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Iran’s airspace open to Qatari flights Iran-Russia co-op ECONOMY — With Qatari flights through their skies so all Qatar deskthe dispute between Airways routes to the West and Africa would Qatar and the Arab countries esca- now pass through Iran and Turkey airspace. lated, Iran has accepted flights per- “About 100-150 flights have been formed by Qatari airlines to pass its added to Iran’s daily air traffic,” Tasnim airspace to travel to Africa and Europe. news agency quoted him as saying. changing equations “The decision has been operational Meanwhile, Mehr news agency quoted as of early Tuesday,” said Reza Jafarza- an unnamed official at IAC as saying that deh, the public relations director of presently a total of 955 foreign flights per Iran Civil Aviation Organization. day range over Iran’s airspace and the fig- See page 2 However, Iranian officials announce ure is likely to rise by 200 flights if Qatari various figures for the number of flights airlines decide to choose the Iranian route. that may be added to Iran’s daily air traf- In the past, flights from Qatar to desti- fic due to the diplomatic row among nations in North and Central Europe and some countries and Qatar. the North Atlantic region used to pass According to Rahmatollah Mahabadi, through the sky of , , and chairman of the board and managing di- Turkey while now they need to cross Iran’s rector of Iran Airports Company (IAC), some airspace and then that of Turkey before ar- of the regional Arab nations have banned riving in Europe, the official explained. Doha’s rise has irritated Saudis: expert By Javad Heirannia the reasons for its decision. The United TEHRAN — A Middle East expert Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt also from South Alabama University says followed Saudi Arabia by cutting ties Saudi Arabia sees the rapid rise of Qa- with Qatar. tar as a threat to its hegemony in the However, Entessar says a “public Arab world. acknowledgment” by Qatar that Iran is “Saudi Arabia has long viewed an “important regional Muslim player” Qatar’s ascendancy as a threat to its has made the Saudi regime to make hegemonic designs in the Arab world,” such a decision. Mohammadreza Abbasi Mohammadreza Nader Entessar tells the Tehran Times. Following is the text of the inter- On Monday, Saudi Arabia broke view: diplomatic ties with Qatar and cut off What has prompted certain air, sea and land routes to the country. Arab states to cut ties with Qatar? Saudi Arabia cited Doha’s support for A: Saudi Arabia has long viewed Tehran Times/ Tehran Hamas and Muslim Brotherhood as Qatar’s ascendancy as a threat 13 ARTICLE Iran’s presidents-in-waiting ARTICLE By Yuram Abdullah Weiler By Mehran Derakhshandeh endorsement by the Iranian people, gives This most competitive of elections sur- By Mahnaz Abdi Analyst and journalist IRIB journalist and university lecturer him four more years to implement his prised foreign observers and journalists. Head of the Economy Desk economic reforms, and to court foreign Polling stations were forced to stay open until of the TehranTimes Conservative politicians Ebrahim Raisi and investment in Iranian industry – some- midnight on 19 May, in parts of the country Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf have excellent thing which has been slow at best. The because so many Iranians wanted to vote. In- The destabilizing chances of winning future presidential elec- reason for this is that unilateral U.S. deed, some voters were turned away at mid- Billion-dollar Qatari paradox of missile tions in Iran -- both are astute politicians sanctions are still in place against Iran, night and were told they had arrived too late. who should bide their time. and this makes doing business in Iran If these voters had managed to vote, then in food market on tap defense The Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani, complicated, or simply risky, for many all probability the turnout would have been won a convincing victory in presidential Western firms. It remains to be seen somewhere between 75 and 80 percent – as- he Saudi-led severing of diplo- here is a strange paradox when elections on 19 May 2017. The massive whether President Rouhani can find a way tonishing when you think in presidential or Tmatic ties with Qatar has pro- Tit comes to anti-missile defense: turnout - just over 73 percent of eligible to attract significant foreign investment general elections in Europe or United States vided a unique opportunity for while in theory seeming to in- voters took part - showed quite clearly into Iran. the turnout is usually around the 50 percent Iran to tap into the billion-dollar food crease stability by providing a shield that the Iranian electorate care deeply President Rouhani’s powerful mandate mark, or even lower. The massive turnout of market of its Persian Gulf neighbor. against incoming missiles launched by about their government and their coun- also protects the nuclear deal with the 5+1 voters effectively dashed the hopes of Iran’s Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emir- an adversary, in practice an anti-missile try, and exercising their right to vote is Group, which has been his greatest political enemies, who wished to see the Iranian pub- ates, Egypt, Yemen, Libya and Maldives cut on Monday their ties with Qatar system tends to be destabilizing and in- important to them. President Rouhani’s achievement so far. lic shun these elections. 13 crease tension. The reason is that such amid the diplomatic row between a missile “defense” reinforces the second Doha and other Arab states over the strike capability of the deploying nation London mayor calls for cancellation of Trump visit to Britain alleged support for terrorist groups. and could thus increase the likelihood of Although Qatar is one of the wealthi- a pre-emptive first strike by the nation London Mayor Sadiq Khan is calling on the Donald Trump is wrong.” “He has more important things to do than est countries in , it relies heavily against which the system is deployed. British government to cancel a state visit Trump criticized Khan for his comments fol- respond to Donald Trump’s ill-informed tweet on importing food as most of the coun- Robert S. McNamara realized this from the United States President Trump after lowing the weekend terror attack in London that deliberately takes out of context his re- try consists of sand desert. According to paradox in the 1960s, when he was Trump criticized his response to this week- that killed at least seven people and wounded marks urging Londoners not to be alarmed the World Bank’s data the Arab nation secretary of defense under U.S. presi- end’s terror attacks in London. dozens more. “At least 7 dead and 48 wounded when they saw more police - including armed has imported about $1 billion of food- dent John F. Kennedy and then Lyndon “I don’t think we should roll out the red in terror attack and Mayor of London says there officers - on the streets,” the spokesperson said. stuffs in 2015, with about a third of that Johnson. Kennedy was elected to the carpet to the president of the USA in the is ‘no reason to be alarmed!’” Trump tweeted Khan has previously called for Trump to be coming from Saudi Arabia and the UAE. presidency, partly on concerns of an circumstances where his policies go against on Sunday morning. denied a state visit in Britain. He pointed to Qatar is a peninsula surrounded by imaginary “missile gap” between the everything we stand for,” Khan said in an in- Trump appeared to be referencing Khan’s Trump’s executive order barring refugees and the Persian Gulf. Its only land border is U.S. and the U.S.S.R., with fears being terview with Britain’s Channel 4 News. comments earlier in the day in which he said people from seven predominantly Muslim with Saudi Arabia and now with Saudi that the Soviets possessed many more “When you have a special relationship it is there was no reason to worry about the in- countries from entering the U.S. as his rea- Arabia closing this border and also halt- ICBMs than did the Americans. McNa- no different from when you have got a close creased police presence in London. son, calling the order “cruel.” ing air and sea traffic with Qatar while mara was horrified to discover that the mate. You stand with them in times of ad- Khan’s spokesperson said on Sunday that “In those circumstances, we shouldn’t be the UAE has also closed its airports and versity but you call them out when they are he wouldn’t respond to Trump’s tweet, saying rolling out the red carpet,” he said. harbors to the Qatari flights and ship- U.S. had nuclear plans to unleash an (Source: The Hill) all-out nuclear retaliatory strike against wrong. There are many things about which he had “more important things to do.” ping, the import dependent state is fac- the “Sino-Soviet bloc,” as the two powers ing the threat of food shortage. were termed in the paranoia of the day, Being worried that isolation from should either take an aggressive step. Iran marks their powerful neighbors could turn There was no scale of escalation: some into an economic blockade and lead 1700 cities were targeted under the plan World to shortages, people in Qatar rushed known as J-SCAP (Joint Strategic Capa- to stock up food supplies on Monday, bilities Plan) and SIOP (Single Integrated Environment leaving some supermarkets with rows Operationalp) Plan). of empty shelves. 4 13 Day with national award By Maryam Qarehgozlou TEHRAN — On the occasion of the INVITATION TO World Environment Day, June 5, Iran’s INVITATION TO INTERNATIONAL TENDER Department of Environment held a INTERNATIONAL TENDER special ceremony in Tehran on Tues- No. 369715 day, conferring a national award on a No. :369832 KHOUZESTAN STEEL COMPANY number of exemplary people for their KHOUZESTAN STEEL COMPANY INTENDS TO PURCHASE 6,000 MT environmental achievements. INTENDS TO PURCHASE The ceremony was held with Envi- INJECTION METALLURGICAL Abdollah Heydari 2,000 MT CALCINED COKE ronment Chief Masoumeh Ebtekar and First Vice-President Es’haq Jahangiri in PETROLEUM COKE See page 12 IRNA/ attendance. 2 See page 5 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y POLITICS JJUNEUNE 77,, 22017017 MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS Envoy: China endorses Iran’s SCO Iran negotiating to sell heavy water to Asian, European accession, never been a con By Ali Kushki India and Pakistan. countries “The next candidate, according to TEHRAN — The Chinese ambassador to Russia, following India and Pakistan, POLITICS TEHRAN — Iran is negotiating with Tehran has said that contrary to “Western desk should be Iran, as well as other states that Asian and European countries to sell media rumors”, Beijing has never been op- meet our criteria for the SCO member- them heavy water, the spokesman of the Atomic Energy posed to Iran’s membership in the Shang- ship,” Russian Special Presidential Envoy Organization of Iran said on Monday, ILNA reported. hai Cooperation Organization, endorsing to the SCO Bakhtier Khakimov said on Several Asian countries have expressed interest to buy Tehran’s efforts to join the security bloc. Thursday during the St. Petersburg Inter- heavy water from Iran, but no contract has been finalized “During President Xi Jinping’s visit to national Economic Forum. so far, Behrouz Kamalvandi said, without naming the Iran, China announced its support for Iran’s According to the envoy, the SCO has a countries. accession to the body,” PANG Sen told a great potential to become a key interna- press briefing held at the Chinese Embassy tional platform. in Tehran on Tuesday. Back in April, Russian Foreign Minister President Jinping was the first interna- Sergey Lavrov said Iran fully fits the crite- Interior minister tional leader to visit Iran one week after the /Maryam Kamyab ria for membership of the bloc and said briefs Majlis on international nuclear deal between Iran and that discussions on its bid to join would world powers, including China, took force happen this summer. elections on January 16, 2016. “Next in line [for membership]...is “Decisions are taken unanimously at the Iran, which has resolved issues related to organization, and we suggest Iran consult sanctions from the UN Security Council,”

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POLITICS TEHRAN — Iran’s interior minister on with all the other members,” Mr. Sen said. Lavrov told Russian state news agency deskTuesday briefed the Majlis on the May China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Itar-Tass. 19 presidential and council elections. Tajikistan and Uzbekistan formed the SCO “During President Xi Jinping’s visit to Iran, Also, in a joint statement after high-lev- Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli hailed the fact the Guardian in 2001 to fight threats posed by radical Is- China announced its support for Iran’s el talks between Iranian President Hassan Council approved the results of the presidential election lam and drug trafficking from neighboring Rouhani and his opposite number Vladimir without annulment of even one single ballot box. Afghanistan. accession to the body,” Ambassador PANG Sen Putin in March in Moscow, the Russian side He went on to say that the complaints received from a In addition to the member states, the told a press briefing on Tuesday. reiterated its support to Iran’s bid for the number of monitoring bodies have been mostly studied body has six observer states, including Iran, full-fledged SCO membership and spoke in and the rest are under review. and six dialogue partners. cially become member states in the body’s “China highly appraises this. China favor of the application. The minister said the number of voting stations The group notably rejected the U.S. upcoming summit this week. welcomes and supports Iran’s wish to be- While China and Russia now throw their was 62,381, a 20 percent rise compared to previous from gaining observer status in 2004, re- There were unconfirmed reports on come a formal member of the SCO,” Hu- weight behind Tehran’s endeavor, some presidential and council elections. inforcing the impression that its goal is to China getting in the way of Iran, what the ilai told reporters, ahead of the summit other members, particularly Tajikistan, seem exist in opposition to Western political and Chinese ambassador rejected as “West- in Kazakh capital Astana which president to be opposed to the accession. military alliances. ern media rumors”. Jinping will attend. Relations between Iran and Tajikistan While having an observer status since On Sunday, Assistant Chinese Foreign “I think that at this meeting all sides will came under strain in December 2015 Anti-Iran ‘Arab 2005, Tehran’s bid to join the bloc has Minister Li Huilai said Beijing supports Iran’s continue to conscientiously study the issue as Iran officially invited Muhiddin Kabiri, failed so far. membership to the bloc and the subject will of Iran becoming a member on the basis leader of the Islamic Revival Party, to at- NATO’ failing: During a two-day summit in June be discussed at the group’s summit. of the SCO’s relevant rules and consensus tend the International Islamic Unity Con- expert 2016, state members appeared reluctant Iran has for a long time “proactively through consultations.” ference in Tehran. to consider Iran’s membership push, fail- participated” in its activities and has made On Thursday, Russia said it sees Iran Tajikistan banned IRPT last September ing to reach a consensus. positive contributions to the SCO’s devel- as the next candidate for full member- after accusing it of being linked to a failed Pakistan and India are expected to offi- opment, the senior diplomat said. ship in the SCO after the accession of coup in 2016. POLITICS TEHRAN — A senior political analyst deskbelieves that an anti-Iran Arab coalition scenario is showing signs of failure. “The coalition can be deemed as a failure now that Zarif discusses Qatar row with EU’s Mogherini some Arab states have cut ties with Qatar,” Davod POLITICS TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister countries. Qatar has said it is receptive to dialogue. Hermidas Bavand told ILNA on Tuesday. deskMohammad Javad Zarif talked on In an interview with Al Jazeera network, the Qatari Bavand said the Trump-pushed “Arab NATO” which the phone late on Monday with EU foreign policy chief foreign minister said his country was seeking “a dialogue was going to be led by Saudi Arabia has now been Feredrica Mogerini discussing the emerging conflict of openness and honesty”. “nipped in the bud”. between Saudi Arabia and Qatar. “For us, the strategic choice of the state of Qatar is to He predicted that Qatar is likely to be expelled from The talks came after Saudi Arabia cut ties with solve any dispute through dialogue,” Sheikh Mohammed the six-nation [Persian] . Qatar and shut its land, air and sea border with the Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said. tiny nation who sits on the southern shores of the Qatar’s ties with Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood Persian Gulf. The , Bahrain, as well as its good relations with Iran are said to be the Egypt, and Maldives also followed Saudi Arabia by key factors that led to the rift with Saudi Arabia – Iran’s Country-wide severing diplomatic ties with Qatar. regional rival. Saudi Arabia has cited Qatar’s support for terrorism Saudi Arabia has accused Qatar of “harboring a e-voting a as the reason for the move, a claim disputed by analysts. multitude of terrorist and sectarian groups that aim necessity: Larijani Iran has called for “clear and explicit dialogue” among to create instability in the region.” However, the Saudis the disputing nations, saying rising tension in the region themselves have been accused of funding extremists would threaten the interest of everyone in the region. Turkey, Kuwait, Qatar, Lebanon, Tunisia, Malaysia and in the region, either directly or by failing to prevent On Monday, Zarif also held separate telephone Algeria to discuss the Saudi-Qatar row. private donors from funding militant groups including POLITICS TEHRAN — Iran’s Majlis speaker has conversations with foreign ministers of Iraq, , Kuwait has offered to mediate between the opposing Daesh (ISIS). desksaid it is an inevitable necessity to conduct future elections through e-voting. Citing time wasted in paper voting, Ali Larijani who Kerry: New sanctions on Iran could Iran-Russia co-op has changed was speaking on Tuesday on the parliament floor called on the Ministry of Interior, Guardian Council, and Majlis be dangerous political equations: Shamkhani Research Center to study the mechanisms of meeting POLITICS Former Secretary most sweeping sanctions against POLITICS TEHRAN — Iran’s Su- “Cooperation between Iran and Russia the need, IRNA reported. deskof State John Kerry Iran since the nuclear deal was deskpreme National Secu- is within the framework of joint strategic President Hassan Rouhani on May 22 estimated 3-4 warned on Monday that imposing reached in 2015. rity Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani has cooperation to fight terrorism in the region million Iranians could not vote as stations closed even new economic sanctions against The Trump administration has said that strategic cooperation between and both sides have same interests in this after a 4-hour extension of polling time. Tehran could be dangerous. supported new sanctions against Iran, Iran and Russia in Syria has changed po- respect,” the official noted. “If we become super provocative which were approved 18 to 3 by the litical equations. Shamkhani said that military and de- in ways that show the Iranian people committee. “Coalition among Iran, Russia, Syria, fensive cooperation between Tehran and there has been no advantage to The measure is claimed to be Iraq and Lebanon’s Hezbollah at the Syrian Moscow are based on common interests. Riyadh-Doha rift this, that there is no gain, and our punishing Iran over its ballistic arena succeeded to change the equations,” He also described terrorism as the more than a mutual bellicosity is pushing them into a missile program, alleged support for he told the Institute for Iran-Eurasia Studies main threat to global security. corner, that’s dangerous and that terrorism and human rights violations. in an interview published on Tuesday. Daesh, the most powerful terrorist issue: futurologist could bring a very different result,” AP Elsewhere, Kerry said that there is The U.S. and some Arab countries group, is being weakened during the quoted him as saying in San Francisco a view that seems to dominate the made efforts to question the legitimacy of past two years and are driven out from at a fundraiser for Ploughshares Fund. Trump administration that “the U.S. the Syrian government, but today the po- many parts in Iraq and Syria, however POLITICS TEHRAN — An Iranian futurologist He also said that the Iran nuclear can do anything that it needs to do litical procedure has been changed and the this does not mean that the threat of ter- deskargues the emerging rift between deal could hold even if President all by itself” and he urged those in Astana talks have been held, he said. rorism has faded, he said. Riyadh and Doha goes far beyond a mutual conflict and Donald Trump pulls out. attendance to do more to fight for The top security official attached great im- Elsewhere, he said that Iran’s policy is has its roots in U.S. schemes against Iran. The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations the government to recognize the portance to the Astana talks which separated based on “independence” and “non-reli- The current move to spread insecurity to the Persian Committee approved in May the value of diplomacy. the Syrian armed groups from the terrorists. ance to the international powers”. Gulf is the latest in a series that started with George H. W. Bush by injecting insecurity in the region, maintained by Bush Jnr., and transformed into preserving a weak Iran marks World Environment Day with national award balance between Iran and Saudi Arabia during Barack 1 The award is bestowed upon governmental green jobs in line with green economy, encouraging the stating, it is not reasonable to use the energies to cause Obama, Mehdi Motaharnia told the Khordad website establishment if green universities and green banks, harm to the environment. on Monday. and nongovernmental organizations, the private sector, and environmentalists who have made considerable organizing green film festival, and insuring species which “There should be a balance between urban, industrial, impacts on the protection of environment either are on the verge of extinction such as leopard are some and technological development and environmental culturally or scientifically since 2000. of the environmental accomplishments of the past four issues so that we both make progress and protect the ‘Connect with nature’ years, Ebtekar pointed. environment simultaneously,” he highlighted. Presidential aide Mentioning World Environment Day 2017 celebration Environment problems, a major concern Both government and the public should support one forecasts big under the theme ‘connect with nature’, Ebtekar explained First Vice-President Jahangiri for his part underscored another in preserving the environment, he suggested. that the theme is aiming at encouraging the public to the importance of environmental problems saying that World should react to U.S. exit of Paris cabinet reshuffle join hands in safeguarding the environment. the current administration has tried to deal with it as a Agreement “The current administration has directed particular major concern for the country. Elsewhere in his remarks, Jahangiri regretted U.S. attention to the environment and the impacts are now Restoring Lake Urmia in the northwest and Hour-al- reneging on Paris Agreement on climate change saying Azim wetland in the southwest, improving the urban “unfortunately a country which is in charge of producing POLITICS TEHRAN — President Hassan Rouhani noticeable after four years,” she said, adding, “what the deskis likely to consider a big cabinet administration has done have made it possible for the railway system by financing the projects, switching a great deal of greenhouse gasses is going back on the reshuffle in his second term, a presidential advisor said. public to speak up and form nongovernmental groups from mazut to gas in the power plants surrounding agreement with an air of overwhelming superiority with Mohammad Ali Najafi told Tasnim on Tuesday to try to protect the environment actively.” metropolises, and entering an agreement with Iraq Trump announcing that he puts his people first.” that a change of about half to the current ministers is Ebtekar went on to say that currently some 900 NGOs to address sand and dust storms originated there are However, he has forgotten the fact that greenhouse foreseeable. are active trying to conserve the environment. of the measures taken to mitigate the environmental gas emission not only threaten lives of Americans but While some observers argue the president is likely Moreover, actors, athletes and other celebrities are predicaments, he explained. also all human kinds, he noted, adding, [regarding the to name more pro-reform ministers in the second term, now playing a key role in promoting environmental Energy efficiency is a priority amount of greenhouse gasses they produce] the U.S. Rouhani earlier pledged to appoint younger persons to values and raising awareness among the public, she Using the energies efficiently is also another is morally bound to stick to the agreement more than ministerial posts compared to the current cabinet. noted. priority for the government which is economically and any other nation and the world should react to this issue Sustainable management of water resources, creating commercially and even morally justifiable, he said, heatedly. 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Kuwait seeks to mediate Rocket hits Indian diplomatic compound crisis over Qatar in Afghan capital A rocket struck an Indian diplomatic compound in the Afghan Kuwait’s ruler traveled to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, hop- capital of Kabul on Tuesday, causing no casualties, police said, ing to heal a damaging rift between Qatar and Arab as representatives of about two dozen international delega- states. tions met a kilometer or so away to discuss efforts to end vi- Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber al-Sabah met olence. with the House of Saud regime’s King Salman and seek Sirens and warnings of “incoming” missiles sounded in a to resolve the worst infighting among the Arab states number of embassies, followed by a dull thump as the rocket richest powers in decades. exploded. The House of Saud regime, Egypt, the United Arab Police said no one was injured in the blast, which struck a Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain severed relations with Qa- tennis court, a few blocks away from where the Indian ambas- tar and closed their airspace to commercial flights on sador and other foreign dignitaries were meeting with senior Monday. Afghan officials. In a sign of the potential consequences for the Qa- A Taliban Twitter account said the group had targeted a tari economy, a number of banks in the region began “command center of foreign invading forces” with a “missile”. stepping back from business dealings with Qatar. Saudi Notoriously inaccurate, rockets are fired into the city, often Arabia’s central bank advised banks in the kingdom not towards the fortified downtown area that houses not only the to trade with Qatari banks in Qatari riyals, sources said. Indian embassy, but a number of other foreign delegations, Oil prices also fell on concern that the rift would un- the headquarters of the international military mission and Af- dermine efforts by OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum ghan government ministries. Exporting Countries) to tighten production. On May 31, a huge truck bomb detonated outside gates Qatar and the other Arab states fell out over Doha’s leading to the fortified area, killing more than 150 Afghans alleged support for militants and Iran -- charges that and wounding hundreds. Qatar has called baseless. That blast caused serious damage to the German embassy It said, however, that it would not retaliate and hoped and lighter damage to the Indian and other embassies nearby. Kuwait would help resolve the dispute. A bomb attack on the Indian embassy in 2008 killed more Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrah- than 40 people. man al-Thani told Qatar-based Al Jazeera TV that Qatar Explosion strikes Herat wants to give Kuwait’s ruler the ability to “proceed and Elsewhere, an explosion has struck in Afghanistan’s Herat communicate with the parties to the crisis and to try to province, with some local media saying the blast took place contain the issue”. near police offices and a mosque. Qatar’s Leader, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, TOLOnews, an Afghan news outlet, said at least seven peo- spoke by telephone overnight with his counterpart in and ordered its offices to be closed within 48 hours, in 14 days and Qatari nationals were given 14 days to ple were killed in Tuesday’s blast and several were wounded. Kuwait and, in order to allow Kuwait to mediate, decided a day after the kingdom, the UAE and Bahrain closed leave those countries. The number of casualties is expected to rise. to put off a planned speech to the nation, the foreign their airspace to Qatari commercial flights. The measures are more severe than during a previ- Al Jazeera was unable to independently verify the toll. minister said. Flight tracker websites showed Qatar Airways flights ous eight-month rift in 2014, when the House of Saud Images posted to social media showed plumes of black Qatar has for years parlayed its enormous gas wealth taking a circuitous route mostly over Iran to avoid their regime, Bahrain and the UAE withdrew their ambas- smoke rising above a mosque complex. and media influence into a broad influence in the region. neighbors. sadors from Doha, again alleging Qatari support for The reports came after a string of recent attacks in Afghan- But Persian Gulf Arab neighbors and Egypt have long been Some Saudi Arabian and UAE commercial banks militant groups. istan’s capital, Kabul, and as President Ashraf Ghani hosted a irked by its maverick stances and support for the Muslim were also shunning Qatari banks, holding off on letters The United Arab Emirates said Qatar needed to summit on security. Brotherhood, which they regard as a political enemy. of credit, banking sources told Reuters on Tuesday. carry out specific confidence-building measures and On May 31, at least 150 people were killed when a truck Yemen, Libya’s eastern-based government and the With an estimated $335 billion of assets in its sover- change its behavior. loaded with explosives detonated in a fortified area of the city Maldives - close allies of Qatar’s adversaries in the spat eign wealth fund and its gas exports earning billions of “After previous experiences with the brother state, near several foreign embassies. (Source: agencies) - also cut ties. dollars every month, Qatar, however, has enough finan- we need a frame for the future that will consolidate the The United States, Russia, France, Iran and Turkey cial power to protect its banks. security and the stability of the region,” UAE Foreign have all called for the row to be resolved through di- Qatar’s stock market rebounded in early trade on Minister Anwar Gargash wrote on Twitter overnight. Yemen’s political council alogue. Tuesday after plunging the previous day but the Qatari “We need to rebuild trust after broken pledges, we For the first time since the crisis unfolded, Trump has riyal fell against the U.S. dollar. need a guaranteed roadmap,” he wrote. rejects UN envoy as peace weighed in. His tweet: “During my recent trip to the Mid- Kuwait’s emir, who has spent decades as a diplo- But Qatari state TV broadcast images of Sheikh mediator dle East I stated that there can no longer be funding of mat and mediator in regional disputes, hosted Sheikh Tamim embracing the Muslim Brotherhood’s spiritual Radical Ideology. Leaders pointed to Qatar - look!” Tamim last week as the crisis began brewing. leader Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi -- whose stay in Yemen’s Supreme Political Council, the country’s top govern- Banks shun Qatar, flights diverted Monday’s decision forbids Saudi, UAE and Bahraini Doha has for years irked Persian Gulf Arab states - as ing body, says it will no longer maintain contact with United Tightening pressure, the House of Saud regime’s citizens from traveling to Qatar, residing in it or passing part of an annual Ramadan reception with Islamic cler- Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, aviation authority revoked the license of Qatar Airways through it, instructing their citizens to leave Qatar with- ics on Monday. (Source: Reuters) calling him biased. Speaking in a televised speech late on Monday, Saleh UN: ISIL kills 163 people in Mosul in one day al-Samad, the Council’s head, said the UN envoy would no longer be allowed entry to the areas in Yemen that are con- The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant opening address to the UN Human killed, including children, with some west of Baghdad in 2014, but Iraqi forc- trolled by the Ansarullah (Houthi) movement. (ISIL/Daesh) terrorists have killed more Rights Council. caught in the crossfire while trying to es backed by the United States-led air “We say unanimously that the envoy is no longer wel- than 160 people in one day last week His spokesman, Rupert Colville, told flee. raids have since regained much of the come here. There will be no more contact with Ismail Ould to prevent them from fleeing western the AFP news agency that the killings Separately, Human Rights Watch territory they lost to the group. Sheikh Ahmad and he is not welcome here,” Samad said. Mosul, according to the United Nations. were believed to have taken place on (HRW) said on Monday that at least 26 Iraqi forces launched a major opera- Ahmed was “not desirable” in efforts to resolve the con- The agency on Tuesday accused the June 1. bodies of “blindfolded and handcuffed” tion to retake Mosul in October last year, flict gripping Yemen, he said, adding that if the UN chose ISIL terrorist group of carrying out the In late May, Iraqi forces launched a men were found in government-con- fighting their way to the city and retak- another envoy, that individual will have to “respect the peo- attack in the group’s last stronghold, broad assault on parts of Mosul, closing trolled areas and around city since the ing its eastern side before setting their ple’s will.” where a coalition of troops are working in on the remaining pockets of territory operation started. sights on its smaller but more densely Samad further said that the new decision had been taken to flush out the terrorists. held by ISIL. Last month, Stephen O’Brien, the populated west. jointly by the Ansarullah and their allies in former president Ali “The brutality of [ISIL] and other Aid groups had expressed their con- UN under-secretary for humanitarian The eastern half of Mosul, was de- Abdullah Saleh’s General People’s Congress party. terrorist groups seemingly knows no cerns over the safety of hundreds of affairs, said the organization had “deep clared liberated in January, and the push Meanwhile, Ansarullah spokesman Mohammed Ab- bounds,” said Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, the thousands of civilians at risk of being concern” for hundreds of thousands of for the city’s western section, separated dul-Salam supported Samad’s position and accused the UN UN’s human rights chief. caught in the crossfire. civilians trapped behind ISIL lines. from the east by the Tigris River, began envoy of having abandoned his neutrality regarding the conflict “Yesterday, my staff reported to me On Monday, UNICEF (United Nations “Although the UN is not present the following month. in Yemen and not respecting UN resolutions. that bodies of murdered Iraqi men, Children’s Fund) warned that 100,000 in the areas where fighting is occur- Almost 10,000 people fled from Mo- Two weeks ago, Ahmed visited the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, women and children still lay on the children were still in ISIL-held areas, liv- ring, we have received very disturbing sul’s northwest and the Old City every in a bid to broker a ceasefire for the holy Muslim fasting month streets of the al-Shira neighborhood of ing under extremely dangerous condi- reports of families being shut inside day last week, according to UN esti- of Ramadan and prevent any Saudi attack on the port city of western Mosul, after at least 163 people tions. booby-trapped homes and of children mates. Hudaydah. were shot and killed by Daesh to pre- Peter Hawkins, UNICEF’s represent- being deliberately targeted by snipers,” More than 750,000 people have been Yemeni demonstrators, who were calling for an end to the vent them from fleeing.” ative in Iraq, said the agency is receiv- O’Brien said. displaced from the city since October. House of Saud regime blockade on the Sana’a Airport, attacked Hussein made the comments in his ing “alarming reports” of civilians being ISIL overran large areas north and (Source: agencies) the Mauritanian diplomat’s convoy as it was traveling from the airport to the UN compound. The UN envoy’s bodyguards fired UAE email leak: Yousef al-Otaiba criticizes Trump into the air to disperse the protesters. Following the trip, Ahmed told the UN Security Council that negotiations to broker a truce in Yemen had been slow and UAE ambassador: On what planet can Trump be a president? warring parties were reluctant to discuss the concessions need- The latest round of leaked emails of the United Arab “prime focus” of the UAE officials in public “is Iran or ed for peace. Emirates’ (UAE) ambassador to the United States reveal the Muslim Brotherhood”, but “it seems that a prime He also said that Ansarullah officials had refused to meet repeated criticism by the diplomat of the U.S. President focus of these messages has been about neighboring with him during his latest visit to Yemen. Donald Trump. state Qatar”. The UN envoy further expressed deep concern about the at- The Huffington Post, the U.S. media outlet that re- He said this showed the UAE’s “influence, their ac- tack on his convoy and urged an investigation into the incident. ceived the latest series of emails, said they showed cess and the kind of agenda they’re pushing”. The House of Saud regime has been leading a brutal military Yousef al-Otaiba denigrating Trump and others in com- The U.S. and UAE officials have not commented on campaign against Yemen for more than two years to reinstall munications with officials close to then President Barack the recent leak. a Riyadh-friendly former president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi. Obama. On Monday, the UAE, along with the House of Saud The Saudi regime’s military campaign, however, has failed to The Huffington Post said one of the emails showed regime, Bahrain, Egypt, Yemen and the Maldives cut achieve its goal. Otaiba corresponding with Rob Malley, Obama’s chief off diplomatic ties with Qatar, a move Qatar’s foreign The protracted war has already killed over 12,000 Yemenis, adviser on the Middle East, on election night. ministry called “unjustified” and “based on claims and and the United States and Britain have been assisting the (Source: Press TV) “You got room for me in Abu Dhabi?” Malley wrote allegations that have no basis in fact”. Saudis in the war on Yemen. to Otaiba. The dispute between Qatar and the Persian Gulf’s “This isn’t funny,” the UAE ambassador responded. Arab states escalated after a recent hack of Qatar’s “How/why is this happen. On what planet can Trump Otaiba is a well-known figure in U.S. national se- state-run news agency. It has spiraled since. Russia sends jet fighter to be a president?” curity circles - he has been called “the most charming Following the hack, comments falsely attributed to intercept Norwegian plane In another exchange from 2016 with Judith Miller, man in Washington” - and has participated in Pen- Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, were a right-wing U.S. commentator who reportedly sent tagon strategy meetings at the invitation of defense published. over Barents Sea: agencies Otaiba a series of tweets from a Saudi whistle-blow- officials. Qatar’s government categorically denied that the er that criticized Emirati Crown Prince Mohammed bin Al Jazeera’s Shihab Rattansi said those behind the comments. Russia sent a MiG-31 jet fighter on Tuesday to intercept a Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE diplomat said “the 7 minutes leak told Huffington post that “their intention is to re- “There are international laws governing such crimes, Norwegian patrol plane flying along Russia’s border over the I spent reading this was the equivalent of watching 7 veal the ‘two-faced nature’ of Emirati foreign policy”. especially the cyber-attack. [The hackers] will be prose- Barents Sea, Russian news agencies quoted Russia’s Defense minutes of Donald Trump. A waste of my time.” He added that “from these emails it would appear cuted according to the law,” Mohammed bin Abdulrah- Ministry as saying. The latest email leak comes after U.S. media report- that the ambassador to Washington doesn’t have a man Al Thani, Qatar’s foreign minister, said on Wednes- The ministry said it had identified the Norwegian plane as ed on Saturday that emails, released by a group called very high opinion of Trump”. day. an anti-submarine P-3 Orion aircraft and said it had switched “GlobalLeaks” - not affiliated with the software devel- Huffington Post reporter Akbar Ahmed told Al Ja- UAE-based Sky News Arabia and Al Arabiya kept off its transponder during the flight, the agencies reported. oper, GlobaLeaks - showed clear collaboration between zeera the emails “certainly shows a high level of UAE running the discredited story, despite the Qatari de- Earlier on Tuesday, a Russian Su-27 jet fighter intercepted Otaiba and a pro-Israel think-tank in an attempt to dis- skepticism over Qatar”. nials. a U.S. B-52 strategic bomber on Russia’s border over the Bal- credit Qatar. Ahmed added that the emails also reveal that the (Source: Al Jazeera) tic Sea. (Source: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY JJUNEUNE 77,, 22017017

Iranian trade delegation to NITC planning to renew head for Kenya in early-July

ECONOMY TEHRAN — An Iranian trade delegation desk oil tanker fleet headed by Farhad Nouri, the director gen- eral of the Commerce Services Office of Iran’s Trade Promo- ENERGY TEHRAN — National Iranian Tanker tion Organization (TPO), is due to visit Kenya from July 4 to 7 deskCompany (NITC) is looking at options to explore grounds of economic cooperation. to place its first orders for new very large crude car- According to Nouri, Kenya is an important market in East riers (VLCCs) in post-sanction era, as it plans to renew Africa due to its geographical position in the region. its existing fleet, the managing director of company “Kenyan government and its private sector are both in- has announced. terested in expanding trade relations with Iran and that is Sirous Kianersi said that any new contracts would valuable for us,” Nouri said. be to replace its current vessels, rather than adding new deadweight tons (dwt), Shana news agency re- ported. Billion-dollar Qatari food The official said the new building price is at its low- est and this is the best time to renew the fleet. market on tap Implementation of the nuclear deal, known as the 1 The condition in Qatar has created an opportunity Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in Jan- for the Iranian food industry to embark on supplying products uary 2016, has had a key influence on the activity to the Persian Gulf nation. of NITC as the company’s tankers have been mov- Reza Nourani, the chairman of Iran’s Union of Agricultural ing comfortably in the international waters since the Products, said on Monday that Iran can export food to Qatar nuclear deal took effect, Shana reported in late May, by sea. He said food shipments sent from Iran can reach Qatar quoting Kianersi as saying. in 12 hours. Removing problems related to insurance and rank- Mohammadreza Sabzalipour, the head of Iran World Trade ing were some other fruits of JCPOA, he said, adding Center, believes that Iran should manage this opportunity in a “NITC is currently shipping the oil produced by some proper way. Italian and Spanish companies and is negotiating with He wrote on his Telegram channel on Tuesday that if Iranian Polish refiners in this regard as well.” officials take a serious and realistic approach in this regard, the The officials also said that NITC has signed 70 deals country could take the advantage of this condition to make Qa- since the removal of sanctions, for leasing out tankers tar a new export destination for its foodstuffs. to large foreign companies. Also, Mohammad Lahooti, the chairman of Iran Export Con- The deals have been mainly made with European federation, sees the condition a unique opportunity for the Ira- and Asian companies, he added. tankers, transports Iranian crude and also acts as an national freight rates. It enjoys a fleet of 65 tankers nian economy and says a $4-5 billion market is ready for Iran. NITC, which operates the largest tanker fleet in the independent entity in contracts with foreign concerns and gas carriers amounting for a total of 15.5 million Although he believes that this condition is not permanent Middle East and has the world’s largest fleet of super for crude oil transportation based on prevailing inter- dwt capacity. and Qatar’s conflict with the mentioned countries could be solved in the near future, Iran should take advantage of the cur- rent situation as soon as possible. Loading, unloading at Iranian ports up 1.7% in 2 months ‘Private sector prepared to meet Qatar’s needs’ ECONOMY TEHRAN — More of 1.7 percent year on year. last year. Last October, PMO Managing Direc- As Kaveh Zargaran, the chairman of Tehran Chamber of desk Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TCCIMA)’s Com- than 15.5 million tons According to the Ports and Maritime Shahid Rajaee Port in southern tor Mohammad Saeednejad said that mittee for Agriculture, Water and Food Industries, told the Teh- of non-oil goods were loaded and un- Organization of Iran (PMO), non-oil witnessed a 13 the organization has it on the agenda ran Times in a telephone interview on Tuesday, the Iranian pri- loaded at ports of Iran during the first 2 loading and unloading increased by percent rise in loading-unloading of to increase the current 209 million-ton vate sector is completely ready to supply foodstuffs to Qatar. months of the current Iranian calendar 260,000 tons during the mentioned two non-oil goods which was reported 8.9 capacity of the country’s trade ports to He said as Qatar is a market of just 2.5 million people and year (March 21 - May 21), an increase months compared to the same period million tons for this trade port. 217 million tons. also given Iran’s high capability in food industry, the Iranian pri- vate sector can meet Qatar’s food demands completely if Irani- Saudi and UAE banks suspend business with Qatari banks amid diplomatic crisis an and Qatari governments come to terms on the issue. He mentioned meat, dairy products, bread, fruits and bever- Some commercial banks in Saudi bank of the UAE had asked banks in comment. dramatically too. ages the main food products imported to Qatar and underscored Arabia and the United Arab Emirates the country to provide details of their Earlier this week, five Arab states – The Saudis and their allies are that Iran enjoys exporting advantage in all these products. have suspended business with Qatari exposure to banks in Qatar and that Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, demanding, in effect, that Qatar end TCCIMA member further announced that of the $102 million banks as a result of a major diplomatic the central bank of Bahrain had taken Egypt, Bahrain and Yemen—said that its independent foreign policy and export of Iran to Qatar in 2015, $18 million has been foodstuffs spat in the region, Reuters reported on a similar step. They reportedly told they had cut diplomatic relations with tame or shut down its Al Jazeera including 16,000 tons of pistachio, saffron, sweets and choco- Tuesday, citing banking sources. banks that they have until Thursday to Qatar, severed land, air and sea travel television station. lates, with pistachio and saffron accounting for 55 percent of The sources said that lenders were provide that information. and are expelling Qatari citizens giving Saudi Arabia and Qatar have long the exports. holding off doing business until they Reuters reported that the UAE them 48 hours to depart. been rivals. Despite Qatar’s small size, receive more guidance on the dispute central bank did not respond to a Qatar’s main stock exchange its great wealth and vast gas reserves from their respective central banks on request for comment and Bahraini suffered its worst day in around seven have given it significant influence in Sugar-trade negotiations how to deal with the rift. central bank officials could not years on Monday and the country’s the region. between U.S. and Mexico They also said that the central immediately be contacted for sovereign bonds and currency sold off (Source: The Independent) extended S. Africa has second recession in eight years Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Monday extended the South Africa’s economy fell into a recession for the above junk, has the nation on review for a down- deadline for sugar trade negotiations between the United first time since 2009 after it contracted for a second grade. States and Mexico by 24 hours, saying extra time was needed straight quarter in the first three months of the year “The rating agencies, even if they have already to complete “final technical consultations” for a deal. as all bar two industries shrank. done their assessments, will no doubt be downgrad- “The two sides have come together in quite meaningful Gross domestic product receded an annualized ing their GDP outlook off the basis of these numbers,” ways, but there remain a few technical details to work out,” 0.7 percent in the first quarter from a contraction of Gina Schoeman, an economist at Citigroup Inc. in Jo- Ross said in a statement as time was running out on a Mon- 0.3 percent in the previous three months, Statistics hannesburg, said by phone. day deadline. “We are quite optimistic that our two nations South Africa said in a report released on Tuesday in South Africa’s growth slowed to 0.3 percent last are on the precipice of an agreement we can all support, and the capital, Pretoria. The median of 19 economists’ year, the lowest rate since 2009, after low commod- so have decided that a short extension of the deadline is in estimates in a Bloomberg survey was for 1 percent ity prices, the effects of the prior year’s drought and everyone’s best interest.” expansion. There was only forecast for a contraction. weak demand for locally made goods weighed on These talks are supposed to remedy harm to U.S. sug- While rains are helping Africa’s most-industrialized output. Unemployment rose to a 14-year high in the ar producers. The negotiations come as President Donald economy recover from a 2015 drought that was the first quarter. The business confidence index remains Trump is seeking to negotiate the North American Free Trade worst since records started more than a century ear- finance, real estate and business services industry near the lowest level in more than two decades. agreement as part of his “America First” agenda. lier, political uncertainty has hampered implementing shrank 1.2 percent, the first decline since at least the “The first quarter ended with the cabinet reshuffle Mexico was originally found to violate U.S. trade laws as it reforms aimed at boosting growth. President Jacob first quarter of 2013. and the second quarter started with the credit-rating pertains to sugar dumping and subsidizing. In March, Mexico Zuma changed his cabinet and fired Pravin Gordhan The rand lost 1.4 percent to 12.8920 per dollar downgrades, so in terms of consumer and business canceled its sugar export permits to the United States. as finance minister in March, a move that saw the na- by 12:22 p.m. Yields on rand-denominated govern- sentiment I can’t see an improvement,” Christie Vil- (Source: cnbc) tion lose its investment-grade status with two ratings ment bonds due December 2026 rose 6 basis points joen, an economist at KPMG LLP in Cape Town, said companies for the first time in 17 years. to 8.49 percent, the first increase in five days. The by phone. “I’m not excited about an big turnaround “There is a risk that these contractions are not over six-member banks index extended declines after the in the GDP numbers for the second quarter, there’s GM investors reject Greenlight and we could see another negative coming out in release, dropping 1.7 percent in Johannesburg. just no reason to believe that at this stage.” the second quarter of this year,” Annabel Bishop, the S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings Ltd. affirmed The central bank on May 25 reduced its forecast share plan, board slate chief economist at Investec Ltd., said by phone from South Africa’s debt at the highest non-investment for growth this year to 1 percent from 1.2 percent, Johannesburg. grade last week, with both companies saying poli- and trimmed the outlook for 2018 to 1.5 percent General Motors Co (GM.N) shareholders on Tuesday elected all of Industry performance cy uncertainty, political turmoil and slow economic from 1.7 percent because of the anticipated impact the automaker’s board nominees, overwhelmingly rejecting a slate All industries except agriculture and mining con- growth pose a risk to fiscal consolidation. Moody’s of the downgrades. proposed by hedge fund Greenlight Capital and handing a major tracted in the quarter, the statistics office said. The Investors Service, which rates the nation at two levels (Source: Bloomberg) defeat to billionaire investor David Einhorn’s bid to split the compa- ny’s shares. Preliminary results showed more than 91 percent of sharehold- Investors flee to gold, German bonds as political worries rise ers voted against Greenlight’s proposal to have GM offer dividend and capital appreciation shares, according to GM officials at the au- World stocks fell while safe-haven gress. countries, fell 0.12 percent. Sterling edged higher against both tomaker’s annual shareholders’ meeting. gold and German government bonds “We have a big week or so ahead Investors instead bought gold and the dollar and the euro. GM’s nominees were elected with between 84 percent and 99 were in demand on Tuesday as tension of us with the UK heading to the polls German government bonds - two of The dollar, meanwhile, touched a percent of the vote, the company said. in the Middle East, an election in Brit- and the ECB announcing its latest the safest assets in the world - push- seven-month low ahead of Comey’s Greenlight founder David Einhorn floated his proposal back in ain and upcoming testimony from the monetary policy decision on Thurs- ing gold prices to six-week highs and testimony. March, saying it could boost the automaker’s $52 billion market former head of the FBI pushed inves- day and the Federal Reserve doing German 10-year borrowing costs to Reports suggest the former FBI capitalization by as much as $38 billion. tors away from risky assets. the same next Wednesday,” said Craig six-week lows. XAU= DE10YT=TWEB chief plans to talk about conversations But right at the outset, rating agencies said Einhorn’s plan could European stocks fell early on Tues- Erlam, a market analyst for OANDA Erlam said the one area for concern in which U.S. President Trump pres- negatively impact the automaker’s credit rating and he failed to rally day after leading Arab powers cut ties securities. is how steady sterling has been - the sured him to drop his investigation other shareholders to his cause. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hatha- with Qatar the previous day, accusing “Once these events pass, we may currency was up against the dollar and into former national security adviser way Inc (BRKa.N) remained conspicuously silent on the proposal. it of supporting Islamist militants and have a little more clarity and therefore euro on Tuesday - potentially a sign of Mike Flynn, who was fired for failing Proxy advisers Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis Iran. see a little less caution in the markets.” complacency before the election. to disclose conversations with Russian had also recommended GM shareholders vote for the automaker’s Shares fell in U.S. and Asian trading The diplomatic spat in the Middle The lead of British Prime Minister officials. board nominees and against the dual-class proposal. on the back of concerns over politics East left oil prices hovering just below Theresa May over the opposition La- The dollar index .DXY, which tracks Einhorn made his proposal as U.S. auto industry sales of new either side of the Atlantic. $50 a barrel LCOc1 and that in turn hit bour Party ahead of Thursday’s gen- the currency against a basket of vehicles have begun to wane after a boom cycle that has lasted On what BayernLB analysts called European stocks, which fell across the eral election has narrowed to just 1 trade-weighted peers, fell to its lowest since 2010. “Super Thursday”, British voters will board; the broad Euro STOXX 600 was percentage point, according to a poll level since the November U.S. elec- In comments prior to the shareholder meeting, GM chief ex- go to polls in an increasingly unpre- down 0.4 percent. conducted before the attacks in Lon- tion. ecutive Mary Barra acknowledged Greenlight’s point on its stock dictable general election, the Europe- World stocks edged further away don on Saturday. Data on Monday of U.S. services price, saying “we do believe GM stock is undervalued,” but reiterat- an Central Bank is due to meet and from record highs hit last week, the Other polls in recent days have sector activity slowing in May as new ed the company’s opposition to the hedge fund’s proposal. later the same day former FBI director MSCI world equity index .MIWD- found bigger leads for the Conserva- orders tumbled also hit the greenback. (Source: Reuters) James Comey will testify before Con- 00000PUS, which tracks shares in 46 tives of up to 11 and 12 points. (Source: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JJUNEUNE 77,, 22017017 ENERGY 5 For OPEC, Saudi-Qatar crisis Siemens to invest $100m in Iran’s energy sector Siemens, a global technology pow- Peter Adam, the vice president for oil port. erhouse, is planning to invest around and gas of Siemens Industrial Applica- “Good quality, good price and ef- $100 million in Iran’s energy sector as tion Division. ficient manpower make Iran an ideal is just latest family squabble part of its strategy to boost its pres- “We are really surprised by the skill place for investment by foreign oil ence in the Persian country, said a re- of manpower, the quality of work and companies,” he added. The diplomatic clash between Qatar and port. its details as well as reasonable price of Earlier in March 2016, Siemens had three Arab allies flared regional tensions The company is looking at pump- services in Iran are really extraordinary, signed a contract worth $3.5 billion with and caused oil prices to jump. For OPEC, ing money into Iran’s lucrative oil and when compared with other countries,” the Iranian industrial group Mapna. it’s likely to remain business as usual. gas industries, reported Shana, citing Adam was quoted as saying in the re- (Source: Trade Arabia) Saudi Arabia and three other Arab countries severed most diplomatic and economic ties to Qatar. Although most IN THE NAME OF GOD WITH THE FOLLOWING SPECIFICATIONS: of the countries involved are members of the Organization of Petroleum Ex- porting Countries, the stand-off is seen posing little threat to the group’s initia- tive to re-balance world oil markets by cutting production. “It is not the first time for OPEC to see a political rift between its member INVITATION TO countries, and it’s not going to be the INTERNATIONAL TENDER last,” said Abdulsamad Al-Awadhi, a London-based analyst who was one of OPEC on supply cuts, doesn’t see ten- in 1983. No. : 369832 Kuwait’s representatives to the group sions in the Persian Gulf having any 1990 -- After Iraq invaded Kuwait KHOUZESTAN STEEL COMPANY INTENDS between 1980 and 2001. “OPEC has impact on the deal, the nation’s Vien- on Aug. 2, the combined production of TO PURCHASE gone through many political and mil- na-based envoy to international organ- both countries -- 4.3 million barrels a itary conflicts among its members and izations, Vladimir Voronkov, told RIA day -- was halted, according to the En- 2,000 MT CALCINED PETROLEUM COKE this has never had an impact on the flow Novosti. ergy Information Administration. OPEC INTERESTED BIDDERS MAY OBTAIN SET OF DOCUMENTS, CONTAINING THE RELEVANT of work of the organization or its binding “There are no signs of any disrup- continued to meet through the conflict. TERMS AND CONDITIONS BY SUBMISSION OF A WRITTEN APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF A agreements.” tion to the OPEC and non-OPEC deal,” 2011 -- Syria’s civil war intensified NON-REFUNDABLE FEE OF EUR 50 “(FIFTY EURO)” TO THE ACCOUNT NO. 0100013543943 OR While OPEC members have fought said John Sfakianakis, a Riyadh-based tensions between Saudi Arabia and political disputes and even wars director of research at (Persian) Gulf Iran, with Iran supporting the regime of RIALS 2,000,000, “(TWO MILLION RIALS)” TO THE ACCOUNT NO. 0100014511008 AT “EXPORT through the organization’s 57-year his- Research Center. “It is not only in the Bashar Al-Assad while Saudi and oth- DEVELOPMENT BANK OF IRAN, GENERAL BRANCH” AND PRESENT THE PAYMENT RECEIPT TO tory, their shared economic interests GCC’s national energy interest but also er Sunni-led members backed rebels THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: have meant policies on oil production it is in Russia’s national interest to see seeking to topple him. OPEC agreed a RAW MATERIAL & ENERGY PURCHASING DEPARTMENT have still been implemented. The group the OPEC deal sustained as everyone new collective production ceiling in De- ROOM NO. 201 OF HEAD OFFICE withstood a bitter conflict between Iran needs higher oil prices and a stable cember of that year. and Iraq in the 1980s and Saddam Hus- market.” 2015 -- Yemen’s civil war deepens KHOUZESTAN STEEL COMPANY (KSC) sein’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait. Renewed Here are some examples of OPEC’s the divide, with Saudi Arabia accusing KM 10, – BANDAR IMAM KHOMEINI ROAD hostility between Saudi Arabia and Iran ability to keep working despite conflict: Iran of backing rebel factions. Despite P.O. BOX: 1378 POST CODE: 61397 – 31398 AHVAZ – IRAN didn’t prevent last year’s historic agree- 1980s -- Iraq imposed an eight-year the friction, the group settled on its first ment to curb production. war on Iran that disrupted production production cut in eight years in No- NOTE 1: ALL BIDS MUST BE DELIVERED TO THE AFORESAID ADDRESS ON OR BEFORE THE Shared interests in both members, yet OPEC still man- vember 2016. CLOSING DATE 14th JUNE 2017. THE OPENING DATE OF ENVELOPES WILL BE AT 11 AM ON THE Russia, which is cooperating with aged to set its first-ever output quotas (Source: Bloomberg) 18th JUNE 2017 IN THE BUYER’S CONFERENCE ROOM, LOCATED AT THE HEAD OFFICE OF KSC AHVAZ – IRAN AND THE BIDDERS OR THEIR AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES CAN ATTEND Oil slips on worries Mideast rift could undermine OPEC cuts THE MEETING OF THE TENDER. Oil prices fell further below $50 a barrel open of futures trading on May 25, accusing it of support for Islamist mili- NOTE 2: THE OFFERED PRICE SHOULD BE VALID UP TO 30 DAYS AFTER THE OPENING DATE FOR OUR on Tuesday on concerns that a diplo- when an OPEC-led policy to cut oil out- tants and Iran. matic rift between Qatar and sever- put was extended into the first quarter Steps taken include preventing ships FIRM PURCHASE ORDER SENDING AND UP TO 60 DAYS AFTER THE OPENING DATE FOR ISSUING L/C. al Arab states including Saudi Arabia of 2018. coming from or going to the small pen- NOTE 3: DELIVERY TIME MUST BE “AUGUST 2017”. could undermine efforts by OPEC to U.S. light crude was down 15 cents insular nation from docking at Fujairah, Note 4: FOR MORE INFORMTION, PLEASE CONTACT WITH FOLLOWING DETAILS: tighten the market. at $47.25. in the UAE, used by Qatari oil and liq- Benchmark Brent crude oil was 15 Leading Arab powers including Sau- uefied natural gas (LNG) tankers to take Tel No. : +98 61 32908114 Fax No. : +98 61 32908115 cents a barrel lower at $49.32 by 0755 di Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab on new shipping fuel. EMAIL : [email protected]/[email protected] OR VISIT:http://WWW.KSC.IR GMT, down around 8 percent from the Emirates cut ties with Qatar on Monday, (Source: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 6 INTERNATIONAL JJUNEUNE 77,, 22017017

The story behind Israel’s atomic explosion plan Qatar diplomatic crisis By Ben Caspit Several Arab countries are breaking ties with Qatar. We look at the reasons why, and what the consequences may be

In discussing Israel’s nuclear capabilities, even foreign What has happened? publications have not gone back to 1967, to the war that Several Arab countries have an- transformed Israel from a state under siege and faced with nounced that they are breaking diplo- annihilation into a regional empire. The international com- matic ties with Qatar. munity now believes that Israel has 90-200 nuclear war- Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emir- heads. According to foreign researchers, some are installed ates, Egypt and Bahrain announced on Jericho missiles, while others can be delivered by fighter measures early on Monday. Several jet. A few may even be carried by German-manufactured hours later the internationally recognized submarines. Nevertheless, no one had imagined that the Yemeni government and Libya’s eastern- story of Israel’s atomic arsenal began as early as it did. Is- based government – which has little au- rael’s nuclear option, once called the Samson option, was thority – followed suit. The Maldives then not even thought to have existed on the eve of the war that announced it too was cutting ties. broke out in June 1967. As it turns out, however, it did, at Saudi Arabia said it would close bor- least according to The New York Times. ders, severing land, sea and air contact In the early 2000s, Israel invested significant energy with the tiny peninsula. The Saudis, the and no small amount of money in an effort to collect and UAE and Bahrain have given Qataris two destroy the drafts and manuscripts of personal diary en- weeks to leave, and only 48 hours for its tries and an ostensibly fictional memoir by Brig. Gen. (Res.) diplomats to quit. Yitzhak “Yatza” Yaakov that he had sent to several friends, Why have they cut ties? publishers and members of the American news media. It Saudi Arabia said it took the decision now looks like Yaakov’s writings included one of the most because of Qatar’s “embrace of various secretive and explosive stories in the history of Israel’s de- terrorist and sectarian groups aimed at fense establishment. destabilizing the region”, including the Yaakov stood at the center of the story, which was never Muslim Brotherhood, al-Qaida, Islamic published. Given the effort Israel exerted, it looks like the State and groups supported by Iran. state did everything it could to keep it that way. Neverthe- What is the background to the less, Israel’s defense establishment and press spent years row? dealing with the “Yatza Affair,” until Yaakov’s death slightly Tensions with Qatar’s Persian Gulf Arab more than four years ago, in March 2013. neighbors have grown in recent years as In 2001, Yaakov arrived in Israel from the United States part of a tussle for regional leadership. to celebrate his 75th birthday and was promptly arrested. Qatar has backed Islamist movements in The Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Than Accused of espionage, his trial was held in camera. Yaak- the Middle East in the wake of the Arab ov was eventually convicted of lesser crimes, handed a Spring uprisings in 2011, to the chagrin The state of Qatar has been subjected to a campaign of lies that two-year conditional sentence and released from house of Saudi Arabia and the UAE in particular. arrest. The story he wanted to tell was censored, and a It has also counselled improving relations have reached the point of complete fabrication. It reveals a hidden strict publication ban was imposed on it until this week. with Tehran, the Saudi’s arch-enemy. plan to undermine the state of Qatar. Now that Yaakov is dead, however, his supposed secrets Rivalry with Iran looms over the dis- have emerged from the shadows, published June 3 by The pute and a spark for the current crisis was reputation in Washington. In a statement while fell nearly 8% and it is facing fears about the liquefied natural gas (LNG) New York Times. The paper obtained the transcript of an Donald Trump’s visit to the region, dur- it said: of shortages of vital food imports after market. Qatar is the world’s biggest sup- interview that Yaakov had given to Israeli journalist Ronen ing which he robustly denounced Tehran. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the the main land route into the country was plier of LNG and Egypt and UAE are key Bergman. Some analysts have suggested that the state of Qatar expressed its deep regret closed. Qatar occupies a tiny headland recipients. Although Saudi Arabia, the The Six-Day War Persian Gulf Arab states have been em- and surprise at the decisions by the King- on the , with a single UAE, Egypt and Bahrain have all closed On the eve of the Six-Day War, which broke out fifty boldened by Trump and the row with Qa- dom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab land border shared with Saudi Arabia and transport links with Qatar, the state can years ago today, Israel faced a real existential threat. It tar is a Saudi-led attempt to bring Qatar Emirates and the Kingdom of Bahrain to across the sea from Iran. still ship out both LNG and oil to other was a tiny state with only 10 air miles between the seaside into line. close their borders and airspace, and sev- What does it mean for the oil countries by sea. town of Netanya and its eastern border. It had indefen- Military and influence er diplomatic relations with the state of price? What are the UK’s arms sales to sible boundaries and was surrounded by enemies whose How do the countries involved Qatar, bearing in mind that these meas- Oil prices are always sensitive to geo- the region? armies had amassed along its borders. The population compare? ures are unjustified and based on false political tensions and the prospect of any The UK’s defense industry has long was much smaller then, some 2.7 million people, and the Qatar has one of the smallest militar- claims and assumptions. disruption to production. While it was not depended on arms sales to wealthy Per- predominant feeling among the country’s leaders was that ies in the region. Its U.S. $1.9bn defense The state of Qatar has been subjected clear how the dispute would affect supply, sian Gulf Arab states, with successive they were facing a second Holocaust. While the Israel De- budget represents 3.4% of Saudi Arabia to a campaign of lies that have reached traders were quick to push crude prices governments regarding the Persian Gulf fense Forces (IDF) deployed along the borders to counter US$56.7bn and it has less soldiers, tanks the point of complete fabrication. It re- higher on Monday morning. But the gains as critical to UK strategic interests in the any problems, the political leadership was reluctant to act. and aircraft than Bahrain or the United veals a hidden plan to undermine the were short-lived. Brent crude jumped by Middle East, including acting as a bulwark It feared that a pre-emptive strike by Israel would lead to Arab Emirates. It, however, is home to state of Qatar. about $1 to above $50 a barrel at one against Iran. Faced by repeated human international isolation and wake the slumbering Soviet Un- U.S. Central Command and 10,000 U.S. What are the short-term implica- point before easing back to $49.64. rights abuses, especially after the Arab ion, which was consistently providing aid to the Arab states. service personnel. tions? Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar are spring, the UK has argued that discreet According to the report in The New York Times, this was One of Qatar’s most significant as- There was an immediate effect on air all members of the Organization of the private pressure is the best way to change the background to a decision by the Israeli General Staff sets is the Doha-funded Al-Jazeera news travel in the region: Qatar Airways, one Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). the behavior of the monarchies. to draw up a desperate plan for the worst-case scenario: channel, whose influence is resented by of the region’s major long-haul carriers, Saudi Arabia is the de facto leader of Over the past year, the scale of the Israel would detonate a nuclear device on the summit of a other government. Last month, four Arab said it was suspending all flights to Saudi the group as the largest oil producer in Saudi bombing campaign in Yemen, and mountain in the Sinai Peninsula. The bomb would be hid- countries blocked Qatar-based media Arabia; Etihad, the Abu Dhabi-based car- the world, while Qatar is one of OPEC’s allegations of repeated attacks on civil- den at the site by a special paratrooper unit. According to after comments attributed to the Qatari rier, said it would suspend flights to Qa- smallest oil producers. The group recently ians, has prompted intense criticism cul- foreign sources, Israel’s nuclear program was in its infancy emir in praise of Iran appeared. Qatar tar “until further notice”; Emirates, the agreed to cut oil production to help prop minating in a high court case. In the case, at that time. Those same sources claimed that although alleged that hackers had taken over the Dubai-based carrier, announced it would up prices; some investors were con- it has been alleged ministers breached Israel had the capability to detonate a nuclear device, it still website of its state-run news agency and suspend Qatar flights starting on Tues- cerned on Monday that the dispute with export controls guidelines by selling arms lacked the means to deliver it. faked the comments. day; and the Dubai-based budget carrier Qatar could affect that deal. That plan to to a country in serious breach of interna- According to the top-secret plan, the Egyptians would What is Qatar saying? flydubai said it would suspend flights to boost prices has also been undermined tional humanitarian law. No judgment has in theory see the explosion from a great distance, perhaps Qatar says it is the victim of a dirty and from Doha from Tuesday. by rising oil output in the U.S. yet been issued by the court. even from Cairo, and get the hint. One theory has it that tricks operation designed to denigrate its The Qatar stock exchange mean- The row has also fanned concerns (Source: The Guardian) the plan was made in response to concerns that in case of a war, Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser would use chemical weapons against Israel, just as he had used them during Egypt’s military intervention in Yemen. Israeli leaders Trump is out of control were not only concerned about a military defeat and anni- hilation, but also about the possibility that Egyptian missiles The statements President Trump issued on Twitter in recent days lead to a chilling conclusion: The man is out of control. armed with chemical warheads would land in Tel Aviv, Je- rusalem or Haifa. In response to this potential apocalypse, By Eugene Robinson Trump first let the cat out of the bag Saturday night, Israel prepared an apocalypse of its own. following the terrorist attack in London, when he wrote, A responsible state I know that is a radical thing to say about the elected “We need to be smart, vigilant and tough. We need the The plan was never carried out, nor was it even close leader of the United States, the most powerful individual courts to give us back our rights. We need the Travel Ban to becoming a reality. The Six-Day War broke out on June in the world. And I know his unorthodox use of social as an extra level of safety!” 5. Within the first two hours, the Israeli air force had de- media is thought by some, including the president him- He went on to express compassion and support for stroyed the Arab air forces in Operation Focus, and eve- self, to be brilliant. But I don’t see political genius in the “London and the UK” But by Sunday he was off the ryone knew that Israel would win. The story of the plan invective coming from Trump these days. I see an angry rails: “At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror at- was never revealed, apparently because it was censored man lashing out at enemies real and imagined — a man tack and Mayor of London says there is ‘no reason or out of concern that it might harm Israel’s credibility dangerously overwhelmed. to be alarmed!’ ” What rational head of state attacks as a responsible state. Then along came Yaakov, who On Monday, he started at 6:25 a.m. to comprehen- the mayor of a city that has just been hit by terror- had headed the unit that prepared the operation for the sively undermine his own legal team in its quest to win ists? Why would Trump do such a thing, in the process bomb during the war. Supreme Court approval for a travel ban targeting Mus- taking Mayor Sadiq Khan’s words out of context in a Yaakov led the Weapons Development Unit in the IDF’s lims. I can call it that, without legalistic hemming and On Monday, he started at way that totally changed their meaning? Because last Operations Division and hawing, because the president did so. Emphatically. year Khan, perhaps the highest-profile Muslim public “People, the lawyers and the courts can call it what- 6:25 a.m. to comprehensively official in a non-Muslim country, criticized then-can- then served as the head According to of the Research and De- ever they want, but I am calling it what we need and undermine his own legal team didate Trump, saying that his “ignorant view of Islam velopment Unit at the foreign sources, what it is, a Travel Ban,” Trump wrote. in its quest to win Supreme could make both our countries less safe.” Ministry of Defense. For- Israel’s nuclear Maybe he thinks that tweets, somehow, don’t What Khan actually said Sunday was that the public count. But of course they do. These are written Court approval for a travel eign reports claim that program was in had “no reason to be alarmed” about an increased po- Yaakov was one of the statements typed by the president himself, and as ban targeting Muslims. lice presence on the streets — not, as Trump suggests, founders of Israel’s nu- its infancy at that such should carry more weight than a processed re- that they should be nonchalant about terrorism. Khan’s clear program. time. lease from the White House press office, not less. courts are slow and political!” stoic and defiant response is in the tradition of Church- Once he reached the Trump’s lawyers — arguing in support of the blocked Let that last one settle in for a moment. Has a presi- ill’s during the Blitz of 1940 and 1941, and Thatcher’s age of 70, Yaakov sought ways to ensure that his contri- measure, which would bar visitors from six majority- dent ever publicly dismissed the entire judicial branch of during the Irish Republican Army’s terrorism campaign. butions to Israel’s security would be remembered for pos- Muslim countries — contend it is not a “Travel Ban” our government as “slow and political,” even in a mo- Londoners have rallied around him. Trump, by contrast, terity. He wrote a book, supposedly a work of fiction, in as such. Attorneys on the other side will surely use ment of pique? Does Trump grasp the concept of sepa- sounds like a ridiculous Chicken Little squawking about which he described, among other things, the secret 1967 Trump’s own words against him. And he had plenty ration of powers? Has he even read the Constitution he the coop. operation. He sent the manuscript to various publish- more to say: swore to preserve, protect and defend? Words have consequences. Trump’s may hurt Brit- ers, friends and public figures in the United States, along “The Justice Dept. should have stayed with the origi- Trump’s statements ish Prime Minister Theresa May in Thursday’s election. with a personal note in which he explained that it was a nal Travel Ban, not the watered down, politically correct Whether Trump’s statements during the campaign — Assuming she survives, she will have learned a lesson completely true story, but written as a fictional account to version they submitted to S.C. [Supreme Court]” calling for a surely unconstitutional blanket ban on Mus- about getting too close to a volcanic president who bypass Israeli censorship. He followed up by sending ex- “The Justice Dept. should ask for an expedited hear- lim visitors from anywhere — should be taken into ac- might at any minute erupt. cerpts from his personal diary, describing this secret plan, ing of the watered down Travel Ban before the Supreme count by courts considering the current “watered down” We already knew that Trump had a narrow mind and to others in the United States. Yaakov was occasionally Court — & seek much tougher version!” version is debatable. His written statements as president, a small heart. Now we must wonder about his emotional cautioned against doing this by Israeli authorities, but he “In any event we are extreme vetting people coming however, are clearly germane. Opponents of the ban stability, his grasp of reality, or both. into the U.S. in order to help keep our country safe. The chose to ignore their warnings. 13 might want to send him flowers. (Source: The Washington Post) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JJUNEUNE 77,, 22017017 ANALYSIS 7

ment with Palestinians. But with the prospect that By John Feffer Adelson, a big fan of hard-right Israeli Prime Min- Conservatives used to love to lambaste Barack ister Benjamin Netanyahu, would shift his funding Obama for traveling abroad and “apologizing” Trump’s apology tour away from a failing Marco Rubio, Trump pivoted for U.S. conduct. Mitt Romney popularized the to pandering. argument during one of the presidential debates lims. In Israel, Trump didn’t make any apologies for in 2012. The “apology tour” became an oft-re- Of course, the speech that Trump delivered his campaign tactics. Nor did he apologize for peated meme among the president’s critics. in Riyadh to the Arabic Islamic American Summit sharing Israeli intelligence on the Islamic State According to the Heritage Foundation, the didn’t sound particularly apologetic. In fact, the with the Russian government. But visiting Israel former president “apologized for his country to president spoke of extremism as if it were only so early in his presidency sent a strong signal of nearly 3 billion people across Europe, the Muslim a problem for the Muslim world (oh, how useful solidarity with the government of Netanyahu. world, and the Americas.” Presumably Heritage it would be if Dylann Roof just admitted already Trump also donned a yarmulke and stood at the prefers that the United States unapologetically that he’s a secret Muslim). America “seeks peace,” Western Wall and later visited to the Holocaust enslave Africans, commit genocide against Na- Trump asserted, but “Muslim nations must be remembrance museum at Yad Vashem. tive Americans, torture and kill people in other willing to take on the burden, if we are going to As with his overtures to Muslims, Trump is countries, subvert democracies, and cozy up to defeat terrorism and send its wicked ideology only interested in reconciling with some Jews. dictators. into oblivion.” His approval rating among most American Jews, Being an empire means never having to say And, of course, Trump tactfully made no men- three-quarters of whom describe themselves as you’re sorry. tion of Saudi contributions to extremist ideologies liberal or moderate and object to the divisive In fact, though it would have been appropri- such as their funding of the spread of Wahhabism policies of Netanyahu, remains abysmal: a mere ate if he had, Obama never actually apologized worldwide (not to mention the participation of 31 percent. He’s betting that a “huge” peace deal for U.S. actions. But right-wingers were always Saudi individuals in terrorist attacks like Septem- between Israel and Palestine will win over this ber 11). Instead, the only nation he singled out constituency. It’s a long shot, to say the least. looking for ways to interpret the president’s A holy trinity words in order to give credence to even more for criticism was Iran: “The Iranian regime’s long- ludicrous arguments: that Obama wasn’t born in est-suffering victims are its own people. Iran has Pope Francis is the un-Trump. He is inclusive, the United States, that he was a Muslim, that he a rich history and culture, but the people of Iran humble, and focused on the needs of the poor. embraced socialism or black nationalism. Only have endured hardship and despair under their Trump’s version of making up with Muslims But the pope also has a backbone. During the someone alien to American ways, Obama’s critics leaders’ reckless pursuit of conflict and terror.” election campaign, he effectively accused Trump implied, would apologize for his country’s errors. Strangely, those same long-suffering people apparently involves selling $110 billion worth of arms of being un-Christian for his approach to refu- The man currently occupying the White House just turned out in record numbers in a compet- to the most reactionary Muslim country on the planet. gees and immigrants. “For a religious leader to is positively allergic to apologies. Now on his first itive election that gave incumbent Hassan Rou- question a person’s faith is disgraceful,” Trump overseas trip as president, there’s no likelihood hani a commanding mandate for a second term. phasized, was to exclude people coming to these the world. Money speaks louder than apologies. wrote in response. “If and when the Vatican is at- that an actual apology will pass Trump’s lips while Iranians savored the irony, with Foreign Minister shores by religion. Patching things up with the Jews tacked by ISIS, which as everyone knows is ISIS’s he’s on foreign soil. And he doesn’t know enough Javad Zarif chiming in on Twitter: “Iran — fresh Some of Trump’s hardcore supporters were Trump loves to combat charges of anti-Sem- ultimate trophy, I can promise you that the Pope history to make any informed comments on what from real elections — attacked by @POTUS in not entirely satisfied with his speech in Riyadh. itism by pointing to his Jewish son-in-law Jared would have only wished and prayed that Donald America has or hasn’t done around the world. that bastion of democracy & moderation,” Saudi Pamela Geller was upset that Trump didn’t dump Kushner and now-Jewish daughter Ivanka. It’s a Trump would have been president because this But Trump needn’t apologize for his country: Arabia. on the Koran. Her partner in Islamophobia, preposterous argument. After all, his marriages would not have happened.” There’s plenty in his own conduct that requires But Trump’s words were nevertheless a kind of Robert Spencer, groused that Trump didn’t do to various women certainly didn’t prevent him This was the trifecta of religious intolerance: contrition. At a time when his already low level apology to the Muslim world — at least, certain enough to link Islam with extremism. from engaging in outrageous acts of misogyny Trump had managed during his campaign to of- of support has plummeted further at home, the portions of the Muslim world. They failed to understand the essence of the over the years. fend Muslims, Jews, and Christians. You’d think that president needs all the friends he can get over- After all, in the past the president hadn’t re- speech: Trump needs Saudi help (military as well During the presidential campaign, the Trump someone who rarely attended church, routine- seas. That’s why his current trip amounts to an stricted his negative comments about Islam to as economic) just as he must rely on the Gulf crew used plenty of sly anti-Semitic tactics to ap- ly engaged in fornication, and broke numerous implicit apology tour: to make amends with Mus- extremists. He’d talked about closing mosques, States, Turkey, Iraq, and Jordan. These countries peal to the 12 percent of Americans with deeply other commandments would tread very carefully lims, Jews, the Pope, and a handful of Europeans. creating a database of all Muslims in the United all happen to be Muslim. So, even if he never entrenched antipathy toward Jews. The cam- with regard to the Abrahamic faiths. But Trump has Making out with the Saudis States, and preventing all Muslims from entering apologizes for the wretched things he said in the paign associated Hillary Clinton with a secret in- never been accused of lacking chutzpah. Presidents usually make their first internation- the country. He declared that “Islam hates us.” His past, Trump must still do a measure of groveling ternational financial elite. It used a Star of David But now the president has a chance to make al trip to somewhere in North America. John F. travel ban executive order didn’t mention Mus- to maintain his coalition of those willing to the to label Clinton “corrupt.” It refused to dissociate amends with his pilgrimage. The pope, who has Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, George H.W. Bush, lims by category nor did it include Saudi Arabia bomb the shit out of the Islamic State. or condemn the anti-Semitic tweets and com- washed the feet of inmates from Italian jails, char- Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama all went to Cana- among the seven (then six) countries listed. But The president will even sell $110 billion of ments of supporters. itably welcomed the serial sinner to the Vatican. da. Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and George W. the intent, as a number of court rulings have em- arms to the most reactionary Muslim country in Once in office, the administration didn’t im- He was gracious, but he also raised some contro- Bush took their maiden voyages to Mexico. The prove on its record. It issued a Holocaust remem- versial issues, such as health care and assistance outliers were Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter, brance statement without mentioning Jews (and for immigrants. He also gave Trump a 2015 en- both of whom visited Europe. deliberately spurned the State Department’s ver- cyclical on climate change. The president prom- So, where does Donald Trump go on his initial sion that did). Trump’s attacks on the press have ised to read it. That’s as unlikely as a formal apol- foray outside America? Mexico is clearly off the echoed Nazi-era broadsides. Anti-Semitic inci- ogy from the president — but his presence at the list, since he repeatedly pledged to wall off the dents spiked after the election. Vatican was at least a gesture in that direction. country and make Mexicans pay for their own It’s entirely possible that Trump doesn’t un- The final stops on Trump’s itinerary will be quarantine. In Canada, meanwhile, Justin Trudeau derstand the latent anti-Semitic content of his Brussels and Sicily. He’ll have a chance to apol- has taken stances, particularly on refugees, that remarks. After all, he’s ignorant of some basic ogize to NATO for questioning its existence, EU are in stark contrast to Trump’s. Perhaps if The facts, like that Israel is located in the Middle East. officials for supporting political candidates eager Netherlands had made Geert Wilders prime min- Also, it’s not exactly easy for an anti-Semite to be to dismantle the institution, and G7 leaders for ister or France had elected Marine Le Pen presi- a New York real estate developer or a big macher leading a populist revolt against globalization. dent, Trump would have made a beeline to those in Florida. But no matter: On his first foreign trip, True, even on these issues, Trump has been countries first. Trump desperately needed to balance his visit to retreating from his more extreme campaign po- Instead, Trump decided to go to a place that the Saudis — and some nods in the direction of sitions. But don’t expect any explicit apologies. In doesn’t have any elections, welcomes virtually no the Palestinians — with an implicitly apologetic one respect, Trump and the pope share some- refugees, discourages political demonstrations, drop-in to Israel. thing in common. The Donald firmly believes in and is about as religiously fanatical as the right- Trump’s shift actually began earlier, when his own infallibility. Plunging approval ratings, wing evangelicals who still stand by their man in he had to court funder Sheldon Adelson and rising talk of impeachment, and the prospect of the White House. Indeed, Saudi Arabia is the next abandon whatever minimal even-handedness blistering losses in next year’s midterm elections best thing to visiting a red state and basking in he maintained on Israeli-Palestinian issues. At haven’t shaken his faith. the support of homegrown fanatics. the outset of his presidential campaign, Trump No surprise: Trump is that rare form of mono- Saudi Arabia was also the perfect place for seemed to put the onus on Israel to make the theist who believes in no God but himself. Donald Trump to apologize to the world’s Mus- necessary changes to facilitate a peace agree- (Source: FPIF) Britain’s general election 2017 – Peace Policies and Foreign Follies People in Iraq, Libya and Yemen are desper- claims to be a fit and proper person to lead where they increasingly export their mur- ate for strong and stable government. Theresa Britain. derous ideologies. 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National Iranian Drilling Company requires equally forensic scrutiny given her a flourishing branch office in the country from (Source: BirminghamPress) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 8 INTERNATIONAL JJUNEUNE 7,7, 20172017 In standing up to Trump, Europe gets its mojo back By Peter Apps global leadership. It seemed a direct response to Trump’s per- stand up to Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. ence outside Paris, the French president lambasted Kremlin- formance at the NATO summit and G7 meetings. Caught in the middle is Britain, with Prime Minister The- linked news outlets and Moscow’s actions in Ukraine, the If President Donald Trump wanted to make an impression Both leaders are playing to their own domestic audiences. resa May’s government appearing badly out of step with the Middle East and beyond. He also threatened French military with his first visit to Europe last week, he unquestionably Merkel – who faces German national elections in September – European mood as it negotiates Brexit. action in the event of further chemical strikes in Syria. succeeded. received a full minute of applause for her widely reported Sun- Having been widely seen as matching Trump at his own The speed with which Europe’s new centrist duo – the established In their own ways, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and day comments that the United States and UK could no longer game in a macho series of competitive handshakes, Macron Merkel and freshly minted Macron – have demonstrated their newly new French President Emmanuel Macron last weekend sig- be relied upon. Macron is fresh from his own election victory, last weekend threw himself into a public face-off with the muscular self-confidence is striking. Only recently, both France and naled just how little confidence they now have in American keen to lock in a reputation as a strong centrist force who can Russian leader. As Putin stood next to him at a press confer- Germany looked as though they might fall to the far right. 13

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Babies may sleep longer in their Helpful tips for waking up early to work out own rooms, study says By Hannah Newman By Michael Nedelman We know not everyone is a morning person. (And The sooner babies get their own even fewer of us are eager to wake up and hit the rooms, the longer they’ll sleep on gym.) But getting up and moving can actually be an average, according to a new study that amazing way to start your day—for most of us, it’s breaks with the recommendations of just a matter of how. the American Academy of Pediatrics. At this point, you’ve probably heard the usual tips Analyzing surveys from 230 first- and tricks, but what hacks do people who consistently time mothers at Penn State, Dr. Ian work out in the early a.m. use? We asked those who Paul, a pediatrician, found that babies know best—a mix of people who train for a living, slept for longer stretches if they didn’t current and former Greatist staffers, and you, our sleep in the same bedroom as their readers—to find out what gets them up and at ‘em at parents. the crack of dawn. At 4 months, babies who slept From the experts alone had the longest stretches of 1. Cool down to warm up. uninterrupted sleep -- by about 45 “I ride a Citi Bike to the gym to teach—even in minutes, on average -- though they the winter. Those single-digit temperatures and that slept about the same amount of time bitter breeze smack me so hard in the face, I don’t as babies who slept in their parents’ even need a cup of coffee!” rooms. 2. Set two alarms. At 9 months, babies in their own “The first one lets me know I have 15 more minutes rooms slept 40 minutes longer at night to sleep, which makes me happy. Then I meditate for and over 20 minutes longer overall, 10 minutes, drink an almond milk cappuccino, play compared with those who were still music (pretty loud—sorry, neighbors!), and throw sharing a room with their parents. on a super-bright Nike outfit. Caffeine. Clear Head. Those differences disappeared at 12 Neon. I’m out the door and ready to take on the day.” months but reappeared later. When the Holly Rilinger, Nike Master Trainer, Flywheel Master researchers followed up at 2½ years, Instructor, and co-creator of BeachFIT toddlers who began sleeping alone 3. Pack accordingly and get in bed early. by 9 months slept 45 minutes longer “Every evening I check to see what the morning per night, though total sleep time was workout will be and prepare my bag accordingly (not roughly the same. every day is a jump rope day). On weekdays I’m in The findings counter the latest Room-sharing has been estimated to lower the risk of SIDS by bed no later than 10:30 p.m., so my 6:30 a.m. alarm guidance from the pediatrics group, doesn’t feel quite so brutal. I’m ready and out the which recommends that parents share as much as to 50%, according to a report. door within 10 minutes.” a room -- but not a bed -- with their baby sleeping in their room until 1 at home with a smoker. It’s also possible that parents simply infants for at least six months and year,” Paul said. “I’ve got three of them But Moon, a SIDS researcher, noticed their babies were awake preferably until they reach their first myself.” cautioned in response to Paul’s study because they shared a room, Paul said. birthday. The guidelines are meant to Sleep like a baby that just because sleep is uninterrupted “But that’s the point,” he said. lower the risk of sudden infant death The differences between the doesn’t mean it’s better. “If parents are in the room, they’re syndrome, or SIDS, which may occur groups went beyond how long “We think that a lot of the problems responding unnecessarily.” while an infant is sleeping. babies slept: Infants who slept in a with SIDS is that babies don’t arouse,” The wrong side of the bed? But while there’s evidence to room alone were also more likely to she said, adding that if babies sleep too The American Academy of recommend room-sharing with have a consistent bedtime routine, deeply or for too long, some experts Pediatrics’ recommendations -- which infants for 3 to 6 months, data simply and they were more likely to go to believe this could put them at risk. Paul says run counter to the advice of don’t support continuing the practice bed by 8 p.m. Infants 4 to 12 months Room-sharing has been estimated many pediatricians and sleep specialists beyond that age, Paul said. Research should sleep 12 to 16 hours per day, to lower the risk of SIDS by as much as -- may leave some parents unsure of has shown that nine out of 10 of SIDS including naps, while newborns may to 50%, according to the report Moon when to cut the proverbial cord to their deaths happen before the age of 6 sleep much longer, the American co-authored. bedroom. months, with the majority happening Academy of Pediatrics says. “People don’t know quite why the “It’s common that they start out between 1 and 4 months. Those babies who shared a room risk is lowered,” Dr. Ari Brown, an Austin, sharing a room. Then parents often Research has shown that babies were more likely to be brought into Texas-based pediatrician and author of ask me when it’s time to take them out who sleep poorly can have a big the parents’ bed overnight. They the Baby411 book series, previously of the room,” Dr. Jennifer Shu, medical impact on parents’ stress and mental were also more likely to sleep with told CNN. “I might chalk it up to a editor-in-chief of the academy’s website Sandee Shin, CrossFit Virtuosity athlete health. Poor infant sleep has also been objects like pillows, blankets and parent’s sixth sense when a baby is HealthyChildren.org, previously told 4. Flip a switch. linked to problems down the line, such stuffed animals. Both practices have nearby and making erratic noises or CNN. “Blinding light as soon as the alarm goes off always as behavioral issues and childhood been linked to sudden infant death, not that helps save these babies.” Instead of changing the guidelines, makes me realize I don’t want to go back to sleep. obesity. including by suffocation. Breastfeeding has also been Moon said, doctors can use the new Then I turn on some tunes—on days I need extra help Some experts also believe that “This is important information,” linked to a lower risk of SIDS. study to give better guidance to room- I’ll go for Drake or Nikki—and grab my first cup of moving an infant out of the parents’ said Dr. Rachel Moon, a professor The Penn State sample was also sharing parents who may be more likely coffee rather than the covers.” bedroom sooner could help babies of pediatrics at the University of “not terribly diverse in terms of to bring their baby into bed overnight, Jessi Kneeland, personal trainer and creator of sleep better before they develop Virginia who co-authored the socioeconomic or racial diversity,” which putting them at risk. Remodel Fitness separation anxiety, said Paul, chief of American Academy of Pediatrics’ latest could cast doubts upon how much “If we know that this is happening, 5. Have breakfast ready and waiting. academic general pediatrics at Penn recommendation. “We don’t have this research speaks for the general then we can do a better job of providing “When I’m looking at another 5 a.m. wake-up State College of Medicine. enough info about downstream effects population, Moon said. The mothers proactive guidance for families,” she call, I’ll pre-order my favorite smoothie from my A year of room-sharing also seems about what we’ve recommended.” in the study were overwhelmingly said. go-to smoothie shop to be delivered early the next excessive to Paul and other parents, About 3,700 babies died from white and wealthier than the average But Paul knows firsthand the lengths morning. Once I hit that send button, I know I have who may be unsure of when to sudden, unexpected causes in 2015, American. to which parents will go to get as much get up early—not just so I can eat it, but to make transition an infant to his or her own according to the CDC, accounting And because the current study shut-eye as they can. sure nobody else eats it (which, yes, has almost bedroom, he added. Indeed, Paul said for about 92 deaths per 100,000 live was a survey, parents’ perception of “They’re going to do whatever they happened). I even label my alarm to say: ‘Get your he was “baffled” when the academy births. Risks for SIDS include loose sleep might also be different from the can to get the child back to sleep,” he damn Liquiteria.’” released its recommendation last year. bedding, sleeping in the same bed as number of hours actually slept, Moon said. 6. Keep the alarm away from your bed. “Most parents don’t want their parents, sleeping face-down and living said. (Source: CNN) “In fact, I used to have an alarm clock that would purposely vibrate off my nightstand, then shake and roll all over the floor so I had to chase it to shut it Reasons mosquitoes bite some people more than others off! For me, the hardest part is that initial physical act By Melissa Breyer amount of bacteria on one’s skin can play a role in of getting my body out of bed. It’s all downhill from brining on the mosquitoes as well. Our dermal casing is Do you make mosquitoes swoon? I seem to have won there!” naturally teeming with microscopic life, and the whole Brian Gallagher, co-founder of Throwback Fitness the mosquito lottery – they don’t want to have anything shebang creates a distinct fragrance. In one study, a to do with me. Others aren’t so lucky, studies show that 7. Make it a habit. group of men were divided into those who were highly “Life is about habits, both big and small. So to get 20 percent of people are especially irresistible. “High attractive to mosquitoes and those who were not. The attractor types” is what Jonathan Day, a professor of to the bigger goal of working out in the morning, I delicious ones had more of certain microbes on their stick to small habits along the way, like placing my medical entomology at the University of Florida in Vero skin than the unattractive ones, but fewer types – a Beach, calls the unfortunate group. alarm clock in my kitchen. As I brush my teeth, I ask larger community but less diverse. The bacteria factor Day says that the two most compelling factors of myself: What will I gain from staying awake instead could also explain why some mosquitoes are drawn to mosquito attraction have to do with sight and smell of going back to bed? The answer is always ‘a lot,’ ankles and feet, an especially ripe source of bacteria. – which seems obvious, but it’s not a given that the because a couple extra hours of uninterrupted time is 6. Pregnancy mysteries of mosquitoes would be clear. There are all enormous, whether it’s spent at a desk or in the gym.” Women with a bun in the oven are probably those kinds of wives’ tales about what attracts and repels – are; mosquitoes are drawn to those 85 percent more Adam Griffin, founder of Bodeefit least wanting to attract mosquitoes, but alas, some eating bananas actually doesn’t lure mosquitoes nor than the non-secretors, regardless of blood type. 8. Prep your clothes—and a playlist. does vitamin B-12 repel them – but scientists think 3. Gas species are evidently more attracted to pregnant “The more I like my outfit, the more excited I am the following factors likely do come into play. Some of Mosquitoes can sense carbon dioxide up to 160 feet women than women who are not. One study in Africa to put it on! Also, I always have an excellent playlist. these we can’t do much about, but anything to help away; so the more one exhales, the more attractive found that pregnant women are twice as attractive to For me, music dictates the way and the intensity in avoid the pests and reduce the use of dicey chemicals they become. Larger people exhale more. Also to note, malaria carrying mosquitoes as non-pregnant women; which I move.” is worth the effort. since human beings exhale carbon dioxide through researchers believe it is due to an increase in carbon 9. Wear red and grab a mint. 1. Apparel the nose and mouth, mosquitoes are attracted to our dioxide – they found that women in late pregnancy “Most of my workout clothes are red. The color’s Mosquitoes actually use their eyes to target victims. heads, which explains the whole “mosquitoes buzzing exhaled 21 percent greater volume of breath than known to increase excitement, energy levels, and Jay explains that mosquitoes are highly visual, “especially about the ears all night” misery. non-pregnant women. They also discovered that circulation, and it really works to get me going. I also later in the afternoon, and their first mode of search for 4. Heat and sweat the abdomens of pregnant women were 1.26°F pop in a peppermint Altoid, which I’ve done ever hotter, adding to the mosquitoes-like-warm-bodies humans is through vision.” Wearing dark colors (navy, Mosquitoes apparently have a nose for other scents since my collegiate track and field days. Peppermint component. black) and red make you easier to spot, says Jay. (Note besides carbon dioxide; they can sniff down victims can create alertness, which is something I need 7.Alcohol to self: Check camouflage summer wear.) through the lactic acid, uric acid, ammonia and other running through Central Park in the early a.m. The Who knew mosquitoes had a taste for beer? The little 2. Blood type compounds emitted in sweat. They also like people only thing that I haven’t mastered is remembering lushes. In one study researchers found that significantly It’s all about the blood for mosquitoes; well that who run warmer; a hot sweaty human must seem quite my keys, which sometimes makes my workouts a bit more mosquitoes landed on study participants after and nectar. Adult mosquitoes survive on nectar for delicious to them – couch potatoes, rejoice. Strenuous longer than originally planned.” drinking a 12-ounce beer than before. The scientists nourishment, but females rely on the protein in our exercise increases the buildup of lactic acid and heat Jay Cardiello, celebrity trainer figured that it was due to increased ethanol content in blood for the production of eggs. So it’s little surprise in your body, Smithsonian points out, while genetic 10. Coffee = life. sweat and skin temperature from consuming the brew, that some blood types may be more desirable than factors “influence the amount of uric acid and other “I drink as much coffee as I can (if they made coffee but they were unable to find the exact correlation, just others. Research has found, in fact, that people with substances naturally emitted by each person, making IV injections, I’d buy ‘em) to get my zombie-like body that it happened. So nobody knows why, clearly the Type O blood are found to be twice as attractive to some people more easily found by mosquitoes than out the door before it knows what’s happening to it.” crafty pests aren’t targeting inebriated folks as easy mosquitoes as those with Type A blood; Type B people others.” Alyx Brown, chiropractic physician at Manhattan’s marks, but it does seem to be a thing. were in the middle. In addition, 85 percent of people 5. Lively skin Urban Wellness Clinic produce a secretion that signals what blood type they Some research has shown that the types and (Source: treehugger.com) (Source: greatist.com) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 10 TECHNOLOGY JJUNEUNE 77,, 22017017 The 8 biggest announcements 10 hot titles of IT world By Alireza Khorasani from Apple WWDC 2017 Here are high rated IT titles in the world that reviewed By Natt Garun 3- iOS 11 comes with improved Siri, automatic 6- 10.5-inch iPad Pro introduced by savvy tech users: Apple’s WWDC 2017 keynote just wrapped, where key Do Not Disturb driving mode, iMessage features executives Craig Federighi, Phil Schiller, and, of course, Russia’s military intelligence agency infiltrated a Tim Cook, took the stage to announce updates headed 1 US voting-software company and conducted a to iPhones, MacBooks, Apple TV, and more. phishing campaign targeting more than 100 local elections The rumors for this year’s WWDC came in the officials, according to top-secret National Security Agency final hours leading up to the event, with hints of new documents published by The Intercept. hardware and, of course, software news for developers Russian intelligence agents hacked a US voting systems man- to help prep the release of consumer updates in the fall. ufacturer in the weeks leading up to last year’s presidential We were also anticipating the company to finally take election, according to the Intercept, citing what it said was a Siri up against the likes of Amazon Alexa and Google highly classified National Security Agency (NSA) report. Assistant on the hardware and smart home front — and The revelation coincided with the arrest of Reality Leigh Win- it looks like it arrived in the form of the Apple HomePod. ner, 25, a federal contractor from Augusta, Georgia, who was Here are the highlights from today’s keynote. charged with removing classified material from a govern- 1- Apple announces HomePod speaker to take ment facility and mailing it to a news outlet. on Amazon Echo and Sonos The iPad Pro will now be available in three different sizes, The new version of iOS software has some pretty with a new 10.5-inch model introduced today. There’s a 2 Sony launched its PlayStation VR headset back in social updates, such as an update to Siri that has 12-megapixel camera, just like the iPhone 7, with a 7MP selfie 2016, and today the Japanese company 1M units improved speech, the ability to help translate sentences cam. It supports USB 3.0 and has 10 hours of battery life. sold. This milestone cements Sony in second place at the VR into different languages, and on-device learnings that There’s a new feature called ProMotion which market - Samsung is first with 5 million Gear VR units sold, suggest actions based on what you do on your iPhone or reduces the Apple Pencil’s latency to 20 milliseconds. It while HTC Vive is trailing at third with 420,000, followed by iPad. iMessages now live in the iCloud, with synchronized can automatically adjust the refresh rate based on what Oculus Rift with 243,000. conversations that you can delete from any device you you’re watching (fast-moving video versus still image). own that are under the same account. You can also pay ProMotion also doubles the refresh rate to up to 120Hz. 3 A new LG phone just went official. Dubbed LG and receive payments from contacts through iMessage The 10.5-inch iPad Pro will be available starting with X500, the selling point of the device is its large — so no more Venmo or Square Cash if you don’t want a 64GB configuration at $649; it’s available to order now 4,500mAh battery, which the company says would allow you to download extra apps. and shipping next week. to play videos for 20 hours continuously without charging. Photo capture is also improved, with better low-light 7- The new macOS is named High Sierra performance, and the ability to edit Live Photos so you Non-beta Samsung Internet Browser now available can change the key still image or trim the video. There’s 4 for Pixel and Nexus phones. So let’s get the Siri speaker rumors out of the way: it a new control center as well, which relies a lot on 3D Even if you don’t have a Galaxy smartphone, you may know turns out Apple wasn’t quite aiming its smart speaker to Touch and condenses most controls on the lower half of that Samsung has its own internet browser for Android, aptly go against just Amazon Echo and Google Home, but the screen without looking cluttered. (albeit dully) called Samsung Internet Browser. also the Sonos home entertainment speakers. Called the There’s also a new safety feature that recognizes HomePod, it uses spacial awareness to tune and better when a user is driving and automatically turns on Do Not Microsoft is closing all services that might eat up fill the room with sound based on the space it’s in. It Disturb to prevent distractions. When you’re available to 5 resources that would be better spent for different also has a “Musicologist” feature that works with Apple be more social, you can now head to Apple Music to see purposes. Music to stream the music you ask the speaker’s built- what your friends are listening to and check out shared After discontinuing the Skype WiFi apps at the end of March, in Siri to play. You can even ask more complex, music- playlists. Microsoft announced that the Skype apps would no longer related questions like “Who’s the drummer in this song?” Lastly, the App Store has been redesigned for better work on Windows Phone effective July 1. or “What album came out on this day 20 years ago?” discovery and a How To section for tips on how to use The HomePod will be available in two colors — black various popular apps. Apple’s also bringing back the IBM squeezes 30 billion transistors into a finger- or white — and will integrate Siri in an Amazon Echo / “App of the Day” section to promote users to open the The upcoming version of macOS will be called High 6 nail-sized chip. Google Home-like use case. You can ask it to control App Store more frequently. Sierra, and it comes with updates to Safari that help IBM with its chip partners Globalfoundries and Samsung smart home devices and check the day’s weather and 4- iOS 11 for iPad brings Windows-esque block site trackers and autoplaying videos. Apple’s also have developed a transistor manufacturing process that news briefings. Apple priced the HomePod at $349, with multitasking abilities added new photo-editing tools like curves (helpful for should pave the way for 5-nanometer chips. plans to ship it in December first to customers in the US, those who don’t have Adobe Photoshop), and it has UK, and Australia. It will enter more international markets better filtering tools to sort images by keywords or faces. Google’s messaging and voice calling app Hang- next year. Check out our hands-on with the HomePod An updated file management system will be a part of the 7 outs recently received a small update, which brings for a first look. update as well, which speeds up directory cloning with native a long-awaited new feature and a few bug fixes.Hangouts 2- iMac Pro introduced, alongside updated encryption. On the graphics end, there’s a second version of 16.0.0 is already available for download via App Store. The desktop specs Metal, support for VR, and a Metal 2 developer kit that you can new app brings support for Apple’s CallKit, which enables order with an AMD GPU to tune apps for external graphics. VoIP services to make and receive calls using the iPhone’s 8- watchOS 4 brings new Siri watchface, fitness dialer and phone app. coaching, and a new app-browsing UI

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Handwritten text from an Apple Pencil 9 tain warrants to get data on the past locations of crimi- Apple’s introducing updated iMac desktops with will also be searchable from the Notes app. Apple claims nal suspects based on cellphone use under a major case on privacy improved Retina displays, graphics boosts, Kaby Lake it uses “deep learning” to recognize penmanship. rights in the digital age taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court. processors, and USB-C. They will also support graphics 5- Apple lets developers make more immersive for VR content creation. During the keynote, Apple apps with ARKit An update for the Apple Watch is coming which Google collects air pollution data using Street View demoed this by showing off a VR game featuring Darth Just as Lauren Goode predicted, Apple introduced introduces new faces that display different types of 10 cars and offers it to scientists. Vader, a lightsaber, and TIE fighter. a new ARKit to let developers build augmented reality informations, such as Siri reminders or more visual ones Google first announced it was working with environmental sen- There’s a new iMac Pro as well, with a 5K display with apps for the iPhone. The kit can help find planes, track that feature Toy Story characters a la Mickey Mouse. There’s sor network Aclima back in 2015, with a view toward mapping improved cooling capacity, and 8-core Xeon processor motion, and estimate scale and ambient lighting. Popular also a fitness-focused update, which includes monthly Californian air quality. This followed a few months after a similar (upgradeable up to 18-core,) up to 4TB of SSD, up to apps like Pokémon Go will also use ARKit for improved challenges to encourage the wearer to get more active and effort was unveiled for Denver, and a year after working with the 128GB of ECC memory, four Thunderbolt 3 ports, and real-time renders. NFC-enabled data sharing where the user can tap their Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) on an initiative for mapping built-in 10GB Ethernet. Rather than requiring external hardware like Apple Watch on gym equipment to pair the two, sharing natural gas leaks beneath the streets of Boston, Indianapolis, The new iMac starts at $1,099 for the 21.5-inch Microsoft’s HoloLens, Apple seems to be betting on the most accurate calorie burn and activity information. and Staten Island. model, and $1,299 for the 4K model. MacBooks will ARKit to provide impressive quality imaging through a There’s also a new Music app to make finding and playing get upgraded, too; the MacBook Pro starting at $1,299, device most people already own. We’ll know more on music via the Apple Watch more visual — you can now use which includes the updated Kaby Lake processor. The how the quality actually compares when we get to try it a new dock layout to scroll through recently opened apps. Anki’s cute Cozmo robot is iMac Pro starts at $4,999, and ships in December. out ourselves. (Source: theverge) coming to Canada in July AI can predict if you’ll die soon by Sony is building a full-frame digital Outside of its robotic remote control cars, last year Anki examining your organs camera for pro filmmakers released a palm-sized robot companion called Cozmo. As adorable as it is intelligent, it rolls around on its tank treads When not stealing blue collar jobs, If you’ve ever shot video with a full-frame using its arm to interact with the environment and a built-in robots are becoming Dr. House, DSLR, you know how alluring it can be camera to recognize you or even your pets. Since its debut diagnosing maladies like breast and -- that large sensor can be perfect for last fall it has received at least one software update, but was skin cancer with aplomb. Scientists low-light shots and soft backgrounds. only on sale in the US. at the University of Adelaide have However, pro cinematographers have pushed it to a morbid new level, generally had to “settle” for Super 35mm however, with an AI system that and smaller sizes, even when using top- can tell if you’re going to die. By tier 8K cameras. Sony doesn’t think pros analyzing CT scans from 48 patients, should have to compromise, though. It’s the deep learning algorithms could developing a brand new CineAlta cam- predict whether they’d die within do, by incorporating large volumes era (not pictured) with a 36mm x 24mm have to disrupt their production meth- five years with 69 percent accuracy of data and detecting subtle sensor -- its first full-frame sensor for a ods just to go full frame, at least not if “broadly similar” to scores from patterns.” high-end movie camera, in fact. The they’re Sony fans. human diagnosticians, the paper For this study, the system was company isn’t divulging all the cam’s ca- The camera arrives in early 2018, and says. looking for things like emphysema, pabilities just yet, but it is setting some it’s likely to be expensive compared to Luckily, foretelling such dire an enlarged heart and vascular expectations beyond the “exceptional” other high-end cameras (Sony’s own F65 consequences may help doctors conditions like blood clotting. The image quality. sold for $65,000 when new in 2011). We to stave them off. “Predicting the deep learning system was trained to To begin with, the as yet unnamed wouldn’t be surprised if some studios are future of a patient is useful because analyze over 16,000 image features CineAlta is “aspect ratio-agnostic.” You willing to pay that premium, mind you. It Starting next month that will change when it goes on sale it may enable doctors to tailor that could indicate signs of disease can shoot 4K RAW footage in 4:3, 17:9 could prove indispensable for nighttime in Canada for $250 CA, before it expands to the UK, France, treatments to the individual,” lead in those organs. Machines have or other relatively uncommon video scenes and close-ups. Also, the image Germany and Nordic countries in September. Even if you live in author Dr. Luke Oakden-Rayner become adept at it surprisingly ratios. Sony is also promising that you quality may be a boon for online video the US, starting today you can order a $180 Collector’s Edition told the University of Adelaide. quickly, even though it’s “something won’t have to ditch your existing work- services that want to produce as much of the bot that comes in a new Liquid Metal finish. Not sure if “Instead of focusing on diagnosing that requires extensive training flow you’re already used to its mov- 4K HDR content as they can -- it may be it’s worth the cash? Check out our video and see if you can live diseases, the automated systems for human experts,” said Oakden- ie-grade formatting, and it’ll work with easier to nab subscribers with eye-pop- without one of these rolling off of your desk every day. can predict medical outcomes in a Rayner. both existing and upcoming CineAlta ping visuals. (Source: anki) way that doctors are not trained to (Source: Reddit) accessories. In short: filmmakers won’t (Source: cinema5D) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JJUNEUNE 7,7, 20172017 SCIENCE 11 Hottest alien planet ever Human faces can be accurately recreated from discovered is a real scorcher monkey brain signals Astronomers have found the hottest nessee, said in the same statement. “Or, known exoplanet, a world where tem- if gas giant planets like KELT-9b possess Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have peratures exceed those on the surface of solid rocky cores as some theories sug- demonstrated that it is possible to recreate images of human most stars. gest, the planet may be boiled down to a face based on the monitoring of macaque monkey brain The Jupiter-like planet, known as KELT- barren rock, like Mercury.” cells. The work shines a light on how exactly faces are pro- 9b, zips around its hot host star once Planet KELT-9b discovered cessed by the brain. every 1.5 Earth days. Its orbit is so tight The researchers discovered KELT-9b Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) tech- that the gas giant is tidally locked, always using the Kilodegree Extremely Little Tel- nology, six areas of the brain were shown to be involved with showing the same face to the star, just as escope (KELT) at Winer Observatory in the identification process. the moon shows only one face to Earth. southeastern Arizona, which spotted the In an experiment that involved inserting electrodes into Temperatures on KELT-9b’s “day side” exoplanet crossing, or transiting, its host the brains of monkeys to record their physical response to reach a blazing 7,800 degrees Fahrenheit Keivan Stassun star’s face. looking at images, the researchers found that 205 neurons (4,300 Celsius), the planet’s discoverers The astronomers aim to observe KELT- encode different characteristics of a face. When these are said. That’s hotter than the surface of the 9b with other instruments, including NA- combined using some smart machine learning technology, dwarf stars that dominate the Milky Way SA’s Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes it’s possible to reconstruct the face the monkey had been galaxy, and just 2,200 degrees F (1,200 and the agency’s $8.9 billion James Webb looking at in a way that was strikingly close to the original degrees C) cooler than the surface of the Space Telescope, which is scheduled to image. sun. launch in late 2018. The “face cells we are studying are at the highest level of Such extreme temperatures make Hubble imagery could reveal if KELT- the visual system,” Steven Le Chang, a researcher on the pro- KELT-9b a truly otherworldly place. For 9b really is evaporating — if it possesses ject, told Digital Trends. “Normally people think the code for example, molecules such as water and a comet-like tail — and help astronomers neurons at this level should be rather complicated. However, carbon dioxide likely cannot exist in the assess how long the planet might be able our result shows that once we find the appropriate coordi- planet’s atmosphere, the researchers said. hotter than the sun, and its intense ra- “KELT-9 radiates so much ultraviolet to survive as a gas giant (as opposed to a nates for faces, the code of faces could be understandable. Typical definitions diation is causing KELT-9b’s atmosphere radiation that it may completely evapo- radiation-blasted core). Using this code, we are able to reconstruct the face the “It’s a planet by any of the typical defi- to puff up: The planet is 2.8 times more rate the planet,” study co-leader Keivan “As we seek to develop a complete monkey saw and predict responses of face cells to an arbi- nitions based on mass, but its atmosphere massive than Jupiter but only half as Stassun, a professor of physics and as- picture of the variety of other worlds out trary face.” is almost certainly unlike any other plan- dense, researchers said. tronomy at Vanderbilt University in Ten- there, it’s important to know not only how But as interesting as the work is from a biological perspec- et we’ve ever seen just because of the planets form and evolve, but also when tive, is there any possible real world application for it? Quite temperature of its day side,” Scott Gaudi, Such extreme temperatures make KELT-9b and under what conditions they are de- possibly yes, Le Chang explained. professor of astronomy at The Ohio State stroyed,” Stassun said. Next up, the researchers wish to extend their study from University, said in a statement. Gaudi is a truly otherworldly place. For example, The research team also presented the neutral faces to expressive faces, as well as other types of co-leader of the study announcing the molecules such as water and carbon dioxide new results today at the 230th meeting object. As noted, they also want to investigate how imagi- discovery of KELT-9b, which was pub- likely cannot exist in the planet’s atmosphere, of the American Astronomical Society in nation or memory of faces affects the representation in face lished on June 5 in the journal Nature. the researchers said. Austin, Texas. patches. The host star KELT-9 is bigger and (Source: space.com) (Source: Digital Trends) Scientists ‘hack’ live insects to create spy cyborg drones Now Google Street View Scientists have developed the tiniest, nature-inspired spy onflEye include “guided pollination, payload delivery, can map your city’s air drones by merging high technology with living insects. reconnaissance and even precision medicine and diag- Dubbed DragonflEye, the initiative saw engineers nostics”. pollution transform a common dragonfly into a remotely con- “Last year we focused on developing core enabling trolled cyborg drone. technologies like the backpack, optrode, and synthetic In urban areas like Oakland, California, the air quality can DragonflEye is the brain child of tech R&D (research biology toolkit for the dragonfly,” DragonflEye’s senior vary dramatically from block to block. and development) firm called Draper. researcher Joe Register told TechCrunch. Squeezed between three freeways and overlooking a ma- The technology was first introduced in January and re- “Now that we are in our second year, we have jor port, Oakland is exposed to daily emissions from truck lies on optogenetics to merge some parts of an insect’s equipped dragonflies with our first-generation back- and ship engines. Pockets of soot, smog, and nitrogen di- anatomy with materials that respond to as well as produce packs in a motion capture room that can monitor their oxide hover above many of the city’s homes, schools, and light at certain wavelengths, which in turn can help the in- precise flight movements as data is captured from nav- community centers, while other areas remain relatively clear. sect be navigated. In other words, a backpack-like high- igation system. To find these pollution “hot spots,” researchers installed tech device is physically placed on the insect’s anatomy. This has allowed us to develop precise onboard air quality monitoring equipment on two Google Street View The technology combines miniaturized navigation, tracking algorithms for autonomous navigation.” mapping cars. The vehicles strategically roamed Oakland’s synthetic biology and neurotechnology, in efforts to Although the technology is relatively basic at the mo- streets over the course of a year, ultimately logging 15,000 “guide dragonfly insects” and “looks like a backpack for ment and is yet to achieve the ability to manoeuvre the apply optical stimulation from the backpack to trigger miles and gathering 3 million unique measurements. a dragonfly”. insect, researchers aim to steer dragonflies soon as well. flight behaviors which will allow us to develop autono- The resulting interactive maps provide one of the most Guided pollination “Steering the DragonflEye was not the goal of this mous flight control.” detailed views of pollution patterns ever created, according According to Draper, potential applications of Drag- video, but we plan to do it soon,” Register said. “We will (Source. IBT) to researchers from the nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), the University of Texas at Austin, the Google Earth Outreach program, and the startup Aclima. Why we all need green in our lives The team published their findings on Monday in the jour- It’s the color of the Emerald Isle, the hue in our eyes are able to process the wave- the center of the spectrum, both blue and be a yellow fruit, start off as green due to nal Environmental Science & Technology. of sickness and envy, and a shade as- lengths and tell the brain what color is red light waves are enhanced and better the presence of chlorophyl. Just as grass Air pollution can cause or exacerbate a host of health sociated with grotesque monsters. And being observed. perceived with the help of green waves. and leaves have chlorophyll to give them problems, from asthma and respiratory illnesses to stroke it’s most universal interpretation con- Visible spectrum As they scavenged for food, the ability color, so do fruits. and heart disease. Yet it’s “largely an invisible threat,” said Ste- jures imagery of nature, a vibrant sym- Humans are trichromats, meaning to differentiate between colored berries Located in the cells of plants, chloro- ven Hamburg, EDF’s chief scientist. bol of the environmental movement and we perceive three primary colors: blue, against the backdrop of green foliage phyl plays a crucial role in photosynthesis, “This new method allows us to visualize the data so com- healthy living. green and red. The retina in a human eye was critical for survival. The evolution allowing plants to harvest energy from munities and policymakers can identify the sources of harm- Green, the mixture of blue and yellow, can detect light between wavelengths of of eyesight and the increasing ability to sunlight and convert it into energy that ful pollution and take action to improve safety and health,” he can be seen everywhere and in countless 400 and 700 nanometers, a range known detect color with fine detail gave our pri- the plant can use to grow. said in a statement. (Source: Mashable) shades. In fact, the human eye sees green as the visible spectrum. mate ancestors an evolutionary advan- The peels of bananas are bright green better than any color in the spectrum. Each primary color corresponds to a tage over other mammals who could not in color until the chlorophyll inside the This, along with many other facts different wavelength, starting with blue at discern such differences as well. peel begins to break down. As the fruit Giant hole on Mars leaves about this earthly color, makes it an es- the lowest (400 nanometers) and red at Color changes ripens, the molecule in the peel breaks sential part of our everyday lives. the highest (700 nanometers). Color changes in leaves, fruits and down and we observe a color change NASA scientists confused We see green with ease because of In the middle of the spectrum resides vegetables can indicate age or ripeness from green to bright yellow -- and we how light reaches our eyes; the human the color green, at around 555 nanome- and even offer a warning that something prefer to eat yellow bananas because The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has circled our neigh- eye translates waves of light into color. ters. This wavelength is where our percep- may be poisonous or rotten. they are sweeter. boring planet 50,000 times since its launch 11 years ago. In the When we see these colors, the cones tion is at its best. Because of its position in Bananas, though widely considered to (Source: CNN) process, the spacecraft has delivered some stunning and poten- tially important revelations: a giant volcano that went extinct at about the same time as the dinosaurs on Earth; what our planet India shows off space prowess with launch of mega-rocket would look like to Martians; and three possible landing sites for the Mars 2020 Rover. In short, MRO has done its job. India Monday successfully launched its most powerful home-pro- Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on his Twitter account. “They just launched the most powerful engine in In- And yet, NASA has duced rocket, another milestone for its indigenous space pro- The rocket boasts a powerful engine that has been dia. It is a cryogenic engine, which took them 20 years released yet another gram which one day hopes to put a human into orbit. developed in India over many years. Program managers to develop. Some engineers have spent their life work- compelling image from The 43-meter (140-foot) rocket hurtled into a clear hope to reduce reliance on European engines that have ing on this,” Mathieu Weiss, a representative in India for the orbiting spacecraft. sky at 05:28 P.M. (1158 GMT) from the southern island of propelled some of India’s spacecraft in the past. France’s space agency CNES, told AFP. The picture shows a Sriharikota, one of two sites used by the Indian Space The GSLV Mk III rocket carried a satellite weighing The launch is another feather in the cap for scientists at large hole that defies Research Organization (ISRO) to launch satellites. more than three tons into a high orbit above Earth, a ISRO, who won Asia’s race to Mars in 2014 when an Indian easy explanation. The “ GSLV – MKIII D1/GSAT-19 mission takes India closer landmark achievement as India had struggled to match spacecraft reached the Red Planet on a shoestring budget. Much of the Martian to the next generation launch vehicle and satellite capability,” the heavier payloads of other space giants. (Source: AFP) surface appears pock- marked. At the southern polar region, frozen car- Rebirth, Kazakhstan EXPO-2017 at a Glance bon dioxide converted into By: Amir-Houshang Danaei, IRIB News concentrating on the subject of energy, its gaseous state under the Agency Reporter more than 3,000 cultural programs have Martian summer sun cre- The largest and most prestigious eco- been considered in this regard. ates a Swiss cheese land- nomic event, which is unique of its kind According to the latest statistics, over scape. Astronomers have in the past 25 years, will be kicked off in one million tickets have thus far been had images showing this less than a week in Kazakh capital As- sold for visiting this prestigious exposi- pattern for about 10 years. tana. tion, he maintained. But in a new, late-summer image of the planet’s south- Given the above issue, International Turning to the logo of EXPO-2017 in ern hemisphere, a deeper-than-normal hole stands out. The EXPO-2017 Exhibition will start in Astana Kazakhstan, he said: “Logo of the expo- feature is hundreds of yards wide and unlike anything in its on June 10 in the presence of 150 coun- sition is derived from symbol of wind surroundings. The summer sun shining on the planet reveals tries and 20 international organizations. energy which is regarded as the most a reflecting gleam of ice at the bottom of the hole. And NASA Focusing on the subject of “Future known symbol of substituted energy, scientists can’t explain where this giant hole came from. Energy” has been cited as the main aim generator of energy via the wind power. The image was taken with an instrument called the high-res- behind organizing this prestigious event. It is worth mentioning that World Ex- in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan for a pe- The blue color of the logo represents olution imaging science experiment, or HiRISE, one of six in- Chairman of the Board, JSC “National position is the very important and highly riod of three months. “water”, “ocean” and “peace”, the orange struments included with MRO. The camera works with visible Company” Astana EXPO-2017, Mr. Esi- significant event in the global arena and “Future Energy” is the main subject of color of the logo represents “justice and wavelengths, just like human eyes, but with a telescopic lens mov A. put the cost spent for the con- many experts compare it with the Olym- Astana, EXPO 2017. As large as 173 ha, the equity” while the green color represents that generates images at a resolution higher than any previous struction of buildings and venue of the pic Games. Kazakh-Expo 2017 will run venue of the exposition is constructed in “freshness”, “nature”, “renewable” and NASA mission has achieved. HiRISE can reveal objects as small exhibition site at about $1 billion. from 10th of June to 10th of September the vicinity of airport of the city. Moreover “ecology”. as three feet in size with an unprecedented level of detail. (Source: Newsweek) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 LIFESTYLE JJUNEUNE 77,, 22017017 WORD OF WISDOM

The strongest among you is Some habits of healthy families the one who controls his anger minutes, the key is to carve out a reliable Prophet Muhammad (S) Team approach Every wonder how families stay pocket of time when you can actually healthy, fit and thin? We asked Dr. Oz for get active as a family. Working up a his tips on how to build a healthy family sweat together is an anti-aging move, strategy. Dr. Oz says families that make too: Using your mind to activate your healthy lifestyle choices together, stay muscles, either to dance or catch a ball, healthy together. is one of the best ways to keep yourself Don’t go hungry young,” Dr. Oz says. Play a pick-up game To stay at a healthy weight, you have of soccer, have a dance party, or shoot to eat, not starve yourself. “If you don’t hoops after dinner. fuel up regularly, you’ll become insatiably Let your children police you hungry, causing the ‘hunger’ hormone, Talk to your kids about smart-eating ghrelin, to spike,” Dr. Oz says. goals, and encourage them to call you “The problem is, it takes a half-hour out if you grab junk food. “Kids love for that hormone to return to normal feeling empowered,” Dr. Oz says. It makes Temperament lays basis for once you start to eat, but in that 30 them feel like part of the solution, instead Iranian traditional medicine minutes you’ll likely chow through many of feeling singled out as the only ones more calories than if you hadn’t eaten on who have to follow healthy-eating rules. an empty stomach.” Tell little ones a bedtime story ARTICLE Exercise 20 minutes a day—at Or talk to older kids about their day. By Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari, MD, PhD home “That’s the one time that kids let their Why stay at your place? “If you have guard down—when they’re tired and to go somewhere to exercise, you’re your neighborhood. Eat dinner together every night about to go under,” Dr. Oz says. “It’s automatically going to need more than Be the food decider in your “I can talk about the importance of when you hear what’s really on their 20 minutes, and it violates the flow of house nutrients for good health all day. But minds and you can try and impart some “I know this can be tough for parents, As mentioned in previous articles, recognizing one’s distin- your day,” Dr. Oz says. “An hour is a long studies show that if you want your kids knowledge.” but the big decisions about what to eat guishing temperament is the most fundamental concept of time; 20 minutes is nothing.” Keeping to have an appreciation of how precious Make sure you have a bedtime must be made by you at the supermarket,” Iranian traditional medicine. your daily workout goal short and their bodies are, you can’t beat just sitting routine Dr. Oz says. Here’s why: If you bring chips Temperament- or to use the Persian equivalent ‘Mizaj’- is a set convenient works, he explains, because down together,” Dr. Oz says. This simple A good night’s sleep keeps you and cookies home, your kids (and you) of physical and mental characteristics which will be defined by ex- none of us want to admit that our lives ritual improves not just kids’ eating habits young. “Half of American adults have will naturally want to eat them. amining one’s symptoms and signs in the past and in the present. are so disorganized that we can’t carve but their grades and willingness to open lost the ability to sleep, and not getting And if you try to restrict them, you’ll Generally, Mizaj represents the excess or lack of warm- out 20 quick minutes. up to you, too. about seven hours a night can be a actually cause your child to crave them ness and humidity in one’s body and is classified into four “What we find is that if we tell people “When families come together to contributing factor to heart attacks and more. But if you don’t buy the sweets to categories- also called four qualities- of warmness, coldness, to do 20 minutes, they enjoy it and end eat, they create an emotional harmony strokes,” Dr. Oz says. begin with, kids won’t even miss them, dryness and wetness. up doing more than 20 minutes,” which that I think is pretty sacred for long- Keep your bedroom cool and dark, Dr. Oz promises. Keep good-news snacks Mizaj is a spectrum, meaning that two persons might have is even better for your heart, Dr. Oz term health.” If evenings don’t work, and nix the technology. If you can’t on hand (like nuts and pretzels) and fruit warm Mizaj but one’s Mizaj might be warmer than the other stresses. Simple ideas that work: Skip turn breakfast into your family sit- fall asleep after 15 minutes, don’t beat and veggies washed and chopped in your one. In fact, no two individuals have the exact same Mizaj, rope in your driveway, and alternate down instead. yourself up; get out of bed and meditate fridge. “Kids will eat healthy snacks when however they can resemble one another to some extent. with crunches and push-ups; do 20 Play together every day or read to help you relax. they get hungry enough,” Dr. Oz says. Relatively speaking Mizaj and genetics are similar in that minutes of a workout video; walk in Just like with exercising at home for 20 (Source: health.com) once an embryo starts to develop its Mizaj will be deter- mined. Consistently the parents’ Mizaj can also be a deciding Colorful Iran: Coffee rituals How to reattach a broken piece factor in the child’s Mizaj which is also referred to as “inher- ent” or “main” Mizaj that one is born with. in Khuzestan of wood? While Mizaj is forming one or two of the four qualities of warmness, coldness, dryness, and wetness might become Coffee drinking is very popular among Dust the surface of the fragment dominant and decide the main Mizaj. Iranian Arabs. Coffee is the first item and the damaged area of the furni- Therefore, regarding which quality is more dominant the which is served for guests in the south- ture. Any household cleaner will work; tempers are classified totally into nine categories of warm, cold, western province of Khuzestan. we recommend a damp rag. wet, dry, warm and dry, warm and wet, cold and dry, cold and Usually, coffee is served in small cups Check that the fragment fits well wet, and moderate (when none of the qualities are dominant). without handles by a person who is into the break in the furniture. If the It is worth mentioning that there are no absolute good called ‘saqi’. He takes ‘daleh’, a special fragment does not fit perfectly, cut or bad temperaments and as long as they are within their kind of coffee pot native to Khuzestan, away any irregular slivers on the frag- normal range- reflected in physical and mental health- they with his left hand and a cup with his ment using a utility knife to achieve as are in a balanced (normal or good) state. right hand. neat of a fit as possible. So, each individual should maintain their own balanced state The elder son of the family should coffee and in this way all the guests Apply glue to both the fragment damp rag. during their life by choosing the kind of lifestyle which suits them serve coffee as saqi and the guests can- drink the coffee. The last person who is and the furniture. Clamp the two pieces togeth- best by corresponding to their own distinguishing Mizaj. not hold daleh. served with coffee is the one who sits Check that the glue is spread even- er. You can use any type of clamp As each person’s Mizaj differs from another one’s, peoples life He serves coffee bowing in front of on the left side of seyyed. ly throughout both pieces. Using a that you have on hand. If you styles will be different necessarily; this is the main essence of the Ira- the guest. The guest should take the If someone wishes for the next cup brush to spread the glue to all crevices don’t have a clamp, any type of nian traditional medicine in maintaining health and treating illnesses. cup with his right hand and drink it with- of coffee, he should give the cup to saqi is most effective. clip would work. By adopting the kind of lifestyle which fit each person’s out putting the cup on the earth. without any explanation but if he does Insert the wood fragment into Wait 30 minutes for the glue to Mizaj one should try to keep the inherent warmness and hu- The grandfather or the elder mem- not want more coffee, he should shake the glued spot on the furniture. dry before removing the clamp. midity of their body in certain range (as per their main Mizaj) ber of the host family drinks the first cup the empty cup of coffee to right and left Wipe away any excess glue using a (Source:ifixit.com) and avoid possible mal-temperament or Sou-e-Mizaj. of coffee. The next is the guest who is and give it to saqi. Nonetheless, one’s Mizaj will be naturally affected by age ‘seyyed’, a title gives to people who are which is called “age temperament”. accepted as descendants of Prophet Mizaj is not just confined to human beings but literally Muhammad (S). every object, situation, and state in the world has a defining Afterward, the person who sits on Mizaj which has an impact on human beings’ health. the right side of seyyed is hosted with N.I.O.C National Iranian Second Announcement 1396.993 Drilling Company IN THE NAME OF GOD WITH THE FOLLOWING SPECIFICATIONS: SPECIFICATION PERCENT Public Calls For Quality Evaluating Of Tender(First publish/seconed publish) one-stage(compressed) Fixed Carbon 85% MIN TENDER GUARANTEE ESTIMATED SUB.JECT OF TENDER NO. / S 1% MAX Tenders Portal No Euro Rial VALUE (Rial) TENDER Reg. 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U.S.-backed SDF announces Macron set for biggest start of Raqqah operation majority since De Gaulle Emmanuel Macron’s party is set to win the biggest parlia- mentary majority for a French president since Charles de U.S. airstrike kills 21 civilians in Syria Gaulle’s 1968 landslide, a survey of voter intentions for the The so-called Syrian Democratic of Bir Qasab between Tal Dakwa and Du- coming legislative elections showed on Tuesday. Forces, a United States-backed al- mair airport. A majority of such proportions would give Macron’s gov- liance of mostly Kurdish and Arab Also the observatory said that 21 ci- ernment a strong mandate to push ahead with his economic militants, says it has launched an op- vilians were killed during a U.S. airstrike reforms, starting with a pro-business overhaul of the France’s eration aimed at pushing the Islam- while they were trying to flee the ISIL- labor code. ic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/ held city of Raqqah. Macron’s centrist Republic On The Move (LREM) - which did Daesh) terrorist group out of Raqqah, “The civilians were boarding small not exist a year ago and has turned the French political scene the terrorist group’s main stronghold boats on the northern bank of the Eu- upside down - was seen winning 29.5 percent of the vote in the in northern Syria. phrates River to flee southern neigh- June 11 first round, the Ipsos Sopra-Steria poll found. Talal Sillo, a SDF spokesman, said the borhoods of Raqqah,” said observatory With a solid lead ahead of other parties, LREM would go operation had begun the “great leap” to- Director Rami Abdel Rahman. He added on to win 385-415 seats out of 577 seats in the lower house wards Raqqah in coordination with the that women and children were among of parliament in a June 18 second round of voting, the poll U.S.-led coalition purportedly fighting the casualties. projected. ISIL in Syria and neighboring Iraq. “The toll may continue to rise as some Not only was that the biggest majority projected by a poll “We declare today the beginning of of the wounded are in critical condition,” for the election since Macron won the presidency in May, it the great battle to liberate the city of he noted. would also be the strongest since voters rallied behind for- Raqqa, the alleged capital of terrorism The U.S. has been conducting air- mer president and wartime hero De Gaulle in 1968 after stu- and terrorists,” Sillo told a news confer- strikes against what it calls ISIL posi- dent revolts and nationwide general strikes. (Source: Reuters) ence held in northern Syria. “Morale is tions inside Syria since September 2014 high and military readiness to implement without any authorization from the Da- the military plan is complete.” mascus government or a United Nations They have been advancing towards mandate. Iran’s presidents-in-waiting the city since last November, and have According to latest figures released just forced their way into the city near the by SOHR, airstrikes by the U.S. and its 1 Indeed, it is hard to associate voter apathy with any Turkish border. allies left a total of 225 civilians dead elections in Iran during the past four decades, whereas voter The country’s official Syrian Arab News strike near the city of Raqqah and that man for Western-backed Jaish Osoud al in Syria between April 23 and May 23 apathy has almost become the norm during the past twenty Agency said civilians had started to flee anti-Damascus militants have shot down Sharqiya militant group, Saad al Haj. alone. or twenty five years in Europe and America. the city in boats via the Euphrates River a Syrian military plane to the east of the Meanwhile, pictures which are claimed Syria has steadfastly objected to the American and European politicians can only dream of re- ahead of the SDF push. country’s capital. to be of the plane’s wreckage and its pi- U.S.-led operations as Washington did ceiving the kind of mandate that president Rouhani received ISIL seized Raqqah in 2014, the same The Britain-based monitoring group lot’s remains, have been posted on mili- not seek Damascus’ approval in launch- from the Iranian public. More than 23.5 million Iranians vot- year when it started its campaign of ter- said that the plane crashed some 50 kilo- tant social media sites. ing the offensive. ed for Hassan Rouhani, which means that 42 percent of all el- ror in Syria. It then proceeded to capture meters to the east of Damascus. It noted A separate militant group has also Meanwhile, warplanes belonging to igible voters voted for him. His conservative challenger, Ebra- large swathes of Syrian territory. that it could not confirm if the pilot was claimed to have downed the plane after Russia, which has been helping Syria in its him Raisi, garnered a very respectable 15.8 million votes, that U.S. strike kills 21 in Raqqah dead or alive. hitting it with anti-aircraft weaponry re- counterterrorism operations since 2015, is the votes of 28.7 percent of all eligible Iranian voters. But Elsewhere, the so-called Syrian Ob- “We have brought down a Syrian jet in cently supplied by the U.S. have been reportedly targeting the ISIL how does this compare to the votes which Donald Trump and servatory for Human Rights (SOHR) says Tel Dakwa area in rural Damascus and we The group added that the plane had terrorists trying to flee Raqqah. Emmanuel Macron received from the American and French 21 civilians have been killed in a U.S. air- are searching for the pilot,” said a spokes- crashed some 15 kilometers to the east (Source: agencies) electorate, in recent presidential elections in those countries. Believe it or not, Donald Trump became president with only the votes of 26 percent of eligible American voters, last Qatar’s rise has irritated Saudis: expert November. Hillary Clinton also received votes from approx- 1 to its hegemonic designs in the public acknowledgment that Iran is an is Qatar’s capitulation to Saudi demands that stage. imately 26 percent of eligible voters. 48 percent of eligible Arab World. Qatar and Oman are the important regional Muslim player, a fact in the anti-Iran coalition. The issues sur- Will it be possible that Saudi Ara- American voters, however, abstained from voting for either two Arab states of the Persian Gulf that that made the Saudi regime furious. rounding Hamas or the Muslim Brother- bia seek a coup in Qatar if its demands Trump or Clinton. Saudi Arabia has not been able to com- Will this crisis persist? And will hood are secondary. are not met? Putting it another way, 74 percent of eligible American pletely dominate. Oman has generally Qatar be ready to abandon its support Following these unfolding de- A: There are already indications that voters did not vote for Donald Trump. In fact, percentage- been cautious and even-handed in its re- for Hamas and Muslim Brotherhood? velopments some are talking about the Saudi regime has tried to encourage wise, Trump received less votes than Ebrahim Raisi, who came gional foreign policy, but Qatar has tried A: This is not the first time that Saudi a coalition between Iran, Qatar and a coup against Qatar, but there are lim- in second in Iran’s election. In France too, only 24 percent to use its financial muscle to shape its Arabia and its allies have shunned Qatar. Oman. What is your analysis of such itations on how far the Saudis can push of eligible voters supported Emmanuel Macron in the first own foreign policy course not only in the The last time it happened, the sides were a view? this button. Riyadh itself is sitting on a round of voting, compared to 21.3 percent for Marine Le Pen, region but in the broader Middle East. able to gloss over their differences and A: I think at this time the purported tinderbox, and attempts to support a 20 percent for François Fillon, and 19.6 percent for Jean-Luc This has not always been palatable to the re-establish normal relations. This time, Iran-Qatar-Oman alliance is just hypo- coup in Qatar may boomerang against Mélenchon. Saudi regime that demands obedience however, it appears that the chasm is thetical and will not materialize anytime the Saudis themselves. The fact that Donald Trump enjoys the approval of only from the smaller regional states. In other much wider. Even if Qatar is pressured soon, if ever. Both Qatar and Oman What strategy should Iran adopt a small fraction of the American population does mean, of words, Saudi Arabia wants to have the fi- to disavow Hamas or downgrade its re- currently have close ties with the United toward this crisis? course, that he can’t claim to have a “mandate” from the nal say in regional affairs, and Qatar’s in- lations with the Muslim Brotherhood, the States. Of course, if Saudi Arabia be- A: Iran needs to be cautious and not American people. He certainly does not have a mandate terests do not always mesh with those of Saudis may not relent until the Qataris comes an existential threat to either of to get involved in this imbroglio. So far, from the 74 percent of eligible American voters who chose the Saudi regime. Saudi Arabia is a dan- capitulate completely and fall behind the these countries, then, various scenarios Iran’s official reaction has been prudent. not to cast a vote for him. President Rouhani, of course, has gerous and destabilizing country with an Saudi agenda. So, the main issue here can be envisioned, but we are far from Iran should just allow the Saudis to stew a clear mandate from the Iranian people!! extremist Wahhabi ideology which is in- in their own juices and let them go from Now let us turn to Ebrahim Raisi and Mohammad Bagher tent on spreading its poisonous ideology Saudi Arabia sees Qatar’s ascendancy a threat one crisis to the next and thus expose Ghalibaf. Both Raisi and Ghalibaf are in a good position to and cannot accept others that may stand to its hegemony in the Arab world, South themselves further to the world for their run in 2021 presidential race, when Rouhani will be barred on its way. Probably the straw that broke dangerous adventurism and irresponsi- from seeking a third term in office. After eight years of centrist the proverbial camel’s back was Qatar’s Alabama University professor says ble foreign policy behavior. government, there is bound to be a natural swing towards principle-ist (or conservative) politicians in the 2021 race, and Raisi and Ghalibaf should be able to capitalize on this. The destabilizing paradox of missile defense Both politicians did well in the televised presidential de- 1 Concerning SIOP, Scott D. Sagan writes, “The nu- ing behind the U.S., but both sides seemed to come would only result in an escalation of the arms race by bates, standing their ground and scoring some good points clear superiority of the United States in 1961 was indisputa- away from the Cuban missile crisis in October 1962 with the Soviets. “Were we to deploy a heavy ABM system in the three debates. However, there was one glaring mistake ble. SIOP-62 sought to maximize the effect of such superi- renewed resolve to defuse the nuclear confrontation. throughout the United States,” McNamara stated in Sep- in Raisi’s campaign, when he took part in a photo oppor- ority through a massive, simultaneous nuclear offensive-in Kennedy’s national security adviser, McGeorge Bundy, tember 1967, “the Soviets would clearly be strongly mo- tunity with “the father of Iranian Hip Hop and R&B music”, preemption if possible, but in retaliation if necessary-against wrote, “Recognition that the level of nuclear danger was tivated so to increase their offensive capability.” Hence Amirhossein Maghsoudlou, better known as “Amir Tatalou”. the full set of military and urban-industrial targets in the Si- unacceptably high may be the most important legacy of the paradox was clear even then. This was definitely a mistake, since Tatalou’s followers are no-Soviet bloc.” the Cuban missile crisis.” Now, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has an- generally teenagers between the ages of 14 and 17, and many At about the same time in the winter of 1961, the new In the midst of the U.S. war on Vietnam, McNamara ar- nounced a successful test of a Ground-based Midcourse of them have not reached the legal age to vote. Thus, Raisi’s Discoverer spy satellite provided data on Soviet ICBMs, gued against a missile defense system proposed by Lyndon Defense (GMD) interceptor, which consisted of targeting calculations were based on a false premise – that Tatalou’s indicating that the U.S. outgunned the U.S.S.R. massive- B. Johnson, after realizing that all efforts toward a “rational” an ICBM decoy in flight. The anti-missile missile was followers will vote for him. This did not happen of course, ly—there was a missile gap alright but the reverse of the nuclear arms strategy had done nothing but result in an ever fired from Vandenberg air base in the U.S. state of Cal- and unwittingly, Ebrahim Raisi may have helped Rouhani, and Pentagon’s paranoid thinking. upwardly spiraling arms race. In short, bilateral paranoia be- ifornia at the decoy, which was launched from Kwaja- lost the support of some of his own followers, with this ques- However, instead of breathing a sigh of relief, war plan- tween Moscow and Washington had increased the number lein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, some 8,000 km (4,972 tionable photo opportunity!! ners, among them Paul Nitze, pushed for a preemptive of nuclear weapons and decreased security. miles) from Los Angeles. Nonetheless, both Ebrahim Raisi and Mohammad Bagher nuclear strike on the Soviet Union. McNamara put a stop McNamara argued that the easiest way to circum- The test targeted North Korea with a strong message Ghalibaf have excellent chances of winning future presidential to this with his policies of “flexible response” and “controlled vent any missile defense system was to merely increase that is likely to spark a further escalation of tensions with elections in Iran, and both men should bide their time. Victory, it escalation” in place of “massive retaliation.” the number of missiles, thus causing the missile defense South Korea and the United States. As was predicted seems, is just round the corner, and patience is a virtue. McNamara’s new strategy was responsible for a fur- system into a state of overload. Therefore, he explained, in 1967 for the Soviet Union, so would it be today with ther spike in the arms race due to Soviet fears of fall- any attempt at deploying such a system in the U.S. North Korea. The story behind Israel’s In standing up to Trump, Europe gets its mojo back atomic explosion plan 8 That they have not done so supposed to. Links between the U.S. and European Britain alongside the United States and 6 The climax came when he gave a long, detailed appears to have given the political es- In more normal times, Merkel and Ma- militaries will probably continue to deep- Russia as countries Europe’s core states interview to Bergman in which he described the events that tablishment a boost. cron – both natural Atlanticists – would en, despite diplomatic rhetoric to the could work with, but not rely on. appeared in The New York Times story. At that time, the in- Economically, the euro zone is in the likely prefer to bolster ties with Washing- contrary. That augurs badly for Brexit. But it also terview was censored in full. Digital copies — the interview best shape it has been for almost a dec- ton and London. With Brexit and Trump, Major European states indicates that the UK will have much less was also filmed for television broadcasting — were collected ade, its growth outpacing America’s in they feel the United States and UK have But major European states appear to clout when it comes to achieving any- and destroyed. Israel invested a lot of energy, quite a bit of the first quarter of this year. The migra- taken stunningly wrong turns – and they have now made a decision to take more thing it wants on the continent. money and serious effort in dealing with the manuscripts, tion crisis has somewhat eased, and with intend to be seen filling the gap. into their own hands, ready for the day The way Macron and Merkel see the books and journals, which had been disseminated across the it the political fallout from recent militant This has been supercharged by when Washington proves absent. Expect world is now clear. Russia is a threat. They United States. Yaakov was arrested, imprisoned, convicted attacks. All of these problems – as well as Trump’s behavior at the NATO summit more joint European Union action on de- know many of their people see the U.S. and released. Europe’s far right – may well return. But last week. The U.S. president quite literal- fense – on planning, on procurement, on president as a joke, and that they can This week seems to have brought the roundup and con- for now, the political energy seems to be ly shoved another leader aside, failed to training. NATO will be the tool through gain plenty of political mileage by stand- cealment to an end. Transcripts of Bergman’s interview with with the center. Merkel and Macron are make an expected pledge to honor the which mainland Europe interacts with the ing up to him. Ensuring Brexit proves Yaakov reached The New York Times and were published, determined to take advantage of it. Article Five mutual defense clause and United States and Britain. But Europe’s disastrous for the UK might well fit within but the sky did not fall. No one was too upset about it either, Trump persuading Europe still does not seem to understand how al- core states will plan much more proac- that strategy. even in Israel. In the current age of fake news and seeming- For the United States, this is a mixed liance members fund defense. We don’t tively to fight alone if necessary. All of that is understandable, and a ly fabricated scandalous events that actually did happen, no picture at best. Successive U.S. leaders – know what happened behind closed May’s government has adopted an renewed sense of European self-con- one is about to lose their mind over dusty old accounts of particularly Trump – have long tried to doors – but Merkel and Macron’s actions unnecessarily hectoring tone when it fidence may yet bring good things. But things that did not happen five decades ago. Israel has never persuade Europe to stand up for itself, this weekend suggest it wasn’t pretty. comes to Brexit negotiations. The hefty it also opens the door to a host of new revealed whether it has nuclear weapons, but its neighbors to take more responsibility for its own In many respects not that much will majority she was hoping to win in Brit- uncertainties. certainly act as if it does, and as if they are intimately familiar defense and other issues. The manner in change. The NATO alliance will remain a ain’s snap election no longer seems If and when Trump does return to Eu- with Israel’s nuclear capacity. This whole incident proves that which it is now happening, however, will central plank of European defense, and likely. And now Merkel, the most pow- rope, it may be an even stormier visit. time can change a story’s significance. feel like a slap in the face. Indeed, it is that will depend on U.S. military muscle. erful politician in Europe, explicitly put (Source: Reuters) (Source: Al Monitor) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 14 WORLD SPORT JJUNEUNE 77,, 22017017

Arsenal sign £20m FIFA has Qatar quandary after defender Arsenal have confirmed the signing of Schalke left-back Germany’s football chief threat Sead Kolasinac - their first transfer of the summer. An agreement over a four-year deal for Kolasinac, who First there was the row over whether is a 23-year-old free agent, was reached last month and Qatar had bought the rights to host the he will join formally when the transfer window opens. 2022 World Cup, prompting a Swiss po- Schalke confirmed in a statement that the 23-year-old lice investigation into goings on at Swit- had signed a deal at The zerland-based world football governing Emirates which runs until body FIFA. 2022. Both FIFA and Qatar deny wrongdoing Kolasinac will be com- but the probe continues. peting with two senior left Then fears grew that a World Cup in the backs, Nacho Monreal and boiling heat in Qatar in June would be too Kieran Gibbs, for a first- much for players and fans, leading FIFA to team spot. switch the date to November and Decem- He represented Germa- ber - even though that is in the middle of ny at youth level before European football seasons. deciding in 2013 to play for Then there was criticism of Qatar’s Bosnia, his parents’ home- treatment of migrant workers building the land, and has collected 17 stadiums for the tournament. The nation caps. has said it has made significant improve- Wenger has suggested ments in this regard. over the last week that he Now, several Arab countries including may only add a maximum of three players in this sum- Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates mer’s window. (UAE) and Egypt have cut ties with Qatar He also said in May: “We have a very big squad at the over concerns that the nation has support- moment that is already difficult enough to manage,” he ed extremism. said. “A bigger squad is impossible. If we finish outside FIFA only said it is “in regular contact” the top four, it will maybe be down to one point. One with the Qatar World Cup organizing com- point would be difficult to swallow but that should not mittee but German Football Association support terrorism.” their arguments and crucially means there that Qatar’s wealth means it will be able to as well change the judgment on the quality of the team (DFB) president Reinhard Grindel went a Still a window is still a window to switch the tournament host a spectacular showpiece. to a way where you think you have absolutely to change lot further. As Grindel said himself, the one thing in to another nation with a established foot- Grindel though is not letting up the everything.” “There are still five years left to the Qatar’s favor is time. The 2022 World Cup ball infrastructure - such as Germany - pressure. If the current political situation Wenger has also been spotted in the south of France World Cup. At this time, political solu- is still five long years away and the political which could hold the World Cup at rela- calms down, the DFB chief is still upset over the last few days as the club continue their pursuit of tions must take precedence over boycott situation may have changed by then. tively short notice. about the treatment of migrant workers one of Europe’s hottest young talents - Kylian Mbappe. threats,” Grindel said in an interview on the However, the fact Qatar was awarded Many commentators in Europe felt Qa- constructing the arenas in Qatar. (Source: Telegraph) DFB website. the World Cup years earlier than most tar was too small a country, with just one Grindel said he would “once again “But one thing is absolutely certain: in previous host nations, after FIFA decided major city, to host a World Cup in any case, address the issue of working conditions” principle, the football community world- to vote on bids for 2018 and 2022 at the especially with its lack of football heritage. when speaking to FIFA and World Cup or- Official: Pioli new wide should agree that large tournaments same time, may also have backfired. But others have argued that a World ganizers. Fiorentina Coach cannot be played in countries that actively It has given critics time to assemble Cup in the Arab World is long overdue and (Source: Deutsche Welle)

Fiorentina have officially confirmed that Stefano Pioli has been appointed to replace Paulo Sousa as Coach. Southampton ask the PL to investigate Borussia Dortmund appoint Peter Bosz The former Viola player returns to Artemio Franchi alleged illegal approach from Liverpool as new head coach having been sacked by Inter last month. “ACF Fiorentina announces that it has reached an agreement with Stefano Pioli, who will be entrusted with the technical guidance of the first team,” a statement on the Tuscan club’s official website confirmed. “Stefano Pioli, as a play- er, wore the Viola shirt on 156 occasions between 1989 and 1995, also wear- ing the captain’s armband. “The new Gigliati boss has signed a contract which will tie him to his new club for two years with the op- tion of a third. “Pioli will be present- Southampton have asked the Premier City paid Everton for John Stones — to Borussia Dortmund have appointed Peter to Ajax last summer it was not the ed to the Press tomorrow, League to investigate an alleged land the Dutch defender, with 10 per cent Ajax boss Peter Bosz as their new intention that the partnership would June 7, at 12.30 in the Manuela Righini Press room at the illegal approach from Liverpool for of that going to his former club Celtic head coach. end after one year. Stadio Artemio Franchi. Virgil van Dijk. because of a sell-on clause in the £11.5m The 53-year-old, who led Ajax to the “We have had a great season, especially “Finally, Stefano Pioli will meet Viola fans interested in Saints are yet to receive any contact deal it took Southampton to purchase Europa League final in his sole season in the Europa League. As with our players, showing their affection and support for the new Coach at from Liverpool regarding Van Dijk, despite him two years ago. in charge of the Amsterdammers, has the coach also attracts the attention of clubs Fiorentina Store on Viale Manfredo Fanti between 18.00 the defender indicating he is eager to A contract worth £180,000 a week signed a two-year deal to succeed from Europe’s top leagues.” and 18.45. move to Anfield in a £60million deal. over five years at Anfield is on offer to Van Thomas Tuchel, who left the club last Bosz guided an exciting young “The owners, the directors and everyone at Fiorentina Jurgen Klopp has made Van Dijk Dijk, who has not played since suffering week following a rift with club bosses. Ajax side to their first European final in wish the Coach the greatest satisfaction, and offer him a his top target this summer but the ankle ligament damage in January. Dortmund said on Twitter: “Peter Bosz 21 years, where they were beaten by huge ‘good luck’ for his new job. defender›s current club have been He has been convinced to join will be BVB’s new head coach. Contract Manchester United, but missed out on (Source: Football-Italia) irritated by what they see as an attempt Liverpool thanks to the lure of working to 2019.” the Eredivisie title by a point to Feyenoord to unsettle their player and are ready to with their charismatic manager, Klopp. Bosz, who will face the media on and ended the season without silverware. reject an official offer. Chelsea and City have both been Tuesday afternoon, was under contract The former Holland midfielder’s only Liverpool are ready to pay a world- tracking Van Dijk since early last season, at the Amsterdam ArenA until 2019, previous coaching job outside his home Spalletti heads to China record transfer fee for a defender but although Pep Guardiola withdrew his so Dortmund have had to agree a country was a brief stint in charge of to finalise Inter deal negotiations have not started between interest on Tuesday with the Manchester compensation package to secure his Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv before he the clubs officially. club unwilling to match the hefty price services. took over at Ajax. Luciano Spalletti has travelled to China to finalise terms Southampton are maintaining that tag Liverpool are willing to hit. Ajax confirmed on their official website Dortmund finished third in the on an agreement to become the new head coach of Inter. prized asset Van Dijk is not for sale. He signed a six-year contract 11 that an agreement had been reached with Bundesliga last term to qualify for the The 58-year-old left his post at Roma on May 30 after Last month, Southampton chairman months ago but made only 21 Premier Dortmund, with general manager Edwin Champions League, and also won the only 16 months in charge at Stadio Olimpico and is poised Ralph Krueger said the club could turn League appearances last term after van der Sar describing it as a “good deal”. DFB-Pokal, but Bosz will have his work to be named the permanent successor to Stefano Pioli at down even a £60m bid for Van Dijk. missing the second half of the season The former Manchester United cut out to challenge the dominance of San Siro. It is expected that it will take a fee close with an ankle ligament injury. goalkeeper said: “I have mixed feelings Bayern Munich. Although a deal has to £60m — £10m more than Manchester (source: Daily Mail) about this move. When we brought (Source: Independent) not yet been finalised, Spalletti says a provisional agreement is in place and Football pays tribute to Cheick Tiote he hopes to bring talks to The world of football is in mourning for former Ivory Coast too soon,” while Newcastle legend Alan Shearer, who a satisfactory conclusion midfielder Cheick Tiote, who died after suffering a cardiac scored 178 goals in 364 appearances for his home-town soon. arrest while training with his new club Beijing Enterprises club, tweeted: “Devastating news of the death of Cheick “Everything is in place,” in China. Tiote. RIP.” he told the media at Mal- The 30-year-old ex-Newcastle United player col- Current Newcastle coach Rafael Benitez, who last sea- pensa airport, as he and lapsed during a session on Monday and was rushed to son lead the club back to the Premier League, released an sporting director Piero hospital, where he passed away. In a statement, Beijing emotional statement of his own, writing: “It is with great Ausilio prepared to fly out Enterprises confirmed: “At 6pm on June 5, Tiote fell un- sadness that I have this afternoon learned of Cheick’s to meet Inter’s Suning conscious during training. He was immediately taken to death. In all the time that I have known him, he was a true Group owners. hospital but died at 7pm.” professional, dedicated and above all, a great man. Our “We’ve shaken hands; Following initial spells with Anderlecht in Belgium and hearts go out to his family and friends at such a sad time.” we’re old fashioned and we do things with a handshake.” FC Twente in the Netherlands, Tiote joined Premier League Respect was also paid abroad, Bayern Munich winger Inter’s owners are eager to help restore the club to the Newcastle in 2010, making 156 appearances for the “Mag- Franck Ribery commenting: “Very sad to hear of the death level they enjoyed back in 2010, when they won the treble pies” and scoring one memorable goal - a stunning volley of Cheick Tioté. Rest in peace, Cheick.” of Serie A, Coppa Italia and Champions League titles un- against Arsenal which drew Newcastle level at 4-4, after family, friends, teammates and everyone with the clubs he Tiote is the latest footballer to collapse while training or der Jose Mourinho. having trailed 0-4 at halftime. represented.” playing, when seemingly at the peak of fitness. Spalletti’s appointment is expected to be followed The goal earned Tiote legendary status in England’s Tiote’s former coach at Newcastle, John Carver, re- Deaths include Cameroon’s Marc-Vivien Foe, who col- by significant investment in the playing squad aimed at north-east, where he was also admired for his combative, mained in contact after his move to China and paid tribute lapsed and died on the pitch during a Confederations Cup boosting their chances of challenging for the top three physical style, expertly breaking up play in front of the back to Tiote’s personality: game with Colombia in 2003 and Livorno’s Piermario Mo- next season. four. Reports even said he attracted the interest of the likes “I loved Cheick to bits,” he said. “I’m absolutely devastat- rosini, who passed away during an Italian second-tier game He is also likely to be tasked with ending the uncer- of Arsenal and Manchester United. ed. We spoke regularly and it was only a couple of weeks in 2012. tainty around the future of Croatia winger Ivan Perisic, “Devastated” ago that we last chatted. Cheick was a warrior on the pitch Fabrice Muamba was resuscitated after collapsing on the with Manchester United having expressed an interest in “We are devastated to have learnt of the tragic pass- but a big kid off it. I’ll never forget that big smile of his.” pitch during Bolton Wanderers’ FA Cup match at Tottenham a player. ing of Cheick Tiote,” said Newcastle in an official statement. Friend and former teammate Papiss Cissé took to Twit- Hotspur in 2012. He retired from professional football. (Source: Soccerway) “The thoughts of everyone at Newcastle are with Cheick’s ter, saying: “Goodnight brother. You will be missed. Gone Source: Deutsche Welle I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JJUNEUNE 77,, 22017017 SPORT 15

Persepolis to meet Al-Ahli of Iran at 7th place at AFC Club Competitions rankings Saudi Arabia in ACL quarterfinals Iran sits at seventh place at the latest Asian Football Confed- eration (AFC) Club Competitions Rankings were released on SPORTS Persepolis football team from Iran Monday. deskhave been drawn with Saudi Ara- bia’s Al-Ahli in the 2017 AFC Champions League quarter-final. In the competition’s Knockout Stage draw held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Tuesday, Persepolis will face Al-Ahli on August 22 in the first leg and will play the Saudi Arabian team on September 12 in the second leg. The Asian Football Confederation ruled during the group stage that matches between teams from Iran and Saudi Arabia would be moved to neutral venues until there was a return to normal diplomatic relations between the countries. 2016 runners-up Al-Ain will meet Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal in another quarters. Meanwhile in East Asia, China’s Shanghai SIPG With Emirati powerhouse Al Ain through to the quarter-fi- will come up against domestic rivals and two-time nal of this season’s AFC Champions League and the UAE na- AFC Champions League winners Guangzhou Ever- tional team vying to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the grande, while Kawasaki Frontale of Japan have been top three positions remain unaltered from last month, and drawn to face compatriots and 2007 winners Urawa see the UAE leading the way on 95.428 points, Korea Re- Red Diamonds. public in second with 89.128 and Qatar occupying third spot For the competition’s semi-finals, the winners of thanks to the 82.977 points they have amassed. both QF1 (Al-Ain v Al-Hilal) and QF3 (Shanghai SIPG There was a change further down the list however, as Chi- v Guangzhou Evergrande) will host the first leg, with na PR with 80.9 points edged past Saudi Arabia (80.484) to the winners of QF2 (Persepolis v Al-Ahli) and QF4 claim fourth place, a rise brought about primarily thanks to (Kawasaki Frontale v Urawa Red Diamonds) due to Guangzhou Evergrande and Shanghai SIPG reaching the last host the return fixture. eight of this season’s AFC Champions League. While for the final, the winners of SF1 - West Asia Japan is sixth with 78.017 points and Iran is seventh with - will host the first leg, and the winner of SF2 - East 69.579 points. Asia - will host the second leg. The next ranking in November 2017, will affect the slot allocation for the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup 2019/20. Iran know fate in FIVB Sepahan completes signing (Source: AFC) U21 World Championship of Sasan Ansari Iran’s Jamshidkhani draws awe in Baku CSI 2 horse race

Iranian jockey Maziyar Jamshidkhani has featured a marvelous performance at the CSI2*-W Heydar Aliyev Cup 2017 in Azerbaijan, and deservedly picked up the trophy at the international tournament. On Sunday, Jamshidkhani took part in the speed clash with barrage finale at 145cm, and could outdo opponents with a horse by the name of Viymor to be awarded the top prize at the newly-constructed Buta Gold Equestrian Club in the Azerbaijani capital city of Baku, the Equestrian Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran website reported. The CSI2*-W Heydar Aliyev Cup 2017 started in Baku, Azerbaijan, on June 2 and concluded on June 4, 2017. SPORTS Iran learned their The 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men’s U21 SPORTS Iranian top flight boyhood club and Iranian giants Perse- Riders and horses from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Germany, deskopponents in the World Championship will be held in deskfootball team Sepa- polis of the . the Islamic Republic of Iran, Luxembourg, Russia and FIVB Volleyball Men’s U21 World cities of Brno and Ceské Budejovice in han Isfahan have completed the sign- However, Ansari failed to break into the Turkey participated in the three-day competition. Championship. Czech Republic from June 23 to July 2. ing of Foolad striker Sasan Ansari. team and left the club after only two Total prize money of the event was 78,800 Azerbaijani Iran have been drawn with Italy, Ar- The World Championship will be The 26-year-old striker has joined matches and returned to Foolad. mantas ($46,444). gentina and Ukraine in Pool C. the nineteenth edition of the interna- Sepahan on a two-year contract. He scored 16 goals for Foolad in the Three other Iranian riders, namely Mohammad Pool A features host Czech Repub- tional volleyball tournament and the The details of the fee contract have not last season and finished runner-up af- Mehdi Sotoudeh, Ehsan Hashemi and Mousa Daneshi lic, Poland, Canada and Morocco. world championship for men’s nation- been revealed.Ansari started his career with ter Persepolis striker who also attended Baku horse riding competitions. Russia, Turkey, Cuba and USA are al teams under the age of 21, organ- Foolad in his teenage years. Later, he became scored 18 goals. (Source: PressTV) in Pool B and China, Brazil, Egypt and ized by the sport’s world governing a regular first team starter by Majid Jalali. Ansari had been also linked with a Japan are drawn in Pool D. body, FIVB. In June 2016, Ansari signed with his move to Persepolis arch-rival Esteghlal. Iran to meet Australia Iran’s Mohammadhassan Sayari wants Gold on World stage in Men’s U23 World Toronto will be Iran’s second Here’s a little bit more about the the Championships. Wheelchair appearance on the World stage at U23 player Iran will be relying on to continue How important is it to participate level, with their only other appearance his fine form: at the U23 World Championships as a C’ship opener being four years ago at the U23 World Where are you from? Arak, I.R. Iran young player? It is very important and we Championships in Adana, Turkey How long have you been playing have to do our best to be champion. Iran will start the 2017 Men’s U23 World Wheelchair where they placed fifth. wheelchair basketball? 7 years What are your teams aims Basketball Championship with a match against Australia However, after a triumphant Asia Class: 4.0 for this Championship? Reaching a on Thursday. Oceania U23 qualifiers in Bangkok What is your club? My current desirable status. The Iranian team has been pitted against host Canada, earlier this year where they won club is Izmir Municipality Club in Turkey. Who are your favorites to win Brazil, Australia, Turkey and Italy in Pool A. Gold, they will be looking to better How do you feel about the tournament? Canada, Germany, this with the help of key scorer representing your country at the U23 Turkey, Australia and us. Mohammadhassan Sayari. World Championships? I will do my What are you most looking Mohammadhassan Sayari swept best to have my best performance. forward to about taking part in the the board at the Asia Oceania U23 How have the team been U23 World Championships? To be the Qualifiers making the All Star 5, MVP preparing for the Championships? We World Champion. and Top Scorer. have had some training camps prior to (Source: iwbf.org) AAR system set to debut in AFC Champions League quarter-finals With time closing in on the AFC Champions League banner of One Asia, One Goal. To ensure Asia’s knockout stage draw, history will be made this year referees are updated on the latest regulations in- as the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) prepares volving the new system, the AFC organised the first to introduce the Additional Assistant Referee (AAR) AAR course in Doha, Qatar, in March 2017, which system for the first time in Asia during the AFC comprised both theoretical training and on-the-field Champions League quarter-final clash on August simulations. Pool B features France, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, 21, 2017. The five-day course, which enabled the conti- South Africa and the United States. The AAR system, which will be implemented from nent’s top officials to glean insights from FIFA Head A total of 42 games will be played over eight days of the last eight to the eagerly-anticipated final, aims to of Refereeing Massimo Busacca, covered the con- competition as the top junior male wheelchair basketball strengthen the support for referees and enhance the cepts and protocols of the Video Assistant Referee athletes in the world represent 12 nations and vie for the title decision-making process, particularly in the penalty (VAR) system, as well as the roles and responsibilities of world champion. and goal-line area. of referee coaches. It was the first time all three com- Preliminary round competition will run from June 8-12, In operational terms, the referee, two referee as- ponents, including the AAR system, were included in with the playoff round beginning on June 14. The bronze and sistants and fourth official will now be joined by two the same programme. gold medal games will both take place on June 16. AARs, who will be positioned along the goal-line Looking to the 2018 season, the AFC will continue Over 400 athletes, coaches, officials, delegates, and in each half. The use of the AAR was approved by to study the findings and benefits of the AAR system volunteers will attend the event. the AFC Referees Committee in September, with the with plans in the pipeline to explore extending its The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) ambition to ensure that Asian referees continue to use in the 2018 AFC Cup, AFC U-23 Championship is the international governing body responsible for wheelchair feature prominently on the world’s biggest stages. China 2017 and ultimately during the continent’s basketball. It is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to The AFC has set out its Vision and Mission to be crowning jewel – the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 – if provide opportunities for persons with a disability to play the the world’s leading Confederation and this new in- the system proves successful this year. game of wheelchair basketball. itiative further underlines its aspirations under the (Source: AFC) (Source: Paralympic.ir) Prayer Times Noon:13:03 Evening: 20:39 Dawn: 4:03 tomorrow) Sunrise: 5:48 (tomorrow) JUNE 7, 2017 ART&CULTURE I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y www.tehrantimes.com Managing Director: Ali Asgari Editor-in-Chief: Hassan Lasjerdi Iranian boy stands a chance of winning

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In a report published on Monday, the wrote the young reciter “has raised the bar of competition with his impeccable rendition.” Feizi had the listeners swooning to his booming voice by his reciting from five different passages of the Holy Quran, which are randomly chosen by computer software for each participant. “By the grace of Allah, I think I have done well to be among the top five,” said Feizi who for the first time is participating in an international contest. “I surprised myself with my performance tonight and now we will have to just wait and watch Works by Austrian, Iranian because there many other really good candidates photographers on display competing here,” he added. He is among 103 participants this year at Tehran museum competing for the coveted prize money of Dh250,000 (over $68,000). ARTTEHRAN — Austrian photographer The second and third prize winners will receive deskJosef Polleross along with several Iranian Dh200,000 and Dh150,000, respectively. photographers are displaying their collection on Ramadan The competition began last Friday and will run at the Imam Ali (AS) Religious Arts Museum in Tehran. until June 14. Ali Feizi from Iran recites during the Dubai International Holy Quran Award competition on June 4, 2017. (Gulf News/Arshad Ali) A selection of 25 photos by Polleross and 25 photos by 14 Iranian Yase Tamam shines at Polish “Retouch” wins Silver Dragon photographers have been theater festival at Krakow Film Festival put on display in the museum during the holy ARTTEHRAN — The ARTTEHRAN — month of Ramadan. deskIranian puppet desk“Retouch” by Last year, Polleross troupe Yase Tamam has won Iranian director Kaveh Mazaheri won showcased the photos he two awards for performing their the Silver Dragon for best short at took during his tour of Iran acclaimed play “Count to One” at the the 57th Krakow Film Festival, the during Ramadan in 2015, 30th International Theatrical Festival organizers announced on Sunday. in Axkhaneh Shahr, Iran’s Valise in Lomza, Poland. The film also received the Don photo museum in Tehran, Speaking to the Persian service of Quixote Award, which is presented in under the title “Ramadan, MNA on Tuesday, Zahra Sabri said selected festivals by the International Another Glance”. that the play, which brought her the Federation of Film Societies. The museum is located award for best director, also received “Retouch” is about Maryam at 35 Esfandiar Blvd., off Vali-e Asr Ave. the award for best design. whose husband has an accident at “Fortunately, the play was warmly Members of Yase Tamam perform “Count to home and, rather than saving him, Iranian director Kaveh Mazaheri (R) and an received by theatergoers, critics and One” in an undated photo. she stops helping and watches him unidentified person pose after accepting their participants,” she said. About 30 troupes from Japan, die. awards at the 57th Krakow Film Festival in Iranian ensembles Poland on June 4, 2017. The festival, which was held from Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine, Germany, The Silver Dragon for the best honored at Harrmonie May 30 to June 2, put its focus on Italy and several other countries gave documentary film went to “The events dedicated to documentary, Festival in Germany plays about the problems facing the performances during the event. Origin of Trouble” by Tessa Louise animation and short film, the 57th modern world. Yase Tamam has previously Pope from the Netherlands and edition of the Krakow Film Festival Based on a work by the illustrious performed the puppet show at ARTTEHRAN — The Iranian ensembles “Strange Case” by Zbigniew Czapla was held in the Polish city of Krakow Persian poet Omar Khayyam, “Count several other international festivals. deskHamgam and Bamdad won prizes at the from Poland was picked as best from May 28 to June 4. to One” is about three soldiers Earlier in October 2015, Sabri Harrmonie Festival in Limburg, Germany, the organizers animated film. Photo: Iranian director Kaveh who decide to cease fighting in an won an honorable mention at the announced last week. Earlier in April, “Retouch” won Mazaheri (R) and an unidentified unknown land. To express themselves, 10th International Festival of Puppet Led by daf player Salar Mortazavi, Bamdad from the Best Narrative Short at the 16th person pose after accepting their they begin making sculptures with Theater and Animated Films for received the Special Prize for Best Instrumental Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. awards at the 57th Krakow Film mud. Adults in Warsaw for the play. Group in the International Folklore competition. As one of Europe’s oldest Festival in Poland on June 4, 2017. IRIB CEO meets CCTV president in Beijing CULTURE TEHRAN — Islamic Republic of Radio, Film and Television, said that Iran and China deskIran Broadcasting (IRIB) Director have long had good relations. Abdol-Ali Ali-Asgari met Nie Chenxi, the president He put stress on the great role the media can of China Central Television (CCTV), in Beijing on play in introducing the culture of each country Monday during his trip to China to attend the Asia and said that Iran and China can develop their Media Summit. cooperation. The two officials discussed expansion of bilateral The Asia Media Summit, running in Qingdao cooperation, the Persian service of IRNA reported from June 6 to 8, provides a unique opportunity for on Tuesday. broadcasters in the region to share their thoughts Ali-Asgari said that IRIB is ready to collaborate on broadcasting and information. with different sections of the State Administration Decision makers, media professionals, scholars, of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television. and stakeholders of news and programming from IRIB Director Abdol-Ali Ali-Asgari (2nd L) and CCTV President Hamgam Ensemble at the Harrmonie Festival in Limburg, Germany For his part, Nie Chenxi, who is also the head Asia, Pacific, Africa, Europe, Middle East and North of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Nie Chenxi (1st R) meet in Beijing on June 5, 2017. (IRNA) America are attending the annual conference. Meanwhile, Hamgam from Tehran won the Special Prize for Best Performance of Arranged Traditional Music in the International Choir competition. This ensemble was Dylan’s Nobel speech: songs only Actor-comedian Jerry Lewis conducted by Farzin Abedini. need to move you, not make sense hospitalized in Las Vegas with infection Numerous groups from Bulgaria, England, Georgia, Greece, Ireland, Croatia, Macedonia, Mexico, Netherlands, NEW YORK (Reuters) — Nobel LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Veteran Nigeria, Peru, Turkey and several other countries prizewinner Bob Dylan said on actor-comedian Jerry Lewis has been participated in the festival, which was held from May 25 Monday that unlike literature his hospitalized in Las Vegas for treatment to 28. songs were meant to be sung not of a urinary tract infection but is read and that they only needed to expected to recover in time to travel move people, not to make sense. to Canada later this month for his next Peter Sallis, “Wallace and The Swedish Academy’s decision movie shoot, his spokeswoman said on to award last year’s prize for Monday. Gromit” actor dies aged 96 literature to Dylan, who had “created The 91-year-old entertainer was new poetic expressions within the admitted late on Friday, and doctors Singer Bob Dylan performs during a segment LONDON (BBC) — Peter Sallis has died at the age of 96, Cast member Jerry Lewis poses during a photocall great American song tradition”, was honoring Director Martin Scorsese, recipient “decided to keep him in over the for the film ‘’Max Rose’’ at the 66th Cannes his agents have announced. seen by some as slap in the face by of the Music+ Film Award, at the 17th Annual weekend for observation and to make Film Festival in Cannes May 23, 2013. The actor was best known for appearing in “Last of some mainstream writers of poetry Critics’ Choice Movie Awards in Los Angeles, sure the drugs they put him on agree (Reuters/Regis Duvignau) the Summer Wine” and was also famous as the voice of and prose. USA, January 12, 2012. (Reuters/Mario Anzuoni) with him,” publicist Candi Cazau told Wallace in “Wallace and Gromi”t. In his Nobel lecture, the Reuters. He also was closely associated with His agent confirmed he died peacefully with his family notoriously media-shy Dylan said: a lecture within six months from Cazau said she was told that the his annual Labor Day telethon for the by his side. “Our songs are alive in the land the Dec. 10 award ceremony in antibiotics administered to Lewis were Muscular Dystrophy Association, which Sallis played Norman “Cleggy” Clegg in “Last of the of the living. But songs are unlike order to receive an 8-million-crown “doing their job, and he’s feeling better.” he began hosting in 1952. He retired Summer Wine” from its first episode in 1973 until the literature. They’re meant to be sung, ($900,000) prize sum. It does not She added that he was expected from that show in 2011. series concluded in 2010. not read.” necessarily need to be delivered in to be discharged from the hospital on Lewis is scheduled to travel to He was the only actor to appear in all 295 episodes of “If a song moves you, that’s Stockholm. Sunday or Monday and was otherwise Canada around the end of this month to the sitcom. all that’s important. I don’t have In his lecture, Dylan tells how in relatively good health. begin a 10-day shoot of his latest movie, Peter Sallis was best known as the mild-mannered to know what a song means. I’ve Buddy Holly and a Leadbelly record A longtime Las Vegas resident, in which he is playing the principal role, Norman Clegg in “Last of the Summer Wine”. written all kinds of things into my transported him as a teenager into Lewis had been beset for many years though details of the film are being kept By the time he first appeared in the role he had already songs. And I’m not going to worry an unknown world, and he discusses with various ailments, including heart under wraps for now, Cazau said. carved out a distinguished career in the theater and on about it – what it all means,” he three of his favorite books: “Moby attacks, an inflammatory lung disorder Lewis is due to appear for a one-night television. said in the speech posted on the Dick”, “All Quiet on the Western and chronic back pain. show at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury His role as the flat-capped philosopher made him the Academy’s website. Front” and “The Odyssey”. Lewis sprang to fame in the 1950s as in New York state in September. longest-serving cast member of the much-loved series. Dylan, the first singer-songwriter “The speech is extraordinary and, a zany comic performer in nightclubs, on His last big-screen appearance was And he reached an even wider audience as the voice to win the prize, was silent about as one might expect, eloquent. Now television and in the movies, launching in the title role of the 2013 film “Max of Wallace, the cheese-loving character in the animated the award for weeks after it was that the lecture has been delivered, his act as the cross-eyed sidekick of the Rose”, playing an aging jazz pianist who “Wallace and Gromit” films. announced and he did not attend the Dylan adventure is coming to a suave singer Dean Martin. Lewis went questions his marriage after learning Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park led tributes to the prize ceremony and banquet. close,” Swedish Academy secretary on to star in more than 45 films in a that his wife of 65 years may have been Sallis, describing him as a “unique character”. Nobel laureates need to give Sara Danius said in a statement. career spanning five decades. unfaithful.