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16 Pages Price 40,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13410 Thursday JUNE 13, 2019 Khordad 23, 1398 Shawwal 9, 1440 Security in Persian Gulf Leader offers condolences Gucci hits back at England seeks to revive its is an ‘integrated and over Ayatollah Mohaqiq Carlos Queiroz’s tactics colonial culture in : indivisible concept’ 2 Kabuli’s death 3 at 2018 World Cup 15 Art Bureau official 16

‘Iran to initiate new economic See page 2 transactions’ — Iran is to kick off new eco- cooperation with Eurasia region and nomic transactions with other countries also customs cooperation agreement despite the willing of the U.S. that wants with Vietnam recently approved by to cut Iran’s economic ties with the world, Majlis and said all these agreements the chairman of Economic Committee of show that the country is initiating some Majlis stated. new economic ties. In an interview conducted by IRNA, He said that the U.S. has witnessed the Mohammadreza Pour-Ebrahimi re- inefficiency of its economic war against ferred to the agreements on trade Iran. 4

Zarif: Iranians facing economic war and hate propaganda by U.S. TEHRAN — In a meeting with Japa- against our people and we are also facing a nese Foreign Minister Taro Kono on daily hate propaganda by Americans,” Zarif Wednesday, Mohammad Javad Zarif told Kono before the arrival of Japanese said the United States not only has Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Tehran on started an “economic war” against Friday afternoon. Iran it has also launched a “daily hate The Trump administration has inten- propaganda” against the Islamic Re- sified its sanctions campaign against Iran public. within its declared “maximum pressure” “They have started economic war policy toward Tehran. 3

EU, U.S. split roles in standoff with Iran: Almayadeen TEHRAN — The European Union and under U.S. sanctions. United States have split their roles in In particular it noted German Foreign Abe’s high-profile their standoff with Iran, Almayadeen Minister Heiko Maas’s Monday remarks in news channel wrote on its website on Tehran where he said the EU is steadfast Wednesday. to preserve the deal, but Tehran cannot The report cited empty talks by expect it to do a miracle. European officials regarding their “These words maybe indicative of the commitment to the 2015 Iran nuclear less conceited nature of compared

president.ir deal as a sign that they are cooperat- to other European countries in an effort visit to Tehran ing with the U.S. in pressuring Iran to try and avoid a war. 3 PERSPECTIVE Iranian cinema straightforward in story, deep in concept: Marios Piperides ARTICLE Martin Love Hanif Ghaffari By Manijeh Rezapoor to make these kinds of films,” he said. “This is drama “Smuggling Hendrix” during the European Political analyst from Political analyst what makes Iranian cinema unique.” Film Week underway in seven Iranian . The TEHRAN — Cypriot director and producer Marios North Carolina Piperides says Iranian films are very simple in “I think that is why the Iranian films can at- film was screened at the Iranian Artists Forum their stories and deep in concepts. tend major international festivals and win main in Tehran on Tuesday. “Iranian films are very good and deep. awards,” he speculated. The film tells the story of Yiannis, a fad- Nothing is so The equation is They have straightforward stories and plain The filmmaker said that he mostly knows major ing musician, who is planning to leave cri- production, but are deep in concept,” the Iranian film directors such as Abbas Kiarostami, sis-ridden Cyprus for a better life abroad. dangerous as a clear, mediation has filmmaker told the Tehran Times in an in- Jafar Panahi and Asghar Farhadi through their His plans are put on hold when his dog Jimi no meaning! terview held at the Embassy of Cyprus in films screened at international festivals such as runs away and crosses the UN buffer zone wounded beast Tehran on Wednesday. Cannes. that divides the “Greek” from the “Turkish” apan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s “You may think it is easy, but it is very hard Piperides is in Iran to promote his 2018 comedy side of the island. 16 backed into a visit to Tehran can be viewed from corner by itself... Ja variety of dimensions. The trip comes at a time when the United States has formally withdrawn from the nuclear Road from oil-reliant economy to oil free one rump’s foreign policy slant in deal with Iran, and the three European By Haniyeh Sadat Jafariyeh The Islamic Parliament Research Cen- However, the report admits that reducing re- the past year has gone so far countries, Germany, Britain and France, The U.S.-led sanctions, imposed to squeeze ter (IPRC), in its recent report, has discussed liance on oil income cannot be translated into Toff the rails touting the de- have not taken any steps in maintaining Iran’s oil-reliant economy by restricting oil rev- ways to reach a non-oil economy, the one which decreasing oil exports to zero but as it discusses, mands of right-wing Zionists and the Babe over the past year. enues, has made the need for moving toward a is not dependent on oil revenues. Among the in case oil exports drop to zero, the conditions their supporters both in Israel and The main question is whether the Jap- non-oil economy for Iran ever-increasing. discussed methods by the Research , it would be manageable via managing balance of the U.S. that the U.S. is rarely seen anese prime minister can play the role of In better words, the issue comes of the highest can be referred to levying taxes on capital gains, payments and controlling the forex market. as anything but a dangerous, rogue a “mediator” in this equation? In other importance than before, due to Trump’s decision on costly real estate and imports management. Urging the government to take a sustainable element across the world stirring words, is the use of the term “mediation” on cutting all waivers of Iranian oil which will “No economist supports continuation of sanc- anti-sanctions attitude, the report calls for taking up enmity and harm. correct at this time point? The answer to dramatically decrease oil-reliant country’s oil tions. Economic sanctions weaken the country’s required measure to amend the foreign exchange I am not alone in suggesting that this question is not positive! revenues i.e. sanctions are designed to hit the production power and reduces people’s welfare rates, market and in general the structure of forex this perverse obsession to warp The fact is that the only reason for the economy in its Achilles heel, i.e. oil revenues. in the long and short run,” the report says. sector. 5 U.S. policy around the demands crisis has been the departure of the United of a single country could, in time, States from an international agreement. wreck what remaining influence – On the other hand, Donald Trump’s gov- Nominees for Mustafa Prize 2019 being assessed by final jury aside from the threats of military ernment has imposed sanctions against violence – that the U.S. has in world By Setareh Behroozi is a science and technology award, granted Prominent scientific institutions and scien- Iran, which has shown little commitment affairs. (Trump, for example, just TEHRAN — The nominees for the 3rd Mustafa to top researchers and scientists of the Is- tists are eligible to introduce nominees to the to international treaties. In such a situa- successfully shoe-horned in yet (PBUH) Prize 2019 are being assessed by the lamic world. event, he added. tion, the White House must return to the another dual loyalty Zionist to a seven-member final jury, the head of the event’s The Mustafa (PBUH) Prize invited nominees Nominees should have an outstanding work or nuclear deal in the direction of the exit high-level position, this time one executive working group Seyyed Ali Omrani told from institutions and 512 eminent scientists service which is important in the field of health, from the swamp, and the United States David Schenker to the long vacant the Tehran Times at the 8th International In- were received by the secretariat of the event, safety and welfare of the society, he said. must also lift its sanctions against Iran post in the State Department as the novation and Technology Exhibition (INOTEX he added. The work should be up to date and commer- and offset the damage that has occurred assistant secretary for Near Eastern 2019) on Wednesday. Actually self-nomination is not be considered cialized or be in commercialization procedure, in the last year. The Trump government affairs.) Held biennially, the Mustafa (PBUH) Prize by the secretariat of the event, he explained. he added. 11 should also apologize to the international And just this past week, Mike community on leaving the BBC. Pompeo has been threatening to in- By announcing that Iran will begin terfere in upcoming British elections keeping its excess uranium and heavy to ensure that Jeremy Corbyn, who water, the Islamic Republic now sends a INOTEX, festivity has been wrongfully slandered as an firm and clear message to the west, exactly “anti-Semite” time and again, does one year after US president, Donald Trump of bright ideas not ever inhabit No. 10 Downing unilaterally withdrew from its nuclear deal Street. Why? Because Corbyn has with Iran. under one roof been an advocate for Palestinian At this point, it seems that Iran has statehood and long descried the made a wise decision. Over the last year, By Setareh Behroozi cruelties meted out to the natives the European troika has not only done of Palestine. You can hardly find a TEHRAN — Young entrepreneurs at their small bigger instance of hypocrisy as that anything to revive the nuclear deal or stands is the first encounter of any visitor of the bring any kind of benefit to the Iranian exhibited by Pompeo. 8th International Innovation and Technology Across the board, dual loyalty nation, but they have actually backed up Exhibition, INOTEX 2019. US by developing new plans to undermine Zionists are in charge, influencing The glittering eyes of entrepreneurs, explaining a President who, if he were asked, Iran’s “missile work”, and diminish its about their new emerging business, promises “power in the region” as well as its “nuclear would probably be unable to cite what better days for Iran in the future, which reminds the Balfour Declaration of 1918 was, technology”. you of the motto of this edition “Innovation Eco- Finally, the US propaganda and political which, it can be claimed, kicked off Hamid Vakili system under One Roof”. this burgeoning mess in the Middle game about the Japanese Prime Minister’s As an important part of the innovation eco- visit to Iran (also pursued by some Amer- East 100 years ago. This is, after system, the young entrepreneurs presented all, a President who knows next to ican media) is doomed to failure. Without their startups at the INOJAVAN, a section a doubt, Washington has no choice but to nothing about history, and it’s likely of the exhibition, which includes a series of if he were asked who Mohammad respect international treaties. Whenever stands at the center of the Persian Gulf hall Tehran Times/ Tehran Times/ Mossadegh was, he would not have the White House delays, the cost of its of the fairground. 11 failure will increase against Iran. an answer! 7 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y POLITICS JUNE 13,12, 2019 ELECTION COUNTDOWN All nuclear deal parties Abe’s high-profile visit to Tehran must ‘equally’ honor their POLITICAL TEHRAN – Japanese approach” by trying to settle issues through commitments: Iran deskPrime Minister Shinzo dialogue. Abe visited Tehran on Wednesday after- “The presence of the prime minister POLITICAL TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry said desk noon for talks with top Iranian leaders. of Japan in Iran is the product of Iran’s on Wednesday that all signatories to the 2015 Abe was welcomed by Foreign Minis- rational approach that follows issues nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ter Mohammad Javad Zarif at Mehrabad through dialogue,” noted Larijani, a phi- (JCPOA), must “equally” fulfil their commitments. Airport. losopher-turned politician who acted as “All sides to the JCPOA must fulfil their commitments equally. President Hassan Rouhani officially Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator with the If they cannot do so, they should understand that we can review the welcomed Prime Minister Abe at Sa’dabad European Union when Javier Solana was JCPOA and our obligations by using the mechanisms that the JCPOA Palace. After the welcome ceremony, which the 28-nation bloc’s chief diplomat. has provided us,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said. included a guard of honor and the playing The senior MP said Iran holds talks His comments came as German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas of national anthems of the two countries, on international and regional issues with said in a meeting with Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom Rouhani and Abe started private talks. “friends” and countries who show interest that if Iran quits the JCPOA, it will be isolated. It was planned that after the Rou- in dialogue. “Japan is one of those countries Maas warned that Iran’s withdrawal from the JCPOA will be hani-Abe talks, delegations from the two that over the past years has always had harmful to both Europe and Iran. countries start a joint meeting. interaction and economic relations with Mousavi said, “We agree on his comments about importance of The Japanese prime minister is sched- the Islamic Republic of Iran.” the JCPOA to the international community and Europe. However, uled to meet with Leader of the Islamic The parliament speaker also referred we do not understand his emphasis on unilateral implementation Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on to German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas’s of a multilateral agreement by Iran.” Thursday morning. talks with Zarif and Rouhani on Monday He noted that if the Europeans are concerned about keeping The visit has been called historic. and said Rouhani will attend the Shanghai the JCPOA, they should urge all signatories to the deal to abide by Though no official statements have Cooperation Organization summit in Bish- the agreement. been made that during his talks with kek on Thursday and Friday where he will “We advise those who are worried about Iran’s recent decision the Iranian leaders the Japanese prime strike group, a squadron of B-52 bombers, as it can,” Kyodo News quoted him as tell- hold talks with foreign officials including on the JCPOA to study clause 36 of the JCPOA once again and also minister will seek to act as a mediator and a battery of patriot missiles, to the ing reporters at Tokyo’s Haneda airport. the presidents of Russia and China. study basic principles of law,” he pointed out. to deescalate tension between Iran and Middle East, citing alleged unspecified “To ease tensions, I’d like to have a With an indirect reference to the Trump On May 8, Iran announced a partial withdrawal from some aspects the United States, it was highly expected “threats” from Iran. frank exchange of views,” said Abe. administration’s intensified sanctions of the nuclear pact, saying that the country would no longer adhere that Abe use his country’s good ties with Before his departure to Tehran, Abe Talking to Zarif before Abe’s arrival to pressure on Iran, Larijani said the visit to some of the limits on its nuclear activities. It also threatened to Tehran and Washington to ease the ten- said he wanted to have candid talks with Tehran, Japanese Foreign Minister Taro by Abe shows that if “different parties” step up uranium enrichment if an agreement is not made within sion between Iran and the United States. the Iranian leadership to secure stability in Kono said, “We believe that in this impor- show seriousness and “act properly the 60 days to protect it from the sanctions’ effects. Japan was one of the eight countries that the Middle East, in a high-stakes attempt tant region a lesser tension will benefit issues would be resolved more easily”. As stated in clauses 26 and 36 of the JCPOA, if the other side imported oil from Iran before the Trump to act as a mediator between Iran and the all, otherwise we all lose.” Foreign Minister Zarif praised the old fails to meet its obligations, Iran is entitled to partially or completely administration ended sanctions waivers United States. He added, “Japan is ready to do whatever relationship between Iran and Japan which end its commitments as well. So, Iran’s recent decision could be for Iran’s oil exports in April. “There are concerns over rising tensions that leads to reducing tension.” enjoy 90 years of diplomatic relationship. analyzed both on legal and strategic terms. Amid escalating tensions between in the Middle East. While the situation “Rational approach” Talking to his Japanese counterpart, The German foreign minister was in Tehran on Monday for Tehran and Washington, the U.S. has attracts the attention of the international Parliament speaker Ali Larijani said Zarif said Iran considers Japan as a “good talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister sent military reinforcements, including community, for peace and stability in the the visit to Tehran by the Japanese prime friend and partner” which have political, Mohammad Javad Zarif. the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier region, Japan wants to play a role as much minister shows that Iran has a “rational economic and cultural ties with. Maas said in his meeting with Rouhani, “Germany opposes the U.S. policies against Iran and is making efforts to keep the JCPOA and fulfill its obligation.”

IAEA should see all aspect UAE trying to become second Israel: Zarif and be unbiased: Iranian POLITICAL TEHRAN – The Iranian foreign minister Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and their allies have been pound- deskhas said that the United Arab Emirates ing Yemen since March 2015 to restore its Riyadh-friendly diplomat (UAE) is trying to “turn into another Israel” by spending former government. Hundreds of thousands of people have billions of dollars to buy arms. either been killed or injured since the Saudi-led war began. POLITICAL TEHRAN — Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister “Three countries in the region believe they can maintain In his Tuesday interview, Zarif also pointed to the ongoing deskGholam-Hossein Dehghani has said that the their security through their relations with the United States,” tension in the Middle East, saying “everything is possible” International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should be unbiased Zarif said in an interview with Al-Araby TV broadcast on in such a tense atmosphere where the U.S. is waging an and see all aspects. Wednesday. economic war on Iran. “In the current situation, the Agency [the IAEA] is duty bound to However, Zarif noted, they are wrong to think they can “There is no difference between military and economic see all the aspects and prepare reports unbiasedly,” he said during import their security from America because these weapons war,” he said. “In the circumstances of tension, everything a meeting with Yukiya Amano, head of the UN nuclear watchdog. will be used to achieve the goals of Israel. is possible and the region is the biggest victim.” Dehghani also said Iran attaches great importance to practical The chief diplomat criticized the excessive arms imports However, he added, Iran will never allow the U.S. to actions by the remaining signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal to pre- of certain regional countries, saying, “The United Arab impose a unilateral war on the Iranian nation, which will serve the pact, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Emirates is spending billions of dollars on armaments inevitably harm everyone, as “war is war”. Action (JCPOA). and wants to be a second Israel in the region,” according Tensions between Washington and Tehran have been Amano said that the JCPOA is a great achievement for verification. to a Press TV transcript of the interview. rising since President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from American troops and interests. In an introductory statement to the IAEA board of governors on Studies show the UAE has increased its arms imports a 2015 international nuclear deal and imposed unilateral The U.S. recent deployment of an aircraft carrier, B-52 Monday, Amano said he is worried about increasing tensions over by 63% between 2012 and 2016. Its military expenditures economic sanctions against Iran, mainly targeting its energy bombers and Patriot missiles to the Middle East has raised the Iranian nuclear issue. are projected to grow to $31.8 billion by 2021 from $23.6 dealings on the global market. fears that the Trump administration was contemplating “I am worried about increasing tensions over the Iranian nu- billion in 2016, according to SIPRI. In early May, the Trump administration beefed up the military aggression against Iran. clear issue. As I have constantly emphasized, the nuclear-related The country has led an increasingly interventionist foreign U.S. military presence in the Persian Gulf, citing alleged Iran has insisted that it will not initiate any conflict, but commitments entered into by Iran under the JCPOA represent a policy in hot spots like Libya, Syria and, most recently, Yemen. and unspecified threats posed by the Islamic Republic to will firmly defend the country against any act of aggression. significant gain for nuclear verification. I therefore hope that ways can be found to reduce current tensions through dialogue. It is essential that Iran fully implements its nuclear-related commitments under the JCPOA,” he said. Amano said, “On May 8th, Iran’s Supreme National Security Rouhani: Sanctions and Council announced that it had ‘issued an order to stop some of Iran’s pressure are starting to measures under the JCPOA from today’.” “The Agency continues to verify the non-diversion of nuclear ma- lose their effectiveness terial declared by Iran under its Safeguards Agreement. Evaluations regarding the absence of undeclared nuclear material and activities POLITICAL TEHRAN – President Hassan Second Announcement in Iran continue,” he stated. deskRouhani said on Wednesday that Iran Alumina On May 31, Amano reaffirmed Iran’s compliance with the JCPOA. the effects of sanctions and pressure on Iran have reached On May 8, Iran announced a partial withdrawal from some as- their peak but they are starting to lose their effectiveness. ONE STAGE TENDER INTERNATIONAL CALL pects of the pact, saying that the country would no longer adhere to “The Iranian people should know that the U.S. pressure FOR PURCHASE OF 1000 MT CRUSHED BATH some of the limits on its nuclear activities. It also threatened to step against our country has reached its climax and actually up uranium enrichment if an agreement is not made within 60 days it is losing its effect,” Rouhani told a cabinet session. TENDER No: 98/161 DATE.: June/9/2019 to shield it from the sanctions’ effects. The Trump administration has used its excessive Under the JCPOA, Iran agreed to put caps on its nuclear work force to squeeze Iran economically. It has threatened to Iran Alumina Company (IAC) intends to purchase high quality crushed bath in amount of in exchange for termination of economic and financial sanctions. punish any country or company that buys oil from Iran. However, Trump unilaterally pulled Washington out of the nucle- It has also slapped sanctions on Iran’s petrochemical 1,000 mt for using in its Primary Aluminum Reduction Smelter Plant through one stage Tender ar deal in May 2018 and ordered reimposition of sanctions against and steel industries. Iran. The first round of sanctions went into force on August 6 and Analysts say the only thing that the United States has according to following conditions as mentioned in the relevant Tender documents .: the second round, which targets Iran’s oil exports and banks, were not started against Iran so far is military war, although 1.:Bid Bond Guarantee.: 20,000(twenty thousands) Euro/or 3,000,000,000, Rials snapped back on November 4. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has Also, on April 22 the U.S. announced that Washington has decided said there is no difference between “economic war” and 2.:Tender proposal.: Since the tendering is to be done in one stage ,thus the eligible Bidders not to extend waivers allowing major importers to continue buying “military war”. oil from Iran. The waivers ended on May 2. Rouhani said, “Undoubtedly, what the U.S. has done should follow and regard the Tender instructions and present and submit all of required justified against the Iranian people is a clear example of economic terrorism. This will be recorded in history as what the documents and the mentioned Tender envelopes in one package together. ‘executioners’ do against the Iranian people. However, 3.:Closing Date.:The eligible Bidders should submit their Bids/proposal to the central Araqchi: Security in Persian the Iranian people have resisted despite all the pressures.” Gulf is an ‘integrated and Referring to remarks made by German Foreign administration office as mentioned below and also in the Tender documents before 14:00 pm Minister Heiko Maas, Rouhani said other countries indivisible concept’ have acknowledged the Iranian people’s “greatness” ,local time , on the day sunday , 7th July ,2019 . and know that the U.S. is on the “wrong path”. 4.:Opening Date.: 9th July , 2019 POLITICAL TEHRAN – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister During his meeting with Rouhani on Monday, Maas deskfor Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi says said, “Anybody familiar with the history of Iran knows 5.: The relevant cost of this publishing Tender call will be paid by the winner as the first ranking security in the Persian Gulf is an “integrated and indivisible” concept. that the strategy of maximum pressure on the Iranian He made the remarks during a Tuesday meeting with Zainul nation will never bear fruit and, for this reason, the Eu- Bidder. Abidin bin Mohamed Rasheed, the Singaporean foreign minister’s ropean Union is making an all-out effort to maintain special envoy for the Middle East, the Foreign Ministry reported. the JCPOA [the 2015 nuclear deal].” 6.: Contact information .: For more details and receiving the relevant Tender documents , the Araqchi also touched upon the latest developments pertaining Rouhani added that all are aware that it is the U.S. Bidders can refer to the following contact information. to the Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan who should be blamed for problems. of Action (JCPOA), and Tehran’s efforts to preserve the agreement. Elsewhere, Rouhani said that Iran’s economic sit- Add.: Km 7 of Sankhast Road , of Jajarm , Northern Khorasan ,IRAN,P.O.Box:1135-94415 “The only issue in the Middle East which was settled through uation is improving. negotiations and diplomacy, leading to an agreement, was the Iran Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif ,Commercial department / legal and contractual Affairs . nuclear deal which America withdrew from for illogical and unin- said on Sunday that the United States is exerting pressure telligible reasons,” said Araqchi. on Iran out of “frustration” and “weakness”. He also referred to Washington’s economic pressure on Iran, “The U.S. puts pressure on Iran out of weakness and Tel .: 0098-58-32605344 Fax.: 0098-58-32272487 saying, “The United States has engaged in an economic war with Iran frustration. However, we will weather this pressure,” now, which is the root cause of growing tensions in the Middle East.” he said during a ceremony held at Allameh Helli High website: www.iranalumina.ir E-mail.: [email protected] “America’s economic sanctions have, in fact, targeted the security School in Tehran. of the whole region. So, one cannot expect tranquility and security He noted, “Today, we are not in the position of weak- in the region without a ceasefire in the economic war,” said Araqchi. ness. We are in the position of power. The U.S. has made IRAN ALUMINA CO The Singaporean official, in turn, regretted the fact that many serious mistakes. It [the U.S.] and its regional allies have countries are under the pressure of sanctions. He stressed his coun- felt weakness.” try’s support for the JCPOA and expressed hope tensions in the The chief diplomat said that the Iranian people should en.iranalumina.ir Middle East would abate. be proud of their resistance. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JUNE 13, 2019 IRAN IN FOCUS Larijani: Iranians will resist Leader offers condolences over Ayatollah Mohaqiq U.S. pressure Kabuli’s death POLITICAL TEHRAN – Parliament uranium enrichment if an agreement is POLITICAL TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution deskSpeaker Ali Larijani has not made within 60 days to shield it from deskAyatollah Ali Khamenei has offered his con- reiterated the Islamic Republic’s policy the sanctions’ effects. dolences over the demise of Grand Ayatollah Mohaqiq Kabuli, toward U.S. sanctions, saying Tehran is Elsewhere in his remarks, the Majlis speak- a prominent Afghan Shia cleric, according to Mehr. intent on resisting against the U.S. eco- er hailed the “independence-seeking spirit” nomic pressures. of Serbia, saying, “Countries that have been Through imposing more sanctions, dominated by the U.S. will not have a good Washington is seeking to pressure Teh- fate and will pay a huge cost in the long term.” ran but Iranians will resist such pressures, The Serbian lawmaker, for his part, pointed Larijani said at a meeting with Chairman to bilateral relations between Iran and Serbia of the Serbian Parliament’s Foreign Affairs and hailed the high level of parliamentary Committee Zarko Obradovic in Tehran on and political ties. Wednesday. However, the level of economic cooper- The Trump administration, which aban- ation between the two countries is not good doned the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran enough, he said, calling for further efforts last year, has reimposed sanctions that the to boost trade ties. agreement had rescinded, putting enormous Iran and Serbia have recently ramped new pressure on Iran’s economy. The admin- up efforts to boost relations between the istration also has moved to strengthen the countries. American military presence in the Persian In March 2018, after a gap of 27 years, Gulf in response to what it has claimed was direct flights between Iran and Serbia re- increased Iranian threats. withdrawal from some aspects of the pact, adhere to some of the limits on its nucle- sumed, when an IranAir jet touched down On May 8, Iran announced a partial saying that the country would no longer ar activities. It also threatened to step up at Belgrade’s Nikola Tesla airport.

“I offer my deepest condolences over the death of the great scholar Ayatollah Hajj Sheikh Ghorbanali Mohaqiq Kabuli to the honorable people of Afghanistan, his family, Rouhani congratulates Putin on Russia Day the seminaries, scholars, his disciples and lovers of this POLITICAL TEHRAN — President Hassan Rouhani success and the people of the Russian Federation prosperity As reported by his official website, Rouhani’s message desk salient figure,” Ayatollah Khamenei said in a message on has felicitated his Russian counterpart and glory. is as follows: Wednesday. on Russia’s National Day, expressing con- Russia Day, called Day of adoption of the declaration Your Excellency Mr. Rodrigo Duterte, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif also expressed fidence that bilateral relations will expand and deepen. of state sovereignty of Russian Soviet Federative Socialist President of the Republic of the Philippines, his condolences over the demise of Ayatollah Mohaqiq “I would like to offer my sincerest congratulations to Your Republic (RSFSR) before 2002, is the national holiday of I would like to offer my sincerest congratulations to Your Kabuli. Excellency and the people of that country on the Russian the Russian Federation. It has been celebrated annually on Excellency and the people of that country on the National In his message, Zarif said, “I ask God to give great Federation’s National Day,” Rouhani said in a message on June 12 since 1992. Day of the Republic of the Philippines. blessings to Ayatollah Mohaqiq. May God give patience Wednesday, Mehr reported. President felicitates Philippines on National In the recent years, we have witnessed growing rela- to his family.” “I am confident that the Russian government and nation, Day tions between the two countries due to Your Excellen- Ayatollah Mohaqiq Kabuli, an Afghan Shia source of under Your Excellency’s leadership, will continue to move Rouhani also has sent a message to the president of the cy’s independent, popular approach. I hope that these emulation who resided in Iran’s holy city of Qom, died on towards development and progress and friendly relations Philippines to offer him and the people of the country on friendly relations further develop to serve interests of Tuesday at the age of 91. between the two countries will further deepen in all areas the National Day of the Republic of the Philippines and the two nations. He was born in 1928 in Parwan province, near the Af- of mutual interests,” he added. expressed hope that amicable relations between the two I wish Your Excellency health and success and the people ghan capital Kabul. The president wished his Russian counterpart health and countries will further deepen. of the Republic of the Philippines prosperity and felicity. At the age of seven, he started learning the Holy Quran and Persian and then the Islamic teachings and Arabic literature. Ayatollah Kabuli continued his religious education in Kabul and then left for the holy city of Najaf, Iraq, to study Abe’s Tehran visit marks a milestone in bilateral ties: ambassador at the prestigious seminary there. POLITICAL TEHRAN – Iran’s Am- sincere and valuable cooperation between He said the Islamic Republic is seeking Movahed referred to Japan’s support for He wrote various books on religious studies, including deskbassador to Japan Morteza these two countries.” to strengthen its cooperation with the East, the constructive and peaceful nuclear deal on Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence). Rahmani Movahed believes Japanese Prime The article headlined “From Fuji to adding that there are no obstacles from Iran’s Iran signed with world powers in 2015, Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to Tehran will Damavand”, the ambassador said, “While part to developing ties with Japan. and close consultations in international be a milestone in Tehran-Tokyo relations. Iran and Japan are located in the extreme Iran and Japan share similar views and regional issues as the most impor- Writing an article in the Iran newspaper west and east of Asia, they enjoy long, his- about stability and security in the Middle tant factors in the two countries’ current New Chinese envoy submits published on Wednesday, just hours before toric relations.” East and East Asia, rule of law, human relations Abe’s arrival in Tehran, Movahed said, “The Fuji and Damavand are the highest moun- rights, non-interference in other countries “I firmly believe that the Iranian and Jap- credentials to Zarif historic visit by Japanese Prime Minister tains in Japan and Iran respectively. and non-proliferation of weapons of mass anese nations, as well as the international POLITICAL TEHRAN — China’s new Ambassador Shinzo Abe can be a turning point in the The Iranian envoy further said Japan, destruction (WMD) and nuclear weapons, community, will soon witness the achieve- deskto Tehran Chang Hua met with Foreign development of bilateral relations between as the world’s third largest economy, holds he remarked. ments of this important and historic visit,” Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday to submit Iran and Japan as well as an increase in a a special position in Iran’s foreign policy. Elsewhere in his remarks, Rahmani he concluded. a copy of his credentials to the Iranian chief diplomat. During the meeting, the two weighed plans to implement the agreements signed recently between Iran and China among other things, Tasnim reported. The two sides also discussed developments in Iran-Chi- European officials frustrated over faltering Iran nuclear pact na ties and their cooperation on various issues, including STOCKHOLM (AP) – The foreign ministers of Germany German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, who was in Iran on the 2015 nuclear pact, transportation, energy industry and Sweden expressed frustration Tuesday over the pos- Monday for talks on the country’s nuclear program, warned and terror fight. sible demise of the Iran nuclear deal, warning Tehran that that the deal’s collapse served the interests of neither Eu- In May last year, Zarif hailed the “serious and friendly” withdrawing would bring “international isolation” and rope nor Iran. negotiations with Chinese officials during a short trip to criticizing the United States for jeopardizing a decade of “If Iran were to withdraw from this agreement, Beijing, saying the two countries enjoy strategic relations diplomatic efforts. it would go into international isolation; it would be that are not influenced by outsiders. Speaking at a nuclear disarmament meeting in Stock- back where it was before the agreement, including all He also described China as Iran’s major trade partner holm, Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom said the sanctions,” he added. “That cannot be in Iran’s and a party to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Washington’s abandonment of the 2015 accord had been interest.” (JCPOA) that could play a major role in strengthening the “very counterproductive” — threatening not just the Iran Maas and Wallstrom spoke after a one-day meeting international consensus on saving the accord. deal but the credibility of world powers in negotiating with on nuclear weapons ahead of the 50th anniversary next North Korea. year of the history nuclear weapons treaty that took ef- The European Union and some countries in Europe have fect in 1970. been working to salvage the agreement since U.S. President It gathered representatives from Argentina, Iraq, Syria are Iran’s strategic Donald Trump withdrew from it last year and reinstated Canada, Finland, Ethiopia, Germany, Indonesia, complements: general sanctions against Iran. ons-grade level unless the remaining signatories — China, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Norway, Tehran has threatened to also walk away from the deal Russia, France, Germany and Britain — find a way to neu- New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Spain, Sweden POLITICAL TEHRAN — Major General Yahya Ra- on July 7 and resume enriching uranium closer to weap- tralize the effect of U.S. sanctions. and Switzerland. deskhim Safavi, the top military aide to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, has said Iraq and Syria are Iran’s strategic complements. The Iran-Iraq-Syria axis is an economic, political, se- EU, U.S. split roles in standoff with Iran: Almayadeen curity and defensive bloc against the Zionist regime and the U.S., Rahim Safavi said in the southwestern city of 1 But the fact is that the reality of right to enjoy benefits of the deal. to continue our commitments but we cannot Following Washington’s last year with- Ahvaz on Wednesday, IRNA reported. the Europeans’ face in lack of regard for their But he acknowledged that the economic expect miracles.” drawal from the JCPOA and consecutive waves The 60-million-people market of Iraq and Syria can be commitments is seen more boldly in French benefits Tehran hoped for from the deal were He also said, “We make efforts to make it of sanctions on Tehran, Iran announced on regarded by Iran as targets for the country’s exports, said President Immanuel Macron’s remarks who now “more difficult to obtain”, but urged Iran possible to have economic cooperation with May 8 a partial withdrawal from some aspects Safavi, now a geopolitics professor at Shahid Beheshti has called for ‘completing’ the nuclear deal to fully respect the agreement. Iran. A financial mechanism called INSTEX of the pact, saying that the country would University. and demands that the deal include what he It is in Iran’s “political and strategic in- has been devised in this respect.” no longer adhere to some of the limits on its The general added that the long border with Iraq, and calls fighting Iran’s influence in the region.” terest to maintain this agreement and the On January 31, France, Germany and nuclear activities. It also threatened to step the multi-million pilgrim visits by people to the holy places Maas met with President Hassan Rou- dialogue with Europe”, Maas said. Britain, the three European parties to the up uranium enrichment if an agreement is in the country, are good grounds for promoting trade ties hani and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Maas said that the UK, France and Ger- JCPOA, announced the creation of INSTEX, not made within 60 days to protect it from with Iraq. Zarif in Tehran on Monday. During a joint many support the JCPOA. However, he said, a special purpose vehicle aimed at facilitating the sanctions’ effects. press conference with Zarif, he said Germany “The position of our three European countries legitimate trade between European economic supports the JCPOA and recognizes Iran’s is that we support the JCPOA and we want operators and Iran. Iran-Cuba friendship group slams U.S. sanctions on Zarif: Iranians facing economic war and hate propaganda by U.S. Havana 1 Iranian officials including Foreign Minister Zarif and prime minister to the “friendly” country of Iran as “historic” POLITICAL TEHRAN — The Iran-Cuba parliamen- President Hassan Rouhani have called the U.S. unprecedented and said Japan is ready to help deescalate tension between desktary friendship group in a statement on sanctions against Iran as an example of “economic terrorism”. Iran and the United States. Wednesday denounced U.S. economic sanctions on Cuba, In its newest sanctions measure, the United States has Amid escalating tensions between Tehran and Washington, expressing support for the Cuban people in the face of hit Iran’s Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company the U.S. has sent military reinforcements, including the USS Washington’s hegemonic policies. (PGPIC) with economic sanctions. The move aims to choke off Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group, a squadron According to the statement, Iran respects the efforts financing to Iran’s largest and most profitable petrochemical of B-52 bombers, and a battery of patriot missiles, to the made by the Cuban government to protect its people group and extends to its 39 subsidiaries and “foreign-based Middle East, citing alleged unspecified “threats” from Iran. against the effects of the inhumane sanctions imposed sales agents,” the U.S. Treasury said in a statement on June 8. “We believe that in this important region a lesser tension by the United States. Zarif said Iran will find solution to sanctions effect by will benefit all, otherwise we all lose,” Kono pointed out. It also called on the parliaments of all the countries reducing its budget on oil incomes. He added, “Japan is ready to do whatever that leads to to use all their capabilities to counter U.S. unilateral and “In this hard condition we will find solutions for the welfare reducing tension.” destabilizing policies. of our people, including a revision in budget and following The foreign ministers of Iran and Japan also held the The people and the government of Cuba will resist the monetary policies without reliance on oil,” Zarif stated. second round of their talks and after that Zarif went to Meh- pressures and will leave them behind with honor, the For his part, Kono described the visit of his country’s rabad airport to welcome Abe’s arrival in Tehran. statement added. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY JUNE 13, 2019

STOCK MARKET Iranian-made freight locomotive TEDPIX 233352.7 IFX 2956.96 Sources: tse.ir, Ifb.ir unveiled ECONOMY TEHRAN – Iran’s trans- opportunities were pointed out to be the most deskport and urban develop- important goals of this year’s exhibition. ment minister unveiled an Iranian-made The development of rail transport infra- CURRENCIES freight locomotive on the sidelines of the 7th structure is crucial for sustainable develop- USD 42,000 rials International Exhibition of Rail Transpor- ment and economic growth in any country, and tation, Related Industries and Equipment, Iran has been heavily focusing on expanding EUR 47,599 rials dubbed RAILEXPO 2019. its railway infrastructure in recent years. GBP 53,414 rials “This new locomotive can reduce its sup- Last year, during the same exhibition, ply costs to one-sixth while being able to Iran unveiled the first ever Iranian-made AED 11,437 rials compete with foreign rivals,” IRNA quoted locomotive engine. Mohammad Eslami as saying. According to the manufacturers, the Source: cbi.ir Over 170 Iranian and foreign companies mentioned engine complies with Euro4 from Russia, Turkey, China, Italy, and Latvia standards for reducing fuel consumption took part in Iran RAILEXPO 2019. and competes with the best European engines The exhibition wrapped up yesterday in terms of quality. COMMODITIES at the Tehran Permanent International Currently, Iran has 13,000 kilometers Brent $60.91/b Fairgrounds. of railway laid, and based on the country’s Showcasing the latest achievements and Sixth National Five-Year Development Plan WTI $51.91/b technologies of the rail industry in Iran and (2016-2021), the railway network is due to OPEC Basket $63.01/b across the world and providing investment expand to more than 16,400 kilometers. Gold $1,336.75/oz Silver $14.83oz Platinium $818.90/oz Tehran to host intl. kitchen, pool, sauna, bath industries expo Sources: oilprice.com, Moneymetals.com ECONOMY TEHRAN — The 17th International Exhibi- scheduled to be held on the sidelines of the exhibition and weaknesses in the industry, and also to create a healthy desktion of Kitchen, Bath, Sauna, Pool Industries several foreign trade delegations from Central Asia and the competitive environment for domestic producers to improve and Equipment is due to be held during June 30-July 3 at Persian Gulf region are also due to visit the exhibition to their production quality. Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds, IRIB reported. purchase products or sign deals with Iranian manufacturers. The 26th International Tile-Ceramic and Sanitary ware Attended by 250 foreign and domestic companies, the Covering four main categories of kitchen, pool, sauna (CERAFAIR 2019) is also due to be held concurrent with Tabriz hosting 2 event is going to be a place for showcasing the kitchen, bath, and bath, the four-day event aims to increase the efficiency this exhibition which provides a greater opportunity for the sauna, pool industries’ latest advancements and achievements. of Iranian factories and production units, expand the in- businessmen, traders and manufacturers of these industries international exhibitions According to the organizers, several workshops are also dustry’s export markets, identify problems, barriers and to directly interact and explore avenues of cooperation. ECONOMY TEHRAN — The 24th International Exhibi- desktion of Building Materials and Construction Machinery and Equipment (BUILDEXPO 2019) and 22nd In- China’s loans to other countries are causing ‘hidden’ debt. That may be a problem ternational Exhibition of Heating, Cooling and Air Conditioning Systems (HAICO 2019) are being held during June 11-14 in the By Weizhen Tan ment decisions about bonds issued by those the cost of lending for everyone,” it said. China’s under-reported loans due to the northwestern city of Tabriz, IRNA reported. countries if they don’t know how much is Furthermore, the international organi- lack of transparency and accountability. Several Iranian exhibitors along with foreign companies from An opaque build-up of debt, caused by China’s actually owed to China already, she added. zation said, debt transparency lets citizens Although there will be a surge in (foreign different countries including Turkey, China, Germany, Italy, Ja- lack of transparency in issuing loans, could That could lead to them underestimating “hold their governments accountable.” direct investments) in the early stage of the pan, South Korea, France, Malaysia, Poland and Taiwan, are pose a risk to the world economy, experts say. the risk of lending money to those countries “In short, debt transparency is essential projects, the deficit will widen in the long showcasing their latest products and services in these exhibitions. It may also affect investors who are con- through bonds. for economic development. So when debts are run,” he told CNBC. Concrete and industrial machinery, tiles and ceramic, various sidering bonds issued by those countries, Reinhart told the conference that, since ‘hidden,’ that’s a problem for everyone — not One high-profile example would be Sri types of flooring, elevators and related parts, switches and sockets, or organizations such as the International 2011, there had been many such loans those just the World Bank or the IMF. It’s espe- Lanka, which had to hand over a strategic PVC and aluminum doors and windows, surveying equipment, Monetary Fund (IMF) which are helping countries took from Chinese lenders which cially a problem for the citizens of countries port to Beijing in 2017, after it couldn’t pay different types of ceilings, wallpaper, moisture insulation, various those countries with their debts, accord- needed to be restructured, or renegotiated. whose hidden debt is suddenly discovered, off its debt to Chinese companies. types of automatic doors, engineering services, polypropylene pipes ing to Carmen Reinhart, a professor at the Such nations include Sri Lanka, Ukraine, since uncertainty can lead to higher funding It was seen as an example of how countries and fittings, radiator, aluminum radiator and other thermal and Kennedy School of Government at Harvard Venezuela, Ecuador, Bangladesh and Cuba, costs or, in the worst case, cut them off from that owe money to Beijing could be forced refrigerating appliances are being showcased in the exhibitions. University. according to Reinhart. funding,” the World Bank statement said. to sign over national territory or make steep China’s lending to other countries, of- Official debt statistics are tracked by the That under-reported debt situation could concessions if they can’t meet liabilities — a ten shrouded in secrecy, is thought to be International Monetary Fund and the World be a problem, according to Kaho Yu, senior phenomenon dubbed debt-trap diplomacy. higher than the amounts that are officially Bank, but that only captures about half the Asia analyst at Verisk Maplecroft. However, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ‘Iran to initiate new tracked, resulting in much “hidden debt.” Chinese loans to other countries, Reinhart “Although Beijing’s lending can help de- government has denied that the country is That growing debt problem could spark a estimated. veloping countries, an opaque build-up of employing such a strategy. economic transactions worse-than-expected slowdown, among Furthermore, China is not a member of debt may eventually drag down economic The debt sustainability other problems, experts warn. the so-called Paris Club, which also tracks growth,” he told CNBC in an email. The IMF declined to comment beyond despite U.S. will’ The lack of transparency would also affect official lending, and is “not interested” in Yu added: “China might have assured referring CNBC to a speech Lagarde delivered investors who are considering bonds issued joining, said Reinhart. The Paris Club is a the developing countries that the cost of the in April. In that, she said “debt sustainability by those countries, or organizations such as group of creditor nations which aims to fix loans would be covered by projects in the … will strengthen BRI sustainability,” but the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which debt problems of other countries. long run once they become operational, but she did not appear to address the issue of are helping those countries with their debts, Public-sector assets no guarantee is given.” hidden debt affecting her group’s ability to according to Carmen Reinhart, a professor Those loans to countries have been China has been criticized for saddling conduct analysis. at the Kennedy School of Government at shrouded in secrecy, according to reports, many countries with debt through its Belt “History has taught us that, if not man- Harvard University. with China often demanding public-sector and Road Initiative — a mammoth infra- aged carefully, infrastructure investments Speaking at the Nomura Investment Fo- assets as collateral. structure investment plan to build rail, road, can lead to a problematic increase in debt,” rum in Singapore late last month, she said: One example of those opaque loans is sea and other routes stretching from China she said. “China’s rise as a global creditor has also how Chinese loans to Venezuela were de- to Central Asia, Africa and Europe. With risks increasing — whether associ- meant that there are a lot of hidden debts. nominated in barrels of oil, according to a Chinese financial institutions have pro- ated with China’s slowing economy or the That is, countries that had borrowed from speech last year from David Malpass, the vided more than $440 billion in funding Belt and Road project — Chinese loans to China but this borrowing is not reported by current president of the World Bank who for Belt and Road projects, People’s Bank other countries could slow going forward. the IMF, by the World Bank. ” was then the U.S. Treasury Undersecretary of China Governor Yi Gang said during a Tom Rafferty, principal economist for Lower debt levels for International Affairs. “This has the effect talk at the second Belt and Road Forum in China at the Economist Intelligence Unit, “So there is a tendency to think these of masking the exact amount of payments Beijing early last month. pointed to more risks ahead and said the countries had lower debt levels than what that China made to Venezuelan officials and Much of the lending is done through two outlook for Chinese lending going forward they actually have,” she concluded. that Venezuelans are expected to make to policy banks — the China Development Bank would be “restrained.” 1 Referring to the Monday trip of German Foreign Minister That would hinder the IMF or the World Heiko Maas to Tehran and also Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo China in the future,” he said. and Export-Import Bank of China. The Ex- “Chinese overseas lending slowed quite Bank in doing their work on debt sustain- Abe’s trip to Tehran on Wednesday, the official said those visits “If you ask China for its terms you will not port-Import Bank of China had said in April strongly in 2018 as risk aversion grew and ability analysis, she said. That effort includes to Iran were aimed to be fruitful and the Islamic Republic will find them,” he said in that speech. that it has provided more than $149 billion constraints began to emerge in terms of US analyzing countries’ debt burdens, and coming not continue cooperation in the previous way anymore while it Both the IMF and World Bank have called in loans to more than 1,800 Belt and Road dollar financing,” he told CNBC in an email, up with recommendations for a borrowing expects economic results from such negotiations. for more transparency on those loan amounts projects, while the China Development Bank citing information in the annual reports of strategy that limits the risk of debt distress. and terms in their annual Spring Meetings said in March that it had provided financing China’s two policy lenders — “From the vantage point of surveillance, in April this year. in excess of $190 billion for more than 600 Rafferty explained that China’s tra- this means that the IMF, if they’re doing debt In response to a query from CNBC, the Belt and Road projects since 2013. ditionally large current account surplus sustainability for example for Pakistan, unless World Bank said that debt transparency is But Yu cautioned that the lack of transpar- has been generating the foreign exchange In Trump’s multifront trade they know how much Pakistan owes China, “critical.” ency surrounding the loans meant that there reserves — held in U.S. dollars — that are war, Mexico’s okay, China’s they are doing that sustainability exercise “Borrowers need comprehensive and is also uncertainty around how sustainable used for its overseas lending, especially to blindfolded,” Reinhart said. timely debt data to make informed decisions. the projects are. countries involved in the Belt and Road definitely not For investors, the limited information It also allows lenders to manage lending risks “There are uncertainties about the long- projects. they have hinders them in making invest- more efficiently — thereby bringing down term viability of the projects supported by (Source: cnbc.com) The multifront trade war being waged by the Trump administra- tion does have winners and losers, at least in the relationship game. Mexico is winning. China is losing. Mexico agreed to help the U.S. fight a relentless flow of migrants S.Korea jobless rate flat at 4 percent in May, job additions gather pace across the border, killing tariffs for now. China’s Xi Jinping may or may not meet with President Trump at the G20 in Osaka, Ja- South Korea’s jobless rate remained flat at 4 percent in 124,000 jobs, and the education service sector saw an in- pan, in two weeks, causing Trump to tweet that if he gets the cold May from a year earlier, and job additions again exceeded crease of 47,000 jobs last month. shoulder, tariffs are going up on $300 million worth of goods. the 200,000 mark, government data showed Wednesday. Recent expansion of benefits In the trade war, Mexico is looking more like the partner As per en.yna.co.kr, the number of employed people Separate data showed that the amount of state allowances it’s always been. China, on the other hand, is still on the skids. reached 27.32 million in May, an increase of 259,000 from paid to people who are unemployed or seeking employment One can only imagine what tariffs against Mexico-based the same month in 2018, according to the data compiled soared to a new high for a third consecutive month in May, companies would have meant for the U.S. For starters, higher by Statistics Korea. largely due to a recent expansion of benefits that led to a prices for those goods here at home. Over time, would those The statistics agency said the number of unemployed sharp increase in the number of beneficiaries and a rise in price increases have caused U.S. importers to look elsewhere people stood at 1.145 million in May, the highest level for unemployment. for the same item or would Mexican firms lower their prices to any May since 2000. According to the data from the labor ministry, the compensate? What would be the outcome for U.S. companies The unemployment rate for young adults -- those aged government paid nearly 759 billion won ($643 mil- facing tighter profit margins? Does it translate to cutting costs between 15 and 29 -- fell to 9.9 percent last month from lion) in various benefits to those without jobs in May, elsewhere and laying people off or no longer hiring? 10.5 percent tallied a year earlier. which marks a 24.7-percent spike from the same month But when it comes to China, a yearlong trade war has produced The employment rate -- referring to the proportion of last year. some numbers to see where China’s taking its lumps. employed working-age adults -- reached 61.5 percent in May, South Korea’s economy is feared to lose its upward Companies are indeed looking to source material elsewhere. marking the highest level for any May since the statistics momentum in the face of headwinds stemming from the Chinese companies, already considering a move to cheaper parts agency started to compile such data in 1989. growing trade row between the U.S. and China. of Southeast Asia, are relocating ahead of schedule. This is not a By industry, the manufacturing sector -- the backbone The “continued employment decline is a negative Asia’s fourth-largest economy unexpectedly contracted mass movement, but it’s a movement nonetheless. of South Korea’s economy -- continued to suffer a decline signal and the number of employed people in the manu- 0.4 percent in the first quarter from three months earlier, As far as economic data goes, China’s PMI looks no different in job offerings by losing 73,000 jobs in May. facturing sector plunged to a low of 170,000 in January, marking the worst performance in a decade, hit by slumping from PMI data out of China two years ago. Sometimes it’s 48.9. It marked the 14th straight month of employment de- but the pace of decline is slowing down” said Jeong exports and chip prices. Sometimes it’s 50.5. Anything over 50 is seen as a positive. Below cline in the manufacturing sector due to weak demand in Dong-wook, director of Statistics Korea’s employment The Bank of Korea earlier trimmed its economic outlook 50, however, is not the signal of a hard landing the China bears the semiconductor, communication equipment and other statistics division. to 2.5 percent from 2.6 percent citing a protracted slump have been waiting for since at least 2010. electronic parts industries. In contrast, the health and social welfare sectors added in exports and weak business spending. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JUNE 13, 2019 ENERGY 5 Iran produced Oil falls over 2% on weaker demand growth, gain in U.S. 4.156m bpd of crude crude stocks Oil prices fell more than 2 percent on Wednesday, weighed down by a weaker demand outlook and a rise in U.S. crude oil in 2018: BP inventories despite expectations of extended supply cuts led by OPEC. ENERGY TEHRAN– Major multi- oil production in 2018, while it held nine percent According to Reuters, Brent crude futures, the international desknational oil and gas compa- of the world’s proven crude oil resources and benchmark for oil prices, were down $1.69, or 2.71 percent, ny British Petroleum (BP), in its latest world 16.2 percent of the global gas resources were at $60.60 a barrel by 0907 GMT. energy report called “BP Statistical Review reported to also lay in Iran. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down of World Energy”, has put Iran’s crude oil According to the report, Iran’s oil reserves percent in 2018 to 2.026 barrels a day. In 2017, the country produced 220.2 billion $1.56, or 2.93 percent, at $51.71. production at 4.156 million barrels per day at the end of 2018 stood at 155.6 billion barrels. The year before, the figure was announced cubic meters of gas, which shows Iran’s gas pro- The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) cut its (bpd) in 2018. This figure has not changed since last year. to be 1.968 bpd. Iran’s share of the world’s duction in 2018 grew 8.8 percent year-on-year. forecasts for 2019 world oil demand growth and U.S. crude Based on the review, Iran’s crude oil and The country’s proven gas reserves at the total oil refining stood at 2.4 percent in 2018. British Petroleum put Iran’s total gas ex- production on Tuesday. condensate output fell seven percent in 2018 end of 2018 reported to be 31.9 trillion cubic Based on the data provided by BP, in 2018, ports in 2018 at 12.1 billion cubic meters, of compared to the preceding year’s 4.471 million meters, which did not increase or decrease Iran produced 239.5 billion cubic meters of which 7.6 billion cubic meters was exported bpd, Tasnim reported on Wednesday. compared to the previous year. gas, equivalent to 6.2 percent of the total global to Turkey and 4.1 billion cubic meters was Iran accounted for five percent of total world Iran’s refineries output also grew by 2.9 gas production. sold to Iraq. 15 mt/y of petchem output from PEISEZ on agenda ENERGY TEHRAN – Iran plans to establish a new complex. deskpetrochemical complex in Hormozgan A wide variety of industries such as power plants, Province adjacent to Persian Gulf waters, which will increase aluminum complexes and petro refineries are also going the country’s petrochemical output by 15 million tons per to be integrated into this new hub. year, Shana reported. Accessing diverse liquid and gas feedstock is one of Comprising of 14 petrochemical projects in Phase I, the main attractions of Iran’s petrochemical industry for the new petrochemical complex will be constructed in the investors, and it is safe to say that the industry is Iran’s Parsian Energy Intensive Industrial Special Economic Zone most lucrative industry. (PEISEZ). PEISEZ with an area of 9,800 hectares is located 15 According to Behzad Mohammadi, the managing director km west of Parsian City in Hormozgan Province. The site A surprise increase in U.S. crude stockpiles also kept oil of the National Petrochemical Company (NPC), the new is also located 20 km from the Persian Gulf International prices under pressure. petrochemical hub, PEISEZ, is planned to be established Airport and 43 km from Pars Port. “Investors have been concerned about the recent rise in by the oil ministry in collaboration with the ministry of This region is one of the major development poles in the stockpiles in the U.S.,” ANZ bank said in a note. industry, mine and trade. country, which allows for the establishment of various energy- U.S. crude inventories rose by 4.9 million barrels in the week Earlier this week, NPC signed a memorandum of Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) for intensive industries due to its economic, environmental ended June 7 to 482.8 million barrels, data from the American understanding with the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries accelerating the construction operations at the PEISEZ and geographic position. Petroleum Institute (API) showed on Tuesday. That compared with analyst expectations for a decrease of 481,000 barrels. Trade tensions between the United States and China, the world’s two biggest oil consumers, also weighed on prices. U.S. President Donald Trump said he was holding up a trade Road from oil-reliant economy to oil free one deal with China. 1 In recent months, the government has been dealing products. The figure shows an increase of 7.1 percent from European shares pulled back from three-week highs on with unpredictable foreign exchange rate fluctuations $7.7 billion in the same time span in the year preceding. Wednesday as this month’s recovery rally ran out of steam on which have directly influenced the prices of basic goods, On May 14, Iranian first Vice-President Es’hagh Ja- the back of soft Chinese factory activity and trade frictions. raw materials, and domestic unofficial markets. hangiri announced that the country’s reliance on oil Hedge fund managers are liquidating bullish oil positions Accordingly, the government has been determined to income has dropped below 30 percent. The government at the fastest rate since the fourth quarter of 2018. review and modify its monetary policies about setting could manage to decrease Iran’s dependence on oil rev- With the next meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum foreign exchange rates, curb the rampant inflation and enues from its previous 80-90 percent to less than 30 Exporting Countries set for the end of June, the market is high liquidity volume and supply the present budget percent, the Iranian official said. looking to whether the world’s major oil producers will prolong deficit via relying on stock market. In recent days, the forex rates have experienced a their supply cuts. It also has sought to move toward a non-oil-reliant cooling trend and the central bank claims to have more OPEC, along with non-members including Russia, have economy to be able to prevent its operating costs, surpass control over its foreign exchange market. CBI believes limited their oil output by 1.2 million barrels per day since its income, to tackle the rampant inflation, increase the decline is the result of the formation of the CBI’s the start of the year to prop up prices. the income of its employees and pay the intended cash planned Regulated Foreign Exchange Market, which Goldman Sachs said in a note that an uncertain macroeconomic subsidies to lower income-earners without increasing could make the market balanced via fair distribution even in near future. outlook and volatile oil production from Iran and others could the prices of energy carriers and fuel or levying higher of forex resources among domestic exporters who have As discussed, regarding Trump’s new round of sanctions lead OPEC to roll over supply cuts. taxes, which do not seem to be welcome by the Iranian re-injected their exports revenues back into the econ- on Iranian metal and petrochemicals sector, the need for “We expect such an outcome to only be modestly supportive nation under the ongoing conditions. omy cycle. an indigenous economy and boosting production to have of prices with our third-quarter Brent forecast at $65.5 per Based on the latest data released by the Islamic Re- Some, however, believe that the drop is due to political non-oil exports revenues augment is more highlighted. barrel,” Goldman added. public of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA), in the reasons: the visit of the Japanese foreign minister to Iran. Increasing non-oil exports to neighbor countries The energy minister of the United Arab Emirates, Suhail bin first two months of the current Iranian calendar year Whatever the reason is, the predictability of this mar- besides making structural economic modifications are Mohammed al-Mazroui, said on Tuesday that OPEC members (March 21- May 21), Iran exported $8.4 billion of non-oil ket is still low. No one can foresee the market’s trend hoped to revive the breathless economy. were close to reaching an agreement on continuing production cuts. OPEC is set to meet on June 25, followed by talks with its allies led by Russia on June 26. But Russia suggested a date change to July 3 to 4, sources within the group previously Potential OPEC deal and trade war cause oil price volatility told Reuters. Oil prices have been seesawing of late thanks to chances of by 0.5%.” So, the fate of oil price largely depends on the a protracted output cut deal by Saudi-led OPEC and Russia future of trade war. and U.S.-China trade war. United States Oil FundLP USO Barclays bank noted that over the past week or so, econo- is up only 1% in the past five days (as of Jun 10, 2019). mists had lowered their GDP growth outlook for the United Global Wind Farm Operation According to etfdailynews.com, oil slumped into the bear States, China, India and Brazil — countries that make up market in early June as U.S. crude stockpiles hit the maximum more than three-quarters of their oil demand growth as- Market emerging progress since 1990, raising concerns of a supply glut especially amid sumptions for this year, as quoted on CNBC. 2018-2023 tariff wars and expected global growth slowdown. The revisions suggest a reduction of 300,000 barrel per Crude is now hovering around $53.88/barrel. Saudi day in their present “global oil demand outlook of 1.3 million Wind Farm Operation Market made available by World- Arabia is now hurrying to extend the ongoing production barrels per day year-on-year for this year.” wide Market Reports 2018 – 2023 offering latest Industry cuts, which are due to expire in June. But there is still Having said all, we would like to note that Russian energy review, Regional market, Opportunities, Emerging growth uncertainty regarding Russia’s decision on whether to minister Alexander Novak acknowledged the risk of over- factor, Drivers, challenges, characterization, application, continue production curbs. U.S.-China trade tension supply. He could not rule out a drop in oil prices to $30 per innovation, openings, future guide, and most recent market According to an article published on oilprice.com, “of U.S.-China trade tension is a key concern. The Trump barrel if the extension of the output cut deal is not executed. competitors joined with their market share. course Saudi Arabia wants oil prices to remain higher,” administration lifted tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese Investors should note that the United States and China The report covers a thorough perception of the Keywaord the Interfax news agency quoted Putin as saying. “But we goods from 10% to 25% on May 10 and China imposed a tariff will also hold a discussion in the G20 meeting slated for market and identifies the key trends associated with the have no such need due to the more diversified nature of hike on $60 billion of American goods to 25% starting Jun 1. later this month in Japan. And the joint OPEC+ meeting is different sectors of the market. the Russian economy.” is considering if further All these trade conflicts will nothing but slow down global scheduled in early July. Investors would get a clearer view According to veteransweekly.org, this Wind Farm Op- cuts would help the United States to take Russian market growth. Per IMF, the “current and threatened U.S.-Chi- of the flow of oil price after these two events. Till then one eration Market report focuses on value chain analysis and share, per CNBC. na tariffs could cut 2020 global gross domestic product can expect oil prices to remain volatile. exhaustive market information about the top manufacture with future plans and financial performance. In this report, the study covers recent developments, up- Gas the ‘dumbest partner’ for dates in key players, market regulation and market trends. We Global energy consumption trends also give the details solution about the business trends, latest ‘unsustainable,’ says BP’s CEO renewable energy geographical market segmentation, and market challenges. On the basis of consumers analysis, gross margin analysis, The current trends in global energy output last year, with capacity increases Gas is not a viable bridge fuel toward a oil and gas well in the Porcupine Basin. distribution analysis, and local consumption analysis it’s demand growth and consumption are in both energy classes the highest of carbon-free energy system and is one Declining renewable costs will help to grow your business on the top across the world. not sustainable, and continue to push any country since BP began its annual of the “dumbest partners” in energy Today, however, with rapidly declin- The comprehensive report contains analysis value chain away from carbon dioxide (CO2) re- energy review 68 years ago, according generation alongside renewables, a ing renewable costs coupled with out of analysis, porter five forces model analysis, and cost structure duction targets necessary to meet the to Dudley. UK expert told an event in Dublin on control emissions, Mr. Muttitt said that analysis that all together makes industry chain. Paris Accord commitments, the CEO at Bob DudleyLast year also recorded early Tuesday. moving from one fossil fuel to another The report covers the global market along with the pres- UK’s energy major BP said on Tuesday. the second consecutive rise in coal de- As greennews.ie stated, speaking at a “will not allow us to achieve the Paris ent situation, historical background, and future forecast. As per icis.com, U.S. coal train in mand growth, after three years of falls in briefing on the stalled progress of People Agreement goals”. A competitive landscape that identifies the main competi- what Bob Dudley termed an “unwel- what Dudley termed a “worrying trend”. Before Profit’s Bill to halt the issuing The Paris Agreement’s central goal is tors of the worldwide market and their Wind Farm Operation come development”, carbon emissions Meanwhile, renewable energy output of fossil fuel licenses, Gregg Muttitt to keep the global average temperature Market share further highlighted during this analysis report. rose at the fastest rate in seven years rose, but not at a rate that is likely to of the energy think tank Oil Change rise to well below 2C degrees and as A deliberate identification of major competitors of the at a time when they should be falling. be sufficient to offset the growth in International said that the idea of using close as possible to 1.5C. Wind Farm Operation Market further as an innovative anal- “2018 was just astonishing,” he said, emissions from other sources. gas as a bridge fuel died decades ago “Gas is not a transition or bridge fuel, ysis of their current developments, core competencies and speaking at the launch of BP’s annual The unexpectedly high demand and when renewables were still expensive. it is an old dirty fuel from the 20th cen- investments in every phase are careful within the Wind world energy review in London. emissions growth and the in The government has repeatedly said tury and we need a real transition to Farm Operation analysis report. “There have been some incredible coal consumption mean that govern- gas is a key transition fuel in the short renewables,” he said. “There is no way This report features mainly top to bottom approach to developments, and not just for the ments are moving further from rather to medium term, with the Department the world can achieve the Paris goals if target key aspects of Global Wind Farm Operation Market better.” than closer to the kind of energy tran- of Climate Action stating that fossil fu- we keep adding more oil, coal, and gas outlook market that includes, gross revenue, CAGR, key Energy consumption rose at its sition envisaged in the Paris Accord, els will be required to meet electricity to the system.” players, cost structure, production capacity, sales analysis fastest rate in a decade on the back Dudley added. needs and provide a back-up supply The Climate Emergency Measures and future growth trends projected on the basis of histori- of developing world growth driven by The “world is not on a sustainable “when the wind isn’t blowing and the Bill raised by Deputy Brid Smith was cal Global Wind Farm Operation Market outlook research. India and China, but also by the U.S., path, if anything we are moving further sun isn’t shining”. slated to proceed to Committee Stage In the end, the Wind Farm Operation Market reports which posted its highest demand growth away from it rather than getting closer,” The government recently granted on 11 June. However, a letter sent Smith provide meaningful data to those who are looking to enter levels in 30 years. he said, noting that the more carbon consent to CNOOC Petroleum Europe signed by the Minister for Natural Re- into the Wind Farm Operation Industry by providing mar- The U.S.’ shale sector also drove un- dioxide (CO2) emissions continue to – a subsidiary of the Chinese National sources Sean Canney TD states that the ket competition, Size, and Trends of Wind Farm Operation precedented increases in oil and gas rise, the tougher the adjustments will be. Offshore Oil Company – for an exploratory Bill now requires a “money message”. 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I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 6 INTERNATIONAL JUNE 13, 2019 What is a warlike politician looking for? EUNIC President: European film week meant Tony Blair and a bait called Brexit to enhance Iran-Europe understanding of each other By Saeed Sobhani TEHRAN — Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is still trying to play a major role in the country’s political equivalents, under the pretext of confronting the implementation of its withdrawal plan from the European Union. It is worth pointing out that many European politicians, especially those who are opposed to Jeremy Corbin in the leadership of the Labour Party, are secretly strengthen- ing Tony Blair’s political situation in the UK. An overview of recent analyzes of the British political situation clearly shows how fragile and difficult the country is. Tony Blair says Labour ‘trying to face both ways’ on Brexit As The Guardian reported,Former prime minister says party would have been better to ‘fight in a clearer way’ Tony Blair has criticised Labour’s handling of the Brexit process, saying “trying to keep both sides happy is not possible”. By Haniyeh Sadat Jafariyeh The former prime minister told an au- dience in London on Monday evening that although he would be voting for the party TEHRAN (MNA) — The European Film Week 2019 – that on 23 May, “it would’ve been better if we’d started on June the 8th - includes 19 participating European been able to fight it in a clearer way”. He countries and is taking place in 8 cities, namely: Babol, Isfahan, encouraged remainers to “vote for one of Kerman, Kish, Mashhad, Tabriz, Tehran and Shiraz, under the the other anti-Brexit parties” if they cannot aegis of the European Union National Institutes for Culture bring themselves to vote for Labour. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is still trying to play a (EUNIC)-Iran network and in cooperation with the Art & Ex- The party’s current stated policy is that it perience Cinema Institute. would support a second referendum under major role in the country’s political equivalents, under the pretext By pooling together resources and expertise of 23 EU Member certain circumstances. Earlier on Monday, of confronting the implementation of its withdrawal plan from the States and European partner countries, EUNIC Iran works to the deputy leader, Tom Watson, insisted European Union. build cultural bridges between Europe and Iran, believing that Labour stood for “remain and reform” and cultural exchange is the key element to deepen our understand- said it seemed inevitable that a confirma- into a robot, parliament into a war zone only sensible way out of the Brexit paralysis ever, with Brexit sparking complex new con- ing of each other. tory referendum would be needed for the and political parties into warring tribes. is a second referendum. versations about trade, diplomacy, and defense This year, , Bulgaria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Fin- party’s MPs to agree to any Brexit deal.On As the same week plays out, time and Mr Blair is right to argue that if Britain policy—as well as more elemental questions land, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Norway, the Netherlands, Sunday, the shadow Brexit secretary, Sir Keir again, with endless debate in parlia- is heading to a no-deal Brexit, which most about Britain’s role in the world—foreign af- Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain and Switzer- Starmer, expressed doubts that a Brexit deal ment over a zombie withdrawal deal that MPs and the majority in the wider public fairs may well become one of the most active land are showing cinematic masterpieces from their countries. could pass parliament if it did not include a refuses to be buried, Brexit, I am guessing, oppose, then the government’s democratic battlegrounds of Britain’s deepening social Furthermore, film makers from Cyprus, the Netherlands, Sweden confirmatory referendum, warning that up to has also driven a large part of the country duty is to return to the people. I would add fault lines.And with about a dozen contenders and Switzerland are holding stimulating workshops that may even 150 Labour MPs would reject an agreement to despair. that voters should be given a chance to change lining up to replace May as Britain’s prime lead to innovative collaborations with film makers from Iran. that lacked one. In my case, this despair has led to the their minds when Mrs May has been press- minister, the future of the ”global Britain” Compared to last year, the 2019 edition of the European Film On Monday night, Blair also threw his unthinkable: a new appreciation for Tony ing MPs to change theirs, putting her deal catchphrase and the strategy it was intended Week experienced an increase in both the number of participating weight behind holding another vote. He told Blair. Yes, you heard it right. In the age of to a vote three times so far. And what about to inspire will become central to the Con- countries and in the number of cities by 25 percent, which shows the event hosted by the Guardian at the Bar- insanity, I find the former UK prime minister hardline Brexiters’ change of heart? Jacob servative Party’s, and the country’s, future. the great importance that the European Union and associated bican centre that while Labour were right sane. In an era of absurdity, he brings lucidity. Rees-Mogg once attacked Mrs May’s deal False silos that have long separated domestic countries, Norway and Switzerland, attach to developing cultural to accept the result of the EU referendum, Though I’ve often been reminded of New for “turning the UK into a slave state”. Last and foreign policy will have to come down. relations with Iran and Iranians. another public poll in the event of unsatisfac- Labour’s reforms and how Mr Blair brought week he voted for it. “Foreign policy isn’t about foreigners,” In an interview with Mehr news agency, President of EUNIC tory Brexit negotiations should have been peace to Northern Ireland, I had, over the I suspect that I am not alone in reassessing Tom Tugendhat, a Conservative member of Iran Alexander Rieger, who is also the Head of the Austrian party policy from the outset of talks. years, developed something of an allergy Mr Blair. I doubt, though, that his shattered Parliament and the chair of the Foreign Af- Cultural Forum in Tehran, elaborated on the cultural event. He predicted the European elections on 23 to him. I was so hypersensitive that I was credibility will be rehabilitated, however wise fairs Select Committee, told me. “It’s about “EUNIC Iran is the network of European Cultural Counsellors May would “not [be] good news for the Tories annoyed by his voice and I avoided his ap- his words on Brexit. I often hear him blamed us, and how we shape the world around us present in Iran so it is composed of representatives of the 21 EU or Labour” and said that, while a no-deal pearances on television. That may have been, for sowing the seeds of the distrust that now in the interest of our people, our friends and member states which have embassies in Iran and additionally infect our politics. He bears responsibility too partners.” also Norway and Switzerland,” he said, “Our primary objective for the British public’s backlash against im- It won’t be easy: New research I have is to develop and implement European cultural projects in Iran.” migration, having opened up Britain’s borders conducted with the British Foreign Policy “This is the third time that we are organizing the European to eastern European EU countries in 2004. Group, an educational think tank, and the Film Week in Iran. First, it was organized in 2017, in Tehran The best Mr Blair could hope for is that pollster BMG makes clear that Britain is phe- and Tabriz with the participation of 12 countries. In 2018, it was his legacy will be put in greater perspective. nomenally divided on the country’s interna- improved to 15 participating countries and six cities in Iran. This His consolation may be that the Tory prime tional identity, spearheaded by a government year we increased the number by 25 percent, to reach eight cities ministers in power after Labour — David unable to make the trade-offs necessary to in Iran with 19 European countries” he added. Cameron and Theresa May — have both so truly achieve the idea of a global Britain. The “Our Iranian counterpart is Art and Experience Cinema In- unashamedly put party ahead of country that notion that citizens will instinctively sup- stitute, which has identified suitable cinema partners in each of they are guaranteed an even less auspicious port the costs necessary to become a more the participating Iranian cities, where the European Film Week place in history. prominent military, diplomatic, and trading will take place,” the Austrian official said. The Post-Brexit Paradox of power does not stand. “While the Iranian partner is in charge of the organization and ‘Global Britain’ Political momentum is instead building the venues for the event, each participating European country Soohia Gaston wrote in The Atlantic that behind those who see more downsides than has covered all the costs for the movie, including the film license Brexit is an all-consuming maelstrom of po- upsides in our changing world, and for whom rights, translation and editing,” he added. litical dysfunction, one that has compelled liberalism and internationalism inspire sus- Explaining the goals of the event, Mr. Rieger said that “the Britain’s eyes inward. Yet amid the chaos, picion, mistrust, or even fear. These Britons ambition for this year was to select masterpieces from each of Prime Minister Theresa May has been stead- generally have lived less mobile lives, hold our countries from the last few years. We tried to identify suitable fast in her determination that the country’s identities more closely rooted in their com- award-winning films that would fit well either from an artistic international role should not succumb to the munities, and are less bothered by events or a content point of view. The European Film Week is meant Brexit was “very unlikely”, politics in Britain in part, an unfortunate habit inherited from same myopic fate as its departure from the outside the confines of the nation. For example, to show the great European diversity and enhance our under- was “in a unique state of unpredictability”. my late mother. She would, infuriatingly, European Union has. just 6 percent of those who traveled abroad standing of each other.” Politicians had lost sight of the importance switch channels whenever one of the many In the febrile early months following the frequently last year consider immigration “For the first time, we also presented a two-minute-video, of discussing domestic issues such as cuts politicians she loathed appeared on screen. June 2016 referendum when Britain voted to be an important issue, compared with 44 co-produced by EUNIC and the Austrian Foreign Ministry, about to funding for health services and police and My allergy to Mr Blair wasn’t only due to to leave the EU, its allies were fearful that percent of those who didn’t leave Britain. EUNIC activities worldwide. The EUNIC trailer is meant to pro- the lack of opportunities for young people the Iraq war debacle, or the deluded pretence the vote would see the country’s drawbridges Among those who never stray abroad, there vide a better understanding of EUNIC activities not only in Iran amid Brexit chaos, he said. that blindly following America was the most snapping upward. Sensing the urgent need is, to be sure, a significant degree of distinc- but also in other countries around the world, illustrating how we “The great irony of Brexit is, the future effective way to influence its behaviour. It for optimism, May and her then–foreign tion between people whose socioeconomic promote dialogue and cultural exchanges” the President said. of the National Health Service is decided in wasn’t only the messianic zeal with which he secretary (and now possible successor), circumstances have hampered their access Being asked about the EUNIC activities in Iran, the official Westminster. The person who’s got the op- approached liberal interventionism, reducing Boris Johnson, gave bold speeches, setting to international opportunities and the older, went on to say that “our projects aim to promote cultural exchange portunity to do something about knife crime foreign policy complexities into a choice be- out ambitions for what they called a “truly wealthier Britons who have chosen to prior- and intercultural dialogue between Europe and Iran. We also is Theresa May not Jean-Claude Juncker tween good and evil. It was also that cynicism global Britain.” Conjuring an image of a tri- itize an exclusive national identity. take into consideration, that culture has positive socio-economic [the EU commission president],” he said. followed him long after he exited Downing umphant, swashbuckling nation retaking its With the clock ticking on May’s premier- effects, both job creation and value creation are important ele- “Brexit’s distractive effect is almost as bad Street, as he parlayed his autocratic contacts rightful place on the world stage, a global ship, the paradox of a global Britain she un- ments. Iran, having such a rich culture, is a country with enor- as the destructive effect.” into a moneymaking machine. Britain embodies the promise of a Brexit wittingly exposed will need to be reconciled mous potential, so we try to promote these exchanges through Blair’s criticisms of indecisiveness ex- A month or so ago, I caught a glimpse of dividend, one in which the country is no by her successor. The candidates jostling to capacity building and holding workshops. The idea is not to have tended to the Conservatives. “My view is that Mr Blair on TV. Instead of turning away, I longer hemmed in by what Brexiteers see replace her as the Conservative Party leader a one-way road, since Iran has a lot of fascination for European both the main parties have made the same focused. He was expressing a blunt truth as a European cage. and, by extension, prime minister, appear intellectuals and artists. So, whenever people come here or get mistake if you try and face both ways you that politicians have been tying themselves Almost three years on—through failed committed to championing a global Britain, invited, they also learn a lot. They get a lot of inspiration. They end up pleasing no one,” he said. Ultimately into knots to avoid — that Brexit had no so- parliamentary votes, cabinet resignations, but have not yet articulated any means of then also promote a more balanced picture of Iran, based on their though, Labour was an anti-Brexit party and lution. If you cut through the noise and the and May’s announcement that she will step persuading the large swaths of the country experiences, when back in their cultural circles. Our cultural the majority of its MEP candidates had “long illusions, there was no way of squaring the down as prime minister—this mantra of in- skeptical of internationalism to fall in line. work as EUNIC Iran also tries to promote cultural and creative credentials in fighting the case for Europe”. government’s exit plans without threatening ternationalism remains one of the few lega- If her successor calls for a general election industries, arts, science, education, tourism and cultural herit- Although he lamented that “it would’ve been Northern Ireland’s place in the union. Sud- cies of May’s premiership. So far, however, and the opposition Labour Party comes to age. All these areas are considered as part of culture and all of better frankly if the avowedly remain parties denly I appreciated the lack of nuance that a global Britain has been nothing more than power, it will face its own reckoning around them have great potential in Iran.” had been standing under one banner”, Blair I once found so objectionable in Mr Blair. a hollow promise. the discord between its membership’s broad “Since 2017, EUNIC Iran is running a program named ‘Artists stressed it was important for remainers to On a radio show another day, I heard him With British diplomats struggling to support for international institutions and its in Residence’. In this program, European artists, from participat- vote in the election because gains for Brexit say that the dispute over the Irish backstop was convince their international peers of the leadership’s radical positions on unilateral ing countries, are invited to Iran to spend one month here. They parties in Europe could sway the way MPs a subset of the fundamental dilemmas of the phrase’s fundamental purpose and meaning, nuclear disarmament, NATO, and the military. live here and work on some artistic project, getting inspired by approach the UK’s departure in parliament. Brexit negotiations: the choice is ultimately a cross-party group of lawmakers leading the For now, however, the challenge falls to Iran’s wonderful heritage and artists. Each participating country Adding that he believed that the leave between a pointless Brexit, in which the UK parliamentary Foreign Affairs Select Com- the party that has made itself the party of also receives an Iranian artist for a one-month residency, thereby vote had been partially fuelled by legitimate stays closely tied to the EU and becomes a mittee warned last year that “Global Britain” Brexit and a global Britain, without deliver- allowing both European and Iranian artists to profit from this concerns over immigration and globalisation, rule taker, or it sets its own rules and must had only succeeded thus far as “a superficial ing either. unique experience,” he said. Blair said the “biggest tragedy” of Brexit was accept the corresponding pain. The govern- rebranding exercise.” Conclusion “The second big project we are focusing on now is Cultural “that it’s the answer to nothing”. ment has been attempting to find a middle At the heart of the global Britain prom- The British prime minister is looking for Heritage Management. The program is going to start this year Brexit despair takes me back ground that does not exist. ise is a great paradox: Those who are most a way to revive his lost political position in and is going to go for the next five years,’ he added. to Tony Blair! Like many, I am nostalgic for an era where naturally inclined to support such an idea— Britain and the Labor Party. He is attempting “Iran has such rich cultural heritage, so we want to provide Roula Khalaf wrote in Financial Times at least one political party leader makes sense young, university-educated, well-traveled to abuse the feelings of some British citizens. workshops and expertise. By networking with European experts, that Whether you voted for the UK to some of the time. That is neither the case Britons—fundamentally resent the notion This suggests that Tony Blair has not made we want to support Iran’s drive to modernize its cultural heritage leave or remain in the EU in the 2016 with Theresa May, prime minister, nor with that any project forged on the back of Brexit any difference with his prime minister. At management and present our experiences regarding marketing, referendum, you have to agree that Brexit Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn, pretty much all the could be truly internationalist. that time, Ton Blair tricked British citizens tourism and all the elements involved in cultural heritage,” Mr. has brought out the nastiest in British time. Or perhaps I am willing to listen to Mr Foreign policy has often served only as a into the Iraq war, and this time, he has made Rieger concluded. politics. 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I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JUNE 13, 2019 ANALYSIS & INTERVIEW 7 Chinese business group blasts U.S. Trump’s veto behind protectionism increased Yemen suffering By Ted Galen Carpenter KC Pang, a vice president of human re- sources at GD Copper, said that the compa- GLOBALTIMES — A leading Chinese ny has seen “significant increases” in visa business group in the US has blasted the applications of Chinese technical experts US administration’s protectionist actions and being held up for “a lengthy period of time lack of policy transparency toward Chinese or denied.” companies, which it said has led to a drastic “Without technical experts from China, decline in Chinese foreign direct investment we are not able to train local employees, so (FDI) in the country and put US jobs and the business cannot be sustainable. This is consumers at risk. our biggest challenge,” Pang said. Under an increasingly hostile stance from The firm, which specializes in copper the US toward China, Chinese companies have tubes, recently announced a plan to invest met with more challenges in a wide range of $3.5 million in its $100 million plant in the areas, from US tariffs to visa applications to state of Alabama, where it employs more higher compliance costs, according to a recent than 300 people. survey from the China General Chamber of Xiao Yuqiang, chairman of the Industrial Commerce - USA (CGCC). and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)’s US TEHRAN (FNA) — President Donald Trump’s veto of a con- Chinese FDI in the US is down nearly 90 Management Committee, said that Chinese gressional resolution to end US military assistance for Saudi percent so far this year from its peak in 2016, major banks are under “regulatory scrutiny Arabia’s war in Yemen has only meant more suffering and death due to restrictive measures from both the in the US” and ICBC faces “much higher” for millions of people in the war-torn country. US and China, according to the CGCC’s 2019 compliance costs than big US banks. If Trump was truly concerned about civilian lives, he would Annual Business Survey Report, which was indirectly support more than 1 million US in the US in such a less-welcoming climate is A vast majority of Chinese companies, 73 ensure that the US-supported Saudi-led coalition stop breaking shared with the Global Times on Tuesday. jobs, according to Chen Xu, chairman of the also palpable in Chinese companies’ willing- percent, also felt that the CFIUS process was the laws of war and depriving millions of Yemenis of life-saving Business deals worth billions of dollars CGCC and president and CEO of Bank of ness to speak about their operations in the politicized and opaque, the survey stated. assistance. The US is deepening and prolonging the crisis and have been blocked by the opaque Committee China’s US branch. country. Several major Chinese companies “CFIUS reviews have been routine since the civilians are paying the price. on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS), But “this environment’s uncertainty shakes declined requests from the Global Times for mid-1970s; however, the current adminis- The Saudi-led coalition has been at war with Yemen’s Army which reviews transactions on national secu- our members’ confidence and discourages comments on their plans in the US. tration has added a new level of scrutiny and and Ansarullah Movement since 2015. The conflict has killed rity grounds, and many companies held back them from making further investments in But in the survey, 52 percent of respond- political gamesmanship to them.” tens of thousands of people, fueled a major cholera outbreak on acquisitions after the Chinese government the US,” Chen wrote in the survey. ents said that the business environment in the Bai Ming, a deputy director of the Min- and driven the Arab world’s poorest country to the brink of issued guidance restricting investments in Unfriendly environment US have deteriorated in 2018, more double istry of Commerce’s International Market famine. certain foreign assets, the survey of executives The US government has labeled China the 23 percent that gave this response in Research Institute, said that the report fur- Increased fighting and blockade in Northern Yemen in recent from 240 Chinese companies in the US noted. a “strategic competitor” and waged a trade 2017, while 6 percent said the environment ther demonstrates how the US adopts double months is also causing new waves of displacement. The inten- However, a structural shift in the US strat- and tariff war with China, slapping tariffs declined “substantially.” standards in its policy. sification of the fighting near the border with Saudi Arabia has egy toward China has resulted in “a protract- on hundreds of billions of dollars worth of Apart from the US tariffs, Chinese com- “On the one hand, the US is criticizing caused a massive new wave of displacement. Since last year, ed trade war that has penalized companies, Chinese goods and cracking down on Chinese panies also reported a long list of challenges, China’s lack of transparency for US com- many people have relocated to other parts of the region, joining consumers and people from both countries companies. Secretive reviews by the CFIUS including restrictions on employment-based panies; on the other hand, it has been even many others who have fled earlier fighting. It is difficult to trace - and all around the world,” it said. have also blocked several high-profile deals visas, escalating US protectionism, high less transparent in its treatment of Chinese them because there are no formal camps for internally displaced CGCC member companies have invested involving Chinese companies and created a compliance risks, slowing growth of the US firms,” he told the Global Times on Tuesday, people. They are scattered across a very large area. Sometimes more than $120 billion in the US, directly chilling effect for future deals. economy and unstable US policies toward “I don’t think such a tactic will bode well there are groups of refugees living under basic plastic sheets employ more than 200,000 people, and The sensitive nature of conducting business foreign investment. for anybody.” that they buy or that are donated to them. Other times they are mixed with local communities. In any case, they all live in very precarious conditions. The majority do not have access to health services because, after several years of conflict, there are few health centers open The war crimes that don’t get punished in the country. Many health centers are no longer functional or are open for only a few hours a day with just a nurse or a small By Ron Paul in the face and then you get out…We’re going to hurt you staff. Those working in the health centers have not received and then we’re going to leave. And if you want to be nice to salaries for more than two years and work without adequate ANTIWAR — Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) found himself America, we’ll be nice to you. If you don’t want to be nice medical supplies. The health system can’t respond to the needs in hot water recently over comments he made in defense to us, we’re going to slap you again.” of displaced people. of Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher, who faces war crimes This shows how much Duncan Hunter does not un- At the same time, charges over his alleged conduct while serving in combat derstand about war. When he speaks of hitting people in President Donald international aid overseas. Gallagher is charged with stabbing a 15 year old the face until they are nice to America, he doesn’t seem Trump’s veto of groups are severely ISIS member while in custody, of taking photos posing with to realize that the people of Fallujah – and all of Iraq – a congressional restricted in the as- the corpse of the teen, and with killing several civilians. never did a thing to the US to deserve that hit in the face. sistance and can offer Defending Gallagher recently, Hunter put his own record The war was launched on the basis of lies and cooked-up resolution to in the places that are up next to the SEAL to suggest that he’s an elected Congress- intelligence by many of the people who are serving in the end US military absorbing newly dis- man who has done worse things in battle than Gallagher. current Administration. assistance for placed communities. That’s where Hunter’s defense earned him some perhaps And that brings us to the real war criminals. Rep. Duncan In addition to this, unwanted attention. While participating in the first “Battle Hunter and his fellow soldiers may have killed hundreds Saudi Arabia’s in recent months of Fallujah” in early 2007, by Hunter’s own account he and of innocent civilians and even felt justified. Their superi- war in Yemen has the Yemeni cur- his fellow soldiers killed hundreds of innocent civilians, or officers, after all, established the rules of engagement. rency, the rial, has including women and children. They fired mortars into the Above those superior officers, going up and beyond to the only meant more lost a lot of value as city and killed at random. policymakers, the lie was sold to the American people to suffering and death inflation has risen, In the sanitized world of US mainstream media reporting justify a war of choice against a country that could not have played its role in selling the lie. So did the media. for millions of causing fuel and on US wars overseas, we do not hear about non-combatants threatened us if it wanted to. Edward Gallagher will face trial and possibly jail for his transportation costs being killed by Americans. How many times has there been Vice President Dick Cheney knew what he was doing when actions. Rep. Duncan Hunter may even face punishment people in the war- to increase. This has any reporting on the birth defects that Iraqis continue to he kept returning to the CIA headquarters, strong-arming – though perhaps only at the ballot box – for his admitted torn country. made it unaffordable suffer in the aftermath of US attacks with horrific weapons analysts to make the intelligence fit the chosen policy. John crimes. But until those at the top who continue to lie and for many people to like depleted uranium and white phosphorus? Bolton and the other neocons knew what they were doing when manipulate us into war for their own gain face justice, the reach hospitals. Rep. Hunter described his philosophy when fighting in Iraq: they made claims about Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction real criminals will continue to go free and we will continue It is important that the few medical organizations that are “You go in fast and hard, you kill people, you hit them they knew were false. The Pentagon’s Office of Special Plans pursuing a suicidal neocon foreign policy supporting the Ministry of Health on the ground gain more ac- cess to address the needs of vulnerable displaced communities. But they can’t because the Saudis and their proxy forces do not allow them to commute. In areas where the security situation and the Saudi-led coalition Nothing is so dangerous as a wounded beast backed forces allow, there is a network of community health workers who manage a referral system for the most severe cases. Currently they focus on areas with new settlements where the most basic services are missing. into a corner by itself… The worsening blockade and fighting are undermining the 1 And worse is the fact that Zionist caused by the overweening support of the capacity of NGOs on the ground to provide relief, water and enablers like Mike Pompeo and V.P. Mike Zionist agenda by the Trump gang. Aside from sanitation services, food, and more. High inflation, linked to the Pence are “Christian Zionists” who literally, military strength, the primary keystone of rapid devaluation of the rial, import restrictions, blockade, can as former CIA officer and now retired com- the edifice of U.S. control and “empire” has have an impact on the nutritional status of the population. Aid mentator Philip Giraldi has noted, believe that been the U.S. currency, which is increasingly workers continue to receive many cases of easily preventable “Israel” today is a part of biblical prophecy under attack because the U.S. has used the diseases, such as diphtheria. This shows that the impact of the that will lead to a war and “the end of the weaponized dollar to try to hold the entire war on the deteriorating health system is increasingly affecting world as we know it and the second coming world hostage. vaccination coverage. of Christ”. They all, including John Bolton, The G20 will meet later this month in The Saudis have not suddenly woken up and realized that seem to advocate a war beginning chiefly on Japan and it’s bound to be a doozy of a con- the illegal war is causing too much suffering without adequate Iran, which if it were ever to occur, would clave. If, for example, the U.S. goes further prospect of strategic gain. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed be a lambent calamity like no other and one off the rails in trying to dictate to the world, it bin Salman sees Yemen as a defining battleground for regional “justified” in the warped minds of Trump’s has been noted by experts that Russia could hegemony. minions by the alleged reappearance of Christ strengthen its links with China even further, And if you want to understand how a US withdrawal of mil- which any SANE person knows is a cruel joke. and Russian oil could even be redirected itary support would affect the Saudi war effort, look no further Never before have alleged “leaders” in from the European Union to China, making than President Bashar Assad’s Syria. The Saudi coalition has the U.S. been so arguably demented, and Europe entirely dependent on supplies coming far more advanced weapons platforms than the Syrians, but it never before has the U.S. had such a poor through the Straits of Hormuz. According to lacks the integrated command and control, intelligence, target- President. As one notable writer, Australian one source, Beijing may have realized that the ing, communications, and logistical skill to employ its military Caitlin Johnstone, has said, the U.S. has be- As one notable writer, Australian Caitlin various Trump Administration offensives (of effectively. The US has been absolutely critical in filling in the come like bad drunk wielding a broken beer Johnstone, has said, the U.S. has become all kinds) are not so much mere trade wars, gaps in these areas in Yemen. bottle in a pub and menacing everyone there but serious attacks on China’s (and Russia’s) And although the Saudis are still too capricious with their who are hoping the fool has a few more drinks like bad drunk wielding a broken beer bottle economic advances over the past two or three use of force, American guidance has helped them target civil- and passes out before more damage is done. in a pub and menacing everyone there who decades. Indeed, claims exist that poverty ians and Ansarullah formations in entire city blocks with a few But none of this is news to Iranians. The in China is now LESS than that perceived forces somewhere inside those blocks. Again, motivated by their apparent ignorance of the American people are hoping the fool has a few more drinks inside the U.S., which has wasted its treasure historic, cultural, and theological blood feud with Yemen, the is at bottom the primary problem. What can and passes out before more damage is done. in military activities this century and seen Saudis would care little about killing thousands more civilians if wake them up to the dangers of their own its own infrastructure erode towards “third they believed it might win the war. America claims it is the only government? The only thing that comes to paranoia currently running amok. deals were signed in Moscow, but the most world” conditions. The U.S. went from being check on them at this moment. However, as demonstrated by the mind immediately is an economic implosion Europe, for example, is allegedly scrambling important one was allegedly a commitment the largest creditor nation in the world to rising number of civilian casualties in Hodeida and elsewhere, that shatters the sense of entitlement and to make good on its promises to continue trade to trade with mutual payments using the the largest debtor nation ever, and this in that check hasn’t held. wellbeing in the U.S. But at the same time with Iran by erecting mechanisms to bypass ruble and the yuan, not the dollar. just the past two or three decades. The simple reality of the Saudi-led war on Yemen is that it of late, geopolitical changes ARE occurring the weaponized dollar, but more telling are What has been put forth is a plan to in- It behooves all countries, particularly Iran has become worse due to the US engagement and Trump’s veto. that ought to give Trump and so many others the rapidly increasing efforts to erect a true, tegrate Eurasia further, including of course and its sympathizers, to remain careful, to Trump exaggerates the degree to which Saudi Arabia is a con- in the U.S. government pause. In effect, the multipolar bulwark against U.S. predations. Iran, and the creation of the multipolar world, avoid overreacting to the slings and arrows structive, stable partner for the US in the broader Middle East. Trump Administration has sparked a fran- Of particular note is the establishment and it is this precisely which has been brew- of outrageous current fortune and to disallow Still, he is right on the fundamental issue: that the US needs a tic scramble among countries to extricate this month of a firm strategic partnership ing for several years and has, or will, isolate the U.S. any pretexts to ignite another war Saudi Arabia that can be “milked” indefinitely. His veto has only themselves from the effects, economic and between China and Russia in negotiations in and perhaps limit U.S. foreign policies and anywhere. Patience, as ever, remains key. decorated Yemen with more civilian blood. He must be laughing political, of U.S. “empire’s” pretensions and Russia between Xi and Putin. Many bilateral economic chaos that at bottom have been Positive changes are coming, inshallah. all the way to the bank. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 8 ADVERTISEMENTS JUNE 13, 2019

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In didn’t follow that same cycle but, instead, the process, the team spotted something clustered in one hemisphere over the other. unexpected: On rare occasions, the sun’s “That additional dynamo cycle would internal dynamics may jolt out of their nor- kind of wander,” Matilsky said. “It would mal routines and switch to an alternate stay in one hemisphere over a few cycles, The world’s oceans will likely lose about one-sixth of their fish state--bit like a superhero trading the cape then move into the other one. Eventual- and other marine life by the end of the century if climate change and cowl for civilian clothes. ly, the solar dynamo would return to its continues on its current path, a new study says. While the findings are only preliminary, original state.” Every degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) that the world’s Matilsky said, they may line up with real That pattern could be a fluke of the model, oceans warm, the total mass of sea animals is projected to drop observations of the sun dating back to the Matilsky said, but it might also point to real, by 5%, according to a comprehensive computer-based study by 19th century. and previously unknown, behavior of the solar an international team of marine biologists. And that does not He added that the existence of such a so- dynamo. He added that astronomers have, on include effects of fishing. lar alter-ego could provide physicists with rare occasions, seen sun spots congregating If the world’s greenhouse gas emissions stay at the present new clues to the processes that govern the in one hemisphere of the sun more than the rate, that means a 17% loss of biomass — the total weight of all sun’s internal clock--a cycle in which the sun other, an observation that matches the CU the marine animal life — by the year 2100, according to Tuesday’s switches from periods of high activity to low netic energy. This dynamo is formed by the steps removed from real observations,” he said. Boulder team’s findings. study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. activity about once every 11 years. spinning and twisting of the hot gases inside To get around that limitation, many solar Matilsky said that the group will need to But if the world reduces carbon pollution, losses can be limited “We don’t know what is setting the cycle the sun and can have big impacts--an espe- physicists use massive supercomputers to try develop its model further to see if the dual to only about 5%, the study said. period for the sun or why some cycles are cially active solar dynamo can generate large to recreate what’s occurring inside the sun. dynamo pans out. But he said that the team’s “We will see a large decrease in the biomass of the oceans,” more violent than others,” said Matilsky, a numbers of sunspots and solar flares, or globs Matilsky and Toomre’s simulation exam- results could, one day, help to explain the if the world doesn’t slow climate change, said study co-author graduate student at JILA. “Our ultimate goal of energy that blast out from the surface. ines activity in the outer third of that interior, cause of the peaks and dips in the sun’s activ- William Cheung, a marine ecologist at the University of British is to map what we’re seeing in the model to But that dynamo isn’t easy to study, Mat- which Matilsky likens to “a spherical pot of ity--patterns that have huge implications for Columbia. “There are already changes that have been observed.” the sun’s surface so that we can then make ilsky said. That’s because it mainly forms and boiling water.” climate and technological societies on Earth. While warmer water is the biggest factor, climate change also predictions.” evolves within the sun’s interior, far out of And, he said, this model delivered some “It gives us clues to how the sun might produces oceans that are more acidic and have less oxygen, which The study takes a deep look at a phenom- range of most scientific instruments. interesting results. When the researchers ran shut off its dynamo and turn itself back on also harms sea life, Cheung said. enon that scientists call the solar “dynamo,” “We can’t dive into the interior, which their simulation, they first found that the solar again,” he said. Much of the world relies on the oceans for food or livelihood, essentially a concentration of the star’s mag- makes the sun’s internal magnetism a few dynamo formed to the north and south of (Source: eurekalert.org) scientists say. “The potential ramifications of these predicted losses are huge, not just for ocean biodiversity, but because people around the Alien worlds are less hospitable to New study explains how big holes form world rely on ocean resources,” said University of Victoria biology professor Julia Baum, who wasn’t part of the study but says it complex life than scientists thought in Antarctic ice despite the cold makes sense. “Climate change has the potential to cause serious new conflicts over ocean resource use and global food security, New research suggests the conditions nec- By analyzing data from seaborne robots and particularly as human population continues to grow this century.” essary for complex life forms may be even sensors glued onto seals, researchers may The biggest animals in the oceans are going to be hit hardest, rarer than planetary scientists previous- now understand the mysterious origins of said study co-author Derek Tittensor, a marine ecologist at the ly thought. Researchers determined the giant holes that can open up in Antarctic United Nations World Conservation Monitoring Center in England. buildup of toxic gases in the atmosphere sea ice, a new study finds. “The good news here is that the main building blocks of ma- makes most exoplanets uninhabitable. A polynya -- a Russian word that rine life, plankton and bacteria may decline less heavily, the bad Planetary scientists classify alien planets roughly means “hole in the ice” -- can news is that those marine animals that we use directly, and care as being “habitable” or in the “habitable zone” form off the coast of Antarctica and last about most deeply, are predicted to suffer the most as climate if they’re close enough to their host star to for weeks to months, acting as a refuge change is working its way up the food chain,” co-author Boris keep some of their water liquid, or unfrozen, where penguins, whales and seals can Worm, a marine biologist at Dalhousie University in Canada, but not so close it all evaporates away. pop up and breathe. said in an email. According to a new study published The biggest known polynyas in the Tropical areas, already warm, will also see the biggest losses, Monday in the Astrophysical Journal, the known habitable zones could actually host winter sea ice of Antarctica’s Weddell Intense storms that swirled over the Cheung said. simple habitability definition is perfectly complex life. Researchers were able to elim- Sea appeared soon after the first sat- Weddell Sea with almost hurricane-force Scientists had already thought that climate change will likely fine for basic life forms, like microbes, but inate entire star systems by considering ellites were launched, with an area the winds those years churned relatively warm reduce future ocean life, but past computer simulations looked not for more complex organisms. the presence of carbon monoxide. Cooler, size of New Zealand remaining ice-free water from the deep ocean upward, melting at only part of the picture or used only one model. This study When scientists accounted for the likely dimmer stars like Proxima Centauri and through three consecutive winters from ice and opening up polynyas in the sea uses six different state-of-the-art computer models that give the levels of toxic gases in the atmospheres of TRAPPIST-1 produce a lot of ultraviolet 1974 to 1976, despite air temperatures ice. When this water cooled off, it became best big picture look yet, Cheung said. so-called habitable planets, they found only radiation, which triggers the production far below freezing. denser and more likely to sink. Warmer It is hard to separate past climate change impacts from those of a small percentage could host complex life of carbon monoxide in the atmosphere. The rarity of big polynyas in Antarctic water welled up from below to replace it, fishing, but past studies have shown places where observed fish loss forms. “This is the first time the physiological Small amounts of carbon monoxide can waters meant that little was known about creating a circulation of warmth that kept can be attributed to human-caused climate change, Chung added. limits of life on Earth have been considered prevent the movement of oxygen throughout how these holes could form amid the bitter the polynyas open. Tittensor pointed to lobsters off Maine and North Atlantic to predict the distribution of complex life an animal’s circulatory system -- proving cold. But in 2016, a big polynya emerged for “The deep ocean is generally a quiet right whales as examples of creatures already being hurt by global elsewhere in the universe,” Timothy Ly- deadly. On Earth, the sun’s powerful rays the first time in decades, one 33,000 square place where changes happen slowly, but warming hitting the ocean. University of Georgia marine biologist ons, a professor of biogeochemistry at the drive chemical reactions that destroy car- kilometers that remained open for three we find that it was stirred vigorously dur- Samantha Joye, who wasn’t part of the research, praised the University of California, Riverside, said in bon monoxide. weeks. An even larger 50,000-square-kilo- ing these relatively brief polynya events,” study as meticulous and said it is also “an urgent call for action.” a news release. With the database of so-called habitable meter polynya appeared in September and said study lead author Ethan Campbell, a “Healthy oceans are required for planetary stability,” Joye Scientists used simulations to study planets getting bigger and bigger, scientists October of 2017. physical oceanographer at the University said in an email. “Aggressive global action to slow climate change climate and chemistry dynamics in the at- need to begin narrowing their focus. Scientists examined decades of sat- of Washington in Seattle. is a moral imperative.” mospheres of several different planets. First, “Our discoveries provide one way to de- ellite images of sea ice cover and data Under climate change, freshwater from (Source: AP News) scientists focused on CO2. For planets on cide which of these myriad planets we should from Antarctic weather stations, and melting Antarctic ice sheets would make the outer edge of the habitable zone, car- observe in more detail,” said Christopher gathered data from robots drifting in the Southern Ocean’s surface waters less bon dioxide is necessary to keep the planet Reinhard, a former UCR graduate student Southern Ocean currents and even sensors dense, which might lead to fewer polynyas warm enough to host liquid water. But models now an assistant professor at the Georgia epoxied onto elephant seals. They found in the future. On the other hand, many showed the amount of CO2 necessary to do so Institute of Technology. “We could identify these polynyas formed when the frigid climate models suggest the winds circling Agriculture began in Eurasia would be well above the threshold considered otherwise habitable planets with carbon surface water was also especially salty. Antarctica will become stronger and draw safe for plants and animals. dioxide or carbon monoxide levels that are This salinity made it denser and therefore closer to its coast, which might encourage earlier than scientists thought When accounting for CO2 alone, scien- likely too high to support complex life.” more likely to mix with similarly salty more polynyas to form. tists determined only half of the universe’s (Source: UPI) and dense deeper water. (Source: Inside Science) According to a new survey of isotopic data from Eurasia, agricul- ture began in the region earlier than scientists thought. To identify the signatures of ancient dietary changes among Eurasian nomads, scientists used quantitative analysis to study isotopic data derived from the bones of ancient animals and Darwin’s finches sing out-of-tune call after parasites deform beaks humans. Tree finches made famous by Charles Darwin’s visit to the that they no longer close properly. Galápagos land birds. The analysis -- detailed this week in the journal Scientific Galápagos islands in the 19th century have gone out of tune In new research, Sonia Kleindorfer at Flinders University in Katharina Peters, a co-author on the study, said the work Reports -- helped scientists pinpoint the timing of the adoption because of parasitic infections that damage the birds’ beaks Adelaide and colleagues examined the impact of the parasitic showed how even when not fatal, infestations of the fly larvae of new agricultural products during the early Iron Age. By plot- and nostrils. infections on what are commonly known as Darwin’s finches. could disrupt the birds’ mating signals with “devastating ting the geographical and temporal patterns of dietary changes, Researchers found that male finches that picked up the Observations, measurements and sound recordings of the birds effects” on populations. “This conclusion should be of par- researchers were also able to identify the expansion of early so- fly parasite had malformed beaks and enlarged nostrils that revealed that those with deformed nostrils had more “vocal ticular cause for concern for the fate of Darwin’s finches,” cio-political networks. led to “subpar songs”, making it harder for the birds to find deviation” when they sang to attract mates and produced low- the scientists write. “Our understanding of the pace of crop transmission across mates and reproduce. The infection is caused by the Philor- er notes than unaffected birds. The result was off-putting to Darwin collected many kinds of finches from the Galápa- the Eurasian steppe has been surprisingly unclear due in part to nis downsi fly, which is thought to have been introduced to females, and out-of-tune males struggled to find mates. gos during his voyage on the Beagle which set the stage for a focus on the excavation of cemeteries, rather than settlements the islands by accident in the 1960s. The fly’s larvae infest Writing in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Soci- his ideas on evolution through natural selection. The birds where people threw out their food,” Alicia Ventresca Miller, now birds’ nests and feed on the blood and tissues of their young. ety B, the researchers describe how critically endangered are often credited as the inspiration for Darwin’s theory, a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human Surveys on the Galápagos islands show that the larvae medium tree finches on the islands were so damaged by but it was an ornithologist, John Gould, who realised that History in Germany, said in a news release. are now rife and kill more than half of all nestling finches. the parasites that they produced songs that sounded like Darwin’s haul of finches were related. Darwin himself orig- Miller conducted the research while working at Kiel University. Those that survive can have badly damaged nasal cavities other birds. The fly occurs on 13 of 15 islands surveyed to inally recorded the birds as members of different families. “Even when settlement sites are excavated, the preservation of and nostrils, and their beaks can be deformed to the point date and is considered the greatest risk to the survival of (Source: The Guardian) carbonized seed remains is often poor,” Miller said. “This is what makes stable isotope analyses of human remains from this region so valuable -- it provides direct insights into the dietary dynamics of ancient pastoralists who inhabited diverse environments.” Near-record ‘dead zone’ predicted in Gulf of Mexico Researchers determined the development of larger, more complex socio-political structures across Eurasia during the NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Scientists are oxygen from the bottom up in an area along flooding made a large dead zone likely this news release. “The bottom line is that we Iron Age, around 1000 B.C., coincided with an increase in the predicting a near-record Gulf of Mexico “dead the coasts of Louisiana and Texas. year. will never reach the dead zone reduction consumption of millet, a grain first cultivated in China as early zone” where the water holds too little oxygen The low-oxygen, or hypoxic, area is likely A task force of federal, tribal and state target of 1,900 square miles until more 3000 B.C. to sustain marine life. to cover about 7,800 square miles (20,200 agencies from 12 of the 31 states that make serious actions are taken to reduce the loss But millet was not ubiquitous in Eurasia. Researchers deter- “A major factor contributing to the large square kilometers) — roughly the size of Slo- up the Mississippi River watershed set a goal of Midwest fertilizers into the Mississippi mined groups in the Trans-Urals focused on wheat and barley dead zone this year is the abnormally high venia or all the land in Massachusetts, NOAA nearly two decades ago of reducing the dead River system.” cultivation, while populations in southwest Siberia mostly ate amount of spring rainfall in many parts of the said. A Louisiana-based team has estimated zone from an average of about 5,800 square Rabalais has been measuring the hypoxic pastoral animal products, as well as locally available wild plants Mississippi River watershed,” the National the dead zone will be 8,700 square miles miles (15,000 square kilometers) to an av- zone since 1985. and fish. Groups in Mongolia didn’t begin eating millet until the Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (22,560 square kilometers). erage of 1,900 (4,900). Storms before last year’s mapping Late Iron Age, around the same time that the Xiongnu nomadic said in a news release Monday. That led It will be measured during an annual July “While this year’s zone will be larger cruise reduced that hypoxic zone to empire rose to power and prominence. to record amounts of water carrying large cruise by Nancy Rabalais of the Louisiana than usual because of the flooding, the about 2,720 square miles (7,040 square “This is particularly interesting because it suggests that com- amounts of fertilizer and other nutrients Universities Marine Consortium. long-term trend is still not changing,” Uni- kilometers), about 40% the average size munities in Mongolia and Siberia opted out of the transition to downriver, it said. The record set in 2017 is 8,776 square versity of Michigan aquatic ecologist Don that had been predicted, and among the millet agriculture, while continuing to engage with neighboring The nutrients feed algae, which die and miles (22,700 square kilometers). Scavia, professor emeritus at the School for smallest recorded. groups,” said Miller. then decompose on the sea floor, using up Scientists had said earlier that widespread Environment and Sustainability, said in a (Source: AP News) (Source: UPI) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 10 HERITAGE & TOURISM JUNE 13, 2019

Diet at the docks: Tourism contributes $11.8b Living and dying at the port of ancient Rome Portus Romae was established in the middle of the first century to Iran’s GDP: Mounesan CE and for well over 400 years was Rome’s gateway to the Medi- TOURISM TEHRAN – Iran’s earn- said in May. terranean. The port played a key role in funnelling imports—e.g. deskings from tourism contrib- “For the time being, the tourism sector is foodstuffs, wild animals, marble and luxury goods—from across uted $11.8b to its gross domestic product (GDP) becoming the third largest source of income the Mediterranean and beyond to the citizens of Rome and was in the past Iranian calendar year 1397 (ended in the world economy so that more attention vital to the pre-eminence of the city in the Roman Mediterranean. March 20), Tourism Chief Ali-Asghar Moune- should be paid to the sector in our country,” But, what of the people who lived, worked and died there? san said on Tuesday. Mounesan said. In a study published today in Antiquity, an international “According to the Central Bank of Iran, The number of international tourists visiting team of researchers present the results of the analysis of plant, tourism industry contributed $11.8 billion to Iran surged 52.5 percent in the past Iranian animal and human remains, reconstructing both the diets and the country’s GDP in the past year. In addition, calendar year from a year earlier, according geographic origins of the Portus inhabitants. The findings suggest handicrafts exports made up $600 million of to data compiled by the CHHTO. The Islam- that the political upheaval following the Vandal sack of Rome the GDP [in the same year],” the official said. ic Republic hosted some 7.8 million foreign in 455 CE and the 6th century wars between the Ostrogoths “The sustainability of employment in the nationals in that year, which shows a 52.5 and the Byzantines may have had a direct impact on the food field of tourism is amongst benefits of this percent increase year on year. resources and diet of those working at Portus Romae. industry. Last year, the Cultural Heritage, The 2019 Travel Risk Map, which shows the Lead author, Dr. Tamsin O’Connell of the Department of Handicrafts and Tourism Organization was risk level around the world, puts Iran among Archaeology, University of Cambridge said, “The human re- one of the bodies that played a significant role countries with “insignificant risk”, a category mains from the excavations at Portus belong to a local popu- in the country’s employment, we managed to where the UK, Denmark, Switzerland, Norway, lation involved in heavy, manual labor, perhaps the saccarii create over 200 thousand sustainable jobs and Finland are placed in. (porters) who unloaded cargoes from incoming ships. When last year.” The country embraces a good number of looking isotopically at the individuals dating to between the According to the latest data released by ancient cultural heritage and monuments in- early second to mid fifth centuries CE, we see that they have a the Word Bank, Iran’s GDP was $454.013 cluding bazaars, museums, mosques, bridges, fairly similar diet to the rich and middle-class people buried billion in 2017. bathhouses, madrasas, gardens, rich natural, at the Isola Sacra cemetery just down the road. It is interesting International travelers spent some $11.8 rural landscapes as well as 22 UNESCO World that although there are differences in social status between billion in 1397 (ended March 20), Mounesan Heritage sites. these burial populations, they both have access to similar food resources. This contradicts what we see elsewhere in the Roman world at this time. But, later on, something changes.” Dr. O’Connell continues, “Towards the end of the mid fifth Millennia-old plant fossils discovered Zoroastrians to observe Pir-e Sabz century we see a shift in the diet of the local populations away from one rich in animal protein and imported wheat, olive oil, in northwest Iran pilgrimage in Yazd fish sauce and wine from North Africa, to something more akin to a ‘peasant diet’, made up of mainly plant proteins in things like potages and stews. They’re doing the same kind of manual labor and hard work, but were sustained by beans and lentils” “This is the time period after the sack of the Vandals in 455 CE. We’re seeing clear shifts in imported foods and diet over time that tie-in with commercial and political changes following the breakdown of Roman control of the Mediterranean. We are able to observe political effects playing out in supply networks. The politics and the resources both shift at the same time.” Director of the University of Southampton’s Portus Project, Professor Simon Keay explained, “Our excavations at the center of the port provide the first archaeological evidence of the diet of the inhabitants of Portus at a critical period in the history of Imperial Rome. They tell us that by the middle of the 5th century CE, the outer harbor basin was silting up, all of the buildings were enclosed within substantial defensive walls, that the warehouses were used for the burial of the dead rather than for storage, and that the volume of trade that passed through Fossilized plants recently discovered in northwest Iran File photo: Zoroastrians observe Pir-e Sabz rituals the port en route to Rome had contracted dramatically.” “These developments may have been in some way related HERITAGE TEHRAN – Millen- extensive investigations by paleontologists, HERITAGE TEHRAN – Once dedicated to the princess Nikbanu to the destruction wrought upon Portus and Rome by invading desknia-old fossil remains of but preliminary evidence suggests that deskagain it’s time to (meaning “Kind-Lady”) who was the Vandals led by Gaiseric in 455 CE, but may also be related to various plants have recently been discovered animal fossils in this area are also very celebrate Pir-e Sabz or Chak-Chak, a daughter of the last Sassanian king decreasing demand by the City of Rome, whose population in Meshkin Shahr , northwest Iran, likely.” congregational pilgrimage observed by Yazdegird III. had shrunk significantly by this date. These conclusions help CHTN reported on Wednesday. The official urged that a demarcation clusters of Zoroastrian pilgrims from Pir is referred to a temple while the us better understand major changes in patterns of production “Gholamreza Asadi, a native of the project is needed to be implemented as all over Iran. word Sabz means green. There is also and trade across the Mediterranean that have been detected region, discovered the fossils by chance soon as possible in order to prevent any The annual pilgrimage runs from June an alternative name, Chak-Chak, said in recent years.” while passing through the historical site of possible misuse. 14 to 18 at a mountainous fire temple to be derived from the sound of water Dr. O’Connell concludes, “Are food resources and diets shaped Geshlage Tang [in Meshkin Shahr county],” Meshkin Shahr is home to several histor- embedded in a shallow cave in the central drops after which this pilgrimage site by political ruptures? In the case of Portus, we see that when a local tourism official said. ical site including Shahr-e Yeri sometimes Ardakan county, Yazd province. The is named. Rome was rich everybody, from the local elite to the dockwork- “Initial studies show that these fossils referred to as the “city of the mouthless”. entrance of the cave is reached via 230 The pilgrims gather at the site to pray ers, was doing fine nutritionally. Then this big political rupture are related to different kinds of leafy forest The region embraces ruined Iron-Age steps. It’s where an “eternal” flame is in hope of a better future and to wish for happens and wheat and other foodstuffs have to come from trees,” Imanali Imany added. fortresses, prehistorical temples and tens kept alight. the health and well-being of Zoroastrian somewhere else. When Rome is on the decline, the manual “Further detail in this regard requires of carved stones. Narratives say that Pir-e Sabz is followers. laborers, at least, are not doing as well as previously.” (Source: phys.org) ROUND THE GLOBE For lovers of Persian handicrafts: ‘Parvaneh’ Friday Bazaar is made for you! By Marjohn Sheikhi handicrafts heaven. I have seen many tourists (especially Tipasa the European ones) charmed and awed (and maybe a little TEHRAN (MNA) – If you are a tourist in Tehran yearn- bit intimidated, too) by the insane variety of colorful tradi- Some 70 km west of Algiers, on the shores of the Mediterranean, ing to see the best and the most of Iranian handicrafts in tional clothes, leather products, hand-woven rugs, delicate is located Tipasa, which was an ancient Punic trading-post one place, I suggest you pay a visit to the ‘Friday Bazaar’ at wood and metal works, copper, brass, or silver containers conquered by Rome and turned into a strategic base for the Parvaneh Parking Garage on Jomhouri Street. inlayed with turquoise (these are a true work of art), ‘Termeh’ conquest of the kingdoms of Mauritania. As the name suggests, the bazaar is set up on Fridays handwoven cloths (so beautiful and subtle and intricate It comprises a unique group of Phoenician, Roman, palae- only (any other day, it’s just an ordinary, multi-floored you’d cry), ‘Ghalamkari’ on hand-painted tapestries, and ochristian and Byzantine ruins alongside indigenous monu- parking garage jampacked with cars), open from 8 AM to fantastic works of art created by vitreous enamel on metal, ments such as the Kbor er Roumia, the great royal mausoleum 4 PM (better to visit in the morning, though, as the place glass, ceramics and stones. of Mauretania. becomes overcrowded and difficult to navigate through as Parvaneh Friday Bazaar is a heaven of Persian the day progresses). The easiest way to get there is to use the handicrafts subway. While it is true that being underground deprives The third floor, meanwhile, is probably less traditional you of much sightseeing, Tehran’s subway system is actually in its collections of handicrafts, but the modern works of pretty decent, very clean and efficient, if only a bit bland tion of new and second-hand antique objects, such as very art created by young artists (clothes, jewelry, toys, buttons, in appearance, and it helps you avoid traffic jams and the old jewelry that probably has a more spiritual and aesthetic etc.) lack nothing in creativity, aesthetics, intricacy and scorching sun if you made the brave choice of traveling to value than a monetary one, paintings, books, phonographs colors. Many of these artists have a profile on Instagram, Tehran during summer. On the subway, get off at Sa’adi and old vinyls, really old telephones that don’t work, type- showcasing their merchandise. If you see something you Station on Line 1, and from there, it’s a four-minute walk writers, polaroids, traditional samovars (a metal container like, you can place an order for it, and go pick it up at the up the Jomhouri St. to your destination. for boiling water for tea), sewing machines, and many more bazaar on a Friday. Over the years, the ‘Parvaneh’ Friday Bazaar has become weird household appliances that have stopped being much There is too much too see (and buy!) in this place, so an iconic spot for many artists, artisans and sellers from all of use a long time ago. make sure you plan carefully for your purchases (or risk across Iran, who gather every Friday in downtown Tehran to You can find really old vinyls and phonographs at Par- having to go back home on foot and with empty pockets.) put their handicrafts, antique objects, and so many trinkets vaneh Friday Bazaar. But you don’t have to worry about buyer’s remorse, at least. and weird-looking works of art that you can’t find anywhere But the second floor is probably where you’d like to see The things you have bought at the Friday Bazaar (or Jomeh else, on sale for the interested visitors and tourists. first before you get yourself lost in the sea of items on sale Bazaar, as is said in Persian), rest assured, you can’t find The first floor gives you a staggering view of a huge collec- or squashed in the rushing crowd. This place is basically a them anywhere else in the world. A UNESCO World Heritage, Tipasa was first a Carthaginian trading center, whose necropolis is one of the oldest and one of the most extensive of the Punic world (6th to 2nd century BC). During this period, Tipasa played the role of a maritime United Airlines will now hold planes for connecting flyers – thanks to new tool port of call, a place for commercial exchanges with the in- digenous population. If you have a tight connection while two gates; and nearby amenities. four months, over 14,400 customers Numerous necropolis testify to the very varied types of burial flying United Airlines, you might benefit In a Twitter video posted by United, who had connecting flights were able and funerary practices that bear witness to the multicultural from the airline’s new ConnectionSaver there is an example of a flight docked to make their flights thanks to Con- exchange of influences dating back to protohistoric times. tool that identifies departing flights that at gate B23 at Chicago O’Hare, with nectionSaver. The monumental, circular funerary building, called the can be held for connecting customers. passengers shown successfully making a “ConnectionSaver only works if it al- Royal Mauritanian Mausoleum, associates a local architectural In February, United launched the connecting flight at gate C20 to Narita, lows us to care for as many customers as tradition of the basina type, to a style of stepped truncated ConnectionSaver tool at Denver Inter- Japan. The video explains that Con- possible – without inconveniencing others roof covering, the result of the different contributions, notably national Airport and then expanded to nectionSaver helped make the transfer. – and that’s exactly what this technology Hellenistic and Pharaonic. Chicago O’Hare International Airport A Twitter user responded to the vid- has shown it can do. We’re determined The Roman period is marked by a prestigious ensemble of – two of the airline’s busiest hubs. Unit- eo, “Does the tool account for what can to capitalize on as many opportunities buildings, comprising very diversified architectural typologies. ed announced Monday it plans to ex- sometimes be a 20 minute taxi to the as possible to better serve and care for From the 3rd to the 4th centuries CE a striking increase in pand the ConnectionSaver technology gate at ORD? What about where in the goal of the tool is to help connecting our customers and that’s part of what Christianity is demonstrated by the multitude of religious to other airports that United services plane the passenger sits? Someone in customers while not inconveniencing sets United apart from our competitors,” buildings. in the future. the back of a 757 could take 25 minutes others. So if it will cause customers United’s Chief Customer Officer Toby The Vandal invasion of the 430’s did not mark the defin- Connecting customers receive per- to get off the plane.” who are already boarded to miss their Enqvist stated in a press release. itive end of prosperity of Tipasa, but the town, reconquered sonalized text messages from Connec- In response to the tweet, United told connections, or for the plane to arrive Flights that were held for connecting by the Byzantines in 531, gradually fell into decline from the tionSaver with directions to the gate USA TODAY, “The tool takes that all at its destination late, the tool will not customers were delayed an average of 6th century. (Source: UNESCO) for their connecting flight; information into account when deciding whether or advise for the departing flight to hold.” six minutes. about expected travel time between the not to hold the departing aircraft. The According to United, during the past (Source: MSN) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JUNE 13, 2019 TECHNOLOGY 11

INOTEX, festivity of bright Nominees for Mustafa Prize 2019 being assessed by final jury

1 The nominees are citizens of one of the 57 Islamic ideas under one roof countries with no restrictions on religion, gender and/or age or any Muslim scientists living in any part of the world, he said. 1 Organized by the vice presidency technology parks, innovators, incubator The Mustafa (PBUH) Prize is awarded in four categories of for science and technology, Iran National centers, venture capitals, and mentors at- information and communication science and technology, life Technomart and the Center for Progress tended the event. and medical science and technology, nano-science and nano- and Development of Iran, INOTEX was held The INOTEX, one of the leading events technology and all areas of science and technology. from June 9 to 12 at the Tehran Permanent for professional engaged in technology and These areas include the following UNESCO fields of educa- International Fairground. innovation, hosted over 1000 participants tion: natural sciences, mathematics and statistics; information The event was held in ten different fields from 25 countries during the past seven and communication technologies; engineering, manufacturing including biotechnology, equipment, infor- editions. and construction; agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary; mation technology, oil and gas, renewable During this edition, the first Asia-Pacific health and welfare as well as cognitive science and Islamic eco- energies and nanotechnology. innovation Forum was held on the sidelines nomics and banking. As the organizers announced, about 200 of the INOTEX 2019 on June 9. startups, 100 knowledge-based companies, The Forum is relevant to technology 14 inventors and 12 science and technology startups addressing sustainable develop- parks attended the event. ment challenges, policymakers working on Different sections of INOTEX met differ- technology start-up strategies, leaders of ent demands of startup ecosystem. At the technology parks, and public and private INOTEX Stage, the speakers held sessions institutions investing in and supporting on challenges and opportunities of innova- technology start-up development. tion ecosystem. The simultaneity of the event with the A section named Sarmayeh Café provided INOTEX2019 will be a great opportunity for an opportunity for the entrepreneurs and companies and start-ups at the exhibition startup owners in order to attract investors to develop the product market and find new by holding meeting. customers and partners in the international At the INOTEX Peach, another section community. of the event, startup owners competed with Though the active presence of foreign Qanbarpour said in an interview with Iran Passing the aisles of the exhibition, you The event aims to improve scientific relations between aca- each other in the presence of judges and participants is felt missing in this edition. The newspaper on Wednesday. overflow with feeling of youth and freshness. demics and researchers in order to facilitate the growth of science investors. number of pavilions for other countries were The festival paved the way to develop Most of participants are young boys and girls in Islamic world. The exhibition provided a place for es- very limited and some of them were empty. cooperation between companies and startups who want to propose a different solution for As the name of the event suggested, the Mustafa (PBUH) tablishing a network between those who are Due to imposed sanctions, the number and solve the challenges in the innovation everyday challenges. Who knows, may be Prize is held biennially during the Islamic Unity week in Iran, active in entrepreneurship and innovation of foreign participants decreased in this ecosystem. life become easier and more pleasant with which is annually celebrated between two dates of the birthday ecosystem of Iran. edition, the secretary of the event Akbar Over 400 startups, startup accelerators, their brilliant ideas! of prophet Muhammad (PBUH) by Sunnis and Shia. No sedentary screen time for babies, WHO says How to boost small business SEO How can you improve the SEO of your business without spending lots Babies and toddlers should not be left to passively watch Dr Max Davie, from the RCPCH, said: “The restricted of budgets? Do you know the secrets to get your website on the top of TV or other screens, according to new World Health Or- screen time limits suggested by the WHO do not seem pro- search engine results? For many owners of small business, paying for ganization guidelines. portionate to the potential harm. the right to be on top is out of reach. But the good news is that’s not Sedentary screen time, including computer games, should “Our research has shown that currently there is not strong your only option. not happen before a child is two, the WHO says. enough evidence to support the setting of screen time limits. According to the result of a recent survey, small business owners The limit for two- to four-year-olds is an hour a day and “It is difficult to see how a household with mixed-age are doing below tactics to boost their SEO. less is better. children can shield a baby from any screen exposure at all, Around one-third (36%) of small businesses have a strategy for The UK has no plans to update its own advice on screen as is recommended. SEO. In addition, about 38% more will invest in SEO in the future. use, which sets no time limits, although it says children “Overall, these WHO guidelines serve as useful benchmarks Now, you are interested to know which of these tactics make the should avoid screens before bedtime. to help steer families towards active and healthy lifestyles biggest difference in your website’s search engine results position and The UK’s Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health - but without the right support in place, striving for the which ones are less likely? insists there is little evidence screen use for children is perfect could become the enemy of the good.” Social media marketing harmful in itself. Dr Tim Smith, a brain development expert at Birbeck, The important part of your overall marketing strategy is Social media The new WHO advice focuses on passive viewing - young- University of London, said parents were being bombarded nap. They should not be restrained for more than an hour marketing, it can raise awareness of your business, build your brand sters being placed in front of a TV or computer screen or with conflicting advice, which could be confusing. at a time or sit for extended periods of time and help get some customers in the door. But when it comes to SEO, it’s handed a tablet or mobile phone for entertainment - and is “There is currently no clear evidence for the specific du- The WHO advice is based on available evidence, but hard to understand exactly how much social media marketing actually aimed at tackling child inactivity, a leading risk factor for ration limits proposed at this age range. there is still a lack of definitive research into the harms and helps. This means relying on social media marketing to improve your global mortality and obesity-related ill health. “While the report makes a potentially helpful step in dis- possible benefits of screen use. SEO which most owners of small business in the recent survey are It is the first time the WHO has made recommenda- tinguishing sedentary screen time from active screen-based However, it was unlikely very young children gained doing probably won’t get the results you want. tions on physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep from passive, sedentary viewing, said one of the guideline games, where physical activity is required, this remains an Design a mobile-friendly website for children under five. authors, Dr Juana Willumsen. oversimplification of the many ways young children and Keep in mind, Google uses mobile friendliness as an important As well as warning against passive screen time, it says “Sedentary time should be made into quality time. Reading their families engage with screen media.” factor in its search rankings. If you want good SEO, you need to know babies should not spend longer than an hour at a time strapped a book with your child, for example, can help them develop What can parents do? that a mobile-friendly website has become essential. Do you know why into a buggy, car seat or sling. their language skills. Paula Morton, a teacher and mother of two young children, mobile-friendliness matters because many people use their phones for The advice “A child who is given a tablet to keep them quiet while said her son learned a lot from watching programmes about search? You need to test how your website is mobile-friendly by using this For babies: Be physically active several times a day, in- they are sitting in a pushchair is not getting the same [quality dinosaurs and came out with “random facts about them”. link and also make sure that your website loads fast on mobile devices. cluding at least 30 minutes’ “tummy time” - lying on their sedentary time]. “He doesn’t just sit there and zone out,” she said. front, no sedentary screen time, and 14-17 hours’ sleep a day, “Children need to be given opportunities throughout the “He’s obviously thinking and using his brain. Try keyword research including naps, for newborns - reducing to 12-16 by four to day to actively play and we should be reducing sedentary, “I don’t know how I would make the dinner, cook and As you know keywords are the words most searched on search en- 11 months. They should not be restrained (ie strapped into passive screen time,” she said. clean if he didn’t have something to watch.” gines. Keywords vary for every type of business website. For instance, a recliner, seat or sling) for more than an hour at a time. Some TV programmes that encouraged young children According to the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child for Startupik, our keywords are a startup, social media marketing and For one- and two-year-olds: At least three hours’ physical to move about while viewing might be OK, she added, par- Health, parents can ask themselves: so on. The Guidelines of Google’s Webmaster, which advises businesses activity a day, no sedentary screen time for one-year-olds and ticularly if the parent or caregiver was also present to explain Is screen time controlled? how to increase search engine rankings, primarily recommends making less than an hour for two-year-olds, and 11-14 hours’ sleep a and join in. Does screen use interfere with what your family want to do? your site informative and use all of the related keywords online searchers are most likely to enter when looking for businesses like yours. day, including naps. They should not be restrained for more What do other experts think? Does screen use interfere with sleep? Remember, the secret here is to use keywords in your website con- than an hour at a time or sit for extended periods of time. In the U.S., experts say children should not use screens Are you able to control snacking during screen time? tent but not to overdo it. Search engines will penalize you because they For three- and four-year-olds: At least three hours’ physical before they are 18 months old. If a family are satisfied with their answers to these ques- know when you’re throwing keywords in just for ranking (“keyword activity a day, including at least one of moderate or vigorous In Canada, screen time for children younger than two tions, then they are likely to be handling screen time well, stuffing”). Don’t even consider cloaking and doorway pages as using intensity, up to an hour of sedentary screen time - less is is not recommended. the college says. underhanded tricks to improve your SEO. better, and 10-13 hours’ sleep a day, which may include a But UK guidelines set no such limit. (Source: BBC) Try using some tools such as Google Ads Keyword Planner to get the best keywords for your business, which is free, or you can pay for a tool such as KeywordSpy or Wordtracker which both offer free trials that Future cars to inform emergency services Start a startup without money you can test to find out how they work for you. Also, follow the other of traffic accidents within seven seconds tactics in Google’s Webmaster Guidelines, for example, using lots of text links, making sure don’t have any broken links in your pages, and Cars could soon send emergency services Maybe you ask in yourself: “How to run a small submitting a site map to Google so they can learn about your website. information about injuries sustained in road business or startup without money?” in the world Producing high-quality content traffic accidents within seven seconds of nothing is possible without investing energy. Try to attract your audience to your website by featuring high-quality impact. By energy, I mean money and time. ok? If you content related to those keywords after you’ve identified your keywords. Using sensors and artificial intelli- haven’t any money you can pay time to launch You need to try to produce great content by identifying the common gence, manufacturers hope to be able to your dreamy business. questions that your customers have and producing content that an- send emergency services a detailed anal- I ran my own online business without money swers those queries. ysis of potential injuries, communicated and when before I was started I did research into For example, if you have an auto service station and your customers through medical terms, almost instantly big business websites and read a lot of books ask about how often they should bring their cars in, you can post a after a crash. and asked from a smart entrepreneur about cheat sheet for how often cars should be serviced and what needs to be Hoping to reduce ambulance response commencing a startup without money and checked when. If you are the owner of a hair salon and your customers times, Hyundai and MDGo, which specialises after that I selected below ways: (good news always ask how to do French braids, just post a video presenting a in medical artificial intelligence systems, it’s: these ways 100% works) French braid updo. are working on the project in tandem. Genius teams You should know there are just a few numbers of small businesses The technology interprets accident data If you want to launch a new startup, don’t that are optimizing for voice search and wise to get out in front of the and compiles numerous sets of insights hurry. you should explore and find the best trend. Remember, lots of voice-activated smart devices used in homes regarding the occupants and the vehicle. the same period. team in that field of work and try to work with should only think about value. which value do and in business, people around the world are just as likely to search by The South Korean car company hopes As part of the new design, big data gath- them, Whether in person or remotely. with you want to add to your customers, or society speaking natural language queries (“Where’s the best restaurant near it will give emergency services the chance ered from detailed, intelligent analysis of this work, you can catch two things, MONEY or your area of expertise? me that delivers?”) as by typing in search terms. to assess the required scale of response multiple accident scenarios will inform & EXPERIENCE. This is smart, test it. Why Read You need to understand user intent if you want to create content and deploy appropriately skilled medical engineers how to bolster crash structures don’t you give it a try? How to Prepare Your Site For Ads on Google and find keywords optimized for voice search requires. For example, personnel before arriving at the scene of and integrate new technologies to overcome Volunteers AdWords? If you want to make money by means when a person asking his smartphone, “Where can I get lunch?” this an accident. issues identified by the artificial intelligence Some people have free time and love your of selling products or services, you consider min- means that a person needs to find a restaurant, not grocery stores. “Through this technology, we expect a (AI) analysis. work’s field. You can announce some goals of imum profit for yourself. With this way, you can How to measure the results of SEO? significant improvement in the emergency The AI system continually learns and new works, mayhap some people join you for stay between customer’s options. The small businesses in the study look at traffic from search engines medical services of vehicles in the short- refines its interpretation of different acci- free and they want to help you in your dreamy Forget ideals (25%), backlinks (14%) and leads and conversions (19%) to measure the term, while our long-term goal is to provide dent scenarios. ways. Just enough send a public message on your The best logo is good, a fantastic design is success of their SEO efforts. However, these factors aren’t essentially innovations in passenger experience of This process of “iterative enhancement” social media (Twitter, Facebook or Instagram). excellent, a powerful website or application the most important metrics to measure. vehicle safety utilising new technology is facilitated by hospitals inputting real data Free Tools is amazing, but forgets all of them. You may When lots of people look in your store window, it’s like increasing that enable real-time physical monitor- on patients’ injuries, which the system com- In all over the world, we have a lot of tools ask why??? because they need a lot of money search engine traffic. 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Prominent philanthropist Wildfire risk increases Mohammad Reza Hafezi passes away in Zagros foothills SOCIETY TEHRAN – Head of a charity society for building deskschools Mohammad Reza Hafezi died at the age ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN – Following Referring to a fire risk detection system desk of 88 on Tuesday. heavy rainfall doused the developed for the northern forests, he stated He was a prominent benefactor who spent a lifetime to build country during the past months, vegetation that “the system distinguishes the fire-prone schools nationwide and provide education right to numerous stu- has covered vast areas of Zagros forest in areas and helps the related bodies to act dents, most particularly in less developed areas. southwestern part of the country, which thoroughly, we tend to develop the system easily ignites when temperature level gets in the whole forests nationwide.” higher and wildfire risk increases. Comparing wildfire risk in northern A week earlier, raging wildfire erupted forests and southwestern ones, he said in Khaeez protected area in Kohgiluyeh that western and southwestern parts are and Boyer-Ahmad province, southwestern highly at risk because of hotter weather in Iran, which affected some 1,783 hectares the next months. of the lands. “However, northern forests will be haunt- Torrential rains over the past few months, ed by fire usually at the end of autumn or has positive consequences like saturating winter,” he noted, lamenting, of course, the wetlands and reservoirs, however, led to most of the times fire reported in northern He was also head of a charity society contributing to school con- some natural incidents like flooding which forests are human-caused. struction and education facilities in deprived areas, where he served caused losses to the country, Mohammad “We are a responsible organization to in the same position for 20 years. Mansourpour, an official with the Iranian monitor and supervise different parts of the Hafezi held a PHD on Management from the Newport Interna- Space Agency said. country for different purposes but we can tional University, California. Based on the latest data published by only issue warnings, so the organization Mehrollah Rakhshanimehr, director of schools’ renovation, National Drought Warning and Monitoring assigned take measure will take responsi- development and equipment organization, expressing regret over Center affiliated to Iran’s Meteorological bility to react in this regard,” he explained. for the people and human-started wildfire his unexpected death said that over 130,000 classes have been built Organization, since the current crop year vegetation condition in the areas prone to He further called on the people and seldom happens in these areas, the indirect nationwide thanks to his efforts. (September 23, 2018), precipitation in wildfire through remote sensing technology farmers to be careful and prevent such the country increased to 296.2 from 139.2 every day, he said. involvement of humans is not negligible, happenings, and concluded that we need millimeters in the previous water year, Satellite photos are taken twice a day he also said. to protect the environment from such in- demonstrating a 112.8 percent rise. The due to increased risk of wildfire in Zagros He also added that some of the farmers cidents. Child adoption process amount also raised in comparison to the outskirts, during summer we must more fire the agricultural lands after harvesting Jamshid Mohabbat-Khani, head of the long-term average of 211.8 mm, amounting cautious to prevent the wildfire occurrences, their crops, so winds blow combustibles Department of Environment’s protection to speed up to 39.8 percent. he also noted. around, which act as the heat source for unit stated that the highest number of As the result of the rain, plants and veg- Mansourpour went on to say that in some nearby brush and vegetation. wildfires occurred in the capital during SOCIETY TEHRAN – Child adoption process being piloted in etation has grown in vast areas of forests areas being impassable, any fire-fighting According to the recent satellite image- the past two months, as some 15 wildfires deskTehran will speed up, Darioush Bayatnejad, Tehran and rangelands which soon will be dried operation is almost impossible, so it is so ries, southwestern Iran will experience were reported in southern part of the city. province welfare organization director has said. due to temperature rise and enhance the vital to constantly observe the areas before scorching heat and definitely probability In the aforesaid period, some 218 Currently, some 2,800 applicants are awaiting adoption process, possibility of massive fires, he added. turning into ashes, as a slight lightening of fire expands, he lamented, adding, so hectares of the areas under the DOE’s most of whom are parents not having children or intending to foster a Although, the fire has been extinguished can cause huge fires. we warned the responsible organizations protection have been swept by wildfires, child, he added. and no longer is threatening, we assess the Although these places are inaccessible to be alarmed during the summer. he added. The website will be soon operational nationwide, he highlighted, Mehr reported on Tuesday. Among these applicants, some tend to foster children who suffer from different diseases to help them with treatment processes and costs, he noted. He went on to say that applicants will be assessed to have required ‘Bad news for all life on Earth’: Plants becoming extinct 500 times faster, study reveals qualifications, then they will be on the waiting list to adopt the child, Humans have caused almost 600 plant Examples of unique plant species which which is going to get faster, so the children sooner join a family to grow species to be wiped from existence over we have lost in recent years include the Chile in a proper place. the past 250 years in a long term trend sandalwood, Santalum fernandezianum, Although these children are kept in care centers and are provided with which scientists have described as an “un- which was a tree that grew on the Juan the whole facilities needed, they feel lack of emotional support, he noted. precedented” rate of decline. Fernández Islands which lie between Chile He further called on the families interested in child foster to be less An analysis of all plant extinction re- and Easter island. From around 1624, the sensitive about the gender and age of the children to help speed the process. cords documented from across the world tree began to be heavily exploited for the In the past few years, adoption laws have been revised so have been by scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, aromatic sandalwood, and by the end of facilitated and easier to achieve, Bayatnejad concluded. Kew and Stockholm University found 571 the 19th century most of the trees had been According to Iran›s Welfare Organization, the country›s adoption known plant species had completely disap- cut down. and foster laws which dated back to some 44 years ago were revised and peared from the wild since the industrial The last tree was photographed on Au- modified in 2013. Within the new law kids could be adopted up to the revolution. gust 28, 1908 on Robinson Crusoe island age of 16 while the former law states that kids aged 12 or less could be This is more than twice the number of by Carl Skottsberg. The tree has not been adopted. In addition to families with no child now families with one kid birds, mammals and amphibians which seen since. and single women are able to apply for adoption. have become extinct over the same period The researchers also highlighted the The law formerly authorized adoption only for orphans while the combined. demise of the banded trinity, Thismia new law permit adoption for children with dysfunctional families as well Plant extinction is occurring as much as americana, which was “possibly one of in case the judge concludes that the new family is suitable for adoption. 500 times faster than natural background the most extraordinary plants ever to be Earlier the adoptive families were required to sign over one third of rates of extinction among plant species or discovered”. their property to their child-to-be but some could not afford to do so and the normal rate of loss in earth’s history It had no leaves and only the flowers now the judge gets to decide how a family, depending on their financial before significant human intervention. were visible above ground. It was discovered status, should be treated. Although fewer species of animal have in 1912 along Torrence Avenue in South Ahmad Khaki, deputy head of Tehran’s welfare organization for social died out, their rate of decline is even faster – an unprecedented window into plant ex- Dr Eimear Nic Lughadha, co-author and Chicago. The site was, however, destroyed affairs said that the number of children adopted in Tehran increased by at least 1,000 times faster than background tinction in modern times.” a conservation scientist at Royal Botanic just five years later and this extraordinary 25 percent in [the past Iranian calendar] year 1396 (March 2017 – March rates of extinction, underlining the impact The highest rates of plant extinction Gardens, Kew said: “Plants underpin all plant was never seen again. Regular search- 2018) compared to the year before, as some 500 children were adopted humans are having on life on our planet. are found on islands in the tropics and life on earth, they provide the oxygen we es in remaining pockets of similar habitat by Tehraners last year. Plant extinctions “endanger other or- in areas with a Mediterranean climate, breathe and the food we eat, as well as in Chicago have been undertaken without ganisms, ecosystems and human well-be- researchers found. making up the backbone of the world’s success. ing, and must be understood for effective These typically biodiverse regions are ecosystems – so plant extinction is bad Dr Maria Vorontsova, one of the study’s WORDS IN THE NEWS conservation planning”, said the authors of home to many unique species, but they news for all species. co-authors and a plant taxonomist at the the study, published in the journal Nature have been particularly vulnerable to hu- “This new understanding of plant ex- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew said: “To stop Mapping the human genome Ecology & Evolution. man activities. tinction will help us predict, and try to plant extinction, we need to record all the “Most people can name a mammal or Woody plant species such as trees and plants across the world – the naming of (June 29, 2000) prevent, future extinctions of plants, as bird that has become extinct in recent cen- shrubs, which inhabit a small geographi- new species is a critical piece of the puzzle This week scientists announced that they had completed the map well as other organisms. Millions of other turies, but few can name an extinct plant,” cal range, such as those confined to small in the wider push to prioritize conservation of the human genome - the genetic instructions for building a hu- species depend on plants for their survival, said lead author Dr Aelys Humphreys, an islands, were among the most likely to be of our precious natural world for genera- man being. humans included, so knowing which plants assistant professor at Stockholm University. reported extinct. tions to come. British doctor Matt Ridley: I think it’s right up there with gravity, we are losing and from where, will feed back “This study is the first time we have an This finding, the authors suggest, indi- “To do this we need to support herbaria relativity, natural selection - you know- the big moments of science. into conservation programmes targeting overview of what plants have already be- cates the increase in extinction rate could and the production of plant identification But in a way it’s very very different from them. And the way it is other organisms as well.” come extinct, where they have disappeared be due to the same factors that are docu- guides, we need to teach our children to different is that in thoseinstances - you know- it was one single - The research team also said the number from and how quickly this is happening. mented as threats to many surviving plants: see and recognize their local plants and sort of out-of-the-blue discovery of something that hadn’t been of species known to have died out and the We hear a lot about the number of species fragmentation and destruction of native most importantly we need botanists for appreciated before. This is something that’s been coming for fifty rate of decline were likely to be a significant facing extinction, but these figures are for vegetation resulting in the reduction or loss years to come.” years. In that sense there’s no surprise about today’s announcement, underestimate the true levels of ongoing plants that we’ve already lost, so provide of habitat of many range-restricted species. (Source: The Independent) nonetheless I do think in terms of our understanding of ourselves plant extinction. it is an enormous breakthrough.” The reason you need private sector investment is because to get a drug through safety testing and efficacy testing requires hundreds ENGLISH IN USE of millions of dollars and we don’t want unsafe drugs or drugs that don’t work. So it’s vital that we do have these tests, but the hundreds LEARN NEWS TRANSLATION of millions of dollars that need to be invested have to be done with the expectation of a profitat the end of the day, and that’s what’s driving an awful lot of this research. Nonetheless, it’s also Precipitation forecast to reach above ب ارشهای کشور در سه ماه ِپیش رو بیش از vital that the data remains available to everybody and doesn’t get monopolized. normal in next 3 months نرمال است WORDS The country is predicted to receive above normal rainfall over the next رئیــس پژوهشــکده اقلیمشناســی ســازمان هواشناســی گفــت: پیشبینیهــا نشــان it›s right up there: if something is right up there with something it means that it is of equal importance, it is just as important three months (February 20-May 21), head of the climatological research میدهــد میــزان بــارش در کشــور در ســه ماهــه پیــش رو )اســفند 97، فروردیــن و .instances: a particular example of an event or situation is an in- institute affiliated to Iran’s Meteorological Organization (IMO) has said اردیبهشــت 98( در حــد نرمــال و متمایــل بــه بیــش از نرمــال خواهــد بــود. stance of that event or situation The whole country will meet normal and above normal rainfalls, the northern ایمــان باباییــان روز یکشــنبه در گفتوگــو بــا خبرنــگار ایرنــا افــزود: مجمــوع بارشهــا در out-of-the-blue: something that happens which is unexpected parts will receive above normal rainfall while southern will receive or a complete surprise can be described as coming out-of-the-blue normal to lower-than-normal rainfall, IRNA quoted Iman Babaeian as ســطح کشــور نرمــال و متمایــل بــه بیشــتر از نرمــال اســت امــا در نیمــه شــمالی، بیشــتر از .appreciated: if you appreciate a situation or problem, you under- saying on Sunday نرمــال و در نیمــه جنوبــی در محــدوده نرمــال تــا کمتــر از نرمــال خواهــد بــود. stand it and know what it involves This month, northern and eastern provinces will receive rain above normal وی اظهــار داشــت: بارشهــا در اســفندماه 97 در نیمــه شــمالی و شــرقی بیشــتر از نرمــال breakthrough: an important new development or achievement averages, while in the first month of spring precipitation will be at normal اســت ، در فروردیــن مــاه 98 نیــز بارشهــا در محــدوده نرمــال و بــرای اردیبهشــت بیشــتر is a breakthrough amounts across the country, he noted, adding, during the second month private sector: the part of a country›s economy which is not con- of spring rainfall will reach its peak. از نرمــال پیشبینــی شــده اســت. trolled or supported financially by the government is the private sector efficacy testing : an efficacy test is a test to make sure something works and does what it is supposed to do vital: something that is very important, necessary or essential is vital. ...have to be done: in this sentence this expression means ‘must PREFIX/SUFFIX PHRASAL VERB IDIOM be invested’ “hemi-” Hear from Build bridges at the end of the day: an informal expression which means ‘in the end’ ‘after everything else has been done’ Meaning: half Meaning: to receive news or information from Explanation: help opposing groups to cooperate and an awful lot: an expression which means ‘a large amount.’ For example: Damage to the corresponding part of someone: understand each other better monopolized (also spelt monopolised): something which is the right hemisphere had no effect on speech. For example: Police want to hear from anyone who For example: A mediator is trying to build bridges be- completely controlled by one person, company or organization is has any information. tween the local community and the owners of the new plant. said to be monopolized (Source: BBC) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JUNE 13, 2019 WORLD IN FOCUS 13 Saudi Arabia confirms Yemeni missile Kim Jong Un’s sister to visit attack on Abha airport DMZ TEHRAN — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sis- TEHRAN— The Saudi-led coalition waging United Arab Emirates to put an immediate ter will visit the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating war on Yemen has confirmed a retaliatory end to their military aggression against Yem- North and South Korea to pay her respects following missile strike by Yemeni armed forces on the en, or embrace for major surprises. the death of former South Korean First Lady Lee Hee- Abha International Airport in the kingdom’s Speaking during a press conference in ho, Seoul has said. southwestern Asir region. the capital Sana’a on Tuesday, Brigadier Kim Yo Jong will visit the border village of Panmunjom In a statement released on Wednesday, General Yahya Saree said Yemeni army on Wednesday evening and is expected to meet South Ko- coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said a forces, backed by allied fighters from Pop- rean officials there, according to the South’s Unification Yemeni missile had hit the airport’s arrivals ular Committees, launched an airstrike Ministry. hall, causing material damage. against King Khalid Air Base, which lies The meeting comes exactly one year after Kim Jong He also noted that the attack had wound- near the southwestern Saudi city of Khamis Un and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to work to- ed 26 civilians from different nationalities. Mushait and more than 884 kilometers wards the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, at Saudi forces are working to determine (549 miles) from the capital Riyadh, the the first US-North Korea summit in Singapore. the type of the projectile, Maliki said, vowing previous evening, using a squadron of Lee, who died on Monday, was the widow of former a “firm” response to the attack. domestically-manufactured Qasef-2K President Kim Dae-jung, who in 2000 became the first Earlier on Wednesday, a Yemeni mili- (Striker-2K) combat drones. South Korean leader to visit the North since the 1950-1953 tary source told al-Masirah TV that Yemeni He went on to say that the attack targeted war between the two countries. forces had targeted the Abha airport with advanced radars, arms depots and control Alongside her husband, Lee was a proponent of Korean a cruise missile and brought a halt to air rooms in the base. Saree highlighted that reunification and visited the North several times, including traffic in the area. King Khalid Air Base serves as one of the main in 2011 to attend former leader Kim Jong Il’s funeral, during Commenting on the strike, the spokes- bases of the Saudi-led coalition, from which which time she became one of the first South Koreans to man for Yemeni armed forces said the cruise a response to the crimes committed by ag- The missile strike came days after the many atrocious attacks are being launched meet Kim Jong Un missile had directly hit the Abha airport’s air gressors and their unjust siege of Yemen, Houthi movement warned that the airports of against Yemeni people. Kim Yo Jong is expected to deliver a condolence message traffic control tower and left it out of service. he added. the countries involved in the military aggres- Few hours after his remarks, Yemeni and flowers during the Wednesday visit, Yonhap news Speaking at a press conference in the The Yemeni Army — led by the Houthi sion against Yemen will be targeted as long forces launched another retaliatory attack agency reported. capital Sana’a on Wednesday, Brigadier Ansarullah movement — regularly targets po- as the embargo imposed by the Saudi regime targeting Abha International Airport in Saudi North Korea also sent a delegation to the South following General Yahya Saree said that advanced sitions inside Saudi Arabia in retaliation and its allies on the Sana’a International Arabia’s southern Asir province. A military Kim Dae-jung’s death in 2009. American systems provided to the Saudi for the Saudi war, which began in March Airport remains in place. source said the airport has been hit with a regime had failed to intercept the missile. 2015 in an attempt to reinstall the country’s Earlier, the spokesman for Yemeni Armed cruise missile and that air traffic has been According to Press TV, the attack was Riyadh-allied former regime. Forces has called on Saudi Arabia and the halted around the airport. Johnson in pitch to be PM, says not aiming for Lebanon rejects U.S.-sponsored Hong Kong police fire rubber bullets as no-deal Brexit conference in Bahrain extradition bill protests turn to chaos TEHRAN — Former British Foreign Secretary Boris John- son said he was not aiming to leave the European Union TEHRAN — Lebanese Foreign Minister TEHRAN — Hong Kong police fired rub- without a deal but it was only responsible to prepare for Gebran Bassil says his country is boycott- ber bullets and tear gas at demonstrators no-deal as he launched his bid to replace Theresa May as ing the forthcoming U.S.-led conference who threw plastic bottles on Wednesday Prime Minister. in Bahrain in support of President Donald as protests against an extradition bill that Johnson reiterated that Britain should leave the bloc Trump’s controversial proposal for “peace” would allow people to be sent to mainland when it is currently due to do so on Oct. 31, Reuters reported. between the Israeli regime and Palestinians, China for trial descended into violent chaos. dubbed “the deal of the century,” because Tens of thousands of protesters had gath- Palestinians are not taking part in the event. ered peacefully outside the Chinese-ruled “We will not participate in the Bahrain con- city’s legislature before tempers flared, Sudan army, protesters to ference [scheduled for June 25-26] because some charging police with umbrellas. the Palestinians are not participating and we Police warned them back, saying: “We resume talks on transitional prefer to have a clear idea about the proposed will use force.” Ambulances sped toward council plan for peace. We were not consulted regarding the protest area as panic spread through [the plan],” Bassil said on Tuesday. the crowd, with many people trying to flee TEHRAN —Protest leaders in Sudan have agreed to The statement came after an unnamed the stinging tear gas, according to a Reu- suspend a civil disobedience campaign launched af- senior White House official said Jordan, ters witness. More than 10 people were ter a bloody crackdown on demonstrators and resume Egypt and Morocco had informed the ad- wounded in the clashes, Cable TV reported. negotiations with the country’s ruling generals on the ministration they would send represent- Police used pepper spray, tear gas and formation of a transitional sovereign council, an Ethi- atives to Manama. batons to force the crowds back. Some opian envoy has said. The United Arab Emirates, Qatar and shops put up their shutters at the nearby Speaking to reporters in Sudan’s capital, Khar- Saudi Arabia announced in May that they said, describing it as the first American IFC, one of Hong Kong’s tallest buildings. ly evening under light rain, but tens of toum, Mahmoud Drir said the Transitional Military Council would participate in the conference. confab in support of the so-called deal of Civil Human Rights Front, which organ- thousands still jammed the streets in and (TMC) had also agreed to release political prisoners as a The Palestine Liberation Organization the century. ized a protest on Sunday that it estimated around Lung Wo Road, a main east-west goodwill gesture, without giving details. (PLO) and the Hamas resistance move- The movement also denounced any Arab saw more than a million people take to the artery near the offices of embattled Hong “The Freedom and Change alliance agreed to end the civil ment have called for an Arab boycott of participation in adopting and executing streets in protest against the extradition Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam. disobedience (campaign) from today,” said Drir, who has the Bahrain confab. the deal, saying any attendance in the bill, accused police of using unnecessary “Didn’t we say at the end of the Um- been mediating since a visit by Ethiopian Prime Minister Hamas, in a statement issued on May American-led Bahrain conference would violence. brella movement we would be back?” Abiy Ahmed last week. 20, also called on Arab countries to provide be considered a deviation from Arab and The protesters, most of them young pro-democracy lawmaker Claudia Mo said, “Both sides have also agreed to resume talks soon” on a the Palestinian people with every support Islamic values. people dressed in black, had erected bar- referring to the name often used for the handover of power to a civilian administration, he added. to confront and frustrate the U.S. “deal of According to Press TV, Trump’s “peace ricades as they prepared to hunker down 2014 demonstrations, whose trademark The protest movement itself said in a statement that it the century.” plan” has already been dismissed by Pal- for an extended occupation of the area, was the yellow umbrella. was calling on people “to resume work from Wednesday” “We are following with great concern estinian authorities ahead of its unveiling in scenes reminiscent of pro-democracy “Now we are back!” she said as sup- until further notice, though it encouraged people to remain the American announcement about hold- at the end of the holy fasting month of “Occupy” protests that gridlocked the porters echoed her words. mobilised for possible further action. ing an economic workshop next June in Ramadan and the formation of the new former British colony in 2014. Others once again called for Lam to There was no immediate comment by the TMC. the Bahraini capital of Manama,” Hamas Israeli cabinet, most likely in June. The violence had died down by ear- step down. Commenting on the announced talks between the two sides, Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Vall said negotiations were going to be “tough”. “The main sticking point is who is going to lead the Expectations low for Trump-Xi talks, preparations limited transitional sovereign council - is it military majority or TEHRAN — With under three weeks to go before proposed “Preparations for the G20 summit in Japan are ongoing. civilian majority?” talks between the Chinese and U.S. leaders, expectations for We have nothing to announce at this time regarding specific He added: “It is going to take time before they agree.” progress toward ending the trade war are low and sources bilateral meetings,” White House National Security Council say there has been little preparation for a meeting even as spokesman Garrett Marquis. the health of the world economy is at stake. White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow told CNBC Donald Trump says he wants to meet with President Xi on Tuesday that Trump is hoping to “pick up where we left Modi to avoid Pakistan Jinping at the June 28-29 G20 summit in Osaka, Japan off” in the talks with Xi. airspace despite getting and will decide on whether to extend tariffs to almost all Trump said again on Monday that he expected the meeting Chinese imports after that, Reuters reported. to happen, and threatened more tariffs on Chinese imports permission Though neither side has confirmed that a meeting will if there is not enough progress or if Xi does not attend. take place, investors worldwide who have seen over a tril- China is open to more trade talks but has nothing to TEHRAN — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lion dollars wiped from global markets in the past month announce about a possible meeting between the two leaders, avoid flying over Pakistan during an official trip to central by the trade fight will be closely watching any interaction Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said on Monday. Asia on Thursday, the foreign ministry said, even though between the two men. He said on Tuesday that China would “fight to the end” if Pakistan has granted overflight access. Relations have deteriorated since May when negotia- Washington escalates trade fictions. Pakistan closed its airspace in February after a tions to end the U.S.-Chinese trade disputes broke down, Sources said the two leaders are likely to have some suicide attack by a Pakistan-based militant group all but killing off the possibility of an agreement in Japan. kind of meeting but whatever happens in Osaka, it in Indian-controlled Kashmir led to aerial bombing “The atmosphere is poisonous,” one senior Beijing-based will be a downgrade from the possibility both sides for a big meeting is not that unusual. Trump often attends missions on each other’s soil and a fighter dogfight Western diplomat told Reuters, referring to China-U.S. ties. feted just two months ago - when they hoped the talks important talks with little advance work and makes policy over Kashmir. Sources familiar with the matter, including officials and would be the scene for the two presidents to sign a on the fly. Commercial and cargo airlines using Indian airspace diplomats in Washington and Beijing, say there has been a historic trade deal. Xi may not even want to go into such a high profile have been forced to take costly and time-consuming detours lack of preparatory work for the meeting, due largely to the A senior Chinese official told U.S. business representa- meeting with an unpredictable outcome and facing the because they cannot fly over Pakistan. increasing acrimony. The trade negotiating teams have not tives last week that preparations had yet to begin for either threat of more U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods. But Pakistan had cleared Modi’s flight to Bishkek in met since talks ended in stalemate on May 10. a Trump-Xi meeting or to resume trade negotiations, a “For China it’s all about protocol for Xi and making sure Kyrgyzstan to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisa- The White House declined to comment on plans for a source with direct knowledge of the briefing said. he is respected,” said an Asian diplomat. “China will not tion summit beginning on Thursday, Indian and Pakistan Trump-Xi meeting. On the U.S. side in recent years, the lack of preparation want Xi go into a meeting where he may be embarrassed.” sources said. According to Reuters, the Indian foreign ministry said the government had considered the routes for Modi’s travel and decided he would take the longer PA deplores plans by Jordan, Egypt to attend U.S.-led confab in Bahrain passage to Central Asia instead of the direct route TEHRAN — The Palestinian Authority (PA) The comments came after Egypt, Jordan U.S. officials wanted to secure enough Arab inates the PA and the Palestine Liberation over Pakistan. says it “deeply regrets” decisions by Jordan and Morocco reportedly informed Wash- participation, particularly that of Egypt and Organization umbrella group — said the The move follows calls in local media that Modi and Egypt to attend an upcoming U.S.-led ington of their plans to send representatives Jordan, before bringing Israel into the picture. outcome of the Manama event will have shouldn’t be securing an exception for himself while conference in Bahrain, which revolves around to the June 25-26 conference, which seeks Palestinians have accused regional Arab “no legal value” as long as “the stakehold- thousands of ordinary travelers were enduring the a controversial Washington-devised plan to unveil the economic aspects of a scheme states, including Saudi Arabia and the Unit- ers oppose” it. longer travel because of the tensions between the on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. forged by the U.S. to resolve the Israeli-Pal- ed Arab Emirates — which have similarly “How can the workshop take place in a nuclear-armed rivals. The Authority “calls on them and all estinian conflict. announced plans to participate at the con- brotherly Arab country in the absence of the “The Government of India had explored two op- brotherly and friendly countries to with- Washington has withheld details about its ference — of betraying the Palestinian cause main stakeholder of the [Palestinian] issue…? tions for the route to be taken by the VVIP Aircraft draw,” the PA’s spokesman Ibrahim Melhim “deal of the century,” but various leaks have of ending Israel’s occupation. The mere holding of [the conference] is in to Bishkek. A decision has now been taken that the said Tuesday. revealed that it seriously compromises Pal- All Palestinian factions, whether in the contravention of the Arab Peace Initiative VVIP Aircraft will fly via Oman, Iran and Central “Under the cover of this participation, estinians’ rights and grievances. Gaza Strip or the occupied West Bank, have that affirmed the two-state solution, ending Asian countries on the way to Bishkek,” the foreign the U.S. is trying to create solutions outside The Times of Israel said the Arab trio’s unanimously boycotted the conference, Press the occupation, establishing an independent ministry said. the realm of international legitimacy that decision now “paves the way for Israel to TV reported. Palestinian state and the return of refugees Modi’s move also suggests there is little chance of a detracts from the legitimate national rights be invited as well.” Meanwhile, Azzam al-Ahmad, a senior in accordance with UN General Assembly thaw in ties even though Pakistan said it hoped to revive of the Palestinian people,” he added. According to a report cited by the paper, official with the Fatah Party — which dom- Resolution 194,” he said. talks after elections in India ended in May. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 14 WORLD SPORTS JUNE 13, 2019 Copa America 2019: Why have Japan and Qatar Froome in hospital after crash in Criterium du Dauphine been invited to take part in the tournament?

Chris Froome was taken to hospital following a crash ahead of What’s the first thing that comes to mind are hardly one of the competition’s biggest stage four of the Criterium du Dauphine on Wednesday in the when you think of the Copa America? Late overachievers. Qatar, meanwhile, have never build-up to his bid for a fifth Tour de France title next month. nights, sleep deprivation, drinking cans on featured in the tournament and will be making The Briton pulled out of the race after crashing during a course the sofa and resignedly signing up to Premier a sort of history. reconnaissance of the 26.1 km individual time trial around Roanne Sports for a month would all be acceptable Have Japan and Qatar been in- in central France. answers. vited because they contested the 2019 “Team Ineos can confirm that Chris Froome crashed during The most obvious answer, though, is Asian Cup final? a recon of stage four of the Criterium du Dauphine today,” the South America, the continent which lends In short, no. It’s a coincidence that Japan team said in a statement on Twitter. the tournament its name. Up until the mid and Qatar featured in this year’s Asian Cup “He is currently on his way to a local hospital and won’t start seventies the competition was known as the final, which Qatar won 3-1 in Abu Dhabi. today’s fourth stage. We will provide a further update in due South American Football Championship and Japan and Qatar were announced as course.” until the nineties it exclusively featured invitees last May, with CONMEBOL giving Froome, alongside team mate Geraint Thomas, is one of the teams from CONMEBOL, the continental their official rationale in a statement which favorites for the Tour de France which begins on July 6. governing body. read: “The presence of both teams is due (Source: Reuters) Thanks to the relatively small number to the high interest of the Asian Football of nations which fall under CONMEBOL’s Confederation to participate in CONMEBOL jurisdiction, however, the Copa America has competitions and the commitment of the featured invitees from elsewhere since 1993. South American Football Confederation to Predictably, they have generally been drawn contribute to the development of football FIFA says only 14 women’s from CONCACAF, the governing body for worldwide.” North America, Central America and the Alejandro Dominguez, President of CON- World Cup matches are sold Caribbean. MEBOL, made it clear that Qatar’s status as That makes sense, not only because of competing in a tournament halfway around out at the group stage with one draw and hosts of the 2022 World Cup was significant out geographical proximity but also because many the world which, on the face of it, they have two defeats. in the selection process. “We again welcome of the countries which fall under CONCA- little connection to? They had a direct link to South America at the national team of Japan, with whose as- World soccer governing body FIFA said on Tuesday that they have CAF’s remit have close cultural, linguistic Have Japan or Qatar featured the time given that their star forward, Wagner sociation we are united by a close bond of allocated a million tickets for the ongoing women’s World Cup and sporting ties to South America. in the Copa America before? Lopes, was a naturalised Japanese citizen friendship and affinity, and for the first time, in France but only 14 of the 52 matches are sold out, countering As such, eyebrows were raised when it Interestingly, Japan were the first team born in Brazil. He scored twice, making him we will see the participation of the national claims that tickets were selling fast. was announced that the two invitees to the outside of the Americas to feature in the Japan’s top scorer in the competition. team of Qatar, who will host the 2022 FIFA The organisers tweeted last month that tickets were still available Copa America 2019 were Qatar and Japan. competition. They were invitees to the 1999 That at least means Japan have a minor World Cup,” he said. “for a few matches” and British media reported FIFA president So why are the finalists of the 2019 Asian Cup edition of the tournament in Paraguay, going legacy in the Copa America, even if they (Source: Inews) Gianni Infantino had said before the tournament kicked off that 20 matches were sold out. “Four days after the FIFA women’s World Cup kicked off... the tournament has reached an important milestone with over one Neymar’s rape accuser abandoned by Anthony Joshua is ‘finished’ says Tyson million tickets having now been allocated to fans worldwide,” third lawyer Fury FIFA said in a statement. “14 out of the 52 matches are now sold out with currently no more inventory available, including the opening match played in Paris on Friday as well as several matches taking place later in the competition.” FIFA said 10 group games involving the top teams, including the next two matches for France and defending champions United States, have been sold out as are one quarter-final in Paris plus the two semi-finals and final in Lyon. So far, France’s opening win over South Korea, Brazil’s victory over Jamaica and the United States’ 13-0 rout of Thailand have had near-capacity crowds but swathes of empty seats were visible at other games around the country. The BBC reported England’s 2-1 win over Scotland in Nice was attended by only 13,188 supporters — 37% of the Stade de Nice’s 35,100 capacity. Last month FIFA faced a backlash on social media after fans who bought multiple tickets for World Cup matches discovered The woman who has accused Brazilian from her case because she had initially filed Tyson Fury believes former world cham- have beaten me.” that their seats were not together. football star Neymar of raping her in a a complaint of physical abuse and not rape. pion Anthony Joshua is “finished” after Joshua’s seventh-round stoppage by (Source: Reuters) Paris hotel has been dropped by a third A second lawyer abandoned the case after the British heavyweight’s shock defeat to Ruiz came as a huge surprise as his oppo- lawyer -- the latest twist in a scandal that briefly helping Trindade. Andy Ruiz Jr in New York. nent had been given barely one month’s has gripped the country. She gave evidence to Sao Paulo police Joshua lost his IBF, WBA and WBO notice for the fight and weighed in at more Danilo Garcia de Andrade told broad- last Friday and, after six hours of testimo- titles on June 1 in one of the biggest upsets than 20 pounds (nine kilograms) heavier Earning $127 million, Lionel caster SBT late Monday he was no longer ny, Garcia carried her out of the station. in the history of the division. than the Briton. representing Najila Trindade Mendes de “She says that according to the tablet’s After the fight, Fury sent a message on But unbeaten Fury, who shed around Messi tops Forbes list of Souza after she questioned his competence. tracker, it would be in the same street as Twitter that urged his fellow Briton to “rest 10 stone (64 kilograms) in a bid to re-es- Trindade alleges Neymar sexually my office,” Garcia told SBT. up, recover, regroup and come again”. tablish himself in the heavyweight division highest paid athletes assaulted her in the French capital last “She was very emphatic and a client But this week he told BBC Sport: “When after a battle with mental health and drugs month, a charge he denies. should not question the competence of a a man doesn’t want to be there once, he issues, said body shape was no indicator Garcia took on Trindade’s lawsuit against lawyer, much less one that leaves a police will always do it and it’s hard to come of success. Neymar last week, but days later, he report- station carrying their client in their arms.” back from. “Physically Joshua could out-train edly said he was considering withdrawing Trindade’s dramatic appearance came a “It’s been done many different times everyone,” said the 30-year-old, who is from the case unless the model provided day after Neymar went to a Rio de Janeiro by many different fighters. He did it that preparing to fight Germany’s Tom Schwarz more evidence of wrongdoing. police station -- sitting in a wheelchair af- night and I don’t think he will come back in Las Vegas on Saturday. The lawyer wanted to see the content ter injuring his ankle in last Wednesday’s from it. Finished. Ask any top trainer who “He would break every heart monitor, of a seven-minute video filmed during the pre-Copa America friendly against Qatar. has been around the sport a lifetime. When has probably worn out every treadmill in model’s second meeting with the Paris He gave a statement in an investigation he got to the ring I saw he didn’t want to the gym, smashes the bag, it’s all very un- Saint-Germain star. Trindade maintains into his publication of intimate WhatsApp be there.” important. the recording -- a few seconds of which have messages and photos of Trindade on social Joshua, 29, whose defeat against Ruiz “Boxing isn’t rocket science and today been leaked on social media -- includes media without her consent. was the first of his career, had previously people are trying to make it a scientist thing. conclusive evidence that she was assaulted. Neymar told police that an assistant and made Fury an offer to fight. If you can fight you can fight, if you can’t The images were filmed on a tablet de- a technician were responsible for sharing the “Everybody thought that man could you can forget about it.” vice which has been stolen, according to messages and photos, TV Globo reported. beat me,” said Fury. “In what world World Boxing Council heavyweight world Trindade, but the owners of the building The star striker’s injury has sidelined could he ever beat me? What were champion Deontay Wilder said last month where she lives have denied claims of a him from the Copa America, which begins people seeing? that he had lined up a highly anticipated forced break-in. Friday. “I don’t know what people were looking rematch with Fury. Barcelona star Lionel Messi is the highest paid athlete in the Trindade’s original lawyers walked away (Source: AFP) at as I don’t know in what world he could (Source: France 24) world after earning $127 million over the last 12 months, ac- cording to Forbes. Becoming only the second footballer to top the list, the 31-year- old Argentine edged out rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who sits second having earned $109 million last year. Americans face backlash over biggest women’s World Cup win Juventus forward Ronaldo became the first footballer to top Holders the United States began their defence of the wom- but it’s the World Cup.” the list in 2016 and the 34-year-old retained his top-spot in 2017. en’s World Cup by crushing Thailand 13-0 but their joyous Thailand’s deflated coach Nuengruethai Sathongwien said Despite heading the Forbes list, Messi has endured a mixed celebrations of the tournament’s record win triggered a she had no excuses, adding: “We accept that they are better.” season at the Catalan club. The Barcelona captain inspired his backlash on Wednesday. Powerful message side to the La Liga title but suffered humiliation as Liverpool The US team scored 10 goals in the second half in Reims France will have paid attention to the Americans’ powerful overturned a 3-0 deficit to knock the Spanish side out of the on Tuesday as they bettered Germany’s 11-0 win over Argen- performance as the host nation could well meet them in a Champions League. Barcelona were also surprisingly beaten by tina in 2007 and shattered their own previous tournament quarter-final in Paris. Valencia in the Spanish Cup final. best of 7-0. The French side return to action on Wednesday against Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar completes the American star Alex Morgan grabbed five goals while Rose Norway, who like France comfortably won their opening top three earners, picking up $105 million. Lavelle and Samantha Mewis netted twice each and Lindsey match. Business magazine Forbes released its list of the top 100 highest Horan, Megan Rapinoe, Mallory Pugh and Carli Lloyd also The hosts, coached by Corinne Diacre, cruised to a paid athletes on Tuesday, which combines prize money, salaries got on the scoresheet in the Group F encounter watched by 4-0 win over South Korea in their first outing last Friday and endorsements between June 2018 and June 2019. more than 18,000. and are hoping to build on that against the Norwegians The top 100 earners made a combined $4 billion, with ath- But the Americans’ wild goal celebrations in such a in Nice at 1900 GMT in one of 13 sold-out games in the letes spanning 10 sports and coming from 25 different countries. one-sided game were not to everyone’s taste. tournament so far. Tennis supreme Serena Williams is the only female athlete Former Canadian international player Kaylyn Kyle, work- The Norwegians are without world player of the year to make the list. She earned $29.2 million despite not winning ing as an analyst for Canada’s TSN at the tournament, said Ada Hegerberg who refuses to play for her country because a grand slam in 2018 on her return from pregnancy. on air: “As a Canadian we would just never ever think of she says her national federation does not take the women’s Williams is also the first athlete to ever make Forbes’ list of doing something like that ... For me it’s disrespectful, it’s team seriously. richest self-made women in America -- tennis stars earn four disgraceful.” USA coach Jill Ellis hit back at suggestions her play- Norway’s Scandinavian neighbours Sweden started their times as much from endorsements and appearance fees as they ‘Classless winners’ ers could have eased up and spared 34th-ranked Thailand campaign with a 2-0 win over Chile in Rennes on Tuesday do from prize money. Kyle said later on social media she had received death complete humiliation. in a match that was held up by a violent storm. Meanwhile, former world champion boxer Floyd Mayweather threats for her comments, but repeated that she felt the “This is a world championship so every team that The players went off for around 40 minutes in the second failed to live up to his “Money” moniker, falling out of the list Americans’ celebrations were “excessive and disrespectful”. is here has been fantastic to get to this point. To be half with the game goalless before Sweden secured victo- altogether after being named last year’s highest earner. Many Twitter users also criticised the show of joy with respectful to opponents is to play hard against oppo- ry thanks to late goals by Kosovare Asllani and substitute Since his mega-money fight with UFC fighter Conor McGregor, the hashtag “UglyAmericans”. nents,” Ellis said. Madelen Janogy. Mayweather has only fought an exhibition bout against Tenshin “A classless winner is worse than a sore loser, regardless Captain Megan Rapinoe said her team had been overjoyed Sweden face the hapless Thais next in Group F, while Nasukawa in December 2018. of gender,” said one tweet. at setting the record score but insisted they did respect all Chile are the next to face the US firepower on Sunday. Americans dominated the list once again, with only 38 foreign USA Today columnist Nancy Armour was unapologetic. their opponents. European champions the Netherlands beat New Zealand athletes making the cut. More than half of the highest earners “Take the pearl clutching and righteous indignation “We always want to have any world record and anything 1-0 in Le Havre in Group E on Tuesday thanks to a Jill Roord played in either the NFL or the NBA. somewhere else. This is the World Cup, not a rec league we can get over the Germans, we’ll take it,” Rapinoe said. goal in stoppage time. (Source: CNN) tournament,” she wrote. “Obviously we have the utmost respect for everyone we play, (Source: AFP) ساعت: 18:30 امضاء صفحه آرا: ساعت: امضاء مسئول صفحه: ساعت: امضاء ادیتور: ساعت: امضاء سردبیر:

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Gucci hits back at Carlos Queiroz’s Ex-Iran athlete Farabi passes away tactic at 2018 World Cup SPORTS TEHRAN – Nadjmeddin Farabi, a former mem- deskber of Iran athletic team, died at the age of 86. SPORTS TEHRAN – Reza Gho- ready to play and it was very painful for me Farabi competed in the men’s decathlon at the 1956 Summer deskchannejhad ‘Gucci’ has after being an unused substitute. We had Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. criticized Carlos Qieiroz’s defensive-minded been drawn in ‘Group of Death’ but we could He will be laid to rest at the Behesht-e Zahra cemetery in tactics in the 2018 World Cup in Russia. have qualified for the next round,” Ghoo- Tehran on Thursday. Gucci was a member of Team Melli in the channejhad said. The Tehran Times staff offer heartfelt condolences to his 2018 World Cup but remained an unused “We had to take risk against Portugal bereaved family. substitute in three matches against Morocco, and Spain to turn the match around and Spain and Portugal. beat them. The coach didn’t make the best Shortly after, he announced his retirement decisions in these two matches. When we from national duty. were a goal down against Portugal, we had Iran’s Manavinejad misses Iran started the 2018 World Cup on high, to take a risk because there is no difference edging past African heavyweights Morocco between a 1-0 loss or a 2-0 loss,” he added. 2019 VNL Week 3 1-0 but suffered a 1-0 loss against Spain in “If we had played an attacking football IRNA – Mohammad Javad Manavinejad will be missing the their second match. against Portugal, we could have won the match. 2019 Volleyball Nations League Week 3. Iran had a chance of qualifying for the But Queiroz was satisfied with his decisions The outside hitter suffered a foot injury in the competition’s next round with a win over Portugal but the and it was painful. Experts believed that he Week 2 in Tokyo. Persians earned a late draw against Cristiano made mistakes against Spain and Portugal,” It is not clear that how long it’s going to take. Ronaldo and co. Ghoochannejhad stated. Iran will host Canada, Poland and Russia in Week 3 in Oroum- Gucci has broken his silence after a year, “After the match against Spain I wanted iyeh, northwestern province of West Azarbaijan. saying that the Portuguese coach has made to talk with Queiroz but he told me he would Morteza Sharifi will replace Manavinejad in Week 3. mistakes in the competition. talk to me later but never talked to me. I The 2019 Volleyball Nations League is being held between “I didn’t play in the 2018 World Cup but respected him because at that time he was May and July 2019 and the final round will take place in the I don’t know the real reason yet. I was fully leading Team Melli ,” he concluded. Credit Union 1 Arena, Chicago, United States.

Hamed Haddadi invited to Georgian defender Iran basketball team Gvelesiani joins Sepahan TASNIM — Georgian defender Giorgi Gvelesiani has joined TEHRAN — For- Haddadi, has been called up to Team players for training camps. SPORTS Iranian top-flight football club Sepahan. deskmer NBA center Melli. Squad: The 28-year-old player has penned a two-year contract for an has been invited to is a notable absentee Hamed Haddadi, Rouzbeh Argha- undisclosed fee with the Isfahan-based football club. Iran national basketball team after in the list. van, , Hamed The 28-year-old defender is going to replace Siavash Yazdani, four months. Iran booked a place at the 2019 FIBA Hosseinzadeh, , who has been reportedly linked with a move Esteghlal. Team Melli missed the service of the World Cup and the Persians are also Sajjad Mashayekhi, Meisam Mirzaei, Gvelesiani started his playing career in Iran at Zob Ahan in 2.18m in the FIBA Basketball World Cup going to qualify for the 2020 Olympic Navid Niktash, Keyvan Riaei, Michael 2017 and was a member of Nassaji in the last season. 2019 Asian Qualifiers against Japan Games. Rostampour, , Ar- Sepahan are strengthening for the Iran Professional League and Australia after he faced a problem The 2019 FIBA Basketball World man Zangeneh, Amir Sedighi, Samad new season and 2020 AFC Champions League. with the country’s basketball officials. Cup will be held in China from Aug. Nikkhah Bahrami, Sina Vahedi, Aron , who also 31 to Sept. 15. Geramipour, Navid Rezaeifar, Behshad withdrew from the team in support of Shahintab has invited 19 Arabzadeh, Rasoul Mozafari Persepolis coach might pick up 600K salary in cash Future stars set to shine at Iran 2019 Iran’s top-flight football league champions, Persepolis, are considering paying their coach Branko Ivankovic his salary of Islamic Republic of Iran will be on a mission ed as they face Vietnam, who the East 679,000 U.S. dollars in cash. to defend their title when they host the second Asians defeated 3-1 in the 2017 edition According to the ISNA news agency, the Croatian coach is set edition of the AFC U-20 Futsal Championship group stage. to travel to Tehran and pick up a suitcase containing the money. which kicks off on Friday. Tajikistan, despite losing to Afghanistan The club has explained that a wire transfer is not possible due Hoping to stop IR Iran will be 11 teams in the Central Zone play-off, squeezed into to U.S. sanctions. Persepolis want Ivankovic to stay, however, who made the Finals after a grueling qual- the Finals as IR Iran had already made it according to Tasnim news agency, the coach has reached a pre- ifying campaign that showcased the best of through as hosts and will be aiming to make liminary agreement with Egyptian Al-Ahly who are currently Asian futsal. the most of the experience. first in the Egyptian Premier League. It will take a supreme effort to stop IR Iraq, runners-up in 2017, will be aiming (Source: DPA) Iran though as futsal is hugely popular in to go one better this time around and will the Central Asian nation and the senior team be confident of advancing from Group D de- are ranked third in the world. spite having Indonesia and Chinese Taipei The 12 teams are drawn into four groups to contend with. with IR Iran in Group A with Afghanistan, Chinese Taipei were impressive in qual- Al Wahda sign Al Dhafra’s who they defeated in qualifying 4-2. ifying, eliminating Mongolia and China PR Nicolas Milesi Hong Kong, who replaced Saudi Arabia while Indonesia fought off strong regional after the West Asians withdrew, complete contend with Central Zone qualifying Group the two quarter-final slots from Group C. Just rivals to claim the third ASEAN spot in the the group. B winners Kyrgyz Republic and Thailand, like IR Iran, futsal is hugely popular in Japan Finals. Lebanon were a team in form in the the dominant team in Southeast Asian futsal, and their national and club teams are always All the matches will be played at the Pour Qualifiers, advancing with a perfect record in Group B. at the forefront in regional competitions. Sharifi Indoor Stadium in Tabriz. and 15 goals scored but they will have to Japan are the early favorites to seal one of Japan, however, can expect to be test- (Source: AFC) Reading Kubiak’s apology letter not good idea: Vital Heynen

TASNIM – Poland Volleyball coach Vital Heynen says they the great atmosphere. It will be very nice to play in Iran. will come to Iran to play volleyball and reading an apology I like volleyball and say during the match the players are letter before the match is not a good idea. fighting together but they have to be friend after the match, Poland will face Iran in Oroumiyeh, northwestern prov- this is my goal,” the Poland coach stated. Al Wahda FSCC received a boost for their 2019-20 season after ince of West Azarbaijan, on Saturday in 2019 Volleyball “I have so many stories about walking alone in Tehran signing Uruguayan Nicolas Milesi from UAE Pro League rivals Nations League Week 3. visiting a famous museum in a big garden. Last year, when Al Dhafra on Tuesday. The FIVB Disciplinary Panel Sub-Committee has ruled I was leading the Belgium team, I took my whole team to The 26-year-old midfielder will join the Abu Dhabi-based club that Michal Kubiak, who has made anti-Iran remarks, to issue Bazaar which was very crowded and very nice. I would like on a season-long loan after making 21 appearances and scoring a written apology, which should be read by the announcer to find the same atmosphere to show the Polish players how a goal for Al Dhafra who finished 10th in the league last season. during the match between Poland and Iran. nice Iran is,” Heynen said. Al Wahda finished third in the domestic league, 13 points be- “Apology letter? I told to the Polish federation it’s not a Asked him if he is satisfied with his team’s performance hind champions Sharjah, which earned them direct qualification good idea to read a letter in front of many people because I so far, Heynen said, “I am very satisfied with the results but into the 2020 AFC Champions League. would like to focus on volleyball and reading a letter from I am not satisfied with the way we played. We sometimes With Milesi on board, newly appointed head coach Maurice other team has nothing to do with volleyball,” Heynen said missed our cohesion as a team, but I have to be satisfied. I Steijn will add the Uruguayan to the mix of foreign imports which in an exclusive interview with Tasnim news agency. think it’s one of the toughest pools with Iran, Canada and include Argentinian Sebastian Tagliabue, Leonardo of Brazil and “I want to play volleyball match in Iran. I am sure the Russia.” Korea Republic defender Rim Chang-woo. people of Iran understand volleyball. I told the Poland feder- I’m here showing my respect to the Iranian people. Iran “Iranian players are impressive but I am working with Al Wahda’s next big test will be in the form of Saudi Pro League ation the reading the letter will distract Poland, Iran players is a great country with a great people. I will walk in the my 25 players and I have no idea about the other players. champions Al Nassr in the 2019 AFC Champions League Round and people from a sporting match between two fantastic street and drink a coffee or tea. I will sit on a terrace. I I don’t know how old is Marouf but he is still leading the of 16 in a two-legged fixture on August 5 and 18. countries. I guess the polish federation to follow my demand, am ready to talk with everybody about life and other team. I am impressed by Marouf as he keeps fighting and (Source: the-afc) not reading the letter,” the Belgian added. things,” he added. keeps pushing and he is the most impressive player,” he “In the near future we are talking about the matter. “I have been two times in Tehran and I only remember concluded. De Ligt sends Marquinhos to Dutch delights at debut competition Juventus The Netherlands launched in spectacular We have had so much fun in the arena, riding Italy’s double world champion Sara Mor- With Matthijs de Ligt in advanced talks with PSG, it’s reported style its new three-star international Para a horse who has such a positive energy and ganti secured both the grade I titles on offer, this’ll open the door for Marquinhos to join Juventus. Dressage competition in Kronenberg over always tries his heart out and to music that riding Royal Delight. Sky Sport Italia claimed last night that agent Mino Raiola was the weekend (6-9 June). still carries me through the freestyle – there’s Grade II’s honours were shared between flying in to close the deal with Paris Saint-Germain for the Ajax Not only were there double Dutch wins no better feeling in the world. Austria’s Pepo Puch on Sailors Delight, who defender at a cost of €80m, beating competition from Barcelona, in three out of five grades’ competitions, but “A big shout out to the staff of the eques- won the individual title, and Netherlands´ Manchester United and Juve. Sport Mediaset note this makes world and Paralympic champion Sanne Voets trian centre too. Such a great atmosphere Nicole Den Dulk, who won the freestyle on it more likely the Ligue 1 side will sell Marquinhos to make way also scored her highest ever marks in an in- – simply amazing!” Wallace N.O.P. for the Dutch starlet and Juve are ready to pounce. ternational event. Voets’ team-mates Frank Hosmar and Rixt The Dutch riders also scored an impres- The Brazilian is still only 25 years old, but has a great deal Riding Demantur N.O.P., she took the van der Horst were the other major winners sive team competition victory, while there of experience first at Roma in 2012-13 and then after his €31m wins in the grade IV individual and freestyle of the weekend for the home team. were podium finishes for the likes of Latvia’s transfer to Paris. He made 44 competitive appearances for PSG competitions with 76.789 and 81.417 per cent Hosmar, riding Alphaville N.O.P., topped Rihards Snikus in grade I, Belgium’s Barbara this season, scoring four goals and providing two assists. respectively. the podium both times in the grade V contest, Minecci and Netherlands’ Demi Vermeulen Marquinhos would be ideal for the new Juve, as he combines After the competition she shared her feel- while 2014 and 2018 double grade II world in grade III, and Russia’s Natalia Martyanova youth with experience, plus versatility, able to play in a slightly ings through a Facebook post: “We ended champion van der Horst took both wins on in grade V. more advanced role. this amazing show with an amazing score. Findsley N.O.P. (Source: Paralympic.org) (Source: Football Italia ) Prayer Times Noon:13:04 Evening: 20:42 Dawn: 4:02 (tomorrow) Sunrise: 5:48 (tomorrow) JUNE 13, 2019 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 Iranian cinema straightforward in story, Editorial Dept.: Fax: (+98 21) 88808214 — 88808895 [email protected] Switchboard Operator: Tel: (+98 21) 43051000 Advertisements Dept.: Telefax: (+98 21) 43051450 deep in concept: Marios Piperides Public Relations Office: Tel: (+98 21) 88805807 Subscription & Distribution Dept.: Tel: (+98 21) 43051603 www.eshterak.ir Distributor: Padideh Novin Co. Tel: 88911433 1 “Smuggling Hendrix” is Piperides’ Webmaster: [email protected] first feature film as a director. He has already Printed at: Hamshahri No. 3(Rooztab) - ISSN: 1017-94 directed two short films and a documentary, but he is mostly known as a producer. Tehrantimes79 Tehrantimesdaily He said that he received very useful feedback from the screening of his film No. 18, Bimeh Alley, Nejatollahi St., Tehran, Iran screening in Tehran. P.o. Box: 14155-4843 “We had a workshop followed by a ques- Zip Code: 1599814713 tion and answer panel after the screening. There was a nice discussion and the cinema was full,” he noted. He also said that the political portion of the story was mostly interesting for the audience as was the dynamics between the two communities. “The workshop also centered on topics such as coproduction and producing films in Europe as compared with film productions GUIDE TO in Iran,” he mentioned. SPIRITUAL AWAKENING Piperides said that Cypriots should come and visit Iran. “This is how they can learn Many a learned man has met death through ignorance about the country and get to know the peo- of some matters, while knowledge has not helped ple,” he remarked. him at all. Ambassador Petros Nacouzis, also present at the interview, said that Cypriots, while Imam Ali (AS) not aware of the current conditions in Iran, are somewhat familiar with the people of Iran because many Iranian families own homes in Cyprus. “They know of the people but the problem England seeks to revive its is that the exchange of visits is not reciprocal. Cypriots do not come here; they think it’s colonial culture in Iran: dangerous since they lack proper knowl- Art Bureau official edge,” the ambassador said. He proposed that a documentary about Cypriot director and producer Marios Piperides talks to the Tehran Times at the Embassy of Cyprus in Tehran on June 12, 2019. ARTTEHRAN – The director of Art Bureau’s Visual the natural beauties of Iran and about its (Mehr/Shahab Qayyumi) deskArts Center has said that England is seeking people could better introduce Iran as a to revive its colonial culture in Iran. great country. from different perspectives,” he remarked. The ambassador further noted that his Olivewood has a very bright future,” the Speaking during the opening ceremony of a cartoon exhibit “The richness of the culture of the coun- Regarding expansion of cultural relations, country is a desirable location for the film ambassador concluded. entitled “Keep Calm, I Am the Queen”, Masud Shojaei-Tabatabai, try and its ancient civilizations will have the ambassador said that the embassy would industry due to its natural attractions. The European Film Week has been or- said, “At the beginning of World War II, nearly 2.5 million posters an impact on the people who come to visit support any cultural activities initiated by He said that his country officially ganized as a collaborative effort between for the motto ‘Keep Calm, I Am the Queen’ were published and here,” he said. the Iran and Cyprus Friendship Association launched a neighborhood named Olivewood Iran’s Art and Experience Cinema and the these posters have been distributed across the world since then.” “There are so many exhibitions, so many located in Tehran. in 2018 to promote itself internationally European Union National Institutes for “Yesterday, I saw a young man carrying one of them on back photographers, and so many artists here. The association is planning to screen two to investors. Culture (EUNIC). of his shirt. Unfortunately, many people do not know that this You can see many impressive buildings in Iranian movies in Cyprus in the near future “The olive tree in Cyprus has a meaning, Kish Island and several cities including is a colonial slogan and a perfect symbol of the Queen’s hegem- the city as well,” he added. on order to promote Iranian cinema in the and there are many very old olive trees, and Babol, Isfahan, Kerman, Mashhad and Tabriz ony,” he added. “We have to show how Iran really is. I country, however, the names of the films oil production is well known in the country, are hosting the festival simultaneously until think we have to show Cypriots the country have not been announced as yet. while the olive tree also symbolizes peace. June 17.

French Eluard Quartet to perform Tehran exhibit to showcase paintings in Tehran by children in flood-hit regions ARTTEHRAN – Eluard ARTTEHRAN – An exhibi- deskQuartet from France desktion opening on Sunday will give a concert at Tehran’s Niavaran in Tehran will hang paintings by children Cultural Center on Sunday. in the regions impacted by the devastating Entitled “From Paris to Persepolis”, floods in March. the concert has been organized in collab- A collection of 270 paintings created oration with the Shahr-e Aftab Art and during the workshops organized by the Former secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Cultural Institute in Shiraz. Institute for Intellectual Development of Saeid Jalili (L) and Art Bureau’s Visual Arts Center director The ensemble is scheduled to perform Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA) will Masud Shojaei-Tabatabai visit the cartoon exhibition “Keep a repertoire of pieces by French compos- be put on display at the exhibit entitled Calm, I Am the Queen” at Abolfazl Aali Gallery in Tehran on er Claude Debussy, Armenian musician “A Picture of a Pure Smile”. June 11, 2019. (Mehr/Shahab Qayyumi) Komitas and Iranian composer Nima IIDCYA’s trainers traveled to Golestan, Atrkar-Roshan. Khuzestan and Lorestan hours after the The cartoon exhibition opened at the Abolfazl Aali Gallery The quartet features Cesar Guigue floods to organize cultural programs for of the Art Bureau on Tuesday evening just two days before a and Corinne Cartigny on violin, Elnaz children in the regions. celebration that the British Embassy in Tehran plans to organize Afsharian on viola and Manuel Cartigny The exhibition, which will run until to mark the birthday of Queen Elizabeth II. on cello. June 25, will also put on view a collec- The British Embassy has sent invitations to a number of Ira- The group will then give a performance A poster for Eluard Quartet’s Tehran tion of 100 photos of the children in the A poster for the exhibit “A Picture of a nian companies to sponsor the celebration by paying £2500. in the Iranian city of Shiraz on June 19. concert “From Paris to Persepolis”. flood-stricken regions. Pure Smile”. Shojaei-Tabatabai who is also a renowned cartoonist and an organizer of the International Holocaust Cartoon Contest in Iran said that the exhibit’s focus is not the birthday of Queen Elizabeth, “because it is a national event in England.” “What led us to organize the exhibition is Britain’s double Photo exhibit to explore Azarbaijan villages of 1960s standard and its culture of colonialism,” he noted. ARTTEHRAN – An exhibition of rarely-seen The exhibition entitled “From Aras Riverside” will put press release on Wednesday. “We have recently witnessed a strange phenomenon especially deskphotos of remote villages in the Iranian on view a selection of 40 black and white photos taken by Organized by the Iran Images Photo Agency, the exhibit after appointing Rob Macaire as new ambassador of England region of Azarbaijan during the 1960s will open at Tehran’s Habib Farshbaf when he served as a teacher in the region, will run until June 24 at the gallery located at 4 Sussan that can be viewed as a return of Britain’s colonial culture to Dena Gallery on Friday. the curator of the exhibit, Roshan Noruzi, announced in a Alley off Qarani St. Iran,” he stated. He said that the invitations to the Iranian companies and also inviting Iranian women to attend occasional parties the embas- sy organizes in Tehran are examples of the return of Britain’s O.J. Simpson says ‘Life is fine’ 25 years Singer Steve Lawrence, of “Steve and colonial culture to Iran. Shojaei-Tabatabai said that Macaire has been invited to visit after notorious homicides Eydie” duo, says he has Alzheimer’s the exhibition, which will run until June 26. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Former LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Steve football star and television personality O.J. Lawrence, the 1960s-era singer and Simpson said that he and his family have comedian who performed at nightclubs National Orchestra moved on from the “trial of the century” and on television with his wife Eydie to perform in memory of that saw him cleared of a double murder, Gorme, said on Tuesday he has been but forced to pay millions in a civil suit, ac- diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. actor Jamshid Mashayekhi cording to an Associated Press exclusive. In a letter released by his publicist, Simpson told the AP in an interview that the 83-year-old Lawrence said the ARTTEHRAN – The National Orchestra will go on “Life is fine.” disease was in its early stages and he deskstage at the Iranian Academy of Arts on June 17 to He reflected on the upcoming 25th anni- was “being treated with medications perform a concert in memory of legendary actor Jamshid Mashayekhi, versary of the murders of his former wife and under the supervision of some of the the Rudaki Foundation announced on Wednesday. her friend, and the subsequent criminal and finest doctors in the field.” civil trials, in an AP interview early Monday. “Fortunately, they have managed Simpson was found not guilty in a crim- to slow down this horrific process,” inal trial over the homicides, but was later he said. found responsible in a civil trial. Lawrence married Gorme in He is living healthily and happily in Las 1957 and together they became a Vegas and neither he nor his children want O.J. Simpson reacts after learning he was staple on American late-night and Singers Steve Lawrence and Edyie Gorme to look back and talk about the June 12, granted parole at Lovelock Correctional variety television programs. Their pose as they arrive at “An Evening with 1994 slaying of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Center in Lovelock, Nevada, U.S., July playful husband-and-wife banter Larry Gelbart” July 11 at The Museum of Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman, 20, 2017. (Reuters/Jason Bean/Pool/ was a distinctive element of their Television & Radio in Beverly Hills. Gel- he said to the AP. File Photo) performances over the decades. bart was honored at the museum for his “We don’t need to go back and relive the “We Got Us,” the first album from contributions to the medium of television, worst day of our lives,” he said, adding that memorabilia. the duo that came to be known as Steve which include writing credits on “The Bob it is a subject that “I will never revisit again. He was acquitted by a jury in 1995 of & Eydie, won a Grammy in 1960. Gorme Hope Show,” “ M*A*S*H,” and” Caesar’s My family and I have moved on to what we the slayings of Brown and Goldman, but died in 2013. A poster for a concert the National Orchestra will perform in Hour. (Reuters/File Photo) call the ‘no negative zone.’ We focus on the later lost a civil wrongful death suit in Lawrence said he was “living my memory of actor Jamshid Mashayekhi in Tehran. positives.” 1997. A civil court awarded a $33.5 million life, going out in public and trying to wishes and implore you to find the The orchestra will perform under the baton of Mashayekhi’s son Simpson served nine years in prison, judgment against him. spend as much time as possible with joy every day, because what I feel is Nader, a former conductor of the Tehran Symphony Orchestra. released in 2017, after a conviction of He told the AP that Nevada has been my family and friends while I am still gratitude, love and hope — nothing Mashayekhi, who starred in such acclaimed movies as “Kamalolmolk” robbery and kidnapping in an unrelated good to him and he is living life outside able to engage and enjoy.” more and nothing less, and I hope you and “Chrysanthemum”, died on April 2 at the age of 85. case concerning a dispute over sports of the national spotlight. “I ask for your prayers, your good can find the same,” he added.