Iran to Construct 540MW Power Plant in Syria Resolving Qatar Crisis Is Not
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WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 16 Pages Price 20,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13221 Wednesday OCTOBER 3, 2018 Mehr 11, 1397 Muharram 23, 1440 Amano rejects We took you seriously, Iran’s Persepolis earn Iran sends four Netanyahu claims Shamkhani tells Bolton remarkable win over submissions to Asia Pacific about Iran 2 after missile attack 2 Al Sadd in ACL semis 15 Screen Awards 16 Iran to construct 540MW See page 4 power plant in Syria ECONOMY TEHRAN – Iranian Aliabadi on the sidelines of a meeting between deskMapna Group Compa- Iran’s Minister of Energy Reza Ardakanian Rial recovers ny signed a memorandum of understanding and Syrian Minister of Electricity Moham- (MOU) with Syrian Public Establishment mad Zuheir Kharboutli in Tehran. of Electricity for Generation (PEEG) on Based on the MOU, the €411-million project Tuesday for constructing a 540 megawatt will start in the beginning of 2019. The first (MW) combined cycle power plant in Syr- gas unit of the power plant is expected to be ian port city of Latakia, IRNA reported. completed in 15 months and the second one The MOU was signed by PEEG’s Man- will be built in two years.The power plant’s aging Director Mahmoud Ramadan and feedstock will be supplied from Syria’s gas unexpectedly MAPNA Group’s Managing Director Abbas fields through a 70-kilometer pipeline. Guardian: Saudi funds TV that gave airtime to Ahvaz attack supporter ‘A source close to Saudi crown prince says Following is the text of the report head- Iran International’s money come from lined “Ofcom investigates TV network over the Saudi royal court, estimated to be interview praising attack in Iran”: about $250m.’ Ofcom is investigating a UK-based In a report on Tuesday, The Guardian, Saudi-linked television network after it quoting a source, said the UK-based Iran gave airtime to the spokesman for an ex- International TV that gave airtime to a tremist separatist group who praised last supporter of the terrorist attack in Ahvaz month’s terrorist attack in the Iranian city on September 22, is funded by the Saudi of Ahvaz, which killed at least 24 people, royal court. including children. 2 Iranian charity top scorer in global NGO Benchmark ranking HEALTH TEHRAN — MAHAK, company headquartered in Geneva, Swit- deska charity society dedi- zerland which provides inspection, verifi- Mohammad Moheimani cated to treating pediatric cancer in Iran, cation, testing and certification services. has become the top scorer in the global It has more than 95,000 employees and SGS NGO Benchmark practice with a score operates over 2,400 offices and labora- of 97.5% ranking first among 328 NGOs tories worldwide. worldwide. In response to the demand for an inde- Tehran Times/ Tehran Times/ SGS (formerly Société Générale de pendent, globally relevant standard for as- Surveillance which is French for General sessing the accountability of an NGO, SGS People in Tehran gather in front of foreign exchange shops to trade dollar, euro and other foreign currencies for rial as the national currency starts partially regaining value. Society of Surveillance) is a multinational has developed the NGO Benchmark. 9 ARTICLE Resolving Qatar crisis is not easy: Murphy ARTICLE Hanif Ghaffari lead to solving this crisis? to help resolve this crisis. Martin Love Political analyst EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Political analyst from By Fatemeh Mohammadipour A: One can only hope that the U.S. Invitation According to the terms of Saudi Arabia to the [P]GCC members will help resolve the and its allies, Is Qatar ready to give points to North Carolina TEHRAN — Richard W. Murphy, the former crisis over Qatar but it is impossible to predict the opposite side? If so, what areas may there U.S. ambassador to Syria and Saudi Ara- whether they will all even agree to accept the be a compromise? From Obama to Al Gore: bia, says “Washington has strong interests U.S. invitation to meet. A: I have no information on what Qatar may Banality and in keeping good relations both with Saudi Some believe the reason that United States be willing to concede to the Saudi/UAE demands. The Democrats are Arabia and Qatar.” is at the head of the initiative to solve the crisis in Predictably Qatar will not totally meet their stated crudeness on display Murphy says “Its offer to mediate this dispute Qatar is Showing Washington’s dissatisfaction demands. Qatar has a strong interest in good taking stance against has thus far had no positive response from Saudi with Riyadh to solve regional problems. What economic relations with Iran which the other in Washington Arabia or the UAE. It is important to continue do you think? [P]GCC members do not share. Trump to work to help resolve this crisis.” A: Washington has strong interests in keep- According to U.S. relations with Saudi Ara- he latest turn in attention in the U.S. Following is the text of the interview: ing good relations both with Saudi Arabia and bia and Qatar, how can Washington resolve the in recent days has been somewhat vercoming the current president Camp David meeting is scheduled to be Qatar. Its offer to mediate this dispute has thus crisis to keep the two sides happy? Taway from imperial pretensions of the United States has turned held this autumn in the United States to resolve far had no positive response from Saudi Arabia A: It is too early to predict the course of future and overreach, sanctions on other coun- to the main goal of the Demo- O the crisis in Qatar. Can this American initiative or the UAE. It is important to continue to work talks between the parties. tries, threats of attacks on Syria (and crats in the United States. American Iran) and any other country, including Democrats who have been isolated in even Venezuela, that fails to bow to U.S. the last two years, and lost the White demands, whatever they may be. Long House, the House of Representatives, ‘The U.S. strategy is to provoke disappointment through economic hardship’ gone are the days (as when George W. the Senate, and many governorates, By Maryam Khormaei The region comprises more than 21 million km2 32% are women. It also has 140 consular offices Bush launched the so-called “War on Ter- are now planning to win the Congress TEHRAN — In an exclusive interview, Mr. of surface area (13.5% of the planet’s surface), and 158 Cuban Associations in 78 countries. In ror” to believing citizens), when the U.S. elections. On the other hand, the public Alexis Bandrich Vega Cuban ambassador to Iran and some 569 million inhabitants. It has a great Cuba there are 113 foreign Embassies. government could claim to be spreading dissatisfaction raised over the perfor- discussed a host of issues with Tehran Times geographical and biological diversity, practically Under Trump’s administration, it is forbid- (militarily, which is an oxymoron) some mance of the U.S. President has given and Mehr News correspondent including the all climates. It has some of the largest rivers in the den to do business with a long list of entities that sort of enlightened “democracy” across hope to the Democrats for winning US policy towards Cuba, the reason behind the world and important food, energy and mineral allegedly have links with Cuban military, intelli- various flashpoints and countries, par- the midterm elections. popularity and even recent failure of some so- resources, including its oil, copper, lithium and gence or security services. Meanwhile, the White ticularly in Asia. The president of the United States, cialist governments as well as Tehran- Havana silver deposits. House is relaxing some restrictions on exports No one, not even most Americans, be- speaking among his proponents, has bilateral relations. Cuba is an archipelago of the Caribbean Sea. to private Cuban businesses and embassies are lieve that any longer, believing instead that warned about the Democrats’ victory As the interview focuses mainly on the Due to its geographical position at the entrance still open, however vacant. What is behind this what the government has been about is the in the U.S. midterm elections. international relations of Cuba, before going to the Gulf of Mexico, since colonial times it has double standard approach? maintenance of the privileges and power Trump has explicitly stated that if further, I want you to give our readers a better been known as “The key of the Gulf”. It is the A: I do not think there is a double standard. of an entrenched oligarchy of politicians Democrats win the elections, many of perspective on the regional characteristics of Latin largest island in the Greater Antilles. It has an There is only one, clearly defined by the US gov- and Wall Street elites and military brass his decisions will be destroyed. The America and the position of Cuba in the region. area of almost 110 thousand km2 and 11.2 million ernment 58 years ago, and it maintains an absolute who for too long have been catering to U.S. Democrats believe that if they A: Latin America refers to the regions of inhabitants. validity, it seemed to be said five minutes ago, I themselves at the expense of most every- fail in midterm elections, they won’t America where Latin languages are spoken, Cuba maintains relations with 197 countries quote: “The majority of Cubans support Castro. one else in the U.S. and a crumbling U.S be able to return to power at least specifically Spanish, French and Portuguese.