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INTERVIEWS On the wings of Caucasian Black Grouse in Iran Rouhani heralds free trade with By Farnaz Heidari “The Birds of Iran” is an important landmark and the best avian reference so far. Only 5,000 copies of the book were Caucasus and Eurasian countries proproducedduced aatt tthe time (1975) and they had all sold out witwithinh six months! POLITICAL TEHRAN — Presi- “Proximity and development of ties his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev in Dr.Dr. DerekDere Scott and his counterpart, deskdent Hassan said on with Eurasian countries, the Caucasus Baku. Ali Adhami in the Ornithology Unit of De- Sunday that the purpose behind devel- region, especially the country of Azer- Rouhani arrived in Baku on Sunday partmentpartm of the Environment were opment of Iran’s ties with countries in baijan, is very important and we should morning to participate in a tri- chchargeda with the task of writing this the Eurasian and Caucasus regions is to move toward free trade in the future,” lateral meeting with Russian book.bo They enlisted the help of move toward “free trade.” Rouhani told a press conference with and Azeri presidents. HusseinH Moravedj Hamadani, an Iranian ornithologist who was liv- See page 2 ing in the U.K. and compiling a list of the birds of Iran based on the old literature and museum specimens.s See page 10

Foreigners allowed to buy 100% shares of Iranian petchem companies By Haniyeh Sadat Jafariyeh BUSHEHR, Assalouyeh — Iran’s National Petrochem- ical Company (NPC) director for production control, Ali-Mohammad Bossaqzadeh, in an ex- clusiveclusive interviewinterview withwi the Tehran Times elucidated Iranian petrochemical com- panies’panies’ inclinations and needs to coop- erateerate with foreigners.foreigne Iran, Azerbaijan sign “Shareholders“Shareholde of some projects dedefinedfined bbyy IIranian petrochemical protocol to build companies have not been desig- North-South corridor nated yet aand this can be a good opportuniopportunityt for foreigners to apapplyp for purchasing the oofferedffe shares,” he said. President.ir See page 4

New Delhi to host festival Lack of foresight has led to spread of terror EDITORIAL of Iranian films By Hassan Lasjerdi in Europe: American professor Tehran Times editor-in-chief ARTTEHRAN — A festival of Iranian films is deskscheduled to be held at the Habitat Film INTERVIEW South Alabama University tells the Teh- foreign policy may be a contributing Club in New Delhi from August 9 to 27. By Javad Heirannia ran Times. or triggering variable in committing The festival has been organized in collaboration with the Following is the text of the interview: terrorist acts, while for others other Journalism and the Iranian Independents, a Tehran-based film company, and the TEHRAN — A professor of political Some view certain European extenuating factors may play a role. Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC), the science says “lack of foresight” on the countries’ foreign policy as the main Also, the funding for Salafi and Wah- prospects ahead club has announced. part of Europe has led to the spread of contributing factor to terrorist activ- habi groups and religious entities over The event will begin with terrorism in the continent. ities in Europe. What is your assess- the past few years (primarily by Saudi oday is named Journalist’s Day “The Bright Day” directed “Lack of foresight and lax securi- ment of such a view? Arabia and its allies) throughout Eu- in Iran. The designation fol- ty measures have indeed led to the A: Terrorism has many root caus- rope has contributed to the rise of ter- T by Hossein Shahabi. The lowed the killing of an Iranian film won the Silver Pheas- spreading of the scourge of terrorism es and does not lend itself to a sin- rorist extremist. journalist in 1998 by the Taliban in Af- ant Award for Best Debut in today’s Europe,” Nader Entessar from gle-factor explanation. For some, 9 ghanistan. Film at the Kerala Interna- In order to arrive at a better tional Film Festival in 2014. Tehran, Seoul ink water, wastewater management MOU understanding in the field of jour- The program will go on nalism in Iran, I, with 20 years of with the screening of “Risk of SOCIETY TEHRAN merely evaluating various experience in journalism, will pres- Negar Javaherian and Peyman Moaadi Acid Rain” by Behtash San- desk— Iran and aspects of these projects for ent a number of my observations act in a scene from “Melbourne”. aeiha, “Melbourne” directed South Korea signed a mem- the time being and have not as follows. by Nima Javidi and “I’m Not Angry!” by Reza Dormishian. orandum of understanding even discussed the projects 1. A lot of Iranians from the elite “No Entry for Men” by Rambod Javan and “The Pa- (MOU) on water and waste- financial aspects. to the public have understood the ternal House” by Kianush Ayyari will also be reviewed at water management with an Lee, the Korean official, power of the press. Most Iranians the festival. environmental approach for his part, noted that “our believe that the press are influential here on Sunday, IRNA news trip to Iran is to expand ties in observing ethics and law, and pro- agency reported. in the field of water and moting culture. Iran, Afghanistan to cooperate The MOU was signed by wastewater.” 2. The power structure with all Iranian Deputy Energy Min- The companies that signed its multiple aspects has realized the to achieve common strategies: ister Rahim Meydani and MOUs with Iran today are of opportunity to use the press not as statement Korean Deputy Environment ince, Meydani said. technologies and the MOUs great technological potential an information-giving venue but as a Minister Minho Lee. Since the beginning of signed today are aiming at and are able to provide Ira- way through which to see, hear, and POLITICAL TEHRAN — Iran and Afghanistan issued Additionally, another the current Iranian calendar transferring knowledge and nian companies with required even understand power, trying to fa- deska joint statement in Tehran on Sunday ac- MOU between Iran’s Water year (March 21), 7 MOUs experience, training work- equipment, he added. cilitate the power-mob understand- cording to which the two countries agreed to work together and Wastewater Company, have been signed between force, and facilitating invest- “Developing water and ing at the same time as it honors the to achieve “common strategies” on issues related to “national known as ABFA, Korea Wa- Iran and South Korea, three ment in the country. wastewater system are of the elite. security” interests. ter Resources Corporation of which were signed today, On the subject of imple- priorities that can contribute 3. Since the Iranian public comes The statement was issued after a second round of talks (K-water), and Daelim Indus- Meydani noted. mentation of the aforemen- to Iran’s growth and we hope with a strong sense of inquisitiveness between Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary trial Co. was signed to initiate He went on to say that Ko- tioned contracts Meydani we can help Iran to make and always deems it good to know Ali Shamkhani and Mohammad Hanif Atmar, the national se- wastewater treatment plants reans are pretty experienced highlighted that none of more improvement by being of events and current trends, the im- curity advisor to the Afghan president. and a pilot plan will be also in the field of water man- them have ever went into ef- with them side by side,” he mediacy of covering events is of high “The two countries will make efforts to achieve common executed in Bushehr prov- agement and environmental fect and that some teams are noted. significance. strategies in areas related to national security,” the state- 4. Due to the high levels of educa- ment said. The statement also highlighted the importance tion that Iranians enjoy as well as their of establishing “long lasting relations” and providing the two Pakistan, Iran talks on FTA fail to make further progress high intelligence, today journalism has departed from populism. Today, pri- countries’ people with peace and welfare. Negotiations between Pakistan and Iran work agreement with each other before items in Free Trade Agreement, pres- ority is given to immediacy and doc- The first round of talks between Shamakhani and Atmar on Free Trade Agreement (FTA) have starting the negotiating on this FTA, ently Pakistan and Iran are enjoying umentation in order to meet the trust took place on Saturday. The Talks mainly focused on fighting failed to make any further progress as sources added. concession on 18 percent of items in of the audience and readers. terrorism and drug smuggling, controlling borders, and sharing Iran hasn’t given the draft of Free Trade Pakistani side had already sent the the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA). 5. Social media are speedily devel- water. Shamkhani said it is necessary to secure borders for eco- Framework agreement to Pakistan. draft of framework agreement to Ira- According to PTA, Pakistan has given oping in all societies. Therefore, it is nomic development. The top Afghan security official also held The reliable sources stated that of- nian side as according to signed MOU the concession to Iran on 338 items and becoming more and more common talks with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Saturday. ficials of both the counties had earlier the officials of both the countries had in reciprocal Iran has providing conces- in Iran to use creativity to attract au- signed on the five year strategic trade decided to hold the joint working group sion to 309 items to Pakistan. It is worth dience. cooperation plan during the Iranian meeting in June 2016 but the specific mention here that both the counties’ of- Learn English 6. The race by Iranian and foreign President Hasan Rouhani visit to Paki- date has passed without meeting. How- ficials have agreed to complete the talks media outlets to engineer the public stan in March 2016 and it was decid- ever, Pakistan is expecting that joint on FTA by December 2017. Presently, Learn English with us at mind is growing more intense on a ed to start negotiation on FTA on June working group meeting will be held in Pakistan and Iran mutual trade volume daily basis. The Iranian audience has 2016 but this has not happened so far current month. is $270 million and with the implemen- so far proven that it favors the quality because of the lack of interest from the According to available documents, tation of FTA, it will be gone up to $5 of news reported by domestic media Iranian side. Both the counties have to both the counties have agreed to give billion in five years. See page 10 over foreign ones. share the draft of the free trade frame- concession on the duty of 80 percent (Source: dailytimes.com.pk) 9 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NATION 2 AAUGUSTUGUST 8,8, 20162016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/international

MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS Rouhani heralds free trade with Caucasus Russian president and Eurasian countries pardons 2 Iranian 1 During the press conference with convicts According to Iranian Ambassador to the Azeri president, Rouhani also said Baku, the tripartite negotiations will open regional challenges can be overcome a new chapter in regional cooperation, through dialogue, insisting that Iran TEHRAN — Russian President Vladimir Putin has resulting in convergence. has always been eager to broker ne- pardoned two Iranian convicts on the eve of his Rouhani is accompanied by a gotiations between Azerbaijan and meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in high-ranking economic and political del- Armenia. Baku, Iran’s Ambassador to Moscow Mehdi Sanaei egation. “The Islamic Republic of Iran as a has announced. During the meeting, the Iranian and neighbor to the Republic of Azerbai- Sanaei wrote on his Instagram page that the Azeri sides also signed six memoranda of jan and Armenia has always tried to two, who were arrested three years ago, were con- understanding on banking and automo- set the scene for dialogue and set- victed to serve 12 and 14 years in prison. tive industry, inter alia. tlement of issues and will spare no INSTAGRAM The Iranian embassy to Moscow was pursuing Under one of the agreements, Iran’s attempt in this respect,” Rouhani re- the issue of their freedom during the last two years, Institute of Standards and Industrial Re- marked. Sanaei added. search and Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Econ- Azerbaijan and Armenia have been at omy and Industry will cooperate on qual- loggerheads over the Nagorno-Karabakh ity standards. region and seven surrounding districts, The central banks of the two countries for more than three decades, with the Zarif to start Latin also signed an MoU. latest clash in April. America tour on Other agreements include closer ties Iran had already offered media- August 21 in tourism industry, cyber collaboration, tion between the two as President and railway transport. Aliyev took a formal visit to Iran in Over the past years, the two countries February. TEHRAN — The Iranian foreign minister will start have particularly been emphasizing con- Iranian and Azeri delegations held talks on a range of subjects in Baku on Sunday. In the session, President Aliyev ex- a five-nation tour of Latin America on August 21. struction of a railway network. “The North-South international trans- continents,” stressed Aliyev. pressed gratitude to Iran’s positive role in Mohammad Javad Zarif will begin anoth- In line with this, the transportation portation corridor is an important project Rouhani: Borders should remain the conflict, saying, “Iran has always and er round of his international tours by first visiting ministers of the two countries inked a not only for our countries, but also for as they are, calls for dialogue greatly respected Azerbaijan’s territorial Cuba, and then Ecuador, Nicaragua, Chile and Bo- protocol for constructing the North- integrity and supported Azerbaijan’s fair livia, a source in the Iranian Foreign Ministry told South corridor. stance on the Nagorno-Karabakh con- The International North-South Trans- Rouhani says, “The Islamic Republic of Iran as flict.”

SPUTNIK Sputnik on Saturday. The chief diplomat will lead “a large econom- port Corridor (INSTC) is a multipurpose a neighbor to the Republic of Azerbaijan and “Today, I briefed President Rouhani ic delegation” and is expected to sign contracts in route for the transit of goods between Armenia has always tried to set the scene for on how the settlement process is going the fields of oil, energy, maritime, and transport, the Iran, Russia, Europe, India and Central on,” he said. “We see that we have great source added. Asia via shipping lines, railway, and land dialogue and settlement of issues and will spare mutual understanding and upon this we The Iranian minister will wrap up his visit to Latin routes. no attempt in this respect.” build our relations.” America on August 27. Nuclear know-how will reach milestone with modified Fordow: Baeidinejad POLITICAL TEHRAN — Iran says an under- mally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action deskground nuclear infrastructure is being (JCPOA), signed in July 2015, guaranteeing Tehran relief Iran confirms hanging constructed at the Fordow facilities in collaboration with from nuclear-related sanctions in exchange for a limited of Shahram Amiri Russian scientists, a highlight in the country’s nuclear nuclear agenda. program once completed, IRNA reported on Sunday. Stable isotopes will be produced in the site. “The Fordow “A hundred meters deep underground at the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant (FFEP) will be converted into a nuclear, facilities, which some think is closed down, a nuclear physics, and technology center and international collaboration TEHRAN — An Iranian nuclear scientist has been infrastructure is being constructed by Iranian scientists will be encouraged in agreed areas of research,” according to hanged for treason, Judiciary spokesman Gholam- in close collaboration with Russian ones which will be the JCPOA. hossein Mohseni Ejei told a presser on Sunday. turned into one of the most important branches of the In an interview with Azerbaijani state news agency Shahram Amiri was executed for giving “vital in- country’s nuclear industry,” Hamid Baeidinejad has said AZERTAC on August 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin in a Telegram massage. said, “We will further assist our Iranian partners in imple-

FARS formation” to the U.S., Fars reported Mohseni Ejei Baeidinejad is Foreign Ministry director general for menting the Plan of Action on Iran’s nuclear program, in- Iranian Foreign Ministry Director General for Political Affairs and as saying. International Security Hamid Baeidinejad Amiri disappeared in Saudi Arabia in 2009 and re- political affairs and international security. He acted as an cluding the processing of enriched uranium and the con- surfaced a year later in the U.S., where he claimed important negotiator in drafting the nuclear deal be- version of facilities to produce stable isotopes.” a deal to convert Fordow nuclear facilities into a research to have been abducted and interrogated by the CIA. tween Iran and great powers. Also in May, Russian state nuclear energy corporation center for producing stable isotopes. After reappearing in the U.S. in 2010, he said he The modified nuclear facility is part of a deal, for- Rosatom announced Tehran and Moscow had agreed on Stable isotopes are of medical use mainly. had been kidnapped and put under “intense psy- chological pressure to reveal sensitive information”. However U.S. officials at the time said Amiri had Zarif holds talks with top Afghan and Pakistani security officials defected of his own accord and provided “useful information”. POLITICAL TEHRAN — Iranian Supreme National Security Council Sec- deskForeign Minister Mo- retary Ali Shamkhani on Saturday and hammad Javad Zarif held separate talks Sunday. in Tehran on Saturday with top Afghan The officials discussed various issues and Pakistan security officials. such as mutual concerns, particularly wa- No end to In his meeting with Mohammad Hanif ter shortage, terrorism, border control, double-standard Atmar, the national security advisor to the and drug smuggling. Afghan president, Zarif said Afghanistan The two sides issued a joint statement policy toward Iran: IHRC is a “friendly country” and Iran considers on Sunday stating that the two countries co-founder security in Afghanistan as its own. will make efforts to achieve “common “This is not just a friendly and person- strategies” in line “national security” in- TEHRAN — The co-founder of the London-based Ghodratollahi /Leila al comment, it is the Islamic Republic of terests. Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC), who was Iran’s principled policy,” Foreign Minister ‘ISIL and al-Qaeda pose threats recently granted the Islamic Human Rights Award, Zarif reiterated. to Iran, Pakistan’ believes that the West’s double-standard policy vis- Pointing to the two countries’ affinities, In his meeting with Pakistani Foreign à-vis Iran will never come to an end. Zarif said it is essential to expand cooper- Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, Zarif

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TASNIM ation in various spheres. said that ISIL and al-Qaeda pose a “com- fice in Tehran on Saturday, Arzu Merali said, “This For his part, Atmar said Kabul attach- mon threat” to Iran and Pakistan and high- (double-standard policy) is something that the Is- FM Mohammad Javad Zarif (R) held talks with Mohammad Hanif Atmar (L), the national security advisor to es great importance to expansion of ties lighted the importance of fighting terrorism. the Afghan president lamic Republic of Iran has suffered from for a long between the two countries. He also called for expansion of ties in For his part, Chaudhry said that the The Pakistani corporations are interested time and those double-standards have always been Amtar also held talks with Iranian various areas especially economy. two countries’ relations are “growing” in increasing ties with Iran, Chaudry added. there and, unfortunately, they are always going to be there because those Western countries do not have a principled response to anything.” Our friendship with Iran has turned into national capital: Afghan official Commonalities have provided good opportunity to expand Iran-Afghanistan ties, interior minister says Iran mulling plan to POLITICAL TEHRAN — Iranian Interior Minister Rahmani Fazli also said that the U.S., the Zionist re- launch judiciary police deskAbdolreza Rahmani Fazli said on Sun- gime of Israel and their regional allies seek to undermine day that great affinities between Iran and Afghanistan security in the region. have provided a good ground to expand ties in various For his part, Atmar expressed satisfaction over areas. “friendly cooperation” between Iran and Afghani- During a meeting with Mohammad Hanif Atmar, the stan. TEHRAN — According to a plan under study by national security advisor to the Afghan president, Rahm- “Our friendship with Iran has turned into a the Majlis, Iran is going to launch a judiciary police. ani Fazli said that the commonalities have brought the great national capital of Afghanistan,” Atmar re- Allahyar Malekshahi, head of the Majlis Legal two countries closer together. marked. and Judicial Committee, said on Sunday that the He highlighted the importance of expanding rela- He also said that Afghanistan is determined to fight

IRNA plan is top on the agenda of the committee, IRNA tions in various areas of economy, politics and culture. terrorist groups including Daesh. reported. The official said that Iran is ready to carry out eco- The best way to fight terrorism is expansion of friend- He said the plan comes with the view that today nomic projects in Afghanistan. ly relations between the countries, he said. detection of crime is a major challenge. “Since our police is not specialist but rather an ordinary police, we are trying to create a specialist framework for the judicial system under the name IRGC calls journalists main actors in showing national power of police which would receive criminal cases,” the POLITICAL TEHRAN — On Au- scale and, on the other hand, familiarize and “reactionary” regimes in the Middle fense Minister Brigadier General Hossein MP said. deskgust 7, concurrent with the audiences with their duties and re- East. Dehqan also issued a message saying He explained that while the to-be police forces Reporter’s Day, the Islamic Revolution sponsibilities towards various internal and It also said media are duty bound to that interaction between the media and will belong to the present police, they will be edu- Guards Corps issued a statement on external issues,” the statement said. boost national unity and solidarity. government is “essential”. cated by the judiciary. Sunday calling journalists “main actors in The statement also highlighted the Also, the statement advised journalists Reporter’s Day is held to commem- “They should at least hold a master’s degree showing the national and deterrent pow- important role of media in countering to avoid “simple mindedness” and “igno- orate martyrdom of Mahmoud Saremi and be adept at psychology and law,” he stated. er of the country”. “soft war ”. rance” in a situation in which the country who was an IRNA reporter killed along “We plan to bring the issue to a conclusion with- “The media people, on the one hand, The statement added that the media has come under “media war” by the West with eight Iranian diplomats by the Talib- in this Majlis term,” Malekshahi stated. inform the public opinion about the cur- outlets should prioritize disclosing the and the Zionist regime. an when they occupied the Iranian con- rent realities at national and international “hidden policies” of the Zionist regime Concurrent with Reporters’ Day De- sulate in Mazari Sharif on August 7, 1998. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

http://www.tehrantimes.com/international AAUGUSTUGUST 8,8, 20162016 INTERNATIONAL 3 Syrian army engages in fierce battles in Aleppo, establishes control over large parts of Ghouta Yemen peace talks in Kuwait end amid fighting A military source has stressed that the the citizens and mislead the public opin- Syrian army is determined to eliminate ion and to cover the large numbers of United Nations-sponsored talks for establishing peace in the terrorist groups from all areas they the killed and injured terrorists in Satur- Yemen have ended without a breakthrough, as fighting con- are positioned across the country and day’s battles. tinues between government forces and rebels near the cap- prevent them from achieving their goals Meanwhile, SANA reporter in Aleppo ital Sanaa. in Aleppo . said that large numbers of terrorists at- The adjourning of the talks on Saturday came after An- The source said that the Syrian army tacked the area to the south and south- sarullah (Houthi) movement fighters and the party of Ali Ab- air force on Sunday destroyed scores of west of Aleppo on Saturday evening. dullah Saleh, the former president, rejected a UN peace plan armored vehicles and cars equipped with Earlier, a military source said that the and announced the appointment of a 10-member governing machineguns and loaded with ammuni- Syrian army air force intensified airstrikes body to run Yemen. tion, and killed a huge number of terror- against the supply routes of the terrorists Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, the UN envoy on Yemen, an- ists in Kafernaha, al-Atareb, Khan Tou- and the axes of their movement to the nounced on Saturday a month-long suspension of the talks, man, Orum al-Kobra, al-Zirbeh, Khalsah southwest of Aleppo. held in Kuwait for more than 90 days, but denied their failure. and at the surroundings of the Military The source indicated that the army air “We will be leaving Kuwait today but the Yemeni peace Academies in Aleppo. force destroyed tens of terrorists’ vehi- talks are continuing,” Ould Cheikh Ahmed said in Kuwait City. Earlier, the source told SANA that cles and killed all terrorists onboard on “We have guarantees and commitments from the two units of the army and armed forces, in the axes of Saraqeb, al-Zarbeh, al-Rashi- sides that they are ready to return to the negotiating table,” cooperation with the supporting forces, din, Orum al-Kobra, Khan al-Assal and he said. are continuing the military operations to Maaret al-Nouman in the direction of Meanwhile, forces loyal to Hadi launched a major new the south of Aleppo and courageously Aleppo. offensive east of Sanaa to “liberate the district of Nehem”, the confronting the terrorist groups and en- The military source also mentioned pro-government sabanew.net news agency said on Saturday. gaging in fierce battles in a number of that the Air Force hit and destroyed rein- The area is a key route to the capital, which has been posts into which the terrorists infiltrated forcement and supply convoys sent from under Ansarullah control since 2014. in the area of the military academies. rorist groups in the arms and personnel. indicating that the mass media which is areas in Idleb and Hama to support ter- “The army and the resistance have managed to liberate a It added that the military operations The source stressed that these ter- involved in shedding the Syrian’s blood rorist groups in Aleppo, destroying those number of important military positions that had been con- are continuing on all axes to the south rorist groups haven’t been able to break is launching a wide psychological war convoys and killing many terrorists and trolled by the coup militias, most prominent of which is the and southwest of Aleppo and that heavy the siege imposed on the terrorists in through broadcasting tens of fabricated injuring others. (Source: SANA) Manara mount which overlooks the center of Nehem district,” losses are being inflicted upon the ter- the eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo, photos and videos to affect the morale of the agency quoted a military spokesman as saying. (Source: Al jazeera) ISIL claims capture of U.S. weapons Three Ukrainian soldiers killed in in Afghanistan fresh clashes Chicago police ‘possibly Terrorists linked to the Islamic State in Afghan Forces,” U.S. military spokes- Three Ukrainian soldiers have been life-threatening injuries in the blast, lo- Ira and the Levant (ISIL/Daesh) terrorist man Commander Ron Flesvig said in killed and four others injured in fresh cal media reported. violated’ policy in shooting group have released photos that pur- an emailed statement on Sunday. “The clashes between rebels and govern- Lugansk is the smaller of two break- port to show weapons and equipment soldier’s I.D. and some of the equipment ment forces in Ukraine’s war-scarred away pro-Russian provinces that have Chicago’s police superintendent has said videos of the police that belonged to American soldiers and were left behind after the (operation). east, the military said on Sunday. been fighting Ukrainian government shooting of a black man in the city last month indicate three were captured by the group in eastern The loss of personal identification is un- “In the past 24 hours, as a result of forces for more than two years. officers may have violated the department’s policies. Afghanistan. fortunate.” intense fighting, three Ukrainian sol- Fighting in the region has surged in Eddie Johnson said The photos show an American port- In July, U.S. commanders said at least diers were killed and four were injured,” recent weeks, with Kiev reporting in- on Saturday that it able rocket launcher, radio, grenades five Special Forces were injured in fight- Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy creasing numbers of military casualties was against depart- and other gear not commonly used by ing in the province. Lysenko told journalists. despite a ceasefire agreement aimed at mental policy to fire at Afghan troops, as well as close up views The website that published the pho- Lysenko said the servicemen had halting the 27-month conflict. or into a moving car of identification cards for a United States tos speculated that the equipment and died as a result of an explosion and The Organization for Security and when the vehicle was Army soldier, Specialist Ryan Larson. weapons were left behind during that shelling in the town of Krymske, some Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) last the only potential use The U.S. military command in Kabul engagement, but Flesvig said American 40 kilometers northwest of the rebel month urged rebels and government of force by a suspect, denied any suggestion the soldier had officials are still trying to determine ex- stronghold of Lugansk. forces to avoid a return to “large-scale and police were taking been captured, saying he “has been ac- actly when and how it was lost. “Illegal armed groups fired through- military operations.” a hard look at training counted for and remains in a duty status The push in Nangarhar came af- out the front line,” he said. “There were More than 9,500 people have died since and tactics following within his unit.” ter President Barack Obama cleared no quiet areas.” Ukraine’s mostly Russian-speaking eastern the shooting. American special operations troops American troops to take a more ac- On Saturday, the leader of a self-pro- industrial regions revolted against Kiev’s Johnson said the have been fighting alongside Afghan tive role in fighting militants in Af- claimed separatist republic in eastern pro-Western government in April 2014. lack of a body-camera forces in a renewed offensive against ghanistan. Ukraine was injured in a suspected car Kiev and the West have accused video of the shooting militants who claim allegiance to ISIL in Besides advising work and special bombing Kiev said was likely linked to an in- Russia of supporting rebels and de- of 18-year-old Paul Nangarhar Province, which borders Pa- operations missions, American aircraft ternal power struggle among rebel leaders. ploying troops across the border, claims O’Neal is under in- kistan. deployed at least 545 weapons in the Igor Plotnitsky, the head of the Lu- Moscow has repeatedly denied. vestigation, though he “SPC Larson was attached to a unit first six months of 2016. (Source: AFP) (Source: Reuters) gansk People’s Republic, did not sustain noted that the officers conducting a partnered (operation) with in that police district had the cameras for only about a week before the shooting. Reverend Jesse Jackson, the United States civil rights activ- ist, said the lack of a complete video accounting of O’Neal’s Machete attack outside police station leaves two Belgian officers injured shooting showed a cover-up. A machete-wielding man injured two female police on Sunday morning. A lawyer for O’Neal’s family called for a special prosecutor officers before being fatally shot in the Belgian city of Local media reported that Michel was returning from to investigate the killing. Charleroi on Saturday, in what the prime minister said holiday and would meet with the security services on The union representing Chicago police officers urged the appeared to be a terrorist act. Sunday. public not to rush to judgment. The attacker was shot by a third officer and subse- Belgium and its capital Brussels, home to European Authorities on Friday released videos that captured the quently died of his wounds, but the police officers were Union institutions and the headquarters of NATO (North moments before and after police shot O’Neal, 18, on July 28. out of danger, police said. Atlantic Treaty Organization), are currently on a security No firearms were found on O’Neal, who was shot in the “Initial indications clearly point towards terrorism,” alert level of three out of a maximum four, denoting a back, according to police. Prime Minister Charles Michel told the television chan- “possible and probable” threat. In the video several officers are seen pursuing O’Neal nel RTL. Last March, terrorists killed 32 people in suicide at- through a back garden and over a fence in a residential Public broadcaster VRT said the attacker had taken tacks at Brussels airport and a metro station. In addition, neighborhood while several shots ring out. out a machete when two officers asked to search him at many of those who carried out the attacks on Paris last Officers are then seen handcuffing O’Neal, who is face a checkpoint set up outside the city’s police headquar- November, in which 130 people died, were based in Bel- down on the ground with blood on the back of his white ters as part of security measures imposed after major gium. shirt. extremist attacks in the last nine months in Belgium and Saturday’s incident also follows a series of attacks in assailant attacked and injured two female police officers One police officer is overheard in the video cursing the neighboring France. the last month, mostly in France and Germany, many of in the southern city of Charleroi. wounded teenager, and telling him “to put your hands be- One young man told the television station VTM that which have been claimed by the Islamic State in Iraq and VRT said Liege police received a call in the early hours hind your back”. he and his friends heard five to six shots fired in rapid the Levant (ISIL/Daesh) terrorist group. In the worst, in of Sunday, and cordoned off an area before arresting the No one is seen immediately administering first aid to the succession, then, 30 seconds later, three more shots. the French city of Nice, 84 people were killed. man. It said he was of Turkish origin, did not use the teenager. A minute after putting the suspect in handcuffs, the There was no immediate indication of the man’s New attack machete and was not previously known to the police. officers mention calling an ambulance. identity; Belgian media reported that the attacker had Elsewhere, Belgian police arrested a man with a ma- Belgium is increasing security at police stations af- It was not clear in the video if the teenager was armed, no papers with him. chete in the eastern city of Liege, broadcaster VRT re- ter Saturday’s attack in Charleroi, Prime Minister Charles but one officer is heard saying “f**k you shoot at us”. A spokesman for the federal prosecutor said the au- ported on Sunday. Michel told a press conference on Sunday. One of the officers is also overheard in the video asking thorities expected to be able to issue more information The arrest came the day after a machete-wielding (Source: agencies) another officer, “They [sic] shot at us too, right?” ‘Shocking and disturbing’ The fatal shot is not shown in the video and police Poll finds Clinton has widened lead ahead of Trump to 8 points are investigating why the body camera of the officer who fired the bullet was not turned on, or if it malfunc- Hillary Clinton has emerged from the two major party days of controversy that Trump generated with his sharp bounces generally dissipate over time. After that, the tioned. conventions and their aftermath with an eight-point lead criticism of a Muslim American family whose son, Army next big opportunity for a shift in the race probably “Please bear in mind that this video material, as shocking over Donald Trump, aided by a consolidation of support Capt. Humayun Khan, was killed in Iraq in 2004 and who will not come until late September, when the first of the and disturbing as it is, is not the only evidence to be gath- among Democrats and a failure so far by Republicans to rebuked Trump on the stage of the Democratic conven- three scheduled presidential debates takes place. ered and analyzed,” said Sharon Fairley, an investigator of rally equally behind their nominee, according to a new tion. Trump appears to have done little to improve his the incident. Washington Post-ABC News poll. When asked about the criticisms Trump exchanged overall image, despite efforts primarily by his children to Michael Oppenheimer, a lawyer for O’Neal’s family, de- Clinton and her running mate, Sen. Tim Kaine (Va.), with Khizr and Ghazala Khan, 13 percent of registered use their convention speeches to portray him as a loving scribed the shooting as “one of the most horrific things” he now lead Trump and his running mate, Gov. Mike Pence voters said they approve of the way the business mogul father and a successful business executive. Almost 6 in 10 had seen, in a news conference. (Ind.), by 50 percent to 42 percent among registered handled the matter, while 74 percent said they disap- voters say he is not qualified to be president, unchanged He accused the police of carrying out the “execution” of voters, double the four-point advantage the Democrats prove. Overall, 56 percent said they strongly disapprove from before his convention, and 3 in 10 say they would a “loving son”. held on the eve of the Republican convention in mid-Ju- of the GOP (Grand Old Party) nominee’s handling of the feel comfortable if he were to become president. The video from the July 28 was made public by the agen- ly. Among likely voters, the Democratic nominee leads controversy. The underlying structure of the race as it now stands cy that investigates Chicago police misconduct. by 51 percent to 44 percent. The conventions did not ease public dissatisfaction leaves Trump in a precarious position. His inability to It was the first time the city has made video of a fatal po- In a four-way race that includes Libertarian Party with the choice in this election. Almost 6 in 10 registered command greater support among Republicans, if it con- lice shooting public following adoption of a new policy that nominee Gary Johnson and Green Party nominee Jill voters say they are dissatisfied with the choice between tinues into the fall, will give Clinton a significant advan- calls for the police to do so within 60 days. Stein, Clinton leads Trump by 45 percent to 37 percent, Clinton and Trump as the major-party candidates, virtu- tage in the overall popular vote and probably in the key The new transparency is an attempt to restore public con- with Johnson at 8 percent and Stein at 4 percent. Be- ally unchanged from mid-July. battleground states. Rather than taking steps to unify fidence in the police department after video released last fore the Republican convention, she had a four-percent- The Post-ABC survey is in line with most polls con- the party, Trump has done the opposite in recent days year showed Laquan McDonald, a black teenager, being shot age-point lead in a four-way matchup. ducted in the days after the Democratic convention by declining to endorse House Speaker Paul D. Ryan 16 times by a white officer. The poll confirms that Clinton received a larger in Philadelphia ended. Advisers to the two major-par- (R-Wis.), Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) and McCain in their The killing spurred protests and led to the dismissal of the post-convention bounce than Trump did from his con- ty nominees agree that it will take several more weeks primary contests. On Friday, Trump reversed course and former police superintendent. vention. But she appears to have been aided as well by before it is clear where the race stands, as convention endorsed all three. 9 (Source: agencies) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY AAUGUSTUGUST 88,, 22016016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/economy

SNIPPETS Ground broken for Iran-Azerbaijan Iran allocates $1.133b to Mehr houses water, electricity joint car plant infrastructures ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran-Azer- tivities will be provided by the Iranian side. ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran allocated 4 tril- deskbaijan joint car manu- The memorandum of understanding desklion rials (about $1.133 billion) to facturing project launched in Azerbaijan’s for launching the joint car plant was signed the water and electricity infrastructures of Mehr Neftchala Industrial District on Saturday, between the two countries during Iranian Housing Project, IRNA reported on Sunday. Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) re- Communications and Information Technol- Mehr Housing Project, which aims to build mil- ported. ogy Minister Mahmoud Vaezi’s visit to Baku lions of residential units nationwide and stabilize According to IRNA, the ceremony was on April this year. housing prices, started in 2007 during the incum- attended by Azerbaijani Minister of Eco- Iran and Azerbaijan’s joint automotive bency of former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. nomic development and Co-chairman of factory in Neftchala Industrial District will be Iran-Azerbaijan Joint Economic Commit- operational in 2018. tee Shahin Mustafayev and Iranian Minister Speaking at the ceremony, Azeri minister ICCIMA delegation of Industry, Mining and Trade Mohammad mentioned Iran as a major economic part- to embark for Reza Nematzadeh. ner for Azerbaijan and said, “The volume of Switzerland in Sept. Production capacity of the $15 million trade between the two countries increased joint venture plant, which will be construct- by 66 percent in the first six months of the ed by Iran Khodro Company and Azevrocar current year”. ECONOMY Company, is 10,000 cars per year and it is For his part, Nematzadeh also referred TEHRAN — A team of Iranian Representative of Iran Khodro and that of Azevrocar company signing the agreement documents deskbusinessmen to be led by Pe- expected to create 300 new job opportuni- to huge capacity for the development of regarding the joint automaking plant project in Neftchala on Saturday as Iranian Minister of dram Soltani, the deputy chief of Iran Chamber of ties. trade relations between the two countries Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (IC- According to the agreement, 25 percent Industry, Mining and Trade Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh (2nd R standing) and Azerbaijan's and stressed the need for using such op- CIMA), plan to pay a visit to Switzerland, the cham- of the total fund required for the plant's ac- Minister of Economy Shahin Mustafayev (3rd R standing) are seen in the background portunities. ber’s website announced. The visit will take place on September 20-23, 2016 and representatives of various business areas Overseas investors allowed to buy 100% shares of Iranian petchem companies: NPC official including tourism, heavy industries, machine man- ufacturing, banking, pharmaceuticals, chemicals 1 fin and NGLs (Natural Gas Liquids) projects with the Islamic country to facilitate for- current Iranian calendar year, which began and aeronautics are among the delegates. “The ground is set for overseas inves- are available for foreign investors to make eign investments, as they did so before on March 20. The Iranian team is scheduled to attend two tors to possess even up to 100 percent of joint ventures with Iranian petrochemical for supporting the projects in the special By implementing the mentioned pro- economic forums in Geneva and Zurich and will the stakes of the defined projects,” he said, companies”. economic zone of Imam Khomeini Port in jects, Shahdaie said, the capacity of pet- hold business talks with Swiss firms. “However, as experience says and accord- “Amir Kabir Petrochemical Company, south of Iran. rochemical output would be increased by ing to previously made contracts, foreign- Marun Petrochemical Company and Per- As Marzieh Shahdaie, the managing about 6 to 7 million tons. ers are inclined to make joint ventures and sian Gulf Petrochemical Company are director of NPC, announced in early April, Completion of 55 unfinished petro- Iran renews ties with they did so in Arya Sasol Polymer Com- conducting negotiations with foreigners negotiations are underway with several chemical projects is also among the priori- foreign banks pany as well as Mehr Petrochemical Com- to implement their projects in form of foreign companies over their plans for ties of the NPC in the current Iranian year, pany and Razi Petrochemical Company.” joint ventures,” he added, “Some of these purchasing our petrochemical products as she added. “Some 50 percent of Arya Sasol’s shares projects are valued at more than $4 bil- well as their cooperation in updating the Developing Mahshahr Petrochemical are purchased by foreigners while the fig- lion.” industry noting that there are a number Special Economic Zone in southwestern ure stands at 60 percent in Mehr and at 95 Furthermore, referring to the pivotal of projects that are not yet undertaken by Khuzestan Province, and setting up a new The official news agency of the Islamic Republic percent in Razi,” he explained. role that foreign banks play in backing any investors. petrochemical complex in the port city of of Iran, reports Vice President for Executive Affairs Clarifying the specific petrochemical foreign investments in Iranian petrochemi- According to her, 14 projects for de- Assalouyeh, southern Bushehr Province, Mohammad Shariatmadari as saying the country fields poised to attract foreign invest- cal projects, the NPC official called for the velopment of petrochemical sector are are among the upcoming plans of NPC, has re-established brokerage ties with 450 foreign ments, Bossaqzadeh continued that “ole- international banks to improve their ties scheduled to get off the ground in the outlined by Shahdaie. banks. Shariatmadari noted that the links followed im- plementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the international agreement on Iran’s nu- Iranian automakers manufacture over 386,000 cars in 4 months clear program that was reached in July 2015. ECONOMY TEHRAN — Automakers in Iran man- dustry, Mining and Trade Mohsen Salehinia. However, IRNA also reported that he warned deskufactured 386,160 cars in the first four As Salehinia underlined, the government seeks to im- that re-establishment of inter-banking relations and months of current Iranian calendar year (March 20- July prove the quality as well as the quantity of the domesti- exchange of local currency through the World Bank 21, 2016) which shows a 3.3 percent growth compared to cally produced cars on the way to boost their exports, takes time. same period last year, IRIB reported on Sunday. the IRIB reported on April 6. (Source: cpifinancial.net) According to IRIB, some 339,838 passenger cars were Iran ranked 13th in the world sales of passenger cars, manufactured during the mentioned period which also hitting the sale of 1,055,400 cars in 2015, according to a indicates a 3.3 percent growth compared to the 329,053 report of the International Organization of Motor Vehicle of last year. Manufacturers. NEWS Iran is scheduled to produce 1.35 million cars by the According to the report, the amount of passenger end of the current calendar year of 1395 (which will end cars sold in Iran in 2015 accounted for 1.59 percent of China's July forex reserves on March 20, 2017), according to Deputy Minister of In- the world’s total sale. fall to $3.20 trillion Oil, gas downturn spells Signs of relief for sluggish China's foreign exchange reserves fell to $3.20 trillion in July, central bank data showed on Sunday, in line with ana- trouble for Singapore Indonesian economy lyst expectations. Singapore Inc. is facing mounting con- Swiber, valued at just over S$50m When Indonesia’s fast-growing consum- spending, attracting an influx of interna- Economists polled by Reuters had predicted reserves cerns as the city-state’s long-successful (US$37m) before trading was suspend- er market was the talk of global investors tional investors keen to profit from the would fall to $3.20 trillion from $3.21 trillion at the end of oil and gas sector turns sour with the oil ed, defaulted on a coupon payment last back in 2012, the local operator of brands rapidly expanding middle class in this na- June. price slump. week, hit by a slowdown in its business such as Starbucks, Zara and New Bal- tion of more than 250m people. China's reserves, the largest in the world, fell by $4.10 Oil and gas services have been a lu- including the delay of a $710m oilfield ance could simply open stores and the But the slowdown in China, and the billion in July. The reserves rose $13.4 billion in June, re- crative niche for the country. It is the project in west Africa. customers came. related slide in commodity prices, has hit bounding from a 5-year low in May. world’s biggest maker of jack-up rigs, A total of S$1.2bn in bonds issued by But as the commodity slump hit Indonesia hard. While data released on China's gold reserves rose to $78.89 billion at the end of which are used to drill for oil in shallow Singapore oil and gas services compa- Southeast Asia’s biggest economy, Mitra Friday showed annual growth in gross July, up from $77.43 billion at end-June, data published on ocean waters. nies is set to mature by the end of 2017, Adiperkasa, a Jakarta-listed group, has domestic product had risen to 5.2 per- the People's Bank of China website showed. But the plunging price of oil, currently according to data compiled by OCBC had to scale back its ambitions drastically, cent in the second quarter of this year, Net foreign exchange sales by the People's Bank of Chi- hovering around $40 a barrel, has turned Bank, and there are now worries there cutting costs, offering big discounts to the highest rate in 10 quarters, it is still na in June jumped to their highest in three months, as the this strength into a source of economic could be more defaults. clear stock and curbing expansion plans. far short of a peak of 6.5 percent in 2011. central bank sought to shield the Yuan from market volatil- pain as rig builders have been forced to “I would expect sporadic default cases “This has been our longest-ever pe- Domestic consumption is responsible ity caused by Britain's decision to leave the European Union. slash jobs while smaller oil services pro- going forward. I would expect widespread riod of internal consolidation,” says Fetty for about 60 percent of economic activity China's foreign exchange regulator recently said China viders face bankruptcy. default in the event that oil prices remain Kwartati, an executive at the company, so retailers, carmakers and other com- would be able to keep cross-border capital flows steady The latest company to get into difficul- depressed on a sustained basis,” said Wee Indonesia’s biggest operator of interna- panies focused on the middle class have given its relatively sound economic fundamentals, solid cur- ty is Swiber, a Singapore-listed marine en- Siang Ng, a Singapore-based analyst at tional retail brands. “People who used to been hit particularly badly. rent account surplus and ample foreign exchange reserves. gineering company that has been placed Fitch Ratings. buy $100 Reebok trainers have been go- Although President Joko Widodo was China's foreign reserves fell by a record $513 billion last under a court-supervised rescue plan. Big players such as rig builder Kep- ing for the $50 pair and Zara shoppers elected in 2014 after promising to re- year after it devalued the Yuan currency in August, spark- Analysts say Swiber’s troubles underline pel Corpare also struggling. Keppel cut who used to buy two items are picking vamp the economy and propel growth ing a flood of capital outflows that alarmed global markets. the particular risks faced by the country’s 16 percent of its staff in the first half of up just one.” to 7 percent, economists say it is hard to The Yuan has eased another 2 percent this year and three big banks — DBS, OCBC and UOB the year as net profit fell 45 percent. Ri- A decade-long, China-driven boom in see such a turnround happening given is hovering near six-year lows, but official data suggests — which are the main lenders to the val Sembcorp Marine reported a 70 per- demand for Indonesian natural resources that the structural slowdown in China is speculative capital flight is under control for now, thanks country’s offshore oil and gas services cent drop in first-half profit. such as coal and palm oil pumped up the unlikely to be reversed soon. to tighter capital controls and currency trading regulations. sector. (Source: Financial Times) economy and turbocharged consumer (Source: Financial Times) However, economists are divided over how much mon- ey is still flowing out of the country via other channels, with opaque policymaking and some inconsistency in the data Apple offering up to Bitfinex exchange Lower Saxony has no raising suspicions that the fall in the Yuan may be masking capital outflow pressure. $200,000 for hackers customers to get 36% plans to sue VW over After the Yuan slipped to below the psychologically im- to find flaws in its haircut, debt token emissions scandal portant 6.7/dollar level on July 18, it has seen a mild re- products bound as the central bank stepped in to control the pace of its depreciation. Apple is offering hackers up to $200,000 Crypto-currency exchange Bitfinex, which lost The German state of Lower Saxony, Volkswa- Still, most China watchers expect it will resume its de- to find security loopholes in its products, the $72 million to hackers last week, told customers gen's second-largest shareholder, has no plans scent soon, risking a renewed surge in outflows. company announced on Thursday, as it joins on Sunday they would lose just over 36 percent to sue the carmaker for damages caused by its A Reuter’s poll on Wednesday showed analysts believe a number of major technology firms that of the assets they had on the platform but would emissions-test cheating scandal, its prime min- the Yuan may fall more than 3 percent against the dollar by have so-called "bug bounty programs". be compensated for these losses with tokens of ister, Stephan Weil, told a German weekly. a year from now, more than expected just a month ago, as The amount researchers are paid are credit. Earlier this week, the state of Bavaria said it the economy struggles to maintain momentum and as the based on the severity of the flaw they find. The Hong Kong-based exchange said losses would sue Volkswagen, the first regional gov- dollar edges up on views of an eventual U.S. rate rise. The lowest reward is for $25,000, going up from the theft would be shared, or "generalized", ernment in VW's home country to take legal China will keep the Yuan basically stable and continue to $200,000. across all the company's clients and assets, action against the company. with market-based interest rate reform, the central bank It's one of the biggest rewards in the in- widening the group of those affected announced Lower Saxony, which has a veto power on said on Wednesday. dustry. last week. VW's supervisory board and holds a fifth of The country's economy expanded slightly faster than Uber for example offers hackers up to "This is the closest approximation to what VW's voting rights, currently sees no legal ba- expected in the second quarter but private investment $10,000 while Google's maximum prize pot would happen in a liquidation context," Bitfinex sis to claim damages, Weil told Welt am Sonn- growth shrank to a record low, suggesting future weakness is $20,000. said on its website early on Sunday. tag. that could pressure the government to roll out more sup- NEWS IN BRIEF NEWS IN BRIEF port measures. (Source: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y http://www.tehrantimes.com AAUGUSTUGUST 8,8, 22016016 SPECIAL REPORT 5

ceremony of commissioning development projects In briquetting project, the iron ore, which is turned In Presence of Deputy Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade: in the company and termed salient measures taken into powder in process of manufacturing sponge iron, by the company in the field of social accountabilities is used and the produced briquette is reused in steel- and responsibilities as “significant and valuable”. making cycle as raw material of electric arc furnaces, he Inaugurating Three Qualitative, Quantitative and He pointed to the key role of the company in said, adding: “Moreover conserving environment, this construction of grand Naqsh-e Jahan Stadium in project has high value added for the company.” this province and also its contribution in equipping Producing New Sheets at EMSCO as 400 prayer chambers at primary and high schools Needed in Country Environmental Development Projects in EMSCO. across disadvantaged areas of the province and said: He pointed to Sulfur-Removal Station as the other projects inaugurated in the compa- Shahid Kharrazi bri- mentation of resistance economy.” country which can generate more em- ny and said: “Sulfur in molten steel quetting project, Using World’s Most Modern Technology, ployment opportunities, he said, adding: is used for producing ordinary and Sulfur-Removing Saving Water and Supplying Equipment at EM- “Considering the high production capac- commercial steels but it is not used Station from molten SCO. ity of minerals in the country, it is expect- for manufacturing special steels as steel and Project IMIDRO senior official pointed to taking advan- ed that 55 million tons of minerals will be it is known as detrimental element.” for producing R.O. tage of world’s cutting-edge and state-of-the-art produced in mine deposits.” The sheets, which are manufac- Mixed bed wa- technology in implementing projects of the compa- 2% Water in country Used in In- tured using sulfur-removal method, ter were inaugu- ny and expressed his special thanks to the managers dustrial Sector are applied in sour gas transfer rated in Esfahan’s and expert engineers of Esfahan’s Mobarakeh Steel Chairman of Operating Board of IMI- pipelines, he maintained. Mobarakeh Steel Company and contractor of this giant project for im- DRO Mehdi Karbasian placed special Until before, the sheet was imported Company (EMSCO.) plementing R.O. Mixed Bed project. emphasis on saving water and said: “It into country from Germany but it is currently in the presence of If objective of plan entitled “moving out of re- is believed that high volume of water is produced in the company using world’s Deputy Minister of cession” is realized in the country and/or once pro- consumed in industrial sector but actu- state-of-the-art technology, he opined. Industry, Mine and duction workshops and construction industry are ally, it is the other way round in a way that By commissioning this unit, im- Trade and Head of Operating Board of Iranian Mines boomed, steel production capacity in the country industrial sector uses only 2 percent (2%) of available “Salient measures taken by the company have boost- purities of molten steel are removed and a clean and Mining Industries Development and Renovation will hit 24 million tons, he maintained. water in the country.” ed spirit of cooperation among people and senior steel with reduced amount of sulfur to (PPM 10) is Organization (IMIDRO). Turning to the production vision of 55 million tons However, IMIDRO will throw its heavyweight on officials of the province to a great extent.” produced. Preserving environment and creating value add- of steel in 2025, he added: “Export volume of various projects which deal with reducing and saving con- EMSCO New Projects, Giant Strides to- EMSC Listed as Main Supplier of Pipes ed have been cited as the main objectives behind steel products in first quarter of current year (March sumption of water in industrial sector wholeheart- wards Generating Employment, Production Needed by NIGC inauguration of these three projects. 20 – June 20) has increased significantly as compared edly, for, water is one of the basic challenges and all and Cutting Dependency Esfahan’s Mobarakeh Steel Company was listed The ceremony was also attended by the Gover- to the same period last year.” should do their utmost efforts to save and reduce its Elsewhere in his remarks, the provincial governor among main suppliers of pipes needed by the Na- nor General and Representative of people of Mo- He further noted that steel production factories consumption seriously. general said: “Booming economy, generating em- tional Iranian Gas Company (NIGC). barakeh in the Islamic Consultative Assembly, Head should focus on increasing productivity, quality and In the end, Deputy Industry Minister and Chair- ployment, production, new capacities, creativity and An agreement was inked between the company of Isfahan Province Industry, Mine and Trade Organi- using world’s most modern technology in order to man of Operating Board of IMIDRO Mehdi Karbasian cutting dependency are of the salient cases which are and Khuzestan Oxin Steel Company, based in Ah- zation, managing director, deputies, managers and compete in world market. pointed to salient achievements of Esfahan’s Mo- taken into serious consideration at the company.” vaz, based on which, it was agreed to produce steel staff of the company. Exports of $7b Worth of Minerals in Current Year barakeh Steel Company and said: “Given the produc- The company has thus far focused on preserving and needed by Oxin Company, the managing director Deputy Industry Minister and Chairman of Board of In line with materialization of “resistance econo- tion of 50% of steel needed in the country, EMSCO safeguarding environment, he said, adding: “Reducing maintained. Directors of IMIDRO Mehdi Karbasian pointed to the my”, effective steps were taken for exploring mines in can be considered as centerpiece of development detrimental effects of environment and moving towards In addition, Oxin Company was tasked with man- inauguration of these projects in line with materializing more than 250,000 km, deputy minister of industry and national economy.” “clean industry” are considered as one of the most impor- ufacturing sheet for pipes with high diameter used objectives of “Resistance Economy, Action and Imple- maintained. Official: EMSCO Accounts for Maximum tant components as practiced in Isfahan Province.” in transferring gas pipelines, he said, adding: “After mentation” as named after by the supreme leader of He put the exports value of mines and minerals Contribution in Provincial Social Projects EMSCO’s Effort towards Green Industry evaluation made in this regard, NIGC placed EMSCO the Islamic Revolution as motto of current year 1395 since the first three months of current Iranian calendar Esfahan’s Mobarakeh Steel Company (EMSCO) “Admirable” in list of main suppliers of gas pipelines.” (started March 20, 2016) and said: “The company owes year (March 20-June 20) up to the present time at more has the highest and maximum participation in social Contribution of the company in collecting and The senior official of the company pointed to its success to the unflinching and unsparing efforts in- than $7 billion, expandable more than the said figure projects in Isfahan Province. treating wastewater at surrounding areas and us- commissioning R.O. Mixed Bed Project with the pro- dustrious personnel of the company and also function- once domestic and foreign investment is supported. Governor General of Isfahan Province Zargarpour ing sewage effluent in order to conserve water con- duction capacity of 450 cubic meters/hour as the aries of contracting companies.” Vast exploration activities are underway in the announced the above statement in the inaugural sumption are one of the salient measures taken by third project inaugurated in EMSCO and said: “This Special Status of EMSCO in Development Field the company, the governor general maintained. purified water is used for cooling steelmaking and Elsewhere in his remarks, Deputy Minister of In- Inauguration R.O. Mixed Bed construction pro- casting equipment.” dustry Mehdi Karbasian expressed his satisfaction ject is of salient projects of the company which was Boosting Steel Production Capacity at on performance of the company over the past years implemented within the framework of conservation 10.5 M/T by Yearend and said: “EMSCO has safeguarded its status in the of water in this company, he said, adding: “Other Benefited from experienced and competent development field considerably.” companies in the country are advised to consider domestic engineers, the said project was com- The issue of “resistance economy” which was em- the company as role model in line with preserving missioned in line with boosting production ca- phasized by the Leader of Islamic Revolution, Presi- and safeguarding environment.” pacity of steel, generating more employment dent and Cabinet of Ministers, will be considered as Implementing New Steel Projects in Line with opportunities and also yielding national income, one of basic policies in implementation of Sixth Five- “Resistance Economy” and “Preserving Environment” he said, adding: “With the studies made in this Year Socioeconomic and Cultural Development Plan, Managing Director of Esfahan’s Mobarakeh Steel regard, 10.5 million/tons steel will be produced he maintained. Company (EMSCO) Bahram Sobhani was the last in the company by the yearend (to end March Apart from environmental issue, it is a great speaker who expressed his special thanks to the provin- 19, 2017).” honor that the company has taken value added into cial officials who supported objectives of industrial sec- In the end, he said: “In formulation of country’s serious consideration, he said, adding: “Using wastes, tor in this province and said: “These projects were inau- Vision Plan in 2025, it is predicted that 55 million the company focuses on producing high- value add- gurated at the company in current year as named after tons of steel would be produced, 25 million of which ed products which exactly accords with the imple- “Resistance Economy, Action and Implementation” would be manufactured by EMSCO.” I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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Refugee deal at risk: Europe takes a COMMENT Jabhat al-Nusra’s soft approach on Erdogan rebranding is more than a simple name change

By SPIEGEL Staff By Mona Alami espite Turkish President's crackdown on oppo- nents in the wake of the failed coup attempt, n July 28, Jabhat al-Nusra announced it was sever- DGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel is calling for Oing all ties with its parent organization, al-Qaeda, and strong continued ties to the country. It may be the only changing its name to Jabhat Fatah al-Sham (Conquest way to preserve the EU's crucial refugee deal. of Syria Front). Al-Qaeda gave its blessing to the move, reflect- The chancellor prefers her usual role, as the one call- ing an evolution by both organizations in their international ing for calm and levelheadedness. After a phone con- strategies and a deep understanding of local Syrian dynamics. versation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Jabhat al-Nusra leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani ap- Angela Merkel said there had been “worrisome devel- peared on camera late last month declaring “the complete opments” in Turkey in the wake of the military coup and cancellation of all operations under the name of Jabhat that the opposition had been treated harshly. al-Nusra.” He said the new organization has no affiliation with But, she said, it was understandable that the gov- any external entity. ernment take action against the rebels and mentioned Yet Abu Haniya noted that Golani's announcement carried that Turkey had “been exemplary in its treatment of ref- many references to al-Qaeda: Golani was dressed in military ugees.” She argued that the priority should be “to keep fatigues, like the late al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden, and the discussion going.” As usual, Merkel adopted a let's used Arabic expressions and references used by the infamous wait and see approach. leader. The problem is that the chancellor's words didn't find The move also garnered the approval of Saudi Sheikh Ab- much of an audience. Hardly had they appeared on the dallah al-Muhaysini, the cleric of Jaish al-Fatah (Army of Con- news ticker, did German and Turkish politicians set off an quest). Ahrar al-Sham also applauded Jabhat al-Nusra’s deci- angry spiral of insults, threats and accusations. It almost sion, while figures such as Abu Hamza Hamawi, head of the seemed like coup supporters and opponents were now the refugee agreement between Turkey and the Eu- tums, people overlooked the fact that the more level- Salafist Ajnad al-Sham faction, said Jabhat al-Nusra’s decision marching in protest in Ankara, Berlin and Brussels. ropean Union would be abandoned if Brussels didn't headed forces in Ankara and in the capitals of the EU could facilitate military unity. Erdogan's foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, said ease travel rules for Turkish people before October. In were singing a very different tune. There may be no In addition, al-Qaeda's second-in-command, Abu al-Khayr, Germany, many politicians were also on a confrontation reason to fulfill Erdogan's wishes for the extradition of who blessed the secession, is currently in Syria with the consent course. Arm in arm, Bavarian Governor Horst Seehofer supposed coup supporters or to excuse his brutal meas- of Jabhat al-Nusra. “What does this tell you of the supposed of the conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) and ures against members of the opposition. And there are [split] in relations? If there was a real break of the pledge of Baden-Württemberg Governor Winfried Kretschmann good arguments for admonishing Erdogan to return to allegiance between the two organizations, it is supposed to be of the Green Party demanded the suspension of EU ac- the rule of law. condemned by death,” said Abu Haniya. He said the groups' cession talks with Turkey. The head of the national Green Unlikely defenders separation appears to be only tactical. Party, Cem Özdemir, argued for economic sanctions. But among the member states of the EU, there is an The expert added that the transformation also indicates And the human rights commissioner of the German aversion to sharpening the conflict. According to ex- al-Qaeda's move since the Arab Spring to an emphasis on government, Bärbel Kofler, a member of the center-left perts, Ankara has thus far abided by the refugee agree- Syria-centered politics. Social Democrats, also put the refugee agreement in ment, which significantly aids the interests of both sides. That move to prioritizing local politics has translated into question. She said the EU cannot “overlook” the fact that The German security services believe that they can't do Jabhat al-Nusra adopting a pragmatic approach to exter- the processing of asylum applications in Turkey “does not without their Turkish partners in the fight against terror- nal and internal pressures. On July 13, Russia and the Unit- follow the democratic rule of law.” ism. And more significantly, even many members of the ed States discussed forming a Joint Implementation Group to Amid the bluster of ultimatums and counter ultima- Turkish opposition and opponents of the regime have share intelligence, to possibly direct operational cooperation warned the West that it shouldn't be too shrill in its crit- against Jabhat al-Nusra and to keep Russia from targeting The German security services icism of Erdogan. jointly designated, and presumably opposition-controlled, ar- Istanbul political scientist Nuray Mert, for example, is eas. believe that they can't not someone you would expect to support autocratic Aleppo-based journalist Ahmad Abi Zeid told Al-Monitor do without their Turkish Erdogan. She has repeatedly criticized the government many Syrians within Jabhat al-Nusra do not necessarily es- partners in the fight against in essays and interviews. In 2011, she lost her TV show on pouse al-Qaeda’s ideology, but have joined the organization Turkish TV after Erdogan complained about her. because of the power it projects. terrorism. 9 9 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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NEWS World's largest aircraft leaves hangar Iranian researchers produce vaccine for cancer for first time ahead of maiden flight Iranian researchers at Ibn Sina Research Center managed to produce cancer vaccine for prevention and treatment of the dis- As compliments go, being compared with than the Martha Gwyn, burst into flames at ease in animal phase. a giant, gas-filled 300ft long, 143ft-wide Manchester Township, New Jersey. Hojatollah Rabbani, who ‘flying bum’ cannot rank highly on most Huge aircraft is director of the project, said women’s wish lists. Once airborne, the huge aircraft, which immunotherapy is a secure But as the airship Martha Gwyn inched is filled with 1.3 million cubic feet of helium, method for treating cancer, its way out of an enormous green hangar can stay airborne for around five days during adding the researchers are for the first time, the soubriquet seemed manned flights, cruising at speeds of up to trying to make body smartly anything but blimpish. 90 miles per hour 20,000ft above the Earth. react to growth of cancer cells Named after the wife of businessman Some 50ft (15m) longer than the largest and control or kill them. Philip Gwyn, Saturday’s public unveiling Airbus A380 passenger jets, the behemoth He said that the research- represented a milestone in a £350million was developed by British firm Hybrid Air ers aimed to produce vaccine project that had once appeared doomed Vehicles (HAV), after it launched a cam- to be injected to babes as it is to remain grounded. paign to return the Airlander 10 to the skies done in many cases of diseas- Four years after the U.S. Army deemed in May 2015. es, so that they would never it too expensive, the hybrid airship – a It derives 60pc of its lift aerostatically (by suffer cancer. carbon-composite cross between a zep- being lighter-than-air), and 40pc aerody- Rabbani noted that the pelin, a helicopter and an airplane - was namically (by being wing-shaped), and was vaccine can be used for preventing all kinds of cancers. The gently piloted into the open in a delicate helped into being by a £250,000 donation vaccine is made of protein anti-genes and studies on its animal five-minute operation. from Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson. phase have been accomplished. It was towed 30 minutes to its resting HAV claims vehicle, which is capable of (Source: ISNA) point at a primary mast site, one of two carrying loads of up to 10 tons, could be specially prepared on the same airfield at Once airborne, the huge aircraft, which is used for a variety of functions such as sur- Cardington, Bedfordshire, where in 1919 filled with 1.3 million cubic feet of helium, veillance, communications, delivering aid British engineers embarked on their own and even passenger travel. Common pregnancy failed attempts to challenge Germany’s can stay airborne for around five days during Further ground assessments will now procedure could be safer fated Zeppelin program. manned flights, cruising at speeds of up to 90 be carried out before the craft, formerly with one simple change It came after tests on bulbous dirig- miles per hour 20,000ft above the Earth. known as the Airlander 10, takes to the ible’s engines, generators and systems skies for the first time at a date yet to be were completed ahead of some 200 to avoid disaster. 6, 1937, when the hydrogen filled Hinden- announced. The procedure, called a cervical stitch, is performed on roughly hours of test flights, with engineers keen Thirty-six people lost their lives on May burg airship, which was three times longer (Source: The Telegraph) 2 million women a year worldwide who are considered at high risk of miscarriage or premature birth. To delay labor, doctors place a stitch in the cervix to keep it closed. But researchers found the most commonly used suture — a Study identifies 20 ‘second Earth’ candidates with potential to harbor life braided thread — was associated with tripled odds of stillbirth compared to a single-strand suture. And risk of preterm birth Finding life beyond Earth means combing through an in- in, and it evaporates. Based again on the only example was nearly doubled. credibly vast array of potential planetary candidates, but we currently have (Earth), life generally requires liquid one new study from a team of researchers led by San water for sustenance. “We don’t have very good tools for determining who would Habitable zone and who would not benefit from that operation, and probably Francisco State University astronomer Dr. Stephen R. Kane put cervical stitches in many women who don’t really need hopes to add some additional specificity to the search. From that group of 216 — which fit the broad definition them, so it’s important that we first do no harm,” said researcher The international group of scientists behind the study of occupying the habitable zone around their particular Dr. Phillip Bennett, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at examined the over 4,000 planets outside of our Solar Sys- star, which meant looking at other factors including size Imperial College London. tem (exoplanets for those In the know) to identify the ones and composition of planets — came a short list of 20 can- Bennett said about 80 percent of doctors who do the proce- most likely to harbor life based on the model of the only didates which are located in a more “conservatively” de- dure use the braided, tape-like material. Just one in five uses a life-bearing planet we know of: Earth. fined habitable zone, and that are small and rocky. simple nylon thread that’s like a fishing line. The result of the research is a long list of 216 planets Coming up with a short list of Earth-like planets has very “We found that women who had the braided tape mate- from the Kepler list, a catalog of space-based spheres gath- real value to the continued project of searching for signs of ex- rial had significantly poorer outcomes than the women who ered by the Kepler space observatory launched by NASA in traterrestrial life. Simply investigating every exoplanet identi- had the nylon,” he said. 2009 to identify and observe Earth-sized exoplanets. From fied by Kepler just isn’t feasible in terms of available resources, Harmful bacteria that list, which includes all planets found to be within the As we know from the makeup of our own solar sys- but a core group of 20 with characteristics that greatly in- These women were more likely to have harmful bacteria so-called “habitable zone” surrounding a star in which wa- tem, occupying that solar sweet spot is crucial for sup- crease the likelihood of finding Earth-like life is manageable. grow in the vagina, Bennett said. This was associated with in- ter could remain liquid on the surface of the celestial body. porting life. Any further away, and water freezes – closer (Source: Tech Crunch) flammation and changes to the cervix. “We didn’t see any of those changes when we used the nylon stitch,” he said. “We think the tape stitch allows bad bacteria to How to deal with toxic waste buried in Alcoholism influenced by hundreds grow in the vagina and that then affects the cervix through acti- vation of inflammation,” he added. Greenland's rapidly melting ice caps of genes, study finds Among nearly 700 women who had the procedure, 15 per- Greenland's ice sheet is melting at a rapid New research published in PLOS Genetics cent who got the braided “shoe lace” stitch had a stillbirth, com- pace. According to a new study published provides evidence that alcoholism has a pared with 5 percent of those who had the nylon suture. In addi- Wednesday in the journal Geophysical genetic influence, after uncovering hun- tion, 27 percent of women who received the braided tape gave Research Letters, this significant snow and dreds of genes that may increase the de- birth prematurely, compared with 17 percent of women who got ice loss could cause buried toxic waste to sire to consume alcohol. the nylon stitch, Bennett said. resurface unexpectedly. Researchers say they have shed light (Source: ktva.com) Camp Century was a U.S. military base on how genetics might influence prefer- built on and under the Greenland ice sheet ence for alcohol. in 1959 to test nuclear missiles during the Alcohol use disorders remain one of The mystery of why height of the cold war. But the United States the leading causes of preventable death sunflowers turn to follow decommissioned the military base in 1967, in the United States, responsible for leaving behind the various waste from a around 88,000 deaths every year. the sun solved nuclear reactor such as gasoline, sewage, the open ocean, surrounding ecosystems According to co-senior study author one line was bred to consume high amounts and radioactive coolant. The U.S., along will likely suffer devastating consequences. William M. Muir, Ph.D., professor of genet- of alcohol, possessing many characteristics Researchers say the young plant's sun-tracking (also called he- with Denmark who controlled Greenland at And while removing the waste is necessary, ics at the Indiana University (IU) School of of human alcoholism, while the other was liotropism) can be explained by circadian rhythms – the behav- the time, did not think much of the buried the process will also be extremely costly. Medicine, and colleagues, it has been chal- bred to consume low amounts of alcohol. ioral changes tied to an internal clock that humans also have, waste, assuming continual snowfall would Political disputes may occur when de- lenging for researchers to pinpoint genetic By comparing the genomes of both which follow a roughly 24 hour cycle. A young flower faces east only bury the remnants deeper. ciding who holds the responsibility to pur- causes of alcoholism in human studies. rat lines, the researchers identified "sig- at dawn and greets the sun, then slowly turns west as the sun But now scientists say the waste, which is sue the expensive clean-up project. While They note that this is partly down to natures of selection" - areas of genetic moves across the sky. During the night, it slowly turns back east currently about 115 feet below the surface of the U.S. constructed Camp Century, Den- the array of confounding factors that code - in 930 genes that were linked to to begin the cycle again. the ice, will resurface in as little as 75 years. mark permitted the project, and Greenland need to be considered when assessing preference for alcohol. Anthropogenic climate change "It's the first example of a plant's clock modulating growth is now an autonomous country. human alcohol use, such as social, eco- Further investigation revealed that in a natural environment, and having real repercussions for the "Our study highlights that Camp Cen- The “study identifies a big hole in the nomic, and cultural factors, as well as many of these genes had not been pre- plant," UC Davis professor and study co-author Stacey Harmer tury now possesses unanticipated politi- extant set of laws and rules we have to deal family history of drinking. viously associated with alcoholism; some says in a press release from the university. cal significance in light of anthropogenic with environmental problems globally,” Jes- For their study, Muir and team set out included genes that are linked to memo- The researchers found that climate change," the paper’s authors sica Green, a political scientist specializing to identify genes that may influence alco- ry formation and reward behavior. the plant's turning is actually a write. The "potential remobilization of in international environmental law at New hol use in rats, in order to eliminate the "(…) some of the regulatory pathways result of different sides of the wastes that were previously regarded as York University who was not part of the confounders present in human studies. included those involved with the brain's stem elongating at different properly sequestered, or preserved for study, said in a press release. Certain genes ability to make new connections over times of day. Science released eternity, is an instance, possibly the first, Significant ice melt came early to Green- While the genetics of rodents are not time in response to new activities or envi- this animation to illustrate the of a potentially new pathway to political land in 2016, as The Christian Science Moni- identical to those of humans, the re- ronmental factors, what we call neuronal phenomenon: dispute associated with climate change." tor reported earlier this year. Based on models searchers say they are similar enough to plasticity. Others included neurologi- "Growth rates on the east Now, as study lead author William Col- from the Danish Meteorological Institute, one gain insight into how certain genes might cal and immune systems involved with side were high during the day gan told Smithsonian magazine, “We’ve day in April saw average temperatures be- affect human alcohol consumption. stress," adds co-senior author Dr. Feng and very low at night, whereas gone from ‘eternity’ to ‘we really need to tween 41 and 50 degrees Fahrenheit, causing To reach their findings, the researchers C. Zhou, Ph.D., professor of anatomy and growth rates on the west side start thinking about this.’ ” more 12 percent of the ice sheet lose at least used whole-genome sequencing to analyze cell biology at IU School of Medicine. were low during the day and When the toxic remnants are exposed to one millimeter of ice. (Source: The CSM) the genetic signatures of two lines of rats: (Source: Medical news today) higher at night," the journal article reads. Here's more: Higher growth rate The "higher growth rate on the Hearing test may predict autism risk sooner: study east versus west side of the stem during the day enables the shoot apex to move gradually from east to west. At night, the higher growth rate on A simple hearing test may help identify young children at help achieve optimal outcomes," she said in a university Hearing impairment the west side culminates in the apex facing east at dawn." risk for autism before they're old enough to speak, a new news release. The degree of hearing impairment was associated with The researchers tied plants up so they couldn't move or study suggests. Autism spectrum disorder is characterized by impaired the severity of autism symptoms, according to the study. turned them away from the sun – and they found those flowers Researchers from the University of Rochester in Roches- social-communication skills and restricted and repetitive Hearing "impairment has long been associated with eventually had "decreased biomass and less leave area" than ter, NY, say they've identified an inner-ear problem in children behaviors. While many signs of autism appear before age developmental delay and other problems, such as lan- flowers that could move with the sun. with autism that may impair their ability to recognize speech. 2, most children aren't diagnosed until after age 4, the guage deficits," said study co-author Loisa Bennetto, And in support of the circadian rhythm theory, plants ex- "This study identifies a simple, safe and noninvasive researchers said. They suggested that if treatments could an associate professor of clinical and social sciences in posed to artificial light at different intervals "could reliably track method to screen young children for hearing deficits that start sooner they might have more impact. psychology. the movement and return at night when the artificial day was are associated with autism," said study co-author Anne For the study, Luebke and her colleagues tested the "While there is no association between hearing prob- close to a 24-hour cycle, but not when it was closer to 30 hours," Luebke, an associate professor in the departments of bio- hearing of children between ages 6 and 17 with and with- lems and autism, difficulty in processing speech may con- the press release states. medical engineering and neuroscience. out autism. Those with autism had hearing difficulty in a tribute to some of the core symptoms of the disease," Ben- Mature sunflowers respond differently to the sun. "This technique may provide clinicians a new window specific frequency (1-2 kilohertz, or kHz) that is important netto said. (Source: npr.org) into the disorder and enable us to intervene earlier and for processing speech. (Source: HealthDay News) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y http://www.tehrantimes.com/international AUGUST 8, 2016 WORLD IN FOCUS 9

RT had interviewed the founder of Wikil- are claims that metadata after some- eaks about how the recent DNC leaks Assange special: one completed a document to PDF have no connection to Russia. Plus what conversion, the language of the com- are Hillary Clinton’s connections to the Do Wikileaks have the email that puter that was used for that conversion JUMP Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/ had been Russian. It remains circum- Daesh) terrorist group, the House of stantial evidence – some Russians were Journalism and the Saud regime and Russia? will put Hillary Clinton in prison? involved or someone who wanted it Here are some of Assange’s most in- to look like Russian was involved with prospects ahead sightful lines: these other media organizations. That Clinton, Saudi Arabia & jihadists is not the case for the materials that we 1 7. Public awareness and professionalism is on the “The U.S. government at the times have released.” rise as the press are aging in Iran. The participation of the old when Hillary Clinton was in charge of Clinton accusing Donald Trump generation and the new one can provide a good mixture for the foreign policy did use Libya as a of having ties with Russia the future. conduit to get arms to jihadists in Syr- “There is a much deeper connection 8. Cooperation between Iranian and foreign media out- ia. That is well-established not just by on record with Hillary Clinton and Russia lets on news coverage, analysis, as well as managerial co- a range of raw materials but also by … than we are presently aware of with Don- operation and information technology are the harbingers of investigative reporters in the U.S., some ald Trump.” brighter days ahead. of which were even published in The “Hillary Clinton did quite well strate- 9. The Iranian journalists are looking forward to work at New York Times.” gically to draw a connection between global level in order to prove their professionalism to the “La Farge, which is … giant transnational Trump and Russia because she has so world. Here, the education of internationally capable jour- concrete company was involved in Syria. many connections of her own. There nalists is a way that should be taken. Although with relatively There are more than 350 La Farge related is no substantial connection [between less experience, Iranian media have taken valuable steps in emails in our Syria emails release. The in- Trump and Russia].” this regard so far. vestigations by Le Monde reveals that they “There is also an extensive relation- On Clinton alleging Russia be- “There is an extremely well-docu- 10. With over one century of activity, the Iranian press paid ISIL money, taxes for their operations ship between Hillary Clinton and Saudi hind DNC email hack mented pattern of when Hillary Clinton are now standing at a level with new horizons ahead to be in certain areas, were engaged in a variety Arabia, between the Clinton Foundation “What [Hillary Clinton] is attempting was secretary of state, those people, discovered. In the coming decades we will have more pro- of business deals with ISIL.” and Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is prob- to do is to conflate our publications of companies, governments, who wanted a fessional press that are more properly aware of shaping the “Money from La Farge in 2015 and ably the largest single donor to the Clin- pristine emails … and whatever hacking decision by the secretary of state in their public opinion. 2016 went to Hillary Clinton foundation. ton Foundation and you can see Clinton’s has occurred of the DNC or other polit- favor, made large donations to the Clin- As a last word, although a great many of men and wom- There is actually a long-term relationship arms export policies when she was a sec- ical organizations in the U.S. by a range ton Foundation or in some other cases en are active in journalism in Iran, their primary concern is between La Farge and Clinton; she was a retary of state favoring extensively Saudi of actors.” made business deals with people around to preserve the norms and culture of the Islamic Iran at an member of the board.” Arabia.” “In this batch of documents ... there Hillary Clinton.” (Source: RT) international level. This is the very thing that can be a great contributor to the exaltation of human beings in future. S. Korea presidential office: China ‘out-of-place’ on THAAD Poll finds Clinton has South Korea’s presidential office rebuked on Sunday to deploy a THAAD unit in the South after the North’s widened lead ahead of China’s criticism of its decision to deploy an advanced fourth nuclear test in January and a long-range rocket anti-missile defense, urging Beijing to instead play a launch in defiance of United Nations sanctions. Trump to 8 points stronger role against North Korea’s provocations on the South Korea has said the move is purely to coun- peninsula. ter growing missile threats from the North and was not 3 The Post-ABC poll shows Clinton winning 92 per- The statement by President Park Geun-hye’s office intended to target China, but Beijing has protested it cent support among self-identified Democrats. That com- marked an escalation of diplomatic tensions between would destabilize regional security balance. pares with 86 percent support just before the Republican South Korea and China, which has sharply criticized On Wednesday, China’s People’s Daily in an editori- convention and is an indication that the Democratic conven- Seoul’s move to host a Terminal High Altitude Area De- al said: “It is impossible for South Korea’s leader not to tion helped consolidate supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders fense (THAAD) unit with the United States military. know America’s strategic plot. (She) is well aware of the (Vt.) behind her candidacy. Those Sanders Democrats favor Park’s senior press secretary, Kim Sung-woo, said in real direction of the THAAD anti-missile system.” Clinton by 86 percent to 5 percent over Trump, larger than the statement recent commentary carried by China’s “(She) has no hesitation about undermining regional the 79 percent to 10 percent in July. state media was “out of place” in blaming South Korea stability and flagrantly damaging the security interests of In contrast, Trump is winning 83 percent of self-identified for raising tension on the Korean peninsula with the neighboring powers,” it said. Republicans, nearly identical to the 82 percent support he move to deploy a THAAD unit. North Korea has launched a series of missiles in re- had among Republicans before his convention in Cleveland. “Rather than taking issue with our purely defensive cent months, the latest on Wednesday when one ballis- Among those who favored candidates other than Trump in action, China should raise issue in a stronger manner four nuclear tests and, just this year, launching more tic missile that flew about 1,000 km (600 miles) landed the Republican primaries, Trump leads Clinton by 74 percent with North Korea which is breaking peace and stability than 10 ballistic missiles,” it said. near Japanese-controlled waters. to 17 percent — no improvement over the 76 percent to 12 on the Korean peninsula and Northeast by conducting South Korea and the United States began discussions (Source: Reuters) percent before the convention. Trump enjoyed about equal support among Republican men and Republican women heading into the conventions. Lack of foresight has led to spread of terror in Europe: American professor In the new poll, his support among Republican men has increased, but his support among Republican women has 1 According to credible re- issue as seriously as they should A: In recent weeks, Daesh (ISIS) has be easily swayed to carry out terrorist declined marginally. Among self-identified independents, ports, some of the terrorists fighting have, and they realized the enormity suffered battlefield defeats in Iraq and activities in Europe. Trump edges Clinton by 46 percent to 42 percent. In 2012, in Syria have now returned to Eu- of the problem too late. Lack of Syria. As a result, it has increased its The returning Daesh fighters from exit polling showed Republican nominee Mitt Romney won rope and are committing acts of ter- foresight and lax security measures terrorist operations against soft targets, the Middle East to Europe have created independents by about the same margin while still losing the ror. Don’t you think that Europe has have indeed led to the spreading of including those in Europe, to keep it- pockets of extremism to carry out their election to President Obama by four percentage points, as been negligent toward such a serious the scourge of terrorism in today’s self relevant in the eyes of its support- terroristic activities in Europe now. But self-identified Democrats outnumbered Republicans. threat? Europe. ers and potential recruits. It has also we also have to remember that 85 to 90 Overall, Trump leads Clinton among whites by 52 per- A: Yes, this is indeed a major What are the main reasons be- increased its cyberspace activities to percent of the victims of Salafi and Wah- cent to 40 percent. Romney led Obama among whites by problem. Unfortunately, many Eu- hind the repeated terrorist activi- encourage “lone wolf” operatives that habi terrorism are still in the Middle East 59 to 39. Among nonwhite voters, Clinton leads Trump by 57 ropean countries did not take this ties in Europe in the recent weeks? may be sympathetic to its objectives or and South Asia. percentage points (75 percent to 18 percent), which is only slightly smaller than the 61-point margin by which Obama led Romney among this group. Refugee deal at risk: Europe takes a soft approach on Erdogan The survey highlights a potentially significant fault line within the electorate that could shape the outcome: the 7 Yet now, after the failed coup in July, she is Under the terms of the deal, Ankara is supposed State (ISIL)terrorist group, authorities in Ankara play a division based on education levels. Among whites without defending the president against those who have been to commit itself to bringing Turkish anti-terror laws in key role. college degrees, Trump leads Clinton by 58 percent to 33 overzealous in vilifying him: “I support his government line with European law by mid-October. In the wake of Over 800 terrorists from Germany are believed to percent, while Clinton has a 50-to-44 edge among whites not only against any coup, but I also reject the Western the coup attempt, however, it is difficult to imagine that have traveled to Syria and Iraq in order to join ISIL. Most with college degrees. coverage that depicts him as a monster.” happening. Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Assel- chose the land route via Turkey to get there. While the Trump enjoys a roughly 40-point lead among white men Politicians in Europe and the United States, she ar- born argues that more patience is needed with Turkey. authorities there at first treated the terrorist tourism without college degrees but only a high single-digit lead gues, have made too little of the fact that the majority He anticipates the talks will stretch on until “at least the nonchalantly, their collaboration with European intelli- among college-educated white men. Among white wom- of Turkish citizens and even the opposition was united in end of the year.” gence services is now working at least selectively better. en without college degrees, he leads by low double-digits standing up against the military rebellion. “If our West- The politician thinks it’s unlikely Ankara will cancel the In security circles, people are saying that “Turkey is but trails by nearly 20 points among college-educated white ern friends want to support democracy in Turkey, then refugee deal. Erdogan has too big an interest in having an important and necessary partner” while wondering women. At this point, he is outperforming Romney among they should have supported this broad anti-coup spirit.” a functioning relationship with Europe. Besides, the Turk- “in every specific case just how far the cooperation can white men without college degrees but trailing Romney’s That’s how many supporters of the opposition see it. ish economy is at risk of crashing following the military go.” The building of a joint terrorism database, recently performance with the other three groups. They oppose Erdogan’s attempts to abolish democracy. coup. Ankara needs European capital and tourists in or- made possible by a new law, wasn’t in the cards before (Source: The Washington Post) They denounce the witch hunts against supposed fol- der to fill up the giant resorts on the Aegean once again. the coup and now it’s even less of a possibility, especially lowers of Islamist cleric Fethullah Gülen, whom the gov- Asselborn is convinced that “the government could real- given that Berlin and Ankara have very different defini- ernment sees as being behind the coup. But they also ly use the 6 billion euros it has been pledged by 2018 as tions of what constitutes a terrorist. Jabhat al-Nusra’s wish the West would offer more constructive criticism part of the refugee agreement.” But Erdogan doesn’t shy away from any attempt these days, along with greater encouragement. Erdogan had also largely held to the terms of the to get the German government’s support in his fight rebranding is more than a “What we need now is unity and reconciliation, not agreement. In July, 60 refugees arrived in Greece every against the PKK, the militant pro-Kurdish party. In an simple name change more hatred,” says the head of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ day. This past weekend, it was six. Before the EU-Turkey apparent attempt to put pressure on Berlin, he claimed Democratic Party (HDP), Selahattin Demirtas. Observers deal, over 1,000 refugees reached the Greek coast every that his authorities had transferred “over 4,000” files 7 However, Abu Haniya believes the break with fear that overly curt opinions from Europe and the United day. about wanted terrorists to Germany, but that they were al-Qaeda was the result of a simple opportunity-and-threat States could drive the country further from the West. An This decrease in numbers is not least due to the fact that ignored by the Germans. analysis. “Al-Nusra felt it was losing popularity, and it affected atmosphere of opposition to the EU and the U.S. is already countries like Slovenia and Macedonia closed the so-called The responsible authorities have been trying to figure their relations with other groups. Since the break, the rebel spreading, even among liberal, pro-democratic Turks. Balkan Route. But neither Berlin nor Brussels has interest in out what Erdogan meant ever since. In any case, a list with coalition was given new impetus with the Aleppo offensive.” Erdogan has deliberately seized on these disappoint- a new experiment in which the Turkish coast guard shuts such a large number of suspects doesn’t seem to exist. On July 31, rebel groups launched the “Great Battle” (Mala- ments. “The West supports terrorism and sides with their eyes when boats take off toward the West. Furthermore, the number of extradition requests by Turkey hem) on Aleppo, which is still underway. the people behind the coup,” he told international in- The fact that the EU is persistently pursuing its course has been manageable. According to the Federal Office of Nonetheless, severing ties with the global terrorist move- vestors in Ankara last Tuesday. Sinan Ulgen, a former of negotiation is also due to its lack of alternatives. Nei- Justice, only 33 applicable requests have been received so ment may also place the organization at a disadvantage. Turkish diplomat and the head of Istanbul’s Edam think ther Berlin nor Brussels has a detailed Plan B. far this year. Last year, there were a total of 65 requests. Dgheim underlines that in the past three months, several tank, also accuses Western politicians of failing to clearly The European institutions -- the European Com- In 14 of the 33 cases, the Germans did move to extradite members of the group defected to join the Islamic State ter- condemn the uprising. “If they had, their criticisms of mission, European Parliament and European Council the suspect. The majority, the office says, were accused of rorist group. This phenomenon may indicate a wider dissat- anti-democratic developments would be much more -- want to make a final decision on expanding the EU assault, theft, drug crimes or murder. isfaction among Jabhat al-Nusra’s hard-liners, specifically its credible,” he says. The EU now needs to show “that it agency Frontex into a European border and coast guard Despite irritations, contacts between the two coun- foreign fighters. Abu Haniya, however, disagreed. hasn’t given up on Turkey yet.” in September, but it remains questionable whether that tries are being maintained, as the example shows, but “The decision to break ties with al-Qaeda had the ap- Refugee Deal in Peril? step would go far enough if Turkey were to once again the mood is dark. As a result, many Turkey experts argue proval of foreign leaders within the organization. During the But in Europe, not many people are currently lis- open its borders and permit an exodus of migrants. that the relationship between Berlin and Ankara should secession announcement, Golani surrounded himself with a tening to the Turkish opposition. Lots of politicians are There are currently 632 officials from other EU countries be rebalanced. They argue that the democratic powers Syrian national, Abu Abdullah al-Shami, and a foreign fighter, paying attention to Erdogan’s worked-up tirades with- deployed in Greece on behalf of Frontex -- they control in the country should be supported, that one should Ahmad Salama Mabruk, also known as Abu Faraj the Egyp- out noticing that his bluster is a bigger sign of weakness passports, take fingerprints and carry out repatriations. hold firm on joint projects and that Erdogan’s imposi- tian, which is highly symbolic and shows the prevalence of than strength. They work under the leadership of the Greeks, who have tions should be refuted where necessary. But to alienate its foreign affiliation,” Abu Haniya explained, adding that the This also isn’t the first time the Turkish government has difficulties organizing their own people. If it came to a the Turks, they argue, would be the wrong reaction. number of defections to this date has been limited. threatened to end the refugee deal if Brussels doesn’t fi- Plan B, the Greeks would require lots of help from Brus- Niels Annen, the foreign policy expert for the center- Regardless of the repercussion of its name change on the nally move to lift visa requirements for Turks entering the sels and the other member states. left Social Democrats, believes that a critical realignment is Syrian scene, Jabhat al-Nusra’s decision to rebrand is a clear EU. Similar warnings had been uttered in the spring, but Crucial Cooperation necessary. At the same time, he suggests that the govern- indicator of al-Qaeda’s repositioning in the Levant. Jabhat Ankara never followed through on them. In response, the There’s another reason the relationship with Turkey ment should “stay in dialogue” with the Turkish leadership Fatah al-Sham’s new coalitions and its view of the Syrian po- EU acted in an unconventionally cohesive manner on the shouldn’t be jeopardized lightly. In many cases, the au- so that Europe doesn’t lose another partner and ally. “First litical system and the peace process will reveal the extent of issue. As long as all of the criteria are not fulfilled, Brussels thorities on both sides are frequently, silently working Brexit, then Turkey -- that would be a catastrophe.” the organization’s pragmatism and whether it is really willing argued, there would be no freedom of travel. together. When it comes to the fight against the Islamic (Source: Spiegel) to evolve. (Source: Al Monitor) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 10 ENVIRONMENT AAUGUSTUGUST 88,, 22016016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/society

NEWS On the wings of Caucasian First series of Persian Leopard insurance claims paid Black Grouse in Iran ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN — The first series of Persian Leopard deskinsurance claims were paid by Ma Insurance 1 the Division of Research and Development co. over a ceremony held in Bushehr province on Wednesday, The Tehran Times had an interview with in the Department of the Environment that the website of Iran Environment and Wildlife Watch reported. Dr. Derek Scott as an honorable and great they produce a ‘Project Completion Report’ The Department of Environment, the National Environment ornithologist who did his best in Iran. Dr. after each field trip and before they could Fund, and the Ma Insurance Co. first signed a memorandum of Scott was born in England in 1944. After get travel authorization for their next trip. understanding on March 16, 2016, aiming to coordinate meas- completing his Ph.D. on the breeding biol- Thus during my time at the Department, I ures to save the endangered Persian Leopard. The insurance ogy of the Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelag- produced about 40 reports ranging in length aims at compensating for the losses inflicted upon human be- icus at the Edward Grey Institute in Oxford from a few pages to over 50. However, at ings, livestock, and the leopards themselves. in 1970, he worked for almost six years at that time we seldom published anything in the Department of Environment in Iran, as the international scientific literature. head of the Department’s Ornithology Unit. The only papers that I wrote for interna- Since then, he has worked as a consultant tional journals in the 1970s were on the status ornithologist and wetland specialist for inter- of the Greater Flamingo in Iran, the discovery national conservation bodies such as Wet- of the Caucasian Black Grouse in Iran, and lands International, BirdLife International, pheasant conservation in Iran. WWF and IUCN, as well as for the Ramsar It was not until early 1992 that I was able Convention Bureau, World Bank, UNDP, FAO to return to Iran on a Ramsar Monitoring and various national agencies. Procedure Mission and to get back into the Below is the text of the interview: field with some of my old colleagues from Why did your investigations gear Derek (R) and BijanDarehshoori (L) in Qeshm Island in January 2004 the 1970s. Soon after, I began work on an toward birds of Iran? inventory of important wetlands in the Mid- A: I first developed an interest in the bird One of the highlights for me was my first visit dle East for IUCN, IWRB, WWF and BirdLife fauna of the Middle East during two vacations to the mountain forests of northern Azarbaijan International. The final report of this project, from university in 1964. In 1965, I spent nine A Directory of Wetlands in the Middle East, days in northern Iran on my way overland to in November 1971, when we finally confirmed was published in 1995 and includes a lengthy In general, some 125 million rials (nearly $3,500) was paid to India. I was greatly impressed with the beauty the presence of Caucasian Black Grouse in Iran. chapter on the wetlands of Iran. make up for the losses caused by the leopard to the livestock in of the country and decided that I must return In June 1997, I was able to return to Iran addition to 1.2 billion rials (nearly $35,000) to compensate for one day. Quite by chance, in the final year of welfare, even in Western Europe and North added greatly to our knowledge of the status again, this time as an advisor to a BBC Natural the loss of two leopards killed in the current year starting from my PhD in Ornithology at Oxford University, America. However, there were large numbers and distribution of the Houbara Bustard and History Film Unit making a film of the wildlife March 20, 2016. I was sharing an apartment with Dr. Lindon of sport hunters. Many of these hunters re- Iran’s one and only endemic bird species, Ple- of Iran, and then in 1998 and 2001, I led two The 1.2 billion rials will be spent on improving the Persian Leop- Cornwallis who had spent several years work- alized that the populations of game animals ske’s Ground Jay. Of all Iran’s ecosystems, the very enjoyable bird-watching tours to Iran for ard conservation and eliminating the threats to this species. ing as a lecturer at the University of Shiraz and waterfowl were decreasing rapidly, part- one that had been neglected the most was Birdquest Ltd., a bird tour company based Owing to the insurance scheme within the first 130 days of in Iran. In early 1970, the Iran Game & Fish ly in response to uncontrolled hunting but perhaps the mangrove ecosystem along the in the U.K. By now my interest in the birds of the current Iranian calendar year, starting March 21, 3 Persian Department contacted him and asked him if mainly because of the rapid degradation and southern coast of the Persian Gulf and Per- Iran had been reignited, and as I had some leopards died due to various reasons while some 13 died last he knew of anyone who might be interested destruction of natural habitats. It was largely sian Baluchistan. We carried out a number of time on my hands, I began to consider writ- year over the same period. in working as advisor in ornithologist at the thanks to these concerned hunters in Iran, as surveys of this habitat from the air, from the ing up and publishing more of my data from in North America, that the first steps were tak- ground and by boat and made a number of en to conserve wildlife populations and their exciting finds, including the discovery of a habitats. It was the interests of influential sport small breeding population of Goliath Herons. Fire extinguished after burning hunters that led to the establishment of the Please tell me about the num- 60 hectares of land Iran Game & Fish Department in the 1960s ber of your personal records and also and paved the way for the creation of the De- about material and methods of obser- vation at that time. TEHRAN — Firefighters succeeded in putting partment of the Environment in 1972. ENVIRONMENT Which ecosystems brought re- deskout the fire raging Rasvand Mountains in the A: During my five and a half years with markable and rare information to light? central province of Markazi, after 8 hours, Shazand naturals re- the Department of the Environment, I man- sources and watersheds direc- A: Apart from the pioneering work of aged to see a total of 475 species of birds tor has said. Zarudny in eastern Iran in the late 19th cen- in Iran, out of the grand total of about 500 The fire broke out at 7 p.m. tury, almost all of the ornithological investi- species ever recorded at that time. I kept a on Friday and a group of fire- gations carried out in Iran prior to my arrival detailed record of all my observations which fighters were dispatched to in 1970 had been in the Tehran area, Alborz in total number over 65,000. Much of our the scene immediately but due Mountains, south Caspian region, Azarbai- fieldwork in winter involved undertaking wa- to the extent of the fire it took jan and central Fars. Surveys in just about ter bird counts, especially during the month until Saturday small hours to any other part of the country came up with of January. This was simply a matter of extinguish it, Mostafa Moham- new discoveries. In my first winter in Iran, we counting all the water birds present at each madi said, Mehr news agency carried out the first ever mid-winter water wetland visited, but because of the vast size Derek on Qeshm Island, January 2004 bird counts in the wetlands of Khuzestan of many of the wetlands and often limited Derek and Joanna in Azarbaijan, reported on Saturday. November 1971 Mohammadi went on to Department’s Division of Research and Devel- and made some remarkable finds, notably access, this was not always easy. We invaria- say that in addition to the forc- opment. Lindon asked me, I said yes, and on a concentration of some 20,000 Marled Teal bly travelled around in small teams and used the 1970s. Thus, in the last few years I have es dispatched to the area peo- October 1, 1970, soon after finishing my PhD, – a globally threatened species. The De- nothing more sophisticated than binoculars published several papers on the birds of Iran. ple also helped in controlling I flew out to Tehran to start work at the De- partment had its own light aircraft and with and telescopes. At present I am working on a paper on the fire. partment. Initially my colleagues and I in the this we were able to carry out comprehen- These surveys often took us to very re- bird migration seasons in Iran in the 1970s, Certainly, human error was the main cause of the fire, he Ornithology Unit concentrated on waterfowl sive aerial surveys of the vast wetland eco- mote, poorly known regions and usually in- as this could provide valuable baseline ma- regretted, adding, more than 60 hectares of the area is burnt. and game-birds, but by 1972, our activities systems of the Urumiyeh basin, Khuzestan, volved camping. Because of the huge size terial in any future assessment of how bird had been broadened to include general av- central Fars and the Sistan basin, as well as of the country, the surveys were of necessity migration in Iran might be changing in re- ifaunal surveys throughout the country. the entire south coast of Iran from the Iraq very rapid and we seldom had time to do sponse to climate change. What was the brightest spot of border to the Pakistan border. more than record which species were pres- What was the most memorable ex- Rio Olympics opening avifaunal surveys in Iran? These aerial surveys produced some stag- ent and whether or not they were likely to be perience in your journey to Iran? ceremony reminds world that A: One of the highlights for me was my gering counts of wintering water birds – far breeding. Very occasionally we used nets to A: This is a difficult one! I can say without climate change is very real first visit to the mountain forests of northern higher than would ever have been possible trap birds to confirm their identity. We took hesitation that my five and a half years in Iran Azarbaijan in November 1971, when we final- from ground surveys. Our surveys of the vast some photographs, but unfortunately the were amongst the most enjoyable years of ly confirmed the presence of Caucasian Black rolling uplands of southern Azarbaijan, Kurd- wonders of digital photography were not my life, full of wonderful journeys and remark- The Opening Ceremony at the Rio 2016 Olympics Games may Grouse in Iran. Other wonderful experiences estan, Kermanshah and Hamadan in western available to us at that time. able experiences. If I have to choose, I sup- have opened up with a dance party, but it was a video on cli- included several trips to remote regions of Iran confirmed the existence of a healthy pop- What are some of your published pose it must be travelling with my wife Joanna mate change watched by roughly 3.3 billion that made people Persian Baluchistan, a voyage by dhow to ulation of Great Bustards, while our surveys and non-published documents? on horseback through the Kalibar Mountains stop what they were doing and focus on human-made pollution. investigate the sea-birds breeding on islands of desert ecosystems in Iran’s central plateau A: It was a requirement of all personnel in in Azarbaijan and seeing Caucasian Black “The heat is melting the ice cap,” a narrator said. “It’s disap- in the southern Persian Gulf, and our annual Grouse, Brown Bears and Wolves for the first pearing very quickly.” excursions to Lake Urumiyeh to ring Greater Other wonderful experiences included several trips time, against a backdrop of the snow-covered The video segment highlighted global carbon pollution, with Flamingo and Great White Pelican chicks. peaks of the Caucasus Mountains. This was projections of melting ice caps and rising sea levels in places like Is it true that the priority of Depart- to remote regions of Persian Baluchistan, a voyage also our honeymoon – Joanna and I were Amsterdam, Dubai, Florida, Shanghai, Lagos, and Rio de Janeiro. ment of Environment was devoted to spe- by dhow to investigate the sea-birds breeding on married at the British Embassy in Tehran only The ceremony also featured a spiral animation comparing cies of interest to the sport hunter? islands in the southern Persian Gulf, and our annual two days before we set out for Azarbaijan. average surface temperatures A: Back in the 1950s and 1960s, there excursions to Lake Urumiyeh to ring Greater (Dear readers for the complete version increasing with the average were rather few naturalists who loved wildlife of the interview you can refer to the Teh- temperature during prein- for its own sake and were concerned about its Flamingo and Great White Pelican chicks. ran Times website.) dustrial times, Mashable re- ported. And Olympics rings iew.ir / were formed with sprouting IN FOCUS Hossein Khademi seed boxes during the cere- mony, with athletes given tree seeds and soil cartridges that will be planted in a Rio park. It’s expected that 11,000 new trees will sprout, representing the number of athletes at this year’s Games. The focus on climate change at the Rio Olympics is timely given that 2016 may beat out last year for the warmest year on record. Already, there is evidence of devastating effects to the planet like coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef and a rise in temperature in Greenland, a country where if all its ice melted, could raise sea levels by 20 feet. Climate change has already had real effects in Brazil, home to 60 percent of the Amazon rainforest. About 240,000 acres were cleared in June as a result of deforestation, the environmental news site MongaBay reported, with fears of catastrophic forest fires thanks to the dry season. Some people who take climate change seriously appreciated the lecture, noting that climate change is a topic that most people in the world understand and believe is a real thing. According to Pew Research Center’s FactTank, majorities in 40 nations believe climate change is a serious problem. (Source: Think Progress) Four red deer born in the Semes Kandeh captive breeding facilities were transferred to central Alborz protected area by helicopter on Thursday and returned to the wild. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

http://www.tehrantimes.com/sports AAUGUSTUGUST 7,7, 22016016 SPORTS 11 WWinninginning tthehe secondsecond OOlympiclympic ggoldold iiss mmyy bbiggestiggest ddream,ream, ssaysays SSourianourian SPORTS Iranian wrestler Hamid Sourian has Swimming: Golden start for deskset his eyes on a second Olympic gold medal. Australia on day of records The 30-year-old, who clinched the gold medal in the men’s 55-kilogram Greco-Roman competitions at the Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu ended her long wait for Olympic London 2012 Summer Olympics, revealed that winning victory and Australia captured two gold medals in an exhila- the second Olympic gold is his biggest wish before put- rating first day of swimming competition that saw three world ting an end to his glamorous career. records smashed in Rio on Saturday. “In the last 10 month I’ve been under real pressure Hosszu, five times a world champion but without a medal doing very tough trainings in order to reach my top from three previous Olympics, demolished the world record form at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Winning the second by 2.07 seconds in the final of the women’s 400 meters indi- Olympic gold is my biggest dream and I’ve done any- vidual medley. thing to get it,” Sourian said. Australia’s women re- Sourian, who is also a six-time world champion, im- tained their Olympic title by pressed the audience at the 2nd Olympic Games (OG) World Qualifying Tournament in Turkey’s largest city of Is- winning the 4x100m freestyle tanbul on May 6, and won a ticket for the Rio Olympics. relay in world record time, “I believe competing at the Olympics is an honor for with sisters Bronte and Cate every sportsman and I’m glad I’ve already earned it. This Campbell swimming the last is going to be my last Olympic and according to what I’ve two stages to overhaul the done so far at the trainings I believe this tournament has United States, despite the ef- something for me,” he added. forts of Katie Ledecky on the “I hope to win 2016 Rio Olympics gold medal with the anchor leg. support of the Iranian fans,” Sourian, who will turn 31 just Mack Horton’s victory in days after Rio Olympics, said. the men’s 400 freestyle also Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janei- meant Australia had already ro is scheduled to take place from 14 to 21 August at Hall 3 doubled their gold medal of the Olympic Training Center in Barra da Tijuca. tally from a disappointing showing four years ago. The day’s record spree began with Britain’s Adam Peaty, who broke his own world mark of 57.92 in the heats of the Eftekhari appointed Esteghlal 100 breaststroke when he clocked 57.55. Tipped to become the first British man to win an Olympic acting president gold since 1988, he then swam 57.62 in the semi-finals. FIRST HONORS TO JAPAN SPORTS TEHRAN — Seyyed Reza Eftekhari has he works two jobs. In the first of four evening finals, Japan’s Kosuke Hagino won deskbeen appointed as acting president of Iran’s Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports appointed the men’s 400m individual medley, the grueling discipline that Esteghlal football club. Reza Hassanikhou as Esteghlal acting president but he re- combines butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle. Eftekhari, who currently is also head of Iran’s futsal com- tired from the new role just after two days. Hagino, the bronze medalist in 2012, won with a time of mittee, replaced Bahram Afsharzadeh in Esteghlal. It’s a chaotic season for Esteghlal since the team has lost four minutes, 6.05 seconds to end a U.S. stranglehold on the Afsharzadeh was appointed as Esteghlal’s acting presi- two times in three games. event dating back to 1996. dent in May 2014 but was forced to leave his post because Esteghlal is 15th in the Iran Professional League. Chase Kalisz of the United States, who had been fastest in the heats, finished second and Japan’s Daiya Seto took the bronze. Iran wins IFCPF World Championship In the men’s 400 freestyle, Australia’s Horton edged out de- fending champion Sun Yang of China and Italy’s Gabriele Detti, Qualification Tournament pulling ahead in the final quarter after shadowing Britain’s James Guy and Conor Dwyer of the U.S. for much of the race. Iran defeated Scotland 4-0 in Vejen, Denmark on Satur- Bakshi took his second goal of the game. Hosszu then grabbed the spotlight with a stunning victory day to win the IFCPF World Championship Qualification Substitute Ehsan Masoumzadeh sealed the gold in the 400 individual medley. Tournament. medal for Iran with a goal in the 60th minute. Having suffered a nightmare Olympics in London, where Jasem Bakshi gave Persians a lead in the 19th minute. Venezuela won the bronze medal after defeating she started as a hot medal prospect but came away emp- Returning for the second half, Iran seemed to take Portugal 2-1. ty-handed, she led from start to finish and stormed down control from the start working to increase its lead with Iran booked a place at the 2017 International Feder- the final length with the crowd roaring her on to the record. an early goal from Mehdi Jamali. ation for Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF) World Cham- “It’s just crazy that I’ve been able to swim two seconds The score remained 2-0 for the majority of the sec- pionships. ond half right up until the 58th minute where Jasem (Source: Tasnim) faster than anyone ever, ever did. It’s just crazy,” said the Hun- garian, who will also contest the 200 IM, 200 butterfly and 100 and 200 backstroke. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: I will Paul Pogba set for Manchester In the women’s relay, the Australians led off with Emma McKeon while Brittany Elmslie swam the second leg before Bron- definitely stay at Borussia Dortmund United medical te Campbell overhauled the Americans and handed over to sister Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emer- Manchester United are on the brink of Cate, who touched in three minutes, 30.65 seconds, beating the ick Aubameyang has reiterated his de- signing Paul Pogba from Juventus in the previous world record of 3:30.98 they set in Glasgow in 2014. sire to stay at the club. world’s first £100m transfer deal. “Definitely my favorite race ever,” said Cate Campbell. “In Aubameyang told a news confer- The 23-year-old will have a medical in an Olympic final with my sister and two girls I have known ence: “I will definitely stay with BVB, and the next few days ahead of what is set to since I was 12, 13 years old - and a gold and a world record.” I won’t answer this question again.” be a world record transfer.Pogba, who left (Source: Reuters) Last month, the Gabon international United for £1.5m in 2012, is set to return told Sport Bild he wanted to remain at for a fee that surpasses Gareth Bale’s £85m Borussia Dortmund “for a long time” move to Real Madrid in 2013.Personal and believes they can beat Bayern Mu- terms are still to be agreed with the French Venus Williams crashes out nich to the Bundesliga title this season. midfielder, although they are expected to Aubameyang, who scored 39 goals be a formality.United boss Jose Mourinho in first round of 2016 Rio in all competitions last season, was said on Friday he wanted the deal done by Olympics linked with a move to Manchester City changing clubs. the time his side play their opening Premier Le Havre in 2009 as a 16-year-old, but and also hit out at journalists over re- “I want to win titles with Gotze and League game at Bournemouth on 14 August. made just a handful of appearances be- ports that he could join Real Madrid. Schurrle this season. At least one tro- In four seasons in Turin Pogba, who fore his contract expired in July 2012. Former World No. 1 Venus Williams fought a tough first The 27-year-old said he was excited phy must be the aim.” helped France reach the Euro 2016 final, Sir Alex Ferguson, the Red Devils’ round battle against Belgium’s Kirsten Flipkens. After three about the chance of winning silverware Dortmund were runners-up to Bay- won four league titles.He is Jose Mourinho’s manager at the time, said: “I don’t think tight sets, the American fell hard, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6. alongside BVB summer signings Mario ern in the Bundesliga and DFB Pokal fourth signing at United, after Eric Bailly, he showed us any respect at all so, to be Williams – a seven-time Grand Slam champion who Gotze and Andre Schurrle. last season, and Aubameyang stressed Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrikh Mkhitary- honest, I’m quite happy [he is leaving].” was seeded fifth – was neck-and-neck with the unseed- “I’m not done here yet,” that they were capable of finishing an. It is the first time in 20 years an English Pogba made 178 appearances for Juven- ed Flipkens in the first set, but managed to overcome her Aubameyang, who is under contract ahead of their rivals. club has paid a world-record fee.Newcas- tus, scoring 34 goals, and helped the club reach opponent. She then sur- until 2020, added. “I want to stay with “We have the potential to beat FC tle United were the last to do so when the 2015 Champions League final. The Serie A rendered the second set BVB for a long time. Bayern this season and want to cause they spent £15m signing striker Alan side had offered him a new contract, while Real in a fairly decisive fashion. “I still want to achieve a lot with them problems this season,” he said. Shearer from Blackburn Rovers. Madrid were also interested in signing him. In the third set, Williams Dortmund, and I’m not interested in (Source: ESPN) Pogba joined United from French club (Source: BBC) seemed to take control with a 4-1 lead, but experi- enced difficulty closing out the match. Flipkens soon tied up the score. Finally, the two players swung it out in a tense third set tiebreak. The Belgian quickly established a lead and emerged the victor, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6. She fell to the ground in disbelief. The Belgian had missed out on the London 2012 Games due to blood clots in her leg. It’s a huge loss for Williams, who showed promising signs earlier this year by making it to the fourth round of the French Open and the semifinals of Wimbledon. At 36, the Rio Olym- pics are likely her last Games. Still, Venus isn’t totally finished with the tournament - not yet. Tomorrow, she’ll compete alongside her sister, current World No. 1 singles player Serena Williams, in doubles. The siblings are seeded first in the division, hav- @djokernole Just wanted to thank you all for @fcbayern Looking forward to the new season! ;-) @ronaldolima Welcome @rafaelnadal! ing won the category at this year’s Wimbledon Champi- onships.

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ARTTEHRAN — An exhibition of historic ARTTEHRAN — Prominent cineastes desk deskphotos and documents illustrating 70 Dariush Mehrjui, Kianush Ayyari, Reza years of cooperation between the United Nations and Mirkarimi, Farhad Aslani and Shahab Hosseini were Iran opened in the Iranian Artists Forum on Sunday. honored during a ceremony held on Saturday at Khaneh The photos have been Hamayesh, a convention center in northern Tehran. carefully selected by the The ceremony was arranged on the side section of UN Information Center in launching Iran’s Art Fans Club, a center that aims to Tehran and the Ministry promote artistic activities in across the country, Persian of Foreign Affairs in media reported on Sunday. collaboration with the Director of Golestan Art Gallery Leili Golestan, Islamic Republic of Iran filmmaker Khosrow Sinai, scholar and poet Shams News Agency (IRNA). Langerudi, stage director Behruz Gharibpur and The Head of the Iranian musician Fereydun Shahbazian, who are cooperating Delegation signing the UN with the club as the advisors, were also honored at the Charter on July 26, 1945, ceremony. visits of 7 UN Secretaries- The advisors expressed their happiness over the General to Iran, and establishment of the club and hoped the club helps documents and photos remove some of the obstacles in other cities and boosts related to the negotiations artistic activities nationwide. over Security Council All the participants were delighted over the Resolution 598, which was approved by Iran, are among establishment of the club and elaborated the reasons the highlights of the exhibit, the UN Information center behind their cooperation. has announced on its website. Sinai, who was first on stage to be honored, asked The United Nations Information Center Director Maria parents to encourage children to go after art. “Many Dotsenko, Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, and families are afraid if their children follow art, but I am a number of ambassadors and political figures attended telling them not to be afraid, because if they go after art, the opening ceremony. they will experience a new perspective in life.” When filmmaker Ayyari was called on stage, Siani The exhibit will be running until August 13 at the forum Left to right, stage director Behruz Gharibpur and filmmakers Kianush Ayyari, Reza Mirkarimi, and Khosro Sinai attend a ceremony that located on Musavi St., Taleqani Ave. called him a filmmaker who has preserved the sanctity Iran’s Art Fans Club organized on August 6, 2016 in Tehran to honor a number of cineaste. (Mehr/Mohammad Mohsenifar) of cinema and has beautifully portrayed what the society needs in his films. used to believe an international award would bring luck said Hosseini in his speech. Filmmaker Rakhshan Bani-Etemad also regarded for the winner, but it seemed to be a bad omen for me. Mirkarimi for his part expressed his gratitude to the Ayyari as her main teacher in cinema. “After all these sad (showers) things I have confronted organizers of the event, and Aslani was honored next. NEWS IN BRIEF Shahab Hosseini, who won Palme d’Or for best actor all these days, tonight a breeze of kindness has blown Mehrjui was the last who was honored and hoped at the 69th Cannes Film Festival for his role in “The over me, making me fresh and pushing me to try for the that talented artists in other cities would get the chance “Sadi” opera puppet Salesman” (Asghar Farhadi), was next on stage, saying, “I elevation of Iranian citizens in every part of the world,” to grow. show to go on stage at Mobarak festival Iranian director to stage “I Shall Not Hate” in Cologne ARTTEHRAN — The Germany-based his life to medicine and peace in his native land. ARTTEHRAN — Iranian director deskIranian director Alireza Kushk-Jalali is Michael Morgenstern will be the sole cast of the deskBehzad Gharibpur is slated to stage “I Shall Not Hate” at Theater Tiefrot in monolog, which in part reads: “January 16, 2009 at preparing his puppet theater group Aran to Cologne from September 2 to 10, Kushk-Jalali told the 16:45, Israeli tank fired shells into the bedroom of my stage his latest opera puppet show on Persian Persian service of Honaranline on Saturday. daughters. Bessan, Aya and Mayar died instantly, and poet Sadi at the 16th Mobarak International The play is based on the memoires of the Canadian- with them their cousin Noor. Because the Israeli military Puppet Theater Festival, which will be held in Palestinian medical doctor and author Izzeldin had forbidden journalists’ access to Gaza…” Tehran from August 22 to 28. Abuelaish, and has been adapted for stage by Silvia Kushk-Jalali has recently completed translating The prominent Iranian vocalist Mohammad Armbruster from Germany and Ernst Konarek from Lebanese-Canadian playwright Wajdi Mouawad’s Motamedi will loan his voice to the Sadi Austria. “Incendies” into Persian. character in the opera puppet show. “I Shall Not Hate” unfolds his extraordinary life as a Also known as “Scorched”, the 2003 play follows Gharibpur has previously staged opera Harvard-educated physician who was born and raised the journey of twins Jeanne and Simon who attempt to puppet shows on Hafez, Rumi and Khayyam in a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip and has devoted unravel the mystery of their mother’s life. Stage director and writer Alireza Kushk-Jalali in an undated photo in Iran and at a number of international events. Marzieh Soleimani PICTURE OF THE DAY IRNA/ “The Blue-Veiled” “Fifteen Dogs” appears in Iranian coming to Iranian bookstores Artists Forum CULTURE TEHRAN — The 2015 ARTTEHRAN — deskbestseller novel “Fifteen deskProminent Iranian Dogs” by Canadian writer André Alexis has filmmaker Rakhshan Bani-Etemad’s 1995 recently been released in Persian by Mahabeh acclaimed drama “The Blue-Veiled” will Publications in Tehran. be screened at the Cinematheque of the An apologue, the novel is about a group of Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) at 5:30 p.m. fifteen dogs kenneled at a veterinary clinic in today. To r o n t o . The screening will be followed by a The story reaches its climax when they review session, which will be attended are suddenly gifted by the gods with human by members of the cast and crew of the consciousness and language. film. Rendered into Persian by Najmeh “The Blue-Veiled” starring Fatemeh Borumandi, the novel was originally published Motamed-Arya and Ezzatollah Entezami by Coach House Books in 2015. It won the is about Rasul, an elderly owner of a Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Rogers Writers’ tomato farm and sauce factory who falls Trust Fiction Prize. in love with one of the poor workers of the factory after his wife’s death. But with differences in class and age worrying his tradition-bound family, Rasul might not be able to pursue his Prince Estate Administrator newfound love. Winner of the Bronze Leopard of denies plan to sell Locarno International Film Festival in paisley park 1995, “The Blue-Veiled” is the 13th most Mahlaqa Baqeri acts in a scene from “Rooster Crows” based on a work by Persian poet Nima Yushij at Tehran’s Iranshahr Theater Complex on popular film in the history of Iranian August 6, 2016. The play, which is being directed by Shahram Karami, will run until August 26. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The administrator of Prince’s cinema after the Islamic revolution. estate says it is not planning to sell Paisley Park, one day after asking a judge for permission to offer several Prince properties for sale. A court filing on Friday had included Paisley Park, “Scary” Lucille Ball statue replaced in her New York hometown Prince’s home and recording complex, among a list of NEW YORK (Reuters) — Lucille Ball Carolyn Palmer, whose proposal was on the project, including watching residence in New York City, where the properties that could be sold. fans can rest easy. selected from more than 60 submitted countless episodes of “I Love Lucy” and pope blessed it during his visit last year. But on Saturday, Bremer Trust issued a brief statement A new statue honoring the “I Love by artists around the world. hiring models to pose in 1950s-style A bronze version of that statue saying: “Bremer Trust, the special administrator for the Lucy” star was unveiled on Saturday The statue at Lucille Ball Memorial dresses. is being produced for St. Patrick’s Prince Rogers Nelson estate, has no plans to sell either in Celoron, New York, on what would Park will replace another that was “I not only wanted to portray the Cathedral in New York. Paisley Park or the property referred to as the “Purple have been Ball’s 105th birthday, after installed seven years ago. Critics playful, animated and spontaneous “I Love Lucy” aired in the 1950s Rain” house.” That Minneapolis house was filmed in residents of her hometown made it panned the sculpture, saying it looked Lucy, but also the glamorous Hollywood and is considered one of the greatest Prince’s 1984 movie. clear they did not “love” an unflattering nothing like the iconic redhead, and icon,” Palmer said in a statement. television comedies ever. Ball played the Court papers filed by Bremer has asked a judge previous version. it eventually became known as “Scary Palmer has sculpted a number of wife of bandleader Ricky Ricardo, who for permission to offer for sale nearly 20 properties The life-size bronze artwork was Lucy.” other famous figures. Her marble statue was portrayed by her real-life husband, owned by Prince worth an estimated $28 million. created by the well-known sculptor Palmer spent nine months working of Pope Francis stands at the papal Desi Arnaz.