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Energy Ministry to draft new bill for protecting water resources Ashura commemorated TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Minister Reza is more based on sustainable use and pro- Ardakanian has said that a new bill is going tection of resources. We are also going to Rouhani showers mourners with praise for observing health protocols to be drafted for the country’s “Law of do a great deal of work on updating water Fair Water Distribution,” to ensure the data so that our future planning will be See page 2 protection of the country’s water resourc- based on accurate and precise data.” es, the ministry portal PAVEN reported. “Due to the decrease in rainfall in the Speaking to the national TV, Ardaka- country, it is necessary to come up with nian said: “This year, we intend to draft a a new long-term plan based on the cur- new bill for the comprehensive water law rent conditions for the coming years and [Law of Fair Water Distribution], which decades, 4 Tehran criticizes the West for harboring MEK TEHRAN — Iran’s Foreign Ministry today, were martyred in a bombing by the on Saturday marked the National Day MEK terrorist group,” the ministry tweeted. of Fight Against Terrorism, criticizing the “Despite assassinating Irani- United States and the European Union ans & fighting alongside Saddam, MEK for sheltering the terrorist Mojahedin-e is sheltered by the U.S. & EU,” it added. Khalq (MEK) group which has killed 39 years ago on this date, President thousands of Iranians. Mohammad Ali Rajaei and Prime Min- “Aug. 29, the national Day of Fight ister Mohammad Javad Bahonar were Against Terrorism, is the time to remem- assassinated in an explosion orchestrated ber Prz Rajai & PM Bahonar who, 39yrs ago by the MEK. 3 Selection of Qatran Tabrizi’s divan published in TEHRAN – A selection of poems from the other literati about the poet who lived divan of Iranian poet Abu Mansur Qatran during the 11th century. Tabrizi has been published in Azerbaijan. Born in Sahar near Arrah, , “Qetran Tebrizi: Secilmis Eserleri” has Qatran Tabrizi was the most famous been translated into Azerbaijani by the panegyrist of his time in Iran. celebrated Azerbaijani poet and scholar Czech orientalist Jan Rypka had Mircelal Zeki, the Iran Culture Center in said, “His work has aroused the interest Baku has announced. of historians, for in many cases Qatran Medi Bakhshi The book published by Nafta-Press has perpetuated the names of members of opens with an introduction by the transla- regional dynasties in Azerbaijan and the

Mehr/ tor that gives details about Qatran Tabrizi’s region that would have otherwise biography and poetry and comments by fallen into oblivion.” 8 By Faranak Bakhtiari Resistance movement represents the nobility of U.S. protests: 1 killed as Trump supporters Tehran Times journalist Imam Hussein: Islamic scholar clash with BLM protesters Blood donation By Mohammad Mazhari darkest chapter of Islamic history. One person has died after being shot as a large Police did not release any additional de- campaign launched TEHRAN – Muhammad al-Zoubi, a Lebanese Despite the catastrophic impact of the event procession of supporters of President Donald tails and were at the scene investigating late Islamic scholar, is of the opinion that all Yazid’s on the history of Islam, many Wahhabi think- Trump clashed with Black Lives Matter pro- on Saturday. nationwide during crimes are embodied in the Zionist regime-U.S. ers have scrambled to find justifications and testers on the streets of Portland on Saturday, The caravan arrived downtown just as a pro- axis and “we find the Husseini nobility in the excuses for Yazid in an attempt to exonerate police said. test planned for Saturday was getting under way. Muharram axis of the Islamic Republic and the resistance and distance him from this incident while other Portland, in the U.S. state of Oregon, has Police made several arrests before the shoot- movement.” Sunni scholars consider him degraded and have been the site of nightly protests for more than ing and advised residents to avoid the area. national blood dona- Like his fatherImam Ali, Imam Hussein vilified and execrated him. three months since the police killing of George The caravan marked the third Saturday in tion campaign has been enjoys an important and distinguished posi- In this regard, al-Zoubi tells the Tehran Floyd in Minneapolis. a row that Trump supporters have rallied in A launched during the month tion in the collective Islamic mind. Since he is Times that “Yazid represents aggression, in- On Saturday, fights broke out as a cara- the city. of Muharram for forty days since a “Sahabi,” a companion of the Prophet, there justice, immorality, selfishness, violation of van of about 600 vehicles was confronted The chaotic scene came two days after Trump Tasua (the ninth day of the month), is no conflict between Sunni scholars regarding religious values and morality for the sake of by protesters in the city’s downtown area, invoked Portland as a liberal city overrun with Bashir Haji Beigi, spokesman for the character of Hussein bin Ali, the grandson self-interest.” al Jazeera reported. violence in a speech at the Republican Nation- the Blood Transfusion Organiza- of the Prophet. Many Sunni scholars have been He likens the Zionist regime’s massacres to “Portland Police officers heard sounds of al Convention as part of his “law and order” tion has announced. inspired by Imam Hussein and his uprising in Yazid’s approach and behavior in history. gunfire from the area of Southeast 3rd Avenue re-election campaign theme. Following the outbreak of coronavirus, the course of history. Following is the full text of the interview: and Southwest Alder Street. They responded and The caravan had gathered earlier in the day doctors, pharmacists, scientists, and others Hussein was martyred along some members What message does Imam Hussein’s located a victim with a gunshot wound to the at a suburban mall and drove as a group to the are looking for a way to control the virus, of his family in the Battle of Karbala in 61AH by movement carry to current generations? Why chest. Medical responded and determined that heart of Portland. As they arrived in the city, and so far many studies and researches the army of the second Umayyad caliph Yazid is it said that “every day is Ashura and every the victim was deceased,” the Portland Police protesters attempted to stop them by standing have been done in this regard. in a bloody war, which was described as the land is Karbala”? 5 Bureau said in a statement. in the street and blocking bridges. One of the studies showed that the plasma driven from recovered patients can be used in the treatment of COVID-19 with the help of the patient’s immune Plan for offering oil via salaf bonds temporarily stopped Children’s tourism system. TEHRAN — Iranian Finance and Economic parallel salaf bonds on August 16, but in an an- this offering is going to be used to finance the oil company makes debut Convalescent plasma therapy allows Affairs Minister Farhad Dejpasand said that the nouncement in the mentioned date the exchange industry’s development projects. someone who has recovered from a coro- plan for offering oil via salaf bonds in Iran Ener- stated that the offering was postponed. “National Iranian Oil Company is the issuer of in Iran navirus infection to donate their blood gy Exchange (IRENEX) is temporarily stopped, National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) had the salaf bonds and the purpose of this offering is plasma to someone who is critically ill. Tasnim news agency reported. planned to offer 20 trillion rials (about $476.1 to finance the company’s development projects TEHRAN – The first company in Iran specialized Since April 20, 7,323 recovered from Speaking in a live TV program, the minister million) worth of heavy crude oil in IRENEX and its current expenses; the offering will be in children’s cultural tourism has been registered COVID-19 have referred to blood donation said that the first session for investigating the through standard parallel salaf contracts (some conducted under two separate indices,” Hosseini in the UNESCO-tagged city of Yazd aiming to pay centers, 6,000 of whom donated plasma. issue of selling oil via salaf bonds was held, the kind of Islamic contract), and IRENEX Managing explained at the time. more attention to children and make them happier. Noting that the statistic shows that Economy Council approved the plan, but it will Director Seyed Ali Hosseini had elaborated on A standard parallel salaf is an Islamic contract “The children’s tourism project started four about 2 percent of the recovered people in not be implemented now due to some reasons. the details of the offering on August 15. similar to futures, with the difference being that years ago to pay more attention to children and the whole country have referred to donate IRENEX was due to offer crude oil via standard According to Hosseini, the fund raised through the contract’s total price must be paid in advance. their happiness,” ISNA quoted Maryam Nabizadeh, plasma, he said that so far, provinces of an official with Yazd Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Tehran, Khuzestan, Isfahan, Mazandaran, Handicrafts Department, as saying on Saturday. Khorasan Razavi, Kermanshah, and West “Children as future makers of our society, along Azarbaijan provinces had the most plas- with their issues in various fields including everyday ma donors. Police fire pellet life, education, and health, should be taken into During Tasua and Ashura, 25 blood account more diligently and carefully,” she said transfusion centers in different provinces guns on Kashmir back in June. of the country are ready to receive donated “Yazd can be considered as the capital of children’s blood, he stated. tourism in the country and this type of tourism can Currently, in 25 out of 31 provinces Muharram be economically exploited by bonding children to the of the country, a plan to collect plasma field of tourism, it can flourish many infrastructures from COVID-19 recovered patients is procession and attractions.” underway, he noted. The official has also underlined the need for the The best time for plasma donation is At least 40 Shia mourners in the Indian-con- participation or increasing cooperation of all travel at least 14 and preferably 28 days after trolled Kashmir were injured on Saturday agencies across the province in strengthening this recovery, and donors should age 18 to when government forces used batons, burst field of tourism necessary, noting that various pro- 60 years. tear smoke shells and fired pellets to break grams and projects have been commenced in line Plasma therapy has so far reduced up mourning processions on the ninth day of with children’s tourism. coronavirus deaths in Iran by 40 percent Islamic month of Muharram. Experts say that nomadic tourism, children’s as proved to be a life-saving method for During the police crackdown in Srinagar, tourism, virtual museums, and training guides for those recovering from COVID-19. several youths were detained and many, in- cultural heritage sites are among the untapped Blood donation in Iran cluding women were allegedly “thrashed” by potentials of the travel sector. However tourism While blood donation in 70 countries the forces. for children and adolescents is somehow a ne- still depends on replacement or paid do- Jafar Ali, a witness, told AFP the procession glected topic, despite the importance of a child’s nors, Iran is the first country in the region started in the Bemina area on the outskirts of life trajectory up to the age of 17/18 in terms of

that has enjoyed voluntary blood donation Reuters Srinagar, and was soon joined by hundreds of the psychological and social impact it has on their by 100 percent since 2007. 7 Shia mourners. 5 formation of subjectivity. 6