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Leader: Saudi regime believes in Qur’an Rouhani urges better ties only in appearance in call with emir of ranian President Hassan Rouhani called on Saturday for improved relations with IPersian Gulf Arab countries during a tel- ephone call with the emir of Qatar. Rouhani said attaches great sig- nificance to the expansion of relations with its Azadegan tender expected ‘within days’ neighboring countries, particularly Qatar. “The countries of the region need more co- operation and consultations to resolve the cri- ses in the region, and we are ready to cooper- ate in this field,” Rouhani told Sheikh Tamim khamenei.ir bin Hamad al Thani, IRNA reported. Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah “One of the principles of our foreign policy Seyyed Ali Khamenei said “incompetent” Saudi is to continue cooperation with neighboring rulers believe in the Qur’an only in appearance countries in the Persian Gulf, and we believe but act in contravention of its teachings. that we can remove the existing obstacles and “Unfortunately today, the Islamic society, strengthen brotherly bonds through firm deter- like other societies, is facing problems, and mination,” Rouhani added. the fate of some Islamic societies is in the “In this direction we are ready for talks hands of incompetent individuals like [those] aimed at reaching real agreement.” in the Saudi government,” Ayatollah Khame- He urged regional countries to make collec- nei said in a Quranic meeting on Saturday, tive efforts to establish peace and calm in the Press TV reported. region, saying stability and security of region- Continued on Page 2 al countries are closely intertwined. He stressed the importance of pursuing “moderation and wisdom” in ties among IRNA countries, saying political approaches must be Iran says it will hold the much-awaited tender would be held before Friday, Press TV report- for oil and gas projects using the new, less re- Manchester bomber applied in settling regional crises. The Iranian on the development of a lucrative oil project in ed. strictive contract model. president also pointed to the spread of terror- its southwestern province of Khuzestan “with- Kardor added that invitation letters would be The firms include Shell, ’s Total, photos released ism in the region saying, “Our region is faced in days”. send out to 29 international companies to sub- ’s Eni, Malaysia’s Petronas and ’s with a big challenge called terrorism, which Managing Director of National Iranian Oil mit their proposals. Gazprom and Lukoil, as well as companies as runners can threaten the security of all of us; joint co- Company (NIOC) Ali Kardor said that a ten- Iran has named 29 companies from more from China, , and other countries. operation is the [only] way to fight it.” der on the development of Azadegan Oilfield than a dozen countries as being eligible to bid Continued on Page 4 defy terror threat Continued on Page 2 Britain police released CCTV footage of Man- chester bomber Salman Israelis rally for Palestinian state, pounds militants Abedi on the night of the attack as thousands defied the terror threat end of occupation as civilians found shot dead to take part in the Great Manchester Run on Philippine forces found the bod- zone, but as the military ad- been increasingly less resist- Sunday. ies of what appeared to be eight vances and more civilians es- ance from the militants within Security was tight as executed civilians as authorities cape, the scope of the battle is Marawi.” 40,000 runners pound- launched fresh airstrikes Sun- becoming clear. Padilla said the bodies of four ed Manchester’s streets day to drive militants linked to Thousands of civilians have men, three women and a child in the annual half the Daesh terror group out of streamed out of Marawi and were found near a road close marathon (21.1 kilom- a besieged southern city. The more than 2,000 were still to Mindanao state university in eters/13.1 miles) a day death toll from six days of fight- trapped inside the city. Many Marawi. after Prime Minister ing neared 100. sent desperate text messages Eight other men were found Theresa May lowered The crisis in Marawi, home begging to be rescued and re- gunned down and thrown into a AFP the terror threat level, to some 200,000 people, has porting that their homes had shallow ravine early Sunday in which was hiked following last Monday’s attack, grown increasingly dire as the been destroyed, said Zia Alonto Marawi’s Emi village, said po- AFP reported. militants show unexpected te- Adiong, an official in Lanao del lice officer Jamail Mangadang. Investigators gave details of Abedi’s last hours nacity, fending off a military Sur, one of the country’s poor- Marawi is a mostly Muslim as they released photographs from security cameras that has unleashed attack heli- est provinces. city. showing the black-clad suicide bomber wearing copters, armored vehicles and Speaking at the evacuation In addition to the civilian jeans and trainers, a black bodywarmer and baseball scores of soldiers, AP reported. center on Sunday, Saddat Liong deaths, Padilla said 61 mili- cap, the straps of his backpack visible on his shoul- The violence prompted said his house was hit by mortar tants, 11 soldiers and four po- ders. President Rodrigo Duterte on fire and burned to the ground. lice were among the dead. The 22-year-old, of Libyan origin, was born in the Tuesday to declare 60 days Military spokesman Brig. The violence erupted Tues- northwestern English city. of martial law in the southern Gen. Restituto Padilla said that day night when the government The police statement said one of the last places he Thousands of Israelis rallied Saturday threw his support behind a two-state Philippines, where a separatist combat operations were still launched a raid to capture Is- went to was a “city center flat and from there he left night in Tel Aviv in support of a Pales- solution to the Israeli-Palestinian con- to make his way to the Manchester Arena” where the tinian state ahead of the 50th anniver- flict. attack took place. sary of ’s occupation of Palestin- Herzog accused Israeli Prime Min- “The flat is highly relevant as a location which we ian land. ister Benjamin Netanyahu of having believe may be the final assembly place for the de- The demonstration was organized missed the opportunity to move for- vice.” by supporters of a Palestinian state, ward with a “peace” process. Two unarmed police officers remained on guard including the Israeli NGO Peace Now. “The leadership in Israel today is outside the entrance to Granby House, believed to NGO head Avi Buskila said the rally driven first and foremost by fear. Fear of contain the flat in question. was a protest against the lack of hope change; fear of daring; fear of initiative In their latest operations, police detained two men, being offered by a regime “perpetuat- and fear of hope. Israel’s prime minister aged 20 and 22, in a raid in north Manchester early ing occupation, violence and racism”, is the chief fear-monger,” he said. on Saturday. AFP reported. In 1967, Israel seized the West Along with the 11 suspects in UK custody, police “The time has come to prove to the Bank and East Beit-ul-Moqaddas from in Libya have detained Abedi’s father and brother. A Israelis, the Palestinians and the entire Jordan during the Six-Day War with third of those killed in Monday’s bombing were chil- world that an important segment of the Arab countries. dren, and another 116 people were injured. Israeli population is opposed to occu- It later annexed East Beit-ul-Mo- The attack, which has been claimed by the Daesh pation and wants a two-state solution,” qaddas in a move never recognized by terror group, targeted young fans at the end of a con- he added. the international community. cert. A message of support from Pales- Israel proclaims Beit-ul-Moqaddas British counter-terror chief Mark Rowley said Fri- tinian President Mahmoud Abbas was as its united capital, while the Palestin- day that police had captured “a large part of the net- read out at the rally. ians claim the city’s eastern part as the work” linked to the bombing. “Our duty toward future generations capital of their future state. Explaining the decision to reduce the terror threat is to conclude a peace of the brave,” More than 400,000 Israelis live in level from critical – its highest level – to severe, Abbas was quoted as saying. settlements on the West Bank which May said troops would also be withdrawn from the “There isn’t a voice stronger than are considered illegal under interna- AP streets, another measure adopted after the bombing. the voice of just and inclusive peace, tional law. “We should be clear about what this means: A just like there isn’t a voice stronger Netanyahu’s cabinet is widely seen rebellion has raged for decades. going on, but that the militants nilon Hapilon, who is on Wash- threat level of severe means an attack is highly like- than the right of people for self-deter- as the most right-wing one and is But the recent bloodshed in were weakening. ington’s list of most-wanted ter- ly, the country should remain vigilant,” she said. mination and freedom from the burden pressing settlement expansion despite Marawi has raised fears that ex- “We believe they’re now low rorists. But the operation went , which involved the deploy- of occupation,” the message read. international concern. tremism is growing as smaller on ammunition and food,” he awry and militants rampaged ment of troops on patrol alongside police, will be Israeli opposition Labor Party lead- Some cabinet members have openly militant groups unify and align said, speaking by phone from through the city, torching build- wound down on Monday night, at the end of the bank er Isaac Herzog attended the rally and advocated annexing the West Bank. themselves with Daesh. Manila, the capital. “Compared ings and battling government holiday weekend. Much of the city is a no-go to the initial days, there has forces in the streets. May 29, 2017 Regional cooperation Kuwaiti government plans to develop five ports in the Arab country in order to bolster economic cooperation with its two neighbors, Iran and 2 , a Kuwaiti minister said on Sunday, IRNA reported. National

OPINION Iran vows ‘crushing response’ How played Donald Trump after terrorists’ killing of border guards By Fareed Zakaria* This week’s bombing in Manchester, England, Political Desk was another gruesome reminder that the threat from radical Islamist terrorism is ongoing. And commander of Iran’s police forces President Trump’s journey to the Middle East il- said on Sunday that the terrorists lustrated yet again how the country central to the A behind the killing of Iranian border spread of this terrorism, Saudi Arabia, has man- guards in the country’s northwest would re- aged to evade and deflect any responsibility for it. ceive “crushing response.” In fact, Trump has given Saudi Arabia a free pass General Qassem Rezaei made the remarks and a free hand in the region. during a funeral held for the two Iranian bor- The facts are well-known. For five decades, der guards who were killed in clashes with Saudi Arabia has spread its narrow, puritanical terrorists in Orumieh Province on Saturday and intolerant version of Islam — originally prac- afternoon, IRNA reported. ticed almost nowhere else — across the Muslim The scuffles erupted between Orumieh world. Osama bin Laden was Saudi, as were 15 of border regiment forces and PJAK, an off- the 19 9/11 terrorists. shoot of ’s Kurdistan Workers’ Party And we know, via a leaked email from former (PKK). secretary of state Hillary Clinton, in recent years Seven others were also injured in the the Saudi government, along with Qatar, has been clashes, which erupted when the guards were “providing clandestine financial and logistic sup- changing posts. port to [the Islamic State] and other radical Sunni PJAK randomly carries out hit-and-run at- groups in the region.” Saudi nationals make up tacks on Iranian targets, after which they re- the second-largest group of foreign fighters in the treat to their lairs in Iraq and Turkey. Islamic State (Daesh) and, by some accounts, the Earlier this month, Iran said it welcomed largest in the terrorist group’s Iraqi operations. Turkey’s plan to build a 144-kilometer wall The kingdom is in a tacit alliance with Al-Qaeda along its border. Ankara says the wall is aimed in Yemen. at halting the movement of PKK militants The Islamic State draws its beliefs from Saudi who are based in Iraq’s Qandil mountains bor- Arabia’s Wahhabi version of Islam. As the former dering Iran and Turkey. imam of the kingdom’s Grand Mosque said last Iran’s Foreign Ministry welcomes any year, the Islamic State “exploited our own princi- move that increases the security and stability ples, that can be found in our books. . . . We follow of the border. the same thought but apply it in a refined way.” The border wall is reportedly being con- IRNA Until the Islamic State could write its own text- structed with three-meter concrete blocks bootleg goods such as alcohol into Iran from bush attack near the town of Mirjaveh in the The so-called Jaish ul-Adl terrorist group books for its schools, it adopted the Saudi curricu- topped off with razor wire, according to Turk- Turkey and northern Iraq. southeastern Iranian province of Sistan-Bal- claimed responsibility for the attack. The as- lum as its own. ish authorities. Last month, 10 Iranian border guards were uchestan. sailants escaped into Pakistani territory im- Saudi money is now transforming European Smugglers also use the border to bring in killed and two others wounded in an am- mediately after the attack. Islam. Leaked German intelligence reports show that charities “closely connected with government offices” of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and are funding mosques, schools and imams to dissemi- Iraqi FM: Baghdad will never join anti-Iran coalition nate a fundamentalist, intolerant version of Islam throughout . Iraq’s Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari said his urged cooperative measures between the signatories In Kosovo, the New York Times’ Carlotta Gall country will never join the front against Iran, putting and other Arab countries against what it calls an unfa- describes the process by which a 500-year-old a damper on a US and Saudi push to rally regional vorable regional role by Iran. tradition of moderate Islam is being destroyed. countries against the Islamic Republic. Tehran rejects accusations of meddling in the re- “From their bases, the Saudi-trained imams prop- “Baghdad will never join the anti-Iran coalition,” gion, saying instead that military interventionism agated Wahhabism’s tenets: The supremacy of he told the Spanish newspaper ABC, a translated there by Washington and its allies has brought about Shariah law as well as ideas of violent jihad and version of which was published in various media much regional bloodshed and destruction. Takfirism, which authorizes the killing of Mus- outlets. Jaafari said Iran has not occupied even an inch of lims considered heretics for not following its in- Jaafari was apparently referring to the unofficial the Iraqi soil, while Turkey has advanced as far as 110 terpretation of Islam. . . . Charitable assistance alliance between the and some Persian kilometers (68 miles) into the country’s territory. often had conditions attached. Families were Gulf Arab states, most notably Saudi Arabia, Press Turkey has been maintaining a military presence in given monthly stipends on the condition that they TV reported. Iraq since December 2015 without the Arab country’s attended sermons in the mosque and that women Iraq will not fall into line with the policy, which permission. Baghdad has repeatedly called on Ankara and girls wore the veil.” Washington has adopted against the Islamic Republic, to withdraw its forces, describing Turkey’s military Trump’s speech on Islam was nuanced and the top Iraqi diplomat added. presence in Iraq as a violation of its sovereignty. showed empathy for the Muslim victims of jihad- The remarks came days after US President Donald Relations between the two countries were strained ist terrorism (who make up as much as 95 percent Trump traveled to Saudi Arabia on his first foreign last December, when Turkey deployed some 150 sol- of the total, by one estimate). He seemed to zero visit, signing a $110-billion “beautiful” arms deal diers, equipped with heavy weapons and backed by in on the problem when he said, “No discussion of with the kingdom. about two dozen tanks, to the Bashiqa military camp stamping out this threat would be complete with- AFP The US named Iran as the target of the deal and on the outskirts of Mosul. out mentioning the government that gives terror- ists. . . safe harbor, financial backing and the social standing needed for recruitment.” Trump was talking not of his host, Saudi Ara- Tehran City Council elections bia, but rather of Iran. But it is wildly inaccurate Mohammad Ali Rajabi to describe it as the source of jihadist terror. Ac- announced as accurate cording to an analysis of the Global Terrorism Da- tabase by Leif Wenar of King’s College London, Political Desk were investigated by the delegation, more than 94 percent of deaths caused by Islamic all of which were dismissed,” said terrorism since 2001 were perpetrated by the Is- The Tehran Fifth Islamic City Council Alireza Rahimi on the sidelines of the lamic State, Al-Qaeda and other Sunni jihadists. elections were announced as clear and Parliament’s open session on Sunday, Iran is fighting those groups, not fueling them. accurate, said the head of the delega- IRNA reported. Almost every terrorist attack in the West has had tion monitoring the Tehran City Coun- He noted that the election results for some connection to Saudi Arabia. Virtually none cil elections, emphasizing 190 com- the first fifty elected members of the has been linked to Iran. plaints were filed to the delegation, all Tehran City Council were reviewed Trump has adopted the Saudi line on terror- of which were disapproved. and there were no major or minor dif- ism, which deflects any blame from the kingdom “190 cases, most of which were ferences in the vote counts. and redirects it toward Iran. The Saudis showered filed by the list members affiliated The Fifth City and Village Council Trump’s inexperienced negotiators with attention, US-led coalition to the Conservatives (Services List), elections were held in Iran on May 19. arms deals and donations to a World Bank fund warplanes doing ICANA that Ivanka Trump is championing. (Candidate Leader: Saudi regime Trump wrote in a Facebook post in 2016, “Saudi job well! Rouhani urges Arabia and many of the countries that gave vast amounts of money to the Clinton Foundation believes in Qur’an... better Persian Gulf... want women as slaves and to kill gays. Hillary From Page 1 From Page 1 must return all money from such countries!”) In short, the Saudis played Trump. “These individuals believe in the Qur’an in appear- Talks should continue The United States has now signed up for Saudi ance, and even print millions of copies of the Qur’an, Arabia’s foreign policy — a relentless series of but in practice they are intimate with infidels who act Sheikh Tamim said in response that talks between battles against Shiites and their allies throughout contrary to Qur’anic principles,” Ayatollah Khamenei Iran and Persian Arab Gulf states should continue. the Middle East. That will enmesh Washington in added. The Qatari emir also offered his congratulations a never-ending sectarian struggle, fuel regional The Leader slammed the ongoing anti-religious acts to President Rouhani on his landslide reelection instability and complicate its ties with countries in Yemen and and said those who are carrying victory and called for further expansion of mutual such as Iraq that want good relations with both out such measures against are “illegitimate” relations. sides. But most important, it will do nothing to and will certainly face failure and doom. He said that there is no obstacle in the way of bol- address the direct and ongoing threat to Ameri- The time of their collapse depends on the actions of stering Tehran-Doha ties. cans — jihadist terrorism. I thought that Trump’s Muslims, the Leader said, adding that if the Muslim He also expressed confidence that dialogue would foreign policy was going to put America first, not world acts correctly, their collapse would be accelerated. be the sole solution to regional issues. Saudi Arabia. Ayatollah Khamenei stated that some reactionary The sheikh also said that his country enjoyed deep *Fareed Zakaria is an opinion writer. The countries falsely assume that they can establish a cordial and historical ties with Iran. above is an excerpt from a column published in relationship with the enemies of Islam but “the fact is The emir added that he wanted ties with Iran to be The Washington Post on May 25, 2017. that there is no [such] intimacy”. “stronger than ever before”. May 29, 2017 Civilians ‘in grave danger’ Civilians are being hit hardest as Iraq’s military assault on Mosul enters its final phase, Iraq’s UN humanitarian relief coordinator, Lise Grande 3 said. International

North Korea leader guides OPINION Trump’s bizarre and test of new antiaircraft weapon un-American visit orth Korean leader Kim Jong-un supervised the test of a new an- to Saudi Arabia Ntiaircraft weapon system and or- dered its mass production and deployment By Anne Applebaum* throughout the country, the state news agency reported on Sunday, after weeks of Here is a list, for the record, of just a few of the ways in which defiant ballistic missile tests. President Trump’s trip to Saudi Arabia was bizarre, unseemly, The North’s KCNA news agency did not unethical and un-American. report the exact nature of the weapon or the 1. It was a very strange choice for a first trip abroad. The time of the test but said it was organized by past four American presidents, two Republicans and two the Academy of National Defense Science, Democrats, made their first trips to either Mexico or , reported. countries that are close trading partners, close allies, compat- The North has been pushing to develop a ible democracies and of course neighbors. Trump chose, in- wide range of weapon systems since early stead, to make his first presidential visit to an oligarchic klep- last year at an unprecedented pace includ- tocracy which forces women to hide their faces and forbids ing a long-range missile and has in recent them to travel without a male guardian’s permission. weeks tested its intermediate-range bal- 2. It was a very strange place to speak out against Islam- listic missile, making some technical ad- ist extremism. Although Saudi Arabia is afraid of some forms vances. of Islamist extremism, it supports others. Saudi Arabia spon- The country rejects UN and unilateral sors extremist Wahabi mosques and imams all over ; sanctions by other states against its weap- Osama bin Laden was a Saudi citizen, as were 15 of the 19 ons program as an infringement of its right 9/11 hijackers. to self defense and says the program is nec- 3. The sword dance. Every American president has met essary to counter US aggression. with his Saudi counterparts, and of course the stability of It last conducted a ballistic missile test a Saudi Arabia, as well as its oil, is an important U.S. security week ago. concern. But until now American presidents made it clear that, The United States denies any intention to while we have to deal with Saudi leaders, we don’t endorse attack the North. their culture. Trump, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and oth- “Kim Jong-un ... watched the test of a ers in the delegation did exactly that, by participating in this new type of antiaircraft guided weapon sinister all-male dance. system organized by the Academy of Na- 4. Ivanka Trump’s “outreach” to women entrepreneurs. tional Defense Science,” KCNA said on Saudi women must cover their heads and often their faces. Sunday. KCNA VIA REUTERS They cannot drive cars, cannot travel without the permission “This weapon system, whose operation North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watches the test of a new-type antiaircraft guided weapon system organized by the Academy of National of male guardians and are deprived of legal rights and edu- Defense Science in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 28, 2017. capability has been thoroughly verified, cation. In that context, Ivanka Trump’s promotion of female should be mass-produced to deploy all over “entrepreneurs” looked like a cynical public relations gambit, the country ... so as to completely spoil the which of course it was. The announcement that Saudi Arabia enemy’s wild dream to command the air, and the will donate money to her fund boasting of air supremacy and weapon al- Sri Lanka rushes aid to flood victims; was a “pay to play” far more blatant than anything Hillary mighty,” it said. Clinton ever dreamed of. KCNA said Kim was accompanied by 5. Tillerson talking about human rights in Iran. Yes, his military aides and listed the three men death toll hits 146 Americans are often hypocritical about where and when believed to be the top officials in the coun- they promote human rights. But to denounce human rights try’s rapidly accelerating missile program. Emergency teams rushed to distribute waters becoming breeding grounds for hicles to distribute aid pouring in from in Iran while standing in Saudi Arabia, a place where there North Korea said on last Monday it had aid Sunday to half a million Sri Lankans dengue spreading mosquitos and noted residents in areas unaffected by the is no political freedom and no religious freedom, brought successfully tested what it called an inter- displaced after the island’s worst flood- that young children were more vulner- floods. hypocrisy to a whole new level. Better not to have said an- mediate-range ballistic missile that met all ing in more than a decade, as authorities able. The government appealed for bottled ything at all. technical requirements and could now be upgraded the death toll to 146. Medical teams were dispatched to the water, new clothes and dry rations for *Anne Applebaum is an opinion writer. The article is an mass-produced, although outside officials The official Disaster Management worst-affected areas to help prevent an those displaced. excerpt from a column published in The Washington Post. and experts questioned the extent of its pro- Center said 112 people were still miss- outbreak of waterborne diseases. Sri Lanka has also sought interna- gress. ing, with 50 injured in hospital, since “We have the expertise to deal with tional assistance, with India rushing torrential rain and landslides swept this situation,” Health Minister Rajitha a naval ship equipped with a medical G7 leaders away entire villages, AFP reported. Senaratne said, adding cholera and diar- team and other supplies Saturday. BA resumes flights from divided on climate London after IT outage British Airways resumed some flights from Britain’s two biggest airports on change, closer on Sunday after a global computer system failure created chaos, but hundreds of passengers were still waiting for hours at London’s Heathrow. BA said it aimed to operate the majority of services from Heathrow and trade issues a near normal schedule from Gatwick, the capital’s second busiest airport. Under pressure from Group of Seven al- Heathrow, however, said it expected further delays and cancellations of BA lies, US President Donald Trump backed a flights, Reuters reported. pledge to fight protectionism on Saturday, At Heathrow’s Terminal 5, where BA is the dominant carrier, hundreds of but refused to endorse a global climate passengers were waiting in line on Sunday and flight arrival boards showed change accord, saying he needed more time cancelled flights. to decide. Some passengers were curled up under blankets on the floor or sleeping The summit of G7 wealthy nations slumped on luggage trolleys. Several passengers complained about a lack of pitted Trump against the leaders of Ger- information from BA representatives at the airport. Others said their luggage many, France, Britain, Italy, Canada and had been lost. Japan on several issues, with European “We are continuing to work hard to restore all of our IT systems,” BA add- diplomats frustrated at having to revisit ed in a statement. “We are extremely sorry for the huge disruption caused to questions they had hoped were long set- customers.” tled, Reuters reported. However, diplomats stressed there was broad agreement on an array of foreign policy problems, including the renewal of a threat to slap further economic sanc- tions on Russia over Ukraine. A war between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian militia began shortly after Ukraine ousted its Russian- ISHARA S. KODIKARA/AFP backed president in February 2014 and A Sri Lankan boy carries pillows through floodwaters from his home in Kelaniya, in the suburbs of Colombo. aligned itself with the West. “We are satisfied by how things went,” Floodwaters were receding in some rhea had been successfully prevented in The United Nations said it will give said Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gen- areas after a break in the rain, giving past floods. water containers, water purification tiloni, while acknowledging splits with authorities a chance to deliver much- The government withdrew an evacu- tablets and tarpaulin sheets while the Washington in some areas. needed supplies to victims who lost ation order for thousands of residents in World Health Organization will support Trump himself hailed what he called everything in the deluge. the southern district of Matara as water medical teams in affected areas. JOHN SIBLEY LIVEPIC/ACTION IMAGES via REUTERS “a tremendously productive meeting,” Heavy rains on Friday triggered the levels subsided. said it was in talks with Co- A British Airways plane flies over the Oval Cricket ground on May 28, 2017. saying he had strengthened US ties with worst flooding and landslides in 14 “The threat of floods around the lombo to send relief supplies. Islama- longstanding partners. years in the southern and western parts (river) Nilvala has subsided,” Director bad recently gave 10,000 tons of rice to When asked about the disruption at Heathrow, a BA spokeswoman said: The president, who has previously of the island. General of Irrigation M. Thuraisingham Sri Lanka to help drought victims. “We appreciate that this is a very trying and distressing experience for cus- called global warming a hoax, came Many villages were still underwater said. The meteorological department said tomers and we are doing everything we possibly can to get them away on their under concerted pressure from the Sunday, officials said. “The flood levels near Colombo have the rains ended a prolonged drought that flights as soon as we can.” other leaders to honor the 2015 Paris Nearly 2,000 houses were damaged also gone down because we did not had threatened agriculture as well as hy- Gatwick and Heathrow told passengers not to travel to the airports unless Agreement on curbing carbon emis- or completely destroyed. Almost half have rain in the past 24 hours.” dropower generation. they were rebooked on other flights. sions. a million Sri Lankans had been forced Water levels in Ratnapura, Sri Lan- The flooding is the worst since May British Airways cancelled all its flights from Heathrow, Europe’s busiest Although he tweeted that he would from their homes, with most moving ka’s gem district east of Colombo, sub- 2003 when 250 people were killed and airport, and Gatwick on Saturday after a power supply problem disrupted its make a decision next week, his appar- into temporary shelters. sided but many villages in Kalutara, 10,000 homes destroyed after a simi- flight operations worldwide and also hit its call centers and website. ent reluctance to embrace the first-ever The charity Save the Children said south of the capital, were still under wa- larly powerful monsoon, officials said. A spokeswoman for BA could not immediately detail the exact number of legally binding global climate deal that about a tenth of those displaced were ter, officials said. Monsoon rains last year caused flights cancelled on Saturday. was signed by 195 countries clearly an- children below the age of five years. The military has deployed helicop- flooding and landslides, killing more Alex Cruz, the chairman and chief executive of BA, part of Europe’s noyed German Chancellor Angela Mer- It said raised fears of stagnant flood ters, boats as well as amphibious ve- than 100 people. largest airline group IAG (ICAG.L), said there was no evidence of any kel. cyberattack. May 29, 2017 Carpet exports Iranian and Russian officials held a meeting to discuss ways to remove 4 obstacles to hand-woven carpet exports to Russia. Domestic Economy

SPECIAL NEWS Domestic Economy Desk Hyundai after stronger presence FForeignoreign iinvestmentnvestment in Iran market: Official Managing director of Motor Company said in Tehran aapprovedpproved iinn iindustry,ndustry, on Sunday that South Korean Hyundai Motor Group is looking for a stronger presence in Iran’s auto market. mminingining ssectorsectors uupp ooverver 1100%00%

REUTERS “The Hyundai Motor Group, as a first step, intends to in- crease satisfaction among its customers in Iran and market its products in the Islamic Republic based on a more appropriate system of supply and demand,” said Saman Firouzi whose com- pany produces some models of Hyundai cars, IRNA reported. The Hyundai automaker company is seeking a more effective presence in the Iranian market, Firouzi said. He also said that Kerman Motor Company will continue co- operation with the Chinese automotive companies as well. “We will never forget the support given to the Islamic Repub- lic by Chinese companies during the unfair Western-imposed sanctions against Iran,” Firouzi said. Iran’s car output reached 1.165 million units in 2016. The figure indicated an 18.6-percent rise versus 2015, which is the highest output growth rate among car manufacturers in the IRNA world. The Islamic Republic was the world’s 18th largest auto man- Domestic Economy Desk the UAE, Iraq, Turkey, Afghanistan, Georgia, Aus- of West Azarbaijan, Tehran and jointly took ufacturer in 2016. Iran’s car industry is the second-biggest sec- tria, Malaysia, Azerbaijan, Canada, the , the third place. tor in country after the energy sector, which accounts for more new report suggested that approved foreign Ukraine and Russia. The removal of anti-Iran sanctions which began in than 10 percent of its GDP. investment in Iran’s industry and mining sec- According to Iran’s Ministry of Industry, Mine and January last year has encouraged foreign investment Following the JCPOA, Iranian car manufacturers reestab- A tors in the 10 months to January 19, 2017 wit- Trade, approved foreign investment has significantly in the country. lished cooperation with European companies, including Peuge- nessed a 109-percent growth compared to the figure grown during the past years in the industry and min- The lifting of sanctions followed the signing of a ot, Citroen and Renault. This resulted in a strong growth of for the same period of the previous year. ing sectors. nuclear deal between Tehran and the P5+1(the US, nearly 151 percent for automotive sector, which ended 2016 as invested more than $3.138 billion in one ap- The data indicate that approved foreign investment Britain, France, Russia, China plus Germany) in the top performing sector on the Tehran Stock Exchange. proved project topping the list of foreign investors in in the year to March 2016 rose 300 percent compared 2015. Traditional export markets for Iranian automobiles include the period, said an IRNA report. to the figure for the year earlier. Since then, top Iranian hotels have been teeming , Azerbaijan, Cameroon, Ghana, , Iraq, Pakistan, The second and third on the list were China with The largest number of approved projects during with foreign delegations seeking to either resume or Senegal, , Sudan and . $864.176 million and Germany with $254.674 million March 2015-January 2017 pertained to Khorasan boost trade with the Islamic Republic. Under Iran’s major economic development plan, the country respectively. Razavi province. Scores of agreements have been inked between Ira- has set a goal to boost car output to three million per year by The other investors were from the UK, France, Alborz Province ranked second while the provinces nian and foreign companies over the past two years. 2025, reducing unnecessary car imports. Central geographic lo- cation of the country provides significant growth potential as an export hub. Iran, Siemens in talks to produce metro wagons Mexico calls for expanding Iran is in talks with Siemens Mobility to jointly pro- systems of 10 cities during the Sixth Five-Year Devel- to upgrade Iran’s railway network. trade relations with Iran duce parts used in manufacturing subway wagons, opment Plan (2017-22). Shortly after, Interior Minis- Siemens said it will supply components for 50 die- according to director of investment at In- sel-electric locomotives to Iran. It did Mexican Ambassador to Iran Alfonso Zegbe underlined the need dustrial Development and Renovation Or- not disclose the value of the contract, but for broadening of mutual cooperation between the two countries. ganization (IDRO) of Iran. based on comparable deals, it could be in According to Fars News Agency, Zegbe said in a meeting with Fardad Daliri announced that IDRO the low hundreds of millions of euros. Chairman of Alborz Chamber of Commerce Rahim Bana Molaei and the German-based Siemens Mobility The German Economy Ministry said in on Sunday, “We are willing to cooperate with Iran in the are now discussing the joint production of several firms from the Mittelstand, the economic and trade fields.” propulsion systems, bogies, and traction small-to-medium-sized companies that He pointed out that Mexico exports food and canned products motors to be used in making the wagons, form the backbone of the economy, had to China, Malaysia, Japan, the Philippines and the US, and said, reported Trend News Agency. also signed deals with Iranian partners. “We are ready to cooperate with Iran in this field.” He noted that prior to this, Iranian rail- These included SMS group, a builder of Referring to Mexico’s commercial cooperation with Muslim way developers would individually buy steelmaking plants, and INTRA industrial countries in the field of Halal food products, Zegbe said that his wagons from abroad, but the government solutions. country could produce and export Halal food to those countries, has now developed an integrated system In addition, Mitsubishi Germany has under Iran’s Halal license. to meet their needs by relying on domestic signed a contract to modernize a gas-fired Citing Customs as a suitable place for Iran- production. plant, while plant constructor Keller HCW Mexico’s commercial exchanges, the Mexican ambassador “These 10 cities are in need of €2 bil- wants to build a brickyard in Iran, it said. hoped that the agreements between the two countries might lion for subway wagons in the short run Both countries’ central banks have also provide the ground for business relations. In relevant remarks in and there is also more need for investment approved the technical cooperation. mid-March, the Mexican envoy in a meeting with Iranian For- in some nine or ten more cities in the long Germany, whose commercial and cul- AP eign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined the need for run, whose respective contracts will be tural ties with Iran go back to the 19th cen- increasing trade exchanges between the two countries. signed in due course,” Daliri said. ter Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said a contract had been tury, was for decades a major trading partner of Tehran In January 2017, the Parliament obliged the govern- signed to procure that number of wagons. before the sanctions allowed China and several other ment to supply 2,000 subway wagons for the metro Last October, Germany’s Siemens signed a contract nations to overtake it. Azadegan tender expected within days From Page 1 The media reported in 2014 that Iran’s with Tehran since the lifting of sanctions Italy’s Saipem signed MoUs to co- Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh and agreed to help it develop the world’s operate on pipeline projects, upgrading He underlined that only companies had sidelined CNPC from South Azade- largest gas field, South Pars. of refineries and development of Tous which were present in Iran’s list of eli- gan due to its protracted delays in devel- Shell signed a provisional deal in De- gas field in the northeastern province of IRNA gible companies had been invited to par- oping the field. cember to develop Iranian oil and gas Khorasan Razavi. “Iran and Mexico need to boost their trade exchanges,” the ticipate. South Azadegan is believed to hold fields South Azadegan, Yadavaran and Norwegian oil and gas company DNO Mexican ambassador said. He underlined that Iran-Mexico po- “Tender documents would be sent to an in-situ oil reserve of about 33.2 bil- Kish in December 2016. said it was the second Western energy litical relations are at a satisfactory level, but the two countries any of those companies that voices inter- lion barrels while its recoverable re- Russia’s Zarubezhneft signed an MoU company after Total to sign a deal with need to expand economic and trade relations. Zarif, for his part, est in Azadegan,” said Kardor. serve is estimated at about 5.2 billion to conduct feasibility studies on two Iran under which it agreed to study the reiterated that Iran is ready to expand ties with Mexico. Iran discovered Azadegan Oilfield in barrels. joint fields in the west of the country. development of the Changuleh oilfield In a relevant development in early February, Iranian Ambassa- 1999 in what was the country’s biggest Iran has signed a flurry of deals with Norway’s International Aker Solu- in western Iran. dor to Mexico Mohammad Taqi Hosseini and Mexican Foreign oil find in decades. The country accord- Western companies over the past year tions Company signed an MoU to mod- Lukoil, Russia’s second biggest oil Minister Luis Videgaray in a meeting in Mexico City discussed ingly teamed up with Inpex to push the since the easing of international sanc- ernize Iran’s oil industry. producer, hopes to reach a decision on bilateral ties and regional developments. project toward development. However, tions on Tehran after an accord was Last May, Austria’s OMV signed an developing two new oilfields in Iran. During the meeting in the Mexican capital, the two sides un- the Japanese company later quit the pro- reached over its nuclear program. MoU for projects in the Zagros area in Germany’s Siemens AG signed an derlined the need for boosting cooperation in different fields. ject in what appeared to be the result of Iran needs foreign investment to re- western Iran and the Fars field in the MoU in May to overhaul equipment and “As Iranian ambassador, I will do my best to promote Iran- US sanctions against Iran. pair and upgrade its oil and gas fields. south. facilities at Iran’s oil operations and re- Mexico ties in all fields,” Hosseini said. The NIOC later divided the project It also seeks the transfer of technology South Korean Daewoo Engineering fineries. Mexican foreign minister, for his part, pointed to the impor- into South Azadegan and North Azade- to its oil industry after a decade of sanc- and (Daewoo E&C) signed BASF’s Wintershall oil and gas explo- tance of establishing relations between Iran and Mexico, and said gan and both were awarded to China’s tions. an MoU to construct an oil refinery in ration subsidiary signed an MoU with that he will travel to Iran soon. CNPC before the current administration In November 2016, France’s Total be- Bandar , on the southern coast of the National Iranian Oil Company in took office in August 2013. came the first oil major to sign a big deal Iran. April 2016. May 29, 2017 Namibia’s biggest port Expansion project of the Namibian Walvis Bay port, a gateway for inter- national trade, will be delayed for a year after discovery of dead organic 5 matter on the seabed. TSE & Global Economy China’s industrial profits rise 14%

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hinese industrial profits rose 14 manufacturing nation is booming on the in a separate statement on its website. In- as financial expenses gained 4.2 percent percent in April from a year ear- back of stronger global trade and invest- dustrial companies’ debt ratio fell to 56.2 last month year on year, 1.2 percentage Clier as global trade increased. ment, handing producers better pricing percent as of the end of April, down 0.6 points higher than March, it said. Industrial profits climbed to 572.8 bil- power. of a percentage point from a year earlier, China’s domestic growth outlook faces lion yuan ($83.6 billion) last month, the China’s exporters are capitalizing on according to the statement. uncertainties as policy makers try to rein in National Bureau of Statistics said. That the improved demand amid concern that Industrial profits surged 24.4 percent to excessive credit. A surprise cut in China’s compares with a jump of 23.8 percent in the global economy may slow in the long- 2.28 trillion yuan in the first four months debt rating by Moody’s Investors Service March, and an 8.5 percent increase last er term. as 38 of 41 industries achieved better prof- last week may coincide with weakening year, Bloomberg reported. “In general, industrial profits still its than last year, according to the bureau. momentum following a better-than-ex- Output in the world’s largest maintain good growth,” the bureau said Companies’ financing costs are rising pected expansion in the first quarter.

Sout Korean alternative ’s central bank cuts interest rate Colombia’s central bank lowered its are worried about indexation, others are benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points worried that a good part was due to food in a bid to boost a slowing economy, de- prices,” he told journalists. investment funds spite an uptick in inflation estimates and “I keep thinking that hopefully, we will some members’ support for a more severe be as close to four percent as possible but 50-point cut. what has been emphasized is that the most The move to reduce the rate to 6.25 important thing is to keep moving on the post sharp growth percent, supported by four of seven poli- path to three percent next year,” Echavar- cymakers, represented a more moderate ria said. position compared to the board’s 50-basis- Analysts said inflation expectations point reduction last month and marks the looked to have motivated the board’s deci- fifth cut in an easing cycle meant to bolster sion. Latin America’s fourth-largest economy, “Colombia’s central bank did not pro- Reuters wrote. vide much of an explanation for its deci- Colombia’s economy was hit hard by sion to slow the pace of interest rate cuts,” the global fall in prices for crude oil, cou- Capital Economics said in a note to inves- pled with inflation figures that reached tors, “but our sense is that it may have been more than double the central bank’s two spooked by April’s inflation data, which YONHAP percent to four percent target range last were a touch stronger than expected”. year. Gross domestic product grew less than The size of funds that invest in real central bank held its key rate steady estate and nontraditional assets has at a record low of 1.25 percent for topped the 100 trillion-won ($89 bil- this month, extending its wait-and- lion) mark as investors poured money see approach for the 11th consecutive into alternative vehicles seeking stable month, as the country’s new gov- returns, industry data showed on Sun- ernment is pushing to expand fiscal day. spending to help revive Asia’s fourth- According to the data compiled by largest economy. the Korea Financial Investment As- In June last year, the Bank of Korea sociation (KOFIA), real estate funds made a surprise rate cut, citing a need and special asset funds with exposure to stimulate the lackluster economy to commodities, weather, artworks and amid a prolonged economic slow- other alternative investment vehicles down. colombiareports.com had 103.92 trillion won worth of assets The country’s benchmark stock in- under management as of Wednesday, dex, the KOSPI, also has been stuck in There is ‘uncertainty’ about how quick- expected in the first quarter, coming in at up 9.5 trillion won, or 10.1 percent, a tight range for years due to sluggish ly inflation will fall to an ideal three per- 1.1 percent year-on-year, below bank pre- from at the end of last year, according economic conditions. cent, a statement read by bank chief Juan dictions of 1.3 percent. to Yonhap. But entering this year, the KOSPI Jose Echavarria said. “The growing weakness of economic The tally compares with 68.2 tril- has rallied by more than 15 percent Analysts’ inflation expectations for the activity” and a risk economic deterioration lion won worth of stock funds in total so far this year, on the back of an im- close of this year were up to 4.45 percent would go beyond the damage caused by and 104 trillion won in bond funds, the proved earnings forecast. in the Reuters poll, from 4.40 percent in the fall in crude prices pushed the board to data showed. On Friday, South Korean shares ex- the April survey. continue cuts, the statement said. The size of the alternative funds tended their winning streak to end at The board is divided between those Indicators suggest a sluggish economic stood at some 60 trillion won in 2015 a new record high on the back of im- concerned about further inflation increases activity for the second quarter, the state- Major Currencies but swelled at an alarming rate last proved investors’ sentiment on gains and those worried about growth figures, ment added. year as investors chased after stable from Wall Street. Echavarria said. The bank predicts 2017 growth at 1.8 CurrencyTo USD Currency To USD returns amid low interest rates and the The benchmark KOSPI added 12.37 “Inflation has behaved well, but not all percent, well below the government target slackened stock market here. points, or 0.53 percent, to reach an all- is well, there are some blemishes, some of 2.5 percent. Turkish Lira 0.2793 Chinese Yuan 0.1459 Last week, South Korea’s time high of 2,355.30. Euro 1.1180 UAE Dirham 0.2721

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Vietnam has so far this year exported $13.7 billion Vietnam is estimated to have reaped $2.9 million Japanese 100 Yen 0.0898 Saudi Riyal 0.2665 worth of farm produce, forest products and seafood — from shipping abroad wood and wood-based products up 9.5 percent against the same period last year. in the first five months of this year — up 9.9 percent. Specifically, Vietnam made seafood export turnovers Of the money, 35.6 percent came from the Chinese mar- of $2.8 billion, and veggie and fruit export earnings of ket, the ministry said, adding that China also remained Major Commodities nearly $1.4 billion, seeing year-on-year rises of 10.4 Vietnam’s biggest rice importer. percent and 38 percent, respectively, Ministry of Agri- In the five-month period, Vietnam exported 1.3 mil- culture and Rural Development said on Sunday, Xinhua lion tons of rice worth $1 billion, posting respective Crude Oil $49.87 Silver $17.34 reported. increases of 1.6 percent and 1.2 percent. Meanwhile, it Of the seafood export turnovers, 53.5 percent came exported 693,000 tons of coffee worth nearly $1.6 bil- Gold $1266.70 Platinum $962.10 from the American, Japanese, Chinese and South Ko- lion — down 15.9 percent in volume but up 11 percent Copper $2.56 Wheat $438.75 rean markets. in value. vovworld.vn May 29, 2017 Marine species distribution Scientists studying species distributions on the Northeast US Shelf have found that commercially important species will continue to shift their 6 distribution as ocean waters warm faster. Cultural Heritage & Environment

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One day in late March, during DDoesn’toesn’t looklook goodgood forfor EarthEarth a sunny weekend, something spectacular happened. Solar arth is likely to reach more danger- as half a degree of warming (0.3˚C) to the power broke a new record. The ous levels of warming even sooner globe by the end of century. demand for daytime electricity Eif the US retreats from its pledge Scientists are split on how reasonable in UK homes fell to night times to cut carbon dioxide pollution, scientists and likely that scenario is. levels — thanks to solar panels said. That’s because America contributes Many said because of cheap natural in roofs and fields. Thanks to the so much to rising temperatures. gas that displaces coal and growing adop- sunshine, solar power created six President Donald Trump, who once tion of renewable energy sources, it is times more electricity than coal- proclaimed global warming a Chinese uunlikely that the US would stop reducing fired power stations that day. hoax, said in a tweet Saturday that he its carbon pollution even if it abandoned Renewables are now funda- mdciedu.com would make his ‘final decision’ this com- the accord, so the effect would likely be mental to the UK’s electricity businesses defect from the grid, ing week on whether the United States smaller. system, accounting for a quarter using solar, wind power, smart- stays in or leaves the 2015 Paris climate Others say it could be worse because of the country’s power during demand response systems and change accord in which nearly every na- other countries might follow a US exit, 2015. Sometimes this comes electric vehicles (EVs). EV bat- tion agreed to curb its greenhouse gas leading to more emissions from both the from unlikely places. Gwynedd teries are a big part of the story. emissions, phys.org wrote. US and the rest. in north Wales topped last year’s According to Green Alliance by Leaders of seven wealthy democracies, Another computer simulation team put league tables as the county in- 2025 increasingly low-cost bat- at a summit in Sicily, urged Trump to the effect of the US pulling out somewhere stalling the most solar, according teries will store enough energy commit his administration to the agree- bbetween 0.1 to 0.2˚C (0.18˚F to 0.36˚F). to . to keep UK lights on for seven ment, but said in their closing statement While scientists may disagree on the But for many of us the revolu- hours at a time. In the US, Tesla that the US, for now, “is not in a position computer simulations they overwhelm- tion of small scale energy tech- Solar promises the most afforda- to join the consensus”. ingly agreed that the warming the planet nologies doesn’t feel that acces- ble solar roof tiles yet (at $12.58 “I hope they decide in the right way,” is undergoing now would be faster and sible. per sq ft). said Italy’s prime minister, Paolo Genti- more intense. usnews.com This is because, as Green Al- Within three years it will loni. More downbeat was German Chan- The world without US efforts would liance puts it: “The future is al- make such economic sense that cellor Angela Merkel, who said the lead- Scientists said it would worsen an al- more extreme weather. have a far more difficult time avoiding a ready here. It is just not evenly many businesses (Ikea, already ers’ talks were “very difficult, if not to ready bad problem and make it far more “If we lag, the noose tightens,” said dangerous threshold: keeping the planet distributed.” Our energy sys- generating 53 percent of energy say, very unsatisfactory”. difficult to prevent crossing a dangerous Princeton University climate scientist from warming more than 2˚C (3.6˚F) tem remains dominated by the from renewables, plans to be a In an attempt to understand what could global temperature threshold. Michael Oppenheimer, co-editor of the above pre-industrial levels. wholesale electricity market and net exporter of solar and wind by happen to the planet if the US pulls out Calculations suggest it could result peer-reviewed journal Climatic Change. The world has already warmed by just large scale energy technologies. 2020) and consumers will turn of Paris, The Associated Press consulted in emissions of up to three billion tons One expert group ran a worst-case over half that amount — with about one- But over the next three years from passive customers to en- with more than two dozen climate sci- of additional carbon dioxide in the air computer simulation of what would hap- fifth of the past heat-trapping carbon di- it is likely you’ll become part of ergy creators. Embrace the jolt, entists and analyzed a special computer a year. When it adds up year after year, pen if the US does not curb emissions, oxide emissions coming from the United the revolution as consumers and it will be huge. model scenario designed to calculate po- scientists said that is enough to melt ice but other nations do meet their targets. It States, usually from the burning of coal, tential effects. sheets faster, raise seas higher and trigger found that America would add as much oil and gas. May 29, 2017 Childhood asthma Researchers have found that taking vitamin D supplements in pregnancy 7 may help protect against asthma and respiratory infections in childhood. Health

New baldness cause could lead to hair loss treatment here is little or no evidence to “As far as which children and which support many popular therapies treatment, that’s less clear. Parents A new cause of baldness has been accidentally discovered by scien- Tthat aim to help children with should talk to their treating providers tists in the US in a breakthrough that could help develop a way to autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), ac- to get their opinions on next steps.” regrow hair. cording to two new reviews of existing In the second review, many of the The researchers were investigating the role played by anti-inflam- research. same researchers looked at special di- matory immune cells called Tregs in skin health generally, independ- ASDs are developmental disorders ets and nutritional supplements used to ent.co.uk wrote. that can lead to social, communication treat ASD symptoms. They found a way to temporarily remove the Tregs from the skin and behavioral challenges, reuters.com They analyzed 19 randomized con- of laboratory mice, who had been shaved to allow the effects to be reported. trolled trials of therapies such as use of observed. One review found some evidence omega-3 supplements or gluten- or ca- But the scientists then noticed something unexpected — the hair that therapies targeting sensory issues sein-free diets for children with ASD. failed to grow back. provided at least short-term benefits, There was not enough evidence to en- Previously, it was thought that stem cells cause hairs to regrow af- but the second review found little evi- dorse any of the diets or other therapies. ter they fall out, but the team discovered that this only happens if dence to support the use of special di- Furthermore, the omega-3 supple- Tregs are present. ets or nutritional supplements for chil- ments were tied to harm like infections One of the scientists, Professor Michael Rosenblum, an immu- dren with ASDs. and stomach issues. nologist and dermatologist at University of California San Francisco, Catherine Lord, who directs the Senior author Zachary Warren, who said, “Our hair follicles are constantly recycling. When a hair falls New York-Presbyterian Center for is also at the Vanderbilt University out, the whole hair follicle has to grow back. Autism and the Developing Brain in autismepicenter.com Medical Center, said, “Even though we “This has been thought to be an entirely stem cell-dependent pro- White Plains, New York, said, “I think don’t have clear evidence document- cess, but it turns out Tregs are essential. they show how scattered the informa- ing safety and efficacy, many (if not “If you knock out this one immune cell type, hair just doesn’t tion we have is. most) families of children with ASD grow. “We need better ways of collecting try different diets and nutritional sup- “It’s as if the skin stem cells and Tregs have co-evolved, so that systematic data about the treatments.” Sensory and diet plements at some point in time. the Tregs not only guard the stem cells against inflammation but also The US Centers for Disease Control “There are often perceptions that take part in their regenerative work. and Prevention estimates that one in 68 such interventions will be ‘safe’ and children in the US has been diagnosed that they have fewer side effects than with an ASD. conventional medications. Amy Weitlauf and colleagues from therapies for “This isn’t always a safe assump- Vanderbilt University Medical Center tion.” in Nashville, Tennessee cite statistics Warren said that parents may have suggesting that up to 88 percent of limited resources, and those resources people with ASD have sensory pro- should be spent on therapies with prov- cessing issues. en benefits. Weitlauf said, “People with autism autism lack “In this context, providers should can be over-sensitive with how some- join with families around this motiva- thing looks, feels or smells. tion, provide a transparent understand- “They can also be under-sensitive.” ing of the evidence and harms, and link Weitlauf’s team examined data from them with services of known benefit jetajone.com 24 studies that tested the effectiveness strong evidence wherever possible.” and safety of therapies for ASD sen- There is progress in developing new “The stem cells rely on the Tregs completely to know when it’s sory issues, including 20 randomized treatments for ASDs, Geraldine Daw- time to start regenerating.” controlled studies that are considered to filter out things like triggering sounds severity and sensory issues. son, of the Duke University School of The researcher believe that defects in Tregs could be responsible the ‘gold standard’ of medical re- and finally, other approaches that didn’t In all cases, however, the strength of Medicine in Durham, North Carolina, for the immune disease, alopecia areata, which causes hair to fall out search. fit under one of those headings. the evidence was low — and the stud- wrote in an editorial accompanying the in patches and possibly also play a part in other kinds of baldness. They divided the therapies into six Overall, therapies that exposed chil- ies generally only looked at short peri- new reviews. The same stem cells that regrow hair are also involved in healing groups based on what the treatment dren to different sensations improved ods of time. She wrote, “We must press forward damage to the skin, so Tregs may also be involved in this process. involved: Exposure to different sensa- measures of sensory and motor skills. Weitlauf added, “There is some en- by testing these treatments in the most Tregs’ role — as previously understood — was mainly to regulate tions like touch or motion, exposure Exposure to environmental thera- couraging early evidence that these rigorous fashion and be careful to limit the immune system, helping it tell what to attack and what to leave to sensations in environments, music pies improved some cognition scores. treatments may be helpful for some our conclusions until definitive trials alone. therapy, massage therapy, interventions Massage therapy improved symptom children. are conducted.” When they malfunction it can lead to allergies to peanuts and other harmless substances or cause the immune system to attack the body. Rosenblum and colleagues had previously showed that Tregs help the immune systems of baby mice learn which skin microbes are not harmful and also that they secrete molecules that help heal wounds. They were investigating these effects further when they noticed that patches of shaved hair on the lab mice were not regrowing. Student creates saucepan to help arthritis sufferers Rosenblum said, “We thought, ‘Hmm, now that’s interesting’. We realized we had to delve into this further.” Arthritis — a condition which studying for a BA (Hons) in my grandparents that arthritis a simple task, can become diffi- difficult it can be for people Using sophisticated imaging techniques, the researchers were able can cause painful symptoms — Product Design at Nottingham is a painful and uncomfortable cult and sometimes impossible with arthritis to carry out tasks to show that Tregs gathered around follicle stem cells at the start of can affect the ability of suffer- Trent University, has designed condition. My nan struggles for those with the condition. such as cooking and she has the process to regrow a hair. ers to do simple daily tasks, but it to make cooking more com- with lifting saucepans so I took “This can destroy independ- used this experience to create a When Tregs were removed from the skin, this prevented the re- a new invention could still help fortable. the opportunity to find a solu- ence; the one thing elderly and product that could improve peo- growth of hair — but only if this was done within three days of the them to cook. It has a plastic handle on one tion to help them.” retired people desire to keep.” ple’s confidence and independ- hair being shaved. After this time, the hair would regrow normally Arthritis can affect multiple side so users can slide their During research she dis- The aluminum saucepan is ence. despite the absence of Tregs. parts of the body, including the hand through it, meaning the covered that long, thin han- light to hold, and its handle “The saucepan has the po- The cause of alopecia is poorly understood, but previous studies fingers, hands and wrists, ac- saucepan can be lifted using the dles can prove a problem for can fit a range of different hand tential to go beyond the elderly have showed genes associated with the condition are mostly related cording to express.co.uk. strength in the arm as opposed arthritic people, because the sizes. market and reach others who to Tregs. Boosting Treg function has been found to help. This can cause trouble hold- to the hand. hand is forced to perform an It will go on display at the have the same condition.” Rosenblum suggested further research into Tregs’ role could lead ing items, meaning cooking can The design does away with a unnatural grip while holding university’s 2017 Degree Show According to Arthritis Care, to improved treatments for hair loss generally and better understand- become a challenge. traditionally straight saucepan on to them. from June 3 to 10 at the City approximately 10 million peo- ing of their role in wound healing. However, a university stu- handle, and instead aims to re- She added, “I can see that Campus. ple suffer from arthritis in the He said, “We think of immune cells as coming into a tissue to fight dent has created a saucepan that duce weight and pressure that is arthritis does not just affect a James Dale, principal lec- UK. infection, while stem cells are there to regenerate the tissue after it’s can help sufferers of the condi- placed on people’s fingers and person with its painful symp- turer in Product Design at Not- Both osteoarthritis and rheu- damaged. tion retain their independence. hands. toms, it affects their whole life. tingham Trent University, said, matoid arthritis can affect the “But what we found here is that stem cells and immune cells have Emma Bucknell, who is Bucknell said, “I know from What many people would see as “Emma has seen first-hand how joints in the hands. to work together to make regeneration possible.”

Researchers find link between sugar, some cancers

A new study by the University of Texas sugar. at Dallas has found an unexpected con- Kim said, “We looked at this from nection between glucose, or sugar, and several different experimental angles, certain types of cancer. and consistently, GLUT1 was highly Researchers analyzed data from the active in the squamous subtype of can- Cancer Genome Atlas, which examines cer. data on 33 types of cancer from more “Adenocarcinoma is much less de- than 11,000 patients, and found that pendent on sugar. Our study is the first a protein responsible for transporting to show systematically that the metabo- glucose into cells was found in higher lism of these two subtypes are indeed levels in the non-small cell lung cancer UPI distinct and unique.” squamous cell carcinoma, or SqCC, Researchers investigated the impact than in adenocarcinoma, or ADC, UPI into cells where it is used as an energy of a GLUT1 inhibitor in isolated lung wrote. source and is responsible for cell me- cancer cells and mice with both types Dr. Jung-whan Kim, an assistant tabolism. of non-small cell lung cancer. professor of biological sciences at the Kim added, “Prior to this study, it Kim added, “When we gave GLUT1 University of Texas, said, “It has been was thought that the metabolic signa- inhibitors to mice with lung cancer, the suspected that many cancer cells are tures of these two types of lung cancers squamous cancer diminished, but not heavily dependent on sugar as their would be similar, but we realized that the adenocarcinoma. energy supply, but it turns out that one they are very different. “There was not a complete eradi- specific type — squamous cell carci- “These findings lend credence to the cation, but tumor growth slowed. noma — is remarkably more depend- idea that cancer is not just one disease, Taken in total, our findings indicate ent.” but many diseases that have very differ- that GLUT1 could be a potential tar- The protein responsible for trans- ent characteristics.” get for new lines of drug therapy, es- porting glucose is called glucose trans- Researchers showed that elevated pecially for the squamous subtype of porter 1, or GLUT1, and takes glucose GLUT1 is linked to SqCC’s need for cancer.” May 29, 2017 New Milky Way details Researchers in Germany have run some of the largest-ever galaxy simulations using models they hope will reveal new details about the 8 Milky Way’s evolution. Science & Technology

Witnesses to trauma can develop irrational fears The human brain learns not only through direct experience, but also by observing. Witnesses to others’ pain can learn to be weary or fearful of the cause of distress. But such learning experience can also fuel irrational or debilitat- ing fears, UPI reported. New research suggested the brain’s endogenous opioid system can help people learn the proper lessons. The system, however, doesn’t always work. Jan Haaker, an associated researcher at Karolinska Institute’s Department of Clinical Neuroscience in Sweden, said, “Some peo- ple are over-sensitive to this form of social learning. “Our study shows that the endogenous opioid system affects how sensitive we are and may explain why some people develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) merely by observing others who are experiencing traumatic events.” For example, people with over-sensitive endogenous opioid sys- tems might become anxious in the wake of a terror attack, even if they weren’t present or near the attack. To test the role of the endogenous opioid system, research- ers used drugs to the block the opioid system in the brains of 22 healthy subjects. Another 21 subjects were given a placebo pill. How pumice can remain buoyant for years?

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y scanning inside samples of these rocks, the team used wax to coat University of China, used a data-analy- Michael Manga, a staff scientist in lightweight, glassy, and porous bits of water-exposed pumice sampled sis software tool that incorporates ma- Berkeley Lab and a professor at the Bvolcanic rocks known as pum- from Medicine Lake Volcano near chine learning to automatically iden- University of California Berkeley who ice stones, X-ray experiments have Mount Shasta in Northern California tify the gas and water components in participated in the study, said, “There UPI helped researchers solve the mystery and Santa María Volcano in Guate- the images. are two different processes: One that that some rocks can float on water for mala, then used an X-ray imaging tech- The researchers found that the lets pumice float and one that makes it Each group of study participants were made to watch a video of years at a time. nique known as microtomography to gas-trapping processes in the pumice sink.” people being subjected to electrical shocks. Kristen E. Fauria, a University of study concentrations of water and gas stones relates to ‘surface tension’, a The researchers have developed Previous research has showed surprise to trigger the brain’s cata- California, Berkeley, graduate student within preheated and room-tempera- chemical interaction between the wa- a formula for predicting how long a logue of fear. who led the study, which was pub- ture pumice samples. ter’s surface and the air above it that pumice stone will typically float based If a person isn’t surprised, the brain won’t update its log of fears. lished in Earth and Planetary Science The experiments were performed at acts like a thin skin, which allows some on its size. By blocking the subjects’ opioid systems, researchers ensured each Letters, noted that the question of float- Advanced Light Source (ALS) — an creatures, including insects and lizards, The long-lived buoyancy of these participant would remain surprised even though they knew the vid- ing pumice has been around the litera- X-ray source known as a synchrotron, to actually walk on water. rocks, which can form miles-long eo subject was about to be shocked. ture for a long time, and it hadn’t been — of the US Department of Energy’s The team also found that a mathe- debris patches on the ocean known As a result, the brain continued to update its reservoir of fearful resolved, according to news.xinhuanet. Lawrence Berkeley National Labora- matical formulation known as percola- as pumice rafts that can travel for memories. com. tory, and the technique revealed details tion theory, which helps to understand thousands of miles, can help re- Lead researcher Andreas Olsson, senior lecturer at Karolinska Fauria said, “It was originally measured in microns, or thousandths of how a liquid enters a porous material, searchers discover underwater vol- Institutute, said, “When the people participating in the experiment thought that the pumice’s porosity is a millimeter. provides a good fit for the gas-trapping cano eruptions; and learning about were themselves subjected to threatening stimuli that they had pre- essentially sealed, like a corked bottle As the 3D images produced are data- process. its flotation can help researchers viously associated with other people’s pain, they perspired more floating in the sea. intensive, which posed a challenge in And gas diffusion, which describes understand how it spreads species and displayed more fear than those who had been given a placebo. “But pumice’s pores are actually quickly identifying the concentrations how gas molecules seek areas of low- around the planet, as pumice is nu- “This enhanced learning was even visible three days after the so- largely open and connected, more like of gas and water present in the pumice er concentration, explains the even- trient rich and readily serves as a cial learning episode.” an uncorked bottle.” samples’ pores, Zihan Wei, a visiting tual loss of these gases that causes the seafaring carrier of plant life and The researchers published their analysis of the endogenous opi- To understand what’s at work in undergraduate researcher from Peking stones to sink. other organisms. oid system in journal Nature Communications.

Construction begins New test may improve pancreatic cancer diagnoses on the world’s first super telescope Pancreatic cancer is hard to de- adenocarcinoma from pancrea- tect early, when the disease is titis — an inflammation of the Scientists are a step closer to understanding the extremely sharp images. most amenable to treatment. But pancreas — and from benign inner-workings of the Universe following the ‘HARMONI’ will enable scientists to form a a new study describes a blood cysts as well as from control laying of the first stone, and construction start- more detailed picture of the formation and evolu- test that may aid the diagnosis of patients’ samples. A pathology ing on the world’s largest optical and infrared tion of objects in the Universe. pancreatic cancer and someday report after the surgeries con- telescope. Supporting researchers to view everything make earlier screening feasible, firmed the results. With a main mirror 39 meters in diameter, the from the planets in our own solar system and the authors say. Using their sensing device, the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), is going to stars in our own and nearby galaxies with unprec- The test detects a combina- researchers report that the com- be, as its name suggests, enormous, according to edented depth and precision, to the formation and tion of five tumor proteins that bined five biomarkers correctly phys.org. evolution of distant galaxies that have never been appear to be a reliable signature identified whether a patient had Unlike any other before it, ELT is also de- observed before. of the disease, the researchers pancreatic ductal adenocarcino- signed to be an adaptive telescope and has the Niranjan Thatte, Principal Investigator for reported in the Science Transla- ma or not in 84 percent of cases. ability to correct at- ‘HARMONI’ and tional Medicine, sciencenews. sciencenews.org The highest accuracy for any mospheric turbulence, Professor of Astro- org reported. When an antibody-coated chip with nano-sized holes (L) binds proteins one of these biomarkers used by taking telescope en- physics at Oxford’s In patients undergoing pan- in extracellular vesicles (droplets in image at right) shed from pancreatic itself was just 70 percent. gineering to another Department of Phys- creatic or abdominal surgery, the tumors, a sensor detects a shift in the wavelength of light shining through The next step is to test patients the holes. level. ics, said, “For me, the test was 84 percent accurate at at high risk for pancreatic cancer, To mark the con- ELT represents a big picking out those who had pan- year survival rate of less than 10 proteins and genetic material that and eventually those who are struction’s milestone, leap forward in capa- creatic cancer. percent. often match the tumor.” healthy, to see if these biomark- a ceremony was held bility, and that means Raghu Kalluri, a cancer bi- The cancer is usually caught The researchers selected five ers are effective at early screen- at ESO’s Paranal that we will use it to ologist at the University of Texas late because the symptoms, in- promising protein biomarkers ing. residencia in northern find many interesting MD Anderson Cancer Center in cluding weight loss and abdomi- from tumor-derived extracellular Castro added, “What we need Chile, close to the site things about the Uni- Houston, said, “What’s exciting nal pain, often don’t arise until vesicles. to do now is pivot towards pre- of the future giant tel- phys.org verse that we have no about the study is that it further the cancer has spread. Using a gold-coated silicon cancerous lesions. Can they pick escope which will be Artist’s impression of the European Extremely Large knowledge of today. favors the belief that one bio- Study coauthor Cesar Castro, chip covered with antibodies up any precancerous changes?” on top of Cerro Arma- Telescope in its enclosure on Cerro Armazones — a “It is the element marker by itself may not be able a translational oncologist at Mas- and sporting nanopores, the team Kalluri added, “I’m excited zones, a 3,046-meter 3,060-meter mountaintop in Chile’s Atacama Desert. of ‘exploring the un- to successfully identify a dis- sachusetts General Hospital in tested how well the biomarkers about anything that can happen peak mountain. known’ that most ex- ease. Boston, said, “Current imaging signaled the presence of pancre- for these patients who are in des- Among many other representatives from in- cites me about the ELT. It will be an engineering “By putting the five protein bi- technology can’t detect the can- atic cancer in plasma samples perate need for biomarkers and dustry, the significance of the project was high- feat, and its sheer size and light grasp will dwarf omarkers together, the power of cer at the start. from patients. treatment.” lighted by the attendance of the Director General all other telescopes that we have built to date.” the analysis might be more ben- “The unmet need here is find- When light shining through But he cautions that studies of ESO, Tim de Zeeuw, and President of the Re- A time capsule, created by members of the eficial in differentiating healthy ing some other form of detec- the pores encountered the extra- reporting the effectiveness of public of Chile Michelle Bachelet Jeria. ESO team and sealed at the event, will serve as individuals and ones with pan- tion before a cancer grows large cellular vesicles, bound to the biomarkers as cancer screening The ELT is being built by the European South- a lasting memory of the research and the scale of creatic cancer.” enough for the CT scan to detect chip because of the interaction tools often use different technol- ern Observatory (ESO) — an international col- ambition and commitment behind it. The National Cancer Institute it.” between the protein biomarkers ogies for their assessments, mak- laboration supported by the UK’s Science and Contents include a copy of a book describing estimates that in 2017 there will In their hunt for better detec- and the antibodies, the light’s ing it hard for academic labora- Technology Facilities Council (STFC). the original scientific aims of the telescope, im- be more than 53,000 new cases tion methods, the researchers wavelength changed — signal- tories to reproduce the results. Oxford University scientists are playing a key ages of the staff that have and will play a role in of pancreatic cancer in the US turned to tumor-derived extracel- ing the presence of a tumor. He said, “There’s a tremen- role in the project, and are responsible for the design its construction and a poster of an ELT visualiza- and just over 43,000 deaths from lular vesicles, small sacs shed by In plasma samples taken from dous lack of organized effort in and construction of its spectrograph; ‘HARMONI’, tion. the cancer. tumor cells that circulate in the 43 patients before scheduled the biomarker field and if there an instrument designed to simultaneously take The cover of the time capsule is engraved with Individuals with the most bloodstream. surgery for a medical issue in is no way to come to a consensus 4,000 images, each in a slightly different color. a hexagon made of Zerodur — a one-fifth scale common form of pancreatic Castro said, “The sacs are al- the pancreas or abdomen, the on which biomarkers are most The visible and near-infrared instrument will model of one of the ELT’s primary mirror seg- cancer, called pancreatic ductal most like mini-mes of the par- panel of five biomarkers dis- promising, it’s very difficult for harness the telescope’s adaptive optics to provide ments. adenocarcinoma, have a five- ent tumor because they contain tinguished pancreatic ductal a patient to realize any benefit.” May 29, 2017 Quitting tobacco The holy month of Ramadan is the best time for cessation of tobacco use because fasting has great impact on body and soul while enhancing the 9 will to refrain from ills and addictions. 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Exposure to diesel pollution ups heart attack risk AAgingging populationpopulation A word of caution; avoid places with heavy traffic or try to find a different route as a study has warned that exposure to diesel pollution causes heart attack, heart failure and death. The findings indicated that every five (microgram/cubic meter) increase in exposure was associated with a four to eight percent increase in left ventricular volume and a two percent decrease in left ventricular ejection fraction, dnaindia. com wrote. “There is strong evidence that particulate matter (PM) emit- ted mainly from diesel road vehicles is associated with in- a lliabilityiability fforor creased risk of heart attack, heart failure, and death,” said lead author Dr. Nay Aung from Queen Mary University of London. “This appears to be driven by an inflammatory response — inhalation of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) causes local- ized inflammation of the lungs followed by a more systemic inflammation affecting the whole body,” Aung added. They examined 4,255 participants, conducted Cardiac mag- netic resonance imaging to measure left ventricular volume (structure), and left ventricular ejection fraction (function). Annual average exposure to PM2.5 was calculated based on wworkingorking peoplepeople participants’ home address. The participants were 62 years old on average and 47 per- cent were men. The annual average PM2.5 level was 10 microgram/cubic meter. Aung explained that as PM2.5 exposure rises, the larger the heart gets and the worse it performs. Both of these measures are associated with increased morbidity and mortality from heart disease. The investigators found linear relationships between ambi- ent PM 2.5 level and heart structure and function. redorbit.com

ood news derailed UK Prime Minister Theresa worker’s taxes have to support more pensioners — a dif- In 2014, there were 310 pensioners to every 1,000 May’s manifesto launch. She might not have ficult position to sustain. people of working age. After a brief fall when the retire- Gseen it that way — it is rare for any party to aban- To understand the scale of the challenge, by 2039 the ment age hits 66, it will rise once more to 370 in 2039, don a manifesto pledge just four days after its announce- Office for National Statistics expects that the number of the ONS estimated. ment and U-turns of this nature are embarrassing for a people aged 75 and over will have risen by 89 percent to This places a burden on the working population. Last sitting prime minister with a reputation as a stickler for 9.9 million. year state pensions cost £108 billion — a rise of 25 per- detail. But none the less, the social care debacle is the The number aged 85 or over will have more than dou- cent since 2010-11 as the population aged and the triple result of some exceptionally good news. bled to 3.6 million while the number of centenarians will lock forced up spending levels. Britons are living longer lives than ever before. In al- rise almost sixfold to 83,000. One in 12 of the population The Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) long- indianexpress.com most every way, that is a joy. The main difficulty comes will be 80 or over. term forecasts estimate that will rise from five percent of in deciding how to finance elements of that longevity. In Contrast this with the initial position when the state GDP in 2021-22 to 7.1 percent of GDP in 2066-67 due to PM2.5 causes systemic inflammation, vasoconstriction and this case ‘the dementia tax’ refers to one of the many ter- pension was introduced in 1909. Intended to aid the very the population aging. raised blood pressure. The combination of these factors can rible illnesses of old age, one which results in extensive oldest in the country, it gave weekly payments to those Healthcare costs are even more expensive than pen- increase the pressure in the heart, which enlarges to cope with care needs and expensive bills, telegraph.co.uk wrote. aged 70 or older at a time when the average man died at sions, as older Brits spend longer stretches of retirement the overload, Aung noted. Social care is part of a wider package of the costs for 59 and the average woman at 63. in ill-health. On OBR forecasts, spending on health will an aging population. From the Forties, the pension was given out at 60 for rise from 6.9 percent of GDP in 2021-22 to 12.6 percent Chronic illnesses leave patients straddling the bounda- women and 65 for men — when men could expect to sur- in 2066-67, accounting for one pound in every eight South Korea’s air traffic ry between the National Health Service and council care vive into their late 60s and women into their early 70s. spent in the economy. budgets. Diseases of old age are often hard to cure and Now, the average death takes place in a person’s 80s. In the process, funding these extra costs is forecast to rises 3.8% in April costly to manage. Yet the state pension age is only gradually rising, edg- push government spending to extraordinary new levels. Pensions are another problem. It is a common miscon- ing up to 66 by 2020 for men and women, then to 67 by This year the government will spend the equivalent of Air traffic in South Korea rose 3.8 percent in April from a year ception that benefits paid after retirement are funded by 2028. The number of people eligible to receive a state 39.9 percent of GDP. In 20 years’ time that will hit 43.5 earlier helped by increased demand on non-Chinese routes, payments made by those pensioners when they were in pension will rise 33 percent, from 12.4 million in 2014 percent, the OBR believes. government data showed. work. to 16.5 million by 2039. At the same time the number of Government spending will smash through the 50 per- The number of passengers on Korean and international In fact, they are largely paid for out of taxation from people of working age will increase by only 11 percent cent level in the 2050s, and hit 54.4 percent at the end of routes run by domestic airline carriers rose to 8.68 million last the current workforce. As the population ages, each to 44.6 million. the OBR’s current forecasts in 2066-67. month from 8.36 million a year earlier, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation said in a statement, Yonhap reported. “An increase in travel demand on routes to and from Japan and Southeast Asian countries helped offset sharp declines in On average, 20 of the 68 people who bbehavior is continuously evolving. demand on Chinese routes last month,” the ministry said in a call Befrienders Kuala Lumpur daily NNew threats can surface at any time. statement. for help have suicidal thoughts. “Suicide contagion is the exposure The number of passengers on Chinese routes fell 47 percent The number of people crying out for to suicide or suicidal behavior within year-over-year to 897,474 last month, while that of passengers help has increased by 16 percent, from oone’s family, peer group or through me- on the Japanese and Southeast Asian routes declined 30 per- 21,256 in 2015 to 24,821 last year, nst. ddia reports of suicide and can result in cent and 24 percent, respectively, compared with a year ear- com reported. aan increase in suicide and suicidal be- lier, the statement said. Befriender’s KL publicity director hhaviors.” Starting March 15, China banned the sales of group travel Ardy Ayadali said 7,446 who called Cyberbullying, he said, was another packages to South Korea as part of its apparent retaliation last year had suicidal intentions, com- hhuge issue. against the installation of the Terminal High Altitude Area De- pared with 5,739 in 2015. Ardy said sometimes people who fense (THAAD) system. “Although suicide is more common pposted about their suicidal intentions Seoul and Washington have argued the THAAD system is among older people in most parts of oonline received negative feedback and purely aimed at countering missile threats from North Korea. the world, research shows that suicide wwere accused of being attention seek- But Beijing has opposed the system, arguing it could be used is the second leading cause of death for eers. He said sometimes netizens even against it. youth between the ages of 15 and 29 in nst.com cchallenged them to go through with it. Malaysia,” he said. “Last year, someone who was suffer- Ardy said 21 percent of callers were ining from mental illness wrote about her WHO says India reports aged 21 to 30; 15 percent were below inintention to end her life on her social 20; 13 percent were between 31 and 40; media page. cases of Zika virus and 36 percent were of unknown ages. Suicide on the rise among “Unfortunately, the comments and “The numbers are higher when it responses that she received were mostly India has reported cases of the Zika virus, the World Health comes to email, as the younger genera- negative, with Malaysian netizens post- Organization (WHO) said, adding that efforts should be made tion prefers to write.” ing harsh words to the point of harass- to strengthen surveillance. Befrienders received 3,443 emails Malaysian youth ment, which constitutes cyberbullying. The WHO said that India’s Health Ministry reported three from people reaching out for help last “This pushed her self esteem further confirmed cases from the western state of Gujarat on May 15. year, compared with 2,685 emails in down and put her at even higher risk of Cases were detected during testing in February and November 2015 and 2,283 in 2014. they tend to feel better after a consider- Systematic Review’ stated that the committing suicide.” last year, while one was detected in January this year, Reuters Eighteen percent of the emails were able period of time. prevalence of suicide in Malaysia was Ardy said communication between reported. from youth under 19, 27 percent were “It also depends on the person’s cop- six to eight per 100,000 population per parents and children was crucial to A federal Health Ministry official said states were follow- from the 20 to 29 age group and five ing mechanisms and their support sys- year. keep things in check. ing standard protocols and there was ‘nothing to worry’ about. percent were from the 30 to 39 age tem. Another alarming trend we notice She said in developing countries “We receive many calls and emails The ministry had in March cited one confirmed case of Zika group. is self-harm, especially among teens. like Malaysia, the highest suicide rate from children who are going through — from January of this year in Gujarat — while answering a The remaining 46 percent of emails “There is no clear relationship be- was found among the young (below problems in life, especially depres- question in India’s parliament. did not mention the senders’ ages. tween self-harm and suicide, but the 30) while married women were also at sion or other types of mental illnesses. “These findings suggest low level transmission of Zika vi- “Most of the time, all they want is worry is the pain that causes them to higher risk. When they try to talk to their parents rus and new cases may occur in the future,” the WHO said in to end the emotional pain that they are self-harm may also drive them to sui- Ardy said there was increasing evi- about it, they often get brushed aside. the statement on its website. feeling. And when nothing else works, cide. dence that social media could contrib- “The parents sometimes feel that the “Zika virus is known to be circulating in Southeast Asia region suicide comes to mind.” Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia ute to suicide-related behavior. issue is not serious enough, and they and these findings do not change the global risk assessment.” Ardy said the most common trigger Medical Center consultant child and “Social media can lead to isolation, do not seek help or do not help their In its most recent outbreak, Zika, which is mainly a mosqui- for suicide among the callers was de- adolescent psychiatrist Associate Pro- and teenagers tend to shut themselves children at all. Once this happens, the to-borne disease, was identified in in 2015 and has been pression. fessor Fairuz Nazri Abd Rahman said off from the world. children will be more reluctant to talk spreading globally. “Another trigger is a broken relation- a 2014 study titled ‘Completed Sui- “The role of social media and its to them when they encounter other dif- When the virus infects a pregnant woman, it can cause a ship, although with support and help, cides and Self-Harm in Malaysia: A potential influence on suicide-related ficulties in the future.” variety of birth defects including microcephaly, where the baby’s head is abnormally small. May 29, 2017 Greek proverb 10 A fox is not caught twice in the same snare. Entertainment

Jeep crashes through wall of duplex house, Dachshunds take part in leaves Wisconsin homeowners baffled St. Petersburg’s annual costume parade A man from Wisconsin, the US, continued. “I called 911. I’m awoke morning to find a Jeep just confused and mentally sitting in the middle of his home shaken up right now.” and a woman crawling out the A tow truck was able to re- driver’s side door. move the SUV, which still According to Milwaukee Po- worked. lice, the bizarre incident hap- Surprisingly, police said the pened just before 5 a.m. as the driver was not impaired and homeowner, identified as Theo, she’s cooperating with authori- was asleep in bed, nydailynews. ties. So far, the incident is be- com wrote. ing investigated as a routine Authorities are still trying crash. to piece together exactly what Theo, and another tenant happened, but it appears the car who lived in the duplex, had to somehow drove up a hill in front TMJ 4 evacuate the building for a few of the house, went airborne and days as crews rebuilt the dam- crashed through Theo’s living gaping hole in the building. see anything because there was aged wall. dailymail.co.uk room wall. “I was dead asleep,” Theo so much smoke, and drywall, “I have family I can stay Video from the accident told TMJ 4. “My first reaction and whatever. with,” Theo said. “I’m OK. I’m More than 100 adorable dachshund pups took part franchise. showed the red Jeep impaled was, ‘what is going on? Is it an “Then I saw a lady try- standing here. That’s the main in St. Petersburg’s sixth annual costume parade in One was expertly kitted out as the devil, buck- inside the home. The crash left a explosion? A fire?’ I couldn’t ing to creep out of the car,” he thing. I’m alive.” an array of impressive costumes. ing the widely-held belief that ‘all dogs go to The dogs were led by their owners down a 24m heaven’. (78ft) long ‘dog-walk’ on Vasilyevsky Island, dai- There was even a spot of cross-species-dressing, lymail.co.uk reported. with one cute pooch wearing a cow outfit. Outfits ranged from the Sphinx and Chinese em- Previously, the event has been specifically timed Elephant blocks traffic peror to what could either be a gypsy or Captain to coincide with City Day and Children’s Day in to practice soccer skills in India Jack Sparrow from the Pirates of the Caribbean the major Russian city. An Indian man investigating the cause of a traffic jam got PPICTUREICTURE OOFF TTHEHE DDAYAY to the front of the line of ve- hicles and found an elephant playing kick-the-can with a plastic container. Akshoi Gogoi said he was returning from a road trip with some friends when they came across a traffic jam in Assam, according to UPI. UPI “We were coming back said. practicing its soccer moves from a road trip and saw a lot Gogoi said he walked to the with a plastic container. of people had collected on front of the line of vehicles He said the elephant blocked the road ahead of us,” Akshoi and discovered the elephant the road for 30 minutes.

MICHAEL STEELE/GETTY IMAGES Guillermo Satt of Chile in action whilst competing in the Men’s Qualifying Round 2 during Day 5 of the ISA World Surfing Games 2017 in Biarritz, France.

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Yesterday’s solution May 29, 2017 Farah Fastest Four-time Olympic gold medalist Mo Farah ran the fastest time of the year by 13:00:70 minutes to win the 5,000m in the Diamond League 11 meeting in Oregon, the US, on Sunday. Sports Iranians eye Wenger’s future will become clear by Wednesday or Thursday

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger said tory after Diego Costa’s equal- positive way. say because there has been a lot ACL last eight his future would become “very izer. “Nobody gave us a chance said about him and I think the clear” by Thursday, after guiding Arsenal won the FA Cup for a and we responded with attitude team said everything they need- the Gunners to another FA Cup record 13th time as Wenger, who and class and we have seen that ed to.” success. joined the club in 1996, became today.” Midfielder Ramsey had The Frenchman became the the most successful manager in With Laurent Koscielny sus- also scored the winning goal first manager to win the FA the competition’s history. pended, and Gabriel and Shko- in the 2014 victory over Hull Cup seven times as his side beat But Arsenal finished fifth in dran Mustafi injured, Per Merte- City. league champion Chelsea 2-1, the Premier League, meaning it sacker made his first start of the Asked about Wenger, the BBC reported. failed to qualify for the Champi- season at Wembley. Welshman said: “Of course, I The 67-year-old’s contract ex- ons League for the first time in A World Cup winner with 104 want him to stay. He deserves pires this summer, and there has 20 years. caps, the 32-year-old has had this.” been much speculation about And the Gunners’ season has an injury-plagued season, play- Victory brought striker Danny whether he will stay. been beset by protests from sup- ing just 37 minutes of first team Welbeck his first piece of silver-

presstv.ir Iran’s champion Persepolis was held to a goalless draw by Qatari side Lekhwiya in an empty in Tehran on May 23,2017.

fter three tight first-leg encounters, the the match in Tehran. three Iranian AClubs will return to 2017 AFC Champions Lekhwiya vs. Persepolis League (ACL) action today and tomorrow with all of them intending to fight to the last breath to se- Persepolis might regret several missed chances cure a place in last eight in the second legs of their including a missed penalty in the first leg. A home Round of 16 ties. win over Persepolis will see Lekhwiya prog- Esteghlal Khuzestan will be looking to overturn ress to its third quarterfinal in five years after the its one-goal deficit against Saudi Arabia’s Al Hi- sides played out a scoreless draw in the first leg lal tomorrow, while Persepolis will be hoping to on Tuesday. The competition’s top scorer Mehdi change its fortunes against Lekhwiya of Qatar on Taremi may be left to rue his late penalty miss at the back of a first leg goalless home draw on the Azadi Stadium in the Iranian capital of Tehran as same day, the-afc.com reported. Persepolis squandered the chance to take a one- Today, Esteghlal will be in the driving seat as it goal lead to Doha, where unbeaten Lekhwiya has takes a massive first leg home win by a single goal played three, won three. into the second leg against the UAE’s Al Ain. Al Hilal vs. Esteghlal Khuzestan Al Ain vs. Esteghlal espnfc.com Al Hilal goes into the second leg of its Round Arsenal lifted the English FA Cup trophy for the third time in four seasons on May 27, 2017. ’s stoppage time penalty gave Es- of 16 clash with Esteghlal Khuzestan a goal to the “I have kept my medal, so that porters, demanding the French- football before Saturday. ware since joining from Man- teghlal a narrow 1-0 win over Al Ain in the first leg good after coming from behind to secure a 2-1 - means it is a special night,” he man ends his long association But the German defender kept chester United in 2014. to mean the Iranian team travels to the UAE with a tory in the first leg in Muscat. said. “For the rest, we will see with the club. Chelsea striker Costa quiet for The England international slender one-goal advantage to defend. Al Hilal is looking to return to the quarterfi- what happens.” In an interview with Football much of the game. said, “The manager is his own But 2016 runner-up Al Ain showed its strong nals after missing out in 2016, while Esteghlal Wenger said he knew what he Focus before the final, Wenger Wenger said, “Per Mertesack- man and he makes his own deci- knockout stage pedigree last year and will be Khuzestan needs to score at least twice – some- wanted to do, but added, “Let described the criticism he has er, for me, is a perfect example sion and the board will make the confident of working its way back into the tie, thing it has failed to do in seven games on the us enjoy this win and not worry had this season as “a disgrace” for any young professional foot- right decision.” particularly with star striker Nasser Al Shamrani continent – to have any chance of making the last about the future.” he will “never forget”. ball player. Former Arsenal striker Ian being brought back into the fold after missing eight. He told the BBC: “We have a “I try to serve this club with “What he did was the conse- Wright, who scored 185 goals board meeting on Tuesday, and always the same commitment quence of an unbelievable at- for the north London club and on Wednesday or Thursday it and quality,” said Wenger after titude every day even when he won the FA Cup in 1993 and Messi stars as Barca wins will be very clear.” the final. was not selected. 1998, told BBC TV: “You can- It is understood Tuesday’s “We had some difficult mo- “When he was not selected he not read him. You cannot read third straight Copa del Rey gathering is not a formal board ments but I spent every minute worked even harder and that is what Arsene Wenger is going to meeting, but Wenger’s future of my season on full commit- why I will pay a special tribute do. Lionel Messi was inspired as beat head injury to Javier Mascherano, who was carried will be discussed by the club’s ment and we never give up and to him.” “What he has done is put a lot Alaves to secure the Copa del Rey for the third off on a stretcher after an early collision with Mar- directors. that is why today I am more Asked about his manager’s of faith in his team. In certain year running and gave coach Luis Enrique a win- cos Llorente, Alexis Sanchez gave Arsenal proud than usual because the achievements, Mertesacker said: games, they have shown what ning sendoff. He suffered concussion as well as a cut to his the lead against Chelsea, and team and myself refused to give “Not bad, is it? they are capable of, and today Enrique left after three years in charge at the head, and an injury to his right knee that will need Aaron Ramsey clinched the vic- up and we finished the job in a “That is everything I have to was one of those days.” Nou Camp, BBC reported. further tests, the club said afterwards. Ibai Gomez hit the post for Alaves before Messi scored his 54th goal of the season with a 20-yard ‘Extraterrestrial’ Messi hailed curler. Theo Hernandez bent in a free kick to equal- The Argentine superstar was hailed by the out- AFC urges Iran’s junior footballers ize, but Neymar turned in going Barcelona coach from close range and then once more after winning Messi played in Paco Al- the Copa del Rey to hold their ‘heads up high’ cacer right on halftime. Barcelona coach Luis It has been a disap- Enrique lauded “extrater- The Asian Football Confederation pointing season for Bar- restrial” Lionel Messi after (AFC), in an Instagram post, con- celona, which finished ending his time in charge soled Iran’s junior football players runner-up to Real Madrid of the La Liga giant with over their early elimination from the in La Liga and was elimi- a Copa del Rey success, FIFA U-20 World Cup, underway in nated from the Champi- goal.com reported South Korea, on May 27, calling on ons League by Juventus Luis Enrique was full of them to “hold their heads up high”. in the quarterfinals. praise for Messi, saying the AFC, the governing body of asso- The Catalan did at least star was from ciation football in Asia and , restore some pride with another planet. posted a consolatory message on its victory over last season’s “Messi is an extraterres- Instagram page to raise Iran’s junior second division cham- trial in every sense and I’m football players’ spirits after they pion in what was the final very fortunate that I was suffered a defeat at the hands of their match to be played at At- GETTY IMAGES able to enjoy the best, or European rival on May letico Madrid’s Vicente Calderon Stadium. one of the best, versions of him,” he said. 27, and were forced into an early There were some records set along the way as “Without a doubt he’s the number one and to be exit from the FIFA U-20 World Cup Enrique’s team retained the trophy, having beaten that you have to control every aspect and be very hosted by South Korea, IFP News Athletic Bilbao and Sevilla in the last two finals. strong physically. reported. Messi, who struck the opener after exchanging “He takes perfect care of himself, and there’s A dramatic 2-1 defeat to Portugal passes with Neymar outside the penalty area, be- still a lot more to come from Messi.” on Saturday – the last matchday of came the first player to score in four Copa finals The trophy marked a ninth for Luis Enrique the tournament’s group stage – saw since Athletic Bilbao’s Telmo Zarra in 1950. since he took charge of Barca in 2014. The Iran finish bottom of Group C with Neymar, who forced in Barcelona’s second 47-year-old said he would be leaving the club only 3 points from their opener when Messi played in Andre Gomes to cross low without sadness after a successful spell at the against Costa Rica. JOERN POLLEX/GETTY IMAGES from the right, is the first man to score in three helm. “I feel happy because I have enjoyed a lot Quoting an Instagram message by Jorge Fernandes (C) of Portugal and Reza Jafari (L) of Iran during the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup match between Portugal successive Copa finals since Ferenc Puskas, who making Barca fans happy by winning trophies and Fédération Internationale de Foot- and Iran in Incheon, South Korea on May 27, 2017. achieved the feat with Real Madrid between 1960 that makes me proud,” Luis Enrique said. ball Association (FIFA) about the in a dramatic climax to Group C.” Portugal then was forced to take created the majority of chances until and 1962. Messi’s through pass for the third goal “I am the one who has decided to stop because match, AFC told Iranians in its post: Iran opened the scoring just four the initiative in searching for a goal in the 86th minute, it found the goal was sublime, and was finished calmly by Alcacer it will be the best for me and for the players, they “Hold your heads up high Iran!” minutes into the match when Reza while Iran sat in a compact defensive that kept its campaign alive. – who has been inconsistent since his move from need potent and intense stimulus. FIFA’s Instagram message read: Shekari found space at the near post posture. That was effective until Dio- Iran had conceded a 2-4 defeat to Valencia last summer. “Nine trophies out of 13 is a pretty good re- “Portugal came from behind to break to head in Ali Shojaei’s corner kick go Goncalves scored a superb equal- Zambia in its second match at the The one major worry for Barcelona was a nasty cord.” Iran hearts and see them eliminated for his third of the tournament. izer in the 54th minute. Portugal then tourney. May 29, 2017 Aristotle: The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the 12 dead. Art & Culture

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Iranian ‘Pearl’, directed by Qotbeddin Sadeqi, is on stage at Tehran’s Iranshahr Theater Hall until June 9, 2017. The play is about Iran’s history at the time of Mongol invasion in He added that the number of foreign tourists visiting an the 13th century. Iranian province in only 60 days is unprecedented, not only in the past four years, but also in the contemporary history of Iran, particularly after the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolu- tion. He put the number of the foreign visitors to Isfahan Prov- ince during the first and second thirty days of the 60-day pe- riod at 85,000 and 123,810, respectively. The official added that France, Germany, Italy, , Spain, the Netherlands, the UK, Austria, China and Japan ranked first to 10 respectively, in terms of the number of tour- ists to Isfahan during the period. “The number of tourists to Isfahan Province did not fall even during the days when Iran’s presidential and local elec- tions was the country’s hottest topic and candidates had reached the peak of their electoral campaigns, holding cam- paign meetings and delivering speeches.” He said many of the foreign visitors were amazed by the massive turnout in the elections, adding they said this was the first time they were witnessing this level of democracy in a Middle Eastern country. MOJTABA MOHAMMADLOU/IRNA Allah-Yari noted that Isfahan Province is home to more than 22,000 historical buildings, sites and artifacts, of which 1,850 have been registered nationally and four including Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Chehel Sotoun Palace, Fin Garden and Jameh Mosque have been registered internationally in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Iran’s ‘Lerd’ takes Un Certain According to the figures provided by Iran’s Cultural Her- itage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, the number of foreign visitors to Isfahan Province has grown fivefold since 2013, when the incumbent Iranian government assumed of- Regard top award at Cannes fice. 2011’s ‘Au revoir’ and 2013’s ‘Manuscripts Don’t Burn’, artists — and must do — is scream about them with fists winning Best Director for the former. clenched. What we can do is make sure these issues aren’t First exhibition on later years of That prize this year went to Taylor Sheridan, the Oscar- ignored. Then the people who can effect change will be nominated American screenwriter of ‘Hell or High Water’, forced to.” Hokusai opens in UK festival-cannes.com for his sophomore directorial effort ‘Wind River’. A taut Weinstein himself went on to thank the jury for high- ranian film ‘Lerd’ (A Man of Integrity), directed by murder mystery set on the eponymous Native American lighting the matter through honoring the film. “We’ll light Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) has long enjoyed a strong Mohammad Rasoulof, won the top prize in the Un Cer- reservation in Wyoming, starring Jeremy Renner and Eliz- the fuse and we’ll win the war,” he said, adding, “This international reputation and is considered by many to be Ja- Itain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival, beat- abeth Olsen, the film premiered in January at the Sundance spotlight that you’ve put on this issue will change things.” pan’s greatest artist. The British Museum is staging the first ing a diverse international selection of 17 other titles to the Film Festival, and will be released Stateside in August Though Un Certain Regard is traditionally dominated exhibition in the UK to focus on the later years of the life honor. through The Weinstein Company. by lesser-known filmmakers on the rise, two awards were and art of Hokusai, featuring his iconic print ‘The Great It was a popular win for one of the most critically lauded Accepting the award from the jury in Sheridan’s ab- presented to directors who have previously been in com- Wave’ of c. 1831 and continuing to the sublime painted films in the strand, traditionally reserved for art films of sence, Harvey Weinstein made the most rousing speech of petition. Mexican provocateur Michel Franco took the works produced right up to his death at the age of 90. lower profile or more specialist appeal than those contend- the ceremony, first reading a statement from the director Jury Prize for ‘April’s Daughter’, a dark drama of teenage ‘Hokusai: Beyond the Great’ wave provides new insight ing in the festival’s premier Competition. paying tribute to the Arapaho and Shoshone tribespeople, pregnancy and mother-daughter relations. It’s the third into the prodigiously productive last thirty years of Hoku- Rasoulof’s sixth feature, ‘Lerd’ centers on a politically before making his own protest against recently proposed time he’s taken a prize at the festival: He won Un Certain sai’s life and art from around 1820 to 1849, artdaily.com liberal goldfish farmer battling corporate oppression in cuts to Native American healthcare and housing in the Regard outright in 2012 with ‘After Lucia’, before moving wrote. northern Iran. Variety critic Alissa Simon praised the film Trump budget. up to Competition and winning Best Screenplay in 2015 The exhibition adopts a new approach to explore Hoku- as a “tense, enraging drama about corruption and injus- Sheridan’s statement, in part, read: “The Tribal Councils for his first English-language outing, the Tim Roth starrer sai’s later career in thematic as well as chronological terms. tice”. of the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone Nations ‘Chronic’. The exhibition sheds light on Hokusai’s personal beliefs The award was presented by this year’s Un Certain Re- not only allowed me to tell this story, but embraced me and French actor-filmmaker Mathieu Amalric, meanwhile, and his spiritual and artistic quest through major paintings, gard jury president Uma Thurman, heading a panel that lent me their assistance in every way asked. It is a great was presented a special award for ‘poetry of cinema’ for drawings, woodblock prints and illustrated books. also included filmmakers Joachim Lafosse and Mohamed shame of my nation the manner it has treated the original ‘Barbara’ — this year’s Un Certain Regard opener. Cen- Many have never been seen before in the UK and can Diab, actor Reda Kateb and Karlovy Vary festival director inhabitants of North America. Sadly, my government con- tered on the mononymous French chanteuse of the same only be displayed for a limited length of time. From iconic Karel Och. tinues that shame through an insidious mixture of apathy name, ‘Barbara’ is less a traditional biopic than a layered, landscapes and wave pictures to deities and mythological For Rasoulof, the third time in Un Certain Regard and exploitation. There is nothing I can do to change the dream-like tribute, starring Jeanne Balibar as an actress beasts, from flora and fauna to beautiful women, from col- proved the charm: He previously competed there with issues afflicting Indian Country, but what we can all do as playing the singer in an imaginary film of her life. laborations with other painters and writers to still lives — the works on show are extraordinarily varied, with objects drawn from the British Museum’s superb collection and many loans from Japan, Europe and the United States. of Tehran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism There will be a rotation of about half the artworks mid- Tehran’s stone Department Rajab-Ali Khosro-Abadi denied earlier re- way through the exhibition run for conservation reasons. ports that the building is to be demolished. Due to their light sensitivity some works can only be dis- palace registered on “With guarantees provided by the current owner of played for a limited amount of time, to preserve the vivid the building, it is supposed to be preserved and refur- colors. Each rotation will tell the same story, but there will bished and part of the venue is expected to be turned be the opportunity to see a selection of different works in national heritage list into a hotel,” Khosro-Abadi said. each half. The exhibition will feature around 110 works in Construction of the building started in 1961-62 and each rotation. A unique stone construction known as ‘Tehran Ver- it was completed 12 years later. Constructed in an area The exhibition will be temporarily closed from July 3-6 sailles’ belonging to a wealthy person before the vic- of 11,543 square meters, it was regarded as the biggest for this rotation. tory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, was registered on house in Tehran before the 1979 Islamic Revolution. fararu.com ‘The Great Wave’ is being featured, a fine, early impres- the list of Iran’s national heritage. Tehran’s stone palace uses architectural patterns the internal decorations remain traditional Iranian sion acquired in 2008 by the British Museum with the as- Speaking to IRNA on Sunday, Managing Director very much alike to those found in French palaces but style. sistance of the Art Fund. Weather 34 25 17 40 30 23 17 33 18 39 21 20 36 19 45 31 16 5 28 18 21 13 Amol Jiroft Ramsar Shahriar Tehran Dushanbe Mecca Saint Petersburg Tokyo Toronto