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16 Pages Price 20,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13268 Monday DECEMBER 3, 2018 Azar 12, 1397 Rabi’ Al awwal 25, 1440 Iran’s defense Majlis, administration Hanachi sworn Orientalist Henry Corbin power bears have consensus over in as Tehran mayor subject of “The Eastern”

message of peace 2 national security issues 2 12 director’s new film 16 Tehran set to host anti-terror conference POLITICS TEHRAN — Tehran is es of participants, adopt new and effective deskset to host a conference regional approaches, promote regional co- of six regional countries on ways to combat operation, and push for the establishment Iran missile the threat of terrorism and coordinate of broad-based and sustainable peace and counterterrorism efforts. development, Tasnim reported. The conference will be held from The previous meeting was held in Is- December 7 to 9. Parliament speakers lamabad, Pakistan, in December 2017. from Russia, Turkey, China, Pakistan, The proposal to hold such meetings and Afghanistan will participate at the was put forward by Pakistan’s Parliament conference. speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq during the sec- test not a The conference is aimed at weighing plans ond meeting of parliament speakers from to combat terrorism, share the experienc- Eurasian states in Seoul in June 2017.

Iranian teams scoop up awards at ‘violation’ of Intl. Conference on Social Robotics TECHNOLOGY TEHRAN – Iranian competed in two categories; Inno- deskresearchers won prizes vation in software, applications and at the 10th International Conference on interaction modalities and innovation Social Robotics (ICSR 2018), which was in hardware, design and interfaces at held from November 28 to 30 in Qing- the conference. dao, China. In the section dedicated to the innova- UNSCR 2231 Robotics teams from 15 countries tion in software, applications and interac- including Spain, Qatar, Italy, Japan, tion modalities, the Iranian scholars won Tehran responds to Pompeo: Australia, France and South Korea the first and second prize. 10 UN has not banned Iran’s missile U.S.-led coalition strikes kill 206 in program or tests Syria’s Dayr al-Zawr See page 2 A so-called monitoring group says more for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that than two hundred civilians lost their lives as many as 206 civilians were killed in the as the United States-led coalition purport- air raids last month. There were 77 people edly fighting the Islamic State in Iraq andf under the age of 18 among the fatalities the Levant (ISIL/Daesh) Takfiri terrorist in addition to 57 female victims. group carried out airstrikes on Syria’s trou- The U.S.-led air raids also resulted in the bled eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr in injury of hundreds of civilians, some of whom

File photo November. suffered permanent disabilities and had to The Britain-based Syrian Observatory have their limbs amputated. 13 ARTICLE Syria’s important message to the Zionists: The end of hit and run era ARTICLE Hanif Ghaffari By Ramin Hossein Abadian signal to the Syrian authorities that their access nese Hezbollah, is very real for Tel Aviv. The Abdouallah Shahbazi Political analyst TEHRAN — The Israeli military once again to Russian S-300 air defense missile systems Zionist authorities themselves are well aware Political analyst attacked the Syrian territory on 30 November, won’t prevent their illegal act in Syria. that if such a front is formed, they will have 2018. Syria’s official news agency SANA quot- This issue even led Netanyahu to personally a fate similar to what happened to them in ed a military source as saying that “Air defense visit Russia to persuade Moscow authorities not southern Lebanon in 2000. Bernie Sanders’s intercepted hostile targets over al-Kiswah and to deliver the S-300 missiles system to Damascus. The Zionist regime, quickly decided to strike Trenches in the downed them,” and that “the Israeli attack did Israeli strikes in Syria continued despite S-300 a deadly blow to the heart of the Syrian army hammer on the not achieve its goals.” missiles system delivery. to weaken the forces and prevent their future Champs Elysées, Russia’s Sputnik news agency cited a Syrian Worries about the reopening of moves in the Golan Heights. Trump’s head security source as saying that the “Syrian air the Golan Height Signs of solution in the Syrian crisis from the “Paris defense forces shot down an Israeli war plane Another issue that is worrying the Zionists is Another Israel’s concern, as well the U.S., ernie Sanders, the old American and four missiles.” Israeli military has refuted the reopening of the Golan Heights, where the Saudi Arabia, is signs of political solution to the Commune” to senator, and one of Democratic the news. Zionists have occupied for many years. Syrian crisis. Bnominees for the 2016 presidential Sending a message to Damascus Meanwhile, after removing the Israe- Earlier, the Syrian Foreign Ministry an- “Gilet jaune” election, continues to oppose U.S. President The Zionist regime has pursued several goals by li-backed terrorists’ position in the south- nounced that a number of Western and Arab Donald Trump. This confrontation started its recent attacks on Syria. Tel Aviv was trying to ern area of Syria, the threat of formation of countries had sent separate messages calling rance is the leader of the contempo- at the time Trump entered the White House send a message to Damascus government officials. the Golan Heights liberation front by Syrian for the resumption of diplomatic relations with rary revolutions, so long as the term (by early 2017). In fact, the Zionist authorities have attempted to resistance groups, with the presence of Leba- Damascus. 7 F“revolution”, in its new meaning, Sanders, in one of his most recent came to political culture largely through positions against the White House, called the successive French revolutions of the for an end to Washington’s support for Macron mulls state of emergency after worst unrest in decades late eighteenth and the first half of the Riyadh in the Yemeni war. Sanders also French President Emmanuel Macron rushed later on Sunday to consider declaring an Unknown Soldier, and avenues nearby nineteenth century. condemned Trump’s stance on the murder to the Arc de Triomphe on Sunday after one emergency to prevent a recurrence of the ri- where cars had been torched and luxury Gilet jaune , translated as the Yellow of Jamal Khashoggi. At any rate, Sanders’s of France’s most revered monuments was ots. The government is open to dialogue but shops pillaged. vests movement, refers to the high-visi- recent position against Trump has led to vandalized by rioters, with the government will not change course, spokesman Benjamin TV footage showed the interior of the Arc bility jackets that protesters have adopted the U.S. President’s concerns. considering a state of emergency after the Griveaux said. ransacked, a statue of Marianne, symbol of as a symbol of their complaint. French Sen. Bernie Sanders says it would be worst bout of unrest for years. A popular revolt over fuel tax hikes and the French republic, smashed, and graffiti law requires all motorists to carry these an “impeachable offense” if President Masked, black-clad groups ran amok high living costs erupted suddenly on Nov. scrawled on the exterior ranging from an- jackets in cars. Trump were to fire Robert Mueller the across central Paris on Saturday, torching 17 and has spread quickly via social media. ti-capitalist slogans to social demands and The movement began earlier this special counsel leading the federal probe dozens of cars and buildings, looting shops, Protesters have blocked roads across France calls for Macron’s resignation. month as a protest against the rising into ties between Trump campaign asso- smashing windows and fighting police in and impeded access to shopping malls, fac- Under heavy security, the French leader price of fuel, but later took on a wider ciates and Russia. the worst unrest the capital has seen since tories and some fuel depots. spoke with police and firefighters on one of the role, and the Gilets jaunes are now “I’ve been very reluctant to talk about im- 1968, posing the most formidable challenge On his return from the G-20 summit in avenues near the Champs Elysees boulevard, seen as symbols of the growing pop- peachment until we have all the information Emmanuel Macron has faced in his 18-month- Argentina, Macron paid an immediate visit with some bystanders cheering but more jeer- ular discontent with French President coming in from the investigation. But that old presidency. to the Arc de Triomphe, the 19th-century ing him, including yellow-jacketed protesters Macron. would be a major, major, major obstruction Macron and key ministers were to meet arch that towers over the Tomb of the chanting, “Macron, resign!” 13 In the second demonstration, on No- of justice. That would be an impeachable of- vember 24, the Champs Elysées, one of fense in my view,” Sanders said in an interview the most beautiful and famous avenues for The Intercept’s newly launched podcast in the world, turned into a trench scene “Deconstructed” released Friday. and clash with the police. The cost of In his tweet, Sanders was referring Jeff Satirist Abolfazl Zarui, rebuilding the Champs Elysées Avenue Sessions, Trump’s Justice Minister, and his after the street battle is very high. Only forced resignation. Trump fired Attorney known as modern the Dior luxury store has estimated its General Jeff Sessions, replacing him with loss one million euros. a loyalist who has echoed the president’s Zakani, dies at 49 The recent trenches on the Champs complaints about the special counsel inves- Elysées Avenue are reminiscent of the tigation into Russia’s election interference CULTURE TEHRAN – Abolfazl Zarui Nasrabad, an Iranian sat- famous rebellion recorded in history by and will now take charge of the inquiry. deskirist who became known as the modern Obayd Zakani the “Paris Commune”. The Paris Commune Sessions delivered his resignation letter due to the close similarity of his satires to those created by the renowned was a radical socialist and revolutionary to the White House at the request of the 14th-century poet, has passed away. He was 49. government that ruled Paris from 18 March Trump. As reported by the Hill, Trump Zarui, who lived alone, was found dead at his home in Ahmadabad to 28 May 1871. has long voiced frustration with the inves- Mostofi, 20 kilometers southwest of Tehran, Persian media announced Gilets jaune is a spontaneous and tigation into possible collusion between on Saturday night. unorganized movement that has risen the Trump campaign and Russia during He underwent heart surgery two years ago and was suffering from from the ordinary and the poor; people the 2016 presidential race, a probe that diabetes, poet Saeid Biabanaki, who is a friend of Zauri, told ISNA on who the fuel price has a serious impact has also looked at whether Trump tried Sunday. on their life. to obstruct the investigation. He wrote under pseudonyms such as Molla Nasreddin, Choghon- Unflattering label “president of the Anyway, Bernie Sanders does not intend dar Mirza and Naneh Qamar for over ten newspapers and magazines, rich” — has been affixed to the young to simply surrender to Donald Trump! including Hamshahri, Jam-e Jam, Entekhab, Zan and Banu. 16 leader, over his reaction. French Interior The fact is, according to polls conduct- Minister Christophe Castaner accused ed in 2016, Sanders had a much greater far-right leader Marine Le Pen of fan- chance of winning the U.S. presidential ning the protests in the capital which elections. Many Democratic voters believed she denied. that Sanders could have an important role Except for the far-right, the left-wingers in regulating power in America as a sym- are also trying to take the leadership of bol of change in the United States. 7 the Gilet jaune movement. 7 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y POLITICS DECEMBER 3, 2018 MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS U.S. will be Coalition Party warns joining Paris slapped hard if it does anything Agreement could be problematic wrong: general POLITICS TEHRAN — The sec- nothing helpful. deskretary general of the Citing a recent news article by Reuters, POLITICS TEHRAN — The U.S. and its allies will Islamic Coalition Party has called on the Habibi said that the EU-Iran trade mecha- deskbe “slapped in the face hard” in case government to weigh up the obligations of nism, even if established, may not contribute they do anything wrong against Iran, General Abolfazl the Paris Agreement against Iran’s national to Iran’s exportation of oil. Shekarchi, a senior spokesman for Iran’s armed forces, interests and act transparently in order According to Reuters, citing unnamed warned on Sunday. to avoid similar challenges faced in the European diplomats on November 28, though On recent threats of military actions against Iran by the past over cooperation with the Financial France and Germany are going to take joint U.S., Shekarchi said, “There are newcomers in America who Action Task Force. responsibility for the trade mechanism to are not fully aware of Iran’s power.” The Paris Agreement was made within minimize the risk of U.S. punishment, few According to IRNA, he said Iran will continue missile the United Nations Framework Convention believe the mechanism will cover oil sales. tests to build up its defense and deterrence capabilities. on Climate Change in 2015 to strengthen Therefore, the goals of the nascent trade mech- the actions and investments for combat- anism could be scaled back to encompass only ing climate change and decreasing green- less sensitive items such as humanitarian MPs not house-gas-emissions. and food products. Speaking on the sidelines of a summit of Habibi stressed that the remarks reveal interested in the secretaries of Islamic Coalition Party, that Europe is thinking of a trade mech- impeaching Zarif: Mohammad Nabi Habibi said that the Paris anism which excludes oil. “This is a new Agreement is as problematic as FATF, Mehr deception on the part of the Europeans. lawmaker news agency reported on Sunday. More importantly, they have said that the “To begin with, I still cannot understand mechanism will not be developed until the POLITICS TEHRAN — Head of the Independents desk why accession to the Paris Agreement is not the Paris Agreement.” nections between these obligations and our end of this year… It is unclear what will be faction in parliament said on Sunday raised properly in the Majlis. Secondly, they Referring to U.S. recent withdrawal from national interests,” he explained. their next excuses and reneging promises that members of different parliamentary blocs have not say the date of accession to the deal is not the Paris Agreement, Habibi noted that ac- ‘European version of JCPOA has after the year is over.” shown much interest in impeaching Foreign Minister clear and [the issue] is confidential. Third- cording to Act 27 of the agreement, countries brought about no good news so far’ Habibi also called on Foreign Ministry Mohammad Javad Zarif. ly, the respective authorities, including the could not make any stipulations. “Therefore, The Islamic Coalition party leader pointed officials, in particular Foreign Minister “I hope those who were after impeaching the foreign Guardian Council, are not kept informed we should see what kinds of obligations we out that after seven months, the European Mohammad Javad Zarif, to transparently minister will be convinced by his answers and the issue won’t about Iran’s [possible] obligations under would have to make and evaluate the con- version of nuclear deal has amounted to explicate their talks with the Europeans. be brought to the open session of the Majlis,” Mehr quoted Kazem Jalali as saying. He also underlined the need for unity, saying Iran’s top priority is to fight the U.S. sanctions and the Foreign Ministry Mark Fitzpatrick: Iran missile test not a ‘violation’ of UNSCR 2231 plays a key role in that regard. POLITICS TEHRAN — Mark Fitzpatrick, the which only “calls upon” Iran not conduct such tests. It have been designed to carry nuclear weapons. deskexecutive director of the Interna- also calls all member states to refrain from actions that The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has tional Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) says undermine implementation of JCPOA commitments. repeatedly confirmed Iran’s compliance to the accord. Qadir submarine despite Washington’s claims, Iran’s missile test- So if Iran is in violation so is the US.” Back in May, U.S. President Donald Trump pulled ing activities do not violate UN Security Council Resolution 2231 “calls on” Iran “not to undertake his country out of the JCPOA despite objections from armed with Resolution 2231. any activity related to ballistic missiles designed to the other signatories to the nuclear deal. subsurface-to- Fitzpatrick made the statement in a tweet on Satur- be capable of delivering nuclear weapons, including Since then, Washington has imposed “toughest ever” day after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed launches using such ballistic missile technology.” sanctions against Iran. It has also warned of severe surface missiles in a tweet earlier the day that Iran was increasing its Tehran has always insisted that none of its missiles penalties for the companies that evade the bans and “testing and proliferation” of missiles, and called on engage in business with Iran. POLITICS TEHRAN — Amir Rastegari, managing desk the Islamic Republic to “cease these activities.” However, the European parties to the JCPOA have director of the Defense Ministry’s Marine The test, Pompeo claimed, “violates UNSCR 2231,” ‘UNSCR 2231 invites member vowed all-out efforts to save the agreement and protect Industries Organization, said on Sunday that domestical- citing the Security Council’s endorsement of the inter- states to refrain from actions their firms in the face of American bans. ly-manufactured Qadir-class submarine has been armed national nuclear agreement which the United States that undermine implementation They are now working to set up the so-called Spe- with subsurface-to-surface missiles. abandoned in May. cial Purpose Vehicle (SPV) in a bid to circumvent the “The submarine has in the past 10 days been equipped In response, Fitzpatrick wrote, “Not to excuse Iran’s of JCPOA commitments. So if U.S. sanctions against Iran and facilitate non-dollar with subsurface-to-surface missiles and enjoys a good an- missile test, but it is not a “violation” of UNSCR 2231, Iran is in violation so is the U.S.’ trade with Tehran. ti-surface capability,” Fars news agency quoted him as saying. He said that Iran is capable of mass-producing and ex- porting Qadir submarines. Rastegari added a unique periscope has been mounted Tehran responds to Pompeo: UN has not banned Iran’s missile program or tests on Qadir submarine and that a number of industrial coun- POLITICS TEHRAN — Iranian “The interesting and of course farcical Iran’s missile program is defensive. tries have sought to purchase this periscope and optical deskForeign Ministry on point here is that you are referring to a “Iran has defensive needs,” Zarif system from Iran. Sunday rejected U.S. Secretary of State resolution that you have not only violated said. “Iran is not buying a hundred bil- Mike Pompeo’s recent claim that Tehran’s by unilaterally and illegally withdrawing lion dollars of so-called beautiful military missile tests violate UN Security Coun- from the JCPOA, but also you urge others equipment from the United States.” Cyber defense cil resolution 2231, saying the country’s to breach it, and even threaten to punish or “Iran needs to develop its own defens- missile program is just for defense. slap sanctions on them if they implement es, we have said and again, and we have industry fair In a statement, Foreign Ministry the agreement,” he added. proven that our missiles are for defense,” spokesman Bahram Qassemi underlined Pompeo on Saturday said Iran test- he emphasized. opens in Tehran that Iran’s missile program is defensive in ed a medium-range ballistic missile in “You know, we go back to a history nature and has been drawn up based on violation of resolution 2231, which calls Resolution 2231 was the Security Coun- where our cities were being showered with the country’s needs, the Foreign Ministry on Iran to refrain from “any activity re- cil’s endorsement of the 2015 Iran nuclear missiles from Saddam Hussein… and Iran POLITICS TEHRAN — The domestic cyber defense website reported. lated to ballistic missiles designed to be did not have a single missile to work as desk deal, from which the Trump administration exhibition started in Tehran on Sunday “No UN Security Council resolution capable of delivering nuclear weapons, withdrew the U.S. from in May. a deterrence against its citizens,” Zarif with the attendance of Iran’s Civil Defense Organization has banned Iran’s missile program or including launches using such ballistic In September 2017, Iranian Foreign added in an open reference to Saddam chief Gholam Reza Jalali, IRNA reported. missile tests,” Qassemi stated. missile technology.” Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Hussein’s war against Iran in the 1980s. The exhibition is being held upon the policies issued by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution with regard to self-suf- ficiency, defense and security affairs and with a focus on Navy chief says work on new destroyer Larijani says Majlis, administration have updating defense systems, products and services. The latest domestic products in modern cyber technology, is underway consensus over national security issues information security, electronic banking, industrial control systems, electronic and electromagnetic protection are being POLITICS TEHRAN — Navy POLITICS TEHRAN — Iranian desk desk displayed at the event. Commander Rear Ad- Majlis Speaker Ali Lar- miral Hossein Khanzadi announced late ijani said on Saturday that the parliament on Saturday that Iran is designing a new and the administration have consensus naval destroyer, called Dena. over national security issues. ‘Zarif’s money Speaking on TV, Khanzadi said the “There may be different views in the laundering Dena will be the newest destroyer that Majlis (parliament), but under the current the Navy is going to launch as part of a situation in which we are facing the U.S. explanation broad project known as Mowj (wave). bizarre behavior against the [Iranian] peo- His announcement came on the same ple, it is wise for all the branches (of the convinces Hope bloc’ day that a new homegrown stealth de- government) to work together,” he said POLITICS TEHRAN — Foreign Minister Mohammad stroyer, called Sahand, joined the Navy. in a televised interview. deskJavad Zarif’s explanation about his recent Dena is the name for a mountain in He also said that a coordination council remarks regarding money laundering sounded convincing southwestern Iran. Sahand is also the comprising heads of the three branches of to members of the parliamentary Hope faction, MP Jalal name for a mountain in East Azarbai- the government has been formed currently Mirzaee said on Sunday. jan province. meters in length, and can cruise at a for urgent decision-making. Thursday to attend the summit of the Asian Mirzaee made the remarks after a meeting between mem- The rear admiral said Iran has speed of 25 knots. Elsewhere, he said that the diplomacy Parliamentary Assembly (APA). bers of the Hope faction and the foreign minister earlier in turned sanctions into an opportunity The new destroyer can be equipped followed by the parliament is complemen- He told reporters upon arrival in Tehran the day, IRNA reported. and become self-sufficient in manu- with various surface, subsurface and tary to national diplomacy. on Friday that the Asian countries should The lawmaker further said the latest developments in facturing naval gear. aerial weapons, and will also carry out The Majlis is member to the Inter- take step to establish fiscal pacts and ex- the region and the Foreign Ministry’s measures were also “It is now very easy for us to manufac- radar jamming and deception operations. national Inter-Parliamentary Union, pand banking cooperation. discussed in the meeting. ture destroyers like the Sahand, which The Sahand has a flight deck for heli- Islamic Inter-Parliamentary Union and “Now that the U.S. is imposing sanc- Issues relating to Iraq, Yemen and Syria were brought enjoys a new generation of gearbox,” copters, torpedo launchers, anti-aircraft Asian Inter-Parliamentary Union, he said, tions on various countries, many countries up and the Foreign Ministry’s policies with regard to these the commander said, according to the and anti-ship guns, surface-to-surface adding that Iran’s parliament is also active have considered finding other ways and issues were explained, he added. Tasnim news agency. and surface-to-air missiles, and electronic in friendship groups. they are studying fiscal pacts among Asian Sahand weighs 1,300 tons, is 96 warfare capabilities. Larijani was in Istanbul, Turkey, on countries to reach a new criteria,” he said. Europe hesitant Hatami: Iran’s defense power bears message of peace to form SPV POLITICS TEHRAN — Defense Minister Amir Hat- homegrown supersonic Kowsar fighter jet. over fears of U.S. deskami has said that Iran’s defense power Kowsar is an advanced fighter jet with a close air “bears message of peace and friendship” and is in line with support (CAS) role that has made Iran one of the few pressure: expert protecting security. countries with the know-how of designing and manu- In an interview with IRNA published on Sunday, he said, facturing such jets equipped with 4th generation avionic POLITICS TEHRAN — An expert on international “Iran has succeeded to have a very favorable performance in and fire-control systems. deskaffairs says the European countries seem defense products, and the Defense Ministry could achieve Hatami said in the inauguration ceremony that production hesitant to open up a banking channel with Iran due to fears self-sufficiency in defense industry in spite of tough sanctions of Kowsar fighter jet is a symbol of fighting the hegemonic of U.S. economic pressure against them. of the hegemonic system over the past 40 years.” system and its excessive demands. “In my opinion, the Europeans’ delay is due to political He noted that the Iranian armed forces’ deterrent capability He noted that production of the fighter jet was a big reasons; Europe is deeply concerned about the feedback and defense readiness have reached their “highest” level. step in line with reducing effects of sanctions and boosting of its move in the form of U.S. economic pressure against Pointing to Iran’s missile capabilities, Hatami said that the defense capabilities. them,” Mehr quoted Nozar Shafiei as saying on Sunday. country is now one of the major missile powers in the world. The defense chief added that the country will manufacture They are concerned that U.S. sanctions target European He also described the inauguration of the Kowsar fight- more advanced generations of the warplane in the future. firms, he remarked, stressing that such issues, and not tech- er jet production line as a “valuable action” which proved “Today, we proudly announce that we will spare no effort nical matters, are behind Europe’s disability to establish the inefficiency of sanctions. in defending the national security and values of the Islamic Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV). On November 3, Iran inaugurated production line of the Revolution and protecting the country’s borders,” he said. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y DECEMBER 3, 2018 INTERNATIONAL Putin briefs Trump over Ukraine as Israeli police recommend bribery charges against EU leaders up pressure Netanyahu, wife Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Away from the summit, the U.S. Defense Saturday he briefed his United States coun- Secretary Jim Mattis said Moscow had shown The Israel police have recommended indicting Prime Minister terpart Donald Trump on the Ukraine crisis “brazen contempt” for a deal “that allowed both Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara for bribery and other as he came under pressure over Moscow’s Russian and Ukrainian ships free passage.” corruption charges in an investigation dubbed Case 4000. robust foreign policy at the G20 summit in Putin – who has praised his navy for In a statement released on Sunday, the police said that Net- Argentina. defending Russian territory – “provided anyahu was suspected of taking bribes and of conduct involving Putin said he explained Moscow’s position exhaustive explanations on this incident in “a conflict of interest” when he made decisions that benefited to Trump when the leaders met briefly at a the Black Sea, explaining everything in de- Shaul Elovitch, who controlled Israel’s largest telecommunica- summit dinner on Friday. tail, in exactly the same manner as yesterday tions firm, Bezeq. “We spoke standing up. I replied to his during his meeting with the French presi- The case involved suspicions that Netanyahu intervened with questions about the incident in the Black dent,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov regulators to help Bezeq and in exchange Elovitch ordered the Sea,” Putin told reporters at the end of the told Interfax. Walla News website to provide favorable coverage of the Israeli summit. Putin strode into the summit under According to a French aide, Friday’s version premier and his wife. a cloud, having drawn outrage from Europe entailed Putin drawing a map for Macron of The police said they had found evidence that “Netanyahu over last week’s incident in which his navy the Kerch Strait, to buttress his position that and those close to him blatantly intervened, sometimes on a detained three Ukrainian ships and 24 sail- the seized Ukrainian ships had intruded into daily basis, in the content published on the Walla news website, ors – causing Trump to abruptly cancel their Russian waters – a claim denied by Kiev. and sought to influence the appointment of senior employees scheduled meeting. As for Macron, “the main message that he (editors and reporters), while using their ties to Shaul and [his Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko kept passed on is really that of a de-escalation,” wife] Iris Elovitch.” up the pressure from Kiev, saying Putin had the aide said. Investigators said Netanyahu should stand trial on charges refused to take his calls since the crisis started. Far from offering comforting words, Putin of accepting bribes, fraud and breach of trust and fraudulently He said that when the incident happened, said at a post-summit press conference he accepting benefits. he instructed his office to set up a call with Merkel used breakfast with Putin on the Kiev, set up to resolve the conflict in eastern saw no end in sight to the four-year conflict They also recommended to charge Sara Netanyahu with bribery, the Kremlin leader to say “we are ready for sidelines of the G20 summit to voice her “con- Ukraine involving Russian-backed rebels. in eastern Ukraine “as long as the current fraud and breach of trust, and for “disruption of investigative this negotiation to de-escalate... and unfor- cern” over the tensions in the Kerch Strait Merkel said she had also discussed Syria Ukrainian authorities remain in power.” and judicial proceedings.” tunately, until now, Putin did not answer off Russian-annexed Crimea. with Putin, “especially ... the Idlib region,” “The current Ukrainian authorities have This is the third such police recommendation against Netan- my request for a direct phone conversation.” “Of course, we talked about the situation where a fragile ceasefire has been negotiat- no interest in resolving the conflict, especially yahu in recent months. Now, the Israeli attorney general should Poroshenko told France 24 in an interview in the Sea of Azov, because it is important ed between rebels and Syrian army forces by peaceful means,” he said. decide whether to bring indictments in the case. that Ukraine would try to resolve the standoff to avoid any aggravation,” Merkel said in backed by Moscow. The Nov. 25 incident in the contested Kerch The Israeli prime minister, however, dismissed the accusations diplomatically but insisted Russian forces Buenos Aires. Her main focus, however, was on the Strait – which connects the Black Sea with against himself and his wife. withdraw from Crimea, and return its ships Macron raised his concerns with the situation in Ukraine. the Sea of Azov – was the first open military “These recommendations were determined and leaked even and sailors “captured illegally in the neutral Russian leader at one of his first bilateral “I want to make it quite clear, though, confrontation between Kiev and Moscow since before the investigations began,” he claimed in a statement. “I’m waters of the Black Sea.” meetings, pressing him “to make the necessary that free shipping to the Sea of Azov must Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. sure that in this case the relevant authorities, after examining German Chancellor Angela Merkel took gestures so that there is a de-escalation,” be guaranteed to the Ukrainian coasts and Merkel said Germany had suggested a the issue, will reach the same conclusion: that there was nothing Putin to task at length over the naval spat, a said a French official. cities. There is a basic contractual agreement meeting of the Normandy group to discuss because there is nothing.” day after French President Emmanuel Ma- Both European countries are members of from 2003 on this. Russia must comply with the crisis. The Israeli police have already recommended charging Netan- cron urged him to “de-escalate” the crisis. the “Normandy Four” group with Moscow and this basis,” she said. (Source: AFP) yahu for bribery and breach of trust in Case 1000 and Case 2000. Netanyahu is suspected of having received luxury gifts from businessmen overseas in Case 1000. Labor threatens May with new Brexit hurdle He is also suspected of negotiating favorable press coverage with Yedioth Ahronoth publisher, Arnon Mozes, in Case 2000. Britain’s main opposition Labor Party said on Sunday it would on Monday. Opposition parties suspect it will only offer a The Israelis have been holding protests to demand the prime press for contempt proceedings against the government if summary of that advice. minister’s resignation over the corruption scandals, but Netan- Prime Minister Theresa May fails to produce the full legal “This is an unprecedented situation and that’s why we’ve yahu has described the events as part of efforts meant to topple advice she has received on her Brexit deal. got an unprecedented situation just tomorrow when the him “at any cost.” The threat is yet another hurdle May must clear before attorney general will be making a statement to parliament,” (Source: agencies) parliament votes on Dec. 11 on her deal for Britain’s exit Conservative Party Chairman Brandon Lewis told Sky News. from the European Union (EU), its biggest shift in foreign “And I would hope again that when colleagues hear what and trade policy for more than 40 years. the attorney general has to say, they will be satisfied that With the odds looking stacked against her, May is tour- the government has delivered on what it said it would do.” ing the country and media studios to try to win over critics Under parliamentary rules, it is up to the speaker to decide Senior Afghan Taliban including both euro sceptics and Europhiles who say the whether to allow a contempt motion to be voted upon. If it deal will leave Britain a diminished state, still linked eco- passes, it would then be referred to a committee which would commander killed in air strike nomically to the EU but no longer with a say over the rules. rule on whether contempt had taken place. If so, it would then May often says her deal will protect jobs and end free recommend a punishment which lawmakers must agree. A top commander of the Taliban has been killed in Afghanistan’s movement. She hopes her argument that it is the only feasible plications of what the prime minister wants us to sign up to,” Critics of May say the advice could contain warnings about southern province of Helmand in a joint operation by Afghan and deal with the EU and that voting it down will raise the risks of Starmer said. “I don’t want to go down this path ... (but) if certain parts of her withdrawal deal with Brussels, especially the United States Special Forces, Afghan officials and Taliban a “no-deal” Brexit or no Brexit at all will concentrate minds. they don’t produce it tomorrow then we will start contempt over the status of Northern Ireland, and if published, might members said on Sunday. Labor has said it will vote against the deal. On Sunday proceedings. This would be a collision course between the stiffen opposition to the accord. Abdul Manan, who was in charge of Helmand province for its Brexit spokesman, Keir Starmer, increased the pressure government and parliament,” he told Sky News. But her environment minister, Michael Gove, again said the insurgent group, was killed along with 29 others by an air on May by saying Labor would start contempt proceedings British media said the contempt move was also supported that while not perfect, the deal was the best Britain could strike on Saturday while he was meeting local commanders and against the government if it did not publish its legal advice. by the small Northern Irish party which props up May’s get and that argument he suggested was winning the day. fighters in the Nawzad district, Helmand provincial governor He also said Labor would seek a vote of no confidence in minority government, underlining her precarious position “I believe that we can win the argument and win the vote. Mohammad Yasin Khan said. the government if she lost the vote, a widely forecast outcome. in parliament. I know it’s challenging but my view is ... that we’ve got to His death was confirmed by Taliban members in Helmand “In nine days time, parliament has got to take probably The government has promised to give lawmakers ac- make those arguments and we’ve got to look properly at what and neighboring Kandahar province but there was no initial the most important decision it has taken for a generation cess to the legal analysis of the Brexit deal and Attorney those alternatives are,” he told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show. confirmation from the U.S. military, which said it was looking and it’s obviously important that we know the full legal im- General Geoffrey Cox will make a statement to parliament (Source: Reuters) into the incident. The death of Mullah Manan, who commanded Taliban terror- ists as they steadily increased their control over Helmand in the UN climate talks open in Poland with call for ‘urgent’ action years following the end of most international combat missions in 2014, was seen as a major success by Afghan officials. With the direst warnings yet of impending domino effect” following the U.S. withdrawal, “He was the most senior Taliban commander in the south environmental disaster still ringing in their said Laurence Tubiana, CEO (chief executive and his death will have an overall impact on security,” one senior ears, representatives from nearly 200 nations officer) of the European Climate Foundation security official in Kabul said. gathered on Sunday in Poland to firm up their and a main architect of the Paris deal. The report of Manan’s death comes as both the Western-backed plan to prevent catastrophic climate change. Brazil’s strongman president-elect Jair security forces and the Taliban have pushed to gain the momen- The United Nations climate summit comes Bolsonaro, for one, has promised to follow tum at the same time as efforts have stepped up to find a peaceful at a crucial juncture in mankind’s response the American lead during his campaign. settlement to end the 17-year war in Afghanistan. to planetary warming. The smaller, poorer Even the most strident climate warnings Although contacts have started between the U.S. special envoy nations that will bare its devastating brunt – spiraling temperatures, global sea-level Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban representatives, there has been no are pushing for richer states to make good rises, and mass crop failures – are something letup in the fighting, with both sides aiming to build a favorable on the promises they made in the 2015 Paris that many developed nations will only have position in advance of any peace talks. agreement. to tackle in future. (Source: Reuters) In Paris three years ago, countries com- But many other countries are already mitted to limit global temperature rises to dealing with the droughts, higher seas and well below two degrees Celsius, and to the catastrophic storms climate change is exacer- safer cap of 1.5C if at all possible. bating. “A failure to act now risks pushing us But with only a single degree Celsius of beyond a point of no return with catastrophic Ukraine urges German naval warming so far, the world has already seen consequences for life as we know it,” said a crescendo of deadly wildfires, heat waves Amjad Abdulla, chief negotiator for the Al- presence in the Black Sea and hurricanes made more destructive by liance of Small Island States, of the UN talks. rising seas. In a rare intervention, presidents A key issue up for debate is how the fight of previous UN climate summits issued a against climate change is funded, with de- Ukraine’s leader has called on Germany and its allies to boost joint statement as the talks got underway in veloped and developing nations still worlds their naval presence in the Black Sea to deter Russia from further the Polish mining city of Katowice, calling This is far from a given: the dust is still runaway global warming, as a series of major apart in their demands. aggression in the region. on states to take “decisive action... to tackle settling from the United States President climate reports have outlined. Poorer nations argue that rich countries, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says Russia has deployed these urgent threats”. Donald Trump’s decision to ditch the Paris Just this week, the UN’s environment pro- which are responsible for the vast majority of a large number of troops along its border with Ukraine. He warns “The impacts of climate change are in- accord. G-20 leaders on Saturday agreed a final gram said the voluntary national contributions historic carbon emissions, must help others that Russia intends to push further inland into Ukraine following creasingly hard to ignore,” said the statement, communique after their summit in Buenos agreed in Paris would have to triple if the to fund climate action. last week’s naval clash between their forces in the Black Sea. a copy of which was obtained by AFP. “We Aires, declaring that the Paris Agreement world was to cap global warming below 2C. But wealthy states, led by the U.S., have Russia has already annexed the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea. require deep transformations of our econ- was “irreversible”. For 1.5C, they must increase fivefold. so far resisted calls to be more transparent Poroshenko says “we need a strong, unified, unambiguous omies and societies.” But it said the U.S. “reiterates its decision While the data are clear, a global political in how their contributions are reported – reaction to Russia’s aggressive behavior.” He spoke on Sunday In Katowice, nations must agree to a rule- to withdraw” from the landmark accord. consensus over how to tackle climate change something developing nations say is vital to in an interview published by the German Funke Media Group. book palatable to all 183 states who have Even solid progress in Katowice on the remains elusive. form ambitious green energy plans. Last week’s clash at sea has driven tensions between Rus- ratified the Paris deal. Paris goals may not be enough to prevent “Katowice may show us if there will be any (Source: AFP) sia and Ukraine to their highest point since Moscow annexed Crimea in 2014. Putin & Merkel Nine people killed in new U.S. airstrike in Somalia Meantime, German Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced her The United States military has reportedly conducted an airstrike of Africa country to support the United Nations-backed gov- Some observers say the U.S. has stepped up its operations concern about events in the Kerch Strait off Crimea during a in Somalia, killing nine people. ernment there, which has been making efforts to eradicate the in Somalia — as well as elsewhere — in often secretive efforts meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit The U.S.’s Africa Command (AFRICOM) claimed in a press al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab terrorist group in the past years. to expand its military influence in those regions. in Buenos Aires, her spokesman said on Saturday. release that the U.S. military had struck a position in Somalia The U.S. military began conducting airstrikes in Somalia A recent report suggested Pentagon had secretly expanded The two agreed to hold further talks about the issue at the and killed nine al-Shabab militants a day earlier. in 2007, with helicopters and AC-130 gunships. In June 2011, its military presence in Tunisia, another North African country. adviser level among Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany, the “To support the Federal Government of Somalia’s contin- American forces began using drones to carry out airstrikes in A report suggests the U.S. is quietly expanding its role in spokesman said. Russia last week seized three Ukrainian naval ued efforts to degrade al-Shabab, U.S. forces conducted an Somalia on purported militant positions, in a mission which Tunisia’s operations against militants near the western borders ships and their crew when they tried to enter the Kerch Strait. airstrike targeting al-Shabab militants near Lebede, Somalia,” has so far failed to uproot the militants there. of the African country, which rife with anti-U.S. sentiments. The spokesman said Merkel and Putin also discussed the AFRICOM said. The U.S. President Donald Trump has approved increased The US military has in recent years used the presence of situation in Syria, and agreed more effort should be made to “We currently assess this airstrike killed nine militants with military operations against purported members of al-Shabab Takfiri militants as a pretext to build up its forces across the work toward implementation of agreements by Germany, France, no civilians involved,” it claimed, Reuters reported on Sunday. in Africa and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/ continent, where it reportedly has over 6,000 boots on the ground. Turkey and Russia at a summit in Istanbul in October. AFRICOM says it carries out periodic airstrikes in the Horn Daesh) in the Middle East and Asia. (Source: Press TV) (Source: agencies) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY DECEMBER 3, 2018

STOCK MARKET Exports of processed TEDPIX 163138.5 IFX 1774.27 fishery products Sources: tse.ir, Ifb.ir

CURRENCIES up 39% in H1 USD 42,000 rials ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran’s current Iranian calendar year (which ends EUR 47,813 rials deskexports of processed on March 20, 2019), Hassan Salehi, the fishery products rose 39 percent during head of Iran’s Fisheries Organization, has GBP 53,564 rials the first half of the current Iranian calendar previously announced. AED 11,380 rials year (March 21-September 22), compared The official put the country’s fishery to the same period of time in the past year. exports at 125,000 tons valued at $500 Source: iribnews.ir The country’s exports of these products million in the past calendar year. stood at 350,000 tons during the first half He said shrimp accounted for the main of this year, IRIB reported on Sunday cit- part of the exports in the past year while ing the data released by the Agriculture over 16,000 tons of shrimp valued at $100 COMMODITIES Ministry. million were exported. tons in this year. and the fishery consumption per capita WTI $50.93/b The value of Iran’s annual fishery export Salehi also said that fishery output is He had previously put the fishery out- at 11.2 kilograms, indicating 500 grams is planned to rise at least 10 percent in the planned to rise 8-10 percent to 1.25 million put at 1.15 million tons in the past year rise year on year. Brent $59.46/b OPEC Basket $58.09/b Tehran hosting intl. textile, clothing related expos Gold $1,222.90/oz ECONOMY Silver $14.22/oz TEHRAN — Attended by senior officials, Belgium, Taiwan, France, Turkey, Germany, China and deskthe 24th edition of Iran’s international Austria are participating in this exhibition. Platinium $804.10/oz exhibition of Textile Machinery, Raw Materials, Home As for Iran Mode exhibition, 60 Iranian participants Textiles, Embroidery Machines and Textile Products are presenting their latest collections and productions of Sources: oilprice.com, Moneymetals.com known as IRANTEXT and the 6th International Apparel clothing to introduce the most up-to-date designs based Exhibition (Iran Mode 2018) started operating at Tehran on Iranian and Islamic culture. NEWS IN BRIEF Permanent International Fairgrounds on Sunday. Creating competition and exchanging information More than 220 domestic and foreign companies from between manufacturers and exporters, improving do- over nine countries are exhibiting their latest products, mestic production, developing domestic designs, helping ICCIMA to services and achievements in the textile industry at IRAN- development of employment, marketing and increasing dispatch trade TEXT 2018, IRNA reported. exports, and increasing efficiency have been mentioned As reported, 141 domestic companies along with 80 as some of this exhibition’s main goals. delegation to foreign exhibitors from Italy, Switzerland, Romania, Both the exhibitions will wrap up on Wednesday. S. Korea in early Jan. 2019 ECONOMY TEHRAN— Iran Chamber of Commerce, S. Korea, Iran will continue trade in next decades: envoy desk Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) ECONOMY TEHRAN — The ambas- The South Korean envoy stressed the culture sponsibility in Iran since they believe it is plans to dispatch a trade delegation to South Korea on desksador of the Republic of of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in important for both the companies and the January 5. Korea to Tehran has asserted the ongoing improving the enterprises, calling it an “ad- community. The delegates active in the foodstuff, information technology partnership between Iran and South Korea ditional to corporate appraisal.” Yu also said that in the past decades CSR (IT) and auto parts fields will stay five days in the East Asian in business and trade will continue in next CSR is a type of international private busi- has developed and currently covers more busi- country to find potential South Korean partners through decades. ness self-regulation. nesses and customers and has played a major B-2-B meetings, the portal of ICCIMA published on Sunday. Making the remarks on Saturday at a confer- “The more companies get engaged in CSR, role in the competition between companies ence on Corporate Social Responsibility and the more they gain society’s trust,” he noted. for “sustainable growth”. Organizational Culture, Yu Chang Hwang said, Comparing companies with individuals Calling CSR a “vital diplomatic tool”, Yu Salehinia “The two countries have been trading partners Yu said, companies are just like individuals added that although CRS is used in the busi- appointed new for decades and are determined to continue with identity and unique personality, and they ness world, it can become an important tool relationship for decades to come.” should feel liable for the environment where in diplomatic relations between governments. head of ISIPO Yu hailed the conference and highlighted they function in. “Thus, it requires the backing of governments.” common objectives with Iran. the importance of business conventions of The South Korean envoy went on to say He also added that many Korean compa- “I assure you that in our new era, we will such for a “sustainable working relationship,” that his government encourages South nies are keen on coming to Iran in the coming look for new opportunities to reach our com- IRNA reported. Korean companies to engage in social re- decades to seek “new opportunities” and reach mon goals,” he added. ECONOMY TEHRAN — Mohsen Salehinia was deskappointed as the new head of Iran Small Industries and Industrial Parks Organization (ISIPO). Canadian economic growth weakens as business investment drops, consumers spend less Industry, Mining and Trade Minister Reza Rahmani ap- The pace of economic growth in Canada slowed in the third Investor expectations are that the central bank will keep economy fares and if the slowing in the last three months pointed Salehinia to the post replacing Sadeq Najafi, ILNA quarter as business investment spending fell and the growth its key rate on hold when it makes its next scheduled rate of 2018 proves to be transitory. reported on Saturday. in household spending slowed, raising questions about the announcement next week, but expectations had been that The third quarter ended on a weak note as real gross Salehinia, who was previously the deputy industry, mining future pace of interest rate hikes by the Bank of Canada. it would likely raise it in January. domestic product edged down 0.1 percent in September. and trade minister for the industrial affairs, has recently an- The Canadian economy grew at an annualized pace Paul Ferley, assistant chief economist at Royal Bank, Statistics Canada noted it was the first move lower after nounced that 807 industrial estates are already operating or of two percent in the third quarter compared with 2.9 pointed to the decline in business investment and a seven consecutive months of growth. are ready to start operation throughout the country. percent in the second quarter, matching the expectations larger-than-expected drop in residential investment as The agency attributed September’s decrease to lower of economists, according to Thomson Reuters Eikon. disappointing. output across all goods-producing industries which slipped However, economists said the details in the latest reading And Ferley said it looks like economic growth in the 0.7 percent. Services industries edged up 0.2 percent. of the economy showed troubling signs of weakness, adding fourth quarter will be even slower. Stephen Brown, senior Canada economist at Capital German finance minister that a separate report showed the economy ended the quarter “It is looking like right now that Q4 growth could closer Economics, said the fourth quarter will get a bit of a boost on a weak note. to one percent than two,” he said. from the resumption of the Syncrude facility and the inclusion warns of continued debt risk The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate target in Ferley said he continues to expect an interest rate increase of legalized marijuana in the statistics for the first time. October to 1.75 percent, its highest level in about a decade. in the first quarter, but that it will be contingent on how the (Source: Financial Post) German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz on Saturday urged continued vigilance and increased transparency a decade after the global financial crisis, citing the risks posed by continued high govern- ment debt levels and steep unemployment in some countries. Donald Trump and Xi Jinping declare Global growth cools, leaving Scholz, speaking to reporters at the summit of the Group of trade truce at G20 scars of ’08 unhealed 20 industrialized countries in Buenos Aires, noted that global economic growth was not as dynamic as in the past. Donald Trump has delayed for 90 days his Only a few months ago, the world’s fortunes “We have to know that some problems from the last crisis threatened imposition of 25% tariffs on Chi- appeared increasingly robust. For the first remain unchanged, including the massive public debt seen then nese imports after a dinner meeting with time since the wealth-destroying agony in many countries, or the high unemployment rates in some Xi Jinping, to give time for negotiations on of the global financial crisis, every major countries,” he said. longstanding trade disputes between the economy was growing in unison. He said Germany viewed it as important to continue to adjust two countries, the White House has said. So much for all that. the regulation of financial markets to increase transparency and Trump said their dinner after the G20 The global economy is now palpably reduce risks. summit in Buenos Aires “was an amazing weakening, even as most countries are Scholz welcomed agreement among G20 nations about the and productive meeting with unlimited still grappling with the damage from that continued importance of the International Monetary Fund to possibilities for both the United States last downturn. Many nations are mired in the global financial system. and China”. trade tensions have escalated under Trump, stagnation or sliding that way. Oil prices are Yet in declaring that “the global ex- (Source: Reuters) A statement by the White House spokes- China has radically reduced its import of falling and factory orders are diminishing, pansion has peaked,” the brains at the woman, Sarah Sanders, issued as Trump was U.S. soy beans and other farm products, reflecting slackening demand for goods. O.E.C.D. effectively concluded that the on his way back to Washington, listed conces- with direct impact on farmers in the U.S. Companies are warning of disappoint- current situation is as good as it gets be- sions the Chinese president was said have mid-west where Trump has drawn much ing profits, sending stock markets into fore the next pause or downturn. If this China approves UBS to be made, including stopping Chinese exports to of his political support. a frenetic bout of selling that reinforces is indeed the high-water mark of global first foreign firm to take the U.S. of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, and Sanders said the two leaders had agreed the slowdown. prosperity, that is likely to come as a shock the death sentence for convicted traffickers. to begin immediate negotiations on “struc- Germany and Japan have both contract- to the tens of millions of people who have control of brokerage The statement said that Xi, “in a won- tural changes” on chronic issues of con- ed in recent months. China is slowing more yet to recover from the devastation of the derful humanitarian gesture, has agreed tention, including the practice of forcing than experts anticipated. Even the United Great Recession. China has given the first green light for a foreign firm to take to designate fentanyl as a controlled sub- U.S. investors to hand over technological States, the world’s largest economy, and Though the slowdown appears mild, control of a mainland securities joint venture to Swiss financial stance, meaning that people selling fentanyl knowhow, intellectual property protec- oft-trumpeted standout performer, is it also holds the potential to intensify the titan UBS Group AG, the latest step in the country’s move to to the United States will be subject to China’s tion and non-tariff barriers to entry for expected to decelerate next year as the widespread sense of grievance roiling many further open its financial sector. maximum penalty under the law”. US businesses. The negotiations would stimulative effects of President Trump’s societies, contributing to the embrace of UBS gained regulatory approval to increase its shareholding The press statement said Trump would also encompass cyber theft, services and $1.5 trillion tax cut wear off, leaving huge populists with autocratic impulses. In an in its securities joint venture in China, UBS Securities Co. Ltd., not follow through his threat to raise tariffs agriculture. public debts. age of lamentation over economic injustice, from 24.99% to 51%, according to a statement released Friday on Chinese goods from 10% to 25% in the “Both parties agree that they will en- The reasons for this turn run from ris- and with political movements on the march by the China Securities Regulatory Commission. new year, which he had described as a re- deavor to have this transaction completed ing interest rates delivered by the Federal decrying immigrants as threats, weaker China has vowed to grant foreign investors wider access to its prisal for a long history of unfair Chinese within the next 90 days. If at the end of Reserve and other central banks to the un- growth is likely to spur more conflict. Slower financial markets, including allowing foreign financial firms to trade practices. There were widespread this period of time the parties are unable folding trade war unleashed by the Trump growth is not going to make anyone feel take controlling stakes in their securities joint ventures. In April, concerns that such a large hike in tariffs to reach an agreement, the 10% tariffs will administration. The likelihood that Britain’s more secure about the prospect of robots the securities watchdog issued new rules raising the ceiling on could trigger a serious trade war between be raised to 25%,” Sanders said. torturous exit from the European Union will replacing human hands, or jobs shifting foreign ownership of a Chinese securities firm to 51% from the the two countries, with devastating results The Chinese government also welcomed damage trade across the English Channel to lower-wage lands. previous 49%. The move came after the government promised for the global economy. the outcome of the talks. has discouraged investment. “It’s just going to exacerbate the ten- in November 2017 a series of steps to open its markets during According to Sanders, Xi agreed that Chi- “The two presidents agreed that the two None of this amounts to a screaming sions that have led to the socioeconomic a state visit by U.S. President Donald Trump, who put increas- na would purchase “a not yet agreed upon, sides can and must get bilateral relations emergency, or even a pronounced drop and political problems we have seen in the ing financial market access at the top of his agenda for his visit. but very substantial, amount of agricultural, right,” Wang Yi, China’s lead diplomat, told in commercial activity. The Organization United States and parts of Europe,” said Founded in 2006, UBS Securities is owned by UBS and four energy, industrial, and other product from reporters in Buenos Aires. “Discussion on for Economic Cooperation and Develop- Thomas A. Bernes, an economist at the Chinese state-owned enterprises. Among them are China Guo- the United States to reduce the trade imbal- economic and trade issues was very positive ment, a think tank run by the world’s most Center for International Governance In- dian Capital Holdings Ltd., the financial arm of power generator ance between our two countries”. and constructive. The two heads of state advanced nations, recently concluded that novation, a Canadian research institution. China Guodian Corp., and agricultural products supplier China “China has agreed to start purchasing reached consensus to halt the mutual in- the global economy would expand by 3.5 “Inequality is going to become even more National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corp. agricultural product from our farmers crease of new tariffs.” percent next year, down from 3.7 percent pronounced.” (Source: Caixin Global) immediately,” the statement said. Since (Source: The Guardian) this year. (Source: New York Times) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y DECEMBER 3, 2018 ENERGY 5

Putin says Russia and Saudi LNG prices are in a tailspin due to warmer weather Arabia to extend OPEC+ oil pact Liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices remain under pressure amid warmer temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere, with more warm winter months projected in the world’s top three Russia and Saudi Arabia agreed to extend “Markets think there will be some sort LNG importing countries - Japan, China and South Korea. The into 2019 their agreement to manage the of a cut,” said Mike Wittner, head of oil downward trajectory in oil prices, particularly London-traded oil market, known as OPEC+, although market research at Societe Generale SA. Brent crude futures, is also weighing on LNG prices, especially Moscow and Riyadh have yet to agree on “However, there’s concern that the cuts spot prices in Asia which represents around nearly three-quarters any fresh output cuts. will not be big enough and also that the of all global LNG demand. Russian President Vladimir Putin message may be intentionally unclear, in This downward LNG pricing cycle is unusual for this time of announced the extension after a meeting order not to get President Trump upset.” year when LNG prices are usually robust as major LNG importers Saturday on the sidelines of the Group In public and private, Trump has told finish topping off storage levels ahead of winter. However, this of 20 with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince the Saudis he wants cheaper crude, even year major Asian LNG importers are reportedly already full and Mohammed bin Salman. The comments disclosing that he berated the crown prince practically running over with the super-cooled fuel. open the door for a deal at the OPEC meeting in an October phone call when international Lower LNG prices are also creating a somewhat new dynamic next week in Vienna. OPEC delegates said benchmark Brent surged above $80. Prior akin to what oil traders have been doing for decades during periods the leaders have given their political blessing to the collapse in oil prices, the kingdom of contango, storing oil on tankers while waiting for prices to for an agreement, but plenty of work is was responsive to Trump’s demands. Its increase. Contango, also sometimes called forwardation, is a left, including on the size of any potential November production surged to an all- situation where the futures price of a commodity is higher than output cut. time record above 11 million barrels a day the anticipated spot price at maturity of the futures contract. “There is no final decision on volumes, as prices swooned, prompting a jubilant The hedge is that prices will increase enough to offset the but together with Saudi Arabia we will do response on Twitter from the White House. extra cost of storage for both oil and also LNG. LNG storage is it,” Putin told reporters about extending the For bin Salman, the kingdom’s crown a bit more complicated since LNG boil off rates increase the agreement in Buenos Aires. “And whatever prince and day-to-day ruler, the dilemma longer its stored, while it is also more expensive to store since number there will be based on this joint between keeping the U.S. president happy the fuel has to be cooled at lower temperatures. However, newer decision, we agreed that we will monitor the and having an oil price that balances the LNG tankers, using recent technology has made it increasingly market situation and react to it quickly.” Saudi budget has been sharpened by the feasible to keep LNG at minus 162 degrees Celsius for longer Simultaneously, Saudi Arabia said long and, crucially, from what baselines.” prices in November suffered the largest murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. periods of times. through its state-owned press agency Earlier this week, an advisory group monthly drop since the global financial Despite pressure from angry senators and In fact, according to cargo-tracking company Kpler SAS there that Riyadh and Moscow had held talks to OPEC told ministers the market is crisis in 2008. other Washington power players, the Trump are about 30 ships flagged as floating storage world-wide, with in Buenos Aires about “rebalancing” the oil oversupplied, with a need to cut about Brent crude, the global benchmark, is administration has maintained its support two-thirds of them in the Asia-Pacific region, predominately market. While both talked about progress 1.3 million barrels a day from October down about a third from an October high for the Saudi leader. laying off the ports of Singapore and Malaysia. However, that and extension of the cooperation, neither levels. The advisory group’s proposals due to rising supply from the U.S. shale Putin and the prince ended years of still pales in comparison to the global fleet which comprises the Russian nor Saudis made any formal aren’t binding, and OPEC ministers often regions, Saudi Arabia and Russia, slower animosity between the world’s two largest oil around 500 vessels. declaration about output volumes. choose a different path. Yet the view that demand growth and American waivers on exporters in 2016 and have worked together Another factor adding to the growing trend of storing LNG “This might be the critical breakthrough the oil market is oversupplied is a signal the oil sanctions on Iran. Brent hit a 4-year high since then in a deal known as the OPEC+ in tankers offshore is the development of floating, storage and for OPEC and non-OPEC to cut,” said Derek cartel is laying the groundwork for action. of $86.76 a barrel in early October before group, that includes the cartel plus non- regasification units which have lower boil off points, larger Brower, a director at consultant RS Energy OPEC, which pumps four-in-ten barrels slumping to $58.71 Friday. Oil trading has OPEC members such as Russia, Mexico, capacity and reliquefication facilities on board to keep the fuel cool. Group. “But the details are now what matter produced worldwide, will convene in Vienna been volatile over the last week as traders Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan. LNG spot prices in Asia could continue to drop, while they - how much will be cut, from when, for how on Dec. 6 to discuss output cuts after oil took positions ahead of the OPEC gathering. (Source: Bloomberg) have recently hit fresh lows for this time of year. Last week spot prices for the super-cooled fuel in Asian tumbled some 10 percent, hitting three month lows.?Reuters, citing traders, Tankers dock at three eastern Libyan Iraq’s southern oil exports at 3.36m said that LNG spot prices for January delivery in North Asia LNG-AS were estimated at $10 per million British thermal units ports after closures due to bad weather bdp in November: ministry (MMBtu), 90 cents lower than last week. Meanwhile, the outlook for LNG prices amid warmer temperature forecasts in the Northern Hemisphere will continue to put negative pressure on LNG prices, increasing contango and the storage on vessels waiting for prices to increase. On Thursday, crude prices hit fresh year lows amid concerns of an impending supply overhang, which will also keep LNG prices in Asia, which are still often linked to Brent oil futures, lower. Oil prices were hit by another wave of?heavy selling Thursday, with fears of climbing production dragging the two most popular benchmarks to lows not seen in more than a year, the Wall Street Journal reported. Brent crude (the global oil benchmark) ticked up 0.80 percent, at $59.22 a barrel, on London’s Intercontinental Exchange. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures, the U.S. oil standard, increased slightly, by 0.99 percent, to $50.77 a barrel, on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The U.S. crude grade fell below $50 a barrel for the first time in almost 14 months, earlier in the trading session. Saudi Arabia and OPEC are expected to announce production cuts at the OPEC ministerial meeting in Vienna, Austria on December 6. Russia, for its part, appears to be waffling at the moment, and may not be as willing to join output cuts as it did in early 2017 to help reign in the oil supply glut at the time. Three eastern Libyan oil ports have NOC could not be immediately Iraq’s crude oil exports from its south- October. Iraq is OPEC’s second-largest (Source: oilprice.com) been receiving tankers, port engineers reached for comment. ern ports on the Persian Gulf stood producer after Saudi Arabia and pumps said on Sunday, after the closure of NOC had said on Friday production at 3.363 million barrels per day (bpd) around 4.6 million bpd. some terminals due to bad weather. had already fallen by 150,000 barrels in November, the oil ministry said on The bulk of Iraq’s oil is exported via China targets cut in A tanker first docked at the Ras per day and a further drop of 50,000 Saturday. the southern terminals, which account Lanuf oil port and then later went to bpd was due to lack of storage capacity. Total oil exports were 3.372 million for more than 95 percent of the OPEC wind-, solar-power blocked the Zueitina port, one port engineer Storage tanks at Es Sider are expected bpd, with 8,716 bpd exported via Tur- producer’s state revenue. said. Zueitina would receive a second to fill within two days. key’s Ceyhan port through pipelines in Iraq resumed exports of Kirkuk oil from grid access tanker on Sunday, he said. Production from the country’s last month after a year-long halt follow- the north, a ministry statement said. China set three-year targets for allowing more wind and solar Another tanker docked at the Brega Sharara oilfield, which exports crude ing an abortive independence referen- Exports were down on the previous power onto the power grid after the rapid addition of panels port, which is also located in eastern from Zawia, is expected to fall by dum by Iraqi Kurds. The resumption month owing to bad weather that slowed and windmills forced some electricity distributors to partly Libya, another port engineer said. 150,000 bpd should the bad weather came after U.S. pressure to get oil from shipments and prevented crude loading block that energy from flowing into their systems. On Friday, state oil firm NOC said persist, NOC had said on Friday. on some days, Iraqi oil executives said Kirkuk in the north pumping again to bad weather had forced the shutdown Libyan oil production recently hit this week. Such delays often occur at offset a shortfall in Iranian oil to global of the eastern Ras Lanuf, Es Sider and a five-year high of around 1.3 million this time of year. markets triggered by the reimposition Zueitina ports as well of the western bpd. Iraq exported 3.47 million bpd of of U.S. sanctions on Tehran. Zawiya terminal. (Source: Reuters) crude oil from its southern oilfields in (Source: Reuters) Oil’s plunge poses quandary for equity and bond investors Almost three years since Brent crude tumbled below $30 a pressure. barrel, another drop in oil prices, albeit a less precipitous Oil refiners, which make money on the mark-up between one, is causing pain for equity and bond investors. the fuels they sell and the oil they buy, have fallen nearly Brent’s more than 30 percent decline since touching as steeply. This may suggest selling by index investors, a four-year high in early October has left energy stocks who hold a more eclectic basket of energy stocks. the worst performer on Wall Street this quarter, hit the Given the energy sector accounts for only about 5.5 shares of European oil companies and rattled the U.S. percent of the S&P 500 index, it is not by itself a major high-yield bond market where American shale companies driver of the U.S. stock market. borrow. And as was the case when oil prices fell much more But for equity and fixed-income investors grappling with violently in early 2016, the U.S. high yield, or junk, bond The curtailment rate for wind power should be held to trade tensions between the U.S. and China, the tumble in market has suffered damage given the size of shale producers less than 10 percent next year and to about 5 percent by oil poses a puzzle whose answer is likely to have significant in the market. 2020, from an estimated 12 percent this year, the National implications for their portfolios. How much of the swoon More than 15 percent of the ICE BofAML U.S. High Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy is down to a sudden oversupply in the market, and how Yield index is energy, and the energy index has fallen just Administration said, according to a document posted on the much is down to fears of a broader economic slowdown over 6 percent since crude began its decline last month. Sichuan Energy Regulatory Office website Friday. The rate coming next year? That compares with a drop of just under 3 percent for for solar should be held below 5 percent from 2018 to 2020. Andrea DiCenso, a portfolio manager at Loomis Sayles, second part of the answer for equity and bond investors. the index as a whole. The world’s biggest clean energy investor has had to slow is not a subscriber to the view that the drop in the oil price If Brent were to fall to around $45 “that becomes a much Some equity investors have been beneficiaries of the the introduction of renewable power because some grids were is sending a worrying signal. “I am in the camp where it clearer signal that it is not just an oversupply challenge, weakness in the oil price. The NYSE Arca Airline index, not capable of handling big increases. China idled about 2.9 is just an oversupply issue and will probably just have a but really is slowing global growth”, said Michael Arone, for example, has climbed 13 percent over the past month. percent of the solar power capacity in the first nine months transitory effect on markets.” chief investment strategist at State Street Global Advisors. Major importers of oil, such as India, are also among the of this year, compared with 5.6 percent a year earlier. The The beginnings of an answer may arrive next week “Then it becomes more problematic for a broader swath winners, with the Nifty Fifty, the country’s benchmark curtailment rate for wind was 7.7 percent during the period. when OPEC, the production cartel whose de facto leader of the market.” equity index, jumping almost 9 percent in the past month. “The re-emphasis of the target as well as more detailed is Saudi Arabia, meets in Vienna with a supply cut on the What is clearer is the damage the drop has already Vinay Pande, head of short-term opportunities at guidance to each province should be positive to the market agenda. Confidence that an agreement to restrict supply inflicted on certain parts of the bond and stock markets. UBS Global Wealth Management, viewed the recent oil- sentiment,” Nelson Lee, a Hong Kong-based analyst from will be reached grew this week after Russia, one of the The energy sector of the S&P 500 has tumbled more than 15 inspired declines in stocks and bonds as “opportunity to ICBC International Research Ltd., wrote in a note. “Wind world’s largest oil producers but not an OPEC member, percent since October 3 when Brent crude, the international get involved in a cautious way and not as a harbinger of operators are set to benefit from the policy as they have a signaled it would continue to co-operate with the cartel. benchmark, topped $86, while the Euro Stoxx oil and gas something much worse in macroeconomic terms”. relatively high share of wind farm mix in provinces with Oil analysts say a reduction in output from the world’s index has fallen 12 percent in the same period. And although the rally in Treasuries suggests that fixed- new wind curtailment targets,” such as Xinjiang, Gansu and major producers would buoy the price of both West Texas The majority of stocks in the S&P energy sector index income investors are beginning to anticipate a slower Heilongjiang. Intermediate, the U.S. benchmark, and Brent, which dropped are oil producers, and just four — Exxon Mobil, Chevron, pace of economic expansion next year, Pande’s view on China will further reduce development costs of renewable back below $59 a barrel on Friday. Whether the oil price ConocoPhillips and Occidental Petroleum — make up the oil price’s decline is the current consensus. Investors energy and set plans to gradually cut prices for clean power, can maintain any gains into the first half of 2019 — and more than half of its value. However, even energy stocks will have an anxious wait to see whether that view holds. according to the website. at the very least stay above current levels — will be the less immediately geared to the oil price have been under (Source: Financial Times) (Source: cleantechnica.com) ساعت: 17:00 امضاء صفحه آرا: ساعت: امضاء مسئول صفحه: ساعت: امضاء ادیتور: ساعت: امضاء سردبیر:

I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 6 INTERNATIONAL DECEMBER 3, 2018 George HW Bush should be remembered for the Iraq war How Saudi and Qatar are his son started, revealing the pitfalls of political dynasties competing over Iraq Just as Bush senior seemed to be living up to the highest principles of global liberal By Mustafa Saadoun democracy, he was sowing the seeds of the whirlwinds to follow By John Rentoul plot foiled by the Kuwaiti defense ministry. That was why, for Bush Junior, the Iraq The death of George HW Bush is a remind- war might have been personal. Saddam had er that history matters. One thing leads to nothing to do with 9/11 – except that, in the another. One obvious consequence of his mind of Osama bin Laden, the presence of presidency was biological, in that his son infidel troops on Saudi Arabian soil for Opera- succeeded to his office eight years after he tion Desert Storm to retake Kuwait inspired left the White House. a grievance against America. But you can see This was an unexpected return of the dy- why, for that president, the idea that he was nastic principle to U.S. politics – in abeyance finishing something his father had started since John Quincy Adams, son of the second might have taken hold. president, became president after the disputed Which just goes to show how history election of 1824. never ends. Francis Fukuyama wrote his cel- As the Persian Gulf crisis continues with the rivalry between The Bushes’ family succession seems ebrated essay “The End of History?” in 1989. Saudi Arabia and Qatar, with no sign of a resolution, each coun- likely to remain an aberration rather than It turned out to be a question to which the try deems it necessary to seek a rapprochement with Iraq and a trend after Jeb Bush failed in his presiden- answer was no. Just as Bush Senior seemed win the country over to its own economic and political camps. tial campaign running as a pro-immigration to be living up to the highest principles of Each is trying to have Baghdad align with its axis, while Bagh- Republican, and after Hillary Clinton lost global liberal democracy, he was sowing the dad affirms its need for help from both countries to get rid of two years ago. seeds of the whirlwinds to follow. Although the destruction left by the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group But that aberration does pose the ques- there was a minority on the so-called left in the Sunni areas. tion: would any other president than the who thought the counter-invasion of Kuwait A Qatari delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Mohammed former president’s son have taken the U.S. was “all about oil” – and Jeremy Corbyn bin Abdulrahman Al Thani visited the Iraqi capital of Baghdad into the war in Iraq in 2003? Bush Junior voted in the House of Commons against on Nov. 7, where he met with the Iraqi president, prime min- was asked by Bob Woodward at the end of British forces taking part – Bush thought ister and parliament speaker to “discuss the ties between the 2003 if he had taken his father’s advice, and it was about Munich, 1938 and standing two countries.” said: “I don’t remember.” That was the time up to dictators, according to Tom Nichols, Three days after the Qatari delegation’s visit, Minister of En- when he said: “There is a higher father that It was strengthened further when a a U.S. professor and a senate staffer at the ergy, Industry and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia Khalid Al- I appeal to.” hit squad led by a colonel in Saddam’s time of the Persian Gulf War. Falih visited Baghdad and met with as many figures as did the It wasn’t quite as cryptic as it seemed. The And for a while, Bush Senior seemed to Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs. This happened in light of president thought the question was about ad- intelligence service was sent to Kuwait have his reward in public opinion, in the the tense relationship that has governed Saudi-Qatari ties since vice on how to deal with the burden of sending in 1993 to assassinate Bush when he U.S. and worldwide. I vividly remember the June 2017. troops into action knowing that some would visited to commemorate the allied victory Democratic primaries in 1992, when six un- While in Baghdad, Falih met with leaders of the Popular lose their lives. Presumably, the son knew knowns, including Paul Tsongas who had Mobilization Units that Saudi Arabia categorizes as “lawless the father had his doubts about the invasion. – a plot foiled by the Kuwaiti defense bumper stickers saying “Tsenator Tsongas” militias,” and he invited them to visit Doha. These meetings It has long been assumed that Bush Senior ministry. That was why, for Bush Junior, to help people pronounce his name, and confirm that Doha is trying to compete with Riyadh and even opposed it but would not have presumed to Jerry Brown, former governor of Califor- sabotage its ties with Iraq by building a relationship with Saudi tell his son what to do. Perhaps now we will the Iraq war might have been personal. nia, competed for the honor of being taken enemies in Iraq. find out for sure. to the cleaners by one of the most popular Given the polarization between Saudi Arabia and Qatar in the Either way, the Iraq war was a conse- members of “all necessary means” – that that, for some, possibly including his son, presidents in American history. region, each of them is trying to attain a rapprochement with Iraq. quence of the elder Bush’s response to is, including military action – to right the he had left unfinished business. But then the economy turned, Bush put Meanwhile, as Iraq is trying to cut off energy imports from Iran Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait in wrong. (The only other time the UN did this This group was strengthened in its convic- up taxes and the candidate who survived the due to U.S. pressure after the reimposition of sanctions against 1990. That seemed at the time to be a high was in its earliest days in Korea in 1950, tion when Saddam launched a murderous Democratic primaries, Bill Clinton, turned Iran, both Riyadh and Doha could replace Tehran in this issue. point in American foreign policy. The sole when the Soviet Union made the tactical campaign of repression against the Shia popu- out to be one of the best campaigners in re- This is also a chance to win over Baghdad’s new government. superpower since the fall of the Berlin wall error of boycotting the Security Council lation in southern Iraq, some of whose leaders cent politics. Moreover, some the year before, Bush exemplified respon- meeting.) had convinced themselves the U.S. would That meant it was left to the son of Bush Iraqi Sunni blocks that Given the sible, collective leadership. The invasion of When the U.S.-led troops retook Kuwait come to their aid. And it was strengthened to finish the father’s business, after one of are funded and backed Kuwait was a straightforward annexation of after seven months of occupation, a minority further when a hit squad led by a colonel in the greatest what-ifs of history: Al Gore’s by Qatar and Saudi Ara- polarization a sovereign nation by force, and the United in the Bush administration wanted to pursue Saddam’s intelligence service was sent to narrowest of defeats in 2000. And to remind bia are competing for the between Saudi Nations responded by authorizing, for only Iraqi forces to Baghdad to remove the Saddam Kuwait in 1993 to assassinate Bush when he us why dynastic politics is a really bad idea. minister of defense posi- the second time in its history, the use by its regime. Bush decided against, but it meant visited to commemorate the allied victory – a (Source: Independent) tion in new Iraqi Prime Arabia and Qatar Minister Adel Abdul in the region, Mahdi’s government. each of them is It is therefore likely The Senate steps up on Saudi Arabia that the two countries trying to attain a Even Lindsey Graham — Lindsey Graham! — is offended time the Senate showed a flash of anger. of the Persian Gulf are rapprochement by the administration’s callousness toward the murder of But that flash will be just that unless Congress can sus- also competing at this with Iraq. Jamal Khashoggi. tain it. Wednesday’s vote was only to release to the Senate level. The Senate delivered a sharp rebuke to President Trump a measure that would invoke the War Powers Resolution While Qatar supports and his see-no-evil support for the rulers of Saudi Arabia on of 1973 to end military support for the Saudi-led coalition former parliament speaker Salim al-Jabouri to head the Ministry Wednesday by advancing a measure that would cut Ameri- that has inflicted untold horrors on Yemen since it started a of Defense in Abdul Mahdi’s government, Saudi Arabia supports can military support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen. bombing campaign in 2015. The cruelty of that war cannot the candidate of Al-Wataniya Alliance, led by Ayad Allawi, or any But unless Congress enacts and enforces the bill, which is be overstated: Thousands have been killed, many in the side that is not linked to Qatar or Turkey. unlikely, it will be just that, a rebuke, with little comfort for bombing raids, and Yemen is on the cusp of a catastrophic Research Fellow at Chatham House in London Renad Mansour the starving Yemenis. famine. The United States has been deeply involved in sup- told Al-Monitor, “[Saudi Arabia] has faced many challenges in Still, the 63-to-37 vote was a signal of the exasperation of plying weapons and intelligence to the Saudis. creating allies in Iraq. For this reason, it is searching for Shiite some Senate Republicans over being repeatedly made to fall Alas, the chance that the Senate measure will be adopted leaders who are critical of Iran, while Qatar has strong ties with in line behind Trump’s disregard for elemental American by the current Congress is minuscule. It still faces several both Shiite and Sunnis including leaders of the Popular Mobi- values and traditions. procedural hurdles before a final Senate vote, and it has lization [Units], with the national Sunni front and with figures The president has treated the assassination of Jamal top. Adding to the insult of defying a legitimate congressional hardly any chance of passing the House before the end close to Iran.” Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist and Virginia resident writing demand was Pompeo’s op-ed article in The Wall Street of the year. Mansour added, “Iraq must balance ties with both countries, for The Washington Post, as a sideshow that shouldn’t get Journal on Tuesday dismissing concerns over Khashoggi’s Last month, Secretaries Pompeo and Mattis called for as it cannot take sides in the Saudi-Qatari crisis — especially since in the way of his friendship with Crown Prince Mohammed killing and Saudi Arabia’s dismal record on human rights as a cease-fire in Yemen and the start of peace negotiations. there is no common foreign policy. So two different actors will bin Salman, the de facto ruler of the Saudi kingdom, and “Capitol Hill caterwauling and media pile-on.” Yet the administration’s view, as laid out by Trump in his work more closely with either side.” arms sales to Saudi Arabia. That callousness incensed even What Pompeo and his boss seem not to understand is that statement on Nov. 20 and by Pompeo in his op-ed, is that The simultaneous visit of Qatari and Saudi delegations to Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican the caterwauling is not a failure to appreciate the importance Iran is the evildoer in Yemen and more broadly in the Middle Iraq could point out both the unlikelihood of the normaliza- who has mutated from Trump critic to loyalist. Senator of the Saudi alliance, which nobody denies, but a demand to East, and Saudi Arabia is the force for stability and security. tion of the Qatari-Saudi relationship in the short term and the Graham said he was originally against the measure but balance American interests with American values, as Senator These are not sentiments that will bring about a peace deal. importance of Iraq as a neutral actor in the region and a market then switched, explaining, “I changed my mind because Bob Corker, the Republican chairman of the Senate Foreign So it is up to Congress to put a halt to the bloodshed, which open to energy and gas. I’m pissed.” Relations Committee, explained when he voted in dissent it has the powers to do. The Qatari-Saudi race did not stop at the diplomatic level. The CIA’s job is to assess information, not to build legal from the administration’s policy. Those senators who care about human rights or the rule Media outlets in both countries started implying the “failure” cases, and Trump was most likely worried that if the senators That is a balance Trump has systematically disrupted, of law should continue caterwauling and demanding that of the other to influence and align with Iraq. The Saudi-funded heard Ms. Haspel they would be left with no doubt that the whether with Saudi Arabia, or in his fear mongering on they hear from Ms. Haspel. Al-Arabiya channel talked about “Iraq refusing” Qatar’s sugges- order for so brazen and elaborate a murder came from the asylum seekers, or in his denial of climate change. It’s about (Source: The NYT) tion to form an alliance of five countries including Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Syria. The Qatari-funded Al-Araby Al-Jadeed newspaper discussed “[Saudi Arabia’s] failure” to politically influence Iraq and its re- The Saudi prince’s less-than-royal treatment at the G-20 sorting to economic questions to “compensate for its loss.” This By Adam Taylor ers had a “friendly” meeting at the sidelines shows that the rivalry between Qatar and Saudi Arabia to win of the G-20. Trump later told reporters that over Iraq is at its peak. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Sal- there had been “no discussion” with the crown Ihsan al-Shammari, adviser to former Prime Minister Haider man was once feted in Western capitals as a prince. “We might, but we had none,” he said. al-Abadi, said, “There is indeed a Qatari-Saudi competition for new breed of economic and social reformer. Al Arabiya English also noted that Mo- Iraq. Riyadh and Doha are looking for a greater space to develop Then came the killing of journalist Jamal hammed had been welcomed by Argentina’s ties with Baghdad. The reason for this is that Iraq has stayed Khashoggi in Istanbul on Oct. 2 — and with President Mauricio Macri at Friday’s summit. impartial regarding the issues of the region. As a result, Iraq can it, a whirlwind of international controversy Macri had previously told reporters that he improve the position of both countries in the crisis happening and criticism that has engulfed the young thought the killing of Khashoggi was a valid between them.” Saudi royal. subject for discussion at the G-20. He added, “Both Riyadh and Doha are offering Iraq oppor- Last week, less than two months after the “This issue, which has impacted the tunities to improve ties. Iraq has no choice other than balancing killing of Khashoggi, Mohammed traveled world, is on the table, and it may come ties because siding with the new axes rising in the region would to Buenos Aires for a G-20 meeting that out in bilateral meetings or not, or in the cost it a lot.” brought together leaders from the world’s G-20 agenda,” Macri said at a joint news Over the past few days, the official statements published after top economies. For the Saudi crown prince, conference with Macron on Thursday. Iraqi and Qatari figures met focused on “reconstruction” in the it was a chance to see whether he would now Earlier in the week, Human Rights Watch Sunni areas freed from ISIS. Saudi Arabia has previously men- get the cold shoulder from the same leaders had asked the Argentine government to tioned that it would take part in this process, but Qatar is also who once embraced him. investigate the role of the crown prince trying to display its power in the Iraqi case. At a photo call during the official welcome in Khashoggi’s killing, as well as possible Abdul Mahdi’s new government knows that the Saudi-Qatari ceremony Friday, Mohammed stood to the war crimes in Yemen. political and economic competition for Iraq is at its peak. At this far right of the stage on the second row of Mohammed hosted Indian Prime Min- time, Iraq needs the support of both rich states to reconstruct world leaders. Footage showed the crown A more ambiguous interaction from firm” message that Saudi Arabia needed to ister Narendra Modi at his own residence the freed Sunni areas that both Riyadh and Doha have warned prince walking away from the stage as other earlier in the day with French President allow international experts to be part of the in the Argentine capital Friday: Both Saudi against “marginalizing.” Yet the question is whether the new world leaders, including Turkish President Emmanuel Macron was also captured on investigation into Khashoggi’s death. and Indian accounts of the meeting made government will be capable of balancing ties between both sides. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, mingled. film that was shared by Saudi news outlets. Earlier last week, President Trump had no mention of Khashoggi. Senior researcher at the National Endowment for Democracy But the crown prince appeared far from What the two leaders are saying is hard said he had no plans to meet with Moham- British Prime Minister Theresa May is in Washington Rahman al-Jobori told Al-Monitor, “Iraq must isolated. Later, Mohammed sat next to Rus- to discern, but at one point Mohammed med. “I would have met with him, but we also scheduled to meet with the Saudi crown ignore the Saudi-Qatari rivalry and decide on its vision for the sian President Vladimir Putin as the G-20 appears to tell Macron not to worry. “I do didn’t set that one up,” Trump told reporters prince Friday. The British leader has said region and itself. It is therefore important that Iraq bases its ties summit began. The two were filmed aggres- worry,” Macron responds. Thursday. that she will be “robust” as she calls for an on what interests it as opposed to foreign interests.” sively shaking hands and laughing as they An Elysee official later told Reuters news On Friday, the Saudi-owned Al Arabiya investigation into Khashoggi’s killing. (Source: Al Monitor) greeted each other. agency that Macron had conveyed a “very news organization reported that the two lead- (Source: The Washington Post) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y DECEMBER 3, 2018 ANALYSIS & INTERVIEW 7

The position of Trump in the Bernie Sanders’s hammer on American people the Trump’s head By Sajad Abedi ate a psychological environment for a grand victory against Tramp in the presidential TEHRAN — The American mid-term elec- election of 2020, if they win in the recent tions in the current situation can be con- election. Political facts in American history sidered one of the most sensitive elections indicate that victory in inter-parliamentary in American history; the unusual character elections has always had a serious and massive and Donald Tramp’s extreme actions at the impact on the election of the next American level of domestic and foreign policy have led president in the next two years. the American community to more biparti- The congressional election meets san and bipartisan competition than ever the general satisfaction of the trump before. And in the upcoming election, the In the midst of the turbulent state of the Democrats are trying to prevent the victory mid-term elections in the United States, Don- 1 Although such an idea was wrong due to the political of the Republicans in any way possible and to ald Tramp’s premature runaway escapes from structure in the U.S., it was, however, strongly accepted by some control Donald Trump’s extremists through accepting Republican defeats. According to Democrat supporters. On the other hand, Hillary Clinton, the the congressional congress. the results of the polls, the Republicans’ defeat Democratic candidate who was supported by her husband, Bill The division of the American po- to a certain extent seems to be necessary; Clinton, and many influential figures in the party, managed to litical community into the scene of the as a result, Donald Trump as a senior Re- defeat Sanders with her secret lobbies, and went to fight Trump opponents and proponents of Trump publican party can be the first factor in this as Democrats’ final candidate. What distinguishes Congressional elec- defeat; in other words, early election results Anyhow, if Sanders were to reach the final round of the 2016 tions from the last election is the division of for measuring public policy satisfaction He presidential competitions, he could have defeated Trump and American society into the bipartisan oppo- will be in the past two years. enter the White House. Sanders, however, was the victim of nents and supporters of Donald Trump in In the analysis of the disappointment Democrat leaders and Hillary Clinton’s secret lobbies. It was not this election. In fact, in the new situation, of the Republicans and the Trump on the without a reason that many Sanders advocates voted for Hillary the rivalry of the two main US parties has victory over the inter-congressional elec- Clinton’s rival, Donald Trump! become more or less a controversial scene tions, it is possible to look at Trump’s per- Sanders now considers himself the United States’ potential based on opposition or alignment with the versity, says: “Lately, internal disputes in the its participation, and since November 6th, formance at two levels of domestic politics president! Although apparently he’s unwilling to speak about the Trump, rather than on the basis of traditional United States are intensifying and cultural it has been remembered as a historic mo- and foreign policy. On the one hand, at 2020 presidential election, and hasn’t confirmed his presence in competition between the two parties. This conflicts are proud. On the Internet, there ment to restore rationality to the American the internal level, Tramp faces numerous the competition, Bernie Sanders supporters are calling for him led to a less pronounced party and rivalry has long been a kind of civil war in the United political scene. problems at the individual and moral levels, to nominate himself for this political competition. between the two political currents, but the States, and this war is getting hotter as the Indeed, mid-term congressional elections and his moral scandals, economic activities, Some analysts in the United States note that Sanders’s op- critique of the actions and the character of congressional election approaches. Sending are important for Democrats, which if they and his relations with the Russians dur- position to Donald Trump and the White House policies have Donald Trump were centered on Democrats. a bomb to Barack Obama and Hillary Clin- win, the two final years of the presidency of ing the electoral campaign have reduced paved the way for his re-appearance in the upcoming presidential In support of this, former US President ton will pave the ground for predicting the Donald Tramp can turn into a nightmare American confidence and, on the other election. However, it seems that the old Senator of the United Barack Obama’s remarks can be seen af- civil war in the United States. “Also, Emily and a nightmare for him and his government hand, his domestic policies It is mostly States has not yet made his decision. ter two years of silence against his tangled Wylan, a science fiction candidate from the members until the 2020 election. The symbol based on racism and even fascism; it has Polls recently conducted in the United States indicate Sanders’ attacks. Obama’s Democrats ‘Democrats’ University of Texas in an article comparing of this can be seen in 2014, as a result of the placed non-white Americans in front of proper position among Democratic voters. Accordingly, Joe Biden campaign, and with several releases, has the civil war in Lebanon and the United States, Republican victory in the inter-congressional him. Meanwhile, immigration policies, and Bernie Sanders have both a good position among Democrat directly targeted Donald Tramp. Obama pointed out that Jonathan Randall had not election, a large level of tensions between the his opposition to the colorful people, as supporters and they both have a good chance to reach the final says in his most remarkable remarks: “We paid attention to it in his time. “There is a Obama administration and the congress was well as Tramp’s opposition to the general round of the 2020 presidential elections. However, it is not yet are witnessing unprecedented behaviors in common ground between Lebanon in 1975 formed, and even the level of conflict was insurance plan introducing Obama walker, clear what would be Sanders ultimate decision on in the upcoming the White House, which has violated custom and the United States in 2018,” he wrote. so advanced that, at a time when President have created a backdrop of dissent and election: Will he nominate himself as the Democratic Party’s and common habits among Democrats and Washington believes that Washington has Barack Obama was forced to The federal disgust of American citizens from Tramp. candidate? Or will he support other figures such as Joe Biden? Republicans. If you are young voters worried powerful and uncompromising allies that government closed its 16th day. At the foreign policy level, Tramp’s cat- about what happened over the past two years have their own interests and are, in fact, Now, if Democrats win the mid-term astrophic performance in partnering with at the White House, the only way to moni- an “ineffective cartoon state”. Meanwhile, election, they are considered vital for three traditional US allies and his efforts to get close tor this behavior is to have congresses and the Republican Party of America reminds reasons. On the first level, if the Democrats to Russia has put a lot of criticism into the Trenches in the Champs positions that are emerging for the values Lebanon’s conservative forces on the brink win the congress and take over the majority, White House’s performance. In fact, Tramp and ideals of the United States. “In another of civil war, and Democrats, like the Leb- they can stop most of the Tramp government’s has frustrated US voters by importing America Elysées, from the “Paris move, he released a video message asking the anese advanced parties, are decentralized approvals that they argue against US national into a war of commerce with all the world youth to participate in November’s mid-term and dispersed. “ interests. On the second level, a Democratic powers, including China, Russia and even Commune” to “Gilet jaune” elections. Obama also said in a speech at the The November 6 decisive election majority congress can provide grounds for European countries as traditional allies. Also, University of Illinois with a direct attack on In spite of the apparent political divide and plotting against Donald Tramp for engaging Tramp’s action in support of the Yemeni war 1 But it is clear that this movement is totally unorganized the White House chairman: “The tramp is a political divide within the political community in several issues, such as secret relations with that killed thousands of innocent people, and and unexpected and comes from economic pressure on an im- disease itself, not a sign, and now we have the of America between its two main parties, Russia, illegal sexual relations and lying. In in particular the silence in the savage mur- portant class of the French people. The section of society that chance to bring wisdom back to the political Republicans and Democrats, on the axis of the event of approval of the problem in the der case, the Saudi-critic’s journalist Jamal created the massive and bloody uprisings of 1789, 1830, 1848, scene of the country.” the problem called “Trumpism,” prominent House of Representatives and bringing the Khashoggi in Istanbul, has disappointed the and 1871 in France and added the term “revolution” to a new In addition, the bipolar society of Don- members of the Democratic Party or support- matter to the Senate, the Democrats can still Republican Party’s supporters of the Trump political culture. To this end, the Financial Times chose the fol- ald Trump’s opponents and opponents is ers of the Democratic Party in all electoral be successful in raising the maximum pres- performance. Taken together, these two levels lowing headline for its report on November 27:”The French pick now in a position that some political experts campaigns, and sometimes even prominent sure and stopping Tramp in his most recent can be said that Donald Tramp’s two-year up their pitchforks against President Macron.” A pitchfork is a talk about the possibility of a civil war in the American figures of art Opponents of Tramp extremism. The third dimension, the decisive performance at the domestic and foreign tool with a long handle and two pointed parts that is used on a United States. In the same vein, Professor have emphasized the decisive importance of outcome of the November 6 Congressional levels has turned into Republican Achilles farm for lifting hay or cut grass. Nil Ferguson, a professor at Harvard Uni- the inter-period election and the need for election for Democrats, is that they will cre- heels in the mid-term elections. Economist wrote on November 27: “How long the protest movement can last depends partly on whether it can survive an attempted mutation into a more organized movement. The Gilets jaunes are currently structureless and leaderless, which is Israel nothing but a ‘Paper Tiger’: U.S. analyst both their strength but also a potential weakness. Internal rival- TEHRAN (Tasnim) — A former US army psychological Iran as not a threat to America. Israel sees this as the end ries and conflicting objectives could yet split the movement, as warfare officer and counter-terrorism analyst described of its own “credit” and blank check which has been given it could a loss of public support if the movement radicalizes. Unlike Israel as a ‘paper tiger’, adding that the regime will lose by Americans. No more. union-led demonstrations, the amorphous nature of the Gilets ‘catastrophically’ if it engages in any ground war. Why do you think Netanyahu does not favor early jaunes protests also makes it more difficult for the government “Netanyahu knows that if Israel engages in any ground elections? to negotiate with them.” war in Lebanon or Syria—or anywhere else for that mat- A: Early elections of course will reflect all of these senti- According to the Guardian on November 24, French President ter—Israel will lose catastrophically and show the world ments and would be a sure disaster that removes Netanya- Emanuel Macron’s approval rating has plummeted with just 26 it is nothing more than a ‘paper tiger’ and all bluster and hu for corruption, graft, war crimes, and possibly treason. per cent of French people supporting him, while Gilets jaunes threat with no ability to back them up,”Scott Bennett, from The people living in Israel also recognize that the days of movement has the backing of 80 per cent of the French. San Francisco, told Tasnim. endless war and expansionism of Israeli settlements is not Scott Bennett is a US Army Special Operations Officer a policy the world will allow any longer, and Netanyahu (11th Psychological Operations Battalion, Civil Affairs-Psy- has endangered the lives of Israelis more than any other chological Operations Command), and a global psycho- Prime Minister with this propaganda and lies against Iraq, Syria’s important message to logical warfare-counterterrorism analyst, formerly with Iran, and his manipulation of America into a series of wars defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton. He received a that are terrible humanitarian disasters for Europe and the the Zionists: The end of hit Direct Commission as an Officer, held a Top Secret/Sen- Middle East. sitive Compartmentalized Information (TS/SCI) security Contrary to popular belief, the United States isn’t and run era clearance, and worked in the highest levels of international a major factor in Israeli elections as the ruling coalition is counterterrorism in Washington DC and MacDill Air Force breaking up and still no help from the US to the PM. What 1 Tel Aviv has tried to prevent the Syrian settlement of Base in Tampa, Florida. He has developed and managed is your take on this? crisis, and delay solutions as much as possible. psychological warfare theories, products, and operations for A: Trump recognizes that his foolish actions of having Bending over backwards for reactive sheikhs US Special Operations Command, US Central Command, US troops in Syria and the firing of US cruise missiles at During the recent months, the process of normalizing ties the State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism, and Syria, the unlawful shooting down of Russian planes, Syria in response to a “false flag” chemical attack which between the Arab states and the Zionist regime has entered a new and other government agencies. and indiscriminate bombings and destruction of civilians by was blamed on President Assad, but which was later prov- phase. The relationship is not even secret but publicly raised by His educational background includes a Bachelor of Sci- Western airstrikes. All of this footage has served to incline the en to be a lie and actually done by the White Helmets, is Zionist authorities and Arab reactionary sheikhs. For example, ence in Advertising and Spanish Minor from San Jose State public away from sympathizing or trusting the Israeli-Saudi a war crime that may come back to haunt him. He sees in late October, the prime minister of Zionist regime came to University in California, a Master of Arts in International public relations or propaganda campaigns. Additionally, the Senate abandoning this war policy of supporting the Oman on a formal visit and met with senior officials. Business and Public Policy from George Mason Universi- Netanyahu and his wife are coming under increasing inves- Saudis and Israel because Yemen is turning into a hu- Undoubtedly, one of the conditions of the Arab reactionary ty in Virginia, and a Ph.D. (ABD) in Political Theory from tigation for potential criminal irregularities and corruption manitarian disaster, and this will become both Trump’s sheikhs to accelerate the process of normalizing relations with the Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. He charges associated with his tenure as Prime Minister. All legacy and doom his presidency to one term if he does Tel Aviv is was to back Zionism against the resistance group in currently resides in California. of this is creating an atmosphere around Netanyahu that not remove himself. Syria. In return, the Zionists have again targeted Syria to express The following is the full text of the interview. is becoming too toxic and odious for the public to endure, Trump is now looking for ways to do that, while at the same their gratitude to the sheikhs. Head of Israel’s far-right Yisrael Beiteinu party Avigdor or Israel’s reputation to survive. time not “losing face” or disturbing his political base which Power struggle in Syria Liberman resigned as defense minister, protesting Israel’s According to reports, Netanyahu has sought to unfortunately seems to be blindly and ignorantly pro-Zion- The recent Zionist aggression in Syria, as it has been in the “too-soft policy” on Hamas. Liberman took his five-member avoid Gaza and prioritizes the status quo. He wasn’t looking ist. However, once again it seems this too is changing given past few years, has come abruptly, because Tel Aviv intended to party out of the ruling coalition and called for new elections. for escalation or to use military force as an electoral prop, the enormous destruction and failure of America’s policies once again exploit the element of surprise to hit the resistance. Leaving the government with 61 seats in the Knesset, barely because if Israel got bogged down in an extended fight or in the Middle East, and Netanyahu is fast becoming the However, the rapid, timely response of the Syrian Army’s missile a majority out of 120, this stirred discussion among politi- Israeli civilians died as a result of Hamas retaliatory rocket scapegoat for Americans to pin all of their blame upon. As defense to this surprising attack has shown the depth of military cians and observers about whether Israel would have to go fire, then his credibility would be shot. What do you think? the approaching 9/11 legal investigations take place in New power and Damascus’s defense readiness. to elections now or wait until November 2019, the requisite A: Netanyahu knows that if Israel engages in any ground war York, and the resulting Iranian legal filings to dismiss any This resolute reaction from Damascus to the Zionists demon- date according to law. Can Benjamin Netanyahu keep the in Lebanon or Syria—or anywhere else for that matter—Israel legal cases and judgments against them for 9/11, we could strated that Syria was no longer the land on which Zionists were coalition together? And if not, can he win the election and will lose catastrophically and show the world it is nothing easily see the emergence of new evidence, witnesses, and flocking, as the Damascus defense system has increased and gain a fifth term as prime minister? more than a “paper tiger” and all bluster and threat with no testimony which once and for all shows the Israeli Zionist much of the territory of Syria has been liberated. A: As the Middle East wars in Syria and Yemen contin- ability to back them up. We see Israel now losing aircraft in involvement in this infamous war crime, and Netanyahu The end of hit-and-run era ue to sour against the West and degrade the reputation of Syria, thanks largely to the Russian and Iranian assistance being arrested or killed for it. The quick and fierce response of the Syrian military missile Israel and Saudi Arabia in general, Benjamin Netanyahu to the Syrian government. Netanyahu also knows that the The last 18 years of war were clearly started by the Zionist defense system to the Zionist regime’s military aggression was, will be increasingly seen as a liability and problem to the American people are quickly losing all support for America’s Likud party and betrayed the trust of the American people in fact, a “hard slap” in the Zionist authorities’ face, particularly, Israeli people, rather than an asset and solution. Besides the involvement in the Saudi-Israeli Middle East wars, or rather with lies and wars. This is now becoming more and more Benjamin Netanyahu. The Zionists received a message that the Zionist Mossad involvement with the 9/11 attacks against genocide, against Yemen and Syria. This was demonstrated apparent to Americans, and it is Netanyahu who is being hit and run period was over in Syria. The decisive response from America, with the rise of the internet media has come the most recently by the US Senate voting to suspend military seen as the conspirator and criminal who must not only be the Syrian military missile defense system was in fact a deterrent, explosion of amateur photographic evidence showing Israel assistance to Saudi Arabia, and Senator Rand Paul’s speech removed from political life but indeed removed from the which made the Zionists think twice before making any foolish and Saudi Arabia’s particular genocidal wars against Yemen on the Senate floor characterizing Saudi Arabia as evil, and earth for his acts of evil if the earth is to have peace. decision to attack Syria. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 8 ADVERTISEMENTS DECEMBER 3, 2018

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Water crisis and the phenomenon of Iran-France office of scientific collaboration to run migration of people with disabilities pharmaceutical, medical courses

through the occurrence of this crisis and the HEALTH TEHRAN — The Iran-France office of scien- By Ali Abbasi person with disability literally will not have desktific collaboration at Tehran’s Shahid Beheshti any control over his life. University of Medical Sciences will be running pharmaceutical, From the security perspective, it is note- medical courses in France, ISNA news agency reported on Sunday. worthy that major reasons for migration and Iranian residents and specialist can participate in courses of taking refuge include weak state and weakness Specialized Medical Training Diploma [Diplôme de Formation in territorial management and water resourc- Médicale Spécialisée (DFMS)] and Advanced Specialized Medical he two phenomena of migration and es. Water shortages may lead to protest and Training Diploma [Diplôme de Formation Médicale Spécialisée water have always been closely linked riot. As in 1992, disagreement between two Approfondie (DFMSA)]. Thistorically, as tribes in Africa, the southern provinces in India ended up in a Those interested in taking part in courses can apply until Middle East and Asia have been migrating serious riot during which 25 were killed and January 15, 2019. extensively in search of food and water for many were maimed. A main issue to consider In the course of developing international, scientific and medical their livestock. here is the existence of fragile state in un- relations, the office of scientific, medical and university collabo- Generally, migrations occur based on derdeveloped countries that cannot manage ration of Iran and France with the presence of the Ambassador of different social-economic, political, cultural environmental crisis like water; and due to France in Iran François Senemaud, and the Chancellor Shahid and natural motives. Currently, the main desolation of some regions and concentration Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Dr. Ali Asghar Peyvandi reasons which cause migration, especially of population in other parts, security crisis and a group of professors and researchers of the two countries in developing countries, are environmental and reduction of infrastructural power of were opened at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences crisis and more specifically, water crisis. the state might be held responsible. on July 18, 2017. Therefore, based on their motives, mi- From this perspective, reduction of the grants move from village to city, city to city, government’s infrastructural power means and country to country. While the demand a decline in the state ability to perform its for drinking water has increased in many basic functions, i.e. guaranteeing security, Mashhad to host congenital and parts of Africa, Asia and the Middle East, One of the less considered issues in the in reduced crops, increased unemployment, redistribution of resources, and preparing access to drinking water has decreased in analysis of water crisis is the effect of water and emigration. It is estimated that about 1.5 the essential services. This means vulner- structural heart disease, coronary these regions. crisis on the people with disabilities and the million individuals have migrated to cities ability of the society, especially doubled total occlusion meetings About two billion people are suffering problems concerning their obligatory migra- from villages in search for job opportunities; vulnerability of people with disabilities, from lack of access to clean water and more tion as a result of shortages of healthy water. locations which were the main areas of the in absence of these services. HEALTH TEHRAN — The city of Mashhad will play than two billion people are suffering from According to the statistics of the WHO, early rebellion in March 2011. However, since migration on the basis of deskhost to the 2nd Iran Coronary Total Occlusion lack of enough medical and sanitary facilities there are about one billion people with disa- According to the report of the United Na- environmental situation involves the mass (CTO) meeting and The 2nd International Congenital and Struc- in the world. The amount of the renewable bilities with different levels in the world. In tions High Commissioner for Refugees (UN- of people, it is considered an internal issue tural Percutaneous Interventions Annual Meeting, also known water that the Earth is getting annually is other words, about 15% of the population of HCR), 4.5 million people have escaped from rather than international; because the mass of as CASPIAN meeting. unequal in terms of time and place and do not the world suffer from a physical, mental, or Syria and 6.5 million have become homeless people are not able to migrate. As mentioned The CTO Meeting will be held in collaboration with Euro CTO correlate with the distribution of population sensory disability. Disabled individuals face inside the country. A war which has added earlier, if water crisis gets pervasive, it can Club, European Bifurcation Club (EBC) and TOBI on Decem- and water needs of the societies. several obstacles in order to have effective the number of people with disabilities, many end up in riot and war and border control ber 5-6 at Razavi Hospital in Mashhad, Tasnim news agency There are several reasons which force peo- participation in the society. According to of who were obliged to migrate. A migration may not be possible anymore which is itself reported. The CASPIAN meeting will be held simultaneously ple to migrate. Among major reasons one may human rights point of view, disability is a which itself, according to the International another crisis for host countries. with CTO meeting. include weak state and weakness in territorial phenomenon resulting from socio-political Organization for Migration, increases phys- Due to their special physical and mental Interventional cardiology with its dynamic nature is regarded management and water resources, which are structure and its main focus on the concept of ical and mental vulnerability of individuals. conditions and relatively high treatment costs, as one of the fastest growing fields in medicine. Due to devel- often neglected. While phenomena such as right has caused disability to be regarded as Therefore, the effects of water crisis on disabled migrants may become involved in opment of new technologies and innovative products as well as drought and climate change simply get into an identity element of humans and declares people with disabilities can be divided into terrorist groups and criminal gangs in or- increasing the interventionists level of knowledge and experiences, the analyses and are known as main reasons. that many of these obstacles are due to mis- three categories: legal, security (national and der to provide an income and stay alive, and considerable progress has been achieved in CTO and Bifurcation According to the United Nations Popu- conceptions about the disability itself rather international), and economic. they might be abused. Basically, this type in recent years. lation Fund (UNFPA), 244 million people, than circumstances and practical difficulties One considerable issue in terms of legal of migration caused by natural disasters is This two-day meeting will be an excellent opportunity to ben- equal to 3.3% of the world’s population, have existing in societies. effect is the right to live independently. Nat- involuntary and irreversible. It can result in efit from the valuable experience of the Iranian colleagues and been living out of their own country since Although there are not any official statis- urally, every one of us need social interaction security, cultural-social, and environmental scholars as well as Euro CTO Club, TOBI and EBC in order to 2015. Growing migration of population as tics about the percentage of the population that can have several forms and may cause threats, not only for host countries, but it make dramatic changes in complex PCI treatment. one of the consequences of climate change of disabled migrants in the world’s migra- certain attachments. These attachments are may also have long-term devastating con- According to Iran CTO website amplifying the ability to perform is one of the major crises in our century. tion, a glance at the countries dealing with in fact unavoidable. They can be economic, sequences at international level. complex coronary procedures in bifurcation and CTO lesions, At the moment, total population of mi- water crisis shows that this crisis makes life cultural, communicative, etc. Finally, in terms of economic effects, water teaching and discussing during extensively shown live cases per- grants is estimated to be one billion which conditions even more difficult for disabled According to the Convention on the Rights crisis can directly affect economic processes formed by forefront operators: the most modern approaches and has raised considerable concerns for inter- individuals and even in some cases has caused of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), speak- and events. In other words, by water crisis, technical innovation, and providing concise lectures by world national community and national states in an increase in communities with disabilities. ing of the right of people with disabilities industries may face trouble to continue their experts ‘on-the-point’ theoretical and practical knowledge are various areas including food supply, access to More specifically, it can be stated that for independent life, it means freedom of business; as a result, production falls and some of the topics of CTO meeting 2018. medical and sanitary facilities, and in higher in recent years some parts of the world, choice, the right to choose freely how and many people lose their jobs. CASPIAN will give a comprehensive overview of major topics levels, security concerns. especially the Middle Eastern countries where people with disabilities live and to It is possible that a disabled person could in catheter therapy in congenital, structural and valvular heart Inappropriate living conditions resulting including Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq what extent they have interaction with their be among the ones out of work, or that there diseases, echocardiography and other cardiac imaging for CHDs. from growing shortage of water and its access have been involved in a full-blooded war surrounding community. This right also means is a disabled person in the families of these It is specifically designed for adult and pediatric interventional may force people to migrate. Furthermore, that many believe have roots in growing that people with disabilities must have access people. Naturally, finding a job for a person cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons and cardiac anesthetists. due to the climate change, water shortage and shortages of water in these countries. to all facilities and standards necessary for with disability is relatively more difficult. It will also provide a unique opportunity for medical equipment its consequences are causing problems more For example, the research paper on the an independent life. Furthermore, unemployment can be more engineers, device specialists and inventors to network physi- than before. That is to say, climate change and economy in Syria by Chatham House in Jan- One of the key components of the right expensive for people with disabilities than cians, have open discussions on the latest issues and find new the change in rainfall pattern can increase uary 2015, and also REACH topical report in for an independent life is definitely the right ordinary people, and it is even possible that therapeutic answers in a friendly and interactive environment. flood, drought, and soil erosion in hot and September 2015 show that long term drought to make decisions independently. This in- the new job location lacks standard infra- The age of getting cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) has low- dry regions of the world. which lasted over 5 years in Syria, resulted herent right is directly trampled underfoot structure for the life of these individuals in ered by 10 years among Iranians, Dr. Baqer Larijani, head of Endocrinology Research Center at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, said on Thursday. Snoring can worsen heart function, Depression: Electrical stimulation can The lowered age of getting cardiovascular diseases may lead especially in women ‘significantly’ improve mood to premature death in the country, he regretted. Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death among Both snoring and obstructive sleep ap- New research shows that deep brain stim- Iranians claiming 38% of the annual death rate, according to the nea could lead to earlier impairment of ulation can tackle treatment-resistant de- Iranian National Organization for Civil Registration. cardiac function in women, according to pression. Stimulating a brain area called a new study. the orbitofrontal cortex led to “significant” A recent study unlocks the health issues improvements in mood for people with linked to snoring. moderate to severe depression. Could sonic hedgehog be the “Snoring” refers to a sleeping pattern Using DBS to target certain key areas in which a person breathes while emitting may relieve symptoms of severe depression. answer to hair loss? a snorting or grunting sound. Recently, deep brain stimulation (DBS) The National Sleep Foundation sug- has emerged as a potential therapy that may When skin is wounded, the hair cannot regrow. In a recent study, gest that 90 million people in the United succeed where other treatments have failed. researchers ask why this is and whether it can be reversed. They States snore. Snoring might become more Obesity contributes to sleep apnea, In DBS, specialists surgically implant asked participants to say how it affected conclude that a signaling pathway called the sonic hedgehog dangerous as people age, and it can also and the sleep deprivation that sleep ap- stimulating electrodes in the brain to send their mood using specific keywords. may be critical. lead to heart disease. nea causes can give rise to further obesity, electrical currents to targeted areas. Afterward, they — with the help of a Though it may seem simple, hair regrowth is complex and There are different types of sleep apnea, in the long-term. As a person gains more In the new study, Dr. Eddie Chang and specific piece of software — quantified mysterious. Hair loss comes in many forms. It can be a gradual, but the most common is called obstructive weight, the throat muscles that keep the his colleagues used DBS in 25 people who and analyzed the words that the volun- gene-driven loss known as male- or female-pattern baldness. sleep apnea (OSA). At least 18 million U.S. airway open relax, and sleep apnea becomes had symptoms of depression. They report teers had used. Alternately, it may result from an injury, such as a burn or adults have sleep apnea. more serious. their findings in the journal Current Biology. DBS led to a ‘naturally positive deep wound. This condition affects breathing patterns Women who snore may be at Dr. Chang is also a professor of neu- mood’ However the hair has been lost, regrowing it is a technical while sleeping, causing a person to stop greater risk rosurgery at the University of California The study revealed that, while stimu- challenge that has defied researchers since the dawn of science. breathing and start again repeatedly. About The researchers analyzed data associ- San Francisco (UCSF). lating most brain areas had no effect on In ancient Egypt, for instance, there was a range of unusual half of people who snore loudly have OSA. ated with cardiac parameters in relation to Studying depression and key the participants’ mood, 3 minutes of stim- regrowth techniques, including rubbing hippopotamus fat into When OSA occurs, the muscles in the diagnosed OSA and self-reported snoring brain areas ulating the lateral orbitofrontal cortex led the scalp. throat that are responsible for keeping the using data from the UK Biobank. Dr. Chang explains what made the re- to significant improvements. Although science has moved on, it is still only inching toward airway open actually prevent the flow of air. The UK Biobank is an international searchers focus on the orbitofrontal cortex The successful results were only seen a solution to hair loss. According to a new study presented health resource, open to researchers, that in this study. The area “has been called one among those with moderate to severe de- The latest study to investigate regrowth was headed by cell recently at the annual meeting of the Ra- aims to improve the prevention, diagnosis, of the least understood regions in the brain,” pression; there was no effect in people with biologist Mayumi Ito, Ph.D., an associate professor at the New diological Society of North America — held and treatment of diseases. he reports, “but it is richly connected to mild depression symptoms. York University Langone Health center in New York City. in Chicago, IL — snoring and OSA may lead The data were of 4,877 participants various brain structures linked to mood, Study co-author Kristin Sellers, Ph.D. Her team’s findings were published this week in the journal to earlier impairment of cardiac function who had received a cardiac MRI scan. The depression, and decision-making, making — who is a postdoctoral researcher in Dr. Nature Communications. in women than in men. scientists divided them into three groups: it very well positioned to coordinate activity Chang’s laboratory — reports on the results. Finding a new target Sleep apnea and heart disease? those with OSA, those with self-reported between emotion and cognition.” “Patients said things like ‘Wow, I feel bet- The scientists wanted to look for changes in the signaling It is unclear whether or not sleep apnea snoring, and those with neither. The team had access to a clinic that ter,’ ‘I feel less anxious,’ ‘I feel calm, cool, pathways of damaged skin. directly causes heart disease, but some spe- When the researchers compared the specializes in epilepsy. People with epilepsy and collected.’” In particular, they were interested in the signaling of fibro- cialists believe that people with sleep apnea snoring group with the group without sleep have electrodes surgically implanted in “And just anecdotally, you could see the blasts, cells that synthesize collagen — a structural protein that are at risk of developing hypertension, or disorders, they found a striking difference their brains as part of routine preparation improvements in patients’ body language. supports the shape of hair and skin. Fibroblasts also play an high blood pressure. in the left ventricular mass in women com- for surgery. They smiled, they sat up straighter, they important role in wound healing. Many people who have sleep apnea also pared with men. For this study, Dr. Chang and team started to speak more quickly and naturally.” The researchers honed in on the so-called sonic hedgehog have co-existing diseases. This is one of the Increased left ventricular mass means recruited 25 participants with epilepsy The patterns of brain activity also sup- signaling pathway, which cells use to communicate. The pathway reasons why it is harder to establish a direct that the heart needs to work harder to fulfil who also had mild to severe depression. ported these noticeable improvements in is active as we develop in the womb, but its activity diminishes link between sleep apnea and heart disease. the body’s needs. With the electrodes already in place, mood. The authors note that the partici- significantly after birth. According to the American Heart As- These patterns in people who self-re- the participants reported how they were pants’ brain activity after the stimulation The sonic hedgehog signaling pathway is vital in the develop- sociation (AHA), some people living with portedly snore may be an indication of feeling a few times per day using an app. resembled the brain activity that occurred ment of fingers and toes and also in the organization of the brain. sleep apnea and high blood pressure who undiagnosed OSA. This enabled the researchers to link chang- when the volunteers reported feeling nat- Here, it is worth noting that every hair follicle we have as received treatment for sleep apnea also saw “We found that the cardiac parameters es in brain activity with different moods, urally good. adults developed in the womb; after birth, no new follicles gen- their blood pressure drop. Such findings in women appear to be more easily affected focusing on the brain area that was most Dr. Vikram Rao, Ph.D. — an assistant erate. This helps explain why new tissue, such as scar tissue, show a possible link between hypertension by the disease and that women who snore involved in depression and also accessible professor of neurology at UCSF and the cannot grow hair. and sleep apnea. or have OSA might be at greater risk for with DBS. study’s first author — explains what these In their experiments, the researchers kick-started sonic hedge- OSA is also associated with obesity, cardiac involvement.” The scientists also used mild electrical findings mean. hog signaling in the injured skin of mice. which is a risk factor for heart disease. (Source: Medical News Today) stimulation on different brain regions and (Source: newsok.com) (Source: SG Talk) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 10 TECHNOLOGY DECEMBER 3, 2018

Coordinating Iranian teams interdisciplinary fields a major challenge: VP scoop up TECHNOLOGY TEHRAN — The vice presidency for science deskand technology plans to address coordination among interdisciplinary fields as a main challenge in the field of science of technology in the country, VP Sourena Sattari an- awards at Intl. nounced, IRNA reported on Saturday. He made the remarks in the closing ceremony of the 3rd National Festival and the International Congress on Stem cells and Regenerative Medicine Conference on on Saturday. The vice presidency’s Council for Stem Cell Sciences and Technologies was estab- Social Robotics lished to coordinate different 1 The first prize went to Iranian Mohammad Zakipour, Minoo Alemi, researchers and practitioners working and AI will help drive economic growth sections of the stem cell tech- academics Alireza Taheri, Mojtaba Alireza Taheri and Ali Meqdari won the second on the interaction between humans and and will be the new normal. nology and commercialization Shahab, Ali Meghdari, Minoo Alemi, Ali prize for “RASA: A Social Robot acting as a intelligent robots and on the integration ICSR 2018 aims to foster discussions and also to develop knowledge Amouzandeh Nobaveh, Zeynab Rokhi Sign Language Teaching Assistant”. of robots into the fabric of the society. in the development of AI models and cutting edges. and Ali Ghorbandaei Pour for “Virtual RASA (Robot Assistant for Social Aims) The intersection of Social Robotics frameworks, robotic embodiments, Iran is a pioneer in stem cell Social Toys: A Novel Concept to Bring has been designed as an upper-torso and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are and behaviors that further encourages ecosystem with several knowl- Inanimate Dolls to Life”. humanoid robot platform primarily for bound to disrupt the status quo in our invention and innovation. The forum will edge-based companies active In their research, they present a new teaching Persian Sign Language (PSL) to homes, factories, healthcare services, look into the potential of these technologies in this field, he said. perspective on using interactive animated children with hearing disabilities. and transportation, among others. In and give insights to address the challenges Over 120 Iranian companies toys in a virtual environment. The ICSR 2018 brings together the foreseeable future, Social Robotics and risks. are active in the field of stem cell technology in Iran, he said. The knowledge-based companies can create value added, jobs and boost exports in order to develop knowledge economy, he said. According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, stem cell First Iranian Blockchain-based taxi app being developed technology is a rapidly developing field that combines the efforts of TECHNOLOGY TEHRAN — A group of Blockchain The introduction of partially decentralized taxi systems desk cell biologists, geneticists, and clinicians and offers hope of effective experts from Tehran’s Sharif Univer- like Uber and Lyft introduced some necessary competition treatment for a variety of malignant and non-malignant diseases. sity of Technology is developing a startup which is to into the taxi industries. This has provided commuters Stem cells are defined as totipotent progenitor cells capable introduce the first Iranian Blockchain-based taxi app, with more options, leading to reduced fares and better of self-renewal and multilineage differentiation. Stem cells Shanbepress reported this week. quality service. survive well and show stable division in culture, making them The startup aims to launch Initial Coin Offering (ICO), Implementing the concept of tokenization, or using ideal targets for in vitro manipulation. its founder Amir Abbas Emami said. Blockchain-based apps to manage local transportation The congress was held from November 28 to December ICO is a type of funding using cryptocurrencies. In an systems is a development that has been long coming. 1 in Tehran. ICO, a quantity of cryptocurrency is sold in the form of It’s likely that many taxi services based on Blockchain “tokens” (“coins”) to speculators or investors, in exchange and tokenization will spring up. for legal tender or other cryptocurrencies. Blockchain implementation will automatically enable Through decentralization, which still exists in internet a transparent industry; opaque unions and associations taxi services, the wages for commuting may even decrease Blockchain in taxi industry will no longer override the will of taxi drivers and com- This DNA technology is to less than 5 percent, he explained. According to Cointelegraph website, Blockchain muters. Instead, anyone who holds a Blockchain token The Blockchain platform for taxi apps also provides a technology in the local transportation or taxi industry will retain full control of all the benefits associated with helping police solve cold cases mechanism for pricing according to supply and demand, is only the continuation of an evolution that has gone such tokens, be it in exchange for other tokens or fiat, he explained on for centuries. or for the payment of taxi fares. With a single drop of blood, a composite image was made that helped authorities catch another man who had brutally assaulted a 17-year-old girl in New Mexico and was sentenced to 18 years in prison. It also led to the arrest of a man charged with murdering a Parenting in the digital age: Real tips to help kids (and parents) today 25-year-old woman in Texas who was never considered a suspect These are common questions with com- supporting their developing digital skills. Be a model for your child. Remember of the crime. His trial is pending. plicated answers—but as a parent and Many examples of these contracts are the Partnership for Drug Free America The technology relies on the fact that DNA has a specific set of child psychologist, I have some basics found online. Find one but make it your ad campaign? You know, the one where instructions for a person’s physical characteristics. It only needs a small to help you and your children navigate own by editing it and adding in your the father confronts his son after find- sample to be able to pull from tens of thousands of genetic options the digital world safely (with a little help family’s values and personal examples ing marijuana and the son looks up and create an informed prediction of what someone could look like. from the engineers at Apple). Many of (e.g., parents should always know the and replies, “I learned it by watching The technology relies on the fact that DNA has a specific set my strategies are based in the built-in passcode to their child’s device). you!” Well, it’s true. Your children are of instructions for a person’s physical characteristics. It helps settings of your or your child’s device. Enable restrictions and have a learning about the world by watching create an informed prediction of what someone could look like. The devices come with the basics to help conversation. Whenever possible, you and that’s a good thing. You helped The technology relies on the fact that DNA has a specific set us, the first generation of parents in the you should enable restrictions on the them learn to talk, walk, eat with a fork. of instructions for a person’s physical characteristics. It helps digital age. However, most of the product adult device before your child has ever appropriately in order to keep Youtube Pretty much everything they now do, create an informed prediction of what someone could look like. owners don’t know how to find and use used it. By using these built-in parental on his device. This type of learning is you directly influenced. Parabon NanoLabs, one of the companies that offers this these basic tools. controls, found under Settings, then essential as he grows older in the digital So, at a minimum, be mindful of how technology, has been working with law enforcement since 2015. With both technical changes and some General and then Restrictions, you have world. I don’t promote ‘Just say no’, but often the phone is in your hands. How The service, which costs about $3,000 per composite image, has basic behavior modifications, you and the power to set limits and supervise rather ‘Yes, when…’ Such as: Yes you often are you reading work e-mails or already assisted in over 40 cases. your child will be more empowered to what your child can see and do on the can have YouTube when you behave texting while your child is present? Be “In a lot of the cases we work, it turns out that the police had use technology safely. device. Play around and get familiar appropriately (e.g., no twerking at the aware that they are learning and being some information that was leading them in a particular direction, Write a contract. Step one is to think with the controls. If the restrictions are dinner table). shaped by what they perceive around and our information completely redirects,” Dr. Ellen Greytak about your expectations and rules for initially set too high, even better. That Guided access. IPhones are all-in- them. Work toward being the good influ- told CNN Business. “You know, you’re not looking for a person your children in the digital world. Out way your child will come to you and one devices, which is pretty incredible, ence that you ideally want your child to of that description. You’re looking for a person with this very of the box, all of these devices are setup you can have a great dialogue about but also incredibly problematic for our be around. Your kids will quickly know different description. And once they pivot and start going down for adults, not children or teens, so some what they want to do and then you can children. Want your kid to practice math more than you do. However, for now you that road, they can find that person.” thinking and prep is necessary before explain whether that’s okay, and why or facts but every time you leave the room, are in charge, and therefore, you must DNA phenotyping is different from traditional DNA profiling, handing it over. why not. That conversation with your he switches from the educational app use the tools available. Thankfully, we which relies on matching the relevant DNA from a crime scene You would never drop them off in child, whether you grant permission or to Minecraft? After a brief set up, again have the basic tools built in to the de- with DNA that has been obtained from potential individuals. With Times Square and say “Have fun! Don’t not, is the key. Consistent restrictions under Settings, look for Guided Access. vices. It’s our obligation as parents to DNA phenotyping, a match isn’t being made so the relevant DNA get in trouble.” Make the list simple and force the child to pause and then come There, you can lock the device on one app set reasonable limits and consistently is used on its own without having to compare it to DNA that’s start with the basics: in order to have find you to talk about their request. By until you (the parents) put in a code or follow through so our children learn how been collected beforehand and is in the system. access to this amazing device, this is what doing so you are teaching him to think release it with your fingerprint. This is a to safely navigate the digital world in- “We’re essentially bringing in entirely new ways to analyze we (your parents) are responsible for and about his actions online—a necessary powerful tool for parents as it allows for dependently. forensic DNA,” Greytak said. in return, this is what is expected of you. and invaluable skill for all digital users. some flexibility. No longer is the device Just like any other family topic, if par- Police departments have used the technology to make an The written list of rules will evolve over Turn off/ delete YouTube. If you either off limits in a drawer or free access. ents don’t lead, the children will learn identification of the female victim and then arrest her killer. time so don’t worry if it’s incomplete. are concerned about the time spent or She wants to listen to music? Okay. But elsewhere. New technology can be scary, Police departments have used the technology to make an Parents and kids sign it and date it. Re- videos viewed, I suggest turning off (or not texting and watching videos at the but don’t let your fear of technology limit identification of the female victim and then arrest her killer. visit the contract at least once a year to temporarily deleting) the YouTube app same time. (By the way, off limits in a your ability to parent in the digital world. “The traditional forensic DNA analysis looks just at, ‘Can this make sure it’s still on point. Communicate and blocking YouTube in the web browser. drawer is a fine and sometimes necessary We have no choice and your children DNA from a crime scene be matched to a suspect we’ve already about your child’s experience online and Imagine the learning experiences possible strategy to limit their usage also, but are not afraid. identified or to a database?’ And it’s great for that, but if you don’t adjust the contract to have limits while when your child is motivated to behave that’s for a different article.) (Source: The Washington Post) find a match, it couldn’t tell you anything else. We can generate leads just from the DNA that’s at that crime scene.” Parabon said the information it predicts is generally observable by the public, such as eye and hair color. When it uses genealogy How technology is changing rural China information, it relies on public databases, such as Ancestry.com. The number of internet users in rural China reached 209 co-founder Cindy Mi told CNBC Tuesday at East Tech West. But some experts say accessing DNA and genetic informa- million in 2017, with a penetration of 35 percent. This tech push in education comes after China’s Education tion in this way, and the predictive nature of the technology, is Tech giants and start-ups are capitalizing on this to develop Ministry required governments at all levels to spend a min- a cause for concern. education access in remote areas of the country. imum of 8 percent on digitalization of education, according Arthur Caplan, a professor of bioethics at NYU’s Department How technology is empowering rural China in different to the report by 500Startups. It also noted that 55 million of Population Health, said “the consent isn’t as explicit and clear industries was a common topic at East Tech West this week. students in rural schools in China are now reachable by as it needs to be.” In a nation of nearly 1.4 billion, ensuring there’s efficient live-streaming classes. He said people in public genealogy databases may not realize health care and education is a tall order for China. Especially Health care that it’s being used in this way. But he said there are fewer con- in some of the more remote parts of the country. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a major buzz word at any tech cerns over the use of DNA. At the East Tech West conference in Nansha, Guang- event these days, but at East Tech West there was a focus on “DNA privacy is very flimsy,” he said. “You’re leaking your zhou, this week, business leaders, investors and experts how it could solve problems in industries like health care. DNA everywhere you go. In part it’s ethical because DNA is left contemplated how the country can effectively “equalize” Jim Wang, the CEO of health care conglomerate NovaVision all over the place. It’d be another thing to come into your house these services for the whole nation. Group, believes AI will level out the quality of care in the IOT (the internet of things) devices to keep track of the vital and approach your bed when you’re asleep and try to get a swab Indeed, the number of internet users in rural China stood coming decades. signs, on pigs that we will eat, and make sure that food is out of your mouth.” at 209 million in 2017, around 30 percent of the total online Meanwhile, Dan Wang, a technology analyst at macro safe. So, there are so many fun examples,’’ she told CNBC. He noted gathering DNA from blood found outside of some- population. This represents a good starting point for the research firm Gavekal Dragonomics, told CNBC via email The challenges one’s home isn’t that different from getting DNA from a discarded tech industry, with established giants and start-ups trying he thinks A.I. can make an impact, but believes there’s room Despite the clear optimism and enthusiasm from busi- cigarette butt or coffee cup. to capitalize on key areas like education, health care and for improvement. ness leaders, some analysts will still point out that changing While he said the science isn’t yet 100% accurate, he noted food production. “AI has the potential to significantly improve health- rural China is a complex issue that won’t happen overnight. that it’s only going to get better as the science and understanding Education care technologies, especially in medical image processing. David Tyfield, an expert in Chinese innovation at the of genomes improves. Technology is being developed to give students in rural On the margin, however, I suspect that low-tech solutions U.K.’s Lancaster University, told CNBC that education tech- “There’s all kinds of info lurking in our genes,” he said. “Not China more access to education via online learning plat- are more important for transforming health care in China. nology is increasingly big business and there is no reason everything is there but a lot.” forms. This is because of a teacher shortage in remote and There’s still lots of room left to improve the basics of patient to doubt that it could be very effective. However, it doesn’t There are already some clear limitations. The composites impoverished areas, according to a report by venture fund care and health administration,” he said. come without challenges, he explained. can’t reveal an individual’s age and they can’t lead directly to a 500Startups, released in July this year. Agriculture “There are obvious — and possibly superficial — tech- conviction on their own, but similar to a mug shot, it may help Chinese unicorn, VIPKid, launched the Rural Education Further plans for China to incorporate A.I. in industry nological challenges, in terms of access to the internet or police narrow their search. Project in 2017, which aims to bring online education to doesn’t stop at health care. Edith Yeung, the head of 500 even electricity,” he said. Still Greytak hopes the technology will help law enforcement 10,000 classrooms by live-streaming lessons. “The limit Startups in China, and the creator of The Chinese Internet “But while many of these may be fast diminishing, we solve active cases faster and cut down on the number of existing is, as a platform, how we can maintain the highest quality Report, talked to CNBC about how it can also help farmers. need to be careful not to underestimate how significant they cold cases. possible where we are undergoing this rapid growth (and) “Chinese food safety is a big issue, so you see, you know, still remain, especially in a country of the geographic and “Cases won’t have to go cold,” Greytak said. how we can stay focused on quality and learning efficacy when Tencent and Alibaba both partner up with farmers to actu- demographic size of China,” he added. (Source: cnn.com) we are learning with so many teachers,” VIPKid CEO and ally build the so-called A.I. pig, and chicken, to literally use (Source: cnbc.com) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y DECEMBER 3, 2018 SCIENCE 11 Gas clouds whirling around black hole form heart Newly discovered supernova of extremely distant luminous astronomical object complicates origin story theories In 1963, astronomer Maarten Schmidt iden- role in the history of the universe, as their tified the first quasi-stellar object or “quasar,” evolution is intricately tied to galaxy growth. A supernova discovered by an international group of astronomers an extremely bright but distant object. He While almost all large galaxies harbor a mas- provides an unprecedented look at the first moments of a violent found the single quasar, the active nucleus sive black hole at their centers, so far only stellar explosion. The light from the explosion’s first hours showed of a far-away galaxy known to astronomers one in our Milky Way has been accessible an unexpected pattern, which astronomers analyzed to reveal that as 3C 273, to be 100 times more luminous for such detailed studies.” the genesis of these phenomena is even more mysterious than pre- than all the stars in our Milky Way combined. Motion of gas clouds viously thought. Now, the GRAVITY international team of “Gravity allowed us to resolve, for the first Six images showing the host galaxy of the newly discovered astronomers, including Prof. Hagai Netzer of time ever, the motion of gas clouds around supernova ASASSN-18bt. The top row shows three images from Tel Aviv University’s School of Physics and a central black hole,” says Eckhard Sturm before the explosion taken by Pan-STARRS, ASAS-SN, and Kepler. Astronomy, have concluded that gas clouds of Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial The bottom row shows images from ASAS-SN and Kepler after the rapidly moving around a central black hole Physics (MPE), who co-led the research for supernova was visible. The discovery image from the ASAS-SN team form the very heart of this quasar. the study. “Our observations can follow the is in the bottom middle. To its left is a version with all the surrounding The first measurement of the mass of the motion of the gas and reveal that the clouds stars eliminated, showing only the new supernova’s light output. black hole inside 3C 273, using an older meth- do whirl around the central black hole.” Type Ia supernovae are fundamental to our understanding of od, was conducted at the TAU’s Florence and So far, such observations had not been the cosmos. Their nuclear furnaces are crucial for generating many George Wise Observatory in 2000, as part possible due to the small angular size of a of the elements around us, and they are used as cosmic rulers to of Ph.D. research conducted by TAU’s Dr. quasar’s inner region — roughly the size of measure distances across the universe. Despite their importance, Shai Kaspi, then a student in Prof. Netzer’s our Solar System, but some 2.5 billion light the actual mechanism that triggers a Type Ia supernova explosion group. This result has now been corroborated years distant from us. has remained elusive for decades. by GRAVITY’s observations. “Broad emission lines created by gas in ASASSN-18bt was discovered by the All-Sky Automated Survey Measuring black hole the vicinity of the black hole are observa- for Supernovae (ASAS-SN), an international network of telescopes The research is the first detailed observa- tional hallmarks of quasars. Until now, the headquartered at the Ohio State University that routinely scans the tion outside of our galaxy of gas clouds whirling distance of the gas from the black hole, and sky for supernovae and other cosmic explosions. NASA’s Kepler around a central black hole. According to the occasionally the pattern of the motion, could space telescope was simultaneously able to take complementary researchers, GRAVITY’s measurements will only be measured by an older method that data of this event. Kepler was designed to be incredibly sensitive to become the benchmark for measuring black made use of light variations in the quasars,” small changes in light for its mission of detecting extrasolar planets, hole masses in thousands of other quasars. Prof. Netzer says. so it was able to obtain especially detailed information about the The gravity instrument, situated in Para- “Information about the motion and dis- explosion’s genesis. nal, Chile, has unprecedented capabilities. tance of the gas immediately around the black “ASASSN-18bt is the nearest and brightest supernova yet ob- It combines the collective area of four tel- “Gravity allowed us to resolve, for the first time hole is crucial to measuring the mass of the served by Kepler, so it offered an excellent opportunity to test the escopes to form a virtual telescope, called black hole,” explains Jason Dexter, also of predominant theories of supernova formation,” said Shappee, who an interferometer, 130 meters across. The ever, the motion of gas clouds around a central MPE, who co-led the research. “For the first is lead author on the on the discovery and early time light curve instrument can detect distant astronomical black hole,” says Eckhard Sturm of Max Planck time, the old method was tested experimen- paperand one of our Carnegie alumni. objects at an extremely high resolution. tally and passed its test with flying colors, (Source: Science Daily) “Quasars are among the most distant astro- Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE), confirming previous estimates of about 300 nomical objects that can be observed,” Prof. who co-led the research for the study. million solar masses for the black hole.” Netzer says. “They also play a fundamental (Source: phys.org) Why the endangered species’ act is failing What seabirds can tell Digital smell technology could transit The Guam broadbill, a small, iridescent black flycatcher with a us about the tide odors in online chats, say researchers brown chest and a fluffy head, once flourished in the secluded When the UK’s Royal Society for the Digital smell’ technology could mean limestone ravines on the Pacific island of Guam, a territory that Protection of Birds (RSPB) set out to tag people are soon able to send all kinds belongs to the United States. razorbills, their aim was to track their be- of odors via messaging and dating apps. By 1973, development had destroyed two-thirds of its habitat havior and movements along the coast of Researchers in Malaysia claim to have and introduced a snake that preyed on the bird’s young. That North Wales. The tag data revealed that, created fruity, woody and minty electric same year, the act, which sets restrictions on the destruction at night, these seabirds spent a lot of their fragrances by putting electrodes inside of specific animal species and their habitat, seemed purpose time idle on the sea surface. “We saw this participants’ nostrils. - ­ built for Guam’s broadbill. But conservation rarely moves at as an opportunity to re-use the data and They stimulate weak electrical currents the speed of destruction. test if the birds might be drifting with the behind the nostrils that in turn excite It took Guam’s governor six years to petition to have the bird tidal current,” says Matt Cooper, a Master neurons that fed the brain with various protected. Studies took another five. By the time the broadbill of Oceanography graduate from Bangor smells, scientists claim. made the endangered species list, in the summer of 1984, it was University in Wales. ‘It is part of a whole, integrated nearly gone — the last sighting occurred a few weeks later, on It turns out they were, according to a breed. They spend most of their time at sea, virtual reality or augmented reality’, estimate up to five per cent of people a golf course. new study led by Cooper that shows the foraging or resting on the ocean surface. lead researcher Adrian Cheok who is the are unable to process scents. The ESA is widely credited with preventing the extinction of potential of using seabirds to measure The data collected when the birds were director of the Imagineering Institute Doctors at Massachusetts Eye and Ear 99 percent of the species placed on its protected list. But as the ocean currents. sitting on the sea surface for hours on end in Malaysia told NBC. tested the method on five patients who plight of the poor broadbill suggests, this number doesn’t tell Using seabirds to tell us about the tide were interesting in terms of bird behaviour, ‘So, for example, you could have a could already smell. It is the first time the whole story. could be especially useful for the marine but the Bangor University researchers saw virtual dinner with your friend through the sense has been stimulated this way. More than half of the species the act purportedly protects renewable energy industry. Generating another potential use. “We took data that the internet. You can see them in 3D and The scientists believe the results are now in trouble. Between 1990 and 2010, just 8 percent of tidal energy requires detailed knowledge was discarded from the original study and also share a glass of wine together’, he said. open the door for a cochlear implant species improved their well-being, while 52 percent declined. of current speeds. Scientists and engineers applied it to test a hypothesis in a different Researchers created ten different for the nose. It’s become increasingly clear that the act’s one-species-at-a- traditionally measure tides by using radar area of research,” says Cooper. “As far as we odors for the 31 participants involved By placing electrodes in the nose, time method of conservation is too slow and cumbersome to deal or deploying anchors and buoys with scien- are aware, this paper is the first to describe in the research. the nerves in the olfactory bulb were with relatively recent threats like climate change and invasive tific instruments. However, these scouting the use of tagged seabirds for measuring Dr. Cheok believes that one day stimulated, and information was sent species, which can throw entire ecosystems into turmoil. But methods are challenging and expensive. currents of any kind,” the researchers write odors will be sent in digital form over to the deeper regions of the brain. such nuances have gotten lost in high-stakes partisan politics. Tidal energy and data in their Ocean Science study. the internet - although he says that it Some cases of loss of smell can be (Source: Newsweek) Cooper’s supervisors at Bangor Univer- The non-invasiveGPStags on the ra- might still be decades away. treated by caring for an underlying cause, sity knew of his interest in tidal energy and zorbills recorded their position every 100 Electrical smells such as blocked sinuses or swelling, where data collection, so they suggested he look seconds. With a set of positions and a known Researchers in Malaysia claim to the nasal passage is obstructed and smells A tiny high-speed particle into seabird data collected by theRSPBto time between each of them, the scientists have created fruity, woody and minty can’t reach the brain. see whether it would be possible to extract could calculate the speed and direction of ‘electric smells’ by putting electrodes In more complicated cases, the could melt a hole in a space tidal information from it. A few years ear- the birds’ movements. After the sun set, the inside participants’ nostrils (stock image) sensory nose may be damaged due to lier, from 2011 to 2014, aRSPBteam had birds spent long periods at rest on the sea Earlier this week, scientists said that head injury, a virus or ageing, which can station, study shows fittedGPStags on razorbills on Puffin Island, surface, drifting passively with the current. zapping the brain by placing electrodes lead to anosmia - complete loss of smell. North Wales, to study their distribution and “(At these times) their changing position inside the nostrils could bring back There are currently no proven We know that even a grain of dust or tiny droplet can damage breeding and feeding behaviours. These would reflect the movement of water at the someone’s lost sense of smell. therapies for this, but the study proves a tough metal surface if the particle gathers up a high-enough black and white seabirds, similar to puf- ocean’s surface,” Cooper explains. Being able to regain smell would be there are options on the horizon. speed when it smashes into it. fins and guillemots, only come ashore to (Source: eurekalert.org) a breakthrough for millions, as figures (Source: Daily Mail) But until now there’s been a problem figuring out how or why that damage happens. That’s because the speed has to be really freaking high, and the scales are really incredibly tiny. Antarctic island exploded 4,000 years ago, new study finds Horseshoe-shaped Deception Island in Antarctica has finally jumble of sediments that were sitting on top of a volcanic ash their own weaknesses. revealed one of its most closely held secrets — when it exploded. layer,” Antoniades told Live Science. Near the equator The island, an active volcano, got its unusual shape during The team was aboard a scientific research vessel, alongside Some researchers, for example, attempted to radiocarbon-date a long-ago eruption that ejected massive amounts of rock and scientists from many different fields working on various pro- sediments from the ocean floor. But the ocean, Antoniades magma to form a bowl-shaped depression called a caldera. jects. Some of those scientists were volcanologists, who told said, is a major collector of carbon the world over. Carbon that Now, researchers know that the massive eruption happened Antoniades that he and his team of ancient-climate researchers enters the seas near the equator in the form of, say, dead algae around 4,050 years ago. may have just stumbled upon proof of Deception Island’s last can travel long distances and eventually end up near the poles. This information will help volcanologists understand the huge eruption. This old carbon mixes with newer carbon that entered the volcano better, said study researcher Dermot Antoniades, a The researchers used a variety of geological and geochem- sediments right on the spot, clouding the accuracy of the dating. professor at Université Laval in Quebec. The findings will also ical techniques to link the origin of the layers in the lakes to The lakes don’t have that problem, Antoniades said. And help scientists like Antoniades, who studies ancient climate, the ancient eruption. The investigators then used radiocarbon now that researchers know where in the geological record to Now researchers from MIT have developed cameras that are figure out how Deception Island’s eruption affected Antarc- dating, a method that measures levels of a radioactive version look, they may be able to find the fingerprints of the eruption fast enough, and have enough magnification, to capture that tica’s climate. of carbon in a sample, to figure out how old the layers were. elsewhere in ice cores and ancient sediments. That record, moment of impact in detail - and have learned that these speeds Antoniades and his colleagues didn’t set out to discover The results revealed that the layers were deposited just over in turn, could help clarify if any of the ancient variations in are so intense, the impact actually partially melts the surface. an ancient volcanic eruption. The researchers were studying 4,000 years ago. climate that researchers observe in Antarctica resulted from But they can be dangerous, too - like micrometeorites bom- cores of sediments pulled from lakes on the Byers Peninsula, Prior to the study, estimates of when the Deception Island the eruption. barding the ISS, for example, or particles carried by strong winds an ice-free spot on Livingston Island off the tip of the Antarctic caldera formed varied widely, Antoniades said. Many people The team did some of that searching themselves, finding hitting wind turbines. Peninsula. In cores from different lakes, the scientists noticed pegged the timing at around 10,000 years ago, with some es- 18 sites with evidence of the eruption. That included one site “We want to understand the mechanisms and exact conditions something unusual. timating the date to be as recent as 3,370 years ago. located 80 miles (130 kilometers) from Deception Island, on when these erosion processes can happen,” explained engineer The reason, he said, is that previous researchers used var- Massive jumble of sediments King George Island. Mostafa Hassani-Gangaraj of MIT. ious measurements to make those estimates, all of which had “They all had this section where there was just this massive (Source: Live Science) So he and his team came up with a series of experiments to find out, using a microparticle impact testbed developed at MIT. With a framerate of up to 100 million FPS, the testbed can record at the incredibly high speeds required. AYANDEH Bank Appointed 2018 Bank of Year in Iran: The Banker They then set up a tin surface, and used a laser to heat up For the second consecutive year, AYANDEH With this approach and accurate anal- in the global level, ‘The Banker’ Magazine economic changes in the required fiscal another piece of tin. This evaporates the substrate surface, and Bank was selected as Iran 2018 Bank of ysis of financial and strategic indicators embarks on auditing the financial statements year period and comparing it with two ejects and accelerates microscopic particles of tin in the process. Year in the Islamic Republic of Iran, the within the framework of evaluation and related to the previous year of financial consecutive previous fiscal year, etc. This resulted in tin particles about 10 micrometres in diameter Public Relations Dept. of the bank reported. selection of banks of the year in different and banking institutes, with considering The trophy and certificate of 2018 Bank - about 0.01 millimetres - hitting the tin surface at speeds of up In the latest evaluation of the Inter- countries in the world, the International some indicators including net profit, base of Year was held in London on Thurs. Nov. to a kilometre per second (2,237 miles per hour). national Banker Magazine, AYANDEH Banker Magazine selected and introduced capital, return on assets, Rate of Return on 29 in the presence of more than 350 senior They also used lasers to illuminate these impacts for a clear Bank was introduced as 2018 Bank of the AYANDEH Bank as Iran’s Bank of the Year Equity, etc. proportion of cost to income managers of the bank from 140 countries view of what was happening. Year in Iran. in 2018, the report added. and also ratio of noncurrent facilities, stra- in the world along with other top regional, This allowed them to see, for the first time, the mechanism For this purpose, a Plaque of Honor was With over 90 years of professional ex- tegic advantages, responding to market national and international banks, the Public that produces the damage, rather than relying on examination awarded to the CEO of the bank. perience in the field of banking services requirements, power of confronting with Relations Dept. of the bank concluded. of the surface after the impact. (Source: sciencealert.com) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 SOCIETY DECEMBER 3, 2018 Illegal bird hunting violations to be pursued Hanachi sworn in as Tehran mayor vigorously: Mazandaran prosecutor SOCIETY TEHRAN — Pirouz Hanachi was sworn in as desk ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN — While the lack of serious Tehran mayor on Sunday morning at Tehran desk city council. supervision over the past years has led to Hanachi was elected as the a huge number of illegal mist nets installed in the country’s mayor of Tehran by the city valuable wildlife habitats, any act of illegal shooting, trapping council on November 13 and or persecuting the birds will be harshly punished in accordance finally confirmed by the Interior with the law, Mazandaran province’s prosecutor has said. Ministry on November 28. Mist nets are fine nets that are suitable for capturing He had served as deputy birds in woodlands. The fine net is strung across trees so housing minister for architec- as to lie in the flight path of a bird. ture and urban development Younes Alami paid a surprise visit to Fereydunkenar from 2001 to 2005. wildlife refuge in Mazandaran province on November 28, Hanachi succeeded Moham- with the provincial department of environment officials and mad Ali Afshani, who was retired the governor in attendance. and had to give up office as per Fereydunkenar wildlife refuge, where hunting is prohibited, a newly adopted law which bans has been tied up by the poachers’ traps and mist nets, so that employment of the retired. even a sparrow cannot cross the area, he further regretted, The law was passed in adding, poor supervision in past few years is definitely the mid-September by the Majlis reason behind such violations. [Iranian parliament] and is implemented since November 15. Any act of capturing migratory birds or installation of illegal traps and mist nets is considered violation, and we will vigorously pursue the issue through judicial system, Alami told Tasnim on Sunday. WFP welcomes German Initially, operations to collect and destroy all the traps is a priority, all the mist nets will be collected through the Fereydunkenar wildlife refuge, where hunting is contribution to support province in a short period, he highlighted. prohibited, has been tied up by the poachers’ traps and Referring to the necessity of job generation for the region’s refugees in Iran locals, he noted that we have started to find a way of income mist nets, so that even a sparrow cannot cross the area generation for those who have earned money from illegal and poor supervision in past few years is definitely the TEHRAN — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) hunting of migratory birds during winters since past years. reason behind such violations. welcomes a supplementary contribution of €1 million (approxi- Bird hunting is a way of earning income mostly in mately US$1.1 million) from the German Federal Foreign Office northern part of the country especially in winters, when to catch birds as a source of income. illegal mist nets have been destroyed and cleared from to support the most vulnerable Afghan and Iraqi refugees living the agricultural lands are not under cultivation, so property Earlier in November, the provincial department of some areas of Babolsar and Fereydunkenar in Mazandaran in settlements in the Islamic Republic of Iran. owners install bird traps and mist nets over their farms environment chief Moslem Ahangari said that some 400 province, northern part of the country. WFP will use the funds to provide both cash and food assis- tance to address refugee families’ most pressing needs. Cash empowers refugees to buy food of their own choosing and Vocational training center for Asian association on children’s rights diversify their diet. The local economy receives a boost as well, particularly at markets around settlements. labor children opens to be launched “The government and people of Germany have steadfastly SOCIETY TEHRAN — A skill SOCIETY TEHRAN — A draft supported us since 2014,” said WFP’s Country Director in Iran, deskdevelopment and voca- deskon the establishment Negar Gerami. “The majority of the people we serve in Iran, tional training center was inaugurated on of an Asian association on protecting the many of them families supported by women, solely rely on WFP Saturday in Alborz province to support labor rights of children has been signed by the assistance for their daily food needs. Germany’s continued children in having better job opportunities, Asian countries participating in the Re- support ensures that our assistance goes uninterrupted and Mehr news agency reported. gional Conference on Rights of the Child, for that we are extremely grateful.” The center is called Khaneye Mehr founder of the children’s rights academic Germany had already contributed €1 million earlier this (literally meaning kindness house) which association has announced. year towards WFP’s current country programme in Iran. To- have been launched in Mehrshahr located “The association is a non-governmental gether, the two contributions make Germany the top donor south-west of Karaj city, in Alborz province, organization which will be set up within to WFP Iran in 2018. aiming at providing labor children and their try makes earning proper food hard for the framework of the scientific society for The Regional Conference on Rights of “If we want to tackle the challenges of migration, we need families with skill training and vocational these vulnerable groups, which is part the rights of the children,” IRNA quoted the Child under the theme of “Justice for international vision and multilateral cooperation. It is in this education in order to help them generate job of their basic needs. Mahmoud Abbasi as saying on Sunday. Juvenile and Children” was held in Teh- spirit that Germany increased its substantial contribution and income, as way to reduce social harm. So, we decided to launch a center pro- The secretariat of the association will ran on November 28-30. The conference to the United Nations World Food Programme in support of Two centers for professional training for viding and distributing healthy meals, be opened in Tehran, aiming to protect aimed to highlight the achievements of refugees in Iran by €1 million,” said Michael Klor-Berchtold, sewing and knitting and computer mainte- along with nutrition education, to labor deprived children of the region, to open Iran on children’s right and set the scene Germany’s Ambassador to Iran. nance and repair so far has been set up for children in urban areas, with respect to up cooperation opportunities with the re- for knowledge exchange between experts Iran hosts the world’s fourth largest refugee population, teenage boys and girls, and it is coordinated their self-esteem, she stated. gion’s associations active in this field, to on children’s rights. with nearly 980,000 registered Afghan and Iraqi refugees with the Technical and Vocational Training The training forces are among trained promote children’s rights, education and Some 30 judges, representatives and residing in the country. Organization to grant certificates of compe- female breadwinners and families of these prevention of violence against children, experts on children’s right from Russia, WFP has been providing assistance to refugees in Iran tency to these children in accordance with children, she highlighted, adding that he highlighted. Lebanon, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kazakh- since the arrival of the first asylum seekers from Afghanistan the standards, Homa Aref head of labor philanthropists will also provide food He went on to explain that represent- stan, Azerbaijan, Switzerland, Palestine and and Iraq in the late 1980s. children’s association has said. supplies to the center. atives from Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Pa- Jordan have taken part in the conference. The United Nations World Food Programme - saving lives in Referring to a restaurant offering free Aref further expressed appreciation kistan, Russia, Turkey, Armenia, Turk- The conference was co-organized by vice emergencies and changing lives for millions through sustainable warm food to the labor kids which have to all the philanthropists who provided menistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iraq presidency for women’s and family affairs, development. WFP works in more than 80 countries around the been also established, she said that the opportunities to establish the centers with and Malaysia have reached agreement Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, and world, feeding people caught in conflict and disasters, and laying recent economic conditions of the coun- their donations. on the association to be formed. Foreign Ministry. the foundations for a better future. (Source: WFP News Release) A third of British Christmas tree crops wiped out by heatwaves LEARN ENGLISH Nearly half of world’s coal Freshly planted Christmas trees ed in the spring perished in the heat, which approached the country to urgently prepare as traditional systems are across Britain were wiped out this year after soaring tem- record-breaking levels in parts of the continent. thrown into disarray by the changing climate. Homeschooling peratures scorched the landscape. This is cause for concern as the UK sources up to a fifth “We’re seeing a lack of predictability in when we can sow Young trees struggled to cope in the heatwave conditions of its Christmas trees from European nations, particularly crops due to extreme weather events, such as in 2018 the A: I think we should home school our children when we that struck over summer, and growers estimate around a Denmark. late Beast from the East meant farmers couldn’t plant spring decide to have kids. third of their new crop perished. “In the UK, with its slightly more maritime climate and crops until much later, and then they were immediately hit B: What? Why? Though customers are unlikely to be left without a tree somewhat heavier soil … the figure would be somewhat less, by the dry weather in the summer,” she said. A: Well, our public schools here are not very good and for Christmas, farmers say they must adapt to a future of but nevertheless around 30-40 per cent of trees planted,” One tactic that Adrian Morgan says will be crucial for private school are just too expensive. I have been reading extreme conditions in order to protect future supplies. said Mr Morgan. growers to ensure future harvests will be to begin planting up on home schooling and it has a lot of advantages. Met Office scientists have announced heatwaves will soon Rob Morgan, owner of Gower Fresh Christmas Trees trees in autumn, a move that will prove difficult for many. become the norm in Britain, with summer temperatures near Swansea, reported losses of around 10,000 trees in “It’s a leap of faith in a way, because a lot of people grow- B: Like what? I think that by doing something like that we shooting up by over 5C within decades. the sweltering heat in July, and said while he is sure his ing Christmas trees in England and Wales are also arable would be isolating our children from social interaction. Farmers of all stripes were hit hard by this year’s unpre- operation will bounce back, climate change is a real concern. farmers, and there’s a significant amount of pressure on A: Well, first of all, I would be able to teach them everything dictable weather, with reports of arable crops ripening early “I’m in the height of tree-cutting season at the moment them to get their harvest in,” he said. they learn in school in a more relaxed and fun way. I also and warnings of lettuce and broccoli shortages. but in the back of my mind is global warming,” he said. Due to the decade-long growing time of Christmas trees, think that having a one-on-one class is much better since Among Christmas trees, recently planted saplings with Among Rob Morgan’s crop are Fraser firs, a niche the effects of the recent extreme weather will not be fully you can focus more on his or her strengths or weaknesses. smaller roots were left unable to suck up enough water from variety which are particularly susceptible to the heat felt for several years, but the growers already seem to be B: I think neither your parents or mine would agree to the parched ground. even when fully grown. But even the more hardy north- accepting the need to change. such an idea. “Trees planted in the last two years have suffered signif- ern firs that form the bulk of Britain’s trees are likely to In his role as a supplier of young trees, Adrian Morgan A: I will bring it up over Sunday brunch. icant losses … because the weather was unseasonably dry struggle during their early stages as conditions become said he had already seen a surge in demand in September B: Good luck with that! and hot,” said Adrian Morgan from the British Christmas more extreme. as farmers responded to the changing conditions. Key vocabulary Tree Growers Association. Dr Nicola Cannon, from the Royal Agricultural University, “We’ll adapt – it’s all part of reducing risk,” he said. home school: to educate kids at home by a parent or tutor Across Europe, he said, up to 70 per cent of trees plant- said this summer showed there was a need for farmers across (Source: The Independent) read up: to do research or instruct yourself on a topic isolate: to set apart from others; place alone social interaction: meeting, talking, doing activities with people ENGLISH IN USE first of all:firstly one-on-one: a meeting or class between two people LEARN NEWS TRANSLATION strengths: a quality that makes someone effective or useful weakness: the quality or state of being weak تکمیل پروژههای عمرانی تهران نیازمند bring something up: to mention or open for discussion ‘$3b needed to complete Tehran Supplementary vocabulary 12 هزار میلیارد تومان بودجه ’GED: general education diploma which is the equivalent urban development projects of a high school diploma رئیــس شــورای شــهر تهــران عنــوان کــرد کــه بــرای تکمیــل پ روژههــای عمرانــی SAT: Scholastic Aptitude Test is a test which is taken A total of 120 trillion rials (nearly $3 billion) is needed to complete شــهر تهــران بــه غیــر از متــرو هشــت تــا 12 هــزار میلیــارد تومــان اعتبــار الزم اســت. throughout the US as an admission test to US colleges urban development projects in Tehran, said Mohsen Hashemi, Tehran tutor: a person employed in the education of others, either city council chairman. بــه گــزارش ایســنا، محســن هاشــمی صبــح امــروز گفــت: پ روژههــای کوچــک و individually or in groups recess: a short period of free time between school classes Various projects are underway in the capital, which requires some 120 بزرگــی در تهــران در حــال اجراســت کــه مجموعــا بــرای تکمیــل آنهــا بــه غیــر از ,quiz: a short quick test trillion rials (nearly $3 trillion) to be completed, besides the subway متــرو نیازمنــد هشــت تــا 12 هــزار میلیــارد تومــان اعتبــار هســتیم. .he stated, ISNA reported on Saturday Without water, PREFIX/SUFFIX PHRASAL VERB IDIOM everything “fluoro-, fluo-, fluor-” Limber up Like clockwork withers Meaning: fluorine Meaning: to do gentle exercises in order to prepare Explanation: everything happens exactly as expected For example: Water is fluoridated to reduce the your muscles for a race, competition etc. For example: Meals are always served on time. In incidence of dental cavities. For example: A short walk will limber up the legs. their home everything runs like clockwork. ساعت: 19:40 امضاء صفحه آرا: ساعت: امضاء مسئول صفحه: ساعت: امضاء ادیتور: ساعت: امضاء سردبیر:

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U.S.-led coalition strikes kill 206 in Macron mulls state of emergency after worst unrest Syria’s Dayr al-Zawr in decades 1 Meanwhile, workmen in the upper-crust district of Russia expands air defense network in Syria to U.S. dismay central Paris set about cleaning the defaced Arc, removing charred 1 Local sources told Syria’s official must now account for the risk of a danger- hulks of cars and replacing the shattered windows of banks, res- news agency, SANA, that the U.S.-led co- ous escalation in the Middle East amidst taurants and luxury boutiques. alition fighter jets had targeted residential any confrontation with Russia in Eastern buildings in al-Shaafah town of Dayr al-Zawr Europe,” it added. province, leaving at least 30 people dead. Syria uncovers new caches of The development came only a few days arms made in U.S. after the U.S.-led coalition fighter jets bom- Elsewhere, Syrian security forces have barded the village of Abu Hassan, which lies uncovered new caches of arms made in the close to the town of Hajin. Several civilians, United States and other Western countries mostly women and children, were killed and that were used by foreign-sponsored Takfiri injured as a result. militants in the southern region. On November 13, the Syrian Ministry of Citing an unnamed field officer, Syria’s Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned official news agency SANA reported that a recent airstrike by the so-called U.S.-led government troops launched a clean-up op- coalition against the eastern town of al-Shaa- eration in the liberated villages in the south fah, which left more than 60 people dead and on Saturday and discovered various types injured, arguing that the massacre clearly of ammunition, including the U.S.-made pointed to the fact that members of the mili- anti-armor TOW (Tube-launched, Optically tary alliance had no respect for moral values, tracked, Wire-guided) missiles and more “We have to think about measures that can be taken so that international rules and regulations besides than 100,000 machine guns. these incidents don’t happen again,” Griveaux told Europe 1 radio. the lives of innocent civilians. The ammunition also included equipment The protests began as a backlash against Macron’s fuel tax The ministry, in two separate letters, ad- related to the U.S.-backed White Helmets hikes, but have mined a vein of deep dissatisfaction felt towards dressed to United Nations Secretary General in 2015, Russia began to establish a partial tions held by terror outfits inside Syria at “aid group,” which stands accused of working his liberal economic reforms, which many voters feel favor the Antonio Guterres and the former rotating independent air defense network in Syria to the Damascus government’s request since with Takfiri terrorists and launching false- wealthy and big business. president of the UN Security Council Ma protect its military assets at the Hmeimim September 2015. The airstrikes have helped flag gas attacks in Syria, according to the Macron says higher diesel taxes are needed to fight climate Zhaoxu, called on the Security Council to Airbase and Tartus Naval Facility on the Syrian forces advance against the militants, Syrian officer. change by spurring motorists to drive cleaner cars. fulfill its responsibilities and stop the U.S.- Mediterranean Coast. who have been wreaking havoc in the country On November 26, Syrian forces found Authorities were caught off guard by Saturday’s escalation led aerial assaults. Since then, the report said, Moscow has since 2011. large quantities of weapons, including in violence overshadowing the spontaneous protest movement, It also asked the world body to propose deployed S-300 and S-400 missile defense Elsewhere, the report said that Russia’s shoulder-fired anti-tank missiles, electric dubbed the “yellow vests” because many participants are wearing an international, independent and impartial systems as well as four unique electronic expanded presence in Syria is meant to force double cannons, B-9 cannons and satellite the fluorescent safety jackets kept in all cars in France. mechanism to investigate the crimes being warfare systems to Syria. American troops’ pullout while disrupting communication devices belonging to the In Paris, police said they had arrested more than 400 people perpetrated by the so-called U.S.-led coalition. It also stationed at least one advanced a bombing campaign by the U.S. and its remnants of Takfiri militants in Eastern while 133 were injured, including 23 members of the security The letters noted that the coalition was 1L122-1E targeting radar and Barnaul-T allies against alleged ISIL positions inside Ghouta area in the suburb of the capital forces. Police fired stun grenades, tear gas and water cannon deliberately targeting Syria civilians and mak- mobile command-and-control system for the country. Damascus, and the countryside of Dara’a, at protesters at the top of the Champs-Elysees, at the Tuilleries ing use of internationally banned weapons, short-range air defense systems in the war- “Russia is currently positioned to dis- Quneitra and Homs. Garden near the Louvre museum, and other sites. including white phosphorus bombs, in Syria. torn state, the report added. rupt U.S.’ anti-ISIL Coalition and constrain On May 4, Syrian army soldiers discovered Disturbances also rocked several cities and towns and across The ministry stressed that the so-called The report further noted that Russia future military options for the U.S. in Syr- Israeli-made weapons, including chemical France – from Charleville Mezieres in the northeast to Nantes U.S.-led coalition airstrikes were meant to opted to expand its air defense network in ia,” it said. warfare, digital equipment and drugs, des- in the west and Marseille in the south. kill as many Syrian people as possible, pro- Syria following the April 14 western missile “Russia ultimately aims to use its technical tined for foreign-sponsored Takfiri militants A driver was killed overnight in an accident at a yellow vest long the ongoing Syrian conflict, destroy strike on Syria and the September 17 acci- capabilities as part of its wider campaign to and ISIL terrorists in the country’s central blockade in southeastern France after a car collided with a heavy the country’s infrastructure and undermine dental downing of an Il-20 reconnaissance force the withdrawal of the U.S. anti-ISIL province of Homs as well as Rif Dimashq goods vehicle, the third death since the protest began, a gendar- its sovereignty and territorial integrity in aircraft in the country. coalition from Syria. Russia can use these province. merie official told Reuters. flagrant violation of all UN Security Council “Russia has finished an advanced an- systems to decrease the overall freedom of The Arabic service of Russia’s Sput- Twenty cars, including three police vehicles, were also torched (UNSC) resolutions on Syria. ti-access/area denial (A2AD) network in maneuver - and increase the overall risk - nik news agency reported that the am- near Narbonne in the southwest, the official said. The letters concluded that the embar- Syria that combines its own air defense and faced by the U.S. in Syria.” munition and explosives were found Macron’s crisis session with his prime minister and interior rassing silence of the Security Council had electronic warfare systems with modernized The report further said that Russia’s air in the southern part of Homs, located minister will assess how to begin dialogue with the “gilets jaunes” encouraged the coalition to kill more Syrian equipment formerly commanded by Syria. defense network in Syria would increase the 162 kilometers (101 miles) north of the (yellow vests), who lack real structure or leadership. civilians and destroy their property. Russia can use these capabilities to mount a cost of future airstrikes by Israel on the Syr- capital Damascus. They were meant to When asked about imposing a state of emergency, Griveaux Air defense network long-term strategic challenge the U.S. and ian soil. be distributed among anti-government said it would be among the options considered on Sunday. Russia has reportedly completed an ad- NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) “The U.S. and Israel both must be pre- extremist groups. “It is out of the question that each weekend becomes a meeting vanced anti-access/area denial network in in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea and the pared to suppress a larger number of air Elsewhere in Hajar al-Aswad city, locat- or ritual for violence.” Syria, posing a challenge to the U.S. mili- Middle East,” the ISW report said. defense systems and use more expensive ed just four kilometers south of Damascus, Griveaux urged the yellow vest movement to disassociate itself tary presence in the country and the Eastern It also stressed that recent deployments stealth aircraft such as the F-35 in Syria. Syrian soldiers found Israeli-made weapons from radical groups that had instigated the violence, organize Mediterranean Sea. to Syria “significantly widen the geographic Russia stands to gain a long-term strate- stashed inside a network of secret under- itself and come to the negotiating table. However, he ruled out The Washington-based Institute for the reach of Russia’s air defense network” there. gic advantage over NATO through its new ground tunnels. a change in government policy. Study of War (ISW) said in new report that Russian jets have been targeting posi- capabilities in Syria. The U.S. and NATO (Source: agencies) “We won’t change course. It’s the right direction. We are cer- tain of that,” he said. Authorities said violent groups from the far right and far left as well as “thugs” from the suburbs had infiltrated the yellow U.S. to keep backing Saudi war on Yemen: Pompeo vests movement in Paris on Saturday, though Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said most of those arrested were regular The United States will continue backing the House of Saud (MBS), who reportedly ordered the assassination of the protesters who had been egged on by fringe groups. regime-led war on Yemen, says Secretary of State Mike dissident journalist and Washington Post columnist at the (Source: Daily Star) Pompeo, despite a humanitarian crisis in the impoverished Saudi regime consulate in Turkey last month. country and outrage over the kingdom in the wake of Jamal Pompeo asserted that there is no “direct evidence” im- Khashoggi’s murder. plicating the country’s de facto ruler. U.S. Navy admiral found “The program that we’re involved in today we intend The White House has been under pressure over close to continue,” Pompeo said, speaking from a Group of 20 ties with the Saudi regime amid the Khashoggi fallout. dead in Bahrain summit in Buenos Aires on Saturday. “To me, we’ve got a relationship with a country that’s Yet, he acknowledged that the crisis in Yemen has reached a semi-important country and a semi-important ally. I The top United States Navy officer in charge of American naval “epic proportions.” wouldn’t elevate them beyond that,” Bob Corker, the operations throughout the Middle East and Southwest Asia has In a rare classified briefing on Wednesday, Pompeo and outgoing Republican chairman of the Senate Foreign been found dead in Bahrain, home to the U.S. military’s Fifth Defense Secretary Jim Mattis tried to convince the U.S. Relations Committee, said in an interview published Fleet naval force, which he commanded. senators to allow the assistance to continue, but to no avail. on Friday. Vice Admiral Scott A. Stearney was found dead at his residence Although the White House had urged a “no” vote, Amer- The U.S. lawmakers and Turkish President Recep Tayyip in Bahrain, said a statement issued on Saturday by Chief of the ican senators voted 63-37 to consider ending Washington’s Erdogan maintain that the crown prince and other top Saudi U.S. naval operations Adm. John M. Richardson, adding that support for the Saudi-led aggression on Yemen. regime leaders should be held accountable for Khashoggi’s Pentagon’s Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the Bah- The exact same measure had failed on the chamber’s assassination. Khashoggi, who was last seen entering the Saudi mission raini Ministry of Interior were cooperating on the investigation floor in a 55 to 44 vote in March. The House of Saud regime has acknowledged the murder, in Istanbul on October 2, was murdered on a direct order of Stearney’s death. The U.S. President Donald Trump has thrown his support yet left many questions unanswered. from bin Salman. The commanding admiral took charge in May of the Navy’s behind the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Turkish intelligence intercepts reportedly show that (Source: Press TV) Fifth Fleet base in the Persian Gulf tiny state, as well as a wider naval coalition based in Bahrain involving more than 20,000 U.S. and allied marine forces. “We stand ready to ensure the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce where international law allows,” Al-Quds at boiling point as Israel cements grip Stearney proclaimed in a press conference call back in Sep- The United States President Donald Trump’s It is also set to raze the Bedouin of not recognized by the international “Around 300, 000 Palestinian live in tember. “We are postured to defend and protect, not to cause recognition of al-Quds (Jerusalem) as Israel’s Khan al-Ahmar near the occupied city community. East Jerusalem,” Palestine’s Minister of international crises and provocation and escalation. We are capital has set off an increasingly visible battle and evict the Palestinians from Silwan Israel lays claim to all of al-Quds (Jeru- Jerusalem affairs Adnan Husseini said. here for the stability and the security of this region and for between the Israelis and the Palestinians in neighborhood. salem) , but the international community “They have always resisted the Israeli oc- nothing else.” the city’s eastern sector. Additionally, the municipality of al-Quds views the city’s eastern sector as an occupied cupation measures in the city and they The U.S.-led naval forces assigned to the Fifth Fleet are Observers have warned that Trump’s (Jerusalem) plans to evict the United Nations territory. always will.” responsible for purported “protection” of strategic waterways decision has already emboldened Israel to agency responsible for Palestinian refugees Trump recognized al-Quds (Jerusalem) Earlier this month, the Palestinian in the region, such as the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz cement its control over the contested area and shift its services over to Israeli author- as the Israeli “capital” last December and Authority detained property dealer Is- and the Red Sea. In recent years, they have been challenged which the Palestinians view as the capital ities, AP added. moved the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to sam Akel, a U.S. citizen, for violating a in a number of occasions by Iranian naval forces near Iran’s of their future state. In response, the Palestinian Authority the ancient city in May, sparking global long-standing Palestinian ban on “selling territorial waters. They also say the move could give Israel has stepped up efforts to defend its right condemnations. land to a Jew.” According to his Navy biography, Stearney was “an an extended hand to devoid the ancient city to al-Quds (Jerusalem) and prevent its President Mahmoud Abbas declared that Separately, Israel arrested Palestinian FA-18 fighter pilot and former Top Gun instructor with of its Palestinian characteristics. judaization. the Palestinians would no longer accept the al-Quds Governor Adnan Geith, along with more than 1,000 landings on aircraft carriers,” and was Recently, the Israeli regime arrested doz- Israel occupied East al-Quds (Jeru- U.S. as a mediator to resolve the conflict be- over 30 activists, on suspicion of serving in previously deployed to Afghanistan, as chief of staff of ens of Palestinian activists and demolished salem) during the Six-Day War in 1967 cause Washington was “completely biased” the Palestinian security forces. Joint Task Force 435, “which trains and advises Afghan shops in East al-Quds (Jerusalem). and later annexed the city in a move towards Tel Aviv. (Source: Press TV) military and security forces conducting detention and other operations there.” His other previous assignments included stints at the mil- U.S. warplanes dropped more bombs in Afghanistan in 2018 than any other year itary’s Transportation Command, commander of the Navy’s warfare development command, and director of operations for The United States warplanes have dropped more munitions Additionally, the U.S.-led coalition aircraft flew nearly amid reports that Trump is pushing to withdraw the the Central Command. in Afghanistan during the first 10 months of this year than 6,600 sorties, a 43-percent hike from the 4,603 conducted entire American forces from the terror-ravaged nation “This is devastating news for the Stearney family, for the team during any other full calendar year since the American during all of 2017, although the number of sorties that ac- by the 2020 presidential election, extricating his ad- at Fifth Fleet, and for the entire Navy,” Admiral Richardson added Air Force began documenting monthly bomb usage in the tually involved weapons releases dropped from 27-percent ministration from a conflict that he believes “we aren’t in his prepared statement on Saturday. “Scott Stearney was a war-torn nation back in 2006. in 2017 to only 12-percent in 2018, the data further shows, winning,” according to an NBC News report broadcast decorated naval warrior.” The U.S. military forces dropped 5,982 bombs in Af- pointing to a change that suggests fewer warplanes are in August 2017. He further insisted that no foul play was suspected in his ghanistan between January and October of 2018, according releasing more bombs than ever before. Military magazine Stars and Stripes also reported that death. to new data released by Air Force Central Command’s According to the report, the drastic rise in munitions the munitions deployed by the U.S. aircraft were primar- The statement further added that Rear Adm. Paul J. Schlise, (AFCENT) combined air operations center, as cited in releases is not surprising since during his presidential cam- ily focused on terrain denial, as well as depriving Taliban the deputy commander of Fifth Fleet, has assumed command a Saturday report by the U.S.-based pro-military news paign, the U.S. President Donald Trump laid out a simple militants of the drug labs that help fund the militants’ of the U.S. naval base, noting that Vice Adm. James Malloy, a outlet Task & Purpose. The figure reflects a 37-percent vision for ridding the Middle East of the terrorists, saying: years-long armed campaign against the U.S.-led forces deputy chief of naval operations, is preparing to fly out to Bahrain increase from the 4,361 munitions deployed during all “bomb the sh-t out of ‘em.” occupying Afghanistan to take command in the interim. of 2017. However, the new bombing data in Afghanistan comes (Source: Press TV) (Source: Press TV) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 14 WORLD SPORTS DECEMBER 3, 2018 Netherlands draw Germany in pick Olympic broadcasters gear up for the biggest show on earth of Euro 2020 qualifying groups Clock-watching is an integral part of any Olympic Games but even the most eagle-eyed sporting anoraks might be forgiven for missing the fact that Sunday marks 600 days until the start The Netherlands and Germany were grouped “We escaped playing Germany... or Ger- of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. together in qualification for the 2020 Eu- many escaped playing us. You could say the For most people, it is not actually a particularly significant ropean Championship at Sunday’s draw in group is less difficult because Germany are milestone but for 160 people of 35 nationalities beavering away Dublin, one of 12 host cities for the finals not there but that would not be true. Ukraine in a building overlooking a highway in Madrid, the pressure of that will be staged across the continent for and Serbia are difficult.” organizing the biggest television show on earth just went up a notch. the first time. Hoping to restore his team’s credibility These are the people of the Olympic Broadcasting Services Germany, the team everyone wanted to after they failed to qualify for the World Cup, (OBS), a wing of the International Olympic Committee respon- avoid after their poor showing in UEFA’s new Italy coach Roberto Mancini was also happy sible since 2008 for providing the pictures of every competition Nations League competition pushed them to avoid Germany after his side were drawn in which are beamed around the world. into the second pot of seeds, will also play Group J along with teams including Bosnia, The size of the audience is phenomenal as is the money that is Northern Ireland, Estonia and Belarus in Finland and Greece. generated. Over five billion viewers tuned in for the last Games Group C when the qualification competition “A good draw, the aim was to avoid Ger- in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 as opposed to 3.4 billion for this year’s begins in March. many,” he said. “We need to improve and get football World Cup. Television stations from around the world The Dutch, European champions in 1988, back to being among the top teams.” have dished out more than six billion dollars for the rights to the failed to qualify for the last two major tour- The new format offers a potential back door Games in Tokyo -- broadcasting the event is a complex, lucrative naments but have been rejuvenated under for any top side that struggles in qualifying, business managed from the Spanish capital. new coach Ronald Koeman, beating Germany while also handing the leading minnows from “Preparing and planning for the games is an ongoing function, last month on their way to securing a spot the lowest Nations League division — Kosovo, so as we speak we are obviously very close to the finalization of in the final stages of the Nations League. Georgia, Belarus and Macedonia — a crack our plans for Tokyo,” says Yiannis Exarchos, the imposing Greek “I wasn’t happy because they are strong, at the last qualification place. boss of the OBS. they were the strongest team in the second The finals will take place in 12 different “But we have already started quite detailed planning for the pot, but Germany are also not happy with cities stretching from Bilbao in Spain to Baku winter games in Beijing (2022) and we have already started en- Holland, I think,” Koeman, the former Ajax in Azerbaijan. For the first time in the com- gaging with Paris (2024) and Los Angeles (2028).” and Everton manager, told reporters. petition’s history, the tournament will be The first time pictures were beamed live from the Olympics “I think the rest of the draw is acceptable hosted by more than two countries to mark was Berlin in 1936. It wasn’t until the 1964 Games, also in Tokyo, but with the Germans, it will be a good fight. Turkey in Group H. automatically. Unlike previous tournaments, its 60th anniversary. that pictures went live around the world. We know it will be tough to beat them. The Elsewhere three-times champions Spain the playoffs to decide the four other spots will No team will qualify automatically as hosts, (Source: AFP) development of the team is really positive were drawn in Group F with Sweden, Norway be contested between the most successful although every host country that qualifies and we look forward.” and Romania. England, one of the other in- teams from the four divisions of the Nations will be guaranteed two home games in the Holders Portugal must face Ukraine and form teams from the Nations League, face League who have not already qualified. group phase. A maximum of two host teams Serbia in a tricky five-team Group B which the Czech Republic and Bulgaria in Group A. “I would say it’s a group with three candi- were permitted to be grouped together in also includes Lithuania and Luxemburg while “AVOID GERMANY” dates for two places, and Portugal are one of Sunday’s qualifying draw. Henry laments Monaco’s ‘fear world champions France drew Iceland and The top two teams from each group qualify them,” said Portugal coach Fernando Santos. (Source: Reuters) of winning’ after latest loss River Plate reject Libertadores final in Serie B leaders Palermo sold for 10 A week that started brightly for Thierry Henry and Monaco ended in disappointment as they let in two late goals to lose 2-1 at home Madrid euros to rising Montpellier in Ligue 1 on Saturday. Youri Tielemans gave Monaco the lead in the 42nd minute, but Andy Delort levelled after 81 minutes and Petar Skuletic hit the winner with four minutes left. Monaco remain mired in 19th place in the 20-team division. Last weekend Henry eked out his first victory as Monaco manager at Caen, but on Wednesday his side lost away to At- letico Madrid, a defeat that ensured they will finish last in their Champions League group. Against Montpellier, Monaco had a chance to double their lead in the 54th minute when Tielemans, faced with an open goal, passed to Aleksandr Golovin, who hit the bar. After that the visitors took control “You’ve got to shoot into the empty net,” said Henry after the match. Asked if the match was a disaster, Henry answer: “Yes!” “We talk about the fear of losing, but the fear of winning also exists,” he said. “We gave a good performance for 54 minutes.... but that’s not enough.” The victory lifts Montpellier to second. They are 13 points be- hind Paris Saint-Germain, who round off the weekend’s matches in Bordeaux on Sunday evening, but are just one point ahead of Lyon and two clear of Lille. Those two met on Saturday and drew 2-2. In Lille, the home team raced into a two goal lead with goals by Loic Remy, after 17 minutes, and Nicolas Pepe, after 28 minutes. The troubled Copa Libertadores final be- affects those who bought tickets and also Italian Serie B leaders Palermo have been won promotion in 2003-04 as they re- (Source: AP) tween Argentina’s two biggest clubs ran into upsets the idea of equal conditions by taking sold to an unnamed London-based com- turned to the top flight after a more than more problems on Saturday when River away home advantage”. pany for the symbolic price of 10 euros 30-year wait. Plate said they rejected the decision to face However, River did not say what action (£8.9), club owner Maurizio Zamparini In Zamparini’s first few years they rou- Boca Juniors in Madrid in the postponed they would take if CONMEBOL stood by said on Saturday. tinely finished in the top half of the table, Chelsea weather Fulham storm second leg. its decision. The charismatic Zamparini has been played in the UEFA Cup several times and In the latest twist to the saga, River, the River were fined $400,000 for the president of the club since 2002 and has had four players in Italy’s 2006 World to win West London Derby home team, said it was “incomprehensible” incidents and ordered to play their next employed more than 40 coaches during Cup-winning squad. that the fixture should be played outside two home matches in South American club that time. Players such as Uruguay forward Edin- Argentina, although the club stopped short competition behind closed doors. However, “Thinking only of the future of son Cavani and Argentine pair Paulo Dybala of saying they would refuse to play. Boca have said they will appeal against the the company and the supporters of and Javier Pastore played at the club early The hugely-anticipated match at River decision which they consider too lenient. Palermo, I have, with a lump in my in their careers. Plate’s Monumental stadium in Buenos CONMEBOL ignored the appeals on throat, signed my exit from the club,” Palermo’s fortunes faded after that and Aires was called off on Nov. 24 after the Saturday and released information on ticket said the 77-year-old in a letter on the they were relegated in 2013 but returned Boca team bus was attacked with stones sales but although each team have been club’s website. to the top flight at the first attempt. and bottles as it approached the ground. allocated 25,000, they must sell most of “The new London-based owners will put They narrowly avoided another relega- Several players were hit by shattered that allowance to fans outside Argentina. into action the construction of the stadium tion in 2016 after an extraordinary season glass and some were affected by tear gas “For security reasons local authorities and training ground. in which the club employed seven different or pepper spray. have decided to give each team 5,000 tickets “Every time I go down to Palermo, I feel coaches, two of them twice, but finally went The match was rescheduled for the to sell to their fans in Argentina,” CON- the affection and gratitude of the people down in 2016/17. following day but was again postponed. MEBOL said. of Palermo,” he said, adding that he was Palermo currently have a two-point lead The first leg in Boca’s stadium had ended The other 20,000 could be sold only to profoundly sad. over Pescara at the top of Serie B. 2-2 one week earlier. fans living abroad, CONMEBOL said in a Last year, a takeover bid for the Sicilian Bruno Tedino was left with the dubious On Thursday the South American Foot- statement. The teams must provide lists club from U.S.-born businessman Paul honour of being Zamparini’s last sacking ball Confederation CONMEBOL announced of the 5,000 names who buy the Argentina Baccaglini was rejected by Zamparini, when he was dismissed in September Goals from Pedro and Ruben Loftus-Cheek at either end of the the decision to move the game to Real Ma- allowance. more then four months after it was an- after five matches. match were enough to see Chelsea past Fulham in a 2-0 win in drid’s Bernabeu stadium on Dec. 9. River said the attack on the bus happened nounced that terms had been agreed for He was replaced by Roberto Stellone the West London Derby. “River Plate reject the change of venue,” outside the area which was considered the the deal. –- who in turn had been dismissed the Fulham’s second half performance troubled Chelsea but were the club said in a statement, adding that club’s responsibility. Languishing in Serie B when Zamparini previous June to make way for Tedino. unable to avoid defeat against their local rivals on Claudio Ra- moving the game to Madrid “adversely (Source: Mirror) took over in 2002, pink-shirted Palermo (Source: Eurosport) nieri’s return to Stamford Bridge. Chelsea climb above Tottenham into third ahead of their match against Arsenal later on Sunday, while Fulham remain rock bottom and without a clean sheet all season. Maurizio Sarri was criticised for his use of N’Golo Kante after Wilder draws with Fury to retain WBC heavyweight title last week’s defeat at Spurs, but it was his work high up the pitch American Deontay Wilder retained his WBC heavyweight fight,” said Wilder (40-0-1), adding that he started slow and that helped give Chelsea the lead. The midfielder robbed Jean title after a thrilling split decision draw with Britain’s Tyson rushed his punches in a sub-par performance. Michael Seri of possession and played in Pedro, who finished Fury at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Saturday, leaving “We poured our hearts out tonight. We’re both warriors calmly from close range after four minutes. both fighters talking up a rematch. but with those two drops I think I won the fight,” he said in Calum Chambers had Fulham’s best chance of the first half The hard-hitting Wilder knocked Fury down twice, in- the ring after the fight. with a speculative effort from 20 yards, but it was pushed away cluding a brutal right-left combination that sent the towering “When I rush my punches like that I’m never accurate. by Kepa Arrizabalaga. Fury to the canvas in the 12th in what initially looked to be “The rematch I guarantee I’m going to get him.” At the other end, Olivier Giroud was slipped through by Eden the end of the fight. FURY’S REDEMPTION Hazard, but he took the ball too wide and Sergio Rico saved from But the ‘Gypsy King’ willed himself to his feet and held Former world champion Fury (27-0-1), in just his third a tight angle. on to send the fight to the judges, who rewarded him for bout since a two-and-a-half year absence from the sport The France striker had another chance to double the lead after controlling much of the fight behind his long jab, precise following mental health issues and a failed drug test, was Chelsea won possession high up the pitch again, but was unable footwork and slippery defence. convinced he should have walked away with the title. to get a touch on Mateo Kovacic’s low cross. One judge scored the fight 115-111 to Wilder, another “We’re on away soil, I got knocked down twice, but I Ranieri brought on Aboubakar Kamara for Ryan Sessegnon 114-112 to Fury and the third had it 113-113. still believe I won that fight,” said Fury, who out-landed and Floyd Ayite for Stefan Johansen at halftime in an attempt The scorecards showed that Wilder benefited greatly Wilder 84-71 overall. to liven up his side’s performance. from his two knockdowns in the ninth and the 12th, which “That man is a fearsome puncher and I was able to avoid Fulham started to look more dangerous following their double all three judges scored 10-8 in favour of the champion. In all that. substitution, and nearly forced Antonio Rudiger into conceding the other rounds the fighters were separated by a single point. “The world knows I won the fight.” an own goal from Cyrus Christie’s cross, before Chambers’ header Wilder said he thought the battle was over when he saw Both fighters preserved their unbeaten records with the After exchanging harsh words in the leadup to the fight, was saved from the following corner. Fury’s eyes “roll into the back of his head” as he fell hard draw, but both thought they had done enough to earn the both men were full of praise for each other following the Chambers had another stinging effort denied by Arrizabalaga on his back early in the 12th round. victory in the bout, which played out before 17,698 fans in final bell and were eager for a rematch. as Fulham continued to crank up the pressure. Wilder at first celebrated with a shimmy only to appear downtown Los Angeles. “One hundred percent we’ll do the rematch,” Fury said. (Source: ESPN) stunned when Fury beat the count and got back on his feet. “I think with the two knockdowns I definitely won the (Source: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y DECEMBER 3, 2018 SPORTS 15

Jalal Hosseini Iran crowned at Alrosa wrestling cup breaks silence MNA — Iranian national team of freestyle wrestling team claimed the title of Alrosa Cup, in Russia. The two-day competition, which is also known as Absolute on 2018 Cup Ivan Yariguin, kicked off on Saturday in Moscow with the participation of teams from Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan, Uz- bekistan, and Georgia. Every encounter between two teams consisted of 6 games in Olympic weight categories (57, 65, World Cup snub 74, 86, 97, and 125 kg). In the freestyle section, the Iranian team managed to defeat SPORTS TEHRAN — Jalal Hos- Iran’s preliminary squad for the 2018 World all rivals and claimed the title. Iran overpowered Azerbaijan 5-1, deskseini has spoken out over Cup in Russia but did not make the final 23. Uzbekistan 5-1, Russia 3-3 (14-10 in match points), and Georgia his 2018 World Cup snub by saying that play- “Honestly, I’m naturally incredibly dis- 6-0 in their four matches. ing in the World Cup for the second time was appointed to have been left out of the Iran Russia finished runners-up and Azerbaijan stood third. his dream that didn’t come true. squad for the World Cup. To play in the World Hosseini announced his retirement from Cup was a dream that didn’t come true,” international football on Saturday. Hosseini said in a news conference held in Persepolis captain Hosseini bade farewell Persepolis club on Sunday. Uzbekistan inaugural CAFA after a glittering 11-year career in national “Every player dreams of playing in a team. His international career began back World Cup in their career. I experienced centrate on my club to make our fans happy. the 2018 AFC Champions League, where the Women’s Championship in February 2007 when he debuted Team that once in the 2014 World Cup and I We failed to win AFC Champions League but Reds came second after losing to Japan’s winners Melli in a friendly match against Belarus. tried very hard to play in the World Cup will do our best to win more trophies in the Kashima Antlers in two final matches. Hosseini made 115 appearances for Iran once again but it didn’t happen. I want future,” the Persepolis captain concluded. He also played vital role in steering national football team and scored eight goals to thank all the people that helped me, Hosseini was surprisingly dropped from Persepolis to back-to-back titles in Iran Tashkent: Uzbekistan were crowned the CAFA Women’s as a center back. He represented Iran in three especially my wife who has always sup- the 2018 World Cup due to conflicts between Professional League. Championship 2018 champions during the trophy presenta- AFC Asian Cups (2007, 2011, 2015) as well ported me,” he added. Persepolis coach Branko Ivankovic and Team Hosseini was handed No. 115 shirt by tion following the final day fixtures at the Milliy Stadium, as 2014 World Cup in Brazil. “I quit international football and I will Melli trainer Carlos Queiroz. Persepolis coach Ivankovic at the end of Tashkent on Saturday. The 36-year-old defender was named in never return to Team Melli. I want to con- Hosseini helped Persepolis advance to the news conference. Robert Gai’s team, were assured of the title on Thursday after winning all four matches to seal top spot. Islamic Republic of Iran claimed second spot, finishing with nine points after defeating Kyrgyz Republic 5-0 on Saturday, Iranians ready to meet Philippines at FIBA while Tajikistan beat Afghanistan with a similar scoreline to finish third in the standings. Kyrgyz Republic ended their campaign with three points to World Cup qualifier finish fourth ahead of winless Afghanistan. SPORTS TEHRAN — Iran suffered a big black over the Philippines are good. Nilufar Qudratova of Uzbekistan clinched the Top Scorer deskeye in Melbourne, but star forward Mo- “Haddadi has some personal reasons for not being with Award, with compatriot Lyudmila Karachik winning the Most hammad Jamshidi expects the team to play much better us, but we will still go and play in Manila with this same Valuable Player award. against the Philippines. team,” Shahintab said. “I’m sure my players, even if they’re The Fair Play Award went to Tajikistan, while Kyrgyz Republic Iran absorbed their worst defeat of the Asian Qualifiers young, will play much differently against the Philippines. were awarded the Fans’ Award and Afghanistan the Special Award. a couple of days ago at the hands of Australia, 76-47, but It will be much different from this game against Australia. (Source: the-afc) that has not dampened Jamshidi’s spirit as they head to I hope to have a good game in Manila.” Manila for their second game of the fifth window. Jamshidi shares his coach’s confidence. Iran pre- “It’s gonna be better for us in Manila,” he told fiba.bas- viously outplayed the Filipinos, 81-73, in Tehran, and ketball. “Australia was a really tough team to play. We lost even without a number of their veterans, the Iranians Ex-NFL player Fairley rebounding by 20, so it was a big reason we lost this game.” know they still matchup better against Team Pilipinas. The Iranians had a really tough time matching up with Jamshidi also knows that one more win will virtually get charged with menacing the bigger and heftier Boomers, especially without their star them into the World Cup, especially after the Philippines frontliners Hamed Haddadi and Arsalan Kazemi in the fold. lost to Kazakhstan the other day. Former NFL defensive tackle Nick Fairley was arrested in Head coach Mehran Shahintab was mum on the reason “In Manila we have a better chance to beat them and be Mobile, Alabama, on Friday and charged with two counts for excluding Haddadi and Kazemi from the roster, though a part of the World Cup,” he said. “We will go there fighting of menacing. he feels that even without them, Iran’s chances of repeating and really playing better than so we can beat them in Manila.” Police told Fox 10 in Mobile that Fairley allegedly threatened someone with a gun. No motive for Fairley’s actions was given, and no injuries were reported. Chinese snooker players banned for match-fixing Fairley posted bail about an hour after being booked into Two Chinese snooker players, Yu Delu SA , said: “It is very sad when talented WPBSA for its skill and professionalism jail on Friday. and Cao Yupeng, have been banned players are attracted to the opportunity in the investigation and presentation of A first-round pick of the Detroit Lions in 2011, Fairley hasn’t from the sport after being found guilty to make money from fixing matches. The the case.” played in the NFL since 2016 with the New Orleans Saints. He of match-fixing. WPBSA has very effective prevention and In October Jamie Jones was suspended missed the 2017 season due to a heart condition and was released Yu, the world No 52, has been banned monitoring processes that protect the sport. from the World Snooker tour pending a in February. for 10 years and nine months after an Where players ignore this, they risk their disciplinary hearing over allegations he (Source: Reuters) inquiry discovered he manipulated the careers and they will be caught. was involved in match-fixing. The Welsh- outcome of five matches over a two-and- “Cao Yupeng has shown true remorse man, who reached the last eight of world a-half-year period. The 31-year-old will and he will assist the WPBSA in player ed- championship in 2012, was alleged to have serve the longest suspension since the ucation and in its fight against corruption, been “party to, or facilitated, the manipu- Draw to unveil 2019 English player Stephen Lee received a three different matches. which is reflected in his reduced sanction. lation of the outcome” of a match between challenge 12-year ban in 2013. Both players were investigated by the The sanctions handed down to these players David John and Graeme Dott at Preston’s Cao, who is ranked 44 in the world, World Professional Billiards and Snooker by the Independent Tribunal reflect how International Championship Qualifiers has been banned for six years although Association (WPBSA) before an independ- seriously the WPBSA treats such cases. on 29 September 2016. John, who lost 15 teams, including defending champions Islamic Republic of three and a half years of his punishment ent tribunal ruled on the outcomes. This was a lengthy and difficult enquiry the match 6-1, was suspended in May. Iran, will discover their opponents when the AFC Beach Soc- are suspended. He was found to have fixed Jason Ferguson, chairman of the WPB- for which the Tribunal commended the (Source: Guardian) cer Championship Thailand 2019 draw takes place in Pattaya, Thailand on Monday. Sources: Gregg Berhalter hired as new USMNT head coach The long-rumored top choice for the U.S. national team before being fired. job has been hired, ending a prolonged search that lasted He joined the Columbus Crew in 2014, spending five more than a year seasons as head coach and sporting director, helping lead the The 13-month search for the new man to lead the U.S. team to the playoffs in four of those five seasons, including a national team is over. run to the 2015 MLS Cup final. During his time in Columbus, Columbus Crew coach Gregg Berhalter will be confirmed Berhalter’s Crew teams developed a reputation for playing as the new U.S. manager on Sunday, sources have con- attractive, possession-based soccer, and the club enjoyed firmed to Goal. success despite having one of the lowest payrolls in MLS. USMNT general manger Earnie Stewart made the decision “What he’s done with much less budget than the other to hire Berhalter after considering a handful of candidates, teams historically in the playoffs is remarkable, so you have including former FC Dallas coach and recent Club Tijuana to give him a ton of credit for that,” former USMNT legend hire Oscar Pareja. Landon Donovan told Goal. “I didn’t need to be reminded Berhalter is expected to be presented at an introductory that he’s a good coach, but maybe some people did. He’s press conference in New York on Tuesday. certainly shown that through the playoffs and I think he The 45-year-old will formally begin work as U.S. coach would be an excellent choice if he were hired.” Iran are the highest ranked team following their success in in January when the national team convenes for its annual downplayed the notion that Berhalter would be hired be- As a player, Berhalter spent much of his career in Eu- the inaugural AFC Beach Soccer Championship Malaysia 2017 winter training camp, with his coaching debut set to come cause he and Stewart were friends. rope, with stints in England and the Netherlands before where they cruised to a 7-2 victory over the United Arab Emirates on Feb. 2 against Costa Rica, in San Jose, California. “That is something that has been brought to my atten- a seven-year run in Germany. He eventually returned to (UAE) in the final. Berhalter’s hiring ends a search for a new head coach that tion, that [Berhalter] is going to be [head coach] because the United States, spending three seasons with the LA The second edition of the premier beach soccer cham- began shortly after the United States failed to qualify for the he’s a friend of mine,” Stewart said in September. “Now Galaxy. The last of those seasons, in 2011, saw Berhalter pionship in Asia will be contested by 15 teams, three more 2018 World Cup back in October of 2017. Then-coach Bruce that part I don’t understand. We played together, and serve as a player-assistant coach on a Galaxy team that than the inaugural edition played in Terengganu, Malaysia Arena stepped down and assistant coach Dave Sarachan we’ve communicated with each other, but ‘friends’ is a won the MLS Cup final. in 2017. took over as the team’s caretaker manager. Sarachan wound little overboard I’d want to say. Berhalter made 44 appearances for the USMNT and was There will be much at stake as the leading three teams will up filling that role for more than a year due to a changing “I know Gregg from the past. He was a coach in Sweden part of the 2002 and 2006 World Cup teams. He played represent the Continent at the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World landscape at U.S. Soccer. and he’d call me for advice, and I would do the same, vice in two World Cup matches, starting in the team’s historic Cup in Paraguay. The failure to qualify for the World Cup led to the versa, but we have a professional relationship and we played 2-0 round of 16 win against Mexico and was a starter in The 15 participating teams will be divided into three groups election in February of a new president of U.S. Soccer, with each other. Then again, I can say that about a lot of the 2002 quarterfinal loss to Germany. That match is re- of four and one group of three sides. The countries are seeded Carlos Cordeiro. The elections delayed the hiring of a others at the same time.” membered for Berhalter sending a shot toward goal that based on the final ranking of the AFC Beach Soccer Champion- head coach as Cordeiro almost immediately focused his In that same September media roundtable, Stewart shot was blocked by what appeared to be a handball by German ship Malaysia 2017. attentions on helping the joint USA-Mexico-Canada down the notion that Berhalter was a shoe-in for the job midfielder Torsten Frings. The penalty wasn’t awarded, Palestine, Kuwait and Kyrgyz Republic are unranked as they bid to host the 2026 World Cup, which eventually won who had already been chosen. and the Americans were eliminated 1-0. make their debut in the Championship next year. out back in June. “That’s not the case,” Stewart said. Sixteen years later, Berhalter takes over as USMNT The AFC Beach Soccer Championship Thailand 2019 will be Stewart was hired as general manager for the U.S. national Three months later, Berhalter has been hired as the new coach with the team in a period of transition following the played in Pattaya from March 9-17, 2019. team in early June but didn’t formally begin the job, and coach, topping a field of potential candidates that included failed 2018 World Cup qualifying process. He will be tasked Ranking of teams: the coaching search, until August 1, after completing his several with more experience. with integrating a new generation of talent while trying to 1. Islamic Republic of Iran duties as Philadelphia Union sporting director. A teammate Berhalter’s managerial career began in 2012, with Swedish establish a recognizable playing style. 2. United Arab Emirates of Berhalter’s on the 2002 U.S. World Cup team, Stewart club Hammarby. He spent parts of two seasons in Sweden (Source: Goal) 3. Japan 4. Lebanon 5. Oman Manchester United lack ‘mad dogs’ with spirit - Jose Mourinho 6. Bahrain Jose Mourinho bemoaned a lack of “mad dogs” in United’s sloppiness in midfield with Paul stand that simplicity is genius, especially Matic and Scott McTominay after injury ruled out 7. Thailand his Manchester United team after the 2-2 draw with Pogba, back in the team after being left out in some parts of the pitch. Victor Lindelof, Chris Smalling and Eric Bailly. 8. Afghanistan Southampton but praised the way his players staged against Young Boys in midweek, guilty of “What we needed to improve in this game United conceded their 22nd and 23rd 9. Malaysia another fight-back to salvage a point at St Mary’s. giving the ball away on a number of occasions. was simplicity in midfield. Make it simple, make goals of the season inside the first 20 minutes 10. Iraq United battled back from 2-0 down to “We lost so many balls in midfield,” the ball arrive fast to the attacking players. before levelling it up before half-time but 11. China PR earn a draw thanks to goals from Romelu Mourinho told BT Sport. “In the second “But good spirit, good fight to come back Mourinho refused to blame the system or his 12. Qatar Lukaku and Ander Herrera. half we went back to losing too many balls from 2-0 to 2-2.” Mourinho was forced to field a makeshift defenders for another slow start. Unranked: Mourinho was also unimpressed with in midfield. The players they don’t under- back three which included midfielders Nemanja (Source: ESPN) Palestine, Kuwait and Kyrgyz Republic Prayer Times Noon:11:54 Evening: 17:11 Dawn: 5:29 (tomorrow) Sunrise: 6:58 (tomorrow) DECEMBER 3, 2018 ART&CULTURE I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y www.tehrantimes.com Managing Director: Ali Asgari Editor-in-Chief: Mohammad Ghaderi Editorial Dept.: Fax: (+98 21) 88808214 — 88808895 Satirist Abolfazl Zarui, known [email protected] Switchboard Operator: Tel: (+98 21) 43051000 Advertisements Dept.: Telefax: (+98 21) 43051450 Public Relations Office: Tel: (+98 21) 88805807 Subscription & Distribution Dept.: Tel: (+98 21) 43051603 as modern Zakani, dies at 49 www.eshterak.ir Distributor: Padideh Novin Co. Tel: 88911433 Webmaster: [email protected] 1 However, his social and political Printed at: Rooztab - ISSN: 1017-94 satires were highly regarded in Gol Aqa, Iran’s No. 18, Bimeh Alley, Nejatollahi St., Tehran, Iran foremost post-revolution satirical magazine P.o. Box: 14155-4843 established by the late Kiumars Saberi in 1990. Zip Code: 1599814713 In an interview published in 1992, Saberi compared Zarui with Zakani, the writer of “Sad Pand”, “Rish Nameh” and “Mush o Gorbeh”, and Ali-Akbar Dehkhod, the author of the social and political satire collection “Charand o Parand”. “The pens Obayd and Dehkhod had in their hands have not been left without an heir,” Saberi said. GUIDE TO “Satire is flourishing. Molla Nasreddin SPIRITUAL AWAKENING (Zarui), one of our modern satirists, is only 23 years old,” he added. Zarui was the author over 15 collections, Envy is disgraceful; and fear is a sign of defect. the last of which “The Memoires of Chief Indigence makes an intelligent man dumb in Professor Hassan-Ali Mostofi” was published argument, and a needy person a stranger in his in 2016. The book was reviewed in a session hometown. Helplessness is a great calamity; for- attended by poet Ali Musavi Garmarudi who titude is courage; abstemiousness is wealthiness, praised Zarui’s sense of humor and said, “Zarui and devoutness is a chainmail which guards the is the Obayd Zakani of our modern times.” body and soul against sins. In February 2007, Zarui was selected as Iran’s best post-revolution satirist during Imam Ali (AS) the 1st Fajr Poetry Festival. Zarui’s death came as a big shock to the Iranian literati community. Seyyed Mehdi Shojaei, the writer of the satirical novel “Democracy or DemoCrazy”, “Sheeple” star Navid called him an unparalleled figure of Iran’s modern satire and criticized Iranian cultural Mohammadzadeh named officials for their neglect of his illness. Satirist Abolfazl Zarui Nasrabad in an undated photo. best actor at Tallinn festival ARTTEHRAN – Navid Mohammadzadeh “End-Az-Motalebeh” Orientalist Henry Corbin subject of deskwas picked as best actor at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival for his role in Iranian director tops at Resistance Theater Festival “The Eastern” director’s new film Hooman Seyyedi’s “Sheeple”, the organizers announced on Saturday.

Iranian director Hooman Seyyedi speaks after accepting the award for best actor on behalf of Navid Mohammadzadeh for his role in “Sheeple” during the closing ceremony of the Tallinn A scene from “End-Az-Motalebeh” by Saman Khalilian. (Tiwall/Zia Safavian) A poster for Masud Taheri’s documentary film “The Orientalist” on French Orien- Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn, Estonia, December 1, ART talist Henry Corbin. 2018. (POFF) TEHRAN – Iranian without the international section. deskdirector Saman “Due to the country’s current economic ARTTEHRAN – Masud “The documentary is typically a He shared the award with Danish actor Dar Salim for Khalilian’s play “End-Az-Motalebeh” has problems and the depreciation of the rial, deskTaheri, the Iranian sequel to ‘The Eastern’ and will focus “Until We Fall” at the closing ceremony, which was held won two awards in the official competition we couldn’t organize the international director of the documentary film “The on the thoughts of Henry Corbin who, in the Estonian capital city of Tallinn. of the 16th Resistance Theater Festival section”, he lamented. Eastern” about Japanese expert on Islam like Izutsu, was tracking illumination “Sheeple” is about Shahin, a loud-mouthed fellow in Tehran. Kamran Shahlai received the best Toshihiko Izutsu, plans to make his new in the East,” he added. adopted years ago, who tries to establish his authority Khalilian received the best director playwright award for his work “Seven Days film on French philosopher, theologian “Iran was the common ground between in a family run by the iron hand of his drug lord brother. award and Mohammad Zavvar was named of Tir-e 60” and Narges Saberi was selected and Orientalist Henry Corbin (1903- the two philosophers who came together in In the First Feature Competition of the festival, Iranian best actor for his role in the play during as best actress for her role in “Women of 1978). the country before the victory of the Islamic director Nima Salehyar’s debut “Kejal” won the NETPAC the closing ceremony at the Andisheh Hall Bishe Gol” directed by Mahyar Hezarjaribi. The film entitled “The Orientalist” will Revolution for most of the months of a Award. of the Art Bureau in Tehran on Saturday. “Women of Bishe Gol” also brought be co-produced by the Documentary and year to discuss various issues,” he stated. The film is about a 26-year-old Kurdish woman, a Speaking at the ceremony, the director the award for best set design for Seyyed Experimental Film Center and Chehrdad Shooting of the documentary will begin student from Tehran, who takes on what is traditionally of the festival, Amir Nassirbeigi, expressed Hossein Fadai-e Hossein, and Ali Rostami Film, Taheri said in a press release on in the near future and is expected to be considered as a “man’s job” after her brother has been regret over organizing this year’s festival won the best composer award for the play. Saturday. completed in late spring. killed in a smuggling operation on the dangerous Iraq- Iran border. “Wandering Girl” by Ruben Mendoza from Colombia won the Grand Prix for Best Film while Jang Woo-Jin “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Portuguese pavement makers fear from South Korea was picked as best director for “Winter’s Night”. Miranda raps way to Hollywood star death of centuries-old tradition “Winter’s Night” also brought Young-hwa Seo the best LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — LISBON (Reuters) — Portugal’s actress award. “Hamilton” musical creator Lin-Manuel traditional cobblestone pavements, a Miranda rapped his way down memory distinctive feature of the streets of Lisbon, lane on Friday as he was given a star are under threat as young people spurn the Purnazeri, Bushell-Mingo on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. centuries-old craft because of low salaries. The multiple Tony, Emmy and Made using small black and white stones to duet in Stockholm Grammy winner unveiled his pink that are crafted into waves and geometric and bronze star outside the Pantages shapes, the pavements date back to the 15th ARTTEHRAN – Iranian composer and tar Theatre in Hollywood, where he recalled century and have been exported across deskvirtuoso Tahmures Purnazeri and Sweden- performing in his first hit musical, “In the world to Portugal’s former colonies, based English theater actress, director and singer Josette the Heights,” in 2010. from Rio de Janeiro to Macau. Bushell-Mingo are scheduled to perform a duet at the Fasching “I feel like I’m dreaming,” Miranda, Jorge Duarte, a paver since 1988 who Jazz Club in Stockholm, Sweden on Friday. 38, said at the ceremony. “It means the teaches at the Escola dos Calceteiros, the world to me that my star is outside this only school dedicated to the craft in Lisbon, incredible theater.” is worried the tradition will die if wages Singing the lines from the opening are not raised to attract the young. song of “In the Heights,” about life in a “I love what I do, it’s a beautiful Latino neighborhood in New York City, profession and people don’t know how Miranda rapped, “I am Usnavi and you hard it is,” the 56-year-old said while 90th Academy Awards-Oscars Ar- People walk on Portuguese pavement prob’ly never heard my name/Reports hammering a black cobblestone. “Those rivals-Hollywood, California, U.S., at Rossio Square in downtown Lisbon, of my fame are greatly exaggerated.” in power still have time to save it but, if 04/03/2018- Lin-Manuel Miranda. Portugal November 21, 2018. (Reuters/ “Reports of my fame are still probably they keep on ignoring it, it’s over.” (Reuters/Mario Anzuoni) Rafael Marchante) exaggerated,” he added, laughing. Teresa Gouveia, a historian at the school, “Hamilton,” the rap musical in He has used his fame to raise said the craft faces a crisis as there are just The pavers’ school was created in 1986 which African-American and Latino money for 2017 Hurricane Maria relief 10 pavers left in Lisbon now, compared in the hope of sustaining the tradition. But actors play the founding fathers of the efforts in Puerto Rico, the home of his to 400 in the 18th century. even though it has partnerships with job United States, won a Pulitzer prize and grandparents. “It is a difficult and underpaid profession centers and runs courses through the year is currently the most successful show “In spite of his astronomical success, so young people are much more likely to most of its students, especially the young, on Broadway, with productions also in he has somehow managed to remain go into IT or new technologies than doing do not stay in the industry. Iranian tar virtuoso Tahmures Purnazeri and Sweden-based London, Chicago and a U.S. national a sweet, humble, down-to-earth guy,” something artisanal,” Gouveia said. Luisa Dornellas, who is in charge of the English singer Josette Bushell-Mingo are seen performing in tour. comedic singer-songwriter “Weird Al” With Lisbon becoming an increasingly school for Lisbon council, acknowledged an undated photo. Miranda has also been busy with Yankovic said at the ceremony. popular tourist destination, its artistic salaries are low but defended the city’s other projects. He is co-starring in Puerto Rican actress and singer Rita cobblestones are a special feature. efforts to preserve the craft. Entitled “Tanblues”, the concert is a combination of classical the upcoming movie “Mary Poppins Moreno echoed that sentiment. “It’s the city’s brand, it gives Lisbon its “Lisbon municipality invests on the blues elements with the traditional musical instrument Returns,” he co-wrote the music for “You are the real deal,” she told charm,” said Gouveia. school because without professionals tanbur and Persian poets, the organizers have announced. the animated film “Moana,” and he Miranda. “Your energy is boundless, Most of the city’s pavers employed by who know how to work the pavements, The concert is organized in collaboration with the National is working on a new musical movie your heart is in the heights. You are Lisbon council earn the minimum wage they won’t be well kept and will eventually Theater of Sweden. version of “The Little Mermaid.” such a sweet and caring human being.” of 580 euros a month. degrade,” she said.