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12 Pages Price 10,000 Rials 38th year No.12583 Thursday JUNE 23, 2016 Tir 3, 1395 Ramadan 17, 1437 Afghanistan Good ties with neighbors more Iran rises to risks “new 13th place spiral in important to Iran than nuclear issue: Zarif among world’s violence”: UN FM Zarif urges Muslims to fight terrorism themselves top steelmakers: POLITICAL TEHRAN — The Irani- themselves. tries. Afghanistan faces the risk of a new spi- deskan Foreign Minister has Mohammad Javad Zarif made the remarks “In the Islamic world, we need to show how WSA ral in violence following a series of at- urged Muslims to see the bigger picture, during an Iftar gathering at the residence of the we can fight, by ourselves, the extremism and tacks on civilians in the last few months ECONOMY TEHRAN — Regis- thinking globally and proving to the world Iranian ambassador attended by diplomats and terrorism that have affected the Muslim world,” desk but on the battlefield, security forces they can fight terrorism and extremism representatives of organizations from 33 coun- noted Zarif. 2 tering a 13 percent have been holding their ground, the growth in monthly steel production, top UN official in the country said. Iran has risen to the 13th place among The assessment by Nicholas top world’s steel producers, World Haysom, the UN Secretary General’s Steel Association (WSA) reported. Special Representative for Afghani- According to the latest statistics stan, painted a mixed picture of the se- released by WSA, Iran’s crude steel curity situation some 18 months after production reached 1.645 million international forces ended their main tons in May 2016 which has risen combat operations. by 190,000 tons compared to 1.455 While the bomb attacks that killed at million tons of the same month last least 22 people in Kabul and the north- year. ern province of Badakhshan on Monday Iran previously stood at 14th place underlined how dangerous Afghanistan among the world’s 66 countries and remains, fears that the Taliban would now in the most recent data it has overwhelm security forces have not climbed to 13th place. been realized. However Haysom said WSA’s latest data indicated that he was deeply concerned about vio- in the first five months of 2016 Iran’s lence against civilians, with attacks con- steel production stood at 7.216 million tinuing during Ramadan, Islam’s holy tons which shows a 3.9 percent rise month. As well as suicide attacks on tar- compared to 6.944 million tons of the gets ranging from government officials same period last year. and members of the judicial system to As a major steel producer in the re- foreign security contractors, at least 200 gion, Iran boosted its steel mills across people have been abducted on high- the country in recent years, as central ways since the end of May. Isfahan and southwestern Khuzestan “There is a risk, in my view, that the provinces remain the major steel pro- conflict may enter a new phase, which ducers. could see retaliatory acts of venge- According to WSA, Iran was the

ance and an escalating spiral of vio- Leader.ir biggest producer of crude steel in lence,” said Haysom, who is stepping the Middle East in 2013. The coun- down from his post after four years in Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday hosted an iftar for President Hassan Rouhani and his cabinet team. Read the statements made by the Leader try’s rank was 14th in the world in Afghanistan. 9 in the presence of the president and cabinet members on our website. 2014.

Iran names new Ilgar Ibrahimoglu, Zafar Bangash: Western countries PERSPECTIVE OPEC envoy By M.A. Saki are Saudi Arabia’s silent allies in Yemen war Deputy chief editor DUBAI (Reuters) — Iran named oil ministry senior analyst Behrouz Beik The Saudi-led air strikes have destroyed have to state the fact that such important or- Alizadeh as its new representative at public and residential areas, historical and re- ganization has failed to achieve the status and the Organization of the Petroleum Ex- ligious monuments, schools, hospitals, and format, which it is intended in essence. There- SCO and One porting Countries (OPEC), the minis- many infrastructures. Even the food consign- fore all efforts must be aimed to on improve- Belt, One Road try’s news agency SHANA reported on ments have been attacked by Saudi fighters. ment of the organization’s structure, in particu- Wednesday. According to a UN report, the Saudi-led mil- lar the Security Council. So, what we see today Oil Minister itary coalition is responsible for 60 percent of in Yemen actually is not the first time. Such ap- he Shanghai Cooperation Or- Bijan Zanganeh the total number of children killed or wounded proach we have observed and still see in case Tganization, as a Eurasian bloc, said in an official in Yemen during the current year. During the of occupation of Palestine and Karabakh. is seeking to strengthen confi- statement that attacks of the coalition forces 510 children have Furthermore, UN heavily depends on the dence and neighborly relations among Beik Alizadeh been killed and 67 maimed. According to the Zafar Bangash Haji Ilgar Ibrahimoglu United States. And Saudi Arabia, along with the member countries and promote co- would replace same report, the Saudi-led coalition is respon- (ICIT). Israeli regime, is built in the United States policy operation in politics, trade, economy, Mehdi Asali, sible for half of the attacks on schools and hos- Flowing is the text of this interview: as Middle East gendarme. And the fact that the energy, and transportation. who is retiring. pitals in Yemen. Why the United Nations, despite slam- UN began to criticize Saud indicates two points: The SCO already has six mem- Iran has The Islamic World Peace Forum (IWPF) takes ming Saudi Arabia for its war crimes, does first, the level of Saudi militarism’s crimes reached bers (China, Russia, Kazakhstan, looked to re- an exclusive interview whit Haji Ilgar Ibrahimo- not take a serious action to prevent Riyadh’s so huge critical point when not responding is Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbeki- claim market glu, president of the International Religious Lib- war crimes in Yemen? very difficult; second, Saudi’s ruling top is trying stan), two acceding members (India share since nuclear sanctions were erty Association, and Zafar Bangash, director of Haji Ilgar Ibrahimoglu: Notwithstanding to play its own set, and now the “suzerain” decid- and Pakistan), four observer states 9 lifted in mid-January, with Zanganeh the Institute of Contemporary Islamic Thought the importance of UN role, unfortunately we ed to slightly punish its “vassal”. (Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran, and stating that output is currently 3.82 Mongolia), and six dialogue partners million b/d. He predicts Iran will have (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, around 5-6% spare production ca- Iran shows interest in joint companies with Belarus Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Turkey). pacity after reaching 4 million b/d by India and Pakistan are likely to get the end of the year. Iran’s oil minis- Iranian companies are ready to The Ambassador stressed that beneficial relations. for cooperation and hope for full membership in the SCO summit in ter wants to see a return to individual be more active in setting up joint these issues alongside with many The Ambassador named the efficient collaboration with the Tashkent on June 23-24. The inclusion country quotas at OPEC, which were companies with Belarus, with the others would be considered in project with the Minsk Automo- National Bank of Belarus,” the of India, as a rising economic pow- abandoned in 2011 for a notional aim at third markets, Ambassador detail at a meeting of the Belaru- bile Plant as a positive example Ambassador stressed. er with over 1.3 billion people, could overall ceiling which was also aban- Extraordinary and Plenipotenti- sian-Iranian joint commission on of bilateral cooperation. “MAZ According to the Ambassador, grant greater weight to the body. doned in December 2015. ary of Iran to Belarus Mohammad cooperation in science, technolo- has started assembling trucks and Iran is interested in such Belarusian The SCO has also realized that re- Reza Sabouri told BelTA. gy and higher education. buses in cooperation with one goods as mining equipment, com- gional economic integrity is one of the “Science-intensive and innova- More Belarusian businessmen Iranian company. The project, if ponent parts to heavy-duty trucks, keys to success. New director of tive companies of Iran are ready view Iran as a promising market successful, may satisfy up to 30% fiber, timber, paper, potash fertiliz- Rashid Alimov, the SCO secretary for cooperation with the Bela- once the economic sanctions have of Iran’s needs in trucks,” said Mo- ers, buses, mini buses and many general, said in Beijing on June 13 Rudaki Foundation rusian Hi-Tech Park to produce been lifted from Iran. Not long ago hammad Reza Sabouri. more. “Belarus may buy Iranian that the world will see “surprises” in high-technology goods. We sug- Belarus took part in the interna- “One should understand fresh and dried fruit, nuts, other the SCO summit in Tashkent, indirectly appointed gest that Iranian companies use tional agro-industrial and sci-tech that in the present-day condi- food products, medical equip- suggesting that certain countries will the strategic geographic position exhibitions in Iran. Partaking in the tions we should search for and ment, seafood, building materials,” attain full membership. ARTTEHRAN — The of Belarus both for the develop- events were more than 50 direc- use new ways and methods of Mohammad Reza Sabouri said. Given its size and capacity in terms deskMinistry of Culture ment of the Iranian-Belarusian re- tors and representatives of Belaru- trade. Competitive prices and The diplomat also sees big of geography, population, and re- and Islamic Guidance selected Ali-Ak- lations and entering the markets of sian companies. They got familiar quality goods are the most im- prospects in all-round trade and sources, the SCO is unrivalled in the bar Safipur as the new managing di- the European Union and the Eur- with the Iranian potential, held portant factors in successful economic cooperation between world. It has the potential to make big rector of the Rudaki Foundation on asian Economic Union,” the diplo- productive meetings and talks in trade. Iranian banks that op- Iran and Belarus. surprises. Tuesday. mat said. order to establish further mutually erate in Belarus are fully ready (Source: eng.belta.by) However we should wait to see how He replaced Bahram Jamali who efficient it will emerge in the future. held the post at the foundation over Alimov said that the bloc will ac- the past two years. 19 dead as soldiers bus rolls over in southern Iran count for 44 percent of the global Safipur was officially inaugurated population. during a special ceremony on morning SOCIETY TEHRAN — Over a bus roll- and Relief Organization, announced that 16 of Individual unique advantages Wednesday. deskover which took place early the passengers die right at the scene and three Almost each SCO member has a The foundation is tasked with su- Wednesday on a road linking the southern cit- of them at the hospital. unique advantage to help promote pervising the Tehran Symphony Or- ies of Shiraz and Kerman 19 passengers passed Moreover, Mojtaba Khaledi, Iran’s Emergen- the status of the regional bloc. In oth- chestra and Iran’s National Orchestra away and dozens got injured, Khabaronline cy Services spokesman said that 8 of the pas- er words the countries in the group are as well as arranging the performance reported. sengers are in a critical condition. complementary. For example, Russia, as scheduled of the orchestras both in According to the reports all the passengers Iran’s chief of road police Mohammad Hos- the largest country in the world, has the the country and overseas. were soldiers who were coming back from the sein Hamidi explained that the bus driver’s in- technology and energy resources; Ka- The culture minister selects a new garrison in Kerman and were heading to the competence in controlling the vehicle coupled zakhstan, as the ninth largest country, director for the Rudaki Foundation southern city of Ahvaz. with the road’s bad condition resulted in such a also has abundant energy resources. every two years. Morteza Salimi, an official with the Rescue dreadful accident. 9 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NATION 2 JJUNEUNE 23,23, 20162016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/international

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Ayatollah slams Al Khalifa’s ‘evil’ act security situation in Afghanistan against Sheikh Qassim “The security situation in Afghanistan has not been so fragile since 2001” By staff and agencies to further deteriorate the situation in the TEHRAN – Senior Iranian cleric Ayatollah Nass- The deputy permanent representative of country. er Makarem Shirazi condemned the Manama re- Iran to the UN said on Tuesday that the Uncertainty over the prospect for di- gime’s move to strip Shiite cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim security situation in Afghanistan has been rect talks between the Government and of his Bahraini citizenship, calling it an “inhumane worsening, calling the volatile situation in the Taliban is distressing as well. We con- and evil” measure, saying it is the Al Khalifa rulers Afghanistan “unprecedented” since 2001 demn all violent attacks committed by who do not belong to Bahrain. TASNIM when the United States launched an at- Taliban and all other terrorist groups as In a statement released on Wednesday, Ayatol- tack on the country to topple the Taliban well as any cooperation with them, since lah Makarem Shirazi said the Al Khalifa rulers, who regime. we believe this will encourage them in lack wisdom and prudence, are entangled in a dan- Reading a statement to the UN Secu- their odious behavior and thus counter- gerous vortex by making hostile moves against the rity Council’s meeting on the “Situation in productive to establishing peace in Af- people of Bahrain, Tasnim reported. Afghanistan”, Gholam-Hossein Dehqani ghanistan. At the same time, Iran reiter- said that Afghanistan is facing security, ates its support for any Afghan-led peace ‘We want to make political and economic challenges and process. condemned any kind of cooperation with At the same time, the emergence of Turkish people terrorist groups in the country. Daesh and its offshoots, the so-called Is- aware of Riyadh’s Following is the full text of the state- lamic State of Iraq and the Levant-Kho- malignancy’ ment published by IRNA: rasan Province (ISIL KP), along with a In the Name of God, the Compassion- spectrum of other terrorist and extremist TEHRAN – Iran wants to make the people of Turkey ate, the Merciful groups, such as the Islamic Movement aware of the malignant schemes of Riyadh, interna- Mr. President of Uzbekistan in north and the Islamic tional affairs director of the Supreme Leader’s Mis- I would like to express my apprecia- Movement of Eastern Turkistan are all bilateral cooperation, particularly on se- port of Chabahar that will provide Af- sion told the Turkish Spirituality Organization’s chief. tions to France for organizing this debate alarming signals for more troubles in the curity matters, counter-narcotics efforts, ghanistan with access to the high sea,

ILNA In a meeting with Mohammad Gurmiz on on the situation in Afghanistan. My thanks future, if we fail to properly address them developing projects and economic coop- which would be very valuable for Af- Wednesday, Mohammad Reza Baqeri said lack of also go to the distinguished Ambassador now. eration in the fields of infrastructures and ghanistan, as a land locked country, and responsibility from the Saudi side has prevented of Afghanistan for his statement, as well Today, the Afghan National Unity Gov- agriculture as well as durable solution for the whole region. Iranians from attending the Hajj this year, ILNA re- as Mr. Nicholas Haysom, for his briefing ernment is in the forefront of fighting Afghan refugees. Iran and Afghanistan are also com- ported. and presenting the SG’s latest Report. We terrorism. The sustained support of the During the past decade, Iran has mitted to increase their connectivity with wish him all the best in his new assign- international community is much more helped Afghanistan with the completion emphasis on the Khaf-Herat Railway, the Iran’s Human Rights ment and wish to welcome Mr. Yamamo- needed to shore up the Afghan Govern- of almost 300 projects, ranging from 78 mile-railroad project in Farah and the to as the new Special Representative of ment in its fight against terrorism and ex- infrastructure to training and capacity second bridge over Hirmand River. A Council condemns the Secretary-General for Afghanistan tremism as well as to address the security, building in human resources, especially planned trilateral Afghanistan-Iran-India revoke Sheikh and head of the United Nations Assis- economic and political challenges that it through offering hundreds of scholar- transit corridor is also underway. tance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). faces. ships each year. Narcotic is a real threat for this Region Qassim’s citizenship My Government is concerned over the Mr. President On 23 May, the Presidents of Afghan- and beyond and should be addressed TEHRAN – Iran’s Human Rights Council in a state- volatile situation in Afghanistan, which Strengthening regional cooperation istan and Iran and the Prime Minister of by the international community in a very ment released on Wednesday condemned strip- continues to face major security, eco- with Afghanistan is a priority and a major India signed the trilateral transport and serious and comprehensive manner .Any ping Sheikh Isa Qassim of his Bahraini nationality. nomic and political challenges. The SG’s pathway to consolidate peace and eco- transit agreement in Tehran to facilitate increase in narcotics is a reflection of the “Hereby we announce our deep concern about report refers to “continued and intense nomic in the region. We see great poten- trade among the three countries and prevailing insecurity and poverty. Bahrain’s current situation and feel alarmed,” the armed clashes, at their highest number tials in our economic cooperation with potentially Central Asia. This agreement For the rest of the story, please visit our

MIZAN statement read, Mizan reported. recorded since 2001”, as the lead factor Afghanistan and are ready to increase covers the development of the Iranian websie at tehrantimes.com World Forum for Proximity of the Islamic Schools of Thought also condemned the Al-Khalifa’s move in a statement on Tuesday. No resistance economy without expertise: Rouhani Al-Khalifa rulers listen to peaceful and legiti- mate demands of the Bahraini people and give POLITICAL TEHRAN — President Hassan Rou- university students’ “free” and “conscious” approach to- should be strengthened,” Rouhani pointed out. up measures that damage unity among Muslims, deskhani said on Tuesday that university ward towards “revolution”, “Islam” and “morality”. He said that problems in the country cannot be re- said the statement. students and faculty members are in frontline of serving He also defined revolution as “independence, free- solved without using the academicians’ knowledge and the country and society. dom and the Islamic Republic”. expertise. General Staff of Armed Rouhani made the remarks during an Iftar party with It is not possible to seek independence and, at the Pointing to post-JCPOA atmosphere, he said that Forces reshuffled university professors in Tehran. same time, an implementation of resistance economy pace of scientific progress would be slow without inter- He also said university students should not be seen without “science” and “knowledge”, he noted. action with the outside world. with “security glasses”. “We should trust on university,” he added. The Rouhani administration has succeeded to strike Rouhani said his administration has made many ef- “Today, university bears heavy responsibility on the a nuclear deal with the 5+1 group - the United States, forts to create a “freer” and “more secure” atmosphere path of the country’s development. A government that Britain, France, China and Russia plus Germany – that TEHRAN – Iran’s General Staff of Armed Forces in the universities. seeks help from university in all spheres can be success- among other things has facilitated scientific cooperation Commander Hassan Firouzabadi on Wednesday Rouhani said he attaches great importance to the ful and the link between the government and university between Iranian and foreign academic bodies. appointed Mohammad Javadzadeh Kamand as deputy for human resources.

FARS He also appointed Mohammad Hassan Baqeri Velayati condemns Bahrain for Tehran, Ankara duty-bound to stabilize as deputy for training, Fars reported. Firouzabadi also appointed Abolfazl Shekarchi stripping citizenship of Shia cleric region: VP as deputy for Basij aﬀairs. France National Assembly chief due in Tehran

TEHRAN – France National Assembly President Claude Bartolone is due in Tehran next week, Mehr reported on Wednesday. He has been invited by Majlis Speaker Ali Lar- POLITICAL TEHRAN — Ali Ak- respect the people’s rights, especially POLITICAL TEHRAN — Iran’s First key in various areas of economy, tour- deskbar Velayati, a senior those of religious and political ﬁgures. deskVice-President Es’haq ism and transportation, he said.

MEHR ijani. In a recent telephone conversation with Larija- foreign policy adviser to Leader of the To remain in power, Velayati said, Jahangiri said on Wednesday that Iran and For his part, Yildirim said that close ni, Bartolone said his upcoming visit will serve to Islamic Revolution, issued a statement the Bahraini ruling family is fueling sec- Turkey have a heavy responsibility to help ties with Iran is highly important for the discuss bilateral ties, and cooperation in ﬁght on on Wednesday condemning the Bah- tarian division, killing people, and vio- stabilize the Middle East region. Turkish government. terrorism and the economy sector. raini government for stripping Shia cleric lating the people’s right for determine In a phone conversation with new He also called for more cooper- Sheikh Isa Qassim of his citizenship. their destiny. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, ation to help establish peace in the He said Bahrain is applying any Bahrain announced on Monday that Jahangiri also praised the “growing” ties region. Security committee method to suppress the people’s will it had revoked the citizenship of the between Iran and Turkey. Yildirim also said the crises in the to issue JCPOA report for equality and the Bahraini regime major ﬁgure due to what it have called He also congratulated Yildirim on his region should be settled by regional July 16 and its regional and extra regional sup- serving “foreign interest.” appointment as the new Turkish prime countries and not foreigners who seek porters should become aware of the The action comes one week after minister and expressed hope that a new to serve their own interests. fact that it cannot stand against the suspending all activities of al-Wefaq chapter will be opened in relations dur- The Turkish prime minister also people’s resistance. which is the main opposition group in ing his tenure as prime minister. called for more cooperation between TEHRAN – The Majlis National Security and Foreign He advised the Bahraini rulers to the Sunni-ruled country. Iran is ready to expand ties with Tur- the two countries’ private sectors. Policy Committee is set to issue a report on the JCPOA on July 16. Majlis presiding board member Ahmad Amira-

IRIB badi Farahani told the IRIB on Wednesday that the Good ties with neighbors more important to Iran than nuclear issue: Zarif committee is required to do so every six months following its mission to monitor the implementation 1 of the nuclear deal. He added, “Human and financial sources of extremist Zarif’s consciousness-raising comments are made at groups should be dried up.” a time that a number of Islamic countries including Syria, On Tehran’s regional policy, Zarif said, “Iran is seeking Bahrain treading a Iraq, and Libya are involved in war with terrorist groups. good relations with all its neighbors and this is our prior- very bad path: MP Also, the unity call comes amid Saudi Arabia’s sever- ity, even overriding the nuclear issue.” ance of ties with Iran, as two key Islamic countries. Referring to some regional players’ attempt to draw ‘Tehran spares no attempt to address global attention away from real challenges through fueling ten- terrorism’ sion, Zarif said the Arab world has failed to meet its peo- Addressing the French Senate Committee on Foreign ple’s political and social needs. TEHRAN – MP Elyas Hazrati in an interview with Affairs, Defense and Armed Forces on Wednesday, Zarif Zarif also said it is unacceptable that the rights of the ISNA on Wednesday said the Bahraini government also said counterterrorism campaign demands global Bahraini people be violated by the Al-Khalifa ruling family. is “treading a very bad path,” adding, “I recommend cooperation and all need to join hands to find solutions. Heading a high-ranking delegation on the first leg of them to take lessons from the Pahlavi regime and ISNA “A victim of terrorism itself, Iran is ready to take what- France-Netherlands tour, Zarif arrived in Paris on Tues- Saddam’s Ba’ath regime.” soever necessary steps to address this global challenge,” day for a two day visit. “If the Islamic Revolution’s rage erupts, the re- Zarif underscored. On his agenda were meetings with French President gion’s aggressive governments will be crushed. A Zarif says the Arab world has There is no military solution to the problems as polit- Francois Hollande as well as his counterpart Jean-Marc hint of that rage was in General Soleimani’s recent ical issues can be resolved through political settlements, failed to meet its people’s Ayrault and President of France’s National Assembly statement,” he said. the chief Iranian diplomat stated. political and social needs. Claude Bartolone. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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Assad tasks minister with forming new NEWS North Korea test-ﬁres government Musudan ballistic missiles

Al-Nusra Front shells Aleppo residential areas North Korea has conducted back-to-back tests of a mid- By staff & agencies Syria “have resulted in scores of civilian range ballistic missile from its eastern coast, South Korean Syria’s President Bashar Assad tasked deaths, including much-needed medical officials say. the country’s Electricity Minister Emad workers,” Pinheiro told the Geneva-based One test of the powerful Musudan intermediate-range Khamis with forming a new government UN Human Rights Council, adding, “More missile made considerable improvements in flight distance on Wednesday, state news agency SANA than 700 doctors and medical personnel and altitude over previous failed launches, but still fell well reported. have been killed in attacks on hospitals short of the missile’s projected range. It gave no immediate reason for the since the beginning of the conflict.” Wednesday’s tests marked Pyongyang’s fifth and sixth at- formation of a new cabinet. “As civilian casualties mount, the num- tempt since April to successfully launch its Musudan missile. The Damascus-based government ber of medical facilities and staff decreas- “South Korean defense officials didn’t want to label it as controls most of the war-torn country’s es, limiting even further access to medi- either a success or a failure, but that does appear to be the major population centers in the west, cal care,” he said. most effective test of this Musadan intermediate-range mis- with the notable exceptions of Idlib, The UN official further censured fre- sile so far even though it did fall far short of its expected which is held by insurgents, and Aleppo, quent raids on other facilities essential range,” said Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Beijing Florence where it controls half of the city. to civilian life, such as schools, markets, Looi. Kurdish forces are in control of vast bakeries, mosques and water stations, The first five launches failed, either exploding in midair or areas along the Turkish border, and the noting, “With each attack, terrorized sur- crashing, and the sixth only flew about 400km - well short of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/ vivors are left more vulnerable.” the missile’s 3,500-km potential and not long enough to be Daesh) terrorist group holds Raqqa and Meantime, in his comments, Pinheiro classified as intermediate. Deir al-Zor provinces in the east. said the UN commission was investigat- One of the missiles launched on Wednesday reached an Parliamentary elections were held in ing allegations al-Nusra Front terrorist altitude of more than 1,000km, displaying marked progress in government-controlled areas in April, group “and other al-Qaeda-affiliated comparison with previous attempts, Japan’s defense minister which the opposition said were mean- ince. countryside, Lebanese al-Manar televi- groups have recruited hundreds of chil- said on Wednesday. ingless. A ceasefire brokered by the United sion channel reported on Sunday. dren under 15” in Syria’s northwestern Al-Nusra Front continues to shell States and Russia went into effect on Sources close to Jaish al-Fatah (Army province of Idlib. Aleppo February 27 in Syria, but it does not ap- of Conquest), an ally of the al-Qae- He also denounced rights violations Meanwhile, Russia says al-Qaeda-af- ply to ISIL and al-Nusra Front terrorist da-linked al-Nusra Front, have admitted by the ISIL terrorist group in the vio- filiated al-Nusra Front (Jabhat al-Nusra) groups. that two dozen ringleaders and top mil- lence-wracked country. terrorists continue shelling residential On Wednesday, a London-based itant commanders of the terrorist group In a report published last week, the neighborhoods in the Syrian city of Alep- monitor said at least 25 civilians, six of were among the 167 terrorists killed commission urged action against crimes po despite a “regime of quiet” being in them children, had lost their lives in a across the troubled region. committed by ISIL against the Izadi mi- force. series of airstrikes against the northern They also added that five tanks and 34 nority in Iraq and Syria, stressing that “Groups from the Jabhat al-Nusra Syrian city of Raqqa. military vehicles belonging to the terror- the Takfiri terrorists are still committing international terrorist organization keep The so-called Syrian Observatory for ists have been destroyed. genocide against the Kurdish-speaking trying to disrupt the cessation of hos- Human Rights (SOHR) said dozens more According to a report from the Rus- community. tilities,” the Russian Center for Recon- were wounded, some of them critically, in sian Center for Reconciliation of the Op- Syria has been grappling with a dead- ciliation of the Opposing Sides in Syria the Tuesday aerial attacks. posing Sides in Syria, the Syrian army ly crisis that it blames on some foreign “We don’t know whether it counts as a success, but North said on Wednesday. Fresh airstrikes targeted Raqqa on has thwarted an offensive launched by states for more than five years. Korea has shown some capability with IRBMs,” Gen Nakatani The center said the terrorists had used Wednesday, and one of them struck the al-Nusra in Aleppo province. UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan told reporters in Tokyo. “The threat to Japan is intensifying.” multiple rocket launchers and mortars town hall, the observatory said. The as- Over 700 doctors killed in Syria de Mistura estimates that over 400,000 The ongoing tests, apparently linked to an order made by to pound populated districts of Han- saults, it said, were apparently carried out Elsewhere, a United Nations investi- people have been killed in the Syrian North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in March, show the North’s drat, Sheikh Maqsood, al-Khalidiyah and by the U.S.-led coalition. gative panel has raised concerns about conflict since March 2011. The UN has determination to pursue its goal of a nuclear missile program the al-Nayrab airport in Aleppo in the 170 terrorists killed in Aleppo civilian fatalities in Syria, saying over 700 stopped its official casualty count in the capable of threatening the United States mainland. past 24 hours. In another event, Syrian forces have physicians and medical staffs have lost Middle Eastern state, citing its inability U.S. condemnation Al-Nusra Front militants also killed nearly 170 Takfiri terrorists dur- their lives during five years of crisis grip- to verify the figures it receives from var- Despite the repeated failures, North Korea’s persistence in shelled residential areas in the al-Fu’ah ing battle in the northern province of ping the war ravaged country. ious sources. testing the Musudan missile has worried Washington and its town in the Idlib province, al-Wata in La- Aleppo in recent days, a report says. Paulo Pinheiro, head of the UN Com- Backed by the Russian air cover, Syrian allies, Tokyo and Seoul. The missile’s range puts a large part takia Province and Haush-Kharabu, Blelie The terrorists were killed in fierce clash- mission of Inquiry on Syria, released the forces have managed to liberate many of Asia and the Pacific, including the United States military and Marj Sultan districts near the town es with the government forces backed by figure in a report. militant-held areas over the past few bases, within reach. of Mazaraat Kaukaab in Damascus Prov- volunteer fighters in the southern Aleppo Airstrikes on medical facilities across months. The U.S. State Department condemned the launches on Wednesday, saying that they represented blatant violations of United Nations resolutions banning nuclear-armed North Korea from any use of ballistic missile technology. Bahrainis voice solidarity with Sheikh Qassim “We intend to raise our concerns at the UN to bolster international resolve in holding [North Korea] accountable for Britain’s military head in Bahrain amid crackdown the provocative actions,” State Department spokesman John Dozens of demonstrators have taken to the streets across it will fuel the flames of “Bahrain’s Islamic Revolution” Kirby said in a statement. Bahrain to express solidarity with prominent Shia cleric against the ruling family. And while U.S. and North Korean diplomats were due to Sheikh Isa Qassim, who was recently stripped of his citizen- The House of Khalifah regime’s move against Sheikh attend a six-nation security forum in Beijing on Wednesday - ship, as well as jailed activists and political prisoners. Qassim came less than a week after the Bahraini Justice a rare opportunity for contact between the two powers - the Protesters demonstrated in Bilad al-Qadeem, a suburb Ministry suspended all activities by al-Wefaq, and dis- State Department has said there were no plans for direct of the capital, Manama, al-Musalla Village, the north-cen- solved the opposition Islamic Enlightenment Institution talks. tral village of Bu Quwah, the northwestern village of Diraz, and al-Risala Islamic Association. This is the first time in two years that North Korea has and the town of A’ali, chanting slogans against the ruling Britain’s military head in Bahrain attended the six-nation forum, which is attended by repre- House of Khalifah regime in condemnation of the measure Meanwhile, the head of the British Armed Forces has sentatives from the same nations that attend the six party against the 79-year-old clergyman. visited Bahrain, in what has been denounced as Lon- nuclear talks, now stalled since 2008. The protesters also carried the portraits of the don’s consent to Manama’s recently-Intensified crack- But while there are expectations that Pyongyang’s attend- spiritual leader of Bahrain’s main opposition bloc, the down on the pro-democracy drive across the Persian ance may foreshadow a resumption of the six party talks, the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Sheikh Ali Salman Gulf tiny island. U.S. has mandated that in order for those talks to resume, and prominent Bahraini opposition figure as well as na- General Sir Nicholas Houghton, Chief of Britain’s De- establish a new British naval base in Bahrain. North Korea must give up its nuclear program. tional Bahraini flags. fense Staff (CDS), arrived in Bahrain on Tuesday, only a “Britain is giving Bahrain a green light for repression,” “From what we’ve seen, from Wednesday and from the A similar rally was also staged in the island of Sitra, day after the Bahraini regime stripped Sheikh Isa Qas- the group said. past six months alone, North Korea seems to be doing ex- located five kilometers (3.1 miles) south of capital Mana- sim, the country’s top Shia cleric, of his citizenship, ac- Allan Hogarth, the Amnesty International Britain’s actly the opposite,” according to Al Jazeera’s Florence Looi. ma, where clashes broke between demonstrators and cusing him of sowing “sectarianism and violence.” head of policy and government affairs, also addressed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was quoted by na- Bahraini regime forces. Houghton met with Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khal- the issue, saying, “Since its shiny new naval base in Bah- tional broadcaster NHK as saying such tests “cannot be tol- Regime forces fired a number of teargas canisters to ifa, the commander-in-chief of the Bahrain Defense Force. rain was announced, the UK has apparently been prior- erated”. suppress the protest and disperse the crowd. Britain-based activism group, the Bahrain Institute itizing its military ties rather than rocking the boat over South Korea’s Unification Ministry called the launches a “clear Separately, a group of young Bahraini men blocked for Rights and Democracy (BIRD), condemned the visit, the Bahrain’s increasingly dismal human rights record.” provocation” that violated United Nations Security Council reso- the King Fahd Causeway, which connects Saudi Arabia saying, “Bahrain’s ally, the UK, did not even postpone a British MP, Tim Farron, the leader of the Liberal Dem- lutions banning any ballistic activities by North Korea. with Bahrain. meeting on military cooperation, let alone issue a state- ocrats, said the visit was a “sad demonstration of just Rising tensions The Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah, has ment on this gross repression of Bahrain’s civil society,” how little” the British government cares about human Pyongyang conducted its fourth nuclear test in January, denounced Manama’s measure against Sheikh Qassim referring to the intensified Bahraini crackdown on dis- rights. and later that month launched a long-range rocket that as “silly” and “dangerous,” warning that the move will sent. Bahrain has been in turmoil since a 2011 uprising de- some say was a cover for a test of banned missile technology. trigger a harsh response from the Bahraini people. The BIRD was referring to the declared purpose of manding greater civil and political rights from the House “It claims to have tested its first hydrogen bomb, although Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has the visit, namely follow-up coordination between the of Saud regime-backed monarchy. this account is disputed, but experts do say they appear to also condemned the decision as “a Saudi plot,” saying two countries in the wake of a bilateral agreement to (Source: agencies) have at least tested some components of a hydrogen bomb,” said Al Jazeera’s Florence Looi. “So it does appear that they are accelerating their nuclear Putin: Stability key at September parliamentary polls program and their ballistic weapons program. And it has increased tensions, not only on the Korean Peninsula, but also Russian President Vladimir Putin said on 16 years ago, due to Western sanctions in the region.” Wednesday that maintaining “stability” over Moscow’s meddling in Ukraine and The tests in January saw the UN Security Council impose was the main aim at upcoming parlia- the decline of oil prices. its toughest sanctions to date on the North. mentary polls, expected to be dominat- Putin enjoys the blanket support of North Korea has claimed a number of technical break- ed by parties loyal to the Kremlin despite Russia’s slavish state media and his ap- throughs in recent months in its push to develop an inter- an economic crisis. proval rating remains over seventy per- continental ballistic missile capable of delivering a nuclear The country is gearing up for nation- cent despite a slump in living standards. payload to targets across the continental U.S. But officials wide legislative elections on Sept. 18 and The Kremlin strongman in March re- in South Korea say the North does not yet possess such a authorities appear desperate to avoid a placed the country’s scandal-tainted weapon. repeat of mass anti-government street election chief with former human rights Recently claimed achievements include the creation of a protests sparked by vote-rigging at the ombudsman Ella Pamfilova in what critics solid-fuel missile engine, the development of a nuclear war- last parliamentary poll in 2011. described as a cosmetic change to put a head capable of withstanding atmospheric re-entry, and the Putin told lawmakers that they should sheen of legitimacy on polls they say the miniaturization of a nuclear warhead. recognize their “responsibility for main- Kremlin already has stitched up. Experts outside the country have been skeptical of taining social stability” and ensure “citi- Russia’s marginalized opposition – Pyongyang’s claims, but have acknowledged that the North zens have faith in the results of election.” spearheaded by 2011 protests leader has made significant gains in improving its nuclear arsenal. “I am convinced that stability and trust Alexei Navalny – is pushing to compete The Korean Peninsula has remained in a technical state are the main, key factors in the successful in the polls but has previously struggled of war since the end of the Korean War in 1953, when an development of the country,” Putin said to get authorities to register it for elec- ing to disrupt the elections and tasked sia are scheduled to take place before armistice brought an end to fighting but a peace treaty was ahead of parliament breaking up for the tions. the FSB (Federal’naya sluzhba bezopas- March 2018. Putin has not yet confirmed never signed. election campaign. Putin – who accused the West of nosti Rossiyskoy Federatsii) security ser- he will run for a fourth term despite wide- The U.S. has some 28,000 soldiers stationed in South Ko- Russia is currently locked in its longest masterminding the 2011 protests – has vice with preventing any interference. spread expectations he will take part. rea to deter any potential aggression from North Korea. recession since Putin rose to power over warned that “foreign enemies” are seek- The next presidential elections in Rus- (Source: AFP) (Source: Al Jazeera) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY JJUNEUNE 223,3, 22016016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/economy

NEWS Foreign investments welcomed Water, electricity projects worth $2.8b to come on stream in Iran by Mar. 2017 in Iran: CBI governor

ECONOMY TEHRAN — Over 700 projects worth 100 ECONOMY TEHRAN — The Governor of the Cen- desk desktrillion rials (about $2.886 billion) will be tral Bank of Iran (CBI) Valiollah Seif in a implemented in the country’s water and electricity sectors Wednesday meeting with Vice Chairman of China Invest- by the end of current calendar year (March 20, 2017), an- ment Corporation (CIC) Li Keping admitted that to accel- nounced Iranian Deputy Minister of Energy Sattar Mahmoudi erate its economic growth, the Islamic Republic warmly on Tuesday. welcomes attraction of foreign investments. Also on May 24, the offi- Referring to the friendly relations between Tehran and cial had said that completion Beijing, Seif expressed Iran’s tendency towards further of semi-finished projects in expansion of bilateral commercial ties, underlining that water and electricity sectors countries, such as China, which kept their relations with needs 1.6 quadrillion rilas Iran close and protected the country under the sanction (about $46.189 billion) of fi- era, stand among its priorities to deepen ties with in post nance. sanction time. The energy official said Keping, for his part, showed inclination for develop- that although a large amount ment of ties with Iran and noted, “We have started our of investments have been cooperation with Iran’s National Development Fund (NDF) made in this sector during since two years ago but for improving our cooperation, the past years, a number of we require CBI to provide us data about Iranian govern- projects are still unfinished ment’s politics on financial issues, attraction of foreign due to dearth of financial re- investments, and foreigners’ economic activities in Iran.” sources. The NDF and CIC explored areas to launch joint ven- “Renovation of water and electricity installations, repair tures and to establish a fund aimed at financing private and maintenance operations, and reduction of power dissi- sector projects in Iran, IRNA reported on Sunday. During the meeting, Hosseini mentioned some of the fish farming in cages could be mentioned. pation and water losses in distribution networks are examples According to the report, Ding Xuedong, the head of potential areas for joint investment among which Infra- Xuedong, for his part, noted that as a Capital institu- of the sectors in need for investments,” Sattari said. CIC, heading a high-ranking delegation, met with Safdar structure projects in the field of oil, gas, petrochemical tion, CIC is eager to learn more about Iran’s market and its He, elsewhere, named lack of sufficient financial resources Hosseini, the chairman of the NDF, in Tehran on Sunday. projects, agriculture and construction of greenhouses and investment opportunities. and modern technology as the main concerns that domes- tic power sector is faced with and said that removal of such obstacles would pave the country’s way to international mar- After sanctions: Iran sees skyrocketing foreign investment kets. Sattari also noted that annulment of financial sanctions Now that the historic Iran nuclear deal has While Tehran’s FDI has been climbing many, signed a historic deal to guarantee deal was careful to “follow the lead of the after the implementation of the nuclear agreement with the opened Tehran to world markets, the Is- steadily since 2013, the real boom began the peaceful nature of Tehran’s nuclear ac- U.S. government with regards to working world powers can be an opportunity to overcome the men- lamic republic has seen a rapid increase in after the lifting of sanctions in January. The tivities in exchange for sanctions relief. with Iran’s airlines,” adding that, “any and tioned barriers. foreign investment. country has gained 22 FDI projects during Tehran has accused Washington of at- all contracts with Iran’s airlines will be con- On Tuesday, Boeing Co confirmed a the first quarter of 2016. tempting to discourage foreign compa- tingent upon U.S. government approval.” landmark deal to sell 100 of its 737 and 777 This quarter accounted for 40% of all nies from investing in the Islamic republic. U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (D-WA) aircraft to Tehran for roughly $25 billion. FDI since 2013. “To date, all the Western countries are said that he intends to scrutinize Boeing’s Bulgaria, Iran poised to This marks the first time the aerospace While Boeing is based in the United under the U.S. influence. All of our banking dealings. giant has done business with the Islamic States, most foreign investment comes operations do not pass without problems,” “In the coming days the U.S. govern- cooperate on SMEs republic since 1979. from South Korea and Germany. South Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei said ment will be taking a hard look at the spe- Boeing isn’t the only company jumping Korea-based Pohang Iron and Steel an- during a March news conference, accord- cifics of the deal, to ensure it is consistent Bulgaria's cabinet has approved a draft Memorandum of Under- into the game. According to a new report nounced plans to invest $1.6 billion in the ing to IRINN news agency. with both U.S. interests and those of our standing that provides for cooperation between the respective from The Financial Times measuring for- country. “It is clear that behind all this is the Unit- international allies, he said in a statement, agencies overseeing small and medium businesses. eign direct investment (FDI), Iran is now On July 14, Iran and the P5+1 group, ed States, who spoke of lifting sanctions, “and I’ll be tracking those developments Under the draft document, the Iran Small Industries and In- ranked 12th out of 14 in Middle Eastern consisting of Russia, the United States, the but lifted them on paper only.” closely.” dustrial Parks Organization and the Bulgarian Small and Medium nations in terms of foreign investment. United Kingdom, France, China, and Ger- Even Boeing indicated that the new (Source: Sputnik) Enterprises Promotion Agency will work to provide SMEs from one of the countries to establish and maintain cooperation with businesses operating in the other. Information is to be exchanged on legislation related to trade Iran needs 551 airplanes by next 9 years: minister and other economic activity, effort is to be made to set up joint ECONOMY TEHRAN — “The Iranian air fleet needs ary with Airbus. The Iranian flag carrier, Iran Air, agreed to ventures and realize investment projects, along with a possible desk551 new airplanes by the Iranian calendar buy 118 jets worth $27 billion from Airbus. exchange of experience and experts. year of 1404 (March 2025- March 2026),” Abbas Akhundi, Iran’s Transport Minister Abbas Akhoundi announced on (Source: novinite.com) Iranian transport minister, announced on Wednesday. Tuesday that the agreement on purchasing Airbus planes will As IRNA quoted him, the Iranian air fleet includes 266 be concluded within the next three or four weeks. airplanes, 100 of which are grounded due to their old age. Also, Boeing Co. said Tuesday it signed an agreement “The average age of in-service airplanes in Iran is around with Iran Air "expressing the airline's intent" to buy its aircraft, AirAsia X confident of new 23 years and they should go out of service within a year ac- marking the first major deal with an American company in cording to international standards,” he added. the Islamic Republic following its landmark nuclear deal. Tehran route Following Iran’s nuclear deal with the world’s major pow- The Chicago-based manufacturer issued a statement to ers and lifting of sanctions against the country, the Islamic The Associated Press saying that it signed the agreement AirAsia X is confident that its new route, which took off with flight Republic made renovation of its ageing air fleet one of its "under authorizations from the U.S. government following D7 776 on June 21, to Tehran, Iran, from Kuala Lumpur with three top priorities. a determination that Iran had met its obligations under the weekly flights, will be successful. The first deal after the nuclear accord was signed in Janu- nuclear accord reached last summer." “The commencement of this route is timed perfectly to com- plement the group’s growing flight network in Kuala Lumpur, where the connectivity with ASEAN, China and Australia are be- China remains one of most attractive Abe pledges to boost economy as ing optimized with the new destinations and frequencies that we have introduced across the short and long haul network. investment destinations: UNCTAD upper house poll campaign begins “The airline is confident that this new route would stimulate China is still one of the world's most into China, more has been flowing to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe popular sales tax and his "Abenomics" new travel demand and boost tourism and business potential attractive destinations for investment, capital and technology-intensive sec- began an upper house election cam- recipe of hyper-easy monetary policy, for us and the two countries. according to a survey done by the tors and high value-added fields. paign on Wednesday with a pledge spending and reform. “Iran is a huge market to tap into and we will look forward to United Nations Conference on Trade Foreign investment in the service to rev-up the economy as surveys "This is an election to decide wheth- deepening our footprint in the region, and ensuring Malaysians and Development (UNCTAD). industry rose 17.3 percent in 2015, ac- showed his ruling bloc ahead, despite er we will forge ahead strongly with and other citizens of ASEAN can fly further with us,” said its Head Foreign direct investment (FDI) in counting for 61.1 percent of the total doubts over Abe's growth recipe and economic policies, make Japan grow, of Commercial, Arik De, in a statement. real terms attracted to the Chinese flow for the period, the MOC data his push to revise the pacifist constitu- the regions proper and everyone feel (Source: themalaymailonline.com) mainland was second only to the showed. tion. the benefits -- or return to a dark and United States in 2015, Zhan Xiaoning, FDI witnessed a robust global re- Abe's coalition is in no danger of stagnant era," Abe told a crowd in Ku- an official with UNCTAD in charge covery in 2015, surging 38 percent in losing power in the election but he mamoto, southern Japan. of investment and enterprises, said the year to $1.76 trillion, the highest needs a solid win to keep his Liberal The area was hit by a deadly earth- BA postpones its relaunch Tuesday. since the global finance crisis in 2008, Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers in quake in April and this week has been of flights to Iran FDI into the Chinese mainland rose according to the report. line and perhaps stay on another three battered by heavy rains, leaving at least 6.4 percent year on year to $126.7 However, the momentum could be years after his tenure as LDP president six people dead. billion in 2015, according to the Min- interrupted, as Zhan expects global expires in 2018. The opposition Democratic Party is The long-awaited resumption of British Airways flights to Iran istry of Commerce (MOC). FDI to fall 10 to 15 percent in 2016 Abe is casting the July 10 election arguing that Abenomics has increased has been delayed until September. At a press conference on the before restoring the growing trend in for half the seats in the 242-member social disparities and attacking Abe's The six-weekly direct service to Tehran from London Heath- world's 2016 investment report, Zhan 2017 and jumping to over $1.8 trillion chamber as a referendum on his deci- long-held goal of revising the postwar row was due to start from July 14 but has now been pushed back noted a trend where, among all FDI in 2018. (Source: China Daily) sion to delay a planned hike in an un- constitution. (Source: Reuters) due to “some technical issues”. News of the route reopening in February was greeted with enthusiasm by British travelers, with tour operators offering trips Tesla offers $2.8 Facebook signs deals Samsung takes fight to Iran registering a surge in interest. But now those keen to travel on the airline’s first direct flights billion for SolarCity in with media firms, to Apple with mobile to the country since 2012, when political tension was peaking 'no brainer' deal for celebrities for Live: wallet strategy following the severance of diplomatic relations with the West, Musk WSJ will have to wait. A spokesperson for British Airways told Telegraph Travel that Elon Musk on Tuesday sought to build a clean Facebook Inc has signed deals worth more than $50 mil- Smartphone leader Samsung Electronics has Tehran remains an importation destination for the airline. energy powerhouse as his electric car maker, Tesla lion with media companies and celebrities to create videos for years been a spectator as Apple built a services “While preparations for the new route have generally been Motors Inc, made an offer to buy his solar instal- for its live-streaming service, the Wall Street Journal reported. “ecosystem” supporting its products. But now, as progressing well, some technical issues have arisen which makes lation firm SolarCity Corp in a stock deal worth as Facebook has signed nearly 140 deals, including the two develop the market for mobile payments, it sensible for us to put back the launch of flights from mid-July much as $2.8 billion (2 billion pounds). with CNN, the New York Times, Vox Media, Tastemade, the Korean tech giant is taking the fight to its U.S. to September 1,” the spokesperson said. Tesla shares plunged more than 13 percent to Mashable and the Huffington Post, the Journal reported archrival. “Customers who were booked to fly before September 1 will $189.99 in extended trading - amounting to a loss in on Tuesday, citing a document. For Apple, offering users the ability to tap their be notified of their flight cancellation and offered a number of value of about $4.3 billion, or more than the value of Comedian Kevin Hart and NFL quarterback Russell iPhones on sales terminals to buy a coffee, snack or options, including re-routing on alternative dates, full refunds the offer for the other company. Shares of SolarCity Wilson are among the celebrities that Facebook has part- train ticket is a fresh revenue stream, like its iTunes or rebooking them to fly with other airlines. We look forward to rose about 18 percent to $25.02. nered with. music and entertainment service. The banks it works opening the route in September.” Musk, who is the chairman of SolarCity, CEO of “We have an early beta program for a relatively small with cough up a small charge for each transaction - BA is not the only airline to seek to resume flights to Iran. Tesla and the largest shareholder of both compa- number partners that includes a broad range of content reportedly 0.15 percent in the United States. In April Air France renewed its Paris to Tehran route. nies, described the deal as a “no brainer” in a call types from regions around the world,” Justin Osofsky, the Samsung, which has trailed behind its competitors David McGuinness, director of tour operator Travel the Un- with reporters. vice president of global operations and media partner- in software and services, is taking a different path.

known, said that the Islamic Republic had become one of their NEWS IN BRIEF NEWS IN BRIEF ships at Facebook, said in an email. busiest destinations of 2016. (Source: The Telegraph) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y http://www.tehrantimes.com JJUNEUNE 23,23, 22016016 HISTORY & HERITAGE 5

The Persian rug: A labor of love. And A CLOSER LOOK Coral bleaching a great what does it cost? barrier to reef tourism: report For centuries, Iran s famed carpets have is bundled and then dyed, using natural been produced by hand along the no- ingredients like pomegranate peels for Severe coral bleaching on Australia s Great Barrier Reef could mad trail in this region of high plains deep red or wine leaves for green. Af- cost it more than a million visitors a year and huge sums in around the ancient city of Shiraz. ter days of boiling on a wooden fire, the lost tourism revenue, according to a new report. Sheep grazed in high mountain pas- threads are dried by the cool winds that It comes one week after the tures and shorn only once a year produce blow in from the north each afternoon. Australian government made a thick, long wool ideal for the tough Only then does the weaving start. an election campaign pledge thread used in carpet making. Weavers, almost all of them women, of A$1 billion (S$1 billion) to fi- But high-quality production of hand- spend several months to a year bent over nance projects in the region to woven carpets is no longer sustainable a horizontally placed loom, stringing and help save the reef by improv- on the migration route of the nomads, knotting thousands of threads. Some ing water quality and reducing said Hamid Zollanvari, one of Iran s big- follow established patterns, some cre- emissions. gest carpet makers and dealers. ate their own. When the carpet is finally The World Heritage-listed Instead, he had built a factory with 16 done, it is cut, washed and put out in the reef, which teems with marine huge cooking pots, where on a recent sun to dry. life, experienced an unprec- cool, sunny spring day men in blue over- It s so time consuming, real hand edented bleaching earlier this alls stirred the pots with long wooden work, said Zollanvari, the carpet deal- year that saw much of it whiten sticks, boiling and coloring the thread. er. A labor of love. And what does it and almost a quarter of corals As the colored waters bubbled, they cost? he asked, before answering the die. looked like live volcanos. The air smelled question himself: Almost nothing. A A discussion paper from of sheep. 6-by-9-foot hand-woven carpet costs the independent think-tank The Australia Institute said A$1 Another room was stacked with herbs. around $400 in Shiraz, depending on the billion of potential revenue could be lost if a million visitors a Eucalyptus leaves, indigo, black curd, tur- pattern and quality. year do not travel to the region. Some 10,000 tourism jobs meric, acorn shells and alum, ingredients Zollanvari, who speaks fluent English, were also at risk, it added. for the different colors. The Iranian car- stood alongside two other carpet deal- Continued bleaching could not only impact the reef s Nomads and others at a carpet production center owned by a family of carpet traders outside status as Australia s premier international tourist destination, pet is 100 percent organic, Zollanvari Shiraz (Photo: Newsha Tavakolian) ers, Habib Bayat and Mohammed Ali declared. No machinery is involved. Dideroshan, both of whom are United but also impact Australia s identity as an international tourist destination, it said. It is a scene that seems as ageless not destructive. the Iran National Carpet Center had in States green card holders and self-de- The report said about 3.5 million tourists, mostly Austral- as the women who sit before the looms But now, Sedghamiz said, the end is mind when they organized a tour for a clared carpet lovers. ians, visited areas along the reef last year. and weave the rugs, a process that can near. Ultimately he said, it is modernity group of foreign journalists last weekend. The sanctions were really painful, Di- The institute polled thousands of Australians and other take as long as a year. And now even the that all-devouring force that is chang- Still, none of them could really argue with deroushan said, and to him, at least, in- people from major tourism markets Britain, China and the US. factory is threatened. With six years of ing societies at breakneck speed that is Sedghamiz s conclusion. explicable. Let s face it; what do carpets More than a third of Australians said they were more likely to Western sanctions on the carpet business killing the Persian carpet, Iran s pride and One thing is for sure: Iran s carpets have to do with our nuclear program? visit another part of the country if the bleaching continued. and punishing competition from rugs joy. People simply are no longer inter- are among the most complex and labor- The worrisome part, Bayat said, is that More than half of the Chinese respondents and about machine-made in China and India, these ested in quality. intensive handicrafts in the world. business still has not picked up even after a third of American and British participants said they were are hard times for the craft of Persian rug Or in paying for it, he might have It is on the endless green slopes of sanctions were lifted early this year. With more likely to visit somewhere other than Australia if the making. Many veterans wonder whether added. Fars Province, in Iran s heartland, that international financial transactions still a reef s deterioration persisted. it can survive. This year, after the nuclear deal was the mother of all carpets, among the problem, he said, even the tourists that The 2,300km-long reef - the world s biggest coral eco- Over the centuries invaders, politi- completed, the United States lifted six first in the world, is produced: the hand- come to Iran cannot pay us, unless they system - is suffering from its worst bleaching in recorded cians and Iran s enemies have left their years of sanctions on carpets. But even woven nomadic Persian rug. bring plenty of cash. history due to warming sea temperatures. The reef is also mark on Iran s carpets, said Prof. Hashem with that, the Persian carpet is in a criti- The process starts with around 1.6 mil- Not only that, but Persian carpets under pressure from farming run-off, development and the Sedghamiz, a local authority on carpets, cal state as fewer and fewer people buy lion sheep grazed by shepherds from the have fallen out of favor even in Iran, coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish. The report concluded sitting in the green courtyard of his re- them. nomadic Qashqai and Bakhtiari tribes, with many middle-class Iranians pre- that two of Queensland s industries - tourism and coal min- stored Qajar-dynasty house in Shiraz. The These days, everyone is seeking who produce that tough, long-fibered ferring cheap plastic laminate floor ing - were directly at odds with each other. outsiders demanded changes, started quick satisfaction and simplicity, but our wool so perfect for carpets. covers. Those who still like carpets of- Without serious action on climate change and real re- using chemicals for coloring and, most carpets are the complete opposite of Women take over from there, making ten go for cheaper Chinese and Indian sources allocated to the reef s health, the tourism industry recently, imposed sanctions on the rugs. that, Sedghamiz said. thread from the wool by hand, twisting knockoffs. (Source: The New York Times) seems certain to lose its most precious asset, it said. Those were blows, he said, damaging but His message was not what officials of it with their fingers. The finished thread (Source: AFP)

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By Marwan Bishara hind it mystifying. And last but not least, I gather many of the escape Europe by building a mental or legisla- A more accurate term would be “Engxit”. recent immigrants, who are more likely to refer tive wall behind which to hide. Either we band n their attempts to win the hearts and After all, the other non-English components of to themselves as British than English, and the together to democratize - or we suffer the I minds of British voters before this Britain are largely opposed to exiting the EU. almost two million Europeans living in Britain consequences of a pan-European nightmare week’s referendum on British member- Many Scots, Welsh and Irish would rather leave (like the million-plus British residing on the that no border can keep out.” ship of the European Union, it seems to me Britain than exit the EU. continent) would also like to see Britain stay in But clearly, the problem is not only Euro- the “Leave” camp focused primarily on the In the predominantly English Britain, where Europe. pean; it is also British. And demonizing Europe hearts, while the “Remain” campaign spoke eight out of 10 citizens or more are English, So if it’s not exactly British, what prompts so is necessary to break away and make Britain to the minds. the historic, cultural and economic arguments many English to want to withdraw from Europe great again. No point in repeating all the arguments and sensibilities behind the idea of exiting the back to the island? Does the problem lie with Delusional? Perhaps. But it’s real. here. In short, Leave has warned of the loss of continent’s union are more English than British. Europe, or does it lie in England? Sitting in London or New York, one hears national sovereignty, security freedom, pride Indeed, a Leave vote could lead to Britain’s Engxiters have demonized the “authoritar- the same speech nowadays, albeit with differ- and identity, while Remain underlines the pres- break-up, according to present and former ian” EU which burdens and weakens Britain’s slow decision-making process. But they are ent accents; and it is populist, hateful, xeno- ervation of economic prosperity, stability and British leaders. And if you think it’s all part of economy, limits its sovereignty, restricts its seen, at least in part, as a necessary evil to phobic and paranoid. influence. some fear tactics by the “Bremain” camp, think freedom of action, and increasingly defines its maintain and manage a union of 28 sover- The resemblance between the arguments The referendum is no doubt historic. And it again. identity and its future. eign nations with distinct identities, languag- made by the Leave campaign’s leading spokes- is paramount that the people weigh in on such The Welsh are already warning of a con- They reckon the EU is “dysfunctional” and es and cultures. man Boris Johnson and those of Republican a fateful decision. But regardless of the result, stitutional crisis if the English vote in favor of utterly undemocratic, and unelected bureau- The solution, it follows, should be to reform presidential candidate Donald Trump couldn’t the vote will prove only the beginning of a long leaving. Likewise, the Scots threaten to hold crats rule supreme there. And they are alarmed and democratize not demonize the EU; and be mistaken. More so than the hair. process to redefine 21st-century Britain. another referendum on leaving Britain. by the ambition of the powerful EU members to firm it up, not break it up. Because judging On both sides of the Atlantic, major seg- Indeed, the challenge facing Britain could Even neighboring Ireland is alarmed by the to turn it into a “federal super state” with its from Europe’s history, the alternative to unity ments of the Right are embracing a populist, prove more English and British than continen- prospects of turmoil in its relation with Britain army and president. is not pretty. nationalist, fear-mongering discourse. They tal European. where 600,000 Irish citizens reside. Erecting a Decision-making process Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varou- warn of imminent decline, caution of interna- Brexit or Engxit? British EU land border will have a big effect on Some of their criticism is partially true and fakis, known for his vocal criticism of the Union, tional agreements, and vow to put their coun- I find “Brexit” - the shorthand word for leav- their bilateral trade which exceeds one billion is shared by other EU members, especially had the following to say to the British: “Just like try first, by keeping immigrants out. ing the EU - misleading and the motivation be- euros ($1.13b) a week. regarding the pervasive bureaucracy and in the early 1930s, Britain and Greece cannot 9

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Nervy global investors revisit NEWS IN BRIEF U.S. banks tell trading 1930s playbook clients to brace for UK vote U.S. banks including Bank of America Corp and Morgan Global investors are once again dusting pecially as near-zero interest rates limit Stanley are warning clients about the potential for extreme off studies of the 1930s as fears of pro- central banks' ability to insulate against price moves as Britain prepares to vote on its membership tectionism, nationalism and a retreat of further shocks. of the European Union (EU). globalization, sharpened by this week's But echoes of the last major hiatus in A vote to leave the EU in Thursday's referendum could Brexit referendum, escalate anew. trade globalization during and between unleash turmoil on foreign exchange, equity and bond With markets on tenterhooks over the World Wars has economists looking markets, causing trading volumes to spike and testing the Thursday's "too close to call" vote on again to the 1930s for lessons and policy ability of banks' systems to process trades. Britain's future in the European Union, prescriptions. Bank of America warned its clients, in a June 20 memo the damage an exit vote would deal In a paper entitled "1937-38 redux?", reviewed by Reuters, of possible delays to their trades and business activity and world commerce is Morgan Stanley economists detail the temporary suspensions if markets are very volatile. amplified by the precarious state of the mistakes that saw monetary and fiscal "During volatile markets, we will endeavor to continue global economy and its inability to ab- policy tightened too quickly once a re- to serve clients but we may not be able to provide the sorb any left-field political shocks. covery from the 1929 stock market crash product offering, level of execution, liquidity and pricing - As such, the Brexit vote will not be and subsequent Depression started in including in electronic markets - as would be the case un- an open-and-shut case regardless of 1936. der more normalized market conditions," the memo said. the outcome. Broader worries about Over-eagerness to reset policy be- In order to prepare for any volatility, it requested that global trade, frail growth and dwindling fore private sector confidence in future clients tell them about proposed changes to their limits investment returns have festered since growth and inflation had picked up saw for cash and derivatives by the start of the trading day on the banking shock of 2007/08 and have a relapse into recession and deflation by Wednesday. (Source: Reuters) mounted this year. 1938. The devastation of World War Two Stalling trade growth has already led followed, and with it huge government the world economy to the brink of re- percent of world output is also at its low- world economy towards services and spending on military capacity, war relief cession for the second time in a decade, est since the 1990s, while the hangover digital activity that is not captured by and eventually reconstruction. with growth now hovering just above from the credit crunch has seen annual statistics on merchandise trade. Morgan Stanley goes on to draw Oil prices above $50, the 2.0-2.5 percent level most econo- growth rates in cross-border bank lend- But Pictet had little doubt about what a parallel with the global response to buoyed by U.S. stock draw mists say is needed to keep per capita ing grind to a halt from some 10 percent brewing developments could swamp all 2008's crash and subsequent world re- world output stable. in the decade to 2008. that -- rising nationalism on the far right cession. Oil prices rose in early Asian trading on Wednesday, with Three-month averages for growth of Parsing the big investment themes and left of the political spectrum in Eu- Waves of monetary and fiscal eas- U.S. crude joining Brent above $50 a barrel after data from world trade volumes through March this of the next five years, Pictet this month rope and the United States. ing by 2009 underpinned economic the American Petroleum Institute (API) showed a larger than year have turned negative compared highlighted "globalization at a cross- Britain "threatens to drive a fault line" activity, but government budgets have expected draw on stocks. with the prior three months, according roads" - offering both benign and ma- through one of the world's biggest free again tightened quickly and before infla- U.S. crude futures' August contract, the new front month to the Dutch government statistics body lignant reasoning and implications. trade blocs, it said, and both presump- tion expectations or private investment from Wednesday, had climbed 9 cents to $49.94 a barrel by widely cited as the arbiter of global trade One of these was that trade decel- tive candidates for November's U.S. spending and capital expenditure have 0223 GMT. Earlier it rose to as high as $50.54, marking the data. eration was due in part to the inwards presidential election have talked of rene- been restored. first time it had risen above $50 since June 10. And it's not a seasonal blip. Last year reorientation of the world's two mega gotiating the still-unratified Trans Pacific The second world recession in a dec- Brent crude futures were up 4 cents at $50.66 a barrel, saw the biggest drop in imports and ex- economies, the United States and China Partnership binding economies making ade is now seen as a threat, but with a after settling down 3 cents at $50.62 on Tuesday. ports since 2009 and their average an- -- the former due to the shale energy up 40 percent of world trade. heavier starting debt burden, historically U.S. crude inventories fell by 5.2 million barrels for the nual growth of 3 percent over the inter- boom and the latter's planned shift to 1937-38 REDUX?" low inflation and interest rates, stalled week ended June 17, the API said. The trade group's figures vening seven years was itself half that of consumption from exports. Against that backdrop, this year's trade and a worsening demographic were triple the draw of 1.7 million barrels forecast by ana- the 25 years before, according to Swiss Another factor cited was a shift in the market wobbles make total sense -- es- profile. That could mean another global asset manager Pictet. 2016 is set to be government spending stimulus is need- lysts in a Reuters poll. the fifth sub-par year in row. The second world recession in a decade is now ed to re-energize private firms. The U.S. government's Energy Information Administra- A study published by the Centre For Success in preventing a new reces- tion will issue official stockpile data on Wednesday. Economic Policy Research shows this seen as a threat, but with a heavier starting sion without the cataclysm of a world Markets remain jumpy over the possibility the United paltry pace of trade growth is also be- debt burden, historically low inflation and war would be a profound lesson learned. Kingdom will vote to leave the European Union on Thurs- low the 4.2 percent average for the past interest rates, stalled trade and a worsening Political extremism, isolation and protec- day in a referendum, with polls showing little difference be- 200 years. tionism make the task far harder. tween the "remain" and "leave" camps. Foreign direct investment growth of 2 demographic profile. (Source: Reuters) (Source: Bloomberg) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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NEWS IN BRIEF Aspirin often wrongly prescribed This bizarre method might make chocolate healthier, and tastier for atrial fibrillation More than one-third of U.S. patients with of the heart beat rapidly and not in sync. the abnormal heartbeat atrial fibrilla- The consequence of this irregular heart- There are a lot of reasons to eat chocolate. It's packed with tion who need a blood thinner to prevent beat is that blood clots can form and travel antioxidants. Studies suggest that it's good for your heart and strokes aren't getting one, researchers say. to the brain, causing a stroke. Blood thin- circulation. It's even shown to improve your mood. And it's, About 40 percent of "a-fib" patients ners are used to help prevent clots. you know, delicious. deemed at moderate to severe risk of This study -- based on patients from But there's one downside to chocolate - it's high in fat. And stroke because of age or other conditions 123 cardiology practices in the United until recently, chocolate mak- are prescribed aspirin alone rather than States -- highlights inappropriate prescrib- ers couldn't produce low-fat recommended blood thinners such as ing practices, Hsu said. Aspirin helps pre- chocolate without clogging up Xarelto (rivaroxaban) or warfarin, accord- vent the molecules in blood called platelets their machines. ing to a new study. from sticking together to form clots, but it's Now, in a new study pub- "Despite clear guideline recommenda- not a blood thinner, he explained. lished today in the Proceed- tions that patients at risk for stroke that have Hsu suggested that some doctors may ings of National Academy of atrial fibrillation should be given blood thin- be unaware of current guidelines. Also, Sciences (PNAS), scientists at ners, many of these patients are not pre- he said some patients may not want to Temple University have finally scribed these potentially lifesaving medica- take blood thinners -- perhaps because found a way to manufacture tions," said lead researcher Dr. Jonathan Hsu. of the risk for bleeding -- or are unaware low-fat chocolate - by bom- He is an assistant professor of medicine, car- of their higher odds for stroke. barding liquid chocolate with diology and cardiac electrophysiology at the Warfarin (Coumadin) was introduced electric fields. And, some of University of California, San Diego. "Aspirin is not an anticoagulant and is not effective about 60 years ago. Besides Xarelto, newer the lucky few who have got- Another heart specialist agreed. "Aspirin in preventing strokes in patients with atrial drugs include dabigatran (Pradaxa), apixa- ten a taste of this new choco- is not an anticoagulant and is not effective fibrillation," said Dr. Samuel Wann, a cardiologist ban (Eliquis) and edoxaban (Savaysa). But late even claim that it tastes in preventing strokes in patients with atrial some patients find the newer drugs too even better than the original. fibrillation," said Dr. Samuel Wann, a cardi- at Columbia St. Mary's Hospital in Milwaukee. expensive and the need for monthly doc- "We want to reduce the fat that makes chocolate unhealthy ologist at Columbia St. Mary's Hospital in Blood thinners recommended blood thinners, the re- tor visits for blood tests while on warfarin to make it better for future generations," lead author Rongjia Tao Milwaukee. Wann is co-author of an edito- Also, even though women are at higher searchers noted. too cumbersome, Hsu said. told Business Insider. "We developed a new scientific method to rial published with the study. risk for stroke, men are more likely to get In atrial fibrillation, the upper chambers (Source: HealthDay News) solve this long outstanding problem." Chocolate typically contains up to 40% fat by volume and is composed of cocoa, sugar, milk solids, and other particles suspended in liquid fat, such as cocoa butter, the paper says. Scientists moot 'green fracking' technique The reason it's so tough to manufacture low-fat chocolate Adding CO2 instead of water to the cocktail used in frack- statistical modeling to look for a more efficient approach. is that when you take out the fat, you increase the viscosity, or ing, could boost oil and gas extraction and help fight glob- They found that swapping water for CO2 -- heated to thickness, of the chocolate, causing it to flow very slowly and al warming at the same time, scientists said Tuesday. a point where it is midway between a liquid and a gas -- clog the pipelines of the machines producing it. Hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking", harvests fossil fuels would eliminate the problem, thus prolonging the operat- But by applying an electric field parallel to the direction liq- locked inside shale formations by injecting a mix of water, ing life of a fracking well. uid chocolate is flowing, scientists found that they can actually chemicals and sand at high pressure. "Our study demonstrates that alternative solutions are change the microstructure of the particles inside the chocolate. It This creates tiny fissures in the rock, allowing methane possible," said Coasne. causes the solid cocoa particles to change shape and clump into gas or oil to escape once the pressure is released. There is also a potentially huge side benefit: carbon short chains. This gives the particles more room, which decreas- The sand -- wedged inside the cracks -- helps to dioxide naturally replaces methane within the rock pores, es the chocolate's viscosity while also reducing the amount of fat. keep the fissures open. "raising hopes that CO2 could be stored in the ground." (Source: Business Insider) But there are limitations to the technique, said Benoit Opponents of fracking warn against its environmen- Coasne, a French scientist from the Massachusetts Institute of tal impacts, especially water contamination and the pos- Technology, and senior author of a study in Nature Communi- sibility it may trigger earthquakes. cations.Using water works well at first but effectiveness tapers It is unknown how much methane -- 25 times more 'New era' of astrophysics: off, followed by a "rapid decline in productivity," Coasne told AFP. extracted, he explained. potent than CO2 as a greenhouse gas -- leaks into the Why gravitational waves At a microscopic level, "energy barriers" form and even- Efficient approach atmosphere. are so important tually restrict the number of methane molecules that can Coasne and colleagues used computer simulations and (Source: AFP)

There was big news in astrophysics this week: An experiment Soy supplements, herbal remedies Discovery of 'baby' planets sheds light on detected ripples in space-time, known as gravitational waves, created by two black holes colliding in space 1.4 billion light- may reduce hot flashes planet and solar system formation years from Earth. That certainly sounds … complicated. But what's the big deal, exactly? Why are scientists so excited about this new discovery? What does it tell them about the universe? Let's break it down. But first, let's back up a bit and talk about Albert Einstein. He was a smart guy — he figured out a lot of really subtle stuff about the universe, including that space is not a fixed, rigid backdrop, like a stage on which cosmic events play out. Instead, Einstein showed that space is flexible and influenced by the objects and events within it. Very massive objects create curves in space, kind of like the way a bowling ball curves a mattress when placed on top of it. Einstein also showed that space and time are intimately linked — both are threads in the universal fabric that he called space- time. We'll gloss over this relationship for the sake of brevity. Albert Einstein showed that space is not fixed, but flexible, Soy isoflavones in foods or supplements, and 10 tested other medicinal herbs. Two “baby” planets have been found the sun, the planet is 50% larger in size and can be warped by massive objects. Here, two black holes and some herbal remedies may help re- Together, the trials included more orbiting close to young stars, providing than Neptune and could still be devel- create ripples in space-time. duce menopause symptoms like hot flash- than 6,600 women ranging in age from new insights into how planets and solar oping, the scientists believe. Albert Einstein showed that space is not fixed, but flexible, es, according to a review of 62 studies. 18 to 75 years old, and followed for be- systems form, scientists say. Planet formation and can be warped by massive objects. Here, two black holes “Hot flashes, night sweats are very tween four weeks and two years. The planets, just a few million years “With K2-33b, we’re getting a create ripples in space-time. common symptoms of menopause, af- Fewer hot flashes old, are among the youngest ever to be glimpse of planet formation as it oc- (Source: space.com) fecting up to 80 percent of menopausal Using phytoestrogens was associated discovered. Reported by two separate curs,” said Erik Petigura of the California women,” said senior author Dr. Taulant with fewer hot flashes during the day, teams of researchers, they are both are Institute of Technology, also an author Muka of Erasmus University Medical but did not influence night sweats. giant planets which take around five of the study published in Nature. “As- Center in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Some studies tied black cohosh ther- days to orbit their stars. tronomers have believed for some time Volkswagen places “Many women in Western countries apies to a lessening of overall meno- “These two papers are probably that gaseous planets need to form in question mark over future try herbs or other products from plants pause symptoms score but not specifi- the first solid evidence that you can the first 10 million years of their star’s to manage these symptoms,” he noted, cally to fewer hot flashes or night sweats. find planets close to their stars at such lifetime. K2-33b provides some of the of diesel technology but these “natural” products may not Chinese medicinal herbs were not a young age,” said Trevor David from best direct proof of this theory.” necessarily be useful or safe. associated with a decrease in meno- the California Institute of Technology, With the planet and star in their in- Volkswagen chief Matthias Mueller hinted in a newspaper inter- “Our results simply indicate that pause symptoms, according to the re- co-author of one of the studies. What’s fancy, the researchers say K2-33b must view that the embattled car giant could abandon diesel engine some plant-based therapies, such as sults in JAMA. more, he says, the research is helping either have been born in its current lo- technology in the wake of the massive emissions-cheating scan- soy and red clover, can be beneficial in In early postmenopause, hormone to solve the puzzle of how some giant cation, or formed further from the star dal it is currently engulfed in. reducing menopausal symptoms, but replacement is an effective therapy for planets end up on such orbits. and rapidly migrated inwards due to "Against this background, we have to ask ourselves whether some others not (e.g. black cohosh and menopausal symptoms, Muka said, but Based on a combination of measure- the gravitational tug of the disk of gas … we want to spend more Chinese medicinal herbs),” Muka told it may not be an option for women at ments from ground-based telescopes and dust which gave rise to the plan- money on the further devel- Reuters Health by email. increased risk of breast cancer. and the orbiting Kepler telescope, re- etary system. opment of diesel," Mueller The researchers extracted data from Phytoestrogens like those found in search by David and colleagues reveals Crucially, the authors report, the told the business daily Han- 62 randomized controlled trials of plant- soy can act like estrogen in the body, details of a young planet known as age of the star together with the plan- delsblatt, promising that VW based alternative therapies and their ef- Muka said. “This may explain the ag- K2-33b that lies around 470 light years et’s short orbit rules out a third option: would take a "fundamental" fects on hot flashes, and night sweats: gregate beneficial effects on meno- away in the constellation of Scorpio. that the planet was kicked towards its look at the issue. 36 addressed phytoestrogens – estro- pausal symptoms we found for phy- Orbiting a star between five and ten sun by interactions with other planets Mueller pointed to tougher genlike molecules from plants such as toestrogens.” million years old, at around one-twenty or stars. emissions legislation set to soy or red clover, 16 tested black cohosh (Source: Reuters Health) fifth of the distance of the Earth from (Source: The Guardian) come into force in 2020. "We have an inkling of what will follow in five or 10 Researchers will begin testing an experimental Zika vaccine on humans years," he said. "It's clear even today that The U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave the green The World Health Organization (WHO), which was link between the Zika virus and microcephaly in April, and treating exhaust gas fumes light for the clinical trial, which is expected to begin roundly panned for how it dealt with Africa’s Ebola epi- called on pregnant women to avoid traveling to coun- will become very costly and within a few weeks. The vaccine, named GLS-5700, is demic in 2014, has been widely applauded for its quick tries where Zika is abundant. The virus has rapidly spread elaborate," he said. being developed by Inovio Pharmaceuticals and Gene- response to the Zika crisis. GLS-5700 is one of several vac- throughout Central and South America and has now At the same time, electric powered transport will become One Life Science. cines being developed to prevent infection. been linked to another rare, potentially life-threatening cheaper, Mueller added, while conceding that diesel technology GLS-5700 will be tested first on 40 healthy subjects, The National Institutes of Health is expected to test disease: Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). remained very popular in Europe and in Germany. to assess the vaccine’s safety, to measure its ability to it’s own Zika vaccine this autumn. The institute notes The burden of the epidemic has disproportionately VW was plunged into it’s deepest-ever crisis last September evoke an immune response (known as immunogenicity), that these are early-stage human trials and warns it’ll fallen on women, particularly poor women living in rural when it was revealed that it had installed emissions-cheating and to determine the most effective dosage. The vac- take several more years before a fully licensed Zika vac- areas. In worst affected areas, health officials have told software into 11 million diesel engines worldwide. cine triggered a “robust” antibody response in animal cine becomes available. women to postpone pregnancy by as much as two years. (Source: AFP) testing, the drug companies said. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control confirmed the (Source: Quarts) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y http://www.tehrantimes.com/international JUNE 23, 2016 WORLD IN FOCUS 9

Israeli forces have abducted at least 25 homes of two Palestinian security officials, Palestinians during the regime’s fresh Israeli forces abduct 25 Palestinians identified as Arif Samir Shbeita and Main major raids in the occupied West Bank Muhammad Radawn. The later was taken and East al-Quds (Jerusalem). in raids in West Bank, East al-Quds into custody. JUMP Palestinian and Israeli sources said Israeli forces detained another man in several teenagers and a woman were Azzun, an Israeli army statement said. SCO and One Belt, One Road among those detained during the pre- According to Israeli sources, another dawn attacks on Wednesday, the Pales- Palestinian was detained in the West Bank 1 Likewise, Iran, as a country with a unique geo-stra- tinian Ma’an news agency reported. city of Nablus, four others in Tulkarm and tegic situation in West Asia is not only gifted with the largest Lawyer Muhammad Mahmoud from an additional seven in Ramallah. combined oil and gas reserves in the world, it also can serve the Palestinian prisoners’ rights group, The Tel Aviv regime routinely demol- as a bridge between Asia to Europe and Mediterranean. Addameer, said four teenage boys were ishes the houses of Palestinians it accuses Iran, which is seeking full membership, also has one of the taken into custody in the occupied East of assaults against Israelis. The demoli- largest numbers of educated people in view of its population al-Quds neighborhood of Isawiyah. tions displace families, including women in the group. Amjad Abu Asab, chairman of a local and children, who have had nothing to committee for prisoners’ families, said do with the alleged attacks. Tel Aviv regime troops arrested a young More than 7,000 Palestinian prisoners woman after raiding her home in the Sur are currently held in some 17 Israeli jails, Bahir neighborhood on the southeastern dozens of whom are serving multiple life outskirts of East al-Quds. sentences. Elsewhere in the West Bank town of The occupied territories have wit- Abu Dis, Israeli forces detained a young nessed heightened tensions since August man. 2015, when Israel imposed restrictions on Israeli troopers also stormed the vil- the entry of Palestinian worshipers into lage of Khurza near the occupied West the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Bank city of al-Khalil (Hebron), detaining al-Quds. a 27-year-old youth. At least 213 Palestinians have lost their SCO can serve as catalyst for friendship and stability Meanwhile, an Israeli army spokes- lives at the hands of Israeli forces since As laid out in its charter, all member states must uphold person said two arrests were made in firmed that two Palestinians, aged 18, south of the Bethlehem. the beginning of last October amid the the core principle of non-aggression and non-interference in al-Khalil and the town of Surif. were detained in the town of Beit Fajjar, Israeli forces further stormed the West tensions. internal affairs. This charter heralds promises of friendship, An Israeli army statement also con- located 8 kilometers (almost 5 miles) Bank town of Azzun and ransacked the (Source: Press TV) peace and security in Asia. If this charter is fully and completely observed India and Pakistan should bury decades of conflict once they get full Boko Haram fracturing over Afghanistan risks “new membership. The SCO can also help stabilize Afghanistan and heal the ISIL ties, U.S. general warns spiral in violence”: UN wounds of this country which has been the scene of violence for about four decades, ranging from invasion to civil war, Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram from Boko Haram into the ISIL brand,” 1 He also pointed to progress in pressure and heavy casualties last terrorism, illegal drug trade, etc. have fractured internally, with a big group Waldhauser said at his nomination hear- several areas, including public finances, year, appear to have strengthened Currently, China is the largest SCO investor in Afghanistan, splitting away from shadowy Leader ing before the Senate Armed Services as well as the launch of potentially vital their performance. with projects including the $3 billion contract to develop the Abubakar Shekau over his failure to ad- Committee. strategic infrastructure projects and said Haysom, who warned in March Aynak copper mine. According to CFR, Central Asian part- here to guidance from the Islamic State Shekau, he said, had not fallen into political stability was vital for the pro- that the very survival of President ners, including Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, have also made in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Daesh) terror- line with ISIL’s instructions, including by gress to continue. Ashraf Ghani’s government in 2016 significant investments in Afghanistan. ist group, a senior United States general ignoring calls for Boko Haram to stop The Taliban, whose former lead- would be an achievement, said the China can act as Germany of EU in SCO said. Marine Lieutenant General Thomas using children as suicide bombers. er, Mullah Akhtar Mansour, was battlefield was “in a state of flux, Decades of rapid economic and technological growth by Waldhauser, the nominee to lead the U.S. “He’s been told by ISIL to stop doing killed in a U.S. drone strike last with gains and reversals but neither China have propelled the country onto the global stage and military’s Africa Command, suggested the that. But he has not done so. And that’s month, control more territory than side effecting clear dominance”. Se- provided a unique opportunity to tap the capacities in the internal division was illustrative of limits of one of the reasons why this splinter group at any time since they were oust- curity forces faced major challenges SCO countries within the policy initiative of “One Belt, One ISIL’s influence over Boko Haram so far, has broken off,” he said, adding ISIL was ed in 2001, including large areas of including leadership, morale and re- Road” introduced by Chinese President Xi Jinping. despite the West African group’s pledge trying to “reconcile those two groups.” the strategic southern province of cruitment. China, as the main engine of the SCO which has both of allegiance to it last year. Reuters reported on June 9 that U.S. Helmand. “For now, though, they are holding money and technology, can act as the Germany of the Euro- “Several months ago, about half of officials had seen no evidence that Boko But they have not so far been their ground,” he said in a briefing to pean Union in the SCO. Boko Haram broke off to a separate Haram has so far received significant op- able to take control of a province or the UN Security Council in New York on It is also heartening that Chinese Assistant Minister of For- group because they were not happy erational support or financing from ISIL. major provincial centre and Afghan Tuesday. eign Affairs Li Huilai told reporters from SCO countries in Bei- (Source: Reuters) (Source: Reuters) with the amount of buy-in, if you will, security forces, which faced severe jing on June 14 that the decision-making in the organization is based on transparency, win-win game, common benefit, and collective campaign against corruption. The statements uttered by Mr. Li were extremely impor- Ilgar Ibrahimoglu, Zafar Bangash: Western countries tant. Certainly, the secrets behind the success of the European are Saudi Arabia’s silent allies in Yemen war Union have been transparency, fight against corruption and innovation. These three principles are also the key for nation- 1 Zafar Bangash: Unfortunately, the United even support this country by sending weapons to it? mouthpiece of the medieval kingdom. Since the Saudi al development. Nations is not an independent body. It is beholden to Haji Ilgar Ibrahimoglu: This is one of double regime is the main culprit in the crimes being perpe- Mr. Li also said that China will pursue a green economic big powers and the UN Secretary General often sur- standards. And it is not the first time when the inter- trated against the innocent people of Yemen, the OIC growth, an absolutely necessary and positive step which can renders to the demands of these powers. This is again national community is watching such attitude. And, as will not take any action. benefit other countries within the SCO as well. demonstrated in the case of Saudi war crimes that have noted above, Saudi built into the U.S. Middle East policy, As for other Islamic organizations, there aren’t any Reviving old trade routes as part of Silk Road been confirmed by the UN’s own report, yet it is unable and mainly performs the functions that defined by U.S. at the international level that one can point to that can Economic Belt to take any action against the Saudi regime because of for them. play any effective role. This unfortunately reflects the The “One Belt, One Road” initiative is not just a slogan. Saudi threats to withhold funding to various UN projects. Zafar Bangash: Western regimes will not take any sad state of affairs of the Muslim world. China has already proven that such schemes can be mate- Isn’t it the time for the UN Security Council action against the Saudi regime they make money What role should the Muslim elites and ulema rialized. For example, China has already built a high speed to send the Saudi Arabian case to the International by selling the kingdom billions of dollars in weapons. (scholars) play regarding this crisis? train which travels between Beijing to Shanghai with 300 kilo- Criminal Court? France has contracts worth $12 billion; Britain has $20 Haji Ilgar Ibrahimoglu: We are in a world where meters per hour speed. The country also has the technology Haji Ilgar Ibrahimoglu: Certainly it would be the billion in weapon sales while the U.S. has $60 billion con- new world order geometry is in process of forming. Is- to increase the speed of the train to 500 kilometers per hour. correct decision. But today’s reality demonstrates that tract and more are in the pipeline to supply weapons lamic world should be at the forefront of this process, It is enough to know that today China is dominating the is not realistic. Everything depends on international to the medieval kingdom. When such vast sums are in- and strive to create a new Islamic civilization. Many of railway market, particularly for high-speed railway systems. community’s position. It is important to highlight two volved, the rights of the Yemeni children and people are the problems, including the problem of Yemen occupa- According to Foreign Affairs, China is building speed train in vectors: democratic forces of West, first of all, human considered dispensable. tion will be resolved from this viewpoint. countries in East Asia, Europe, and even the United States. So rights movements and individual parliament members, How can the Islamic Cooperation Organization Zafar Bangash: The Muslim elites and ulama have it is not an exaggeration to say that China can finance and mass media; then community of Muslim countries; in and other Islamic bodies help the settlement of this a very important role to play in this regard. In any crisis, build high-speed trains connecting SCO countries, thereby the second category, unfortunately, there is huge dis- crisis? the first thing is to create proper awareness of the sit- reviving old trade routes as part of Silk Road Economic Belt. unity, discord, contradiction. Mainly it is a consequence Haji Ilgar Ibrahimoglu; Unfortunately the OIC has uation. If the Muslim elites and ulama play their proper of pro-imperial and pro-Israeli policies led by number of become a body that promotes impunity of Saudi re- role, they would be able to make a major contribution Muslim countries, and takfiri virus that has entered into gime. And this is a serious crisis for whole Muslim world. to creating awareness about the injustices being perpe- the body of Ummah. It is necessary to carry out large-scale educational work trated by the Saudi regime. Killing innocent people is ex- Brexit: Making Britain Zafar Bangash: Absolutely. The Saudi regime in regard to Muslim community, in order to have some pressly forbidden in Islam (Al-Qur’an; 5:32). The Qur’an great again? should be charged with war crimes at the International positive developments. also emphasizes upholding justice in all circumstances Criminal Court. Bu the UN Security Council will not do Zafar Bangash: Unfortunately the Islamic Coop- (5:08). 6 Recent economic crisis it because the majority of veto-wielding members—the eration Organization is not a serious body. Since its Based on these Qur’anic injunctions, the Muslim elites Both promise to make their countries “great again”. And U.S., Britain and France—are close allies of Saudi Arabia. inception, it has not achieved anything. Instead of and ulama can be very effective in stopping atrocities both speak to the grievances of disgruntled and bitter work- They protect this terrible regime for their own interests. fostering cooperation, as its name suggests, the OIC against innocent Muslims. If the perpetrators do not de- ing people who suffered from recent economic crises and They sacrifice principles for personal interests. has been used by some member states to sow divi- sist from such actions, then Allah commands the com- loss of jobs, and who wish for better pay and better working Why are the Western countries, particularly the sions. Since the Saudi regime exercises much clout mitted Muslims to fight against the aggressors (49:09). (Source: The Islamic World Peace Forum) conditions. United States, silent vis-à-vis the Saudi crimes and in this organization, it has literally been reduced to a But instead of providing the right diagnoses and prescrip- tion for the national malaise, the populist Right incite against all that’s “foreign”, including their fellow citizens of different IKCO-Peugeot Joint Venture (IKAP) Starts Working ethnicity or religion. ECONOMY The joint venture between Iran Kho- Iran Khodro CEO, Hashem Yekehzare and PSA Exec- CEO in the joint venture. And yet, the historic, political and cultural differences be- deskdro and Peugeot (IKAP) has officially utive Vice-President Jean-Christophe Quémard signed The final procedures to start IKAP’s operation in Teh- tween the United States and the United Kingdom, or, for that started working in a ceremony attended by Iran’s Min- the proceedings of IKAP’s founding members’ meeting ran would be carried out next week. A high-ranking del- matter, the contrast between the Americas and Europe, can- ister of Industry, Mine and Trade in Tehran, Mohammad to pave the way for the venture’s operation. egate of PSA is now in Iran to sign the final agreement. not be overemphasized. It is, after all, Europe that wrought Reza Nematzadeh. With signing the proceedings, 17 subsidiary agree- The two sides signed the general outlines of the and fought some of the world’s worst wars. The inauguration came after the appointment of ments in the cooperation protocol between two sides agreement back in 2015 during the visit of Iran’s Presi- The British-American TV satirist John Oliver has pointed IKAP’s board members as well as finalization of 17 sub- got finalized. The procedures to register the joint ven- dent Hassan Rouhani to France. out in one of his recent monologues on Brexit advocates: sidiary agreements in the cooperation protocol between ture are expected to begin soon. They also reached consensus on the required princi- “It’s now official, not everything sounds smarter in an English the two sides. Earlier, Morad Majlesi had been offered by IKCO as its ples to implement the agreement. accent.” Well, perhaps not everything, but Johnson & co. do sound smarter than the linguistically challenged Trump. Not since the days of Bush-Blair have Britain and the U.S. Upgraded model “X1”, unique product of prestigious BMW Co., hits car market been so divided by a common language, to paraphrase an old saying attributed to the Irish playwright Bernard Shaw. ECONOMY The first generation of generation of “X1” car with ID Code calendar 1395 (started March 20, 2016) And it’s not limited to pronunciation. deskluxurious “X1” passen- “F48”, Model 2016, was unveiled by Per- as a new car model in country’s market Ever since the decline of the British Empire five or six dec- ger car model, manufactured by prestig- sia Khodro Company. of luxurious cars. ades ago, England has paid lip service to Europe and instead ious German BMW Car Mfg. Company As an exclusive sales and after-sales The new version of car model “X1” pinned its hopes on the new rising empire in North America, was set aside from production line. agency of BMW passenger cars in Iran, has been designed beautifully, ob- wishing to play the role of the modern Greeks for the new Given the above issue, 2nd generation Persia Khodro Company managed to serving requirements of international Roman empire. But as the United States has downplayed and upgraded car model “X1” replaced put on display the new model of ad- standards and completely faultless in Britain’s special status in recent years, and Europe has dis- the previous model, Public Relations vanced version of BMW “X1” car in the every aspect. It is worth mentioning that carded its reservations and warnings, Britain, or should I say Dept. of Persia Khodro Company re- country. 2nd generation of “X1” new car model England, finds itself lost. vealed. The Germany’s manufactured luxuri- sumer market by Persia Khodro Com- is equipped with more options as com- And the answer: resurrecting nationalism? But more on that tomorrow. Making England great again. In a glorious ceremony, the second ous car has currently been hit the con- pany in the first three months of Iranian pared to its 1st generation. (Source: Al Jazeera) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 10 SOCIETY JJUNEUNE 223,3, 22016016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/society

FOOD FOR THOUGHT Nine out of ten refugees are today living in poor and middle income countries: Ban United Nations Secretary-General Ban the spirit of shared responsibility has been Ki-moon in his message on World Ref- replaced by a hate-filled narrative of intol- ugee Day, 20 June 2016, said nine out of erance. We see a worrisome increase in the ten refugees are today living in poor and use of detention and in the construction of middle income countries close to situa- fences and other barriers. tions of conflict. With anti-refugee rhetoric so loud, it The full text of his message reads: is sometimes difficult to hear the voices of Forced displacement has reached un- welcome. But these do exist, all around the precedented levels, with more than 65 world. In the past year, in many countries million people uprooted from their homes and regions, we have witnessed an extraor- globally. New and recurring conflicts, and dinary outpouring of compassion and soli- ever-more disturbing forms of violence and darity, as ordinary people and communities persecution, are driving people to flee in have opened their homes and their hearts search of safety within their own countries, to refugees, and States have welcomed It always seems impossible until it’s done. or to cross international borders as asylum new arrivals even while already hosting Nelson Mandela seekers or refugees. Others are living in large numbers of refugees. long-term exile, as solutions to protracted There is an urgent need to build on conflicts remain elusive. At the end of 2015, and amplify these positive examples. Our there were 21.3 million refugees, 3.2 million responses to refugees must be grounded LEARN ENGLISH people in the process of seeking asylum, in our shared values of responsibility shar- and 40.8 million people internally displaced ing, non-discrimination, and human rights Sports-Related Injuries within their own countries. and in international refugee law, including World Refugee Day is a moment for the principle of non-refoulement. On 19 taking stock of the devastating impact of Photo of Syrian refugees coming ashore on the Greek island of Lesbos. September, the UN High-Level Plenary of Grace: What happened to you?! war and persecution on the lives of those gaze of international attention. Nine out of and flimsy boats. Thousands did not make the General Assembly on Addressing Large Paul: I had a little accident at the game today. forced to flee, and honoring their courage ten refugees are today living in poor and it -- tragic testimony to our collective failure Movements of Refugees and Migrants will Grace: Little accident?! You’re limping and obviously in pain! and resilience. It is also a moment for pay- middle income countries close to situations to properly address their plight. Meanwhile, offer a historic opportunity to agree a glob- Paul: I just pulled a muscle in my back and aggravat- ing tribute to the communities and States of conflict. divisive political rhetoric on asylum and mi- al compact, with a commitment towards ed my runner’s knee, that’s all. It’s nothing to worry about. that receive and host them, often in remote Last year, more than 1 million refugees gration issues, rising xenophobia, and re- collective action and greater shared re- border regions affected by poverty, instabil- and migrants arrived in Europe across the sponsibility for refugees at its core. Grace: And you’re still recovering from the sprained an- strictions on access to asylum have become ity and underdevelopment, and beyond the Mediterranean, in unseaworthy dinghies increasingly visible in certain regions, and (Source: UNIC) kle, concussion, and neck strain from three weeks ago. Don’t you think you should sit out of the game for the next few weeks? Paul: I might have to, but these aren’t serious injuries. They’re Alabama teen gets stuck in Barney head just part of playing sports. A group of friends was hanging out when one teen got the size costume, which was a bit big for the 15-year-old. “When she first got there, we looked at it and it was Grace: I hate to bring this up again, but you’re not a 20-year-old idea to play a joke by putting on the head of a Barney the The head slid down over Darby’s shoulders and she tight,” said Lt. Vince Bruno of Trussville Fire and Res- anymore. Maybe your ligaments, tendons, and joints aren’t dinosaur costume. couldn’t get it off. cue. “It had come down around her shoulders and was what they used to be. “I, like, look over by the couch and I see the Barney “They laid me down on the floor and Meredith took my holding her arms, which looked kind of like dinosaur head, and I was just like, ‘You know what? I’m just going to feet and Sam took the head and they both pulled opposite arms because she could bend from the elbows down, Paul: Don’t start with me. I’m in the prime of my life and in put it on,’” Darby Risner told WVTM in Birmingham. directions,” Darby said. and it was little comical.” over the perfect physical condition. Don’t try to tell me I’m Sometimes, things like that don’t quite go as planned, Darby and her friends could not get the head off. They After a short while, firefighters removed the head. hill just because I get an injury or two now and then. though. called the fire department, which offered to come and Darby had a few bruises on her arms, but was fine Grace: I’m not saying you’re over the hill. I just worry that you Darby was trying to scare her friends, but instead she got help, but Darby’s friends and family decided to go to the otherwise. can’t sit, stand, or lie down comfortably. a bit of a scare when she became stuck in the head of the full- fire station rather than have trucks come to the house. (Source: ABC News) Paul: Who says I can’t...ow! (Source: eslpod.com) Woman attacked by bear while Girl finds Olympic gold medal stolen Words & phrases running marathon in New Mexico from Atlanta parking lot limp: to walk slowly and with difficulty because one leg is hurt or injured Wildlife officials say a bear attacked a wom- A 1992 Olympic gold medal stolen from pull a muscle: injure a muscle an who was running a marathon in a na- champion canoeist Joe Jacobi’s car ear- aggravate: to make a bad situation, an illness, or an injury worse tional preserve in northern New Mexico. lier this month in Atlanta was found by runner’s knee: The woman suffered several bites and a 6-year-old girl and returned to him, he a term doctors use for a number of specific con- scratches and had injuries to her head, said on Monday. ditions affecting the knee neck and upper body that were not The girl spotted the medal in a wood- sprain: to damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it life-threatening. ed area while on a walk with her family concussion: a small amount of damage to the brain that makes The New Mexico Department of Game on Saturday. The family contacted Jacobi you lose consciousness or feel sick for a short time, usually and Fish (DGF) said the woman was rac- through a website he established after ing on Saturday afternoon when a female the medal he won in the two-man canoe caused by something hitting your head black bear confronted her in the Valles slalom event in Barcelona, Spain, was sto- strain: an injury to a muscle or part of your body that is caused Caldera National Preserve. Officers said len from a nearby restaurant parking lot. by using it too much the victim surprised the bear after the away from the area. The medal was missing its base when Tennessee, launched a social media cam- ligament: a band of strong material in your body, similar to bear’s cub ran up a nearby tree. Officials were trying to find the bear, found, Jacobi said in a phone interview, paign with his wife to recover the medal. muscle, that joins bones or holds an organ in its place Other joggers helped the woman until to euthanize it and test it for rabies. Al- but appeared mostly intact. Although the medal could possibly be restored to its original state, Jacobi said tendon: a thick strong string-like part of your body that con- emergency crews arrived. She was airlift- though rabies in bears is rare, the DGF He was inside a restaurant when three ed to an Albuquerque hospital. said in a statement, “It is nearly 100% fatal men in a Volkswagen Passat drove up he may keep it the way it is as a reminder nects a muscle to a bone The New Mexico DGF and the Na- in humans if not properly treated”. and broke car windows in the parking lot, of the story behind its loss and recovery. joint: a part of your body that can bend because two bones tional Park Service warned people to stay (Source: The Guardian) Atlanta police said. Jacobi, who lives in (Source: Reuters) meet there in the prime of life: the time in your life when you are strongest IN FOCUS Mehr/ Sa’eed Goli and most active Police: Man steals over the hill: no longer young, and therefore no longer attractive or good at doing things frozen chicken, takes off on QUIZ OF THE DAY bicycle JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Police in 172) Would you like red or white wine? Mississippi are investigating a break-in a) Both will do for me. b) Either will do for me. at a fast food restaurant where frozen (Quiz No. 171 answer: a) chicken was taken. Jackson Police Cmdr. Tyree Jones tells WJTV that witnesses told police they saw a man enter a Church’s PHRASAL VERB Chicken just before 5 a.m. Tuesday, steal three boxes of frozen chicken Test out and ride off on his bike. Jones says police caught up with 67-year-old Cliff Hayes several blocks Meaning: carry out an experiment For example: The theory hasn’t been tested out yet. away. The Clarion-Ledger reports Hayes was charged with business burglary. Several boxes of frozen chicken were recovered and returned. ENGLISH PROVERB It was not immediately clear wheth- Good and quickly seldom meet Rostam Castle is an ancient building in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan and is named after er Hayes has an attorney to comment Rostam the greatest legendary hero of Sistan. on his behalf. 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http://www.tehrantimes.com/sports JJUNEUNE 23,23, 22016016 SPORTS 11 TTasisatasisat DDaryaeiaryaei ttoo ffaceace BBarcelonaarcelona atat FFutsalutsal IntercontinentalIntercontinental CupCup openeropener Bastian Schweinsteiger SPORTS Asian champion Tasisat Daryaei has deskbeen scheduled to meet Barcelona in sets new Germany Euros the opening match of the 2016 Futsal Intercontinental appearance record Cup. The competition will be held in Qatar from June 24 to 29. Vahid Shamsaei’s men have been drawn in Group A of Bastian Schweinsteiger set a new national record for the most the competition alongside Russia’s Dynamo Moscow, Bra- European Championship appearances for Germany when he zil’s Carlos Barbosa and Spanish giant FC Barcelona Lassa. came off the bench during the 1-0 win over Northern Ireland. “We’ve seen Barcelona’s players vie internet and I have Schweinsteiger’s appearance in Germany’s final group to say it is a powerful team. We have a difficult job against game was his 15th championship cap for the Nationalmann- the Spanish team,” Shamsaei said. schaft, surpassing former captain Philipp Lahm’s tally of 14. “We will participate in the tournament without our The Manchester United midfielder, 31, is currently play- five key players but there is no excuse for this and we ing at his fourth European are going to show a good performance in the tourna- tournament, having made ment,” he added. his championship debut Group B consists of Qatar’s Al Rayyan, Portugals’s aged 19 in the 1-1 draw with Benfica, Brazil’s Magnus Futsal and Spain’s Movistar Inter. Netherlands in 2004. In its 15th edition, the Intercontinental Futsal Cup is However, the Germany considered to be one of the best club’s tournaments captain’s time on the pitch at in the world. Euro 2016 has so far been lim- The team with most intercontinental titles is Movistar In- ited to only two appearances ter, with 5 titles achieved consecutively from 2005 to 2011. as a substitute, scoring in a The tournament was inaugurated in 1996 and Inter Ulbra five-minute stint in the opener won the first title after beating FC Barcelona 4-2 in the final. against Ukraine and playing The last edition of the tournament took place in 2013 just over 20 minutes against and was won by Russian club Dynamo Moscu FC after it Northern Ireland on Tuesday. won against Brazilian club Carlos Barbosa 5-1. Schweinsteiger’s team- mate Mario Gomez, who came off the bench in the second game against Poland, took his European Championship appearance tally up to 11 We need to protect our players from injury, says Lozano against Northern Ireland, scoring the only goal of the game to send Germany through to the knockout stages. SPORTS Iran national volleyball team head of their squad in order to prepare the team for the 2018 “We might have missed many chances to score, but we deskcoach Raul Lozano believes that his Olympic Games in Rio. We are going to win every game finished the group on top,” Gomez said after the game. “That team’s priority is to protect his players from injury ahead but our priority is to protect from injury in less than two was the job today and I planned to fight against those two of the second week of FIVB World League competitions. months before the Olympics,” he added. oxen, the Northern Irish centre-backs. It was difficult.” “We are in a good condition and we have no injured Iran has been pitted against London 2012 gold However, Bayern Munich star Thomas Muller remains player. In the second week of the competition we have to medalist Russia, World Championship 2014 winner Po- without a goal in eight European Championship appearance face Bulgaria, Serbia and Brazil. I hope we have a good land, Argentina, Cuba and Egypt in Pool B of the Rio 2016 for Germany. The 26-year-old -- who has scored 10 times at performance against Bulgaria on Thursday,” Lozano told Olympic Games. World Cups in 13 appearances -- hit both the crossbar and Iran Volleyball Federation official website. The Rio 2016 Olympic Games men’s volleyball tourna- post as he failed to take advantage of a number of promis- “In this stage of the tournament the teams are using all ment runs from August 6 until August 20. ing opportunities to score past Northern Ireland goalkeeper Michael McGovern. “In the first half alone I could have drawn level with Gareth Karrar Jassim returns to Iran’s Persepolis signs defender Bale [on three goals as Euro 2016 top scorer],” Muller said. “I am not 100 percent satisfied. It’s not only bad luck, it’s also Tractor Sazi Antony Golec partially inability. “But it was a step into the right direction for the team. We created more chances than in the last eight matches combined.” Germany will face either Albania or Slovakia in the second round. (Source: Soccernet)

Luka Modric advice helped Croatia keeper save Sergio Ramos penalty

Croatia goalkeeper Danijel Subasic has thanked Luka Modric for predicting which way Sergio Ramos would hit his penalty in their 2-1 win over Spain at Euro 2016. Subasic, 31, saved a second-half spot kick from Spain de- SPORTS Tractor Sazi football club from 2009 to 2011, became one of Iranian football club Persepolis has com- Last season, Persepolis became run- fender Ramos when the score was 1-1, before Ivan Perisic’s deskclub has announced the most popular non-Iranian players of pleted the signing of Croatian-Australian ner-up in Iran Professional League. The late goal earned Croatia the win and sent them through to the the signing of Iraqi attacking midfielder Tabriz based club among the fans. defender Antony Golec on Wednesday. Reds will represent Iran in the next sea- knockout stages as Group D winners. Karrar Jassim on a one year contract on He scored 13 goals in 48 appearances The 26-year-old left back has joined son’s AFC Champions League. Modric was not playing in Wednesday. for the club in all competition. He moved to Persepolis on two-year deal for an un- Golec was a member of the inaugural Tuesday’s game in Bordeaux “I’m happy to be back at Tractor Esteghlal in the summer of 2011 and now disclosed fee. Sydney FC National Youth League squad in due to injury, but Subasic re- Sazi. Tabriz is my favorite place in Iran after five years he returns to Tractor Sazi. “I am so glad to join Persepolis. I don’t 2008-09.On 25 October 2008, Golec made vealed that the Real Madrid and I love the fans. I hope I could play He is the fifth signing of Amir Gha- feel homesick here and I feel I have been his debut for Sydney FC against Melbourne midfielder passed on some my best football and make the fans lenoei’s team alongside Hadi Moham- here for a long time. Persepolis fans are Victory.He has also played for Adelaide vital information from the happy,” Karrar said. madi, Edinho, Mohsen Bengar and Mo- amazing and I have never had such an United, Perth Glory and Sydney United. bench about his club col- Karrar, who had a two-year spell at the hammad Ebrahimi. experience in my life,” Golec said. (Source: Tasnim) league Ramos. “The captain Darijo Srna came and told me that Luka Modric said he would hit it to my right side,” the Monaco Iran handball not awarded wild card for 2017 goalkeeper told BeIN Sports. “I waited, I dived to my right World Championship and I saved it. So thanks to Modric and the captain.” Iran handball team has not been awarded a wild card to The 24 teams will be drawn into four groups of six. The Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta has taken penalties for take part at the 2017 Men’s World Championship in France. draw ceremony has been scheduled for Thursday. both Spain and his club side in the past, and scored from the The Wild Card was awarded to Norway. Qatar, Bahrain, Japan, and Saudi Arabia will represent spot against Slovakia during the Euro 2016 qualifiers last Oc- The competition will be held in Paris from January 11 Asia in the prestigious competition. tober. But Iniesta said that, while he had been ready to take the to 29, 2017. (Source: Tasnim) responsibility against Croatia, he stepped aside because Ramos had been confident he would score. “I was going to take it, but Ramos was confident and only those who take them can miss them,” Iniesta said. “There is full Lionel Messi hails Argentina for reaching three straight major finals confidence whoever takes them. We had the bad luck to miss it. “When you lose it is never good, but this can happen and Argentina superstar Lionel Messi hailed his team’s feat Messi said he was pleased to have gotten the record now we must get ready for the Italy game with the objective of of reaching the Copa America Centenario final as hav- in such a decisive win. going as far as possible.” ing plenty of merit. “I’m happy to have gotten the record. We found the Chelsea’s Cesc Fabregas, Athletic Bilbao’s Aritz Aduriz and Argentina defeated the United States 4-0 on Tues- spaces so that we could have more of the ball and we Villarreal’s Bruno Soriano have also taken penalties for their day night at NRG Stadium, and now will play in a final played a very complete match,” said Messi. club sides, but La Roja coach Vicente del Bosque says he always for the third straight year, after contesting and losing Unfortunately for Argentina, both Ezequiel Lavez- leaves it to the players themselves to decide who takes a penalty both the 2014 World Cup final against Germany and zi and Augusto Fernandez left the match with injuries. when it is awarded. the 2015 Copa America final versus Chile. The former walked out of the stadium in a cast, with “This is something we have talked about many times,” Del The Barcelona striker believes the run is a great head coach Gerardo Martino confirming that Lavezzi Bosque said. “When we have a penalty the player most confi- achievement for the team, but is hoping for a better had suffered a fracture in his left arm. dent takes it. It is not for the coach to intervene.” outcome when they face the winner of the Colom- While disappointed that Lavezzi and Fernandez will Croatia’s victory has major implications for Spain, meaning bia-Chile match in the other semifinal on Wednesday be unavailable for the final, Messi is confident that their the defending European champions now face a much tougher night. respective replacements will have no problems step- route to the final, starting with a last 16 tie against Group E win- “To be in three straight finals has a lot of merit,” said ping in. ners Italy next Monday. Messi following the match. “Making the final was the He said: “Sadly we had some injuries with Pocho and we have a lot of hope for this cup.” Croatia will take on a third-placed team in Lens on Saturday objective, this team always wants more, again we’re in [Lavezzi] and Augusto at the end of the match. It’s a Messi’s first-half goal from a free kick was his 55th and are in what seems a much easier side of the draw in the the final and hopefully we will win it. shame, but I have no doubt that whoever comes in for international tally with La Albiceleste, making him Ar- knockout stages. “This team deserves it because this team does them will play the same way.” gentina’s all-time leading scorer, breaking the previous (Source: ESPN) things well both in attack and defence. We are eager record of 54 held by Gabriel Batistuta. (Source: Soccernet) b

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NEWS Maestro Mostafa-Kamal Photo exhibit highlights items placed in house windows Purtorab dies at 92

ARTTEHRAN — Photographer Azam ARTTEHRAN — Veteran composer desk deskShadpur is displaying a collection of her Mostafa-Kamal Purtorab, who photos highlighting items placed in house windows hidden was also famous for his publications on music and from view behind curtains in an exhibition at the No. 6 educational achievements, died of heart failure on Gallery. Wednesday morning. He was 92. She has named her collection “Out of Sight”, and has His funeral procession will begin at Tehran’s Vahdat taken photos of windows Hall and he will be buried at the artists’ section of the in a series of houses in Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery. Shahrak-e Ekbatan, a Purtorab was a member of the board of founders residential complex in of Iran’s House of Music. western Tehran. His father was a military officer in the ex-Soviet “The items are an Union when he migrated to Iran after the 1917 assortment of daily objects Russian Revolution and married in Iran. we see here and there, Mostafa was the first child and his father bought a but what makes them flute for him when he was only five, and that was the interesting is where they beginning of his intimacy with music. have been placed,” Shadpur He continued his studies at the Academy of Music told the Persian service of in Tehran, and learned violin with Heshmat Sanjari ILNA on Wednesday. and tar with Musa Marufi. “I have been working on He also studied the theory of music with the Maestro the topic of windows for a prominent musician and composer Ruhollah Khaleqi Mostafa- long time since I believe (1901-1960). After graduation, he completed his Kamal A photo from Photographer Azam windows represent the studies in France in 1967. Purtorab in an Shadpur’s collection “Out of Sight” people inside the houses. When he returned to Iran he began to teach music at the University of Art in Tehran. He wrote undated I also believed that I could find more common things in photo houses situated in a large housing complex,” she added. and translated numerous books. Shadpur also said, “I later discovered that there are His last book, “A Method to Perform Time on Piano”, was published by Sureh-Mehr Publications “Theory of Music” published by Cheshmeh strange items in windows for which I found no reason for Heterogeneous Subdivisions of Right and Left Hands in January 2016. Publications last year is among Purtorab’s credits. them to be there.” The photographer added that she believes that windows are a good place to put vases of flowers, “But in one of the windows I saw a taxidermic bird and I don’t think that is a Acid attack victim threatens to sue winner of Sony photography award good place for it. ARTTEHRAN — Shirin Mohammad, objected to having my photos published and I will “However, one can easily imagine the people living deskan Iranian victim of an acid attack, be filing a law suit against Khamseh if he sends my behind the windows by looking at the photos,” she has threatened to sue Asghar Khamseh, the Iranian photos to any other place,” Mohammad said. remarked. photojournalist who won the top prize of the Sony “Mr. Khamseh has displayed a dark image of Iran “Some believe that these items kept in windows make World Photography Awards 2016 for photos of by the publication of my photos while the Tehran the metropolis look ugly and unsightly, but I must say they Mohammad. A photo Municipality is providing the funds for my medical are difficult to see, and one has to pay close attention to In an interview published on Wednesday, from Asghar treatments,” she added. spot these items in windows,” she concluded. Mohammad told the Persian serviced FNA that Khamseh’s In April, Khamseh won the L’Iris d’Or Photographer The exhibit will be running until Friday at the gallery series “Fire Khamseh took the photos to attract the support of of Hatred” of the Year and $25,000 prize at the 2016 Sony World located at No. 2, 20th Alley, off Mirzaye Shirazi Ave. Iranian NGOs for her medical treatments. shows Shirin Photography Awards in London for his collection “He has apparently has sent my photos to several Mohammad. “Fire of Hatred” that features portraits of acid attack international photography competitions; I have victims, including Mohammad. NEWS IN BRIEF PICTURE OF THE DAY Mehr//Ramin Saffari “Hamilton” fans “The Cemetery Men” endure heat for hot to compete in Italian tickets in Chicago festival CHICAGO (Reuters) — Hundreds of “Hamilton” fans lined up in Chicago for as ARTTEHRAN – Iranian director much as 24 hours in 90-degree heat to deskand screenwriter Ali Mardomi’s buy the year’s hottest theater tickets, for “The Cemetery Men” will go on screen at the 6th the award-winning hip-hop musical about Sardinia Film Festival, which will held in the Italian the United States’ first Treasury secretary city of Sassari from June 27 to July 2. in its debut outside New York. Produced by the Uremia branch of the Irani- Cheers went up on the line snaking an Youth Cinema Society, “The Cemetery Men” around the block in downtown Chicago as will compete with over 30 shorts from Germany, the box office at the PrivateBank Theatre Iceland, South Korea, France, Spain, Poland and opened at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. Phone and several others countries. online sales started at the same time. The organizers have also scheduled work- Fans in line said their enthusiasm has shops, master classes, meetings and a film mar- not waned even though the revolutionary ket on the sidelines of the festival, which is dedi- musical biography of Alexander Hamilton cated to short films. will be recast for its Chicago run. Lin-Manuel Miranda, the composer and playwright who wrote and co-stars in Michio Kaku’s “Future “Hamilton”, recently announced that July of the Mind” published 9 will be his last performance as the title in Persian character in the Broadway production. Co-star Leslie Odom Jr., who plays Aaron Burr, leaves the cast the same day. “Whoever gets cast will be amazing. ARTTEHRAN – U.S. theoretical desk (Miranda) will put the best person in place physicist Michio Kaku’s “The to do the role, someone just as talented Future of the Mind” has recently been published as he is,” said Cara Maas, 18, a college in Persian in Tehran. student who traveled from Grand Rap- The book was translated by Mani Manuchehri An artist takes part in a Quran calligraphy festival at Rezvan Gallery in Mashhad on June 22, 2016. ids, Michigan and joined the ticket line on and released by Fatemi Publications. Monday evening. “The Future of the Mind” discusses various possibilities of advanced technology that can alter the brain and mind. Kaku is writer of three New York Times best- Cars vs. Autobots: Disney sues China firms in copyright dispute sellers, including “The Future of the Mind” in 2014. SHANGHAI (Reuters) — Walt Disney Hero 6” have been big box office hits in MTV, told Reuters in an interview on the suit are production company Blue Co has taken three Chinese firms to the country. Wednesday he was “relaxed” about a MTV, media company Beijing G-Point, Persian version of court over concerns local animation The iconic U.S. firm, however, faces potential ruling. and online content platform PPLive Inc. “Self-Esteem for Boys” “The Autobots” copied elements from tough competition in the market from “Lots of people online have talked An official for Beijing G-Point, who republished Disney’s own hit movie “Cars”, as the local theme park developers, popular about plagiarism, but it seems from the gave her name only as Ms Cheng, said U.S. firm looks to protect its drive into Chinese animations as well as counter- legal side that the matter is quite clear - the firms had hoped to reach a settle- the world’s second-largest economy. feits from merchandise to fake Disney at root there is no plagiaristic behavior,” ment, but Disney had been opposed A court in Shanghai held a hearing hotels. Chinese authorities have prom- he said. to this. She added G-Point was not in- ARTTEHRAN – The seventh edition on Tuesday, a Disney spokeswoman ised to give Disney “special” trademark “If you put the two films side-by-side volved in production, but rather in the deskof a Persian translation of confirmed to Reuters. The dispute was protection. to compare them, then you will know film’s distribution. Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer’s “Self-Esteem for Boys” over “copyright infringement” and “un- “The Autobots” drew ire from neti- they are completely different.” Reuters could not immediately reach has recently been released by Qadyani Publications fair competition”, according to a notice zens in China when it was released last Disney declined to comment further PPLive for comment. in Tehran. on the Shanghai Pudong New Area year, with some pointing out similarities on the case. China’s box office hit around 45 bil- Translated by Anahita Azari, the book is an es- People’s Court website. with Disney’s 2006 film “Cars” starring The Chinese film is about animated lion yuan ($6.8 billion) last year, and is sential guide for helping parents and teachers sup- Disney is making a major push into Owen Wilson and its sequel in 2011. racing cars including main heroes K1 growing fast, a lure for overseas studi- port boys through the difficulties of growing up. China with the recent opening of a $5.5 “Cars 3” is penciled in to be released and K2, while Disney’s offering follows os to tap into the market despite a cap Other works of Hartley-Brewer, including billion theme park in Shanghai, its first next year. the story of legendary racing car Light- on imported films, censorship concerns “Self-Esteem for Girls”, have previously been trans- on the mainland, while its animated Zuo Jianlong, the director of “The ning McQueen. and a rising challenge from locally made lated into Persian. movies including “Zootopia” and “Big Autobots” for production company Blue The three Chinese firms involved in movies.