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WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 16 Pages Price 20,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13343 Monday MARCH 4, 2019 Esfand 13, 1397 Jumada Al thani 26, 1440 IRGC Navy develops ‘Karabakh conflict Wrestlers win two gold “You Will Return to anti-laser weapon should not affect ties with medals at UWW Dan Isfahan” published 2 Armenia, Azerbaijan’ 2 Kolov-Nikola Petrov 15 in Italian 16 Iran, Switzerland ink MOU to enhance agricultural co-op TEHRAN — Iran and Switzerland signed Office for Agriculture (FOAG) Bernard a memorandum of understanding (MOU) Lehmann. Missile program is on Sunday for mutual cooperation in agri- Under this MOU, Iran and Switzerland cultural research, education and extension, will develop agricultural cooperation in IRIB reported. the areas of research and technology, edu- The MOU was signed by Head of Iran’s cation, extension, preservation of genetic Agricultural Research, Education and Ex- resources, monitoring of agricultural in- tension Organization (AREEO) Kazem puts and the production of vaccines and non-negotiable Khavazi and Swiss Director of the Federal pesticides. 4 See page 2 Majlis bans serving as MP more than three terms in a row TEHRAN - Iran’s parliament approved liament more than 12 consecutive years. on Sunday a bill according to which MPs According to the bill, Ali Larijani, Ali will not be allowed to run for parliament Motahari, Masoud Pezeshkian, Alaed- after three terms in a row. din Boroujerdi, Nader Ghazipour and To become law, the bill should be con- Javad Karimi Ghodoosi are among the firmed by the Guardian Council. If endorsed, MPs who cannot run for parliament in the MPs will not be allowed to be in par- the next elections. U.S.-led coalition bombs Syrian town with white phosphorus munitions The U.S.-led military coalition, which is the volatile province. purportedly fighting the Daesh Takfiri The U.S.-led coalition and the so- terrorist group in Syria, has used white called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), phosphorus munitions in a bombing which is supported by Washington, raid against an area in Syria’s east- claim that they are fighting against the ern province of Dayr al-Zawr, local Daesh militants in the Arab country media say. and that Baghouz, which is the last Syria’s official news agency SANA, pocket of territory controlled by rem- citing local sources, reported on Sat- nants of the terror group, is constantly Amin Jalali urday that U.S.-led military aircraft under their fire and expected to be conducted a bombing attack with liberated soon. white phosphorus munitions on the The flashpoint town is located in the IRNA/ farmlands of the town of Baghouz in eastern Euphrates River region. 13 EDITORIAL Abbas likely to visit Syria soon, senior Palestinian official says PERSPECTIVE Mohammad Ghaderi A senior Palestinian predicted that Palestinian Several Palestinian officials attended the open- visit Syria since the war broke out. Heshmatollah Rahnama Tehran Times editor-in-chief Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will visit ing of the Palestine TV office including Ahmad, Later that month, the United Arab Emirates Latin American expert @ghaderi62 Syria in the near future. a member of both the Fatah Central Committee reopened its embassy in Damascus, some seven The PA president has not visited Syria or met and Palestine Liberation Organization’s Execu- years after shuttering it. Syrian President Bashar Assad since war broke tive Committee; the PA’s Jenin Governor Akram In October, Assad told a little-known Kuwaiti MBS’s bloody out in the country in 2011. Rajoub; and PLO Executive Committee member newspaper that Syria had reached a “major un- Humanitarian “The visit of the President Mahmoud Abbas Wasel Abu Yousef. derstanding” with Arab states. He did not name present for Pakistan is possible at any time… I believe [it] will happen Abu Yousef told The Times of Israel in a phone those countries in the interview, which was his assistance or soon, if God wills it,” Azzam al-Ahmad told al- call earlier this week that he and Ahmad traveled first with a Gulf paper since the war erupted, he two neighboring states India and Watan, a pro-Syrian government newspaper, at to Damascus by car via Jordan. but he said Arab and Western delegations had military intervention Pakistan, both with nuclear bombs, the opening of a new office for Palestine TV, the In mid-December, Sudanese President Omar begun visiting Syria to prepare for the reopening in Haiti Tare at loggerheads again. The inten- official PA channel, in Damascus. al-Bashir became the first Arab head of state to of diplomatic and other missions. 13 sification of the clashes between the two sides can turn the Indian subcontinent uring eighteenth century, France into a military battle ground for a very created a powerful export economy long time. Dbased upon slavery in Haiti. In 1730, The crisis between the two states seem Saudi Arabia is said to have tortured an American citizen the population of the Caribbean country pretty complex. The terrorist attack in A dual citizen of Saudi Arabia and the United was shocked with electricity in what appears as a crackdown on corruption, Fitaihi, 54, remains was about 83 thousand and in 1789 there Indian-administered Kashmir and the States had been imprisoned in the Ritz Carlton in to have been a single session of torture that imprisoned without any public charges or trial. were more than 500 thousand people, retaliation of Islamabad against Delhi Riyadh for about a week when he heard a knock lasted about an hour. About 200 prominent Saudis were detained with of whom 450 thousand were slaves. Due triggered a new stage of the confrontation on his door. His tormentors whipped his back so severely him, and he is one of dozens who remain in prison. to massive mortality and low birth rates between the two nuclear-armed countries. Guards dragged Walid Fitaihi, a Har- that he could not sleep on it for days, his friend Friends and families of others detained have among the slaves, France saved one million Then India carried out an air strike in vard-trained physician, to another room, ac- said, speaking on condition of anonymity to avoid also described episodes of torture. At least 17 de- slave from Africa to Haiti between 1750 Pakistan, and in return Islamabad shot cording to a friend who took down the prisoner’s reprisals. The doctor had described the physical tainees were hospitalized soon after the crackdown and 1789 to maintain their populations. down two Indian fighter jets. detailed account of his treatment. Fitaihi told abuse, in general terms, to his relatives as well, for injuries sustained while in custody, according In 1789, Haiti produced three quarters There are a few points in the friend he was slapped, blindfolded, stripped a person close to them said. to a doctor at the hospital and an American official of the world’s sugar. these conflicts to pay heed to: to his underwear and bound to a chair. He Detained in November 2017 in what was billed monitoring the crackdown. 13 Haiti became independent after a series First, the initial terrorist attack in Indi- of devastating wars in 1804. The great pow- an-controlled part of Kashmir resembled ers did not recognize this Independence. the kinds Saudis intelligence services would In 1825, something strange happened. normally execute. Normalization of ties with Israel contradicts Islamic teachings: Houthi France recognized Haitian franchises The ties between terrorist, and Takfiri The leader of Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah move- ing military aggression against Yemen. Their “There can be no normalization and relations for 150 million francs and 50 percent groups in Pakistan with the House of Saud, ment has vehemently condemned attempts by a hostility toward Yemen is intensely reflected with the Israeli enemy unless at the expense of reduction in customs duties on French and Wahabis is quite clear. Saudi Arabia’s number of Arab states and Persian Gulf kingdoms in their media reports. The administration of the Palestinian cause and recognition of (Tel goods. The proposal was accompanied Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman who to normalize diplomatic relations with the Israeli (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu Aviv regime’s) occupation.” by the French and British Navy’s naval recently travelled to Islamabad, is in dire regime, stressing that such efforts are in blatant is complicit in this onslaught.” The Ansarullah leader further pointed out blockade threat. Haiti was forced to borrow need to cause security crisis to the Indian contradiction to teachings of Islam. He added, “The scandalous Warsaw Confer- that normalization of relations with the Tel 30 million francs from France for the first subcontinent. The Saudis believe under Delivering a televised speech broadcast ence -- an international gathering organized by Aviv regime will pave the way for Americans payment. Eventually, the country paid off intense security climate, they can practice live from the Yemeni capital Sana’a on Sun- Washington in the Polish capital on February 13- and Israelis to advance their projects in the the entire loan in 1893. more political maneuvers in Pakistan. day afternoon, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi said, 14 -- was, in fact, a declaration of normalization Middle East region. Trade relations between the United Second, the tension steered and pushed “The Israeli regime is a partner to the ongo- and partnership with Israel. (Source: Press TV) States and Haiti date back to the late by the Saudis in the Indian subcontinent, eighteenth century when Haiti was still not only has been welcomed by the White the French colony.