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16 Pages Price 40,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13523 Saturday NOVEMBER 9, 2019 Aban 18, 1398 Rabi’ Al awwal 11, 1441 Russia voices concern Trade agreement with Iraq proposes Jordan French scholar over full collapse EAEU officially declared as neutral venue for Jean-Claude Carrière of JCPOA 3 to Iranian customs 4 Iran match 15 honored in Tehran 16 Iran starts injecting gas into IAEA inspector tried to centrifuges at Fordow facility TEHRAN — On Wednesday, Iran start- on Iran’s oil export. ed to inject uranium gas into centrifuges “At the presence of inspectors from at the Fordow nuclear facility under the International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran supervision of inspectors from the UN started injecting (uranium) gas into cen- nuclear watchdog. trifuges in Fordow,” the Atomic Energy wreck nuclear facilities It is the latest move by Iran to reduce Organization of Iran (AEOI) said. its nuclear commitments in retaliation According to Al Jazeera, a spokesman See page 3 to the U.S. exit from the 2015 nuclear for the IAEA said the UN nuclear watch- deal and restoration of previous sanctions dog’s nuclear inspectors at the site “will and adding news ones, including a ban report back on relevant activities”. 2

Army shoots down intruding drone in southwestern Iran TEHRAN — The air defense system The air defense embarked on targeting of the Army detected and targeted an the drone and shot it down. unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) over a In the meantime, Commander of key port city in the southwestern part the Army’s Air Defense Force Briga- of Iran on Friday. dier General Alireza Sabahifard said, Air defense systems, deployed near “Friday morning, an intruding drone the port city of Mahshahr in Khuzestan was targeted by the Army’s domesti- province, detected an unknown drone in cally-made air defense systems near the early hours of Friday. Mahshar.” 2

Ayatollah Sistani warns that foreign sides trying to exploit protests Iraq’s top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah people according to a roadmap that should Sayyed Ali al-Sistani on Friday urged be implemented in a limited time in a bid the politicians in Iraq have a chance to to put an end to corruption”. implement reforms, but warned against In this context, Sheikh Karbalai warned exploiting the protests by foreign and lo- that the delay in meeting the demands cal powers. of the Iraqi people “risks the country.” In Friday sermon, the official repre- On the other hand, Sheikh Karbalai sentative of Ayatollah Sistani, Sheikh stressed that the Iraqi people “should not Abdul-Mahdi Al-Karbalai said that “the forget the favor of the armed forces along

File photo political powers in Iraq have a unique with all those who fought Daesh Takfiri chance to meet the demands of the Iraqi group.” 13 EDITORIAL Iran has tipped balance of effective force in Middle East to its advantage: IISS ARTICLE Mohammad Ghaderi John Chipman, director-general and chief of Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen. veloping a sovereign capability to conduct Martin Love Tehran Times editor-in-chief executive of the International Institute for Iran has also developed unconventional warfare through third parties. Iran avoids Political analyst from @ghaderi62 Strategic Studies, has written an article forms of asymmetric warfare - such as swarm symmetrical state-on-state conflict. Instead, North Carolina arguing that Iran has tipped the balance tactics and drone attacks - that have allowed it pursues asymmetrical warfare through of effective force in the Middle East to its Iran to offset its enemies’ superiority in con- non-state partners. Leftists make a advantage. ventional weapons. This sovereign capability is of greater Iran actually “Iran has tipped the balance of effective Following is an excerpt of the article: strategic value to Tehran than its con- comeback in Latin force in the Middle East to its advantage by In July 2019 President Donald Trump ventional forces, its ballistic missiles or is managing developing a sovereign capability to conduct tweeted that “Iran has never won a war but even its rejuvenating nuclear program. It America warfare through third parties,” he wrote in an never lost a negotiation”. The International is a weapon of choice that is peculiarly misfortune with article published by The Telegraph on Thursday. Institute for Strategic Studies’ (IISS) anal- suited to today’s regional conflicts. These n Argentina and Uruguay, leftist can- According to the BBC, Iran’s regional ri- ysis of Iran’s networks in the Middle East contests are not defined by state-on-state aplomb didates won the elections and Evo vals have spent billions of dollars on Western published today suggests a reversal: Tehran warfare, involving parity of forces subject ecent reports claim the U.S. is con- IMorales could maintain his position weaponry, much of it from the UK. has lost faith in negotiations following the to international law, but are complex and structing a couple military bases or as the president of Bolivia, but in Chile, Yet for a fraction of that cost, sanc- collapse of the Iran nuclear deal but has congested battlespaces involving no rule outposts in or near Syrian oil fields people have protested against the U.S.- tions-bound Iran has been able to successfully found a way to win in war. of law or accountability, low visibility, and R around Deir ez-Zor in far eastern Syria. backed president. embed itself across the region into a position While the conventional military balance multiple players who represent a mosaic It’s hard to imagine anything more absurd The failure of the U.S.-backed candi- of strategic advantage. remains in favor of the U.S. and its allies, of local and regional interests. or arrogant or, for that matter, illegal. It’s date in the Argentinean election in recent It has a major influence - verging on a con- Iran has tipped the balance of effective force Its doctrine is rooted in Iranian war-fighting not only illegal but stealing Syria’s oil is days was a sign of the U.S. failure in Latin trolling influence in some cases - over the affairs in the Middle East to its advantage by de- experience and revolutionary ideology. America. Leftist Alberto Fernandez, an nothing but raw, in-your-face theft, and opponent of U.S. interventionist policies, if anyone EVER thought the U.S. was in won about 48 percent of the vote in general ANY foreign lands to bring good tidings, election and was announced as the new Iran, Azerbaijan stress expansion of trade ties democracy, respect for human rights that includes alleged women’s rights, then president in the first round. TEHRAN — Iranian Industry, Mining and and joint production projects. this crass move ought to once and for This is while countries such as Ven- Trade Minister Reza Rahmani and Azer- The Iranian minister for his part called all time rip the cover off any assertions ezuela and Cuba have maintained their baijan Republic’s Deputy Prime Minister for pursuing the previous agreements to the contrary about what the so-called anti-U.S. sentiment. Although the U.S. has Shahin Mustafayev stressed expansion of reached between the two countries in- “empire’s” true intentions are. made an unceasing effort in the last two trade ties between the two countries on cluding identification of the items that It’s not smart from a public relations years to overthrow the current regime in the sidelines of the Shanghai international can be included in a preferential trade standpoint, presuming the perception of Venezuela, it has not succeeded. expo in China. agreement between Iran and Azerbaijan the U.S. and its allies like Israel and Saudi The New Left movement in Latin As reported by IRNA on Thursday, the Republic. Arabia could sink any lower than it already America, which was formed by the late two sides discussed the need for further Rahmani traveled to Shanghai on Mon- has. And also consider that it may have been Venezuelan president Hugo Chaves, has development of trade and commercial ties day to meet with Chinese officials as well Trump’s son in law, Jared Kushner, who gave put Venezuela in many troubles, but re- between Tehran and Baku. as participate in the second Shanghai in- Muhammad ibn Salman the green light to duced U.S. influence in the region to the In the meeting Mustafayev emphasized Iranian Industry, Mining and Trade Minister ternational expo. murder journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the point that even experts suggested that the need for joining the two counties’ Reza Rahmani talks to the press after meeting Annual bilateral trade between Iran Saudi consulate in Istanbul last year. It’s no Washington has lost its backyard. railways and roads, as well as mutual with Shahin Mustafayev, Azerbaijan Republic’s and Azerbaijan Republic is over $500 stretch of the imagination to believe it and The New Leftist governments emerged cooperation in industrial, commercial deputy prime minister, in Shanghai on Monday. million. in Latin America in the late 20th century. it is hard to fathom what they are thinking, Leftist leaders have distanced from some if the Trump gangsters have ever honestly of traditional principles, but maintained thought at all. the fight against American hegemony, just Earlier this autumn it appeared that like their predecessors. Latin America, with Major quake Trump might be removing all U.S. troops rich sources of oil, gas and uranium, as from Syria, if not immediately then over well as great opportunity for investment, leaves 6 dead, a period of a few months. Many across has been of particular importance from a the globe cheered. But after a short while geopolitical, geostrategic and geo-economic Trump reversed himself, evidently too perspective. The U.S. has put control over hundreds weak minded to stand up to the ridiculous Latin America on its agenda since 1823, criticisms about the U.S. abandoning its when then president James Monroe offered allies such as the Kurds and by distant his plan known as the “Monroe Doctrine”. injured extension the alliance between the Zionists The Monroe Doctrine emphasized and the Kurds. In fact, Syrian President that as long as the U.S. had not achieved TEHRAN — A magnitude 5.9 earthquake Assad himself seemed to extend a hand struck northwestern Iran early Friday, killing real power and growth, it cannot be con- to the Kurds, an ethnic group that nev- sidered as an active element and main at least six people and injuring 584 others er did anything positive for Syria and is actor in world politics, thus it should so far. despised by the Turks. obtain necessary economic growth in The temblor hit Tarak county in East Some $30 million a month in stolen Western Hemisphere. The doctrine also Azarbaijan province at 2:17 a.m., Iran’s seis- Syrian oil has two purposes, including the stated that South America and Caribbe- mological center said. The area is about 400 feeding of U.S. greed. First is the concept an are areas with high security priority kilometers northwest of Tehran. of a permanent U.S. presence and perhaps Bijan Sheikhalizadeh Bijan whose fate is tied to the U.S. fate, and More than 40 aftershocks have been re- the establishment of some U.S. dependent the U.S. must have a strong influence ported, while emergency and evaluation teams political entity in eastern Syria that serves as in the region to provide its own growth ISNA/ are operating and Red Crescent teams have a block to the smooth flow of commerce and been dispatched to the area. and development. 13 12 contact between Iran and ally Syria, 13 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y POLITICS NOVEMBER 9, 2019

IRGC says U.S. sanctions against Iran not to quit nuclear deal: armed forces to firm Iranians’ will to counter enemies

POLITICAL TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guards deskCorps (IRGC), in a statement published on Friday, presidential chief of staff condemned the U.S. fresh sanctions against Iran’s armed forces, saying the move will make the revolutionary forces to counter the POLITICAL TEHRAN — Mahmoud to the deal to offset sanctions. enemies more strongly. deskVaezi, President According to The Telegraph, French “The U.S. fresh sanctions against the country’s armed forces Rouhani’s chief of staff, said on Thursday President Emmanuel Macron said and some senior commanders is provocative and will only make that Iran does not seek to quit the 2015 Wednesday, “I think that for the first time, the armed forces and defenders of the Islamic revolution more nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Iran has decided in an explicit and blunt vigorous and willful to counter the Great Satan (U.S.) and the Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). manner to leave the JCPOA agreement, White House’ allies,” the statement read. “We are not after quitting the JCPOA, which marks a profound shift.” The statement went on to say that based on existing evidence however, we will do anything to protect Hamid Baeidinejad, Iran’s ambassador the enemy has got tired in countering Iran. the Iranians’ dignity,” he said in a meeting to London, said on Tuesday that the “Such measures (fresh sanctions) in a reverse equation, in ad- with local officials in Bushehr Province. decision to partially scale down nuclear dition to disclosing the U.S. failure, will make the Iranians’ distrust The comments by Vaezi came one day commitments is only aimed at saving the and hatred towards them (the U.S. officials) deeper,” it added. after Iran started to inject uranium gas agreement from a total collapse. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets into 1044 IR-6 centrifuges at the Fordow “We’re doing this because we want Control (OFAC) announced sanctions on the Iranian military and a nuclear plant. to salvage the nuclear deal from total number of top military commanders in a press release on Monday. The presidential chief of staff said even collapse,” Baeidinejad told Sky News. The move coincided with the 40th anniversary of takeover of the China and Russia have announced that a “Because, in fact, the other sides have not former U.S. embassy in Tehran. “unilateral implementation of the JCPOA been able to live up to their obligations, The department said that it took action against the General by Iran is not acceptable.” and Iran is resorting to certain actions Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces and its chairman Major General Mo- Rouhani on Tuesday ordered the to ensure” that the deal will stand. hammad Hossein Baqeri. Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Iran took the new measure as the It also slapped sanctions on former defense minister Hossein (AEOI) to start injecting uranium gas Europeans missed the third 60-day Dehqan and commander of the IRGC’s Khatam al-Anbiya head- into advanced IR-6 centrifuges at the deadline to fulfill their commitments quarters Major General Qolam Ali Rashid. Fordow nuclear enrichment facility. to the deal signed in July 2015 and The new sanctions also targeted officials at Ayatollah Ali Khame- It was the fourth step by Iran to reduce abrogation of the multinational nuclear return of previous sanctions coupled with endorsed by the UN Security Council nei’s Office, including its chief of staff. its nuclear commitments in response to the deal by the Trump administration and an inaction by the European signatories resolution 2231. It also sanctioned Iranian Judiciary Chief Seyed Ebrahim Raisi.

Iran starts injecting uranium Lavrov blames U.S. for events surrounding nuclear deal gas into centrifuges at By staff and agency At the same time, Peskov said Russia un- commitments under the JCPOA,” EU spokes- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on derstood Tehran’s concerns over the “un- woman Maja Kocijancic told reporters. Fordow facility Wednesday called on Iran to fulfill the terms precedented and illegal sanctions” against In his Tuesday announcement, Rouhani 1 Ali Akbar Salehi, the AEOI chief, announced on Tuesday of its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, the country. reiterated Tehran’s long-held position that that Iran will enrich uranium to 5 percent at the Fordow facility but said Moscow understood why Tehran On Tuesday, President Rouhani ordered Iran will reverse its decision if Europe pro- on Wednesday. was cutting back on its commitments, the the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) tects the Islamic Republic from sanctions. President Hassan Rouhani declared on Tuesday that Iran starts New York Times reported. to inject uranium gas into 1,044 IR-6 centri- France called on Tehran to reverse its injecting gas into centrifuges in Fordow, where 1,044 centrifuges Speaking to reporters in Moscow, Lavrov fuges at the Fordow nuclear enrichment plan. decision to resume enrichment, saying it “goes are installed. said events unfolding around the nuclear It was the fourth step by Iran to reduce against the Vienna agreement, which strictly deal were extremely alarming. He blamed its commitments to the 2015 nuclear deal limits activities in this area.” the situation on the United States, which in response to the abrogation of the deal by French Foreign Ministry spokeswoman pulled out of the pact and re-imposed sanc- the U.S. and return of sanction coupled with Agnes von der Muhll said Paris remained tions on Tehran. inaction by the European Union and its big committed to the accord and urged Iran to Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for Russian trio to shield Iran from sanctions. “fully adhere to its obligations and to cooperate President Vladimir Putin, also said Moscow The EU on Tuesday voiced concern over fully with the IAEA,” according to Reuters. was also “monitoring the development of the Iran’s nuclear announcement. ‘JCPOA is still alive’ According to IRNA, he added all signa- situation with concern” and supported “the “We are concerned by President Rouhani’s Lavrov also said that despite the U.S. tories are equally responsible to preserve preservation of this deal.” announcement today to further reduce Iran’s moves, the JCPOA has not been undermined. the international agreement.

Araqchi: Iran’s interests more U.S. must abandon its policy of sanction, important than saving nuclear deal pressure on Iran: Chinese envoy Iran started to partially reduce commitments under the nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action POLITICAL TEHRAN – Iranian By staff and agency the interested sides will take measures (JCPOA), exactly year after the U.S. abandoned the deal and imposed deskDeputy Foreign Min- Zhai Jun, China’s special envoy on leading to the mitigation of tension, and the harshest ever sanctions on the country under the “maximum ister Abbas Araqchi said in Moscow on Middle East affairs, said on Friday not vice versa,” he noted. pressure” policy. At the time Iran announced that its “strategic Friday that maintaining his country’s that the United States must abandon The Atomic Energy Organization of patience” is over. interests is more important than saving its policy of unilateral sanctions and Iran (AEOI) started injecting uranium The U.S., under the Trump administration, abandoned the deal “an “agreement”, meaning the 2015 nu- pressure on Iran. gas into advanced IR-6 centrifuges at unilaterally on May 8, 2018. clear deal. “China believes that the United States the Fordow nuclear enrichment facility The measure is the fourth step by Iran since it began responding Araqchi made the comments on the should abandon these methods, abandon on Wednesday. to Washington’s abandonment of the nuclear deal and an inaction sidelines of an international conference unilateral sanctions and extreme pressure Enriching gas into centrifuges at by the remaining parties, including Europeans, to shield Iran from on nuclear non-proliferation in Moscow. on Iran because this is the only way to Fordow was the latest step by Iran in sanctions. “No country is uncertain to Iran’s good commitments”. return to the original correct way to retaliation to U.S. President Donald Iran took the first step to scale down nuclear commitments on will in saving the JCPOA (the Joint Com- He added, “Iran has given enough time solve the problem”, Al-Manar quoted Trump’s abandonment of the 2015 May 8, 218. The other two steps were taken two months later each. prehensive Plan of Action)… however no to diplomacy and if the situation remains him as saying at a briefing. nuclear agreement, officially known as In the first step, Iran removed cap on its stockpile of nuclear one should have any doubt that if Iran unchanged, Tehran will continue the path He stressed that the current tense the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action enrichment which had been limited to 300 kilograms. In the sec- cannot reap the JCPOA benefits, it will of reduction of obligations.” situation in the Middle East was (JCPOA), and imposition of the harshest ond, Iran started enriching uranium beyond 3.67 percent. And in continue scaling down commitments,” the He further said, “A large number of associated with unilateral sanctions ever sanctions on Iran. the third, Iran remove ban on nuclear research and development. senior diplomat underscored. countries, including those which have and pressure exerted by the United Ali Akbar Salehi, the AEOI chief and Under the agreement signed between Iran, the five permanent Araqchi, a leading nuclear negotiator participated in the current internation- States, as well as with Washington’s a nuclear physicist, said on Tuesday that members of the UN Security Council (the U.S., Russia, China, France, who helped craft the JCPOA with great al conference have condemned the U.S. unilateral withdrawal from the nuclear “we have previously enriched uranium to Britain) Germany and the European Union in July 2015, Tehran powers, said Iran has “vividly proven its unilateralism.” deal with Tehran. 5% and 20% at the Fordow site. Now we agreed to put limits on its nuclear work in exchange for termination determination to the nuclear deal un- “(The U.S. withdrawal from) the JCPOA “Iran has recently announced some possess enough 20% enriched uranium, of economic and financial sanctions. dertakings” but at the same it has shown is now a symbol of an international move- new measures while stressing that they but we have the capability to produce Rouhani reiterated Iran’s stated position that the JCPOA can that it is firm to modify its “obligations if ment condemning the U.S. unilateralism,” are reversible and are under surveillance. it in accordance with the JCPOA if our only be saved only if the remaining parties protect Iran’s from U.S. the other signatories” fail to “fulfill their Araqchi explained. However, the Chinese side still hopes that reserves end.” sanctions. In his Tuesday’s declaration, Rouhani again gave the remaining sides another two months to honor their obligations otherwise his country will take the next step two months later from now. Iran says unilateralism poses greatest threat to intl. security “We can’t unilaterally accept that we completely fulfill our commitments and they don’t follow up on their commitments,” POLITICAL TEHRAN – Iran’s Deputy Permanent years ago. he pointed out. deskRepresentative to the United Nations Within the last four decades, the U.S. has imposed unilateral Rouhani said all the steps Iran has taken so far are reversible Eshaq Al-e Habib said on Thursday that U.S. unilateralism coercive measures on the Iranian people at an increasing rate and Tehran will uphold all of its obligations under the deal only is the “greatest threat and challenge to international peace to the extent that the current U.S. Administration, defiant when the remaining signatories do the same. and security”. of the established norms, has even targeted importation of Al-e Habib made the remarks as he was addressing a UN medicine and medical equipment. Thus, patients, women and General Assembly conference with a focus on the need to end children, refugees, poor and those in vulnerable situations Army shoots down intruding “economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by have become the prime target of the U.S. genocidal economic the United States of America against Cuba”. terrorism--against all principles of international law. drone in southwestern Iran Following is full text of his statement published by IRNA: The U.S. Administration wants the world to believe that 1 He further said, “The crushing act and launching missile At the outset, I wish to take this opportunity to offer our it is concerned about the Iranian people. Yet the very first was in reaction to violation of the country’s airspace by a foreign warm welcome to Mr. Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla, sanctions it reimposed have cancelled licenses for sales of drone. The intruding drone was shot down before it could reach the Foreign Minister of Cuba. more than 200 passenger jets under absurd pretexts, endan- sensitive centers thanks to full vigilance of Iran’s integrated air My delegation associates itself with the statements delivered against any country. These aggressive measures constitute gering ordinary Iranians. U.S. hypocrisy knows no bounds. defense network.” yesterday by the representatives of Palestine, Azerbaijan and a gross violation of the norms and principles underpinning The economic war that the United States has initiated Uganda, on behalf of Group of 77 and China, the Movement the international relations order. No Cuban citizen or sector under the rubric of putting “Maximum Pressure” through of Non-Aligned Countries as well as Organization of Islamic of the economy has been immune from the negative effects imposing new sanctions, not only targets the Iranian public Conference. However, I would also like to add the following of this unilateral policy which hinders the development that but also has harmful repercussions for the peoples of other remarks in my national capacity. every country is entitled to construct in a sovereign manner. countries, and has disrupted the state of global trade. Today, we are witnessing that the expansionist and arro- In the past year, tightening of the blockade has continued The message of today’s meeting is a reaffirmation of the gant approach of a certain Government presents the greatest to be the central pivot of U.S. government policy towards fact that the time for interventionist policies and interference threat and challenge to the world peace and security. The Cuba, with ever more notable effects in its extraterritorial in the farthest reaches of the world is long over. growing resort to unilateral coercive measures is one of the application. Iran will keep working with its partners to create a new clear symptoms of unilateralism coupled with an interven- Regretfully, we have observed that the U.S. Department of environment in which self-respecting nations can pursue tionist, flawed and short-sighted foreign policy. State has on different occasions expanded the “Restricted List their own interests and international obligations. We will Among others, unilateral embargoes and coercive sanc- of Cuban Entities”, to the blockade regulations, which caused continue to work to offset unlawful U.S. sanctions and irrev- tions, as a means to achieving national policy objectives, have considerable damage to the country’s economy because of its ocably eliminate the destabilizing phenomenon of the U.S. a seriously adverse impact on the promotion of peace at the effects of intimidating the international business community. extraterritorial application of domestic legislation. regional and international levels. They are fundamental im- In fact, the U.S. has been addicted to imposing unilateral The world needs to find solutions against such destructive “We have announced several times that our integrated air de- pediments to establishing not only a peaceful and prosperous sanctions when it comes to States that do not submit to or interventions and unilateralism. fense network will give crushing response to any violation of the world but also a just and equitable international order which follow its contradictory and expansionist policies. In reality, Iran strongly believes in cooperating with friendly coun- country’s airspace,” the commander reiterated. is a vital prerequisite for sustainable development. Iran and Cuba are paying the price for their resistance and tries, including Cuba to address this challenge prudently and Khuzestan Governor Gholam Raza Shari’ati announced that The inhumane sanctions and blockade imposed by the insistence on their independence from the United States’ will not allow the U.S. Administration, which has stripped the downed drone’s remains have been found in everglades near United States against Cuba for almost six decades is the most colonialist policies. Iran has experienced the U.S. unlawful the U.S. foreign policy of any principles, to achieve its ille- Mahshar. unjust and prolonged system of unilateral sanctions applied sanctions since the triumph of the Islamic Revolution 40 gitimate objectives. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NOVEMBER 9, 2019 IRAN IN FOCUS 3 Shamkhani: Iranian people’s Iraq, Middle East would be safer without U.S. interests “not negotiable” interference: advisor POLITICAL TEHRAN — Ali Sham- “Based on a deep understanding of the deskkhani, secretary of Iran›s people and the unparalleled role of the re- POLITICAL TEHRAN — Hossein Amir Abdollahian, a Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), ligious leadership in Iraq, the scenario by desksenior foreign policy advisor to the Iranian said on Thursday that the Iranian people’s the U.S. and its regional puppets will fail parliament speaker, says Iraq and other Middle Eastern countries legal rights as well as their interests “are like the Daesh sedition,” Press TV quoted would be safer without U.S. interference. not negotiable”. Shamkhani as saying. “Mr. @SecPompeo, people in the ME know well the The comments by Shamkhani came one Iraq has been recently grappling with #WhiteHouse is mainly responsible for #Iraq military occu- day after Iran started injecting uranium anti-government protests in several cities. pation, #Daesh creation, more insecurity, further corruption gas into centrifuges at the Fordow nucle- The rallies have, however, turned violent & killing of more than 1M Iraqis,” Amir Abdollahian said ar plant in response to the abrogation of on several occasions, with some rioters van- in his Twitter account on Friday. the 2015 nuclear deal by the U.S. and a dalizing public property and opening fire on “No doubt, without #US interference, we will have safe & failure by the European Union to honor protesters during the mayhem. stable Iraq and the ME,” he added. its obligation for economic and financial While recognizing people’s right to peaceful Amir Abdollahian was responding to U.S. Secretary of State cooperation with Iran in accordance with rallies, the Iraqi officials have warned against Mike Pompeo’s earlier tweet, in which he accused Tehran of the multilateral agreement. violence and attempts by outsiders to take meddling in the affairs of Iraq and Lebanon. “If the U.S. and European countries con- advantage of the chaotic situation. “The Iraqi and Lebanese people want their countries back. tinue the current method with the hope that The turmoil comes nearly two years after They are discovering that the Iranian regime’s top export is cor- Iran retreats, they will definitely regret it,” Iraq declared victory over Daesh. ruption, badly disguised as revolution. Iraq and Lebanon deserve Shamkhani said, Mehr reported. Daesh had unleashed a campaign of death to set their own courses free from @khamenei_ir’s meddling,” He also said the United States is seeking and destruction in Iraq in 2014, overrunning Pompeo tweeted on Tuesday. to weaken the determination of independent vast swathes in lightning attacks. The comments come as Iraq is grappling with anti-government countries through maximum pressure policy Iraqi army soldiers and allied fighters protests in several cities. in order to bring about their collapse. launched operations to eliminate the ter- Similar to Iraq, Lebanon has also witnessed mass anti-gov- The top security official denounced U.S. like that of the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group. and social demands by anti-government pro- ror outfit and ultimately managed to liber- ernment demonstrations, which led to the resignation of Prime plots against Middle Eastern countries, say- He said Washington and its allies have testers in Iraq and Lebanon in a bid to create ate their entire homeland from the Takfiri Minister Saad al-Hariri late last month. ing the new “scenario” against Iraq will fail been taking advantage of rightful economic insecurity and instability in both countries. group in 2017. Zarif: Iran’s response to economic terrorism contrary to what Trump ‘was led to believe’ Tehran hits back at POLITICAL TEHRAN — Foreign Minister Moham- in paragraph 36 as remedy to U.S.+E3 violations,» Zarif deskmad Javad Zarif said late on Tuesday that remarked. Washington’s anti-Iran remarks Iran’s response to the United States’ strategy of “economic Iran has repeatedly said if the European Union, espe- terrorism” and “blackmail” is quite contrary to what Pres- cially the three European signatories to the deal (Britain, POLITICAL TEHRAN — Foreign Ministry spokesman ident Donald Trump “was led to believe”. France, and Germany) shield Iran from sanctions, Tehran deskAbbas Mousavi has strongly criticized U.S. Zarif’s remarks followed a few hours after President will immediately reverse its decisions. State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus for her an- Hassan Rouhani ordered the Atomic Energy Organization Zarif advised the EU and the European trio to abide by ti-Iran remarks, saying such words are too awkward from a of Iran (AEOI) to start injecting uranium gas into advanced their obligations as an “easy solution” to save the JCPOA regime which sponsors terrorism. from a total collapse, saying Iran will «reverse course» in IR-6 centrifuges at the Fordow nuclear enrichment facility Ortagus tweeted on Thursday that “Iran’s latest nuclear es- that case. from Wednesday. calations reflect the regime’s intentions to extort the interna- Enriching gas into centrifuges at Fordow was the latest “Easy solution for E3/EU: Abide by your obligations and tional community into accepting its violence and terror while it step by Iran in retaliation to Trump’s abandonment of the we›ll reverse course,” Zarif reiterated. undermines the sovereignty of its neighbors. The U.S. urges all 2015 nuclear agreement, officially known as the Joint Com- Ali Akbar Salehi, the AEOI chief, said on Tuesday that will nations to reject this behavior and increase pressure on Iran.” prehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and imposition of the “Our response to U.S. economic terrorism and blackmail is start enriching uranium to the purity of 5% at the Fordow “Isn’t it a little too awkward to hear these words from a regime harshest ever sanctions on Iran. opposite of what Donald Trump was led to believe,” Zarif tweeted. facility, ISNA reported. which is indeed the leadership of outlawry & unilateralism, and Upon the order by Rouhani, the AEOI on Wednesday Resuming work at Fordow was the fourth step by Iran «We have previously enriched uranium to 5% and 20% the creator, supporter & sponsor of terrorism?!” Mousavi said began injecting gas into centrifuges at the Fordow — where in line with paragraph 36 of the JCPOA which “allows one at the Fordow site. Now we possess enough 20% enriched on his Twitter account hours later. 1,044 centrifuges are installed. The injection took place at side, under certain circumstances, to stop complying with uranium, but we have the capability to produce it in accord- Iran on Wednesday took the fourth step in reducing its commit- the presence of inspectors from the International Atomic the deal if the other side is out of compliance.” ance with the JCPOA if our reserves end,» Salehi, a nuclear ments under the 2015 nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Compre- Energy Agency (IAEA). «Our 4th step to suspend a JCPOA provision is foreseen physicist, said. hensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), in reaction to the continued failure of the European parties to meet their obligations to the agreement. In May 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump pulled his country Cleric calls U.S. embassy takeover as Russia voices concern over full out of the JCPOA. second revolution against tyranny collapse of JCPOA Iran and the remaining parties launched talks to save the JCPOA after the U.S. withdrawal, but the three EU parties to POLITICAL TEHRAN — Tehran’s POLITICAL TEHRAN — Russian the deal (France, Britain, and Germany) have failed to ensure deskinterim Friday prayers deskDeputy Foreign Minis- Iran’s economic interests. leader praised Iranians’ eye-catching ter Sergei Ryabkov voiced his country’s Iran started to partially reduce commitments under the nu- rallies in the national day marking the deep concern over full failure of the Joint clear deal exactly a year after the U.S. abandoned the deal and 40 the anniversary of the U.S. embassy Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), imposed the harshest ever sanctions on the country under the takeover, calling the move the country’s commonly known as Iran nuclear deal. “maximum pressure” policy. At the time Iran announced that second revolution. “Moscow worries about failure of its “strategic patience” is over. Kazzem Sediqi said the U.S. has not JCPOA,” Ryabkov was quoted as saying On Wednesday, Iran started to inject uranium gas into cen- refrained from any plot to overthrow the by the Persian language website of Sputnik. trifuges at the Fordow nuclear facility under the supervision of Islamic Republic since 1979. power inside the country and the second “We are witnessing such danger. The pact undertakings under the nuclear deal. inspectors from the UN nuclear watchdog. On November 4, 1979, a group of uni- one was against the global hegemony. can be really ruined, that is why, we have The measure at Fordow was taken upon “At the presence of inspectors from the International Atom- versity students took over the embassy, The date of the embassy capture in called on engaging sides to refrain (from more an order on Tuesday by President Hassan ic Energy Agency, Iran started injecting gas into centrifuges in which they believed had turned into a center the Iranian calendar is known as Aban tensions) and resort to thoughtful measures.” Rouhani in coordination with the Supreme Fordow,” the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said. of espionage planning to overthrow the 13, which is now recognized as the day Touching upon Iran’s reduction of National Security Council (SNSC). nascent Islamic Republic. of campaign against “global arrogance”. obligations under the JCPOA, the Rus- “Iran’s 4th step in reducing its commit- Documents found at the mission cor- He said, “People in over a thousand sian diplomat said, “Everything, from a ments under the JCPOA begins today by roborated claims by the revolutionary cities and towns nationwide took part in technical view, is reversible.” injecting gas to 1044 centrifuges. Thanks IRNA elected as OANA students that Washington had been using the Aban 13th rallies and shut the door “The situation can return to the normal to U.S. policy and its allies, Fordow will the compound to hatch plots against Iran. to any new negotiations with the U.S.” rail of implementing the JCPOA rapidly. soon be back to full operation,” Rouhani next president Sediqi said, “Takeover of the den of Demonstrators in Tehran gathered on The entire steps of modification of under- wrote on his Twitter page. espionage not only was confirmed by Imam Sunday outside the former U.S. diplomat- takings by Iran under the JCPOA can be Iran says its reciprocal measures will SEOUL — At its 17th general assembly meeting in Seoul, the Khomeini but also Imam told that ‘you have ic mission chanting slogans against the reversed,” Ryabkov emphasized. be reversible as soon as Europe finds prac- Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) on Friday seized good place and try not to miss it’.” United States and Israel. On Wednesday, the Atomic Energy tical ways to shield the Iranian economy voted to elect IRNA as the next host and president of the media bloc. The Friday prayers leader further quoted Similar rallies were held in more than Organization of Iran resumed injecting from unilateral U.S. sanctions which were IRNA will host the next OANA meeting in 2022 and will keep Imam Khomeini as saying that the embassy 1,000 cities and towns across the vast coun- UF6 gas into the centrifuge machines in- imposed last year when President Donald the presidency of the media association for three years. takeover was the second revolution, as try. The marchers chanted «Hayhat minna stalled at the Fordow nuclear facility as Trump withdrew the U.S. from the mul- Zia Hashmi, the chief of the Islamic Republic News Agency the first revolution was against tyrannical az-zilla” (Never to Humiliation). part of the country’s fourth step to modify tilateral agreement. (IRNA), told the participants at the gathering on Friday, that as a longtime member of OANA, his news agency has always strived Iran’s nuclear moves intended to save JCPOA, says ambassador to advance union’s goals. POLITICAL TEHRAN — Hamid Baeidinejad, Iran’s to ensure” that the deal will stand. in negotiations with the five permanent members of the deskambassador to London, said on Tuesday Iran took the new measure as the Europeans missed the UN Security Council (the U.S., Russia, China, Britain, that Iran’s decision to partially scale down its commitments third 60-day deadline to fulfill their commitments to the France) Germany, and the European Union in a course under the 2015 multilateral nuclear deal is only aimed at deal signed in July 2015 and endorsed by the UN Security of two years of intensive negotiations. saving the agreement from a total collapse. Council resolution 2231. Ambassador Baeidinejad added “it depends on the oth- Baeidinejad made the remarks hours after President According to the Press TV, Baeidinejad said in a scenario er parties” whether Iran would restore its nuclear energy Hassan Rouhani ordered the Atomic Energy Organization in which Iran would uphold its nuclear commitments in the activities to the level that existed before the deal or resort of Iran (AEOI) to start injecting uranium gas into advanced absence of similar conduct by the remaining signatories “is to stronger retaliatory measures. IR-6 centrifuges at the Fordow nuclear enrichment facility. not a sustainable situation.” Under the JCPOA Iran agreed to put limits on its nucle- It was the fourth step by Iran to reduce its nuclear com- “So, we’re reducing some of our commitments to give ar activities in exchange for termination of economic and Hashemi said he believes that today media need innovative mitments in response to the abrogation of the multinational warnings that this situation cannot be continued and urge financial sanctions. initiatives and collective cooperation for progress. nuclear deal by the Trump administration and return of them (the other parties) to completely agree to implement ‘Iran restoring economic confidence’ The OANA meeting started in Seoul on Wednesday. South previous sanctions and an inaction by the European sig- their share of the commitments,” the ambassador noted, The ambassador also strongly refuted claims that Iran’s Korea’s official news agency Yonhap was the host of the conference. natories to the deal to offset sanctions. according to the Press TV. economy was “collapsing” in the face of the U.S. sanctions. It will keep the presidency of the union until 2022. “We’re doing this because we want to salvage the nuclear Iran’s outright withdrawal from the accord or its re- “Our economy is doing much better comparing to the last OANA has 44 members from 35 countries. Its general assembly deal from total collapse,” Baeidinejad told Sky News. “Be- negotiation — as the U.S. has proposed — would lead to year, when the sanctions were imposed against Iran. We are meets every three years. cause, in fact, the other sides have not been able to live up the deal’s “total collapse” and bring “another set of uncer- regaining our full confidence in being able to recover our The OANA participants also held a meeting with South Korean to their obligations, and Iran is resorting to certain actions tainties,” said the diplomat who helped craft the JCPOA economy, and we are on the right track,” Baeidinejad said. President Moon Jae-In. In a separate meeting with President Moon, Hashemi said Seoul is working to restore Tehran-Seoul relations to its glorified era. IAEA inspector tried to wreck Iranian nuclear facilities: ambassador POLITICAL TEHRAN — Kazem Reuters first reported on Wednesday that ibabadi said. “We are aware of our inter- Wolcott added. deskGharibabadi, Iran’s am- Iran had held an IAEA inspector and seized national rights and commitments in this Gharibabadi explained that detectors Russia says Iran’s bassador and permanent representative to her travel documents in what appears to be the regard but when the inspector was entering were used several times on the inspector’s enrichment move does not the Vienna-based international organizations, first incident of its kind since Iran’s nuclear the Natanz facilities, our detectors identi- purse as well as in the bathroom she had said on Thursday the Islamic Republic will deal with major powers was struck in 2015. fied that she could be carrying dangerous used, showing traces of suspicious materials. threaten non-proliferation not compromise on safety and security at The inspector left Iran on Oct. 30, the materials, and several actions took place “This is an alarming signal for us and we its nuclear facilities. memo obtained by Reuters said. afterwards.” can’t ignore this issue easily,” he said, adding Gharibabadi made the remarks after a Iran confirmed on Wednesday that it U.S. ambassador to the IAEA, Jackie Wol- that the detectors only sounded for her and MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday session of the Board of Governors of the In- prevented the inspector from gaining access cott, said the detention of the IAEA inspector not the other inspectors. that Iran’s latest move to scale back its commitments under the ternational Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). to its main uranium-enrichment facility at was an “outrageous provocation”. “We have requested that the inspector 2015 nuclear deal did not pose a threat to the non-proliferation The session of the Board of Governors was Natanz. The IAEA said on Thursday that one “All Board members need to make clear cooperates with us and clarifies what mate- regime, Interfax news agency reported. held to address two issues, one of which was of its inspectors was “temporarily prevented now and going forward that such actions rials she was carrying and possibly dumped Iran said on Thursday it had resumed uranium enrichment at related to one of the agency’s inspectors, he from leaving Iran” last week. are completely unacceptable, will not be when she went to the bathroom,” the am- its underground Fordow nuclear plant, stepping further away from said, Tasnim reported. “We did not breach their rights,” Ghar- tolerated, and must have consequences,” bassador stated. its deal with world powers after the United States pulled out of it. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY NOVEMBER 9, 2019

STOCK MARKET ‘Private sector plays significant role TEDPIX 305333.2 IFX 3884.52 Sources: tse.ir, Ifb.ir in non-oil exports during sanctions’

By Mahnaz Abdi nance minister and also Central Bank of Iran (CBI)’s governor”, Shafeie noted. CURRENCIES TEHRAN — Iranian finance and economic CBI governor has said that his viewpoint USD 42,000 rials affairs minister appreciated the role that the toward private sector has been changed; it private sector is playing to help the coun- is a promising approach, the official stated. EUR 46,451 rials try sustain its non-oil exports during the SEO ready to set up forex stock GBP 53,930 rials sanctions time and said, “Fortunately, we exchange managed to continue our non-oil exports, The head of Iran’s Stock and Exchange AED 11,437 rials despite all difficulties and limitations, through Organization also delivered speech during the aids of private sector.” Source: cbi.ir the meeting and voiced his organization’s Farhad Dejpasand made the remarks readiness for establishing foreign currency during the 90th meeting of the govern- stock exchange in the country. ment-private sector negotiation council, Shapour Mohammadi said that estab- which was held at the place of Iran Cham- lishment of such stock exchange has been COMMODITIES ber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and approved by the Stock Exchange Supreme Brent $61.32/b Agriculture (ICCIMA) on November 4, at- Council, but enforcing it requires some co- tended by ICCIMA Head Gholam-Hossein ordination with the CBI. WTI $56.28/b Shafeie and Iran’s Securities and Exchange CBI should confirm that there is stability OPEC Basket $62.39/b Organization Head Shapour Mohammadi, in the forex market and on the other side it in addition to a number of other officials should make sure that the market can discover Gold $1,458.15/oz and some representatives of the country’s the source of foreign currency exchange rate, private sector. the official added. Silver $$16.78/oz The minister further referred to the rise the enemy’s plots have failed for weakening Private sector’s forward During the 90th meeting of the govern- Platinium $898.55/oz in the country’s non-oil exports and said, “By Iran’s economy. movement during sanctions ment-private sector negotiation council, the help of private sector we could also make The government’s trust in the private Addressing the same meeting, ICCIMA some representatives of the private sector Sources: oilprice.com, Moneymetals.com the condition better for the exports, as our sector has brought noticeable results, the head said that what the private sector is do- discussed the obstacles they are facing in the non-oil exports have risen during the first minister mentioned, adding that when the ing during the sanctions is a different and way of trade with the governmental officials seven months of the current Iranian calendar sanctions began the governmental organi- forward movement challenging all internal present in the meeting. year (March 21-October 23) compared to zations issued different bylaws which were and foreign obstacles. Debts to the National Development Fund Belgian trade delegation to the same period of time in the past year.” mainly preventing the private sector’s forward “Taking a positive approach toward the (NDF) and some issues related to the activ- visit Tehran in late-Nov. “National economy is being improved, movement; but once the trust was gradually future, the private sector’s exporters have ities through NIMA (Iran’s domestic Forex although we are still far from the ideal condi- formed those active in the private sector moved, and today, we are happy that this Management Integrated System) were dis- ECONOMY TEHRAN – A trade delegation from Belgium’s tion”, Dejpasand noted and underscored that could take more stable steps. movement has been appreciated by the fi- cussed during the meeting. deskWallonia region is scheduled to visit Iran on No- vember 30, to discuss economic cooperation with Iranian counterparts, the portal of Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TCCIMA) reported. Trade agreement with EAEU officially declared to Iranian customs TCCIMA will be hosting the delegation which is comprised of ECONOMY TEHRAN — Implementation of the free finalize an agreement on formation of a free trade zone representatives of renowned Belgian companies active in a variety desktrade agreement between Iran and Eur- between Iran and the regional union. of fields including machinery, agriculture, food industries, as well as asian Economic Union (EAEU) was officially declared to Meanwhile, Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian health and cosmetic products. customs offices across Iran, IRIB reported on Thursday. has said that the accession of Iran into EAEU would be As reported, Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Admin- a major breakthrough for Iran’s trade as it would allow TEDPIX drops 1.4% in a week istration (IRICA) has issued an announcement for all the exports on zero tariffs for 70 products while 503 other customs offices across the country to notify them about items would enjoy lowered duties. ECONOMY TEHRAN — TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran the official implementation of the agreement. “We can supply our goods and products to their markets deskStock Exchange (TSE), has fallen 4,328 points, or The notice also included the list of the 380 commodity through the land borders of the Republic of Armenia as 1.4 percent, to 305,333 during the five working days of the past Iranian items which are subjected to the trade agreement. well as sea borders of the Russian Federation and Kazakh- calendar week (Saturday to Wednesday), Tasnim news agency reported. The trade agreement between Iran and the Eurasian stan,” said Ardakanian, making a reference to the countries of states located in central and northern Asia and Eastern The report said that 12.35 billion securities worth 54.994 trillion Economic Union officially came into force on October 27. members to the EAEU which also includes Belarus and Europe. The Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union was rials (about $1.309 billion) were traded through 1.6 million deals at Back in August, Iran’s Ambassador to Russia Mehdi Kyrgyzstan. signed on 29 May 2014 by the leaders of Belarus, Kazakh- TSE during the past week. Sanaei attended a meeting with a senior EAEU official to The Eurasian Economic Union is an economic union stan and Russia, and came into force on 1 January 2015. As reported, the number and worth of securities experienced 74.4 percent and 78 percent rise, respectively, while the number of deals rose 58.7 percent. Moody’s lowers India’s outlook to Eurozone GDP forecast cut as negative from stable slowdown takes hold The Philippine peso has Moody’s Investors Service on Thursday cut Eurozone GDP growth estimates were lowered The “fundamentals of the EU economy jumped nearly 4% this year India’s ratings outlook to “negative” from to 1.1% for 2019 from 1.2% as global trade are robust: after six years of growth, unem- “stable”, citing increasing risks that growth fears increased, the European commission ployment in the EU is at its lowest since the as investors hunt for yield in Asia’s third-largest economy will remain said on Thursday. turn of the century and the aggregate deficit By Weizhen Tan lower than in the past. As stated by sharecast.com, the commis- below 1% of GDP. But the challenging road As per indiatoday.in, the ratings agency sion said eurozone GDP was also now forecast ahead leaves no room for complacency. In a low-rate environment where investors are searching for yield, the said that its action partly reflected govern- to expand by 1.2% in 2020 and 2021 down All policy levers will need to be used to Philippines has been an attractive option. ment and policy ineffectiveness in addressing from estimates of 1.4%. It said that although strengthen Europe’s resilience and support Yields in the Southeast Asian country have stayed high — relative to economic weakness, which in turn led to the European economy has been resilient to growth,” he said. its regional counterparts — and that’s giving the Philippine peso a boost. an increase in debt burden from already external negative factors, these were becoming In its autumn report, the commission said The Philippine currency has made strong gains against the greenback high levels. response to the outlook cut, adding that much less supportive and uncertainty was persisting trade tensions between the U.S. and this year, buoyed by other factors, such as a narrowing trade deficit, in Moody’s retained its foreign and local the economy’s fundamentals remained beginning to affect the region. China and high levels of policy uncertainty an economy that has outperformed its neighbors. currency ratings at ‘Baa2’. “quite robust”. It cited rising geopolitical and trade ten- had dampened investment, manufacturing It has jumped 3.8% against the dollar so far this year, and more than The Nifty 50 index .NSEI fell 0.4 p percent The economy grew only 5.0 per cent year- sions, such as those between China and the and international trade. . 5% since the middle of 2018. in early trade on Friday, while the rupee on-year between April and June, its weakest U.S., a potential no-deal Brexit and “persis- “With global GDP growth set to remain Last year, the country’s central bank hiked “overly aggressively” in INR=D4 weakened to 71.31 against the pace since 2013, as consumer demand and tent” weakness in the manufacturing sector weak, growth in Europe will depend on the a bid to battle slowing inflation, leading to increasing yields that have dollar, versus Thursday’s close of 70.965. government spending slowed amid global as factors. strength of more domestically-oriented sec- attracted investors, said Nicholas Mapa, senior economist at Dutch “India continues to be among the fastest trade frictions. “It particularly affects the manufacturing tors,” it said. bank ING. growing major economies in the world, In- This prompted a slew of rate cuts by the sector, which is also experiencing structural “These, in turn, will rely on the labor “Financial flows have been very beneficial to the Philippine Peso as dia’s relative standing remains unaffected,” central bank, while the government rolled shifts. As a result, the European economy looks market supporting wage growth, favorable real yields have attracted foreign players. the finance ministry said in a response to out several measures, including a sharp cut to be heading towards a protracted period of financing conditions, and, in some member With … (Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas) policy rates still relatively high the outlook cut, adding that the economy’s in corporate taxes, in a bid to boost growth. more subdued growth and muted inflation,” states, supportive fiscal measures.” in the region, this has attracted foreign money to PHL markets, helping fundamentals remained “quite robust”. “While government measures to sup- the commission said. Net job creation was likely to slow, the prop the Peso,” he said, referring to the country’s central bank. The ratings agency said that its action port the economy should help to reduce The “European economy was now in its unemployment rate in the euro area is expect- The central bank slashed its benchmark rate three times this year partly reflected government and policy the depth and duration of India’s growth seventh consecutive year of growth and is ed to continue falling from 7.6% this year to to 4.0%, after hiking it five times in 2018. ineffectiveness in addressing economic slowdown, prolonged financial stress among forecast to continue expanding in 2020 and 7.4% in 2020 and 7.3% in 2021. In the EU, the Despite the rate cuts, the yield on the 10-year bond in the Philippines weakness, which in turn led to an increase rural households, weak job creation, and, 2021. Labor markets remain strong and un- unemployment rate is forecast to fall to 6.3% has remained among the highest in the region. It was at 4.61% as of Friday, in debt burden from already high levels. more recently, a credit crunch among non- employment continues to fall.” this year and settle at 6.2% in 2020 and 2021. after falling from a high of 6.38% in February and 7.95% last October. Moody’s retained its foreign and local bank financial institutions have increased GDP is forecast to rise Eurozone inflation was forecast at 1.2% That compares with the current 1.80% in Singapore — albeit a reflection currency ratings at ‘Baa2’. the probability of a more entrenched slow- For the EU as a whole, GDP is forecast to rise this year and next, rising to 1.3% in 2021. In of the lower risk premium — 3.48% in Malaysia, and 1.66% in Thailand. The Nifty 50 index .NSEI fell 0.4 per down,” Moody’s said. by 1.4% in 2019, 2020 and 2021. The forecast the EU, inflation is forecast at 1.5% this year Central banks around the world have been on a path of lower interest cent in early trade on Friday, while the ru- Moody’s said it does not expect the credit for 2020 was also revised down compared to and next and 1.7% in 2021. rates, with Europe even turning negative. pee INR=D4 weakened to 71.31 against the crunch among non-bank financial institu- the summer (from 1.6%). Financial services commissioner Valdis The Philippines has also been relatively resilient against the effects dollar, versus Thursday’s close of 70.965. tions to be resolved quickly. Economic and Financial Affairs commis- Dombrovskis waned the EU “could be facing of the U.S.-China trade battle, which has hit several economies in Asia, “India continues to be among the The domestic auto sector is also in the sioner Pierre Moscovici said all EU economies troubled waters ahead”, with a period of “high analysts said. fastest growing major economies in the middle of one of its worst slowdowns ever, were set to continue expanding over the com- uncertainty related to trade conflicts, rising The Philippine economy grew faster than expected in the third quar- world, India’s relative standing remains and overall jobless rates rose to 8.5 percent ing two years “in spite of increasingly strong geopolitical tensions, persistent weakness in ter, up 6.2% year over year, beating forecasts of 6.0% in a Reuters poll. unaffected,” the finance ministry said in a in October, the highest since August 2016. headwinds”. the manufacturing sector and Brexit”. The “PHP has … been buffered by the fact that the Philippines is relatively insulated from global trade tensions, given that exports ac- counted for 31.7 percent of its GDP in 2018, which is significantly lower compared to regional peers such as Malaysia and Singapore,” FXTM market analyst Han Tan told CNBC in an email. Malaysia surprises with first cut in banks’ reserve ratio in 3 years A narrowing trade deficit By Joseph Sipalan would free up, but the last time the BNM cut here the SRR in A narrowing trade deficit has therefore supported the peso, according January 2016 from 4%, economists estimated it added 6 billion to analysts. A country runs into a deficit when the total value of goods, Malaysian banks’ statutory reserve requirement (SRR) will be ringgit ($1.45 billion) to the system. services and investments it imports exceeds the total value it exports. reduced to 3.00% from 3.50%, effective November 16, the central “It’s a major move, it was totally unexpected given what they In a recent report, ANZ Research also pointed to an increasing bank said on Friday, the first cut in three years and made days signaled just this week in the policy statement which was pretty number of tourist arrivals in the Philippines, led by visitors from China. after it left its key policy interest rate unchanged. much quite balanced in its tone of risk,” ING Asia economist The number of Chinese tourists is “much smaller” than in several other Economists said the move suggested that Southeast Asia’s Prakash Sakpal said. countries in the region, and hence has room to grow further, ANZ said. third-biggest economy was slowing down in the second half. It also “We should see GDP slowdown continuing towards the end “Higher tourism receipts should temper the current account deficit, sets the stage for an interest rate cut in Bank Negara Malaysia’s of the year. It won’t be outside BNM’s forecast of 4.3%-4.8% for even if moderately,” the firm wrote. (BNM) next policy review in late January, they added. this year, but clearly the downtrend will eventually force BNM Typically, a more positive current account balance supports a coun- The “decision to reduce the SRR is undertaken to maintain to cut its overnight policy rate.” try’s currency because it means the nation is less dependent on foreign sufficient liquidity in the domestic financial system,” the central Alex Holmes, an Asia economist with Capital Economics, said currencies. bank said in a statement. the Philippines saw growth in credit and broad money supply There could even be further upside for the Philippine peso in the “This will continue to support the efficient functioning of would offset pressure in the economy from weaker exports. after a similar move last month. rest of the year. the domestic financial markets and facilitate effective liquidity Malaysia’s exports in September recorded their biggest decline “BNM tends to be forward looking, they were the first to cut The “seasonal year-end inflow of remittances, along with the soft- management by the banking institutions.” in nearly three years. the key rate in the region back in May,” Holmes said. er Dollar environment, should also help keep the Peso elevated going BNM, however, said the SRR was not a signal on the stance Economists said the cut in SRR - the minimum amount of “It was kind of a surprise that they didn’t cut this week, but into 2020,” said Tan, referring to money sent home by Filipinos who of monetary policy. reserves that must be held by a commercial bank - should bring they also tend to move in small increments and leave a long time are working overseas, which usually sees an uptick during the festive The central bank on Tuesday maintained its key overnight policy down the interbank lending rate and boost loan growth. between cuts. We think they will cut in either January or March.” year-end season. (Source: cnbc.com) rate at 3.00% - as expected - betting that private sector spending They said it was too early to say how much money the move (Source: reuters.com) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NOVEMBERNOVEMBER 9,9, 20192019 ANALYSISENERGY & INTERVIEW 5

NIOC to revise regulations of Africa poised to lead way in global green revolution, says report

Africa is poised to lead the world’s cleanest economic revolution by using renewable energy sources to power a massive spread oil offering at IRENEX of urbanization, says an IEA report. By Saeed Sobhani By Brett Wilkins The IEA, or International Energy Agency, predicts that solar energy will play a big role in supporting the continent’s growing ENERGY TEHRAN – National Offering crude oil and gas condensate population and industrialization over the next 20 years. deskIranian Oil Company at IRENEX is to materialize the objectives Africa has less than half the solar power installations seen in (NIOC) has once again decided to revise of “Resistance Economy” for diversifying the UK, despite the sunnier conditions, but the IEA is predicting the regulations pertaining to the offering of methods of selling these products and bene- a solar boom in countries across the continent, which could oil at the country’s energy exchange (IREN- fitting from the capabilities of private sector give hundreds of millions of homes electricity for the first time. EX), IRNA reported on Friday, quoting an for exporting them. The report forecasts that Africa’s appetite for energy will NIOC official. National Iranian Oil Company offered grow at double the rate of the global average in the coming According to Amir-Hossein Tebyanian, light crude oil at IRENEX first on October decades as the continent overtakes China and India as the NIOC’s representative at IRENEX, the offer- 28, 2018, just few days before new U.S. most populated region in the world. ings at IRENEX have been made based on sanctions on Iran’s petroleum sector took Africa’s population is expected to grow to more than 2 the guidelines provided by the Oil Ministry effect (November 4). billion people by 2040, a rise of 800 million from today or the in late-May, however the regulations are Offering gas condensate at IRENEX came population equivalent of the U.S. and Europe combined, says being revised again. after the successful offering of crude oil at the report. People are expected to turn to cities and towns at a “There has been no recent changes in this market. And then the turn came to heavy rate never seen before, where the demand for new houses and the volume of crude oil and condensates crude. Offering heavy crude at IRENEX came infrastructure will ignite an energy-hungry industrial revolution. offerings at IRENEX,” Tebyanian stressed. after NIOC offered light crude at this stock Fatih Birol, executive director of the IEA, said Africa had After several unsuccessful offerings of market in eight round. a “unique opportunity” to leapfrog the fossil fuel dependency light crude oil NIOC decided to halt the Now, after nearly one year, the released of other industrialized regions and host the first economic process of offering oil and gas condensate reports show that sales of these products transformation that did not contribute to the climate crisis. in mid-May to prepare new guidelines for has not been so successful and welcomed, Fatih Birol, of the IEA, says Africa can power an industrial the later offerings. Accordingly, for the 10th new changes in the regulations regarding “The process of offering crude oil and as according to the representative of NIOC revolution largely on renewable energy. round of light crude oil offering which was the oil offerings to make it more attractive gas condensate will be ongoing on a regu- at IRENEX, just about one million barrels of “I am optimistic about Africa’s energy future – it will surprise the third round of offerings in the new Ira- for potential buyers. lar basis, and the recent interval has been light crude and 70,000 barrels of heavy crude pessimists,” Birol said. “I have great expectations for the energy nian calendar year (started on March 21) NIOC recently halted the crude oil and gas due solely to customizing and updating the have been sold at IRENEX since the sec- industry in the years to come, both in terms of bringing energy NIOC decided to offer two million barrels condensate offerings at IRENEX, resulting process to match the market conditions and ond Iranian calendar month of Ordibehesht access to Africa’s people but also driving economic growth.” of light crude instead of the previous one in some rumors saying that the offerings future offerings will be announced soon,” (began on April 21), although the products He urged Africa’s leaders to take advantage of the natural million barrels. are to be stopped permanently, however he told Shana on October 30. have been regularly offered at IRENEX on resources available through solar power generation, and the The least amount of purchase was also NIOC has repeatedly rejected the rumors, The official noted that since offering oil a weekly basis. mining of raw minerals needed to make electric and hydrogen reduced to 10,000 barrels from the previ- announcing that oil offerings will definitely and gas condensate in the stock exchange is IRENEX Managing Director Seyed Ali batteries, which are in high demand across the world. ous 35,000. continue. naturally affected by market conditions and Hosseini believes that policymaking and He said some fossil fuels, such as natural gas, would be needed However, it seems that even those ad- In late October, Tebyanian pointed to “we should therefore not have unrealistic execution are not integrated; and it is the to support Africa’s heavy industries as they built the towns and justments were not enough to attract buyers technical problems as the reason for the expectations regarding the oil sales through reason behind the slow trend of the trades cities needed to house the continent’s growing population. But and NIOC has decided to once again make hiatus in offerings. this platform.” in IRENEX. the increase would be insignificant in the wider global climate effort, according to the IEA. Birol said: “Africa’s total contribution to cumulative global emissions from energy over the last 100 years is only 2%, which is half the emissions of Germany today. If everyone in Africa had Iran supplying 26% of Iraq’s total electricity needs: Iraqi official access to energy this 2% will rise to just 3% – it’s still nothing. It’s peanuts compared to other countries in the world which ENERGY TEHRAN – An official with Iraq’s capacity, without elaborating. are using fossil fuels such as coal for energy. deskEnergy Ministry said Iran is supply- Iraq is one of the major importers of electricity from “But while Africa does not contribute to climate change the ing seven gigawatts (GW) of electricity for his country Iran. The Arab country is a strategic market for all Ira- continent is on the frontline of its potential effects, including which is over 26 percent of the Arab country’s total nian industries including the energy sector and accord- droughts. Africa is perhaps the most innocent continent in electricity consumption. ing to agreements reached between the two countries’ terms of its contributions to climate change, but they will be Speaking in a conference in Cairo, Abbas Jabber, energy ministries, the two sides are going to execute the victims.” the electricity ministry’s undersecretary, put domes- joint projects in the electricity sector over three years tic generation capacity in his country at 19.5 GW and (or three stages) of 2019, 2020 and 2021. the country’s needs at 26.5 GW, with the gap filled by Earlier this month, the two countries’ power grids Iranian imports, Reuters reported. were synchronized to operate in coordination with According to Jabber, “maybe in three years” Iraq each other. South Africa eyes LNG terminal would be able to achieve self-sufficiency. Speaking at the ceremony held for synchronization “This is something we are forced to do honestly, operation of Iran-Iraq power grids on November 1, as gas key to energy future because we do not have sufficient generation capacity Managing Director of Iran Grid Management Compa- to meet demand in Iraq,” he noted. ny Davoud Farrokhzad said grounds will be prepared South Africa’s government believes gas can play an important Jabber said Iraqi consumer bills covered less than for increasing Iran’s electricity exports to Iraq in the role in the country’s energy future, with plans in hand to create 10% of generation costs but he said Iraq was adding near future. a liquefied natural gas terminal in Coega, near Port Elizabeth. According to upstreamonline.com, Minister of Energy & Mineral Resources Gwede Mantashe said at the Africa Oil Week conference in Cape Town that Coega will be the initial home for the LNG import terminal but added that “we think we may need Oil falls amid doubts over U.S.-China trade deal, rising stockpiles more than one terminal”. While the minister did not identify where other terminals Crude oil futures fell on Friday amid lingering uncer- market strategist at AxiTrader. could be located, Richards Bay and Saldanha have previously tainty on whether, and when, the United States and Also concentrating minds among sector watchers been mentioned as possibilities. China will agree a long-awaited deal to end their bitter were remarks by OPEC Secretary-General Mohammad A terminal at Coega will help boost the financial fortunes of trade dispute, the gloom compounded by rising crude Barkindo this week that he was more optimistic about state-owned utility Eskom as well as PetroSA. inventories in the United States. the outlook for 2020 because of potentially positive “We think the availability of gas can help alleviate that cost According to reuters.com, Brent crude, the global developments on trade disputes, appearing to downplay to Eskom of using diesel in peak times of energy demand,” said benchmark, was down 44 cents, or 0.7%, at $61.85 a any need to cut output more deeply. Mantashe. barrel by 0739 GMT, after gaining 0.9% in the previous A deal between the Organization of the Petroleum “This is what is driving us to look into these LNG complexes.” session. Brent is set to rise 0.4% for the week. Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies, such as Russia, He added that Eskom may also be able to convert coal-fired U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was down is limiting supplies until March next year. The producers power plants to run on gas. 50 cents, or 0.9%, at $56.65 a barrel. The contract rose will meet on Dec. 5-6 in Vienna to review that policy. The minister stressed a Coega import facility could “change the 1.4% on Thursday and is set to rise 0.8% for the week. Barkindo’s comments are “spooking the market, fortunes” of PetroSA’s Mossel Bay gas-to-liquids facility, which The trade war between the world’s two biggest especially in the face of the seemingly never-ending is only pumping at one-third of its capacity due to gas feedstock economies has slowed economic growth around the run of U.S. inventory builds,” said AxiTrader’s Innes. shortages. world and prompted analysts to lower forecasts for a timeline. U.S. crude oil stockpiles rose sharply last week as “We need an LNG terminal urgently and we have to talk to oil demand, raising concerns that a supply glut could But that comment was shrouded in doubt soon after refineries cut output and exports dropped, while refined various investors to get commitment to that terminal because it develop in 2020. when Reuters reported that the plan faces stiff internal products extended a multi-week drawdown, the Energy must not depend on the state.” On Thursday, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said opposition in the U.S. administration. Information Administration said on Wednesday. This move to improve the profile of gas in South Africa’s economy the two countries have agreed in the past two weeks to “Oil is in pause mode as traders await more details Stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub for is underpinned by the government’s recently unveiled Integrated cancel trade tariffs in different phases, without giving on the trade talks,” said Stephen Innes, Asia Pacific WTI rose by 1.7 million barrels, the EIA said. Resource Policy (IRP).

نوبت اول Second Announcement N.I.S.O.C1398.4841 A new floating solar farm shows that renewables can be easy

By Emanuela Barbiroglio floating solar installation in the Nether- the longer the system produces energy, lands and the second largest in Europe the lower the costs of energy produc- N.I.S.O.C The Sekdoorn floating solar farm in to date, following O’MEGA1 project in tion,” he added. “Apart from that, the NATIONAL NATIONAL IRANIAN IRANIAN SOUTH SOUTH OILFIELDS OILFIELDS COMPANY COMPANY AHVAZAHVAZ-IRAN-IRAN the Netherlands is completed after a France. It is the third of its kind for system guarantees low operations and TENDER NO.TENDER : 08-21-9340009 NO. : 08-21-9340009 record six weeks of work. This is the BayWa r.e, after the completion of the maintenance costs as well as a minimal National Iranian South Oilfields Company(NISOC) intends to purchase the following goods fastest construction speed ever for the plants in Weperpolder and Tynaarlo. impact on the maritime life.” National Iranian South Oilfields Company(NISOC) intends to purchase the following goods German company specialized in the “We are proud of having brought Floating solar is expected to follow a Items Quantity renewables sector BayWa r.e., who online three major projects in a very similarly fast and upward trajectory as Material Description worked together with its Dutch partner short period of time,” said Benedikt solar power. “In Belgium, the Flemish CASING, API GRADE P-110, SWAMLESS "VAM FLSH JOINT” THREAD, RANGE 3 (MAX LEN :40.5 FT) AS PER API 1500 GroenLeven to build the power plant. Ortmann, global director Solar Projects government in January 2019 announced 01 5CT/IS011960 SIZE (OD), WEIGHT (PPF), AS SPECIFIED MARKING: COLD DIE STAMPED IN ACCORDANCE The construction was done in only six at BayWa r.e. “As there hasn’t been any six floating photovoltaic projects to- WITHAPI 5CT 5 IN. ,18 PPF, VAM FLUSH JOINT 931201 weeks and the plant can power 4,000 reliable system in the market to meet taling 11.1 MW. In Portugal, there are households. our quality standards, we have devel- plans for a hybrid hydro-solar project Vendors who intend to participate in aforesaid tenders are requested to send their “ Intention to participate” letter The solar farm will have a yearly oped a completely new design. With which involves installing floating solar via Fax to the following number along with their resume according to Qualitative Assessment Form no. 1, available at: energy yield of 13.330 MWh, saving this standardized system we are able panels on a reservoir to supplement an WWW.nisoc.ir , not later than 14 days after the second announcement, otherwise, their requests for participation in the around 6,500 tons of CO2 emissions to build floating photovoltaic plants existing hydro plant,” said Walburga FOREIGN PURCHASING DEPARTMENT a year and powering the equivalent of way faster than ground-mounted solar Hemetsberger, the chief executive of- .tender will be disregarded 4,000 households. installations.” ficer of a member-led association for The applicants should have Bldg. relevant No. 104, background Material in Procurement supplying the Management required goods Complex and capability to provide and submit Floating solar power plants are Floating solar farms the whole production chain, SolarPow- .a bid bond of 32,101 EURO or Kouy4 , 005-e ,150,000-Fadaeian RIAL, Islam in favor (New of Site),NISOC Ahvaz, Iran what the name suggests, solar panels The typical problems with floating er Europe. “There is a terawatt-scale Tender documents including the Tel. materials No.: 061 thorough 341 25010 technical Fax No.:specifications 061 3445 and7437 Qualitative Assessment Forms can be mounted on a structure that floats on solar farms are improvised cabling, im- opportunity for floating solar projects a body of water. 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FOREIGN PURCHASING DEPARTMENT According to the World Bank, 10% tions onto the water and developed BayWa r.e is planning the construc- Bldg. No. 104, Material Procurement Management Complex of man-made freshwater reservoirs in its own scheme for the installation of tion of other floating solar farm in the Kouy-e-Fadaeian Islam (New Site), Ahvaz, Iran Europe has the potential to produce photovoltaics on water surfaces. Netherlands next year, including a 27.3 Tel. No.: 061 341 25010 Fax No.: 061 3445 7437 over 200 GWp if floating panels were Ortmann said that their focus is MWp installation that will be the largest Public Relations www.shana.ir www.nisoc.ir تهران تایمز : نوبت اول 14/8/98 نوبت دوم installed. making sure the installation has a high in Europe. 98/8/18 The Sekdoorn project is the largest durability and long lifetime. “Key is, (Source: forbes.com)

I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 6 SPECIAL REPORT NOVEMBER 9, 2019 Tehran Mayor in Closing Ceremony of 4th Tehran Golden Adobe Award: “Golden Adobe”, an Opportunity to Increase Quality of Urban Life Mayor of Tehran Pirouz Hanachi in the closing ceremony of 4th Tehran Golden Adobe Award said that the “Golden Adobe” is an opportunity to enhance quality of urban life. He also said that the “Golden Adobe” is an opportunity to appreciate unsparing efforts of global management on metropolises. The 4th Tehran Golden Adobe Global Award ceremony wrapped up in Intl. Conferences Center of Tehran’s Milad Tower in Tehran on Saturday by announcing winners from among 512 urban management projects both from Iran and 27 other countries in the presence of government officials, councilors, officials and representatives of international organizations and mayors of foreign cities. on the verge of being turned into metropolises.” have been taken into serious consideration quality of our city and honoring the unsparing international institutions who cooperated with Tehran Mayor Pirouz Hanachi announced Most problems facing metropolises in the world in the United Nations (UN), he said, adding, efforts of our colleagues in different parts of the us in better organizing this ceremony. the winners and awarded the top projects. are similar to one another, he said, adding, “air “these issues are the major concerns of officials world. This prize had been awarded between In total, 24 projects were chosen as the top The event was held on the occasion of the World pollution, traffic congestion and climatic changes at metropolises. Problems related to water, 2014 and 2016, and this year, the award was projects and 21 others were also recognized to Cities Day which is annually observed on October are considered as the main problems, total of which energy efficiency and using fossil fuels, etc. held with the motto of smart, resilient and be honored, he highlighted. 31. Hanachi added, “we had only one metropolis play a leading role in cities and metropolises.” are all common in metropolises.” sustainable cities for everyone.” He went on to say that the winners have in Tehran until 1950s but today, the country is Controlling poverty, marginalizing, urban “We have made our utmost efforts to consider He seized this opportunity to express been chosen in seven different categories of home to 15 metropolises or the cities that are sprawling and also controlling official settlement this award as an opportunity for increasing his special thanks to UN Habitat and other urban management and development. Head of Tehran Islamic City Council (TCC) Mohsen Hashemi: Using Urban Diplomacy to Counter US Unjust Sanctions Imposed against Iran Using urban diplomacy is the best policy means talks and negotiations should (NGOs) which can use civil society with “We have raised this issue in expert- Iranian cities can conclude twin-city to deal with sanctions imposed by the be taken after by diplomats and the instigation of public opinion. But the level session with the officials at the agreement with 100 cities in the world.” United States against Islamic Republic Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expertise third method, which is our discussion, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Also, we The urban management is ready to of Iran. and proficiency in it. Secondly, public is the urban diplomacy. wanted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs active this field in order to meet the He made the remarks on the 4th diplomacy which belongs to the public Elsewhere in his remarks, head to send messages from city councils to interests of the country in order to open Tehran Golden Adobe Award and interests of people of countries. of Tehran Islamic City Council said, other countries and try to identify and new path for advancing objectives of requested the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Media, civil and urban diplomacy can “governments usually pursue specific recognize these illegal sanctions to the the country. to use urban diplomacy for taking Iran’s be termed as the most common aspects policies which are not in line with the world and also ask relevant cities to World Day of Cities is held on Oct. inalienable right against US unjust and of public diplomacy, Hashemi added. diplomacy or goals that managers of help and assist Iran in this respect.” 31and it can be witnessed as an urban cruel sanctions imposed on Iran. Media diplomacy is the same use cities pursue. It may have differences Therefore, Islamic Republic of diplomacy event, he said and pointed He also seized this opportunity to of public opinions and also use of in the idea and method with the local Iran has abundant capability in urban to the smart building issue in cities express his thanks to the organizers domestic and foreign media which and central governments. For example, diplomacy, he said, adding, “I request the and added, “special programs have of this Conference and also Tehran have a profound impact on different in London, view of Muslim mayor of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and relevant started in the field of smart building Municipality’s Communications Center communities. Nowadays, the impact this city is quite different from the officials to expand its relationship with in metropolis Tehran and the website and added, “urban diplomacy is one of of media diplomacy has become much government and ruling party which the outside world.” of “My Tehran” is one of these topics.” the methods of public diplomacy and more powerful upon the entrance of Chinese mayor does not pursue such by the United States against Iran, he said, He pointed to the capacity of sister Of course, “we should focus on principally, Iranian Ministry of Foreign powerful cyberspace. a thing.” adding, “under such circumstances, we can cities in the urban diplomacy and added, increasing urban resistance against Affairs follows up the issue through two Civil diplomacy is the same Today, Islamic Republic of Iran is facing use urban diplomacy in order to counter “Tehran has twin-city relationship with incidents and crisis management ways. Firstly, classic diplomacy which Nongovernmental Organizations the toughest and illegal sanctions imposed these sanctions.” 27 cities in the world in a way that including earthquake and flood.” FM Spokesman: Twin-City Agreement between Cities Will Lay Ground for Development of Urban Diplomacy Spokesman of Foreign Ministry Affairs Seyyed Modern diplomacy is a new and and crucial role in this regard, Mousavi agreements have been signed between Iranian Abbas Mousavi pointed to 2,500 sisterhood complementary phenomenon of traditional added. cities and other cities.” agreements between world cities and added, diplomacy that has entered into the international Twin-city agreements are one of the known Transferring message of peace and friendship “sisterhood agreements lay the ground for the arena, he said, “it is due to the increase of various and recognized communications in the field of and discourse is the main objective of the Islamic development of urban diplomacy.” challenges and new issues in human ties.” diplomacy which dates back to a century, he Revolution, he emphasized. Speaking at the ceremony of 4th Tehran “We face a considerable number of actors said, adding, “today, more than 2,500 sisterhood Seyyed Abbas Mousavi pointed to the 4th Golden Adobe Award, he said, “if diplomacy was in the social arena,” he said, adding, public agreements have been concluded between Tehran Golden Adobe Award and said, “4th merely at the hand of governments in previous, opinions and people are the most important different cities in the world.” Tehran Golden Adobe Award is one of the a wide spectrum of actors has entered this area player in the new era.” Mousavi pointed to the twin-city agreements samples of this diplomacy that can play a key and use different tools for bargaining various Today, component of people and inked between Iranian cities and other cities in role in strengthening peace and friendship with subjects.” public opinions play a very determining the world and added, “more than 140 twin-city other nations.”

ICT Minister Calls for Necessity of Paying Attention to Smart Building and Offering Quality Services to People / Tehran Golden Adobe Award Creates Opportunity for Outbreak of Creativity Minister of Communications and Informa- this case, many problems will be solved.” way round.” intelligent services. “when we launch a project, tax paid by tion Technology (ICT) Mohammad-Javad People pay tax in order to receive good He emphasized that smart-building of For this purpose, the municipality can people, time and energy of cities should Azari Jahromi said that Tehran Golden and satisfactory services, he emphasized. cities has been turned into a décor or motto play a leading role in traffic congestion not be wasted.” Adobe will help emergence of creativities Elsewhere in his remarks, Jahromi said, as raised by some officials, adding, “some and also creation of restrictions or Smart-building of cities can lay the and also presentation of skills at cities. “it is estimated that 85 percent of population officials imagine that their cities should improvement of traffic-related problem, ground for the presence of technological Two days ago, “I participated in “Smart of the country will live in urban areas by be equipped with smart and intelligent he said, adding, “if the municipality does and creative companies, he emphasized. City Seminar” in Dubai and quoted a 2050.” He reiterated, “following this issue, system in the condition that their cities not have data and information on the This approach i.e. smart-building has statement by William Shakespeare who urbanization problems such as transport, have no problem and this issue has been degree of air pollution, this issue will create been taken into serious consideration in said that city is nothing but people. That traffic, air pollution, disposal of waste and tuned into a motto as raised by them. serious problems for the municipality.” the Municipality of Tehran and other is to say that people play a leading role in also environment-related problems will be Although without paying attention to Presently, there are necessary tools in municipalities should make their cities the development of cities significantly.” intensified in this regard and consequently, smart-building concept, administration of order to implement these information, “effective steps have been taken for with smart and intelligent system. The key role of people should be people who live in urban areas and metropolises metropolises like Tehran, Tabriz, Shiraz he added. launching 5-G for cities.” He also called on municipalities of taken into serious consideration for the will grapple with serious problems. when we face and Mashhad is impossible, he stressed. Iranian cities are currently connected Generally speaking, all efforts should other cities in the country to take the development of city, he said, adding, “if problems, some people say that these problems He urged the municipality to run and to 4-G internet services and this is a be adopted in line with improving living said issue i.e. smart-building into serious the key role of cities is concentrated, in will be settled by ICT while the issue is the other administer metropolises using smart and good capacity for them, he said, adding, standard of people at last, he said, adding, consideration. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NOVEMBER 9, 2019 SPECIAL REPORT 7

Gholamhossein Mohammadi: Intl. Coop., Best Possible Way to Reduce Challenges in Cities / 197 Domestic Projects and 322 Foreign Project Take Part in 4th Tehran Golden Adobe Award Deputy Tehran Municipality for improvement of capabilities in the field Golden Adobe Award kicked off with the of foreign participants is one of the Intl. Affairs and Communications of development of urban infrastructures motto of creation of smart, resilience salient specifications of 4th Tehran Gholamhossein Mohammadi kicked and also optimal operation of and viable cities. Golden Adobe Award which indicates off the closing ceremony of 4th Tehran experiences for the implementation The secretariat of 4th Tehran Golden the positive evaluation of other countries Golden Adobe Award with the message of top projects. Adobe Award embarked on attracting from the idea of Tehran Golden Adobe of development of interactions and Mohammadi added, “with the projects and urban experiences in two Award.” regional-international cooperation. expansion of positive and effective domestic and international sections and It is hoped that positive results In the beginning of his remarks, interactions with other cities in the in seven topics, he said, adding, “in will be obtained with exchanging Mohammadi welcomed Tehran Mayor world, it is believed that regional and the meantime, projects in the fields of experiences and identification of cities Pirouz Hanachi and government officials, international cooperation is the best architecture, urban planning, cultural with relation to the development of head and councilors of Islamic City Council, way for success and reduce urban heritage and urban recreation have got efficient management, he emphasized. foreign mayors and secretary generals of challenges.” the lion’s share to themselves.” In the end, he pointed to the international organizations and added, “it is Therefore, it is expected that 4th In the domestic section, a number of implementation of specialized panels a great honor for us in Tehran Municipality Tehran Golden Adobe Award will 197 projects from 24 Iranian cities were on the sidelines programs of this to host the 4th Tehran Golden Adobe a a powerful and practical strategy received while in the international section, prestigious event that was held in the Award.” for exchanging information and 322 projects from 207 cities managed presence of senior high-ranking officials This Award is held with the aim of knowhow in line with the development to register this competition. In the Jury of the country as well as distinguished promoting quality of life of citizens, of infrastructures and promotion of Section, constructive views of experts and experts under the title of “Committee development of domain of international viability of urban areas.” juries in various sectors were used and topic. Totally, prize will be awarded to top to be appreciated in this ceremony. of Smart Cities” and “Sustainable and communications and interactions, He went on to say that the 4th Tehran the top three works were selected in each 21 projects. Also, 21 works were identified He added, “considerable increase Viable Cities for All”. UN Secretary General: Role of Cities in Controlling Climate Changes UN Secretary-General António Guterres in a by 2050. Cities consume more than two-thirds of subjects such as climate changes which open reality. This issue seems attractive but we need message to commemorate World Cities Day 2019 the world’s energy and account for more than 70 new strategies towards sustainable future. to turn this issue into a norm. said that “The choices that will be made on urban percent of global carbon dioxide emissions. It is worth mentioning that cities consume The World Cities Day falls on the last day infrastructure in the coming decades – on urban The message of US secretary general was more than two-third of energy in the world, of October every year and this month has been planning, energy efficiency, power generation, read by Mehmet Akdogan representative of in which, cities produce more than 70 percent allocated for raising public awareness towards the and transport – will have a decisive influence on UN Habitat in Tehran. This message is read as of greenhouse gases.” urban challenges, successes and sustainability. the emissions curve. Indeed, cities are where the follows, “today, more than half of population in In addition to their influential effect on the Let’s be committed to apply innovations on climate battle will largely be won or lost.” the world live in urban areas and it is estimated ecological system, cities undertake more than the path of guaranteeing better life for the He pointed to the key role of cities in that this rate will hit to two-thirds by the end 80 percent of production of domestic crude future generations and choose a path for the controlling climate change and said, “cities of 2050. Accordingly, most structures have products in the world. Many solutions which development of sustainable and comprehsnive play a crucial and determining role in failure not been constructed by people with the aim exist for moving towards sustainable future with city which will benefit for all.” or success of the country against control of of offering quality services to this urban- less carbon production, ranging from electrical While being the main cause of climate change, footprint, while greater energy efficiency and the climate changes.” dwelling population. Even, construction of new transport to the use of renewable energy and cities have great potential to provide solutions. use of renewable energy sources can substantially Over half the world’s population now lives in cities other cities will be required. Today, suitable optimal management of waste, are accessible Compact, walkable or cycling cities with good decrease the amount of carbon dioxide produced and this is projected to increase to over two-thirds ways have been provided with regards to the and cities in the world are turning them into public transport can greatly reduce our carbon by homes and offices. Moving towards Sustainable and Viable Cities with Holding Tehran Golden Adobe Award: Goshtasb Mozaffari The Secretary of Tehran Golden Adobe cause cities to move towards more the UN since 2013.” Award will cause moving towards of the Award is held in Tehran on the The Middle East and West Asia Award Goshtasb Mozaffari said that viable and sustainable cities.” In this day, large events are held more sustainable and viable cities. occasion of World Cities Day. are sensitive region and birthplace of organizing such ceremony will be The Deputy Municipality of Tehran in order to remind the sensitivity “Better City, Better Life” is the Tehran Golden Adobe Award will civilization and has been influential effective for moving towards viable for International Cooperation and of status and significance of cities motto that has been selected for help managers and urban planners and effective on all civilizations. and sustainable cities. Relations Affairs Mozaffari pointed to urban planners, policymakers, World Cities Day in 2019. of cities in order to take advantage Presently, cities of the region have The Golden Adobe Award to the organizing 4th Tehran Golden policy setters, rulers, governments Secretary of Tehran Golden Adobe of their constructive viewpoints, established proper cooperation with ceremony is held in Tehran since 2014, Adobe Award in Tehran, held at and citizens. Award pointed to this award has been he said, adding, “exchanging each other and can provide their he said, adding, “organizing Tehran Tehran’s Milad Tower, and added, He once again reiterated that held in metropolis Tehran since experiences will help offer better experiences available to other cities, Golden Adobe Award ceremony will “the World Cities Day was named by organizing Tehran Golden Adobe 2014 and this year, the 4th edition services to citizens.” he added.

A Brief Report on Winners of Three Previous Edition of Tehran Golden Adobe Award Since 2014, domestic and foreign cities have five years.” lected in various sectors. For example, Australia’s Abadian, Tehran’s District 11 mayor, won the pation, cultural and social development of the participated in Tehran Golden Adobe Award On average, in each edition of the event Melbourne, Portugal’s Lisbon were selected for award for museums of war and cigarettes project city, architecture, urban planning, urban cultural but which cities have obtained the chance of dubbed “Tehran Golden Adobe Award”, about reducing air temperature of four degrees and and retrofitting 10 historical houses in the area. heritage and regeneration, smart and creative winning the award? 100 domestic cities and more than 40 foreign also strategy for the development of local area The founder of “MyTehran” online system human-centered city, resource allocation, in- Tehran Golden Adobe Award has been held cities participated in this project. of Lisbon respectively. Mohammad Farjud won the award in Smart vestment, entrepreneurship, employment and by the Municipality of Tehran since 2014 and The prize in the first edition of organizing Other cities such as South Korea’s Seoul was and Creative Human – Oriented Cities category. the city’s economy, infrastructure development, its 4th edition was held in Tehran on Saturday. Tehran Golden Adobe Award in the field of urban awarded due to countering administrative cor- Yusef Hojjat, the founder of Bi-dood bike-shar- public transport and utilities. In this prestigious ceremony, all urban plan- infrastructures belonged to Maziyar Hosseini ruption in urban structures. ing system in Tehran, also won the first prize ners and policymakers are authorized to take the Deputy Municipality of Tehran for Technical “Atiq” Project of Municipality of Tabriz was in the Development of Infrastructures, Public part in 4th Tehran Golden Adobe Award. and development Affairs for the management awarded with the prize of Tehran Golden Ado- Transportation and Urban Services category. Of course, top urban projects and experiences of project of “Sadr-Niyayesh Storied Highway be Award in the field of “urban innovation and Adobe is the smallest unit in constructing a should meet criteria in order to take part in this and Tunnel” creativity for a better life” and was listed among building in ancient Iranian architecture which competition, the most important of which can The prize of Tehran Golden Adobe Award in top 24 selected urban plan in the world. dates back to some 7,000 years ago. be referred to the project that should have been the field of social and cultural projects went to Reza Karami Mohammadi, head of Tehran The Tehran Golden Adobe Global Award aims terminated or implemented. Or implementation of Ardeshir Nourian Chief Executive of Abbasabad Disaster Mitigation and Management Organi- to recognize the importance of local government project should be at the limit of cities. Moreover, Renovation Company for the management of zation, ranked the first in category of Resiliency, and urban management in promoting the so- project should have commercial and empirical project entitled “Pol-e Tabiat (Nature Bridge). Livability and Sustainable Urban Development, cio-economic environments, the sustainability model. This project also should be construct- The prize of Tehran Golden Adobe Award in introducing an earthquake alert system. of cities and regions, and improving the livability ed in cooperation with both public and private the field of development of green area went to Ali The award of Public Participation and Urban of the citizens. sectors and/or directly by the municipalities or Mohammad Mokhtari the managing Director Social-Cultural Development category went to The third edition of the Award was held in local organizations. of Tehran Green Area and Parks Organization Nicaraguan Ambassador to Iran, Mario Barquero, 2016, after three years the fourth edition of the However, all projects should meet the above for the management of project entitled “Iranian for a project called Nicaraguan Women Cook with event was held focusing on “smart city” and “ur- criteria in order to be included in the award, he Garden”. the Sun and Grow Organic Vegetables. ban resilience”. said, adding, “in addition, the time of comple- At the 2md edition of Tehran Golden Adobe In Architecture, Urbanism, Cultural Heritage This year’s award discussed issues of sus- tion of the defined projects should not exceed Award, 22 domestic and foreign cities were se- and Urban Regeneration category, Nasrollah tainable urban development, citizens’ partici- I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 8 ADVERTISEMENTS NOVEMBER 9, 2019

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NASA probe provides insight on solar Scientists just opened a Moon dirt sample untouched system’s border with interstellar space since the ‘70s The journey of NASA’s dauntless Voyager 2 cosmic weather, but Voyager 2’s plasma For the first time in more than 40 years, NASA scientists have spacecraft through our solar system’s farthest wave instrument - built by University of opened up a sample of Moon matter collected during the Apollo reaches has given scientists new insight into Iowa researchers - detected sharp jumps missions. Thanks to new analysis tech developed over those a poorly understood distant frontier: the in plasma density, much like two different decades, this precious artefact could now reveal new insights unexpectedly distinct boundary marking fluids coming into contact with one another.” into the celestial body closest to Earth. where the sun’s energetic influence ends Think of a cold front that forms when a very The sample of regolith (a top layer of rock and soil) called and interstellar space begins. cold air mass comes down to the U.S. from sample 73002, was unsealed on 5 November. It was collected The U.S. space agency previously Canada,” said Don Gurnett, professor of by Apollo 17 astronauts Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt back in announced that Voyager 2, the second human- physics at the University of Iowa. “Here December 1972, by driving a 4-centimetre (1.6-inch) tube into made object ever to depart the solar system we find a very hot plasma mass coming the lunar surface. following its twin Voyager 1, had zipped outward from the sun that encounters the into interstellar space on Nov. 5, 2018 at a cold plasma in the interstellar medium. point more than 11 billion miles (17.7 billion It does not surprise me that a sharp km) from the sun. Several research papers boundary forms.” published on Monday provided scientific Scientists are still trying to understand details of that crossing. the nature of interstellar space wind and how Both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 were much of it can seep through the heliopause launched in 1977, designed for five-year to reach planets in our solar system. missions. Voyager 1 left the solar system at “We also have galactic cosmic rays, which a different location in 2012. Both are now are out in the interstellar space trying to flow traversing the Milky Way galaxy’s interstellar Voyager 2’s scientific instruments detected stellar explosions. in,” Stone said, referring to the fast-moving, medium, a chillier region filling the vast abrupt differences in plasma density and “This is a very exciting time for us,” high-energy atomic particles whizzing around expanses between the galaxy’s stars and magnetic particles upon crossing the California Institute of Technology physicist the universe. “And some of them, only about planetary systems. heliopause, the researchers said. The Edward Stone, project manager of the 30 percent of what’s outside, can actually The solar wind - the unending flow of researchers said the heliopause appeared Voyager program, told reporters. “We will reach Earth.” charged particles emanating from the outer to be much thinner than expected. see a transition from the magnetic field inside Voyager 2 entered the interstellar And NASA is hoping that taking all these years to wait and atmosphere of the sun - creates an immense Plasma - the fourth state of matter after to a different magnetic field outside, and medium far beyond the orbit of Pluto at a analyze the majority of Moon regolith samples it has in storage protective bubble called the heliosphere that solids, liquids and gases - exists in the solar we continue to have surprises compared spot about 120 times further from the sun will pay off: today’s scientists have access to a host of tools and envelopes the solar system. The boundary of system as a soup of the charged particles to what we had expected.” than Earth’s orbit. techniques that weren’t available back in the 1970s. the solar system - the place where the solar beaming continuously outward from the sun The electromagnetic junction just The research was published in the journal “We are able to make measurements today that were just not wind ends and interstellar space begins - is and clashing with interstellar plasma that outside the heliosphere was thought to be a Nature Astronomy. possible during the years of the Apollo program,” says planetary called the heliopause. darts inward from other cosmic events like deeper transitional place of intermingling (Source: Reuters) geologist Sarah Noble, from the NASA Apollo Next-Generation Sample Analysis (ANGSA) program. “The analysis of these samples will maximize the science return from Apollo, as well as enable a new generation of scientists Antares rocket launches in ISS resupply mission and curators to refine their techniques and help prepare future By Danielle Haynes under NASA’s second commercial resupply services explorers for lunar missions anticipated in the 2020s and beyond.” contract as a trusted partner,” said Frank DeMauro, The techniques that NASA scientists now have access to include Northrop Grumman launched its Antares rocket Saturday vice president and general manager, space systems, non-destructive 3D imaging, mass spectrometry (scanning using from Wallops Island, Va., carrying 8,000 pounds of Northrop Grumman. ionized atoms or molecules), and ultra-high resolution microtomy supplies and research to the International Space Station. “The Cygnus spacecraft continues to provide critical (cutting samples up into ultra-thin slices) – in other words, we The rocket propelled the company’s 12th Cygnus services to the orbiting laboratory while demonstrating can study these rocks in much more detail. spacecraft resupply mission to the ISS. a number of innovative capabilities, and our recent Scientists ran a high-resolution 3D scan of sample 73002 before Liftoff happened at 9:59 a.m. at the NASA Wallops partnership with the Eastern Virginia Medical School it was opened (top image below), enabling them to work out the Flight Facility. is just one of the ways we’re expanding our program.” best way of removing the precious regolith and distributing it to It was the heaviest payload yet for both Antares and The company named the NG-12 mission after Apollo various research teams at NASA. Cygnus, at 8,200 pounds. The cargo includes supplies 12 astronaut Alan Bean, who, as commander of Skylab The scan below it was taken in 1974. for more than 30 experiments -- live rats, a Zero-G 3, set a record for time spent in space at 59 days. That As you can imagine, the rock fragments are handled very oven to bake cookies, a protective vest for use during record has since been broken many times over. carefully – they’re first broken out of their casing in a case solar events, and a magnetic spectrometer to search “The S.S Alan Bean’s trip to the space station honors Bean’s filled with ultra-pure dry nitrogen to avoid any contamination for dark matter and anti-matter. dedication to advance capabilities that allowed humans from the open air. Northrop Grumman said the NG-12 launch is the first to explore space in greater length and detail, as well as his Part of the reason why more samples are being opened now time the company will have to Cygnus spacecraft orbiting “Northrop Grumman is honored to continue desire to share his experiences with the rest of the world,” – number 73001 will be analyzed in early 2020 – is that NASA is the earth at the same time. NG-11 was launched in April. providing cargo logistics services to the space station a news release from Northrop Grumman said. preparing to send astronauts back to the Moon sometime in 2024. Those astronauts will be collecting a whole new set of samples while touring the lunar surface, giving scientists the perfect Dinosaurs roamed Earth on the other Mars: How long does it take to get to red opportunity to ask some follow-up questions from the findings revealed by samples 73002 and 73001. side of the Milky Way planet? The newly opened samples might also help point astronauts to spots on the Moon worthy of further investigation. According to NASA, the regolith could provide clues to the location of polar ice deposits on the Moon, shed light on how the Moon’s crust has evolved over time, and help scientists better understand how landslides occur on the Moon’s surface. Furthermore, inspecting these samples taken decades ago could give scientists pointers about how to improve the rock- collecting tools that will be fitted to the spacecraft built for the 2024 Artemis mission. The next batch of samples should tell us even more, but there’s still plenty more to learn from the ones already in NASA storage. “I grew up on the stories of Apollo, they inspired me to pursue a career in space and now I have an opportunity to contribute to the studies that are enabling the next missions to the Moon,” says astromaterials curator Charis Krysher, who opened sample 73002 – and who has one of the coolest job titles we’ve ever come across. “To be the one to open a sample that hasn’t been opened since it was collected on the Moon is such an honor and heavy responsibility, we’re touching history.” (Source: sciencealert.com)

Giant radio galaxies defy When dinosaurs ruled the Earth, the planet her video: plesiosaurs are not dinosaurs, By Chelsea Ritschel Currently, the space agency is following conventional wisdom was on a completely different side of the and we complete a galactic orbit every 250 a five-step plan for getting astronauts there, galaxy. million years (not 200 million years). Space has been a location of intrigue and but the likely outcome will be at least a A new animation by NASA scientist Galactic movement is more complicated curiosity for as long as humanity has existed. three-year journey to and back from the Conventional wisdom tells us that large objects appear smaller Jessie Christiansen shows just how long than the video shows, though. The other The mysteries of the solar system are planet. as they get farther from us, but this fundamental law of classical the dinosaurs’ reign lasted, and how short stars and planetary systems in the galaxy far from being fully understood, and many The health of astronauts going to Mars physics is reversed when we observe the distant universe. the era of humans has been in comparison, are also moving, at different speeds and challenges are yet to be conquered. is a major challenge for scientists and Astrophysicists at the University of Kent simulated the by tracing our solar system’s movement in different orbits. The inner portions spin For decades now, ever since humans researchers for a few reasons. development of the biggest objects in the universe to help explain through the Milky Way. faster than the outer regions. reached the moon, the next target has According to Dorit Donoviel, director how galaxies and other cosmic bodies were formed. By looking Our Sun orbits the galaxy’s center, What’s more, the galaxy itself is moving been Mars. at Translational Research Institute for at the distant universe, it is possible to observe it in a past state, completing its rotation every 250 million through space, slowly approaching the This is what you need to know about Space Health, the first reason is because when it was still at a formative stage. At that time, galaxies were years or so. So Christiansen’s animation nearby Andromeda galaxy. the distance to Mars, and why we have not the length of the trip. growing and supermassive black holes were violently expelling shows that last time our Solar System was at “The animation kind of makes it seem yet reached the red planet. Because astronauts will be away for enormous amounts of gas and energy. This matter accumulated its current point in the galaxy, the Triassic like we’ve come back to the same spot, but Despite the continued efforts of NASA, roughly three years, it means that any into pairs of reservoirs, which formed the biggest objects in the Period was in full swing and dinosaurs in reality the whole galaxy has moved a sending humans to the red planet has felt health issues that arise must be able to be universe, so-called giant radio galaxies. These giant radio galaxies were just beginning to emerge. very long way,” Christiansen said. like a far-off goal - until recently. dealt with away from Earth, making even stretch across a large part of the Universe. Even moving at the Many of the most iconic dinosaurs “It’s more like we’re doing a spiral According to the space agency, we can the most minor illness cause for concern. speed of light, it would take several million years to cross one. roamed Earth when the planet was in a through space. As the whole galaxy’s moving now expect humans to land on Mars within “Having a simple kidney stone in space Professor Michael D. Smith of the Centre for Astrophysics and very different part of the Milky Way. and we’re rotating around the center, it the next two decades. for example can be life-threatening,” Planetary Science, and student Justin Donohoe collaborated on Christiansen got the idea to illustrate this kind of creates this spiral.” Reaching the planet will be a feat on its Donoviel said. “In addition to those regular the research. They expected to find that as they simulated objects history when she was leading a stargazing So in the Solar System’s rotation around own, as Mars is between 34-250 million concerns that could occur in that mission, farther into the distant universe, they would appear smaller, but party at California Institute of Technology the galactic center, we’re not returning to a miles away from Earth, depending on the we are going to have the extremely hostile in fact they found the opposite. in Pasadena. Attendees were astonished fixed point. The neighborhood is different planetary rotation around the sun. environment of the space environment and Professor Smith said: ‘When we look far into the distant universe, when she mentioned that our Solar System from the last time we were here. On average, the distance between Earth the craft. So, we are going to have to contend we are observing objects way in the past -- when they were young. had been across the galaxy when dinosaurs Earth, however, is not drastically and Mars is 140 million miles, according with situations where they are going to have We expected to find that these distant giants would appear as roamed. different; it still supports complex life. to NASA. to provide their own healthcare.” a comparatively small pair of vague lobes. To our surprise, we “That was the first time I realized that That’s partially thanks to the path of our If you were to reach Mars based on the Researchers must also consider the found that these giants still appear enormous even though they those time scales – archaeological, fossil sun’s galactic orbit. current speeds of spaceships, it would take psychological effects of the journey, which are so far away.’ record time scales and astronomical time “Our solar system doesn’t travel to the roughly nine months, according to the NASA will see astronauts confined to small spaces Radio galaxies have long been known to be powered by twin scales – actually kind of match along together,” center of the galaxy and then back again. Goddard Space Flight Centre’s website. for extended periods of time. jets which inflate their lobes and create giant cavities. The team Christiansen told Business Insider. “Then I We always stay about this distance away,” Unmanned spacecraft travelling to Mars Once humans reach the planet, they will performed simulations using the Forge supercomputer, generating had this idea that I could map out dinosaur Christiansen said. have taken anywhere from 128 days to 333 continue to be confined to spacesuits, as three-dimensional hydrodynamics that recreated the effects of evolution through the galaxy’s rotation.” In other words, even as our solar system days to reach the red planet. the temperatures on Mars are extreme and these jets. They then compared the resulting images to observations Christiansen said it took her about travels through the Milky Way, it doesn’t According to physics professor Craig capable of changing 170 degrees in a day. of the distant galaxies. Differences were assessed using a new four hours to make the film using timed approach the inhospitable center, where Patten, of the University of California, San In addition to having a temperature that classification index, the Limb Brightening Index (LB Index), animations in PowerPoint. She also noted life probably wouldn’t survive. Diego, a trip could be shortened by burning is below-zero on average, the planet’s air which measures changes to the orientation and size of the objects. a couple minor corrections to the text in (Source: sciencealert.com) more fuel, but it would not be advisable. is also largely made up of carbon dioxide. (Source: Science Daily) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 10 HERITAGE & TOURISM NOVEMBER 9, 2019

Indian journalists on fam Remnants of 115km historical tour across Iran

TOURISM TEHRAN — A delegation of Indian journalists deskand media personnel has commenced a famil- wall identified in western Iran iarization tour across Iran with the aim of getting acquainted HERITAGE TEHRAN — Archaeologists have recently with its medical tourism potentials, tourist destinations, natural deskdiscovered the remains of a stone wall, landscapes, local people and their traditions. which is stretched about 115 kilometers, in Sar Pol-e Zahab “11 Indian journalists arrived in Shiraz on Thursday for a county, western Iran. two-day visit to the historical, cultural and touristic sites of the “With an estimated volume of approximately one million [southern] city,” IRNA quoted a local official as saying on Tuesday. cubic meters of stone, it would have required significant resources in terms of workforce, materials and time,” wrote Sajjad Alibeigi, an assistant professor of Iranian Archaeology at Razi University in Kermanshah, Iran, in an article pub- lished online in the journal Antiquity, Live Science reported on Wednesday. The structure runs north-south from the Bamu Moun- tains in the north to an area near Zhaw Marg village in the south, Alibeigi wrote. The archaeologist suggests that wall was built sometime between the fourth century BC and sixth century CE based on potteries found along the barrier. “Remnants of structures, now destroyed, are visible in places along the wall. These may have been associated turrets [small towers] or buildings,” Alibeigi cited, adding that the wall itself is made from “natural local materials, such as cob- bles and boulders, with gypsum mortar surviving in places.” Though the wall’s existence was unknown to archaeol- A view of the UNESCO-tagged Persepolis, situated some 60 ogists, those living near it have long known about the wall, km northward of Shiraz, southern Iran calling it the “Gawri Wall,” Alibeigi wrote. The UNESCO-registered Persepolis, Pasargadae, Karim-khan Archaeologists, however, are not certain who built the citadel, Vakil bathhouse, mausoleums of Persian poets Sa’adi and structure, and for what purpose. Because of the poor pres- Hafez, Narenjestan garden and Shah-e Cheragh (“King of Light”) ervation of the barrier, the scientists aren’t even sure of mausoleum was on the itinerary of the delegation. its exact width and height. Their best estimates put it at 4 Isfahan will be the subsequent destination of their journey, meters wide and about 3 meters high, he said. which is organized by Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Archaeologists have previously found similar structures report added. in the north and northeastern parts of Iran. Those may have The Islamic Republic hosted a record high of nearly 600,000 had a defensive purpose. medical travelers during the first four months of the current Stretched for almost 200 kilometers, the Gorgan Wall is Iranian calendar year (March 21-July 21), nearly equal to the of such barriers that was constructed from 420s CE to 530s Photo depicts parts of a newly-discovered stone wall, which is stretched about 115 kilometers, in Sar Pol-e figure for the whole past year (March 2018-19), according to an as a northern frontier of the then mighty Persian Empire. Zahab county, western Iran. Iranian association for the health tourism promotion. People from the Persian Gulf littoral states, Iraq and Syria as well as Iranian expatriates residing in Canada and Germany constituted the majority of medical travelers to the country. They Iran to attend Tashkent international tourism expo received plastic, cosmetic, open-heart and orthopedic surgeries TOURISM TEHRAN — A number discuss current tourism problems, and amongst other treatments. deskof Iranian exhibitors will introduce new directions. The main goal attend the 25th Tashkent International Tour- of the fair is a visual representation of the ism Fair (TITF 2019) --“Tourism on the Silk entire tourism potential of our region, the Road” – which will be held in the capital city implementation and promotion of tourism Researchers lay out first of Uzbekistan from November 13 to 15, Fars services by leading tour companies, hotel genetic history of Rome reported on Thursday. complexes, tourism agencies of regions The expo is organized under the auspices and foreign countries. of the United Nations World Tourism Organ- Iran welcomed some four million foreign Scholars have been studying Rome for hundreds of years, but it ization (UNWTO) for the implementation of nationals during the first five months of the still holds some secrets -- for instance, relatively little is known the Great Silk Road transcontinental project current Iranian calendar year (March 21 – about the ancestral origins of the city’s denizens. since 1994 and it will cover in an area of over August 22), which shows 30 percent hike Now, an international team led by researchers from Stanford 10,000 square meters. compared with the same period last year, University, the University of Vienna and Sapienza University of The event will feature performances of according to official data compiled by the Rome is filling in the gaps with a genetic history that shows just folklore-ethnographic ensembles, national Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and how much the Eternal City’s populace mirrored its sometimes cuisines and a demonstration of handicrafts Handicrafts. Under the 2025 Tourism Vi- tumultuous history. in a specialized “city of artisans”. sion Plan, the country aims to increase the The study, published Nov. 8 in Science, focuses on the ancient TITF is regarded as a juncture, where number of tourist arrivals from 4.8 million DNA of individuals from Rome and adjacent regions in Italy. A poster for the 25th Tashkent International Tourism Fair (TITF 2019) global experts exchange experiences, in 2014 to 20 million in 2025. Those genetic data reveal at least two major migrations into Rome, as well as several smaller but significant population shifts over just the last few thousand years, according to Jonathan Pritchard, a professor of genetics and biology and one of the These five mistakes could blow your holiday travel budget paper’s senior authors. Notably, DNA analysis revealed that as the Roman Empire By Michelle Fox expanded around the Mediterranean Sea, immigrants from the You may have the perfect plan for holiday season travel. Near East, Europe and North Africa pulled up their roots and Yet one wrong move and your carefully crafted budget moved to Rome. This significantly changed the face of one of the could fly out the window. ancient world’s first great cities, said Pritchard. “The holidays are a really busy time and there are already (Source: Science Daily) so many things to do – from checking off wish lists to holiday functions,” said Expedia spokesperson Alexis Tiacoh. “That ROUND THE GLOBE means a lot of travelers won’t have the time to sit and browse for the best flight and hotel deals.” Travelers plan to spend billions this holiday season on Historic center of Olinda travel, according to the website Nerdwallet. Forty-five per- cent of Americans, some 114 million adults, expect to shell The exceptional ensemble of landscape, urbanism and archi- out an average of $1,393 on flights and/or hotels over the tecture found in the Historic Centre of Olinda is an eloquent holidays, the survey by the personal finance website and reflection of the prosperity nourished by the sugar economy. The Harris Poll found. Founded in 1535 on hillsides overlooking the Atlantic Ocean With the added expenses of things like entertaining and on Brazil’s northeast coast, close to the isthmus of Recife where buying gifts, it’s important to first have a budget — and its port is situated, Olinda served from the last years of the then stick to it. 16th century onward as one of the most important centers of “So often, people just start planning without sorting out the sugarcane industry, which for almost two centuries was a budget,” said AAA spokesperson Julie Hall. the mainstay of the Brazilian economy. “Take the time to do that from the outset.” Here are the most common mistakes to avoid so that you started their trip on the Saturday prior to the holiday, the and New Year holidays. don’t blow your budget. travel booking website found. Skipping food and entertainment Booking too early or too late If you don’t want to travel on Christmas Eve or Christmas If you plan on eating out, make sure to include it in your You may know your holiday plans well in advance, yet Day, aim to start your trip on the 23rd, said Tiacoh. The budget. The same goes for entertainment, especially if you booking your flight too early could wind up costing you. busiest day is shaping up to be Dec. 21, she added. have kids. People “assume that by booking early they can have both Forgetting about the ‘little extras’ If you are staying at a hotel, AAA’s Hall suggests looking peace of mind and cost savings, but our data shows that Airfare, hotel, rental car and food are usually on the top for accommodations that may offer children’s programs or booking six months or more from the departure date can of everyone’s budget. However, people tend to forget about holiday activities. be a pretty expensive proposition for travelers,” said Vivek the little things that can quickly add up on a trip, said Sarah Also, find a hotel that offers free breakfast to cut down Pandya, lead analyst for Adobe Digital Insights. Schlichter, senior editor of online travel magazine Smart- on food costs. Adobe Analytics analyzed more than 1 trillion visits to erTravel.com. If you booked your trip through a travel website, its app travel websites from 2018 to 2019 and found that the best That can include things like tolls, ATM fees and coffee/ can show you different attractions and activities at your time for customers who haven’t yet bought plane tickets for snack breaks. destination. Christmastime travel to nab the cheapest tickets is the first She suggests budgeting an extra $25 to $50 a day for Expedia’s Tiacoh said it can be a “huge time and money week of December — when prices decrease by 13%. these types of unexpected expenses. This former capital of the Portuguese administrative division saver” to use the app to buy those tickets. Wait too long, and you’ll see prices jump back up 8% the “Planning a trip is time-consuming enough without (capitania) of Pernambuco became the symbol of sugar and Ignoring hidden charges week prior to the holiday. attempting to account for every single possible expense,” of the wealth it procured. Its historic center today is marked It’s easy to gloss over charges not included in your up- For Thanksgiving travel, you may have missed the best Schlichter said. by a number of architecturally outstanding buildings set in front major expenses when booking a trip. deal. The data firm found that the first week in November is “Especially at a busy time of year like the holidays, people the lush vegetation of gardens, hedgerows and convent pre- For example, your economy fare or ultra-discount airline the optimal time for last-minute bookings. It expects tickets often simply sketch out a rough budget and don’t dig into cincts, a mass of greenery bathed in tropical light with the flight may seem cheap up front, but there are usually other to spike up to 14% a week prior to the holiday. all the small charges that could take them above what they sandy shore and ocean below. fees not included in the price. Waiting to book just a few weeks before your trip may get want to spend.” Rebuilt by the Portuguese after being looted and burned “Economy fares may look attractive at the begin- you some bargains, although that isn’t necessarily the best Not considering travel insurance by the Dutch, Olinda’s existing historic fabric dates largely ning, but by the time you factor in the fees for checked time to do it. Overall, booking holiday travel about three to People also don’t think about travel insurance, which can from the 18th century, although it incorporates some older bags, carry-on bags and seat selection … it can rise four months out is a “good rule of thumb for unlocking cost cover things such as trip cancellation, medical treatment, monuments such as the 16th-century church of Sao Joao above the cost of a standard ticket, in some cases,” savings,” Pandya said. lost luggage or a missed connection. Batista dos Militares. said AAA’s Hall. Also, the date you actually travel could save you money. “If you are going to be flying or taking a larger vacation Olinda became a remarkable nucleus, first as an economic, There are also things like resort fees, parking costs or “For the lowest rates, you may want to think about start- over the holidays, it can really pay dividends if you end up architectural and artistic center, and later as a center for the WiFi charges that may not be included in hotel rates. ing your trip on Thanksgiving Day,” Expedia’s Tiacoh said. needing it,” said AAA’s Hall. renewal of ideas. “Be sure to look very carefully at all costs before booking,” However, if you don’t want to spend the holiday on an It’s especially important this time of year because winter The harmonious balance between its buildings, gardens, SmarterTravel.com’s Schlichter said. airplane, then depart the Monday or Tuesday of Thanksgiv- weather also becomes a factor, she said. convents, numerous small passos (chapels) and about twenty “Many travel companies make the base fare/rate very ing week for the second-cheapest rates, she said, pointing Plus, there is also the rush of travelers expected, which baroque churches all contribute to the Historic Centre of the obvious in order to encourage travelers to book – while to data from the 2018 holiday. could mean delays and overbookings on airlines. Last year, Town of Olinda’s particular charm. burying extra charges in the fine print,” she added. “If you’re For Christmas, the cheapest day to fly is Christmas Eve. AAA projected 54 million Americans would travel for Thanks- (Source: UNESCO) in a hurry, it’s easy to read right over them.” Last year, travelers paid around $100 less than those who giving and 112 million would take a trip around the Christmas (Source: CNBC) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NOVEMBER 9, 2019 INTERNATIONAL 11

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in the US Main Challenge of Syrian Constitutional Committee: American Analyst views of non- muslim Scholars. TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An American political commentator cast doubts over the success of the Syrian Constitutional Committee, By Yusuf Abdullah surprise some readers and may be ques- whose meetings have begun in the Swiss city of Geneva, and said tioned by others, but he was the only man the US “occupation” and its focus on Syrian oilfields is the real In the name of Allah Who states “Muhammad in history who was supremely successful challenge of the committee. is not the father of any of your men, but he on both the secular and religious level. It “So the real challenge is not so much deep differences between is the Messenger of God and the Last of the is probable that the relative influence of members (of the committee) as it is the role of the US in all Prophets”. Q33:40 Muhammad on Islam has been larger than this, their occupation, and their focus on Syrian oilfields,” John Peace and blessings of Allah be upon His the combined influence of Jesus Christ and Steppling, who is based in Norway, told Tasnim in an interview. chosen servant, our master Muhammad and St. Paul on Christianity. It is this unparal- Steppling is a well-known author, playwright and an origi- his purified progeny. leled combination of secular and religious nal founding member of the Padua Hills Playwrights Festival, Let me start the week’s piece by sym- influence which I feel entitles Muhammad a two-time NEA recipient, Rockefeller Fellow in theater, and pathizing with Muslim - Ummah on the to be considered the most influential single PEN-West winner for playwriting. He is also a regular political martyrdom of Imam Hasan al- Askary - figure in human history”. commentator for a number of media outlets around the world. the eleventh successor of the Prophet (s) vii. James Michener in ‘Islam: The Mis- Following is the full text of the interview: - commiserated last Wednesday. It could understood Religion,’ Reader’s Digest, May be recalled that the Imam was martyred on 1955, pp. 68-70. similar day in the 260th year after hijra. In “No other religion in history spread so the same month on the 14th the prominent rapidly as Islam. The West has widely be- enemy of Allah and His Prophet Yazid, son lieved that this surge of religion was made of Mu’awiyah died in 64th year after hijra. possible by the sword. But no modern scholar As we celebrate the birthday of this great accepts this idea, and the Qur’an is explicit Prophet, it is imperative to remind the world in support of the freedom of conscience. views of judicious Western scholars about Like almost every major prophet before him: him, Muhammad fought shy of serving as i. Sir George Bernard Shaw said in ‘The the transmitter of God’s word sensing his Genuine Islam,’ Vol. 1, No. 8, 1936. own inadequacy. But the Angel commanded “If any religion had the chance of ruling ‘Read’. So far as we know, Muhammad was over England, nay Europe within the next that great life”. legislations, empires, peoples, dynasties, unable to read or write, but he began to hundred years, it could be Islam.” I have iii. Dr. Keith L. Moore Professor Emeri- but millions of men in one-third of the then dictate those inspired words which would always held the religion of Muhammad in tus, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology. inhabited world; and more than that, he soon revolutionize a large segment of the high estimation of its wonderful vitality. University of Toronto, Canada. moved the altars, the gods, the religions, earth: “There is one God.” In all things Mu- Tasnim: A 45-member committee equally divided between the It is the only religion which appears to me “It has been a great pleasure for me to the ideas, the beliefs and the souls. On the hammad was profoundly practical. When Syrian government, the opposition, and civil society held talks to possess that assimilating capability to clarify statements in the Qur’an about human basis of a Book, every letter which has be- his beloved son Ibrahim died, an eclipse in Geneva on Monday about the amendment of Syria’s Consti- the changing phases of existence which development. It is clear to me that these come law, he created a spiritual nationality occurred and rumors of God ‘s personal tution. Media sources close to Damascus said that 35 members can make itself appeal to everyone. I have statements must have come to Muhammad which blended together peoples of every condolence quickly arose. Whereupon of the Constitutional Committee traveled to Geneva on Sunday prophesied about the faith of Muhammad from God, because most of this knowledge tongue and race. He has left the indelible Muhammad is said to have announced, afternoon while UN special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen kept that it would be acceptable to the Europe was not discovered until many centuries characteristic of this Muslim nationality ‘An eclipse is a phenomenon of nature. It is 45 others in the Swiss city to be part of the mini-committee that of today. The medieval ecclesiastics either later. This proves to me that Muhammad the hatred of false gods and the passion for foolish to attribute such things to the death would discuss the constitutional reform in the country, after through ignorance or bigotry painted Islam must have been a messenger of God” the One and Immaterial God. This aveng- or birth of a human being’. “At Muhammad’s eight and a half years of conflict. The committee will conduct its in the darkest colors. They were, in fact, iv. Edward Gibbon and Simon ing patriotism against the profanation of own death an attempt was made to deify work and adopt its decisions by consensus wherever possible, trained to hate the man Muhammad and Oakley in ‘History of the Saracen Em- Heaven formed the virtue of the followers him, but the man who was to become his or resort to a majority of 75 percent of votes. Observers fear his religion. To them, Muhammad was anti pire,’ London, 1870 of Muhammad; the conquest of one-third administrative successor killed the hysteria that the required number of votes could prevent the committee - Christ. I have studied him -the wonderful “The greatest success of Mohammad’s the earth to the dogma was his miracle; or with one of the noblest speeches in religious from approving any decisions in its upcoming meetings. What man, and in my opinion, far from being an life was effected by sheer moral force. It is rather it was not the miracle of man but history: ‘If there are any among you who do you think about the developments? How possible is it for the anti-Christ, he must be called the savior of not the propagation but the permanency that of reason. The idea of the unity of God, worshiped Muhammad, he is dead. But if Constitutional Committee to reach an agreement given the deep humanity. I believe that if a man like him of his religion that deserves our wonder, proclaimed amidst the exhaustion of the it is God you Worshiped, He lives forever’.” differences and lack of trust between its members? were to assume dictatorship of the modern the same pure and perfect impression fabulous theologies, was in itself such a viii. Gibbon in ‘The Decline and Steppling: I think it is a positive move given that Syrians, world, he would succeed in solving its prob- which he engraved at Mecca and Medina miracle that upon it’s utterance from his Fall of the Roman Empire’ 1823 themselves, will be drafting this document. And this is really a lems in a way that would bring the much is preserved after the revolutions of twelve lips it destroyed all the ancient temples of “The good sense of Muhammad despised Russian-brokered move. But of course, the elephant in the room needed peace and happiness. But to proceed, centuries by the Indian, the African and idols and set on fire one-third of the world. the pomp of royalty. The Apostle of God is the US military. The amended constitution is dependent on it was in the nineteenth century that honest the Turkish proselytes of the Koran. The His life, his meditations, his heroic reveling submitted to the menial offices of the family; US forces leaving. One presumes, anyway. And we know the thinkers like Carlyle, Gibbon and Goethe Mahomedans have uniformly withstood against the superstitions of his country, he kindled the fire; swept the floor; milked US has no intention of leaving. Trump has said one thing, then perceived intrinsic worth in the religion of the temptation of reducing the object of and his boldness in defying the furies of the ewes; and mended with his own hands another and then another and then the first thing again. But the Muhammad - already, even, at the present their faith and devotion to a level with the idolatry, his firmness in enduring them his shoes and garments. Disdaining the pen- real voice on foreign policy is clearly Pompeo. And I think it’s time many of our people have gone to his senses and imagination of man. ‘I believe for fifteen years in Mecca, his acceptance ance and merit of a hermit, he observed important for people to recognize that Pompeo is perhaps the faith, and Islamization of Europe may be in One God and Mahomed the Apostle of of the role of public scorn and almost of without effort of vanity the abstemious diet worst secretary of state ever. Worse than Hillary, worse than said to have begun” God’ is the simple and invariable profession being a victim of his fellow countrymen. of an Arab”. Kissinger, and challenged only by John Foster Dulles perhaps. He ii. Mahatma Gandhi, statement of Islam. The intellectual image of the De- This dogma was twofold, the unity of God ix. Rev. Bosworth Smith, Mohammed is a Dominionist madman, literally. No hyperbole. Dominionists published in ‘Young India,’1924 ity has never been degraded by any visible and the immateriality of God: the former and Mohammadanism, London 1874, p. 92: are zealots and believe in the Rapture and angles. And more to “I wanted to know the best of the life of idol; the honors of the Prophet have never telling what God is, the latter telling what “He was Caesar and Pope in one; but he was the point Pompeo ran the CIA. So the real issue is not so much one who holds today an undisputed sway transgressed the measure of human virtue, God is not; the one overthrowing false gods Pope without Pope’s pretensions, Caesar deep differences between members as it is the role of the US over the hearts of millions of mankind. I and his living precepts have restrained the with the sword, the other starting an idea without the legions of Caesar: without a in all this, their occupation, and their focus on Syrian oilfields. became more than ever convinced that it was gratitude of his disciples within the bounds with words. Philosopher, orator, Apostle, standing army, without a bodyguard, without Now President Assad invited Russia and China to observe and not the sword that won a place for Islam in of reason and religion.” legislator, conqueror of ideas, restorer of a palace, without a fixed revenue; if ever any declared, at the same time, the US was illegally on Syrian soil. those days in the scheme of life. It was the v. Alphonse de LaMartaine in ‘Historie rational beliefs, the founder of twenty man had the right to say that he ruled by So, this is all pretty clear, and if I were to guess, I’d guess that rigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement de la Turquie,’ Paris, 1854. terrestrial empires and of one spiritual the right divine, it was Mohammed, for he the first issue that the committee will face is some “emergency” of the Prophet, the scrupulous regard for .... “If greatness of purpose, smallness empire that is Muhammad. As regards all had all the power without its instruments declared, or tweeted, by Trump that necessitates increased US pledges, his intense devotion to his friends of means, and astonishing results are the standards by which human greatness may and without its supports.” presence in the country. A foreign-engineered crisis to disrupt and followers, his intrepidity, his fearless- three criteria of a human genius, who could be measured, we may well ask, is there any At this juncture, I call on all Muslims things; think ISIS, new terrorist threat, or whatever. There will ness, his absolute trust in God and in his own dare compare any great man in history with man greater than he?” to reunite themselves in the interest of the be a problem of this sort that justifies more US troops to be mission. These and not the sword carried Muhammad? The most famous men created vi. Michael Hart in ‘The 100, A Ranking religion, thank those working to actualize immediately summoned. everything before them and surmounted arms, laws, and empires only. They founded, of the Most Influential Persons In History,’ this goal and reiterate the incessant need Tasnim: The Syrian Constitutional Committee was estab- every obstacle. When I closed the second if anything at all, no more than material New York, 1978. for the unconditional release of Sheikh el- lished with the aim of paving the way for a political settlement volume (of the Prophet’s biography), I was powers which often crumbled away before “My choice of Muhammad to lead the list Zakzaky (H) who is in dire need of medical in Syria. If a new constitution is approved by the committee, how sorry there was not more for me to read of their eyes. This man moved not only armies, of the world’s most influential persons may attention along with his disciples. practical would it be? How can the opposing parties guarantee to implement the new constitution? Steppling: How this functions practically is the big question. Not very well if the US occupies a third of the country. The US war with Syria was never about anything but removing Assad. The deafening silence on Sheikh Zakzaky It was not about democracy or alleviating the suffering of the By Najeeb Maigatari told their Indian counterpart that he is a one) but the government definitely has an children were gunned down before his eyes people...it was about Assad and his close ties with Russia, and convicted criminal in disguise looking for ulterior motive in its narration of ‘Sheikh in cold blood and over a thousand of his to some degree now China, and of course about oil. Assad is the Since the aborted medical trip of Sheikh political asylum. This is, in all honesty, is Zakzaky’s story in India’ which is to victimize followers killed. The duo were shot fatally completely legitimate president of Syria, and he is very popu- Zakzaky and his wife Zeenah a couple of unfair to the Sheikh and his wife. How could the ailing Sheikh and prevent the public and whisked to DSS detention facility where lar. Now, the invention of ISIS by the US (with the Saudis, who months ago, nothing is heard of the duo to someone become convicted when his trial from sympathizing with his ordeals. they were denied access to proper medical saw nothing but positives in exporting the radicals within the this vey date. There is since then no word has not yet begin? All this while, the court It is pertinent to remind the public of the attention as a result of which their health kingdom) and with support from Israel, Jordan and the other from the government- or any other relevant sitting in Kaduna High court only listened fact that Sheikh Zakzaky is still suffering conditions keep deteriorating with each Persian Gulf monarchies was also in the service of controlling authority, the DSS for example- regarding to the request of the Sheikh’s lawyers to from the many health complications he has passing day. It could also be recalled that oil, but also to impose authority on the region. To allow proxies the ailing couple’s whereabout and health allow him attend to his health. earlier been diagnosed with, so is his wife a Federal High court sitting in Abuja has, to fight wars, subjugate various factions and to carry out what condition. What is more surprising is the fact that Zeenah; many of which are life threatening. on December 2016, ordered the release of was best for western capital. So the new constitution is all good, This is very alarming and especially the government through the Permanent The truth is that the duo still requires the Sheikh and his wife which the Nigerian it is, but I am not sure it’s going to have any real effect, at least knowing fully what is at stake, that the duo’s Secretary Ministry of Information and immediate medical attention. Worse still, government contemptuously fail to comply not for a while, on the ground. Also...this goes through the UN health condition has already deteriorate even culture, Dcns. Grace Isu Gekpe, narrated the Sheikh could even loose his life anytime to this date. and I’m not sure anyone quite trusts the UN. before they were granted permission, by to the public the ‘ true story of El-Zakzaky soon if events continue going at the current The general public should stand witness Tasnim: Given Turkey’s military operation against Kurds in the Kaduna High Court, to travel to India in India’ which although so many of the pace. Nevertheless, it is certainly not in the to the fact that the followers of the Sheikh northern Syria and the presence of Ankara-backed extremist for urgent medical attention. How is the revelations contained therein do not add up, public’s interest to have them suffer this have even temporarily suspended their daily groups in the area, what do you think about the negative im- Sheikh by now considering the fact that he but still to be impartial; one could assume silently and secretly. street protests as a sign of good faith for peace, pacts of foreign intervention on the political settlement of the returned to Nigeria untreated? Is a question that it was done at the service of the public- Over the weekend, Sheikh Zakzaky’s following calls from various peace loving, Syrian crisis? the public should by now be concerned about. or its interest- until when the ailing Sheikh family have expressed concern about the respectful individuals. On this regard, the Steppling: People, even the left sometimes, in the West are The events that surrounded the trip were and his wife finally returned and the same DSS covering up the exact health condition government should be thoughtful enough to making the Kurds out to be somehow victims in all this. They quite unfortunate and, in truth, avoidable. government is suddenly off the stage to of the venerable Sheikh and his wife since live up to expectations failure of which, we were fighting as mercenaries, essentially, for the Imperialist West. The presiding judge was clear crystal that tell the public about such stories as ‘the their unfortunate return on August. Hitherto, all know that, the street protests may return They were proxy fighters for the US. Now, they may have been the government’s role throughout the true story of El-Zakzaky’s return’ and most they were denied access to the Sheikh, whose anytime soon with an even more stronger naive....though it’s hard to believe they were THAT naive. But trip is just to supervise, contrary to what importantly ‘the true story of El-Zakzaky’s health condition and that of his wife has momentum than ever before; and this whatever the case, the Kurds are not somehow a noble project unfolded at the moment in which agents whereabout or health condition’. reportedly deteriorated from bad to worse could only pave way for yet another series in nation building. In fact, they resemble Israel in this context. of the Nigerian security forces were seen For the record, Sheikh Zakzaky refused over the past few days. of bloodbaths which is not in the interest of Turkey continues to be a bit of a wild card that the US has to be deliberately frustrating the trip from the to consent to treatment from doctors Notwithstanding the deteriorating health every well meaning individual and could in careful with and about. The Turkish expansionist move ...the outset till a point at which the Sheikh was entirely different from those who already condition of the Sheikh and his wife, the DSS no way be of any significance to the society. so-called peace corridor... serves not just their own interests compelled to abort the trip without receiving had carry out investigations and diagnose also deny the duo access to their personal This said therefore, The DSS should do but those of the US. More instability is good, more military oc- the desired medical treatment he and his wife his conditions, even before the trip, and on physicians here at home and even their the needful by allowing Sheikh Zakzaky’s cupation is good. The rubber meets the road, as they say, when have so much longed for with all their lives. whose sole advice he seeks to be treated in lawyers. This, as we are all aware, is not family to, at the very least, have access to their we come to the northern Syrian oil fields. The US is not going The criminal justice system works in such India. This, according to the PS MOIAC, just a violation of their fundamental right as beloved, know of their health condition as to give those up. They intend to control those fields one way or a way that an accused is considered not guilty is an ulterior motive. According to the citizens of the state but also serve as a litmus well as provide moral support as is required another. Remember, these conflicts of the imperial west are not until proven otherwise. Here I will remind American Medical Association (AMA) code to understanding how unfairly the DSS have of every patient; before another- avoidable- meant to be won. They are meant to be continuous and endless. the public that Sheikh Zakzaky is still not of medical ethics, which is being practiced been treating the Sheikh and his wife since bloody protests rock the streets of Abuja Winning is not nearly as profitable as just the continued fighting. found guilty of not a single crime by any the world over, a patient has the right to their illegal, unconstitutional detention. and other cities across the country again. So, while there was a desire to remove Assad, I think the larger court of law,even as he stands trial. So is his make an informed and voluntary decision Sheikh Zakzaky and his wife have been Sheikh Zakzaky’s right to treatment, even desire was to continue the status quo. And if Assad had been wife Zeenah! But, as lamented by the Sheikh about declining or accepting medical care. in illegal detention since December 2015 as he stands trial, should be respected. But ousted, the US would have manufactured a new conflict -- either through a video message prior to his return Now, the Sheikh may have had an ulterior following Nigerian military’s raid on his even more, the Sheikh alongside his wife in Syria or one of its neighbors. And also, too, getting Assad out from India, the Nigerian security operatives motive (if not consenting to treatment is residence in Zaria, where 3 of his biological should be allowed to attend to their health. was the first step in their coup d’état plans for Iran. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 SOCIETY NOVEMBER 9, 2019

Six dead, hundreds injured A peek at three astonishing as 5.9 magnitude earthquake hits northwestern Iran 1 Provincial governor, Mohammad-Reza Pourmo- national parks in central Iran hammadi, told Tasnim that at least 400 houses had been By Faranak Bakhtiari covering 83,888 hectares of the area. damaged or fully destroyed. It is said to be the world’s oldest protect- TEHRAN — In Iran, a whopping 30 national ed area as a Qajar prince declared the area parks are scattered all over the country, each off-limits for hunting and livestock grazing offering their unique blend of flora, fauna, since 150 years ago, which was finally des- heritage and natural beauty. Here we will ignated as a national park in 2007. take a look at three national parks located Due to the prevailing microclimate and in central Isfahan province. the difference in altitude, Qamishlou area To preserve the existing biodiversity can be divided into three large habitats, over the wide geographic expanse of Iran, including, mountainous and snowy hab- four types of areas have been designated itat, Mahouri hill habitat, lowland and for preservation and protection, including, steppe habitats. national parks, wildlife refuges, protected This mountainous and snowy habitat in- areas and natural national monuments. In cludes highlands with steep snowy slopes and 1997, the Department of the Environment a breezy climate that includes grasslands, (DOE) held supervision over 7,563,983 hec- shrubs, and single pistachio and almond trees. Iran sits on a major fault line and has experienced many tares of such areas. By the year 2003, the Cold in winter and temperate in summer, earthquakes in the past. size of the DOE supervised areas reached the area is suitable for wild goats. More than 400 people were killed and thousands injured when 11,791,788.225 hectares. Mahouri hill habitat is located on low a powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the Iran-Iraq National park is a designated part of altitude having moderate climate and suit- border in November 2017. Iran’s environment - including forests, able vegetation. The deadliest occurred in 2003 when a magnitude 6.6 earthquake rangelands, woodlands, prairies, water or Lowland and steppe habitat is small struck the southeastern city of Bam, killing some 26,000 people. mountains - that is an outstanding rep- and large plains lie between the moun- resentation of Iranian nature. As such, it it was designated a national park and 3,227 The dominant species of the region is tains and seem separated, but they are is brought under protection in order to hectares also have defined as wildlife refuge. wild goat and the next species is black-tailed interconnected. The plains are important permanently preserve its natural ecology Named after the strange shape of its gazelle. According to the census conducted in providing security for wildlife and its New Zealand passes ‘zero and to create a suitable environment for highest peak, Kolah Ghazi is graced by a in the Iranian calendar year 1390 (March suitable ecological conditions is favora- carbon’ law in fight against the flourishing of wildlife and growth of mountain formed with two large rocky 2011-March 2012), about 1,551 black-tailed ble for the gazelles, the most prominent flora under natural conditions. cliffs with steep slopes that makes a view gazelle, 1,862 wild goats and 58 urials were lowland animal found in the plains. climate change The national parks currently cover remotely similar to the hat worn by judges living in the area. Some 371 plant species have so far been 1,649,771 hectares of the country’s area. in a historical period in Iran. So far, 17 species of mammals, 44 species recorded in the area, while being home to Protected areas also are significantly im- The mountainous region encompasses a of birds, 17 reptile species and 1 amphibian numerous animal species namely, wild goats, New Zealand has passed a law to reduce its emissions in a bid to portant natural resources due to its impact relatively vast plain called the White Desert. species have been identified and recorded black-tailed gazelle and hyena. become mostly carbon neutral by 2050. on wildlife breeding, preservation of plant The park is home to a variety of plants, in Kolah Ghazi National Park. Muteh Wildlife Refuge The Zero Carbon bill aims to tackle climate change by setting a life or its natural state. Total area of regions mammals, birds and reptiles, some of which Persian leopard, wildcat, caracal, hyena, With an area of about 205,000 hectares, net-zero target for almost all greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. protected is 6,600,601 hectares. are highly valuable and some are at risk of common fox, small five-toed jerboa, porcu- Muteh Wildlife Refuge is situated at 95 kilo- Methane from animals will carry more lax requirements, A Wildlife refuge has natural habitats and extinction while others are under constant pines, Persian jird are among the mammals meters northwest of Isfahan, which is home which allows some leeway to farmers who bring in much of the special climate qualifications, which brought protection. identified in this national park. to over 478 species plants live along with country’s foreign income. under protection in order to revive wild ani- In the early 1370s (falling on 1991-2001), The Green Arabian Toad is the only am- various species of animals. Prime minister Jacinda Ardern said she sometimes despairs mals and is stretching to 3,524,181 hectares. the park was home to Leopards which was phibian recognized in the national park. Called the most important black-tailed at the pace at which other countries are making changes to fight Kolah Ghazi National Park and estimated at 15, however, residential and Qamishlou National Park and gazelle habitat in the country, over 5,000 global warming and vowed that New Zealand would be a leader. Wildlife Refuge industrial settlements encroaching the leop- Wildlife Refuge black-tailed gazelle are living in the region. “We’re here because our world is warming. Undeniably it is Kolah Ghazi is located in the southeast of ard’s habitat as well as illegal hunting has Located 45 kilometers southwest of Isfahan Muteh Wildlife Refuge is hosting 25 species warming,” she said. “And so therefore the question for all of us Isfahan, which was initially a protected area resulted the leopard population to shrink to city, Qamishlou National Park is stretching of mammals, 88 species of birds, 25 species is what side of history will we choose to sit on.” since 1967, while in 1995, 47,142 hectares of 5 in less than a decade. to 29,886 hectares, and the wildlife refuge is of reptiles and one amphibian species. Net zero, the new goal for most greenhouse gases, is where the amount of emissions produced is equivalent to the amount absorbed by the atmosphere. Methane emissions would be reduced by 10 per cent by 2030 Bristol to become first UK city to drive 11,000 scientists from across world unite and by between about a quarter and a half by 2050 under the bill. out diesel cars as council approves ban to declare global climate emergency The New Zealand government has also promised to plant a billion trees over 10 years and ensure the electricity grid runs Bristol looks set to become the first city in Eleven thousand scientists in 153 countries entirely from renewable energy by 2035. the UK to ban diesel vehicles. have declared a climate emergency and The bill establishes a Climate Change Commission which will Citing a “moral, ecological and legal warned that “untold human suffering” advise the government on how to reach its targets. duty”, mayor Marvin Rees has approved is unavoidable without huge shifts in the The law was spearheaded by the liberal government but in the plans to stop diesel vehicles from entering way we live. end was supported by the main conservative opposition party, the city centre. The letter is based on climate science which nevertheless promised changes if it wins the next election. The proposal could see all such privately that was first established in 1979 at the Climate change minister James Shaw said the new law would help owned vehicles barred from entering the first World Climate Conference held in Ge- ensure a safer planet for everybody’s children and grandchildren. proposed clean air zone every day between neva. For decades multiple global bodies “We’ve led the world before in nuclear disarmament and in 7am and 3pm. have agreed urgent action is needed but votes for women, now we are leading again,” he said. The plans are set to come into force over its plans to reduce nitrogen dioxide greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise. To do so will require major transfor- Agriculture is key to the economy of New Zealand, which is by March 2021, but the thousand-page levels and was ordered by the High Court “Despite 40 years of major global ne- mations in the ways our global society home to just under five million people but more than 10 million report must first be sent to the Depart- to bring air pollution levels into accordance gotiations, we have continued to conduct functions and interacts with natural eco- cows and 28 million sheep. (Source: The Independent) ment for Transport and Defra before a full with legal limits as soon as possible. business as usual and have failed to address systems, they say. consultation with locals in 2020. Bristol is one of several cities in the UK this crisis,” said William Ripple, professor The letter focuses on six key objec- “We have a moral, we have an ecolog- with illegal levels of nitrogen oxide, pro- of ecology at Oregon State University, who tives: replacing fossil fuels; cutting pol- WORDS IN THE NEWS ical and we have a legal duty to clean up duced mostly by diesel vehicles. The city’s spearheaded the letter. lutants like methane and soot; restoring the air we breathe,” Mr Rees, the city’s mayor said the council was planning a wider “Climate change has arrived and is and protecting ecosystems; eating less meat; Germany’s biggest cash Labour mayor since 2016, told a council consultation to help reduce disruption. accelerating faster than many scientists converting the economy to one that is car- cabinet meeting on Tuesday. “A city is like a big Rubik’s Cube – you move expected,” according to the letter published bon-free and stabilising population growth. robbery The council has considered imposing one thing, other things come out of kilter,” in BioScience. David Attenborough’s ‘Seven Worlds, One a £60 penalty for motorists who break Mr Rees said. ”That’s why we take the time Researchers say they have a moral ob- Planet’ is dazzling and vital (February 27, 2002) the ban but said the size of the fine is yet to think about it and begin to take action.” ligation to “clearly warn humanity of any “Global surface temperature, ocean heat A major hunt has been launched for the security guard to be finalised. Concerns were raised by Conservative catastrophic threat” and “tell it like it is”. content, extreme weather and its costs, sea who staged Germany’s biggest-ever cash robbery. He A car scrappage scheme has also been councillors Geoff Gollop and Claire Hiscott, “Clearly and unequivocally planet Earth level, ocean acidity and land area are all stole 10 million euros from his own van. This report from proposed in a bid to encourage road users who said access to Bristol Royal Infirmary and is facing a climate emergency,” they state. rising,” Professor Ripple said. Patrick Bartlett: to switch to less harmful alternatives. other hospitals inside the zone could be affected. Although there are some positive indica- “Ice is rapidly disappearing as shown The security van driver, a twenty-three-year-old French Under the “hybrid” plans there would Ms Hiscott said she feared those on low tors – such as declining birth rates and a rise by declining trends in minimum summer man, is reported by police to have threatened the guard also be a wider clean air zone, where incomes would not be able to transition to in renewable energy use – most indicators Arctic sea ice, Greenland and Antarctic ice who was accompanying him at gunpoint. The driver was non-compliant commercial vehicles such different vehicles and would therefore strug- suggest humans are rapidly heading in the sheets, and glacier thickness. All of these apparently then joined by at least two other accomplices. as buses, taxis, and heavy goods vehicles gle to reach the hospital in an emergency wrong direction, they say. rapid changes highlight the urgent need The vehicle was driven to an underground garage where, would still be charged a fee to enter. without incurring a “hefty fine”. Backward steps include rising meat con- for action.” say police, the robbers transferred four strong boxes The hybrid approach would reduce the The council’s head of paid services, Mike sumption, more air travel, chopping down Lead author, Dr Thomas Newsome from full of cash into a getaway car. number of lower income households directly Jackson, said: “We haven’t decided what the forests faster than ever and increase in global the University of Sydney, said measuring The gang left the security van guard handcuffed inside affected by the measures, and allow the city amount of that penalty charge should be but carbon dioxide emissions. Scientists say they global surface temperatures remained im- the vehicle. He later raised the alarm. A wide police to meet the government’s test for improved in order to do the modelling we have used a want the public to “understand the magni- portant but that a broader set of indicators search has so far uncovered no clues as to how or where air quality by 2025, the proposals claim. fairly standard assumption of a £60 charge.” tude of this crisis, track progress, and realign should be monitored. the gang fled. In 2018, the government lost a legal battle (Source: The Independent) priorities for alleviating climate change”. (Source: The Independent) Apart from the French man, it is thought other foreigners could have been involved. The police have not revealed which cash transport firm was involved. ENGLISH IN USE The cash stolen was worth around three times as much as the previous biggest robbery in Germany in 1997. LEARN NEWS TRANSLATION Words at gunpoint: if you are held at gunpoint, someone is threatening to shoot and kill you if you do not do what they want Rainfalls brings life back to بارندگــی های اخیر زندگی دوباره به تاالب apparently: you use the word apparently to say that the information you are giving is something you have heard, Gomishan wetland گمیشان بخشید but you are not certain that it is true accomplices: people who help someone else to commit Gomishan international wetland, northern province of Golestan, مدیــرکل حفاظــت محیــط زیســت گلســتان از آبگیــری بخشــی از تــاالب بیــن المللــی a crime is once again partially filled with water with recent rainfalls, the ُگمیشــان در ایــن اســتان خبــر داد .transferred: took from one place and put into another provincial chief of the department of environment has said a getaway car: a car used by criminals to leave the scene بــه گــزارش خبرگــزاری ایرنــا امیــر عبــدوس روز ســه شــنبه گفــت: بارندگــی هــای اخیــر of the crime Over the past few days more than 60 percent of the wetland was filled زندگــی دوبــاره بــه ایــن زیســتگاه مهــم بخشــید و بیــش از ٦٠درصــد تــاالب بیــن المللــی gang: here - a group of criminals due to the recent rainfalls and now 20,000 hectares of the wetland handcuffed:with handcuffs around their wrists. Handcuffs ُگمیشــان آبگیری شــد. .are two metal rings which are joined together. They are are covered with water, Amir Abdous said on Tuesday usually used by the police during an arrest raised the alarm: if you raise the alarm, you warn people of danger or, as in this case, report a crime to the police uncovered no clues: found no evidence to help them PREFIX/SUFFIX PHRASAL VERB IDIOM with their investigation fled:ran away from a place or situation of danger “-al” Tell against somebody Keep (one’s) chin up involved: if you are involved in something, you are part Meaning: a word ending used to form nouns from verbs Meaning: to make someone less likely to succeed Explanation: to improve one’s mood, especially when of it, or take part in it in achieving or winning something sad or discouraged robbery: the action of taking property unlawfully from For example: Recycling as the best answer to waste a person or place by force or threat of force disposal. For example: I badly wanted the job, but knew that For example: Come on, the project was not a total (Source: BBC) my age would probably tell against me. failure—keep your chin up! I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NOVEMBER 9, 2019 WORLD IN FOCUS 13

Macron’s attack on NATO puts the Iran actually is managing misfortune with aplomb cat among the pigeons 1 and may also be considered an intentional effort to thwart China’s Belt and Road project. In other words, an impediment to Not since Gen Charles de Gaulle with- Trump’s move as a betrayal of the most- the so-called “Shi’a Crescent” and more across northern parts of drew France from NATO’s integrated ly Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces who the Middle East. Will it last, this thieving occupation? Mostly likely command in 1966 has a French president fought so hard to defeat ISIL. not for very long. It smells too bad. And Syria’s President Assad – or any NATO member – issued such a Trump relativized the help of the Kurds, nailed it with his refreshing candor in an interview last month: stinging disavowal of the North Atlantic saying “they didn’t help us in the second World that Trump is the “best” U.S. President in recent memory because Treaty Organization. War. They didn’t help us with Normandy.” he hides nothing, is so transparently and obviously a pawn of “What we are currently experiencing is the There had been “no co-ordination what- the Zionists and the Saudis. The Aramco IPO notwithstanding, brain death of NATO,” president Emmanuel soever of strategic decision-making between BOTH the Saudis and the Zionists appear strong but they are Macron told the Economist magazine in an the US and its NATO allies. None,” Macron not. Both are skating on the thin ice of near universal hatred. interview published on Thursday. said, referring to the US withdrawal as “a Those Jews who became fervent Zionists last century and the On December 3rd and 4th, Macron military retreat”. illegitimate state of “Israel” have a day of reckoning ahead that will attend a NATO summit in London. NATO is only as strong as its member will be like nothing heretofore seen. Yet even while one cannot The alliance, which was founded as a states, so it only works if the guarantor of imagine how or when it might materialize, if justice counts for bulwark against Soviet and Warsaw last resort functions as such anything in human history it will be visited upon these god- Pact aggression, celebrated its 70th Article five of the North Atlantic Treaty less animals, as well as their colleagues like ISIS and al-Qaeda anniversary last April. guarantees that if one member is attacked, whom the Zionists have supported in various ways in various war France rejoined NATO’s military com- the others will come to its assistance. theaters this century. Most Americans have no clue, but that is mand in 2009. Macron’s remarks echo a Asked whether article five still held, because of the billions spent to spread propaganda and literally tradition of French resentment of US dom- Macron replied, “I don’t know, but what buy silence if not directly threaten and stifle dissenting voices. ination of NATO, coupled with ambitions will article five mean tomorrow? If the It is the primary source of the wreckage of free speech and real for united European defense. Bashar al-Assad regime [of Syria] decides democracy in the U.S. and it is happening now – “it” being the Calling the alliance “irreplaceable”, most critical strategic partnerships in all of Dramatic conclusion to retaliate against Turkey, will we commit Zionist juggernaut. Thankfully, not all Jews ascribe to Zionism, German chancellor Angela Merkel said, recorded history”. Trump’s decision last month to withdraw ourselves under it? Both the American for it beckons a severe retribution. “The French president has chosen drastic Yet Donald Trump has called the EU, U.S. troops from northern Syria led Macron decision and the Turkish offensive have It was anyway just over a year ago that the Trump gang started words. This is not my view of co-operation most of whose members are in NATO, “a to his dramatic conclusion. Both countries had the same result: sacrificing our part- what it called its “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran within NATO.” foe . . . almost as bad as China, just smaller.” belong to the coalition that is fighting the ners who fought against Daesh [ISIL] on and its people. It was aimed at causing Iranians to spurn the U.S. secretary of state Mike Pompeo, on He toyed with the idea of leaving NATO if Islamic State terror group, also known as Isis, the ground.” government as the economy went in to a tailspin…as if it was a visit to Germany, called NATO “one of the members did not contribute more money. in Syria and Iraq. Macron bitterly criticized (Source: Irish Times) not the U.S. causing the damage. That has been shallow thinking indeed. Tehran has neither collapsed not surrendered to the U.S. It has still suffered a lot, but there are apparently signs that the economy may be stabilizing some. The IMF and the World Bank China slams ‘dangerous’ U.S. criticism of Communist Party have predicted that in 2020 Iran will rebound from a recession to near zero percent growth. Meanwhile, the Iranian currency China’s Foreign Ministry launched a renewed attack on ship,” Geng said. will likely stabilize, too, and while its GDP will be about on a par U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday, saying that The party has always represented and safeguarded the with 2015, that will be sufficient for the country’s leadership to his recent criticism of the Chinese Communist Party was interests of the Chinese people and has won their deep think that Iran can manage U.S. economic attacks for another “extremely dangerous” and exposed his “sinister intentions.” trust and loyal support, he added. year at least. And unlike Saudi Arabia, Iran’s more diversified Last month, Pompeo stepped up U.S. rhetoric against “Attempts to separate the Chinese people and the Chi- economy is far less dependent on oil sales. China’s ruling Communist Party, saying Beijing was focused nese Communist Party is a provocation against the entire One might conclude that the Islamic Republic has so far nav- on international domination and needed to be confronted. Chinese people and is doomed to fail,” Geng said. igated the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune with some China at the time called it a “vicious attack.” “It must be pointed out that Pompeo’s comments are success. Iran has neither cowered before the bully nor has it done China has been consistently irritated by Pompeo, whether extremely dangerous and seriously inconsistent with his anything particularly rash, but by its measured steps is managing over his remarks on China’s Belt and Road infrastructure position as U.S. Secretary of State,” he added. well enough. Better days are ahead. project or allegations of Chinese rights abuses in the far “They fully expose his sinister intentions of fishing for western region of Xinjiang, and in many other areas. political capital by being anti-China.” Speaking at a daily news briefing, Chinese Foreign Min- He should stop “jabbering on” with his unwarranted istry spokesman Geng Shuang said Pompeo’s attacks on criticisms of China, Geng said. Ayatollah Sistani warns that China’s political system and calling China a threat were China’s stepping up of rhetoric against Pompeo comes “full of ideological prejudice” that China strongly opposed. as China and the United States seek a truce in their trade foreign sides trying to exploit “Pompeo is splitting apart and setting in antagonism war by signing a “phase one” trade deal. Sea, U.S. support for Chinese-claimed Taiwan and human against each other the Chinese people and the Chinese The world’s two largest economies have other serious rights, especially in heavily Muslim Xinjiang. protests Communist Party in an attempt to provoke their relation- areas of disagreement, including the disputed South China (Source: Xinhua) Sistani calls for reforms in Iraq

1 In this context, Sayyed Sistani’s representative warned Leftists make a comeback in Latin America that some foreign and local sides are exploiting the protests in Iraq, stressing that the protests should abide by peacefulness. 1 In the late 20th and early pres- ence, the U.S. has launched various plans view, the wrong policies of previous govern- American countries risked being locked out “Peaceful demonstrating is a right but no one can oblige oth- ent century, Latin America has witnessed to undermine leftist governments through ments and developments have caused the of U.S. and allied operations if they stopped ers to take part in protests,” Sheikh Karbalai said on behalf of new developments, including the New Left economic crises and put its allied right-wing U.S. to lose its control over Latin America buying military hardware from the United Sayyed Sistani. movement. The New Left in Latin America figures into power. and the Caribbean, and instead increased States and turned to other markets instead. Iraqi port, refinery resume operations after was founded and developed as leaders such Washington’s comprehensive effort to the influence of U.S. rivals, including China, China has invested heavily in the region protesters leave as Chavez in Venezuela, Luiz Inacio Lula topple the Maduro administration in Vene- in the region. to reach Latin America’s oil reserves. Beijing Meanwhile, a port and oil refinery in southern Iraq have re- da Silva in Brazil, Evo Morales in Bolivia, zuela is an example. On the other hand, China In an interview with Foreign Policy, fol- has now become the largest trading partner sumed operations after anti-government protesters, who were Rafael Correa in Ecuador, and Daniel Ortega and Russia’s approach to Latin America and lowing his recent visit to Colombia, Air Force of some Latin American countries, including blocking the roads leading to both sites, left the areas. in Nicaragua, came to power. the tendency of New Left countries to ally Chief of Staff General David Goldfein said Brazil, Chile, Cuba and Uruguay. Port officials, security and oil sources said that the Umm Qasr Opportunities and threats with Beijing and Moscow can be a major that the Trump administration is making Russia also continues to sell billions of commodities port near Basra, and the Nassiriya oil refinery in Dhi The U.S. is concerned about the presence deterrent to the implementation of the U.S. a push to strengthen alliances across Latin dollars in arms to Latin American coun- Qar province, resumed operations on Thursday, Reuters reported. of its rivals, especially Russia and China, plan in the region. America as part of an effort to counter rising tries. Unlike China, which seeks to use Latin The sources did not immediately say why or how the protesters in Latin America and the cooperation of This is while the Trump administration Chinese and Russian influence in the United American natural resources for its economic had left the zones. Operations at the Umm Qasr commodities these two countries with leftist states in the is trying to redefine U.S. role and position States’ backyard. growth, Russia’s interests in this region are port have been at a complete standstill since last Wednesday, region. To counter China and Russia’s influ- in Latin America. From Trump’s point of Goldfein said Colombia and other Latin more strategic. after protesters first blocked its entrance a day earlier. Safa al-Hussein, manager of Iraq’s state-owned ports company, said that all terminals in the port were operating normally in the Weary residents of Pakistani capital endure another round of protests early hours of Thursday. According to the Iraqi government, the blocking of Umm Patience is wearing thin among some residents of the Paki- protest site to use the internet,” said Azeem, clutching his Qasr, which receives a vast bulk of imports of grain, vegetable stani capital enduring another round of anti-government books as he headed home from school. oils and sugar shipments that feed a country heavily dependent protests, with tens of thousands of opposition supporters “When we complain to the service provider, they said on imported food, has cost Iraq more than $6 billion. showing no sign of giving up despite the onset of winter rain. they have down-graded the service on the government’s Demonstrators also prevented tankers from entering or leaving Huge crowds descended on Islamabad from various parts instructions.” Nassiriya oil refinery on Wednesday, causing shortages in the of the country a week ago, denouncing the government of The government has not confirmed any such order but south. According to oil sources, the refinery had recently been Prime Minister Imran Khan as illegitimate and calling for it is a regular tactic in Pakistan, and staff at providers have producing around half its capacity. him to step down. said they had been told to suspend services in some areas. The protests are part of a movement that has brought tens of drawn-out sit-ins over recent years, including one Khan It is the first concerted challenge that the cricket The protests are being led by one of the country’s main of thousands of Iraqis to the streets to demonstrate against cor- himself led against the previous government. star-turned-politician has faced since he won a general conservative religious parties, with the support of the two ruption and the poor state of public services. “This is the third sit-in since 2014 in Islamabad - it has election last year promising to end corruption and create main parties. The huge crowd is almost exclusively made The protests, which began more than a month ago, have of- to stop if this country wants to progress,” said office worker jobs for the poor. up of bearded men, waving flags and chanting slogans. ten turned violent, with Iraqi security forces opening fire and Ghazanfar Ali, 47. Khan has dismissed the calls to resign and his government, They have set up a tent city with plastic sheets, and cook protesters torching government buildings. The capital’s sole public transport system, which runs which the opposition says won power after a fraudulent and rest when their leaders are not giving speeches. The mood (Source: Al-Manar) election with the support of the military, has denounced by the protest site, has been suspended and Ali said he had has been cheerful and there has been no significant trouble. the protests as a threat to democracy. to spend twice as much getting to work. The biggest problem has been the onset of cold rain. The military denies favoring any party saying it supports Student Zeeshan Azeem, 17, said the internet had been Khan said on Twitter this week he had directed city author- the constitution. down at his home all week, which he blamed on government ities to assess what help could be provided for the protesters. Erdogan says U.S. not The protesters are occupying a large open area alongside attempts to disrupt the protesters’ communications. Opposition leaders declined the offer. one of Islamabad’s main roads, the latest in a succession “We’re forced to travel a considerable distance from the (Source: Reuters) honoring Syria deal ahead of Trump talks Brazil top court ruling could free jailed former president Lula Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the United States is not fulfilling its pledge to remove Kurdish militants from a Brazil’s Supreme Court overturned a law three-year-old rule that contributed to eight years and 10 months after he was analyst Alberto Almeida said. Syrian border region and that he would raise the issue when he requiring convicted criminals to go to jail the success of Brazil’s biggest corruption found guilty of taking bribes from engi- “He can draw more politicians from the meets U.S. President Donald Trump next week. after losing their first appeal, a political- investigation, the so-called Car Wash neering firms in return for government center and end up as a dealmaker for his Turkey launched an offensive in northeastern Syria on October ly-charged ruling that may lead to the release operation that put dozens of company contracts. party’s candidate in the 2022 presidential 9 in a declared attempt to eliminate Kurdish militants from the of former left-wing President Luiz Inacio executives and politicians in jail for bribes Polarized country elections.” so-called People’s Protection Units (YPG) from border areas. Lula da Silva. and kickbacks. Lula, Brazil’s first working-class pres- His Workers Party welcomed the court’s The incursion came after the U.S. abruptly pulled its forces out of The reinterpretation of Brazil’s penal The prospect of serving immediate prison ident, left office with sky-high popularity decision. Its leader, Gleisi Hoffmann, called the region, clearing the path for Ankara to go ahead with a planned code, allowing convicts to exhaust their time after losing a first appeal encouraged ratings thanks to social policies that raised it “a very important step to strengthen de- military action against Washington’s longtime Kurdish allies. appeal options before being locked up, suspects to negotiate plea deals with pros- millions from poverty, but his critics say he mocracy and the constitution at a time when Nine days into the operation, Turkey agreed on October 17 could benefit dozens of high-profile pris- ecutors, providing them information that ruined the country by allowing corruption they are under threat from an extreme-right to pause the offensive for 120 hours while the U.S. facilitates the oners, among them Lula, jailed last year helped unravel the biggest corruption scheme to flourish. government.” withdrawal of Kurdish militants from a planned 120-kilometer for corruption. in Brazil’s history. His release would heighten tensions in Sergio Moro, the Car Wash trials judge (75-mile) safe zone between the Syrian border towns of Tell Ab- The 74-year-old left-wing leader, who The Car Wash prosecutors said the ruling a polarized nation that elected far-right who sentenced Lula and is now justice min- yad and Ras al-Ayn. was president between 2003 and 2010, had would make their job harder and favour im- President Jair Bolsonaro last year. ister in Bolsonaro’s government, warned Ankara views the U.S.-backed YPG as a terrorist organization been favoured to win the 2018 election punity because of Brazil’s “excessive” appeal If and when he is released, Lula would before the court’s decision that overturning tied to the homegrown Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant but his imprisonment barred him from processes. They said in a statement that the be free to engage in politics but would not the rule would be a big setback for the fight group, which has been seeking an autonomous Kurdish region running. court’s decision was out of sync with a country be eligible under Brazil’s Clean Record law against corruption. in Turkey since 1984. Nearly 5,000 convicts could potentially that wants an end to corruption. to seek elected office for eight years after his According to the National Council of Jus- Erdogan is scheduled to discuss implementation of the agree- benefit from the ruling that has been criticized Lula’s lawyers said they would seek his first conviction in June 2017. tice, some 4,895 convicts could potentially ment with Trump in Washington on November 13. The meeting by the country’s justice minister. immediate release by the lower court that “Lula is not electable, but that is not need- benefit from the rule change. would go ahead following a phone call between the two leaders. By a 6-5 vote, the court overturned a convicted him. He was jailed in 2018 for ed for him to take center stage,” political (Source: Al Jazeera) (Source: Press TV) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 14 WORLD SPORTS NOVEMBER 9, 2019

Ex-UEFA chief Platini taking In-form Dortmund look to pile action to recoup back pay, legal fees Former UEFA president Michel Platini is taking action to obtain misery on embattled Bayern substantial amounts of back pay as well as a bonus and legal fees, he told AFP on Friday. Borussia Dortmund coach Lucien Favre says A second consecutive defeat would leave According to sources close to Platini, whose four-year sus- his side have “nothing to lose” as they look Bayern seven points adrift if Gladbach beat pension from football ended in October, the former France in- to inflict more woe on crisis-hit Bundesliga Werder Bremen on Sunday. ternational is seeking to recoup around 7.2 million euros ($7.9 champions Bayern Munich at the Allianz With Niklas Suele and Lucas Hernandez million), including 5.5 million euros in back pay. Arena on Saturday. injured and Jerome Boateng suspended, Platini did not confirm the amounts. Niko Kovac was sacked last Sunday as Flick could field a makeshift back four of “Through my lawyer, I am asking for the contractual elements Bayern coach after a 5-1 drubbing at Eintracht Javi Martinez, normally a midfielder, and to be applied,” Platini said. Frankfurt, with Hansi Flick taking over as regular left-back David Alaba at the heart of A triple Ballon d’Or winner, Platini was expected to succeed interim boss for two games. the defense, with winger Alphonso Davies Sepp Blatter as FIFA president in 2016 but fell spectacularly The former Germany assistant coach over- and Benjamin Pavard as full-backs. from grace a few months earlier. saw a 2-0 midweek win over Olympiakos Dortmund hope England winger Jadon The 64-year-old was suspended by world football’s governing which sealed a Champions League last-16 Sancho, who suffered a thigh injury against body in 2015 over a controversial payment of two million Swiss place with two matches to spare. Inter, and captain Marco Reus, who has an francs (1.8 million euros, $2 million) that he received from Blatter. But Bayern sit fourth in the Bundesliga, ankle knock, will be fit. The payment, made in 2011 when Blatter was seeking re- one point behind second-placed Dortmund One to watch: Marcus Thuram election as president, was related to work carried out by Platini and four adrift of leaders Borussia Moe- With five goals and three assists in six between 1999 and 2002. nchengladbach. league games, French forward Marcus Thuram Platini has always insisted he did nothing wrong. Dortmund beat Bayern 2-0 at Signal Iduna has helped Moenchengladbach to the top of His suspension ended on October 6 and he has said he now Park in the German Super Cup in August, the Bundesliga. hopes to find a new role in football. but Dortmund have unfinished business in this season, before Ivan Perisic netted late on. edly muscled off the ball in April. Gladbach host Werder Bremen on Sun- The former Juventus star said the bonus that he wanted repaid Munich after suffering a 5-0 thrashing in Their 18 points from the opening ten Bayern’s distractions day with Thuram looking to score for a fifth was linked to the organization of Euro 2016. April before their rivals went on to pip them matches is Bayern’s lowest tally since the Bayern have off-field distractions in their straight match after netting an injury-time Platini’s Swiss lawyer Vincent Solari confirmed that legal to the title by two points. 2010/2011 season -- when Dortmund fin- hunt for a new head coach, having turned down winner in the Europa League against Roma proceedings had begun. “In the last five years, it has been hard to ished as champions. former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. on Thursday. “We have claimed the remaining amount of the back pay which win there,” said Favre. “But, we have noth- Favre’s men mounted a stunning fightback But Zorc warned Dortmund against expect- The 22-year-old Thuram, whose father we believe is owed according to the contract.” ing to lose. We respect Bayern -- we don’t from two goals down to beat Inter Milan 3-2 ing the Bavarian giants to be off their game. Lilian helped France win the 1998 World Blatter was subsequently suspended for six years after presid- fear them.” on Tuesday in the Champions League and “We shouldn’t think that anything will be Cup, is a big fan of Japanese Manga comics. ing over world football 18 years from 1998 to 2015. Bayern have lost two of their last four claim a third straight win. given away or that we’ll have it easy,” he said. “(If I could be a hero from the comics), (Source: AFP) league games and laboured against Olym- Bayern have won six and lost four of the Flick said: “We’re playing at home and then I could take on a different form during piakos until Robert Lewandowski continued last 10 meetings against Dortmund, whose it’s a chance to lay down a new marker.” a game, but I don’t have the right spell,” his incredible run of having scored in every sporting director Michael Zorc says he wants Thomas Mueller sees the showdown as he joked. Levante’s election pain as Bundesliga and Champions League match them to “play like blokes” after being repeat- the “most important game of the year”. (Source: AFP) keeper called up to work at polling station Celtic striker mocked Mussolini’s death CAF cancels billion-dollar contract with

Spain’s parliamentary election on Sunday is being cursed by with celebration against Lazio Lagardere Sports fans of Levante, who risk losing goalkeeper Aitor Fernandez for their La Liga trip to Athletic Bilbao after he was called up to work at a polling station. To make matters worse, reserve stopper Oier Olazabal is injured, meaning they could potentially be without a senior goalkeeper for the fixture. Fernandez, who is from the Basque town of Mondragon ap- proximately 50 kilometres from Bilbao, has been drafted onto a list of reserves who are required to attend the polling station on the morning of the election to see whether their presence is required. All Spaniards on the electoral register are liable to be called up to work at polling stations, for which they are paid 65 euros ($72), and require mitigating circumstances to be excused. Levante, who stunned Barcelona 3-1 last weekend, have seen an initial appeal rejected by the local Electoral Commission, however they are set to present a second request on Friday. “The club’s working so that I don’t have to go there (polling station) on Sunday,” Fernandez said. (Source: Mirror) Olivier Ntcham celebrated his winner his lover Clara Petacci and other leaders African football’s ruling body has scrapped Africa (CCC) had also found in 2017 that against Lazio with a cartwheel - but Spanish of the Fascist Party of Italy.” a $1 billion television and marketing rights the agreement infringed competition Arrest made over UFC media think he was mocking the death of They included a picture of Ntcham in deal with Lagardere Sports in the wake regulations. Benito Mussolini. mid-cartwheel alongside a picture of Mus- of separate judgments that it breached “Given the above developments, CAF had fighter’s missing stepchild The Frenchman scored in the 95th min- solini and a Celtic fan mocking his death competition rules, but Lagardere said it no choice but to terminate the agreement,” ute to seal Celtic’s first ever win in Italy, as to illustrate their point. would fight to enforce the contract. it said. Authorities have arrested the man wanted in the disappearance well as their place in the Europa League Marca also claimed the Frenchman did The French-based company called “Termination of the agreement is the of UFC heavyweight Walt Harris’ stepdaughter. knockout stages. the celebration in response to racist abuse the Confederation of African Football’s legal consequence of the judgments of Jail records show that Ibraheem Yazeed was arrested in Florida And he did an acrobatic flip as he ran directed at him by Lazio fans. (CAF) move “unlawful, unreasonable and Egyptian courts and the recommendations and booked into the Escambia County Jail early Friday. He is towards the corner flag to celebrate the Catalan publication El Nacional made unjustified” and said it would defend its and imminent decision of the CCC,” it said. charged with first-degree kidnapping in the disappearance of strike with his team-mates. the same assumption, saying: “Ntcham, agreement with CAF that runs from 2017 Arnaud Lagardere, managing partner at Aniah Blanchard, 19, who was last seen at a gas station in Auburn, But Spanish media have now mistak- a French player of Cameroonian origin, to 2028. the French firm, said it would fight CAF’s Alabama, on Oct. 23. enly claimed Ntcham was actually mocking received xenophobic insults on the part It suggested that it may accept changes move, accepting changes if necessary - or Blanchard, a student at Southern Union State Community the death of Italy’s former fascist dictator of the locals, but his revenge was forceful to the terms of the deal but that if all else seeking cash compensation for the lost College, was reported missing the next day. Her car was later Mussolini. and original.” fails it would seek compensation in cash. business. found abandoned in Montgomery, more than 50 miles away. The man who allied himself with Nazi Marca have since updated their story CAF said it had no choice but to cancel “We have here a very, very strong case Police said the car was damaged and contained evidence that Germany and led Italy into World War II to insist it was Celtic fans who thought the deal after two court judgments went and we’ll do whatever it takes either to Blanchard had been harmed. was eventually executed by Italian parti- Ntcham was mocking Mussolini, saying: against it. maintain the contract, deal with more Auburn police this week released images of Yazeed, showing sans in 1945. “Celtic fans interpret that Ntcham recreates A Cairo court ruled last November that the changes or get a significant amount of him at the gas station while Blanchard was there. They determined His body was then hung upside down the death of Mussolini in his celebration.” agreement breached “Egyptian competition cash,” he said in a statement to reporters that he was involved in taking her against her will. from a metal girder in Milan in the hours After last night’s game, Celtic fans joked rules because Lagardere was appointed as on Friday. A reward of about $105,000 -- which includes contributions afterwards. that Ntcham was indeed mocking Mus- CAF’s exclusive agent for marketing and “This is really unfair and even if I know from UFC president Dana White and light heavyweight champion Spanish publication Marca said this is solini’s death. media rights for an uninterrupted 20-year that no one should be too candid or naïve Jon Jones -- was offered for information leading to an arrest. what Ntcham was mocking when he cel- Ntcham has actually celebrated goals by period without any open tender,” CAF said in this business, I think we don’t deserve Alabama State Bureau of Investigation Capt. Joe Herman told ebrated his goal against Lazio - a club with doing a cartwheel into a somersault before. in a statement on Friday. such a treatment.” WSFA-TV that Yazeed was out on bail at the time of Blanchard’s fascist affiliations among their support. He did so after scoring Celtic’s second The court fined CAF 100 million Egyptian Lagardere Sports did not directly address disappearance. He faces charges of attempted murder and kid- Marca said: “Ntcham tried to imitate goal in their 2-0 win over Motherwell in pounds ($6.2 million). the court or the CCC’s view that its agreement napping in a February case. A judge revoked the bail Thursday. Mussolini’s position hung upside down the Scottish Cup Final in 2018. The Competition Commission of the breached competition regulations. (Source: ESPN) after being executed on April 8, 1945, with (Source: The Sun) Common Market for Eastern and Southern (Source: Reuters) Why are aeroplanes banned from flying over Messi’s house? Brescia fans criticize Mario Balotelli after he was racially abused Fans of Brescia have criticized Mario Balotelli after the Ital- In an interview with Radio Cafe on Monday, Castellini The president of Spanish airline Vueling mentioned the situation ian international was racially abused during last Sunday’s said that Verona fans were merely being “irreverent” and in an interview, sparking a debate over whether the Argentinean match against Hellas Verona. that Balotelli could never be considered completely Italian. had special dispensation. Balotelli threatened to leave the pitch during his side’s In reference to Castellini’s interview, the Brescia 1911-Ex When Vueling president Javier Sánchez-Prieto casually 2-1 loss, picking up the ball in the second half and kicking it Curva Nord said they are “extremely convinced Balotelli is mentioned during an interview that aeroplanes are not allowed towards the fans that were directing monkey chants at him. Italian in all respects and, as far as we are concerned, even to fly over the house of Barcelona star Leo Messi it naturally The 29-year-old had to be consoled by his Brescia team- Brescian,” before continuing their criticism of him. sparked a social media debate as to the reason why, and whether mates and opposition players, who eventually persuaded “He has always shown his passion for Milan ... but he it was a case of caprice on the part of the Argentina captain. him to continue playing. must persuade himself of one thing: precisely because he Sánchez-Prieto was busy explaining why a plan to expand But the Brescia 1911-Ex Curva Nord, a fringe ultra group, plays in Brescia, as a Brescian his dedication to the cause to Barcelona’s El Prat airport was being held up and casually have criticized their own player and labeled him arrogant. and his commitment must be equal -- or even higher -- than remarked that the reason was “because aeroplanes aren’t “The fact that he lives in Brescia and wears our jersey, those of his companions (who among other things must not allowed to fly over Leo Messi’s house, which is something however, does not raise him above everything and everyone seek forgiveness for a past to say the least ... over the top),” that doesn’t happen anywhere else in the world.” and the arrogance that seems to shine through him all the the statement continued. The comment swiftly took wing on social media with people time is not justifiable, especially when you wear it on the pitch that the Verona curva is a sort of KKK den, as some would “Nobody has put pressure on him, so the nervousness that seeking to verify Sánchez-Prieto’s statement and discover the and it becomes a cause for destabilization for the team and make people believe (this is also demonstrated by the fact grips him and turns him negatively every time he goes into reason why planes aren’t allowed to fly over Messi’s house. tension and embarrassment for the fans,” the statement reads. that to ‘seriously’ provoke Balotelli were only a few fans, also the pitch (not only in Verona) is unjustified, at least for us.” As might have been expected, the answer was rather more Brescia is second from bottom in Serie A and in a relegation not linked to the main chants of the curva).” Earlier this week Balotelli’s agent, Mino Raiola, publicly straightforward than Messi instructing El Prat not to interrupt fight to stay in Italian football’s top flight. The club’s coach Brescia was not immediately available for comment when condemned the abuse but had no additional comment when his siesta. The Barcelona captain lives in the municipality Eugenio Corini was sacked after the Verona defeat and was contacted by CNN. contacted by CNN. of Gavà, about 25km outside of Barcelona and inside the replaced by Fabio Grosso On Tuesday, Serie A’s disciplinary tribunal ordered Verona After the incident, Verona’s manager Ivan Juric, club Parque Natural del Garraf, an area protected under Spanish “If he was not psychologically ready to face supporters to close the Poltrona Est Stand, the section of its stadium president Maurizio Setti and the city mayor all denied the environmental legislation and that contains endangered flora like those in Verona and -- above all -- a delicate game as where the abuse was heard in Sunday’s game, for its next racist abuse took place. and fauna. that of last Sunday, in which a city (Brescia) played to stay home fixture against Fiorentina on November 24. However, Italian sports newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport Therefore, planes arriving at and leaving El Prat have to make in Serie A and manager -- who is among the most beloved The same day, Verona confirmed that it had banned the reported that a monitor from Italy’s football federation was a small detour out into the Mediterranean to bypass the area, of all -- was playing his last chance, he had to say it aloud head of the club’s Ultras Supporters Group, Luca Castellini, at the game and heard the abuse coming from around 15 fans. which also answers that question for anybody who has flown and give way to someone less nervous than himself; “This from all its matches until June 30, 2030 for “considerations Yet Brescia 1911-Ex Curva Nord also downplayed the to Barcelona and wondered why that 180º turn is necessary. obviously does not mean that some chants are legitimate and and expressions utterly contrary to the ethical principles and incident as merely “provocative comments.” (Source: AS) acceptable, but neither that Verona fans are all racists and values of this club.” (Source: CNN) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NOVEMBER 9, 2019 SPORTS 15

Iran football legend Hossein Rouhani named Russia karate coach

TASNIM — Ex-Iran karate practitioner Hossein Rouhani has Ali Karimi turns 41 been named the new coach of Russia national karate team. SPORTS TEHRAN — Ex-Iran and Persepolis He will take charge of the Russian team until after the 2020 deskmidfielder Ali Karimi celebrates his 41st Olympic Games. birthday anniversary today. Rouhani, 36, won a gold medal at the 2006 World Champi- Iranian football fans never forget his dribbling skills onship in Tampere and also claimed a gold at the 2006 Asian and goals however he definitely could have played for the Games in Doha. bigger clubs during his career but just played in German Karate will make its debut appearance at the Summer Olym- giants Bayern Munich. pics in 2020 in Tokyo, Japan. Karimi played mesmerizing football which no one else Olympic karate will feature two events, Kumite and Kata. Sixty could. He dribbled past more than half of AS Roma players competitors from around the world will compete in the Kumite in a friendly match with Iran national football team in 1998 competition and twenty will compete in the Kata competition. and scored an amazing goal in a Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich at the Signal Iduna Park on Dec.17, 2005. Karimi started his football with Tehran based football 16 states to attend 1st team Fath but joined most popular Iranian team Persepolis Junior World Kabaddi after two years and won two league titles and one Hazfi Cup with the Reds. Championship in Iran The Magician made his Iran debut on Oct. 13, 1998, at the age of 19. He made 127 career appearances in total, IRNA— Iran will host some 15 teams from around the world appearing at five major tournaments including 1998 Asian at the 1st Junior World Kabaddi Championships scheduled to Games, 2000, 2004, and 2007 Asian Cups and 2006 FIFA take place in southern Iran. World Cup. Renowned for his on-the-ball skill, dribbling The event is a golden opportunity for Iran to stand on the runs and playmaking ability, he was often referred to as podium and grabs the gold medal, Javad Pournikghalb Iranian the Asian Maradona. Junior Kabaddi Team Manager said. Karimi made some pretty weird decisions in his football Iran, India, South Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Taipei, Indo- career. For example, he opted Emirati Al Ahli in 2001, while nesia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Turkmenistan, Denmark, Kenya, La Liga side Atletico Madrid were reportedly willing to sign Uganda, Canada, Australia as well as Iraq will take part in the him. He also completed a shock move from Iranian club competition. Steel Azin to Schalke 04 on Jan. 31, 2011. The 1st Junior World Kabaddi Championships will be held Karimi had not good coaching spell in football. He was in Kish Island on November 9-16. appointed as Carlos Queiroz assistant but stepped down Kabaddi is a contact team sport, played between two teams from his role and also failed to save Sepidrood from rele- of seven players each. The objective of the game is for a single gation in the Iranian league. player on offense, referred to as a “raider”, to run into the op- Karimi, who was named Asian Footballer of the Year in posing team’s half of a court, tag out as many of their defenders 2004, announced his retirement from football in 2013 but as possible, and return to their own half of the court, all without the Iranian football fans will never forget “Wizard of Tehran”. being tackled by the defenders, and in a single breath. Iraq proposes Jordan as neutral venue Iran to celebrate National for Iran match Paralympic Day Iranian sprinter Fasihi joins Partizan Belgrade

TASNIM — An Iranian woman sprinter joined Atletski Klub Partizan of Serbia. Farzabeh Fasihi is the first ever Iranian woman runner to join a European club. Fasihi represented Iran at more than 10 competitions, in- cluding both outdoor and indoor Asian Athletics Championships. She is the Iranian record holder of the 60 meters indoor with 7.35 seconds. Her first international experience was at the 2016 Asian Indoor Athletics Cham- pionships in Doha, where she finished 5th in 60m. Fasihi SPORTS TEHRAN — Iraq leq Masoud, the head of Iraq›s football SPORTS TEHRAN —Iran will Janeiro, Brazil, in 2016, Iran finished in claimed a silver medal in 4 x deskhas proposed Jordan federation, told AFP on Wednesday. deskcelebrate the 12th Na- 15th place in the medals table with eight 400m relay. to host its 2022 World Cup and 2023 The proposal must now be approved tional Paralympic Day on Nov. 13 across the golds, nine silvers and seven bronze. In 2017, she participated in Asia Cup qualifiers, after FIFA requested by FIFA. country with participation of about 60,000 The Asian country has been enjoying Para the Islamic Solidarity Games an alternative venue because of ongoing In a letter to the Iraqi Football As- students with physical and vision impairments. sports success lately in a number of sports in Baku and advanced to sem- protests, officials said Wednesday. sociation (IFA), FIFA said it has been Iran first celebrated the National Paralym- such as archery, athletics, football 5-a-side, ifinals in 100 m. Iraq had been due to play the two “closely monitoring the safety and security pic Day in 2003 and was included in the Na- powerlifting, shooting and sitting volleyball. In 2018, she participated in Asian Indoor Athletics Champi- games in Basra — against Iran on Nov. situation in Iraq” for the past few weeks, tional Calendar by a Presidential order in 2016. Archer Zahra Nemati, field athlete onships in Tehran, where she won the bronze medal in the 60m 14 and Bahrain on Nov. 19 — but the where anti-government demonstrations Iran ended third in Indonesia 2018’s Mohammad Khalvandi, football 5-a-side with a 7.44 seconds record. southern port city has been caught up are rampant. medals table after winning 51 golds, 42 sil- player Behzad Zadaliasghari, shooter in the anti-government demonstrations Iran are third in Group C with six vers and 43 bronze. The Iranian delegation Sareh Javanmardidodmani, powerlifter that have swept Baghdad and the south. points. Iraq lead the table with seven looks to finish among top ten countries in Siamand Rahman and sitting volleyball «Jordan was chosen to host the match- points and Bahrain sit second on goal the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. player Morteza Mehrzad are among some FIFA president Infantino es against Bahrain and Iran,» Abdelkha- difference. At the last Paralympic Games in Rio de of the world’s best Paralympians. to come to Iran

Late Mehrban’s winner sends Shahr Khodro into IPL second place FIFA president Gianni Infantino plans to attend a league game in Iran where female fans will be allowed to attend. SPORTS TEHRAN — Hossein Mehrban Shahr Khodro moved to second place with 20 points, against Alireza Mansourian’s team. Infantino recently wrote to the Iranian football federation deskscored an 87th minute goal against three points adrift of IPL leaders Sepahan with one Naft Masjed Soleyman and Nassaji played out a expressing his intention to travel to Iran and watch a game with Pars Jonoobi and moved Shahr Khodro into sec- game in hands. goalless draw in Masjed Soleyman. women present, according to a source. ond place in the Iran professional League (IPL) Machine Sazi won the match against Zob Ahan 2-1. Shahin Bushehr and Gol Gohar shared the spoils Several thousand women were able to watch Iran’s 2022 on Friday. The Tabriz based football team scored two late goals in Bushehr. World Cup qualifier against Cambodia on October 10 at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran. FIFA, which sent a delegation to that game, said it was looking “more than ever towards a future when ALL girls and women Potter backs Alireza Jahanbakhsh to keep fighting for a place wishing to attend football matches in... Iran will be free to do Graham Potter expects Alireza Jahanbakhsh member of the group and, in football, things so, and in a safe environment”. to keep battling for his Albion place. change very quickly. Another source said that world football’s governing body The Iran winger has yet to play a Premier “He could be playing in the next game or hopes the process of allowing women into Iranian stadiums will League minute this season and is expected so, that’s how things can go. He is committed be “prolonged, not stopped and not reversed”. to again be out of the 18 when Seagulls go to the club and ultimately the club will make (Source: AFP) to Manchester United on Sunday. that decision as well. Potter has been impressed by Jahan- “It’s a bit of a tricky one. You don’t want bakhsh’s work ethic and, from personal ex- players at the club who don’t want to be here perience, can empathize with his frustration. but that isn’t the case with Ali. Zagros, Foolad beaten But he accepts it is has been hard for the “He is fully committed to the club, fully record signing to force his way into his plans. committed to the team, fully committed to at Asian Club League The Albion boss said he can understand why the lads. He has been fantastic. If it’s not Championship a player who is out of the frame would want Alireza, we will be talking about someone to move on when the transfer window opens. else who is out of the squad. That’s how it But, while not ruling it out, he does not see that is in the Premier League.” IRNA — Iranian handball teams Zagros Eslamabad and Foolad being the case with Jahanbakhsh in January. Jahanbakhsh tweeted recently to say how Mobarakeh suffered two more losses at the 22nd Asian Men’s Potter told The Argus: “I can understand much he had enjoyed training. Club League Championship on Friday. why a footballer always wants to play. You Potter added: “I feel for the player, because Zagros, who had lost to Kuwait SC 36-24 in Group A on Thurs- have to understand that and there will be a I have been there myself. I spent most of my day, were defeated against Qatar’s Al-Arabi 40-23. time where, if that’s not the case, you have career not playing in the team so I have a full Foolad Mobarakeh were also lost to Al-Wehdah of Saudi to make a decision with the player as well. understanding of how they feel.” Arabia 34-29 in Group B “At the same time, he’s an important (Source: Argus) Foolad had started the competition with a 33-31 loss against Qatar’s Al-Wakrah on Thursday. Foolad will play Oman on Sunday and Zagros face Al-Sharja of the UAE on the same day. Ibrahimovic set for AC Milan return, says MLS chief The competition is being held in Samcheok, South Korea Zlatan Ibrahimovic is set to rejoin Italian side AC Milan Ibrahimovic played for Milan between 2010 and 2012, Milan, one of the top clubs in the world.” from November 7 to 17. after his successful stint at LA Galaxy, Major League Soccer scoring 42 goals in 61 league appearances, and Garber said Ibrahamovic was named in the MLS Best XI in 2018 The Asian Handball Club League Championship is the official Commissioner Don Garber has said. he was on his way back to Serie A. and 2019 after netting 53 goals in the competition. competition organized by Asian Handball Federation for the The 38-year-old Swedish striker has spent the past “Zlatan is such an interesting guy,” he told ESPN. “He His season with Galaxy ended after they suffered a 5-3 men’s handball clubs of Asia, and takes place every year. 18 months in MLS but his contract with Galaxy expires keeps my hands full and my inbox full, but he’s a thrill- defeat by local rivals Los Angeles Football Club in the MLS In addition to crowning the Asian champion, the tour- at the end of the year and he has been linked with a host a-minute. Cup Western Conference semi-finals last month. nament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the IHF of European clubs. “He is a 38-year-old guy who is being recruited by AC (Source: Reuters) Super Globe. Prayer Times Noon:11:48 Evening: 17:09 Dawn: 4:21 (tomorrow) Sunrise: 6:35 (tomorrow) NOVEMBER 9, 2019 ART&CULTURE I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y www.tehrantimes.com Managing Director: Mohammad Shojaeian Editor-in-Chief: Mohammad Ghaderi Editorial Dept.: Fax: (+98 21) 88808214 — 88808895 [email protected] French scholar Jean-Claude 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 www.eshterak.ir Distributor: Padideh Novin Co. Carrière honored in Tehran Tel: 88911433 ARTTEHRAN — The French Webmaster: [email protected] desk Printed at: Jame Jam Bartar Borna - 44197737 film expert and Rumi scholar Jean-Claude Carrière was honored Tehrantimes79 Tehrantimesdaily for his lifetime cultural achievements by the Persian literary monthly Bokhara on No. 18, Bimeh Alley, Nejatollahi St., Tehran, Iran Thursday at the Center for the Great Islamic P.o. Box: 14155-4843 Encyclopedia in Tehran. Zip Code: 1599814713 The ceremony was attended by French Ambassador Philippe Thiébaud, Carrière’s Iranian wife Nahal Tajaddod who is also a Rumi expert, vocalist Shahram Nazeri and a number of celebrities and cultural figures. Speaking at the ceremony, Tajaddod said that living with Carrière taught her not to be afraid of hard work, adding that his personal and professional life are not separated. “Jean-Claude knows Persian poets and GUIDE TO Persian culture, and his conversations SPIRITUAL AWAKENING with my mother resulted in translations of nine volumes of books written by Persian literature scholar Badiozzaman Foruzanfar,” Be kind to other people’s children, so that your she said. children are treated kindly by others. “He later made use of his personal Imam Ali (AS) knowledge in the translation of Rumi’s Masnavi-ye Manavi, and then in the translation of 100 lyrics selected from the Divan of Shams-i Tabrizi, which has been published by a French publisher,” she added. “We next released the poetry of Rumi in Jean-Claude Carrière attends a ceremony organized by the Persian literary monthly Bokhara at the Center “Just 6.5” wins added global both Persian and French with both the voices for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia in Tehran on November 7, 2019 to honor the French scholar for his cultural recognition for Iranian of Jean-Claude and my mother, which was warmly received by readers,” she noted. achievements. (IRNA/Saeidreza Razavi) cinema at Tokyo festival Jean-Claude for his part made a short everywhere I went I was warmly received,” the new wave cinema in France, suddenly here yourself. I love Iran and Iranian art speech, calling speaking in front of the he said. noticed a person who came from the East and food, and I will come to Iran again.” ARTTEHRAN — Iranian cinema was center stage interested participants a very hard task. Jean-Claude, who is also a screenwriter, and had opened a new window to cinema,” The ceremony was concluded with deskat the 32nd Tokyo International Film Festival “I made my best efforts. What I really said that he was one of the first experts who he explained. Shahram Nazeri singing a part of Rumi’s last Tuesday after the award-winning Iranian drama “Just 6.5” wanted to emphasize was that when you wrote about filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami He also mentioned that he has written Masnavi-ye Manavi. received two major honors at the event. want to pay attention to a culture you need in French film journals. a screenplay for a film on Rumi, which has Carrière is the author of “Love: The Joy Saeid Rustai won the award for best director and Navid to love its people, and my wife played a “There are not many like Kiarostami. He also been translated into Persian. That Wounds: The Love Poems of Rumi”. Mohammadzadeh was crowned best actor for his portrayal of great role in this,” he said. looked cold but when you got to know him Addressing the participants, Carrière He has also worked as the principal of a Nasser Khakzad, a major drug trafficker in Tehran, in the movie. “I would also like to mention that you would face a big heart. That is, Jean- concluded, “I cannot say more about Iran French film school and has written books I traveled to Iran several times, and Luc Godard and I, who were pioneers of and its art more than you since you are on films and screenwriting. Iranian children win awards at Japan’s Paris gallery to host photo exhibit in Kao painting contest memory of Abbas Kiarostami

This combination photo shows Iranian directors Saeid Rustai (L) and Reza Jamali (C), and actor Navid Mohammadzadeh after accepting their awards at the 32nd Tokyo International Film Festival on November 5, 2019. (TIFF) “Just 6.5” is about a police squad under the leadership of Samad who has been assigned to arrest Nasser Khakzad. Rustai received his award during the closing ceremony of the festival, which was attended by Amir Naderi, the New York-based Iranian director who was in Tokyo to hold several workshops. “It gives me great pleasure to say that I’m coming from a country, This combination photo shows winning paintings by Iranian children which is home to great filmmakers such as Abbas Kiarostami at the Kao International Environment Painting Contest for Children in Members of Sheednegar Academy pose for a photograph for the exhibition and Amir Naderi, and I’m also happy that I’m being honored Tokyo, Japan. “Wind and Leaf”. in a country where the great filmmaker Akira Kurosawa lived,” ARTTEHRAN — Members Mohammad-Amin Asghari were bestowed ARTTEHRAN — The the curator of the exhibit, which will be Rustai said after accepting his award. deskof Iran’s Institute for with Eco Friend Prizes. deskGallery 21 in Paris will organized by Sheednegar Academy in In his speech, Mohammadzadeh dedicated his award to Rustai Intellectual Development of Children and The winners of the Kao Prizes along host an exhibition of photos on November 18 Tehran in collaboration with the Farabi and said, “What causes this surging of happiness inside me is the Young Adults (IIDCYA) have won prizes with one of their parents will be invited to in memory of legendary Iranian filmmaker Cinema Foundation. presence in the hall of one of the great filmmakers in the history at the Kao International Environment attend the awards ceremony, which will Abbas Kiarostami. Photos by Mehdi Afkhami, Vahid of Iranian cinema, the person who made me and my generation Painting Contest for Children in Tokyo, be held in Tokyo on December 7. The photos were taken by a group of Amanpur, Maryam Afzali, Kurosh Piruzi, lovers of cinema by his films ‘Impasse’, ‘Harmonica’ and ‘The Japan, the IIDCYA announced on Friday. Over 450 paintings by Iranian children Iranian photographers inspired by poems from Leila Jaberi, Samira Nazari and several Runner’; love you dear Amir Naderi!” Baran Karami and Ghazaleh were submitted to the contest, which was Kiarostami’s collection “Wind and Leaf”, and other photographers have been selected The Tokyo festival had also another winner from Iran. Reza Mohammadi both won Kao Prizes, and held on the theme of “Together, We Are the exhibit takes its title from the collection. to be showcased at the exhibit, which will Jamali was honored with the Spirit of Asia Award by the Japan Tohid Sangvini, Parsa Ildarabadi and Eco-Friendly”. Photographer Babak Borzuyeh is be running until November 23. Foundation Asia Center for his debut movie “Old Men Never Die”, which was screened in the Asian Future section. The film tells the story of an Iranian village where nobody has died for 45 years and only the aged remain. 100-year-old Aslan “Driving Lessons” crowned best short at Ojai film festival and his friends begin to think suicide is the solution. ARTTEHRAN — “Driving Lessons” by and returns to Iran to search for her family. “Uncle” by Danish director Frelle Petersen the Tokyo Grand deskIranian filmmaker Marzieh Riahi “Eternal Winter” by Attila Szász from Hungary won Prix/The Governor of Tokyo Award while the jury gave its special won the award for best short film at the 20th edition the best film award, while “Campesino” by Mia Tate prize to “Atlantis” by Valentyn Vasyanovych from Ukraine. of the Ojai Film Festival, which is currently underway from the U.S. was named best documentary. The award for best actress went to Nadia Tereszkiewicz in the U.S. city located in Ventura County in the state A lineup of 11 Iranian movies, including “Whitefish from France for her role in “Only the Animals”, which won of California. Season” by Qorban Najafi, “Yeva” by Anahid Abad, the audience award. The film tells the story of Bahareh, a young girl who, “Golnesa” by Sattar Chamani, “Silence” by Mehdi Borjan according to Iranian law, must have a man from among and “Birthday Night” by Omid Shams have been selected her relatives accompany her on driving lessons so she to be screened in the various sections of the festival, and her male instructor won’t be alone. which will come to an end on Sunday. Liberation of Khorramshahr Iran’s submission to the 2020 Oscars “Finding The lineup also includes “Difference” by Ali Asadollahi, Farideh”, co-directed by Azadeh Musavi and Kurosh “Better than Neil Armstrong” by Alireza Qasemi, “She Theater Festival opens Atai, also received an honorable mention. Who Wasn’t Tamed” by Saleh Kashefi, “The Sea Swells” in Arvand Free Zone The film is about a Netherland-based Iranian woman A scene from “Driving Lessons” by Iranian filmmaker by Amir Qolami, “The Snail” by Mohammad Torivarian who was adopted by a Dutch couple over forty years ago, Marzieh Riahi. and “The Stain” by Shuresh Vakili. ARTTEHRAN — The 22nd edition of the deskLiberation of Khorramshahr Theater Festival opened in the Arvand Free Zone in southwest Iran on James Dean set to appear in a movie six decades after his death, horrifying fans Wednesday. NEW YORK (Reuters) — James Dean is “We feel very honored that his family CMG Worldwide, which licenses the upcoming movie “Star Wars: The Rise of Over 50 street and stage coming back from the dead to appear in a new supports us and will take every precaution intellectual property for dead celebrities Skywalker,” but the makers will use unseen performances on stories movie, a Hollywood production company to ensure that his legacy as one of the most including Dean, musician Chuck Berry, and footage the actress recorded before her death about the 1980-1988 Iran- said on Wednesday, causing an uproar about epic film stars to date is kept firmly intact,” astronaut Neil Armstrong, said the casting in 2016 rather than computer generated Iraq war, which is called the the idea of reincarnating one of America’s producer Anton Ernst said in a statement. would open up new opportunities. imagery. Sacred Defense in Iran, are most beloved film icons. “The family views this as his fourth movie, “With the rapidly evolving technology, we Ernst told Entertainment Weekly on competing in various sections Magic City Films said it had obtained the a movie he never got to make. We do not see this as a whole new frontier for many of Wednesday that producers had conducted of the festival, which will run rights from Dean’s estate to digitally recreate intend to let his fans down.” our iconic clients,” CMG said in a statement. an extensive search for an actor to play the until Sunday. the “Rebel without a Cause” star, who died However, many fans were horrified at the “Finding Jack” will not be the first time role of platoon leader Rogan, before turning The festival was in a 1955 car accident aged 24, for a Vietnam idea. Style publication Esquire.com ran a story that actors have appeared on screen long after to Dean. established to observe the War-era action drama called “Finding Jack.” listing “35 working actors they could have death. Peter Cushing, who died in 1994, was “We have seen (screen) tests. When he’s resistance of the people of Dean will be recreated through a mixture of cast instead,” while youth culture website brought back to life as Death Star commander on screen, it looks 100% like James Dean. Khorramshahr, which was old photos and footage, along with computer Vice.com pleaded “Please don’t do this.” Grand Moff Tarkin for 2016 film “Rogue It’s exactly the way that we envisioned it,” A poster for the 22nd captured by Iraqi forces on generated creations projected over stand-ins. “This is among the most ghastly things One: A Star Wars Story” using computer Ernst said. Liberation of Khorramshahr October 26, 1980 and was A different actor will lend his voice to what to ever happen,” Nerdist contributing editor generated imagery. “Finding Jack” is scheduled for release Theater Festival. liberated on May 24, 1982. will be a secondary role for Dean’s character. Lindsey Romain wrote on Twitter. The late Carrie Fisher will be featured in in November 2020.