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2 cultural co-op 2 wrestling team coach 15 Langerudi 16 Iran’s exports to Iraq rise 30% in 7 months on year ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran’s the seven-month period of this year, IRIB deskexports to Iraq rose reported on Sunday. Kornet missile 30 percent during the first seven months Iran’s exports to Iraq were mainly of the present Iranian calendar year foodstuffs and construction materials, (March 21-October 22), compared to Al-e Es’haq stated. that of the same time span in the past The chairman of Iran-Iraq Joint Cham- year, according to the Chairman of Iran- ber of Commerce further mentioned eco- Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce Yahya nomic and political ties between the two Al-e Es’haq. countries as strategic and long-term and wins over He put the value of Iran’s exports to noted that preserving these ties is very the neighboring country at $6 billion in important for the both sides. 4

Sanctions have affected import of Netanyahu’s food, medicine POLITICS TEHRAN — It Adnan Mousapour, the head of deskhas been repeat- Iran-Qatar chamber of commerce, edly claimed by Trump adminis- has told ISNA that the U.S. sanctions tration’s officials that sanctions has targeted the people’s living con- cabinet against Iran do not include food ditions. See page 7 and medicine, however, the sanc- The sanctions target both the tions have restricted transfer of private and state sectors, and items money which affects importation which are related to the people’s living, of food and medicine. Mousapour lamented. 2

Theresa May: Brexit won’t be easier if I’m ousted Theresa May has told her critics that could satisfy the concerns of some of the getting rid of her as PM would not make Tory MPs opposed to her plans. delivering Brexit any easier. Jeremy Corbyn said Labor could get May defended last week’s draft agree- a better deal in time for Brexit. ment for leaving the EU and said there There has been widespread criti- was a “critical” week ahead. cism of the draft withdrawal agreement She suggested agreeing more details reached between the UK and the EU,

MCT of UK’s future relationship with the EU, which is set be signed off at a special ahead of an expected summit next week, summit next week. 13 REPORT Today’s Europe is not in position to implement joint army: Entessar ARTICLE Roohullah Ghasemian Washington’s diktat.” likely remained in the back burner. Taimur Khan Journalist EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Political analyst from By Javad Heirannia Following is the full text of the interview: Speaking to the “Europe 1” radio, French The idea of forming a joint European army President Emmanuel Macron called for the for- Pakistan TEHRAN — Nader Entessar, Professor Emeri- is not a new idea, but in recent days, with the mation of a real European military to counter tus of Political Science from university of South comments of Emmanuel Macron and Angela Russia’s threats and also independence from the The missiles that Alabama says that there is a growing sentiment Merkel and the reaction of Trump has taken a USA. In the interview, the French president said: Pashtun Tahafuz among some European leaders to chart a more new dimension. What are the reasons for the “We have to defend ourselves against Russia, brought Tel Aviv to independent defense and foreign policy posture progress of this project by countries such as China and even the USA.” Why does France Movement and vis-a-vis the United States, but I don’t think today’s France and Germany? now name the United States alongside China its knees Europe is in a position to implement a genuine A: This idea was first proposed in the early and Russia as a threat? the dubious independent course from Washington’s diktat. 1950s and in the aftermath of World War II. A: Notwithstanding the French president’s he situation in Gaza on Sunday, He adds that “I do think that there is a grow- But, for a variety of reasons, it never came to inclusion of the United States in the category international media November 11, 2018, was in crisis ing sentiment among some European leaders to fruition but was never forgotten. But the vic- of potential threats to Europe, I think Macron’s Twhen a group of Israel Defense chart a more independent defense and foreign tory of Donald Trump and his periodic strident statements were more of a reaction to his frus- nformation and knowledge is power Forces (IDF) infiltrated the Gaza Strip policy posture vis-a-vis the United States, but criticism of NATO has now given the notion of tration with Trump’s erratic behavior towards and the methods of presenting in- but faced the reaction of the Palestinian I don’t think today’s Europe is in a position to creating a joint European army a new lease on Washington’s major European allies than any- Iformation and knowledge has pro- resistance forces. implement a genuine independent course from life. Without Trump, this idea would have most thing else. 7 found impact on shaping perceptions and Israeli Special Forces assassinated a perspectives of the masses. Revolution top Hamas commander, while subsequent in communication technologies in this Israeli airstrikes to cover the retreat of age of globalization has bestowed the this force killed five others, including Syrian forces liberate last Daesh holdout in south field of “Media” with immense power another commander with the Palestin- Syrian government forces have managed to wrest erated areas from what has been left behind U.S.-made missiles found in Rif Dimashq and unlimited outreach. ian resistance movement. Although in control over the last holdout of the ISIL (Daesh) by Daesh terrorists, the report said. Separately on Saturday, Syrian forces dis- This unprecedented power and out- retaliation an Israeli trooper was seized Takfiri terrorist group in the country’s south, a It also noted that Abu Hajar al-Shishani, a covered weapons and ammunition, including reach has transformed the field of media during the fire exchange, but the Israeli UK-based monitoring group says. Daesh ringleader, had been killed east of the U.S.-made missiles, left behind by terrorists (in all forms) into a social institution, nat- military denied any such incident had The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Qaber al-Sheikh Hussein region near Tulul between the town of Babbila and the village urally placing enormous social, moral and taken place. Rights (SOHR) reported the liberation of the al-Safa. of Beit Sahem in the southern Rif Dimashq ethical responsibilities on the shoulders The high resistance force has caused Tulul al-Safa hilly region, situated between Some reports said Shishani’s deputy had Province. of the field of media and journalism. Zionist authorities not to dare to attack Damascus and Suwayda provinces. been injured in Saturday’s anti-terror operation. A field commander said US-made TAO In the contemporary times, where the Gaza Strip. Soon after the incident, The fresh territorial gain came after Daesh The Syrian army soldiers have been fighting missiles, launchers, RPGs, machineguns and on one hand, media have been respon- Avigdor Lieberman, Israeli Defense elements “withdrew from it (Tulul al-Safa) and Daesh in Suwayda since July, when the Takfiri hand grenades were among the weapons seized. sible for healthy and positive changes minister resigns. Netanyahu, the prime headed east into the Badia desert,” it added. terrorists launched their deadliest attack on On Friday, media reports said Jabhat al-Nus- in societies around the world, such as minister of the Zionist regime, has al- Syria’s official SANA news agency confirmed the Druze minority community in the province. ra and groups affiliated to the terrorist outfit becoming the voice of the marginalized, ways expressed concern and fear of a that the army units had made “a significant The terror outfit killed over 250 Syrians and were preparing to use chemical weapons against spreading the message of democracy and comprehensive war in Gaza. Tzipi Livni, advance against Daesh terrorists’ depots in kidnapped around 30 in its July 25 assault. civilians and blame the attack on the govern- human rights and creating awareness former foreign minister of the Zionist Tulul al-Safa” and killed many extremists during Most of the hostages have been released, but ment of President Bashar al-Assad in a bid amongst the masses regarding matters regime also acknowledged the failure their counter-terrorism operations. the remainder appear to have died or been to justify a new Western military aggression. and issues that affect their lives and secu- of the regime against Gaza. The Syrian army units are clearing the lib- executed. (Source: Press TV) rity. The very same media has also been After the incursion in Gaza, the Pales- responsible for spreading misinforma- tinian resistance group fired more than tion, propaganda and lies, resulting in 400 missiles at Zionist settlements around conflicts, wars and destruction around Gaza, and at the last hour of the ceasefire, the world as well. the resistance group announced that the One dead, over Media, national or international, re- range of resistance missiles will continue gardless of its unprecedented power and beyond 40 kilometers if the Zionist air- 400 injured in outreach has many social responsibilities strike continues. that it needs to fulfill. Those social respon- The latest strike in Gaza by the Zion- French protests sibilities include the reflection of truth, ists was a failed demonstration, and the accuracy, objectivity and balance in its Palestinian resistance was very united content. The media should be self-regu- and responsive to the attack. over fuel prices lating within the framework of law and

Fragility of the iron dome Tens of thousands of people across France have established institutions nationally and has become more obvious protested against high fuel prices, in mass internationally and most significantly, The collapse of the Israeli Iron Dome rallies that turned violent when clashes erupted media should avoid everything that might missile defense system has also made the in parts of the country and a protester was lead to crime, violence or civil disorder Zionists more concerned than ever before. accidentally run over and killed by a car. or give offense to any group in the world. Some analysts believe that the IDF An estimated 240,000 people gathered Unfortunately, media, especially the attacked Gaza to kidnap the prominent on Saturday at 2,000 locations, blocking international media with a few exceptions, Hamas figure, and therefore, to pressure roundabouts and motorway exits as part is not adhering to its journalistic respon- Hamas to negotiate, gather information, of what has been dubbed the “yellow vests” sibilities anymore and subjecting propa- or, if possible, free two Israeli prisoners protest. ganda and misinformation on a colossal detained by Hamas, as well as to stop The movement, named for the scale. Today, the field of media no longer the ceasefire between the Tel Aviv and high-visibility jackets worn by pro- functions as a social institution but rather Hamas. testers, erupted on social media last as an ‘industry’. The best example of this However, the Israelis faced defeat month with calls for mass blockades is the current interest of the international AP media in “Pashtun Tahafuz Movement” with the extraordinary performance of of roads and highways. 13 Palestinians. 7 and its leader Manzoor Pashteen. 7 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y POLITICS NOVEMBER 19, 2018 MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS British, Iranian Bullying U.S. has been isolated: FMs set to meet in Tehran deputy FM

POLITICS TEHRAN — British Foreign Minister Araqchi says Iran ready if EU fails to save JCPOA deskJeremy Hunt is set to arrive in Tehran on POLITICS TEHRAN — The Unit- eliminating the Houthis within two months Monday for talks with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad desked States, like a bully, is but with the passage of four years the war is Javad Zarif, IRNA reported on Sunday. exerting pressures on other countries but it still raging in that country. That is why they This is Hunt’s first visit to Tehran since he took office has been isolated politically, Iranian Deputy intend to attribute this to Iran. The solution on July 9. Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has said. is not war but rather politics.” Zarif and Hunt previously talked on the phone on No- Earlier this month, the administration of Saudi Arabia and a number of its regional vember 5, when Hunt underlined his country’s commitment U.S. President Donald Trump announced the allies launched a devastating military cam- to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also re-imposition of the “toughest” sanctions ever paign against Yemen in March 2015, with the known as the Iran nuclear deal. against Iran’s banking and energy sectors with aim of bringing the government of former The chief British diplomat is also slated to meet with Ali the aim of cutting off the country’s oil sales president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi back Shamkhani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security and crucial exports. The announcement came to power and crushing the country’s Houthi Council, to discuss regional and bilateral issues. after Washington withdrew in May from the Ansarullah movement. landmark Iran nuclear agreement, officially Some 16,000 Yemenis have been killed Basij to build known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of and thousands more injured since the onset Action (JCPOA), and decided to re-impose of the Saudi-led aggression. 3,000 solar unilateral sanctions against Tehran. More than 2,200 others have died of Under the deal, reached between Iran cholera, and the crisis has triggered what power plants and the P5+1 group of countries - the U.S., the United Nations has described as the Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China world’s worst humanitarian disaster. - in 2015, Iran undertook to put limits on its Asked if Iranian President Hassan Rou- POLITICS TEHRAN — Qolamhossein Gheibparvar, nuclear program in exchange for the removal hani had some evidence to support his state- desk head of the Basij Organization, said on of nuclear-related sanctions. ment that dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Sunday that his forces are going to build 3,000 solar power A first round of American sanctions took Khashoggi was murdered with the support plants across the country. effect in August, targeting Iran’s access to the of the United States, Araqchi said “President “We will start building 3,000 solar power plants [each] U.S. dollar, metals trading, coal, industrial Rouhani meant that Washington’s all-out with 5KW capacity this week,” he said at a press conference software, and auto sector. “Maybe, the country has to pay heavy a point of tension,” he said. support for the Saudi Arabian government ahead of the Basij Week, which starts on November 20, In an interview with the Spanish ABC prices for sanctions but they cannot Asked about claims that Iran supports has emboldened it to do whatever it wishes, Mehr reported. newspaper published on Sunday, Araqchi change Iran’s policies. The previous U.S. terrorism and is misusing the Joint Compre- including Khashoggi’s murder. Even the U.S. He further said Basij aims to build 100KW solar power said even before the new rounds of sanction administration had imposed much harsher hensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) to develop is supplying arms to Saudi Arabia for its plants in the future. took effect and since Donald Trump took sanctions against Iran but eventually it nuclear arms, the Iranian deputy foreign war on Yemen.” Gheibparvar also touched upon Basij’s plans to revolu- office, some foreign companies had begun had to sit for negotiations. Trump is still minister said, “Our nuclear program is un- Araqchi says Iran ready if EU tionize the agriculture sector in 39,000 rural areas, saying to stop activities in Iran due to uncertainty following an already failed experience,” der supervision of the International Atomic fails to save JCPOA 4,000 expert teams will be dispatched to different regions and a psychological climate. the top diplomat remarked. Energy Agency (IAEA) which has verified 13 Araqchi has also said that Tehran is of the country in this regard. “Those companies not linked with the Asked whether like previous rounds of times Iran’s commitment to its obligations ready for any scenario if the Europeans United States are continuing their cooperation sanctions when Iran increased the number under the deal. The Zionist regime is good fail to save JCPOA. Netanyahu is at with Iran. Around 3,000 small, medium-size of its centrifuges to 20,000 from 200, it will at lying and we should not be deceived by “We have considered many mechanisms and large companies are working with Iran. do the same this time, Araqchi responded false claims of war-mongering individuals.” to counter the sanctions and our colleagues the end of his What they want is a financial channel for doing that Iran curbed its nuclear activities to On Iran’s alleged presence in Yemen, in the government economic apparatus have business,” Araqchi, who was in Madrid for a show its credibility. Araqchi replied, “We have no presence in have established committees which are stud- rope, Larijani round of negotiations with Spanish diplomats, “If there is no agreement there will be Yemen. We are in contact with the Houthis ying solutions,” he told IRNA in an interview advisor says said, according to an English translation of no limitations. Iran’s nuclear program will but this does not mean that they (Houthis) published on Saturday. the interview published by IRNA. remain of peaceful nature forever. We used are doing whatever we want them to do. We He said that the U.S. is putting pressure POLITICS TEHRAN — Israeli Prime Minister Ne- The Iranian official said there is possibility to have first generation centrifuges and are trying to help establish peace in that on the Europeans to prevent them from do- desktanyahu is at the end of his rope and the of reduction in Iran’s oil sale but not to the now we are working on the third and fourth country. This war is the result of Saudis’ ing business with Iran, noting the move is Palestinian resistance movement will undoubtedly make extent that the U.S. has claimed. generations, but we do not want to reach miscalculations. They used to talk about “against the European countries’ sovereignty”. the Zionists regret their actions, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, a senior foreign policy advisor to the Iranian parliament speaker, said on Sunday. Salih’s Tehran visit shows Iraq defying Iran sanctions, ex-diplomat says “I strongly condemn the recent aggression of the Zionist POLITICS TEHRAN — Former Iranian Ambassa- must meet its energy needs from somewhere other than regime in Gaza, which has resulted in the martyrdom and desk dor to Iraq Hassan Danaeefar has said Iran, but it is practically impossible. wounding of defenseless people, as well as the destruction Iraqi President Barham Salih’s visit to Tehran means Hence it should be said that despite the U.S. pressure, of residential areas and the Al-Aqsa TV and radio stations,” that Iraq attaches great importance to its relations with the political and economic relations between Iran and Mehr quoted Amir-Abdollahian as saying. Iran, despite the U.S. sanctions on the Islamic Republic. Iraq will continue unabated, the former diplomat added. The continuing blockade of the Gaza Strip and depriv- In an editorial published on Sunday in the Etemaad Salih arrived in Tehran on Saturday and met with ing the oppressed Palestinian people of having their basic newspaper, Danaeefar said in spite of Washington’s pres- top Iranian authorities, including Leader of the Islamic rights have been the source of continued tensions in Gaza, sure on Baghdad to comply with its anti-Iran sanctions, Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Hassan he emphasized. Iraq has shown its political independence by defying Rouhani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security the sanctions. Council of Iran Ali Shamkhani, Parliament speaker Ali Major network “Recently, the U.S. has put pressure on Iraq’s central Larijani and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. disbanded for government to implement its sanctions against Iran, In a joint press conference with President Rouhani, and has sent delegations to Baghdad and the Iraqi Kurd- the Iraqi president said his country will not forget Iran’s disrupting istan in line with such policy,” he said, adding that the support for the Iraqis in their struggle against the regime Iran-Iraq ties are still strong regardless of the Trump Iraqi President Barham Salih (L) meets his Iranian of Saddam Hussein and Daesh terrorists. petrochemical market administration’s pressure campaign against Tehran. counterpart Hassan Rouhani in Tehran, November 17 “Today I have brought a clear message from Bagh- POLITICS TEHRAN — Iran’s Intelligence Ministry “The Americans show enmity toward Iran, and this show their friendship as well,” Danaeefar remarked. dad and that we in Iraq comprehend the importance deskhas disbanded a major network of dealers is what an enemy does. But we expect our friends to The former ambassador also said it is easy to say Iraq of relations with Iran very well,” he stated. who disrupted the petrochemical market by increasing fake demands for petrochemical products in the local market. According to the ministry, the illegal network was acting Tehran, Baghdad show strong commitment to win-win relations: Zarif in the provinces of Tehran, Khorasan Razavi, Gilan, Qom, POLITICS TEHRAN — Iranian For- Twitter account late on Saturday. visit came at a sensitive time when the U.S. on November 11 that it was in his country’s Mazandaran, Golestan, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, and deskeign Minister Mohammad Zarif, who held separate talks with Presi- is pressuring regional countries to go along best interests to have good and stable rela- Qazvin, Tasnim reported. Javad Zarif has expressed optimism at a re- dent Salih on Saturday, added, “Strong, shared with Washington in squeezing Iran under tions with Iran, urging the U.S. to consider The proceeds from the network’s financial crimes are esti- cent visit by Iraqi President Barham Salih commitment to win-win in all neighborly new sanctions unveiled early this month. Baghdad’s political and economic position mated to amount to 5 trillion Iranian rials, the ministry added. to Tehran, saying Tehran and Baghdad are relations.” But Iraqi officials have protested to the in talks about imposed sanctions on Iran. It also said 14 main elements of the network were arrested seeking a “win-win” relationship. The chief diplomat reiterated Tehran’s dictate and underlined Iran’s importance, “Iran is a neighboring country and our and 10,000 tons of petrochemical products were confiscated “Constructive exchanges on next steps position in strengthening ties with neighbors. including its place as the top trade partner interest lies in having good and stable rela- in the operation. to work together towards regional peace & “Our priority is our region.” of the Arab country. tions with Iran,” Salih said while speaking Turkish official security,” Zarif said in a post on his official Salih visited Tehran on Saturday. The The newly-elected Iraqi president said to reporters during a recent visit to Kuwait. expected to visit Ambassador pushes for closer Iran-Russia cultural co-op Tehran Monday POLITICS TEHRAN — Mehdi Sanaei, Tehran’s am- by Iranologists and Orientalists provide more opportunities to Russia to attend the conference, he expressed hope that deskbassador to Moscow, on Sunday called for cooperation, he stated. the visit would help expand cultural interactions. for more cultural cooperation between Iran and Russia. He also said that the two countries have formed a cultural Ambassador Sanaei said Salehi on Friday met with Vladimir POLITICS TEHRAN — Turkish Deputy Interior “The situation is ripe to cooperate,” Saaei said in a speech committee to expand cultural interaction which is a “great Medinsky, the culture minister of the Russian Federation, deskMinister Muhtarem Ince is scheduled to at the Saint Petersburg’s international cultural conference. achievement”. to discuss cultural cooperation. The said the two ministers visit Tehran on Monday for talks with his Iranian counterpart The rich culture of Saint Petersburg coupled with studies Pointing to Iranian Culture Minister Abbas Salehi’s visit signed an agreement to expand cultural relations. Hossein Zolfaqari, Fars reported on Sunday. The visit comes after Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli’s October visit to Ankara, where he met with his Turk- Sanctions on Iran have affected import of food, medicine ish counterpart Suleyman Soylu to discuss various bilateral 1 on Parsian Bank, one of Iran’s most reputable private-sector and regional issues. Farhad Ehteshamzad, the head of Iran Auto Import- institutions. During that visit, the Turkish minister hailed the two ers Association, also told ISNA that foreign banks refrain Policy analysts and sanctions experts say Parsian pro- countries’ joint fight against terrorism, drug trafficking, illegal from interacting with Iran, because of fearing from being cessed much of Iran’s humanitarian trade transactions and immigration, smuggling of goods, as well as cooperation in punished by the U.S. which also impedes importing certain was trusted by European firms. It was one of the Iranian improving border security. commodities such as food and medicine. Kianoush Jahanpour, spokesman for Iran’s Food and banks whose anti-money-laundering procedures were up Drug Administration, told ISNA in an interview published to international standards, said Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, Mogherini to on November 13 that the claim by Washington that medicine an expert on business relations between Iran and Western is exempted from sanctions is a “big clear lie”. countries. discuss Iran in Sanctions include food and medicine and the only point On Twitter this past week, Iranian Foreign Minister Mo- Ankara visit is that these two items have not been mentioned in the sanc- hammad Javad Zarif posted letters he indicated were from tions list announced by the Trump administration, he said. four European pharmaceutical companies announcing the In a tweet on November 12, U.S. Secretary of State Mike end of their business activities in Iran. Pompeo claimed that “the U.S. does not, and never did, sanc- The Post said Iran has a large pharmaceutical industry POLITICS TEHRAN — EU foreign policy chief desk tion food and medicine. They are exempt from sanctions.” of its own but imports some of the raw materials needed to Federica Mogherini and Commissioner Jahanpour said, “Pompeo’s remarks are clear lies. In the on foreign companies that help supply medicine and other produce medication. for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Ne- issue of medicine, it is not just the raw material that matters, medical products. Former U.S. Congressman Ron Paul has Pompeo’s recent gotiations Johannes Hahn are scheduled to visit Turkey on money transfer is also very important.” The far-reaching sanctions on Iranian financial firms threat to “starve” Iranian people through economic pressure November 22 for talks on a range of issues including Iran. Limits on financial transactions cause problems in the reimposed two weeks ago could endanger the flow of hu- was a rare instance of truthfulness in America’s foreign According to IRNA, the Turkish delegation will be led process of buying and producing medicine, Jahanpour added. manitarian goods as foreign banks and outside suppliers policy, Press TV reported on November 13. by Foreign Affairs Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, now also in -----Sanctions on Iran are already choking off medicine abandon business ties with their partners in Iran, analysts In the latest episode of his online show “Liberty Report,” charge of EU Affairs. imports: Washington Post and experts warn. In recent months, some European banks Paul said Pompeo’s remarks were important because not often At the meeting, they will discuss all issues of common In an article on Saturday the Washington Post said the have refused to process payments even from Iranian firms American leaders tend to reveal Washington’s true intentions. interest and concern, among them key foreign policy issues U.S. sanctions on Iranian financial firms, including a bank that are exempt from sanctions out of fear of U.S. penalties, Earlier, the U.S. secretary of state had told the BBC Per- such as developments in Syria, Iran, and Iraq. They will that until recently handled most payments for Iran’s im- according to people familiar with the transactions. sian that Iranian officials must listen to Washington “if they also discuss bilateral relations between the EU and Turkey. ports of humanitarian goods, are having a chilling effect The Trump administration last month imposed sanctions want their people to eat”. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NOVEMBER 19, 2018 INTERNATIONAL Israeli sources admit Hamas Macron, Merkel seek common possesses game-changing missiles approaches to Trump, euro

An Israeli website known for its close links to the regime’s military intelligence servic- es has admitted that the Palestinian resist- ance movement Hamas is now possessing “game-changing” missiles that could hit targets in Israel with considerable ease and precision. The Debka file said in a report on Saturday that its sources had identified the type of modern missiles used by Hamas in recent attacks on the Israeli-occupied territories that inflicted considerable damage and casu- alties on the regime and forced the Israeli government to accept a ceasefire with the French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Palestinians. Angela Merkel, both limping in the polls, are looking for com- It said the missiles were of the 333mm-ca- mon approaches to Donald Trump and fixing the flaws in the liber type and had a medium range of 11 kilo- euro currency. meters. The report added that the missiles Macron speaks in the German parliament Sunday on an an- were capable of destroying Israel’s “artillery nual day of remembrance for victims of war and dictatorship, a emplacements, Iron Dome batteries, armored week after the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, and force concentrations – whether over ground then consults with Merkel on European and international issues. or in trenches, as well as combat engineering Merkel last week echoed Macron’s call for a European army, a equipment and command centers”. long-term prospect that drew tweeted criticism of Macron from “It is not launched from stationary bat- Trump. Merkel said a European force would save money and teries, but from any combat 4×4 vehicle or agreed with Macron that Europe must be able to defend itself jeep, each of which carries two rockets,” said on its own. The two also face a December summit on limited the report, adding that the main advantage of reforms to the euro currency. the missiles was its mobility which allowed (Source: AP) Hamas to fire them from any area in the Gaza Strip without Israeli radars noticing them. The report came days after Israelis signed into a ceasefire with Hamas after a barrage of resistance missile attacks on southern defeat” and a “political victory” for the Pal- which has successfully defended the small forces,” said Sinwar at a memorial service occupied territories killed one and injured estinian resistance. country against Israeli aggression in the past. for the Palestinians killed in recent clashes. Egypt rounds up dozens of more than 80 Israelis. Lieberman said after resigning from the The Debka file report about Hamas missiles “Whoever tests Gaza will find only death The Israeli government decision to accept Israeli cabinet that Hamas was on its way also came hours after Hamas leader in Gaza and poison. Our missiles are more precise, human rights defenders: HRW the Egyptian-brokered ceasefire, prompted to become a serious threat to Israel, saying Yahya Sinwar warned Israel not to test the have a greater range and carry more explo- its minister for military affairs Avigdor Lieb- in a year time, the group and its partner in resistance group again. sives than in the past,” said Sinwar, adding, Egyptian authorities have rounded up at least 40 rights work- erman to resign. Hamas called the resigna- Gaza, the Islamic Jihad Movement, would “I advise Israel not to try and test us again. “Our hands are on the trigger and our eyes ers, activists and lawyers since late October and detained them tion, which could bring about early elections reach the military prowess of Hezbollah, the This time you did not have a lot of casual- are open.” in “undisclosed locations,” Human Rights Watch said Sunday. in the occupied lands, as “an admission of dominant resistance movement in Lebanon ties and you managed to rescue your special (Source: Press TV) “Many of those arrested were people who provided humani- tarian and legal support to families of political detainees,” HRW said, calling on the government to reveal their whereabouts. The rights group spoke with a lawyer and three activists who had Interpol meets to select new president after China’s arrest been “in direct touch” with the families of those detained, it said. “The Egyptian security agencies’ repression now extends to Police chiefs from around the world gathered in Dubai Sunday Meng’s wife has told The Associated Press from France disappearing those brave men and women who have been trying for Interpol’s general assembly to select a new president after that the bribery accusation he faces is just an excuse for a to protect the disappeared,” Michael Page said, deputy Middle the agency’s former official in the post was detained in China. lengthy detention and that he is being persecuted for po- East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch. Meng Hongwei – who was China’s vice minister of public litical reasons. One source told HRW as many as 80 people had been de- security while also leading Interpol – went missing while As more than 1,000 delegates from most of the 192 tained in the wave of arrests, but the rights group said it could on a trip to China in September. It later emerged that the member-states began filling the main hall for the annual only verify 40 names. long-time Communist Party insider with decades of experi- event, Interpol Secretary-General Jurgen Stock explained It called on Egyptian authorities to “immediately reveal all ence in China’s security apparatus was detained as part of a to reporters that the agency’s rules did not allow for Meng the detainees’ whereabouts, release all of those arrested solely sweeping purge against allegedly corrupt or disloyal officials to continue acting as president. Meng had been serving as for exercising their rights, and bring any others swiftly before a under President Xi Jinping’s authoritarian administration. president since November 2016, and his term was due to judge to review their detention.” Interpol member-states will also be deciding whether to end in 2020. Sources told HRW that some of the detainees were close to accept Kosovo as a full member, which would allow officials He said Interpol received Meng’s resignation letter from the Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms, an inde- there to file red notices for Serbian officials that Kosovo China on Oct. 7 and that Interpol was notified by Chinese pendent human rights group it said has come under fire from considers war criminals. authorities that Meng is no longer a delegate to Interpol. pro-government media in recent months. The red notices are alerts circulated by Interpol to all “It sounds a little technical but again that automatically Among those arrested is Hoda Abdel-Moneim, a 60-year-old member countries that identify a person wanted for arrest leads to the fact, according to our rules, that he is not the lawyer and former spokesperson for the Egypt’s Women Revo- by another country. Interpol says there are 57,289 active president anymore,” Stock said. “We had to take the measures lutionary Coalition – a group close to the Muslim Brotherhood. red notices around the world. to ensure the functioning of the organization.” Authorities also arrested Aisha Khairat al-Shater, the daughter Interpol acts as a clearinghouse for national police services Meng’s representatives say Interpol accepted an unsigned of a former Muslim Brotherhood leader currently in detention, that want to hunt down suspects outside their borders. The resignation letter without any resistance and without evi- along with her husband, lawyer Mohammad Abu Horayra. body, however, has faced criticism that governments have dence of his consent. The Brotherhood was outlawed and branded a “terrorist” abused the “red notice” system to go after political enemies In Meng’s place Sunday, senior vice president of Interpol’s organization in December 2013, months after the military ousted and dissidents, even though its charter explicitly proclaims executive committee, Kim Jong Yang of South Korea – who president Mohammad Morsi following mass protests against its neutrality and prohibits the use of police notices for po- was previously named acting president – helped open the his rule. litical reasons. ceremony for the general assembly meeting. Former armed forces chief Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi won the pres- Two years ago, Interpol introduced new measures aimed A little more than a week ago, Stock told reporters in idency in 2014 and has since launched a crackdown against the at strengthening the legal framework around the red notice France – where Interpol is headquartered – that there was Brotherhood that has also hit Egypt’s secular opposition. system. As part of the changes, an international team of no reason for him to suspect that anything about Meng’s Egypt’s courts have sentenced hundreds of Brotherhood leaders lawyers and experts first check a notice’s compliance with resignation “was forced or wrong.” and supporters to death or lengthy jail terms after other speedy Interpol rules and regulations before it goes out. Interpol He said he “encouraged” Chinese authorities to provide mass trials. also says it enhanced the work of an appeals body for those information about Meng’s location and legal status but can activists point out that as someone with a seat atop the coun- Earlier this month, Amnesty International denounced the targeted with red notices. do no more because the role of Interpol is “not to govern try’s powerful public security apparatus, Meng helped build arrest of at least 19 lawyers and human rights activists, including Chinese authorities say Meng is being lawfully investigated over member states.” the opaque system of largely unchecked power wielded by Shater and Abdel-Moneim. for taking bribes and other crimes. China’s beleaguered rights (Source: AP) the ruling Communist Party to which he’s now fallen victim. (Source: AFP) Death toll rises to 76 in California fire with winds ahead Northern California crews battling the coun- the White House. try’s deadliest wildfire in a century were “I think that California’s been really horri- Police called on diplomats as bracing for strong winds, with gusts up to ble to him and the fights. I mean they’re suing APEC summit tensions boil over 50 miles per hour, creating the potential to him,” he said. “It’s back and forth between erode gains they have made in containing a the state and the feds. It’s not right.” disaster that has killed at least 76 and leve- But for the most part, survivors, some Police were called when Chinese officials attempted to “barge” led a town. who had barely escaped and no longer had into the office of Papua New Guinea’s foreign minister, it emerged Even as hundreds of searchers sift through homes, were too busy packing up what little Sunday, as APEC summit tensions boiled over. the rubble in the town of Paradise looking they had left or seeking help to pay much The Chinese delegates “tried to barge in” to Rimbink Pato’s for the dead, nearly 1,300 people remain attention to the president’s visit. Port Moresby office Saturday, in an eleventh-hour bid to influ- unaccounted for more than a week after the Michelle Mack Couch, 49, waited in line ence a summit draft communique, but were denied entry, three fire sparked in Butte County, Sheriff Kory to get into a Federal Emergency Manage- sources with knowledge of the situation told AFP. Honea announced Saturday night. Authorities ment Agency center in the city of Chico. She “Police were posted outside the minister’s office after they stressed that the long roster does not mean needed a walker for her elderly mother and tried to barge in,” one source privy to summit negotiations told they believe all those people are missing. tags for her car. AFP, requesting anonymity. Honea pleaded with fire evacuees Sat- “Let’s hope he gets us some help,” said The diplomatic incident came with tensions already high at urday to review the list of those reported as Couch, who voted for Trump and whose a summit of Asian-Pacific leaders that has been overshadowed unreachable by family and friends and call if rental home burned down last week. But by a spat between the United States and China. they are safe. Deputies have located hundreds as far as taking time out to watch the pres- Pato had refused to meet with the delegates, according to a of people to date, but the overall number ident, she said wryly, “We don’t have a TV source, who said: “It’s not appropriate for the minister to negotiate keeps growing because they are adding more anymore.” solo with the Chinese. The Chinese negotiating officials know this.” names, including those from the disaster’s Honea expressed hope that Trump’s visit The minister himself sought to downplay the incident, telling chaotic early hours, Honea said. would help with recovery, saying the tour AFP: “There wasn’t an issue.” “It’s really very important for you to take have traded sharp barbs with the Republi- Rain was forecast for midweek, which by the Republican president and Califor- Asked about the incident, Chinese foreign ministry official a look at the list and call us if you’re on the can administration. He also visited Southern could help firefighters but also complicate nia’s Democratic leaders “signals a spirit Zhang Xiaolong told reporters: “It’s not true. It’s simply not true”. list,” he said. California, where firefighters were making the search for remains. of cooperation here that ultimately benefit APEC nations usually agree a joint statement but officials are The remains of five more people were found progress on a wildfire that tore through com- Northern California’s Camp Fire has de- this community and get us on a path toward struggling to bridge deep divides on trade policy and admit that Saturday, including four in the decimated munities west of Los Angeles from Thousand stroyed nearly 10,000 homes and torched 603 recovery.” a formal communique may not be issued. town of Paradise and one in nearby Concow, Oaks to Malibu, killing three people. square kilometers. It is 55 percent contained. In Southern California, Trump also met This is not the first time Chinese officials have been involved bringing the number of dead to 76. The president pledged the full support of The fire zone in Northern California is to briefly at an airport hangar with families and in a tense incident at a regional meeting. Honea said among the dead was Lolene the federal government. Gov. Jerry Brown some extent Trump country, and that enthu- first responders touched by the shooting at At the Pacific Islands Forum in September, Nauru’s president Rios, 56, whose son Jed tearfully told KXTV and Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom thanked him siasm was on display as dozens of people the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks demanded China apologize after its delegation walked out of a in Sacramento that his mother “had endless for coming out. cheered and waved flags as his motorcade more than a week ago. meeting when the host refused to let an envoy speak until island amount of love for me.” “We’ve never seen anything like this in went by. Trump called the shooting at a country leaders had finished. President Donald Trump toured the area California, we’ve never seen anything like Kevin Cory, a wildfire evacuee who lost music bar, which left 12 dead, “a horrible, “They’re not our friends. They just need us for their own pur- Saturday, joined by California’s outgoing and this yet. It’s like total devastation,” Trump his home in Paradise, praised Trump for horrible event.” poses,” President Baron Waqa said at the time. incoming governors, both Democrats who said as he stood amid the ruins of Paradise. coming to a state that is often at odds with (Source: Daily Star) (Source: AFP) II NN TT EE RR NN AA TT II OO NN AA LL DD AA II LL YY 44 ADVERTISEMENTSECONOMY NOVEMBERNOVEMBER 19, 2018

STOCK MARKET Iran’s power TEDPIX 173557.7 IFX 1880.05 generation Sources: tse.ir, Ifb.ir

CURRENCIES capacity rises 1000 USD 42,000 rials EUR 48,494 rials MW since March GBP 55,053 rials ENERGY TEHRAN — Iran has by combined cycle power plants, 383 AED 11,379 rials deskincreased its electricity megawatts came from gas power plants Source: iribnews.ir generation capacity by 1000 megawatts and finally 70 megawatts from hydro- (MW) since the beginning of current Ira- electric units. nian calendar year (March 20, 2018), As reported, the energy ministry also IRIB reported citing energy ministry’s plans to add another 2,465 MW capac- news portal (known as Paven). ity of new power plants to the country’s Currently, of the total nominal capacity electricity, the share of combined cycle COMMODITIES Of the mentioned capacity, 92MW power network by June 2019. of the country’s power plants, the share power plants is 29.48 percent, and finally WTI $56.68/b has been supplied by renewable power According to Iran’s energy ministry, of hydroelectric power plants is 19.87 the renewable power plants account only plants, 144 MW from dispersed genera- the country’s current power generation percent while gas power plants gener- for 0.79 percent of Iran’s total power Brent $66.76/b tion units, 320 MW was accounted for capacity stands at near 80,000 MW. ate 31.41 percent of the country’s total generation capacity. OPEC Basket $65.28/b Gold $1,222.70/oz Iron ore concentrate TSE’s main index drops 5,261 Silver $14.24/oz output up 18% points in a day Platinium $850.55/oz ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran’s As reported, the country’s iron ore con- ECONOMY TEHRAN — Tehran The first market’s index fell 4,350 points Sources: oilprice.com, Moneymetals.com deskproduction of iron ore centrate output stood at 25.892 million tons deskStock Exchange (TSE)’s while the second market’s index dropped concentrate during the seven-month pe- during the seven-month period of this year, main index (TEDPIX) lost 5,261 points to 8,186 points. riod ended on October 22 rose 18 percent rising from 21.871 million tons in the same stand at 173,557 points on Sunday, IRNA Also, IFX, the main index of Iran’s over- NEWS IN BRIEF compared to the figure of the same period time span of the previous year. reported. the-counter (OTC) market known also as of time in the past year, IRIB reported on Also, production of iron ore pellet in Iran Some 2.199 billion shares worth 7.476 Iran Fara Bourse (IFB), fell 31 points to Karbasian named Sunday citing the data released by Iranian witnessed a 12-percent rise during the seven- trillion rials (about $178 million) were stand at 1,880 points on Sunday. Some Mines and Mining Industries Development month time, rising to 3.216 million tons from traded through 158,467 deals at TSE on 82 million shares worth 4.511 trillion rials as new NIOC and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO). 2.976 million tons in same time last year. Sunday. (about $107.4 million) were traded at IFB. director German minister looks to tax cuts as economy contracts ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Germany needs a package of tax cuts and other measures that contributions for social benefits did not grow beyond including the stepwise reduction of the solidarity tax for eve- deskNamdar Zanganeh on Sunday appointed to shore up economic growth in the long term, Economy 40 percent of a person’s gross salary. ryone, less bureaucracy and more innovation,” Altmaier said. Masoud Karbasian, a former economy and finance minister, Minister Peter Altmaier said in an interview published on Gross domestic product (GDP) in Europe›s biggest economy Clemens Fuest, head of the Ifo economic institute, said as the new managing director of the National Iranian Oil Com- Sunday, days after the country posted its first economic con- fell 0.2 percent in the third quarter from the previous three the German coalition government had missed opportunities pany (NIOC), replacing Ali Kardor. traction since 2015. months, according to data released on Wednesday by the in recent years to strengthen economic growth. Karbasian will lead NIOC for the next two years, Tasnim Altmaier, a member of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s gov- Federal Statistics Office. “It’s important to create new spots in kindergartens, but news agency reported. erning conservatives, said he was focused on cutting high At the time, Altmaier said the contraction was not “a ca- policymakers should not call those investments at a time The ex-finance minister failed to secure the parliament’s German corporate taxes following tax cuts in the United tastrophe” and his ministry called the slowdown a temporary when it is not making needed infrastructure investments in vote of confidence in late August following an impeachment in States, Britain and soon France. phenomenon that occurred as car companies struggled to rail routes or power lines,” Fuest told the Welt am Sonntag the wake of skyrocketing prices in the country and devaluation “The corporate tax in Germany is now higher than in other adjust to new pollution standards known as WLTP. newspaper. of the local currency. industrial countries,” Altmaier told the Welt am Sonntag Welt am Sonntag said Altmaier, a close Merkel ally, hoped He also faulted the coalition government for its piecemeal newspaper. “That is a disadvantage and puts jobs at risk. to parlay concern over the downturn in the third quarter to approach to digitalisation, and called for efforts to strengthen That is why a medium-term cut is necessary.” gain support for tax cuts from Finance Minister Olaf Scholz the longer-term competitiveness of the German auto indus- Modoudi He proposed using half of the increase in tax revenues and his left-leaning Social Democratic party (SPD). try, instead of focusing solely on environmental protections. appointed acting to fund the tax cuts and said it was imperative to ensure “We need clarity about relief for workers and industry, (Source: euronews) head of TPO Pence vows no

ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iranian industry minister Reza deskRahmani appointed Mohammadreza Mo- end to tariffs doudi as the acting head of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPO), IRIB reported on Sunday. Due to the implementation of Article 1 of the law banning until China bows employment of the retired officials, passed in mid-September The United States will not back down from its trade by the Majlis, the ex-TPO head Mojtaba Khosrotaj announced dispute with China, and might even double its tariffs, his resignation in a letter to the industry minister. unless Beijing bows to U.S. demands, Vice President Modoudi was a deputy in TPO, the report added. Mike Pence said on Saturday. IN THE NAME OF GOD Prohibition of the employment of retirees is part of the plan In a bluntly worded speech at an Asia Pacific Eco- First Announcement to employ the younger generation in top state jobs. nomic Co-operation (APEC) summit in Papua New ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN BROADCASTING Guinea, Pence threw down the gauntlet to China on trade and security in the region. “We have taken decisive action to address our Iran’s exports to Iraq rise imbalance with China,” Pence declared. “We put tariffs INTERNATIONAL TENDER NO. 97/164-1/20 on $250 billion in Chinese goods, and we could more Tender Holder: 30% in 7 months on year than double that number.” ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN BROADCASTING (IRIB) 1 Iraqi market is a very good market for Iran and Iran “The United States, though, will not change course should preserve this market and benefit from it for its economic until China changes its ways.” growth, he stressed. The stark warning will likely be unwelcome news Subject of Tender: If trades between Iran and Iraq are made through national to financial markets which had hoped for a thaw in Purchasing of Audio and Video Equipment in accordance with the technical specifications and other the Sino-U.S. dispute and perhaps even some sort of currencies of the two countries many problems regarding the terms and conditions mentioned in the tender documents. financial transactions will be removed in the way of bilateral deal at a G20 meeting later this month in Argentina. economic ties; Al-e Es’haq commented and announced that dif- U.S. President Donald Trump, who is not attending ferent negotiations have been fortunately conducted between the APEC meeting, is due to meet Chinese President Deadline and How to Receive the Tender Documents: the central banks of Iran and Iraq in this due and they may run Xi Jinping in Argentina. From Monday 19th Nov. 2018 (1397/08/28) by 8 a.m. on Wednesday 28th Nov. 2018 (1397/09/07) with related system. Pence’s warning on Saturday contrasted with remarks made by Trump on Friday, when he said presentation of introductory letter by company or its representative and the receipt of paying the documents fee. he may not impose more tariffs after China sent the United States a list of measures it was willing to take Place of Receiving the Tender Documents: Modi stacks Indian central to resolve trade tensions. Interested participants may refer to purchasing (KALA) Dept., 4th Floor of IRIB Administration Complex, bank board with allies to Trump has imposed tariffs on $250 billion worth Hotel Esteghlal St., Vali-e Asr Ave., Tehran Iran. of Chinese imports to force concessions on a list of turn heat up on governor demands that would change the terms of trade be- tween the two countries. China has responded with The Fee of the Tender Documents and How to Deposit it: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government turns up import tariffs on U.S. goods. Submission of payment receipt for the amount of 1,000,000 Rials to Account No. 4101029171204273 the heat on the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor to do Washington is demanding Beijing improve market (IBAN: IR310100004101029171204273) with CENTERAL BANK OF IRAN in the name of IRIB. its bidding ahead of next year’s general election it is getting access and intellectual property protections for U.S. the central bank’s board to take on a much more powerful companies, cut industrial subsidies and slash a $375 Type and Amount of Guarantee for Participation to Tender: role, according to government officials and board members. billion trade gap. Now stacked with government nominees who can be counted There was no hint of compromise from Pence. The amount of deposit for participant in tender is AED 45,000 fixed or its equivalent in 1,700,000,000 on to support the administration, the board is being trans- “China has taken advantage of the United States Rials which should be in the form of Bank Guarantee. formed from having a passive advisory role into a body that for many years. Those days are over,” he told delegates can exert pressure for policy change. Some economists fear gathered on a cruise liner docked in Port Moresby’s Time and Place of Delivering Priced Bid: it could threaten the bank’s independence. Fairfax Harbour. th Two board members told Reuters that government pres- He also took aim at China’s territorial ambitions The sealed A, B & C packages/envelopes should be submitted no later than 4 p.m. on Saturday 29 Dec. sure for easier lending policies is likely to become abundantly in the Pacific and, particularly, Xi’s Belt and Road 2018 (1397/10/08) and at the address mentioned in the 4th clause. clear at Monday’s board meeting – the first to be held since Initiative to expand land and sea links between Asia, the extent of a deep rift between the RBI and the government Africa and Europe with billions of dollars in infra- became public knowledge. structure investment. Time and Place of Opening Envelopes: With the election due by May, and voters concerned about “We don’t offer constricting belts or a one-way The date of opening the envelopes A&B is on Sunday 30th Dec. 2018 (1397/10/09) at 3 p.m. in the office weak farm incomes and whether enough jobs are being cre- road,” said Pence. of Financial Vice President and opening of envelope C will be after technical evaluation. ated, Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is keen to While not referring directly to Chinese claims stimulate the economy and sees the RBI’s hawkish stance as over various disputed waters in the region, Pence a barrier, said government officials and BJP allies. said the United States would work to help protect For more information, please see: The government has been pressing the Mumbai-based maritime rights. www.iriboffice.ir/tenders and http://iets.mporg.ir Tel: 00982122167463 RBI and Governor Urjit Patel to accede to a range of demands “We will continue to fly and sail where ever in- that could help to boost demand. They include making it ternational law allows and our interests demand. Purchasing (Kala) Dept. of IRIB easier and cheaper for small businesses to borrow, easing Harassment will only strengthen our resolve.” lending curbs on 11 state-run banks which had debt and Just minutes earlier, Xi had spoken at length about capital adequacy issues, and providing more liquidity to his initiative and the need for free trade across the shadow lenders. region. (Source: Reuters) (Source: Reuters) II NN TT EE RR NN AA TT II OO NN AA LL DD AA II LL YY NOVEMBERNOVEMBER 1919, , 20182018 ANALYSISENERGY & INTERVIEW 135

Oil short-selling continues to rise Big tech companies are driving demand for with faith in OPEC waning renewable energy It takes a lot of electricity to keep the digital universe humming. Hedge funds are betting OPEC will struggle 7.1 percent tumble on Tuesday. Investors Some of it powers the actual servers and data storage drives, but the to reverse oil’s precipitous plunge. received more bearish news on Wednesday as majority of the electrons used by data centers at Google, Facebook, Their combined wagers against West Texas a weekly government report showed a boom Apple, Amazon, and other tech companies are needed to power the Intermediate and Brent crude soared for a in shale drilling pushed U.S. stockpiles up fans and air conditioning units needed to keep all that hardware cool. seventh straight week, the longest global short- by 10.27 million barrels, almost three times Being good stewards of the earth selling streak in data going back to 2011. The the median forecast. Publicly traded companies are under pressure from investors bearish bets jumped 14 percent in the week The persistent bearishness, after oil had today to obtain the electricity they use from renewable sources. ended Nov. 13 and have tripled since the end already given back much of its yearly gain, There’s something just not right about creating carbon emissions to of September, according to data from the U.S. surprised Bill O’Grady, chief market strategist operate the internet. According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Commodity Futures Trade Commission and at Confluence Investment Management LLC the tech industry has contracted for more renewable energy — 2,581 ICE Futures Europe on Friday. in St. Louis. Computer driven trades may be megawatts — than any other sector of the global economy. It has With oil prices slipping into a bear market, adding to the downward pressure, he said, as signed deals for 10.4 gigawatts more just this year. OPEC has promised to do what it takes to cut crude crashes through one technical-support Google is the largest consumer of green energy in the world at output. Still, it’s unclear how far the cartel and barrier after another. more than 3 gigawatts, followed by Facebook at 2 gigawatts, and its allies will go and it may take a reduction Still, he and Ghali saw some embers of Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon at around 1 gigawatt each. A typical well beyond the 1 million barrels a day that’s optimism in an uptick in long WTI bets. nuclear power plant generates about 1 gigawatt of electricity. been publicly discussed to restore faith, said “It tells you the bearish news is kind of The internet of things Daniel Ghali, a commodities strategist at TD in the market already,” O’Grady said by The internet of things is growing exponentially. There are 27 Securities in Toronto. telephone. “Perhaps what we ended up billion devices connected to the internet today, according to IHS “We’ve been through not just a price getting was traders that looked at this and Markit, but that number is expected to explode to 138 billion by 2030, shock, but a momentum shock,” he said short order without a significant catalyst, The jump in bearish bets came amid a said, ‘Ok, you’re down 20 percent, maybe I reports Bloomberg, as everything from thermostats to doorbells in a telephone interview. “Given that, we and that may have to be OPEC doing more 12-day losing streak for WTI crude prices, should start throwing some longs on there.’” to self-driving cars begin sharing data with tech companies and don’t think oil will recover these losses in than expected.’ the longest on record, culminating in a (Source: Bloomberg) with each other. That means utility companies are starting to view tech companies as important new customers for the electricity they produce. IHS Markit estimates data centers are responsible for 2 to Oil and gas industry gradually getting Saudi Arabia is slashing oil shipments to U.S., 3 percent of all electricity consumed in developed countries. Many data centers are being located in Scandinavia, where comfortable with storing data off premise a tactic that boosts prices and may rile Trump abundant hydro power is available. Those countries also tend to have lower average temperatures, which reduces the cooling loads As cloud computing proliferates and Saudi Arabia is slashing shipments of crude on the centers. Andreas Regnell, head of strategy at Vattenfall AB, digitization becomes the norm in the oil to the United States, a move that appears Sweden’s largest utility, tells BNEF, “In the near term, I think we will and gas sector, anxieties over cybersecurity calibrated to boost oil prices after a swift probably see data centers as the biggest driver of power demand, that turned off industry players from allowing and punishing sell-off. at least in the Nordics.” their data to be stored off site, are gradually The move could put the kingdom at log- Advances in technology may make computers and servers more easing, according to a senior industry gerheads with President Donald Trump, who efficient in the future. Jonathan Koomey, a lecturer at the School executive. wants to drive down energy costs for Amer- of Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences at Stanford, tells Nathalie Marcotte, Senior Vice President, icans and frequently accuses the Saudi-led BNEF, “On one hand you have a rapid increase in computation, Industry Services & Cybersecurity at OPEC cartel of jacking up oil prices. data transfers and number of computations. But on the other hand Schneider Electric, believes acceptance The Saudis are loading fewer barrels on you have improvements in the efficiency of these computations. of the need and benefits of storing large ships bound for the United States this month, Operators are figuring out ways to deliver more computing using volumes of data off site versus on premise, continuing a trend that began in September, “The markets have become more transpar- the same or less energy.” has risen exponentially in the last five years. their digitization pathway. On the pure according to an analysis by tanker-tracking ent through tanker tracking,” Smith said. “You PPAs and VPPAs Speaking to your correspondent, at cloud solutions aspect, we engage with firm ClipperData. The firm’s loading estimate can see those changes being implemented Tech companies arrange for most of their renewable energy by the global management and automation them over discussions from a complete suggests that U.S. imports of Saudi crude more, and [the Saudis are] aware of that.” using power purchase agreements, but they don’t always guarantee company’s recently concluded Innovation private cloud to a hybrid of keeping some oil could soon fall toward the lowest levels November’s drop in Saudi barrels bound that the electricity generated by a wind farm in Minnesota actually Summit in Atlanta, U.S., Marcotte said: of the data on premise, and perhaps less on record. for the United States follows a six-week oil powers a Google data center in Oklahoma. “When we say we’re “We have been in the remote connectivity critical data on the cloud.” Sending fewer barrels to the United States market rout that saw prices plunge 25 per- matching our energy, we mean that for every terawatt of power business for a long time, and I can tell you And the Schneider Electric executive means U.S. crude stockpiles are more likely cent into bear market territory. It also comes that we consume at Alphabet, we’re matching that by a physical from personal experience that even as added that whether it’s a legacy oil and to drop, and shrinking inventories tend to after Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih terawatt hour that’s being generated somewhere else,” says Neha recently as five years ago, if you pitched gas facility or a new build, decisions over push up oil prices. It’s a tactic the Saudis used warned on Monday that OPEC, Russia and Palmer at Google. “We are looking at ways on how to match our cloud-based or off premise solutions to cloud and data storage narrows down to last year to amplify their main strategy for several other producers may soon launch a actual consumption.” some in the energy industry, they would the corporate mindset. “You could find a draining a global crude glut and propping up fresh round of price-boosting output cuts. On-site generation is often more costly than siting renewable not engage with you. legacy plant operator wanting off premise the market: cutting output alongside fellow Shortly after Falih issued the warning, energy facilities where the sun is strongest or the wind blows hard- “However, now I see all that changing. data storage and a new build site, either OPEC members, Russia and several other Trump took to Twitter to voice his disapproval est. Battery storage may help make local on-site generation more Maybe the change is not as fast some would due to local regulations or project sponsor’s producers. with that plan. economically viable, although Google has indicated recently it won’t like, but there is definitely a change of mindset, demanding on premise storage.” The maneuver shows how Saudi Arabia’s But Saudi Arabia may not be swayed by be a cure all for its renewable energy goals. Last month, the company attitudes in the air. Much of it is down to From its perspective, the company wants efforts to manage the oil market have evolved. Trump’s pressure campaign. In recent days, published an analysis that showed none of its data centers in 2017 demonstrating to customers - many of whom energy sector players to embrace cloud and During the 2014-2016 oil price crash, traders Smith and other energy analysts have claimed were matched 24-hours a day, every day with 100% carbon-free we have worked with for decades - that the remote connectivity in ever greater volumes, closely monitored weekly U.S. stockpile data that Trump essentially duped OPEC and its energy, according to Utility Dive. value and benefits outweigh anxieties over as it pours billions into digital solutions and to see whether oversupply was shrinking or allies into raising output earlier this year. “The deployment of cost-effective, large-scale energy storage could cyber-risk.” cybersecurity research and development. growing. As the world’s biggest exporter, The analysts say Trump’s threats to impose conceivably help create better matching of renewable energy supply Marcotte admitted there is no such It is aggressively marketing its Industrial Saudi Arabia realized it could nudge the data harsh sanctions on Iran, OPEC’s third-biggest with data center electric demand, particularly over the course of a day,” thing as “zero risk”, but the energy industry Internet of Things (IIoT) architecture called in a direction that boosts the cost of crude. producer, played a part in convincing the the Google analysis said, but added, “storage may not necessarily be now sees vendors come up with structured ‘EcoStruxure’ to deliver smart machine “It worked so well in 2017 for [the Sau- producers to stop capping output and start able to overcome major seasonal variations in renewable supply.” solutions, risk assessment mechanisms and solutions within the energy sphere, which dis] to cut flows to the U.S. because people pumping more oil. But Trump ultimately The utility industry is struggling with similar issues when it state-of-the-art risk reduction architecture is ripe for the taking given efficiency and could see the inventories dropping because allowed some of Iran’s biggest customers to comes to renewable energy. Perhaps with leadership from major and that changes decision-makers’ thinking. process optimization have become quite the U.S. data is so timely and transparent,” said keep importing its oil, which meant the oil tech companies, some of the existing hurdles to the use of renewable “Additionally, we are willing to walk buzzwords since the oil price slump of 2014. Matt Smith, head of commodities research squeeze the alliance feared never materialized. energy can be overcome for the benefit of us all. with them as far as they’d like us to on (Source: Forbes) at ClipperData. (Source: CNBC) (Source: cleantechnica.com)

Alaska sees record breaking year for oil and gas leases First Announcement

N.I.O.C National Iranian Last year also marked a pivot for Alaska Drilling Company 1397.4186 when oil exploration and drilling was no call for public tender (First/Second publish) longer prohibited in the Arctic National Two-Stages call for public (semi tender (First/Second compressed) publish) tender Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), with the U.S. N.I.O.C National Iranian SubjectTwo of-Stages Tender: (semi Hydraulic compressed) Hose tender ¼ Inch 50 Foot Department of the Interior planning to lease 1397.4186 Drilling Company tracts along the refuge’s 1.6 million-acre  Tender descriptions:

northern coastal plain to energy companies. Tender No. Estimated value Registration No. through national electronic tendering The Tender holder system It was a controversial move that brought /Indent No. (Rial/Euro) the ire of environmentalists. Tender No. :FP/09-97/041 When the Bureau of Land Management National Iranian Drilling Company 3,181,242 3,500,000,000 (Rial) (BLM) held meetings in Washington this Indent No.:08-22-9645057 spring, giving people an opportunity to express thoughts and concerns about the  Qualitative evaluation of tenderers government’s plans to lease part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to Method R Based on minimum scoring(60) made in award criterion reflected in the tenderers pre-qualification forms. oil and gas developers, environmental angst was prominent. The BLM got serious blow-  Purchasing & Submitting back from environmental activists, Native The distribution of the documents will be started one day after the publishing of second Tender Document Distribution by Company Alaska is still trying to make an oil production dollars than last year. American leaders and concerned citizens for advertisement and ended on the following tenth day thereof. comeback after years of declining production In the Beaufort Sea sale, the division only holding limited public comments hearing, Hall No.:113, 1thfloor, Foreign Procurement Dept., National Iranian Drilling Distribution Place from maturing fields. On Wednesday, the received 12 bids on eight tracts totaling exclusively in Alaska and Washington, D.C., Company, Airport square, Ahwaz, IRAN Tel: 061-34148601 20,270 acres, with winning bids totaling though proponents of the drilling and the Alaska Department of Natural Resources  Submitting one original Bank Fund Receipt in the amount of said in a release that the state held another nearly $848,197. The division did not receive bureau say the process has been robust and 510,000 Iranian Rials under account number 4001114004020491( Shaba No. IR record-breaking oil and gas North Slope any bids for lease tracts in the North Slope there will be more time for public feedback Submitting Method 520100004001114004020491) in name of “NIDC Incomes lease, netting competitive bids from investors Foothills or for Special Alaska Lease Sale later, ABC news reported at the time. Centralized Fund” issued by I.R. of Iran Central Bank.  Submitting format Request for the purpose of receiving Tender around the world and breaking last year’s Areas (SALSA) blocks. The U.S. Geological Survey estimates Documents. bonus bid amount and the bid per acre record. The uptick in oil lease sales will help Alaska the ANWR coastal plain holds 10.4 billion .Days after the last time of Purchasing 14  The Alaska Division of Oil and Gas received regain some of its oil production prominence barrels of crude oil. However, the EIA Closing date 159 bids from companies and investors that has seen it go from leading the country doesn’t expect ANWR oil production to Documents Receiving Method Hall No. 107, 1stfloor, Tender Committee, Operation building, National Iranian Drilling Company, Airport square, Ahwaz, IRAN. seeking oil and gas leases on state lands in new oil production to trailing behind shale start until 2031 because of the time needed Address during the division’s annual North Slope, oil producing states. Most of Alaska’s crude for energy companies to acquire leases, Tel: +98-61-34148580 +98-61-34148569 Beaufort Sea, and North Slope Foothills area oil production occurs on the North Slope, explore, and develop the required production wide oil and gas lease sales, the release added. where improved drilling efficiencies have infrastructure.  Tender Guarantee Winning bids in the three lease sales totaled recently resulted in the first increase in Alaska’s proved crude oil reserves of 1.6 Value of guarantee 175,000,000 Rial / 3,660 Euro nearly $28.1 million. annual production since 2002. The state’s billion barrels at the beginning of 2017 were annual oil production during 2017 was the the sixth largest of any state. On Tuesday, Bank guarantees or guarantees issued by non-bank institutions that obtain activity license from the central bank of This year’s record lease comes after last the Islamic Republic of Iran. year’s North Slope lease, the third largest highest in three years, but output was still Alaska Crude, West Coast Delivery, fetched Type of guarantee Submitting one original Bank Fund Receipt under account number 4001114006376636 ( Shaba No. IR ever, ranked by bonus bid amount since down to just under 500,000 barrels per day $65.56 per barrel, down a whopping $3.83 350100004001114006376636) in name of “NIDC saving account” by the central bank of Islamic Republic of Iran. 1998, when area wide oil and gas leasing (bpd) from its peak of 2 million bpd in 1988, from the previous session, largely following the Duration of credit & quotation Tender Guarantee and quotation should be valid for 90 days and extendable maximum for one time in initial began. By bid per acre, it was the largest sale according to the U.S. Energy Information downward trajectory in both global traded Brent validity duration. since 1998, netting an average of $110 per Agency’s (EIA) most recent analysis of the oil futures and U.S. oil benchmark, NYMEX- acre. Yesterday’s North Slope sale shattered state’s energy sector. Starting in 2003, traded West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures. (Foreign Procurement Dept.) (Foreign Procurement Dept.) Alaska’s annual oil production declined Alaskan oil production on Wednesday, the More of this & other tenders are accessible by click on: the bid per acre record, netting an average More of this & other tenders are accessible by click on: of $121 per acre, and edged out the 2017 steadily as the state’s oil fields matured, 14th, was at 516,254 barrels, according to the www.nidc.ir http://sapp.ir/nidc_pr but it has remained one of the top five crude Alaska Department of Natural Resources. www.nidc.ir http://sapp.ir/nidc_pr تهران تایمز نوبت اول 28/08/97نوبت دوم sale to rank third largest by dollar amount, 97/08/29 تهران تایمز نوبت اول 28/8/97نوبت دوم bringing in $27.3 million, $6.9 million more oil-producing states in the nation. (Source: oilprice.com) 97/8/29 ساعت: 17:00 امضاء صفحه آرا: ساعت: امضاء مسئول صفحه: ساعت: امضاء ادیتور: ساعت: امضاء سردبیر:

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Transatlantic relations take MBS and Khashoggi: an indecorous turn It was meant to be a solemn commemoration. It degenerated The crown prince’s dilemma instead into a petty squabble between the presidents of America and France and a week of worsening transatlantic tension. Last weekend’s centennial memorial service for the end of The Saudi prince has found himself at the center of attention in an international First World War saw Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron, the French president celebrating Franco-German reconciliation in a series of events honoring past sacrifice and celebrating peace. murder case and King Salman cannot protect him indefinitely Present in France but absent in spirit was U.S. President By Madawi Al-Rasheed have ordered the kidnapping or elimination Donald Trump. America entered the war in 1917, marking the of Khashoggi. first occasion when U.S. power was thrown decisively into the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman The crown prince will remain accused of European balance. That set the stage for the Central American must have breathed a sigh of temporary relief first avoiding responsibility for the murder, role in the conflicts — culminating in the cold war — that shaped as two announcements about the murder of and second protecting those who obey his Europe in the 20th century. Jamal Khashoggi were issued on the same orders even if they are murderers. Yet rather than marking the enduring power of the transat- day. Both avoided mentioning his name and Public face of Saudi Arabia lantic relationship, the feuding that bookended the ceremonies consequently absolved him of any responsi- Can MBS then continue to be the pub- highlighted growing division. bility for the murder at the Saudi consulate lic face of Saudi Arabia after his name is so In a series of exchanges, the U.S. president and Macron in Istanbul on 2 October. closely associated with a spectacular crime brought simmering rivalry into the public domain just as fears An exit strategy? that has outraged the world? of a new escalation in U.S. protectionism against European allies Both the Saudi public prosecutor’s call While the prince ponders these difficult heightened. The Trump administration has already broken all for the death penalty for five members of decisions, the U.S. Treasury Department is- precedent by encouraging the the hit squad sent to kill Khashoggi and the sued a statement in which it imposed economic populist forces challenging the Trump misses U.S. Treasury announcement of sanctions sanctions on 17 Saudi officials who it said established European order. against key figures in the case provide an had “targeted and brutally killed” Khashoggi. But if the U.S. president is a chance to exit strategy for an embattled crown prince If MBS and his allies to the east and to seeking to undermine solidar- stand tall in whose name has become entangled with the the west think this is going away, they’re ity among old allies, the effect Europe and murder. But the exit may not be as straight- delusional. This isn’t going away. inadvertently is also to rally forward as imagined. Later U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo them together. Hence Merkel, appears small. First, at a news conference in Riyadh, said the sanctions were ‘an important step Germany’s chancellor, last week Saudi Deputy Public Prosecutor Shalaan bin in responding to Khashoggi’s killing” and swung behind her French counterpart’s calls for an integrated Rajih al-Shalaan issued a conclusive investiga- vowed to “continue to seek all relevant facts, “European army”. tion statement. He revealed that the person consult Congress, and work with other na- When America can no longer be relied on, so the thinking goes, who ordered the killing was the head of the tions to hold accountable those involved”. then Europe must be proactive in becoming more self-reliant. negotiation team sent to Istanbul by deputy Pompeo welcomed the conclusions of The barbs that Trump flung not only showed a lack of decorum intelligence chief General Ahmed al-Assiri the Saudi public prosecutor, thus boosting at odds with the solemnity of the occasion. to force Khashoggi to return to Saudi Arabia its credibility, and demonstrating full sup- They also marked a missed opportunity to make progress on from his self-imposed exile. The crown prince will remain accused port for any exit strategy that keeps MBS in issues fundamental to the health of transatlantic relations. U.S. He mentioned operatives consisting of power, albeit tarnished and bruised by the soldiers gave their lives alongside European allies to help stop negotiation, intelligence and logistics persons of first avoiding responsibility for the scandal in Istanbul. the imperial Kaiser’s march. who were dispatched to persuade and return murder, and second protecting those who The central question Trump lacks any sense of that history or the role that America’s Khashoggi. The mission included individuals The two statements seem to deflect the allies have played since as a multiplier of U.S. influence. True, who were ready to administer injections, and, obey his orders even if they are murderers. central question of why MBS, or any opera- those alliances can be an encumbrance. Trump has made legiti- should force be used, to eliminate evidence have groomed. future operatives will rethink the credibility tives under his command, would go as far mate points about Europe paying its way in NATO, coupled with of murder, dispose of the body and clean the Killing Khashoggi is one thing, but ex- of the regime they work for. There is nothing as plotting the kidnapping or murder of dis- threats to pull out. This has prompted a marked, if insufficient, site of the crime. ecuting five of your own close operatives is more troubling than obeying orders to kill sidents abroad. increase in European defense spending. The public prosecutor called for the death something else. The operatives probably then to pay with your own life for simply This decision is serious and should be the But even among Americans he is seen to be damaging his penalty for five individuals who confessed expected medals as reward for “ridding the obeying these orders. most important that the Saudi regime - and case by the way he makes it. As Richard Haass, president of the to the crime. There was also an unnamed prince of that turbulent journalist” rather than The Saudi intelligence community and MBS in particular - has to answer for. Leaked Council on Foreign Relations says, NATO membership is an media specialist, who allegedly had known a spectacular execution in one of Riyadh’s security services cannot simply shrug off this audio tapes mentioned that Maher Abdulaziz act of strategic self-interest not of philanthropy: “Any doubt as the victim, and a collaborator who disposed public squares. incident and continue to fully embrace MBS, Mutreb, who was part of the 15-member hit to U.S. reliability will only encourage aggression and increase of the body. The public execution of loyalists and se- who has shown total disregard for their im- team sent to Turkey to kill Khashoggi, told an the inclination of countries to accommodate themselves to a The statement sounded like a horror film curity personnel means that, should there be punity and safety. They will know that at the aide of the crown prince to “tell your boss” stronger neighbor.” that had gone terribly wrong, with a violent further scandals, involving excessive use of end of the day, they are the ones to pay the after Khashoggi’s murder. If the idea of a “European army” motivates Europeans to spend cast and an unnamed director. force, or murder, they will be the only ones price for operations that go wrong. While the world - and in particular more on defense, that serves America’s goals too. A more astute A troubling message to blame. Those who give them orders will Mohammed bin Salman may be compelled Khashoggi’s family - may not see an inde- and diplomatic approach would be to encourage this in a way Now Mohammed bin Salman faces a major remain protected. In fact those who order to listen to Machiavelli’s wisdom as he faces pendent UN-led investigation materialize, that chimes with U.S. objectives and simultaneously increases dilemma. Will he bring the five murderers them to bring dissidents back to the country a difficult decision. He will learn that “cer- the murder of the journalist will continue European contributions to NATO. to justice and execute them for their crime or eliminate them will also order their execu- tain virtues may be admired for their own to haunt the Saudi regime for the foresee- Instead Trump has demonstrated once again his belief that as requested by the public prosecutor? Or tion if they become a public embarrassment. sake, but for a prince to act in accordance able future. America best gets its way through the application of power. In the will he protect them in return for carrying Sacrificing scapegoats with virtue is often detrimental to the state”. Executing the murderers or protecting Trumpian world view, foreign relations are a bilateral tug of war. out orders? Well, he will be damned if he It seems that the survival of the Saudi In the case of MBS, who is the state, his them is unlikely to result in the case being The U.S. president disregards the role the European Union does and damned if he doesn’t. regime will depend on sacrificing scapegoats. virtue may not cement his rule but may un- forgotten. MBS finds himself at the center has played in keeping the postwar peace, yet he is undermining If MBS executes the murderers, he will But these scapegoats have become essential dermine it, as he will lose the trust of those of a public relations disaster around this in- NATO too. U.S. muscle can, of course, turn the tide of events be remembered as the one who took Saudi for the survival of the regime as it continues he needs most, namely the deep state intel- ternational state-sanctioned murder case, alone. But last was a week in which America should have been justice to its logical conclusions. to rule by fear and, ultimately, murder. The ligence services and death squads. and this is unlikely to change after the latest celebrating the strategic benefits of alliances. Trump might have The execution of the five murderers will regime’s intolerance of criticism reflects a If Mohammed bin Salman chooses not statements from the prosecutor and the U.S. seized the day to look big. absolve him from any responsibility at least shaky foundation that rests only on spread- to execute the murderers, he will leave the His father, King Salman, may succeed (Source: FT) for now, but this will send a serious and trou- ing terror. A confident and strong regime is question of who ordered the mission hanging in reducing tensions by asserting that he is bling message to his most loyal and obedient not compelled to violently silence all voices over him. Failing to execute the murderers still in charge, but he cannot protect his son servants, namely the intelligence and security of dissent. will continue to make him the center of the indefinitely. services and the death squads that he may If the loyalist murderers are executed, investigation, as the only person who could (Source: Middle East Eye) A legal takedown of genocide Has Qatar succeeded in facing the blockade? A verdict against two high-level Khmer Rouge leaders helps spread the application of human-rights law and could prevent By Jawad Al-Anani military sense and social security. such atrocities. The term “democratic security” is a term that is no more Despite a four-decade delay in justice, a United Nations- I took another look at the speech made the Emir of Qatar, than 15 years old. It was the Colombian president, Alvaro backed court established on Friday that the Khmer Rouge had Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, at the opening of the Uribe, who coined the term to address the major challenges indeed committed genocide in Cambodia during its reign. The 47th session of the Qatari Advisory Council on 7 November. facing Colombia at the time. This includes the long war two most senior and surviving leaders of the radical group, Nuon I also looked back on his speech from last year, made at between the Colombian army and the FARC revolutionary Chea and Khieu Samphan, were convicted of the most heinous almost the same time, at the 46th session of the Council. I movement and the war against drug trafficking gangs, white of crimes – the killing of innocent minority groups en mass in found that there is a difference between the two speeches slavery and kidnapping. the late 1970s. in terms of language, style and content. The drug gangs, on the one hand, and the revolutionary The verdict may further assist Cambodians in coming to terms In his speech last year, Sheikh Tamim refrained from FARC, on the other, were cooperating with each other in with their “killing field” past. It might also reduce impunity in a mentioning the consequences of the “economic blockade” smuggling, buying arms and recruiting elements opposed country still ruled by a former lower-level Khmer Rouge figure, adopted by four Arab countries against Qatar, Saudi Arabia, to the legitimate government in Bogota. Hun Sen. Yet it should also ring loudly everywhere as a reminder the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain and the As the FARC operated from the mountains of Colombia to prevent genocide in the future. Arab Republic of Egypt. and its jungles, drug cartels managed to take control of Me- For many, that future is now. In Myanmar, the regime has He merely said that people and governments in the dellin and turn it into its headquarters. At that time, young continued a campaign of genocide against Rohingya Muslims Persian Gulf region, the Arab world and across the world people feared the power of these groups and refused to join who remain in the country, according to UN investigators. In have denounced this issue. However, in this same speech, the army or the ranks of the Colombian security forces. Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State (ISIS) was defeated only last he stressed that Qatar would defend its dignity to the end, That is why Uribe came up with the idea of ??”democratic year after trying to eliminate the Yazidi minority. In China, some that it would not engage in a war of words with others. He security”, which states that the people must be motivated members of the Uyghur community say Beijing is committing also promised that every effort would be made to confront and supported to do their best in order confront these two “cultural genocide” by detaining tens of thousands of the minority the blockade. challenges that are destroying the Colombian economy and Muslims in “reeducation” camps. In addition to this, he listed the measures taken since the limiting the possibility of its development. Genocide is difficult to prove in court. Prosecutors must prove declaration of the siege on 5 June 2017, five months before The aim of the “democratic security” policy was to encour- intent. Verdicts like those against the Khmer Rouge leaders are the opening of the 46th session of the Advisory Council. age the participation of young people in the army and the rare. Yet they help affirm the progress over recent decades in A year after his first speech, Sheikh Tamim mentioned Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani security forces, to combat terrorism and organized crime, holding people accountable for gross violations of human rights. in his second speech Qatar’s success in overcoming the ef- to increase military allocations and to promote transpar- “Overall there is less violence and fewer human rights violations fects of the blockade (or comprehensive boycott), citing The Advisory Council ency, integrity and good governance so that people view in the world than there were in the past,” writes human-rights examples and figures. He mentioned that the exports were Sheikh Tamim stressed their cooperation with the government as achieving a better scholar Kathryn Sikkink of Harvard University in her latest book, up by 18 per cent compared to the first year of the blockade. future capable of flexibility and confrontation. “Evidence for Hope: Making Human Rights Work in the 21st He did not forget to emphasize, in this context, that the need for the youth and Two years later, Uribe managed to eliminate 50 per cent Century,” based on extensive review of historical data. Qatar has maintained its position as the number one various groups of people to of the killings, smuggling and kidnappings, and managed Most countries now accept treaties on human rights even if largest source of natural gas. He stressed that the Qatari to confront the FARC. By the end of his term, some of the they do not always enforce them. And since the 1994 Rwandan riyal exchange rate remained steady and stable and that continuously cooperate with FARC factions had begun to accept a peace proposal. genocide, the UN has set up more international courts like the the number of factories operating in the State of Qatar the government in order to This was achieved in 2016 by President Juan Manuel one for Cambodia to try perpetrators under the idea that human increased by 14 per cent compared to when the siege was achieve welfare for all. Santos. Since then, Colombia has been experiencing strong rights are universal. The result, says Ms. Sikkink, is a steady first imposed. economic activity, increased investment and employment, decline in genocide. These examples confirm two basic facts: and deal with the State of Qatar, because its economy re- and has achieved much better growth rates than its neighbors More than 80,000 Cambodians attended the long trials of the First, the State of Qatar has the flexibility to respond mains strong. in South America, such as Brazil, Argentina and others. Khmer Rouge leaders over four years. The courtroom crowd was to external challenges, especially in the economic sphere. What is interesting in Sheikh Tamim’s speech this year is Of course, the challenge facing Qatar is the siege. There- witness to the application of a law that holds true far beyond their The second is that Qatar has the capacity to raise its level his emphasis on the need to use the concept of “democratic fore, in his speech to the Advisory Council Sheikh Tamim borders. This latest affirmation of that law can now more easily of resilience to external challenges. security” in the State of Qatar, so that it can always meet the stressed the need for the youth and various groups of people help protect other peoples facing genocide or similar crimes. However, of course Qatar has had difficulties with trans- external challenges with strength and power. to continuously cooperate with the government in order to It might also make leaders tempted to commit mass slaughter portation, especially Qatar Airways, which is suffering from In his speech, he did not use the term “democratic se- achieve welfare for all. His speech also emphasized the need think twice. the closed airspaces to its flights by the blockade countries. curity”. He referred to the concept of security in its various to do things right and to adhere to ethics. (Source: The CSM) This has not deterred many who want to work, invest forms, such as food security, security in the police sense, (Source: Middle East Monitor) II NN TT EE RR NN AA TT II OO NN AA LL DD AA II LL YY NOVEMBER 1919, , 2018 ANALYSIS & INTERVIEW 77

Kornet missile wins over Pashtun Tahafuz Movement and the dubious international Netanyahu’s cabinet media By Mohammad Ghaderi TEHRAN — The Israeli-Palestinian conflict last week has had a huge impact on the Zionist regime’s security and in its politics and media. Most of the Hebrew media, in their analysis, has noted that Israel’s deterrence may have been damaged, for one thing. The damage began when the Zionists sent in a Special Forces team which botched its planned operations in Khan Yunis, in the south of Gaza. A brief conflict ensued with Palestinian resistance fighters and this led to hundreds of home-made missiles being launched in to Israel. The so- called “Iron Dome” proved to be porous. Zvi Fogel, a former head of the IDF Southern Com- mand told Maariv: “The security situation in which Israel is insulting, and not seen since the October 1973 war. It seems that politicians do not pay attention to the future of Israel and are engaged in political games. And even Benjamin Netanyahu gives us the story of an unacceptable illusion.” “After the recent clash with Hamas, we removed David’s The international media is portraying Manzoor Pashteen star and the blue color from the Israeli flag, leaving only 1 as the Che Guevara of the Pakistani Pashtun and the ‘movement’ white in the sign of surrender. led by him as the “Pashtun Renaissance”. Few minor issues of We have completely lost the deterrent power and Hamas tribal belt of Pakistan are being portrayed as a global issue with has succeeded in achieving deterrence against Israel. We are far reaching consequences. Acting as a typical monetized industry in a state of ineffective security that we have not witnessed and riding the anti-Pakistan rhetoric train, the international media since 1973,” he added, and also said that Israel had become is hell bent on painting the Pakistani state and its institutions relatively powerless and without an operational agenda. He as repressive and dictatorial, that is marginalizing its people, suggested that Israel should target Hamas leaders, houses, particularly the Pashtuns and suppressing the voice of the public. cars, and their families, and put them in deep fear and force The reality however, is on the contrary and as evident from the them to live underground. coverage of the international media of this matter, the Pakistani Referring to this latest Middle East development, he said state’s narrative and the steps taken by it to reprimand the situa- that the Middle East sees new and stronger enemies like began with a cease-fire in Gaza, and then the strategic The failed Israeli operation allowed Hamas to launch tion are missing and purposefully ignored. Lest the international Hezbollah in the north and Hamas in southern Israel. Israel mistake of sophisticated security operations continued to nearly 500 missile attacks on Israel. It even knocked out media forget, the Pakistan state considers the demands of the fought against three Arab countries in the war of June 1967 make matters worse. And then the exchange of allegations an Israeli bus with a missile. The Resistance succeeded in PTM as legitimate and has even went on to address majority of the and defeated all, but today, he said, Israel cannot apparently led to a dangerous military tension that ultimately led turning the blockade into a crisis for the Israelis. demands put forward by the PTM leadership such as the removal end the battle with Hamas. to the resignation of the Israeli Defense minister Avig- Analysis by the Zionists, especially the regime’s troops, of landmines from operational areas of FATA, disbandment of Zionist TV network 2 also reported that the regime suf- or Leiberman, and possibly the announcement of a new showed dismay at the apparent relative helplessness of the many military check posts in the region, and reimbursement of fered a painful lesson from the failure of the Special Forces Israeli election.” Tel Aviv authorities. Now, given the failed operation, there losses endured by the traders and people of FATA. at Khan Yunis. He added: “The winner was Hamas in last week’s devel- are political consequences for Netanyahu ahead similar to The Pakistani state and the army in particular are also work- Yoav Limor, a military expert and security analyst for the opments. Hamas inflicted more damage than it received those which befell Ehud Olmert failures in Lebanon years ing on resolving the issue of missing persons as well. The Pa- Israeli newspaper Al-Youm, said: “We spent developments with its heavy rocket attacks around Gaza.” ago, and Hamas is not nearly as powerful as Hezbollah. kistani state, like any other functioning democracy is listening to the concerns of its public and addressing their grievances accordingly but the international media purposefully ignoring all the efforts being made by the state and rigorously working Today’s Europe is not in position to implement in promoting anti-Pakistan agenda by instigating propaganda, spreading misinformation in an attempt to turn the people of Pakistan, particularly the Pashtuns against the state of Pakistan and its institutions. joint army: Entessar The sudden interest of the international media in the plight of the Pashtuns raises suspicions about its motives and intentions. 1 I do think that there is a growing sentiment among recently said that the founding of the European Army and Where was this international media that acts as moral police now, some European leaders to chart a more independent defense its future activities could not only increase the security of when the U.S. invaded Afghanistan back in 2001 and started a and foreign policy posture vis-a-vis the United States, but European countries but also solve international crises. If decades’ long military campaign that resulted in the suffering I don’t think today’s Europe is in a position to implement the joint European army does missions outside Europe in of millions of Pashtuns in Afghanistan? a genuine independent course from Washington’s diktat. addition to missions inside Europe, Is this not a parallel Why the international media was silent about the sacrifices Trump opposed the plan and in response to French with NATO? rendered by the Pashtuns on both sides of the Durand Line (border President Macron’s remarks called the formation of this A: I agree with the assessment of the German defense between Pakistan and Afghanistan) during the U.S.-launched army offensive. Due to the Trump reaction and his renewed minister regarding the utility of a European army in enhanc- War on Terror? Why is the international media silent about the appeal to Europeans to give money to NATO, can these ing the security of European countries. But, as I mentioned innumerable sacrifices and losses endured by Pakistan in War disputes threaten NATO’s future? in my answer to the first question, I don’t think Europe has against terrorism, a war that was not even Pakistan’s war to A: As has been customary for president Trump, he always the political wherewithal to challenge the United States. begin with? wants to have his cake and eat it too. Thus, Trump’s reaction Besides, Europe is too divided to present a cohesive bloc The international media should stop acting as a tool for desta- to Macron’s remarks was in line with his usual vituperation that is necessary for the establishment of an independent bilizing forces and focus on the coverage of more pressing issues when Trump doesn’t like something or when he is challenged. threaten NATO’s future. Despite their frustration with and united military force. But in the unlikely event that that are costing the lives of innocent people around the world, Trump and his foreign policy advisors know the importance Trump’s behavior, Europe is grudgingly is getting used to Europe is able to establish a European defense force that case and point the Israeli atrocities against innocent Palestinians, of NATO to Washington and its global hegemony. Trump’s Rump’s modus operandi. doesn’t kowtow to Washington’s whims, then the future of oppression of the Kashmiri people at the hands of the Indian periodic war of words with some European leaders do not Ursula von der Leyen, the German defense minister, NATO as it is structured today will be in jeopardy. state and occupying forces.

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A simple type of daily meditation Smartphones ‘causing mental health problems in may alter the course of Alzheimer’s two-year-olds’ Recent research has found that short dai- tation group had higher levels of beta-amyloid One hour of screen time a day has been linked to anxiety and ly practice of mind-body therapy may help 40 than the music-listening group. depression. alleviate some of the signs and symptoms Beta-amyloid 40 is one of the biomark- Spending hours on smartphones and tablet devices has that often precede dementia. ers that scientists are focusing on as the frequently been linked to exacerbating mental wellbeing, Practicing an easy type of meditation basis of a potential predictive blood test but new research claims the damage might start in users as daily may relieve some dementia symptoms. for Alzheimer’s disease. young as two. The researchers behind the new study This result does not mean that those with After just one hour of screen time, children and adolescents assessed a group of older adults experiencing higher levels of beta-amyloid 40 have a higher may have less curiosity, lower self-control and lower emotional memory difficulties who practiced 12 minutes risk of Alzheimer’s; the relationship between stability, which can lead to an increased risk of anxiety and de- per day of music listening or simple yoga higher blood beta-amyloid 40 and amyloid pression, claims a US study published in the journal Preventive meditation for 12 weeks. clumps in the brain is not that straightforward. Medicine Reports. Samples of their blood from before and Where scientists are working on a blood The researchers found that those aged 14 to 17 are more at risk after the 3 months of therapy revealed changes test for predicting the disease, for example, for such adverse effects, but noticed the correlations in younger in levels of certain markers with associations they are thinking about using a ratio between children and toddlers, whose brains are still developing, as well. to cell aging and Alzheimer’s disease. beta-amyloid 40 and another beta-amyloid. Surgery students losing dexterity to sew due to These changes also linked directly to What is significant about this result, smartphone usage improvements in subjective assessments however, is that a change in blood beta-am- The study found that nursery school children who used screens of cognitive function, mood, sleep, and yloid occurred. frequently were twice as likely to lose their temper. quality of life. The analysis also revealed links between It also claimed that nine per cent of those aged 11 to 13 who Dr. Kim Innes, a professor at West Vir- increasing levels of beta-amyloid and im- spent an hour a day on screens were not curious in learning new ginia University School of Public Health in provements in memory, cognitive function, things, a figure which rose to 22.6 per cent for those whose screen Morgantown, led the study and is first au- quality of life, mood, and sleep for the 3- and time was seven hours a day or more. thor of the study paper, which features in 6-month measuring points. The links were Authors Professor Jean Twenge, of San Diego State University, the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. much stronger, however, in the group that and Professor Keith Campbell, of the University of Georgia, said: “Half of mental health problems develop by adolescence. Blood markers as predictors of Scientists are, however, becoming did the yoga meditation. Alzheimer’s Changes in markers of cellular aging “Thus, there is an acute need to identify factors linked to The team chose to measure a number of increasingly confident that a blood test Markers of cellular aging also changed in mental health issues that are amenable to intervention in this blood markers that “have emerged as possible based on beta-amyloid markers will one both groups as a result of practice. Telomer- population, as most antecedents are difficult or impossible to predictors of cognitive decline and dementia.” ase activity went up in both groups, but the influence. These included telomere length, telomerase day be able to predict Alzheimer’s long increase was only significant in those with “Compared to these more intractable antecedents of mental activity, and levels of certain beta-amyloid before symptoms such as memory loss and lower telomerase activity at the start and health, how children and adolescents spend their leisure time peptides with links to Alzheimer’s disease. confusion emerge. who practiced more often. A similar pattern is more amenable to change.” Telomeres are “protective caps” that work occurred with telomere length. Both are urging parents and teachers to reduce the time chil- to prevent the ends of chromosomes from diagnose Alzheimer’s much earlier and give Changes in beta-amyloid and The results also showed links between dren spend online, playing video or watching television in a bid deteriorating. Telomerase is an enzyme that therapies a chance to make a real difference symptoms increases in these two markers and im- to combat this. helps preserve telomere length. Reduction in delaying, if not averting, the debilitating In the new study, the scientists randomized provements in some of the cognitive and The National Institute of Health claims that young people spend in telomere length and telomerase activity symptoms. 60 older adults to undertake a 12-minute “psychosocial” measures. an average of five to seven hours on screens in their spare time. are both “markers of cellular aging.” One change that often occurs in the brains daily practice of either a simple yoga medita- Stress, mood, sleep, quality of life, and Twenge, who has written extensively about the issues smart- Symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, such as of people with Alzheimer’s disease is clumps tion called Kirtan Kriya or a music-listening other symptoms improved in both groups, phone usage poses for children, advises implementing a limit a gradual decline in the ability to remember, of beta-amyloid protein. Whether these be- program for 12 weeks. All had undergone but the biggest improvements occurred in the of two hours. think, and make decisions, emerge long after ta-amyloid clumps in the brain cause the assessments that indicated that they had meditation group. These improvements lasted The study includes data on more than 40,000 children aged the changes in the brain that cause them disease or just accompany it, and how they “subjective cognitive decline.” or even strengthened during the 3 months two to 17 in the US, provided by parents for a nationwide health have already taken hold. relate to blood levels of the protein, is not The researchers assessed blood markers following the intervention. survey in 2016. For this reason, and because of the diffi- entirely clear. from samples drawn at the start and end The authors conclude: (Source: The Independent) culties of diagnosing this form of dementia Scientists are, however, becoming increas- of the 3 months of practice. At these times, “Biomarker increases were associated from symptoms, researchers are pushing for ingly confident that a blood test based on and also after another 3 months, they also with improvements in cognitive function, a model that “defines Alzheimer’s by brain beta-amyloid markers will one day be able assessed memory, cognitive function, quality sleep, mood, and [quality of life], suggesting Osteoporosis: Could probiotics changes, not symptoms.” to predict Alzheimer’s long before symptoms of life, sleep, stress, and mood. potential functional relationships.” They argue that this would help clinicians such as memory loss and confusion emerge. After 12 weeks of practice, the yoga medi- (Source: techsidestuff.com) protect bone health?

Osteoporosis predominantly affects older adults, but bone Do you use music as a Why a low-carb diet can help you lose loss can start at as early as age 40. Recently, scientists have sleep aid? weight and keep it off found that probiotics might be a safe and effective tool to help fight bone loss. As we age, the interlinked bone structure (shown here) slowly becomes less robust. Bones do not just grow once and then stay the same for life. Instead, bone is made up of living tissue that is constantly being broken and remodeled into new bone. This process is more efficient when we are young. By around age 30, the body stops increasing bone mass, and once we reach our 40s and 50s, more bone might be being broken down than we are replacing. Over time, this can result in osteoporosis. Bones gradually become thinner, which can lead to fractures — even from a simple fall. Older women tend to have a higher risk of developing the disease, but it is not exclusive to women; it can affect men as well. Other risk factors may include breaking a bone after the age of 50, experiencing early menopause, having a smaller body frame, smoking tobacco, and having a family history of osteoporosis. Participants in a study reported that music side effects — while natural methods, such “The largest and longest feeding study to part of the study, the participants had also Fractures can have severe consequences; for instance, during helps them fall asleep and removes internal as music and meditation are unlikely to test the ‘carbohydrate-insulin model’” con- adhered to a weight loss plan for 10 weeks. the first year after a hip fracture, mortality rates are 24–30 and external stimuli that disrupt sleep habits. cause any serious harm. cludes that a lower carb intake burns more By the end of the trial, 164 participants percent due to the risk of complications. A high number of people use music to According to a recent study, many people calories, which may help people maintain had achieved their weight loss goal of around Osteoporosis becomes more of an issue the older we get, combat sleep disorders. use music to fight sleep disorders. To get weight loss over a longer period of time. 12 percent of their total weight. Then, they and women tend to lose bone mass quickly during menopause. Sleep disorders are changes in sleep the data, Tabitha Trahan of the University Eating a high-quality, low-carb diet may adhered to either a high-, moderate-, or Regardless, by the time that people are in their 70s, both men patterns that increase the risk of health of Sheffield, in the United Kingdom, and help us stave off weight gain for longer. low-carb diet for 20 weeks, allowing the and women lose bone mass at around the same rate. problems and can impact a person’s every- colleagues explored the use of music as a Cara Ebbeling, Ph.D., together with Dr. researchers to examine if they managed Medications are available that can help treat osteoporosis, day quality of life. sleep aid, using an online survey — the first David Ludwig — both at Boston Children’s to maintain the weight loss. but preventing or slowing the initial bone loss would be a vast Symptoms of sleep disorders include one on this topic. People with insomnia Hospital in Massachusetts — led the new The high-carb diet was composed of improvement. difficulty falling asleep, daytime sleepiness, were not the focus of the study; it included study, which now appears in the BMJ. 60 percent high-quality carbs, the mod- Preventing osteoporosis? and excessive movement during sleep. the general public. As they explain, when we lose weight, the erate-carb one had 40 percent carbs, and A recent study, published in the journal Immunity, tested One of the most common types of sleep Up until now, there was a lack of data body adapts by lowering its energy expendi- the low-carb diet had 20 percent carbs. the ability of a probiotic to enhance bone growth. disorders is insomnia, which is an inability on how widely people use music as a sleep ture. In other words, it burns fewer calories. The diets also minimized sugar intake and The researchers, led by senior study author Roberto Pacif- to sleep. Other, less common, disorders aid, why people use it, and the type of music This way, the metabolism protects itself used whole grains. ici — of Emory University in Atlanta, GA — tackled this topic include sleep apnea (irregular breathing that works for them. This online survey against long-term weight changes. During this time, the scientists measured with female laboratory mice. The scientists gave them oral patterns while asleep), restless legs syn- scored sleep habits, musicality, and open- However, when the weight loss is inten- the participants’ weight and tracked the Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG supplementation for a period drome, and narcolepsy (falling asleep at end responses on the preferred type of music tional, this adaptive response can be frustrat- number of calories they burned. They also over 4 weeks. any time, often without warning). and reasons for the choice. The findings ing for dieters, as it leads to weight regain. examined the participants’ insulin secretion The team revealed that the probiotic stimulated the growth Some people may experience insomnia are available in the journal PLOS ONE. Although weight gain after dieting is a and metabolic hormones. of gut bacteria that produce a particular metabolite called bu- during periods of excessive stress, but it More than 60 percent of the 651 partic- well-known phenomenon, researchers do not ’A 20-pound weight loss after tyrate. Butyrate, in turn, prompted T cells in bone marrow to can appear for no apparent reason and can ipants reported that they listen to music know much about how different diets affect 3 years’ produce a protein called Wnt10b, which is vital for bone growth. become chronic if left untreated. to fall asleep. They mentioned 14 musical the way the metabolism responds to them. At the end of the study period, people “We were surprised by the potency of the gut microbiome Facts about insomnia genres comprising 545 artists. The so-called carbohydrate-insulin mod- in the low-carb group burned significantly in regulating bone and by the complexity of the mechanism According to a poll by the National Sleep People who did not experience sleep el, however, suggests one such mechanism. more calories than those who had been on of action of probiotics.” Foundation (NSF), more than half of the disorders also said that they use music to It posits that highly processed foods high a high-carb diet. He explains that probiotics are somewhat controversial, participants experienced sleep disorders. improve sleep quality. Results also showed in sugar drive hormonal changes that in- Specifically, participants who were on a claiming, “Because their mechanism of action in bone is un- Symptoms mentioned by participants that younger people are more likely to use crease the appetite and lead to weight gain. low-carb diet burned around 250 kilocal- known, they are regarded as some kind of alternative, esoteric, included difficulty falling asleep, waking up music as a sleep aid. “According to this model,” explains ories more per day than those who were unproven treatment.” frequently during the night, being unable Participants believe that music stimu- Dr. Ludwig, “the processed carbohydrates on a high-carb diet. However, the research shows that they can affect bone struc- to get back to sleep, and waking up very lates sleep and helps remove internal and that flooded our diets during the low-fat Ebbeling explains, “If this difference ture in a positive way. Pacifici also believes that the number early. Of the participants, 33 percent said external stimuli. Even though the survey era have raised insulin levels, driving fat persists — and we saw no drop-off during of bacteria contained in the probiotics may be as important they had experienced “at least one of these provides initial evidence on the use of cells to store excessive calories. With fewer the 20 weeks of our study — the effect would as the probiotic that is used, but more research is needed to symptoms every night or almost every night music as a sleep aid, it does not draw any calories available to the rest of the body, translate into about a 20-pound weight confirm this. in the past year.” conclusions about music’s physiological hunger increases and metabolism slows loss after 3 years, with no change in cal- Limits of this study In occasion of the Annual Insomnia and psychological effects because it relies — a recipe for weight gain.” orie intake.” The main thing to keep in mind from this study is Awareness Day, in 2017, the American on self-reported answers. In this context, Ebbeling, Dr. Ludwig, The results also indicated that for that it was in mice, and not humans. The authors say Academy of Sleep Medicine published “The largest-ever survey of everyday use of and their colleagues decided to investigate participants who had the highest insulin that there is a big need to continue with the research. an article about the impact of chronic in- music for sleep reveals multiple pathways to the effects that different diets had on the secretion, the impact of a low-carb diet They would like to understand whether probiotics could somnia. Studies revealed that insomnia is effect that go far beyond relaxation; these include metabolism. Specifically, they looked at was even more significant: low-carb dieters help in other bone conditions and hope this research is associated with about 253 million days of auditory masking, habit, passion for music, the carb-to-fat ratio in varying diets over burned 400 calories more per day than continued with humans. lost work each year in the United States and mental distraction.” The authors added: a 20-week period. high-carb dieters. “Our findings will need to be validated in human studies,” and more than $100 billion in annual costs. “This work offers new understanding Studying carb intake, weight, “This is the largest and longest feed- explains Pacifici. He notes that if those studies are successful, Can music improve our sleep into the complex motivations that drive and calories ing study to test the ‘carbohydrate-insulin it may pave the way for an inexpensive and well-tolerated habits? people to reach for music as a sleep aid and The researchers examined the effect of model,’ which provides a new way to think treatment that can help optimize skeletal development in young Many people use medications to treat the reasons why so many find it effective.” different diets on 234 adults aged 18–65 whose about and treat obesity.” people and may help prevent osteoporosis in older people. insomnia, but some medications may have (Source: Medical News Today) body mass index (BMI) was at least 25. As (Source: Medical News Today) (Source: Medical News Today) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 10 TECHNOLOGY NOVEMBER 19, 2018

ICT Faculty, Amirkabir University Over 42,000 jobs created by science to conduct joint IoT projects TECHNOLOGY TEHRAN — The Faculty of Applied Science in and technology parks: minister deskTelecommunication, known as ICT Faculty, and Amirkabir University of Technology plan to cooperate in order to TECHNOLOGY TEHRAN — boost Internet of Things (IoT) projects, ILNA reported last week. deskOver 42,000 jobs have been so far created by the science and technology parks located at universities, Science, Research and Technology Minister Mansour Gholami said on Saturday. “There are a total of 43 science and technology parks at the universities across Iran,” he said. The parks and incubator centers support new ideas, entrepreneurship development and sustainable jobs, he said. In general, universities are not responsible for job creation for alumni, he said. “Amirkabir University has a great capacity in the field of IT, “However in recent years, hence we welcome further cooperation with the ICT Faculty,” the science ministry provide Amirkabir University Chancellor Ahmad Motamedi said during a plan for increasing skill and his visit to the ICT Faculty on November 13. entrepreneurship, according The University is now making smart its energy section and is to which, the universities hold planning to improve smart building through IoT and Building workshops and courses for the Management System (BMS), he added. students during education,” he said. During his visit, the dean of ICT Faculty Vahid Yazdanian Over five thousand knowledge- also expressed his hope over further cooperation with Amirkabir based companies are active in Iran’s University in different fields of technology. science and technology parks, “We hope that we can have tripartite agreements between Gholami said in early September. Participants attend an exhibition on energy technology at the Khorasan Science and Technology Park near Mashhad in late November 2017 ICT Faculty, Amirkabir University and a foreign university in the near future,” Yazdanian concluded. University of Tehran to host startup weekend on e-mental health TECHNOLOGY TEHRAN — The University of Tehran around the world. deskwill hold the first startup weekend on elec- According to the Centers for Disease Control and Pre- tronic mental health from February 26 to 28, Mehr reported. vention (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO), New space industry The event aims to increase mental health knowledge unipolar depression was the third leading cause of disease amongst students, promote innovation culture and entre- burden in the world in 2004. emerges: on-orbit servicing preneurship and to improve electronic services. Today, e-mental health refers to mental health services The decrease in mental health services using electronic provided through the internet and related technology (in- Imagine an airport where thousands of planes, empty of fuel, are technology is one of the other goal of the event. cluding apps for smartphones). left abandoned on the tarmac. That is what has been happening About 100 students from different universities will at- In recent years, Asian countries have started thinking for decades with satellites that circle the Earth. tend the event. about how to incorporate electronic mental health into their When satellites run out of fuel, they can no longer main- According to Interdisciplinary Association for Population national health systems to reach the vast populations in tain their precise orbit, rendering them useless even if their Health Science website, depression, anxiety, and combi- rural areas or those in large cities who do not have access hardware is still intact. nations of these two mental health disorders are prevalent to appropriate mental health care. Secrets to increase employee engagement with technology Employee engagement is serious business. and 69% missed fewer days of work. [2] networks. When senior management is In 2015, a Gallup study poll found that What we’re saying here is that compa- too busy, or too uninterested, having an incredibly, only 30% of employees say that nies should use technology to encourage active network of colleagues behind you they’re engaged in their job. More than workers to work virtually. If they do that, can make all the difference to engagement 50% of employees said they weren’t en- then they reap the benefits of happier, and productivity. gaged, and almost 20% of employees stated more motivated, and more productive This method also works for those who that they were “actively disengaged.” [1] employees. A virtual workforce also cuts have trouble with authority or don’t get That’s a severe problem in the workplace. overhead costs and shows that you trust along with their superiors. 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All expected results, it is critical that you they’d be able to surmount this challenge capital of key players in the emerging field of on-orbit servicing, a way out. Companies are finding smart- we’re saying is that using remote work first assess your existing HR strategy, a lot more easily. And even those who love or repairing satellites while they are in space. er ways to boost employee engagement and online communication helps us to your goals and the needs of the organ- their boss can still benefit from peer to peer In recent years, new aerospace companies have been through the use of technology. boost employee engagement by allowing ization. Consider whether gamification recognition. The best boss in the world founded to try and extend the lifespan of satellites, on the Hang on a second – what does ‘em- more and better communication between can harmoniously fit in with the whole is still going to have a lot of employees hunch that many clients would find this more profitable than ployee engagement’ even mean? workers, no matter where they may be. strategy before investing in it. to monitor and a lot of their own work to relaunching new ones. Employee engagement is nothing more Some of the potential tools you should For instance, one gamified learning do, so it’s inevitable that some employees In 2021, his company will launch a vehicle—as part of its Robotic than the measure of how emotionally look into to facilitate co-working include: portal produced a staggering 417% in- will get overlooked. Coming back to Gen Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program—that invested your staff is in the organiza- File sharing: but not in the illegal, crease in employee use. In particular, Y, this is even more applicable, as this is capable of servicing two to three dozen satellites in a distant tion. An engaged employee WANTS the torrented way. You could just use Dropbox, the younger members of staff responded generation particularly requires feedback. geostationary orbit, some 22,000 miles (36,000 kilometers) company to succeed; they don’t just want Google Drive, or anything else. The fees more strongly to this new strategy. The Creating a culture of recognition is from Earth where there are about 500 active satellites, most in the next paycheck. They believe in the for mass storage are cheap, the interface is big picture? Increased sales and increased truly a beautiful thing. It creates a whole telecommunications. company’s mission. easy, and you have the peace of mind that customer satisfaction. new attitude and outlook on the company This unmanned spacecraft will be able to latch onto a satel- According to Forbes, employee engage- everything is safe and well-communicated, Check out other examples of Gamifi- and on working life. All you have to do lite to inspect it, refuel it, and possibly even repair it or change ment “Is the emotional commitment the not to mention backed-up on the cloud. cation techniques used in companies to is you’re your team members recognize components, and put it back in the correct orbit. employee has to the organization and its Wikis: Create a resource where your boost employee engagement. what their worth and feel good about Tadros describes it as “equivalent to a AAA servicing truck goals.” What we have to realize is that an employees can find all the information Allow personal tools at work themselves, and who can ask for more in geostationary orbit.” engaged employee is not just bothered they need on their own – a self-access Time to mention smartphones – you than that? And “it’s financially a very, very big opportunity,” he adds. about a huge salary and swanky benefits. center for training and development. It’ll knew it was coming. First, here are some Mobile learning Telecommunications giant Intelsat, which operates 50 geosta- It’s about more than an airline gold club help everyone get on the same page and key stats from the 2014 Cisco Connected In 2014, Bersin released it’s Global tionary satellites, chose a different option and signed a contract card and a company car. keep all your employees up to date on Tech Report: Human Capital Trends 2014 Survey. This with Space Logistics, a branch of Northrop Grumman, for its An engaged employee wants to have the right way of doing things. 88The majority of professional use was a huge undertaking, with over 2500 MEV, a “very simple system” vice president Ken Lee told AFP is a say in the business, they need to feel Org and Project Management tools: two to three work and personal devices respondents from 90 countries all over much like a “tow truck.” like they’re part of a team that’s working Just like Asana, Jira, and Basecamp. in their daily lives. the globe. One of their most pivotal find- When it launches in 2019, the spacecraft will attach itself to towards a common goal, and crucially, These sites let you create, organize, and About 60% of respondents would ings is that mobile learning is changing a broken down satellite, and reposition it in its correct orbit. they need to feel that they are a valued delegate tasks, sharing certain elements choose a device other than a laptop for employee training – really, it is. The MEV will stay attached and use its own engine to stay member of the company – not just a tool into shared projects. You can also have both work and personal use. Mobile learning and online learning in orbit. for generating profit. conversations and chats between tasks. 70% of HR professionals think Gen are changing expectations from employ- Too much debris So where does technology come in here? These really do make life easier and help Y employees perform faster if they are ees – we’ve been championing this idea On-orbit servicing could also help cut down on the perplexing Well, some companies feel hesitant to issue increase engagement and productivity. allowed to use their mobile devices instead for a while. With Generation Z on the problem of mounting space debris. their staff with new dangly gadgets, like Great! Now just one more suggestion… of computers. horizon and ready to enter the workforce, Of the 23,000 space objects counted by the US military, just mobile phones, smart devices, tablets, and Shared whiteboards and forums: You These statistics might say a lot about this trend isn’t going to end in a hurry. 1,900 are active satellites. so on. Employers think these things are can also consider using tools to assist your our priorities these days, but again, we’re The modern employee juggles a hugely The rest—which move at speeds of some 12-19,000 miles productivity sinks that take up people’s colleagues share ideas and work together. rolling with the punches. Millennials are complicated, multifaceted life, balancing (20-30,000 kilometers) per hour—includes nearly 3,000 inac- time with games about candy and farms Again, the keyword is collaboration – we the largest group in the US workforce, and work, hobbies, outside interests, educa- tive satellites, 2,000 pieces of rockets (such as the second stages and pirates. But that’s not the case. If a keep saying it for a reason. A great tool is they’re glued to their device – so let them tion, and family. Consequently, it’s abso- of rockets) and thousands of fragments produced by two key worker wants to be unproductive, trust called Slack. You can pass files, brainstorm, use it! BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) lutely vital that learners access content events: the deliberate missile explosion of a Chinese satellite us, they’ll find a way. It doesn’t matter float questions and ideas, and compare increases employee engagement by giving and complete training at the time, pace, in 2007, and the 2009 collision of an Iridium satellite with an whether you give them a 1990 Apple II notes. One company, Hubspot, described employee autonomy to work the way they and place that suits them. aging Russian one. or a state-of-the-art iPhone 6S. It’s the slack as “A team post-it-note board on want, when they want. In the long run, It links into this of course that mobile No short term solution has been identified for small-scale person, not the tool. steroids”, and that’s a pretty accurate these minor gains lead to big improve- is everywhere. Employees can complete space junk, but some companies would like to be able to remove We’ve been working on this post in description! Check out Slack here. ments. So don’t go giving the “evil eye” training whenever and wherever they want. defunct satellites from orbit. the lab for quite some time, and now the Use gamification to any employee with their iPhone out. It’s a ubiquitous technology that people Since 2008, France has required satellite operators to take day has come to set it free. So here you go A key issue within training, in general, BYOD is here to stay, and organizations can’t exist without, so it’s only natural steps to “deorbit” their spacecrafts by programming them to –different methods for leveraging tech- is generating enough motivation so that need to realize this. Don’t upset your em- that we use this training method to help re-enter Earth’s atmosphere in 25 years so that they burn up, nology to boost employee engagement. students will want to invest the time and ployees, especially the millennials – let increase flexible working practices and according to Laurent Francillout, head of space security at the Encourage collaborative work- effort required to learn. As gamification them use their own tech! raise enthusiasm toward learning. French National Center for Space Studies (CNES). ing makes practical day-to-day activities P2P recognition (don’t worry, We know that people don’t ever want When it comes to satellites in geostationary orbits, their end- Just like the human body, work is bet- (like training) more compelling, using we’ll explain) to bring work home with them, but the of-life option is to go farther from Earth to a “graveyard orbit” ter when it’s flexible. Flexible and virtual it appropriately can boost participation 43% of workers cite a lack of recog- reality is that it’s inevitable. What’s more, 200 miles (300 kilometers) further away. work is the next big thing, and Forrester rates in eLearning courses and increase nition as one of their biggest sources of as people find that their work is more “We are trying to promote these principles” in other countries, Research reports that by 2016, over 63 employee motivation. unhappiness at work [4]. Smart com- flexible, they’re happier to complete learn- Francillout told AFP. million Americans will work virtually. In People have a natural desire to compete, panies have started to adopt P2P (peer- ing on their mobile at home or wherever A small Japanese company founded in 2013, Astroscale, is 2010 what was this figure? A jaw-drop- and if there’s a fun, measurable way of to-peer) recognition to boost employee they might be. Smart managers and HR developing a system to approach and capture space debris and ping 34 million. That’s a huge increase. doing so, you’ll notice employees joking engagement. As an example, just look at departments are realizing this represents a broken satellites. So why this trend? Well, according to and comparing with one another. It’s not Salesforce Chatter. This kind of tools helps better way of doing things – not to mention Though it doesn’t have a clientele yet, director of operations the PGi Telework Week survey, 82% of a case of ‘just getting it done’ it’s a case of your workforce feel valued and respect- that it saves on classroom costs, instructor Chris Blackerby anticipates the business would be “very viable.” workers who ‘telecommute’ experience wanting to keep up with their co-workers. ed. Teammates become cheerleaders for hiring, and travel times! (Source: phys.org) less stress, while 80% have higher morale, And it’s fun! one another and create stronger support (Source: shiftelearning.com) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NOVEMBER 19, 2018 SCIENCE 11

Space-inspired ‘speed breeding’ Most luminous known galaxy is eating three neighbors, could improve crops, scientists find astronomers say Active galaxies are some of the most luminous and impressive Technology first used by NASA to grow plants of a growing world population. objects in the sky. They tend to be massive, distant and emit extra-terrestrially is fast tracking improve- More dependent on speed extraordinary amounts of energy as material falls into the su- ments in a range of crops. Scientists at John Dr. Brande Wulff a wheat scientist at the permassive black hole that lurks at their center. Astronomers Innes Center and the University of Queens- John Innes Center and one of the lead authors have recently discovered that some of them are also hidden from land have improved the technique, known as on the paper explains that European crop plain view by huge amounts of gas and smoke-like dust. But it is speed breeding, adapting it to work in vast research and breeding will become more unclear how these rare objects form and feed. glass houses and in scaled-down desktop dependent on speed breeding in the light Now our team of astronomers has worked out more about growth chambers. of these developments. the origin of the most luminous galaxy found in the universe: The ability to work at these scales gives “Speed breeding allows researchers to a “quasar” called W2246. Our findings, published in Science, scientists greater opportunities than ever rabidly mobilize the genetic variation found show clear signs of W2246 forming by several galaxies merging. before to breed disease resistant, climate in wild relatives of crops and introduce it into W2246 was first discovered in the all-sky infrared survey resilient and nutritious crops to feed a growing elite varieties that can be grown by farmers. made by the WISE spacecraft in 2010. But we don’t see it as it global population. The research is published The EU ruling that heavily regulates gene looks today. When we look out into the universe we detect light in the peer reviewed journal Nature Protocols. editing means we are more reliant on speed that has taken some appreciable time to get to us. This galaxy is Speed breeding uses enhanced LED light- breeding to grow sturdier, more resilient so far away that we see it as it was when the universe was only ing and day-long regimes of up to 22 hours to crops.” about 8 percent of its present age. optimize photosynthesis and promote rapid Dr. Wulff’s team at the John Innes Center The object is extremely bright — about 10,000 times more growth of crops. It speeds up the breeding has developed techniques such as rapid gene luminous than our galaxy, the Milky Way. Previous work using a cycle of plants: for example, six generations discovery and cloning that, alongside speed range of cutting-edge telescopes — including the Atacama Large of wheat can be grown per year, compared to breeding, would allow crop improvements Millimeter Array (ALMA), and the Hubble and Herschel Space two generations using traditional breeding glass houses. techniques should be classed as genetically via a non-GM route. Telescopes — confirmed in 2016 that W2246 is the current holder methods. The latest advances come at a crucial time modified organisms. Collaborators in Australia — currently of the record for the most luminous galaxy in the universe. By shortening breeding cycles, the meth- for European crop development. They follow The decision was greeted with dismay experiencing one of the worst droughts on The bulk of the power from W2246 emanates from a relatively od allows scientists and plant breeders to a decision this summer by the Court of Jus- among many leading plant scientists, breeders record — are using the technology to rapidly compact region in its center, several times smaller than the Milky fast-track genetic improvements such as tice of the European Union which ruled that and farming industry leaders in the UK, be- cycle genetic improvements to make crops Way. The images also show that this region contains a remarkable yield gain, disease resistance and climate crops improved using modern gene-editing cause it frustrates efforts to meet the challenge more drought resilient. cloud of hot, uniform, high-pressure gas, plausibly starting to resilience in a range of crops such as wheat, Dr. Wulff predicts the speed breeding expand out as a bubble in all directions. barley, oilseed rape and pea. “Speed breeding allows researchers to rabidly technology will become the norm in research The latest observations were carried out by my colleague Tanio Cutting-edge research institutes: “We know that more and more Diaz Santos in Chile, and 11 other astronomers, using the ALMA Being able to do this in a compact desktop mobilize the genetic variation found in wild institutes across the world will be adopting and Jansky Very Large Array (JCLA) telescopes, at excellent sites chamber enables affordable, cutting-edge relatives of crops and introduce it into elite this technology and by sharing these protocols in Chile and New Mexico respectively. research on a range of crops to take place we are providing a pathway for accelerating (Source: Newsweek) before the experiments are scaled up to larger varieties that can be grown by farmers. crop research.” (Source: phys.org) Bizarre microbes represent a major new branch on the evolutionary family tree Scientists find city-sized Canadian scientists have identified microscopic creatures that Nations people of Nova Scotia. the two species of hemimastigotes. The entire genomes could meteorite crate underneath are so unlike anything seen before, they had to create an entirely Grasping into prey not be extracted, but enough information was gleaned for the Greenland ice new branch on the evolutionary tree of life to slot them in. Rapacious and hairy, indeed. These single-celled, free-roaming researchers to perform a phylogenetic analysis. Biologists have known about these wee beasties for well over predators feature two rows of hair-like flagella, which they use Physical characteristics Researchers found one of the biggest impact craters in the history a century, but only now can hemimastigotes be officially slotted for locomotion and grasping onto prey. Hemimastix feeds by The purpose of this organizational scheme is to sort and cluster of the world under thick ice sheets in Greenland. According to the into the evolutionary tree of life, a process more formally known connecting its mouth — if it can be called that — to the surface of species according to their relation to common ancestors, rather study, the impact crater might have been created around the end as phylogeny. And by doing so, scientists have stumbled upon its equally microscopic prey, sucking up the victim’s cytoplasm, than by their physical characteristics or other attributes. of the last ice age thousands of years ago. a completely new branch on the tree of life — one dating back according to observations made by Eglit and her colleagues. The six previously established eukaryote super-groups and First discovered in 2015, the team discovered the impact crater billions of years. “This discovery literally redraws our branch of the ‘Tree of Diaphoretickes supra-group, plus the new hemimastigotes su- in northwest Greenland using data from NASA. It took the team Yana Eglit, a doctoral student at Dalhousie University and Life’ at one of its deepest points,” explained Alastair Simpson, the pra-group proposed in the new study. Animals and fungi are three years to verify its existence and size. a co-author of the new study, found two different species of lead author of the study and biology professor at Dalhousie, in a in the Amorphea super-group, while plants fall under Archae- The researchers first detected the impact crater while studying hemimastigotes — one already known and one completely new statement. “It opens a new door to understanding the evolution plastida + Picozoa. satellite data from NASA’s Operation IceBrige, a multi-year project to science — in soil samples collected along the Bluff Wilderness of complex cells—and their ancient origins — back well before Previously, scientists had designated Hemimastigophora at that used ice-penetrating radar to track changes in the polar ice in Trail in Nova Scotia, Canada. The previously known species is animals and plants emerged on Earth.” the level of phylum (below kingdom), but the new study suggests Greenland. called Spironema and the new one was dubbed Hemimastix Using a new technique called single-cell transcriptonomics, they belong to a distinct supra-group, or a “novel supra-king- The impact crater is right under the Hiawatha Glacier. At 19 miles kukwesjijk (pronounced “ku–ga–wes–jij–k”), which means and with the help of PhD candidate Gordon Lax, the Dalhousie dom-level lineage of eukaryotes,” in the words of the researchers. wide and 1,000 feet deep, the impact crater is one of the biggest in the “rapacious hairy ogre” in the language of the Mi’kmaq First team was able to tease large amounts of genetic material from (Source: gizmodo.com) history of the world and the first to be found under thick ice sheets. He explained that the impact crater was perfectly preserved Scientists produce 3D chemical Team presents solar panels under all the ice — a surprise considering that glacier ice is an erosive agent. He added that the newly-discovered impact crater is one of maps of single bacteria for yeast cell biofactories the youngest on the planet. The researchers spent three years confirming and studying the Scientists at the National Synchrotron Light Genetically engineered microbes such as impact crater, but their work is not done yet. Their next mission is Source II (NSLS-II) -- a U.S. Department bacteria and yeasts have long been used to figure out how the meteorite impact affected its surroundings of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User as living factories to produce drugs and and the world. Facility at DOE’s Brookhaven National fine chemicals. More recently, research- Earlier studies claim that large impacts can alter the planet’s Laboratory--have used ultrabright x-rays ers have started to combine bacteria with climate and the meteorite that hit the Earth might have had the to image single bacteria with higher spatial semiconductor technology that, similar to force of 700- megaton warhead. Its arrival did not only left a mark resolution than ever before. Their work, solar panels on the roof of a house, harvests in Greenland but shook the entire planet while sending rocky debris published in Scientific Reports, demon- energy from light and, when coupled to the as far as North America and Europe. It might have also caused the strates an x-ray imaging technique, called can get at the doctor’s office to a CT scan.” microbes’ surface, can boost their biosyn- Ph.D., who is a Core Faculty member at the ice age to extend for another 1,000 years. x-ray fluorescence microscopy (XRF), as an The images produced by HXN revealed thetic potential. Wyss Institute and Associate Professor at (Source: Tech Times) effective approach to produce 3-D images that two trace elements, calcium and zinc, The first “biological-inorganic hybrid SEAS. Co-author Nocera is the Patterson of small biological samples. had unique spatial distributions in the systems” (biohybrids) mostly focused on the Rockwood Professor of Energy at Harvard “For the very first time, we used na- bacterial cell. fixation of atmospheric carbon dioxide and University. As a result of the combined noscale XRF to image bacteria down to “We believe the zinc is associated with the production of alternative energies, and manipulations, yeasts’ ability to produce Lockheed Martin starts work on the resolution of a cell membrane,” said the ribosomes in the bacteria,” Victor said. although promising, they also revealed key shikimic acid, an important precursor of Lisa Miller, a scientist at NSLS-II and a “Bacteria don’t have a lot of cellular or- challenges. For example, semiconductors, the anti-viral drug Tamiflu, several other X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft co-author of the paper. “Imaging cells at ganelles, unlike a eukaryotic (complex) which are made from toxic metals, thus far medicines, nutraceuticals, and fine chem- the level of the membrane is critical for cell that has mitochondria, a nucleus, and are assembled directly on bacterial cells icals, was significantly enhanced. Lockheed Martin began milling the first part for its X-59 Quiet understanding the cell’s role in various many other organelles. So, it’s not the most and often harm them in the process. In The baker’s yeast Saccharomyces cere- Supersonic Technology test aircraft at its facility in Palmdale, diseases and developing advanced medical exciting sample to image, but it’s a nice addition, the initial focus on carbon-fixing visiae naturally produces shikimic acid to California, after being selected earlier this year by NASA to design, treatments.” model system that demonstrates the im- microbes has limited the range of products generate some of its building blocks for the build and flight test a Low Boom Flight Demonstrator. The record-breaking resolution of the aging technique superbly.” to relatively simple molecules; if biohybrids synthesis of proteins and other biomole- Lockheed Martin says it plans to have the X-59 make its first x-ray images was made possible by the The internal structure could be created based on microorganisms cules. However, by genetically modifying the flight in 2021, the company announced 16 November. Those tests advanced capabilities of the Hard X-ray “This 3-D chemical imaging or flu- equipped with more complex metabolisms, yeast’s central metabolism, the researchers will be used to collect response data from residents on the ground Nanoprobe (HXN) beamline, an experi- orescence nanotomography technique it would open new paths for the production enabled the cells to funnel more of the carbon on the acceptability of the quieter sonic boom generated by the mental station at NSLS-II with novel nan- is gaining popularity in other scientific of a much larger range of chemicals useful atoms that their main nutrient source, the aircraft. Lockheed Martin would then use that information to ofocusing optics and exceptional stability. fields,” Chu said. “For example, we can for many applications. sugar glucose, contains into the pathway help NASA establish an acceptable commercial supersonic noise While other imaging techniques, such as visualize how the internal structure of a Now, in a study in Science, a multidisci- that produces shikimic acid and prevent standard to overturn current regulations banning supersonic electron microscopy, can image the struc- battery is transforming while it is being plinary team led by Core Faculty member the loss of carbon to alternative pathways travel over land. ture of a cell membrane with very high charged and discharged.” Neel Joshi and Postdoctoral Fellows Junling by disrupting one of them. The “start of manufacturing on the project marks a great resolution, these techniques are unable “Ideally, XRF imaging should be per- Guo and Miguel Suástegui at Harvard’s “In principle, the increased ‘carbon flux’ leap forward for the X-59 and the future of quiet supersonic to provide chemical information on the formed on frozen biological samples that Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired towards shikimic acid should lead to higher commercial travel,” says Peter Iosifidis, Low Boom Flight Demon- cell. At HXN, the researchers could pro- are cryo-preserved to prevent radiation Engineering and John A. Paulson School product levels, but in normal yeast cells, the strator program manager with Lockheed Martin Skunk Works duce 3-D chemical maps of their samples, damage and to obtain a more physiolog- of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) alternative pathway that we disrupted to in Palmdale, California. identifying where trace elements are found ically relevant understanding of cellular presents a highly adaptable solution to these increase yields, importantly, also provides throughout the cell. processes,” Victor said. challenges. the energy needed to fuel the final step of Taking another image “Because of the space constraints in Bacterial biohybrid systems shikimic acid production,” said co-first au- “At HXN, we take an image of a sample HXN’s sample chamber, we weren’t able “While our strategy conceptually builds thor Miguel Suástegui, Ph.D., a chemical at one angle, rotate the sample to the next to study the sample using a cryostage. on earlier bacterial biohybrid systems that engineer and former Postdoctoral Fellow in angle, take another image, and so on,” said Instead, we embedded the cells in small were engineered by our collaborator Daniel Joshi’s team and now Scientist at Joyn Bio Tiffany Victor, lead author of the study and sodium chloride crystals and imaged the Nocera and others, we expanded the con- LLC. To boost the more carbon-effective but a scientist at NSLS-II. “Each image shows cells at room temperature. cept to yeast -- an organism that is already energy-depleted engineered shikimic acid the chemical profile of the sample at that The sodium chloride crystals maintained an industrial workhorse and is genetical- pathway, “we hypothesized that we could orientation. Then, we can merge those the rod-like shape of the cells, and they ly easy to manipulate -- with a modular generate the relevant energy-carrying mole- profiles together to create a 3-D image.” made the cells easier to locate, reducing semiconductor component that provides cule NADPH instead in a biohybrid approach Miller added, “Obtaining an XRF 3-D the run time of our experiments.” biochemical energy to yeast’s metabolic with light-harvesting semiconductors.” image is like comparing a regular x-ray you (Source: eurekalert.org) machinery without being toxic,” said Joshi, (Source: Science Daily) The “long, slender design of the aircraft is the key to achieving a low sonic boom.” The X-59 is designed to cruise at 55,000ft at a speed of about Over 651mn./lit. crude oil delivered to Kermanshah Oil Refinery in six months 817kt (1,512km/h) or Mach 1.23, says Lockheed Martin. The com- Statistics showed that more than 651 million liters of crude has been delivered to Kermanshah Oil Refinery via 8-inch Of total crude oil delivered to Kermanshah Oil Refinery, pany aims to eliminate the aircraft’s sonic boom, instead creating oil were delivered to Kermanshah Oil Refinery in the first pipeline, the report added. 133 million liters of which was delivered to Kermanshah a sound about as loud as a car door closing, 75 Perceived Level half of the current Iranian calendar year in 1397 (March Moreover, 1.136 million liters of crude oil and oil prod- Oil Products Distribution Company via 10-inch pipeline, decibel. Supersonic flights over the USA are currently banned 21 – Sept. 21), the Public Relations Dept. of IOPTC (Irani- ucts has been delivered to the refinery via 16-inch pipeline. he opined. by law due to the disturbances caused by sonic booms. an Oil Pipeline Telecommunication Company) reported. Eng. Jalal Hayati Head of Oil and Facilities Transfer In the same direction, 129 million liters of gasoline has Lockheed Martin and NASA are not the only organizations The head of Center for transfer of oil and facilities in Center made the above remarks and said, “in this regard, been received via 16-inch pipeline in the same period. pursuing supersonic commercial aviation. Business aviation West Region, he said, “the volume of crude oil delivered to 350 million liters of oil gas was delivered to Kermanshah In conclusion, he reiterated, “the gasoline delivered to start-ups Aerion, Boom Technology and Spike Aerospace are the mentioned refinery has been taken through two 8- and Oil Refinery via 16-inch pipeline, 217 million liters of which Kermanshah Oil Products Distribution Company at 87 mil- also designing aircraft. For its part, Boeing unveiled a hyper- 16-inch pipelines.” was delivered to Kermanshah Oil Products Disctribution lion liters while the gasoline sent to Sanandaj Oil Products sonic passenger airliner concept in June 2018 that it says it is In the mentioned period, 54 million liters of crude oil Company. Distribution Company at 42 million liters,” he concluded. seriously researching. (Source: flightglobal.com) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 NOVEMBER 19 , 2018SOCIETYANALYSIS & INTERVIEWNOVEMBER 19, 2018 12

‘Jazmourian wetland Winter traffic scheme to restoration is DOE’s priority’

ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN — Reviving Jazmourian wetland, deskthe sole major water source of Kerman prov- ince, has become a priority to the Department of Environment begin in a month (DOE), which is preparing several plans to restore the wetland, SOCIETY TEHRAN — Winter traf- deputy environment chief for marine affairs has said. deskfic scheme, aiming to in- crease road safety during cold weather, will begin on December 13 and end on March 13, Traffic Police chief Taqi Mehri has said. All responsible bodies should collabo- rate with the police to reduce traffic-related accidents, Mehr news agency quoted Mehri as saying on Sunday. Special measures will be employed to prevent road icing, avalanche and flooded roads both inside and outside the cities, He added. Unfortunately last year some 3,400 in- dividuals lost their lives in accidents last year during winter, he lamented, adding that 68 percent of them were killed in ac- Nestled between the provinces of Kerman and Sistan-Baluch- cidents outside the cities. estan, Jazmourian is one of the two major wetlands in southeast 22 percent of the accidents were caused Iran, the other being the Hamouns. Both are on the knife-edge by overspeeding, 38 percent due to drowsy of complete desiccation as a result of climate change, excessive driving and distracted driving and 13 per- dam construction and the depletion of groundwater resources. cent resulted from overtaking last winter, In local dialect ‘Jaz’ means ‘plants’ and ‘Mourian’ means ‘plen- Mehri explained. ty’ therefore, Jazmourian means a land with plenty of plants, Having enough fuel and snow chains are which was once home to countless migratory birds and numerous mandatory during winter, he highlighted. marine species. According to superiorpaint.com, dis- “It is planned to soon establish a special working group to tracted driving, excessive speeding, and address the issue and prepare plans and efficient measures to tailgating are dangerous no matter what revitalize the wetland,” ISNA quoted Parvin Farshchi as saying the weather, but some causes of accidents on Sunday. are particular to winter. Be extra cautious Vahid Poormardan, head of Sistan-Baluchestan province’s this winter to avoid collisions in these DOE, also said that “So far, two workshops on Jazmourian wetland circumstances. restoration have been held in Kerman province and the third Ice: Icy roads are probably the single one is to be held soon in Dalgan county, located in Sistan-Bal- most frequent cause of winter accidents. uchestan province.” Ice on the road makes braking, turning, Dalgan city governor, Mojtaba Shojaei, for his part said that accelerating, and backing up more difficult. uncontrolled damn construction and environmentally damag- When driving on ice, be sure to be extra 22 percent of the accidents were caused by overspeeding, 38 ing measures in the Jazmourian wetland basin have caused this cautious. It’s a good idea to plan routes percent due to drowsy driving and distracted driving and 13 unique natural ecosystem to be faced with many challenges. that avoid hills and to use major roads that “Esteghlal and Aroos dams in Jiroft county and some other are frequently plowed. While attempting to percent resulted from overtaking. 30 dams in Kerman province, are the main sources of damage brake in a car with anti-lock brakes, apply Bald Tires: Before each winter, you should gripping the road. Be sure to have your tires Always wait to begin your excursion until to the wetland,” Shojaei added. gentle constant pressure. If your car doesn’t bring your car in for a general check-up. rotated and checked for bare spots before your windshield is completely clear of ice. The excessive withdrawal of groundwater resources and per- have anti-lock brakes, you should pump The state of your tires is important to asses it gets too icy on the roads. Keep your windshield wipers in working manent drought in Kerman province over the past years along your brakes to stop more effectively. Winter before driving in snowy or icy conditions. Poor Visibility: Snow and ice that builds condition and always be sure to fill your wiper with low precipitation and high temperature rates, have led to a tires in good condition will definitely help, Bald tires are a common cause of winter up overnight on your car’s windshield is fluid. A functioning defrost system inside number of dried wetlands and rivers, which became the sourc- but caution is still a must. accidents because they are ineffective at a constant source of winter frustration. your car is also imperative during winter. es of sand and dust storms and increased particulate matter concentration, causing respiratory problems for the residents. Earlier in August, Reza Jazinizadeh, head of Kerman province’s DOE said that some 59,000 hectares are being hit by sand and ‘Iran’s wildlife population shrinking at alarming rate’ dust storms from 29 hotspots in Kerman province, and Jaz- ENVIRONMENT TEHRAN — The country’s wild species Last year, in Alborz province, a bear, a few beech mar- mourian has turned into one of the major sources generating deskpopulation is shrinking at an alarming tens, a number of jackals, wolves and other species died in dust in the province. rate as many of the species are facing a decline being killed collisions with cars, he regretted. “A research project on water rights of the wetlands [to elim- in car crashes as a result of road construction in the middle On some roads, such as Karaj-Chaloos road, which is inate sand and dust sources], including Jazmourian, is planned of forests and depletion of their habitats, chief of Alborz already constructed, warning signs must be installed for to be implemented, which requires a total budget of 20 billion province department of environment (DOE) has said. drivers so that they can be careful when passing through rials (nearly $470,000),” he added. “Unfortunately, most of the road construction projects are species habitat, especially during the cold season, when spe- implemented without any environmental impact assessment cies come to the margins of the villages and along the roads in regard to the conservation of wild species,” ISNA quoted to find food or warmer places, he concluded. LEARN ENGLISH Fardin Hakimi as saying on Sunday. On Saturday, a female Asiatic cheetah lost life after being He further regretted that many roads are constructed in severely wounded in a car crash in Jajarm road in North At The Library the hearts of the forests within wildlife habitats which have Khorasan province, which has raised great concerns due not been environmentally assessed, and has resulted in the to the female cheetah reproduction ability. A: Wow! Look at all these books! I bet I can find a book loss of a number of the region’s rare biodiversity. nature limits the animal realm and they can no longer walk Moreover, earlier in August, an Asiatic cheetah cub had about anything here! When a road crosses an animal’s preferred habitat, divides across their range without crossing the roads, so mortality been injured in a car crash on Abbasabad-Mayami road, B: Shhh!! Please keep your voice down. 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Theresa May: Brexit won’t be Trump says doesn’t want to hear ‘suffering’ Khashoggi tape easier if I’m ousted U.S. President Donald Trump said he has been fully briefed on 1 There is also doubt over whether Why are people unhappy? an audio recording of journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder but it can win the approval of the House of Com- The draft document sets out the terms does not want to listen to it himself. mons, with opposition parties - including of the UK’s departure, including details “Because it’s a suffering tape. It’s a terrible tape,” he said in an Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist such as how much money will be paid to interview with “Fox News Sunday” that was conducted Friday. Party - opposing it. the EU, details of the transition period and “It was very violent, very vicious and terrible.” Some cabinet ministers have resigned citizens’ rights. Earlier, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar was quoted and others are believed to be still trying to Both the UK and the EU want to avoid a as saying by broadcaster CNN Turk Sunday that Khashoggi’s change its wording. hard Northern Ireland border so they agreed killersmay have taken his dismembered body out of Turkey in May told Sky News’s Ridge on Sunday it to include in the deal a “backstop” - or back-up luggage, . had been a “tough week” but that she would plan - in case they cannot reach a long-term Speaking at a panel as part of an international conference not be distracted. trade agreement which does this. in Halifax, Canada, Akar said the killers may have taken the “Politics is a tough business and I’ve been This would mean Northern Ireland would journalist’s body parts out of Turkey in luggage. in it for a long time,” she said, adding that stay more closely aligned to some EU rules, “One probability is that they left the country three to four the next seven days “are going to be critical” which critics say is unacceptable. hours after committing the murder. They may have taken out for the future of the UK. And the UK would not be able to leave the Khashoggi’s dismembered corpse inside luggage without facing Asked whether Sir Graham Brady - chair- backstop without the EU’s consent. problems due to their diplomatic immunity,” CNN Turk cited man of the backbench 1922 committee - had Tory MP Zac Goldsmith, the party’s Lon- Akar as saying. received the 48 letters needed to trigger a don mayoral candidate in 2016, has revealed Turkey has said a group of 15 individuals, including a two- confidence vote in her leadership, she replied: he has sent a letter. man “clean-up team”, was involved and that Khashoggi’s body “As far as I know, no - it has not.” Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, the had been dismembered. Turkish officials have also called for And in a warning to those pushing for a Brexiteer said that under the PM’s plan “in an investigation into whether the body was dissolved in acid. change of leader, she said: “It is not going effect, Britain would remain in the EU, but (Source: Reuters) to make the negotiations any easier and it EU summit could go ahead if Theresa May will be crucial if there is a majority for a without having any say”. won’t change the parliamentary arithmetic.” were to lose a confidence vote in the next vote of no confidence in Prime Minister He added: “Had that been the choice, The 585-page withdrawal agreement - few days. May. In any case, as the EU Presidency, I personally would have voted to remain.” U.S. peace envoy hopes for which was published alongside a far shorter It is up to Sir Graham to decide when we have made all the preparations to move What would Labor do? document setting out what the UK and EU’s such a vote would be held, once he has re- forward swiftly.” Labor leader Corbyn says his party, which deal with Taliban in 2019 future relationship could look like - has trig- ceived the required 48 letters from Tory Raab explains why he quit has 257 MPs, will not support the deal. gered resignations from the cabinet including MPs demanding one, but he has said the Raab, who negotiated for the UK with the He told Ridge on Sunday the “one-way The U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan hopes to cement a peace that of Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab. process will move quickly. The last time a EU’s Michel Barnier, has been explaining agreement” on Northern Ireland was “not deal with Taliban militants by April 2019, local media reported May said negotiations were still taking Tory leader was ousted by their own MPs, in his decision to quit on the BBC’s Andrew acceptable”, and there were no guarantees Sunday. place to put more detail into the future deal 2003, Iain Duncan Smith faced a confidence Marr show. on workers’ rights and environmental pro- Zalmay Khalilzad, in Kabul to lead talks between the United proposals, saying it was this part that “de- vote the next day. With “two or three points” being changed tections. States, the Taliban and the Afghan government, told reporters livers on the Brexit vote”. If May were to lose that confidence vote he could support the government’s propos- If it was voted down in the Commons, he hopes “a peace deal is reached before April 20 next year.” Sir Graham told BBC Radio 5 Live’s Pien- it would spark a leadership election but als, he said. he said the government should go back to Afghanistan is planning to hold a presidential election on April aar’s Politics he would not reveal how many she would not be allowed to take part in He said he did not know who had in- the EU and “renegotiate, rapidly”. 20, 2019. letters he had received - saying he had not it. She would remain prime minister until serted a clause on customs relations into Corbyn insisted Labor would be able to The Afghan-born U.S. diplomat said he remained “cautiously even told his wife, who is his parliamentary the contest was over unless she opted to the future partnership document but said negotiate a better deal, even within the time optimistic” about the peace talks. assistant. resign and hand over to a caretaker prime it was a “clear breach” of the Conservative remaining before Brexit, saying the proposed Khalilzad, chosen by U.S. President Donald Trump’s adminis- “I get asked in the supermarket, in the minister. manifesto. transition period - which will only happen tration to hold direct talks with the Taliban, met the leaders of street,” he said. In either circumstance, her version of “The difficulty for me is that I was being if there is a withdrawal agreement - offered the hardline group in Qatar last month to find ways to end the Sir Graham said he found the suggestion Brexit, as set out in the withdrawal agreement asked to go over to Brussels and sign on the “some opportunities” for this. 17-year war in Afghanistan. he had received 48 letters but not acted on and future relationship document, would bottom line... on a deal which I said in good He also said another referendum - as de- On Sunday Khalilzad said the end state of the talks would be it to be “slightly offensive”. be in doubt. conscience I did not feel was right for the manded by some of his MPs - was “an option “peace and a successful Afghanistan, one that doesn’t pose any “It’s critical that people trust my integrity European Council President Donald country,” he said. for the future but not an option for today”. threats to itself and to the international community.” in this,” he said. Tusk has said the summit will go ahead “I do think we are being bullied, I do think He said he voted Remain in the 2016 The Taliban were not immediately available for comment. Sir Graham also told the BBC’s Sunday unless something “extraordinary” hap- we are being subjected to what is pretty close referendum but if there were to be another, The militants, fighting to expel foreign forces and defeat the West- Politics North West it was “very likely” May pens - he did not elaborate on what that to blackmail frankly. he said: “I don’t know how I would vote - ern-backed Afghan government, last month presented demands would win a vote of no-confidence if there might be. “I do think there is a point at which, we what the options would be at that time.” to Khalilzad that included a timeline for the withdrawal of U.S. was one. Sebastian Kurz, the Austrian chan- probably should have done it before, where He also revealed that he had not yet read troops and the release of senior Taliban from jails. What happens to Brexit if May cellor who currently holds the revolving we just say ‘I’m sorry this is the United King- all of the 585 page draft EU withdrawal (Source: Reuters) is ousted? EU presidency, told Die Presse: “The next dom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, agreement. It is difficult to see how the 25 November week will be intense, because of course it we cannot accept those dictated terms’.” (Source: BBC) One dead, over 400 injured Bahraini courts give prison sentences to over dozen anti-regime activists in French protests over fuel Courts in Bahrain have handed down prison sentences those sentenced to death have been subjected to torture,” prices to more than a dozen anti-regime protesters as the ruling the statement read. Protesters blame a 20-percent rise in diesel prices in House of Khalifah regime does not shy away from its heavy The BCHR then called on Manama to reverse all death 1 the last year on the so-called “green taxes” under President Em- clampdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy ac- sentences and sign the Second Optional Protocol to the manuel Macron. tivists in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which On Sunday, Bahraini judiciary officials sentenced 13 is aiming at the abolition of death penalty. defendants to five years in jail each after finding them guilty The center further noted that the Bahraini judiciary has of “deliberately setting fire to a police patrol car and holding overused death penalty in recent years, particularly with unlawful gatherings in the northern village of Abu Saiba,” regards to freedom of opinion and expression in addition the Arabic-language Lualua television network reported. to the exercise of political rights. Separately, Bahrain’s Supreme Court of Appeal upheld Thousands of anti-regime protesters have held demon- a 15-year prison term against a defendant on trumped-up strations in Bahrain on an almost daily basis ever since a charges of stealing a car and then setting it ablaze with a popular uprising began in the country in mid-February 2011. gas cylinder back in 2014. They are demanding that the House of Khalifah relinquish The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), in a power and allow a just system representing all Bahrainis statement released on November 13, announced that law to be established. On March 5, 2017, Bahrain’s parliament approved courts have issued death sentences against 32 opposition Manama has gone to great lengths to clamp down on any the trial of civilians at military tribunals in a meas- figures since 2011, of which three have been carried out, sign of dissent. On March 14, 2011, troops from the House ure blasted by human rights campaigners as being seven have been commuted to life imprisonment and two of Saud regime and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were tantamount to imposition of an undeclared martial At Pont-de-Beauvoisin, in southeast France, a woman trying others been appealed. deployed to assist Bahrain in its crackdown. law countrywide. to get her daughter to the doctor panicked when protesters sur- “All these verdicts have been pronounced following unfair Scores of people have lost their lives and hundreds of Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah ratified the rounded her car and started banging on the roof. She accidentally trials, and therefore do not comply with the guarantees of others sustained injuries or got arrested as a result of the constitutional amendment on April 3 last year. struck and killed a woman in her 60s, the interior ministry said. fair trials. The BCHR has documented many cases in which House of Khalifah regime’s crackdown. (Source: Press TV) In Paris, protesters holding “Macron resign!” signs and singing the national anthem partially blocked the Champs Elysees in the heart of the French capital. U.S. warns of ‘consequences’ as Palestine joins international bodies The Interior Ministry said security forces used tear gas in The United States has threatened “conse- consequences of the Palestinians’ recent U.S. government to cut off funding to any the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA. several places to unblock major routes, notably at the access road quences” as Palestinians step up efforts for actions,” the official said in a statement UN organization that grants the Palestinians The U.S.-Palestine ties deteriorated last to the Mont Blanc tunnel where about 30 canisters were fired. statehood demanding accession to almost a published by the Times of Israel on Sunday. full membership. December when President Donald Trump Police at first held back protesters from advancing on Paris’ dozen international bodies and conventions. In November 2012, the UN General Assem- Abbas, however, said a Palestinian agree- recognized Jerusalem al-Quds as the “cap- Champs-Elysees, with police vans blocking them from moving The threat came after Palestinian Pres- bly upgraded Palestine’s status from “non-mem- ment with the U.S. not to join international ital” of Israel. down the famed avenue. But up to 200 people were later seen ident Mahmoud Abbas signed the docu- ber observer entity” to “non-member observer bodies was conditioned on the U.S. not ending The American embassy was also relocated walking down the street, apparently heading toward the Elysee ments on Thursday to join the Universal state” despite strong opposition from Israel. aid payments, not moving its embassy to from Tel Aviv to the ancient city in May, presidential palace. Postal Union, a UN agency that coordinates Since then, the Palestinians have joined Jerusalem al-Quds and not changing the sparking angry reactions from Palestinians Protesters, wearing yellow safety vests and dubbing themselves international postage, and 10 international dozens of international or organizations and status of the Palestine Liberation Organ- and severe criticism from the international the “yellow jackets,” had pledged to target tollbooths, rounda- protocols and conventions. agreements, among them the International ization mission in Washington. community. bouts and the bypass that rings Paris. The fluorescent yellow The move infuriated the U.S., Israel’s Criminal Court, as part of a campaign to The U.S. withdrew some funding for At that time, Abbas formally declared vests donned by the protesters must be kept in the vehicles of staunch ally, with a State Department official garner support for the recognition of their UNESCO after the Palestinians joined the that Palestinians would no longer accept all French drivers in case of car troubles. claiming that the Palestinian efforts to join homeland as a sovereign state. cultural and education organization back the U.S. as a mediator to resolve the conflict Macron’s popularity rate drops amid deadly international institutions were “premature” Washington has asked the Palestinians in 2011. It also pulled out of the agency al- because Washington was “completely biased” fuel protests and “counterproductive.” not to join international agencies, citing laws together in 2017. towards Tel Aviv. French President Emmanuel Macron’s popularity rate has “We are currently reviewing possible dating to the early 1990s that require the Most recently, Washington cut funds to (Source: Press TV) dropped to 25 percent, during a tumultuous week marked by nationwide protests over fuel prices. A popularity survey conducted by research group Ifop on nearly 2,000 participants in mid-November showed a 4-percent Video shows Saudi troops taking fire from close Hudaydah protectors drop in Macron’s popularity compared to October. By staff & agencies in the army. offensive, which an Ansarullah spokesman described a bid to According to a report published in the Journal du Dimanche New footage provided by Yemen’s War Media outlet shows In the scenes related to battles in Najran, Saudi Arabia’s buy time and reinforce the military strength for a fresh push. on Sunday, 4 percent of those surveyed were “very satisfied” with Yemenis fighting back a Saudi regime push against the port military vehicles are seen being hit by Yemeni rockets and “In every round of aggression against Yemen, the esca- Macron’s performance, and 21 percent were “mostly satisfied.” city of Hudaydah and targeting troops in Saudi Arabia’s catching fire. lation begins and then dies down, mostly without declaring On the other hand, 34 percent were “mostly dissatisfied,” and southwestern Najran region. According to al-Masirah, the Yemeni operation was car- a truce,” Ansarullah spokesman Mohammed Abdulsalam 39% were “very dissatisfied.” The announcer in the footage identifies the opening scene ried out in a desert near the al-Khazra border crossing, in wrote in a tweet on Thursday night. The report did not say what the remaining 2 percent of par- of the clashes as the road near Hudaydah International which a significant portion of Saudi military equipment “Given the recent developments in the battle on the ticipants in the poll thought about Macron’s performance. Airport where speeding armored vehicles are struck with was destroyed. ground, the aggressive coalition is trying to pretend that it Some of the drop in Macron’s popularity could be attributed a Zalzal-1-type missile and artillery rounds. The House of Saud regime and the United Arab Emirates has halted its attacks [on Hudaydah] in response to global to the French president’s high fuel prices. Later, the images show burned-out equipment and the (UAE) deployed about 10,000 new troops to Yemen’s west pressure or to allow the dispatch of humanitarian aid, but More than 400 people were injured, 14 of them seriously, dur- dead bodies all over the battlefield, some of which were cut coast this month after their repeated campaigns to seize that’s a big lie,” he said. ing the fuel price protests that swept through France. A woman out by Press TV because of their graphic nature. Hudaydah were thwarted. The United Nations has warned that the Hudaydah died in the ensuing violence and 28 members of the police and According to Yemen’s al-Masirah television, a signif- The invaders, however, have hit a stiff wall of resistance offensive, which first began earlier this year and was re- fire brigade also sustained injuries. icant cache of weapons was also seized from the Saudi put up by the city’s protectors who have pushed back the launched last month after a pause of several months, could The uproar spread to 87 locations around the country, with regime-backed militants and mercenaries by Yemen’s militants and mercenaries. deprive millions already on the verge of starvation of access protesters blocking roads in a show of anger at fuel tax increase Ansarullah (Houthi) movement fighters and their allies Last week, the Saudi regime announced a pause in the to food or medicine. (Source: agencies) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 14 WORLD SPORTS NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Sauber to give Calderon Relegation reality check more F1 test experience

Sauber will give Colombian Tatiana Calderon her second For- mula One test outing in a 2013 car at Ferrari’s Fiorano circuit good for Germany this weekend, the Swiss-based team said on Thursday. The 25-year-old last month became the first Latin American Germany’s fate in the first rendition of the UEFA Nations woman to drive a Formula One car in an official capacity when she League was decided long before the final whistle in Feyenoord drove the 2018 car on a filming day at Mexico City’s Hermanos on Friday night. Relegation from League A is far from ideal, Rodriguez circuit. but it’s an outcome Germany can recover from – even if Sauber said in a statement that Calderon would test the Fer- they have to do it against less alluring opposition when the rari-powered V8-engined C32 car on Saturday and Sunday “to competition kicks off again in September 2020. advance in her learning process and development”. If anything, dropping down into League B could afford The Colombian is hoping to compete in Formula Two, the Joachim Löw’s new-look side the chance to start from scratch rung below Formula One, next year. The Formula One season as they look to free themselves from the ghosts of recent ends in Abu Dhabi next week. shortcomings. By forcing Löw’s hand sooner, it could even Backed by the team’s Mexican sponsor Telmex, she is the prove to be a blessing in disguise as Germany look to rein- first woman to drive a current Formula One car since Britain’s vent themselves. now-retired Susie Wolff, who took part in two grand prix practice Seeded status on the line for EURO 2020 sessions for Williams. To start the rebuilding process, Die Mannschaft first Formula One has not had a woman driver start a grand prix have to stop the bleeding. Leon Goretzka can make all the since Italian Lella Lombardi in 1976. jokes he wants about Jonas Hector being the “only player to (Source: Reuters) experience relegation” - of far greater concern is the prospect of losing seeded status heading into EURO 2020 qualifying. Along with the four group winners in League A of the Nations League, the six next-best teams will be seeded for December’s ten-group draw, meaning two sides miss out. Ronaldo still very much part With Iceland already out of contention, Germany have to better Poland’s result against Portugal or they could find of Portugal team, insists themselves in a qualifying group with a fellow European heavyweight. coach “Our sights are now as before clearly in the direction of Manuel Neuer, Jerome Boateng, Mats Hummels, Toni Kroos themselves undergone a painstaking revamp and are now EURO 2020 for which we will qualify and again have a strong and Thomas Müller. Relegation from the Nations League producing an electrifying brand of counter-attacking football Portugal coach Fernando Santos insisted Saturday that superstar team,” Löw said. “On the way there we will continue to make has changed the landscape sooner than expected, but that’s that caught both Germany and France short. Cristiano Ronaldo remains a key part of his national team despite room for our young players and steadily introduce them to a good thing. A core of Niklas Süle, Joshua Kimmich, Kai Results in 2018 have further underlined that Germany’s being left out of his Nations League squad, after the European the national team. We want a good game in Gelsenkirchen Havertz, Serge Gnabry and Timo Werner, promises much rebuilding attempts can’t just skim the surface and the early champions became the first team to advance to the semi-finals on Monday to say farewell from our fans from what has more long-term, providing they can find the balance with signs are positive. In the3-0 win over Russia, Löw’s charges of the competition. been a disappointing year.” the old guard. provided a glimpse of what they’re capable of when afforded The five-time Ballon d’Or winner spent much of last month Netherlands revamp a shining example It seems almost fitting that the Netherlands should be the freedom to use their pace, power and precision in a more vehemently denying allegations of rape and was dropped by Löw has been outspoken about Germany’s “need for an the gate keepers set to determine Germany’s fate at the ambitious attacking approach. Santos for the Nations League internationals amid accusations axis”. After the World Cup that ‘axis’ appeared to consist of end of a turbulent 2018. Die Mannschaft’s arch rivals have (Source: Deutsche Welle) by former model Kathryn Mayorga that Ronaldo raped her in 2009, just before he joined Real Madrid from Manchester Creator of Brazil’s famed yellow jersey Some ex-players can’t come to terms United. “There are no questions to ask. Ronaldo is part of this team, dies, aged 83 with England success - Rooney just read the post he wrote today,” said Santos, referring to the message the Juventus player sent to wish his teammates good luck via Twitter. Portugal booked their ticket to the semi-finals next June after holding Italy to a 0-0 draw at the San Siro on Saturday. They progressed top of Group A3 with one match to play, dashing Italy’s hopes in the process. “The qualification confirms the quality of our football,” said Santos. “I thought it would be a great match and instead especially in the first half we had a lot of difficulties. “After the break I explained to them what was happening, and the game became more balanced.” Portugal host relegated Poland in three days in Guimaraes, in a match that has no significance for either side. But Santos insisted: “The final match against Poland will be important because it will be on front of our public, who are always with us. (Source: AFP)

If the likes of Garrincha, Pele, Socrates, try -- a yellow shirt with green collar and Some former England internationals “can’t can’t come to terms with England doing Zico, Romario, Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Ronald- cuffs -- was chosen as the winner ahead come to terms” with the current team doing well,” said Rooney, who played for Man- Barcelona not ruling out inho and Neymar have come to define the of hundreds of other entrants. well, says Wayne Rooney. chester United and Everton in the Premier distinctive style of Brazil’s international In an interview with writer Alex Bellos The Three Lions reached the World Cup League. Neymar return football side over the years so too did Aldyr for the Independent newspaper in 2014, semi-finals this summer before beating “I wouldn’t say I regret never winning Schlee, the man who created the team’s Schlee said he was “I’m tired of talking Spain in the Nations League in October. a trophy with England. Neymar represented Brazil in a friendly against Uruguay on distinctive yellow shirt and who has died about it (the shirt design). But Rooney, who earned his 120th and “I have given everything when playing for Friday evening and he was asked about whether or not he could at the age of 83. “And it all comes a bit late. They are final cap in Thursday’s 3-0 win over the England and I’ve tried to make us successful. return to Barcelona. “It’s our unit, our business card for the taking notice of me for something I did 60 United States, suggested some ex-players Sometimes everything just isn’t enough. In response, the Brazilian offered no words but instead smiled world,” said the Brazilian Football Feder- years ago. After this World Cup I’m never are jealous. “I’ve had my time and it didn’t quite at the question, remaining a complete enigma about his future. ation (CBF) in its obituary for Schlee, who going to talk about it again.” “That is wrong. I’m not like that,” said work out in terms of trophies.” Recently, his return was spoken about as impossible at Barcelona, passed away on Thursday. A journalist, university professor and the 33-year-old ex-captain. “I’m a fan now. England play Croatia in the Nations but now things have shifted slightly and the door is creaking open. “We lost the idealizer of ‘Amarelinha,’ novelist, Schlee grew up on the Brazil-Uru- I want England to do well.” League at Wembley on Sunday (14:00 GMT Pep Segura, the club’s sporting director, has started to open as it was affectionately known by the Bra- guay border and was in fact a supporter of Speaking to several national news- kick-off) and a victory will mean they qual- it ever further a recent interview. “If we believe that, despite the zilian fans,” added the CBF statement. “At the Uruguay national team. papers, he added: “I’m happy with what ify for next summer’s finals in Portugal. insult to us, it must be him then it will be him,” Segura said to La the age of 83, Aldyr Schlee left us, but his “I am well-known in Uruguay,” Schlee I’ve contributed to the national team and And, having been immersed with the Vanguardia. The main factor in favour of the move is the player’s most famous creation will always be part told Bellos. “I am considered a Uruguayan I look forward now to the next few years squad over the previous week, Rooney says own desire to return to Catalonia and Barcelona are aware of it. of the Brazilian people.” writer.” and watching this team progress.” the potential for success is “huge”. Both the club’s offices and dressing room know he wants to On Friday, Brazil beat Uruguay 1-0 in Schlee’s design debuted in a 1954 World DC United striker Rooney - England’s “They called the team I played in the return, and those at the Camp Nou are happy for it to happen. an international friendly at the Emirates Cup qualifier with Brazil beating Chile 2-0 record goalscorer - retired from internation- ‘golden generation’ but this team has also Neymar Senior continues his business and, as every year, he Stadium in London and Schlee was hon- in Santiago. The legendary shirt was off to al football in 2017 but returned to Gareth got superstars like Harry Kane, Raheem offers his son around to Europe’s elite. ored with a minute’s silence before the a winning start. Southgate’s set-up for a final farewell at Sterling and John Stones,” he said. As reported by MARCA already, the star was offered to Bar- game started. “Since then, Amarelinha has accompa- Wembley on Thursday. “This is a great young squad with celona just last summer. Just as the Brazilian was offered to Until 1954, Brazil had played in white nied the Brazilian national team in endless During his time as an England in- other players who can come in if there Barcelona, he was offered to Real Madrid as well and the Paris shirts with a blue detail, but after losing glory,” said the CBF statement. ternational, the team never progressed are injuries. Saint-Germain jewel remains Florentino Perez’s great obsession. the 1950 World Cup final to Uruguay, the “Four of the five world titles came with beyond the quarter-finals of a major “To win any trophy would be great for The last word, however, remains with PSG and the Ligue 1 CBF organized a competition to choose Brazil in yellow, as well as Olympic gold and tournament - last reaching the last eight England - and hopefully this team can be side are specialists in refusing to sell a player. a new kit. so many South American achievements. at Euro 2012. the ones to bring that home.” If Neymar is to return to Spain it will take an offer of 222 Schlee was still a teenager when his en- (Source: CNN) “I know some ex-players I’ve spoken to (Source: BBC) million euros once more, with reports saying there is a verbal agreement between the player and club to allow him to leave should such a proposal be made. ‘All my other injuries were paper cuts compared to this’ (Source: Marca) Pain is the only word Katie Ormerod associates with Py- from me so quickly, in the most painful way possible, was eongchang. awful,” she adds. “I just think it wasn’t meant to be for me The physical pain of breaking her heel bone clean in two. in Pyeongchang. I feel like it was always meant to happen.” The mental pain of not being able to show the world her Fighting for her career Lovren faces talks with boss ability on a snowboard on the biggest stage of all. Ormerod had her first operation in South Korea to pin her Yet this comes from someone who has experienced her heel back together, and she thought that would be her last. over Ramos video fair share of pain. A snapped anterior cruciate ligament and “I felt so confident that I could do well and bring a medal a broken back are among her extensive list of injuries, and back,” she says. “For that to be taken away from me in an Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic will speak with Dejan Lovren about she’s had seven operations on this one alone. instant was so hard for me to come to terms with. comments the Liverpool defender made to Sergio Ramos on social “They were all paper cuts compared to this one,” says “I struggled with it for a few months after.” media. Lovren published a video on Instagram stories following the 21-year-old. “Up until my last operation, I was in pain Those struggles turned into depression for a “sad and Croatia’s 3-2 win over Spain in the UEFA Nations League on every day just walking about.” confused” Ormerod, who kept her emotions to herself and Thursday evening. The video, which has since expired, showed Ormerod - an X-Games and multiple World Cup med- questioned her future. Lovren appearing to suggest he had elbowed Real Madrid de- allist - was one of Great Britain’s greatest hopes before the Reflections on a nightmare day “All I have ever known is snowboarding. I started when I fender Ramos during the game. “I will talk personally with Dejan, Winter Olympics in South Korea, having won bronze at Ormerod had already broken her wrist out in Pyeong- was five and in my head I’ve always seen myself snowboarding but that will stay between us and the squad,” Dalic told a news the test event. chang - and it was on the same rail the following day that for as long as physically possible,” she says. conference ahead of Croatia’s game against England on Sunday. However, she came off a rail too early in training and she snapped her heel in two. “I couldn’t get to grips with the idea it could be career-end- “I don’t want to talk publicly about this.” her Games were over before they had even started - a frac- “Straight away I knew my Olympics was over. It was ing. I really didn’t want that to happen.” Lovren spoke about Ramos earlier this month in an interview tured right heel ruling her out three days before she was the most horrendous pain I have ever felt and it was very One quick glance through Ormerod’s Instagram page where he claimed the Spain international makes a lot of mistakes, due to compete. traumatic,” she says. Medics took more than an hour to and you would never think the dark clouds of depression in the latest of a number of incidents of bad feeling between In the nine months since, Ormerod has endured some remove her boot - they tried to cut through it but in the end had descended. But that, Ormerod says, is the problem Liverpool players and Ramos. of her darkest days - but at last she is pain free, physically were forced to pull it off - and it was her boyfriend, former with social media. “It is not always real but I felt I had to During last season’s Champions League final, in which Real and mentally. New Zealand snowboard coach Lachie Good, who had to be positive to help others,” she adds. Madrid beat Liverpool 3-1, Ramos was involved in a tussle with Here, she tells BBC Sport about her battle with depres- inform her of the severity of the injury. She finally found the courage to voice her struggles - first Mohamed Salah which saw the Egyptian depart injured. sion, how she plans to grow women’s snowboarding, and “I was gutted because of all the hard work I had put to her parents, then to her team manager. (Source: ESPN) how pig and shark skin came into the equation. in over the past four years and for it all to be taken away (Source: BBC) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NOVEMBER 19, 2018 SPORTS 15

Mohammad Bana named Iran’s Iran’s Kaveh Rezaei linked with Olympique Marseille: Greco-Roman wrestling team coach report SPORTS TEHRAN — After more SPORTS TEHRAN — Iranian forward Kaveh Rezaei deskthan two years, Moham- deskhas been reportedly linked with a move to mad Bana took charge of Iran Greco-Roman French top-flight football club Olympique Marseille. wrestling team once again. The 26-year-old striker currently plays at Club Brugge but He was named as replacement of Ali the media reports suggest that he could be sold in January Ashkani in the wrestling team by acting transfer window. president of Iran’s Wrestling Federation Hamid Banitamim. Bana is the most decorated coach in Iran’s Greco-Roman history. Under leadership of Bana, Iranian Gre- co-Roman team claimed three gold medals and won the title of the 2012 Olympic Games for the first time ever. After the poor performance of his team at Rio Olympics 2016, he said he felt “ashamed” toward the results and was seen sitting and crying outside the wrestling hall, the video and photos of which went viral in social media. He was later quoted as saying he cried because he failed to make the Iranian According to voetbal24.be, Olympique Marseille are looking people happy. to sign a striker in January and Rezaei could be a candidate “Honestly, I didn’t want to return to the to join them. National Team but I think it’s time to help the Rezaei, who started his playing career in Iranian football team. We have a lot of work to do,” Bana said. club Foolad in 2000, joined the Belgium football team on “I faced many obstacles in my career in Aug. 22 for a reported club-record fee of €5 million. the National Team but we have to learn from He has also made 10 appearances for Iran national football our mistakes if we want to avoid repeating team and scored one goal. them. We have a difficult task in the 2020 Olympic Games,” he added. Australia well-prepared for IFCPF Asia-Oceania Championship: coach Persepolis fans third in SPORTS TEHRAN — Australia coach Kai Lam- we wait to see where we will finish the competition, then #TheBestSupporters poll deskmert says they are well-prepared for the we will start our preparation for the 2019 IFCPF World 2018 IFCPF (International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Cup,” he stated. The fans of Persepolis football team of Iran came third in the Football) Asia-Oceania Championship. “We know that Iran, Russia and Ukraine are CP football world by MARCA readers. The 7-a-side football competition will be held in the role models. We also know Iran is considered as one of the With over 1,700,000 votes, Penarol’s supporters have been Iran’s southern Kish Island, located in the Persian Gulf, great civilizations in the world. We want to experience warm voted as the best in the world. from Nov. 22 to 30. hospitality of the Iranians,” Lammert said. Brazilian side Palmeiras’ fans came in second place in the Iran (host), Australia, South Korea, Jordan and Thailand “In Australia, CP football is supported by our football feder- poll, but, in truth, they were some way behind with just over will compete at the eight-day competition. ation, rich persons and benevolent fund. We believe that there 1,000,000 votes. 2018 IFCPF Asia-Oceania Championship is an impor- is no difference between football and CP football” he concluded. Iranian club Persepolis complete the podium with almost tant event for the participants since the top two teams will Football 7-a-side was introduced to the Paralympics 400,000 votes. automatically qualify for the 2019 IFCPF World Cup – Pinto during the 1984 New York Games, originally called Cerebral Over 4,000,000 votes were counted in total, though Penerol Madrid, Spain. Palsy football. The sport now includes athletes with other managed to win by an impressive margin of close to 700,000 “We are going to book a place at the 2019 IFCPF World brain injuries and similar conditions. votes. The Uruguayan club’s fans are famous the world over Cup. Australia are fully ready for the competition and want Football 7-a-side is governed by the Cerebral Palsy In- for the atmosphere they generate at their home games and to be among the top two teams at the end of the games,” ternational Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA) they do not stop for the entirety of the 90 minutes. Lammert said in an interview with irisfd.ir. using the modified rules of the International Federation of They also hold the honor of having made what is consid- “I am sure our players will do their best in Kish and Associated Football (FIFA). ered to be the biggest flag created, when in 2011 they marked their 120th anniversary with a 309-metre-long flag that was 50 feet high. Arsenal will choose Premiere League Chris Gunter wants Gareth Bale’s jet to The design of the flag showed the five Copa Libertadores crowns the club possess and their three Intercontinental Cups. over Super League – official get family to Albania (Source: Marca)

Four taekwondo athletes to represent Iran at Fujairah Grand Prix

TASNIM — Iran will send four taekwondo athletes to Fu- jairah, the United Arab Emirates to participate at the World Taekwondo Grand Prix series. Armin Hadipour and Farzan Ashourzadeh in -58kg, Abolfazl Yaghoubi in -68kg and Sajad Mardani in +80kg will represent Iran in the event. The 2018 World Taekwondo Grand Prix is the 6th edition of the World Taekwondo Grand Prix series. This is the first year in which there will be five Grand Prix events. The Grand Prix Final is set for Fujairah on November 22 Arsenal managing director Vinai Ven- Premier League. Chris Gunter will become Wales’ most the 29-year-old Reading defender would and 23. katesham says the club would not break “When people talk about the Europe- capped player on Tuesday night, but may start the game in Elbasan, with 2,000 away from the Premier League to join a an Super League, that covers a really big need teammate Gareth Bale’s help to Wales fans expected to make the trip to European Super League. spectrum. People jump to one end of the get his family out to watch the game Albania’s third largest city -- an hour Reports in Der Spiegel, via Football spectrum and think this is what we are in Albania. outside capital Tirana. Beiranvand reportedly Leaks, claimed 11 clubs were already keen to talking about -- but actually often it’s just a Gunter is set to overtake Neville “It’s fitting in a way to do it in front of sign up to an eventual 16-team competition slight evolution from where we are today. Southall’s 92-game haul, but joked those fans,” Gunter said. “A lot of those shortlisted for Asia’s best for the continent’s best teams, with FIFA “I see these articles that Arsenal want that he will have to ask Bale to lend who will be in Albania have been to far player of 2018 insisting that any players who joined were to breakaway, we never want to do any him his Cessna Citation XL Plus pri- and wide places where I’ve picked up a at risk of missing out on the World Cup. of that. But we also have to recognize we vate jet (valued at £9.35m) to bring lot of my caps. Arsenal want to be part of any discus- have to be in these conversations or we his family along. “To do it in front of those fans who MNA — Team Melli and Persepolis’ Alireza Beiranvand sions but Venkatesham told the Press As- wouldn’t be responsible. “I’ll ask Gaz if I can borrow his plane,” spend their hard-earned money getting is reportedly being shortlisted for Asia’s Footballer of the sociation that the club have no intention “We have to be in the conversations, it Gunter said. “It’s not the easiest place to all these places would be a huge honor. Year 2018. of leaving the Premier League. doesn’t necessarily mean we support them.” to get to, but if the Welsh fans can do it “We’ve seen over the last couple of The Arabic version of Goal.com reported that Beiranvand “Arsenal aren’t or never have been After former chief executive Ivan Gazidis I’m sure I can find a way. games in Cardiff that the away support along with two other players from Qatar and Japan has been interested in playing in any competition left for AC Milan, Venkatesham was pro- “I’ll be trying to get some family over hasn’t been that big. But everywhere shortlisted for Asia’s best player of the year. that weakens the Premier League,” he moted to managing director at Arsenal there. But I know they’ll be watching we go we take lots of fans, they always Beiranvand had an impressive performance in the 2018 said. “The Premier League is the world’s this summer while Raul Sanllehi became somewhere even if I can’t, because they’ve seem to be there. It’s a constant when Russia World Cup, the peak of which was saving Cristiano leading league in the leading sport, we head of football. done that throughout my career.” we play for Wales.” Ronaldo’s penalty in the match against Portugal. don’t want to do anything to damage the (Source: ESPN) Manager Ryan Giggs confirmed that (Source: Soccernet) He also proved his quality in AFC Champions League with Persepolis, reaching the final of the event while having the height number clean sheets compared to other goalkeepers. Japanese striker Yuma Suzuki of Kashima Antlers and Syrian powerlifter suspended for anti-doping violation Qatari defender Abdelkarim Hassan of Al Sadd are the two players who will compete with Beiranvand for this award. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has sus- anti-doping matters. pended Syrian powerlifter Shadi Issa for two years for The IPC would like to remind all athletes about the committing an anti-doping violation. need to verify all medications before taking them, and The London 2012 Paralympian returned an adverse an- that the principle of strict liability applies to anti-dop- Iran’s Hassanzadeh alytical finding for clomiphene in a urine sample provided ing matters. Therefore, each athlete is strictly liable for on 1 March 2017 after competing at the 8th FAZZA 2017 the substances found in his or her sample, and that an nominated for AFC Futsal World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Dubai, UAE. anti-doping rule violation occurs whenever a prohibited This substance is included on the World Anti-Doping substance (or its metabolites or markers) is found in his Player of the Year Agency (WADA) 2017 Prohibited List under the category or her bodily specimen, whether or not the athlete inten- S4: Hormone and Metabolic Modulators and is prohib- tionally or unintentionally used a prohibited substance IRNA — Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh, the captain of the Iranian ited in-competition. or was negligent or otherwise at fault. national futsal team, has been nominated for 2018 AFC Futsal As a result of his violation, Issa – who was competing As a signatory of the World Anti-Doping Code (WADC), Player of the Year. in the men’s up to 80kg class - will be ineligible for com- the IPC remains committed to a doping-free sporting Hassanzadeh has previously won the title for three times petition for two years from 26 April 2017, the date of the environment at all levels. The IPC, together with the in 2014, 2016 and 2017. provisional suspension, until 26 April 2019. Britain’s Michael Yule - who originally finished third - will International Federations and the National Paralympic The 2018 AFC Futsal Player of the Year will be an- All Issa’s results obtained from 1 March 2017, the date of receive the silver medal. The bronze medal will now go to Committees, established the IPC Anti-Doping Code to nounced and awarded during a ceremony in Muscat, the test and onwards will be disqualified including forfeiture Iraq’s Mohammed Mohammed. prevent doping in sport for Paralympic athletes, in the spirit Oman in November. of any medals, points, records and prizes. This includes the World Para Powerlifting continues to deliver the of fair play. The IPC Anti-Doping Code is in conformity Hassanzadeh, who has scored 120 times in 120 national silver medal he won at the 8th FAZZA 2017 World Para information and awareness program “Raise The Bar” with the general principles of the WADC. games, became champion in 2018 AFC Futsal Club Cham- Powerlifting World Cup. Due to his disqualification, Great to educate athletes and their support personnel about (Source: Paralympic.org) pionship with Iran’s Mes Songon club. Prayer Times Noon:11:50 Evening: 17:15 Dawn: 5:17 (tomorrow) Sunrise: 6:45 (tomorrow) NOVEMBER 19, 2018 ART&CULTURE I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y www.tehrantimes.com Managing Director: Ali Asgari Editor-in-Chief: Mohammad Ghaderi Editorial Dept.: Fax: (+98 21) 88808214 — 88808895 University of Guilan honors [email protected] Switchboard Operator: Tel: (+98 21) 43051000 Advertisements Dept.: Telefax: (+98 21) 43051450 Public Relations Office: Tel: (+98 21) 88805807 Subscription & Distribution Dept.: Tel: (+98 21) 43051603 www.eshterak.ir Distributor: Padideh Novin Co. poet Shams Langerudi Tel: 88911433 Webmaster: [email protected] CULTURE TEHRAN – Moham- Printed at: Rooztab - ISSN: 1017-94 deskmad Shams Lagerudi, No. 18, Bimeh Alley, Nejatollahi St., Tehran, Iran the 68-year-old poet of such outstanding P.o. Box: 14155-4843 collections as “Ode to the Slit Smile”, “Ashes Zip Code: 1599814713 & the Lady” and “The Hidden Fete”, was honored for his lifetime achievements by the Guilan Research Center at the University of Guilan on Saturday. A large number his fans, friends, and cultural figures of Gilan Province attended the honoring ceremony held in Rasht, the Persian service of ISNA reported on Sunday. In his brief speech at the ceremony, Shams Langerudi quoted a comment from his fellow poet, Ahmad Shamlu, “Working in crises is like tunneling in the mount of impossibili- ties,” and said, “There are many problems, Entezami comes to COI as limits and impediments, but people do not Heidarian leaves over law banning see the path of change.” He expressed his thanks to all those people employment of the retired who have empathy for his poetry and added, “This empathy is really great, because it’s ARTTEHRAN – Hossein Entezami, a senior impossible to compose a poem in a vacuum.” desk assistant to the culture minister, took of- “It is you who care about the works of fice as the director of the Cinema Organization of Iran on the poets and encourage them by your em- Saturday shortly after Mo- pathy,” he added. hammad-Mehdi Heidarian Shams Langerudi is also the writer of “An left the organization due to a Analytic History of Persian Modern Poetry”, new law banning employment an extensive research work on contemporary of retired officials. Persian poetry, which was published in four The appointment was volumes in 1998. announced by the Ministry of He called the book a response to his un- Culture and Islamic Guidance. awareness of the subject and said, “It was The former deputy culture sheer luck that what I have done over my minister for press affairs, life was to satisfy all my mental desires.” Entezami, is also the secretary “Life doesn’t cost a thing, however, nothing Mohammad Shams Lagerudi speaks during a ceremony the Guilan Research Center held in Rasht on November 17, 2018 to honor of the ministry’s Committee is more precious than life, therefore what the poet for his lifetime achievements. (ISNA) for the Publication and Free I wrote and composed were for my heart, these characteristics make it popular. Guilan Research Center director Hashem acting by portraying a poet in “Flamingo No. Access to Information. and as result, my poems are influential and “Politicians have made the world into Musavi also delivered a speech. “Master Shams 13” directed by Hamidreza Aliqolian in 2010. The law to ban employment inspiring,” he stated. nonsense, but art creates beauty and never Langerudi has been raised in a cultured family He also played roles in “Five to Five” by of the retired was passed in He said that he has promoted kindness lies, and if the art doesn’t exist, the realities and we owe him a lot.” Tara Otadi and “Risk of Acid Rain” by Be- mid-September by the Majlis and honesty in his poetry and noted that would deteriorate us,” he concluded. Shams Lagerudi also pursued a career in htash Sanaeiha. Cinema Organization of and it was to be implemented Iran acting-director Hossein by November 15. Entezami in an undated photo. Heidarian had held the post (Mehr/Maryam Kamyab) since March 2017. “Amour Du Reel” named best doc at Azerbaijan Start festival ARTTEHRAN – “Amour Du Reel” by Ira- the acclaimed movie “Café Transit”, was a member of the desknian filmmaker Iman Behruzi won the jury at the festival, which took place in the Azerbaijani Golden Pomegranate for best documentary at the 9th capital of Baku from November 14 to 17. Austrian musician Andreas Start International Short Film Festival in Azerbaijan, A number of Iranian films, including “The Hole” by Spechtl to join Saba Alizadeh the organizers announced on Saturday. Zahra Torkamanlu, “Birth” by Siamak Ata and “The In the film, Behruzi poses this question: if we love Slaughter” by Rasul Iranzad, were also screened at the for Tehran duet each other then why do we declare our love. event. Turkish director Onur Yagiz’s “Earth” won the award The festival also organized a special screening for ARTTEHRAN – Austrian singer and guitarist An- for best fiction while his fellow filmmaker Alican Durbas’s Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s latest film, “3 Faces”. deskdreas Spechtl and Iranian kamancheh virtuoso “Soil” was named best experimental film. Organized by the Center for Young Cinematographers Saba Alizadeh will team up to perform a duet at Tehran’s Azadi “Sog” by Jonatan Schwenk from Germany received – SINEMA, the festival is supported by Azerbaijan’s Tower on Thursday. the award for best animated movie. Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Youth and Sport and Kambuzia Partovi, the Iranian writer and director of A poster for “Amour Du Reel” by Iranian filmmaker Iman Behruzi. the Youth Foundation of Azerbaijan. Marilyn Monroe’s Golden Globe sells for record $250,000 at auction BEVERLY HILLS (Reuters) — Marilyn Ford Thunderbird, which was auctioned for Darren Julien, president of Julien’s has undergone restoration but retains many Monroe’s Golden Globe Award sold for a the first time, fetched $490,000 at Icons & Auctions, said the car was “not only part of original parts. record-breaking $250,000 at Julien’s Auctions Idols: Hollywood, which took place Friday automotive history but comes with an aura Monroe’s copy of Playboy’s first issue in Beverly Hills, California, auction officials and Saturday. of glamour, romance and tragedy of a true with her on the cover, signed by publisher said late Saturday. Monroe, one of the most collectible celeb- Hollywood legend.” Hugh Hefner, sold for $32,000 along with The 1961 award statue for World Film rities, was pictured driving in the car with her Monroe gifted the Thunderbird to the son almost a dozen other items owned by the Favorite Female from the Hollywood For- husband, playwright Arthur Miller, shortly of her acting coach, Lee Strasberg, in 1962. iconic actress. eign Press Association made history as the after their June 1956 wedding. The current owner, who wishes to remain The auction also included items from highest selling Golden Globe sold at auction. The movie star owned the vehicle for six anonymous, tracked the vehicle down through other celebrities including pop stars Tina Monroe’s raven black two-seater, 1956 years until shortly before her death in 1962. registration and other documents. The car Turner and Cher.

A poster for a duet by Austrian singer and guitarist Andreas Spechtl and Iranian kamancheh virtuoso Saba Alizadeh. William Goldman, Oscar-winning writer of Spechtl spent two months in Tehran during the winter of 2016 composing his album “Thinking about Tomorrow, and How to Build It”. He also gave several informal performances during his sojourn “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”, dies at 87 in Tehran. LOS ANGELES (Variety) — William Goldman, who won Paul Newman vehicle “Harper”. Oscars for his original screenplay for “Butch Cassidy and the Goldman spent a year exploring the 1967-68 Broadway Sundance Kid” and his adaptation of “All the President’s Men”, season — doing everything from attending out-of-town Mickey Mouse, the icon of an died on Friday morning in his Manhattan home, Variety has tryouts of every production and to conducting interviews confirmed. He was 87. with actors and directors. “The Season: A Candid Look at animation empire, celebrates According to the Washington Post, his daughter Jenny Broadway” was criticized for bias and snark when it was 90th birthday Goldman cited complications from colon cancer and pneumonia published in 1969, but reviewers conceded that it was a as the cause of his death. highly entertaining read. NEW YORK (Reuters) — It was the Roaring ‘20s. Calvin “Butch Cassidy”, a revisionist Western that helped popularize Also in 1969, Goldman received what was then a high- Coolidge was in the White House, the New York Yankees had the buddy movie, announced Goldman as a screenwriter able water mark of $400,000 for his original screenplay “Butch just won their third World Series title and Mickey Mouse made to balance big laughs with a sense of adventure, while “All Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.” The film starring Newman his debut on the silver screen. the President’s Men” cemented his status as a deft writer and Robert Redford was one of the biggest hits of the decade On Sunday, Mickey Mouse, the brainchild of cartoonist Walt of suspense. The two are considered to be among the finest and made Goldman a screenwriter in demand. screenplays ever written and exemplify Goldman’s range Goldman adapted his 1974 novel “Marathon Man” as a Disney that eventually came to symbolize a global entertainment Writer William Goldman. (AP/Pendergrass) empire, celebrates his 90th birthday. and versatility. bigscreen vehicle for Dustin Hoffman and Laurence Olivier. The iconic rodent, whose easily recognizable silhouette con- In a 2015 interview with Signature, Goldman was asked ‘Butch Cassidy’ and Bill Goldman is how many kids they The ending of the movie was changed without his consent, sists simply of a big circle and two little ones for ears, launched about his ability to bounce from genre to genre. encouraged and how many would-be writers turned themselves but the film contained a memorable sequence of torture his celluloid career in “Steamboat Willie,” at New York’s Colony “You cross your fingers and never stop,” he said. “Praying into screenwriters by studying the script and the movie and that still leaves viewers reluctant to return to the dentist’s Theater on Nov. 18, 1928. is also good.” Goldman’s memoir ‘Adventures in the Screen Trade.’” Further chair. His 1976 novel “Magic” later made it to the screen In the eight-minute-long, black-and-white cartoon, Mickey Goldman, who frequently transferred his novels, such detailing his influence, the magazine said: “His descriptive with Anthony Hopkins. pilots a steamboat and entertains his passenger, Minnie Mouse, as “Magic”, “The Princess Bride” and “Marathon Man”, to style, with its literary origins and frequent use of asides and Goldman always considered himself first and foremost a by making musical instruments out of the menagerie on board, the screen, was also a chronicler of the movie business. His comments, provides a map to a screenwriting path followed novelist, but his scripts received so favorable a reception that according to IMDB.com. books, “Adventures in the Screen Trade” and “Hype and enthusiastically by writers from Shane Black to Vince Gilligan.” he could not resist turning out such efforts as heist comedy Mickey Mouse, whom the Walt Disney Co calls its global Glory”, offer an unvarnished look at the kind of meddling His 1964 novel “Boys and Girls Together” failed to impress “The Hot Rock” in 1972, a 1975 adaptation of Ira Levin’s “The ambassador, also starred in Disney’s critically acclaimed 1942 and risk aversion by studio big wigs that all too often neuters critics, but it became Goldman’s first bestseller. That same Stepford Wives” (from which he begged to have his name animated film “Fantasia,” and would go on to launch a franchise creativity. Of the movie business he once famously observed year came “No Way to Treat a Lady”, a comic thriller that removed) and “The Great Waldo Pepper”, a less-successful with “The Mickey Mouse Club,” the 1950s television series that “nobody knows anything,” a bit of wry wisdom that is often also later became a film. It was published under one of the Redford vehicle about aviatorial barnstorming. was a favorite of American baby boom kids. quoted on studio lots and executive suites. many pseudonyms he used, Harry Longbaugh, the real name He had such a strong working relationship with Redford His image appeared on T-shirts, lunch boxes and watches, Goldman also turned his penetrating eyes towards the of the Sundance Kid. that he was enlisted to adapt “All the President’s Men,” based and the telltale mouse ears are still worn by kids visiting Disney stage and professional sports, collaborating on accounts A screenwriting career came about by accident, Goldman on the Watergate investigation by Carl Bernstein and Bob theme parks today. of those industries. As with his scripts, he brought acute said. Having read an early draft of “No Way”, actor Cliff Woodward, in 1976. The film scored at the box office and To mark his birthday, Disney opened a 16,000-square-foot observation, entertainment value and, especially, wit to Robertson thought it a film treatment and asked Goldman picked up several Oscar nominations, including one for best art exhibition in Manhattan, called “Mickey: The True Original even his most serious enterprises. He also did uncredited to adapt the short story “Flowers for Algernon” to the screen. picture. However, his next adaptation, of Cornelius Ryan’s Exhibition,” featuring original art, larger-than-life photo ops touch ups on such films as “Indecent Proposal”, “The Right Though none of Goldman’s work made it into the movie WWII epic “A Bridge Too Far”, was deemed overlong and and, of course, commemorative merchandise. The exhibition Stuff” and “Good Will Hunting” as well as some films he was eventually called “Charley”, it was through Robertson that was a box office disappointment. runs until Feb. 10. probably happy not to have on his resume, such as the Arnold Goldman was brought in to work on the 1965 caper movie Goldman’s first venture into television was the four-hour After all, reaching one’s 90th birthday is a milestone for anyone, Schwarzenegger flop “The Last Action Hero”. “Masquerade”, his first produced film, for which he shared miniseries “Mr. Horn” in 1979. By now his experiences in but especially for a mouse, which the pest control company Tem- In an April 2015 piece on Goldman, the Writers Guild the script credit with Michael Relph. He next adapted Ross Hollywood had reached critical mass, and he fictionalized inix estimates has a normal lifespan of no more than three years. magazine Written By declared: “What’s remarkable about MacDonald’s “The Moving Target,” which became the 1966 some of those feelings in the 1979 novel “Tinsel.”