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12 Pages Price 10,000 Rials 38th year No.12548 Tuesday MAY 10, 2016 Ordibehesht 21, 1395 Sha’aban 3, 1437 Akie Abe: Mindset Europeans see huge potential, change needed on opportunities for role of women Hajj still post-sanctions EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW By Parvin Telli Iran TEHRAN — Akie Abe, wife of the Japanese prime min- By Mahnaz Abdi ister, believes that a change of mindset is needed so that women can play their role in society. uropean companies partic- “From a mindset perspective, men and women should unclear for Eipating in the 21st Interna- share the same view so that women-engaging society can tional Oil, Gas, Refining and be built,” Akie Abe tells the Tehran Times in an exclusive Petrochemical Exhibition of Iran (Iran interview. Oil Show 2016) believe that the Ira- This is the text of the interview: nian market enjoys huge potentials As a high profile woman, how do you see fe- and offers many opportunities in the males’ role in the current Japanese society as well as post-sanctions time. Iranians The event, which was the country’s in their household relations? A: It is a matter of course that women performing as first oil show in post-sanctions era, was the labor force in Japan since we are facing less birth rate, By Marjan Golpira attended by more than 900 Iranian with increased ageing population. I expect that the new TEHRAN - Iranians won’t be able to make the hajj pilgrimage exhibitors and above 800 renowned viewpoint can be brought to the society if women be- this year as Saudi Arabia continues to sabotage the ritual, the international companies from 38 come more actively involved. Foreign Ministry spokesman announced on Monday. countries across the globe. It was held The society in Japan is structured in a way that men Making the remark at his weekly press briefing, Hossein from May 5 to 8 at Tehran Permanent perform the central role in a vertical pyramid organiza- Jaberi-Ansari said the Supreme Council on Hajj held a meet- International Fairground. tion, thus the structurere prioritized the profit making that ing on Sunday to discuss the latest relevant developments ‘Sanctions removal, a big op- often led to conflict wwithinithin ththee socsoci-i- concerning the hajj ritual, hoping that Saudi Arabia change portunity for Iran to grow faster’ ety which did not leadd to buildinbuildingg a policy and fulfill its commitments as the host of the holy cer- “Sanctions removal is a big oppor- peaceful society. emony. tunity for Iran to grow faster with a lot The nature of womenmen iiss ttoo Iran and Saudi Arabia has been at loggerheads over a of resources it has inside the country give birth to new life soso theythey number of issues, including the Hajj stampede, inter alia, on one hand, and on the other hand are good in helpingg each in September 2015 in which more than four hundred Ira- it is a big opportunity for us, because other than seeking foror ver- nians lost their lives. there is a lot of needs in goods and tical society building. I wish Iran won’t hold missile talks with U.S. equipments in Iran, so we can do now that women could eexpandxpand On U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s call for what we could do before we had all their role in a horizontalizontal missile negotiations with Tehran, the spokesman these restrictions,” Rudolf Opitzer, the manner than vertical,al, said Iran’s position on missile talks is “very clear” managing director of Germany’s UIC thus less conflict inn and “consistent”. GmbH, a leading global supplier of the society. “We won’t accept it (talks on missile program).” systems and components for the gen- tle distillation of liquid mixtures, told See page 100 See page 2 the Tehran Times. 4

PERSPECTIVE Moscow book fair CEO admires Iran PERSPECTIVE By Assadallah Athari By Parvin Telli political expert cultural attitude toward publications Tehran Times journalist INTERVIEW fair to promote latest offerings from 50 Post-modern coup II By Manijeh Rezapoor Russian publishers during the cultural Chinese smarter event. TEHRAN — The general director of the Mos- “In Moscow, there is no fair that lasts as long than Westerners urkish Prime Minister Ahmet cow International Book Fair, Sergey V. Kaykin, as the Tehran fair. However, it is a good point Davutoglu has announced that T has admired Iran’s cultural attitude toward pub- that the book fair has this much respect among have been to Iran’s oil and gas he would not seek to take the lications at the Tehran International Book Fair. you. We are also planning to talk with govern- helm of the ruling Justice and Devel- show every year over the past 10 In an interview with the Tehran Times on ment officials to hold a longer fair in our coun- I opment Party (AKP) at the extraordi- years. I love the event as it draws Sunday, Kaykin said that after he returns to his try. The government needs to consider the fair nary meeting of party leaders, slated thousands of large and small com- country, he plans to convince Russian cultural as a cultural event and not a business. Perhaps for May 22. panies from all around the world to officials to follow the same policy. after several years we will manage to expand The announcement means Davuto- Tehran to seek investment and trade “The Tehran book fair has a good policy to our fair,” he added. glu, currently the president of AK Par- opportunities. Besides, the exhibition attract more visitors, it gives more service, free The general director of the Moscow International He continued, “The fair has a good policy to ty, will also step down from his prime reflects Iran’s political relations with entry, and good discount to students, with bet- Book Fair, Sergey V. Kaykin, poses at the pavilion of attract more visitors. This is because your fair minister post. In other words the news other countries as well. ter service to the visitors,” Kaykin stated. lasts longer, that is, yours is about two weeks actually means he has resigned after Russia during the 29th Tehran International Book Oil giants, like Total, Statoil, Shell Russia is the guest of honor at the 29th Teh- but ours [Moscow fair] lasts only five days. The all his power and authority was re- Fair on May 8, 2016. and others all in a body turned their ran International Book Fair, which is currently expense to Moscow would be more if it lasted voked after a gathering of the party’s back on the oil show in the past few underway at Shahre Aftab, a newly-construct- Kaykin presides over a Russian cultural longer, so we just have more condensed pro- central executive committee. years as Iran was constantly bombard- ed fairground in southern Tehran. delegation, which is at the Tehran book grams.” 12 The question is why Davutoglu ed with sanctions led by the U.S and will not nominate as the AKP leader? its European allies. They left the mar- In many issues Davutoglu has prov- Tehran hosts 1st Symposium of Iran-Japan ket to the Chinese who took full ad- en he does not share the opinion of vantage of the sanctions. The Chinese Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo- on Women, Peace and Sustainable Development have had the strongest appearance on gan. Among many differences we can the oil shows since 2011 when top oil refer to Erdogan’s push to replace the WOMEN TEHRAN — The first Sym- dation for Encouragement of Social Contribu- companies have been absent. current parliamentary system of gov- deskposium of Iran-Japan on tion (FESCO) Akie Abe, and the chairperson of With tireless efforts, finally the Rou- ernment with a presidential one, and Women, Peace and Sustainable Development the Nippon Foundation Yohei Sasakawa, at- hani administration succeeded to bro- thus, change his ceremonial role into was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in tended the event, Mehr reported. ker a landmark nuclear deal with the an executive chief. Erdogan has long Tehran on Monday. Other participants included Kuji Haneda, the 5+1 countries in July 2015 to end sanc- been seeking to increase presidential The Iranian deputy foreign minister Abbas Japanese ambassador to Tehran, and Maryam tions on Iran. Since ever, world leaders authority leading to tensions with his Araqchi, who had also served as Iran’s ambas- Imanieh, the wife of Iran’s Foreign Minister Mo- have taken turn in visiting Iran one after Prime Minister Davutoglu. It seems sador to Japan, the vice president for women hammad-Javad Zarif. the other, at the head of big delega- that Davutoglu does not support the and family affairs Shahindokht Molaverdi, the The next edition of the symposium will be tions, to show their interest in resum- presidential system envisaged by Er- head of Iran’s Department of Environment hosted by Tokyo’s Sasakawa Peace Foundation ing cooperation with the energy-rich dogan, fearing he is pushing Turkey to Ma’soumeh Ebtekar, the chairperson of Foun- next year. country. the verge of authoritarianism. Impatient to see the impact of the The development follows as AKP’s nuclear deal on oil industry, I hurried to executive committee has recently re- Car parts maker Bosch to open business, hire staff in Iran the 21st Iran International Oil, Gas and Refining and Petrochemical Exhibition voked its Leader, Davutoglu’s regional German auto parts supplier Rob- Iran. In our quest to pick up speed “The country’s potential is ot Citroen and Suzuki Motor Corp this week where I was taken by surprise authority. ert Bosch is opening an office in quickly, we are benefiting first and tremendous. We expect to see have announced plans to re-enter to see those oil companies were ab- The move reveals that Erdogan, Tehran and plans to hire 50 staff foremost from re-establishing the Iranian economy grow by Iran or step up production there sent this year too while their CEOs had standing as Turkish president, cannot by the end of this year because it contact with former local partners just under 5 percent this year. since the United States and Europe been coming and going to the NIOC lead the party he has established and sees growing potential for Iran’s and customers,” said Uwe Raschke, The medium term is also highly partially lifted sanctions in January, for negotiations over the last months. is still the most influential figure of the car market following the lifting of Bosch’s management board mem- promising.” under a deal with Tehran on its nu- Touring around, I found Chinese still Justice and Development Party. 9 international sanctions. ber responsible for Europe, the A number of foreign carmakers, clear program. the most dominant country present in “We are delighted to be back in Middle East and Africa. including Renault, Daimler, Peuge- (Source: Reuters) the oil show of 2016 just a few months TEHRAN TIMES after sanctions have been lifted. Iran’s Leading International Daily Saudi Arabia equipping terrorists in Syria with WMDs: analyst The oil companies might have their own excuses for not participating in Advertising Dept A prominent Syrian analyst slammed the Sau- strategic affairs, pointed to the massive rocket called “moderate opposition groups” with advanced the oil show such as a sharp drop in di regime for its military support for terrorist attacks by the armed groups on civilians in Syr- missiles and rockets, the analyst noted. Hassan went oil prices, the unstable condition in the Te l : 021 - 430 51 450 groups fighting against Syria’s government, ia’s northern city of Aleppo, saying it is naive to on to say that the attacks in Aleppo have been made Middle East, Saudi Arabia and its allies’ saying that Riyadh has been equipping the say such attacks have been made by the ter- concurrently with the third round of (UN-brokered) propaganda against a rapprochement [email protected] militants with weapons of mass destruction rorists alone and without any foreign support. peace talks in Geneva as the Saudi-backed groups between Iran and the European Union, (WMDs). Speaking to the Tasnim News Agen- Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister had previous- are attempting to impose some preconditions on and the U.S presidential elections. (Source: Tasnim) cy, Hassan al-Hassan, an expert of military and ly announced that his country will equip what he the negotiations. 2 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NATION 2 MMAYAY 10,10, 20162016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/international

MEDIA MONITOR Iran ready to boost co-op with Japan for Iraqi Kurdistan chief due in Tehran durable development: Araqchi POLITICAL TEHRAN — Iranian in line with durable development. deskDeputy Foreign Minis- “The fact is that long lasting interna- TEHRAN — The head of the Kurdish Regional ter Abbas Araqchi said on Monday that tional development is contingent upon Government (KRG) in northern Iraq is scheduled to Iran prioritizes boosting cooperation with permanent peace and there will be no visit Tehran in the near future. Japan to counter “impediments to long opportunity for development in an at- Massoud Barzani will meet with senior Iranian lasting development”. mosphere of war, insecurity, violence, ex- officials including Ali Shamkhani, secretary of the Araqchi made the remarks while address- tremism and poverty,” explained Araqchi

ETEMAD Supreme National Security Council, and Majlis ing a joint Iran-Japan conference on “Wom- who served as Iranian ambassador to Ja- speaker Ali Larijani, Etemad Online news portal re- en, Peace and Sustainable Development”. pan from 2007 to 2011. ported on Sunday, citing an “informed source”. The seminar was attended by Akie Araqchi called violence and extremism Fighting Daesh and military operations to retake Abe, wife of the Japanese prime minis- the “biggest enemy” of sustainable devel- the country’s second-largest city Mosul from the ter, Iranian Vice President for Family and opment and unfortunately violence and group will be discussed in the meetings, the report Women’s Affairs Shahindokht Molaverdi extremism have undermined women’s added. and Masoumeh Ebtekar, head of the De- role in the Mideast region especially in Construction of an oil pipeline between Iran and partment of Environment, among others. Palestine, Syria, Iraq and Yemen. northern Iraq also will be on the agenda of talks, it Araqchi said Iran and Japan, as victims He also said that the Iranian and Jap- further said. of weapons of mass destruction, have anese people have many commonalities common grounds to expand cooperation Araqchi calls violence and extremism the “biggest enemy” of sustainable development. due to long years of interaction. Economy minister chairs sanctions removal committee Hajj still unclear for Iranians: Foreign Ministry 1 He added Iran continues to follow up on having oth- “Naturally, constant consultations are underway be- TEHRAN — Economy Minister Ali Tayyebnia has Kerry had said the U.S. and its allies were “prepared to er remained assets returned to the country. tween Iran and Russia on issues of mutual concern as been appointed as the head of the sanctions re- work on a new arrangement to find a peaceful solution” Japanese prime minister to visit Iran well as the latest regional and international develop- moval committee that was established recently to the dispute over recent Iranian missile tests. He also confirmed reports that Japanese Prime Min- ments.” Jaberi-Ansari added, “Iran’s missile system is for ister Shinzo Abe plans to visit Iran, saying the trip is on Jaberi-Ansari said that during their recent round of YJC within the JCPOA implementation workgroup, a top Iranian diplomat said on Monday. country’s security and is not up for discussion or ne- the agenda. He said the exact date of the travel will be talks, Iranian and Russian officials reviewed the latest Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi also said gotiations.” made public later. developments in Syria, including the recently U.S.-Rus- the workgroup, which consists of representatives Iran has been insisting that its missile program is The wife of Shinzo Abe, Akie Abe, was in Tehran on sia brokered ceasefire in the country. from Iran and the 5+1 group, is holding regular solely for defensive purposes. Monday to participate at a joint Iran-Japan conference The official stated that the most recent developments meetings to facilitate the removal of sanctions, the “Iran has always been adopting a defense policy,” on “women, peace and sustainable development”. in Syria show that militants fighting the government are YJC reported on Monday. even in cases when the country was attacked by foreign Abe will be the first Japanese prime minister to vis- not committed to the ceasefire deal. countries, Jaberi-Ansari said. it the Islamic Republic in 38 years since Takeo Fukuda A truce, forged by the U.S. and Russia, took effect He went on to say that even during the Iraqi invasion traveled to Iran in September 1978. across Syria on February 27. However, it has been vio- Iran summons of Iran in the 1980s the Islamic Republic remained com- Report on legal review of Iran’s frozen assets lated times and times. Kuwaiti charges mitted to its defense policy. submitted to SNSC “The developments that have been unfolding since No official visit to Iran by Muqtada al-Sadr On the $2 billion of Iran’s assets confiscated by the the announcement of the truce prove that the armed d’affaires He also dismissed news that Iraqi cleric Muqtada U.S., the spokesman said the Supreme National Securi- groups who are taking actions against the Syrian gov- al-Sadr had paid a visit to Iran, saying the Iraqi Shia cler- ty Council (SNSC) has received a report on the perfor- ernment show no commitment to the ceasefire.” TEHRAN — The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Mon- ic has relatives and acquaintances in some cities in Iran mance of the taskforce authorized by President Rouhani “This is one of the basic problems in the peace pro- day summoned the Kuwaiti charges d’affaires over and he may be traveling to Iran at times. to look into the case. cess,” he said. an anti-Iran meeting held by that country. U.S. returns Iranian antiques Rouhani has already reviewed the report and the result He further noted that terrorist groups aim to dest- Accordingly, the ministry expressed solemn ob- The official also said some Persian antiques, which of which has been presented to the SNSC, he added. abilize the region while getting more powerful which jection to the meeting, saying for Kuwait to host a had been confiscated by the U.S. in the past, were re- Iran, Russia in constant consultation on Syria is neither in the interest of the region nor in the world. MIZAN number of such meetings goes against neighborli- leased to the Iranian Foreign Ministry on Sunday and in The Foreign Minister official also said Iran is in con- Jaberi-Ansari expressed hope that the regional ness norms, Mizan reported. a special ceremony, the pieces were handed over to the tacts with Russia over Syria as foreign-backed militants countries would develop a “common understanding” head of the National Museum of Iran. are not abiding by the truce in the war-torn country. on terrorism in order to counter the threats. Iranian sanctions affected Turkey as well: ambassador 103 MPs petition Rouhani to stop JCPOA if U.S. shows more malice POLITICAL TEHRAN — More than tivities within the NPT” if the U.S. takes no atmosphere in implementing the JCPOA.” Tehran, fearing falling foul to the U.S. fines. deskone third of the outgo- steps to change tack on Iran. After the signing of the JCPOA, formally In one more recent development in TEHRAN — The Turkish ambassador to Tehran has ing Iranian parliament petitioned Presi- This note delivered and read by Ibra- known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of already turbulent ties between Tehran said that sanctions on Iran affected his country as well. dent Rouhani on Monday to set a dead- him Karkhaneh, a member of the parlia- Action, in July 2015, Iranian officials have and Washington, the U.S. Supreme Court Countries have the biggest volume of trade with line for stopping implementation of the ment presiding board, warns Rouhani to objected to the U.S. getting in the way of ruled that almost $2 billion in frozen Ira- their neighbors, Reza Hakan Tekin pointed out, nuclear deal, citing the U.S. malice, IRNA give the JCPOA implementation a sec- foreign partners doing business with Iran. nian assets must be turned over to Amer- IRNA IRNA reported on Monday.The ambassador added reported. ond thought if the U.S. “fails to send back Although the nuclear deal ended eco- ican families of people killed in the 1983 the removal of sanctions as well will lay direct im- The petition, having signs of 103 MPs Iran’s stolen assets, continues to show nomic sanctions against Iran, including bombing of a U.S. Marine Corps barracks pacts on Turkey’s economy. on it, asks for “reconsideration of volun- malice on Iran and lack of commitment to banking limitations, many foreign banks in Beirut and other attacks allegedly He added that following the interim nuclear ac- tary measures and resumption of all ac- remove sanctions and create intoxicated have shown reluctance to resume ties with blamed on Iran. cord between Iran and world powers in November 2013 in Geneva, Turkey attempted to improve ties with Iran by signing numerous agreements includ- Armed forces budget increased to Any step against Muslims’ dignity is ing political ones over the Syrian crisis. counter terrorists: Larijani contrary to Islam, Iran says Rezaei vows retaliation over losses in Syria

TEHRAN — A high-ranking Iranian official has promised retaliation against terrorist groups in Syria for a recent deadly assault on forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. “I promise you there will be serious revenge on the takfiri groups soon,” the Secretary of the Expediency

INSTAGRAM Council Mohsen Rezaei wrote on Instagram on Monday.

Majlis presiding POLITICAL TEHRAN — Iranian He also called on the police forces to POLITICAL TEHRAN — Judiciary country. deskMajlis Speaker Ali Lar- counter trafficking of goods in order to deskChief Ayatollah Sad- “It is essential for all the officials to board set to study bill ijani said on Monday that budget for the help implement the resistance economy. eq Amoli Larijani said on Monday that reach a common understanding and on economic armed forces has been increased to coun- Last week, Iranian lawmakers ap- any step against the Muslims’ dignity is action to counter the enemy’s efforts to corruption ter “criminals” and “terrorist movements” proved a bill that obliges the admin- contrary to Islam. infiltrate (the country),” he said. that threaten the country’s security. istration to allocate five percent of the During a meeting with senior Ju- Elsewhere, he said that those who TEHRAN — The Majlis presiding board is going to study During a meeting with senior police annual budget to the defense sector, diciary officials, he urged the officials created the militants of the Islamic State a bill on fighting economic corruption on Tuesday, dep- officials, Larijani said accordingly the Tasnim news agency reported. to keep a watchful eye on ways that in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and pro- uty Majlis speaker Mohammad Reza Bahonar has said. budget for police forces has been in- The Iranian fiscal year started on the Supreme Leader has warned the vides the group with weapons seek to He praised the bill as a useful one, but said both creased to strengthen their efficiency. March 20. enemies seek to use to infiltrate the spread Islamophobia. MPs and government officials have found some

ICANA faults with it which will be discussed during the Tuesday session, ICANA reported on Monday. Defense chief denies Iran tested missile with 2000-km range POLITICAL TEHRAN — Iran test-fired a preci- grown missile families. desksion-guided ballistic missile two weeks It is not yet clear of which family the missile has been. ago, the armed forces deputy chief of staff announced While Tehran insists that the capability is merely defensive, JUMP on Monday, Fars news agency reported. some Western countries including the U.S. have said it is in “Two weeks ago, we tested a missile with a range of breach of the UN 2231 resolution that prohibits Iran from Chinese smarter than 2,000 kilometers and an error margin of eight meters,” firing any missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. Westerners Brigadier General Ali Abdollahi was quoted as saying. Iranian officials have deemed the concerns unwar- This is while Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier Gen- ranted as none of the missiles test-fired by Iran were de- 1 But, whatever their reasons might be, working with eral Hossein Dehqan denied on the same day test-firing signed to carry nuclear warheads. the Chinese since 2002, I can tell that they have been the a missile with such a range. Commenting on an earlier missile test-firing by Iran, sole winner of the sanctions strategy that the U.S. had always Abdollahi made the statement at seminar held at U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry had said the U.S. and been so proud of. Baghiatollah Hospital, an affiliate of the Islamic Revolu- its partners were “prepared to work on a new arrange- I think this way; Americans have cut their nose to spite tion Guards Corps (IRGC). ment to find a peaceful solution to these issues.” Iran’s face, handing over a great market to their Asian rivals Iran test-fires missiles of different ranges and capabil- However, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad whose recent history has shown how quick and smart they ities year round during regular military drills to keep its Zarif replied that the country’s missile program was not are in turning any mayhem to their advantage. armed forces on their toes and has developed home- up for negotiation with the U.S. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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Hezbollah, allies win wide areas in NEWS Yemen peace in tatters as east Lebanon vote Saudi jets kill 13 Lebanon’s resistance Hezbollah group and said of the Baalbek and Brital vote. He At least 13 people, including five paramedics, are killed in a its allies won a vast majority of seats in areas added that Hezbollah’s opponents se- fresh Saudi airstrike in Yemen despite peace talks which a where they ran in local elections in eastern cured some seats in six towns in the area. Ansarullah (Houthi) official says have little chance of success. Lebanon, the group’s deputy leader said Turnout was higher in the Hezbol- Mohammad Abdulsalam, who heads the Ansarullah dele- Monday, a day after the vote took place. lah-popular east, with the figure reaching gation, said Saudi Arabia Meanwhile, the head of a local coali- 48 percent in Baalbek. and its side in the peace tion of different political groups said they In Beirut, a coalition known as “Beiru- talks underway in Kuwait will most likely win the Beirut municipality. tis” said early results show it won all of are unwilling to make any The municipal elections held Sunday the capital’s 24-seat municipal council, concessions in order in only two areas of the country - the the state-run National News Agency re- to form a new govern- capital, Beirut, and the eastern Bekaa ported. The coalition is headed by Jamal ment. Valley region - were the first vote in Leb- Itani and is backed by several political The Houthis and their anon since 2010 and a key test of grass- groups, including the powerful predomi- allies have demanded the roots support in the two regions. nantly Sunni Future Movement of former formation of a consensus That importance of the vote was un- Prime Minister Saad Hariri, the Shia Mus- transitional government derscored by the fact that the government lim Amal group and the country’s three before forging ahead has postponed Lebanon’s parliamentary main Christian groups. with other issues. elections, citing security concerns linked Beirutis ran against several other They have also de- to the conflict in neighboring Syria. Also, lists, mainly the Beirut Madinati, Arabic manded the withdrawal Lebanon’s parliament has failed to elect a known for usually low turnout, with many its allies ran in 80 municipalities out of for “Beirut, My City” that has vowed to of a U.S. force operating in the south of the country along president since May 2014 because of lack of its eligible voters living outside both 143 in the Bekaa Valley and won almost clean up both the city’s streets following with UAE troops. of quorum amid political disagreements. Beirut and Lebanon, and some residents all the seats. That included all municipal a major thrash crisis and its politics. Bei- On Friday, the U.S. military for the first time publicly ac- Perhaps reflecting wide urban disil- expressing disinterest in politics. Many in seats in the historic city of Baalbek and rut Madinati said on its official Facebook knowledged that American troops are operating inside Yem- lusionment with the political limbo, the Beirut also did not expect the elections the major town of Brital along the Syr- page that it would not make any state- en to help pro-Hadi forces and a Saudi offensive. turnout was low in Beirut - only 20 per- to be held, thinking the vote would be ia border, where Hezbollah competed ments until official results are known. Abdulsalam accused Saudi Arabia and its mercenaries cent, just slightly higher than the 18 per- delayed like other elections. against a list backed by prominent fam- In the coming weeks, municipal elections on the ground of forced deportation of Yemeni people from cent who voted in 2010. Hezbollah’s deputy chief sheikh Naim ilies. will also be held in other parts of Lebanon. some southern provinces. However, the Lebanese capital is Kassem said Monday that the group and “It was a complete victory,” Kassem (Source: AP) His remarks came after forces loyal to Yemen’s former President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi were said to have been arresting and evicting hundreds of civilians from the southern Putin calls for non-aligned international Greece approves tax overhaul amid port city of Aden to the north. security system in face of global terror threat austerity protests Local officials said pro-Hadi secessionists were raid- ing shops, restaurants and homes, detaining more than Vladimir Putin said Russia is all for cre- Greece’s parliament has approved a 2,000 people whom they said posed a security threat. ating a non-aligned system of interna- controversial overhaul of taxes and Aden fell to pro-Hadi forces who were backed by Saudi tional security to counter global terror. pensions despite mass rallies against air cover after fierce fighting with Houthi fighters in July 2015. The president, speaking at the V-Day the measures. On Monday, UN envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh parade in Moscow, called on all nations Police said almost 18,000 people Ahmed called on the warring parties in Yemen to “make con- to learn the lessons of WWII. turned up in Athens and about 8,000 cessions in order to strike a comprehensive peaceful solu- “Today our civilization has faced in Thessaloniki on Sunday against the tion” to the conflict. brutality and violence – terrorism has changes demanded by the European All direct negotiations scheduled for Sunday were can- become a global threat,” the Russian Union and the International Monetary celled as Hadi’s representatives pulled out of the talks. president said, addressing the crowds Fund that the government approved “The participants in the Kuwait negotiations must reflect on Moscow’s Red Square ahead of a pa- in the lead-up to a crucial meeting of the aspirations of the Yemeni people. I am confident that rade dedicated to the 71st anniversary Nazis and their accomplices full retalia- eurozone creditors in Brussels. ter, defended the tax and pensions over- Yemenis want an end to the conflict,” Ould Cheikh Ahmed of victory in WWII.“We must defeat this tion for millions of victims, for all the bar- Security forces fired tear gas to haul on Friday, telling legislators from his said in a statement after separate meetings with delegations. evil, and Russia is open to join forces with barities and excesses on our land.” disperse protesters throwing pet- Syriza party - which holds a slim majority He said new talks were slated to take place on Monday, all countries and is ready to work on the Putin added that Russian soldiers rol-bombs in Athens. with 153 seats in the 300-seat parliament urging the two parties to cooperate further. creation of a modern, non-aligned sys- have proven that they are “worthy The reform aims to reduce Greece’s - that they would spare the poorest. With pro-Hadi forces evicting people in Aden, Saudi war- tem of international security.” successors to the heroes of the Great highest pension payouts, merge sev- Shrinking Greece’s pension system is planes targeted the al-Amaleqa camp in the Harf Sufyan dis- According to the Russian lead- Patriotic War who are defending the eral pension funds, increase contribu- crucial for preventing “the system col- trict of Amran Province on Monday. er, the lessons of the World War country’s interests with honor.” tions and raise taxes for those on me- lapsing in a few years”, Tsipras said. The air raid killed at least 13 people and left 15 others in- II showed that “double stand- “I’m sure the veterans today are dium and high incomes. Euclid Tsakalotos, Greece’s finance jured, Yemen’s al-Masirah television reported. ards” and “short-sighted indulgence to proud of their grandchildren and Central Athens was largely closed to minister, has called on the eurozone to The attack came a day after seven people were killed and those who are nurturing new criminal great-grandchildren – they are not traffic, with a significant police presence in back the changes, warning of a “failed 13 others injured after Saudi jets attacked the capital Sana’a, plans” are unacceptable. letting [the veterans] down and will al- the city, although numbers were signifi- state” if the Brussels talks run aground. prompting Houthis to issue a strong protest to the UN en- “The lessons of history show that ways remember the great victory, the cantly down on February’s protests when “The elements for closing the first re- voy, according to a source close to the negotiations. peace on our planet doesn’t estab- heroic deeds of the glorious genera- 40,000 people marched in Athens alone. view and providing debt relief are, I firmly Yemeni delegates at the peace talks in Kuwait told Kuwaiti lish itself, that you need to be on high tion of victors,” he said. Al Jazeera’s John Psaropoulos, believe, all there,” according to a letter Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled al-Sabah that repeat- alert,” he said. Seventy-one years ago, Nazi Ger- reporting from Athens, said some from Tsakalotos to the eurozone’s finance ed violations of the truce threaten the negotiations. The Great Patriotic War (the term many was defeated. Almost 80 percent self-employed and salaried profession- chiefs seen by the AFP news agency. There has been mounting international pressure to end used in Russia and former Soviet re- of the world’s population was caught als would end up paying up to 55 per- “Nobody should believe that an- the Yemen conflict that has killed more than 9,400 people publics to describe the conflict on the up in the war, including all of the great cent of income tax if the measures were other Greek crisis, leading perhaps to and displaced 2.8 million since March last year. Eastern Front from 1941-45) will always powers, and a total of 55 million peo- to be applied. another failed state in the region, could (Source: Press TV) remain “an outstanding, sacred he- ple were killed in the conflict. “People here feel that this bill com- be beneficial to anyone.” roic deed of our people, a call to live The Nazi Germany invaded the So- ing at the end of a whole series of Greece’s budget deficit has expand- according to conscience, to keep the viet Union in 1941. The following four austerity bills over the last eight years ed as it struggles to keep up with its height of the truth and justice, to trans- years of fighting saw 27 million Soviet simply adds too much to the burden of debt payments, which the IMF believes fer these values from generation to people killed. the average Greek household,” he said. is unsustainable. Cameron says leaving EU generation,” the president added. In Europe, V-Day commemorations The austerity measures are part of a In its official agenda for Monday’s would increase risk of war “Our fathers and grandfathers de- started on Sunday, as the Nazi Germa- package demanded by the EU and IMF in meeting, the Eurogroup said it would feated the powerful, merciless enemy, ny’s Instrument of Surrender came into exchange for a $95bn bailout approved review the “progress achieved” by Raising the stakes in Britain’s European Union membership in front of whom many countries fold- force at 22:43 CET on May 8, 1945. In last July, the third for Greece since 2010. Greece as well as discuss “possible debate, Prime Minister David Cameron said Monday that ed,” Putin said. Moscow it was already 00:43, on May 9. ’Failed state’ warning debt-relief measures”. (Source: Al Jazeera) leaving the bloc would increase the risk of war in Europe. “It was our servicemen who gave the (Source: RT) Alexis Tsipras, Greek prime minis- Cameron’s speech on national security came as campaigning ahead N. Korea says to push nuclear program, defying UN sanctions of a June 23 vote on the country’s EU membership Secretive North Korea said it will strengthen self-defensive as long as the imperialists persist in their nuclear threat moved into its final weeks. nuclear weapons capability, its KCNA news agency report- and arbitrary practices,” KCNA said, citing the congress. Cameron said it would ed on Monday, a decision adopted in defiance of U.N. res- The two Koreas remain in a technical state of war be rash to assume that olutions at a rare congress of its ruling Workers’ Party. since their 1950-53 conflict ended in a truce, not a peace “peace and stability on The congress is the first in 36 years and North Korea treaty. North Korea regularly threatens the South and its our continent are assured granted visas to scores of foreign journalists to coincide major ally, the United States, which it accuses of plan- beyond any shadow of with the gathering. ning a nuclear attack. doubt.” He said the EU “has Their movements have been closely monitored and Since the latest round of U.N. resolutions, North Ko- helped reconcile countries one BBC journalist, not reporting directly on the congress, rea has pressed ahead with its nuclear and missile de- which were at each other’s was expelled along with two colleagues, after a top official velopment, and said it had succeeded in miniaturizing throats for decades.” said he had “distorted facts and realities” in his coverage. a nuclear warhead and launching a submarine-based “Britain has a fundamental national interest in maintaining Young leader Kim Jong Un, who assumed power in ballistic missile. common purpose in Europe to avoid future conflict between 2011 after his father’s sudden death, took on the new Rival Koreas European countries,” he said. title of party chairman on the fourth day of the congress South Korea condemned the North’s claim to be a “And that requires British leadership, and for Britain to re- on Monday, media reported. nuclear weapons state, saying it would continue to ex- main a member.” The promotion - his previous party title was first secre- ert pressure on Pyongyang until it abandons its nuclear Cameron argued that “isolationism has never served this tary - had been predicted by analysts who had expected ambitions. security checks. country well. Whenever we turn our back on Europe, sooner Kim would use the congress to consolidate his power. North Korea is believed by western experts to have There, Kim entered and was received by a wildly or later we come to regret it.” North Korea has come under tightening international about 40 kg of plutonium, enough to build eight to 12 cheering audience of delegates, according to reporters Whether leaving the 28-nation union would make Britain pressure over its nuclear weapons program, including nuclear weapons. who got in. more or less secure is a key referendum battleground. Two tougher U.N. sanctions adopted in March backed by On the weekend, Kim took a conciliatory position on A closing date has not been made public but South former U.K. intelligence chiefs said in an interview published lone major ally China, following its most recent nuclear ties with the South, saying military talks were needed to Korea officials said earlier they expected the congress to Sunday that the EU gives Britain an edge in gathering an- test in January. discuss ways to ease tension. last four or five days. ti-terror intelligence and underpins continental peace. The congress’s decision on strengthening the capa- South Korea rejected the proposal as meaningless. The expulsion of BBC journalist Rupert Wing- Cameron said that, with the fight against the Islamic State bility of its nuclear weapons formalizes North Korea’s “We have not given up on dialogue,” South Korean Uni- field-Hayes grabbed headlines in foreign media on group raging and an assertive Russia flexing its muscles, position. fication Ministry spokesman Cheong Joon-hee told a brief- Monday. He had been in the country ahead of the con- “now is a time for strength in numbers.” It had already declared itself “a responsible nuclear ing. “But it is only when the North shows sincerity about gress to cover the visit of a group of Nobel laureates. The anti-EU campaign group Vote Leave called Camer- weapons state” and disavowed the use of nuclear weap- decentralization that genuine dialogue is possible.” Earlier on Monday, visiting media were taken to a tex- on’s claims “historically illiterate,” arguing that NATO contrib- ons unless its sovereignty is first infringed by others with The unusually large group of 128 foreign media tile factory named after Kim Jong Suk, the wife of state utes far more to European peace and security than the EU. nuclear arms. members in Pyongyang for the congress, which opened founder Kim Il Sung and the grandmother of the current “The notion that the peace of Europe was guaranteed by “We will consistently take hold on the strategic line on Friday, had not been given any access to the pro- leader. They have been taken to a string of show-case the institutions of the European Union was always utter non- of simultaneously pushing forward the economic con- ceedings until Monday afternoon, when a group of sites including a maternity hospital, electric cable factory sense,” said Robert Cowcroft of the University of Edinburgh, a struction and the building of nuclear force and boost about 30 of them were let in to the April 25 House of and children’s centre. member of Historians for Britain, an anti-EU group. self-defensive nuclear force both in quality and quantity Culture for several minutes after nearly three hours of (Source: Reuters) (Source: AP) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY MMAYAY 10,10, 22016016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/economy

JUMP IMF delegation due in Tehran soon

Europeans see huge ECONOMY TEHRAN — First IMF is an organization of 189 coun- potential, opportunities deskDeputy Managing Di- tries, working to foster global mon- for post-sanctions Iran rector of the International Monetary etary cooperation, secure financial Fund (IMF) David Lipton, leading a stability, facilitate international trade, 1 delegation, will pay a visit to Tehran in promote high employment and sus- “It’s a great exhibition. I really enjoyed it,” the German exhibi- near future to conduct negotiations tainable economic growth, and re- tor said about Iran Oil Show. with Iranian senior officials. duce poverty around the world. ‘Iran looks promising after sanctions’ The delegation will include five Its primary purpose is to ensure Daniel Sparr, the product manager in Bertsch Energy, an Aus- senior directors of the IMF, Shana the stability of the international mon- trian service supplier to the power plants and processing indus- news agency reported on Monday. etary system, the system of exchange tries, believes that now that the sanctions are being removed, IMF has projected a four-percent rates and international payments that the status of Iran looks very good and promising. “We have an economic growth rate for Iran in enables countries (and their citizens) agent here and they tell us about a lot of projects which are go- 2016. Iran's economy, which was flat to transact with each other. ing on, so we are very hopeful and we think that Iran is on the last year, is set to grow by 4.0 per- The Fund's mandate was updated right way.” cent this year and by 3.7 percent the in 2012 to include all macroeconomic “While financing is a little complicated in Iran, there are a lot next, said the IMF in its latest global and financial sector issues that bear of refineries here and it is promising for us,” he noted. forecast. on global stability. ‘Iran’s biz opportunities not gone during sanctions’ Jan Willem Hendriks, the managing director of the Nether- lands’ TSS Company, which designs, engineers and supplies so- lar power systems for the oil and gas industries, asserted, “Even Malaysia to sign preferential trade agreement with Iran before the sanctions there were of course a lot of opportunities ECONOMY TEHRAN — A Malay- The delegation includes senior man- uled to attend a conference to be held at for expansion of ties between the two in Iran. There were only barriers to do business. So, the oppor- desksian high-ranking trade agers and envoys of companies from the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, countries in various spheres, especially tunities haven’t gone. They have become only inaccessible. So, delegation arrived in Tehran on Monday private sector which are active in various Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) on Tues- economy. now we can only start to work on it again. For us, there is a lot for holding talks with Iranian counterparts spheres including offshore oil and gas day to hold talks with Iranian entrepre- For his part, Zarif said that Iran and to do in Iran.” to begin or expand bilateral relationships equipment, air pumps, control and main- neurs. Malaysia have always had “good rela- Hendriks, who participated in Iran Oil Show for the third and also signing a preferential trade tenance systems, spare parts, machinery, The visit of Malaysian delegation tions” and Tehran has no limit to expand time, said this edition is much bigger. “This year there is a big agreement with Iran. chemicals, medical equipment, construc- comes a week after Malaysian foreign ties with Kuala Lumpur. variety of companies, not only Iranians, as obvious, but also for- Dzulkifli Mahmud, the chief executive tional materials, etc. Minister Anifah Aman's journey to Tehran “Relations between the Islamic Repub- eign companies.” officer of Malaysia External Trade De- The CEO of MATRADE said that a pref- last Tuesday where he met President Has- lic of Iran and Malaysia have been good “Iranian oil and gas sector offers us a lot of possibilities,” he velopment Corporation known as MAT- erential trade agreement will be signed san Rouhani, Foreign Minister Moham- and forward moving from a historical said, explaining that his company intends to train people in Iran RADE, leads the 36-member delegation, for the expansion of relations between mad Javad Zarif, and Oil Minister Bijan point of view and the Islamic Republic of on their systems, so their investment will be on the people first, Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) re- the two countries. Namdar Zanganeh. Iran is ready to expand all-out coopera- and then they will see what they can use on local facilities for ported on Monday. Malaysian trade delegation is sched- In his meeting with Zarif, Aman called tion with Malaysia,” Zarif said. their systems. ‘Iran starts to be an intl. player in oil, gas fields’ Roberto Camporesi, the technical-sales manager of Tecni- well, an Italian manufacturer of pumps for civil engineering and oil fields, said that by sanctions removal Iran has started to be an Iran hosting major LPG companies for 1st time international player in the oil and gas fields. ECONOMY TEHRAN — World prominent Liq- country and this year Iranian Commercial Gas Company He believes that in the next few years, there will be many op- deskuefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) com- managed to provide the condition for the event to be portunities to do something good together with Iranian people. panies are getting together in Tehran for the first held in Iran for the first time”, IRNA quoted Mohammad- The Italian manager described the oil show as very interest- time ever, in a two-day conference to present their Ali Barati, managing director of the company, as saying. ing with many exhibitors and said they will come again for sure. latest achievements, Islamic Republic News Agency “On the sidelines of this conference there would be ‘There is huge potential in Iranian market’ (IRNA) reported. negotiations with the prominent LPG companies”, Barati Benoit de Bouvet, the South East Asia and Middle East man- According to this report, representatives of compa- told IRNA. ager of CATU, a French manufacturer of electrical safety equip- nies supplying logistic and shipping services will attend Having abundant gas reserves Iran has a special ment founded in 1919, who was participating for the first time the seminar which will run for two days on Monday 9th place in the field of LPG products and in the post-sanc- in Iran Oil Show, described the event as very good and said and Tuesday 10th May 2016. tions opportunity it can have a more active presence in they have got very good response from national oil and gas “Every year the conference is held in a different this sphere. companies as well as cement companies and they are happy with the feedbacks. “The potential in Iranian market is huge, so we are very inter- ested in coming to Iran. The only problem at the moment is with British banks to hold Iran talks with Kerry this week the banks,” the French exhibitor commented. ‘World to see more imports from Iran in post-sanctions Some of Britain's biggest banks will since the [nuclear deal] took effect". bers, which include UK-headquar- of support from the British Embassy in time’ hold talks this week with John Kerry, "There are now opportunities for tered and international banks with Tehran, which reopened last year, hav- Michael M. Hartung, the head of sales, marketing and com- the U.S. Secretary of State, as they foreign banks to do business with Iran. operations in Britain, had expressed ing been closed since 2011 mercial project management of RENK MAAG, a Swiss manu- wrestle with the implications of last "Unfortunately there seems to be unease about forging closer ties with Lord Lamont, who has been ap- facturer of high-speed gearboxes and couplings for the oil and year's move to lift economic sanctions some confusion among some foreign Iran. pointed as the Prime Minister's trade gas and power industries, stated, “I see a great potential in Iran, against Iran. banks and we want to try and clarify Jes Staley, the Barclays chief execu- envoy to Iran, acknowledged that the there is 80 million people, you have lots of good products and Sky News has learnt that the Brit- that." tive, responded to a letter from David UK was trailing its European rivals. with the sanctions being lifted I can foresee that the world will be ish Bankers' Association (BBA) has cir- This week's meeting will take place Cameron earlier this year on the issue "Britain suffered a bit because the able to import more from Iran, being oil and gas or petrochemi- culated a note to its members inviting just weeks after the banking industry's in which he referred to "the consid- Government not only enforced sanc- cal products, being cars produced in Iran or IT technology, I can them to send senior representatives to main lobbying group moved to estab- erable divergence in both approach tions but actively discouraged even foresee that.” a meeting with Mr. Kerry, who will be lish a high-level panel to navigate the and intention between the EU, which legal trade while sanctions were in ‘Iran Oil Show 2016, best ever edition of event’ in London to attend an anti-corruption removal of western sanctions against is taking a positive approach towards place, the result was that British trade Josè Maria Asin, a Spanish exhibitor who has participated in summit. Iran. Iran, and the U.S., where primary collapsed by much more than that of 15 editions of Iran Oil Show, said, ”I think it is probably the best The discussions will be held against The BBA declined to comment on sanctions remain in place, thereby Germany, France, Italy," he told Sky edition with more exhibitors and more interest specially from an uncertain backdrop for UK banks, the invitation to its members to the prohibiting U.S. individuals or entities News in an interview in February. European companies in exploring the big amount of opportuni- some of which are keen to do more meeting with Mr. Kerry, but has previ- from engaging directly or indirectly in "Even America has exported more ties the country is offering now.” business with Tehran but remain nerv- ously confirmed to Sky News that its business related to Iran". to Iran recently than we have." “With so many projects to be implemented in the coming ous about the consequences of deals Iran working group was in the process The Prime Minister had accused The anxiety among some London- years, every body’s interested, so we are all coming to Iran and which may be frowned upon by Wash- of being set up. Barclays of operating "in opposition to based bankers stems both from U.S. would like to get more cooperation with the Iranian companies,” ington. British banks have come under the policy of the UK Government" by lenders and American executives who he mentioned. Mr. Kerry has sought to allay con- pressure from the Government to declining to process customers’ pay- work for British and other international Asin, who is the managing director of Spain’s Babcock cerns among foreign banks about expand links with Tehran ahead of a ments from Iranian entities. banks. Valves, a leading European manufacturer of valves with 27 forging new ties in Iran, saying last trade visit to Iran led by Sajid Javid, UK-based exporters have com- Banks including Standard Chartered years of presence in Iran, referred to the problems related to month that the U.S. "is not standing in the Business Secretary, which is due to plained that they have already slipped have been fined heavily for breaching the banking system as the main obstacle for business in Iran; the way, and will not stand in the way, take place later this month. behind their competitors from France, sanctions against Iran in recent years. although he noted that the private sector has been able to of business that is permitted in Iran Sources said that many BBA mem- Germany and Italy because of a lack (Source: Sky News) overcome the difficulty, as it has done already during the sanc- tions period. “Public companies still need some measures to activate the banking systems. I think there are some limitations, but I think Iran, Oman eye new firm to market LNG they will be resolved and everything will come to the normal condition soon, especially by the end of this year. November Top officials from Iran and Oman recently discussed 28 million cubic meters of gas to Oman, reported Oman He added that his visit to Tehran was aimed at dis- and December will be critical months, so that everything will be options to form a company which will be registered in Observer. cussing issues hindering the implementation of the gas stable and normalized in my opinion,” he commented. Oman with the sole responsibility of market natural gas “Oman and Iran will cooperate on the issue of oil pipeline project. “Iran will play a prominent role in the world in the next dec- to other parts of the world, a report said. prices,” Dr Mohammed bin Hamad al Rumhy, Oman’s Bijan Namdar Zanganeh, Iran’s Oil Minister, said that ades. I think Iran will change a lot in a positive way and we have During the meeting, the officials also discussed ways Minister of Oil and Gas was quoted as saying in the re- South Korea has pledged to finance the project and pur- to be present here,” the Spanish director highlighted. implement the pipeline project via which Iran will export port. chase the gas. (Source: Trade Arabia)

TAAX mulls Honda to recall 20 Google goes back to NEWS expansion to Tehran, million more Takata court over Android Muscat airbags: Nikkei code Korea-Iran maritime deals important in facilitating bilateral Tehran and Muscat are looming large on the radar Honda Motor Co on Monday said it had not made Oracle and Google will go back to court on Mon- trade: maritime minister screen of Thai AirAsia X (TAAX) for its first foray into any announcements on additional air bags recalls after day to determine whether Google unfairly used Or- new markets. the Nikkei newspaper reported it would recall at least 20 acle’s property in the software it used to make the The details of deals made between South Korea and Iran are The inauguration of regular services to the two cit- million more of the safety devices made by Takata Corp. Android operating system for smart phones. Oracle starting to emerge following President Park Geun-hye’s state visit ies by Thailand’s first long-haul low-cost carrier could Citing unnamed sources, the Japanese newspaper wants $8.8 billion for the use of about 7,000 lines of to Tehran earlier this month. take place in August, following a planned launch an- on Sunday reported that regions affected by the au- code, out of a total of 15 million lines in Android. If In an interview with local news agency YTN, Seoul’s maritime nouncement later this month. tomaker’s additional recall would include the United those lines are found to be critical and unfairly used, minister, Kim Young-seok, outlined a number of new shipping Industry executives familiar with the issue said TAAX States, Europe, Asia, Oceania and Latin America. Google is likely to appeal. Failing all else, the com- and port agreements that were reached, including the develop- planned to offer four flights a week from its base in U.S. safety regulators last week ordered automakers pany will have to dip into its cash — totaling over ment of ports, fishery deals and joint ventures in offshore plants. Bangkok’s Don Mueang airport to the Iranian capital. to further expand a massive global recall of potentially $75 billion at the end of the first quarter. He stressed these deals would help facilitate trade between The airline would also operate three flights a week deadly airbags. At issue in Oracle v. Google is whether Ora- the two countries, and help reestablish shipping routes that were from Bangkok to the Omani capital. Honda, whose vehicles have been affected by cle can claim a copyright on Java APIs and, if so, cut off after international sanctions were placed on Iran. Tehran and Muscat have been of interest to TAAX roughly half of the air bag recalls announced so far, whether Google infringes these copyrights. When it A total of 66 MOUs were signed during President Park’s visit, since Oct 1 last year when its Bangkok-Shanghai ser- said however that no additional recalls had been an- implemented the Android OS, Google wrote its own

including a series of construction projects worth 37-billion U.S. NEWS IN BRIEF NEWS IN BRIEF vice got off the ground. nounced. version of Java. dollars. (Source: arirang.co.kr) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y http://www.tehrantimes.com MMAYAY 10,10, 20162016 HISTORY & HERITAGE 5

Iran’s wonders: The world NEWS South Africa is trying to records in tourism attractions recover its tourism mojo ‘The most…’ has been always an enticing cient urban architecture in that part of the description to human beings. This descrip- country. Narin Qaleh is of high significance A weak rand and a government U-turn on restrictive visa tion is the main reason which has made a from various historical, geographical, archi- rules are helping South Africa’s tourism sector to stage a lot of tourists and travelers put Iran on their tectural, urban, political, military, religious, strong recovery after a shaky 2015. itinerary. Being described by “the most” is and mythological viewpoints. But a ban affecting the so attractive that many people are trying to The structure has been built on top of a hill country’s international make their country be known by it in vari- which overlooks its surroundings and, therefore, sports teams over their ous ways. For example, a tower is built at a can be seen from a long distance afar. Accord- failure to field more black point in the world to be the tallest tower in ing to some local myths, the castle has been players risks setting the the world in order to become renowned as built at the time of the prophet Solomon. industry — an increasing- such and attract many tourists. The highest ventilator in the world ly vital cog in a struggling Iran, however, is a place for many record The octagonal ventilator built at Dow- economy — back again. figures, but a lot of people know nothing latabad Garden in Yazd, central Iran, is the Foreign visitors about this. The following list encompasses 16 tallest ventilator in the world at a height of dropped nearly 7 percent instances of “the most” remarkable records 33 meters from the ground. last year, partly due to new that Iran holds among all countries. It would The most ancient living animal in visa regulations requiring be certainly a pleasure to read about them. the world children to travel with full The world’s biggest stone structure Triops is a species of water creatures that is birth certificates and visi- The construction of Persepolis, or as has considered a living fossil because it has been tors from some countries, been recorded in some tablets “The City of From right above Narin Castle in Yazd, Tabriz Historic Bazaar, Namakdan Cave in around for the past 220 million years and is, including China, to appear Visitors pose for pictures against the Persian People,” started on the order of Qeshm Island and Ghaboos tower in Gonbad, Golestan province thus, the most ancient animal species known in person at a South Afri- Table Mountain at a viewing site King Darius I in 518 B.C., some 55 kilometers 15 meters above the ground. The tower is 55 world. For example, its area is 2.5 times that of to man. This creature lives in seasonal ponds can embassy, often requir- in Cape Town, South Africa northeast of the city of Shiraz on the oppo- meters high which when added to the height Singapore, Bahrain and San Marino; 1.5 times in Iran’s West Azarbaijan Province. ing lengthy journeys. site of Marvdasht Plain. The building took of the hill, increases overall height of the tower that of Hong Kong, 5 times that of Maldives, The world’s highest natural arch The government relaxed those rules in October, and Tour- 120 years to become complete. from the ground to 70 meters. and 70 times that of Macao. The mouth of Espahbod -e- Khorshid ism Minister Derek Hanekom said on Tuesday that the indus- The huge stone complex with an overall The world’s longest salt cave The hottest spring in the world Cave (also a mythological fortress) is lo- try, which was also hit by health fears sparked by an Ebola area of 135,000 square meters is the biggest Namakdan (salt shaker) Cave in Iran’s Qinarjeh hot-water spring in south of the city cated on the side of the Firouzkouh road outbreak in West Africa last spring, was on the mend. Achaemenid building which is totally made southern Qeshm Island is about 6,580 me- of Meshkin Shahr, East Azarbaijan Province, is close to Doab bottleneck in Mazandaran “More than ever before, governments around the world of stone. The interesting point is that no ters long. Before the cave was discovered, located at a height of 1,240 meters from the sea Province. It is 19.75 meters long and 14.25 are looking to tourism for economic growth. South Africa is mortar has been used to keep the stones Sodom Salt Cave in Palestine was consid- level on the northern slope of Sabalan Moun- meters wide, which makes it the highest no different,” Hanekom told parliament. together and big pieces of stone have been ered the world’s longest salt cave with an tain close to four other mineral springs. This spa, natural arch in the world. It stands about 15 “Tourism is recovering rapidly from last year’s decline hinged together without the use of mortar. overall length of 5,685 meters. The flow whose temperature stands at 86 degrees Cen- meters above the ground and was discov- (and) 2016 promises to be a year of strong growth.” Of course, in some cases, iron fittings of salty water on the floor of the cave is a tigrade, is the world’s hottest chloride mineral ered by speleologists in 1956. Over 1 million tourists arrived in South Africa in January, up known as swallowtail have been also used. pleasant view. The humidity of the island spring and has three mouths. The most ancient dam in the world 15 percent year on year, and the increase was 18 percent in Feb- The Persepolis complex consists of seven and penetration of water into the cave has Due to therapeutic effects of minerals Kebar Dam is located at the 25th km of ruary. Arrivals from China, where authorities now let agencies halls, bas-relief carvings, staircases, col- led to downpour of saturated salty water present in its water, especially high sulfur, the the old Qom – Kashan road and is consid- apply for visas on behalf of travelers, doubled over the period. umns and two stone mausoleums. over the body of stalagmites continuously water of the spring is effective in treating such ered to belong to Sassanid era. Despite the In 2013, tourism’s direct contribution to South Africa’s now The hottest point on earth changing their outline. diseases as rickets and chronic forms of rheu- lapse of over 1,000 years and many quakes ailing economy was 104 billion rand, about 2.9 percent of In the Lut Desert, just 80 km north of the Namakdan Cave includes a salty lake matism. The high temperature of the spring in that region, the dam still stands upright. GDP. city of Shahdad, there is a hill made up of with a depth of one meter, which is located also allays various kinds of pain and inflam- The strangest aqueduct in the world The sector now accounts for more than 9 percent of eco- volcanic lava with a total area of 480 square 160 meters from the mouth of the cave. mation. There is a waterfall close to the spring The two-story Mon aqueduct near the nomic output and supports over 1.5 million jobs, and the kilometers which is known as “Gandom-e There is an underground river which gushes which has added to the natural beauty and city of Ardestan in central Iran is one of the World Travel and Tourism Council estimates it will contribute Beryan (roasted wheat)” and also “Rig-e out of the depths of Namakdan Mountain, tourism attraction of Qinarjeh spring. scientific and engineering feats of ancient more than 380 billion rand this year. Soukhteh (burned sand)” which is the hot- finds its way out and after solving salt on its World’s oldest cedar tree times. The water flow in each level of the A 25 percent fall in the rand in 2015 has also helped this test point on earth with a temperature of way, comes out on the slopes of the moun- A cedar tree near the city of Abarkouh aqueduct which is 800 years old is quite process. 67 degrees centigrade in the shade! There tain. The water flow has created a natural is believed to be the oldest of its kind in the independent and no water from one level South Africa’s tourism capital Cape Town is the lowest- is no form of life recognized at Gandom-e pool in the pit which is located opposite to world as its age has been estimated at about penetrates into the other. The aqueduct is priced of 32 long haul destinations surveyed in this year’s Beryan, which covers a space which meas- it whose color is white. 4,000-4,500 years. The girth of the tree is 11.4 two kilometers long and has an output of UK Post Office Holiday Money Report, and the third cheapest ures 200 km long and 150 km wide. The biggest urban adobe fabric in meters on the ground and its height has been 60 liters of water per second. overall for British tourists. The environmental conditions are so the world estimated at 25-28 meters. According to (Source: Dream of Iran) (Source: Skift) harsh that not only prevent the survival of The central Iranian city of Yazd is one of the some local myths, the tree has been planted all forms of fauna and flora, but even the most important historical cities in the country by the ancient Iranian prophet, Zoroaster. bacteria cannot remain alive. As a result, which is also home to a complete collection The most ancient useable bridge dead bodies are not decomposed, but are of buildings related to various periods of time in the world dried under intense heat of the Sun. including traditional bazaars, mosques, gar- This bridge is located at the center of the Before this place was discovered by Pro- dens, buildings, fire temples and so forth. southwestern Iranian city of Dezful, in Khuz- fessor Parviz Kordavani, the Libyan Desert In addition, the city contains the world’s estan Province, and connects the eastern in North Africa, where temperature goes as biggest urban adobe fabric with an area of and western parts of the city. It has been a high up as 57.7 degrees Centigrade, was 743 hectares and a perimeter of 5,000 hec- crossroads connecting the cities of Shushtar, considered the hottest place on earth. That tares, which is also the most pristine histori- Andimeshk and Dezful since very old times. record has been now given to Gandom-e cal fabric in the entire country. According to historical accounts, the Dezful Beryan. If you actually want to visit the hot- The biggest non-independent Bridge was built in 260 AD when Shapour test point on the planet, you should plan island in the world I, the powerful Sassanid king, make 70,000 your trip between November and April. Qeshm is the world’s biggest non-inde- Roman captives to build the strong bridge. The tallest brick tower in the world pendent island which is located in the most The bridge has 14 mouths and the Dez Gonbad-e Qabus Tower was built in 996 AD strategic location in the Persian Gulf; that is, River flows underneath. The structure had on the order of Qabus ibn Voshmgir, a king of at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz. The been first repaired by the Iranian king, Al-e Ziyar dynasty, in Jorjan (the present-day city island is about 120 km long with varying Azed-od-Dowleh Deylami, followed by of Gonbad-e Qabus), which was the capital city width at various points. The widest part of further reconstructions under Safavid and of their government. The tower stands on the the island is located between the town of Pahlavi dynasties. The pillars of the bridge, top of Qabus ibn Voshmgir’s tomb. Laft and the Long Slope. The average width however, have remained unchanged as The building has been constructed using of the island is about 14 kilometers. they were built by the Sassanid king. bricks and mortar and has been shaped like A large part of the northern coasts of the The oldest adobe structure in the world a multifaceted cylinder, which consist of the island is covered with mangrove forests over The beautiful and ancient castle of Narin foundation, a water reservoir, the body, and an area of 150 square kilometers. Qeshm Is- Qaleh in Meibod, Yazd Province, which is a conical dome. Qabus Tower is located on land has an area of 1,491 square kilometers also known by local people as Narenj Qaleh, the top of an earthen hill which stands about and is thus bigger than 23 countries in the is the most prominent remaining relic of an-

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Technicians from SWIFT left Bangladesh NEWS IN BRIEF Oil Rises as Canadian Fires Bank exposed to hackers: police Eclipse Saudi Oil Minister Bangladesh's central bank became cious traffic from coming into the facility. Reshuffle more vulnerable to hackers when tech- Remote access Crude rose as expanding wildfires in Canada knocked out nicians from SWIFT, the global finan- During the job, the technicians set about 1 million barrels a day of output, and after Saudi Ara- cial network, connected a new bank up a wireless connection so they could bia replaced Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi with a close ally of the transaction system to SWIFT messag- access computers in the locked SWIFT deputy crown prince. ing three months before an $81 million room from other offices inside the bank. Futures increased as much as 2.9 percent in New York cyber heist, Bangladeshi police and a When they finished, they failed to dis- and 2.5 percent in London. The blaze has led to cuts equiv- bank official alleged. connect the remote access, which was alent to about 40 percent of Canada’s oil-sands production, The technicians introduced the vul- only secured with a simple password, based on IHS Energy estimates. nerabilities when they connected SWIFT police and the bank official said. Oil has rebounded after slumping to the lowest level to Bangladesh's first real-time gross set- They also failed to disable a USB since 2003 earlier this year amid signs the global oversupply tlement (RTGS) system, said Mohammad port on the computer attached to the will ease as U.S. output declines. While American produc- Shah Alam, the head of the criminal SWIFT system, as is usual for critical net- tion has dropped, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting investigation department of the Bang- works to prevent malicious software from Countries has boosted supply to more than 33 million bar- ladesh police who is leading the probe being installed through a tainted thumb rels a day, underpinned by gains from Iran and Iraq. into one of the biggest cyber-heists in drive, police said. “The market is taking a cautious approach to the Canadi- the world. But another central bank official fa- an fires and keeping the price a little higher given it’s in the He and a senior central bank official miliar with the SWIFT room operations vicinity of the main producing region,” said David Lennox, an said the SWIFT employees made mis- confirmed that the port was "active" until analyst at Fat Prophets in Sydney. steps in connecting the RTGS to the cen- the heist came to light. He had no ex- (Source: Bloomberg) tral bank's messaging platform. planation. The technicians did not appear to The hackers used malicious software have followed their own procedures to to modify the SWIFT messaging software ensure the system was secure, according Bangladesh Bank officials have said their sages, ostensibly from the central bank to help hide their tracks. Negative rates hit global to the Bangladesh Bank official, who said governor and a lawyer appointed by the in Dhaka, on the SWIFT system to the Bangladeshi police said they have he was not authorized to publicly com- bank will discuss recovery of about $81 New York Fed seeking to transfer near- asked SWIFT to facilitate interviews with shipping market ment because of the ongoing investiga- million stolen by the hackers with the ly $1 billion from Bangladesh Bank's ac- the SWIFT technicians. "Whether it is in- tion. head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New count there. tentional or negligence, we are trying to The owner of the world’s biggest shipping line says negative Because of this, SWIFT messaging at York and a senior executive from SWIFT. According to the Bangladeshi po- find out," said Alam. interest rates are hurting the industry by delaying the consoli- the central bank was widely accessible, Bangladesh Bank officials have said lice, the technicians linked the RTGS to SWIFT, or the Society for Worldwide dation wave so badly needed. including remote access with only a sim- they believed SWIFT, and the New York SWIFT computers on the same network Interbank Financial Telecommunication, The monetary policy environment “means that consolidation ple password, police said. It had no fire- Fed, bear some responsibility for the as about 5,000 central bank computers is used by about 8,000 banks around will be much slower because it’s easy for banks to keep weak walls and only a rudimentary switch. February cyber heist. SWIFT has declined that are accessible from the open Inter- the world to order funds transfers and shipping companies above water,” Nils Smedegaard Andersen, "It was the responsibility of SWIFT to comment on that claim. net. other communications. It is connected chief executive officer of A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, said in an in- check for weaknesses once they had set No inherent risk Instead, they should have set up a to RTGS systems installed at scores of terview. up the system. But it does not appear to The RTGS, which enables domes- separate local area network, or LAN, that banks worldwide, and there have been It’s the latest example of how negative interest rates are dis- have been done," said the bank official. tic banks and the central bank to settle could not connect to the rest of the bank no reports of problems elsewhere with torting markets and potentially even slowing growth. The policy SWIFT's chief spokeswoman Natasha large transfers between themselves, was or the Internet, police said. connections between those two systems. has so far had limited success in reviving inflation while money de Teran said she had no comment on installed at Bangladesh Bank in October The technicians also failed to install a Former central bank governor Mo- managers in countries with negative rates are warning of the risk the allegations by authorities in Bang- last year and then connected to SWIFT. In firewall between the RTGS and the SWIFT hammed Farashuddin, who is heading an of asset price bubbles. With the unintended consequences po- ladesh. She also declined comment on February, hackers sent fraudulent mes- room so that the bank could block mali- internal probe by Bangladesh Bank into tentially including a slower global shipping recovery, questions any aspect of the Bangladesh project, the heist, said SWIFT needed to review as to the policy’s efficacy are bound to persist. including whether the firm had deployed Bangladesh Bank officials have said they its technology in the wake of the heist. “Politicians aren’t making the reforms that are needed and any employees or outside contractors to "It seems to be a case of extreme care- are leaving it to the monetary policy makers to solve the eco- Bangladesh Bank. believed SWIFT, and the New York Fed, lessness," he told Reuters. He declined to nomic problems that many countries face with low competitive- The officials in Dhaka discussed their bear some responsibility for the February provide more details saying a final report ness and low investment levels,” Andersen said. A reliance on findings with Reuters ahead of a meet- cyber heist. was due in the next few weeks. cheap finance in container shipping has led to “many negative ing this week in Basel, Switzerland where (Source: Bloomberg) effects,” he said. (Source: Bloomberg)

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NEWS IN BRIEF Iran through the eyes of a teenage Complementary reconstructive surgery for amateur astronomer acid attack victims By Salman Hameed U.S. of course, there are cultural differenc- MEDICAL TEHRAN — Acid attack victims can enjoy es. But these differences enliven and enrich deskfree of cost cosmetic surgery by 300 cosmetic "Every day, every night, I dream of floating in the understanding of our world. surgeon specialists across the country, in private and state-run space." These are the words of Sepideh, an Faraway place hospitals, the head of Iranian Society of Plastic Surgeons re- Iranian teenage girl who is in love with as- A monoculture planet would be a bor- ported on Saturday. tronomy and wants to be an astronaut. ing place. Underneath the differences, Speaking on the sidelines of the 40th Iranian Society of Plastic Sepideh lives in a small town in the however, we can also see a common hu- Surgeons, Abolhassan Imami said 300 plastic surgery specialists southwestern Iranian province of Fars. A manity and we can recognize familiar fears, have agreed to waive the cost of surgery as a humanitarian act, physics teacher leads the local astronomy desires and hopes in this faraway place. according to IRNA. club, and girls and boys take out telescopes The love of the night sky is also universal. Although bouncing back to normal pre-body shaped fea- at night to watch the sky. The sighting of a Sepideh finds solace in thinking about the tures is not possible, though our surgeons endeavor to bring bright shooting star leads to screams of joy vastness of space. Shot by award-winning back the physical generally performed to improve functions, but and laughter amongst the teenagers. astrophotographer Babak Tafreshi, the movie may also be done to approximate a normal appearance. These are not the Iranian images we usu- has beautiful time-lapse photography of the In acid burns, Imami explained, although plastic surgery is in- ally see in the media. But these are presented night sky, including the passing of the Milky tended to correct dysfunctional areas of the body and improve their in a beautiful documentary, Sepideh: Reach- Way over the Fars Province of Iran. Indeed, functions, reverting back to normal body features is impossible. ing for the Stars, released abroad in 2013 and our knowledge of the scale of the universe available on iTunes in the U.S. gives us an appropriate lesson in humility, Directed by Danish filmmaker, Berit and makes a mockery of our political rivalries Madsen, the film documents three years in on this rocky planet located 30,000 light years Tram collision avoidance the life of an Iranian teenager named Sepi- Sepideh's desire to be an astronaut draws from from the center of our own galaxy. deh Hooshyar. It is through her eyes that the first Iranian in space, tech entrepreneur On the ground, challenges for Sepideh system ready for trials we get a glimpse of Iran that we rarely see. are real. She is trying to defy gender ste- We first meet Sepideh when she is 16 Anousheh Ansari. reotypes and career expectations. The technical supervisory authority in the German state of years old. A few years previous to this, her after all, would have been able to detect my. Her maternal uncle is also concerned A choice of a career in astronomy can Hessen has approved a new tram collision avoidance system father had died, suddenly. As an outlet to galaxies like our own in the night sky, and about the in-town gossip about her leaving be tough anywhere. I did not have to face with automatic emergency braking developed by Bosch En- deal with this tragic loss, she buys a telescope she would have known that the photons the house at night to see the stars. How- the same barriers as Sepideh. And yet, gineering, clearing the way for trials on the tram network in and becomes enamored with astronomy. In- from these galaxies hitting the retina of her ever, amongst all this, she has the support when I decided to pursue astronomy for Frankfurt-am-Main. stead of posters of teenage pop stars, Albert eyes started their journeys long before the of a local physics teacher. He has been pro- my own undergraduate studies (and again Based on technology developed by Bosch for the auto- Einstein's image looms large in her bedroom. existence of humans on our planet. moting astronomy in the area for decades with graduate studies), I was met with re- motive industry, the system warns the driver of an impend- In fact, she is in a constant conversation with Sepideh’s desire and wants to finish an observatory that can sistance from my family in Pakistan with the ing collision and applies the Einstein in the form of letters that she writes But Sepideh's desire to be an astronaut house a telescope. refrain: "How are you going to feed your brakes independently if the to him in Farsi. She has read his biography draws from the first Iranian in space, tech I do not want to give away the twists and family in the future"? driver's reaction is too slow and connects both with his solitude and his entrepreneur Anousheh Ansari. Like most turns in the story, as there are plenty (though, Sepideh's determination to pursue her to avoid an accident. fierce determination. Iranians, Sepideh closely followed Ansari's rest assured, no scenes were recreated in the dreams is inspirational and transcends cul- Bosch launched its first In some ways, Einstein becomes, for trip to the International Space Station in film). But I should mention that more than tural boundaries. Sepideh: Reaching for the tram driver advisory system her, a father figure. She recites some of 2006, and now she repeatedly watches the any well-meaning political film, this docu- Stars is not only a hopeful film, but it is also in 2014, but the latest ver- her letters in the film, a device that allows footage of Ansari floating in space. This is mentary allows us to see the human side of a telescope that provides us with a view of sion is the first to offer an the audience an intimate look into her in- what she wants to do one day! Iran. We get a glimpse of life inside Iranian a culture halfway across the globe from us. automatic braking function. nermost thoughts. We also meet Sepideh's mother in the homes, mannerisms of family interactions, we (Source: npr.org) The manufacturer says the These reflections on loss and the mean- film. She is caring but also has other con- see kids learning English in classrooms, Friday Salman Hameed is Charles Taylor Chair and technology could ultimately ing of life make sense when juxtaposed cerns. A drought in the region has caused prayer at a mosque, the tomb of Cyrus, and Associate Professor of Integrated Science provide a basis for the full with striking images of her carrying a tel- economic hardship on the family. She is un- the bureaucracy of a small town. and Humanities at Hampshire College. He is automation of light rail ve- escope almost as big as herself in the deso- sure if she can support Sepideh's university It would be too easy to say that there also the director of Center for the Study of hicles. late hills of her hometown. Her telescope, education, let alone the study of astrono- are no differences between Iran and the Science in Muslim Societies (SSiMS). The system comprises three pieces of hardware: a video sensor, radar sensor, and a rail control unit. With an Take a daily aspirin to prevent Scientists watch bacterial sensor aperture of up to 70o, the radar sensor can monitor up to 160m of track ahead of the tram, measuring the speed and heart attack, stroke respond to light in real time distance of any road vehicles or other trams. The sensor can Adults ages 50 to 69 who are at high A number of important biological pro- also detect static objects such as buffer stops. risk for heart attack or stroke should cesses, such as photosynthesis and vi- The video sensor works with the radar sensor to provide take a daily low-dose aspirin to pre- sion, depend on light. But it's hard to accurate and rapid monitoring of the line ahead. Data from vent both heart attacks and strokes capture responses of biomolecules to both sensors is processed by the control unit, which also takes as well colorectal cancer. That’s the light because they happen almost in- into account other factors such as the speed of the vehicle to latest advice from the United States stantaneously. provide a detailed image of the environment. Preventive Services Task Force, an in- Now, researchers have made a giant If the system detects an object endangering the tram, the fluential expert panel that published leap forward in taking snapshots of these driver receives a visual and acoustic warning in the cab. If the a final recommendation last month in ultrafast reactions in a bacterial light sen- driver fails to react within two seconds, the system automati- Annals of Internal Medicine. sor. Using the world's most powerful X- cally makes an emergency brake application. However, the It was the first time a major medical ray laser at the Department of Energy's system will still enable the driver to deactivate the brake or organization took this “new approach” SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, increase the braking power at any time. of endorsing the broad use of aspi- they were able to see atomic motions as (Source: railjournal.com) rin to prevent cancer, “which makes a fast as 100 quadrillionths of a second -- great deal of sense,” said Eric Jacobs, 10 percent chance of having a heart 1,000 times faster than ever before. controlling chemical reactions with light. a researcher at the American Cancer attack or stroke over the next 10 Further, "We're the first to succeed in The "new data show for the first time Society. The recommended dose is a years could benefit from a daily low- taking real-time snapshots of an ultra- how the bacterial sensor reacts imme- Airbus sets sights on low-dose or “baby” aspirin, typically dose aspirin. fast structure transition in a protein, in diately after it absorbs light," says Andy the stratosphere with sold in doses of 81 milligrams. If you’ve ever had a gastrointes- which a molecule excited by light relax- Aquila, a researcher at SLAC's Linac Co- Low-dose aspirin has long been tinal bleed or ulcer, you probably es by rearranging its structure in what herent Light Source (LCLS), a DOE Of- glider flight recommended for some people who should not take aspirin. Blood thin- is known as trans-to-cis isomerization," fice of Science User Facility. The "initial have had a heart attack or some ners, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory says the study's principal investigator, response, which is almost instantaneous, Airbus completed a test flight of a glider set to eventually forms of stroke, and for certain peo- drugs, omega-3 supplements and Marius Schmidt from the University of is absolutely crucial because it creates a travel to the edge of space, in a pioneering step into the ple at high risk for heart disease. Sev- uncontrolled high blood pressure Wisconsin, Milwaukee. ripple effect in the protein, setting the stratosphere. eral of the factors that put one at risk also increase your risk of bleeding, The technique could widely benefit stage for its biological function. Only The Perlan 2's flight, from an airstrip in the western U.S. for heart disease — such as obesity and the risk of a bleed is higher for studies of light-driven, ultrafast atomic LCLS's X-ray pulses are bright enough state of Nevada, took place two hours after the planned and being physically inactive — also men than for women. Daily aspirin motions. For example, it could reveal: and short enough to capture biologi- 01:45 (2045 GMT) start time due to heavy rain. play a role in colon cancer. therapy should continue for at least •How visual pigments in the human cal processes on this ultrafast timescale." It lasted just a few min- Aspirin too risky 10 years. eye respond to light, and how absorb- The results were published in Science. utes -- instead of 30 minutes Some experts think aspirin is too Aspirin may also lower the risk of ing too much of it damages them. The team looked at the light-sensi- to two hours as scheduled -- risky for people who have never suf- other types of cancer, including es- •How photosynthetic organisms turn tive part of a protein called "photoac- because the aircraft is con- fered a heart attack, since aspirin ophageal and stomach cancers, as light into chemical energy -- a process tive yellow protein," or PYP. It functions sidered more efficient in dry increases the risks of potentially dan- well as cancers of the breast, prostate that could serve as a model for the de- as an "eye" in purple bacteria, helping weather, according to chief gerous internal bleeding. and lung, though the level of evi- velopment of new energy technologies. them sense blue light and stay away pilot Jim Payne. But the task force’s review of the dence for these “is too weak to draw •How atomic structures respond to from light that is too energetic and po- "It was short," said chief evidence concluded that people in strong conclusions” Dr. Jacobs said. light pulses of different shape and du- tentially harmful. executive Tom Enders, who their 50s and 60s who have at least a (Source: The NYT) ration -- an important first step toward (Source: Science Daily) served as co-pilot, said after exiting the plane. "Because of the clouds, we couldn't see any more otherwise we Could this massive, wind-powered skyscraper solve global warming? would still be up there." The flight, part of a series To help solve the ongoing (and growing) crisis of Amazing and surprising effect in recent months from the global warming, there are constructive ideas and then “Furthermore, this structure creates an amazing and mountainous area just east of the Lake Tahoe resort, aims to there are downright insane concepts. Given this inher- surprising effect. Since it has to solve a problem for the test how well an aircraft and its crew can fare in conditions ent threshold, it’s not the least bit of a stretch to say entire planet, its dimension is over scaled. It has to be a similar to those on Mars, with extremely thin atmosphere and that a project dubbed the Global Cooling Skyscraper unique and continuous structure, placed in a single point, bitterly cold temperatures. conceived by the Rome-based firm Paolo Venturella and cantilever on both sides.” Airbus, supporting the Mission Perlan 2 group that Architecture falls squarely within the confines of the Aside from its efforts to lower the planet’s temperatures, launched the ambitious project, aims to test every aspect of latter group. Why do we say this? Because the firm the Global Cooling Skyscraper also figures to look rather the unpowered aircraft, flying it at various speeds and alti- wants to construct an incredibly large (and we mean futuristic — or Borg-like, if we’re being honest. tudes and subjecting it to different scenarios of stress and large) greenhouse to install between Earth and the Furthermore, the structure itself would look wildly differ- vibration. sun. Seriously. ent depending on where an onlooker was located around Its designers hope to show that the lightweight aircraft, By claiming the only way to solve the riddle of global Earth. For instance, those residing near either the North with its extremely long, thin wings, is strong enough to resist rising temperatures is by adopting a “global strategy,” or South Pole see a vertical building while anyone situated intense stresses that could destroy a less solid plane. Paolo Venturella says its Global Cooling Skyscraper is near the equator sees a horizontal structure. In the end, only stability, speed and efficiency were tested, among a small crowd of innovative ideas that actually hot air away from Earth, thus decreasing the overall tem- Is this the revolutionary answer to solving climate as the plane flew at just 7,000 feet (2,130 meters) for its brief provide a solution. Equating it to functioning in a similar perature experienced across the globe. change? Likely not, as most concepts as wildly off-the- journey. manner as a solar tower, the skyscraper would effectively The “air flows restore better climate conditions and charts as the Global Cooling Skyscraper tend to never see The "airplane is very stable. We got what we called dead cool the entire planet by facilitating the natural rapid moreover, generate renewable energies by wind turbines the light of day. Though you can’t deny the sheer amount beat response, so the way we like it," said Payne. flow of air from hot to cold. placed inside the structures,” reads the Paolo Venturella of remarkable imagination required to devise such an un- (Source: AFP) In essence, the continued strong flow of air would send project page. conventional solution. (Source: Digital Trends) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y http://www.tehrantimes.com/international MAY 10, 2016 WORLD IN FOCUS 9

Amid fierce fighting after the Taliban cap- complicated rules, according to investi- tured the northern Afghan city of Kun- Pentagon report reveals confusion gators. duz last year, U.S. special forces advisers The Pentagon has not fully publi- repeatedly asked their commanders how among U.S. troops over Afghan mission cized rules governing the use of force by NEWS far they were allowed to go to help local U.S. troops, who may be called upon to troops retake the city. act under either type of mission, some- Turkish president slams They got no answer, according to wit- times in the same battle. EU ‘dictatorship’ against nesses interviewed in a recently declas- In the four days leading up to the hos- sified, heavily redacted Pentagon report pital attack, U.S. special forces called in refugee crisis that lays bare the confusion over rules nine close air support strikes under the of engagement governing the mission in authority of counter-terrorism, and 13 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Afghanistan. under Resolute Support, according to the EU of ”dictatorship” and “cruelty” over a recent wave of As the Taliban insurgency gathers the report. refugees fleeing widespread violence in their home countries. strength, avoiding enemy fire has be- As part of self-defense, coalition come increasingly difficult for advisers, troops have “some latitude” in calling air who have been acting as consultants strikes on militant targets that may not be rather than combatants since NATO forc- directly attacking them, but could soon es formally ceased fighting at the end of pose a threat, Cleveland said. 2014. Last year the Pentagon announced In the heat of the battle, lines can be that Afghan forces could be helped un- blurred, and the problem is not exclusive der extreme conditions. to Afghanistan: questions have arisen Additionally, under a “Person with over the role of U.S. troops in Iraq after a Designated Special Status” classification, U.S. Navy SEAL was killed by ISIL terrorist Afghan units operating closely with in- group this month. ternational advisers can be protected by “How far do you want to go?” is not without engaging in combat, asked three combat role officially ended, NATO forc- air strikes as if they were coalition forces, a proper response to “How far do you times for commanders to clarify the rules es in Afghanistan peaked at more than according to Cleveland. want us to go?” one special forces mem- governing their mission. 130,000 troops, most of them American. Who is the enemy? ber told investigators in a report into the “Sadly, the only sounds audible were NATO’s presence today is a fraction of the Further complicating matters are U.S. air strikes on a hospital in Kunduz the sounds of crickets ... though those size. counter-terrorism rules that allow strikes Addressing an audience attending a short film competi- that killed 42 medical staff, patients and were hard to hear over the gunfire.” Different operations can merge against al-Qaeda, as well as militants tion titled “Mercy and Justice” in Istanbul, Erdogan said Euro- caretakers. U.S. mission under review Around 10,000 U.S. troops are divid- linked to ISIL which did not exist when the pean nations had “no mercy and no justice.” That incident was the biggest single While acknowledging a lingering “lack ed between the NATO train-and-assist U.S. military intervened in Afghanistan in The Turkish president has already thrown into doubt the tragedy of the brief capitulation of Kun- of understanding in the West” about the mission called Resolute Support and a 2001, but not the Taliban. future of a deal with the EU which would allow Turkish citizens duz to Taliban militants, and there is no U.S. and NATO role in Afghanistan, U.S. U.S.-only counter-terrorism operation In recent weeks U.S. commanders in visa-free travel in Europe. suggestion that the mistake was the re- military spokesman Brigadier General against militant groups that include al Afghanistan have reported that al-Qaeda Erdogan has suggested that Turkey wouldn’t meet a EU sult of a lack of clarity over the rules of Charles Cleveland denied there was con- Qaeda and ISIL but not the Taliban. and the Taliban are working more closely demand for his country to reform its anti-terrorism legisla- engagement. fusion among troops over the broader Under publicly declared rules of en- together, signaling that the dominant Tal- tion. But the 700-page report, much of it mission. gagement, U.S. advisers in Resolute Sup- iban group could once again be attacked His harsh words against the EU came after Prime Minister blacked out for security reasons, sheds More than 9,000 U.S. soldiers were “re- port generally cannot attack Taliban tar- by more air strikes. Ahmet Davutoglu, who negotiated the deal, announced he light on how the rules are not fully un- trained” on the rules of engagement fol- gets except in self defense. Calling the authorities in Afghanistan would step down later this month following a rift with Erdo- derstood, even by some troops on the lowing missteps in Kunduz, in an effort to As government forces have strug- “exceptionally complex,” previous training gan. ground, compromising the mission to reduce future misunderstandings, he said. gled, however, the definition of “self de- had failed to prevent confusion, the Kun- Europe is facing an unprecedented influx of refugees who stabilize the nation and defeat a worsen- Critics say the confusion comes from fense” has appeared less sharply defined, duz report found. are fleeing conflict-ridden zones in Africa and the Middle ing insurgency. political expediency, because U.S. leaders with some U.S. air strikes conducted to Prior to deploying to Afghanistan, East, particularly Syria. The issues exposed in the report are are keen to portray the Afghan operation defend partnered Afghan units. commanders made clear that “combat Over 183,000 asylum seekers have reached Europe likely to be considered by the new U.S. as designed mainly to help local forces The Kunduz report indicates at least operations was mostly a thing of the via the Mediterranean so far this year, according to the commander in Afghanistan, General John fight for themselves. some U.S. troops have been sent into past,” another special forces soldier said latest figures by the International Organization for Mi- Nicholson, as he prepares to makes rec- “The rules of engagement are trapped battle with questions unanswered. in the report. gration (IOM). ommendations in the coming weeks that in the jaws of political confusion about The Green Beret complained that On the ground, however, things Over 1,350 refugees perished at sea during the first four may clarify or expand the level of combat the mission,” a senior Western official told failure to provide clear guidance repre- were more complicated. months of 2016, mostly along the Central Mediterranean support the U.S.-led training mission can Reuters. sented “moral cowardice”, and that polit- The second officer said he went into the route. The number stood at 1,733 for the same period in provide. “Nobody in Western capitals seems ical leaders intentionally keep the mission Kunduz operation unsure of which authori- 2015, the IOM announced on May 3. “It’s not a strategy and, in fact, it’s a willing to admit that Afghanistan is a vague. ties his unit would be operating under. Refugees taking the Libya-Italy route are mostly recipe for disaster in that kind of kinetic worsening war zone and ... that their That allows them to “reap the rewards The lack of explicit instructions led the from West Africa and the Horn of Africa, while refu- environment,” said the soldier, who, like troops are still battling out a combat mis- of success without facing the responsibil- officer to choose his “default” of Resolute gees landing in Greece and taking the Balkans route others in the report, was not identified. sion on a daily basis,” added the official, ity of failure,” he added. Support authorities, which he described are Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis, fleeing from war and He added that his unit, whose role who declined to be named. Soldiers pleaded for “clearer guid- as “just the safe bet.” persecution. was to advise and assist Afghan forces Until the end of 2014, when their ance” and more clarification of overly (Source: Reuters) Many blame the major European powers for the unprec- edented exodus, saying their policies have led to a surge in terrorism and war in the violence-hit regions, forcing more people out of their homes. Post-modern coup II In his speech, Erdogan also leveled strident criticism against the EU over leaving Turkey alone in what he said is 1 The shake-up comes at a critical time as AKP central executive committee, the next prime min- huriyet Halk Partisi) and the Peoples’ Democratic Party the fight against Daesh terrorists. Ankara is engaged in heavy battles with the Kurdistan ster would actually be a sign that the post of prime (HDP/Halklaran Demokratik Partisi) are trying to revive “None of those who say they have been fighting against Workers’ Party (PKK/Partiya Karkeren Kurdistane) in the minster would be dissolved and its authorities will be their statues. However, it all depends on the next Turkish Daesh terrorist network in Syria, neither have they suffered southeast as well as Iraqi soil. Turkey is also grappling handed over to the president. Also, the current par- government and how successful Davutoglu’s successor as many casualties as us nor paid a price as much as we did,” with an influx of Syrian refugees into its borders. liamentary system of the government would be re- will be in solving the current crises. he said. Turkey’s unwise and defeated policies have also placed with a presidential one. This means that form Ahmet Davutoglu, who previously served as the Min- “They left us alone in our fight against this network, which played a crucial role in degrading Davutoglu’s position. Erdogan’s point of view, Turkish parliamentary system ister of Foreign Affairs upon taking office as prime minis- has been hurting us through bombers and attacks against Cases such as battle with PKK, Syria crisis, Turkey’s is in the waiting room. ter, vowed to reduce tensions with neighbors, a promise Kilis,” Erdogan claimed. direct role in interfering in Syria’s internal affairs, as well Even if not successful in changing the Constitution, not delivered yet. In fact tensions have grown in his ten- “The difference between the reactions to the Ankara as a call for stripping all Turkish parties of their parlia- Erdogan has said he will execute Party Presidential sys- ure. Turkey’s foreign relations with Iran, Syria, Armenia, and Istanbul bombings and the reactions to the activ- mentary immunity to allow for prosecution in an appar- tem, which he says is important for the party’s integrity and Russia have reached to a critical level and problems ities in Paris and Brussels, is nothing else but a con- ent bid to intensify pressure on pro-Kurdish opposition and 2019 elections. have expanded. crete injustice,” he added, referring to terrorist attacks in lawmakers, have turned to be Turkey’s domestic and in- Considering all the challenges, will the AKP survive? Despite all the above-mentioned issues, many lead- France and Belgium. ternational policy challenges. The fact is that the Justice and Development Party cur- ers of Turkey’s opposition parties have slammed the The comments by Erdogan come even as Turkey itself is In addition, the economic turmoil, devaluation of the rently does not have any alternative in Turkey’s politi- ouster of Prime Minister Davutoglu as a “palace coup” accused of supporting militant groups operating to topple country’s currency, as well as the sagging stock market cal scene. Economic and social welfare schemes have aimed at consolidating president Erdogan’s power. Many President Bashar al-Assad in Syria. (Source: Press TV) have put in danger Davutoglu’s stance as a successful played a decisive role in the party’s election. If the Par- consider the move as the February 28th coup against leader. ty manages to survive the crises, it will be successful in Necmettin Erbakan, therefore, we can call this change Another thorny issue between Davutoglu and Erdo- holding the power and if nothing unpredicted happens, the postmodern coup II. France to create regional gan is the agreement with the European Union (EU). the AKP will keep on reigning Turkey. The issue that seems critical to the people is that if a Different names have surfaced to succeed Davu- Other parties will have the chance to compete with change is taking place it should be democratic, in a clam ‘de-radicalization’ centers: PM toglu. However, in the upcoming coming meeting of Erdogan. The Republican People’s Party (CHP/Cum- atmosphere and without any chaos. France will create centers in each region of the country to de-radicalize people or prevent them becoming involved in Philippines election: Rodrigo Duterte tipped to win extremist groups, the prime minister said Monday as he laid out new anti-terror measures. Andy Bautista, head of the Philippines presidential elec- Duterte, whose controversial campaign focused on a took an early lead, according to the unofficial results. “The fight against radicalizm is without doubt the big tion commission, said voter turnout in Monday’s election pledge to kill criminals, had 10,058,740 votes, GMA, The Armed Forces of the Philippines National Elec- challenge of our generation,” Manuel Valls said, flanked by was estimated at 80 percent, which he said was a record a national news website, said, citing figures from the tion Monitoring Center said in a statement that they the interior and justice ministers. in the country. election commission. He was followed by Grace Poe at monitored 22 election-related violent incidents. The plan, which will cost an additional 40 million While authorities described the overall conduct of the 5,713,909 and Manuel Roxas on 5,562,958, In the worst attack, seven people were shot dead in an Euros ($45.5 million) by elections as peaceful, police said at least 10 people died “I ain’t there until I am there,” Duterte told CNN Phil- ambush before dawn in Rosario, a town just outside of Ma- 2018 on top of the cur- across the country in election day violence as gunmen ippines after receiving the early results. “If it is my destiny nila known for political violence, Chief Inspector Jonathan rent funding, aims to attacked polling stations, ambushed vehicles and stole to be there then I accept it.” del Rosario, spokesman for a national police election mon- double existing efforts vote-counting machines. In the vice-presidential race, former dictator Ferdi- itoring task force, told the AFP news agency. to try to help people al- Based on 58 percent of votes counted, Rodrigo nand Marcos’ son, Ferdinand “Bongbong’ Marcos Jr, (Source: Al Jazeera) ready in jihadist networks or those likely to join such groups. Bank Pasargad at the peak City Bank’s support made Valls said the first de-radi- calization centre could be set of international banking the intl. book fair possible up by this summer. ECONOMY TEHRAN — Bank Poland, Sweden, Norway, Luxembourg, ECONOMY TEHRAN — Dr. Amir hibition if it wasn’t for the City Bank’s The measures are a re- deskPasargad has ex- Ireland, Greece, Japan, South Korea, Chi- deskMasoud Shahramnia, support so we must be thankful for all sponse to the deaths of 147 panded the domain of its brokerage re- na, Bangladesh, Oman, Iraq, Bahrain and deputy managing director of TIBF said the efforts of City bank’s directors in people in terrorist attacks in lationships in various countries around Turkey, the bank now is related to over that if it wasn’t for the City Bank’s sup- supporting this huge project. France last year. the globe, the bank’s office of public re- 250 banks worldwide by SWIFT. Based on port, “Shhr-Aftab” complex couldn’t get Meanwhile, Ali Larijani, the speaker Extremist gunmen lations reported. the report, Bank Pasargad currently pos- ready to hold the exhibition, City Bank of Iran’s parliament has also praised the stormed the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo satirical According to this report, having a ded- sesses 96 bank accounts in foreign bro- office of public relations reported. efforts of City Bank in support of the newspaper and a Jewish supermarket in January 2015, icated and capable team in international ker banks in 19 countries with different Referring to the presence of City publishers. killing 17 people, and then 130 people were killed in affairs directorate and with the constant currencies and using its extensive broker Bank as agent bank at the Tehran Inter- In this regard, Mehdi Safarinia, coordinated attacks on the capital claimed by the ISIL connection to the SWIFT which has never network in these countries, the bank is national Book Fair (TIBF), Dr. Shahramnia head of region 6 Qom administration terrorist group last November. been interrupted even during sanctions, able to provide different international for- noted, “City Bank has always been ac- said, “During a meeting attended by Both sets of attacks were carried out mainly by French citi- now in the post-sanctions era Pasargad eign currency services (opening L/C and tive in the social and cultural sphere and parliament speaker, referring to the zens who had become radicalized and fought abroad along- Bank has expanded the domain of its related exchanges, registration or orders, hence we are glad that once again City bank’s activities, Dr. Larijani praised side terroristgroups. brokerage relationships in various coun- receiving bills of exchange, issuing differ- Bank fulfilled its duty as the agent bank the efforts of City Bank, especially The authorities consider nearly 10,000 people in France to tries. Exchanging SWIFT code with 42 ent forex guarantees, forex exchanges, in the 29th TIBF”. during the New Year and also for be radicalized and capable of violent actions, according to Le new banks in Italy, Germany, France, Fin- forex treasury, delivering bills and invoic- He further added, “Shhr-Aftab com- providing electronic services across Parisien newspaper. land, Denmark, England, Spain, Slovakia, es and settling accounts,”) to customers. plex couldn’t get ready to hold the ex- the country. (Source: AFP) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 10 WOMEN MMAYAY 10,10, 20162016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/society

FOOD FOR THOUGHT Akie Abe: Mindset change needed on role of women 1 How do you evaluate your hus- women’s active role in the society. band’s “womenomics’ program” which is Can you compare Japanese and aimed to have women occupy 30 percent Iranian women together in terms of so- of management positions by 2020. What cial roles each play in their societies? obstacles do you see on his way to A: Each country has its own culture and achieve this goal? thinking. However, it is common when it A: I have heard that there is a criticism of comes to the basic women’s issues. Thus, women taking a managerial position without it is important that such commonality any training. However, I think that it is good to should be shared to seek for solutions have new aspiration towards new objective. together. I believe such cooperation can In fact, new female management is striving for be made between Iran and Japan, so that achievement, and the organization is strug- the two nations will be able to build wom- gling to support achieving the target. en-engaging society. “A mother’s love is more beautiful than any fresh flower.” Having women’s view reflected to the In general, what should be done to Debasish Mridha management’s decision-making will enable promote women’s role? working environment more welcoming for A: From the systems’ perspective there women. It seems that the business custom has to be childcare facilities and the dif- that engages women seems to be absent. For ferent ways of work that would entice NEWS example, full time presence in the office during women to be actively engaged in the working hours for women with small children workforce. From a mindset perspective, UN spotlights role of isn’t suitable. There are not many changes yet men and women should share the same midwives in achieving to these customary environments. I hope that view so that women-engaging society the environment will improve in the future as can be built. I think that both men and development targets more women become active. women should change. Do you think that Japan is ready What steps are needed to be taken Every year, some 300,000 women still die during pregnancy and to have a female prime minister in the to train ‘environment-friendly’ women childbirth and almost three million babies do not survive their near future? “The society in Japan is structured in a way that or families? first four weeks of life, yet a majority of these deaths could be A: Well, I do not know. men perform the central role in a vertical pyramid A: The childhood education is impor- averted by trained midwives, the United Nations said on Thurs- As wife of the Japanese prime min- organization,” the Japanese first lady says. tant. Children will be able to appreciate day as it marked the International Day of the Midwife with a call ister how successful do you think you the importance of nature and will be for strengthened skills and investments in midwifery. have been in promoting women’s role or for people who support women to take Such willingness to change at each level able to acclimate to the environment by “Midwives are our heroes and the backbone of sexual and in Japan? an active role, the prime minister’s commit- will help transform the momentum which parents providing opportunities for their reproductive health. Let us support them and the women and A: I would say that it means a big deal ment must have been encouraging. Wom- leads to successful outcome. I am looking children to be able to feel-and-touch newborns at the heart of their care,” said Babatunde Osotimehin, when the head of state presents the direc- en will become more aspired and the sup- forward for the day to come when people the great nature along with the textbook Executive Director of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). tion for its country. Especially for women, port given to that will be promoted further. outside of Japan commending on Japanese learning in classrooms. Saluting the contribution of midwives to saving the lives of wom- en, adolescent girls and newborns, sometimes under very difficult circumstances, the executive director emphasized that midwives are essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Election of 18 females to parliament proves trust in women: VP “Well-trained and supported midwives working in communities WOMEN TEHRAN — The election of eighteen MPs from 9 in the incumbent parliament, which accounts are uniquely positioned to provide the compassionate, respectful deskwomen to the parliament proves that the for 3 percent of the total, to 18 in the next one showed that and culturally sensitive care a woman needs during pregnancy and society trusts in women’s eligibility, Shahindokht Molaverdi, the public has confidence in women’s qualification. childbirth,” Mr. Osotimehin said. the vice president for family and women’s affairs, has said. “According to a survey conducted among 2,090 women “Midwifery is equally important for newborns during the crit- The fact that a large number of women registered to run for in eight provinces, we came to the conclusion that inequal- ical first month of life, and is a significant contribution to sexual parliament demonstrated their capability, self-confidence, and ity and discrimination, as well as the issue of economy were and reproductive health in general,” he added. The International readiness for taking management posts, Molaverdi told a meet- their main concerns, so that about 29 percent of the wom- Day of the Midwife is observed around the world on 5 May. This ing of incoming MPs from the “faction of hope” on Saturday. en expected to become more economically empowered year’s theme is Women and Newborns: The Heart of Midwifery. In the parliamentary election on February 26 and the and to raise their income,” said the vice president. The UNFPA executive director noted that while in the past runoff on April 29, women succeeded to capture 18 seats Voting results published on April 30 showed the new Irani- 25 years, the world has almost halved maternal deaths, the vast in the 290-seat Majlis. an parliament set a new record for the Islamic Republic, with majority of these largely preventable deaths take place in devel- Molaverdi said the increase in the number of female the previous highest number of female MPs being 14. oping and crisis-affected countries. “If deployed in larger numbers, trained midwives could avert approximately two thirds of these deaths. Significant investments in midwifery are essential if the world is to achieve its ambitious goals Indian woman 'tortured to death' in Saudi Arabia of reducing maternal and newborn deaths,” Mr. Osotimehin said. In another gruesome case of abuse of domes- phoned her family in March this year and Last year, reports of brutal torture of an In- External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had For its part, UNFPA is helping to train and support thousands of tic help by their employers in Saudi Arabia, a complained that her employer was torturing dian maid by a Saudi employer, who had alleg- tweeted that she was "disturbed over the midwives in more than 100 countries. The executive director high- young Indian woman was reportedly tortured her, following which they approached the Tel- edly chopped off her arm, had led to outrage brutal manner in which Indian lady has been lighted a recent survey estimating that in 57 of these countries, the to death in Riyadh. The 25-year-old, identified angana government for help. The state gov- in India. Kasturi Munirathinam, 50, who was treated in Saudi Arabia ." agency has trained 66,000 midwives over the past seven years. as Asima Khatoon, who hailed from Hydera- ernment had reportedly written to the Minis- from Tamil Nadu, claimed she was attacked Swaraj had in March also taken up the issue “These critical health-care providers can help more than 11 bad, succumbed to her injuries last week. try of External Affairs (MEA) to intervene. by her Saudi employer when she complained of the reported arrest of an Indian man working million women to give birth safely each year, but much more Khatoon had travelled to Saudi Arabia in Khatoon's family was informed last week of about wages. However, the Saudi police had in Saudi Arabia after a video of him complain- needs to be done,” the Executive Director said. December 2015 to work as a domestic help, her death, after she was been admitted to the claimed she was mentally disturbed. ing of ill treatment by his employer went viral. “On this International Day of the Midwife, we at UNFPA re- according to ANI news agency. She had tele- King Saud hospital for Chest Diseases in Riyadh. Following Kasturi's alleged abuse, India's (Source: ibtimes.co.in) new our commitment to working with global partners and coun- tries to strengthen midwifery skills and capacities. We call on countries to acclaim and reward midwives who are working in Yazidi women fight Islamic State challenging and hard-to-reach areas, where their services are most needed. We also urge countries to invest in quality training, When Islamic State swept into the north- played an important role in pushing back venge for the women raped, beaten and During the firefights that raged across good working conditions, decent salaries, adequate workforce ern Iraqi town of Sinjar in 2014, a few Islamic State in northern Iraq. executed by the jihadist militants. Sinjar in 2014, Dahir said she killed two policies and possibilities for professional growth,” he added. young Yazidi women took up arms against The killing and enslaving of thousands Dahir said she was stunned by the Islamic State fighters before being shot in (Source: UN News Center) the militants attacking women and girls from Iraq's minority Yazidi communi- brutality of the militants, some of whom the leg. Reuters could not independently from their community. ty focused international attention on the were neighbors and others from outside verify the fighters' personal accounts. "They took eight of my neighbors and I group's violent campaign to impose its the area. Well-worn photographs of children and saw they were killing the children," Asema radical ideology and prompted Washing- "They killed my uncle and took my families tucked into the edge of mirrors or Dahir told Reuters last month at a check- ton to launch an air offensive. cousin's wife who had only just married pressed onto walls in the women's spartan RECIPE OF THE WEEK point near a front line north of Mosul. It also prompted the formation of this eight days earlier," she said, her piercing barracks are reminders of what they have Dressed in military fatigues, the 21-year- unusual 30-woman unit made up of Yazidis eyes clouding over. The bride, like thou- sacrificed to join the fight. Baked omelet pie old is now part of an all-female unit in the as well as Kurds from Iraq and neighboring sands of other Yazidi women, is still being Haseba Nauzad, the unit's 24-year-old Kurdish peshmerga forces, which have Syria. For them, only one thing matters: re- held by the militants. commander, lost her marriage. She was liv- “This is a delicious omelet with a little bit of a twist. I promise you ing with her husband in Turkey when Islam- will love it as much as my family does.” IN FOCUS Mehr/ Majid Haghdoost ic State swept through northern Iraq and Ingredients: announced its so-called caliphate over ar- 1 large baking potato eas that included traditional Kurdish lands. 6 eggs "I saw them raping my Kurdish sisters and 1 teaspoon salt I couldn't accept this injustice," Nauzad said. 1/2 teaspoon ground black Her husband wanted to pay human pepper smugglers to take them to Europe along 1/4 cup chopped fresh with more than a million others fleeing parsley conflict in the region, but she insisted on 2 tablespoons olive oil going home to fight the Islamists. 1 onion, chopped "I put my personal life aside, and I came 1/4 cup chopped red bell to defend my Kurdish sisters and mothers pepper and stand against this enemy," she said. 1/4 cup chopped fresh She has lost contact with her husband since mushrooms he arrived in Germany. 1/2 cup chopped beef ham In a conservative society where women 1 tomato, sliced are often expected to stay at home, these 1/4 cup shredded Ched- women say gender does not keep them dar cheese from entering battle. Directions: "If a man can carry a weapon, a woman Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Add potato and can do the same," said Nauzad. "The men cook until tender but still firm, about 15 minutes. Drain, cool, are inspired to fight harder when they see peel and slice. women standing in the same battlefield as Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Beat togeth- them." er eggs, salt, pepper and parsley. The women in the unit are convinced In a cast iron skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Saute Islamic State militants are scared of wom- onion and red pepper until soft, then stir in mushrooms. When en fighters "because they think if they are mushrooms start to shrink, add the chopped beef ham, potato and killed by a woman, they will not go to heav- tomato slices. Pour in the egg mixture; gently stir to combine. en," said Nauzad. Sprinkle cheese on top of eggs and place skillet in pre- "This story encourages more women to heated oven. Bake until eggs are firm, about 10 to 15 min- join the fight." utes. Allow to cool briefly before serving. Sistan Baluchestan is the land of sun with patient and kind people. Women of this land are baking bread in a traditional oven. (Source: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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IIranran iinn FFrancerance fforor ppre-Olympicre-Olympic FOOTBALL PSG star Zlatan Ibrahimovic QQualifierualifier warm-upswarm-ups hints at possible AC Milan return Paris Saint-Germain forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic has dropped a big hint that he could make a return to AC Milan this summer, Iran headed to France on Saturday for two practice games saying they are the “biggest club” he ever played for and that he ahead of the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Japan lat- never wanted to leave them in 2012. er in May. Ibrahimovic’s contract expires at the end of the season and Iran will face FIVB World League champions France on his agent, Mino Raiola, said last week that the 34-year-old is May 13 and 14. Iran finished joint seventh in last year’s open to a return to the Rossoneri, where he spent two years World League. before joining PSG. The Olympic Qualification Tournament will be held in Ja- Ibrahimovic has now told La Gazzetta dello Sport: “I want pan from May 28 to June 5. Iran will have to compete with to keep on playing. Wherever it is we’ll just have to see. I’ll Australia, Canada, China, France, Japan, Poland and Vene- decide soon. zuela for a spot in the Olympic Games. The top Asian team “I have a good relationship and the next three top teams will qualify for the Olympics. with Milan and I care about Iran will also compete in Group 1 of the World League in them. They are the biggest June and July, starting off with a tough first match on June 16 club I played for. against Brazil in Rio de Janeiro. It won’t get much easier for “It wasn’t me who wanted the Iranians as they will face Argentina and the United States to leave when I left Milan, it in the two following days. was other people, but it went Iran’s next three World League matches will take place the way it went. Now we’ll see in Serbia, where they will meet Bulgaria, Brazil for the sec- how the future is. You never ond time and Serbia. For their last three Group 1 matches, know if the future will be the they will be at home in Tehran for games against Serbia, same as the past, but let’s see. Italy and Argentina. The Finals will take place in Krakow, All will be revealed soon.” Poland, from July 13 to 17. The Sweden international If they qualify for the Olympic Games, the Iranian players added: “This year has been will have no time to rest after the World League as they will the best year of my career. I have to move on to Rio de Janeiro for the Olympic Tourna- still feel I’m getting better and I just need to continue. ment, which takes place from August 7 to 21. “I’ve worked even harder this season -- more than normal, New Iran coach Raul Lozano from Argentina has picked and my normal work is already a lot. When you work so hard, the following players for warm-ups with France: Saeid Marouf, you always get your reward.” Mahdi Mahdavi, Shahram Mahmoudi, Amir Ghafour, Farhad Ibrahimovic has scored 35 goals in Ligue 1 this season, more Ghaemi, Milad Ebadipour, Mojtaba Mirzajanpour, Hamzeh than in any of his previous three seasons at PSG, and is not ruling Zarrini, Sayyed Mohammad Mousavi, Adel Gholami, Armin out the prospect of a new deal at the Parc des Princes. Tashakori, Mostafa Sharifat, Farhad Zarif, and Mahdi Marandi. Asked why he was leaving by France’s RMC, he replied: “I’m (Source: FIVB) not sure I am leaving. The future will be told -- soon. Soon it will be said so let’s see what happens. “You know in a relationship, it depends on two persons, not only one. The other part and your part. So let’s see what happens.” Iranian judokas to compete at Iran comes third in Russia’s women The former Malmo, Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan and Barcelona Judo Grand Prix futsal tourney star also addressed his rant last year, when he described France as a “s--- country.” SPORTS Iran will partake at the SPORTS Iran finished in third He had addressed the comments at the time, saying they deskJudo Grand Prix in Wal- deskplace at the 6th Inter- were “not against France or the French people,” and he added sall, England, with tree representatives. national Futsal Tournament for Women to RMC: “I love France. Omid Jafari in 81kg, Hamed Alizadeh in National Teams. “I said it before. Paris for me is the best city I ever lived in and 100kg and Hamzeh Nadri in +100kg are The Iranian team defeated Poland 2-1 I have lived in Amsterdam, Milan, Barcelona, Turin and my home Iranian participants in the competition. in the tournament’s third day. city, Malmo. The tournament will be held from 4-5 Iran lost to Spain 5-0 in its first match “And I say Paris -- you cannot compare with something else. June, as part of the athletes’ preparations and suffered a 4-0 defeat to Russia in the “When I did my mistake, when I said what I said about France, for Rio 2016. second match. I was speaking about the football. The football still needs to grow This event will be the final opportunity In the last day of the competition, the and progress, [but] I see results after four years. It has nothing to for judokas across the world to compete Asian powerhouse beat Poland 2-1 and do with the country. I am for peace and love. in an international competition before finished in third place. “And France will always be in my heart and I will never forget September’s Paralympic Games. The camp will be held at British Ju- Spain is the most decorated team with Women National Teams is held annual- France because, what I did here, nobody can take that away The Iranian judokas will also take part do’s Centre of Excellence, which opened four titles while Portugal and Ukraine ly in Russia in memory of 9th May that from me.” at a three-day training camp after the its doors in 2013 after the London 2012 have won the title one time. marks the Russian victory against Nazi (Source: ESPN) competition. Paralympic Games. International Futsal Tournament for Germany.

Michel Platini: Uefa If we win the title the trophy belongs to Hadi president to resign after Norouzi, says Branko ban appeal fails SPORTS Persepolis head coach Branko Ivank- “I believe that until the last seconds we cannot pre- Uefa president Michel Platini will resign from European football’s deskovic is satisfied with his players’ per- dict the title winner. Esteghlal Khuzestan will take on governing body after failing to have a six-year ban from football formance against Gostaresh Foolad and believes Zob Ahan which is a tough game for them and we overturned. there is no successor for his side’s former captain Hadi need to win against Rah Ahan who is on the verge of A Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) panel reduced the ban Norouzi who died at the start of the season. relegating to the first division and will definitely fight to four years on Monday. “I would like to congratulate my players as they until the end,” he added. Following the judgement, the 60-year-old said he would be took a big step towards winning the title. We had a “There is no successor for Hadi Norouzi. He is part stepping down. brilliant performance against Gostaresh Foolad and of this team and the trophy belongs to him but first Platini and former Fifa now we have a great motivation to get the three we need to win the title,” the Croatian coach added. counterpart Sepp Blatter, were points in our final game against Rah Ahan,” Branko Esteghlal Khuzestan sits top of the table ahead of last year found guilty of ethics told reporters. Persepolis on goal difference. breaches over a 2m Swiss Franc (£1.3m) “disloyal payment”. The pair, who deny wrong- doing, had their original bans I want Mr. Taj to accept my resignation, says Carlos Queiroz reduced from eight to six years by the Fifa appeals committee. SPORTS Iran national football regards National League problems and Queiroz, who is under contract with Platini had taken his case deskteam head coach league schedule. Now as a priority matter Iran Football Federation until after the to Cas seeking to get the Carlos Queiroz asked Iran’s football I expect Mr. Taj a quick agreement from 2018 World Cup, has recently stated that ban overturned, but a three- federation new president to agree his his side regarding my resignation request, he is not going to continue his job due man panel said it “was not resignation. taking in consideration Iran National Team to disagreement with the Iranian officials. convinced by the legitimacy of Queiroz has posted a statement on his interest on deciding and planning a new The 62-year-old Portuguese coach the payment”. official facebook account: beginning and future. This urgent and criticized Iranian sports officials over their The two said the payment in 2011 was made for consultancy Dear friends, crucial decision it is the unique solution lack of support for Iran men’s national work Platini had carried out for Blatter between 1998 and 2002, Congratulations to Mr. Taj, Iran’s Foot- to defend Iran and protect Iran Nation- football team. and that they had a “gentleman’s agreement” on when the bal- ball Federation new president, after the al Team World Cup preparation. And to Iran has qualified for the third round of ance was settled. election in the past Saturday. I wish him protect a team that by the way it is in the World Cup qualifying round in Asia. The The matter is also being looked into by Swiss prosecutors. all the best in this new challenge lead- number one position in Asia FIFA ranking. team has been drawn in Group A along After Cas returned its judgement, Platini said in a statement: “I ing Iran´s Football. In the last few years I With all my respect and love, with South Korea, Uzbekistan, Qatar, Chi- am resigning from my duties as Uefa president to pursue my battle had the pleasure to work with Mr. Taj in CQ na and Syria. in front of the Swiss courts to prove my innocence in this case.” He added that he considered the judgement “a profound injustice”. However, the Cas panel was damning of Platini, saying his “behaviour was not ethical or loyal”. Iran wins Fajr Open Taekwondo It found his dealings with Blatter had breached the ethics code of world governing body Fifa, and while his six-year ban was “too severe”, it decided a four-year punishment should be tournament handed down - the equivalent to a presidential term in office. Iran finished in the first place at the 27th edition of the Brazil, India, Iraq, Libya, Russia and Turkey. It also said an 80,000 Swiss Franc (£57,200) fine should be international Fajr Open Taekwondo tournament. Gold medalists added 10 points to their qualification lowered to 60,000 (£42,900), but stressed: “The Cas panel was The two-day tournament kicked off in Tehran on May 7. rankings for the 32nd edition of the Olympic Games sched- of the opinion that a severe sanction could be justified in view of The Iranian team won the title with 42 points, bagging uled to be staged between August 5 and August 21 in the the superior functions carried out by Mr Platini (Fifa vice-pres- three gold, two silver, and four bronze medals. Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, with 789 athletes due to ident and Uefa president), the absence of any repentance and Afghanistan A came second with one silver and two participate in the sporting event. the impact that this matter has had on Fifa’s reputation.” bronze medals, earning 16 points and Russia finished in Silver and bronze medalists at the tournament also Uefa said it would meet on 18 May “to discuss next steps”. third place with one gold and 12 points. added 6 and 3.6 points respectively to their 2016 Summer “In the meantime, there will be no Uefa president appointed The G-1 tournament brought together taekwondokas Olympics qualification rankings. ad interim,” it added. from Iran, Afghanistan (two teams), Armenia, Azerbaijan, (Source: Tasnim) (Source: BBC) b

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NEWS Moscow book fair CEO admires Iran IIDO director hails new venue for Tehran book fair cultural attitude toward publications ARTTEHRAN — Islamic Ideology Dissem- deskination Organization (IIDO) Director 12 Hojjatoleslam Seyyed Mehdi Khamushi has praised the Kaykin also talked about the topics of organizers of the 29th Tehran International Book Fair for books on display in the Russian pavilion selecting a new venue for the event this year. and said, “There are different books like In a visit to the exhi- books on the literature of Russia, and bition on Monday, he ex- this year we have focused on contem- pressed his thanks to the porary, young and famous writers in Tehran Municipality and Russia. There is also a section displaying the Tehran City Council books on science, technology, culture, for their collaboration in art, tourism and books on how to travel building Shahre Aftab, the to Russia. We have mostly focused on newly-constructed fair- children and educational books.” ground in southern Tehran The Russian pavilion also displays hosting the book fair, the Russian translations of works by some Persian service of MNA Persian writers, including “Iran: Coun- reported. try and Its People” written by Ahmad A man He said that people Khatam. visits the from other Iranian cit- Kaykin also elaborated on their pro- 29th Tehran ies have easy access to grams and collaborations with Iranian International Shahre Aftab and asked publishers and writers. Book Fair them to seize the opportunity to visit the cultural event, The director of Russia’s Federal at Shahre Aftab which ends on May 14. Agency on Culture and Cinema, Mikhail Shvydkoy, and the deputy director of the on May The organizers relocated the fair this year from Imam 8, 2016. Khomeini Mosalla to Shahre Aftab. Russian Federal Agency on Press and (Mehr/Hadi Mass Communications, Vladimir Grigo- Hirbodvash) ryev, met with Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati on May visitors get a chance to become more literature through classical works by writers, and publishers are attending the 3 to sign an agreement. familiar with Russia and Russian culture. Khayyam and Ferdowsi, and added that fair, which has a number of programs, NEWS IN BRIEF “Based on the agreement, a number They need to know more about our he has begun to read Rumi’s Masnaviye meeting, sessions and lectures. of Iranian and Russian writers will be books. We know that our classical books Manavi before his trip to Iran. Biblio-Globus Co. Chair of the Board Thai, Iranian cultural selected to translate Russian works into have been translated into Persian, but we The pavilion of Russia dedicates a Boris Yesenkin, scholar of Russian history officials meet in Tehran Persian and Persian works into Russian. must provide more guides to the tourists section to introducing Tatars, their cul- Vadim. F. Kozlov, as well as Nizam Zey- There are also plans for Biblio-Globus visiting our country. People from the two ture and their nations. It also has sec- nalov, translator of the Quran into the (of Russia) and Iran’s Book City Institute countries get acquainted with each other tions for children’s books, which also Russian language are among the partic- to expand cooperation and establish at this fair and the government can have offers a variety of programs for teach- ipating guests. representatives in both countries,” Kay- warmer relations in this way.” ing children traditional Russian paintings The pavilion also has arranged a ARTTEHRAN — Thailand’s Culture kin said. In his final words, Kaykin also said and drawings. small festival of Russian films with Per- desk Minister Vira Rojpojchanarat He also said, “The main goal is that that he became familiar with Persian A delegation of 35 Russian scholars, sian subtitles. met with the director of Iran’s Islamic Culture and Relations Organizations (ICRO), Abbuzar Ebrahimi-Torkaman, in Tehran on Sunday. Ways to expand cultural relations were dis- Muslim cleric makes doc on sexual revolution in Western world cussed during the meeting. CULTURE TEHRAN — An Iranian “Gomorrah Return” focuses on theories hardly affect all of society, but, as a film- Rojpojchanarat pointed to the Iranian cine- deskMuslim cleric has com- from Edward Bernays, the Austrian-U.S. maker, I needed a story and some people ma’s great successes at international events and pleted a documentary about the sexual pioneer in the field of public relations to make my film, and the people were Ber- asked the ICRO to organize film weeks in Thai- revolution, a social movement that chal- and propaganda, and Alfred Kinsey, the nays and Kinsey,” Safi said. land. lenged traditional codes of behavior relat- U.S. biologist who is best known for writ- “Kinsey was one of the pioneers the ed to sexuality and interpersonal relation- ing “Sexual Behavior in the Human Male” sexual revolution whose theory spread ships throughout the Western world from (1948) and “Sexual Behavior in the Human through the United Sates by support from the 1960s to the 1980s. Female” (1953), also known as the Kinsey the Rockefellers, thus we cannot deny the “It has been absolutely clear for me that Reports. roles of Bernays and Kinsey in the sexual With the Participation of Memorizers and Reciters a sexual revolution has broken out in the The documentary is based on Bernays revolution. However, they had many aids from Over 70 Countries: United States that has ruined the basis of book “Propaganda” (1928), in which he ar- and supporters,” he added. “Gomorrah Return” director Hojjatoleslam Javad the family,” Hojjatoleslam Javad Safi, who gued that the manipulation of public opin- Safi also said, “There has been a phobia Safi attends a review session of the documentary Tehran to Host 33rd is the director of “Gomorrah Return”, said ion was a necessary part of democracy of talking about sexual issues and prob- on the sexual revolution in the Western world in Tehran on May 8, 2016. (Mehr/Majid Asgaripur) Round of Intl. Holy Quran during a review session of the documenta- and also “The Kinsey Reports”, which are lems relating to the issues in the [Iranian] ry in Tehran on Sunday. regarded by many as a precursor to the media.” sues and consequently, this reluctance to Competitions “I tried to raise awareness about this is- sexual revolution of the 1960s and 1970s. “Due to this fact, now, we generally discuss such issues has caused damage to sue,” he added. “I know that two people alone could don’t know how to talk about these is- our society,” he added. Tehran will host reciters and memorizers from over 70 countries in 33rd Intl. Holy Quran Competitions. PICTURE OF THE DAY Honaronline/Meysam Jazi In a press briefing, Head of Endowment and Charity Affairs Organization Hoj. Ali Mohammadi announced Iranian cities to the above statement and said: “This prestigious in- ternational event will be held in Imam Khomeini (RA) host festival of Congregational Prayers Site (Mosalla) on May 11- 17, 2016 in Tehran in the films on Imam presence of distinguished memorizers and reciters Khomeini from over 70 countries in world.” ARTTEHRAN — Four- Holy Quran is a Divine deskteen Iranian cities, Book which has been re- including Tehran and Isfahan, will be vealed for prosperity of playing host to a festival of short films humanity. Moreover, Holy on Imam Khomeini, the founder of the Quran is a comprehensive Islamic Republic, from May 23 to 25. Divine Book for guidance Over 100 works will be screened dur- of human being. ing the Ruhollah Short Film Festival. Holy Quran has spoken The festival seeks to draw the at- about everything which tention of the younger generation of occurs in social and individual life of every human be- filmmakers whose works mirror the ing, he maintained. thoughts, lifestyle and works of Imam “We thank the Almighty God who bestowed this Di- Khomeini, the organizers announced vine Book to all of us, based on which, Islamic Revolu- in a press conference on yesterday. tion attained victory due to sublime recommendations The festival will be organized by of the Book, he said. the Institute for the Compilation and “In his last will, founding father of the Islamic Revo- Publication of Imam Khomeini’s Works lution Imam Khomeini (RA) placed special emphasis on in collaboration with the Iranian Youth the Holy Book as the ultimate objective and destination Cinema Society, the Documentary Navid Hedayatpur acts in scene from “Categories”, a play by writer/director Amir Geel, at the Entezami Hall of the Iranian Artists Forum in of the Islamic Revolution,” he opined. Tehran on May 8, 2016. and Experimental Film Center, and the He went on to say that Holy Book invites people to a Farabi Cinema Foundation. prosperous and dignified life. Elsewhere in his remarks, he said: “It is our duty to in- terpret, memorize and recite concepts of the Holy Book in the best form possible and Islamic Ummah especially Ferdowsi commemorated at Ankara meeting young generation should make their utmost efforts in ARTTEHRAN — Iran’s rkhani along with dozens of students of “The language itself brings an essen- The Persian Language Center, run by learning concepts of the Book.” deskPersian Language the center attended the meeting to dis- tial value for all human beings since it is Iranian cultural office in Turkey, also hon- The competition will be held in seven days and each Center in Ankara hosted a meeting on cuss the magnum opus and its contribu- at the core of every national identity and ored four Turkish students who recited day will be entitled as follows respectively: “One Ummah Sunday to commemorate Ferdowsi, the tion to the modern Persian language. culture,” Salehi-Amiri said. verses from the Shahnameh at the meet- in the Mourning of a Tragedy”, “One Ummah, One Book”, illustrious poet of the epic Persian mas- In a brief speech, Salehi-Amiri high- “We as Persian-language speakers ing. “One Ummah, One Messenger”, “Quranic Ummah, Is- terpiece the Shahnameh. lighted the importance of the Shahnameh owe Fedowsi for his miraculous deter- This year, Iranians will mark Ferdow- lamic Awakening”, “Ummah, Harbingers of Affinity and National Library and Archives of Iran in maintaining the Persian language over mination of composing numerous wor- si National Day on May 14 by holding Action to the Book”, “Islamic Resistance and Holy Quran (NLAI) Director Seyyed Reza Salehi-Ami- the past millennia and its profound im- thy verses during his limited lifetime,” he meetings, art exhibitions and other cul- Governance”, “One Book, One Ummah”, he ended. ri, Iranian cultural attaché Hassan Safa- pact on Iranian culture. added. tural programs.