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16 Pages Price 20,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13216 Thursday SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 Mehr 5, 1397 Muharram 17, 1440 IRGC chief censures Exports to Iraq Tehran derby more Iran’s “Fox” Trump for ‘cheap up 31% in H1 than just a game named best at remarks’ 2 4 15 Varna filmfest 16 Rouhani discusses nuclear deal with May and Macron POLITICS TEHRAN — Irani- the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, deskan President Hassan is the most important issue in Iran-Eu- Rouhani met separately on Tuesday with rope relations. British Prime Minister Theresa May and “Fortunately, the sides are determined French President Emmanuel Macron on to preserve this international agreement the sidelines of the of the UN General As- and have adopted firm political position sembly conference in New York to discuss in this line,” he said. the 2015 nuclear deal and other issues. He noted that efforts should be made In his meeting with May, Rouhani said to find ways to implement the deal, espe- that preserving the nuclear deal, known as cially in economic area. 2

Tehran to bring digital marketing into focus on World Tourism Day TOURISM TEHRAN — Tehran quoted Delavar Bozorgnia, the pro- deskprovince’s tourism de- vincial tourism chief, as saying on partment is set to put digital market- Sunday. ing on the spotlight during the World It will also hold an educational work- Tourism Day (WTD), which is annually shop titled “Digital Marketing in Tourism marked on September 27. Businesses”, the official stated, adding “The department is scheduled to that the lineup is oriented towards this honor a select of top experts and year’s WTD theme; “Tourism and the directors of tourism startups.” ISNA Digital Transformation.” 10

Ahvaz attack reveals ‘true U.S. removing some missile systems from Middle East The United States is pulling some of its said on Wednesday, adding that its de-

Maryam Kamyab face’ of terror supporters anti-aircraft and missile batteries out of fenses would not be affected. the Middle East, the Wall Street Journal “Kuwait’s Patriot missile system, inde- Iran, Russia, China, India, Afghanistan hold security talks in Tehran reported on Wednesday, citing the U.S. pendently, protects and covers all its geo- military officials. graphical borders,” said a statement from the See page 2 A U.S. decision to remove anti-missile Persian Gulf Arab state’s chief of staff. It added systems from several Arab allies was an that the U.S. decision had been coordinated Tehran Times/ Tehran Times/ “internal and routine procedure”, Kuwait with Kuwait’s military. 13 EDITORIAL Trump is a bully: ex-White House official ARTICLE Syed Zafar Mehdi Mohammad Ghaderi regard to its treatment of Iran. EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Journalist Tehran Times editor-in-chief At the general level, it denigrated the level By Javad Heirannia from New Delhi @ghaderi62 of global governance that has reduced the level TEHRAN — Professor Frank N. von Hippel, of war since the end of World War II in favor former assistant director for national security or a return to a dog-eat-dog world where the Macron tries to in the White House Office of Science and Tech- strongest dog – presumably the United States How Trump became nology, says that Trump is a bully and thinks – would win. complete Trump’s that the United States as the strongest country With regard to the treatment of Iran, it picked laughing stock at UN should be free to bully other countries. out Iran as a cause of all the problems in the .S. President Donald Trump project “The Trump Administration is so extreme in Middle East. That is a very one-sided view. took the podium of the UN so many ways that the opposition is more united The discussion of the “horrible” JCPOA made he Elysee Palace continues its General Assembly on Tuesday than I have ever seen it and is gaining ground,” no sense next to the claim that Iran is seeking U direct play on the U.S. ground. and delivered a bombastic speech Frank N. von Hippel tells the Tehran Times in Nations General Assembly that he pointing to nuclear weapons. If Iran leaves the JCPOA, which The evidences suggest that French that drew mocking laugher from the T an exclusive interview. Opposition to Iran, how are you evaluated his the Trump Administration seems to hope it will, President, Emmanuel Macron, is once world leaders. In his characteristic Following is the full text of the interview: speech? the worry about an Iranian nuclear-weapon pro- again planning to get involved in a foolhardy manner, Trump rejected Due to the trump’s speech at the United I did not like his speech in general or with gram will increase, not decrease. 7 “predetermined game” over bringing the ideology of globalism and de- up the issue of making a “complementary nounced multilateralism, forgetting agreement” regarding the Joint Com- that he was speaking from the stage prehensive Plan of Action at the United ‘Impart Islamic knowledge in a way that is relatable, enlightening and entertaining’ of the global body that endorses both Nations General Assembly, and then By Syed Zafar Mehdi power of social media, issues facing Muslims bring Islamic awakening and social reformation? globalism and multilateralism. But, ask Washington to return to the nuclear TEHRAN — Sheikh Azhar Nasser is a Cana- today, the need for unity, growing Islamopho- A. Absolutely. We live in an era where I can we can expect that from the man with deal if Iran agrees to restrain its missile da-based, globally-renowned Islamic scholar, bia in the West, and the significance of annual reach a wider audience with a single tweet than foot-in-mouth syndrome. and regional capabilities! lecturer, orator and a social media sensation. Muharram commemorations. a traditional lecture. Whether it’s a theological Trump began his speech with un- Wall Street Journal writes accord- He is the founder and head instructor of Tas- Following are the excerpts: discussion or a social justice issue, there is no doubt abashed self-praise, talking about ingly; “France’s President Emma- neem Institute, which offers on-site, weekend You have got massive following on social that a single post on any social media platform the “extraordinary progress” his nuel Macron plans to resurrect his crash courses on Islamic sciences to Muslim media, especially Twitter, and your posts generate has a significantly greater impact than the more administration has made in less proposal for “JCPOA Plus,” a plan communities worldwide. He also serves as the lot of enthusiasm among youth. How did this conventional methods of spreading knowledge than two years, “more than almost that referred to as for the U.S. to religious director of CBE Academy, which spe- journey into the virtual world begin? and awareness. any administration in the history stay dedicated to the accord as world cializes in the production of short spiritually A. I have always been active on social media What according to you are the most signif- of our country”. With these words, powers work out a parallel under- uplifting videos. but recently I decided to share a more satirical icant issues facing Muslims today? the jam-packed assembly broke out standing on restrict Iran’s missile Sheikh, who has a degree in cultural anthro- outlook on the challenges and struggles of the A. There are too many to list but perhaps the in spontaneous derisive laughter. program and press Tehran on its pology from the University of Michigan and has Muslim community. Life can be overwhelming most disheartening issue facing Muslims today “Didn’t expect that reaction, but regional insurance policies.” studied under the tutelage of Islamic luminaries and stressful at times so why not impart Islamic is our lack of unity. We promote inter-faith that’s okay,” he reacted, drawing It continues; “Iran and Europe like Ayatollah Sistani and Ayatollah Hakim, has knowledge in a way that is relatable, enlightening dialogue but I believe that we must begin with more laughter. The world’s great- level out that the deal was restricted been hailed as the ‘best thing to happen to Twitter’. and entertaining? intra-faith dialogue. As an Ummah, we have est summit briefly appeared like a to the nuclear program and that UN In an interview with Tehran Times, Sheikh A lot of us underestimate the power of social yet to learn how to co-exist and respect each comedy show. displays repeatedly have licensed that talks about his foray into the virtual world, the media. Do you think it can be a powerful tool to other’s differences. 6 Lot of the participants could be seen Iran has been abiding by the phrases suppressing their laughter while Trump of the pact.” was quite pompously hailing his gov- As the Wall Street Journal has em- ernment’s ‘accomplishments’, citing phasized, the issue of “complementing “Desire to fictitious data like $10 trillion wealth the nuclear deal” has long been raised by added in his tenure, jobless claims at the French, and this trend has contin- 50-year low, 4 million new jobs, half a ued after the withdrawal of the United Fly” director million manufacturing jobs. Perhaps States from the JCPOA. While some he thought he was speaking at a kin- of our statesmen are pleased with the dergarten to a bunch of nursery stu- agreement between the European and Yadollah Samadi dents, who would accept his figments the Trump’s government (regarding the of imagination as gospel truth. 6 JCPOA), secret deals were made between the United States and Europe. dies at 66 Although our statesmen focus on the ARTTEHRAN – Iranian di- words of Donald Trump at the Security deskrector Yadollah Samadi, Council meeting, and are awaiting the most famous for his epic TV series “Desire analysis of his speeches, Macron is now to Fly” on Iranian war hero Abbas Babai, the one person responsible for directing died of heart failure at a Shiraz hospital on this game in the form of a joint synergy Tuesday. He was 66. Islamic Republic of Iran between the White House and the Ely- Ministry of Energy He was at the hospital waiting for a Khuzestan Water and Power Authority sees Palace! Here are some points that liver transplant, Persian news agencies Re-Invitation to International Bid need to be taken into consideration: announced on Tuesday. Request for It has been repeatedly reported Born in Maragheh, Samadi began his that since the beginning of 2017, the Qualification career in cinema as an assistant director in EPC+F Bid for Development French have started a dangerous project movies such as Hossein Zandbaf’s 1981 spy on “limiting Iran’s nuclear and missile Project of Dez Dam Power Plant thriller “Hand of Satan” and Habib Kavosh’s Extension Project capabilities” along with Trump’s gov- Film Bani 1983 thriller “Dadshah”. 16 See page 12 ernment. 7 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y POLITICS SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS Zarif calls for Mogherini: Iran should benefit from immediate halt to new nuclear ‘legitimate’ economic relations arms race The European Union foreign policy chief has alternatives than talking in times of conflict POLITICS TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister stressed that Iran should benefit from its “le- and crisis are causing around the world.” deskMohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday gitimate” economic relations with the world. Elsewhere in the interview, the EU chief called for an immediate cessation of “new nuclear arms “We are putting in place measures that diplomat said that Iran is still complying race” in the world and elimination of all nuclear weapons, are making sure that Iran can continue to with its nuclear-related commitments, Tasnim reported. benefit from the legitimate economic relations noting that the IAEA just came out with Speaking at a meeting on the occasion of International it has with the rest of the world,” Federica another report saying Iran is complying Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, Zarif Mogherini told CNN an interview on Tuesday. with commitments. urged the world to unconditionally adopt the obligations “We are putting in place mechanisms She defended the international diplomacy of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in order to create a together with the Europeans but also with that led to the Iran deal in 2015, saying, world free of nuclear weapons. the Russians, the Chinese, with others in “I’m not saying it’s easy and the confidence “This is the right of the future generations, and we must the world to create that channels to keep I have has a limit because it is indeed a strive responsibly to achieve it,” he stated. trade with Iran that would guarantee that difficult environment in which it will pay the trade could continue regardless of the in but I’m convinced of the value of what secondary sanctions that the United States we have done, and I’m convinced because have put,” Mogherini stated. I see the results.” IRGC chief She underlined that the EU is trying to “And what I am saying is that the United censures Trump keep the nuclear deal, officially known as States cannot think of imposing its own the JCPOA, alive as a channel to maintain policy decisions on sovereign countries for ‘cheap remarks’ dialogue with Iran. “Not having the nuclear and organizations, so Europeans have the deal in place would not put us in a better legitimate rights to decide with whom to position to discuss Iran the rest that we do business and trade and this is what we POLITICS TEHRAN — Chief of the Islamic Revolu- need to address.” “What I am saying is that the United States cannot are doing, not also to the Europeans but desktion Guards Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday “We spent 12 years negotiating Iran nuclear think of imposing its own policy decisions on also to the rest of the world.” censured U.S. President Donald Trump for his “cheap com- issues and that prevented us from talking sovereign countries and organizations, so Europeans “This idea that the world is in the hands ments” against Iran at the UN General Assembly, saying the about all the rest [issues]… preserving that of a strong men sitting around the table and current approach leads to more U.S. isolation. nuclear agreement allows us to build in it have the legitimate rights to decide with whom to do deciding by themselves over the heads of the Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari took a swipe at and address the other issues with an open business and trade and this is what we are doing.” people I simply think that doesn’t work. That Trump, saying the ones who sow chaos, death, and destruc- channel of dialogue.” belongs to a different kind of era that is the tion are the U.S. government and the reactionary regimes She urged the need to keep talks as the “Is there a better way than diplomacy and Mogherini went on to assert that “engaging past; another thing fits for this century. I in the region, Tasnim reported. sole option to address unsolved issues and dialogue? Is it the military option the alter- is not being soft.” She added, “You can be don’t think this is what people of the world “The direct and indirect crimes committed in Palestine, ruled out other alternatives. native that works? Isn’t it more dangerous?” very strong and talk but do you have better think and want to see.” Syria, Iraq and Iran by the U.S. and the governments supporting the hegemonic system will remain in the memory of Muslim and non-Muslim people of these countries,” Jafari added. Araqchi: UN Security Council meeting to isolate U.S. more POLITICS TEHRAN — Iranian Deputy Foreign behavior and never acquires a nuclear bomb,” Trump said. U.S. “should note that if it returns to the JCPOA, this deskMinister Abbas Araqchi is of the opinion He told the council that anyone who failed to comply with time it will be Iran’s turn to set conditions, and one of ‘Parliament, that the Wednesday’s UN Security Council meeting will U.S. sanctions on Iran would “face severe consequences”. which is the complete implementation of commitments isolate the U.S. further. The U.S. holds the rotating presidency of the Security under the deal.” Expediency Council “I am confident that Wednesday’s meeting will proceed Council. Of course, he continued, there is no prospect for that regard FATF off the against Mr. Trump’s wishes, and this will only isolate the “We have been informed that all European members of happening because the U.S. has not yet reached “maturity”. U.S. more,” Sputnik quoted Araqchi as saying. [the] Security Council intend to support the nuclear deal He also mentioned the results of a ministerial meeting subject’ Araqchi made the remarks hours before Trump’s anti-Iran and stress the need for remaining committed to its imple- of the E3/EU+2 in which the other signatories to the deal remarks at the UN Security Council meeting. mentation,” Araqchi said. and the EU foreign policy chief proposed some mecha- POLITICS TEHRAN — Mohsen Rezaee, secretary desk Donald Trump, who chaired the council meeting, repeated On Tuesday, President Hassan Rouhani stated at the UN nisms to facilitate trade with Iran, saying the meeting was of the Expediency Council, has said the his charges against Iran. The session was on non-prolifer- General Assembly session that if the U.S. wants to return to a “major step forward”. issue of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is no ation of weapons of mass destruction. the JCPOA and cooperate, it should know that “it would be He added that European countries are seriously seeking more a subject of discussion in the parliament and the “I ask all members of the Security Council to work with much easier to return to six months ago than six years back.” ways to continue their legitimate trade with Iran without Expediency Council. the United States to ensure the Iranian regime changes its Pointing to the president’s remarks, Araqchi said the having to face repercussions from U.S. sanctions. “But the Majlis (parliament) and the Expediency Council have been holding discussions regarding the government-pro- posed bills on money laundering and Palermo [Convention],” Dana quoted Rezaee as saying. Ahvaz attack reveals ‘true face’ of terror supporters: Shamkhani He further added that joining this international organization is an issue that must be decided by the country’s top leaders. POLITICS TEHRAN — Ali terrorism and violent extremist groups. deskShamkhani, secre- ‘Terrorists in Syria endanger tary of the Supreme National Security the entire region’ Army unveils Council, said on Wednesday that the Shamkhani, chairman of the confer- terrorist attack in Ahvaz in southwest ence, also referred to the crisis in Syria, homegrown Iran on September 22 revealed the “true saying there are thousands of terrorists face” of those countries who support in Syria who pose a serious threat to the military gears terrorism and refrain to condemn it. region in future. “This incident once again showed Iran’s top security official also said double standards being adopted by those there are credible evidence that the U.S. POLITICS TEHRAN — The Iranian Army Ground who claim fight against terrorism and is transferring top ISIL militants to other deskForce on Wednesday unveiled a number revealed the true face of supporters of parts of the world. of homegrown, state-of-the-art military gears, including a terrorists who did not even condemn this Participants to the conference in Teh- jamming device that can be installed on drones. crime,” Shamkhani told the Regional ran also condemned the terrorist attack The latest military achievements were unveiled in a cer- Security Dialogue conference in Tehran in Ahvaz which left 24 people, including emony in Tehran. It was attended by Army Ground Force attended by top security officials from a 4-year-old child, dead and many others Chief Brigadier General Kiomars Heidari, Tasnim reported. Russia, Afghanistan, India, and China. wounded. Among the military gears unveiled was the Synthetic Shamkhani said that supporting ter- Terrorists opened fire on people watch- Aperture Radar (SAR), which is capable of imaging at rorists financially, using terrorism as a ing a military parade held to mark the The Afghan security delegation to the tehran conference night and day and in cloudy and dusty weather and can tool, promoting the Takfiri ideology and invasion of Iran by former Iraqi dictator be mounted on drones. interfering in other countries’ affairs un- sian Security Council Secretary Nikolai in the midst of war against terrorism, Saddam Hussein during the 1980s. der the pretext of fighting terrorism are Patrushev called terrorism the “common said so long as terrorists in Afghanistan Al-Ahvaziya terror group which is examples of double standards in campaign enemy” and suggested that all should receive money and arms any campaign backed by certain Arab countries and Vienna to against terrorism. join hands to counter it. against them will not prove effective. is based in Europe claimed responsibility The security chief also said it is nec- Elsewhere in his remarks, Patru- India’s national security adviser, Ajit for the attack. continue efforts essary to cut the financial lifeline of ter- shev said the military presence of the Doval, also said drug money is making ‘Economic terrorism has tar- rorists through intelligence and security U.S. in Afghanistan has only complicated terrorists in Central Asia stronger and geted lives of Iranian people’ to deal with cooperation. the security crisis in the country. it is necessary to devise a mechanism to In a separate meeting with Doval, sanctions Shamkhani suggested that the secu- After the September 11 attacks in 2001 cut the source of their money. Shamkhani said the United States’ “eco- rity structure in the region should be the U.S. invaded Afghanistan to unseat The Chinese security official present in nomic terrorism” against Iran is targeting POLITICS TEHRAN — Vice-Speaker of the Austri- drafted in accordance to the common the Taliban regime. However, after 17 the conference also called for intelligence the livelihood of the people. deskan Federal Parliament Magnus Brunner interests of regional countries in order years Taliban has emerged more violent. sharing in struggle against terrorists and “Today, along with threats of Tak- has said that his country, as the rotating president of the to end interference by foreigners and ‘No Afghan stability as long as extremism. firi terrorism, we are facing economic European Union (EU), will do its best to preserve the Iran counter unilateralism. terrorist are armed and funded’ He said his country is ready to activate terrorism by the U.S. which has target- nuclear deal in the face of U.S. sanctions. ‘Common enemy’ Afghan National Security Adviser the capacities of the Shanghai Coopera- ed the livelihood of (Iranian) people,” Brunner made the remarks in a meeting with the chairman Speaking at the conference, Rus- Hamdullah Mohib, whose country is tion Organization to counter threats of Shamkhani lamented. and members of the Iran-Austria parliamentary friendship in Vienna, IRNA reported on Wednesday. Brunner also said that the development of cooperation Rouhani discusses nuclear deal with May and Macron between small- and medium-sized enterprises as well as 1 provincial partnerships could be a well-suited solution to For her part, May said that it is essential to preserve the nuclear agreement, officially called the Joint preserve the JCPOA and said that Tehran-London Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). cooperation in this respect will be continued. She also said that the UK welcomes expansion of ties with Iran. Rouhani and Macron exchanged views on pre- 110 members of serving the JCPOA and expanding economic and banking relations. National Trust The European Union said on Monday its mem- Party resign bers would set up a payment system to allow oil companies and businesses to continue trading with Iran in a bid to evade sanctions after the U.S. withdrew from the nuclear agreement. POLITICS TEHRAN — 110 members of the National desk “In practical terms, this will mean that EU member Minister Erna Solberg, Rouhani said that Iran will Charles Michel and called for practical actions by Trust Party submitted their resignation states will set up a legal entity to facilitate legitimate remain in the nuclear accord as long as it benefits Europe to preserve the JCPOA. to the party’s secretary general on Wednesday, two days financial transactions with Iran and this will allow the country. Michel said that Europe is seeking to find new before it holds a congress. European companies to continue to trade with Iran “Iran is totally committed to its obligations, how- financial mechanisms to boost economic ties with The members said in a letter that the congress that the in accordance with European Union law and could be ever, any deal is two-sided and we will remain in Iran in spite of the U.S. economic and political party plans to hold is in contrast with its statute and its results open to other partners in the world,” EU foreign policy an agreement which meet our benefits,” he stated. pressure. are “clear to the signatories in advance,” Mehr reported. chief Federica Mogherini told reporters in New York. Rouhani also called for expanding ties with Norway. ‘Iran seeks friendly ties with neighbors’ They also said any conference must be held by Rasoul She said that the remaining members of the JCPOA– For her part, Solberg said that Norway is deter- During a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Montajabnia, the current deputy secretary general of the Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia – would mined to expand relations with Iran. Nikol Pashinyan, Rouhani said that Iran seeks to party, and “not anyone else”. also maintain their commitments to support Iran As a European country, Norway seeks to expand have friendly ties with its neighbors. According to Mehr, the first meeting of the general council on civilian nuclear energy. ties with Iran in spite of the U.S. sanctions, she said. Rouhani said that the two countries have many of “New Way, Trust Again”, a party split up from the National ‘We will remain in a deal which is beneficial Rouhani calls for European practical capacities to expand relations in various spheres. Trust Party will be held next Monday with the chairmanship to us’ actions to save JCPOA Pashinyan invited Rouhani to visit neighboring of Montajabnia. In a separate meeting with Norwegian Prime Rouhani also met with Belgian Prime Minister Armenia. I N T E R N A T I IO N N T A E L R D N A AI LT Y I O N A L D A I L Y SEPTEMBERSEPTEMBER 27, 2018 27, 2018 INTERNATIONALINTERNATIONAL Trump is a laughing stock. But if we Labor will recognize Palestinian state if we win weren’t laughing, we’d be crying General Election: Corbyn By Michael H Fuchs Britain’s Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn said his party would rec- For the rest of the world, the United States ognize a Palestinian state as soon as it takes office, during his President Donald Trump’s America is a speech to the party’s conference in Liverpool. laughing stock, not a leader. To widespread applause, Corbyn said the party would rec- That was the takeaway from Trump’s ognize a state of Palestine in order to implement the United speech to the 2018 Nations general assembly. Nations-brokered two-state solution. Trump opened his speech the same way he “But a quarter of a century on from the Oslo Accords we are no opens his campaign rallies, TV interviews, closer to justice or peace and the Palestinian tragedy continues, and probably conversations with every vis- while the outside world stands by,” stated Corbyn. itor he meets: “In less than two years, my As my great Israeli friend Uri Avnery who died this year put it: administration has accomplished more than “What is the alternative to peace? A catastrophe for both peoples.” almost any administration in the history of “And in order to help make that two-state settlement a reality our country.” we will recognize a Palestinian state as soon as we take office.” The response from the leaders assembled The Labor leader also condemned the killing of largely unarmed in the room? Laughter. The entire world lit- Palestinian protesters in Gaza during the Great Return March erally laughed at the U.S. president – and at the hands of Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers since the they weren’t laughing with him. six-week demonstration kicked off on March 30. Even Trump himself was taken aback: “I Taking aim at the “ongoing denial of justice and rights to the did not expect that reaction …” Palestinian people,” he said: “Our Party is united in condemning And while reporters and foreign policy the shooting of hundreds of unarmed demonstrators in Gaza experts could not recall another leader ever by Israeli forces and the passing of Israel’s discriminatory Na- before drawing derisive laughter at a United tion-State Law.” Nations speech, it did not end there. When Tensions have heightened between Israel and the Occupied Trump made another claim – “Germany will Territories of Palestine after the United States President Donald become totally dependent on Russian ener- Trump effectively recognized al-Quds (Jerusalem) as the country’s gy …” – the cameras revealed the German capital. The decision was widely protested in Palestine and abroad. delegation laughing and snickering to one The British government is avowedly committed to a two-state another. solution. Prime Minister Theresa May said she disagreed with With Trump’s own behavior and policies as Trump’s controversial decision to move the U.S. embassy and a backdrop, the substance of Trump’s speech said Britain had no intention to follow suit. merited laughter – it was an incomprehen- Britain was one among the 128 countries who voted in favor sible joke. of a UN resolution condemning Trump’s decision. The main theme of Trump’s speech was allies France, Germany and Britain work of displaced people since the second world have few rights, and which is fighting a war (Source: RT) protecting the U.S. “sovereignty” and he with Russia, China and Iran to preserve the war, Trump repeatedly attempts to slash the in Yemen that is creating a humanitarian said that all countries should do likewise. restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program that U.S. funding for humanitarian assistance and catastrophe. He praised Poland, a NATO He claimed: “The United States will not tell are now in jeopardy because of America’s withdraws America’s role as a leader in trying (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) ally you how to live, work or worship. We only ask withdrawal and sanctions, Trump is stoking to address crises from Syria to Myanmar. where democratic institutions are under that you honor our sovereignty in return.” a regional Sunni-Shia conflict and imposing And it’s why Trump ignored the warnings of assault from its own government. And he World Bank approves first But shortly thereafter Trump spent portions more sanctions on Iran. The nuclear deal made his own state department that ending Tem- praised Israel, a U.S. ally that runs a military grants to Somalia in 30 years of his speech telling Iran and Venezuela what conflict with Iran less likely; Trump’s actions porary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds occupation of the Palestinian people in the to do at home. are making violence and war more likely. of thousands of people from countries like West Bank. If these countries are Trump’s In the Middle East, Trump claims his “new Trump portrayed “uncontrolled migra- Honduras and El Salvador would destabi- idea of the future we want to leave for our The World Bank has approved $80 million in grants to Somalia approach is yielding great strides and very tion” as a threat in a meandering tirade that lize those countries and actually exacerbate children, Trump’s vision of the world he wants to fund public finance reforms, marking the first disbursement historic change” as he announced that the conflated migration with immigration, human unauthorized migration towards the United to build is quite dark. to the government of the conflict-ridden country in 30 years, the United States is working with Persian Gulf trafficking and illegal immigration. Deriding States. Perhaps the laughter in the room during bank said. The Washington-based lender, which suspended ties countries, Jordan and Egypt to establish a the Global Compact on Migration intended The list of Trump’s foreign policies and Trump’s speech was a tinged with a sense of with the country when war broke out in 1991, resumed support strategic alliance. Moments later, Trump to foster cooperation on migration issues – the ways they can wreak havoc can go on and anxiety and dread. Perhaps it was the response for Somalia in 2003, at the time saying it would focus on HIV/ reversed course and launched a broadside which only the United States and Hungary, a on. Trump didn’t even once mention climate that comes from those who recognize they AIDS and livestock programs with other organizations, but it against OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum country swept up in its own anti-immigrant change – which his administration refuses to are listening to a reckless, dangerous vision has not approved any direct lending to the government to date. Exporting Countries of which the Persian Gulf fervor, refuse to sign – Trump made clear believe even exists – the greatest existential from the leader of the world’s most powerful It reopened direct ties with Somalia’s federal government in states are the key members) for “ripping off his dark view of the flow of all people across threat facing the world today. country. And all one can do is muster is a early 2013. Its board had approved financing of $60 million for the rest of the world”. borders. Perhaps most telling was the list of coun- despondent chuckle. the Recurrent Cost and Reform Financing Project and $20 million Unfortunately, the consequences of the It’s why Trump closes America’s doors tries that Trump highlighted at the end of his Michael H Fuchs is a senior fellow at the for the Domestic Revenue and Public Financial Management policies embedded within Trump’s speech to refugees, rips children from their parents speech as those embodying the “dreams” of Center for American Progress, and a former Capacity Strengthening Project, it said in a statement late on are no joke. They can inflict lasting damage. when crossing the U.S. border and attempts the kind of nations our children will inherit. deputy assistant secretary of state for east Tuesday. “They represent a milestone in Somalia’s development On Iran, Trump outlined policies that to restrict legal immigration. It’s why, even Trump praised the House of Saud regime, a Asian and Pacific affairs. and reconstruction,” the bank said. portend only more conflict. As America’s as the world grapples with the worst crisis brutally repressive dictatorship where women (Source: The Guardian) The bank said it would also work with the government in Mogadishu to improve services like education and healthcare, access to clean water, energy and finance for its citizens - under a program called Country Partnership Framework. Trump says he wants two-state solution Somalia’s economy was forecast to grow by an average of between 3.5 and 4.5 percent annually in 2019-2022, when the partnership on social services will run, the bank said. “While agriculture is key to the economy, it remains vulnerable for Mideast conflict to shocks. As such, services will continue to be a main driver of The United States President Donald Trump said on Wednesday things in my second term,” he said. “I think a lot of progress growth, especially in the financial, transport and communication he wanted a two-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian has been made. I think that Israel wants to do something and and trade sectors,” the lender said. Hit by decades of conflict conflict, the clearest expression yet of his administration’s I think that the Palestinians actually want to do something.” at the hands of clan militias, Somalia has over the past several support for such an outcome. Al-Quds (Jerusalem) is one of the major issues in the years also been pummeled by an insurgency by al Qaeda-linked The Trump administration has in the past said it would Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Both sides claim it as a capital. al Shabaab, famines and maritime piracy. support a two-state solution if both sides agreed to it. Trump’s move outraged the Palestinians, who have since Parts of the country are still plagued by militant violence, but Trump, in a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin boycotted Washington’s peace efforts, led by Trump’s son- a degree of stability in the capital in recent years has begun to Netanyahu at the United Nations, also said he wanted to in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner. draw investment from locals and Somalis living abroad. unveil a peace plan in the next two to three months. The Palestinians want to establish a state in the West Last week, the International Monetary Fund said it expected “I like a two-state solution. That’s what I think works Bank and the Gaza Strip and East al-Quds (Jerusalem). the economy to grow by 3.1 percent this year from 2.3 percent best ... That’s my feeling,” said Trump, who is attending the Israel captured those territories in the 1967 Mideast war and in 2017, as it recovers from drought last year. annual United Nations gathering of world leaders. annexed East al-Quds (Jerusalem) in a move not recognized (Source: Daily Star) Netanyahu has said that any future Palestinian state must internationally. It regards all of the city as its eternal and be demilitarized and must recognize Israel as the state of indivisible capital. the Jewish people - conditions that Palestinians say show Asked what Israel might have to give up in return for the he is not sincere about peacemaking. embassy’s move to al-Quds (Jerusalem), Trump replied: The United States’ Arab allies are strong proponents of What will Israel have to give up after the U.S. embassy move Pompeo: Trump-Kim a two state solution. tion can secure what he has called the “ultimate deal” since to Jerusalem (al-Quds)? “I took probably the biggest chip “I really believe something will happen. They say it’s the December, when the U.S. recognized al-Quds (Jerusalem) off the table.” summit more likely after toughest of all deals,” Trump said. as Israel’s capital and then moved the U.S. Embassy there. “And so obviously we have to make a fair deal, we have He added that Israel will have to do something good for “It is a dream of mine to get that done prior to the end of to do something. Deals have to be good for both parties ... October the other side without elaborating. my first term,” Trump said of an agreement on the conflict. Israel got the first chip and it’s a big one.” Doubts have mounted over whether Trump’s administra- “I don’t want to do it in my second term. We’ll do other (Source: Reuters) The United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that officials were laying the groundwork for the next summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but any meeting would likely Facebook, Google agree to tackle fake news: EU occur after October. “We’re working diligently to make sure we get the conditions Facebook, Google and other tech firms have the companies, also including Twitter and to influence the United States presidential right so that we can accomplish as much as possible during the agreed a code of conduct to do more to tackle lobby groups for the advertising industry, for election and Britain’s referendum on Euro- summit. But we hope it will be soon,” Pompeo said in an interview the spread of fake news, due to concerns it failing to present more concrete measures. pean Union membership in 2016, as well as with “CBS This Morning.” can influence elections, the European Com- With the EU parliamentary elections Germany’s national election last year. “It may happen in October but more likely sometime after that.” mission said ON Wednesday. scheduled for May, Brussels is anxious to The Commission told the firms in April Trump held an unprecedented summit with Kim in Singapore Intended to stave off more heavy-hand- address the threat of foreign interference to draft a code of practice, or face regulatory in June that yielded a broad pledge by Kim to “work toward” ed legislation, the voluntary code covers during campaigning. Belgium, Denmark, action over what it said was their failure to do denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. closer scrutiny of advertising on accounts Estonia, Finland, Greece, Poland, Portugal enough to remove misleading or illegal con- Kim’s commitments and actions, however, have fallen far and websites where fake news appears, and and Ukraine are also all due to hold national tent. European Digital Commissioner Mariya short of Washington’s demands for a complete inventory of working with fact checkers to filter it out, the elections next year. Gabriel said on Wednesday that Facebook, North Korea’s weapons programs and irreversible steps to give Commission said. Russia has faced allegations – which it Google, Twitter, Mozilla and advertising up a nuclear arsenal that potentially threatens the United States. But a group of media advisors criticized denies – of disseminating false information groups – which she did not name – had re- “It will take a while; there will be a process to this,” Pompeo sponded with several measures. said. “President Trump’s been clear about that and clear-eyed “The industry is committing to a wide about that since the very beginning.” range of actions, from transparency in political Asked if Kim had agreed to allow international inspectors Condolences advertising to the closure of fake accounts and into nuclear sights, Pompeo said, “Yes.” ...we welcome this,” she said in a statement. He did not, though, comment on whether any U.S. or inter- The steps also include rejecting payment within the accepted meaning of effective and Dear Mr. Mohammad-Reza Hariri Moghaddam national inspectors had been allowed into nuclear sites in the from sites that spread fake news, helping us- accountable self-regulation,” the group said, reclusive communist country but said verification was important We express our heartfelt condolences on the sad demise of your ers understand why they have been targeted giving no further details. in any nuclear agreement. by specific ads, and distinguishing ads from Its members include the Association of “We’ve talked about this verification from the beginning,” he beloved father. We pray the Almighty God to bestow forbearance editorial content. Commercial Television in Europe, the Eu- told CBS. “We’re not going to buy a pig in a poke. We’re going But the advisory group criticized the code, ropean Broadcasting Union, the European to you and your bereaved family on this irreparable loss. May his to get this right. We’re going to deliver on this commitment [to saying the companies had not offered measur- Federation of Journalists and International denuclearize] that Chairman Kim has made to the world.” able objectives to monitor its implementation. Fact-Checking Network, and several aca- soul rest in eternal peace. Pompeo said he would be going to Pyongyang soon but did “The platforms, despite their best efforts, demics. not give a date. Advertising Department of Tehran Times English Daily have not been able to deliver a code of practice (Source: Reuters) (Source: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

STOCK MARKET Saffron export TEDPIX 180635.6 IFX 2071.02 Sources: tse.ir, Ifb.ir rises 33% in 5 CURRENCIES USD 42,000 rials months on year EUR 49,420 rials ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran’s saf- Spain, United Arab Emirates (UAE), desk GBP 55,340 rials fron exports increased Italy, U.S., India, France, Canada, Brit- 33 percent during the first five months of ain, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Australia, Iraq, AED 11,430 rials the current Iranian calendar year (March Oman, Bahrain, Austria, South Africa, Source: isna.ir 21-August 22) compared to the same period the Netherlands, New Zealand, Czech of time in the past year, according to the Republic, Vietnam, Taiwan, Qatar and latest data released by the Islamic Republic Kuwait were among the buyers of Iranian of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA). saffron during the first five months of the The IRICA data show that the country current year. According to Kaveh Zargaran, the chair- in the mentioned period. COMMODITIES exported $123.73 million of saffron in the Iran’s exports of saffron increased about man of the Agricultural Committee at the UAE, Hong Kong, Spain, Afghanistan WTI $71.98/b five-month period of this year, while the 55 percent in the past Iranian calendar Tehran Chamber of Commerce Industries, and China were the top importers of Ira- figure was $92.904 million in the same year (ended on March 20) compared to Mines and Agriculture (TCCIMA), some nian saffron while the top three namely Brent $81.07/b time span of the previous year, Mehr news its preceding year, breaking the record 236 tons of saffron worth over $326 million UAE, Hong Kong and Spain accounted OPEC Basket $80.44/b agency reported on Wednesday. of exports in the past ten years. were exported to the destination markets for over 77 percent of the total exports. Gold $1,195.10/oz Silver $14.44/oz SP platforms 13B, 13D loaded at Bushehr yard Platinium $827.20/oz ENERGY TEHRAN — Platform 13B and 13D of of the current Iranian calendar month of Mehr (October deskIran’s South Pars gas field (in the Persian 22) and will start production in the winter, putting the Sources: oilprice.com, Moneymetals.com Gulf) was loaded at Sadra yard in the southwestern province production capacity of phase 13 at one billion cubic feet of Bushehr on Tuesday and Wednesday. per day. Payam Motamed, the operator of phase 13 of developing South Pars gas field, that Iran shares with Qatar in the NEWS IN BRIEF South Pars, said the 2,200-ton structures have been designed Persian Gulf, covers an area of 9,700 square kilometers, and built totally by the Iranian experts and the major parts 3,700 square kilometers of which, called South Pars, are Iranian trade and equipment have been supplied by domestic producers in Iran’s territorial waters. The remaining 6,000 square as well, the Public Relations Department of Pars Oil and kilometers, called North Dome, are situated in Qatar’s delegation to visit Gas Company (POGC), which is in charge of the gas field territorial waters. Kazakhstan in development, announced. The field is estimated to contain a significant amount The operator of phase 13 put the daily capacity of each of natural gas, accounting for about eight percent of the late October platform at 500 million cubic feet of sour gas and said that world’s reserves, and approximately 18 billion barrels of they will be installed on their offshore spots by the end condensate. ECONOMY TEHRAN— Iran-Kazakhstan Joint Cham- deskber of Commerce plans to dispatch an Iranian trade delegation to Kazakhstan in late October, the India’s government not tell refiners to halt Iranian oil imports portal of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines India’s government has not told the ahead of U.S. sanctions on Iran. Iran and is also building the strategic closely working with U.S. to further its and Agriculture (ICCIMA) published. country’s oil refiners to halt their imports “We have good relations with Iran and Chabahar port in the Middle Eastern strategic interests and recently signed The delegates’ visit will be concurrent with holding the of Iranian crude, a government source the U.S. and our decision is not hinged country. It is expected to be operational a military communications agreement first permanent exhibition of Iranian premium products said on Wednesday, even as most Indian on energy,” said the government source. by 2019. with the United States. in Almaty, the capital city of Kazakhstan, and a meeting refiners have cut down their imports India has close diplomatic ties with However, at the same time, India is (Source: Reuters) is also scheduled to be held between the traders and busi- nessmen of the two countries. Oil eases, but Iran sanctions keep prices near late 2014 highs TEDPIX gains Oil prices eased on Wednesday but were supply has been a major factor in the recent last round of sanctions,” he said. The so-called ‘OPEC+’ group, which 6,000 points in a still set for a fifth consecutive monthly surge in crude prices. Even so, U.S. officials, including includes the world’s biggest producer quarter of gains, driven by an impending Several big buyers of Iranian crude, such President Donald Trump, are trying to Russia, met over the weekend but did day drop in Iranian exports in the last three as a number of Indian refiners, have signaled assure consumers and investors that enough not see the need to add new output as the months of the year when global demand they will wind down their purchases, yet the supply will remain in the oil market and have market is well-supplied currently. heats up. exact impact of the loss of Iranian barrels pushed the likes of OPEC to raise output. As a result, Brent is on course for its fifth Brent crude futures were last down 21 on the global market balance is not clear. “We will ensure prior to the re-imposition consecutive quarterly increase, the longest ECONOMY TEHRAN —Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE)’s cents on the day at $81.66 a barrel by 0923 “Iran has the opportunity to channel oil of our sanctions that we have a well supplied such stretch for the global benchmark since deskmain index (TEDPIX) gained 6,017 points GMT, having risen to $82.55 on Tuesday, through Iraq and they will still have some oil market,” Washington’s special envoy for early 2007, when a six-quarter run led to to stand at 180,635 points on Wednesday, registering a new its highest since November 2014. buyers in Asia. I’m not totally confident that Iran, Brian Hook, told a news conference a record-high of $147.50 a barrel. record again, up 3.45 percent from Tuesday’s record, Tasnim U.S. crude futures were down 19 cents exports are going to decline by 1 million at the United Nations General Assembly On the supply front, U.S. crude news agency reported. at $72.09 a barrel. barrels per day. on Tuesday evening. inventories rose by 2.9 million barrels Also, IFX, the main index of Iran’s over-the-counter The United States will apply sanctions “It is quite a big unknown how big the In an earlier speech at the UN, Trump in the week to Sept. 21 to 400 million, (OTC) market known also as Iran Fara Bourse (IFB), rose to halt oil exports from Iran, the third- impact will be but we’ve been cautious in reiterated calls on OPEC to pump more oil compared with analyst expectations for a 58 points to 2,071 on Wednesday, as 1.276 billion securities largest producer in the Organization of the calling for a very, very deep cut in exports. and stop raising prices. He also accused decrease of 1.3 million barrels, the American worth 6.86 trillion rials (about $163.3 million) were traded Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), We think it might be more like 500,000 Iran of sowing chaos and promised further Petroleum Institute said. through 117,000 deals. from Nov. 4. The pending loss of Iranian bpd, rather than 1 million bpd, like in the sanctions on the country. (Source: Reuters)

Exports to Iraq up A bullish case suddenly builds for Beijing pushes ahead with opening up its 31% in H1 unloved European assets financial sector despite trade tensions Wherever you look, European markets China is moving ahead with planned finan- are showing signs of emerging from the cial reform, despite pressure from a slowing long shadows of Italian political risk and economy and rising tensions with its largest trade wars. trading partner. ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran’s exports to Iraq rose 31 Laggards in this year’s global stock rally, “Our goal going forward is to further open deskpercent during the first half of the present European equities have seldom looked so up the financial services sector,” Premier Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22), according cheap in seven years -- and unusually, they’re Li Keqiang told a group of business lead- to the Chairman of Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce now climbing at the same time as the euro ers Thursday at a World Economic Forum Yahya Al-e Es’haq. strengthens. Amid the second-busiest week conference in Tianjin, China, according to He put the value of Iran’s exports to the neighboring of the year for new issuance, credit spreads a transcript from China’s Ministry of For- country at $4.165 billion in the first six-month period of are nonetheless tightening, while the yield lot,” Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s chief global eign Affairs. goods so far this year. It’s unclear when the two this year, IRIB reported. gap between Germany and the region’s pe- equity strategist Peter Oppenheimer said “Just as we have removed foreign own- sides will meet again to restart negotiations. There are many potentials for the expansion of trade riphery is also starting to narrow. in an interview with Bloomberg TV. “There ership caps in the banking sector, we plan Trade frictions aren’t having a major im- between the two countries, Al-e Es’haq said, saying that No wonder Mario Draghi, the European won’t be such big differences between the to take similar steps in the insurance and pact right now, Liu Shijin, vice chairman of now is the best time for presence in the Iraqi market. Central Bank President, joined central bank- U.S. and other global markets, in contrast securities sectors in the next few years and the state-directed China Development Re- Although, as he said previously, there is a long way for ers from the U.K. to Sweden to the Czech to what we’ve seen over the last few years.” phase in full-license, full-ownership opera- search Foundation, said in Mandarin during Tehran and Baghdad to go and there are several barriers Republic in sounding more upbeat as he European stock funds that have been hit tion in an orderly way,” Li said. a panel on Sept. 18 at the World Economic including some bureaucratic difficulties. discussed the economy with policy makers by redemptions for 27 of the past 28 weeks ”I hope in three years’ time, there will Forum conference last week. Although the in Brussels this week. Reasons for cheer may be set to benefit from the turning tide, be a number of foreign ventures qualified tensions may have a greater effect in the include faster inflation and the promise according to Barclays Plc strategists. In a for full-license, full-ownership operation in future, he said, the pace of opening up and Iran’s H1 oil of sustained growth, Italian populists ton- note to clients, a team led by Emmanuel the financial sector,” Li added. reform should not stop. ing down animosity toward the European Cau said “relative equity flows of U.S. versus Beijing has taken numerous steps to Allowing individual foreign investors in revenues 16% Union, and the U.S. government keeping Europe look extreme in a historical context increase overseas participation in domes- the country to buy mainland-traded stocks, more than budget its trade focus on China. and could reverse in the near term.” tic markets and financial businesses. The known as A shares. “The tide is turning,” said Momtchil Bearing some of the cheapest valua- Shanghai composite has dropped into a bear Removing limits of foreign holdings in estimates Pojarliev, deputy head of the currencies tions in seven years based on their price- market — more than 20 percent from a recent banks. Previously, individual foreign insti- team at BNP Paribas Asset Management, to-earnings ratio, European equities look high. That comes amid concerns about China’s tutions were limited to a 20 percent stake, ENERGY TEHRAN — Iran’s oil incomes during the which oversees $653 billion. “Looking for- tempting to Amundi Asset Management and economic slowdown and renewed pressure and groups to 25 percent. deskfirst half of the current Iranian calendar ward, we are going to see convergence of Societe Generale SA, especially compared from the trade dispute with the U.S. Announcing the removal of limits to year (March 21-September 22) exceeded the estimations in monetary policy.” with pricey U.S. peers. “The government is encouraging more majority foreign ownership of life insur- the country’s budget plans by 16 percent, IRNA reported Investors are betting the ECB will hike “We favor European stocks over the U.S. foreign investment in light of trade war ten- ers by 2021. on Wednesday quoting the head of Budget and Planning rates in October 2019 for the first time since with a focus on value, and we think there’s sions by making its markets more accessible,” “The opening of the Chinese financial Organization. 2011. At around the same time, the Federal been some capitulation priced-in already,” Eileen Li, research department manager and markets in the last 18 months is unprec- According to Mohammad-Baqer Nobakht, the country’s Reserve is expected to pause in its tighten- said Sophie Huynh, a cross asset strategist senior analyst at Shanghai-based Red Pulse, edented,” Mark Leung, chief executive of H1 oil revenues increased 61 percent compared to the figure ing path. at Societe Generale in London. said in an email. J.P. Morgan Chase’s China business, said for the last year’s same period. The ECB is pushing ahead with its plan Investors have started betting on the Beijing is “strengthening cross-border ties, Sept. 18 at a World Economic Forum panel. Iran’s revenues from crude oil and oil products exports to end asset purchases this year as euro- victims of U.S. President Donald Trump’s and showing good faith that China is taking While exports and a population roughly reached 419 trillion rials (about $9.98 billion) in the first area inflation converges toward its goal. trade threats. initiative in working with other countries, in four times the size of the U.S. have helped four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March Draghi has highlighted a “relatively vigor- Automakers, among the worst-performing contrast to the U.S.’s protectionist stance,” spur China to become the second largest 21-July 22, 2018) up 60.7 percent compared to its preceding ous” pickup in underlying price pressures, sectors in Europe this year, turned higher she continued. economy in the world, the local stock and year’s same period. and the central bank says interest rates in the last two weeks, rising nine out of 10 The trade tensions between the two coun- bond markets are relatively underdeveloped The crude oil exports increased by a record high of 84.2 won’t rise until after the summer of next sessions through Friday. Luxury brand tries escalated Monday as U.S. tariffs of 10 and isolated from global capital. percent in the mentioned four months compared to the same year. Norway and the Czech Republic are Porsche AG and mass producer Volkswagen percent on $200 billion worth of Chinese Beijing would like to boost the prominence period last year. already tightening, with the krone climbing AG both rallied more than 13 percent over imports took effect. Beijing countered with of the yuan internationally, attract more for- As reported, the recent increases in oil prices was one of 3.3 percent against the dollar this month, that period, as Trump enacted sanctions duties of 5 percent and 10 percent on $60 eign capital and manage the hot money flows the main drivers of this jump in the country’s oil revenues and the koruna up 2.2 percent. against China, while taking no new steps billion worth of U.S. goods. of its increasingly wealthy population who added up by incomes from tax and duties. “As we look forward through next year, against producers in the single market. The U.S. and China have already imposed have limited investment options. we think the differences will narrow quite a (Source: Bloomberg) tariffs on $50 billion worth of each other’s (Source: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 ADVERTISEMENT 5 ساعت: 17:00 امضاء صفحه آرا: ساعت: امضاء مسئول صفحه: ساعت: امضاء ادیتور: ساعت: امضاء سردبیر:

I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 6 INTERNATIONAL SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 NEWS IN BRIEF Deadly U.S. air raids continue to claim India, China military exchanges civilian lives in war-torn Afghanistan grow INTERNATIONAL TEHRAN — The deadly killed or wounded in U.S.-led air attacks in deskair raids by the U.S.-led the first half of the year. INTERNATIONAL TEHRAN — The military exchanges be- coalition forces continue unabated in war- The data shows 149 civilians killed and desktween the two regional giants and economic torn Afghanistan. In the latest, at least 25 204 wounded during the period, almost half powers India and China have grown rapidly following this civilians, including women and children, were of them women and children. Since July, the year’s meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra killed in two separate aerial operations in figure has gone further up. Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping at Wuhan, Indian Kapisa and Maidan Wardak provinces, ac- The U.S., which is fighting its longest war in envoy to China said. cording to officials. history, is the only international force known Gautam Bambawale hailed it as a “good development” While, 13 civilians were killed in the Ka- to conduct air raids in Afghanistan. Despite and said it will help solve issues between the two neighbor- pisa air strike on Saturday, at least 12 were widespread criticism and outrage from hu- ing countries. “Strategic communication is important not killed after a U.S. forces’ bomber targeted man rights organizations, the air raids and merely between the top leadership of our countries but also a civilian house in central Maidan Wardak civilian casualties continue. between our diplomats, our military officers and our trade late on Monday, local provincial council of- The Military Times on Wednesday reported negotiators,” he said at the fifth dialogue between the Indian ficials said. that U.S. airstrikes are pounding Taliban Council of World Affairs and the Chinese People’s Institute According to reports, the air raid in Kapisa targets in a bid to “convince the insurgent for Foreign Affairs. claimed nine members of a family, which has force that negotiating with the Afghan gov- He said India has recently launched the International invoked anger and outrage across the country. ernment is their only option.” Solar Alliance with a view to expand the use of solar energy Taking note of the incident, the United Nations And on the other hand, the U.S. govern- by providing developing countries with technology, exper- said it was investigating “multiple, credible ment officials are secretly holding parleys tise and finance. allegations” that nine members of a family with the insurgent group. There have been India is making a pitch for tourists as only 300,000 of over were killed in the Kapisa aerial operation. reports about the U.S. officials and Taliban 144 million Chinese tourists who travelled abroad visited In a statement on Tuesday, the UN Assis- representatives meeting and holding talks India last year whereas over 1.4 million Indians travelled tance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said wounded. “All the victims from the attack were casualties in the air raid conducted jointly in Qatar recently. to China, the report stated. it was concerned over increasing numbers of from the same family, including grandparents by the U.S. and Afghan forces, but stopped “The policy of U.S. in Afghanistan has civilian casualties, even as the U.S.’ air force and children aged between two and 12,” the short of giving further details. always been shrouded in ambiguity and Indo-Pakistan denied the victims were civilians. statement said. “UNAMA reminds all parties The U.S. air raids have spiked steeply this confusion. They want to talk to the Taliban Women and children were among those to the conflict to uphold their obligations to year, resulting in a number of civilian casu- and they also want to eliminate them, and trade reportedly killed in the Saturday airstrike that protect civilians from harm.” alties across the country. The U.S. forces in in the process innocent Afghans have to pay hit the home of a teacher in Tagab district of Mohammad Radmanish, a spokesman in Afghanistan. UNAMA’s data in July shows a the price,” said Abdullah Hotak, a strategic potential eastern province of Kapisa. Six others were Afghan defense ministry, confirmed civilian jump of 52 percent in the number of civilians affairs analyst. at $37 billion INTERNATIONAL TEHRAN — Highlighting the tremendous deskpotential of trade between the two South ‘Impart Islamic knowledge in a way that is relatable, Asian estranged neighbors – India and Pakistan – World Bank says the figure stands at $37 billion compared to the actual $2 billion. enlightening and entertaining’ In a report released this week, the world body said “with- out artificial barriers, Pakistan and Indian potential trade 1 We just commemorated the martyrdom an- should be $37 billion,” which goes to show what the mutual niversary of Imam Hussain (as) and his companions in cooperation can produce for the two countries. the desert plains of Karbala 1400 years ago. What, in your Gravity models show that total goods trade within South opinion, makes these annual commemorations significant Asia could be worth $67 billion rather than the actual trade and relevant today? of only $23 billion. Formal trade between India and Pakistan A. These annual commemorations are significant be- could, for instance, be 15-fold more than current levels, ac- cause the values and ideals that were upheld by Imam cording to the report. Hussain (as) on that day transcend time. The battle of It further said that Pakistan has a list of 936 items and Karbala was not simply a military conflict that took place almost 18 percent of tariff lines that apply to imports from in the barren deserts of Iraq 14 centuries ago, but it is a SAFRA, South Asian Free Trade countries while India main- heart-wrenching saga that represents the two extremes tains list of 25 items. The report highlighted the factors be- of the human soul. hind lack of trade. Imam Hussain (as) and his companions attained the The report further stated that Pakistan allows only 138 highest stations of spiritual enlightenment and represent items to be imported from India over the Attari–Wagah what the Quran calls “the tranquil soul’. His enemies, on land route. Currently the bilateral trade between Pakistan the other, fell prey to their lower animalistic tendencies and India stands $2 billion. and therefore exemplified what the Quran calls “the com- manding soul”. ‘Plots to disrupt The question is: where is your soul on this spectrum? Some days ago, a group of Shia Muslims was attacked China-Pakistan in London during a Muharram commemoration. There have been such incidents in other countries as well. How do you ties won’t see this wave of Islamophobia and hate crimes in Europe, especially in London? There was a massive attack in Iran few days ago yet that mental health and depression are indicators of weak work’ A. Any attack on innocent civilians is an abhorrent act we didn’t see global outrage, condemnations, or hashtags. faith. People who suffer from depression in our communi- INTERNATIONAL TEHRN — In a veiled attack on the U.S., and deserves the strongest condemnation. Unfortunately, On the contrary, the whole world erupts when where is a ties hesitate to seek help because they are afraid of being deskChina has warned against any attempts there seems to be a concerted effort by Islamophobes to similar attack in any part of Europe or the U.S. How would perceived as abnormal or spiritually deficient. to sow discord in Beijing’s relations with Islamabad, saying use fear, intimidation and violence to send a message to you define these double standards? As Muslims, we need to show more compassion, empa- any plots to create fissures will not prevail. Muslims that they are not welcome here. Muslims must A. There is definitely a double standard. Without a doubt, thy and actively try to help those who are suffering before China’s State Councillor Wang Yi, during his meeting remain steadfast, hold onto their values and pressure public greater attention is given to victims of violence in certain they reach their breaking points. The Holy Prophet (pbuh) with Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi officials to condemn acts of violence, irrespective of race, parts of the world far more than others. The Holy Quran is famously said, “Have mercy upon those on earth, so the One on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York religion, gender, etc. explicit in highlighting the sanctity of all human life stat- in the heavens will have mercy on you.” said China welcomes the good start made in its “all-weather” In times like these, how important has it become for ing, “whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption What’s the connection between religion and science? partnership with Pakistan after the new government took Muslims to forge unity and collectively fight forces that seek [done] in the land – it is as if he had slain mankind entirely. A. From an Islamic perspective, religion and science are over in Islamabad. to sow discord between them? And whoever saves one – it is as if he had saved mankind largely complimentary. Religion invites people to explore But, he hastened to add that “any conspiracies attempting A. Unity was important when the Holy Prophet (pbuh) entirely.” (Quran 5:32) the natural world and marvel at its beauty and complexity. to incite disharmony or interfere in China-Pakistan rela- first began his prophetic mission in Mecca and it will continue In your lectures and social media posts, you extensively Allah says in the Quran, “Then do they not look at the cam- tions will not prevail,” according to a statement released to be the source of our strength until the Day of Judgment. talk about issues like mental health and depression. Why els - how they are created? And at the sky - how it is raised? by China’s foreign ministry on Wednesday. Almighty Allah says, “And hold on to the rope of God and do such issues are considered a taboo in Muslim community?A. And at the mountains - how they are erected? And at the China and Pakistan should continue to make “all-out” not be disunited.” This verse applies to Muslims of all times. There is a dangerous misconception in the Muslim community earth - how it is spread out? (Quran 17-20) efforts to promote the economic corridor, expand trade and reduce poverty to bring more benefits to the ordinary people of Pakistan, Wang said. How Trump became laughing stock at UN The growing proximity between Pakistan and China has distanced U.S. from Islamabad as U.S. and China are em- 1 He went on to say that his admin- Javad Zarif said recently, Iranians have been broiled in a bitter trade war. istration was “standing up for America” and around for millennia and seen fall of empires, In July, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned that “standing up for the world”, adding that including their own, which lasted more than any move by Pakistan to seek International Monetary Fund America would always choose “independ- the life of some countries. The bluster clearly will be opposed by the U.S. as the money could be used to ence and cooperation over global govern- doesn’t work here. pay off Chinese lenders. ance, control, and domination”. He needs to Labeling Iran as the “world’s leading spon- be reminded of what his country’s founding sor of terrorism” is not only hilarious but Rohingyas father Abraham Lincoln famously said. “You preposterous. It is educative to recollect what can fool all the people some of the time, and George Orwell said in his classic 1946 essay with some of the people all the time but you cannot ‘Politics and the English Language’. “Words fool all the people all the time.” of this kind are often used in a consciously disabilities The history of U.S. imperialism is replete dishonest way. That is, the person who uses with stories of violent invasions, unilateral them has his own private definition, but al- face perils military strikes, gory massacres and socio- lows his hearer to think he means something INTERNATIONAL TEHRAN — The overcrowded, hilly, and cultural aggression. Trump is only following quite different.” deskrain-soaked camps for Rohingya refugees on the footsteps of his predecessors by trying To cut the long story short, the “agenda in Bangladesh are precarious for everyone, but especially to impose the writ of U.S. on other countries, of aggression and expansion” belongs to for people with disabilities, Human Rights Watch said on aiding and abetting global terrorism, imposing Washington, not Tehran, and it’s illustrated Wednesday. draconian economic sanctions, announcing by the way America’s allies are slowly turn- More than 90,000 people reside in the camps after flee- trade and tariff wars, and issuing vile threats ing away from it, including some European ing the Myanmar military’s campaign of ethnic cleansing to countries that refuse to pledge allegiance countries. The unilateral withdrawal from the more than a year ago. to the ‘Big Satan’. the U.S. to “fight terrorism and extremism ers or he should revisit history to know that Iran nuclear deal was a gamble that backfired Despite efforts by the United Nations, humanitarian He further talked about his “highly pro- in their own region”, and are “pursuing mul- Iran has never attacked any foreign country and exposed the duplicity and hypocrisy of organizations, and the refugees themselves to build hand- ductive conversations” with Chairman Kim tiple avenues” to end Yemen war. What he while the U.S. has a history of unprovoked Trump and his cohorts. rails, many walkways are impassable for people who have of North Korea to pursue the denucleariza- really meant was that these Gulf countries attacks and invasions, most recently in Iraq One of the main goals of pulling out from difficulty walking. tion of the Korean Peninsula and said the are collaborating with the U.S. government and Afghanistan. the deal was to please the powerful, influence- It has been one year since Rohingya Muslims were forced nuclear testing has stopped and military to fuel global terrorism and carry out more He said the U.S. government has launched peddling, pro-Israel lobby in Washington. to leave Myanmar following brutal crackdown by Myanmar facilities are being dismantled there. It is massacres in Yemen. a “campaign of economic pressure” to deny Interestingly, in his UN speech, Trump military. As per conservative estimates, there are around very naïve of Trump and his speech-writers Then he came to his favorite topic: Iran. Iran the funds it needs to advance its agenda. mentioned three countries before signing 905,000 Rohingya refugees presently in Bangladesh’s Cox’s to even think that North Korea would pursue While he thinks Iran has “fueled and financed” Clearly he is taken aback by the unflinching off: India, Saudi Arabia and Israel. He said Bazar, although some human rights bodies have put the denuclearization under the U.S. pressure. the crisis in Syria, he quite brazenly maintains and indomitable resistance put up by Iran India was “a free society with over a billion figure higher. But, it certainly goes to show how desperately that Saudi Arabia is pursuing avenues to end against the American policy of global he- people”, in Saudi King Salman and MBS were The savagery in Rakhine was described by the United the Trump administration wants the world the Yemen war. His love affair with the King gemony. For Bush, it was ‘with us or against “pursuing bold new reforms” and Israel was Nations as “a textbook example of ethnic cleansing”. to be its colony. and Crowne Prince has truly turned him blind. us’. For Trump, it seems to be ‘my way or “proudly celebrating its 70th anniversary as The atrocities were widely documented by human Then he referred to the Middle East, and He accused Iranian leaders of “sowing the highway’. a thriving democracy”. rights bodies, including gang rapes, cold-blooded kill- his visit to Saudi Arabia last year, where he chaos, death, and destruction” and said they By imposing the crippling economic sanc- India is a free story? Saudi will have bold ings, torture and destruction of properties belonging to famously did that sword dance with King do not respect their neighbors or borders, tions, he thinks Iran is North Korea that will reforms? Israel is a thriving country? This Rohingya Muslims. Salman. He said the Gulf countries (UAE, or the sovereign rights of nations. Either he be forced to bend and work out a compromise speech deserves award for the best fiction Saudi Arabia, and Qatar) are working with needs to change his advisors and speech writ- formula. He is wrong. As Foreign Minister of the year. ساعت: امضاء صفحه آرا: ساعت: امضاء مسئول صفحه: ساعت: امضاء ادیتور: ساعت: امضاء سردبیر:

I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 ANALYSIS & INTERVIEW 7 Saudi, UAE, U.S. behind recent 5 reasons why Washington was the main culprit in terrorist attack in Iran: U.S. analyst Ahvaz terror attack TEHRAN (Tasnim) — An American political analyst said attack on Twitter, claiming that it was not a terrorist attack the triangle of Saudi Arabia, the UAE and the U.S. was behind and that “moving the battle to the Iranian side is a declared the recent terrorist attack in Iran’s southwestern city of Ahvaz, option”. “Attacks of this kind will increase during the next adding that Saudi Arabia has been consistently involved in phase,” he said. What do you think? providing support for terrorist activities across the region. A: The statement from Abdulkhaleq Abdulla could be “It is quite likely that the perpetrators of the attack have interpreted in two ways. On one hand, it is possible that he received support from Saudi Arabia. This would certainly be was simply expressing his own personal sympathies for those in keeping with Saudi Arabia’s past history in the region,” who carried out the attack, and that there is no specific context Keith Preston, the chief editor and director of attackthesys- to his statement of a wider nature. However, the statement tem.com, told Tasnim in an interview. is very suspicious as it seems to indicate that Abdulkhaleq He added, “A likely strategy that Saudi Arabia and the Abdulla is aware of organized efforts to continue to carry out UAE are pursuing is to increase the hostilities toward Iran such attacks against Iranian targets in the future. If the latter to the point that the United States will engage in military is true, it would essentially mean two things. First, that the intervention against Iran, and on behalf of the (Persian) government of the United Arab Emirates was involved in Gulf states.” the attacks, which would also mean that Saudi Arabia was Keith Preston was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, United involved as well. Second, it would mean that the Saudi/UAE- States. He received degrees in Religious Studies, History, led coalition that is currently waging war in Yemen wishes and Sociology from Virginia Commonwealth University. to escalate the war by engaging in direct attacks against He is the founder and director of American Revolutionary attack, which is also certainly plausible, but the evidence for Iranian targets for the purpose of attempting to destabilize Vanguard and the chief editor of AttacktheSystem.Com. He this claim has yet to be revealed on a level where complicity Iran, and lure Iran into a wider regional conflict that might has also been a contributor to LewRockwell.Com, Antiwar. can be fully substantiated. It is most likely that one of the also include the intervention of the United States on behalf Com, Anti-State.Com,Taki’s Magazine, Radix Journal, and terror groups that claim to represent separatist tendencies of the (Persian) Gulf nations. AlternativeRight.Com . He is the author of six books, and in Ahvaz is responsible, and it is also likely the responsible Reports suggest that U.S. National Security Adviser was awarded the 2008 Chris R. Tame Memorial Prize by party was receiving support from international forces as well. John Bolton, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as well as TEHRAN (FNA) — On Sunday, September 23, Iranian Pres- the United Kingdom’s Libertarian Alliance. Keith has been According to media reports and as you mentioned, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman were behind ident Hassan Rouhani couldn’t be more accurate when he said a featured speaker at conferences of the National Policy the al-Ahvaziya terror group, whose recruits are believed the attacks. Do you believe so? the United States is a “bully” that wants to create insecurity in Institute, H. L. Mencken Club, and Anarchapulco. He has to be scattered in several European countries, including in A: Mohammed bin Salman has in the past expressed the Islamic Republic, following an attack on a military parade been interviewed on numerous radio programs and inter- the Netherlands and in Denmark, claimed responsibility his intention of escalating the conflict between Iran and that killed 26 people, including members of the country’s Islamic net broadcasts, and appeared as a guest analyst on Russia for the attack in Ahvaz. The terror outfit, which is backed Saudi Arabia by taking the conflict “inside Iran,” as he has Revolution Guards Corps. Today, Press TV and the BBC. by Saudi Arabia, has a record of carrying out sabotage acts previously stated. Given this past statement, it is certainly Rouhani further accused the U.S.-backed Persian Gulf Arab The following is the full text of the interview: in Iran’s Khuzestan province, which encompasses Ahvaz likely that Saudi Arabia was involved in the attack. Similar states of providing financial and military support for anti-gov- As you know, 25 people were killed and dozens of others and some other Arab-dominated towns. How do you see statements coming from the UAE indicate the involvement ernment terrorist groups inside Iran. injured after unknown terrorists opened fire at a military the role of Riyadh in the attack? of Abu Dhabi as well. A likely strategy that Saudi Arabia This is not out of the ordinary. President Trump’s last year parade in Iran’s southwestern city of Ahvaz on Saturday. A: It is quite likely that the perpetrators of the attack have and the UAE are pursuing is to increase the hostilities to- visit to Saudi Arabia, during which he loudly pushed for gener- What are your thoughts on the attack? received support from Saudi Arabia. This would certainly ward Iran to the point that the United States will engage al hostility toward Iran, can’t help but also be noted for being A: The first question that emerges as a result of the attack be in keeping with Saudi Arabia’s past history in the region. in military intervention against Iran, and on behalf of the followed so quickly by virtually unheard of terror attacks and obviously involves the matter of what party is responsible. Saudi Arabia has been consistently involved in providing (Persian) Gulf states. unrest in Iran. On balance, the Trump administration isn’t eyeing So far, multiple groups have claimed responsibility. Daesh support for terrorist activities in various locations in the It is also interesting that the attack in Ahvaz has occurred America’s safety as much as a regime change: posted an online video claiming responsibility for the attack. Middle East, and (it) is well known that many of the Sunni now that Mike Pompeo, the former director of the Central 1) Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, while addressing a However, Daesh has a history of claiming responsibility for jihadi groups receive substantial support from Saudi Arabia Intelligence Agency in the United States has become the recent rally staged by the anti-Iran terrorist group of Mojahedin-e terror attacks in which they were actually not involved, so and other (Persian) Gulf States. Given the present conflict Secretary of State, and John Bolton has become National Khalgh Organization (MKO) in Paris, called for regime change in their credibility is strained at this point. The al-Ahvaziya between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and Saudi Arabia’s war Security Adviser. Tehran. MKO or MEK was once listed as a terrorist organization group has also claimed responsibility as has the Ahvaz Na- against Yemen, and against the Shiite people of the East- Both Pompeo and Bolton have been closely associated in the U.S. and Europe and is still widely viewed as a death cult tional Resistance and both of these are plausible suspects. At ern Province, it is quite likely that Saudi Arabia would be with America’s “neoconservative” foreign policy faction, built around the personality of its leader, Maryam Rajavi. During present, it has yet to be determined which party is actually motivated to back a terror attack in Iran in order to create which has long advocated for “regime change,” or a war of the gathering, Giuliani said, “We are now realistically being able responsible. However, the government of Iran has said to domestic instability and chaos inside Iran. While Saudi in- aggression against Iran. Therefore, it is certainly possible to see an end to the regime in Iran… which must be replaced by have arrested multiple individuals that are suspected of volvement in the attack has yet to be fully substantiated, in that Pompeo and Bolton have signaled their support for a democratic government which Rajavi represents. Next year I involvement in the attack, and more information may be all probability the responsible parties have likely received Saudi and UAE efforts to escalation hostilities with Iran, want to have this convention in Tehran”! forthcoming in the future. Meanwhile, the leadership of the support from Saudi Arabia at some point. including the backing of terror attacks such as Ahvaz, for the 2) In May, Trump abrogated the 2015 international nucle- (Islamic) Revolutionary Guards (Corps) has suggested that Following the attack on Saturday, Abdulkhaleq Ab- purpose of creating a pretext for U.S. military intervention ar deal and ordered a campaign of intense economic pressure, international enemies of Iran may have been complicit in the dulla, an adviser to the Abu Dhabi government, justified the in the region against Iran. threatening sanctions against any foreign company doing busi- ness with Iran and calling for an end to trade in Iranian oil by November. In the Paris convention, Giuliani said the recent wave of protests in Iran was being orchestrated from outside. “Those Macron tries to complete Trump’s project protests are not happening spontaneously,” Giuliani said. “They are happening because of many of our people in Albania [which 1 The report of the Wall Street Journal are fast trying to complete their joint game policies so that US can take more and more taken the most dangerous game in opposi- hosts an MKO compound] and many of our people here and and dozens of similar reports show that the with U.S. officials against our country. Un- advantages. It should not be forgotten that tion to our nation and the Iranian system, throughout the world.” “Our people” means the U.S. and the French would never act towards reviving the doubtedly, we will witness the adoption of Macron’s commitments to Netanyahu and and they intend to keep on this game until MKO and other terrorist groups, which have no support in Iran JCPOA, but they would rather pave the way for other anti-Iranian positions by the French Trump remain strong. they reach their goal (which is also the White and are widely hated for their use of violence and close links to giving benefits to Europe (and subsequently during the United Nations General Assembly’s As emphasized, even the Trump’s gov- House goal), namely, “Isolation of Iran in Saudi-Israeli intelligence services. the United States). It should be noted that meeting in New York. ernment withdrawal from the nuclear deal the region”. In this equation, the passive and 3) The policy of the Trump administration is not officially to there is a huge and significant gap between In this political summit, without making couldn’t affect the commitment of the French optimistic approach of our diplomacy appa- call for regime change, but top officials have often made that clear the French authorities’ real and ideal face. a realistic effort to revive the JCPOA, Ma- officials to Washington and Tel Aviv regarding ratus towards France government is serving in public. Outlining his approach in May, Pompeo said it was Elysee Palace officials have opened a cron will urge Iran to make fundamental their joint project of “Iran’s full disarmament”. as a catalyst that has come to the aid of the up to the Iranian people to relieve the pressure on the country special account on our optimism, and they revisions on its missile, defense and regional Here it is emphasized that the French have French officials. by changing their government. However, regime change is on the agenda, as it involves waging economic war against Iran and backing terror attacks within the country, like the one that was carried out in Ahvaz, for which the terrorist groups of ISIL and World shouldn’t allow Saudis to impede war Al-Ahvazieh with links to the U.S. and Saudi Arabia claimed responsibility. 4) The Trump camp itself is open to the dark arts. Trump crimes probe in Yemen has selected John Bolton as his national security adviser. Bol- ton’s appointment, along with the nomination of Iran deal critic TEHRAN (FNA) — The UN Human Rights Council its allies, the Council failed several times to authorize more American laser-guided bomb was used in a Saudi strike in Pompeo as secretary of state, helped to kill and bury the nuclear is telling us what we already knew for years that Saudi intrusive investigation into possible war crimes in Yemen. early August which killed 40 children. agreement and pave the way for confrontation with Iran. Bolton Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and their cronies are The 47-member body only last fall reached a compromise In the UN report, however, experts urge the international has spent the better part of a decade calling for the U.S. to help committing war crimes in Yemen in breach of Interna- to bring in the experts. community to “refrain from providing arms that could be used overthrow the government in Tehran and hand power to the tional Humanitarian Law. Although many people have died and the country is in in the conflict in Yemen”. It notes that coalition airstrikes terrorist group of MKO. According to the UN’s top human rights body, the United ruins, it’s never too late for the UN body to do the next best have hit “markets, funerals, weddings, detention facilities, Also speaking at the Paris convention, Bolton said the Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are responsible for war crimes thing: Introduce a resolution that calls for an end to the war civilian boats and even medical facilities.” Trump administration should embrace the MKO’s goal of including rape, torture, disappearances and “deprivation of and bans and forces Western countries to stop arming Saudi This should be more than enough for the UN Council and immediate regime change in Iran and recognize the group as the right to life” during three and a half years of war against Arabia and its coalition members. The world body should other human rights groups to seize on the report and call for a “viable” alternative. “The outcome of the president’s policy Yemen. In their first report for the Human Rights Council, force Britain and the U.S. to stop backing the conflict and the UK and the U.S. to stop arming Saudi Arabia, the UAE review should be to determine that the Ayatollah Khomeini’s the experts have also chronicled the damages from U.S.- giving weapons to Saudi Arabia for its campaign in Yemen and other members of the coalition. The coalition members 1979 revolution will not last until its 40th birthday,” Bolton backed coalition air strikes, the single most lethal force in amid new evidence that Western bombs are being used in are committing war crimes and yet the West continues to said. The 40th anniversary of the Iranian revolution will be the fighting, over the last year. deliberate war crimes. sell them state-of-the-art weaponry. on February 11, 2019. They urge the international community to “refrain from Even Amnesty International, UNICEF and Doctors with- As for the U.S. and UK governments, they are required 5) The Trump administration views terror attacks and pro- providing arms that could be used in the conflict” – in a clear out Borders agree that most of the civilian casualties are under International Law to consider the UN report and tests as the best avenue for regime change in Tehran without a reference to countries like the United States and Britain that caused by deliberate airstrikes carried out by the Saudi-led take reports of International Humanitarian Law violations U.S. military intervention. To that end, Pompeo says the U.S. is help arm the Saudi-led coalition. military coalition. very seriously, and force Saudi Arabia and the UAE to stepping up its propaganda broadcasts to Iran with help from Since March last year, the UN’s humanitarian aid agency Now that the UN experts and rights groups have conclud- also adhere to International Humanitarian Law. After Persian-language TV channels based in Europe and the U.S., has called Yemen the world’s worst humanitarian crisis - ed that some of the coalition strikes “may amount to war all, they keep telling us that they are a world leader in and portrays the sanctions as targeting the government, even with three-fourths of its population of over 20 million in crimes,” the UN should take further steps to create no-fly human rights. though the unjustified economic pressure ultimately touches need of humanitarian assistance. zone over the war-torn country. This way the world body This is by no means a “biased” or “politicized” report by Iranians of all walks of life. The war has devastated the country’s health system and can stop further air strikes by Saudi Arabia and the UAE the UN about war crimes in Yemen. It is based on facts and Overall, the notion that Iranians are clamoring for the fall provided the breeding grounds for the world’s largest cholera that it says are in violation of the principles of distinction, figures on the ground and the warmongers cannot dismiss of the Islamic Republic and welcome American assistance in outbreak last year. proportionality and precaution. responsibility. The UN call for the international community precipitating that fall is the same kind of “we will be greeted as Meaning, even getting the expert probe up and running has Both the UK and the U.S. are also complicit in these crimes to stop providing arms for use in Yemen is what also the liberators” nonsense the Bush administration believed in the to be an accomplishment for the UN-backed Human Rights because they supply Saudi Arabia with munitions that are long-suffering people of Yemen want. They want to determine lead-up to the illegal Iraq War in 2003. Iranians want a better Council, which passed a resolution creating the team last used in Yemen. They even refuel Saudi coalition warplanes their own fate and the UN Charter says they shouldn’t be life, but the Syria-style collapse of their economy, society, and September. Sadly, due to the objections of Saudi Arabia and midair. For instance, according to the Pentagon regime, an bombed for practicing their rights. state is surely not the kind of change they have in mind. After all, we now know that their guild-related protests discouraged the U.S. since their numbers never went beyond a few thousand, Trump is a bully: ex-White House official which never lasted more than a week, despite what had been promised by the U.S. and its puppets. Picking up the MKO and the 1 Also, there was no acknowledgement ners in the JCPOA to minimize the damage A: I think it is because Trump is a bully, he A: On the one hand, Trump is trying son of the deposed Shah has been the best service the U.S. could of Iran’s unilateral moratorium on the de- until the U.S. recovers its political balance. thinks that the United States as the strongest to reduce Iran’s oil exports, on the other, render to the government in Iran as it encouraged even those velopment of ballistic missiles with a range The Trump Administration is so extreme in country should be free to bully other countries. he seems to understand that will result in few thousands to go back home after they came to see the truth. greater than 2000 kilometers. so many ways that the opposition is more Trump said in his speech that U.S. higher prices. The only countries that can In addition, the fact that Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and of course I worry that the advocates of regime change united than I have ever seen it and is gaining will cut UN peacekeeping budget, This U.S. easily increase their oil output are the oth- Israel are influencing the Trump administration’s anti-Iran like John Bolton are trying to provoke Iran to ground. Unfortunately, political balance will decision what impact will have on peace in er Gulf oil producers. They have their own strategy is further evidence that Washington didn’t act alone leave the JCPOA in order to have an excuse to not be fully restored by the coming election different regions of the world? economic needs to worry about, so I don’t in supporting the terrorists that carried out the September 22 urge the bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities. but hopefully it will be a first step. A: I frankly don’t know the impact. But we know how successful he can be if their pro- attack in Ahvaz. The aim of their plan is not for Iran to pursue I hope that the pragmatism prevails and Some believe that globalization means need better peacekeeping, not less, in troubled duction increase results in a net decrease in internal reform and external dialogue as Trump would like to that Iran does not fall into this trap. I un- becoming a American, but Trump said in places like the Congo and South Sudan. their income. So the question comes down claim, but for the Islamic Republic government to collapse en- derstand that Iran’s economy is suffering his speech that he is against globalization Trump’s critique of OPEC and High to a technical one, a country’s oil income is tirely so that it can no longer stop their regime-change fantasies under the renewed U.S. sanctions but an because globalization has been cause a abuse oil prices, does it will cause the United States its (Output) times (Price -minus production and undermine their illicit interests and designs in the region. over-reaction would make things worse. I of the United States, why is Trump opposing confronts with allied countries, such as Saudi cost). What will the net effect be if Output Little wonder they hardly cared when the Southwestern city of hope that Iran will work with the other part- globalization? Arabia and the United Arab Emirates? increases while Price decreases? Ahvaz was violently attacked. 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Because many smaller studies had not produced much Although this is considered to be an inevitable part evidence of any benefit in adding fish oil supplements to statin of growing old, scientists are keen to understand how use, the hopes of heart experts were not high. it might be curtailed. But the new trial, to be presented in November at the American As the population ages, understanding ways to reduce Heart Association’s annual meeting, showed that these patients cognitive slowing are more important than ever. saw a 25 percent drop in their relative risk of heart attacks, strokes The hippocampus, which is a brain structure that sits within and other cardiac events compared to a control group of patients the temporal lobe, is of particular interest to researchers who received a placebo. trying to understand this problem. “I’m very surprised by the magnitude of the results, which quite Vital for learning and memory, the hippocampus is par- frankly are large. My expectations were very low. A lot of people ticularly sensitive to stress and, as we grow older, it is one are legitimately surprised by this,” Dr. Michael Blaha, director of the first regions to suffer. In Alzheimer’s disease, this of clinical research at the Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of deterioration is even more pronounced. Heart Disease at Johns Hopkins Medical School, told the Times. Exercise and the hippocampus “Fish oil has long been a popular supplement to protect against In the past, studies have revealed that exercise can en- heart disease. It contains high levels of omega-3 fatty acids, pri- hance some aspects of cognitive ability and improve memory marily EPA and DHA, which reduce inflammation and lower performance. Also, adults who are more physically active triglyceride levels,” explained Blaha, who was not involved in tend to have increased hippocampal volume. the trial. “Omega-3 fatty acids also have blood-thinning effects In order to find out why exercise might benefit the similar to those of aspirin.” hippocampus and memory performance, some scien- The new trial differed from previous studies in two aspects, tists have asked whether physical activity stimulates the the newspaper reported. First, it focused on a specific group of growth of new brain cells in the hippocampus (known high-risk patients: People with a history of heart disease, dia- as neurogenesis). Clearly, there is tremendous value to understanding the betes or heart risk factors. In addition, all of the patients were Noninvasive brain stimulation, activated while asleep, on statins, which lower cholesterol. could potentially enhance our memory the next day. exercise prescription that best works in the elderly so that we Secondly, Vascepa was not the typical fish oil supplement that This process would take some time, and, therefore, can make recommendations for staving off cognitive decline. can be bought in any drugstore or supermarket. Manufactured any benefits to brain health would take a while to be- by Amarin, Vascepa is a prescription drug that contains highly come apparent. Instant brain benefits They want to understand if regular, brief, light exercise purified EPA, according to the Times. Recently, however, a team from the University of Cal- The brain imaging showed improved connectivity between alters the brain’s structure and function over time. He says: Fish oil supplements often contain a mixture of both EPA ifornia, Irvine and the University of Tsukuba in Japan the dentate gyrus, which is part of the hippocampus that is “The hippocampus is critical for the creation of new and DHA and, in some cases, other oils. Both EPA and DHA ran some experiments to investigate whether exercise thought to play a role in laying down new episodic memories, memories; it’s one of the first regions of the brain to dete- can lower triglycerides, but DHA also tends to raise “bad” LDL may enhance memory over a much shorter space of time: and cortical areas involved in detailed memory processing. riorate as we get older [...] Improving the function of the cholesterol, the newspaper said. minutes, rather than days or weeks. Also, when the researchers tested the participants using hippocampus holds much promise for improving memory In the trial, more than 8,000 patients were followed for about The study authors explain that it certainly is possible a memory recall test, the increased connectivity correlated in everyday settings.” five years, during which the drug was well tolerated and safe, the that brain cell growth could be stimulated by exercise, with improved memory performance. Finding that light exercise could have a measurable impact researchers noted. but there might also be a quicker mechanism involved “What we observed is that these 10-minute periods of on the parts of the brain responsible for memory is the first step; Dr. Ethan Weiss, a cardiologist and associate professor at that runs in parallel. exercise showed results immediately afterward.” but next, we need to develop a clearer understanding of the ideal the University of California, San Francisco, told the Times that The authors wanted to chart any measurable improve- Yassa believes that it is “encouraging to see more people amount of activity necessary to make a real and lasting difference. the findings carried a few caveats. All of the data remains to be ments to memory-based brain activity in the first few keeping track of their exercise habits — by monitoring the As Yassa says, “Clearly, there is tremendous value to seen, and the group of patients most likely to see a benefit is minutes following light exercise. Their findings were pub- number of steps they’re taking, for example,” he explains. understanding the exercise prescription that best works very specific, added Weiss, who was not involved in the study. lished recently in the journal Proceedings of the National “Even short walking breaks throughout the day may have in the elderly so that we can make recommendations for Vascepa is now only approved for certain patients who have Academy of Sciences. considerable effects on improving memory and cognition.” staving off cognitive decline.” very high triglyceride levels, the newspaper said. So, to investigate, 36 healthy young adult participants Future studies In conclusion, the next time you have misplaced something “The worried well shouldn’t run out and take fish oil,” said Dr. carried out just 10 minutes of light exercise. The team Yassa and his team are keen to continue investigating. important, it might be worth trying 10 minutes of yoga; it Michael Shapiro, a site investigator for the trial and director of Oregon then used high-resolution functional MRI to measure Next, they plan to run longer-term studies in older adults certainly won’t hurt. Health and Science University’s Atherosclerosis Imaging Program. any changes in brain activity. who have an increased risk of cognitive decline. (Source: Medical News Today) (Source: WebMD)

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I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 10 HERITAGE & TOURISM SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 Tehran to bring digital marketing Foreign tourist arrivals in East Azarbaijan up 17% in H1 into focus on World Tourism Day 1 The department of the Cultural Her- itage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization has arranged some special sightseeing tours across the Iranian capital as well. Like previous years, all CHHTO-affiliated museums and historical sites will allow free entry on September 27. Embracing the lower slopes of the towering, snowcapped Alborz mountain range, Tehran has many to offer its visitors such as the UNES- CO-registered Golestan Palace, a historic grand bazaar, Treasury of National Jewels, National Museum of Iran, Glass & Ceramic Museum, A view of the centuries-old Kandovan village in in East Azarbai- Masoudieh Palace, Sarkis Cathedral, Tehran jan. The village is filled with troglodyte homes in the shape of Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Carpet stony ice-cream cones that are still inhabited. Museum of Iran, just to name a few. The UN World Tourism Organization TOURISM TEHRAN — The number of international (UNWTO) says the 2018 WTD presents an desktourists visiting Iran’s northwestern East opportunity to raise awareness on the po- Azarbaijan province surged 17 percent in the first six months of tential contribution of digital technologies the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 21) from a to sustainable tourism development. year earlier, provincial tourism chief said on Tuesday. “A digitally-advanced tourism sector can Morteza Abdar didn’t mention the number of arrivals in the improve entrepreneurship, inclusion, local 6-month period, CHTN reported. community empowerment and efficient re- “A total of 16,526,534 foreign travelers arrived in the province source management, amongst other important during the first five months, which shows 14 percent year-on-year development objectives,” the UN body says. growth,” the official said. The UNWTO expects tourism to grow Tabriz, the capital of East Azarbaijan, is currently holding the an average of 3% annually until 2030, say- title of 2018 Islamic Tourism Capital. It used to be a world craft ing, “Over the past six decades, tourism has city for carpet weaving in 2016. experienced continued expansion and di- Jameh Mosque of Tabriz, Arg of Tabriz, and UNESCO-regis- versification, and it has become one of the tered Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex, Kandovan village, Elgoli fastest growing and most important economic Park, Zahak citadel, and Arasbaran Forests that is a UNESCO sectors in the world, benefiting destinations A view of the 19th-century Masoudieh Palace, a tourist destination in downtown Tehran. reserved biosphere are amongst top destination for travelers to and communities worldwide.” the province. International tourist arrivals worldwide dollars in 1950 to 1,260 trillion in 2015. The plans to bolster its tourism sector. Under the announced earlier this month that the number have grown from 25 million in 1950 to nearly sector represents an estimated 10% of the 2025 Tourism Vision Plan, the country is of international tourists visiting the country 1.3 billion today Similarly, international tour- world’s GDP and 1 in 10 jobs globally, data expecting to increase the number of tourism surged 45 percent in the first five months of ism revenues earned by destinations around compiled by the UNWTO suggests. arrivals from 4.8 million in 2014 to 20 million. the current Iranian calendar year (started South Africa to relax visa rules the world have grown from two billion U.S. In this regard, Iran is following extensive CHHTO Director Ali-Asghar Mounesan on March 21) from a year earlier. to boost investment, tourism Khorasan Razavi hosts 730,000 Iran approves visa-free travel for foreign tourists in 5 months Omani nationals PRETORIA (Reuters) — South Africa will ease some immi- gration rules, including agreeing visa waiver agreements with more countries, in an effort to boost investment and tourism, Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Tuesday. The changes are part of a broader economic turnaround pro- gramme announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa last week as his team seeks to drag Africa’s most developed economy out of recession. “We play a critical economic role in admitting over 10 million international visitors to South Africa annually, which includes tourists, business travellers, investors and neighbours,” Gigaba told reporters. “Millions of jobs are sustained by the economic activity gen- erated by these travellers.” Visitors from India and China, highlighted by Ramaphosa as important investment growth areas, will have travel regulations relaxed from next month, including allowing applications for 5-year multiple entry visas. Gigaba said negotiations were also being finalised to conclude Pilgrims visit the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS), the eighth Shia Imam in Mashhad Nouri Shahroudi, the Iranian ambassador to Oman, in an undated photo visa waiver agreements with more than a dozen countries across Africa, the Middle East and eastern Europe, including Saudi TOURISM TEHRAN – Khorasan over 900 hotels, apartment hotels and guest TOURISM TEHRAN — The Ira- Council of Ministers on September 26 and Arabia, Iran, Egypt, Qatar and the UAE. deskRazavi province’s tour- houses are catering to travelers across the desknian ambassador to the first vice president’s order,” he added. Much-criticized rules on travelling minors will be simplified, ism chief has said 730,000 foreigners visited province, adding, “274 hotels are being Amman on Sunday said that the country “With facilities provided by the Om- he said. the northeastern province in the first five constructed with an average completion has approved a visa waiver program for ani government, Iranian nationals can Tourism contributes more than 400 billion rand ($28 billion) months of the current Iranian calendar of 60 percent.” Omani nationals, IRNA reported. obtain electronic visas on arrival, and to South Africa’s economy, or around 8 percent of GDP. year (started March 21). The holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS), “Considering facilities offered by Oman also get a 10-day visa renewable for up Abolfazl Mokarramifar put the whole the eighth Shia Imam, in the province’s for the entry of Iranian nationals, the travel to one year,” the ambassador explained, number of arrivals including domestic capital city of Mashhad, attracts thousands visa to Iran for Omani citizens was waiv- responding to a question about mutual pilgrims at over 16.5 million during the of pilgrims each day. ered and will be operational by the next 10 visa facilitations. ROUND THE GLOBE same period, saying the figure shows The city has also the highest concen- days,” Mohammadreza Nouri Shahroudi For the time being, citizens of about 14 percent year-on-year growth, CHTN tration of water parks in the country, and said in an interview with IRNA. 190 countries can obtain visa on arrival Rohtas Fort reported. it also embraces variety of cultural and “Omani citizens can travel to Iran with- at Iran’s international airports with one- Earlier this year, the official said that historical sites which are generally crowded. out a visa, according to the approval of the month validation. Rohtas Fort, built in the 16th century at a strategic site in the north of Pakistan, province of Punjab, is an exceptional example of early Muslim military architecture in central and south Asia. Five underrated things to pack for every trip The main fortifications of this 70-hectare garrison consist By Geoffrey Morrison the parts you want to explore, then hit “save” at the bottom of massive masonry walls more than four kilometers in cir- of the screen. This does exactly that, saving everything on cumference, lined with 68 bastions and pierced at strategic Skip the fancy travel gadgets. Here are five simple things the visible map. Now you can walk around without internet points by 12 monumental gateways. that will save you stress, money and hassle so you just enjoy and still see a map of your surroundings. This includes street A blend of architectural and artistic traditions from elsewhere your much-deserved getaway. names, Metro stops and so on. in the Islamic world, the fort had a profound influence on the I’ve spent the majority of the last five years as a digital Google Translate has the same feature, letting you download development of architectural style in the Mughal Empire. nomad, living and working in over 40 countries. Because language packs for use offline. This speeds up translations, Sher Sha Suri, founder of the Suri dynasty, commenced of this, I tend to travel fairly light. I’ve also tried countless including the futuristic camera feature that lets you point your travel gadgets, and found most are a waste of money and phone at a sign to translate what you’re seeing in real time. space. Instead, here are five universally useful, perhaps It’s also worth looking into a photo backup service. Some- unexpected, items I never leave without. thing like iCloud or Google Photos, if you’re not using them A good pen already, will save your phone’s photos to the cloud as you Pens are one of those things that only seem to be around take them (or when you get back to Wi-Fi), so if it your when you don’t need them. When you do, you can’t find phone gets lost or stolen, you’ll still have all your pictures. one. For example, most countries require you to fill out an and slow internet. A portable USB battery immigration card before you enter. Your airline will give The key is having internet access at all, and ideally, fast When you’re out all day taking pictures, navigating with you this in-flight, but not a pen to fill it out. access. If you get your phone “unlocked” by your cellular Maps, posting to social media, and so on, your phone’s battery Sure, you could wait until you’re at immigration and provider, you can buy a local SIM card in whatever coun- is going to drain pretty quickly. Even a small USB battery try to find and use the ballpoint on a chain that’s probably try you’re visiting. This lets your phone work just like you pack can charge your phone once, and slightly larger ones out of ink, but by the time you fill it out everyone on the bought it new in that country, with high-speed data and free twice or more. Packs with built-in cables are handy, but that plane is now in front of you in line to get through customs, local calls, depending on the SIM you buy. These are usually cable will be the first thing to break. Wirecutter, the New construction of Rohtas Fort (also called Qila Rohtas) in 1541. through the terminal, and to baggage claim. Then there’s around $20, and available at airport vending machines and York Times company that reviews products, has a number Irregular in plan, this early example of Muslim military ar- filling out postcards or signing receipts. And who knows, kiosks, although a cellphone store in town might be cheaper. of recommendations for different sizes and prices. If you chitecture follows the contours of its hilltop site. maybe you’ll meet someone who’s desperately looking for If you have T-Mobile or Sprint, your phone should work don’t have one, get one before your next trip — you’ll love An interior wall partitions the inner citadel from the re- a pen. It seems simple and obvious, but so handy, and so in most other countries, though it will be very slow, so a local it, and use it at home later. mainder of the fort, and an internal water supply in the form of few people travel with one. SIM might still be worth it. Verizon and AT&T have very A USB multi-charger (and some long cables) baolis (stepped wells) gave the fort’s garrison self-sufficiency An unlocked phone, for internet everywhere expensive international data plans that offer just a couple No matter where you go or how expensive the accommo- in water. A beautiful mosque known as Shahi Masjid is situated Traveling with a phone that works everywhere is a game of days worth of internet for the same price as a local SIM dation, you’re almost always going to struggle to find enough near the Kabuli Gate, and the Haveli (Palatial House) Man changer. Being able to post to social media and talk with that will work for your whole trip. If you’re with one of them, power outlets. The easiest way to recharge all your gear is Singh was constructed later in the Mughal period. friends and family at home is great, but having fast access definitely check if you can unlock your phone and that it will with a USB multi-charger that trades one wall socket for Rohtas Fort represented a new form of fortification, based to Google Maps and Translate will transform your travel work outside the United States (Verizon’s phones should several USB ports. Then just plug in your phone, tablet, USB essentially on Turkish military architecture developed in re- experience. Being able to book a new flight or hotel if some- already be unlocked). Google Fi has 4G international data battery pack and so on, all at the same time. Like the battery action to the introduction of gunpowder and cannon, but thing happens could save a vacation. included, no local SIM needed. pack, this is helpful on the road and at home. Wirecutter has transformed into a distinct style of its own. For example, I was on a tiny island in Fiji when the call Your digital downloads (and uploads) several picks depending what size you need. The garrison complex was in continuous use until 1707, came in that an oncoming cyclone had intensified overnight I mentioned Google Maps and Translate, but making the In the same vein, a few longer USB cables are a good idea and then reoccupied under the Durrani and Sikh rulers of the to a category 3, and we would all have to evacuate. I was able most of them requires some preparation before you leave. too. A longer cable lets you use your phone in bed while it’s 18th and 19th centuries respectively. A village grew within to use my phone to immediately book one of the last hotel Let’s say you’re going to Paris. Type “Paris” into Google plugged in that faraway outlet. Wirecutter has picks for mi- the walls, and exists day. rooms on the main island. Nearly everyone else had to wait Maps. Make sure you see all the parts of the city you need cro USB, USB-C, and Lightning, depending what you need. (Source: UNESCO) in line at the resort’s office for one of the few computers (the arrondissement where your hotel is, for example) and (Source: The New York Times) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 SCIENCE 11

Liquid metal discovery to make NASA is about to announce new efforts in searching for toxic water safe and drinkable intelligent alien life Here in the Solar System, the search for extraterrestrial life is num oxide nano-sheets were highly porous focused on microbes. But in recent years, projects such as Ke- and went on to prove they were suitable for pler and HARPS have done something incredible, exploding our filtering both heavy metal ions and oil con- awareness and knowledge of planets beyond the Solar System. tamination at unprecedented, ultra-fast rates. To date, 3,779 planets have been confirmed from a variety of Portable filters observatories, with thousands more candidates, most from the Professor Kalantar-zadeh, who was re- last 10 years. And with that catalogue comes a renewed fervor cently awarded an ARC Australian Laureate for answering the question: has some other planet out there in Fellowship soon after joining UNSW’s School the Universe managed to give rise to life? of Chemical Engineering, said that low-cost With a new generation of instruments poised for a new dis- and portable filters produced by this new Professor Kalantar-zadeh covery boom - including NASA’s TESS and James Webb Space liquid metal based manufacturing process Telescope, and the European Space Agency’s CHEOPS and PLA- could be used by people without access to rica and Asia in places where heavy metal TO - the search is heating up; not just for life, but for intelligent clean drinking water to remove substances ions in the water are at levels well beyond life that may have entered the stage of an advanced civilization. like lead and other toxic metals in a matter safe human consumption. It is estimated Technosignatures can also consist of laser emissions, artificial of minutes. that 790 million people, or one in 10 of the light and heat from an exoplanet, or chemicals in the atmosphere “Because it’s super porous, water passes Earth’s population, do not have access to that could be pollutants - these are all examples of signatures through very rapidly,” Professor Kalantar-za- clean water. that could indicate an advanced civilization. deh said. “If you’ve got bad quality water, you just “In April 2018, new interest arose in Congress for NASA to “Lead and other heavy metals have a very take a gadget with one of these filters with begin supporting the scientific search for technosignatures as part high affinity to aluminum oxide. As the water you,” he said. of the agency’s search for life,” NASA explained in a statement. passes through billions of layers, each one of Contaminated water “As part of that effort, the agency is hosting the NASA Tech- these lead ions get attracted to one of these “You pour the contaminated water in the nosignatures Workshop in Houston on 26 - 28 September 2018, aluminum oxide sheets. top of a flask with the aluminum oxide filter. with the purpose of assessing the current state of the field, the “But at the same time, it’s very safe be- Wait two minutes and the water that passes most promising avenues of research in technosignatures and UNSW and RMIT researchers have discov- is added to the core of liquid gallium at cause with repeated use, the water flow through the filter is now very clean water, where investments could be made to advance the science.” ered a revolutionary and cheap way to make room temperature, layers of aluminum cannot detach the heavy metal ions from completely drinkable. There are organizations out there searching for alien intelli- filters that can turn water contaminated with oxide are quickly produced at the surface the aluminum oxide.” There are portable filtration products gence, including the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) heavy metals into safe drinking water in a of the gallium. Professor Kalantar-zadeh believes the available that do remove heavy metals from Institute, founded by astronomers Carl Sagan and Jill Tarter, and matter of minutes. The authors discovered that these alumi- technology could be put to good use in Af- water, but they are comparatively expensive, the Breakthrough Initiatives, founded by physicist Yuri Milner Recent UNSW SHARP hire Professor often costing more than $100. with the support of Stephen Hawking. Kourosh Kalantar-zadeh and his former Professor Kalantar-zadeh says that low-cost By contrast, aluminum oxide filters pro- (Source: extremetech.com) colleagues at RMIT showed that nano-filters duced from liquid gallium could be produced made of aluminum oxide could be cheaply and portable filters produced by this new liquid for as little as 10 cents, making them attractive produced using virtually no energy from a metal based manufacturing process could be to prospective manufacturers. Human activity partly fixed amount of liquid metal gallium. used by people without access to clean drinking “Up until now, to produce aluminum ox- In a paper published in Advanced Func- ide, you need to process aluminum at above responsible for wobble tional Materials, lead author Dr. Ali Zava- water to remove substances like lead and other 1000 degrees or use other energy intensive beti (RMIT) and Professor Kalantar-zadeh processes,” Professor Kalantar-zadeh said. detected as planet Earth spins explained that when a chunk of aluminum toxic metals in a matter of minutes. (Source: Science Daily) Based on measurements from the 20th Century, scientists were able to discover that the planet’s spin axis has drifted to about The Ocean Cleanup picks out marine 4 inches or 10 centimeters per year. Over the past century, the Climate change not main driver of Earth has drifted more than 10 meters or 11 yards. amphibian decline, researchers say plastics using infrared from air: study Part of the reason why the planet wobbles as it spins on its axis is the uneven distribution of weight on the surface. Earth is While a warming climate in recent dec- Though we know millions of metric tons of not a perfect sphere; it is actually an oblate spheroid. ades may be a factor in the waning of plastic flow into the ocean each year, there However, researchers from NASA believe that there are three some local populations of frogs, toads, is plenty of room for improvement in how factors that are primarily responsible for the wobble: glacial newts and salamanders, it cannot explain we track its distribution throughout the rebound, mantle convection, and melting of ice. the overall steep decline of amphibians, seas. The Ocean Cleanup project has been The “traditional explanation is that one process, glacial rebound, according to researchers. experimenting with a new technique to fill is responsible for this motion of Earth’s spin axis,” explained After analyzing many years of data for in some of the blanks and has, what it says, is Surendra Adhikari of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. “But 81 North American amphibian species the first proof of concept for using a form of recently, many researchers have speculated that other processes including more than 500,000 observa- infrared imagery to quantify marine plastic could have potentially large effects on it as well.” tions collected at more than 5,000 sites change for the measures we focused on pollution. Now the team has published scientific The redistribution of mass on Earth in the past century, par- in 86 study areas by a broad coalition cannot explain the sharp decline we Around two years ago, the Ocean Cleanup results concerning the effectiveness of the ticularly the melting of ice sheets into the ocean in Greenland, of herpetologists, it is clear a warm- have seen and continue to see across Project conducted an aerial research expe- SWIR imaging technology. Plastic had previ- has affected the planet’s natural rotation. While ice melts in ing climate is not the primary driver amphibian populations.” dition of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch ously been found to offer distinctive features different locations around the world due to rising temperatures in their disappearance, according to The study showed that, on average, to better understand the magnitude of the when viewed in infrared in the lab, but how caused by climate change, Greenland is believed to be a primary lead researcher David Miller, associate 3.4 percent of amphibian species are problem. This involved two slow flyovers it would present in the vast, swirling ocean suspect because of its location. professor of wildlife population ecology disappearing from local amphibian at a speed of 140 knots and altitude of 400 from that height and at that speed was still The two other causes, however, naturally occurs. During the in Penn State’s College of Agricultural habitats each year. That is the equiv- m (1,312 ft) in a C130 Hercules aircraft, unknown. last ice age about 26 thousand years ago, vast expanse of land was Sciences. alent of losing half the species in any scanning the surface with LiDAR sensors, The team picked out the 30 largest plastic covered with heavy glacier, causing the depressed land under- The researchers focused on how wetland, stream reach or forest site human eyes and a Short-Wave Infrared items identified in its aerial photos and then neath to bulge upward and around the perimeter of the glacier. colonization and persistence of local every 20 years. Miller believes these (SWIR) imaging system. examined those items through the lens of However, when the glaciers melted, the land slowly rebounded populations were related to annual var- declines are a continuation of losses of Where earlier research expeditions in- the SWIR imagery. or regained its original position. This is what scientists call glacial iation in five climate variables thought amphibian populations that have been volving large fleets of vessels had given some Spectral features rebound and, because it is a very slow process, the land is still to affect key components of amphibian occurring since the 19th century when insights into the problem, the goal of the It was able to glean certain spectral trying to rebound from the last ice age. life cycles: winter severity, snowfall, human land-use began destroying their aerial expedition was to survey larger chunks features common to the plastic pieces and (Source: Tech Times) breeding water availability, summer soil habitats. of plastic trash that couldn’t be measured not to the other debris, opening up some moisture and maximum temperature. “It is an alarming trend,” he said. from the ocean surface. exciting new possibilities in efforts to better Amphibian populations “Across species, on average, we lose more Different elements understand and tackle this huge problem. The “influence of climate on am- than three in 100 of the sites where they But there were still some unknowns “We have just published the first study Study names world’s phibian populations is complex,” Miller occur each year. Whether the sites are around how enlightening different elements exploring the SWIR spectra of ocean plastics largest-ever bird said. “In the last 30 years, we have seen ponds, short stretches of streams or, if of the survey would be. For example, the in-situ,” tweeted Julia Reisser, Oceanographer increases in temperature, while some we’re talking about salamanders, forest aerial photography taken aboard the C130 at the Australian Institute of Marine Science Scientists have argued for decades about the identity of the larg- spots have gotten drier and others have plots -- they’re gone. Our research took Hercules revealed larger chunks, but the and author on the paper. “Our research high- est-ever bird in the world. Now, a new study published in the gotten wetter. In the big picture, those place in the United States and Canada, team found it difficult to distinguish some lights the potential of hyperspectral sensors to journal Royal Society Open Science may put the debate to rest. developments seem to counteract each but it’s a trend worldwide.” pieces of plastic from the glistening sun, chips remotely quantity marine plastic pollution.” Researchers awarded the title to a creature it calls the Vorombe other. As a result, the impact of climate (Source: eurekalert.org) of wood and other pieces of marine debris. (Source: New Atlas) titan — an extinct bird that once roamed the African island of Madagascar. It was a giant, weighing up to 1,800 pounds and China Reported Iran’s Major Oil Export Destination: Official growing to nearly 10 feet tall. China will remain as Iran’s major oil export he said, “Iran’s private sector enjoys high by NIOC. Generally speaking, Iranian oil Iran’s export of products to neighboring destination after US pullout from Joint potential and capability. Since India and will be supplied to the aforementioned Iraq from March 21 to Sept. 21, 2018 showed Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). China are Iran’s major buyer of oil in Asia, target markets between $5-$6 discounts 31 percent as compared to the same period Spokesperson for Oil Products Exporters transferring currency is not facing limitation.” in sanctions period.” of last year, he maintained. Union Seyed Hamid Hosseini announced the In response to the price of oil supplied He put the exports value of products He also pointed to the prediction of oil above statement and said, “since Iran’s major in Oil Stock Market for beign sold by the exported to neighboring Iraq at $4.165 price in international arena and said, “it oil is exported to the Asian markets, suitable private sector, he reiterated, “certainly, billion in the first half of the current Iranian is predicted that Iran’s oil per barrel will ways have been paved for the country to private sector cannot sell its oil with the calendar year (March 21-Sept.21) and added, be transacted at $100.” settle rials and currency in financial system different price as set by the National “about $3.1 billion worth of products were Like previous sanctions period, Iran’s of the country.” Iranian Oil Company (NIOC). In this case, exported to Iraq in the first half of the past oil export volume experienced considerable Turning to the capability of private sector private sector should determine price of Iranian calendar year (from March 20 to decline but it was gradually increased, he for selling crude oil via Oil Stock Market, its oil according to the price determined Sept. 20, 2017).” concluded.

V. titan belonged to a group known as “elephant birds” that Jam Petrochemical Co.’s Products Highly Welcomed in Intl. Markets lived on the island sometime in the most recent 500,000 to 1 Products of JAM Petrochemical Company a trump card for audiences of petrochemical product has been manufactured by the expert Polymer PAAD JAM Company is one of million years, according to the study’s lead author, James Hans- are highly welcomed in the international industry and shareholders of this company. engineers of JAM Petrochemical Company. the newly-established subsidiary companies ford, from the Zoological Society of London. markets, the Public Relations Dept. of the He pointed to the salient achievements The tape has already been produced only by which is the main producer of strategic prod- “Elephant birds are a radiation of extinct, giant, flightless birds company reported. gained by Jam Petrochemical Company and American and Italian producers.” uct ‘ABS/RUBBER’, he said, adding, “it was unique to the island of Madagascar,” he told Newsweek. “They For his part, Hossein Saffari Noushabadi said, “the great family of Jam Petrochemical It should be noted that ‘Tape Ribbon’ is envisioned that this company will be put into are part of a group of birds which are called ratites, which include Manager of Public Relations and Intl. Affairs Company broke the production record.” the popular and new generation of drip irri- operation by yearend.” ostriches, emu, rhea, cassowaries and kiwi. Remarkably, it is the Dept. of JAM Petrochemical Company revealed He pointed to the record-breaking produc- gation systems which is most popular in the Of the other products of the company, it kiwi that are the closest living relatives to elephant birds today.” the active presence of great family of JAM tion and sales rate in all-time history of the market of agricultural products (both inside should be referred to ‘SBS’, ‘SB’ and ‘LCBR’ The study named V. titan as the largest-ever bird after the Petrochemical Company in Iran Plast 2018 company in the last Iranian calendar year in and outside the country). in seven grades which are highly consumed researchers revealed unexpected diversity in elephant birds. Until Exhibition for showcasing and introducing high 1396 (ended March 20, 2018) and said, “with Jam Petrochemical Company is the third according to the market requirements. now, there were thought to be only up to 15 different species of the capabilities and potentials of this industrial the development of its portfolio along with high producer of such sophisticated product in the Also, ABS Production Factory of PAAD JAM Madagascan creatures, split between two different genera—the and production unit. added value, JAM Petrochemical Company world which has attained the technology for Petrochemical Complex is the sole producer plural of genus, which means a group of species. In line with its presence in international played an important role in promoting long- producing this product. of ABS product, benefitted from Continuous “For over 80 years, there has been serious confusion over the foreign exhibitions such as China Plast Exhi- term value among its shareholders. In this line, In response to this question why Jam Pet- Mass technology in nine grades, he added. number of elephant bird species due to exceptionally compet- bition, Milan Plast Exhibition, German Plast the current year can be termed as a turning rochemical Company has participated in IRAN In the end, Hossein Saffari Noushabadi itive scientists throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries,” Exhibition and India Plast Exhibition, Jam point in all-time history of this company.” PLAST 2018 with its five subsidiary companies, Public Relations and Intl. Affairs Manager Hansford said. Petrochemical Company obliges itself to par- Elsewhere in his remarks, he pointed to he said, “these five subsidiary companies are of JAM Petrochemical Company said that “This is the first rigorous study of elephant birds in over 80 ticipate in the domestic exhibition, because, the latest and unique products of the company integral and inseparable part of the great family his company will adopt necessary measures years and the first to incorporate the global collections of their participating in domestic exhibitions, moreover and said, “Tape Ribbon is the new product of of JAM Petrochemical Company, each of which for materialization of most objectives of the skeletal remains in a quantitative framework, allowing the in- showcasing capabilities and potentials, will be the company, so that every five grades of this has had specific and unique performance.” company by the yearend. terpretation of their diversity,” Hansford said. (Source: Newsweek) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 SOCIETY SEPTEMBER 27,28, 2018

Tehran to play host to Iranian inventor Rastegar international police exhibition

SOCIETY TEHRAN — The 17th International Police, deskSafety, and Security Equipment Exhibition re-elected as IFIA president (IPAS 2018), will open in Tehran on October 1, Mehr news agency SOCIETY TEHRAN — Iranian talented inventor reported on Tuesday. deskand multiple-winner of national and With the theme of “security and safety support domestic produc- international awards Alireza Rastegar was re-elected tion”, the event will run until October 4 at Imam Khomeini Mosalla. as the president of the International Federation of Increasing the quality and upgrading police equipment in Inventors Associations (IFIA) for the next four-year order to reduce accidents and minimize the loss they incur and mandate of 2018-2022. supporting inventors active in field of designing and devising Rastegar was re-appointed as IFIA president during the police equipment are of the objectives of the exhibition, IPAS 35th session of IFIA General Assembly, hosted by China secretary, Alireza Aliabadi said. Association of Inventions on September 14 in Foshan, China. Companies from 20 countries worldwide will showcase their “I want to express my heartfelt thanks to the voters products in 350 pavilions on a land area of 35,000 square meters, of the 35th General Assembly for re-electing me as Aliabadi explained. the IFIA President. I am honored and humbled that you have placed your trust in me,” he said upon the occasion of his re-election. “With your trust, I will work tirelessly to help Charity foundation address challenges the inventors face and to secure inaugurates 110 schools in lasting and meaningful improvements in the situation of inventors,” he noted. underprivileged areas Born in 1978, Rastegar is a graduate of product technol- ogy from University of Tehran. He holds master’s degree in business management, College of Almeda, California, SOCIETY TEHRAN — Barekat Charity Foundation and also Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA). deskinaugurated 110 schools in underprivileged He received the outstanding award at the 3rd and 5th areas nationwide on Wednesday, IRNA news agency reported. Khwarizmi Festival in 2001 and 2003. He won ISESCO The schools are constructed in East and West Azarbaijan, Educational, scientific and cultural Organization gold medal Isfahan, Ilam, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, South Khorasan, in 2003. Moreover in 2004 he secured a gold medal at Ge- Khorasan Razavi, and North Khorasan provinces, the report stated. neva International Inventions festival. The young inventor The number of schools constructed by the Barekat foundation also received World Intellectual Property Organization has so far reached 1,110, the report added. gold medal in 2006. And in 2012 he earned the genius medal at Budapest International Inventions Exhibition. Rastegar is committee member of World Women Inven- tors and Entrepreneur’s Association since 2008 and has tions is a nonprofit organization aiming to disseminate national organizations of importance in the realization of been editor of International Journal of Scientific Research the culture of invention and innovation support inventors its objectives. Established in 1968, IFIA is headquartered in Inventions four 4 year. transfer technology and establish cooperation with the in Geneva, Switzerland and recognized as a public utility The International Federation of Inventors Associa- related organizations. IFIA cooperates closely with inter- organization by Republic and Canton of Geneva. Bill to protect rangers to come before parliament The charity foundation construct the schools in close collab- oration with Ministry of Education. ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN — A bill to uphold the rights of charges in case of involuntarily manslaughter while on Barekat Charity Foundation and the Ministry of Education deskrangers will come before the Majlis [Ira- duty and would be compensated for the losses they suffer have signed a memorandum of understanding to build 1,000 nian parliament], Mehr news agency reported on Tuesday. while trying to protect the environment and the biodiver- schools nationwide, within 4 years, IRIB reported in February. The bill was drafted in July 2016 by the Department of sity, the government is required to allocate budget to help Commenting on lack of sufficient education space Education Environment (DOE) following the death of two rangers, those rangers who might be obliged to pay out blood money Minister Mohammad Bat’haei said in early September that cur- Mohammad Dehqani and Parviz Hormozi, who were killed or other sort of money-penalty compensation for murder rently per capita education space per student is 5 square meters in June 2016 during an armed conflict with poachers in or any injuries trespassers may suffer in armed conflicts while the standard space must be 8 square meters. Hormozgan province. with them, and the rangers will be provided with regular He explained that unfortunately the per capita education space According to the report, the bill was hammered out and insurance coverage and are entitled to compensation for is 3 square meters in some provinces and called on philanthropists approved on Tuesday and will be brought before parliament. the losses they suffer while doing their job. to join hands with the government to increase educational facilities. As per the proposed bill the rangers would not face There are no more details on the articles of the bill.

Re-Invitation to International Bid مناقصه بين المللي Request for Qualification فراخوان تجديد ارزيابي کيفي مناقصه گران و تامين کنندگان مالی EPC+F Bid for Development Project of Dez Dam Power Plant Extension Project Islamic Republic of Iran جمهوري اسالمي ايران Ministry of Energy Khuzestan Water and Power Authority وزارت نيـرو طرح توسعه نيروگاه سد دز به روش EPC+F Khuzestan Water and Power Authority (KWPA) intends to entrust financing, engineering , procurement, construction, installation, commis- سازمان آب و برق خوزستان sioning and 1 year trial operation and maintenance of the Dez Dam power plant extension project as EPC+F basis contract to qualified eligible شــرکت ســهامي ســازمان آب و بــرق خوزســتان در نظــر دارد بــا رعايــت مــاده )12( قانــون برگــزاري مناقصــات مصــوب ســال 1383 مجلــس شــوراي اســامي و آييــن نامــه bidders considering the following criteria and information. The bid will be carried out in accordance with Article (12) of the National Law of اجرايــي ذيربــط براســاس قانــون برنامــه ششــم توســعه کشــور و براســاس مجــوزات اخــذ شــده، تأميــن مالــي، طراحــي، تأميــن کاال ، اجــرا و يــک ســال بهره بــرداري Bids (2004) and its relative directives in compliance with the relevant regulations of the “Law for the Sixth Development Plan of the Islamic و نگهــداری آزمايشــي طــرح توســعه نيــروگاه ســد دز بــه روش EPC+F را بــا اطاعــات مشــروحه ذيــل بــه متقاضيــان واجــد صاحيــت واگــذار نمايــد. .Republic of Iran” and based on the issued licenses 1. Client Name and Address: Khuzestan Water and Power Authority (KWPA), Golestan Blvd., Ahvaz City, Iran: Telephone No + 1- نام و نشاني دستگاه مناقصه گزار: سازمان آب و برق استان خوزستان، اهواز، بلوار گلستان، تلفن 5-33337001 )9861(+ و فکس Fax + (9861) 33337001. +)9861( 33331001 ,33331001 (9861) 2- شرح مختصري از مشخصات و مقادير کار: :Brief Scope of project .2 2-1- تأميــن مالــي، طراحــي، تأميــن کاال، اجــرا و يــک ســال بهره بــرداري و نگهــداری آزمايشــي ســه واحــد 180 مگاواتــی نيــروگاه برقابــی و انجــام کارهــای ســيويل ايمــن :Financing, engineering, procurement, construction, installation, commissioning and 1 year trial operation and maintenance of .2.1 ســازی، پايــداری و عــاج بخشــی در ســد و ســاختگاه موجــود. (Three 180 MW hydroelectric power units (as the 2nd Dez dam power plant - - Dam strengthening and rehabilitation. ٪ 2-2- براساس مجوزات اخذ شده تأمين مالي )به صورت فاينانس خارجي( معادل 85 مبلغ پيمان به عهده پيمانکار مي باشد. Based on the Governmental approved financing structure, the Contractor shall be held responsible for financing 85 percent of the Contract .2.2 Price (from foreign sources). 3- محل اجرا: استان خوزستان ـ 22 کيلومتری شمال شرقی شهر انديمشک، ساختگاه سد دز. 3. Project Location: The Dez Dam site, 22 km northwest of Andimeshk City, Khuzestan province, Iran. 4- برآورد تقريبي هزينه اجرا: 372 ميليون يورو Estimated Cost for Execution: 372 million Euros .4 بازپرداخــت اصــل و ســود تســهيات مالــي و هزينــه هــاي تبعــي مطابــق قوانيــن وزارت اقتصــاد و دارايــي در چارچــوب مــاده 62 قانــون محاســبات عمومــي کشــور بــا ارائــه Repayment of the financial facilities cost of money and related expenses will be guaranteed by the provision of the sovereign guarantee, in ضمانــت دولتــی ) Sovereign Guarantee ( تضميــن خواهــد شــد. .accordance with the regulations of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance under Article 62 of National Audit Act 5- مدت اجرا و بهره برداری: 72 ماه ، شامل 60 ماه برای تأمين مالي، طراحي، تأمين کاال و اجرا ، بعاوه 12 ماه بهره برداری و نگهداری آزمايشی. Execution and Operation Periods: 72 months including 60 months for financing, engineering, procurement, construction, installation .5 and commissioning along with 12 months of trial operation and maintenance. 6- شرايط متقاضيان شرکت در ارزيابي کيفي: :Eligibility Criteria of Bidders .6 پيمانــکاران خارجــي و داخلــي کــه داراي ســوابق کاری در اجــرای پروژهــای ســد و نيــروگاه بــرق آبــی باشــند باتوجــه بــه ضوابــط و مقــررات جــاري دولــت جمهــوري اســامي -Those consortium or joint venture of foreign and local contractors that have proven experience in dam and hydro power projects, can partic ipate in bid considering the Law and Regulations of the Islamic Republic of Iran particularly including the Law on Maximum Use of Iranian ايــران از جملــه قانــون حداکثــر اســتفاده از تــوان توليــدي و خدماتــي در تاميــن نيازهــاي کشــور )مصــوب 1391( بــا رعايــت شــرايط زيــر مي تواننــد نســبت بــه ايجــاد مشــارکت -Technical, Engineering, Manufacturing Industrial and Executive Capabilities for Implementation of Projects and Provision of Facilities Re quired for Export of Services (2012) taking into account the terms and conditions below: )پيمانــکاران خارجــی و داخلــی ( و شــرکت در ارزيابــي کيفــي اقــدام نماينــد. :For Foreign contractors 6-1- - Foreign contractors must be capable of financing, providing technical support and management regarding to the size, magnitude 6-1- پيمانکاران خارجي: .and specifications of the project پيمانکاران خارجی بايد داراي توان فني، مالي و مديريتی مناسب با توجه به ابعاد و مشخصات طرح باشند. - - The foreign contractor must have similar project experiences in dam and hydro power projects in the role of EPC contractor or پيمانــکار خارجــی مــی بايســت ســابقه اجــرای پــروژه مشــابه ســد و نيــروگاه برقابــی را بصــورت طــرح و ســاخت داشــته باشــد و يــا بــا مشــارکت بــا يــک شــرکت - .(participate in the bid with a reputable foreign consultant in designing similar projects (as a sub-consultant in the technical office مشــاور خارجــی معتبــر در طراحــی پــروژه هــای مشــابه ) بــه عنــوان مشــاور همــکار در دفتــر فنــی( در مناقصــه شــرکت نمايــد. :6-2-For local contractors The required grades for consortium or joint venture of local contractors approved by plan and budget organization (PBO) are as follows: 6-2- پيمانکاران داخلی: Certificate of “grade 1 in EPC projects” in the field of “water” with the sub-category of “dam construction” and the grade 1 of the contractor - in the field of “power” with the sub-category of “power generation”. مشارکت پيمانکاران داخلی می بايست با لحاظ رتبه های تاييد شده زير از سازمان برنامه و بودجه باشد: Or - پيمانکار رتبه 1 طرح و ساخت رشته آب با زيرشاخه سد سازی به همراه پيمانکار رتبه يک رشته نيرو با زير شاخه توليد نيرو. Certificate of “grade 1 of the contractor” in the field of “dam construction and related facilities” and the grade 1 of the contractor in the field of - و يا power” with the sub-category of the “power generation” along with first-rank local consultants in “water engineering” with the sub-category“ of “dam engineering”. - پيمانــکار رتبــه يــک آب در زيــر رشــته سدســازی و تأسيســات مربوطــه و رتبــه يــک رشــته نيــرو بــا زيــر شــاخه توليــد نيــرو و بــه همــراه مشــاور رتبــه يــک مهندســی آب بــا تخصــص ســد ســازی. Remark: All stages of the financing Contract will be the commitment of the Joint Venture and in accordance with the Code of the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran (CBI). تبصره : کليه مراحل عقد قرار داد تامين مالی در تعهد گروه مشارکت و مطابق با شرايط بانک مرکزی جمهوری اسامی ايران خواهد بود. 7. Date, Deadline and Address to receive documents: 7- تاريــخ، مهلــت و محــل دريافــت اســناد ارزيابــي: واجديــن شــرايط مي تواننــد در ســاعات اداري از تاريــخ 10/07/97 تــا 17/07/97 نســبت بــه دريافــت اســناد - The eligible bidders can receive the qualification documents from the date of 02/10/2018 to 09/10/2018 on office hours, from Moshanir ارزيابــي از شــرکت مهندســين مشــاور مشــانير بــه نشــاني: تهــران، باالتــر از ميــدان ونــک، خيابــان شــهيد خدامــی، کوچــه شــادی، پــاک 1، تلفــن 88889121)9821(+ اقــدام (Power Engineering Consultants Co. at the following address: No. 1, Shadi 2 Alley, Khoddami St., Vanak Sq., Tehran, Iran Phone: + (9821 .88 88 91 21 نماينــد. دريافــت اســناد ارزيابــي تنهــا بــا همــراه داشــتن معرفــي نامــه کتبــي و در قبــال ارائــه فيــش بانکــي بــه مبلــغ -/000ر500ر3 ريــال واريــزي بــه حســاب بــه شــماره The bidders can receive the document only by the authorized representative with the sign and sealed introduction letter including the bank - 1976800132508 نــزد بانــک ســپه شــعبه بلــوار ميردامــاد بــه نــام شــرکت ســهامی خدمــات مهندســی بــرق ) مشــانير( امــکان پذيــر خواهــد بــود. payment bill of 3,500,000 Rials deposited into the account number 1976800132508 of Moshanir Consulting Engineers Company in Sepah Bank, “Mirdamad Blvd.” Branch 8- تاريــخ، مهلــت و محــل تحويــل اســناد ارزيابــي: مناقصه گــران پــس از دريافــت و مطالعــه اســناد ارزيابــي، حداکثــر تــا آخــر وقــت اداري مــورخ 5/08/97 اســناد 8. Qualification Documents’ Submission Date, Deadline and Address: After reviewing of the qualification documents, the bidders should مربوطــه را تکميــل و در پاکــت الک و مهــر شــده بــه نشــاني: اهــواز ـ بلــوار گلســتان، ســاختمان 5 طبقــه ســازمان آب و بــرق اســتان خوزســتان، طبقــه دوم، دفتــر قراردادهــا، complete the relevant documents up to the end of the office hours of 27/10/2018 and submit them in a signed and sealed envelope to the تلفــن 33360278 )9861(+ تحويــل دهنــد . ,.following address: Khuzestan Water and Power Authority (KWPA), Contracts Department, 2nd Floor, Five-Floor Building, Golestan Blvd Ahvaz, Iran. 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I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 WORLD IN FOCUS 13 From Jupiter to jeers: France’s U.S. removing some missile Macron battles popularity slump systems from Middle East 1 An earlier Wall Street Journal report citing the U.S. A little over a year ago, Emmanuel Macron to deviate too far off course. military officials said Washington was pulling four Patriot mis- was sitting pretty in the polls, a 39-year-old Perhaps in an effort to combat the “pres- sile systems from Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain next month in president in a hurry, with ambitious plans and ident of the rich” tag, two policy announce- a shift away from long-lasting conflicts in the Middle East and the hopes of a nation riding on his shoulders. ments in the space of a week this month Afghanistan in order to address tensions with China and Russia. In recent months his popularity has targeted the sick and the poor: 8 billion euros Two Patriot systems, which are used to shoot down missiles crumbled, even falling below his luckless of extra spending for the lowest earners, and and planes, will be redeployed from Kuwait, and one each from predecessor Francois Hollande at the same an additional 400 million euros on healthcare. Jordan and Bahrain, the report said. point in his presidency. Last week, Macron’s The headline promises in the 2019 budget, There was no immediate comment from Jordan and Bahrain approval rating was just 29 percent, down briefed to journalists this week, emphasize money did not respond immediately to a Reuters’ request for a comment. from a high of 66. being returned to taxpayers rather than more Wealthy Persian Gulf states have stepped up their defense As if to hammer home the shift in sen- reforms: 6 billion euros of tax cuts for households spending amid higher tensions in the region. timent, consumer confidence has fallen to and moves to boost purchasing power. (Source: Reuters) its lowest level in more than two years. The But advisers say the overall reform agenda, same measure had soared in the wake of plotted in detail before taking office, remains Macron’s May 2017 election victory. on track, with changes to pensions and un- Japan’s Abe open to meeting The reasons for the volte-face are multiple employment benefits coming up. and overlapping: voters on the center-left, Yet will Macron himself be chastened North Korean leader Kim many of whom took a chance on Macron, by the poll slump, adapting his style to try say his policies, particularly cutting a wealth raise his appeal? Jong-un tax, favor the rich. They often describe his The indications so far are no. Aides defend manner as arrogant. his straight-talking and sometimes punchy Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a longtime hardliner on North A scandal involving an Elysee Palace lead, at home and in Europe? 9 percent, both of which are hampering manner, which he mixes with “Jupiterian” Korea, said he was willing to meet Kim Jong-un at a speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). security official, caught on camera beating Onward and upward? Macron’s ability to deliver. speeches - lofty pronouncements as if handed Abe, who one year ago warned at the United Nations that up May Day protesters, has tarnished the Close advisers are quick to say it means “French people are skeptical, this is the down from the Roman god of gods. the window for diplomacy with North Korea was closing, took a president. It raised questions about how nothing. They acknowledge missteps, such French culture,” Finance Minister Bruno Le He has been forthright about how he sees more open but still cautious tone on Tuesday in his latest address the young official, Alexandre Benalla, was as the Elysee’s decision to release a video Maire told reporters on Wednesday, urging the European Union elections next May as to the world body. promoted so quickly, while the Elysee’s of Macron complaining about how much voters to be patient. a battle between leaders like himself - who But he said that any summit would be devoted to resolving foot-dragging in response prompted sug- money was being spent on social benefits “They are asking for concrete results and he describes as progressive, pro-EU liberals a decades-old row over North Korea’s abductions of Japanese gestions of a cover-up. with little impact. I think it takes time to get the full benefits - and populist, far-right nationalists. civilians - a deeply emotive issue for much of the Japanese public In quick succession two ministers re- But they say he was elected on the promise of the reforms.” The same sort of battle is likely to play out on which Abe built his political career. signed, the popular environment minister of fundamental economic and social reforms Some voters are unwilling to give the domestically in the next presidential election “In order to resolve the abduction issue, I am also ready to over delays in reducing nuclear dependence, and is determined to carry them out over the benefit of the doubt. in 2022, with Macron already limbering up break the shell of mutual distrust with North Korea, get off to a new and the sports minister, for personal reasons. course of his five-year term, no matter what. Popularity collapse for a showdown with the far-right. start and meet face to face with Chairman Kim Jong-un,” Abe said A third, interior minister Gerard Collomb, a “The French people recognize two es- There are also signs that the collapse in In a sign that the communications strat- in his UN address. close Macron ally, will step down next year sential things: that the president sticks to popularity, and agitation in parliament over egy is changing, the Elysee has drafted in “But if we are to have one, then I am determined that it must to run again as mayor of his home city Lyon. his promises ... and that, while the pace of the Benalla affair, are having some impact a new smooth-talking spokesman, Sylvain contribute to the resolution of the abduction issue.” Abe added. It is Collomb’s departure that has per- reform is extremely rapid, the impact is on the government’s agenda. Fort, who is cut from the same intellectual He stressed that no summit was yet in the works - and appealed haps thrust the knife in deepest. Before he not yet visible on the ground and will take Constitutional reforms planned for the cloth as Macron. to Kim to show his own readiness. announced his plans, he spoke of how the time to emerge,” said a senior Elysee official, autumn, including cutting the number Yet observers point out that while the “North Korea is now at a crossroads at which it will either seize Macron team “lacked humility”, and lamented speaking on condition of anonymity. of lawmakers by a third and introducing tumbling polls make for good headlines, it’s or fail to seize the historic opportunity it was afforded,” Abe said. several mistakes, in particular the handling There’s an acknowledgement too that some proportional representation, have not out of the ordinary in France. Most pres- North Korea kidnapped scores of Japanese citizens in the of the Benalla affair. the macroeconomic picture is not as rosy as been delayed. idents since World War Two have struggled 1970s and 1980s to train the regime’s spies in Japanese language So what does the dramatic slump in pop- once predicted, with growth forecasts pared Nonetheless, with a large, loyal majority to connect with voters 18 months into office. and culture. ularity mean for Macron and his ability to back and unemployment stuck at around in the Assembly, Macron will likely not need (Source: Reuters) Japan’s then-prime minister, Junichiro Koizumi, travelled to Pyongyang in 2002 and 2004 to seek a new relationship with the current leader’s father Kim Jong-il and was told by North Korea that remaining abduction victims were dead - a stance adamantly Bahraini attorney general charges 169 anti-regime activists with terrorism rejected by Japanese family members and campaigners. Speculation has been rising that Abe could meet Kim, who Bahrain’s attorney general says officials have charged near- relinquish power and allow a just system representing all reportedly told Trump during their summit in June in Singapore ly 170 anti-regime protesters with terrorism offenses as Bahrainis to be established. that he was willing to talk to regional rival Japan. the ruling House of Khalifah regime presses ahead with Manama has gone to great lengths to clamp down on any With South Korea’s dovish President Moon Jae-in also court- its heavy-handed clampdown on political dissidents and sign of dissent. On March 14, 2011, troops from the House ing Kim, fears have risen in Japan that it could be shut out of pro-democracy activists in the tiny Persian Gulf tiny state. of Saud regime and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were any ultimate resolution on North Korea if it refuses dialogue. Ahmad al-Hamadi said 169 people, 111 of whom are in deployed to assist Bahrain in its crackdown. (Source: Al Jazeera) custody, will be tried for forming “Bahrain’s Hezbollah” – a Scores of people have lost their lives and hundreds of local offspring of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement, others sustained injuries or got arrested as a result of the detonating a bomb, training on the use of firearms and explo- House of Khalifah regime’s crackdown. sives in addition to making and using explosives and firearms. On March 5, 2017, Bahrain’s parliament approved the Libya govt. declares Hamadi added that the Public Prosecution had received trial of civilians at military tribunals in a measure blasted a report from the Criminal Investigation Directorate (CID) by human rights campaigners as being tantamount to im- ceasefire deal regarding the formation of the group inside Bahrain. position of an undeclared martial law countrywide. He further noted that the defendants will be put on trial strations in Bahrain on an almost daily basis ever since a Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah ratified the Libya’s internationally recognized government on Wednesday by the Fourth High Criminal Court on October 3. popular uprising began in the country in mid-February 2011. constitutional amendment on April 3 last year. announced a new ceasefire deal to end a month of fighting between Thousands of anti-regime protesters have held demon- They are demanding that the House of Khalifah regime (Source: Press TV) rival militias south of Tripoli that has left more than 100 dead. The agreement was signed by representatives of the capital and the town of Tarhuna, southeast of Tripoli, the interior ministry said in a statement. Qatar’s monarch slams Saudi regime-led blockade as flagrant violation of intl. law The deal ratified by interior minister Abdessalem Ashour calls for the rivals to implement a United Nations-brokered accord, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al to “unconditional dialogue.” later joined the camp in ending diplomatic its allies released a 13-point list of demands, signed on September 4, to form a joint security force of police Thani has censured the ongoing House of “We hope that we will all transform the ties with Doha. Jordan downgraded its dip- including the closure of Al Jazeera televi- from Tripoli and Tarhuna to patrol the capital’s southern suburbs. Saud regime-led diplomatic and trade boy- council’s current plight into an opportunity lomatic relations as well. sion network and downgrade of relations The Government of National Accord (GNA), in a statement, cott against his energy-rich Persian Gulf to reforming it,” Sheikh Tamim said. Qatar’s Foreign Ministry later announced with Iran, in return for the normalization welcomed the halt to fighting that already took effect on Tuesday. tiny state, describing the move as a flagrant The House of Saud regime, the United that the decision to cut diplomatic ties of diplomatic relations with Doha. The clashes which erupted on the capital’s southern outskirts violation of the international law. Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, and Egypt all was unjustified and based on false claims The document containing the demands on August 26 have left at least 117 dead and more than 400 injured, Addressing world leaders at the 73rd ses- cut off diplomatic ties with Qatar on June 5 and assumptions. by the House of Saud regime, Egypt, the according to a fresh casualty toll issued by the GNA. sion of the United Nations General Assembly last year, after officially accusing it of “spon- On June 9, 2017, Qatar strongly dismissed UAE and Bahrain also asked Qatar to sever More than 25,000 people have been displaced by the violence. (UNGA) in New York on Tuesday, Sheikh soring terrorism.” allegations of supporting terrorism after the all ties with the Muslim Brotherhood and The Libyan capital has been at the center of a battle for in- Tamim said the blockade is “paralyzing” Arab The administration of the Saudi re- Saudi regime and its allies blacklisted doz- the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance move- fluence between armed groups ever since Dictator Muammar nations and has only caused “our region to gime-backed and former Yemeni president, ens of individuals and entities purportedly ment. Qatar rejected the demands as “un- Gaddafi was ousted and killed in a NATO (North Atlantic Treaty remain hostage to marginal differences.” Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, Libya, the Mal- associated with Doha. reasonable.” Organization)-backed uprising in 2011. He pointed out that Doha remains open dives, Djibouti, Senegal and the Comoros Later that month, the Saudi regime and (Source: Press TV) The latest feud has pitted armed groups from Tarhuna and Libya’s third city Misrata against militia forces from Tripoli under the nominal control of the GNA. At UN speech, Turkey’s Erdogan slams use of economic sanctions as ‘weapons’ (Source: AFP) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has used his “Today, some countries are persistently trying to address to the United Nations General Assembly to crit- create chaos. We are in favor of solving our problems Lebanese court sentences trio icize the use of sanctions as “weapons” against countries through conducting a constructive dialogue on equal in an implicit reference to the United States. terms,” Erdogan said. to hard labor for providing “None of us can remain silent to the arbitrary cancel- Syria should become peaceful once again lation of commercial agreements and the use of economic Elsewhere in his address, the Turkish president point- intelligence to Israel sanctions as weapons,” Erdogan told the 73rd session of ed to his country’s diplomatic efforts aimed at ending Lebanon’s Military Tribunal has sentenced three Lebanese na- the General Assembly in New York on Tuesday. the crisis in Syria. tionals to three years in prison with hard labor on charges of The Turkish leader also warned of the repercussions “By means of both our support to the Geneva and espionage on Hezbollah resistance movement for Israel’s Mossad of “unilateral decisions” for the entire world. Astana Processes and the safe zones...we try to make spy agency and collaboration with Israeli authorities. “The negative effects of these twisted developments Syria a peaceful country once again. By clearing the The tribunal, chaired by Brigadier General Hussein Abdallah, will eventually affect all countries. We must all work Jarabulus and al-Rai regions from Daesh (Islamic State issued the verdicts against Hasan Salemeh, Karam Idris and Kamal together to prevent damage to the world trade regime in Iraq and the Levant/ISIL), and Afrin region from Hasan on Tuesday after they were found guilty of providing the Israeli as a result of such unilateral decisions,” he said. PKK-PYD (Democratic Union Party/Partiya Yekîtiya regime with intelligence about Hezbollah’s military arsenal and op- Erdogan further underlined the need for joint coop- Demokrat)-YPG (People’s Protection Units/Yekîneyên erations, and with photos of several strategic locations in Lebanon. eration “to achieve the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Parastina Gel) terrorist organizations, we have turned Israeli massacre of the Palestinian people. The court also stripped them of their rights as Lebanese citizens. Development Goals” and avoid a “new economic rupture.” an area of 4 thousand kilometers into a safe and peaceful “The massacres in Bosnia, Rwanda, Somalia, re- The three were arrested last October and charged with com- The remarks come amid a widening rift between Tur- place for millions of Syrians,” he said. cently in Myanmar, and in Palestine as we speak have municating information to Israel. They reportedly possessed key and the United States over Ankara’s imprisonment Turkey has been serving – along with Iran and Russia all taken place before the eyes of the United Nations Israeli wireless communication devices at the time of their arrest. of American pastor Andrew Brunson. – as a mediator in the Astana process since January 2017. Security Council,” he said, vowing to stand by the Two other defendants, identified as Lebanese nationals H.K. He has been accused of having links with the outlawed Erdogan also called on all the parties to the Syria Palestinians. and N.Sh., were separately questioned on Tuesday after they Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK/Partiya Karkerên Kurd- crisis to support a just and sustainable political solution “Those who remain silent against the oppression of the allegedly contacted Israelis through Facebook. istanê) and the movement of the U.S.-based opposition to the conflict gripping the country. Palestinians, who reduce the humanitarian assistance to On July 10, Lebanon’s Military Tribunal sentenced seven Leb- cleric Fetullah Gulen, which Turkey blames for the 2016 “Those who equip terrorists with tens of thousands of them, are only increasing the courage of the oppressors,” anese nationals in absentia to hard labor on charges of crossing failed military coup. trucks and thousands of cargo planes loaded with arms Erdogan pointed out. “Even if the whole world turns its into occupied Palestinian territories, working with Israeli officials The U.S. has called for Brunson’s release and taken for the sake of their tactical interests will most definitely back, we, Turkey, will continue to be on the side of the and receiving permits to live there. a series of punitive measures against Turkey over the feel sorrow in the future,” he added. oppressed Palestinians and will protect the historical Back in January last year, Lebanese security forces arrested continued detainment of the evangelical Christian pastor. The United States and Turkey have also been at odds and legal status of… Jerusalem (al-Quds),” he added. five people over working for Mossad. The U.S. measures, which include imposing sanc- over Washington’s policy of backing Kurdish militants The U.S. President Donald Trump recognized al-Quds The media office of Lebanon’s General Security Directorate tions on Turkish ministers and doubling of steel and in Syria. (Jerusalem) as the “capital” of Israel last December and announced in a statement that the quintet had confessed to passing aluminum tariffs, have led to a sharp decline in the Turk- Turkey will continue to support Palestinians relocated the American embassy from Tel Aviv to the information to Mossad via Israeli embassies in Turkey, Jordan, ish currency. Turkey has retaliated by raising tariffs on Referring to the Palestine issue, Erdogan accused the occupied city in May. Britain and Nepal. certain U.S. imports. UN Security Council (UNSC) of standing idle amid the (Source: agencies) (Source: Press TV) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 14 WORLD SPORTS SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

‘Migrants working on Man Utd boss Mourinho ‘seems to construction of new city before 2022 World Cup left unpaid’ be at war with his players’ Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho Dozens of migrants working on the city that will host the final of “seems to be at war with his players”, said the 2022 Qatar World Cup have gone unpaid for months, Am- former Arsenal defender Martin Keown af- nesty International says. An investigation by the human rights ter the Red Devils were knocked out of the group found that a contractor in Lusail had “ruined lives”, with Carabao Cup by Derby. workers not paid due to “cash flow problems”. United were beaten 8-7 on penalties by Qatar beat rival bids from the United States, Australia, South the Championship side after a 2-2 draw Korea and Japan to host the tournament. at Old Trafford on Tuesday. Earlier in the Fifa said the non-payments were not connected to the World Cup. day, Mourinho told Paul Pogba he will not Amnesty said contractor Mercury MENA “failed to pay its captain United again, but insisted they have workers thousands of dollars in wages and work benefits, leaving not fallen out. them stranded and penniless” in the country. “He needs to start seeing the good in what The group alleged that at least 78 employees from Nepal, they do,” Keown told the BBC. India and the Philippines who had not been paid were owed an “Is he pulling up the handbrake?” average of $2,000 (£1,520). The workers were helping to build Pogba watched from the stand as Derby, Lusail city, which will include parks, marinas and a theme park managed by former England midfielder Frank as well as the 80,000 stadium, which will host the World Cup Lampard, knocked out United. final and also the tournament’s opening match. Amnesty said it The defeat came three days after a draw spoke to Mercury MENA’s chief executive, who acknowledged at home to Wolves which left Mourinho’s “cash flow problems”. But there has been no further response. side eight points behind leaders Liverpool “We have no reason to believe the reported violations of work- in the Premier League table. ers’ rights are in fact linked to Fifa and the 2022 World Cup,” a “Everyone in the media is quick to turn Fifa spokesman said. A spokesman for the Qatari government this into a massive crisis,” said Keown. said Mercury MENA were not directly involved in the building “Manchester United have had some good of the stadium but in the building of the city. away results but suddenly they’re not able “Currently there are legal proceedings under way concerning to win at home. I don’t enjoy seeing them Mercury MENA,” the spokesman said. “While Mercury MENA no not being competitive. longer operates in Qatar, legal matters will continue and we will “Mourinho has said the pundits on the conduct a full investigation. We will address any existing issues sofa have got too much to say. One of them, or violations and remedy any remaining matters.” Frank Lampard, has proved him wrong. It’s (Source: BBC) from Marouane Fellaini to take the tie to a steered his side to eight wins in his opening What’s coming up for United? a great scalp. “Jose seems to be at war with shootout, which was lost when Phil Jones 12 games in management. Mourinho’s side are up first in Premier his players. “This was a really good United became the only player to miss. “I’m shellshocked. What a performance,” League action at the weekend, travelling to team and I can’t think of many bigger shocks Mourinho said: “Penalties come and some- he said. “To go down early at Old Trafford London on Saturday to face an improving West Real Madrid’s Isco leaves in their history. Mourinho tried to go for it one has to miss, once you go to the sixth or and play as well as they did was superb. We Ham (kick-off 12:30 BST) side who have picked and he’ll be hurting in the dressing room.” seventh penalty I knew we were going to had the personality to take penalties and up a victory and a draw in their last two games hospital after surgery ’When it gets to Jones we are be in trouble with Jones, with Eric Bailly. play the way we did. I am a proud manager. after a shaky start. A tricky October sees Cham- in trouble’ “I never blame a player for missing a pen- “I am trying to build a group to be suc- pions League fixtures at home to Valencia and United made nine changes from the draw alty. When it goes to Jones, or Eric Bailly cessful and nights like this are incredible. Juventus, while they also travel to Mourinho’s Real Madrid playmaker Isco has left hospital after successfully with Wolves but still fielded 10 internationals undergoing an operation to treat appendicitis, the European then we are in trouble.” To go against world-class players and play old side Chelsea in the month, as well as Old and took an early lead through Juan Mata. Lampard, who won two Premier League that way, it’s right up there [with the best Trafford visits from Newcastle and Everton. champions said on Wednesday. But they needed a stoppage-time equaliser “Our player Isco has been discharged from hospital. He will titles under Mourinho at Chelsea, has now nights of my career].” (Source: BBC) start his recovery process now under the supervision of the Real Madrid medical services,” said a statement from the club which Russian federation challenges IAAF Roman Abramovich’s lawyer denies did not state how long Isco was expected to be out for. Reports in the Spanish media, however, said that the Spain suspension in court money laundering claim international will be unable to play for around a month and is targeting a return in time for Real’s crunch match away to arch-rivals Barcelona on Oct. 28 in La Liga. Isco, who was taken to hospital on Tuesday after arriving at training complaining of stomach pains, is set to miss a total of six games for Real, including Wednesday’s testing league trip to Sevilla and Saturday’s city derby against Atletico Madrid. He will also have to sit out Champions League games against CSKA Moscow and Viktoria Plzen, as well as Spain’s friendly against Wales and their UEFA Nations League game with England. (Source: Goal)

Proud Lampard revels in win over mentor Mourinho

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) — Derby County manager Russia’s athletics federation said on which was also suspended in the wake of Roman Abramovich’s lawyer has said application in June last year when he was Frank Lampard picked up the biggest scalp so far in his young Wednesday it had filed an appeal at the the 2015 scandal. any suggestion that the Chelsea owner informed that it was due to be rejected. His managerial career on Tuesday when his second tier Champion- Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against While Russia has pledged to cooperate has been involved in money laundering legal team wrote to Fedpol in November ship team knocked Manchester United, coached by his former the decision by global athletics body IAAF with global sports bodies to curb the use or has contacts with criminal organisations to demand a correction but the request boss Jose Mourinho, out of the League Cup. to prolong its suspension. of banned performance-enhancing drugs, is “entirely false” after it was reported that was turned down. Derby won 8-7 on penalties after the game had ended 2-2 The federation was suspended in No- the authorities have vehemently denied he was denied residency in Switzerland in A tribunal in Zurich issued an order after 90 minutes. It had taken a last-gasp header from United vember 2015 following a report commis- the existence of state-sponsored doping 2016 amid allegations of both. preventing the press from publishing any substitute Marouane Fellaini to take the contest into a shootout. sioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency in the country. Abramovich applied to live near the ski details in February, but the order was Lampard, who played under Mourinho at Chelsea, was rewarded (WADA) that found evidence of systematic, “The IAAF has, from the very beginning, resort of Verbier, but the country’s federal overturned on appeal and on Friday a for naming a full-strength side, in contrast to many managers state-sponsored doping in the sport. been clear on its reinstatement requirements police (Fedpol) advised immigration officials federal court ruled in favour of Tame- in this competition, fielding the same team that beat Brentford Federation spokeswoman Natalia and processes overseen by an independent to reject the application on the grounds that dia’s right to report on the background 3-1 in the Championship on Saturday. Yukhareva told Reuters it had filed an appeal Taskforce,” the IAAF said in a statement. he represented a threat to public security of the case. “It was the easiest selection I’ve had. They played so well with CAS against the IAAF’s decision to “We stand behind the decisions we have and the country’s reputation, documents The private Fedpol documents show against Brentford and I knew how much they all wanted to play. extend the federation’s suspension at its made and are very confident of our legal seen by media company Tamedia show. that a “suspicion of money-laundering” I wanted to come here and win,” Lampard told reporters. last council meeting in July. position.” The Zurich company fought an 18-month and “contacts to criminal organisations” It was a tense end to the game but Derby kept their cool, scoring At the time the IAAF said that Russia The IAAF added it that the federation legal battle to publish the documents. were at the centre of police objections to all of their spotkicks in front of United’s fans in the Stretford End. had made “significant progress” in meet- can only be reinstated “by satisfying the Abramovich -- who has never been Abramovich’s application. “I’m a bit shell shocked (but) in a good way,” said Lampard. ing criteria for reinstatement, but that its reinstatement conditions to the satisfaction indicted in Switzerland or anywhere else “Mr Abramovich has never been “What a performance from the team and in terms of personality... suspension would remain in place until of the IAAF Council.” -- has denied the allegations, and lawyer charged with participating in money-laun- “To have the personality to step up and take penalties and the council convened again in December. The Taskforce will report back at the Daniel Glasl indicated that he would file dering and does not have a criminal re- perform the way they did, I’m just a proud manager, they were CAS did not immediately return a re- next IAAF Council meeting in Monaco in a criminal complaint. cord,” Glasl said. great,” he added. “I am trying to build a group to be successful quest for comment. December. The president of Russia’s athlet- “We are extremely disappointed by the “He has never had, or been alleged to and nights like this are incredible. To go against world-class The move comes days after WADA con- ics federation, Dmitry Shlyakhtin, said the release and publication of confidential in- have, connections with criminal organi- players and play that way, it’s right up there.” ditionally reinstated Russian anti-doping appeal was aimed at having the requirements formation from Swiss government files re- sations. Fedpol has failed to provide any The highlight of the performance was Harry Wilson’s 59th-min- agency RUSADA, angering sports bodies removed from its reinstatement criteria. garding Mr Abramovich, which occurred evidence of criminality whatsoever. ute free kick, which was brilliantly driven home from 30 metres around the globe. The IAAF — which said “In our view it is unjustified (to require) in clear violation of Swiss criminal law and “Mr Abramovich has submitted to nu- out by the 21-year-old Wales international, who is on loan from on Wednesday it was set on “robustly de- compliance with these criteria and their Swiss data protection laws,” Glasl said in merous thorough background checks by Liverpool. “I know we are a good team, we wanted to come here fending any challenge” to the suspension presence on the roadmap for reinstating a statement received by ESPN. governments and business partners over and go toe-to-toe with United,” said Wilson. of the Russian athletics federation — said the federation is illegitimate because they “We have filed a request for correction the years, and such unsubstantiated alle- “The free kick was too far out to curl it so I put my laces through last week that RUSADA’s reinstatement lie beyond its competence,” Shlyakhtin said of facts to the Swiss Federal Police and gations have never been at issue.” it and tried to get movement on the ball.” fulfilled one of three pre-conditions for in a statement. will be filing a criminal complaint against Fedpol declined to comment on the spe- the federation’s return to its fold. Despite the federation’s suspension, a unknown persons responsible for dissem- cifics of the case when contacted by ESPN. For the federation to be reinstated, string of Russian athletes, including 2015 ination of this confidential information. Earlier this year, Abramovich found Russia must acknowledge that officials world champion hurdler Sergey Shubenkov, “Any suggestion that Mr Abramovich himself unable to visit the UK after the Former Raiders LB, 26, in from the Sports Ministry were involved have been cleared to compete internationally has been involved in money-laundering or government declined to renew his Tier-1 in doping cover-up schemes. Russian au- after demonstrating they are training in a has contacts with criminal organisations investor visa amid heightened political coma after aneurysm thorities must also provide access to data doping-free environment. is entirely false.” tension with Russia. from testing samples at the Moscow lab, (Source: Reuters) Abramovich withdrew his residency (Source: ESPN) Former Oakland Raiders linebacker Neiron Ball is in a medically induced coma after a brain aneurysm ruptured Sept. 16, the team said Tuesday. Ball, 26, was diagnosed while at Florida with a rare, congenital Dominic Thiem moves ahead of Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev condition called an arteriovenous malformation (AVM), in which The 25-year-old Austrian Dominic Thiem has won his first signing to play Shanghai, Vienna and Paris by the end of the Nadal in straight sets. Thiem couldn’t make the right switch the brain’s blood vessels get tangled and rupture. He underwent indoor hard title in St. Petersburg last week, scoring an easy year, with a great possibility to qualify for the ATP Finals as to grass and he struggled to find form in Hamburg, Kitzbuhel emergency surgery after physicians discovered a brain bleed prior win over Martin Klizan in the title match for his third crown well which would take him to 23 ATP tournaments in 2018, and Toronto as well, almost dropping out from the Top 10. to his sophomore year, and he sat out the 2011 season. in 2018 and the 11th overall in a career. a nice progress compared to the previous three seasons. Dominic skipped Cincinnati and he used that much-needed However, once he resumed playing football, he continued to With these four wins in Russia, Thiem has become the After reaching the semi-final in Doha and the fourth rest to charge his batteries and win 10 of the last 11 matches, excel for the Gators and was selected by the Raiders in the fifth leader on the Tour in the number of wins claimed in 2018, round at the Australian Open, Thiem won the title in Buenos losing in that epic US Open quarter-final to Nadal before round of the 2015 draft. He played six games for the Raiders in 2015 standing on 48 and leaving world number 1 Rafael Nadal Aires before losing in the quarters in Rio de Janeiro and leading his country in the Davis Cup and this title in St. and rose to a starting role, before a knee injury derailed his career. and Alexander Zverev on 45! St. Petersburg was the 19th Acapulco. He lost early at Indian Wells and skipped Miami Petersburg that made him the Tour leader with 48 ATP Doctors had told Ball and his family that it was unlikely his AVM tournament of the season for Thiem (he played two Davis due to a right ankle injury to make a return on clay, losing wins so far in 2018. The old Thiem would have rushed would recur, and that football presented no specific danger in Ball’s Cup ties for his country as well against Belarus and Austral- in the last eight at Monte Carlo to Nadal and in Barcelona to play in Shenzhen, Chengdu, Beijing or Tokyo in the case. The Aneurysm and AVM Foundation, which according to The ia) who is known for his brutal schedules during the entire to Tsitsipas before reaching the final in Madrid where Al- next two weeks but he made a smart decision in taking Mercury News spoke to Ball’s family, tweeted: “We believed Neiron’s season, entering no less than 127 tournaments since the exander Zverev halted him in straight sets. 15 days off and he should be ready to play at his best in #AVM was obliterated, that doesn’t seem to be the case as he developed start of 2014, including 30 in 2015 and 27 in 2016 and 2017! He didn’t play well in Rome but won the title in Lyon a Shanghai where he won just two matches in the previous an aneurysm which burst. His family asks for continued prayers.” Thiem is often criticized for playing so many events and he week later to boost his confidence and reach the maiden three appearances. (Source: ESPN) finally decided to reduce the number of tournaments played, Grand Slam final at the Roland Garros, losing to Rafael (Source: Tennis World) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 SPORTS 15

Tehran derby more than just a game Iran’s women’s U-19 beat By Masoud Hossein Jordan in two friendlies TEHRAN — Despite all the economic pressures, most of IRNA — Iran’s women’s U-19 football team defeated Jor- Iranian people, especially the youth, will get absorbed in dan in two friendly matches as preparation for the AFC U-19 the moment and temporary leave behind difficulties as they Women’s Championship. watch the Tehran derby between Esteghlal and Persepolis. Esteghlal and Persepolis, Tehran based giants, will battle it out together at the 80,000-capacity Azadi Sta- dium on Thursday. Nine days ago, a win over Qatari giants Al Duhail put Persepolis in seventh heaven as they booked a place in the AFC Champions League semis, while Esteghlal were knocked out of the Championship at the hands of another Qatari club Al Sadd at the same day. Persepolis, who have been banned from signing players in the last two transfer windows, sit in second place in Iran Professional League (IPL). Esteghlal are 11th in the table. The Blues are still strug- gling to find replacements for their key players who left the club in the summer. Under leadership of Branko Ivankovic, Persepolis have won back-to-back IPL title. The Reds also advanced to the 2018 AFC Champions League semis for the second year in a row. In the match held in Tehran’s Ararat Stadium, Iran beat Jor- On the other hand, Winfried Schaefer is under pres- dan 4-2 on Wednesday. sure after the German failed to meet the expectations of Iran had also defeated Jordan 3-1 on Monday. Esteghlal fans. “Iran’s women’s football team has grown widely in the recent Esteghlal and Persepolis have played against each other years. championship levels. Women’s football in Iran is now 87 times, with Esteghlal winning 26 games, Persepolis taking being supported even more than it was a couple of years ago and 22 victories, and 39 matches ending in a draw. it will continue growing,” Iran coach Katayoun Khosrowyar said. Their last match was watched by FIFA president Gianni “I will promise you this team will make history in the future. Infantino and former Dutch international Marco Van Basten Because they have learned more and experienced more,” she added. at the Azadi Stadium. Iran have been drawn in Group F along with Laos, Myanmar Persepolis are second in Iran Professional League (IPL) and Palestine. table while Esteghlal sit 11th. Anyhow, Tehran derby is an opportunity for the Iranians to leave behind difficulties for a while. They’re football mad and you will see what it means to Iran win Tabriz Futsal them on Thursday. It was sold out. Tournament

TASNIM — Iran were crowned Tabriz 2018 Futsal Tournament Esteghlal players are highly motivated Beating Esteghlal is a priority for on Wednesday. The Iranian team defeated Ukraine 2-1 and finished in the for derby: Winfried Schaefer Persepolis: Branko Ivankovic first place. Japan were held to a 2-2 draw against Belarus. Team Melli, who had defeated Belarus and was held against Japan, won the four-a-side international tournament with seven points. Ukraine came second with six points. Japan and Belarus finished in third and fourth places respectively. The international tournament was held in the northwest Iranian city of Tabriz from September 23 to 26.

Ukrainian powerlifter suspended for anti-doping violation

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has suspended Ukrainian powerlifter Anton Kriukov – a bronze medal winner at the 2017 World Championships – for two years for committing SPORTS TEHRAN — Esteghlal will officiate the 88th derby at the Azadi SPORTS TEHRAN — Perse- “I want to transfer happiness to my an anti-doping violation. deskGerman coach Win- Stadium. deskpolis coach Branko players to enjoy the match. We have The two-time Paralympian returned an adverse analytical fried Schaefer says his players are highly “We watched Persepolis match against Qatar’s Ivankovic says defeating Esteghlal in played good derbies with Esteghlal in finding for Methylhexaneamine in a urine sample provided on motivated for match against Persepolis Al Duhail and we know how strong they are. Tehran derby is a priority for them and the previous matches and it made me 2 December 2017 after competing in the 2017 World Para Pow- in Tehran derby. “We have signed several new players he is not going to protect his players happy. I hope we will have a good perfor- erlifting Championships in Mexico City. Esteghlal, who sit 11th in the 16-team for the new season and need time. Pep from injury. mance in front of our fans on Thursday,” This substance is included on the World Anti-Doping Agency Iran Professional League, will host their Guardiola also needed time to build a Persepolis will face their arch rivals the Croat said. (WADA) 2017 Prohibited List under the category S6: Stimulants. arch rivals Persepolis at the 80,000-ca- strong team,” the German added. Esteghlal on Thursday ahead of the key “We have no injured and suspended It is prohibited in-competition. pacity Azadi Stadium on Thursday. Their last match was watched by FIFA match against Al Sadd of Qatar in the players for this match. I think the players As a result of his violation, Kriukov – who competes in the “Derby always bring a big excitement. president Gianni Infantino and former first leg of the AFC Champions League will decide the result of the match. I expect men’s up to 107kg class – will be ineligible for competition for I hope the match will be held in calmness Dutch international Marco Van Basten semi-final scheduled for Oct. 2. a full-packed stadium,” Ivankovic added. two years from 22 January 2018, the date of the provisional as it was held in the last year. I ask the fans at the Azadi Stadium. “You cannot predict the result of the “I don’t want to lose and I like to win suspension, until 21 January 2020. to respect the referee,” Schaefer said in Persepolis are second in Iran Profes- derby with regard to teams’ positions in but it’s not always possible. To attack is All Kriukov’s results obtained from 2 December 2018, the the pre-match news conference. sional League (IPL) table while Esteghlal the table. Derby is a special match for our philosophy and I will not change it,” date of the test and onwards will be disqualified including for- International referee Alireza Faghani sit 11th. both teams,” Ivankovic said. Ivankovic went on to say. feiture of any medals, points, records and prizes. This includes the bronze medal he won at the 2018 World Para Powerlift- ing Championships. Due to his disqualification, Azerbaijan’s Elshan Huseynov - who originally finished fourth - will receive AFC President announces intention to run for re-election the bronze medal. Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, the Asian Football through our football and also through the record commercial unity and solidarity than at any stage in our history and this World Para Powerlifting continues to deliver the information Confederation (AFC) President, confirmed that he will run rights deal and this has been because of the support and is something not only to be proud of but also to cherish.” and awareness programme “Raise The Bar” to educate athletes for re-election at the 29th AFC Congress on April 6, 2019. understanding we have achieved.” The Executive Committee congratulated Japan on their and their support personnel about anti-doping matters. He has been AFC President since 2013. AFC senior vice-president Praful Patel on behalf of the victory in the 2018 FIFA Women’s U-20 World Cup and The IPC would like to remind all athletes about the risks associ- At the AFC’s Executive Committee meeting in Tashkent, Executive Committee, urged the President to continue with they showed their commitment to the continued develop- ated with using supplements, and that the principle of strict liability Uzbekistan, Shaikh Salman said that he was proud of the his excellent work and pledged support for his candidacy. ment of the women’s game by increasing the contribution applies to anti-doping matters. Therefore, each athlete is strictly journey that the AFC had embarked on in the last five years He added: “It has been an honour and a matter of great to the Asian teams which have qualified for the 2019 FIFA liable for the substances found in his or her sample, and that an and that ‘he wanted to continue with that work.’ satisfaction to serve under your leadership. Women’s World Cup – Australia, China PR, Japan, Korea anti-doping rule violation occurs whenever a prohibited substance He said: “The greater good of the Asian Football Con- “During your Presidency, we have seen the transforma- Republic and Thailand – to US$500,000. (or its metabolites or markers) is found in his or her bodily spec- federation and its members is a priority and we have seen tion of the AFC from what it was with its tarnished name Shaikh Salman thanked the Uzbekistan Football Associ- imen, whether or not the athlete intentionally or unintentionally the progress that we have made in the last five years. and the financial issues it faced, to what we have become ation and the Uzbekistan Government for their support in used a prohibited substance or was negligent or otherwise at fault. Football has shown the power to bring nations together under your leadership.” holding the Executive meeting in Tashkent. Shaikh Salman As a signatory of the World Anti-Doping Code (WADC), the and to do good. Shaikh Salman added that the objective of the AFC was said: “This was the first time that we have organised an Ex- IPC remains committed to a doping-free sporting environment “I am proud of what we have achieved in that time and not only to raise standards throughout the Continent but ecutive meeting in Tashkent and I thank the UFA and their at all levels. The IPC, together with the International Federations I am not ready to leave this organisation into a state of also to close the gap between the Inspiring and Developing staff for their assistance and congratulate the Government and the National Paralympic Committees, established the IPC chaos. We have all seen what the AFC was before, and we nations and likewise, between the Aspiring and Developing on their support for the game. Anti-Doping Code to prevent doping in sport for Paralympic have seen what it looks like now and I hope that we can countries. “This progress was perfectly demonstrated when Uz- athletes, in the spirit of fair play. The IPC Anti-Doping Code is continue that progress. The AFC President said: “If we are to raise standards we bekistan won the 2018 AFC U23 Championship in China in conformity with the general principles of the WADC. “My intention has always been to do the best for Asia and need to invest – in facilities, competitions and personnel. PR in January.” we have seen the strides we have made in the last five years Together we have achieved more in the last few years through (Source: the-afc) Aubameyang fined for Vietnam’s Van Khang vows to keep fighting against Iran speeding Vietnam’s chances of advancing to the “I think it was a very aggressive match, 2018 AFC U-16 Championship quar- both teams went on to the pitch with their ter-finals are minimal at best but Khuat best players. Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been fined for Van Khang isn’t giving up. “But for Indonesia, I think, they lacked a speeding in North London. With only one point to their name after bit of concentration at the beginning, which Gabon international Aubameyang was fined £1,250 at Willesden two matches, Vietnam will need to defeat is why they conceded the goal. Magistrates’ Court but escaped a driving ban, officials confirmed Islamic Republic of Iran by three clear “That goal was kind of like emulating to ESPN FC. goals on Thursday and hope India defeat what we have been training very hard for The Sun reported that Aubameyang had been clocked driving Indonesia for the young Golden Dragons during our sessions, and we knew we were at 99 miles per hour in his Lamborghini. to seal knockout stage berth from Group C. going to score the goal because we always It quoted his lawyer Robert Morris as telling the court: “He “I know that we have a slim chance, but put extra effort on the pitch.” is very sorry he is in this position. He accepts he has no excuse. we are not going to give up hope,” Van Khang Van Khang also paid tribute to the fans. “He uses his car to attend training and matches. It is the top told the-AFC.com. “I want to say a million thanks to the of the bracket, but is not by any stretch of the imagination the “Even if we have one percent chance, fans who are in the stadium and also the worst case of speeding.” we are still going to fight for it. supporters back in Vietnam, who are Aubameyang joined Arsenal from Borussia Dortmund in “The whole team will work very hard get the three points,” added the forward. metres out against Indonesia, and the watching us on TV. January, becoming their record signing in a £56 million deal. together. We will play compact, we will play Van Khang has been one of Vietnam’s 16-year-old midfielder said he knew he “Whatever happens, we will continue to He has scored 12 goals in 19 Premier League appearances according to the tactical plans prepared by star performers, finding the back of the would score, having put in the hours play attacking football, attractive football.” for the Gunners. the coach, and if we do that, we will definitely net with his superb free-kick from 30 practicing the exact situation. (Source: the-afc) (Source: ESPN) Prayer Times Noon:11:55 Evening: 18:12 Dawn: 4:33 (tomorrow) Sunrise: 5:57 (tomorrow) SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 ART&CULTURE I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y www.tehrantimes.com Managing Director: Ali Asgari Editor-in-Chief: Mohammad Ghaderi Editorial Dept.: Fax: (+98 21) 88808214 — 88808895 Iran’s “Fox” named best [email protected] Switchboard Operator: Tel: (+98 21) 43051000 Advertisements Dept.: Telefax: (+98 21) 43051450 Public Relations Office: Tel: (+98 21) 88805807 Subscription & Distribution Dept.: Tel: (+98 21) 43051603 at Varna filmfest www.eshterak.ir Distributor: Padideh Novin Co. Tel: 88911433 ARTTEHRAN – “The Fox” Webmaster: [email protected] deskby Iranian director Sadeq Printed at: Rooztab - ISSN: 1017-94 Javadi Nikjeh has been crowned best short No. 18, Bimeh Alley, Nejatollahi St., Tehran, Iran film at the Varna World Festival of Animated P.o. Box: 14155-4843 Film, which was held in the Bulgarian capital Zip Code: 1599814713 last week. A jury composed of Mariusz Wilczynski, Vessela Dantcheva and Sergey Merinova called the animated movie “a powerful metaphor for deprivation of freedom, betrayal and loss of identity,” the organizers announced. Produced at the Documentary and Experimental Film Center, “The Fox” tells the story of a young fox on the verge of experiencing the first love. Meanwhile, it gets trapped by a hunter. Thus begins the fox’s effort to survive and love, and seek Konya Mystic Music Festival revenge. “This Magnificent Cake!”, a co-production hosts Iran’s Shams Ensemble from Belgium, France and the Netherlands by Marc James and Emma Roels-De Swaef, CULTURE TEHRAN – Shams Ensemble, the Iranian desk won the grand prix at the festival. group that is most famous for its Sufi perfor- “Two Trams” by Russian director Svetlana mances, gave a concert at the Konya Mystic Music Festival in the Andrianova was selected as best children’s Turkish city on Tuesday, the organizers announced. film while the award for best student film was presented to “Sigh of Sighs” by Kim Bo-seong from South Korea. The award for best TV series went to “Bath”, the 11th episode of “George & Paul” by Joost van den Bosch and Erik Verkerk from Belgium and the Netherlands. “The Fox” by Sadeq Javadi Nikjeh.

Director presents copy of “Are You Culture minister attends performance Volleyball?” to Intl. Olympic Committee of war drama in Tehran

The ensemble led by veteran tambur virtuoso Keykhosro Pur- nazeri performed in company with vocalist Homayun Shajarian. Hossein Rezainia, Azad Mirzapur, Aiin Meshkatian, Kaveh Gerayeli, Kimia Jamshid, Donya Kamali and Sepehr Ramin were other members of the group. Other ensembles are coming from Azerbaijan, Tunis, Mace- donia and Bosnia Herzegovina. The festival will be running until September 30 at the Mevlana Cultural Center in Konya, which is home to the mausoleum of the Persian poet and mystic Molana Jalal ad-Din Rumi.

“Desire to Fly” director Yadollah Samadi dies at 66 1 Shortly after, he made his debut with “The Man Who Knew Too Much” about a man who misused the power of a for- tuneteller to accumulate considerable wealth for himself. His next movie, “The Bus”, about a clash between two groups in a western Iranian village, received great acclaim. A scene from “Are You Volleyball?” by Mohammad Bakhshi. Culture Minister Abbas Salehi (C) applauds as “Avantage” cast members acknowledge the Also among his credits were the comedy drama “Apartment ARTTEHRAN – Moham- meeting in spring 2019 to honor Bakhshi audience after a performance at Hafez Hall on Sept. 25, 2018. (Honaronline/Ahmad Aqasiani) No. 13” starring Alireza Khamseh and “Two People and a Half”. deskmad Bakhshi, the di- and members of his cast and crew for ARTTEHRAN – Minister “I watched the play ‘Advantage’. An honest However, his fame rests on “Desire to Fly”, a TV series that he rector “Are You Volleyball?”, has sent their collaboration on the project deskof Culture and Islamic narration of an incredible innocence. In the city directed in 2010 about Abbas Babai, a fighter pilot who carried an autographed poster and a copy of “Are You Volleyball?” tells the story Guidance Abbas Salehi was in the audience of Andimehsk, 52 Iraqi warplanes bombarded out numerous operations in the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war. He the acclaimed short movie on DVD to of a group of Arabic-speaking asylum to see “Avantage”, a play on the 1980-1988 the city for one hour and 45 minutes, and was killed in an operation on August 6, 1987. the International Olympic Committee seekers who arrive at the border of an Iran-Iraq war, at Tehran’s Hafez Hall on planted the nightmare of war in the heart (IOC) in Switzerland. English-speaking country and can go Tuesday evening. of the city with lost corpses and the lasting Bakhshi will be in Lausanne in No- no further. There are scuffles with the Co-directed by Kamran Shahlai and worries. ‘Avantage’ masterfully depicts the life Will Smith feels ‘absolute vember to present the poster and DVD border guards every day until volley- Mohammad Larti, the play is about a football debris,” Salehi wrote on his Twitter account to IOC President Thomas Bach during ball becomes the catalyst that improves player in Andimeshk who is informed that he after watching the play. terror’ in Grand Canyon a special ceremony, a public relations relations. has been omitted from Iran’s national football Elham Nami, Amin Vahidipur, Reza team announced on Wednesday. Bakshi plans to make three sequels team as the city is under a heavy bombardment Bahrami, Abuzar Saedi, Shadi Sayyadi and bungee jump The IOC is scheduled to organize a to the short film. by Iraqi warplanes. Arezu Karimi are the main members of the cast. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Actor Will Smith took a bungee jump into the Grand Canyon on Tuesday to mark his 50th birthday and raise money for a global education campaign. Marilyn Monroe’s 1956 roadster could fetch $500,000 at auction The “Men in Black” star leapt LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — A two- Monroe gifted the Thunderbird to the from a helicopter and bounced seater convertible car owned by Marilyn son of her acting coach, Lee Strasberg, in head first between the steep Monroe is going up for auction in November 1962. The current owner, who wishes to sides of a gorge at the Grand and could fetch up to $500,000, organizers remain anonymous, tracked the vehicle Canyon in Arizona in a jump said on Tuesday. down through registration and other streamed live on YouTube. The 1956 raven black Ford Thunderbird, documents that were sold in 2016 as part “This is gorgeous, beauti- owned by the movie star for six years until of Strasberg’s estate. ful,” Smith said as he swung shortly before her death in 1962, is being The car has undergone restoration but upside down on the end of the auctioned for the first time. retains many original parts. bungee cord. Monroe, one of the most collectible “Finding this car, a classic two-seater After landing back on solid celebrities, was pictured driving in the car model, after 56 plus years of its unknown ground the actor called the ex- with her husband, playwright Arthur Miller, whereabouts, was a singular event. No perience exhilarating. shortly after their June 1956 wedding. other car has been located and documented “Nothing will ever be scarier Darren Julien, president of Julien’s as owned by the incomparable Marilyn than that. It goes from complete Auctions, said the car was “not only part Monroe,” the current owner said in a absolute terror to the most mag- of automotive history but comes with an Marilyn Monroe’s 1956 Ford Thunderbird convertible is seen in this Julien’s Auctions statement. nificent bliss you’ve ever felt,” aura of glamor, romance and tragedy of image released from Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 25, 2018. (Courtesy Julien’s The car will be sold at Julien’s Auctions he added. a true Hollywood legend.” Auctions/Handout via Reuters) in Los Angeles on Nov. 17. Jury member actor Will Smith Smith was raising funds for poses at the 70th Cannes Film the charity Education Cannot Festival for the amfAR’s Cine- Wait, which provides education ma Against AIDS 2017 event in to children around the world Bill Cosby, in cuffs, imprisoned for up to 10 years Antibes, France, May 25, 2017. during conflicts, crises and NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) — Bill Cosby was marched from the disgraced entertainer as he learned his fate. (Reuters/Stephane Mahe) natural disasters. out of court in shackles on Tuesday after a judge branded “Equal justice under the law does not allow different him a “predator” and sentenced him to between three and treatment because of who he is or who he was,” O’Neill said. 10 years in prison for sexual assault, capping the downfall Cosby cemented his family-friendly reputation playing of the once-beloved comedian known as “America’s Dad.” the affable Dr. Cliff Huxtable in the 1980s television comedy Intricate church vestments go Cosby, 81, was found guilty in April of three counts of “The Cosby Show.” on show in London exhibition aggravated indecent assault for the drugging and assault “He hid behind Dr. Cliff Huxtable,” Kevin Steele, of his one-time friend Andrea Constand, a former Temple the county district attorney who led the prosecution, LONDON (Reuters) — Intricately embroidered and gold University administrator, at his Philadelphia home in 2004. told reporters afterwards. “Before he was taken away in embossed textiles have gone on display in London in an exhibition He is the first celebrity to be convicted of sexual abuse handcuffs, a lot of people believed this was who he was. looking at vestments worn in the Catholic Church between the since the start of the #MeToo movement, the national We know otherwise.” 16th and 19th centuries. reckoning with misconduct that has brought down dozens Under that designation, Cosby will have to undergo “Apparell’d in Celestial Light”, at the Indar Pasricha Fine Arts of powerful men in entertainment, politics and other fields. monthly counseling and register as a sex offender with gallery brings together vestments acquired in France, Germany Cosby must spend at least three years in a Pennsylvania police for the rest of his life. Neighbors and schools will and Italy. prison before he becomes eligible for supervised release, Actor and comedian Bill Cosby is seen in this booking photo be notified of his address, certain movements and crimes, The collection features silk, brocaded and opulent chasubles, though he could end up behind bars for up to a decade. released by Montgomery County Correctional Facility, as will Constand. chalice veils and copes among the items on display which are Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas Judge Pennsylvania, September 25, 2018. (Courtesy Montgomery Cosby has denied any wrongdoing. Asked if he wanted to also for sale with prices ranging from 5,000 to 1 million pounds Steven O’Neill ordered Cosby to be jailed immediately, County Correctional Facility/Handout via Reuters) address the court with a statement before sentencing, Cosby ($6,584-$1.32 million) denying Cosby’s request for bail while lawyers appeal the declined through his lawyers. His lawyers had asked that “The Church was told...that they must wear these wonderful conviction. a smile spreading across her face as other women who have Cosby be placed under house arrest, citing his age and frailty. vestments because they were representing God,” gallery own- He was escorted out a back door of the courthouse with accused Cosby came to hug her. Several of those women More than 50 women have accused Cosby of sexual er Indar Pasricha told Reuters. “The local people, the illiterate his hands and feet shackled and driven away in a black spoke to reporters in the rain outside the courtroom. abuse going back decades, with most complaints too old people, were amazed.” sport utility vehicle. O’Neill also fined Cosby $25,000 and ordered him to pay to prosecute. The Constand case was the only allegation The exhibition runs until Nov. 3. Minutes earlier, Constand left court with her arms folded, the costs of the prosecution. There was no visible reaction that led to criminal charges.