WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 Pages Price 50,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 42nd year No.13731 Sunday AUGUST 9, 2020 Mordad 19, 1399 Dhul Hijjah 19, 1441 Iran standing by Iranian researchers Azmoun most decorated Iran’s National Orchestra the Lebanese in the extract antibiotics from Iranian player in releases “Song of Humanity” painful tragedy 2 marine sediments 9 European leagues 11 in honor of health workers 12 Iran urges UN to hold U.S. accountable for ‘adventuristic’ airliner harassment Whoever is responsible Iran has urged the UN to hold the Unit- ican F-15 fighter jets in Syrian airspace. ed States accountable for harassment of In response to the U.S. warplanes’ “of- an Iranian passenger plane by two U.S. fensive and hazardous maneuvering” and warplanes over Syria last month, calling in order to save the passengers’ lives, the it an “adventuristic act” and “unlawful.” pilot had to change altitude abruptly caus- In identical letters sent to UN Secretary ing injuries to those onboard, he added. must be tried General Antonio Guterres and the Security Takht-Ravanchi also noted that in Council on Friday, Iran’s Ambassador to line with provisions of the Convention See page 10 the UN Majid Takht-Ravanchi complained on International Civil Aviation, the Civil that Mahan Airlines Airbus A310, which Aviation Organization of Islamic Republic had taken off from Tehran and was heading of Iran had contacted Syrian authorities to Beirut on July 23, “was aggressively and and called for “a prompt and accurate unexpectedly intercepted” by two Amer- investigation” into the incident. 2 Govt. raises $3.6b by selling stocks TEHRAN — Head of Iran’s Planning and trillion rials (about $2.83 billion) of cap- Budget Organization (PBO) has said that ital market revenues for the mentioned offering shares of state-owned companies four months. has brought the government 160 trillion According to the official, in the face of rials (over $3.6 billion) in the first four the U.S. sanctions and the global reces- months of the current Iranian calendar sion caused by the coronavirus pandemic, year (March 20-July 21). Iranian oil exports have declined and oil According to Mohammad-Baqer No- revenues have fallen, so the government bakht, the mentioned earnings came as is offsetting the budget deficits through the government had foreseen only 119 other sources. 4 Palestinian film events seek better ties with Iran Resistance festival TEHRAN — The organizers of the 16th ma newspaper, has expressed his thanks edition of the Resistance International to the organizers of the event and called Film Festival have said that some Pales- upon them to sign a memorandum of un- tinian film events are seeking better ties derstanding, the organizers announced with the Iranian festival. on Friday. In a letter sent to the Resistance festi- The Red Carpet Human Rights Film val executive Ahad Mikailzadeh, Mofeed Festival in Gaza presents short, feature, Abu Shamala, the CEO of the Red Carpet documentary and animated films on re- Human Rights Film Festival in Gaza who gional and global humanitarian issues. The File photo is also the chief editor of Gaza’s Al Mujta- first edition took place in May 2015. 12 ARTICLE Italian embassy responsible for depicting Tehran- U.S. protests: Protests rock Portland, mayor Salman Parviz Rome ‘so deep and complete’ cultural ties: envoy says tumult helps Trump Journalist By Afshin Majlesi by Iranian and Italian artists. By staff & agencies to leave. They had said earlier that they believed Italian ambassador to Tehran Giuseppe Perrone Briefing on the history of archaeological ties Violent clashes this week between protesters the intent of the crowd was to vandalise and has said that his embassy is highly responsible for between the two nations, the envoy said: “Ar- and police in the United States city of Portland, burn the precinct. First Phase III depicting the richness of so deep and so complete chaeology is one of the most traditional areas of Oregon, have ratcheted up tensions in the city Police cleared the area around the precinct cultural ties, which have long been developed cooperation between Italy and Iran … Last, in days after an agreement between state and fed- of demonstrators, at times running at the crowd Covid-19 vaccine between the two nations. November, we celebrated 60 years of our joint eral officials appeared to bring calm. to push people away. Smoke canisters were also “I think because our cultural ties are so deep missions, which has been quite an achievement Demonstrators continued to rally in the west deployed, news outlets reported. Portland police trials begin in UAE and so complete in every area, we do have a because over sixty years many Italian archaeol- coast city on Thursday night, hours after the said some demonstrators in the group laid ties AE Ministry of Health and responsibility to showcase this richness and to ogist missions came to Iran and did important city’s mayor decried the unrest that has roiled made of rebar in the street that caused damage Prevention announced it is tell people the story of this important connec- discoveries, working with Iranian archaeologists Portland since George Floyd was killed. to police vehicles. hosting world’s first Phase tion that has always existed between Italy and and learning how to work together.” “You are not demonstrating, you are attempt- Demonstrators and journalists have shared U Iran in different areas, so we look forward to The ambassador stressed the need for greater ing to commit murder,” Mayor Ted Wheeler said on social media images of police forcefully ar- III clinical trials of an inactivat- ed vaccine to combat coronavi- our future projects which are going to be quite archaeological cooperation as the two countries on Thursday in a hastily called news conference resting protesters and pushing journalists as rus Covid-19 pandemic, reported amazing as well.” are “heirs to ancient civilizations.” alongside Portland police chief Chuck Lovell. they covered demonstrations. various media outlets on August Perrone made the remarks late on Wednesday “Archaeology is certainly an area for us that Wheeler also warned that the city anticipated “Don’t think for a moment that if you are 5. According to the Gulf News, in his residence during an exclusive interview is extremely important because it tells the world more “attacks on public buildings” in the im- participating in this activity, you are not being the vaccine was developed by Abu with the Tehran Times on the sidelines of an how our countries are heirs to ancient civilizations mediate future. a prop for the re-election campaign of Donald Dhabi-based G42 Healthcare and unveiling ceremony of the first episode of a joint and this extremely important because it is part of According to al Jazeera, On Thursday night, Trump - because you absolutely are,” the mayor Sinopharm GNBG. video-theater project “8 1/2 Theater Clips: How identity, it’s part of who we are, and it helps us to Portland police declared an unlawful assembly had said. “If you don’t want to be part of that, better connect with one another.” outside a precinct and protesters were ordered then don’t show up.” In the UAE 61,606 cases have been the Pandemic Changed our Lives”co-performed 8 10 confirmed until August 6, with 55,385 recoveries and 353 deaths. The third phase follows the success Why Imran Khan didn’t make it S. Arabia, U.S. want of the first two phases of tests conduct- ed by state-owned pharmaceutical Bei- TEHRAN — In a bid to calm tensions in the Riyadh began in October 2019, when he paid tween the Pakistani prime minister and Irani- Iraq to be hostile to jing-based Sinopharm in China, which region, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan visits to Iran and Saudi Arabia in a bid to find an officials, whose main goal was to deescalate resulted in 100 percent of volunteers made efforts to mediate between Iran and Saudi a common ground between the two countries. long-simmering tensions between Riyadh and Iran, al-Nujaba says generating antibodies after two doses Arabia, but his efforts ended in deadlock due to Imran Khan paid a visit to Iran to defuse ten- Tehran. Earlier in September, Imran Khan had By Mohammad Mazhari the Saudis’ unwillingness to fundamentally solve sions in the region, according to a statement met with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on in 28 days. Around 15,000 volunteers TEHRAN — On June 27, Britain’s ambassador to are needed to conclude the Phase III disagreements with Iran, a former diplomat told issued by Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry at the time. the sidelines of the 74th UN General Assembly the Tehran Times. “As part of his initiative to promote peace meeting in New York. Iraq, Stephen Hickey, who has served in the post scientific research phase before taking since last September, posted a tweet against what the vaccine to the market. The Pakistani prime minster has recently said and security in the region, Prime Minister Imran In an attempt to prevent what Imran that he is still mediating between Iran and Saudi Khan will be undertaking a visit to Iran on 13 Khan called war between Iran and Saudi he called “militia groups.” Phase III trials are open to individual Hickey incited Iraqi people to turn their backs volunteers aged between 18 and 60 Arabia to deescalate tensions in the region. His October 2019,” the statement said. Arabia, Pakistani officials, including the efforts to defuse tensions between Tehran and This was the second high-level meeting be- prime minister, 2 on Hashd al-Shaabi, accusing the organization of living in the UAE and will last three strengthening its grip on the war-torn Iraq.