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2 countries 2 report 15 between and Turkey 16 Iran-EU financial channel to be See page 2 opened soon: CBI governor ECONOMY TEHRAN – Governor of bilateral monetary treaty between the deskof the Central Bank of two sides. The treaty aims to help Iranian Iran (CBI) announced on Saturday that a and European companies and entrepre- new financial channel is soon to be opened neurs to establish and maintain business between Iran and the EU nations, Tasnim relations with each other. news agency reported. EU powers, namely , Germany Abdolnaser Hemmati made the announce- and Britain, and Iran have been in talks ment on social media, “The details of the Euro- over launching this payments channel pean Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for trade for months, which would enable Euro- between Iran and the EU were discussed at pean companies to trade with Iran as a meeting in Brussels last week.” part of efforts to defy U.S. sanctions The official emphasized that the dis- and keep alive a landmark nuclear deal cussed financial channel is in fact some sort with Tehran.

WTTC ranks Iran’s tourism 20th Recent developments among 185 in 2011-17 TOURISM TEHRAN — Iran’s investment that is based on absolute growth deskbudding travel sector has seen between 2011 and 2017. a ‘unique’ victory for come 20th in the latest World Travel & Tour- According to the report, which was ism Council (WTTC) report that has ranked released late in September, visitor exports performance of 185 countries over 2011-17. in Iran grew at an average rate of 19.9% pa The WTTC Travel & Tourism Countries during 2011-17 with the strongest growth Power Ranking accounts for foreign vis- witnessed during 2013 and 2014, when Iranians: Rouhani itor spending (visitor exports), domestic a newly elected government adopted a All four proposed ministers spending and Travel & Tourism capital looser visa policy. 10 get votes of confidence Four-nation summit held in Istanbul By staff & agencies month to create a demilitarized zone in The leaders of , Germany, France the northwest Idlib region. and Turkey gathered in Istanbul on Sat- Idlib and adjacent areas are the last urday for a summit on Syria. stronghold of the rebels, who rose up Ankara, which has long backed rebels against Assad in 2011. The area is home to seeking to overthrow President Bashar an estimated 3 million people, more than

president.ir al-Assad, and Moscow, Assad’s princi- half of whom have already fled other areas pal foreign ally, brokered the deal last as government forces advanced. 13 EDITORIAL Unity against global arrogance message of Arbaeen: IRGC commander Syria says won’t Mohammad Ghaderi Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards people is unity among Muslims and their har- let Idlib turn into Tehran Times editor-in-chief Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari mony in the fight against oppression,” the com- @ghaderi62 hailed the massive marches of Muslims during mander said. terrorist haven the Arbaeen season and said the event conveys Arbaeen, which is one of the largest religious Syrian Ambassador to the United Nations a message of unity among Muslims against the gatherings in the world, comes 40 days after Bashar al-Ja’afari says the incumbent Da- global arrogance. Ashura, the martyrdom anniversary of the third Warning to : mascus government will not allow for- Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of Shiite Imam, Imam Hussein (AS). eign-sponsored Takfiri terrorists to turn don’t ruin your future his visit to the southwestern border crossing of Each year, a huge crowd of Shiites flock the embattled northwestern province of Shalamcheh in Khuzestan province on Saturday, to Karbala, where the holy shrine of Imam Idlib into a new haven for themselves. by forgetting history Major General Jafari said this year, the Iranian Hussein (AS) is located, to perform mourn- “Idlib is part of Syria, and it is nat- people have had more enthusiasm for the Ar- ing rites. ural for the Syrian government to fight fter Benjamin Netanyahu’s trip to abeen pilgrimage despite all of the difficulties Iranian pilgrims travelling to by land can terrorism in order to rid its nation from Muscat which was aimed at causing and economic problems and had a more massive choose from three border crossings, Shalamcheh, the weather conditions and wind and rain the scourge and establish full sovereignty conflict between Islamic countries presence compared to past years. Chazzabeh and Mehran. A in recent days have not diminished this en- over its soil,” Ja’afari said at the United and white-washing ’ genocide “The presence of the Iranian people in This year’s Arbaeen falls on October 30. thusiasm,” he added. Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting in , Omani Foreign Minister this epic is more evident than before, and “The message of this march to the world’s (Source: Tasnim) Yusuf bin Alawi attended Manama Di- in New York City. alogue security summit in and Under a deal reached following a meet- made a speech. Russia, U.S. face off at UN over INF treaty ing between Turkish President Recep Tayy- Bin Alawi’s speech, made under obvious Russian and American officials have faced off Cold War arms race between the two superpow- Belousov wondered whether the U.S. was ip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart pressure from U.S. to change the atmos- at the UN General Assembly, with Moscow ers, banned ground-launch nuclear missiles with preparing for a war, asking, “Why is it then ... in the Black Sea resort city phere in favor of Zionist regime, contained warning that it would raise the issue of the U.S. ranges from 500 kilometers to 5,500 kilometers do they want to leave the treaty? Why do they of Sochi on September 17, all militants in a some remarks that Sultanate of Oman withdrawal from the Intermediate-range Nuclear and led to the elimination of nearly 2,700 short- want to build up their nuclear capability?” demilitarized zone, which surrounds Idlib is certainly aware of its consequences. Forces treaty (INF) at the UN Security Council if and medium-range missiles. He warned that if Washington quit, Russia and also parts of the adjacent provinces of These are the points that Sultanate of Washington makes good on its threat. The U.S. said it is withdrawing from the pact could raise the issue at the 15-member Security Aleppo and , were supposed to pull Oman need to take into consideration: “In a year, if the U.S. withdraws from the because of Russia’s alleged violation, an accusation Council. out heavy arms by October 17, and Takfiri 1. Zionist regime and Benjamin treaty and begins an uncontrolled build-up of Moscow denies. Russia said it was Washington U.S. Disarmament Ambassador Robert Wood groups had to withdraw by October 15. Netanyahu who falsely call themselves the weapons, nuclear-capable weapons, we will be that violated the agreement. told the committee Washington had spent some The National Front for the Liberation of representative of and are currently confronting a completely different reality,” Andrei Moscow proposed a draft resolution at the UN five years trying to engage Moscow on the issue of Syria is the main Turkish-backed militant tackling a variety of local and regional Belousov, deputy director of Russia’s Department General Assembly’s disarmament committee on compliance and that Russia had “denied having alliance in the Idlib region, but the Takfi- problems, seek rescue from their certain for Nonproliferation and Arms Control, told the Thursday aimed at preserving and strengthening produced or tested a ground-launch cruise missile.” ri Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) terrorist annihilation with fueling “Iran phobia” 193-member General Assembly’s disarmament the INF treaty after Trump’s decision to quit it. “It’s only recently that they admitted to having group, which is a coalition of different fac- and covering up their crimes against hu- committee on Friday. Russia, which presented the draft after the produced a ground-launch cruise missile but tions of terror outfits, largely composed of manity over the last 70 years. Trump’s U.S. President Donald Trump said on October October 18 deadline for submitting the resolu- then maintained that it did not violate the range the Jabhat Fateh al-Sham Takfiri terrorist support of the usurper Zionist regime 20 that Washington would quit the INF treaty, tions, called for a vote on whether the commit- limits of the treaty,” he added. group, holds a large part of the province is definitely not aimed at resolving the which was signed towards the end of the Cold tee should be allowed to consider the draft, but “The U.S. has been extremely patient with and the zone. regional problems in west and west south War in 1987 by then President Ronald Reagan gained only 31 favorable votes at the General Russia and our hope is that Russia will do the The HTS, which is said to be in control Asian, but it is aimed to set the ground and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Assembly’s disarmament committee, while 55 right thing and destroy that ground-launch cruise of some 60 percent of Idlib province, to orchestrate the century’s unfair deal The treaty, seen as a milestone in ending the voted against and 54 abstained. missile,” Wood said. 13 has yet to announce its stance on the in favor of the usurpers of the holy lands buffer zone deal. in Palestine. It is estimated that between 10,000 2. In current situation that there is and 15,000 members of different factions almost a universal union against U.S. and Israeli soldiers kill of armed groups, which Syria, Russia and its allies due to their abnormal behavior, Turkey consider terrorists, are active in it is ordinary that their plans, especially in more Palestinians the volatile province, which is home to regard to Palestine, have been interrupt- around three million inhabitants. ed; consequently kindling hostility and in Gaza Russia believes that a buffer zone would abusing the good reputation of a country help stop attacks from Idlib-based militants like Oman is their last resort in changing There seems to be no cut to the streak of young on Syrian army positions and Russia’s the world’s ambience and postponing their Palestinians being killed by Israeli soldiers at military bases in the flashpoint region. imminent failure and annihilation. the fence area separating the besieged Gaza ‘U.S.-led coalition doing any- 3. Considering the fact that Sayyid Strip from the occupied territories. thing in Syria but not terror fight’ Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman Ashraf al-Qidra, spokesman for the Gaza Ja’afari added that the U.S.-led coali- hosted Netanyahu and bin Alawi’s speech Health Ministry, said three Palestinians were tion purportedly fighting the Daesh Takfiri at Manama Dialogue, Muscat’s officials killed on Friday east of Khan Yunis in southern terrorist group “is targeting anything in must heed the warnings that this behavior Gaza, identifying them as Nassar Eyad Abu Syria but not terror groups.” will neither result in the same conclusion Taim, 19, Ahmed Saied Abu Labda, 22, and “We are surprised that the UN Spe- that Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat reached 23-year-old Ayesh Ghassan Shaat. cial Envoy to Syria (Staffan de Mistura) in making peace with , nor will it He said Israeli soldiers also killed Mu- has ignored the crimes of this coalition have any benefit for Muslim community hammad Khaled Mahmoud Abdul Nabi, 27, against Syrian people. The illegal U.S.- or for resolving Palestine’s issues. So, east of Jabalia, about four kilometers north led international coalition continues to don’t let your name to be recorded in perpetrate crimes in Syria, the last of Davoud Abolkas Davoud of Gaza City. history as the supporter of a mock-up, Jabr Ibrahim Abu Hamisa, 25, was also which was in the villages of al-Sousa usurper and anti-human regime, in case killed in an incident east of al-Bureij refugee and al-Bubadran, where 62 civilians lost the future generations remember you IRNA/ camp in central Gaza. their lives,” the Syrian UN ambassador in contempt. pointed out. 13 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y POLITICS OCTOBER 28, 2018 MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS Larijani All four proposed ministers congratulates new Iraqi PM get votes of confidence POLITICS TEHRAN — All four POLITICS TEHRAN — Parliament Speaker Ali desk deskLarijani has congratulated the new Iraqi ministers proposed by prime minister on winning the vote of confidence, saying President Hassan Rouhani received votes the Iranian parliament is ready to contribute to closer of confidence from lawmakers in a Saturday ties between the two countries. session of the Majlis. In a message on Friday, Larijani expressed confidence Rouhani had attempted a cabinet re- that the political, economic, cultural and parliamentary shuffle by proposing Farhad Dejpasand bonds between Tehran and Baghdad would grow during as the minister of economy, Mohammad Abdul Mahdi’s term, Mehr reported. Eslami as minister of transport and urban Abdul Mahdi, 76, was sworn in on Wednesday, but could development, Mohammad Shariatmadari not announce the full cabinet after the Iraqi lawmakers as minister of cooperative, labor, and social failed to reach a consensus on key postings, including welfare, and Reza Rahmani as minister the ministers of interior and defense. of industry, mine and trade. Eslami received 151 yeas, 98 nays, and 8 abstentions. Shariatmadari received 196 Retirees’ yeas, 63 nays, and 5 abstentions. Dejpasand received 200 yeas, 50 nays, and 15 absten- recruitment ban tions. Rahmani received 203 yeas, 49 nays, only applies to and 13 abstentions. Dejpasand says cooperation is three ambassadors key to resolving economic issues Dejpasand, President Rouhani’s pick for POLITICS TEHRAN — Iran’s foreign minister said on desk economy minister, told lawmakers one of his Saturday that only three ambassadors are plans is to establish centers with the aim of subjected to retirees’ recruitment ban, a new law prohibiting boosting cooperation among the administra- Reza Rahmani Mohammad Shariatmadari Farhad Dejpasand Mohammad Eslami the re-employment of retirees for governmental positions. tion, parliament, private sector and academia a major concern, but with Mr. Dejpasand Meshginshahr, was against appointment Eslami, raising doubt that he has any plan “The tree ambassadors are the only [Foreign Ministry] in order to resolve the economic issues. such coordination will be formed,” Qolam- of Shariatmadari. for the ministry. officials to whom the law applies; hence, they will be retired Dejpasand referred to his experience reza Kateb said. He said that Shariatmadari observes moral “Was it not through the resignation of before the due date. The retired diplomats will return to the during Iraq’s imposed war against Iran in MP Ramezanali Sobhanifar also spoke codes, but did not take any practical action one minister that you were nominated? country, and we will replace them with young ambassadors,” the 80s as a model he has since followed highly of the proposed economy minister to solve economic problems when he was at Because what I have my colleagues have IRNA news agency quoted Mohammad Javad Zarif as saying. to succeed. “We were faced with an eco- and said Dejpasand “was one of the effective committee of industry for about one year. heard is that your nomination was decided He further stressed that, with the exception of the three ambas- nomic war during that time as well, but individuals in drafting the sixth five-year He noted that no manager can be suc- after an overnight negotiation and lobby- sadors, the Foreign Ministry has employed no other retired staff. with our high social capital we managed development plan.” cessful if he does not have goals to achieve ism,” Feyzi told Eslami. The law to ban retirees’ re-employment was passed in to succeed,” he said. He added that Dejpasand’s plans are in in his plans. Rahmani announces plans for Aug. 28 by the Majlis in order to force the government He pointed out that immediate measures line with the general policies of the Islamic Gholam Ali Jafarzadeh Emenabadi, an MP production and employment to employ the youth. need to be taken to prevent hyperinflation, Republic and the resistance economy. who represents Rasht, was also for giving vote Rahmani was the last proposed minis- explaining, however, that the Economy Ali Sari, who represents Ahwaz in the par- of confident to Shariatmadari and called him ter to defend his agenda for the Ministry of ‘Meeting with Ministry’s capacities are not enough to liament, criticized the proposed economy a “guerrilla in the current [economic] war”. Industry, Mine, and Trade. reach that end. minister, saying his “plans are just theory and “Enemies seek to exert pressure against He said he would prioritize production and Netanyahu, Pointing to the difficulty of raising the it is impossible to put them into practice.” the Iranian people and Mr. Shariatmadari is stable employment. “I will not use a crisis [man- necessary financing in today’s economy, Dejpasand has not proposed any prac- experienced enough to help,” he said. agement] room, but will turn that room into uncharacteristic Dejpasand said, “In the current situation, tical solutions to resolve the economic Eslami says will prioritize stra- one for prevention and treatment,” he said. of Qaboos’ financing must be one of our plans, which issues, Sari said. tegic plans He added that he had a plan to create an can be pursued through domestic and for- Shariatmadari promises trans- Eslami was the third proposed minister to online “production and trade dashboard” POLITICS TEHRAN — A senior foreign policy ad- eign investment.” parency speak in defense of his plans for the Ministry for the live reporting of production and deskvisor to the Majlis speaker has described He also said the banking system must be Shariatmadari who was proposed as min- of Road and Transport. trade figures. Sultan Qaboos of Oman’s meeting with Israeli Prime Minister reformed before any major economic decision. ister of cooperatives, labor, and social welfare He said if made minister, he would prior- He also said his ministry would have Benjamin Netanyahu as uncharacteristic of the king. “The first issue Mr. Rouhani brought up said during his speech at the parliament that itize strategic plans to facilitate the progres- special plans for the renovation of the Netanyahu paid an unannounced visit to Oman late Thursday. in our meeting was the need to reform the it is only transparency that can help fighting sion of developmental plans under current transportation fleet. “Sultan Qaboos’s meeting with the criminal prime min- banking system,” he said, adding that the top corruption. economic situations. MP Mahmoud Sadeqi spoke against ister of the illegitimate Israeli regime was uncharacteristic banks of the country are currently suffering “If there is corruption in an executive body Eslami said he will have highest on agen- Rahmani, saying he has no plan for the auto of his otherwise good judgment,” Hossein Amir Abdollahian from several issues. and that body recognizes it, it [the body] da the Sixth Development Plan, removal of industry, among others. “Rahmani’s plans reacted to the meeting in an Instagram post on Friday. He went on, “Overdue debts is one of such should be praised,” he said. hindrances to production, and improvement have no agenda, for example, for the amount “The so called ‘Deal of the Century’ will be of no avail for issues. We should gather and think to collect He said that he will create infrastructures of business environment. of auto imports or electric cars,” he noted. Trump and Netanyahu,” Amir Abdollahian added. such debts. There should be incentive and that make all the Pension Fund’s operations MP Mohammad Reza Rezaee Kuchi, the “There is no mention of the sanctions Prior to this, the sultan of the Oman and the head of the punitive mechanisms.” transparent. head of Majlis Development Committee, spoke and post-sanctions eras in the industrial Israeli regime had not had any meetings since 1996. Elsewhere in his remarks, Dejpasand Ruhollah Babaee Saleh, an MP who repre- in favor of Eslami, saying the current short- sector. Nor is there any plan under the pointed to the high level of liquidity in Iran’s sents Buin Zahra, spoke for vote of confidence comings could only be tackled through the extraordinary situations for the survival ‘Iranians are economy, saying the liquidity should be turned to Shariatmadari and described him as a nominee’s plan of attracting finance. of businesses,” Sadeqi said. into a tool to revive the economy. “determined person in fighting organized “There are 2,970 unfinished plans in on Ali Asghar Yusofnejad was the next MP victims of Head of Majlis Production and Employment corruption”. the ministry’s agenda which cannot be funded to speak. He defended Rahmani. Committee later spoke in favor of Dejpasand, It is notable that Shariatmadari is familiar through bonds or treasury documents. The Rahmani has ample eligibility for the Taliban terrorist saying he is able to unify the Economy Ministry with challenges in society, he said. only effective way to put them back on track is position, regarding his education resume with the Planning and Budget Organization He also said that Shariatmadari is capable by what Mr. Eslami says he plans to employ, and executive record. group’ and the Central Bank of Iran. of coordinating related bodies for the coun- that is, domestic and foreign finance and the He also said Rahmani’s plans adhere POLITICS TEHRAN — Iranians are the victims of “In the past years, a lack of coordination try’s sustainable development. private sector cooperation.” to the major state policies concerning his deskthe Taliban terrorist group, an Iranian in the administration’s economic team was Vali Maleki, an MP who represents Then MP Mohammad Feyzi spoke against proposed area of supervision. lawmaker said on Saturday, while denouncing U.S. sanctions against Iran for alleged support of the Taliban. “The world would never forget that Iranian diplomats Rouhani: Recent developments a ‘unique’ victory for Iranians were martyred by the Taliban terrorist group in Mazar-i- POLITICS TEHRAN — Iranian that the U.S. makes a decision and its tra- In its provisional verdict, the ICJ ruled ‘Foreign media tell people lies’ Sharif,” Alaeddin Boroujerdi said, Mehr reported. deskPresident Hassan Rou- ditional allies abandon it.” that the U.S. government should lift all bans Rouhani also said that the foreign media The sanctions aim to incite Iranophobia, he stressed. hani has termed as “unique victory” Iran’s for- Elsewhere, he called for unity to “bring on the free export of humanitarian goods like exaggerate problems in Iran and tell the Boroujerdi further said that Iran has a long history of eign policy developments in recent months. the U.S. to knees”. food and medicine to Iran which have been people lies. condemning Taliban’s terrorist attacks, adding, “It is indeed “Who would have thought that rep- “Undoubtedly, the people want us to solve re-imposed after Washington’s withdrawal He noted that the foreign media seek crystal clear that the United State is looking for excuses to resentatives of the Iranian nation could their problems which is their right. We are from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. to manipulate the people’s minds through use against our country.” gain victory at three great arenas in a few duty bound to pass the problems through The ICJ, which is based in The Hague false propaganda. months?” he said at a session of parlia- unity and integrity,” he said. and is also known as the World Court, is Elsewhere, he said that the parliament Court suspends ments held to give vote of confidence to U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew the United Nations tribunal for resolving and government will stand beside each other four proposed ministers. Washington from the nuclear agreement international disputes. Iran’s filing asks to solve the people’s problems. charges of He explained that Iran gained victory in May and reintroduced sanctions on Iran the ICJ to order the United States to pro- The parliament’s Saturday session was against the U.S. at the International Court in August. The second wave of sanctions, visionally lift its sanctions ahead of more held to give vote of confidence to four min- espionage against of Justice in recent months. which targets Iran’s oil exports and central detailed arguments. ister proposed by Rouhani on October 21. environmentalist “Our nation has the upper hand po- bank, is due to start in early November. European countries have criticized the Rouhani proposed to appoint Farhad litically and legally. The public opinion On October 3, the ICJ found that assur- U.S. withdrawal from the deal. Dejpasand as the minister of economy; POLITICS TEHRAN — The attorney for environmen- considers Iran a country which abides by its ances offered by Washington in August that On September 25, European Union Mohammad Eslami as minister of trans- desktalist Sam Rajabi has said a court’s order has commitments and the U.S. a country which it would do its best to ensure sanctions would foreign policy chief Mogherini announced port and urban development; Mohammad been issued for suspension of the persecution of his client, with is not loyal to its promises and violates the not affect humanitarian conditions were “not that the bloc was creating a new payment Shariatmadari as minister of cooperatives, regard to his charges of spying and participation in espionage. international regulations,” he said. adequate to address fully the humanitarian mechanism to allow countries to transact labor, and social welfare; and Reza Rahmani Mohammad-Hossein Aqasi said his client was still charged He also said, “It does not happen often and safety concerns raised” by Iran. with Iran while avoiding U.S. sanctions. as minister of industry, mine and trade. with rallying and collusion to commit crimes against national security, Tehran 24 reported on Saturday. Rajabi, a member of the Persian Heritage Wildlife Founda- Zionist regime seeks division among Muslim countries: Iran tion, has been jailed since January 25. He is one of 15 Iranian POLITICS TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Ministry unannounced trip to Oman on Thursday. Cohen, the director of the Mossad spy agency, and environmentalists detained in late January and February deskspokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Qassemi added, “It seems that the Zionist lobby in National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat, arrived on suspicion of spying for the U.S. and Israel. Friday that the Zionist regime of Israel seeks to cause the White House has got more active since the start of in Muscat on Thursday night and flew back to the oc- division among the Muslim countries to cover 70 years Mr. Trump’s presidency to serve the interests of the ille- cupied Palestinian territories later on Friday, making Iranian studies of occupation and aggression. gitimate regime of Israel and exert pressure against the it the first such meeting in over 20 years, according “From our viewpoint, the Islamic countries in the Islamic countries to normalize diplomatic relations with to Press TV. room to open region should not give space to the occupant regime of the occupant of first Muslims’ Qibla.” A joint statement by Netanyahu and Oman’s ruler Israel under the White House pressure to take moves He noted that giving in to illegitimate demands of the Sultan Qaboos said the two sides “discussed ways to in Spanish and cause new problems in the region,” he said. U.S. and Israel will embolden them to ignore the Pales- advance” the so-called Middle East peace process and university His comments came in response to a question tinians’ rights. “a number of issues of mutual interest to achieve peace about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Netanyahu along with a delegation, including Yossi and stability in the Middle East.” POLITICS TEHRAN — Agreement for setting up deskthe Iranian studies room_ in Spanish terms a permanent seminar of Iranian studies_ was signed U.S. sanction threat breaches Amity deal, ICJ ruling: Iran UN envoy by Iran’s cultural attache in Spain and Vice Chancellor Iran’s United Nations envoy says the United imposed back in May targeting humanitarian important legal pillar of the United Na- the future, considering it incompetent in of University of Salamanca Efrem Yildiz, IRNA reports. States’ threat of imposing more sanctions trade, food, medicine, and civil aviation. tions, and all countries should observe whatever legal proceedings,” he said. During the signing ceremony attended by dean of on the Islamic Republic violates both the Khoshroo said the U.S. faced a restrain- its rulings in line with the UN Charter,” The remarks came a day after ICJ Judge Linguistics Faculty, the university’s instructor of the Amity pact between the countries and a UN ing order, issued by the court until the Khoshroo noted. Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf detailed the re- Persian language Nazia Barani was assigned as the chief court ruling against Washington. decree was finalized, that obliged it to “The U.S., which hosts the UN on straining order facing Washington in a of the Iranian Studies Room, IRNA reported. Gholam-Ali Khoshroo made the re- “strictly refrain from taking any measures its soil and is a permanent member report to the UN General Assembly. According to the agreement, the entity was established marks to IRNA on Saturday. that could exacerbate the situation.” of the UN Security Council practically The U.S. started imposing the bans on to promote academic activities and researches on Iran and The 1955 Treaty of Amity established This is while Washington has said it disregards the court’s rulings and even Iran after unilaterally leaving the Joint create a site to introduce Iran to the Spanish. economic relations and consular rights be- would slap more sanctions against Iran issues threats,” the envoy said. Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), University of Salamanca is the oldest university in tween Tehran and Washington. On October targeting its energy sector, including “What is worse is that the U.S. has said a multilateral nuclear treaty between the Hispanic world and the third oldest university in the 3, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) oil sales. it does not credit any ruling issued by the Tehran and Washington. entire world still in operation. ordered Washington to lift sanctions it had “As you know, the court is the most court or any litigation at the tribunal in (Source: Press TV) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y OCTOBER 28, 2018 INTERNATIONAL Retaliatory rocket attacks from Gaza Belgium’s F-35 purchase activate warning sirens in Israel conflicts with European Palestinian resistance movements in the be- Ezzeddin al-Qassam Brigades, the military interests: Macron sieged Gaza Strip have responded to Israel’s wing of the Hamas resistance movement, most ferocious bombing in recent months expressed its readiness to strike the occupied with a barrage of rockets, triggering air sirens territories “with thousands of missiles.” Belgium’s decision to buy U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets instead in several settlements. “We appeal to the Palestinian people and of a rival European aircraft “strategically goes against European The rockets were fired as the Israeli mil- announce to them that if the Zionist enemy interests,” French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday. itary said it had attacked 80 “targets” in the attacks us, we will be ready for the battle. There Belgium announced Thursday it will purchase Lockheed Martin’s coastal enclave following fresh protests near a is no place in occupied Palestine that our missiles stealth jets in a multibillion-euro deal to replace its fleet of F-16s fence where five Palestinians were shot dead. will not reach,” the group said in a statement. A in a blow to rival French aircraft maker Rafale. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad, one of the spokesman for the Islamic Jihad said an Egyp- “I regret this choice. This wasn’t just the Rafale offer, it was resistance groups that operates in Gaza, said it tian-mediated truce had been reached. “After also the Eurofighter, a real European offer,” Macron told re- had fired the rockets in retaliation for Israel’s contacts between the Islamic Jihad leadership porters in Bratislava. killing of the Palestinian protesters on Friday. and the brothers in Egypt it was agreed that a “The decision is linked to a Belgian procedure, to the polit- The Israeli military claimed that 13 out of the comprehensive ceasefire will begin immedi- ical constraints of the country, but strategically goes against 34 projectiles, which were fired from Gaza over ately,” spokesman Daoud Shehab said. “The European interests.” Friday night and Saturday morning, had been Islamic Jihad will abide by the ceasefire if the He said: “Europe must develop a real capacity for a European intercepted and the rest caused no damage or occupation (Israel) does the same.” defense industry, in all the countries that believe in this venture.” casualties. Sirens were sounded almost a dozen The Tel Aviv regime carries out regular The F-35 ran against a bid from the Eurofighter Typhoon, times in the occupied areas adjacent to the Gaza attacks on Gaza under the pretext of hitting developed by a European consortium that also comprises Italy’s Strip. The Israeli military said in a statement positions belonging to Hamas. Finmeccanica and Airbus. that it “views with great severity the rocket The coastal strip has been under a crippling The Belgian government said it would buy 34 radar-evading F-35s to replace its F-16 jets, from 2023. attack tonight against Israeli communities.” Russian President Vladimir Putin soon. siege since 2007 and witnessed three wars lution Guards Corps’ Quds Force,” he said. Prime Minister Charles Michel had attempted to ward off Israeli military spokesman Lieutenant The fresh Israeli bombardment of Gaza since 2008. It has also witnessed a fresh wave Israel has repeatedly attacked Syria under criticism saying Belgium was looking to both Europe and the Colonel Jonathan Conricus claimed that came amid a deadly flare-up in violence in of tensions since March 30, which marked the various pretexts, but not since Russia shipped United States for its defense needs. the Syrian government had instructed the the coastal enclave. start of “The Great March of Return” protests. its advanced S-300 anti-air missile defense (Source: AFC) Palestinian Islamic Jihad to launch the rocket system to Syria following the downing of a Palestinian media reported that Israeli More than 200 Palestinians have so far attacks with Iran’s support. Russian aircraft during an Israeli aerial at- forces had killed five Palestinians and injured been killed and over 20,000 others wounded “The rockets that were launched against tack in the Arab country. 232 others during Friday’s anti-occupation by Israeli troops in the protests, according Israel... we know that the orders, incentives Tel Aviv’s efforts to tie the Gaza crisis with demonstrations near the Gaza fence. to the latest figures released by the Gaza were given from with the clear Syria developments comes as Israeli Prime Egypt brokers ceasefire: Islamic Health Ministry. involvement of the Iranian Islamic Revo- Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to meet Jihad (Source: Press TV) Suicide attack on Afghan police bus kills six: officials

Khashoggi killing undermines regional stability: Mattis A suicide car bomb attack on a bus carrying police officers and U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday that the amid what he called “hysteria in the media” over Khashog- workers in central Afghanistan killed at least six people and killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi undermined gi’s killing. wounded dozens on Saturday, officials said. Middle Eastern stability and that Washington would take In response to the killing, U.S. Secretary of State Mike The Taliban-claimed blast happened as the bus entered a po- additional measures against those responsible. Pompeo this week announced moves against 21 Saudis to lice compound in the Wardak provincial capital of Maidan Shar, Washington Post columnist Khashoggi’s murder has es- either revoke their visas or make them ineligible for U.S. provincial police spokesman Hekmatullah Durrani told AFP. calated into a crisis for the world’s top oil exporter. Saudi visas after the Khashoggi killing. Six bodies and 31 wounded had been taken to hospitals in Arabia’s allies have reacted with outrage towards a country “Our Secretary of State ...will be taking additional meas- the city, health director Salim Asgharkhil said. that is the lynchpin of a U.S.-backed regional bloc against ures as the situation is clarified,” Mattis said. Provincial governor spokesman Abdul Rahman Mangal con- growing Iranian influence in the Middle East. Mattis said the presence in the Middle East of Russia – a firmed the death toll. But Mattis also said U.S. respect for the Saudi people major ally of Syrian President Bashar Assad – could not be In a WhatsApp message, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid was undiminished, while Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al- a replacement for the United States, whose “long-standing, said “tens of Afghan police and soldiers were killed” in the attack. Jubeir said those behind the killing would be prosecuted enduring, and transparent” commitment to the region he The latest assault by the Taliban comes amid a flurry of U.S.- in the kingdom and that the investigation would take time. reiterated. led diplomatic activity to convince the group to negotiate an end U.S. President Donald Trump has said he wants to get to He said that it was important to end a 16-month-old to the 17-year war. the bottom of the case, while also highlighting Riyadh’s role dispute between and four Arab states that analysts In an apparent move to aid tentative talks, top Taliban com- as an ally against Tehran and militants, as well as a major say has weakened regional coordination against Iran. mander Abdul Ghani Baradar has been released by Pakistan purchaser of U.S. arms. In his remarks at the Manama Dialogue security con- , the Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut off after more than eight years in detention, sources said Thursday. “With our collective interests in peace and unwavering re- ference, Mattis went through a list of what he described as travel and trade ties with Qatar in June 2017, accusing it That came less than two weeks after US envoy Zalmay Khal- spect for human rights in mind, the murder of Jamal Khashoggi disruptive Iranian behavior – a message most Persian Gulf of backing their archrival, Iran, and supporting terrorism. ilzad met with the Taliban’s representatives in Qatar to discuss in a diplomatic facility must concern us all greatly,” Mattis allies will view positively since they share similar concerns Qatar denies the charges. ending the Afghan conflict. told a conference in Bahrain. about Iran’s increasing influence in Syria and Iraq. “The solving of internal debates among our PGCC partners The Taliban had demanded the release of Baradar and sev- “Failure of any one nation to adhere to international While these were some of the sharpest comments Mattis is vital for realizing this vision. Without it, we weaken our eral other senior leaders in the direct talks with Khalilzad on norms and the rule of law undermines regional stability has made on the Khashoggi killing, he also said the two security,” he said, referring to the Persian Gulf Cooperation October 12, a high-ranking member of the group told AFP on at a time when it is needed most,” Mattis said. He did not countries still needed to collaborate on stability in the region. Council nations. the condition of anonymity. mention de facto Saudi ruler Crown Prince Mohammad bin “It’s hard to imagine that this administration in par- Mattis said he continued to support partners in the region (Source: AFP) Salman by name at any point. ticular is going to change fundamentally how it views who were defending themselves against Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor said Khashoggi’s killing the role of the Saudis in terms of counterterrorism, in but also called for an end to fighting there. was premeditated, contradicting a previous official statement terms of counter-Iran,” said Dennis Ross, who served The Arab coalition that intervened in Yemen’s war in that it happened accidentally during a tussle in the Saudi as top Middle East adviser to President Barack Obama 2015 has conducted frequent air strikes targeting the Iran- consulate in Istanbul. in his first term. backed Houthi rebels and has often hit civilians, although ’s defense minister to Saudi officials have also said he was accidentally killed in Foreign Minister Jubeir, speaking at the same conference, it denies doing so intentionally. a botched security operation to return him to the kingdom. said Riyadh’s relations with Washington were “ironclad” (Source: Daily Star) visit Washington

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday his Chinese Oman rejects mediating between , Palestinians counterpart Wei Fenghe would visit Washington next week, Oman says it will not act as a “mediator” The Trump administration has targeted and son-in-law Jared Kushner, and Jason Hamas warned about the dangerous con- following tensions between the two powers. between Israelis and Palestinians, playing the plan at the situation in the Palestinian Greenblatt, the U.S. envoy to the region. sequences of Netanyahu’s visit for the people “I would just point out that [our] strategic competition does down an earlier visit by Israeli Prime Minister territories. Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al- of Palestine. The Islamic Jihad movement also not imply hostility,” Mattis said at a Middle East security con- Benjamin Netanyahu. Details are yet to emerge, but reports say it Jubeir told the Manama gathering on Sat- censured the visit, saying Oman acquitted ference in Bahrain, in response to a question about tensions. The sultanate was only offering ideas to envisages a Palestinian state with limited sov- urday that the kingdom believed the key to Netanyahu of the crimes committed against “I have met with my counterpart in Beijing a month ago, I help Israel and Palestinians to come together, ereignty across about half of Israel-occupied “normalizing” relations with Israel was the innocent Palestinians by welcoming him to have met with him again in Singapore a week ago. He is coming to Omani Foreign Minister Yousuf bin Alawi bin West Bank and all the Gaza Strip. The deal “peace process.” the country. Washington next week to continue our discussions,” Mattis added. Abdullah told a security summit in Bahrain’s also reportedly foresees potential disarming The Omani minister also claimed Israel was Commenting on Netanyahu’s visit, Paul But in early October, a U.S. defense official said that a planned capital Manama on Saturday. of the Palestinian resistance movement Ha- “present in the region, and we all understand Larudee, with the Free Palestine Movement, visit by Mattis to China had been cancelled, because Beijing The remarks came a day after Netanyahu mas, and does not find Palestinians entitled this, the world is also aware of this fact and told PressTV, “What in the world would Net- declined to make Gen. Wei available. visited Oman in a rare visit, while accompanied to the eastern part of Jerusalem al-Quds as maybe it is time for Israel to be treated the anyahu know about peace and stability, when The cancellation came amid military tensions and an escalating by other senior Israeli officials, including their capital. This is while Abbas, who visited same and also bear the same obligations.” his objectives and objectives of Israel have dispute between the two countries over tariffs. the head of the Israeli spy agency Mossad. Oman before Netanyahu for three days, has Observers say Muscat has come to ac- always been war and instability?” In September, U.S. tariffs came into effect, targeting Chinese “We are not saying road is now easy and renounced the plan, saying it has been devised commodate the U.S. plan under pressure “The importance is what their objectives goods worth $200 billion. paved with flowers, but our priority is to put without consulting the Palestinians. He also from Washington and Riyadh, the strongest are not. They are not about Arab unity, not Beijing also rebuked Washington for its “provocative” flights an end to the conflict and move to a new spurned any intermediary role by the U.S. U.S. ally in the Persian Gulf region, which about solidarity with Arabs who are suffering of bombers over the South China and East China seas. world,” Reuters cited Abdullah as saying. late last year after Washington recognized has been inching towards Tel Aviv over the namely the Palestinians,” he said. It also criticized U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, nixed a planned Despite apparently trying to sound im- Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel’s “capital.” past years. “These other countries realize that sooner visit by a U.S. warship to a Hong Kong port and cancelled a partial, Abdullah said Oman relied on the In June, however, Saudi Arabia, the United Palestinian groups, however, condemned or later they are potential targets of Israel… meeting between the head of the Chinese navy and his American United States and efforts by U.S. President Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Jordan assured the the Israeli prime minister’s visit to Oman, that they can be in the same place that the counterpart. Donald Trump in working towards the “deal U.S. of their support for the plan during visits urging Arab countries to support the oppressed Palestinians are now,” Larudee said. “I will tell you that we are committed to cooperating with of the century.” to those countries by Trump’s senior adviser people of Palestine, instead. (Source: Press TV) China, with Russia, where we can,” Mattis said Saturday. “But we will not surrender freedom of navigation. We will not surrender international law.” Sri Lanka president suspends parliament after sacking PM as political rift deepens The U.S. justifies naval deployments in the South China Sea Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena on Saturday sus- growth in Sri Lanka, follows months of infighting in the on the grounds of “freedom of navigation,” causing tensions with pended parliament till Nov. 16, a day after removing Ranil ruling coalition. Beijing, which claims large parts of the maritime area. Wickremesinghe as prime minister and replacing him with Relations between Wickremesinghe’s United National (Source: AFP) former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa in a surprise move that Party (UNP) and Sirisensa’s United People’s Freedom Al- signals escalating political tensions in the South Asian nation. liance (UPFA) have been strained recently after Sirisensa “The president has prorogued the parliament,” cabinet criticized Wickremesinghe’s for not adequately investigating spokesman Rajitha Senaratne told reporters. an assassination plot against the president. The UPFA had Minutes earlier Wickremesinghe, who says he remains threatened to quit the ruling coalition. Macron, Merkel back prime minister, urged the speaker to convene parliament Sirisena accused ’s intelligence services of involve- to prove he retained his parliamentary majority. ment in that plot, a claim New Delhi and Colombo have both ‘coordinated European “I have the majority in the parliament, convene the par- denied. There was no immediate reaction from India which liament to resolve this,” Wickremesinghe told a press con- has long seen Sri Lanka, located just off its southern tip, as position’ on Khashoggi ference in Colombo on Saturday, flanked by all his coalition part of its area of influence. India’s foreign ministry did partners except Sirisena’s party. not respond to a request seeking comment on the change sanctions “Only parliament can show who has the majority,” he said. “We urge all parties to fully act in accordance with Sri of leadership in Sri Lanka. The parliament suspension means Wickremesinghe will Lanka’s constitution, to refrain from violence, to follow due India has been concerned about Rajapaksa’s wooing of France and Germany’s leaders said Saturday they want a “co- not immediately have an opportunity to prove his majority, institutional process, to respect the independence of insti- China – he ushered in billions of dollars of investment from ordinated” European position for sanctions on arms sales to amid speculation that some of his party members would cross tutions, and freedom of media.” Beijing to help rebuild the country following the end of a Saudi Arabia after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, over to back Rajapaksa for perks and ministerial portfolios. Sirisena administered the oath of office to Rajapaksa on 26-year-long civil war against Tamil separatists in 2009. according to the French presidency. The island nation’s Media and Finance Minister Mangala Friday after sacking Wickremesinghe, who was away touring That investment has since put the island nation deep in French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Samaraweera on Friday condemned Rajapaksa’s appointment the south of the country. Under Sri Lanka’s constitution, debt and forced it to hand over control of a strategic south- Chancellor Angela Merkel “want to coordinate at a European as “an anti-democratic coup” and violation of the constitution. the prime minister heads parliament and the president has ern port to China, drawing criticism from India and the level on sanctions,” the Elysee palace said after the two met on A delegation of the European Union said on Saturday executive powers. United States. the sidelines of a Syria summit in Istanbul. that it was closely following the events in Sri Lanka. The political rift, which comes amid weakening economic (Source: Reuters) (Source: AP) II NN TT EE RR NN AA TT II OO NN AA LL DD AA II LL YY 4 ADVERTISEMENTSECONOMY OCTOBEROCTOBER 28,28, 20182018

STOCK MARKET Over 374m tons of TEDPIX 178841.3 IFX 2018 commodities worth Sources: tse.ir, Ifb.ir $263m traded in CURRENCIES USD 42,000 rials IME in a week EUR 48,494 rials GBP 55,053 rials ENERGY TEHRAN — During the Saturday. deskfive dealing days (Saturday- On this trading floor, 1,856 million tons of AED 11,430 rials Wednesday) of the past Iranian week ended steel, 3,870 million tons of copper, 10 million Source: iribnews.ir on Friday, approximately 311.164 million tons tons of molybdenum concentrates, 9 million of commodities worth over $381 million were tons of precious metal concentrates, 2,000 commodities with the total value of $309.5 Moreover, on the agricultural trading traded in Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME). million tons of aluminum, 1,000 million tons million were traded. floor of IME, 60,200 million tons of various Last week, on the domestic and export metal of cement as well as 880 million tons of zinc On this trading floor, 124,274 million tons commodities worth over $13.9 million were and mineral trading floor of IME, 9,615 million were traded by the customers. of bitumen, 57,789 million tons of polymer traded. On this trading floor, 59,600 million COMMODITIES tons of various products worth close to $63.4 The report declares that on domestic and products, 27,100 million tons of chemical tons of wheat, 600 million tons of sugar as WTI $67.59/b million were traded, IME Public Relations and export oil and petrochemical trading floors products, 200 million tons of base oil and well as 290 kilograms of saffron strands were Brent $77.66/b International Affairs Department reported on of IME, 241,349 million tons of different 27,500 million tons of VB feed stock were traded. traded by customers. OPEC Basket $75.04/b Gas production begins in South Gold $1,234.50/oz Iran’s 9-month crude steel output Silver $14.76/oz rises 20% on year: WSA Pars platform 14C ECONOMY ENERGY Platinium $837.60/oz TEHRAN — Produc- TEHRAN — Produc- meters of sour gas, 75,000 barrels of gas desktion of crude steel in desktion of gas was started in condensate, and 400 tons of sulfur per Sources: oilprice.com, Moneymetals.com Iran stood at 18.52 million tons during platform 14C of South Pars gas field (Iran day, in addition to one million tons of LPG the first nine months of 2018, indicating shares with Qatar in the Persian Gulf), and one million tons of ethane per year. 20 percent rise from 15.431 million tons operator of phase 14 of developing the gas Masoudi has previously announced in the same period of time in 2017, Iran’s field announced on Saturday. that this phase enjoys the most Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development Hamidreza Masoudi said platform technical and engineering capabilities World Bank lauds China’s and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) 14C has the daily capacity of extracting among the similar projects. efforts to boost trade reported citing the data released by the 500 million cubic feet (14.1 million cubic South Pars gas field, which Iran shares World Steel Association (WSA). meters) of sour gas, Public Relations De- with Qatar, is estimated to contain a signifi- Amid rising global trade tensions and domestic economic re- The WSA report put the world’s steel of the past year. partment of Pars Oil and Gas Company cant amount of natural gas, accounting for balancing, the World Bank assesses the evolution of China’s producers’ output at 1.346 billion tons The WSA also put Iran’s crude steel (POGC), which is in charge of developing about eight percent of the world’s reserves, foreign trade positively, and is “very impressed” with China’s during the nine-month period of this output at two million tons in September the field, reported. and approximately 18 billion barrels of efforts to boost foreign trade, a World Bank economist has said. year, indicating 7.4 percent growth from of this year, with a 4.3-percent rise from Phase 14 of South Pars development condensate. The field is divided into 24 China’s foreign trade rose 9.9 percent year-on-year to 22.28 1.253 billion tons in the same time span 1.918 million tons in September of 2017. is projected to produce 56.6 million cubic standard phases. trillion yuan ($3.2 trillion) during the January-September pe- riod. Exports increased 6.5 percent in the period while imports grew 14.1 percent, resulting in a trade surplus of 1.44 trillion Nominated transport. min. meets private sector reps yuan, which narrowed by 28.3 percent. ECONOMY TEHRAN— In a Saturday meeting with in financing and implementing development projects, specifi- In a letter to the parliament, last week, Hassan Rouhani “We do not see that as an imbalance,” John Litwack, World deskmembers of Iran Chamber of Commerce, cally under the present conditions of the country. proposed new picks for labor, economy, industry and road Bank lead economist for China, told Xinhua in a recent interview, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA), President Has- In a meeting with ICCIMA members, Rouhani’s nomi- ministries. referring to the export and import growth rates. “We think that san Rouhani’s nominated minister of transport and urban nated Minister of Economy and Finance Farhad Dejpasand Mohammad Shariatmadari was suggested for the Ministry it is quite normal at this point in time.” development Mohammad Eslami discussed some of his major elaborated his future plans for the ministry on October 20, of Cooperatives, Labor, and Social Welfare, which had been run The rapid export-led growth of the past relied on China oc- plans, IRNA reported. where he underlined that on the way to reach stable economic by a caretaker minister since the impeachment of Minister Ali cupying an increasingly larger share of world exports, he said. Among his main priorities, Eslami referred to privatization conditions, government’s interference in the economic affairs Rabiei on August 8 by the parliament over mismanagement. “In the current period of rebalancing and world trade ten- and downsizing the government. should be minimized and it should become smaller and swift. Reza Rahmani, the deputy minister of industry and trade, sions, this is likely no longer feasible for political as well as “We need a reformation in structure of Transport Ministry Iran’s parliament held a vote of confidence session on Sat- was suggested for ministerial role in the same ministry. economic reasons.” to make the government swift,” Eslami said. urday evening. Rouhani attended the session to defend the Votes of confidence for the four nominated ministers were (Source: China Daily) He also underscored the significant role of the private sector plans and competency of his proposed ministers. not cast by the time this report was drafted.

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Oil market’s calm masks signs UK Energy minister had private meeting with fracking firms in May of stormy trading ahead The government wants Britain to export its approach to fracking around the world, the energy minister Claire Perry has told the Just three weeks ago oil traders were worrying gone to countries outside China. Iraq’s oil shale gas industry. about a severe supply shortage materializing exports have also been picking up, according Details of Perry having a private meeting with fracking firms by the end of the fourth quarter, with the to TankerTrackers. have emerged, as the 17th minor earthquake was recorded since market abuzz with talk about $100-a-barrel Suddenly, on the surface, the oil market the shale company Cuadrilla began fracking near Blackpool ear- crude and the return of U.S. sanctions against feels a lot more relaxed. lier this month. Iran. But it would be dangerous at this stage Perry and officials met with all the key shale players – Cuadrilla, But as October draws to a close, oil’s to become complacent. The sell-off in the Ineos, iGas and Third Energy – along with oil and gas companies four-year high of $86 a barrel, hit on the past three weeks is certainly large, but is not including BP on 21 May. While her meeting with wind power third day of the month, suddenly appears unprecedented, even for this year. executives on the same day was recorded on an official trans- a long way in the rear view mirror. Brent crude oil has posted four peak-to- parency register, the shale event was not. Prices have dropped 12 percent to near trough drops of 10 percent or more since Minutes of the shale meeting, which were eventually released $76 a barrel, bringing with it the first early January. Each time it has quickly found under freedom of information rules, reveal: mutterings from OPEC members about the its feet and started to move back up again. Perry hopes to “create a ‘UK model’ for shale gas extraction dangers of a glut of supplies swamping the There is, and has been all year, a huge which can be exported around the world”. market. amount of uncertainty in this market. It is The UK plans to “make a virtue” of the industry’s regulation Now even by the standards of the still not clear how much Iranian oil the U.S. to help “export expertise abroad”. inherently unstable oil market, where a will succeed in cutting or the size of waivers The government will make the case for shale gas to “get past supply and demand mismatch of just 1 to it may offer to buyers such as Turkey and myths on the topic”. 2 percent globally can make prices soar or South Korea. Gas, including that extracted from shale wells, is seen as a slump, this swing in sentiment in such a The spillover from the sharp drop in key part of the future energy mix. short space of time will leave many outsiders Feeling the pressure of possible of the summer. equity markets this week contributed to Friends of the Earth questioned the lack of transparency and scratching their heads. U.S. sanctions and before admitting its For an oil market whose fears of shortages oil’s drop, but we are unlikely to see a called for a halt to fracking. So what has happened and, more involvement in his death, the kingdom briefly stem first and foremost from the looming significant hit to demand growth from “There is no model of fossil fuel extraction that we should be importantly, what does it tell us about appeared to threaten to use its oil might loss of barrels from Iran, with U.S. sanctions marginally lower corporate earnings or pursuing, much less trying to sell globally,” the FoE campaigner where oil prices might go in the final two should it be targeted with penalties. Cutting taking effect on November 4, this went a moves in the yield curve. Oil consumption Rose Dickinson said. months of the year? oil supplies, a state-backed newspaper long way to calming nerves. remains robust. Rebecca Long-Bailey, the shadow business secretary, said: First of all, it is hard to understate the editorial warned, could send prices soaring Additionally, Iran’s own exports, which Saudi’s pledge to utilize its spare capacity “You can see why the government has attempted to withhold in- magnitude of events that have roiled the well beyond the $100 a barrel level. many thought would be falling fast by now, may come into sharp focus if more barrels are formation about this meeting, as the notes reveal they are working market in the past three weeks, centered But cooler heads in the kingdom quickly have held up remarkably well. lost from countries aside from Iran. Another hand in glove with the fracking industry to weaken regulations and on one country in particular: Saudi Arabia. realized that the mere hint of this threat In the first three weeks of October, they supply disruption would test it to the limit. planning protections to prop up an industry which the companies The kingdom has long had an outsized could undermine its hard-won reputation have averaged nearly 2m b/d according to , the perpetual bogeyman for themselves acknowledge is commercially difficult. role in oil markets, holding the position of the as a reliable oil supplier, which has long TankerTrackers, a company that monitors oil bears, still shows little sign or ability of “Not content with undermining the UK’s own climate change world’s largest crude exporter, and the only cemented its ties to the U.S. Instead, it has oil flows with satellite signals and imagery. stopping the rot in its oil industry or the targets, the government seem intent on wrecking the efforts of country with significant spare production quickly swung to the other extreme. That equates to barely a 10 percent drop wider country, which has cut its output by other countries by exporting the ‘UK model’ of fracking around capacity. That has earned it a reputation The Saudi energy minister Khalid al from their pre-sanction average. half in two years. , and the world.” for stability in the past four decades, with Falih has pledged to produce all the oil its While traders believe that Iran will put all present smaller but ever-present risks. The extent of public opposition to fracking was acknowledged the nation being the closest thing the oil customers ask for, targeting initially an some of that oil into bonded storage in Will prices head higher again? It is a tough in the meeting, with senior officials and the minister saying en- market has to a central bank output level near 11m barrels a day, with a China — where it has not passed customs bet for frazzled traders. But few would be ergy policy should not be made “on the basis of those groups But October has been a dramatic and further 1m b/d in reserve. or been bought by customers, shielding surprised to see more volatility before this who shout the loudest”. dangerous month for the kingdom, which That could, in theory, see the kingdom it from sanctions — those volumes have year is out. October’s price swings might When asked what would be considered a success, Perry said has been rocked by the scandal surrounding pumping flat out by early next year at a level nevertheless helped cool tensions about have been a harbinger of what is to come. “several wells in production” and a “line of sight to commerciality”. the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. 2m b/d higher than it produced at the start immediate shortages. More than half has (Source: Financial Times) The industry is a long way from that point. Cuadrilla has only just begun exploratory fracking on two horizontal shale wells to test whether enough gas flows for the company to consider raising China dominates global crude oil Total’s Q3 profit surges 48% to more finance and moving to commercial production. What the UK could export to the world on fracking is unclear, refinery capital expenditure highest since 2012 though the government has argued that operators will be more heavily regulated than elsewhere. The US is the world leader in fracking, which is dominated by American companies, including oil services firms such as Schlumberger, which is undertaking Cuadrilla’s fracking outside Blackpool. The shale roundtable in May was part of an industry lob- bying drive in the spring, with Cuadrilla and Ineos also having separate meetings with Perry. In March, the business secretary, Greg Clark, met Jim Ratcliffe, the founder of Ineos and the UK’s richest person, to discuss shale gas. In May, the government announced plans to fast-track shale wells through the planning system, in which Ineos has been mired. Asia leads crude oil refinery capital expend- planned and announced CDU capacity Total reported on Friday a 48-percent jump on its objectives for production growth BP was invited to the shale meeting but does not hold a stake iture (capex) with $194.9 billion proposed additions by 2022. China is expected to in its third-quarter net profit as increased and cost discipline thanks to very good in any UK fracking firms and is understood to not have any plans for planned and announced projects up add 3,120 barrels per day (mbd) of CDU production and higher oil prices helped operational efficiency,” Pouyanné noted. for shale gas extraction in Britain. to 2022, with Africa and the Middle East capacity, the highest among countries, the French oil and gas major to book its Production rose by 8.6 percent annually (Source: ) following with a capex of US$126.6 billion through 10 new-build refineries, with an highest income in a quarter since 2012, to 2.8 million barrels of oil equivalent per (bn) and $87.1bn, respectively, according expected capex of $67.3bn by 2022. beating analyst estimates. day (boed) in Q3, thanks to major start-ups to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics Sumit Kumar Chaudhuri, Oil & Gas Total posted an adjusted net income of including the Kaombo offshore oil field Venezuela, Mexico divert company. Analyst at GlobalData, comments, “Chi- $4 billion in Q3, up by 48 percent compared in Angola, and the liquefied natural gas crude to U.S. as Canadian GlobalData’s latest report, ‘H2 2018 na’s ambitious refinery capacity expan- to the third quarter of 2017, and above an (LNG) projects Ichthys in and Global Capacity and Capital Expenditure sion programme continues fuelled by the average analyst forecast of $3.75 billion. the second train of Yamal LNG in Russia. barrels get stuck Outlook for Refineries – Asia and Africa country’s industrial growth, and growing “Total’s third quarter adjusted net The upstream business is well- Continue to Dominate Global Refinery demand from the transportation sector. The income increased by 48% from last year positioned to profit from the rising oil Cash-strapped state-run oil companies in Mexico and Venezuela Capex and Capacity Additions’, indicates capacity expansion program is powering to $4.0 billion, while oil prices increased by prices, Total said, adding that it expects have begun diverting crude historically processed for domestic that, the global crude distillation unit (CDU) China’s crude imports, and will transform 44 percent to 75 $/b supported by supply production growth of around 8 percent use and sending it to U.S. refiners now facing transportation capacity is expected to register significant the country to become a strong contender tensions and the geopolitical context,” this year and 6-7 percent annually between constraints to secure similar grades from , data shows. growth of 15.1 percent over the next four for exports of products globally.” Total’s chairman and chief executive 2017 and 2020. The production increase in The situation reflects an unusual set of events, including urgent years, increasing from 101.7million barrels Nigeria plans to add 2,003 mbd of CDU Patrick Pouyanné said in a statement, the coming months will be mainly driven needs by Venezuela and Mexico for cash for debt payments and per day (mmbd) in 2018 to 117.0 mmbd capacity through 29 refineries by 2022. The commenting on the Q3 earnings. by the start-up of a third train at Yamal investment, and demand for heavy crude in the United States by 2022. country is expected to spend $57.6bn, the Total’s debt-adjusted cash flow (DACF) LNG in Russia, a second train at Ichthys due to less availability of Canadian oil, said traders and analysts. Asia is expected to have the highest highest among countries, in the next four rose by 37 percent to $7.5 billion. Cash LNG in Australia, Egina in Nigeria, and The United States imported 1.675 million barrels per day (bpd) planned and announced CDU capacity years on new-build refineries. is flow from operations increased by 31 Tempa Rossa in Italy. of Latin American crude in August, the highest level since May of 5.4 mmbd in 2022, followed by Africa expected to witness the addition of 615 percent on the year to $5.7 billion in the Total continues to keep discipline on 2017, according to Refinitiv Eikon data. and the Middle East with 3.2 mmbd and mbd of CDU capacity by 2022, and capex third quarter. investments, expecting net investments That gain occurred even though the preferred Latin American 2.7 mmbd, respectively. of $7.5bn is expected to be spent over the “These results confirm the Group’s of around $16 billion this year and $15 grade, Mexican Maya, fetches an about $50 a barrel premium China, Nigeria, and Kuwait are the top next four years. ability to take full advantage of the billion-$17 billion for each of 2019 and 2020. to Western Canadian Select (WCS), because of transportation three countries globally with the most (Source: busiweek.com) favorable environment and to deliver (Source: oilpricecom) costs. Moving a barrel of Maya via tanker to the U.S. Gulf Coast costs about $1.50, compared to $35 for WCS via pipeline and rail. “Those who are arriving late to the (Canadian oil) party will have to pay more for a Latin American heavy crude or Iraqi Basrah Big oil persists with spending discipline mantra Heavy,” said a trader who regularly buys Canadian and Latin The soaring oil price might have boosted the profits of some However, the strategy of cost discipline does face chal- American grades. of the world’s biggest energy companies when they reported lenges. The recovery in the oil price is slowly starting to lead Latin America’s recent export drive has come mostly from third-quarter results this week, but they are all sticking to one to a pick-up in activity and with that the cost of hiring oil Mexico, and Venezuela, despite a long-standing regional overarching mantra: we’re not going to spend it all. services companies tends to rise. Oil executives may be wary oil output drop. In the last decade, suppliers with the exception From France’s Total to ’s , and even U.S. of mega-projects but they still need to explore and develop of Brazil have reduced crude shipments overall, especially to exploration and production companies like ConocoPhillips, resources due to decline rates at existing fields. the United States. all of their chief executives hammered home the point that There has been a rush of mergers in the oil services sector In the case of Venezuela, state-run PDVSA “needs cash both they could not let spending get out of control, even with oil in the past two months, led by Transocean cutting a $2.7bn for paying holders of the 2020 bond this month and for paying prices 40 percent higher than a year ago. deal for Ocean Rig in September, as the industry looks to (an arbitration award to) ConocoPhillips,” said Robert Camp- “What we see across our portfolio is costs are still coming consolidate in the hope of higher prices ahead. bell, oil products research chief at consultancy Energy Aspects, down, mainly through project execution where we have been Any cuts to capital expenditure budgets have therefore referring to two huge bills due in coming days. very disciplined and learned a lot,” said Eldar Saetre, Equinor been modest. French energy major Total said it was adjusting Petroleos Mexicanos is raising cash mainly for refinancing chief executive, after his group’s results on Thursday. it its capex guidance to $16bn but only from a range of $16bn its heavy corporate debt. Selling more of its coveted Maya crude “The industry is starting to heat up a bit so we’re very to $17bn previously. Equinor, which was previously known could help refurbish refineries working at historically low rates. proud we’ve still been able to do that.” responding, noting that those who had raised capital expend- as Statoil, cut its guidance for capex from $11bn to $10bn. Pemex and PDVSA did not respond to requests for comments. The stance reflects concerns in the industry that investors iture in the second quarter had been taught a lesson. Claudio Descalzi, chief executive of Italian energy major Before the shale boom, many U.S. Gulf Coast refiners con- will no longer stand for freewheeling spending, which during “Investors punished E&Ps that raised guidance by 230 , which has had one of the most successful exploration figured their plants to run Latin American and Middle Eastern the days of $100 a barrel crude at the beginning of this decade basis points on average,” said Bob Brackett at Bernstein. campaigns in recent years, said that while it remained focused crudes, with Venezuela and Mexico as top suppliers. As those contributed to money being sunk into ever more expensive Ryan Lance, chief executive of ConocoPhillips, said the on expanding they needed to make sure the “underlying cost shipments dwindled, refiners turned to shale and Canadian oil. and complex projects. company was delivering “by successfully executing our disci- structure is staying where it was when oil prices were lower”. But pipeline constraints in Canada are shifting imports again, Their biggest fear is that oil demand growth is no longer plined, returns-focused plan”, even as cash from operations Investors will be watching closely next week when Royal at least in the short term. a given in perpetuity, with some predicting that by the end more than trebled to $3.5 billion (bn). Dutch Shell and BP, the two largest European majors report, U.S. refiners want more Canadian crude “because it’s cheap,” of the next decade the industry could be facing a peak in The U.S. company is the biggest operator among the majors to see whether they too can remain disciplined. one trader said, but “unless someone builds a new pipeline,” it consumption, as government policies try to curb the use of in U.S. shale, and has been squeezing costs as it tries to prove Bob Dudley, chief executive of BP, said earlier this month will be difficult boost imports further. fossil fuels. the sector can be a cash cow, despite criticism unconventional that the company was planning on a world of $60-$65 a barrel U.S. imports of Canadian crude by pipeline rose to 3.6 million Investors have been pushing executives to cut costs, reign resources are heavily reliant on financing just to keep operating. crude, up from the $50-$55 a barrel level he had said was bpd in the week ending Oct. 12, hitting 98 percent of capacity. in investments in the type of that might take Almost one in every four barrels of oil equivalent Conoco their assumption previously. Many took that as a sign that Crude-by-rail shipments also are up, to a record 284,000 bpd decades to pay back, and focus on generating cash, either for produces now comes from shale, with its U.S. operations keeping spending in check forever, especially when prices in the week ended Oct. 12 from 85,000 bpd in October 2017, dividends or share buybacks. outside Alaska making $550m in adjusted earnings in the are rising, can be a hard promise to keep. according to data provider Genscape. Bernstein Research said this week that companies were quarter, or almost a third of the total. (Source: Financial Times) (Source: Reuters) ساعت: 17:00 امضاء صفحه آرا: ساعت: امضاء مسئول صفحه: ساعت: امضاء ادیتور: ساعت: امضاء سردبیر:

I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 6 INTERNATIONAL OCTOBER 28, 2018 Saudi Arabia and the UAE How a Democratic house could work with Trump look to Africa By Camille Lons On Sept. 16, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki signed a peace agreement in Jeddah. This move, initiated by Ahmed’s election and supported by intense UAE and U.S. back-channel diplo- macy over the past few months, is putting an end to a decade of war and tension between their two countries. The next day, Saudi Arabia also hosted the first face-to-face talks between Eritrea and Djibouti after more than a decade of border disputes, following a peace agreement the two countries had signed on Sept. 6. Saudi mediation was warmly welcomed by Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh, who declared in an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat that Saudi Arabia’s role was key to normalizing Djibouti’s relations with Eritrea. This role played by Saudi Arabia and the UAE shows an increased willingness from the If he remembers his campaign promises. And cares enough close Persian Gulf allies to appear as a regional to stick with them. stabilizing actor and peace broker in the Red In his frenetic campaigning for the midterms, President Sea and the Horn of Africa. Trump has gone all in with racially charged, ethnonationalist By doing so, and by skillfully combining each President of Eritrea Isaias Afwerki (L) and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (R) with King Salman on Sept. 16, 2018 during the demagogy — spinning out dystopian visions of “unknown Middle other’s relations and assets in the Horn, the ceremony in Jeddah. Easterners” storming the southern border, MS-13 members UAE and Saudi Arabia are slowly cementing terrorizing the countryside and anxious Californians rioting an arc of political influence across the region. By mediating conflicts and combining their assets in the Horn of over sanctuary cities. After a relative loss of strategic importance But in the gaps between such fantasies, Trump has also following the end of the Cold War, the Red Africa, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are slowly cementing an arc of begun revisiting broadly popular policy themes of the sort that Sea and Horn of Africa area has progressively political influence across the region. he campaigned on in 2016 but then largely abandoned — or regained its relevance over the past decade to actively worked against — once he settled into the Oval Office. again become an arena of regional and global Eritrea, which is looking to break its dip- linking Addis Ababa in Ethiopia to Assab in been largely welcomed by the international Chief among the president’s newly rediscovered policy pas- rivalries. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Turkey, Qatar, lomatic isolation, hopes that the truce with Eritrea. Moreover, this will provide the Emira- community, it remains uncertain whether the sions: protecting health care coverage for pre-existing conditions Israel, Egypt, China and Russia have competed Djibouti could help end UN sanctions imposed tis and Saudis with better access to Ethiopia’s two countries can play a long-term stabilizing (“Republicans will totally protect people with Pre-Existing to deepen their political, economic and secu- for not withdrawing troops from the countries’ agricultural production, which is key to their role in the region. Conditions, Democrats will not!” he tweeted Wednesday). rity influence in the region. The Horn has also disputed border. The country has sent about food security. Following the Eritrea-Djibouti While the UAE especially has displayed an Like a mesmerizing video loop, Trump keeps reassuring vot- gained strategic significance due to the Yemen 400 soldiers to support the Saudi-led coalition rapprochement, the Saudis could also be well- increasingly sophisticated diplomacy and a no- ers over and over that Republican lawmakers really, truly do conflict, and this ambitious power couple has in Yemen. Eritrea also hosts an Emirati military placed to mediate the current dispute between ticeable capacity to mediate rivalries, its foreign support this wildly popular provision — or at least they will increasingly shown interest in projecting geo- base near its port of Assab, a crucial foothold Djibouti and Dubai Ports World over control aid policy remains driven by a transactional after he gives them a good talking to. political clout in the region. for the Yemeni conflict, getting in return much- of the port of Doraleh. logic that seeks rapid returns on investment The president is, likewise, renewing his vow to tackle the In the context of race for influence, the Horn needed aid and international recognition from Djibouti, which currently provides Ethio- but lacks long-term strategic vision. Its behav- high cost of prescription drugs. On Thursday, he announced of Africa has been a theater for Turkey’s and its Persian Gulf partners. pia’s only access to the sea and whose port ior in Somalia shows that its desire to assert a plan to revamp how Medicare pays for certain medications. Qatar’s increased rivalries with Saudi Arabia Ethiopia, on its southern border, is Africa’s manages over 95 percent of Ethiopia’s trade, hegemony over regional rivals still sometimes The proposal, which would bypass Congress altogether, isn’t and the UAE. In Somalia for example, where second most populous country and one of its appears to be a loser in the Eritrea-Ethiopia prevails over stabilization efforts. Meanwhile, its finalized and is expected to draw strong pushback from industry Qatar and Turkey support the central govern- fastest growing economies. But since the closing rapprochement. engagement with authoritarian regimes helps interests. (A more modest effort by President Barack Obama ment, the UAE has enhanced its economic and of the border with Eritrea in 1998 left it land- However, the talks Saudi Arabia hosted legitimize and perpetuate political status quos in 2016 to address Medicare drug costs fell flat.) “Nobody’s military relations with semiautonomous states locked, it has been entirely dependent on the between Eritrea and Djibouti aimed to reas- that may not be compatible with the region’s going to like this,” one administration official told Politico. such as Somaliland, Jubaland or Puntland, port of Djibouti. A rapprochement with Eritrea sure the latter, with whom Riyadh has a good long-term stability. “It antagonizes too many people.” But those concerns are undermining the power of Mogadishu. The would lead to a renewed access to Eritrea’s ports, relationship and where it is currently construct- While the role of Saudi Arabia and the for another day. Trump wants everyone to know that he is spillover of these Persian Gulf rivalries could which would greatly benefit both economies, ing a military base. UAE in the Eritrea-Ethiopia rapprochement on the case. have potentially strong destabilizing effects to a but also their Persian Gulf partners. Playing on the convergence of interests be- is a positive step that should be encouraged, Also back on the president’s to-do list: infrastructure. In region already fragile. However, the Ethiopia- Indeed, the opening of the border and the tween Eritrea, Ethiopia and Djibouti the UAE geopolitical rivalries as well as wider authori- 2016, Trump promised to deliver a plan immediately after Eritrea rapprochement appears to offer the booming infrastructure needs in Ethiopia will and Saudi Arabia are skillfully benefiting from tarian tendencies and the unpredictability of getting elected. That high-priority agenda item went exactly potential for more positive and constructive generate important investment opportunities. each other’s relations and assets in the Horn Persian Gulf foreign policy could still provoke nowhere with this Congress. But not to worry, he guarantees influence by the UAE and Saudi Arabia in the Dubai Ports World is looking to help develop of Africa to play their role of mediators. While destabilizing reactions across the Horn of Africa that there’ll be a big push right after the midterms. “We think region and reflects a strong convergence of the commercial port of Assab, and in August the role played by the UAE and Saudi Arabia more broadly. that’s going to be an easy one,” he recently told Fox Business. interests between the four countries. 2018 the UAE announced a pipeline project in the Ethiopia-Eritrea rapprochement has (Source: The Daily Star) It would be easy to dismiss Trump’s latest policy patter as hogwash, the sort of promise-making in which he specializes — like his pledge to drain the political swamp or get Mexico to pay for The Wall. It further muddles matters that Trump’s words often seem to contradict his actions, as when he portrays Identity politics on the ropes in Iraq? himself as champion of coverage for pre-existing conditions In forming a new government, a prime minister-designate Another event was mass protests since July among young even as he urged Congress to vote to repeal Obamacare without tries to take Iraq beyond a quota system for sharing power by Shiites in Iraq’s second-largest city, Basra. Their demands replacing it or as his administration declines to defend the religion and ethnicity. Young Iraqis seek a broader identity. were quite basic and secular: an end to corruption, a regular provision against legal challenges. In a region rife with identity politics arising from ethnic supply of electricity and clean water, and a curb on Iranian But if Democrats manage to take control of the House after and religious differences, Iraqis experienced something very influence in Iraq. the Nov. 6 elections, Trump’s campaign palaver could shift universal in early October. A newly designated prime min- About 40 percent of Iraqis were born after 2003. They to something more interesting: a starter map to policies on ister, Adel Abdul Mahdi, launched a website asking Iraqis have seen four successive changes in power by democratic which the president and Democratic lawmakers might actu- to apply for top government ministers. means. They expect more of their leaders than a partisan ally be able to get something done. Within days, more than 36,000 people applied. Almost contest to divide up the nation’s oil wealth. Yes, go ahead and roll your eyes. Yet recall that in the days all were independent of established parties. And 15 percent The third event was a statement in September from the before Trump took office, when lawmakers from both parties were women. influential Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani saying that the were anxiously wondering what a Trump era would look like, Mahdi’s extraordinary move was quite contrary to a tradi- next prime minister should not be someone who has held the some Democrats said they would be willing — happy even — to tion in Iraq of politicians forming cabinets in backroom deals post before. The choice of Mahdi reflects a wide consensus work with the new president on shared values. Infrastructure based on a power-sharing quota among the country’s three among the parties. He is a former vice president and oil development was one area of potential agreement. Lowering major communities: Shiites, Sunnis, and Kurds. minister who shuns sectarianism in governance. prescription drug costs and shoring up coverage for pre-existing One prominent politician, Ammar al-Hakim of the National jobs for loyalists or revenue from bribes, it will reflect a new Many democracies are now highly divided over identity conditions clearly would fall into that category as well. Wisdom Movement, praised Mahdi for trying to “choose political maturity in Iraq. politics, from gender to religion to ethnicity. In Iraq, such Nearly two years on, a Democratic House majority play- those who meet the criteria of efficiency, firmness, integrity, Since the country’s embrace of democracy after the 2003 divisions are even institutionalized as a power-sharing norm. ing ball with a president that most of its base would love to and ability to serve and fight corruption.” ouster of dictator Saddam Hussein by the United States, It has not worked. see driven from office may sound absurd. Some of Trump’s An even more influential figure, Shiite cleric Moqtada Iraq has made steady if uneven progress toward a national As scholar Francis Fukuyama writes in a new book, “Iden- promises aren’t much different from what he touted in 2016, al-Sadr, whose party won the most votes in a recent parlia- identity based on shared values and common interests. That tity,” countries must organize their identity on broad-based and so far he has lacked follow-through to realize them, ei- mentary election, declared, “Is it not high time for qualified, progress has been lately hastened by three events. rights, or a view of each individual as capable of self-rule. ther because he’s not interested or because other Republicans independent technocrats [to assume posts in the coming One was a recognition by the Shiite majority after last “Unless we can work our way back to more universal un- won’t let him. But, if the House flips, there are advantages government] in order to coexist in peace and security away year’s victory over the Islamic State (ISIS) that it must treat derstandings of human dignity, we will doom ourselves to to at least trying. from the dagger of treachery and corrupt deals?” minority Sunnis as equal citizens. The defeat of the terror- continuing conflict,” he writes. Many congressional Democrats and presidential hopefuls Next week, the prime minister-designate plans to announce ist group, which had taken over a third of Iraq in 2014, was Iraq may be slowly heeding that lesson. For all its turmoil, are eager to avoid looking excessively partisan or vindictive as his proposed cabinet. If many of the names are capable made possible only by unifying Iraq’s major groups behind its people are shining a light for the rest of the Middle East. 2020 approaches. Offering to work with Trump on drug costs, administrators not beholden to party interests in gaining the nation’s security forces. (Source: The CSM) for example, might help them come across as functioning adults. With Republicans likely to retain control of the Senate, the odds of even a vaguely progressive bill of any real sig- nificance making it through the upper chamber are slim. It’s hard to imagine Mitch McConnell, the Senate Republican ‘MBS wanted to send a message’: former FBI agent leader, allowing his members to come within 100 miles of, By Britta Sandberg But why did Jamal Khashoggi represent There was already information concerning say, a costly infrastructure plan. But this, too, could work to a threat to him? Saudi Arabia’s alleged role published, beyond the Democrats’ advantage. Why would someone want Saudi Arabian A: Unlike other Saudi opposition figures the 9/11 commission report, such as the 28 By pushing issues that the president specifically and ag- Jamal Khashoggi dead? The former FBI agent abroad, Khashoggi is a product of the regime. pages, including motions and affidavits, sub- gressively promoted on the campaign trail this year, House Ali Soufan says that the journalist posed a He is not an opposition figure. He worked mitted in lawsuits against the Kingdom by Democrats could turn up the political heat on Senate Repub- threat to the House of Saud. for the Saudi leadership, even worked with the families of the victims. You don’t have licans to take awkward votes on popular issues. If McConnell How do you explain that Moham- Prince Tuki al-Faisal, who at one point to kill somebody for that. declined to take action, as is so often his way, Democrats could med bin Salman apparently gave the order oversaw Saudi intelligence. He was the What will be the long-term political hammer home the contrast between their let’s-get-stuff-done to murder one of his fiercest critics and to PR man for the House of Saud and for the consequences? attitude and Republicans’ obstructionism. Along the way, they dismember him afterwards? Kingdom. He truly loved Saudi Arabia. He A: If it is proven that MBS ordered the might even find a way to drive a wedge between Republican A: The case is still evolving, and we do knew the system from the inside. He had murder, the damage will be significant. His lawmakers and the president. not know all the facts of what exactly hap- big credibility both in Saudi Arabia and credibility on the world stage will be lost. As for Trump’s incentive to reach across the aisle: The pened to Jamal Khashoggi. However, based in the West. He was respected by Western MBS flushed down all the millions of dollars man likes to win. It may well be the only thing he cares about. on public reports, and on what President media and by many in the House of Saud. spent on PR firms and lobbying groups to that relationship will never be the same. Republican lawmakers acknowledge that he often doesn’t give Trump just announced, he has apparently However, he did not believe in MBS’ reckless craft his image as a reformer. And as Senator That means, the king will have to dis- a flip about the specific contents of a deal, so long as he can been killed. Why would MBS order Jamal’s ways and he was vocal about his criticisms, Lindsay Graham said, as long as MBS is still tance himself from his son? climb aboard and declare victory. killing? Now, we are getting into the head of both in person and in his Washington Post there, the relationship between the U.S. and A: The king then needs to decide: Does he Thus far, the president’s path to victory has run through dictators and authoritarians. MBS wanted columns. Someone like Jamal is threaten- Saudi Arabia will never be the same. We have want to secure the stability of the House of Saud a Congress wholly controlled by members of his own party. to send a message. And this message is: If ing to someone like MBS. a structural relationship with Saudi Arabia, and the Kingdom or does he want to secure the If the midterms change that, Trump will need to revise his you oppose me I will get you whoever you It is also said that Khashoggi had spe- the Kingdom is important for our national future of his son? Unfortunately, I do not think approach to dealing with the opposition if he ever wants to are, wherever you are. He wanted it as brutal cial knowledge relating to potential Saudi security as we are important to theirs. Yet, the king can have it both ways. Again, that is if see another legislative win. as it was to send a message. He thought he involvement in the 9/11 attacks. if it’s true that Jamal was murdered and dis- MBS indeed ordered the murder of Khashoggi. (Source: The NYT) would get away with it. A: I do not think this is connected to 9/11. membered by an order from the crown prince, (Source: Speigel) II NN TT EE RR NN AA TT II OO NN AA LL DD AA II LL YY OCTOBER 2828, , 2018 ANALYSIS & INTERVIEW 77 Resistance only solution to

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWPalestinian issue: UK analyst By Javad Heirannia TEHRAN (Tasnim) — A political analyst and has been a change, the Palestinians have seen probes into recent deaths and insisted that its Islamic scholar based in Leicester, the United the way the Zionists were defeated in , open-fire rules for Gaza will not change. Some Kingdom, described the Israeli regime as “a how they were thrown out with their tails be- Western states, particularly the US and Britain, criminal entity built on theft and murder” and tween their legs from Lebanon by the Islamic who call themselves champions of human rights, said Palestinians can remove the entity from Resistance, and they have renewed hope. have supported the Tel Aviv regime’s crimes their lands only through resistance. Previously the war was between the Arabs against Palestinians. The UN has also failed to “It (Israeli-Palestinian conflict) has been (Egypt, ‘Saudi’ and others) against the Zionists, restore the rights of the people. What is your on-going since the United Nations capitulated however for quite some time now, the so-called take on that? to the Zionist project at the behest of its “per- Arabs have developed a close friendship with A: As I have mentioned, the United Nations manent five members”, and declared the birth the Zionists. The reasons for this are lengthy has been compromised from its birth. The United of the Zionist Entity, a criminal entity built on and detailed and I’m not going to go into them Nations legitimized the existence of the Zion- theft and murder,” Shabbir Hassanally said in at this time for the sake of brevity; however this ist entity and indeed legitimized by extension an interview with the Tasnim News Agency. is the de-facto status quo now, the majority of the ethnic cleansing and genocide against the “Indeed the only solution for the Palestinian the Arab entities are now allied with the Zion- Palestinians, and all of this was to thunderous issue is Resistance, a resistance across all the ist Entity - naturally under the auspices of the applause from the “global community”. various spheres,” the scholar said. American Empire. To expect the United States or the United Following is the full text of the interview: This is actually not a bad thing for the Pal- Kingdom to chastise or speak out against the Israeli soldiers shot and wounded 130 estinians. The Palestinians now know they are crimes of the Zionists is akin to expecting that Palestinians during last week protests near the essentially alone, and their only allies are the the Arab Zionists (aka ‘Saudi’ Arabia and their Gaza Strip border, according to the enclave’s Resistance Axis - that is the Islamic Republic of Arab lackeys) will have a legitimate and just in- Health Ministry. Since March 30, Israeli forces Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen - however, vestigation into the genocide they are committing have killed more than 200 Palestinians during most of the components of the Resistance Axis in Yemen. After all the Nuremberg Trials were the weekly protests dubbed the “Great March are fighting their own internal turmoil and strife held and presided over by the “Allied” forces - of Return” along the Gaza border. Most of the that has been instigated from the outside by the i.e. those who were fighting against the Nazis. dead and the thousands wounded were unarmed Zionists, their Arab allies and their American To expect the US or UK to speak out against civilians against whom Israel was using excessive Masters. the Zionist crimes would be like allowing the force. What is your opinion about the develop- Therefore, the only option left for the Pal- Nazi’s to investigate themselves at Nuremberg. ments and the Israeli regime’s crimes? estinians is to make an honorable resistance, The United Nations is based within the United A: I feel that the Zionists are getting more knowing and having certainty in the fact that States and has five permanent members which and more brutal, and there is a reason for this. This is evidenced by the fact that it was the Zionist are at their core cowards, and cannot completely cripple the organization. Essential- Firstly, we can see that the Zionists are never Resistance that ejected the Zionists from face even a child with the look of Truth in his ly, the United Nations is unable to do anything held to account by any of the world powers for face. Knowing that they are not invincible, and against the will of the United States. Until the their disgusting behavior. Lebanon. It was Resistance that ejected the can be defeated and have their back broken. United Nations undergoes either extensive re- They are permitted to get away with their proxy of the Zionists, the DAESH and other This has been evidenced in 2008/9 and in form or indeed is dismantled and a replacement crimes against humanity without any conse- 2014, and to this day, when the Zionists with all entity that is built on the premise of justice - real quence. This creates a psychological paradigm Takfiri groups from Syria and Iraq, and without their sophisticated weaponry and huge support justice not that justice where one side is stronger in the mind of the Zionist oligarchy. They feel a doubt, it will be Resistance that removes the from the American empire were unable to break because they have bigger guns - is established, that they are being fully supported and that their Zionist entity from Palestine. the back of the Palestinian Resistance and people the international community will be unable to story suggesting that the unarmed Palestinians in Gaza, even though it must be noted that the resolve the Palestinian issue. - women and children for the most part - are of human rights, democracy and the rule of another all-out war between Hamas and Israel capitulated so-called Palestine Authority out of Indeed the only solution for the Palestinian somehow an existential threat to the well armed law, then it needs to hold those who consider is imminent? the so-called West Bank provided virtually no issue is Resistance, a resistance across all the and equipped Zionists, is accepted by the global themselves above the Law - such as the Zionist A: I think that an all-out war between the support to their brethren in Gaza. various spheres. populous. regime occupying Palestine, who act in a man- Zionists and the Palestinians has never stopped, In more recent times, there has been more of This is evidenced by the fact that it was Re- On the other side, amongst the reasons for ner that reveals they believe they will never be it has merely changed states, from hot to warm, a unity within the Palestinians, especially since sistance that ejected the Zionists from Lebanon. the lack of an outcry from the global powers held to account for their wholesale massacre and warm to cold, cold to warm and warm to hot. Trump decided to complete the Zionist theft and It was Resistance that ejected the proxy of the is the sword of Damocles being held over the genocide against the Palestinians - to account. It has been on-going since the United Nations declared that Jerusalem al-Quds - the Capital Zionists, the DAESH and other Takfiri groups world by the Zionist lobby. To speak against What’s the reason for the Zionists having capitulated to the Zionist project at the behest of Palestine - had somehow become the capital from Syria and Iraq, and without a doubt, it will the Israeli crimes is to immediately be declared this mindset? Because they have NEVER been of its “permanent five members”, and declared of the Zionist Entity - a farcical claim that can be Resistance that removes the Zionist entity “anti-Semitic” and therefore a “racist”. This held to account, and indeed even condemning the birth of the Zionist Entity, a criminal Entity be refuted and broken very easily - but again from Palestine. fallacy has the world in a catatonic state vis-a- them is considered “anti-Semitic”. built on theft and murder. I digress. Before concluding, it is important to un- vis condemning the Zionists. Long term this is actually bad for the Zion- This is something that cannot be disputed. If This declaration by Trump has united the derstand that in the same way that so-called It is important for the world, for its sanity and ists because it will turn them into exactly that the Zionists were really secure in their claim that Palestinians, and indeed even the Arab, Muslim “Saudi Arabia” has usurped the name of Islam if there is any honor left within it, to understand which they profess oppressed them. A case of somehow God became a real estate agent, turned and all free people across the world. and manufactured Takfirism/Wahhabism; the that the entire premise of the United Nations the oppressed becoming the oppressor. around one fine day and gave them the land of Even though the Arab “leaders” - be they in “Israelis” have usurped both Christianity and was to prevent holocausts from happening again. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netan- Palestine some 2000 years ago (a claim that has Egypt, ‘Saudi’ Arabia, Jordan, or in one of the Judaism and created Zionism. Just because a person was the victim of a horrific yahu recently warned Hamas that the Israeli been refuted by historians and theologians from many Oil Fields and Shopping Malls with flags Zionism and Wahhabism/Takfirism are two crime at one point, that doesn’t make the said military is edging closer to yet another full-blown all various schools of thought including Judaism across the Persian Gulf - might be in bed with sides of the same coin; and are in no way, shape person immune from committing a similar if military operation against the Gaza Strip to put and Christianity, not to mention Islam), then the Zionists, the people are a people of honor or form connected to Islam, Christianity or Ju- not the same crime again. It is up to the world an end to the Hamas-organized protests on the they would not react with such fear and trep- and dignity, and they know that Palestine is daism. Indeed the greatest victims of these two to realize this important point and to point the Gaza border. Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor idation at the sight of a child with a stone, or not Trump’s to give away - the same way it was aberrations are the people who follow Islam, finger of blame squarely where it belongs and Lieberman said last week that the Great March of even a balloon, looking into his face and saying never Balfour’s to give away. That God is not a Christianity, and Judaism. to take the appropriate remedial action to bring Return protests cannot be allowed to go on, urging “You have stolen from me”. realtor and doesn’t oppress one people to ap- The reality is that the lines are now very clear the criminal to justice. the Israeli cabinet to back tougher measures. The thief is always nervous, and indeed as pease another. for all to see. The side of the oppressed and that Like in the Nuremberg Trials, they pointed the In response, the chamber of Joint Operations the saying goes a thief has but 40 days. Palestine, they know, is for the people of Pal- of the oppressor are clear. The question for the finger at the Nazis for crimes against humanity; of Palestinian Groups reaffirmed commitment In the past, the Zionists have been in a hot estine, is a holy land to the Abrahamic faiths and world is very simple: On which side will you stand? the same needs to be done with the Israelis. If to the fight against Israeli occupation and to state of war with the Palestinians, and previously to all free people of the World. And from God alone is all ability, and He has the United Nations declares itself a champion supporting the protests. Do not you think that they had been successful, but since 2000, there Israel has rejected international calls for authority over all things.

The tyrant of Riyadh knew could get away First Announcement Call for public tender (First/Second publish) with journalist’s gruesome murder Two-Stages (semi compressed) tender N.I.O.C Subject of Tender: (THREE CONE BITS) National Iranian TEHRAN (FNA) — U.S. President Donald ed the Saudis can be. Western governments 1397.3722 Drilling Company Trump is finally admitting what the world must remember that silencing a journalist by EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW  Tender descriptions: community has been saying for weeks that slicing him to pieces is not only an assault on By Javad Heirannia Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman the freedom of the press, but an assault on all The Tender holder Registration Tender No. Estimated value No. through national electronic tendering sy /Indent No. (Rial/Euro) is behind the gruesome murder of journalist human beings. The illegal war on Yemen defies stem Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi consulate in Istanbul any logic as well, and this all makes Western National Iranian Drilling 3179254 9522017 101,686,000,000 on October 2. governments complicit in Saudi war crimes. Company In Trump’s words, “He is running things and 7- The Khashoggi episode provides the U.S. the  Qualitative evaluation of tenderers Method so if anybody were going to be, it would be him.” opportunity to change the dynamics of multiple  Based on minimum scoring made in award criterion reflected in the tenderers pre-qualification forms.(Min 60) He however goes on to claim that MBS had no conflicts in the region by taking a new initiative advanced knowledge of the incident, and that that can end the merciless war on Yemen and  Purchasing & Submitting “I really want to believe them,” though those save the lives of millions; abandon the Wahhabi TenderDocumentDistri The distribution of the documents will be started one day after the publishing of se cond advertisement and ended onthe following seventh day thereof. denials are clearly losing credibility. regime; stop entertaining the illusion that public butionby Company Few people doubt the fact that Khashoggi outcry resulting from illegal sanctions could Distribution A) Hall No.:316, 3thfloor, Foreign Procurement Dept.(DRILLING PROJECTS), was killed by a 15-man kill team sent by Saudi taking an even harder line against Iran, enemy affect regime change in Iran; and improve its Place National Iranian Drilling Company, After Airport square, Ahwaz, IRAN. B) jomhouri street , yaghma alley nioc 8th building floor no : 04 room Arabia to meet him at the consulate. The team number one for the Trump administration, or position on the Israeli aggressions. Sad to say, no 428 –tehran -iran . included a number of members of the MBS’s by enacting bogus reforms. it won’t happen because Trump says so. Submitting  Submitting one original Bank Fund Receipt in the amount of 51 Method 0000 Iranian Rials under account number 4001114004020491 (Shaba No. personal security team. But will this throw 4- The taint of Khashoggi’s murder will be The lesson in all this is that the West does in IR520100004001114004020491)in name of “NIDC Incomes Centralized Fund” i American plans in the Middle East into disarray? very hard to scrub from the hands of MBS - no way care about the Muslim world. Western ssued by I.R. of Iran Central Bank. 1- Trump will still continue to subcontract most definitely in the short to medium term governments just want to sell their weapons and  Submitting format Request for the purpose of receiving Tender policy in the region to Saudi Arabia and Isra- fuel conflicts so they can continue to plunder and perhaps Trump will use this to milk Saudi Documents. el as he lessens U.S. commitments. But U.S. Arabia. After decades of Saudi Arabia buying U.S. the region’s energy resources. All the reason DocumentsReceiving Closing dat e 14 Days after the last time of Purchasing.(21/11/2018) forces are here to stay. They won’t leave the weapons and enjoying Washington’s protection, why Muslims could use the Khashoggi episode Method Muslim world alone. Trump says irrespective the regime won’t switch to another supplier to stop killing each other. Also the lesson from A H d Hall NO.107,1st floor,Tender committee, Operation building, National of the Khashoggi affair, American weapons will such as Russia or China. Yemen is that the way out of that humanitarian d Iranian Drilling Company, Airport square, Ahwaz, IRAN. r Tel: +98-61-34148580 +98-61-34148569 continue to flow into Saudi Arabia. 5- Khashoggi’s gruesome murder pales crisis is reconciliation and peaceful coexistence e 2- The “premeditated killing” has brought compared to the brutality and gross human across the Muslim heartlands. Not content with s headaches for Washington in Yemen as well, rights violations Saudi Arabia is committing in Khashoggi’s murder, Trump will never make s where the United States is backing a Saudi-led Yemen in collaboration with the U.S. and some that happen.  Tender Guarantee bombing campaign against the poorest nation in NATO countries. The Saudis are deliberately Quite the opposite, in the mire of recent the Middle East. MBS needs Trump and Ameri- preventing food and medicine from reaching events, Trump will help the Saudis to sweep Value ofguarantee 3,534,000,000Rial/73,026Euro can weaponry and military support to continue areas where children are dying from starvation the episode under the rug, use his network of Type ofguarantee  √ Bank guarantees or guarantees issued by non- his gross human rights violations. Despite the and disease. Their indiscriminate bombings enablers and lobbyists to empower tyrant MBS, bank institutions that obtain activity license from thecentral bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran.  √ Submitting one original Bank Fund Receipt under account number 4001114006376636 (Sh evidence and international pressure, Trump are killing thousands of innocent civilians. The polish his image and turn in thought criminals aba No. IR350100004001114006376636) in name of ″NIDC saving account″ by the central bank of will make sure that will be the case for now. saddest part of this unfolding tragedy is that to cover his tracks. As is often the case, political Islamic Republic of Iran. 3- MBS might (emphasis here) survive this despite international pressure and condemnation impunity will continue to empower the despotic “NIDC saving account” by the central bank of Islamic Republic of Iran. Duration ofcredit &quo Tender Guarantee should be valid for 90 days and extendable maximum for one time in crisis and might stay in power and become king, over the butchering of Khashoggi, the U.S. and regime and cover up its crime because enough tation initialvalidity duration. but he will be a permanently weakened and other Western powers are still supplying the money is being thrown at it. No wonder, the despised despot globally. He will show he is Saudis with the weapons they need to massacre Khashoggi operation was conducted with such (Name of department) a solid U.S. vassal by buying more American the Yemenis. staggering incompetence. The tyrant of Riyadh More of this & other tenders are accessible by click on: www.nidc.ir http://sapp.ir/nidc_pr weapons, by pleasing Israel and Turkey, by 6- The gruesome killing of the journalist is but was confident that Trump would help him to تهران تایمز نوبت اول 06/08/97نوبت دوم repairing ties with Turkish ally Qatar, and by a manifestation of how vicious and cold-blood- get away with the gruesome murder. 97/08/07 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 8 ADVERTISEMENTS OCTOBER 28, 2018

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New drug kills antibiotic-resistant Plans underway to eradicate hepatitis C by 2031

HEALTH TEHRAN — Head of Iran’s Hepatitis Network bacteria in clinical trial desk announced plans for eradication of Hepatitis C Antibiotic resistance is a major obstacle that differentiates cefiderocol from other by 2031, stressing that the goal is only achieved if 10,000 infected modern medicine is currently grappling potent drugs is that it is able to bypass prisoners are treated yearly. with. It has created crisis situations around the three main resistance “walls” that Moayyed Alavian said the treatment of hepatitis C in prisons the world, and researchers are trying to Gram-negative bacteria put up. could lead to the control and prevention of the disease throughout find solutions. One clinical trial is now These are: two solid outer membranes the society, ISNA reported. breaking the superbug barrier. that keep antibiotics at bay, porin A new antibiotic has proved its worth in channels that can adjust to block the the fight against drug-resistant bacteria. drugs’ activity, and efflux pumps that “spit Bacteria can cause a range of out” antibiotics should they penetrate infections, and sometimes the best way the first two barriers. to fight off these stubborn “bugs” is by “Cefiderocol acts as a trojan horse,” explains using antibiotics. lead researcher Dr. Simon Portsmouth, adding, However, many strains of bacteria can “The drug uses a novel mechanism of cell become resistant to antibiotics. entry that takes advantage of the bacteria’s Furthermore, misuse or overuse of need for iron to survive.” antibiotics has exacerbated this problem “During an acute infection,” he explains, in populations across the world. “one of our innate immune responses is Given how serious the situation has to create an iron-poor environment. In become, the World Health Organization response, bacteria increase their iron intake.” (WHO) have even published a priority “Cefiderocol binds to irons and is list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria against transported through the extra outer which scientists need to come up with membrane by the bacterium’s own iron- Occasionally, some universities have collaborated with the effective drugs. transport system. These iron channels also prison clinics in treatment of the prisoners, but there has been Now, a new phase II randomized enable the drug to bypass the bacteria’s no coherent planning for treatment of hepatitis C in prisons, said trial is bringing us one step closer to porin channels and gain repeat entry even Alavian, adding that Hepatitis B vaccine, however, is provided eradicating this global crisis. The trial was if the bacterium has evolved efflux pumps.” for around 300,000 prisoners by the Ministry of Health and led by researchers from Shionogi Inc, a The success of this new trial suggests Prisons’ Healthcare Center. pharmaceutical company headquartered that cefiderocol, once specialists approve There is a bright prospect in prevention of hepatitis B, said in Osaka, Japan. it, will make an important addition to Alavian, noting that around 35 million Iranians have received The researchers’ results, which now the arsenal of weapons able to tackle hepatitis B vaccine, reducing the disease’s prevalence to under appear in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Cefiderocol was found to be both safe stubborn bacteria. 1% in some provinces. suggest that a new antibiotic is effective and tolerable in a population of older “Cefiderocol,” explains Dr. Portsmouth, Currently 1.4 million Iranians have hepatitis B, 60% of whom in treating complicated urinary tract “was found to be both safe and tolerable are not identified, said Alavian, adding that the current goal is infections (UTIs) that stubborn Gram- patients who were very ill with complex in a population of older patients who were to identify this group. negative bacteria, which are resistant to comorbid conditions and a wide range very ill with complex comorbid conditions Some 186,000 people are suffering from Hepatitis C, he an- a range of other antibiotics, cause. of multidrug-resistant pathogens. and a wide range of multidrug-resistant nounced. Novel drug is effective and pathogens.” Iran hepatitis screening schemes have indicated that 10% of well-tolerated three times per day for 1–2 weeks. list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria as He goes on, “Our results support cefiderocol all hepatitis C patients are in prisons. The trial — part of the Food and A killer combination of antibiotics and “critical-priority” targets. as a novel approach that might be used to Alavian had previously called for allocating more budget to Drug Administration’s (FDA) efforts probiotics could be the way forward in The researchers saw that cefiderocol overcome Gram-negative resistance.” provide drugs in prisons since most prisoners cannot afford them. to accelerate the development of more destroying stubborn bacteria. was as effective and well-tolerated as However, Dr. Portsmouth also advises According to World Health Organization (WHO) hepatitis is effective antibiotics — worked with 448 Three hundred people took cefiderocol imipenem-cilastatin in treating these that further research testing this antibiotic’s an inflammation of the liver. The condition can be self-limiting adult participants. and 148 took imipenem-cilastatin. Of stubborn infections, with very high effectiveness in treating other types of or can progress to fibrosis (scarring), cirrhosis or liver cancer. All had arrived at the hospital these, 252 individuals who took cefiderocol efficacy rates. bacteria will be crucial going forward. Hepatitis viruses are the most common cause of hepatitis in the with a complicated UTI or diagnosed and 119 individuals who took imipenem- Cefiderocol and imipenem-cilastatin had As he concludes, “Ongoing clinical trials world but other infections, toxic substances (e.g. alcohol, certain uncomplicated pyelonephritis, which is cilastatin had a Gram-negative bacterium a similar number of adverse events, the most of pneumonia, including hospital-acquired drugs), and autoimmune diseases can also cause hepatitis. bacterial infection-induced inflammation infection, so the scientists include their common of which were gastrointestinal pneumonia and ventilator-associated There are 5 main hepatitis viruses, referred to as types A, B, of the kidney. data in the final analysis. disorders such as diarrhea, constipation, pneumonia, and a study in patients with C, D and E. These 5 types are of greatest concern because of the The scientists randomly assigned Among them, the majority had nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. carbapenem-resistant infections, will burden of illness and death they cause and the potential for out- the participants to take either the new infections resulting from Escherichia coli, How the drug attacks stubborn provide additional important information breaks and epidemic spread. In particular, types B and C lead to investigational antibiotic cefiderocol or the Klebsiella pneumoniae, or Pseudomonas bacteria about cefiderocol.” chronic disease in hundreds of millions of people and, together, standard antibiotic imipenem-cilastatin aeruginosa, all of which feature on WHO’s The researchers explain that what (Source: Medical News Today) are the most common cause of liver cirrhosis and cancer.

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Yazd to be first destination WTTC ranks Iran’s tourism for water tourism in Iran 20th among 185 in 2011-17 1 “During the same period, Iran’s currency, the rial, fell sharply in value under international sanctions over Tehran’s disputed nuclear pro- gram. This attracted international tourists who were not affected by the trade ban,” the report says. Having an overall score of 28.75, Iran is placed between Italy and Vi- etnam each scored 27.75 and 29.50 respectively. China, the U.S., India, Mexico, the A view of the Yazd Water Museum with a life-sized wax effigy in UK, Spain, Turkey, Canada, , the foreground Australia and the UAE reached the higher ranks in the Power Ranking index. TOURISM TEHRAN — Yazd will be the first destination Earlier in June, Data provided to deskfor water tourism, an initiative that Iran Water Fox News by leading travel intelligence House, a Tehran-based educational institution, aims to operate analyst ForwardKeys showed that across Iran, ISNA reported on Saturday. there has been a five percent growth “Yazd is chosen the first destination of these tours due to having in Westerners visiting Iran between significant qanats (subterranean aqueducts) and an everyday life September 1, 2016 and September 1, that was relying on the these structures,” said Armin Nourbakhsh 2017 - and Americans make up 14.5 who presides over the Iran Water House. percent of all Western arrivals, Fox Yazd will be hosting the tour from October 30 to November 1. News reported in September 2017. The historical city is home to the Yazd Water Museum, which Iran has launched extensive plans offers its visitors a hidden world of qanats and courageous men to bolster its tourism sector. Under the who built such underground aqueducts. 2025 Tourism Vision Plan, the country The concept of Persian Qanat was registered on UNESCO is expecting to increase the number World Heritage list in 2016 as they provide exceptional testimony of tourism arrivals from 4.8 million to cultural traditions and civilizations in desert areas with an in 2014 to 20 million. arid climate. The country is home to ancient bazaars, museums, mosques, mon- uments, gardens, historical sites, rich natural and rural landscapes, and 22 Iranian police seize ancient UNESCO World Heritage sites. Travelers visit Naqsh-e Rostam, a massive Achaemenid-era necropolis, which is situated near Persepolis, southern Iran. coins in southwest Tabriz to host intl. conference of archaeology and conservation HERITAGE TEHRAN — Iran’s his- Laser-scanning, etc.). since antiquity and its historic bazaar com- desktorical city of Tabriz will Ways to preserve remains, architectural plex is one of the most important commercial play host to the 3rd international conference decoration, organic and inorganic artifacts, centers on the Silk Road. of “Archaeology and Conservation along site management, and material sciences The city is currently holding the title of the Silk Road” from November 14 to 16, and conservation are amongst topics to be 2018 Islamic Tourism Capital which was ILNA reported on Saturday. addressed in a section dedicated to pres- approved by the inter-governmental Or- It will bring together scholars, researchers ervation and conservation. ganization of Islamic Cooperation in 2015. and practitioners in the fields of conservation, The event is being organized by Iran’s The Silk Road used to be an ancient net- archaeology and art history to sharpen focus Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and work of trade routes, formally established on historical sites that are dotted along the Tourism in close cooperation with Nanjing during the Han Dynasty of China, which ancient Silk Road. University and the University of Applied linked East to West by passing through the Archaeology sector of the event will dis- Arts Vienna. regions of the ancient world in commerce cuss migration and interaction of ancient Previous editions of the conference between 130 BC and 1453 CE. HERITAGE TEHRAN — Iranian authorities have re- deskcently confiscated 43 historical coins from peoples; trade of goods (ceramic, metal, tex- were held in May 2014 and May 2016 at Culture, art, religion, philosophy, tech- two smugglers in Behbahan, southwestern Khuzestan province, tile, jewels etc.); exchange of culture (religion, the Northwest University in Xi’an and nology, language, science, architecture, and IRNA reported. art, and technology, etc.), transmission of Nanjing University in Nanjing, according every other element of civilization was ex- A poster for the 3rd international conference The objects have been estimated to date from the Elymais domesticated plants and animals; climate to the richt.ir. changed along the Silk Road, carried with of “Archaeology and Conservation along the era (147 BC - 224 CE), said Amir Rahmatollahi, a senior police and environment patterns; and mapping Capital of East Azarbaijan province, the commercial goods the merchants traded Silk Road” official in charge of protecting cultural heritage. the Silk Road by modern technologies (GIS, Tabriz has been a place of cultural exchange from country to country. The police discovered clues to identify the smugglers following days of thorough inspection and constant efforts under close collaboration with judicial authorities, Rahmatollahi explained. Discover Pavlopetri, the underwater ancient Greek city Elymais was an ancient Parthian vassal state located east of the lower Tigris River and usually considered part of the larger Located off the Peloponnesean coast lies a secret treasure 2,000 years before meeting its fate at the bottom of the sea. district of Susiana. It incorporated much of the area of the bib- of antiquity: the ancient city of Pavlopetri. This magical Pavlopetri is remarkably well-maintained, mostly due lical region of Elam, approximately equivalent to the modern city is thought to have been submerged due to a series of to its location which makes it difficult to access. Ocean- region of Khuzestan. earthquakes which occurred around 1000 BC. ographers and historians alike have studied the city and Dating back 5,000 years, this UNESCO world heritage site its infrastructure, which is considered to be advanced and represents the oldest archaeological city site in the world! modern for its time. Only four meters under the sea, Pavlopetri is off of the The discovery of Pavlopetri also provided an additional ROUND THE GLOBE southern coast of the Greek region of Laconia, between Pouda benefit: the ancient city is not like other underwater ruins, beach at Viglafia and the islet of Pavlopetri. This stunning which are usually incomplete or difficult to verify as actual Wartburg Castle city was discovered in 1904, revealing a wealth of informa- man-made constructions. Instead, this underwater city has a tion about the ancient civilization that once thrived there. visible, comprehensible, and complete town plan, including Ancient Pavlopetri is believed to have reached its peak discernible streets, architecture, and tombs. Wartburg Castle in Germany blends superbly into its forest during the dawn of Western civilization. It existed for some Pavlopetri, underwater ancient Greek city (Source: Greek Reporter) surroundings and is in many ways “the ideal castle”. Although it contains some sections of great antiquity, it acquired the current layout over the course of 19th-century Ancient woman’s remains survived Brazilian museum fire reconstructions. This renewal of interest was justified by its symbolic nature for the German people, and today the castle The Brazilian National Museum fire on as Kennewick Man) show no evidence of continues to be a symbol of the nation’s past and present. September 2nd caused incalculable harm to belonging to a population separate from Its current state is a splendid example of what this fortress scientific research in the country, destroying that ancestral to Native Americans. Luzia’s might have been at the peak of its military and seigneurial priceless research collections, laboratory remains are too fossilized to make it feasible power. facilities, and other materials vital to the to attempt ancient DNA extraction, and careers of the scientists working there. no ancient genomes have been published The cause of the fire is still unknown, from the population at Lagoa Santa, but but the extent of the devastation has been it’s highly unlikely that they would have attributed to inadequate fire prevention different ancestry from other individuals systems in the 200-year-old building, which with this distinctive cranial form. (Why the museum was unable to update due to skull shapes have changed over time re- chronic underfunding. mains an intriguing question; I suspect it’s However, just last week there was a likely due to genetic drift or some other small glimmer of good news amidst the evolutionary process). devastation: the majority of the cranium Luzia’s recovery means that she may of an ancient woman, known affectionately have plenty to teach us for years to come. as “Luzia” by Brazilians, was discovered She survived the flames by a stroke of luck, to have survived the fire. The heat of the but it’s important not to lose sight of the fire melted the glue holding the pieces of fact that far more was lost than saved. The Luzia’s skull together, but the damage to devastation caused to the research careers of Wartburg Castle is perched at a height of some 400 m above them appears “less than expected,” according many Brazilian scholars--both established the delightful countryside, south of the city of Eisenach in to archaeologist Claudia Carvalho. Ap- senior scholars and students-- unfortu- Thuringia in central Germany. Its varied aspect and the sense proximately 80% of the fragments of her nately can’t be fixed by the survival of any of harmony it evokes are only two of its attractions for visitors. cranium have been recovered. Flames engulf the 200-year-old National Museum of Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, single human skeleton. To prevent further What makes Wartburg Castle such a magnet for memory, Luzia is more than just a symbol; she’s Sept. 2, 2018. tragedies in museums around the world, tradition, and pilgrimage is that it stands as a monument to of tremendous importance to the scientific in her 20s, just shy of 5 feet tall, who likely an early population in the Americas who governments must recognize the value of the cultural history of Germany, Europe, and beyond. community. Discovered by French archae- lived in a group that practiced hunter-gather came from Australia/Melanesia rather their scientific and educational missions Lutherans the world over know of the castle as the very ologist Annette Laming-Emperaire in 1975 subsistence. than Siberia as is supported by the pre- and fully fund them. place where Martin Luther made his translation of the Bible. at the site of Lagoa Santa, near the city of Luzia and other ancient human remains vailing models for the initial peopling of As Kristina Killgrove notes in her Sep- The veneration of Saint Elizabeth, which extends far beyond Belo Horizonte, her fossilized skeleton was from the site have skulls that are shaped the Americas. tember 5 article for Forbes, there are ef- the frontiers of Germany, includes Wartburg Castle where dated to nearly 12,000 years ago by Walter differently from later ancient and contem- This hypothesis is firmly rejected by ge- forts underway to aid Brazilian scholars by she lived and worked. Neves from the University of Sao Paulo, porary South Americans. neticists--and most archaeologists-- working collecting photographs visitors may have Thanks to this broad range of religious content and historic making her one of the oldest humans ever Some physical anthropologists, includ- in the Americas. Genomes recovered from taken of the museum and artifacts. Any data, and because of its significance in the history of the arts, found in the Americas. ing Walter Neves, have interpreted these all individuals who lived prior to 10,000 readers who may have visited the museum Wartburg Castle attracts around half a million visitors every From her nearly complete cranium, and differences in features in Luzia and other years ago, including the 12,800-year- are encouraged to upload their photographs year, from all over the world. fragments of her pelvis and long bones, ar- so-called “Paleoamericans” all throughout old Anzick child from Montana and the to Wikimedia Commons. (Source: UNESCO) chaeologists can tell that she was a woman the Americas as evidence that there was 8,500-year-old Ancient One (also known (Source: forbes.com) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y OCTOBER 28, 2018 SCIENCE 11

First study on climate change Dinosaur-killing impact crater shows rock can flow like fluid: new study impact in Mediterranean About 65 million years ago, the age of the dinosaurs came to a dramatic end when an asteroid or comet six miles across fell on As the Mediterranean Basin is experiencing is Agreement, summer rainfall is at risk to what today is the Yucatan Peninsula. The immediate and long- the impact of climate change more than ever, be reduced by 10 to 30% in some regions, term effects of that impact changed the nature of life on Earth, an international network of scientists has thereby enhancing existing water shortag- wiping out dinosaurs and giving our mammalian ancestors a worked together to synthesize the effects of es and decreasing agricultural productivity, chance to take over. climate change and environmental problems, particularly in southern countries. The crater left by that impact, known as Chicxulub, is re- as well as the incurred risks, in the region, Increasing water pollution markably well-preserved, giving scientists a chance to test ideas to facilitate decision-making in addressing Due to climate change alone, the irriga- about how these structures form. A new study of the Chicxulub the issues. tion demands in the region are projected to crater reveals how fluid rock leaves its mark following an impact. This first-ever synthesis of multiple en- increase between 4 and 18% by the end of People have long known that impact craters like those visible vironmental changes and risks affecting the the century. Population growth may escalate around Earth and on the surface of the moon often have a ring of livelihoods of people in the entire region has these numbers furthers to 22-74%. Tourism craggy hills inside the rim known as the “peak ring.” just been published in the latest issue of Na- development, new industries and urban sprawl The mechanism that causes the peak ring has been debated ture Climate Change. may increase water pollution, too. for decades, but the leading theory has been that rock can flow The rates of climate change observed in The acidification of sea water, increas- like a liquid immediately following an impact. the Mediterranean Basin exceed the global ing heatwaves in combination with drought The impact 65 million years ago caused widespread structural trends for most variables. The impact has fur- and land-use change also affect the natural changes in the region — that’s why there are so many sinkholes ther exacerbated the existing environmental ecosystems, posing risks in biodiversity and or “cenotes” on the Yucatan. problems caused by land use changes such fisheries. To test acoustic fluidization theory, researchers took core as urbanization and agricultural intensifi- Food production from agriculture and samples from the Chicxulub crater, the center of which lies just off cation, increasing pollution and declining fisheries across the Mediterranean region the coast of the Yucatan. However, it’s under half a mile of rock. biodiversity. research in oceanography and climate change domains, namely water resources, ecosys- is also changing due to the social, economic Digging down to get samples of the crater allowed the team to Risks of climate change said, “this paper suggests that the risks posed tems, food safety and security, health, and and environmental changes. Combined with build the most accurate model to date of how the terrain changed Led by Professor Dr. Wolfgang Cramer by climate change in the Mediterranean Sea human security. the ongoing switch to more animal-based in the moments after impact. from the Mediterranean Institute for Biodi- were underestimated because each was only For an instance, average temperatures in food production, southern countries are at First, the enormous energy of the impact would have created versity and Ecology, an international team examined independently. this region have already risen by 1.4°C since risk to increase their dependence on trade. a bowl-shaped opening 60 miles across and almost 20 miles of scientists has just published a review ar- The paper reviews the various environ- the pre-industrial era, 0.4°C more than the Public health is impacted by multiple deep. The sides would have lost their battle with gravity almost ticle in Nature Climate Change to address mental changes and the risks posed by these global average. Even if future global warming trends of change, through heat waves, pol- immediately, sinking inward and exploding upward in the center the current and future risks related to these changes in the five major interconnected is limited to 2°C, as prescribed by the Par- lution (higher risk of cardiovascular or res- to reach a higher altitude than the Himalayas. changes, titled “Climate change and inter- piratory diseases), and the increased spread (Source: extremetech.com) connected risks to sustainable development Due to climate change alone, the irrigation of disease vectors (West Nile virus, Dengue, in the Mediterranean”. Chikungunya). In politically unstable coun- Professor Michael Tsimplis from the demands in the region are projected to tries, environmental change is an increasingly An unrelenting hum is School of Law at City University of Hong increase between 4 and 18% by the end of relevant factor for socio-economic risks, due silencing whales in Japan, Kong who is part of the international team the century. to famines, migration and conflict. and has multidisciplinary background with (Source: eurekalert.org) research says

Humans have got a lot to answer for when it comes to interfering with Astronomers confirm collision between Mammals inherit most of their gut nature. And we can add noisy cargo ships to the rather shameful list of ways we’re affecting the lives of the animals we share the planet with. two Milky Way satellite galaxies bacteria, new study suggests A new study reveals low-frequency hums from this maritime traffic are causing whales to stop their own singing calls, sometimes for up to 30 minutes after ships have passed by. While the whales weren’t found to be adjusting their calls in any other way, that period of silence is troubling. The researchers also noted that fewer male humpbacks were singing in the shipping lane areas compared with the surrounding parts of the ocean. “Humpback whales seemed to stop singing temporarily rather than modifying sound characteristics of their song under the noise, generated by a passenger-cargo liner,” say the researchers. “Ceasing vocalization and moving away could be cost-effective adaptations to the fast-moving noise source.” The research was carried out around the Ogasawara Islands in Japan, and involved 26 male singers in total (females and calves don’t sing) – between one and three calling whales a day. One passenger-cargo ship passes through the region each day, If you’re standing in the Southern Hem- young stars — the hottest, most luminous The communities of bacteria that live in The mice didn’t interact or share cages and because the area is relatively free of traffic, it’s ideal for studying isphere on a clear night, you can see two stars, which are fairly rare,” Oey said. most mammals’ guts are mostly passed with non-relatives, but Moeller and his the impact this has in isolation. luminous clouds offset from the Milky Way. The “beauty of the Small Magellanic down from mothers to their offspring, colleagues say there were plenty of chances Either the male whales reduce the number of singing calls they These clouds of stars are satellite gal- Cloud and the Large Magellanic Cloud is rather than traded among neighbors or for bacteria to pass between them through make, or they shut up completely while the ship goes past, according to axies of the Milky Way, called the Small that they’re their own galaxies, so we’re picked up from the environment, suggests the laboratory environment or on the hands the underwater acoustic measurements carried out by the researchers. Magellanic Cloud and the Large Magellanic looking at all of the massive stars in a sin- a new study in mice. But a few exceptions of their human handlers. There seems to be a 500 meter (1,640 feet) buffer around the ship- Cloud, or SMC and LMC. gle galaxy.” may suggest something interesting about Even so, three years and 10 generations ping lane that whales are reluctant to make noise in, the researchers Using the newly released data from a Examining stars in a single galaxy the evolution of some human pathogens. later, Moeller and his colleagues could still report, though the effects of the passing vessel were noted to have an new, powerful space telescope, University helps the astronomers in two ways: First, Bacteria living on and in your body out- tell the difference between descendants impact on whales up to 1,200 meters (3,935 feet) away. of Michigan astronomers have discovered it provides a statistically complete sample number your actual human cells several of Arizona mice and Canadian mice just (Source: sciencealert.com) that the southeast region, or “Wing,” of the of stars in one parent galaxy. Second, this many times over. In your digestive tract, by looking at their gut microbes. Small Magellanic Cloud is moving away gives the astronomers a uniform distance those invisible ecosystems play important That doesn’t mean there was no change from the main body of that dwarf galaxy, to all the stars, which helps them measure roles not only in digestion but also in the at all. Moeller and his colleagues sampled Scientists say single genetic providing the first unambiguous evidence their individual velocities. immune system and the endocrine sys- gut contents from mice in each generation that the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds Proper motions tem, influencing the hormones that help and sequenced genetic material from the switch changes butterfly recently collided. “It’s really interesting that Gaia obtained regulate bodily functions. sample. That added up to 212 tiny samples “This is really one of our exciting re- the proper motions of these stars. These Those bacteria have to come from of partially digested mouse food in three wing color sults,” said U-M professor of astronomy motions contain everything we’re looking somewhere, whether they’re inherited in years, if anyone’s counting. The biologists New research shows how just one gene controls whether a cer- Sally Oey, lead author of the study. “You at,” Dorigo Jones said. “For example, if we a process called vertical transmission in compared each sample of genetic sequences tain species of butterfly has white or yellow spots on its wings. can actually see that the Wing is its own observe someone walking in the cabin of an the womb or during childbirth or whether with samples from mice from other lineages Heliconius butterflies are a diverse and colorful group of spe- separate region that’s moving away from airplane in flight, the motion we see contains we pick them up from the environment or in order to see what percent of bacterial cies that live throughout tropical regions of Central and South the rest of the SMC.” that of the plane, as well as the much slower through contact with other people. DNA sequences turned up in both samples. America. Many of them have wing patterns and colors that mimic Ejected from the clusters motion of the person walking. Fortunately for science, other animal DNA sequences in common other species to protect themselves from predators, and new Together with an international team, “So we removed the bulk motion of the species also carry whole ecosystems around Although the researchers could still tell Oey and undergraduate researcher Johnny entire SMC in order to learn more about the in their digestive tracts, and mice reproduce the mouse lineages apart based on their Dorigo Jones were examining the SMC for velocities of individual stars. We’re interested much faster than humans (and are much gut microbes, they noticed that later gen- “runaway” stars, or stars that have been in the velocity of individual stars because more amenable to being kept in a careful- erations of mice had more DNA sequences ejected from clusters within the SMC. To we’re trying to understand the physical ly controlled laboratory environment for in common with mice they weren’t related observe this galaxy they were using a re- processes occurring within the cloud.” several generations). to than their ancestors had. cent data release from Gaia, a new, orbiting Oey and Dorigo Jones study runaway Separate lineages of mice That could just have been because all the telescope launched by the European Space stars to determine how they have been ejected University of California Berkeley biol- gut-microbe communities were evolving Agency. from these clusters. In one mechanism, ogist Andrew Moeller and his colleagues in response to the same environment: the Gaia is designed to image stars again called the binary supernova scenario, one spent three years breeding 17 separate laboratory, which could favor the same bac- and again over a period of several years in star in a gravitationally bound, binary pair lineages of mice in their laboratory (think teria in different mice and could shape the order to plot their movement in real time. explodes as a supernova, ejecting the other of each lineage as a family tree with no communities into something more similar That way, scientists can measure how stars star like a slingshot. This mechanism pro- branches). Some descended from mice over time. But it could also be a sign that move across the sky. duces X-ray-emitting binary stars. caught in Arizona, while others traced their at least some gut bacteria are contagious. “We’ve been looking at very massive, hot (Source: phys.org) roots back to Alberta, Canada. (Source: arstechnica.com) research by scientists from the University of Chicago shows that in one species, Heliconius cydno, just one gene controls whether the butterfly has white or yellow spots on its wings. World’s deepest volcanic eruption creates nightmare garden of glass To conduct the study, which was published Oct. 25 in Current In December 2015, deep-sea researchers discovered a garden The deepest-known undersea volcano has been discovered Biology, the researchers developed a genetic map using white and of glass on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Like a nightmar- in the western Pacific Ocean. yellow H. cydno butterflies. They then studied genome sequences ish Dale Chihuly exhibit, black tendrils of rapidly cooled lava Chadwick and his colleagues discovered this super-deep to identify a single gene called aristaless1 (al1) that acted as a poured out of an undersea volcano and hung frozen in the dark volcano while they were investigating thermal vents in the switch for yellow and white coloration. gallery of the Pacific, unable to fully crystallize in the cold water. Mariana Trough — a crescent of volcanism, not far from the Most Heliconius species closely related to H. cydno have yel- The pillowy lava formations stretched out for 4.5 miles (7.3 Mariana Trench, where the Pacific tectonic plate subducts low spots on their wings; H. cydno has subspecies that are either kilometers), carpeting the floor of a trench nearly 3 miles (4.5 beneath the Philippine Sea plate southeast of Japan. yellow or white. The researchers saw that the butterflies with km) below the water’s surface. An autonomous underwater vehicle named Sentry caught white spots have elevated expression of al1 (i.e. it’s switched “on”), It was an exciting find, not only because of the spectacular first sight of the lava formations while scoping the ocean about meaning that it may play a role in repressing yellow pigmentation visuals, but also because the glassy lava formations appeared 14,700 feet (4,500 meters) below the surface. from being produced. Using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tools, relatively fresh. Colonizing the formations the scientists confirmed this function of al1. In fact, according to a new study published on Oct. 23 in Milky hydrothermal fluid leaked from parts of the formation, “For decades people have been cross-breeding these butterflies the journal Frontiers in Earth Science, the eruption occurred mospheric Administration’s Pacific Marine Environmental suggesting the lava was still young. Subsequent visits to the and they knew that this white vs. yellow switch was in one spot in only months before the site’s discovery — making this gar- Laboratory, said in a statement. “Many of these areas are deep site showed that mobile creatures like shrimp and lobsters had the genome. They just weren’t able to trace it to the actions of a den of glass in the Pacific Ocean the deepest-known volcanic and don’t leave any clues on the surface. That makes submarine begun colonizing the formations, while permanent residents single gene,” said Marcus Kronforst, Ph.D., associate professor eruption on Earth. eruptions very elusive.” (such as worms) had yet to appear. of ecology and evolution and senior author of the study. World’s volcanic activity Luckily, advances in marine exploration technology are In all, it told the story of a very recent volcanic eruption, “Now with CRISPR we can knock the gene out and see what “We know that most of the world’s volcanic activity actually making finds like this one ever more common. According to deeper than any eruption had ever been observed before. This happens. It turns out the evolutionary innovation here is not takes place in the ocean, but most of it goes undetected and Chadwick, scientists have discovered evidence of about 40 discovery, according to Chadwick, should help flesh out a field one species gaining a pigment, but instead turning on a gene to unseen,” lead study author Bill Chadwick, a marine geologist undersea eruptions in the past 30 years. Before 1990, they of study that’s rapidly advancing our knowledge of volcanism repress an ancestrally present pigment,” he said. at Oregon State University and the National Oceanic and At- had detected none. on Earth. (Source: Live Science) (Source: Science Daily) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 SOCIETY OCTOBER 28, 2018

Intense PM pollution haunting Unseasonably warm autumn 5 cities in western Iran

ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN — Severe and large-scale particulate desk hits northern Iran matter (PM) pollution heading for 10 times ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN — The northern province of above the safe levels has affected five cities of Kermanshah prov- deskMazandaran has experiencing the record ince in western part of the country, the provincial department high for unseasonably warm temperatures during autumn. of environment chief has said. Temperature raised to 39 degrees on the Celsius scale “PM concentration peaking in the city of Galugah on Thursday which is unprece- at 1,500 micrograms per cubic dented compared to the past 30 years meteorological meter, has exceeded the safe data, according to IRNA. levels by 10 times in cities of While the provincial meteorological organization has Kermanshah, Qasr-e-Shirin, predicted that Mazandaran province will experience Sarpol-e-Zahab, Paveh and temperature of 34-35°C on Thursday and Friday, the Eslamabad Gharb,” IRNA temperature reached 39°C in the area, which was far quoted Jalal Rahmani as say- from expected in the Iranian calendar month of Aban ing on Saturday. (October 23- November 21), Ahmad Asadi an official He further explained that with the meteorological organization stated. “PM levels measuring be- Galugah city in eastern part of the province recording an tween 390-460 micrograms average temperature of 39°C on Thursday, narrowly beat is anonymously dangerous, the previous records set in the past 30 years in the second while reaching above 460 month of autumn, which was 5.4°C above the temperature will be hazardous,” regretting recorded in the last 15 years, as well, he further explained. that Kermanshah province’s PM pollution has been reported The weather also warmed up to 34°C in Noshahr located anonymously dangerous two times and hazardous eight times, in western Mazandaran by 12 p.m., which demonstrated a since the beginning of this year (March 21). 2.4°C temperature rise compared to the long-term averages The current air quality is considered unhealthy for the elderly, for the city, he added. children, and those with heart and lung disease are at risk from He went on to say that moreover, the highest tempera- particulate matter, he added. tures ever recorded since past 40 years was set on Thursday Considering the intensity of PM concentration, and its morning in Ghaemshahr and Babolsar soaring to 35.6°C, harmfulness, schools and offices have been closed on Saturday 33.6°C, respectively. Galugah city in eastern part of the province recording an average in cities of Kermanshah, Qasr-e-Shirin, Sarpol-e-Zahab, Ramsar’s scorching heat reaching to 34°C has broken temperature of 39°C on Thursday, narrowly beat the previous Paveh, Gilan-e-Gharb, Dalahoo, Salas-e-Babajani and the 40-year-old heat record during the second month of records set in the past 30 years in the second month of autumn. Eslamabad, Rahmani concluded. autumn, he noted. He also stated that temperatures of 34 and 37 degrees, of Mazandaran with a temperature of 15°C is the coolest (IPCC), which includes more than 1,300 scientists from the respectively, were recorded for Bandar Amirabad and Sari, part of the province, while the eastern county of Galugah United States and other countries, forecasts a temperature which has set the record high for the hottest temperatures is the warmest part, he concluded. rise of 2.5 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit over the next century. Nine provinces inundated since the past 15 years. According to the NASA scientists have high confidence According to the IPCC, the extent of climate change by flood Asadi further highlighted that the temperature rise in that global temperatures will continue to rise for decades to effects on individual regions will vary over time and with Mazandaran was due to the southerly winds. come, largely due to greenhouse gases produced by human the ability of different societal and environmental systems Currently, Siahbisheh county located in western parts activities. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to mitigate or adapt to change. ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN — Flash flood has hit nine provinces deskof the country since Thursday, said head of Rescue and Relief Organization, Morteza Salimi. Air pollution is the ‘new tobacco’, warns Ministry of Health to implement plans Over the past 48 hours, continuous, torrential rains have led to flood in nine provinces of WHO head meeting elderly’s needs the country, including East and Air pollution is the “new tobacco”, the SOCIETY TEHRAN — The Min- West Azarbaijan, Ardebil, Ilam, head of the World Health Organization has deskistry of Health is devel- Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, warned, saying the simple act of breath- oping and implementing various short-term North Khorasan, Khuzestan, ing is killing 7 million people a year and and long-term plans to respond to the needs Kermanshah and Lorestan. harming billions more. of elderly citizens, deputy health minister Salimi went on to explain Over 90% of the world’s population for nursing has said. that the Red Crescent Society suffers toxic air and research is increas- Maryam Hazrati made the remarks at sent a fully equipped medical ingly revealing the profound impacts on the sidelines of the HelpAge Asia-Pacific contingent to flood-ravaged the health of people, especially children. Regional Conference on Population Ageing areas to help with relief ef- “The world has turned the corner on in Tehran on October 23-25, with a main forts, so that more than 476 tobacco. Now it must do the same for the theme of “Family, Community and State individuals were rescued by 49 ‘new tobacco’ – the toxic air that billions in Ageing Societies”. Red Crescent teams who con- breathe every day,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom precondition for ensuring good health. As the world’s aging population contin- measures taken in education category. ducted operation in 15 rural Ghebreyesus, the WHO’s director general. By cleaning up the air we breathe, we ues to grow older, and in Iran, the elderly Moreover, changing nursing education areas during this period. “No one, rich or poor, can escape air pollu- can prevent or at least reduce some of constitute 9.3 percent of the country’s pop- curriculum with a new approach of nurs- Providing emergency shelter for individuals and trans- tion. It is a silent public health emergency.” the greatest health risks.” ulation, the Ministry of Health has prepared ing for elderly community is among the ferring 8 people to safe zones and 4 people to hospitals are “Despite this epidemic of needless, pre- The WHO is working with health profes- many plans towards the elderly citizen’s other plans implemented in this regard, among other operations of Red Crescent rescue and relief ventable deaths and disability, a smog of sionals not only to help their patients, but unmet needs, she highlighted. she said, adding that two major measures teams, he concluded. complacency pervades the planet,” Tedros also to give them the skills and evidence to “Plans on nursing and population aging taken in the field of research are setting said, in an article for the Guardian. “This is advocate for health in policy decisions such which are implemented by the nursing de- up a scientific association for aging and LEARN ENGLISH a defining moment and we must scale up as moving away from fossil-fuel-powered partment, can be classified in five categories a national network of nursing research. action to urgently respond to this challenge.” energy and transport. “No person, group, including policy making, education, clinical The Ministry’s main plan for all the The WHO is hosting its first global city, country or region can solve the problem education, community and research,” she noted. community, especially the elderly, is the Making A Sandwich conference on air pollution and health alone,” he said. “We need strong commit- In the policy category, the establishment establishment of some 750 nursing centers in Geneva next week, including a high-level ments and actions from everyone.” of the National Council of the Elderly and offering counseling and care services at the A: Welcome to our show! Today, I am going to show you action day at which nations and cities are In the UK, most urban areas have il- the National Non-Communicable Disease patient’s houses, she concluded. how to make the perfect mouthwatering sandwich! Are you expected to make new commitments to legal levels of air pollution and ministers Committee were the most important meas- Earlier in June, Anoushirvan Mo- ready? Let’s get started! cut air pollution. have lost three times in the high court after ures taken by the Ministry, she added. hseni-Bandpey Minister of Cooperative, A: Let’s start with the basics: bread. Bread is an important Children and babies’ developing bodies challenges over the inadequacy of their In line with WHO’s activities to combat Labor and Welfare said that some 7.3 mil- ingredient here. You need to remember one thing, choose the are most at risk from toxic air, said Dr Maria action. The latest government action plan, NCDs, in 2015, a committee has been stab- lion people in Iran are ageing, of which 3.7 bread according to the following criteria: freshness, crumb Neira, WHO director for public health and called “pitiful” by environmental lawyers, lished in Iran called National Non-Commu- million are women and 3.6 million are men. and color. If you want a closed sandwich I recommend you the environment, with 300 million living revealed air pollution was actually much nicable Disease Committee at the Ministry Also, First Vice-President Eshaq Ja- first toast your bread in a toaster or oven, or grill it slightly in places where toxic fumes are six times worse than previously feared. of Health headed by the Health Minister, hangiri said that the population of senior until it gets a light brown color. above international guidelines. Globally, with smoking on the decline, Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi. There are six citizens standing at 7.4 million in Iran is A: Now that our bread is ready, let’s talk about the ingredients! “Air pollution is affecting all of us but air pollution now causes more deaths an- subcommittees affiliated with this commit- projected to increase to 30 million by 2050. Of course, each person’s palate is different, but I’m going to children are the most vulnerable of all,” nually than tobacco. However, researchers tee responsible for controlling cancer, cardi- According to the World Health Organ- give you a few tips that you’ll be able to use when turning she said, noting the alarm among child think the harm known to be caused by air ovascular diseases, metabolic disorders, air ization between 2015 and 2050, the pro- any sandwich into the perfect sandwich. I would strongly health experts about the links between pollution, such as heart attacks and lung pollution and inter-sectoral collaboration, portion of the world’s population over 60 recommend you put fresh vegetables in your sandwich. toxic air and respiratory diseases, cancer disease, is only “the tip of the iceberg”. traffic injuries, and a subcommittee for years will nearly double from 12% to 22%. A: Do not undervalue them as they play a big role in forming and damaged intelligence. “We have to The figure of 7 million early deaths is monitoring and evaluating whole action By 2020, the number of people aged 60 the taste and will make the sandwich more refreshing and ask what are we doing to our children, certain to be an underestimate, as it only plan for the NCDs in Iran. years and older will outnumber children light. The best choices here are evident- cucumbers, tomatoes, and the answer I am afraid is shockingly includes particle pollution and the five most Hazrati went on to note that training younger than 5 years old. onions, sweet pepper or chili, lettuce and, of course, herbs- you clear: we are polluting their future, and firmly linked causes of death. Early estimates specialist nurses for elderly, community The pace of population ageing is much can’t go wrong with them. As for eggplants, mushrooms and this is very worrying for all us.” using improved models indicate a total figure health and mental health, also holding faster than in the past. In 2050, 80% of asparagus, I would recommend you first grill them slightly Tedros said: “A clean and healthy en- of 9 million from particle pollution. short term nursing courses to empower older people will be living in low- and mid- with a little touch of olive oil. vironment is the single most important (Source: The Guardian) the nurses in elderly care are among the dle-income countries. A: Last but not least, we have a wide variety of condiments that we can add to our perfect sandwich. We can be subtle and just add a touch of salt and pepper, or we can combine ENGLISH IN USE mustard sauce, mayonnaise, ketchup or even caviar to achieve a stronger flavor! It’s always a good idea to cut your sandwich in LEARN NEWS TRANSLATION triangles or manageable pieces to avoid all your ingredients falling out and staining your shirt! A: That’s all the time we have for today, but join us next time where we’ll be going over how to make the perfect lasagna! Tehran’s DOE to investigate علت افزایش آالینده ازن در هوای تهران بررسی میشود !Till next time Key vocabulary undervalue: to put too low a value on reasons for ozone pollution معــاون نظــارت و پایــش اداره حفاظــت محیــط زیســت اســتان تهــران از .refreshing: to provide new vigor and energy by rest, food, etc touch: a slight quantity or degree Tehran province’s department of environment will hold a meeting to تشــکیل جلسـ ـهای بیــن دســتگاههای مســئول بــرای بررســی علــت افزایــش subtle: so slight as to be difficult to detect or describe address the effects of temperature rise in increased ozone gas index manageable: that can be managed or controlled آالینــده ازن در اســتان تهــران خبــر داد. .Supplementary vocabulary (O3), the DOE’s deputy director for monitoring pollutants has said محمــد رســتگاری در گفــت و گــو بــا ایســنا، افــزود: جلسـ ـه بــا حضــور اداره panini: originally an Italian style sandwich made with a The meeting will be held with representatives of the Meteorological small loaf of bread Organization and Air Quality Control Company in attendance, محیــط زیســت اســتان تهــران، ســازمان هواشناســی و شــرکت کنتــرل deli: a store where you can buy sandwich meats and bread کیفیــت هــوای تهــران برگــزار می شــود. .cooking show: a show which teaches people how to cook ISNA quoted Mohammad Rastegari as saying on Tuesday wheat bread: a dark brown bread considered to be healthier to eat pickles: a cucumber which has been fermented in a vinegar solution PREFIX/SUFFIX PHRASAL VERB IDIOM “bio-” Leak something to somebody Chip off the old block Without Meaning: biology or life Meaning: if a gas or liquid leaks somewhere, it gets Explanation: to resemble one of your parents in earth no For example: What is known about Mozart comes through a hole in something appearance, character or behavior either directly from correspondences or indirectly from For example: The pool’s fiberglass sides had cracked For example: James is a chip off the old block, he birth! biographers. and the water had leaked out. reacts the same way as his father. ساعت: 19:40 امضاء صفحه آرا: ساعت: امضاء مسئول صفحه: ساعت: امضاء ادیتور: ساعت: امضاء سردبیر:

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Four-nation Syria summit held Russia, U.S. face off at UN over INF treaty

in Istanbul 1 Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday warned 1 Russian President Vladimir Putin, recent Geneva talks were held in March 2017. that Moscow will respond in kind very quickly and effectively if the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French Turkey, Russia and Iran sponsored the United States decides to quit the landmark nuclear arms control pact. President Emmanuel Macron and Erdogan Astana talks in January 2017, which saw Experts warn that leaving the agreement could provoke a had four-way talks in Istanbul on Saturday. negotiations move to Astana, the capital of dangerous arms race across Europe, akin to the one that was Putin spoke ahead of the summit by phone . The most recent Astana talks unfolding during 1980, but was ended by the INF. to Macron and Erdogan. were held in March. Trump’s decision has also drawn criticism from China and UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura, who Further dialogue under the same frame- U.S. allies, who warned against the security risks the collapse of is stepping down at the end of next month work occurred in the Black Sea resort city the INF could pose to Europe. for family reasons, was also taking part. of Sochi, the most recent of which took (Source: Press TV) The summit comes a month after Anka- place in July. These talks resulted in Syr- ra and Moscow brokered a deal to create a ian forces and their backers stalling an demilitarized zone in Idlib region, home to offensive on Idlib. Presidential race divides three million people. The EU saw a wave of refugees arrive The deal stipulates a demilitarized zone at its shores in 2015, is concerned about Brazils of 15-20 kilometers in Idlib along the con- another influx of asylum seekers should When the political ads come on TV in the Higa household these tact line between the armed opposition and Syrian forces attack Idlib. days, everyone wishes to be somewhere else. Eike Higa is gay Syrian government troops by October 15. Russia, who supports the Syrian govern- and plans to vote for the left-wing candidate, Fernando Haddad, It also involves the withdrawal of “radical- ment, and Turkey, who supports rebels and in Brazil’s upcoming presidential runoff. ly-minded” militants, including the al-Nusra hosts over three million Syrian refugees, But his parents might vote for Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right Front, from the region. want the EU to help pay for post-war recon- congressman who has made comments offensive to gay people. Syria has been gripped by foreign-backed struction in the battered country. Higa tries not to take it personally. He said he has a good militancy since March 2011. The Syrian “Europe wants the Geneva” path to con- relationship with his parents, with whom he lives in Sao Paulo. government says the Israeli regime and tinue, Khodr said. “If that doesn’t happen But “in a political climate like this one, the old insecurities its Western and regional allies are aiding the EU won’t pay for reconstruction,” she always surface again.” Germany announced that it supports a devastating seven-year conflict that started Takfiri terrorist groups wreaking havoc in added. Across Brazil, a particularly polarizing election has divided the de-escalation zone in Idblib ahead and when the Assad government cracked down the country. Turkish news agency Anadolu re- families and friends and left some wondering if the rift will per- would work towards a permanent ceasefire, on demonstrators with unexpected ferocity. ‘Diplomatic win’ ported that Syrian forces “violated” manently change the political and cultural landscape of Latin a spokesperson for Merkel said ahead of Latest of many summits Al Jazeera’s Zena Khodr, reporting from the Sochi agreement by attacking and America’s largest country. the summit. There have been numerous talks meant Istanbul, said “Russia and Turkey are billing Rafa village in the Idlib de-escalation The tension has become “acute” and “has manifested itself with Idlib and adjacent areas are the last to foster peace between the warring factions this as a diplomatic win because they were zone on Friday. The attacks killed seven vibrant colors in this moment,” said Ana Claudia Duarte Rocha stronghold of rebels who rose up against in Syria, dating back to 2011. able to bring the EU to the table”. civilians, three of whom were children, Marques, an anthropology professor at the University of Sao Paulo. President Bashar al-Assad in 2011. Talks have been sponsored by the The leaders also discuss the September Anadolu reported. And it might not fade for years. The area is home to roughly three million Arab League and its various members, 17 agreement between Ankara and Moscow The Associated Press said that fighters Brazil’s media behemoth Globo took on the subject of families people, more than half of whom have already by Russia, France, Turkey and Iran, to establish a demilitarized zone in Syria’s affiliated with the Islamic State, also known and friends who fight over politics in chat groups on the ubiquitous been displaced during the war. and by the UN through its set of Ge- northwestern province of Idlib. as ISIS or ISIL, killed 40 U.S.-backed Syrian messaging service WhatsApp. On October 10, the Turkish defense min- neva summits. Under the deal, opposition groups in fighters on Saturday. The report noted that tweets using the phrases “I left the istry announced that the The Geneva talks, supported by the Euro- Idlib are to remain in areas where they are Parties are hedging expectations about family group” or “fight in the family group” started to surge in groups had completed the withdrawal of heavy pean Union were largely indirect dialogues already present, while Russia and Turkey the summit, Khodr said. “Even Moscow is August, as the campaign officially got underway. weapons from the Idlib demilitarised zone. between representatives of the Syrian gov- carry out joint patrols in the area with a saying do not expect breakthroughs during In some cases, the vote has merely made raw the political Syria has only just begun to emerge from ernment and opposition factions. The most view to preventing a resumption of fighting. the summit.” divisions that relatives always knew existed. Tamara Miranda, a 33-year-old stay-at-home mom who lives in Rio Claro in Sao Paulo state, said she and her stepfather always disagreed on politics. She is on the left, and he is on the right. It Syria says won’t let Idlib turn into terrorist haven just somehow never mattered as much as now. 1 The U.S.-led coalition has been conducting air- province of Raqqah, northeastern province of Hasakah, For others, the particularities of this election the complete strikes against what are said to be Daesh targets inside Syria northwestern Aleppo and Idlib provinces as well as Dayr disappearance of the Brazilian center, leading to a runoff between since September 2014 without any authorization from the al-Zawr province in the country’s east. two candidates with high rejection rates have led people to stick Damascus government or a UN mandate. ‘Syrian government fairly keen to end up for politicians they might not otherwise defend. The military alliance has repeatedly been accused of ongoing crisis’ For decades, Brazilian presidential elections were largely a targeting and killing civilians. It has also been largely in- “Syria believes in the role of the United Nations, contest between the center-right and center-left parties. The capable of achieving its declared goal of destroying Daesh. which is based on the force of law and not on arro- emphasis on achieving consensus was high since Congress was The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights gance. It respects the sovereignty of world states and typically fractured by more than a dozen parties. said on Tuesday that as many as 3,222 civilians had been the principle of non-interference in their domestic But that old peace has frayed. killed ever since the so-called U.S.-led anti-Daesh coalition affairs,” Ja’afari added. The discontent, according to Marques and others, began in 2014, launched its aerial bombardment campaign in Syria more “The Syrian government is extremely eager to end the when then-President Dilma Rousseff of the Workers’ Party was than four years ago. ongoing crisis. We are the first and last victim of this terror- re-elected after a bitter campaign and the economy began to tank. There were 768 people under the age of 18 among the ist campaign, which is aimed at killing Syrian people and Rousseff was impeached and removed from office two years later. fatalities in addition to 562 female victims. destroying Syria’s infrastructure,” he pointed out. When Michel Temer, her vice president, took over and im- The U.S.-led air raids also resulted in the injury of hundreds Jaafari stressed that the formation of a Syrian Consti- plemented market-friendly economic reforms, the idea that of civilians, some of whom suffered permanent disabilities tutional Committee, which would represents people from March 2011. The Syrian government says the Israeli re- right-leaning forces in Congress had staged a palace coup took hold. and had to have their limbs amputated. all strata of the society and strive to fulfill public ambitions, gime and its Western and regional allies are aiding Takfiri In parallel, a sprawling corruption investigation was unfolding, lead- The Britain-based monitoring group noted that the ci- is a way out of the lingering Syrian conflict. terrorist groups wreaking havoc in the country. ing to the jailing of scores of politicians involved in schemes to dole out vilians were killed by U.S.-led warplanes in Syria’s northern Syria has been gripped by foreign-backed militancy since (Source: agencies) public contracts and other favors for billions in bribes and kickbacks. There, too, many on the left cried foul, arguing that the judi- cial system seemed much more eager to pursue charges against Workers’ Party politicians than others. Saudi Arabia rejects Turkish call to extradite Khashoggi killers Those on the right, meanwhile, interpreted the imbalance Saudi Arabia has rejected Turkey’s calls on said on Friday that Istanbul’s chief prose- happen again,” Jubeir said. Several of those behind Khashoggi’s differently, believing that the Workers’ Party had simply brought the kingdom to extradite 18 Saudis wanted cutor had formally written the request for Khashoggi, a supporter-turned-critic of murder were from bin Salman’s personal a new dimension to such graft. for the murder of dissident journalist Jamal their extradition. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Sal- security staff, reports have said. Thus, the rift began to open, stoked by massive street protests Khashoggi as international outrage mounts “The Turkish authorities are determined man, never left the Saudi mission in Istanbul Turkish investigators have said they and social media, including the rise of fake news. over the killing. and able to solve this case. We expect the after entering it on October 2. are in possession of recordings that show The result has been an exceptionally polarized presidential The outright rebuff by Foreign Minister extradition,” he said in a statement, adding In a belated acknowledgement, which Khashoggi was tortured before his death campaign. Bolsonaro was stabbed last month at a rally and suf- Adel al-Jubeir on Saturday came a day af- that the suspects would be tried on charges followed repeated denials, Saudi Arabia and his body dismembered with a bone saw fered serious abdominal wounds. There have been numerous ter President Recep Tayyip Erdogan renewed of premeditated murder and torture. finally admitted that Khashoggi had been by a Saudi hit squad. reports of politically motivated violence. The words “Nazi” and his call for the 18 men to be extradited for A senior Turkish official said “the rea- killed when “discussions” at the consulate On Friday, Erdogan urged Saudi Ara- “fascist” are lobbed frequently. trial in Turkey. soning behind the extradition request is that turned into “a brawl.” bia to disclose the location of Khashoggi’s Bolsonaro has a lead in the polls but has disgusted many with “The individuals are Saudi nationals. Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in Turkey However, Saudi Arabia’s public prosecu- body and identify who ordered his killing. derogatory comments about minorities and his praise for Brazil’s They’re detained in Saudi Arabia, and the by Saudi nationals who traveled to Turkey tor said that the murder of Khashoggi, a US A Turkish driver, who transported some 1964-1985 military dictatorship. investigation is in Saudi Arabia, and they will for this specific purpose.” resident and Washington Post contributor, of the members of the Saudi hit squad in Many people, including some in the Higa household, feel be prosecuted in Saudi Arabia,” Jubair told But the Saudi foreign minister said the was premeditated. Istanbul, said they appeared “cheerful” on trapped by the choices. a regional security forum in Bahrain. kingdom would carry out any investiga- Riyadh’s admission of Khashoggi’s murder their way from hotel to the airport. Eike’s mother, Simone, said she voted for a conservative can- Saudi authorities say they have arrested the men tion on its own. triggered international outcry. Erdogan has “They asked me for a place to eat and I didate who got few votes in the first round, and she’s determined following the international furor over Khashoggi’s “The issue, as I said, is being investigated. said 15 of the 18 men flew from Riyadh to brought them to a doner restaurant. They to keep the Workers’ Party from power. But she is still struggling murder, which was reportedly carried out in the We will know the truth. We will hold those Istanbul on the day Khashoggi disappeared, were very cheerful. They smoked and drank with the choice she will have to make Sunday. consulate by a team which flew to Istanbul. responsible accountable. And we will put while the three others were already inside alcohol in the car,” he said. She is reluctant to vote for Bolsonaro, but she also doesn’t want Turkish Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gul in place mechanisms to ensure it doesn’t the consulate. (Source: agencies) “to elect Lula again,” she said, referring to former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has been convicted of corruption and jailed but who many allege will be pulling the strings if Haddad is elected. Daesh kills 41 U.S.-backed fighters in eastern Syria: activists Voting in Brazil is mandatory, but voters can choose “blank” Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group has killed 41 U.S.-backed fighters The coalition estimates that 2,000 Daesh fighters remain in the booth or enter a nonexistent candidate code. in Syria who are battling to oust the militants from their in the Hajin area. When asked if she was considering going that route, the 50-year- eastern holdout of Hajin on the Iraqi border, an activist Last week, the Observatory said coalition airstrikes had old small business owner said: “If I throw away my vote, I could group said Saturday. killed 41 civilians in Sousa, 10 of them children, on Oct. be electing Lula again, and the work of the federal police would Daesh late Friday dispatched suicide bombers as 18 and 19. be all in vain.” part of a counter-attack against the Syrian Democratic But the coalition said it had targeted a Daesh command She said she knows how her son feels and that her concerns Forces, said the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for post on Oct. 18, and denied carrying out any strikes in the about Bolsonaro are exactly because Eike is gay. But Eike himself Human rights. area the following day. said he has been loath to confront his parents about their vote. The SDF fighters, who are backed by U.S.-led coalition Daesh overran large swathes of Syria and neighboring Iraq “I feel let down,” the 27-year-old said. “I feel really sad to know air strikes, were killed overnight, the Observatory said. in 2014, proclaiming a “caliphate” across land it controlled. that even if they were voting strategically to block the Workers’ In a statement on the Telegram messaging app, Daesh But the militant group has since lost most of that territory Party, they are indirectly supporting a person who is against me, said it had attacked the village of Sousa late Friday and to various offensives in both countries. against what I am.” detonated a car bomb near the village of Al-Baghuza further In Syria, its presence has been reduced to parts of the Things are more heated in Miranda’s family. south, down the Euphrates river. vast Badia desert and the Hajin pocket. She said she considers her stepfather “more of a father than The SDF last month launched an offensive against the Syria’s war has killed more than 360,000 people since my father.” But the two have fought bitterly about politics, par- militants in the Hajin pocket on the eastern banks of the it erupted in 2011 with the brutal repression of anti-gov- ticularly his support for Bolsonaro. Euphrates, in Deir al-Zor province. Since Sept. 10, 270 SDF fighters and 496 Daesh militants ernment protests. She declined to put the Associated Press in contact with him. Daesh has staged a bloody fightback. have been killed in the offensive, the Observatory says. (Source: AFP) But the divisions in her family are not limited to that conflict. The day after the first round of voting, she left the family WhatsApp group when the messages celebrating Bolsonaro’s strong showing became too much. Shooting at Pittsburgh Synagogue kills eight Miranda’s brother, Taruma Lomba, acknowledges things A man opened fire on a Jewish community several others. The perpetrator began Jewish community east of the city center. taken into custody. sometimes get intense at family gatherings and on WhatsApp. congregated for Shabbat services on Satur- his attack shortly after the beginning of Over thirty police cars rushed to the scene The shooting comes amid a steady rise But the siblings have largely agreed to disagree. day morning in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, services. He surrendered to the police shortly after the shooting began in the syn- in anti-Semitic rhetoric tracked by the An- The 32-year-old information systems analyst from the south- in one of the deadliest anti-Semitic attacks after a shootout, declaring to them that agogue basement. ti-Defamation League. eastern city of Belo Horizonte plans to vote for Bolsonaro in the in modern US history. “all these Jews need to die” and other In a rare instance for American mass It is the deadliest shooting targeting Amer- second round, though without much conviction. The shooter killed at least eight people, anti-Semitic slogans. shooters, the synagogue killer— a white ican Jews since 2014, when a neo-Nazi shot “Even though this horrible climate has emerged in Brazil, of divi- including at least one of the police officers The Tree of Life Synagogue sits at the bearded male in his 4os— survived the event. up a Jewish community center, killing three. sions, we at least have woken up to see what was happening,” he said. who rushed to the scene, and injured heart of Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill, a large He shot three police officers before being (Source: AP) (Source: AP) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 14 WORLD SPORTS OCTOBER 28, 2018

Mayer and Asher-Smith Why you cannot afford to miss crowned European athletes of the year Sunday’s El Clasico World decathlon record-holder Kevin Mayer and British sprinter Dina Asher-Smith, the European 100m, 200m and 4x100m cham- You have to turn back time 11 years to find pion, have been named men’s and women’s European athletes of the last Clasico which featured neither Lionel the year. Mayer is the third Frenchman to be earn the title after Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo. Christophe Lemaitre in 2010 and Renaud Lavillenie in 2014. He Back to when Ronaldinho, Deco and Yaya is also the first decathlete to win the award since Tomas Dvorak Toure were running the show for Barcelona, of the Czech Republic did so in 1999. Robinho, Raul and Ruud Van Nistelrooy led Asher-Smith is the fourth British athlete to win the women’s the line for Real Madrid and Sergio Ramos award after Sally Gunnell in 1993, Kelly Holmes in 2004 and was still a right-back. Jessica Ennis-Hill in 2012. It was December 23, 2007, and Julio Bap- She fended off competition from last year’s winner Ekaterini tista’s Christmas cracker of a strike found the Stefanidi of Greece and reigning European, world and Olympic top corner to sink Frank Rijkaard’s Barcelo- heptathlon champion Nafissatou Thiam of Belgium. na, Madrid triumphing by the solitary goal. Asher-Smith dominated the sprints at the European Cham- Since then the game has been dominat- pionships in Berlin, anchoring the British 4x100m relay team to ed by Barcelona’s Messi and Real Madrid’s victory to become the third woman in European Championships Ronaldo. history to win a sprint treble. However the Portuguese left for Juven- Mayer was one of four finalists for the award alongside Turkish tus in July after nine years at the Santiago world and European 200m champion Ramil Guliyev, Norway’s Bernabeu and Messi fractured a bone in his European 1,500m and 5,000m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen right arm last weekend against Sevilla, so and Swedish European pole vault champion Armand Duplantis. neither can appear at Camp Nou on Sunday. He won the world indoor heptathlon title in Birmingham World football’s biggest game will be at the start of the season and ended his campaign by breaking missing the sport’s two biggest stars. Ashton Eaton’s decathlon world record with a score of 9,126 in And their ‘replacements’ might not be Talence in September. much help either. Messi and Ronaldo’s (Source: Reuters) deputies were supposed to be Neymar and Gareth Bale. The Brazilian left Barcelona to get out Messi’s shadow and can be found sulking in Paris, while Bale’s constant injuries have Ex-England boss Hoddle stopped him from reaching his peak at Madrid. Real Madrid have struggled for goals, seriously ill in hospital with Marcelo’s drive in Saturday’s 2-1 de- feat by Levante the first they had scored in Ex-England and Tottenham manager Glenn Hoddle is seriously ill a club record eight hours of football without be engrossing or pivotal, as it often is. 1930 and the absence of world football’s two in hospital after appearing as a pundit for BT Sport on Saturday, like hot knives through butter. finding the net. It may be the death knell for Madrid coach biggest stars cannot erase a history of brutally his 61st birthday. Presenter Mark Pougatch said football results A glance at the league table sums up the Such a dire run of form, five games without Lopetegui, it could confirm Barcelona’s early passionate and passionately brutal rivalry. show BT Score was cancelled as a result of Hoddle’s condition. state of affairs in Spain. Madrid are just four a win, ended during a shaky 2-1 victory over season form as just a wobble and show the Rewinding to 2007 again, Madrid’s vic- The former Spurs midfielder earned 53 England caps and was points clear of a woeful Valencia that have Viktoria Plzen on Tuesday, has left coach Julen champions are a good bet to defend their title. tory took them further clear of Barcelona at considered to be one of the players of his generation. managed one win all season long. And Barca Lopetegui on the brink of the sack with the Or it could be a turning point for Madrid, the top of La Liga and they won the league BT presenter Jake Humphrey said Hoddle was “taken seriously lead Madrid by the same distance. team seventh in La Liga after nine games. the start of the end for Barcelona’s Ernesto at a canter. ill at the BT Sport studio this morning”. Messi’s three-week absence could hurt a And while Barcelona are currently top Valverde, who has not renewed a contract Rijkaard was sacked at the end of the sea- He added on social media: “Every one of us is right with you, Barcelona side which has depended on the of the table, that fact does not reflect the which expires at the end of the season. son and replaced by Pep Guardiola, whose Glenn, sending love and strength.” Argentine star more than any other during scrutiny the Catalans have come under after Crises are never far away at clubs of this Barcelona team transformed the game as Gary Lineker, the Match of the Day presenter and former his time at the club. a string of poor performances. magnitude. we know it. Tottenham and England striker, posted on social media: “Hugely Without him, Barcelona may be lost and They have failed to keep a clean sheet in In 237 competitive matches between the You can’t take your eyes off a Clasico, worrying news that Glenn Hoddle collapsed at the BT studios with them up against a pitiful Madrid, on six games across all competitions and what two sides, Madrid have won 95 and Barcelona even one shaping up in an underwhelming earlier. Thoughts are with him and his family. Come on, Glenn.” paper Sunday’s clash makes for the most was a rock-solid defence last season is being 92, with the Catalans determined to catch up. way like this. As a player, Hoddle won the FA Cup and Uefa Cup with Tot- underwhelming Clasico in recent memory. regularly cut open by opposition attackers The Clasico has been fascinating since (Source: Standardmedia) tenham and also had spells with Monaco, Swindon and Chelsea. But none of that means the game won’t Hoddle became player-manager at Swindon and Chelsea, and is credited with turning the west London side into a cosmopolitan outfit by signing Netherlands great Ruud Gullit, who went on to Caroline Wozniacki ‘shocked’ by Joe Hart ‘free’ and enjoying the replace him as boss at Stamford Bridge. From there he managed England for two and half years, taking rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis good times again them to the 1998 World Cup, but his reign ended in controversy when he admitted a “serious error of judgement” after suggesting disabled people were being made to pay for the sins of past lives. He went on to manage Southampton, Tottenham and Wolves, before continuing coaching and his career as a TV pundit. (Source: BBC)

Jose Mourinho is ‘not the right man’ for Manchester United - Eric Cantona

Manchester United legend Eric Cantona has said he “suffers” watching his former side play under Jose Mourinho and that he is not the right fit for the club. Caroline Wozniacki has spoken of her Beijing several weeks after her diagnosis, After two years in the relative wilderness, A season-long loan in Italy behind Serie United are 10th in the Premier League ahead of the visit of ‘shock’ after being diagnosed with rheu- a victory she said “meant a lot to her” and former England number one Joe Hart has A’s fourth leakiest defence was followed Everton, and have won just five of their 13 games in all com- matoid arthritis earlier this year after her boosted her confidence. found his form — and a home — at Burnley by another loan spell at a struggling West petitions this season. Cantona, who won four Premier League defeat to Elina Svitolina at the WTA Finals “I think you obviously start asking your- and hasn’t yet given up hope on a return Ham, where the two-time Premier League titles and two FA Cups during his time at Old Trafford, said that in Singapore. self questions, what does this mean, does to the international setup. winner played only 19 times in the league. Mourinho does not suit United. The world No. 3 said she woke up one it mean I can’t get in as great of shape as I “I feel like it’s set me free because I’m “I loved being part of the [West Ham] “It’s not the right man for the right woman,” he told The Re- morning after playing at Wimbledon and was before?” Wozniacki continued. not looking over my shoulder any more, team, some really good guys, but it just publik of Mancunia. “It’s the way you play. You can lose games was unable to lift her hands above her head. “Obviously winning in Beijing was huge. not worried about ‘Where am I going to didn’t work for me,” he added. but you take risks. You lose against Juventus and they have 70 Having struggled with fatigue before the It also gave me the belief that nothing is go?’,” Hart, who has 75 caps for England, “David Moyes came in, and it’s impossi- percent possession of the ball at Old Trafford. US Open, she was diagnosed with rheuma- going to set me back. I’m going to work told the Times in an interview on Saturday. ble to feel settled when you have a contract “Could you imagine that with [Alex] Ferguson on the bench?” toid arthritis, a disease that limits mobility with this and this is how it is, and I can The feeling of belonging is one that Hart only until the end of the season. And he Manchester United legend Eric Cantona has said he “suffers” through painful joint inflammation and do anything.” — who spent the past two seasons on loan didn’t fancy me as a keeper. watching his former side play under Jose Mourinho and that he stiffness. “In the beginning, it was a shock,” While rheumatoid arthritis is tradition- from Manchester City, first at Torino then “I tried everything I could. I just never is not the right fit for the club. United are 10th in the Premier world No. 3 Wozniacki told reporters after ally thought to be a disease suffered by older West Ham United — admits he hasn’t felt felt settled, never really felt like people League ahead of the visit of Everton, and have won just five of her 5-7 7-5 6-3 defeat by Ukraine’s Svitolina generations, recent studies have revealed in recent years. understood what I could bring. It wasn’t a their 13 games in all competitions this season. on Thursday. that it is more prevalent in young adults. “It’s been a strange two years,” he contin- great season for me which resulted in not Cantona, who won four Premier League titles and two FA “You feel like you’re the fittest athlete Of the 54.4 million American sufferers, ued. “The one thing I really struggled with being part of the World Cup, which was hard Cups during his time at Old Trafford, said that Mourinho does out there, or that’s in my head, that’s what 32.2 million were aged under 65. mentally was being asked ‘What’s next?’ by to take. It was really, really, really painful. not suit United. “It’s not the right man for the right woman,” he I’m known for, and all of a sudden you have Wozniacki has been receiving treatment family, friends and football people. ‘I don’t “There’s nothing else could happen to told The Republik of Mancunia. “It’s the way you play. You can this to work with. and is on medication since her initial diag- know’ are three words I don’t like saying.” me: I had England taken away from me in lose games but you take risks. You lose against Juventus and they “It is what it is, and you just have to be nosis in August and is hopeful she’ll be able As recently as a few seasons ago, Hart the summer, and not really having a home.” have 70 percent possession of the ball at Old Trafford. positive and work with it, and there are to manage the disease alongside her career. was considered one of Europe’s leading But Hart was handed a lifeline by Burn- “Could you imagine that with [Alex] Ferguson on the bench?” ways that you can feel better so that’s great.” “Some people can go into remission and goalkeepers; England’s undisputed number ley, one of the Premier League’s pluckiest (Source: ESPN) Wozniacki had held the world No. 1 some people, it just stops, the disease, and one and the calming presence at the back underdogs. spot for close to 70 weeks before she won it’s just right there and it’s not going to get of a Manchester City side that had designs And under the tutelage of the highly-rat- her first grand slam title at the Australian worse, or if it does, it’s slowly. on dominating Europe. ed Sean Dyche the 31-year-old has found Open earlier this year. Victory in Melbourne “The medicine now is so amazing so But the arrival of manager Pep Guar- his form — making more saves than any Ronaldo returns to Portugal again lifted the 28-year-old to the top of I’m not worried about it. So that’s great. diola in 2016 signalled the end of Hart’s other goalkeeper this season — and has the world rankings. You just have to be aware.” eight-season grip on the City number one his sights set on an international recall. national team to face Italy She won her third title of the season in (Source: CNN) spot. (Source: Mirror)

Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to return to Portugal national team to face Italy on November 17. The news about his upcoming inter- Amnesty urges AC Milan, Juve to shun Italian Super Cup in Saudi Arabia national break was published in a report on calciomercato.com. The former Real Madrid and Manchester United striker had Amnesty International Saturday urged football clubs AC Arabia,” Hogarth said. skipped the last four games for Portugal national team in order Milan and Juventus to shun the Italian Super Cup – a game Gruesome reports have alleged that Khashoggi’s body was to remain at Continassa to train with his new club Juventus and Saudi Arabia is set to host in January – over the murder of dismembered by a team sent from Saudi Arabia to silence settle in well with the Italian champions. journalist Jamal Khashoggi. the journalist, whose columns were frequently critical of Both Portugal coach Fernando Santos and president of FA “Even before the horrific killing of Jamal Khashoggi, powerful Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. were in agreement to left Ronaldo out after he joined Serie A Saudi Arabia had a truly appalling human rights record,” said The murder has dealt a serious blow to Saudi Arabia’s giants Juventus in summer. Allan Hogarth, Amnesty International U.K.’s head of policy. image, which Prince Mohammad has sought to improve Cristiano Ronaldo, who is also the leading international scorer “Big clubs like Juventus and AC Milan need to understand since his appointment as heir to the throne last year. He in European history, has scored five goals and five assists for his that their participation in sporting events in the country has ended a ban on women driving and loosened other new club Juventus. could be used as a form of ‘sportswashing’,” Hogarth said. restrictions in the kingdom. The five-time Ballon d’Or awardee CR7 is set to start today’s Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist critical of his government, The 2018/2019 Italian Super Cup is scheduled for January Serie A clash against Empoli. Juventus are currently the table was killed after entering his country’s Istanbul consulate 2019 in the Saudi capital Riyadh, and pits last year’s Italian signal this sends out to sports fans across the world and toppers in Serie A table with 25 points in nine matches. on Oct. 2 to obtain paperwork to marry his Turkish fiancee. Cup winner – Juventus – against the runner up, AC Milan. the brave activists who stand up for human rights in Saudi (Source: Goal) “We’d urge these Italian clubs to think twice about the (Source: AFP) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y OCTOBER 28, 2018 SPORTS 15

Saipa, Persepolis Iran to participate at Asian University Football Championship

SPORTS TEHRAN — The University of Applied Science share the spoils in IPL desk and Technology (UAST) will represent Iran SPORTS TEHRAN — AFC Cham- at the Asian University Football Championship. deskpions League finalists The fourth edition of the competition will be held in Jinjiang, Persepolis drew 1-1 with Saipa in Iran China from 29th October to 11th November 2018. Professional League (IPL) here at the The Iranian football team will travel to China Sunday night. Takhti Stadium on Saturday. The competition organized by the Asian University Sports Kamal Kamyabinia made it 1-0 with Federation will brought China, , Saudi Arabia, a thumping long-range shot in the 15th , Oman, South Korea, Nepal, and the minute. UAE together. Persepolis, who will travel to Japan on UAST football team will be headed by Farshad Karami in Monday to play Kashima Antlers in the the competition. first leg of the AFC Champions League, controlled the game until the final min- utes of the match but they conceded a goal in the 87th minute after failing to Iran athlete bags gold clear the ball. Mohammadreza Soleymani found the medal in World Wushu back of the net with a header from the Championships penalty area. “We could have won the match but our players wasted their chances. I think Saipa IRNA — Iranian athlete Shahrbanoo Mansourian bagged gold were the better team in the second half medal at the 9th World Wushu Championships of Sanda as three but we missed our opportunities,” Saipa wins were registered for men coach Ali Daei said in the post-match news athletes at Wushu competitions. conference. The 9th Sanda World Cup “The referee’s decisions went against us. began Saturday morning in the The referee had to award us two penalties Chinese city of Hangzhou, which but didn’t do that,” he added. will end tomorrow. “The referee had to send off Persepolis The medalists of the 2017 captain (Jalal Hosseini) for his behavior World Championship have per- with his assistant but he sent off my assistant mission to attend the World Cup. instead,” ex-Persepolis coach concluded. The team of Iran with five Persepolis remain third six points adrift male Sanda athletes and three of leaders Padideh. women has taken part in the World Cup. Zurkhaneh Sports Federation seeks to Esteghlal set to sack Winfried At 65 kg weight, Shahr- banoo Mansourian who had be recognized by GAISF Schaefer: report already beaten Atieh Luisa, from , in the second fight against Doi Kisham from India, beat this opponent with authority and won the first gold medal of the Wushu team of Iran in the tournament.

Ex-England manager named boss

Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has been named as head coach of the Philippines national team. Eriksson has signed a six-month deal and will lead the team at their first Asian Cup in January and February, alongside Irish- man Scott Cooper. It is the 70-year-old Swede’s first job in management since being sacked by Chinese side Shenzhen in June 2017. Ex-England captain Terry Butcher quit as Philippines head SPORTS TEHRAN — Inter- order to recognition of IZSF by GAISF. SPORTS TEHRAN —German in the AFC Champions League semi- coach in August before he had taken charge of a match. desknational Zurkhaneh Delfini first lauded IZSF due to deskcoach Winfried finals after being defeated by Al Sadd “With his reputation, experience and knowledge, there’s no Sports Federation (IZSF) is seeking to participation in the 16th edition of the Schaefer is on the verge of sacking of Qatar 5-3 on aggregate. question he can help the team reach the next level,” Philippines be recognized by Global Association of World Sport & Business Summit held following Esteghlal’s string of poor The Iranian media reports general manager Dan Palami said of Eriksson, who was in charge International Sports Federations (GAISF). in Bangkok, Thailand in April. results in Iran Professional League suggest that Schaefer is on the of England from 2001 to 2006. Amir Sedighi, head of IZSF international “We have taken International Zurkhaneh Sports and AFC Champions League. brink of being sacked by the Iranian He held talks about becoming Cameroon manager in July, affairs, met with Philippe Gueisbuhler, Federation into consideration and we are opti- Esteghlal suffered their second football club. and was in charge of the for three months in 2010, head of Administration for GAISF, in mistic about your federation’s future,” he added. defeat in 10 weeks in Iran league on Schaefer will be reportedly sacked including at the World Cup in South Africa. Lausanne, Switzerland and expressed GAISF, previously SportAccord, is the Friday. if Esteghlal lose to Saipa in Iran’s “There were a lot of countries and clubs interested in Sven’s condolence over death of GAISF presi- umbrella organization for all (Olympic The Blues lost to Sepahan in Hazfi Cup against Saipa. services, but we were able to sell him the idea of leaving a legacy dent Patrick Baumann on behalf of IZSF and non-Olympic) international sports Tehran’s Azadi Stadium oand moved The 68-year-old coach replaced here in the Philippines.” added Palami. president Mohsen Mehralizadeh. federations as well as organizers of mul- down to sixth place in the table. Alireza Mansourian last year and Cooper, who worked with Eriksson at Leicester City, has been Sedighi also met Davide Delfini, ti-sports games and sport-related inter- Under coaching of Schaefer, finished third with Esteghlal behind in charge of first-team affairs since Butcher’s departure. Membership Application Manager, in national associations. Esteghlal also failed to book a place Persepolis and Zob Ahan. Before the Asian Cup next year, the Azkals take part in the AFF Championship in November and December. (Source: BBC) Liverpool go top of Premier League, Watford and Bournemouth flying high An early goal from Mohamed Salah and a brace from Glenn Murray grabbed the game’s only goal at the Sadio Mane helped Liverpool beat Cardiff 4-1 to move start of the second half after getting the final touch on a VAR systems to be used at to the top of the Premier League. ball across goal from Bruno, Iranian stadiums Salah scored for the third game in a row as he reacted Murray became the second player in Brighton history quickest to put his side ahead from close range after 10 to score 100 goals for the club with the goal. minutes at Anfield. Mathew Ryan pulled off a number of saves late on IRNA — The Iranian Football Federation announced on Saturday Mane eventually doubled the lead for Liverpool mid- to deny Wolves, and Brighton held on to move level on it plans to launch the VAR (Video Assistant Referee) system at way through the second half, before Callum Paterson points with Manchester United. stadiums across the country. scored to pull Cardiff back to within a goal’s reach after Roberto Pererya scored a sensational solo effort as Fereydoun Esfahanian, Head of the Referees Committee at 77 minutes. Watford romped to a 3-0 win at home to Huddersfield. the Football Federation of Iran, said the Referees Committee has However, Xherdan Shaqiri’s first goal for the club gave The Argentine midfielder weaved his way through put the issue on the agenda and the system will be pilot tested at them breathing space again, and Mane’s 50th Premier several opposing defenders before coolly slotting past Azadi Stadium [the biggest sports complex in Iran]. League goal -- the seventh African player to reach that Jonas Lossl to give the Hornets an early lead. The VAR system was used in both 2017 and 2018 World Cups. tally -- ensured Jurgen Klopp’s side held on to claim Gerard Deulofeu doubled Watford’s lead soon after Using cameras which are installed through the field, the the points. with a fine goal of his own as Watford scored two goals technology enables referees to minimize mistakes, with noth- Fulham’s defensive woes went on at Craven Cottage a second yellow card minutes later to cap off a miserable from their first two shots. ing escaping their eyes. in a 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth, stretching a run without day for the hosts. Isaac Success wrapped up the points late in the sec- Also, whenever the referee is doubtful, before giving his opinion a Premier League win to seven games. Wilson grabbed his second of the game after 85 min- ond half as Javi Gracia’s side ensured they will end the he can consult the system. Timothy Fosu-Mensah fouled Callum Wilson in the utes as Bournemouth moved to within a point of third- weekend in 6th place. area, and stepped up himself to score from the spot in- placed Arsenal. In the day’s other game, Newcastle are still without side 15 minutes. Brighton won three games in the row for the first a win in the Premier League this season after drawing David Brooks put Bournemouth two-up with 20 min- time in the Premier League as they beat Wolves 1-0 at 0-0 at Southampton. Kashima can defeat utes remaining, and Fulham’s Kevin McDonald received the Amex Stadium. (Source: ESPN) Persepolis in AFC Champions Thibaut Courtois threatens to sue Spanish paper League final: Serginho Kashima Antlers Brazilian star Serginho has eyes on the prize for Mourinho, Conte claims by beating Persepolis of Iran in the final match of the AFC Champions League. Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois or by his naivety, the lad did not hide the tuguese was dismissed in December 2015. Kashima Antlers booked a place in the final after dramatic says he is considering taking legal action displeasure that the psychological manipula- The Belgium international then played 6-5 aggregate victory over Suwon Samsung Bluewings following against Spanish newspaper El Pais because tions of Mourinho and the authoritarianism for Guus Hiddink before Conte arrived at a 3-3 draw in Korea Republic. of an article it published on Friday claiming of Conte caused him.” Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2016. “We know that if we lose to Persepolis in the final then this he would not welcome the appointment of Courtois then tweeted: “I want to cate- The 26-year-old has started in seven has no meaning,” Serginho said. either Jose Mourinho or Antonio Conte as gorically deny the information published league games for Los Blancos this season. “I firmly believe that if we come together and give everything his club’s new coach. in the El Pais regarding me. It includes lies Madrid head into Sunday’s league Clasico at we have again then we can go all the way and become champion,” The Spanish giants have endured a night- that harm me as a professional and I expect a Barcelona having taken just one point from the Brazilian added. mare start to La Liga under new coach Julen rectification as I ponder taking legal action.” a possible 12 in their last four league games. Kashima will now welcome Persepolis to Kashima Soccer Lopetegui and there is speculation that a The Belgium international signed for Former Spain coach Lopetegui was ap- Stadium in the first leg of the final on November 3, before trav- change at the helm is imminent with Courtois’ Real Madrid in August after four straight pointed at Madrid in June shortly after Zine- elling to Tehran for the second leg a week later as both sides look former Chelsea coaches Mourinho and Conte seasons at Chelsea. dine Zidane stepped down from the position to lift the coveted AFC Champions League trophy for the first both linked with the Madrid job. Courtois, after three seasons on loan at after guiding the club to their third straight time in their history. A story published in El Pais suggested Atletico Madrid, returned to the London Champions League trophy. (Source: the-afc) that perhaps Courtois, due to his “youth, club and played for Mourinho until the Por- (Source: Soccernet) Prayer Times Noon:11:48 Evening: 17:32 Dawn: 4:59 (tomorrow) Sunrise: 6:26 (tomorrow) OCTOBER 28, 2018 ART&CULTURE I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y www.tehrantimes.com Managing Director: Ali Asgari Editor-in-Chief: Mohammad Ghaderi Editorial Dept.: Fax: (+98 21) 88808214 — 88808895 Illustrators hang works at [email protected] Switchboard Operator: Tel: (+98 21) 43051000 Advertisements Dept.: Telefax: (+98 21) 43051450 Public Relations Office: Tel: (+98 21) 88805807 Subscription & Distribution Dept.: Tel: (+98 21) 43051603 www.eshterak.ir Distributor: Padideh Novin Co. Iranian Artists Forum Tel: 88911433 ARTTEHRAN – The Iranian Webmaster: [email protected] desk Printed at: Rooztab - ISSN: 1017-94 Artists Forum is playing host to an exhibition of illustrations, which No. 18, Bimeh Alley, Nejatollahi St., Tehran, Iran P.o. Box: 14155-4843 opened on Friday. Zip Code: 1599814713 The exhibition displaying 250 works by Iranian artists has been organized by the Iranian Illustrators Society to celebrate Iranian Illustration Week, the organizers said during the opening ceremony of the showcase. They have decided to name the exhibit “We Are Illustrators”. “We chose this title to introduce the art to people,” Iranian Illustrators Society director Ali Buzari said at the ceremony. “Many people do not know yet what illustration is and the exhibition will Ebrahim Haqiqi to preside carry the title until people are familiar over Fajr visual arts festival with it,” he added. Iranian Children’s Book Council ARTTEHRAN – Graphic designer Ebrahim director Nushafarin Ansari also spoke deskHaqiqi has been appointed as the president at the event. of the 11th edition of the Fajr International Festival of Visual “To work as an illustrator, the artist Arts. should have detailed information about The appointment was Iranian history and children’s literature,” announced by Deputy Culture she said. Minister for Artistic Affairs “I don’t know if the Iranian universities Mojtab Hosseini on Saturday. pay any regard to children’s literature, Haqiqi, 69, is the director but I know an in-depth knowledge of of the High Council of the children’s literature is necessary for book Iranian Artists Forum. illustration,” she noted. Mojtab Aqai stepped down The organizers also honored illustrators as the president of the festival Karim Nasr, Ali-Akbar Sadeqi, Leili Haeri in late September. Yazdi and Maryam Mahmudi with Aban The 11th Fajr International Awards for their lifetime achievements. Veteran illustrator Ali-Akbar Sadeqi cuts the ribbon to open an exhibition of illustrations at the Iranian Artists Forum on October Festival of Visual Arts will The exhibition will run until November 6. 26, 2018. (ILNA) be held in Tehran during February and March 2019. The event is organized Director Mehrdad Ghaffarzadeh working “It Rains Slowly” director on Izmir every year to celebrate the Graphic designer Ebrahim victory of the 1979 Islamic on co-production between Iran and Turkey festival jury Haqiqi. Revolution.

Jim Carrey gets fiery and political at Britannia Awards: ‘How dare they!’

LOS ANGELES (The Wrap) — The Britannia Awards, which took place on Friday night at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, were sup- posed to be a collegial event at which the BAFTA gave its annual honorary awards to a group for actors and filmmakers. But , who received the Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy, had more on his mind than simply accepting congratulations. In a fiery speech, Carrey invoked Colin Kaepernick and Christine Blasey Ford, yelled “How dare they!” at their right-wing critics and decried “capitalism without conscience.” “I know this isn’t funny,” he said at the end of his comments. Turkish star Yusuf Çim (L) and Iranian actress Afsaneh Pakru act in a scene from This combination photo shows Iranian filmmaker Saeid Nejati and a poter for the “I want to be funny, and I will be again. But things are not very “Sing Me a Love Song” by Iranian director Mehrdad Ghaffarzadeh. 19th Izmir International Short Film Festival. funny these days.” ART The speech brought a jolt of energy to what had been a rela- ARTTEHRAN – Iranian Iranians’ love for Turkish series and Istanbul.” TEHRAN – Saeid Turkish composer Batu Sener. desk desk tively lighthearted and mostly non-political evening, which had director Mehrdad “They know Turkish actors and also love Nejati, the Iranian “Gray Umbrella” directed by Moham- already seen honors go to actors , Ghaffarzadeh is making a love story titled them,” he added. director of the acclaimed short film “It mad Pustinduz and “Return” by Shahri- and Damien Lewis and director Steve McQueen. Marvel chief “Sing Me a Love Song”, which will be a co- Iranian director Amir-Shahab Razavian Rains Slowly”, has been selected as a ar Purseyyedian, both from Iran, will was also honored. production between Iran and Turkey, Turkish is the producer of “Sing Me a Love Song”. member of the jury for the fiction cat- compete in the fiction category of the But Carrey, who in recent months has been known for the highly newspaper Hürriyet announced last week. Ghaffarzadeh said that he plans to egory at the 19th Izmir International festival, which will be held in the Turkish political artwork he posts on Twitter, quickly changed the mood Shooting of the film starring Yusuf Çim, premiere the movie in Turkey during Short Film Festival. city from October 30 until November 4. when he took the stage. “I’m glad it didn’t come in the mail,” he Afsaneh Pakru and Pejman Bazeghi has January 2019. The Romania-based Italian art direc- Nejati made his latest movie “It Rains said, hoisting the Britannia Award when it was given to him by recently started in Istanbul, and parts of Ghaffarzadeh also announced his plan tor Massimiliano Nardulli will preside Slowly” in Turkey. The film is about a director Peter Farrelly. the movie will be filmed in Iran. to make a series with a Turkish crew and over the jury of the section, which also teacher who teaches his students what “I no longer have packages delivered to my home in this new About his reasons to make the movie, explained that his plan would be implemented includes Romanian actress Ana Ularu, freedom is and how to resist injustice just America,” he said, before talking about how the distinctive walk Ghaffarzadeh said, “One of the reasons is next year. Bulgarian producer Tsanko Vasilev and before the 1980 coup d’état in Turkey. of Charlie Chaplin’s signature character, the Little Tramp, came about because the character had holes in his shoes and was actually trying to hobble without pain. “” spinoff movie no longer in the works “Without empathy like that, the character would never have LOS ANGELES (Variety) – Boba Fett Bulloch played the character in the two movies Wars” and “Star Wars Rebels”, will direct the existed,” he said. “And without empathy, we won’t either.” is no longer getting his own spinoff movie. and Jason Wingreen provided Boba Fett’s voice. first episode of the series. “Thor: Ragnarok” He talked about how in films like “Modern Times”, Chaplin News emerged in May that Disney and The untitled movie Boba Fett movie would director Taika Waititi, Bryce Dallas Howard, fought “capitalism without conscience,” and said “he took on the Lucasfilm had been developing a “Star Wars” have been one of the studio’s “Star Wars” “Dope’s” Rick Famuyiwa, and Deborah Chow American right wing of his day on its worst evils: hatred of the im- standalone movie centered on the bounty anthology films, which were being spun off (“Jessica Jones”) will direct additional episodes. migrant, abuse of power … We are fighting these same evils today.” hunter Boba Fett from “Logan” director James as origin stories. The first anthology film was Jon Favreau will write and executive produce His voice rising, Carrey went on. “Shamelessness is not and Mangold — although the project was never 2016’s “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”, followed the series. will never be a superpower! Kidnapping children is not what great officially announced. by “Solo: A Star Wars Story”, starring Alden The plot details were also revealed, with nations do! About half the nation believes that there is a sinister Variety has learned that Lucasfilm is no Ehrenreich as a young Han Solo. “Solo”, which Favreau teasing “The Mandalorian” on deep-state conspiracy plotting to… do what? Give them health care?” longer developing the Boba Fett movie project. opened in late May, was a major disappointment Instagram. He then dedicated the award “to Charlie Chaplin, who bat- Disney and Lucasfilm had no comment on with less than $400 million in worldwide box “After the stories of Jango and Boba Fett, tled McCarthyism into exile! To Christine Blasey Ford! To Colin Friday. office. another warrior emerges in the ‘Star Wars’ Kapernick, who will stand for the anthem when the anthem stands Boba Fett debuted in 1980’s “Star Wars: In the meantime, Disney has been developing universe,” read his post, in the style of a “Star (Lucasfilm/Fox/Kobal/Rex/Shutterstock) for him! To one of the greatest artists of our time, my good friend ” and re-appeared its “Star Wars” streaming TV series “The Wars” opening crawl. “The Mandalorian is travails of a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches , whose life was threatened this week! in 1983’s “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi” as a Mandalorian”. It revealed on Oct. 4 that Dave set after the fall of the Empire and before the of the galaxy far from the authority of the New “How dare they besmirch these people! How dare they!” mercenary for the Galactic Empire. Jeremy Filoni, who has worked on “Star Wars: The Clone emergence of the First Order. We follow the Republic.” The speech galvanized the room and drew a partial standing ovation from a crowd that included noted Trump backer Piers Morgan, who earlier had drawn a smattering of applause and prints sell intact at stunt-free Robert De Niro: Votes are more boos when host pointed out that he was there. Paris auction powerful than bombs While Whitehall tossed in a few political barbs in his opening comments, his jokes were mostly about show business and about PARIS (Reuters) — Three Banksy LONDON (The Guardian) – Robert Brits in the U.S., apropos for a crowd heavy on members of the prints were sold at a Paris auction on De Niro has spoken publicly for the first Los Angeles contingent of BAFTA, the British Academy of Film Wednesday - this time without any time since an explosive device was sent and Television Artists. While the British Academy Film Awards, pranks by the British artist. to his offices in New York. given out in February in London, is BAFTA’s biggest prize, the Banksy’s “Girl with Balloon” paint- Speaking on Friday, a day after a pipe Britannia Awards are a noncompetitive L.A. version, bestowing ing shredded itself this month just after bomb was intercepted at the mailroom of half a dozen honorary awards each year. it was sold for more than 1 million Tribeca Enterprises in Lower Manhattan, “Game of Thrones” star Emilia Clarke was named British Artist pounds (1.1 million euros) at a Lon- De Niro thanked law enforcement officials of the Year in a presentation in which “GoT” showrunners David don auction. for dealing with the device. Benioff and D.B. Weiss revealed that she won over the HBO brass Organizers at Artcurial auction Auctioneer Arnaud Oliveux reacts at “I thank God no one’s been hurt, and I Robert De Niro. (Reuters/Carlo Allegri) at the end of her audition by dancing The Robot. Cate Blanchett house in central Paris said they had the final price in the bidding of the offset thank the brave and resourceful security He has previously expressed a desire won the Britannnia Award for Excellence in Film checked the artworks before the event lithograph entitled “Stop and Search” and law enforcement people for protect- to punch Trump in the face, as well as and described herself as “a disaster” because she’s “so f—ing low-fi” to ensure that no surprise destruction (2007) by British street artist Banksy ing us,” he said. “There’s something more calling him “an idiot, a national disaster, that she reads her thank-yous from notecards — but her glasses of the pieces would take place. at the urban art auction organized by powerful than bombs, and that’s your vote. an embarrassment to this country … this were so dirty that she had trouble reading them. However, an Artcurial auctioneer Artcurial in Paris, France, October 24, People must vote!” fool, this bozo”. Viola Davis presented the John Schlesinger Britannia Award told Reuters last week his company 2018. (Reuters/Charles Platiau) The actor is believed to have been tar- On Friday, federal agents were search- for Excellence in Directing to her “Widows” director Steve Mc- would be delighted if Banksy, whose Oz” as well as two other pieces signed geted because of his outspoken criticism ing a mail facility near Miami, Florida, Queen in a presentation that found both presenter and honoree real identity is unknown, was planning by Banksy, “Queen Vic” and “Soup Can of Donald Trump and his administration. in their hunt for the sender of about 10 in a serious mood. “Billions” star Damien Lewis lightened the another surprise. Yellow/ Emerald/ Brown”, sold for In June, De Niro made headlines after pipe bombs to prominent Democrats and mood considerably with tales of his “slow start” in acting, and A print of “Stop and Search”, de- more than more than 120,000 euros saying “f… Trump” on the live telecast of critics of Trump, including Joe Biden and with a nifty impersonation. picting Dorothy from “The Wizard of ($137,000) in total. the Tony awards. Barack Obama.