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Iran to sell maximum level of oil to counter U.S. sanctions: VP Yemen war: Swamp for ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iranian related banking transactions,” he added. deskFirst Vice President Washington has been trying to stop Es’haq Jahangiri announced on Tuesday Iran’s petrochemicals, steel and copper that the country plans to sell as much oil exports, according to Jahangiri. as it can in face of U.S. sanctions, Fars “America seeks to reduce Iran’s oil sales, news agency reported. our vital source of income, to zero,” he Saudi and UAE “Required measures have been taken by said, “It would be a mistake to think the See page 7 Iranian foreign policy officials and those U.S. economic war against Iran will have from the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) to ease no impact.” Second Iran Nanotech China Center opens in Guangzhou TECHNOLOGY TERHAN — The companies, the Iran Nanotechnology In- desksecond branch of Iran itiative Council (INIC) public relations Nanotech China Center (INCC) opens office announced in a press release. in Guangzhou Science City, Economic The first branch of the INCC was set up & Technological Development Zone by INIC and Nanopolis Suzhou company on Jul 6. in Suzhou on May 12, 2015. The center aims to facilitate cooperation INCC Director Saeid Sarkar, Iran’s between Iran and China in the field of counsel in Guangzhou Khalil Shirgholami nanotechnology and to boost coopera- and some Iranian and Chinese officials tion between Iranian and Chinese nano attended the opening ceremony. 10

Stop killing Palestinian, Yemeni children: Iran’s UN envoy The Iranian ambassador to the United Na- ister, for organizing this open debate. I tions on Monday called for stopping the also thank the Secretary-General for his killings of Palestinian and Yemeni children. report, and appreciate the valuable inputs Gholamali Khoshroo made the remarks from the briefers. before a UN Security Council’s meeting on A large increase in violations against chil- “Children and Armed Conflict: Protecting dren in 2017, as reported by the UNSG, is Children Today Prevents Conflicts Tomorrow”. alarming. This underlines the necessity of Here is the full text of Khoshroo’s redoubling our efforts to prevent the emer- statement: gence of new conflicts. It indeed is the most I would like to begin by thanking the effective way to protect children from the AP Council President, Swedish Prime Min- scourge of armed conflicts. 2 ARTICLE I doubt U.S. - North Korea negotiation will affect JCPOA: former senator Saudi Arabia, the Hanif Ghaffari EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW States are likely to be quite effective because UAE footprint in Political analyst of America being the largest market, and By Javad Heirannia various companies will not want to risk losing Eritrea, Ethiopia TEHRAN – Bennett Johnston, an American access to the American market. Therefore, politician in the Democratic Party and lobbyist they are likely to go along with the sanctions rapprochement Decoding of EU’s who represented Louisiana in the Senate, says even though the countries of the EU are very By Fatemeh Salehi Washington’s negotiations with North Korea “will supportive of JCPOA and would like to see Approach towards likely take years” and it will not “affect JCPOA”. it continue. The EU cannot control their in- TEHRAN — The reconciliation between “I think it will be stuck in this, “rope-a-dope” - dividual companies. Ethiopia and Eretria after 20 years is top JCPOA which is to say, continued negotiation and no It is true that U.S. sanctions after its with- news in the African continent. great breakthroughs and no repudiation of the drawal from JCPOA are unilateral, but the U.S. In a landmark visit, Ethiopia’s Prime he joint commission of the JCPOA negotiation; just something that will take a very What is your assessment about U.S. new can impose its will on other countries by imposing Minister Abiy Ahmed landed in the Er- had recently held a meeting at long time,” Johnston tells the Tehran Times. sanctions on Iran? Some argue that these new penalties on their corporations such as European itrean capital, Asmara, on Sunday, for T ministerial level with the pres- The Chairman of the American-Iranian Council sanctions will not be as effective as last sanc- ones so they oblige to give up Iran market. Then a bilateral summit, aimed at repairing ence of Iran and the five remaining also adds that “the United States has broken the tions that were imposed before JCPOA. What actually JCPOA will not fulfill Iranian goals. What relations between the two countries. Er- itrean President Isaias Afwerki warmly members of the nuclear deal. In its agreement which it signed onto.” do you think? is your opinion? 7 latest statement on the recent meeting, Following is the text of the interview: A: The unilateral sanctions of the United greeted Abiy at the airport, Eritrea’s state the European Union has affirmed its television showed. commitment regarding the following The visit comes a month after Abiy objectives in good faith and in a con- surprised people by fully accepting a peace structive atmosphere: Yemeni forces fire ballistic missile at Saudi mercenaries’ supply depots deal that ended a two-year border war - the maintenance and promotion of Yemeni army soldiers, supported by allied Earlier in the day, the Saudi regime military announced in a statement on March 25 that between the two countries. The meeting wider economic and sectoral relations fighters from Popular Committees, have aircraft had bombarded a number of residential the House of Saud regime-led war had left sparkled hope for the halt of one of the with Iran; fired a domestically-designed and -developed areas across Yemen, leaving several civilians dead 600,000 civilians dead and injured since most difficult African crises. - the preservation and maintenance ballistic missile at a position of the Saudi re- and injured. March 2015. Eritrea became independent in 1993 of effective financial channels with Iran; gime-sponsored militiamen loyal to Yemen’s At least four civilians lost their lives and The United Nations says a record 22.2 million after three years of war, but again the - the continuation of Iran’s export of oil former president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi seven others sustained injuries when the Saudi Yemenis are in need of food aid, including 8.4 conflict between Asmara and Ethiopia in and gas condensate, petroleum products in the country’s western coastal province of regime warplanes targeted two vehicles as they million threatened by severe hunger. 1998 arose over disagreement on border and petrochemicals; Hudaydah. were traveling along a road in Zabid town of A high-ranking UN aid official recently warned delineation, primarily at Badme, and that - clear and effective support for econom- A military source, speaking on condition of Hudaydah province. against the “catastrophic” living conditions in was the end of diplomatic relations between ic operators trading with Iran, particularly anonymity, told Yemen’s Arabic-language al-Ma- The Saudi regime fighter jets also pounded an Yemen, stating that there was a growing risk of the two states. However, Eritrea has a small and medium sized enterprises which sirah television network that Yemeni troops and area in the Kitaf wa al-Boqe’e district of Yemen’s famine and cholera there. permanent delegation in Addis Ababa, are the backbone of many economies; etc. their allies launched the projectile on Tuesday mountainous northwestern province of Sa’ada, “People’s lives have continued unrave- representing the African Union. Part of this statement reads: noon, and that the short-range missile struck leaving three people dead. ling. Conflict has escalated since November, Then the conflict flared into armed “The participants in the JCPOA recon- supply depots of the Saudi regime mercenaries Two civilians were also killed and a woman and driving an estimated 100,000 people from clashes. Although Badme was being ad- firmed their commitment to the full and with great precision. a child suffered injuries when the Saudi regime their homes,” John Ging, UN director of aid ministered by Ethiopia, with an MP and an effective implementation of the nuclear The source, however, did not provide further aircraft hit a house in an area of Baqim district operations, told the UN Security Council on administration, Eritrea said maps clearly deal. They recalled that the JCPOA is information about possible casualties and the in the same Yemeni province. February 27. showed the territory to be Eritrean and a key element of the global non-prolif- extent of damage caused. The Yemeni Ministry of Human Rights (Source: Press TV) in May sent in troops to occupy the area. eration architecture and a significant From 1998 to 2000, the border wars achievement of multilateral diploma- claimed some 80,000 lives from both cy endorsed unanimously by the UN Iran women’s sides, but the Algiers Agreement end- Security Council through Resolution ed the conflict. However, the president 2231. The participants welcomed the of Eritrea broke international law and 11th report by the International Atomic dragon boat triggered the war by invading Ethiopia, Energy Agency of 24 May confirming abusing the Ethiopian opposition to the that Iran is abiding by its nuclear-related prepare for verdict on the borders, taking repressive commitments.” measures such as imprisoning dissidents It continues: “The participants rec- international and refraining from implementing law ognized that, in return for the imple- and adopting strict military rules. mentation by Iran of its nuclear-related Eritrea, Ethiopia economic commitments, the lifting of sanctions, competition interests in resolving the conflicts including the economic dividends arising The teams of women from all around Some analysts have argued that, the from it, constitutes an essential part of the Iran are getting ready to compete in an border conflicts had halted Eritrean affairs JCPOA. They also noted that economic international race in Anzali Lagoon in over the past 20 years, and all the issues operators pursuing legitimate business the northern Iranian province of Gilan. were overshadowed by these clashes. with Iran have been acting in good faith Dragon boat is a human-powered water- The Ethiopian prime minister took the based on the commitments contained in craft which has its roots in an ancient folk first step in resolving the conflict in June, the JCPOA and endorsed at the highest ritual of contending villagers, which has announcing that his troops would with- level by the UN Security Council.” been held for over 2000 years throughout draw from the Badme region and other As we can see, the recent EU state- southern China. border areas. ment is a similar (and not even completed) Mojtaba Mohammadi The history of dragon boats in com- A high-level Eritrean delegation led by version of the “Brussels Statement” that petition reaches as far back as the same Foreign Minister Osman Saleh had earlier was issued about two months ago after visited the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa,

IRNA/ era as the original games of Olympia in Donald Trump unilaterally walked out ancient Greece. last month for peace talks, a meeting that of the nuclear deal. 7 was followed by a news conference. 7 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y POLITICS JULY 11, 2018 MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS Iranian, Turkish Sanctions have turned into defense chiefs stress military co-op opportunity: defense chief POLITICS TEHRAN – In a phone conversation on POLITICS TEHRAN – Defense “Today, enemies of the Islamic Iran seek to deskTuesday Iranian Defense Minister Amir deskMinister Amir Hatami create dissatisfaction in the society through Hatami and his Turkish counterpart Nurettin Canikli under- said on Tuesday that the U.S.-led economic portraying the system’s points of strength lined the need for continued military cooperation between and financial sanctions against Iran have as weakness and focusing on economic war the two neighboring countries to resolve regional problems. turned into an opportunity, making the while the Islamic system is steadfastly moving “Annihilation of Daesh (ISIL) was an instance of region- country more self-reliant. on the path of progress,” he said. al cooperation and the result of interactions among Iran, “Sanction and financial threats have The defense chief also said that the U.S. Russia and Turkey, and this important event frustrated the turned into opportunity for us, because has adopted the “tactic of causing distance Zionists and the U.S. government,” General Hatami was they have led to self-reliance and strength between the people and the system” to harm quoted by Fars as saying. of domestic capacities which can be a model the country after finding that it cannot reach Hatami said Tehran welcomes expansion of cooperation for all other freethinking countries,” Hatami its objectives by imposing sanctions. between the two countries “in military sphere, defense in- remarked. He added that “external pressure and dustries and training and research to enhance the level of He also said the ruling system in Iran internal collapse” is another strategy of the security-defense capabilities.” is “people-based” and the people’s welfare enemies but Iran has great capacities to is redline. withstand such plots. “The people’s welfare is our vital interest President Donald Trump withdrew the Zarif: Iran and redline, because the Islamic Iran has a U.S. from the 2015 nuclear deal on May 8 people-based system. The armed forces… and plans to re-impose sanctions on Iran. pursuing cases of are ready to serve in line with the nation’s U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo an- welfare and interests,” he said during a nounced in May that U.S. will apply economic ‘illegally’ detained conference of the Defense Ministry’s senior to distance the people from the establish- passed various difficulties during the past and military pressure against Iran and will expatriates managers. ment through a “psychological warfare”. 40 years and today the country is more impose “the strongest sanctions in history” He noted that the hegemonic system seeks However, the minister said, Iran has united and integrated. on the Islamic Republic. POLITICS TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Moham- deskmad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday that his ministry spares no efforts in following up on the cases of ‘It is Europe’s turn to show determination to save nuclear deal’ Iranian expatriates who are held “illegally” and “unjustly” outside the country at Washington’s request. POLITICS TEHRAN — Kamal Kharrazi, head guaranteed under the nuclear agreement it would resume Zarif made the remarks in separate meetings with families deskof Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign its nuclear activities with a greater speed. of Iranian expatriates who have been detained in different Relations, said on Tuesday that it is Europe’s turn to The Joint Commission of the JCPOA held its first meet- countries. He said the detentions were some sort of hostage show political determination to save the 2015 nuclear ing at the foreign ministerial level in Vienna on Friday to taking to blackmail Iran, according to Mehr. deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. discuss ways to preserve the agreement. He also voiced his gratitude to the families for their pa- U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from the JCPOA European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, tience, reiterating the Foreign Ministry’s determination to in May and plans to re-impose sanctions on Iran in two who chaired the meeting, announced that Iran and the pursue the cases through diplomatic and legal channels. stages, first in August and then in November. remaining parties to the nuclear agreement had agreed to “We gave Europe the chance to show its determination continue negotiations, including on economic measures, in practice,” he said during a meeting with Niels Annen, over how to save the deal. It was the first foreign minis- Tehran would a German foreign office minister, in Berlin. terial meeting since the U.S. quit the multilateral deal. Kharrazi said that Europe’s support for the JCPOA The nuclear deal, struck in July 2015 between Iran, close Strait helps regional security. the European Union, Germany and the five permanent of Hormuz in Kharrazi, who was Iran’s foreign minister from 1997 to members of the UN Security Council, went into effect in retaliation against 2005, warned that the Trump administration is seeking to January 2016. Under the agreement Iran is obliged to trigger a war in the Middle East which its consequences lower its nuclear activities in exchange for termination oil embargo: MP would adversely affect Europe. of sanctions. Kharrazi (R) during his meeting with Annen in Berlin POLITICS TEHRAN – Deputy Majlis Speaker Ali Elsewhere, he said Iran’s benefits from the nuclear ‘Iran’s commitment to JCPOA depends on said that Iran’s commitment to the JCPOA depends on deskMotahari said on Tuesday that “Tehran’s agreement must be protected otherwise there would be European strategy’ Europe’s strategy to counter the U.S. sanctions. response to U.S. threats of reducing Iran’s oil revenues to no reason for Iran to stay in the deal. In a separate meeting with Joschka Fischer, former Fischer said that Europe seeks to offer a package to zero will be closing the Strait of Hormuz.” Iran has repeatedly warned that if its interests are not German foreign minister and vice chancellor, Kharrazi keep Iran in the deal and counter the U.S. sanctions. Motahari lauded President Hassan Rouhani’s implicit warning to close the Strait of Hormuz as a “good threat”, saying, “The Americans are not ready for a new war in the Germany, China insist support for nuclear agreement Persian Gulf.” In May, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he would pull America out of a 2015 nuclear agreement Merkel: Nuclear deal is ‘well negotiated’ with Iran and re-impose the sanctions that the deal had Germany and China have reiterated that they are committed Washington was walking away from the nuclear agreement envisaged to be lifted. to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran following the United States’ and that he plans to reinstate U.S. nuclear sanctions on Iran withdrawal from the multilateral agreement. and impose “the highest level” of economic bans on the Islamic Speaking as she met with China’s Premier Li Keqiang on Republic, jeopardizing the survival of the landmark accord. Rouhani Monday, Chancellor Angela Merkel said the nuclear accord, Under the JCPOA, Iran undertook to put limits on its officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action nuclear program in exchange for termination of nuclear-re- special envoy (JCPOA), was well-negotiated. lated sanctions imposed against Tehran. The Chinese premier also warned against the unforeseeable Since the U.S. president pulled Washington out of the hands letter to consequences if the deal falls apart, according to Reuters. historic nuclear deal, European countries have been scram- Malaysian PM “We remain committed to the nuclear agreement. We bling to ensure that Iran gets enough economic benefits to think it was well negotiated,” Merkel said. “There is more persuade it to stay in the deal. The remaining parties have POLITICS TEHRAN – Masoumeh Ebtekar, the spe- that needs to be negotiated with Iran, but we think it is vowed to stay in the accord. desk cial envoy of President Rouhani, delivered better to stay in the agreement.” Tehran has conditioned its stay in the deal to practical a letter about the 2015 nuclear deal to Malaysian Prime However, Merkel implied that Berlin could do little Keqiang (L) and Merkel meeting in Berlin on Monday European strides to make sure Iran’s dividends from the Minister Mahathir Mohammad on Tuesday. to protect international companies against punitive U.S. if they want to invest in Iran. deal would not be affected when U.S. sanctions are reim- Ebtekar also congratulated Mahathir on his victory in measures, adding that it is up to individual firms to decide U.S. President Donald Trump announced on May 8 that posed in August. the recent Malaysian elections, Mehr reported. During the meeting that took place in Putrajaya, the two sides also discussed bilateral ties, regional and international matters among other issues. U.S. seeks to stop transfer of Iran’s cash out of Germany The Malaysian prime minister emphasized the contin- By staff and agencies from allowing this transfer following blocked parts of the Islamic Republic’s Foreign Ministry quoted him as saying. uation of bilateral ties. weekend reports that Iran is poised to fly financial assets. The freeze report came as ministers from Top Trump administration officials are around 300 million Euros out of the coun- “Unfortunately a psychological war by Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia working to stop Germany from allowing try, The Washington Free Beacon reported some extra-regional states and anti-Iran met their Iranian counterpart in Vienna U.S. Iran Iran to fly more than $350 million in cash on Monday. groups has been waged over the past days Friday to provide Tehran with an economic out of the country and back to Tehran. On Sunday Iranian Foreign Ministry and weeks as Iran and other parties to the package to compensate for U.S. sanctions sanctions The Trump administration is already spokesman Bahram Qassemi rejected JCPOA have engaged in talks over the future that begin taking effect in August, Press ‘groundless’: working to stop the German government as baseless that claim that Germany has of the 2015 agreement,” website of Iran’s TV reported. China POLITICS TEHRAN – China says it will by no means Stop killing Palestinian, Yemeni children: Iran’s UN envoy desk accept the U.S. unilateral sanctions against 1 Moreover, efforts towards preventing the escalation Mr. President, Iran and that it sees the sanctions “groundless” under in- of current conflicts have to be intensified. In this context, The situation of children in Yemen, where according to ternational law. the political settlement must prevail over military solution. UNICEF more than 2,200 children have been killed, and “The unilateral sanctions [against Iran] should be aban- Likewise, by strict, consistent and non-discriminatory nearly all children are in desperate need of humanitarian doned because they are counterproductive,” Chinese Foreign application of international law, all perpetrators of violations assistance, is at best comparable only to that of Palestinian Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying told a press conference against children in armed conflicts must be held accountable children. on Monday. and brought to justice. Exceptionalism for child killers only Saudi and Emirati forces, who only believe in and “The Chinese side will continue with its efforts to uphold exacerbates the situation and further endangers the lives seek military solution for Yemen, are responsible for the the outcome of multilateralism,” Hua added. of our children. continuation of this conflict. Creating a separate category She also urged all relevant parties to stay committed to If we cannot protect children today, we will fail in preventing for the so-called “improving violators” in the UNSG report, dialogue and negotiation and adopt a constructive attitude conflicts tomorrow. It means we will face a vicious circle last year and this year, due to the well-known political to discuss the issues of common concern. of increase in the number of both conflicts and the loss of considerations, did not help to halt their brutalities against children’s life. the Yemeni children or realities on the ground. Mr. President, This situation (in Palestine) As the UNSG’s report indicates the killing of Yemeni Velayati to carry UNSG’s report once again shows that unfortunately, the children continued unabated, the last case is an airstrike Leader, Rouhani’s scale and severity of violations is seriously alarming in many is the result of the Council’s against a wedding in July 2018, during which at least 7 places, especially in the Palestinian occupied territories and failure in fulfilling its relevant Children lost their lives. messages Yemen. The policy of deliberate killing of children as a war tactic Throughout 2017, a large number of Palestinian children responsibilities, due to the pursued by Israel, Saudi and Emirate as well as ISIS. Its aim to Putin continued to be killed, injured, arrested and detained by is to put maximum press Israeli forces. Inclusion of the exponential increase in the use of veto power by the U.S. ure on their adversaries. The most notable cases are the POLITICS TEHRAN – Ali ?Akbar Velayati, a senior level of such violations during 2018 peaceful protests, puts mass killing of children by Israel in Lebanon in 2006, by deskIranian politician, will travel to Moscow – an unconditional impunity the Israeli regime on top of the list of global child-killers. ISIS in Syria in 2013, and by Saudi and Emirati forces in on Wednesday to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin. This indicates the severity of situation and the brutality extended by the U.S. to this Yemen in 2018. Bahram Qassemi, the Foreign Ministry spokesman, said of the Israeli forces. We call for the accountability for the war crimes Velayati will head a delegation of diplomats from the Ministry regime (Israel). We condemn in the strongest possible terms all brutality against children committed by anyone, everywhere, to be of Foreign Affairs to Moscow. of the Israeli forces against the Palestinian children. power by the U.S. – an unconditional impunity extended in Palestine, Yemen, Myanmar or elsewhere. Adopting a He said Velayati carries important messages from Presi- Such acts are clear manifestations of war crimes and by the U.S. to this regime. selective approach in such cases is tantamount to betraying dent Hassan Rouhani and the Leader of Islamic Revolution crime against humanity. They are carried out with total Despite all atrocities against Palestinian children, the most vulnerable people, children, whom this process Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to Putin. impunity. This must come to an end; and the perpetrators unfortunately, IDF has never been blacklisted in UNSG is designed to protect. It also discredits UN reports and According to the spokesman, the messages are related have to be brought to justice. Failing to do so, will only reports. It is expected that the 2018 report put Israel on seriously damages the universality of the application of to the United States’ walkout from the 2015 nuclear accord. embolden Israel to kill more children. top of the list of violators of the rights of children in armed international humanitarian law. Ending this situation is The diplomat did not provide any further details. This situation is the result of the Council’s failure in conflicts. This can bring accuracy, credibility and impartiality indeed our common responsibility. We must responsibly fulfilling its relevant responsibilities, due to the use of veto to that list. fulfill this responsibility. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JULY 11, 2018 INTERNATIONAL Rebuilding Syria after foreign-backed Canada extends NATO war remains ‘top priority,’ Assad says mission in Latvia to 2023: Trudeau Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says his top treat wounded militants evacuated from Syria. priority is the reconstruction of his country, Furthermore, the Syrian army has re- which has been gripped by foreign-backed peatedly seized huge quantities of U.S. and Canada has extended its leadership of the NATO battalion based militancy since March 2011. Israeli-made weapons and advanced military in Latvia until 2023, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday “Reconstruction is the top priority in Syr- equipment from the foreign-backed militants in Riga, a day ahead of the alliance’s summit in Brussels. ia, backed up by the continued fight against inside Syria. Canada leads one of four battalions deployed by the Western terrorism,” Assad said on Monday during a Syrian army forces have made signifi- defense alliance on its eastern flank in 2017 in a deterrence and meeting with Foreign Minister Walid al-Mual- cant advancements against Takfiri terror- defense posture following Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. lem and other Syrian diplomats in Damascus. ists in the various parts of the country in “We are ready to support our allies while facing global threats The years-long militancy has badly damaged recent months. On Monday, the Syrian head to security,” said Trudeau, adding that Canada’s current mission the country’s infrastructure, including electricity of state also said his government would fo- initially slated to expire in 2019, “will be prolonged for four years.” and water systems, schools and hospitals, and cus on amending legislation, the return of “Canada will not change its attitude towards security of the other institutions needed for daily civilian life. refugees who fled because of “terrorism” and Baltic countries,” Trudeau told reporters at a press conference In 2017, the World Bank estimated the cost reactivating the stalled political process. with his Latvian counterpart Maris Kucinskis. of war-related losses in Syria at $226 billion. Over six million Syrians have been inter- The Latvian premier hailed Ottawa’s decision to extend its Assad, who has estimated rebuilding would nally displaced by the conflict, while another mission as “the perfect gift to Latvia on its centenary”. cost $200 billion at the very least, has insist- five million have fled to neighboring countries. Later on Tuesday, Trudeau was due to visit some 450 Ca- ed he would refuse Western contributions. A Lebanese official has said that Leba- nadian troops deployed for Operation Reassurance, which is In an interview in June with Russia’s non and Syria were working together to fa- Canada’s largest sustained military presence in Europe in more NTV network, Assad said the West “won’t cilitate the return of thousands of refugees than a decade. be part of reconstruction in Syria, because does not think it is worth pursuing negotiations sulted in civilian casualties and failed to fulfill who are willing to head home. In total, over 1,000 NATO troops from nine other alliance very simply we won’t allow them to be part with the administration of U.S. President their declared aim of countering terrorism. “There are contacts with the Syrian au- members are deployed in the Latvian battalion. of it, whether they come with money or not.” Donald Trump to reach an understanding Damascus says the U.S. and its Western thorities about thousands of Syrians who The other three NATO battalions are based in Estonia, Lithu- Assad also said in the same interview that over the crisis in his country. and regional allies are aiding Takfiri terrorist want to return to Syria,” Lebanon’s head of ania and Poland and are led by Britain, Germany and the United Syria would not accept any Western money The U.S. and its allies have been bom- groups operating inside the Arab country, the General Security agency Major General States, respectively. to help rebuild the country. “We have enough barding what they call Daesh positions inside while the Tel Aviv regime’s military carries Abbas Ibrahim told reporters on May 31. Trudeau’s visit is the first ever by a Canadian head of gov- strength to rebuild the country. If we don’t Syria since September 2014 without any au- out sporadic strikes against Syrian govern- The official did not give a timeframe for the ernment to Latvia, his office said. He now heads to Brussels for have money, we will borrow from our friends, thorization from the Damascus government ment forces. return of refugees, but noted that some part the NATO summit on July 11 and 12. from Syrians living abroad.” or a UN mandate. The Israeli regime, one of Washington’s of the plan would take place in the short term. (Source: AFP) The Syrian leader has also stressed that he The strikes have on many occasions re- top allies, has even set up field hospitals to (Source: agencies) EU’s Tusk tells Trump: ‘Appreciate your allies’ New flotilla sets sail from Gaza in protest at Israeli siege

Trump says Putin may be easiest meeting of European trip Another flotilla has set sail from the Gaza Strip to Cyprus in a show of protest against the Israeli regime’s crippling siege of the European Union President Donald Tusk delivered blunt coastal enclave, which has been in place for more than a decade. message to U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday on “The flotilla will set out at 11 a.m. tomorrow carrying sick and the eve of a NATO summit in Brussels, telling him to “ap- injured Palestinians who have been unable to travel abroad [for preciate your allies”. medical treatment] as a result of the blockade,” Bassam Manasra, Trump has ramped up criticism of European defense a spokesman for Gaza’s National Committee for Breaking the spending in recent days, stressing how many EU members Siege, said at a Monday press conference in Gaza City. are failing to meet agreed targets for investments, which “We announced plans to launch another flotilla… more than has raised fears the NATO summit could lead to another a month ago and won’t back down from the decision until we bust-up in the transatlantic alliance. meet our objectives,” Manasra said. Speaking at a signing ceremony for a new EU-NATO The first flotilla set sail from waters off Gaza on May 29, -car cooperation agreement, Tusk used the opportunity to send rying Palestinian patients -- mostly those injured during the Tel a personal message to Trump, who is due to arrive in the Aviv regime’s military crackdown on weeks-long rallies against Belgian capital later Tuesday. Israel’s occupation. “I would like to address president Trump directly who for That flotilla, which was composed of a main boat accompanied a long time now has been criticizing Europe almost daily,” by smaller boats, was swiftly intercepted and seized by Israeli the former Polish prime minister said. navy forces. The 17 Palestinian activists aboard the vessels were “The U.S. doesn’t have and won’t have a better ally than also taken into custody. the EU. We spend on defense much more than Russia and Separately, a “Freedom Flotilla Coalition” has dispatched a as much as China,” he added. “Dear America, appreciate ship to Gaza, which similarly seeks to break the Israeli siege. It your allies, after all you don’t have that many.” has traveled thousands of miles from Scandinavian ports and He concluded with a reminder that European troops had was reported to be near Corsica on July 8. fought and lost their lives alongside Americans in Afghanistan Gaza has been under an Israeli siege since June 2007, which following the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. has caused a sharp decline in living standards as well as unprec- “Please remember this tomorrow when we meet at the NATO edented unemployment and poverty. According to the UN, the summit, but above all when you meet President [Vladimir] stringent conditions threaten to render the territory uninhab- Putin in Helsinki. It is always worth knowing who is your than those with European allies, moments before departing tile meetings of the transatlantic group in years as Trump itable by 2020. strategic friend and who is your strategic problem,” he said. for Brussels for a key NATO summit. ramps up his criticism of longstanding European partners. Egypt closely cooperates with Israel in maintaining the siege Trump will meet the Russian leader in the Finnish capital “Frankly, Putin may be the easiest of them all. Who would “The U.S. is spending many times more than any other by keeping Rafah, Gaza’s only land terminal that bypasses Israel, on July 16. The U.S. leader again took aim at NATO and the think?” Trump told reporters before boarding Air Force country in order to protect them. Not fair to the U.S. tax- closed most of the time. The situation has seriously affected EU on Tuesday. One, referring to his upcoming meeting with the Russian payer,” Trump tweeted earlier in the morning, calling the the Palestinian patients’ chances of seeking treatment abroad. “Getting ready to leave for Europe. First meeting - NATO. leader in Helsinki. situation “Very Unfair!” The Palestinian National Organizing Committee of the Great The U.S. is spending many times more than any other country Trump also vowed not to be “taken advantage” of by the EU, “On top of that we lose $151 Billion on Trade with the Eu- Return March has also confirmed the trip. in order to protect them. Not fair to the U.S. taxpayer. On who he says does not do enough to support the transatlantic ropean Union. Charge us big Tariffs [& Barriers]!” he added. The committee has been organizing the Return rallies on the top of that we lose $151 Billion on Trade with the European alliance and takes unfair advantage of the U.S. on trade. Trump has insisted that he will be “totally prepared” Gaza Strip’s border since March 30. At least 135 Palestinians, Union. Charge us big Tariffs [& Barriers]!” he wrote on Twitter. “It’s certainly going to be an interesting time with NATO,” for the meeting with Putin, who on Tuesday he called “a including 14 children, have been killed during the protests, which “NATO countries must pay MORE, the United States he told journalists. “NATO has not treated us fairly but I competitor.” uphold Palestinians’ right to return to their homes in the lands must pay LESS. Very Unfair!” he said in a second message. think we will work something out. We pay far too much and “I think that getting along with Russia, getting along occupied by Israel. Easiest meeting they pay far too little.” with China, getting along with others is a good thing, not a On May 31, 2010, Israeli commandos attacked one such flotilla, Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump Tuesday said “But we will work it out and all countries will be happy.” bad thing,” he said. which was trying to take humanitarian aid to Gaza, in interna- his meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin may prove easier Allies are bracing for what could be one of the most hos- (Source: agencies) tional waters in the Mediterranean, killing 10 activists onboard. Japan struggles to get help to victims of worst floods in decades (Source: Press TV) Japan struggled on Tuesday to restore utilities who stayed at home with his wife and son. after its worst weather disaster in 36 years But they were soon marooned by rising killed at least 155 people, with survivors facing flood waters and a military boat had to pluck Swiss file WTO case against health risks from broiling temperatures and them from the second floor of their house, Trump tariffs a lack of water, while rescuers kept up a grim where they had taken refuge. search for victims. Hundreds of residents of Mabi were taking Torrential rain unleashed floods and refuge in a school on high ground. Switzerland filed a complaint on Monday with the World Trade landslides in western Japan last week, “Everything was destroyed and both of Organization (WTO) against the United States over the tariffs bringing death and destruction, especially our cars were totalled as well,” said a woman imposed by the Trump administration on steel and aluminum to neighborhoods built decades ago near in her forties, who was taking shelter in the imports. steep slopes. About 67 people are missing, gym with her brother and parents. Swiss companies exported about $80 million in steel and the government said. “We don’t know how long we’re allowed aluminum products to the U.S. in 2017, according to a govern- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has cancelled to stay here. Finding a place to live in, even ment statement. an overseas trip to cope with the disaster, if it’s temporary, is our top priority.” Switzerland is just the latest country to file a lawsuit against which at one point forced several million Most of the deaths in hard-hit Hiroshima the United States over the tariffs, joining the European Union, from their homes. were from landslides in areas where homes among others. The premier faced some criticism after had been built up against steep slopes, be- Other countries have taken steps to retaliate against the U.S. a photograph made the rounds on Twitter ginning in the 1970s, said Takashi Tsuchida, exports, prompting fears of a wider trade war. showing him and the defense minister at a a civil engineering professor at Hiroshima Switzerland noted in a statement that it had sought an ex- dinner with lawmakers last Thursday, just University. emption from the tariffs. as the rain was worsening. Roads caked in dried mud threw up clouds The government has set aside 70 billion “People have been living for 40 to 50 years “In order to protect Switzerland’s interests, Federal Councilor Abe has seen his support rates rebound of dust when rescue vehicles or other cars yen ($631 million) in infrastructure funds in an area that had latent risk, but decades Schneider-Ammann has taken the decision to initiate WTO dis- after slumping over a suspected cronyism drove by. with 350 billion yen ($3.15 billion) in reserve, went by without disaster,” he said. pute settlement proceedings,” the statement continued. “Other scandal and is keen to prevent any declines Stunned survivors recounted narrow Aso said, adding that an extra budget would “But intense rainfall has become more WTO members affected by the tariffs, including Canada, the ahead of a ruling-party leadership race in escapes. be considered if needed. frequent, and the hidden vulnerability has EU, Mexico, and Norway, have also requested consultations September. “It was close. If we had been five minutes “When necessary amounts firm up ... we become apparent,” he said. with the U.S.” Power had been restored to all but 3,500 later, we would not have made it,” said Yusuke would consider an extra budget later on if Though the weather has cleared up, the A request for consultations is the first step in a WTO dispute households but more than 200,000 people Suwa, who fled by car with his wife early on these funds prove insufficient.” disaster goes on. settlement case. If the WTO rules against the United States, it remain without water under scorching sun, Saturday when an evacuation order came Japan issues weather warnings early, but A new evacuation order went out on could authorize other parties to impose retaliation against the U.S. with temperatures hitting 33 Celsius in some after midnight. its dense population means that almost every Tuesday in a part of Hiroshima after a riv- Switzerland echoed other U.S. allies in arguing that the pres- of the hardest-hit areas, such as the city of “It was dark and we could not see clearly bit of usable land, including some flood plains, er blocked by debris overflowed its banks, ident was “unjustified” in declaring a national security reason Kurashiki. what was happening, although we knew water is built on in the mostly mountainous country, affecting 23,000 people. for initiating the tariffs. Under the Section 232 U.S. law, the “There have been requests for setting up was running outside. We did not realize it leaving it prone to disasters. Another storm, Typhoon Maria, was president may impose tariffs on imports if he determines the air-conditioners due to rising temperatures was becoming such a big deal.” Some residents of Mabi had shrugged off bearing down on outlying islands in the imports are a threat to security. above 30 degrees today, and at the same time A quarter of flood-prone Mabi district of the warnings given the area’s history of floods. Okinawa chain but it had weakened from a “From Switzerland’s point of view, the additional duties, which we need to restore lifelines,” Finance Min- Kurashiki, sandwiched between two rivers, “We had evacuation orders before and super-typhoon and was not expected to have according to the U.S. have been introduced to protect national ister Taro Aso told reporters after a cabinet was inundated after a levee crumbled under nothing happened, so I just thought this was any impact on Japan’s four main islands. security, are unjustified,” the statement read. meeting. the force of the torrent. going to be the same,” said Kenji Ishii, 57, (Source: Reuters) (Source: The Hill) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY JULY 11, 2018

STOCK MARKET Sanctions on TEDPIX 110849.0 IFX 1237.53 Sources: tse.ir, Ifb.ir Iran costing Total CURRENCIES a “big deal” USD 43,010rials EUR 50,463 rials ENERGY TEHRAN – U.S. number of small fields including Golden desksanctions on Iran may Eagle, in which Total has a 32 percent stake, GBP 57,000 rials complicate Total’s attempts for selling some as well as Dumbarton (30 percent), Bruce AED 11,710 rials of its assets in Britain’s North Sea that could (43 percent) and Keith (25 percent). fetch a total of $1.5 billion, Reuters reported However, since Bruce, Keith are adjacent Source: mehrnews.com quoting four banking and industry sources. to Rhum field, which is 50 percent owned According to the report, France’s Total by Iran’s national oil company, any deal is set to sell a third of its stake in Laggan for the Bruce and Keith fields is likely to and the adjacent Rhum field from BP last sanctions on Tehran. Tormore gas field along with other oil and be complicated. year, is seeking a waiver from the U.S. Without a waiver, the field will have to COMMODITIES gas assets in North Sea. London-listed Serica Energy, which government to allow it to operate Rhum shut down, leaving Bruce and Keith holding WTI $74.10/b The divestment will include stakes in a agreed to acquire stakes in Bruce, Keith as Washington prepares to re-impose little value, the sources said. Brent $78.98/b OPEC Basket $74.50/b NIGC supplies power plants with 285mcm of gas per day ENERGY Gold $1,252.70 /oz TEHRAN — National Iranian Gas and also with Iran’s Power Generation, Transmission and deskCompany (NIGC) has been supplying Distribution Management Company (known as Tavanir) for Silver $16.07/oz the power plants in the country with 285 million cubic generation of more electricity, NIGC has made necessary meters (mcm) of gas per day since the beginning of summer, coordination and planning for supplying more gas to the Platinium $847.80/oz Mehdi Jamshidi Dana, the dispatching director in NIGC, power plants, the director further noted. Sources: oilprice.com, Moneymetals.com announced. He put the amount of gas supplied to the country’s power The official said that this amount of gas meets the whole plants at over 67.5 billion cubic meters in the past Iranian need of power plants for fuel, Shana news agency reported calendar year (ended on March 20, 2018) and said that NEWS IN BRIEF on Tuesday. this amount has been more than 90 percent of the power In order to expand cooperation with the Energy Ministry plants’ need for duel. CERA FAIR 2018 hosting over 200 Germany and China sign deals, lobby against U.S. trade tariffs companies German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chi- imposed 25 percent tariffs on $34 billion of the United States of America, we have a lot nese Prime Minister Li Keqiang stressed their Chinese goods in response to complaints of direct investment in China,” Merkel said. commitment to a multilateral trade system Beijing steals or pressuring companies to “You do not want to give Jeff Bezos a ECONOMY TEHRAN — The 25th edition of Iran’s In- Monday in the wake of Washington’s deci- hand over technology. China announced seven-year head start.” deskternational Exhibition of Ceramic Industries sion to impose widespread tariffs, saying it retaliatory tariffs on a similar amount of “It really is a multilateral interdependent (CERA FAIR 2018) kicked off on Tuesday at Tehran Permanent was to everyone’s benefit. U.S. goods. system that at its best most likely is really a International Fairgrounds, IRIB reported. Speaking in Berlin after the two countries Trump has also imposed tariffs on alu- plurilateral win-win situation when we stick The four-day exhibit, which is hosting 200 Iranian and for- signed deals worth 20 billion euros ($23.6 minum and steel imports that include the to the rules.” eign companies, lays a proper ground for finding new exports billion), Li told reporters the projects dem- European Union, and has threatened addi- She also applauded China for relaxing markets and recognizing the potentials of tile and ceramic onstrated how nations could work together. tional tariffs on products like automobiles, rules on foreign investment, saying that it industry as well as attraction of investment and promotion In addition to multiple joint cooperation singling out Germany in particular. was important to see “the market opening of entrepreneurship. projects between governmental agencies, Bavaria-based automaker BMW has al- in China in this area is not only words, but companies like BASF, BMW, Volkswagen, ready been caught in the middle of escalat- is also being followed by deeds.” billion euros of sales in Germany and 2.5 Daimler, Siemens and Bosch announced ing trade strife between the U.S. and China, In one deal finalized on Monday, Chinese billion in China. Iran’s crude steel deals and partnerships. saying Monday it would have to raise prices firm CATL announced that it would build Merkel said the company brings a prod- production grows “Free trade plays a strong leading role on SUVs it builds in the U.S. that it exports a factory in the German state of Thuringia uct and technology to Germany that wasn’t for both sides and for the world economy,” to China, after Beijing raised the import tax to build batteries to supply to BMW for use previously available. 22% annually Li said through an interpreter in the Berlin on cars from the United States to 40 percent in electric cars. She added, however: “If we could do it chancellery. from 15 percent. BMW said it had agreed to purchase 4 ourselves, I’d also not be sad.” On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump “We have a lot of direct investment in billion euros worth of batteries, with 1.5 (Source: CNBC)

ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran’s annual crude steel deskproduction increased 22 percent in 2017, Foreign funds keep pouring into China despite Yuan’s jitters while the world’s production improved by six percent in The sharpest decline of China’s yuan since a turbulent Net purchases via the stock connect with Hong Kong the said time, Iranian Industry Minister Mohammad devaluation in 2015 hasn’t fazed international bond funds, amounted to 3.2 billion yuan ($484 million) in the three Shariatmadari announced on Tuesday. suggesting their diversification flows will be a useful stabilizing weeks through July 6, compared with 48.5 billion yuan the “Iran produces 34 million tons of steel per year and is force for the nation’s policy makers. prior three weeks, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. aimed at producing 55 million tons of the product by 2025,” “The falling yuan is a concern, but as long as it’s not in a The CSI 300 Index has slumped 7.8 percent since June 15, he said, “To hit the target, Iran is in need of attracting €8 severe downtrend, it’s not the biggest consideration when in yuan terms. billion of investments, and also making €6.5 billion of we’re investing in local-currency bonds in China,” said Manu In wake of the 2015-16 capital-flight scare, Chinese investments in railway sector and €4 million of investments George, director of fixed income at Schroder Investment authorities have been increasingly encouraging foreign- in power sector.” Management Ltd. in Singapore, in a view echoed by other investment inflows to help balance demand for the yuan. “The country exports 9 million tons of crude steel per market participants. Inclusion in international bond indexes is another objective year and plans to improve the figure up to 15 million tons June saw the yuan’s biggest monthly drop against the officials continue to work on, a move that could prompt by 2025,” IRNA quoted him as saying. dollar since 1994, yet overseas investors poured the most into further diversification inflows. As Iranian Deputy Industry, Mining and Trade Minister China’s domestic bonds in almost two years. The contrast is At 1.36 trillion yuan, foreign holdings of China’s bonds Jafar Sarqini announced in mid-June, several crude steel a testament to foreign demand for exposure to the country’s are still relatively limited, People’s Bank of China data show. production projects have been specified in the country over the $12 trillion bond market, the world’s third-largest. China has That amounts to little more than the equivalent of what past five years that have 40-percent progress at the moment. steadily opened to international investors in part to provide Hong Kong holds in U.S. Treasuries alone. The official said that Iran’s crude steel output will reach a balance against domestic pressures to ferret money out. “Improving market infrastructure and solving technical 40 million tons per year once the mentioned projects are The sustained inflows are also important for China’s “Allowing yuan depreciation is part of a directed policy issues play a larger role when asset managers decide whether complete, Shata news agency reported. borrowing costs, because overseas investors have replaced of easing,” said Pierre-Yves Bareau, chief investment officer to invest in China” than the yuan, said Johnny Chen, a portfolio domestic banks as the dominant marginal player in the for emerging-market debt at JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s asset manager for Asian local-currency bonds at NN Investment government bond market this year. Their purchases have management unit in London. “We don’t think this has parallels Partners Ltd. in Singapore. That includes the capability helped lower the yield on China’s 10-year notes by the most to the drop in 2015. Policy makers are fully in control and for block trading, delivery versus payment settlement and Mario Draghi: ECB’s in Asia -- and among emerging markets more broadly. anchoring the situation.” more clarification on taxes, he said. Stability pledge Central banks Hedging is also important, and increasingly available. monetary easing has been While the yuan’s slide from mid-June stoked speculation Ji Tianhe, a China strategist at BNP Paribas SA, went Turnover of futures tied to the offshore yuan against the ‘very effective’ China’s leadership was turning to depreciation as a weapon so far as to expect that “some investors would deem the dollar at Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. surged against U.S. President Donald Trump’s protectionist trade depreciation a buying opportunity, as the slide creates room to a record on July 3, driving the notional value to $2.2 The Eurozone’s top central banker has said policymakers’ moves, the country’s monetary authorities have pledged a for future appreciation.” billion, data from the bourse showed. The onshore yuan aggressive monetary easing, including its landmark quantitative stable currency. It was little changed at 6.6148 per dollar at Central banks have probably also been key to the inflows, slid through 6.7 that day, spurring officials to offer their easing program, has been “very effective” and will boost growth 3:19 p.m. in Shanghai, after jumping the most since January said Becky Liu, the Hong Kong-based head of China macro reassurance. and inflation by 1.9 percentage points between 2016 and 2020. on Monday. strategy at Standard Chartered Plc. She noted that official Among the comments, Guo Shuqing, who heads the Mario Draghi told the European Parliament on Monday: “Our Rather than getting spooked as in 2015, when China demand takes more of a long-term view. The yuan has been banking regulator and serves as Communist Party chief at measures are playing a decisive role in bringing inflation back was battling against fears of an economic hard landing, rising in allocations since it won official reserve-currency the central bank, said the yuan should strengthen in time. on track to reach a level that is below, but close to, 2 percent over market players this time around see a weaker yuan as part status from the IMF in 2015. That’s the bet of Andy Seaman, chief investment officer the medium term. However, we need to be patient, persistent of a supportive monetary stance that should prove good Not all has been so rosy for China’s assets. Foreigners at Stratton Street Capital LLP. Stratton recently increased and prudent in our policy to ensure that inflation remains on for bonds. And with the trade battle threatening to curb initially jumped into domestic stocks newly available in its exposure to the yuan, anticipating that rising productivity a sustained adjustment path. growth, Chinese policy makers also have cause to go easy on MSCI Inc.’s international indexes from the start of last will help keep China’s current-account surplus in tact for ”The bank plans to stop financial deleveraging, which has hammered the corporate month, but inflows have tailed off in the past three weeks the long haul. expanding the €2.4tn program debt market. as the yuan slid. (Source: Bloomberg) in December, and from September will buy €15bn in bonds each month, half UK economy perks up slightly as BoE nears rate decision of the €30bn it is buying at Britain’ economy picked up a bit of speed port expectations that the BoE would raise Britain’ economy grew by 0.2 percent 0.4 percent from 0.2 percent. the moment. It has held its in May after slowing in early 2018, accord- rates in August. in the three months to May, as expected, But industrial output fell unexpectedly deposit rate — now minus 0.4 ing to official figures that are likely to give “The gradual momentum into May really after stagnating in the three months to April. in May by 0.4 percent on the month, hit percent — below zero since the the Bank of England more confidence about backs up what the Bank has been saying of In annual terms, the economy was 1.5 by the shutdown of the Sullom Voe oil and middle of June 2014 and rates raising interest rates next month. late. We have seen a bounceback from the percent bigger than in May last year, the gas terminal. are expected to remain on hold A new monthly reading of gross domes- first quarter,” he said. ONS said. Manufacturing growth also disappointed, until September 2019. While tic product showed the world’s fifth-biggest BoE Governor Mark Carney and other The BoE’ rate-setting committee is ex- rising only 0.4 percent on the month — less the European Central Bank economy grew by 0.3 percent in May from top officials at the central bank opted not pected to raise rates by 25 basis points to 0.75 than half the growth rate expected in the will stop buying new bonds, April. to raise rates in May because of the early percent — only its second rate increase in Reuters poll. it is expected to reinvest the That was up from growth of 0.2 percent 2018 slowdown. more than a decade — on Aug. 2, according May capped the weakest three months proceeds of securities that it in April and in line with the forecast in a Instead, they decided to wait for signs to a Reuters poll of economists. for British factories since December 2012. has already bought under QE, Reuters poll of economists, marking the the weakness was temporary and caused by The ONS said the warm weather and There was better news from construction, a program that began in March 2015. strongest growth since November, the Of- unusually cold winter weather rather than spending around the royal wedding of which had struggled in the bad weather of Draghi will now face questions from lawmakers on the fice for National Statistics said on Tuesday. a sign of broader problems before Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle helped early 2018. Output jumped 2.9 percent in region’s economic outlook. The ECB president called on the Sterling fell against the dollar after the exit from the European Union next year. the economy. May, far exceeding expectations and marking EU to lead “by example” and support multilateralism and data, which showed a mixed picture of the However, upheaval in the government Britain’s services industry grew 0.3 per- the first growth in the sector since December. global trade, which he described as “cornerstones of growing economy. Growth came mostly from the of Prime Minister Theresa May — battling cent month-on-month in May, slowing from Separate data showed Britain’s deficit economic prosperity over the past seven decades.” “To be dominant services sector while factory to keep her grip on the ruling Conservative an upwardly revised 0.4 percent in April. in goods trade during May was broadly un- successful on the outside, the EU requires strong institutions output disappointed. Party, which is split over Brexit — could Over the three months to May, growth changed from April at 12.362 billion pounds and sound economic governance at home.” But Cathal Kennedy, an economist at RBC yet affect confidence among employers, a in services — which makes up 80 percent ($16.37 billion). (Source: Financial Times) Capital Markets, said the figures should sup- potential new hurdle for the BoE. of economic output — picked up speed to (Source: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JULY 11, 2018 ENERGY 5 Oil prices rise as looming Norway Do not blame OPEC, oil producer group says of strike adds to disruptions Trump criticism Oil prices rose on Tuesday on escalating markets more vulnerable to further or un- concerns over potential supply shortages, expected production declines. The president of OPEC defended the oil producer group with Brent crude leading the way as hundreds “The bottom line becomes the availa- on Monday against U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent of oil workers in Norway were set to strike ble spare capacity within OPEC ... and the demands for higher oil output, saying OPEC does not shoulder later in the day. markets have started to focus on that,” said the blame. Brent crude added 55 cents, or 0.7 percent, Victor Shum, vice-president for energy at “OPEC alone cannot be blamed for all the problems that to $78.62 per barrel by 0638 GMT, following IHS markets in Singapore. are happening in the oil industry, but at the same time we a 1.2-percent climb on Monday. “It is likely that concern will support pric- were responsive in terms of the measures we took in our latest U.S. light crude futures were up 47 cents, es all through the summer, while demand meeting in June,” Organization of the Petroleum Exporting or 0.7 percent, at $74.32. continues to be strong during the summer Countries President Suhail al- Hundreds of workers on Norwegian oil and peak,” he said. Mazrouei told Reuters in an gas offshore rigs are due to strike on Tuesday Libya’s national oil production fell to interview in Calgary, Alberta. after rejecting a proposed wage deal, a move 527,000 barrels per day from a high of 1.28 “I feel OPEC is doing its which will likely affect the production of at million bpd in February following recent oil part.” least one field, Shell’s Knarr. port closures, the head of the National Oil Trump has accused OPEC That potentially adds to disruptions in Corporation said in a statement on Monday. in recent weeks of driving other oil producers amid tensions in the In Canada, an outage at the 360,000-bar- gasoline prices higher and Middle East. rel per day (bpd) Syncrude oil sands facility stepped up pressure on U.S. The United States says it wants to reduce reduced flows into Cushing, Oklahoma, the ally Saudi Arabia to raise oil exports from Iran, the world’s fifth-biggest delivery point for U.S. futures. supplies to compensate for producer, to zero by November, which would Money managers raised their bullish bets lower exports from Iran. oblige other big producers to pump more. on U.S. crude in the week to July 3, the U.S. Washington has warned Saudi Arabia, fellow members of the Organ- last month to increase output to dampen price The market has grown concerned that if Commodity Trading Commission said on that it will impose sanctions ization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries gains and offset global production losses in the Saudis offset the losses from Iran, that Monday. on foreign companies that do (OPEC) and allies including Russia agreed countries including Libya. will use up global spare capacity and leave (Source: Reuters) business with Iran, in an effort to cut Iran’s exports of crude oil and condensates to zero U.S. sanctions could add $50 to oil prices from over 2 million barrels per day. The oil industry might not be able to produce at the expense of growth, a mantra pressed a recognition that Saudi Arabia won’t be able tolerance” towards Iran could mean that those Mazrouei said OPEC was willing to listen to major oil- enough oil to meet global demand in a few upon oil companies by restive shareholders, to do it alone. losses will end up being much higher. Just by producing countries, including the United States. years’ time. could keep supply constrained. U.S. shale growth over the past decade shifting the supply outages from 0.5 to 1 mb/d OPEC agreed in June on a modest increase in oil production To be sure, much of the oil world is focused The IEA has repeatedly warned over the past has been so explosive that it helped crash oil would translate into an oil price increase of starting in July after its leader, Saudi Arabia, persuaded arch- on the supply fears in the near-term. The outages few years that U.S. shale growth would likely prices in 2014. But the supply surge masks about $8 to $9 per barrel, according to Bank rival Iran to cooperate, following calls from major consumers in several OPEC nations, plus the tightening plateau in the 2020s, which means that the “chronic underinvestment,” Sanford C. Bern- of America Merrill Lynch. to curb rising fuel costs. noose on Iran from the U.S. government, could world would be right back to where it started stein & Co. analysts wrote in a note last week. “We estimate that every million b/d shift Global oil prices have climbed steadily this year, helped lead to a supply shortfall towards the end of – dependent on oil-producing nations in the The investment manager said the newfound in [supply and demand] balances would push by rising demand, and topped $80 per barrel in May for the this year, a hole so big that Saudi Arabia could Middle East. There are some shale boosters focus on profitability, which has led a long the oil price by $17/bbl on average. So based first time in 3-1/2 years. struggle to fill it, even if it burned through much that see nothing but sunny days ahead for U.S. list of oil and gas companies to deprioritize on those assumptions, we estimate zero Iran Mazrouei, who also serves as energy minister of the United of its spare capacity. shale, but a lot of other market watchers see growth, could create the conditions for a major exports could push oil up by $50/bbl if Saudi Arab Emirates, said OPEC member crude producers had But over the long-term, there are also ques- shale flattening out in the next decade before supply crisis. caps out. We expect in this game of chicken, enough capacity to handle any unforeseen global supply tions about the global oil industry’s ability to entering into an extended period of decline. “Investors who had egged on management someone will blink before that happens.” disruptions. OPEC is seeking a balance between supply and supply enough oil to the market. After that, as the IEA has argued, the Middle teams to reign in capex and return cash will In other words, if Saudi Arabia is unable demand, not targeting a crude price, he said. It isn’t the same “peak oil” theory as yester- East will once again be the supplier of last resort. lament the underinvestment in the industry,” to plug the deficit, the U.S. would likely have The UAE alone has 400,000 to 600,000 barrels per day year, but there certainly seem to be echoes of The problem is that the supply crunch the analysts wrote. “Any shortfall in supply to back down on its “zero tolerance” policy of additional capacity, he said. that argument bubbling up the surface once might be so severe that Saudi Arabia won’t will result in a super-spike in prices, poten- towards Iran. The oil market is too tight, and Mazrouei said he did not anticipate needing to call any again. While the world isn’t running out of oil, be able to come to the rescue. tially much larger than the $150 a barrel spike the supply gap would be too large. Cutting Iran extraordinary meeting of OPEC member countries before a there could be a shortage of cheap oil by the “Something like shale oil…it is not going witnessed in 2008.” exports by that much, in an increasingly tight scheduled meeting in December. early part of the next decade. The majors have to really create a major dent in total global Of course, for many, this is a problem for oil market, would send prices skyrocketing, The OPEC president is in Canada during its annual cut spending on exploration and development supply requirements up until 2040,” Saudi another day. The oil market is arguably facing something that the Trump administration Calgary Stampede, a rodeo that serves as the year’s biggest so drastically that there will be a dearth of new Aramco’s CEO Amin Nasser said in an inter- a supply crisis right now. Until recently, the probably won’t be able to stomach. If Trump oil-industry networking party. Mazrouei is scheduled to speak large-scale projects coming online in the next view with the Financial Times. “Everybody oil market assumed a loss of about 0.5 mb/d proceeded, a price spike of that magnitude on Wednesday to a business group that promotes stronger few years. needs to do his share…We will contribute, from Iran because of U.S. sanctions. But state- would lead to a meltdown in demand. trade ties between Canada and the UAE. And the new hyper-focus on profitability but how much we will contribute?” he said, ments from the U.S. government about “zero (Source: oilprice.com) (Source: Reuters) ADVERTISEMENTS

I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 6 INTERNATIONAL JULY 11, 2018

The migration dilemma Why Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince By Peter Singer Political leaders who want to act humanely towards asylum- still needs his father seekers and other migrants now face a moral dilemma. Either they pursue border control that is strict enough to undercut By Bruce Riedel In 1958, Saud had been on the throne for five public support for far-right parties, or they risk allowing those A year after King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al years when Egypt’s charismatic President parties to gain more power – and challenge the West’s most Saud made his son Mohammed bin Salman Gamal Abdel Nasser exposed Saud’s role in a fundamental values. crown prince, the 32-year-old remains depend- botched attempt to assassinate Nasser. Using The most heart-rending media story of the past month featured ent on his father’s legitimacy and credentials the humiliation as a tipping point, Saud was children crying after being separated from their parents at the to be the heir apparent. Prince Mohammed stripped of all his powers by his brother Crown border between the United States and Mexico. U.S. President has polarized the House of Saud more than Prince Faisal but not forced to abdicate. Five Donald Trump, after initially defending the separations, yielded any figure in more than half a century. years of family struggle then ensued before to public pressure and signed an executive order ending it. In Last summer, the king removed Prince Saud was finally sent into exile and Faisal Europe, too, immigrants made headlines as the ship Aquarius, Mohammed bin Nayef from the No. 2 po- became king. carrying 629 rescued would-be immigrants, was turned away sition in the kingdom with no explanation Today the family is divided deeply. As long by Italy’s new populist government, as well as by Malta. That and elevated his son. Nayef had successfully as King Salman is on the throne, the chance formed the background to a European Union meeting in Brussels, defeated al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia, foiled of an inside-the-family coup is unlikely. Sal- which hammered out a compromise on how to protect Europe’s terrorist attacks in the United States and man has legitimacy. He is also not brain dead borders and screen arriving migrants. Europe, and survived numerous al-Qaeda or incapacitated. He is more involved and Less than three years ago, assassination attempts. Since his removal important than the Western media suggests. when more than 100,000 from the line of succession, he has been under He gives his son “air cover,” as one senior asylum seekers were arriv- house detention and all of his communications official told me. If he lives another decade, ing at the EU’s borders every are being monitored. He has little access to a lot may change. If he died tonight, all bets month, German Chancellor outsiders, and his bank accounts were frozen are off. Angela Merkel said: “The last November. Assassination is also a possibility. Faisal fundamental right to asylum The Nayef wing of the Saudi royal family was assassinated. There are numerous reports for the politically persecuted has dominated the Ministry of the Interior that the crown prince was the target of an knows no upper limit.” She since the 1970s. It’s an enormous bureaucracy yadh province and then governor in 2014. Abdullah Foundation, which is worth $20 assassination attempt in April. He was out of added that this applies also filled with people who owe their jobs to the He built the Riyadh metro. The Riyadh billion. the public eye for almost a month afterward. to “refugees who come to us Nayef clan. Security sources say its morale governorate is the most important in the The Ministry of the Interior and the The whole episode is mysterious but points from the hell of a civil war.” has declined since he was removed. kingdom because most royals live in it. Saudi Arabian National Guard are the to the state of uncertainty in the kingdom. Merkel followed those Numerous sources have now confirmed The governor has access to all the dirt on two most powerful security institutions in The crown prince is said to be obsessed with words with action. In 2015, that another senior prince has been under the royal family — a source of huge power. the kingdom. Indeed, they have no rivals. his security. Germany registered 890,000 detention since last fall’s wave of arrests of Prince Salman was governor for 50 years Both are the critical power brokers in the The crown prince’s signature foreign asylum seekers, and over the senior officials from the royal family and other before becoming crown prince. capital and the holy cities. They control policy initiative is the war in Yemen. The 18-month period from Sep- prominent families in the kingdom. Most of Turki’s detention is producing tension in the guns that matter in Saudi Arabia. Saudis and their allies are hoping that the tember 1 of that year, accepted those arrested were never charged with any the family. The king’s half brothers, Ahmed Among the others still under detention battle for the key Yemeni port of Hodeidah more than 600,000 applications for asylum. To integrate so many crimes and were released only after paying and Muqrin, have privately urged for the is a prominent member of the bin Laden will break the 3½-year-old stalemate in the newcomers from very different cultural backgrounds was obvi- extortion money. release of Turki. They were rebuffed, which family and Prince Mohammed’s former war. Saudi Arabia’s Operation Golden Victory ously going to be a difficult task, but Merkel famously proclaimed, Prince Turki bin Abdullah is the seventh is very unusual in the House of Saud. Turki economic adviser. in Yemen is a desperate attempt to get out “Wir schaffen das” (We can do it). No act by any German leader, son of the late King Abdullah. No charges have is the most senior royal still in prison. His The only precedent for such a family strug- of a quagmire that is costing Saudi Arabia a not even Willy Brandt’s spontaneous decision in 1970 to kneel been filed, and he has been denied access to brother Miteb bin Abdullah was arrested last gle in the modern history of the kingdom was fortune, has put millions of Yemenis on the before a memorial to the heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto Upris- legal counseling. He is allowed only brief November but released later after paying in the 1950s and 1960s. Then, King Saud — edge of starvation. ing, has more decisively distanced Germany from its racist past. phone calls to immediate family. His former up. He had been the Saudi National Guard the successor to the founder of the modern Ironically, it was another war in Yemen Last month, on the day before the Brussels meeting, Merkel chief of staff, Maj. Gen. Ali al-Khatani, was commander — the post his father had held kingdom, Abdul Aziz Al Saud — alienated his 55 years ago that was the last straw in King spoke very differently, telling the German parliament that Europe reportedly tortured to death. Turki’s cousin since the 1960s. Turki is the CEO of the King brothers with his corruption and malfeasance. Saud’s undoing. Faisal used Nasser’s 1962 faces many challenges, “but that of migration could become one has also just been arrested. intervention in Yemen to oust Saud for good that determines the fate of the European Union.” Turki was born in 1971. He became a As long as King Salman is on the throne, and consolidate his own power. Saud flew off The reasons for this shift in emphasis are obvious. Less than pilot in the Royal Saudi Air Force and was to exile in Cairo and Athens, never to return two months after Merkel championed the unlimited right to promoted to squadron commander. His the chance of an inside-the-family coup is to the kingdom. asylum, Poland’s voters put the anti-immigrant Law and Justice father made him deputy governor of Ri- unlikely. (Source: Al Monitor) party in power. The following year, British voters chose to leave the EU, and Trump was elected. The trend continued in 2017. Austria’s snap election in May led to a coalition government that includes the far-right Freedom Party. In September, Germany’s federal election resulted in an Power, not Brexit, is behind Boris Johnson’s decision to quit eight-point swing against Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union, By Martin Kettle behind Sajid Javid, Michael Gove and Jacob Rees-Mogg. and the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany, which had The one thing that has not changed, though, is John- never before won a seat in the Bundestag, became the country’s Boris Johnson’s resignation turns Theresa May’s manic Mon- son’s ambition. He may have a second-class mind and third-largest party. day from a crisis about Brexit policy into a crisis about the character, but he has a first-class ego. Even after he pulled This year, Italy’s general election in March led to a coali- Conservative leadership. The resignation is not about the out of the last leadership contest in 2016, he continued to tion government in which the far-right League party’s Matteo former. It is about the latter. David Davis resigned overnight see himself as a political figure above the prime minister Salvini – who, as interior minister, refused safe harbor to the because he disagreed with May’s policy on customs and trade and above the party. He can’t help himself in this respect. Aquarius – appears to be the dominant figure. Finally, and links with Europe. Johnson has now followed him because he It’s simply the way he is. His self-regard is incontinent, most predictably of all these results, Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s wants to become prime minister. Davis resigned on an issue just like Trump’s. authoritarian anti-immigrant prime minister, was returned to of principle; Johnson resigned on an issue of self-interest. The threat to May is now severe. But it is not necessar- office, retaining his Fidesz party’s control – in coalition with That does not mean it will happen. Johnson is damaged ily fatal. She faces a torrid next few hours in the House of the Christian Democratic People’s Party – of a two-thirds goods in large parts of the Conservative party. Many will be Commons and then in a private meeting with Tory MPs. She parliamentary majority. delighted to see him go. He has been a second-rate foreign has many cards in her hand, not least the support of a clear Migration played a role – possibly a decisive role – in every secretary. He bottled the issue on Heathrow, preferring to majority of her party at Westminster. A display of strong one of these results. That is tragic, not just for would-be im- spend the day in Kabul rather than to vote the way he had leadership may enhance her status, not diminish it still fur- migrants, but for the world. We all respond to the cries of the said he would on the third runway. He has praised Donald The foreign secretary’s ther. The public likes strong leaders who take their divided children separated from their parents by Trump’s immigration Trump, even as the U.S. president set about destroying global party by the scruff of the neck and tell them home truths. policies. We cannot yet hear the cries of the children who will go rules and alliances. He has lost some of the allure that he self-regard is incontinent, Whether May has the ability to do this will be pivotal too. to bed hungry because rich countries’ failure to tackle climate once had as the Heineken Tory who could reach parts of but Theresa May has the The question today, however, is whether the Brexiteers change has dried up the rains needed for their parents to grow the electorate that other Tories couldn’t. In some parts of support of a clear majority have now made the Conservative party ungovernable. The the crops to feed them. the party he is now an embarrassment. In a recent poll of coming days will decide on that. Neither those children nor their parents will be able to claim Tory members on May’s successor, Johnson polled fourth, of her party. (Source: The Guardian) asylum in the countries responsible for climate change. The UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees defines refugees as those unable or unwilling to return to their country because of a well-founded fear of persecution on the grounds of “race, Trump is a threat to EU security and prosperity religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion.” There is no requirement to take economic Boosting resilience means higher defense outlay and cutting the current account surplus refugees, and those who wrote the Convention did not think By Wolfgang Münchau together with the economic establishment, about climate-change refugees. have been in denial for a decade. Berlin is It is too early to tell how much harm governments that are Important as the future of the eurozone and littered with shelved reports on macroeco- hostile to immigrants – and skeptical about climate change, the nomic imbalances. EU, and the United Nations – will eventually cause. But we can a solution to the migration crisis may be, nei- ther are at the top of my to-do list for the EU Emmanuel Macron, the French president, already see, in the trade wars that the Trump administration wasted almost a year persuading German has initiated, the effects of increased nationalism. The populist right now. In the very short term, the single most important problem the EU needs to chancellor Angela Merkel to endorse what governments in Hungary and Poland are changing their countries’ ended up as a disappointing list of eurozone constitutions in ways that undermine democracy. Trump will not confront is Donald Trump. The U.S. president poses a clear and present threat to the EU’s reforms. He should have spent his (now fast- be able to amend the U.S. Constitution, but his appointments to dwindling) political capital persuading her to the Supreme Court will change the way it is interpreted, which military security and economic prosperity. The goal should not be to appease him but focus on the current account, and in particular may amount to the same on domestic investment, and on boosting thing. to address the EU’s biggest weakness: lack Last month, on of resilience. The two priorities I would set, defense spending. These two targets — an The number of immi- increase in EU defense spending and reduc- grants arriving in Europe therefore, would be tackling the low levels of the day before the defense spending and the eurozone’s large ing the current account surplus — would be without permission has mutually reinforcing: if you do not offset the now fallen back to pre-2015 Brussels meeting, current account surplus. Germany plays a central role in both, but the issue will need to additional outlay elsewhere, a rise in defense levels, so we might hope for Merkel spoke very spending would bear down on the current a return to pre-2015 poli- be addressed EU-wide. Three of the largest differently, telling EU member states — Germany, Italy and account via the fiscal deficit. The EU could tics, too. But, in politics, even suspend defense spending from the perception is everything, the German Spain — have made no efforts to meet the of GDP in the first quarter from an average there will, of course, be an economic cost target they agreed to at the NATO summit in of 3.5 per cent in 2017. Such a high surplus to pay. So what should the EU do? The bloc fiscal criteria. The problem is not the fact and the recent Hungarian parliament that of a eurozone current account surplus, but and Italian elections sug- 2006, to raise defense spending to 2 per cent makes the eurozone susceptible to mercantil- could offer talks to reduce the 10 per cent Europe faces of gross domestic product. Germany spent ist trade tariffs, such as Trump’s threatened tariff on imported cars if other countries do its size. A reduction from 4 per cent to 2 per gest that the decline in im- cent would make a big difference. And there is migrant numbers has not many challenges, 1.22 per cent last year, Italy 1.13 per cent and additional duties on European cars. the same — what is also known as a pluri- Spain 0.92 per cent. Germany’s fiscal plan Volkswagen has already said it will shift lateral trade agreement. It is hard to occupy no intrinsic economic or military logic in the yet had any impact. “but that of 2 per cent defense spending-to-GDP target. Political leaders who even foresees a fall in the defense spending capacity to the U.S. in response to the tariffs; the moral high ground in a debate on tariffs migration could ratio over a four-year period. There are two Harley-Davidson is moving motorbike pro- if you are busy imposing them yourself. I As we have seen in the eurozone, numeric want to act humanely to- targets have their downsides. What a European ward asylum seekers and become one standout reasons to raise defense spending in duction out of the U.S. after being targeted doubt, however, that such a proposal would Germany — neither to do with Trump. First, with further duties by the EU in its retalia- satisfy Trump — if the immediate objective defense strategy really requires is a credible other aspiring immigrants that determines financial and political commitment from all now face an awful moral the crippled Bundeswehr needs it. tory moves. But Harley-Davidson is a midget is to see fewer German cars on Fifth Avenue. the fate of the Years of spending cuts degraded the armed compared with the VW Group. If Trump’s The heavy lifting would have to come from a its members. If Trump wants to reduce the dilemma. Either they go U.S. commitment to NATO or impose car far enough toward stricter European Union.” forces’ hardware to the point that only a small narrow goal is to raise the net production of shift in macroeconomic policies. Germany number of fighter aircraft are combat-ready. cars in the U.S. — as opposed to maximizing is the main source of the eurozone’s current tariffs before the U.S. midterm elections in border control to undercut November, there is little the EU can do to stop public support for far-right parties, or they risk losing not only Second, if the EU ever were to construct a consumption — he will succeed even though account surplus. The German political class, serious defense capability, it would require him. But it can develop a strategy to make that battle, but all the other values threatened by anti-immigration itself more robust. If it cannot agree to do even governments as well. In the context of Europe’s turbulent last that Germany, Italy and Spain all spend their If the EU ever were to construct a serious fair share. The same goes for the balance of that, we should not be surprised that people three years, Merkel’s 2015 statement exemplifies both the inspi- defense capability, it would require that start asking each other the question: “What rational value of proclaiming rights to be inviolable, and why, in trade. The large and still rising current account surplus is making the EU vulnerable to U.S. Germany, Italy and Spain all spend their is the point of the EU?” And from there, it is the last resort, rights must have a limit. a short step to seeking alternatives. (Source: Project-Syndicate) trade tariffs and sanctions. The eurozone’s current account surplus was up to 3.9 per cent fair share. (Source: FT) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JULY 11, 2018 ANALYSIS & INTERVIEW 7 Yemen war: Swamp for Saudi and UAE Iran oil removal to take By Farzad Farhadi apart from the cost of 30 Emirati fighter jets and the UAE military vessels in the Red sea TEHRAN — The war the Saudi-UAE-U.S. contributing to the Yemen war. Saudi Regime, oil market coalition launched on March 26, 2015, against The UAE and its allies in southern Yemen Yemen has not achieved its goals. In addition have secret prisons, maybe 18 in all, according into unknown to the casualties of its forces and its merce- to Arabic 21. Americans have been involved in naries, the war costs the UAE about $ 1.3 interrogation at these prisons, too. They are TEHRAN (MNA) — Reuters market analyst John Kemp has billion per month or $16 billion a year. This run by the UAE or by Yemeni forces created warned against the consequences of Iran’s oil removal from the war has increased its impact on the UAE, its and trained by the Persian Gulf nation. Human global markets. economy and its manpower more than ever. Rights Watch has uncovered the detention MNA republishes the Reuters market analyst’s article pub- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) even of scores of men and even some children. lished on July 9. The text of the article is as follows: extended this month compulsory military The secret prisons are located on military The United States wants to eliminate all Iran’s crude oil exports service for Emirati nationals from 12 to 16 bases, basements of villas and even inside a from November, and is relying on Saudi Arabia and other OPEC months. Meanwhile, the escalation in the nightclub. Some detainees have been trans- and non-OPEC members to fill the gap in supplies. conflict has meant a large and growing number ferred to the Emirates. Two thousand detain- “Our goal is to increase pressure on Iran by reducing of civilian Saudi and UAE casualties, and ees have been registered in secret prisons to zero its revenue from crude oil sales,” a senior State global opinion is turning against the coali- in the UAE. More than 400 prisoners have Department official told a news briefing this month. “We tion. The recent UAE’assault on the Yemen disappeared after being detained in al-Muq- are working to minimise disruptions to the global market, port city of Hudaydah has achieved nothing, la in southern Yemen. In Aden, more than but we are confident that there is sufficient global spare and the Emiratis have been forced to reduce 1,500 people have been detained and many oil production capacity,” Brian Hook, the director of policy their operations. of them have disappeared planning, said on July 2. The UAE’s armed forces in Yemen Yemenis, meanwhile, are concerned about “We are not looking to grant licences or waivers broadly on The UAE has three types of forces in Yem- the UAE’s dominance over Bab al-Mandab, the re-imposition of sanctions, because we believe pressure is en: first, the UAE troops, and then Yemeni Mercenaries from Latin America, Australia, Mercenaries from the countries of East oil-rich regions and also by the spread of critical to achieve our national security objectives.” But if the mercenaries who are commanded by Emirati South Africa, El Salvador, Chile and Panama Asia, including Filipinos, Bangladeshis, al-Qaeda and Takfiris. United States succeeds in reducing Iran’s crude exports close to forces and finally mercenaries from other and Colombia have been deployed by the Afghans, Chechens and Pakistanis, have The war since 2015 has been a burden zero from November, in line with its stated policy, Saudi Arabia countries that the UAE has hired to fight. UAE. They are engaged in torture and field been hired by the UAE and Saudi Arabia. on the UAE’s economy. The Yemeni war has would have to raise its production to unprecedented levels to The UAE has not announced the number of executions, in addition to fighting against the In addition to military missions, Pakistani, turned into a financial black hole that has cover the loss. their troops in Yemen but reports indicate army and popular committees in Yemen. These Bangladeshi and Filipino mercenaries are forced tax increases and duties on UAE citizens And it would leave the global market tighter than at any time that about 1,500 troops and soldiers from mercenaries might receive $530 a month in used in Yemen’s logistical and other services, and residents. Emirate’s authorities have since the oil shocks of 1973/74 and 1979/80, with resulting up- the UAE Special Forces are directly involved their own countries, but the Emiratis give many are working in hospitals and kitchens moved to the Reserve Fund. Budget deficits ward pressure on prices. in the war and training allied mercenaries. them more than $2,800 per month. of the Saudi-led coalition. have mounted. Life in the UAE, especially in ZERO EXPORTS Hundreds of UAE soldiers forces have been According to Yemen Net, African mer- Emiratis use former prisoners, bandits and Abu Dhabi and Dubai, has become increasingly The administration has not been clear about whether sanctions killed in Yemen since 2015, according to re- cenaries fight alongside Brigadier General gangs in the war against the army and Yemeni expensive, and these two cities may be the will apply just to crude or will include condensates (“Briefing with ports. The emirates have also deployed and Tareq Saleh, the nephew of slain President Ali popular committees and spy agencies. Takfiri most expensive places in the world to live. an Iran diplomacy update”, State Department, July 2). trained more than 35,000 Yemenis. They are Abdullah Saleh, on the western coast of Yem- and Salafi mercenaries also serve Emiratis. The war has also hit the UAE’s investments, But assuming sanctions apply only to crude, the global market recruited through tribal sheikhs. The Emi- en. They include forces from Sudan, Somali, Latin American mercenaries may receive and increased inflation. would still need to replace more than 2 million barrels per day ratis just in Aden employed 14,000 people Senegal, Uganda, Chad, Kenya and Eritrea. a monthly salary of $2,000 to $3,000 dol- The Yemeni war daily imposes more on (bpd) of Iranian exports from the start of November. while 2,000 were hired in Abyan, 3000 in These mercenaries have been trained in the lars while in their own countries they do not Emiratis and the Saudis. Yemen has become According to the latest information from the Joint Organisa- al-Mahriya, and 2000 in Socotra to go to war Hadramaut desert and are based in a camp receive a salary of more than $400 a month. an obvious impediment to UAE and Saudi tions Data Initiative (JODI), Iran exported between 2.1 million with the military and popular committees between Zobab and the port of Al-Muqa in The cost of it all for the UAE is enormous, prospects. The two countries have placed and 2.2 million bpd of crude between January and April. in Yemen. western Yemen. an estimated $16 billion annually. This is themselves in a quagmire. The question is where will the replacement barrels come from? The International Energy Agency estimates OPEC members Saudi Arabia, the UAE footprint in Eritrea, Ethiopia rapprochement held 3.4 million bpd of spare capacity at the end of May, while their non-OPEC allies had no more than 330,000 bpd (“Oil Market 1 Eritrea and Ethiopia are among the least developed donations, bow down to the two Arab states’ demands. Out Report”, IEA, June 2018). countries in the Horn of Africa. Although the Ethiopian of fear of losing alliance and leaving a positive image on the Saudi Arabia accounted for almost two-thirds of the reported economy has grown significantly in recent years, the Eritrean world, Riyadh and Abu Dhabi acted as a mediators in the OPEC spare capacity (2.02 million bpd), with smaller volumes economy was suffering and had dropped to a record low. built up tensions among African states, namely Eritrea and held by Iraq (330,000 bpd), United Arab Emirates (330,000 Analysts believe that although realization of peace between Ethiopia. That would also fulfill their objective of preventing bpd) and Kuwait (220,000 bpd). the two states is in the interest of both, Eritrea›s economy the African states side with Iran or Qatar. Russia accounted for most of the non-OPEC spare capacity will enjoy a greater benefit of the rapprochement. In recent years, Eritrea has improved relations with (roughly 250,000 bpd) with little or no available spare capacity In addition, the peace talks can attract foreign investors Saudi Arabia and the UAE has too set up a military base in in the other non-OPEC allies. to Eritrea. The end of “state of war” will help Ethiopia solve southern harbor of Eritrea. Other agencies and market analysts put the spare capacity its problem of not having a sea passage, because after the Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, both Ethiopia’s allies, played an figures for OPEC and non-OPEC members significantly lower independence of Eritrea overlooking the Red Sea in 1993, active role in Ethiopian prime minister’s decision to negotiate than the IEA, which implies the market is even tighter. the issue aroused for Ethiopia. with Eritrea with their financial sponsorship. But using the IEA’s figures, it is clear Saudi Arabia would The war between the two countries has caused much in the Red Sea and the Chinese military presence in the The unprecedented and controversial trip of Abu Dha- have to replace most of the Iranian barrels lost as a result of difficulty for Ethiopian trade through the ports of Eritrea United Arab Emirates, America sees its interest in improving bi’s crown prince to Ethiopia last month, in the light of the sanctions. The kingdom would need to increase production and the Red Sea, and this peace will help rebuild economic relations with Eritrea. agreement between the two African states, as they poured and exports by at least 1 million bpd to cover the total loss of activities to the time prior to conflicts. Saudis and Emiratis footprint in African conflicts in $3 billion was a proof of the UAE push in the two states Iranian barrels. At first glance, it seems as if the two countries realized In general, the African continent is of great importance peace talks. The required increase would be even higher if other OPEC the necessity of bilateral relations, but the fact is there was to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and these In any case, it appears that the Arab states of the Persian and non-OPEC countries struggle to raise their output or involvement of foreign countries in the peace talks. Some two countries have set their strategic interests on the conti- Gulf and, above all, the UAE and Saudi Arabia are making more production is lost as a result of problems in Venezuela believe that Washington, an ally of Ethiopia, does not require nent. In many cases, Riyadh and Abu Dhabi have benefited attempts to establish a new regional system based on which and Libya. the country to adhere to the border agreement. from the support of their African allies in regional conflicts. the security of the Persian Gulf region is tied to the secu- SPARE CAPACITY Perhaps the U.S. has come to the conclusion that it is time For example, they have called on African countries, to cut rity of the Horn of Africa region, and for the same reason In theory, there is sufficient spare capacity in Saudi Arabia to make a new alliance as Djibouti, located in the vicinity of off relations with Iran and Qatar or to engage in military strengthening their foothold on the African continent and, and other countries, but it would leave the global market with Ethiopia and Eritrea, has allowed China to build a military aggression in Yemen in their support. in appearance, pursuing peace and reconciliation among less than 1 million bpd of capacity left to meet all other contin- base on its territory. So, given the geopolitical developments The poor African states, relying highly on Saudi and Emirati its political and economic allies. gencies. In practice, some analysts think the market could be much tighter, with sanctions essentially using up all the spare capacity worldwide. Decoding of EU’s Approach towards JCPOA The IEA estimates Saudi Arabia could raise production to just over 12 million bpd and sustain it at that level for an extended 1 European authorities emphasized The next point is about the special empha- period. that Iran should benefit from the deal’s sis of the European Union›s recent statement Saudi Arabia has already used some of its spare capacity to interests in areas such as banking and oil on August. European countries are aware of increase production by 458,000 bpd, from 10.03 million bpd in sales. Now, while about two months has part of the anti-Iranian sanctions are to begin May to 10.49 million bpd in June. passed since the conclusion of the Brus- in August. However, evidences suggest that The figures were contained in a communication from the king- sels statement, European officials are the European troika doesn’t intend to settle dom to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. still standing at the start of the trail. The the negotiations with Iran by that time. In But according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, European Union has deliberately avoided his latest remarks, French Foreign Minis- the kingdom has not produced more than 10.42 million bpd on designing a legal, economic, and executive ter Jean-Yves Le Drian has emphasized that an annual basis (2016) or 10.63 million bpd in a single month mechanism for fulfilling its claimed goals “We are trying to do it (economic package) (July 2016) in the last 20 years. for Iranian oil and gas sales and maintain- before sanctions are imposed at the start of Saudi Arabia has reported roughly similar production numbers ing economic relations with our country. August and then the next set of sanctions in to JODI, with output peaking at 10.72 million bpd in November In a telephone call with Hassan Rouhani, November. For August it seems a bit short, 2016. the Iranian president, German Chancellor but we are trying to do it by November.” Le It is possible the kingdom could lift production by another 1.3 Angela Merkel stressed that the EU pack- Drian’s words indicate that Europe›s delay in million-1.4 million bpd beyond anything it has ever produced age of proposals is merely about the major settling negotiations with Iran is a targeted before but at the moment there is no way of knowing for certain. topics, and negotiations has yet to be con- approach. PUMPING FLAT OUT tinued over the details. The main question The European Union, on the one hand, Some observers question whether such high rates of pro- is, given the meaningful delay of European seeks to force the Islamic Republic of Iran to duction could be implemented quickly and sustained for any authorities in presenting the details of the suspend sanctions, to offer more concessions length of time. Maximum production would require opening package, how can we be determined about in negotiations, and subsequently, to have the chokes on existing wells and bringing previously shut-in the resumption of these negotiations with fewer and less demands from the other side. wells back into service. the European authorities? Trump governments in the JCPOA joint «dependent variable». European countries On the other hand, European officials are Boosting production this way might risk a decline in oilfield The truth is, the United Europe doesn’t committees, the acceptance of Trump›s are well aware that providing a guarantee monitoring the current political situations in pressure that could result in long-term damage to the reservoirs. intend to simply provide Iran with guar- four demands regarding the change of the for their commitment to the nuclear deal the United States. The US midterm elections Some spare capacity might require drilling new wells within antees required for the fulfillment of its nuclear deal and … are among the Europe- will prevent their possible compromise with are to be held in November, and the Euro- existing fields, in which case it is not strictly speaking spare obligations under the nuclear deal. Since ans violations of the nuclear deal. Under the United States. This is one of the main pean troika intends to adjust its approach capacity at all. 2003, Europe has repeatedly violated its such circumstances, it’s clear that Europe reasons for the European troika›s delay when the American electoral atmosphere is And it is not clear whether the pipelines, processing plants obligations in Sa›adabad negotiations, doesn’t intend to turn its «commitment to in providing the necessary guarantees for determined, and Trump’s political power is and export terminals have enough capacity to handle 12 million Paris talks, and even the Vienna nego- the JCPOA» into «objective assurances» for maintaining the nuclear deal. Contrary to re-estimated. Indeed, under such circum- bpd because such high flow rates have never been tested. tiations (which led to the signing of the it fulfilment. From the outset, the united its allegation of being committed to the stances, is it wise to count on the Europeans’ Saudi Arabia could boost volumes supplied to the market by JCPOA). Attempting not to normalize the Europe hasn’t considered the JCPOA as an JCPOA, the EU continues to use the nuclear commitment to the JCPOA? How can we be releasing some of its domestic crude stocks as well as raising European banking relations with Iran, the «independent and legal variable». On the deal as a means to deal with Washington hopeful about the fulfilment of the nuclear field production, but stock releases would only ever be a short- absolute cooperation with the Obama and contrary, it considers it as a «means» and in improving the transatlantic relation. deal in this atmosphere? term measure. Domestic crude stocks have already fallen by 95 million barrels since their peak in October 2015, according to government data I doubt U.S. - North Korea negotiation will affect JCPOA: former senator submitted to the JODI. 1 A: Obviously if the sanctions are effective it would any action towards nuclear weapons and enrichment, stops A: It is just impossible to say. The United States has made Domestic stocks had been drawn down to 234 million barrels not achieve those goals. its ballistic missile program and stops the actions in Syria its position clear and I think they will stick to it. What the at the end of April, the lowest level since November 2011. U.S. announced that the other countries should cut and elsewhere which the United States calls state-sponsored reaction of Iran will be is impossible to know. I would love to Most of the remaining inventories are required for opera- importing oil from Iran until November. If Iran could not terrorism. The administration states that if Iran was willing see our relationship with Iran normalized, but I understand tional reasons, including as feedstock for the country’s growing export its oil do you think it will stay in the agreement? to do this they would completely release all sanctions and how difficult that might be for Iran to agree to. refinery capacity, as well as ensuring smooth flow of oil from the A: It is impossible for me to know whether Iran will stay welcome Iran into the community of nations. This would be Will negotiations with North Korea affect the JCPOA? fields onto tankers. within the agreement. Clearly the United States has broken a very difficult step for Iran to take. I understand however A: I doubt that North Korea will affect JCPOA. The If Saudi Arabia needs to replace Iranian barrels, most of the the agreement which it signed onto. However, the risks to that this is what the administration has said, and while it negotiations with North Korea will likely take years. I increase will have to come from more pumping rather than stock Iran from breaking the agreement would be one of increased may be unlikely for Iran to do that, it is also a solution to think it will be stuck in this, “rope-a-dope” - which is to releases, and it would require producing more oil than Saudi sanctions and perhaps even military confrontation. the economic difficulties in Iran. say, continued negotiation and no great breakthroughs Arabia has ever pumped before. What the administration obviously wants to do is to Given new developments regarding JCPOA, what is and no repudiation of the negotiation; just something Stringent sanctions on Iran will take both Saudi Arabia and have a complete agreement with Iran in which Iran stops your prediction about this agreement? that will take a very long time. the oil market into the unknown. 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Learn how sites can use your Second Iran Nanotech China information Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, Twitter, Ning, Digg, MeetUp, Center opens in Guangzhou blogs, etc., -- the number of social networking sites and tools is exploding. Social networking is the killer app of the Internet for 1 WTOIP, the Chinese entrepreneurial resource-shar- everyone – not just the texting teenybopper crowd. Such sites ing platform with focus on intellectual property, Guangzhou have breached the walls of the corporate firewall, are a part of municipality and chamber of commerce cooperate with Iran our most important smartphone apps, are a vital tool for any in establishment of the center. serious job search, and are the new way to connect with current China is prominent in nanotechnology and Iran is also and new friends. on top in nanotechnology worldwide, Sarkar said during the event. “According to our platform, industry men, merchants and researchers are connected to each other,” he said. At the ceremony, the director of SME Bureau of Guang- zhou Municipality Huadong Ye talked about new material as one of the focus industries of Guangzhou with competitive advantage. The establishment of INCC Guangzhou Office is expected to impel the development of new materials and the construction of international technology & innovation hub in Guangzhou, as a strategic move to strengthen a comprehensive Sino-Iranian part- nership, he said. He announced that the Industry and Information Tech- nology Commission of Guangzhou Municipality and the SME Bureau of Guangzhou Municipality will spare no efforts to But using social networking tools and sites seems to be in direct support INCC Guangzhou Office. conflict with another important principle of using the Internet – At the ceremony, Senior Vice President of WTOIP Edmont protect your identity from identity theft. Participating in online Rao also talked about opportunities brought by the center social networking sites leaves a trail of personal information that for Chinese nano industry. can make stealing your identity a whole lot easier. New opportunities provided for us by establishment of Social network sites are typically free to use which means they the center with strengthening global connection between are making their money by advertising to you. And that means Guangzhou nanotechnology active groups with innovators they are collecting information about you. Is your information from other parts of the world, he said. shared with outside companies and partners? What information “In this way, we get more introduced with Iran’s poten- Promoting Industrialization of Innovative Technologies in Zone, as the core industrial base station of new materials in can third-party plug-in software, such as Facebook Applications, tialities in nanotechnology,” he said. China (Guangzhou) and Iran also held on the sidelines of China, encompasses more than 400 enterprises in the sector, use from your profile or page content? Review the site’s privacy Signing for strategic cooperation on China (Guang- the event. forming up a strong and inter-connected cluster covering policy and watch closely the privacy settings you can control. zhou)-Iran Nonmaterials Science and the Symposium on The Guangzhou Economic & Technological Development polymer, metal and IT materials. There is currently a lot of M&A activity in the social networking software industry. A significant part of what an acquirer buys when acquiring a social networking company is the community of users on the site. Your account, including personal information, Big tech should take the lead on climate change trades hands from the old company to the new one as part of the At Collision, which calls itself “North America’s action ahead of the major Global Climate transaction. Privacy statements on sites like Digg discuss situations fastest-growing tech conference,” former Unit- Action Summit in San Francisco in Sep- like this. The new owners may have new and different plans for ed Nations climate chief Christiana Figueres tember. Our team is working to reinvent the using the information contained in the site. Changes in privacy threw down a challenge to tech titans: move roadmap with our friends at MapLauncher. policies may follow an acquisition. Watch for this when you hear the world from incremental to exponential Roadmaps often lack interoperability—they about an acquisition and always read notifications about changes action on climate change. even reduce access to data—and are difficult to privacy terms, acceptable use policies and user agreements. The digital tech sector is the wild card in to update. We’re going to bust that right open. (Source: networkworld.com) fossil-fuel escape plans. Disruption of the Roadmap in hand, we can keep better track global economy is on the way through AI, of shifts in policy and behavior and set goals Internet of Things, big data, biotech, and and milestones for the future. more. But it is far from clear whether this A compass for the tech sector will drive greenhouse gas emissions up or This conversation must include a mature A checklist for your startup slash them in half. The climate conversation discussion on ethics. Should these platforms with tech entrepreneurs and leaders needs nudge consumers at all, or should they remain The pre-startup checklist requires one to undergo a process of to change for three reasons. strictly “neutral”? Users of Facebook and Google self-evaluation that will help answer the question, ‘Am I prepared First, the technology sector gets it. Tech are already being targeted by advertising and to start a business?’ If more people considered the following four titans are already on course to carbon neu- marketing campaigns, weaponized through issues, there would likely be a higher success rate in future startups. trality. Apple has committed to adopting a the use of personal data. This is deliberate Set up a website 100 percent circular economy throughout manipulation of consumers and citizens. It Get your website up and running as soon as possible. Today, its supply chain. Alphabet claims it is now is now high time to explore the ethics of this it’s necessary for credibility. Even if your product is not yet built, the world’s largest corporate purchaser of practice and align platforms to genuinely sup- you can start with company information. renewable energy. And Bill Gates and Mark Behavioral change—driven by digital port individual and societal goals. Time is of the essence when it comes to getting your website Zuckerberg are investing a billion dollars in technology—to plant-rich diets would Tech titans are grappling with a profound up and running. If you want to snag your share of the market, you clean energy solutions. new responsibility. Mark Zuckerberg recently must act quickly. Today, creating a website isn’t something you Second, the technology sector gets how drastically cut emissions, while reducing told Congress, “Facebook’s mission is about to harness the power of exponentials better obesity and pollution. Indeed, the segment giving people a voice and bringing people than any other economic sector on Earth. And closer together. Those are deeply democratic we need this expertise right now. More later. driving the biggest growth in vegetarianism values, and we’re proud of them. I don’t want Third, and most significantly, the biggest and even veganism is eCommerce. anyone to use our tools to undermine democ- influence the tech sector can have is not on racy.” Yet this is exactly what is happening. its own emissions or even those of its suppli- the world’s factory, has the potential to be 2050. In a paper I coauthored and published With climate change, the world is facing ers—it is, after all, just 2-2.5 percent of global profoundly changed by the exponential in the journal Science, we call this exponential an existential crisis, and through the Paris emissions. Tech titans are the interface with growth in this nascent industry within a decay curve the Carbon Law, after Moore’s Agreement it has decided on a course of ac- global consumers and citizens. On a daily decade. Imagine if this disruption brought Law. The first halving is relatively easy and tion. These phenomenally powerful social basis, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, with it carbon neutral or even carbon-positive can be done with existing technology. In- media tools can be used more effectively to and Microsoft influence the behavior of bil- solutions—products that store more carbon deed, in 2017, solar photovoltaics grew 32 help enable the world to achieve these es- lions of people—the world’s middle classes than they emit. Let’s go further and imagine percent in a year, followed by wind power at sential societal goals: people do not mind and the world’s businesses. the potential benefits if “carbon positive” 10 percent despite a drop off in investment. being nudged if their goals are aligned with This conversation about consumer emis- became the default setting for all design and With this technological diffusion rate, the those of the nudger. sions has only just begun, but the timing is engineering tools produced by Autodesk and world will be close to fossil fuel freedom by In short, tech can provide a system-wide ideal because of recent growth and innovation other design companies. They in turn would 2050. The next decade will be critical for enabling environment—from mapping tools in various sectors of the economy. encourage construction companies to use climate action. showing how cities can become car-free, to should probably do, it’s something you must do. Whether you Consider the food industry: in the last greener alternatives to cement and other ma- The tech sector did not keep pace with nudging shoppers towards healthy, low-carbon do it yourself—the affordable option—or outsource the design year, Amazon acquired grocery giant Whole terials. Manufacturing and buildings make Moore’s Law by accident. Companies coop- food choices, to community mobilization. and build to a freelancer or agency, it’s still worth understanding Foods and Alibaba took a chunk of super- up 27 percent of global greenhouse gases, erated—producing industry-wide technolog- What if the default settings for mobile the key steps that are involved in the process. market giant Sun Art Retail Group. Their so there is great potential for improvement ical roadmaps every few years—to stay on phones promoted exercise, healthy eating, If you don’t already have some sort of online presence, you intention is clear: they plan to disrupt the in these sectors. track. These roadmaps systematically laid and sustainable transport? What if Facebook, need to act quickly. You are losing out to the competition. Consider food sector in the next few years. But the In the finance sector, Chinese fintech out challenges and milestones, broke down Google, and others priced advertising for your website your online storefront. Even a simple storefront is food system accounts for around 24 percent giant Ant Financial recently launched Ant barriers, and sought out opportunities. The healthy and low-emitting products more fa- better than no storefront. At least this way people will be able of greenhouse gas emissions. Forest, an app that encourages users and result? In the 1960s, chips had just a few vorably than other products? What if they to find you. Behavioral change—driven by digital tech- their social networks to reduce their carbon hundred transistors, while today, a chip with displayed healthy and low-carbon products (Source: smallbiztrends.com) nology—to plant-rich diets would drastically footprint through gamification. Within a year 30 billion transistors can safely rest on the more prominently than others? What if apps cut emissions, while reducing obesity and it had 220 million users. By 2018, more than tip of your finger. that drive down emissions were favored over pollution. Indeed, the segment driving the 300 million people, or over one fifth of the Now we need an exponential roadmap— those that drive emissions up? biggest growth in vegetarianism and even Chinese population, had signed up. This has combining technology, behavioral change The next decade is critical for the planet. veganism is eCommerce. There is a major led to over 10 million new trees planted and and policy—to guide the world to reach a The global economy will transform. We have opportunity to help consumers meet their 1.2 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions carbon positive global economy by 2050. The the perfect opportunity to kickstart global What does the term “open own goals to improve health and deeply cut avoided due to behavior changes. first roadmap must focus on the initial sprint cooperation for exponential change at the source” mean? emissions. From Moore’s law to the carbon to the first halving over the next ten years. Global Climate Action Summit in San Fran- In the manufacturing industry, companies law I am working closely with Figueres and cisco this summer. As they say, the best way like HP are betting big on 3D printing and As a simple rule of thumb, the world needs her team at Mission 2020 to build a coalition to predict the future is to create it. Open source software is software with source code that anyone fabrication. They believe that even China, to halve emissions every decade globally until of technology leaders to drive exponential (Source: singularityhub.com) can inspect, modify, and enhance. “Source code” is the part of software that most computer users don’t ever see; it’s the code computer programmers can App reads Wikipedia to teach you about the cities you’re driving through manipulate to change how a piece of software—a “program” or “application”—works. Programmers who have access to a com- If you’re a fellow Wiki-addict who loves obscure local “I made [the app] for myself, because I frequent- puter program’s source code can improve that program by adding trivia, there’s now an app that’ll read it to you. ly drive through places and was thinking it would be features to it or fixing parts that don’t always work correctly. Developed by Malte Ubl, the tech lead for Google’s nice to learn more about my environment while I have What’s the difference between open source software and other AMP project, the app detects a user’s geolocation and nothing better to do sitting behind the steering wheel,” types of software? matches it with relevant Wikipedia articles. The app then Ubl told The Verge. Some software has source code that only the person, team, reads the articles out loud, kind of a smart passenger who However, the system isn’t perfect — according to com- or organization who created it—and maintains exclusive control happens to know everything about the history of the town ments on the initial Twitter posts, some people in Vienna, over it—can modify. you’re driving (or walking) through. Virginia were read articles about Vienna, Austria — and Only the original authors of proprietary software can legally For the curious, the program also allows users to click people in Cambridge, New York heard about Cambridge copy, inspect, and alter that software. And in order to use propri- through to find other interesting tidbits from nearby in the United Kingdom, most likely because these are etary software, computer users must agree (usually by signing a locales. It’s set up to work in Google Chrome, Fire- the first articles that pop up when one looks up these license displayed the first time they run this software) that they fox, and other browsers that support GPS and speech city names on the site. will not do anything with the software that the software’s authors synthesis. The app was built using Glitch, a website As Ubl mentioned in the Twitter post, he’s welcoming have not expressly permitted. started by Anil Dash last year that allows coders to patches to fix these (and any other) issues. (Source: opensource.com) make bite-sized web apps. (Source: theverge.com) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JULY 11, 2018 SCIENCE 11

Researchers generating electrical World’s oldest color discovered in rocks deep power from waste heat beneath Sahara Desert: study Directly converting electrical power to heat silicon dioxide creates very fast electrical An international team of scientists discovered the oldest color is easy. It regularly happens in your toaster, oscillations, about 50 trillion times a second. in the geological record in rocks beneath the Sahara desert: the that is, if you make toast regularly. The op- This pushes electrons back and forth between bright pink pigment aged 1.1 billion years old. posite, converting heat into electrical power, the aluminum and the silicon in an asymmetric Nur Gueneli, from The Australian National University, said isn’t so easy. manner. This process, called rectification, the ancient pigment was extracted from marine black shales of Researchers from Sandia National Labo- generates net DC electrical current. the Taoudeni Basin in Mauritania, West Africa. The bright pink ratories have developed a tiny silicon-based The team calls its device an infrared recten- color is believed to be more than half a billion years older than device that can harness what was previously na, a portmanteau of rectifying antenna. It other prehistoric pigments. called waste heat and turn it into DC pow- is a solid-state device with no moving parts The fossils from where the archaic bright pink was discovered er. Their advance was recently published in to jam, bend or break, and doesn’t have to appeared to have a variety of colors. The fossils were originally Physical Review Applied. directly touch the heat source, which can green and then became blood red to deep purple in their con- “We have developed a new method for cause thermal stress. centrated form. When the fossils were diluted, their final form essentially recovering energy from waste He added, “We’ve deliberately focused revealed the bright pink pigment in an oil form. heat. Car engines produce a lot of heat and on common materials and processes that Upon analysis, Gueneli said the ancient pigment resulted from that heat is just waste, right? So imagine are scalable. In theory, any commercial molecular fossils of chlorophyll that were processed by ancient if you could convert that engine heat into integrated circuit fabrication facility could photosynthetic organisms that once ruled the oceans. To give electrical power for a hybrid car. This is the make these rectennas.” context, the molecular fossils the team found were 10 times older first step in that direction, but much more That isn’t to say creating the current device than a Tyrannosaurus rex would have been. work needs to be done,” said Paul Davids, a was easy. Rob Jarecki, the fabrication engineer The discovery of the ancient bright pink pigment could offer physicist and the principal investigator for who led process development, said, “There’s new insights into why it took 4 billion years before the first animal the study. immense complexity under the hood and life evolved on Earth. “In the short term we’re looking to make the devices require all kinds of processing Their analysis revealed that the rocks contained molecules of a compact infrared power supply, perhaps in very uncommon ways. Between the aluminum top and the sil- tricks to build them.” ancient organisms known as the cyanobacteria. Gueneli explained to replace radioisotope thermoelectric gen- Smaller than a pinkie nail, the device is icon bottom is a very thin layer of silicon One of the biggest fabrication challenges these microorganisms once dominated the base of the food chain erators.” Called RTGs, the generators are about 1/8 inch by 1/8 inch, half as thick as a dioxide. This layer is about 20 silicon atoms was inserting small amounts of other ele- in the oceans a billion years ago. This meant that all organisms used for such tasks as powering sensors for dime and metallically shiny. The top is alu- thick, or 16,000 times thinner than a human ments into the silicon, or doping it, so that it at the time were feeding on the cyanobacteria. space missions that don’t get enough direct minum that is etched with stripes roughly hair. The patterned and etched aluminum would reflect infrared light like a metal, said Earth is approximately 4 billion years old. More sophisticated sunlight to power solar panels. 20 times smaller than the width of a human antenna channels the infrared radiation into Jarecki. “Typically you don’t dope silicon to life forms, however, began appearing 600 million years ago. Davids’ device is made of common and hair. This pattern, though far too small to be this thin layer. death, you don’t try to turn it into a metal, It was previously thought that the lack of oxygen may have abundant materials, such as aluminum, silicon seen by eye, serves as an antenna to catch The infrared radiation because you have metals for that. prevented larger creatures to thrive shortly after life started on and silicon dioxide -- or glass -- combined the infrared radiation. The infrared radiation trapped in the (Source: eurekalert.org) Earth. The discovery of the ancient bright pink, however, can change this narrative. Scientists defy ‘force of nature’ to unlock secrets of Hawaii volcano (Source: Tech Times) Dressed in heavy cotton, a helmet and respirator, Jessica They avoid synthetics because they melt in the intense heat Hawaii, U.S., December 19, 2008. Picture taken on De- Ball worked the night shift monitoring “fissure 8,” which and wear gloves to protect their hands from sharp volcanic cember 19, 2008. has been spewing fountains of lava as high as a 15-story rock and glass. Helmets protect against falling lava stones, “It gives you the same feeling of power and force,” she said. Milky Way: New method pins building from a slope on Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano. and respirators ward off sulfur gases. Kilauea, which has been erupting almost continuously down our galaxy’s mass The lava poured into a channel oozing toward the Pacific This is not a job for the faint hearted. Geologists have since 1983, is one of the world’s most closely monitored Ocean several miles away. In the eerie orange nightscape in died studying active volcanoes. David Alexander Johnston, volcanoes, largely from the now-abandoned Hawaiian Vol- Astronomers now have a much better idea of just how much the the abandoned community of Leilani Estates, it looked like a USGS volcanologist was killed by the 1980 eruption of cano Observatory at the summit. But the latest eruption is Milky Way weighs. it was flowing toward the scientist, but that was an optical Mount St. Helens in Washington State. In 1991, American one of Kilauea’s biggest and could prove to be a bonanza illusion, Ball said. volcanologist Harry Glicken and his French colleagues Katia for scientists. The “volcano is doing what it wants to … we’re reminded and Maurice Krafft were killed while conducting avalanche Ball and the USGS teams are studying how the magma - what it’s like to deal with the force of nature,” said Ball, a research on Mount Unzen in Japan. molten rock from the earth’s crust - tracks through a network geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. Ball, a graduate of the State University of New York at of tubes under the volcano in what is known as the “Lower Field measuring Buffalo, located in upstate New York near the Canadian East Rift Zone,” before ripping open ground fissures and Scientists have been in the field measuring the eruptions border, compared Kilauea’s eruptions to Niagara Falls. spouting fountains of lava. 24 hours a day, seven days a week since Kilauea first exploded Downloading radiometer data They are trying to discover what warning signs may ex- more than two months ago. They are a mix of USGS staff, Kelly Wooten, a geologist and volcanologist at Hawaiian ist for future eruptions to better protect the Big Island’s University of Hawaii researchers and trained volunteers Volcano Observatory (HVO) is downloading radiometer communities, she said. working six-to-eight-hour shifts in teams of two to five. data on rim of Halema‘uma‘u Crater in Kilauea Volcano, (Source: Reuters)

When it comes to measuring the mass of a galaxy like the Milky Oxygen levels on early Earth rose, fell several times before great oxidation Way, a bathroom scale won’t do, of course. Instead, astronomers Earth’s oxygen levels rose and fell more than from the University of Washington shows. due to undetectable oxygen levels. before the Great Oxidation Event. This they have to study how the galaxy reacts gravitationally with other once hundreds of millions of years before The evidence comes from a new study that The “production and destruction of oxygen learned by drilling deep into sedimentary objects orbiting it. By charting how surrounding satellite galaxies the planetwide success of the Great Oxida- indicates a second and much earlier “whiff” in the ocean and atmosphere over time was a rock of the Mount McRae Shale in Western and stellar streams move, researchers can estimate the size of tion Event about 2.4 billion years ago, new of oxygen in Earth’s distant past -- in the at- war with no evidence of a clear winner, until the Australia and analyzing the samples for the our own spiral galaxy. research shows. mosphere and on the surface of a large stretch Great Oxidation Event,” said Matt Koehler, a trace metals molybdenum and rhenium, ac- The recent study put a slightly different spin on this tried-and- The Jeerinah Formation in Western Aus- of ocean -- showing that the oxygenation of UW doctoral student in Earth and space sciences cumulation of which is dependent on oxygen true method. Instead of focusing on orbiting objects’ position tralia, where a UW-led team the Earth was a complex process of repeated and lead author of a new paper published in the in the environment. or velocity, the researchers turned their attention to the objects’ found a sudden shift in nitrogen isotopes. trying and failing over a vast stretch of time. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Now, a team led by Koehler has confirmed angular momentum. This characteristic is more stable, team “Nitrogen isotopes tell a story about oxygena- Search for life In favor of oxygenation a second such appearance of oxygen in Earth’s members said. tion of the surface ocean, and this oxygenation The finding also may have implications “These transient oxygenation events were past, this time roughly 150 million years ear- “Think of a figure skater doing a pirouette,” study lead au- spans hundreds of kilometers across a marine in the search for life beyond Earth. Coming battles in the war, when the balance tipped lier -- or about 2.66 billion years ago -- and thor Ekta Patel, a graduate student in the University of Arizo- basin and lasts for somewhere less than 50 years will bring powerful new ground- and more in favor of oxygenation.” lasting for less than 50 million years. For na’s astronomy department and Steward Observatory, said in a million years,” said lead author Matt Koehler. space-based telescopes able to analyze the In 2007, co-author Roger Buick, UW pro- this work they used two different proxies for statement. “As she draws in her arms, she spins faster. In other Earth’s oxygen levels rose and fell more atmospheres of distant planets. This work fessor of Earth and space sciences, was part oxygen -- nitrogen isotopes and the element words, her velocity changes, but her angular momentum stays than once hundreds of millions of years before could help keep astronomers from unduly of an international team of scientists that selenium -- substances that, each in its way, the same over the whole duration of her act.” the planetwide success of the Great Oxidation ruling out “false negatives,” or inhabited found evidence of an episode -- a “whiff” -- of also tell of the presence of oxygen. Patel and her team used 3D models of nine of the Milky Way’s Event about 2.4 billion years ago, new research planets that may not at first appear to be so oxygen some 50 million to 100 million years (Source: Science Daily) 50 known satellite galaxies, comparing their measured angular momentum to a simulated universe of 20,000 host galaxies re- sembling our own. They calculated the Milky Way’s weight at New world record for direct solar water-splitting efficiency 960 billion times that of the sun. Hydrogen will play a central role as a storage medium in systems, and sunlight is abundantly available worldwide when light falls on it, hydrogen is formed on the front side But that doesn’t mean our galaxy hosts nearly a trillion stars. sustainable energy systems. An international team of re- – but not around the clock. One solution for dealing with and oxygen on the back. Astronomers think that stars, gas, dust and other “normal” stuff searchers has now succeeded in raising the efficiency of this fluctuating power generation is to store sunlight in the For the monolithic photocathode investigated here, the make up just 15 percent of the universe’s mass; the rest is locked producing hydrogen from direct solar water-splitting to form of chemical energy, specifically by using sunlight to research teams combined additional functional layers with up in mysterious dark matter, which cannot be observed directly. a record 19 percent. They did so by combining a tandem produce hydrogen. This is because hydrogen can be stored a highly efficient tandem cell made of III-V semiconductors Dust off your spiral arms and fatten up your bulge — it’s time solar cell of III-V semiconductors with a catalyst of rhodium easily and safely, and used in many ways – whether in a fuel developed at Fraunhofer ISE. This enabled them to reduce the to tap into your inner galaxy to test your smarts about the Milky nanoparticles and a crystalline titanium dioxide coating. cell to directly generate electricity and heat, or as feedstock surface reflectivity of the cell, thereby avoiding considerable Way. Our home in space is a strange and wondrous place that Teams from the California Institute of Technology, the Uni- for manufacturing combustible fuels. losses caused by parasitic light absorption and reflection. scientists are still trying to figure out. versity of Cambridge, Technische Universität Ilmenau, and the Splitting water “This is also where the innovation lies”, explains Prof. (Source: space.com) Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE participated If you combine solar cells with catalysts and additional Hans-Joachim Lewerenz, Caltech, USA: “Because we had in the development work. One part of the experiments took place functional layers to form a “monolithic photoelectrode” as a already achieved an efficiency of over 14 percent for an earlier at the Institute for Solar Fuels in the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin. single block, then splitting water becomes especially simple: cell in 2015, which was a world record at the time. Photovoltaics are a mainstay of renewable-energy supply the photocathode is immersed in an aqueous medium and (Source: phys.org) Nightmare bug can kill a healthy person in days, TOSE’E TA’AVON BANK, Leading Bank in Supporting Sustainable Rural Employment Plan research team finds Hojjatollah Mahdian Chairman of the Board of Directors 120,000 billion rials worth of facilities has been allocated Klebsiella pneumoniae isn’t always dangerous. But when it is, and CEO of TOSE’E TA’AVON Bank said that his bank has by the National Development Fund of Iran (NDFI), internal it’s pure nightmare fuel. taken giant steps in the field of generation of sustainable resources of Tose’e Ta’avon Bank, Bank Keshavarzi, Post Outside of its happy home in the gut the bacterium can cause rural employment, the Public Relations Dept. of the bank Bank and OMID Entrepreneurship Fund for the generation a bunch of problems, not least the flesh-destroying horror that is reported. of comprehensive employment. necrotizing fasciitis, capable of killing a perfectly healthy person He put the share of bank in generation of sustainable With the planning made in this regard, 20,000 billion within days. As if that’s not enough, there’s a strain we really need rural development at 20 billion rials. rials worth of facilities at 4 to 10 percent interest will be to watch out for. Usually K. pneumoniae is right at home as an Given the situation of unemployment in the country, the paid by the bank for the generation of new employment enteric bacterium floating around lazily inside the human diges- National Sustainable Rural Employment Plan was approved opportunities (rural and nomad). tive tract, occasionally showing up in the mouth or on the skin. by the Iranian Parliament and notified by the government Implementation of a plan to support sustainable rural It’s not exactly uncommon as far as bacteria go, and typically dubbed ‘Hope and Prudence’. employment plan has been put atop agenda of the bank, makes itself known as a common hospital infection in people who 320,000 billion rials worth of credits has been predict- he said, adding, “paying facilities within the framework are already suffering a kick to their immune system. ed in 2018 Budget Bill in materializing sustainable rural of the plan is considered as a suitable opportunity for the But then, a rather aggressive variety of the bacterium was employment plan, he said, adding, “under the Plan, over generation of employment in rural and nomad areas.” found emerging in Taiwan in the 1980s. One that didn’t require the host to be sick and resulted in brain and liver abscesses and necrotizing fasciitis. Unfortunately the hypervirulent strain of K. pneumoniae (hvKp) doesn’t exactly wave a colored banner announcing its AYANDEH BANK, Forerunner in Implementing Production Boom Plan arrival. Until now there’s been no way to tell whether a garden AYANDEH BANK managed to stand at the other private banks in terms of amount and Accordingly, the bank has thus far man- In this regard, the bank has paid the variety K. pneumoniae infection is a souped-up hvKp strain in first rank among privately-funded banks in the number of facilities paid. aged to meet financial demands of entre- amount of 8,460 billion rials worth of fa- disguise, at least until the damage is done. the field of implementation of Production Boosting domestic production, focusing preneurs and industrialists in the country. cilities to Small- and Medium-Sized Enter- So researchers propose using the next best thing; a test for Boom Plan in the country, the Public Rela- on subject of employment, meeting financial In addition to establishing dynamicity and prises (SMEs). chemical markers that can tell the two apart. tions Dept. of the bank reported. needs of industrial and production units interaction with the Ministry of Industry, Mine The management of the bank has tried to Thomas Russo is head of the Division of Infectious Diseases at According to the evaluation made by the especially Small- and Medium-Sized Enter- and Trade, the bank has unilaterally managed materialize most of its economic objectives the University of Buffalo. Together with researchers from around Interior Ministry since 2017 up to May 21, prises (SMEs) have been put atop agenda to identify the qualified and eligible customers by the yearend, the Public Relations Dept. the world, Russo found a combination of microbial name-tags 2018, the bank got the lion’s share among of the bank, the report added. in line with meeting their demands. of the bank concluded. buried in the hvKp’s DNA that could be used to reliably identify it. (Source: sciencealert.com) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 SOCIETY JULY 11, 2018

Iranians use of herbal Expert believes Iran’s water medicine increases by 1.5 percent shortage can be tackled SOCIETY TEHRAN – The amount of herbal medicine deskconsumption in Iran has increased by 1.5 ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN — While wa- “According to the Food and Agriculture percent, head of the natural products department at Food deskter scarcity has become Organization (FAO), agricultural water usage and Drug Administration (FDA) has said. a serious issue in Iran, it is still possible to in Iran is 22 percent above the global average Natural and herbal medicines constitute 4 percent of the tackle it, an Iranian professor of cross-cultural while water productivity [crop yield per cubic total amount of medicines used in the country, Nasimonline environment management at the Phoenix meter of water consumption] is one-third of quoted Mahnaz Khanavi as saying on Tuesday. University has said. world average”, he said, adding, “In other People’s willingness to use natural and herbal medicines Considering the current situation, discuss- words, the agricultural sector generates about has increased in recent years, she noted. ing water management and finding solutions 10 percent of the country’s gross domestic is required more than ever, Saeed Pourali said. product (GDP) but consuming 92 percent Excessive groundwater and surface water of the country’s fresh water”. withdrawals, along with continuous droughts, “The statistics compiled by FAO indicate has reduced groundwater levels, resulting that the main problem which has triggered in depletion of rivers, lakes and wetlands, water shortage in Iran is lack of proper cri- Pourali said. sis and resource management. Therefore, at In addition to climate change, lack of prop- managerial level we need to decide whether er use of modern sciences coupled with lack we want to be agricultural producing country of attention to warnings by officials about or be an importer of agricultural products water shortage have aggravated the situation, and conserve water resources. Khabaronline qouted Pourali as saying on “Moreover, proper use of climatic infor- Sunday. mation and scientific methods is essential If water scarcity is not resolved urgently, its in preparation of a comprehensive water impacts will soon bring heavier and irreparable management plan to identify the regions damage to all sectors in the country, he stated, and prepare a specific plan that meets the warning the harmful consequences caused climatic characteristics of each area. by lack of proper planning would gradually The science of management provides affect the entire country. managers with a variety of decision making Pourali further explained that some ex- A view of Zayandeh Rud River in Central province of Isfahan; the river dried out completely methods for specific situations, which includes Referring to recent statistics released at the end of perts are very disappointed due to the lack after several years of seasonal dry-outs. six steps comprising identifying and defin- [Iranian calendar year of] 1396 (March 2017-March 2018), of proper water management over the last Long-term planning requires scientific ness about moderate use of water can begin ing the problem and the causes of problem; she noted that the amount of herbal medicines consumed few decades, believing that this situation studies, top level managerial decisions, and from households including saving water during finding scientific solutions available for the in the country increased by 1.5 percent last year compared is irreversible and water will no longer be strict supervision, he explained. brushing, bathing, and dish washing, and problem; evaluating the possible econom- to a year before. available in Iran “The most important factor in proper can be spread to industry and agriculture by ic, social, cultural, biological, and political The Ministry of Health and the Food and Drug He said this means that over the last few decision making for short-term solutions is employing methods such as drip irrigation, consequences of each solutions; choosing Administration’s policies are aimed at moving towards decades “we have lost the time for preventing seeking advice from experts. So, implement- greenhouse cultivation, etc. the best solution regarding our priorities; the use of natural or herbal medicines instead of synthetic water shortage and raising public awareness” ing plans based on personal opinions and Such cultural approaches can change wa- making the decision; and follow up on the drugs, she concluded. and suddenly “we want to come up with a political considerations, being unscientific, ter consumption patterns in case of water outcomes of the decision. According to the World Health Organization Traditional solution to fight it”. would generally exacerbate the situation and shortage, especially in industrial and agri- Therefore, to prevent a plan from becoming (WHO) herbal medicines are naturally occurring, plant- To address the issue, Pourali suggested, harm the entire country. cultural sectors, Pourali said, adding that a crisis, seeking experts’ advice in related derived substances with minimal or no industrial processing the only way is to listen to the advice of those “For instance, purchasing water from such approaches have been practiced and issue should be taken into consideration, that have been used to treat illness within local or regional who are specialized in climate change and neighboring countries for agricultural pur- lasted for centuries in drought-ridden areas Pourali highlighted. healing practices. Traditional herbal medicines are getting are familiar with the latest climate and water poses, not only carries considerable costs, such as Africa and can be implemented in “There are many talented specialists in significant attention in global health debates. technologies. but also threatens national interests and act Iran as well. Iran’s scientific community and the knowledge Medicinal plants still form the basis of traditional or Referring to water transfer or water ration- against self-sufficiency policies. Elsewhere in his remarks he noted that needed to deal with environmental crises is indigenous health systems and are reported by WHO to still ing as strategies to counter water shortage, he “Water shortage in Iran can still be man- in addition to proper water consumption also available. be used by a majority of populations in most developing said that such plans are band-aid solutions, aged by proper planning, long-term follow-up methods, scientific and advanced methods “To overcome water scarcity in Iran, a countries. which may not be fully compatible with the assessment, and creating a culture of moderate such as generating clouds, cloud seeding, strong strategic management which can pre- WHO has adopted a strategy to promote traditional long-term plans required to deal with the consumption in the country.” and attracting rainfalls should be taken into pare effective water management plans, is medicines between 2014 and 2023 to support member problem. Pourali went on to say that cultural aware- consideration. needed.” states in developing proactive policies and implement plans to strengthen the role of traditional medicine in the health sector. Iran to launch 100-day water Iran to manufacture relocatable tent- Traditional remedies have long been used by the people, especially in rural Iran, and most households even in urban and wetland scheme like structures for emergency situations areas store herbal petals, essences, powders and extracts to provide relief for different kinds of ailments. Iranian traditional medicine dates back more than 3,000 years. Persian polymath Avicenna’s ‘Book of Healing’ and ‘Canon of Medicine’ are the most authoritative sources in this field. LEARN ENGLISH Protest!

A: This is Action 5 News reporter Sarah O’Connell reporting live from Washington, D. C. where a protest has broken out. Thousands of angry citizens are protesting against the proposed bailout of the auto manufacturing industry! ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN – A 100-day stated that the 100-day scheme will be com- SOCIETY TEHRAN — Helal numbers of people. desk Sir, sir. deskenvironmental scheme pletely drawn up by July 13. Textile Company, Rubb Halls are flexible, durable and B: Yeah, yeah, we are here because we feel this is an injustice! with the theme of “water and wetlands” will A document for the second 100-day cam- affiliated to Iran’s Red Crescent Society, portable. They can be easily moved The financial irresponsibility of big business has to stop! be launched in Iran, an official at Department paign has been prepared in a collaboration will manufacture large, relocatable tent- around or quickly relocated to another We’re here to show the government that we don’t like the of Environment (DOE) said on Sunday. between DOE’s public participation and public like structures, also known as Rubb site, providing fast, flexible and durable way that they’re spending our tax. Following the success of “no waste” scheme education offices, she said. Hall, for emergency situations, the shelter solutions. A: Sir, but what exactly is making everyone so angry? [a 100-day scheme promoting waste segre- The DOE is responsible for devising the company CEO Zaher Rostami has said. The Rub Halls which are planned B: It’s an absolute outrage, Sarah, the US government gation and less waste generation], the DOE scheme and monitoring its implementation Rubb Hall is a commercial name for to be manufactured in Iran are petty wants to give twenty-five billion dollars of taxpayers’ money plans to launch another 100-day scheme fo- and provincial departments of environments such tents. They are usually made of specious and provide an area of 240 to the auto industry. These are companies that have been cusing on water and wetlands nationwide, are the executive arms of the DOE, Aqaei aluminum frames, with steel tension square meters, Rostami said, adding mismanaged and are now nearly bankrupt. Jila Aqaei said. added. wires and polyester skins. They typically they are 5.5 meters high and weigh A: I see. But, many supporters of the bailout argue that Launched on December 22, 2017, the no Developing and producing various contents come in sections so the length can be 2.5 tons. it could help save the jobs of millions of hardworking waste scheme went into force during win- on water-related issues and engaging the public determined by the number of sections He went on to say that the structures Americans. ter and lasted until spring. It was aimed at and related NGOs to address the challenges employed. A common standard size is are stormproof and can be used in B: That may be true, and I for one don’t want to see anyone raising awareness and fostering a sense of such as water shortage are some subjects of an area of 200 square meters. emergency situations caused by natural lose their job, but how can these CEOs ask for a bailout responsibility in the community about waste the aforesaid campaign, she explained. In humanitarian aid situations, Rubb or unnatural disasters. when they’re making millions of dollars? And then they management with the notion of “starting with The scheme also aims to educate the public Halls are often used as warehouses for Despite its enormous weight the have the nerve to fly to Washington in private jets! ourselves”. to reduce water consumption by involving storing items such as food and medicine. structures are easy to erect and can be A: Good point. This is Sarah O’Connell reporting live from Referring to the initiation of short-term them in identifying and solving water shortage, They are also used for providing easily taken down after the operations, Washington D. C., back to you, Tom. schemes with environmental themes, Aqaei she concluded. temporary emergency shelter for large he added. Key vocabulary protest: an event where people gather together to show disapproval of something ENGLISH IN USE break out: start suddenly bailout: the act of saving a company form money problem LEARN NEWS TRANSLATION injustice: an unfair situation outrage: something that is morally wrong mismanage: manage badly Bill on children’s rights to be الیحه حمایت از حقوق کودکان از کمیسیون قضایی به صحن آمد have the nerve: dare to Supplementary vocabulary brought before Majlis: MP placard: sign people hold at protests, usually a piece of محمدرضــا بادامچــی نماینــده مــردم تهــران، ری و شــمیرانات در مجلــس شــورای اســامی گفــت: cardboard on a stick After months of discussions the bill on rights of children will be brought پــس ازمــاه هــا تـ ـاش، در روزهــای گذشــته، الیحــه حمایــت از حقــوق کــودکان از کمیســیون rally: public meeting in support or opposition of something before Majlis [Iranian parliament], MP Mohammad Reza Badamchi قضایــی بــه صحــن آمــد. .demonstration: event where people gather together to has said بــه گــزارش خبرآنلیــن، بادامچــی روز پنجشــنبه در صفحــه شــخصی توییتــر خــود در خصــوص show that they support or oppose something “Finally after days of putting in considerable effort in legislative group الیحــه حمایــت از حقــوق کــودکان نوشــت: باالخــره بــا پیگیریهــا و تل شهــای بســیار، در demonstrator: people who go to a demonstration or of Majlis we have managed to bring the bill on children’s right before روزهــای گذشــته، الیحــه حمایــت از حقــوق کــودکان، از کمیســیون قضایــی بــه صحــن آمــد. protest the parliament,” Badamchi wrote in Persian on his twitter account on پیگیریهــا را ادامــه میدهیــم تــا ایــن الیحــه، هــر چــه زودتــر در دســتور کار جلســه علنــی قــرار .opponent: a person who opposes something or someone Thursday گیــرد. امیــدوارم بــا تصویــب آن، از تضییــع حقــوق کــودکان و آزار آنــان و مهــم تــر از همــه آزار proponent: person who supports someone or something “We keep on following up on the subject to stop violation against children’s جنســی کــم شــود. .Source: irlanguage.com) rights and child abuse, most importantly sexual abuse,” the MP added)

Every action has a PREFIX/SUFFIX PHRASAL VERB IDIOM reaction. We have “-logy, -ology” Hold something against Business as usual somebody Explanation: after an unpleasant or unexpected event, one planet; one Meaning: knowledge or collection Meaning: to continue to dislike someone or not forgive everything is continuing in a normal way, in spite of the difficulties For example: Our biology requires us to breathe air. them because of something bad they have done in the past For example: It was business as usual at the supermarket chance. For example: You can’t still hold no grudge against him, the day after the hold-up. surely? I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JULY 11, 2018 WORLD IN FOCUS 13 Erdogan names son-in-law Jeremy Hunt replaces Boris as finance chief Johnson as British Foreign Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tended his inauguration - only those from Secretary has named his son-in-law as the country’s Hungary and Bulgaria - with most from finance minister after being sworn in to Africa and the Middle East: a sign of his British Prime Minister Theresa May has appointed Jeremy Hunt another five-year term. geopolitical realignment. as the new Foreign Secretary, following Boris Johnson’s resig- The appointment of Berat Albayrak, who nation from the job amid deep divisions over Britain’s departure had served as energy minister since 2015, Erdogan is the arch polarizer and views from the European Union (EU) or Brexit. appeared to rattle the markets. today are again divided. For some, it is the Erdogan, who was re-elected last month, coronation of a new Turkey. For others, it’s vowed to “propel our country forward” with the dismantlement of Ataturk’s republic. his sweeping new powers. Following news of the appointment of But his opponents fear that his new role Erdogan’s son-in-law, the Turkish lira lost as executive president will destroy Turkish more than 2% of its value. democracy. It also emerged that Mehmet Simsek, a Erdogan’s new position marks a transition former banker at Merrill Lynch who acted as away from a parliamentary system and the deputy prime minister in Turkey’s previous office of prime minister, which has been in government, will not hold a position in the place since the foundation of the modern new cabinet. Turkish republic 95 years ago. In another key change announced by It allows him to appoint ministers and Erdogan on Monday, military chief Gen. vice-presidents and intervene in the legal Hulusi Akar was named as the new defense system. minister. After taking the oath of office in parlia- republic, its Grand National Assembly the system. To his opponents, it is one-man Meanwhile Mevlut Cavusoglu remains ment on Monday, Erdogan told guests at the heart of power. No more. From Monday, it is rule and the death of Turkish democracy. in his post as foreign minister. presidential palace in the capital, Ankara, a presidential republic under its omnipotent Erdogan is now the country’s most pow- Last month Erdogan was re-elected with Hunt, who served as the health secretary, was assigned to that Turkey was “making a new start”. leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan. erful leader since Ataturk: modern Turkey’s 53% of the vote. He has presided over a strong his new role late on Monday hours after Johnson handed in his Having won re-election, he has now secular founding father, who saw Turkey as economy and built up a solid support base. resignation letter to May. “We are leaving behind the system that become head of the executive, controlling part of the west. But he has also polarized opinion, crack- Johnson’s departure came a day after David Davis, the British has in the past cost our country a heavy price the army and intelligence agency, able to But President Erdogan has put religion ing down on opponents and putting some minister in charge of Brexit negotiations, also stepped down in political and economic chaos,” he said. issue decrees and choose most senior judges. at the heart of the country and has distanced 160,000 people in jail. in protest of May’s new Brexit strategy that pointed to a more For 95 years, Turkey was a parliamentary To his supporters, it is a stronger political it from the West. Few European leaders at- (Source: BBC) “business-friendly” deal with the EU. May is holding a meeting of her new-look cabinet on Tuesday, following a forced reshuffle in the aftermath of the resignations. Johnson, a polarizing figure and a former mayor of London, All 12 boys and football coach rescued from cave was a leading spokesperson for the campaign calling for Britain’s All 12 boys and their coach who became trapped in a land and also fixated a global audience, drawing support departure from the EU in advance of a June 2016 referendum. flooded Thai cave more than a fortnight ago have been from celebrities as varied as U.S. President Donald Trump, He has always supported a so-called “hard Brexit”, which rescued, the Navy SEALs announced Tuesday, completing football star Lionel Messi and tech guru Elon Musk. supports relinquishing access to the bloc’s single market in ex- an astonishing against-the-odds rescue mission that has Now they are out, concerns are set to focus on the physical change for full border control. captivated the world. and mental toll of the ordeal. In his resignation letter, Johnson wrote: “Brexit should be The Thai SEALs and elite foreign divers extracted the final Experts warned that drinking contaminated water or about opportunity and hope. It should be a chance to do things batch of four boys, plus the 25-year-old coach, on Tuesday otherwise being exposed to bird or bat droppings in the differently”, adding “that dream is dying, suffocated by needless afternoon via a perilous escape route that required them cave could lead to dangerous infections. self-doubt”. to squeeze through narrow, water-filled tunnels. They also said counseling would be needed to deal with I am proud to have served as Foreign Secretary. It is with “All 12 ‘Wild Boars’ and coach have been extracted from the psychological trauma of spending so long not knowing sadness that I step down: here is my letter explaining why. the cave,” the SEALs said in a Facebook post. whether they were going to survive. Earlier on Monday, the prime minister’s office also announced the “All are safe,” they added, signing off with what has be- But there were some promising initial signs. appointment of Dominic Raab as Brexit secretary, replacing Davis. come their trademark “Hooyah” to celebrate the successful Medical chiefs reported on Tuesday morning that the The two resignations have left May badly exposed and raised extractions of the other boys over the previous two days. eight boys rescued on Sunday and Monday were in relatively questions over whether she will stand firm in her commitment The 12 boys, aged from 11 to 16, and their coach, ven- good mental and physical conditions. to pursuing a “business-friendly” Brexit, or will be faced with tured into the Tham Luang cave in mountainous northern “All eight are in good health, no fever... everyone is in a more resignations and calls to quit herself. Thailand on June 23 after football practice and got caught good mental state,” Jedsada Chokdamrongsuk, permanent May, the leader of the Conservative party, believed she had secured deep inside when heavy rains caused flooding that trapped With oxygen levels in their chamber falling to dangerous secretary of the public health ministry, said before all 13 a hard-won agreement with her deeply divided cabinet of minis- them on a muddy ledge. levels and monsoon rains threatening to flood the cave up had been rescued. ters on Friday to keep the closest possible trading ties with the EU. They spent nine harrowing days trapped in darkness above the ledge where the boys were sheltering, rescuers Nevertheless, the boys would remain in quarantine in But it soon began to unravel when Davis resigned late on until two British divers found them, looking gaunt but decided on the least-worst option of having divers escort hospital until doctors were sure they had not contracted Sunday and launched a no-holds-barred attack on her plan, call- otherwise offering smiles to the divers and appearing to them out through the tunnels. any infections from inside the cave. ing it “dangerous” and one which would give “too much away, be in remarkably good spirits. The escape route was a challenge for even experienced Even before the final rescues, tributes began for too easily” to EU negotiators, who would simply ask for more. But the initial euphoria at finding them dissipated as divers. The boys had no previous diving experience so the the courage of the boys and their ability to survive On Monday, May defended Friday’s deal, which would allow authorities struggled to devise a safe plan to get them out, rescuers trained them how to use a mask and breathe un- the ordeal. for some ties between Britain and the EU. with the shelf more than four kilometers deep inside the derwater via an oxygen tank. “I cannot understand how cool these small kids are, “This is the Brexit that is in our national interest. It is the cave and the labyrinth of tunnels leading to them filled One fear had been that they would panic while trying you know? Thinking about how they’ve been kept in a Brexit that will deliver on the democratic decision of the British with water. to swim underwater, even with a diver escorting them. small cave for two weeks, they haven’t seen their mums,” people,” May told parliament. Authorities mulled ideas such as drilling holes into the The death of a former Thai Navy SEAL diver who ran Ivan Karadzic, who runs a diving business in Thailand and “It is the right Brexit deal for the people.” mountain or waiting months until monsoon rains ended out of oxygen in a flooded area of the cave on Friday un- has been involved in the rescue mission, told the BBC. May has been trying for months to solve internal issues within and they could walk out, with the rescue chief at one point derscored the dangers of the escape route. “Incredibly strong kids. Unbelievable almost.” the ruling Conservatives about which course to take before Brexit dubbing the efforts to save them “Mission Impossible”. The ups and downs of the rescue bid entranced Thai- (Source: AFP) takes effect on March 29, 2019. Two years ago, Britain shocked the world by narrowly voting to withdraw from the EU after a fevered referendum campaign that sharpened regional divisions and exposed deep distrust UN: 1 in 4 children live in country of conflict or disaster between voters and the political establishment. A quarter of the world’s children — about 535 and sponsored a resolution unanimously vulnerabilities of girls and boys are different Virginia Gamba, the UN special rep- (Source: Al Jazeera) million — are living in a country affected by adopted by the 15 members to strengthen and stresses that access for all youngsters to resentative for children and armed con- conflict or disaster, the head of the United UN actions to ensure the care and safety education and physical and mental health flict, said she is “profoundly shocked” Nations children’s agency said on Monday. of youngsters. care is essential. by the more than 21,000 violations Trump request for Henrietta Fore told a Security Council “We are not doing nearly enough to pro- It also sets out a framework to reintegrate of children’s rights in 2017 recently meeting on children and armed conflict that tect our children,” Swedish Prime Minister children associated with armed groups or reported by the UN, a significant in- long-term detention of it is “almost beyond comprehension” that Stefan Lofven, who presided at the meeting, armed forces into society, which “places crease from 2016. migrant children denied one of every four young people are caught said, stressing that “350 million children are children as part of the solution, not part of “The majority of these despicable acts were in that situation. affected by armed conflict today.” the problem,” he said. perpetrated by armed groups although gov- A United States federal judge has rejected the government’s She pointed to children and young The resolution states for the first time The United States Ambassador Nikki ernment forces and unknown armed actors request to allow long-term detention of migrant and refugee people whose lives are being shattered that children recruited or caught up in armed Haley told the council that “more than 60 played an important part,” she said. “Each children, a setback for President Donald Trump’s executive order by conflicts, including in Yemen, Mali and conflict should be treated primarily as vic- percent of people in conflict-affected coun- and every one of them led to unspeakable that ends his practice of separating parents and children at the South Sudan. She also cited youngsters tims, he said. tries are under the age of 25.” In countries suffering for children, families and entire U.S.-Mexico border. recruited to fight, killed by a land mine It urges all countries “to consider non-ju- like Afghanistan, an entire generation has communities.” Los Angeles U.S. District Court Judge Dolly Gee dismissed or an attack on their school, and “losing dicial measures as alternatives to prosecution never lived in peace, she said. Gamba said the level and severity of the as “dubious” and “unconvincing” the U.S. Justice Department’s hope not only in their futures, but in the and detention that focus on the rehabilita- She stressed the importance of education latest violations demonstrate the need for arguments to modify the 1997 Flores settlement that says children futures of their countries.” tion and reintegration for children formerly as “a way to recover from conflict and prevent united action “to change the tide of history,” can only be held in immigration detention for up to 20 days. Sweden, which holds the Security Council associated with armed forces and armed it in the future,” warning that children who including by focusing on prevention and The government made the request in June to allow it to keep presidency this month, organized the open groups.” grow up uneducated, unskilled and resentful reintegration “to break cycles of violence” underage migrants and refugees in detention alongside parents, after meeting on the theme “Protecting Chil- Lofven said the resolution also for the “will be prime targets for recruitment by against children. a public outcry over its tactic of separating children from parents dren Today Prevents Conflict Tomorrow” first time makes the point that the needs and extremists and armed groups.” (Source: AP) who entered the United States in between official ports of entry. The Trump administration has come under widespread crit- icism for its “zero tolerance” towards immigrants and refugees. It is estimated that more than 2,000 children remain in de- Saudi, French defense chiefs sign agreement on protecting classified data tention and separated from their families. Riyadh and Paris have signed a military agreement French President Emmanuel Macron has come un- Saudi military chief of staff General Fayyad bin Hamed One asylum seeker from Brazil, who spoke to Al Jazeera last on protecting classified information amid criticisms der pressure from rights groups to scale back ties with al-Ruwaili and Francois Gouyette, the French ambas- week, said it had been more than a month since she had seen of France’s support for the Saudi regime’s bloody war the Saudi-led coalition over its brutal war against the sador to Riyadh. her son, after being separated while crossing the border in May. against impoverished Yemen. people of Yemen. The French defense chief’s visit to Saudi Arabia fol- There have been other reports of parents being deported to The agreement was signed by Saudi Crown Prince According to a recent YouGov poll, 75 percent of lows a trip in April by bin Salman to Paris, where the their home countries without their children. Mohammed bin Salman and French Defense Minister French people want Macron to suspend arms exports two countries signed 20 major economic deals worth Last month, a judge in California ordered the U.S. government Florence Parly in the Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah, the to countries involved in the war on Yemen, including $18 billion. to reunite parents with children under the age of five by July 10, official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Monday. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Growing Paris-Riyadh military ties come amid in- and all other children by July 26. Bin Salman, who also serves as the Saudi defense France, the world’s third-biggest arms exporter, counts ternational outcry over the Saudi-led deadly military But on Monday, a government lawyer said only about half minister, and Parly reviewed areas of bilateral coop- Saudi Arabia and the UAE among its major purchasers. aggression against Yemen, which has killed or injured of 100 immigrant and refugee children under age five will be eration, especially military ties, as well as regional France’s biggest military firms, including Dassault and over 600,000 civilians since its onset in March 2015, reunited with their parents by Tuesday’s deadline. At a court developments. Thales, have major contracts in the Persian Gulf. according to the figures released by the Yemeni Ministry hearing, Justice Department lawyer Sarah Fabian said 54 chil- The meeting and the signing ceremony were attend- Riyadh and Paris have signed a military agreement of Human Rights. dren younger than five would be reunited with parents by the ed by senior officials from both countries, including on protecting classified information amid criticisms French President Emmanuel Macron has come un- end of Tuesday, and the number could increase depending on Saudi military chief of staff General Fayyad bin Hamed of France’s support for the Saudi regime’s bloody war der pressure from rights groups to scale back ties with background checks. al-Ruwaili and Francois Gouyette, the French ambas- against impoverished Yemen. the Saudi-led coalition over its brutal war against the Fabian acknowledged the government wouldn’t meet the dead- sador to Riyadh. The agreement was signed by Saudi Crown Prince people of Yemen. line for all the children, citing a variety of reasons, including that The French defense chief’s visit to Saudi Arabia fol- Mohammed bin Salman and French Defense Minister According to a recent YouGov poll, 75 percent of the parents of some of the youngsters had already been deported. lows a trip in April by bin Salman to Paris, where the Florence Parly in the Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah, the French people want Macron to suspend arms exports She told the judge that once parents and children were reu- two countries signed 20 major economic deals worth official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Monday. to countries involved in the war on Yemen, including nited, they would likely be released from immigration custody. $18 billion. Bin Salman, who also serves as the Saudi defense Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The judge directed the government to file a detailed accounting Growing Paris-Riyadh military ties come amid interna- minister, and Parly reviewed areas of bilateral coop- France, the world’s third-biggest arms exporter, counts of the reunification process and scheduled a hearing for Tuesday tional outcry over the Saudi-led deadly military aggression eration, especially military ties, as well as regional Saudi Arabia and the UAE among its major purchasers. at 11am (18:00 GMT). against Yemen, which has killed or injured over 600,000 developments. France’s biggest military firms, including Dassault and Lee Gelernt, a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union, civilians since its onset in March 2015, according to the The meeting and the signing ceremony were attend- Thales, have major contracts in the Persian Gulf. which brought the case, said he did not think the government figures released by the Yemeni Ministry of Human Rights. ed by senior officials from both countries, including (Source: Press TV) was complying with the reunification order. (Source: agencies) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 14 WORLD SPORTS JULY 11, 2018 Southgate forced England to It’s official: LeBron inks four- year contract with Lakers face up to Iceland debacle

LeBron James made his seismic move to the Los Angeles Lakers official on Monday when the three-time NBA champion posted a photo of himself smiling alongside his freshly-signed four-year, $154 million contact. The news of the contract signing, like the July 1 announcement the 33-year-old would part ways with the Cleveland Cavaliers for Los Angeles, was announced on Twitter by Klutch Sports, the agency that represents James. The photo showed the four-time MVP smiling alongside Klutch Sports’ founder Rich Paul and Lakers GM Rob Pelinka. “This is a great day for the Lakers organization and Lakers fans all over the world to welcome LeBron James,” team president of basketball operations Magic Johnson said in a statement on Monday. “LeBron James is special. He is the best player in the world. He loves to compete and is an awesome leader who is about winning and making sure that his teammates are successful,” said the former Lakers great, who was instrumental in landing James. “The Lakers players are excited to have a teammate who has been to nine NBA Finals. It’s a huge step closer to returning the Lakers to the playoffs and to the NBA Finals.” The signing kicks off the “LAbron” era in Tinsletown as the “Feel the power of dream at world’s best all-around player begins work restoring the storied Lakers franchise to glory. 2018 World Cup” The Lakers, who dominated the NBA in the 1980s behind the brilliance of Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and again in There has been a relentless positivity and forward-look- Midfielder Dele Alli, one of those who underperformed and there have been a lot of changes since that moment,” the early 2000s with Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal, have ing tenor to England’s approach to this World Cup but in that defeat, certainly hasn’t forgotten the emotions. said midfielder Eric Dier, who was substituted at halftime missed the playoffs the last five seasons. before the adventure in Russia began, manager Gareth “Straight after that game you want the floor to eat you in the game. James will join a promising but unproven core of young players Southgate forced his players to confront a nightmare up. You want to hide and not come out of your room. You “It was a moment where we knew we were extremely including 20-year-old Lonzo Ball, 22-year-old Kyle Kuzma and from the past. want to forget about it and lock yourself away,” he said. disappointed and we knew we couldn’t let that happen again 23-year-Josh Hart. Two years ago England crashed out of the European Such was the impact of that loss and the criticism it pro- and we wanted that to change. We knew that we could only (Source: Reuters) Championship in the first knockout round with a 2-1 defeat voked, it must have been tempting for Southgate to tell his make amends for that moment here at this World Cup and by Iceland after an abysmal performance. players to put that experience out of their minds. nothing else would fix what happened then,” he said. The result against the tiny Scandinavian country, who However, shortly after taking over the England team, ‘Long process’ had clearly been hugely undervalued, was a humiliation for a Southgate made the players sit down and watch a replay Dier says there have been a multitude of changes and many So easy for Serena as she proud football nation that appeared to have badly lost its way. of that horror show. were aimed at dealing with the problems and weaknesses England looked drained of all inspiration and confidence “It was the first time we relived it,” Alli said. “You don’t that were exposed by the Iceland defeat. rolls into quarter-finals and their manager Roy Hodgson quit on the spot. The pundits want to watch it back, but we knew how important it was, “That is what we’ve been trying to do. Two years is a long laid into the players, lambasting their attitude. going into the World Cup, that we had to go back through period. It has been a long process since then and a lot has “They are all pampered, they’re all headphones and you it to come out stronger.” changed. We’ve put everything in place. We’ve learned from Seven-times champion Serena Williams prevailed in a Centre can’t get anything out of them,” said former player turned Turning point our mistakes, which is the most important thing, and we’ve Court mothers’ meeting on Monday, roaring past Russian qualifier analyst Chris Waddle. Southgate’s mantra of “playing with freedom” certainly made things right,” he said. Evgeniya Rodina into the Wimbledon quarter-finals. The group of players getting ready to face Croatia on appears to have been drawn from that bitter experience The result has been a rekindling of the relationship be- The 36-year-old American was untroubled in a 6-2 6-2 victory Wednesday in the World Cup semi-finals may play, sound where England looked frozen by fear. tween England fans and their team that few could have — her 90th singles match win at the All England Club. and look a completely different team to the one which left With England a win away from their first World Cup foreseen after the Euro 2016 debacle. Rodina, who like Williams combines a tennis career with France in shame. However, nine of the 14 players who fea- final appearance since 1966, it is clear that the Iceland “We’ve seen the way the country has got behind us and motherhood, looked overawed at first as she went 3-0 down. tured in that game in Nice are part of Southgate’s squad. loss marked not just a low point for the Three Lions but the happiness we are giving out and it’s fantastic to be a She steadied herself, though, and had a break point when A further two players — Jordan Henderson and John a turning point. part of,” said Dier. Williams served at 4-2, but her chances were few and far between Stones - were sat on the bench watching the nightmare unfold. “After the Iceland game we knew things needed to change (Source: Reuters) as her opponent continued to charge through a draw blown wide open by an exodus of seeds. Rodina left the court for a few minutes at the end of the first Angry Ukraine fans deluge FIFA’s Juventus chief Agnelli travels set but when she returned Williams continued her domination with an early break in the second. Facebook page with posts to Greece to meet Ronaldo With her easy power game in sync Williams looked serene as she cruised to victory to set up a clash with Italy’s Camila Giorgi, the fifth unseeded player she will have faced in a dream draw on her Wimbledon return. “I faced a thousand and three seeds in my life, so I’m okay wit that,” Williams responded when asked if she would have preferred stiffer tests. None of the top eight women’s seeds have reached the quar- ter-finals for the first time since seedings were introduced in 1927 — although Williams’ 25th seeding is misleading. (Source: Euronews)

Fernando Torres signs for Japan’s Sagan Tosu Ukraine supporters have flooded the Face- “Glory to Ukraine!”. Some added “Glory to Juventus president Andrea Agnelli travelled his hands on the Champions League book page of football governing body FIFA Croatia!” and “Shame on FIFA!” to Greece on Tuesday to meet Cristiano -- a trophy the Italian club last won in with over 158,000 comments, most saying FIFA did not immediately comment on Ronaldo as the Portugal star’s proposed 1996. They have been beaten in two Former Liverpool, Chelsea and Spain striker Fernando Torres “Glory to Ukraine”, after it fined Croatia’s the posts. “Support for Russia means sup- €100 million ($110m) transfer from Real finals in the past four seasons, with has signed for Japanese side Sagan Tosu. assistant coach for a video in which he used port for annexation and military aggression. Madrid nears completion, a source has told Ronaldo’s Real prevailing in Cardiff His Atletico Madrid contract ran out this summer and was not the same slogan. Shame on you!” posted a user who gave ESPN FC’s Gabriele Marcotti. in 2017 and Barcelona beating them renewed, with his final appearance as a 90th-minute substitute FIFA hit Ognjen Vukojevic with a 15,000 his name as Vadim Ermilow from Kiev. Ronaldo is on a postseason break in in Berlin in 2015. in the Europa League final defeat of Marseille. Swiss franc (11,385.69 pounds)fine and a “Please answer my question: why can Greece following the end of a campaign Ronaldo sparked speculation over his The Spaniard, 34, rejoined his boyhood club in 2014 after a warning after he and Croatian defender a football player not express his attitude that saw him help Madrid to a third future in Spain when, just moments after loan at AC Milan. Domagoj Vida said “Glory to Ukraine” in towards what is going on in the world?” straight Champions League title and the 3-1 Champions League final victory The World Cup and European Championship winner was part a video posted after Croatia beat Russia asked another user, Oleg Nazarov from then captain his country at the World over Liverpool on May 26, he spoke about of Chelsea’s Champions League-winning team in 2012. in a World Cup quarter-final on Saturday. Ukraine’s Kremenchuk. Cup in Russia. his time at the club in the past tense, He scored 126 goals in 314 matches in an eight-year spell in Both men have played for Ukrainian club Ukraine’s national team did not qualify Italian outlet Gazzetta dello Sport saying: “It has been very nice being at English football, including four years with Liverpool when he Dynamo Kiev. Croatia’s Football Federation for the World Cup. first reported that Agnelli had taken a Real Madrid.” scored 81 times in only 142 games. later sacked Vukojevic from the national team’s The country’s football authority and private jet from Pisa to the Greek city of Three days later, a source close to Ron- “I have had offers from France, Germany and even one from coaching staff. Relations between Ukraine some Ukrainian politicians have voiced Calamata on Tuesday, and a source has aldo told ESPN FC that all options were Spain but at no point did I ever think about going to another and Russia remain highly charged follow- support for Vukojevic, who FIFA said on confirmed to ESPN FC that the Juventus on the table regarding his future, before European team,” Torres said on Tuesday. ing Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Monday had apologised for his actions. boss has made the trip to meet Ronaldo subsequently insisting that he was not “I wanted a new challenge in a completely different place.” Crimea region and its backing for a separatist “‘Glory to Ukraine’ is a commonly used to finalise the deal. considering a move out of Europe. (Source: BBC) rebellion in eastern Ukraine. Some Ukrainian greeting in Ukraine ... (and) should not Gazzetta dello Sport also reports that The lengthy case brought against him by politicians have called on countries to boycott be interpreted as an act of aggression or Juve coach Massimiliano Allegri and Ron- the Spanish tax office -- which, according the soccer World Cup, which Russia is host- provocation,” the Football Federation of aldo spoke on the phone last Friday. to sources, was settled last month when the ing. By Tuesday afternoon, FIFA’s Facebook Ukraine said in a statement on Sunday. Allegri has won four straight Serie former Manchester United player agreed page had over 157,000 reviews from users Croatia face England in the World Cup A and Coppa Italia doubles in as many to pay a total of €18.8m -- is another reason All 12 Thai boys, coach giving it the lowest one-star rating, most less semi-finals in Moscow on Wednesday. years since replacing Antonio Conte as cited for his desire to leave Spain. than 48 hours old and including the phrase (Source: Mirror) Juve coach, although he has yet to get (Source: ESPN) rescued from cave

Thai navy SEALs say all 12 soccer players and their coach have Eight players who could return to the Spain set-up under Luis Enrique been rescued from a flooded cave, ending an ordeal that lasted The appointment of Luis Enrique as Spain head coach will Javi Martinez more than two weeks. allow for a new set of players to stake their claim for a place He had been part of the national team set-up since 2010, The SEALs posted on their Facebook page Tuesday that the in the squad, particularly those who were perhaps out of featuring in both the World Cup and European Championship rescue operation was successful, after earlier posting that the favour under previous coach Julen Lopetegui. victories of 2010 and 2012 respectively, yet his influence first player of the day was out of the cave at 4:06 p.m. local time. Luis Enrique, who has been out of management since he dwindled under Lopetegui. “We are not sure if this is a miracle, a science, or what. All the left Barcelona last summer, has the job of ensuring Spain Marc Bartra thirteen Wild Boars are now out of the cave,” the SEALs wrote, overcome their World Cup woes to become instantly com- The centre-back was very close to going to the World referring to the name of the soccer team. petitive in the Nations League, ahead of their game in Sep- Cup after an exceptional six months at Betis, after having A medic and three Thai navy SEALs had stayed with the boys tember against England at Wembley Stadium. joined from Borussia Dortmund, but ultimately he missed on a small, dry shelf deep in the flooded cave and are due to These are some of the players who can gain prominence out and will hope for a better chance under Luis Enrique. come out as well. in the upcoming squad announcements for La Roja. Luis Alberto Cheers erupted at a local government office where dozens of Juan Mata The Lazio midfielder has only played one game with the volunteers and journalists were awaiting news of whether the The Manchester United playmaker was part of the Spain Ander Herrera national team, but he was outstanding in Serie A last sea- intricate and high-risk rescue mission had succeeded. Helicopters squad that won the World Cup in 2010 and the European Considered as one of the outstanding players in his po- son, scoring 11 goals and registering 14 assists in 34 league taking the boys to a hospital roared overhead. Championship in 2012, yet the 30-year-old has not featured sition in the Premier League, Herrera has never been able games, so he’ll feel he deserves another chance. Chiang Rai Gov. Narongsak Osatanakorn had said earlier in the national team set-up for three years. to hold down a place in the national team set-up. Jose Callejon Tuesday that the day’s effort might take longer than the previous Pedro Rodriguez Sergi Roberto Another of Serie A’s best players, who scored 10 goals two rescue missions, but the final four players and coach were Pedro was a fundamental player under Vicente Del Bosque The 26-year-old stepped up at Barcelona under the and recorded 10 assists last season for Napoli, has been out of the cave within 10 hours of the operation’s start. The first and helped Spain to win the World Cup and Euro 2012, like coaching of Luis Enrique and his versatility, being able unable to gain a regular place in the national team squad day took 11 hours. Mata, but a lack of game time at club level has hindered his to play at both central midfield and right-back, led to him and has never played at a tournament with Spain. (Source: Soccernet) chances in recent years. almost making the 23-man squad for Russia. (Source: Marca) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JULY 11, 2018 SPORTS 15 Iran beach soccer have a golden Iranian archers scoop three generation: Marco Octavio medals in 2018 Asia Cup Press TV — Iranian archers have displayed fine performances SPORTS TEHRAN — Marco Octavio Simoes at the 2018 Asia Cup-World Ranking Tournament, Stage III in deskBarbosa says Iran beach soccer have a Chinese Taipei, and managed to collect three medals at the event. young players who have the potential to shine in the future. On Tuesday, the Iran men’s compound team of Esmaeil Eba- The Brazilian coach is holding a training camp for Team di, Amir Kazempour and Nima Mahboubi emerged victorious B. Octavio believes that the Iranian young players have the 229-228 in their first contest against opponents from Vietnam potential of replacing the veterans. at the Taipei Stadium. “In my opinion, Iran have a golden generation who can The Iranian sportsmen then took on Indian rivals and defeated guarantee Team Melli’s future. There is no guarantee for them 228-227 to book a place in the final competition. the main players to be invited to the national team for the They conceded a 236-239 defeat to representative from South upcoming events. We will invite the best 12 players to Team Korea though, and received the silver medal. Melli,” Octavio said in an interview with Iran Football Fed- The Iranian women’s compound team, consisting of Minou eration’s website. Abedi, Parisa Baratchi and Raheleh Farsi, also clinched a silver. “We have a golden generation at the moment and have Earlier in the tournament, the Iran’s compound mixed pair won eight title championships during the past years in Asian of Ebadi and Abedi clinched a bronze medal, when they faced and intercontinental events. We have also moved up in the opponents from Vietnam and triumphed over them 152-147. world ranking, however that’s not enough since we have the The 2018 Asia Cup-World Ranking Tournament, Stage III potential of achieving more,” the Brazilian coach added. kicked off on July 9, and will run through July 12, 2018. “We need to strengthen Iran beach soccer league. Also, I believe that the beach soccer stars have to play in different clubs to keep the balance between the teams,” he stated. “We are concentrating on two upcoming events. First, we are preparing for the Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup Dubai which will be held in late October and then we Omid Ebrahimi joins Qatar’s take part at the AFC Beach Soccer Championships (the competition that serves as the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA Al Ahli Beach Soccer World Cup),” Octavio concluded. Saman Ghoddos snubs Chinese Super League SPORTS TEHRAN — Östersund “My favorite League has always been La deskmidfielder Saman Ghoddos Liga, but I also consider the Premier League or has dismissed the idea of going to the Chinese Bundesliga. My agents and Daniel Kindber (Ös- Super League, saying he has plenty of years in tersund chairman) know which league is better front of him. for me,” the Iran international midfielder told Ostersund Post had reported that the Iran Fotbollskanalen. international midfielder has been linked with The 25-year-old player had been also linked TASNIM — Esteghlal defensive midfielder Omid Ebrahimi has Chinese football teams but Ghoddos says he would with move to English teams Wolves, QPR, Ful- joined Qatari football club Al Ahli. rather join a European football team. ham, Swansea City, West Bromwich Albion and Al Ahli SC, also known as Al Ahli Doha, signed the Iranian “I have offers from Chinese teams but I don’t Brighton & Hove Albion and LaLiga outfit Celta player on a one-year contract. think about money right now. Vigo, following his impressive Europa League Omid Ebrahimi was discovered by Amir Ghalenoei in 2011. I’m so young to join Chinese Supper League. displays against Arsenal. He started his career in Esteghlal Dargahan. He joined Sepahan Undoubtedly, money is important, but not Ghoddos represented Iran national football in 2010 after spending the previous season at Shahrdari Bandar enough to get away from what I’ve done since team in three matches against Morocco, Spain Abbas in the Azadegan League. I was young when I have taken the steps in and Portugal as a substitute in the 2018 FIFA Ebrahimi’s first competitive appearance came in the Iran the right direction. I will continue to do that,” World Cup. Pro League match against Rah Ahan on 27 July 2010, where he Ghoddos said. He is under contract with ÖFK until 2020. played the full 90 minutes. On 10 June 2014, Ebrahimi signed a two-year contract with Esteghlal. He spent an excellent career in Blues of the Capital and Arsenal complete move for Sampdoria midfielder Lucas Torreira was selected as the best midfielder of Persian Gulf Pro League in 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons. Arsenal have completed the signing of Samp- Saint-Germain’s Marco Verratti. Ebrahimi played against Morocco, Spain and Portugal in doria midfielder Lucas Torreira in a deal The signing is also another step toward Group B of the 2018 World Cup. reported to be worth €30 million. shoring up a defensive unit that struggled Esteghlal has negotiated with Sepahan midfielder Ali Karimi The deal was finalised after Torreira flew badly last season under Arsene Wenger, as a replacement for Ebrahimi. in to London following Uruguay’s exit at with Arsenal having already signed veteran the World Cup in Russia, having helped his right-back Stephan Lichtsteiner on a free country reach the quarterfinals. transfer from Juventus, Borussia Dortmund Torreira gives Arsenal a natural ball-win- centre-back Sokratis Papastathopoulos and ner who can help shield the back four effec- Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper Bernd Leno. tively -- a type of player they have missing The 22-year-old Torreira has been a crucial Mehdi Taj gets Infantino’s recently. part of Sampdoria’s midfield for the past two “In Lucas Torreira, we have signed a years, starting a total of 71 Serie A games. invitation to attend World young player who is a very bright talent in His speed should fit in well with Emery’s the game,” Arsenal head coach Unai Em- plans to deploy a more aggressive press when Cup final ery said in a statement. “A midfielder with Arsenal are without the ball, and his ability great quality, I have enjoyed watching his to link defence and attack should help fill PLDC — Mehdi Taj, the President of the Football Federation performances for Sampdoria in the past two part of the void left by Santi Cazorla’s and Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI), has received an invitation from seasons, and we all saw him do very well for Jack Wilshere’s departures. FIFA President Gianni Infantino to attend the final match of Uruguay in the World Cup. He is a young However, he joins a crowded central FIFA World Cup 2018. player already with good experience, but he will join the squad in “early August” after lowing Jack Wilshere’s departure. midfield at the Emirates, with Granit Xha- The match will be held at Moscow’s Luzhniki stadium on July 15. who wants to keep on growing.” a mandatory post-World Cup break. The Uruguayan emerged as one of the ka, Aaron Ramsey, Mohamed Elneny and “On behalf of the international football community, I would However, it remains unclear whether Arsenal said Torreira will take over the top holding midfielders in Serie A over the Ainsley Maitland-Niles also fighting for like to invite you to attend the 2018 World Cup final in Moscow Torreira will be available for the start of No. 11 shirt, which was recently vacated by last two seasons and has been compared playing time. as our guest,” Infantino added. the Premier League season. Arsenal said Mesut Ozil when he switched to No. 10 fol- to both Chelsea’s N’Golo Kante and Paris (Source: ESPN) Iran national football team participated at the 2018 World Cup but failed to book a place in the next stage from Group B with four points. Freed from cave, but doctor’s orders bar Thai boys from World Cup final Iran beat Morocco 1-0, lost to Spin 1-0 and drew 1-1 with The eight young footballers rescued from a cave in the boys are in good shape but going through a slow Portugal. Thailand after more than two weeks underground are and careful recovery that will see them stay in hospital unlikely to be able to take up an offer to attend the World for a week. Cup final in Moscow, doctors said Tuesday. “They can’t go, they have to stay in hospital for a The plight of the boys has prompted an outpour- while,” Thongchai Lertwilairatanapong, of the public ing of support from across the footballing world, from health ministry, told reporters Tuesday when asked Brazil legend Ronaldo to England’s John Stones and about the offer to attend Sunday’s match. Gareth Bale still set for Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi. “They’re likely to watch it on television,” Jedsada Real Madrid talks The emaciated and dishevelled “Wild Boars” were Chokdamrungsuk, permanent-secretary of the Ministry found after nine days of no contact on a small, muddy of Public Health. The boys were still far from being res- bank surrounded by water several kilometres inside cued at the time the offer was made and as of Tuesday Gareth Bale’s agent has told ESPN FC the player is set for talks the Tham Luang cave in northern Thailand. afternoon only eight had been freed as the complex with new Real Madrid coach Julen Lopetegui about his future All had come from football training when they first mission entered its final stage. with the European champions. went into the cave on June 23, and were wearing football FIFA boss Gianni Infantino to invite them to the July 15 So far no major health problems have been detected Reports in Spain claimed that Bale had scrapped plans to meet shirts when they were found -- one wore an England showpiece in a gesture of solidarity from the footballing but parents will only be able to visit the first four boys with club chiefs because of Cristiano Ronaldo’s potential move top, another the colours of Real Madrid. world and a dream to most teenage football fans. using protective gear and after a period of 48 hours. to Juventus and Lopetegui replacing Zinedine Zidane. Images of the desperate group went viral, prompting But doctors poured cold water on the idea, saying (Source: AFP) Bale voiced frustration about his lack of regular games fol- lowing his match-winning display in the Champions League final victory over Liverpool in May. AS claimed a planned meeting between Bale’s agent Jonathan Mata targets Spain recall under Luis Enrique Barnett and the club’s hierarchy had been cancelled, but ESPN Juan Mata is hoping a strong season at “I will do everything in my power to re- for me and for my team,” head said. The aim struggled in the past three tournaments. FC has been told that the report is “wrong” and that a meeting Manchester United will help him regain a turn to the national team,” the 30-year-old is to win the Premier League and do a good At the World Cup In Russia, La Roja fin- will still take place. place in the Spain team that is now led by midfielder, who has scored 10 goals in 41 job in the Champions League, but above all ished top of their group after a win against Barnett said that his client will “speak to the [new] coach Luis Enrique. appearances for Spain, said toMarca. “I hope to continue to enjoy playing football. This Iran and draws against Portugal and Mo- [Lopetegui] and we will go from there.” On Monday, former Barcelona boss Luis the new coach will count on me because is my eighth year in English football and I rocco. They lost 4-3 on penalties following Bale faces competition from Isco, who knows Lopetegui well Enrique was announced as the full-time I’m going to do everything possible to go consider myself a privileged person.” a 1-1 draw with Russia in the round of 16. from his time with Spain’s national team, while Lucas Vazquez replacement for Julen Lopetegui, who was back. I would love to help Spain become Mata is a fan of Spain’s new coach, who Spain had suffered a group stage exit four and Marco Asensio were also named in La Roja’s squad for this sacked on the eve of the World Cup following champions again.” guided Barca to nine trophies in his three years earlier in Brazil and lost to Italy in the summer’s World Cup. his decision to coach Real Madrid next season, Mata, who joined United from Chelsea in campaigns in charge of the first team, includ- Euro 2016 round of 16. Bale is under contract at the Bernabeu until the end of the despite having a contract with the national January 2014, made 36 starts in all competi- ing a treble in his first season at the helm. “We all know what happened with the 2021-22 season, having signed a six-year deal in October 2016. team. A 2010 World Cup winner and 2012 tions for the Red Devils last season, including “He fits the profile because he has played coach and to the national team at the World Although regularly linked with a return to the Premier League European champion, Mata only featured once 23 in the Premier League. for the national team and because of his Cup in Russia. Now is the time to rest and throughout his five seasons in Spain, he has always dismissed for Spain under Lopetegui, in a 2-2 friendly “I now return to work [with United] and I coaching career,” the former Valencia star try again,” Mata said. the idea publicly until last season. draw with England in November 2016. hope this is a passionate season, a good one said of the 48-year-old manager. Spain (Source: Soccernet) (Source: Soccernet) Prayer Times Noon:13:10 Evening: 20:43 Dawn: 4:14 (tomorrow) Sunrise: 5:58 (tomorrow) JULY 11, 2018 ART&CULTURE I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y www.tehrantimes.com Managing Director: Ali Asgari Editor-in-Chief: Mohammad Ghaderi Japanese Editorial Dept.: Fax: (+98 21) 88808214 — 88808895 [email protected] Switchboard Operator: Tel: (+98 21) 43051000 Advertisements Dept.: Telefax: (+98 21) 43051450 Public Relations Office: Tel: (+98 21) 88805807 religion expert Subscription & Distribution Dept.: Tel: (+98 21) 43051603 www.eshterak.ir Distributor: Padideh Novin Co. Tel: 88911433 Webmaster: [email protected] Printed at: Rooztab - ISSN: 1017-94 Toshihiko Izutsu No. 18, Bimeh Alley, Nejatollahi St., Tehran, Iran P.o. Box: 14155-4843 Zip Code: 1599814713 under spotlight in “The Eastern” ARTTEHRAN — Japanese Over 60 academics and cultural figures deskexpert on religions from across the world such as Professor Toshihiko Izutsu who is most famous Hermann Landolt of the Institute of Ismaili for his studies on Islam is the subject of Studies in the UK and academic Toshio Iranian filmmaker Masud Taheri’s latest Kuroda comment on Izutsu in the film. Iranian films line up for documentary “The Eastern”. The film is scheduled to be screened in Bosnian festival In a press release published on Monday, Iran, Japan and Canada. Taheri said that the documentary has Izutsu (1914–1993) was Professor ARTTEHRAN – Three Iranian films will be screened recently been completed. Emeritus at Keio University in Japan and deskin the various sections of the 4th Viva Film Festival “Toshihiko Izutsu is an expert on author of many books on Islam and other in Bosnia and Herzegovina during September. Islam and the Holy Quran who not only religions. “Sultan’s Territory” by Ruhollah Molavi will be competing in is popular among the Iranian academic He was fluent in over 30 languages, the Environmental films category. community but also is renowned in other including Arabic and Persian, taught at Islamic countries such as Turkey, Egypt, the Institute of Cultural and Linguistic Lebanon and Malaysia,” he said. studies at Keio University in Tokyo, the “He had high regard for oriental Iranian Institute of Philosophy in Tehran traditions and religions such as Islam, and McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Taoism and Buddhism, and made great In 1958, he completed the first direct efforts to create unity among them,” he translation of the Holy Quran from Arabic added. to Japanese. The first indirect translation The documentary puts its main focus had been accomplished a decade prior by A poster for “The Eastern”, a documentary directed by Masud Taheri about Japanese on this issue, Taheri noted. Okawa Shumei. expert on religions Toshihiko Izutsu Iran Cinema Celebration cancels award ceremony over economic climate ARTTEHRAN – The organ- 20th edition of the Iran Cinema Celebration, Bahram Pustinduz in a scene from “Sultan’s Territory” by deskizers of the Iran Cinema also hoped that the celebration would be Ruhollah Molavi Celebration announced on Tuesday that the held with the best way possible filled with The documentary is about Bahram Pustinduz, a hunter that scares winners of the gala will be announced with- kindness and friendship. or kills birds threatening planes flying at Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport. out any award ceremony due to the current “We must avoid any unfriendly behaviors. “Hoomaeeta” by Fariba Najafi will also be screened in this section. economic climate in the country. These types of celebrations are held to pro- The film is about a group of missing, thirsty, wounded soldiers on “The decision was made by the organ- mote peace and friendship,” Nasirian said. the battlefield that look for water. izers based on the current situation of the Cinematographer Turaj Mansuri, the The Tour Films category will screen “Flag” by Mohammad-Hadi country, which has encountered cultural and secretary of the policy-making council of Esfandiari. The short documentary traces the chalipa motifs in the economic problems, and we felt we must do the Iran Cinema Celebration, also present life of Qashqai nomads in Iran. our share,” Iranian House of Cinema director at the event, said that no decision has been “A Beautiful Woman” by Seyyed Sajjad Musavi will be competing Manuchehr Shahsavari said during a press made on how to hold the celebration, add- in the Religious Films category. The short drama is about Ziba, a conference. ing, “There have been different propositions beautiful young woman is in court with her daughter dreaming of “We are passing through days filled with such as announcing the winners through the a new life. sorrow, and considering our deep patriotic media or live on TV, however, our main goal The Viva Film Festival will take place in Sarajevo and 11 other feelings, we decided to hold the celebration is to reduce expenses” cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina from September 12 to 16. with good film judgment but avoid any big The Iranian House of Cinema organizes the ceremony,” he explained. celebration annually to commemorate Iran’s “This was a hard decision for us because National Day of Cinema on September 12. Iranian orchestra we were supposed to enjoy a good day but Iranian House of Cinema director Manuchehr Shahsavari elaborates on the 20th Iran However, this year the date coincides with this is a group decision,” he said. Cinema Celebration July 10, 2018. Actor Ali Nasirian is also seen in the photo. the Muharram mourning season, and the performs in Astana Actor Ali Nasirian, the president of the (Mehr/Maryam Kamyab) exact date of the gala will be announced later. ARTTEHRAN – An Iranian Orchestra of national deskinstruments conducted by Ali-Akbar Qorbani Drake’s “Scorpion” shatters global Incredibles 2 film shows fantastic vs gave performances at the Serper Festival of Folk Orchestras in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan last week. records with one billion streams the ordinary, says actress Holly Hunter Maestro Farhad Fakhreddini, the former conductor of the LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Canadian LONDON (Reuters) — The plot of National Orchestra was also accompanying the orchestra, the rapper Drake shattered records with his the new Incredibles movie features a Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance announced in a press new album “Scorpion”, which became the heroine whose life swings between high release published on Tuesday. first to score one billion streams in its first adventure and humdrum normality, week and also debuted at No. 1 on the American actress Holly Hunter, who Billboard 200 album charts. plays Helen, otherwise known as Drake’s record company, Republic Elastigirl, said on Monday. Records, said the 31-year-old musician, Hunter was speaking after the British who was the biggest seller in 2016, was the premiere of “Incredibles 2” at London’s first artist to reach one billion plus streams British Film Institute on Sunday, where globally across all platforms in one week she was joined on the red carpet by co- of release. The previous record of almost Drake with his many awards at the 2017 star Samuel L. Jackson, who plays the Actor Samuel L Jackson poses for photo- 700 million streams was set in May by Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, character Frozone. graphs with characters from the flm as Post Malone’s “beerbongs & Bentleys.” Nevada, U.S., May 21, 2017. (Reuters/ The film features a family of he arrives at the UK premiere of “Incred- Steve Marcus) ibles” 2 in London, Britain July 8, 2018. Maestro Farhad Fakhreddini makes a speech at the Serper According to data on Monday from superheroes who also have an ordinary (Reuters/Simon Dawson) Festival of Folk Orchestras in Astana. Nielsen Music, the 25-track double album height of its fame. family life. “Scorpion” sold some 731,000 units in “Scorpion” made headlines on its “People really want the fantastic and The Iranian orchestra gave a performance on the first and in writer-director Brad Bird’s film. the United States for the week, making June 29 release because Drake confirmed they recognize the (ordinary). They last days of the festival on June 3 and 5. “Most women have some conflict the soul-baring record the biggest seller long-standing rumors that he had fathered recognize the fights and the stresses During the closing day performance, Fakhreddini was honored with leaving family and a lot of men of 2018 by far. a son, but he did not name the mother. and the tensions and the bickering and on stage by Abdrakhmanov Saken Seytkalievich, the initiator feel some insecurity about being the The Billboard 200 album chart tallies Streaming services in 2017 became the the fussing and the challenges and the of the festival and director of the State Academic Philharmonic primary caretaker,” she said. “She will units from album sales, song sales (10 songs recording industry’s biggest single revenue competition that we see with this family,” of Astana. leave it all in one second to run back equal one album) and streaming activity source, overtaking sales of physical albums Hunter told Reuters on Monday. He called Fakhreddini a great man whose orchestra gave signif- home if she thinks that Mr. Incredible (1,500 streams equal one album). and digital downloads. Rap officially sur- Elastigirl becomes a poster girl for icant performances at the festival. He hoped to see Fakhreddini can’t do it.” “Scorpion” also gave Drake seven songs passed rock in 2017 as the biggest music superheroes who are outlawed. She more often in his country. Hunter believes the changes in in the top 10 Billboard Hot 100 singles genre in the United States. juggles family life with a full-time job Fakhreddini, for his part, hoped to participate in the national equality and diversity in Hollywood is charts, Billboard said on Monday, led by “Scorpion” is a joint release on Warner as well as fighting the evil ‘Screenslaver’. ceremonies of the city more often and see more celebrations in “not a trend” but a “renaissance” though “Nice for What.” That beat a record of Bros. and Universal Music-owned labels Hunter said “having it all” was a the coming years. more is needed to be done. five simultaneous songs by The Beatles OVO Sound, Young Money Entertainment, difficult concept to live up to as a career Astana celebrated the 20th anniversary of transferring the “Incredibles 2” is out in UK cinemas in 1964 when the British band was at the Cash Money Records and Republic Records. woman and mother. This is recognized capital from Almaty to Astana on July 6. on July 13. Iran’s performances were carried out based on a memorandum of understanding signed between Iran and Kazakhstan during August 2017 when Kazakhstan’s Minister of Culture and Sports, Movie producer Weinstein pleads not guilty Arystanbek Mukhamediuly, paid a visit to Tehran. NEW YORK (Reuters) — Movie producer Harvey to stay away from his accusers. He walked to the courthouse Weinstein pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of with a copy of “A Talent for Trouble,” the 1997 biography of sexually assaulting a woman in 2006, the third criminal “Ben-Hur” film director William Wyler, according to CNN. NEWS IN BRIEF sex assault case brought against him, and his attorney said “Mr. Weinstein is not a predator, he is not a rapist and I he expects further charges to follow. believe when this case is over we will ultimately see him to “Due Day” More than 70 women, mostly young actresses and other be exonerated,” defense attorney Benjamin Brafman told women employed in the movie business, have accused journalists after Monday’s hearing. to compete Weinstein of sexual misconduct, including rape, in a series Brafman said that prosecutors may file additional charges in American of incidents dating back decades. against Weinstein. Brainwash Movie The accusations against Weinstein sparked the #MeToo Prosecutor Joan Illuzzi said the number of Weinstein movement that has seen hundreds of women publicly accuse accusers “shows the breadth of the criminality here.” Festival powerful men in business, politics and entertainment of Earlier charges included two counts of rape and one ARTTEHRAN – “Due Day” by Midia Kiasat will sexual harassment and abuse, lifting a shroud that had long count of criminal sexual act. Weinstein was charged after a deskbe competing in the 24th Annual Brainwash shielded such behavior. months-long investigation by the New York Police Department. Movie Festival, a drive-in/bike-in/walk-in movie event, taking Dressed in a dark suit and tie on Monday, the 66-year- Film producer Harvey Weinstein arrives at Manhattan After Weinstein was accused, his eponymous company place in Oakland, California on July 13, 14, 20 and 21. old co-founder of the Miramax film studio was brought Criminal Court in New York City, U.S., July 9, 2018. (Reu- Weinstein Co fired him and filed for bankruptcy, and he The English-language film “Due Day” depicts a death angel handcuffed into a Manhattan courtroom to face the latest ters/Lucas Jackson) was expelled from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and who goes to one of the victims but the story does not go as it charges. Sciences. is supposed to. New York state Supreme Court Justice James Burke June to charges he assaulted two other women, one in 2004 Through his company and Miramax, Weinstein won Each show will feature a different lineup of weird, unusual rejected prosecutors’ request to order house arrest for and one in 2013. plaudits and awards for movies including “Shakespeare and just plain great movies. Weinstein, allowing him to remain free on the $1 million Weinstein was subdued throughout the hearing, pleading in Love,” “Pulp Fiction,” “Sex, Lies and Videotape,” “The bail that has been in effect since he pleaded not guilty in “not guilty” and responding “yes, sir” when the judge told him Crying Game” and “The King’s Speech.”