Statistical Center of Iran in Its Tehran Mayor Pirouz Hanachi Latest Report Has Claimed the Refuted Allegations That Milad Number of Employed People in the Tower Is Leaning Due to Some Country Has Surpassed 24m Construction Projects Near the And the Number of the Unemployed People Is Below 3m Tower and Called It a “Joke”

VOL. XXV, No. 6718 TEHRAN Price 20,000 Rials www.irannewsdaily.com TUESDAY, JULY 09, - TIR 18, 1398 2 4 8 DOMESTIC 3 DOMESTIC INTERNATIONAL SPORTS Tehran Urges Rome to Greek Conservatives Take Brazil Win First Copa Next Option Is 20% Remove Hurdles In Way Uranium Enrichment Of Economic Cooperation Charge in Landslide Win America Title in 12 Years > SEE PAGE 2 > SEE PAGE 3 > SEE PAGE 4 > SEE PAGE 8 U.S., Not Iran, Threatens Jahangiri Says Iran’s 5.7-Magnitude Quake World Energy Security Patience Has a Limit Hits SW Iran IRAN NEWS ECONOMIC DESK TEHRAN (IFP) - A 5.7-magnitude earthquake has struck Khuzestan province in south-western Iran, causing severe TEHRAN - Iran’s oil minister says the world’s energy damages and leaving several people killed and wounded. supply is threatened by the United States, not Iran which is a The earthquake hit an area near the city of Masjed major guarantor of energy stability and peace in the region. Soleyman in Khuzestan at 11:30 a.m. (local time) on Bijan Namdar Zanganeh made the remarks in reaction Monday, according to the Seismological Centre of the to an earlier claim by Saudi Oil Minister Khalid Institute of Geophysics of Tehran University. Al-Falih, who told CNN Iran is posing “threats to The epicenter, with a depth of 17 km, was determined to be global energy security.” at 31.95 degrees of north latitude and 49.50 degrees of east “Mr. Falih is a respected technocrat, and we won’t longitude. The location of the quake has been reported to be hear such political words from him so often. He may 19 km from Masjed Soleyman and 29 km from have been asked to make such political remarks,” Qaleh-ye Khajeh, data from the seismological center showed. Zanganeh said in a televised interview on Sunday night. According to initial reports, a middle-aged man, “He could have made the remarks while both of us frightened by the quake, has lost his life over a heart were in Vienna, so that I could immediately respond. attack. Over 50 others have also been wounded. Why has he made such remarks while I was The quake has been so strong that several other 3,000 kilometers away?” provinces neighboring Khuzestan have been jolted. Zanganeh said unlike his Saudi counterpart’s claim, It has also been felt in the neighboring country of Kuwait. Iran is not a threat to the world’s energy security, but Iran is one of the most seismically active countries in is the biggest guarantor of stability and energy the world, being crossed by several major fault lines security in the region. that cover at least 90% of the country. As a result, See Page 7 earthquakes in Iran occur often and are destructive. Macron’s Diplomatic China Blames U.S. Bullying Advisor to Visit Iran IRAN NEWS NATIONAL DESK For Iran Nuclear Crisis IRAN NEWS NATIONAL DESK TEHRAN - First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri said on Monday that Iran stayed in the nuclear deal one year-long BEIJING (Dispatches) - China on Monday said “unilateral after U.S. withdrawal, adding that any patience wears thin someday. bullying” by the United States was the cause behind the TEHRAN - Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Seyyed Speaking in a meeting with chancellors of universities and research institutions in Alzahra University, Jahangiri escalating Iran nuclear crisis, after Tehran announced it Abbas Mousavi announced the diplomatic advisor to said if other parties comply with their commitments, Iran’s reduction of its commitments will be reversible. was set to breach its uranium enrichment cap. French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Tehran Referring to Europeans’ request from Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to give them moratorium and not to pull out of “The facts show that unilateral bullying has already once again in coming days. the deal, he said Iran practiced patience for one year long and held talks with China, Russia and other regional countries. become a worsening tumour,” said Chinese foreign ministry Speaking in his weekly press conference on Monday, Pointing to U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear deal endorsed by the UN Security Council Resolution 2231 lifting spokesman Geng Shuang at a press briefing in Beijing. Seyed Abbas Mousavi said, “Tehran will attend the all the UN sanctions on Iran, Jahangiri said that the U.S., the EU signatories, the United Nations Security Council “The maximum pressure exerted by the US on Iran is the summit of the Non-Aligned Movement”. and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) first called the JCPOA as new important way-out of the root cause of the Iranian nuclear crisis,” he said. Iran “Iran will begin the third phase of reduction of its nuclear stand-off through negotiations. Jahangiri said that the UN Security Council permanent members cited the threatened on Sunday to abandon more commitments to an commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal after the JCPOA as a pattern for the settlement of the international disputes. endangered 2015 nuclear deal unless a solution is found end of the second 60-day deadline. We will go U.S. did not let Iran take advantage of JCPOA achievements neither before nor after its withdrawal, he noted. with the remaining parties after the U.S. pulled out. forward for the third phase stronger and more They tried to create an unsafe atmosphere for the Iranian economic and political relations, Jahangiri added. The 2015 deal was reached between Iran and six decisive if the other signatures of Iran nuclear deal He said that the U.S. administration explores every avenue to implement its wrongful and unilateral sanctions. world powers - Britain, China, France, Germany, the don’t fulfill their commitments and stay limited to Jahangiri said that the U.S. exceeded the boundaries of the International Law by forcing China, Russia and United States and Russia - and saw Tehran agree to empty words,” he added. See Page 7 Europe to comply with its economic war against a developing country like Iran. drastically scale down its nuclear program in exchange He protested to U.S. administration over waging economic war against Iranian nation, saying that the US harsh for sanctions relief. See Page 7 sanctions could create some shocks for national economy and social maladies across the country. He noted that the economic situation was stabilized and grounds have been prepared to thwart the negative Japan Concerned Over impacts of the U.S. sanctions. Other parties which were five big countries have not even taken small steps in line with solving problems and their commitments they have undertaken to fulfill, he said. U.S. Detains Three Iran’s Uranium Enrichment Finally, Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) approved that Iran should reduce some of its commitments. The JCPOA in Articles 26 and 36 has let Iran suspend some of its commitments when the other parties do not Iranian Scientists TOKYO (Dispatches) - Japan is expressing serious concern abide by the terms of the deal. over Iran’s decision to increase uranium enrichment above We were committed not to keep over 300kg uranium but we can avoid its implementation, he said, adding that NEW YORK (Dispatches) - Three prominent Iranian scientists the limit set by the 2015 nuclear agreement, urging Tehran we were also committed not to enrich uranium over 3.67% but we can reject it. have been detained in the U.S. after being accused of violating to return to its earlier commitment. He reiterated that Iran favors negotiation and interaction with reliable partners, adding but we will defend sanctions amid rising tensions between Tehran and Washington. Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasutoshi Nishimura Iranians’ rights firmly. Professor Masoud Soleimani and two assistants were said Monday that Japan is “seriously concerned and Underlining sensitive situation in the region, he said U.S. footprints are evident in all ailments of Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq. planning to complete the final stage of their research on closely watching” the development on the nuclear deal He said that Saudi Arabia and Israel are complicit in campaign against Iran and urged elites and academics to treating stroke patients at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. After and increased tension in the Middle East. monitor the regional issues adequately. nine months of work, however, Mr Soleimani is being Nishimura urged Iran to “immediately return to its He also called for non-oil revenue sources and reducing the costs of the government to replace oil revenues. controversially held in a detention center near Atlanta. commitment under the agreement and avoid any further American prosecutors say the attempted transport of steps that would undermine the nuclear agreement.” proteins – which reportedly count as biological material – Iran’s decision Sunday comes a year after the U.S. from the U.S. to Iran was illegal under current sanctions. unilaterally withdrew from the nuclear deal and has OPEC Chief Calls for Quick Resolution of Recent Conflicts The trio could face 20 years in prison for the offence since imposed sanctions on Iran’s oil exports, – although Professor Soleimani’s two assistants, escalating the tension. VIENNA (Dispatches) - The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has stressed the need Mahboobe Ghaedi and Maryam Jazayeri, are likely to Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Tehran for for a quick resolution of the conflicts between the U.S., Venezuela and Iran. be exempt from punishment as they live in the U.S. talks with Iranian leaders but did little to help deescalate Following geopolitical conflicts, the U.S. has placed sanctions on Iran and Venezuela, who are both founding They are currently free on bond, and will hope to face the tension. President Donald Trump is issuing a warning members of OPEC. Secretary-General of OPEC, Mr Mohammad Barkindo, told newsmen in Vienna that the separate trials for any charges levelled against them. to Iran after its announcement that it has increased its affected countries would remain exempted from the implementation of the oil supply adjustment of 1.2 million Professor Soleimani’s lawyer argued that under current uranium enrichment above the limit set by the nuclear barrels a day – owing to their situation. “We decided that because of the situation confronting these two countries sanctions on Iran – which are crippling Tehran’s economy deal that Tehran signed with world powers in 2015. and the effects of the sanctions and how it will affect their production, together with Libya will remain exempted. – the desired proteins would be a fifth of the price in the US. When asked about Iran on Sunday, Trump told “For us we will welcome a resolution of the issues that are at stake between these countries and the US. The scientist originally planned to take advantage of Ms reporters, “Iran better be careful.” Sanctions distort markets and further complicates our efforts with non-OPEC members to maintain stability. Jazayeri’s visit to Iran in 2016, and instructed her to bring He wouldn’t elaborate on what action the U.S. might “These geopolitical tensions are inimical to stability across the world and we look forward to world leaders to over the material for his research. Professor Soleimani’s take, but said: “Iran’s doing a lot of bad things.” continue to do their best to ensure that conflicts on trade and military are avoided. former student was found out, however, and an Trump, who pulled the U.S. out of the nuclear “The world needs peace and stability to ensure growth and development,” he said. indictment was placed under seal on the scientist. agreement, spoke to reporters at an airport in OPEC and oil-producing non-OPEC members at the just concluded 176th Conference also agreed to extend production This meant that upon Professor Soleimani’s next trip New Jersey before returning to Washington after a caps by nine months. These caps have seen some oil prices rise by as much as 25 percent this year, and has now be to the U.S. – which prosecutors predicted would come weekend at one of his clubs. extended until March 2020. See Page 7 in the near future – he would be arrested. 2 IRAN NEWS DOMESTIC TUESDAY, JULY 09, 2019

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned Nigeria’s envoy to voice the Islamic Republic’s concern over the conditions of top Shiite cleric and leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky, the ministry’s spokesman said. Recently, the Nigerian charge d’affaires was summoned to the Foreign Ministry and was informed about Nigerian Envoy Summoned Over Sheikh Zakzaky’s Conditions Iran’s concern over Sheikh Zakzaky’s conditions in the African country, Seyed Abbas Mousavi said at his weekly press conference in Tehran on Monday. “He (the top cleric) is a prominent and knowledgeable figure,” he said, adding, “We hope that efforts that are being made will yield results and he will regain his full health.” Next Option Is 20% Uranium Enrichment Websites Review Swiss Envoy Summoned TEHRAN (PressTV) - Iran has warned its next step in reducing FARS* - The Iranian foreign ministry summoned Swiss Ambassador to Tehran Markus Leitner whose country commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal will be stronger, represents the US interests in the Islamic Republic to with a senior nuclear official saying that 20% uranium protest at the American police’s mistreatment of Iran’s national volleyball team at Chicago airport. enrichment is an option. Foreign Minister’s Aide and the General Director for American Affairs at the ministry Mohsen Baharvand in a Spokesman for Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization Behrouz Kamalvandi said meeting with Leitner on Monday protested at the US Monday Tehran has passed the 3.67% uranium enrichment cap set by a 2015 nuclear interrogation of Iran’s volleyball players. deal and may enrich at even higher levels. “If the U.S. cannot host all sports teams fairly and “Twenty percent is not needed now, but if we want we will produce it. When we’ve impartially, it had better avoid hosting sports games,” he put aside 3.67% enrichment we have no obstacle or problem with this action,” Kamalvandi said increasing the number of centrifuges is an option for Iran’s third said during the meeting, protesting at the US authorities’ Kamalvandi said. step in reducing its commitments to the nuclear deal, noting that restarting IR-2 and mistreatment of the Iranian team. Options for enriching at higher levels have been discussed with the Supreme IR-2 M centrifuges is an option. The Iranian volleyball team competing in the FIVB National Security Council, the spokesman said. The remaining European signatories to the nuclear deal, he said, should act quickly Volleyball Men’s Nations League in the U.S. was “There is the 20% option and there are options even higher than that but each in to fulfill their promises because Iran will continue reducing its commitments to the interrogated for four hours by the American police its own place. Today if our country’s needs are one thing, we won’t pursue deal until it achieves a result. authorities at Chicago airport. something else just to scare the other side a little more. But they know it’s an China said “unilateral bullying” by the United States was the cause behind Iran’s measures. Iran’s national volleyball team arrived at Chicago airport upward trend,” he said. The 2015 deal was reached between Iran and six world powers -- Britain, China, on Saturday after 30 hours of flight but they were held for Iran starts to enrich uranium to higher than 3.67% as Europe misses a deadline to France, Germany, the United States and Russia -- and saw Tehran agree to drastically another 4 hours by the U.S. police for interrogation. offset the impacts of a unilateral U.S. pullout from the Iran deal. scale down its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.

Judiciary Chief Warns Enrichment for Iran Not to Tolerate UK’s Maritime Piracy Peaceful Purposes UK of Consequence of TEHRAN (IFP)- Defence Minister Brigadier General the British Royal Marines’ move was tantamount to Amir Hatami has lashed out at the United Kingdom for “maritime piracy”, and that the UK must immediately MEHR* - Government spokesperson Ali Rabiei said Seizing Tanker illegally seizing an Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar, saying release the oil tanker. Iran’s move to increase the level of uranium enrichment the country will not tolerate London’s “maritime piracy”. The Iranian defense minister hailed the Iranian armed over the 3.67% limit is according to the country’s Speaking on Monday in the southern Iranian port city forces for shooting down an intruding US spy drone in economic needs and is of a ‘deeply peaceful’ nature. of Bandar Abbas, General Hatami said the UK Navy’s the Persian Gulf last month. “Increasing the level of enrichment is in line with our move “runs counter to international regulations and is a He said the incident sent a message to Washington needs for economic development and is of a deeply kind of maritime piracy.” that Iran will defend its borders no matter what. peaceful nature,” Government spokesperson Ali Rabiei “This maritime piracy will definitely not be tolerated He highlighted Iran’s capability in manufacturing the said in a tweet after Iran announced further reductions to by the Islamic Republic,” he said, highlighting the long military equipment it needed, saying “we spare no JCPOA commitments as its 60-day deadline for the record of combating piracy. effort to defend the country’s borders.” European signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal expired. Iranian supertanker Grace 1 was boarded and Taking the podium after Hatami, Chief Commander of In the second stage, Iran said it would increase the purity impounded by Gibraltar police and customs agencies, the Iranian Army Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi of its enriched uranium, no longer sticking to the aided by a detachment of British Royal Marines, on said Monday that the Islamic Republic was not after 3.67% limit it had agreed to in the deal. Thursday at the U.S. request in the Strait of Gibraltar. war with any country, but it would give a “crushing Rabiei went on to add, “the Leader’s fatwa on a decisive Later in the day, Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned response to any act of aggression”. ban on all shapes and forms of weapons of mass destruction Britain’s ambassador to the country to express its strong “The Islamic Republic of Iran, as it has been repeatedly at all stages (possession, storage and proliferation) serves as IRAN NEWS NATIONAL DESK protest at the move. announced, is not after a war with any country, but it has our guideline. Iran, based on this fatwa, is at the front line At the Foreign Ministry, Rob Macaire was told that learned very well how to defend itself,” he said. of making efforts for a Middle East and a world free from TEHRAN - Judiciary Chief Seyed Ebrahim Raeisi nuclear weapons.” says the UK, aware of Iran’s power, should release the detained Iranian supertanker in Gibraltar as Iran Not Subject to Any European Oil Embargo soon as possible, otherwise, it will face the consequences of its illegal act. TEHRAN (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif questioned the legalities of the UK seizure of an Iran-operated Trading Bitcoin Illegal “I suppose the British and many other Europeans oil tanker, saying Iran is not subject to any European oil embargo and EU is against extraterritoriality. are well aware of the Islamic Republic’s capacities “Iran is neither a member of the EU nor subject to any European oil embargo. Last I checked, EU was against TASNIM* - The sale and purchase of Bitcoin is illegal in and power and should release the illegally seized extraterritoriality. UK’s unlawful seizure of a tanker with Iranian oil on behalf of #B_Team is piracy, pure and Iran, an official with the Central Bank said, warning against tanker as soon as possible,” Raeisi said on Monday. simple. It sets a dangerous precedent and must end now,” wrote Zarif in a tweet on Monday. advertisements luring people into trading the cryptocurrency. “It is for their own benefit, otherwise, they should The same sentiment was shared by Co-Chair of European Council on Foreign Relations, Carl Bildt, whose tweet The Central Bank of Iran’s deputy governor for new await the consequences of this illegal measure and was seconded by Zarif. In the tweet, Bildt wrote that “The legalities of the UK seizure of a tanker heading for Syria technologies, Nasser Hakimi, said it is illegal to trade violation of the international pacts,” he stressed. with oil from Iran intrigues me. One refers to EU sanctions against Syria, but Iran is not a member of EU. And EU Bitcoin, a cryptocurrency and a form of electronic cash The official rebuked the Europeans’ double as a principle doesn’t impose its sanctions on others. That’s what the US does.” that is growing in popularity across the world. standards regarding the international rules and On early Thursday morning, British Royal Marines in Gibraltar stormed an Iran-operated 300,000-tonne Grace He also cautioned people against the advertisements and rights, saying, “How come those who brag about 1 supertanker and detained it, accusing it of carrying oil to Syria in possible violation of the European Union’s marketers of pyramid style network companies that respecting international laws remained silent when sanctions on the war-torn Arab country. promote Bitcoin like a tree with gold coins in the the ISIL terrorists looted the Iraqi and Syrian oil, Iran has condemned the move as “piracy” and summoned Britain’s ambassador in protest over it. Adventures of Pinocchio. but now, they seize an Iranian tanker, which is The Supreme Council on Countering Money Laundering lawfully passing through international waters?” has prohibited the sale and purchase of Bitcoin in Iran, Raeisi called on the UK to abandon such hostile Hakimi noted, adding that a distinction should be drawn acts, which are conducted “on behalf of the U.S.”. Tehran Urged to Take Legal Action Against UK between production and trade of cryptocurrencies. The official also warned Bitcoiners about the legal risks British Royal Marines in Gibraltar stormed an TEHRAN (FNA)- Former Iranian Vice-President for Legal Affairs Elham Aminzadeh underlined that the country should of trading in the digital currency and the substantial Iran-operated 300,000-tonne Grace 1 supertanker launch litigation at the UN bodies against Britain for its seizure of an Iranian oil tanker in the Strait of Gibraltar and adopt fluctuation in its price. and detained it on Thursday, accusing it of carrying reciprocal measures against the British vessels in the Strait of Hormuz if legal moves fail to produce any result. oil to Syria in possible violation of the European “The British have interfered in Iran’s trade and oil affairs and in other words distorted Iran’s oil trade and they Union’s sanctions on the war-torn Arab country. also damaged the national interests of the country of origin and the country of destination, and Britain’s move is According to Gibraltar authorities, the 28 violation of the nations’ human rights,” Aminzadeh said on Monday. INSTEX an Instrument to crewmembers, who are nationals of India, Pakistan She said that Iran and the country which was due to receive the oil are entitled to file a complaint with the international and Ukraine, are currently staying aboard the tanker, bodies, including the UN, against Britain, adding that if the UN procrastinates or Britain defies the UN order, then Iran Kill Iran’s Opportunities along with local police and customs officers can embark on a reciprocal move to seize a British tanker. “In such a case, Iran is allowed to adopt reciprocal measures FARS* - Rapporteur of the Iranian parliament’s National boarding the vessel for a period of a probe. against tankers which carry oil for Britain through the Strait of Hormuz,” Aminzadeh said. Security and Foreign Policy Commission Seyed Hossein Naqavi Hosseini blasted Europe for collaborating with the U.S. to kill Iran’s chances through making unreal FM Receives New Bolivian and Afghan Ambassadors promises within the framework of the INSTEX. “The Europeans have left their nuclear deal undertakings TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif IRAN NEWS NATIONAL DESK Later Zarif held talks with Afghanistan’s new ambassador and made some promises about the supply of food and yesterday received new ambassadors of Bolivia and to Tehran Abdul Ghafoor Liwal. drugs under the INSTEX (EU-proposed Instrument in Afghanistan as the new diplomats submitted their copies of credentials. The two diplomats highlighted the cultural, lingual and religious values Support of Trade Exchange) but these promises have not Bolivia’s new ambassador to Iran Romina Pérez Ramos has submitted a shared by the two neighbors. Referring to the centennial of establishment of political been kept and they seem to be after burning the Islamic copy of her credentials to Mr. Zarif. and diplomatic ties between Iran and Afghanistan, the two sides also discussed the Republic of Iran’s opportunities in a coordinated scenario During the meeting, the two sides immediate finalization of a with the U.S.,” Naqavi Hosseini said. highlighted the common stances of comprehensive document on He referred to Iran’s recent measures to modify its Iran and Bolivia in international strategic relations between nuclear deal undertakings, and said, “The Islamic bodies and the will of high-ranking Tehran and Kabul. Republic is entitled to use its legal capacities in the officials of the two countries to They also exchanged views nuclear deal and the recent two steps are based on develop relations between Tehran on the significance of stability paragraphs 26 and 36 of the nuclear deal.” and Sucre. and security in Afghanistan. In Naqavi Hosseini advised the Europeans to stop voicing They also discussed the importance of the meeting, Liwal submitted a concern about Iran’s measures and instead put into effect promoting political, economic and bilateral copy of his credentials to the their nuclear deal undertakings to persuade Tehran to relations between the two countries. Iranian top diplomat. remain committed to the agreement. TUESDAY, JULY 09, 2019 DOMESTIC IRAN NEWS 3

Noon (Zohr) 13:09 57. Say: “No reward do I ask of you for it but this: Evening (Maghreb) 20:43 that each one who will may take a (straight) Path to his Lord.” PRAYER TIME 58. And put thy trust in Him Who lives and dies not; and celebrate his praise; Tomorrow’s Dawn (Fajr) 04:12 and enough is He to be acquainted with the faults of His servants;- Tomorrow’s Sunrise 05:56 Surah 25. The Criterion, The Standard ( 57 - 58 ) Tehran Urges Rome to Remove Hurdles In Way of Economic Cooperation Swiss Universities Eager to IRAN NEWS ECONOMIC DESK Expand Cooperation With Iran TEHRAN (FNA)- Chancellor of Iran’s Sharif TEHRAN – Head of Iran’s Chamber of Commerce yesterday urged University of Technology Mahmoud Fotouhi said that during his recent visit to Switzerland he was Italian government and embassy to remove hurdles in way of informed by his Swiss counterparts that the expanding bilateral economic cooperation, underlining that Iranian universities and academic centers of the European business activists are keen to cooperate with their Italian counterparts. country are enthusiastic to broaden cooperation with Iranian universities. Speaking in the meeting of Iran-Italy Joint Chamber of Commerce in Tehran, Gholam-Hossein cooperation between Italian and Iranian companies. Referring to his recent visit to Switzerland, Fotouhi Shafei said that the chamber expects Italian government and embassy to become more active The ambassador said that the activities of the joint chamber in fact show that there said that Switzerland’s universities are interested to and impressive than before and to boost its cooperation with Iranian counterpart in order that the is high interest for cooperation between the two countries and based on the available exchange professors and students and to develop ground for more economic cooperation is paved. data, Italy is one of the major trade partners of Iran. scientific cooperation with Iranian universities. He added that Iran and Italy have good economic and political relations and emphasized that Expressing his satisfaction over the eagerness of Iranian and Italian private sectors Fotouhi mentioned that most universities in expansion of economic ties would strengthen political ties, too. for cooperation, the envoy said Italian embassy is ready for offering any kind of Switzerland, specially two technical and He pointed to the statistics and added the figures show that the number of dispatched cooperation in this due. engineering universities, have expressed their delegations between both countries is good and it is an indication to the special “We are in a special condition created as the result of sanctions pressure on both interest in exchanging professors and students, relation of both states. sides and under the current condition Iranian and Italian governments and private adding that Sharif University of Technology Shafei also underscored efforts of the governments to confront restrictions from the sanctions, sectors have a double responsibility to remove the barriers”, he stressed. already cooperates with universities of this adding that in this condition, the chamber expects Italian government and embassy to take more Ahmad Pour-Fallah, the chairman of Iran-Italy Joint Chamber of Commerce, for his country and hope to expand cooperation. steps for having positive impact on the joint co-operations and resolving the problems. part, expounded upon the activities of the chamber over the past year and said that Iranian universities have established broad Italian Ambassador Giuseppe Perrone, for his part, said the ground is expanded for the number of chamber members has increased in the past year. academic cooperation with counterparts from different countries. Last month, An Iranian research center, Iranian Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies (IIHCS), Iran Develops Iraq Lifts Visa Requirement for Iran’s Arba’een Pilgrims signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a TEHRAN (IFP) - Iraq has removed visa requirements for Iranian pilgrims going to the Arab country for Arba’een German university, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB), rituals based on an agreement signed by the two sides in Tehran. to conduct joint research projects and expand academic The deal was signed by Iranian Deputy Interior Minister Hossein Zolfaqari and his Iraqi counterpart in a meeting cooperation, as the two countries have reached Own Android held in Tehran on Monday morning. countless agreements of similar content in the past Based on the deal, from now on Arba’een pilgrims can enter Iraq with their passports and letters of insurance. couple of years. The long-awaited agreement came after repeated calls by Iran for a visa-free regime in order to facilitate the visit of Iranian pilgrims to the neighboring state. The Arba’een mourning ceremony is one of the largest religious gatherings in the world. It marks the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of the grandson of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), Imam Hussein (AS). Yazd Province Exports Each year, pilgrims, mainly from Iraq and Iran, travel long routes on foot to Karbala, where the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) is located. At $133m in Q1 Last year, around 20 million pilgrims from all over the world gathered in Karbala on Arba’een. YAZD (MNA) – More than 695,533 tons of non-oil commodities worth $132.7 million were exported from Yazd province, central Iran, during the first three months of the current fiscal (March 21- June 21), Iran’s Chabahar, Important for India a senior official at the Islamic Republic of Iran TEHRAN (IRNA) - Iran has developed its own Customs Administration said. Android operating system for mobile phones in CHABAHAR (IRNA) - The Ambassador was “The figures show an 11% and 17% growth in terms response to the Google moves to eliminate Iranian Indian ambassador to Iran speaking to the managing of value and volume, respectively, in comparison with applications in its Google Play Services. says Iran’s southeastern director of Ports and Maritime the corresponding period of last year,” Mohammad Iran has developed its own Android operating strategic port of Chabahar Organization of Iran (PMO) Hossein Salmani, the director general of Yazd customs, system for mobile phones in response to the enjoys considerable in Chabahar. said on Sunday. Google moves to eliminate Iranian applications in investment opportunities so it He also said that India’s The main products exported over the period were its Google Play Services. is important for India from Exim Bank could operate in construction materials, such as tiles and ceramics, steel “Google can’t eliminate the Iranian-made different aspects. the Iranian port. and glass products, iron bars and pistachio. operating system,” assured Iran’s Information, Gaddam Dharmendra made The Mumbai-based Exim Pakistan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Thailand, Turkey and Communication and Technology (ICT) Minister the remarks in a meeting Bank of India is a key player Syria were Yazd’s top customers in the first quarter, Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi on Sunday. held in southeast Iran on in the promotion of cross he added. He said that Iranian firm GLX has also produced Sunday with a number of border trade and investment. Salmani noted that some 13,555 tons of goods a smartphone that runs on this operator. “This will economic activists and India is already using the worth $38.178 million were imported through assure the Iranian users that they can publish their managers of Chabahar free trade-industrial zone. UCO Bank to handle the financial transactions with the province’s customs during the same span, up business applications on a safe platform,” Azari Chabahar can be attractive to neighboring countries’ Iran under the US sanctions. 40% in terms of tonnage and 27% in terms of Jahromi added. investors for its petrochemical and downstream India has leased the Shahid Beheshti Port in Chabahar value year-on-year. The new home-made Android Operating System industries, Dharmendra said in the meeting. for 10 years to handle its exports and imports to Yazd’s top exporters in the past three months were (OS) has been designed and developed by a group So, Indian investors will be informed of common Afghanistan, Iran and Central Asia. Turkey, China, Italy, UAE, Spain and Germany. of IT experts from the Sharif University of areas of investments in Chabahar as the strategic Behruz Aqai, Managing director of Ports and Technology, one of Iran’s top tech universities. Iranian port is near to India and it also enjoys Maritime Organization of Iran (PMO), called on The move comes also after Google said it won’t inexpensive energy, the ambassador added. India to further promote the Chabahar Port to attract support Android for Huawei phones following the Chabahar in southeastern Iranian province of Sistan- more Indian investment. US-China trade war. Baluchestan- neighbor to Pakistan and the Sea of Petrochemical sector and downstream industries can KSC to Hold Exhibition on Google eliminated various copies of Telegram, Oman- has considerable economic capacities that can be attractive for regional countries to invest in Chabahar popular in Iran, from its Google Play Services a flourish the southeast of the country after being Port, according to Dharmendra. Indigenized Parts and Equipment few months ago. developed completely.“Chabahar Port is the symbol of Aqai said the 1,200 hectares of land in Chabahar Free IRAN NEWS ECONOMIC DESK According to the Iranian minister, several Iranian new relations between Iran and India and all the efforts Trade Zone (FTZ) has been designated for construction business apps were also affected by the action. have been made to develop economic and trade ties,” of a petrochemical plant, saying the provincial PMO TEHRAN - Head of Public Relations Earlier, Apple had blocked and then removed said Indian envoy to Iran Gaddam Dharmendra in has selected a special area for loading and unloading Office of Khouzestan Steel Company Iranian apps from its App Store. Chabahar on Sunday. petrochemical products. Mr. Gholamreza Foroughinia says the company is to hold the first Iranian Border-Guards exhibition on indigenized parts and ECO Science Foundation Meeting Kicks off equipment in August. Reinforced With New Vessels Foroughinia said KSC as the IRAN NEWS ECONOMIC DESK second pole of steel production in BANDAR ABBAS (IRNA) - In a ceremony in the country is to hold an exhibition presence of Defense Minister Brigadier-General Amir TEHRAN - The 4th meeting of Board of Trustees members of the Economic Cooperation Organization Science on indigenized parts and equipment which is aimed at Hatami on Monday, Iranian border-guards were Foundation (ECOSF) kicked off Monday in the central Iranian city of Isfahan. boosting domestic products amid cruel U.S. sanctions. reinforced with new domestically-built vessels. Executive Director of the ECOSF, Komeil Hosseini told reporters that the executive committee of the foundation He added that regarding that this year is year of boon The Class Heidar vessels are the domestically will discuss the joint scientific plans. in production and enemies are exerting maximum manufactured prototype of the global class for He said that some 15 members plus 30 directors will meet on Tuesday at specialized forums. pressure on Iran’s industries, it is expected the rescue-and-relief operations at sea. The specialized meeting on Tuesday (today) will be held in presence of ministers of science and technology of exhibition to be a good opportunity for identifying part The technical specifications of the vessels including Pakistan and Iran, as well as the ECO secretary general and delegates from the member states. manufacturers in the country and preparing a program the speed, range of operation and the velocity passing Electing a new president for the foundation, discussing the for indigenizing them in the shortest time. through waves have been upgraded. scientific challenges of the member states and talks about the ECO Foroughinia further pointed to the approach of The vessels are 19.3m long, 4.6m wide with a height regional programs for science and technology are on the agenda of Khouzestan Steel Company in the steel and national of 2.8m. Some 510 mechanical, facility, electronic, the two-day meeting, he said. industries, adding that this policy has abundant navigation and telecommunication systems have been ECOSF is an inter-governmental organization comprised of 10 Muslim blessings for industries and indigenizing the installed on the new vessels. countries—Afghanistan, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, steel-manufacturing technology will lead to national Head of the Maritime Industries Organization of the Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Turkey and Iran. The main goal of pride and self-sufficiency. Iranian Ministry of Defense Brigadier-General Amir the foundation is to contribute to economic development with promotion of He invited all part-manufacturing companies, producers Rastegari said in the ceremony that all the designing science, technology and innovation. of materials and industrial activists to participate in the and construction stages of the new vessels have been ECO, embracing 360 million people (one fourth of the world Muslim population) exhibition which will be held for three days in August and made by Iranian experts. is the biggest economic body of the Muslim world. the international Fairground of Ahvaz. 4 IRAN NEWS INTERNATIONAL TUESDAY, JULY 09, 2019 Malta to Relocate Migrants Venezuela Opposition to On German Rescue Ship Meet Maduro Envoys

VALLETTA (Reuters) - Migrants on board a German rescue ship refused CARACA (Dispatches) - Venezuela’s opposition will meet with entry into Italy will be taken to a Maltese port before being relocated to other representatives of President Nicolas Maduro’s government in Barbados for European states, Malta’s prime minister said on Sunday. talks mediated by Norway, the parties involved said on Sunday, as part of The German-flagged Alan Kurdi, which has 65 migrants on board, efforts to resolve an ongoing political crisis. decided on Saturday to change course for Malta after a standoff with Opposition leader Juan Guaido, who has been recognised as the Italian government. Venezuela’s rightful leader by more than 50 governments, has said any It is the latest of several vessels carrying migrants that have faced problems talks must lead to a sustained solution to the crisis and cannot be used trying to dock in an Italian port in the past couple of weeks. by the Socialist Party to buy time. Amnesty Calls for UN Probe of Greek Conservatives Take Charge in Landslide Win Systematic” Philippine Drug War Killings MANILA (AFP) - Philippine President Rodrigo ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece’s opposition deeper austerity, he was forced into Duterte’s narcotics crackdown has become a conservatives returned to power with a signing up to another bailout months after “systematic” campaign of abuses, Amnesty International landslide victory in snap elections on his election, a decision which went down alleged on Monday, urging the United Nations to Sunday, and Prime Minister elect badly with voters. launch a probe into thousands of killings. Kyriakos Mitsotakis said he had a clear The handover will take place on Monday, The drug war is Duterte’s signature initiative and is mandate for change, pledging more after Mitsotakis’s swearing in as new heavily supported by many Filipinos, however the investments and fewer taxes. Prime Minister. nightly killings by police have provoked international The win appeared driven by fatigue with Sunday’s poll was the first national condemnation. In its second report on the crackdown years of European Union-enforced belt- election since the country shook off close since 2016, Amnesty said targets, mostly poor people, tightening, combined with high scrutiny by its European partners who are largely drawn from “drug watch lists”. unemployment, after the country almost loaned Greece billions in three bailouts. Those names are supplied by local officials who are crashed out of the euro zone at the height Tsipras signed up to the latest, in 2015, in “under immense pressure” from police to provide a steady of its financial travails in 2015. return for debt relief. stream of suspects, the London-based monitor said. Conservative New Democracy had a Mitsotakis, 51, assumed the helm of New “Worse still, individuals on watch lists appear to be commanding lead of 39.6 percent of the Democracy in 2016. Although he is placed on them indefinitely, with no means of getting vote based on 73 percent of the votes regarded as a liberal, his party also harbours delisted, even after they have gone through drug counted versus 31.6 percent for members with more right-wing views. treatment or stopped using drugs,” said the report. incumbent leftist Prime Minister Alexis Golden Dawn, an extreme right-wing Amnesty said it was impossible to determine how many Tsipras’ Syriza, the official interior party detractors accuse of having neo-Nazi people have been killed in the campaign, accusing ministry tally showed. sympathies, lost significant ground with Manila of “deliberate obfuscation and misinformation” Exit polls showed New Democracy winning between 155 and 167 seats in the 300 early results suggesting it may not reach the 3 percent threshold to parliament. that has left victims’ kin feeling helpless. member parliament, taking advantage of an electoral system which gives bonus seats “The basic reason (for the result) is the economy,” said analyst Theodore The government’s official toll is just over 5,300 to the frontrunner. Mitsotakis said in a televised address that the election outcome Couloumbis. “In the past 4.5 years people saw no improvement, on the contrary there suspects killed by police, but watchdogs say the true gave him a strong and clear mandate to change Greece. were cutbacks in salaries and pensions,” he said. number is quadruple that. “What we believe is most “I am committed to fewer taxes, many investments, for good and new jobs, and The focus now turns to Mitsotakis’s picks for the key economics ministries - important, in assessing the current situation, is the growth which will bring better salaries and higher pensions in an efficient state,” finance, energy, development and foreign affairs. He has been tight-lipped on choices systematic nature of the violations,” Amnesty’s East Mitsotakis said. during the campaign. Asia director Nicholas Bequelin told AFP. Tsipras said he respected the will of the Greek people. Mitsotakis will inherit an economy that is growing at a moderate clip - at a 1.3% Amnesty said the press has lost interest in the killings “Today, with our head held high we accept the people’s verdict. To bring Greece annual pace in the first quarter - and public finances that may fall short of targets while the government fails to investigate or provide to where it is today we had to take difficult decisions (with) a heavy political cost,” agreed with official lenders. adequate treatment programs for drug users. he told journalists. The Bank of Greece projects that the 3.5% of GDP primary surplus target that “It has had the effect of creating a climate of total Tsipras took over from the conservatives in 2015 as Greece was at the peak of a excludes debt servicing outlays is likely to be missed this year and reach just 2.9% of impunity in the country, in which police and others are free financial crisis which had ravaged the country since 2010. Initially vowing to resist economic output. to kill without consequence,” it said. “There is sufficient evidence to conclude that crimes committed may constitute crimes against humanity,” the group added. Amnesty said it investigated the deaths of 27 people World Cannot Hong Kong Police Arrest over the past year in Bulacan, a province near Manila that has become “the country’s bloodiest killing field”. Shut China Out Six at Kowloon Protest HONG KONG (Reuters) - Police arrested six people during a demonstration in one of Hong Kong’s most Hekmatyar Opposes Idea of popular tourist areas on Sunday, where thousands of protesters sought to raise awareness among mainland Interim Regime in Afghanistan Chinese visitors about the political crisis that has rocked the city. Protest organisers said 230,000 people marched through the streets of Kowloon, across the harbour from Hong Kong’s Central business district, in the latest wave two systems” formula since its return from British to Chinese of demonstrations against an extradition bill that would rule in 1997, allowing freedoms not enjoyed in mainland BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the rest of the world must allow people to be sent to mainland China to face trial. China, including the right to protest and an independent co-exist, Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan said on Police put the number at 56,000 at its peak. judiciary. Critics say the extradition law could threaten Hong Monday, in an indirect jab at the United States with which Chinese censors have worked hard to erase or block Kong’s rule of law and its international reputation as an Beijing is currently trying to resolve a bitter trade war. news of Hong Kong’s biggest and most violent protests Asian financial hub. Some Hong Kong tycoons have already “China’s development can’t shut out the rest of the in decades amid fears they could inspire demonstrations started moving personal wealth offshore. world. The world’s development can’t shut out on the mainland. Hong Kong’s embattled leader Carrie Clashes broke out on Sunday as police moved to China,” Wang said in an opening address to the World Lam suspended the extradition bill after violent protests disperse some activists after they blocked roads following KABUL (Dispatches) - At a critical juncture in Peace Forum at Beijing’s elite Tsinghua University. last month when police fired rubber bullets and tear gas, the largely peaceful protest over the bill that has plunged Afghanistan for presidential polls in September, Wang also warned against “protectionism in the but she has rejected calls to scrap it. the former British colony into political turmoil. Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, former prime minister and name of national security”, without mentioning the Protests over the bill have now morphed into calls for On July 1, the anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to candidate to run in the upcoming election, adamantly United States, and called major powers to make more Lam to step down, investigations over what some Chinese rule, protesters besieged and ransacked the rejected Sunday the idea of an interim set-up in the contributions to global peace and stability. describe as excessive police force and greater democracy. legislative building in the heart of the city before being war-ravaged country. The Trump administration has accused China of Hong Kong has been governed under a “one country, driven back by police firing tear gas. Addressing a presser in the capital Kabul, the veteran engaging in unfair trade practices that discriminate against Jihadi figure stressed fair and inclusive presidential polls U.S. firms, forced technology transfers and intellectual alone can ensure peace and sustainability in the country. property rights theft, all charges Beijing has denied. Both Salvadoran President Says Four Years to Eradicate Gangs “… no Afghan including migrants, displaced persons sides have levelled increasingly severe tariffs on each and those who live in insecure areas should be excluded other’s imports.China has also been angered by U.S. SAN SALVADOR (AFP) - Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said on Sunday that security measures implemented from the election,” he said, stressing peace and sanctions against Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies by his government would do away with the country’s long-running gang problem in four years. sustainability can only prevail if the polls are held in a Co Ltd over national security concerns. “I believe that the blow we are going to give to this structure is a mortal blow. I do not believe that gangs as we fair and inclusive environment. Wang, who is extremely close to Chinese President know them now will exist in three or four years,” Bukele said at a press conference to evaluate the progress of the Hekmatyar -- who served as prime minister in an interim Xi Jinping and who only rarely speaks in public, first phase of a security plan launched last month. set-up in the 1990s before the country plunged into a reiterated China’s commitment to opening up. As part of the plan, Salvadoran security forces have been targeting extortion rackets run by gangs to deadly civil war -- underlined the only way for peaceful The world needs China just as much as China needs finance their operations. and proper transfer of power is through fair polls. the world, said Wang, who became vice president last Authorities have also declared a state of emergency in 20 prisons in the country, tightening the conditions of His remarks came as the U.S. and the Taliban are in year having previously lead Xi’s fight against deep- confinement and ordering mobile phone operators to block internet and cellphone reception in prison to keep gang Doha, Qatar for talks on peace Afghanistan. rooted corruption. “Large countries must assume their members from ordering killings and extortion while behind bars. On Saturday, the parties took a two-day break from responsibilities and set an example, make more Earlier this month, the government announced the second phase of the security plan that seeks the “territorial control” the talks to allow an intra-Afghan peace dialogue. contributions to global peace and stability, and of dozens of gang-riven communities while disrupting the recruitment of young people through social programs. Scores of political figures in the opposition are broaden the path of joint development.” he said. El Salvador is thought to have some 70,000 gang members, of whom around 17,000 are imprisoned. Most belong pushing for an interim set-up rather than the scheduled “Development is the key to resolving all issues,” to either Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) or its rival Barrio 18. polls ahead of a proposed peace deal with the Taliban, Wang told an audience that included senior Beijing- Bukele, who took office on June 1, called for the public which is an idea also vehemently rejected by President based Western diplomats and former European to collaborate with the government to stop gang violence. Ashraf Ghani. Council President Herman Van Rompuy. “We cannot overcome this scourge alone... This is a Meanwhile, the Election Support Group, an alliance Top representatives of the United States and China are unique opportunity we have to beat the gangs,” he said, of key donors such as the EU, Australia, Sweden organising a resumption of talks for this week to try to adding the security plan will include unspecified (on behalf of the Nordic plus), Germany, Japan, the U.K, resolve the year-long trade war between the world’s two measures to be rolled out in the coming years. the U.S. as well as NATO and the UN Assistance largest economies.The two sides have been in El Salvador has one of the highest rates of violent crime Mission in Afghanistan on Sunday urged the communication by telephone since last month’s G20 of any country not at war, with an average of 51 Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan to summit, when U.S. President Donald Trump and Xi homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in 2018, most of which continue making progress in its preparations for the agreed to relaunch talks that had stalled in May. are attributed to gangs. elections scheduled for Sept. 28, 2019. 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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank plans to cut 18,000 jobs in a sweeping, 7.4 billion euro (£6.63 billion) overhaul designed to turn around Germany’s struggling flagship lender The bank will also scrap its global equities business and scale back its investment bank. It expects a 2.8 billion euro (£2.51 billion) net loss in the second quarter as a result of restructuring charges. Deutsche Bank to Cut 18,000 Jobs Deutsche said that it would also cut its fixed income operations, especially its rates business. It will also create a new unit to wind-down unwanted assets, with a value of 74 billion euros of risk-weighted assets. Central Asia Reforms a Long, Sometimes Painful Process FAO Food Price BISHKEK (Dispatches) - The European Union continues to encourage Index steady in June democratic changes in Central Asia, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said, but she stressed that carrying out the reforms in the region is a ROME (Press Release) - long and “sometimes painful” process. Global food prices Mogherini made the comments in an interview with RFE/RL in Bishkek on July 7 declined marginally in as she wrapped up a two-day trip to Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan. June, as lower prices of “We accompany these countries in their reforms, changes. It’s not always a linear dairy products and trajectory, but the European countries themselves have an experience of difficult vegetable oils more transitions,” Mogherini said. than offset a significant She added that the EU has “the experience, the patience, the resources” to offer Central jump in maize Asian nations a “strong motivation” to move in the direction of democratic changes. quotations, and are Mogherini said the EU “constantly” raises the issue of political reforms, media now very close to their freedom, and human rights with Central Asian leaders and seeks to convince them level of a year ago, according that “improving a country’s human rights record” would boost its chance of attracting to a report by the Food foreign investments and enhance its international image. and Agriculture Organization Mogherini’s trip to Ashgabat on July 6 came as part of the EU’s opening of an of the United Nations released on Sunday. upgraded representative office in the Turkmen capital, the last of the five ex-Soviet The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly Central Asian nations without a full EU office. changes in the international prices of commonly In Ashgabat, Mogherini held meetings with Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid traded food commodities, averaged 173 points in Meredov, parliament speaker Gulshat Mamedova, and other officials. June, down 0.3 percent from May. The new EU office will have a full-fledged delegation status, an upgrade from the Mogherini to tell the Turkmen government that the new EU office “will spare no The FAO Cereal Price Index rose 6.7 percent in June, as liaison office that the bloc has had in Turkmenistan for several years. efforts to press for real human rights changes in the country.” expectations of much tighter maize export suppliers from Mogherini told RFE/RL that having permanent ambassadors in the capitals of Denber also called on Mogherini to press for the release of Gulgeldy Annaniyazov, the United States of America pushed quotations up for the five Central Asian countries, helps the EU “to monitor progresses or who was first arrested in 1995 for helping to organize a peaceful demonstration in maize and, as a spillover, also for wheat. Rice prices were problems on a daily basis.” Ashgabat, demanding democratic elections, and protesting economic hardship. broadly stable. The FAO Sugar Price Index in June was up Mogherini later traveled on to Kyrgyzstan, where she met her five regional Annaniyazov was subsequently released and left the country, but he was detained 4.2 percent from the previous month, strongly influenced counterparts and gave a speech at the EU-Central Asia Forum on July 7. again after his return in 2008. His prison sentence finished earlier this year, but he has by the Brazilian Real’s appreciation against the U.S. dollar. Asked about whether she raised the issue of political prisoners in Turkmenistan, one yet to be released. By contrast, the FAO Dairy Price Index decreased of the most tightly controlled countries in the world, Mogherini said freedoms and Philppe Dam, an advocacy director with Human Rights Watch, said Mogherini by 11.9 percent, marking its first decline in five rights were always essential topics of discussions. should use the meetings with Tajik officials to highlight what he said were the months, led by frail demand for cheese and butter. “We always raise the overall issue of the human rights standards, the rule of arbitrary arrests of more than 150 activists, journalists, lawyers, and opposition The FAO Vegetable Price Index declined 1.6 percent law, good governance, media freedom, and we signal individual cases figures in recent years. during the month, with palm oil and soy oil prices both whenever it’s necessary.” And he also called on Mogherini to urge Kyrgyz authorities to free Azimjan down on the back of sluggish global import demand and Ahead of her trip, rights activists urged Mogherini to focus on promoting Askarov, a rights activist who was sentenced to life in prison in 2010 after a trial that expectations of ample global supplies, respectively. human rights in a country whose government is considered one of the most was marred by irregularities. The FAO Meat Price Index increased by 1.5 repressive in the world. Mogherini also said that she had discussed Askarov’s case in her bilateral meeting percent from its revised value for May, driven by Rachel Denber, a top official with the U.S.-based Human Rights Watch, called on with Kyrgyz officials, but didn’t provide further details. strong import demand from East Asia for ovine, pig and poultry meats to offset domestic production shortfalls due to the spread of African Swine Fever. FAO also released the Cereal Supply and Demand Brief today, keeping its forecast for worldwide production in 2019 unchanged from June at 2 685 million tons. That UAE Tipped to Be Best Persian Gulf Economy in 2020 would mark a 1.2 percent increase from 2018, with the bulk of this year’s growth expected to come from higher DUBAI (Dispatches) - The slowdown in the UAE’s World Expo. Preparations for the exhibition will be production of wheat. economy due to a cut in oil production as part of the stepped up and there will be a sizeable boost to activity Worldwide wheat production should rise by 5.6 OPEC+ deal will be short-lived and the economy will once the Expo kicks off late next year. Annual tourist percent in 2019 to reach nearly 771 million tons, be the fastest-growing economy of the Persian Gulf arrivals are expected to reach as much as 20 million buoyed by record output in India. By contrast, global region next year, according to a new study. next year, compared to just under 16 million in 2018. production of coarse grains is expected to decline to 1 “Economic growth in the UAE will slow over the All else equal, this could boost overall GDP growth by 398 million tons this year, due to weak prospects in rest of this year due to the impact of oil production as much as 2.5 percentage points,” he said. parts of Africa, China, and especially the United States cuts. But preparations for the World Expo will help Earlier, the Central Bank of the UAE also revised of America. World rice output is forecast at 516 million to drive rebound in 2020 and we expect the down its growth forecast for 2019 in its first-quarter tons, close to the high level of 2018. economy to be the best-performing in the Persian report and forecast slower growth for the third and World cereal utilization in 2019/20 is expected to Gulf,” said Jason Tuvey, senior emerging markets fourth quarters at 2 per cent and 1.6 per cent, exceed 2 708 million tons, a 1.0 percent increase economist at Capital Economics. respectively. It predicted faster growth of 2.2 per cent from the previous year, with wheat and rice OPEC and its allies led by Russia agreed to extend oil for the first and second quarters of 2019. utilization growing faster than that of maize. output cuts until March 2020 on Tuesday, seeking to half of this year as oil production cuts weighed on FocusEconomics said in its latest update that the FAO lowered its forecast for world cereal stocks at the stabilize the price of crude as the global economy growth in the oil sector. The decision earlier last week UAE’s growth moderated but remained healthy in close of the 2020 seasons to 828 million tons, some 3.2 weakens and U.S. production soars. by OPEC+ to roll over its existing oil output agreement the first quarter, as OPEC+ production cuts in effect percent below their opening level. The decline is driven The UAE’s economic growth reached a two-year to the end of March 2020 means that this drag is likely since January dampened oil-sector growth, while by an expected 12.4 percent contraction in maize high of 2.8 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2018. to intensify. In Q4, weaker growth in the oil sector will non-oil activity picked up after a near-flat reading in inventories, with most of the reduction concentrated in However, this largely reflected stronger growth in the shave around 2.5 percentage points off year-on-year the fourth quarter, thanks in good part to higher China and the United States. Global wheat stocks are set oil sector as the country joined Saudi Arabia in raising GDP growth compared with Q3,” said Tuvey. government spending. to expand by 4.5 percent. Overall, the stock-to-use ratio oil production ahead of the re-imposition of US Capital Economics predicts crude will stay low at “Turning to the second quarter, the non-oil for cereals should remain at a relatively high level of sanctions on Iran. In contrast, growth in the non-oil $60 per barrel this year. sector appears to have made some positive strides... 29.6 percent for the 2019/20 period. sector weakened to just 0.2 per cent year-on-year, its “Heading into 2020, however, economic growth is data for Dubai also indicates healthy tourism, as well as World trade in cereals is now expected to rise by worst performance since 2009. likely to rebound. The drag from the oil sector will fade. a pick-up in construction activity in May due in large 2.0 percent to 415 million tonnes, with wheat trade “We think that GDP growth probably eased in the first And the non-oil sector will be bolstered by the 2020 part to the ramp-up of Expo 2020 projects,” it said. expanding at nearly twice the pace. Turkish Central Bank Chief Ousted for Refusing Rate Cuts UK Nears Recession as Brexit Deadline Looms ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan sacked the central bank governor for refusing the government’s LONDON (FT)- Recent economic data have shown further weakness in manufacturing sectors in most of the major repeated demands for rate cuts, Hurriyet newspaper on Sunday quoted Erdogan as telling a meeting with his party’s lawmakers. economies, including Germany where growth is now negative. Amid this generally sluggish global backdrop, one Governor Murat Cetinkaya, whose four-year term was due to run until 2020, was replaced by his deputy Murat big advanced economy looks in more danger of recession than most others. That country is the UK, where Uysal, a presidential decree published early on Saturday in the official gazette showed. economic activity data have been plummeting as the next Brexit deadline approaches on October 31. “We told him repeatedly in economy meetings that he should cut rates. We told him that the rate cut would help According to the latest Fulcrum nowcasts, UK activity growth has fallen to minus 0.8 per cent, compared with plus 1.0 inflation to fall. He didn’t do what was necessary,” Erdogan was quoted as saying. per cent as recently as mid May (see box). Since then, economic data have revealed downward steps in the annualized The daily Hurriyet said Erdogan gave his explanation for sacking Cetinkaya, almost a year before his term was growth rate on five successive occasions. As in other countries, some of these drops have come from the industrial sector, due to end, during a consultation meeting in Istanbul with the members of his ruling AK Party. with business surveys and official industrial production releases both contributing towards significant declines in “We weren’t on the same page,” Erdogan added. estimated activity growth. However, two Brexit-related developments have hit UK industry particularly hard. No official reason was given for the sacking, but government sources cited Erdogan’s frustration that the bank has kept its benchmark First, business sector investment in equipment and new building has strongly underperformed in Britain since the EU interest rate at 24% since last September to support the ailing lira currency. In a written statement on Saturday, Uysal said he would referendum result. Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England, last week said UK investment has fallen about 12 per cent independently implement monetary policy instruments focused on achieving and maintaining the primary objective of price stability. below the path that would have been expected from previous UK cyclical behavior, and from the experience in other economies Despite the new governor’s assurance, critics say the move once since 2016. This gap may continue to widen as Brexit uncertainties persist. Second, there was an increase in precautionary again showed that Erdogan was in full control of the monetary stockbuilding ahead of the first Brexit deadline on March 29, and some of these stocks have probably been shed by cutting policy, and that Turkey would witness a period of rapid rate cuts. output subsequently. There was also a temporary hit to industrial “The sacking of the governor of the CBRT by presidential decree production data for May as car factories brought forward their shows that Erdogan is in charge of monetary policy,” said Wolfango closures for annual maintenance. Piccoli, of the London-based political risk consultancy Teneo. It is unclear how far these “temporary” Brexit-related factors “The decision significantly undermines whatever will unwind before the end of October, but there seems little credibility the CBRT had left. It also signals that overall doubt that the industrial sector has already travelled into institutional degradation continues unabated,” he added. recession. Here the evidence is less clear cut but is becoming Under Turkey’s new executive presidency, which came into more concerning. According to the nowcast model, the past effect last year, Erdogan does not need cabinet approval to two CBI distributive surveys have both contributed towards change the central bank governor. A senior Turkish economist large downgrades to estimated activity growth. The most also said Erdogan’s surprise dismissal of Cetinkaya could recent services purchasing managers’ index for June fell to a further undermine perceptions of the bank’s independence. level just above stagnation in that sector. TUESDAY, JULY 09, 2019 WORLD NEWS IRAN NEWS 7

TEHRAN – A number of Iranian short films, including ‘Magralen’ by Maryam Zarei, have made it into the competition program of the 33rd Edmonton International Film Festival (EIFF) in Canada. The Iranian short films selected for the lineup of the Canadian film festival include: ‘Magralen’ by Maryam Zarei, ‘Driving Lessons’ by Marzieh Riahi, animated piece Iranian Short Films to Compete at Edmonton Festival ‘Greyish’ by Eghbal Shirzaei-Sani, and short documentary ‘Beloved’ by Yaser Talebi. Winners of best short film and best animation awards will qualify for the Academy Awards.

U.S., Not Iran... OPEC Plans Move to Seize Market Share From U.S. Shale FROM PAGE 1 The Saudi accusation comes as Iran itself is also harmed if the region’s energy security is threatened, he said. LONDON (Oil Price) - In what appeared to be one of the least heated meetings in Earlier on Tuesday, Al-Falih had told CNN Business recent years, OPEC and allies rolled over this week their production cuts into March that he’s “concerned though about the security of oil 2020, signaling that the oil market is still oversupplied and demand growth looks supplies from threats from state and non-state actors weaker at least for the rest of 2019. that we’ve seen.” OPEC’s mission to draw down excess inventories, if successful, would lead to He cited recent attacks on oil tankers and pipelines higher oil prices, which cartel members need to balance their budgets, most of which as well as drone attacks on Saudi facilities, and are overly reliant on oil exports. Yet, higher oil prices are inadvertently helping U.S. blamed Iran for such developments. shale production to continue growing, offsetting much of the barrels that OPEC is Elsewhere in his remarks, the Iranian minister said withholding from the market. It looks like the cartel aims for higher oil prices now the .U.S is currently the biggest threat to the world’s and will think of regaining market share later. energy security and stability. Currently, OPEC and its Russia-led non-OPEC partners in the production cut deal “The U.S. uses oil as a weapon. But they must focus on reducing inventories and boosting prices, even if this means ceding market determine whether it is a weapon or not. ... If it is, share and having OPEC’s share of global oil production drop to below 30 percent for While the immediate OPEC goal is clear, analysts question if these cuts could be everyone has the right to use it. The US cannot use it the first time since 1991, according to Bloomberg News estimates. sustainable in the longer term and what the cartel’s endgame is. itself, and tell others not to do so,” he added. But OPEC’s ‘free pass’ to U.S. shale will not last long, according to JP Morgan. In OPEC and allies “have no clear endgame other than to push back the inevitable The U.S. has turned from a major oil consumer into a the medium term, the cartel and its de facto leader and largest producer Saudi Arabia time in which the age of supply abundance can no longer be held back,” Ed Morse, major producer, Zanganeh said, describing it as one of the will reclaim market share from U.S. shale, JP Morgan’s head of EMEA oil and gas Global Head of Commodities Research at Citi, told CNBC. reasons for the US sanctions against Iran and Venezuela. research Christyan Malek told CNBC this week. The cuts are a “largely defensive” move, because the key drivers for OPEC+ producers The U.S. has increased its oil output by 3.6 million The Saudis and OPEC aim to “support oil while they are effectively pregnant with all now are their vulnerability to low oil prices and their insufficient revenues, Morse said. barrels per day, and that had not been anticipated in this economic growth and capital they have got to deliver. But, having said that, what we The extension of the OPEC+ cuts should be viewed as constructive, Warren OPEC’s calculations, and no one in the market are saying to the bulls is: Don’t get used to it,” Malek told CNBC’s Squawk Box Europe. Patterson, Head of Commodities Strategy at ING, said, expecting higher oil prices predicted the US would increase its output with such The cartel is now “two feet in the value camp” looking to boost oil prices, but the from here for the rest of the year. a pace, he noted. level of ‘acceptable’ price of oil is dropping, Malek said. Yet, the market was unimpressed with the rollover of the cuts, to say the least—oil “The U.S. needed to give a shock to the market so “The bar keeps falling, it is just very gradual. In a few years’ time I expect $50 to be prices reacted in the worst way in years to an OPEC meeting, plunging more than as to find a place for itself. Part of the sanctions is an okay oil price, at which point that could see Saudi and OPEC reclaim that market 4 percent, as concerns about demand continue to trump any bullish sentiment. aimed at letting the U.S. continue its shale oil share and then it becomes more competitive,” JP Morgan’s executive told CNBC. “Then there is also the issue of how sustainable these cuts will be in the longer production and development,” Zanganeh added. “I have no doubt in my mind that U.S. shale will peak, plateau and then decline like term, given that US producers will be more than happy to fill the void left by OPEC+ Speaking of the current state of Iranian refineries, every other basin in history,” Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said in cuts,” ING’s Patterson said. he said: “Our refineries have been operating at full tilt Vienna this week, as reported by Bloomberg. The higher the price of oil OPEC manages to squeeze from the market through the and we can export all petroleum products. Iran’s OPEC may have to wait at least half a decade to a decade for U.S. shale to peak, cuts, the more U.S. shale—encouraged by higher prices—will offset those cuts. petrol production would cross 110 million liters as many estimates put shale peak at around 2025 or later. OPEC’s endgame may not be clear, but its current goal of rebalancing the market which is a historical record. We have surplus But just waiting for peak shale to come is not sustainable for OPEC—the longer it (and propping up prices) comes with ceding ground to rival producers, most of all, production capacity for almost all petroleum products waits, the harder it will be to reclaim global oil market share. to U.S. shale. that are ready for exports.” “Unilateralism could cause OPEC demise. We do not stand on ceremony when dealing with fellow French Business Elite Spanish Hotel Chambermaids Fight Exploitation OPEC members.” He said the Minister of Energy, Industry and Cut Macron Slack for MADRID (AFP) - After protesting for years in front of hotels, a group of Spanish chambermaids has scored Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia, Khalid al Falih, victories in their struggle to end subcontracting of their services, which leaves them poor and exhausted. was a technocrat personality and what he said about Slower Reform Pace “We point accusing fingers at hotels by going right to their doors and shouting ‘exploitation here’, so they’re a Iran were not necessarily his own views. little scared of us,” says Myriam Barros, one of the spokeswomen of the group called “the Kellys”. Iran would seal deals for Azadegan Oilfield if Discreet at work where clients hardly see them slipping into rooms, they turn into “warriors” when they put on their developers stepped in, Zangeneh added. activist green t-shirts, the 40-year-old says. He said Iran lacked technical savvy to complete “The Kellys” movement -- a contraction of “las que limpian” in Spanish, or “those who clean” -- was born in South Pars Phase 11 whose development was planned 2014 on Facebook. An association followed in 2016. in a contract signed between by the National Iranian Since then, “they have managed to make visible to society the very hard work of more than 150,000 chambermaids,” says Oil Company (NIOC) and a consortium of Total, Gonzalo Fuentes of the CCOO union. Petropars and CNPCI. Total pulled out of the deal and The world’s second tourism destination, Spain beat a new record in 2018 with 82 million foreign visitors. China has not stepped forward. But the Kellys like to rock the boat. Iran has learned a lot from foreign developers in On Twitter, the movement’s Madrid section has warned holiday-goers: “Don’t stay in a hotel where the cleaning South Pars, Zangeneh said. is subcontracted.” “If you don’t do it for us, do it for yourself as the quality of (hotel) stars is no longer a guarantee He asserted that 17 offshore South Pars phases were AIX-EN-PROVENCE (Reuters) - Assailed by social and hygiene is only superficial.” launched under President Rouhani since 2013. unrest and lagging in opinion polls, French President Since Spain’s labor market reform in 2012, many hotels have sacked their employees and subcontract cleaning “CNPCI has so far failed to start developing Phase Emmanuel Macron has for now managed to cling on services to “multiservice” companies. 11 project in Iran. Petropars, as a member of the to a well of support from company leaders in France Barros says working conditions there are considerably worse than in hotels, with salaries down some 40 percent. project’s consortium, is to be assigned development even as his reform push loses momentum. She herself says she is “privileged”, employed by a four-star hotel in Lanzarote in the Canary Islands and paid of the project,” he said. Executives attending an annual economic conference in 1,600 euros ($1,800) a month. “China is a friend of Iran and the latter would not Aix-en-Provence were more than happy to cut Macron slack But she’s fighting for other chambermaids around Spain who are subcontracted and “clean more than 400 rooms opt for severing ties with China for foot-dragging in for the setbacks the 41-year-old’s pro-business overhaul of a month on average for 800 euros net.” projects. We are seeking alternative solutions.” the country has faced. “Macron made some mistakes but he They risk being fired if they protest or fall ill. He also said that Iran eyed 300,000 b/d oil recovery realised it and took measures to fix them,” a senior French But the protests are bearing fruit. In the southeastern resort of Benidorm, “eight hotels we denounced this winter from West Karoon Oilfields banker told Reuters at the conference bringing together had to give us two days of rest a week instead of one because the health and safety executive forced them,” says France’s corporate elite in the southern college town for a Yolanda Garcia, 55, the local spokeswoman for the Kellys. weekend of lofty debates about the state of the world. “But we still clean on average 25 to 27 rooms a day, with four beds a room often in the summer.” Macron... “The situation isn’t as bad as some think. He’s done Contacted by AFP, the Spanish Confederation of Hotels and Tourist Accommodation refused to comment. FROM PAGE 1 more in two years than other presidents did in five or As representative of the Kellys, Barros in March received the “TO DO Award Human Rights in Tourism 2019” 10 years,” the banker added. at Berlin’s international tourism fair in March. Mousavi said Iran is still open to negotiations with its Two years into his presidency, Macron’s reform agenda European partners, expressing the hope they would take has taken a backseat after several months spent rebuilding China... steps forward toward implementing their commitments. political capital and trying to quell anti-government If the European signatories to the nuclear deal do “yellow vest” protests. That included a series of FROM PAGE 1 not go beyond their “speech therapy”, Tehran will nationwide townhall debates and policy U-turns on issues take the next step more strongly, Mousavi said. like planned fuel tax hikes, as Macron also sought to Meanwhile France, Britain and Germany, the three European signatories of the 2015 nuclear deal “The third step will be taken in 60 days,” Abbas repair his oft-cited image as an arrogant leader. with Iran, have asked the Islamic Republic to reverse its decision to enrich uranium beyond the Mousavi told reporters. The former investment banker lost little time in his first limits set in the agreement. “If the remaining countries, particularly the Europeans, months in office overhauling France’s strict labour code The French government said that it was not going to trigger the nuclear deal’s dispute resolution do not fulfill their commitments and continue their to make it easier to hire and fire, as employers had long mechanism for now and would wait for a week instead for each side to come forward with their views speech-therapy and mere words, we will take a stronger urged, and also brought in tax cuts for investors and on the issue. steps,” he said, referring to the measures Iran has taken companies to encourage job-creating investment. “It’s not an option at this moment,” a source at President Emmanuel Macron’s Elysee office said of the to reduce its commitments to the nuclear deal known as But plans to reform unemployment insurance were mechanism, which sets off a process that could lead to the re-imposition of United Nations sanctions should the the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. only unveiled in June after months of delay, and a other parties – the EU3, China and Russia – agree that Iran has violated the agreement. The spokesman announced that the next meeting of the well-flagged pension overhaul now looks unlikely to The French Foreign Ministry also released a statement, demanding that Iran halt any activity “that breaches the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of happen before next year. Both moves are expected to 2015 nuclear accord,” and expressing “great concern” over Tehran’s decision to exceed the uranium enrichment Action (JCPOA) will be held late July and the exact date meet stiff resistance from unions, which could cap set under the deal. and place of it will be subsequently announced. become a problem for Macron after he rode roughshod About the fate of the two Iranian tankers, the over worker representatives in his 2018 overhaul of OPEC... spokesman said, “The tanker which is in Saudi Arabia indebted state-run rail company SNCF. had asked for help because of a technical defect.” “If there has been a mistake, it’s underestimating unions FROM PAGE 1 “Iran’s Foreign Ministry is following the case. The and employers federations,” economist Jean-Herve political, diplomatic and legal efforts on the other Lorenzi, who organises the Aix conference, told Reuters. Barkindo, who was re-elected at the Conference for another three-year term applauded the “Declaration of supertanker that was carrying Iran’s crude and seized “The social partners need to be brought into the process.” Cooperation” between the bloc and its oil-producing non-members and described it as a key factor in stabilizing by UK in Gibraltar are also underway,” he said. But few in business circles question Macron’s reform the oil market and ridding it of volatility and uncertainty. “We have summoned British ambassador twice. We intentions. “The unemployment insurance reform is According to him, since the cooperation became effective in 2016, the economies of member countries have responded have discussed the issue with some other European making progress, proposals on retirement should come positively. “To go forward we agreed to further institutionalize the partnership so that it will be a permanent feature in the diplomats, and all the required documents by have soon, there’s no underlying change,” Lorenzi added. energy landscape and hence the adoption of a Charter of Cooperation which provides us with a permanent platform of been presented to those who are following the case.” And with opponents on the right and left in working together,” he said. He said that Nigeria and other countries had signed the charter, but urged them to also ratify “We urge the UK government to release the tanker disarray, at least in parliament there are still few the document. The Charter will serve as a voluntary platform that brings together producers on board across the policy as we cannot accept the piracy that will only add to chances of any hiccups. and technical levels in a bid to continue to address all the challenges of the oil market and the energy landscape. the tensions,” he said. Rockets Eye Deal IRAN NEWS Melbourne 2020 F1 Opener For Westbrook Licence Holder: Sokhan Gostar Institute Set for March 15

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8 IRAN NEWS SPORTS TUESDAY, JULY 09, 2019 Belaili, Mahrez Star as Brazil Win First Copa Griezmann Defies Algeria Outclass Guinea Atletico Madrid ADRID (AFP) - AIRO (Reuters) - Superbly-taken goals from Atletico Madrid and Algeria’s Youcef Belaili and Riyad Mahrez set America Title in 12 Years M C France striker Antoine them on the way to a 3-0 win over Guinea on Sunday Griezmann delivered on his and a place in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter- threat and failed to show up finals, reaffirming their status as one of the favourites. for the club’s pre-season While the previous five last-16 ties had produced gathering on Sunday, a club a heady mixture of shocks, drama and comebacks, spokesman told AFP. Sunday’s match was straightforward as Algeria, yet “Griezmann had an to concede a goal at the tournament, won their official summons to be at fourth straight match. the club at 20.30 this The Desert Foxes were strong in defence, Sunday and when he did intelligent in midfield, ruthless in attack and played not present himself, we with a swagger that suggested they believe they are opened a file and will on course to lift the cup again. study the case,” said the spokesman. Belaili broke the deadlock after playing a one-two Griezmann, a Barcelona target, had already said he with Baghdad Bounedjah in the 24th minute and would not turn up, Madrid sports daily Marca Mahrez, following some sublime control, lashed reported on Saturday, with Atletico then telling AFP home the second just before the hour. that “it changes nothing”. “He us under contract Substitute Adam Ounas added the third on the with our club until 2023 and must resume training break in the 82nd minute, making him joint tomorrow like all the other players,” they added. tournament top-scorer with three goals alongside On Sunday evening, the club tweeted pictures of Senegal’s Sadio Mane and Nigeria’s Odion Ighalo. players arriving at Los Angeles de San Rafael Algeria, whose one previous title came in 1990, will where Atletico traditionally hold their pre-season face either Ivory Coast or Mali in the quarter-finals, training, including recent record signing Joao and coach Djamel Belmadi was not worried about Felix, a teenage Portuguese striker. their favourites tag. IO DE JANEIRO (AFP) - Ten-man Brazil held on to Brazil were in control and playing like champions “It doesn’t cost anything to believe in ourselves. We Rwin the Copa America on home soil despite Gabriel elect as Roberto Firmino found space on the left and said from the very beginning we were here to win,” he Jesus’s dismissal with a 3-1 victory over Peru on Sunday. crossed for Philippe Coutinho to stab wide. Murray Confident of Return told reporters. On Sunday, Algeria were quickly on the Jesus scored the decisive goal after a penalty from Peru Left-winger Everton was clever with his movement in attack as a ball floated over the Guinea defence was captain Paolo Guerrero canceled out Everton’s opener for dragging the athletic right-back Luis Advincula out of To Top of Men’s Tennis chested down by Bounedjah but he fired wide. hosts Brazil at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana stadium. position and Brazil’s left-back Alex Sandro found acres Guinea’s attacks mainly consisted of long balls A last minute penalty from substitute Richarlison of space to put in a deep cross that Firmino headed over. ONDON (Reuters) - aimed towards Jose Kante but he got little change sealed a win for Brazil which handed the South Just as it looked as if Brazil would stroll to victory, LFormer world number out of the Algerian defence. A period of sustained American giants their ninth Copa triumph and first Peru went on the attack and a Christian Cueva cross one Andy Murray has been Algeria pressure led to the first goal. since 2007. Jesus’s evening went sour 20 minutes hit the arm of a sliding Thiago Silva, giving Peru a buoyed by his return to tennis First Bounedjah shot wide from eight metres and from time as he was sent off for a second booking. penalty that was confirmed after a VAR review. after career-saving hip Guinea escaped again when Ismail Bennacer The Manchester City striker was in tears as he left Guerrero sent goalkeeper Alisson the wrong way from surgery and is confident he produced an acrobatic volley which was saved by the field, making obscene hand gestures, angrily 12 yards and Peru were back in it just before half-time. can retake his place among Ibrahima Kone. kicking a water bottle and almost knocking over the But they paid for their lack of guile and experience the men’s elite. But there was no let-off from the next superbly trophy plinth. Brazil’s players rallied after the with almost the last kick of the half as Arthur was The 32-year-old, who has executed move as Belaili exchanged passes with dismissal however to claim a battling victory. allowed to drive at the defence from midfield following been playing doubles since Bounedjah before slotting a low shot past Kone Earlier, after a minute’s silence was held for bossa nova a slip from Renato Tapia that left him space to attack. his return from hip from a narrow angle. legend Joao Gilberto -- who died on Saturday -- Center-back Carlos Zambano also slipped, allowing resurfacing surgery in After a scrappy start to the second half, Mady underdogs Peru made a confident start and didn’t appear Arthur to feed Jesus in the middle of the area and the January, had said ahead of the Australian Open that his Camara gave Algeria goalkeeper Rais Mbolhi overawed by either their opponents or the occasion. Manchester City striker made no mistake, finding the career was likely over as he struggled with severe pain. something to do with a long-range shot which he But it quickly became apparent that they were up bottom corner. Brazil had a few speculative shots at the “I know how bad I felt in Australia and how bad I turned over the bar. But Guinea were soon on the rack against more accomplished players. start of the second half but Silva, Dani Alves and Coutinho felt the last year that I played singles here, and I feel again. Bennacer found Mahrez with a pass across the Peru coach Ricardo Gareca had said on Saturday all failed to hit the target. After some wing trickery from better now than I did then,” Murray said in face of the penalty area and the Manchester City they needed to prevent Brazil from dominating Everton, Alex Sandro crossed but Firmino headed wide. comments published in The Times on Monday. player caressed the ball past a defender before sending possession, but that was easier said than done. Brazil were in complete control at this stage as Peru could “So if physically I can get back to a good level, my Kone the wrong way from 20 metres. Brazil started to stroke the ball around commandingly, hardly string two passes together. But the dynamic changed tennis is still fine. I’m sure that tennis-wise, I will be able Algeria spent the rest of the match stroking the and as they did that, they looked dangerous. Their opening 20 minutes from time as Jesus was given his marching to keep up with guys.” More male players aged 30 and ball around but there was time for a third when goal came from a piece of individual brilliance by Jesus, orders for a second yellow card after a late challenge on over have advanced to the fourth round at Wimbledon Youcef Atal won possession, burst down the flank whose drag back fooled two defenders, creating space for Cueva. The onus was now on Peru to attack and Miguel than under 30, and the Scot said he did not feel there was and laid the ball into the path of Ounas to score him to cross for the unmarked Everton to drill home at the Trauco brought a near post save out of Alisson while Edison anything to stop him from reforming the ‘Big Four’ with from close range. back post on the quarter hour. Flores fizzed a volley from outside the area just wide. Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic. FIFA Boss, Macron Dos Santos Powers Booed at World Cup Mexico to Eighth Final Ceremony Gold Cup Title YON (Reuters) - The crowd at the women’s World Cup EXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico’s Jonathan dos Lfinal booed FIFA chief Gianni Infantino and French MSantos scored in the 73rd minute to give his side president Emmanuel Macron as United States fans demanded a 1-0 win over the United States in the CONCACAF equal pay for the players after their team claimed a fourth Gold Cup final on Sunday. global title by beating the Netherlands 2-0 on Sunday. The victory over the defending champions at Chicago’s Macron and Infantino, the head of soccer’s world Soldier Field earned Mexico a record-extending eighth title governing body, were turned on by the supporters as at the biennial tournament, which crowns the continental they approached the ceremony podium — a sharp champions of North America, Central America and the contrast with the hero-like reception given to player of Caribbean. “This was what we came here for” said Mexico’s the match Megan Rapinoe by the 57,900 crowd. Andres Guardado. “We did it and in an unforgettable setting. Despite a recent rebound, Macron’s popularity was last at 38 percent in an Ifop poll, up 15 points since a low in We’re very happy. The whole team was spectacular.” December at the peak of the anti-government yellow-vest crisis. Mexico took control midway through the second half and got their goal when Dos Santos received a back-heel U.S. captain Rapinoe, the leading voice for equal pay in a sport where the men are far better paid than the women, pass from Raul Jimenez and fired home off the underside of the bar. scored the opening goal with a VAR-awarded penalty in the 61st minute at the sold-out Groupama Stadium. The United States had a series of corners late in the game and in the 87th minute one delivery caused havoc in Rose Lavelle rounded off the victory eight minutes later as the Americans added to their 1991, 1999 and 2015 world titles. the Mexico box but Hector Moreno made a big block with his face to preserve their lead. After the game Rapinoe told reporters: “I think everyone is ready for this conversation and move to the next step. The hosts threw everyone forward in the two minutes of stoppage time but Mexico held firm to reclaim the title I think we’re done with: ‘Are we worth it? Should we have equal pay?’.” they last won in 2015. Earlier this year, members of the U.S. squad were named as plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the national soccer “I thought we had a good start to the game. If anything the beginning of the second half wasn’t what it needed federation alleging gender discrimination. to be,” said American midfielder Michael Bradley. It was filed in federal court last month and says the women are not paid the same as their male counterparts. “They were able to get some momentum and got their goal. Tough way to lose.”