seamlessly avoiding trees it encounters while following said. but declined to comment further. “Current drones are cool gadgets for enthusiasts but bikers through a park trail. (Source: Reuters) Skydio was Founded by three MIT graduates who set still a curiosity to mainstream consumers,” the company (Source: Businessinsider) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 30, 2017 SCIENCE 11

NASA’s InSight mission to probe Iranian scientist says stem cell research Red Planet’s deep interior advancing rapidly NASA’s next mission to Mars, scheduled the planet’s core. Preparation ramped up Iranian post-doctorate researcher of Harvard Medical Col- to launch next year, will focus on exam- this summer for the InSight mission which lege and the faculty member of Royan Institute asserted that ining the deep interior of the Red Planet, is on course for launch next May from researchers urged measured optimism about new studies on according to the U.S. space agency. Infor- Vandenberg Air Force Base in central Cali- stem cells and regenerative medicine for cancer, skin diseases mation gathered by the Insight mission fornia, NASA said.” and Alzheimer. will boost understanding of how all rocky System-level integration “Royan institute is a very planets formed, including Earth, NASA Our team resumed system-level inte- well recognized research center said. gration and test activities last month,” said globally and in the region “Because the interior of Mars has Stu Spath, spacecraft program manager at mainly in the field of stem cells churned much less than Earth’s in the past Lockheed Martin. and regenerative medicine,” Dr. three billion years, Mars likely preserves The “lander is completed and instru- Kourosh Shahpasand who won evidence about rocky planets’ infancy bet- ments have been integrated onto it so the research grant of the U.S. ter than our home planet does,” said In- that we can complete the final spacecraft Alzheimer’s association said Sight Principal Investigator Bruce Banerdt testing including acoustics, instrument in an exclusive interview with of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) deployments and thermal balance tests,” ISNA. in California. Spath said. “We have collaboration with The mission will place a stationary The spacecraft’s science payload also Harvard medical school and I lander near Mars’ equator. With two so- is on track for next year’s launch, NASA honored to have several pro- lar panels that unfold like paper fans, the said. The mission’s launch was originally Dr. Kourosh Shahpasand jects with this center as well as lander spans about six meters. planned for March 2016, but was called my college in Royan institute. We have several collaborations Martian ground information about the planet’s interior lay- et’s deep interior. off due to a leak into a metal container with other universities in Europe, japan and Australia and Within weeks after the landing, InSight ers. The other instrument is a heat probe, A third experiment will use radio trans- designed to maintain near-vacuum con- other countries as well,” he added. will use a robotic arm to place its two main designed to hammer itself to a depth of missions between Mars and Earth to as- ditions around the seismometer’s main “Our top goal is to reach therapeutics strategy for sever- instruments directly and permanently onto three meters or more and measure the sess perturbations in how Mars rotates on sensors. al disorders including Neurodegenerative like Alzheimer or the Martian ground, an unprecedented set amount of energy coming from the plan- its axis, which are clues about the size of A redesigned vacuum vessel for the in- cancer. We generate stem cells to replace cancer cells in or- of activities on Mars, according to NASA. strument has been built and tested, then der to cure cancer itself,” He noted. One of the two instruments is a seis- Within weeks after the landing, InSight combined with the instrument’s other mometer, which is shielded from wind, will use a robotic arm to place its two main components and tested again. “We have and has sensitivity fine enough to detect fixed the problem we had two years ago, ground movements half the diameter of a instruments directly and permanently onto and we are eagerly preparing for launch,” hydrogen atom. the Martian ground, an unprecedented set of said InSight Project Manager Tom Hoff- It will record seismic waves from “mar- activities on Mars, according to NASA. man, of JPL. squakes” or meteor impacts that reveal (Source: indianexpress.com) Ultra-thin carbon nanotubes could be the answer to global water crisis “In Royan institute, we are working mainly on curing can- Scientists have developed carbon na- developed carbon nanotube pores cer by stem cells which have been conducting through differ- notubes over 50,000 times thinner that can exclude salt from seawater. ent ways. We are also adding some other field of researches than a human hair which can separate The team found that water per- like cognitive neuroscience because Royan is growing fast by salt from seawater, an advance that meability in carbon nanotubes (CNTs) stringent management,” he said. may help solve the global water crisis. with diameters of 0.8 nanometer sig- The most considerable achievement of Royan institute in Environmental scientists have been nificantly exceeds that of wider carbon recent years is finding the new medical treatment for skin dis- concerned with regard to drying wa- nanotubes. eases by focusing on stem cells and regenerative medicine. ter bodies as a result of severe climate The nanotubes, hollow structures “This is my first presence here and the invitation of top sci- change. Many areas around the world made of carbon atoms in a unique entists showed that although we are not a developed country are slowly falling short of drinking wa- arrangement, are more than 50,000 but we are taking big steps in the field of stem cells,” Dr. Shah- ter, leaving scientists in a tizzy. times thinner than a human hair. pasand went on to say. (Source: ISNA) Of course, oceans are full of it and The super smooth inner surface of they soon might be the only respite, the nanotube is responsible for their going by the rate at which climate remarkably high water permeability, change is working. But drinking salt- while the tiny pore size blocks larger Oil and gas wells as water has never been even a remote salt ions. a strong source of consideration. How do we separate “We found that carbon nanotubes the salt from the water? Looks like sci- with diameters smaller than a nano- greenhouse gases entists have a solution! meter bear a key structural feature Global threat that enables enhanced transport,” said imental studies of water transport platform for studying molecular trans- The pictures went around the world. In April 2010, huge Increasing demands for fresh water Ramya Tunuguntla, a postdoctoral re- through CNTs with diameters larg- port and nanofluidics,” said Alex Noy amounts of methane gas escaped from a well below the Deep- pose a global threat to sustainable de- searcher at Lawrence Livermore Na- er than one nanometer showed en- principal investigator at LLNL. water Horizon platform in the Gulf of Mexico. This “blow-out” velopment, resulting in water scarcity tional Laboratory (LLNL) in the U.S. hanced water flow, but did not match “Their sub-nanometer size, atom- caused an explosion, in which eleven people died. For several for four billion people, researchers said. The “narrow hydrophobic channel the transport efficiency of biological ically smooth surfaces and similarity weeks, oil spilled from the damaged well into the ocean. For- Current water purification technolo- forces water to translocate in a sin- proteins and did not separate salt ef- to cellular water transport channels tunately, such catastrophic “blow-outs” are rather rare. gies can benefit from the development gle-file arrangement, a phenomenon ficiently, especially at higher salinities. make them exceptionally suited for Scientists from GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Re- of membranes with specialized pores similar to that found in the most ef- The key breakthrough achieved by this purpose, and it is very exciting to search Kiel and the University of Basel now published new that mimic highly efficient and water ficient biological water transporters,” the LLNL team was to use smaller-di- make a synthetic water channel that data in the international journal Environmental Science & selective biological proteins. said Tunuguntla. ameter nanotubes that delivered the performs better than nature’s own,” Technology, indicating that gas migration along the outside Scientists, including those from Camputer simulations required boost in performance. said Noy. of wells could be a much bigger problem than previously Northeastern University in the U.S., Computer simulations and exper- “Carbon nanotubes are a unique (Source: Zee News) assumed. This type of leakage is currently neither considered by operators nor regulators, but could be just as important as fugitive emissions through damaged wells, which are usu- How horses got their hooves ally recognized and quickly repaired. “We estimate that gas All four-limbed, land-based vertebrates came from a Brianna McHorse, a Ph.D. candidate at Harvard Uni- leakage around boreholes could constitute one of the main common ancestor with legs that ended in five toes. versity, wanted to see if this narrative checked out. sources of methane in the North Sea”, says Dr. Lisa Vielstädte Over time, many animals lost some of their digits: Hip- In the new study, she and colleagues scanned leg from GEOMAR, the first author of the study. pos, rhinos and camels have four, three and two toes fossils from 12 kinds of horses, ranging from the oldest During expeditions to oil and gas fields in the central on each leg. But only one living group of animals end- ones that lived 55 million years ago to species in the North Sea in 2012 and 2013, the scientists discovered a num- ed up with a single toe per foot: the group containing same group as modern-day horses. ber of methane seeps around abandoned wells. Interestingly, modern horses. Carrying body weight the gas originates from shallow gas pockets buried less than A comprehensive new study, published last week in Early on, when horses were smaller and had more 1,000 meters below the seabed. They are simply penetrated Proceedings of the Royal Society B, lends support to evenly-sized toes, their side digits were essential for when drilling into the underlying, economically interesting existing hypotheses about the dramatic transformation carrying some body weight, the scientists showed. hydrocarbon reservoirs. in horses’ hooves through history. Namely, as horses However, over time, as horses evolved larger bodies “These gas pockets usually do not pose a risk to the drill- evolved and got larger from their ancestral, dog-sized and their side toes started to shrink, their center toes ing operation itself. But apparently disturbing the sediment form, it was better to have one very robust toe than became larger and more robust, compensating for the around the well enables the gas to rise to the seafloor”, ex- several smaller ones to support their increased body extra load, until they were the only digits left. plains Dr. Matthias Haeckel from GEOMAR, who initiated the mass. Furthermore, having just one toe reduced the Ms. McHorse emphasized that the study does not study. (Source: EurekAlert) weight horses had to carry at the end of each leg, mak- definitively answer why horses’ side toes started to ing it easier for them to run and maneuver. vanish. She suspected that transitioning to a single The study is a careful examination of a “story every- toe would have made it easier for horses to swing Mutant apes missing one had taken for granted and hadn’t really tested their legs back and forth at more impressive speeds thoroughly,” said Christine Janis, a professor emerita of back legs. Then, more than 20 million years ago, their (think of how it’s harder to run with weights around nostrils and fingers evolutionary biology at Brown University who was not habitat in North America started to shift from forest your ankles). discovered in Uganda involved in the research. to grassland. In these new grasslands, ancient horses In fact, the athletic prowess of horses struck her as The earliest horses needed to move at faster speeds to evade predators the most fascinating aspect of this story. Horses are an Scientists reportedly discovered a group of mutant apes in Uganda As told in textbooks and evolutionary biology class- and cover more ground for grazing. It made sense that exception to the general rule that smaller animals are with abnormally shaped noses, missing fingers and in some cases, es, the earliest horses were small, dwelled in forests and a larger body and longer, more slender legs with fewer more maneuverable. no nostrils at all. had four toes on their front legs and three on their toes would help horses achieve that. (Source: The NYT) The scientists concluded that a hazardous cocktail of insecti- cides used by local farmers caused the apes’ deformities, though the farmers reportedly claimed that the pesticides were not a threat Brazilian Ambassador to Iran Meets with BIM Chief Executive to the endangered apes. Researchers aimed to look into the poten- Brazil’s Ambassador to the Islamic as steel, cement, railway, power plant as follows: opening the first Letter eration and interaction between de- tially dangerous effects chemicals could have on humans. Republic of Iran Rodrigo de Azere- and petrochemical. of Credit (L/C) for the private sector velopment banks of the two countries The apes, discovered in Kibale National Park in Uganda, seemed do Santos met and held talks with Ali He pointed to inaugurating Ka- through SWIFT, establishing broker- “positive and constructive” and said: to have different issues due to the chemicals. Most of the female Ashraf-Afkhami Chief Executive and vian, Lorestan and Mahabad pet- age relationship with a number of 82 “Brazilian government has expressed apes appeared to have little to no sex drive, concave faces and Chairman of the Board of Directors rochemical companies, financing active banks in 33 countries world- its readiness to finance projects in missing fingers, according to a recent study published in Science of of Bank of Industry and Mine (BIM), for the construction of high-speed wide, signing and sealing a Mem- Iran in the fields of transport, vehicle, the Total Environment. the Public Relations Dept. of the bank Tehran-Qom-Isfahan High-Speed orandum of Understanding (MOU) oil, gas and medical equipment.” Kibale National Park, located in southern Uganda, is one of the reported. Railway and also electrifying Teh- with South Korea’s Exim Bank, inking In the end, he promised to invite most species-diverse regions in Africa. These deformities — espe- In his meeting held at the venue of ran-Mashhad Railway project as a deal, amounting to $120 million, executives of Brazilian banks to coop- cially facial deformities — weren’t found in apes until 2014, and the bank, chief executive of the bank three important projects done by with Exim Bank of India, etc.” erate and interact with Iranian banks, there were only two instances before 2014, according to the Verge. expounded on the salient achieve- the bank and said: “The bank took For his part, Brazil’s Ambassador to industrial and production units in or- Twenty-five percent of chimps and 17 percent of baboons in the ments of the bank in the field of fi- giant strides in post-sanctions peri- the Islamic Republic of Iran Rodrigo der to promote exports and export area were born with noticeable physical deformities by 2016, while nancing infrastructure projects such od, the most important of which are de Azeredo Santos termed the coop- activities. other populations born just nine miles away were healthy. 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I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 LIFE&SOCIETY AUGUST 30, 2017

What are the causes of Whiteflies all around: mal-temperament? ARTICLE Who is displaced? 1 According the Health Ministry and Like other metropolises, Tehran has been By Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari, MD, PhD the Universities of Medical Sciences, the turned into a hub of consumption and a city part 2 whiteflies do not cause any serious problems of wastes and pollution. to human health, however they could cause Iran is not an exception in challenges some level of discomfort as they might other countries in the world are dealing trigger allergic reactions, Bazgir added. with, especially regarding climate change Based on Iranian-Islamic traditional medicine, temperament - or He went on to say that washing up host- and environmental protection. to use the Persian term Mizaj - is regarded as the excess or lack plants, altering pruning techniques and Tehran, like many other big cities, is of warmness and humidity in one’s body and is categorized into collecting and burning up tree leaves have ‘displaced’ with asphalt, concrete and four qualities of warmness, coldness, dryness and wetness. worked to some extent but they did not high-rise buildings. This issue leads to Accordingly, depending on qualities which are dominant in solve the problem thoroughly. transformation of nature. the body they are classified into nine categories: warm, cold, However, Tehran Municipality cope with In modern world, restraining the wet, dry, warm and dry, warm and wet, cold and dry, cold and this problem with yellow sticky traps on trees growth of megacities like Tehran is neither wet, and moderate (when none of the qualities are dominant). in central and southern Tehran are helpful possible nor wise. Good urban planning As mentioned in the previous article (http://www.tehrantimes. for temporarily reduce whitefly populations. and management considering ecological com/news/416182/What-are-the-causes-of-mal-temperament) Who is displaced? concerns would be a great step. each individual is born with a main or inherent Mizaj, and keep- Ladybugs, spiders, lacewing larvae, and Preservation of the ecological balance ing the main Mizaj within its normal range of the warmness and dragonflies are a few of many beneficial and the concept of ecological landscape humidity one is born with is of the essence to remain healthy. insects that can control a whitefly population. planning would be a solution for all Spoiling one’s inherent or main Mizaj and moving towards However such a natural lifecycle is not environmental problems citizens are excessive warmness, coldness, wetness or dryness, would expected in a city like Tehran. grappling with. undermine the persons’ health. So one must take immedi- ate action by recognizing the factors causing such symptoms and prevent them from developing. The Global Liveability Report 2017: Tehran tops biggest improvers In case one fails to keep his/her Mizaj within its normal range for SOCIETY TEHRAN — The city of Tehran is vided both as an overall score and as a score for each a long time, mal-temperament will strike the body and diseases will deskranked first among the biggest- im category. To provide points of reference, the score is also progress. Reasons as to why one might experience excessive cold- provers over the past years in terms of liveability, ac- given for each category relative to New York and an ness or warmness were outlined in previous article (http://www.teh- cording to the Global Liveability Report 2017 published overall position in the ranking of 140 cities is provided. rantimes.com/news/416182/What-are-the-causes-of-mal-tempera- by the Intelligence Unit of The Economist. With 5 percent improvement in the past five years ment). The causes of excessive dryness and wetness are listed below. The concept of liveability is simple: it assesses which Tehran ranks 127 with overall rating of 50.8. Cities of Du- Excessive dryness locations around the world provide the best or the worst bai, Abidjan, Harare, and Colombo are the four other Below is the list of reasons one might suffer conditions living conditions. Assessing liveability has a broad range biggest improvers respectively. sparked by excessive dryness: of uses, from benchmarking perceptions of develop- Five cities of Kiev, Damascus, Tripoli, Detroit, and Factors contributing to increased warmness, such as ment levels to assigning a hardship allowance as part of Moscow are the five biggest decliners. being adjacent to fire, intense activities and heavy exercise expatriate relocation packages. For qualitative indicators, a rating is awarded based on The ten most liveable cities are Melbourne, Vienna, Van- which raise the warmness and correspondingly deplete the Every city is assigned a rating of relative comfort for the judgment of in-house analysts and in-city contributors. couver, Toronto, Calgary, Adelaide, Perth, Auckland, Helsinki, body of its natural humidity over 30 qualitative and quantitative factors across five For quantitative indicators, a rating is calculated based on and Hamburg with very close scores standing at 97.5 to 95. Being stressed out, overexcited, and feeling ecstasy as broad categories: stability; healthcare; culture and en- the relative performance of a number of external data points. On the other hand cities of Kiev, Douala, Harare, Ka- well as being preoccupied and sleep deprived vironment; education; and infrastructure. Each factor in The scores are then compiled and weighted to pro- rachi, Algiers, Port Moresby, Dhaka, Tripoli, Lagos and Dry climate and seasons such as summer and autumn a city is rated as acceptable, tolerable, uncomfortable, vide a score of 1–100, where 1 is considered intolerable Damascus with an overall rating of 47.8 to 30.2 are the and residing in dry areas such as mountains and deserts undesirable or intolerable. and 100 is considered ideal. The liveability rating is pro- ten least liveable cities. Construction jobs and pottery and being in close con- tact with soil, stone and building materials Being in close contact with paint and solvents especially Colorful Iran: grape harvest festival S.Korea embassy holds ‘socially responsible painters and those working in labs in Qazvin investing’ conference in Tehran Consuming food stuff with dry Mizaj such as vinegar or salt, or applying volatile substances such as oil, gasoline, LIFESTYLE The northwestern SOCIETY TEHRAN — The Em- an ambassador Kim Seung-Ho made a desk desk alcohol, ether, acetone, hair color and nail polish topically province of Qazvin bassy of South Korea short speech about friendly relations be- Not eating much (fasting for long time) as the body is is one of the cultivated regions of Iran. in Tehran held a conference with the tween the two countries and the impor- unable to gain and maintain normal level of humidity Grape is one of the main agricultural theme of “Socially Responsible Invest- tance of social responsibility in marketing. It is worth mentioning that thin people with dry and cold and products of the region. ing and Social Entrepreneurship” at the Observing social responsibility by dry and warm Mizaj are more likely to suffer from excessive dryness. Over 40 different types of grapes are har- Iran chamber of commerce’s head- foreign companies in their target coun- Excessive wetness vested across 35,000 hectares of land in Qa- quarters on Sunday. tries strengthens friendship between On the other hand some actions and eating some foods zvin, ranking first in grape production in Iran. Ambassadors to Iran from South Korea, nations, he said. and drinks can lead to excessive wetness in the body. Each September, Qavzin and its Georgia and Bulgaria as well as representa- For his part, Mohammad Reza An- Lack of movement and not taking exercise which would neighboring city, Takestan, host grape The participants also can visit grape tives from Austria, Ukraine, the Netherlands sari, member of the board of directors cause excessive wetness built up in the body, getting swollen festivals which include folk music per- farms during the event. and France attended the event. of the Iran chamber of commerce, said and puffy and not being able to rid of it formances. Various tribes and ethnic groups who Executive Director of Corporate So- that a company can increase its profit Staying long in wet places such as bath or swimming pool Prominent grape farmers are appre- live in different parts of Iran are just like cial Responsibility (CSR) Europe Stefan via paying attention to human feelings. Wet climate or seasons such as spring and winter or ciated and different products including colors, which make a great painting. Iran Crets was also the special guest to the “Iranian companies should consider residing in coastal areas raisin, verjuice and grape syrup are of- is home to about 20 ethnic groups who conference. social responsibility worldwide so they Being in close contact with water, for instance by work- fered to visitors during the event. live in different regions of the country. During the event, the South Kore- can improve their marketing,” he said. ing in paddy fields, teaching swimming, or being a lifeguard Consuming too much food and drinks with wet Mizaj such water, dairy products, vinegar, sour food, lettuce, peach, and Kenya brings in nectarine as well as rubbing oils with wet Mizaj such as violet oil Overeating as the digestive system is not capable of world’s toughest converting the food into energy properly and that unwanted N.I.O.C National Iranian materials and humidity will build up in the body plastic bag ban Second Announcement 1396.2397 Drilling Company Decrease in the amount of body waste (sweat, menstrual fluid, urine, feces) discharged from the body which causes Kenyans producing, selling or even using plastic excessive wetness in the body bags will risk imprisonment of up to four years or Again, overweight people with wet Mizaj are more prone fines of $40,000 (£31,000) from Monday, as the to suffer excessive wetness. world’s toughest law aimed at reducing plastic Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari, MD, holds a PhD degree in pollution came into effect. medical physiology and is an Iranian-Islamic traditional med- The east African nation joins more than 40 icine researcher. He is also an assistant professor in AJA Uni- other countries that have banned, partly banned versity of Medical Sciences, Tehran. or taxed single use plastic bags, including China, France, Rwanda, and Italy. Many bags drift into the ocean, strangling LEARN ENGLISH turtles, suffocating seabirds and filling the Brief discription of subject: Daily Life - I’m sorry stomachs of dolphins and whales with waste until National Iranian Drilling Company(NIDC) address pasdaran Blev., Airport Saqare, Ahvaz, Iran hereby intends to purchase its they die of starvation. requirements from qualified and interested tenderers through one-stage public tender (compressed) upon following terms and conditions: A: Whoa, whoa, what’s going on? Watch out! “If we continue like this, by 2050, we will have A) Qualitative evaluation of tenderer: B: Hey, watch where you’re going! more plastic in the ocean than fish,” said Habib El- The evaluation is based on article ( J ) implementing regulations of the law of tenders and also carried out base on worksheets qualitative A: Oh, no! I’m so sorry! Are you all right? Habr, an expert on marine litter working with the evaluation inquiry in the tender doucments. Minimum acceptable point of quality is 60. B: Oh...I don’t know. UN environment programme in Kenya. B) Preparation of tender documents: Purchasing of documents: A: I feel terrible, I really didn’t mean to knock you over. My Plastic bags, which El-Habr says take between 500 to 1,000 years to break down, also enter the In order to receive the tender documents, 510,000 Rials should be paid to SIBA account number 2174652205004 of NIDC in Bank Meli tire, just exploded, and I lost control of my bike. Really, it was Iran and providing the original deposit receipt. human food chain through fish and other animals. an accident. Please accept my apologies. Notice: According to N.I.D.C technical and commercial committee rule, the limitation for job referals in procurment field is four active B: Just let me try to stand up. In Nairobi’s slaughterhouses, some cows destined and in process contract. SONG: Why do birds suddenly appear, every time you are near? for human consumption had 20 bags removed Reciving of documents: A: Are you okay? from their stomachs. Tenderers must be obtain the quality evaluation documents along with tender documents maximum ten days after the date of second B: Oh, wait a second, you seem really familiar, I think I know “This is something we didn’t get 10 years publication in person at the following address: Hall No.:113, 1thfloor, Foreign you from somewhere. ago but now it’s almost on a daily basis,” said Procurement Dept., National Iranian Drilling Company, Airport square, Ahwaz, IRAN A: Yeah, I think we have met somewhere before. That’s right! county vet Mbuthi Kinyanjui as he watched men Notice: Only the real or legal persons who apply to purchase and recieve tender ducments from foreign procurment department in due We met at Aaron’s place last weekend! What a coincidence! in bloodied white uniforms scoop sodden plastic date and participates in tenderwill be known as tenderer from tender committee. But anyway, I’m glad to see that you’re not too badly hurt, and bags from the stomachs of cow carcasses. C) Delivery of envelopes of bids and call quality evaluating: I should probably get going. I have a nine o’clock meeting. Kenya’s law allows police to go after Tenderers shall submit simultaneuosly envelopes of bids including bank guarantees(A), financial offer(C) and stamped and signed of B: Ouch! My ankle! I think it’s broken! You can’t just leave me anyone even carrying a plastic bag. But Judy tender ducuments(B) along with qualificaion worksheets in form of software in CD and documentary within 40 days from last day of like this! Are you calling an ambulance? Wakhungu, Kenya’s environment minister, said document recived deadline to the following address: Hall No.:107, 1thfloor ,Tender Committee, Building operations, National Iranian A: Nope, I’m canceling my appointment so that I can stay here with you. enforcement would initially be directed at Drilling Company, Airport square, Ahwaz, IRAN. Key Vocabulary manufacturers and suppliers. Notice: The deadline for the refusal of bidders participation in the the tender is the last day of determined for submission of bids. mean: intend, plan It took Kenya three attempts over 10 years to D) Tender Guarantee: explode: suddenly break apart finally pass the ban, and not everyone is a fan. Type of guarantee: accident: an event that is not planed or intended Samuel Matonda, spokesman for the Kenya A)Bank guarantees or guarantees issued by non-bank institutions that have activites licensed by the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran. coincidence: situation when two or more things happen at Association of Manufacturers, said it would cost 60,000 jobs and force 176 manufacturers to close. Kenya is a B) The original cash deposit receipt paid to National Iranain Drilling Company. the same time in an unplanned way Duration of credit guarantee & quotation: major exporter of plastic bags to the region. knock over: make something fall over This duration should be valid for 90 days and extendable maximum For one time in initial credit amount. “The knock-on effects will be very severe,” Supplementary Vocabulary More on this & other tenders is accessible by click on. WWW.NIDC.IR regret: feel sad or sorry about something Matonda said. “It will even affect the women Foreign Procurement Dept apologetic: feeling or showing regret, showing an apology who sell vegetables in the market – how will their National Iranian Drilling Company feel guilty: feel responsible for doing something bad customers carry their shopping home?” تهران تایمز : نوبت اول 7/6/96نوبت دوم unfamiliar: not familiar (Source: irlanguage.com) (Source: The Guardian) 96/6/8 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 30, 2017 WORLD IN FOCUS 13 Nobel Peace Prize’s shame: Myanmar’s Russia says massive great hope Suu Kyi fails on human rights Zapad-2017 drills ‘purely HRW: Satellite data show fires burning in Rakhine state defensive’ INTERNATIONAL Aung San Suu Kyi, the civilians who have tried to enter. Russia Tuesday dismissed Western concerns over its upcom- deskNobel Prize winner, On Monday, Bangladesh detained ing military exercises with Belarus, calling them “purely de- raised to power in Myanmar eagerly and forcibly returned at least 90 Rohing- fensive” and not directed against any specific enemy. showing that she intends to bring peace ya refugees back to Myanmar. and prosperity. It was a tremendous task About 87,000 refugees entered Bang- for a nation with a dark record of Junta. ladesh in 2016 following the military Myanmar’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu crackdown. Kyi, one of the world’s most famous prisoners Ethnic cleansing of conscience came to power and instead of The UN believes the army’s response following her mottoes she proved otherwise may amount to ethnic cleansing, allega- and ashamed herself, Myanmar and its na- tions denied by the government of Aung tion, the Nobel Prize committee and in to- San Suu Kyi and the army. tal all humanity particularly freedom seeking Meanwhile, Bangladesh has proposed people of the world. joint military operations with Myanmar Suu Kyi witnesses all the maladies of against Rohingya fighters in Rakhine state. the Rohingya Muslims and still decides to At the weekend, as violence in Rakhine remain silent and dodge reporters and worsened, Bangladesh’s foreign minister media. Suu Kyi neglected what she pre- summoned Myanmar’s chargé d’affaires tended to fight for. in Dhaka to express “serious concern” at What happened to all the freedom the possibility of a fresh refugee influx. “The Zapad-2017 exercises have an anti-terrorism focus speech talks that Suu Kyi made? There are already almost 400,000 Ro- as well as a purely defensive character,” Deputy Defense Min- Many who led the campaign to free the country’s Muslim Rohingya popula- ers in October 2016, when data from the hingya refugees in Bangladesh in squalid ister Alexander Fomin said at a media briefing. her now believe Aung San Suu Kyi’s ques- tion. group suggested some 1,500 buildings camps near its border with Myanmar. He slammed international media for “disseminating myths tionable leadership style, her inability or Arakan Times, an online news web- were destroyed. Rohingya Muslims flee to Bang- about the so-called ‘Russian threat’” in coverage of the unwillingness to communicate and de- site serving the Rohingya community, The locations of the fires correlate with ladesh after violent clashes planned drills along NATO’s eastern flank. fend a vision, and her reluctance to speak said Myanmar border guard police and some witness statements and media re- Elsewhere, About 1,000 persecuted “Some even say that the Zapad 2017 exercises are a out against the persecution of minorities soldiers burned down 1,000 homes in ports describing blazes deliberately set, Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar’s west- launching point for ‘invasion or ‘occupation’ of Lithuania, Po- have left them in a dilemma whether they actions beginning on Saturday and con- the group said. ern Rakhine state have fled to neighbor- land, or Ukraine,” Fomin added. did the right thing. tinuing on Monday. “This new satellite data should cause ing Bangladesh after coming under fire NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in July said that What happened to Aung San Suu Kyi A group of journalists who tried to concern and prompt action by donors from military soldiers. he had “every reason to believe” the drills will have “substan- who, during 15 years of house arrest at her drive to Maungdaw on Monday were and the United Nations agencies to urge Jahangir Aziz, a Bangladeshi local gov- tially more troops participating than the officially reported lakeside villa on University Avenue in Yangon, turned back by police and soldiers. the Burmese government to reveal the ernment representative, said that when numbers.” delivered speeches about human rights? Residents and activists have accused extent of ongoing destruction in Rakhine Myanmar troops fired their guns, the crowd On Friday, Stoltenberg urged the Kremlin to ensure trans- At least she was at her villa with soldiers of shooting indiscriminately at State,” Phil Robertson, HRW’s deputy Asia ran back and broke through a Bangladesh parency and predictability during the exercises, warning that enough to eat and drink, enjoying the unarmed Rohingya men, women and director, said in a statement. barricade and cordon of 300-400 guards. NATO “would be watching very closely.” privilege of a sleep without fear, not just children and carrying out arson attacks. “Shuffling all the blame on insurgents They then scattered, with at least The exercises next month in western Russia, Belarus, and like her compatriot Rohingya Muslims. However, authorities in Myanmar say doesn’t spare the Burmese [Myanmar] some making it to unofficial camps for the western Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, have deeply wor- Peace was Aung San Suu Kyi’s priority close to 100 people have been killed government from its international obli- unregistered refugees, the official added. ried neighboring NATO allies, with Lithuania claiming that as that was what she said before taking office since Friday when armed men, report- gations to stop abuses and investigate The Muslims, who were seeking refuge many as 100,000 troops could attend. when she took trips to the border regions, edly from the Arakan Rohingya Salvation alleged violations.” from the ongoing violence in Myanmar, had Fomin said that “about 12,700” troops will be participating often wearing local dress. Now, ethnic lead- Army (ARSA), launched a pre-dawn raid Antonio Guterres, the UN secre- been in a border no man’s land for two days. in the exercises, including 7,200 from Belarus and 5,500 from ers have recently questioned the extent of on police outposts in the restive region. tary-general, “is deeply concerned at Renewed violence erupted on August Russia. About 3,000 will be in Belarus during the exercises, her sympathies with minorities. Myanmar authorities say Rohingya the reports of civilians being killed …,” ac- 25 after dozens of police and border out- he said. Aung San Suu Kyi’s image had already be- “extremist terrorists” have been setting cording to a statement from spokesman posts in Rakhine allegedly came under at- “Despite the fact that the main part [of the drills] are to be gun to blur in 2012, when she did not speak the fires during fighting with government Stephane Dujarric. tack by a group claiming to be advocating held on Belarusian territory, the scenario assumes an artificial out after a surge in sectarian violence that led troops, while Rohingya have blamed sol- Guterres called on Bangladesh to step the Muslim Rohingyas against the govern- enemy, which has nothing to do with any specific region,” he to the deaths of hundreds of people, mostly diers, who have been accused of carrying up assistance to civilians escaping the vi- ment crackdown in Rakhine. A total of 89 added. Rohingya Muslims, in Rakhine state. In an ap- out extrajudicial killings. olence, noting “many of those fleeing are people, including 12 security personnel, In the two-stage event from Sep. 14 to 20, the armed forc- parent concession to domestic racist factions, A government spokesperson could not women and children, some of whom are were killed during the violence. es of Russia and Belarus will first “isolate areas where illegal her party blocked Muslims from running for be immediately reached for comment. wounded”. Myanmar’s government brands the armed groups and the enemy’s sabotage-reconnaissance parliament in 2015. “The Burmese government should More than 3,000 Rohingya have ar- 1.1 million-strong Rohingya population groups are active,” he said. Many people put her ruthlessness grant access to independent monitors to rived in Bangladesh from Myanmar, in the country as “illegal immigrants” In the second stage they will practice “military action while down to political expedience and fear of determine the sources of fires and assess where the ethnic Muslim minority fac- from Bangladesh. Rohingya Muslims, repelling aggression against the union state [Russia and Be- an unpredictable military. allegations of human rights violations,” es persecution, in the past three days, however, have had roots in the country larus].” HRW: Satellite data show fires the Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a the UN refugee agency UNHCR said on that go back centuries. They are consid- The war games’ scenario is that “extremist groups” have burning in Rakhine state statement on Tuesday. Monday. ered by the UN the “most persecuted mi- infiltrated Russia and Belarus and are planning “acts of terror- Satellite data accessed by a rights HRW said fires have razed 100km of Bangladesh has said there are thou- nority group in the world.” ism” while receiving “outside support” from the air and sea. body shows widespread fires burning in land - an area larger than that burned sands more Rohingya massed on its bor- The government used a militant attack “We believe that the situation in the drills’ scenario could at least 10 areas in Myanmar’s Rakhine during a crackdown by the Myanmar mil- der with Myanmar, where it has stepped on border guards back in October 2016 as a come up in any part of the world,” Fomin said. state, following a military crackdown on itary following attacks by Rohingya fight- up patrols and pushed back hundreds of pretext to enforce the blockade on Rakhine. (Source: AFP) Turkey says Israel must end occupation of Palestine Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo- Erdogan said Turkey believed that will be no more uprooting of settle- gan says Israel must stop its occupa- the path to permanent peace was the ments,” he said in the West Bank set- tion of Palestinian territories, which he realization of a sovereign Palestinian tlement of Barkan while addressing an N.I.O.C National Iranian says undermines the so-called two- state within the 1967 borders. event commemorating the 50th an- Second Announcement 1396.2396 Drilling Company state solution to the decades-long Is- Touching on the tensions between niversary of Israel’s occupation of the raeli-Palestinian conflict. Israelis and Palestinians at the al-Aq- Palestinian territory. Erdogan made the remarks during sa Mosque compound in July, he said The development came a few days a meeting with Palestinian President that “there is no benefit to anyone in after a U.S. delegation visited the oc- Mahmoud Abbas in Ankara. increasing tension.” cupied lands in a bid to get the Israelis The Turkish president described the Abbas, for his part, reiterated the and the Palestinians back to the nego- two-state solution as the “historical Palestinians’ right to “live with dignity tiating table. responsibility of the international com- and sovereignty in an independent Nabil Shaath, Abbas’ foreign affairs munity to the Palestinian people.” state with East Jerusalem [al-Quds] as advisor, said the Americans had asked He further expressed Ankara’s read- its capital.” for a three-to-four-month “grace peri- iness to support the efforts aimed at He also thanked Erdogan and the od” in order to prepare and present a reviving the so-called peace process, Turkish nation for their firm “stance so-called peace plan. Brief discription of subject: stressing, “The key to success here is against the Israeli measures in the About 600,000 Israelis live in over National Iranian Drilling Company(NIDC) address pasdaran Blev., Airport Saqare, Ahvaz, Iran hereby intends to purchase its protecting the rights of the Palestinians.” Al-Aqsa Mosque and their provoca- 230 settlements built illegally since the requirements from qualified and interested tenderers throughone-stage public tender (compressed) upon following terms and conditions: The last round of Israeli-Palestinian tions of Muslims.” 1967 occupation of the Palestinian ter- A) Qualitative evaluation of tenderer: talks collapsed in 2014. Among the ‘Israel won’t retreat on settle- ritories. The evaluation is based on article ( J ) implementing regulations of the law of tenders and also carried out base on worksheets qualitative evaluation inquiry in the tender doucments. Minimum acceptable point of quality is 60. major sticking points in those nego- ments’ In recent months, Tel Aviv has B) Preparation of tender documents: tiations was Israel’s continued settle- Meanwhile, on Monday, Israeli stepped up its settlement construction Purchasing of documents: ment expansion on Palestinian terri- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu activities in the occupied Palestinian ter- In order to receive the tender documents, 510,000 Rials should be paid to SIBA account number 2174652205004 of NIDC in Bank tories. More recently, Israel has further said that none of the settlements built ritories in a blatant violation of interna- Meli Iran and providing the original deposit receipt. compounded the situation by building in the occupied West Bank would be tional law and in defiance of United Na- Notice: According to N.I.D.C technical and commercial committee rule, the limitation for job referals in procurment field is four settlements deeper in territory that the evacuated. tions Security Council Resolution 2334. active and in process contract. Palestinians want as a future state. “We are here to stay forever. There (Source: Press TV) Reciving of documents: Tenderers must be obtain the quality evaluation documents along with tender documents maximum ten days after the date of second publication in person at the following address: Hall No.:113, 1thfloor, Foreign Afghan officials investigate civilian deaths in air strike Procurement Dept., National Iranian Drilling Company, Airport square, Ahwaz, IRAN Afghan officials are investigating- re “There are reports of civilian casu- madi said a U.S. air strike had killed 35 Notice: Only the real or legal persons who apply to purchase and recieve tender ducments from foreign procurment department in due ports of an air force strike in Herat alties, so the minister has appointed a women, children and elders. date and participates in tenderwill be known as tenderer from tender committee. province late on Monday that author- team to investigate,” he said. Both the U.S. and Afghan air forc- C) Delivery of envelopes of bids and call quality evaluating: ities said killed at least 13 civilians as A spokesman for the NATO-led es conduct strikes against the Taliban Tenderers shall submit simultaneuosly envelopes of bids including bank guarantees(A), financial offer(C) and stamped and signed well as some Taliban fighters. international support mission in Ka- and other insurgent targets and the of tender ducuments(B) along with qualificaion worksheetsin form of software in CD and documentary within 40 days from last day Civilian casualties caused by U.S. air bul referred questions to the defense incident underlined the risks posed of document recived deadline to the following address: Hall No.:107, 1thfloor ,Tender Committee, Building operations, National Iranian strikes in Afghanistan have long been ministry. as they have stepped up the pace of Drilling Company, Airport square, Ahwaz, IRAN. a source of friction been the U.S.- “Our understanding that this was strikes in recent months. Notice: The deadline for the refusal of bidders participation in the the tender is the last day of determined for submission of bids. backed government and international an Afghan Air Force strike,” he said in The government of President D) Tender Guarantee: forces, but over the past two years, the an emailed statement. Ashraf Ghani and its Western backers Type of guarantee: A)Bank guarantees or guarantees issued by non-bank institutions that have activites licensed by the Central reformed Afghan air force has been Farhad Jilani, a spokesman for the have announced a drive to boost the Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran. conducting more of its own strikes. Herat provincial governor, said 13 power of the fledgling Afghan air force B) The original cash deposit receipt paid to National Iranain Drilling Company. Defense Ministry spokesman Daw- civilians had been killed and seven as part of a four-year strategic plan to Duration of credit guarantee & quotation: lat Waziri said Afghan aircraft had con- wounded in the air strike in Shindand strengthen security forces. This duration should be valid for 90 days and extendable maximum For one time in initial credit amount. ducted a strike on a Taliban target in district. The United Nations said in a report More on this & other tenders is accessible by click on. WWW.NIDC.IR the western province and had killed “There was a command and control last month civilian deaths and injuries Foreign Procurement Dept 18 insurgents and said officials were center of the Taliban where some Talib- from air strikes had spiked 43 percent National Iranian Drilling Company investigating reports civilians had also an had gathered,” he said. in the first half of the year, with 95 peo- اول 7/6/96نوبت دوم 8/6/96 تهران تایمز : نوبت .been killed. Taliban spokesman Qari Yousuf Ah- ple killed and 137 wounded I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 14 WORLD SPORTS AUGUST 30, 2017

Borussia Dortmund bomb Maria Sharapova wows US Open crowd suspect charged with attempted murder in first major match since doping ban German prosecutors are charging a man suspected of deto- Maria Sharapova proved she will be someone to con- nating three bombs targeting the Borussia Dortmund soccer tend with for the U.S. Open crown after the Russian wild team bus in April with 28 counts of attempted murder, the card outlasted second seed Simona Halep 6-4 4-6 6-3 Dortmund prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday. on Monday to get the year’s final grand slam off to an The team was heading to the club’s stadium for a Champions electrifying start. League match against AS Monaco on April 11 when the ex- Still shaking off the rust from a 15-month doping ban and plosions went off, wounding Spanish defender Marc Bartra and a string of nagging injuries, the 30-year-old Sharapova need- delaying the match by a day. ed all her skill, determination and two hours and 44 minutes The 28-year old suspect, a dual German and Russian na- to snatch victory in front of a packed Arthur Ashe stadium. tional identified as Sergei V., had bought options on the day of The victory becomes the highlight of what has been a the attack entitling him to sell shares in Borussia Dortmund at a torturous comeback for the former world number one, who pre-determined price. returned to tennis in April after being banned for testing He had hoped the attack would force down the club’s share positive for metabolic modulator meldonium at last year’s price, reaping him a profit on his investment. Australian Open. The prosecutor’s office said in its statement on Tuesday Her progress has been slowed by a thigh injury that it was also charging him with inflicting grievous bodily harm forced her out of the Italian Open in May and more recent- and with causing an explosion. ly left arm issues that took her out of the second round at It said it could not provide further details on the charges Stanford earlier this month. until the charge sheet had been delivered to the suspect and However, there was no hint of distress against an in-form his defense lawyers. Halep as she improved her record to 7-0 against the feisty (Source: Reuters) Romanian in an opening round clash that was played with the intensity more befitting of a final. “You sometimes wonder why you put in all the work and this is exactly why,” said Sharapova after playing in her first Rio Olympian Torrence, 31, grand slam match in nearly two years. “No matter my record against her it’s always been tough, found dead in pool no matter what tournament, no matter where we played I A wild card entry and ranked outside the top 100, Shara- grand slam winner being granted wild card entries into knew I had to work for it.” pova could have found herself up against anyone but the tournaments instead of having to wade into qualifiers. American middle-distance runner David Torrence has been Rarely do grand slams serve up such a mouth-watering draw gave her no favors by slotting her in against Halep. Sharapova’s game is not yet firing on all cylinders but found dead in a swimming pool in Arizona at the age of 31. treat in the opening round. “Prime time baby,” screamed Sharapova, now 18-0 in the Russian’s competitive fires still burn bright ands he Torrence won silver for the USA at the World Relay Champi- With the U.S. Open draws ravaged by injuries and with- night time matches on Arthur Ashe. broke Halep to open the third set then grimly hung on for onships in 2014 and claimed another second-placed finish at the drawals, Sharapova provided a splash of glitz and glamor ”These are the opportunities that you play for. When the win, dropping to her knees and bursting into tears as Pan American Games in 2015. to the tournament strolling onto the floodlit court like it I was young and I was coming to New York it was everything, the Romanian’s return sailed long. He switched allegiances to represent Peru at the 2016 Rio was catwalk in a jet black tennis dress that sparkled with the rush, the people, the crowd, the noise and now I em- “You never know what you are going to feel until you Olympics. Swarovski crystals. brace every moment of it and I love it. win that match point,” said Sharapova. “To come out in the “Detectives learned that there were no obvious signs of foul “Behind all these crystals and little black dresses this girl “Now I can’t wait for more.” third set and have that chance again and winning it, those play,” a police statement said. has a lot of grit and she’s not going anywhere,” Sharapova Adding some heat to contest, Halep was one of sev- are the moments I can be proud of.” American runner Leo Manzano, who won silver in the 1500m told the crowd. eral players to express their displeasure over the five-time (Source: CNN) at the 2012 London Olympics, said: “It saddens me to hear about my former team-mate David Torrence. My heart goes out to him and his family.” Tomic admits he’s ‘not the smartest’ Report reveals high level of drug use Canadian track and field Olympian Nate Brannen said: “In complete shock to hear of the passing of David Torrence. Great after U.S. Open flop in athletics guy and friend. He will be deeply missed.” Australian Bernard Tomic admitted he is back after his break but still felt “trapped” Over 30 percent of athletes who compet- asked to take part agreed to do so. (Source: BBC) “not the smartest person in the world” in the sport he has played fulltime since ed at the 2011 world championships ad- Only 0.5 percent of drugs tests in Dae- after exiting the U.S. Open in the first he was a child, given his lack of other mitted to having used banned substances gu were positive, while the figure was 3.6 round on Monday with a 3-6 6-3 6-4 options to fund his lifestyle. in the past, according to a World An- percent at the Pan-Arab Games. 6-4 defeat to Gilles Muller that could “I mean, it’s tough. Everyone has ti-Doping Agency-commissioned study “The study shows that biological tests Conor McGregor set to send him tumbling out of the top 150. their own work, their own job and it’s released on Tuesday. of blood and urine reveal only a fraction Tomic was returning to tournament not like I can go and start real estate The study, conducted by researchers of doping cases,” said Harrison Pope, overtake Cristiano Ronaldo play for the first time since his first or something, restaurants. I’ve got no from Germany’s University of Tuebingen Harvard Medical School professor. on Forbes rich list round loss at Wimbledon in July, after idea about that,” he told the Australian and Harvard Medical School in 2011, “As described in the publication this is which he said he was bored with tennis Associated Press. found that more than 30 percent of world likely due to the fact that athletes have Conor McGregor is set to overtake Cristiano Ronaldo in the and had played at 50 percent for much “Yes, I can afford to do those things, championship participants and over 45 found numerous ways so as not to be Forbes athlete rich list following his super-fight with Floyd of his career. but I’ve got no idea. My job’s only to percent of athletes at the 2011 Pan-Arab caught during tests.” Mayweather. The 24-year-old started brightly by play tennis and it’s all I know. I’m not Games said they had taken banned drugs. The study’s release had been delayed The Dubliner’s inexorable rise reached stratospheric taking the first set off the 19th seed on going to finish a doctor’s degree. I’m The researchers asked a total of 2,167 for years as the researchers wrangled with heights in the cross-over clash which is expected to earn him Monday but his lack of match fitness not the smartest person in the world.” athletes whether they had used banned the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in the region of £77m — and that’s before endorsement deals told as, despite frequent treatment Tomic’s failure to fulfill his huge poten- substances. A combined total of 5,187 and the international association of ath- are considered. from the trainer, he lost the next three tial has been a matter of great frustration athletes competed at those two events. letics federations (IAAF) over how it was Ronaldo topped the list this year with earnings of £71m and to bow out at the first hurdle in a third to his compatriots, and his U.S. Open ap- The 2011 world athletics champion- to be published, researchers said. has been eclipsed in 10 rounds of boxing, in which Mayweather straight grand slam. pearances have featured almost as many ships were held in Daegu, South Korea It has now been published in Sports forced a stoppage in Las Vegas. Having already plummeted from 39 controversies as memorable victories. while Qatar hosted the Pan-Arab Games Medicine magazine. WADA could not be The ‘Notorious’ is renowned for his predictions and remark- to 146 in the rankings since Wimbledon, He bowed out in first round last year that year. immediately reached for comment. ably foresaw overtaking the Real Madrid star when the two ath- Tomic now faces the very real prospect after a foul-mouthed rant at a heckler A process of indirect questioning was Athletics is desperate to improve its letes met last year. of being forced to request a wild card in the crowd, and was given the un- used for the study titled “Doping in Two tarnished image after a doping scandal Ronaldo visited the UFC lightweight champion in training and from Tennis Australia for his home grand flattering nickname of “Tomic the Tank Elite Athletics Competitions Assessed by led to the banning of Russia’s track and the Irishman quipped: ‘You were number one on the Forbes list, slam in Melbourne in January. Engine” after his second round capit- Randomized-Response Surveys” in order field team from the 2016 Olympic Games I was like number 35 or something. I’ll get up. Maybe next year In typically candid comments after- ulation against Andy Roddick in 2012. to guard the athletes’ anonymity. in Rio de Janeiro. I’ll get you.’ Ronaldo replied: ‘I don’t think so.’ wards, Tomic said he had his motivation (Source: Reuters) More than 90 percent of athletes (Source: Guardian) McGregor will still not be on top of the athlete rankings, with Mayweather’s purse superseding his earnings. Some re- ports claim that ‘Money’ is in line for £233m from the lucra- tive Las Vegas clash. But both men can expect to overtake some huge names in the world of sport such as LeBron James, Roger Federer and Lewis Hamilton. And now that ‘Money’ has retired, appropriately on top of the financial rankings, McGregor will fancy taking top spot in the coming years. The Irishman is an active champion in the UFC and is even open to the possibility of another contest before the end of the year. As the organisation’s premium pay-per-view lure, McGregor’s fights continue to break records for Dana White both in terms of gate and broadcasting revenue. And at only 28-years-old, the ‘Notorious’ has plenty of pay days left in him. (Source: Daily Mail) Arsenal ask for Aguero in Sanchez deal after Sterling offer Manchester City have made Arsenal a bid of Raheem Southgate’s squad for qualifiers against Malta and Slovakia Sterling plus cash in exchange for Alexis Sanchez in an - has scored two crucial goals already in the Premier Skater - Winter Olympic extraordinary offer - with Arsene Wenger’s men also asking League - the late equaliser at home to Everton and an gold medalist at 15 - retires about the availability of Sergio Aguero. even later winner at Bournemouth. It comes as Sanchez asks to leave the Chile national However City’s surplus of attacking players, including at 19 team camp in order to sort out his club future, according Sergio Aguero, Gabriel Jesus and new signing Bernardo to reports in the South American country. Silva, mean Sterling’s playing time could be limited in Russian figure skater Yulia Lipnitskaya - who won gold asa City are determined to sign Sanchez before a World Cup year, and he may feel he would get more 15-year-old at the 2014 Winter Olympics - has retired from the Thursday’s transfer deadline and have been linked with chances in London, where he grew up, with Arsenal. sport at the age of 19. the Chilean forward all summer, while Sterling is said to Sanchez meanwhile played for the first time for Arsenal Lipnitskaya helped Russia win gold in the team event in be keen on the move. this season on Sunday following an extended summer Sochi in 2014. Arsenal are desperate to keep Sanchez, who has break. Arsenal lost 4-0 at Liverpool, with Sanchez being That made her the youngest Winter Olympic gold medal- one year left on his contract, leading City to make this subbed off midway through the second half and appearing ist in figure skating for 78 years, and Russia’s youngest gold unexpected and unprecedented offer. to smirk as he sat on the bench. medalist at a Games. The Gunners will not let their star man go without a Sanchez has reportedly told Pizzi he does not want to be Sanchez has declined to enter contract talks at Arsenal, Her mother told TASS news agency Lipnitskaya had retired player in exchange so close to Thursday’s transfer deadline selected in order to sort out his club football future. despite being offered deals of up to £300,000 per week. after having treatment for anorexia. and have asked City about a move for Aguero. City would prefer a straight cash deal as they pursue However Wenger has been confident of keeping Sanchez The news comes a day after the coach of Olympic champion The Argentine hitman is disillusioned under Pep Sanchez, but are willing to compromise and would fly to all summer and has refused to entertain any bids or talk of Adelina Sotnikova said the 21-year-old would not defend her Guardiola but a move for Sterling is more likely at this point. Chile to sort out personal terms and the medical, if Pizzi him leaving. The pair were seen deep in conversation during title at the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea because Sanchez meanwhile has formally told national team does not allow his star player to leave the camp. a walk through Liverpool before the game. of an unspecified injury. coach Juan Antonio Pizzi he would like to skip training on It shows City’s determination to sign Sanchez that they He already looks set to lose another first team player, Yevgeny Plushenko told R-Sport news agency Sotnikova’s ab- Wednesday in the build up to their 2018 World Cup qualifier have raised their offer to this level and including Sterling, with a £35m bid from Chelsea accepted for Alex Oxlade- sence should not be viewed as her retirement. against Paraguay, according to Chilean broadcaster T13. who has begun the season in good form. Chamberlain. (Source: BBC) Chile play on Thursday - transfer deadline day - but The England international - currently with Gareth (Source: Daiy Star) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 30, 2017 SPORTS 15 Former Manchester United assistant Naft-O-Gas-Gachsaran come Carlos Queiroz works wonders in Iran 7th at IHF Super Globe Naft-O-Gas-Gachsaran handball team from Iran finished in Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has made the seventh place at the 2017 IHF Super Globe. recently released 12-name shortlist for FIFA coach of the The final day of competition at the 2017 IHF Super Globe Year. But there is a former No. 2 at Old Trafford who is began with the first victory for debutant Naft-O-Gas-Gach- arguably more deserving of inclusion. saran, who defeated Sydney Uni Handball Club 27-24 to The likes of Mourinho, as well as Manchester City rank seventh. boss Pep Guardiola, have spent hundreds of millions The nine-time EHF Champions League winner FC Barcelo- of pounds for uncertain league performances. Howev- na Lassa defeated Füchse Berlin from Germany 29-25 in the er, Carlos Queiroz’s achievements with Iran have been final match and won the title for the third time. truly impressive. The tournament brought eight teams together at the The Mozambique-born manager has been quietly Duhail Handball Sports Hall in Doha, Qatar from 25 to 28 turning Team Melli into a side who are not only the best August. in Asia, but have a real chance of making it to the knock- The 2017 IHF Super Globe was the eleventh edition of the out stage of the 2018 World Cup. tournament. Iran were the second team after Brazil to secure (Source: Tasnim) a place in Russia next summer. They can seal a tru- ly memorable campaign by winning their final two games against South Korea and Syria to maintain their unbeaten run. Queiroz takes his team to Seoul on Aug. 31. Under My goal is to adapt and the former Portugal boss, Iran have won their last four help Team Melli: Rouzbeh games against the the Koreans. No mean feat consider- ing that the Taeguk Warriors are Asia’s most successful Cheshmi World Cup nation, who are looking to appear in a ninth successive tournament. Rouzbeh Cheshmi joined Team Melli for operation South Ko- In this third round of qualification, Iran have collected rea and Syria, having for the first time the opportunity to 20 points from eight games, and sit seven points clear work with Carlos Queiroz in a World Cup qualifier. at the top above the Koreans. Not only are the four-time The 24 year-old defender from Esteghlal talks about this participants unbeaten, they have yet to concede a single experience and also his dreams. goal in 720 minutes of football. “This is my first camp with Team Melli preparing a World The performances and results on the pitch reflect Cup Qualification match. what has happened in the FIFA rankings off it. Iran have Arriving here I have the op- been the top Asian team for over four years, and have “In this situation, the players will feel heavy pressure,” cos, Reza Ghoochannejhad finished the Netherlands as portunity to join very experi- steadily climbed up to the present position of 24 -- 20 former captain and Manchester United legend Park the league’s third highest scorer and local striker Mehdi enced players, who made a spots ahead of the continent’s next highest, Japan. Ji-Sung said earlier this month. “But if they’re national Taremi has been proving the doubters wrong and con- fantastic job in the previous All this is despite the fact that Queiroz faces chal- team players, they need to overcome the pressure and tributing important goals. And then, in midfield, there matches, putting Iran Na- lenges that counterparts at other continental power- show their abilities.” is emerging talent Saeid Ezatolahi, just 20, but already tional Team in the World Cup. houses do not. Politics play a part in Iranian football. Under Queiroz, Iran are starting to deliver when the becoming a star. All that is on top of the tightest backline My goal is to adapt and help Preparations for big games have suffered in the past. expectations are high. Ahead of the Uzbekistan game in this side of Istanbul. the most, so we can achieve Iran’s relative international isolation has made fairly Tehran with the hosts needing to win to seal a place in Under the guidance of the boss, there is not only a our goals in these matches routine tasks, such as finding friendly opposition, and Russia, all knew that it would happen and it did. squad that looks set to have the best World Cup that the with South Korea and Syria, receiving money owed from overseas, much trickier The team have become a machine, but one with country has ever had, but also one that is set to be at the Cheshmi told Iran Football than in other AFC nations. some excitement going forward. With 19 goals in 26 top of Asian football for years to come. Federation’s website. Queiroz has produced a team who consistently per- international appearances and some fine performanc- And all that adds up to an impressive coaching “We have no doubts form and relish pressure situations. It is something that es in the UEFA Champions League, it was no surprise achievement. That it did not happen in Europe is not about Carlos Queiroz impact the Koreans envy. In this round of qualification, the 2002 that Sardar Azmoun, just 22, almost moved to Lazio in important. Queiroz deserves to be on the FIFA coach of in Iranian football, mainly af- World Cup semifinalists have been quick to flee the the summer. the year list. ter the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, bringing a new generation kitchen when the heat has hit. Karim Ansarifard has been impressing with Olympia- (Source: ESPN) of players to Team Melli. I believe there was no other coach capable of doing this, working a great future for Iran National Team. Now, at the same time, we are already qualified for Iran volleyball team win title at 2017 Iran freestyle coach Mohammad the World Cup, but we are going to do our best in the next Summer Universiade in Taipei Talaei apologizes for poor results matches,” he added. “There is no doubt that one of the major goals is to be and play with Team Melli in the World. And then, if possible, to have the opportunity to play and growing, continuing to develop my game, because the other goal is to play in Eu- rope,” Cheshmi concluded. (Source: FFIRI)

54,000 tickets sold for S. Korea, Iran clash at World Cup qualifier

TEHRAN (Tasnim) — South Korea’s football governing body said Tuesday more than 50,000 tickets have been sold for the national team’s World Cup qualifier against Iran. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said some 54,000 SPORTS The Iranian volleyball best university-level athletes, some of SPORTS Freestyle team medal in the 86kg weight category. tickets were sold for Thursday’s match. deskteam defeated Russia whom will be our next Olympians for deskcoach Mohammad “I am sad because of our results South Korea will host Iran at Seoul World Cup Stadium 3-2 (25-17, 15-25, 23-25, 25-23, 15-13) 2018. Talaei apologized to Iranian people in Paris and I apologize to Iranian in Seoul. This is the second-fastest pace for a national team at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Tai- With more than 10,245 athletes from after his team showed poor people. I believe that, despite so match since October 2013, when 58,000 tickets were sold pei, Taiwan. 132 countries competing in 22 sports, the performance in the 2017 World many problems, we could have two days before South Korea’s clash against Brazil in a friend- Iran had already defeated Cyprus, World University Games are held every Wrestling Championships. ended in a better way,” Talaei said. ly match. The South Korea-Brazil match eventually drew the UAE, Argentina, Switzerland, and other year and are organized by the Inter- In an unprecedented result, “We participated in the more than 65,000. Canada in this competition. national University Sports Federation. The Iran Freestyle Team finished competition with a team with young Tickets for this World Cup qualifying match began on Japan also defeated Ukraine 3-1 in event is a multi-sport competition open to in ninth place in the world and experienced wrestlers. These Aug. 10. The KFA previously said it aimed to draw more than the bronze medal match. men and women between the ages of 17 championships. wrestlers have learned important 60,000 fans to the 66,704-capacity Seoul World Cup Stadi- The Summer Universiade are Olym- and 27 who have been a student at a col- Hassan Yazdani was Iran’s sole lessons in the competition,” he um, so that South Korean players can feed off the energy pic-style games made up of the world’s lege or university within the past year. medal winner who won a gold concluded. from fans. Both teams are in Group A in the final Asian qualifying round for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Yonhapnews reported. Korea Republic must forget Iran jinx, says legend Ahn Jung-hwan Seoul: Ahn Jung-hwan insists Korea Republic must for- After making his national-team debut in 1997 Ahn Ramos: Spain fans get about their “jinx” against the Islamic Republic of Iran went on to represent his country, and score, at both the ahead of the East Asians’ crucial FIFA World Cup Rus- 2002 and 2006 World Cups, while he was also in the shouldn’t whistle sia 2018 qualifier with their longtime nemesis at Seoul squad for the 2010 edition. Barcelona’s Gerard Pique World Cup Stadium on Thursday. The class of the 2000s achieved Korea Republic’s The Taeguk Warriors have endured an inconsistent first-ever win at the tournament when, under Dutch campaign to date and currently occupy second position coach Guus Hiddink, they beat Poland 2-0 in Busan on Spain captain Sergio Ramos says he hopes that internation- in Group A, a point ahead of third-placed Uzbekistan, route to a semi-final appearance that also saw wins over al teammate Gerard Pique is not whistled by Real Madrid and seven adrift of already-qualified Iran, who they last Portugal and Spain (on penalties) before a 1-0 defeat at supporters during Saturday’s World Cup qualifier against beat in 2011 and have since lost four in a row to. the hands of Germany. Italy at the Bernabeu. And Ahn, who most memorably starred in the Koreans’ And the team followed that up with their maiden Barcelona defender Pique has been regularly barracked run to the 2002 FIFA World Cup semi-finals on home soil, World Cup win outside Korea when Ahn scored the de- for more than two years while playing for Spain, due to is under no illusions as to the size of the challenge the cur- cisive goal in a 2-1 victory over Togo four years later comments about Madrid made in June 2015. rent generation face with just two games remaining. in Germany in what was their sixth consecutive tourna- Since then the World Cup and European Champion- “When we must win it becomes a really tough game The East Asians do, though, have a perfect home re- ment – a figure that now stands at eight. ship winner has had to deal with negative attention at all because there is the extra pressure,” said Ahn, who net- cord and will look to maintain that run ahead of what “All we wanted to do [in 2002] was just win one home games, with the issue also reportedly linked to his ted a dramatic extra-time winner against Italy in the last could prove a winner-takes-all encounter with Uzbeki- game, with the goal of qualifying for the knockout perceived support for Catalan independence from Spain. 16 in 2002. stan in Tashkent on Matchday 10. rounds,” said Ahn. Speaking as he joined up with the national squad ahead “The Korean national team is now backed into a cor- “We should play our own game,” added Ahn. “Iran “No one expected us to beat Italy, but that’s the rea- of Saturday’s game against Italy, and Tuesday’s trip to Liech- ner so the first thing we should do is try and feel relaxed. have already qualified so they are not going to push son so many people around the world love football. tenstein, Ramos said all players who represent Spain de- We shouldn’t think about the jinx – we can break it. and won’t be in a hurry, so we must play with intensity. However, more than the match with Italy, I preferred served to be respected for their efforts. “If we win the match it will be the opportunity for us “Iran have nothing to lose and we have to win so the game against Togo in 2006 because it was the first “I don’t want them to whistle Pique, or anyone else,” he to get rid of this mindset about Iran.” the match will be really difficult, and we need to remain World Cup match we won abroad. said. “You must always respect the players who defend our Korea Republic began Group A strongly, taking seven calm or we could lose the game. “Right now it’s difficult to talk about the next World badge and our country, and Pique is one of them. points from their first three games, but since losing 1-0 “But I think at the moment we’re not much of a team. Cup because we haven’t qualified yet. The most impor- “We want the fans’ support, it will be a difficult and in Iran in October last year, have won two and lost two, Every side has some problems, and we are having a tant thing is to qualify as it will be hard to recover from tense game. 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Box: 14155-4843 Zip Code: 1599814713 intl. lineups ARTTEHRAN — The 6th Flying” by Jan van IJken from the Neth- deskedition of the Interna- erlands, “The Island of the Black Sun” tional Green Film Festival in Tehran an- by Andrea Arena from Italy along with nounced the foreign films for various 13 other entries will be competing in categories on Tuesday. the short documentary section. Nineteen animated films, includ- Five short fiction films will also be ing “00-Baby Boom Child” by Swedish screened at the festival. Among the director Maja Lindström, “Me + Her” films are “Antolina” by Miguel Agüero by U.S. director Joseph Oxford, and from Uruguay and “Apara – The Boy “South Forest” by Japanese animator That Comes and Goes” by Ricardo Reis Intl. experts to attend Wenrui Huang, have been selected from Portugal. seminar on traditional, for the festival, which will take place in “Into Blue” by Ackroyd & Harvey Tehran and several other Iranian cities from England, “Arabidopsis Thaliana” ritual theater in Tehran from September 9 to 15. by Toma Peiu and Nicholas DelRose Animations from Turkey, Russia, from the U.S., and “A Perfect Day” by ARTTEHRAN — Experts from around the world Ukraine, Spain, Mexico, France and Oguzhan Kaya from Turkey will be desk will take part in the 5th edition of a seminar, several other countries will also be screened in a section for experimental which is annually held on the sidelines of the International Tradi- screened. films. tional and Ritual Theater Festival in Tehran. The festival, which is organized The festival plans to highlight sus- About 30 papers from by Iran’s Department of Environment tainable tourism this year in line with Iran and different countries every year, will also screen 17 feature the UN World Tourism Organization’s including Netherlands, Cana- documentary films, among which are decision to name 2017 as the Interna- da, Ethiopia, Azerbaijan, Bul- “Banking Nature” by Denis Delestrac tional Year of Sustainable Tourism for garia, Armenia and Portugal and Sandrine Feydel from France, and Development. will be presented at the two- “Riverblue” by David McIlvride and The organizers are also scheduled A scene from “Banking Nature”, a documentary by Denis Delestrac and Sandrine day seminar. Roger Williams from Canada. to organize an exhibition, which will Feydel from France about the growing movement to turn endangered species and Among the scholars who “Pangolin” by Katie Schuler and showcase artworks from international threatened natural areas into instruments of profit, which will be screened at the 6th will attend the colloquium Nick Rogacki from the U.S., “The Art of artists. International Green Film Festival in Tehran are Neil van der Linden from the Netherlands, Sabri Zekri from Portugal, Hristo Stoy- “Breath” to compete Filicide story from Shahnameh chev from Bulgaria and Tar- in Sao Paulo festival modernized for Tehran performance lan Rasulov from Azerbaijan. Prominent Iranian theater ARTTEHRAN — The experts and scholars, includ- deskIranian theater ing Qotbeddin Sadeqi, Shah- troupe Shaya will perform a modern ram Zargar, Shokufeh Mansuri and Farhad Mohandespur, will filicide drama based on a story from also deliver lectures at the seminar. the Shahnameh, the epic master- The 18th International Traditional and Ritual Theater Festival piece of Persian poet Ferdowsi. will be held at Tehran’s City Theater Complex from August 30 to Shahram Karami will direct “Who September 6. Killed Sohrab?”, which he wrote based on the story of Rustam and Sohrab, at Tehran’s City Theater NEWS IN BRIEF Sareh Nur-Musavi acts in a scene from “Breath”. Complex in late September. Iran donates books ARTTEHRAN — Iranian “Breath” is about four children whose In the Shahnameh story, Rustam deskdirector Narges Ab- mother had died a few years earlier and kills Sohrab without knowing that he to Thai library yar’s acclaimed anti-war drama “Breath” their father decides to join the Iranian is his son. will be screened in the official competi- volunteers on the warfront following Bahram Shahmohammadlu, Roya tion of the Sao Paulo International Film Iraq’s attack in September 1980. Afshar, Farid Qobadi, Sorush Taheri Festival, the publicist of the movie an- The festival will be held in the Brazil- and Aban Hosseinpur are the main A poster for “Who Killed Sohrab?” nounced on Tuesday. ian city from October 19 to November 1. members of the cast for the play. ARTTEHRAN — Iran has donated a collection deskof 200 book titles to the National Library of Thailand. Zombies, romance and revenge drive record ‘Game of Thrones’ ratings The officials of the library received the books from the Ira- nian ambassador to Bangkok, Mohsen Mohammadi, during LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — A zombie dead Night King, march south and threaten a special ceremony on Tuesday, the Persian service of IRNA dragon, an illicit romance and satisfying mankind’s destruction. reported. revenge helped drive the season finale of Characters Jon Snow and Daenerys Tar- In his meeting with the library’s executives, Mohammadi “Game of Thrones” to a viewership high, garyen finally came together to join forces announced Iran’s readiness to expand cultural relations with HBO said Monday, as the seventh season against the White Walkers, the remain- the Southeast Asian state. drew record ratings. ing Stark children reunite at their home in Mohammadi and his colleagues also paid a visit to various A total of 12.1 million viewers watched Winterfell and enact a satisfying revenge sections of the library. Sunday’s seventh season finale, titled “The against master manipulator Petyr Baelish. Dragon and the Wolf,” up 36 percent from The Lannister siblings also reunite in the 8.9 million viewers who watched the King’s Landing in a tense meeting that puts season six finale. Viewership from replays their family ties to the test. U.S. judge blocks new movie and streams on HBO’s on-demand apps Medieval fantasy “Game of Thrones,” boosted the overall Sunday ratings to 16.5 based on George R.R. Martin’s “A Song of about Lynyrd Skynyrd million viewers. Ice and Fire” books, has won numerous The seventh and penultimate season of Emmy awards including best drama se- NEW YORK (Reuters) — Surviving members of Lynyrd Skynyrd Emmy-winning “Game of Thrones” drew ries last year. It is not eligible for this year’s won a permanent injunction blocking the production and distri- an overall 30.8 million viewers, up nearly Emmy awards due to its summer premiere bution of a movie depicting the 1977 plane crash that killed the 8 million viewers from last season and ce- after production was pushed back to cap- rock band’s lead singer, Ronnie Van Zant. menting it as the most-watched show on ture more winter landscapes for the sto- In a decision made public on Monday, U.S. District Judge Rob- Time Warner Inc’s premium cable network ryline, but it will be back on the roster for ert Sweet in Manhattan said “Street Survivors: The True Story of HBO. A scene from the latest season of “Game of Thrones”. (Macall B. Polay/Courtesy HBO) next year’s Emmy awards. the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash,” based on recollections of former The record ratings came after hack- Ahead of the show’s final eighth season drummer Artimus Pyle, violated a 1988 consent order governing aired episodes of “Game of Thrones.” tle over the Iron Throne reigning over the ers stole data and content from HBO and next year, a series of spin-offs is being de- the use of the Lynyrd Skynyrd name. The seventh season saw the show’s Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, while a zom- leaked it online, including scripts and un- veloped. The lawsuit had been brought against Pyle and co-defend- lead characters head towards a great bat- bie army of White Walkers, led by the un- ant Cleopatra Records Inc by lead guitarist Gary Rossington, lead singer and Van Zant’s brother, Johnny Van Zant, and heirs of Ron- Film on Marathon bombing survivor Venice Film Festival offers grit, nie Van Zant and the late guitarists Steve Gaines and Allen Collins. glamour and George Clooney Sweet issued his 64-page decision after a non-jury trial on July to premiere at hospital 11-12. BOSTON (AP) — A new film as Bauman and “Orphan Black” ac- VENICE, Italy (AP) — The Venice ander Payne’s “Downsizing,” a science Lawyers for Cleopatra and the plaintiffs did not immediately chronicling the story of Boston tress Tatiana Maslany as Bauman’s Film Festival is kicking off the fall cine- fiction-tinged drama starring Matt Da- respond to requests for comment. Pyle could not be reached for Marathon bombing survivor Jeff then-girlfriend Erin Hurley. It ar- ma season with searing drama, serious mon as a man who hopes to minimize comment, and, according to court records, did not hire a lawyer. Bauman will premiere at the hospi- rives in theaters Sept. 22. glamour and a crop of new movies vy- his problems by shrinking himself. Lynyrd Skynyrd is known for such songs as “Sweet Home Al- tal where he and others who were Hurley was running the mar- ing for attention, awards and acclaim. Other films competing for the festi- abama” and “Free Bird,” which were recorded before its touring injured in the 2013 deadly attack athon and Bauman was there to The world’s oldest cinema festival val’s Golden Lion prize include George plane crashed in Mississippi on Oct. 20, 1977. were treated. cheer her on when the bombs went is a key showcase for films hoping to Clooney-directed heist movie “Subur- The crash killed Ronnie Van Zant, Gaines and four others. Director David Gordon Green off. He lost both legs. The movie is dominate Hollywood’s awards season. bicon”; Guillermo del Toro’s fantasti- Twenty 20 people, including Pyle, survived. tells The Boston Globe the mov- based on his memoir of the same In recent years, Venice has been a cal “The Shape of Water” and Darren According to the lawsuit, surviving band members agreed that ie “Stronger” will screen at the name. launch-pad for Oscar winners includ- Aronofsky’s secrecy-shrouded thriller Pyle, who left the band in 1991, could tell his own life story, but Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Green says many of the people ing “Birdman,” ‘’Spotlight” and “La La “Mother!” that the movie would cause irreparable harm by destroying their in Charlestown on Sept. 12. who treated Bauman play them- Land.” The 74th Venice Film Festival runs right to use the Lynyrd Skynyrd name and history. The movie stars Jake Gyllenhaal selves in the movie. This year’s edition opens with Alex- Wednesday to Sept. 9. Sweet, who oversaw the 1988 consent order, said Pyle and Cleopatra were bound by it, and that there was “no doubt” the proposed movie was about the entire band. U.S. indie band Brand New tops Billboard 200 “None of the defendants received the requisite authorization LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Indie took second place with new release “Project “Rainbow” album. weekly figures for Taylor Swift’s hard-edged under the terms of the consent order in depiction of (Ronnie) rock band Brand New took the top spot on Baby Two” and sales of 49,000 units. On the digital songs chart, which new single “Look What You Made Me Do” Van Zant or Gaines or in the use of the Lynyrd Skynyrd name, the Billboard 200 chart with “Science Fic- The Billboard 200 chart tallies units from measures online single sales, Puerto are released. and therefore all have violated the consent order,” the judge tion,” according to data on Monday from album sales, song sales (10 songs equal Rican singer Luis Fonsi’s global sensation The song, released last Thursday and wrote. Nielsen SoundScan. one album) and streaming activity (1,500 “Despacito,” featuring Justin Bieber, showed featured on Sunday’s MTV Video Music He also said the plaintiffs showed irreparable harm, and that The New York-based band sold some streams equal one album). no signs of moving from No. 1, with another Awards show, set a first day global record on the consent order reflected «a desire to preserve and protect the 57,000 units of “Science Fiction,” its first studio The new releases pushed last week’s 80,000 copies sold. Spotify of more than eight million streams, memory of deceased husbands and friends.» album since 2009, while rapper Kodak Black chart-topper Kesha into fifth place with her That is likely to change next week when the music platform said at the weekend.