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Leader names new Larijani praises North Korea’s vigilant head of the Islamic Fiqh Encyclopedia decision toward U.S. unilateral demands POLITICAL TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution deskAyatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has appointed POLITICAL TEHRAN — Iranian in recent months after the collapse of the Hojjatoleslam Haj Sheik Hassan Nazari as the new head of the deskMajlis Speaker Ali Lar- second Trump-Kim summit, which came Islamic Fiqh Encyclopedia, the leader.ir said in a report pub- ijani said on Tuesday that North Korea after Pyongyang reportedly demanded lished on Friday. has taken “vigilant decisions” against the that the U.S. lift sanctions in exchange for The appointment comes about a month after the center’s U.S. unilateral demands. denuclearization, according to Press TV. former chief, Ayatollah Haj Seyyed Alireza Hayeri, passed away. “The U.S. does not seek a proper deal The North has, in recent weeks, resumed In his letter, the Leader expressed sadness over the demise with North Korea. They [the U.S.] seek the missile tests that it had stopped to give of the late ayatollah and wished Nazari success in making “this to disarm this country [North Korea] and the diplomatic process with Washington great scientific current” progress. impose pressure on it,” Larijani said in a chance. a meeting with Vice Chairman of North ‘U.S. cannot be trusted’ Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly Pak In a separate meeting with the North Chol-min in Tehran. Korean official and his delegation, Irani- Zarif calls talks with Finnish Larijani noted, “North Korean leader an Deputy Foreign Minister for Political [Kim Jong-un] acted well in talks with the Affairs Abbas Araghchi said that the U.S. officials fruitful United States and did not let them [U.S. cannot be trusted in talks. POLITICAL TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mo- officials] reach their objectives.” Washington’s withdrawal from the 2015 deskhammad Javad Zarif who has launched a tour For his part, Pak said that the U.S. has nuclear deal with Iran and his performance of Scandinavian nations held talks on Monday with Finland’s “illogical” and “unilateral” demands in talks in talks with North Korea proved that the top officials including President Sauli Niinisto, calling his talks with Pyongyang. United States cannot be trusted, Araghchi “fruitful”. Pak noted that the U.S. obstructs talks remarked. by putting forward the issue of sanctions. He noted that the U.S. most important North Korea seeks to have an independ- tool against independent countries like Iran ent economy, he added. and North Korea is economic sanctions, U.S. President Donald Trump and the however, it has not been able to weaken North Korean leader held a meeting in in February which broke up amid disagree- border in June, Kim and Trump agreed to the two countries’ determination. Singapore in June 2018. ment on sanctions relief. kick-start working-level talks. The Iranian and North Korean officials They held their second meeting in Hanoi In their third, brief meeting at the Korean But the talks have effectively stalled also discussed expansion of relations.

Ayatollah Khamenei pardons over 1,000 inmates POLITICAL TEHRAN — Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, which marks the appointment of the first Shiite Imam, upon a recommendation from the head of the Judiciary. deskLeader of the Islamic Revolution, on Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS), by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) The clemency, however, does not apply to several Monday approved a proposal by Judiciary Chief Ebrahim as his successor, Tasnim reported. types of convicts, including those who have been Raisi to pardon or commute the sentences of 1,070 The top judge had sent a letter to the Leader proposing sentenced for their role in armed struggle against the convicts found guilty by various courts. a list of convicts deserving clemency. country, armed or organized drug trafficking, rape, The pardon came on the occasion of two Muslim Article 110 of the Constitution grants the Leader armed robbery, arms smuggling, abduction, bribery, Finland currently holds the rotating presidency of the Eu- festivals, namely Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Ghadeer, the right to pardon or reduce the sentences of convicts and embezzlement. ropean Union. Iran has said if the EU wants to the 2015 nuclear deal, offi- cially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), to survive the 27-nation must protect Iran from the U.S. sanctions. Zarif’s tour of Scandinavian nations took place after he visited Iran says devising third step to reduce nuclear commitments the two Persian Gulf states of Qatar and Kuwait on August 12 POLITICAL TEHRAN — Foreign diplomatic efforts will yield in the little boring countries and other countries in agreement and reimposed sanctions on and 18 respectively. deskMinistry spokesman time left to take the third step,” he said in the world in line with boosting relations Iran, Tehran said its “strategic patience” The visits also took place after Britain seized and later released Abbas Mousavi said on Monday that Iran a press conference. and we will continue talks in the course of is over and announced a partial withdraw- an Iran-operated oil tanker off Gibraltar. Iran called the move is devising the third step of reducing its He added, “After these actions, neces- reducing nuclear commitments. However, if al from some aspects of the pact. It also “maritime piracy”. obligations under the 2015 nuclear deal in sary decisions will be taken by the supreme we will not reach any result at the end of the threatened to step up uranium enrichment “Fruitful meetings with current EU presidency, Finnish a way proportionate to the issues between council for monitoring the JCPOA to see second 60-day deadline, we will definitely if an agreement is not made within 60 days President, foreign minister and trade minister,” Zarif tweeted. Iran and the remaining parties to the deal. if the Islamic Republic of Iran should take start the third step. We will give another 60 to protect it from the sanctions’ effects. While visiting Qatar and Kuwait, Zarif renewed Iran’s proposal “There are many suggestions and con- the third step or not.” days in order to reach a right and logical In follow-up to that deadline, on July 7 for non-aggression pact with the Persian Gulf littoral states. sultations. Mr. Macron [French President President Hassan Rouhani said on Au- solution,” he stated in a cabinet meeting. Iran announced that it has started enriching Iran has proposed non-aggression pact as the U.S. and Israel Emmanuel Macron] is making efforts in gust 14 that Tehran will start the next step The third step can include installation of uranium to a purity level of 4.5% as the have been trying to demonize Iran by claiming that Iran wants this respect. Other European countries of reducing nuclear obligations after the more centrifuges, especially advanced ones. Europeans missed the 60-day deadline to to revive the Persian Empire. have provided supports in this respect second 60-day deadline. On May 8, exactly one year after the devise a concrete mechanism to protect the After Finland, Zarif visited Stockholm, Sweden, on Monday and we will wait to see what result these “We are holding talks with the neigh- U.S. abandoned the multi-nation nuclear country from the U.S. sanctions. evening. On Tuesday, he held talks with Swedish Foreign Min- ister Margot Wallstrom. Zarif also held a meeting with a number of Swedish businessmen. Norway will be the last leg of Zarif’s tour of Scandinavian nations. Shamkhani: Sanctions intended to make Iran surrender not to negotiate Macron says France is SNSC chief says Iran should never have signed the JCPOA By staff and agency Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from He noted that Iran is not basing its the destruction of Israel is the country that interested in de-escalation of TEHRAN— Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of the UN-endorsed JCPOA in May 2018 decisions on U.S. policy on who is president, does not see the realities on the ground,” crisis over Iran nuclear deal Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, and imposed the toughest ever sanctions or on the possibility that Trump will not serve he said, taking a swipe at the Trump team’s has said that the U.S. sanctions pressure against Iran in line with his administration’s a second term. But he said that he thinks Israel policies and Trump adviser Jared By staff and agency against Iran are not for negotiation but “maximum pressure” policy against Tehran. Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign is Kushner’s Middle East peace initiative. French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that France intended to make Tehran surrender. Shamkhani noted the Trump failing because the U.S. public and Western On Trump’s recent decision not to attack is interested in the de-escalation of the crisis over the 2015 nu- “The sanctions campaign is not for administration’s “maximum pressure” allies are “questioning” his leadership. Iran after the downing of a U.S. drone, said clear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. negotiation, it’s for making us surrender,” campaign against Iran would not bring Elsewhere, he denied claims that Iran Shamkhani, was driven by a “calculation “France is interested in the de-escalation of the crisis over he said in an interview with NBC News Iran to heel or bring it back to the nuclear is seeking nuclear weapons, saying they of cost and benefits.” the Iran nuclear issue,” TASS quoted him as saying ahead of published on Tuesday. negotiating table. are forbidden under Islam and have not Both the U.S. and its regional allies would negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin. He added, “As long as this approach is He warned the U.S. to “act with wisdom”. provided security to those who have them, be in “a terrible situation” in the event of Kremlin Aide Yury Ushakov said on Friday that Russia and taken by the United States, Iran will never Shamkhani said the Iranian public has like Israel. war, Shamkhani said. France share the common tasks of preserving the nuclear deal. ever seek negotiations.” long dealt with international sanctions and ‘Palestinian people would decide “There is no doubt that the already “Let me note that Russia and France share the common tasks “We had a case of successful negotiations proof of the failure of Trump administration Israel’s fate’ tarnished image of the United States will be of preserving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with the JCPOA [the 2015 nuclear deal]. policy was obvious in the mood on the street. Shamkhani also denied that he had a even further destroyed in the region and the and preventing an escalation of tensions between Iran and the How come the United States departed from “Just walk the streets of Tehran and see “military wish” for Israel’s destruction, whole world. Why do they basically threaten U.S. in the Persian Gulf and in general,” he told reporters on it?” he said. how energetic our people are and you will saying the Palestinian people would decide to launch a war against us?” he said. Friday, according to TASS. He also said that Iran should never have realize that [what the U.S. has] been trying Israel’s fate. The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the UN-endorsed signed the JCPOA. to achieve has not materialized,” he said. “I believe that the one that is seeking (IRGC) shot down a highly-sophisticated JCPOA in May 2018 and imposed the toughest ever sanctions He said that there were people in Iran who U.S. stealth drone in June after it violated against Iran in line with his administration’s “maximum pres- felt that signing the JCPOA was a mistake. Iran’s airspace over the Persian Gulf. sure” policy against Tehran. Asked if he was one of those people, Shamkhani warns the U.S. and its regional Trump reportedly gave initial approval The remaining parties, particularly the European sides, have Shamkhani said, “Yes. … I’m just following allies would be in “a terrible situation” in for the U.S. military to launch strikes on so far failed to honor their commitments since the U.S. returned the viewpoints of my nation, the people the event of war against Iran. Iran in retaliation, however, he cancelled sanctions and imposed new ones. of Iran.” the strikes. On May 8, exactly one year after the U.S. abandoned the mul- ti-nation nuclear agreement and reimposed sanctions on Iran, Tehran said its “strategic patience” is over and announced a partial withdrawal from some aspects of the pact. It also threatened to Europe should pre-purchase Iran’s oil through INSTEX first: CBI chief step up uranium enrichment if an agreement is not made within 60 days to protect it from the sanctions’ effects. POLITICAL TEHRAN – The governor of the exceeding the ceiling for storing the enriched uranium in In follow-up to that deadline, on July 7 Iran announced that it deskCentral Bank of Iran (CBI) has said that violation of the 2015 nuclear deal. has started enriching uranium to a higher purity than the 3.67% the Europeans should show their sincerity about their Also, the United States would no longer waive sanctions as the Europeans missed the 60-day deadline to devise a con- Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX) by that allowed Iran to ship heavy water produced at its Arak crete mechanism to protect the country from the U.S. sanctions. ordering Iran’s crude. facility beyond a 300-ton limit set in the 2015 nuclear deal President Hassan Rouhani said on August 14 that Tehran “If the Westerners are serious and determined about to Oman for storage which again forces Tehran to store it will start the next step of reducing nuclear obligations after the this issue (INSTEX), they should inject money to it equal inside country in violation of the nuclear deal. second 60-day deadline. to the extent that our oil revenues have been harmed or In return, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council The third step can include installation of more centrifuges, file for Iran’s oil futures,” Abdolnasser Hemmati said in (SNSC) announced in a statement on May 8 that the especially advanced ones. an interview with the IRIB TV on Tuesday. country had modified two of its undertakings under the Rouhani has described Iran’s moves in reducing nuclear He stressed that if the Europeans want to keep the nuclear Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in return for the U.S. commitments step by step as a “wise” decision. deal alive, they should implement their undertakings, noting abrogation of the deal and other signatories’ inability to Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Monday that INSTEX should also include the sanctioned goods too. had earlier warned that the European Union’s failure make up for the losses under the agreement, warning that that Iran is mulling plans to take the next step of scaling down Washington withdrew from the internationally-endorsed in providing the needed ground for Tehran to enjoy the modifications would continue if the world powers failed its nuclear commitments. 2015 nuclear deal with Iran in May 2018, re-imposed the economic benefits of the nuclear deal would exhaust the to take action in line with their promises. Under the JCPOA, Iran is allowed to possess 300 kilograms toughest-ever sanctions against the country and started country’s patience. “The Islamic Republic of Iran declares that at the current of uranium enriched to 3.67 percent. a plan to zero down Tehran’s oil sales. Almost a year later, however, the EU failed to provide stage, it does not anymore see itself committed to respecting Nuclear spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi announced on August Under the nuclear agreement reached between Iran and Tehran with its promised merits. Then, the U.S. State the limitations on keeping enriched uranium and heavy 13 that Iran’s stockpile of uranium has reached 370 kilograms. six world powers in July 2015, Tehran undertook to put Department announced that it had not extended two water reserves,” the statement said. Iran says its decision to reduce its commitments are in line limits on its nuclear program in exchange for the removal waivers, one that allowed Iran to store excess heavy water Then Iran gave Europe 60 days to either normalize with paragraph 36 of the JCPOA which has provided a mech- of economic and financial sanctions. produced in the uranium enrichment process in Oman, economic ties with Iran or accept the modification of Tehran’s anism to resolve disputes and allows one side, under certain Yet, Iran continued compliance with the deal, stressing and one that allowed Iran to swap enriched uranium for obligations under the agreement and implement its proposed circumstances, to stop complying with the deal if the other side that the remaining signatories to the agreement, especially raw yellowcake with Russia. INSTEX to facilitate trade with Iran. is out of compliance. the Europeans, had to work to offset the negative impacts Until May, Iran was allowed to ship low-enriched uranium Iran set up and registered a counterpart to INSTEX Officials in Tehran have insisted if the remaining parties to the of the U.S. pullout from the agreement if they want produced at Natanz to Russia before it hit the 300-kg limit called Special Trade and Financing Instrument between JCPOA compensate sanctions effects Iran will reverse its decision. Tehran to remain in compliance. The Iranian officials and the U.S. measure leaves no way for Tehran other than Iran and Europe (STFI) to pave the way for bilateral trade. TECHNOLOGY

I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 21, 2019 IRAN IN FOCUS 3 Iran won’t be duped by ‘good cop, bad Zarif likens 1953 coup to Trump’s ‘maximum cop’ routine: military chief pressure’ on Iranians POLITICAL TEHRAN – The Iranian Jask County — after violating Iranian airspace. desknation will never be fooled A few weeks later, on July 19, the IRGC POLITICAL TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad by calls for negotiations and the good cop, also seized the 30,000-tonne UK-flagged deskJavad Zarif on Monday commemorated the bad cop routine, says Major General Mo- Stena Impero tanker, which had collided anniversary of the 1953 coup in Iran, saying the Americans hammad Hossein Baqeri, the Armed Forces with an Iranian fishing boat and ignored and the British orchestrated the coup following years of Chief of Staff. its recurrent distress calls. “maximum pressure” on Iranians, hinting at U.S. President The U.S., under Donald Trump, has occa- It came after Britain’s naval forces un- Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” policy against Iran. sionally shown its willingness to hold talks lawfully seized the Adrian Darya 1 vessel, “66 years ago today, a coup instigated by the US and the with Tehran, while abandoning the 2015 nu- then known as Grace 1, and its cargo of 2.1 UK overthrew the democratically-elected Government of clear agreement with Iran and reimposing million barrels of oil in the Strait of Gibral- Iran. This atrocity followed years of ‘maximum pressure’ sanctions that the agreement had rescinded tar under the pretext that the supertanker on Iranians,” Zarif said in a tweet. in order to put enormous new pressure on was carrying crude to Syria in violation of Iran’s economy. the European Union’s unilateral sanctions The idea of talks with Trump’s America against the country, while Tehran strongly has been firmly rejected by Leader of the rejected the claim. Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Elsewhere in his remarks, Baqeri who has the final say in critical issues. slammed the efforts launched by the U.S. In his Monday remarks, General Baqeri to form a coalition and hatch new plots in said the Islamic Republic, under the leadership the Persian Gulf, saying such efforts have of Ayatollah Khamenei, continues to advance already failed. in the path of creating an “Islamic civilization” The top commander further said the with all power and deep understanding of efforts were aimed to lay siege on the Is- the current circumstances, Mehr reported. lamic Republic and undermine its power He said despite all the conspiracies, in- in the region. cluding the imposed war (Iraq’s war against Baqeri’s comments came after the White Iran in the 1980s) and all the acts of sabotage at the international level. The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps House announced plans to create a new and insecurity in Iran by the enemies, the “The shooting down of an invading U.S. (IRGC) in June shot down an American spy security initiative in the Persian Gulf by “Our people put an end to such interference in 1979. Time country is at the peak of its power. spy drone, the seizure of the violating British drone over Iran’s southern coastal province forming a coalition for escorting commer- for some to deal with this reality,” he added. He also pointed to the release of the Ira- oil tanker, and last but not least, the release of Hormozgan. cial ships. On 19 August 1953, a foreign-backed coup – known in Iran nian-operated Adrian Darya 1 supertank- of our country’s tanker in Gibraltar, prove In a statement then, the IRGC said the However, Washington’s call to form as the 28 Mordad coup d’état – was staged in Iran which saw er, which was seized by British marines in the fact that the Islamic Revolution strongly Global Hawk spy drone was brought down by the coalition has fallen on deaf ears. So the overthrow of the democratically elected government of the Strait of Gibraltar last month, saying it continues on its path to achieve its noble its Aerospace Force near the Kouh-e Mobarak far, only Britain and Israel have agreed Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh in favor of strength- demonstrated the Islamic Republic’s power ideals,” the general remarked. region — which sits in the central district of to join the coalition. ening the monarchical rule of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Named Operation Ajax by the CIA, the coup was car- ried out after an earlier coup attempt failed to overthrow Ayatollah Khamenei’s official website launches three new languages Mosaddegh and install General Fazlollah Zahedi, the shah’s POLITICAL TEHRAN – At a ceremony on Monday, have reformed greatly by the Islamic Revolution.” reliable ally, as prime minister. deskthe official website of the Leader of the “Another reason for importance of this website is the As a result, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the shah of Iran, Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei launched three personality of the Leader of the Revolution who guides this had fled to Baghdad. new languages of Russian, French and Spanish. ship in the rough ocean of politics and who has guided Iran With the success of the second coup, however, Zahedi Addressing the ceremony which was attended by a num- and protected the country’s independence and dignity and was installed as prime minister, and the shah returned to ber of media and foreign policy activists, Kamal Kharrazi, has promoted the country’s defense power. Iran and continued to rule more fiercely as monarch. chairman of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, said So, it is interesting to the world that such personality who Mosaddegh was then arrested, tried and convicted of foreign language versions of the website is highly significant. has revolutionary characteristics and influential words can treason by the shah’s military court. He said, “This website belongs to the office for preser- guide the country based on principles of the revolution. Do He was sentenced to death, but on the Shah’s personal vation and publication of Ayatollah Khamenei’s works and not judge based on superficial things such as sanctions and orders, his sentence was commuted to three years in solitary is very important. insults. They all admit that they are facing a power and this confinement in a military prison, followed by house arrest The main reason of this importance is the importance is a very important point,” he explained. until his death. of the Islamic Revolution and its influential role in the con- He also expressed hope that launching foreign language The Shah ruled until 1979, when he was brought down temporary world. If we study developments since the past versions of this website would help freedom-seeking and during the Islamic Revolution, which led to the establish- 50 years, we see that not only Iran but many other countries independence-seeking people around the world. ment of the Islamic Republic after a referendum. Forty years on, Iran’s struggle to sustain its independ- ence is still alive, but so is the foreign attempts aimed to Biggest drug smuggling band Iran-Khodro’s CEO arrested undermine it. dismantled in southern Iran for increasing car prices Aggressors must pay damages for supertanker seizure: Raisi

1 Tehran maintained that the supertanker was not bound for Syria and its seizure took place at the behest of the U.S. On Thursday, Gibraltar’s government announced it was releasing the supertanker despite pressure from the U.S. for the vessel’s continued detainment.

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POLITICAL TEHRAN – The In- The country has spent more than $700 POLITICAL TEHRAN – Hashem according to Fars. desktelligence Ministry has million on sealing its borders and pre- deskYekke-Zare, the CEO of Abbas Ali-Abadi was announced as new announced that its forces have dismantled venting the transit of narcotics destined Iran’s leading automaker Iran-Khodro Com- IKCO chief on Monday, hours after Yekke-Zareh the largest drug smuggling band in the for European, Arab and Central Asian pany (IKCO), was dismissed and arrested was removed from the post. southern province of Hormozgan. countries. on Monday in his office upon an order by The 57-year-old Ali-Abadi has been heading In a statement, the ministry said the In comments on July 9, Iran’s Ambas- the Judiciary, Tasnim reported. MAPNA Group, the top Iranian energy engi- Soon after the announcement, the U.S. Department of drug trafficking band carried drugs from sador to the United Nations Majid Takht Yekke-Zare’s “uncoordinated decision” to neering and construction company, for the Justice unveiled a warrant for the seizure of the ship. Gi- one of neighboring countries by vessels and Ravanchi said 3,815 Iranian police forces increase prices was cited as the reason for his past 10 years and has never served in the braltar, however, knocked back the request. fishing boats to the coasts of Hormozgan, have lost their lives and over 12,000 others dismissal and arrest. car sector.His appointment comes as the The tanker left Gibraltar’s waters late on Sunday after Mehr reported on Monday. have been wounded in the war against Also, a number of senior managers of IKCO government seeks to allay public concerns the territory’s Justice Ministry rejected a warrant from the The band was also in charge of drug drug trafficking over the past 40 years. and Saipa had been arrested in the past few about affordability and quality of the cars U.S. Justice Department seeking its seizure for alleged vi- distribution in Iran besides transiting drugs According to the “World Drug Report days over irregularities in the sale section of made in Iran amid sanctions imposed by the olations of American sanctions. Gibraltar officials said the to other countries. 2019” of the United Nations Office on the company. United States which has affected production territory follows the European Union’s laws, not the U.S.’s. Despite high economic and human Drugs and Crime, in 2017, Iran had “(Also) in recent days One of the deputy at IKCO and other companies.Founded more costs, the Islamic Republic has been ac- seized “the largest quantity of opiates directors of Iran-Khodro and one of the man- than 50 years ago, the IKCO leads produc- tively fighting drug-trafficking over the … accounting for 39 percent of the global agers of this company have been dismissed tion in Iran with over 600,000 passenger Government: U.S. economic past decades. total,” Takht Ravanchi stated. from their positions and subsequently arrested,” cars each year. terrorism must end

TEHRAN (FNA) – Government spokesman Ali Rabiei U.S. move to create safe zone in north Syria is provocative, Tehran says has strongly dismissed setting up any special channel for 1 “The Americans’ behavior in the north- the spokesperson concluded, according to talks with the U.S., and stressed the need for Washington to east of Syria is a blatant violation of Syria’s the Foreign Ministry website. end its economic terrorism and sanctions against Tehran. sovereignty and territorial integrity, and con- Northeastern Syria is currently under “We have officially announced our view that economic travenes the principles of international law and the control of the U.S.-backed Kurdish-led terrorism must end,” Rabiei said on Monday at a press the United Nations Charter,” Mousavi added. Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), largely conference. “It is obvious that the security concerns in comprising of the People’s Protection Units Asked if a channel has been opened up for talks with the Syria’s northern border would be addressed (YPG). Turkey has been pressing to establish a U.S., he said the only channel is the Swiss embassy, which under bilateral agreements with the neigh- 30-40 km deep zone within Syria, seeking the represents the U.S. interests in Iran. bors and through good offices, and there is removal of the YPG from the area. But the U.S. Rabiei also referred to the U.S. sanctions imposed on no need for meddling of foreign powers,” has tried to limit the safe zone to 10 km. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, and said that Zarif is slated to leave for Paris within the next few days and the sanctions are in fact sanctioning the U.S. itself from dialogue. Iran not after war, but ready to deter threats: admiral In relevant remarks in July, Zarif blasted the U.S. for TEHRAN (MNA) – Deputy Coordinator of war from Iraq. showed that the Iranian nation will never practicing economic terrorism against Tehran, saying that of the Iranian Army Rear Admiral Habibol- The top commander underlined that while stop supporting their leaders,” he added. it had targeted the country’s ordinary people. lah Sayyari reiterated the Islamic Republic’s Iran does not seek war with any state, the nation He pointed to the Iranian military’s de- Speaking to reporters before the annual meeting of the stance against any war, noting, however, that will be the ultimate winner of “any potential fensive developments, saying the military is United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) the country enjoys a great deterrence power warfare against the Islamic Republic.” now more powerful than ever, as the country in New York, the chief Iranian diplomat said the U.S. had to fend off any possible threat. He said the Iranian people proved their has boosted the forces’ various subcategories engaged in an economic war against the Iranian nation. “We have never been after [any] war and resistance and courage against the external and different Army divisions have undergone The economic war Trump takes pride in has targeted will never seek one,” Rear Admiral Sayyari threats with their selfless endeavors during major structural changes overhauls.He further the civilians, he said. told a gathering of war veterans in Tehran on the eight-year war with Iraq. added the nation’s courage and the military’s The war has targeted ordinary people, as it is a terrorist Tuesday, commemorating the 29th anniver- “The Holy Defense [Iraq-Iran War] cre- advances have pushed away the enemies who move to push political plans and this should be halted, sary of the repatriation of Iranian prisoners ated a great deterrence power for Iran and have been seeking to undermine Iran’s integrity. Zarif said. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY AUGUST 21, 2019

STOCK MARKET Iran, Turkmenistan agree to TEDPIX 262941.0 IFX 3534.51 establish direct shipping route Sources: tse.ir, Ifb.ir ECONOMY TEHRAN – Iran and protection of the marine environment were deskTurkmenistan have also among the issues discussed by the offi- reached an agreement for establishing a direct cials during the meetings. shipping route between the two countries, The officials also underlined the CURRENCIES ISNA reported on Monday, quoting Iranian first Caspian Sea Economic Forum as a USD 42,000 rials Transport and Urban Development Minister positive step toward expansion of trade Mohammad Eslami as saying. among the Caspian Sea littoral nations, EUR 46,584 rials According to the minister, the agreement, expressing hope that the summit would GBP 51,049 rials along with several others, will be discussed be the beginning of a new chapter in the comprehensively in the upcoming weeks and economic relations of the five Caspian AED 11,437 rials will be officially signed in the end of the sev- Sea countries. Source: cbi.ir enth Iranian calendar month of Mehr (which The first Caspian Economic Forum ends on October 22) in Ashgabat. which was held in Turkmenistan’s Avaza Earlier this month Eslami visited Turk- on August 11-12. menistan on top of a 75-member delegation A variety of issues and subjects were to attend the First Caspian Sea Economic covered in the forum, including project COMMODITIES Forum. implementation and joint plans, exchange Brent $59.69/b During his visit, the official held talks with of experiences on the development of WTI $56.08/b several senior officials from Turkmenistan’s special economic zones, legislation and ministries of railways and Trade and Foreign standards, digital economy, cooperation OPEC Basket $59.13/b Economic Relations to discuss expansion between coastal regions and joint ventures. of ties in various areas especially in trans- An exhibition of business and trade Gold $1,505.10/oz portation. capabilities of the Caspian Sea littoral Silver $17.06/oz Development of maritime communi- removal of obstacles in this regard were among The need for facilitating visa issuance, states was also held on the sidelines of this cations, creation of a joint shipping line, the most important issues discussed in the development of transportation, development forum in which the exhibitors showcased Platinium $853.25/oz completion of the north-south corridor and meetings, according to Eslami. of the two sides’ aquatic industries and the their latest achievements and products. Sources: oilprice.com, Moneymetals.com Iron ore concentrate output exceeds 15mt in 4 months ECONOMY TEHRAN – Production of iron ore glomerate was produced, showing one percent decline as Tehran, Moscow in talks to deskconcentrate in Iran during the first compared to the last year’s corresponding period. set up Caspian Sea ferry line four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March Conglomerate produced in Khorasan Steel Company 21 – July 21) reached 15.903 million tons, registering a recorded a 70 percent growth in the first four months of ECONOMY TEHRAN – Tehran is in talks with Moscow three percent rise compared to the same period last year, the current year (March 21 – July 21). deskover plans to establish a ferry service across IRNA reported. According to the statistics, 1,662,958 tons of granulated the Caspian Sea that would link Iran with Russia’s Dagestan, As reported, the data regarding the output of major iron ore was produced in the first four months of the current RT reported. mineral production companies released in the first four year, showing a 37 percent decline as compared to the last The plan was discussed during the Iranian ambassador to months of the current year indicated that 15,903,165 tons year’s corresponding period. Russia, Mehdi Sanaei’s visit to Derbent in which he met with of iron ore concentrate was produced. Iran’s export of iron ore concentrate rose 96.6 percent Vladimir Vasilyev , head of Dagestan’s republic. Tose’e Melli Mining and Industries Company, a sub- during the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20), During the visit, the two sides discussed various issues such sidiary of Khuzestan Steel Company (KSC), registered the compared to the preceding year. as increasing cargo traffic through Makhachkala Commercial maximum 92 percent production growth in the same period. The country exported 5.552 million tons of the product Sea Port and launching direct passenger and cargo flights In the same period, 14,403,672 tons of iron ore con- worth $398 million during the mentioned period. between Makhachkala and Tehran. In the meeting, Vasilyev welcomed the idea of establishing the ferry line, saying that Derbent attracts many Iranians and the ferry service is expected to help facilitate their commutes. Shalamcheh-Basra railway project to start soon: RAI head “[Tehran] is ready to establish sea links with us, and we ECONOMY TEHRAN – Managing Shalamcheh-Basra railway project would Iran, Iraq and Syria held a tripartite are ready to cooperate – and everything will work,” Vasilyev deskDirector of the Islamic be implemented within three months. meeting on July 1 in Tehran for discussing told journalists at a press briefing on Sunday. Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) Khademi, who is also the head of Con- expansion of transportation cooperation He said that Iran’s business community had started to said Shalamcheh-Basra railway project will struction and Development of Transporta- among the three countries. take an interest in Dagestan, in particular in Derbent, with a be commenced in the upcoming months, tion Infrastructures Company, said that after Development of rail transport, increasing number of international projects already being implemented IRNA reported. signing a cooperation agreement between transit, development of exports and imports, and set to transform the region. “Shalamcheh-Basra railway route is 32 Iran and Iraq, the contractor and investor of and implementation of the Shalamcheh-Basra “International projects are being implemented in Derbent, kilometers long along which a 700-meter the 32-kilometer railroad were designated. railway were among the topics discussed in there are some very interesting solutions there. The city used bridge is also going to be constructed,” Saeed According to the official, Islamic Republic the meeting. to have a billion-plus [rubles] annual income, but now it is Rasouli said on Monday. of Iran’s Mostazafan Foundation was set to In early June Iran’s Minister of Roads receiving four billion [rubles] more [from investors],” Vasi- According to the official, the project will fund the project as the Iranian party of the and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami lyev stated. be completed within a year and the final des- agreement. had named holding talks with Iraqi side on Earlier reports regarding cooperation between Dagestan tination of the railway is the city of Latakia “We are ready to implement the project selecting a contractor for Shalamcheh-Basra and the Islamic Republic referred to plans to increase the in Syria. in Iraq, expecting the Iraqi government to railway among his ministry’s top priorities sales turnover between the two sides, particularly to boost Earlier in July, during a joint meeting and Syria in Tehran, Iranian Deputy Road allocate the intended land of the project to during the current Iranian year (ending on lamb exports to Iran from the current 4,000 tons to 6,000 between heads of the railways of Iran, Iraq Minister Kheirollah Khademi had said us,” he stated. March 20, 2020). tons by the end of the year. At present, the volume of trade between Iran and the repub- lics of the North Caucasus is in the ballparks of $54 million. Iran’s 4-month steel ingot production up 4% yr/yr ECONOMY TEHRAN – The output of Iran’s 10 ma- Iran which stood at the 13th place in 2017 could lag be- deskjor steel ingot producers reached 6.863 hind three major steel producers in the world, namely Italy, million tons in the first four months of the current Iranian Taiwan, and Ukraine to stand at the 10th place in 2018, Iran to open business calendar year (March 21-July 22), indicating a four percent despite the re-imposition of sanctions by the U.S. center in Ghana increase compared to last year’s same period. According to the WSO’s report, Iran produced 25 million As reported by IRNA, the production at the mentioned tons of crude steel in 2018 which indicates 17.7 percent ECONOMY TEHRAN – Iran is set to open a permanent steel producing units has already exceeded 30 percent of growth from 21.2 million tons in 2017. deskexhibition of its products in Accra, the capital the past Iranian calendar year’s total steel production. Also, a recent report by the WSO says that production of of Ghana in September, the portal of Iran Chamber of Com- Production of steel ingot in Iran during spring, which crude steel in Iran rose 7.1 percent during the first quarter merce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) reported. corresponded to the first quarter of Iranian calendar year, of 2019 compared to the same period of time in 2018. “Iran’s commercial center in Ghana is set to open next stood at 5.2 million tons, rising 3.7 percent from the same It is while crude steel production in the world increased month,” ICCIMA portal quoted president of Hamedan Chamber quarter in the past year. 4.5 percent in the first quarter of this year. of Commerce (HCCIMA) as saying on Monday. As previously announced by the Iranian Steel Producers The WSO’s report put Iran’s crude steel output at 6.223 Association, Iran exported 4.899 million tons of steel ingot million tons and that of the world’s 64 steel producers at during the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 155.9 million tons in the three-month period. 20, 2019). China, India, Japan, the U.S., and South Korea were As reported, billets and blooms accounted for 67 percent the top five steel producers in the world during the first of the steel ingot exports in the past year. quarter of this year. Over 40 percent of crude steel produced in Iran is export- The country’s crude steel production capacity will increase of crude steel produced in the past Iranian calendar year ed to different markets worldwide, according to Khodadad by 25 million tons within the next four years, according to (ended on March 20, 2019), 25 million tons were used in Gharibpour, the head of Iranian Mines and Mining Industries a deputy director in IMIDRO. the production process. Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO). Ardeshir Sa’d Mohammadi said that through such in- Iran is one of the top 10 mineral-rich countries where A report by the World Steel Organization (WSO) has crease in crude steel output, the required feedstock for the 68 types of minerals have been identified so far, including indicated that Iran became the world’s tenth largest steel plants will be properly supplied. the world’s largest deposits of copper, zinc and iron ore, producer in 2018. The official further lamented that of the 35 million tons which are tempting international investors.

“There’s a big piece of land in the Ghanaian capital Accra Germany likely to head into recession, central bank warns that we have leased to showcase Iranian products such as Germany’s economy is heading into recession were vulnerable to downward revisions. will become even more fragile.” alter the way it sets a key interest rate bench- cosmetics, dried fruits, foodstuffs, construction material and after the country’s central bank warned that “Given the increasingly fragile state of Germany has the fiscal strength to counter mark, a move seen by analysts as reducing etc.,” Ali Asqar Zebar Dast said. a slump in exports during the summer was the global economy, the realisation of one any future economic crisis “with full force”, borrowing costs for companies. As reported, Iran and Ghana are trying to increase their likely to continue into the autumn. or more risks could easily push the economy said the finance minister, Olaf Scholz, sug- Peter Chatwell, the head of rates strategy commercial exchanges as they eye closer bilateral ties. As per theguardian.com, the Bundesbank into a completely different scenario,” the gesting Berlin could provide up to €50b at the Japanese bank Mizuho, said Berlin “In addition to these stuffs, we are going to ship Irani- said a downturn in orders for cars and in- bank’s analysts said. (£45.7b) of extra spending. needed the threat of a recession before it an-made furniture, wood-carved handicraft from Malayer dustrial equipment in the second quarter of The dip in economic performance, even His comments came after a report last could unleash government spending. city in a bid to promote the provincial artistic and industrial the year was likely to continue in the third if it proves to be short-lived, comes at a bad week said Germany was prepared to ditch He said: The “point which is being missed capacities,” added Zebar Dast, who met with head of Ghana- quarter, leaving the economy on the brink time for Angela Merkel’s coalition. its balanced budget rule and take on new is that the German fiscal stimulus is condi- Iran Parliamentary Friendship Group Aziz Abdul Muniru in of a technical recession, defined as two con- The junior coalition partner, the Social debt to counter a possible recession. tional on a recession, and existing law already Tehran on Sunday. secutive quarters of negative GDP growth. Democratic party (SPD), is awaiting the Confirmation that the country would use allows for this. In the meeting was held at ICCIMA, Muniru also held talks The bank, blaming a drop in exports, outcome of a leadership election that many the threat of a recession to boost government The “European Central Bank (ECB) would with Ali Reza Ashraf, ICCIMA’s Secretary General, Mohammad said Brexit and the trade war between the observers believe will result in the left of spending helped calm markets rocked last probably restart QE (quantitative easing) Reza Karbasi, ICCIMA’s Deputy for International Affairs and a U.S. and China were among the factors center party, which has slumped in the polls, week by concerns of a global slowdown led before the German fiscal taps were at risk number of other Iranain economic operators. responsible for a 0.1% drop in GDP in the pulling its support. by the U.S., China and Germany. of being nudged open.” Although the Ghanaian market has shown interest in Iranian three months to June and would likely Stefan Schneider, Deutsche Bank’s chief Eurozone sovereign bond yields Inflation in the eurozone has more than goods, the major obstacle on way of further developing trade create a similar drop in the three months economist, said the coalition was also heading Eurozone sovereign bond yields, which halved in the last year from 2.2% to 1%, leaving ties with this central African country is the lack of Iranian to September. for heavy losses in the important state elec- reflect the borrowing rate paid by governments the ECB little option but to cut the cost of shipping lines to Ghana. “We have to lease Indian oceangoing It said: The “overall economic performance tions in Saxony and Brandenburg, where the in the 19-member currency bloc, lifted from borrowing from its already low levels. vessels,” Zebar Dast stated. could decline slightly once again. Central to Green party and the rightwing Alternative record low levels. Mario Draghi, the ECB’s outgoing pres- According to the Iranian businessman, the process of export- this is the ongoing downturn in industry.” for Germany are expected to make gains. Germany’s 10-year bond yield was steady ident, said last month that the outlook for ing Iranian products to Ghana is very lengthy since the African Forecasts of growth this year of 0.5% He said: The “fog over the (coalition’s) at -0.69%, above record lows hit last week at eurozone growth was worsening and inflation country is part of the World Trade Organization (WOT), “All by the Bundesbank and the European future is unlikely to lift before the end of about -0.73%. German 30-year bond yields remained well below the bank’s 2% target. the goods need to get the necessary licenses and certificates commission are likely to be downgraded October when the SPD will present the result were also off record lows, trading at -0.22%. He said Europe’s Central Bank would use from various governmental and private organization before to nearer 0.2% or 0.3%, though analysts of the membership ballot on its new lead- World stock markets were also cheered every weapon at its disposal to mitigate de- exports happen”. at Deutsche Bank said even these figures er(s). We think that Merkel’s government by a decision from China’s Central Bank to flationary pressures. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 21, 2019 ENERGY 5 Iran to repair Afghanistan’s Several oil and gas projects power plant turbines to be inaugurated in ENERGY TEHRAN - Iran is go- Salehi said that the renovation of dam- Government Week desking to repair two turbines aged electric transformers will also start at Afghanistan’s power plants in the near after the repair of two turbines. ENERGY TEHRAN – Several development projects future, head of Iran Power Plant Repairs Iran and Afghanistan signed an MOU in deskin different sectors including oil, gas and en- Company, Einollah Salehi, said. Kabul on Sunday for developing bilateral ergy are to be inaugurated on the occasion of the Government He made the remarks on the sidelines cooperation in the field of electricity indus- Week (August 24-30), Government spokesman Ali Rabiei said of his visit to a steam power plant near try. In the MOU, the two sides emphasized on Monday. Kabul, Afghanistan. the expansion of bilateral cooperation in The official referred to the country’s achievements despite According to the official, based on a the fields of “repairing the worn out power the U.S. sanctions, saying Iran’s economy and domestic market memorandum of understanding (MOU) transmission equipment”, “construction are out of previous fragile conditions and indices are moving signed between the two countries, Iran is of armor lines”, “synchronization of two towards stability, Shana reported. going to repair damaged electric trans- countries’ grids” and other issues related formers and turbines of power plants in to the electricity industry. Afghanistan. The MOU was signed by Deputy En- He mentioned that the repair of the sec- ergy Minister Homayoun Haeri and the ond turbine will begin after the renovation Director General of Tavanir Organization of the first one and making sure that it is Mohammad Hassan Motavalizadeh on the working properly. Iranian side and Amanallah Ghaleb, the The repairs will be carried out in Af- Director General of Afghanistan Electricity ghanistan by Iranian experts, he noted. Company on the Afghan side. ‘Iran won’t wait for India on Farzad-B gas project’ ENERGY TEHRAN – Iran is not going to wait for “Development of Farzad-B has been and will be a top deskIndia on developing Farzad-B gas field priority for NIOC and the negotiations with India are still and soon the project will know its operator, deputy head underway,” Masoud Karbasian told Tasnim news agency. of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) said, ISNA In May, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh reported on Friday. said India is still the top option for awarding Farzad-B gas Farzad-B, with estimated reserves of 12.8 trillion cubic field development project. feet of gas, was opened in 2008 by a consortium of three “Our intention is to hold final talks with them [India]…. “Stability in forex market, stock exchange market, the growth Indian companies: ONGC, Oil India Limited and Indian if they are not ready to do the project, we will continue with Oil Corporation. an Iranian company, however if Indian companies come in foreign trade and domestic production, and exports surplus The Indians were supposed to develop the field after forward, they will be the ministry’s priority for completing besides reduction of our reliance on oil revenues are all among its exploration, but they stopped their activities after the the project,” Zanganeh said. the positive signs that Iran is experiencing,” he added. West intensified sanctions on the Islamic Republic in 2012. The official noted that Iranian oil ministry has prepared The imposed U.S. pressure in the past recent months on With the lifting of the sanctions, India once again called a plan for financing the project and the framework of the Iran were powerful enough to agitate economic conditions of for the development of Farzad-B by ONGC Videsh which is contract is also going through final editions. stable countries with high economic growth but our economy the overseas investment arm of the country’s biggest energy According to an agreement, the Indians were first to and domestic market are out of its previous fragile conditions exploration firm. submit a technical plan and then a financial proposal for now and economic indices are improving, he said. In February, NIOC head said Iran and India are still the development of the field, but Iran did not agree with the Every year during the Government Week, numerous devel- discussing development of Farzad-B gas field. other side’s financial proposals. opment projects go operational across the country to celebrate the occasion. Oil prices rise on stimulus hopes, trade optimism Equinor, Gazprom lose Crude oil prices edged up on Tuesday on opti- talks, Stephen Innes, managing partner of possible recession. mism U.S.-China trade tensions will ease and VM Markets, said in a note. Meanwhile, a Reuters poll of seven European gas market on hopes major economies will take stimulus The “U.S.-China trade spat has been at analysts revealed expectations that crude share as LNG surges measures to ward off a potential economic the center of the oil market demise, which oil inventories in the United States fell by slowdown that could hit oil demand. has sent the global economy to the brink of 1.9 million barrels in the week to August 16. Europe’s two biggest suppliers of pipeline gas, Norway’s Equinor According to reuters.com, Brent crude recession and negatively impacted oil demand The poll was conducted ahead of reports and Russia’s Gazprom, have lost market share for the first LCOc1 had risen 8 cents to $59.82 a barrel by forecasts,” he said. from the American Petroleum Institute time in at least four years amid a tripling in liquefied natural 0652 GMT, after climbing 1.88% on Monday. A rally in equity markets around the world (API), an industry group, and the Energy gas (LNG) imports into the region over the past 10 months. U.S. crude CLc1 was up 9 cents at $56.30 on growing expectations that global econo- Information Administration (EIA), an As stated by reuers.com, LNG imports into Europe have a barrel, after gaining 2.44% in the previous mies will take action against slowing growth agency of the U.S. Department of Energy. jumped amid lower than expected spot demand from Asia, session. also supported crude prices. An “unexpected rise, (could) possibly which has helped to send European gas prices to 10-year lows The United States said it would extend China’s new lending reference rate (take) the wind out of oil’s sails, if only and filled European storages to multi-year highs. a reprieve that permits China’s Huawei was set slightly lower on Tuesday after temporarily,” said Jeffrey Halley, a senior Technologies to buy components from U.S. the central bank announced interest rate market analyst at OANDA. companies, signaling a slight softening of reforms designed to reduce corporate bor- Still, prices were weighed down by the trade conflict between the world’s two rowing costs, while Germany’s right-left a report from the Organization of the largest economies. coalition government said it would be Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) The extension sets a very “comforting prepared to ditch its balanced budget that stoked concerns about oil demand tone” ahead of next month’s U.S.-China trade rule and take on new debt to counter a growth. Global renewables investment to hit $13.3 trillion by 2050 By Tsvetana Usage of clean energy Continuously falling battery costs, and rising capacity Global investments in renewable energy generation capacity and usage of clean energy are set to result in booming global will vastly outnumber investment in new fossil fuel-fired stationary energy storage over the next two decades, which plants by 2050, as the share of renewables in the world’s will require total investments of as much as $662 billion, generation capacity will grow exponentially, research com- according to the key findings of the latest report on new pany BloombergNEF (BNEF) says in its report New Energy energies by BNEF. Outlook 2019. Energy storage installations across the world are expected Investments in new generation capacity around the world to soar to 1,095GW, or 2,850GWh, by 2040, compared to a Data compiled by Refinitiv showing changes in the market is set to hit $13.3 trillion over the 32 years to 2050, accord- modest current deployment of just 9GW/17GWh as of 2018, share of gas from Norway, Russia and LNG sources is the latest ing to BNEF estimates. Of this $13.3 trillion, as much as 77 according to BNEF’s latest forecasts. example of how LNG is transforming Europe’s gas market. percent will be investment earmarked for new electricity Wind and solar will grow so much that by 2032, the world The share of LNG in gas supplied to Western and Central generation from renewable sources. will have more wind and solar electricity than coal-fired Europe increased to 14% between October 2018 and August Wind and solar will lead the renewable investment over electricity, BNEF’s New Energy Outlook 2019 said. 2019 from 5% in the same period of 2017-18. the next three decades, BNEF’s analysis showed. The use of coal will peak globally in 2026, and coal Gazprom’s share was around the average of the past three Wind power is set to attract $5.3 trillion in new genera- generation will collapse all around the world except for years, edging down by 1% from the previous year to 32%. But tion by 2050, solar will see spending at $4.2 trillion, while Asia. Yet, even in the biggest markets in Asia — China and it was the first year-on-year drop since 2014-2015, when it was investments in batteries will amount to $843 billion. India — coal will peak over the next decades, and those fired power plants, and China, with modern coal-fired hit by low gas demand in Europe. To compare, global investment in new fossil plants is two markets will drive the Asian investment in renewable plants, lag behind Europe at a slower pace of decarbon- LNG from the United States into northwest Europe accounted set to not exceed $2 trillion by 2050, which works out to capacity by 2050, according to BNEF. ization, the report says. for 2% of total gas supply into the region, contributing to the around US$416 billion a year until then, according to BNEF’s Globally, by 2050, coal-fired generation in the world “Our power system analysis reinforces a key message strong increase in LNG in Europe. estimates. will drop by 51 percent, supplying just 12 percent of the from previous New Energy Outlooks – that solar photo- Despite its market share loss, Gazprom’s total gas exports Global investment in new power generation capacity will world’s electricity, compared to 27 percent today. voltaic modules, wind turbines and lithium-ion batteries to Europe rose as the region imported 9% more gas from Oc- help build 15,145 GW of new power plants between now In terms of the pace of transition to renewables by are set to continue on aggressive cost reduction curves, tober to August, compared with the same period in 2017-2018. and 2050. Of this capacity, 80 percent will be zero carbon, region, Europe will be the leader, with renewable energy of 28%, 14% and 18% respectively for every doubling in The Russian supply the report said. accounting for 90 percent of Europe’s electricity mix as global installed capacity,” Matthias Kimmel, NEO 2019 “Most of the increase which we see in Russian supply this Another 1,666 GW of non-generating capacity such as early as by 2040, of which wind and solar will make up lead analyst, said, commenting on the NEO 2019 findings. year came to Slovakia and the Czech Republic - countries batteries and flexible capacity for demand response will be 80 percent, BNEF has estimated. “By 2030, the energy generated or stored and dispatched which do not have direct access to LNG and which need built over the next three decades. Major European economies are already on the road to by these three technologies will undercut electricity gen- to prepare their storages in case transit via Ukraine stops In terms of batteries, BNEF expects a lot of new invest- decarbonization, thanks to policies supporting it and to erated by existing coal and gas plants almost everywhere.” from January 2020,” said Marina Tsygankova, gas market ments by 2040 in another recently published report. carbon pricing. The U.S., where low-priced natural gas (Source: oilprice.com) analyst at Refinitiv. The gas transit agreement between Russia and Ukraine is due to expire at the end of this year. What caused the recent surge in oil and gas bankruptcies? The lack of progress in talks has spurred Europe to stock- According to a new report from law firm “So far this year there has been an up- cies are pre-planned, Chapter 11 restruc- service (OFS) companies have filed for pile gas to prevent possible supply disruption in winter. Haynes and Boone LLP, bankruptcies in the tick in the number of filings,” Haynes & turings, where creditors agree in advance bankruptcy since last year, most notable In countries with LNG terminals, Russian flows have given upstream sector are increasing this year as Boone said. on restructuring plans. was the bust of Weatherford International some ground to LNG volumes, an LNG market source said. energy spot prices remain subdued amid a Oil and gas prices have remained de- “I don’t think you will see a lot of Chapter last month. The drop in Norwegian flows, meanwhile, was seller-driv- cyclical downshift in the economy. pressed for 2019. 7 (liquidations),” he said. The midstream sector has so far weath- en, with Equinor conducting extensive maintenance on its The law firm said it’s hard to tell if a According to oilprice.com, so far, 26 “When you see Chapter 7s is when there ered the slowdown without the same finan- production and also reducing output, probably for com- new bankruptcy wave is imminent, but exploration and production (E&P) firms are no assets left. Typically, there are always cial stress of the upstream sector. mercial reasons. said, “some stakeholders may have giv- have filed for bankruptcy through mid-Au- assets left.” Haynes and Boone recorded 192 E&P In contrast, a drop in Russian gas flows to some Western gust, with debts totaling $10.96 billion. en up hope that resurgent commodity Natural Gas Intelligence believes a bank- bankruptcies since 2015 totaling $106.8 prices will bail everyone out,” especially European countries, such as Germany, was buyer-driven. The firm noticed a surge in bankruptcies ruptcy wave for the upstream sector could be billion in debt and recorded 185 OFS bank- “If I have a long-term contract and some flexibility left, began in May, following a -23% correction operators who have been on the verge of nearing. ruptcies involving $65 billion of debt over bankruptcy. I would run the contract low now and ramp it up again in in WTI prices from mid-April to mid-June. This is because operators across the the same time. “For these producers, the game clock September or later,” a gas trader in Europe said, pointing to In 2018, 28 E&P firms filed for bank- country have been scaling back since oil And with SocGen’s Albert Edwards has run out of time to keep playing ‘kick current low spot prices. ruptcy, posting $13.2 billion in debt, while crashed -44% in 4Q18. warning about a deflationary bust, it seems the can’ with their creditors and other A drop in Dutch production has also helped to create room 24 firms asked for protection in 2017 Producers have been faced with margin that the inflation downturn could force stakeholders,” the firm warned. commodity prices much lower, could kick for LNG arrivals. with $8.5 billion in debt. compression, high debt loads, and over- The analysis was based on gas volumes for Germany, France, The firm points out that insolvencies in Buddy Clark, a Haynes & Boone partner, supplied markets so far this year. off the tidal wave of energy bankruptcies told Reuters that many of 2019’s bankrupt- during the 2020 election year. Austria, the Netherlands, Britain, Belgium, the Czech Republic the energy patch are gaining momentum. Haynes and Boone said 22 oilfield and Slovakia from October to August over the past six years. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 6 INTERNATIONAL AUGUST 21, 2019 U.S. sanctions killing cancer America’s human rights record is waning patients in Iran: Report TEHRAN (FNA)– The harrowing accounts and chilling examples highlighted in recent reports by the Human Rights IFP–The U.S. claims that its maximum staff, while a further 100,000 workers are Watch and others are a disturbing read for any conscious pressure on Iran won’t stop the supply of employed in distribution companies, phar- human being. medicine and other humanitarian necessi- macies, and aftersales support. And however much the US administration officials would ties, but banking sanctions are driving up These workers are some of Iran’s best and import prices, blocking supply chains, and brightest, and around 20 percent of those like to be in denial, their one-dimensional human rights policy creating deadly drug shortages, an article employed are university graduates. is still a dead giveaway, a narrative that tells of an abusive sys- released by Foreign Policy says. Their futures are at stake. tem that knows about these things and chooses to do nothing. Last month, the US Department of State What may seem like sterile banking sanc- Predominantly, these reports put the Land of the Free in released a video addressed to the people of tions are truly much more dangerous. negative light for “infringement on citizens’ civil rights, prev- Iran. In the video, Trump administration These sanctions disrupt the access of the alence of money politics, rising income inequality, worsening official Brian Hook claims that it is a “myth” Iranian public—especially the poor, the elder- racial discrimination, and growing threats against children, that sanctions target Iran’s access to medicine. ly, children, women, and patients suffering women and immigrants, as well as human rights violations For more than a decade, my fellow Iranian from chronic diseases—to the medications caused by the unilateral America First policies.” medical professionals and I have been strug- they require. It’s a sad statement, as well, that the US, which withdrew gling to protect patients from the fallout of Medicines become more expensive and last year from the United Nations Human Rights Council, US sanctions. of worse quality. An unreliable supply chain methodically continues to grab the top trophy in rampant gun We have studied sanctions impacts on leads to incomplete treatment of diseases violence and abuse of power by public officers. Iran’s health care sector and advocated for and their becoming chronic. Data from the Gun Violence Archive showed the United better responses from our own government. The crisis deepens when the slowdown in States reported 57,103 incidents of gun violence in 2018, re- Our findings make clear that the harms being domestic production increases the country’s sulting in 14,717 deaths, 28,172 injuries, including casualties inflicted on Iranian patients are not mythology. need to import drugs. of 3,502 juveniles. Today’s integrated and interconnected All this is happening against the back- And that’s just to scratch the surface of the explosive subject world depends on banking systems and trade drop of the Iranian government’s strained of federal gun laws. networks that are dominated by the United resources as it is forced to import medicines It reveals that the pattern of systematic abuse at the hands States. Consequently, the US government at a higher price tag in those instances when of the American government under the Second Amendment to is able to use economic sanctions to cause a banking channel is available. the United States Constitution has been, and still is, a textbook harm to economic, political, and even social Responsible leaders in the United States case of human rights violations designed and implemented relations in target countries with relative ease. recognize that there is little to gain by smoth- at the highest levels of government. Although US sanctions are engineered ering humanitarian trade. in a way that may appear not to target hu- European governments have sought manitarian access to food and medicine, in clarity on humanitarian trade, only to be practice US sanctions function as a tool of generic drugs, helping significantly lower diseases—at the greatest risk. rebuffed. economic war. the cost of health care. There is particular concern over the risk This forced France, Germany, and the Officials in Washington continue to in- According to Akbar Barandegi, director to paediatric cancer patients. United Kingdom to establish a special sist that they maintain “exemptions” to their general of Iran’s Food and Drug Adminis- In this face of these import disruptions, purpose vehicle, called INSTEX, to try to sanctions to protect humanitarian trade, even tration, almost 97 percent of the country’s opportunists have begun smuggling coun- facilitate humanitarian trade. after the International Court of Justice has needed pharmaceutical doses areprovided by terfeit and low-quality medicines into Iran Iranians welcome this move, but the ruled that these exemptions are insufficient, about 100 local pharmaceutical companies, through routes from Pakistan, Turkey, and United States should not shirk its moral leaving “little prospect of improvement” in most of which belong to the private sector. the United Arab Emirates. responsibilities. the “serious detrimental impact on the health Just 3 percent of demand is met with imports, Should disruptions grow worse, it could The Swiss government is negotiating and lives” of Iranians individuals. purchased from many of the world’s largest also lead to introduction of counterfeit or directly with the Trump administration on At the end of the day, it is incumbent on pharmaceutical companies. impure ingredients to domestically-man- a banking channel for humanitarian trade, the United States to heed this humanitarian These purchases may form only just a ufactured medications, leading to not only but its efforts have so far been blocked by warning. small proportion of total demand, but they low-quality drugs, but also new public health officials who are seeking the most extreme Under US President Donald Trump, the relate to specific medications vital for the risks. interpretation of “maximum pressure. situation has gotten worse. Census Bureau well-being of many patients, particularly Second, sanctions interrupt domestic ” Iran’s European suppliers understand data shows that the United States exported those with advanced or chronic diseases. production by interrupting supply chains. that this situation is dire, but the Trump an average of $26 million of pharmaceutical Last year, several of my colleagues Iran’s pharmaceutical manufacturers use administration remains unaccommodating. products to Iran annually during the Barack who work in the field of paediatric on- over 10,000 different compounds in their During the Iran-Iraq War, the United Obama-era sanctions. cology published a note in the Lancet production processes. States turned a blind eye to Saddam Hus- Exports have averaged just $8.6 million showing that chemotherapy drugs such The pressure of US sanctions and the sein’s use of chemical and biological warfare Let’s be utterly clear about what has happened to human as asparaginase, the leukaemia treatment chilling effect on international banks have rights in American hands: There are genuine reasons why each a year in the last two years under the more against Iranian and Kurdish soldiers and draconian sanctions policies of Trump. mercaptopurine, and even the basic pain already made it impossible for many sup- civilians. and every year tens of thousands of black Americans, Latinos, killer paracetamol had run out of stock, pliers to reliably receive payment for raw students and activists take to the streets across country, ral- The Trump administration has also made Most damningly, the United States not it more difficult for European countries to threatening the treatment of thousands materials sold to Iran. only refused to place sanctions on Iraq to lying and chanting and refusing to back down and go home. of children. Some medications require 15 substances The US - where school shootings are an almost weekly news export medicine to Iran. deter use of nerve agents, but it also refused Swiss pharmaceutical exports to Iran fell Access to these medications is being signif- from different manufacturers in various coun- to aid Iran’s access to the antidotes required story and the preeminent fear of American teenagers - has icantly disrupted as a result of US sanctions tries in order to be produced. The absence of succumbed to the exact patterns of abusive state action that 30 percent from 235 million Swiss francs to treat the victims of chemical attacks. ($240 million) in 2017 to 163 million francs against Iran. even one substance brings the production I happen to be one of those victims; these campaigners want to outlaw forever. This disruption takes three primary forms. of that medicine to a halt. No less important, though hardly commented upon, is ($167 million) last year, according to Swiss Saddam’s chemical weapons burned my customs data. First, sanctions impact the availability Finally, the impact of sanctions on Iran’s lungs and eyes, causing lifelong injuries this fact, too: The ruling elites are blatant in their intentions of imports. economy hurts health care providers and con- of maintaining white supremacy and privilege. The political Even though sanctions were only fully for which I continue to take medication, re-imposed in November 2018, Swiss exports While imports represent just 3 percent of sumers alike by reducing purchasing power. and which have gotten progressively worse class in Washington makes a mockery of civil rights as well Iran’s total demand by unit, they account for Lower government revenues and reduced as domestic and international justice. that year fell below the 173 million francs in my old age. ($178 million) annual average observed from 39 percent of the country’s needs by value, access to foreign currency put a strain on Seared in my memory are the hundreds Their crocodile tears for slain youths by white police officers reflecting the fact that imported medicines health care spending, making imported and “concern” in both racial discrimination and the abuse of 2008 to 2015. of victims I saw in warzone emergency fa- Similarly, French pharmaceutical exports are typically five times more expensive than drugs more difficult to afford for patients cilities near the Iran-Iraq border who had power by public officers is a ruse. domestically-made equivalents and the fact even when hospitals have them in stock. The authorities seek no social justice and equality to the to Iran fell 25 percent from 194 million euros little or no access to treatment equipment, ($218 million) to 146 million euros ($164 that Iran tends to import specialized drugs, According to data released by the Central especially antidotes. millions of disadvantaged Americans and victims of police which are generally more expensive. Bank of Iran, the cost of health care in Iran homicide. They seek no justice to those men of color and million) last year, slipping below the 2008 Nearly 40 years on, the US government to 2015 average of 150 million euros ($168 Just as with raw materials, banking re- rose nearly 20 percent between November continues to suffer from the same moral fail- immigrants who get killed every day for imagined fears by strictions have made it more difficult for Ira- 2017 and November 2018. bigoted police officers. million), according to data from Eurostat. ures, and I continue to witness the results In response to such pressures, and as part nian importers to pay European and Asian Declining output will also create unem- up close. And in case you are wondering, it’s not just the Human Rights of its post-revolution policies of self-suffi- suppliers for medicine. ployment. Though I have survived this unconven- Watch that says US human rights record is now officially in the ciency, Iran has made important strides in Shortages of imported medicines and sky- The Iranian Pharmaceutical Industries tional war, many of my countrymen and my dust. The US Senate Intelligence Committee’s periodic report safeguarding its people’s access to medication. rocketing costs are putting the most vulner- Syndicate estimates that pharmaceutical patients have not—and their sanctions-in- (partly classified) is equally a disturbing read – although it fails Iran is a world leader in the production of able patients—those with rare or advanced manufacturers employ approximately 25,000 duced deaths are not a myth. to call on Washington to comply with international treaties: The Committee cites deep concern about heavy-handed and discriminatory policing practices, treatment of juveniles in criminal justice system, serious problems with immigration Richard Silverstein: Israeli-Ethiopian citizens treated like refugees enforcement policies, sexual assault of inmates, and shackling TEHRAN (FNA)- Richard Silverstein, American jour- Ethiopians in the school. of pregnant women. nalist and political commentator, says members of the Imagine when it is happening at the age of 5, what is The Committee reveals that the US never investigates Ethiopian community are denied access to their rights happening to the adult Ethiopians. Whatever the Ethio- cases of unlawful detention, killing, torture, rape and ill as Israeli citizens. pians had earned, they have earned themselves with the treatment.It’s been pouring out in all its variety to remind In an exclusive interview with FNA, the American sweat of their own brows. us that all is not well for the United States. journalist explained the reason of the July protests by They take the lower-paying and unskilled jobs. They Many human rights organizations have also delivered Israeli-Ethiopians, saying they are racially discriminated cannot get specialized or professional education to become withering verdicts on America’s increasingly degraded against even by the judiciary, “after an Israeli force, who doctors or engineers. was off duty, shot dead an Ethiopian, the regime got the record on human rights – on both domestic and inter- So, they are only working class people who are the judiciary to order that the police’s name should be kept national levels. poorest in the Israeli society. withheld. The United Nations Committee Against Torture offers Q: Is there another underclass community in Israel Hence, no-one knows if justice will be served.” worse news. It catalogues greater violations and raises being treated worse than Ethiopians? Richard Silverstein is a Seattle-based journalist who A: The blacks who are homeless in Israel are mostly graver concerns, including torture, racial oppression, writes extensively on Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He stud- of the some 60,000 African refugees from countries like systematic human rights violations, police brutality, and ied Hebrew and comparative literature. He contributes Sudan, Eritrea or other countries in which there is war, failure to close secret immigrant detention centers and regularly to Middle East papers, publications and TV revolution or famine. military prisons. channels. They fled their countries hoping to find a country with The UN Committee fittingly condemns the self-styled Below is the full text of the interview: more hospitality. “human rights defenders” of the White House for failing Q: Is there a historical root for the discrimination But these refugees are denied asylum or refugees’ status to comply with international anti-torture treaties, cit- against Israeli-Ethiopians? which are supposed to be granted under the UN protocols. ing indefinite detention without trial, force-feeding of A: They came on must in 1990s from Ethiopia. They Israel as a contract with Rwanda to pay $3000 for each prisoners, holding asylum seekers, mothers and children had a very difficult time getting Israeli rabbis to agree refugee and dump them to Rwanda where they cannot in detention facilities, widespread use of solitary con- they were Jewish. have a refugees’ status or do anything. finement, excessive use of force and brutality by police, Even though they won that battle and they are con- Ethiopians, even though are citizens and supposed shootings of unarmed people of color, and cruel and in- sidered Jewish, they really are the underclass in Israeli to have more rights, are treated almost the same as the lands, and they were the blacks of Israel. humane executions. society. They are mistreated. African refugees. They were mistreated as if they are inferior to the Under the circumstances, expect no shock, no horror, no They are treated as badly as the Palestinian-Israeli The regime denies them their rights, just the same Ashkenazi. self-reflection whatsoever. residents. as the case for which the protest by Ethiopians took There were many scandals in terms of Mizrahi children It won’t make the news, much less the headlines on Cap- This is part of the problem that goes far back in Israeli place: after an Israeli force, who was off duty, shot dead being kidnapped and given way to the Ashkenazi fam- itol Hill. history all the way back to 1948: Israeli society is based an Ethiopian, the regime got the judiciary to order that ilies and some incidents in which medical experiments Assumedly, the greatest crew of rights-violation aiders on being a Jewish society in which Jews are privileged the police’s name should be kept withheld. Hence, no- were done on Mizrahi children and they died from these and abettors at the White House will never bother to comply and the Jews have higher values than the non-Jews. The one knows if justice will be served. experiments. with the International Human Rights Law, or make political case for the Ethiopian Jews is that they are maybe con- There have been many times that Ethiopians were So, the Mizrahi have always been the underclass in Israel. sacrifices to promote and protect human rights on domestic, sidered Jews minus. beaten or killed by the forces, and this is the last straw But now since they are about 50% of Israeli society, regional and international levels. They are not fully integrated into the Israeli society for the Ethiopians. they are climbing up the hierarchy very slowly. It’s rather immature to think that a country that spends 80 and the regime has done a little to integrate them in terms Q: If the Ashkenazi disapprove of the blacks, why But now, Israel needs a new underclass of people to billion dollars a year to incarcerate some 2.4 million people of language, jobs and education. are the Ethiopians allowed into Israel? discriminate against. A: There is a hierarchy of racism in the Israeli society. will ever give people a sense of engagement and empowerment. There have been cases that public schools have re- So, they had Israeli-Palestinians who were minority, The original Ashkenazi Jews were from the Eastern It will never go that far to acknowledge its abysmal record on fused to enroll Ethiopian children as early as the first or and now they have the Ethiopians, who are considered Europe. Later the Mizrahi Jews came from the Arab more inferior than the Mizrahi. human rights. It will do such things again and again and again. second grade; because Ashkenazi parents refuse to have I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 21, 2019 ANALYSIS & INTERVIEW 7 The U.S.-China political and economic war continues Rising corruption among the Trump in economic stalemate Zionist regime’s top officials By Saeed Sobhani officials recently made ambiguous state- 1 Case 4000 is the most serious case against Netanya- ments on linking China-US trade nego- hu. According to this case, Netanyahu is suspected with having TEHRAN — The President of the USA is tiations with Hong Kong situation. But provided the communication conglomerate Bezeq with illegally not in a good situation! He has practically such statements, which try to interfere favorable business deals and financial aids, so that Walla news lost the economic and trade battle with in Beijing’s moves, are not based on US agency, which is affiliated with Bezeq, will give him more fa- China. In recent days, many American national power or political resolve. They’re vorable reporting. analysts, economists, and politicians more like a show that the US politics is Regarding Netanyahu’s failure in forming a new cabinet, it is have warned of a continuing US-China not short of. expected that he will have a hard time winning the next elections economic war. They are right in believing Washington is actually reluctant to which will be held in mid-September. that this battle will end at the expense of link China-US trade negotiations with Following the criminal investigations, Netanyahu is now trying Washington. Here is some analysis and other thorny problems. China-US trade to plead for immunity from prosecution especially in his corrup- news about the US-China economic battle: talks have already been difficult for both tion charges; but it seems that the residents of the occupied lands Trump’s trade war with China will be sides. Washington has used all leverag- have become aware of his attempts because recently thousands worth the fight es, and it is highly possible to use other of inhabitants took to the streets to condemn Netanyahu for As CNN reported,For years, and issues as bargaining chips to strengthen seeking legal immunity to avoid facing charges. through multiple presidential admin- its status in negotiations. It will not use It must be noted that Ehud Olmert, former Prime Minister of istrations — Clinton, Bush and Obama trade negotiations as a bargaining chip the Zionist regime was also convicted with financial corruption. — the United States has naively looked the to push forward the US demands in other He was the only Zionist Prime Minister who was found guilty over other way while China cheated its way to areas. The trade negotiations have already financial corruption charges and was incarcerated from February an unfair advantage in the international been difficult for Washington. It cannot 2016 to July 2017. Apparently, the Israeli officials are having a trade market. It took a long time to get afford any other burden. tight competition in getting into financial and moral corruption. to this point, and it’s not going to turn Some Americans lack a clear strategic Recently, another Zionist official was involved in a big scan- around overnight. But with President estimation of their country. They still dal. Pictures showed Ehud Barak, former Prime Minister and Donald Trump’s long-term approach to are bearing the brunt of the fallout. In what “But it’s also a fool’s errand to think believe the US is capable of anything, Minister of Defense with covered face going to the house of a trade policy, the United States is in a good was clearly a retaliatory move, China and you will be able to get China to change the and can even issue orders to a major former American billionaire who was charged with sex trafficking. position to make up for the misguided other countries placed stifling tariffs on fundamentals of their economic model power like China. But the US is forced It seems that the residents of occupied lands are starting to policies of the past, which resulted in American agricultural products. Trump by poking them in the eye with some to strategically contract. The US is still seriously doubt the competency of the officials and the policies millions of lost jobs and thousands of stepped in to assist with $14.5 billion in tariffs,” he said. aggressive in public opinion and values they adopt. It seems that the regimes is having a very unstable shuttered factories. subsidies that go directly to farmers to Buttigieg’s comments come as fears of infiltration, but its finance cannot sup- status right now, many officals are involved in widespread- fi A bad day or a bad week on Wall Street make up for the loss of income, the US a recession in the US grow, with critics of port the superpower to spend lavishly nancial and moral corruptions, the dissatisfaction is growing is not an indication that Trump’s policy Department of Agriculture announced the President’s economic policies pointing on politics. among residents, the Palestinian resistant groups are gaining is failing. Market volatility is neither a in May. to Trump’s trade war with China as a The US failed to dictate China’s choices more power and many Israeli inhabitants are now exposed to surprise nor a reason to head for the life- The good news is that the USDA pre- contributing factor in the potential eco- on important issues in the past, and it is the missiles of the Palestinian resistant groups. boats. The markets are going to react and dicts a 10% increase in farm profit in nomic slowdown. Last week, the Trump even more impossible to do so today. To It is also noteworthy that Israeli diplomats and ambassadors fluctuate as the United States and China 2019 to $69.4 billion after a 16% dip in administration -- in its latest turnaround refuse an unfair trade agreement, Chi- all around the world have now gone on a strike in protest to the go back and forth in trade negotiations. 2018, according to the USDA Economic on trade -- said it would delay new tariffs na has borne the unprecedentedly large financial policies of the government. According to several news As the US Treasury Department re- Research Service. on Chinese-made consumer goods in- tariff sticks and the US suppression on agencies, this is the first time in the history of Tel Aviv that am- ported in May, there has been, and is, It’s important to view the current trade cluding cell phones, toys and video game Huawei and other Chinese companies. bassadors go on such a serious strike and this can mean that the an “exceptionally large and widening” war within the context of the Trump ad- consoles until December 15.Last year, After all of these, none of the US threats front line of the Zionist regime is starting to collapse. bilateral trade imbalance between China ministration’s broader trade policy. Trump imposed tariffs on about $250 to impose sanctions on China will have Finally, it seems that the widespread financial corruption in and the United States.” For example, if we focus only on billion in Chinese-made goods, targeting any deterrent effect. the regime and the unstable internal situation can prepare the It’s not as though China hasn’t had farming, the president negotiated the industrial materials and components. Because of the trade war, the US ground for Palestinian resistant groups to gain more military a chance to change its ways. It simply US-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement Earlier this month, he said he would add has lost the ability to impose addi- power against the Zionist enemy and expand their resisting and chose not to by, among other things, which, if Congress does its job, will pro- a 10% tariff on an additional $300 billion tional pressure on China. China does defensive operations in order to show their superiority over the willfully ignoring its G20 commitment vide farmers a fairer market to export of Chinese-made products on Septem- not need to consider the US attitude falling Zionist regime. to fair trade, dumping products below their goods. ber 1, which would effectively put a tax when making decisions. What else can cost into US markets and stealing intel- Perhaps this is one of the reasons why on all Chinese goods coming into the Washington do even if it is dissatis- lectual property. Trump’s support among farmers remains United States. fied?Beijing hopes for a soft landing China has also recently been labeled strong, despite the trade war’s impact on Trump tweeted Sunday afternoon of the Hong Kong problem and Hong Ethiopian Commentator: a currency manipulator by the Treasury their bottom line. According to a recent about negotiating trade deals with Chi- Kong’s internal forces can restore order Ethiopian community in Department. The Chinese government, survey by the Purdue Center for Com- na, writing the country is “Poised for big with the central government’s support. not the free market, sets its currency’s mercial Agriculture, 78% of farmers said growth after trade deals are completed.” But if Hong Kong cannot restore order Israel never forgets racial value against the dollar. When China they believe the trade war will ultimately “Import prices down, China eating by itself, Beijing’s strong intervention allows its currency to fall in an attempt benefit US agriculture. Tariffs. Helping targeted Farmers from will be the only choice. It is stipulated discriminations to boost its own exporters, American China appears ready for a long fight, big Tariff money coming in,” Trump in the Basic Law. companies and workers pay the price. but there are indications it is already wrote.Buttigieg, in his interview Sunday, Beijing will not use the choice rash- TEHRAN (FNA) — Jemal Hassen, political commentator, says Only by applying pressure will China be feeling the strain. Tech companies — expressed concern for American farm- ly, but it will not avoid using it when the uprising of the Ethiopian community in Israel is to protest motivated to change its destructive trade at least 50 to date — are in the process ers, who he said were getting “killed” by necessary. This is the country being the systematic racial discrimination against not only the blacks, habits. The United States will apply an of moving significant portions of their Trump’s trade war. Farmers have been responsible for Hongkongers.Chinese but also other ethnic minorities. additional tariff of 10% on approximately manufacturing operations out of China among some of the hardest hit by China’s people have found that US politics is not $300 billion of Chinese goods — some and back to other countries in an effort retaliatory tariffs, which were put on a always based on truth. The US election effective September 1 and some effective to get out from under US tariffs. range of commodities including soybeans, needs tricks, and it is not a process in December 15. This puts the squeeze right It seems that our choice is clear: We corn and wheat. which candidates honestly communicate where it needs to be — on China. The stay in this for the long haul to ensure “I was just in Iowa, in rural parts of with people. The US stock markets are delay in tariffs on some Chinese goods that American businesses can compete the state, talking with a lot of farmers also filled with all kinds of exaggerated from September to December, which the on a fair playing field, or we panic and who -- many of whom are Republicans information. The investors always have president announced Tuesday, is strategic continue to allow China to play with a or supported this President and are now to be highly vigilant. Double standards and not a retreat on tariffs. It was done corked bat.The former is sound trade asking the question, ‘How much longer demonstrate US political hypocrisy. to avoid impacting the holiday season policy. The latter is bad for US business, are we supposed to take one for the team?’ The US sophistry has fooled many me- because tariffs will not apply to goods prosperity and security. The President has said repeatedly that dium and small countries. Thanks to that have been ordered. Thus, American Also CNN reported that Donald Trump he’s on the cusp of getting a deal. The China’s reform and opening-up and retailers and consumers will likely not is on a “fool’s errand” with his ongoing President has failed to deliver a deal its increasing political stability, we are get stuck with the extra cost for those trade war with China, Democratic pres- and I expect he will continue to do so,” increasingly capable of distinguishing goods tariffed in December. idential candidate Pete Buttigieg said Buttigieg said. the US’ ill intentions. Something had to be done to end Chi- Sunday. U.S. can’t influence Beijing’s decision The US should stop its meaningless na’s unfair practices, and rather than CNN’s Jake Tapper asked the South on HK threat of linking the China-US trade talks In an exclusive interview with FNA, Jemal Hassen shed light capitulate to the predictions of recession Bend, Indiana, mayor on “State of the Political and public opinion elites in with the Hong Kong problem. Beijing did on the Ethiopian community’s revolt in Israel after the brutal and calamity, we need to stay the course Union” in an exclusive interview why he the US must understand that although not expect to quickly reach a trade deal killing of a young member of the community by the regime’s forces. and continue to add tariffs to Chinese thinks China would strike a trade deal they have the ability to instigate Hong with Washington. More Chinese peo- He said, “The killing of a black teenager from the Ethiopi- goods. We as a nation simply cannot with him if, as president, he were to ease Kong’s radical protesters and make it ple are prepared that China and the US an community in Israel has caused a major concern among the allow China to continue to have its way Trump’s pressure and end the President’s harder for Hong Kong to restore order, may not reach a deal for a long time. If members of the community.” with our economy. tariffs imposed on Chinese goods. The they absolutely cannot influence Beijing’s Washington wants to link trade talks with Ethiopian commentator slammed regime’s silence as its forces Of course, trade wars don’t come with- US, Buttigieg said, has “a lot of different decisions on Hong Kong’s situation. Hong Kong under such circumstances, mount crackdown on the blacks, saying “People have not heard out risk or impact, and American farmers forms of leverage in the relationship.” Pushed by media, high-ranking US it so flatters itself. any reactions from the regime; it has refused to make any official comments on the national TV or radio channels.” Below is the full text of the interview: How is the ambience of Israel after killing of the black teenager by the regime’s forces? Steven Sahiounie: U.S. keeping Syrian war going A: The killing of a black teenager from the Ethiopian commu- TEHRAN (FNA) — Steven Sahiounie, journalist and Russia, do not announce victory. The Americans being nity in Israel has caused a major concern among the members political commentator, says Washington desires that in the East of Syria are being used as a political card of the community. People have not heard any reactions from the war on Syria continues as an excuse to station its to use in negotiation with Russia and Iran. the regime; it has refused to make any official comments in the troops in Eastern Syria. Trump, during his presidential campaigns, said national TV or radio channels; from the regime’s side, nothing In an exclusive interview with FNA, Sahiounie Hillary Clinton helped Daesh. He accused Obama of has changed, and the forces continue to put more pressure on made comments on US Syria policies, saying, “If the being complicit in the war on Syria. But now, he him- the blacks. This is while the white Israelis are so racist that they Syrian government takes control of Eastern Syria, self calls on Russia and Syria to stop their attacks in even do not accept blood donations of members of the Ethiopian they will announce victory and that will be a big loss the terrorists-held areas, including Idlib. Isn’t Trump community. Ethiopian community has made several complaints to the American administration and its allies... . The complicit in the war on Syria, too? against Israeli forces and the racial discrimination they practice. Americans being in the East of Syria are being used A: The previous American administration, and the The community will always remember such discriminations. as a political card to use in negotiation with [Syria’s current administration have played a big role in the war How does the regime address racism in Israel? allies] Russia and Iran.” in Syria, but the American foreign policy is not made A: The discrimination is not only against the blacks; the Miz- Steven Sahiounie is an independent Syrian-Amer- in Washington DC, but in Israeli occupation, and by rahi and Arab Jews and Muslims are discriminated against, too. ican political analyst and writer based in Lebanon. the prime minister of the Israeli occupation. Trump Netanyahu is a far-right figure, and he leads the regime in the He has been covering the Middle East cruises since does not want the Syrian Army and the Russians to same way; not surprisingly, every move by the regime is on a 2011 and has published several articles in numerous take over Idlib. They want to keep the situation in Syria racism-basis. media outlets. in chaos and keep the Syrian Army and the Russians Why are more and more Ethiopian migrants in spite the Below is the full text of the interview: busy in the war against the terrorists in the North-West systematic anti-black sentiment in Israel? Obama said no boots on the ground; Trump said of Syria. The foreign policy of Trump and Obama is gotiate with the Syrian government, they have to go A: The Jewish Ethiopians live in the northern parts of Ethiopia. it would withdraw the US forces; they both sounded not so different because, as I said they do not make and sit with them. In the beginning of the war they They have made themselves isolated, and separated from the rest like they want to put an end to the war on Syria. Why the decision of the American foreign policy. We know were asked and ordered to fund, support and train of the nation. They live in concentration camps out of the city. are American troops still in Syria? that Trump is not a politician but a businessman so he the terrorists in Syria, and in the training camps in They have the belief that they are more Jewish than Ethiopians. A: The American administration is doing its best to does not have experience in foreign policy and that is South Turkey and North Jordan, but to keep a door Their ultimate goal is to immigrate to Israel; to the so-called holy keep the Syrian war going for many reasons. Firstly, to why he listens to John Bolton and Mike Pompeo, who open to negotiation with the Syrians, Russians and land. They have the dream that they will live a peaceful life; but, pressure the Syrian government and to keep in control act as if they are employees for the Israeli occupation. Iranians. That is the reason why the monarchies of they have no idea they will be treated like slaves there. Eastern Syria and the oil there, supporting the Kurds Saudi Arabia and Qatar paid and nurtured Daesh the [Persian] gulf need to invite Syria back to the Arab Is there any room to remain hopeful that the Ethiopian against the Syrians, and the Turks. Secondly, to pres- in Syria. They called Bashar al-Assad illegitimate. How- League, and to open their embassies in Damascus community in Israel will be treated any better in the future? sure Russia; because if the Syrian government takes ever, they recently invited the Syrian government to and as we can see slowly the media is not covering A: There will be no positive changes in the near future, as the control of Eastern Syria, they will announce victory and the Arab League and Arab Union summits. Why is the the Syrian war how they covered it in the beginning Israeli regime only follows its own political agenda. The regime that will be a big loss to the American administration manner of Saudi Arabia and its allies toward Syria so of the war and also we have seen many sources that will continue to take more Jewish Ethiopians into Israel and and its allies. The Americans want to be in control of complicated? report on negotiation between several Persian Gulf enslave them. The regime has no plans to stop the discrimination Eastern Syria, so they can stop Syria from recovery A: The Persian Gulf monarchs take their orders countries and Syria, either the Saudis and Damascus, against the black Jews in Israel. There will be no initiations to from the war, and so Syria and their allies, Iran and from the United States, when they are ordered to ne- or Oman and Damascus. remove this problem in Israel. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 8 ADVERTISEMENTS AUGUST 21, 2019

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Plans detailed for first U.S. mission Finding a cosmic fog within shattered intergalactic to land on moon since Apollo pancakes The first American spacecraft expected to He wants NASA to be one customer of many To understand the most ordinary matter in the universe -- and land on the moon in nearly 50 years will in the low-Earth and lunar marketplaces to the extraordinary things that happen to it -- a Yale-led team of be an unmanned robotic lander built by pave the way for deeper space exploration. astronomers took a deep dive into the cosmic fog. closely held Astrobotic Technology Inc and For ULA, the launch serves as the first They learned intriguing new details about the dynamics of launched in two years by United Launch of two certification flights for the U.S. Air baryons, the collection of subatomic particles (including protons Alliance’s Vulcan rocket, the companies Force. Vulcan will replace ULA’s legacy and neutrons) that accounts for much of the visible matter in the told Reuters on Monday. Delta and Atlas rocket families, synonymous universe. Most baryons reside in the intergalactic medium (IGM), Astrobotic was one of nine companies with space missions for the U.S. military which is the space in-between galaxies where matter is neither chosen in November to compete for $2.6 for decades. bound to nor tugged upon by billion to develop small space vehicles and ULA and Astrobotic acknowledge surrounding systems. other technology for 20 missions to explore production problems or other factors could In a new study, Yale postdoc- the lunar surface over the next decade. delay the launch schedule. toral associate Nir Mandelker Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic picked Other countries are also focused on the and professor Frank C. van Vulcan, being developed by a joint venture moon. A Chinese space probe successfully den Bosch report on the most of Boeing Co and Lockheed Martin Corp, to touched down on the far side of the moon in detailed simulation ever of a launch its Peregrine lander from Florida’s January, though the unmanned robotic lander large patch of the IGM. For the Cape Canaveral in summer 2021. That launch Beresheet crashed on its final descent in first time, they were able to see will be Vulcan’s first, and a major test for April. India’s Chandrayaan-2 rover, launched how cold, dense gas clouds in a rocket that will become the backbone of in July, was on its way to the moon’s south the IGM organize themselves ULA’s defense against rival boosters from pole, unexplored by any other nation. and react within much larger billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX and other “Everything that humans will do on the “sheets” or “pancakes” of matter companies. big step in going back to the moon,” United a rival bid from SpaceX. moon’s surface will be enhanced by robotic in the vastness of space. Barring schedule slips, Astrobotic said Launch Alliance Chief Executive Tory Bruno While SpaceX has already slashed the surface assets,” Astrobotic Chief Executive The findings appear in the Peregrine would be the first American told Reuters ahead of the announcement. cost of launches with its reusable rocket John Thornton told Reuters ahead of the Astrophysical Journal Letters. spacecraft to land on the moon since Apollo Astrobotic said in May that NASA technology, Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff announcement planned for Monday. Researchers have tried for astronauts touched down in 1972. awarded it $79.5 million for the first mission, Bezos’ Blue Origin, whose BE-4 engines The Astrobotic deal marked the second years to piece together the structures and properties of the IGM The mission will ferry technology and which will carry up to 28 payloads from power the Vulcan, is also working on a time in a week that ULA beat SpaceX on a -- in part to test the standard model of Big Bang cosmology, which experiments to the moon under a NASA eight different countries, including the heavy-lift booster. high-profile contract. On Wednesday, Sierra predicts that 80%-90% of baryons are in the IGM, but also to program that will lay the groundwork United States and Mexico. NASA is pushing to outsource the Nevada Corp picked Vulcan to launch its investigate the IGM’s crucial role as the universe’s fuel source. for astronaut trips by 2024 under the While the dollar value of the launch design, development and operations for Dream Chaser space plane on cargo missions “The reason galaxies are able to form stars continuously is optimistic schedule laid out by the Trump contract was not disclosed, it marks a high- some space activities to private companies to the International Space Station, which because fresh gas flows into galaxies from the IGM,” said Man- administration. profile victory for ULA’s flagship heavy-lift under a strategy championed by Trump- will be the second Vulcan launch. delker, lead author of the study. “It is clear that galaxies would “Our first flight on Vulcan is also the first rocket, which Astrobotic said it chose over appointed administrator Jim Bridenstine. (Source: Reuters) run out of gas in very short order if they didn’t accrete fresh gas from the IGM.” Yet detecting the IGM’s gas has been supremely difficult. Un- like galaxies, which shine brightly in starlight, gas in the IGM is Like Mercury, a nearby ‘lava world’ is Lab-based dark energy experiment almost never luminous enough to detect directly. Instead, it has to be studied indirectly, through the absorption of background probably lacking an atmosphere narrows search options for elusive force light. Such absorption studies allow researchers to learn about the density and chemical composition of gas clouds; in particular, Last year, a nearby rocky world was An experiment to test a popular theory they’re able to find out if star formation in nearby galaxies has spotted by NASA’s planet-hunting of dark energy has found no evidence of polluted the gas with metals (elements heavier than helium). telescope TESS. Now, astronomers have new forces, placing strong constraints on With its new simulation, the Yale team learned quite a lot been able to observe the planet using the related theories. -- including new properties of those aforementioned sheets of Spitzer Space Telescope, taking a closer Dark energy is the name given to an baryons. look at this intriguing world. unknown force that is causing the universe “These are flattened distributions of matter, known as ‘pan- The planet, called LHS 3884b, to expand at an accelerating rate. cakes,’ that extend across many millions of light years across,” is 49 light-years away in the Indus Some physicists propose dark energy is said van den Bosch. “We found that rather than being smoothly constellation, orbiting a cool M-dwarf a ‘fifth’ force that acts on matter, beyond distributed, the gas in these pancakes shatters into what resem- star that’s only about one-fifth the size of the four already known -- gravitational, bles a ‘cosmic fog’ made up of tiny, discrete clouds of relatively our sun. At the time of its initial discovery, electromagnetic, and the strong and weak cold and dense gas.” astronomers thought it was probably a no atmosphere, according to a study nuclear forces. However, researchers think more matter around -- the opposite of Such dense clouds of gas had been thought to form only in “lava world” given how close some of published Monday in the journal Nature. this fifth force may be ‘screened’ or ‘hidden’ how gravity behaves. areas of space close to galaxies, where the gas is naturally denser. the planet’s rocky surface is to its star. “We’ve got lots of theories about how for large objects like planets or weights on This would mean it is strong in a vacuum But the new simulation shows that they also can condense out The planet has a radius 1.3 times that planetary atmospheres fare around M Earth, making it difficult to detect. like space, but is weak when there is lots of the low-density IGM. The researchers said the phenomenon of Earth. dwarfs, but we haven’t been able to study Now, researchers at Imperial College of matter around. Therefore, experiments occurs naturally, as the result of an instability triggered by the The Spitzer Space Telescope is in them empirically,” said Laura Kreidberg, London and the University of Nottingham using two large weights would mean the efficient cooling of the gas. NASA’s Great Observatories family. lead study author and a researcher at have tested the possibility that this fifth force becomes too weak to measure. Another aspect of this cosmic fog, based on the Yale simula- Spitzer detects infrared light, Hubble the Harvard and Smithsonian Center for force is acting on single atoms, and found The researchers instead tested a larger tion, is that it is pristine; it is too far away from any galaxy to be captures visible and UV light, Compton Astrophysics. “Now, with LHS 3844b, no evidence for it in their most recent ex- weight with an incredibly small weight -- a polluted with metals. According to Mandelker, this is significant was designed for gamma rays, and we have a terrestrial planet outside our periment. single atom -- where the force should have because it explains recent, puzzling observations of dense, met- Chandra sees X-rays. solar system where for the first time we This could rule out popular theories been observed if it exists. al-free clouds at large distances from galaxies. Astronomers could Spitzer detected light from the planet’s can determine observationally that an of dark energy that modify the theory of The team used an atom interferometer not explain this phenomenon, but the new simulation suggests surface as it zipped around its star in atmosphere is not present.” gravity, and leaves fewer places to search to test whether there were any extra forces their presence may simply be the outcome of a natural process. a whopping 11-hour orbit. Because the Although the M-dwarf star that the for the elusive fifth force. that could be the fifth force acting on an “Our work highlights the importance of properly resolving planet has such a short orbit, one side planet is orbiting is cool in temperature The experiment, performed at Imperial atom. A marble-sized sphere of metal was the properties of gas in the IGM, which is often neglected in favor faces the star and is blasted with heat compared with other stars, it unleashes College London and analyzed by theorists placed in a vacuum chamber and atoms of better resolving the central galaxies,” Mandelker said. “It has that causes the surface of that side to flares of ultraviolet light that can destroy at the University of Nottingham, is reported were allowed to free-fall inside the chamber. been very difficult to understand how the gas in the IGM could reach 1,410 degrees Fahrenheit. The heat a planetary atmosphere. And in this case, today in Physical Review Letters. The theory is, if there is a fifth force possibly become so dense and optically thick, especially when causes the planet to radiate infrared the planet is so close to the star that the Professor Ed Copeland, from the Centre acting between the sphere and atom, the previous generations of cosmological simulations did not reveal light, making it perfect for observation stellar wind coming off it would probably for Astronomy & Particle Physics at the atom’s path will deviate slightly as it passes any such dense gas in the IGM.” by Spitzer. do away with the atmosphere. University of Nottingham, said: “This ex- by the sphere, causing a change in the path Mandelker is a Tschira Postdoctoral Fellow in a collaborative The side facing away from the star As expected, Spitzer’s data shows that periment, connecting atomic physics and of the falling atom. However, no such force program in astrophysics operated by Yale and the Heidelberg is significantly colder, and little heat the planet’s dark surface is probably cosmology, has allowed us to rule out a wide was found. Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS). The principal investi- is transferred between the two sides of covered in volcanic basalt or magma, class of models that have been proposed Professor Ed Hinds, from the Depart- gators of the program are van den Bosch and Volker Springel of the planet. But if an atmosphere were or cooled volcanic material, likely from to explain the nature of dark energy, and ment of Physics at Imperial, said: “It is HITS, who is a co-author of the new study. Freeke van de Voort present, it would allow for the force of ancient volcano activity. The researchers will enable us to constrain many more dark very exciting to be able to discover some- of the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics also is a co-author wind to carry hot air to the other side believe that the planet is “a bare rock, energy models.’’ thing about the evolution of the universe of the study. of the planet. unless a thin atmosphere is continually The experiment tested theories of using a table-top experiment in a London The research was supported by the Klauss Tschira Foundation Instead, the planet is more like replenished over time.” dark energy that propose the fifth force basement.” through the HITS Yale Program in Astrophysics and a grant our moon or Mercury, with little or (Source: CNN) is comparatively weaker when there is (Source: Science Daily) from NASA. (Source: Science Daily) Starwatch: The Moon puts on Best of both worlds: Asteroids and massive mergers a show in the hours before The race is on. Since the construction of technology able to UA team did find several supernovae. They also used the detect the ripples in space and time triggered by collisions Large Binocular Telescope Observatory to spectroscopically dawn from massive objects in the universe, astronomers around classify one promising target from another group. It was the world have been searching for the bursts of light that determined to be a supernova and not associated with the This week, the waning moon cuts a swath through the body of could accompany such collisions, which are thought to be gravitational wave event. Taurus in the pre-dawn hours. the sources of rare heavy elements. “We also found a near-Earth object in the search field The show begins on 23 August with the moon at last quarter, The University of Arizona’s Steward Observatory has on April 25,” Christensen said. “That proves right there we when the western hemisphere of our natural satellite is illumi- partnered with the Catalina Sky Survey, which searches for can do both things at the same time.” nated. On this night, the moon will be between the bull’s horns, near-Earth asteroids from atop Mount Lemmon, in an effort They were able to do this because Catalina Sky Survey approaching the head of Taurus. dubbed Searches after Gravitational Waves Using ARizona has observations of the same swaths of sky going back many Observatories, or SAGUARO, to find optical counterparts years. Many other groups don’t have easy access to past to massive mergers. photos for comparison, offering the UA team a leg up. “Catalina Sky Survey has all of this infrastructure for their “We have really nice references,” Lundquist said. “We asteroid survey. So we have deployed additional software subtract the new image from the old image and use that to take gravitational wave alerts from LIGO (the Laser difference to look for anything new in the sky.” Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) and the According to Lundquist, two strategies are being employed. “The process Michael described,” Christensen said, “starting Virgo interferometer then notify the survey to search an area In the first, teams with small telescopes target galaxies with a large number of candidate detections and filtering of sky most likely to contain the optical counterpart,” said that are at the right approximate distance, according to down to whatever the true detections are, is very familiar. Michael Lundquist, postdoctoral research associate and lead the gravitational wave signal. Catalina Sky Survey, on the We do that with near-Earth objects, as well.” author on the study published today in the Astrophysical other hand, utilizes a 60-inch telescope with a wide field of The team is planning on deploying a second telescope Journal Letters. view to scan large swaths of sky in 30 minutes. in the hunt for optical counterparts: Catalina Sky Survey’s “Essentially, instead of searching the next section of Three alerts, on April 9, 25 and 26, triggered the team’s 0.7-meter Schmidt telescope. While the telescope is smaller sky that we would normally, we go off and observe some software to search nearly 20,000 objects. Machine learning than the 60-inch telescope, it has an even wider field of other area that has a higher probability of containing an software then trimmed down the total number of potential view, which allows astronomers to quickly search an even optical counterpart of a gravitational wave event,” said optical counterparts to five. larger chunk of sky. They’ve also improved their machine The chart shows the view a night later at 0300 BST. On this Eric Christensen, Catalina Sky Survey director and Lunar The first gravitational wave event was a merger of two learning software to filter out stars that regularly change night, the moon will be a slight waning crescent and right next and Planetary Laboratory senior staff scientist. “The main black holes, Lundquist said. in brightness. to the stars of the V-shaped Hyades star cluster. idea is we can run this system while still maintaining the “There are some people who think you can get an optical “Catalina Sky Survey takes hundreds of thousands of The red star Aldebaran is not part of the star cluster but appears asteroid search.” counterpart to those, but it’s definitely inconclusive,” he said. images of the sky every year, from multiple telescopes. Our close to it in the sky. In reality, Aldebaran is more than twice as The ongoing campaign began in April, and in that month The second event was a merger of two neutron stars, the survey telescopes image the entire visible nighttime sky close to us as the Hyades, which lies about 150 light years away. alone, the team was notified of three massive collisions. incredibly dense core of a collapsed giant star. The third is several times per month, then we are looking for one kind Also at this time of year, a good eastern horizon will show the Because it is difficult to tell the precise location from which the thought to be a merger between a neutron star and a black of narrow slice of the pie,” Christensen said. “So, we’ve been mighty constellation of Orion, the hunter, rising. This is your gravitational wave originated, locating optical counterparts hole, Lundquist said. willing to share the data with whoever wants to use it.” warning that summer is fast departing. can be difficult. While no teams confirmed optical counterparts, the (Source: Science Daily) (Source: The Guardian) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 10 HERITAGE & TOURISM AUGUST 21, 2019

Is the cruise industry Medical travelers hold significant responsible for overtourism? You wake up and eat breakfast on your private balcony, admiring share of arrivals in Iran: tourism chief majestic views of the ocean. You dock in port after port, crisscrossing the Mediterranean TOURISM TEHRAN — Iran the health tourism promotion. -- from the canals of Venice to the red roofs of Dubrovnik and desktourism chief has said People from the Persian Gulf littoral back. Or you travel down the German Rhine or beach-hop in that medical [and health] travelers con- states, Iraq and Syria as well as Iranian the Caribbean. stitute a significant share of arrivals in expatriates residing in Canada and Ger- At each spot, you spend anywhere from a few hours to a the country. many constituted the majority of medical day. Sometimes you don’t even get off the boat. When you “[Nearly] 7.8 million foreign nation- travelers to the Islamic Republic, who do, you’re part of crowds of tourists, battling to see the views, als visited Iran over the past [Iranian received plastic, cosmetic, open-heart scrambling to admire the sites. calendar] year [ended March 20] that a and orthopedic surgeries amongst other significant number of whom were med- treatments, Mohammad Panahi, a deputy ical tourists,” Mehr quoted Ali-Asghar for the association, said in July. Mounesan as saying on Monday. Medical tourism fetched Iran some $1.2 Mounesan made the remarks on the billion last year, Panahi said, adding that sidelines of the opening ceremony of a the figure has increased by 20-30 percent radiotherapy and chemotherapy center in the first four months of this year. in Arak, west-central Iran. Many domestic experts say that med- “During the first three months of this ical tourism in Iran produces win-win year, the number of tourists arriving in outcomes as the country yields consider- the country increased by 40 percent, again able benefits to international health-care [significant] part of whom was health seekers, offering affordable yet quality tourism,” he added. treatment services. “Medical tourism is one of the most Iranian hospitals admitted nearly important fields of Iran’s travel sector 70,000 foreign patients over the last and an [average] spending of $2,400 year, according to the medical tourism The cruise ship industry is booming. Ships are getting bigger, per tourist indicates its importance.” department at the Ministry of Health. better, more exciting and more experience-driven. Mounesan who doubles as vice pres- tourism, and Arak should take such an first four months of the current Iranian The Islamic Republic has set its goals At the same time, ports are getting busier and more polluted, ident added that such figures demon- advantage too. calendar year (March 21-July 21), nearly to exceed its yearly medical travelers to and residents are getting angrier. strate there is a good opportunity in the Iran hosted a record high of nearly equal to the figure for the whole past year, around 2 million in [calendar year] 1404 In 2019, 30 million passengers are expected to cruise, up from country in terms of medical and health 600,000 medical travelers during the according to an Iranian association for (March 2025-March 2026). 17.8 million a decade earlier. So what impact are they having on destinations, and what can be done about it? Cruising’s not a new phenomenon, but over the past decade it’s taken a new lease on life. Explore Indian architectural marvels at Tehran’s Golestan Palace “The whole tourism market is growing extremely rapidly,” HERITAGE TEHRAN — A loan exhibit featur- says Martin Griffiths of the Cruise Lines International Associa- desking architectural marvels of India is tion (CLIA), an association of cruise companies. “But we’re still underway at the UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace a very small part of tourism as a whole.” in downtown Tehran, which has long been a major Griffiths is keen to place the cruise ship boom in context, destination for foreign travelers. saying that in increasingly crowded cities like Venice, Dubrovnik A select of 24 works by Indian painter Kashinath or Barcelona, ships only account for 5% of visitors. “So even if Das are being exhibited under the title “Architectural we were to take cruising away from those destinations, it really Wonders of India: Watercolor Representation” in Shams- wouldn’t address a lot of the overtourism problems that we see,” ol-Emareh, a prominent building on the east side of the he tells CNN Travel. Golestan Palace complex, Mehr reported on Sunday. Certainly it’s true that cruise ships are just one part of a Running from August 19 to September 18, the event multifaceted issue. Recent years have seen a general rise in is organized under the auspices of Swami Vivekananda tourism, much of it concentrated in the same places. According Cultural Centre (Indian Cultural Centre), and Indian to the World Tourism and Travel Council, of the 1.4 billion Embassy to mark 70th year of diplomatic relations international tourist trips in 2018, half a billion of those were between the two nations. to the 300 most popular cities. Alongside the exhibit, the World Heritage site show- Social media’s probably playing a role too. Even CLIA cites casing a selection of 40 historical photographs featuring “Instagrammable cruise travel” as a 2019 travel trend in its latest various themes from India including buildings, [cul- State of the Industry report. Plus, alongside more cruisers, there’s tural] sites, tombs, minarets, social anthropology, and A view of Taj Mahal, India more availability of budget flights. cities of Kolkata, Deccan, Mumbai. It also showcases Still, some parties concerned about the tourism crush point walled city. Following extensions and additions, it received At present, Golestan Palace complex consists of a selection of wooden furniture donated from India the finger directly at cruise ships because they say they encourage its most characteristic features in the 19th century, when eight key palace structures mostly used as museums during Qajar era (1789–1925). day trips where visitors are less likely to inject money into the the palace complex was selected as the royal residence and the eponymous gardens, a green shared center of Visitors have the opportunity to tour a UNESCO destination’s economy if they only stay a few hours. and seat of power by the Qajar ruling family. the complex, surrounded by an outer wall with gates. site, which embodies a successful integration of earlier Meanwhile, the scheduled arrival times of cruise ships mean It was not only used as the governing base of the Golestan Palace features some 82,000 historical Persian crafts and architecture with Western influences. thousands of visitors surge on a city all at once, rather than the Qajari Kings but also functioned as a recreational and objects -- such as royal utensils, vessels and jewelry Located in the heart and historic core of Tehran, the flow of travelers being more spread out across the day. residential compound and a center of artistic production pieces, carpets and rugs -- inside its many museums palace complex is one of the oldest in the Iranian capital, There have also been concerns raised about pollution. A recent in the 19th century. Through the latter activity, it became that add up to its own charm, director of the historical originally built during the Safavid dynasty in the historic report from sustainable travel group Transport & Environment the source and center of Qajari arts and architecture. site says. suggested that over the course of 2017, Carnival Corporation, a cruise operator that encompasses 10 cruise line brands including Cunard, Holland America and P&O, emitted nearly 10 times How will we travel the world in 2050? more sulphur oxide around European coastlines than all 260 million European cars. If the aviation industry was a country, it jet fuel, which is cheaper, lighter, and (Source: CNN) would rank among the world’s top ten relatively abundant. emitters of carbon dioxide (CO?). Avia- Using hydrogen for fuel has become a tion emissions have risen by 70% since lot safer since the 1930s – so much so that ROUND THE GLOBE 2005 and as demand increases in rich it’s now being considered for use in the and poorer countries, they’re forecast home. Unlike jet aircraft, once airships Baroque Churches of to increase by between 300% and 700% are aloft they don’t need lots of energy by 2050. to keep them there. At that point, the Philippines Arresting this incline will be the energy costs become comparable with first step towards a sustainable system rail travel. The Baroque Churches of the Philippines is a serial inscrip- of international travel – but how could Airships won’t get passengers to their tion consisting of four Roman Catholic churches constructed it be done? A frequent flyer tax would destinations very fast – the Hindenburg between the 16th and the18th centuries in the Spanish period be relatively easy to implement but it set the current record for a transatlantic of the Philippines. They are located in separate areas of the could mean the richest can still afford crossing at just under 44 hours – but they Philippine archipelago, two at the northern island of Luzon, to fly while the poorest are priced out. do allow time to enjoy stunning vistas. one at the heart of Intramuros, Manila, and the other in the Most plane passengers are already Think of them instead as air cruises. In central Visayas island of Iloilo. relatively wealthy. Only 18% of the world’s the romantic era of early commercial population have ever flown and in any flight, airships were expected to become given year, an elite 3% of the world flies. “flying hotels” that could accommodate That’s about 230m people, but flights dining rooms and ballroom dances. carried four billion passengers in 2017. Orbital rings So the average flyer takes eight return There’s one more option, but you flights and aeroplanes rack up seven might struggle to believe it’s possible trillion air miles each year. within the next thirty years. Still, the Rationing might be a fairer and more Coupling low-carbon train travel with charge but only for short periods. They materials needed to build it already exist. effective alternative. flight rationing would limit emissions in could be used for takeoff – the largest An orbital ring is a strong steel cable in Flight rationing the short term, but people are accustomed energy requirement of a flight – then orbit just above the atmosphere – 80km Every person could be allocated a to travelling half the world in a matter of more traditional batteries could power above Earth. It rotates, creating forces maximum number of “flight kilome- hours, often at relatively low cost. The the majority of the flight. which try to make the ring fly apart into ters” each year. This allowance would demand won’t go away, so what could Innovation could deliver mass electric space, while gravity tries to pull it down increase the longer a person abstained replace carbon-intensive air travel? flight in the next few decades, but an to Earth. from flying. The first year allocation Electric aeroplanes alternative to fossil fuelled flight exists If the ring is spun at the correct speed, Registered as a UNESCO World Heritage, this group would be 500km, then the following Most electric plane designs are ground- right now. the two forces balance one another, allow- of churches established a style of building and design year it would be 1,000km and would ed on the drawing board, but there are Bring back the zeppelin? ing it to rotate seemingly weightlessly. A that was adapted to the physical conditions in the Phil- double every year. It would take seven some flight-ready aircraft. The world’s For as long as humans have taken to the “cuff” can be built around the cable which ippines and had an important influence on later church years to accumulate enough to fly from first all-electric commercial airliner was skies we’ve had a low carbon alternative would hold itself in place, unmoving, architecture in the region. the UK to Australia and back. unveiled in Paris in June 2019. The craft to burning vast amounts of fossil fuels by magnetic repulsion. The structure Named San Agustin Church, Santa Maria Church, Paoay Buying a ticket for a flight of any dis- is called Alice and it carries nine pas- to keep us up there – balloons. The Hin- would be connected to the ground by Church, and Miagao Church, the four edifices are outstand- tance would reset the allocation rate to sengers for up to 650 miles (1,040km) denburg disaster may have condemned cables, with an elevator giving access ing examples of the Philippine interpretation of the Baroque year one, but the kilometers saved in a at 10,000ft (3,000 meters) at 276mph the industry to relative obscurity for al- to the ring in less than an hour. style, and represent the fusion of European church design “flight bank” could still be used. Any- (440km/h) on a single charged battery. most a century, but it has never really Two Maglev train tracks – which use and construction with local materials and decorative motifs one not travelling could exchange their It’s expected to enter service in 2022. gone away. magnets to move trains along without to form a new church-building tradition. flight kilometers for money, but anyone The fossil fuel costs of small aircraft The balloons of most modern airships friction – on the underside of the ring The common and specific attributes of the churches are exceeding their ration could be fined or are about US$400 per 100 miles. For are filled with helium rather than the and another on the outside could trans- their squat, monumental and massive appearance, which banned from flying for some time. Alice, the costs are projected to be as little explosive hydrogen used in the Hinden- port passengers at incredible speeds, illustrates a fortress/protective-like character in response Expanded and improved high-speed as US$8 for the same distance, and if burg. Concentrated helium is lighter than reaching the other side of the world in to pirates, marauders to the geologic conditions of a country rail lines could also replace many flights. the electricity is from renewable energy air and when divided into gas sacks, the 45 minutes. that is prone to seismic activities. These journeys could be as fast as aero- – perhaps generated by solar panels at vessel can stay aloft if any are breached If these options sound unrealistic, then The churches are made either of stone (tuff or coralline planes in some instances and emit 90% the airport – then the plane could be while propellers powered by flexible solar remember that our current course of limestone), or brick, and consolidated with lime. Baroque less CO?. Solar-powered train journeys zero-carbon. panels can help navigation. expanding carbon-intensive air travel churches reflect excellent site planning principles following are already a reality in Australia. The How much energy each battery can Extracting enough helium fuel will be is unrealistic for avoiding catastrophic the Ley de las Indias (Laws of the Indies) enacted by Philip II Byron Bay Company uses solar panels on store is increasing rapidly. But there are energy-intensive and there’s a looming climate change. Bold ideas are one thing, in 1563 for all newly-discovered settlements within Spanish trains and platforms to power onboard also strategies which can make electric global shortage. Luckily, advances made we need radical action to revolutionize colonial territories. batteries and exported 60,000kWh to planes more efficient. Capacitors are light- since the Hindenburg now allow airships how we travel the world. (Source: UNESCO) the grid last year. weight batteries that can hold a huge to fly on cylinders packed with hydrogen (Source: salon.com) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 21, 2019 HEALTH 11

How an injury led to production of a Can the moon really influence your health?

The moon has held the human mind in its thrall since the dawn of prosthetic knee suitable for sports time. Throughout the ages, peoples across the world have worshipped it as an important deity, believing it held real power to influence HEALTH TEHRAN — Hadi In his personal Website, Hadi Shabani their lives — and their health. But is this really true? In this Spotlight deskShabani lost his left leg in says by “people with different lifestyle”, he feature, we investigate. an accident ten years ago. After using foreign means people who have to live with what “The moon had been observing the earth close-up longer than prosthetic knees for a while, he started thinking society calls “a disability”. The center aims anyone. It must have witnessed all of the phenomena occurring about producing a prosthetic knee that can to produce new tools and equipment to help — and all of the acts carried out — on this earth,” writes Haruki be used not only for doing daily chores, such these people improve their lifestyle and face Murakami in 1Q84. as walking, but can also be used for doing less limitations in their daily life. sports, IRNA reported on Tuesday. In his interview with IRNA, Shabani said After his injury, Shabani first travelled to that he hopes with receiving support from France and purchased a highly advanced and authorities, the new product can go into mass expensive prosthetic knee, but the prosthetic production. knee broke after a few months because he According to him, this prosthetic knee is used to do cycling. suitable for people whose legs are amputated The high cost of the foreign products and the from above the knee. sanctions that blocked Iranians from having “The foreign versions of the prosthetic access to it were reasons that motivated Shabani knee were too delicate, so if you used them to produce an Iranian version. for sports, they broke after a few months, but Now, he uses this Iran-made prosthetic the Iranian version is suitable not only for knee for both running and cycling. walking and doing daily chores, but also for The prosthetic knee which is still in pre- doing sports for long hours,” he said. clinical stage was produced by researchers “Doing sports and exercising is essential to in “Technology Center for People with the health of people with disability; moreover, The earth’s natural satellite has always fascinated human minds. Different Lifestyles” in Iran University of it protects them from many social threats.” Throughout the ages, humans have worshipped the moon, studied Medical Science. “The most important feature of this product it, and referred to it to predict the direction of their lives... and their The Technology Center for People with is that it is way cheaper than the foreign state of health. Different Lifestyles was established by versions as they cost about tens thousands This fascination with the moon is ongoing. This year, we celebrated Shabani in summer 2019 in the Incubation The high cost of the foreign products and of dollars, but we are trying to set the price of the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s moon landing, and NASA are and Innovation Center of Iran University the sanctions that blocked Iranians from the Iranian prosthetic knee at around $500.” making plans to send another human crew to the moon in 2024. of Medical Science where they integrated “If the product is mass produced, it can The moon influences life on Earth and natural mechanisms in five-years of research into a new project for having access to them were reasons that be exported as well. This way, the people a way that must have seemed natural hundreds and thousands of producing prosthetic knees. motivated Shabani to produce an Iranian with disability in neighboring countries can years ago. At full moon, corals release eggs and gametes in a repro- The prosthetic knee is the first output prosthetic knee. also benefit from using this prosthetic knee,” ductive frenzy. of this center. said Shabani. And the gravitational attraction between the moon and the Earth causes sea tides — the rising and falling of the sea. Since the moon influences such mechanisms of life on Earth, people have also believed that it can affect various aspects of physical and mental health. National Biotech School to open soon But is this true, and to what extent? In this Spotlight feature, HEALTH TEHRAN — Iran National Biotechnology includes both basic and advanced levels and run in both we aim to find out. deskSchool will start its work with the support summer and winter semesters. The summer semester is The moon and menstrual cycles of Pasteur Institute of Iran and Vice Presidency for Science an online course and starts in September sixth. The winter Some people still refer to menstrual cycles as “moon cycles,” and Technology, ISNA reported on Monday. semester is in-class; it starts in February fourth and entails and many remain convinced that there is a form of synchronicity According to Dariush Norouzian, the scientific director some extra workshops. between the phases of the moon and female menses. of Iran National Biotechnology School, the aim of opening The online course will reduce the accommodation and A myriad of webpages and smartphone apps purport to help you this school was that young researchers gain more knowledge commute expenses of students. Moreover, the lessons will track your moon cycle or to achieve full synchronization between about biotechnology, so that more wealth is produced in be available to the students all over the country, even the your menses and the phases of the moon. the country. ones in remote areas, said Tehrani. Some even advise readers on how to maximize their chances of The school can make an important difference as there “The problem with many universities is that they don’t becoming pregnant by taking moon phases into account. is an increasing need to produce national and innovative teach students how to turn their ideas into products and use But is it true that the phase of the moon can influence fertility products in the country; on the other hand, the medical them with joining start-ups or knowledge-based companies windows? This question is far from settled. science and biology graduates have great potential and many but the new school aims to address this need,” he added. biotechnology”, “Biocomputing” and “bio economy”. The notion that the menstrual cycle and the phases of the moon innovative ideas, he added. According to Tehrani, six main programs of the school Students and graduates of bachelor, masters and PHD are somehow linked derives from the concept that, on average, a According to Dr. Majid Mesgar Tehrani, the executive are “vaccine and protein engineering”, “environmental bi- programs in medical since studies and biology can enroll menstrual cycle lasts 28 days, which is about as long as a moon cycle. director of the school, the academic program of the school otechnology”, “genetic reserves and bio banks”, “industrial in the school. The moon takes 27 days, 7 hours, and 43 minutes to complete one revolution around the Earth, and 29.5 days for a moon phase cycle. In the ‘70s, ‘80s, and ‘90s, various small-scale studies suggested that females’ periods and ovulation phases coincided with the “light” Why PRT is the most effective way to Can maternal fluoride consumption during phase (in the leading to full moon), and the “dark” phase (in the leading to new moon) of the moon cycle, respectively. help kids with autism speak pregnancy lower children’s intelligence? Some of these studies also found correlations between moon Pivotal response treatment (PRT) may A study conducted in six Canadian phases, changes in the levels of melatonin — a hormone that helps be the most effective way to help young cities found a link between maternal regulate sleep-wake cycles — and the phase of the menstrual cycle. children with autism improve language consumption of fluoride during pregnancy As recently as 2005, one study working with a small cohort from and communication skills. and intelligence of their offspring. Nepal, indicated that women whose ovulation phase coincided with New research finds pivotal response A study published Monday suggests that the full moon, and who got pregnant during the full moon, were more treatment (PRT) may be the most effective fluoride consumed by pregnant women likely to give birth to male babies. Those who conceived before the way to help young children with autism can decrease the IQ of their children. No full moon were more likely to give birth to female babies. improve language and communication single study provides definitive answers, However, most periods are unlikely to “synch” with particular skills. but the latest research on this controversial moon phases, except by coincidence. Menstrual cycles can last an- PRT is a behavioral treatment for topic will no doubt stir debate. ywhere between 21–35 days, and their length can also change with autism. This therapy is play-based and Fluoride protects teeth from decay, age and due to hormonal factors. initiated by the child. so public health officials celebrate what A more recent 1-year-long retrospective study of 74 females of Using a child’s interests in therapy has been accomplished by putting it in reproductive age contradicted the idea that the moon had a say helps ensure the child remains motivated many water supplies. But Christine Till, in menstrual cycles. The study found no correlation whatsoever while learning and increases the likelihood an associate professor of psychology at between menses, fertility, and the phases of the moon. they’ll spontaneously use these same and child. York University in Toronto, also wondered 70, and that many fewer kids in the gifted The moon and sleep communication skills outside of treatment. Which therapy is the most about potential downsides. range.” Research seems to suggest that a full moon can disrupt sleep, Experts say early intervention can also effective? “It’s important that decisions about safety The study was funded by the Canadian though the evidence is still limited. help improve treatment effectiveness. New research points to a therapy that need to be based on evidence,” she says, and government and the U.S. National Institute Popular belief has it that the full moon disrupts sleep, making Raising a child with autism can come with could be best for helping children with she notes that evidence is thin when it comes of Environmental Health Science. people more prone to insomnia. There is something attractive about a lot of joys and wins, but there are also a lot autism spectrum disorder (ASD) improve to pregnant women and their babies. So Till “It’s actually very similar to the effect the notion that the moon could influence such intimate aspects of of challenges. For many parents, one of the their language abilities. and her colleagues tapped into a study of size that’s seen with childhood exposure to our lives. biggest of those challenges is learning how The study, led by Grace Gengoux, PhD, the more than 500 Canadian women and their lead,” says David Bellinger, a professor of Someone who claimed that the full moon did indeed disrupt her to communicate with their child. clinical associate professor of psychiatry and babies, focused on six cities. neurology at Harvard Medical School and sleep told Medical News Today that “there’s something romantic “Between 25 and 40 percent of children behavioral sciences at Stanford University, “It turned out that about half of the Boston Children’s Hospital. He reviewed about being woken up by moonlight, as often as I vow to buy thicker with autism are nonverbal, depending on looked at 48 children between the ages of 2 sample were cities, like Toronto, where the paper before it was published and wrote curtains.” whose stats you listen to,” speech-language and 5 years old, all of whom had an autism they add fluoride to drinking water,” she a commentary about it. But is there anything to this notion, or has it become a self-ful- pathologist Susan Berkowitz told Healthline. diagnosis and were experiencing serious says, “and the other half, like Montreal He says it’s important not to read too filling prophecy for those people who have specific ideas on the Beyond that, she explains, autism is language delays. and Vancouver, were cities where they much into a single study, but this one influence of the full moon? largely a language disorder, always presenting These children were split into two groups. do not add fluoride to drinking water.” certainly raises important issues. Once more, the evidence is not abundant and is primarily based with at least some communication struggles. Half received pivotal response treatment That mix gave her a sample of more Though it will no doubt play into the on small-scale studies, but it does seem to suggest that the full moon “Many children have some verbal (PRT). The other half continued with than 500 women with a whole spectrum decades-long controversy over whether can affect a person’s quality of sleep. skills, but not always enough to meet their whatever treatments they had been receiving of fluoride exposure. to add fluoride to public water supplies, A study published in Sleep Medicine in 2014 assessed the sleep communication needs. That can be difficult, before the start of the study. The scientists assessed fluoride he says that is misleading. The study quality of 319 participants during different moon phases. This study discouraging, and demoralizing for parents, By the end of the study, the children in exposure two ways. They measured found even in cities that had fluoridated found that during a full moon, participants had lower sleep efficiency. particularly mothers, if they are the primary the PRT group were speaking more than fluoride in women’s urine samples during water, women got most of their fluoride This means that they remained awake or in a state of light sleep for caregiver,” she said. the other study participants. The words pregnancy. They also calculated fluoride from other sources, such as food, tea and most of the time they spent in bed overnight. American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) they were using were better recognized consumption based on how much is in a toothpaste, “so I think it’s a mistake to It may be intuitive to blame sleeplessness — as our reader did spokesperson and neurodevelopmental by others as well. city’s water supply and how much women focus too much on the water fluoridation — on the bright moonlight and the lack of heavy drapes, but that pediatrician Dr. Lisa Shulman told Healthline What is PRT? recalled drinking. piece here.” is not the conclusion reached by Christian Cajochen — from the that a “lack of reciprocal exchanges between PRT involves relying on a child’s own As the team reports in the journal JAMA People have such strong feelings about University of Basel in Switzerland — and colleagues. the parent and a child with ASD can have a motivations to get them to speak. Pediatrics, it appears that higher levels of fluoride one way or the other, he says, In 2013, Cajochen and team conducted an a posteriori analysis significant impact on bonding, especially For example, if a child seems to be fluoride lead to lower IQs in the children. that “in truth, I don’t think this paper is of data they had collected some years prior as part of an experiment in situations with extreme communication expressing interest in a toy on the ground, “Only boys were affected when we going to move the needle tremendously conducted in laboratory conditions. limitations on the child.” the therapist would pick up that toy and looked at urinary fluoride,” she says, “but for a lot of people.” This experiment involved 17 healthy volunteers aged 20–31 and She gives the example of the feeling use the name of it to encourage the child both boys and girls were affected when Scientists who advocate for fluoride 16 healthy volunteers aged 57–74. The volunteers agreed to sleep in parents describe upon witnessing their baby’s to repeat the name. When the child does we looked at maternal fluoride intake or will point to the weaknesses inherent windowless, dark rooms over a study period of 3.5 days. first smiles, or hearing their first words. so, they’re rewarded by then being given water fluoride concentration.” in a population study like this, “and the During this time, the researchers measured changes in sleep “Parents often say that finally, after the object. The difference was typically a couple people on the other side who think that structure, brain activity during sleep, as well as in melatonin and many sleepless nights, they have tangible For the purposes of this study, participants of IQ points, though the spread was wider fluoride is quite toxic are going to say cortisol levels. evidence that their baby is truly a social underwent 10 hours of weekly therapy for when comparing those with highest ‘see, we told you so.’ “ The team got the idea to look at any correlations with moon being, responding to them as an individual. the first 12 weeks. Parents received one hour exposure and those with the least. In The “decision to publish this article phases only later. “We just thought of it after a drink in a local bar That recognition often seems to cement the of training every week on how to utilize the general, there was a small difference for was not easy,” JAMA Pediatrics editor one evening at full moon, years after the study was completed,” relationship, bringing it to a new, reciprocal therapy at home as well. any individual child. Dr. Dimitri Christakis wrote in an they write in their paper. level,” Shulman said. During the second 12 weeks, children “We would feel an impact of this accompanying note. Given the sensitivity The analysis the investigators then conducted suggested that When that reciprocity isn’t there, it can received five hours of weekly therapy. The magnitude at a population level,” Till of the findings, he wrote, “we subjected it immediately before and after a full moon, participants took about cause strains on the bond and stress for the parents continued with monthly instruction says, “because you would have millions to additional scrutiny for its methods and 5 minutes longer, on average, to fall asleep, and their sleep duration parent. So, seeking out the best treatment sessions. of more children falling in the range of the presentation of its findings.” fell by about 20 minutes. options becomes crucial for both the parent (Source: healthline) intellectual disability, or an IQ of under (Source: NPR) (Source: medical news today) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 SOCIETY AUGUST 21, 2019

Charity foundation launches Over 11,000 ha of forests, 30,000 job plans in rural areas

SOCIETY TEHRAN – Barekat Charity Foundation, deskaffiliated to Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam, has generated some 30,000 job plans for rangelands burnt in summer the people residing in rural areas during the current Iranian calendar year (starting on March 21), Saeed Ja’fari, director of ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN – Raging wild- he concluded. Barekat Charity Foundation has said. deskfire burnt 11,254 hectares Heavy rains over the past few months Job plans have resulted in 84,000 job opportunities in 6,000 of forests and rangelands across the country, led to the plants and vegetation grown in villages across the country, he stated, ISNA reported on Sunday. since the beginning of summer, the com- vast areas of forests and rangelands which “Given that Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam mander of the forest protection unit of For- soon turned dry due to temperature rise and focuses on empowering the deprived, we coordinate with the ests, Range, and Watershed Management enhanced the possibility of massive fires. manufacturers, exporters and economic activists and connect Organization, has said. Mohammad Reza Khishtandar, com- them with the entrepreneurs under the Foundation coverage in Humans are responsible for over 90 percent mander of Tehran province environment order to promote their businesses,” he explained. of the wildfires, ISNA quoted Ali Abbasnejad protection unit said that wildfire incurred as saying on Sunday. losses to Tehran’s protected areas during Negligently discarded cigarettes were the the first three months of this year (started leading cause of human-caused ignition, he on March 21), which was 90 times more than lamented. the same period last year. He went on to say that 673 fire occurrences Also, Jamshid Mohabbat Khani, head of have been reported in the country’s forests the Department of Environment’s protection and rangelands during the first month of unit has said that some 400 hectares of the summer, through which, 7,492 hectares of protected areas turned into ashes due to rangelands and forests have been damaged. raging wildfire, since the beginning of the However, this month, wildfires have de- current Iranian calendar year, with Tehran clined compared to the last month, he noted, the side of the roads or inside the forests unintentional wildfires in forests, he added. setting record highs for wildfire within two stating, 377 fires have occurred during the which magnifies a ray of sunlight, igniting Abbasnejad regretted that in some cases, first months of this year. second month of summer, affecting 3,762 grass around it, and the other one is leaving we used to put out the fire with aerial fire- Qasem Sabz’ali, commander of the forest hectares of the natural resources. a fire unextinguished; some of the people fighting, while this year the lack of budget protection unit of the Forests, Range, and Referring to human share of 90-95 percent camping in the nature do not ensure that made this option unavailable. Watershed Management Organization, said “When convinced of the existence of a sale market, we begin in wildfires, he explained that two human the fire is completely put out. According to the law, anyone who de- that forest wildfire brings heavy economic the process of creating jobs for the financially struggling people.” errors are the most important causes of Thunderstorms, electricity and even re- liberately causes fires in the forests is sen- burden amounting to 560 million rials (about “We tend to increase financial empowerment of these vul- wildfires, one is throwing glass bottles on gional disputes are some of the causes of tenced to imprisonment of two to five years, $13,000) per hectare for the country. nerable group and help them achieve a sustainable source of income,” he added. “In the past years, we have taken steps in civil engineering, including school building, road and bridge construction in rural areas; we are currently pursuing community-based employment Firefighting vehicles equipped with smart tracking system projects,” he also stated. SOCIETY TEHRAN – Firefighting trucks and fire 136 by the next year, therefore, seven stations will be set Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam, also known deskengines in Tehran were equipped with up in the capital. as Setad-e Ejraiye Farman-e Hazrat-e Emam, was founded in automatic vehicle locating (AVL) for the first time in the Through which, two fire stations will be inaugurated by 1989. In the Iranian calendar year 1386 (March 2017-March country, spokesman for Tehran Fire Department affiliated the end of this year (March 20, 2020), he noted, concluding, 2018) Barekat charity foundation- the social arm of the organi- to the Municipality has announced. some five others will also be inaugurated by the next year. zation- with the aim of promoting social justice was established. AVL is a means for automatically determining and Fire stations to install caller location tracker Socio-economic empowerment of the communities by en- transmitting the geographic location of a vehicle; the ve- Mohammad Farjoud, head of Tehran Municipality ICT couraging entrepreneurship prioritizing breadwinner women, hicle location data, from one or more vehicles, may then Organization told ISNA on Sunday that the fire stations developing infrastructure such as water supply schemes, power be collected by a vehicle tracking system to manage an in Tehran will be equipped with caller location tracking grid, and road building, constructing schools and increasing ed- overview of vehicle travel. system by the next month. ucational spaces, promoting health for all, granting non-repay- Vehicle tracking system was piloted last year, and final- “It is an important service which identifies the caller able loans and insurance especially in less developed areas and ly launched on the capital’s firefighting vehicles a month location whether by cellphones or telephones, which will regions most affected by 1980s war and natural disasters are of ago, ISNA quoted Seyed Jalal Maleki as saying on Sunday. be reported to the fire stations to better reach the desti- the priorities of the charity foundation. The system has so far been installed on 120 vehicles, nation,” he explained. he highlighted. The system first will be piloted in the fire stations but Elsewhere in his remarks, he said that it is planned to then will install on other relief and rescue organizations, WORDS IN THE NEWS increase the number of fire stations in Tehran to reach he concluded. Beijing gets 2008 Olympics (July 16, 2001) Unprecedented heatwave ‘kills thousands of fish’ in Alaska There were celebrations in Beijing as the Chinese capital was awarded the 2008 Olympic Games. Duncan Hewitt reported. Climate change and warming rivers may have possibly in the tens of thousands. “Communities on the Koyukuk reached 90 stream in southern Alaska, stream temperatures Fireworks lit up the Beijing sky and there was joy among the caused the mass death of salmon in parts of “And this is just the Yukon River. Salmon degrees [32C] on July 7-11... 25 degrees [14C] reached 27.6C (81.7F) on 7 July, according to crowds who’d gathered to watch the announcement from Moscow Alaska, scientists say. die-offs have been reported on the Kuskokwim above average!” Ms Quinn-Davidson wrote. “12 the no-profit Cook Inletkeeper. on huge public video screens. After Beijing’s narrow defeat Large numbers of salmon died prematurely River and Bristol Bay.” July is when locals started seeing dead chum “We’ve been tracking stream temperatures by Sydney eight years ago, the authorities had appealed for in some Alaskan rivers in July according to local In a video documenting the trip that shows salmon floating downriver.” in non-glacial systems across the Cook Inlet reports, and scientists believe the cause could flies swarming over the decaying fish, she de- She added: “As soon as the temperatures watershed since 2002, but this is a first – we’ve calm before the announcement was made, but a massive media be the unprecedented heatwave that gripped scribed how “dead salmon washed up, just piles cooled back down, we stopped seeing dead never seen stream temperatures above 76F campaign has stirred popular enthusiasm for a victory which the state last month. of them”. salmon.” [24.4C],” said Sue Mauger, Cook Inletkeeper’s Beijing’s bid committee described as the century-old dream of “Climate change is here in Alaska. We are Holly Carroll of the Alaska department for An unprecedented heatwave cooked places Science Director. the Chinese nation. seeing it. We are feeling it. And our salmon are fish and game told The Independent: “We don’t across Alaska in July, causing temperatures to “We’re seeing not just stressful temperatures The press is portraying Beijing’s success as a sign that China has dying because of it,” said Stephanie Quinn-Da- know the exact extent of mortality that this remain above average for 95 consecutive days for salmon, but lethal temperatures,” she said. come of age as a member of the international community. For vidson, a biologist specializing in salmon and warm water event had on the salmon, but we ending on 30 July, according to climatologist Cook Inletkeeper said in a press release that many of the citizens of the Chinese capital, what may be more the director of the Yukon Inter-Tribal Fish know that the escapements to the Koyukuk Brian Brettschneider. scientific research spanning 20 years provided important is the massive infrastructure spending program Commission, in a Facebook post. river were almost 100,000 chum salmon less Record-breaking temperatures were ob- evidence that climate change is warming Alaskan promised by the city government, which some hope will bring The post documented field research that than we expected.” served across the state. In Anchorage, the largest fish streams, threatening salmon. long-overdue improvements to Beijing’s sewers, roads and Ms Quinn-Davidson and other scientists un- It is normal for salmon to die en-mass after city, the mercury rose to 32C on 4 July – the “That’s because as streams warm, fish be- public transport network. dertook in late July to investigate local reports they spawn. But scientists studying the salmon highest temperature since records began. come stressed, and more vulnerable to pollution, Some locals, though, have questioned the vast expense. Others of salmon die-offs. They travelled to Alaska’s saw that most still carried eggs, so their death Climate scientists said that the week ending predation and disease. So, when temperatures are worried that their homes will be knocked down as part of Koyonuk River, a major tributary of the Yukon could not have been linked to spawning. on Sunday 7 July was the warmest on record reach upper thresholds, salmon can either die the city’s reconstruction. And human-rights groups have River, and counted at least 850 dead chum “We ruled out any likely influences of pollu- in the state. However, the statewide record or simply avoid entering these hotspots,” reads warned that the decision will only give further legitimacy to salmon along a 200-mile river stretch. But she tion and disease or infection,” Ms Quinn-Da- of 37.8C (100F), was set at Fort Yukon in the the press release, which also notes that salmon what they see as a repressive government -- yet the Chinese said that the figures could be four to ten times vidson wrote. “We are fairly confident these state’s north east region over a century ago. die-offs could affect bear populations. authorities insist that the Games will lead to improvements in bigger just in that stretch of the river, which is salmon – after surviving years in the ocean Rick Thoman, a climate specialist at the Ms Carroll of the Alaska department for fish the country’s human-rights situation. 500 miles long. and migrating 700 miles upriver to finally University of Alaska said at the time that the and game said: “The cause of death is speculative And in a nation which takes its international prestige very “We also know that dead salmon were ob- spawn – died of heat stress before reaching exceptionally warm weather events would only because we did not collect water samples and seriously, there’s no doubting the enthusiasm among many served on the Andreafsky River that flows in their spawning grounds.” become more frequent because of the loss of because once a fish has been dead a long time, members of the public, particularly China’s sports-obsessed the Yukon River,” she said. “So it’s very likely She said the deaths coincided with a re- sea ice and warming in the Arctic Ocean. it’s hard to determine the exact cause of death.” young generation. Others, however, will be watching closely to the numbers are in the thousands, and quite cord-breaking heatwave in July. In the Deshka River, an important salmon (Source: The Independent) see whether Beijing can live up to its promises both of creating a better urban environment and of allowing what its bid committee said would be unfettered foreign media access to China both before and during the 2008 Olympics. ENGLISH IN USE Words Joy: a feeling of great happiness narrow defeat: if you defeat someone, you win a victory over LEARN NEWS TRANSLATION them. Narrow defeat means to lose by a small number of votes appealed for calm: suggested that people don’t get too excited stirred popular enthusiasm: created a great eagerness to be in- Iran urges Afghanistan to resume افغانستان برای دادن حقابه هامون باید به volved amongst the people come of age: matured and been accepted as a member of the talks on Hamoun wetlands میز مذاکره بازگردد international community infrastructure: essential facilities such as roads, energy resources Iran and Afghanistan should resume negotiations on the water rights بــه گــزارش روز جمعــه باشــگاه خبرنــگاران جــوان مســعود تجریشــی معــاون محیــط زیســت انســانی ســازمان and administrative systems of Hamoun wetlands, YJC quoted Masoud Tajrishi, deputy chief of the حفاظــت محیــط زیســت گفــت: ایــران و افغانســتان بــرای بــرای دادن حقابــه هامــون بایــد بــه میــز مذاکــره .long-overdue improvements: improvements which should have Department of Environment, as saying on Friday بازگردند. been made a long time ago Commenting on Afghanistan’s injudicious dam construction on its tributaries تجریشــی بــا اشــاره بــه سیاســت هــای مســئوالن افغانســتان بــرای ســد ســازی در باالدســت تــاالب اظهــار sewers: underground channel that carries away waste Tajrishi also noted that low precipitation levels in the region has added reconstruction: rebuilding کــرد: متاســفانه وضعیــت بــارش هــا در منطقــه در شــرایط مطلوبــی نبــود و بــه همیــن علــت شــرایط وخیــم .insult to the injury human-rights groups: a group that fights for human freedom “Iran and Afghanistan should reopen talks over the remaining water in تــر شــده اســت. legitimacy: if something has legitimacy it is seen as being Helmand River and discuss the water rights of the wetlands in Iran.” ایــران و افغانســتان بــرای حــل مشــکل آب بایــد بــه میــز مذاکــره بازگردنــد تــا بــرای آب باقــی مانــده در رود acceptable He further underscored the importance of reaching a formal agreement هیرمنــد مذاکــره کننــد. a repressive government: a government which uses force with Afghanistan as the exposed lake bed is the main hotspot for debilitating and unjust laws to restrict and control its people وی ادامــه داد: مــا بایــد پیگیــر ایــن آب باشــیم و بــه یــک تفاهمــی برســیم چــرا کــه این گــرد و غبــاری که در international prestige: to be respected by people around sand and dust storms which cause great discomfort both for Iranians and سیســتان و بلوچســتان وجــود دارد، حتــی مــردم افغانســتان را نیــز تحــت تاثیــر قرار مــی دهد . .the world Afghans as well urban: belonging or relating to a town or city unfettered: unrestricted, not controlled (Source: BBC) PREFIX/SUFFIX PHRASAL VERB IDIOM “galacto-, gala-, galact-” Grasp at something Bring nothing to the table

Without Meaning: milk Meaning: to try to hold on to something Explanation: to have nothing of interest to offer the For example: The Milky Way is the galaxy which For example: His foot slipped and he grasped at other side in a negotiation earth no is the home of our solar system. the top of the wall. For example: We’ll never reach an agreement if we birth! don’t all bring something to the table. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 21, 2019 WORLD IN FOCUS 13

Syria rebels withdraw from Rights groups voice solidarity with hunger- strategic town striking Bahraini inmates TEHRAN— Foreign-backed militants have in Khan Shaykhun and still controlled ad- reportedly withdrawn from a key town in joining Hama towns. 1 including ill-treatment, the glass barrier sep�- Syria’s embattled Idlib Province as well as The Damascus government has not yet arating them from their families during visits, arbitrary their last bastion in the nearby province of reacted to the reports. searches and confiscation of their belongings. Hama, as government forces make more On Monday, a Turkish military convoy The action came after fifteen political prisoners started gains in the northwest. carrying ammunition crossed the border on August 15 an open hunger strike following two full years The so-called Syrian Observatory for into Idlib, sparking condemnation from of systematic isolation in Jau Prison. Human Rights (SOHR) and local sources Damascus. The dissidents are imprisoned along with other inmates, reported Tuesday that the militants had The Khan-Shaykhun-bound convoy, how- who don’t share their language, religion, traditions or cul- pulled out of the town of Khan Shaykhun ever, was stuck just north of the town amid ture. They are also charged with different crimes. in the southern part of Idlib and a nearby Syrian government airstrikes on militant According to Press TV, thousands of anti-regime protesters area in neighboring Hama Province. positions and advances on the battlefield. have held demonstrations in Bahrain on an almost daily The withdrawal came after Syrian army “The Syrian army in its own way sent basis ever since a popular uprising began in the country troops and their allied fighters managed to a clear message to the Turkish regime by in mid-February 2011. enter Khan Shaykhun, which had been occu- forcing convoys sent by Ankara to help the They are demanding that the Al Khalifah regime pied by foreign-backed terrorists since 2014. terrorists in Khan Shaykhun to come to a relinquish power and allow a just system representing Syria’s advances near Khan Shaykhun halt,” Syria’s al-Watan newspaper reported. all Bahrainis to be established. Manama has gone to threatened to encircle the militants in their It was a “clear warning against any Turkish great lengths to clamp down on any sign of dissent. On last remaining Hama bastion, including the attempt to resuscitate the terrorists,” it added. March 14, 2011, troops from Saudi Arabia and the towns of Latamneh and Kafr Zeita. According to Press TV, Idlib Province and United Arab Emirates were deployed to assist Bah- Local sources confirmed the militant parts of adjacent Hama Province constitute rain in its crackdown. withdrawal from the two Hama towns. of Morek. surrounded by Syrian government forces. the last major militant stronghold in Syria. On March 5, 2017, Bahrain’s parliament approved the The SOHR also said anti-Damascus mil- SOHR Head Rami Abdel Rahman told However, the so-called Hayat Tahrir Syrian government forces have recently trial of civilians at military tribunals in a measure blasted itants, who had stayed behind, gathered at a AFP that the pullout means that a Turkish al-Sham (HTS) terrorist group claimed in been trying to liberate the region in their by human rights campaigners as being tantamount to im- Turkish military position in the Hama town observation point in Morek is effectively a statement that its elements had redeployed push towards final victory over terrorists. position of an undeclared martial law countrywide. Bahraini monarch King Hamad bin Isa Al Khali- fah ratified the constitutional amendment on April China warns on Daesh revival Jordan MPs urge government to expel 3, 2017. in Syria Israeli envoy Russia and China say U.S. missile test could revive arms race

1 The weapon tested on Sunday was a version of the nuclear-capable Tomahawk cruise missile. The ground- launched version of the Tomahawk was removed from service after the INF was ratified. According to Guardian, this month the defense secre- tary, Mark Esper, said the U.S. had begun work to develop mobile, conventional, ground-launched cruise and ballistic missile systems. “Now that we have withdrawn, the Department of De- fense will fully pursue the development of these ground- launched conventional missiles as a prudent response to Russia’s actions,” he said. Esper confirmed the U.S. was not embarking on a new arms race. “The traditional sense of an arms TEHRAN — China’s Syria envoy said opposition stronghold in Syria. TEHRAN — Jordanian lawmakers have continued custodianship of the holy site, race has been in a nuclear context,” he said. “Right Tuesday that “terrorist organizations” The U.N. has warned that an assault called on the government to expel Israel’s and rejecting an Israeli plot to divide now, we don’t have plans to build nuclear-tipped including Daesh (ISIL) are being revived on Idlib could trigger a humanitarian ca- ambassador and review a 1994 peace treaty the sacred area into Muslim-only and INF-range weapons. It’s the Russians who have in the war-ravaged country, urging the tastrophe. with Tel Aviv in protest at the regime’s Jewish-only sections. developed non-compliant likely, possibly, nucle- international community not to ignore Idlib has for several years served as a recent provocations and violation of in- Jordan and Egypt are the only Arab ar-tipped weapons.” the “early warning” signs. reception zone for those escaping govern- ternational law at the al-Aqsa Mosque countries that have formal relations with The U.S. launch came weeks after a deadly explosion Xie Xiaoyan, Beijing’s point man for the ment advances elsewhere in the country, compound. the regime in Israel. at a Russian testing site, which western experts linked Syrian conflict, made the comments after who now number in their hundreds of During an emergency parliamentary According to Press TV, on August 11, to Moscow’s attempts to develop a nuclear-powered meeting in Geneva with the UN Special thousands. Today they have nowhere to session attended by Jordanian Foreign which marked the Muslim occasion of Eid missile. Envoy for Syria, Geir O. Pedersen. run in case of a full assault on Idlib. Minister Ayman Safadi in Amman on al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice), Israeli forc- The blast killed five scientists and caused a spike “There is now a danger of terrorist or- Asked about Beijing’s position on a Monday, members of the House of Rep- es attacked Palestinian worshipers at the in radiation levels, although Russian authorities ganizations like [Daesh] being revived,” prospective of such an assault and the resentative discussed 17 non-binding rec- al-Aqsa Mosque compound, prompting have remained tightlipped on the nature of the ex- Xie told reporters. humanitarian fallout, Xie described the ommendations on Amman’s relations violent clashes at the site. plosion. U.S. experts have said it could be linked “The international community should issue as “very complicated.” with Tel Aviv, Jordan’s Al-Mamlaka TV The violence erupted after Israeli po- to testing of the Burevestnik cruise missile, touted pay attention.” “We all know that this is the last strong- reported. licemen fired stun grenades and tear gas by Putin this year. Daesh overran large parts of Syria and hold of some of the terrorist organizations The recommendations included “expel- at the Palestinians who had finished their The INF banned all land-based missiles that could travel Iraq in 2014, proclaiming a “caliphate” ... so this is an issue that needs to be dealt ling the ambassador of the Zionist entity Eid prayers at the compound, allowing, between 310 and 3,400 miles (500 and 5,500km) in an there, but offensives in both countries with,” he said. “The fight against terrorism in Amman,” closing the Israeli embas- in a rare move, Israeli settlers to enter the effort to abolish the class of nuclear arms that then most reclaimed the territory. is not finished yet.” sy, recalling Jordan’s ambassador to Tel holy site to mark the fasting and mourning threatened Europe. Xie’s Geneva visit came as concern mounts According to AFP, since January, Idlib Aviv, halting “all forms of normalization,” day of Tisha B’Av. over a possible major offensive by President has been administered by the Hay’at Tahrir reviewing the 1994 peace treaty, affirm- According to the Palestinian Red Cres- Bashar Assad’s forces on Idlib, a militant-run al-Sham alliance, which is led by militants ing the size of the 144-dunam Al-Aqsa cent, the clashes had left 61 Palestinians area in the northwest which is the last major from Syria’s former Al-Qaeda affiliate. Mosque compound, backing Jordan’s wounded. Ilhan Omar: Go to Israel, see ‘cruel reality of the Ghani promises to crush ISIL after Kabul wedding attack occupation’ TEHRAN — Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani has security and peace talks with Afghanistan’s U.S.-backed 1 Trump’s request to a foreign country to bar the promised to eliminate all safe havens of the Islamic State government. entry of elected U.S. officials - and Israel’s decision to do in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) as The Taliban denied involvement in the attack and con- so - were unprecedented and drew widespread criticism, the country marks a subdued centennial Independence demned the blast. However, President Ghani said the group including from many Israelis as well as staunch supporters Day following a horrific wedding attack in the capital “cannot absolve themselves of blame, for they provide [a] of Israel in Congress. Critics said Netanyahu’s decision on Saturday. platform for terrorists”. was a reckless gamble that risked turning Israel into a Ghani’s comments on Monday came as Afghanistanmourns The suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the middle partisan issue and threatened to undermine ties between the death of at least 63 people in the suicide bombing at a of a dancing crowd inside the wedding hall. The bride and the close allies. wedding reception for a young couple from the minority groom survived the attack and in an emotional interview Tlaib and Omar support “boycott, divestment and Shia Hazara community in western Kabul. with local broadcaster TOLOnews, the distraught groom, sanctions”, or BDS, a Palestinian-led global movement. At least 182 others were wounded in the attack, with Mirwais Alani, said their lives were devastated within seconds. Supporters say the movement is a nonviolent way of protest- women and children among the casualties. Of the seven band members – all brothers and cousins ing Israel’s military rule over the occupied territories, but “We will take revenge for every civilian drop of blood,” – only the lead singer survived the attack. Israel says it aims to delegitimize the state and eventually Ghani declared. “Why should we be killed? It’s for nothing. What is our wipe it off the map. “Our struggle will continue against [ISIL], we will take sin? What have we done wrong? We feed our children and #MyPalestinianSitty revenge and will root them out.” ISIL is killing us without committing a crime,” Mohammad Last week, Israeli Interior Minister Aryeh Deri said He urged the international community to join those efforts. Wahid, the drummer’s brother said. Tlaib had requested and been granted permission to enter The latest attack came as the Taliban and the United “We ask the government why they aren’t stopping them?” day’s 100th anniversary of Afghanistan’s independence the occupied West Bank to see her ageing grandmother. States are trying to negotiate an agreement on the withdrawal he told Al Jazeera. from Britain were postponed out of respect for the blast Deri’s office released a letter that it said was from Tlaib, of U.S. forces in exchange for a Taliban commitment on As families buried their relatives, celebrations for Mon- victims, the president’s office said. which promised to respect travel restrictions during her visit. But after the announcement, Tlaib tweeted she would not allow Israel to use her love for her grand- mother to force her to “bow down to their oppressive & racist policies”. Hong Kong leader says dialogue and ‘mutual respect’ offer way out of chaos The announcement prompted #MyPalestinianSitty to TEHRAN — Hong Kong leader Carrie Anger erupted in June over a now-sus- tory. China has also sent clear warning trend online, with Palestinians and others sharing stories Lam said on Tuesday she hoped a peaceful pended bill that would allow criminal suspects that forceful intervention is possible, with of their grandmothers’ resilience. weekend anti-government protest was the in the former British colony to be extradited paramilitary forces holding drills in neigh- “This was my other #MyPalestinianSitty who no one start of efforts to restore calm and that talks to mainland China for trial. boring Shenzhen. could mess with. She was proud of being from #BeitHanina with non-violent protesters would provide The unrest has been fueled by broad- Britain’s Foreign Office said it was ex- and was one fierce woman,” Tlaib tweeted with a photo of “a way out” for the Chinese-ruled city. er worries about the erosion of freedoms tremely concerned about reports that a Hong her grandmother. Hundreds of thousands of protesters ral- guaranteed under the “one country, two Kong staff member had been detained in The two congresswomen are part of the “squad” of lib- lied peacefully in torrential rain on Sunday systems” formula put in place after Hong mainland China, but there was no imme- eral newcomers - all women of colour - whom Trump has in the eleventh week of what have been often Kong’s return to China in 1997, including diate suggestion that there was any link to labelled as the face of the Democratic Party as he runs for violent demonstrations. an independent judiciary and the right the protests. re-election. “I sincerely hope that this was the begin- to protest. Staff member Simon Cheng did not re- The Republican president subjected them to a series of ning of society returning to peace and staying Three people were wounded, one turn to work on Aug. 9 after visiting the racist tweets last month in which he called on them to “go away from violence,” Lam said. critically, in a knife attack by an un- neighboring mainland city of Shenzhen back” to their “broken” countries. They are U.S. citizens - “We will immediately start the work to known assailant near a “Lennon Wall” the previous day, Hong Kong news website Tlaib was born in the U.S. and Omar became a citizen after moving to the U.S. as a refugee from war-torn Somalia. The establish a platform for dialogue. This di- of colorful pro-protest messages in the The protests have prompted sharp re- HK01 reported. China’s Foreign Ministry Democratic-controlled House of Representatives voted to alogue, I hope, will be based on a mutual city’s Tseung Kwan O district in the New actions from Beijing, which has accused declined to comment. Hong Kong police condemn Trump’s racist rhetoric against the congress- understanding and respect and find a way Territories overnight, police said. One foreign countries, including the United did not respond immediately to requests women last month. out for today’s Hong Kong.” man was arrested. States, of fomenting unrest in the terri- for comment, Reuters reported. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 14 WORLD SPORTS AUGUST 21, 2019

Lee becomes first deaf player to Gamers risk health in bid to win an ATP main draw match

Lee Duck-hee became the first deaf player to win an ATP Tour main draw match on Monday when the South Korean defeated Henri Laaksonen 7-6(4) 6-1 in the first round of the Winston- be eSports millionaires Salem Open. The 21-year-old fired nine aces on the way to claiming the win A record $33.5 million is up for grabs Kurtis “Aui_2000” Ling, of the Newbee team. after a lengthy rain delay on the hardcourts in North Carolina. but professional eSports players like Another hazard of eSports, a fast-growing Diagnosed as deaf at the age of two, Lee cannot hear calls from those competing in The International in but little-understood sport, is the mental the line judges or the umpire and relies on signals and gestures Shanghai this week pay a physical price with toll, particularly with life-changing sums for the information. deteriorating eyesight, digestive problems of money on the table. “People made fun of me for my disability. They told me I and wrist and hand damage. With many players so young -- most are shouldn’t be playing,” Lee said after the match. At first, Evgenii “Blizzy” Ri looks in their 20s but there is a 17 year old at “It was definitely difficult, but my friends and family helped perplexed at the notion: “It’s impossible, The International -- some struggle in the me get through. I wanted to show everyone that I could do this. how can you get injuries when you play hyper-competitive environment. “My message for people who are hearing impaired is to not games?” “I just sometimes feel that my body is so be discouraged. If you try hard, you can do anything.” Then the 24-year-old from Kyrgyzstan sore,” said Ryan “Raging Potato” Jay Qui Next up for Lee is a second-round meeting with third seed discloses that a doctor urged him to take of the Mineski team, who nevertheless says Hubert Hurkacz of Poland on Tuesday. six months off to give his failing vision a that his vision is still “20/20”. Former world number one Andy Murray, continuing his badly needed rest. “Most of the obstacles in this kind of comeback from hip surgery, fell 7-6(8) 7-5 to Tennys Sandgren Ri plays for Natus Vincere, or NAVI, and environment is the mentality,” said the in a first round match that was delayed by rain for several hours. this week is competing in The International, a Filipino, adding that Mineski has a “psych Murray battled hard to save three set points in the tiebreak world championship said to have the biggest adviser” who helps prop up the players. before Sandgren converted the fourth to end the 74-minute first prize pool in the history of eSports. Changing habits set when the Briton’s volley found the net. NAVI and 17 other teams will play the While the money at the top of eSports is Murray was broken in the opening game of the second set and multiplayer battle game Dota 2 in front of soaring, in other respects gaming remains fell 3-0 behind before breaking back to leave the set poised at 5-5. thousands of fans at a major indoor stadium well behind many other professional sports. But the 28-year-old American broke back and then served out while hundreds of thousands more will Newbee coach Ling said that eSports is the match to set up a second round clash with Canadian second watch online. only now starting to appreciate the need for seed Denis Shapovalov. If NAVI triumph on Sunday, Ri and his A doctor recommended simple eye repetitive hand and wrist motions and is physiotherapists and other staff specialising (Source: Reuters) team-mates will become instant millionaires exercises -- moving them up and down, characterized by numbness, burning and in physical and mental well-being, though -- but success could come at a price. left and right -- but he admits that he does tingling of the thumb, index, middle and most teams have no such back-up. Cost is “I didn’t worry before but now I feel like not do them. ring fingers. the major reason. Barca’s Dembele out for five my eyes are really... I can’t see so much,” “Actually he also told me not to play the In severe cases surgery is required. Roman Dvoryankin, general manager said Ri, who practices up to 12 hours a day. computer for six months to get back my Some gamers talked about wrist injuries of Virtus.pro, said many gamers have scant weeks with hamstring strain “Ten years I’ve been playing computers vision, but I didn’t listen.” so severe they had to quit and lower back appreciation of how important it is to eat so they are a bit... I’ve just got bad vision. My body is so sore’ problems related to sitting for too long, well, exercise and sit properly when playing. Barcelona’s France forward Ousmane Dembele will be sidelined Ri has been told to wear glasses but he According to several players in Shanghai, day after day. “All the pro teams are trying to educate for about five weeks with a hamstring injury suffered in their defeat does not find them comfortable and said that the most common health complaint for pro “I used to play and I had some arm and the players to take breaks, do some exercise, at Athletic Bilbao in the La Liga opener, the Spanish champions his deteriorating eyesight does not hinder his gamers is Carpal Tunnel syndrome. wrist problems so now I coach instead of stretch properly,” he said. said on Monday. performance because the screen is up close. Not unique to gamers, it happens through playing because I can’t take the strain,” said (Source: AFP) “A medical examination on Ousmane Dembele has diagnosed a strain of his left hamstring and the Frenchman is set to be out for approximately five weeks as a result, the club said on their website . NBA star Curry finances college US women footballers’ equal pay Dembele’s injury layoff is another blow for Barca coach Ernesto Valverde after forward Luis Suarez limped off in the first half of golf team for six years lawsuit to go to trial in 2020 the 1-0 loss away to Bilbao on Friday. Lionel Messi sat out the match as he recovers from the long- term calf strain that saw him miss the club’s pre-season U.S. tour. Barca host Real Betis in their next Liga game on Sunday. (Source: Marca) Maurizio Sarri diagnosed with pneumonia, in doubt for season opener

Newly appointed Juventus boss Maurizio Sarri has been diagnosed with pneumonia and is likely to miss the Serie A champion’s opening game of the season. The 60-year-old Italian was suffering from the flu last week but Juventus confirmed that his condition was more serious. Sarri was at Juventus’ training center on Monday but his condition meant he took no part in the day’s operations. “Unfortunately he could not conduct the training on the field due to the persistent flu, which struck him over the course of last Three-time NBA champion Stephen Curry “Golf is a sport that has changed my The equal pay lawsuit filed by US Tokyo Olympics, although it remains week,” a club statement said on Monday. “In the late afternoon, of the Golden State Warriors said Monday life in ways that are less tangible, but just women footballers against the US possible a settlement could be reached he underwent further tests that confirmed he has pneumonia, he will support the creation of Howard as impactful,” Curry said. Soccer Federation has been scheduled before then. for which specific therapy has been prescribed.” University’s first top-level golf program “It’s a discipline that challenges your to go to trial on May 5, 2020, the players’ The issue was center stage as the United Sarri reportedly received treatment before the traditional for the next six years. mental wherewithal from patience to focus, spokesperson said Monday. States triumphed in the Women’s World preseason tune-up against the club’s youth team last Wednesday. Curry, a six-time NBA All-Star guard and is impossible to truly master, so when The gender discrimination lawsuit Cup in France in July, chants of “equal His condition did not improve and he was unable to attend the and avid golfer, was inspired to make the you hear about these passionate student regarding unequal pay and working Pay” raining down on the champions after 1-0 friendly win over Serie C outfit Triestina on Saturday. contribution by Otis Ferguson IV, a senior athletes who have the talent but don’t have conditions was filed on March 8 by 28 they defeated the Netherlands in the final. In June, Sarri confessed to smoking 60 cigarettes a day. “I at the Washington DC university who Curry a fair shot at the game, it’s tough. players, and Monday’s trial date, set by US lawmakers have proposed don’t particularly feel the need to smoke during games,” he told met during a campus visit earlier this year. “I feel really honored to play a small role US District Judge R. Gary Klausner in Los legislation that would block federal Football Italia. “But straight afterwards it really is necessary.” Ferguson had been campaigning to es- in the rich history of Howard University Angeles, comes a week after the players funding for the 2026 Men’s World Cup Juventus, chasing a ninth consecutive domestic league title, tablish a golf team at Howard. He found and look forward to building their first and the federation reached an impasse -- to be hosted jointly by the United States, kicks off its campaign at Parma on Saturday but might be without a backer in Curry, who decided establish men’s and women’s golf teams with them.” in mediation. Mexico and Canada -- until the federation its new manager who replaced fellow Italian Max Allegri over men’s and women’s golf at the historically The Bison plan to a debut for the men’s “We are pleased with the expeditious pays its women’s national team “fair and the summer. black college. and women’s golf teams in the 2020-21 schedule that has been set by the Court equitable wages”. Sarri returned to Italy after a single season in England where Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player academic year. and we are eager to move forward with this A US Soccer spokesman said the he steered Chelsea to third in the Premier League and lifted the Curry also persuaded golf equipment manu- Golf will join 19 other top-level Division case,” Molly Levinson, a spokesperson for federation was “continuing to work to Europa League after beating Arsenal 4-1 in Baku. facturer Callaway to promise equipment 1 sports programs at the university after the US women players, said in a statement. find a resolution” to the dispute. Despite the seemingly impressive debut season in England, and sport apparel giant Under Armour, having previously been at a secondary, “We very much look forward to the trial Federation president Carlos Cordeiro Sarri was lured back to his homeland where he last managed in who are one of his sponsors, to provide club level, sport. in May 2020 when the players will have issued figures last month that he said 2018 having taken his native Napoli to second in the league. He uniforms. “Howard University is honored to part- their day in court. showed US Soccer had compensated was replaced at Stamford Bridge by former Blues midfielder Curry, who often plays in celebrity golf ner with NBA champion Stephen Curry “We have every confidence that these women more than men over the past Frank Lampard. events, played on his high school golf team. to launch what is sure to become one of world champion athletes will get what decade, but the women players said the (Source: CNN) He hosts and produces the golf-themed the best golf programs in the country,” they legally deserve -— nothing less than figures were misleading, noting they reality game show “Holey Moley” and has Howard University president Wayne A. equal pay and working conditions.” included salaries for National Women’s twice played in PGA developmental tour I. Frederick said. The May date will put the jury trial Soccer League play. ‘Shocked’ Nigeria FA want events. (Source: AFP) amid the team’s build up to the 2020 (Source: Eurosport) to help banned coach Siasia clear his name Manchester United ‘disgusted’ by racist abuse of Pogba The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) said on Monday that they were “shocked” by a life ban on former national coach Samson Manchester United said they “utterly Cup last Wednesday. The posts aimed at him Siasia by FIFA for bribery, vowing to overturn it. condemn” the racist abuse their World Cup- were described as “abhorrent” by Chelsea On Friday, the governing body of world football banned Siasia, winning midfielder Paul Pogba received after and manager Frank Lampard said he was 52, from football, following a long-running investigation into he missed a penalty in the 1-1 draw with “disgusted”. convicted match-fixer, Wilson Raj Perumal. Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday. Lampard also called for social media After his arrest, Perumal collaborated with investigators. The 26-year-old Frenchman has missed sites to do more to prevent players being FIFA’s Ethics Committee found Siasia “guilty of having accepted four penalties since the start of last season abused while Abraham has said he wants to that he would receive bribes in relation to the manipulation of -- the most by a Premier League player -- “silence the haters” with his performances matches in violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics.” while team-mate and fellow penalty-taker on the pitch. Siasia, a striker, played 51 times for Nigeria and had two short Marcus Rashford has converted all four of Chelsea banned a supporter for life in spells as national coach. his attempts in that time. July for racially abusing Manchester City’s Acting NFF president Seyi Akinwunmi said in a statement Pogba was assailed on social media, Raheem Sterling. that the FIFA report had been give to the body’s lawyers “to study becoming the third player in England to Five others were excluded for periods and provide legal advice to the federation,” he said, adding that have received racist abuse in the past week of between one and two years for abusive Siasia “gave his all for Nigeria.” due to missing a penalty. language. “The NFF was shocked to learn of the investigation and sub- United said they were “disgusted” by the Ivory Coast international Meite missed sequent decision by the FIFA Ethics Committee (Adjudicatory abuse and “utterly condemn” it. a penalty in time added on for Reading on Chamber) placing a life ban on Mr. Samson Siasia,” said the “The individuals who expressed these views Sunday against Cardiff but his side had the statement. do not represent the values of our great club initiative. is a huge part of that family. You attack him match already wrapped up at 3-0. “Siasia is a football legend but most importantly he is a Ni- and it is encouraging to see the vast majority “We will work to identify the few involved you attack us all...” the England international Some of the tweets aimed at Pogba were gerian”, he said. of our fans condemn this on social media in these incidents and take the strongest course said. later deleted while several accounts appeared “We respect the FIFA processes”, said Akinwunmi but added, also,” the club said in a statement. of action available to us. We also encourage Chelsea’s Tammy Abraham and to have been taken down. “the least we as a Federation can do is empathize with him at this “Manchester United has zero tolerance of social media companies to take action in Championship side Reading’s Yakou Meite Twitter’s terms and conditions say it time make ourselves available to him and hope that in some way any form of racism or discrimination and a these cases.” have suffered similar abuse in the past week. “takes action against behavior that targets he is able to clear his name.” long-standing commitment to campaigning Rashford tweeted his support for Pogba. Abraham missed the crucial penalty in individuals with hateful conduct”. (Source: Goal) against it through our #AllRedAllEqual “Manchester United is a family. Pogba the shootout loss to Liverpool in the Super (Source: Mirror) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y AUGUST 21, 2019 SPORTS 15

Iranian sports journalist battling Barad Yeganegi wins gold at World Cadets Rapid & cancer defines family as true love Blitz Championships SPORTS TEHRAN — Barad Yeganegi from Iran won By Masoud Hossein deskthe gold medal at the 3rd FIDE World Cadets TEHRAN — Cancer seems to be the end of the road Rapid & Blitz Championships. for many but not for the Iranian sports journalist Me- Yeganegi showed perfect hdi Shadmani, who says the disease has helped him score in the tournament 9/9. discover the true love for his family, especially his wife. The Iranian chess player fol- Shadmani -meaning happiness in Persian- has been lowed by Russian Savva Tere- suffering from sarcoma, a rare bone cancer for five schenko with 8/9 and Maxim years; however, his wife Pantea and his children have Tsoy from Kazakhstan with 7.5/9 stood by his side through the trying times. in the Open U8 division. On his disease, Mrs. Shadmani explained, “It started The four-day FIDE World in 2014. His feet started to swell. It was diagnosed as Cadets Rapid & Blitz Champi- deep vein thrombosis by doctors. After three years, onships took place in Minsk, Mehdi started chemotherapy and doctors said he would Belarus among boys and girls die after six months. But he is still alive and will be under 8, 10 and 12 years old. around much longer.” A total of 635 young chess “I have been growing up with Mehdi in the last five players from 35 federations took years. Mehdi believes his sickness helped him grow part in the Championships. mentally as it did with us. I think stress caused his Two players Aleksandr E. Usov from Russia (Open U-10) and cancer. Mehdi was under pressure at his work and Barad Yeganegi showed perfect score in the tournament 9/9. was suffering from sleep deprivation. I think jour- nalism is one of the most difficult jobs in the world,” his beloved wife added. Iran Greco-Roman team Mehdi was forced to have his leg cut off, but he didn’t consent to it. He has numbness in his hands runners-up at World Junior and hasn’t been able to go to work since last year. And today, Mehdi is on wheelchair because of his spinal Wrestling Championships cord injuries. With all that said, he has not given up hopes, because the new condition has opened new SPORTS TEHRAN — Iran Greco-Roman team finished doors for him: to find ‘the true meaning [of life].’ deskin second place at the United World Wrestling Commenting on his own health condition, Shadmani World Junior Wrestling Championships on Sunday. “I was working overtime to earn extra dough, and I him the color wheel. It was so enjoyable for me and I said, “My job was the bread and butter of the household, The Iranian team won two gold and three bronze medals in honestly enjoyed my work, because I love journalism, told myself I was being deprived of a greatest wealth but at the moment I knew that money couldn’t save my the competitions held in Tallinn, Estonia. but my body could not take it anymore. I worked in in life [family]. Afterward, I enjoyed the smell of rain life. I wanted to have a nice house and a nice car ever Mohammad Aziz Naghousi beat Russian Damir Rakhimov three newspapers, because I didn’t want to put all my and the heat of the Sun. I discovered everything around since I was a kid. I wanted my children to lead a good 2-1 in a tight match in the 77kg final. eggs in one basket.” me were unbelievably beautiful,” Shadmani said. life, to reach my goals, but when I was diagnosed with Aliakbar Hossein Yousofi also claimed a gold medal, beating “My daughter Ava was growing up fast, but I could “I am most thankful and full of praises to Almighty the disease, I questioned myself about the source of American Cohlton Michael Schultz 2-1 in the 130kg final. not see her, because we needed the money and I had God for granting me this rare opportunity. I wanted happiness in my life, and I also asked myself whether Pooya Soulat Dad Marz in 55kg, Shahin Eidi Badaghi Mofrad to work. Then, I asked myself at what price? I decided to help people [through my job, journalism]. How I have made others happy?” in 63kg and Mohammadreza Mahmoud Rostami in 72kg won to reduce my working hours to spend more time with can I say it? I enjoy my life, because God has taken Back then, he knew nothing about sarcoma- a three bronze medals. my family. When I was diagnosed with the disease, notice of me. God takes care for me and fixes broken fast-growing cancer. He was doggedly determined Russia won the title with 157 points, followed by Iran (121) my son Arad was born. I cuddled him and watched things in life. God has granted me this nice woman,” to fight like a warrior and conquer the disease, but the and Turkey (117). disease has progressed in the recent years. cartoons with him. I talked to my little son and taught pointing to his wife with a soft smile.

Persepolis complete signing of Ex- Fiorentina defender Milic joins Ehsan Hadadi wins gold at Brazilian Brandão Iranian club Esteghlal Finland event

TASNIM — Iranian discus thrower Ehsan Hadadi claimed a gold medal in Espoo Grand Prix 2019 in Helsinki, Finland. Hadadi won the gold with a throw of 63.72 meters Sunday night. Chinese athletes Nuermaimaiti Tulake and Abuduaini Tuergong won silver and bronze medals with 58.12m and 58.08m, respectively. Hadadi competed and won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics with a 68.18 m throw, becoming the first Iranian discus thrower to win a medal at Olympics.

Iran starts Asian Junior Wushu C’ships with one bronze

MNA — In the first day of 2019 Asian Wushu Championships underway in Brunei on Monday, a team of Iranian girls won SPORTS TEHRAN — Persepo- in various clubs in the Serie C and D, SPORTS TEHRAN — Iranian of NK Osijek before moving to HNK Hajduk a bronze medal. desklis have completed the before signing with Bulgaria’s Ludogorets deskfootball club Esteghlal Split in 2008 where he first started in their The Iranian girls’ team, comprised of Fatemeh Jazini and signing of Brazilian forward José Brandão II in 2018. have completed the signing of former Napoli under-19 side. Monireh Panahi, won bronze medal of the female’s duel event with Gonçalves Júnior. He returned to Brazil on loan to Goias left-back Hrvoje Milic on Monday. Milic joined Serie A club Fiorentina 9.23 points. A team from the host country grabbed the gold medal The Brazilian striker has joined Perse- the following year, but will now look to The 30-year-old player has penned a in 2016 and left the team for Olympiacos with 9.33 points while Hong Kong earned the silver with 9.30. polis on loan from Bulgarian team Lu- play a vital role for the Iran Pro League two-year contract with Esteghlal for an after one year. Iranian boys’ duel team didn’t find a better place than the dogorets II. defending champions, who open their undisclosed fee. The Croat returned to Italy in 2018 and 6th with 9.25 points. Brandão, 24, has penned a one-year 2019/2020 season against Pars Jonoubi Milic was a member of Croatian na- joined Napoli. The 2019 edition of Asian Junior Wushu Championships contract with Persepolis. Jam on August 22. tional football team in 2013 and played six Milic had also spells at Swedish club kicked off today and will go through August 23 in Taolu and He began his career in Brazil with Persepolis have signed Brandão as a matches for the Chequered Ones. Djurgårdens IF Fotboll, Russian team Sanda categories. 265 athletes from 16 countries are participating Juventus-SC in 2015 with a few stints replacement for Mario Budimir. He started his career at the youth sides Rostov and Croatian side Istra 1961. in the event which is being held in Brunei.

Iran ease past Hong Kong at Asian Women’s Volleyball Championship Karim Moghaddam chosen SPORTS TEHRAN — Iran overpowered Hong Advancing to Pool E and Pool F, teams will again deskKong in straight sets (25-20,25-15,25- play a round-robin format and will be ranked 1-2- to run Federation of 15) in Pool A of the 20th Asian Senior Women’s Vol- 3-4 respectively up to their performances at the leyball Championship on Tuesday. end of this round. Only top two teams from Pool E Corporate Football Team Melli suffered a 3-0 defeat to South Korea and Pool F will enter the cross semi-finals, while in their opening match. teams finishing 3rd and 4th places of both pools IRNA — Iranian beach football professional Karim Moghaddam Iran booked a place in Pool E of the competition will contest the 5th-8th playoff encounters, asian- has been chosen as the International Federation of Corporate underway in Seoul, South Korea. volleyball.net reported. Football (FIFCO)’s Director of Tournament Development The 13 participating teams in the eight-day event Semi-finals, 5th-8th playoffs and 9th-12th playoffs for Corporate Beach Football. comprise hosts Korea, Iran, Hong Kong China in Pool will be held on Saturday, August 24, while the finals, Moghaddam, an Iranian National and the founder of Beach A, defending champions Japan, Kazakhstan, Australia the awards presentation and closing ceremony will Football in Iran, has accepted an appointment with FIFCO to and India in Pool B, Thailand, Chinese Taipei and take place the day after. put in place Corporate Beach Football on the map. As a former New Zealand in Pool C and China, Indonesia and Sri More importantly, the Championship also serves as Head Coach of the Iranian National Team – Moghaddam Lanka in Pool D. the Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament, brings over 15 years of experience in Beach Football to the After the three-day pool plays, top two teams which will see top eight teams, except the Tokyo 2020 organisation. from each pool will advance to the round of the top hosts Japan and qualified China, make the cut for the “This is a great addition,” said Albert Zbily, president 8 teams, split into Pool E and Pool F. Top two teams third and fourth places at the pool round-robin pre- January 6-12 event. Only the eventual winning team of FIFCO during a recent visit to Tehran. “I believe Karim from Pool A and C will compete in Pool E, with teams liminaries will be relegated to classification round in the Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament will bring a new dimension to corporate football in Asia and from Pool B and D playing in Pool F. Teams finishing for 9th-13th places. will join the other 11 teams in the Tokyo 2020. in particular on the global scene. This is still a relatively new sport, why not let it flourish amongst our members,” he continued. Iranian weightlifter Sohrab Moradi undergoes surgery “I am delighted to join forces with FIFCO,” said Karim Moghaddam, “FIFCO presents itself above all other amateur SPORTS TEHRAN — Iranian He lifted 189kg in the opening dis- organizations and delivers quality programming throughout deskweightlifter Sohrab cipline to better the snatch record set its membership base.” Moradi underwent shoulder surgery at 188kg in 1999 by Greece’s Akakios Karim holds a beach football coaching license from the in Germany on Tuesday. Kakiasvilis. AFC and FIFA and is an instructor at the international level. He suffered a dislocated shoulder in He had suffered a spinal cord injury He is the former head coach of the national teams of Iran, training in July. in February. Lebanon, Philippines, Kuwait and lately Iraq. Moradi missed the 2019 Weight- The new system of Olympic Qualifica- “This is a great game, one that challenges every muscle in lifting World Championships, which tion requires weightlifters to compete on our bodies, I believe the corporate level can benefit from beach will be held in Pattaya, Thailand from six occasions in the 18-month qualification football,” Karim said after accepting the FIFCO appointment. September 16 to 25. period, which kicked off on Nov. 1, 2018 FIFCO is the world governing body of corporate football Moradi broke weightlifting’s long- and runs through April 30, 2020. since 2009 with its international head quarters in Montreal, est standing world record on his way This limits Moradi’s time to compete Canada. FIFCO promotes its core values through its pre- to gold in the men’s 94kg class at the in order to qualify for the 2020 Olympic mier event the World Corporate Champions Cup series of 2018 Asian Games. Games. tournaments. Prayer Times Noon:13:08 Evening: 20:06 Dawn: 4:58 (tomorrow) Sunrise: 6:28 (tomorrow) AUGUST 21, 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 Editorial Dept.: Fax: (+98 21) 88808214 — 88808895 Isfahan children’s film festival kicks off [email protected] ARTTEHRAN — The 32nd International Film Switchboard Operator: Tel: (+98 21) 43051000 deskFestival for Children and Youth opened Advertisements Dept.: Telefax: (+98 21) 43051450 at Ghadir Park in the central Iranian city of Isfahan on Public Relations Office: Tel: (+98 21) 88805807 Monday evening. Subscription & Distribution Dept.: Tel: (+98 21) 43051603 www.eshterak.ir Distributor: Padideh Novin Co. The ceremony opened with a message from Minister Tel: 88911433 of Culture and Islamic Guidance Abbas Salehi, which was Webmaster: [email protected] read to the participants. Printed at: Jame Jam Bartar Borna - 44197737 “The speedy progress of the world of today has changed the life of man in different areas including culture. However, Tehrantimes79 Tehrantimesdaily it promises a gradual, evolutionary change in children, and the Isfahan festival has taken new steps to achieve this path, No. 18, Bimeh Alley, Nejatollahi St., Tehran, Iran promising new developments,” read part of the message. P.o. Box: 14155-4843 “The screening of a selection of participating films in the Zip Code: 1599814713 flood-hit regions of the country is also a great happening and needs to be praised,” the message added. Director of the festival Alireza Tabesh in his brief words also expressed thanks to the all participants and the Iranian and foreign guests, and especially the art and cultural officials of Isfahan for their great help in organizing the festival. A great number of Iranian and international films will go on screen during the gala, which will be running in Isfahan until August 26. Eleven animated movies and nine short films have been GUIDE TO selected from different countries to be screened at the festival. SPIRITUAL AWAKENING The animation lineup includes Russian filmmaker Sergei Ryabov’s 2018 movie “6:1” that portrays an inseparable You are given insight, if you open your eyes, and girl and cat who are playing checkers, and the cat loses you are shown the right path, if you turn to it, again and again. and you are given hearing, if you are able to hear. Latvian director Edmunds Jansons’ 2017 animation A troupe of young musicians performs at the opening ceremony of the 32nd International Film Festival Imam Ali (AS) “Pigtail and Mr. Sleeplessness” will also be screened. It is about a six-year-old girl known as Pigtail, who together for Children and Youth (IFFCY) in Ghadir Park in the central Iranian city of Isfahan. (IFFCY) with her shaggy friend from her closet, Mr. Sleeplessness, The organizers also announced earlier that a selection Fund (UNICEF) office in Tehran has dedicated a special award come up with a “brilliant” plan to return her baby brother Leo of movies honored at different editions of the Annecy to a movie that provides a profound insight into children’s Film Museum of Iran to screen to the amusement park where they believe he was bought. International Animated Film Festival in France will go on issues at the festival this year. Also included is “Plankton” by Gustaf Lindstrom from screen during the festival. All the features, mid-length and short films competing Iran’s submission to 2020 Oscars Britain. The 2018 animation gives the viewers a glimpse of In addition, eight features and animations by Danish in the Iranian national section will be reviewed for the the ideas and aspirations that float around at the bottom filmmakers will be reviewed during a special program. UNICEF award. “Finding Farideh” of the food chain. A selection of 12 Iranian animations will also be competing The films will be reviewed by a special committee under “The Kite” by Martin Smatana from Germany is a 2019 in the national section of the festival, in addition to 10 Iranian the supervision of Iranian actress Mahtab Keramati, who ARTTEHRAN — The Film Museum of Iran will animation which depicts a little boy who visits his grandfather short films, which are also competing in the national section. is also a UNICEF goodwill ambassador. deskbe screening Iran’s submission to the 2020 in the countryside and they fly a kite together. Eight features and animations by Danish filmmakers Three Iranian cineastes will also be honored this year for Oscars, “Finding Farideh”, this evening. “Kinkaku-ji” by Viktor Azeev from Russia narrates the story will be reviewed during a special program. their lifetime achievements in children’s cinema. Co-directed by Azadeh Musavi and Kurosh Atai, “Finding of a camper, Greg, who wants to learn how to write poetry, The festival also plans to review films and animated Screen and stage actress Maryam Saadat, filmmaker Farideh” is about a Netherland-based Iranian woman who was and follows his friends’ advice and makes his way to Japan movies from Georgia and Tatarstan. Mahin Javaherian and former director of the Fajr Film adopted by a Dutch couple forty years ago, and returns to Iran where a majestic golden temple belonging to Kinkaku-dzi lies. The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Festival Alireza Rezadad are the three honorees. to search for her family. Composer Hushang Kamkar receives Tjeknavorian, Sadrenoori collaborating on lifetime achievement award “A Dialogue between Two Brothers”

A scene from the documentary “Finding Farideh” co-directed by Azadeh Musavi and Kurosh Atai. The Art and Experience Cinema halls in Tehran will also be screening the documentary beginning today. “Finding Farideh” was selected as Iran’s submission to the 92nd Academy Awards in the best foreign-language film category on Saturday. A committee of nine cineastes picked the film from a shortlist of 10 films including “Qasre Shirin” directed by Reza Mirkarimi, “Just 6.5” by Saeid Rustai, “Sheeple” by Hooman Seyyedi, “Lovely Iranian composer Hushang Kamkar (R) accepts his lifetime achievement Maestro Loris Tjeknavorian (R) and pianist Bardia Sadrenoori (L) acknowledge the Trash” by Mohsen Amiryusefi, “The Warden” by Nima Javidi award from maestro Farhad Fakhreddini at Tehran’s Eyvan Shams Hall audience after a performance at the honoring ceremony of the Iranian-Armenian set and “When the Moon Was Full” by Narges Abyar. on August 18, 2019. (Nava.ir/Sam Sharafzadeh) and costume designer Edna Zeinalian at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on August 14, 2019. The documentary has been acclaimed in several Iranian events. ARTTEHRAN — Kamkar and Nazeri. ARTTEHRAN — The and hoped that the project can introduce the It was selected as best documentary at the 20th Iran Cinema deskCelebrated Iranian Purnazeri expressed his hope that the deskrenowned Iranian- culture of Iran, and also help familiarize people Celebration in Tehran in September 2013. composer Hushang Kamkar, who is the Kamkars continue their hard work and Armenian maestro Loris Tjeknavorian and with different cultures in the world. leader of the Kamkars ensemble, was release more albums in the near future. celebrated pianist Bardia Sadrenoori are Edna Zeinalian received an award honored with a lifetime achievement Accepting the award, Kamkar noted that collaborating on a new project named “A for her long brilliant career in theater. award during a ceremony at Tehran’s this is the first time he has been honored Dialogue between Two Brothers”. She began studying costume design at “An Abundance of Katherines” Eyvan Shams Hall on Sunday. during his 50 years of work. “The extensive musical project is a Tehran’s Alzahra University in 1972 and Organized by Zemestan Literary “This award is even more valuable and special dialogue between the music of started working as a stage and costume at Iranian bookstores Center, the ceremony was attended by a important to me than the Grammy Award,” the East and West,” Tjeknavorian has designer at the Rudaki Foundation in 1978. number of prominent Iranian musicians he mentioned. He also asked the officials to already said. She has worked in over 100 theaters TEHRAN — American writer John Green’s CULTURE including Mohammadreza Darvishi, Kambiz support and honor the artists while they are Tjeknavorian has also said that he is during her career spanning over 40 years. desknovel “An Abundance of Katherines” has recently Roshanravan, maestros Farhad Fakhreddini still alive, not at the time they are long gone. really hopeful that the project can succeed The Stage and Costume Designers been published in Persian by Amut Publications in Tehran. and Loris Tjeknavorian, tambur virtuoso The Kamkars, led by Hushang Kamkar, and expand if everything goes well. Society of Iran has dedicated a prize named Translated by Arman Ayatollahi, the 2006 book is about a Keikhosro Purnazeri, vocalist Shahram Nazeri is a Kurdish family of seven brothers and A string orchestra by Tjeknavorian after Zeinalian, which was also unveiled teenage boy, Colin Singleton, who has dated and has been dumped and Iran House of Music managing director a sister, who have performed numerous performed part of the project in a concert during the ceremony. The prize will be by 19 girls named Katherine. Hamidreza Nurbakhsh. concerts in the country and around the held in honor of the Iranian-Armenian set presented to a top stage and costume Thinking about how he is getting too old to be a child prodigy, In his brief speech, Fakhreddini said world and have released a number of music and costume designer, Edna Zeinalian, at designer every year. he decides to start a summer road trip with his friend Hassan, that there are a few real masters in Iranian albums including “In Memory of Hafez”, Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on August 14. Zeinalian deems herself deeply so he can get over Katherine. music and Hushang Kamkar is one of them. “Darya”, “In Memory of Saba”, “Living Fire”, “I proposed the idea of the project to indebted to her parents. “I was really With 10,000 dollars in his pocket, he intends to prove one “We owe that to Master Hassan Kamkar, “Nightingale with a Broken Wing”, “Chant maestro Tjeknavorian who warmly welcomed lucky to have good teachers, the best of of his theories during the trip, which is that he can predict the his father, who brought up such artistic of Drums” and “Music From Kurdistan”. it, and the result was the concert performed them was my mother,” she once said in future of any relationship. children,” he added. Hushang, who has studied music in Italy at Vahdat Hall, which included part of the an interview published in 2016. The book was one of the nominees for the Michael L. Printz Tjeknavorian said that he is honored and the U.S., was a university professor for project,” Sadrenoori told Tehran Times. “I also learned from my father to accept Award and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in 2007. that he had the opportunity to work over ten years. He is one of the members He said that maestro Tjeknavorian called my failures and to try a new beginning with the prominent Kurdish musicians, of the Iran House of Music. the project “A Dialogue between Two Brothers”, in good spirits,” she added. British conservationists Korea’s EBS festival hosting Film scores by Victor Young work to restore acclaimed Iran’s “Beloved” to be reviewed in Tehran slavery painting ARTTEHRAN — Iranian di- ARTTEHRAN — deskrector Yasser Talebi’s ac- deskTehran’s Niavaran LONDON (Reuters) — Ahead of the annual remembrance claimed documentary “Beloved” is on screen Cultural Center will be hosting a session day for the abolition of the slave trade, art conservationists are at the main section of the EBS International on Thursday to review film scores by working to restore a rare painting of a kneeling African slave to Documentary Festival, which is currently prominent American composer Victor go on display in the British port city of Liverpool. underway in the Korean capital of Seoul. Young. Acquired by the International Slavery Museum in 2018, the The film is competing with 11 other Iranian musician and scholar “Am Not I A Man And A Brother’ painting depicts an enslaved documentaries including “Where We Belong” Nasrollah Davudi is scheduled to African, kneeling, bound in chains and looking to the sky. by Jacqueline Zund from Switzerland, “A Dog discuss a number of Young’s works It is based on a design commissioned by the Committee for Called Money” by Seamus Murphy from Ireland, during the session. the Abolition of the Slave Trade in 1787 and was used by the “A Step Forward” by Atsushi Kasezawa from A scene from Iranian director Yasser Young received 22 Academy Award potter Josiah Wedgwood to campaign against slavery, making Japan and “Honeyland” by Ljubomir Stefanov Talebi’s documentary “Beloved”. nominations for his work in film, it one of the first instances of a logo used for a political cause. and Tamara Kotevska from Macedonia. It was also honored at the 67th Trento twice being nominated four times A poster for a review session for “We’ve done quite significant conservation on the painting,” “Beloved” is about an 82-year-old Film Festival in May in Italy. The film in a single year, but he did not win Victor Young’s film scores at Tehran’s Laura Pye, director of National Museums Liverpool, told Reuters. woman who prefers a hard, solitary received the jury special mention and a during his lifetime. He received Niavaran Cultural Center. “(The) conservation team has done an incredible job of cleaning herder’s existence with her cows to a more UNESCO honorable mention. his only Oscar posthumously for “For Whom the Bell Tolls” “The it up. So I don’t think there’s anyone that’s seen the painting as comfortable life among people. In addition, “Beloved” has taken first his score for “Around the World in Uninvited”, “Samson and Delilah”, “My it currently looks.” The documentary has received many place among the top five mid-length films Eighty Days” in 1956. Favorite Spy”, “Payment on Demand”, August 23 is the International Day for the Remembrance awards at several international festivals. selected by audience votes at the Hot Docs Despite not winning the award in “The Quiet Man” and “Something to of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. The painting is still being The most recent honors were bestowed festival in Toronto, Canada in May. his lifetime, Victor Young holds the Live For”. restored and is due to go on display later this year. on July 13 during the Sole Luna Doc Film EBS International Documentary record for most Oscar nominations His last scores were for the 1957 In the biggest deportation in known history, weapons and Festival in Palermo, Italy. The film received Festival, which aims at promoting the prior to winning the first award. films “Omar Khayyam”, “Run of the gunpowder from Europe were swapped for millions of African the best photography award and the High world’s best documentaries, will come Among his credits are “Anything Arrow” and “China Gate”, which were slaves who were then shipped across the Atlantic to the Americas. School Students Award in the Journey Section to an end on August 25. Goes”, “The Gladiator, Golden Boy”, released after his death in 1956.