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12 Pages Price 10,000 Rials 38th year No.12614 Wednesday AUGUST 3, 2016 Mordad 13, 1395 Shawwal 29, 1437 A united Europe will beneﬁt Iran: expert Italy to invest $450m “Iran is embedded in Europe and Europe is in Iran,” Arshin Adib Moghaddam says EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW By Javad Heirannia in biofuel project in Iran

TEHRAN — Chair of the Centre for Iranian Studies at the ECONOMY TEHRAN — The Ital- Amirabad Special Economic Zone (ASEZ), be finalized into a contract in the near As per the agreement, biofuel will London Middle East Institute refutes the idea by certain deskian private sector will north of Iran. future, IRNA quoted ASEZ managing be produced from inedible wheat, he academics or mid-ranking officials in Iran that Brexit will invest $450 million in the establishment of An agreement has already been director Ali Khedmatgozar as saying on added. favor Iran, saying, “Iran should be interested in a united a bioethanol fuel production plant in the signed with the foreign investor and it will Tuesday. 4 Europe as a major factor in a multipolar global system.” “Indeed, I deem the EU, Iran’s most pivotal partner in the international system,” Arshin Adib Moghaddam tells the Tehran Times. Following is the text of the interview: Tehran museum What will be the effects of Brexit on London’s relations with other European countries? embraces largest A: The United Kingdom was always a half-hearted member of the European project which is primarily driven by collection of Germany and to a lesser extent France. Britain never really developed a sober historical consciousness and a rather more balanced attitude towards the country’s imperial past. Western art in There is still a lot of “psychonationalist” nostalgia for the “white”, Victorian olden days. But the reality is that Britain is the East a multicultural society which can only strive within a global REPORT framework, of which the EU is an important part. Embedded By Manijeh Rezapoor in Europe, Britain would have had the opportunity to tran- scscendend somesome ofo the residues of its divisive past.past With the pro-Brexit TEHRAN — The Tehran Museum of vote therethere have emerged cen- Contemporary Art (TMCA) is notable trifutrifugalgal forcforcese that threaten to rip in the world for its historical narration apapartart the iidead of a united king- of art with the largest collection of ddom.om. NationalismNation begets nation- Western art that exists in the East. aalism,lism, which isis why the Scots and Tucked away in the basement of Adel Azizi the NorthernNorthern Irish have protested the magnificent building, the treasure vault of the museum safeguards the agagainstainst the vote. It is a politi- Mehr/ callcally,y, socially and econom- most beautiful works of art beginning icallyically precarious situation with works belonging to the impres- This file photo shows art enthusiasts visiting a collection of rarely-seen paintings by world-renowned contemporary artists during the Comprehensible Mentality exhibition at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art on September 15, 2015. Works by Wassily Wassilyevich thattha the ruling elites find sionist period and a few to the pre-im- pressionist era. Kandinsky, Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Robert Motherwell, Mark Rothko, Adolph Gottlieb and dozens of other august artists were put on themselvesth in. See page 12 the show, which run until November 6. See page 2 It’s essential for Iran to MPs says Iran still ready to arm Foreign Ministry increase awareness about says attack on Turkish events: scholar Lebanese army to fight Israel, Takfiris diplomatic posts A senior Iranian lawmaker says the Is- which is backed by Lebanon’s Hezbol- is breach of law POLITICAL TEHRAN — Modjtaba Sadria, a social and lamic Republic remains committed to lah in its battle against Takfiri militants deskcultural theorist, has said that Iran should its pledge to supply the Lebanese army fighting to topple the government in POLITICAL TEHRAN — The raise awareness about events in neighboring Turkey in order with necessary military equipment to Damascus. deskIranian Foreign Min- to help the Middle East region and the Turkish people. help it fight the Israeli regime and Takfiri Boroujerdi meeting with Hezbollah istry has laid into attackers to the Saudi Writing an article in the Hamdeli newspaper on Tuesday, Sa- terrorism. chief diplomatic posts in Tehran and Mash- dria said that the coup attempt in Turkey will bring consequenc- “All in Lebanon and the region The Iranian lawmaker and his ac- had, saying that the storming of diplo- es to the Turkish people, Iranians, and the region as a whole. know that Iran’s will and wish to pro- companying delegation also held a matic missions are neither ethically nor He called the purging of teachers, university professors and vide arms assistance and necessary lines in this regard. meeting with Hezbollah Secretary Gen- legally excused. media people in Turkey after the coup a “cultural blood shed- military equipment is sincere and this Lebanese Defense Minister Samir eral Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut Foreign Ministry spokesman Bah- ding” which will deepen “ethnic, religious, cultural and regional intent continues to stand,” Chairman of Moqbel said in March that he will ask on Tuesday. During the meeting, which ram Qassemi made the remarks in re- divisions” in the country and this will harm the country. the Iranian Parliament’s Committee on the government to take Iran’s past of- was also attended by Iran’s Ambassador sponse to an open letter to President “It means that the Turkish society will go through a serious National Security and Foreign Policy fers of military support seriously after to Beirut Mohammad Fat’hali, the sides Rouhani by the inciter of a wayward cultural decline which will bring great harm for us who are in Alaeddin Boroujerdi told reporters in Saudi Arabia’s decision to retract $4 bil- discussed the latest political and securi- group who attacked the Saudi diplo- the same region with Turkey in West Asia,” he said. Beirut on Tuesday. lion in military aid. ty developments. Sadria also said that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s He added that Iran is still ready to Saudi Arabia said in February it had Boroujerdi arrived in Beirut on Mon- behavior will influence both the Turkish and Iranian people. provide the Lebanese army with arms suspended USD 3 billion in military aid day at the head of a delegation to hold A military coup attempt in Turkey on July 15 claimed the lives upon Lebanon’s request. to the Lebanese army and another USD talks with senior Lebanese officials. of more than 200 people and left nearly 1,500 others wounded. Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National 1 billion to the country’s internal secu- On Monday, he met with Lebanese According to Press TV, over 60,000 people in the Turkish Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani rity forces. Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil and mem- military, judiciary, civil services and schools have been de- said in September 2014 that the Islamic The aid was cut after Lebanon re- bers of Hezbollah faction in the Parlia- tained, dismissed or suspended over suspected Gulen links Republic will supply the Lebanese army frained from endorsing Saudi-crafted ment. On Tuesday, the Iranian lawmaker whom Ankara blames for the failed coup. with necessary military equipment to statements against Iran at separate held talks with Lebanese Prime Minister matic posts in Tehran and Mashhad. help the country fight against terror and meetings held in Cairo and Jeddah. Tammam Salam and plans to sit down “Attacking diplomatic posts is in consolidate national stability and secu- The Saudi decision also came in the with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. Ukrainian ambassador (Source: Press TV) breach of the law, unethical, and con- rity and added that Tehran has no red wake of victories by the Syrian army, demnable, for which there is no justifi- pledges push to lift visa able excuse,” Qassemi said on Tuesday. requirements for Iranians “No common sense consents acts Iran welcomes Turkey’s investors in renewables which work towards the interests of en- TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Ukraine’s Ambassador to Tehran Bilateral renewable energy trade be- cording to the International Energy emies and allies of the baby-killer and Sergei Buldiliak said he is going to use his experience as a tween Turkey and Iran is welcome to Agency data. However, Tehran wants occupying Zionism regime,” he added. diplomat in charge of handling consular affairs to ease visa benefit both and other countries in the to develop its renewable energy po- The letter, written by Hassan Kord- restrictions for Iranians traveling to Ukraine. region, according to Iranian deputy en- tential in addition to its hydrocarbon mihan, casts doubts on senior Iranian In an exclusive interview with the Tasnim news ergy minister. resources. officials, including the president, being agency, Buldiliak expressed the confidence that Iran Houshang Falahatian told Anado- Iran has around 100,000 megawatts unaware of the attack on the diplo- and Ukraine can manage to end visa requirements for lu Agency Monday in an exclusive in- of renewable energy potential from so- matic posts. Kordmihan had written in bilateral visits. terview that after sanctions were lifted lar, wind and biomass. the letter “… if (President) Hassan Rou- He also highlighted the upward trend in economic co- against Iran, the country has drawn a lot “There are many reasons for accept- hani had whished, it would have been operation between Tehran and Kiev, referring to a multi-bil- of interest throughout the world. plans to have more than 800 power ing and inviting Turkish clean energy impossible to get close to the embassy lion-euro agreement the two countries have recently signed He explained that Iran is actively in- plant projects in the next 20 years to investors to Iran in realizing common from milometers away.” in the railroad industry. volved in supporting an emerging re- increase the country’s current installed activities,” Falahatian said, and added A court hearing was held weeks What follows is the full text of the interview: newables market in which he encourag- power capacity from 75,000 megawatts that both share close cultural, religious ago in Tehran for 21 of the citizens Some time ago, Ukraine’s foreign minister paid a es Turkey’s participation. to 100,000 megawatts. and historic ties which he cited as an blamed for the attacks. The Sau- visit to Iran and met with Iranian officials. Since then, The country offers opportunities to The country is heavily reliant, by advantage to in fostering better under- di missions were put to torch in how much progress has been made in the bilateral rela- invest $250 billion in 12 different sec- around 85 percent, on fossil fuels, standing, a public mob triggered by the tions? In what specific areas has the progress been made? tors, including energy. Additionally, Iran particularly natural gas and oil, ac- 4 hanging of prominent Shiite cleric How high is the volume of bilateral trade and is it close to Nimr al-Nimr in January. the one-billion-dollar target set last year? The visit of the minister of foreign affairs of Ukraine Mr. The Tehran Times new pocket-sized glossary is now available on the Learn English Pavlo Klimkin to Iran was aimed, first of all, to start the political market. The reader-friendly is a rich source of the most common dialogue between Ukraine and Iran anew. It is no secret that journalistic terminology collected by the daily’s retired staff. a visit of such level has not been held for the last 13 years. Learn English with us at It can benefit a wide range of tastes from students to professional And it is also important to mention that no meeting of the intergovernmental commission on economy and trade has journalists. been held in 12 years, until this year. Now, while our bilateral For more information contact: See page 10 relations have a huge potential for development, there are a (021) 430 51 603-4 few obstacles in our way. 2&9 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NATION 2 AAUGUSTUGUST 3,3, 20162016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/international

MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS Rouhani may visit a number of European states Iran to introduce two by end of 2016: official more female POLITICAL TEHRAN — The dep- on behalf of the EU are following the is- ambassadors deskuty foreign minister for sue of opening the EU office in Tehran, European and American affairs has said however, it will take time. that President Hassan Rouhani may visit Commenting on relations with Cana- TEHRAN — The Iranian Foreign Ministry is going a number of the European countries by da, he said that Iran is ready to bring the to introduce two women as new ambassadors, an the end of 2016. ties back to the previous state if the Ca- unnamed source from the ministry told the Shargh A number of the European countries nadian government distances itself from newspaper. such as Germany and Austria have invit- “hostile” actions against Iran. The Rouhani administration, especially the cur- ed Rouhani and the trips may take place He also said that no change has been rent foreign minister, believes in the competence by the end of the current year, Majid made in order to promote Iran-Britain’s SHARGH of women and are looking forward to make more Takht-Ravanchi told ISNA in an interview ties beyond the level of charge d’affaires. use of women in high-ranking diplomatic positions, published on Tuesday. Terrorism not restricted to the daily reported on Tuesday, quoting the source. He added that a number of high rank- Middle East ing European delegations plan to visit Takht-Ravanchi also said that terrorism MP decries France’s Iran. The exact date of the trips will be and extremism are not restricted to the opposition to Iran’s announced in future, he said. Middle East region and other countries The deputy minister also said Ireland in other parts of the world have been af- ITER membership and Slovenia seek to reopen embassies fected. in Tehran. exchange of visits by the Iranian and Eu- open an office in Tehran as a new chapter He said that dividing terrorism into The consular and commercial sec- ropean delegations, he stated. has opened in relations between Iran and “good terrorism” and “bad terrorism” is TEHRAN — A member of the Majlis National tions of the European countries in Iran Elsewhere, Takht-Ravanchi said that European countries. a blunder, calling for avoiding double Security and Foreign Policy Committee says the are being activated due to an increase in it is essential for the European Union to He said currently two representatives standards in this respect. Atomic Energy Organization of Iran should take action against France’s negative approach toward Iran’s membership in the International Thermonu- IRIB clear Experimental Reactor (ITER). ‘It’s unfortunate for Palestinians that their president meets MKO ringleader’ Speaking to the IRIB on Tuesday, Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh said a pillar of Iran’s nuclear program POLITICAL TEHRAN — A senior advisor to Irani- lead to undermining the Zionist regime of Israel and lib- is to be a full-scale member of the world’s atomic deskan parliament speaker said on Tuesday erating Quds.” club, one of which is the ITER program. that it is an “unfortunate” event for the Palestinian na- Weeks before the meeting between Abbas and Mar- He also said French experts’ recent act of finding faults tion that their president meet the MKO ringleader who yam Rajavai Iran had summoned the French ambassa- with Iran’s nuclear infrastructure are motivated by political has long record in acts of terrorism against the Iranian dor to Tehran over the MKO rally in Paris where former orientations in order to limit Iran’s nuclear activities. nation. Saudi intelligence chief Bandar bin Sultan also partici- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with pated had vowed support for the group. Senior Iranian diplomat Mojahedin Khalq Organization ringleader Maryam Analysts unanimously believe that the Palestinian Rajavi in Paris on Sunday. They reportedly discussed president met with Maryam Rajavi under an influence by meets Omani FM the latest regional developments and the MKO rally in the Saudi kingdom. Paris on July 9. Iran has said that the MKO is responsible for death of Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, who is an expert on the 17,000 Iranians. On June 28, 1981 the MKO blew up the Arab world, urged the Palestinian president to focus on office of the Islamic Republic Party in Tehran, resulting TEHRAN — Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister the rights of the Palestinian people who have been suf- in the death of Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti, chief of Morteza Sarmadi met Omani Foreign Minister fering at the hands of Israel for about 70 decades in- justice, four cabinet ministers, twenty-seven parliamen- Iranian nuclear experts under the direction of the Israeli Yusuf bin Alawi in Muscat on Tuesday. stead of meeting a terrorist leader. tarians, and several other government officials. intelligence agency Mossad. The two sides discussed bilateral ties, stressing “The problem with Abu Mazen (Mahmoud Abbas) is that The group, called Monafeqin (hypocrites) by Iranians, ‘Abbas supports terrorism by meeting MKO chief’ expansion of relations in various areas, Donyaye he is not focusing on the right of the Palestinian people,” said also sided with Saddam Hussein in Iraq’s war against Iran Amir-Abdollahian went on to say, “One day Mahmoud Eqtesad reported. Amir-Abdollahian who is an expert on the Arab world. in the 1980s. Saddam also used the group in suppressing Abbas backs the Saudi invasion against the oppressed He added, “Supporting terrorism instead of fighting Shias and Kurds in southern and northern Iraq. Yemeni people and the other day by meeting with the ring-

DONYAYEEQTESAD Rouhani orders revival of it by head of the Palestinian National Authority will not It is widely believed that the MKO assassinated ﬁve leader of monafeqin… he somehow supports terrorism.” employment organization Leader’s warning words on JCPOA hit headlines

POLITICAL TEHRAN — Com- The Leader had said in the meeting, in the accord”, citing “the futility of negotia- “The country’s highest religious TEHRAN — On Tuesday, President Rouhani or- deskments by Supreme “Was it not agreed that the unjust sanctions with the Americans,” the newspaper said. leader said that no real change had dered the revival of the Administrative and Employ- Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on con- tions be lifted to have [positive] effects on Ayatollah Khamenei said the agree- been witnessed in the everyday lives of ment Organization, appointing Jamshid Ansari as structive lessons from the nuclear deal, people’s life? Is any tangible effect seen ment “once again proved the futility of Iranians six months after the lifting of its head. formally known as the Joint Comprehen- on people’s life after six months? [Even] negotiations with the Americans, their sanctions as part of a landmark nucle- Rouhani also reinstated Mohammad Baqer No- sive Plan of Action (JCPOA), have hit the if the Americans had respected their ob- lack of commitment to their promises and ar deal, signed in July 2015, came into bakht as head of Planning and Budget Organiza- headlines across the world. ligations, has the administration not been the necessity of distrust of U.S. pledges.” effect.”

PRESIDENT tion, the presidential website reported. The London-based Reuters high- able to do a lot over this time?” The Newsweek also underscored the While the media covered parts of the lighted the Leader’s objection to the The New York Times focused more Leader’s lack of trust in Washington after Leader’s remarks, they tried to link these Iran closes ‘corruption’ incremental removal of sanctions: “In on those parts of the Leader’s remarks the JCPOA, linking it to his obsession with fair concerns to the upcoming presiden- particular, (Supreme Leader) Khamenei that rendered any negotiations with the ordinary people’s lives. tial election in Iran, seeing the warning house aﬃliated to said sanctions were only being removed Americans futile. “Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali words a blow to the public conﬁdence foreign diplomats incrementally and that foreign companies The Islamic Revolution Leader accused Khamenei said Monday that the U.S. was not in President Rouhani’s chance to win a were not yet investing in Iran.” “the United States of failing to honor pledges to be trusted after January’s nuclear deal.” second term.

TEHRAN — The Tehran prosecutor announced on Tuesday that security forces recently spotted and Ukrainian ambassador pledges push to lift visa requirements for Iranians cleared a house used by foreign diplomats for ‘cor- 1 other stumbling stone on the way of the They use intermediaries from other coun- rupt’ purposes.

ISNA The first and foremost need is to speed development of our economic relations. tries like China, Turkey, Georgia and the The diplomats and their Iranian friends used the up the political dialogue. During the meet- I mean banking transactions. During the United Arab Emirates. In this way, the statis- house for men-and-women parties, Abbas Jafari ing between Mr. Klimkin and the president last joint economic commission where tics of our bilateral trade is not very good. It Dowlatabadi said. 4,000 liters of alcoholic drinks of the Islamic Republic of Iran, H.E. Mr. Has- the Ukrainian vice president of the central is only 210 million euro for the first 6 month were also collected from the house, ISNA quoted san Rouhani said that no third country can bank was present, who held talks with the of 2016 – a decrease in almost 35% in com- the prosecutor as saying. influence the cooperation between Ukraine vice president of the Central Bank of Iran, parison to the last year, while the same U.S. untrustworthy, and Iran. We welcome this attitude – no in- they agreed to exchange the lists of the statistic concerning Ukraine’s trade with the termediary is needed for our dialogue. In reliable banks who could start such trans- states I just mentioned has increased. This Iranian politicians say this regard, the negotiations on the level of actions in a short period of time. indicator is disturbing, especially while there Vice-MFAs is planned in the nearest future As far as I know, Ukrainian Exim Bank is persistent information that numerous – in August this year. mechanism of simplification will be made. and the bank of the Middle East of Iran Ukrainian companies are closing new deals Second, tremendous effort has been The situation in this area right now is un- (Khavar-e-Mianeh) are operative in this with their Iranian counterparts. But I believe TEHRAN — A number of Iranian politicians have made on the way to simplify the pro- satisfactory for the Iranian side and we plan. Still, technical issues (the difference of that the situation will change for the better reiterated that the United States is untrustworthy. cedure of visa issuance. Next month acknowledge this. Right now it is easier the official and non-official exchange rates in the nearest future. 1 billion US dollar turn- Former Foreign Ministry spokesman Moham- the visit of the director of the counse- for an Iranian businessman to get a visa in Iran and the reform of the banking sector over between our countries is an absolutely mad Reza Assefi and former MP Elyas Naderan in a lor department of the Ukrainian MFA to to Germany than to Ukraine. in Ukraine) prevent these processes from real figure and we may even achieve it this YJC talk show on Monday said the U.S. has been violat- Iran is planned. I hope that during the Answering your questions about the starting. Under these circumstances the year, provided that direct transactions being the JCPOA since its adoption, the YJC reported. “counselor consultations” with his Irani- volume of the overall trade between Ukrainian and Iranian companies look for tween our banks will start soon. Elsewhere, Guardian Council member Abbasali Kad- an colleague an elaborate, step-by-step Ukraine and Iran, I must touch upon another ways to facilitate the trade processes. 9 khodaei said losing trust in the U.S. has been the biggest achievement gained through the nuclear deal. Also in separate interviews, MPs Kamal Dehqani A united Europe will benefit Iran: expert Firouzabadi, Ali Najafi Khoshrudi, Mohammad Ja- 1 Will Brexit also affect Britain’s re- itary union, it is in essence a peaceful merely hobbled along in the first place. vad Abtahi, and Morteza Saffari Natanzi said the The European Union is a force for lationship with Iran? And what is your supra-national institution that is vital to The real pacemaker of Iranian-Europe- U.S. is untrustworthy, stressing that concrete eco- good in world politics. The United King- view of this argument by some inside Iran in terms of security, economy and an relations is Germany. nomic outcomes are needed before the efficiency dom will find itself on the wrong side of Iran who say Brexit would favor Teh- global strategy. Indeed, I deem the EU, How Brexit will influence the Eu- of the JCPOA could be defended. history if it separates from the EU. ran? Iran’s most pivotal partner in the inter- ropean Union’s relations with Iran? Iran, Russia mull joint What will be the consequences of A: Iran should be interested in a national system. As we saw: it was EU A: If Iran continues and extends the path military exercise: the exit on Britain’s ties with Middle united Europe as a major factor in a countries that were quickest to remove of diplomatic reconciliation, I see the EU as East countries? multipolar global system. I disagree the sanctions after the JCPOA. As I the country’s biggest asset in world politics Izvestia A: If Brexit goes ahead and if Britain truly with some of the opinions in Iran which have said before: Iran is embedded in for the reasons set out above. The EU is in- separates from the EU, the country will be less view Brexit as a blessing. Iran needs Europe and Europe is in Iran. There is terested in a close dialogue with Iran, important in West Asia and North Africa. The Europe to be as strong as possible as a cultural dialectic between both that if the language of diplomacy prevails. I TEHRAN — Iran and Russia are considering plans foreign policy of London would be seriously a counterweight to Russia, China and is dense and continuously fruitful even don’t expect radical changes in the EU’s to hold joint military drills in the near future. constrained, because the EU would not feel the United States. The EU is not a mil- in times of crisis. In many ways, Britain behaviour towards Iran after Brexit. As Major General Vali Madani, an Iranian member of compelled to coordinate its international rela- indicated, Britain was one foot in the panel of judges for the International War Games 2016, tions with the UK which would stand alone, or EU and one foot out. After Brexit it will and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu discussed as an appendage to the United States. With- “Iran needs Europe to be as strong as possible as be the opposite (i.e. more or less the the possibility of joint military exercises and exchange out the EU, the UK will be less independent a counterweight to Russia, China and the United same). The real motor of the EU is Ger- of observers, Russia’s Izvestia newspaper reported on because it is less influential as a global actor. many and as a trading nation, Berlin will

IZVESTIA States,” says Professor Arshin Adib-Moghaddam Tuesday, citing an unidentiﬁed source. This will narrow down the options in terms of always be interested in closer relations The meeting took place on the sidelines of the foreign policy manoeuvrability, in particular in from the School of Oriental and African Studies with a geopolitically blessed country annual war games. hot spots such as Asia. in London. such as Iran. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

http://www.tehrantimes.com/international AAUGUSTUGUST 3,3, 20162016 INTERNATIONAL 3 Nigeria: ‘Army killed 347 Shia Court adjourns trial of followers of Zakzaky’ Bahraini rights activist A public inquiry accused the Nigerian The military maintains that its soldiers until September army of killing 347 Shia Muslims and acted according to the rules of engage- A Bahraini court has postponed the trial of Nabeel Rajab until dumping them in a mass grave in the ment after the crowd attempted to as- September as the prominent human rights campaigner re- northern city of Kaduna late last year. sassinate Buratai. mains behind bars over online comments deemed insulting Two days of violence began on De- Zakzaky, who lost an eye and was to the Al Khalifah re- cember 12 when Shia worshippers at- left partly paralyzed in the violence, has gime and Saudi Ara- tending a religious ceremony obstructed been held since December. bia. the convoy of Nigeria’s chief of army staff, He has previously run up against Ni- The court hearing Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai. geria’s secular authorities and has been on Rajab’s case, which “The Nigerian Army used excessive imprisoned for calling for a revolution to was planned to be force,” said the 193-page report, which is create an Islamic state in the country’s held on Tuesday, was available online. north. delayed until Septem- In total 349 people were killed includ- “Political and military authorities in ber 5, manamapost. ing one soldier and one Shia worshipper Nigeria should heed the Commission’s com reported. who died later in custody. recommendations and take immediate Meanwhile, The commission, setup by the Kaduna steps to hold those responsible for the an unnamed judi- state government, said those responsi- illegal use of lethal force to account and cial source said that ble for the killings should be prosecuted, to pay compensation to the victims,” said a request by Rajab’s confirming the conclusions of an earlier Mausi Segun, Nigeria researcher at Hu- defense team to Amnesty International report. man Rights Watch. free the activist be- “The Commission therefore recom- “The authorities should release El cause of his health mends that steps should immediately Zakzaky and [his wife] Zeenat from de- situation was re- be taken to identify the members of the tention, or bring credible charges against jected on Tuesday. However, a doctor will check up on NA (Nigerian Army) who participated in the couple in a properly constituted ’Nigeria should release Zakzaky’ Shia followers of cleric Ibrahim Zakzaky, the 51-year-old Bahraini campaigner in jail, the source the killings ... with a view to prosecuting court.” Amnesty International accused the burying them in mass graves and de- added. them,” it said. (Source: Al Jazeera) army of deliberately shooting dead the stroying evidence of the crime. Rajab, who has been repeatedly detained for organizing anti-regime demonstrations and publishing posts critical of the ruling dynasty, was pardoned for health reasons last year, Trump warns U.S. presidential election will China holds massive naval drills to prepare but he was rearrested in June. He was briefly hospitalized over health problems a few be ‘rigged’, calls Hillary Clinton ‘the Devil’ for ‘sudden, cruel & short’ modern war days after his detention, but the court ordered that he remain in custody throughout the trial. The Chinese navy held a large-scale Donald Trump says November’s US Rajab will be tried over tweets he posted in March 2015 “live ammunition” drill in the East China presidential election “is going to be criticizing Manama’s involvement in the deadly Saudi aggres- Sea, which involved hundreds of ships rigged,” making the claim twice on sion against Yemen and torture at Bahrain’s notorious Jaw and submarines from all three fleets of Monday. The property tycoon also Prison. the People’s Liberation Army. called his rival Hillary Clinton “the Devil,” The activist faces charges of “insulting a statutory body, The exercise involving China’s East adding that the system was also rigged insulting a neighboring country and disseminating false ru- Sea, North Sea and South Sea fleets against Bernie Sanders. mors in time of war.” practiced both offensive and defensive Donald Trump says November’s Rajab faces up to 12 years imprisonment over his critical capabilities of the Chinese naval power. US presidential election “is going to tweets, according to Human Rights Watch, an international The exercise mobilized some 300 ships, be rigged,” making the claim twice on rights organization. dozens of fighter planes, and involved Monday. The property tycoon also Bahrain, a close ally of the US in the Persian Gulf region, troops that are responsible for coastal called his rival Hillary Clinton “the Dev- has seen a wave of anti-regime protests since mid-February defense radars, communications, and il,” adding that the system was also Trump took a swipe against certain claims to the South China Sea. Beijing 2011. electronic warfare defense, daily news- rigged against Bernie Sanders. members of the Republican establish- rejected the decision by the Permanent The Al Khalifah regime is engaged in a harsh crackdown paper The China Times reported. The Republican presidential can- ment, saying that despite the primary Court of Arbitration in The Hague calling on dissent and widespread discrimination against the coun- “The drill is aimed at honing the didate first spoke at a town hall event campaign against him being slight- the ruling “waste paper.” try’s Shia majority. assault intensity, precision, stability in Columbus, Ohio, where he said ly rigged, he still managed to win “in Despite the court ruling, China con- Scores of people have been killed and hundreds of others and speed of troops amid heavy elec- that election on November 8 might landslides.” He also claimed that Sand- tinues to claim most of the South China wounded or detained in Manama’s ongoing repression of tromagnetic influences,” said a navy be “rigged.” ers, who was defeated by Clinton in the Sea, through which more than $5 trillion free speech. “I’m afraid the election is going to be Democratic race, also faced an unfair statement released Monday. “An infor- in annual trade passes. Furthermore, (Source: Press TV) rigged, I have to be honest,” the Repub- battle as the establishment was against mation technology-based war at sea is China has repeatedly warned against lican nominee told the crowd, as cited him. sudden, cruel and short, which requires U.S. intervention in the region, which by AP. He added that he has been hear- “I think it was rigged against Bernie a fast transition to combat status, quick continues to show its force through the ing “more and more” that the election Sanders with his superdelegates non- preparation and high assault efficiency.” freedom of navigation principle. may not be contested fairly, though he sense,” Trump said. The participating troops and vessels “The People’s Liberation Army is did not This is not the first time that Trump were divided into red and blue teams. ready,” one source with ties to the mil- First stage of Venezuelan He reiterated his claims using even has accused the system of being rigged The red side joint-assault group per- itary told Reuters. “We should go in stronger language during an interview against Sanders. fected skills in attacking the blue side, and give them a bloody nose like Deng campaign to recall Maduro with Fox News on Monday evening, in “Leaked e-mails of DNC show plans while the blue team had to use mis- Xiaoping did to Vietnam in 1979.” approved which he told Sean Hannity “the elec- to destroy Bernie Sanders. Mock his siles and torpedoes to counterattack Last week, Beijing also announced their enemy. The drills overall covered tion is going to be rigged,” while also heritage and much more. On-line that it would hold a “routine” naval ex- Venezuelan electoral officials say the opposition has man- a wide range of combat scenarios in- calling on Republicans to watch pro- from Wikileakes [sic], really vicious. ercises in the South China Sea in Sep- aged to gather a sufficient number of voter signatures as the cluding reconnaissance, early warning, ceedings “very closely.” RIGGED,” the Republican nominee tember with Russia. first step in its campaign to recall President Nicolas Maduro. long-range precision strikes and air and “I hope the Republicans get out tweeted on July 23. “This is a routine exercise between the National Electoral missile defense capabilities of the navy. there and watch very closely, because I During his speech in Ohio, Trump two armed forces, aimed at strengthen- Council (CNE) Presi- China’s Defense Ministry called the think we are going to win this election… said Sanders had “made a deal with the ing the developing China-Russia stra- dent, Tibisay Lucena, drills “routine” and not directed against I tell you November 8, we better be Devil” in reference to Clinton, adding tegic cooperative partnership,” China’s said Monday that the any third party. The drills, however, come careful because that election is going to that “she is the Devil” after the Vermont defense ministry spokesman Yang Yu- opposition had col- at a time of increased tensions in East Asia be rigged and I hope the Republicans senator agreed to back the Democrat jun told reporters. “The exercise is not lected nearly double after an international arbitration tribunal are watching closely because it is going nominee. directed against third parties.” the requirement of (Source: RT) last month rejected Chinese territorial (Source: RT) to be taken away from us,” he said. 200,000 valid signatures on a petition demanding a referendum on an ear- CIA also behind failed coup attempt: former Turkish army chief ly end to Maduro’s term. Turkey’s former army chief, Ilker Basbug, has commented Were those Gulenists? No. The third group could consist “The 24 states on the July 15 failed coup attempt, believed by the rul- of the people who weren’t Gulenists, but who wanted to fulfilled the require- ing Justice and Development Party (AKP) to have been take advantage of the events,” he said. ment of 1 percent of masterminded by the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization During his interview, Basbug said FETÖ planned to validity of ballots and (FETO), saying the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) form a state system that suited “their own understand- the certification will was also behind it. ing of religion,” adding that he didn’t characterize the be extended by the secretariat,” said the CNE head, adding, “There was foreign support in this uprising. It’s July 15 failed coup attempt as a “military coup.” however, that the authorities have detected more than 1,000 against its nature if there isn’t. Where does [U.S.-based “I don’t characterize the uprising on July 15 as a mil- apparently fraudulent signatures. Islamic scholar Fethullah] Gulen live? In the U.S. Who itary coup. It’s not similar to other military coups and She also urged a judicial investigation into allegations of gives him the opportunities? The CIA,” Basbug told pri- I don’t lean towards defining it that way. This was an fraud in the petition. vate broadcaster CNN Turk on Aug. 1, as he added that armed coup action by the Gulen movement,” he also The Venezuelan government has asked the country’s the CIA planned to use FETO in order to harm the Turk- said. electoral authorities to block the opposition’s bid to hold a ish Armed Forces (TSK). When asked about his thoughts regarding the scope recall referendum, accusing officials of massive fraud. “Does Gulen have a residence permit in the U.S. for of the coup attempt, Basbug said that the planning be- In the next stage, the opposition faces a tougher chal- nothing? Did you think that the intelligence wouldn’t use hind it “shouldn’t be underestimated.” lenge. It needs to collect four million signatures, 20 percent him?” he asked. “We are faced with an organization that has spread of Venezuela’s voters, in just three days. However, the elec- Saying that FETO members who infiltrated into the into a very wide surface. Don’t underestimate the plan- formation could be obtained if the aide of the MIT chief tion council did not give an exact date for the process. TSK didn’t act alone while carrying out the attempt, Bas- ning,” he added. was a soldier. Maduro’s opponents are trying to hold a referendum be- bug noted the ones who directed them from the outside Saying that the private soldiers “who were deceived Saying that the TSK was not able to track soldiers fore January 10, four years into the president’s six-year term. had their own intentions. shouldn’t be handled” in the same category as the coup outside their army barracks, he noted the MIT should After January 10 -- the cutoff date to trigger new presi- “Did they [FETO members inside the TSK] have their plotting soldiers, Basbug added that the ones who used shoulder that task. dential polls – any successful recall vote would only transfer own unique aims and intentions? The ones orchestrating weapons “should be tried.” The TSK was also among the institutions that Basbug the power to Maduro’s vice president. this movement had those aims,” he also said. The former army chief said military activity in the criticized, saying that its command couldn’t “pass a test.” The government has said there is not enough time to Basbug mentioned Turkey’s demand from the U.S. Bodrum district of the southern province of Mugla on “The reason for the TSK not being able to take pre- hold the vote this year as the opposition began the pro- to extradite Gulen, saying that if the U.S. didn’t do it, it July 14 grabbed his attention, but he didn’t expect such cautions should be examined,” he said. cess late. meant “they will continue to use him.” “an uprising.” In addition, Basbug talked about the previous “no- Since 2014, Venezuela has been grappling with protests “If the U.S. extradites him, then it means that his expi- In the interview, Basbug stressed that the National tices” given to the AKP on FETÖ, saying that they were against Maduro who is under fire by his critics, most notably ration date has passed,” he said. Intelligence Agency (MIT) carried responsibility for the dismissed. the opposition, for causing the economic recession through Noting that three groups were behind the failed infiltrations into the TSK, adding that the dismissals from “’The threat is now to us and tomorrow to you,’ we mismanagement. takeover, Basbug said that the main group consisted of the TSK between 2002 and 2010 were done in accord- said, but they told us that we were exaggerating,” he The government of Maduro, however, has denounced the Gulenists. ance with MIT reports and “not one single dismissed said, as he added that President Recep Tayyip Erdo- opposition’s plans as a US-backed attempt to bring about a “The Gulen movement planned and masterminded person from the armed forces was a FETO member.” gan struggled against the Gulen movement “by himself” coup d’état in the oil-rich country that is home to 29 million the July 15 uprising. The second were the ones not act- “They used us in order to get rid of the members of a between 2012 and 2016. people. (Source: AP) ing immediately, the ones that were late and hesitant. rival movement,” Basbug said, adding that healthier in- (Source: Hurriyet) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY AAUGUSTUGUST 33,, 22016016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/economy

SNIPPETS Ukraine eager to transit Iran’s German, Chinese, S. Korean firms in talks with Iran to oil, gas to East Europe build refineries ECONOMY TEHRAN — Ukraine tions with the country in the future ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran and some re- deskis willing to tran- for transfer of Iran’s oil and gas to desknowned German, Chinese and sit Iran’s oil and gas to the Eastern Europe via Ukraine”, the minister South Korean companies are holding talks for con- Europe countries, said Iranian Oil further noted, explaining, “we will structing refineries in the Iranian city of Masjed Solei- Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh investigate the practicality and eco- man, southwestern Khuzestan province, Shana re- after his meeting on Monday with nomic viability of supplying some ported on Tuesday. Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry part of oil needed by the Czech Re- According to the report, Ali Seifian, a board mem- Minister Igor Nasalyk who visited public and Slovakia via Ukraine.” ber of M.I.S Petrochemical Industries Co., told Shana Iran on the head of a delegation. Ukraine accounts for transfer- that signing a contract for financing and construct- According to Zanganeh, Iran’s ring a large portion of Russia’s oil ing a petro-refinery complex is among the discussed suggestion to start cooperation is and gas to Europe, although Mos- topics. supplying oil to Ukraine, despite cow-Kiev ties have been in tatters The contract will be signed with a consortium of the fact that the European country since the Crimean Peninsula re- South Korean companies. needs a limited quantity of oil as its joined Russia in a referendum in “The project will need at least $1.5 billion of invest- refining capacity is low and it is an March 2014 and Kiev commenced a ment,” he added. importer of oil products, IRNA re- military crackdown on pro-Russian ported. forces fighting for greater autono- Petchem products “Ukraine enjoys a strong and ef- my in the Russian-speaking Lugan- hold 41.5% share of ficient transferring network; there- Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh (R) giving a present to Ukrainian Energy and sk and Donetsk in the east of the Iran’s 4-month non- fore, we will hold more negotia- Coal Industry Minister Igor Nasalyk in Tehran on Monday country. oil exports ECONOMY TEHRAN — The share of petro- deskchemical products from the coun- Tender for Iran-Oman gas pipeline soon try’s total non-oil exports rose to 41.51 percent in the A tender will be floated to pick contrac- National Iranian Gas Exports Company months and the marine section in three sea gas pipeline either as investors or de- first four months of the current Iranian calendar year tors for development of a gas pipeline (NIGEC), said the preliminary activities on months. velopers, he added. (March 20- July 21, 2016), IRIB news agency reported project to send Iran’s natural gas to the project are under way and geodesy “As soon as the result of the studies is Iran cannot enter serious negotiations on Tuesday. Oman through Persian Gulf waters im- operations in marine areas in both Ira- available, the two sides will take steps to with foreign companies before the re- Iran exported $6.769 billion worth of petrochemi- mediately after the announcement of nian and Omani territories are over and put the project out to tender for selecting lease of surveying and geodesy results. cal products, weighing 13.684 million tons to other preliminary studies over the project, a seabed evaluation data are yet to be gar- developers,” the official added. With this the present 1 billion cubic feet countries in the mentioned period. top official of Iran’s national gas export nered for the purposes of the study. Seven foreign companies have de- of Iran gas export to Oman will reach 1.5 Petrochemical products accounted for 35.52 per- company said. He predicted that studies on the land clared interest to join Iranian companies billion cubic feet, Kameli added. cent of the country’s total non-oil exports in the same Alireza Kameli, managing director of section of the project will end within two in the construction of Iran-Oman under- (Source: Oman Tribune) period last year. Tehran to host 5th Sri Lanka plans to develop its Tajikistan again seeks Iran’s financial Iran-Afghanistan Iranian oil configured refinery support for completion of Esteqlal Tunnel Joint Economic Committee meeting Sri Lanka plans to upgrade its sole oil re- Tajikistan is seeking once again Iran’s finery and double its capacity to boost financial support for completion of ECONOMY TEHRAN — The fifth meeting of output and to reduce the cost of import- the construction of the Esteqlal Tunnel, deskIran-Afghanistan Joint Economic ing refined fuels, the country's Petroleum which connects the country’s central Committee will be held in Tehran on August 9 and 10, Resources Minister Chandima Weerak- part and the northern Sughd province. ISNA reported on Tuesday. kody said on Monday. In a report released at a news con- According to the report, Eklil Ahmad Hakimi, the The island nation is home to a single oil ference in Dushanbe, Tajik Minister of Afghan finance minister, will co-chair the meeting. refinery, Ceylon Petroleum Corp's (CPC) Transport Sherali Ganjalzoda noted The event will also be attended by the two coun- decades-old 50,000 barrels-per-day (bpd) on August 1 that additional funds are tries’ interior ministers and Iranian Finance Minister Ali plant. It was originally configured to run needed for completion of the tunnel. Tayyebnia. on Iranian crude and Sri Lanka had to im- southern port cities of Trincomalee and “These funds are needed to provide $10 million in a form of grant and ex- The last meeting of the committee was held in port more refined oil products after U.S. Hambantota, there has been no final de- the tunnel with lighting, ventilating and tended a preferential loan worth $21 Kabul in the Iranian calendar year of 1391 (March sanctions caused it to stop crude imports cision yet, he said. fire-prevention systems,” said the minis- million to Tajikistan. 2012-March 2013). from Iran. The government on Sunday said the ter. “We have applied to the Iranian side The Esteqlal Tunnel is a five kilom- CPC replaced the Iranian crude with ministry of development strategies and for additional fund for these works.” eter long tunnel located 80 kilometers Russia’s Gazprom supply from Malaysia and Abu Dhabi but international trade is discussing invest- Ganjalzoda noted that the Tajik gov- northwest of Dushanbe. It connects the efficiency of processing the grades ment proposals in Hambantota with for- ernment was also ready to provide its the Tajik capital to Tajikistan’s second eyes Iranian LNG was low. eign investors, including for a second oil share of the necessary funds. He fur- largest city, Khujand. It is also a tran- "The proposal is to improve the perfor- refinery. ther added that the fund provided by sit route between Dushanbe and Uz- mance by upgrading the existing refinery Sri Lanka in 2011 refined more than 60 the two sides in 2014 (Tajikistan and bekistan’s capital Tashkent. Previously, and add another 50,000 barrels per day," percent of the total fuel consumed in the Iran provided $3 million each) had especially during the cold seasons, lack Gazprom, Russia's state controlled gas giant, is inter- Weerakkody told Reuters in an interview. country, but now this has come down to been used for carrying out concrete of a direct link between northern and ested in developing gas projects in Iran. The revamped refinery will use a hy- around 35 percent, petroleum ministry of- works and creating temporary lighting southern Tajikistan led to disruptions According to Russian business daily Vedomosti, drocracker to expand its production of ficials said. system. of commerce. The tunnel makes the Russia's Energy Minister Alexander Novak said that more valuable fuels such as gasoline, Weerakkody said the country could The Esteqlal Tunnel, better known highway from Dushanbe to Khujand the company is also interested in marketing project kerosene, jet fuel and diesel oil, he said. save around $400 million annually among the population as the Anzob open for traffic the whole year round of LNG and natural gas in general. "All this is estimated at $2.2 billion. But through higher crude imports. Tunnel, has been built with assistance and drops the transit time by four to Alexander Medvedev, Gazprom's deputy chair- my feeling is this can be done less than Sri Lanka's oil import bill plummeted of Iranian specialists. Iran’s Saber In- five hours. man, had earlier said that the group does not rule that, somewhere around $1.6-1.7 billion." 41 percent in 2015 versus the prior year to ternational has constructed the Esteqlal An official opening ceremony of the out participation in export projects in Iran, the paper Though some countries including Chi- $2.7 billion mainly due to the fall in world Tunnel. Esteqlal Tunnel was held in July 2007; also reported. na, U.S., and India have expressed interest oil prices, but also because of higher im- The total project cost was estimated however, some works have remained (Source: naturalgaseurope.com) to build new refineries in the eastern and ports of refined oil. (Source: Reuters) at $40 million, and Iran has provided unfinished. (Source: Asia Plus)

JUMP Iran welcomes Turkey’s investors in renewables 1 eign investors,” he explained. Halkbank which has expressed willingness “If a Turkish company comes to Iran Italy to invest $450m in “We are interested very much in de- He said that Turkish investors have to collaborate with Iranian parties,” he ex- and selects an Iranian company to work veloping cooperation with Turkey in many shown interest in Iran’s energy sector plained. with in the energy sector with any per- biofuel project in Iran fields,” he underlined. ranging from small to large in renewa- He said the country is ready to give centage share, and work here, there Falahatian said that after the sanctions bles for production and in setting up new payment guarantees to Turkish compa- would be and seems to be no obstacle if 1 were lifted on the country, it has taken plants in the country. nies who participate in Iran’s energy sec- they give the necessary volumes, then we Bioethanol fuel is completely composed of biological prod- serious steps to attract foreign investors. The official said that in the post sanc- tor. are ready to give the payment guarantee,” ucts. The combustion of bioethanol results in a clean emission, “The sanctions removed in June 2015 tions era, Iran has better banking relations According to Renewable Energy Or- he explained. less heat, steam, and carbon dioxide. announced by United National Develop- with foreign banks. ganization in Iran (SUNA), Iran envisages He assured that with a guaranteed Some one million tons of wheat will be used in producing ment Program (UNDP) in January has “We know their concerns and we are constructing wind farms and photovoltaic feed in tariff for electricity, and an assured bioethanol fuel, Khedmatgozar noted. ensured that Iran so far has regulated its working on it. For example with Turkey, plants with a capacity of at least 5 giga- investment duration, investor risk will be Preliminary measures have been taken, he said, adding that sectors to prepare a safe ground for for- we have very good relations with Turkish watts by 2018. reduced. (Source: Anadolu) the Italian investor will send a delegation soon to Amirabad for concluding the contract and locating the project site. South Korea Credit Suisse, Volvo Car Group suspends sales of Deutsche index says sales rise 9.3% NEWS most Volkswagen exclusion another blow in July Japan approves $132.04b models to European banks economic stimulus South Korea on Tuesday suspended sales of Two of Europe's biggest banks - Credit Volvo Car Group, owned by China's Zhejiang most Volkswagen AG models in a fresh blow to Suisse and Deutsche Bank - will be dropped Geely Holding Group Co., said on Tuesday sales package the German automaker as it struggles to over- from an index of Europe's top 50 blue-chip of its models grew 9.3 percent in July, marking come the global repercussions of its emissions- companies next week in a further blow to the the 14th straight month of year-on-year growth Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cabinet approved 13.5 trillion test cheating scandal. embattled sector. for the automaker. yen ($132.04 billion) in fiscal measures on Tuesday as part of efforts The government revoked certification for 80 For Deutsche Bank, it will be the first time Volvo said in statement on its website that to revive the flagging economy, with cash payouts to low-income model variants of VW, Audi and Bentley vehicles, since 1998 that it will no longer be a member strong demand for its new XC90, an SUV that earners and infrastructure spending. and fined Volkswagen $16.06 million for alleg- of the STOXX 50. is its first model developed under Geely owner- The package includes 7.5 trillion yen in spending by the national edly forging documents on emissions or noise- Shares of both were firmly in the red on ship, helped drive sales to a total 41,681 cars in and local governments, and earmarks 6 trillion yen from the Fiscal level tests. Tuesday, with Credit Suisse down more than 5 the month. The XC60 remained its top-selling Investment and Loan Program, which is not included in the govern- The move could slam the brakes on sales for percent and Deutsche off 3.5 percent. model. ment’s general budget. VW in the Asian market, where its local unit had Banks in Europe are grappling with The Sweden-based carmaker said it grew The stimulus spending is part of a renewed government effort to more than tripled revenue to 2.82 trillion won deteriorating profits, slumping investment sales in all major regions, especially in the U.S. coordinate its policy with the Bank of Japan, but growing concerns over the past five years before becoming mired income on the back of collapsing yields and market where sales surged 52.3 percent on the NEWS IN BRIEF that the BOJ policy has reached its limit triggered the worst sell-off NEWS IN BRIEF in the emissions scandal. higher regulatory costs. previous year. in government bonds in three years. (Source: Japan Today) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y http://www.tehrantimes.com AAUGUSTUGUST 3,3, 20162016 HISTORY & HERITAGE 5

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The West doesn't need Turkey COMMENT It’s time to end this one-sided and destructive relationship. American Muslims demand an apology from Donald By Movses Ter-Oganesyan Trump ast month the world was riveted by the at- Ltempted military coup in Turkey, followed by By Roula Allouch President Erdogan exploiting the situation in the country to further solidify his own grip on power. epublican presidential candidate Donald Trump is This autocrat has had a whopping seventy thousand R shamefully exploiting and promoting stereotypes people detained, fired or suspended. Aside from of Islam and women by attacking Ghazala Khan, military personnel and police, this number includes the American Muslim mother of Army Capt. Humayun thousands of teachers, deans, journalists and judges. Khan, who was killed in Iraq in 2004 while serving our The speed at which these individuals were rounded nation. up has left many questioning when the lists of de- tainees were actually complied. The mass arrests of alleged putschists (read: political opposition) compelled Secretary of State John Kerry to remind Turkey that NATO expects the government to respect its own democratic institutions. Unfortunately, Kerry’s message comes far too late. The truth is that Turkey has used its NATO membership to make a mockery of democracy for decades. NATO has been an enabler, allowing Turkey to run amok in the region, and, indeed, fuels Turkey’s delu- sions of reviving the Ottoman Empire. In fact, Mrs. Khan said she remained silent on the DNC At the risk of continuing to ruin our international stage as her husband spoke for Hillary Clinton because reputation, and after years of making excuses for our it was too painful for her to speak of her son’s loss on former ally, the time has come to end this one-sided such a public stage. However, she has since spoken out and destructive relationship. Joining NATO offered strongly in defense of her son’s service and of the right of Turkey a guarantee of national security that benefit- Muslim women to speak out on any issue. ed Turkey far more than it benefited us in the West. Since the controversy broke in the media, Trump has This is truer today than ever before. tripled down on his smears of the Khan family. One of his Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, Turkey has advisers even retweeted an attack on Mr. Khan from a the spigot and flood Europe with the refugees flee- press, while cynically legitimizing its aggressive pol- pushed into overdrive its own self-interest at the ex- notorious anti-Muslim hate site. ing the Middle East—from the situation Turkey helped icy in the eyes of its domestic audience. How often pense of the military union, becoming the tail that As a Muslim woman, and as the leader of the nation’s create with ISIS—Turkey guaranteed itself a restart of does the media report that Turkey is considered “the attempts to wag the dog, often achieving remarka- largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, I EU accession negotiations as well as visa liberalization world’s biggest prison” for journalists? ble success. reject the Islamophobia and stereotyping that underlie for its citizens traveling to EU member states. During the Cold War, Turkey’s importance was bol- Under NATO’s umbrella, Turkey has made its Trump’s false implications and smears. A 2009 Gallup poll This cunning politicking by Turkey has successfully stered as NATO’s southern flank. Turkey leveraged its southern border all but nonexistent, allowing the free blackmailed the European Union into turning a blind geography and received the better end of the deal found that American Muslim women are the second most flow of weapons, militants and mercenaries into Syria eye to its egregious abuses of human rights and the with cumulative military aid worth tens of billions of highly educated group of religious women in the U.S. and and the Middle East with no regard for the conse- dollars, military training by our best and brightest, as are just as likely as American Muslim men to have a col- quences. This irresponsible policy helped create the well as an Article 5 security guarantee. Today there lege degree or higher education. My parents taught me breeding grounds for ISIS and the Al Qaeda offshoot Under NATO’s umbrella, is no Soviet Union, and Turkey looks to dominate its the Prophet Muhammad’s teaching that Muslims, both Jabhat al-Nusra—both groups Turkey should regret Turkey has made its southern surrounding countries by having a NATO skirt to hide women and men, should pursue high levels of education supporting because of the wave of terror attacks the border all but nonexistent, under should things get heated. and, inspired by this Islamic teaching, I worked hard to country experienced this past year, culminating in the Turkey needs us far more than we need them. Tur- get into law school and went on to pursue a fulfilling bombing of Ataturk International Airport in late June. allowing the free flow of key needs to be sobered up before it makes a bigger legal career. Blackmailing Europe weapons, militants and mockery of the United States, NATO and Europe—or, Trump has is no defender of women’s rights. He is as After aiding and nursing ISIS into prominence, the mercenaries into Syria and worse yet, before they force the West into a con- much anti-woman as he is anti-Muslim. Trump is a school- Turkish government decided to capitalize on their ge- frontation based solely on Turkish national interests, yard bully. He seeks out the vulnerable points in any per- ographic lottery as it had when it joined NATO—this the Middle East with no which seems to be the revival of the decrepit Otto- ceived opponent and goes for the throat — even if his vic- time by blackmailing Europe. By threatening to open regard for the consequences. man Empire. (Source: The National Interest) tim is a Gold Star mother. 9 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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EAT YOUR VEGETABLE Alzheimer’s drug that failed trial Radish Radish, that common and beloved part of your salad, is a root may still slow disease crop, and it is pungent or sweet in taste with a lot of juice. Rad- ishes can be white, red, purple or black, and in terms of shape, it A drug that has failed in a large clinical trial gaged with their families, and one couple can be long and cylindrical or round. They are eaten raw, cooked may still show promise for halting the pro- said it had allowed their lives to re-start or pickled. The oil obtained from the seeds of radish is also used gression of Alzheimer’s disease. again, says Wischik. in a number of products and beneficial health applications. The drug, called LMTX, was tested in a A “wife of a patient told me her hus- Health benefits of Radish large phase III trial, in which potential ther- band suddenly got up and fixed the gar- 1. Jaundice apies are pitted against a placebo in hun- den fence, which he’d needed to do for 2. Urinary Disorders dreds of recipients. Drugs do already exist years,” he says. 3. Weight Loss for Alzheimer’s, but these generally have Brain atrophy 4. Cancer only a modest effect. MRI brain scans revealed that brain 5. Leucoderma While the drug did not prove successful atrophy slowed down in patients receiv- 6. Constipation for treating people who are already taking ing LMTX by between 33 and 38 per cent, 7. Respiratory Disorders other Alzheimer’s medication, it did seem compared with those taking the placebo. 8. Blood Pressure to have an effect on a smaller number of “In a study of this size, it is encourag- 9. Diabetes people who took only LMTX. ing to see improvements of this magnitude 10. Skin Disorders The trial involved 891 people who al- in tests, and reassuring to see supporting 11. Fever ready had mild or moderate symptoms of brain scan evidence,” said Serge Gauthier 12. Kidney Disorders Alzheimer’s disease. Of these, 15 percent of McGill University in Montreal, Canada, 13. Insect Bites received LMTX alone, while the others ei- who presented the trial results today at the 14. Dehydration ther took it in conjunction with other treat- The trial involved 891 people who already had Alzheimer’s Association International Con- 15. Dehydration ments or received a placebo. mild or moderate symptoms of Alzheimer’s ference in Toronto. 16. Respiratory Conditions At the end of the 15-month trial, tests Wischik says that the most likely expla- and Sore Throats of mental ability revealed that those taking disease. Of these, 15 percent received LMTX alone, nation for why LMTX seems to only work 17. Vitamin-C and Immune System Health LMTX alone had deteriorated significantly while the others either took it in conjunction with when taken without other drugs is that 18. Liver & Gallbladder more slowly than those taking placebo – other treatments or received a placebo. other Alzheimer’s treatments help to clear both in terms of cognition, and their ability toxic material out of the brain, and may to continue carrying out every-day tasks, “On the whole, (the drug) slowed progres- percent,” says Wischik. also clear away LMTX too. NEWS IN BRIEF such as dressing and feeding themselves. sion by about 80 Those taking LMTX were more en- (Source: New Scientist) The secret of how hypnosis A giant stellar void in the Milky Way really works A major revision is required in our understanding of our we see from Earth, and work out its distance. Milky Way Galaxy according to an international team led Despite this, finding Cepheids in the inner Milky Way is When Dr. David Spiegel emerged from a three-hour shoulder by Professor Noriyuki Matsunaga of the University of Tokyo. difficult, as the Galaxy is full of interstellar dust which blocks surgery in 1972, he didn’t use any pain meds to recover. Instead, The Japanese, South African and Italian astronomers find that out light and hides many stars from view. he hypnotized himself. It worked — to the surprise of everyone there is a huge region around the center of our own Galaxy, Matsunaga's team compensated for this, with an but Dr. Spiegel, who has studied hypnosis, a state of highly fo- which is devoid of young stars. The team publish their work in analysis of near-infrared observations made with a Jap- cused attention and intense concentration, for 45 years. Patient a paper in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. anese-South African telescope located at Sutherland, using very little pain medication, he remembers reading from his The Milky Way is a spiral galaxy containing many billions South Africa. To their surprise they found hardly any chart when he snuck a peek. We mustn’t have cut many nerves. of stars with our Sun about 26,000 light years from its center. Cepheids in a huge region stretching for thousands of “There’s an incision from the top to the bottom of my shoul- Measuring the distribution of these stars is crucial to our un- light years from the core of the Galaxy.Noriyuki Matsu- der, so they cut plenty of nerves,” Spiegel says now. “I was just derstanding of how our Galaxy formed and evolved. Pulsating naga explains: "We already found some while ago that handling the pain myself.” stars called Cepheids are ideal for this. They are much younger there are Cepheids in the central heart of our Milky Way Being hypnotized feels like what happens when you become so (between 10 and 300 million years old) than our Sun (4.6 bil- (in a region about 150 light years in radius). Now we find absorbed in a movie that you forget you’re watching one at all, like lion years old) and they pulsate in brightness in a regular cycle. that outside this there is a huge Cepheid desert extend- you have entered an imagined world, Spiegel says. This trance-like Bright star the Cepheid, so if astronomers monitor them they can es- ing out to 8000 light years from the center." state, in which you’re more open and suggestible than usual, can The length of this cycle is related to the luminosity of tablish how bright the star really is, compare it with what (Source: EurekAlert) be an effective tool to control pain, ease anxiety, quit smoking and deal with stress, trauma and even hot flashes, research shows. How it does that is what Spiegel, professor and associate chair of psy- chiatry and behavioral sciences at the Stanford University School of DNA’S dynamic nature makes it the Woolly mammoths probably died of Medicine, and his colleagues wanted to find out in their new study blueprint for life, new study finds thirst, scientists say published in the journal Cerebral Cortex. “This isn’t just some weird parlor trick,” he says. “It’s a way we Once considered the most essential Lack of fresh water probably killed off one use our brains that’s different.” building block of life, the RNA was re- of the last populations of woolly mam- (Source: Time) placed by DNA as the main repository moths living on a remote Alaskan island, of genetic information. A new study new research suggests. published Monday attempts to explain The mammoths of St Paul Island be- Use of fire might have helped why that happened. came extinct around 5,600 years ago at The dynamic nature of the DNA dou- about the same time Minoan culture was make tuberculosis a killer ble helix that maintains the stability of developing in Crete. the genome forms the basis of the re- Scientists discovered that they sur- search. The double helix consists of two Tuberculosis (TB), a bacterial infection, is currently the most vived some 5,000 years longer than iso- long strands with four chemical building deadly single pathogen in the world. How did this bacterium lated populations on the mainland. blocks, called bases, each containing become a global scourge? A recent paper published in PNAS The mammoths were trapped on the rings of carbon along with configura- a molecular level. Proceedings of the National Academy of posits that when early humans began to utilize fires, they gener- island when rising sea levels submerged tions of nitrogen, oxygen, and hydro- The researchers found that the nu- Sciences, provides one of the most accu- ated conditions ideal for the emergence of TB. If this hypoth- the Bering Sea land bridge connecting Si- gen, making up the steps that join the cleic acid base pairs making up the steps rate dates for a prehistoric extinction. esis is correct, it could have serious implications for the study of beria and the North American continent. two strands of the double helix. of DNA’s spiral staircase are continuously Dating of extinction emergent infectious diseases and how they interact with cultural A study of mammoth bones and teeth, “There is an amazing complexity built shape-shifting. Even though connected "It's amazing that everything turned and technological advances. and the fossilized remains of ancient into these simple beautiful structures, whole in the way described by James Watson out so precisely with dating of extinc- Evolutionary data, including whole genome sequencing, sug- aquatic insects in lake sediments, enabled new layers or dimensions that we have and Francis Crick in 1953 at most times, tion at 5,600 plus or minus 100 years," gests that TB first became a human pathogen tens of thousands the researchers to build up a picture of been blinded to because we didn’t have at any given moment, about 1 percent said co-author Professor Russell Gra- of years ago during the Neolithic period on the continent of what happened to the animals. the tools to see them, until now,” Hashim M. of all base pairs form a Hoogsteen pair, Fresh water ham, from Pennsylvania State Univer- Africa. It’s thought to have come from land mammals (especially Al-Hashimi, senior author of the study and where one base rotates 180 degrees sity in the US. bovines). There is also data suggesting that, in the Americas, TB They believe fresh water became professor of biochemistry at Duke Univer- relative to the other. Previous research had dated the re- hopped into infected humans from sea mammals. For the pur- increasingly scarce as conditions be- sity School of Medicine, said. The Hoogsteen base pairs typically mains of five mammoths from St Paul Is- poses of this paper, however, the authors chose to focus on the came drier. According to Al-Hashimi, the Hoog- show up when DNA is acted upon by a land to about 6,480 years ago. Africa-based ancestors of modern TB. At the same time, rising sea levels steen base pair — discovered by bio- protein or damaged by chemical insults, Pollen from the lake sediments (Source: Ars Technica) meant there was less land available chemist Karst Hoogsteen in the 1959 — is according to Al-Hashimi. When released where the mammoths could look for showed that the mammoths had cleared what sets DNA apart from RNA. from the protein, or when the damage to new water supplies. the area around the lake of vegetation. Nuclear magnetic resonance the bases is repaired, the DNA goes back "It paints a dire picture of the situation As sea levels rose and the island Superbook turns your Until recently, the base pair was diffi- to its more regular pairing. for these mammoths," said Dr. Matthew shrank, the mammoths were concen- cult to see under a microscope and was “DNA seems to use these Hoogsteen Wooller, from the University of Alaska trated in a smaller area with less access Android phonei a laptop seen only on rare occasions but in 2011, base pairs to add another dimension to its Fairbanks, who co-led the research. to fresh water. the Duke professor and his team took a structure, morphing into different shapes "Freshwater resources look like the The study highlights the overlooked Have you ever been frustrated that you can't use all your An- look at DNA molecules using a nuclear to achieve added functionality inside the smoking gun for what pushed them into role water availability may play in extinc- droid smartphone's bristling computer-like levels of power as magnetic resonance (NMR) machine, cell,” said Al-Hashimi, in a press release. this untenable situation." tions, said the scientists. some kind of actual, productive mini-PC or laptop on the go? allowing them to visualize movement at (Source: International Business Times) The study, published in the journal (Source: The Telegraph) We certainly have, and that's also the experience that drove An- dromium co-founder Andrew Jiang to crowdsource his "Super- book" project on Kickstarter. The Superbook is a laptop dock designed to function with High doses of fish oil might help healing after heart attack any Android smartphone (with a compatible spec); the hand- Heart attack patients who took high doses of fish oil sup- 6 percent less scarring?" Kwong asked. set just plugs right in via USB, and hey presto, your Android plements for six months showed improved heart function Dr. Gregg Fonarow, a professor of cardiology at the Uni- phone is now powering a PC-like experience. Well, we say PC- and less scarring, researchers report. versity of California, Los Angeles, said prior studies where like, because let's not forget this is Android; the dock runs an It is not yet precisely known how the large amounts lower doses of omega-3 fatty acids were given after heart interface that looks similar in some ways to ChromeOS, but it of omega-3 fatty acids in these supplements might have attacks had yielded "mixed results." And how omega-3 fat- isn't as fully featured as a proper desktop OS experience as helped the healing process, but the results are encourag- ty acids might improve a patient's heart health "has been its features, functions, and capabilities are based off Android ing, said study senior author Dr. Raymond Kwong. He is the subject of much debate," he added. on your phone. You can, however, access all your handset's director of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging at Brigham The "value of the study suggests that fish oil supple- files, folders, and applications - you are essentially just operat- and Women's Hospital in Boston. mentation at the 4-gram daily dose may help with the ing your phone through a slightly tweaked interface on a new In his study, 360 heart attack survivors were followed for heart healing process after a heart attack, and suggests controller, complete with a full keyboard, multi-touch trackpad, six months. Half of them were given 4 grams of omega-3 fatty that further studies are warranted," Fonarow said. and an 11.6in 768p display. acid supplements daily for six months, while the other half were Kwong hopes more studies of omega-3 fatty acids and The dock frame is nice and compact at 19.3 x 28.7 x 1.8 cm given placebo pills.A doctor might typically prescribe 1 to 2 heart attack recovery can discover why the higher doses and weighing around 900g, and it features a battery which charg- grams of omega-3 fatty acid supplements a day if a patient produced more positive results. es your smartphone, with a lifespan of approximately eight hours. who took 4 grams of omega-3 fatty acids daily. has high triglyceride levels (a type of blood fat), Kwong added. Doses of omega-3 He said he was prompted to conduct the study after im- And the price? Backing the project on KS to the tune of $99 Using MRIs of the heart, the researchers found there proved MRI technology made it possible to take a closer look at will secure you a Superbook, and the plan is for them to ship by "What we need to study going forward is whether high- was a 6 percent improvement in both heart function and heart function and scarring of undamaged parts of the muscle. by February 2017. er doses of omega-3 can reduce mortality rates. Can we (Source: knowyourmobile.com) scarring in undamaged parts of the organ among patients do better than produce 6 percent heart improvement and (Source: Healthday News) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y http://www.tehrantimes.com/international AUGUST 3, 2016 WORLD IN FOCUS 9

A coalition affiliated with the anti-racism an overall means to hold elected leaders Black Lives Matter movement called for U.S. slavery reparations sought in accountable,” Brown said. criminal justice reforms and reparations Baltimore Bloc is among more than 50 for slavery in the United States among first Black Lives Matter agenda organizations that developed the plat- NEWS other demands in its first policy platform. form over the past year, including Black The six demands and roughly 40 Alliance for Just Immigration, the Black Saudis yet to sway UN over policy recommendations touch on top- Youth Project 100 and the Black Leader- Yemen child rights blacklisting ics ranging from reducing U.S. military ship Organizing Collaborative. spending to safe drinking water. The This is the first time these black-led UN diplomatic sources say that Saudi Arabia is yet to provide groups aim to halt the “increasingly vis- organizations linked to the decentralized sufficient proof for its permanent removal from a blacklist of ible violence against Black communities,” Black Lives Matter movement have band- children’s rights violators. the Movement for Black Lives said in a ed together to write a comprehensive One of sources was quoted by Reuters as saying that the statement. foundational policy platform. UN still requires “more specifics,” from the Saudis and that The agenda was released days before The National Association for the their presented examples of commitment to international hu- the second anniversary of the slaying of Advancement of Colored People, the manitarian law are “too general.” unarmed black teen Michael Brown by a nation’s oldest and largest civil rights Another source noted that a letter recently sent to the UN white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. organization, was not listed among by Saudi Arabia in relation to the blacklist does not address Brown’s death, along with other fatal them. yet all of our concerns.” police shootings of unarmed black men The agenda calls for an end to the On the other hand, Saudi UN Ambassador Abdallah over the past two years, fueled a national death penalty, decriminalization of Al-Mouallimi said that, “We think we sent a fairly comprehen- debate about racial discrimination in the drug-related offenses and prostitution, sive letter that I hope has served to address all the concerns U.S. criminal justice system. and the “demilitarization” of police de- of UN and clarify all issues surrounding the report by the UN.” Issues related to race and violence partments. It seeks reparations for lasting In early June, the UN published a report which said Sau- took center stage at the Democratic Na- harms caused to African-Americans of di Arabia was responsible for 60 percent of the 785 child tional Convention last week, though the slavery and investment in education and deaths in Yemen last year. coalition did not endorse the party’s plat- jobs. On June 6, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon removed the form or White House candidate, Hillary The Movement for Black Lives said in a kingdom from the list and announced that he had accepted Clinton. statement that “neither mainstream polit- “a proposal by Saudi Arabia that the United Nations and the “We seek radical transformation, not ical party has our interests at heart.” Saudi-led coalition review jointly the cases and numbers” cit- reactionary reform,” Michaela Brown, a “By every metric – from the hue of ed in the report. spokeswoman for Baltimore Bloc, one its prison population to its investment Ban later admitted that he had taken Saudi Arabia off of the organizations that worked on the choices – the U.S. is a country that does the blacklist after the kingdom and its allies threatened to cut platform, said in a statement. not support, protect or preserve Black off funding to UN humanitarian programs. tervene with an agenda that resists state implement policies that truly value the “As the 2016 election continues, this life,” the statement said. About 10,000 people have been killed since the conflict and corporate power, an opportunity to safety and humanity of black lives, and (Source: Reuters) platform provides us with a way to in- in Yemen began in early 2015. Yemenis say most of those dead have been civilians killed in Saudi air strikes. The attacks by Riyadh are meant to reinstate the resigned president Abd Hungarian foreign minister says Russia poses no threat to NATO members Rabbuh Mansour Hadi. (Source: Press TV) Hungary’s foreign minister said on Tuesday he thought ian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in an interview ister Robert Fico has called for a removal of the it “unrealistic” that Russia would attack any NATO mem- with news portal Index.hu. sanctions imposed by the West over Russia’s role ber, a view that contrasts with some other NATO mem- Szijjarto said each NATO member state had feelings in Ukraine. ber countries in the region who see Moscow as a real of “different intensity” about a perceived threat from But tensions flare up intermittently. Bulgaria’s defence France has shut 20 threat. Russia, and that he respected other views. minister last month accused Russia of growing airspace mosques since December: Relations between Russia and the West soured after “This is not how we feel about Russia. I don’t violations, describing them as “provocations towards Moscow annexed Crimea from Ukraine in March 2014 think Russia would pose an existential threat to us,” Bulgaria and its air forces”. Interior minister and backed separatists in the east. he said. When asked about Turkey, Szijjarto -- who had ear- NATO members including Poland and the Baltic Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s conservative govern- lier described the failed coup in Turkey as a “terrorist France has shut down about 20 mosques and prayer halls as states have voiced concern that they could be targets ment has granted a deal to Russia’s Rosatom to build act” -- said he did not see any anti-democratic devel- part of the country’s fight against “radicalization,” the coun- of hostile acts from Russia, and last month NATO leaders new reactors at Hungary’s nuclear power plant, and has opments in Turkey. try’s interior minister says. agreed to deploy military forces and to increase air and promoted what it calls a “pragmatic” relationship with The scale of President Tayyip Erdogan’s crackdown on Speaking after a meeting with leaders of the French sea patrols there. Russia. the military, judiciary, civil service and schools since the Council of the Muslim Religion, Interior Minister Bernard Ca- “I don’t think it is a realistic assumption today that The Czech Republic and Slovakia also have less July 15-16 coup - has unnerved Turkey’s NATO allies. zeneuve said on Monday that the mosques had been closed Russia would attack any NATO member state,” Hungar- fraught relations with Russia. Slovak Prime Min- (Source: Reuters) down in various parts of the European country over the past eight months. The minister also claimed that the religious sites, which Ukrainian ambassador pledges push to lift visa requirements for Iranians were closed, were considered to be preaching radical Is- lam. 2 Iran and Ukraine have re- rabad airport in August 2013, the joint Ukraine is ready for this. Our trans- pathway and a general perspective for the “There is no place ... in France for those who call for and cently signed an MoU in the railroad production of this beautiful machine was portation system is diversified and not years to come. All these, of course, are on incite hatred in prayer halls or in mosques, and who don’t sector and on implementing large- stopped. We are close now, however, to expensive to use. We already have ex- the task list for the President’s first trip, but respect certain republican principles, notably equality be- scale railroad projects in Iran. Do you start the negotiations about it once more. isting agreement in this area – an inter- I hope the heads of the two countries can tween men and women,” Cazeneuve said, adding, “That is have more details on this? When will it As for the helicopters, our big compa- national protocol of a meeting between pay bilateral visits more often. why I took the decision a few months ago to close mosques take effect? nies like “Motor-Sich” are ready to coop- the customs officials of Ukraine, Georgia, Is it possible to get rid of visas through the state of emergency, legal measures or adminis- Ukrainian ambassador: I wasn’t pres- erate with Iranian partners in the sphere Iran and Azerbaijan, which happened between the two countries? trative measures. About 20 mosques have been closed, and ent in Kyiv during the signing of the MoU of helicopter maintenance, especially the in January 2016. Some shipments from Ukrainian ambassador: The agree- there will be others.” between the Ministry of Infrastructure of engine. Iran to Germany through the territory ment planned for the first step does not Last week, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said that he would Ukraine and the Ministry of Roads and Do Iran and Ukraine have any of Ukraine, as far as I know, have already mean we can get rid of visas, but it sig- consider a temporary ban on foreign financing of mosques. Urban Development of Iran, but I do cooperation in military-related are- happened. All we need now is non-oil ex- nifies the mechanisms of issuance will be Some Saudi-funded mosques and religious centers across know that the Ukrainian companies, both as? There have been some specula- port of Iran to the EU to rise, which, I am eased. For example, if someone comes France and elsewhere in Europe are considered to be preach- state and private, have been invited to tions on transferring Kh-55 cruise sure, is just a matter of time. to the embassy with their passport and ing Takfirism and Wahhabism. Takfirism is largely influenced take part in the railway projects in Iran, missiles from Ukraine to Iran. Do Are there any trips planned for invitation in their hands, their visas will by Wahhabism, the radical ideology dominating Saudi Arabia which are evaluated to cost over 10 bil- you confirm it? Iranian officials, including Foreign be issued in no time. Furthermore, those and freely preached by Saudi clerics. lion euro. I must say that it is an extremely Ukrainian ambassador: I can com- Minister Zarif, to Ukraine or Ukrainian travel agencies that visit us at the embas- France has been reeling from a spate of terror attacks over important step on the way to bring our ment that Ukraine complies to the de- officials to Iran in near future? Is there sy will simply get their visas, too. the past few months. economic relations to a new level. One cision of the UN Security Council which yet any plan for visits at the level of Why should someone have an On July 26, two knife-wielding assailants, identified as Adel can already see the results of this MoU restricts military-related cooperation with leaders? invitation if they want to travel to Kermiche and Abdel-Malik Nabil Petitjean, interrupted a ser- – some Ukrainian machine building com- the Islamic Republic of Iran. While this is a Ukrainian ambassador: We are ex- Ukraine as tourists? vice at St. Etienne church. panies like “Krukiv wagon building plant” sensitive topic, I will provide my personal pecting a visit of the Minister of Energy Ukrainian ambassador: Tourists do not They forced 85-year-old parish priest, Father Jacques and “Azovmash plant” are holding talks thought about this matter –we have a lot of Ukraine Mr. Igor Nasalik in 4 days, and need invitations and can get their visas Hamel, to his knees and slit his throat. Two nuns and an el- with “Kors wagon” and “Pars wagon” of unused potential in this sphere. a visit of the Minister of Agriculture of using their residence voucher. I’m quite derly couple were also held hostage until the attackers were companies to make industrial joint ven- And I must say the speculations on Ukraine Mr. Taras Kutoviy in 2 months. confident we can obtain success in this shot dead by police. tures to further work in Iran. transferring Kh-55 cruise missiles from They are extremely important. area, because I was in charge of consular Amaq, a news outlet affiliated with the Takfiri Daesh ter- Do you see any progress re- Ukraine to Iran are most likely untrue. The invitation for President Petro Po- affairs for 5 years in Beijing and another rorist group, said in a statement that two of its elements were garding Iran and Ukraine’s cooper- Ukraine’s Minister of Infrastruc- roshenko was set forth by Iran’s President 5 years in Shanghai, which brought me behind the assault. ation in the field of producing air- ture has referred to mutual coop- Hassan Rouhani, who met earlier with rich experiences. On July 14, at least 84 people lost their lives and over planes and helicopters? What types eration on a multimodal transport Ukraine’s foreign minister. We are current- In fact, in all those years, I was taking 200 others sustained injuries when a truck ran through a of aircrafts does this include? route connecting Iran to Europe via ly working on planning and mapping out care of the visa issuance procedures for the crowd of people celebrating the French National Day in the Ukrainian ambassador: I do not only Ukraine. Have any practical efforts the details of his visit, especially its date. Chinese. For instance, an agreement was southern French city of Nice. see, I do everything I can to promote the been made on this field? How much Preparations for this visit should be made placed into effect this year which helped On November 13, a series of coordinated terrorist at- negotiations between the Ukrainian air- time would this project need to take carefully, because the last time a Ukrainian the Chinese get a visa to visit Ukraine dur- tacks, claimed by the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group, brought craft producers and Iranian companies. place? President visited Iran goes back to 20 years ing summer merely in 15 days. shock and horror to the French capital. Some 130 people As you may know, Ukraine is the only Ukrainian ambassador: Let me ex- ago and that means important documents That is how we intend to first talk were killed and over 350 others were injured in the hor- country that contributed to the devel- plain. Multimodal transport route means should be prepared and signed. This has about easing the process in Iran and af- rendous attacks. opment of the Iranian aviation industry that a company may send their wares us- resulted in very serious political talks. It ex- ter that, I promise as the ambassador that Muslim leaders in France and around the world have re- even during the worst sanctions against ing several different means of transport plains why the Iranian and Ukrainian offi- we embark on a journey to lift the visa iterated their unequivocal condemnation of the terrorist at- your country. Our enterprise “Antonov” – for example, take it by truck to Azerbai- cials visit each other’s countries. issuance. But we should not forget that tacks. together with the “HESA” enterprise pro- jan, then by the railway to Georgia, then Therefore the visit of the president of diplomacy is the art of moves and tools. (Source: al Alam) duced 19 airplanes “IRAN-140-100”. Af- ferry it by sea to Ukraine, then - again by Ukraine to Iran shall positively bring the This is my point of view as the Ukrainian ter the unfortunate accident at the Meh- railway to Poland, and so on and so forth. previous visits to fruition. It also creates a ambassador to Iran. American Muslims demand an Texas new gun law allows concealed guns on campus apology from Donald Trump 7 Trump’s attack does not reflect American values or The U.S. state of Texas has made it legal The University of Texas’ president Greg- this combination: term exam stress, undi- traditions and makes many people believe he is tempera- to carry guns on university campuses, ory Fenves said the emotionally charged agnosed mental illness and the ability to mentally and psychologically unfit to serve as our nation’s a controversial decision also made by issue might be little noticed on campus. carry guns in university buildings.” Commander in Chief. It is absolutely disgraceful and disre- seven other states so far. “We have a very safe campus,” Fenves The United States has been gripped spectful for Trump to use Islamophobia, bigotry and stereo- The decision was made Monday on said, “And I think that will continue.” by a surge in the number of deadly types to disparage grieving parents. the 50th anniversary of a deadly cam- Other states that have so far allowed shootings over the past couple of years. CAIR, the American Muslim community and patriotic pus sniper rampage at the University of concealed guns on campus include Colo- The government’s efforts to impose Americans of all faiths and backgrounds are now calling on Texas at Austin in 1966 that claimed 14 rado, Idaho, Kansas, Mississippi, Oregon, stricter gun control laws have proven futile. Trump to apologize for his shameful and divisive remarks. lives. Utah and Wisconsin. Eighteen states spe- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control A social-media campaign, CanYouHearUsNow, is encour- The law allows students at each pub- cifically ban the practice. and Prevention (CDC) has put the total aging Muslim women and activists to tweet at Trump about lic university to have concealed weapons Critics of the law believe it is an ill-con- number of domestic gun deaths at 1.5 who they are and how they speak out. even in classrooms if aged 21 or above. ceived solution that could trigger even million between 1968 and 2014. Unfortunately, I do not believe that Trump will apologize However, it leaves it up to the universities more violence. open expression of ideas. According to the CDC, firearms are for this latest eruption of bigotry. It is not in his nature to to decide where on campus the weapons Three UT Austin professors believe In an opinion piece published last week the cause of death for more than 33,000 apologize — for this or for any of the hate-filled statements are permitted. that their free speech rights would be in the Dallas Morning News, Seema Yasmin, people in the United States every year, a he has made in the past year. Thus far, Trump has paid little Private universities are exempt from violated since students with guns would who teaches at a public university in Dallas, number that includes or no political price for his bigotry. Perhaps his immunity to the new law that is now in effect. create a fearful atmosphere and stifle the said, “I’m not scared of guns. I’m scared of (Source: AFP) personal accountability is now at an end. (Source: Time) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 10 SOCIETY AAUGUSTUGUST 33,, 22016016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/society

NEWS IN BRIEF 200 euro-5 taxis join Tehran ﬂeet

SOCIETY TEHRAN — 200 Hyun- taxis in Tehran of which 6,300 are Paykan Excessive heat cuts deskdai Accent taxis meeting and as the numbers indicate each Paykan down work hours in euro-5 standards were added to Tehran’s produces some 10 kilograms of pollution transportation fleet on Tuesday. per day which totals 3,600 kilograms per Khuzestan Atiyeh Taxi Company affiliated with the annum, he warned. private sector has financed the eco-friendly The first Paykan literally meaning “arrow” in SOCIETY TEHRAN — Excessive heat has made taxis scheme and moreover committed to Persian, was first manufactured in Iran in 1967 deskall institutions in the southwestern add some 3,000 taxis to the transportation and its production was discontinued in 2005. province of Khuzestan to finish work at 1 p.m. for two fleet in the near future, the head of Tehran’s “We are determined to scrap all the days in a row, Nasim reported on Tuesday. Taxi Driving Organization, Meysam Mozaf- 6,300 Paykan and if we succeed in replacing The provincial crisis management department an- far, said on the sidelines of a ceremony to 2,000 of them by new and energy efficient nounced in a statement that as the temperature has risen unveil the modern and low-emission taxis. taxis we will be able to save some 120 bil- to 49 degrees Celsius all institutions except for hospitals Since the beginning of the current Iranian lion rials on fuel as well,” he suggested. and fire stations in the province of Iran should finish work calendar year (March 20, 2016), some 1,151 Tehran and many other Iranian metrop- sooner to reduce energy use on Monday and Tuesday. taxis have been replaced with newer models olises are dealing with crippling air pollution According to Khuzestan meteorological organization 17 and some 3,134 clunkers scrapped, he added. for some years now and cars particularly cities in the province have experienced a temperature of 49 Additionally, some 2,000 new taxis will clunkers are responsible for a great deal of to 51 degrees on Monday and it is likely that the tempera- be delivered to their owners in the coming it. In case schemes to replace the clunkers ture remains high for the rest of the current week. weeks, he noted. prove to be effective they can partially re- Currently there are some 17,000 clunker solve the persisting air pollution. 107 days of good air quality in Tehran since Skydiver plummets 25,000 feet with no parachute March A U.S. skydiver came back to earth in spectacular fashion most inspiring thing” he had ever seen. Saturday night netting a world’s first in the process. He prepared for the stunt by doing dozens of jumps Luke Aikins plummeted from 25,000 feet above the de- each, naturally, wearing a parachute aiming at a 100 square SOCIETY TEHRAN — Tehran has experienced desk107 days of good air quality over the sert landscape of California’s Simi Valley without a para- foot target, opening his chute at the last possible moment. past 135 days since the beginning of the current Iranian chute, landing squarely in a 100 feet x 100 feet, two-tiered In his practice jumps he would pull the cord at 1,000 calendar year (March 20), IRIB reported on Monday. net set up to catch him. He nailed the landing at 120 mph, feet, something he had to get special dispensation for. He The 135 days are including 11 days of excellent air terminal velocity. said in the run-up to the jump that he had consistently quality, 107 days of good air quality and 17 days of light- Moments before he reached the safety net he did a been hitting a much smaller target, giving him greater lee- ly polluted air with the likelihood of causing discomfort last-second roll onto his back to land in the right posi- way with the full-sized net. for sensitive groups, Tehran’s air quality control company tion. Upon landing he remained motionless for a short The hardest part of the jump is staying on target, he spokeswoman said. while, before the net was lowered, and he stood up to said. “The wind changes all the time at different altitudes,” There hasn’t been any days of excellent air quality in embrace his wife. he said. The 42-year-old, who has a 4-year-old son, is a sea- Tehran so far in summer but 34 days of good air quality Aikins, a self-described “member of the Red Bull Air “Whenever people attempt to push the limits of what’s soned skydiver, with over 18,000 jumps to his name, as well and 8 days of lightly pollution, Leila Nazari explained. Force, professional skydiver, BASE jumper, stuntman, pilot considered humanly possible, they’re invariably described ... (and) aviation expert,” did the astonishing stunt, billed as Hollywood stunt credits including Marvel hit “Iron Man as crazy,” said Aikins. “But to me, this jump is simply the “Heaven Sent,” live on TV while his family and supporters 3.” He worked with Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian skydiver next logical step in a lifetime of extreme challenges.” watched from the landing site. who set the record for the highest jump in 2012, falling Back on earth he was greeted with a hug from his wife. Iranians donate more “I’m here to show you that if we approach it the right 128,000 feet from the edge of space. Shortly after the successful freefall he posted images on Face- way and we test it and we prove that it’s good to go, we ‘Crazy;’ ‘inspiring’ book, writing: “My vision was always proper preparation and than 2m blood units can do things that we don’t think are possible,” he told Supporters took to his social media accounts to con- that if you train right you can make anything happen.” CNN affiliate Q13 Fox. gratulate him, with one calling the stunt the “craziest and (Source: CNN)

SOCIETY TEHRAN — Over two million blood deskunits were collected in Iran last calen- Someone who stole Christmas lights Man takes to tree to avoid police, dar year (March 2015-March 2016), the Blood Transfu- sends $50 decades later surrenders after 5 hours sion Organization director said on Tuesday. “We have the highest index of blood donation among Someone who stole lights from a Associated Press reports. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A sprayed him with water. developing countries,” IRNA news agency quoted Ali-Ak- Michigan town in the 1960s sent The writer said the theft “both- suspect in an assault tried to avoid police Police say Lane Malouff was wanted on bar Pourfatollah as saying. an anonymous letter and $50 as a ers me more and more. Please for- by climbing a Colorado tree and staying suspicion of assaulting the mother of his “We have 27 blood units per 1,000 population which peace offering. give me.” there for hours. children and trying to strangle her in June is good,” he said, adding “the number is 30 to 50 in de- The town of Owendale, Michigan, The town plans to frame the let- The 30-year-old man camped out in the small southern city of Alamosa. veloped countries.” received the letter in June. The writer ter and put the money in its gen- in the Colorado Springs tree for about During the standoff, ofﬁcers didn’t “The rate of blood donation among women is low said the incident happened when he eral fund. ﬁve hours Sunday evening, climbing know if Malouff was armed and evacuat- in Iran and in other developing countries.” Developed or she was drinking in the ‘60s, The (Source: Fox News) down after police used tear gas and ed several nearby homes as a precaution. countries are trying to change this attitude, Pourfatollah pointed, “We assure women that donating blood would IN FOCUS IRIB/ Masoud Sepehrinia not cause any problem for them.”

LEARN ENGLISH Preparing for a Disaster

Lilly: Quick, we need to go get some supplies. I was listening to talk radio on my way home from work and this guy was on talking about how doomsday is coming and we need to prepare. Paul: Oh no, not this again. You have to stop listening to that garbage on the radio. Listen, there is no impending doom and this guy was just crying wolf. Lilly: No, he wasn’t. He had proof that the world is going to end soon and he was sounding the alarm. Those people killed in the storm last week? They were the canaries in the coal mine. Disaster is coming! Paul: Let me be the voice of reason for a minute. How many times have you believed that the world was ending in the past few years? Lake Urmia which was once the sixth-largest saltwater lake on Earth with a surface area of approximately 5,200 square kilometers has now turned red. Lilly: A few times, but this is for real. There’ll be a disruption of Scientists working with NASA’s Earth Observatory have explained that as water levels drop during the hot summer months, microscopic algae and bacteria services, a run on food and water, and chaos! become more apparent, causing the unusual hue. Paul: Let me ask you this: if the world is ending, aren’t we all just going to die? Lilly: Not if you have an underground bunker. Start digging! ENGLISH IN USE (Source: eslpod.com) Words & phrases LEARN NEWS TRANSLATION talk radio: a type of radio program in which people call the radio station to give their opinions or discuss a subject ﺍﻣﺪﺍﺩ ﺳﺒﺰ ﺑﺮﺍﻯ ﻣﻘﺎﺑﻠﻪ ﺑﺎ ﭘﺪﻳﺪﻩﻫﺎﻯ ﻣﺨﺮﺏ ﺯﻳﺴﺖ ﻣﺤﻴﻄﻰ ﺍﻳﺠﺎﺩ ﻣﻰﺷﻮﺩ doomsday: the last day of the Earth's existence, when ‘Green relief’ scheme aims to cut environmental damages everything will be destroyed, according to some religions ﻃﺮﺡ ﺍﻣﺪﺍﺩ ﺳﺒﺰ ﺑﺎ ﻣﺸﺎﺭﻛﺖ ﺳﺎﺯﻣﺎﻥ ﻫﻼﻝ ﺍﺣﻤﺮ ﻭ ﺳﺎﺯﻣﺎﻥ ﺣﻔﺎﻇﺖ ﻣﺤﻴﻂ ﺯﻳﺴﺖ ﺑﺮﺍﻯ ﻣﻘﺎﺑﻠﻪ ﺑﺎ (garbage: stupid words, ideas etc. “Green relief”, a scheme co-developed by Iran’s Red Crescent Society (IRCS ﭘﺪﻳﺪﻩ ﻫﺎﻯ ﻣﺨﺮﺏ ﺯﻳﺴﺖ ﻣﺤﻴﻄﻰ ﺑﻪ ﺯﻭﺩﻯ ﺍﺟﺮﺍ ﻣﻰ ﺷﻮﺩ. -impending: an impending event or situation, especially an un- and the Department of Environment (DoE) aims to reduce environmental dam ﺑﻪ ﮔﺰﺍﺭﺵ ﺧﺒﺮﮔﺰﺍﺭﻯ ﺗﺴﻨﻴﻢ ﻓﺮﺡ ﻧﺎﺯ ﺭﺍﻓﻊ ﺭﺋﻴﺲ ﺳﺎﺯﻣﺎﻥ ﺩﺍﻭﻃﻠﺒﺎﻥ ﻫﻼﻝ ﺍﺣﻤﺮ ﮔﻔﺖ: ﻫﺪﻑ ﻃﺮﺡ .pleasant one, is going to happen very soon ages in the near future cry wolf: ﺍﻣﺪﺍﺩ ﺳﺒﺰ، ﺩﺭ ﺣﻮﺯﻩ ﭘﻴﺸﮕﻴﺮﻯ ﻭ ﻓﺮﻫﻨﮓ ﺳﺎﺯﻯ ﻣﺘﻤﺮﻛﺰ ﺍﺳﺖ ﻛﻪ ﺑﺎ ﺍﺭﺍﺋﻪ ﺁﻣﻮﺯﺵﻫﺎﻯ ﻛﺎﺭﺑﺮﺩﻯ ﻭ raise a false alarm, the term comes from the tale This scheme is intended for minimizing detrimental effects on the environment about a shepherd watching his flock who, lonely and fearful, ﻫﻤﮕﺎﻧﻰ، ﺩﺍﻭﻃﻠﺒﺎﻥ ﻣﺸﺎﺭﻛﺖ ﻛﻨﻨﺪﻩ ﺩﺭ ﺍﻳﻦ ﻃﺮﺡ ﻣﻰ ﺗﻮﺍﻧﻨﺪ ﻧﻴﺮﻭﻫﺎﻯ ﻣﻮﺛﺮﻯ ﺑﺮﺍﻯ ﻛﺎﻫﺶ ﻋﻮﺍﻣﻞ by taking preventive measures as well as training volunteers and promoting called for help by shouting "wolf!" after people came to his aid the culture of environment protection among the public, Tasnim quoted IRCS ﻣﺨﺮﺏ ﻣﺤﻴﻄﻰ ﺑﺎﺷﻨﺪ. several times and saw no wolf, they ignored his cries when a official Farahnaz Rafe’ as saying. ﻭﻯ ﺧﺎﻃﺮ ﻧﺸﺎﻥ ﻛﺮﺩ: ﭘﺴﻤﺎﻧﺪﻫﺎ، ﺑﺤﺮﺍﻥ ﺁﺏ، ﻧﺎﺑﻮﺩﻯ ﺟﻨﮕﻞ ﻫﺎ، ﺑﻴﺎﺑﺎﻥ ﺯﺍﻳﻰ، ﺁﺗﺶ ﺳﻮﺯﻯ ﺟﻨﮕﻞ wolf actually attacked his sheep sound the alarm: She noted that waste problem, water crisis, deforestation, desertification, for- ﻫﺎ، ﺁﻟﻮﺩﮔﻰ ﻫﻮﺍ، ﺗﻮﺳﻌﻪ ﭘﺎﻳﺪﺍﺭ، ﻭ ... ﺭﺍ ﺑﻪ ﻋﻨﻮﺍﻥ ﺍﻭﻟﻮﻳﺖ ﻫﺎﻯ ﺳﺮﻓﺼﻞ ﻫﺎﻯ ﻫﻤﻜﺎﺭﻯ ﻣﺸﺘﺮﻙ ﻗﺮﺍﺭ -to warn people that something bad is hap pening ests fire, air pollution, sustainable development, etc. would be the issues which ﺧﻮﺍﻫﻨﺪ ﮔﺮﻓﺖ. .canaries in the coal mine: an advanced warning of some dan- receive priority in this scheme ger, the metaphor originates from the times when miners used to carry caged canaries while at work; if there was any methane or carbon monoxide in the mine, the canary would die before QUIZ OF THE DAYENGLISH PROVERB PHRASAL VERB ENGLISH IDIOM the levels of the gas reached those hazardous to humans voice of reason: the person who tries to get the group to 192) Choose if the sentence is true or It never rains but it Wrap up No accounting adopt decisions using evidence and logic false. disruption: a situation in which something is prevented from She arrived late for class. pours for taste Meaning: continuing in its usual way a) True complete (a task, a discussion) a run on something : b) False Explanation: misfortune usually comes in For example: The salesman hoped Explanation: surprise at another a situation in which lots of people sud- (Quiz No. 191 answer: b) denly buy a particular product large numbers to wrap up a few deals. person’s likes or dislikes bunker: a strongly built shelter for soldiers, usually underground I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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IIFFFF ssetet toto tterminateerminate ccontractontract OLYMPICS Rio 2016: Is Brazil ready for wwithith kkitit ssupplierupplier GGivovaivova the Olympics? Locals in Rio de Janeiro sometimes refer to their city as “a cidade SPORTS Iran Football Federation President maravilhosa” - “the marvellous city”. deskMehdi Taj has revealed the con- With its forest-clad mountains, famous long beaches and tract with Team Melli kit supplier is on the verge of diverse communities living cheek-by-jowl, there has probably being terminated due to the lack of quality. never been a more stunning backdrop for an Olympic Games. “Team Melli head coach Carlos Queiroz has found Those who backed its bid for the 2016 Olympics against 23 technical defects on Givova kit while the quality of much more “established” and “stable” venues in the northern the kits was poor and failed in numerous tests. Givova hemisphere say Rio is now a city transformed. officials have promised to fix the problems as swiftly Regeneration as possible however I think that we’re close to taking A city that had almost been in a state of decay, since it lost part with the Italian company,” Taj said. its status as capital of Brazil in “We have had some positive negotiations with 1960, has been reborn and re- Adidas and I think we could switch to the German kit discovered its pride. manufacturer once we’re done with Givova. I believe Cheerleader-in-chief for Givova couldn’t fix the kit problems for the Qatar Rio is its charismatic and game which is on September 1,” he added. controversial mayor, Eduar- Iran Football Federation was supposed to extend do Paes. the contract with the German sportswear manufac- I’ve met him many times turer UhlSport but suddenly the hardly known brand over the last three years and of Givova has cropped up in the scene and signed have always been struck by with the Federation as the kit supplier. his ability to defend the some- The Italian firm has only two other clients amongst times questionable decisions the 210 FIFA members and those are Malta and Ku- made in putting on the 2016 wait national teams. Olympic Games. Givova is a sportswear and footwear trade- Mr Paes’ strongest argu- mark founded in 2008 in Scafati (Italy) by Giovanni ment is that much of the re- Acanfora. generation in areas like Rio’s old port zone would simply not have happened had it not been for the impetus of the Olympics. New museums, urban light rail and sports venues have ap- Iran flag raised in Rio’s Olympic village peared in recent years. The odd project has missed the Olympic deadline but in time-honoured Brazilian fashion, most work is SPORTS Iran’s national anthem was played and formance at London 2012, when it won four gold medals, being finished before Friday’s opening ceremony and the arrival deskthe country’s flag unfurled in a ceremo- five silvers and three bronzes. of more than half a million tourists. ny held in Rio de Janeiro. Iran left London finishing seventeenth in the overall Indeed, in those areas where tourists congregate there is a pal- Rio’s Olympic Village mayor officially greeted the Olym- medal standings. This was also the most successful Olym- pable sense of anticipation that the Games are almost upon us. pic participants. pics for the Middle East, winning the largest number of Concerns about Rio’s extraordinarily high levels of crime Asghar Rahimi, Iran’s Olympic Team Chef de Mission, medals at single games, and surpassing by just double the are allayed by the presence of 85,000 soldiers and police attended the ceremony. record from Athens. on the streets. Team Iran comprises 63 athletes representing 14 sports Notable accomplishments included the nation’s first The new metro line linking the hotel zone to the main Olym- federations, including the Athletics, Archery, Boxing, Cy- gold medals in men’s Greco-Roman wrestling, and the na- pic Park has just been inaugurated and, for the duration of the cling, Fencing, Judo, Rowing, Shooting, Swimming, Table tion’s first ever medal in athletics, won by discus thrower Games, will only be used by Olympic officials, journalists and Tennis, Taekwondo, Volleyball, Weightlifting, and Wrestling Ehsan Haddadi. those with tickets for the events. federations. The 2016 Summer Olympic Games will begin on August It’s been tight but all is just about coming together - at least The Iranian delegation looks forward to outdo its per- 5 and runs until August 21. for the competitors, visitors and the press. ‘Going to be a party’ But what about the locals? I’ll win a medal at the Olympics, says It’s an almost criminal abrogation of responsibility, say many critics including Christopher Gaffney, now a professor of urban planning at Zurich University but a long-time student of and Elaheh Ahmadi specialist on big projects in Brazil. SPORTS Iranian woman shooter Elaheh Ahmadi had more experience however competing at the previous “It’s going to be a party, just like the World Cup was, and deskbelieves that she is ready enough to win Olympics would definitely help me to take off pressure in people will say they pulled it off,” Prof Gaffney tells me. a medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Rio,” she added. “Millions of the city’s residents live in favelas that have had “I’ve worked hard during the last couple of months and I Ahmadi who has won the gold medal at the 2015 ISSF no improvement, so when we see the equivalent of $15bn think I’m completely ready to win my first Olympics medal. World Cup Final in Munich, Germany will take on her op- (£11.3bn) being spent on the Olympics, that money should have I’ve strong opponents who are all world champions but I’ve ponents in the Women’s 10m air rifle on August 6. been directed to attend the basic needs of the citizens of Rio.” beat them in the past,” Ahmadi said. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she reached the Rio 2016 organisers and supporters, like Mr Paes, are quick to “Olympics is totally different from other competitions. final in the women's 10m air rifle but failed to finish counter. Their strongest defence is that Rio has spent much less At 2012 London Olympics I could have done better if I on podium. public money than either London or Beijing to put on the Games. There has, instead, been a heavier reliance on private spending by big construction firms that stand to make substantial prof- FINA lets two Russian swimmers Javad Nekounam testimonial its from Olympic spaces and buildings once the Games are over. Olympic officials often say the International Olympic Com- compete at Rio Olympics match announced mittee (IOC) should not be compared to Fifa, the governing body of world football. Fifa walked away from Brazil with a reported $4bn profit from the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, accused of leaving little behind in tangible benefits. Lofty commitments With the Olympics, there is a clear social dividend, say officials like Tania Braga, the Head of Legacy and Sustainability at Rio 2016. “In the Deodoro area (where some Olympic events are located), they now get access to basic sanitation, clean water and better public transport - many things that these poorer areas didn’t have before the Games,” says Ms Braga. There probably isn’t an Olympic city that, somewhere along the line, hasn’t come up short in delivering some of the lofty commitments it made during the bid process. Swimming’s world governing body an appeal against the ruling ban- Top football personalities are expected er with 151 international appearances to But in some areas Rio has failed miserably. FINA has allowed Russian swim- ning them from the Rio Olympics to honor former Iran captain Javad Ne- his name - was handed his debut in 1998 Guanabara Bay is the huge, wineglass-shaped lagoon around mers Vladimir Morozov and Nikita even though they have never failed kounam in a testimonial match. by Iran’s Pas, before eventually moving to which this “marvellous city” is built. Tales, some from not that many Lobintsev to compete at the Rio a doping test. The match has been scheduled to Europe to play for Osasuna in Spain be- years ago, talk of its abundant marine life and stunning scenery. Olympics, TASS news agency quot- Lobintsev and U.S.-based hold at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran, tween 2006 and 2012. Today the Bay is a stinking mass of sewage, household rub- ed their lawyer Artyom Patsev as Morozov were part of Russia’s Iran on August 25. After brief spells with Esteghlal and bish and industrial pollutants. saying on Tuesday. bronze-medal winning 4x100m Former La Liga stars namely, Gaizka Al Kuwait, he returned to Osasuna for Treating 80% of the sewage that enters the bay, from the “Yes, Morozov and Lobintsev freestyle team at the London 2012 Mendieta, Eric Abidal, Christian Karem- the 2014-15 season, ahead of deals favelas, towns and industries that feed into its many tributaries, have been admitted to the Olym- Games, while Lobintsev also won a beo, Fernando Sanz and Fernando Mori- with Saipa and, finally, Al Arabi. was a key Rio pledge when it won the right to host the Games. pic Games by FINA,” Patsev told the silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle entes will feature in the testimonial match Nekounam represented Iran at two FIFA Brazil, a technologically gifted nation, certainly had the ex- agency. relay at Beijing 2008. against Javad Nekounam’s XI. World Cups and four AFC Asian Cups. pertise and finances to meet the challenge. The two swimmers had launched (Source: Reuters) Nekounam – Iran’s most capped play- (Source: Tasnim) The impetus was there too because surely Rio wouldn’t allow hundreds of the world’s top Olympic yachtsmen and women to compete in its mucky, stinking waters? City and state officials admit that they have failed to keep this key promise. They claim to be treating about 50% of the sewage, whereas several scientists who monitor the water quality daily say the real figure is about 20%. Corruption, a worsening economic situation and poor political leadership mean the waters are still teeming with sewage, bacteria and viruses harmful to humans. It’s a travesty that could have an impact on Olympic sailors in coming weeks but, more importantly, on the city’s residents for years to come. While the failure to clean Guanabara Bay is an embarrassment to Rio’s politicians, whose responsibility it remains, the IOC and Rio 2016 organisers say their obligations have been met and the Games are ready. Maybe, as a fellow correspondent says, we should “cut Bra- zil some slack”. After all, the sporting venues are complete and while many of the country’s problems will remain after the visitors have gone, Brazilians love sport and they love a party. And, despite everything, for the second time in two years, @ilkayguendogan A warm welcome to my @luisnani Already in @fcbayern @kingarturo23oficial and @xabia- Brazil is hoping to show the world it can successfully stage a friend @leroysane19! #MCFC #WelcomeLeroy my new home! lonso taking a selfie with a view! #AudiFCBTour global sporting mega-event. INSTAGRAM @mancity @premierleague @dfb_team #FCBayern #NewYork (Source: BBC) b

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NEWS Tehran museum embraces largest “Drum” from Iran to go to Venice festival collection of Western art in the East ARTTEHRAN — Iranian director Keyvan deskKarimi’s “Drum” will go on screen in the 1 International Critics’ Week of the 73rd Venice International The treasure contains over 3260 works that were Film Festival, which will be held from August 31 to gradually collected and purchased over several years, September 10. the last of which was purchased in 1979, said Ehsanollah Shot in black-and-white Abbasi, the director of the treasure vault during a visit in Tehran, the movie is arranged for a number of journalists on Tuesday. about a lawyer who receives “About 1950 works are by Iranian artists and the a package that will turn his rest are foreign artworks purchased over the years,” he life upside-down. added. The International Critics’ Works are placed based on the time of their creation, Week that will be running forming a collection by which the history of Western separately from the official art is narrated, explained Amir Raad who was also section features nine attending the program. international debut films, Raad is the director of New Media Circle, a center eight of which will have that has recently been launched at the museum to their world premieres. promote new media art. Amongst the “During the past three or four years, a collection of competitors in the category 52 prints was donated to the museum by the Embassy are “Prank” by Vincent Biron of Mexico. German op artist Gunther Uecker and from Canada, and “Alice” by artist Heinz Mack have also donated 13 works to the Chiara Leonardi and “Vanilla” by Ossella Inglese from Italy. museum,” he added. In addition, another Iranian social drama titled “Malaria” The collection begins with Claude Monet’s “Environs by Parviz Shahbazi will compete in the Horizon section of de Giverny” (1885), and Vincent van Gogh’s “Worn Out” the festival. (1882). This file photo shows art enthusiasts waiting to enter the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art to visit a collection of rarely-seen “Mural on Indian Red Ground”, a 1950 abstract paintings by world-renowned contemporary artists at the Comprehensible Mentality exhibition on September 15, 2015. expressionist drip painting by American artist Jackson (Mehr/Adel Azizi) Pollock, which is said to be the most valuable item of Zedong are also included. item kept at the museum with precise details for visitors NEWS IN BRIEF the treasure worth 350,000,000 dollars, is the highlight Valuable works by Iranian artists also includes to the website. of the treasure. works by Bahman Mohasse, Marco Grigorain, Alireza Abbasi also said that about 100 works, whose artists Art exhibition to “Two Figures Lying on a Bed with Attendants” (1968) Espahbod and Hossein Zendehrudi. are not known, are currently kept at the museum, and a raise funds for by Francis Bacon, and Andy Warhol’s portraits of Mick Raad hoped that their virtual gallery of the museum team of experts needs to be assembled to identify the Jagger and Marilyn Monroe and his paintings of Mao would provide more specific information about each children with cancer creators.

ARTTEHRAN — Paintings by Saba Venice filmfest to pay tribute to Abbas Kiarostami, Michael Cimino deskSalehi will be showcased during CULTURE TEHRAN — The 73rd on an organized crime ring in Chinatown an exhibition in Tehran to raise funds for children deskVenice Film Festival after the murders of Triad and Mafia suffering from cancer. plans to pay tribute to recently deceased leaders. Forty works will be put on display at the filmmakers Abbas Kiarostami and Michael Speaking to the Persian service of ISNA exhibition, which will be held by the Iranian Cancer Cimino. on Monday, Samadian who accompanied Patients Aid Association from August 5 to 12. Kiarostami will be remembered with the Kiarostami during some his projects over All the money raised by the event will be screening of “76 Minutes and 15 Seconds the past 25 years, said that the idea to donated to the association, which is building a with Kiarostami”, a montage film made by make the film was offered by Kiarostami’s polyclinic for children with cancer. his close friend and collaborator Seifollah son, Ahmad, and the director of the Venice Samadian, Variety announced last week. festival welcomed it. This combination photo shows recently deceased filmmakers Abbas Kiarostami (R) and Michael Cimino. Fredrik Backman’s The organizers of the festival, which “I spent the past week reviewing all my “A Man Called Ove” will be held from August 31 to September works to select pictures I took during our born lover of work and life who never can Kiarostami” and “Five Dedicated to Ozu”. translated into 10, also will screen a previously unseen joint travels in Iran and abroad,” he stated. be described by words.” He also accompanied Kiarostami in digital short from his unfinished series “24 He said, “In ‘76 Minutes and 15 Seconds The title of the film refers to the duration numerous travel that he made to create his Persian Frames”. with Kiarostami,’ we face a picture of of Kiarostami’s life, 76 years and 15 days. photo collections. Cimino will be commemorated with a Kiarostami as a filmmaker, photographer, Samadian collaborated as a Kiarostami who was suffering from a CULTURE TEHRAN — “A Man Called Ove” by desk screening of “Year of the Dragon”, his movie poet, graphic designer, video artist and cinematographer in Kiarostami’s severe gastrointestinal disease died in a Swedish writer Fredrik Backman has about a police detective who cracks down even a carpenter, and above all, a natural documentaries “ABC Africa”, “Roads of Paris hospital on July 4. recently been translated into Persian by Mohammad Abbasabadi. /Gatha Ziatabari The book tells the story of a bad-tempered man, PICTURE OF THE DAY Honaronline Ove, who is called the bitter neighbor from hell by Non-native learners of Persian people. But when one day a chatty young couple with their daughters move in next door, the comical story of language to refresh skills in Tehran unexpected friendship begins. A bestseller in Sweden in 2012, “A Man Called Ove” By Afshin Majlesi has been published in over 20 languages. TEHRAN — The Tehran-based Sadi A screen adaptation of the book, starring prominent Foundation that promotes Persian Swedish actor Rolf Lassgard, was released in 2015. language overseas will start its 83rd Tandis Publications in Tehran is scheduled to publish Persian Language and Literature the book in the near future. Refresher Course on Thursday for a select group of 200 Persian literature Iranian “Crazy Castle” aficionados from around the globe. to compete in Sadi Foundation Director Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel along with his panel of Allameh Tabatabai University in Tehran. Bulgarian festival experts elaborated on the timeline and The invitees who are mostly students long-term aims that the extensive course of the Persian language and Oriental pursues during a press conference studies are from France, Argentina, CULTURE TEHRAN — Iranian filmmaker yesterday at the foundation. Pakistan, India, the U.S., Tajikistan, the deskAbolhassan Davudi’s acclaimed Haddad-Adel, who is also the director UK, Poland, Tunisia, China, Germany, social drama “Crazy Castle” will go on screen at Love of the Academy of Persian Language Australia and several other countries. Is Folly, an international film festival that will be held and Literature, also viewed the event as “Hi Persian”, “Enjoy Reading”, “Persian in Varna, Bulgaria from August 27 to September 2. a great opportunity for the non-native Vocabulary in Use” and “Iranology” are The movie is about some young members of an Persian learners to become more closely the book titles selected to be taught online community who meet at an event in Tehran. familiarized with genuine Iranian history, during the course, which will conclude One girl’s urgent need for drugs brings six of them culture and traditions. with a one-day workshop on Persian together, and what starts out as a prank quickly Sightseeing in the cities of Tehran and calligraphy. escalates out of control. Isfahan have also been arranged for the The 83rd Persian Language and learners during their stay in Iran. Literature Refresher Course will be held 200 individuals, 110 of whom are in collaboration with Allameh Tabatabai females, have been selected out of 514 University and under the auspices of applicants from 41 countries for the Iran’s Islamic Culture and Relations Andrew Lloyd Webber one-month course that will be held at Organizations (ICRO). brings hit musical “Cats” back to Broadway Sony wins unconditional EU

NEW YORK (Reuters) — “Cats”, composer Andrew Lloyd approval for Michael Jackson deal Webber’s hit musical based on poet T.S. Eliot’s “Old Possum’s NEW YORK (Reuters) — EU antitrust “The transaction will not materially Book of Practical Cats”, has returned to Broadway after 16 regulators on Monday cleared Sony increase Sony’s market power vis-a-vis years. Corp’s bid to buy out Michael Jackson’s digital music providers compared to the The revival show, starring singer Leona Lewis, had its oﬃcial stake in its music publishing joint venture, situation prior to the merger,” the EU opening on Sunday at the Neil Simon Theater. “Cats” debuted in the world’s largest with copyrights to the competition enforcer said in a statement. London’s West End in 1981 and came to Broadway a year later, Beatles’ songs and songs by Taylor Swift. Rival Warner Music Group and going through 7,485 performances before closing in 2000. Marzieh Borumand, the secretary of the 16th Mobarak International Puppet Theater Festival, The European Commission said independent labels had called the “I think you’ll probably ﬁnd that it’s absolutely the ‘Cats’ you points to a poster that had just been unveiled for the event at the House of Puppets in Tehran deal would not hurt competition in the Commission to take a tough line with the remember,” said Lloyd Webber, known for other hit musicals like on August 1, 2016. The festival is scheduled to be held in Tehran from August 22 to 28. recorded music and music publishing deal because they feared it would give “The Phantom of the Opera”. industries. Sony too much power.