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POLITICS TEHRAN — Iranian President “technical”. ue cooperating with this international body within deskHassan Rouhani said on Sun- “The Islamic Republic of Iran has always sought the framework of the regulations in future,” Rouhani day that reports of the International Atomic to have positive and technical relations with the In- said during a meeting with IAEA Director General Energy Agency must be purely “impartial” and ternational Atomic Energy Agency and will contin- Yukiya Amano in Tehran. 2 Hossein Zohrevand Tasnim/ Tasnim/ Velayati seeks closer Iran-Russia co-op in Syria

POLITICS TEHRAN — Ali Akbar Velayati, the senior foreign policy ad- deskvisor to the Leader, has underlined the necessity for further cooperation between Iran and Russia to help the Syrian government in fighting terrorism, ISNA reported. The fast pace at which the region goes through necessitates a close coop- Majid Asgaripour eration between Iran and Russia as two countries that support the Syrian gov- ernment and people, said Velayati after a meeting on Sunday with Alexander Lavrentiev, President Putin’s special envoy in Syria. Velayati noted that Aleppo’s victory is important but “not enough” because Tehran Times/ Tehran the foreign-backed armed insurgents have infiltrated various areas of Syria, in- cluding Tadmur, Palmyra, Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor. “Therefore, the next steps should be taken [immediately], and these consul- tations between Iranian and Russian officials are necessary as they would lead to more harmony between international and regional defense issues,” Velayati said. Iran to finalize Airbus deal by Friday: minister The senior Iranian official also said that the defense and foreign ministers of ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran is to finalize air- Abbas Akhoundi told Tasnim news agency on Sunday. Road Construction, Road Maintenance, and Relat- Iran, Russia and Turkey will meet in Moscow to study the situation in Syria. deskcraft purchase deal with the Euro- Making the remarks on the sidelines of the 1st ed Industries, Akhoundi added that details of the “Before the [Moscow] meeting, the Russian president’s special envoy would pean plane maker Airbus by Friday, Transport Minister International Exhibition of Transports and Logistics, deal will be announced once it is signed. 4 brief Iran on key issues,” he added. 2

NATO chief Religious people must not allow violence in name of religion: philosopher Iran sanctions defends decision By Jalal Heirannia natural accord as there would be no need for forces on earth that can move us in the right bill becomes law TEHRAN — Charles Taliaferro, a professor justice; in such ideal conditions we would nat- direction. I believe that those of us who are re- to stay out of of philosophy at St. Olaf College, says reli- urally look out for and care for friends. Friends ligious must not allow our religions to be used without Obama Syrian war gious-minded people must not allow their do not threaten one another with self-serving to foster violent forms of resentment, envy, and signature faith to nurture violence. violence. So, to speak positively to your ques- anger. As a Christian in the United Sates, I feel it NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg Sunday “I believe that those of us who are religious tion, if everyone on earth somehow might treat is my duty, for example, to join fellow Christians U.S. President Barack Obama has de- defended the alliance’s decision to re- must not allow our religions to be used to one another as friends, perhaps then we might to protect Muslim Americans from hate crimes clined to sign a bill renewing existing frain from stepping into the war in Syr- foster violent forms of resentment, envy, and have a shot at a world without violence or at and persecution. Just today, I met with 30 Epis- sanctions against Iran, but allowed the ia, saying doing so would only make anger,” Taliaferro tells the Tehran Times. least with massively less violence than we ex- copalian priests who voiced complete solidari- legislation to become law, in an appar- matters worse. Following is the text of the interview: perience today. ty with Muslim neighbors to fight against their ent effort to alleviate the Islamic Repub- All 28 NATO members belong to What are the preconditions for mate- Do you think that a world without possible forced deportation. lic’s concerns that Washington is back- the U.S.-led coalition battling ISIL but rializing a world without violence? violence is utopian? Can dialogue between cultures actual- tracking on the nuclear agreement. they are not directly involved in the A: If violence is construed broadly to include A: I think it is an ideal we should hope and ly help establish a violence-free world? The U.S. Senate passed a 10-year Syrian conflict. not just the illicit use of physical force, but to pray for and even work toward. Probably the A: I think dialogue is more crucial now extension of the Iran Sanctions Act “We are experiencing in Syria a hor- include the violation of the rights and integri- worst thing we can do is to think that violence more than ever. We are seeing a rise in world (ISA) on December 1, sending the rible human catastrophe. Sometimes it ty of people, probably bringing about a world between persons and nations is inevitable leaders, certainly the President elect Don- measure to the White House for Oba- is right to deploy militarily -- such as in without violence would require a massive trans- and so ineradicable that we resign ourselves ald Trump, who does not have a history or ma to sign into law. Afghanistan,” Stoltenberg told Bild am formation of human nature itself. Sadly, periods to the fact of violence and loose our will to reputation for empathetic dialogue. And, The House of Representatives vot- Sonntag. of relative stability and peace in human history resist violence. So, perhaps it is utopian in as the saying goes, what we don’t do often, ed 419 to 1 last month to reauthorize “But sometimes the costs of a mil- such as certain periods in the Roman Empire the sense that it is an ideal which seems and we often don’t do well. To avoid or radical- ISA, which was first introduced in 1996 itary operation is higher than its ben- or in some of the Kingdoms in China such as probably is unreachable, but that does not ly reduce the prospects of violence between to punish investments in Iran’s energy efit. Looking at Syria, NATO partners the Han Dynasty were established on the ba- mean it is unapproachable. non-Muslims and Muslims there needs to be industry based on accusations that came to the conclusion that a military sis of the threat of ruthless violence for those How can religions help create such an opening up to loving dialogue, not a shut- Tehran was pursuing non-civilian ob- deployment would only make a terri- challenging authority. But Aristotle suggested a world? ting down in fear, mutual distrust, and alien- jectives in its nuclear energy program. ble situation worse,” he said. that among true friends there would be such A: I think that religions are the most powerful ating estrangement. Under the U.S. Constitution, the pres- “We would risk turning it into a ident has 10 days after Congress passes bigger regional conflict. Or more in- Canadian among five dead in Jordan shooting legislation to sign it, reject it or do nothing. nocent people could die. A military The White House had said that the A Canadian tourist and four po- attacking a police station there. At least nine people have been then fled by car into the city. deployment is not always the solution,” U.S. president was expected to sign lice officers have been killed in Several tourists were trapped wounded, with some reports put- “Police and security forces he warned. the bill into law, but Obama did not gun attacks in and near the Jor- inside but are now reported to ting the figure much higher. have surrounded the castle and The West has come under fire from approve the measure as the Wednes- danian city of Karak, officials say. have been freed and police are Jordanian officials said events its vicinity and launched an oper- some quarters over its failure to halt day midnight deadline passed. Unidentified gunmen opened storming the castle, BBC reported. began with a shoot-out between ation to hunt down the gunmen,” the carnage in Syria. In a statement late on Wednesday, fire on two police patrols before No group has admitted carry- police and armed men at a a statement by Jordan’s public Trapped civilians and rebels in be- White House Press Secretary Josh Ear- fleeing to an ancient castle and ing out the attacks. house near Karak. The gunmen security directorate said. sieged Aleppo were on Sunday wait- nest said the president had decided ing desperately for evacuations to re- to allow the legislation to become law sume, as the UN Security Council was without his signature. due to vote on sending observers to Abandoned “The administration has, and con- the flashpoint city. tinues to use, all of the necessary au- France is pushing for the monitors, ship, a touristic thorities to waive the relevant sanc- arguing that an international presence tions” lifted as part of the nuclear deal would prevent Aleppo from turning attraction at between Iran and the 5+1 group of into another Srebrenica, where thou- countries, Earnest said. sands of Bosnian men and boys were Miyankaleh Iran and the five permanent members massacred in 1995 when the town fell of the UN Security Council -- the United to Bosnian Serb forces during the Bal- States, Britain, Russia, China, France as well kan wars. An abandoned ship in posses- as Germany – reached a landmark nuclear (Source: AFP) sion of the National Iranian Oil agreement last year, under which Tehran Company at southern coasts of agreed to limit some aspects of its nuclear the Caspian Sea has turned into program in exchange for the removal of TEHRAN TIMES a touristic attraction in the region. nuclear-related sanctions. Iran’s Leading International Daily Within a short proximi- The two sides began implementing ty to the ship, there is the Mi- the deal, dubbed the Joint Comprehen- Advertising Dept yankaleh Wildlife Habitat, home sive Plan of Action (JCPOA), on January to rare birds and other species on 16. However, members of Congress said the verge of extinction. they wanted ISA to be extended for an- 021 - 430 51 450 Mohammad Nesaei Te l : Although a beauty spot, locals other decade to send a strong signal have objected that it prevents an that any U.S. president would have the [email protected] easy fishing and damages the

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MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS Salehi, Amano discuss Iran Islamic Coalition Party names Mirsalim nuclear-fuelled vessel plan as presidential candidate POLITICS TEHRAN — Iran’s system and set a three-month dead- desk POLITICS TEHRAN — The Islamic Coalition nuclear chief Ali Ak- line for a progress report on both deskParty has chosen Mostafa Mirsalim bar Salehi and International Atomic steps. as its candidate for the 2017 presidential election, the Energy Agency (IAEA) Director Gener- While the U.S. said the announce- Khorasan newspaper reported on Sunday. al Yukiya Amano discussed on Sunday ment by Iran didn’t contravene the Doing so, the coalition has become the first Tehran’s announced decision to begin nuclear deal, people familiar with principlist group to name a candidate for president. working on a marine nuclear propul- the issue say to develop heavy pro- Sources said that the decision has been reached sion program. pulsion systems Iran may need to within the group, but has not yet been officially de- “We discussed the propulsion go beyond a 3.67-percnet uranium clared to the other principlist groups. plan in details,” said Salehi at a press enrichment level permissible by the Mirsalim served as police chief following the conference with Amano in Tehran on nuclear pact. revolution. He was proposed by then president Sunday. On what grade of uranium would be Abulhassan Banisadr in July 1980 as a candidate for Last week President Hassan Rou- used for the propulsion system, Salehi prime minister. hani ordered the development of a said it will be a function of uses depict- nuclear-propulsion system for vessels, ed for vessels to be equipped with such ‘Anti-violence describing the move as a retaliatory re- systems. movement sponse to the recent extension of sanc- “Usually, such propulsion systems tions by the U.S. Congress for another are fuelled with uranium enriched should arise ten years. between 5-90 percent depending on from Qom‘ Iran says the sanctions renewal what type of uses they are put to and breaches an international nuclear Samadi /Faraj when,” he said. POLITICS TEHRAN — A movement deal finalized between the coun- “We definitely will do that (the pro- desk against violence and extremism IRNA

try and six world powers, includ- pulsion project) in accordance with Safe- should arise from the holy city of Qom, the pres- ing the U.S. guards Agreement.” ident’s special aide for ethnic and religious minor- Under the 2015 nuclear agreement, Mounting tensions over the ities said in an address to Qom Seminary teachers Tehran accepted limits on its nuclear Ali Akbar Salehi, Iran’s nuclear chief, says nuclear deal come as Mr. Trump on Saturday. program in exchange for termination his country’s plan to start working on a nu- prepares to take office. He has All scholars in Qom oppose violence and ex- of Western-led economic and financial suggested he will be more antag- tremism under the pretext of religion and consider sanctions. clear-fuelled propulsion system does not go onistic to Iran than his predecessor ethics and tolerance as the key mottos of Islam and Rouhani also requested a study of beyond safeguards agreement enshrined in the Barack Obama, who championed its Prophet, Ali Younesi stressed, according to the fuel production for the propulsion nuclear deal. the nuclear deal. Arman Emrooz newspaper. Younesi said moderation will do away with vio- lence and it should become publicized. IAEA head says Iran faithful to nuclear deal

Rouhani to POLITICS TEHRAN — Iran has Amano arrived at Tehran on Sunday Sanctions Act would not affect the become law even without Presi- visit Armenia, deskshown full commitment for “high-level consultation with between overall implementation of the nu- dent Barack Obama's signature, Kazakhstan, to an internationally-backed deal on its Iran and the IAEA.” clear agreement. President Hassan Rouhani or- nuclear program, the United Nations Tehran has com- Under the deal finalized dered Salehi to start developing Kyrgyzstan atomic energy watchdog chief said on plained that the recent in 2015, Iran rolled back systems for nuclear-powered pro- Sunday following Iran’s decision to start U.S. Congress vote to its nuclear program in pulsion used in marine tranporta- POLITICS TEHRAN — The communica- desktions and information director at working on nuclear-powered vessels and a bill which extends exchange for relief from tion. the presidential office announced on Sunday that complaints over the U.S. disrespect for sanctions against Iran economic sanctions, In a separate directive, Rouhani President Hassan Rouhani will leave Tehran for Ye- the deal. for another ten years mainly imposed by the commissioned Foreign Minister Mo- revan on Wednesday. "We are satisfied with the implemen- infringes on the terms U.S. and European coun- hammad Javad Zarif to raise the sanc- The trip to Yerevan will be made at the invita- tation of the (agreement) and hope that of the nuclear deal. tries. tions renewal in a session with signato- tion of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, and is this process will continue,” Yukiya Amano Washington, on the Reacting to the ries to the deal. aimed at boosting relations and deepening mutu- told reporters in Tehran, according to other hand, says the Iran U.S. move, which would In a recent development on Sun- al cooperation with neighbors and regional states, IRNA news agency. day, Zarif announced that he had Parviz Esmaeili said, Khabaronline reported. "Iran has been committed to its engage- “We are satisfied with the implementation of written a letter to European Union ment so far and this is important,” Amano foreign policy chief Federica Mogher- Rouhani will then pay official visits to Central the (agreement) and hope that this process will Asian countries of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan as was quoted as saying after a meeting with ini, requesting for a meeting to look well. Iran’s nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi. continue,” Yukiya Amano says. into the move. Greek, Rouhani wants impartial IAEA Lebanese politicians 1 Rouhani also called the Joint Comprehensive He added, “The path being taken by the U.S. towards He assured Rouhani of the fact that the IAEA will Plan of Action, the official name for the nuclear deal be- Iran will reduce the international trust on the U.S.” fulfill its duties as an “impartial” and “technical” or- meet Zarif tween Iran and great powers, as a “great agreement” The Iran Sanctions Act was passed by the U.S. ganization. POLITICS TEHRAN — Greece’s alternate and a “positive experience”. Congress became a law with President Obama’s sig- Iran and the 5+1 group - the United States, Brit- deskminister of foreign affairs met He said that Iran will be committed to its obligations nature. ain, France, China and Russia plus Germany - final- with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in in the JCPOA and will not initiate violating the deal. Amano said Iran has implemented its obligations in ized the text of the JCPOA in July 2015 that took Tehran on Sunday. “The Islamic Republic of Iran will be committed to its the nuclear agreement and described the JCPOA as a effect in January. Georgios Katrougalos is in Tehran for a series of obligations as long as the other side abides by its com- “great achievement” that the IAEA will support. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held political talks with Iranian officials, Fars reported. mitments. The recent actions of the U.S., especially the He attached great importance to expansion of Iran- a separate meeting with Amano and discussed imple- On the same day, the head of Lebanon’s Islamic extension of ISA, run contrary to the JCPOA,” he said. IAEA cooperation. mentation of the JCPOA. Action Front met with Zarif. Heading a delegation from the Lebanese party, Resistance turned tables in Aleppo: senior MP Sheikh Zahir Jaeed discussed with the foreign min- ister the current issues in the region and the wider Islamic world. POLITICS TEHRAN — Alaeddin Boroujerdi, back them. deskhead of the parliamentary committee “The Islamic Republic of Iran will continue pro- Majlis passes for national security and foreign policy, said on Sunday viding Syria with its effective supports in fighting outlines of 6th that resistance of the Syrian people and army led to the terrorism and focusing on finding a political solu- liberation of Aleppo. tion,” he said. development “Resistance of the Syrian people, army and other The senior parliamentarian also attached great im- plan resistance forces in Aleppo resulted in defeating takfiri portance to the expansion of parliamentary relations terrorists, the U.S. and its regional allies,” he said during between the two countries. POLITICS TEHRAN — The Majlis adopted a meeting with Jirair Reisian, a member of the Syrian Constant political and parliamentary consulta- desk a decision on Sunday to study parliament and the spokesperson for the Prelacy of Peria tions between the two countries are essential, he the sixth development plan. (Syria), in Tehran. added. According to ILNA, 229 representatives were Boroujerdi also stressed that the Iranian gov- For his part, Reisian referred to the important role of present in the session which was chaired by Parlia- ernment and people will stand by the Syrians and Iran, as an ally to Syria, in fighting terrorism in the region. ment Speaker Ali Larijani. The parliamentarians focused on parts of the bill which had been referred back to the Majlis by the Velayati seeks closer Iran-Russia co-op in Syria Guardian Council, said Amir Hossein Qazizadeh, a member of the Majlis Presiding Board. 1 Velayati pointed out that the cial remarked. The lawmaker said the parliament would final- continuation of cooperation between Iran Shamkhani, who is also in charge ize its judgment on the development plan in two and Russia is necessary, because “Europe, of political, military and security co- weeks. America, their mercenaries in the region, ordination between Iran and Syria as and even the United Nations can foil such well as Iran and Russia, condemned U.S. dreams of victories.” the Western media outlets as well as dividing Syria “For instance, when the insurgents are Arabic, and Hebrew language media leaving Aleppo, they cry out for human- for their propaganda in reporting the shattered in Aleppo: itarianism and America’s envoy to the Syrian conflict. commander United Nations hypocritically sheds croc- He also pointed to the successful odile tears [for Syria].” experience of cooperation among POLITICS TEHRAN — Iran’s armed forces This is while, Velayati said, the insur- Iran, Russia, and Syria in fighting deskdeputy chief of staff on Sunday gents have persecuted and beheaded terrorists, adding, “Due to increased hailed the Syrian army’s success to recapture the the citizens of Aleppo. political and military complexities of city of Aleppo from terrorist groups after a four- Lavrentiev also met with Iran's the Syrian crisis and the necessity to year battle, saying the major victory shattered Supreme National Security Council adopt joint actions to manage what Washington’s dreams of a disintegrated Syria. Secretary Ali Shamkhani on Sun- lies ahead, increased consultations Hailing the liberation of Aleppo as a “major day. Ali Shamkhani (R) meets President Putin’s special envoy in Syria, Alexander Lavrentiev, on among the three countries at different and strategic victory” in the war against terror- During the meeting, Shamkhani Sunday in Tehran. levels is unavoidable.” ism in the region, Massoud Jazayeri told Tasnim hailed the Syrian Army for the liber- Lavrentiev, for his part, outlined Rus- the enemies are doing their utmost to prolong ation of the strategic city of Aleppo, Syrian government in the operation to again, exposed the policies of the West sian government’s viewpoints on ways the war in Syria. saying that Iran, Russia and the resist- retake the city. and their regional allies in creating and to develop military, security, and political ance movement were supporting the “The liberation of Aleppo, once supporting terrorism,” the security offi- coordination in Syria. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y DDECEMBERECEMBER 19,19, 20162016 INTERNATIONAL China agrees to return Indonesian military plane seized U.S. underwater drone crashes in Papua, killing 13 An Indonesian military Hercules C-130 transport plane crashed on Sunday in bad weather in the easternmost prov- China's Defense Ministry said it has been misspelling “unprecedented”, he tweet- ince of Papua, killing all 13 people on board. in talks with the United States about re- ed: “China steals United States Navy The plane was carrying 12 tons of food supplies and ce- turning an underwater drone taken by research drone in international waters - ment from Timika to Wamena, a distance of about 200 kilo- a Chinese naval vessel in the South Chi- rips it out of water and takes it to China meters (125 miles), when it crashed just minutes before its na Sea, but the U.S. was not helping by in unpresidented act.” scheduled landing, said air force chief of staff Agus Supriatna. “hyping up” the issue. He later reissued the tweet, correcting The plane was carrying three pilots and 10 other person- The drone was seized on Thursday - the spelling to “unprecedented”. nel. one of the most serious incidents between Trump tweeted once again on the Bad weather and low clouds in Wamena, the capital of the two militaries in years - about 50 nau- subject early on Saturday from his sea- the mountainous district of Jayawijaya, were believed to be tical miles northwest of Subic Bay off the side resort club Mar-a-Lago in Palm factors in the crash, deputy air force chief of staff Hadiyan Philippines, just as the USNS Bowditch was Beach, Florida, where he plans to spend Sumintaatmadja told a news conference. about to retrieve it, U.S. officials said. the holidays. He said Chine should “keep” “The tower in Wamena has spotted the plane, but it was “China decided to return it to the U.S. side the drone it “stole”. not certain that the plane saw the runway,” he said. He did in an appropriate manner, and China and the The Global Times, a newspaper pub- not rule out that the plane hit a mountain. U.S. have all along been in communication lished by China's ruling Communist Par- An investigation is ongoing. He said the aircraft, pur- about it,” the ministry said on its website. ty, quoted retired Chinese admiral Yang chased from Australia where it was first used in the 1980s, “During this process, the U.S. side's Yi as saying China considered itself well had more than 60 hours left until the next routine mainte- unilateral and open hyping up is inap- within its rights to seize the drone. nance. propriate, and is not beneficial to the Bonnie Glaser, senior adviser for Asia at The plane took off from Timika at 5:35 a.m. and crashed smooth resolution of this issue. We ex- the Center for Strategic and International about four minutes before it was scheduled to land in Wame- press regret at this,” it added. Studies, said the seizure of the glider oc- na. TV footage showed rescuers and locals had reached the The Pentagon confirmed on Saturday curred inside the exclusive economic zone wreckage of the plane and brought out all the victims. that Chinese authorities agreed to return of the Philippines, not China, and appeared It was the third serious air accident in Indonesia in less the drone. to be a violation of international law. than a month. On Nov. 24, a Bell 412 EP helicopter from the “Through direct engagement with Chi- Some observers have called it the Indonesian army crashed in the Indonesian part of Borneo nese authorities, we have secured an un- most significant dispute between the island, killing three. A week later, a police plane with 13 peo- derstanding that the Chinese will return sides' militaries since the April 2001 ple aboard crashed into the sea on the way to the island of the UUV to the United States,” Pentagon mid-air collision between a U.S. Navy Batam, near Singapore. spokesman Peter Cook said in a statement. surveillance aircraft and a Chinese Indonesia, a sprawling archipelago of more than 250 mil- China's Defense Ministry had said one fighter jet about 110km from China's lion people, has been plagued by transportation accidents in of its naval vessels discovered a piece of “Through direct engagement with Chinese Hainan island that led to the death of recent years, from plane and train crashes to ferry sinkings. “unidentified equipment” and checked it authorities, we have secured an understanding a Chinese pilot. The military, which suffers from low funding, has also reg- to prevent any navigational safety issues, Whatever the outcome, the incident is ularly suffered airplane and helicopter crashes. before discovering it was a U.S. drone. that the Chinese will return the UUV to the United likely to fray the already tense relations In July last year, an air force Hercules crashed into a neigh- According to the Pentagon, the un- States,” Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said in a between U.S. and China. borhood of Medan, Indonesia’s third largest city, killing more manned vehicle was being operated by statement. There also have been increased than 140 people including military personnel, family mem- civilian contractors to conduct oceanic tensions over Beijing's ongoing mili- bers traveling with them and people on the ground. (Source: USA TODAY) research. The U.S. said it had issued a He said the drone costs about According to the Pentagon, as the tary buildup in the South China Sea, formal diplomatic complaint over the sei- $150,000 and is largely commercial, off- Chinese ship left with the drone, which mainly the development and mili- zure and demanded the drone's return. the-shelf technology. is about three meters long, its only radio tarization of man-made shoals and “It is ours. It's clearly marked as ours. The USNS Bowditch, which is not a response to the U.S. vessel was, "we are islands aimed at extending China's We would like it back, and we would like combat ship, was recovering two of the returning to normal operations". reach in the strategically vital area, Riyadh revises U.S. this not to happen again,” Navy Captain gliders when a Chinese ship approached, ‘unpresidented’ Trump misspelled through which about $5 trillion in Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, told Davis said. The two vessels were within The U.S. President-elect Donald global trade passes annually. investment strategy (Source: Al Jazeera) reporters on Friday. about 450 meters of each other. Trump blasted the seizure. Apparently Speculations are rising that the House of Saud regime may stop making new investments in the United States because of Refugee arrivals in Europe ISIL claims killings of 49 shifts in the American political landscape. The Wall Street Journal in a report quoted informed peo- slump but deaths up in 2016 soldiers in Yemen's Aden ple as saying that a main reason for Riyadh to re-evaluate its About 350,000 migrants and refugees grants and asylum seekers have died so The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant second largest city, has been controlled multibillion-dollar U.S. financial strategy was the recent pas- have arrived in the European Union so far this year around the world, notably (ISIL/Daesh) terrorist group has claimed by loyalists to the former administra- sage of legislation that could allow U.S. terror victims to sue far this year, a sharp decline from 2015 in Central America. responsibility for a suicide bombing tion of Hadi, a close ally of the House Saudi Arabia. when more than 1 million people ar- That is an average of 20 deaths each that left up to 49 Yemeni forces loyal of Saud regime. Another key reason, the Journal added, was the election rived, according to the EU border con- day, with the IOM predicting that an- to Yemen’s ex-president, Abd Rabbuh However, the pro-Hadi forces have of Donald Trump – “a vocal supporter of the bill”. trol agency. other 200-300 will die en route to safer Mansur Hadi dead at a military base so far failed to restore order to the city, The report further quoted an informed source as say- Fabrice Leggeri, executive director of lands before the year is over. in Aden, a week after a similar attack which has witnessed a surge in terrorist ing that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund had already the Frontex border agency, was quoted IOM spokesman Leonard Doyle told that also killed dozens of troops in the activities by al-Qaeda and ISIL-linked paused its U.S. investments until they could figure out the on Saturday as saying about 180,000 Al Jazeera that the casualty numbers southern port city. elements over the past months. implications of the bill and the new direction of the White people arrived via Turkey and the are “undoubtedly an underestimate”. Many others were also injured in the The Takfiri terrorists have taken House. eastern Mediterranean, while 170,000 “This is the numbers we have of peo- incident that took place at a base in the advantage of the chaos and security This comes as Saudi Arabian Oil Company, the world’s reached the continent across the cen- ple who are reported to have died, but al-Arish district of northeastern Aden, breakdown, fueled by a deadly House biggest oil producer better known as Aramco, is preparing tral Mediterranean route from Libya there are many more who have died on Sunday. of Saud regime war on Yemen, to tight- to start public offering of its shares in 2018. and Egypt. lonely deaths, by themselves, in the de- Military officials and medics told en their grip on the southern parts of It is already expected to raise more than $100 billion in Leggeri told German daily Ruhr-Na- serts and in the oceans,” said Doyle. the AFP news agency early on Sunday the country. proceeds. chrichten a deal between the EU and He added that the nature of the cri- that the suicide bomber detonated his The House of Saud regime has The prospect has set banks scrambling for a deal that Turkey reduced the number of migrants sis makes it difficult for any organization explosives as a group of soldiers were been incessantly pounding Yemen could bring $1 billion in fees, the Journal added. coming from the east, but migration or government to keep an accurate gathering to collect their salaries at the since March 2015 with the purpose of Under a plan devised by the country’s deputy crown from northern Africa rose 30 percent. count of the dead and missing. al-Solban base in the city's northeast. reinstalling the Hadi’s government and prince, Saudi Arabia is planning to offer a portion—likely 5% Earlier, the International Organiza- “They [migrants and refugees] are Aden al-Ghad, a local news website, crushing the Ansarullah (Houthi) move- or so, say people familiar with the matter—of Aramco on tion of Migration (IOM) said that 4,812 leaving in a clandestine way, they're said several people were wounded in ment. public markets. Proceeds from the offering would be used people have died on the Mediterrane- leaving without papers, and they're the blast as thousands of men queued More than 11,400 Yemenis, includ- to invest domestically and abroad, the Wall Street Journal an this year so far. leaving in small and dangerous boats. up at the entrance of the base. ing women and children, have been added. That is about 1,200 more than last Quite often these boats sink without The attack happened just eight days killed in the Saudi military aggression, In June, the Saudi Public Investment Fund put $3.5 bil- year between January to the end of a trace and nobody actually knows after a bombing claimed by the ISIL, killed according to a latest tally by a Yemeni lion into ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc. At the November. about them,” said Doyle. 48 soldiers and wounded 29 others. monitoring group. same time, the kingdom’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed According to the IOM, 7,189 mi- (Source: agencies) For more than a year, Aden, Yemen’s (Source: agencies) bin Salman met with several top venture capital investors in Silicon Valley and indicated he planned to do more deals Venezuela postpones demonetization after chaos such as the investment in Uber. (Source: Press TV)

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has suspended keep power at whatever price,” said Opposition Leader the elimination of the country's largest denomination Julio Borges. Libya officially declares bill, which had sparked cash shortages and nationwide Maduro had justified the 100 bolivar note's elimination unrest. as a way of strangling mafia and smugglers on the fron- liberation of Sirte from ISIL Venezuelans were given 10 days to exchange the 100 tier with Colombia. bolivar bills at the central bank, but the government on He has also closed border crossings with Colombia Libya’s United Nattions-backed Government of National Ac- Saturday postponed the decision for two weeks. and Brazil until January 2. cord (GNA) has officially announced the end of military oper- The 100 bolivar bills, officially out of use since Thurs- Earlier on Saturday, about 400 people in western ations in the city of Sirte following the recent liberation of the day and worth just 4 United States cents at the black Tachira state jumped fences and defied security person- coastal city from the grips of the Islamic State in Iraq and the market currency rate, can now be used until January 2, nel to surge into Colombia in search of food and medi- Levant (ISIL/Daesh) Takfiri terrorist group. Maduro said. cines, which are scarce in Venezuela, witnesses said. Fayez al-Sarraj, the GNA’s leader, made the announce- The surprise pulling of the 100 bolivar note from In southern Bolivar state, people broke into dozens of ment in a televised speech on Saturday, two weeks after a circulation on Thursday - before new larger bills were shops and warehouses in various towns, witnesses and large-scale assault on the terrorist group brought the city, available - led to vast lines at banks, looting at scores business leaders said. Authorities declared a curfew in located 450 kilometers (280 miles) east of the capital, Tripoli, of shops, anti-government protests and at least one Ciudad Bolivar and the state governor said 135 people under full control of forces loyal to the internationally-recog- death. had been arrested. nized government. Maduro, speaking from the presidential palace, Security forces fired tear gas in Venezuela's largest “The battle for Sirte is over but the war against terrorism blamed a “sabotage” campaign by enemies abroad for second city, Maracaibo, to stop looters, witnesses said. in Libya is not finished,” Sarraj noted. the delayed arrival of three planes carrying the new 500, Some protesters burned 100 bolivar bills. He called on all factions and military forces to unite un- 2,000 and 20,000 bolivar notes. Addressing thousands of supporters at a rally in der “one single army,” inviting different political parties in the Many Venezuelans had found themselves without the Caracas, Maduro blamed the opposition for stirring North African country to work together to resolve the issues means to pay for food, gasoline or Christmas prepara- In the southern mining town of El Callao, a 14-year- violence and said some members of the Justice First facing Libya. tions in a country already reeling from a profound eco- old boy was shot dead during looting on Friday, author- and Popular Will parties were arrested for colluding The UN-backed government in Libya started a large-scale mili- nomic crisis. ities confirmed. An opposition legislator reported three with mafias. tary operation in May to purge ISIL terrorists from Sirte, which is the About 40 percent of Venezuelans do not have bank fatalities. The 54-year-old successor to Hugo Chavez, whose hometown of former slain dictator Muammar Gaddafi. accounts, and so cannot use electronic transactions as The Democratic Unity opposition coalition said the popularity has plunged during three years of reces- The ISIL, which had captured Sirte more than a year ago, an alternative to cash. socialist leader should resign for incompetence and for sion, says domestic political foes supported by the had taken advantage of a chaos gripping Libya since 2011, Adding to the chaos, Venezuela has the world's high- inflicting yet more suffering on Venezuelans. United States are sabotaging the economy to under- when a NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) military est rate of inflation, meaning large bags of cash must be “We have a government utterly stupid and destruc- mine his government. intervention followed the 2011 uprising that led to the top- (Source: Press TV) humped around to pay for basic items. tive in economic management, whose only goal is to (Source: AFP) pling and killing of Gaddafi. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY DDECEMBERECEMBER 119,9, 22016016 Iran’s crude oil JUMP Iran to finalize Airbus deal price up $4.22 by Friday: minister 1 Uncertainty over financing of the deal and political opposi- in a week tion in the United States against Iran have slowed down Tehran’s efforts to import aircraft following the lifting of sanctions this ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iranian ginning of 2016 until December 9. year. desk Iran signed a $16.6 billion deal for 80 Boeing passenger jets light crude witnessed a Meanwhile, in its monthly oil market last week, the biggest package of firm contracts with Western $4.22 rise per barrel (pb) in the week end- report for September, the Organization of companies since Iran’s 1979 revolution. ed on December 9 to reach $50.82, Shana the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Iran Air Chief Executive Farhad Parvaresh said at the time that reported on Sunday. reported that Iranian heavy crude average he was hopeful to finalize the deal with Airbus in two weeks. The country’s light crude price stood at price stood at $47.30 pb in November “There are only few small remaining issues like financing. $40.35 on average since the beginning of falling $4.88 compared to the preceding Airbus has agreed to provide financing for 17 planes,” he was 2016 until December 9. month. quoted as saying by Tasnim news agency. Iran also sold its heavy crude oil at OPEC which accounts for a third of Iranian officials told Reuters in November that they have $49.68 pb in the mentioned week, reg- global oil supply, agreed in Vienna on No- reached a deal with a foreign leasing company to finance the istering a $4.31 rise from its preceding vember 30 to cut production from Janu- first 17 jets from Airbus but declined to name the lessor involved. week. ary by around 1.2 million barrels per day Parvaresh said Iran Air was trying to get first five Airbus The country’s heavy oil price was re- (bpd), or over 3 percent, to 32.5 million The cut will put production at the low Algiers in September, and will reduce out- planes before March 2017. ported $38.40 on average since the be- bpd. end of a preliminary agreement struck in put from a current 33.64 million bpd. During a visit by President Hassan Rouhani to Paris in Janu- ary 2016, Iran provisionally ordered 118 Airbus jets worth $27 billion. Renault’s 11-month sales to Food, handicrafts festival Iran up 146% yr/yr underway in Tehran ECONOMY TEHRAN — French establishment of an engineering and By Marjan Golpira seafood cooking classes. Tehran to host intl. office deskcarmaker Renault’s sales office in Iran to support Iranian Safaei expressed hope that the mar- sales of automobiles to Iran increased auto part manufacturers and also set- he second festival of agricultural ket will encourage Iranians to introduce furniture expo in late-Dec. by 146 percent from January to No- ting up a manufacturing plant in the Tproducts, meat and seafood as more seafood in their diet particularly vember 2016 compared to the same country with the initial capacity of well as handicrafts kicked off in in cold season as fresher fish becomes ECONOMY TEHRAN — The 6th edition of Iran’s In- period in 2015, according to the 150,000 cars per annum. The plant is Tehran on Wednesday. more available in Tehran. deskternational Exhibition of Office Furniture French company’s recent sales re- scheduled to start production in 2018. The organizer of the temporary The festival especially aims to help (HOFEX 2017 office section) is due to be held 25-28 De- port, Tasnim news agency reported The deal was signed by IDRO’s farmers market, Betka, Iran Agricultural meet consumer demands on the occa- cember at the Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds, on Sunday. managing director, Mansour Mo’az- Cooperative Trading Company in part- sion of Yalda Night, December 20th, one the Public Relations Depart- Renault’s sales in Iran reached zami, and Renault’s chief competitive nership with the Central Organization for of the most celebrated traditional events ment of Trade Promotion 93,798 vehicles in the said 11 months, officer, Thierry Bolloré, in Paris. Iranian Rural Cooperatives of Iran (CORC), has in Iran which marks the longest night of Organization of Iran (TPO) increasing from the figure of the same Industry, Mining and Trade Minister provided some 200 booths for rural pro- the year. announced. time last year, when the sales of the Mohammadreza Nematzadeh and ducers to directly market their goods at Every year, Iranians celebrate the ar- Aiming to lay the ground- French car maker to Iran stood at 38, Renault President Carlos Ghosn were lower costs to the benefit of consumers. rival of winter, the renewal of the sun and work for joint investments, 080 cars. also present in the signing ceremony. In a press briefing on Wednesday, the the victory of light over darkness on Yal- the four-day exhibition will In September, Renault signed It will expand presence of the director of CORC Hossein Safaei said that da Night. showcase the latest products a memorandum of understanding French carmaker in Iran, which is cur- the 12-day festival offers a variety of goods The second festival of agricultural and services of 90 domestic (MOU) with the Industrial Develop- rently active in the country through to consumers from agricultural products products, meat and seafood is open to companies and dozens of ment and Renovation Organization joint venture with Iranian automakers to meat and nuts, as well as handicrafts the public till December 26 from 10:00- foreign exhibitors. of Iran (IDRO). The deal was on the Saipa and Iran Khodro. made by rural and tribal women, and also 21:00 in Tehranpars, eastern Tehran. All kinds of office furni- ture including amphitheater furniture, desks, library furni- Scotland to unveil single market Brexit plan this week ture, accessories, office dec- oration and etc. will be put to Scotland will publish proposals this week EU, by the end of March to kick off two voted to leave the EU in the June 23 ref- “In line with our commitments to ex- show in the exhibition. for how it can remain in the European sin- years of exit talks. erendum, Scotland strongly backed re- plore all options to protect Scotland’s in- China, Taiwan and Italy are among the countries that will gle market after Britain leaves the Europe- However, her plans for those negotia- maining in the bloc. terests, we will set out compromise pro- have the most participants in this year’s event. an Union in order to avoid the “national tions have been shrouded in secrecy and The country’s devolved nationalist gov- posals which, while not conferring the disaster” of a “hard Brexit”, the Scottish businesses and investors fear Britain might ernment has said it wants to stay part of full benefits of EU membership, would government said on Sunday. seek a “hard Brexit” where controlling im- the EU when the rest of the UK leaves, and mitigate the Brexit damage,” said Michael British Prime Minister Theresa May has migration takes priority over access to the on Tuesday will put forward plans for re- Russell, the Scottish government’s minister said she will trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon European single market. maining in the 500 million-consumer sin- for EU negotiations. EU sees Japan free-trade Treaty, the formal process of leaving the While the United Kingdom as a whole gle market should that prove impossible. (Source: The Telegraph) deal in early 2017 PICTURE OF THE DAY Mizan/Abolfazl Arabjavadi The European Union said on Saturday it is close to an agree- ment with Japan on a free-trade deal that has taken on greater significance after President-elect Donald Trump announced U.S. plans to withdraw from a separate pact with Pacific nations. In a statement, the EU’s chief trade negotiator with Tokyo said a deal was possible by early next year if Japan opens up to EU farm goods and Europe can agree to granting unfettered access Iran Trans to Japanese cars. “These negotiations are very close to a conclusion,” Mauro Petriccione said, noting “significant progress” in the past two Expo 2016 weeks of trade negotiations, although Japan had suggested last week a deal could come by the end of December. inaugurated Petriccione appeared to push that goal into 2017. “We will need to continue working in the next few weeks ... and reach an agreement in principle ... at the beginning of next year,” he said. in Tehran For Europe, a deal with Japan would represent not only an economic boost but a symbolic breakthrough for its trade agen- ECONOMY TEHRAN — The desk da that has faced popular opposition at a time when negotia- 1st International tions with a range of countries have become increasingly slow Exhibition of Transports and Logis- and complex. tics, Road Construction, Road For Japan, the deal would show it can still do deals despite Maintenance, and Related Indus- Trump’s planned withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership tries of Iran known as Iran Trans that was once a pillar of Washington’s Asia policy. Expo 2016 kicked off in Tehran on Japan, the world’s third-largest economy, is the EU’s sixth-larg- Sunday. est export market. For Japan, the EU ranks as its third-biggest The three-day exposition start- market. (Source: Japan Today) ed operation in the presence of the Iranian Transport Minister Ab- bas Akhoundi and with the partic- ipation of 115 Iranian private firms ECB’s Lane says at Imam Khomeini Grand Prayer Campus (Mosalla). monetary economics not broken in Europe BP agrees to take Monetary economics has not broken down in the euro zone Nissan, Renault, Fed’s Bullard says and a gradual recovery from the bloc’s debt crisis will allow Mitsubishi to has shifted view, 10% stake in Abu interest rates eventually to normalize, European Central Bank share electric sees a 2017 rate Dhabi’s ADCO oil governing council member Philip Lane told an Irish newspaper. car platform hike concession Almost two years after the ECB began its 2.3 trillion euro ($2.4 trillion) asset-buying scheme, inflation in the euro zone is still expected to undershoot its target of just below two percent Nissan Motor Co, Renault SA and Mitsubishi Mo- St. Louis Federal Reserve President James BP will take a 10 percent stake in Abu at least through 2018. tors Corp will combine their electric vehicle platforms in Bullard, who until this week had said the U.S. Dhabi’s ADCO onshore oil concession for 40 But Lane, governor of the Irish Central Bank, said a recovery an effort to slash prices down to levels comparable to economy needed only one interest rate hike years under a deal signed on Saturday with and normalization of rates required patience. conventional gasoline cars, the Nikkei newspaper said. for the next several years, said that he now Abu Dhabi’s Supreme Petroleum Council and “I think we will see continued recovery but the nature of The strategy comes as auto giants Volkswagen AG views another rate hike next year as appro- the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (AD- debt crises is that these recoveries can be quite gradual in and Toyota Motor Corp are also aiming to mass-pro- priate. NOC), the latter said. nature,” Lane said in an interview with the Irish Independent duce battery electric vehicles amid tightening emis- Speaking two days after the Fed raised its Under the deal signed in Abu Dhabi, BP newspaper published by the Irish Central Bank on Saturday. sions and fuel-economy regulations around the benchmark rate by a quarter of a percentage agreed to issue new ordinary shares repre- “But ... I don’t think monetary economics has broken, the world. point, Bullard told the Wall Street Journal that senting approximately 2 percent of its issued basic laws I think remain in place and essentially as Europe re- Franco-Japanese alliance partners Renault and the rise in bond yields since the victory of U.S. share capital (excluding treasury shares) covers interest rates will normalize and, you know, economies Nissan have been among the most vocal proponents President-elect Donald Trump has convinced which are to be held on behalf of the Abu will normalize.” of the zero-emission technology but have struggled him the economy can withstand a bit more Dhabi government, ADNOC said in a state- ECB chief economist Peter Praet on Friday admitted the im- to lower costs enough as they developed their electric monetary policy tightening than he had ear- ment. pact of the asset-buying scheme has been disappointing so far, NEWS IN BRIEF cars separately. lier projected. but said growth was picking up. (Source: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y DDECEMBERECEMBER 19,19, 22016016 SPECIAL REPORT 5 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 6 INTERNATIONAL DDECEMBERECEMBER 119,9, 22016016 Abe-Putin talks underline deep A lesson dawns in Philippine drug war differences on territorial issue President Duterte’s support of vigilante killings of anyone suspected of drugs has not only brought demands for due process of law but more attention A joint news conference in Tokyo by to the best solution: more concern for the healing of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian addicts. President Vladimir Putin on Dec. 16 Soon after taking office last June, Philippine threw a glaring spotlight on differences President Rodrigo Duterte declared war on the in priorities. Abe focused on his goal to conclude country’s drug pushers and users, hoping to reduce a bilateral peace treaty based on an crime and corruption. But he was too impatient to rely agreement to settle the sovereignty on law enforcement. Instead he supported police and dispute over the Northern Territories, vigilantes in the shooting of anyone merely suspected of while Putin’s main interest was in Japan’s a narcotics crime. Thousands have been killed, perhaps economic cooperation. many of them innocent. And more than 700,000 alleged Sharp differences exist between the dealers and addicts have turned themselves in. two leaders. Facing the media after two days of meetings with Abe, Putin stressed the importance of the 1956 Japan-Soviet Union joint declaration in addressing the territorial issue. The document said the Soviet Union would hand over the Habomai islets and Shikotan island to Japan after the conclusion of a peace treaty, but did not make any direct reference to Kunashiri and Etorofu, the remaining two disputed islands off Hokkaido. Putin also pointed to the possibility that Russia may retain its sovereignty over Habomai and Shikotan even if it agrees to return the islands to Japan. Putin’s vision is a far cry from Japan’s position on the issue. Tokyo has Crime has gone down – for now – but the blatant maintained that a peace treaty formally ending World War II should be concluded disregard of legal protections has created an unusual after the issue of which country the four result. From Duterte on down, more people are eager islands belong to is resolved. to expand treatment for drug addiction. Japan’s security treaty Tokyo has maintained that a peace treaty formally ending World What began as a “tough on crime” approach may Putin also referred to Japan’s security be shifting to a recognition of the need to heal and treaty with the United States, displaying War II should be concluded after the issue of which country the four rehabilitate drug users, many of whom are dealers. It is his wariness about the possibility that U.S. islands belong to is resolved. no use killing dealers on the street, especially without military bases might be built on the islands the benefit of a trial, if the underlying reasons for drug after they are returned to Japan. cross-purposes. Efforts by the two leaders to build mutual of Seven major industrial nations in use remain. This argument is unacceptable for Japan. Referring to the absence of a peace trust are meaningful also from the viewpoint implementing sanctions against Russia. treaty between Japan and Russia 71 years of contributing to regional stability. The Abe administration might appear Many governments around the world have come to Abe touted their agreement to start after the end of World War II, Abe said: But there is one thing Japan should not to be hastily approaching Russia while recognize the need of a treatment-first model for many talks over joint economic activities on the Northern Territories as “an important first “Our generation must put an end to this forget in its efforts. Tokyo should never putting the principle of the rule of law on nonviolent people involved in drugs. The Philippines extraordinary situation.” compromise on universal principles, such the back burner. may be the most dramatic example of this. step toward the conclusion of a peace treaty.” But specifics of the activities have Despite his enthusiasm, however, as the rule of law. With Donald Trump elected as Duterte’s campaign yet to be worked out. the two days of talks underscored the Japan has joined Western countries next U.S. president, the international President Duterte’s campaign has been widely This is an idea that was considered grim reality that the outlook of bilateral in imposing economic sanctions against community is closely watching how U.S.- criticized, such as by the United Nations and human several times in the past. But it never negotiations remains unclear. Russia in response to its annexation of Russia relations and the situation in Syria rights defenders. The United States, a close ally and a materialized because Japan and Russia The Abe administration should not Crimea in 2014. may change. source of aid, also condemned the extrajudicial killings failed to agree on the question of which do anything that could raise excessive But Tokyo agreed with Moscow on While the territorial issue is important, and vigilante justice. In early December, a group of country should have jurisdiction. expectations of significant progress in the as many as 80 economic cooperation the Japanese government should not act in 11 Philippine senators This time, Russia has already made near future. projects during the Abe-Putin meetings. haste in trying to resolve the dispute. It is We understand Abe’s desire to resolve The deals may help build trust vital to continue tenacious efforts, adhering warned the president The United clear that joint economic activities would to work within the legal be subject to Russian laws, another sign a legacy of the war that has been a between the two countries but could to the basic principles of diplomacy. festering sore between the two countries. undermine the unity among the Group (Source: asahi.com) system and to honor States, a close that the two countries’ positions are at the constitutional right ally and a source to due process of law. of aid, also “The accused deserve condemned the Turkey’s Erdogan is creating a new type of presidency their day in court to extrajudicial By Fadi Hakura So divisive is the issue that Erdogan had to agree an prove their innocence,” alliance of convenience with a weakened pro-Turkish the lawmakers stated in killings and vigilante justice. resident Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s dream of National Action Party to enable the Turkish parliament to a report. Ptransforming Turkey into a powerful executive pass the amendment against the stiff resistance from the The surge of drug presidency is one step closer to reality. secular-oriented social democratic Republican Peoples’ addicts seeking help has overwhelmed the country’s Last Saturday, the ruling Justice and Development Party and the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party. few dozen treatment centers, which can handle under Party introduced a 21-article constitutional Post-coup attempt 10,000 people. Out of a population of 100 million, some amendment to vastly strengthen the powers of the This comes at a time of a raging conflicts in 2 million are suspected of being drug users. head of state. neighboring Iraq and Syria, a febrile post-coup-attempt The government is now providing more money for With the support of right-wing Turkish nationalists, political environment and frequent bomb attacks in rehab centers and is welcoming foreign assistance to the parliament will probably promulgate the package for Ankara and Istanbul by ISIL or the Kurdistan Workers’ add more facilities. endorsement by a popular referendum by mid-2017. Party (PKK). Turkey’s proposed presidential system will abolish the role While Duterte remains unrepentant about the Turkey should, instead, focus on liberalizing politics of prime minister while granting authority to the president to wave of killings, he at least advises religious and other and the economy to encourage domestic reconciliation issue law, declare a state of emergency, dismiss parliament and tranquility. community leaders to give advice to addicts on how to and to appoint ministers, public officials and half of the senior Turkey’s proposed presidential The country urgently needs economic reforms seek treatment. His war on drugs may be turning into a judges. He will usurp parliament’s existing right to audit to regenerate its faltering credit-fueled, private, war on indifference toward addiction. ministers and will be able to extend the duration of his term system will abolish the role of consumption-based growth strategy. (Source: The CSM) in office until at least 2029. prime minister while granting Its year-over-year third quarter growth rate declined authority to the president to by 1.8%, the first time it entered negative territory since issue law, declare a state of 2009. The Turkish Lira has depreciated by almost 100% In The Name Of God since April 2013, thereby intensifying the $230 billion Petro Farayand Karkheh Development & Engineering Co. intends to open an international tender emergency, dismiss parliament debt burden held by the banks and corporate sector. related to 10MW Solar Power Plant in Lamerd energy-intensive special zone; so considering and to appoint ministers, One can safely assume that growth rates will be sluggish public officials and half of the and personal incomes will be stagnant next year. the following points, all interested and reputable EPC+F contractors (Bidders) are invited to Broadly, the new presidential system will signal the receive, fill out, and deliver the tender documents representing their interest for financing and senior judges. widening gulf between Turkey and the European Union. implementing EPC project. This presidential model is distinctive and A few weeks ago, the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in a symbolic vote to suspend Turkey’s 1- Subject of tender: engineering, procurement and construction of a 10MW photovoltaic unprecedented. Turkey has, at least superficially, copied the U.S. by already moribund EU accession negotiations. power plant in Lamerd energy-intensive special zone. dispensing with the prime ministerial position. But in the What was once a thriving bilateral relationship is 2- Location: Lamerd energy-intensive special zone in Fars province, Iran. U.S., the president is checkmated by a strict separation of today defined by confrontation and mutual suspicion. Despite Ankara’s diplomatic entreaties to Moscow, 3- Duration: maximum 12 months powers, known as “divided government.” Turkey’s president, on the other hand, has nearly Europe remains far more decisive to Turkey’s prosperity -- 4- Companies who had/have implemented at least 100MW are qualified to participate in this unrestricted control in a country with a nascent media, given that the former provides three quarters of the latter’s tender. judiciary and civil society movement, and a highly Foreign Direct Investment and nearly half of its trade. 5- Interested companies should send a formal letter of interest within 12/20/2016 to 12/27/2016 centralized state. Erdogan will probably succeed to formalize his de- facto presidency into law, assuming the economy does to the following address or email. Then they will receive a tender document by email. Consolidating the dominance of the presidency will exacerbate the ideological, ethnic and sectarian not significantly deteriorate. Contact: polarization plaguing Turkish society. Yet, Turkey will find that stability will depend not on For further clarification or enquiries contact us via the following contact detail: A 2015 survey by U.S. think tank German Marshall Fund, the installation of an executive presidency, but on the pursuit of an ambitious agenda of democratic and [email protected] three-quarters of respondents in Turkey do not want their children to play with the children of those who support economic modernization to open the space for more Address: Unit 13, 7th floor, No.1, Nil St, Mirdamad Blvd, Tehran, Iran a different political party. Furthermore, 83% do not want Turkish citizens to become stakeholders in their country. Postal Code: 1918953111 their daughter to marry someone voting for the party from After all, Turkey has been down this path before. Its decades-old pioneering free market reforms spread Attention: which they feel distant, and 78% reject the idea of doing business with someone voting for the “other” party. wealth and opportunities to the once-neglected Please note that this is not an invitation to the tender. The employer shall not be responsible for Unsurprisingly, the presidential debate is a highly conservative segments of the population from which the the costs of any submission. All submissions shall be at the cost of the Prospective Bidders. The contentious issue. In a late November survey by A&G, a current president hails. There is no reason why this feat employer reserves the right to accept or reject any submission. Turkish polling company, 45.7% of participants backed a cannot be repeated. presidential system and 41.6% opposed it. (Source: CNN) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y DDECEMBERECEMBER 1199 22016016 ANALYSIS 7

INTERVIEW By Hamid Reza Gholamzadeh Islamic music has still li Al Hadi is a Danish Muslim Amusician and singer at age of 25 which promises a bright future long way to go: Danish ahead of his career with the success he has already achieved so far. As a Muslim singer, his concern is to contribute to and promote Islamic music to be consumed Muslim singer by especially the young generation of Muslims. While the annual Islamic Unity Con- will also tell people around them to listen from Ayatollah Khamenei’s letter to the Lost many days to find the ways ference gathers here in Tehran hundreds to these works and won’t listen to west- western youths and she did so. We want- The world around me is confused of scholars, figures and activists from all ern non-Islamic music anymore. ed something that the youth can related And scattered and the solution is love over the world who work to help unity Which other countries have to. The Arabic part was like continuation Who was this man that spoke the among Islamic sects, this year the event you had performances and how did of the English part, and the Persian part truth? was different in the way that they invited the audience like it? is more like traditional. It is western style I walked different paths during my Ali Al Hadi to sing a special song on the I have so far sung in Lebanon, Ger- music with an Arabic or Middle Eastern youth the world and your way go to Ahl al-Beit, face difficulties? occasion of birth anniversary of Prophet many and Sweden where they like it. melody and with English words; so it is Until one day a name entered my ears the Household of the Prophet Muham- It is difficult to be in a western life- Muhammad. Here is our interview with Some media in Lebanon covered the easy for the Muslims to relate to, both A name so unique, it brought me to mad. Read about them, read about who style; there is also a campaign against the Danish-Lebanese young artist. event too. musically and the lyrics. It tells the story tears they are, how they lived and what they Islam there. Of course the govern- Let’s start with a short biogra- You performed a new song in of a person who feels confused in this Muhammad I heard, Muhammad said and get the answer from them. ment is neither supporting Muslims, phy of you and when your musical Islamic Unity Conference on Thurs- world and then finds peace by finding they said That’s why we say from there we got our nor chasing them. We are free and career and background started? day; can you explain about that the love of Muhammad (PBUH) and Ashhad o anna Muhammad an Rasul inspiration. we follow our religion as far as we go Since I was a kid I used different in- piece of work and how it was cre- that’s the main idea behind the song we Allah Recently more Muslim musi- with the law; Denmark, however, fol- struments and when I grew up I studied ated? were working on. (I testify that Muhammad is Messen- cians and singers are appearing in- lows the United States in many things, learning it more seriously and Alhamdu- When invited to the event we decided Can you read parts of the lyr- ger of Allah) ternationally singing about Islam; but in Copenhagen where I live people lillah I ended up in a professional way; it to do something new which can be mul- ics? I want to knwo how it is attrib- I should also add that if you look at how do you see the situation and are very open-minded, and you don’t began when I was about ten years old tilingual. We started with the English part uted to Prophet Muhammad? the last part of the Ayatollah Khamenei’s what do you feel about it? find the Islamophobia you see outside when I found some interest in music and asked the writer to get inspiration It took me years to face my fears letter, it says if you are confused about I found as a Shia Muslim there is an Copenhagen, where they don’t know which helped me with learning the piano empty space between the Shia and an Islam and so they fear about it. Normal- and I become better and better thanks to Islamic icon the youth can relate to and ly Danish people are open-minded and God. Now sitting here today with some we try to fill this gap. We of course do against Islamophobic works and only artistic works in my background. believe in unity among Muslims, but we a small part of the society campaigns How is the situation of your need an icon Shia youth can connect to I against Islam. work as an Islamic singer in the personally set my goal to make the youth How about Islamic centers ac- world of west? remember we have Imam Zaman (Imam tivities? How much does the gov- It is quite difficult as you have many of the Age) with us, he is around us and ernment support and how do Sun- western media going on and of course remember that he will come someday. nis and Shias relate to each other? broadcasting not Halal works, from the This is the main goal of my work to re- We have Imam Ali Foundation and viewpoint of Muslims. We also face a mind the audience of Imam so that the Shia Muslim Cultural Center where my fa- big war against the Muslims through youth can relate to him as an Islamic Shia ther happens to be Imam of it. Of course the media and especially through music. icon. there are many more mosques and Music is an art and the west is using it to How much should be done in centers both for Shias and Sunnis. But we get close to the Muslim youths. We are Islamic music? do need more support for centers and trying thus to give the youth something Actually we do need much more their activities as we have to do a lot to similar in quality, but different content; so support from the people in charge and prove ourselves to be supported by the we try to make it as western as possible officials; as artists we need supports from government. Between Shias and Sunnis and meanwhile as Islamic as possible. people, from governments, from lead- we are good Alhamdulillah; heads of How is the reception for your ers, from everyone. Because as Muslims, mosques and centers believe and work works among the audiences? normally I’m talking about Arab world in favor of unity among Islamic sects and Until now, very good. Alhamdulillah and not western world, we see that Mus- myself as a musician use my art in this re- people are getting the artistic work as lim artistic work is not taken so seriously gard. We have good relations with other something good and we have had many as we want to. Muslims, Christians, etc. and we see each people telling us they liked the songs and Can you talk more on the life other as humans and respect each other that if there are more of such works they in non-Muslim societies and if you and each other’s beliefs. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 8 ADVERTISEMENTS DDECEMBERECEMBER 19,19, 20162016

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ou could be midway through a scenic run, nearing Grief is a natural response to losing Do I need professional help? the finish line of a race, or just starting out on an someone or something that’s important In some cases, grief doesn’t get bet- Y early morning jog—and it hits you: the dreaded to you. You may feel a variety of emo- ter. You may not be able to accept the side stitch. The pain, which can appear on the left or right tions, like sadness or loneliness. And you loss. Doctors call this “complicated grief.” abdomen, can range from a dull cramp to a sharp stab- might experience it for a number of dif- Talk to your doctor if you have any of the bing sensation. ferent reasons. Maybe a loved one died, following: And though it may not make you feel better, you’re not a relationship ended, or you lost your job. • Trouble keeping up your normal alone in your discomfort. Around 70 percent of runners have Other life changes, like chronic illness or routine, like going to work and cleaning experienced a stitch within the past year. a move to a new home, can also lead to the house Luckily there are several strategies that you can implement grief. • Feelings of depression mid-run to alleviate cramps, as well as steps to take before Everyone grieves differently. But if • Thoughts that life isn’t worth living, hitting the pavement to prevent them from happening at all. you understand your emotions, take or of harming yourself The cause care of yourself, and seek support, you • Any inability to stop blaming yourself Despite being extremely common, the cause of side can heal. A therapist can help you explore stitches, or exercise-related transient abdominal pain (ETAP), What are the stages of grief? your emotions. She can also teach you isn't totally understood. “No one has come up with a defini- Your feelings may happen in phases coping skills and help you manage your tive answer as to why it happens,” says Lewis Maharam, M.D., as you come to terms with your loss. You grief. If you’re depressed, a doctor may a.k.a. the “Running Doc”, “a sports medicine expert. can’t control the process, but it’s helpful be able to prescribe medicines to help And runners aren’t the only ones who get side cramps. to know the reasons behind your feel- you feel better. Swimmers, basketball players, horseback riders, and cyclists ings. Doctors have identified five com- When you’re in deep, emotional also report being plagued by stitches. mon stages of grief: pain, it can be tempting to try to numb Before a run: Denial: When you first learn of a loss, • your feelings with drugs, alcohol, food, 1. Avoid fatty and high-fiber foods it’s normal to think, “This isn’t happening.” or even work. But be careful. These are “Food itself may add to the diaphragm’s distress,” Maha- You may feel shocked or numb. This is temporary escapes that won’t make ram says. A meal of less digestible, fatty foods—say, spa- a temporary way to deal with the rush Your feelings may happen in phases as you you heal faster or feel better in the long ghetti and meatballs—could make the stomach heavier and of overwhelming emotion. It’s a defense come to terms with your loss. You can’t run. In fact, they can lead to addiction, increase that tug on the diaphragm. High-fiber foods are also mechanism. control the process, but it’s helpful to know depression, anxiety, or even an emo- associated with gastrointestinal issues, such as nausea, side Anger: As reality sets in, you’re faced • tional breakdown. cramps, or worse. Maharam also suggests spacing your meal with the pain of your loss. You may feel the reasons behind your feelings. Instead, try these things to help you and run several hours apart. frustrated and helpless. These feelings come to terms with your loss and begin 2. Skip fruit juice later turn into anger. You might direct it petite. You may feel overwhelmed, re- How long is too long to mourn? to heal: One study found that drinking fluids before exercise was toward other people, a higher power, or gretful, and lonely. There’s no “normal” amount of time to • Give yourself time. Accept your feel- associated with side stitches. Specifically, fruit juice seemed to life in general. To be angry with a loved • Acceptance: In this final stage of grieve. Your grieving process depends on ings and know that grieving is a process. cause them most often, while water and sports drinks had less of one who died and left you alone is natu- grief, you accept the reality of your loss. It a number of things, like your personality, • Talk to others. Spend time with a negative impact. The study suggests that runners skip liquids ral, too. can’t be changed. Although you still feel age, beliefs, and support network. The friends and family. Don’t isolate yourself. that are high in carbohydrates and osmolality. (Osmolality is re- Bargaining: During this stage, you sad, you’re able to start moving forward type of loss is also a factor. For exam- • • Take care of yourself. Exercise regu- lated to the concentration of a liquid. Liquids with an osmolality dwell on what you could’ve done to pre- with your life. ple, chances are you’ll grieve longer and larly, eat well, and get enough sleep to close to the body’s own fluids are easier for the body to ab- vent the loss. Common thoughts are “If Every person goes through these harder over the sudden death of a loved stay healthy and energized. sorb quickly. If you’re curious about where various sports drinks only…” and “What if…” You may also try to phases in his or her own way. You may one than, say, the end of a romantic re- • Return to your hobbies. Get back to stand, one study tested several popular brands.) strike a deal with a higher power. go back and forth between them, or skip lationship. the activities that bring you joy. 3. Strengthen your core Depression: Sadness sets in as you one or more stages altogether. Remind- With time, the sadness eases. You’ll be • • Join a support group. Speak with Another study found that strengthening your transversus begin to understand the loss and its effect ers of your loss, like the anniversary of a able to feel happiness and joy along with others who are also grieving. It can help abdominis muscles, which are located behind your “six-pack” on your life. Signs of depression include death or a familiar song, can trigger the grief. You’ll be able to return to your daily you feel more connected. (the rectus abdominis), might reduce the incidence of stitch- crying, sleep issues, and a decreased ap- return of grief. life. (Source: webmd.com) es. This can help minimize that parietal peritoneum irritation we mentioned earlier. The muscles run horizontally around Dyspraxia: Could your child’s clumsiness be something more serious? your body to help stabilize your lower spine. You can activate them by sucking your belly button toward your spine and strengthen them through a number of abs exercises. By Sarah Purcell to take up gymnastics and he competes in dis- ability gymnastics which build strength, balance 4. Stand tall any children fall over a lot, forget simple and stamina. Having proper posture might also prevent side cramps. instructions and have terrible handwriting “Nothing comes easily to Jonathan. We spent One study found that individuals with kyphosis, a “hump- M back” curve to the spine, were more susceptible to ETAP. but when does it stop being a normal part the whole summer holidays before secondary of childhood clumsiness and become something to school teaching him to open a ring-pull can so 5. Don’t skip your warm-up worry about? Previously known as “clumsy child syn- he wouldn’t look silly in front of new friends and While there aren’t studies proving that a warm-up can pre- drome,” dyspraxia is a disability that affects movement he finally learned to ride a bike aged 12. We have vent side stitches, getting your heart rate up before a run is al- and co-ordination in around one child in a class of bought him a laptop to use in school to keep up ways a good idea. Try jumping jacks to open up your rib cage or 30. Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is a high-profile in lessons.” simply run at a slower pace on the treadmill, Warner says. sufferer. Wendy needed more support so became involved During a run: It is four times more common in boys, can run with the Dyspraxia Foundation, setting up a local sup- 1. Find a rhythm in families and is thought to be caused by an im- port group. “My advice to other parents is to support If you’re new to running, try counting your breaths and maturity of the nerve development which controls your child but help them become independent. And focusing on keeping them even and steady, Warner suggests. co-ordination. you’ll need to fight their corner all through school,” “People forget to breathe or don’t realize they’re constricting Jonathan Caines, 13, from Uxbridge, Middlesex, was she says. their breath,” she says. If you’re breathing erratically, you’ll be diagnosed at the age of eight but his mother Wendy Signs to watch out for in youngsters hit with a stitch in no time. knew he was different from toddler age. “When he was Dyspraxia can be tricky to spot. The typical age for 2. Exhale as your foot strikes the ground at nursery he would refuse to draw or write but it wasn’t diagnosis is between seven and eight although signs are If you’re mid-race and don’t want to totally stop, Warner sug- flagged up because he was bright. usually there from age two or three. gests slowing down and focusing on deep belly exhales as your “While other boys were hurtling around on tricycles “In pre-school children you’ll notice they are late opposite foot strikes the ground. So if the stitch is on your left, focus on breathing out as your right foot hits the ground. he would push a buggy instead. “Jonathan was teased in primary school because al- reaching milestones such as walking, speaking and potty “Aged seven he still went up and down stairs like a training. 3. Stop, breathe, stretch though he was bright he took longer to complete his Take a long, deep breath and stretch your arms up to the toddler and his three-year-old sister had to open crisp work than his peers. “They find it hard to manage stairs, can’t ride a bike, packets for him,” says Wendy. have difficulty throwing and catching and eat messily,” sky, Maharam says. Next, bend at the waist toward the op- “But once he had a diagnosis he felt much better posite side of the stitch with your arms extended above over- “When he started junior school his writing was still il- about himself. says chartered physiotherapist Michele Lee of the Dysp- legible and dyspraxia was mentioned for the first time so raxia Foundation. “At school, writing is a hurdle and they head. (If your stitch is on the right side, bend to the left.) “I Now he understood why he was different.” call this the ‘swoosh’ stretch because you should look like a he was referred to an occupational therapist. A course of occupational therapy on the NHS helped can quickly fall behind. “However, only a paediatrician or psychologist can “PE is difficult. They are also poorly organised, vertical Nike logo,” Maharam says. Jonathan with his co-ordination and improved his hand- 4. Sprinkle some salt diagnose dyspraxia so we had to wait several months writing and auditory therapy helped him cope with a can find it hard to make friends and are at risk from for a referral. bullying.” If you’re on a longer run, you may need to replace some fear of sudden noises. of the electrolytes you’ve lost. Simply taking a salt packet and “When he was eight a child psychologist diagnosed “NHS treatment isn’t ongoing so it’s down to Dyspraxia Awareness week runs from October 13-19. dyspraxia. (Source: express.co.uk) having a taste might make you feel better, Maharam says. parents,” says Wendy. “We encouraged Jonathan (Source: greatist.com)

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How: Unless you absolutely categori- systematically trying every variation until a third-party from logging in to your How: On a Mac, enable FileVault; on Resignation of FCC chairman Tom Wheeler paves cally have a reason not to … you succeed – is getting quicker at the accounts even if they have managed to Windows, turn on BitLocker. 5 the way for net neutrality battle. Wheeler, who same rate computers are. If you have a steal your password. It’s an added layer championed strong net neutrality rules, will likely be replaced handy method for creating passwords, of security, which makes it very difficult in- by a more conservative FCC chairman under Donald Trump Use a password manager What: Software like LastPass (free) or like “take the first letter of every word in deed to hack in to protect accounts. Back-up to an external hard a line of poetry”, then someone else has How: Every service has a different Amazon Prime Video now available in over 200 1Password ($2.99/month or $49), which drive probably also realised the same thing, method for enabling the process, which What: Everything on your computer 6 countries. The service is being launched at an in- will store your passwords, generate se- and written a programme to automatical- hurts take-up, but handy resource Turn should be stored on a physically separate troductory price of $2.99 per month for the first six months. cure random ones for you, and sync them across multiple devices. ly guess those passwords. Try searching On 2FA will walk you through it for all the hard drive under your possession. 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This could happen because of off according to rumors it’s a padded secure basket kept up-to- Why: Most hacks are carried out by date by the best minds in the basket busi- Apple’s Safari, for instance, will happily attacking software using weaknesses that a ransomware attack, because some- generate random passwords when sign- one decided to personally ruin your Sharp-Foxconn Said to Stop Supplying TV Panels ness, and what you’re doing right now is were known, and fixed, long ago. It’s like ing up for new accounts, then store them life, or just because of a literal light- 8 to Samsung. Foxconn acquired Sharp earlier this more like juggling the eggs above your we’ve invented vaccines, but you’re still in iCloud Keychain. ing strike. Cloud storage will help, but year and formed a joint venture, Sakai Display Products. Sakai head while blindfolded. catching smallpox. Particular focus should cloud platforms go bust unexpectedly, (and Sharp before that) used to deliver LCD TV panels to How: Download the password man- be paid to your operating system, web are just as vulnerable to hacking, and Samsung (to the tune of 5 million units a year, 11% of the ager, install it on your desktop (you can Turn on two-step verification browser, and Adobe Flash. have an annoying tendency to “mir- global production), but the Foxconn-owned company just do mobile later), and start running it. You How: Enable automatic updates. don’t even have to change your pass- everywhere you can ror” your computer – meaning some- cut ties with Samsung. Reportedly, Sharp attempted to ne- What: Many services, including Face- words all at once: the manager will notice thing deleted from your local storage gotiate higher prices, but failed. book, Google, Twitter, Tumblr and more, when you log in, and ask you whether Put a six-digit PIN on your can be deleted from the cloud at the let you enable two-step verification, also same time. Instagram hits 600 million users as its growth you want to save the new password. That phone and set it to wipe if it’s known as two-factor authentication. As How: Buy a cheap USB hard drive. If 9 speeds up. should be your cue to create a new one. guessed wrongly too many well as a password, you need to prove you use a Mac, just leave it plugged in The last 100 million of those have signed up in the past six Use random passwords you have access to a second trusted de- times and enable Time Machine. months, which is impressive because it took the service nine What: Once you’ve got your password vice, normally a phone, to log on. How What: Your phone has the ability to re- (Source: Guardian) months to go from 400 million to 500 million.

BMW thinks holograms are the future of interfaces. 10 The HoloActive Touch, a virtual interface for cars Elecomp 2016 at a glance debuts at CES 2017. By Shataw Naseri flourished.” Stating that the world is changing Twitter blocks government he 22nd Iran International Exhi- fast due to ICT and virtual space as well, Tbition of Electronic, Computer & he held, “it is impossible to have the ‘spy centers’ from accessing E-Commerce (Elecomp 2016) at- modern tools but to live with the old tended by more than 600 domestic and styles. Thus, certain sections including user data foreign companies as well as startups agriculture, industry and health ought kicked off in Tehran International Perma- to be equipped with the modern instru- Twitter has blocked federally funded “domestic spy centers” nent Fairground on last Thursday and ments and businesses.” from using a powerful social media monitoring tool after pub- ended yesterday. Elecomp is the greatest commercial lic records revealed that the government had special access to Visiting the exhibition, Iran’s ICT Min- event in Iran’s Market of Electronics and users’ information for controversial surveillance efforts. ister Mahmoud Vaezi said that the coun- Computer Products and services. Since The American Civil Liberties Union of California discovered try’s communication network capacity its first edition in 1995, numerous players that so-called fusion centers, which collect intelligence, had has reached 4,000 Gbps, adding, “It will of this stage have introduced their latest access to monitoring technology from Dataminr, an analyt- have escalated to 10,000 Gbps by the end achievements in software and hardware ics company partially owned by Twitter. The ACLU’s records of the year.” every year. prompted the companies to announce that Dataminr had ter- He held that this year, Elecomp had It is a four-day event normally held minated access for all fusion centers and would no longer pro- focused on Iran’s National Information from 15th December to the 18th Decem- vide social media surveillance tools to any local, state or federal Network since booming business on this ber and its main purpose is to promote government entities. The government centers are partner- The exhibitors at Elecomp 2016 specifically platform is significant. focused on fields such as media, e-banking, the Iranian International trade potentials ships between agencies that work to collect vast amounts of Stating that the network is among and, also, to display Iran’s competitive- information purportedly to analyze “threats”. The spy centers, Iran’s Supreme Leader’s demands, the entertainment, mobile devices, learning ness in the global markets. according to the ACLU, target protesters, journalists and oth- minister maintained, “Hasan Rouhani and solution, software, hardware, artificial The exhibitors at Elecomp 2016 ers protected by free speech rights while also racially profiling urges us that Ayatollah Khamenei’s de- intelligence, e-government, knowledge specifically focused on fields such people deemed “suspicious” by law enforcement. mand ought to be fulfilled and he stresses as media, e-banking, entertainment, The revelations about the potential collaboration between that the project has to be operated by the base & smart, robotics, Internet, mobile devices, learning and solu- the government centers and private technology companies current government.” e-commerce, operators, security, network & tion, software, hardware, artificial are particularly alarming given heightened concerns about Vaezi, also, said that the network’s in- intelligence, e-government, knowl- mass surveillance under President-elect Donald Trump. communications, digital portable accessories, frastructure is ready now, adding, “when audio video & endearment, office machinery edge base & smart, robotics, Inter- Records that the ACLU obtained uncovered that a fusion the 11th government kicked off its mis- net, e-commerce, operators, security, center in southern California had access to Dataminr’s “geospa- sion, the domestic communication net- and education & consultant. network & communications, digital tial analysis application”, which allowed the government to do work capacity was 624 Gbps, whereas, portable accessories, audio video & location-based tracking as well as searches tied to keywords. it has now reached 4,000 Gbps and we the communication access network, ac- plans, the entire villages of more than endearment, office machinery and ed- That means the center could use Dataminr to search billions hope that it will escalate 2.5 times by the cording to Vaezi. 20 families across the nation will be ucation & consultant. of tweets and monitor specific demographics or organizations. end of the year.” He, moreover, stated that the volume equipped by the Internet.” Furthermore, more than 25 interna- In one email, Dataminr told Los Angeles police that its prod- Certain regular meetings with Iran’s of ICT market has doubled and it will have Mahmoud Vaezi, also, added, “if we tional companies from China, United uct could be customized to track protests, adding: “Twitter owns Telecommunication Company, mobile tripled by the end of the Sixth Develop- do not introduce our startups to the Arab Emirates, France, Germany, Turkey, part of Dataminr (5%) so our access to their data is unmatched as well as communicative operators ment Plan. world and thus our experts cannot make Russia, India, Taiwan and Italy participat- – no other company ingests the full firehouse of 500 million have been set up aiming at updating ICT Minister noted, “according to the income, these innovations will not be ed at the 22nd Elecomp. tweets in real-time … Twitter has been very clear with my CEO: ‘Dataminr is the only company with full, unrestricted access.’” By giving government agencies access to these tools, Dat- Snapchat has looked to acquire everything from drone companies to cameras aminr was also clearly violating Twitter’s policy prohibiting the use of its data for surveillance, according to the ACLU. Snapchat is on the hunt for a wide range of hardware No deal is on the table, according to multiple people Snap released its first hardware product, sunglasses “It’s really even more important now than ever that the acquisitions, as it seeks to further its new mission of cre- familiar with the matter, but that doesn't mean it's ruled equipped with a video camera, in November. The $129 companies have strong policies in place and that they have ating cameras that can capture a wealth of pictures and out in the future either. Spectacles allow the wearer to capture short video snip- the right auditing and enforcement to make sure those rules videos and funnel them into its social networks. Snapchat also talked with wearable camera company pets which can be easily uploaded to the Snapchat ser- are followed,” Ozer said. Over the past year or so, the company looked at a Narrative about an acquisition, according to other peo- vice and shared with friends. That product was the result In October, the ACLU obtained government records re- number of startups building drones, wearable cameras, ple familiar with the situation. The talks also fell through of a 2014 acquisition of Vergence Labs. vealing that Twitter, Facebook and Instagram had provided and augmented reality/virtual reality applications, ac- with the Sweden-based company, which briefly shut Vergence had also been working on a gesture-con- users’ data to Geofeedia, a software company that aids police cording to multiple sources familiar with its M&A strat- down its operations before recently starting up again. trolled drone before it was acquired by Snapchat. surveillance programs and has targeted protesters of color. egy. Both deal talks point to the newly-rebranded compa- Drones represent a particularly intriguing possibility for The revelations prompted all three companies to remove ac- For example, Snap Inc. has talked with Berkeley-based ny's investment in its new mission statement: "Snap Inc. Snapchat. cess to certain data streams. (Source: ACLU) drone company, Lily Robotics, over the last few months. is a camera company." (Source: businessinsider) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y DDECEMBERECEMBER 19,19, 20162016 SCIENCE 11 Scientists have found evidence of Visualizing the invisible a planet-eating ‘death star’ drivers of climate change This new visualization from NASA shows how carbon dioxide Scientists have discovered two new ex- When the team analyzed the star’s com- dances in the atmosphere. oplanet candidates orbiting a star some position, they found four times more lithium The heat-trapping gas appears as winds of red, blue and 300 light-years from Earth, and early in- than they expected for a star of its age – 6 bil- yellow whisking around the planet. Each color corresponds dications suggest that this distant Solar lion years – along with evidence of a surplus to a different concentration of carbon dioxide, with red rep- System harbors a dark, turbulent history. of refractory elements: heat-resistant metals resenting the highest levels and blue the lowest. The simu- The star in question, called HIP 68468, is that are abundant in rocky planets. lation, which was released on Tuesday, reveals the invisible what’s called a solar twin, meaning it’s simi- If you’re suspecting foul play in distant drivers of climate change in three dimensions. lar to our own Sun in terms of temperature, space might have occurred here, you’re A large amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere age, and composition. But HIP 68468 looks not the only one. comes from burning fossil fuels, and its concentration fluctu- to have consumed and destroyed one of Particular star ates as the seasons change. the worlds that once orbited it, thanks to “It can be very hard to know the histo- NASA created the mesmerizing simulation using a super- some tell-tale signs left behind at this (al- ry of a particular star, but once in a while computer using atmospheric measurements from the agen- leged) cosmic crime scene. we get lucky and find stars with chem- cy’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 satellite. The OCO-2 sat- An international team of astronomers ical compositions that likely came from ellite captures more than 100,000 carbon dioxide estimates led by Jorge Melendez at the University in-falling planets,” says astronomer Debra from around the globe each day. Here, the data depicts a of São Paulo in Brazil studied HIP 68468 Fischer from Yale University, who was not year in Earth’s carbon cycle, beginning Sept. 1, 2014 and using the 3.6-meter telescope at the La involved in the research. ending Aug. 31, 2015. The Year 2015 was the hottest year on Silla Observatory in Chile, and detect- “That’s the case with HIP 68468. The record. ed two new planet candidates in orbit chemical remains of one or more planets Carbon dioxide accumulates in the atmosphere during around it. are smeared in its atmosphere.” autumn and winter in the Northern Hemisphere. Trees shed One of these – called HIP 68468c – is While the idea of a planet falling into their leaves during this time, which diminishes their ability to What’s notable about HIP 68468b, company, three’s a crowd’? That appears a super-Neptune, meaning an astronom- a star and being basically eaten up by it absorb the CO2. In the visualization, half of the world looks which has three times the mass of Earth, to be the case with HIP 68468, as a clos- ical object that is more massive then the might seem shocking, the phenomenon as if it is engulfed in a thick red and orange fog. is that it’s the first super-Earth scientists er look at the star suggests at least one planet Neptune. In this case, HIP 68468c could be more common than we think. During spring and summer, trees with freshly grown leaves have found orbiting a solar twin. more planet used to orbit HIP 68468 has a mass about 50 percent larger than The researchers are currently monitor- remove carbon dioxide through photosynthesis. In the simu- But you know how they say ‘two’s alongside HIP 68468b and HIP 68468c. that of Neptune, and about 26 times ing more than 60 solar twins, and they lation, the greenhouse gas changes to yellow and then blue. Earth’s mass. estimate about 15 percent of these Sun But not all of the carbon dioxide gets sucked up, and the New planet candidate The other new planet candidate – HIP lookalikes contain excess lithium. leftovers continue to contribute to global warming. The other new planet candidate – 68468b – is a super-Earth, which is a planet “This suggests that about 15 percent (Source: The NYT) HIP 68468b – is a super-Earth, which is of stars like the Sun must have devoured a planet with a mass higher than Earth’s, with a mass higher than Earth’s, but lesser planets,” says Melendez. but lesser than Uranus and Neptune. than Uranus and Neptune. (Source: ScienceAlert) Researchers develop simple smartphone attachment for Outdoor recreation in protected areas negatively impacts wildlife antimicrobial susceptibility It’s a good thing to explore the great outdoors. But a new evidence across wildlife species and habitat types world- study led by Colorado State University and the Wildlife wide suggests otherwise.” testing Conservation Society found that recreation activities in The authors reviewed 274 scientific articles published protected areas are impacting wildlife. More often than between 1981 and 2015 on the effects of recreation on a A team of UCLA researchers has developed an automated not, the impact appears in negative ways. variety of animal species across all geographic areas and diagnostic test reader for antimicrobial resistance using a Hiking, a common form of outdoor recreation in pro- recreational activities. More than 93 percent of the articles smartphone. The technology could lead to routine testing tected areas, can create a negative impact by causing reviewed indicated at least one impact of recreation on an- for antimicrobial susceptibility in areas with limited resources. animals to flee, taking time away from feeding and ex- imals, the majority of which, or 59 percent, were negative. Antimicrobial-resistant bacteria are posing a severe threat pending valuable energy. Surprisingly, studies of hiking and other non-motor- to global public health. In particular, they are becoming more Nature-based, outdoor recreation is the most widespread ized activities found negative effects on wildlife more common in bacterial pathogens responsible for high-mortal- human land use in protected areas and is permitted in more frequently than studies of motorized activities. ity diseases such as pneumonia, diarrhea and sepsis. than 94 percent of parks and reserves globally. Inspiring an Motorized activities Part of the challenge in combatting the spread of these estimated 8 billion visits per year to these areas, outdoor rec- “These findings do not mean that everyone should organisms has been the limited ability to conduct antimicro- reation is assumed to be compatible with conservation. hop on an ATV instead of going for a hike,” Larson said. increase,” said Sarah Reed, Wildlife Conservation Society bial susceptibility testing in regions that do not have access Increasingly, however, negative effects of recreation “Since motorized activities generally cover a larger area, associate conservation scientist and a study co-author. to labs, testing equipment and trained diagnostic technicians on wildlife are being reported. their influence on animals can be more widespread. They “Results of this study are critical to inform science-based to read such tests. Protected areas include national parks, wilderness ar- can also result in other environmental impacts, such as solutions to avoid or mitigate those impacts.” The UCLA researchers have developed a simple and inex- eas, community conserved areas, nature reserves and soil loss and vegetation disturbance.” “There is still much to know about the impacts of rec- pensive smartphone attachment that can conduct automat- privately-owned reserves. Positive effects of recreation on wildlife were frequent- reation on wildlife,” said CSU Professor Kevin Crooks in ed antimicrobial susceptibility testing. The research results Recreation activities ly observed on birds in the crow family and mammals in the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biol- were published in the journal Scientific Reports, part of the “People generally assume that recreation activities are the rodent order. These effects included increased abun- ogy, and also a co-author. Nature Publishing Group. compatible with conservation goals for protected areas,” dance and reduced flight responses. “We must start by simply acknowledging that recrea- “This work is extremely important and timely, given that said Courtney Larson, lead author of the study and a The “harmful effects of recreation are a growing con- tion and conservation are not always compatible for all drug-resistant bacteria are increasingly becoming a global graduate student in CSU’s Department of Fish, Wildlife, cern for land managers who must balance goals for rec- species, in all locations,” he added. threat rendering many of our first-line antibiotics ineffective,” and Conservation Biology. “However, our review of the reation and conservation, as protected area visitation rates (Source: EurekAlert) said Aydogan Ozcan, Chancellor’s Professor of Electrical En- gineering and Bioengineering at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. “Our new smart- Earth woefully unprepared for surprise comet or asteroid, NASA scientist warns phone-based technology can help put laboratory-quality testing into much wider adoption, especially in resource-lim- Humans are woefully unprepared for a Comets follow distant paths from a request to Congress and their approval. ited regions.” surprise asteroid or comet, a NASA scien- Earth but sometimes get knocked into NASA has discovered an estimated This collaborative interdisciplinary project involved the tist warned on Monday, at a presentation the neighborhood. Nuth said that the 90% or more of near-Earth objects larger UCLA research labs of three professors -- Ozcan; Omai Gar- with nuclear scientists into how humans Earth had a “close encounter” in 1996, than a kilometer, the size that could cause ner, an assistant professor of pathology and laboratory med- might deflect cosmic dangers hurtling to- when an aberrant comet flew into Jupi- devastation on Earth. Smaller objects are icine in Health Sciences; and Dino Di Carlo, a professor of ward Earth. ter, and then again in 2014, when a comet still extremely dangerous, though, and bioengineering in Engineering. The “biggest problem, basically, is passed “within cosmic spitting distance NASA has found 874 1km-wide asteroids The lowest concentration of antibiotic that prevented the there’s not a hell of a lot we can do about of Mars”. That second comet was only among 1,748 “potentially hazardous as- growth of bacteria is used to track drug resistance. it at the moment,” said Dr. Joseph Nuth, discovered 22 months before its brush teroids”. Asteroids are darker and rockier (Source: news-medical.net) a researcher with NASA’s Goddard Space with a planet: not nearly enough time to than icy comets, and many fly within a Flight Center. launch a deflection mission, had it been band that stretches between Jupiter and Speaking at the annual meeting of on a course for Earth. Mars. American Geophysical Union, Nuth not- “If you look at the schedule for cut that five-year schedule in half, but that A rocket in storage and ready to A model for predicting ed that large and potentially dangerous high-reliability spacecraft and launch- even reducing that schedule by a quarter launch within a year ‘could mitigate the volcanic eruptions? asteroids and comets are extremely rare, ing them, it takes five years to launch a would be “basically a hail-mary pass”. possibility of a sneaky asteroid coming in compared to the small objects that oc- spacecraft. We had 22 months of total A rocket in storage and ready to from a place that’s hard to observe, like For millennia, volcanoes were seen as unpredictable, or even casionally explode in Earth’s sky or strike warning.” launch within a year, however, “could mit- from the sun’. the work of various gods. Over the years, scientists have its surface. “But on the other hand they NASA recently established a plan- igate the possibility of a sneaky asteroid “Cannonball technology is actually developed an understanding of the geophysical processes are the extinction-level events, things like etary defense office, and Nuth has rec- coming in from a place that’s hard to ob- very good technology, intercepting an causing eruptions – but when, exactly, a volcano would erupt dinosaur killers, they’re 50 to 60 million ommended that the agency build an in- serve, like from the sun”, he said. object at high speed actually ends up remained uncertain until days before it happened. years apart, essentially. You could say, terceptor rocket to keep in storage, with Nuth stressed that he and his co-au- being more effective than high explo- Discussing their re- of course, we’re due, but it’s a random periodic testing, alongside an observer thors do not speak for NASA administra- sives”. search at the annual course at that point.” spacecraft. Nuth said that NASA could tors, and that the mission would require (Source: The Guardian) American Geophysical Union fall meeting in San Francisco, they said that EDBI Chief Emphasizes on Broadening Banking Ties between Iran and Russia the rate at which the sea- floor was rising, as well The two countries of Iran and Russia is in dire need of economic and banking officials of the two countries in as a high rate of earth- enhancing and boosting their banking relationship. Tehran’s Olympic Hotel, the report added. quakes, allowed them Chief Executive of Export Development Bank of Iran In this get-together meeting, the two sides emphasized to forecast an eruption (EDBI) Salehabadi announced the above statement in on broadening the mutual relationship in the field of banking. months in advance. In Iran and Russia Business Forum and pointed to the res- Lifting of sanctions has created a golden opportu- September 2014, they toration of brokerage relationship with seven Russian nity for Iran in line with restoration of banking ties be- projected that the vol- banks and said: “Effective and firm steps should be tak- tween the two countries, EDBI chief reported. cano would occur some en for developing the banking ties along with political Iran attaches great importance to Russia, he said, time in 2015 — and it relations between the two countries.” adding: “With the coordination made in this regard, it is erupted on cue in April that year. It should be noted that Iran and Russia Business hoped that mutual relationship between the two coun- By studying what causes volcanic eruptions at Axial Sea- Forum was held on Tuesday in the presence of senior tries will enhance.” mount, researchers may also be able to predict volcanic ac- tivity elsewhere in the world. Knowing when an underwater volcano is going to erupt can also help scientists be ready BIM’s Project Named Top Research Project to study the regional geology and lava flows just after an eruption. If these lessons can be applied to other volcanos, A research project of Bank of Industry Trade Deputy Office, Public Relations done by a great number of researchers the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade accurately forecasting volcanic activity on land could increase and Mine (BIM) entitled “A Comparative Department of the bank reported. and industrial factories of the country in in order to honor the Research and the efficiency of evacuation efforts and save lives. Analysis on Status and Model of Activity Given the above issue, the bank’s the field of research and development Technology Week. “Axial Seamount is a great natural laboratory for learning of Development Banks in Banking Sys- top research project was awarded with (R&D), development and modern tech- It should be noted that the festival was about volcanic eruptions,” said William Chadwick, one of the tem of Selected Countries” was appoint- Plaque of Honor by Jury Board. nologies, etc. attended by Taleblou Project Commission- lead authors from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ed as top research project in a festival Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade The aforementioned festival was held er, Naderi Training and Research Manager Administration (NOAA) and Oregon State, in NOAA’s press held for introducing top research pro- Eng. Ne’matzadeh was the first speak- at the initiative taken by the Technology, and Molavi Research Department Head of release. “ jects in the field of Industry, Mine and er who appreciated research activities Research and Training Deputy Office of the Bank of Industry and Mine. (Source: The CSM) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 ENVIRONMENT DDECEMBERECEMBER 119,9, 22016016 GGreen,reen, circularcircular eeconomyconomy cancan helphelp EC, Iran issue joint statement on climate change pprotectrotect eenvironment,nvironment, sayssays EEbtekarbtekar

The European Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN — Green all natural resources would all disappear in Miguel Arias Cañete and Vice-President of the Islamic deskand circular economies case we ignore recycling.” Republic of Iran Masoumeh Ebtekar who is also head of the are effective mechanisms which can Elsewhere in her remarks the Department of Environment, held a high level meeting on help protect the environment, chief of environment chief pointed out that “in climate change in Brussels on December 14. the Department of Environment (DOE) addition to circular economy the green Both sides confirmed their commitment to work closely Masoumeh Ebtekar said. economy indicates that people can together to support the implementation of the Paris Agreement. In contrast to a linear economy [which is achieve the highest economic production The meeting follows the recent entry into force of the world’s a ‘take, make, dispose’ model of production] and together with a minimum of first global deal to tackle climate change. The historic agreement or brown economy [which depends only emissions as well as with less resources became international law on November 4, 2016, less than a year on petrochemicals and is a major driver of consumption and environmental costs.” after it was agreed in Paris by almost 200 countries. environmental degradation], circular economy “By the means of green economy we can is restorative and regenerative by design, and recycle the natural resources and ultimately aims to keep products, components, and realize a mode of economic development materials by either recycling them into useful which can merge the economic benefits with products or return them to the environment, environmental and social ones,” she stated. Ebtekar explained. “While the brown economy considers “Annually some 10 million cellphones the natural resources as obstacles hindering are being discarded in Iran due to economic growth the green economy emergence of new technologies and it is would help us to move towards sustainable essential to work out this problem before development,” she said, adding, “at first it we face vast amount of electronic waste “Production of plastics and chemicals materials,” she suggested. may seem difficult to change economic as throwing away waste is neither logical has thrown the environment out of She went on to say that “circular strategies, but we need to change our nor economical,” DOE website quoted balance and we should come up with economy aims at keeping all resources at attitudes toward environment and move to her as saying on Tuesday. new technologies to recycle all such their highest utility and value as one day more eco-friendly approaches.” This joint statement focuses on formulating means of cooperation to address the challenges of mitigating and adapting to climate change. It builds on the joint statement Black Kite, the most abundant raptor by the High Representative of the European Union, Federica By Farnaz Heidari hunt too. Bird’s ear openings are quite small. They are Mogherini, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic set back from the eyes and cannot be seen because Republic of Iran, Javad Zarif, in April 2016, expressing the hich characteristics make a bird of prey? they are covered in feathers. Those beautiful eyes and intention to develop a broad and comprehensive agenda for WExceptional eyesight capable of spotting prey excellent hearing sense of Black Kites allow them to spot bilateral cooperation. many kilometers away is the most important their prey from far distances. The cooperation on climate change between the EU and sense used by birds of prey. Body works as a best tool Iran aims to support the implementation of the agreement, Powerful talons, a meat-ripping bill and an ability Birds of prey such as Black Kite differ from other birds and in particular the national climate plans (Nationally to soar with the minimum effort or power dive at an Azka Soltani in a number of ways, particularly in their powerful bills and Determined Contributions) put forward by countries. This extremely high speed complete the weapons store of feet, which are well adapted to their life as hunters. Also includes the preparation of mid-century strategies, as well these skilled and formidable aerial predators. Black kites unlike most other birds, they regurgitate (cough up) pellets. as capacity building, facilitating enhanced and cooperative have migratory trends, most winter in Africa south of These contain the parts of their prey they cannot digest. action on technology development and transfer, climate Sahara and smaller numbers also in the Middle East, and Zoo/ Tehran Underneath their feathery covering, raptors have a complex finance and monitoring reporting and verification (MRV) rarely in South Europe. Identifying Black Kite is not always system of internal organs. Unlike humans, most birds have systems for the new transparency regime. simple, especially when seen from a distance but in this A Black Kite that lives now at Tehran Zoo a crop to store food in before digestion. They also have a It will also support efforts to seize the opportunities that picture, the main keys of identification are obvious. Black kites but also for all raptors in Iran. gizzard to grind up hard particles of food, such as bone, ambitious climate action offers to foster innovation and Raptors diet Like an arrow and to start the process of making a pellet. Birds also have a investments in the green economy, create jobs, improve the The diet of various kinds of raptors ranges from locusts, Hawks, eagles, vultures, kites, ospreys, falcons, and syrinx (the bird equivalent of the human vocal cord). quality of life for all citizens and ensure a sustainable future, grasshoppers and flying termites to frogs; snakes, lizards, owls are all among the birds sometimes considered Closer vision to their lives as well as protect citizens, assets and ecosystems from the tortoises and other reptiles, fish, game birds and other raptors, or birds of prey. Black Kite nest type is quite similar to cup. Their nests impacts of climate change. birds, rats, mice, ground squirrels and other rodents, Raptor is derived from the Latin verb rapere which prepare on trees by both sexes (female and male). Black The two sides intend to enhance collaboration with all mongooses, hares, and small antelope. The presence means to grab, to seize, to carry away, which entered Kites prefer valleys, wetland, and woodlands. They are stakeholders and actors in the context of the Global Climate of raptors is crucial to maintain a healthy environment, English centuries ago, also meaning rapid, rapt, rape, abundant in Iran but migrate to the tropics in winter. Action Agenda. This includes supporting the promotion of the and their disappearance from an area could ultimately rapacious, rapture, ravenous, ravish, and raven, as in They live close to the blue zones, lakes, sea shores and Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy initiative, contribute to serious environmental problems. ravening wolves, not the bird. densely wooded areas. while at the same time encouraging synergies with other In the wild, birds of prey have few natural enemies Beautiful eyes Crows’ disused nests and trees are best places for initiatives for green cities and sustainable urban development except, perhaps, other birds of prey. In many habitats Humans rely on five senses to find out about the nesting. Black Kites are social and nest close to their such as the City Prosperity Initiative for Metropolitan Cities they are the top predator. They have only one enemy to world. However, most birds live using just the two senses groups. Their average life span is calculated 24 years. (CPI-MC) under UN-Habitat. fear most: Human beings. of sight and hearing. In birds of prey, sight is by far the They have diurnal trend and insects, lizards, rats, reptiles, They will also support the integration of climate change Over the centuries, people have hunted raptors as most important sense for finding and hunting the prey and small sambals are considered as their diet content. objectives into all policy areas, enhance cross-sector and vermin (pests) because they have occasionally killed they need to survive. Their eyes are exceptionally large They are native in Iran and as IUCN (International inter-Ministerial cooperation including support for capacity domestic livestock, such as birds. Recently humans have in relation to the size of the head and they are set in the Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) building. They will assess options for future projects on been killing birds of prey indirectly by using pesticides skull so that they look forward. assessed this species has an extremely large range, and climate action such as twinning schemes and explore possible on seeds and crops. When birds catch contaminated This binocular (two-eyed) forward vision enables hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable synergies with existing projects and with regional processes animals, pesticides build up in their own bodies and them to judge distances accurately when hunting. The under the range size criterion. such as those in the Southern and Eastern European eventually poison them, causing death. eye color of Black Kite is black and brown as you can Despite the fact that the population trend appears Neighborhood and Central Asia region. Many birds of prey are now protected by law in Iran but see in the picture, they have keen eyesight but the night to be decreasing, the decline is not believed to be This cooperation on climate change will be closely linked it seems that Black Kite doesn’t need specific conservation vision is not good. sufficiently rapid to approach the thresholds for to the technical cooperation on energy and on environment plan at this time. However, the indiscriminate shooting of Communication channels of Black Kites consist of Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% protection in order to maximize synergies between policy areas. migrating birds, chemical contamination and destruction of visual, tactile, and acoustic. Black Kites such as some decline over 10 years or three generations). For these (Source: ec.europa.eu) habitats in which they live are still main threats not just for harriers and hawks use their keen sense of hearing to reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern. 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Buses are entering the eastern neighbor- al-Azma military hospital in the Syrian hoods in the northwestern Syrian city of capital Damascus for symptoms of mus- Aleppo to resume the evacuation of civil- tard gas poisoning,” RT said. A commendable grassroots ians and armed men from the formerly Samer Abbas, spokesman for the Syri- militant-held areas. an National Authority monitoring the im- movement to improve On Sunday, the buses started entering plementation of the Chemical Weapons several eastern neighborhoods under the Convention, said, “We have provided all Turkey’s economy supervision of the Red Crescent and the the documents to the mission, they were International Committee of the Red Cross vetted and accepted. The mission will urkey has been on the global agenda concerning to take out the remaining militants and come to Syria one more time to collect various matters ranging from the July 15th failed civilians, Syria’s official SANA news agen- samples, which will be subsequently ana- T coup attempt to the country’s being in a state of cy reported. lyzed.” emergency, from Operation Euphrates Shield in Syria to Recently, Russia and Turkey, which On November 11, the Russian unit, the proposed constitutional changes due to the AKP’s wish supports anti-Syria militants, reached a which goes by the official name of Rus- to shift to a presidential system. However, recently the cur- deal enabling the evacuation of civilians sian Troops of Radiological, Chemical and rent situation in the Turkish economy hit something of a and militants from Aleppo. The agree- Biological Defense, was quoted as saying peak. The reason for this is that Turkish currency rankings ment ushered in thousands of evacua- that it had found similar unexploded pro- showed that the value of the US dollar skyrocketed to 3.60 tions. jectiles containing “chlorine and white versus the Turkish lira last Friday marking the highest ex- The process was however halted after phosphorus” in the 1070 district of Alep- change rate of all times. Yet, a few days later the value of militants violated the ceasefire deal and po’s capital. the dollar showed a sharp decline touching a rate lower blocked the transfer of civilians from the In September, the Russian military had than 3.35. recapture the city recently after weeks of at least 200,000 people, trapped by the villages of Kefrya and Foua in Idlib Prov- warned that terror groups might start Local economic analysts and politicians first analyzed lightning advances and blistering attacks Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/ ince. deploying chemical agents against the this sharp rise and then fall of the dollar exchange rate that against foreign-backed militants, who Daesh) Takfiri terrorist group, remain in On Saturday, it was reported that the city’s government-controlled areas. Later occurred within a short span of time. Many stated that the had been holding its eastern side since desperate need of help. government and militants were working that month, at least eight people suffered primary causes of the rise of the dollar rate were Trump’s 2012. She added that most UN aid was be- on a new deal to resume the evacuations breathing difficulties after ISIL terrorists election as the new US president and the US Federal Re- In a Friday interview with Press TV, ing sent to militant-held areas, including from the villages as well as two towns fired mortar shells containing toxic gas- serves increasing of interest rates. They also noted that Syrian Ambassador to the UN Bashar areas controlled by the Jabhat Fateh near the Lebanese border. es in the towns of Harbal and Um Hosh, Turkey was not the only country being affected from this al-Ja’afari slammed the West’s recent al-Sham (Front for the Conquest of the Lebanon’s al-Manar television said lat- north of Aleppo. situation but a reflection of the current global economic initiatives at the United Nations over Levant) terrorist group, formerly known er on Sunday that buses and Red Cres- Foreign supporters of the militants condition. the situation in Syria as the “saddest as al-Nusra Front (Jabhat al-Nusra). cent vehicles had reached the entrance operating against the Syrian government Additionally, Turkey has its own economic challenges images of diplomatic and political hy- Militants used mustard gas to the besieged Syrian villages of Foua have repeatedly accused Damascus of not only based on the tumbling of the national curren- pocrisy.” against civilians and Kefraya, which are besieged by for- resorting to chemical weapons in Alep- cy but due to its geopolitical status. It should be noted He made the comments a few hours In another development, Russia Today eign-backed militants. po, an allegation strongly denied by Syria that economics is not a branch of science, like physics, after reports emerged that France was reported that the Syrian government has A Syrian government official, who was and Russia. which is based on facts even though it must be noted that drafting a UNSC resolution on Aleppo. submitted documents to the UN chemi- part of the evacuations negotiating team, The Syrian government turned over economists make their analyses based on mathematical In late November, when the Syrian cal weapons watchdog, bearing evidence said, “It was agreed to resume evacua- its entire chemical stockpile under a deal data. There are dozens of variables affecting the outcome government was making great strides of a militant mustard gas attack against tions from east Aleppo in parallel with negotiated by Russia and the United of monetary and fiscal policy decisions such as politics, against the militants in Aleppo, France, civilians near the country’s northwestern the evacuation of (medical) cases from States back in 2013. environmental conditions and other social factors. For which is a staunch supporter of Takfiri city of Aleppo. Foua and Kefraya and some cases from The OPCW has overseen operations instance, when we take into consideration the ongoing militants in Syria, called for a UNSC meet- The documents were sent to a mission Zabadani and Madaya.” to remove the government chemical situation in the neighboring countries, it is hard to see a ing to discuss mandating a “ceasefire” in with the Technical Secretariat of the Or- On Friday, Russian President Vladimir arsenal from Syria under a deal, which positive platform; Aleppo. ganization for the Prohibition of Chem- Putin said he was working with Turkish came after hundreds of people were - a serious PKK threat in the southeastern region of Turkey, French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc ical Weapons (OPCW) in Damascus, RT President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to try to killed in an August 2013 chemical attack - long-time conflict inside Syria and Iraq Ayrault said at the time, “More than ever reported on Sunday. start a new round of Syrian peace talks in the Ghouta suburb of Damascus. - an unsolved crisis in Ukraine before, we need to urgently put in place An unexploded shell recovered by aimed at securing a nationwide ceasefire. The Damascus government agreed to - Bulgaria being in a very bad economic situation means to end the hostilities and to allow Russian sappers, which serves to sub- UN to vote on French Aleppo turn over its arsenal of chemicals despite - Greece trying to survive only with the support of the EU humanitarian aid to get through unhin- stantiate the contents of the documents, proposal denying any role in the Ghouta attack. Additionally, Turkey hosts more than three million Syr- dered.” is to be flown to the OPCW headquarters Meanwhile, the United Nations Se- Syria repels militant attack in ian refugees fleeing from an active warzone despite the However, Russia, which has been sup- in The Hague next month, according to curity Council (UNSC) is set to vote on a Homs fact that it has limited economic sources compared to porting Damascus against the militants the report. French-drafted proposal allegedly aimed Amid its ongoing struggle against more rich countries that have thus far refused to provide with airstrikes since last September, says “The samples will be stored in Syria at facilitating evacuations from Aleppo Takfiri terrorists elsewhere in Syria, gov- shelter to them in their homelands. Turkey has welcomed countries opposing Assad are using the until all financial difficulties linked to their and aid transfer to the northwestern Syr- ernment foiled on Saturday an ISIL attack them as family members and has spent approximately 27 issues of truce and aid delivery to ad- transportation to Europe will be solved,” ian city. against an airport in the countryside of billion US dollars for them so far. In March 2016, the EU vance their own political agendas. it added. The session, scheduled to be held at the western city of Homs. member states and Turkey came to a mutual agreement On November 30, after the French The projectile, described as a home- 11:00 New York time (1600 GMT), is set The official Syrian Arab News concerning the refugees. Consequently, the EU decided call for a meeting on Syria, Russia’s For- made 240-mm round, was found by to vote on the draft resolution to rein- Agency said the army had also tar- to give a six million Euro fund to Turkey for spending on eign Ministry said the Aleppo issue was the Russian military’s chemical warfare troduce a UN regime of monitoring the geted the group’s gatherings and the refugees for the next three years. In accordance with becoming highly politicized as most UN defense unit near the village of Maarat developments in Aleppo. transportation routes around the city, this agreement, Turkish FM Cavusoglu held a meeting with humanitarian aid was going to areas oc- Umm Hawsh in Aleppo Province on No- According to reports, the document killing 30 of the terrorists and injuring the EU member states to lift visa requirements for Turkish cupied by foreign-backed militants. vember 16. expresses “alarm” at the humanitari- dozens of others. citizens in the Schengen Zone on December 7th. This visa Ministry Spokeswoman Maria “The shell is believed to have been an crisis in Aleppo, adding that “tens of It added that the forces had also slain contract, which is considered a very positive outcome for Zakharova said only one percent of the used in a September 16 attack on the thousands of besieged inhabitants” there seven al-Nusra terrorists and wounded both Turkish politics and its economy, will likely be finalized UN aid supplies was being directed to village, in which over 40 civilians were require aid and evacuation. some others in the suburbs of Homs. by the end of this year. the western city of Dayr al-Zawr, where injured, and later treated in the Yusuf The Syrian government managed to (Source: Press TV) Among all the difficulties going on around Turkey, economists are working on some solutions to protect Hamas blames Israel for assassination of drone chief Turkey from spiraling into financial distress. These are Hamas blamed Israel for the killing of its “command- Authorities have not commented on who is suspect- “The assassination is an aggression against the group necessary and the government will take the suitable er” Mohammed al-Zawari, an aviation engineer who ed of being behind the murder. and the enemy should know that the blood of this great measures to improve the situation. In addition to these worked on the development of unmanned aerial vehi- Hamas, the Palestinian group that governs the Gaza commander will not be wasted,” it said. technical regulations, a very surprising and at the same cles, and vowed to take revenge. Strip, confirmed that Zawari had been a member of its Israeli Minister Tzachi Hanegbi, a confidant of Prime time pleasing situation occurred, President Erdogan Zawari, 49, had been in Tunisia only a few days when military wing for the past 10 years, and spearheaded its Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, told Israeli Channel One: made a public call and invited Turkish citizens to lend he was shot dead outside his home by multiple gun- drone program. “I hope this issue will not be ascribed to us, that it is not a hand to increase the value of the Turkish lira by ex- shots while in his car near Sfax, 270km southeast of Tu- A statement said Zawari’s work “contributed to the connected to us and that none of those people arrested changing their saved dollars into the national currency. nis, on Thursday. victories” by Hamas during the 2014 Israeli war on Gaza. are our allies.” Some government ministries followed this initiative, as Television footage aired on local media showed a The group accused Israel of killing the aviation engi- Tunisia’s Islamist Ennahdha movement has called for well; the Ministry of Religion will collect the hajj and black Volkswagen with its windows shot out. neer through its network of spies. an investigation into the killing, which it said posed a umrah fees in Turkish liras, the Energy Market Regula- Four rental cars were used in the killing and two “The assassination of the commander Mohammed threat to the country’s stability. tory Authority agreed to convert gas tender prices in handguns and suppressors were seized, Tunisia’s inte- al-Zawari in Tunisia is a reminder for all Arab and Mus- Israeli forces were responsible for the 1988 killing of Turkish lira and the Ministry of Defense exchanged the rior ministry said. lim nations that the Zionist enemy and its agents are senior Palestinian commander Abu Jihad, whose real Defense Industry Support fund of 262.2 million dollars A judicial spokesman from Sfax, Mourad Tourki, told roaming free in the region, playing their dirty roles, and name was Khalil al-Wazir, at his home in Tunis, Tunisia. and 31.3 million Euro into Turkish lira. President Erdo- Tunisian radio Shems FM that eight Tunisian nationals it is time for this cowardly treacherous hand to be cut,” Wazir was the deputy of then Palestinian chief Yasser gan has even started discussions with some countries to had been arrested in connection with the killing. Hamas’ Qassam Brigades said in a statement. Arafat. conduct trade deals in their own local currencies. This One of the suspects is a Tunisian journalist based in It published a poster on Twitter showing Zawari with Mossad is also believed to have been behind the 2010 step is considered as an initiative to remove Turkey’s de- Hungary, arrested along with a cameraman. Two other an unmanned drone. The poster bore the logo of Ha- murder of top Hamas commander Mahmud al-Mabhuh pendency on US dollars. American think thank Stratfor suspects, one of them a Belgian of Moroccan origin, are mas’ armed wing and referred to Zawari as a command- in a Dubai hotel. stated its unrest as follows: “Turkey’s currency strategy still at large, Tourki said. er. (Source: Al Jazeera) is not only coming to a meaningful fruition in itself, but also through adoption by a sufficient number of other countries to change the global picture.” Israeli forces gun down Palestinian teen near Ramallah The intense contribution of the Turkish citizens to the By staff & agencies spending 14 years in Israeli jails. accused by Israel of carrying out a knife, the UN special rapporteur on the situa- President’s call once again proved their exemplary atti- Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestini- Over the past months, Israeli forces gun or car-ramming attack. tion of human rights defenders, Michel tude of unity and solidarity just like they did during the an teenage boy near the occupied West have fatally shot many Palestinians in the Others were shot dead during pro- Forst, said in a joint statement on Friday. coup attempt in July 15th. They used every opportunity Bank city of Ramallah in yet another act occupied territories both in clashes and tests or clashes, while some died in Israeli The two senior UN officials further to mobilize the economy, which has been recently in of violence against Palestinians. on suspicion that they sought to carry air strikes on Gaza. pointed to the cases of Issa Amro, the dire straits. Citizens headed the call to exchange their The victim was shot in the heart dur- out attacks against Israelis. UN blasts increase in arbitrary founder of the NGO of the Youth Against “under the mattress savings” by exchanging the dollars ing clashes between the regime forces The Tel Aviv regime has come under detention of Palestinian activists Settlements, and Farid al-Atrash, a Pal- into Turkish liras. What matters most for the citizens is and Palestinian youth in the village of fire for using violence against Palestinians Meantime, the United Nations has estinian lawyer from the southern West to feel they are secure in the country and in addition Beit Rima in northern Ramallah early on and adopting a policy of shoot-to-kill. denounced daily violations of human Bank city of al-Khalil (Hebron), who are to this countrywide grassroots movement, PM Yildirim Sunday. The occupied lands have witnessed rights and international law by the Is- being held in Israeli prisons over partici- declared the new economic reforms, which will be effec- He was identified as 19-year-old tensions ever since Israeli forces imposed raeli regime in the occupied Palestinian pation in a peaceful protest in February. tive by 2017. According to these extraordinary economic Ahmed Hazem Rimawi. restrictions on the entry of Palestinian territories, warning of an increase in the The UN experts also expressed con- measures, there will be a new fund to accelerate credit Security officials said troops entered worshipers into the al-Aqsa Mosque arbitrary detention of Palestinian rights cern over the harassment of Palestinian volume and create 600,000 new jobs. Yildirim also iter- the village of Beit Rima, near Ramallah, compound in East al-Quds (Jerusalem) in activists. groups seeking to promote accounta- ated that in return for the favor the citizens did for their after midnight on Sunday and were con- August 2015. “We have received a worrying num- bility and engage with the International country, next year will be a “saving year” for the public fronted by stone-throwing youths. Since October 2015, 244 Palestinians, ber of complaints in recent months re- Criminal Court over the Tel Aviv regime’s sector refraining from excessive purchases. Turkey is one Beit Rima residents said the occupa- including unarmed protesters, and by- garding human rights defenders, who crimes in the occupied territories. of a few countries that paid off its IMF debt in 2008 and tion forces have raided the village and in- standers have been killed in Israel and are arrested and, in many cases, arbitrar- They called on Israeli authorities to it is a remarkable success since Turkey pulled through spected locals’ houses every night since the Palestinian territories. ily detained, often apparently as a direct respect human rights defenders’ “unfet- a very serious economic crisis, both in 1994 and 2001. Thursday, prompting scuffles with Pales- Thirty-six Israelis, two Americans, a result of their important work in their tered exercise of fundamental freedoms Turkey has had rough days in the past and its people tinian citizens. Jordanian, an Eritrean and a Sudanese communities,” the UN special rapporteur of expression, peaceful assembly and as- always found a way to unite and to overcome hardships. The victim’s father was said to have have also been killed. on the situation of human rights in the sociation.” They will be able to rise anew with zeal and endeavor of been released two months ago after Most of the Palestinians killed were Palestinian territories, Michael Lynk, and (Source: agencies) its beautiful people. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 14 WORLD SPORT DDECEMBERECEMBER 119,9, 22016016

NBA roundup: Cavaliers CCristianoristiano RonaldoRonaldo leadsleads RRealeal beat Lakers; Russell Westbrook’s 50th triple- MMadridadrid ttoo CClublub WWorldorld CCupup fifinalnal wwinin double seals win Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat trick as A little rest did a world of good for the reigning NBA champion Real Madrid claimed their second Club Cleveland Cavaliers, who showed spring in their step in a 119- World Cup title in three years, but the 108 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday. Spanish giants needed extra time to see LeBron James scored 26 points, including 16 in the fourth off the spirited Kashima Antlers 4-2 in quarter. Kyrie Irving had 21 points and matched his career Yokohama. high with 12 assists and Kevin Love scored 27 points and The Portuguese has won the Champions pulled down 17 rebounds a night after Cavs coach Tyronn League, European Championship and Lue rested the star trio. Ballon d’Or in 2016 and ended the year Irving was back after a week off, having told Lue he had tired with yet more glory, scoring his side’s legs in last Saturday’s victory over the Charlotte Hornets. second from the penalty spot before “It was warranted,” Irving said. “How I felt, knowing the settling matters with a pair of fine finishes in importance of what was coming up in the season, I think it was a the additional half-hour. great group decision in terms of the rest that was needed.” On paper it was something of a The trend of resting star players who aren’t injured has mismatch but Kashima, the first Asian side sparked debate -- in part as to whether it’s fair to fans -- but Lue to reach the final of the competition, took said Saturday he would consider resting Irving again. a second-half lead at 2-1 and could have won it late in normal time. Instead scores were tied at 2-2, Karim Benzema’s opener and Ronaldo’s penalty weighed against a fine brace from Gaku Shibasaki, the Japanese team delighting 68,000 fans with their defiance. That left the stage clear for Ronaldo, who had been poor for the first 45 minutes, to take a familiar place in the spotlight and extend Real’s unbeaten run in all competitions to 37 games. Real captain Sergio Ramos missed the semifinal win over Club America but took his place alongside Raphael Varane in defence after being passed fit. “There will probably come another time where he’s going to Kashima came out with an intensity need a little rest also,” Lue said. “Right now, he’s feeling good and that may have caught their opponents by were up for the contest, finding a foothold Once again, Navas had no answer. appeared close to a second yellow card in that’s the biggest thing for me.” surprise, but it did not take Real long to despite hanging on at times. By now Real were in no doubt they were injury time only for the referee to seemingly The Lakers, who snapped an eight game losing streak on assert themselves. With the whistle close both Varane and in a game but on the hour Lucas Vazquez change his mind. Friday at Philadelphia, led by as many as eight late in the first Just nine minutes had passed when Casemiro were guilty of failing to snuff out was clipped by Shuto Yamamoto. Ronaldo gave La Liga’s leaders the quarter and maintained the lead into the second period. Luka Modric tried his luck from the edge an attack and when Shibasaki got a smart Ronaldo, whose input had thus far been lead on 97 minutes, controlling Benzema’s But the Cavs had edged ahead 62-59 at halftime and didn’t of the box, leading to a weak parry from shot away it was good enough to beat Real sorely lacking, cracked the spot-kick into the incisive pass before finishing left-footed. trail after the interval, although the Lakers cut the gap to 108-105 goalkeeper Hitoshi Sogahata. Benzema goalkeeper Keylor Navas. bottom corner. Even that did not crush Kashima’s hope late in the fourth quarter after two three-pointers from Nick Young. needed no invitation to pick up the scraps The crowd reaction was deafening He had the ball in the net again in and they responded by rattling the crossbar “They hit some tough shots,” said James, whose three-pointer and duly finished off from close range to but increased again when the underdogs the 72nd minute, after Sogahata pushed through Yuma Suzuki. It needed Ronaldo with 2:32 remaining stretched the Cavs’ lead to 113-105. open the scoring. took a surprise lead six minutes into the Benzema’s shot back into the area, but an to finally resolve things and he obliged, “It was up to us to get a couple timely stops like we usually Mitsu Ogasawara came close to levelling second half. offside flag was correctly raised against the intercepting a Toni Kroos shot and slotting do in the fourth quarter and make a couple timely shots like we from the very next attack but it was not until Shibasaki produced a gem this time, Portuguese. home himself to bring the trophy back to do -- and we did that.” the 44th minute that the equaliser arrived. charging at the defence and letting fly with Real would have lost late on had Navas the Bernabeu. Warriors crush Trail Blazers By that stage Kashima had shown they a fierce strike when he ran out of options. not saved well from Fabricio and Ramos (Source: PA Sport) Western Conference powers Golden State improved their league-leading record to 24-4 with an emphatic 135-90 triumph over the Portland Trail Blazers in Oakland, California. Kevin Durant scored 13 of his 34 points in the first quarter as Cristiano Ronaldo delighted as Real Klopp won’t rush back improving the Warriors jumped to an early lead. Madrid’s CWC win ends ‘dream year’ Coutinho Reserve Ian Clark added 23 points, Stephen Curry chipped in 19 and Klay Thompson scored 16 as Draymond Green contributed a double-double of 13 assists and 12 rebounds. The 45-point margin of victory was the Warriors’ biggest of the season, surpassing their 149-106 drubbing of the Lakers on November 23. A day after connecting on a record 24 three-pointers in a win at New Orleans, the Houston Rockets rallied to notch their 10th straight victory, 111-109 in overtime over the Minnesota Timberwolves. James Harden scored 10 of his 28 points in the extra period, handing out 13 assists with nine rebounds that left him one shy of a second triple-double in as many nights. Forward Ryan Anderson scored 28 points and Eric Gordon provided his familiar spark off the bench with 20 as the Rockets erased a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit. “We had a pretty off night overall, but we made shots when it counted and stayed with it,” Anderson said. Westbrook triple-double Oklahoma City star Russell Westbrook was in familiar territory, notching the 50th triple-double of his career -- and 13th this season Cristiano Ronaldo hailed a “perfect “I did not expect to win all this. Three Influential midfielder Philippe Coutin- Coutinho said he has set his sights on -- in the Thunder’s 114-101 victory over the Phoenix Suns. year” after his hat trick helped Real goals in a final, another trophy with Real ho was making encouraging progress making his return against City. Days after Westbrook said he was tired of the talk about Madrid come from behind to beat Madrid -- I am very happy.” from an ankle injury but will not be Klopp, however, insisted the midfield- his streak of seven straight triple-doubles -- which ended last Kashima Antlers in the Club World Cup Ronaldo added that he would not have rushed back to boost Liverpool’s Pre- er will not be rushed back into action. weekend -- he was at it again, pouring in 26 points with a career- final in Yokohama. achieved so much success without the mier League title aspirations, manager “We will have to see,” the German high 22 assists and 11 rebounds. Madrid won 4-2 after extra time, with help of his Bernabeu colleagues. Juergen Klopp has said. manager added. “No idea at the mo- It’s just the fifth time since 1983 that a player posted a triple their Japanese opponents having led 2-1 “There is always more expected of The 24-year-old Brazilian, who was ment. I never rush a player back. I’m the double that included at least 20 points and 20 assists. at one stage thanks to midfielder Gaku Cristiano, and I always try to do it,” he said. initially expected to be out for five to six most patient person in Liverpool. I always New York star Carmelo Anthony called the Knicks’ game in Shibasaki’s brace. “I must thank all my teammates, as weeks, has been on the sidelines since wait for someone. I can’t rush it.” Denver a “must win” but his 29 points weren’t enough for the But Ronaldo equalised from the without them I would not have won the sustaining the injury during the 2-0 win In Coutinho’s absence, Liverpool have had visitors in a 127-114 loss to the Nuggets. penalty spot and completed his treble personal trophies I have won.” over Sunderland at Anfield last month. mixed results, having lost at Bournemouth Kenneth Faried had a season-high 25 points and three in extra time as Zinedine Zidane’s side Ronaldo said Madrid had been “It would be cool. He is improving a and being held to a home draw by West blocked shots and Emmanuel Mudiay scored 22 for the Nuggets, turned the match around. surprised by outsiders Kashima, adding: lot,” Klopp told British media when asked if Ham United before getting back to winning who had seven players score in double figures. And the 31-year-old, who won a fourth “We did not expect them to play so well. Coutinho could be back for the clash against ways at Middlesbrough on Wednesday. (Source: AFP) Ballon d’Or following a year that saw him But finals are like this -- you must suffer. Manchester City at Anfield on New Year’s Eve. Liverpool, who are second in the league, lift both the Champions League and “We wanted this trophy a lot, and have “He is off his crutches since the West are nine points behind leaders Chelsea but European Championship trophies, told TV ended the year in the best way. We are Ham United game (on Dec. 11), when we have a game in hand and face Merseyside Espana: “It has been an impressive year, a very happy.” left the stadium he was walking in front rivals Everton at Goodison Park on Monday. Steven Gerrard: dream year. (Source: ESPN) without them.” (Source: Reuters) Manchester United close to being title challengers Infantino defends use of video replays at Club World Cup

Manchester United can compete for the title next year, according FIFA President Gianni Infantino has defended the use of the be less, and we will obviously work on it -- but (we as they are. to former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard. video assistant referee system at the ongoing Club World should) help the referee take the right decisions which “In the next World Cup, I hope that the results of the Jose Mourinho’s side currently face a big gap to Premier League Cup in Japan after the technology sparked controversy on can decide the most important competition in the video referring tests will have been so positive that we will leaders Chelsea but have been making encouraging progress in both instances it was used. world, the World Cup.” not only test it but in fact implement it.” recent games and are clawing back ground on the top four. Midfielder Luka Modric and manager Zinedine The video assistant referees, introduced to eradicate Despite recent objection from the European Gerrard, who retired as a player last month, said in his role as Zidane were critical of the new video technology after human error in the sport, was used to award a penalty for the clubs, Infantino was still in favour of expanding the a BT Sport pundit ahead of Saturday’s game against West Brom: Real Madrid’s win over Club America on Thursday and first time as Japanese team Kashima Antlers beat Colombia’s World Cup. “They’re only a few more pieces away from the jigsaw that’ll Infantino emphasised that the technology was still at Atletico Nacional in the semi-finals on Wednesday. “I would like to just underline that even a 48-team make them compete again at the top. the testing stage. Infantino made it clear that under no circumstances will format does not require more matches per team... It does “I think next year Manchester United will compete for the title. “We are making the mistakes to take the right decisions,” the flow of the game be compromised in favour of video not require more days,” the 46-year-old Swiss added. This year, they’ve maybe left themselves a little bit much to do, Infantino was quoted as saying by the Kyodo news agency. replays. “The only difference is that eight or 16 -- depending but they’re certainly moving forward and playing an awful lot “Mr. Modric will certainly be very happy if next time, “We don’t want the flow of the game to be interrupted. on whether it’s a 40 or 48-team format -- countries will better than in previous years.” thanks to the video assistant referee, he wins a match even This is one of the biggest assets of our sport, the flow of participate in the biggest event of the world, which is the When asked if United could finish in the top four this season, if it takes a few seconds to find out whether the match the game,” he said. FIFA World Cup. Gerrard replied: “Got a chance.” should have been won or not. “Of course we continue, of course we continue with the “So there is no downside at all, only upsides.” (Source: Soccernet) “Even if we take 30 seconds, one minute -- it should tests and I sincerely hope they continue to be as positive (Source: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y DDECEMBERECEMBER 119,9, 22016016 SPORT 15 AAEKEK AAthensthens iinterestednterested iinn ssigningigning How would you replace me: KKarimarim AnsarifardAnsarifard Boris Becker, on Djokovic not having found a new coach SPORTS AEK Athens F.C. has deskshown interest in signing Boris Franz Becker quit coaching World No. 2 Novak Panionios striker Karim Ansarifard. Djokovic 10 days back. He last played on Tour 17 Panionios is ready for the negotiations but years ago. He is 49. But Boris Becker can still make the Iranian international striker has a release heads turn, like he did walking into a lifestyle store in clause worth 400,000 in his contract. south Delhi that was about half the size of a regular The Greek Giant has to pay the clause tennis court. Not many can shake the nervous public to sign Ansarifard in the January transfer relations team, the paparazzi, the passive onlooker window. -- and this writer -- out of their ennui with such Ansarifard has been heavily linked with overpowering ease. Olympiakos, Panathinaikos and PAOK. The persona of the man who won the Wimbledon Panionios owner, Nikos Zamanis, has at the age of 17, still shines through. His carefree already said PAOK is in talks to sign Ansarifard. Speaking to Metropolis 95.5 FM, swagger -- visible to the lucky few, for Becker was Zamanis said that Panionios and PAOK largely shielded by a tattooed hulk -- was a throwback have started negotiating the deal and the to his big-serving days. His benign smile and quick wit talks are ongoing. relegate the image of a brooding, hard-nosed coach to “There are talks with PAOK but nothing the background. is done yet. We need to speak to the player and his agent as well. His contract runs out over the summer but there is a right to extend it,” Zamanis said. Ansarifard joined Greek Superleague club Panionios from Osasuna in 2015. Former Persepolis attacker has played 39 times for Panionios and scored 13 goals. He has so far amassed 54 appearances for Iran national football team, scoring 14 goals. Saudi Arabian clubs want to play Persian Gulf teams in Muscat: report

SPORTS Saudi-owned media reported that Saudi Arabia newspapers have reported that the desktheir football clubs are willing to host Saudi Arabian clubs are willing to choose Muscat to Boris Becker can still do such things to you. He Iranian counterparts in Muscat, capital of Oman. host Iranian clubs and it seems Persepolis, who has certainly did much more three decades back, when his The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions been drawn in Group D along with Al Hilal, is going to booming serves and electric volleys flattened the best. League 2017 matches involving clubs from Saudi Arabia announce Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as host for the match He is the man who made diving fashionable, and on and IR Iran should be played in neutral venues. against the Saudi Arabian team. Friday, he told us why. “I just didn’t want to give up. I The AFC Competitions Committee decided in last Iran’s Zob Ahan has been also drawn with Al Ahli of was built big and strong, but I was quite slow. So I dived January to move the matches to neutral grounds. Saudi Arabia in Group C. a lot to reach the balls. It did hurt sometimes though, and some of my injuries were due to that,” he said. Milito leaves Independiente as N’Golo Kante reveals reason for joining But then, Becker is not known to mince words. Sample this. On being asked to comment on the Argentine coaching exodus continues Chelsea from champions Leicester split with Novak Djokovic, and his claim that he is not looking for a replacement yet, the German chuckled, “How would you replace me, anyway?” He could well have pulled off a ‘Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn’, and Clark Gable would have readily approved. “Who is the best player of the current generation?” asked someone with clear lack of imagination. Becker serves thus: “I have to say Novak Djokovic, isn’t it?” Agassi, Lendl and Edberg In terms of decades that have produced most sporting stars, 1980s has few rivals. Ayrton Senna, Kapil Dev, Jahangir Khan, Carl Lewis, Imran Khan, Stefan Edberg, Ivan Lendl, a raw Andre Agassi, a baby-faced Sachin Tendulkar, and a Boris Becker in full bloom…few could rival that list, and few could blame the kids of the time for junking algebra for athletics. Former Barcelona and Argentina reporters. N’Golo Kante says he left Leicester to join He told the Sunday Times: “The year Why, even Roger Federer, after winning the 2009 defender Gabriel Milito has quit Independiente were jeered and Chelsea because the London side have I spent there [at Leicester], it’s going to Wimbledon final, is believed to have credited the as coach of Independiente after whistled off the Estadio Libertadores more experience of being a ‘champion club’. stay in my mind. Becker-Edberg rivalry as his inspiration to pick tennis Saturday’s 1-0 home defeat by de America pitch by fans angered by The midfielder, who made his switch “I always remember this day of May over football. Tennis without Federer? Thank Becker- Banfield in the Argentine first division. insipid performances in a poor recent over the summer for £32m, was a key 2, 2016, we’re all together at Jamie’s Edberg for small mercies. Milito, who took charge in May and run which had delivered two wins in player as Claudio Ranieri’s team shocked house and see Chelsea play against as a centre back helped Independiente their last seven matches. the Premier League by taking the title af- Tottenham and it goes from 2-0 to 2-2 The German also had a legendary rivalry with win their last league title in 2002, They go into the summer break ter pre-season odds of 5,000-1. and we were champions. Ivan Lendl, who finished his career with a 11-10 win- is the 15th coach to leave a club in with 22 points from 14 matches, And the Frenchman, who was also in- “At Leicester we wanted to win and loss record over Becker. Edberg and Becker met 35 Argentina’s 30-team championship including six wins. volved in Euro 2016 after his stellar cam- not lose and to fight for every minute. times over the course of their illustrious careers, and since the beginning of the season in Independiente, who lifted the paign, is now playing his part for Antonio At Chelsea it’s the same. although Becker holds a 25-10 advantage, the Swede August. last of their record seven crowns Conte’s team who are top of the table, “But the difference is Chelsea is a hit him where it hurt most. Edberg won three of their “I gave of my best but it didn’t in the elite South American Copa while Leicester languish in 15th. champion club, who have won everything four meetings in Grand Slams, and also defeated him work out. I think this is the time to Libertadores 32 years ago, last won Kante insists it was a tough decision to and there are champion players.” at the World Tour Finals in 1989. step aside,” the 36-year-old, younger a title in the second-string Copa make the switch, but believes the winning “At Leicester for nearly everyone it Becker, however, refused to pick favourites. “Well, brother of former Inter Milan and Sudamericana in 2010. experience of his new team-mates meant was the first time.” they both had different techniques and styles. Each Racing Club striker Diego Milito, told (Source: Reuters) he knew it would be a good move. (Source: Eurosport) offered a different challenge.” There was, however, no diplomacy in hailing Agassi’s fashion sense. ‘Keep Fighting’ is new Schumacher family initiative “Fashion was different in my days. Shorts were shorter, shirts were tighter. I’d say Andre Agassi was the first player Michael Schumacher’s family have launched an initiative also because we have to protect his intimate sphere,” to lend colour to tennis. He wore pink shirts and yellow to help others inspired by the seven-times Formula One she said in a statement. shorts. A bit of colour is very important in tennis.” world champion’s career and character to ‘keep fighting’ “Michael has always been very protective of his privacy, “Modern players look very similar. Nobody is trying in the face of adversity. even during the most successful times of his career. He something new. Among women Serena Williams is very “We would like to encourage others to never give has always made sure there is a clear and distinct line stylish. In fact, she is the most fashionable tennis player up,” the stricken German racer’s wife Corinna said in a between his public persona and his private one. in the world right now,” he said. statement presenting the not-for-profit movement on “We are now celebrating the loyalty of the fans Murray’s time Saturday. by a range of initiatives, including exhibitions, social Last month, Andy Murray became the top-ranked December 29 will be the anniversary of a 2013 skiing media and now ‘Keep Fighting’. Most of the fans have accident in which the former Ferrari driver suffered expressed their appreciation and have embraced these tennis player of the world, ending Djokovic’s 122-week severe head injuries when he fell and hit his head on a initiatives.” run at the summit. Becker believes the baton has been rock in the French Alps. ‘Keep Fighting’ will be managed by Schumacher’s passed from Federer-Nadal to Murray-Djokovic. Schumacher, the most successful F1 driver of all time office on behalf of the family. “In every era, you will have certain dominant players. with 91 wins, turns 48 in January. He has been treated Kehm said it hoped to “spread the belief that giving This is Murray and Djokovic’s time. Some years back, it at home in Switzerland since he was released from Few details about the champion’s condition have up is not an option, a message that is valid not only was the era of Federer and Nadal,” he said. hospital in September 2014. been made public and manager Sabine Kehm said that in motor racing. In this way we hope to turn a terrible Becker, who joined forces with Djokovic before the His son Mick, who was with him at the time of his silence would be maintained. event, which affects the whole Schumacher family, into 2014 Australian Open, helped the Serb double his accident, is now embarking on his own career in motor “Michael’s health is not a public issue, and so we will something positive.” Grand Slam tally, besides helping him win his only racing and is working through the junior series. continue to make no comment in that regard. This is (Source: Reuters) French Open. That title also helped Djokovic complete a Career Slam. Real Madrid’s James Rodriguez fuels rumours of a January transfer exit Looking back at his coaching stint, he said, “We had a wonderful time together. We won virtually everything, Real Madrid’s James Rodriguez says he ed €80m move from Monaco in 2014. Madrid after the winter window,” the his way into manager Zinedine Zidane’s but in every coach-player equation, there comes a time “can’t guarantee” that he will stay at the And speaking after Real Madrid’s ex- 25-year-old said. “I must think about it. team more regularly in recent weeks. But when things come to a stop. I have only nice things to Bernabeu for the second half of the season. tra-time triumph in the Club World Cup “I have offers and seven days to think. the return to full fitness of Toni Kroos and say about Novak, and I hope he feels the same for me. The Colombia international has been final against Kashima Antlers on Sunday, I want to play more.” Casemiro was always likely to send the heavily linked with a move away from Los James fuelled the rumours that he may Rodriguez was an unused substitute midfielder back to the bench, and so it It was good while it lasted.” Boris Becker still has a knack Blancos after struggling to tie down a be on his way out of the club. in Sunday’s final. proved at Yokohama’s Nissan Stadium. for quotable quotes. consistent starting spot since an estimat- “I can’t guarantee that I’ll stay at Real The playmaker has managed to force (Source: Eurosport) (Source: Hindustan Times) b

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Box: 14155-4843 Prayer Times Kayhan - ISSN: 1017-94 SINCE 1979 Printed at: Zip Code: 1599814713 Noon:12:02 Evening: 17:14 Dawn: 5:40 tomorrow) Sunrise: 7:10 (tomorrow) DECEMBER 19, 2016 Actor Reza Fayyazi honored at International NEWS IN BRIEF Theater Festival for Children and Young Adults Iranian documentarian ARTTEHRAN — The 23rd edition of the Nima Tabatabai deskInternational Theater Festival for Children and Young Adults wrapped up in Hamedan passes away on Saturday, honoring actor Reza Fayyazi with a ARTTEHRAN — Young Iranian lifetime achievement award. deskdocumentarian Niam Tabatabai Speaking at the ceremony, Fayyazi said that died of a brain tumor in a Tehran hospital on theatrical figures need to master the art and have Saturday morning. knowledge if they want to work for children. He was the director of the acclaimed “I would like to ask the officials to attend the documentary “I Am Nasser Hejazi”, which was workshops arranged for the children. These children about the late legendary Iranian goalkeeper and young adults will become great men in the future,” Nasser Hejazi (1949-2011). he added. The ceremony continued with presenting the “A157” named best awards to the winners of different sections. Shirin Kashefi won the best actress award for her at Watch Docs role in the play “Pieces of Paper” and Aryan Naseri Mehr won the best actor award for “The Wish of a Colorful Skein”. “The Wish of a Colorful Skein” also brought the best ARTTEHRAN — Iranian director screenplay award for screenwriter Farhad Esmaeili. deskBehruz Nuranipur’s “A157” won Director Ramin Kohan received the best award for the best feature-length documentary award at the play “One Day and Two Seasons”. the 16th Watch Docs, an international festival of “One Day and Two Seasons” was also picked as the human rights films, which was held in Warsaw best play and also received the best jury award. from December 9 to 15. The winners of the children section were also “We chose a film that introduced us very honored at the closing ceremony. closely to the characters and moved us all very Sahar Zeinali won the best actress award for her role in “Cookies of God”, while the play also brought Actor Reza Fayyazi holds his lifetime achievement award at the closing ceremony of the 23rd International Theater Festival for deeply. The winner of this award gives insight Children and Young Adults in Hamedan on December 17, 2016. Tehran Times/ Iman Hamikhah to an issue often overlooked but is also very the best actor award for Saeid Haji Heidari. pervasive in warfare. It’s a very personal story “Cookies of God” also brought the best director the play “Overcoat” from South Korea. Anali Shakuri won the best actress award for “One that screams for international attention and award for Arash Sharifzadeh. Moreover, the winners of the young adults section Apple for Two”, and the group of actors received the action,” the jury said in a statement. The people’s choice award in this section went to were honored. best award for the play “Aftershocks”. The film is about the tragedy of three Kurdish girls who became pregnant after being raped by members of ISIS. Ambassador elaborates on Italy’s programs as special guest of Tehran Book Fair The documentary was named best CULTURE TEHRAN — Italian accepted Iran’s invitation as the special fair such as collaboration on book the fair. documentary at the 34th Fajr Film Festival in deskAmbassador Mauro guest in September 2015. publication. For his part, Iran Cultural Fairs Institute Tehran in February. Conciatori elaborated on different He added that high-ranking officials of The ambassador also explained that Director Amir-Masud Shahramnia also programs of Italy as the special guest of the the two countries have held four meetings part of Italy’s pavilion at the Tehran book fair said that the participation of a country as “Quicksand” 30th Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) on cultural, economic and political activities will be dedicated to books in their original a special guest at the Tehran Book Fair will in May 2017, in a meeting held at the Iran over the past year and added that boosting languages and a section will be dedicated provide an opportunity for the expansion translated into Cultural Fairs Institute on Sunday. cultural ties is Italy’s top priority. to meetings between Iranian and Italian of cultural relations and the introduction of Persian The ambassador said that attending Conciatori also mentioned that the cultural officials as well as publishers. more cultural activities. the book fair is of high significance for Italy, book fair will be the beginning of several He also said that 15 writers, illustrators, Russia was the special guest of the TIBF adding that the Italian culture minister also cultural programs set for after the book poets and publishers have been invited to in 2016. CULTURE TEHRAN — “Quicksand” by PICTURE OF THE DAY Saeid Goli deskAustralian novelist Steve Toltz TEHRAN TIMES/ has recently been translated into Persian by Awaiting new release, Peyman Khaksar. “Star Wars” fans battle it Published in 2015, the book is about Liam, a struggling writer and a failing cop, and his out in costume contest best friend Aldo, who is a hapless criminal entrepreneur with an uncanny knack for disaster. NEW YORK (Reuters) — “Star Wars” As Aldo’s luck worsens, Liam is inspired to base heroes and villains battled it out in a his next book on his best friend’s exponential costume contest outside Hollywood’s misfortunes and hopeless quest to win back TCL Chinese Theater as they awaited the his one great love: his ex-wife, Stella. What opening of the sci-fi saga’s latest offering begins as an attempt to make sense of Aldo’s “Rogue One.” mishaps spirals into a profound story of faith and The first stand-alone film in the friendship. franchise reboot since Disney bought Cheshmeh Publications in Tehran is scheduled filmmaker “Star Wars” creator George to publish the book in the near future. Lucas’ Lucasfilm Ltd for $4 billion in 2012, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” “Breath” to raise introduces a new set of characters, led by heroine Jyn Erso, played by British actress funds for street Felicity Jones. children The movie is set before Lucas’ 1977 “Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope” and follows a band of rebels as they plan to ARTTEHRAN — “Breath” by Iranian steal the plans for destruction weapon, deskdirector Narges Abyar will go on the Death Star. screen at Tehran’s Charsu Cineplex on December The spin-off has divided critics, but it 21 to raise funds for street children. is seen making more than $300 million at The film is about four children whose mother the global box office this weekend as it had died a few years ago and their father decides opens worldwide. to join the Iranian volunteers on the warfront Ahead of the screening, fans dressed following Iraq’s attack in September 1980. up on Thursday night as “Star Wars” jedis, Box office revenues will be donated to charity Darth Vader and Jyn Erso for a costume organizations supporting street children. contest. Even a George Lucas look-alike Visitors look at a Persian painting tableau on display at the 10th edition of Iran’s National Biennial of Persian Painting, which opened in Tehran’s took part, but the top prize went to Dawn Negarestan Garden Museum on December 17, 2016. Bright who dressed up as Queen Amidala.

China to review film limits as found at 5 Arabali St., off Khorramshahr Ave. Sculptures by Saeid Shahlapur Photo are on display in an exhibition at Aria box office growth slows WHAT’S IN ART GALLERIES Photos by Hashem Shakeri are Gallery. currently on display in an exhibition at Silk The exhibit will be running until LOS ANGELES/SHANGHAI (Reuters) — China’s box office Painting Road Gallery. December 30 at the gallery located at is set to end the year with its smallest growth in a decade, An exhibition of paintings by Sina The exhibit titled “Madi” will run until No. 10 Zarrin Alley, near Beheshti St., clouding the outlook as Hollywood pushes to show more Ochi is currently underway at Mehrva December 26 at the gallery located at No Vali-e Asr Ave. of its films in theaters in the world’s second-largest movie Gallery. 210 Vesal St., Keshavarz Blvd. Multimedia market. The exhibition named “The Ticking An exhibition of photos by a group Sobhan Gallery is showcasing sets of installation art Beijing caps the number of imported films each year of Time” runs until December 26 at the of photographers including Mohsen and paintings by Parisa Amrai, Zahra under a revenue-sharing deal reached in 2012. That quota, gallery located at 38 South Aban St. off Shahmardi, Alireza Qazi, Behnam Sadeqi Hassani, Sondos Hamidian and Maryam which Hollywood wants to increase from the official level of Karim Khan Ave. and Maryam Niazadeh is on display at Bigdeli. 34, is scheduled to be reviewed in 2017. A collection of paintings by Jalal Gallery No. 6. The exhibition entitled “Maze” runs China accounted for 18.8 percent of worldwide movie Motevalli is on display in an exhibition at The exhibit titled “Animal Within” will until December 22 at the gallery, which ticket sales last year, versus 7.5 percent in 2012, according to Jana Gallery. run until December 23 at the gallery, which can be found at 4 Besat Dead End, research firm comScore. The exhibition entitled “The Moment” can be found at No. 2, 20th Alley, off Mirzaye Shirazi St. Pishtaz Alley, off Abbasi St. off Sadr Highway. For films imported under the cap, 25 percent of China runs until December 30 at the gallery Sculpture Installation ticket revenue goes to the U.S. film studio, a smaller share located at 21 Valipur Gudarzi Alley, Heidari Ace Gallery is playing host to Sets of installation art by Amir than the roughly 40 percent average in other international Alley, off Moqadas Ardebili St. an exhibition of sculptures by Mansur Eskandari are being shown at Sayeh markets. Paintings by Salumeh Golnaraqi and Tabibzadeh. Gallery. While a drop in China’s ticket sales growth could muddy Hani Najm are on display in an exhibition The exhibit titled “Maximal” will run The showcase named “Paint Colors” the outlook for foreign movies, Sanford Panitch, president of at Sohrab Gallery. until December 30 at the gallery located at runs until December 21 at the gallery Sony Corp’s Columbia Pictures, shrugged it off, saying: “We’ll The exhibit will be running until No. 1831 Shariati Ave, near the Qeitarieh located at 3 Aqakhani Alley, Omidvar St. take this slowdown in any territory in the world. It’s still an December 27 at the gallery, which can be neighborhood. in the Niavaran neighborhood. incredible story of a big growth market.”