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Citizenship Rights Charter awaiting thumbs-up: ZZarifarif holdsholds talkstalks wwithith AounAoun presidential advisor EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW POLITICS TEHRAN — Iranian The visit came days after Aoun desk By Maryam Qarehgozlou&Ali Kushki Foreign Minister was elected president. The post had Mohammad Javad Zarif who made a remained vacant for 29 months due Iran says it has finished a draft of the long-waited-for high-profile visit to Beirut starting on to rivalry between powerbrokers in Citizenship Rights Charter after it underwent a thorough Monday held talks with the newly-elected Lebanon. revision, now awaiting for an approval by the Majlis (Iran’s Lebanese President Michel Aoun as well Immediately after his arrival in Beirut, parliament), government, or cabinet. as the prime minister, parliament Speaker, Foreign Minister Zarif held talks with “An initial draft of the Citizenship Rights Charter was and Hezbollah chief. President Aoun. 2 drawn up just months after President Rouhani took office and made available to the public in November 2013,” Elham Aminzadeh, the presidential advisor on citizenship rights, told the Tehran Times on Monday. Aminzadeh said it took until now to come up with the first and second versions of the charter after having listened to public and expert opinions of a pool of resources. “We drew upon the experience and knowledge of universities, seminaries, NGOs, minority groups, and other executive bodies in drafting the text,” she stated. The protracted delay was also owing to the administration’s focus on the nuclear deal, Aminzadeh added. The initial draft caught the attention of hundreds of thousands of Iranians who Assam Obeisi See page 2 commentedcommente on the document,

accordinaccordingg to the presidential IRNA\ advisor.advisor. “94 percentp of the people found it vvery positive toward the By staff & agencies Donald J. Trump. manumanuscripts with more than U.S. presidential election: ???? lection Day is here at last. Polling stations have But the long, unusual and often ugly 2016 20,020,0000 comments dropped presidential campaign has been about the country’s oonn it once available on Eopened as the first ballots were cast in one of the Voters decide between most divisive United States presidential elections. changing demographics and the shifting coalitions of ttheh government’s official the two major parties as much as about the two main wwebsite.” America is set to decide between the U.S. Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and her Republican rival candidates. 3 2 Trump and Clinton It is a World Cup, Hostile remarks against Iran part of Trump’s demagogic style: Maxwell McCombs Iran says not a World War By Jalal Heirannia tells the Tehran Times in an exclu- had a small lead nationally and in working to TEHRAN – Professor Maxwell sive interview. key states according to the best silence guns EDITORIAL McCombs says Donald Trump’s McCombs, one of the two polls, those that are based on hostile statements against Iran are founding fathers of empirical individual interviews rather than in Syria The 1960’s heralded a new part his ‘demagogic style” research on the agenda-setting online or robocall polls.” wave of movement across the The comments by the Texas function of the press, also says, Trump accused the media of By M.A. Saki developing world. Inspired by Indian University professor came as “The core of Trump’s support are launching a coordinated action Independence movement, led by Americans voted on Tuesday white males with less than a college against him during the presidential TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Mahatma Gandhi, Asian and African to elect the United States’ 45th education, a group that feels it is campaigns. Ministry spokesman Bahram nations freed themselves of their president. The results were due on losing status as the demographies “Trump has defined his Qassemi said on Tuesday that Iran European colonisers. Wednesday. of the U.S. change.” personality in the news by a notes. “As a consequence of this is making efforts to help find a Gandhi’s civil disobedience and “It is clear to me that Trump On his prediction of the continuing stream of outlandish continuing barrage of statements political solution to the Syrian war peaceful movement led to the has made more critical and hostile presidential election, the professor and brutish statements, the kinds of by Trump, the media coverage and also establishing a long lasting end of the British rule of Indian statements about Iran. It is part of says, “In the final weekend before extreme statements that catch the of the campaign has been more ceasefire in the country. subcontinent in August, 1947. his demagogic style,” McCombs the presidential election, Clinton attention of journalists,” McCombs spectacle than substantive.” “There will be no military solution India’s independence soon spread to the Syrian crisis and we believe across the whole of African and Asian continents. With the British taking a Photo exhibit explores Muharram mourning rituals that military solution will lead to back seat to the Americans following nowhere,” Qassemi told the Tehran ARTTEHRAN — group of students at Tehran’s 10th of Muharram in 680, and Times in a short interview as he the Second World War and their desk economy not recovering fast enough Tehran’s Pales- Azad University, including Rana Arbaeen is the end of the 40-day visited the Tehran press exhibition. at home, fifteen of the twenty British tine Museum of Contemporary Mansurvar, Kimia Abbasi, Mah- mourning period following this Qassemi added, “Political colonies on the African continent Art is playing host to an exhibi- shad Nasuti, Majid Madandar event. solution will be the final strategy.” declared their independence by the tion of photos on Ashura and Ar- and Yalda Ajami. The exhibit will run until The Foreign Ministry official mid-1960’s. baeen rituals. Ashura marks the day when November 22 at the museum rejected speculation that the Often times the new era for these The exhibit entitled “Tenth” Imam Hussein (AS) and his com- located at 74 Mozaffar St., Taleqani Syrian government could have newly independent states would is showcasing 48 photos by a panions were martyred on the Ave., Felestin Sq. resolved the crisis by negotiating start with civil unrest and internal with the opponents when the conflicts, a legacy of the long divide Germany to host 3rd Iran-Europe Banking and Business Forum uprising started in 2001, saying and rule policy of their European undermining stability in the Middle masters. ECONOMY TEHRAN — The third edition investment opportunities are among the topics attending these workshops. East and “toppling governments”, The British, in particular, had deskof Iran-Europe Banking to be discussed in the conference. Euro Finance Week is one of Europe’s biggest including the Syrian government, another tool to punish their former and Business Forum is due to be held on the Specialized workshops on Iran banking banking and finance events and is held annually have been a plot orchestrated by colonies; a place amongst the elite sidelines of Euro Finance Week in Frankfort on system’s current status will be held on the sidelines in November.The first edition of Iran-Europe foreign countries. of world football as they were November 14-18, IRNA reported on Tuesday. of the event and representatives from Germany’s Banking and Business Forum was held last “It had been decided to spread hosting the eighth FIFA World Cup Iran’s reconnecting with the international Federal Banking Supervision Directory, Deutsche year shortly after the implementation of Joint instability in the region and change in 1966. banking system and the country’s business and Bank AG as well as officials from Iran will be Comprehensive Plan of Actions (JCPOA). governments … and Syria was a Stanley Rous, a former amateur target,” the spokesman explained. footballer and referee had become Syria has been in a war since the sixth FIFA President and third Tapping export markets can balance 2011. UN special envoy for Syria, Englishman assuming the highest Staffan de Mistura, estimates that seat of world football in 1961. Iran’s pharmaceutical industry: health official over 400,000 people have been 15 By Maryam Qarehgozlou istration takes office [in August market overseas so as to create a killed in the conflict. TEHRAN — Finding new 2013] the pharmaceutical and reasonable balance between the overseas markets can create a medical equipment] imports were level of export and import in the balance between exports and valued at some $1.3 billion, while country.” imports of pharmaceuticals and the exports merely totaled some It is clear that no country can medical equipment, the deputy $50 to $70 million, he regretted, reduce import to zero but it is health minister, Iraj Harirchi, said adding, “We’ve been able to make possible to find an appropriate on Monday. some corrections [in past years] balance between import and He made the remarks while and managed to restrict the im- export, he stated. visiting the Tehran Times pavilion port value to some $1 billion and at the 22nd Press Exhibition which increase the level of export but we In Current Situation, Economic is being held in Tehran. still fall short of the ideal.” Harirchi highlighted that the He went on to say that “some Dear readers, only way to save the pharma- of the trips Health Minister Threat Is the Most Important Pocket-sized glossary of We are looking forward to seeing ceutical and medical equipment [Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi] has Tehran Times “at special you at the Tehran Times pavilion industry in Iran is to expand the taken so far to countries such as Threat Facing Country in the 22nd Press Exhibition, which discount price” during target markets. Russia, Iraq, Lebanon, and Algeria the Press Exhibition runs from November 5 to 11. Before the incumbent admin- are also aimed at expanding the See Pages 7-10 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 2 NATION NNOVEMBEROVEMBER 9,9, 20162016

MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS Aref: Addressing environmental Velayati urges Europe to work issues a priority for peace in Mideast By Negar Asadi TEHRAN — Mohammad Reza Aref, POLITICS TEHRAN — Ali Akbar Velayati, head of the Hope parliamentary fac- desk the senior foreign policy advisor tion, said on Tuesday that protection to the Leader, said on Tuesday that the European of environment is one of the most countries can play more effective role in helping important priorities of the sitting settle crises in the Middle East. parliament. “Denmark and the other European countries can “Fortunately, an environmental fac- play better and more effective role in solving re- tion has been formed in the Majlis gional problems especially in fighting terrorism and which has a very good interaction with extremist and Takfiri movements,” he said during a the Department of Environment,” Aref meeting with Danish Deputy Foreign Minister Lone said in an interview with the Tehran Dencker Wisborg in Tehran. Times as he visited the Tehran press ex- Wisborg highlighted the necessity of fining polit- hibition. ical solution to regional crises. He expressed hope that environmen- tal challenges would be resolved through ‘EU has offered to cooperation between the parliament and cooperate with Iran in the Department of Environment. Over the past years, Iran has been sending humanitarian battered by prolonged drought periods, aid to Syrians’ causing underground water resources to way it is now, then in less than 25 years, Also, the country is now home to Recently Department of Environment shrink drastically. four of the ten most polluted cities in the TEHRAN — Iranian Deputy For- Iran’s eastern and southern areas will turn director Masoumeh Ebtekar said, “Dam- POLITICS Officials have already voiced concern world, costing the country billions of dol- deskeign Minister Hossein Jaberi An- into deserts, causing the displacement of age to the environment costs the country over the environmental crisis, lamenting more than 50 million. lars in terms of health. an annual amount of $30 billion.” sari said on Tuesday that the European Union has of immense water waste in the agriculture proposed to cooperate with Iran and Syria in send- sector. ing humanitarian aid to the war-stricken people in Former agriculture minister Issa Kal- “Fortunately, an environmental faction has been formed in the Majlis which has Syria. antari has said if the agriculture sector a very good interaction with the Department of Environment,” Aref said in an “A human catastrophe” has been caused by the continues to suck water resources the current regional crises, he told IRNA. interview with the Tehran Times as he visited the Tehran press exhibition. He said Iran attaches great importance to hu- manitarian issues and expressed regret over the fact that double standards are being applied by Zarif holds talks with Aoun some countries in regard to humanitarian issues. The humanitarian situation should not turn into 1 “I seized this opportunity to extend the warm- also the whole world. an instrument by some countries to achieve certain est congratulations to President Aoun on his assumption Zarif also expressed hopes that the Saudis stop their political objectives, he added. of the presidency, in my name and in the name of Iranian narrow-minded policies and help in the fight against Tak- President Hassan Rouhani and all Iranians,” Zarif said af- firi terrorism. Rafsanjani says ter his meeting with Aoun at the Baabda Palace. “We hope that the Saudi authorities swiftly put away extremism leads Zarif stressed that his visit was aimed at boosting bi- their narrow-minded policies and help to put out the fire lateral ties at political and economic levels. of Takfiri terrorism in this region,” Press TV quoted him to deviation The foreign minister was accompanied by a large del- as saying. egation comprising of around 45 economic and political Bassil, for his part, thanked Iran for its support and its magnates. repeated assertion that the domestic disputes in Leba- POLITICS TEHRAN — Ayatollah Akbar Zarif reviews regional developments with Hari- non must be resolved by the Lebanese themselves. deskHashemi Rafsanjani, chairman of ri, Berri, and Nasrallah Foreign Minister Bassil also said Lebanon is facing two the Expediency Council, said on Tuesday that ex- On Tuesday, Zarif also held talks with Prime Minis- major threats: one by the “racist” Israeli regime and the tremism is the reason behind any deviation from ter-designate Saad Hariri, Parliament Speaker Nabi Berri, the Syrian conflict, and ways to expand bilateral relations. other by Daesh. the right course. and Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nas- Zarif and the Hezbollah chief exchanged views on Bassil added, “We thank Iran for its assistance in the During a meeting with a group of retired IRGC rallah. the recent political developments in Lebanon and the resistance against Israel and for all the support it has generals, Rafsanjani praised the wisdom of dis- After a meeting with Hariri in Beirut on Tuesday, Zarif region. offered to Lebanon.” course of Imam Khomeini, describing him as a told reporters that the Islamic Republic is ready to coop- During a joint press conference with his Lebanese Both Tehran and Beirut regard Zarif’s visit as a very “unique character” in the history of Iran and Islam. erate with Lebanon on ways to counter the Israeli regime counterpart Gebran Bassil on Monday, Zarif emphasized important episode in their relations. The Islamic Republic “Establishing Islam and fighting despotism and and extremism as common threats to Tehran and Beirut that Iran would be happy to host the new Lebanese welcomed the election of Aoun as a victory for the Leb- colonialism was among his goals and obvious- in the region. president “at any time”. anese Hezbollah resistance movement. ly East, West and regional reactionary countries, He underlined that in his meeting with Hariri, the two ‘Israel, Daesh are main threats to Lebanon’ The Iranian president was among the first leaders as institutions of colonialism and despotism, were sides discussed the situation in the Middle East and ex- The chief Iranian diplomat also warned of the danger of who congratulated Aoun. Also, Zarif became the first against him [Imam Khomeini] and the Islamic Rev- changed views on further developing ties after the elec- the Zionist regime, saying it is a threat to peace and security foreign minister to meet Lebanon’s new president. olution,” Rafsanjani noted. tion of the president. in Lebanon in particular and the entire world in general. Moreover, Zarif met with Lebanon-based Iranian offi- The Iranian foreign minister and Berri also reviewed He further described the danger of Takfiri terrorism cials and their families in the Lebanese capital of Beirut U.S. manipulating events in Lebanon, regional developments, specifically as a pervasive threat to not only Syria and Lebanon, but on Tuesday. ISIL: Amir-Abdollahian Citizenship Rights Charter awaiting thumbs-up: presidential advisor

1 ‘Citizenship Rights Charter a declaration human rights in other countries.” POLITICS Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, a sen- of citizens’ entitlement On external resources, she said, “Also, wider consid- deskior advisor to the Iranian Parlia- Referring to a superfluous number legislations accru- erations were taken care of in the civil rights document ment speaker, has said the U.S. is orchestrating the ing from years of lawmaking in the country’s contempo- we have drafted. These considerations are in line with in- ISIL moves in the region, Fars reported. rary history, Aminzadeh stressed the charter is simply a ternational documents such as Universal Declaration on “The U.S. is managing the Daesh issue and it declaration of citizens’ rights. Human Rights, International Covenants on Political and lacks serious determination to fight against terror- “The charter informs our citizens of their natural and Civil Rights and on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, ism in the region,” Amir Abdollahian said in a meet- citizenship rights, and this is important because they the United Nation Convention on the Rights of the Child, ing with Swedish Deputy Foreign Minister Annika need to know they have rights.” Convention against Torture, the Convention on the Pre- Soder in Tehran on Monday. This matters greatly as it is the people who should vention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, etc.” He added Iran has presented realistic political stand up for their rights either individually or in groups The president’s advisor also was mindful of the prac- solutions to crises in Syria, Yemen and Bahrain “but such as non-governmental organizations. tical dimension of the initiative, saying all, including the there are actors who are not seriously resolved to One domain the Iranians have recently shown grow- people, should join hands to make the initiative success- focus on political solution.” ing sensitivity to is the environment, about which Amin- ful. zadeh said, “It is our people’s right to ask for clean air, the problems and hardships they are likely to face in the “The government will take the primary responsibility Government water, and soil. Through NGOs and their connections future,” she explained. to implement the charter. But, NGOs, our citizens, media with the government, it will be easier to address these Internal and external sources used to draw up can each play key role, as well. Take the government as to issue report issues.” citizenship charter--- an example. It’s our citizens’ right to be equally treated on Teachers Aminzadeh gave child marriage as another example. Aminzadeh said both internal and external sources when it comes to national-wide employment tests and Investment Fund “In the province of Khorasan Razavi there are women have been used to draft the charter. governments should guarantee that. who married refugees from neighboring countries and "We’ve done our best be eclectic, and have used “Also, as part of the government, the Education Min- POLITICS TEHRAN — Head of Planning can’t get Iranian ID as their husbands are not Iranian,” primarily internal sources such as Islamic and Quranic istry can raise citizens’ awareness of their civil rights. deskand Budget Organization Mo- she lamented. teachings. Among other religious resources we have Non-governmental organizations can be of immense hammad Bagher Nobakht said on Tuesday that the “…these women make the same mistake about their extracted content from the Nahj al-Balagha (a famous importance for the initiative. They can help hold semi- government will soon release a report on the issues daughters by marrying them to other refugees,” she collection of sermons, letters, tafsirs and narrations at- nars to introduce top citizens. Last but not least is media, surrounding the Teachers Investment Fund and its added. tributed to Imam Ali (AS), and Sahife Sajjadiya (by fourth particularly the national TV. Social media also can be a activities. “What we have to do is to inform these parents of Shiite Imam Sajad). facilitator.” Answering a question regarding the violations “Of course, we were also mindful of external sourc- of law which has occurred in the fund, Nobakht “It’s our citizens’ right to be es. The Foreign Ministry was very helpful in our attempt “We drew upon the experience said the government is following up on the issue equally treated when it comes to benefit from external sources, as well. Our embassies and knowledge of universities, and will soon publish a report about the activities conducted some sort of research into civil rights char- of the organization to further clarify the issue to to national-wide employment ters in a number of countries to see how we could pick seminaries, NGOs, minority the public. tests and governments should elements from each. For instance, we investigated if the groups, and other executive guarantee that.” charters were in the form of bills, orders, declarations, or bodies in drafting the text.” charters. Or what agencies are responsible for observing Congratulations Dear Kasra Nouri, ‘Iranian refugees in Australia not in IRGC: No threat We congratulate you on your appointment as Director General of Public Relations Department of the Oil Ministry suitable condition’ to Arbaeen pilgrims and wish you ever more success in this way. Undoubtedly, your TEHRAN — The ISNA on Tuesday that Iran has warned precious and valuable experiences in the field of disseminating POLITICS POLITICS TEHRAN — Ramazan officials on the security of Arbaeen pil- desksecretary general of Australia several times regarding this desk information services will bring about constructive and positive Sharif, the spokesman grimage, he told Mehr news agency. the supreme council of Iranian expa- issue. events in your new position. of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, af- Arbaeen is a Shia Muslim religious triates has said the Iranian refugees “We’re holding talks in order to re- Relying upon the assistance of Almighty God, it is hoped firmed on Monday that there is no security observance that occurs forty days after in Australia are not in a suitable con- solve the issue of Iranian refugees and that you will attain numerous successes in your activity. threat to the Iranians who will visit Karbala the Day of Ashura. Officials have esti- dition. find solutions to this problem,” Shahidi Tehran Times Advertising Dept. to observe Arbaeen rituals. mated that about two million Iranians Seyyed Javad Ghavam Shahidi told added. Iran has negotiated with the Iraqi to visit Karbala during Arbaeen. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NNOVEMBEROVEMBER 9,9, 20162016 INTERNATIONAL 3 Battle for Mosul: Peshmerga U.S. Presidential Election: Voters decide between push into ISIL-held Bashiqa Trump and Clinton 1 Of the nearly 230 million Americans eligible to Iraqi forces unearth new mass grave near Mosul vote, more than 120 million are expected to partake in the polls. As of Sunday morning, more than 41 million Americans Iraqi Kurdish forces have exchanged heavy had voted in 37 states and the District of Columbia, where fire with the Islamic State in Iraq and the some forms of early voting were offered, according to The Levant (ISIL/Daesh) terrorists as they Washington Post. move from two directions into the center of Bashiqa, a town along a key supply route for the armed group on the way to Mosul. The offensive to reclaim the town 13km east of Mosul city is the latest push in a broader offensive to drive the ISIL terrorist group out of Iraq's second-largest city, the group's last major stronghold in the country. Combat began at dawn on Monday with a Kurdish barrage of heavy artillery, Katyusha rockets, and mortar rounds strik- ing ISIL positions, providing cover for the advance of armored columns. Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, New Hampshire, “Peshmerga fighters tell us they've re- New Jersey, New York, Vermont and Virginia were the first taken most of Bashiqa now,” Al Jazeera's states to officially open the polling booths at 6:00 am (1100 Mohammed Jamjoom reported from about GMT) on Tuesday. 2.5km away. Other states are due to begin the process within hours at He said troops had secured the munici- the time of preparing this text. Timings vary for each state. pal building in the center of Bashiqa. The kick-off in the early hours of Tuesday marked the end Civilians 'trapped' city of Mosul, the United Nations says as have found a mass grave containing the non-based al-Mayadeen television news to a bitter campaign as Clinton and Trump presented radical- The United Nations has warned of a pos- the Takfiri terrorist group is suffering con- skeletal remains of some 100 decapitated network showed images of soldiers raising ly different visions of how to lead the U.S. sible exodus of hundreds of thousands of siderable setbacks on the ground due to bodies in a town recently liberated from the the national Iraqi flag on a rooftop in the A Reuters/Ipsos States of the Nation poll gave Clinton a refugees from Mosul, which is still home to advances by the Iraqi troops. ISIL terrorist group near the strategic north- town. 90 percent chance of defeating Trump and said she was on as many as 1.5 million people. Ravina Shamdasani, the spokeswoman ern city of Mosul. Mosul has been under ISIL control since track to win 303 Electoral College votes out of 270 needed, So far 34,000 have been displaced, ac- for the Office of the UN High Commission- Brigadier General Yahya Rasool, the 2014, when the terrorist group started a ter- to Trump's 235. cording to the International Organization er for Human Rights (OHCHR), released the spokesman for the Iraqi Joint Military Com- rorist blitz in Iraq. In a battle centered largely on the character of the candi- for Migration. figure at a UN briefing in the Swiss city of mand (JOC), said Iraqi soldiers found the The JOC announced in a statement on dates, Clinton, 69, a former secretary of state and first lady, Meanwhile, the UN health agency says Geneva on Tuesday. grave near the agricultural college of the Monday that Iraqi forces had liberated 64 and Trump, 70, a New York businessman, made their final, it has set up 82 “rapid response teams” to About 100 of the ex-officers were kid- recently-liberated town of Hammam al-Alil, regions in the northern province of Ninev- fervent appeals to supporters late on Monday to turn out manage risks of epidemics, chemical expo- napped from the village of Mawaly in west- which is located about 14 kilometers to the eh — of which Mosul is the capital — and the vote. sure, and other health worries among peo- ern Mosul on November 3, and 195 more south of Mosul, late on Monday. killed a total of 202 terrorists over the past On Monday night, Clinton's lead over Trump had widened ple fleeing Mosul. were taken from villages in the district of Tal Rasool added that a forensics team from five days. to 3.2 percent, according to an average of polls conducted The World Health Organization said wa- Afar on November1-4, Shamdasani said. Baghdad would examine the remains at the The statement added that 14 car by the website RealClearPolitics. ter and sanitation in camps for displaced She further said ISIL had forced 1,500 site on Tuesday. bombs had been destroyed, 12 boo- The figure came a day after the FBI (Federal Bureau of In- people could “face disruptions” as the num- families to retreat with them from the south- Brigadier General Ali al-Lami, a top Iraqi by-trapped hideouts blown up and a vestigation) announced that it had found no criminal wrong- bers of those fleeing Mosul grew, raising the ern Mosul town of Hammam al-Alil that was security official, said the remains belonged drone belonging to ISIL terrorists shot doing in Clinton's use of a private email server, following a risk of food and water borne diseases such recently liberated by the Iraqi forces. to the civilians who refused to collaborate down during the mentioned period. last-minute review that clouded her campaign and allowed as cholera. “People forcibly moved or abducted, it with the ISIL terrorist group, including mem- Additionally, 12 ISIL terrorists were killed Trump to recover ground lost in a series of recent scandals. On Mosul's southern front, Iraqi soldiers appears, are either intended to be used as bers of the Iraqi security forces. on Monday as Iraqi Air Force F16 fighter jets, Both Clinton and Trump are by far the most unpopular advanced into Hammam al-Alil, 20km from human shields or - depending on their per- Earlier on Monday, the Iraqi army an- based on information provided by the Na- candidates to run for the Oval Office in the past 30 years, the city's center. ceived affiliations - killed,” the official noted, nounced that it had liberated Hammam tional Intelligence Service, carried out a pre- according joint polling by ABC News and the Washington ISIL kidnaps 295 ex-Iraqi security adding, “The fate of these civilians is un- al-Alil from ISIL terrorists, and that the army cision strike against an ISIL depot of rockets Post newspaper. forces known for the moment.” was moving toward Mosul’s international and munitions on the eastern outskirts of Voting experts and officials are concerned about unusually Also, ISIL has abducted 295 former New mass grave airport. Mosul. high levels of chaos and voter intimidation at polling stations. members of Iraqi Security Forces near the Meanwhile, government forces in Iraq Video footage broadcast by the Leba- (Source: agencies) State officials in Philadelphia and Arizona have issued warnings, urging voters to report intimidating behavior around polling places. British PM warns MPs against blocking Brexit Trump cuts loose on final night says: U.S. has totally rigged system British Prime Minister Theresa May warned lawmakers “These must be the basis of the negotiations. And it Meantime, Trump delivered a speech in the crucial state not to block Brexit, after the High Court ruled that she doesn't necessarily cause a delay,” Corbyn told the paper. of Florida, rallying against Washington D.C., the medical-care cannot start the process of leaving the European Union The leftist leader later sought to clarify his position on system and Clinton, telling his supporters it was their last without parliament's approval. Twitter, saying: “We won't block Article 50 but will fight chance to change a broken political system. “MPs and peers who regret the referendum result for a Brexit that works for Britain.” “Hilary Clinton is being protected by a totally rigged sys- need to accept what the people decided,” May said in May has said one of her priorities will be cutting EU tem,” he said, questioning the legitimacy of the FBI's rapid her first comments since Thursday's controversial judg- immigration, a goal that EU leaders have warned is in- review of a Clinton aide's emails and targeting what he called ment. compatible with continued membership of the single “the Washington establishment”. The Conservative government is appealing the market. “My contract with the American voter begins with a plan court's finding that parliament must agree to the trigger- Election prospects downplayed to end government corruption, and take back our country ... ing of Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty, which begins The High Court decision has fuelled speculation that from the special interests who I know so well. When we win formal negotiations on Britain leaving the bloc. May might call a snap election to strengthen her support tomorrow, we are going to drain the swamp.” The ruling prompted outrage among Brexit support- in the House of Commons before the vote on Article 50. Since announcing his presidential campaign in June 2015, ers, amid speculation that pro-European lawmakers Corbyn said his party was preparing for the election Trump, a billionaire businessman from New York, has con- would seek to water down the break with the EU and to be brought forward from 2020, although Health Sec- sistently alienated minority groups, refused to release his tax derail May's plans to begin formal exit talks by the end retary Jeremy Hunt played down the idea. returns, and remained seemingly unapologetic for leaked of March. “I think a general election is the last thing the govern- tapes in which he brags about sexually assaulting women. In a statement issued ahead of a trade mission to In- ment wants,” the cabinet minister told the BBC. Trump on Tuesday morning dismissed polls which are dia, the prime minister said she was focused on getting “Theresa May wants to get on with the job and frank- showing a tight race on Election Day with Clinton. the best outcome from Brexit following the June referen- ly it is the last thing the British people want, with all these “I do think a lot of the polls are purposely wrong,” he told dum vote. very, very important national decisions.” Fox News. The billionaire businessman predicted victories in “That means sticking to our plan and timetable, get- “Because of that I think it is highly unlikely that parliament the key battleground states of Iowa and New Hampshire. ting on with the work of developing our negotiating would not, in the end, back a decision to trigger Article 50.” Donald Trump is finishing his campaign the way he began: Unplugged and unapologetic. strategy and not putting all our cards on the table,” she us in our lifetimes have ever witnessed in this country,” Justice Minister Liz Truss was forced this weekend to For the week or so following the bombshell announce- said. the leading Brexit campaigner told the BBC. issue a statement defending the independence of the ment by FBI director James Comey regarding Hillary Clinton's The ruling sparked attacks on the judges involved, Labour block? judiciary following the attacks on the High Court judges. email server, Trump handled himself with a greater level of with one newspaper calling them “Enemies of the Peo- Opposition Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn, whose One of the claimants in the case, investment fund sustained discipline than he exhibited during any other pe- ple”, while one of the claimants in the case has received party has 231 MPs in the 650-seat House of Commons, manager Gina Miller, revealed Sunday she has received riod in the race. online rape and beheading threats. said this week that he will not seek to reverse the ref- online rape and beheading threats, and calls for her to But on Monday, the final night of his campaign, Trump let UK Independence Party (UKIP) Leader Nigel Farage erendum result. be deported to Guyana, where she was born. it all out. warned that the political temperature was “very, very But the Sunday Mirror tabloid reported that he would “I am really cross at the politicians and the media who He veered from his TelePrompter remarks throughout his high”, and said there would be public outrage if parlia- vote against Article 50 unless May agreed to press for are whipping this up because they are the ones inciting speech to a crowd in Manchester, N.H. ment sought to undermine the Brexit vote. continued access to the European single market and racism and violence and acrimony,” she told the BBC. Trump complained about President Barack Obama's golf “We will see political anger the likes of which none of guarantee EU workplace rights after Brexit. (Source: AFP) playing, mocked Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren as “Pocahontas” one more time, and hammered Clinton for campaigning with musicians. On Monday night, Trump talked to some extent about Over half of Yemen's hospitals closed, partially functioning: WHO his issues - the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIL/Daesh) terrorist group, combatting drugs and illegal immigration, The World Health Organization nearly one-fifth of districts. enis out of the country's population of fighting sides that humanitarians can get and rooting corruption out of Washington - but seemed (WHO) says more than half of hospitals “These critical shortages in health 26 million. access to more areas. You know that the more animated by the improvisational, often comic, riffs that and clinics in Yemen are closed or only services mean that more people are de- Meanwhile, the United Nations In- situation is complicated, also infrastruc- served him so well during the GOP (Grand Old Party) pri- partially functioning, warning that the be- prived of access to life-saving interven- ternational Children's Fund (UNICEF) ture has been damaged, ports have been maries. leaguered country is at a high risk of dis- tions. Absence of adequate communica- says 7.4 million Yemeni children are damaged, [and] it is difficult to get aid in, At several points during the speech, Trump compared his ease outbreaks due to inadequate health ble diseases management increases the in dire need of medical help, and so any help we can get is highly appreci- crowd-pulling abilities to Clinton's. He said the only reason services. risk of outbreaks such as cholera, mea- 370,000 run the risk of severe acute ated,” she said. she drew big crowds the past week - including a massive one The United Nations health agency sles, malaria and other endemic diseases,” malnutrition. The House of Saud regime has been on Monday night in Philadelphia with Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce said in a statement that its staffers have the WHO stated. On October 28, World Food Program engaged in a deadly campaign against Springsteen - was because she got rock stars to campaign surveyed 3,507 medical facilities in Yem- The World Health Organization fur- spokeswoman, Bettina Luescher, urged Yemen since March 2015 in an attempt for her. en and discovered that only 45 percent of ther noted that Yemeni mothers and their Yemen’s warring sides to allow access to to bring back the former Yemeni govern- Later in the speech, Trump renewed his longtime feud them were fully functional and accessible. newborn babies lack essential antenatal affected areas, arguing that the Rome- ment to power and undermine the An- with Warren, Massachusetts' liberal Democratic senator. The statement added that more than care and immunization services, adding based humanitarian agency felt con- sarullah (Houthi) movement. "Massachusetts is represented by Pocahontas, right? Po- 40 percent of Yemeni districts were suffer- that people suffering from acute and strained to provide more food to Yemenis The impoverished country is grap- cahontas. It's represented by Pocahontas. Oh, she's terrible,” ing from severe shortage of doctors. chronic diseases either have to spend due to a lack of funding and free move- pling with the scarcity of food supplies Trump said. While there were only two doctors more time on treatment or skip it. ment. and outbreak of diseases amid Saudi Ara- Trump, however, told the crowd that the polls were wrong, or less in 42 percent of 276 districts sur- It said Yemen's conflict has affected “We appeal to the world to help us do bia’s atrocious airstrikes. that the blue state of Michigan was in play, and that “it's go- veyed by the agency, there were none in the lives of more than 21 million Yem- our job on the ground; we appeal to the (Source: Press TV) ing to be amazing.” 13 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY NNOVEMBEROVEMBER 99,, 22016016

One chart provides a grim Iran, Hong Kong sign MOU outlook for Wall Street bonus season on economic co-op It looks as though it’s going to be another down year for Wall Street bonuses. ECONOMY TEHRAN — Finance Minister of Iran That’s according to a report from the compensation consultant deskAli Tayyebnia and Financial Secretary of Johnson Associates, which predicts lower “incentive compensation” Hong Kong John Tsang Chun-wah penned an MOU on for professionals across financial services this year. economic cooperation in Tehran on Tuesday, IRIB news reported. According to Tayyebnia, the accorded MOU will ex- pand the two sides’ cooperation on energy, transporta- tion, information technology, tourism, education, banking and financial services, capital market and banking system. “A Chinese bank, which has a branch in Hong Kong, attended today’s meeting. The bank accepted to launch its brokerage relations with Iran and also to open its rep- resentative office in our country,” the Iranian minister said. “A joint committee is also to be formed to probe im- plementation of the inked MOU,” he added.

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Hong Kong as a country which provides financial and On the banking side, bonuses for advisory professionals are ex- banking services can have a good cooperation with Iran, pected to be down 5-10 percent from 2015, while those in under- the country that possesses expert workforce and a variety Earlier on the same day, Tsang hold a meeting with (CBI), where the two officials explored avenues of further writing could see a 10-20 percent drop, according to the report. of natural resources. Valiollah Seif, the governor of the Central Bank of Iran banking ties. Bonuses for equities traders could decline 5-15 percent, while fixed- income traders could see their bonuses drop as much 10 percent. Hedge funders could see a 5-15 percent drop in bonuses, ac- Tehran-Dushanbe endorse agreement to improve economic ties cording to the report, while bonuses for private-equity professionals ECONOMY are expected to remain flat from 2015. TEHRAN — Iran and gas, and water as well as other sectors such A look at the trend since the financial crisis shows that after a deskTajikistan signed a co- as education, the Iranian minister said. sharp climb, incentive pay has been declining since 2014 — or in the operation agreement on expansion of eco- “All the affiliated organizations are asked case of hedge funds, since 2013. (Source: Business Insider) nomic, technological, scientific, social, and to follow up the implementation of the en- cultural cooperation in a Tuesday meeting dorsed agreement to reach the set targets,” between Iranian Energy Minister Hamid he added. Chitchian and his Tajik counterpart Usmon- Addressing the issue of clearing Tajik- zoda Usmonali Yunusali in Tehran. istan’s energy dues to Iran, the Iranian of- Banks, brokers gird for According to ISNA, the agreement was ficial said that a timetable has been set ac- Brexit-style tumult following signed on the sidelines of the 11th meeting cordingly and the dues will be paid. of Iran-Tajikistan Joint Economic, Techno- Lamenting about the current bilateral / kamyar mosaiee Tuesday’s election logical and Cultural Committee. trade value between the two friend coun- The Islamic Republic of Iran is decided to tries, Chitchian called for the two countries’ PAVEN Big global banks, including Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase & fortify its cooperation with Tajikistan in vari- private and state-run sectors to improve Co and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. are bracing for potential tu- ous energy sectors including, electricity, oil, mutual trade volume and joint ventures. mult on financial markets after Tuesday’s U.S. election. As the outcome of the most bitterly fought U.S. presidential elections starts to roll out by Wednesday in Asia, the regional mar- Iranian miner seeks up to $4b for copper, steel projects kets will be the first to trade on the results. A private Iranian company is seeking joint partners to help develop the two copper MACMID was set up in 2013 as a pri- January. As a result, Asia-focused banks HSBC and Japan’s Nomura venture partners to help develop copper, mines and associated processing plants, vate joint stock company, backed by Iran’s “The climate is not cold, the process Holdings Ltd are among institutions boosting staff levels, while steel and other projects in the country, each aiming to produce about 26,000 Tourism Financial Group. just takes time,” he said. others are raising the margin requirements for trading to cope managing director Ebrahim Sadeghi of tons of copper a year by about 2019. It eventually aims to put in place a MACMID expected commodity prices with a possible spike in volume or volatility. Mahan Company for Mines and Industries “We are looking to bring in interna- range of projects, including production to increase, while the copper projects Bank preparations ahead of the election reflect their experience Development (MACMID) said on Tuesday. tional partners to jointly develop local de- of steel slab and a fertilizer business, and would break even at prices as low as following Britain’s shock vote to leave the European Union in June, MACMID has two copper mines al- posits,” Sadeghi said through an interpret- hopes to raise $4 billion in foreign invest- $4,000 a ton, he said. Copper is currently when the S&P 500 fell 3.6 percent the day after the poll. ready under development, the Chah Firu- er on the sidelines of a mining conference. ment after having secured $1 billion from above $5,000. In the United States, Morgan Stanley told staff to consider using zeh mine and the Daralou mine, both of “Iran has some of the richest deposits in local investors, Sardeghi said. “In 2018, it is going to be a better mar- stop-loss orders, an automated trading mechanism that sells an which are being developed with a con- the Middle East. Gold, copper zinc.” MACMID had a mandate to use Euro- ket for iron ore and steel. It won’t be a re- investor’s position as soon as a stock hits a preset level, if the result glomerate that includes state-owned Na- Construction of the Chah Firuzeh pean technology only in its developments. turn to the golden age, but it won’t be as causes trading volumes and volatility to spike. tional Iranian Copper Industries. mine is about 20 percent complete, and Sardeghi said the investment climate bad as 2016, 2017,” he added, due to ca- The bank also told advisers in its wealth management unit to The group is seeking $600 million from Daralou is around 35 percent complete, in Iran had improved since the lifting of pacity cuts in China and a global recovery. prepare for election-related conversations with clients and pointed one or more international joint venture he said. a range of international sanctions in mid- (Source: Reuters) them to relevant pieces of research, according to a Nov. 7 memo reviewed by Reuters. 2 percent swing Global stocks up but caution prevails as U.S. election day dawns Traders expect U.S. stock prices to swing by about 2 percent in either direction on Wednesday, the day after the election, based Stocks edged up on Tuesday as world markets braced for would trigger significant reactions and equity markets on the price of S&P 500 index options. Options on the Power- the outcome of one of the most contentious U.S. presiden- would take a sharp hit, at least in the short term,” said An- Shares QQQ Trust Russell 2000 ETF, are pricing similarly large tial elections in history, with trade largely driven by cautious dreas Johnson, economist at Swedish bank SEB. swings before the week is out. expectations of a win for Democrat Hillary Clinton. “However, the tightening of the polls indicate that the risk Some banks are projecting a more extreme drop in the event The sharp swings of recent days across all asset classes of a very close result is substantial.”. of a victory for Republican Donald Trump, with Citigroup Inc. esti- gave way to a more subdued tone, with investors reluctant In currency markets the dollar, which had its best day in mating that a Trump victory could trigger a 3 percent to 5 percent to make too many big bets as Americans prepared to vote. a month on Monday, edged slightly lower. The dollar index, sell-off for the S&P 500. The dollar and bond yields slipped, while gold inched a measure of its value against a basket of currencies, fell 0.2 U.S. stocks rose on Monday as Democrat Hillary Clinton’s pros- up. percent as the euro rose 0.2 percent to $1.1060. pects brightened after the Federal Bureau of Investigation said it “Markets are certainly going into today in a much bet- Having recorded its biggest one-day increase against would not press criminal charges related to her use of a private ter mood now after that FBI news on Sunday night saw risk the yen in almost four months on Monday, the dollar was email server while secretary of state. assets claw their way back following a near two-week selloff,” flat against the Japanese currency at 104.40 yen on Tuesday. Investors have tended to see Clinton as a more status quo can- said Jim Reid, market analyst at Deutsche Bank. It was flat at 18.5855 versus the Mexican peso, which Brexit memories still fresh didate, while Trump’s stances on foreign policy, trade and immigra- World stocks had their best day in four months on Mon- has ebbed and flowed in recent weeks in tandem with the tion have unnerved the market. day and Wall Street its best since March after the U.S. Fed- China’s CSI 300 index added 0.4 percent, with relief over perceived chances of a Trump victory. The “market pretty much told you who was going to win today,” eral Bureau of Investigation said it stood by findings that improving prospects of a Clinton win offsetting bigger-than- The currency is seen as a proxy for bets on the election said one capital markets official at a major bank who was not plan- Clinton was not guilty of criminal wrongdoing in her use of expected declines in both imports and exports and a small- because Mexico is considered most vulnerable to Trump’s ning any extraordinary staffing measures. a private email server. er-than-forecast trade balance in October. trade policies as 80 percent of its exports go to the United Another official at a rival bank said Monday’s 2.2 percent rally in Europe’s index of leading 300 shares, which posted its Clinton is seen by investors as offering greater certainty States. U.S. stocks had lowered Wall Street’s collective angst over the elec- biggest gain in two months on Monday, extended that on and stability, and, until stumbling last week after FBI Director Most bond yields retreated on Tuesday after rising across tion from “DEFCON 4 to DEFCON 2,” referring to the U.S. Defense Tuesday, rising 0.3 percent. Britain’s FTSE 100 and Germany’s James Comey said the agency was reviewing newly discov- the board on Monday. The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treas- Department’s levels of alert. DAX were both up 0.2 percent. ered emails, had been seen as the clear favorite. ury yield fell one basis point to 1.815 percent. Asia impact MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside While polls last week showed Republican candidate Crude oil futures were higher, with U.S. crude up 0.7 per- Brokerage Nomura said in a report on Monday the election Japan was up 0.6 percent and Japan’s Nikkei 225 was flat, Donald Trump closing in on Clinton’s lead, at least five major cent at $45.20 a barrel and global benchmark Brent up 1 was the largest “known unknown” markets have had to contend meaning MSCI’s global index of world shares was up 0.2 polls on Monday showed her still ahead. percent at $46.62, both extending Monday’s gains of more with since the global financial crisis. It said a Trump victory would percent. But investors remained wary, noting Britain’s shock vote than 1 percent. likely lead to a more than 6 percent drop in Asian equities. U.S. stock futures pointed to a flat open on the S&P 500, in June to leave the European Union had wrong footed But safety plays were also in favour as gold climbed 0.3 The election could result in both higher trading volumes and consolidating Monday’s rally which snapped a nine-day los- bookmakers and most pollsters. percent to $1,285 an ounce, erasing some of its 1.7 percent higher volatility as it’s a bigger event for investors in this region ing streak, the longest since 1980. “A Trump victory would be a clear risk-off event that loss from the previous session. (Source: Reuters) than Brexit, said Stephane Loiseau, head of Societe Generale’s Asia Pacific cash equities and global execution services. It plans to increase front office, back office, and technology staff, India’s 2016 gold Air Canada profit Banks, brokers gird “ensuring we have a clear escalation system for handling decision- demand seen falling beats estimates as for Brexit-style tumult making”, and possibly raising risk limits.” to lowest level in passengers increase following Tuesday’s Chris Weston, chief markets strategist at IG Markets in Mel- seven years election bourne, said his firm had raised margins on U.S. indices and some dollar trades to 1 percent from 0.5 percent, but doesn’t expect to see “a massive collapse or spike”. India’s gold demand could fall as much as Air Canada (AC.TO: Quote) reported a high- Big global banks, including Morgan Stanley HSBC will bolster staff on trading floors in major hubs including 24 percent in 2016 to the lowest level in sev- er-than-expected quarterly profit on Monday as (MS.N), JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) and Gold- London and Hong Kong to deal with client requests, said a person en years due to higher prices and increased it flew more passengers, and the airline forecast man Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) are bracing for poten- with direct knowledge of the plan. smuggling as the government seeks to bring lower costs for this quarter, sending its stock up tial tumult on financial markets after Tuesday’s U.S. “Around any high profile, potentially market-moving event, it is transparency to bullion purchases, the World nearly 7 percent. election. not unusual for some trading desks to increase staffing levels,” said Gold Council (WGC) said. Canada’s largest airline said it expected cost As the outcome of the most bitterly fought U.S. a spokesman for Europe’s biggest bank. Lower demand from the world’s No.2 gold per available seat mile, excluding fuel expenses presidential elections starts to roll out by Wednesday No U.S. stock exchange plans extraordinary measures to cope consumer could hurt global spot prices that and unusual items, to decline 5 percent to 6 in Asia, the regional markets will the first to trade on with potential market volatility, exchange officials told Reuters on have risen a fifth so far in 2016, but help the percent in the fourth quarter and by 2.75 per- the results. Monday. South Asian country to reduce its trade deficit. cent to 3.75 percent this year. As a result, Asia-focused banks HSBC (HSBA.L) More than half of the stock and bond fund managers polled by Gold is one of India’s biggest expenses on its Chief Financial Officer Michael Rousseau said and Japan’s Nomura Holdings Ltd (8604.T) are Northern Trust in the third quarter said they expected the election import bill. he expected free cash flow to be more positive among institutions boosting staff levels, while others to cause a large increase in market volatility. next year than this year but would provide more are raising the margin requirements for trading to The extra staffing is similar to what the bank did during Britain’s specifics in early 2017. cope with a possible spike in volume or volatility. NEWS IN BRIEF vote to leave the European Union, he said. (Source: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NNOVEMBEROVEMBER 99,, 22016016 ENERGY 5

Total inks major gas deal in Iran Finland’s Wartsila signs Intl. companies should not hesitate to invest in Iran: Zanganeh decentralized energy pact with Iran ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran signed a $4.8 billion desk agreement on development of the Wartsila is to develop decentralized power generation in Iran with country’s South Pars gas field’s phase 11 on Tuesday with the country’s largest industrial corporation. France and China, Shana reported. The Finnish company signed a memorandum of understand- The deal which was in the form of a heads of agree- ing with Industrial Development & Renovation Organization of ment (HOA) document based on Iran’s new oil contracts Iran (IDRO) during a visit to Iran by Finland’s President Sauli Ni- (known as IPC) was signed between National Iranian Oil inisto. Company (NIOC) and a consortium including France’s The pact covers power plant operations and maintenance Total, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) services and related liquefied natural gas infrastructure. and Petropars, a subsidiary of NIOC. Wärtsilä will provide relevant expertise and resources to sup- NIOC’s Managing Director Ali Kardor, Total’s Presi- port IDRO in its objective to improve the infrastructure and devel- dent of Middle East, Exploration & Production Division op the Iranian industry. Stephane Michel and Managing Director of Petropars Javier Cavada, President of Wärtsilä Energy Solutions, said: Hamid Akbari signed the document in Tehran. “With this agreement, Wärtsilä is showing its commitment to sup- According to IRNA, Mohammad Meshkinfam, the port the development of the Iranian industry and power genera- managing director of Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC) tion sector, on the basis of a mutually beneficial relationship.” which is in charge of implementing South Pars develop- The Iranian government plans to grow the country’s power ment phases, said on Tuesday that “The final contract capacity by at least 25 GW in the next five years and is to invest will be signed early 2017.” more than $100bn in its oil and gas industry. Total, Petropars and CNPC would have 50.1, 19.9 and (Source: Power Engineering International) 30 percent of stakes in the project, respectively, Reuters NIOC’s Managing Director Ali Kardor (2ndR), Total’s President of Middle East, Exploration & Production Division Stephane Michel (2nd L), said in a report. Managing Director of Petropars Hamid Akbari (1st L) and Middle East director of CNPC signed the HOA in Tehran on Tuesday. ‘Intl. companies should not hesitate to invest of development activities in phase 11, which is equiva- of capacity will be added to the country’s extraction from in Iran’ lent to about $3.5 billion will be executed by domestic South Pars which Iran shares with Qatar in the Persian In the signing ceremony, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan companies. Gulf. Italy’s Saras says it will Namdar Zanganeh expressed hope that international The South Pars phase 11 project will have a produc- Focusing on enhancing rate of oil recovery by imple- companies should stop being hesitant about investing tion capacity of 1.8 billion cubic feet per day, or 370 000 menting modern technologies in this phase will make clear Iranian oil debt in 2017 in Iran. barrels of oil equivalent per day. The produced gas will it the South Pars’s technology transfer center. POGC is The minister also mentioned phase 11 development be fed into Iran’s gas network. constructing a modern platform designed to increase Italian oil refiner Saras has paid 160 million euros ($177 million) project and said it is anticipated that about 70 percent With phase 11 going online, 56 million cubic meters gas pressure in this phase. of the debt it owes Iran for crude oil bought before sanctions were imposed and its chief financial officer said the total debt to Tehran will be cleared next year. OPEC raises oil-demand forecast on outlook for cheaper crude Analysts have estimated the company’s Iranian debt at about OPEC raised its forecast for global oil de- 2020, compared with its previous outlook. The group’s 14 members are in talks with ply,” Shell Chief Financial Officer Simon Henry 350 million euros and the company said it paid 50 million euros mand next year and through the end of the The group assumes crude will average $40 a each other, and with non-member produc- said on a conference call on Nov. 1. in the second quarter and 110 million euros in the third. decade, anticipating that cheaper crude will barrel in 2016, and it raised its projected price ers including Russia, to complete an initial “While the recent oil market environment “A further 100 million euros will be paid by year-end,” CFO spur consumption even as economic growth by $5 a barrel in each of the following years agreement OPEC reached in September to has been one of oversupply, it is vital that the Franco Balsamo told analysts in a conference call on Monday’s slows. through 2020. Brent has averaged about $44 limit its collective crude output in an effort to industry ensures that a lack of investments third-quarter results. “The rest will be paid in 2017.” Demand will reach 95.3 million barrels a barrel so far this year. support prices. Benchmark Brent crude tum- today does not lead to a shortage of supply International financial sanctions on Iran were lifted in Janu- a day in 2017, according to the producer OPEC’s upward revision for demand “is bled from more than $115 a barrel in June in the future,” OPEC Secretary-General Mo- ary after a deal over nuclear plans, though banking ties remain group’s annual World Oil Outlook report re- the result of a lower medium-term oil price 2014 amid a supply glut and ended last week hammed Barkindo wrote in a foreword to restricted. leased Tuesday. That’s an increase of 300,000 assumption, which is expected to have a trading 8.3 percent lower at $45.58. Explo- the report. Saras, which is partly owned by Russian oil giant Rosneft , barrels a day from last year’s forecast. The stronger influence than assumptions of ration for new crude deposits has declined Demand for oil in the rich nations of the used to take a significant part of its feedstock from Iran before Organization of Petroleum Exporting Coun- lower medium-term economic growth and with prices, prompting concern that produc- Organization for Economic Cooperation and the embargo. tries also raised its outlook for oil use in 2018, expanded energy efficiency policies,” the ers may not be able to meet future demand. Development will begin to fall after 2017, The company reported third-quarter core earnings of 100.5 2019 and 2020, when it sees demand reach- report’s researchers said. Global economic Future shortage due partly to an increase in supplies of nat- million euros, below a company-supplied consensus forecast of ing 98.3 million barrels a day, or 900,000 growth will be 3.4 percent a year for 2015 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, the world’s sec- ural gas and nuclear and renewable energy, 132 million euros. more than the group projected in its previ- to 2021, compared with an annual 3.6 per- ond-biggest energy company by market OPEC said. Oil consumption in developing General Manager Dario Scaffardi said the worse than ex- ous annual outlook. cent that OPEC forecast last year for 2014 to value, predicts demand for oil could peak in nations will continue to rise, however, driving pected result was because the company had opted to stockpile OPEC cut its estimates for crude prices 2020, due to slowdowns in China and Latin as little as five years. “We’ve long been of the overall demand growth until at least 2040, it gasoil for sale in the fourth quarter when it expects prices to be by $20 a barrel for each year from 2016 to America, it said. opinion that demand will peak before sup- said. (Source: Bloomberg) higher. (Source: Reuters)

ﻧﻮﺑﺖ ﺩﻭﻡ Second Announcement ﺁﮔﻬﻰ ﺗﺪﺍﺭﻙ ﺧﺼﻮﺻﻰ SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE (ﻓﺮﺍﺧﻮﺍﻥ ﭘﻴﺶ ﺍﺭﺯﻳﺎﺑﻰ ﻛﻴﻔﻰ) (Invitation for Pre-qualification) ﺍﺟﺮﺍﻯ ﺷﺒﻜﻪ ﻓﺎﺿﻼﺏ 2 ﺷﻬﺮ ﺍﺳﺘﺎﻥ ﻓﺎﺭﺱ Execution of Wastewater Networks in 2 Cities of Fars Province ﺷﻤﺎﺭﻩ ﺍﻋﺘﺒﺎﺭ ﺳﺮﻣﺎﻳﻪ ﺑﺎﻧﻚ ﺗﻮﺳﻌﻪ ﺍﺳﻼﻣﻲ :irn-0107 IsDB Financing No. IRN-0107 The Government of Islamic Republic of Iran has received financing from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) ﺩﻭﻟــﺖ ﺟﻤﻬــﻮﺭﻯ ﺍﺳــﻼﻣﻰ ﺍﻳــﺮﺍﻥ ﺍﻋﺘﺒــﺎﺭﻯ ﺍﺯ ﺑﺎﻧــﻚ ﺗﻮﺳــﻌﻪ ﺍﺳــﻼﻣﻰ (IsDB) ﺟﻬــﺖ ﺍﺟــﺮﺍﻯ ﭘــﺮﻭژﻩ ﺍﺭﺗﻘــﺎء ﺑﻬﺪﺍﺷــﺖ 6 ﺷــﻬﺮ ﺍﺳــﺘﺎﻥ ﻓــﺎﺭﺱ ﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓــﺖ ﺩﺍﺷــﺘﻪ ﻭ ﺩﺭ ﻧﻈــﺮ ﺩﺍﺭﺩ ﺑﺨﺸــﻰ towards the cost of the Fars Six Cities Sanitation Improvement Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds ﺍﺯ ﺍﻳــﻦ ﺍﻋﺘﺒــﺎﺭ ﺭﺍ ﺑــﻪ ﻣﻨﻈــﻮﺭ ﭘﺮﺩﺍﺧــﺖ ﻫــﺎﻯ ﻗﺮﺍﺭﺩﺍﺩﻫــﺎﻯ ﺍﺣــﺪﺍﺙ ﺧﻄــﻮﻁ ﺍﻧﺘﻘــﺎﻝ، ﺟﻤــﻊ ﺁﻭﺭﻯ ﻭ ﻓﺮﻋــﻰ ﻓﺎﺿــﻼﺏ ﺷــﻬﺮﻫﺎﻯ ﻣﺮﺑﻮﻃــﻪ ﺑــﻪ ﻣﺼــﺮﻑ ﺑﺮﺳــﺎﻧﺪ. ﺷــﺮﻛﺖ ﺁﺏ ﻭ ﻓﺎﺿــﻼﺏ of this financing to payments under the contracts for wastewater networks implementations. The Fars Water and ﺍﺳــﺘﺎﻥ ﻓــﺎﺭﺱ ﺩﺭ ﻧﻈــﺮ ﺩﺍﺭﺩ ﭘﻴﻤﺎﻧــﻜﺎﺭﺍﻥ ﺭﺍ ﺟﻬــﺖ ﺍﺟــﺮﺍﻯ ﺷــﺒﻜﻪ ﺟﻤــﻊ ﺁﻭﺭﻯ ﻭ ﺧﻄــﻮﻁ ﺍﻧﺘﻘــﺎﻝ ﻓﺎﺿــﻼﺏ ﺗﻌﻴﻴــﻦ ﺷــﺪﻩ ﺩﺭ ﺟــﺪﻭﻝ ﺯﻳــﺮ ﺭﺍ ﭘﻴــﺶ ﺍﺭﺯﻳﺎﺑــﻰ ﻧﻤﺎﻳــﺪ. Wastewater Company (FWWC) intends to prequalify contractors for wastewater networks implementations as ﺍﻧﺘﻈﺎﺭ ﻣﻰ ﺭﻭﺩ ﻛﻪ ﺩﻋﻮﺕ ﺑﺮﺍﻯ ﺍﺭﺍﺋﻪ ﭘﻴﺸﻨﻬﺎﺩ ﻗﻴﻤﺖ ﺩﺭ ﺍﺳﻔﻨﺪ ﻣﺎﻩ 1395 ﺑﻌﻤﻞ ﺁﻳﺪ. .described in the following table. It is expected that invitations for bids will be made in March 2017

ﺭﺩﻳﻒ ﻧﺎﻡ ﺷﻬﺮ(ﺑﺴﺘﻪ) ﺷﺮﺡ ﻛﺎﺭ No City Description of Package

ﻗﻄﻌﻪ 1: ﺍﺟﺮﺍﻯ 5/4 ﻛﻴﻠﻮﻣﺘﺮ ﺧﻂ ﺍﻧﺘﻘﺎﻝ ﻓﺎﺿﻼﺏ، 4/56 ﻛﻴﻠﻮﻣﺘﺮ ﺧﻄﻮﻁ ﺷﺒﻜﻪ ﻭ 49 ﻛﻴﻠﻮﻣﺘﺮ ﻃﻮﻝ ﺧﻄﻮﻁ Lot1: execution of 4.5 km of waste water main trunk, 52 km waste ۱ ﺩﺍﺭﺍﺏ ﺍﻧﺸﻌﺎﺑﺎﺕ .Darab water networks and 49 km laterals 1 ﻗﻄﻌﻪ 2: ﺍﺟﺮﺍﻯ 78 ﺧﻄﻮﻁ ﺷﺒﻜﻪ ﻓﺎﺿﻼﺏ ﻭ 73 ﻛﻴﻠﻮﻣﺘﺮ ﺧﻄﻮﻁ ﺍﻧﺸﻌﺎﺑﺎﺕ .Lot2: execution of 78 km waste water networks and 73 km laterals ﻗﻄﻌﻪ 1: ﺍﺟﺮﺍﻯ2/4 ﻛﻴﻠﻮﻣﺘﺮ ﺧﻂ ﺍﻧﺘﻘﺎﻝ ﻓﺎﺿﻼﺏ، 59 ﻛﻴﻠﻮﻣﺘﺮ ﺧﻄﻮﻁ ﺷﺒﻜﻪ ﻓﺎﺿﻼﺏ ﻭ 67ﻛﻴﻠﻮﻣﺘﺮ ﺧﻄﻮﻁ Lot1: execution of 4.2 km of waste water main trunk, 59 km waste ۲ ﻓﺴﺎ ﺍﻧﺸﻌﺎﺏ .Fasa water networks and 67 km laterals 2 ﻗﻄﻌﻪ 2: ﺍﺟﺮﺍﻯ 69 ﻛﻴﻠﻮﻣﺘﺮ ﺧﻄﻮﻁ ﺷﺒﻜﻪ ﻓﺎﺿﻼﺏ ﻭ59 ﻛﻴﻠﻮﻣﺘﺮ ﺧﻄﻮﻁ ﺍﻧﺸﻌﺎﺏ .Lot2: execution of 69 km waste water networks and 59 km laterals ﭘﻴــﺶ ﺍﺭﺯﻳﺎﺑــﻰ ﺍﺯ ﻃﺮﻳــﻖ ﻓﺮﺁﻳﻨــﺪ ﭘﻴــﺶ ﺍﺭﺯﻳﺎﺑــﻰ ﺗﻌﻴﻴــﻦ ﺷــﺪﻩ ﺩﺭ "ﺩﺳــﺘﻮﺭﺍﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﺗﺎﻣﻴــﻦ ﻛﺎﻻ ﻭ ﺍﺟــﺮﺍﻯ ﻛﺎﺭ" ﺑﺎﻧــﻚ ﺗﻮﺳــﻌﻪ ﺍﺳــﻼﻣﻰ ﭼــﺎپ ﺗﺎﺭﻳــﺦ ﻣــﺎﻩ ﻣــﻪ 2009 ﺑــﺮﺍﻯ Prequalification will be conducted through prequalification procedures specified in the Islamic Development Bank’s ﻣﻨﺎﻗﺼــﻪ ﺭﻗﺎﺑﺘــﻰ ﺩﺍﺧﻠــﻰ (NCB) ﺍﻧﺠــﺎﻡ ﺧﻮﺍﻫــﺪ ﺷــﺪ ﻭ ﺩﺭ ﺩﺳــﺘﺮﺱ ﺗﻤﺎﻣــﻰ ﭘﻴﺸــﻨﻬﺎﺩ ﺩﻫﻨــﺪﮔﺎﻥ ﺍﺯ ﺷــﺮﻛﺖ ﻫــﺎﻯ ﻭﺍﺟــﺪ ﺷــﺮﺍﻳﻂ ﺑﻨﺤــﻮﻯ ﻛــﻪ ﺩﺭ ﺩﺳــﺘﻮﺭﺍﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﺑﺎﻧــﻚ Guidelines for Procurement and implementation of wastewater networks, May 2009 using of National Competitive ﻣﺬﻛــﻮﺭ ﺗﻌﺮﻳــﻒ ﺷــﺪﻩ ،ﻣــﻰ ﺑﺎﺷــﺪ . ﻣﺸــﺎﺭﻛﺖ ﺷــﺮﻛﺘﻬﺎﻯ ﺩﺍﺧﻠــﻰ ﺑــﺎ ﺷــﺮﻛﺖ ﻫــﺎﻯ ﻏﻴﺮﺩﺍﺧﻠــﻰ ﺑﻨﺤــﻮﻯ ﻛــﻪ ﺷــﺮﻛﺖ ﺩﺍﺧﻠــﻰ ﺣﺪﺍﻗــﻞ 50٪ ﺍﺟــﺮﺍﻯ ﻛﺎﺭ ﺭﺍ ﺑﻌﻬــﺪﻩ ﺑﮕﻴــﺮﺩ Bidding (NCB) and is open to all bidders from eligible local firms, as defined in the guidelines. The association of ﻗﺎﺑــﻞ ﻗﺒــﻮﻝ ﻣــﻰ ﺑﺎﺷــﺪ. domestic firms with a non-domestic firm is accepted whereby the domestic firm is expected to perform at least 50% ﻣﺘﻘﺎﺿﻴــﺎﻥ ﻋﻼﻗــﻪ ﻣﻨــﺪ ﻭﺍﺟــﺪ ﺷــﺮﺍﻳﻂ ﻣــﻰ ﺗﻮﺍﻧﻨــﺪ ﺍﻃﻼﻋــﺎﺕ ﺑﻴﺸــﺘﺮ ﻭ ﻧﻴــﺰ ﺍﺳــﻨﺎﺩ ﭘﻴــﺶ ﺍﺭﺯﻳﺎﺑــﻲ ﺭﺍ ﺍﺯ ﺷــﺮﻛﺖ ﺁﺏ ﻭ ﻓﺎﺿــﻼﺏ ﺍﺳــﺘﺎﻥ ﻓــﺎﺭﺱ ﺑــﻪ ﺁﺩﺭﺱ ﺯﻳــﺮ ﺍﺯ .of the required assignments Interested eligible Applicants may obtain further information from and inspect the prequalification document at the 09/08/95 ﺩﺭ ﺳــﺎﻋﺎﺕ ﺍﺩﺍﺭﻯ ﺍﺯ 8 ﺻﺒــﺢ ﻟﻐﺎﻳــﺖ 15 ﻛﺴــﺐ ﻧﻤﺎﻳﻨــﺪ. Fars water & wastewater company (address below) from October 30. 2016, 08:00 a.m. To 15:00 p.m. A complete ﻣﺘﻘﺎﺿﻴــﺎﻥ ﻣــﻰ ﺗﻮﺍﻧﻨــﺪ ﺑــﺎ ﻣﺮﺍﺟﻌــﻪ ﺑــﻪ ﺁﺩﺭﺱ ﺯﻳــﺮ، ﻣﺠﻤﻮﻋــﻪ ﺍﻯ ﻛﺎﻣــﻞ ﺍﺯ ﺍﺳــﻨﺎﺩ ﭘﻴــﺶ ﺍﺭﺯﻳﺎﺑــﻰ ﺭﺍ ﺑــﺎ ﺩﺭﺧﻮﺍﺳــﺖ ﻛﺘﺒــﻰ ﺩﺭ ﻣﻘﺎﺑــﻞ ﭘﺮﺩﺍﺧــﺖ 000/000/2 ﺭﻳــﺎﻝ ( ﻏﻴــﺮ ﻗﺎﺑــﻞ set of the prequalification document in English may be purchased by interested Applicants on the submission of a ﺑﺮﮔﺸــﺖ ) ﺑــﺮﺍﻯ ﻫــﺮ ﺑﺴــﺘﻪ ﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓــﺖ ﻧﻤﺎﻳﻨــﺪ . ﻧﺤــﻮﻩ ﭘﺮﺩﺍﺧــﺖ ﺑﺼــﻮﺭﺕ ﻭﺍﺭﻳــﺰ ﻭﺟــﻪ ﺑــﻪ ﺣﺴــﺎﺏ ﺷــﻤﺎﺭﻩ 1528936404 ﺑﺎﻧــﻚ ﻣﻠــﺖ ، ﺷــﻌﺒﻪ ﻣﻴــﺪﺍﻥ ﻣﻌﻠــﻢ (ﻛــﺪ written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of 2,000,000 Iranian Rials for each ﺷﻨﺎﺳــﻪ 240008037112) ﺑﻨــﺎﻡ ﺷــﺮﻛﺖ ﺁﺏ ﻭ ﻓﺎﺿــﻼﺏ ﺍﺳــﺘﺎﻥ ﻓــﺎﺭﺱ ﻣﻴﺒﺎﺷــﺪ. ﻣﺘﻘﺎﺿﻴــﺎﻥ ﻣــﻰ ﺗﻮﺍﻧﻨــﺪ ﺍﺳــﻨﺎﺩ ﭘﻴــﺶ ﺍﺭﺯﻳﺎﺑــﻰ ﺭﺍ ﺍﺯ ﺷــﺮﻛﺖ ﺁﺏ ﻭ ﻓﺎﺿــﻼﺏ ﺍﺳــﺘﺎﻥ package. The method of payment will be direct deposit to Account No. 1528936404, Bank Mellat, Moallem Square ﻓــﺎﺭﺱ ﺩﺭ ﻗﺒــﺎﻝ ﺍﺭﺍﺋــﻪ ﻣﻌﺮﻓــﻰ ﻧﺎﻣــﻪ ﻭ ﺭﺳــﻴﺪ ﭘﺮﺩﺍﺧــﺖ ﻭﺟــﻪ ﻳــﺎﺩ ﺷــﺪﻩ ﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓــﺖ ﻧﻤﺎﻳﻨــﺪ . Branch (code 240008037112), in the name of Fars Water and Wastewater Company. Applicants can get the Prequalification Documents from Fars Water and Wastewater Company upon an introduction letter submitting the receipt of the cash deposit as indicated above. ﻣﺘﻘﺎﺿﻴــﺎﻥ ﭘﻴــﺶ ﺍﺭﺯﻳﺎﺑــﻰ ﻣــﻰ ﺑﺎﻳﺴــﺘﻰ ﭘــﺎﻛﺎﺕ ﺣــﺎﻭﻯ ﻣــﺪﺍﺭﻙ ﭘﻴــﺶ ﺍﺭﺯﻳﺎﺑــﻰ ﺭﺍ ﺣﺪﺍﻛﺜــﺮ ﺗــﺎ ﺳــﺎﻋﺖ 10 ﺻﺒــﺢ ﻣــﻮﺭﺥ 06/10/95 ﺑــﻪ ﺁﺩﺭﺱ ﺯﻳــﺮ ﺗﺤﻮﻳــﻞ Applications for prequalification should be submitted in sealed envelopes, delivered to the address below ﻧﻤﺎﻳﻨــﺪ . .no later than Dec. 26, 2016, at 10.00 a.m ﻣﺘﻘﺎﺿﻴــﺎﻥ ﺍﻳﺮﺍﻧــﻰ ﻣــﻰ ﺑﺎﻳﺴــﺖ ﺩﺍﺭﺍﻯ ﺣﺪﺍﻗــﻞ ﺭﺗﺒــﻪ 4 ﺩﺭ ﺭﺳــﺘﻪ ﺁﺏ ﺑــﺮ ﺍﺳــﺎﺱ ﺭﺗﺒــﻪ ﺑﻨــﺪﻯ ﺳــﺎﺯﻣﺎﻥ ﻣﺪﻳﺮﻳــﺖ ﻭ ﺑﺮﻧﺎﻣــﻪ ﺭﻳــﺰﻯ ﺑﺎﺷــﻨﺪ.ﺩﺭ ﺻﻮﺭﺗﻴﻜــﻪ ﺳــﻮﺍﺑﻖ ﻭ ﻣﻌﻴﺎﺭﻫــﺎﻯ Essentially, the Local bidders should have at least a grade 4 in water category, according to the grade classification ﺧﻮﺍﺳــﺘﻪ ﺷــﺪﻩ ﺟﻮﺍﺑﮕــﻮ ﻧﺒﺎﺷــﺪ ، ﻣﺘﻘﺎﺿــﻰ ﺑﺎﻳﺴــﺘﻰ ﺑــﻪ ﺻــﻮﺭﺕ ﮔــﺮﻭﻩ ﻣﺸــﺎﺭﻛﺖ ﺗﻘﺎﺿــﺎﻯ ﺧــﻮﺩ ﺭﺍ ﺍﻋــﻼﻡ ﺩﺍﺭﺩ. .of MPO

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Whether Trump or Clinton Can Lebanon’s Old Guard forge wins the U.S. election, what follows is up to us new social contract? By Asli Aydintasbas Michel Aoun, the leader of the Free prevent further spillover of the conflict Patriotic Movement and Lebanon’s new to Lebanon. In his acceptance speech as residential elections are a form of madness that comes president, has done what many might president, Aoun said that any eventual Pover us once every four years. They fit the great-man have considered impossible until the solution to the war must include the or -woman narrative of history, seducing us into for- moment it happened — gaining the resettlement of more than 1 million Syrian getting how powerful we are. They erase our memory of acquiescence of Hezbollah to form a new refugees in Lebanon, whose population grassroots power, direct democracy and civil society. Leaders Lebanese government with Saad Hariri is only 4 million. beget followers; people pin their hopes on one person, and as prime minister. A new social contract with that they seem to shed responsibility for anything be- Hariri’s success will ultimately The test of Aoun’s political choreography yond getting that one person into office. Or, they wash their depend on Aoun. Although Hariri will ultimately depend on actions rather hands of any further involvement if it’s not their one person. received 110 votes from Lebanon’s than words. More than two years ago, this And so it is this time around. With the election a matter 127 parliamentarians Nov. 3, the vote column described the early threads of a of days away and the media engrossed in a fight to end all only took place at all because Hassan new Lebanese pulse based upon “a new fights, it sometimes seems Nasrallah, Hezbollah’s secretary-general, social contract based upon national, not as though we’ve lost sight allowed it to happen. And Nasrallah sectarian or factional priorities.” of the powers that belong to agreed as a result of Aoun’s deft A few months earlier, in February us and not them, and the re- diplomacy. Nasrallah said on Nov. 4, the 2014, we had highlighted a plan by Aoun sponsibilities and possibilities day after the vote, that he had made to assimilate Hezbollah’s forces into the that go with our power. The “possible facilities for his nomination.” He Lebanese military as part of a broader intensely personal nature added, “We are not the negotiating side. regional choreography following a of this campaign – and the Only [parliament] Speaker [Nabih] Berri calming of the situation in Syria and a particular danger of Donald is entitled to negotiate about forming the concurrent reduction of tensions on the Trump – has created a kind new government on our behalf.” Berri, Lebanese-Israeli border. “This deal could of tunnel vision. who heads the Shia Amal, had been a be picked up again,” we wrote, “at the Which is not to say that the key holdout to the Aoun-Hariri deal but right time, and might facilitate progress outcome is unimportant. Far announced his support for Hariri’s bid on development of energy reserves from it. Many Clinton supporters after a meeting with Aoun on the day of Aoun said his country is currently sitting in the eastern Mediterranean, where seem quietly confident of a win. the parliament’s vote on Hariri. amid land mines and surrounded by cooperation is stymied in part because I am less complacent. We’ve had Ali Hashem reports that Aoun, in his the fires raging in the region. He said Lebanon and Israel do not have relations.” enough surprises this year – in Britain, in Colombia – to know that speech to the parliament after taking It is only fitting that Lebanon could voters have a way of confounding those who observe them. A Trump the oath as president Oct. 31, set the his priority is to prevent any sparks provide a spark for a new regional compact presidency would be a terrible thing. But a Clinton victory would be tone for a new course in Lebanese from those fires from spreading to based on governance, accountability and far from an occasion to sigh with relief, sit back and resume life as politics: “For the first time in years, Lebanon. Lebanon, he insisted, must stay independence. That Lebanon could lead though the last few months had been a bad dream. A Clinton victory, Aoun seemed cautious while reading his in this new social contract should not be a in fact, would be just a starting point for a new kind of campaign. speech. It seemed clear that Aoun the out of regional conflicts and follow an surprise. Lebanon did its time with its own Election season president is not the same as Aoun independent foreign policy in accordance bloody 15-year sectarian regional war, and A politician is not a given. Each one is in part what we the party leader, as he was keen to with its interests. still was able to recover and re-establish its make them, by pushing, blocking, pressuring, encouraging, reassure different political factions and cosmopolitan flair. There is a lot to build fighting, reframing, emphasizing, organizing. Every election address their concerns. While he stressed Aoun confirmed that Lebanon ‘will than a decade, is also recognized as a on. The failures and dashed expectations season we pretend that one person will have all the power the importance of political stability, Aoun not spare any kind of resistance in the fierce Lebanese nationalist and patriot of the uprisings in Egypt and Syria, which and that whatever they promise up front is exactly who said his country is currently sitting amid struggle with Israel to liberate occupied who battled Syrian occupation troops quickly fell prey to regional and ideological they’ll be, for better or worse. We forget our own influence, land mines and surrounded by the fires Lebanese territories’ and ‘will resort to and was forced to flee to France in 1990, agendas and violence, and Lebanon’s own the innumerable times we’ve swayed outcomes. raging in the region. He said his priority pre-emptive deterrence in dealing with returning to Lebanon in 2005 as an ally tragic past, could make it an incubator for Election seasons erase the memory of movements that is to prevent any sparks from those fires terrorist threats.’” of Hezbollah and key power broker in a new approach to governance that would worked for years or decades, outside and around, below and from spreading to Lebanon. Lebanon, Hashem adds that “Lebanese Forces Lebanese politics. allow Lebanon to realize its potential, above electoral politics. To reiterate: it matters who is presi- he insisted, must stay out of regional Party leader Samir Geagea, a longtime In an interview with Al-Monitor in rather than fall victim to the rhetoric and dent, but what a president does has everything to do with what conflicts and follow an independent rival of Aoun who recently became an 2013, Aoun explained that Lebanon had false promise of what was once known as the people demand or refuse or do themselves, and what the foreign policy in accordance with ally, saw the speech as ‘promising.’” been “paralyzed” by the Syria war. His the Arab Spring. House and Senate send them or sabotage. 13 its interests. Yet in the same speech, Aoun, an ally of Hezbollah for more approach as president will likely seek to (Source: Al Monitor) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NNOVEMBEROVEMBER 9,9, 20162016 SPECIAL REPORT 7

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On the occasion of Passive Defense Week, our family is the basic target of threat by enemy, focusing correspondent conducted an interview with Brigadier on strengthening family can be considered as a suitable General Jalali Head of Passive Defense Organizaon and appropriate move. which comes as follows: (Passive Defense is a defense designed solely to resist in place or minimize the effects With regard to the violaon of privacy of people, of an aack against a specified area, posion, or front that supreme Leader of the Islamic Revoluon pointed to it, what measures have been taken by Passive Defense Organizaon? To begin with his interview, he pointed to the salient A: In the field of informaon the , if virtual and important programs of the Organizaon and said: environment is taken into consideraon, as a maer of “According to a definion stated on the passive defense fact, this subject has been determined in some layers. and the expectaon of supreme Leader of the Islamic Some part of this subject is related to the apparent Revoluon, passive defense includes as immunizing crimes which a person may carry out informaon the against threats. In other words, passive defense is a on a system. Naturally, there are predefined rules to wide spectrum of measures which can thwart threats deal with cybercrimes. Iran’s cyber police entled “FATA of enemy and assure the connuaon of necessary Police” have disseminated cultural informaon to deal measures. In this line, passive defense creates the with such crimes. capability of facilitaon of the crisis management and Likely, hidden and spy relaonships may occur, so that increases the deterrence power of the country against these types of measures are followed up and monitored threats. strictly by responsible organizaons. The third part, Turning to the point that tackling with threats is the which is related to threats of cyber army against the basic and fundamental subject of the passive defense, country, is tasked with cyber defense headquarters. he reiterated: “Threats should be tackled with and Smart phones in the country can be considered as one thwarted in the country in order to alleviate its effect of cyber threat tools, so that special taccs have been on the country. Since Israel and U.S. are considered as considered for it. For example, some smart phones can the prime enemies of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Saudi be immunized. Arabia has waged a proxy war in the region. Typically, capabilies, approaches, measures and capacies, What measures have been taken by Passive strategies and doctrines, which are waged against the Defense Organizaon in the field of health? country by these countries, are considered as a threat A: In the field of food security, the organizaon for the Islamic Republic of Iran.” planned by the U.S. against the Islamic Republic of Iran. with regard to the threats. believes that silent war strategies have been designed Passive Defense reconsiders the changes of this group With due observance to the said issue, Iran considers Turning to the training courses, he said: “Training by U.S. and Israel. Americans have targeted Muslim of acvies in three fields as “threat”. U.S. as an offensive power in cyber fields. The country includes two general and specialized levels.” countries in the field of food with the aim of reducing He added: “Naturally, U.S. is the axis of enemies of that itself is iniator of cyberwar and is considered as a He reiterated: “General training is done for all walks populaon rate and ferlity. Companies like “Monsanto” the Islamic Iran. As a maer of fact, U.S. is the important component of cyber threat. of life within the framework of periodicals, magazines, and individuals such as “Rockefeller” and their team enemy of the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to the In response to the queson how passive defense has training courses and naonal media while specialized have targeted Muslim countries in this field. In fact, U.S. studies conducted on U.S. behavior in the region and been instuonalized in the country, he said: “Passive training courses are done in MSc. and Ph.D. levels.” and Zionist regime consider the high populaon growth based on documents they have published in this regard, Defense Organizaon was set up in 2003 at the official Given the above issue, five universies in the country in Muslim countries is a serious threat with regard to we feel that U.S. has not considered aacking Islamic order of the supreme leader of the Islamic Revoluon. are busy acve in nurturing specialized manpower, he Islamic world. Republic of Iran in its priority list as Iran has taken proper Many efforts were taken in order to expand the concept said, adding: “Approx. 15 academic courses have been According to the documents published, U.S. and defensive measures and also has increased costs of its of passive defense in the country.” designed in this respect and the related syllabus also Zionist regime silent war strategy is manipulaon of military aack. However, U.S. considers that if it aacks It was stressed that relevant infrastructures of passive have been provided for this courses.” types of foods which is led to the reduced growth and Iran, it will incur irreparable economic damage to its defense should be established, he noted. ferlity rate. Perhaps, these types of foods may be infrastructures. In the beginning, passive defense was raised against What security measures have been taken considered as transgenic type with a dubious product With due observance to the said issue, Islamic threats due to the experience obtained during eight regarding so war? such as rice, wheat or soybean. Some other documents Republic of Iran has not been listed by U.S. government years of Iraqi imposed war against Iran. Effecve steps A: I think that if military warfare and equipment are indicate that consumpon of these types of foods in to aack Iran. In other words, U.S. government is not were taken in this field. It seems that serious measures not considered in a war, it is called “soft war”. Given some countries has caused reduced populaon growth, thinking to aack Iran. have been taken in the fields of defense, non- defense the above issue, all fields like cybernetic and biologic the issue of which can lead the young populaon of the Elsewhere in his remarks, he said: “Since Saudi and military. Broadly speaking, it seems that passive defense can be considered as “soft war”. If definition country towards early aging. Arabia has increased its military strength and since defense has managed to play a deterrent role for the is concentrated “soft” in the cultural field, naturally, Elsewhere in his remarks, Head of Passive Defense Iran is considered as a serious threat to Israel in the country. another approach should be taken into consideration. Organizaon stated: “In the face of this type of threat, region, it is logical that Iran will study and maintain At the other part of his speech, he said: “To In this regard, we came to this conclusion that media passive defense follows up the issue of acculturaon the two mentioned countries in list of threats of instuonalize these programs, several measures have especially cultural field can be considered as a serious in the country decisively and today, the issue of food military attack.” been taken in the field of public and specialized training, war. Many countries attack other countries using security has been put at the focal aenon of scienfic Head of Passive Defense Organizaon said that acculturaon and also general war games.” cultural tools. However, many countries use media elite of the country, so that public awareness has been military threat seems that is not considered as the first Public awareness has been raised in this field and it tool in different areas in order to materialize their raised. With due observance to the said issue, giant priories of enemies of the Islamic Iran. Economic threat is hoped that relevant informaon will be boosted in objectives. strides have been taken by the Health Ministry and is the major threat that overshadowed the country. It society. Perhaps, color coups, waged by U.S. in Central Asia Agricultural Jihad Ministry in line with promong safety seems that U.S. Department of Treasury plays role within with different names, can be considered as a type of indices of food security. the framework of a Ministry of Economic War. Despite Regarding structural infrastructures of the cultural attacks with the nature of “soft”. Americans He reiterated that respected officials in these two a landmark nuclear deal signed between Iran and six country, what type of equipment has been considered use “soft war” tool in hard warfare areas, i.e. they ministries are taking effecve measures in this respect. world’s major powers in mid-July 2015, it seems that for confronng by this type of defense? consider news or press control for themselves. The second part includes promoon of diagnosc and foreign pares involved in nuclear pact have failed to live A: For structural changes, it is tried to classify For example, if measures taken by FOX News are laboratories’ systems and scienfic capabilies and up to their commitments. Of course, obligaons relate to infrastructures of this subject in two categories. “First taken into consideration during 2003 war, we will capacies which can idenfy its threats. Iran have been fulfilled but they have not lived up to their those infrastructures which have been built and ulize understand that propaganda machine has been used It is hoped that Ministry of Health and Medical commitments. Everything has been made superficially and the second, those which are under study and by the enemy. Thus, these cases are the areas that are Educaon and Agricultural Jihad Ministry will boost and perfunctorily. U.S. have tried to maintain general construcon.” To do this, we have revised all designs assumed that enemy is considered as threat for the indices of food security, so that suitable food security framework such as economic war tools against Iran. with higher significance in terms of requirements of country by them. will be provided for all walks of life. Tools, infrastructures and framework of sancons and passive defense, that is to say that if an infrastructure Elsewhere in his remarks, Brigadier General Jalali Head of Passive Defense Organizaon said: “Providing their approach against Iran have not been changed even is made consideraons of passive defense have been said: “With regard to this war, it is necessary that serious food is one of the important parts in agricultural sector. in the field of economy. “Economic war” is considered as predicted inside its design. defense should be taken into consideraon. However, In line with enforcement of recommendaons of one of effecve and serious fields of threat that should In other words, these types of requirements and subject of cultural defense is meant the defense in this supreme leader of the Islamic Revoluon, it is reiterated be discussed in an expert-level session. consideraons of passive defense are 100% technical front.” that producon of staples and strategic products should “Cyber Aack” is the second field of threat against and effecve measures have been taken in this regard. All available tools should be used for defending be produced inside the country.” the Islamic Republic of Iran. This plan is entled “Nitro Fortunately, several courses have been launched in BA, against the threat, he said, adding: “In cultural tool, we This is the strategic policy that is followed up strictly Zeus” due to the traces done by the Passive Defense MA and Ph.D. levels, so that technicians and experts will can use all capacies of media in this regard or suitable in the country, he said, adding: “It is hoped that current Organizaon in U.S. cyber and technology terms and be familiarized with advanced technical knowhow of this acvies can be done in online (virtual) environment. wheat producon capacity will exceed 12 million tons.” also Zionist regime and some European countries based technology. Fortunately, effecve steps have been taken in this field, In the end, Head of Passive Defense Organizaon on statement as published by New York Times Magazine The head of Passive Defense Organizaon went on he maintained. Brigadier General Jalali said: “It is tried, while boosng officially, claiming that if war broke out between Iran to say that this type of defense is completely specialized Alignment of media, clarificaon of the unique the power of idenficaon of threat and warning system and Zionist regime and/or if nuclear deal fails to produce and technical. Many efforts were taken in this field in strategy while facing with cybernec threats are posive to the responsible officials, to raise public awareness in posive results, a massive military aack has been order to remove exisng infrastructural vulnerabilies measures that could be taken into consideraon. As this respect.” I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 8 SPECIAL REPORT NNOVEMBEROVEMBER 9,9, 20162016

Threats’ Shape and Intensity Change Rapidly

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After a while, these kinds of 11 of Article 121 was allocated to this issue and this executive missions were delegated to the government, as most of them bylaw was written for the passive defense, details of which There are deputy offices such as “Industry were executive missions related to government authorities. were notified by the then government. and Trade”, “FAVA Electronic” and “Energy Deputy However, the governments one after another failed to After that, when I was appointed in the General Office” inside the Organization. It seems that you carry out positive steps in this organization. Of course, Headquarters, I spoke with the then head of the General have set up deputy offices in nonmilitary unit. What effective measures were taken by the government such as Headquarters Major General Firouzabadi. When asked is the relationship of the deputy offices with the establishment of Unexpected Events Headquarters. After about activities and performance taken in the field of passive organization? that, Crisis Management Organization was set up and its defense, he expressed his dissatisfaction in this respect. A: Since executive organizations and government are relevant rules were approved. The organization was tasked After that, I came to this conclusion that the country the main audiences of the Organization in nonmilitary unit with offering quality relief services at the time of outbreak of is in dire need of an independent organization in order and since our relationship is interconnected to the General natural events. to materialize objectives of passive defense in the field of Headquarters of the Armed Forces in terms of receiving During Iraqi imposed war against Iran (1980-1988), dire immunizing the country against external threats. After a tactics and understanding threats, the organization has t the first glance, “passive defense” is a strange need was felt for setting up Passive Defense Organization while, I submitted the letter to the supreme Leader of the direct relationship with the government in nonmilitary sector. Aand bizarre terminology for the audience that tries empirically. Some major duties of the organization during Islamic Revolution on the establishment of Passive Defense In the field of dividing organizations, we have considered to accustom itself to that for the first time. But the war were carried out sporadically in various areas in the Organization. The Leader approved the proposal on the something similar to the Management and Planning fact is that concept of “passive defense” is intermingled country. To protect people with regard to airstrikes and establishment of Passive Defense Organization and this Organization affiliated to the Presidential Office. For example, with the daily life. “Passive defense” means safeguarding bombardments during war, we sheltered people and organization was set up in Oct. 2004. It should be noted ministries related to the infrastructural affairs constitute out and protecting people against various types of threats embarked on constructing havens for protecting them from that the Organization was set in 2004 at the official order of infrastructural deputy office or our health affairs deputy office including military threat as one. It is worth mentioning that airstrikes of Iraqi forces. supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution according to the includes the Ministry of Health and Medical Education and Brigadier General Gholam-Reza Jalali is somehow one of the At this time, a foundation named “Migrants’ Affairs Paragraph 11 of Article 121 of 4th Development Plan. Since Department of Environment (DoE). The Organization also is founders of passive defense in Iran. It is for more than 12 Foundation” was set up which had been tasked with its establishment, the Organization is currently tasked with home to a deputy office in the field of industry and trade years that he heads the organization. In an interview with our accommodating and investigating the cases of those who foiling any threats in the country. which is affiliated to the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade. correspondent, he expounded on the activities taken by the had been forced to evacuate their home in war-hit cities. In 2014, an articles of association was formulated The organization also has another deputy office in the organization, saying that his organization is confronting with After war was finished, all organizations were dissolved and which was approved by the supreme Leader of the Islamic field of energy which covers the missions related to the a wide spectrum of threats which is underway by the enemy Ministry of Power, Ministry of Petroleum and Iran Atomic against the country. Energy Organization. To learn more about the details, our correspondent has conducted an interview with him. It seems that planning for confronting and Let’s review the interview in questions and answers: neutralizing threats of enemy is the main task of Passive Defense Organization. That is to say that threat, As the first question, would you mind explaining identification of root and nature of threats play a key a brief history of formation of Passive Defense role in the field of performance of Passive Defense Organization to our dear readers? Organization. In one of your lectures, you mentioned A: In response to your question, I should say that Passive that we are witnessing a basic development in the Defense Organization is a familiar name in world which dates concept, identity and quality of threats. Would you back to many years ago. Almost all countries in world have mind explaining on this change and developments in established Passive Defense Organization inside their internal the field of threats and this turning point? structure but with different missions and responsibilities. A: With regard to the first part of your question, I should There are three macro missions in world as follows: say that monitoring and tracing domestic and international 1- Nonmilitary defense, environment for discovering and identifying threats is the 2- Crisis management, main task of the organization. With due observance to the 3- Passive defense said issue, permanent monitoring of threats waged against Almost all countries have one or all these items inside the country is the main task of Passive Defense Organization. their structure. Some countries like the United States Identification of weaknesses and our vulnerabilities towards of America have set up multiple agencies to follow up threats is followed up by the organization at the next stage. objectives of passive defense. For example, the Department For example, cyber threat is the threat that has been of Homeland Security combined 22 different federal discovered. One of these questions is this: What are the departments and agencies into a unified, integrated cabinet vulnerabilities of our banking system in the face of these agency when it was established in 2002 several months after threats? We find the available vulnerabilities. For example, Sept. 11, 2001attacks. As a matter of fact, U.S. Department no major step was taken in the defensive fields as well. Revolution. It should be noted that major fields of activity, dependency on Windows Operating system (OS) here can of Homeland Security is tasked with covering threats of During war and in last years of Iraqi imposed war against missions, powers and terms of references have been specified be threatening to us. After reckoning vulnerability in an infrastructural and social fields. On April 1, 1979, US then Iran, Dr. Hassan Rouhani was the commander of the defense within the framework of its articles of association. interaction between organization and executive agencies, we President signed the executive order that created the Federal at Khatam Central Headquarter. Both passive and active reach to the solutions to alleviate the vulnerabilities. To remove Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The Federal defense had been merged with each other and Dr. Rouhani You mentioned to the legal basis of setting up them, we prepare operational plans. This confrontation has Emergency Management Agency coordinates the federal was tasked with coordinating defense in fronts and also in Passive Defense Organization. Would you please two aspects: One aspect is the issue of immunization which government’s role in preparing for, preventing, mitigating the cities. When Iran-Iraq war ended, Dr. Rouhani was appointed explain the legal basis of entry of Organization to means to remove available problems. The second aspect is effects of, responding to, and recovering from all domestic at secretary of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC). the nonmilitary areas? Anyway, you have to intervene that we are prepared in order to confront with the threat. In disasters, whether natural or man-made. On 23 June He himself activated some parts of activities related to the in some executive affairs necessarily and this affair fact, if objective of threat is materialized after completion of 2009, the Secretary of Defense directed the Commander passive defense at the secretariat of the Council. After a requires a legal basis and enforcement of your tactics, what should be done in order to confront with it? That of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) to establish short while, it was decided that an independent commander suggestions in executive affairs. is to say that if safety rules and regulations are observed in USCYBERCOM. More recently on 8 September 2016, The should be chosen for the defense. Namely, it was decided A: The first legal basis is the Paragraph 11 of Article 121 of construction of a building completely but fire broke out in US administration announced the first Chief Information that defense should be delegated to the Armed Forces due the 4th Five-Year Development Plan. The second executive this building, what should be done in order to control fire? Security Officer (CISO) to drive cybersecurity policy, planning, to the termination of requirements of wartime. Following the bylaw was provided and notified by the government of then Our maneuvers in the field of radiological and chemical and implementation across the Government. As a matter decision, defense was transferred to Air Forces and then, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mr. Khatami. After field in the cities with nuclear facilities are of the same type. of fact, missions of Passive Defense Organization in U.S. passive defense returned to the Army Air Force. that, it was approved by the supreme Leader of the Islamic Namely, taking effective measures after observing all safety have been divided into some structures. In Russia, Ministry In 2002, supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution was Revolution. principles for an accident which may happen. of Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Relief of the informed that the subject has been fallen into oblivion and The third legal basis is that five legal articles have been In fact, organizing, training, maneuvering and launching Russian Federation is a federal executive body responsible nothing special is done in Passive Defense area. The supreme formulated in 5th Five-Year Development Plan. military war games are a part of tools for preparedness in for drafting and implementing government policy and legal Leader ordered the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces In 2007, general policies of the country were drawn up this respect. With regard to the second part of your question, regulation, control and oversight in the field of civil defense to follow up the case meticulously. Thereupon, it became by the Expediency Council in the field of passive defense I should say that defense in its nature is meant “defense”. and the protection of citizens and territories from natural clear that passive defense has been turned into a small part within the framework of 13 paragraphs. After studying That is to say that if there was not a threat, defense is and man-made emergencies, and providing fire and water of defense and nothing is done at the organization. On 30 the case meticulously, the general policies were notified meaningless. Thus, defense should have a direct relationship safety. Until before glorious victory of the Islamic Revolution, Oct. 2003, supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution ordered by the supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in 2010. with the threat. In other words, if threat is implemented as the country was home to a structure named “nonmilitary to set up structure of Permanent Passive Defense Committee Since 2010 up to the present time, it was concluded that military threat, defense should be implemented according to defense” which was considered as one of deputy offices in the Joint-Chief-of-Staff. This Committee was set up under implementation of missions of the organization requires the threat. Once threat changed its nature in the form of air of the Prime Minister. Its rules dated back to 1958 and any the strict supervision of General Headquarters. It should be adopting comprehensive law. In this case, necessary rules threat, naturally, defense should also be changed. positive step had not been taken in this structure. In fact, noted that representatives from government, Air Defense were provided, details of which were referred by the Majlis As a matter of fact, it can be said that defense is a passive defense had been set up within the framework of and Defense Ministry were chosen in this Committee in order Speaker to the Social Commission. After studying the plan, functional variable with regard to a constant variable. That nonmilitary defense organization, tasked with safeguarding to follow up necessary measures. Effective steps were taken the Committee concluded that more than 70 percent of these is to say that if threat changed, defense should also change I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NNOVEMBEROVEMBER 9,9, 20162016 SPECIAL REPORT 9

CanCan the discussion on the foreiforeigngn UUndernder FATF plan, it means that we should impose investmentinvestment be considered as a tool for wawagingging ssanctionsanctions against thethe banksbanks whichwhich hhelpedelped tthehe country in economiceconomic war?war? ttoughough condition. symmetrically.symmetrically. A:A: In response to yyourour question, I should sasayy that fforeignoreign The next ppointoint here is this that FATF has an apparentapparent withwith this model of threat. We SummarilSummarily,y, it should be noted investmentinvestment also can be considered in this field i.e. economic war. obvious internal conflict. 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Namely, we defend according to our designedesignedd important.ittAltlitilhitftiitb A glance at political history of countries, it can be resources which secure production of weapons of mass modeldl with ithth the aim i of f manufacturing f t i relevant l t equipment. i t observed that three versions of war have changed since U.S. What is your opinion on the contracts entitled destruction (WMD). Here, it is better to have a look at the In case of failing to produce the equipment, we change our presence in Iraq in 1992. For example, cyber threat was not “IPC, Iran Petroleum Contracts” in the field of oil and real nature of Saudi Arabia. When a war or conflict spread defensive model. Therefore, what our defensive strategy observed up to 1995. In the same direction, cyber war was gas and/or “Financial Action Task Force, FATF”? in any other parts of world, Saudi Arabia has a hand in it. needs, we produce it inside the country. This issue will give not observed up to 2006. Naturally, we can face with threat A: Since many years ago when oil was discovered in Iran, The salient examples of these wars include Sept.11 terrorist us a power of boosting our internal endogenous military in a which was meaningless almost 10 years ago. Now, it is for Britain and western countries adopted domineering and attacks, emergence of Al-Qaida, DAESH (Arabic acronym for way that this power is strongly deterrent. That is to say that we seven years that economy is raised as a pivot of war and is colonial approach towards oil contracts. In the first package Islamic State in Iraq and Levant, ISIL), etc. have this ability to produce power and strength. If U.S. dared not limited to our country. Namely, we are witnessing that of contracts concluded in the field of oil, we are witnessing In general, Saudi Arabia is considered as the most terrorist to wage a military war against Iran, certainly, they would not when Russia and U.S. face with each other, they first focus that Iran’s share was only five percent out of total amount country in world. With these characteristics, Saudi Arabia seek to find a political way like Joint Comprehensive Plan of on economic field. When Turkey and Russia face with each of contract concluded in this regard and the rest oil share is placed in white list of FATF, that is to say that terrorist- Action (JCPOA). Realizing ineffectuality of any military war other, they first wage war in the field of economy. It means belonged to the colonial countries. It means that western fostering countries are placed in the white list of FATF. The against Iran, U.S. resorted to the implementation of JCPOA. that there is still military threat but has not been removed countries were plundering national wealth of country next important point here is that nature of threats in FATF 2- The next subject is our defensive power especially completely but its shape and technology has changed and extravagantly. When Iran’s oil industry was nationalized by has not technical, financial and legal nature. Rather, these in the field of passive defense. Many effective and constructive has become modern. As a matter of fact, priority of military Dr. Mosadegh, Iran’s share of oil increased a bit more. When decisions are politically motivated. What is the main reason measures have been conducted in this area. threat in the field of active threats has declined palpably and Shah returned and came to power, a military coup was behind putting Iran in blacklist of FATF? All documents show 3- U.S. government has come to this conclusion that other sorts of threats have substituted it. Then, we have to waged against Dr. Mosadegh and everything returned to its that Islamic Republic of Iran has stayed committed to the they should pay high price if they wage a military attack move in tandem with these changes in the field of threat. previous condition i.e. Iran’s share of oil declined again. In international rules and regulations. Given the above issue, it against Iran. They know that attacking Iran will cost them fact, a major portion of the same negligible share of Iran’s oil can be concluded that FATF has been established politically dearly politically. U.S. knows that it cannot maintain security and nothing else. What type of threat was considered in the field was spending for royal family. after attacking Iran. After waging an all-out war in Iraq, Given the above issue, noble nation of Islamic Iran had Afghanistan and Libya, U.S. government failed to maintain of civilized war as raised by the UK Armed Forces  Secretary? nothing of oil share. However, foreign party owned more Has passive defense requirements been peace and security in the region. For the above-mentioned A: this concept was raised with regard to the cyber war. than 50 percent of oil share and a meager part of share was considered in development of international and reasons, U.S. will not dare to wage military attack against This issue was raised when U.S. attacked our infrastructures allocated to Iran. Broadly speaking, foreigners had got lion’s domestic IT services and infrastructures in Iran? Iran. in Natanz and selected the name of Olympic Games as code share of oil when a contract was concluded with Iran in oil A: Unfortunately, the approach taken by the respected of operations. Other countries lodged their protest to them sector. The share of domestic companies, which were created government of the Islamic Republic of Iran toward Would you mind explaining about people- as well. In contrast, British Secretary of Armed Forces in a by domestic specialists and localized technical knowhow, was information technology (IT) is a western-based outlook, the oriented headquarters? seminar said: “This is a civilized war. Instead of military war, negligible. Most interestingly, heavy penalties were predicted issue of which can generate a serious threat to us. In one of A: We came to this conclusion that growth and we can materialize our objectives at the central nuclear part by foreigners for Iran in case of violation of provisions its articles published by New York Times magazine entitled development of cyberspace and social networks has of Iran without incurring serious harm to people. Of course, of these types of contract. In case of prevalence of any “Nitro Zeus” with the aim of sabotaging and carrying out produced nonmilitary power. In each of the aforementioned British Armed Forces secretary forgot to mention that if dispute between Iran and foreign party, an arbitration body subversive measures in defensive systems, it is written that areas, there is one basic pillar and this pillar is the very people. Natanz nuclear facility was attacked, radioactive materials That is to say that enemy has come to this conclusion that if would contaminate both environment and people living in it wanted to repeat the same war in Korea or Vietnam in the surrounding villages. Of course, vigilance of our country country, they will face with a government which is based on helped us in this respect; otherwise, irreparable damage unity and amity. However, Iran has turned its military power should have been witnessed in the country. from a one million army to a 10 million militia. U.S. government has a concept of irregular war. We have Would you mind explaining a bit more on called this concept as “people-oriented war” in a way that economic war? What type of threat is there in the people play important role. People-oriented war is the war country in this field and what should be done to deal that people are not at the target of military attack; rather, with it? they (people) are the main players of the war. A: In response to your question, I should say that the Therefore, defending against such war depends on discussion in the field of economy was observed in all safeguarding cohesion, unity and amity of people. American wars in the past. For example, “besieged” or “blockade” believe that in wars which will be spread in future, those had been one of the main pillars of pressure at wars which countries are victorious that are supported heavily by the was considered for the prevention of reaching provisions people of that country. Under such circumstances, these and foods. Economic war was created for destructing and countries which have won their peoples’ support will come uprooting economic and communications infrastructures. out victorious. Generally, economic war was carried out for weakening financial power of countries for administering people and As the last question, what is the relationship armed forces. between Passive Defense Organization and the Another model of economic war was in the field of government? How is the current situation of obtaining some of economic advantages. For example, relationship? grabbing future of energy market in world was the main A: According to the rules and regulations, executive objective of U.S. that waged military war in Iraq. U.S. attacked organizations are obliged to introduce us one of their Iraq in order to get lion’s share of energy in world. Attacking deputies as the head of passive defense committee of their economic infrastructures was the third model of economic outside Iran had to settle the disputed matter. In general, organization. Moreover, these organizations have to set U.S. government is seeking to planting electronic sensors in war. Here, economic war can be observed actually but in Iranian people were the first loser of such contracts. That up a secretariat named “Passive Defense Administration” Iran’s cyber structure. Under such circumstances, how can I two previous models of economic war, the nature of war was is to say that they (foreigners) embark on investing in joint in their organization. So far, we have established fair and trust our enemy i.e. U.S.? based on military attack. Namely, attack was waged through fields superficially without bringing any asset. As far as Iran intimate interaction with all organizations in the country and Firstly, information technology is a very precious and money and bank in order to steer monetary exchanges Petroleum Contract is concerned, foreigner parties invest in presently, they are offering quality services in this respect. For valuable technology for the country which is beneficial for system towards U.S. dollar. However, U.S. waged economic relevant projects partially. example, deputy minister of oil in the Oil Ministry is the head offering quality services to all walks of life in various fields of war in order to dominate its currency in world. Then, this is With regard to Financial Action Task Force (FATF), there of Passive Defense Committee. economy, health, treatment, culture, etc. a type of war: Monetary war, financial war and banking war. are two types of objectives in this type of contract: overt and It should be noted that President Rouhani had been Secondly, the country should take effective steps for Affecting import and export power of a country is covert objectives. Overt objectives are related to those goals introduced as head of Passive Defense Organization during localization of this technology inside the country. Therefore, the other aspect of economic war. The said issue can be that are available in documents which include fighting money Iran-Iraq war. basic infrastructures should be completely localized. In this considered as “dumping”, that is to say that all countries laundering and financial terrorism, tackling with movement Since the current president of the Islamic Republic of way, we may lose access to some parts. Here, we can produce avoid buying export products of a country. The negative of money as a result of smuggling, burglary and gambling. Iran has thorough knowledge on the ins and outs of the these parts and equipment through observing requirements consequences of the economic war in this field area are The covert objectives include as follows: dominating cycle passive defense, we expect that he should establish more of passive defense. For example, we buy a software product as follows: propelling economy towards recession and of money in world, having thorough knowledge on financial cooperation with the Organization in order to materialize with its source code even if it is expensive. In this way, we can downturn, making effort to exert more economic pressure regime of target countries such as Iran, controlling resistance- most of its objectives. control it ourselves without depending on foreigners. on people, showing government “inefficient” and producing based financial resources against terrorism and Israel and For example, one paragraph was reiterated in formulation finally, imposition of domestic sanctions by ourselves against corruption in the field of economy, etc.  of 4th Five-Year Development Plan, and 5 articles in 5th Five- In a document, as prepared by U.S. government, it was the country entitled Specially Designated Nationals(SDN) List Why do you believe that military threat has been Year Development Plan. But I am sorry to say that no article read: “Economic profiteers (economic corruptors) are of our as well as production of two types of banks: 1- Clean bank, transferred to the end of spectrum of threats? or paragraph related to passive defense exist in 6th Five-Year soldiers.” This statement shows that some part of corruption 2- Dirty bank, the duo of which having nothing to do with the A: In response to this question, I should say that this issue Development Plan proposed by the current government. can be originated from foreign planning. subject of resistance. depends on the following three reasons: The last point is related to the credit which is allocated to Then, tools of economic war are as follows: sanctions, The “Clean Bank” is the bank that has nothing to do with 1- Our Military Capability the Passive Defense Organization. Under current situation, dumping, concentration of monetary system, rules and the subject of resistance while dirty bank is the bank that has We modernized the armed forces in the country after we are facing with a severe shortage of credit and it is regulations such as FATF (Financial Action Task Force), etc. established cooperation with the subject of resistance such Iran-Iraq war was terminated. We observed the experience expected that the government and also the parliament will Preventing Russia from doing its transactions with U.S. dollar as IRGC, Army, Defense Ministry and Intelligence Ministry. of war in Afghanistan and Iraq and we gained positive take decisive measures in this respect. is a solid evidence of the said claim that shows necessary As a matter of fact, it means that we should establish experience. As a result of these experiences in the field of Given the above issue, we received 16 percent of total measures taken in the field of waging economic war. cooperation with the banks that did not help strengthen the having military knowledge, we reached to a superb maturity. credit envisioned in the country in 2015 while no credit has country against threats and were seeking their interests only. We corrected our defensive strategy based on confronting been received up to the present time in current year. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 10 SPECIAL REPORT NNOVEMBEROVEMBER 9,9, 20162016

Safeguarding and Protecting People against Threats Professionally and Comprehensively

earing the name of “passive defense” probably reminds many people infrastructure and the information protection policy of the Armed Forces. Hof merely military and defensive concepts. Specially, terminology of Therefore, basically, it is not possible and even reasonable to classify the “defense” envisages completely military meaning to the mind. threats into two military and nonmilitary groups completely. However, “passive defense” is a term which is imposed(set) exactly with Today, threats against the country have found a completely new the aim of isolating military measures from nonmilitary ones. In this special configuration. The threats against the country have diversified severely and issue, the history and concepts of “passive defense” in Iran and the world spread to the other areas which were already considered as parts of daily have been explained sufficiently. We do not intend to repeat the discussions life. The following two items are considered as the main characteristics of the but it is important to know that when we face a military threat, the subject current threats which the country faces with: of nonmilitary defense or passive defense is exactly as important as the 1. Today, the most important characteristic of new regime of threats power of military defense and even more serious than it. With regard to the is this that it is targeting people. This approach has various objectives but at other threats (except military threat), the key role of passive defense is more any rate, it is important that enemy has put damaging people atop agenda. signified as well. In a nutshell, if active (military force) defense is wielded In various biological, economic and cybernetic areas, we witness the issue for responding to the military invasion of enemy, passive defense stands and different examples can be made of it. by people and is responsible for protecting vital infrastructures of country 2. The second characteristic of regime of threats is that it tries to especially people against all sorts of threats including military ones. As keep people dissatisfied and yet unaware of U.S. and other enemies as main outlined by the supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, the main objective guilty. Hiding the main culprit is one of the most important measures which of the passive defense is as follows: Even if enemy dared to exert the threats is currently underway by Westerners and unfortunately, some people in the to the country, the vulnerability degree of people and infrastructures of country help them achieve their goal. the country should be alleviated. Under such circumstances, it can be said One important point that the noble nation of Islamic Iran should pay assuredly that risk of military threat against the country will be reduced to a due attention to it is that after the implementation of Joint Comprehensive great extent. Plan of Action (JCPOA), the official title of the nuclear deal, U.S. has not This issue can be raised from different aspect. That is to say that changed its approach in the field of waging threats against the Islamic when people start their daily activities, they are grappling with a wide Republic of Iran. Not only the U.S. approach in the field of threatening Iran spectrum of activities unknowingly that Passive Defense Organization is has not been changed, but also its intention to threat Iran has improved safeguarding and protecting them against the threats in some related considerably. Undoubtedly, the volume of threats waged by U.S. against fields. When they use their smartphones, for instance, cyber defense is Iran at the current situation is more than that of threats waged before protecting them against external threats. When they (people) eat food, implementation of JCPOA. Nowadays, we are witnessing a growing trend biodefense protects them wholeheartedly in order not to be exposed of threats by U.S. against Iran. One of the most important examples in against vital threats. When people pass by the large facilities, they can this field is that U.S. has stood by the Saudi Arabia and wants Iran to assure that installations and buildings have been immunized by the give in against Takfiris as headed by S. Arabia. The said issue has caused structural and physical defense. When they are busy with their daily Saudi Arabia to leave no stone unturned and mobilize its full power for activities, economic defense immunize them against any misuse and damaging Iran in different fields. Given the above issue, Islamic Republic manipulation perpetrated by the enemy. There are many other areas in of Iran has created new defensive requirements in order to defend itself. daily life that are exposed to the enemy’s threats constantly. Thereupon, Preparedness of Iran in the face of enemy is the most important factor these activities are considered as current missions of the Passive Defense that forces enemy to refrain from following up its threat. Changing Organization. calculations of enemy in the field of influencing its threat is the main With due observance to the said issue, a great number of people in mission of the “passive defense”. The U.S. government is planning a long- the country are unaware of existence of an organization entitled “Passive term program in the Middle East region especially about Iran, the issue of Defense Organization” which is tasked with safeguarding them continually. which can be called the “internalization of regime of threats”. To have an accurate and comprehensive understanding of Passive Defense U.S. government makes its utmost effort to create a situation, in which, Organization, the following four points should be taken into consideration: internal factors of producing threat against people and Islamic Iran should 1. Passive Defense Organization(PDO) has an all-out and updated be stronger than the external factors. Therefore, any kind of plan in passive view on all sorts of threats that are waged by enemy against the country in defense should be emphasized on investing internal areas and strengthening different areas. However, this framework of threat monitoring is not followed internal components of Iran’s power. It is very important that our people up in any other organization except PDO. should pay due attention to internalization of origins of threats as waged by 2. Monitoring the latest informations on, i.e. threat intelligence, the enemy, the issue of which has been put atop agenda. especially those originated from U.S., indicates that this country i.e. U.S. has Today, enemy tries to create philanthropic coverage for its activities. planned a comprehensive program for threatening Iran. As a matter of fact, Enemy also tries to hide its subversive activities below civil titles. From this U.S. approach to cyber, biological or economic area is rooted in a completely perspective, crisis in the field of efficiency is the most important factor which warlike view. The hierarchy of managing this issue in U.S. is a completely makes enemy hopeful to the effectiveness of its threats. military hierarchy too. At the condition that a kind of war is underway in Today, complete and reliable defense is established in the country in the these areas, as claimed by the enemy, assigning complete control to the field of confronting with the hard warfare. Currently, we are at the situation nonmilitary organization will not bear fruit. In fact, controlling a war cannot that defense should be created against soft threats and here, people play an be assigned to those who have a merely administrative and commercial important role in this respect. approach to their relevant field of activity. The basic steps should be taken in the field of creating soft defense: 3. The issue of management of threats should follow an integrated Firstly, origins of soft threats should be identified to people, so that enemy logic and should be based on this point that how different threats are cannot hide its real identity. Secondly, people should be informed of these interacted as complementary of each other in strategic logic of enemy. threats and necessary training services should be offered to people. Thirdly, For example, enemy now considers an authentic relationship between elements of our soft power should be strengthened. cybernetic and economic threats and structural- and people-oriented Currently, we are entering the risky and turbulent periods in the region. threats. PDO is the only organization that monitors logic governing Once internal cohesion and consolidation of the country is safeguarded, we network of threats and the way of their interaction and effectiveness will attain success in this respect; otherwise, the country will witness conflict with each other strictly. In general, the organization plans an integrated and clashes, the issue of which will lead the country to complete debacle strategy to deal with it. and failure. 4. According to the threat literature produced by the U.S. government, People-oriented passive defense tries to fortify and strengthen the there is no doubt that the covert goal of these apparently nonmilitary threats cohesion, unity and amity among all walks of life. is to have strict impacts on Iran’s defensive infrastructure. A deep survey By: N.Najjari on FATF shows that a quasi-economic threat had targeted the finance I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NNOVEMBEROVEMBER 99,, 22016016 SCIENCE 11

Martian samples risk Earth Watching the clouds move on Titan is freaky as hell

Watching clouds float by is usually a serene, relaxing expe- contamination in search for life rience. Watching methane clouds float by on Saturn’s moon Titan, however, is not. NASA’s upcoming Mars 2020 rover is evidence of life, “high-confidence NASA recently released a new video captured by Cassini, designed not only to hunt for signs of life on detection of life would require tools a spacecraft currently making its way around the Saturnian the Red Planet, but also to collect samples that are not presently flyable,” Farley system. The footage — which is set to some pretty dramat- that might one day get returned to Earth. said. “This means samples with potential ic music — shows the methane clouds developing, moving, However, researchers say they face major biosignatures would have to be brought and disappearing over an 11-hour span. challenges in ensuring that the six-wheeled back to terrestrial laboratories on Earth.” It’s not terrifying, exactly, but it is a little strange to watch. robot does not contaminate these samples The Red Planet Most prominent are long cloud streaks that lie between 49 with molecules from Earth that might be NASA’s Mars 2020 mission will send a and 55 degrees north latitude. mistaken for signs of Martian life. car-size rover to the Red Planet to collect While the general region of cloud activity is persistent over In many ways, the rover of the Mars samples. the course of the observation, individual streaks appear to 2020 mission — so named for its planned The Mars 2020 mission aims to collect develop then fade. launch in 2020 — is built much like the up to 40 15-gram samples from the Red These clouds are measured to move at a speed of about Curiosity rover that landed on the Red Planet. While the rover does not have the 14 to 22 miles per hour (7 to 10 meters per second). Planet in 2012. difficult task of returning these samples to The release also notes that our models of Titan’s climate However, whereas Curiosity sought Earth, just the act of collecting samples in have been a little off — they predicted more cloud activity than to find out how habitable Mars once a way that does not contaminate them is what has actually been recorded — which suggests the “current was — that is, how capable it was of quite challenging, Farley said. understanding of the giant moon’s changing seasons is incom- supporting life as it is known on Earth The “challenge for us is twofold,” plete.” Cassini is expected to chug along until next September, — the “motivating aspect of the Mars Farley said. “We have to prevent biologic at which point it will float on toward the raging dead spacecraft 2020 mission is astrobiology: to look contamination, and we have to prevent party in the great beyond. (Source: Gizmodo) for biosignatures, the signatures of life,” organic contamination. Meeting both according to Kenneth Farley, a project rigid requirements simultaneously leads scientist for the Mars 2020 rover mission Mars 2020 can see if organic compounds are present in to complications. at the California Institute of Technology in Organic molecules include most Pasadena. structures within rocks, which could provide stronger molecules containing carbon. Preventing Dirty laundry may cause Martian chemicals evidence of life, NASA’s scientist Farley tells space.com. organic contamination means, for environmental contamination For instance, both Curiosity and Mars instance, that samples cannot be placed provide stronger evidence of life, Farley consistent with algal mats, instead of 2020 have instruments that can analyze in bags made of plastic, since plastics are A new paper published in FEMS Microbiology Letters, resulting told space.com. a random distribution from a process what chemicals are in Martian rocks, organic polymers. “Organic polymers from an investigation of a laundry facility that services several “When one looks at the oldest fossils that has nothing to do with life, such as including organic molecules that could are great at keeping out microbial Seattle-area hospitals, suggests that soiled clinical linens may be on Earth, known as stromatolites, you can interplanetary dust particles falling onto hint at life. However, Mars 2020 can cells, but terrible in terms of organic a source of surface Clostridium difficile contamination. see spatial patterns when it comes to the the planet,” Farley said. see if organic compounds are present contamination,” Farley said. C. difficile is a hospital and community acquired pathogen. organic molecules. For instance, banding Unless Mars 2020 detects very obvious in structures within rocks, which could (Source: space.com) C. difficile are spore-forming anaerobic bacteria that have been identified in 2-3% of healthy, non-hospitalized adults and in 10-25% of hospitalized adults. Toxin-producing C. difficile is the BMI Pavilion Wins 1st Rank in Kish INVEX 2016 most common cause of hospital-acquired diarrhea. It is estimat- Pavilion of Bank Melli Iran (BMI) was ranked first in 3rd report added. ed that 25% of all C. difficile infections occur from exposures in International Exhibition of Exchange, Banking, and Insur- Of salient factors to attain this prestigious title in the community that may stem from potential sources including ance & Privatization (Kish INVEX 2016), Public Relations this round of exhibition, it should be referred to the water, soil, livestock, meats, vegetables and pets. There is evi- Department of BMI announced the above statement. effective and constructive presence of experts in pavilion, dence that C. difficile infections are seasonal and are correlated This prestigious exhibition was held in the presence of introduction of new banking services within the framework with 151 respiratory illnesses in the winter, due to antibiotic use. banks, stock brokerage companies, domestic insurance of showcasing brochures, informatics services (offering The study determined if C. difficile could be cultured from firms and also reliable domestic and foreign investment quality banking services including ATM, pavilion, etc.) clinical laundry facility surfaces. A total of 240 surface sam- companies. It should be noted that 3rd International Exhibition of ples were collected from dirty areas, which handle soiled clin- BMI managed to win first rank among more than 200 Exchange, Banking, and Insurance & Privatization (Kish ical linens, and from clean areas, which process and fold the exhibition booths, composed of insurance companies INVEX 2016) was held on Kish Island from Oct. 31 to clean linens, within the University of Washington Consolidat- and banks, participated in this round of exhibition, the Nov. 4, 2016. ed Laundry facility in 2015. (Source: EurekAlert)

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S <5 “ Cd <0.2 “ Te <1.2 “ London Metal Bulletin, price fixed during the quotational period plus be carried out at the load port in an international recognized customary - Loan/Interest Repayment: the installments shall be settled with mutually O <50 “ Se <0.4 “ Sn <1 “ premium. manner upon and during loading the material to the vessel. These determined percentage of the due value amount of provisional invoices of Bi <1 “ Si <1 “ p <1 “ Quotational period: On the unknown date in Seller's option during month operations shall be supervised by conjointly appointed international each monthly shipment which will start from April 2017. Cr <1 “ Ag <10 “ of contractual shipment, Seller may wish to extend the Q/P by one or two inspection company by seller / buyer and the cost of these operations shall Important Notes: Dimension: Length: 990mm. Width: 980mm additional months without cost. However Seller must price any unpriced be shared equally 50/50 between seller and buyer. The final weight will * Offers must be presented to NICICo. sales department only through Thickness: 5-20mm quantity on the last day of the second extension month. be determined by draft survey at load port, mentioned on Bill of Lading email to Weight: abt 135kg+/-5 eachpiece & abt 2100kg each bundle. Weight: Shipped weights as per Bill of Lading to govern for final and shall be final for final invoice settlement. The moisture determined [email protected] till 18th November 2016, 14:00 Tehran time. Number of sheets in each bundle: 15+/-3 settlement at loading port. by aforesaid international inspection company at load port shall be final It is very important that the offers shall be definitly sent to the Sales- Standard: ASTM-B115 An International Inspection Company shall be appointed mutually to and binding for settlement. [email protected] and the ones sent to any other email addresses B) Khatoon Abad Electrolytic Copper Cathode: perform weighing procedure and the cost shall be shared mutually between Sampling which is done by aforesaid international inspection company won't be regarded as the tender participants and won't be evaluated. Cu 99.994 %Min As <1 PPM Sb <1 PPM seller and buyer 50/50. at load port shall be final and binding for settlement. (Offers which will be sent after 14:00 LT won't be considered as 2- Copper Concentrate: Sampling shall be made at the load port in lots of about 500 WMT and participants of our inquiry.) Fe <2 PPM Pb <5 “ Zn <3 “ Quality : NICICo's Copper Concentrate as per following typical each sample must have a minimum weight of 250 grams. * NICICo reserves the right to reject any one or all offers, cancel, renew or Mn <0.5 “ Co <2 “ Ni <1 “ analysis: Final Assays: Assays shall be made independently by each party and the prolong the deadline. S <5 “ Cd <0.2 “ Te <1.2 “ Cu 25 +/-3 PCT TiO2 0.21 PCT K2O 0.42 PCT results of such assays shall be exchanged on a lot-by-lot basis for copper, * NICICo reserves the right to sell part or all of above mentioned material O <50 “ Se <0.4 “ Sn <1 “ silver and gold by registered airmail or special courier on a mutually & tonnage to one or several potential buyers. Ag 30-45 PPM Zn 0.41 « Mo 0.16 « Bi <1 “ Si <1 “ p <1 “ agreed date (Assay Exchange), but in any event not later than 60 (sixty) * Other delivery terms i.e. CIF & CFR are also negotiable provided that Au 1-1.5 PPM Bi 160 PPM P2O5 0.22 « Cr <1 “ Ag <10 “ calendar days after the date on which the assay samples are sealed and freight and Insurance costs shall be borne by buyer. Fe 24 +/-3 PCT Cd 50 « H2O 6-8 « Dimension: Length: 100cm. Width: 100cm sent to the respective parties. * The other offers for only one of tendered product i.e. 24,000 MT copper Thickness: 15-17mm SiO2 4 +/-2 « Cl 180 « Ni 120 PPM Payment Procedure: Shall be done through the following items at cathodes plus pre-export financing/Loan and 120,000 WMT for copper Weight of each sheet: 140kg+/-10kg. S 33 « F 30 « Sb 0.04 « sellers option: concentrates plus pre-export financing/Loan would be also negotiable. Weight of each bundle: 1500-2500kg. Al2O3 1.8 « Fe3O4 0.8 « Se 140 « Provisional payment: * In case your offer is accepted by NICICo., it will be advised to you Standard: ASTM-B115 As 0.17 « Hg 1 « Te 42 « A) Buyer shall pay 100% (one hundred percent) of provisional invoice via Email. C) Miduk Leaching Copper Cathode (SX/EW Technology): CaO 0.14 « Insol 4 « amount in Euro or AED prompt net cash payable by telegraphic transfer P.S. Your reply must specifically include following items: Cu 99.994 %Min As <1 PPM Sb <1 PPM Pb 0.19 « MgO 0.11 « to a bank which is nominated by seller within 5 (five) working days after * Premium for copper cathode seller's presentation of holding certificate and proforma invoice prior * TC / RC for copper concentrate Fe <2 PPM Pb <10 “ Zn <2 “ Packing: In Bulk loading of the material onto the vessel which will start promptly after * Interest rate for pre-export financing/Loan. Mn <0.5 “ Co <2 “ Ni <1 “ Quantity: 120,000 WMT +/- 5% (seller’s option) buyer’s presentation of the swift message proofing buyer’s payment. The Important Note: The offers shall be definitely sent through company email S <10 “ Cd <1.5 “ Te <1.2 “ Shipment: In partial shipments During 12 months starting from April 2017 onward. holding certificate shall be effective once buyer has effected provisional addresses and the personal email addresses through which the offers are Ag <2.5 “ Se <0.4 “ Sn <1 “ Delivery: FOB Bandar Abbas / Iran payment as evidenced by the swift massage. (The wording of the holding to be sent by participants such as Gmail, yahoo, hotmail or any other Bi <0.6 “ Si <1 “ p <1 “ Price Terms: certificate will be mutually agreed): personal or general email addresses are not accepted at all. Cr <1 “ Copper: Full final copper content subject to a deduction of one unit shall B) In case insurance by international insurance institute cannot become The following information re companies of attendees shall be definitely Lengh: 100+/-5cm be paid for at the grade ‘A’ official LME Copper Settlement quotations in place, payment shall be done as follow: provided as well: Width: 101+/-5cm as published in the London Metal Bulletin averaged over the quotational Buyer shall pay 100% (one hundred percent) of provisional invoice 1- Full Company Name (Both Local & English dictation): Thickness of each sheet: 2.5-3.5mm period. amount in Euro or AED prompt net cash payable by telegraphic transfer 2- Company national ID.: Weight of each sheet: 28.30kg. Silver: If the silver content as per final assay is less than or equal to 30 to a bank which is nominated by seller against presentation of copy of 3- Registered Number: Weight of each bundle: 2000-2300kg. grams/DMT then no payment shall be made. If final silver content is shipping documents i.e. BL, Provisional invoice, etc. 4- Registered Date: No. of sheets in each bundle: 60-80 greater than 30 grams/DMT, the final silver content above 30 grams/ Note: Release of original documents is only against receipt of 100% of 5- Company Type : Private or governmental D) Sarcheshmeh Leaching Copper Cathode (SX/EW Technology): DMT will be settled less thirty gram / DMT and paid for the balance at provisional value of the material. 6- Registered Country: Cu 99.997 %Min As <1 PPM Sb <1 PPM the London Spot quotation for silver as published in the London Metal Final payment: The final balance, if any, between the provisional payment 7- Registered City: made by buyer and the final value of the cargo shall be paid by the owing 8- Ownership Type: A) public B) Joint Stock, ….. Fe <5 PPM Pb <5 “ Zn <2 “ Bulletin averaged over the quotational period. party by telegraphic transfer against seller's presentation of Seller’s final 9- Company Activity: Mn <0.5 “ Co <2 “ Ni <1 “ Gold: If the gold content as per final assay is less than or equal to one invoice within five working days from the date of the final invoice: 10- Company Address: S <10 “ Cd <0.5 “ Te <1.2 “ grams/DMT then no payment shall be made. If final gold content is greater than 1 gram/DMT, the final gold content above one gram/DMT *** The above sales package is linked to pre-export financing/Loan 11- Tel: Ag <0.2 “ Se <0.4 “ Sn <1 “ will be settled less one gram/DMT and paid for the balance at the mean with the amount of Euro 50'000'000.00 (Euro Fifty Million point Zero 12- Fax: Bi <0.6 “ Si <1 “ p <1 “ of the London am/pm gold quotations as published in the London Metal Zero) as follows : 13- Company Website Address: Cr <1 “ Bulletin averaged over the quotational period. - The amount of Loan : Euro 50'000'000.00 for the year 2017 The above mentioned tender is also available on NICICo website as Lengh: 100+/-5cm Deduction: (The bank account shall be mutually agreed between Seller and Buyer). WWW.NICICO.COM Width: 101+/-5cm - Treatment charge - Disbursement date: The whole amount of EURO 50,000,000.00 shall Looking forward to the receipt of your best offer in due time. Thickness of each sheet: 4-5.3mm - Copper Refining charge be effected into NICICo’s bank account within two weeks from the date National Iranian Copper Industries Weight of each sheet: 43.44kg. No refining charge for silver and gold shall apply. of finalizing & settling the sales contract. The aforesaid sales contract for Sales & Marketing Department Weight of each bundle: 1600-1700kg. Quotational period: 24,000 MT copper cathodes and 120,000 WMT for copper concentrates Tel No.: +98 21 8213 8231 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 ADVERTISEMENTS NNOVEMBEROVEMBER 9,9, 20162016

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Democrats are not polls have overwhelmingly supporting ground to Trump, and in some polls she necessarily our friends or allies, but they are sometimes poli- Clinton. was even trailing behind the billionaire ticians who can be pushed. Obama wavered on that pipeline Trump brought his children and businessman. However, in the past for several years. When he vetoed it, it was not because of their spouses on stage to begin the couple of days, her standing in opinion who he is, but because of who we are, we the members of event in New Hampshire. Seeming polls has stabilized again. a climate movement that organized, educated, campaigned, nostalgic, he thanked the state’s Clinton, who has 30 years in public blockaded and demonstrated for years, building a powerful voters for giving him his first victory of service and has served as a State movement. the GOP primary season. senator, secretary of state and first lady, That the president has He also promised them he’d never let is not wildly popular either. become so much more en- them down and that he’d fix the state’s Her campaign has been marred gaged with climate is a re- heroin problem quickly and entirely by the never-ending email scandal, sult what the movement upon taking office. accusations of negligence in Benghazi, did: it educated us on the Trump finished his speech with a Libya, and for a recent gaffe in which the science, made the case for rallying call to every forgotten man, candidate said half of Trump supporters the urgency and importance woman, and child; saying this was their belonged in a “basket of deplorabes”. of action, built global coali- last chance, their “one magnificent If she wins Clinton will become the tions, shed light on the ways chance,” to beat a corrupt system. first-ever female U.S. president. climate is an economic and But before he got to that final pitch, A new wave racial justice issue, started he couldn’t resist throwing one final However, the nation’s growing His- innumerable campaigns to punch at Obama. panic population has been considered block pipelines, divest, im- “I mean he’s played more golf than a post-midnight rally in Raleigh, N.C. opportunity to see all of you.” something of a sleeping giant in elec- plement efficiency and good most people on the PGA Tour,” Trump Flanked by her husband, President Her closing argument echoed her toral politics. design, and shift to renewa- said. “This guy. Like, is it over 300 Bill Clinton, her daughter Chelsea, and stump speech, an optimistic appeal to Early voting data indicate that it’s ble resources. A lot of other rounds?” pop music stars Jon Bon Jovi and Lady better days ahead similar to the tack now awake. changes that matter have Trump called on voters to vote for Gaga, the Democratic nominee called she took hours earlier in Philadelphia, The Hispanic turnout will be far high- happened at the local level as cities, regions and states have him because he will strengthen the on her supporters to help her sew up where she stood alongside her family as er than it was in 2012: The number of done great work on climate, led by community organizers, military, help veterans, secure borders, the key battleground state. well as President Obama and first lady Hispanics who voted early in Florida this small groups and minor politicians you’ll never hear about. “terminate” ObamaCare and “save” the “Bring out your friends, your Michelle Obama. year is about the same as the total num- The Obama administration could have done much more Second Amendment. roommates, strangers on the street, just “We don’t have to accept a dark and ber that voted four years ago. 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He has called the election process “Because North Carolina is key.” Trump wrapped up his final rally of the neighborhoods of Las Vegas or the Tex- tion of that administration’s principles; it’s more useful to ask rigged, and said the media is colluding The Tarheel State has become one night, which was held in traditionally as counties along the Rio Grande. what are our own, if most of us do little or nothing about with Clinton in order to beat him, adding of the most pivotal swing states on the blue Michigan. Clinton’s exact margin among His- policies we deplore or ideals we praise. that he believes the vote was already being map. Polling has the race at an effec- She closed her final rally of the panic voters could prove just as impor- The same will be true of a Clinton administration, if that’s “rigged” at many polling places. tive toss-up there, and electoral math campaign at 1:11 a.m. and ended with tant. She will probably win Latino voters the one voters choose on Tuesday. 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Gary Neville says Cristiano Ronaldo and Louis Saha were the only opponents that he willed Manchester Liverpool’s ‘world-class’ forwards United to sign. There were not too many forwards that troubled the Red Devils enough to force them into a panic during their heyday, with the English game dominated by Sir Alex Ferguson’s troops. Neville, though, admits that he found a particular pairing impressive and difficult to handle, and was delighted to see both end up as team- mates at Old Trafford. Ronaldo was the first to catch his eye, with United having wasted little time in getting a deal in place for the Portuguese youngster following a friendly date with Sporting. Neville was an interested spectator during that contest, but was among those to air their admiration for the talented youngster afterwards – unaware at the time that talks were being held to bring him to England. Ronaldo would, of course, go on to enjoy a trophy- laden spell at Old Trafford, with his standing in the global game growing with each passing year. Saha also enjoyed success with United – both domestically and in Europe – but injury troubles prevented him from making the impact he would have hoped for at the Theatre of Dreams. Neville, though, was just happy to see the Frenchman in the same squad as him, having been ‘destroyed’ by the lively frontman during his time at Fulham. On Ronaldo, Neville wrote in a column for Sky Sports: “After the match [against Sporting] I remember sending Jordan Henderson has described the Liv- understanding of the game, not only going pool team to reach the Premier League new five-year contract. Alexander-Arnold, a text to my brother, saying ‹we need to sign him’ and erpool forward line of Philippe Coutinho, forward, but also the work rate they all give summit when Daniel Sturridge, Raheem who made his full debut in the recent EFL apparently there was a lot of talk about him on the coach Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mané as world- for the team in terms of pressing and winning Sterling and Luis Suárez formed a formi- Cup win over Tottenham Hotspur, is also after the game. class and insisted their work rate is respon- the ball back high up the pitch. They all help dable attack for Brendan Rodgers’ side expected to commit himself to Anfield “Obviously players should never be involved in signings, sible for the team’s rise. the team defensively. The three of them are but is reluctant to draw comparisons with until 2021 while the promising Welsh but he certainly made everyone sit up and take notice. Liverpool took top spot in the Premier fantastic at that and going forward they are Klopp’s potential challengers. midfielder Woodburn has been offered a I’d never heard of him and I’d never seen him before that League for the first time since May 2014 unstoppable when they are on it. “They are all fantastic players, every sin- three-year contract, the maximum exten- night, but there was a huge excitement among the players with a 6-1 destruction of Watford on “I see them every day and, for me, they gle one of them is top class,” he said. “I don’t sion available to a 17-year-old. afterwards.” Sunday when their front three again are world-class players. It’s a pleasure to really like comparing this team to a couple The club’s sporting director, Michael Ed- He added on Saha: “The only other opposition player impressed and scored. Mané scored be playing with them. It’s our job to ensure of seasons ago. I prefer to concentrate on wards, has led the contract negotiations, in I’ve felt like that about was Louis Saha. I remember playing twice to take his total for the season to six we offer protection for them when they this team and what we’re good at and what keeping with his new role, with Klopp keen against im as a centre-back when he was at Fulham and league goals. Firmino made it five goals are going forward and expressing them- we’re doing. That’s the most important to secure the trio’s services long-term. The he destroyed me three seasons on the bounce. I was and three assists in his past seven Premier selves. As a team I feel as though we have thing. The team of 2013-14 is in the past.” manager’s willingness to utilise academy devastated when I had to play against him and I thought League appearances and Coutinho three a lot of quality and in the final third they’ve Liverpool are close to finalising contract prospects continued on Sunday when Ovie ‹we’ve got to sign him’. goals and five assists in the same period. been brilliant over the past few weeks. It extensions with midfielder Kevin Stewart plus Ejaria made his Premier League debut as a “He was clearly a different type of player to Cristiano, Henderson highlighted the trio’s tireless- was very good from them against Watford two of their brightest academy prospects, late substitute. Ejaria is already under con- but we spoke about him in the dressing room in the same ness as key to Liverpool’s rapid development but then I thought we were very good Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ben Woodburn. tract at Liverpool until 2020 having signed a way. After that game against Sporting Lisbon, there was a under Jürgen Klopp. The Liverpool captain throughout the whole team.” Stewart, 23, is part of Klopp’s first team new deal at the end of last season. great admiration and there was no doubt the players were said: “They are world- class players. Their Henderson was part of the last Liver- squad at Melwood and has been offered a (Source: Guardian) all talking about Cristiano.» (Source: Goal) ‘Arsenal had £80m Aubameyang From referee to refugee, Syrian soccer offer rejected’ official joins local German league Inter Milan: Stefano Pioli replaces Frank de Boer as coach

Inter Milan have named former Lazio boss Stefano Pioli as their new coach. The 51-year-old has signed a contract until the end of June 2018 at the Italian giants, who sacked Frank de Boer on 1 No- vember after 85 days in charge. Pioli’s first game will be the Serie A match against city rivals AC Milan at the San Siro on 20 November. He is Inter’s ninth manager since Jose Mourinho left the club after winning the Champions League in 2010. Pioli was sacked by Lazio in April and includes Parma and Bologna among the 11 clubs he has previously coached. He inherits an Inter side ninth in Serie A, 13 points behind leaders Juventus, and bottom of their Europa League group af- ter a 2-1 defeat at Southampton on 3 November. Borussia Dortmund turned down an £80 mil- Wenger’s Arsenal. Hamdi Al-Kadri used to referee soccer million migrants who have arrived in Ger- (Source: BBC) lion bid from Arsenal for striker Pierre-Emer- “Sometime ago, I called Michael Zorc, matches with players as big as Ronaldo. many this year and last. ick Aubameyang in the summer, according Dortmund’s director of football, to talk Now, forced to flee his native Syria, he over- While the general mood toward mi- to Italian agent Vincenzo Morabito. about Aubameyang [on behalf of Napoli],” sees amateur matches as a way to integrate grants has soured, Al-Kadri’s new club - SV The Gabon international scored 39 He said to Italian station Radio CRC. “But into his new home country, Germany. Postbauer - could not believe its luck when goals for Dortmund last season and was the ‘no’ was absolutely categorical. The 51-year-old former FIFA referee fled the former full-time referee turned up. ‘Ozil one of the world’s top widely linked with a move away from “I know that this summer, Arsenal of- the Syrian civil war in 2012 after his house in On Sunday he refereed for them for three players’ - Marin Westfalenstadion, with Real Madrid his fered €90m (£80m) for Aubameyang, Damascus was destroyed in an air raid, first the second time, handing out seven preferred destination. but Borussia didn’t want to hear anything heading to neighboring Jordan and then yellow cards. Al-Kadri got a refereeing Morabito made enquiries into about it.” making it to Germany with his wife and four license from the Bavarian Football Associ- Marko Marin says that Arsenal ace Mesut Ozil is the best at- Aubameyang’s availability on behalf of A club suspension for “internal rea- children.The last time he was here was in ation (BFV) in September - a small piece tacking midfielder in the game today and one of the top three Napoli, whose £76 million sale of Gonzalo sons” resulted in Aubameyang sitting out very different circumstances - as an assis- of paper that gives him a lot of hope. players in the world. Higuain to Juventus left the Serie A side the Champions League win over Sport- tant referee in the 2006 World Cup. “I want my children to finish their stud- Marin spent a season playing alongside Ozil at Werder Bre- on the hunt for a forward. ing, but he returned to score four goals in “I remember how well organized it ies and then to do whatever they want at men before the latter’s departure for Real Madrid in the summer And though interest in the Dort- Dortmund’s 5-2 victory over Hamburg on was in Germany. For me it was the best university,” he said. of 2010. mund striker was high, the Bundesliga Saturday, taking this season’s goal tally to organized very high-level tournament of “Germany is a stable country. The fu- As a result, the 27-year-old German is not in the least bit sur- club were unwilling to entertain it, even 14 in 14 games in all competitions. all time,” he said. ture is secure.” prised that his former team-mate at both club and international turning down a mega offer from Arsene (Source: Goal) Now he is back as one of more than a (Source: Reuters) level has been included in the 2016 Goal 50. Indeed, Marin believes that there is no better No.10 on the planet, arguing that Ozil is the key to Arsenal’s hopes of winning Nadal to return in December trophies this season. Rafael Nadal will return from a wrist injury to play an exhi- The 30-year-old Spaniard recently missed a tournament «He’s a great player - everybody knows this,» the former bition in late December in United Arab Emirates. in Basel, Switzerland, and last week’s Paris Masters. He also Chelsea man (pictured above) told Goal. The 14-time Grand Slam champion said on Monday on will miss the season-ending ATP Finals that begin Sunday «He’s doing very well for Arsenal. To win titles, they need his Facebook page he will compete in the six-player, $250 in London. players like him and I think Arsenal are in a good way now. 000 Mubadala World Tennis Championship. The event is Nadal said he intensified his recovery to play in the Rio «He’s the key for them if they want to win something and he not connected to the ATP Tour and will be held in Abu de Janeiro Olympics in August, causing wrist pain in every needs to be at his best in the big games to win titles. Dhabi from December 29-31. tournament after that. He won the doubles gold medal in «He’s the best in his position, if not one of the top three in Top-ranked Andy Murray is also scheduled to play, as Rio. He lost in the singles semi-finals and the third-place the world.» is fourth-ranked Milos Raonic. Nadal beat Raonic in the match. Ozil has scored seven goals in 14 appearances in all compe- previous final. Earlier in the year, the injury forced Nadal to withdraw titions so far this season, including a wonder goal in last week’s Last month, Nadal said he was cutting short his 2016 from the French Open before the third round and skip Champions League win at Ludogorets. season to fully recover from an injured left wrist that side- Wimbledon altogether. (Source: Soccerway) lined him for more than two months this season. (Source: AP) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NNOVEMBEROVEMBER 99,, 22016016 SPORT 15

It is a World Cup, not a World War Makino: Japan must fight to the death 1 Believing in the separation of sports from politics, he readmitted South Africa to FIFA following the apartheid state’s Tomoaki Makino has warned his Japan team-mates that an- expulsion from CAF, the governing body of ything less than victory at home to Saudi Arabia would leave football in Africa. But, the South African them facing an uphill struggle to claim one of Group B’s two team excluded the black majority who automatic tickets to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™. The Jap- would have otherwise made up the bulk of anese are third, three points behind the Saudis and one shy of their national team. Australia, who are away to Thailand. A second collective effort by the whole of African continent led to South Africa’s expulsion from FIFA again in 1964 as Stanley Rous’s statement that “what happens in South Africa had nothing to do with football” would not go far. And unlike the United Nations, the British did not have vetoing power at FIFA. So, to punish those who dared stand up for the rights of their people, FIFA’s Stanley Rous announced that Africa, Asia and Oceania would have only one representative at the 1966 FIFA World Cup England. Instead of the 1966 tournament becoming the first FIFA World Cup to have representatives from Africa and Asia, the two continents boycotted the qualifying Worryingly, after the game in Saitama on 15 November, process. the Samurai Blue’s remaining five qualifiers include away Eventually, North Korea and Australia tests in United Arab Emirates, Iraq and Saudi Arabia, and the became the only two countries left to battle visit of Australia. it out for the sole spot reserved for Africa, “It’s important to play good football, but we as the national Asia and Oceania. This ‘punishment’, meted team have a responsibility to win,” Makino told reporters follow- out by the third (and to date last) English bbrbrandand cacann apappearpear oonn nanationaltiionall tteameam jjejerseysrseys wouldwoulld ffofollowllow EEnglandngllandd aandndd SScotlandcotlland tto mmarkark off AArba’inrbba’’iin inin thethhe ShiiteShhiitte calendarcallenddar waswas alsoallso ing a training session. “Depending on whether we win or lose president of FIFA, is still well remembered at official international matches. this year’s occasion, interim coach Michael rejected by FIFA. here, the away games could become very difficult. We’ve got to in Africa, specifically on the western side The reaction from the British press and Findlay sounded far more of a seasoned The list of requests and exceptional go all out and fight to the death. of the continent, where the independence government has been horrifying. The right politician than the British Prime Minister, circumstances will be a long and impossible “We’ll be at home, where there will be lots of fans, and it’s the last movement was the strongest and football wing Daily Mail had the most outrageous Theresa May. one to deal with. However, the British game of the year. The result will change next year’s outlook for us.” was thriving at the time. burst with a headline that read: “FIFA’s regulations are very clear about reaction to FIFA’s logical response has been Winning over the fans Fast forward fifty years and the “FIFA official behind poppy ban has little this situation as it relates to a number inflammatory to say the least. First, Vahid Halilhodzic’s team host Oman in a friendly – one separation of football from politics has experience in football.” of different levels of political interest, “FIFA had already been approached Makino believes they can use to uplift the supporters. become a hot topic again, at least amongst And in another headline, FIFA’s newly and certain we will follow any rules and by other member associations asking for “You can look at the Saudi game in two ways,” said the the British press who cannot accept their appointed Secretary General, Fatma regulations that are set out by them, and ‘similar exceptions’ and the response has 29-year-old Urawa Red Diamonds centre-back. “You can look at once great empire no longer exists and Samoura, was referred to as a “54-year-old obviously by our governing body,” said been the same: We have to apply uniformly it as us having our back against the wall or see it as an opportu- football hegemony has long disappeared. Senegalese pen pusher”, which has since Canada’s interim coach Michael Findlay. “As and across the 211 member associations nity to turn things around, which makes the Oman game crucial. England will be hosting Scotland in been removed from the Mail on line web it relates to Remembrance Day, we actually the laws of the game.” According to Mrs. “It’s not any old friendly you play to work on your match fitness. a 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia qualifier site, so derogatory the remark was even have trained and played on previous Samoura. The coach always talks about winning, but we need to make sure on Friday, 11th November at Wembley for the Daily Mail. Remembrance Days, and we always as a “You could make many exceptions,” we do that to create a positive atmosphere for the Saudi game.” stadium. As it happens, it is Armistice Day How dare a person of colour – as these team take that moment at the appropriate Mrs. Samoura, told BBC during her recent In Saitama, Japan lost 2-1 to United Arab Emirates and beat Iraq in Britain and Commonwealth countries; dinosaurs of journalism world would think part of the day, to remember the fallen, visit to England. “Britain is not the only by the same score in the third round of Asian qualifying for Russia i.e. Canada, New Zealand and Australia. of Mrs. Samoura - should remind them and we will do that in Korea as a group.” country that has been suffering from the 2018. They also played a match there at the 2002 World Cup, when The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the letter of the law and international When Iran played Canada on Sunday, result of war. Syria is an example. My own goals from Takayuki Suzuki and Junichi Inamoto earned a 2-2 draw of the eleventh month of the Gregorian norm. The laws of the game are written 17th August, 1997 in a friendly in Toronto, continent has been torn by war for years. with Belgium that helped the Samurai Blue finish top of Group H. calendar has been a poignant moment for by the International Football Association it coincided with Iran’s version of Armistice And the only question is why are we doing Japan have won two and lost two of their last four encounters the British and their allies, who remember Board (IFAB), which is made up of four FIFA Day. Each year and on the same date, the exceptions for just one country and not the with Saudi Arabia. A Shinji Okazaki hat-trick inspired them to a 5-0 their fallen soldiers of the first and second representatives and the four British home country remembers its fallen heroes and rest of the world?” victory in the last edition of the fixture at the AFC Asian Cup 2011. World Wars. nation associations. prisoners of war, the first group of whom It seems the former UN envoy and (Source: FIFA) To mark the occasion, the English and It seems there should be one law for returned to Iran on 17th August, 1988. humanitarian with “no football experience” Scottish football associations requested the rest of the world and another for the The Embassy of Iran suggested that the has more experience to deal with global FIFA to allow them to wear poppies on British. Imagine if Germany wanted to occasion should be marked by the release issues than a large segment of the British an armband during their match. FIFA’s honour the 30,000 civilians, largely women of white doves – universal symbol of peace press and their Prime Minister who has Barcelona appeal Messi response was predictable as poppy is and children that lost their lives during the - prior to the match in a special ceremony. more pressing issues to deal with in the not a sporting symbol that can appear carpet-bombing of Dresden in February However, their Canadian hosts politely aftermath of a Brexit vote. yellow card for time on a national team jersey. Only numbers, 1945 by the British Air Force. The British reminded the Iranian embassy diplomats Football is no longer a white man’s national association badge and jersey would be the first to remind everyone such that would be against FIFA rules and that sport as it was in the early days of the last wasting remembrance cannot take place on the was the end of conversation. century, when factory workers would leave playing fields of any stadium anywhere in Late Nigerian President General Sani work to go to the pub to drink and then Barcelona have announced they will appeal the yellow card given the world. Abacha passed away on 8th June 1998. head to watch their favourite local team. to Lionel Messi during the team’s 2-1 win over Sevilla on Sunday. Scotland and England played each Nigeria would open their France ’98 People of all races, creed and religion, The Argentinian forward was booked during the second half other two days after Armistice Day on 13th campaign five days later in Nantes against men and women, young and old enjoy of the La Liga game for time wasting as he attempted to put his November 1999 in Glasgow during the Spain. With the country in mourning, their football now. The game the British boot back on after it had come off following a challenge from Euro 2000 playoffs. There was no sign of a federation officials requested FIFA to allow introduced to the world is now universally Sevilla’s Steven N’Zonzi. “poppy gate” scandal back then as neither their players to wear black armbands and loved and is what unites us. A statement from Barcelona read: “The club have presented side sported poppies on their jerseys. a minute silence would be observed prior Let’s maintain it that way by keeping an appeal against the yellow card that Leo Messi received on Canada, one of the four Commonwealth to kick-off. FIFA rejected the request and what divides us all out of the beautiful Sunday n the match against Sevilla at the Sanchez Pizjuan, which nations commemorating Armistice Day, everyone moved on. game. It is the World Cups that we love and Barca won 2-1 thanks to a goal from the Argentine.” happens to be playing an international The Iranian request to wear black not the World Wars. Barcelona coach Luis Enrique explained after the game that match around this year’s occasion. When armband against Yugoslavia on 14th June, Thank you Mrs. Samoura. The British Messi’s laces were broken due to N’Zonzi’s foul and that is why asked by Associated Press, whether Canada 1998 in Saint –Etienne to mark the holy day owe you an apology. the player could not put the boot back on immediately. Barca striker Neymar was also booked on Sunday and is one Infantino offers condolences after Barca’s Messi, Mascherano, Neymar card away from a ban. Uruguay forward Luis Suarez will miss the team’s home game against Malaga on Nov. 19 after picking up Pourheydari passing fly out together for Brazil-Argentina tie his fifth yellow card of the campaign during the encounter at Sevilla, resulting in an automatic one-game suspension. (Source: Reuters)

Germany midfielder Kroos to miss San Marino qualifier

Germany midfielder Toni Kroos will miss the World Cup qual- ifier against San Marino on Friday after fracturing a bone in his right foot during Real Madrid’s league game against Le- ganes on Sunday. Kroos, who was due to skip SPORTS FIFA President, Gianni a right defender for 10 years and won the Barcelona teammates Lionel Messi, Javier livia for fielding an ineligible player, which the friendly against Italy four deskInfantino has expressed Asian Championship in 1970. Mascherano and Neymar flew into Belo has benefited Chile, the Albiceleste have days later, will be out for some his deepest condolences to the Iran Foot- Pourheydari also played for Iran na- Horizonte together on Tuesday ahead of fallen to sixth in the table. The top four time, the German FA (DFB) ball Federation over death of Team Melli tional football team and made three caps becoming rivals in this week’s key World teams will qualify for the World Cup in said on Tuesday. ex-coach Mansour Pourheydari. for Team Melli. He announced his retire- Cup qualifier between Argentina and Brazil. Russia, with the fifth-placed team enter- “The midfielder sustained Esteghlal legend Mansour Pourhey- ment in 1977. None of the players spoke to the waiting ing an inter-confederation playoff. a hairline fracture of the fifth dari passed away at age of 70 on Friday He began his managerial career in media in the Brazilian city, instead dodging Neymar’s Brazil, meanwhile, top the metatarsal in his right foot after a one-year battle with lung disease 1980 as assistant coach to Abbas Razavi through security and making their way to standings with six wins and 21 points from during the match on Sunday in Tehran’s Iranmehr Hospital. and Asghar Sharafi. their respective national teams’ hotels. their 10 games, followed by Uruguay, Ec- against CD Leganes,” the DFB “It is with great sadness that I learned He was promoted as the club’s head All three featured in Barca’s hard-fought uador, Colombia and Chile. said. “He will not be able to of the sad news of the death of Mansour coach in 1983 after the resignation of Sharafi. 2-1 win over Sevilla on Sunday, but will be The two countries last met in Buenos train for the coming 10 days.” Pourheydari,” Blatter said in a message Pourheydari led Esteghlal to its second on opposing teams on Thursday at the Aires last November, with Lucas Lima can- Kroos signed a two-year sent to the Iranian club. Asian trophy in 1991. Mineirao, where Brazil were beaten 7-1 by celling out Ezequiel Lavezzi’s goal to earn contract extension with Real “On behalf of FIFA and in my own The coach also coached Fajr Sepasi Germany in the 2014 World Cup semifinal. Brazil a 1-1 draw. The 29-year-old has fea- last month that will keep him at the club until 2022. name, I offer his family and Iran football and Sanat Naft in Iranian football league. The game is arguably of more impor- tured in just three of 10 qualifiers so far, with World champions Germany, top of their qualifying group, society my sincerest condolences.” Pourheydari became head coach of tance to Messi, Mascherano and Argenti- each of those games ending in wins. Argen- were already without central midfielder Jerome Boateng. He began his football career at the Iran national football team in 1998 and na given the nature of their position in the tina have struggled without him, winning Coach Joachim Loew also opted to rest some key players, age of 17 in Daraei but was transferred to inspired the team to win the Asian Games World Cup qualifying standings. just one of the seven matches the Barca including Mesut Ozil, for the match against the San Marino. Taj (now Esteghlal) in 1965 and played as in Bangkok. Following FIFA’s decision to punish Bo- star has missed. (Source: ESPN) (Source: Reuters) b

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French festival screening German experts restore Iranian docs

ARTTEHRAN — “Starless Dreams” and desk“The People of the Wind” from Iranian artworks at Tehran museum documentary filmmakers are competing in the 35th Jean Rouch International Film Festival, which is underway in Paris. Directed by Mehrdad ARTTEHRAN — Experts from Berlin’s New Oskui, “Starless Dreams” deskNational Gallery Hana Streicher and follows a group of teenage Anke Klausmeier have completed a restoration project on girls taken into care at a girls’ three paintings by Western artists at the Tehran Museum juvenile detention facility on of Contemporary Art (TMCA). the outskirts of Tehran for a A painting from Max Ernst’s series “Histoire Naturelle”, variety of reasons ranging Pablo Picasso’s “The Artist and His Model” and an untitled from drug dealing and work by Franz Kline were refurbished over eleven days, trafficking to pick-pocketing the TMCA announced in a press release on Tuesday. and manslaughter. Due to the technique that was developed by Max Ernst The film has been and used in that series, the painting needed additional honored in several Iranian restoration in comparison with the other two artworks, and international festivals. Streicher said in the press release. “The people of the Wind” Streicher and Klausmeier also turned to experts from by Abtin Sarabi is about a museum in Dusseldorf that holds a work from “Histoire a ritual on the coast of the Naturelle” for the Ernst’s painting. Persian Gulf in southern Iran called Zaar, which is a kind of Due to the various layers of paint, there was some musical exorcism. subsidence on the canvases in the paintings by Picasso The festival, which focuses on anthropological and and Kline, Streicher said and added that the artworks ethnographical documentaries, will run until November 11. were strengthened on the reverse side. The restoration project is part of an agreement between Iran and Germany, based on which the TMCA is scheduled to loan the paintings along with a number of other artworks for a show at the gallery from December Iranian, German, Italian 2016 to February 2017. thespians team up for Streicher promised that the artworks will be returned as intact as they now are in Iran. Hamedan festival plays Streicher and Klausmeier will also supervise packing and the insurance arrangements for the collection. Hana Streicher (R) and Anke Klausmeier of Berlin’s New National Gallery restore an artwork at the treasury of the Tehran Museum of ARTTEHRAN — Two troupes composed Contemporary Art in an undated photo. desk The TMCA’s plan to loan the collection, which contains of members from Iran, Germany and 40 Western works and a number of pieces from Iranian The opponents said that the collection could be In a letter that German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Italy will stage two plays in the international competition artists, for shows at Berlin’s New National Gallery and confiscated using some lame excuse. They also said that Steinmeier sent to his Iranian counterpart Mohammad- section of the 23rd International Children and Young Rome’s MAXXI Museum has faced opposition from Italy and Germany may return copies of the artworks Javad Zarif last week promised the full and safe return of Adults Theater Festival, which will be held in Hamedan, Iranian art experts and gallery owners. instead the originals. the collection. Iran from December 11 to 17. The Iranian-German troupe, which will be jointly directed by Jafar Mahyari Parviz Parastui’s famous film dialogues to be shown at calligraphy exhibit from Iran and Britta Schramm ARTTEHRAN — Calligrapher Sepideh Tuesday. from Germany, will perform a desk mime entitled “The Border”. Mobarhan has inscribed a selection “I have tried to choose dialogues that are more Written by Mahyari, the of actor Parviz Parastui’s famous film dialogues to rhythmic and more eloquent, since not all types of play tells the story of a conflict be displayed in an exhibition in Tehran’s Shafaq dialogues would be good for calligraphy,” she said. between two groups living on Cultural Center opening Thursday. She added that the collection will contain about opposite sides of a borderline. Entitled “Leili Is with Me”, the exhibit takes its 20 tableaus, some of which are decorated with Saeid Abbak and Anahita name from the 1996 comedy film directed by Kamal illumination art. Safikhani from Iran, and Tabrizi, in which Parastui played the major role. She also remarked that Parastui has welcomed Bernd Stollberger and Kristina “The collection contains dialogues from the films the idea and will probably attend the opening Forster from Germany are the ‘The Glass Agency’ (Ebrahim Hatamikia), ‘Duel’ ceremony. members of the cast. (Ahmadreza Darvish), ‘Lizard’ (Kamal Tabrizi), The exhibit will open in the center located in “1+1” will be staged by ‘The Willow Tree’ (Majid Majidi) and several more,” Shafaq Park in the Yusefabad Neighborhood and Iranian director Omid Niaz and his Italian colleague Guglielmo Mobarhan told the Persian service of ISNA on will be running until November 16. Actor Parviz Parastui in a scene from “The Willow Tree” by Majid Majidi Papa. The play is about two people who set boundaries between PICTURE OF THE DAY Mehr/Asghar Khamseh themselves in an isolated land. The boundaries impose Painting exhibit limitations to their lives and consequently they give up and begin to help each other. to raise funds NEWS IN BRIEF for children “Where Are My deprived of Shoes?” to go on education screen at Kerala ARTTEHRAN — A festival deskgroup exhibition of paintings by children will open in ARTTEHRAN — Iranian director Tehran’s Arasbaran Cultural Center as deskKiumars Purahmad’s drama a charity program to raise funds for will be screened at the 21st International Film those children deprived of the basic Festival of Kerala (IFFK), which will be held in right to an education. the Indian city from December 9 to 16. Organized by writer and illustrator Starring Reza Kianian and Majid Mozaffari, Mahnaz Saburi, a selection of 23 the film tells the story of Habib, an elderly paintings created by children aged 3 man whose family leaves him alone due to his to 9 will go on display in the exhibit Alzheimer’s disease. opening on November 12. This is part of a large project organized by the Art and Cultural Organization of Tehran Municipality Stephen Fry to host under the title “Tehran, A School for All”. BAFTAS for 12th time The exhibit will be running until November 17 at the center located on NEW YORK (The Guardian) — Stephen Fry has been The Leev Theater Group led by director Hassan Majuni performs British playwright Arnold Wesker’s “The Kitchen” at Tehran’s Paliz Theater on November Arasbaran St. in the Seyyed Khandan 7, 2016. The play will be on stage through December 8. named as the host of next year’s BAFTAS, which will return neighborhood. to the Royal Albert Hall, in London, for the first time since 1997. The TV and film personality has hosted the event 11 Darkness brews as “Fantastic Beasts” push magical world into new era times, but faced criticism from some on Twitter last year NEW YORK (Reuters) — “Harry Potter” on Oscar-winning Eddie Redmayne’s genius in her imagination,” he added. witches live among them. when he said of his friend Jenny Beavan: “Only one of fans will be welcomed back to the Newt Scamander, an introverted Warner Bros’ “Fantastic Beasts” begins Scamander becomes a suspect for the great cinematic costume designers would come to an wizarding world next week with cute and “magizoologist” who arrives in Manhattan with newspaper headlines documenting the magical ministry, but he is helped awards ceremony dressed as a bag lady.” mischievous magical creatures causing with a case full of magical creatures that the growing power of a dark wizard by ministry agent Tina Goldstein, her Beavan won the BAFTA for best costume design for her havoc in New York City in “Fantastic quickly escape. named Gellert Grindelwald and fear and mind-reading sister Queenie and a non- work on “Mad Max: Fury Road”. Beasts and Where to Find Them”, but Oscar-winning British actor Redmayne, unrest among the magical community. magical baker named Jacob Kowalski to Fry reacted angrily and criticized the “sanctimonious” there’s deeper, darker unrest in the 34, said he and Rowling had a “riveting” It echoes the rise of the dark wizard recapture his creatures. users who had not enjoyed the joke, writing “Jenny Beavan is magical world. discussion on the quirks and mannerisms Voldemort in Rowling’s Potter stories. Scamander’s story is woven into the a friend and joshing is legitimate. Christ, I want to leave the “Fantastic Beasts”, opening in theaters that would define Scamander. Scamander’s escaped creatures growing influence of Grindelwald, who planet.” Fry and Beavan have worked together on “Gosford on Nov. 18, is the first of five new films “Getting the opportunity to talk to threaten to expose the wizarding world, believes that the wizarding world should Park” and “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows”. from “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling, an author about where their characters which lives discreetly among oblivious rule over non-magical humans. The 2017 awards ceremony will include a performance penned exclusively for the big screen and come from is so unique. And for her non-magic humans. Meanwhile, Potter fans will know Grindelwald from by Cirque du Soleil, who will be in residence at the venue preceding the Potter stories by around Newt comes from a really personal place, Manhattan homes are being demolished his friendship and eventual 1945 duel with from January 12 to February 4 with their touring show, seven decades. actually,” Redmayne told Reuters. by an unseen creature, causing non- Albus Dumbledore, the popular wizard “Amaluna”. Set in 1926, the new film centers “It was really lovely to hear about his magic humans to speculate and fear that headmaster from the Potter stories.