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MEDIA MONITOR Tehran says backs Assad, wants Iran defense chief heads to Moscow political solution for Syria POLITICAL TEHRAN — Iranian Dep- “obstructive” and “in breach of the ceasefire,” deskuty Foreign Minister for rendering any political settlement process futile. TEHRAN — Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Deh- Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Ab- Amir-Abdollahian reminded that Iran lays qan has traveled to Moscow on Tuesday to attend the dollahian says Tehran backs the UN-brokered emphasis on the importance of ceasefire in 2016 Moscow Conference on International Security Syrian talks, believing political settlement is Yemen, relevant political negotiations as well as and discuss further military cooperation with Russia. the only way to end the five-year-old crisis. more serious counterterrorism attempts. The visit is taking place at the invitation of The Iranian diplomat made the remark on The outbreak of war in Syria in 2011 has Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Press TV Tuesday in an appearance with the visiting left millions of Syrians uprooted and displaced reported.

PRESSTV Swiss Deputy Foreign Minister Yves Rossier. with many more scattered from the Middle The 2016 MCIS conference, the event’s fifth edi- The statement was also highlighted by East far into Europe. tion, will be held on Wednesday and Thursday and Rossier who stressed that the Syrian con- Also, according to the United Nations will focus on fighting terrorism. flict can be brought under control only Special Envoy on Syria De Mistura, the con- through political means. flict has claimed nearly 400,000 lives. Some, Envoy: Iran not The visiting official called for upholding on the other hand, has put the death toll influencing the ceasefire and continuing the Geneva at 250,000. talks, highlighting Tehran’s role in bringing There have been international efforts to Ansarullah’s the inhumane crisis into a halt. restore peace in the country with opposing decisions Amir-Abdollahian further said, “Iran groups and the Syrian government taking TEHRAN backs Bashar al-Assad as the legitimate their plans to the negotiation table in Geneva —The Iranian ambassador to Kuwait has president of Syria and sees the Syrian brokered by the UN. said Tehran does not interfere in Yemen, especially in people entitled with the right to determine like mushrooms in the region and are in coalition has thus far failed to prove effec- However, the sides have failed to decisions made by the Yemeni popular movement. their future without any pressure from ter- contact across Iraqi and Syria main lands, tive in both of the fronts.” come to a comprehensive political set- The Ansarullah Movement is a fully Yemeni enti- rorists and foreign intervention.” the Iranian deputy foreign minister stated, Amir-Abdollahian further called escalation tlement except for a shaky ceasefire, ty and it makes its decisions independently of Iran, Pointing to terrorist groups, who grow “This is unfortunate that the international of conflicts in Syria by some armed groups breached repeatedly. the Arabic-language al-Rai quoted Alireza Enayati

ALRAI as saying on Tuesday. Enayati said Iran has always supported a peace- ful solution to Yemen’s problems. Iran greatly values ties Latin American states: Rouhani The Iranian ambassador, meantime, thanked 1 Forming a joint economic commit- ism, Rouhani deemed it essential to counter should be used so as to strengthen ties, he said. guay is among the first Latin American Kuwait for hosting the Yemeni-Yemeni talks, saying, tee will open a new chapter in Iran-Uru- terrorism and extremist ideologies. He said that energy and agriculture would countries dispatching senior officials to “These negotiations have two advantages: First, guay ties based on the interests of the two For his part, Sendic Rodriguez said be the most important areas for cooperation Tehran after the nuclear deal. these talks pave the way for reaching a solution that countries, Rouhani added. that Uruguay is determined to expand after forming a joint economic committee. Acting as a catalyst, the trip can set meets the Yemeni nation’s interests, and secondly Calling for close consultation for protec- cooperation with Iran in various areas. The visit to Tehran of the Uruguayan the scene for stronger-than-ever relations Kuwait has the needed conditions for the success tion of environment and countering terror- The two countries have many capacities which diplomatic team is of importance as Uru- between Tehran and Montevideo. of the negotiations.” ‘Internal affairs not Ambassador: Park’s visit to Iran will ‘definitely’ deepen ties a subject for 1 “Our cooperative activities have not been so MOUs will be signed in fields of information, communi- foreign great and her visit will be a good momentum for deep- cations and technology.” interference’ ening our relations,” the ambassador noted. On the prospect of cooperation between Iran and “So far our relations are rather exchanging visits, South Korea in nuclear industry, the diplomat said Ko- TEHRAN — Countries’ internal affairs should not selling and buying products, but her visit will open up rea is “open” to cooperation with Iran in nuclear area. be used as an excuse to for foreign interference, new opportunity where the Korean companies and the However, he said since the two countries have not had the first deputy speaker of the Majlis said in refer- Iranian part can be more linked together,” Korea’s top cooperation in the nuclear field it will take time for both ence to foreigners’ interventions in Syria. diplomat in Tehran explained. sides to establish cooperation. The Islamic Republic’s logic says nations have to ‘A Korean bank is discussing opening branch in Iran’ Elsewhere, he said that a memorandum of under- MEHR decide for themselves, Mohammad Hassan Abu- The ambassador also said that Korean companies standing on environment protection is planned to be torabi Fard said on Tuesday, Mehr reported. plan to invest heavily in Iran and the banking relations signed during Park’s visit. Rather than turning Syria into a battlefield by will be expanded too. “As far as the environment is concerned, I think one sending weapons and terrorists there, atmosphere “The banking cooperation will be very much facili- MOU will be signed in the area of environment… There should be prepared for Syrians to choose, he stressed. tated. One of the Korean banks is discussing opening a “good relations” in auto industry, shipbuilding and pet- are also many Korean companies who have expertise branch in Iran and then there are many MOUs in bank- rochemicals. to deal with the pollution problems. So, I think the co- Bush failed to ing area. If the banking cooperation is established, then However, he said the level of cooperation has been operation in environmental area will be expanded,” he our economic relations will be strongly bonded togeth- reduced by one third due to the sanctions on Iran and it remarked. recognize Iran’s er,” he explained. is necessary to restore it to the previous level, including He added that the president will be accompanied by religion-politics Commenting on Iran’s status in Korea’s foreign eco- in industrial area, as soon as possible. one of the major Korean water companies during the trip. bond: Rice nomic policy, Kim said, “Iran has a great importance in “We have to explore more avenues of cooperation in The diplomat said the focus of Iran-South Korea re- our foreign economic policy.” areas of culture, tourism, health, maritime, banking, judi- lations has been on economy and trade, yet in addition TEHRAN — A former U.S. secretary of state has He added, “Korea is one of the largest oil consumers ciary, academia, media and local government exchange. to oil and gas Iran has plenty of other things to show to said ex-president George W. Bush Jr. failed to rec- in the world, but we do not produce even one single And relations in the mentioned areas will be opened up the world. ognize the political system of Iran by overlooking its drop of oil and traditionally Iran has been our second in the Korean president’s visit,” he stated. He said that his embassy in Tehran has organized a bond with religion. largest oil supplier and more than 80-90 percent of our On bilateral relations during the time of sanctions cultural event in which both Iranian and Korean cultural That caused the U.S. to be unable to act as it could oil is transferred through your Hormuz strait.” against Iran, he said, “Korea is a member of the interna- teams will have programs. have at certain confrontations with Iran, Condoleezza The ambassador also said since Korea “is very de- tional community and the UN. Korea has obligations to The event is scheduled to take place during the Kore- Rice told monthly magazine Asre Andisheh in an in- pendent on the Middle East oil” the security in the region comply with internationally imposed commitments. So, an president’s visit to Iran. terview published in the current issue. is vital to the Korean government. Korea had no other way but to respect the UN sanctions, Elsewhere, he said that the Korean embassy in Iran Iran is also realist, as demonstrated over 30 years, And Iran’s role in maintaining security in the region is but Iran is a very important country to Korea. Korea had has facilitated the visa procedure for the Iranians. never fading into illusions about the region and its ri- one of the areas of interest in the Korean foreign policy, devised a unique way to continue trade with Iran even The embassy has decreased the required documents vals, something the incumbent and former U.S. pres- he pointed out. during the sanctions time.” for the Iranian businessmen from 12 documents to sev- idents have failed to take into account, she added. Kim also said the two countries have already had Kim also said, “During Madame Park’s visit some en, he said. Iran’s political system and political geography are more complicated than to be known from the ASREANDISHEH U.S. and one has to live among Iranian politicians to Assad should finish his 7-year Nation has right to progress: make some sense of their ways, Rice said. presidency, Iran says Rafsanjani Iran convicts 4 to POLITICAL TEHRAN — Ali Ak- POLITICAL TEHRAN — During deskbar Velayati, a senior deska meeting on Mon- prison on security foreign policy adviser to the Supreme day with senior officials of the Islamic charges Leader, said on Tuesday that Bashar Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), al-Assad was elected as president two Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani years ago and should finish his sev- said the Iranian people have the right TEHRAN — A court in Iran has sentenced four en-year term. to take steps towards “progress” and people to prison on security-related charges, Talking to reporters after a meeting “social welfare” through “international Tasnim reported on Tuesday. with Swiss Deputy Foreign Minister Yves interaction”. Afarin Chitsaz was sentenced to 10 years in pris- Rossier in Tehran, Velayati said Iran will Rafsanjani, chairman of the Expe- on for illegal gathering and assistance in disturbing continue supporting Syria’s legal gov- diency Council, said said, “The gov- security as well as having connections with foreign ernment. ernment’s wise view and the (nuclear) governments. Velayati reiterated Tehran’s position Iran’s assets is an “international theft”. negotiating team’s stress on logic and intention of disappointing the people Ehsan Mazandarani was sentenced to 7 years in that any solution to the Syrian crisis “Iran is insistent on upholding its reason have changed the previous sit- and this is “against national interests”. TASNIM prison for working to undermine the Islamic Republic. should respect the country’s territorial rights and will take it back from the uation to one in which the Iranian ships “Political view on national interests” Davod Assadi and Ehsan Safarzaei were each sen- integrity. U.S.,” the veteran politician noted. can now go wherever they want.” and “unfair criticism” are not justified tenced to five years in prison for participating in illegal The Swiss official also said coordi- Analysts and common people had He said that the international corpo- while the world is highlighting Iran’s suc- gatherings and promoting anti-security causes. nation and talks with Iran is required to expected the U.S. would soften its rations have rushed to invest in Iran af- cesses in the nuclear talks, he added. settle the five-year-old conflict in Syria. stance toward Iran after the conclusion ter the landmark nuclear deal between Elsewhere in his remarks, Rafsanjani Russia supplying Rossier told reporters that the pur- of the nuclear deal in July 2015. Iran and great powers. said efforts by Iran to use nuclear en- pose behind his visit to Tehran was to However, Velayati said, the U.S. The veteran politician who was ergy only for “peaceful purposes are S-300 to Iran ahead discuss the Syrian issue with Iranian enmity towards Iran has not been re- president for two four-year terms from rooted in Islamic culture and Iranian of schedule officials. duced. 1989 to 1997 said that opponents of civilization.” ‘International theft’ He said that resistance against the the government who have launched He also highlighted the importance Velayati also said a ruling by the U.S. U.S. excessive demands is the way a propaganda campaign against the of using nuclear technology in agricul- TEHRAN — Russia is supplying S-300 air defense Supreme Court to seize $2 billion of forward. Rouhani government have with the ture and medicine. systems to Iran ahead of schedule and may con- clude new contracts with Tehran on arms deliveries that are not banned under international law, Alex- ander Fomin, the head of Russia’s Federal Service $2b ruling has vexed Tehran, international arbitration under consideration for Military Technical Cooperation, said Tuesday. 1 “The Supreme Court is the Supreme Court of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague to re- ing deeply. The team, headed by Economy Minister Ali The new possible arms contracts with Iran may United States, not the Supreme Court of the world. We’re trieve the money. Tayyebnia, will involve ministers of foreign affairs, intelli- involve weaponry that is not on the UN ban list, not under its jurisdiction, nor is our money,” Zarif said. The Foreign Ministry has summoned the Swiss ambas- gence, and chairman of the central bank. including air defense systems, small arms, and elec-

SPUTNIK Iran has even threatened to take the case to inter- sador, who represents the U.S. in Iran, over the ruling. It is not yet clear what will be the next step, but one thing tronic warfare means Fomin told reporters in Mos- national arbitration as clearly announced by Zarif who In a recent move, a ministerial team of the Rouhani is for sure: that the ruling has riled Tehran, adding one more cow, Sputnik reported. had said Iran would act to sue the United States at the administration has been tasked with looking into the rul- brick to the wall of mistrust between the two countries. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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Hezbollah deputy leader: 'Israel is NEWS Tens of thousands training Saudi army officers' of Iraqis protest in central Baghdad

Deputy Chief of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement says Is- Tens of thousands of supporters of the influential Shia rael is training Saudi military forces under the framework cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, have gathered in the Iraqi of clandestine relations. capital, calling for economic and political reforms to Dozens of Saudi military officers are being trained af- end corruption. ter secret contacts developed into military cooperation, Sadr, a powerful cleric Sheikh Naim Qassem told Lebanese media. who opposes the main It came after the Arab League and the Persian Gulf Shia bloc that controls the Cooperation Council decided to classify Hezbollah as a government, previously terrorist organization under the House of Saud regime’s led sit-in protests in pressure. Baghdad's heavily- “The Saudis are currently fulfilling the cycle of the Is- fortified Green Zone to raeli project in public and secret meetings,” Sheikh Qas- demand Prime Minister sem was reported as saying. Haider al-Abbadi form The cleric touched on Saudi Foreign Minister Adel a cabinet made up of al-Jubeir's remarks earlier this month after Egypt trans- technocrats. ferred control of two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia. Sadr had given Jubeir said Riyadh “will honor all of Egypt’s legal and Abbadi his backing on international commitments in regard to the two islands,” the condition that he in a clear reference to Cairo’s commitments to Israel. would involve Sunnis in Under the Camp David Accords, signed between the government, stop Egypt and Israel in 1979, Cairo has undertaken to guar- corruption and appoint antee freedom of navigation for Israeli ships in the area. cabinet ministers with better qualifications. Egypt transferred the sovereignty of the strategic Ti- “I want the prime minister to continue his reform ran and Sanafir islands in the Red Sea to the House of plan with no fear of political pressure” he said. Saud regime earlier this month. Last month, Abbadi tried to meet those demands Sheikh Qassem said Saudi Arabia “has for years when he presented a list of technocrats, instead of avoided providing aid to the Palestinian resistance or the tacts with “almost every Arab state.” want Israel to help them confront Iran. JPost: Moshe Ya’alon prefers ISIL to Iran party-affiliated politicians, to form a new cabinet. Palestinian people, and has not cooperated with Iran re- “So why are Israel’s allies in the region anchored by When Abbadi put forward that list of nominees, garding the interests of the region and its stability.” On Sunday, the Jerusalem Post wrote that “rather Saudi Arabia? Because Iran’s regime loathes Israel,” it Sadr called off the protests. But the move faced major The House of Saud regime's hostile move against than being isolated, Israel is being incorporated into the said, also mentioning Hezbollah which “threatens Israel.” resistance from powerful parties that rely on control of Hezbollah and Beirut, including its withdrawal of a Saudi-led orbit.” The paper touched on the Wahhabi ideology of the ministries for patronage and funds. $4-billion aid pledge, came after Lebanese Foreign Min- “Part of this includes the opening of a mission in House of Saud regime which “is a net destroyer of the Iraq’s government has been based on a quota ister Gibran Bassil refused to back a motion crafted by Abu Dhabi and increasing contacts in the (Persian) Gulf region’s diversity and beauty," followed by the Islamic system since 2003 that empowers politicians based on the kingdom against Iran. States,” it said. State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Daesh) and other Takfiri ethnic and religious grounds. However, some countries fell in line, including Sudan “The Saudi-led initiative has its pedigree. During the terrorists. Shia, Sunni and Kurd MP's dominate the various which broke diplomatic relations with Iran. second intifada Saudi Arabia led a peace plan to grant When Israeli minister of military affairs “Moshe political groups who routinely bargain over Later on January 21, Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibra- Israel recognition in the region if Israel withdrew from Ya’alon was speaking at INSS (Institute of National Se- government ministries they control. him Ghandour raised eyebrows, when he said at a con- the West Bank and Gaza,” the paper went on to say. curities Studies) he made an offhand comment that he More than a hundred MPs staged their own sit-in ference that “the matter of normalized relations with “In June 2015 the Saudis also told Israelis at the Coun- 'prefers ISIL (Daesh) to Iran,'" the JPost said. last month and voted to replace the parliamentary Israel is something that can be looked into.” cil on Foreign Relations in the US that Iran was a com- “What he meant was that Israel views Iran as a more speaker. The remarks came three days after Israeli foreign mon enemy,” it added. serious threat, because of its strategic depth,” it said. (Source: agencies) Some also fought over whether the Kurdish ministry director-general Dore Gold said Israel has con- According to the Jerusalem Post, Saudi-led states president should be replaced or not. Though Sadr has managed to mobilize thousands of Iraqis, analysts do not believe Tuesday's protests Two Armenian troops killed in Afghan Taliban delegation in Pakistan will have much impact on the government. Nagorno-Karabakh clashes amid efforts to restart peace process (Source: al Jazeera) At least two ethnic Armenian military is populated by Armenians, has been An Afghan Taliban delegation has it only has “limited influence”. personnel have been killed in a series under the control of local ethnic Arme- arrived in Pakistan to meet officials A senior Taliban member based in of fresh clashes between Azerbaijani nian militia and the Armenian troops in a bid to restart a stuttering peace Pakistan confirmed that a delegation Turkey: U.S. to deploy soldiers and Armenia-backed forces in since a three-year war, which claimed process with Kabul, Afghan officials of leaders was in the southern port the disputed Caucasus region of Kara- over 30,000 lives, ended between the and Taliban leaders said on Tuesday, city of Karachi, holding talks with Pa- rocket launchers near bakh. two republics in 1994 through Russian although it was unclear who the del- kistani officials. Syrian border The defense ministry of the breaka- mediation. egation was meeting. “They arrived on Monday,” he said, way region said in a statement that sol- Azerbaijan and Armenia have not There was no immediate confir- speaking on condition of anonymity, The United States will deploy a rocket launcher system in diers were killed by gunfire from Azer- signed a peace deal despite a 1994 mation from authorities in Pakistan because the Taliban leadership has Turkey near the border with a part of Syria held by the baijan in the early hours of Tuesday. ceasefire. but just a week after a massive bomb not authorized him to discuss the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Daesh) terrorist It also blamed Azerbaijani forces Although the two countries are di- blast in Afghan capital Kabul killed at talks with the media. “They left for an group, Turkey's foreign minister was quoted as saying on for violating ceasefire and continued vided by a buffer zone, both sides fre- least 64 people and wounded hun- unknown location later in the day and Tuesday. bombing of the volatile region. quently accuse each other of violating dreds, the Afghan government re- returned late at night.” Mevlut Cavusoglu was quoted by the Haberturk “On the line of contact between the ceasefire. fused to take part. Two members of the Taliban's po- newspaper as saying that Azerbaijani and Karabakh forces, the Two killed in passenger bus blast in Last month, the Taliban ruled out litical office in the Persian Gulf state the High Mobility Artillery enemy violated a ceasefire 80 times Armenian capital participating in what it called “futile” of Qatar, which has played a role in Rocket System (HIMARS) using all types of artillery and armored Meanwhile, at least two people were talks sponsored by the four-power previous attempted peace talks, con- would arrive in May near vehicles,” the ministry said. killed and several others were wound- group of Pakistan, Afghanistan, the firmed the delegation's presence in a part of southeastern Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister ed in an explosion on a passenger bus United States and China as long as Pakistan, but indicated meetings were Turkey that has repeatedly Khalaf Khalafov during a meeting with in the Armenian capital of Yerevan on foreign forces remain in the country. being held in the capital, Islamabad. been hit by rocket fire from his Brazilian counterpart Simas Magal- Monday evening. In Kabul, the Afghan government “Our people held a meeting with Syria. haes on Tuesday said that the presence Witnesses said the bus was gutted has been frustrated by what it sees as Pakistani officials and I am sure they The deployment is part of the Armenian Armed Forces in the by the blast, which blew out the win- Islamabad's refusal to honor a pledge may meet the Chinese on Tuesday,” of a strategy to seal off disputed region has been hindering dows of nearby houses. to force Taliban leaders based in Pa- said one of the Qatar-based leaders, an area around the Syrian the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settle- Investigators have not yet deter- kistan to join the talks, or face military speaking on condition of anonymity, town of Manbij, which ment. mined the cause of the deadly explo- action. also because he is not authorized to could deprive ISIL terrorists Earlier this month, Azerbaijani and sion. “We are aware that Taliban dele- discuss the talks. of a logistical route they Armenian troops used artillery, tanks The explosion happened a day after gations are in Pakistan, but we will “We don't care if Kabul partici- have used to bring in and other armaments on a scale not Yerevan held ceremonies commem- not go there until Pakistan fulfils the pates in the meeting, as we already supplies and foreign seen since a separatist war concluded orating the 101st anniversary of the promises that they made,” said Dawa launched our spring offensive and recruits. in 1994. Armenian massacre during the World Khan Mina Pal, a spokesman for Af- are getting successes against them,” “We have reached an agreement with the Americans According to reports, nearly 75 ser- War I. ghan President Ashraf Ghani. he said. to seal off the Manbij region and our strategy on that is vicemen from both sides along with a Armenians claim that up to 1.5 mil- On Monday, Ghani said the op- The Pakistani Foreign Office and clear,” Cavusoglu told Haberturk in an interview during a number of civilians were killed in the lion Armenian Christians were system- portunity for peace talks “will not be the Afghan embassy in Islamabad did trip to Riyadh. latest skirmishes between the hostile atically slaughtered in eastern Turkey there forever” and urged Pakistan to not immediately respond to requests “As part of this deal, HIMARS systems will be arriving in neighbors. through mass killing, forced relocations fight Taliban groups on its soil that re- for comment. Turkey's borders in May. Therefore we will be able to hit A Moscow-mediated truce went and starvation, a process that began in jected peace. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah ISIL in a more efficient way,” he said. into effect earlier this month but spo- 1915 and took place over several years Afghanistan has long accused Pa- Mujahid said he was not authorized Turkey has repeatedly fired back at ISIL in Syria in radic clashes have since continued. during World War I and the breakup of kistan of actively harboring the Af- to comment on the activities of the recent weeks after a surge in cross-border attacks on the The Karabakh region, which is lo- the Ottoman Empire. ghan Taliban leadership on its soil, a movement's Qatar political office. Turkish town of Kilis, which has been peppered by rocket (Source: agencies) (Source: AP) cated in the Azerbaijan Republic but charge that Islamabad denies, saying fire since January. The army's retaliation has been limited to cross-border fire and artillery but the United States deployment, if Turkey rejects plan to drop secular rule confirmed, would expand its firing range and capabilities. “To wipe out ISIL from this region, we need to support Turkey’s parliament speaker says the country should The ruling AK Party is pushing to replace the exist- the moderate opposition both from the air and ground. have a religious constitution and drop secularism ing constitution, which dates back to the period after The range of our artillery is 40 km (25 miles), while from its new charter, prompting an official to dismiss a 1980 military coup. HIMARS has a range of 90 km,” Cavusoglu said. the idea. Critics fear a new charter could concentrate too No comment was immediately available from the U.S. “As a Muslim country, why should we be in a sit- much power in the hands of President Tayyip Erdo- embassy in Turkey. uation where we are in retreat from religion?” Ismail gan, who wants an executive presidency to replace The United States and Turkey claim that they have for Kahraman said in a speech late on Monday. the current parliamentary system. months been discussing a joint military plan to drive ISIL “For one thing, the new constitution should not The AKP holds 317 of the 550 seats in parliament from the border area, but until now there has been little have secularism,” he said, adding “We are a Muslim and would need 330 votes to submit its draft consti- concrete sign of progress. country. As a consequence, we must have a religious tution to a referendum. Speaking in parliament, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet constitution.” Turkey amended its original 1924 constitution four Davutoglu vowed to fortify the border and take additional Head of the constitutional commission on Tuesday years later to drop Islam as the official religion of the military measures against ISIL, which he said had fired a rejected the proposal, saying the draft constitution re- state. total of 46 rockets into Kilis since January. tains secularism and the ruling AK Party (Justice and The country is overwhelmingly Sunni Muslim. A The state-run Anadolu agency late on Monday Development Party/Adalet ve Kalk?nma Partisi), has fifth of its population of 78 million people is estimated published photos of a military convoy carrying equipment not discussed removing it. tion. to be Alevi, which draws from Shia Islam. and rocket launchers to Kilis for reinforcement. The Turkish Police later fired tear gas to disperse demonstra- A few protesters were reportedly detained by po- Turkey is also home to about 100,000 Christians government says 17 people have been killed in the town tors who had gathered outside parliament to protest lice while similar protests were expected in other cit- and 17,000 Jews. this year. the call for the country to adopt a religious constitu- ies. (Source: Press TV) (Source: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY AAPRILPRIL 227,7, 22016016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/economy

NEWS Chinese co. targeting to build State shares worth $3.14m divested in Iran since Mar. 20 600MW solar plant in Iran ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iranian state-run companies deskhave transferred 109 billion rials (about $3.144 ECONOMY TEHRAN — The Chinese company million) worth of their shares to the private sector since the begin- deskof Shanxi Energy, in a meeting with ning of current Iranian calendar year (March 20), the Fars news top officials from Iran Renewable Energy Organiza- agency reported on Tuesday. tion named SUNA, poised readiness to construct a Meanwhile, 29.662 trillion rials (about $855.799 million) worth 600-megawatt photovoltaic power plant in the Islamic of the shares of state-run companies were transferred to the pri- Republic. vate sector in the past calendar year of 1394 (which ended on According to the IRNA news agency, the Chinese March 19). company built a 100-megawatt-hydroelectrical power The Iranian government envisioned a large privatization pro- plant in Iran in 2007 and intends to revive its presence gram in the Fifth Five-Year National Development Plan (2010- after the country’s nuclear deal with P5+1, primarily by 2015), aiming to privatize about 20 percent of the state-owned construction of a 50-megawatt solar plant. firms each year. The Iranian government plans to install 5,000 MW Under the present interpretation of the Article 44 of Iran's Con- of renewable capacity, putting the country among the stitution, hundreds of state-owned companies have been privat- likes of the UK and France. ized. The Iranian Power Generation, Transmission, Distri- bution and Management Company (Tavanir) estimates that renewables will generate around 10 percent of Iran’s electricity production requirements within five SWIFT network says aware years. of multiple cyber fraud Until recently, economic sanctions would have made achieving such an ambitious goal very difficult, if not incidents impossible. However, by lifting of the sanctions, many foreign companies are showing interest to provide fi- SWIFT, the global financial network that banks use to transfer billions nance and transfer technology for building solar and In January, Iranian Deputy Energy Minister Housh- in Iran to attract investment for the establishment of of dollars every day, warned its customers on Monday that it was wind farms in the Islamic Republic. ang Falahatian said a very proper ground has been laid solar and also wind farms in the country. aware of "a number of recent cyber incidents" where attackers had sent fraudulent messages over its system. The disclosure came as law enforcement authorities in Bang- Minsk to host Iran-Belarus Joint Economic Committee meeting next week ladesh and elsewhere investigated the February cyber theft of $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank account at the New York ECONOMY TEHRAN — The 13th Iranian Industry, Mining and Trade Min- As reported, representatives of gov- Ne’matzadeh announced that Belarus Federal Reserve Bank. SWIFT has acknowledged that the scheme in- deskmeeting of Iran-Belarus ister Mohammad-Reza Ne’matzadeh ernmental and private sectors from both investors and private sector are keen to volved altering SWIFT software on Bangladesh Bank's computers to Joint Economic Committee will be formed and his Belarusian counterpart Vitaly countries, specifically those active in of- increase the level of their cooperation hide evidence of fraudulent transfers. in Minsk, the capital of the Republic Mikhailovich. fering technical and engineering services with Iran. "The two countries' govern- Monday's statement from SWIFT marked the first acknowledge- of Belarus, on May 4 and 5, 2016, the The two sides are planned to sign a will also take part in the meeting. ments are duty-bound to pave the way ment that the Bangladesh Bank attack was not an isolated incident Shana news agency reported on Monday. roadmap of boosting bilateral coopera- In the 12th meeting of this committee, for increasing the volume of trade bal- but one of several recent criminal schemes that aimed to take advan- The meeting will be co-chaired by tion in 2016 and 2017. which was held in Tehran in March 2015, ance," he said. tage of the global messaging platform used by some 11,000 financial institutions. "SWIFT is aware of a number of recent cyber incidents in which malicious insiders or external attackers have managed to submit Monthly gas condensate exports from South Pars up 9% yr/yr SWIFT messages from financial institutions' back-offices, PCs or work- ECONOMY TEHRAN — Customs Director Gener- “The volume of exports from the region has witnessed stations connected to their local interface to the SWIFT network," the desk group warned customers on Monday in a notice seen by Reuters. al of the Pars Special Economic Energy an upsurge as of the implementation of the nuclear deal The warning, which SWIFT issued in a confidential alert sent over Zone (PSEEZ) Khodadad Rahimi announced that exports between Iran and the P5+1 and the upward trend will be its network, did not name any victims or disclose the value of any of gas condensate produced in the South Pars gas field continued specially after having the international bank- losses from the previously undisclosed attacks. SWIFT confirmed to registered a nine-percent rise in the first month of the ing embargo entirely lifted,” he added. Reuters the authenticity of the notice. current Iranian calendar year (March 20-April 19, 2016) South Pars field, which Iran shares with Qatar in the SWIFT, or the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial compared to the same month last year. Persian Gulf, is estimated to contain a significant amount Telecommunication, is a cooperative owned by 3,000 financial As the official told the IRNA news agency on Tuesday, of natural gas and condensate, accounting for about institutions. the southern gas field exported above 1.33 million tons eight percent of the world’s reserves. Also on Monday, SWIFT released a security update to the soft- of gas condensates, at the value of more than $540.5 The huge offshore field covers an area of 9,700 ware that banks use to access its network to thwart malware that million in the said period, which showed a 57-percent square kilometers, 3,700 square kilometers of which are security researchers with British defense contractor BAE Systems said increase in terms of weight and a nine-percent growth in in Iran’s territorial waters in the Persian Gulf. The remain- was probably used by hackers in the Bangladesh Bank heist. terms of value, as compared to the same month in the ing 6,000 square kilometers are situated in Qatar’s ter- BAE's evidence suggested that hackers manipulated SWIFT's preceding year. ritorial waters. Alliance Access server software, which banks use to interface with SWIFT's messaging platform, to cover their tracks. BAE said it could not explain how the fraudulent orders were cre- S. Korea seeks to double Italian companies to build ated and pushed through the system. imports of Iranian oil 1GW of solar farms in Iran But SWIFT provided some evidence about how that happened in its note to customers, saying that in most cases the modus operandi South Korea is pushing to more than the Northeast Asian market," an indus- 1 the Industry Association for Renew- was similar. double its imports of crude and con- try source said. “The deal with 9 articles is an able Energies in the Chamber of Com- It said the attackers obtained valid credentials for operators au- densates from Iran as part of efforts With the signing of the deals, Seoul agreement where Italian partners will merce of Iran were set up to help the thorized to create and approve SWIFT messages, then submitted to boost its oil trade with the Middle is moving to increase its daily crude im- build a solar power plant of 1000 MW growth of the renewable industry. fraudulent messages by impersonating those people. Eastern country, industry sources said ports from Iran to around 280,000 bar- nominal capacity during a project Speaking PV, Iran has ideal condi- FireEye, the internet security company whose Mandiant unit was Tuesday. rels this year from 115,000 barrels last defined for 10 years with the whole tions for solar energy generation, as hired by Bangladesh Bank to help investigate the heist, said the same Seoul and Tehran will likely sign a se- year, he said. project divided to 100 units of 10 MW,” 80% of its vast territory has 300 days group behind that hack had probably attacked other financial targets. ries of deals on the promotion of the oil Iran had been a major exporter of said deputy-head of Qazvin Provincial of sunlight a year, with solar irradiation "FireEye has observed activity in other financial services organiza- trade early next month, when President crude to South Korea, but internation- Investment Headquarters for Services in those regions between 1640 to over tions that is likely by the same threat actor behind the cyber attack on Park Geun-hye is to make a trip to Iran al sanctions on Tehran for its nuclear Mohammad Ali Qasemi. “The power 2000 kWh/m2 per annually. “Qazvin the Bank of Bangladesh," Vivek Chudgar, Mandiant's senior director to promote business ties between the program had sharply reduced bilateral plants will cost $1.5 billion funded fully has high potentials in wind and solar for the Asia Pacific said in a statement emailed to Reuters. nations, leading a delegation of some trade. by foreign investors.” energy, and within recent past years, FireEye declined to go into detail. 200 businesspeople. Last year, South Korea imported Solar in Iran ready to take off we have negotiated to attract inves- Rakesh Asthana, the World Informatix Cyber Security CEO, who is Her visit, the first of its kind by a $2.20 billion worth of crude oil from The announcement comes at an tors to the sector,” said Qasemi. overseeing Bangladesh Bank's probe into the hack, declined to dis- South Korean president since the two Iran, down 51 percent from the previous incredibly interesting time for solar The project in the province of Qaz- cuss the other attacks that SWIFT referred to. sides established diplomatic ties in 1962, year and far lower than $9.36 billion in – and renewable energies in general vin could be the first falling domino in He did, though, urge banks to conduct independent security as- comes as Iran has emerged as a high- 2011. – in Iran, after the lifting of the U.S. what may become a thriving market, sessments to make sure their networks are secure and prevent future potential market after years of interna- By volume, imports of crude and and EU sanctions against the country. and one that European companies attacks. tional sanctions were lifted in January. condensates came to 42.4 million bar- With the scaling back of political and may look to take immediate advan- “SWIFT builds on security practices established by the customer Iran with a population of over 80 mil- rels last year. Condensates, which are financial restrictions, there has been tage of, as large-scale PV stutters in itself and therefore it is imperative that in the wake of this attack, cus- lion is a resource-rich nation, holding very similar to light stabilized crude oil, an increased interest in the potential European markets. Reports surfaced tomers using SWIFT Alliance Access must strengthen their cyber se- the world's fourth-largest oil reserves are used as feedstock for oil refining and for renewables in the country, and a in 2015 of a German company that curity posture,” Asthana said and the second-largest gas reserves. other petrochemical industries. renewed enthusiasm in Iran itself. had signed a deal to build several Cyber security experts said more attacks could surface as SWIFT's "South Korea and Iran are expected Imports of crude from Iran, however, Just last year new, more attractive, solar power plants close to Tehran, banking clients look to see if their SWIFT access has been compro- to sign several memoranda of under- began to surge this year following the feed-in tariffs and PPAs were negoti- with a combined capacity of 1.25 GW, mised. standing as South Korea is seeking to lifting of the international sanctions on ated for the different renewable ener- however no follow-up information has Shane Shook, a banking security consultant who investigates find a stable source of crude, while Iran Tehran. gies within the country, while at the been released. large financial crime, said hackers were turning to SWIFT and other wants to have a base for tapping into (Source: Korea Times) same time the Iran-Wind Group and (Source: pv-magazine.com) private financial messaging platforms because such attacks can gen- erate more revenue than going after consumers or small businesses. "These hacks specifically target financial institutions because Mitsubishi Motors BP eyes more Hyundai Motor smaller efforts result in much larger thefts," he said. "It's much more says it used non- spending cuts after profit down for ninth efficient than stealing from consumers." Justin Harvey, chief security officer with Fidelis Cybersecurity, compliant mileage 80 percent profit straight quarter as said hackers followed the money and would be drawn into such data for 25 years drop China sales sag schemes in hopes of emulating a big heist like the one on Bangla- desh Bank. Mitsubishi Motors Corp said it had used fuel BP said on Tuesday it could cut capital spending Hyundai Motor posted its ninth straight quarterly "After the Bangladesh Bank heist became public, every other at- economy testing methods that were not compliant further after reporting an 80 percent drop in prof- profit drop on slower sales in China and other emerging tacker out there is looking to see if they can do the same," he said. with Japanese regulations for 25 years, much longer its in the first quarter of the year, when oil prices markets, a trend the South Korean automaker seeks to SWIFT spokeswoman Natasha Deteran told Reuters that the than previously known, and would set up an exter- touched a near 13-year low. reverse by supplying more sport utility vehicles (SUVs) commonality in these cases was that internal or external attackers nal committee to investigate the matter. The British oil company, the first major to report and launching new sedans. compromised the banks’ own environments to obtain valid operator Japan’s sixth-largest automaker has lost half of on one of the weakest quarters, lowered its 2016 Strength in smaller, fuel-efficient sedans helped credentials. its market value - some $3.9 billion - since it admit- spending target to $17 billion, from $17-19 billion, Hyundai Motor outperform the industry during the "Customers should do their utmost to protect against this," she ted last week that it overstated the fuel economy and said the marker could fall to $15-$17 billion next global economic downturn, but has left it reeling from said in an email to Reuters. of four domestic minivehicle models, including two year if oil prices remain weak. a consumer shift to gas-guzzling sport utility vehicles SWIFT told customers that the security update must be installed produced for Nissan Motor Co . These cost reductions have enabled the oil pro- (SUVs) in recent years, driven by a slump in the price by May 12. The automaker’s admission that more mod- ducer to forecast it can balance its books at an oil of oil. "We have made the Alliance interface software update manda- els may not comply with Japanese standards has price of $50-55 a barrel in 2017, it said, down from Hyundai Motor reported on Tuesday a 12 percent tory as it is designed to help banks identify situations in which attack- sparked fears of ballooning compensation costs $60 previously eyed. drop in first-quarter net profit to 1.69 trillion won ($1.47 ers have attempted to hide their traces - whether these actions have and fines. billion), but higher than the 1.46 trillion won average es- been executed manually or through malware," she said. NEWS IN BRIEF timate of 14 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. 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Following Iran’s nuclear deal with 5+1 and lifting garding production of Grand Vitara will also be en- of UN sanctions against the country, a new era has hanced. In the past few years, IKCO has cooperated begun for Iran’s economic relations and business with Suzuki only in producing Vitara, but the compa- market. This has made Iran’s auto industry, the ny plans to add other Suzuki’s products such as Swift, second largest source of foreign currency and for- the new Vitara and also Ciaz to its line. IKCO has also eign technology for Iran after oil, more and more started negotiating with another Japanese carmaker outstanding. regarding the production of Class A automotive. In line with the new changes, Iran Khodro In- Production dustrial Group (IKCO) as the leading Iranian vehicle IKCO has planned to produce one million and 800 manufacturer and the largest in the Middle East, thousand vehicles by the end of 1404. It is scheduled has set enhancing bilateral cooperation with foreign for the company to take 60 percent of Iran’s market partners as the first priority of the company, in order up to that year and in this regard it should move in a to enhance the company’s production capacities and direction to stay the pioneer in the country’s market. launching new lines. In Iranian calendar year of 1392 (2013), IKCO The company has drawn its strategic plans for im- held 60% of Iran’s market share but this number de- proving international relations based on features of creased to 54% in the last 2.5 years. The company win-win cooperation with foreign partners, export- aims to reach higher volumes in the upcoming years. oriented production, developing new products and IKCO workbook shows that the company has now good after-sales services. In this new atmosphere, reached a good level of production while it hasn’t IKCO aims to become one of the leading and an produced any defective vehicle since Iranian calen- advanced-level automaker in international markets. dar month of Farvardin in 1393 (March 2013). Also In this regard IKCO has renewed contracts with last year, IKCO saved more than a thousand billion old foreign partners and it has also begun cooperat- Tomans (Iranian currency). ing with new partners. volume will reach 200 thousand units within four establishing a joint company for selling Mercedes- Export A brief review of these cooperation and contracts years. Each product should be over 40% domesti- Benz trucks and their components as well as pur- Iran Khodro Industrial Group specifies one or comes as follows: cated in the first year and up to 70 percent local- chasing shares of VAMCO and I.D.E.M companies more products to export based on the taste and IKCO, Peugeot joint venture in Iran ized after 3 years of production. Based on the plans, by Daimler are some of the terms included in the needs of the costumers, competitors and several IKCO had started negotiating with Peugeot in the expenses for the production and export will be 420 agreement. other factors in the target market. past two years and finally a few months ago on the million euros thus there will be € 60 million positive According to German banking regulations, Mer- In accordance with the new management policies sidelines of the president’s trip to France, a new con- balance which would be a practical step toward re- cedes cannot enjoy Germany’s banking facilities to for presence in target markets, diversifying the bas- tract was signed with the French carmaker. sistance economy. invest in Iran, unless the company has a larger stake ket of export products, maintaining national brand The contract, signed in Paris in the presence of Cooperation with Mercedes Benz in the partnership. There also have been Agree- and assembly of Rana, Dena and Soren in abroad president Rouhani, is a landmark in the history of the In cooperation with Mercedes-Benz, two joint ments between German banks, Parsian Bank, IKCO sites are on the company’s agenda. automotive industry. Based on the contract, a com- companies will be launched in the commercial sec- and Benz for selling commercial vehicles in Iran. IKCO plans to export 30 thousand units of its pany will be established with a 50-50 joint venture tor. Iran’s share in the joint venture for “vehicle sales” Fiat and Japanese partners products to target markets in the current Iranian and the CEO and chairmanship of the board will will be 51% and in the joint company for after-sales IKCO is negotiating with the Italian carmaker; calendar year of 1395. Considering recent contracts be exchanged every two years between IKCO and service, 51% of the share would belong to the Ger- higher ideals will be pursued in the contract with Fiat with foreign partners, this number will undoubtedly Peugeot. man side. and more comprehensive methods of Joint Venture increase in the upcoming years. IKCO has empha- Under the terms of the contract, of every 100 In general, a joint venture for the production of are predicted in partnership with the Italian side. sized exporting a part of the joint productions in its units 30 units will be exported. And the production localized Mercedes-Benz trucks and Engine Parts, Meanwhile IKCO’s cooperation with Suzuki re- recent contracts.

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6 INTERNATIONAL AAPRILPRIL 227,7, 22016016 http://www.tehrantimes.com The uses of gratitude in diplomacy

Patience building President Obama’s mes- pean Union. countries, 19 with a common currency, in Obama, who campaigned on a message sage on a European tour was that the Con- He asked Europeans to be more grateful one European Union – remains one of the of hope and is now in his final year as presi- tinent can help overcome its many woes for the progress they have already made. greatest political and economic achieve- dent, has tried to anchor that theme with a by remembering the progress it has made “Perhaps you need an outsider, some- ments of modern times.” new focus on gratitude. – and the example it still sets for the world. body who is not European, to remind you Diplomacy doesn’t always entail arm- “Hope is not blind when it is rooted in In a trip to Europe this week, President of the magnitude of what you have achieved twisting negotiations or forceful persuasion the memory of all that you’ve already over- Obama relied on a little-used art of diplo- from the ruins of the World War II,” he said about shared interests. come,” he said. macy to help the Continent resolve its divi- in a speech in the German city of Hanover. It can also mean stepping back to ac- His speech echoed the point made by the sions and woes, which range from a refugee “Your accomplishment – more than 500 knowledge past accomplishments toward a Nobel Peace Prize committee when it awarded crisis to a possible British exit from the Euro- million people speaking 24 languages in 28 common good. the prize to the EU in 2012. 9

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U.S. might be better off cutting COMMENT Israel, Golan Heights and ties with Saudi Arabia the Syrian endgame By Geoffrey Aronson When President Barack Obama visited the the Saudi-led war in Yemen, even though Persian Gulf last week to meet with lead- that campaign is undermining a decade of ith the demand for recognition of the Golan ers from Saudi Arabia and other Persian U.S. counterterrorism work against al-Qae- Heights' annexation, Netanyahu is one of many cir- Gulf Cooperation Council countries, the da terrorists. W cling war-torn Syria. big question on many people’s minds was These include not only the massive As the beginning of the endgame on Syria commences, whether he could successfully repair fraying quantities of weapons they funneled to Israel is signaling its intention to join in the feasting on Syria's relationships with allies he has publicly re- various rebel groups during the early years decaying sovereignty - demanding international recognition ferred to as “free-riders.” of the Syrian civil war, but also Saudi in- of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights captured from That was the wrong question. Instead, volvement in post-Arab Spring crises in Syria in the June 1967 war. the President’s visit offered a chance to Yemen, Bahrain and Egypt. More recently, The occasion for this demand was an extraordinary cab- consider whether U.S. should be repairing the Saudi government—expressing con- inet session in on the Golan plateau - the first ever - where, these ties, and whether U.S. continuing cerns about Hezbollah—withdrew a $ 4 according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's reckon- support for Saudi Arabia’s increasingly as- billion aid package from the government ing, 50,000 Israeli settlers reside. sertive, destabilizing foreign policy is actu- of Lebanon, already stressed by political “I chose to hold this festive cabinet meeting on the Golan ally good for U.S. interests. dysfunction and the regional refugee cri- Heights in order to deliver a clear message,” Netanyahu de- U.S.-Saudi relationship sis. In doing so, it ignored entreaties from clared at the outset of the meeting. “The Golan Heights will It cannot be denied that the U.S.-Sau- U.S. officials to consider the high likelihood forever remain in Israel's hands. Israel will never come down di relationship has soured in recent years, of regional instability should the Lebanese from the Golan Heights.” with officials in both countries now open- government fail. This Israeli message bears repeating, particularly now ly admitting to cracks in the alliance. The Our typically close support of Saudi and Saudi Arabia since 2001, such coop- Likewise, Saudi Arabia had a vested when the parties to the war in Syria are jockeying for advan- declining relationship is most frequently Arabia can even enable this bad behavior. tage in the first stages of the diplomatic battle to end the war attributed to a choice by the Obama ad- eration has often been undermined by the interest in seeing the Iran-friendly Bashar For example, it is doubtful whether Sau- Saudis’ continued spread of extreme forms al-Assad regime overthrown in Syria. The and to design Syria's future. ministration to distance itself from Riyadh. di Arabia could have undertaken its dis- Netanyahu, no less than the multitude of players circling Certainly, the obvious distaste with which of Islam, as well as the Kingdom’s unwilling- American refusal to intervene militarily in astrous Yemen intervention without U.S. ness or inability to more effectively interdict Syria doesn’t actually represent a rejection around the decimated Syrian state, is determined to place the President has discussed Saudi Arabia’s technical support. By providing such sup- its maximal demands on the diplomatic agenda now being archaic and repressive domestic politics— its citizens’ financial support for terrorism. of Saudi Arabia, but rather a strategic cal- port to the Kingdom, U.S. policymakers Indeed, much of America’s perceived culation on the part of the Obama admin- fashioned in Washington and Moscow. most recently his assertion that “a country in many ways encourage the very Saudi The Golan Heights' annexation abandonment of the Saudi alliance can ac- istration that such action would undermine cannot function in the modern world when foreign policy assertiveness—known as It is significant that Netanyahu set out this demand for it is repressing half of its population”—adds tually be better understood simply as the American interests in the region. the Salman Doctrine—that is so damag- rational pursuit of U.S.’ own strategic inter- Saudi regional goals international recognition of the Golan Heights' annexation credence to this argument. ing to regional stability, and therefore to without addressing the larger question of a peace treaty with Yet the deterioration in the U.S.-Sau- ests. It’s simply that—unlike during the Cold Even with this growing strategic divide U.S. interests. War— U.S.’ interests today often differ from between the two countries, the U.S. often Damascus, which has always been part of the broader diplo- di relationship has been building for far Ultimately, U.S.’ strategic differences matic context in which negotiations over the Golan Heights longer, as many of the common interests Saudi interests. The Iranian nuclear deal still reflexively supports many Saudi region- with Riyadh will only continue to grow, a may have been less than ideal for Saudi al goals and actions. In the last year alone, have been held. which bound the two countries together fact that the President’s valedictory tour Syria, of course, is hardly able to consider engaging in have shifted or disappeared. Growing U.S. Arabia, for example, yet it was a major dip- the Obama administration has delivered a cannot change. In the long-run, U.S.’ close lomatic achievement for the U.S., helping to whopping $33 billion in weaponry to the negotiations over the Golan Heights' future. Nor is there shale production and continued low oil association with Saudi Arabia is actually much evidence that any Syrian party to the war is prepared prices have reduced American reliance on prevent the spread of nuclear proliferation Persian Gulf. And the U.S. is providing logis- likely to undermine America’s role in the in the region. tical, intelligence and targeting support for to recognize Israeli sovereignty. Both opposition leader Riad Saudi influence over the global oil market, Middle East, particularly if the Saudis con- Hijab and Syria's Bashar al-Jaafari found themselves in unu- while the collapse of the Soviet Union re- Whether U.S. continuing support for Saudi tinue their current destabilizing approach sual agreement on their adamant rejection of Netanyahu's moved the need for a strong Middle East- to regional politics. Rather than debating provocative declaration. ern partner to fight communism. Arabia’s increasingly assertive, destabilizing how to repair the relationship, therefore, In any case, Netanyahu is hardly concerned about Syria's Even on the still-pertinent issue of coun- foreign policy is actually good for U.S. America’s leaders would be better to ask views on the matter. He is aiming at different - and in his terterrorism, though there has been some whether it should be repaired at all. view, more decisive - audience altogether. Not Syrian or even interests. (Source: The Time) effective coordination between the U.S. Arab, but American and especially Russian. On the day before the cabinet meeting on the Golan Heights, Netanyahu put forward the broad menu of Israel's To defeat ISIL, treat Muslims better demands on Syria in a conversation with U.S. Secretary of It is intuitively appealing to connect the number of fighters Benmelech and Klor's work could provide ammunition to State John Kerry. a country sends to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant those who argue Muslim immigrants don't really integrate “I told the Secretary of State that we will not oppose a (ISIL / Daesh) terrorist group with poverty and inequality. The into host societies. The economists show that in a non-Mus- diplomatic settlement in Syria on condition that it not come more desperate and economically downtrodden people are, lim country, the likelihood that its residents will join the ISIL at the expense of the security of the State of Israel.” the more likely it is that they'll join a terrorist group, right? increases with the size of the Muslim population. “The time has come,” he continued, “for the internation- Wrong, recent research indicates: It's much more likely that It's easy to say a certain group can't be integrated. Yet al community to recognize reality, especially two basic facts. the reasons for the ISIL's recruitment success are cultural. it's clear that some countries are more successful at mak- One, whatever is beyond the border, the boundary itself will The terror militia has between 25,000 and 30,000 foreign ing Muslims feel at home than others. The number of ISIL’s not change. Two, after 50 years, the time has come for the fighters in Syria and Iraq. Disproportionate numbers of these fighters relative to a country's Muslim population is indicative international community to finally recognize that the Golan Heights will remain under Israel's sovereignty permanently.” radicals hail from Muslim nations: Tunisia alone is responsible of that. Finland, Ireland, Belgium, Sweden and Austria have Wide range of demands for 6,000 of them, according to the Soufan Group. the biggest number of terrorist recruits among their Mus- Thomas Piketty, probably the most fashionable econo- lim communities. Denmark and Norway are not far behind. Washington, at least publicly, did not address the wide mist since the 2008 financial crisis, has linked the phenome- These countries are economically and culturally advanced, range of demands Netanyahu outlined, preferring to reiter- non to the high income inequality in Middle Eastern nations, as well as economically equitable, and they rank among the ate Washington's long-standing view that the Golan Heights which he argued the West had helped foster by letting oil Benmelech and Klor suggested a different explanation happiest in the world. is “not part of Israel”. sheiks get rich and share little of their wealth. for recruitment success: It's positively correlated with homo- Societies with a strong social fabric and a long history of The cold shoulder presented by Washington could not ISIL’ recruitment geneity in a society. The less ethnically diverse a society is, homogeneity, like the Scandinavian ones, are hard for immi- have surprised Netanyahu, where frustration with the Israe- Efraim Benmelech of Northwestern University's Kellogg the more likely outsiders such as immigrants are likely to turn grants to break into. They often feel as though they're bang- li leader runs deep. Indeed, it is Moscow, where Netanyahu School of Management and Esteban Klor from the Hebrew to terror. ing their heads against an invisible wall -- until they stop and, went on April 21, rather than Washington that looms largest University in Jerusalem tested Piketty's hypothesis in a recent In other words, people don't join the ISIL because their in some cases, pick up a gun. Traditional countries of immi- in the Israeli premier's considerations about protecting and paper and found it inconsistent with the data. countries are poor or in crisis or because bad economic con- gration have less radical Muslim populations. So do coun- advancing Israel's interests in Syria. They looked for correlations between the number of ditions increase the pressure on outsider groups. They join tries with Mediterranean cultures that are somewhat closer This has most notably been the case since the decisive ISIL recruits and indicators of countries' social, political and when a wealthy society fails to integrate them so that they to the Middle Eastern one -- Italy and Spain. Russian intervention on behalf of the Assad regime last year, economic health and discovered that the terrorists' success could share in the wealth. Resentment, a feeling of being left The foreign fighter problem is one of the costs for tradi- and it will feature prominently in Netanyahu's current round rate at drawing in a country's citizens is higher in wealthi- out appears to be a stronger motivation for the recruits than tionally homogenous countries of trying to operate in a mul- of discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin. er, not poorer countries. A 10 percent increase in a nation's economic hardship. ticolored, unstable world in which the freedom of movement The critical nature of the Israel-Russian entente on Syria per capita economic output is linked with a 1.5 percentage has dramatically expanded in the last 50 or 60 years. This was addressed by the Minister of Transportation Yisrael Katz point increase in the likelihood that its citizens will join the It's positively correlated with is not a problem that can be solved by security measures who explained that: “Coordination of steps between us and ISIL. Among non-Muslim countries, it is associated with a 5.1 homogeneity in a society. or a change in government policy: It may take decades for Russia allows Israel to defend these interests without fear of percent increase in the number of recruits. A higher Human the prevailing cultures in these countries to become more Russian intervention, and it is extremely important not only Development Index is also positively correlated with the mi- The less ethnically diverse receptive toward diversity. It's a complex process that's not in near, but in the long run ... We need to remember that we litia's success in a country. There are, however, no such cor- a society is, the more likely easy to monitor or describe with data, but it makes much have interests relating to the Golan Heights, and it is good relations with inequality or unemployment. Otherwise coun- more sense to study it in greater depth than to dismiss the that, in the case of a settlement in Syria, we have the ability to outsiders such as immigrants effectively communicate with Russia.” tries such as Austria and Sweden wouldn't be among the top are likely to turn to terror. radicalization of Muslims as economically driven or inherent 20 countries by per capita ISIL’ recruitment. in their culture. (Source: The Bloomberg) Today, Washington contents itself with heartfelt lamenta- tions, most recently articulated by Vice President Joe Biden, about the course Israel has chosen and a policy agenda that focuses on the slim reed of what used to be called “economic How to scare friends and influence the military budget peace”. U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter is critical investments,” the news outlet wrote in ruins. Given this, it looks as if the number Kerry recently explained this policy: fuming with ‘righteous anger’ over any at- citing the U.S. Secretary of Defense. of external threats for Washington has in- “... I do think it is possible to get something started, get tempt to cut the U.S. defense budget: ac- It is no secret that the U.S. spends sig- creased not lessened with the collapse of the something moving in which you could lay out a vision for cording to Carter, America is surrounded nificantly more on defense than any other Soviet Union. where you're going and perhaps get the parties together and by enemies. However, the question remains country in the world. The question then arises, what really is have some understanding, some confidence-building meas- open what is Ash Carter actually trying to In fact, the latest Peter G. Peterson U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter de- ures. You could have some efforts, for instance, in the West defend – the U.S.’ national interests or the Foundation’s study shows that Washington fending, the country or the military budget? Bank on Area C, which is the area controlled by Israel in its Pentagon’s budget? spends more on defense than China, Saudi “Ash, who is characteristically no veter- entirety - and begin to build up Palestinian capacity. “ In late March 2016 U.S. Secretary of De- Arabia, Russia, the United Kingdom, India, an and for whom war is an abstraction that “I think you could do more on security ... more on eco- fense Ashton Carter warned American law- France and Japan combined. must be supported by counting and piling nomic development. You could build a horizon where there makers against any attempt to sequester The Center on Budget and Policy Priori- up sufficient beans, thinks that more is al- are some expectations for what has to be achieved that be- the U.S. defense budget at a hearing of the ties, a nonpartisan research and policy insti- ways better when it comes to having fancy gin to quiet things down and give people some confidence Senate Armed Services Committee on the tute, revealed in March 2016 that almost 16 new toys to play with,” notes Philip Giraldi, or hope that there is, within that framework, the kernels of fiscal year 2017 defense budget request. percent of America’s budget, or $602 billion, a former CIA Case Officer and Army Intelli- North Korea also does not threaten the possible negotiations. I don't think you can just plunk down According to Carter, the U.S. is facing nu- was paid for defense and security-related gence Officer who spent twenty years over- United States, “even in a worst case scenar- and start to negotiate tomorrow, but I do think there are de- merous geopolitical challenges and defense international activities in 2015. That included seas in Europe and the Middle East working io,” he notes. finitive steps that could be taken. And we have - what? - nine, budget cuts would put the country at an ex- $74 billion spent on operations in Afghani- terrorism cases. According to the CIA veteran such an 10 more months, and I think President Obama will always istential risk. stan and other related activities, described However, although terrorism remains approach is ridiculous. What Carter depict- welcome something that's real.” DOD News reported that the 2017 de- as Overseas Contingency Operations in the a transnational security issue it cannot do ed as an “aggressive”” posture is in fact a This shortcoming is all the greater because of the spectac- fense budget request totals $582.7 billion — budget. serious damage to the U.S., Giraldi notes, reaction to Washington’s assertive foreign ular failure of the Obama administration's initial demand for a “$523.9 billion in the base budget and $58.8 Interestingly enough, the U.S. defense adding that in fact the United States would policy. complete settlement freeze. billion in the overseas contingency opera- budget has soared since 2001, when it be less endangered by Daesh and al-Qaeda Indeed, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman The patent first established during the Obama administra- tions fund.” amounted to $287 billion, to 2015 by al- terrorists if the Pentagon and NATO had not Marine General Joseph Dunford and NA- tion's diplomatic offensive on Palestine - grandiose American “Avoiding sequestration would prevent most $315 billion. It seems paradoxical: back destabilized the situation in the Middle East, TO’s top military commander General Philip statements lacking any real strategic sense or commitment $100 billion in automatic cuts and allow the in 2001 America’s major geopolitical ad- North Africa and Central Asia, creating pow- Breedlove are also beating the war drums. to their implementation - is now playing out in Syria, as well. department to maintain stability and sustain versaries, the USSR and Warsaw Pact, were er vacuums in the region. (Source: Sputnik) (Source: Al Jazeera) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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EAT YOUR FRUIT The ghost of a long-dead star still Apple haunts our Solar System

A few million years ago, humans’ ancestors Composition Explorer, or ACE satellite, has might have gazed in wonder at a strange, sat at a position of stable orbit between the brilliant blue spot in the night sky. It was gravitational tug of the Earth and the Sun. the aftermath of an epic stellar explosion, There, it studies a stream of high-energy maybe two. Had these supernovae oc- particles known as the solar wind. In the curred a little closer to home, life on Earth event of a large eruption on surface of the would have been toast. Sun, ACE acts as our early warning system, Obviously, things didn’t go down that way, giving us a thirty-minute heads up that but the explosions did shower our planet with geomagnetic storms are headed our way. radioactive fallout. Now, astronomers have ACE has done a bang-up job monitor- learned that the shockwaves from back-to- ing space weather, but one of its instru- back-supernovae—maybe the same events— ments is also very good at getting the pre- are still sprinkling us with cosmic debris today. cise masses of rare, heavy elements from Have you had your apple today? That’s according to a study appearing in beyond the solar system. These include As they say, an apple a day keeps the doctor away. today’s Science, which used a space weath- iron-60, a radioactive isotope produced See below for the health benefits of the fruit. er probe to catch cosmic rays emanating when massive O and B-type stars explode. 1. Get whiter, healthier teeth from stars that died not too long ago and A few years back, astrophysicists Martin Is- 2. Avoid Alzheimer’s not too far away. The research comes on rael and Robert Binns of Washington Uni- 3. Protect against Parkinson’s the heels of two other scientific papers versity in St. Louis decided to see if they 4. Curb all sorts of cancers documenting supernovae debris at the could find evidence for supernovae in cos- 5. Decrease your risk of diabetes bottom of the ocean and on the surface mic rays traveling through space. 6. Reduce cholesterol of the Moon. Now, astronomers have learned that the “People had already discovered iron- 7. Get a healthier heart Together, these studies make a compel- 60 in seafloor measurements,” Israel 8. Prevent gallstones ling case for a series of events that might shockwaves from back-to-back-supernovae— told Gizmodo. “I thought, ACE has lots have helped shape our modern biosphere. of years of data in the bag, maybe we 9. Beat diarrhea and constipation maybe the same events—are still sprinkling us 10. Neutralize irritable bowel syndrome Stable orbit with cosmic debris today. should have a look.” 11. Avert hemorrhoids For nearly nineteen years, the Advanced (Source: Gizmodo) 12. Control your weight 13. Detoxify your liver 14. Boost your immune system Study says online ads of e-cigarettes very influential to teens 15. Prevent cataracts The campaign against smoking made smokers turn to us- Norma tobacco products ing alternative ways like nicotine patches, gums, and e- According to Tech Times, Dr. Tushar Singh said that cigarette. Since then, many forms of e-cigarette ads have e-cigarette ads use many of the same themes as those NEWS IN BRIEF been known to increase the risks that teens will try the de- used to sell cigarettes and other normal tobacco prod- vice. A new study believes that today's generation of digital ucts like independence, rebellion and sex. The "situation Treatment appears poised natives is influenced by the ads. is compounded by the fact that e-cigarette online ven- Reuters reported that big U.S. tobacco companies have dors are using social network services to market their to be key part of disease been developing e-cigarettes. E-cigs are battery-powered products - and many online vendor websites are very gadgets that feature a glowing tip and a heating element easy for youth to enter and make purchases," Singh strategy which turns liquid nicotine and other flavoring into vapor added by email. users inhale. Tushar Singh from the Office on Smoking and Results showed that middle-school teens who fre- New immunotherapy drugs are showing significant and extend- Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in quently see newspaper ads have an 87 percent chance of ed effectiveness against a broadening range of cancers, includ- Atlanta said that the research was done to determine which with ages between 12 to 18 years old. They found that actually using the device, while high school students are 71 ing rare and intractable tumors often caused by viruses. e-cigarette ad formats were most influential to teens. middle school students who see online ads are three times percent most likely to start using e-cigarettes. The device's Researchers say these advances suggest the treatment ap- For the study, researchers analyzed data which was more at risk to start using e-cigarettes compared to those promotions on TV and movies seen by middle schoolers proach is poised to become a critical part of the nation’s anti- from a recent nationwide survey involving 22,000 middle who have not seen e-cigarette advertisements. While high influence them by at least 80 percent. cancer strategy. school and high school students from grades 6 until 12 school students showed twice as much to use the device. (Source: The Science World Report) Scientists reported Tuesday that the medications, which mar- shal the body’s own immune defenses, are now proving effec- tive against difficult-to-treat head and neck cancer and an ex- Announcement ﺟﻤﻬﻮﺭﻱ ﺍﺳﻼﻣﻲ ﺍﻳﺮﺍﻥ tremely lethal skin cancer called Merkel cell carcinoma. Both can Study indicates polar Islamic Republic of Iran First be caused by viruses as well as DNA mutations, and the drugs ﻭﺯﺍﺭﺕ ﻧﻴﺮﻭ - ﺷﺮﻛﺖ ﺁﺏ ﻭ ﻓﺎﺿﻼﺏ ﻛﺎﺷﺎﻥ ﻧﻮﺑﺖ ﺍﻭﻝ help the immune system to recognize the virus-associated can- bears are swimming Ministry of Energy – Kashan cer and attack it. Water & Wastewater Company ﺩﻋﻮﺗﻨﺎﻣﻪ ﻣﻨﺎﻗﺼﻪ Since pathogens are responsible for more than 20 percent of more as sea ice retreats Invitation for Bid all cancers, “these results have implications that go far beyond ﭘﺮﻭژﻩ ﺷﺒﻜﻪ ﺟﻤﻊ ﺁﻭﺭﻯ ﻓﺎﺿﻼﺏ ﻛﺎﺷﺎﻥ ﻭﺍﻗﻊ ﺩﺭ ﻧﺎﺣﻴﻪ a rare cancer” like Merkel cell carcinoma, said Paul Ngheim, an Construction of Kashan Wastewater Collection B1 ﺗﺎﺭﻳﺦ: 8 ﺍﺭﺩﻳﺒﻬﺸﺖ investigator with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Network -Zone B1 Date: April 27, 2016 1395 Seattle who led that study. ﺷﻤﺎﺭﻩ ﺗﻮﺍﻓﻘﻨﺎﻣﻪ ﺑﺎ ﺑﺎﻧﻚ ﺗﻮﺳﻌﻪ ﺍﺳﻼﻣﻰ : The new data, plus research released Sunday that showed IDB Financing Agreement No: 2IRN 0078 2IRN 0078 Reference Identification No. IDB/ICB-MC ﺷﻨﺎﺳﻪ ﻣﺮﺟﻊ: sharply higher survival rates among advanced-melanoma pa- IDB/ICB-MC tients who received immunotherapy, prompted growing, al- 1. Kashan Water & Wastewater Company has received financ- 1. ﺑﻤﻨﻈﻮﺭﺗﺄﻣﻴﻦ ﻫﺰﻳﻨﻪ ﻫﺎﻯ ﭘﺮﻭژﻩ ﻓﺎﺿﻼﺏ ﻛﺎﺷﺎﻥ، ﺷﺮﻛﺖ ﺁﺏ ﻭ ﻓﺎﺿﻼﺏ beit guarded, optimism among researchers who attended the ing from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) toward the cost of ﻛﺎﺷﺎﻥ ﻭﺍﻣﻰ ﺍﺯ ﺑﺎﻧﻚ ﺗﻮﺳﻌﻪ ﺍﺳﻼﻣﻰ ﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖ ﻧﻤﻮﺩﻩ ﻭ ﺩﺭ ﻧﻈﺮ ﺩﺍﺭﺩ ﺑﺨﺸﻰ ﺍﺯ ﻭﺟﻮﻩ -American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting here. Kashan Sewage Project, and it intends to apply part of the pro In addition to melanoma, the infusion drugs already have been ceeds toward payments for Kashan Sewage Collection Network ﻣﻮﺍﻓﻘﺘﻨﺎﻣﻪ ﻣﺬﻛﻮﺭ ﺭﺍ ﺑﺮﺍﻯ ﺍﺟﺮﺍﻯ ﺷﺒﻜﻪ ﻓﺎﺿﻼﺏ (ﻭﺍﻗﻊ ﺩﺭ ﻧﺎﺣﻴﻪ B1) ﺍﺳﺘﻔﺎﺩﻩ ﻧﻤﺎﻳﺪ. .(Zone B1) 2. ﺷﺮﻛﺖ ﺁﺏ ﻭ ﻓﺎﺿﻼﺏ ﻛﺎﺷﺎﻥ ﺑﺪﻳﻨﻮﺳﻴﻠﻪ ﺍﺯ ﻣﺘﻘﺎﺿﻴﺎﻥ ﻭﺍﺟﺪ ﺷﺮﺍﻳﻂ ﺑﺮﺍﻯ .approved for use against lung and kidney cancers (Source: The Columbian) 2. Kashan Water & Wastewater Company now invites sealed ﺷﺮﻛﺖ ﺩﺭ ﻣﻨﺎﻗﺼﻪ ﺗﺎﻣﻴﻦ، ﺣﻤﻞ، ﻧﺼﺐ ﻭ ﺍﺟﺮﺍﻯ ﺷﺒﻜﻪ ﻓﺎﺿﻼﺏ ﻭﺍﻗﻊ ﺩﺭ ﻧﺎﺣﻴﻪ bids from eligible Bidders for the supply, transportation, installa- ، B1 ﺑﺎﻧﻀﻤﺎﻡ ﺍﻧﺸﻌﺎﺑﺎﺕ ﻣﺮﺑﻮﻃﻪ (ﺗﻌﺪﺍﺩ ﺍﻧﺸﻌﺎﺑﺎﺕ : 3313 ﻋﺪﺩ) ﺩﻋﻮﺕ ﺑﻌﻤﻞ ﻣﻰ ﺁﻭﺭﺩ. tion and implementation of Kashan Sewage Collection Network 3. ﺍﺭﺯﻳﺎﺑﻰ ﻣﻨﺎﻗﺼﻪ ﮔﺮﺍﻥ ﺍﺯ ﻃﺮﻳﻖ ﻣﻨﺎﻗﺼﻪ ﺭﻗﺎﺑﺘﻰ ﺑﻴﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻠﻰ ﻣﺤﺪﻭﺩ ﺑﻪ -Zone B1) with associated connections (total number: 3,313 con) nections). ﻛﺸﻮﺭﻫﺎﻯ ﻋﻀﻮ ﻭ ﺑﺮ ﺍﺳﺎﺱ ﺩﺳﺘﻮﺭﺍﻟﻌﻤﻠﻬﺎﻯ ﺑﺎﻧﻚ ﺗﻮﺳﻌﻪ ﺍﺳﻼﻣﻲ ﺑﺮﺍﻱ ”ﺗﺪﺍﺭﻙ A study undertaken by scientists from the University of Alberta and Environment and Climate Change 3.Bidding will be conducted through the international com- ﻛﺎﻻﻫﺎ ﻭ ﻛﺎﺭﻫﺎ ﺗﺤﺖ ﺗﺎﻣﻴﻦ ﻣﺎﻟﻰ ﺑﺎﻧﻚ ﺗﻮﺳﻌﻪ ﺍﺳﻼﻣﻲ (ﻣﻰ 2009)“، ﺍﻧﺠﺎﻡ ﺧﻮﺍﻫﺪ -German scientists seek way petitive bidding (IDB) procedure specified in the Islamic Develop Canada to understand swimming behavior in polar ﺷﺪ ﻭ ﺷﺮﻛﺖ ﺩﺭ ﺍﻳﻦ ﻣﻨﺎﻗﺼﻪ ﺑﺮﺍﻱ ﻛﻠﻴﻪ ﻣﺘﻘﺎﺿﻴﺎﻥ ﺍﺯ ﻛﺸﻮﺭﻫﺎﻱ ﻋﻀﻮ ﻭ ﻃﺒﻖ ment Bank’s Guidelines for Procurement Goods and Works (2009 to end live chick shredding bears is showing an increase in this behavior related ﺩﺳﺘﻮﺭﺍﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﺷﺮﻛﺖ ﺩﺭ ﻣﻨﺎﻗﺼﻪ ﺁﺯﺍﺩ ﻣﻲ ﺑﺎﺷﺪ. (ﻣﻨﺎﻗﺼﻪ ﮔﺮﺍﻥ ﺩﺍﺧﻠﻰ ﺑﺎﻳﺪ ﺣﺪﺍﻗﻞ edition) and is open to all bidders from eligible sources from IDB to changes in the amount and location of summer member countries as defined in the Bank’s guidelines and set forth ﺭﺗﺒﻪ2 ﺁﺏ ﺭﺍ ﺑﺮ ﺍﺳﺎﺱ ﺭﺗﺒﻪ ﺑﻨﺪﻯ ﺳﺎﺯﻣﺎﻥ ﻣﺪﻳﺮﻳﺖ ﻭ ﺑﺮﻧﺎﻣﻪ ﺭﻳﺰﻯ ﻭ ﺑﺎ ﺭﻋﺎﻳﺖ ﺿﻮﺍﺑﻂ .In a basement of Dresden University, German scientists are busy sea ice. in the bidding documents ﻣﺮﺑﻮﻃﻪ ﺩﺍﺷﺘﻪ ﺑﺎﺷﻨﺪ.). refining a technique that could save millions of fluffy chicks Lead author Nicholas Pilfold, now a postdoc- 4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information 4. ﻣﻨﺎﻗﺼﻪ ﮔﺮﺍﻥ ﻋﻼﻗﻪ ﻣﻨﺪ ﻭ ﻭﺍﺟﺪ ﺷﺮﺍﻳﻂ ﺟﻬﺖ ﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖ ﺍﺳﻨﺎﺩ ﻭ ﻛﺴﺐ from being shredded to death moments after they hatch. toral fellow at San Diego Zoo Global, said the "pat- from and inspect the Bidding Documents at the offices ofKashan ﺍﻃﻼﻋﺎﺕ ﺑﻴﺸﺘﺮ ﻣﻴﺘﻮﺍﻧﻨﺪ ﺍﺯ ﺗﺎﺭﻳﺦ 8 ﺍﺭﺩﻳﺒﻬﺸﺖ 1395 ، ﺑﻪ ﺷﺮﻛﺖ ﺁﺏ ﻭ ﻓﺎﺿﻼﺏ The young hatchlings are usually condemned to a violent tern of long-distance swimming by polar bears in Water & Wastewater Company at the address below starting from ﻛﺎﺷﺎﻥ ﺑﻪ ﺁﺩﺭﺱ ﺫﻳﻞ ﻭ ﺍﺯ ﺳﺎﻋﺖ 7 ﺍﻟﻰ 14:30 (ﻭﻗﺖ ﺍﺩﺍﺭﻯ) ﻣﺮﺍﺟﻌﻪ ﻧﻤﺎﻳﻨﺪ. .(end simply because they are male, as roosters are deemed the Beaufort Sea shows the fingerprint of climate April 27, 2016 (from 07:00AM to 02:30PM change. Swims are occurring more often, in associa- 5. A complete set of bidding documents in English may be 5. ﻣﺘﻘﺎﺿﻴﺎﻥ ﻋﻼﻗﻪ ﻣﻨﺪ ﻣﻰ ﺗﻮﺍﻧﻨﺪ ﺑﺎ ﻣﺮﺍﺟﻌﻪ ﺑﻪ ﺁﺩﺭﺱ ﺫﻳﻞ ﻭ ﺍﺭﺍﺋﻪ ﺩﺭﺧﻮﺍﺳﺖ largely useless in the world of livestock farming. purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written ﻛﺘﺒﻲ ﻭ ﻧﺴﺨﻪ ﺍﺻﻠﻰ ﻓﻴﺶ ﺑﺎﻧﻜﻰ (ﻏﻴﺮﻗﺎﺑﻞ ﺍﺳﺘﺮﺩﺍﺩ) ﺑﻤﺒﻠﻎ 3,500,000(ﺳﻪ ﻣﻴﻠﻴﻮﻥ -Male chicks are therefore tion with sea ice melting faster and moving farther application to the address below and upon payment of a non ﻭ ﭘﺎﻧﺼﺪ ﻫﺰﺍﺭ) ﺭﻳﺎﻝ ﺍﻳﺮﺍﻥ ﻳﺎ 100 ( ﻳﻜﺼﺪ) ﻳﻮﺭﻭ، ﻣﺠﻤﻮﻋﻪ ﻛﺎﻣﻞ ﺍﺳﻨﺎﺩ ﻣﻨﺎﻗﺼﻪ ﺑﻪ systematically eradicated. from shore in the summer." refundable fee of IRR 3,500,000 or €100. Method of payment will The study, published in a recent issue of the jour- ﺯﺑﺎﻥ ﺍﻧﮕﻠﻴﺴﻲ ﺭﺍ ﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖ ﻧﻤﺎﻳﻨﺪ. ﻭﺟﻪ ﺧﺮﻳﺪ ﺍﺳﻨﺎﺩ ﺑﻪ ﺭﻳﺎﻝ ﺑﺎﻳﺴﺘﻲ ﺑﻪ ﺣﺴﺎﺏ ﺷﻤﺎﺭﻩ In many cases, they are be direct deposit to Account No. 1477916605, with Saba Branch of mechanically shredded or nal Ecography, was accomplished using satellite- Mellat Bank in Kashan (for payment in Iranian Rial) and Account 1477916605، ﺑﺎﻧﻚ ﻣﻠﺖ ﺷﻌﺒﻪ ﺻﺒﺎ ﺩﺭ ﺷﻬﺮ ﻛﺎﺷﺎﻥ ﻭ ﻭﺟﻪ ﺍﺭﺯﻱ ﺑﺎﻳﺪ ﺑﻪ ﺣﺴﺎﺏ crushed to death and used as linked telemetry-tracked populations of polar bears No. 2290115015, with Central Branch (Code No. 2901) of Melli ﺷﻤﺎﺭﻩ 2290115015 ﺑﺎﻧﻚ ﻣﻠﻰ، ﺷﻌﺒﻪ ﻣﺮﻛﺰﻯ (ﻛﺪ ﺷﻌﺒﻪ: 2901) ﻛﺎﺷﺎﻥ ﺑﺎ ﻛﺪ .(animal feed. in the Beaufort Sea and Hudson Bay. Results of the Bank in Kashan, Swift Code: MELIIRTHXKSN (for payment in Euro ﺳﻮﻳﻔﺖ MELIIRTHXKSN ﻭﺍﺭﻳﺰ ﺷﻮﺩ.. At Dresden's Univer- study show an increase in swimming associated The Bidding Documents may be collected by Bidders’ authorized 6. ﻛﻠﻴﻪ ﭘﻴﺸﻨﻬﺎﺩﺍﺕ ﺑﻬﻤﺮﺍﻩ ﺿﻤﺎﻧﺘﻨﺎﻣﻪ ﺷﺮﻛﺖ ﺩﺭ ﻣﻨﺎﻗﺼﻪ ﺑﻤﺒﻠﻎ sity Clinic, analytical chemist with reduced ice, due to climate change. In 2012, representatives from 07:00 AM to 02:30 PM at the address below 6,500,000,000 ﺭﻳﺎﻝ ﻳﺎ 192,000 ﻳﻮﺭﻭ ﺑﺎﻳﺪ ﺩﺭ ﭘﺎﻛﺎﺕ ﻣﻬﺮ ﻭ ﻣﻮﻡ ﺷﺪﻩ ﺗﺎ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺍﺯ -the year in which Arctic sea ice hit a record low, 69 upon presentation of the Bidder’s of documents confirming pay Gerald Steiner and his team ment of the non-refundable fee to one of the above accounts. ﺳﺎﻋﺖ 10 ﺻﺒﺢ ﻣﻮﺭﺥ 08/04/1395 ﺑﻪ ﺷﺮﻛﺖ ﺁﺏ ﻭ ﻓﺎﺿﻼﺏ ﻛﺎﺷﺎﻥ (ﺑﻪ ﺁﺩﺭﺱ are working to prevent such percent of the tracked adult females in the Beau- 6. The sealed Bids must be delivered to the address below ﺫﻳﻞ) ﺗﺤﻮﻳﻞ ﺩﺍﺩﻩ ﺷﻮﻧﺪ. mass culls of newborns by fort Sea swam more than 31 miles (50 kilometers) on or before 10:00AM Kashan time on June 28, 2016 and must 7. ﺑﺎﺯﮔﺸﺎﻳﻰ ﺑﺎ ﺣﻀﻮﺭ ﻧﻤﺎﻳﻨﺪﮔﺎﻥ ﻣﻨﺎﻗﺼﻪ ﮔﺮﺍﻥ (ﺑﺎ ﺍﺭﺍﺋﻪ ﻣﻌﺮﻓﻰ ﻧﺎﻣﻪ ﻛﺘﺒﻰ) .detecting the sex of chicks at least once. be accompanied by a security of IRR 6,500,000,000 or € 192,000

ﺭﺍﺱ ﺳﺎﻋﺖ 11 ﺻﺒﺢ ﺭﻭﺯ 08/04/1395 ﺩﺭ ﻣﺤﻞ ﺷﺮﻛﺖ ﺁﺏ ﻭ ﻓﺎﺿﻼﺏ ﻛﺎﺷﺎﻥ -before they hatch. Population of bears 7. Bids will be opened in the presence of Bidders’ representa "Recent studies indicate that swimming may be tives who choose to attend at 11:00 AM (Kashan time) on June 28, ﺍﻧﺠﺎﻡ ﺧﻮﺍﻫﺪ ﺷﺪ. ﺍﺳﻨﺎﺩ ﺭﺳﻴﺪﻩ ﭘﺲ ﺍﺯ ﺯﻣﺎﻥ ﻣﺬﻛﻮﺭ ﺑﺪﻭﻥ ﺑﺎﺯﮔﺸﺎﻳﻰ ﻋﻮﺩﺕ ﺩﺍﺩﻩ -Steiner uses a spectro scopic method, based on the energetically costly to polar bears," said Nicholas 2016 at the address below. Late bids will be rejected and returned ﺧﻮﺍﻫﺪ ﺷﺪ. analysis of scattered light on Pilfold. "Given the continued trend of sea ice loss, unopened. blood vessels, to determine the sex of chick embryos in the egg. we recognize that an increased frequency in the The address for submission of bids and the Bid Public Opening is: Spectroscopy is already used in cancer treatment as it helps need to engage in this behavior may have serious ﺁﺩﺭﺱ ﻣﺤﻞ ﺗﺤﻮﻳﻞ ﺍﺳﻨﺎﺩ ﻭ ﺑﺎﺯﮔﺸﺎﻳﻰ: to differentiate between abnormal and healthy cells. implications for populations of polar bears living Kashan Water and Wastewater Company ﺁﺩﺭﺱ: ﺟﻤﻬﻮﺭﻱ ﺍﺳﻼﻣﻲ ﺍﻳﺮﺍﻥ-ﻛﺎﺷﺎﻥ- ﻧﺒﺶ ﻣﻴﺪﺍﻥ ﺟﻬﺎﺩ- ﺍﺑﺘﺪﺍﻱ ﺑﻠﻮﺍﺭ ﺑﺎﻫﻨﺮ If we are able to identify a tumor, then why not the sex?" around the Arctic Basin." Address: Corner of Jihad Square, Bahonar Boulevard" Moalem Square – Kashan, Islamic Republic of Iran ﻛﺪﭘﺴﺘﻲ: said Roberta Galli, a physicist. Swimming frequency and other movement fac- 87148 73651- ﺗﻠﻔﻦ: 5580017 ؛Several teams of scientists -- including veterinarians, chem- tors varied between individual bears and showed Postal Code: 87148-73651 (+ 98315) 5559100 ﺩﻭﺭﻧﮕﺎﺭ: ists, engineers and physicists -- are collaborating on the project, differences dependent on age, sex, body size and Phone: (+ 98315) 555 9100, (+98315) 557 0014, (+ 98315) 5542700-5559100 which also includes the participation of two private companies. geographic features of the region. Swims occurred (+98315) 558 0017 ﭘﺴﺖ ﺍﻟﻜﺘﺮﻭﻧﻴﻚ: -more frequently in the Beaufort Sea than in Hud In the laboratory, Galli and her colleague Grit Preusse take Fax: (+ 98315) 554 2700, (+98315) 555 9100 eggs out of the refrigerator to demonstrate their technique. son Bay. Researchers noted that females with young [email protected] Email: [email protected] The eggs have already been incubated for three days and cubs tended to swim less to avoid submersion of [email protected] blood vessels had by now formed. youngsters in cold waters, while lone subadults [email protected] "But not the nerve cells, so they can't feel pain," Steiner expl swam as frequently as lone adults. ained. (Source: AFP) (Source: eurekalert.com) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y http://www.tehrantimes.com/international APRIL 27, 2016 WORLD IN FOCUS 9

The Islamic State in Iraq an d the Levant at least 19 people played significant (ISIL/Daesh) is operating clandestine ter- ISIL spreading in Europe, roles in either the Paris or Brussels at- rorist cells in Britain, Germany and Italy, tacks, and most had fought in Syria. An- similar to the groups that carried out the other 24 men have been charged with NEWS attacks in Paris and Brussels, the top-rank- U.S. intelligence chief warns helping the main attackers, and at least ing American intelligence official said on a couple of those with smaller roles also India asks Pakistan to curb Monday. appear to have been to Syria, suggest- terrorist groups targeting India When asked if the ISIL was engaging ing that Abaaoud’s boast was not alto- in secret activities in those nations, the gether false. India on Tuesday asked Pakistan to rein in terrorist groups official, James R. Clapper Jr., the director Italy’s appearance on the list of coun- operating from its soil and targeting India, expressing dissat- of national intelligence, said: “Yes, they tries that the Islamic State in Iraq and the isfaction with action taken so far against suspects of an attack do. That is a concern, obviously, of ours Levant might plan to attack is harder to on an Indian air force base in January. and our European allies.” He then added, explain, since it has fewer fighters in the During a meeting with visiting Pakistani Foreign Secretary “We continue to see evidence of plotting Middle East, but “it is very often men- Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry in New Delhi, India said it empha- on the part of ISIL in the countries you tioned as a potential target,” said Nathalie sized the need for early and visible progress on investigation named.” Goulet, a member of the French Senate, into the attack that killed seven Indian soldiers and disrupted Clapper, speaking to reporters at a who helped lead a committee studying peace talks between the two nations over Kashmir and other breakfast meeting organized by The European foreign fighters. issues. Christian Science Monitor, became one of Goulet said that one hypothesis is that India’s Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar “clearly con- the most senior Western officials to pub- Italy might be a target because it is the veyed that Pakistan cannot be in denial on the impact of licly acknowledge the ISIL’s extensive reach home of the pope, the most visible Chris- terrorism on the bilateral relationship. Terrorist groups into Europe, which has set off growing tian leader. She also noted that the pope based in Pakistan targeting India must not be allowed to fears among American and European spy had declared this a Jubilee year dedicated operate with impunity,” India’s External Affairs Ministry services and policy makers. The ISIL has to helping people in need. said. vowed to conduct attacks in those three However, the potential threat to Britain Pakistan says it has arrested several suspects belonging to European countries. is mentioned most often. Moniquet said Jaish-e-Mohammad (The Army of Mohammad/JeM), a mili- Like Clapper, counterterrorism officials played in 10 stadiums throughout France. Western experts, however, emphasize he had found statements on the Internet tant group and detained its leader as part of its investigation. in Europe say they have indications from While the ISIL terrorist group says that that it is impossible to know where the published in French the same day as the India wants Pakistan to quickly prosecute them. multiple sources that Britain, Germany and it targets countries that are bombing its next attack might take place. Brussels attacks by the Al Wafaa Founda- Last month, Pakistan sent five investigators to India to Italy, and perhaps more countries, are in fighters in Syria and Iraq, in reality its tar- Spurred by the Paris attacks in No- tion, a media organization close to ISIL probe the attack. India appears to be evaluating Pakistan’s the sights of the ISIL’s European networks. gets seem to be based on a number of vember and the assaults in Brussels last State officials, in which its writer promised response before it sends Jaishankar to Pakistan to resume the The information comes from the ISIL factors. One is pragmatic, Moniquet said: month, the United States has rushed to that the ISIL would bring its violence to peace talks. terrorist group itself, which often signals How many operatives does it have on provide allies with intelligence from a va- Britain. On Tuesday, a statement by the Pakistan High Commis- its intentions, as well as from informa- hand in a country? riety of technical and human sources, as “I am addressing this article to David sion in New Delhi made no mention of the progress made tion gleaned from questioning suspects The European countries with the well as to offer long-term structural fixes Cameron, the pig of the crossbearers; he in investigating the attack. Instead, it said Chaudhry urged in plots that have been carried out or most residents either fighting in Syria or to the Europeans’ failure to share intelli- should not believe that the attacks aimed for an early renewal of dialogue between the two sides over stopped, and from intercepts of telephone Iraq, planning to go to fight or having gence effectively and to tighten porous at Brussels and at Paris will not reach Lon- Kashmir. and cybercommunications. Those com- returned from the fight are France, with borders. don,” the Al Wafaa writer said. Chaudhry also took up with his Indian counterpart the re- munications, however, are hard to pene- about 1,800 to 1,850; Germany and Brit- Two weeks ago, Clapper led a group “Soon, the soldiers of the caliphate will cent capture of an Indian spy, Kulbhushan Jadhav, in Pakistan trate because the ISIL has proved capable ain, each with roughly 750 to 800; and of American intelligence officials who met besiege England,” said the writer, adding, and expressed serious concern over the Indian intelligence of covering its virtual tracks, according to Belgium, with 450, according to esti- in Germany with their European coun- “Even before America.” agency, called the Research and Analysis Wing, and its “in- European investigators. mates by those countries’ governments terparts in what he said was an effort British counterterrorism officials say volvement in subversive activities in Baluchistan and Karachi,” Claude Moniquet, a former French in- and counts by outside intelligence con- “to promote more sharing between and that the authorities there have thwarted the statement said. telligence officer who closely follows ter- sultants such as the Soufan Group in among the nations in Europe.” seven terrorist plots in the past 18 months India’s External Affairs Ministry demanded immediate rorism, said the British and Germans were New York. “That, right now, is a major emphasis of or so. consular access to Jadhav, a former Indian naval officer. especially concerned about the possibility It is not clear how many of these fight- ours,” he added. It is far from clear whether the Islamic It accused Pakistan of abducting him without giving any of an ISIL strike. ers have returned to Europe, since many Many European nations still refuse to State in Iraq and the Levant would be details. That would be true as well of the carry European passports and are free to share basic intelligence, even within a able to pull off an attack in Britain, but The meeting between Indian and Pakistani officials came French and Belgians, whose intelligence come and go. But intelligence officials es- government, leading to blind spots across investigators in the Paris attacks have on the sidelines of a conference in the Indian capital for services believe that both countries could timate that 20 percent to 30 percent have the Continent that make it easier for ter- said that they found photographs of bringing peace and stability to Afghanistan. be hit again. One of the figures involved returned. rorist groups to strike. Brussels has more British sites on a phone belonging to India, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, India, Iran, Kazakh- in the attacks in both, Brussels and Paris, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the on-the- than a dozen police forces, and French Abaaoud. They have also said that one stan, Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Russia and the House of Saud Mohammed Abrini, was reported to have ground leader of the Paris attacks, told intelligence, police and judicial officials do of the logistical planners for the Paris regime are among the countries participating in the Heart of told investigators that the ISIL was con- a relative that he had brought 90 fight- not routinely share terrorism information, and Brussels attacks, Mohammed Abrini, Asia-Istanbul Process initiative, which was launched in 2011 sidering attacks during the European Cup ers back from Syria to fight on European American intelligence and counterterror- was in Britain last year. to promote Afghan peace efforts. soccer tournament in June, which will be soil. While that may be an exaggeration, ism officials said. (Source: The New York Times) Since their independence from Britain in 1947, India and Pakistan have fought three wars, two of them over Kashmir, the Himalayan region that both claim. U.S.-Saudi ties: No longer the same India accuses Pakistan of arming and training insur- 1 Furthermore, the tentative The fight against terrorist groups such as the Saudis, even as the U.S. continues to bia and the Persian Gulf region points gents fighting for Kashmir’s independence from India or rapprochement with Iran and the U.S. the Da’esh (ISIL) has also become a point consider some of Iran’s activities in the re- to the continuation of previous mili- its merger with Pakistan, a charge Islamabad denies. More recognition of the fact that Iran can play of contention between the U.S. and the gion—including its involvement in Syria’s tary and security assurances, but in a than 68,000 people have been killed in the violence, which a much more constructive role in the re- Saudis. The Obama administration sees civil war and its alleged engagement in context fundamentally different from began in 1989. gion now more than the past, especially Iran as a more reliable partner in the cyberattacks—‘destabilizing.’ the past when conducting coercive di- (Source: AP) if it is fairly engaged, has fueled the spec- struggle against the Islamic State than For now, Obama’s visit to Saudi Ara- plomacy with Iran used to occupy the ulation—or better yet suspicion—on the epicenter of the consultation with U.S. The uses of gratitude part of the Saudis that Riyadh’s geopo- For too long, the West has shown an Arab allies in the Persian Gulf. The re- litical salience has dramatically declined unacceptable tolerance for authoritarian gionalization of responsibilities and in diplomacy in the eyes of U.S. policymakers. More burden-sharing talks seems to have significantly, the nuclear agreement with regimes in the Middle East because of its dominated the new round of talks be- 6 Iran is widely seen within Saudi Arabia as unbridled reliance on fossil fuels. That no tween the United States and the six The main message emblematic of a shift in strategic fortunes longer seems to be the case! The surging Gulf Cooperation Council members The “main message is that we need to keep in mind what in regards to the longstanding alliance reaction against the kingdom’s activities in (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi we have achieved on this continent, and not let the continent with the United States to the detriment Arabia, and the United Arab Emir- go into disintegration again,” said Thorbjørn Jagland, head of of Saudi interests. The fact of the mat- support of Wahhabism throughout the Muslim ates). The old politics are not entirely the Nobel committee. ter is that the Saudis’ views on several world have also become a subject of open arcane and still matter; but the new Obama broadened his message with a global perspective, trouble spots in the region, including Lib- controversy in the West in general and the politics also demand closer scrutiny. telling his audience that if they had to choose a moment in ya, Yemen, and Syria, fail to completely The winds of change will blow with or time to be born, they would choose today. overlap with those of the United States. United States in particular. without U.S. diplomatic niceties. “We are living in the most peaceful, prosperous, and pro- gressive era in human history,” he said. In a similar speech earlier in Britain, he asked that people reject the notion that they are “gripped by forces that we can’t France wins $39bn contract to build fleet control.” He cited the fact that extreme poverty has been cut in half around the world and how almost every woman in a of world’s ‘most sophisticated’ subs for Australia democracy can now vote. Europe, he said, must not question its progress but em- The largest naval public spending project in Australian al Security Committee. The new submarines will replace and Australia,” Costello added. brace it in order to help the rest of the world maintain its history, worth some AU$50 billion ($38.5bn), has been the navy’s current fleet of six Collins-class submarines Ahead of the announcement the Australian Strategic progress. awarded to a French company which will build 12 subs scheduled to retire from service in the mid-2020s. Policy Institute Defense and Strategy Program director Gratitude, states Northeastern University professor David to replace and double the size of the Royal Australian Three groups – Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Andrew Davies, told ABC that the new submarine will DeSteno in the Harvard Business Review, is a way to foster Navy’s currently outdated submarine fleet. Systems, France’s DCNS and Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy be built to incorporate United States defense systems. long-term thinking and patience. “We all recognize the fact “These submarines will be the most sophisticated Industries – have submitted bids to secure the largest “It will be a three-way collaboration, Australia, the that willpower can and does fail at times,” he writes. naval vessels in the world,” said Australian Prime Min- contracts in Australian naval history. United States and whoever we pick as a provider,” Davies The facts today in Europe cry out for gratitude. A conti- ister Malcolm Turnbull as he made the announcement DCNS’ winning project offers to supply the coun- said. “In fact, the Mark 84 torpedo is a weapon that’s nent that was once in constant war now has people desper- on Tuesday. try with a 4,500-tonne diesel-electric version of its been a joint development of Australia and the United ately trying to enter it. Announcing the winner, Turnbull stressed that the 4,700-tonne nuclear-powered Barracuda submarine. States and we’d like to stay in that program and keep Even as the EU struggles, said Reminder in Chief Obama, new contract will result in more jobs as the new subma- The new class sub with a pump jet-propulsion system that weapon. Whoever builds the submarines is going to it can’t take that point for granted. (Source: The CSM) rines are set to be built in Adelaide’s ASC shipyard. offers a quieter traveling capabilities and will be called have to incorporate that and that shouldn’t be a prob- At least 2,800 new jobs will be offered to construct Shortfin Barracuda after a predatory fish found in Aus- lem.” the new fleet of French-engineered subs in South Aus- tralian waters. The French proposal proved to be superior to those Kyrgyzstan hosts Export tralia. “While exact details remain confidential, DCNS of its rivals. Japan’s government offered a modern- “This is a great day for our Navy, a great day for Aus- can confirm the Shortfin Barracuda is over 90 meters ized version of its 4000-tonne Soryu-class submarine. Development Bank’s CEO tralia’s 21st century economy, a great day for the jobs of in length and displaces more than 4,000 tons when It wanted to lengthen the body of the sub to provide the future,” Turnbull added. dived,” said Sean Costello, CEO DCNS Australia, when more space for fuel and batteries and offer more room ECONOMY Bishkek — Dr. Ali Saleh Abadi, the man- “Australian built, Australian jobs, Australian steel, here announcing the bid. to the crew. The German company TKMS also offered deskaging director of Iran’s Export Development right where we stand.” “Shortfin Barracuda will remain in service until the Australia a 4,000-tonne sub through proposed to scale Bank (EDBI) traveled to kyrgyzstan to explore the grounds of co- The announcement by Turnbull came after a Cabinet 2060s and the Block 1A platform will be updated and up its 2,000-tonne Type 214 class submarine. operation with Kyrgyz Finance Credit Bank, EDBI office of public meeting and the approval of the decision by the Nation- upgraded with new technology developed in France (Source: RT) relations reported on Monday. In his visit, Dr. Saleh Abadi, met and held talks with Kyr- gyzstan high-ranking officials such as Speaker of the Parlia- ISIL terrorists in Sweden to attack ‘civilian targets’ in Stockholm ment, the Deputy Prime Minister for Investment, Governor of Central Bank, chief of financial markets supervision and CEO Swedish security services are on high with our national and international part- remit.” tacks in Stockholm, Expressen sources of Kyrgyzstan’s stock exchange organization. alert in connection with a potential terror ners,” security police (Sapo) press spokes- The Swedish Expressen newspaper re- claimed. According to this report, in the meeting with the Governor threat, officials said. Reports in Swedish man Simon Bynert told the TT news ported that the country’s security service At least 300 Swedish nationals of Kyrgyzstan Central Bank, it was agreed that based on the media say several ISIL terrorist group agency. received information from their Iraqi col- have traveled to Iraq and Syria to join JCPOA, this bank will pave the way for other Kyrgyz banks fighters have arrived in Sweden to carry He added that Sapo is also cooperat- leagues about an imminent terror threat ISIL according to research conducted and institutes to enhance their broker relations with Iranian out attacks on civilian targets in the cap- ing with the national police service. in the country. by the International Centre for Coun- banks. ital Stockholm. “That means we’re sharing this infor- About seven to eight Islamic State in ter-Terrorism (ICCT), published on In his visit to Finance Credit Bank, along with acquainting “Right now we’re gathering informa- mation with them to see if they can im- Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Daesh) terror- April 1. with bank’s activities, Dr. Saleh Abadi explored the institute’s tion and intelligence and coordinating plement measures that fall under their ists arrived in Sweden to carry out at- (Source: RT) financial and operating position. 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FOOD FOR THOUGHT Iran’s forests expand despite global shrink: World Bank

SOCIETY TEHRAN — Despite Meanwhile countries such as Argen- deskthe fact that forests tina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Finland, across the globe are shrinking at a rate Mexico, Portugal, and Zimbabwe are of 0.09 percent annually Iran’s forests ex- countries experiencing a decrease in their panded 0.98 percent on average per year vegetation. over the past 15 years, according to a re- Generally, forest vegetation in the Mid- port by the World Bank titled “World De- dle East increased by 0.88 percent a year, velopment Indicators: Rural Environment in Europe increased by 0.1 percent a year, and Land Use”. in East Asia increased by 0.17 percent Based on the assessments provided by a year, in South Asia increased by 0.37 the World Bank Iran is among the coun- percent a year, and in North America in- tries with an increase in their forest veg- creased by 0.06 percent a year, according A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work etation from 2000 to 2015, Tasnim news to the report. wonders and accomplish miracles. William Hazlitt agency reported. Sub-Saharan Africa set the records for Countries such as Iceland, China, the highest amount of deforestation by an France, Egypt, Denmark, Germany, India, average of 0.48 percent a year decrease Iraq, Spain, and the U.S are of the same as well as Latin America with 0.36 percent LEARN ENGLISH status as Iran regarding their vegetation. a year decrease over the same period. Donating an Organ Ohio couple weds at starting line, then Iron, vitamin D supplements being Christine: What is this sticker on your driver’s license? runs half-marathon distributed among school girls Saul: This sticker? It indicates that I’ve signed up for the or- SOCIETY gan donation program. If anything bad happens to me, I CANTON, Ohio (AP) — This year’s The Hudson couple married in TEHRAN — Iron and tribution of supplements is a priority for desk want my organs to go to recipients who need them. Pro Football Hall of Fame Marathon their running attire and matching vitamin D supplements us,” Sayyari added. in Ohio will be a race to remem- blue “Team Kejka” sweatshirts, with are being distributed among high school “We have also educated 500,000 stu- Christine: You mean you want somebody else to have ber for one couple who married at Beedle donning a short white veil girls over the current Iranian school year dents as health ambassadors nationwide,” he your heart, liver... the starting line before running the in her hair and Klejka strapping on (September 23, 2015-June 20, 2016), the noted, adding, “Additionally we have initiated Saul: ...eyes, kidneys, or anything else that can be trans- event’s half-marathon. a bow tie. After expressing their deputy health minister said. campaigns which call for healthy diet, getting planted into someone else. Don’t you want to donate your The Repository newspaper re- love for one another, they high- “Over the current school year we have enough exercise, and avoiding smoking.” organs? ports marathon co-founder Da- fived, and set off for their 13.1-mile distributed iron and vitamin D supplements Sayyari stated that the cooperation be- Christine: Me? No way. I’ll never consent to doctors cutting vid Beck officiated as 50-year-old jog. among 3.2 million school girls,” Ali-Akbar tween health and education ministries on Lynnette Beedle and 49-year-old They were among about 3,000 Sayyari told Fars news agency. health issues and raising awareness among up my body after I die. Those organs are a part of me. Stephen Klejka wed early Sunday in runners who participated in the mar- “Considering the prevalence of vita- students has well-improved for the past Saul: But you won’t need them when you’re dead, and there Canton. athon, half-marathon or relay. min D deficiency among school girls, dis- two years. are long waiting lists at eye banks and organ registries. Your organ donation might be the difference between life and death for somebody, you know. Christine: That might be true, but I can’t imagine somebody You can buy a cheap chicken today, but we all pay for it in the long run else walking around with my brain. Saul: Hmm, come to think of it, me neither. Industrial agriculture comes with a high cost to the environment and people’s health, says a leading sustainable farmer (Source: eslpod.com) Words & phrases By Patrick Holden them getting sick. destructive food system? sticker: a small piece of paper or plastic with a picture or Despite the fact that sustainable poultry production sys- The good news is we do have the power to change it. writing on it that you can stick on to something ave you ever asked yourself why an everyday tems deliver huge benefits to the environment and public We should insist that, in future, common agricultural policy indicate: to show that a particular situation exists, or that H“value” chicken can now be cheaper, pound for health, the producers using these methods have no op- payments should be available only to farmers whose prac- tion but to compete on an unlevel playing field. Worse, tices benefit the environment and improve public health; something is likely to be true pound, than bread? Cheap chicken has become the “healthy” meat of choice for most shoppers and we are paying for the damage caused by industrial food we could tax chemical fertilizers and pesticides ( just like organ donation: the act of giving something, like an organ, sales are booming, up 20% since 2000 in the UK. But is production in hidden ways, through taxes, in the form of sugar) and use the money to incentivize farmers to adopt to help a person it really either cheap or healthy? misdirected subsidies from the common agricultural policy, more carbon-friendly soil management. We should insist recipient: someone who receives something Producers who use intensive methods are not finan- through water pollution clean-up costs and through Na- that all food for schools, hospitals and care homes is locally transplant: to move an organ, piece of skin etc. from one cially accountable for the harm they cause. The apparently tional Health Service treatment costs. and sustainably sourced. We could offer tax breaks for in- person's body and put it into another as a form of medical cheap price tag of industrial chicken does not include any If the true cost of the factory bird was added to the vestors who finance sustainable food businesses. Finally, we treatment of the costs related to pollution of the environment, de- price tag, it might even be greater than the pasture-raised should ensure that food workers are paid a living wage and organic bird. have safer working conditions. consent: to give your permission for something or agree to struction of natural capital, greenhouse gas emissions or the damage to public health resulting from such systems. It So who’s to blame for this crazy state of affairs? It’s By making these choices, we would help create a fairer, do something turns out that low-cost chicken isn’t cheap at all. tempting to blame the farmers and food companies, but sustainable and health-promoting food system that we all waiting list: a list of people who have asked for something By contrast, a pasture-fed organic chicken is now seen we farmers are stuck in an economic system that mainly want to see for ourselves, our families and our community. but who must wait before they can have it as a niche market option, because it costs more than three rewards those who produce food at the cheapest price, as We could also spread the word, for instance by sharing our eye bank: banks that retrieve and store eyes for cornea times as much. These chickens spend much of their lives a result of which only those who are selling into high-end four-minute animated film, A Tale of Two Chickens. These transplants and research outside. Their feed is grown without the use of chemical niche markets can afford to do the right thing. are just some of many ways through which we can trans- registry: a place where information used by an organiza- fertilizers and synthetic pesticides. And because they are The truth is this is a rigged, cheap food system that has form our future food systems. healthy and happy, with stocking densities low enough to two prices: the one you pay now and the one we all pay Patrick Holden is executive director of the Sustainable tion is kept, especially official records or lists ensure that the birds derive a significant percentage of their later. It’s a story that repeats with carrots, apples and peas, Food Trust. He produces an organic cheddar cheese from come to think of it: used to mention something you have nutritional requirements from grazed grass, worms and in- meat, milk and cheese. Even breakfast cereal. At some his 80-cow milking herd in west Wales. just realized or remembered sects, they need no insurance drugs or antibiotics to stop point we need to ask ourselves, why do we support such a (Source: The Guardian)

IN FOCUS IRNA/Abdolreza Velaei QUIZ OF THE DAY 145) One word is missing in the sentence below. Find this word. When they looked through the window, saw a boy hiding behind a tree. (Quiz No. 144 missing word is: *from* head)

PHRASAL VERB Show off

Meaning: brag or want to be admired For example: There’s David showing off in his new sports car!

Barekat Foundation, a charity organization, with the intention of building 1,000 schools in underprivileged districts of Iran has so far constructed 585 schools of which 200 were completed over the past year. The pictures belong to a school built in the northwestern village of Qarehnas, Zanjan Province. ENGLISH PROVERB (A) danger foreseen is half LEARN NEWS TRANSLATION 386 ﻫﺰﺍﺭ ﺩﺍﻧﺶ ﺁﻣﻮﺯ ﺍﺗﺒﺎﻉ ﺧﺎﺭﺟﻰ ﺩﺭ ﺍﻳﺮﺍﻥ ﺗﺤﺼﻴﻞ ﻣﻰ ﻛﻨﻨﺪ avoided Some 386,000 foreign students go to schools in Iran

ﺷﺎﻫﻴﻦ ﻧﻮﺵ ﺁﺑﺎﺩﻯ ﻣﻌﺎﻭﻥ ﻣﺮﻛﺰ ﺍﻣﻮﺭ ﺑﻴﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻞ ﻭﺯﺍﺭﺕ ﺁﻣﻮﺯﺵ ﻭ ﭘﺮﻭﺭﺵ ﮔﻔﺖ: 386 ﻫﺰﺍﺭ ﺩﺍﻧﺶ Explanation: if you are prepared to face a problem or Some 386,000 foreign nationals are studying at schools in Iran, while 360,000 of difficulty, it will be easier to deal with ﺁﻣﻮﺯ ﺍﺗﺒﺎﻉ ﺧﺎﺭﺟﻰ ﺩﺭ ﺍﻳﺮﺍﻥ ﺗﺤﺼﻴﻞ ﻣﻰ ﻛﻨﻨﺪ ﻛﻪ 360 ﻫﺰﺍﺭ ﻧﻔﺮ ﺁﻧﻬﺎ ﺍﻓﻐﺎﻧﻰ ﻫﺴﺘﻨﺪ. -them are Afghan nationals, said Shahin Noushabadi, the deputy education minis ﺑﻪ ﮔﺰﺍﺭﺵ ﺧﺒﺮﮔﺰﺍﺭﻯ ﻣﻬﺮ، ﻧﻮﺵ ﺁﺑﺎﺩﻯ ﺍﻇﻬﺎﺭﻛﺮﺩ: ﺩﺍﻧﺶ ﺁﻣﻮﺯﺍﻥ ﺍﺗﺒﺎﻉ ﺧﺎﺭﺟﻰ ﺑﻴﺶ ﺍﺯ 80 ﺩﺭﺻﺪ .ter for international affairs ﺗﺨﻔﻴﻒ ﺩﺍﺩﻩ ﺷﺪﻩ ﺍﺳﺖ ﻭ ﻫﺮ ﮔﺮﻭﻫﻰ ﺍﺯ ﺍﻳﻦ ﺍﻗﺸﺎﺭ ﺁﺳﻴﺐ ﭘﺬﻳﺮ ﺍﺗﺒﺎﻉ ﺧﺎﺭﺟﻰ ﻛﻪ ﻧﺘﻮﺍﻧﻨﺪ ﺷﻬﺮﻳﻪ ﺭﺍ Those under-privileged foreign nationals who cannot afford tuition fees will be either entitled to discount of more than 80 percent or can pay the fee in install- ﭘﺮﺩﺍﺧﺖ ﻛﻨﻨﺪ ﺗﻘﺴﻴﻂ ﻭ ﺗﺨﻔﻴﻒ ﺷﺎﻣﻞ ﺣﺎﻟﺸﺎﻥ ﻣﻰ ﺷﻮﺩ. .ments, Mehr news agency quoted Noushabadi as saying ﻧﻮﺵ ﺁﺑﺎﺩﻯ ﺍﺩﺍﻣﻪ ﺩﺍﺩ: ﻣﻘﺎﻡ ﻣﻌﻈﻢ ﺭﻫﺒﺮﻯ ﻓﺮﻣﻮﺩﻧﺪ ﺣﺘﻰ ﺩﺍﻧﺶ ﺁﻣﻮﺯﺍﻧﻰ ﻛﻪ ﺑﻪ ﺻﻮﺭﺕ ﻏﻴﺮ ﻣﺠﺎﺯ ﻭﺍﺭﺩ Without water, Noushabadi went on to say that according to the decree issued by the supreme ﺧﺎﻙ ﺍﻳﺮﺍﻥ ﺷﺪﻩ ﺍﻧﺪ ﻭ ﻫﻮﻳﺖ ﻣﺸﺨﺼﻰ ﻧﺪﺍﺭﻧﺪ ﺩﺭ ﻣﺪﺍﺭﺱ ﺍﻳﺮﺍﻧﻰ ﺩﺭﺱ ﺑﺨﻮﺍﻧﻨﺪ. leader, all foreign nationals, even those who have no identification and are living ﻭﻯ ﺍﺩﺍﻣﻪ ﺩﺍﺩ: ﻣﻮﺳﺴﺎﻥ ﺍﻳﺮﺍﻧﻰ ﻭﺟﻮﺩ ﺩﺍﺭﻧﺪ ﻛﻪ ﺑﺎ ﻧﻈﺎﻡ ﺁﻣﻮﺯﺷﻰ ﻛﺸﻮﺭ ﻫﺎﻳﻰ ﻣﺎﻧﻨﺪ ﻫﻨﺪ، ﭘﺎﻛﺴﺘﺎﻥ، .everything in Iran illegally, can go to schools in the country ﻋﺮﺍﻕ، ﻛﻮﻳﺖ ﻭ ... ﺩﺭﺧﻮﺍﺳﺖ ﺗﺎﺳﻴﺲ ﻣﺪﺭﺳﻪ ﺩﺭ ﻛﺸﻮﺭﻣﺎﻥ ﺭﺍ ﺩﺍﺩﻩ ﺍﻧﺪ ﻭ ﺍﮔﺮ ﺑﺘﻮﺍﻧﻴﻢ ﺍﺳﺘﺎﻧﺪﺍﺭﺩﻫﺎﻯ There are people who have proposed to build schools with educational curriculum withers of India, Pakistan, Iraq, Kuwait, etc., he said adding, “in case we succeed in obtaining ﻻﺯﻡ ﺭﺍ ﺑﺮﺍﻯ ﺳﺎﺧﺖ ﺍﻳﻦ ﻣﺪﺍﺭﺱ ﻛﺴﺐ ﻛﻨﻴﻢ ﻣﺠﻮﺯ ﺳﺎﺧﺖ ﺁﻧﻬﺎ ﺭﺍ ﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖ ﻣﻰ ﻛﻨﻴﻢ. the required standards for such schools we will set them up in Iran as well.” I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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AAlirezalireza Jahanbakhsh:Jahanbakhsh: TheThe eye-catchingeye-catching FOOTBALL FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence inaugurated IIranian,ranian, iinn nnameame aandnd sstyletyle in Tehran

From humble beginnings, immensely talented midfielder FIFA has inaugurated the FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence Alireza Jahanbakhsh has the world at his feet, as Paul Iran within the IFMARC (Iran Football Medical Assessment and Williams explains... Research Center) in Tehran. IFMARC is part of the Iran Foot- The 60-second story ball Association which will provide the country’s elite athletes Born in the tiny town of Jirandeh in the mountainous with the highest standards of medical care. IFMARC is the first Armalu District in northern Iran, Alireza Jahanbakhsh’s ca- centre of its kind in central Asia and has been designed to reer started in humble surrounds when he joined the youth provide excellence in sports medicine, rehabilitation and fit- academy of local club Damash Gilan. ness assessment. Those using IFMARC will also be educated After a brief spell with Damash Tehran, an affiliate about injury prevention. of Gilan, he returned to his parent club in 2011 and By signing contracts with made his Iranian Pro League debut as a 17-year-old in internationally renowned a 1-1 draw against Mes Kerman, making him one of the medical professionals from youngest players in the club’s history. Iran, the FIFA Medical Centre Ten goals in 42 appearances for Damash Gilan, along of Excellence is capable of with a number of eye-catching performances for Iran’s un- providing the highest level of der-20 and under-23 national teams, including five goals in services for male and female four games in the qualification for the 2012 AFC Under-19 players, match officials and Championships, caught the attention of Dutch side N.E.C. coaches. It is hoped the centre The talented winger was promptly signed to a three- will create medical and health year deal in July 2013. data banks for all amateur, While the club struggled on the pitch and was ultimately semi-professional and pro- relegated at season’s end, Jahanbakhsh excelled, scoring six fessional players, helping with times and providing five assists in 33 matches. research, injury prevention Playing in the second-tier Eerste Divisie only hastened programs and standardization his development as he helped N.E.C. gain promotion back of football medicine in close cooperation with F-MARC. to the Eredivisie with 12 goals in 28 matches, which caught Dr Dato’ Gurcharan Singh, Member of FIFA Medical Com- the attention of some of Holland’s bigger clubs. mittee and Chairman of AFC Medical Committee, presented the A move to AZ Alkmaar on a five-year contract was sealed inauguration certificate to the President of IFF, Mr Ali Kafashian, in August last year, and while he struggled for a spot in the and knows what to do in the right moments. And while he admits to some initial struggles, settle in he and Dr Zohreh Haratian, Head of the IFMARC. side at the start of this season, he has since established himself And for a player who only stands at 180cm, his aerial did. After being named behind only Memphis Depay as the Putting plan into practice as a regular for the two-time Eredivisie champions. He already ability is surprisingly strong, making him a weapon all best young player in the Eredivisie in the 2013-14 season, It is not just Iran’s athletes, match officials and coaches who has 19 appearances and scored two goals, his first coming in over the park. Jahanbakhsh went one better in 2014-15 when he won the have benefited from the high standards of medical care, howev- January this year against his former club N.E.C. Weaknesses Golden Ball as the player of the season in the Eerste Divisie er. After a 34-year-old fan collapsed at an Iran Persian Gulf Pro Why you need to know him While he is strong in the air for his small stature, his with 12 goals and 18 assists from 28 matches. League fixture between Zob Ahan and Tractor Sazi, team physi- Alongside fellow whiz-kid Sardar Azmoun, Jahan- small physique can see him bumped off the ball too easily What happens next? cian Dr. Nourizadeh was able to react quickly to the incident to bakhsh will be the star of the Iranian national team for at times against more physical defenders. To make up for Jahanbakhsh has said he prefers to stay in Holland ensure the supporter received the necessary treatment. the next decade. In a country that demands success and this he can commit quite a few fouls, with five yellow cards to develop his career, knocking back offers from France “Dr. Nourizadeh heard the spectators shouts and reached the entertaining football, the pacy winger has all the attrib- already this season for AZ following on from nine yellows and Turkey before signing with N.E.C. in 2013, and with victim in less than 50 seconds, starting CPR with using ZOLL utes to be a long-term standout for Team Melli, with and one red card in his two seasons with N.E.C. a five-year contract with AZ Alkmaar under his belt he AED Pro,” said Zohreh Haratian, Head of IFMARC Centre. “Well- some likening him to former Iranian legend and 2003 They said certainly has a chance to do that. equipped ambulances according to FIFA standards were also Asian Player of the Year Mehdi Mahdavikia. It’s not just fans that are excited by Jahanbakhsh, fellow na- “I always follow my heart. I had offers from France available and took the patient to CCU. The patient reported sta- As the top-ranked team in Asia, Iran will be expecting tional team youngster Azmoun, who is generating just as much and Turkey, but didn’t accept them. I was also close to ble and in good condition.” to qualify for their second consecutive FIFA World Cup excitement in Tehran, is also thrilled by the prospect of playing a move to Persepolis, the biggest club in Iran, but pre- Prof Jiri Dvorak, Chairman of F-MARC, added: “It is the fourth and after playing only a bit-part in Brazil (44 minutes in alongside the winger for Team Melli for the next decade. ferred to play abroad,” he said recently. registered young life being saved since FIFA distributed the FIFA total), the 22-year-old Jahanbakhsh will want to play a “Jahanbakhsh and me have been doing well. We are Still only 22, the right-winger has the world at his feet. Medical Emergency bag to all MA’s, documenting that we have leading role on the road to Russia, and in the tourna- great friends and hope to serve the country for a long With Iran about to enter into the final round of qualifying to continue this way of prevention through education.” ment itself if Iran qualifies. period of time.” for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Jahanbakhsh will likely play an The IFMARC Centre is multifunctional and includes a perfor- Strengths Did you know? increased role in Carlos Queiroz’s side. mance section, a gym, recovery and regeneration area, a reha- Like the aforementioned Mahdavikia, Jahanbakhsh Mahdavikia, the player some Iranian fans think Jahan- With qualification for Russia a distinct possibility for bilitation suite, treatment rooms and a hydrotherapy centre. It is has pace to burn on the flanks, primarily on the right, bakhsh can emulate, was partly responsible for the then Team Melli, he would be just the right age and with the located within easy reach of four football pitches, one artificial but is far from being a one-trick-pony. He knows how to 20-year-old making the move to Europe. He encouraged perfect window to impress the bigger clubs in Europe. pitch, a Futsal arena, a beach soccer pitch and several hotels. finish and has both an excellent crossing ability, the ave- the young star, who was his teammate at Damash Gilan in With reports that Celtic and Manchester United have been Close by is the Azadi Olympic Complex which houses various nue of a lot of his assists, and the ability to find the back 2011-12, to take the plunge and ignore more lucrative of- keeping tabs on the winger in recent years, don’t expect facilities, as well as many federations such as basketball, cycling, of the net, with a calmness in front of goal. With poise fers from the likes of Iranian giants Persepolis, even visiting Jahanbakhsh to see out his five-year deal with AZ. volleyball and wrestling. It is hoped that the centre will provide that belies his tender age, he has great game awareness him in Holland to ensure he had settled in. (Source: FourFourTwo) specific services to all other sports in the country. (Source: FIFA) Iranian Olympic gold medalists to Sports minister Goudarzi meets receive Golden Shoe Iranian Paralympians Atletico get chance for revenge against Bayern 42 years on

Bayern Munich destroyed Atletico Madrid’s dreams of winning the European Cup in 1974 and are out to wreck their hopes of reaching a second Champions League final in three years when they visit the Spanish capital for the semi-final first leg. In the final in Heysel 42 years ago, an equaliser from defend- er Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck in the final minute of extra time cancelled out Luis Aragones’ opening goal and forced a replay, in which Bayern ran out 4-0 winners. That outcome led to contrasting fortunes for both clubs -- Bayern went on to win three consecutive European Cups and are now bidding for their sixth triumph in manager Pep Guardiola’s last season in charge before taking over at Man- chester City. SPORTS Iranian athletes who The shoes will cost between $22,000 SPORTS Iranian Minister of Disabled (IRISFD). Atletico are still haunted by the memory of Schwarzenbeck’s deskcan secure gold and $28,000. deskYouth Affairs and “I am optimistic about our Paralympi- goal, which prompted the nickname “el pupas” (the cursed ones). medals at the Rio 2016 will receive Iran won four gold medals at the 2012 Sports Mahmoud Goudarzi visited the ans in Rio. I hope that our athletes to get History repeated itself 40 years later when Atletico led Real Golden Shoes. Summer Olympics in London. country’s Paralympians and attended better results in the games,” he added. Madrid 1-0 in the Champions League final and Sergio Ramos An Iranian footwear company, as a Three gold medals went to Iranian their training sessions on Tuesday. A total of 78 athletes represented headed in a 93rd-minute equaliser to force extra time before sponsor of Iran National Olympic Com- Greco-Roman wrestlers and super heav- Goudarzi attended the sitting vol- Iran in London 2012 and claimed 10 going on to thrash the Rojiblancos 4-1. mittee, will award the gold medalist a pair yweight lifter Behdad Salimi snatched a leyball and shooting training sessions gold, seven silver and seven bronze Four decades after Schwarzenbeck robbed them of glory, At- of Golden Shoes. gold medal. at the Iran’s Sports Federation for the medals. letico are still chasing their first European Cup, yet are embold- ened in their bid to go all the way this year after knocking out holders and favourites Barcelona in the quarter finals. They beat Malaga 1-0 on Saturday thanks to substitute Angel Correa’s second-half strike to stay level on points with Barcelona, Iran volleyball gear up for Rio 2016 qualification tournament who top La Liga due to their superior head-to-head record. Bayern maintained their seven-point lead at the top of the The Iranian men’s national team is stepping up the pace respectively. Middle blockers Adel Gholami and Moham- Bundesliga by winning 2-0 at Hertha Berlin with second-half in their preparations for the World Olympic Qualification mad Mousavi Eraghi have already recovered from their goals from Arturo Vidal and Douglas Costa. A victory at home Tournament in Japan from May 28 to June 5. injuries and are already training. Actually, none of the to Borussia Monchengladbach next week will see Bayern clinch a Iran will face powerful oppositions such as Australia, players have a major injury.” third successive title under Guardiola. Canada, China, France, Japan, Poland and Venezuela in the Lozano was critical in his selection of players that will Bayern have also reached the German Cup final yet many Round-Robin tournament. The best Asian team along with make the team in this international season. believe the former Barcelona coach will have under-achieved at the three top-ranked teams in the tournament will get the “I am completely familiar with the players,” Lozano said. the club should he fail to win the Champions League. tickets to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. “In the past months, I had each player under my consider- Midfielder Xabi Alonso rejected that suggestion, however, After their training session, newly-appointed Ar- ation. I know how each of them performed in various posi- highlighting the Catalan’s positive influence. gentine coach Raul Lozano answered questions of the tions. I have seen all the videos and I have analysed them. “I’ve no doubt his time here will leave an important base, media regarding the team’s edge over their rivals in the I selected them based on their performance in the league independently of whether we have a fantastic end to the season Olympic qualifier. and their work-efficiency.” or not. Our memories of him will be brilliant, and he won’t be Lozano explained that Iran are ahead of the preparations, In terms of strength, Lozano believes that their attack a failure if we didn’t win the Champions League,” said Alonso. as compared to their rivals, particularly in Europe, where some and defence are strong, but he also gave some points that Atletico are the third Spanish team Bayern have met in as teams are still involved in the club competition and have not they have not started with their trainings and will not have the team needs to work on. many years in the semi-finals, having been knocked out by Real yet started with their respective training camps. enough friendly matches with other teams. For the time “The team is doing well on attack, reception and de- Madrid in 2014 and Barcelona last year. “Other teams do not have enough preparation,” Lozano being, these trainings we are having now are good for us. fence at the net,” Lozano said. “We should improve our co- Atletico are without influential centre back Diego Godin due said. “Even though our team do not have enough friendly “In general, the team is in good condition. Right ordination between blockers and receivers. We should also to a hamstring injury, while Bayern will be missing forward Arjen matches, it is also the same for other teams. Most of the now, only outside spiker Mojtaba Mirzanjapour and work on the high balls.” Robben and defender Jerome Boateng. European teams are still involved in their club leagues, so Amir Ghafour are ailing with a spasm and a toothache, (Source: FIVB) (Source: Reuters) b

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CULTURE TEHRAN — Iran’s Katayun Shahabi, the 1 deskproducer of “Nahid” by Ida Panahandeh, Set in a southern Kazakh village, the movie tells the which was honored in the Un Certain Regard at Cannes Film story of lovers Gabit and Aisulu who are willing to stand Festival in 2015, was selected for the jury of the prestigious against deeply-rooted-in-time traditions and culture. event, the organizers announced on Monday. The award for best director went to Algerian film- She is the managing director of Noori Pictures, the Par- maker is-based company that produced the acclaimed movies Merzak Allounache for “Madame Courage”, which is “Tales” by Rakhshan Banietemad and “Wednesday, May 9” by about a young Algerian thief who develops an obses- Vahid Jalilvand, which won sion with a teenage girl. awards at Venice in 2014. Iranian filmmaker Behruz Nuranipur received an She also owns She- honorable mention for his documentary “A157”, a trage- herazad Media Interna- dy about three Kurdish girls who became pregnant after tional (SMI), the most being raped by members of ISIS. important private com- A lineup of fifteen movies vied for awards in the East- pany active in the world- ern Vista section, among them were “Solomon” direct- ed by Zaza Khalvashi from Georgia, “My Sister, the Pig wide distribution of fea- A shot tures, documentaries and Lady” by Jang Moon-il from South Korea and “What a from “The co-production with foreign Wonderful Family!” by Yoji Yamada from Japan. Walnut companies, which was es- The best film award in the Interfaith Section of the Tree” tablished in 1994. festival went to director Mehdi Qorbanpur for his doc- The Australian director, umentary “Zmnako”. “Love and Marriage in Kabul”. The award is dedicated to Iran and around the globe attended closing ceremony screenwriter and producer, Australia-based Iranian filmmaker Amin Palangi was films promoting Islam. of the 34th Fajr International Film Festival, which was George Miller will preside presented with the Muhammad al-Ameen Award for Dozens of cineastes, critics and moviegoers from held at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on Monday. over the jury of the 69th Iranian producer Katayun Shahabi Cannes Film Festival, which in an undated photo will be held in the Medi- Swiss author Peter Stamm to visit Actress Fatemeh Motamed-Arya to be terranean Sea resort from May 11 to 22. Tehran Intl. Book Fair Green Film Festival envoy Miller will work with eight luminaries of world cinema to CULTURE TEHRAN — Swiss Tuesday. ARTTEHRAN — Irani- decide among the 21 films in order to select the winners. deskauthor Peter He is also scheduled to partici- deskan actress Fatemeh The jury also includes director and writer Arnaud Stamm will be in Iran next week to pate in the story reading sessions, Motamed-Arya has been selected as Desplechin and actress and singer Vanessa Paradis from visit the 29th Tehran International which will be held during the event. an ambassador of the International France, actress Kirsten Dunst from the U.S., actress and Book Fair. Stamm, who is coming with his Green Film Festival. director Valeria Golino from Italy, actor Mads Mikkelsen Stamm, who is the author of “Ag- family, will also be visiting Isfahan Centering on water and water scar- from Denmark, director and writer László Nemes from nes” (1998), a bestselling novel that and Yazd during his stay. city in the country, the festival aims to Hungary, and actor Donald Sutherland from Canada. has been translated into more than “Ice Moon” and several other act as a national movement to help Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi’s drama The festival will be running from 20 languages, will deliver speech- short stories are among Stamm’s preserve the environment and draw “The Salesman” will be competing for the Palm d’Or at May 13 to 20 in Tehran and several es in several universities of Iran, other works translated into Persian. people’s attention to the country’s the festival. other cities across the country. Mahmud Hossienzad, the translator “Tomorrow Is Too Late to Read” is deteriorating environment and raise The organizers appointed actor of the Persian version of “Agnes”, the motto of the fair, which will run awareness on how to protect it, the Reza Kianian as an ambassador of the told the Persian service of ISNA on From May 5 to 15. organizers say. event last week. Control and conscience divides heroes in “Captain PICTURE OF THE DAY Honaronline/Bahareh Asadi America: Civil War” “He” competing LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Marvel’s band of Aveng- in TRT ers are usually a friendly bunch, but when faced with the destruction of their heroic efforts to save the world, the superheroes are split between maintaining control of their Documentary powers or going under government contract, leading to an explosive battle. “Captain America: Civil War”, out in international theat- Awards ers this week and in U.S. theaters on May 6, holds the he- roes accountable for the mass destruction caused by their CULTURE TEHRAN — Iranian efforts to save the planet. Last year’s “Avengers: Age of deskdocumentarian Sam Ultron” ended with an entire town being lifted into the air. Kalantari’s “He” has been shortlisted In “Civil War”, Chris Evans’ Captain America fights for in the international category of the superheroes to govern themselves and goes head to head 8th TRT Documentary Awards. with his former ally, Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man, who Produced by the Documentary and wants the heroes to be governed by the United Nations. Experimental Film Center (DEFC), the “We like to liken it to a fight at a wedding,” said Joe Rus- film focuses on shop-window man- so, who co-directed the film with his brother Anthony Russo. nequins made in a factory in Qaleh “It’s something that’s been brewing in a family for some Hassan Khan, a town between Tehran time and something happens that instigates a fall-out and Karaj. amongst all of the characters so relevancy and topicality are Eleven other films from Poland, really important to us because it makes the audience feel like Mexico, Czech Republic, France, Rus- it’s part of their world”. sia and the Netherlands are compet- “Civil War” sees Captain America’s best friend the Winter ing in the category. Soldier (Sebastian Stan) seemingly cause massive acts of de- The movies in all categories will go struction. on screen during TRT Documentary A divided superhero camp mirrors the complexities of the Days, which will be held in Istanbul current U.S. political stage, Evans said. from May 12 to 16. “Even in American politics, no one is right or wrong. There’s The organizers received 427 sub- no evil here, we’re not fighting Nazis or aliens. This is just a missions from around the world in matter of whether we’re fighting for our head or our heart,” various sections of the competition. he said. The Stockholm Saxophone Quartet performs during the 1st Tehran Contemporary Music Festival at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art Winners will be announced on 16 on April 25, 2016. The festival will wrap up on April 29. May.

Tom Hanks jokes that he backed Leicester City for the Iranian scholar Aryan Rezai to speak Iranian Artists Forum to review Premier League title at Augusto Boal remembrance Oscar-winning movies ARTTEHRAN — Iranian ARTTEHRAN — A desk desk NEW YORK (Reuters) — Leicester City soccer club’s re- scholar Aryan Rezai lineup of the markable pursuit of the English Premier League title has is scheduled to deliver a lecture dur- 2016 Oscar-winning movies will even caught the attention of one Hollywood A-lister, as ing a ceremony that the University of be reviewed during a five-day actor Tom Hanks hinted that he may just have placed a Parma will hold on May 2 to commem- program, which will open at the bet on the team to win the championship. orate the seventh anniversary of the Iranian Artists Forum in Tehran on “You know what I did at the beginning of the season? passing of Augusto Boal (1931-2009), May 2. I put 100 quid (pounds) on Leicester (City) so I think I’ll the Brazilian founder of the Theater of The program entitled “A Week do okay,” the actor quipped on Monday at the London the Oppressed. with Oscar-Winning Films” will be- premiere of his latest film “A Hologram for the King”. Theater of the Oppressed is a form gin with screening Steven Spiel- “You should find somebody you know, somebody lo- of theater that transforms audiences berg’s “Bridge of Spies”, which cal up there who decided to put 25 pounds on their local into active participants in the theatrical brought Mark Rylance the Oscar soccer club, they are going to be millionaires,” he added. experience. for supporting actor. Leicester City started the soccer season with odds to Created in the early 1970s, Theat- “Spotlight” by Tom McCarthy, win at 5,000-1, but has enjoyed an unexpected rise to er of the Oppressed has become an ing figures of the movement in Italy; which won the Oscar for Best Oscar for Best Director, and Leon- become a top contender, with just three games standing international theater movement with Boal’s son, Julian Boal; and Hjalmar Film, will be reviewed on May 5. ardo DiCaprio the Oscar for Best between the team and its first ever soccer premiereship adherents in more than 40 countries. Jorge from Ukraine will also speak at “The Revenant”, which brought Actor, and several other movies league title. Roberto Mazzini, one of the lead- the ceremony. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu the are also in the lineup.