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12 Pages Price 10,000 Rials 38th year No.12563 Monday MAY 30, 2016 Khordad 10, 1395 Sha’aban 23, 1437 ‘Car-free Tuesdays’ Even-tempered Tehran says no hajj pilgrimage, Larijani takes gains momentum in Iran helm as interim INTERVIEW blames Saudis for impasse By Parvin Telli speaker POLITICAL TEHRAN — After grimage Organization of Iran (HPOI) loggerheads over arrangements for Ira- desk TEHRAN — The campaign for car-free Tuesdays, which is several rounds of ne- announced it won’t dispatch pilgrims nians to attend hajj pilgrimage after 464 POLITICAL TEHRAN — Princi- gaining momentum across Iran, was actually mounted last gotiation between Iranian and Saudis this year to Mecca because of inconsist- Iranians lost their lives in a stampede in deskplist Ali Larijani was November in Arak, a city overburdened by its too many officials to hash out discrepancies over ency at decision-making level by Saudis. the area of Mina in September 2015 elected interim speaker of the new pollutant industries. the hajj issue, on Sunday Hajj and Pil- Iran and Saudi Arabia have been at during the last hajj. 2 Iranian Majlis (parliament), dashing re- Entering into its 22nd week on coming Tuesday, the formists’ hopes to take the helm of the campaign was kicked off by Mohammad Bakhtiari, 25, influential legislature. who has majored in architecture and is a member of a Rouhani: We welcome close ties with ‘friendly’ Ukraine Larijani, already holding the post local NGO with 1,000 members known as “the guardians for the last eight years, won with 173 of the environment of Arak city.” See page 2 votes in duel with Mohammad Reza Mohammad, whom I caught for a phone interview when Aref backed only by 103 MPs. riding his bike Friday in Arak, said, “With air pollution get- Out of a total 281, five voted for ting worse, I did not like to sit back doing nothing. I thought neither. everybody is responsible forfor this problem. And I was think-think- Masoud Pezeshkian, a reformist MP ing of a way to involve more people to help with it.it. from Tabriz, was also elected as first Mohammad vigorously added, “The best was to enen-- deputy speaker, winning 154 votes. courage people to rethink about the use ooff their cars. Principlist Mohammad Deqhani, also Thus, I drafted a poster for car-free Tuesdays and shared secured second deputy speaker by it on social media fforor garnering 136 votes. Mohammad twotwo weeks.weeks.”” While Larijani was representing the Bakhtiari “Meanwhile, I kicked off principlist faction, Aref had been field- wwentent intintoo ththee sstreetstreets ed by the Hope bloc, which consists campaign in Arak with the post-post- for car-free predominantly of reformists. Tuesdays last erer in hhandand aandnd According to the parliamentary November explained it in regulations pamphlet, the interim pre- person to people. siding body will have the gavel until Within ththee firstfirst two-third of MPs’ credentials are ap- two weeksweeks,, a proved, as required by the constitu- bike-riding tion. campaignc ampaign Following the approval, MPs will from [the cicityty cast their votes to decide the perma- of]of] RafsanjanRafsanjan nent presiding board for a one-year joinedjoined the term. campaign. Results for the interim term come See pagepage 10 as a blow to reformists who were hold-

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Hosseinzadeh appointed new All intl. environmental MOUs brought into effect: Ebtekar Iran can fulfill managing director of BMI Ukraine’s energy By Maryam Qarehgozlou taken by DoE for the wetlands such as ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran’s Finance and Eco- Hamoun, Hour-al Azim and Urmia they needs: Ukrainian FM desknomic Affairs Minister Ali Tayyebnia TEHRAN — All international environ- wouldn’t be now partially revived,” she appointed Mohammadreza Hosseinzadeh as the new mental memorandums of understand- highlighted. TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Ukraine’s For- managing director of Bank Melli of Iran (BMI), IRNA re- ings inked so far have been brought Water transferring plans required eign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said Tehran ported on Sunday. into effect, chief of Iran’s Department to undergo environmental assessment and Kiev can satisfy each other’s de- Hosseinzadeh replaced Abdolnaser Hemmati, who of Environment (DoE) said here on “In order to move forward with mands for agricultural products and is now assigned as the head of Central Insurance of Sunday. any proposed water transferring plans energy. Iran. Masoumeh Ebtekar made the re- we first need to ensure that the en- Iran and Ukraine have common BMI is the first national Iranian bank. The bank was es- marks in a press conference held on the vironmental implications of decisions challenges in agriculture and econo- tablished in 1927 by the order of the Iranian parliament and occasion of the World Environment Day, are taken into account before imple- my, Klimkin said in an interview with Iran’s wetlands restoration since then it has consistently been one of the most influential June 5. menting it,” the DoE chief said. “First the Tasnim News Agency in Tehran programs are triumphant Iranian banks. Signing MOU with Austrian Raiffei- we need to make sure that the water on Sunday, adding that Ukraine can sen Bank in line with boosting Iran’s Commenting on the effective meas- right of the wetlands remains intact help to ensure food security in Iran, National Environment Fund, China’s ures DoE so far taken to tackle environ- and then we can think of adopting while Iran can in turn help to provide $3 million contribution for provision mental predicaments over the current them,” she added. Ukraine’s energy security. Iranian institute to hold of greenhouse emission control de- administration, Ebtekar gave full credit She went on to say that “provincial Referring to his visit to Iran and cartoon contest on Zionism vices, and Italy’s $3 million contribu- to the ongoing wetlands’ restoration water transferring is of no use unless meetings with top Iranian officials, tion spent on air pollution mitigation programs for the partial revival of them. we go out of option and be forced to the Ukrainian minister said Kiev is ARTTEHRAN — Masaf, an Iranian institute that equipment are of the agreements “The truth is that Iran’s precipita- do so to supply potable water for a after establishing strategic ties with deskorganizes programs on Imam Mahdi (AS) which are put in action, Ebtekar ex- tion pattern has not changed dramat- region.” Tehran. and other Islamic teachings, plans to hold a cartoon contest plained. ically and if it wasn’t for the measures 10 He also hailed the great opportu- on Zionism. nities for closer ties with Iran following The Zion Caliphate Interna- the implementation of the Joint Com- tional Cartoon and Caricature Iranian FM aims to drums up business in Poland prehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a Contest will be held in two cat- lasting nuclear deal between Tehran egories, the institute announced Iranian Foreign Minister rum on Monday. ly on the further develop- The two ministers are also and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the on Sunday. Mohammad-Javad Zarif Iran’s ambassador to Po- ment of relations between to sign an agreement on co- US, Britain, France and Germany). Theodor Herzl, the founder arrived in Poland on Sun- land, Ramin Mehmanparast, the two countries, which operation. The main focus of Iran is a strategic power that can of the political Zionist move- day for a two-day visit dur- told Polish Radio that talks are already good. We are the Iranian foreign minister’s play a significant role in providing se- ment, and Elizabeth II, the ing which he will meet his with Waszczykowski would convinced that - in connec- visit is economic. curity, Klimkin added. queen of the United Kingdom, Polish counterpart Witold take in bilateral relations as tion to the crises in the Mid- In recent years, Polish-Ira- The minister further said that ter- are the themes of the carica- Waszczykowski. well as the situation in the dle East - our consultations nian trade was worth around mination of anti-Iran sanctions under Zarif is to take part in a Middle East. and contacts will be very $70 million annually. the JCPOA has made it possible for ture section. (Source: thenews.pl) The cartoon section will fo- Polish-Iranian economic fo- “We are counting main- important,” he said. Iranians and Ukrainians to open bank- cus on terrorism and racism, ing accounts in both countries, paving and the crimes committed by the way for enhancing interactions be- the ISIL. Iraqi forces complete buildup around IS-held Fallujah tween the two countries’ big and small The institute asked artists from around the world to submit businesses. their works until June 16. TARIQ CAMP, Iraq (AP) — Iraq’s spe- Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi The Ukrainian top diplomat had a Top winner in the cartoon section will be awarded $5,000 cial forces completed a troop buildup said the “current second phase of the meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister in cash while the first winner in the caricature section will re- around Fallujah on Sunday ahead of an Fallujah operation” will last less than 48 Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday ceive $1,000. operation to retake the Islamic State- hours, after which the offensive to re- morning. held city west of Baghdad, a military capture the city will begin. officer said, as the militants attacked a Al-Abadi called on residents of Fal- TEHRAN TIMES newly-liberated town to the west. lujah to either leave the city or stay TEHRAN TIMES Iran’s Leading International Daily Teaming up with paramilitary troops indoors. Government officials and aid Iran’s Leading International Daily and backed by aerial support from groups estimate that more than 50,000 For the Attention of Exhibitors the U.S.-led coalition, the government people remain inside the center of the Advertising Dept launched a large-scale offensive to dis- at the sprawling Tariq Camp outside Sunni majority city. in Iran Agro Food 2016: lodge IS militants from Fallujah a week Fallujah, said Maj. Dhia Thamir. He de- As he cleared his weapon and Te l : 021 - 430 51 450 Enhance & Promote Your Trade Relationship with ago. clined to comment on troop numbers checked his Humvee at the camp, sol- World’s Prestigious Companies through The city, located about 40 miles (65 or the timing of the expected assault. dier Ali al-Shimmari said he was “totally kilometers) west of Baghdad, is one of He said troops have recaptured 80 ready” for the battle. “I phoned my fam- TEHRAN TIMES (Iran’s Leading International Daily) the last major IS strongholds in Iraq. The percent of the territory around the city ily in the morning and asked them to rd at 23 Intl. Exhibition of Food, Food Technology & extremist group still controls territory in since the operation began and are cur- pray for me to get back safe to them,” Agriculture (IRAN Agro Food 2016) the country’s north and west, including rently battling IS to the northeast as he added. Advertising Dept.: (021) 43051450 Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city. they seek to tighten the siege ahead of “I’m determined to end Daesh,” The last battalion from Iraq’s Special a planned final push into the city center. al-Shimmari continued, using the Ara- [email protected] Forces Service arrived at dawn Sunday In a televised speech to parliament, bic acronym for the group. 3 [email protected] I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NATION 2 MMAYAY 330,0, 22016016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/international Even-tempered Larijani takes helm MEDIA MONITOR Veep recommends as interim speaker stronger ties with 1 nomic challenges the country is confront- Indian Ocean littoral Whatsoever the parliamentary make- ed with, saying, “The country is facing states up, Iranians will expect a change of tack serious economic challenges which can and this has been mainly influenced by be dealt with via convergence and use of TEHRAN — First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri the performance of the previous parlia- scientific approach.” on Saturday urged administrative agencies, par- ment, particularly when it comes to the Elsewhere, in his remarks, Larijani hint- ticularly Chabahar officials, to pursue expansion of economic sector. ed at issues related to the country’s for-

YJC ties with Indian Ocean littoral states and inking co- In addition to all challenges inherit- eign policy, highlighting that Iran is not a operation document with them. ed from the Ahmadinejad administra- “separate island” on the Earth. He said about two billion people live in the tion such as, inter alia, high inflation rate “We are not a separate island in the countries bordering the Indian Ocean and the Sea and unemployment, the new parliament international arena and as underscored of Oman and for this reason Iran, despite oppo- should act in more harmony with the in- by the Supreme Leader, we will keep re- sition by certain countries, should develop its ties cumbent government so as to find a way lations with all countries, which entails ac- with the countries of this region, the YJC reported. out of the economic stagnation. curate diplomacy.” Speaking in a local ceremony, Jahangiri said The economic agenda with a resist- Larijani also offered gratitude to Aref, connecting the Indian Ocean and the Sea of Oman ance economy orientation was a key who also run for the interim post, hailing is a golden opportunity for Iran to develop the theme in the statements issued by the him as an “old friend” and “one of good Makran seashores. Supreme Leader and the president, both figures of the country.” delivered on the occasion. Also on Sunday Aref said a focus on Larijani’s accession Interim speaker says resistance resistance economy will be the “most im-

economy high on agenda portant priority” for the new parliament. /Majid Haghdoust clarified In his first address to MPs, the interim According to IRNA, Aref said atten- speaker drew their attention to the eco- tion to knowledge-based economy is a Mehr

majority-minority proportion: Habibi Interim parliament speaker says Iran is not a necessity to improve the performance of economy in the gross domestic prod- TEHRAN — Larijani’s accession to the speaker’s separate island, keeping ties with all foreign the national economy. uct (GDP) should reach 50 percent, he position of the Majlis clarified the proportion be- countries. The share of knowledge-based suggested. tween the majority and minority in the new parlia- ment, the secretary general of the Islamic Coalition

ISNA Party believes. Some think “Tehran is tantamount to Iran”, but Larijani highlights role of friendship groups in boosting ties the truth is all those who live in this vast country POLITICAL TEHRAN — Iranian Majlis Speak- as strengthening parliamentary ties,” Larijani said during crisis. have equal rights, Mohammad Nabi Habibi said, desker Ali Larijani said on Sunday that a meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin For his part, Klimkin said that Iran and Ukraine have ISNA reported on Sunday. parliamentary friendship groups can play an im- in Tehran. many commonalities and called for expansion of rela- In the parliamentary election on February 26 portant role in strengthening ties between Iran Larijani also said that Ukraine can invest in Iran to tions. the 30-member candidate list in Tehran, led by re- and Ukraine. help the country develop its railway network. He invited the Iranian Majlis speaker to visit Ukraine. formist Mohammad Reza Aref, win all the 30 seats “Efforts should be made to push the friendship He also suggested that Ukraine should expand Expansion of the parliamentary relations between the allocated for the Tehran constituency. groups to be more active, because they can play a part economic relations with Asian and European two countries can help promote the political and eco- in expansion of political and economic relations as well countries in order to find a way out of its current nomic ties, the Ukrainian minister noted. U.S. about to pay for purchased Rouhani: We welcome close ties with ‘friendly’ Ukraine Iranian heavy water POLITICAL TEHRAN — President Zarif said the two countries have potential deskHassan Rouhani on to expand economic and industrial relations. Sunday called Ukraine a “friendly country” He said that the Joint Comprehensive TEHRAN — The U.S. is about to pay for the heavy and said Iran welcomes expansion of ties Plan of Action, the official name for the water it has purchased from Iran, according to Ira- between the two countries in various areas. nuclear deal between Iran and the 5+1 nian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi. “Relations between the Islamic Re- countries, facilitates financial interactions IRIB He said on Sunday that Iran is in talks for selling public of Iran and Ukraine have been between the two countries. more heavy water to other countries including Rus- good and growing and Tehran calls for He also called for expansion of cul- sia, the IRIB reported. boosting these friendly ties,” Rouhani tural relations. Elsewhere, Araqchi added that Tehran is about said during a meeting with Ukrainian For his part, Klimkin called for expan- to file a suit against U.S. confiscation of $2 billion of Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin in Teh- sion of political and economic relations Iranian assets before international courts. ran. at various levels. He also stated the U.S. would not have consid- Rouhani also said it is essential to Ukraine is willing to take steps in ac- ered a nuclear deal with Iran if it still had hopes of expand cooperation between the two tivating the joint economic committee, a military action. countries’ private sectors. Klimkin added. Banking cooperation between the The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry issued a Motahari to run for two countries will facilitate economic re- Esmaeili /Hossein statement on Saturday saying that the lifting lations, the president said. of economic and financial sanctions against

Mehr parliament speaker The president also called for expand- Iran has provided opportunities for a better ing relations in spheres of culture, sci- realization of capacities for cooperation. ence, technology and tourism. Iran, Ukraine can have construc- Javad Zarif also said Iran and Ukraine It also said Iran is one of the “main Elsewhere, Rouhani said that “political tive cooperation, Zarif says can establish “constructive cooperation” partners” of Ukraine in the region and TEHRAN — Tehran representative Ali Motahari will dialogues” are the only ways to settle the In a separate meeting with Klimkin in areas such as campaign against drug there are great avenues to deepen ties run for the post of speaker in the new parliament, crises in the region and establish security. on Sunday Foreign Minister Mohammad trafficking and organized crimes. in commerce and economy. according to independent and moderate front leader Qodrat-Ali Heshmatian.

SERAT Heshmatian also said the independent and Tehran says no hajj pilgrimage, blames Saudis for impasse moderate front endorses five out of twelve mem- bers of the interim presiding board, Serat News re- 1 Earlier, he had said, “We are seriously seeking to dis- ported on Sunday. Saudis had conditioned Iranians performing this patch pilgrims to Mecca.” year’s hajj on visas being issued in a third country and Also, the Iranian Foreign Ministry has said Tehran will ex- Hackers of govt. non-Iranian airlines transferring them to Mecca, both re- ercise restraint with Saudi Arabia on the issue of hajj ritual. jected by Tehran. “The Saudi government refuses to provide safety and website traced back In a communique by HPOI, the decision has been transportation and facilitate visa issuance for our pil- to S. Arabia: Iranian linked with, inter alia, Saudis’ lack of cooperation to al- grims,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi-An- lay Tehran’s concerns about “safety” of Iranian pilgrims in sari said in his recent press conference. police Saudi Arabia. The hajj standoff is also fueled by Tehran and Riyadh TEHRAN — Iran’s Cyber Police Chief Kamal Had- The two have been exchanging accusations, blaming being at odds over other issues, notably the conflicts in ianfar said on Sunday that a recent cyber-attack each for the gridlock. Syria and Yemen in which they support opposing sides. against a government website has been traced According to Al-Jazeera, a statement from the Saudi The row has further been complicated after Riyadh back to IP addresses in three Arab countries, in- pilgrimage ministry said the Iranian government “will be On the other hand, Iranian Culture and Islamic Guid- severed all diplomatic ties with Tehran as its diplomatic cluding Saudi Arabia. responsible in front of Allah Almighty and its people for ance Ali Jannati has said “Performing the hajj ritual this posts in Tehran and Mashhad were attacked in public TASNIM The country’s cyber police unit has carried out a the inability of the Iranian citizens to perform hajj for year is virtually impossible” because of Saudis’ continu- mobs, triggered by the Saudi execution of Shia cleric series of investigations, learning that hackers from this year.” ous sabotaging of the process. Nimr al-Nimr. three Arab states, mainly Saudi Arabia, were behind a cyber-attack launched on the Statistics Centre of Iran on May 24, Hadianfar said on Sunday, Tasnim reported. Official says cyber sanctions may be introduced against Iran He also said Iran has submitted a report regard- POLITICAL TEHRAN — Civil De- great opportunity,” the brigadier general said. “These attacks were carried out on the ing the IPs and exact locations of the hackers to deskfense Organization He said that cyberspace influences first layer and didn’t inflict heavy dam- Saudi Arabia via international police body Interpol Commander Gholamreza Jalali said on political and social spheres. age,” he added. to take the necessary steps on this issue and arrest Sunday that cyber sanctions may be im- Quoting Jalali, Fars news agency re- According to a report posted on the the cyber criminals. posed against Iran. ported on Saturday that a group of Sau- Tasnim news agency on Saturday, Jalali Threats against the country have di hackers launched cyber attacks on a has also said Iran plans to stage special- Iraqi forces backed changed in terms of quality and quantity, number of Iranian government websites, ized war games in coming months to in- by Iranian advisors he said on the sidelines of an exhibition but failed to incur major damage. crease its cyber defense capabilities. on local cyber industry. “Saudi Arabia sought to materialize its He said many hostile countries have leading push to retake “A wise view on cyberspace is required and threats through such attacks but it was established cyber armies and the Islamic “Holding specialized cyber war games is Falluja from Daesh it should not be considered a pure threat or mostly a type of show-off,” Jalali told Fars. Republic is one of their possible targets. one of the priorities this year,” the official said. TEHRAN — Iraqi forces enjoying the support of Iranian advisory officers have become the face of an operation to retake the terrorist stronghold of Falluja Iran to attend high commission on tech. coop. with Russia Sattari, Iran’s VP for science and technology, heading ics, nanotechnology, biological and medical technology, technology-industrial complex RSC Energia, Russia’s cos-

NYT from Daesh, New York Times reported on Sunday. On the outskirts of Falluja, tens of thousands of a delegation will visit Moscow Mon. to attend the third energy, and information technology. monaut training center, and a number of other centers. Iraqi soldiers, police officers and Shiite militiamen meeting of Iran-Russia high commission on technolog- Sattari is also scheduled to meet with Russian Presi- Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, also backed by Iran are preparing for an assault on the ical cooperation. dential Aide Andrei Fursenko as well as a number of oth- known as RSC Energia, is a leading manufacturer of space- city.Iran has placed advisers, including its special The commission which was established last year and er officials of industry and science. craft and space station components in Russia, established Quds Force Commander Qassim Suleimani, on the is co-chaired by Sattari and Russian Deputy Prime Minis- On this two-day visit, the Iranian delegate will take in 1946. The company is the prime developer and contrac- ground to assist in the operation. ter Dmitry Rogozin, comprises 10 specialist committees part in meetings with officials of executive committees tor of the Russian manned spaceflight program. and sub-committees in the fields of space and aeronaut- and working groups, as well as make a visit to advanced (Source: Mehr) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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Westerner arrested among ISIL in NEWS Turkey’s new prime Yemen’s Aden: police minister wins vote of Seven suspected members of the Islamic for the group in Iraq or Syria. confidence in parliament State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Daesh) It is not known how many French or terrorist group, including a Westerner, European nationals could have joined Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim’s government on Sun- have been captured in an offensive in the group in Yemen, where ISIL has not day won a vote of confidence in parliament as well as ap- Yemen’s port city of Aden. long had a presence. proval for his legislative program, Parliament Speaker Ismail The captures were made part of an Aden has served as Hadi’s temporary Kahraman said. offensive by forces loyal to ex-Yeme- headquarters since fleeing the capital Yildirim is a close ally of President Tayyip Erdogan and ni president Abd Rubbuh Mansur Hadi Sana’a in September 2014. a co-founder of the ruling Justice and Development Party against al-Qaeda and ISIL, which has Militant groups have consolidated (AKP/Adalet ve Kalk?nma Partisi). He was declared prime claimed a wave of deadly attacks in re- their power in Aden after Hadi’s forces minister after he was elected as the new leader of the AK cent months in Aden. drove the Ansarullah out of the port city Party at a party congress. A militant commander, quoted by the and other southern provinces in July with Yildirim’s appointment marks another step in Erdogan’s AFP news agency, said the arrests were the Saudi military support. plan to create a full presidential system in Turkey. made in the al-Mansoura district of the Riyadh stands accused of even sup- Yildirim replaces Ahmet Davutoglu, who said he was step- southern province of Aden on Saturday. porting Takfiri militants in a bid to contain ping down after weeks of tension with Erdogan. ISIL and other Takfiri groups have the Ansarullah, with numerous reports of Kahraman said the result was 315 votes for approving the government and 138 against. exploited a massive Saudi invasion and Saudi airdrop of weapons in areas under (Source: Reuters) its attacks on Ansarullah (Houthi) move- the control of the extremists. ment to expand their footholds in Yemen. The House of Saud regime launched There has been an uptick in violence its offensive against Yemen in late since Saudi-backed forces stormed the March 2015 in a bid to bring Hadi back city of Mukalla near Aden. to power. More than 9,400 people have Jordan’s King Abdullah On May 23, twin bombings claimed overran the city in July. France is said to be the biggest source been killed and at least 16,000 others by ISIL killed at least 41 people in Aden A security source told local news site of European foreign militants joining ISIL, injured since the onset of the aggres- dissolves parliament, which has turned to a major hub for Aden al-Ghad that the cell of seven was with more than 900 French nationals sion. Takfiri groups since Saudi-backed troops led by a French national. thought to have left the country to fight (Source: Press TV) names caretaker PM Jordan’s King Abdullah appointed veteran politician Hani Mulqi as prime minister after dissolving parliament by royal decree on Sunday, following the end of its four-year term, Venezuelan government ‘holds talks’ with opposition and charged him with conducting new elections by October. The monarch accepted the resignation of Prime Minister A group of former presidents has held secret meetings tive majority last year. A dialogue effort in 2014 brought the two sides to- Abdullah Ensour, as is customary under the constitution, be- in the Dominican Republic with Venezuelan officials and Government-backed newspaper Ciudad Caracas de- gether amid months of violent anti-government street fore appointing an interim head of government. government opponents in an attempt to mediate the scribed the encounter as an “exploratory meeting for protests that left more than 40 people dead. Both sides Under the constitutional rules the election should be held South American nation’s political standoff, an opposition the start of dialogue,” adding that the meeting included agree that the talks did not produce any substantive within four months under the constitution and after the lower leader has confirmed. ex-leaders of Spain, Panama and the Dominican Republic. agreements. house passed an amendment to the electoral laws in March Jesus Torrealba, executive secretary of the opposi- Rodriguez retweeted state-run broadcaster Telesur Opposition leaders accuse the National Election government sources and political analysts say there are likely tion alliance, confirmed on Saturday that the meetings, saying the government had met with the opposition. Council of stalling their effort to recall Maduro, whose to be more candidates from political parties vying for votes which were initiated under the auspices of the Union of A Foreign Ministry official however, declined to com- popularity in March dropped to 27 percent, according with traditional tribal and family allegiances. South American Nations, or UNASUR, took place. ment. to local pollster Datanalisis. But Jordan’s main political opposition to the government But he said there was no face-to-face encounter, and The head of Venezuela’s MUD opposition coalition They also say the ruling Socialist Party has used a comes from the Muslim Brotherhood movement which is instead the two sides exchanged messages through the tweeted: “There is no ‘opposition-government’ meeting pro-government Supreme Court to shoot down nearly facing increasing legal curbs on its activities, leaving mostly ex-presidents. in the Dominican. Representatives of the coalition are every law passed by Congress since the opposition won pro-monarchy parties and some independent Islamists and The OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting attending a meeting with (the ex-presidents).” a two-thirds majority of seats in December. politicians to compete in the elections, the sources say. Countries) nation is suffering a severe recession due to Former presidential candidate Henrique Capriles, who is Maduro insists his government is the victim of an In 2011, under pressure from the popular protests across the low oil prices and a collapsing socialist economic model. leading the recall push, said in an interview this week that di- “economic war” led by business leaders with the back- Arab world, Jordan’s parliament endorsed constitutional changes President Nicolas Maduro is locked in a standoff with alogue would simply allow the government to buy time and ing of Washington. that devolved some of the monarch’s powers to the parliament. Congress after the opposition won a sweeping legisla- that the only way to resolve the crisis was through a vote. (Source: agencies) (Source: Reuters)

Between 700-900 migrants may have died at sea this week: NGOs ROME (Reuters) At least 700 migrants in a Tweet after estimating that 900 by EU border agency Frontex, when may have died at sea this past week had died during the week. The United the motorless fishing boat capsized, in the busiest week of migrant cross- Nations High Commissioner for Ref- 25 swam to the boat that had been ings from Libya towards Italy this year, ugees (UNHCR) said more than 700 towing it, while 79-89 others were Medecins San Frontieres and the UN had drowned. saved by rescuers and 15 bodies were Refugee agency said on Sunday. Migrants interviewed on Saturday recovered. This meant more than 550 About 14,000 have been rescued in the Sicilian port of Pozzallo told of a died, the UNHCR said. since Monday amid calm seas, and large fishing boat that overturned and The migrants -- fleeing wars, op- there have been at least three con- sank on Thursday with many women pression and poverty -- often do firmed instances of boats sinking. But and children on board. not know how to swim and do not the number of dead can only be es- Initial estimates were that 400 peo- have life jackets. They pay hundreds timated based on survivor testimony, ple died, but the UN Refugee agency or thousands of dollars to make the which is still being collected. said on Sunday there may have been crossing from Libya to Italy, by far the “We will never know exact num- about 670 passengers on board. most dangerous border passage for bers,” Medecins San Frontieres said According to testimony collected migrants in the world. Britain to stockpile tanks in Eastern Europe The British military may soon start stockpiling tanks and ing troops, as is the case with the four planned battalions, other heavy equipment in Eastern Europe as part of NATO’s and debating the meaning of the word ‘significant’ in the military beef up close to Russia’s border. The decision may deal, which was not legally defined. come at the upcoming NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organ- The alliance claims that its military buildup at the Russian ization) summit in Warsaw in July. border is needed to counter Russian aggression. It justified Citing a threat to the Baltic States and Poland, the the stance using the Ukrainian crisis, during which its region North-Atlantic alliance plans to deploy as many as 4,000 ad- Crimea opposed a coup-imposed government in Kiev and ditional troops in those countries. The initial plan was for the voted in a referendum to break up from Ukraine and rejoin United States to provide half, with Germany and Britain shoul- Russia. dering the rest of the cost. However, last week the Wall Street Moscow used its military, which was stationed in Crimea Journal reported that Washington would only provide one under a treaty with Ukraine, to prevent violence during the 1,000-strong battalion and wanted the European members of transition period. Kiev’s foreign sponsors say the move was the alliance to spend more on their own defense. an annexation through military force rather than an exer- Britain’s plan, however, remains the same. It will provide cise in self-determination. an armored battle group, which usually consists of about The three Baltic nations, which were parts of the Soviet 1,000 troops, backed by tanks and artillery, to be deployed Union, and Poland are the most vocal European propo- in the Baltic, the Times reported. Britain’s other plans un- nents of escalating the tension between NATO and Russia. der consideration are to stockpile tanks and other military Hosting additional troops gives those countries a boost to hardware across Eastern Europe and ramp up air defenses, their local economies, but also makes them a target for the newspaper said. Russian military planners, who respond to the extra military Russia considers NATO’s new deployments a hostile move presence there. and says they violate the spirit of the agreement the alliance Moscow insists that it poses no military threat to any NATO signed with Moscow in 1994. NATO pledged not to deploy member and accuses the alliance of warmongering aimed at ‘significant forces’ in Eastern Europe on a permanent basis. justifying greater military spending by European nations. However, it has been circumventing its pledge by rotat- (Source: RT) Iraqi forces complete buildup around IS-held Fallujah 1 heavy clashes with Iraqi forces backed Fallujah, which saw some of the The militants meanwhile launched by U.S.-led airstrikes. heaviest fighting of the 2003-2011 an attack Sunday on the town of Hit, By late afternoon, the forces had U.S.-led military intervention, was the 85 miles (140 kilometers) west of Bagh- managed to push the militants out first city in Iraq to fall to IS. The ex- dad, which was recaptured by govern- and were in control of the whole town. tremists seized control of Fallujah in ment troops last month. A military of- The officer was not authorized to re- January 2014, six months before they ficer said the extremists entered three lease information so spoke on condi- swept across northern and western neighborhoods and were engaged in tion of anonymity. Iraq and declared a caliphate. 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NEWS Iran, Lithuania ink blueprint on Russia's Novak not planning to take part in June OPEC meeting: RIA economic co-op ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran and that the agreement will set the programs ‘Lithuania ready to co-op on tel- “A joint committee can be set up by Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Saturday he deskLithuania signed a blue for future cooperation between the two ecom’ the communication ministries of Iran and was not planning to take part in an OPEC meeting in Vienna in -print covering operational programs for countries in motion and it allows the Also, on a Saturday meeting with Lithuania to follow up the implementa- June, RIA news agency reported. economic cooperation in Tehran on Sun- parties to benefit from each other’s eco- Iran’s Minister of Communications and tion of joint cooperation programs be- Russia is not a member of the OPEC oil producers' group day, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broad- nomic privileges. but consulted with its members in recent months when global casting (IRIB) reported. “The current economic relation be- oil prices collapsed to multi-year lows. According to the report, the agree- tween the two countries is close to zero Earlier this year a proposed deal involving Russia and some ment was signed by Mohammad and Lithuanian foreign minister's visit is OPEC members to freeze oil output to support prices fell apart. Khazaei, the head of Organization for an important step towards the expan- At the April meeting, OPEC rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran Investment, Economic and Technical As- sion of bilateral ties,” he added. could not agree on deal terms, triggering criticism that the producers' cartel had lost its ability to act. At the next official meeting of the Organization of the Pe- troleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), scheduled for June 2 in Austria's capital Vienna, al-Saleh said the focus would be on dialog, not market intervention. (Source: Reuters)

Economists overwhelmingly Iranian Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi (R) reject Brexit in boost for met Linkevicius in Tehran on Saturday. Cameron Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi, tween the two countries,” he added. Linkevicius said that Lithuania is ready to The Iranian minister emphasized the Nine out of 10 of the country’s top economists working cooperate with Iran on telecommunica- need for expansion of ties between Iran across academia, the City, industry, small businesses and the tions. and Lithuania after the implementation public sector believe the British economy will be harmed Mohammad Khazaei (L) , the head of Organization for Investment, Economic and Touching upon Lithuania’s 16th place of joint comprehensive plan of action by Brexit, according to the biggest survey of its kind ever Technical Assistance of Iran (OIETAI), and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius in the world’s telecommunications and in- (JCPOA), saying that “Iran is interested formation technology ranking, Vaezi said, in expanding its relations with European conducted. signing a blue print on economic cooperation in Tehran on Sunday A poll commissioned for the Observer and carried out “Lithuania has achieved considerable Union members including Lithuania.” by Ipsos MORI, which drew responses from more than 600 sistance of Iran (OIETAI), and Lithuanian Lithuanian foreign minister for his progress in various fields of communica- The Lithuanian foreign minister, head- economists, found 88% saying an exit from the EU and the Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius at the part said, “I have had very good and tion and telecommunications, especially ing a high-ranking delegation, arrived in single market would most likely damage Britain’s growth ministry of economic affair and finance constructive talks with Iranian officials in the field of e-government, network se- Tehran on Saturday morning to discuss prospects over the next five years. building. in all of them deepening of bilateral ties curity and software and this can be very bilateral ties and regional developments In the signing ceremony, Khazaie said has been emphasized.” effective for cooperation in these sectors.” with senior Iranian officials. Iran Agrofood 2016 to kick off today in Tehran ECONOMY TEHRAN — The 23rd news reported. nian ministry of industry and ministry along with a number of Iranian compa- deskedition of Iran’s inter- The three-day event, which is the of health, as well as some officials from nies. national exhibition of agricultural prod- largest and the most famous interna- Iranian unions and related communities. As reported, the number of foreign ucts, foodstuff, machineries, and related tional food fair in the Middle East ever, Some 46 countries, including Jordan, participants shows a 36-percent rise industries, known as Iran Agrofood 2016, will kick off in the presence of Iranian Spain, Australia, Austria, Slovakia, South and that of domestic ones registers a A striking 82% of the economists who responded thought will start operation at the Tehran Interna- Agriculture Minister Mahmoud Hojjati Africa, Britain, Italy, Germany, France, 9-percent increase, compared to the last there would probably be a negative impact on household tional Permanent Fairgrounds today, IRIB and some senior officials from the Ira- and etc. will take part in the exhibition year’s exhibition. incomes over the next five years in the event of a Leave vote, with 61% thinking unemployment would rise. Those surveyed were members of the profession’s most Non-oil exports from Iran planned to rise 20% by Mar. 2017 respected representative bodies, the Royal Economic Society ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran’s non-oil exports val- ing to the policies of Resistance Economy, comprehensive and the Society of Business Economists, and all who replied deskue with a 20% increase is planned to and goal-oriented support of exports and exporters is did so voluntarily. reach over $50 billion by the end of the current Iranian emphasized.” Paul Johnson, director of the independent Institute for Fis- calendar year (ends on March 20, 2017), IRIB quoted the The minister also called for the attraction of investment cal Studies, said the findings, from a survey unprecedented minister of industry, mine and trade as saying on Sat- in order to enhance exports. in its scale, showed an extraordinary level of unity. “For a pro- urday. According to Iran’s Customs Administration, in the past fession known to agree about little, it is pretty remarkable to Mohammadreza Nematzadeh made the remarks in Iranian calendar year, which ended on March 19, 2016, the see this degree of consensus about anything,” Johnson said. a meeting with exporters and export associations’ repre- value of the country’s non-oil trade reached over $83 bil- “It no doubt reflects the level of agreement among many sentatives in Tehran. lion. economists about the benefits of free trade and the costs of It is predicted that by the end of the current calen- In the past year, the Tasnim news agency reported, Iran uncertainty for economic growth.” dar year, the value of exports in industry, mine and trade exported $42.415 billion worth of goods while its imports The poll also found a majority of respondents – 57% – sphere will reach $38 billion and the figure for the agricul- reached $41.499 billion, showing a 16.11 percent decrease held the view that a vote for Brexit on 23 June would blow a tural products and gas condensate will stand at $5 billion Mentioning that 32 countries have been already de- in the value of exports and a 22.53 percent decline in the hole in economic growth, cutting GDP by more than 3% over and $7 billion, respectively, the minister added. termined as export targets, Nematzadeh added, “Accord- value of imports when compared to its previous year. the next five years. Just 5% thought that there would prob- ably be a positive impact. The economists were also overwhelmingly pessimistic Fade the oil bounce, here's why: Japan's Abe to delay sales tax hike about the long-term economic impact of leaving the EU and the single market. Some 72% said that a vote to leave would technician until 2019: government source most likely have a negative impact on growth for 10-20 years. This week, oil broke above the key $50 of which are closely tied to oil — have not Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tary budget to pay for recovery from Just 4% of respondents who thought Brexit would mostly level for the first time since October 2015. made new highs in a month. plans to delay an increase in sales tax recent earthquakes in southern Japan. likely have a negative impact on GDP over the initial five years Yet rather than interpret the move as a sign Energy names have fallen since peaking by two and a half years, a government After chairing a summit of Group of said it would have a positive effect over the longer term. to buy, one top technician is warning inves- on April 27, whereas crude has surged 12 official said on Sunday, as the economy Seven leaders on Friday, Abe said Japan The findings – which come as 37 faith leaders write in a tors not to chase the rally. percent. Since peaking back April 29, the sputters and Abe prepares for a national would mobilize "all policy tools" - in- letter to the Observerwarning that Brexit will damage the "I think it's all about risk-reward and peso's gains are still lagging those in oil. election. cluding the possibility of delaying the tax causes of peace and the fight against poverty – will bolster there's probably no more important chart They are up 8 percent and 33 percent, re- Abe told Finance Minister Taro Aso hike - to avoid what he called an eco- David Cameron and George Osborne, who have both ar- right now than the oil chart," Chris Verrone, spectively, this year. and the secretary general of his ruling nomic crisis on the scale of the global gued strongly that the economy will be hit hard in the event a technician at Strategas Research Part- Indeed, analysts at Bank of America Liberal Democratic Party, Sadakazu Tani- financial crisis that followed the 2008 of Brexit. ners, told CNBC's "Fast Money" this week. Merrill Lynch warned this week that con- gaki, on Saturday of his plan to propose Lehman Brothers bankruptcy. But the prime minister and chancellor have been criticized According to Verrone, it's the steep- tinued strength in the dollar could trigger delaying the tax hike for a second time, "There is a risk of the global economy by the Michael Gove and Boris Johnson-led Leave campaign, ness of the move that bothers him most. a series of knock-on effects that may push until October 2019, said the official, who falling into crisis if appropriate policy re- which has claimed they are trying to scare the electorate and In the past 72 days, oil has moved 20 per- crude off its new highs. The bank said a was briefed on the meeting. sponses are not made," Abe told a news are buying into the establishment views of EU-funded inter- cent above its 200-day moving average. "black swan event" such as Saudi Arabia The prime minister, who has prom- conference after the summit. To play its national organizations. Last week Vote Leave accused the "It looks excessive to us, we think there's a removing its currency peg could lead to a ised to announce steps on Tuesday to part, Japan "must reignite powerfully the Institute for Fiscal Studies of being a “paid-up propaganda higher likelihood you come back and retest collapse of Brent crude to as deep as $25 spur economic growth and promote engine of Abenomics," he said, referring arm” of the European Union after it said that leaving the EU the 200 near 39, 40 bucks," said Verrone. per barrel, and it expects oil prices to av- structural reform, is also expected to to his easy-money policies aimed at get- would result in an extra two years of austerity. Also troubling to Verrone is the fact that erage $46 per barrel this year. On Friday, order an extra budget to fund stimulus ting Japan out of two decades of defla- The main reasons cited by economists as to why the UK while crude has surged to new highs, en- crude ended the session above $49 per measures, just two months into the fiscal tion and fitful growth. would suffer were “loss of access to the single market” (67%) ergy stocks and the Mexican peso — both barrel. (Source: CNBC) year and on the heels of a supplemen- (Source: Reuters) and “increased uncertainty leading to reduced investment” (66%). The leading Leave campaigner Michael Gove has said Britain should leave the single market as well as the EU. Pertamina to acquire Google selling General Electric Economists working in the public sector tended to be slightly less negative about the economic impacts of leaving minority stakes robotics division develops new the EU than average. Non-UK citizens living in the UK were in two Rosneft oil Boston Dynamics to investment plans in more likely to think a vote to leave would most likely have blocks Toyota Africa a negative impact on GDP over five years (96%) compared with British or Irish economists living in the UK (86%). By con- Indonesia’s state-owned energy company Per- Alphabet, Google’s parent company, was reported The American power and energy giant, General trast, relatively few economists have publicly come out saying tamina will acquire minority stakes in two oil explo- to be looking to unload robotics division Boston Dy- Electric, has decided to club together with Pan-Af- that leaving the EU would be good for British growth, and ration blocks belonging to Russian energy giant namics back in March. rican multi-sector business services company Mara only a handful have signed up in support of the pro-Brexit Rosneft, an executive said earlier this week. It would seem that this has been achieved, with Group to make more inroads in Africa through in- group Economists for Britain. The acquisitions form part of an agreement be- sources telling Tech Insider that the deal is almost fi- vestment in infrastructure, a domain still infant on the Most studies of the impact on Britain’s economy of a deci- tween the two companies on Thursday to cooper- nalized. black continent. sion to quit the EU show the uncertainty will hit growth in the ate in the oil and gas sector, including plans to The company that will be acquiring Boston Dy- General Electric plans to invest billions of dollars short term and the loss of access to the EU’s single market will develop a refinery together. namics is none other than Toyota. The price of the in Africa’s infrastructure business industry, which ac- damage growth for decades to come. “Pertamina targets production of around acquisition has not been revealed, but Tech Insider’s cording to pundits holds great future with needed The International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Organization 35,000 barrels of oil per day, with 200 million bar- source claims that the “ink is nearly dry” for the agree- investments estimated at $90 billion every year. for Economic Cooperation and Development and the UK’s rels of oil reserves from the Russian blocks,” Per- ment. To attain that goal the American giant announced National Institute of Economic and Social Research agree that tamina president director Dwi Soetjipto said. He Alphabet executives did not believe that Boston on May 26 at Lusaka during the African Development there will be a loss of output as foreign investment shrivels added that Pertamina had been studying the two Dynamics will be able to create a consumer product Bank annual meetings the creation of the joint com- and international businesses and banks shift work to the con- Russian oil blocks. within the next few years, leading to the decision to pany with Mara Group, founded by British-Ugandan

tinent. Any cuts to migration would also have a huge impact NEWS IN BRIEF NEWS IN BRIEF look for a buyer for the unit. business tycoon Ashish J. Thakkar. on growth. (Source: The Guardian) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y http://www.tehrantimes.com MMAYAY 330,0, 22016016 HISTORY & HERITAGE 5 Peace and friendship, main theme of Tehran A CLOSER LOOK Practical tips to wander Intangible Cultural Heritage meeting around Tehran

TOURISM TEHRAN — Promo- standing and friendship in the re- A friend recently emailed me that he is going to visit Iran with desktion of peace and gion.” a group of tourists and asked me some questions regarding friendship is the main theme of the 3rd “Eleven countries are already mem- getting around Tehran and traveling to other cities from the Ordinary Governing Council Meeting of bers of the center and Oman, Qatar, capital. I thought those questions plus some information I Tehran Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Turkmenistan, and Kuwait have applied add in, might be every traveler’s questions that is willing to Center, Iran’s representative to the gov- for membership,” he said. visit Iran anytime soon. erning council Mohammad-Hassan Tale- Iran along with Armenia, Afghanistan, Run errands in Tehran bian said on Saturday. Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Cost of traveling to any country depends so much on your The Regional Research Center for Pakistan, Palestine, Tajikistan, and Turkey own way of spending. Food, accommodation and transpor- Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage are the members. tation are so different for a budget traveler than lavish tourist. in West and Central Asia under the aus- In 2006, Iran joined the 2003 Con- Food is cheap. There are fast food restaurants and local food pices of UNESCO (Tehran ICH Center) is vention for the Safeguarding of the In- (Iranian or Italian) which averagely cost 1$ per dish. There are holding the meeting from May 28 to 30 tangible Cultural Heritage, and on April of course the fancy restaurants in which one may pay aver- at Tehran’s Laleh Hotel. 28, 2010 the agreement regarding the age more than 10$ per dish too. Talebian stressed the importance establishment of Tehran ICH Center Public transportations in Tehran are available and conven- of attending the event by represent- was signed by Iran and UNESCO. The ient. It costs very little by bus in Tehran to go around the city. atives from other member countries Center was officially inaugurated in No- Tehran subway regardless of destination is about 2 cent or so. since “it would lead to more under- vember 2012. Public taxis start from a third of a dollar and Private taxis are more expensive but start from 2$ and go up to 10$ depend- ing on the destination. In other big cities of Iran, the price is slightly cheaper. Can you sum up your daily expenses now? Booking hotels Top national handicraft Iranians love to travel and since due to sanctions they have less chance to get visa for certain touristic countries, they travel inside Iran. Especially during holiday seasons i.e exhibitors to represent Iranian New Year by end of March, it’s so crowded in touristic areas, particularly Isfahan, Shiraz, Mashhad and north prov- inces at Caspian seacoast. Iran in intl. fairs But if you are not arriving during the holiday season, and then would not get into trouble for hotels. I personally do TOURISM TEHRAN — The 30 best stands of the 26th National Handi- not book hotel before I travel inside Iran. I usually go to the deskcraft Exhibition will represent Iran in international events in city and search there and then to find the best deal i want; other countries, the deputy director of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism and the deal which suits me for the price & quality or service. In Handicraft Organization (CHTHO) said on Sunday. Touristic cities there are plenty of hotels & there is a wide The best stands would be selected according to their sales during the range of choices. exhibition, the CHTHO official, Bahman Namvar-Motlaq, explained, IRNA Bring cash with you! reported. There is no transfer connection between Iranian banks He said that the 20 best participants in the previous edition of the exhibition and international banks. There is no western union branch, hired stands with up to 50 percent discount on fees this year. and Visa/MasterCards do not work here, though certain Over 360 participants from different parts of Iran are participating in the money exchangers work for sending/receiving money to/ National Handicraft Exhibition, which is underway at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini from abroad. But it may not be as convenient for a foreigner. Mosalla. The 6-day event will wrap up today. So bring cash with yourself. It is easy to exchange money at According to IRNA, from the five categories of the country’s non-oil the airport for your urgent need. exports, Persian rugs and handicraft ranked last in the previous Iranian But best deal is to exchange in authorized money ex- calendar year (ended March 19, 2016), with 12,000 tons of exports worth change shops outside the hotels & banks called Sarrafi avail- some $333 million. The figure indicates a 14 percent decline in value as able in every city. Think about it, be patient and get the best compared to the previous year and accounts for only 0.8 percent of Iran’s deal! non-oil trade. (Source: Dream of Iran) A couple visiting the National Handicraft Exhibition (Mehr/ Damun Purnemati) Khaghan Restaurant www.khaghan.com

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By John Yemma wars, epic misrule, and unjust treat- Parties are rarely beloved. They a reputation for being a wait-your- ment of individuals and communities, engage in less-than-noble tactics turn old boys’ club. Donald Trump olitical parties are seldom be- the generally accepted solution to the – constant fundraising, constant has stormed in; ignited populist loved, but they keep the fires of governance problem has been peri- attacks on rivals – but parties re- and nativist passions amid a torrent Ppolitics burning when the people odic elections. main interested in politics when of insults, declarations, and contra- are busy with their lives. Some nations -- especially small most people are not. Even dur- dictions; and put the gilded Trump As Sir David Attenborough might and relatively homogeneous ones -- ing the raucous 2016 presiden- brand on the Republican club. In put it: This unusual creature remains do this quickly and efficiently. A con- tial race, the latest Gallup survey a Monitor cover story, Linda Feld- dormant for long periods. Normally tinental-sized polis such as the United shows only 4 in 10 adult Ameri- mann delves into what Trump’s concerned with raising its young, se- States goes through an expensive, cans currently paying close atten- takeover means for the Grand Old curing food and shelter, and pursuing multistage campaign process that lasts tion. Party. happiness, every quadrennium this a year or more. Up to now, the capture of the For the Trump factor alone, this species assembles into one collective Political parties Republican Party by a Manhat- year’s race has already cinched a entity – a body the ancient Greeks You and I might carry around tan businessman/showman and place in the history books. More his- named the “polis” -- to decide who ideas about how government the Democratic Party tug of war tory will be made on Nov. 8, when will lead them. ought to work and who would be between an establishment can- the polis assembles to choose who In “The Republic,” Plato thought a good person to steer it. But put- didate -- a former first lady, New will govern. The choices aren’t al- the ideal leader for the polis, the citi- ting together a national campaign York senator, and diplomat -- and ways ideal. Philosopher kings and zenry, was a philosopher king. While requires money and manpower, an insurgent Vermont senator with queens are rare. But the polis usually a nice idea (if a little self-promoting which is where political parties a Millennial generation following chooses wisely – after which the par- for someone in the philosophy busi- come in. There’s nothing in the have been playing to a limited au- Parties are rarely beloved. They engage ties will regroup and plan for the next ness), enlightened sovereigns are U.S. Constitution about parties. But dience. Though Democrats are ar- in less-than-noble tactics – constant election and the polis will disband, rare. Power need not corrupt, but it parties have persisted as a practical guing over how far left of center fundraising, constant attacks on rivals – but returning to what it really wants to often does. necessity – except for a brief period the party should be, the Republi- do: raise its young, secure a living, So, after centuries of political ex- in the early 19th century known as cans are undergoing a much more parties remain interested in politics when pursue happiness. perimentation that brought terrible the “Era of Good Feelings.” surprising change. Republicans had most people are not. (Source: The CSM)

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Terrorism, refugees and migration — an COMMENT U.S.'s main objective in interview with Germany’s interior minister Middle East is to regain Thomas de Maizière, the German minister was homegrown terrorism. Then, the next hegemony, not fight terror of the interior, is one of Chancellor Ange- day, it was foreign fighters when they are la Merkel’s closest advisers, having served back in Germany with fighting experience. Unfortunately, Washington's main objective in Syria isn't continuously in her cabinet since she took And now, perhaps, it’s all together, or a mix- fighting terrorism, helping refugees or easing Syrians' office in 2005. A former chief of staff to ture of them. So it’s even more difficult to suffering; it's about regime change and the restoration the chancellor and defense minister, de be well-prepared. of U.S. dominance in the region. That's according to AN- Maizière is now in his second, even more Q: [Regarding the refugee crisis,] SWER Coalition coordinator Richard Becker. challenging, stint as interior minister. In that what is the situation now, and what Speaking to Iran's Press TV on Friday, Becker suggest- post, the 62-year-old lawyer deals with has Germany learned from this epi- ed that unfortunately, that the prospects for peace final- Germany’s efforts to counter terrorism sode, this phenomenon? ly coming to the war-torn and with the handling of the migrant crisis A: The situation now is that we see a bit country are low. that has undermined Merkel’s once-astro- more than one hundred refugees arriving Asked by his interview- nomical popularity rating and called into every day — as opposed to seven to eight er why the U.S. has reject- question her prospects for a fourth term in thousand per day last year. The reasons ed cooperation with Rus- elections in 2017. for that are that the Balkan route is closed, sia in the war against the What follows are lightly edited excerpts and our agreement with Turkey is effective. terrorists in Syria, Becker of an interview made by Ruth Marcus: We have to speed up the procedures and argued that it has to do Q: Is the issue and challenge of make faster decisions about whether or not with U.S. grand strategy. homegrown terrorism similar be- someone can stay. This week the govern- “They could certainly tween the United States and Germany, are suspected. And the discussion is: At come to Germany and Europe than danger ment has decided an integration law where cooperate if they wanted or are they different? what range starts suspicion? And the fight to their own lives on little boats. But, yes, we in the government will concentrate our to; they can do a lot more A: I think it’s similar. If you see the back- against terrorism needs to learn about con- we saw some persons who were registered forces on those who stay. This will include if they wanted to, but that's grounds of the terrorists in Belgium and tacts between relevant persons, at an ear- and then worked on the attack in Paris. language classes, jobs and housing with- not really the priority. The France, they are educated and socialized ly stage, where nothing happened, where They passed through Germany, and week- out building ghettos. What we learned United States government in France and Belgium, although some of they perhaps are not suspected. ly we have hints that among the migrants is that you have to strike a balance. If it is does not like the ISIL [Is- them are foreign fighters. There were no Q: How prepared do you feel are supporters of ISIL. About 300 hints, but too much, then you lose the support of lamic State in Iraq and the Levant terrorist group] or the hit teams from abroad to make a terrorist Germany is to prevent and detect an among them, perhaps less than 50 real in- the people, you also cannot neglect your Al-Nusra Front, but their priority is not in fighting them. attack sent to Europe or America to make attack? vestigations. So this is a matter of concern, responsibility. Their priority still remains bringing about a new govern- a terrorist attack, but they went to our A: Of course security institutions are but if you compare less than 100 with a mil- Q: Do you see the refugee issue ment in Syria – regime change. [This] has been the U.S. schools, they did sports together with our always concerned. That is what they are lion [migrants], then the real terrorist threat as a pressure that is going to persist objective now for five years.” kids, they went to our mosques, and they for. After 9/11, we did a lot in Germany. We comes not via the refugees. for years to come? Asked to comment on UN Syria Envoy Staffan de Mis- were radicalized in our neighborhoods. didn’t have a huge terrorist attack in Ger- Q: Going back on that, because A: Migration will be a huge challenge tura's remarks about the need for closer coordination and And this, of course, is a matter of concern. many, so far and the reason for that is a there’s obviously a parallel to the de- for the next ten years or so. Resettlement cooperation between Russia and the U.S., and whether How can this happen? What is the role of mixture between efficiency and luck. So I bate we’ve been having here on Syr- is a challenge for all of us who are respon- the envoy was aware of the conflicting viewpoints of the the Internet, what is the role of the Inter- cannot give the guarantee that nothing will ian refugees, the homegrown terror sible. The difference between poverty two countries, Becker suggested that this was a case of net providers, and how can it be that those happen, but I think we are well-prepared. threat would be, in your estimation, a and wealth is increasing, and the Internet “the wish taking precedent over reality.” ways of radicalization remained undetect- Of course there is a new concern, about greater threat than the threat of ter- and the media show to the poorest in the Ultimately, Becker suggested that “unfortunately ed? So I think this is a similar concern, and the impact of migration: Are there, among rorist attacks plotted by migrants? world that their situation could be better. for the people of Syria, the prospects for a real agree- we are all working on that. migrants and refugees, terrorists? A: It’s interesting. During the high times The attraction to leave your own country ment do not look bright. What's happened to Syria is Q: Has Germany had to shift or Q: What is your assessment? of al-Qaeda, we were concerned about hit is getting bigger. We will never close the one of the great tragedies of modern times, along with change its attitudes or regulations on A: For terrorists, there are easier ways to teams from abroad. Then our next concern difference between poor and rich coun- what's happened to Iraq, and what's happened to Yem- issues of privacy in order to deal with tries, and an acceptable reason to leave en and what's happened to Libya, and all these places the new terrorism threat? During the high times of al-Qaeda, we were your country cannot be that you can find where Western intervention [essentially] has torn these A: Privacy is very important in Germany concerned about hit teams from abroad. a better future elsewhere in the world. If countries apart.” and still very important. But, in a way, it’s dif- this were to be the motto, then the world “This is a truly, truly tragic situation that exists, but it ferent. For us, for example, it’s understood Then our next concern was homegrown would collapse. But to feel and to act and doesn't have any impact on what Washington's foreign pol- that every person has to tell the country, terrorism. Then, the next day, it was foreign to assume responsibility for those who icy is. They pretend to be concerned about the refugees, the state, where they live. We have the fighters when they are back in Germany with have to leave their countries because of about the suffering, but really they're trying to maintain, personal identity card. The country should conflict is a necessity. or to restore a position of dominance in the Middle East.” only collect data from those people who fighting experience. (Source: Washington Post) (Source: Sputnik) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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NEWS IN BRIEF Student-designed walking stick Cell phone radiation increases cancers in rats, but should we worry? could aid Parkinson’s patients A product design technology graduate ing supported through the technology in- The issue of whether cell phone use could cause cancer has has developed a ‘smart’ walking stick that cubator at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory, been mired in confusion, with some studies failing to find an could help increase the mobility of Par- and has received a £15,000 grant from increased risk of brain tumors among cell phone users, while kinson’s sufferers. UWE Bristol’s Better Together Fund in order others suggest greater risk among the most frequent of users. Neha Shahid Chaudhry was inspired to bring Neha’s concept to fruition. Part of the problem is that studying people is less controlled to create Walk to Beat after seeing her Parkinson’s sufferers than testing animals in labs. Researchers have asked individuals late grandfather struggle with the dis- The UK alone has around 127,000 diagnosed with brain tumors ease. The device uses a sensor to detect people who suffer from Parkinson’s, and to recall how much they used when a user’s limbs have frozen, then roughly half of these experience joint their cell phones and com- prompts him or her to continue walking freezing that can seriously hamper their pared it with usage by healthy via a small vibration in the handle that ability to walk. Walk to Beat has already people, but it can be hard for helps reestablish rhythm. been tested on dozens of patients, and people to accurately remem- “People with Parkinson’s get jammed in the device has garnered attention from ber their use. one place and can’t step forward – it can both the NHS and Parkinson’s UK. Other studies have fol- cause falls,” said 23-year-old Neha. “They “There isn’t a cure for Parkinson’s – lowed healthy people for need any kind of rhythm or sequence to medication just prolongs the condition and years to see whether those get them started again, because it acts as a helps you stay alive for longer,” said Neha. who use their phones the reminder. The beat is inside the handle – it “My aim is to make their lives a bit better most develop more cancers, senses when you stop and turns off auto- while they are dealing with it.” and while they have not found matically when you start walking again. Pa- “When I gave the product to patients that to be the case, heavy us- tients say it encourages them to walk and to be tested, there were smiles on their ers could differ in other ways they learn to pace with it.” faces and they were saying ‘This could re- that affect their cancer risk. Originally from Pakistan, Neha is cur- Originally from Pakistan, Neha is currently ally work’. It seems unbelievable that I have To get around these challenges, some researchers have rently studying for a master’s degree in studying for a master’s degree in marketing at the made something which could help people, turned to rodents. They expose mice or rats to known doses marketing at the University of the West of even if it is to a small extent.” of radiation that are equivalent to -- or sometimes more than England (UWE Bristol). Walk to Beat is be- University of the West of England (UWE Bristol). (Source: The Engineer) -- what people get from their cell phones. In the latest rodent study, released Friday, researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences gave rats high doses of radiation every day for two years and compared them with rats that did not receive radiation. The researchers World's fastest helicopter with hybrid design could revolutionize air travel looked at how many animals developed tumors in the brain and Airbus has filed a patent update to its experimental hybrid patent granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. in nerve cells of the heart. X3 helicopter — the world's fastest chopper that can soar The X3, interestingly doesn't feature a tail rotor like eve- The researchers found that 2% to 3% of the hundreds of male through the skies at speeds of 293mph by using innovative ry other helicopter. Instead, the wing-mounted propellers rats that were irradiated developed brain tumors, compared aeroplane-like, wing-mounted propellers. are able to counter the torque of the main rotor to stabilize with none of the control rats. (Source: CNN) The aerospace manufacturer has been secretly working the aircraft and to turn. The motors for the wing propeller on its high-speed hybrid helicopter X3 design for years, are expected to be powered by twin Rolls-Royce engines which was previously known as the Eurocopter X3 with its with each producing 2,270 shaft horsepower. first flight taking place back in 2010. Further to this, the patent also indicates future de- What makes this aircraft so special is its revolutionary signs could feature turbojet engines, meaning the X3 Mismatch vascular and compound design that uses a traditional main rotor for could theoretically fly much faster than the 293mph it neural responses suggest vertical take-off but also wing propellers you'd see on currently can travel. an aeroplane. of a modern helicopters range from 150-160mph, so if Having a chopper that can hit high-speeds for long limits of fMRI Once airborne it can fire up the wing rotors, flying like this project gets off the ground it would be a revolution- distances could be a huge advantage for military missions an aeroplane to offer unprecedented forward thrust not ary evolution for aviation technology. and medical evacuations as well as changing the landscape Investigators at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) re- seen on a helicopter. This newly filed patent looks to update to its design by for business travel. However, the X3 is still well and truly in port that, during sensory stimulation, increases in blood flow are not Modern helicopters placing the motors behind the wings rather than at the the developmental stage and as to when we might actually precisely "tuned" to local neural activity, challenging the long-held In test flights it was able to hit record-breaking front "which results in comfort by reducing noise and vi- see these flying through the skies is still unknown. view that vascular and local neural responses are tightly coupled. 293mph (472km/h) speeds. The current highest-speed brations and increased passenger safety" according to the (Source: ibtimes.co.uk) Many brain-imaging techniques that rely on changes in the flow and oxygenation of blood -- including functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) -- assume that vascular changes re- flect a proportional change in local neural activity. Brains of schizophrenia patients Infection raises specter of superbugs "Because there isn't enough blood to send everywhere in attempt to self-repair, MRI scans reveal resistant to all antibiotics the brain at the same time with the optimal levels of oxygen and glucose needed to support neural activity, it is widely ac- Schizophrenia, a mental disorder that American military researchers have cepted that the brain has a built-in auto-regulatory mechanism influences how a person thinks, acts and identified the first patient in the United for increasing blood flow to regions with increased activity," says feels, currently does not have a cure, but States to be infected with bacteria that Prakash Kara, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of the findings of a new study using Magnet- are resistant to an antibiotic that was the Neurosciences at MUSC and senior author on the Nature article. ic Resonance Imaging (MRI), offers hope last resort against drug-resistant germs. But how precise is this auto-regulation? With resolution typically to patients affected by the condition. The patient is well now, but the case at about one millimeter, the fMRI signal represents the blood flow For their research in the Psychology raises the specter of superbugs that averaged across many blood vessels. Using micron-scale resolution Medicine Journal, Lena Palaniyappan from could cause untreatable infections, be- two-photon imaging in an animal model, the MUSC team studied London Health Sciences Center (LHSC) used cause the bacteria can easily transmit blood flow in single vessels simultaneously with neural activity. MRI and a covariance analysis to record the their resistance to other germs that are Instead, Kara and colleagues showed that, while blood flow increase of brain tissue in 98 patients with already resistant to additional antibiot- did increase with neural activity, it also increased in response to schizophrenia and compared the results ics. The resistance can spread because certain sensory stimuli that did not evoke local neural activity. with those of 83 without the disease. it arises from loose genetic material (Source: EurekAlert) The researchers found evidence that that bacteria typically share with one suggests the brains of schizophrenia pa- "Within the patient group, reduced another. a researcher at George Washington tients have the ability to repair themselves thickness was consistently accompanied by “Think of a puzzle,” said Dr. Beth Bell, University. “We are one step away from to fight the mental illness. increased thickness in distributed brain re- of the Centers for Disease Control and CRE strains that cannot be treated with Schizophrenia, a condition marked by gions," the researchers reported in their study. Prevention. “You need lots of different antibiotics. We now have all the pieces A new 'space taxi' may the inability to distinguish between what is "While temporo-limbic and fronto-parietal pieces to get a result that is resistant in place for it to be untreatable.” right and what is wrong, is believed to be regions showed reduced thickness, the occipi- to everything. This is the last piece of The gene for resistance to colistin be in the works thanks to a degenerative illness. Current treatments tal cortex showed increased thickness, espe- that puzzle, unfortunately, in the United was first found in China, where the drug Russian company Energia for schizophrenic patients are mostly fo- cially in those with a long-standing illness." States. We have that genetic element is used in pig and poultry farming. Re- cused on reducing and managing symp- The findings of the study are impor- that would allow for bacteria that are searchers reported its discovery there in toms rather than reversing the condition. tant in that it shows brain tissue can repair resistant to every antibiotic.” November. It has also been found in the It might have been absurd when Rose said it to Jack in Titanic, but Subtle increase in tissue Carbapenem-resistant bacteria taking a taxi to the moon soon may not be such a stretch of the itself. This suggests of the possibility for intestine of one pig in the United States. imagination if Russia has anything to say about it. According to The study, however, showed that while targeted treatments that can potentially The bacteria are resistant to a drug CRE is still relatively rare, causing news reports, Russian space company Energia has revealed plans schizophrenia is generally linked to a reverse the effects of schizophrenia. called colistin, an old antibiotic that in just 600 deaths a year, but by 2013, for a “new reusable space ve- widespread reduction in brain tissue vol- "Dr. Palaniyappan and his colleagues the United States is held in reserve to researchers had identified it in health hicle,” the primary purpose of ume, certain regions of the brain among have opened new avenues of research into treat especially dangerous infections care facilities in 44 states. Dr. Thomas which will be to move cargo those with the condition showed a subtle our understanding of schizophrenia," said that are resistant to a class of drugs R. Frieden, director of the Centers for and crew members between increase in tissue over time. LHSC Psychiatry Chief Paul Links. "Their find- called carbapenems. If carbapenem- Disease Control and Prevention, often the International Space Station The findings suggest that in terms of ings may lead us to be able to harness the resistant bacteria, called CRE, also pick calls it the “nightmare superbug” be- and the moon. gray matter volume, the brains of schizo- brain's own compensatory changes in the up resistance to colistin, they will be un- cause it is resistant to all but one anti- Dubbed “Ryvok,” this space phrenic patients become more "normal" face of this illness and improve recovery." stoppable. biotic — colistin. taxi will be stationed on the the longer that they have the condition. (Source: Tech Times) “This is huge,” said Dr. Lance Price, (Source: The NYT) space station and is meant to cut both costs and time needed to shuttle equipment and hu- Global warming on other planets to stop us finding aliens, scientists say man capital to and from outer space. Each time Ryvok needs Global warming might mean that many of those billions of Although many of these planets are born with thick hy- to make a trip, it will make use of planets aren’t able to host life, despite being similar to the drogen and helium atmospheres, radiation from the parent a “modernized standard accel- Earth, according to new research. stars was expected to blast away much of the gas. erator block,” which will provide But there still could be a “bonanza” of small planets Detailed computer simulations have now shown that enough energy for the shuttle to reach the moon in five days. And the size of Mars that might be able to host aliens, the planets the size of Earth or larger orbiting close to red on its way back, the shuttle will dock on the space station by way of a research suggests. dwarfs are likely to retain their thick atmospheres. 55-square-meter umbrella of sorts that will reduce its velocity. Scientists had previously thought that Earth-sized plan- On the other hand, smaller planets similar in size to While Ryvok is not the only space shuttle currently in the et close to red dwarf stars could have the right conditions Mars might lose enough of their atmospheres to make works for Energia, the company believes that it may be the most for supporting life. them habitable. efficient option. The “cost of the Ryvok reusable manned space- But despite the fact that they are the right distance Dr. Subhanjoy Mohanty, one of the researchers from craft mission is a third lower than the costs of (alternatives),” said from the stars to allow for liquid surface water - thought Imperial College London, said: "There are hints from recent Energia’s representative, Yuri Makushenko. to be necessary to support living things – their environ- exoplanet discoveries that relatively puny planets may be The development of such a space taxi could have major implica- ment probably means that they are far too hot to actu- even more common around red dwarfs than Earth mass or tions on the future not only of space travel, but colonization as well. ally support it. larger ones, in which case there may indeed be a bonanza According to Thomas Reiter, astronaut and director of the European Their thick atmospheres would cause a runaway green- Habitable planets of potentially habitable planets whirling around these cool Space Agency Directorate of Human Spaceflight and Operations, house effect, boiling away water and rendering them too Since red dwarfs make up around three-quarters of the red stars." The study is published in the journal Monthly the group is already looking into concepts like a “moon village.” hot for life. A similar effect is seen on Venus, where surface stars in the Milky Way, scientists had expected them to host Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. (Source: Digital Trends) temperatures are hot enough to melt lead. billions of habitable planets. (Source: The Independent) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y http://www.tehrantimes.com/international MAY 30, 2016 WORLD IN FOCUS 9

Palestinian leaders want NATO (North li presence inside Palestinian territory,” Atlantic Treaty Organization) to substi- Abbas wants NATO President Abbas said. tute IDF (Israel Defense Forces) forces in At the same time Abbas said that the West Bank as part of any sustainable there is a slight room for negotiations on NEWS peace deal and a two-state solution with to replace IDF in West Bank land boundaries. Israel. France is mounting up interna- “When we need to demarcate these Inmates in Syria’s Hama tional support to hold a conference after borders, we will be prepared to accept a prison capture Syrian officials United States led negotiations collapsed. slight exchange of territory,” he told the “Now we talk about the French ini- Arab ministers. Prisoners inside Syria’s Hama central prison have captured tiative... Its purpose must be to imple- Recognition of Israel as the Jew- several government officers, including a high ranked police ment the visions of both states, based ish state, and proclaiming the entire officer, a source inside the jail told Al Jazeera on Saturday. on the border agreement of 1967 and al-Quds as its capital have been the The head of the prison, a police officer and nine other the capital of the Palestinian state be- main cornerstones of Israel’s position government forces were captured by the prisoners, Brit- ing eastern Jerusalem, so that both in negotiating a two-state solution ain-based so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights countries can live side by side, in safety, with Palestine. Demilitarized Palestine said, confirming the incident. stability and peace – if Israel wishes to with the IDF military presence in the After judge Rida Musa told inmates that 11 of them will be seek peace,” Palestinian Authority Pres- West Bank have also been the points transferred to the capital, Damascus, for the death penalty, ident Mahmoud Abbas said in a speech of the contention in the negotiations. fellow prisoners revolted. at a meeting of foreign ministers at the Last month the Palestinians wel- Musa arrived in the prison to discuss about the shortage Arab League. comed France’s initiative to hold an of food, water and other basic amenities. Throughout the previous peace ne- international conference aimed at Inmates have previously demanded restoration of elec- gotiations and to this day the Pales- kick-starting a new round of peace talks tricity and water amid food shortages and serious medical tinian Authority insists that the West after the two sides failed to reach an conditions, the Observatory said. Bank must be a part of their sovereign agreement in April 2014. But Prime Government forces surrounded the prison and fired tear nation, and that the presence of Israe- Minister Netanyahu rejected the French gas during that revolt in an effort to quell the unrest, accord- li military control is a violation of their initiative, saying the “best way to re- ing to the Observatory. (Source: al Jazeera) right to rule. While the United Nations solve the conflict between Israel and calls the West Bank and Gaza Strip Is- Palestinians is through direct, bilateral raeli-occupied territories, Israel consid- negotiations.” Anti-Islam protest ers them disputed. units. On Saturday, Abbas presented condi- Representatives of some 20 countries, The idea of introducing NATO Tel Aviv argues that it keeps its IDF tions that will most likely be rejected by including U.S., Egypt, and the House of descends into violence in forces in the Middle East country forces in West Bank to protect them- Israel. Besides insisting that East al-Quds Saud regime and Jordan, will attend the has been voiced by Abbas before selves from the perceived threat of would be the capital of Palestine, Abbas French-backed ministerial meeting on Australia during the last peace negotiations. “Palestinian terrorism.” To solidify their also rejected the notion of recognizing the topic next week. Israel and the Pales- The original idea was for the IDF to claims, in addition to military presence, Israel as a Jewish state. tine will not take part in the conference. Police in Australia have used pepper spray to separate more remain in the Palestinian state for a Israel has been building settlements in “We have previously recognized the The French hope to convene a full blown than 300 angry protesters as anti-Islam and anti-racism transitional period of five years af- the West Bank and East al-Quds (Jeru- state of Israel but we will not accept or international conference in the autumn, groups clashed in the streets of Melbourne, the country’s ter which the Israeli forces could be salem), and on a number of occasions recognize the terms of a Jewish state. We with Israelis and Palestinians in attend- second biggest city. replaced by NATO forces along with refusing to negotiate the status of al- demand a Palestinian state on Palestini- ance. Seven men were arrested in Coburg, a northern suburb Palestinian Arab police and security Quds. an lands and we will not allow any Israe- (Source: RT) of Melbourne on Saturday after anti-Islam protesters, some of whom were draped in the Australian flag, began fighting with their rivals. Breakaway Taliban faction Armed group blows up TV Footage showed protesters using Australian flags to beat other demonstrators, before police moved in and used expresses support for peace talks major pipeline in Nigeria capsicum spray to stop the violence. A breakaway Taliban faction is willing to to end the 15-year war, but the disar- For the third time in a week, an armed said in a recent report. In one incident, a member of the United Patriots Front hold peace talks with the Afghan gov- ray within the Taliban has complicated group has attacked a major pipeline in Like other groups before it, the NDA (UPF), which organized Saturday’s anti-Islam and anti-immi- ernment but will demand the imposition those efforts. Nigeria’s Delta region, two officials have wants a fairer share of oil revenues for grant rally, fell to the ground was kicked several times by two of law and the departure of all foreign The Taliban’s spokesman, Zabihullah said, hours after the Niger Delta Aveng- the impoverished and polluted southern anti-racism activists. forces, a senior leader of the group said Mujahid, has branded Rasool’s faction ers group claimed responsibility for the region. Attacks against Australia’s Muslim community have in- on Sunday. “a government army in the shape of the attack. The group claims that the majority creased in recent years partly due to the rise of the Islamic Mullah Abdul Manan Niazi told a Taliban.” Speaking to the AP on Sunday, The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) of the country’s oil wealth is owned by State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Daesh) terrorist group. group of around 200 followers in east- he claimed that Rasool was supported have been sabotaging Nigeria’s oil in- people from the country’s north and has In November, a survey by the Western Sydney University ern Afghanistan that his faction had no by Kabul and Washington. frastructure for months in bombings plans to realize an independent state found that Muslims in Australia experience racism three times faith in the government but was willing “For us he is nothing more than a that have forced production to drop by October 2016, according to online the national average. (Source: agencies) to negotiate without preconditions. local policeman or a puppet of Afghan from 2.2 million barrels per day to twen- statements credited to NDA spokesman Niazi is deputy to Mullah Moham- intelligence,” he said. Rasool’s followers ty-year lows of 1.4 million barrels per Mudoch Agbinibo. mad Rasool, who split from the Taliban met in the mountainous Shindand dis- day. In response to the sabotage, south- Israeli deputy PM admits last summer after Mullah Akhtar Man- trict, near the border with Iran. Snipers Early on Saturday morning the group ern government officials this week urged soor was chosen to succeed the group’s on hilltops surveyed dirt roads leading attacked the Nembe pipeline carrying President Buhari to enter a peaceful di- to visiting Aleppo secretly late founder, Mullah Mohammad Omar. to the area, which serves as the main crude exports. alogue with Niger delta communities Mansoor was killed earlier this month base for the mobile fighters. The en- “I am aware that there was a dy- instead of using military force to restore Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Ayoub Kara has acknowledged in a United States drone strike in Paki- campment where the meeting was held namite attack on the pipeline,” Nengi oil production. to have paid a clandestine visit to Syria’s Aleppo, which is stan and was replaced days later by a is only accessible by motorbike or horse. James, chairman of the Nembe Oil But on Saturday, residents said Ni- under the control of foreign-backed Takfiri terrorists. little known conservative cleric, Mullah The turbaned followers of Rasool — and Gas Committee, told AFP news gerian soldiers invaded Oporoza town, The Syrian army and its allies have been fighting to wrest con- Haibatullah Akhundzada. who is believed to have been detained agency. a stronghold of a former rebel leader trol of the country’s second The main Taliban faction has ex- in Pakistan — appeared to be armed Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris, reporting Government “Tompolo” Ekpemupolo. city from terrorists who have pressed similar demands, but says it will with new weapons, including automatic from Warri in Delta state, said the at- The Nigerian government has issued reportedly received advanced only enter peace talks after they have rifles and grenade launchers. tack disrupted deliveries promised by oil an arrest warrant for Tompolo, alleging weapons in recent weeks. been met. The U.S. and NATO (North The Taliban have continued to launch companies. the former leader of the Movement for Kara did not say when Atlantic Treaty Organization) officially major attacks on government forces despite The NDA appeared to claim the Sat- the Emancipation of the Niger Delta his visit took place, saying “I ended their combat mission more than the internal conflict, and the war has shown urday attack on a Twitter account bear- (MEND) stole millions from the federal won’t get into it,” the Israeli a year ago, but thousands of foreign no sign of abating over the past year. ing its name in a post that said it had government after he started working as daily Haaretz reported. soldiers remain in the country, main- The Taliban attacked checkpoints in blown up the “Nembe 1, 2 and 3 Brass a security contractor as part of an am- “Aleppo today is aban- ly carrying out training, support and the southern Helmand province late on to Bonny trunk line” at 2:15 am. nesty program. doned… Today when you counterterrorism operations. Saturday, killing four police, according Earlier attacks attributed to NDA this There are rumors that Tompolo has enter it, you won’t even think Mansoor had refused to participate to the provincial governor’s spokesman, week have seen Chevron and Nigeria’s been orchestrating the NDA attacks, but that it’s Aleppo. It doesn’t in a peace process initiated by Afghan Omar Zawaq. state-owned oil and gas infrastructure he has denied any collaboration. even remind you of Aleppo,” President Ashraf Ghani that included Among those killed was local police blown up. Previous crackdowns on armed he said instead. Pakistan, the United States and China. commander Safar Mohammad, who in Continued violence could result in groups in the past were ineffective and Late last month, Syrian of- Representatives of the four countries recent years had successfully kept high- mass evacuations of staff that would the chaos in Nigeria’s southern swamp- ficials and locals confiscated a have held five meetings, without invit- ways in the area open to traffic. Zawaq “cripple onshore production of about lands was only restored after the intro- vehicle loaded with Israeli-manufactured weapons in the south- ing the Taliban. Their aim is to chart a said another nine police officers and one million barrels per day,” Philippe de duction of a costly amnesty program for ern province of Suwayda. roadmap toward talks between the Af- one soldier were wounded in the attack. Pontent, sub-Saharan Africa analyst at the rebels. A military source told Syria’s official news agency SANA ghan government and the insurgents (Source: AP) political risk research firm Eurasia Group, (Source: agencies) that the vehicle was traveling from the eastern countryside of Dara’a to the desert region of Badiya. (Source: Press TV) New BMI CEO named French PM vows not to ECONOMY In a new directive issued by the Min- and Managing Director of Bank Melli Iran (BMI). bank on May 28. It should be noted that Hosseinzadeh deskister of Economic Affairs and Finance Pursuant to the minute of Ordinary General Assem- is one of the most experienced and talented managers backtrack on recovery plan (MEAF) Ali Tayyebnia, Mohammad-Reza Hosseinzadeh bly (Extraordinarily), Hosseinzadeh current caretaker of the bank, benefitted from professional records, the was introduced as Chairman of the Board of Directors of BMI was appointed as the managing director of the report ended. By insisting that the government will press ahead with its plans, François Fillon risked provoking further protests like those seen last week, when at least a million people demon- Bank Mellat unveils latest Iranian BANK DAY new strated against President Nicolas Sarkozy’s handling of the economic crisis and his reform agenda. e-banking system dubbed “farabank” caretaker introduced “There will be no turning back on our economic and social ECONOMY Bank Mellat unveiled ments with electronic documents, based ECONOMY A glorious ceremony Iranian calendar year in 1394 (ended policies,” Fillon told the newspaper Le Monde. deskup-to-date Iranian on which, paper will be saved consid- deskwas held to honor March 19, 2016).” “We do not underestimate the concerns, but in the sit- electronic banking system in the pres- erably in transactions, he said, adding: 30-month activities and performance of He pointed to the appropriateness uation of extreme crisis that we find ourselves in, nothing ence of chief executive, staff, personnel “Launching farabank will also help con- former Managing Director of BANK DAY and ownership of Damavand Power would be worse than a change of direction or absence of and managers of the bank in line with serve environment, reduce air pollution Dr. Ahmad Shafi’zadeh. Plant and said: “Suitable way has been decision-making.” promoting and streamlining electronic and traffic congestion.” Given the above issue, Dr. Alireza paved in this regard for offering stocks Fillon dismissed the union demands that the government banking services. CEO of Bank Mellat Turning to the services of this system, Atefifar replaced Dr. Ahmad Shafi’za- of the bank in Iran Fara Bourse (IFB), add measures to its 26 billion euro (£23.5 billion) recovery Ali Rastegar was the first speaker in the he said: “In farabank system of Bank Mellat, deh as new caretaker of BANK DAY in based on which, a lucrative asset worth plan to boost consumer spending as “demagogy”. unveiling ceremony and pointed to the three important steps will be put into oper- the presence of Deputy Leader’s Rep- 50,000 billion rials was provided for the At present the focus is on targeted investment, whose plan as most modern electronic system ation including requesting for special draft resentative in Veteran and Martyrs Af- bank.” positive effects, unions say, will not be felt by households un- inside the country and said: “This giant of farabank via phone, requesting gift card fairs Foundation Hojjatoleslam Seyyed Deputy Managing Director and til at least next year. project was launched at the bank for via phone and online services as well as re- Habibollah Hasani, members of the Credits and Marketing Affairs of the Fillon said the recovery plan had entered its “concrete the first time in the country, benefitted questing to open current account.” Board of Directors and senior directors bank Dr. Alireza Atefifar replaced Dr. phase” as he unveiled details of funding for 1,000 projects to from the most experienced domestic Member of Board of Director of Bank of the bank. Ahmad Shafi’zadeh as new caretaker of “boost” the French economy, whose effects, he said, would be engineers within the framework of 2400 Mellat Hossein Heidari was the next Former managing director of the BANK DAY. felt this year and early in 2010. A third of the plan’s funding man/hour research activities.” speaker in this prestigious ceremony Bank was the first speaker who ex- In the end, the new caretaker of will go to businesses in need of cash, while a further 11 billion Considering the complexities of busi- who pointed to the significance of this pressed his special thanks to the un- the bank said: “BANK DAY owes its euros will go to “operations funded by the state budget”. ness in the contemporary world of today, project at the bank and said: “Lack of flinching efforts of directors and man- success to the unsparing and un- There appears no chance that the government will heed he said: “Bank Mellat has thus far taken such similar system in the country is agers of the bank during his term in flinching efforts of senior managers union calls to freeze plans not to replace thousands of public giant strides towards meeting demands considered as one of strengths of the office as chief executive of the bank and directors of the bank especial- sector jobs this year, given the crisis. Fillon said it was more of its customers in the best form possible.” bank as compared with other banks, and said: “With the coordination made ly Dr. Shafi’zadeh who took giant important to protect jobs than to boost salaries, amid news Farabank or branch-free bank is a based on which, current activities of the in this regard, BANK DAY attained nu- strides to meet most objectives of that the number of jobless rose in December by 45,000 to (Source: The Telegraph) project which will replace paper docu- bank will be facilitated.” merous achievements in previous the bank during his tenure.” well over two million people. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 10 ENVIRONMENT MMAYAY 30,30, 20162016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/society

IRAN’S WILDLIFE ‘Car-free Tuesdays’ gains momentum in Iran Traces of extinction 1 Very soon, TV channel one intro- “Iranians are unpredictable.” duced the car-free Tuesdays during My The official who rides bike to office and his sessions across the capital says “the cam- By Farnaz Heidari Homeland Program. In the fourth week, I talked to Mr. Mohammad Darvish at the paign is a point of unity between the govern- M.Sc. of Environmental Science Engineering Department of Environment, who sup- ment and people; it promotes social capital TEHRAN — Tigers used to occur across Asia as far west as ported the campaign and introduced it and unity; it is different from other campaigns Turkey. Isolated populations of tigers developed into eight wherever he went.” in that all enjoy the benefits. The movement different subspecies. Before talking to Mohammad, I had gone is to change people’s mindset, particularly Three generations ago, the tiger ranged from the Caucasus to the Department of Environment on Thurs- the educated and the lovers of environment, and Turkey through the southern Caspian region of northern Iran day to see Darvish, head of the education to assume responsibility for their society.” to the forested areas along the Oxus River in Afghanistan, the and environmental contributions, to know Many officials, according to Darvish, shores of the Aral Sea and Lake Balkhash, Sinkiang, the Altai and more about the burgeoning campaign. have already joined the campaign includ- the Irtish Basin. Since the beginning of 20th century numbers Darvish began by quoting Gustavo Pet- ing Mrs. Masumeh Ebtekar, the head of have sharply declined, usually through conflict with humans. ro, the mayor of Bogotá in Colombia, who department, who uses subway and taxi on Caspian Tiger (Panthera tigris virgate) experienced the had said, “A developed country is not a Tuesdays to go to her office. same decline and by the 1950s had become extinct. This place where the poor have cars. It’s where “The Department of Environment is specific subspecies as an intermediate subspecies between the rich use public transportation.” also paving the way for the campaign to the Siberian and Indian Tigers, once ranged throughout the Introducing Mohammad Bakhtiari and be recognized among people. We have lowland forests and extensive reed-beds in the Caspian prov- his campaign, he explained that “70 million negotiated with insurance companies to inces. Although Iran lost this specific subspecies forever, India litter of fuel is used every day in Iran, 20 give discount on third-party and body- now has 70 percent of world’s tiger population because of million of which is imported from outside. part insurances to the drivers without Mohammad Darvish is riding a bike to attend a session at the presidential office’s unique experiments in wildlife conservation plans. Figures show that 15 percent of the traffic traffic tickets on Tuesdays. We have also Iran lost tigers forever in Iran is unnecessary. We are not looking department for science and technology in an undated photo talked to municipality officials to specify By the 1950s three of the for an ideal condition at all. But we win if we “Sixty percent of the people who know highways or tunnels, the ruling body must some places in subways and BRTs for the tiger subspecies (Caspian, can cut that 20 million of import by stop- there is such a campaign have supported move towards improving BRTs and public campaign’s posters which appear soon. Bali and Javan) have become ping those pointless drives.” it. Our first step is to tell people that there transportation. It also needs to make car Also, there are some companies and or- extinct. There is absolutely Tuesday was chosen because it is in the is such a movement. The second step is to driving more difficult for people so they opt ganizations like the Department of Envi- no alive Caspian tiger in the middle of Iranian week when traffic con- tell them why they should support it. The for public transportation or bikes.” ronment which have planned some in- world, not just in the wild and gestion is high and air pollution at peak, third step is to have incentives for those Asked how one can see the impact centives for their employees who do not not even in Zoos around the Darvish explained, adding, “If we succeed who join the campaign. And the fourth step of the campaign on Tuesday’s traffic, the use personal cars for commuting between world. Extinction of Caspian ti- to bring Tuesdays’ traffic under control, we is to push the government to carry out its environment official said air pollution home and office,” he explained. ger is a great regret especially can see its impact throughout the week.” responsibilities at a more rapid pace.” and traffic congestion as well as number This campaign will certainly broaden knowing that tigers can breed A total 600 weeks have been planned Darvish went on to say that “govern- of accidents and traffic tickets are being Iranians’ cultural horizon, setting them as well in captivity and they are for the movement to be internalized in the ment must create safe bike routes; allocate monitored on Tuesdays. an example in the region where most of unlikely to become extinct. Iranian society and the first 100 weeks are subsidy for purchasing bikes and electric Inquired if he sees any future for the the countries are entangled in domestic Some experts say the last set for having people to know about it, and hybrid motorcycles. Instead of expand- campaign, Darvish’s response was pos- conflict, the official concluded as he was Caspian tiger were shot in Go- Darvish explained. ing streets, constructing two or three floor itive with a big smile in his face, saying watering the flowers in his office. lestan National Park in 1953, although there was a reliable report of a sighting in the Golestan area in 1958. Biologists from the Department of the environment devoted several years in All intl. environmental MOUs brought into effect: Ebtekar the early 1970s to searching for Caspian tiger in the uninhabited 1 “Depending on the situation we cannot fully agree the past administration we cannot take any legal actions areas of the Caspian forests, but no trace or evidence was found. or disagree with such a plan but first we need to take other against them,” she lamented, adding “a wind blow can eas- It is believed that tigers disappeared from Afghanistan at about options such as recycling or reforming farming patterns ily bring all the dust and pollution they cause to Tehran.” the same time as it did from Iran, if not earlier. into consideration before moving onto more environmen- “We have made great accomplishment in reducing air Tehran Zoo has two subspecies of Tigers: The largest sub- tally invasive alternatives,” she suggested. pollution so far as the number of clean days in Isfahan has species, the Amur or Siberian tiger once ranged throughout the Production of genetically modified food stuff tripled although it is not in a good condition regarding its forest areas of China and Korea, north to the forested edges of not legally approved by DoE annual precipitations,” she said. Siberia. And the Bengal tiger which is found primarily in India Inquiring about the genetically modified food stuff in However, she said, “dust particle coming from border coun- with smaller populations in Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, China Iran Ebtekar said that production of genetically modified tries such as Iraq and also these mines is not in our control.” and Myanmar. It is the most numerous of all tiger subspecies food stuff is not legally approved by DoE. Cyber police help to minimize animal abuse, with more than 2,500 left in the wild. Should they get required documents for mass produc- poaching A valuable resource for investigating the genetic diversity tion they need to observe Biosafety Protocol, she said. As some have the audacity to share their pictures The tiger (Panthera tigris) is the world’s largest field species The Biosafety Protocol makes clear that products from while abusing animals or poaching them the DoE chief and is predicted to soon become extinct if effective conservation new technologies must be based on the precautionary noted that with the help of the cyber police criminals will measures are not deployed. principle and allow developing nations to balance public face legal consequences. The preservation of wild tiger populations, currently esti- health against economic benefits. Persian Gulf or Caspian Sea ports.” Bees are vulnerable to insecticide mated to total less than 4000 individuals, is now a major goal She further explained that in case such products shipped As much trees as we plant they never turn into the On the subject of the insecticides Ebtekar felt repentant of animal conservationists. Three years ago, Yun Sung Cho to Iran they need to be labeled to inform the consumers natural forests we have right now as the forest are mil- for the bees which are absolutely vulnerable to such toxic and his colleagues presented the first tiger genome sequence about their genetically altered organisms. lion years old and possess a unique and complex eco- substances, particularly neonicotinoid. assembly, utilizing the DNA of a nine-year old tiger from Ev- Economic exploitation of forest resources in system, she warned. “60 percent of the agricultural products depend on erland Zoo, Korea, and sequence four additional Panthera Iran is illicit Tehran’s sand and gravel factories an obstacle the pollination process by the bees,” she said, stating, genomes in order to better understand the predatory adapta- Ebtekar stressed that according to a law passed in Janu- for air pollution mitigation “Provided they die it would be almost impossible for tions and evolution of big cats. ary 2015 any economic exploitation of the forest resources Mentioning DoE’s effective measures to minimize air farmers to cultivate their products.” The team identified 1,376 big-cat specific amino acids in Iran is prohibited save broken or damaged trees. pollution in the metropolises of Iran Ebtekar regretted “We are planning on promoting beekeeping, changes indicative of a carnivorous diet, through a comparative She argued that “despite some beneficiaries attempts that sand and gravel mines in the suburb area of Tehran enhance awareness about the important role of the analysis of genomes including tiger, human, dog and mouse, to legitimize such unfair exploitation we cannot afford to are of the main sources of air pollution. bees and insects in general in the environment and and provided evidence for the rapid evolution of genes involved lose more forests and we can easily import woods using “Based on the permits such mines have obtained over the negative outcomes of their extinction.” in muscle contraction and the actin cytoskeleton. The team also identified two candidate genes that may have been important in the snow leopard’s adaptation to high altitudes and pinpointed a potential coat color gene in the white lion. What a circus: Clowns beg lawmakers not to ban animal shows Dr. Jong Bhak from Personal Genomics Institute, Genome A public hearing on a proposed wild-animal en- by animal rights activists at Tuesday’s pub- draft the legislation. tise in actually working with wild exotic Research Foundation in Korea mentioned that “Tigers are apex tertainment ban that would keep circuses and lic hearing. Animal Defender International, City Council President Darlene Harris said animals,” said Dr. Barbara Baker, the zoo’s predator; humans and tigers cannot co-exist in the same area similar shows out of the city ended up being a based in Los Angeles, said more than 30 she’ll vote against the bill and believes circus president and CEO. and without protection, Amur tigers must be extinct by now.” circus of sorts, complete with clowns who begged U.S. municipalities have similar laws. animals are motivated to perform by the good Kraus said he’s gotten 9,000 emails from He went on to say that Korean tigers (which are slightly small- the City Council not to enact the measure. Supporters of the bill contend that an- relationships they have with their trainers. around the country, most of them support- er and more yellowish) extincted in 1950-60s as Caspian tigers Syria Shrine clowns held signs outside imals don’t jump through fiery hoops be- “I have never seen any animal do a trick for ing the measure he first proposed May 3. due to the same reasons such as excessive thoughtless hunting the City-County Building that said, “We cause they enjoy it. a person who abuses and beats them. Never,” Kraus said the bill will be vetted before it and farmland expansion and it is a grave mistake of us to eradi- love our animals,” and “Councilman Kraus “They perform out of fear of what will Harris said. “If I hit my dog, do you think she comes up for a vote. cate them for many reasons. makes clowns cry!” happen to them if they don’t,” said Brian would sit up and roll over and dance for me?” Mayor Bill Peduto is waiting to see what hap- Dr. Bhak also addressed the importance of conservation plans That referred to Democratic Council- Bonsteel, founder of Humane Action Pitts- “None of the speakers in favor of this pens to the bill before staking out a position, his and said “Now people can more effectively preserve subspecies man Bruce Kraus, whose bill was supported burgh, an animal rights group that helped ordinance have any experience or exper- spokesman said. (Source: ABC News) in zoos, for instance, in Korea, all the major TV broadcasting companies aired the tiger genome news at the prime news time.” IN FOCUS Mehr/ Tirdad kadkhoda-Shafi “This made almost everyone to know that Amur tigers are endangered and I am sure more funding can be produced indi- Tiger shark rectly,” he said, adding, “The most important thing for the tigers is that now the public is aware of their problem.” caught for 2nd The future of wildlife depends on scientific decisions Tigers taught us good lessons, we lost Caspian tiger just be- time by same cause of breaking the laws of nature. We lost the chance of hav- ing Caspian Tigers not only in the wild but also in Zoos. fisherman It would be relatively easy to breed captive tigers for rein- HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — troduction to the wild, but there is not enough suitable habitat left to release of captive-bred stock. By ignoring this simple fac- It seems a huge tiger shark named tor, Iran conservationists experienced unsuccessful tiger captive Chessie likes the South Carolina coast. Local news outlets report the breeding project which also caused many problems. 1,400-pound shark tagged a year ago In 2010, two Siberian tigers sent from Russia to Iran in exchange was caught again this week off Hilton for a pair of Persian leopards were set to be reintroduced in the wild Head Island by the same fisherman. to replace at the Miankaleh peninsula within the next five years. In Fisherman Chip Michalove first December 2010, one of the captive Siberian tigers died because of caught Chessie, named for the near- contagious disease and it affected the whole project. by Chechessie River, in May 2015. On Female Amur Tiger after 5 years of Quarantine, now is alive Wednesday, he caught the shark about and lives in good condition in Tehran Zoo. a half-mile offshore. This experience demonstrated that the future of wildlife lies Chessie has traveled 2,000 miles in just in careful management programs. There is absolutely no ge- the past year and also gained some netic information from Caspian tigers, so thinking about reintro- weight. The shark weighed 1,200 duction of similar subspecies was a great mistake. pounds last year. We must notice that the habitat of Caspian tiger is totally The tracking is a project of the non- changed and tigers cannot adapt themselves even if they rein- profit OCEARCH, which works to learn troduced to wild. Tigers had good lessons for us, not just in the about the movement of sharks. It’s past but also in recent years. We must know that when proper most famous subject is Mary Lee, a data are in place, yielding results started. So we must focus on 3,500-pound tagged great white that saving other important wildlife species e.g. Asiatic cheetah or Hayat animal shelter is the first center for vaccination and treatment of the shelterless animals in the city of Arak, Markazi province. routinely makes the news as it wanders Persian leopards instead of regretting the loss of tigers. along the East Coast. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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IIranran fightsfights bbackack ttoo ddefeatefeat CCanadaanada aatt WWOQTOQT FOOTBALL Iran recovered to win the match from two sets down against Cristiano Ronaldo should Australia 3-2 (27-29, 19-25, 25-20, 25-21, 16-14) on the second day of the Men’s World Olympic Qualification Tour- stay at Real Madrid forever - nament at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Sunday. Florentino Perez Milad Ebadipour tallied 26 points to lead the Iranian offensive. Ebadipour had a solid stint at the flank and buried 25 attacks then helped out on defence with one Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has said he wants Cris- block. His team-mate Amir Ghafour likewise contributed tiano Ronaldo to stay at the club “forever” after the Portuguese in their victory with 19 markers. Gavin Schmitt of Canada superstar’s shootout penalty won the Champions League final. topped all scorers with 27 points. Ronaldo had struggled to make a major impression as Real Iran and Canada had a drawn-out exchange of points drew 1-1 with Atletico Madrid after extra time in Milan -- but he and errors that resulted to numerous deadlocks in the stepped up to smash home his side’s fifth successful penalty to opening set. The two sides almost had an equal produc- seal a 5-3 shootout success. tion on attacks, blocks and aces, and the only difference “Everyone knows I want Cristiano to stay here forever,” he told separating them was Iran’s two errors. Canada earned a Antena 3 television. “He is one of the pillars of the team and of one-point cushion from Schmitt’s attack then sealed the the history of the club. first set victory 29-27, as an Iranian spike went out of “Real Madrid have made a bounds. Canada imposed a punishing high block that in- new era with him.” timidated the Iranian hitters to hold on to an 18-10 lead. Perez hailed coach Zine- Iran then scored a 5-0 run, including three service aces dine Zidane, who lifted the from Seyed Mohammad Mousavi, to cut down the Cana- trophy as a Madrid player dian lead to 18-15. Canada managed to regroup and a in 2002, scoring the winner soft tip shot by Schmitt concluded the set 25-19. against Bayer Leverkusen, and Iran recovered from their losses in the first two sets and was assistant coach to Carlo gave a more convincing performance that put them ahead Ancelotti for the 2014 final vic- in the third set 14-10. Iran maintained their four-point edge with the help of Ghafour and Ebadipour’s excellent offence. final stretch to conclude set and match 16-14. tory over Atletico. at the second technical timeout 16-12, then extended it Iran were up by three points at 23-20 but extended their “Canada showed good level of play. They had a hard “Zidane, for me, for Madrid to 20-13 as their blockers applied more pressure on the lead as Schmitt committed another service error. Mahmou- match on Saturday against Poland and had to come back and its history, has been very Canadian hitters. Canada staged a comeback to cut down di secured the fourth set victory for Iran 25-21. and play. I’m happy with the result. We were close in the important,” he said. the lead of Iran to just four at 23-19, but Shahram Mamou- Iran led in the fifth set and a smart drop by captain Mir first set but could not control the tempo. We got our “He changed history in 2002, di’s attack and Schmitt’s service error eventually sealed the Saied Marouflakrani put them further ahead 8-6 at side rhythm back so our defence was better from the third and he has won the Champions victory for Iran in the third set 25-20. Iran came into the change. Canada tried to keep up with the momentum of set,” Iran coach Raul Lozano said. League as a player, an assistant and now as the coach.” fourth set with the same intensity and protected their lead their opponents but Iran scored two important blocks in the (Source: FIVB) The president said the Bernabeu club had enjoyed “a good league” despite narrowly losing the Liga title to rivals Barcelona. “All seasons are tough, but we fought to the end,” he added. Basketball team heads to WABA Junior handball team wins Poland “La Liga is very difficult. We’ve fought. “I won’t say more. We had a good League, and we had a Championship tournament good European Cup.” Perez paid tribute to Atletico, who eliminated both Barcelona and Bayern Munich from this season’s competition but, for the second time in three campaigns, were unable to defeat city rivals Real in the final. “I would like to dedicate a few words to Atletico, our neigh- bour and friend,” he said. “In the last few years, they have shown the level they are at. “You feel for them because of the effort they have made, but I am sure they will win it in the future.” He dedicated the club’s victory to fans who died in a terror attack in Iraq earlier this month, saying they were people “who transmitted the values of Madrid.” (Source: ESPN)

French prosecutor considering Qatar 2022 SPORTS Iran basketball team Iran, titleholder Lebanon, Iraq and Syria SPORTS Iran junior handball Ukraine and Lithuania. desktravelled to Amman, together. deskteam claimed the title Amin Yusefnejhad from Iran became World Cup investigation Jordan on Sunday to participate at the The 2016 West Asia Basketball Cham- of the Poland tournament. the best goal scorer of the tournament 2016 West Asia Championship. pionship will serve as a qualifier for the The Iranian team defeated Ukraine and Arash Norouzi was named as the French financial authorities are considering investigating how The WABA Championship will take 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge. and Lithuania and lost to Poland in the best goalkeeper of the competition. Qatar was awarded the 2022 soccer World Cup, financial prose- place in the Jordanian capital of Amman Iranian national basketball team is competition. Iran is preparing for the 15th Asian cutor Eliane Houlette said on Sunday. from 30 May-3 June. preparing for the Olympic Qualifying Poland finished in second place due Men’s Junior Championship which will “We are thinking about it, we have several elements that en- The tournament brings Jordan (host), Tournament (OQT), slated for July 4-9. to inferior goal difference, followed by be held in Jordan in August. courage us to investigate,” Houlette told French radio Europe 1. The financial prosecutors can investigate if they have reasons to believe French nationals are involved in a case or if unlawful acts related to it were committed in France. Amir Ghalenoei extends contract with Iran’s Former UEFA president Michel Platini, banished from the sport for ethics violations, could be a person of interest. Tractor Sazi “If there is an investigation, Mr Platini’s role will be crucial but the investigation would not focus on Mr Platini,” said Houlette. Amir Ghalenoei has signed a new one-year contract with management. Platini was banned for four years over a payment of two mil- Iran’s Tractor Sazi of Tabriz on Saturday. Ghalenoei, who replaced Toni Oliveira in Tractor lion Swiss francs ($2.08 million) made to him by FIFA with former The ex-Iran coach was appointed as coach of Tabriz Sazi, led the team to the AFC Champions League president Sepp Blatter’s approval in 2011 for consultancy servic- based team in December 2015 for the second time. Round of 16 where the Iranian team lost to the UAE’s es provided a decade earlier. In the 2011–12 season, Tractor Sazi had finished run- Al Nasr 5-4 on aggregate. (Source: Reuters) ner-up in Iran Professional League under Ghalenoei’s (Source: Tasnim)

Moussa Coulibaly joins Amir Hashemi appointed as SC Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Sepahan NEC coach move speculation SPORTS Esteghlal Khuzestan SPORTS Former Esteghlal 'nonsense' - Dortmund deskdefender Moussa deskstriker Amir Hashemi Coulibaly has signed a two-year contract Moghaddam has been appointed as the Borussia Dortmund have dismissed rumours that star striker with Sepahan on Sunday. new head coach of SC NEC on a one- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is about to leave as "nonsense." Coulibaly moves to Isfahani club just year contract. Speculation that Gabon international Aubameyang was set three days after Abdollah Veisi accepted Hashemi, who has an “UEFA A” license, to depart increased after journalist Francois David wrote on Twit- to be the head coach of Sepahan. has previously coached VV Lunteren, ter that national manager Jorge Costa had been asked not to The 23-year old Malian, who joined RKSV Margriet and RKTVC. select him against Mauritania "because he is in the process of Esteghlal Khuzestan in 2013 from Djoliba, “After a couple of meetings we came changing clubs." scored four goals in 67 appearances for to an agreement and I signed a one-year The 26-year-old, who scored 39 goals in all competitions for the Ahvaz based football team. contract. NEC has a lot of talented youth Dortmund last season, has been linked with a £70 million move Veisi, who led Esteghlal Khuzestan to players and that’s why I’m here, I love to to Manchester United. Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester City 2015-16 Iran Professional League season work with young players,” the 49-year-old and Arsenal also reported to be keen. title, is trying to build a strong squad for coach said. But Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke told Sport Bild: Sepahan in the next season. Hashemi played 14 times for the Iran "That's all nonsense." He did the same for Esteghlal Khuzestan national football team in mid 80’s against Earlier this month, Aubameyang told Ruhr Nachrichten he as they narrowly escaped relegation last sea- Poland, Russia, Angola, Japan, S. Korea, "could not imagine a nicer place" to be play than Dortmund, son but finished top in this season. Esteghlal Qatar, Thailand and some other teams. even though he added that he would be interested in a move Khuzestan dubbed the Iranian Leicester City He is also the agent of AZ Alkmaar to La Liga one day. who won the English Premier League this Iranian winger Alireza Jahanbakhsh. He Aubameyang, crowned CAF 2015 African Footballer of the season for the first time in history. played a key role in transferring Jahan- Year in January, said earlier this season that his "childhood Sepahan had a poor performance in the Iran bakhsh from Damash Gilan to NEC Ni- dream" was to play for Real Madrid. Professional League and finished in 11th place. jmegen in the summer of 2013. He signed a new five-year contract at Dortmund last summer and told the paper: "It was not for nothing that I prolonged my contract until 2020. "It was a conscious decision. I can even imagine staying here Ebrahimi linked with Qatar’s Al Ahli move for longer, even though I would like to play in Spain one day. "In football, however, you never really know what will happen. Esteghlal’s defensive midfielder Omid Ebrahimi has been Ebrahimi, who signed a two-year contract with Es- Fundamentally, I feel so good here that I could not imagine a linked with a move to Qatari football club Al Ahli. teghlal in June 2014, has also played in Shahrdari Ban- nicer place for me right now." The Iranian international midfielder, whose contracts dar Abbas and Sepahan. Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke said in January that expire at summer, has been a key player for Esteghlal in Ebrahimi made his debut under management of Carlos the club would not sell Aubameyang even if offered €100m. the Iranian Professional League. Queiroz on 9 December 2012 in match against Saudi Ara- But he has also admitted that an offer in excess of that figure The Qatari media reported he will replace his coun- bia in 2012 WAFF. He was a member of Team Melli in the might force them to reconsider. tryman Pejman Montazeri in Al Ahli. 2015 AFC Asian Cup. (Source: Tasnim) (Source: ESPN) b

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NEWS IN BRIEF Behruz Gharibpur’s next opera puppet Execs of Sadi Foundation, Goethe- show centers on Omar Khayyam Institut meet in Munich ARTTEHRAN — The director of the deskAran Puppet Theater Group, Behruz CULTURE TEHRAN — The deputy director Gharibpur, has focused on the life story of the Persian deskIran’s Sadi Foundation, Seyyed mathematician, astronomer and poet Omar Khayyam Mohammadreza Darbandi, and Goethe-Institut (1048-1131) in his opera puppet show, which is sched- President Klaus-Dieter Lehmann have met at the uled to be performed in Tehran in the near future. institute’s head office in Munich, the foundation an- “I was waiting for a good opportunity to invite nounced on Sunday. (vocalist) Homayun Shajarian to cooperate. I told Ho- The executives discussed ways to expand cul- mayun that when I was writing the role of Khayyam, I tural relations. They also reviewed the educational was thinking of his voice and the power of his singing,” courses that both countries run on the German and Gharibpur told the Persian service of MNA on Sunday. Persian languages. “Homayun had previously collaborated with the The Tehran-based Sadi Foundation is tasked troupe in the ‘Rumi’ opera, playing the role of Shams. with promoting the Persian language and literature However, he did not want to do a rerun of this in overseas and Goethe-Institute with 159 branches in the next project and now he knows that this role of 98 countries provides information on German lan- Khayyam will be a new challenge,” Gharibpur said. guage and culture. “And now that Homayun has accepted the role of Khayyam, all the members of the troupe are happy, Tehran center to host and consider it a great honor,” he added. calligraphy workshops Gharibpur also praised Homayun for his integrity and said, “Homayun considers the opera a cultural on names of Allah project to help pay respect to the art and cultural lu- minaries of the country and he does not pay much attention to its financial incentive. Musician Amir Behzad is collaborating in the are also in the production stage.” CULTURE TEHRAN — The Saba Art and “And I must do my best to compensate him for his “Khayyam” project while a combination of old mem- Gharibpur has previously staged the puppet shows desk Cultural Institute will organize high integrity. He can turn into a good symbol for the bers from Aran and several new members will help “Hafez”, “Rumi” and “Macbeth”, all of which have been workshops on Persian calligraphy of the names of youth as an artist,” he added. stage the opera, Gharibpur said, adding, “The puppets warmly received in Iran and international events. Allah on May 30 and 31. Calligrapher Mohammad-Mehdi Hajimoham- madi will hold the workshops. He will also train proper ways of using variety of Gizella to take “Travelogue” to Tehran painting tools during the workshop. ARTTEHRAN — The Tehran-based Hun- Varga Sinai said that the idea to create “Travelogue” deskgarian artist Gizella Varga Sinai plans popped into her head about ten years ago. Sharvend to give to showcase her collection “Travelogue” in Tehran during “I have always loved to draw paintings about Iranian concert at Tehran autumn. culture and I have always been passionate about the art center The Budapest Spring Festival, which was held from and culture of Iran… but at that time, I decided to make April 12 to May 16, displayed the collection, which she some paintings about myself; some more personal paint- said shows how she chose to move from the West to ings; I wanted to say what pushed me to come to Iran,” East. A she stated. CULTURE TEHRAN — Sharvend, a tra- painting deskditional Iranian music band, is “We Hungarians always want to know that from where “For me, travel from the West to East is somehow a our ancestors came to Hungary. Some historians believe from magical journey,” she added. scheduled to perform a concert entitled “A Rainy Gizella Season” at Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural Center to- that we Hungarians are originally from the Orient,” Varga Varga Gizella came to Iran about 50 years ago. She is mar- night. Sinai told the Persian service of MNA on Sunday. Sinai’s ried to Khosro Sinai, the director of the acclaimed film “In “There is even a kind of nostalgia for the East in works collection the Alleys of Love” about Khorramshahr shortly after the Tar player Arash Ahmadinasab is the leader of “Travelogue” Sharvend and Mahmud Salehi is the vocalist of the by some Hungarian poets,” she added. 1980-1988 Iran–Iraq war. group, which was established in 2007. IRNA/ The band’s debut album “The Last Farewell”, PICTURE OF THE DAY Marzieh Soleimani which features Hossein-Ali Shapur on vocal, was Iranian artists released in 2014. Czech musician honored at Jaroslav Sveceny to hold master class in Nakhchivan Tehran CULTURE TEHRAN — Czech violin virtuoso festival desk Jaroslav Sveceny will hold a master ARTTEHRAN — The class at Tehran’s 5Khat Music Academy today. deskthird edition of Na- The program has been organized in collaboration khchivan, Cradle of Humankind with the Embassy of Czech Republic. honored several Iranian artists for After the workshop, Sveceny will join pianist Va- their achievements during the clos- clav Macha at Tehran’s Rudaki Hall to perform a con- ing ceremony of the international cert. art festival in the autonomous re- The duo has previously performed the U.S., Can- public of Azerbaijan on May 27. ada, Mexico, Russia, Brazil, Germany, England, India Vadud Moazzenzadeh, Roqieh and Indonesia. Pahlavani, Saeid Ayyami, Kobra Rad- ipur and Roqieh Javid-dust were the Iranian artists, the organizers an- nounced. Sam Mendes: It’s time for a The festival was held at the court- yard of Alinjaqala Castle from May new James Bond director 24 to 27 and the top selected works were displayed at the Heydar Aliyev HAY-ON-WYE, Wales (AP) — Sam Mendes is finished with Palace in Baku where the closing James Bond. ceremony was held. The acclaimed British director of “Skyfall” and “Spectre” said Nakhchivan has been declared as Saturday he will not direct the next installment in the popular the capital of Islamic culture in 2018 spy series that started with Sean Connery’s startling 1962 perfor- Omid Nemati, the singer of Pallet, a Tehran-based band that performs a fusion of Iranian and modern Western music, gives a concert at Tehran’s by the Islamic Educational, Scientific mance in “Dr. No”. Vahdat Hall on May 28, 2016. and Cultural Organization (ISESCO). “It was an incredible adventure, I loved every second of it,” Mendes said of his five years working on the thriller franchise. “But I think it’s time for somebody else.” Bosnia pays tribute to David Bowie Spanish police arrest 7 suspects in Mendes revealed his plans to step down from the series to an audience at the Hay Festival of literature in Wales. A former with vast mural Francis Bacon painting heist theater director whose films include the Oscar-winner “American SARAJEVO (Reuters) — A group of Sketches were done by Marvel MADRID (PBS) — Spanish police forged signatures on the backs of the Beauty” and the somber “Revolutionary Road”, Mendes said he artists unveiled a huge mural of Da- comics illustrator Enis Cisic and turned said Saturday they have arrested sev- paintings in the photos, which pro- hoped the next Bond director would come from an “unexpected vid Bowie in Sarajevo on Saturday to into the mural by painter Zoran Her- en people in connection to the theft voked them to email Spanish police. direction”, just as he had. commemorate the British musician’s ceg, who took a month and half to of five paintings by renowned artist Spanish authorities analyzed the His first effort, “Skyfall”, was a huge hit with critics and fans humanitarian work during the Bosnian complete it. The plan to immortalize Francis Bacon worth more than $27.8 metadata from the images and saw alike, with many saying he brought new depth to the characters. war. Bowie, who died of cancer at age 69 million from a home in Spain almost that the camera had come from a “Spectre” was also a substantial success, although some critics To the sound of Bowie’s “Space on Jan. 10, was initially put forward by one year ago. rental company. Customer records said it seemed a bit tired. Oddity”, up to 300 people attended local musician Vedad Trbonja. Without naming the suspects from the company led them to a per- Mendes himself indicated a desire to work on something the inauguration of the mural, which The project was supported by or specifying when they made the son in the coastal town of Sitga. fresh. bore the inscription: “Fashion chang- thousands of Bosnians, who have arrests, Spanish police wrote in The person who sent the photos “I’m a storyteller. And at the end of the day, I want to make es, but you’ll always be my heroes”. been posting Bowie-style photos on a statement that they were tipped “kept in touch with an art dealer in stories with new characters,” he said. The mural -- 13 meters (43 feet) social networks, as well as some of off by private British investiga- Madrid,” the statement said in Span- Mendes’ announcement clarifies that he won’t direct the next high and 10.5 meters (34 feet) wide Bowie’s co-workers. tors who specialize in stolen art in ish. The person who rented the cam- film, but it’s not yet clear if Daniel Craig will return for a fifth turn -- is painted on a building on the uni- Bowie was moved by the suffer- February. The investigators had era, the art-dealer, the art-dealer’s son as 007. versity campus, a short distance from ings of Bosnians and he used his received an email from one of the and four other people who received Tom Hiddleston and Idris Elba are among his rumored re- the street once known as Sniper Al- fame to increase awareness about suspects, who sent photos of the the photos were arrested. placements. Both are popular with moviegoers, but Mendes said ley, and is intended to symbolize the the war and raise money for human- paintings and asked whether the Police searched four homes, seized lobbying by fans is pointless because the decision will be made way Bosnia has changed since the itarian purposes, although he did not work had been stolen. six phones and two computers, but solely by the series’ producer, Barbara Broccoli. end of the 1992-95 war. visit Sarajevo. They noticed what looked like did not recover any of the paintings.