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Turkey likely to review ONGC to ties with S. Arabia: Iran says military clout at finalize talks Georgetown professor on Iranian gas Shireen Hunter believes Erdogan’s service of resistance front project by end visit to Russia was made necessary by economic factors POLITICS TEHRAN — Defense front, noting it equips the front with a mus- in the service of our armed forces, but at of Sept. deskMinister Hossein De- cle much more powerful than that of the the disposal of the resistance front…,” said EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW hqan said on Friday that Iran’s military enemy. Hossein Dehqan, addressing thousands ECONOMY TEHRAN — Talks By Javad Heirannia desk arsenal is at the service of the resistance “The (military) capabilities are not only of Friday prayers in Tehran. 2 with India’s Oil and TEHRAN - Shireen Tahmaasb Hunter, a professor of po- Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on litical science at Georgetown University, tells the Tehran the development of Farzad-B off- Times that Turkey might “reconsider its relations with some shore gas field are underway and the Arab states, including Saudi Arabia” in the wake of the final agreement is set to be made by failed July 15 coup. the end of September, the managing Hunter also says the visit of Turkish President Recep director of Pars Oil and Gas Compa- Tayyip Erdogan to Russia was a victory for Vladimir Putin Kimia Alizadeh ny (POGC), Ali-Akbar Shabanpour, as “Erdogan had to apologize for the dawning of Russian said. airplane and the killing of the pilot.” wins Iran’s first After a meeting between POGC of- Erdogan has criticized the West for what he viewed ficials and those from ONGC, Shaban- as tepid support after some military officers seized com- woman Olympic pour said that expert teams of the two bat aircraft and fired on parliament and protesters, killing companies will continue studies to more than 250 people. medal reach the final agreement within the During his visit to Russia on August 9 the Turkish leader next 45 days, Shana news agency re- ported on Thursday. repeatedly thanked Putin for his rapid offer of aid follow- SPORTS Rio de Janeiro — Kimia Al- The POGC managing director ing the coup attempt. Erdogan also called for relations deskizadeh claimed the first ever noted that during the Thursday between the two countries to return “to their pre-crisis Olympic medal by an Iranian woman in Rio meeting, which followed the visit level, or even higher.” on Friday. paid by Indian Minister of Petrole- However Hunter says, “It is very unlikely that Turkey will Alizadeh, 18, defeated Sweden’s Nikita um and Gas Dharmendra Pradhan change its basic WesternWes orientation.” Glasnovic 5-1 in the under-57kg division to to Iran in early April and his ne- FollowingFollowing is thethe text the interview: win the historic medal. gotiations with Iranian Oil Minister PresidentPresident Erdogan has an- “I am so happy for Iranian girls because Bijan Namdar Zanganeh on the nouncednounced that he plans to make it is the first medal, and I hope at the next project, the Indian company’s pro- somesome changeschanges ini the Turkish foreign Olympics we will get a gold,” said Aliza- posed “financial investment mod- policy.policy. What could be the chang- deh, who wears a head covering under her

Mehdi Zare el” was investigated in presence of es?es? headguard. A: It is very unlikely that See page 11 the director of the Investment and TurkeyTu r k e y will change its basic Business Department of National WesternWeste orientation. Iranian Oil Company and experts of the two sides. See page 9 Times/ Tehran 4

Israel sponsors ‘Tehran favors good ties with regional states’ ARTICLE By Gary Lewis concerts by Persian POLITICS TEHRAN — The Iranian For- Qassemi’s comments came as Kuwaiti Parlia- “The Islamic Republic of Iran has always sought musicians in Antalya: deskeign Ministry said on Friday ment Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim told Asharq stability, security and progress for its neighboring UN Resident Coordinator that Tehran prioritizes good ties with neighbor- Al-Awsat in an interview that Kuwait and other countries based on its principled policy,” he added. in Iran Iranian singer ing and regional countries. Persian Gulf littoral states are interested in ex- He said Iran welcomes any practical action “Undoubtedly, good relations with the neigh- panding ties with Iran. and behavior which is based on good will and ex- ARTTEHRAN — Rahim desk bors and the regional countries is the priority of Qassemi said that Iran and its neighbors pressed hope that some countries’ “unconstruc- We are succeeding in Shahriari, the Iranian the Islamic Republic of Iran’s foreign policy,” minis- have great capacities for political and economic tive” policies would not have negative influence singer who performs in Azerbaijani, try spokesman Bahram Qassemi said. relations and countering terrorism. on the governments’ will to establish relations. our path to reaching has said that all the Persian music con- certs annually organized in Antalya, a “One Humanity” tourist resort in southwest Turkey, are Iran’s tourism sector growing, but is it enough? being supported by Israel. By Maysam Bizær n today’s world of regional conflict safe to visit, and another major advantage for Iran’s high unemployment rate, as these devel- and disaster, more than 130 million ndowed with ancient history and rich the nation’s tourism industry is that the World opments prompted the administration to look I people are dependent on human- Ecultural treasures, Iran is among the Economic Forum found the country to be the for new sources of income. Rouhani’s moderate itarian assistance simply in order to top 20 countries in terms of the high- world’s cheapest tourism destination in 2015. policies and efforts to improve relations with survive. est number of tourism attractions. From the However, ever since the 1979 Islamic Revo- the West, which ultimately resulted in the his- Around the world, there are brave world-renowned 2,500-year-old ruins of Perse- lution, pilgrims en route to holy Shia sites have toric deal on Iran’s nuclear program in 2015, women and men who follow their hu- polis to the archaeological mounds in Susa and constituted the lion’s share of foreign tourists. have all been fruitful for the tourism sector. manitarian impulse to go to the aid of Meymand villages, Iran is home to 21 UNES- The war with Iraq in the 1980s followed by Figures released by the Iranian Cultural Her- their fellow human beings. Every day, CO-designated World Heritage sites; the latter years of political isolation over its nuclear pro- itage, Tourism and Handicraft Organization they are prepared to face danger – two were added to this list a year ago. gram also contributed to major underinvest- (CHTHO) show that 4.8 million foreign tourists and to meet – and resist – adversity. Speaking at a press conference in Contrary to many of its neighbors in the Per- ment in Iran’s tourism sector. visited the country in 2013, almost 25% high- Tehran on Thursday, he said that major August 19th is designated as World sian Gulf region, Iran enjoys a highly diverse cul- The Iranian tourism industry began to ex- er than the corresponding figure for 2012. In Humanitarian Day (WHD). concerts in Turkey are organized by ture as it is home to many different ethnic and re- perience a rebirth after Hassan Rouhani was 2014, Iran hosted more than 5 million foreign GEM TV, a Persian-language enter- This is the day when we honour ligious groups. It is also among the countries that elected president in July 2013. His administra- tourists, bringing in some $7.5 billion in reve- – specifically – all humanitarian aid tainment satellite channel with head- enjoy four genuine seasons, giving every visitor tion has taken steps to fulfill its election promise nues. Moreover, last year, official figures put the quarters located in Dubai. workers. These are our sisters and the chance to choose from a wide range of activi- to boost tourism. This may have been facilitat- number of incoming tourists at more than 5.2 brothers who stand in the front lines of Israeli companies sponsor the ties and tastes. Iran is considered to be generally ed by the sudden fall of oil prices along with million, generating over $8 billion. 5 concerts to draw Iranian concertgo- war and disaster. These are the peo- ers to Antalya, a favorite destination ple who, day-in-day-out, face danger of Iranian tourists over the past dec- Average precipitation in Iran satisfactory in current water year: official to help those affected by natural dis- ade, Shahriari said during the press SOCIETY TEHRAN — Iran’s average above average rainfalls, he added. asters or complex emergencies. These conference that he organized to brief deskprecipitation has been sat- Referring to the past 30 years regarding are the people who sometimes, lay the media about his tour of Iran set to isfactory so far over the current water year Iran’s condition Fateh stated that “what hap- down their lives to help others. open next week. starting September 23, 2015, the director of pens in the nature is not easy to project and It is appropriate therefore that the He said that he is invited every year the national center for drought monitoring and we cannot decide if Iran is on the verge of a theme for this year’s WHD is “One Hu- to give concerts in the town, but he warning has said. 30-year long-term drought.” manity”. A humanity that binds us all has declined to accept the invitations “Currently we are 1.5 percent below the an- Over the past 30 years (1986-2016) Iran has and creates a common responsibility due to the Israeli sponsorship of the nual average precipitation while the number experienced two years of extreme drought, two to protect everyone on this planet, es- programs. was between 15 to 25 percent last water year,” years of severe drought, two years of moderate pecially the most vulnerable. “I never want to join such pro- IRIB quoted Shahrokh Fateh as saying. in the amount of precipitation are the areas drought, and four years of water abnormality But there is another reason why 19 grams,” he noted. However, Fateh said, there are still provinces which are in a critical condition regarding pre- while it has experienced three years of slight August is of special significance to us The Persian music concerts in An- which are suffering from drought and low pre- cipitation, he said. wet years, four years of moderate wet years in the United Nations – and here in talya are mostly performed by expatri- cipitation. On the other hand provinces of Ilam, Ker- and three years of extreme wet years, so it is Iran – on this World Humanitarian Day. ate Iranian musicians. Provinces of Yazd, Sistan-Baluchestan, Kho- manshah, and Lorestan with 63 percent, 46 not easy to find a formula to decide the future 9 rasan Razavi, and Isfahan with 44 percent, 38 percent, and 43 percent increase in the precipi- of the country based on these numbers, he Learn English percent, 33 percent, and 27 percent decrease tation are among the places which experienced noted. TEHRAN TIMES Iran’s Leading International Daily Learn English with us at Norway’s SKULD, Iran’s IRISL sign shipping insurance MOU Advertising Dept ECONOMY TEHRAN — The Islamic Re- SKULD will also cooperate with IRISL regard- Homburg in Germany, Antwerp in Belgium, and deskpublic of Iran Shipping Lines ing training of personnel and upgrading knowl- Genoa in Italy are now re-connected thanks to 021 - 430 51 450 (IRISL) and Norway’s SKULD marine insurance edge and capabilities of the Iranian experts. the removal of sanctions. Te l : company signed a memorandum of under- The Alphaliner’s Top 100 has placed IRISL at He added that Iran also plans to resume its standing (MOU) in the field of shipping insur- 21st place among the largest container or liner shipping lines to Latin America, Brazil, Argentina, ance, IRIB news agency reported on Thursday. operators in terms of global capacity. and Uruguay on the way to make its exports and Based on the MOU, the Norwegian compa- IRISL managing director Mohammad Saeedi imports easier and of course at lower prices. ny will provide IRISL with different kinds of sea said in April that Iran’s shipping lines to Europe SKULD is a world leading marine insurance See page 10 insurances and handle the complaints pertain had been cut for seven years under the sanc- provider with a strong financial position and an to the insurances. tions against the country, but shipping lines to ‘A’ rating with Standard & Poor’s. 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POLITICS TEHRAN — As the (in Hamadan) is in compliance with the deskRussian air force is fly- Supreme National Security Council’s rat- POLITICS TEHRAN — Khamenei.ir has ing sorties over Syria from an Iranian air ification and within the quadrilateral co- desk published a video of Supreme base, the Iranian lawmaker let slip that operation framework among Iran, Russia, Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in which he explains Tehran had not allowed the U.S. air force Iraq, and Syria.” his daily schedule to a group of visitors. to use the Iranian airspace to carry out Iran and Russia have been assisting The Leader says he wakes up at 5:00 a.m., starts operations against the Taliban regime in the Syrian government and recently have his day with prayers, followed by work, teaching, Afghanistan back in 2001. shown a stronger will to fight terrorist and a short rest. “When Washington decided to invade groups in the country. Then he says he will resume work until “noon, Afghanistan, it formally requested Iran to The Iranian deployment shortens the afternoon, or whenever it takes, till night.” use its airspace, facing our negative re- distance for Russian bombers to 700 kilo- Cleric derides sponse,” said Alaeddin Boroujerdi, chair- meters. Previously, they had to fly a dis- man of the parliamentary National Secu- tance of almost 2,000 kilometers to de- hegemonic powers rity and Foreign Policy Committee. liver airstrikes, landing off from a base in for trying to ‘revive’ Moscow is using one of Iran’s air bas- Mozdok, Russia. es to pound terrorist strongholds in Syria, The shorter distance, using less fuel MKO torn apart by rebels over the past years, and allowing a bigger payload, will al- POLITICS TEHRAN — The Tehran interim a major development in the collaboration low Moscow to intensify its air campaign deskFriday prayers leader has derided between the two staunch allies of Presi- against rebel-held areas. hegemonic powers for attempting to “revive” the dent Bashar al-Assad. Washington branded the deployment terrorist Mujahedeen Khalq Organization (MKO). On Tuesday, the Russian Defense Min- as “unfortunate,” claiming that this is the Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami said that the MKO has istry announced that its Tu-22M3 long- moderate opposition militancy in Syria the “darkest record” before the Iranians and that range bombers and Su-34 tactical bomb- taking the brunt of air campaign. they have carried out 17,000 assassinations against ers were launching sorties over Syria from Alaeddin Boroujerdi, chairman of the parliamentary National Security and Foreign Policy Committee “It speaks to a continuation of a pattern the innocent people as part of their criminal record, the Hamadan air base. we’ve seen of Russia continuing to carry out IRNA reported. In remark on Wednesday the lawmak- Boroujerdi says, “When Washington decided to airstrikes, now with Iran’s direct assistance ... The “dead body” of the MKO cannot be revived, er backed the military cooperation be- invade Afghanistan, it formally requested Iran to that predominantly target moderate Syrian the cleric told hegemonic powers. tween Tehran and Moscow, saying, “Fly- opposition forces,” said Mark Toner, a State ing Russian jets from the Nojeh air base use its airspace, facing our negative response.” Department spokesman. Commander: Unity with Iraq is guarantee against threats IranIran says military clout at service of resistance front

1 an groups and Hezbollah, it includes Syria, which senal. POLITICS TEHRAN — Unity between Iran TehranTe hran has been us- has been in war with militants for more than five “Today, our missile capability has grown to a level that desk and Iraq is a guarantee against ing the term “resist- years. we are able to respond proportionately to threats with common threats, the chief of staff of the Iranian anance front” in the Hezbollah has ground boots fighting in the Syrian high destructive power … in any location,” the Iranian Armed Forces has said. wwidest sense as of battlefield, while Iran plays an advisory role in the front. military chief stressed. Mohammad Hossein Baqeri made the remarks on 22011 when pub- “It is interesting to know that the destructive power Reportedly, during the 33-day war in 2006 Wednesday during a meeting with Iraqi National Securi- llic upheavals in of the weaponry we put at the disposal of the resistance fought by Hezbollah and Israel, Hezbollah de- ty Adviser Faleh al-Fayyad in Tehran, Press TV reported. Syria developed (front) is much stronger than that of militants are pro- ployed made-in Iran missiles to sink an Israeli He stressed that bolstering “unity between the into a full-blown vided with by world powers and top militaries,” Dehqan destroyer. two countries, establishing stable security, and cre- war fought by explained. Dehqan’s remarks come at a time when military ating joint border committees” would be beneficial numerous for- From a sheer importer of weaponry prior to the 1979 cooperation between Iran and Russia, both sup- to regional security. eign-backed revolution and after that during Iraq’s war against Iran in porting Syria, has entered a new phase, with the fronts. the 1980s, the Islamic Republic managed to develop its Russian air force flying long-range bombers and Analyst: Iran’s Now, in addi- homegrown military industry, culminating in families of fighters from the Hamadan air base in western permission to use air tionti to Palestini- short-, medium-, and long-range missiles it has in its ar- Iran. base breakthrough in ties with Russia POLITICS TEHRAN — Iran’s consent to let Tehran condemns bomb attacks Riyadh must be held accountable for deskthe Russian air force use its airbase in Turkey Mina tragedy: MP is a clear sign of a military-political breakthrough in relations between Moscow and Tehran, a senior re- search fellow at the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Oriental Studies Institute told Tass on Thursday. “It should be remembered that it is not our base in the usual sense, it remains an Iranian facility. Rus- sian planes just use its runway. It is a stopover air- field. Our troops and special services are absent,” Vladimir Sazhin underlined. Turkish FM pays surprise visit to Iran

POLITICS TEHRAN — Turkey’s foreign min- deskister has said he has paid a surprise visit to Iran just days after the two countries agreed to greater cooperation on Syria despite their differences. POLITICS TEHRAN — Irani- “Undoubtedly, such terrorist actions POLITICS TEHRAN — The He added that so far nothing has desk desk Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Friday that he stopped an Foreign Ministry can never help the terrorists achieve spokesman for the happened to restore the rights of the in Tehran on his way to India on Thursday. spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Thurs- their objectives. It seems that such ac- Majlis National Security and Foreign families of victims. “We have to increase our efforts. The (Syria) prob- day condemned bomb attacks in Tur- tions will lead to more solidarity among Policy Committee said on Thursday After several rounds of negotiation lem grows deeper and more insolvable with time,” An- key’s southeast. the regional people to fight these bru- that Saudi Arabia should be held re- between Iranian and Saudis officials adolu Agency quoted Cavusoglu as saying. “As we have announced for many tal acts,” he stated. sponsible for the Sept. 24 Mina tragedy to hash out discrepancies over the times, the Islamic Republic of Iran A string of bombings occurred in in which more than 400 Iranian pilgrims hajj issue, Hajj and Pilgrimage Or- Iran seizes over 4 strongly condemns using force and Turkey on Wednesday and Thursday. lost their lives. ganization of Iran (HPOI) announced tons of drug taking any kind of violent and terrorist A car bomb exploded outside a po- The Iranian diplomatic forces should on May 29 that it won’t dispatch pil- action and killing the innocent people. lice station in the eastern city of Van on use all their energy to make Saudi Ara- grims this year to Mecca because of precursors We call it crime against humanity,” Qas- Wednesday killing three people includ- bia compensate for the tragedy, Hos- inconsistency at decision-making lev- semi remarked. ing one officer. Also on Thursday a blast sein Naqavi Hosseini told Mehr news el by Saudis. He said efforts to undermine security struck near a police station in the city of agency. Saudi Arabia severed diplomatic ties POLITICS TEHRAN — Iranian intelligence in the Middle East region, especially the Elazig, leaving three officers dead and “Over 400 Iranian pilgrims lost their with Iran as Riyadh’s diplomatic posts deskforces have succeeded to seize Islamic countries, are being intensified. 217 people, 85 of them police officers, lives in the Mina incident and the For- in Tehran and Mashhad were attacked more than 4,000 kilograms of illicit drug precursors in Qassemi urged the people and gov- injured. eign Ministry was expected to pursue in public mobs, following the Saudi ex- the southern province of Hormozgan, Tasnim reported. ernments in the region to raise aware- Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is the issue with seriousness,” he pointed ecution of Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr in The drug precursors had been imported into ness towards such “inhuman” actions. blamed for the explosions. out. January. the country from China and Taiwan and placed in two containers of car parts and industrial coolant, the office of the Intelligence Ministry at Hormozgan Japan should consider proactive steps to beef up ties announced on Friday. ‘Russian operation with Tehran: Japan Times in Iran signals By staff and agency economic ties. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to Teh- and the market potential of the country with nearly collapse of Obama In an article published on Thursday, Japan Times said ran has been weighed for months but has yet to take 80 million population. policy’ that Japan should consider more proactive steps to beef place, reportedly in part due to the lingering sensitivities Iran is said to have high expectations for fresh invest- up its relations with Tehran. in the United States over its ties with Iran. ments by Japanese businesses in such fields as industrial POLITICS TEHRAN — A senior politi- deskcal commentator and Pulitzer “Japan should consider more proactive steps to beef The government should think of closer ties with Iran infrastructure as well as automobile and parts manufac- Prize-winning author says for Russia to be oper- up its relations with Tehran, by building on the bilateral as Tokyo’s contribution to promoting the major Mideast turing. ating bombers out of Iranian air bases and going investment treaty signed in February to boost economic power’s return to the international community. Abe has indicated his willingness to visit Tehran over Iraqi territory that used to be under U.S. con- ties,” the article said. When Japan lifted its sanctions along with others — which would be the first by a Japanese prime trol is a demonstration of the total bankruptcy and Following is excerpts of the article headlined “Build- following confirmation by the United Nations nu- minister since Takeo Fukuda in 1978 — to shore up the collapse of the Obama policy. ing stronger ties with Iran”: clear watchdog that Tehran had implemented the economic ties and induce more investments by Jap- “The whole idea of the Iran deal was a rapproche- Six months after international sanctions on Iran were steps it promised in the July 2015 accord to curtail anese firms. ment between us and Iran. Instead it’s a rapproche- lifted following the nuclear deal it struck with major pow- its nuclear program, Abe said Japan “must not be Iran’s engagement with the international community ment between Iran and Russia,” Charles Krauthammer ers last year, Japan should consider more proactive steps left behind” as other countries move quickly to im- should be facilitated. Japan needs to consider what it told the National Review on Thursday. to beef up its relations with Tehran, by building on the prove relations with Iran, citing traditionally friendly can do to make these happen as it weighs relations with bilateral investment treaty signed in February to boost bilateral ties, Iran’s rich oil and natural gas reserves Iran going forward. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

http://www.tehrantimes.com/international AAUGUSTUGUST 20,20, 20162016 INTERNATIONAL 3 Yemen forces cut off Saudi supply line MSF leaves Yemen after Saudi airstrikes on hospitals Hillary Clinton told FBI Yemen’s Ansarullah fighters and allied Colin Powell advised her to army units have cut off the main supply route used by invading House of Saud use private email regime forces between the Aden and Ta’izz provinces in the impoverished Pressed by the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) about country’s southwest. her email practices at the State Department, Hillary Clinton Yemen’s al-Masirah television report- told investigators that former Secretary of State Colin L. Pow- ed the development on Friday, saying ell had advised her to use a personal email account that the pathway had been been used The account is in- as the main channel by the invaders to cluded in the notes procure arms and ammunitions. the FBI handed over to Separately, in west-central Yemen, the Congress on Tuesday, Yemeni forces recaptured the areas that relaying in detail the had been seized by Saudi mercenaries in three-and-a-half-hour the Ma’rib Province. interview with Clinton Sources, meanwhile, reported that a in early July that led to Bahraini trooper fighting alongside the the decision by James Saudi forces had been killed during bor- B. Comey, the bureau’s der clashes between the Yemeni forces director, not to pur- and the Saudi military in northwestern sue criminal charges Yemen. The soldier has been identified as against her. Issa Abdullah Badr Aid. Separately, in a Also on Thursday, two Saudi un- 2009 email exchange manned aerial vehicles went down in that also emerged dur- the Nihm district of the Sana’a province, ing the FBI questioning, similarly located in west-central Yemen, Clinton, who had already decided to use private email, asked and the Sa’ada province in the country’s Powell about his email practices when he was the nation’s top extreme northwest. fensive and our loss of confidence in the lost their lives and 130 others had sus- hospitals in which the organization works diplomat under George W. Bush, according to a person with MSF leaving Yemen after Saudi Saudi-led coalition to prevent such fatal tained injures due to the Saudi aerial at- with the parties involved in the conflict,” direct knowledge of Powell’s appearance in the documents, airstrikes on hospitals attacks, MSF considers the hospitals in tacks on over 80 MSF-supported and run the statement further read. who would not speak for attribution. Meantime, Doctors Without Borders Sa’ada and Hajjah governorates unsafe health structures in 2015 and early 2016. Yemen has been under Saudi military Clinton and her campaign have repeatedly pointed to the (MSF/Médecins Sans Frontières) has an- for both patients and staff,” it added. The MSF said that it had held two strikes since late March 2015. The war use of personal email by Powell and other government offi- nounced that it is evacuating its staff from The MSF decision to pull its staff out of meetings with high-ranking Saudi officials was launched in a bid to reinstate Abd cials to try and explain the email controversy to voters, but six hospitals in northern Yemen, saying it the war-torn country was made follow- involved in the war on Yemen in the past Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, who has stepped Clinton has not said publicly that Powell personally recom- cannot get assurances that its hospitals ing a number of deadly Saudi airstrikes eight months and had been assured that down as Yemen’s president but is now mended that she shun the official govt. email system. will not be bombed again by the House on MSF-run hospitals, the most recent attacks on hospitals would end. seeking to grab power by force, and In his memoir, “It Worked for Me,” Powell writes about his of Saud regime warplanes. of which was carried out on Monday on MSF said on Thursday that it was pulling to undermine the Ansarullah (Houthi) personal email, and he has taken pride in having tried to ad- The decision was “never taken light- Abs Hospital in Hajjah province. The air- its staff from six hospitals in northern Yem- movement. vance the antiquated technology practices at the State De- ly,” said the Paris-based relief agency in strike killed at least 19 hospital staff and en after a Saudi air strike hit a health facility The air campaign, carried out with- partment. But his use of personal email and Clinton’s aren’t a statement on Thursday, condemning patients and wounded 24 others. operated by the group, killing 19 people. out any international mandate, has killed entirely parallel. Powell did not have a server at his house or the Saudi “indiscriminate bombings and In a report released on May, the inter- “Aerial bombings have however con- about 10,000 people, most of them civil- rely on outside contractors, as Clinton did at her home in unreliable reassurances”. national aid agency said at least 100 staff tinued, despite the fact that MSF has sys- ians, according to local Yemeni sources. Chappaqua, N.Y. “Given the intensity of the current of- members, patients and caretakers had tematically shared the GPS coordinates of (Source: agencies) A State Department inspector general report released in May said Powell and other senior officials had used person- al email accounts for official business, but that by the time Takfiri terror propped up by Israel: Hezbollah Clinton took office the rules were clear that using a private server in such a manner was neither allowed nor encouraged Hezbollah warns against Israel road building in S. Lebanon because of “significant security risks.” The Lebanese resistance movement of Hezbollah says Syria and Lebanon without any evidence on the ground In Clinton’s case, the practice has created particular con- the Israeli regime supports the Takfiri terrorists operating that the Takfiri terrorist group has been meaningfully dis- troversy because of her family’s foundation and its donors in the Middle East region. lodged. who had varying political and business interests while Clinton “Takfiri terrorism, which is supported by the Israeli Qassem said Takfiris “threaten the Islamic identity, hu- was secretary of state. On Thursday, the Clinton Foundation terrorism, is the central crisis in the region,” Sheikh Naim man existence and future generations.” confirmed that it would no longer accept foreign or corpo- Qassem, who is Hezbollah’s deputy secretary general, He said Hezbollah “has been and remains Leb- rate funds should Clinton win in November. said on Thursday. anon’s pillar for stability, and without it, Lebanon Although he did not recommend criminal charges, Comey Israel, which continues to occupy Lebanon’s Shebaa would have vanished in the wind of regional cri- said in July that Clinton’s exclusive reliance on a private email Farms and Syria’s Golan Heights, is widely known for its ses.” address and server had been “extremely careless.” support for terrorists trying to topple the government of Hezbollah is credited with driving Israeli troops out The State Department has asked to review the notes from President Bashar al-Assad of Syria. of southern Lebanon in the 2006 war. The resistance Clinton’s session with the FBI before they are released, in case It offers medical help to the Takfiri terrorists who movement fought another war with Israel in 2000. they include sensitive information. Clinton aides have expressed are injured in fighting inside Syria. According to Israel’s Hezbollah warns against Israel road building in concerns that in the meantime congressional Republicans will Channel 2 television, the number of militants treated by southern Lebanon try to leak parts of the materials to hurt Clinton’s campaign. Israeli medical staff since 2011 has reached 2,100. government forces in their fight against Takfiri terrorists. Elsewhere, Hezbollah has warned against the ongo- GOP preps tough perjury case against Clinton In December 2015, British newspaper The Daily Mail Back in May, Hezbollah said Takfiri terrorist groups had ing construction of a road by Israel in Israeli-occupied Meantime, House Republicans are doubling down in their said Israel had saved the lives of more than 2,000 Takfiri killed the movement’s top military commander Mustafa Lebanese territory. effort to bring perjury charges against Clinton over her testi- militants since 2013. Badreddine in Syria. The regime is building the two-kilometer-long road mony last year to the House Select Committee on Benghazi. In August 2014, Fateh al-Sham Front, formerly known In his Thursday remarks, Qassem said, “We have de- in the Shebaa Farms in southern Lebanon, which it oc- GOP (Grand Old Party) lawmakers have claimed that the as al-Nusra Front, and the Islamic State in Iraq and the termined the risks… and found that we have to count on cupied alongside vast expanses of other Arab territories Democratic presidential nominee broke the law by lying un- Levant (ISIL/Daesh) terrorist groups overran the eastern ourselves [to confront] the two branches of terrorism,” in 1967. der oath about her private email setup during her marathon Lebanese town of Arsal, killing a number of Lebanese namely Takfiri terrorism and Israeli terrorism. The work “exposes the limitless Zionist greed for Leb- appearance in October. forces. They took 30 soldiers hostage, most of whom “We have always said that resistance is the solution,” anese land and wealth,” the Lebanese resistance move- Next month, Republicans on the House Judiciary Com- have been released. he said. ment further said in its statement. mittee plan to make the issue a central part of a hearing Since then, the army and Hezbollah have been de- The Hezbollah official also lashed out at the United The movement also called on the Lebanese govern- with senior officials from the FBI, a committee aide said on fending Lebanon on the eastern frontier, preventing ter- States for not engaging ISIL “in any real confrontation ment to “conduct its normal role in defending Lebanon’s Thursday. rorism in neighboring Syria from spilling over into the — despite having the capacity [to do so].” sovereignty and take the necessary measures to con- Legally, the GOP faces a tough case. Politically, however, country. Since 2014, the United States and dozens of its allies front” the Israeli move. raising the perjury allegations would be a way to keep the Hezbollah fighters have also been assisting Syrian have been pounding what they say are ISIL targets in (Source: Press TV) issue of Clinton’s truthfulness in the public eye throughout the fall as she battles Republican nominee Donald Trump for the White House. Chinese Navy holds deep-sea combat drills in Sea of Japan amid mounting tensions Proving that someone committed perjury means over- China’s navy has carried out deep-sea lowed international law. coming a high hurdle: that the person knowingly told a false- military exercises in the Sea of Japan, just “Exercises far out at sea in internation- hood under oath. days after Tokyo warned against esca- al waters are commonly done by world Convincing lawyers at the Department of Justice to take lating tensions in the region following a navies, and this year our navy has many the case would also be difficult because prosecutors would record number of Chinese government times organized fleets to carry out exer- have to prove that what the former secretary of State said vessels being spotted around a group of cises far out in the Western Pacific,” the during the 11-hour hearing was directly at odds with the truth. disputed islands. commander said, as cited by PLA Daily. Politically, hearings, letters and the other trappings of As reported by the Xinhua newspaper, “This deep-sea exercise is part of Washington could be useful for the GOP. citing a source in the navy, the exercises our annual training arrangements, it is Polls have consistently shown that voters have doubts started on Thursday and lasted through not aimed against any specific country, about Clinton’s honesty and trustworthiness. Friday. The source did not disclose the ex- region or target, and is conducted in Even if the perjury allegations don’t save Trump, they act location of the drills, but said they were accordance with international law and could help down-ballot Republicans fighting against the cur- done in a “certain part of the Sea of Japan.” practice,” he added, noting that foreign rent. Battleground states polls in Virginia and Colorado have The Chinese military’s official newspaper, reconnaissance aircraft were spotted in shown Trump running behind Clinton by double-digits. the People’s Liberation Army Daily, report- the area where the drills were carried out. The GOP heads of the House Judiciary and Oversight ed that among the vessels taking part in The Sea of Japan is a strategic waterway Committees outlined the potential case against Clinton in a the exercises were a missile destroyer, two bordered by Japan, Russia, South Korea some of the vessels allegedly entering Chinese fishermen. joint letter this week to Washington’s top federal prosecutor. frigates, and a supply ship of the Jingzhou and North Korea. It is connected with the Japanese territorial waters. The United States has also become The Justice Department decided last month not to press distant sea training fleet – all returning from East China Sea, which is a bone of conten- China’s territorial disputes do not end involved in the, dispatching warships charges against Clinton for mishandling sensitive material af- ‘Rim of the Pacific’ (RIMPAC) multinational tion between China and Japan. The two with Japan and the East China Sea. Bei- and military planes to the disputed area ter a yearlong FBI investigation. naval exercises hosted by the United States states have been at odds over the Senkaku jing has repeatedly claimed sovereignty and conducting military drills there while Democrats have written off the GOP’s call for a prose- in Hawaii. These were ‘battling’ against ves- islands, located roughly due east of main- over islets and their adjacent waters in the claiming this is done to ensure the prin- cution, insisting that the move is merely a political gesture sels of the East China Sea Fleet. The exact land China. The group of uninhabited islets South China Sea, even after the Hague’s ciples of freedom of navigation in inter- meant to attack Clinton’s credibility. number of the ships taking part in the ex- is potentially rich in undersea oil reserves Arbitration Court waived China’s claims national waters and increasingly getting To be sure, Clinton has repeatedly made statements about ercises was not given. currently controlled by Japan. to the Spratly Islands, as disputed by the on Chinese nerves. On Wednesday, the her email system over the course of the last year and a half Citing drill commander Xu Haihua, China however claims the discovery Philippines – a decision China has refused U.S. Air Force for the first time flew all that were later proven false by the FBI. PLA Daily reports that the drills were of a and ownership of the islands dating back to recognize. Japan called on China to ad- three types of its strategic bombers – She has been forced to walk back her claims that there routine nature and were planned before- to the 14th century and has been build- here to the ruling, but Beijing responded the B-52, B-1B, and B-2 – in a joint drill was no classified information was on the messages she sent hand, adding they were meant to help ing artificial islands in the vicinity. by warning Tokyo not to interfere. over the disputed waters, allegedly to and received. A total of 113 emails contained information that enhance the Chinese fleet’s ability to fight Last week, Japanese officials warned China is also at odds with Indonesia, demonstrate “the U.S. commitment to was classified at the time the messages were sent, Comey far out at sea, test soldiers on the open China against escalating tensions in the with the latter even planning to change supporting global security.” Beijing has asserted last month. water, and practice formation reconnais- region after more than 200 Chinese fish- the name of a 200 marine-mile-long strip repeatedly criticized such U.S. actions She also insisted that all of the work-related emails were sance and decision-making. ing boats, Coast Guard and other gov- of the South China Sea to establish an as a provocation, stressing they pose a given to the State Department for safekeeping, though in According to Haihua, they were car- ernment ships were seen in a contigu- EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone) around threat to the region’s security. fact thousands were marked as personal and deleted. ried out in international waters and fol- ous zone near the disputed Islands, with its Natuna Islands, frequently visited by (Source: RT) (Source: agencies) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY AAUGUSTUGUST 220,0, 22016016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/economy

SNIPPETS ONGC to finalize Armenia to ease talks on Iranian Iran’s access to global markets: envoy gas project by ECONOMY TEHRAN — Armenia will make deskan easy path for Iranian business- end of Sept. men to access the global markets, IRNA quoted Ar- menian ambassador to Tehran Artashes Tumanyan as saying on August 17. 1 According to IRNA, addressing a meeting with Shabanpour underscored that the main goal targeted economic actors and businessmen of Iran’s north- by the Indian side has been increasing the daily production western Qazvin province, the envoy noted that Ar- level in Farzad-B from 1.1 billion cubic feet up to two billion menia is a safe gateway to enter the markets of cubic feet. Georgia, Russia and Eastern Europe. “The two sides share close stances on financial and invest- Armenia's membership in Eurasia alliance has ment issues,” he said, “initial agreements have been reached.” resulted in removal of tax and customs barriers and Shabanpour added that according to ONGC’s demand, to develop Farzad-B gas field in the Persian Gulf by October Indian companies: ONGC, Oil India Limited and Indian Oil Iranian traders have the opportunity to export their some remained investigation will be conducted by the In- and companies involved in the deal were given deadlines to Corporation. goods to global markets through this country, he dian experts and the eventual agreement will be finalized complete negotiations. The field has been left undeveloped due to international added. in the near future. Farzad-B, with estimated reserves of 12.8 trillion cubic anti-Iran sanctions that have gradually begun to be lifted Earlier in March, Iran and India agreed to sign a contract feet of gas, was opened in 2008 by a consortium of three this year. Iran able to raise gas exports to Turkey by 6 mcm/d: official Iran to dispatch trade delegation to Oman ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran’s Trade events namely Food & Hospitality Oman “We hope that with the powerful pres- ity with business partners, meeting with deskPromotion Organization 2016 and the 6th Oman Health Exhibition ence of Iranian private sector in these senior government officials, improving ECONOMY TEHRAN — Islamic Republic of (TPO) has announced that a high-ranking and Conference 2016 being held in Muscat events, good results will be achieved”, he trade turnover between the two countries, desk Iran is able to increase its gas ex- trade delegation is heading Oman on Sep- and this would be a great opportunity for said. negotiating with Oman’s private sector to ports to Turkey by 6 million cubic meters per day tember 19 with the aim of marketing as well Iranian companies to secure their market Iran’s exports to Oman in the first four assess the market potential and familiarity (mcm/d), Shana reported on Friday quoting Na- as expansion of export and investment, IRIB in Oman. months of the current Iranian calendar year with the rules and regulations of the target tional Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) Managing Di- news agency reported. The official noted that TPO has held (March 20-July 21, 2016) have witnessed a country, visiting the commercial and indus- rector Hamidreza Araqi as saying. According to the TPO Vice President intensive talks with Oman’s government of- 161 percent growth compared to the same trial centers and attending concurrent ex- The official noted that Iran’ gas export to Turkey Mohammad-Reza Modoudi, The visit ficials and private sector to ensure the best period last year, Modoudi added. hibitions are among the programs sched- stands at 30 mcm/d for the time being and NIGC will be concurrent with two international outcomes from the visit. Exchange of experience and familiar- uled for the delegation on its visit to Oman. has the ability to raise this figure to 36 mcm/d. Iran has exported 2.93 billion cubic meters of gas to Turkey since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20). Japan manufacturers' mood at lowest since 2013: Reuters Tankan Japanese manufacturers' mood soured cent of the economy. of around 100 to the dollar JPY=, exporters machinery and electronics. It was seen in August to its lowest since 2013 when The monthly poll of 533 big and mid- of cars and electronics complained about bouncing to 6 in November. the central bank embarked on aggressive sized firms on August 1-16, of which 275 a profit squeeze, although a stronger cur- The sentiment indexes subtract the NEWS monetary easing, a Reuters poll showed, responded, was taken just as Prime Min- rency also drives down the cost of imports. percentage of companies saying condi- reflecting the pain caused by a rising yen ister Shinzo Abe unveiled new economic "Domestic car sales have declined and tions are poor from those saying condi- Singapore wants to be and highlighting the huge task facing poli- stimulus early this month, which appeared we have suffered a foreign-exchange loss tions are good. A positive number means Asia’s Sweden in push for cymakers to generate growth. to have little impact on Japanese business for exports due to appreciation of the optimists outnumber pessimists. The Reuters Tankan, which tracks the morale. yen," a manager at a transport equipment Abe's cabinet this month unveiled cashless payment Bank of Japan's quarterly tankan survey, The survey comes on the heels of data maker said in the survey, which companies stimulus of 13.5 trillion yen ($135 billion) in found the service sector's mood rose for that showed the economy stalled in the answer anonymously. fiscal measures, hoping it would help the Singapore plans to reduce the role of cash and checks in its the first time in five months, a sign of fra- second quarter as weak exports and a The sentiment index for manufactur- economy counter external headwinds and economy by encouraging banks to switch to digital payments, gility rather than strength in private con- strong yen curbed capital expenditure. ers fell to 1 from 3 in July, hurt by manu- sustain a recovery. according to the head of the country’s central bank. sumption that constitutes about 60 per- With the yen near a seven-week high facturing industries including cars, food, (Source: Reuters) “For consumers, the use of cash for daily payments is high,” Ravi Menon, managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, said at a financial technology conference on Friday. PICTURE OF THE DAY SHANA/ Nazila Haghighati Iranian economic "For businesses, the use of checks is relatively high too.” Menon said cash in circulation in Singapore is the equivalent delegation to tour 6 Latin of 8.8 percent of gross domestic product, compared to just over 2 percent in Sweden. An average of 12.7 checks were written American countries soon per person in Singapore in 2014, compared with practically none ECONOMY TEHRAN — An Ira- in Sweden, he added. This costs Singapore about S$2 billion desknian economic delega- ($1.5 billion) per year, mostly for storage and processing, which tion will soon travel to six Latin American Menon described as a "non-trivial" amount. countries namely Venezuela, Cuba, Nica- Singapore is aiming to be a hub for the financial technology ragua, Ecuador, Chile, and Bolivia to dis- industry in Asia, in an attempt to bolster its economy, create jobs cuss enhancement of different economic, and cement its position as a regional banking center. trade, and investment ties besides diplo- Menon said the MAS is asking the country’s banks to pass on matic ones, ISNA reported on Friday. to their customers the full cost of paper-intensive services, such As reported, being comprised of as the processing of checks, to encourage them to switch to some Iranian trade officials and also digital payments. The MAS also wants to see a majority of those those from the private sector, the del- transactions made using cellphones, or national ID or other se- egation seeks development of bilateral cure numbers, rather than bank account numbers, over the next ties with each of the named countries year, Menon said. via thoroughly exploitation of each Singapore, along with Finland, the U.S., Sweden and the U.K., side’s capacities. are the economies that are most ready to use digital payments, Iran is also aimed at making joint in- based on the high use of mobile phones and banking services, vestments with each of the said countries according to a Citigroup Incorporation report published in June. in a third country on the way to have a Apple Incorporation introduced its mobile payment service Ap- share in other Latin American markets. ple Pay in Singapore in April. Samsung Electronics Comapny fol- To guarantee its access to third coun- lowed with its own service two months later. tries’ markets, the Islamic Republic’s re- (Source: Bloomberg) lation with each of the six countries is defined differently from the other ones, regarding their available resources and potentials. Gold dragged down by Besides imports of foodstuff includ- ing meat and some grains as well as U.S. Fed rate hike views exports of nuts, carpets, pharmaceuti- cal products, medical equipment, and Gold fell on Friday for the first time this week as hawkish comments A view of Neka oil terminal in the north of Iran. The swap of Caspian Sea crude oil will be resumed at the terminal within a month. The daily swap will be 100,000 barrels in the beginning, while the country is fully ready for the swap of 500,000 barrel per day, according to technical and engineering services, Iran from U.S. Federal Reserve officials renewed bets on a U.S. rate hike targets entering a new chapter of its re- Pirouz Mousavi, the managing director of Iranian Oil Terminals Company. this year, but was still on track to end the week with modest gains. lation with Latin Americans. Spot gold was down 0.4 percent at $1,346.56 an ounce at 0358 GMT, but up 0.8 percent for the week. U.S. gold dropped 0.4 percent to $1,351.60 an ounce. U.S. extends ZTE Volvo and Uber team U.S. technology San Francisco Fed President John Williams on Thursday joined a growing chorus of his colleagues signaling support for a U.S. inter- reprieve on alleged up to develop self- company cisco to lay est rate hike in coming months. New York Fed President William Iran sanctions driving cars off 5,500 employees Dudley reinforced his confidence on a possible interest-rate hike for violations a second time in the week. Dallas Fed president Robert Kaplan, however, saw limited room Chinese smartphone maker ZTE Corp Volvo Car Group has agreed a $300 US multinational technology company to maneuver on rate hikes. said it has won a further reprieve to million alliance with Uber to develop self- Cisco Systems Inc. (Cisco) will cut about 7 Reports showed the number of Americans filing for unemploy- November 28 on tough export restrictions driving cars, the latest move by traditional percent of its global workforce, laying off ment benefits fell more than expected last week, while manufactur- that were imposed on the company by the vehicle manufacturers to team up with about 5,500 people during the first three ing activity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region saw a mild improvement U.S. government in March. Silicon Valley firms seen as threats to their months of the next year, the corporation this month. ZTE would continue to cooperate with industry. announced in a press statement. "There is no clear direction from the Fed. Adding to that there relevant U.S. government departments The partnership will allow the Swedish- Cisco Systems is the largest networking are mixed views from the Fed officials," said Brian Lan, managing to reach a final solution on the matter, based carmaker, owned by China's Geely, company that designs, manufactures and director at Singapore-based gold dealer GoldSilver Central. the Shenzhen-based company said on and ride-hailing service Uber to pool exports hardware worldwide. Members of the Fed's rate-setting Federal Open Market Com- Friday. resources into initially developing the The company explained that it has to mittee were generally upbeat about the U.S. economy and labor The agency offered the company a autonomous driving capabilities of its reduce expenses in lower growth areas market, but several said any slowdown in future hiring would augur three-month relief from the restrictions, flagship XC90 SUV model. The investment and increase funding for top producing against a near-term hike. which was later extended to August 30. will be shared roughly equally by the two regions. Gold is highly sensitive to rising rates, which lift the opportunity companies.

cost of holding non-yielding assets such as bullion, while boosting NEWS IN BRIEF NEWS IN BRIEF the dollar, in which it is priced. (Source: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y http://www.tehrantimes.com AAUGUSTUGUST 20,20, 20162016 HISTORY & HERITAGE 5

Iran’s tourism sector growing, A CLOSER LOOK How technology can help but is it enough? you travel and save 1 hotel-building under the 11th [incumbent] government,” Sol- tanifar said, adding “35 four- and five-star hotels have become “The implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Technology has changed the way we travel, from lodging to operational in the past three years. 170 more such hotels will Action, JCPOA, has paved ground for growth and develop- flight information. But it can also save us money on planning be built over the next five years.” In this vein, the government ment in the country’s tourism sector,” said Masoud Soltanifar, and beyond. has signed contracts with several countries including Turkey, vice president and chairman of ICHTO, in a speech earlier this Lucas Peterson, our Germany, France and Spain to build dozens of four- and five- month. More recently, the head of the Trade Promotion Or- Frugal Traveler column- star hotels in a number of Iranian cities. ganization of Iran, Valiollah Afkhami-Rad, said the country has ist, joined our readers for As part of its efforts to overhaul the tourism industry, Rou- achieved two-thirds of its targeted $4 billion revenue from the a Facebook discussion hani’s administration has also extended the length of visas is- tourism industry over the past five months. “Incoming tourists on these topics, suggest- sued on arrival, from one month to three months. At present, have brought more than $2.8 billion of revenues since the be- ing tools and techniques citizens of 190 countries can enter Iran with visas issued on ginning of the current Iranian year (March 20).” for the budget-conscious arrival. Of note, this scheme does not apply to citizens of 11 At present, there are about 1,100 hotels throughout Iran. traveler. countries — including the United States, the UK and Canada. However, only 104 of them are listed as five-star and four-star Here are a few tips from To attract more foreign tourists, Tehran has signed tourist ex- hotels. Aware of the importance of hotels in attracting foreign opened tourism offices in Shanghai and Guangzhou. that chat — read it in full change agreements with several countries, including Russia. The travelers, the Iranian government has thus moved to estab- Projects to develop international airports in major cities on our Facebook page. government is additionally pursuing plans to attract 5% of Chi- lish exemption of income taxes for companies to accelerate including Tehran, Isfahan and Mashhad as well as establish- To save, Try SIM cards nese tourists who go abroad for vacations. Indeed, it has already hotel-building projects. “A revolution has taken place in Iran’s ing direct flights to European cities via French, German and Overseas phone plans Italian airlines are also among the measures taken by the can be complicated and Announcement” government. According to Iranian officials, these measures “First expensive. We recom- Quality Assessment Announcement for have resulted in a 12% increase in the number of incoming mend giving SIM cards a tourists over the past three years. As part of its 20-year vision, shot. Stop into a local car- Construction, Shipment and Delivery of Port & Marine Iran is hoping to attract 20 million tourists per year by 2025, rier’s shop and get one — just make sure your phone is un- Machineries & Equipment generating an estimated $25 billion to $30 billion in revenues. locked first. 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Hotels can be # 40, Abbasi Anari, North Motahari, Darya Blvd., Paknejad, Saadat Abad, Tehran, IRAN and the increase in the number of foreign tourists in just as good of a deal at the last-minute — and might recent years, experts say Iran is well-positioned to finally # All manufacturers obliged to consider law of max internal usage possibilities as local partner. be easier in some respects (no meeting up to exchange boost its tourism sector after years of stagnation. How- keys, for example). # The cost of advertising is responsible to the winner. ever, it will likely take some time to realize the country’s For an overseas power source, go small This is to emphasize that the relevant receipt against submitting of the said documents and forms must be true potential; as some argue, more investment in infra- What device is essential to powering and charg- kept for further steps. structure is imperative before it can even compete with ing overseas? 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6 INTERNATIONAL AUGUST 20, 2016 http://www.tehrantimes.com Who do you hate the least? The dilemma for French voters

By Noah Barkin lar modern leader before Hollande beat him in of the centrist Democratic Movement, joins the But the situation in France stands out because 2012 and claimed the mantle for himself. fray, he perhaps has a glimmer of hope. the country has such a desperate need for new n Michel Houellebecq’s bleak satirical novel So the next French election could well boil Le Pen’s chances of winning a second-round ideas and leadership to pull it out of its economic I“Submission”, the French political order is down to a choice between two failed presi- run-off are seen as extremely slim. But the an- malaise and spiraling crisis of confidence. turned on its head after the soul-crushing dents who are viewed with disdain by a ma- tipathy towards both Hollande and Sarkozy On the right, the alternative to Sarkozy is re-election in 2017 of Francois Hollande, the jority of French voters, and Marine Le Pen, the makes it difficult to completely rule out a Le Alain Juppe, the 70-year-old former prime most unpopular president the country has ever leader of the far-right National Front. Pen victory. minister, foreign minister and defense minister. seen. “It would be election by elimination,” says Unlike in 2002, when Socialist voters held Polls suggest Juppe would have an easier A “strange, oppressive mood settled over Thomas Guenole, a political scientist and co- their noses and backed center candidate ride to the presidency. And although there is France, a kind of suffocating despair, all-en- founder of consulting firm Vox Politica. The Jacques Chirac in the second round to stop Le nothing “new” about him, he enjoys broader compassing, but shot through with glints of “choice facing French voters would be: who do Pen’s father Jean-Marie, the appetite for cross- support than his conservative rival, with 58 insurrection,” writes Houellebecq in his 2015 you hate the least?” ing party lines to back Hollande or Sarkozy Sarkozy (L) and Hollande percent of French saying they could accept him bestseller. The next president would be far more limited - in part because as president, according to the Ifop poll. Nine months before real French voters go to A survey by Ifop last month asked French Marine Le Pen has spent years softening the Houellebecq describes in his book. But the recent attacks - a mass killing on the the polls, this gloomy vision - or some variation voters who they would not want to see elected image of the National Front. France is not the only country whose voters promenade in Nice and the throat-slitting of a of it -- no longer seems quite so outlandish. next year under any circumstances. Hollande “If elections were taking place today she face poor choices. Catholic priest in a church near Rouen - have Hollande, 62, may be a long-shot to win came out on top at 73 percent. Sarkozy and Le would have no chance,” said Dominique Moisi, The U.S. election campaign is playing out in shifted the focus of the campaign to security, re-election. But the chances of him emerging Pen were not far behind, at 66 and 63 percent, senior adviser at the French Institute for Inter- similar fashion, with Democrat Hillary Clinton and immigration and national identity, themes that as the Socialist candidate for president remain respectively. national Affairs (IFRI). “But if they are taking Republican Donald Trump both intensely disliked play to Sarkozy’s strengths as a hardline former high despite his abysmal approval ratings, now Perhaps the only certainty in such a race, is place in a context of new terrorist attacks you by large portions of the U.S. voting population. interior minister. hovering in the mid-teens. that Le Pen, whose party is comfortably ahead of cannot exclude this scenario.” In Germany, which will hold an election in Sarkozy is climbing in the polls and Juppe, Also high, following a string of horrific at- Hollande’s Socialists and Sarkozy’s Republicans in Unpopular candidates the autumn of 2017, voters may feel they have seen for months as the frontrunner, is falling tacks in France that have made security the the polls, would make it into the second round. Regardless of who emerges victorious, the little choice but to give Angela Merkel a fourth as a November primary to decide the center top issue in the campaign, are the chances that The expectation is that Hollande, if he did choice between three deeply unpopular can- term, despite deep misgivings over her han- candidate for president approaches. Whoever his main challenger could be Nicolas Sarkozy, run, would not. But if he is up against Sarkozy didates could deepen the sense of alienation dling of Europe’s refugee crisis. There are sim- wins that primary will be the favorites to be- 61, the man who was France’s most unpopu- in the first round and if Francois Bayrou, leader in France, fuelling a despondency akin to what ply no attractive alternatives. come France’s next president. 9

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The 2 fears Muslims face COMMENT Nigeria must seek help on after NY imam's killing Boko Haram In April 2014, Boko Haram kidnapped more than 270 girls from are but symptoms of a deeper and ev- a school in the remote town of Chibok in Nigeria. The incident By Khalid Latif er-growing bigotry that our nation must sparked worldwide outrage and a strong online campaign en- ast Saturday afternoon, Maulama confront. dorsed by, among others, America’s first lady. Yet two years on, Akonjee, a 55-year-old old imam Every day seems to bring news of most of the girls are still miss- L ing. and Thara Uddin, 64, his assistant mass shootings, more hate displaced imam, were shot in the head and killed onto minorities and extreme voices from Last week, the group re- outside of the mosque that they serve in the Republican party -- by turns bigot- leased a video showing a mil- Queens, New York City. ed and silent when it is strategic for their itant standing before a few Law enforcement has said the motiva- campaigns. We shouldn't forget that it dozen girls. It is believed that tion for the killing is not clear at the mo- was Ben Carson who said that he would the girls featured in the video ment -- it may well prove to be unrelated never let a Muslim into his cabinet and are with a breakaway faction to the victim's faith. that a Muslim could never be president, led by group leader Abubakar But that's not the way the killing is be- Marco Rubio, who said he would be Shekau. ing received by Muslims from Queens, open to shutting down mosques if they This is the third video to be throughout New York City and pretty inspire radicalization, and Ted Cruz, who released of the girls since they much everywhere else in the country. said only those refugees fleeing ISIS who were kidnapped more than Many readily believe that these two men could prove they are Christian should be two years ago. Despite intel- were targeted because of their faith and taken into our country. ligence and logistic support that this was a hate crime. They were scarcely called out then, from the United States, the United Kingdom, France and China, efforts to find and rescue the Are we wrong? Possibly. But in the Thara Uddin Maulama Akonjee and their words aren't that different from current political climate being, why would what's being said today. girls have not yet succeeded. we not feel targeted? Most people that I Georgetown University recently issued ual and at times multiple attacks each day. It is statement like these that give The main reason seems to be the apparent lack of effort put have spoken to in NYC have two fears: a report showing a direct increase in Is- Each one of those numbers represents a rise and justification to those here and into trying to find the girls by the Nigerian authorities. President 1) that it could have been any one of us lamophobia in the United States tied to person, some of them children, some of abroad who have burned down and van- Muhammadu Buhari, who has claimed that Boko Haram has and 2) things are seemingly going to get the presidential election. them women, some of them elderly. We dalized mosques all over this country, been “technically defeated”, has admitted in the past that his gov- a lot worse. Its findings show that the number of won't see their faces, the turmoil and an- who pushed a woman wearing headscarf ernment has no idea where the girls are. In the video, the masked Islamophobia attacks on Muslims is up from 2014 in guish that their family members have felt or onto train tracks, shot cab drivers, and Boko Haram fighter taunts Buhari: “You keep lying in your media Islamophobia did not start with Don- 2015 alone there were “approximately anything else that helps us to understand even may have provided validation for that you will rescue them; they have been with us for over two ald Trump, but it definitely has escalat- 174 reported incidents of anti-Muslim what it really is like to be Muslim at this time. three young men in New York who alleg- years, yet you don’t know where they are.” ed thanks to him and other Republican violence and vandalism, including 12 The headlines won't reference them edly attacked a sixth-grade Muslim girl. It is understandable that Buhari would think of this as an inter- candidates who have sown distrust and murders; 29 physical assaults; 50 threats by name or provide other humanizing As they punched her, beat her, tried to nal issue. Indeed, many Nigerians are frustrated that the Chibok loathing during this election season. against persons or institutions; 54 acts factors. Most won't even have stories rip the scarf off her head, they allegedly girls crowd out other news from Nigeria. But the return of the From the perspective of many Muslims, of vandalism or destruction of property; written about them at all. The only thing called her ISIS. girls is vital, not merely for the families who miss them, but for the the unchecked rhetoric coming from too 8 arsons; and 9 shootings or bombings, that will continue to be covered are the I'd like to believe that Saturday's hor- psychological blow it would strike against Boko Haram and the many politicians in our country and much among other incidents.” voices and comments made that lead to- rendous attack is not a hate crime, and wider terrorist movement. of Europe has made it seem fully justifi- It's more alarming when you break it wards this kind of violence existing in the that in any case, it will be the last attack of The longer the girls remain kidnapped, the harder it will be able to commit acts of violence against down by month. The study shows that first place. a Muslim we will see. But it is hard to be to find them. Already Boko Haram has fragmented into at least Muslims without any consequence. anti-Muslim attacks surged at numerous The disparaging comments that Don- optimistic as the elections in November two factions – the government says it is in contact with those who Women, children and the elderly, in points correlating directly with rhetoric ald Trump has made over the campaign draw nearer. released the video, but it is unclear which faction they mean. If the addition to people who are Hindu, Sikh coming out of the election. against minorities of all kinds --includ- Bigotry and hatred against Muslims two factions begin to wage a war against one another, a not-un- and from numerous other backgrounds, In December 2015 alone, there were ing Muslims, Latinos, African Americans, will be deemed unacceptable only when known phenomenon among terrorist groups, the girls could be have all been victims of attacks due to 53 total attacks -- that represents individ- women and those with special needs -- each one of us does our part to speak out caught in the firing line. their actual and perceived associations against it. If the murders of two fathers, If there is any hope of putting an end to this horrendous spiral with Islam and the racialization of the Georgetown University recently issued each leaving behind a wife and three chil- of violence, it has to be through security cooperation with the faith. With an election upon us, every day a report showing a direct increase in dren is not enough for us to stop and re- region’s states and the international community. The fate of the there is an increased likelihood of vio- Islamophobia in the United States tied to the flect, I am not sure what will need to take Chibok girls is now important far beyond Nigeria. Buhari should lence against Muslims. place to move our hearts in a direction of recognize this, and if his government needs assistance, he ought I'm not indulging in hyperbole here. presidential election. real understanding. (Source: CNN) to ask. (Source: The National) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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The researchers cited a study that showed half of all jobs part of the solar spectrum to mend quantitative guidelines, it is appropriate to promote Physical activities required some sort of activity in the 1960s, but now fewer disinfect water. the advisory, 'Sit less, move more'." "Regardless of how much physical activity someone than 20 percent do. The device is made of glass At least 30 minutes a day of moderate exercise — walk- gets, prolonged sedentary time could negatively impact (Source: NBC News) and invisible layers of molyb- denum disulfide. That com- pound becomes a photocata- An 18-year study of bees finally sheds light Have scientists discovered a fifth lyst that produces hydrogen peroxide (a disinfectant) when on something that may be wiping them out basic force of nature? hit with visible light. In this case, the device For years, there's been suspicion that A new study published in the Physical killed 99.99 percent of bacteria after 20 minutes of use in 25 a class of pesticides known as neonico- Review Letters might indicate a fifth milliliters of water. While this device is incredibly cheap and easy tinoids are bad for bees. The chemicals, fundamental force beyond the four we to manufacture, the researchers stipulate that they only tested it which farmers apply to their crops to keep already know. A fifth force, if it does with lab-produced E. coli and lactic acid bacteria. It isn’t proven away insects that munch through their exist, would carry wide-ranging impli- to effectively destroy viruses or chemicals. harvests, are among the most used bug- cations for our understanding of the (Source: The Verge) killers out there. universe. But ecologists have worried the chem- The data for the study come from icals also affect the insects that help sup- experiments conducted last year by a port harvests. team of nuclear physicists at the Hun- Climate change alters the Bees have been mysteriously disap- garian Academy of Sciences. The team rules of sperm competition pearing in what's called colony collapse was trying to find evidence of "dark disorder, which some scientists believe means the researchers could actually photons," theoretical indicators of the Hungarian scientists, instead of being a in the sea neonicotinoids are contributing to. establish a baseline for how bees were chronically elusive dark matter, which dark photon, could be a "protophobic That's a problem because the polli- doing before farmers began widely us- scientists have been trying to detect X boson," a particle that only interacts The impact of climate change on global seawater conditions nation work bees do is hugely valuable. ing the chemicals. directly for decades. with electrons and neutrons, and then could change the rules of sperm competition for many impor- Commercially managed honeybees pro- Neonicotinoids are used particu- The data the team collected seemed only at extremely close range. Nor- tant marine species, a pioneering new study has shown. duce about $15 billion in value for the larly on rapeseed, one variety of which to indicate evidence of a new kind of mal electric force acts on protons and Researchers from the University of Exeter have shown that U.S. alone and wild American bees an- is turned into canola oil. During the particle, about 30 times more massive electrons with positive and negative increasing ocean acidification, brought about by manmade other $9 billion. month or two they bloom, the flowers than an electron, which the team sug- charge, respectively. carbon emissions, reduces sperm performance in a species of There's finally a study that tries to actu- turn swaths of the British countryside a gested could be a dark photon. Fundamental forces sea urchin, slowing down sperm in future ocean conditions. ally parse out the effects neonicotinoids shocking yellow. After the team published the find- The Standard Model can't account Interestingly, they found that different males were affected to have on bees in the wild. It looks at 62 Some bees like the flowers; some ings, a second team of scientists, led for the interaction with any of the four different extents and that this different wild bee species in the UK. don't. So the scientists were able to divvy by Jonathan Feng, professor of physics known fundamental forces. If this is a could change the outcome Species of bees bees up by their taste for rapeseed, then and astronomy at the University of Cal- protophobic X boson, or "X boson," it when rival male ejaculates That's important because while only look at how their populations changed ifornia, Irvine, re-analyzed the results, would provide evidence of a fifth fun- competed to fertilize a batch three species of bees and bumblebees over almost two decades of surveys. according to Space.com. damental force previously unknown in of eggs in the sea. are kept by beekeepers and used com- For a few bees, the scientists estimate The "(first team of) experimentalists physics. The oceans absorb about mercially, experts believe there are about a fifth of their population declines weren’t able to claim that it was a new If so, the reason it's been undetect- one third of the carbon dioxide closer to 250 wild species in the UK and was due to neonicotinoids. force," Professor Feng said, according ed so long is due to the weakness of produced through human ac- 4,000 in the U.S. And while we don't That's not enough to kill off bees taken to University of California, Irvine (UCI) the force being applied. tivities, and this is changing the manage them, we do benefit from their by itself. But pesticides aren't the only chal- News. "They simply saw an excess of The "particle is not very heavy, seawater chemistry. The acidity pollination. lenge bees are facing. Climate change, events that indicated a new particle, and laboratories have had the ener- of seawater has increased by The new study, which was published differences in how we use the land and but it was not clear to them whether it gies required to make it since the ’50s approximately 25 % since the August 16 in the journal Nature Com- what plants they can feed on, and para- was a matter particle or a force-carry- and ’60s,” Timothy Tait, co-author of industrial revolution with fur- munications, also looks at an 18-year sites and diseases that infect bees are also ing particle." the second team's paper, told UCI ther change projected over the timespan that begins before neoni- putting a dent in populations. Feng's team came to the conclu- News. coming century unless emis- cotinoids were introduced in 2002. That (Source: Business Insider) sion that the particle discovered by the (Source: The CSM) sions are dramatically cut. The Exeter research team measured sperm performance in current and simulated future (ocean acidification) conditions us- ing the same techniques employed by infertility clinics to look at Animal study hints at Zika damage potential in adult brains how healthy human sperm are. They also ran competitive fertili- zation trials where males were paired up to compete to fertilize Zika virus can infect developing nerve cells in adults, but it's already shown to be vulnerable to Zika virus in newborns a batch of eggs in each seawater condition with the paternity of unclear what the clinical impact might be, according to a and a likely factor in the damage that leads to microceph- offspring analyzed to identify 'winning' males. mouse experiment that suggests that the unique damage aly. Neural stem cells are found in limited parts of adult from the disease may not be limited to developing fetuses. brains, and in mice are found in two areas: the subventricu- They found that ejaculates containing a greater number of Research developments swimming sperm and ejaculates containing faster swimming sperm lar part of the anterior forebrain and the subgranular part were more successful in current ocean conditions. In several cases In other research developments, new findings today of the hippocampus. the male urchins that won the sperm competition battle in current revealed a role for certain placental cells in fetal Zika infec- Three days after the researchers injected the virus into ocean conditions were not the winners under future conditions. tions, and a report from Brazil yesterday highlighted the the mice's bloodstreams, they harvested the brains and transmission risk from platelet transfusion. used antibodies to identify presence of Zika virus. They Dr. Ceri Lewis, a Marine Biology expert from the College of Life Zika illness is thought to be mild for most adults, and found viral particles surrounding the neural stem cells, with and Environmental Science at the University of Exeter said: The "ma- only about 20% of those infected show symptoms. Guillain- evidence of cell death and a drop in replication. jority of marine species including sea urchins reproduce by releasing Barre syndrome (GBS) is a known complication of Zika and Sujan Shresta, Ph.D., study coauthor and an infectious their sperm and eggs directly into the seawater. Reproduction is of- other viral infections, though reports are rare. Over the disease researcher at La Jolla Institute of Allergy and Immu- ten the most sensitive life stage to environmental stress, so it is really past several months, clinicians have reported other pos- nology, said in a press release from Cell Press, the journal's important to understand how these changes in ocean chemistry will sibly related complications in teens and adults, including publisher, that adult neurogenesis is involved with learn- affect this essential process. Understanding the traits that determine meningitis and myelitis. Cell. Though mice resist Zika infection, scientists have de- ing and memory. "We don't know what this would mean the winners and losers in future conditions helps us unravel the im- Researchers based at Rockefeller University and La Jolla veloped a genetically modified type that is susceptible to in terms of human diseases, or if cognitive behaviors of pacts of change for populations of these important species." Institute of Allergy and Immunology published results from help them study the impact of the virus. an individual could be impacted after infection," she said. (Source: EurekAlert) their experiments with Zika virus in mice today in Cell Stem They focused on neural stems cells, which studies have (Source: CIDRAP) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y http://www.tehrantimes.com/international AUGUST 20, 2016 WORLD IN FOCUS 9

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan there was no doubt they were carried on Thursday accused followers of a Unit- Turkey’s Erdogan links coup out by PKK militants, listed as a terrorist ed States-based Islamic cleric he blames group by Turkey, the United States and for last month’s coup attempt of being suspects and PKK to bomb attacks the European Union. JUMP complicit in attacks by Kurdish militants in The White House condemned the at- Turkey’s southeast which killed 10 people. tacks in a statement on Thursday. Nation- Turkey likely to review ties His linking of Kurdistan Workers Par- al Security Council spokesman Ned Price ty (PKK/Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê) said U.S. officials “are in close touch with with S. Arabia: Georgetown militants to those suspected of being Turkish authorities”, and the two countries professor behind the July 15 coup attempt came will continue to work together to combat as Turkish authorities arrest or dismiss terrorist groups. 1 To do so would incur heavy economic and political tens of thousands in a post-coup purge Authorities have arrested or suspend- costs for Turkey. Therefore, Turkey will remain a NATO mem- that some Western allies worry that Er- ed tens of thousands of police, troops, ber and will try to ease tensions with the U.S. and the EU dogan is using to target broader dis- officials, judges and bureaucrats it says which have resulted from the failed coup d’etat. sent. are linked to Gulen’s movement. Meanwhile, Turkey will try --at least in the short term-- to Erdogan has blamed a network led by Several thousand companies and in- reduce tensions with neighbors such as Iran and Iraq. It might Fethullah Gulen, a cleric in self-imposed stitutions suspected of having financed also reconsider its relations with some Arab States, includ- exile in Pennsylvania since 1999, for the Gulen have been shut. A total of 40,029 ing Saudi Arabia. However, any dramatic departures from failed rebellion launched by rogue sol- people have been detained in investiga- the past should not be expected. This is because Turkey’s diers. tions following the coup, and 20,355 of relations with its neighbors are affected by factors such as His remarks were prompted by bomb them formally arrested, Yildirim said in a geography, history, sectarian affiliation and inter-state rivalry. attacks on Wednesday and Thursday that speech late on Wednesday. For example, it is unlikely that in the long term Turkey will left 10 dead, mostly police and soldiers, Erdogan on Thursday again called on abandon its competition with Iran in the Middle East, Central and wounded 300 in southeastern Turkey U.S. President Barack Obama to extradite Asia and the Caucasus. in an escalation of violence that officials Gulen. U.S. officials say they need to see What is the importance of President Erdogan’s visit blamed on Kurdish PKK militants. clear evidence of the cleric’s involvement. to Russia? “You don’t have to be fortune teller to “I personally asked Obama to extra- A: Erdogan’s visit to Russia was made necessary by eco- see that the FETO is behind the latest PKK dite Gulen a year ago. I have asked him nomic factors. Russia’s willing- attacks in terms of sharing information again after the latest events,” Erdogan “It is very ness to put the past behind also and intelligence,” Erdogan said. said. “Things are moving in a different had much to do with economic FETO is the term Ankara uses for Gu- direction in our country, and a strategic unlikely that factors. Both countries suffered len’s network. partner should not make its partners Turkey will economically because of their In the largest blast, a car bomb tore smoke after the bomb exploded in front killed three soldiers and a member of a work harder.” change its dispute. However, the main win- through a police station in the city of of the complex, destroying part of the fa- village guard militia and wounded anoth- Turkey’s southeast has been scorched ner was Putin as Erdogan had Elazig early on Thursday as officers ar- cade, CNN Turk footage showed. er seven soldiers, they said. by violence since the collapse of a 2-1/2- basic Western to apologize for the dawning of rived for work. Three officers were killed “We have raised the state of alarm to a In Van province, two police officers year ceasefire with the PKK in July last orientation.” Russian airplane and the killing of and 217 people were wounded, 85 of higher level,” Prime Minister Binali Yildirim and one civilian were killed and 73 year. the pilot. Russia showed that it is them police officers, officials said. said at the scene of the attack, where a people were wounded on Wednesday The PKK has since carried out dozens the greater power and that Turkey has to take this fact into A plume of black smoke rose above crowd chanted “Damn the PKK!” when a car bomb exploded near a po- of attacks on police and military posts in account. the city after the blast which uprooted Less than four hours later, a roadside lice station, the local governor’s office the largely Kurdish region in its fight for Can the Turkish-Russian rapprochement help re- trees and gouged a large crater outside bomb believed to have been planted by said. greater autonomy for Turkey’s 15 million solve the Syrian crisis? the police complex. Offices in the police the PKK blasted a military vehicle in Bitlis No one immediately claimed respon- Kurds. A: A Turkish-Russian rapprochement would not be suf- station were left in ruins and filled with province, security sources said. The blast sibility for the bombings, but Yildirim said (Source: Reuters?) ficient to solve the Syrian crisis. Syrian opposition gets its money and volunteers from Arab countries. Therefore with- out their agreement a solution is unlikely. There is also the We are succeeding in our path to reaching “One Humanity” Western angle. In short the solution of the Syrian question requires some kind of agreement and compromise among all 1 It was on this day – exactly 13 years ago – that tunity to draw attention to the continued need for hu- 3. The Paris Agreement on Climate Change in De- interested parties and not Russia and Turkey alone. Sérgio Vieira de Mello – the Special Representative of manitarian assistance worldwide and the importance of cember 2015. However, if Turkey changes its approach towards Syria and the Secretary-General to Iraq – and 21 members of his international cooperation in overcoming this immense 4. The World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul in May especially Assad, it could facilitate finding some solution. team were tragically murdered in the bombing of the – and increasing – global challenge. of this year. In a policy shift Ankara is mostly focusing on the UN Headquarters in Baghdad in 2003. I believe that we are on the right path. I say this The fact that the 193 member-States of the United Middle East. Does this mean that Ankara has no hope to Among those who were killed was Reza Hosseini. because, in the past several months, the world has Nations international community were able to come be a member of the EU? Reza was Iranian. When the explosion killed him and his come together to support four critical international together and agree on a way forward on these four A: Turkey’s interest in the Middle East began soon after colleagues, he was trying to make life a little more safe, agreements – all of which touch in one way or another, important issues is an indication of growing consensus the Soviet Union’s demise and a little healthier and a little happier for people he hardly the way in which we protect our planet and its people. at the international level to prioritize development and “Syrian deepened following the Persian knew. He was saving strangers. These are: sustainable living. Gulf War of 1991 and the later Today, and every day, we honour his life and all those 1. The Sendai Framework on disaster reduction The path to reaching “One Humanity” is well under- opposition developments in the region such who have lost their lives in the service of humanitarian- (March 2015). way. On this special day, we salute those who are on the gets its as the 2003 U.S. invasions of Iraq. ism – that greatest of callings among civilized people. 2. The Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda frontline of this noble ideal. money and It is partly the function of Turkey’s Beyond this, World Humanitarian Day is an oppor- that was agreed in New York in September 2015. Our humanitarian workers. geography which borders on the volunteers Middle Eastern countries such from Arab as Iraq, Syria, and Iran. In recent countries.” years Erdogan’s ambitions to cre- China set to bolster military support for Syria: media ate the Ottoman Empire albeit in Media outlets and political analysts view a recent visit by “The Chinese and Syrian militaries traditionally have a a different guise played a role. However, Turkey never gave a top Chinese military officer to Syria as a show of sup- friendly relationship, and the Chinese military is willing to up its ambition to become a member of the EU. However, port for the Damascus government, which is engaged in keep strengthening exchanges and cooperation with the developments within Turkey, including trends towards great- heavy anti-terror battles with the help of its allies, includ- Syrian military,” he stated. er Islamization and authoritarianism, have undermined EU’s ing Russia and Iran. The Chinese official and al-Freij also discussed the desire to include Turkey. So the question is not whether Tur- China’s official Xinhua news agency said in a enhancement of training for Syrian soldiers by the Chi- key still wants to join Europe. Rather the question is whether commentary that recent visit by Guan Youfei, the nese military. Europe will accept Turkey. Chinese military official charged with overseeing According to reports, the visit also featured a What are the reasons behind the recent improve- international cooperation, signaled Beijing’s will- meeting between the Chinese official and a Russian ment in Tehran-Ankara relationship after the coup? ingness to boost military cooperation with the Da- general. A: Turkey’s domestic problems are the main reason for the mascus government. The Chinese official, meanwhile, reminded that his recent improvement in relations with Iran and part of its strat- This is while the newspaper Global Times cited the country, a permanent United Nations Security Council egy of reducing tensions with neighbors. However, so far this Chinese Defense Ministry as saying that both sides Studies at Peking University said the visit took place in member, was insistently exploring diplomatic channels improvement has been mostly symbolic. Time will tell wheth- agreed to expand personnel training and humanitarian the wake of recent Turkish efforts to warm relations with to find a political solution to Syria’s crisis. er this improvement will last or as in the past will be followed aid to Syrians via the Chinese military. Russia, which is a key supporter of the Syrian govern- The visit marks a new precedence, given China’s re- with another period of tension. The fact is Turkey sees Iran as The Chinese military “is willing to strengthen cooper- ment. fusal in the past to proactively concern itself with the a competitor and many Turks do not like Iran. ation with its Syrian counterparts,” it quoted the ministry “More likely, the Chinese military wanted to use Syrian conflict. as saying. Guan’s trip to better understand the current state of China has, meanwhile, been vocally backing Russia’s The visit comes as Beijing has also warned of the po- the turmoil in Syria,” Wang said. “In developing a clos- anti-terrorism efforts in Syria, which has seen Moscow Who do you hate the least? tential threat posed by Chinese militants returning to the er relationship with Syria, one has to take into account carrying out large-scale bombings of Takfiri militants The dilemma for French voters country after fighting alongside Takfiri terrorist groups the changes at hand in Syria and the region, includ- there. The foreign-backed militancy in Syria, which enjoys such as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/ ing the fast-recovering relations between Turkey and 6 The attacks are also undermining the appeal of Daesh) in Syria and Iraq. The Chinese military is involved Russia.” vigorous Western support, has been plaguing the coun- Emmanuel Macron, the 38-year-old economy minister and in fighting a foreign-backed militancy in some troubled The official, who recently visited Syria for talks with Syr- try for the past five years, killing hundreds of thousands former investment banker who has been positioning himself regions across China. ian Defense Minister Fahad Jassim al-Freij, has said Beijing and displacing millions. as an alternative to Hollande on the left by preaching eco- Meanwhile, Wang Lian of the School of International was seeking closer military ties with Damascus. (Source: agencies) nomic renewal. A political sensation A political sensation a few months ago, French media are No lasting solution in Syria without Russia: Turkish FM now questioning whether Macron’s new political movement “En Marche” (forward) shouldn’t be renamed “En Panne” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavu- “Unfortunately, the situation in Syria is opposed to the Syrian President Bashar About the extradition of Fetullah Gulen, (broken down). soglu said on Thursday a “permanent getting worse. These problems cannot be al-Assad’s government, of which Russia is the leader of the Fetullah Terrorist Organi- “In the current environment people want an experienced solution” in Syria could not be found solved in the short term through fight- a major backer. zation (FETO), Cavusoglu said: “It is Turkey’s commander in chief and that is not Macron,” says Jerome without Russia. ing alone. They cannot be solved sin- As for a possible military-technical most natural right to wait the extradition Fourquet of Ifop. “Without Russia’s contribution, there gle-handedly, either. That is why, we have cooperation with Russia, Cavusoglu said of the head of a terrorist organization that That means French voters may well be confronted with a cannot be a permanent solution in Syr- to work together for a political solution Turkey wanted to develop and strength- killed 240 people in Turkey.” choice next year that satisfies few. ia. We keep saying this. The same goes and a cease-fire,” Cavusoglu added. en its own defense industry, and would Ankara accuses the United States- In Houellebecq’s fictional world, the disillusionment result- for Iran, too, with which we also have to The minister said Turkey and Russia be open to considering such a coopera- based Gulen of masterminding the de- ing from Hollande’s re-election leads to the rise of a Muslim boost our relations in this regard,” Ca- may have “differences of opinion”, but the tion if Russia were inclined to do so. feated July 15 coup, which left 240 peo- candidate who defeats Marine Le Pen in 2022 and introduces vusoglu told the Russian Sputnik News essential aim is to bring mutual relations “Unfortunately, we see countries in ple martyred and nearly 2,200 injured. Sharia law in France. Agency in an exclusive interview. “to a level that is even better than before.” NATO are a bit hesitant when it comes to Turkey has sent the U.S. two official re- That won’t come to pass. But if the 2017 vote does play Cavusoglu said Moscow could not Moscow and Ankara support different exchange of technology and joint invest- quests for his extradition to face trial. out as it now looks like it might, it would not be good for find a “more loyal” friend than Turkey. sides in the conflict, with Turkey deeply ments,” he added. (Source: Anadolu Agency) France or for Europe, where leaders are already struggling to inspire their citizens. (Source: Reuters) ISIL claims responsibility for attack on police outside Moscow TEHRAN TIMES Iran’s Leading International Daily The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Daesh) ter- One of the criminals used an axe to strike a police railov, 18, both ethnic Chechens. Their IDs were rorist group has taken responsibility for a failed August officer. Officers opened fire in response, but the second found in their bags after the incident, along with a 17 attack on a Russian police station, according to SITE attacker grabbed an officer’s gun and injured another receipt for the purchase of two axes some 20 min- Advertising Dept Intelligence Group, a Maryland-based company that officer. utes prior to the attack. tracks online activity of white supremacist and jihadist Both attackers were shot dead in the assault. Two Earlier reports suggested that the attack was Te l : 021 - 430 51 450 organizations. police officers have been injured, one classified by med- simple vengeance, as a driver’s license of one of During the assault, two people attacked a road police ics as heavily wounded. the attackers’ relatives had been reportedly confis- station in the town of Balashikha, near Moscow. Accord- According to a report by Kommersant, the at- cated by police. ing to reports, the attackers intended to steal weapons. tackers were Usman Murdalov, 21, and Sulim Is- (Source: Sputnik) www.tehrantimes.com I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 10 SOCIETY AAUGUSTUGUST 220,0, 22016016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/society

NEWS IN BRIEF Iran’s 1st science theme park opens 400 tons of smuggled SOCIETY TEHRAN — The first He went on to say that “additionally deskscientific and recrea- visitors can fly over the city of Mashhad goods destroyed in tional park in Iran, dubbed “Professor Ba- with a flight simulator, watch the galaxies zima”, opened in the city of Mashhad on in sunny planetarium, construct a volca- Tehran Thursday, IRNA news agency reported. no, and get on a gyroscope which gives Stretching over a land area of 2,500 a feeling of weightlessness similar to what SOCIETY TEHRAN — Some 400 tons of smug- square meters, Professor Bazima Park is astronauts experience in the space.” deskgled goods, worth of 150 billion Iran’s first theme park and the third park With a 50 billion-rial (nearly $1.4 mil- rials (nearly $4.3 million), were destroyed in Tehran on in the world with a trip inside the human lion) start-up costs the park has created Wednesday, the director of the Task Force to Combat the body, the park’s director, Mohammad La- 250 job opportunities, Lajevardi noted. Smuggling of Commodities and Currency has said. jevardi, said. Theme parks are one of the most nov- It was the biggest smuggled goods destruction since The park is home to a collection of el and successful recreational activities the 1979 Islamic Revolution and goods such as foodstuff, 3,000 animal species of Iran’s wildlife, worldwide which in addition to the sense clothing items, and hygiene products weighing some 400 Lajevardi said, explaining, visitors start of adventure you might experience in the tons were destroyed, IRNA news agency quoted Ali-Ak- one hour journey with time machine amusement parks they apply a theme to bar Pourahmadnejad as saying. from the big bang to present age pass- all the components of their activities and From now on all goods which proved to be smug- ing by the caves, volcano, birds, dino- benefit from attractive method of story- gled will be destroyed instantly Pourahmadnejad saurs, and they get on a submarine to telling, Lajevardi suggested. warned, stating the destructive impact of illicit trade on get to know the marine life. Visitors do not simply pass time in the economic growth. After walking through a giant human park playing but they rather get involve in According to Justice Minister Mostafa Pourmoham- mouth they start a trip inside human body, a fascinating story and have a unique and madi, Iran has managed to reduce the amount of goods he highlighted. pleasant experience, he stated. smuggled into the country from $25 billion per year three years ago to $15 billion last year and the figure is projected to be cut to $10 billion by the end of the cur- rent Iranian year (March 2017). Free of charge bandages for EB patients in Iran

SOCIETY TEHRAN — Bandages for patients desksuffering Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) is charge free in Iran since last Iranian calendar month, starting June 21, the Food and Drug Administration di- rector, Rasoul Dinarvand, has said. He assured the patients that the bandage supply Chinese woman ‘survives 38 hours in sea’ after falling from cruise would not be temporary and that they would be dis- A Chinese woman who fell off a cruise ship and drifted morning.Fan is said to have escaped with only blisters on tributed among the patients with the EB house being in at sea for 38 hours before being rescued by fishermen her arms caused by jellyfish stings. charge of the dispensation of the wound care products. has lived to tell the tale. Some users took to micro-blogging site Sina Weibo to Moreover, Dinarvand pointed that some 50 billion ri- The woman from Shanghai, known only by her surname express their incredulity. als (nearly $1.5m) is allocated to provision of other needs Fan, leaned too far forward from a ship deck and fell over- “She didn’t eat and drink at sea for 38 hours and she of EB patients such as food supplements and ointment in board, according to Chinese media. survived? That’s a miracle,” said one user. addition to the bandages. She reportedly fell from the fourth deck, the approxi- “This can’t be real,” said another. EB is a group of inherited connective tissue diseases mate height of a seven-floor building. One commenter was more light-hearted, saying: “She that cause blisters in the skin and mucosal membranes. The 31-year-old survived the ordeal with only minor in- should join the Olympics”. It is a result of a defect in anchoring between the epider- juries, reports said. Reports suggest that Fan’s physical strength may have mis and dermis, resulting in friction and skin fragility. Its Ms. Fan was on a five-day cruise on the Royal Caribbean helped her, as she studied sport at university and started severity ranges from mild to lethal. from Shanghai to South Korea and Japan, according to reports. swimming from the age of five. She reportedly had nothing to cling on to after she fell The 1.75m tall woman had allegedly been enjoying the Local media attributed her survival to her “strong will” - in the sea, and drifted for most of the time until she saw a view on the cruise deck on Wednesday night when she but did not explain how she survived the low temperatures. fishing boat approaching. accidentally fell forward into the sea. Earlier this year, a 33-year-old woman in the US fell Her parents, who were allegedly on the cruise with her, She called for help but was not heard. overboard a cruise from Texas to Mexico. LEARN ENGLISH did not realize she was missing until hours later. She eventually became exhausted, yet somehow man- Her friends were not aware that she had gone missing Her father refused to believe his daughter was alive until aged to tread water while dozing off, Chinese media said. until 10 hours later, and police have yet to find her body. Understanding Corporate he heard her voice on the phone, reports said. She spotted a fishing vessel when she awoke on Friday (Source: BBC) Structure IN FOCUS IRIB/ Yasser Nattaj Andrea: This organizational chart is really confusing. Raffael: Why are you looking at that? Andrea: I have an interview next week and I’m trying to bone up on the company I’ll be interviewing with. I want to impress them, but this chart is really confusing. Raffael: Let me see. It’s a simple flow chart. You have your board of directors at the top, with the managing director reporting to them, and then the executive of- ficers overseeing major departments. Andrea: But I thought managers work below the executive officers. Raffael: You’re confusing managers with managing direc- tors. The managing director oversees the entire company and managers oversee daily operations. Andrea: Oh, I see. So these here are the departments: ac- counting, marketing, purchasing, personnel, R & D, sales, and production. Raffael: That’s right. Which department are you interviewing for? Andrea: I think the job is in purchasing. Raffael: You think? Don’t you think that’s something you should get straight before you do anything else? Andrea: You might have a point there. (Source: eslpod.com) Words & phrases organizational chart: a diagram that outlines the internal structure of a company, it outlines the roles, responsibilities Farmers in the northern city of Babolsar, Mazandaran province, have started to harvest rice from paddies. and relationships between individuals within an organization bone up on something: to learn as much as you can about a subject, because you need the knowledge, for example for ENGLISH IN USE an examination flow chart: a drawing that uses shapes and lines to show how LEARN NEWS TRANSLATION the different stages in a process are connected to each other board of directors: a group of individuals that are or elect- ﻃﻮﻓﺎﻥ ﺷﻦ ﺳﻴﺴﺘﺎﻥ ﻭ ﺑﻠﻮﭼﺴﺘﺎﻥ ﺭﺍ ﺩﺭﻧﻮﺭﺩﻳﺪ/ ﺍﻣﺪﺍﺩ ﺭﺳﺎﻧﻰ ed to act as, representatives of the stockholders to establish Sandstorm hits southeastern Iran, 3,000 receive ﺑﻪ ﺑﻴﺶ ﺍﺯ 3 ﻫﺰﺍﺭ ﻧﻔﺮ corporate management related policies and to make deci- relief services sions on major company issues managing director: position of the most senior corporate ﺭﺋﻴﺲ ﺳﺎﺯﻣﺎﻥ ﺍﻣﺪﺍﺩ ﻭ ﻧﺠﺎﺕ ﮔﻔﺖ: ﺑﺮ ﺍﺛﺮ ﻃﻮﻓﺎﻥ ﺷﻦ ﺩﺭ ﺳﻴﺴﺘﺎﻥ ﻭ ﺑﻠﻮﭼﺴﺘﺎﻥ ﺩﺭ 48ﺳﺎﻋﺖ ﮔﺬﺷﺘﻪ -officer, executive, or administrator in charge of managing an Some 3,000 people have received relief services in the southeastern province of Sis ﺑﻪ ﺑﻴﺶ ﺍﺯ 3 ﻫﺰﺍﺭ ﻧﻔﺮ ﺍﻣﺪﺍﺩﺭﺳﺎﻧﻲ ﺷﺪﻩ ﺍﺳﺖ. organization tan-Baluchestan which has been engulfed by sandstorm since Tuesday, Rescue and executive officer: ﻧﺎﺻﺮ ﭼﺮﺧﺴﺎﺯ ﺑﺎﺷﮕﺎﻩ ﺧﺒﺮﻧﮕﺎﺭﺍﻥ ﺟﻮﺍﻥ ﮔﻔﺖ: ﺍﻳﻦ ﻃﻮﻓﺎﻥ ﻫﺎ ﺑﺮ ﺍﺛﺮ ﺑﺎﺩﻫﺎﻯ 120 ﺭﻭﺯﻩ ﺍﺗﻔﺎﻕ ﻣﻰ ﺍﻓﺘﻨﺪ. .a person holding executive power in Relief Organization director said an organization by being in charge of an organization and The storm is resulted from wind of 120 days, Nasser Charkhsaz told YJC. ﭼﺮﺧﺴﺎﺯ ﺍﻓﺰﻭﺩ: ﻃﻮﻓﺎﻥ ﺩﺭ ﻃﻰ 48 ﺳﺎﻋﺖ ﮔﺬﺷﺘﻪ 6 ﺭﻭﺳﺘﺎ ﺩﺭ ﺍﻳﻦ ﻣﻨﻄﻘﻪ ﺭﺍ ﺗﺤﺖ ﺗﺎﺛﻴﺮ make the rules ﻗﺮﺍﺭ ﺩﺍﺩﻩ ﺍﺳﺖ ﻭ 3 ﻫﺰﺍﺭ ﻭ 850 ﻣﺎﺳﻚ ﻭ25 ﺑﺴﺘﻪ ﻏﺬﺍﻳﻲ ﻣﻴﺎﻥ ﺍﻓﺮﺍﺩ ﻣﺘﺎﺛﺮ ﺍﺯ ﺍﻳﻦ ﻃﻮﻓﺎﻥ oversee: to be in charge of a group of workers and check Over the past 48 hours, 6 villages in the province were hit by the sandstorm and some 3,850 masks and 25 packs of foodstuff were distributed among the storm-stricken ﺗﻮﺯﻳﻊ ﺷﺪﻩ ﺍﺳﺖ. that a piece of work is done satisfactorily marketing: the activity of deciding how to advertise a citizens, Charkhsaz added. product, what price to charge for it etc., or the type of job in which you do this purchasing: the activity of deciding how to advertise a product, what price to charge for it etc., or the type of job ENGLISH PROVERB PHRASAL VERB ENGLISH IDIOM in which you do this personnel: the department in a company that chooses A leopard cannot Ask somebody over/round Set the alarm bells ringing people for jobs and deals with their complaints, problems change its spots etc.; human resources Meaning: invite someone to come to your Explanation: if something sets the alarm bells R & D: Research and development, a general term for activi- Explanation: a person’s character, especially if it is home ringing, it makes you begin to worry, because it ties in connection with corporate or governmental innovation For example: We must ask our new neighbors over shows that there may be a problem. get something straight: bad, will not change, even if they pretend it has to understand the facts of a situ- For example: I doubt very much that marriage will change for dinner. For example: Symptoms which should set alarm ation and be able to tell them correctly Chris for the better. A leopard doesn’t change its spots. bells ringing are often ignored by doctors. you have a point: I agree with your idea or opinion I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

http://www.tehrantimes.com/sports AAUGUSTUGUST 20,20, 22016016 SPORTS 11 KKimiaimia AlizadehAlizadeh wwinsins IIran’sran’s fifirstrst wwomanoman OlympicOlympic mmedaledal

1 Usain Bolt’s dominant victory “I am very excited and I want to in Rio 200m final makes it thank my parents and my coach. They really stand behind me and I am eight Olympic gold so happy,” she added. Alizadeh won the Youth Olympics two years ago and last year she took Moments after Usain Bolt had clinched his eighth Olympic title a bronze at the world championships. with much the same ease as his other seven, he smiled serenely Great Britain’s Jade Jones defeated into the cameras and hollered: “Number one!” Once again, he Spain’s Eva Calvo Gomez 16-7 to re- had proven that he was the greatest sprinter in history. But, per- claim the gold medal she won at the haps for the first time, there was something else: a sense that as 2012 London Games. he approaches his 30th birthday on Sunday, he is not quite able Iranian men have long been suc- to hit the very highest notes as he once did. cessful in taekwondo, with Hadi Saei Of course Bolt was still far too good for this field. He made winning back-to-back Olympic titles a whip-sharp start and had in 2004 and 2008. established a lead of three Iranian weightlifters Kianoush or four metres by the bend. Rostami and Sohrab Moradi have The rest was just noise – and already two gold medals in the 85kg poise – as he came home in and 94kg weight categories respec- 19.78sec. It was a season’s tively. best time but also the slowest In Greco-Roman wrestling, Saeid 200m he has run in a major Abdevali and Ghasem Rezaei have championship final since 2008. claimed two bronze medals in the Perhaps he was right to say 75kg and 98kg. that he would only be running the 100m at the world cham- pionships in London next year. The Jamaican’s face as he Carlos Queiroz calls for fan support against Qatar crossed the line told you he expected to be quicker. Last year in Beijing he had run 19.55sec, off nowhere near as good in World Cup qualifier a winter, and two days ago had even floated the possibility of SPORTS Iran national football team head \coach the world cup qualification, Russia 2018. breaking his own world record of 19.19, set in Berlin in 2009. deskCarlos Queiroz has invited the fans to We cannot assume that we have enough time, we That wasn’t to be, but victory – as usual provided more than support the team ahead of the 2018 World Cup qualifying haven’t. Iranian football must be proactive and not reac- adequate compensation. match against Qatar on September 1st. tive. We need to come out with ideas, with actions, with “I am getting older, I am not as young and fresh, but I am It is my duty as National Team coach to go straight all a plan, with a map if we really want to reach and find the excited I got the gold, and that is the key thing,” he admitted. “I the time and always face the reality and speak the truth. “treasure”, “Russia 2018 qualification”. focus on what I need to do because if I don’t there will not be a I have been given a privileged position in the last Now is time and there is no room for tomorrows. Usain Bolt. The fact I came here and everything worked out it is five years: To all those that really care and love Team Melli, now is a brilliant feeling.” - One position of “Trust and Honor”. time to be present and show full commitment. At the press conference afterwards Bolt was asked whether he I have enjoyed being Team Melli manager im- In conclusion, I believe I can’t cause offense if I ad- was angry at the finish. “I was disappointed,” he replied. “Always mensely. It has brought me great pride and satisfac- dress a couple of questions: happy to win and wanted to run faster even if didn’t break world tion. It has always been an exciting adventure and has What is Iran Football supposed to do in order to record. Thanks to de Grasse my legs were tired. My legs wouldn’t always been passionate. reach our goal and dream? respond in the final. I’m getting older so don’t recover like I usually It is my belief and conviction that great leadership It is better to jump and make a mistake rather to sit and What is Iran Football priority? do. The key thing is I won which is what I came to do.” must inspire and motivate, must create enthusiasm, be frightened to make a move. It is better to take action, How do you plan on filling Azadi Stadium with Team “My legs just didn’t feel fresh. I’m not 26 anymore. I’m not trust and confidence. Particular, and most important, rather than action takes you after. Melli fans on September 1, 2016 match versus Qatar? 21 anymore. It’s not as easy as it used to be. I wanted it but my show bravery and courage. Now is time or never. Are you ready to wear Team Melli shirt Number 12 body couldn’t take it. The elements may have made a little bit Great leaders must be there in the right time and right Now is time and we need you all, together and united. and lead the Football National Team to glory? of a difference.” place. Leadership it is all about guidance and anticipation. Now is time to face the Future, and our Future is now, We will be ready, what about you? When asked whether this was his last 200m, he dangled the possibility of a U-turn, but his reaction suggested that was it. “I don’t know,” he replied. “I said when I come to the cham- pionships in London next year it would be 100m and that’s it. Alireza Faghani selected to officiate My coach has a way of trying to convince me, but personally I believe this is my last one.” The nearest man to Bolt was the Canadian Andre De Grasse, who Olympic football final took silver in a modest 20.02 – nearly a quarter of a second slower than he had run in the semi-finals. During that race De Grasse had SPORTS Iranian famous referee Alireza The Olympic Football Tournament Rio 2016 repre- showed enough speed to catch, and then hold, a conversation with deskFaghani has been chosen to officiate sents the first important step on the road to the FIFA Bolt as they crossed the line. Such was the gap in the final, however, the Olympic football final. World Cup Russia 2018 and the FIFA Women’s World that he would have needed a megaphone to be heard. In the match has been scheduled to be played on Sat- Cup France 2019 for match officials. Behind him an almighty battle was raging for bronze. For all urday, Faghani will be assisted by his countrymen Reza Two years after an unforgettable FIFA World Cup the world it looked like Britain’s Adam Gemili was going to win Sokhandan and Mohammadreza Mansouri. semi-final, from which the Germans emerged victorious it, but he perhaps dipped a tiny bit too early and found himself “I am so happy to be chosen as the final referee. It’s 7-1, Brazil will now have a chance to gain some semblance pipped on the line by the Frenchman Christophe Lemaitre. To a great honor for our country. I will do my best in this of revenge at the Maracana, where they will lock horns with add to the 22-year-old Gemili’s pain he was given the same time match,” Faghani said. Horst Hrubesch’s charges in the gold medal match. as Lemaitre, 20.12sec. Understandably he was heartbroken. Faghani who became a FIFA referee in 2008, has offi- That same day, Honduras and Nigeria will battle it “I’m just heartbroken,” admitted Gemili. “I put so much into ciated notable international matches including 2015 AFC out in Belo Horizonte for the consolation prize of a that run and to get so close is just absolutely gutted. I was on Asian Cup Final and 2015 FIFA Club World Cup Final. bronze medal. the inside and I knew Bolt would go and a lot of people would try and go with him. But fourth place is probably the worst place you can be. I’ve got no words. We’re not here to fill lanes any Iran volleyball team loses to Italy at Iran files application to CAS on more. We’ve got guys who can make these finals and push.” Olympics quarters Salimi’s case Meanwhile Bolt was off, accepting the dreamy love and cheers of the crowd. The result meant that he has won every Olympic and world title over 200m since 2008. But there is an- other statistic that shows his dominance in his favourite event. Since the start of 2008, he has run exactly 50 races in over 200m. And only twice has he lost – in the heats of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, when he strolled around the track and allowed the Trini- dad and Tobago athlete Rondell Sorrillo to beat him, and at the 2012 Jamaican trials where Yohan Blake pipped him to the post. Despite not being at his best here, that record was never in doubt. (Source: Guardian)

Izzat Artykov stripped of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Italy gained their seventh Juantorena saw an open space in the Iranian Iran’s National Olympics Committee of jury members where the name of weightlifting bronze entry to the Olympic semifinals, following their court and slammed a strong cross-court hit has said it will file an application to notorious Mohamed Hassan Jaloud is 3-0 (31-29, 25-19, 25-17) victory over Iran in that helped his side level the score at 28-all. CAS about the events during Tues- missing, but who, along with his wife, the Rio 2016 Olympic Games men’s volleyball He succeeded on two more swings going to day’s events in weightlifting compe- exerted undue influence on the final Kyrgyzstan weightlifter Izzat Artykov has become the first Rio quarterfinals at Maracanazinho on Wednesday. the same direction, until Birarelli’s block sealed titions in Rio. decision.” medallist to test positive for a banned substance and has been The Italians have been in the Olympic the set for Italy 31-29. Kiyoumars Hashemi who is in Rio Jaloud has been quite hostile to stripped of his bronze. semifinals for six times and have won a total Both teams picked up where they left off de Janeiro announced the story on Iranians and according to weightlifting Artykov finished third in the men’s -69kg weightlifting com- of five medals, including two silver medals and challenged each other with powerful Wednesday; “all experts of weight- observers, Salimi’s failure was due to petition. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said the 22-year-old’s and three bronze medals. swings. Filippo Lanza gave Italy a slim lead lifting saw on night of August 16 personal hatred Jaloud developed to- “medal is forfeited” and “he is excluded from the Games” after Three Italian players scored in double-fig- 16-15 that opened an opportunity for Juan- the scope of bias and partiality of ward head of Iran’s Weightlifting Fed- testing positive for strychnine. ures, led by Ivan Zaytsev, who tallied 18 torena to get more involved in scoring. The the juries under the illegal influence eration Ali Moradi, who was present The bronze medal will be reallocated by the weightlifting fed- points. Osmany Juantorena and Filippo Lan- Italians safeguarded their lead and pulled by the head of Asian Weightlifting during the event, wrote MehrNews. eration and the International Olympic Committee. za contributed 16 and 11 points, respectively. away for the second set victory 25-19. Federation who had been sitting just “Accordingly, and in attempt to Colombian Luis Javier Mosquera Lozano would be the The Iranian hitters were held to score in Italy led by as much as two points at the behind the jury members; after all redeem Behdad Salimi’s rights to be weightlifter to move into the bronze medal position, having fin- single digits. Shahram Mahmoudi led Iran with start of the second set, then Zaytsev, Juan- 3 lights were white, thus approving heard in an international tribunal, we ished fourth. eight markers, then Adel Gholami and Mojta- torena and Lanza engaged in the attack Salimi’s second attempt in clean and file the application to CAS (Court of Meanwhile, Moldovan canoeist Serghei Tarnovschi has been ba Mirzajanpour had seven points each. barrage that stretched their lead to 13-8. Jerk sub-category, the jury mem- Arbitration for Sport); this is only a provisionally suspended for failing a drug test. Italy and Iran fought hard to the end of Italy kept their strong pace and reached set bers renounced their initial decision small part of our commitment to this The 19-year-old was set to compete in the 1,000m C2 event the opening set, enduring successive dead- point with an eight-point cushion, until Iran effectively to deprive a champion of champion and will spare no opportu- on Friday with his older brother, Oleg. locks and lead changes. The outcome re- captain Mir Saeid Marouflakrani committed his gold medal which was inevitable,” nity to address the issue in the CAS to However, the International Canoe Federation said Tarnovschi mained unclear as both sides traded errors a service mistake to concede the set 25-17. Hashemi told reporters. the end and to the final verdict of the - who won C1 1,000m bronze on Thursday - will “no longer be from the service line that extended the set. (Source: FIVB) “Incontrovertible evidence is the list tribunal,” Hashemi emphasized. eligible”. (Source: BBC) b

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NEWS Photo exhibit chronicles military Venice to honor Amir Naderi with operation against Daesh in Syria Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory award ARTTEHRAN — An exhibition displaying deskphotos of Operation Nasr 2, which ARTTEHRAN — The 73rd Venice Film ended the Daesh siege of al-Zahra, north of Aleppo desk Festival plans to honor the U.S.-based city, and the nearby village of Nubl in Syria, opened in Iranian filmmaker Amir Naderi with Jaeger-LeCoultre Tehran on Wednesday evening. Glory to the Filmmaker, an award given to original and The photos are from a collection created by Hossein innovative contributors to contemporary cinema. Mersadi, an Iranian fighter in the Syrian pro-government The prize is scheduled forces. to be handed out to him “With my camera, I tried to be shoulder to shoulder during a ceremony at the with the combatants and not to miss a moment,” Mersadi Sala Grande (Palazzo del said during the opening ceremony of the exhibition at Cinema) on September the Iranian Photographers Center. 5, before his 2016 movie For security reasons, Mersadi withdrew some pictures “Monte” premieres in the from the exhibition titled “In the Name of Olive”. non-competitive section of Academy of Persian Language and Literature the festival, the organizers Director Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, Art Bureau Director have announced. Mohsen Momeni-Sharif, some cultural figures were also The 105-minute drama in attendance at the ceremony. was shot in the Italian Forty-five photos have been selected for the mountainous regions of exhibition, which will run until August 27. Alto Adige and Friuli. It In a brochure for the exhibition Mersadi wrote, tells the story of a man “These photos narrate a dream of a combatant in the who makes every attempt end of the Silk Road with his finger on shutter release to bring the sunlight into his village, where his family is and trigger in search of peace.” barely able to survive because of the prevailing darkness. The siege of Nubl and al-Zahraa during the Syrian “Amir Naderi gave fundamental impetus to the birth of Civil War was laid by the Daesh forces to capture the New Iranian Cinema during the 1970s and 1980s with the last two Syrian government-held towns north of a number of masterpieces destined to leave their mark on Aleppo, after they had recaptured most of the northern the history of cinema, such as ‘The Runner’,” Venice Film countryside in July 2012. The siege was lifted on 3 Festival director Alberto Barbera has said in a statement. February 2016, as a result of the Syrian government Photographer Hossein Mersadi (R) accompanies Academy of Persian Language and Literature Director Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel (2nd R) “But even after moving to New York in 1988, Naderi offensive. and his colleagues during a visit to his exhibition at the Iranian Photographers Center in Tehran on August 17, 2016. (Mehr/Majid Haqdust) remained stubbornly true to himself and to a type of cinema dedicated to research and experimentation, which refuses to bow to trends and easy shortcuts.” The 73rd Venice Film Festival is also slated to pay Iranian foundation, French exhibition to collaborate on computers games posthumous tribute to Iranian auteur Abbas Kiarostami CULTURE TEHRAN — Iran’ National come together to find new partners and clients at and American director and screenwriter Michael Cimino, deskFoundation for Computer Games the Game Connection, which will be held in Paris both of whom passed away earlier this year. (NFCG) has signed a memorandum of understanding from October 26 to 18. In addition, “Malaria”, a social drama by Iranian (MOU) with the Game Connection, a major At the Gamescom, Iran also offers a book entitled director Parviz Shahbazi, will go on screen in the Horizon international exhibition of computers games in Paris. “Essential Facts and Key Players”, which carries section of the festival, which will be held from August 31 Based on the MOU inked in Cologne on information about the country’s latest achievements to September 10. Wednesday during the Gamescom, Europe’s largest in videogame. trade fair for computer and video games, the Game Earlier in June, Iran’s Fanafzar Sharif Software in Connection will help the foundation to invite top collaboration with the NFCG called for a videogame video game developers and companies from across design competition for picking topmost game WHAT’S IN ART GALLERIES the globe to the Tehran Game Convention, the NFCG prototypes to be showcased at the Gamescom. announced in press rerelease on Thursday. This year’s Gamescom, which premieres over Painting Roughly 2700 international developers, 300 products from all over the world, will run until the Federal Association of Interactive Entertainment Paintings by Alireza Rofugaran are on publishers, distributors and service providers will August 21. The trade fair is being held annually by Software. display in an exhibition at Maryam Fasihi Harandi Gallery. PICTURE OF THE DAY Tasnim/Hamed Malekpur The exhibit titled “Khod-a” Amber Heard donates $7 runs until August 30 at the gallery located at 11 Mashayekhi million settlement from Alley, Varasteh St, off Darus St. Johnny Depp to charity An exhibition of paintings by Donya Baqerifard is underway at LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Actress Atashzad Gallery. Amber Heard said on Thursday she is The exhibit entitled “The donating her $7 million divorce settlement Shoes” runs until August 30 at from actor Johnny Depp to charity. the gallery, which can be found Heard, 30, said in a statement that at 23 North Abbaspur (Tavanir) she is dividing the full settlement equally St., near Vanak Sq. between the American Civil Liberties Union, specifically to prevent violence against Raj Gallery is playing host to an exhibition women, and the Children’s Hospital of Los of paintings by Hadis Molla- Angeles. Hosseini. “As described in the restraining order The exhibit named and divorce settlement, money played “Metamorphosis” will run until no role for me personally and never has, August 29 at the gallery located except to the extent that I could donate it at 4 Hakimi Alley, Pakistan St., to charity and, in doing so, hopefully help Abbasabad Ave. those less able to defend themselves,” the actress said. Marzieh Darai is currently showcasing a Depp’s representative did not immediately collection of her paintings in an respond to requests for comment. exhibition at the Mehr Gallery of Heard and Depp, 53, privately settled the Enqelab Cultural Center. their acrimonious divorce case on Tuesday, a The exhibit titled “The Story of day ahead of a court hearing on the status of Garden” will run until August 29 a restraining order the actress had obtained at the gallery located at 83 East against her estranged husband. Komeil. The couple released a joint statement calling their relationship “intensely passionate Photo Cellists accompany a string orchestra during an open-air concert conducted by maestro Loris Tjeknavorian in Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural Historical and at times volatile but always bound by An exhibition of photos by Pejman Palace on August 18, 2016. The concert was part the Barana Music Nights, a charity program organized by the Barana Institute of Art and the Mahak love,” adding that “there was never any Dadkhah, Mastaneh Joharchian, Charity Society, a medical center for children with cancer in Tehran. intent of physical or emotional harm.” Shadi Mohammadi and some other photographers is currently underway at Shelman Gallery. Australia announces $154-million upgrade for Sydney Opera House The exhibition named “City” SYDNEY (Reuters) — Australia The renovations, which kick off He pledged that the renovations to acoustics among 20 major world runs until August 24 at the gallery located at on Thursday unveiled plans for the next year and wrap up in 2020, will Danish architect Jorn Utzon's design, venues, with its Concert Hall doing 27 Kavusi Alley, West Rudbar St., off Mirdamad largest renovations to the Sydney focus on improving the acoustics which helped make the Opera House marginally better, in 18th place. Blvd. Opera House since its opening in and accessibility, and convert unused one of the world's most recognizable But the renovations should change 1973, with more than A$200 million offices into a family-friendly Creative buildings, would not damage the sail- all that, said Sydney Symphony Illustration ($154 million) earmarked to update Learning Centre, the Opera House like external facade overlooked by Orchestra Managing Director Rory Mehrva Gallery is hosting an exhibition the UNESCO world heritage-listed said in a statement. Sydney's Harbour Bridge. Jeffes. of illustrations by Sepehr Zand. site. "The Sydney Opera House is the Since its opening, however, the "For the first time the Concert The Exhibition titled “I’m It draws more than 8 million visitors symbol of modern Australia," said structure has never quite overcome Hall will deliver the true ambitions the Gun” will be running a year, bringing A$775 million into Troy Grant, the deputy premier of New the disappointment of its acoustics. of the original creators," he said in until August 29 at the gallery the coffers of the state of New South South Wales. "It is our responsibility In a 2011 survey of performers, a statement. "People will be able to located at 38 South Aban St. off Wales, Deloitte Access Economics as custodians of this extraordinary spectators and critics, Australian enjoy the great orchestras of the Karimkhan Ave. said in 2013, but gets low scores from place to maintain and renew it for all music magazine Limelight rated the world in one of the greatest acoustics critics and musicians for its acoustics. Australians." Opera Theater as having the worst in the world."