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12 Pages Price 10,000 Rials 37th year No.12535 Sunday APRIL 24, 2016 Ordibehesht 5, 1395 Rajab 16, 1437 Tehran in Bidding for talks with Rouhani: Without Iran we have Iran’s oilfields customers to start in June to sell heavy faced terrorist state of Daesh or July: official POLITICAL TEHRAN — President Rou- Rouhani made the remarks in an international thanked Iran for helping them in their fight water deskhani has asserted that Iran seminar on environment, culture, and religion on against the self-styled Islamic caliphate. The head of Iran’s petroleum contracts U.S. is the first country to has been in the frontline of counterterrorism Saturday in Tehran. Rouhani added if ISIL’s dreams had come committee said on Thursday that bid- both ideologically and pragmatically, saying if “Without Iran… now we have faced the true, the whole world would have been in ding and negotiations for Iran’s oil- purchase 32-ton heavy it had not been for Iran’s supports, Damascus terrorist government of Daesh,” Rouhani jeopardy and the world had no idea of what fields will start in June or July. water from Iran and Bagdad would have fallen into the hands noted. would have happened to Paris, Brussels, and The fields that will come for bidding of Daesh, the Arabic acronym for ISIL. Syrian and Iraqi officials have already New York. are mostly big fields, Seyed Mehdi Hos- POLITICAL TEHRAN — Beh- seini told reporters after an oil summit in deskrooz Kamalvandi, See page 2 Paris, adding that some common fields spokesman for the Atomic Energy Iran shares with other countries would Organization of Iran (AEOI), said on also be open to bidding. Saturday that Tehran is in talks with a “Bidding will begin in late June or number of countries to sell its heavy early July,” the official said. water. He added that the National Iranian However, final decision will be sub- Oil Company may also carry out ne- ject to strategic and commercial con- gotiations for some individual projects. siderations, Kamalvandi stated. He invited international oil compa- The IAEO spokesman did not go nies to “start sending their interests” on into details as to which countries the potential projects. Iran hopes to attract country is to sell the material. international oil companies to invest in According to the JCPOA, formal- its oil sector and boost production with ly known as the Joint Comprehensive the new contracts. Plan of Action, Iran is disallowed ac- The official said the government cumulation of heavy water for a time had approved a model for new con- expansion of 15 years. tracts but it was still being processed Also, under the deal, Iran has to by a commission. make available for export to the in- Asked when the final draft of the ternational market any excess heavy contract will be ready and presented, water. Iran’s annual heavy water pro- Hosseini said the committee he chairs duction stands at almost 20 tons. was hoping for June or July. On Iran selling 32 tons of heavy wa- “We are doing our best to do ter to the U.S., Kamalvandi remarked something in June or July,” he said, annual excess heavy water will be adding that the Iranian government shipped out to what he called “trust- had approved the model for the new able markets.” contract.

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PERSPECTIVE Big construction deals on horizon during Park’s Iran visit ARTICLE By Harun Yahya By Omid Sohrabi-Nik political expert South Korean construction companies are set business ties between the nations, leading billion deal on railway projects and a prelimi- Political analyst to sign a series of big development projects a delegation of some 200 businesspeople nary agreement on a dam and water plant deal in Iran when a business delegation visits the from such areas as construction, energy and estimated at $2 billion next month. It has also Middle Eastern nation next month to promote finance. been pushing for participating in a petrochem- All for one, bilateral economic ties, industry officials said Her visit, the first of its kind by a South Ko- ical project, hoping to sign a memorandum of Supreme Leader’s Saturday. rean president since the two sides established understanding with the Tehran government one for all President Park Geun-hye is to visit Iran diplomatic relations in 1962, comes as Iran has during the delegation visit. messages highlight from May 1-3 to discuss ways to promote been emerging as a high-potential market af- 9 he 13th Organization of Islamic ter years of international sanctions were lifted importance of economy TCooperation Summit which was Hyundai is set to invest in January. Daelim plans to ink held recently in Istanbul is still $3.6 billion to build a gas Leading Korean builders plan to set mem- a $4.9 billion deal on he fact that Iran’s highest au- hitting the headlines. This meeting was orandums of understanding and preliminary Tthority, Supreme Leader of the special in many ways such as the signif- refining facility. The firm agreements on building railway, dam, petro- railway projects and a Islamic Revolution Ayatollah icance of the host city, Istanbul, which also plans to participate chemical plant and hospitals, with the value preliminary agreement Seyyed Ali Khamenei, has named the has been the house of the caliphate for in a private power plant of contracts estimated around 15-20 trillion on a dam and water plant Persian New Year “Resistance Econo- more than five centuries. For the first construction project won ($13-17 billion), according to industry deal estimated at $2 my” shows that he has admitted that time since its foundation was estab- officials. the country’s economy is in dire need lished in 1969, this was marked as the estimated at $500 million. Daelim Industrial said it plans to ink a $4.9 billion next month. of attention. highest attendance at the level of presi- Ayatollah Khamenei has been dents. Even though the organization has naming Iranian years after religious not brought any significant solutions to Finnish selection of Shahnameh unveiled in Tehran figures and concepts since 1999. the issues faced by Muslims, this was at But he has focused on economy least a promising union in the midst of By Manijeh Rezapoor ume to the first to cover the entire ple of Finland will learn to know over the past seven years, using the blazing conflicts in the Islamic world. book,” he told the participants. about the history and culture of the word “economy” in the titles of It gives a hope that this time this assem- TEHRAN – A Finnish translation “I chose the version of Iran. Iran has given so much to the four years. bly will make a necessary change to pre- of a selection from Ferdowsi’s epic Shahnameh by distinguished (Ira- world’s civilizations. Iranian poets Every year, the Supreme Lead- vent the loss of even one innocent life. masterpiece Shahnameh by Jaakko nian) Shahnameh researcher Jalal have been the source of inspira- er names the Iranian years that start No doubt, among the participants, Hameen-Anttila, a professor at the Khaleqi-Motlaq as my original tion for Europeans, and my Finnish from March 20 or March 21 in order President Rouhani and King Salman University of Helsinki, was unveiled source. However, I chose to render countrymen will be able to read to draw the attention of the officials attracted a great deal of attention by during a ceremony in Tehran on the selection into prose since I felt Shahnameh in their own language,” and the people to a “value as well as the media due to recent disagree- Saturday. that translation into verse would be the ambassador added. a problem”. ments between the two powerful Is- Anttila, Finnish Ambassador above my abilities,” he explained. Shahnameh, which is known Before 2009, titles of the years in- lamic countries. 9 Harri Kamarainen and some Iranian However, he said that he is plan- as the “Book of Kings” in English, cluded the names of figures like Imam cultural officials attended the cere- ning to choose some short stories is the celebrated work of the epic Khomeini (the founder of the Islamic mony held in the Majlis Library, Mu- from Shahanmeh to translate into poet Ferdowsi in which the Persian Republic of Iran), Imam Ali (the first Pretoria and seum and Documentation Center. Finnish in verse at some other time. national epic found its final and en- Shia Imam) and The Prophet (Muham- The professor said that he takes The professor also noted that during form. It was completed in mad). Tehran to pen 3 great pride in having translated the the book came out last week and 1010. The Shahnameh millennium Values and concepts like the Honor Book of Kings (Shahnameh) into he is not sure if the books have was accepted on UNESCO’s 2010 and Dignity of Hossein (the third Shia agreements the Finnish language, and having been distributed in bookshops calendar of events. Imam), Service, Responsibility, Nation- made it available for the people of across Helsinki yet. The ambassador for his part The Majlis Library director Mo- al Unity and Islamic Solidarity, and In- POLITICAL TEHRAN – Iranian called April 23rd a day of joy and desk his country. “The epic of Ferdowsi is a win- hammadreza Majidi, and the Na- novation were used in the titles of the Minister of Finance “My own translation is a prose dow to see what Iranian people see celebration, and considered the tional Library and Archives of Iran years as well. and Economic Affairs Ali Tayyebnia has translation of Shahnameh from Per- and how they feel, and Finnish peo- translation of Shahnameh a won- (NLAI) Director Seyyed Reza Sale- Since 2009, however, it seems that said Iran and South Africa will be sign- sian into Finnish and it is not com- ple will learn more about Iranians derful treasure to read. hi-Amiri were among the partici- one issue has been standing out: ing three agreements, including estab- plete. I hope to add the second vol- through this book,” he said. “Through Shahnameh, the peo- pating guests at the ceremony. Economy. lishing a joint bank in South Africa. This is while Iranian officials barely In addition to giving a boost to admitted that international sanctions banking ties, the agreements will be Tehran hosts seminar on environment, religion and culture over its nuclear program - first slapped on joint commissions and investment, SOCIETY TEHRAN — A two-day inter- responsibility for global and regional change.” ident noted. Rouhani also said that all religions by the United Nations Security Council according to the economy minister. desknational seminar on environ- Hassan Rouhani stated, “I am delighted to see have a common message for people that the na- in 2006 - had any effect on the coun- Documents will be inked during the ment, religion and culture kicked off in Tehran that the seminar is coinciding with the endorse- ture belongs to them, therefore they are respon- try’s economy. They always described visit to Iran by South African President on Saturday with the participation of represent- ment of the climate deal in New York, and that sible to take care of it. During the seminar, lec- the sanctions as an “opportunity” for Jacob Zuma at the head of a high-lev- atives of 15 countries from all continents. climate change has turned into a global concern.” turers from nine different religions are scheduled them to rely on their domestic capa- el delegation. The event has been held in a joint co- “I hope that Tehran’s message with that from New to exchange views on environment and religion. bilities. The visit, scheduled for April 24-25, operation with the Department of Environ- York and Paris send a strong message to the world The seminar revolves around the theme of However, the Islamic Republic is an important structural catalyst in ment, the United Nations Environment Pro- that with unity, sustainable effort and follow-up, we “Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda made the decision to prescribe “re- elevating bilateral and economic rela- gramme (UNEP) and UNESCO in Pardisan Park, can reach our [environmental] goals,” he continued. for Sustainable Development” which was ap- sistance” for its ailing economy since tions into a substantive strategic part- IRNA reported. Iran’s president who attended Life on earth will be hard or even impossible proved in the recent UN summit in New York 2010, after U.S.-led sanctions against nership. 9 the seminar said, “Our mission today is to take if eco-friendly efforts are abandoned, the pres- on September 15. it gained momentum. 2 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y NATION 2 AAPRILPRIL 224,4, 20162016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/international

MEDIA MONITOR Any plan contrary to Syrian interests Schmid reassures foreign investors not acceptable, Iran says about Iran’s market POLITICAL TEHRAN — A senior He expressed regret over the fact that deskforeign policy adviser to some Arab countries which provide help TEHRAN — The 28-member European Union the Supreme Leader said on Saturday that to the terrorists do not adopt any posi- and world powers have agreed to cooperate any plan that runs contrary to the interests tion against the Zionist regime’s actions. in efforts to boost foreign economic entities’ of the Syria people is not acceptable. According to ghanaweb.com, the UN confidence for investing in Iran’s market fol- “Iran still supports the territorial integ- special envoy for Syria has estimated that lowing the removal of sanctions on Tehran, rity [of Syria], the legitimate Syrian gov- 400,000 people have been killed during EU deputy foreign policy chief Helga Schmid ernment and the people’s right to deter- the last five years of war in Syria. TWITTER has said. mine their destiny,” Ali Akbar Velayati said Explaining that the death toll was “E3/EU+3 reviewed Iran’s nuclear commitments during a meeting with Adnan Mahmoud, based on his own estimate, Staffan de and agreed to continue work together to reassure the Syrian ambassador to Tehran. Mistura said on Friday that it was not an economic operators about sanctions lifting,” Helga Pointing to the Syrian people and official UN statistic. Schmid said in a message posted on her Twitter government’s resistance against the ter- “We had 250,000 as a figure two years account on Friday. rorist groups, Velayati said that “axis of ago,” said de Mistura. “Well, two years resistance” has proven that “faith” can ago was two years ago.” JCPOA committee win against extremist and terrorist move- According to Press TV, Syria’s chief ne- ments and resolve all problems. gotiator in peace talks plans to resume talks forms “Certainly that the Islamic Republic of with the UN special envoy early next week. anti-sanctions Iran supports Syria’s territorial integrity role in determining their destiny. thanked Iran for its supports. Bashar al-Ja’afari, who also serves as and independence and Bashar al-Assad’s Velayati also said that the U.S. and The Syrian government is making ef- Syria’s ambassador to the United Nations, workgroup legal government which has been elect- some other countries that support the forts to reach an agreement with the made the remarks at a news confer- TEHRAN — Tehran and the 5+1 group have de- ed by the people and any plan against terrorists seek to form a puppet govern- opposition groups that would meet the ence after the government delegation’s cided to form a workgroup to facilitate the removal the Syrian nation’s interests will not be ment in Syria but they will not succeed. people’s interests after five years of re- meeting with de Mistura on Friday. of economic sanctions on Iran, according to Iran’s accepted,” the veteran politician noted. He also said that Iran has “advisory” sistance against foreign backed militants, “We agreed with the special envoy

YJC deputy foreign minister for legal and international He described the April 13 parliamen- presence in Syria and this has come upon Ambassador Mahmoud said. that we meet once again on Monday at 11 affairs. tary elections in Syria as an “important a request by the “legal” and “legitimate” He added that initiatives presented by o’clock, and devote the session to discuss It was agreed to discuss matters within move” which demonstrated the Syrian government of Syria. the terrorists and the opposition groups are our modifications on the paper submitted this workgroup whenever Iran finds out that government’s “power” and the people’s For his part, the Syria ambassador very similar to the Zionist regime of Israel’s. by the special envoy,” he said. the lifting of sanctions do not bring real results, said Abbas Araqchi on Friday, the YJC reported. The Iranian diplomat said the attending sides of Tehran in talks with customers to sell heavy water the JCPOA committee meeting in Vienna had thor- U.S. is the first country to purchase 32-ton heavy water from Iran oughly discussed the obstacles that prevent the tween Iran and U.S. during the two-day expert-level joint lifting of sanctions and reviewed ways to remove 1 He added, “Those markets in need of the material JCPOA committee meeting. them. which put it to good use.” State Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau This is a key question, as according to Kamalvandi, confirmed on Friday the transaction, as well. Aref, Larijani’s heavy water is a sensitive material, only exportable un- “Our purchase of the heavy water means it will instead chance to become der international commitments due to security issues. be used for critically important research in non-nuclear The U.S. was the first customer of Iran’s heavy water, industrial requirements here in the United States. We Majlis speaker is which was announced for the first time by Iranian Depu- expect the heavy water to be delivered to the U.S. in 50-50: MP ty Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. the coming week, initially stored at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and then resold to – at commercially rea- TEHRAN — Reformist MP Masoud Pezeshkian The official let slip that 32 tons of heavy water have sonable prices to domestic commercial and research has said the chances for Ali Larijani or Moham- been “sold” to the U.S. since the nuclear agreement went buyers,” State Department website quoted her as saying mad Reza Aref to become speaker in the next into effect in January. in a press conference. Majlis are 50-50. The U.S. will spend $8.6 million for the purchase where the

ISNA She added that this transaction provides U.S. industry ready been confirmed by some U.S. laboratories includ- Each of the sides has some privileges, one has country’s Department of Energy will resell the heavy water with a critical product while also enabling Iran to sell some ing Savannah Laboratory which reported a 99.75 per- a brilliant record while the other is currently the to commercial and lab facilities in the U.S., including the Oak of its excess heavy water, as contemplated in the JCPOA. cent purity for the material. speaker, so no decisive opinion can be given who Ridge National Lab, CNN quoted from an official as saying. This is the first time that Tehran and Washington pen The heavy water deal is a step forward in implement- will become the next speaker, Pezeshkian told ISNA Also, Hamid Ba’eedinejad, the director general for an agreement relevant to the nuclear industry. ing the JCPOA, laying the ground for more cooperation on Saturday. political and international security affairs at Iran’s For- eign Ministry, confirmed signing of an agreement be- Quality of the heavy water produced by Iran has al- between the two sides in the future. Iran to attend security conference Rouhani: Without Iran we have faced terrorist state of Daesh in China 1 has had the concern to make the world a better place to UN General Assembly. In the beginning when ISIL launched rapid savage at- live by proposing initiatives such as a united world against Also, in 2001, Iran proposed the dialogue among civ- tacks on Syria and Iraq, Iran was the only regional coun- violence and terrorism and dialogue among civilizations. ilizations, calling for a more peaceful world. TEHRAN — Iran plans to participate in the fifth try that rushed to the support of Iraq and Syria to block In 2103, Iran invited the international community to Rouhani’s remarks come days after Iran, coupled with Hez- regular meeting of the foreign ministers of the Con- ISIL’s rapid advances. embrace Tehran’s vision of a “world against violence and bollah, was branded as backer of terrorism in the final draft ference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Elsewhere in his remarks, Rouhani implied that Tehran extremism (WAVE),” which later on was endorsed by the of the 13th Organization of Islamic Cooperation in the region. Measures in Asia (CICA) due to be held in Beijing in MEHR the coming days. The meeting is scheduled to be held on Wednesday and Thursday with nearly 40 dele- Rafsanjani: Iran seeking interaction with world gations from CICA countries and observer mem- POLITICAL TEHRAN — Ayatollah relying on the people and domestic capa- foreign banks and companies. scribed talks over purchase of heavy water bers as well as international organizations, Mehr deskAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, bilities under any situation; however, it is U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has from Iran by the U.S. as “useful”. reported on Saturday. chairman of the Expediency Council, said on seeking interaction and cooperation with said Washington would not stand in the The U.S. has said it is buying 32 tons of heavy Saturday that Iran is seeking interaction and co- the international community,” he said dur- way of foreign banks or firms doing busi- water from Iran by paying 8.6 million dollars. operation with the international community. ing a meeting of the Expediency Council. ness with Iranian companies that are no Iranian officials have confirmed Baku after closer ties “Iran is determined to powerfully follow He also expressed hope that officials longer subject to U.S. sanctions. the sale of heavy water to the United with Tehran: Azeri PM its independence seeking policies through would be able to facilitate transactions with Elsewhere in his remarks, Rafsanjani de- States. U.S. won’t block foreign business deals under nuke deal: Kerry TEHRAN — The Republic of Azerbaijan’s prime By staff and agency “We have no objection (to) foreign banks engaging minister has voiced his country’s enthusiasm for Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday that the U.S. with Iranian banks and companies, obviously as long as a rapid promotion of ties with Iran in a whole would not stand in the way of foreign banks or firms do- those banks and companies are not on our sanctions list APA host of fields. ing business with Iranian companies that are no longer for non-nuclear reasons,” he said. In a meeting with Iran’s Minister of Communica- subject to U.S. sanctions. Zarif — who, with other senior Iranian officials, has tions and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi Kerry also said the administration was willing to fur- complained that they are getting short-changed on in Baku, Artur Rasizade welcomed closer economic ther clarify what transactions are now permitted with Iran the sanctions relief they deserve — expressed hope and trade cooperation with neighboring Iran, APA and urged foreign financial institutions to seek answers that Kerry’s comments would unblock the flow of cash reported on Saturday. from U.S. officials if they have questions. They should not and trade that Iran is entitled to under the nuclear Rasizade urged enhancement of ties in agri- assume, he said, that was once prohibited is still prohib- accord. culture, tourism industry, banking, pharmaceu- ited. Nor, he added, should they assume that transac- “We hope that with this statement by Secretary Ker- tical industry, and transportation among other tions with Iran that remain illegal for U.S. companies are ry (that) now we will see serious implementation of all fields. illegal for foreign firms, AP reported. sion among foreign banks and we want to try to clarify JCPOA benefits that Iran should derive from this agree- “The United States is not standing in the way and will that as much as we can.” ment,” he said, referring to the nuclear deal — the Joint not stand in the way of business that is permitted with The areas needing clarification, he said, include ac- Comprehensive Plan of Action — by its formal acronym. Russia, Iran hold Iran since the (nuclear deal) took effect,” Kerry said, read- cess to funds and financing for foreign firms to do “We hope that the statement made today by Secre- ing carefully from a prepared text. “We’ve lifted our nu- business with Iran along with Iran’s access to its own tary Kerry will begin to open the difficult path that had talks on space clear-related sanctions as we committed to do and there money, which had been frozen abroad under the nu- been closed because of concerns that banks had about cooperation are now opportunities for foreign banks to do business clear sanctions. Access to all of these is permitted, the U.S. approach toward implementation of the com- with Iran. Unfortunately, there seems to be some confu- Kerry said. mitments under the JCPOA.”

TEHRAN — A delegation of officials from the Ira- nian Space Agency traveled to Russia on Saturday to discuss cooperation with Roscosmos State Cor- Supreme Leader’s messages highlight importance of economy poration officials. 1 nuclear energy program or face continued economic agreed to the nuclear deal reached between Iran and ILNA The Iranian Ministry of Communications and The strategy was an attempt to thwart the effects of the punishment. the P5+1 powers in Vienna in July 2015, the year that Information Technology said an Iranian delegation sanctions and accelerate the implementation of a long-await- The United States, however, slapped new sanctions on had been dubbed by Ayatollah Khamenei “Year of Na- headed by Vice Minister Mohsen Bahrami traveled ed plan to reduce the country’s reliance on oil exports. Tehran, leaving large parts of Iran’s nearly one-trillion-dollar tion and Government”. to Moscow in order to continue talks and imple- The idea to adopt a “resistance economy” came from economy disconnected from the rest of the world. After the nuclear deal was struck, the Western side, ment the agreements concluded in the past, ILNA Ayatollah Khamenei, who announced it in a speech in Ayatollah Khamenei dubbed the next year (2013) particularly the U.S. did not fully honor its commitments. reported. summer 2010. He later proclaimed the new year (star- “Year of Political and Economic Epic” and the year after So Ayatollah Khamenei named the new year (2016) He said the visit comes after the travel of Russian ing march 2011) as the “Year of Economic Jihad.” Twelve that (2014) “Year of Economy and Culture” in an indi- “Resistance Economy: Determination and Action”. This Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin to Tehran months after that, the Supreme Leader proclaimed the cation that the economy had to be placed high on the shows that the highest authority in the Islamic Republic and negotiations between the leaders of the Iranian “Year of National Production,” encouraging authorities to agenda of relevant officials. is gravely concerned about the economic situation and and Russian space organizations. produce a revolution in the country’s economy in defi- It goes without saying that the economic pressure financial well-being of the people. His message is that ance of Washington’s demand that Tehran abandon its caused by the sanctions was one of the reasons Tehran economy is the top priority at the present. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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Syria death toll: UN envoy estimates NEWS U.S. torture lawsuit: CIA 400,000 killed contractors head to court For the first time since the United States launched the so- The United Nations special envoy for which includes the United States, Russia, called War on Terror, two former CIA (Central Intelligence Syria has estimated that 400,000 people the European Union, Iran, Turkey and Agency) contractors are in federal court. have been killed throughout the last five Arab states. Psychologists James Mitchell and Bruce Jessen, who de- years of civil war, urging major and re- De Mistura compared the apparently signed the CIA’s torture program, are trying to get a judge gional powers to help salvage a crum- stalled political talks on Syria’s future, the to throw out the lawsuit filed on behalf of some of the men bling ceasefire. unraveling ceasefire agreement and the who were tortured. Explaining that the death toll was still limited humanitarian relief deliveries More than 100 men say they were subjected to wa- based on his own estimate, Staffan de to the three legs of a table. ter-boarding and beatings during interrogations in Afghan- Mistura said on Friday that it was not an “The level of danger to the table istan. official UN statistic. made of three legs - and a table of According to the 2014 U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee “We had 250,000 as a figure two years three legs is always fragile by defini- report on the torture program, Mitchell and Jessen, who had ago,” said de Mistura. “Well, two years tion - [means that help] is urgently re- no experience in interrogations, were paid $81m to teach the ago was two years ago.” quired,” he said. CIA how to break the detainees during questioning. The UN no longer keeps track of “When one of them is in difficulty we The Senate report called the program “brutal”, “physically the death toll due to the inaccessibility can make it. When all three of them are harmful” and “not effective”. of many areas and the complications finding some difficulty, it’s time to call the (Source: Al Jazeera) of navigating conflicting statistics put ISSG.” forward by the Syrian government and He gave no date or venue for the armed opposition groups. high-level ISSG. Fighting has flared up in many parts The envoy said he planned to of the country as the fragile ceasefire ap- continue peace talks next week, de- Boris Johnson criticized for pears to be falling apart. spite the “worrisome trends on the ‘racist’ Obama comments De Mistura also appealed to all in- ground”, adding that he would seek volved parties to help revamp negotia- clarity from government negotiators tions between the government of Pres- about their interpretation of political current officials, opposition and inde- any proposal which leaves Assad in pow- ident Bashar al-Assad and opposition transition. pendent figures. er. They have also accused the govern- groups. The government, which says the fu- “Is this going to be cosmetic, is this ment of violating a February “cessation “Yes we do need certainly a new ISSG ture of President Bashar al-Assad is not going to be real, and if it is real what of hostilities” agreement, pointing to air (International Syria Support Group) at up for discussion in Geneva, says that does it mean for the opposition and so strikes on rebel-held areas which have ministerial level,” the envoy said, referring political transition will come in the shape on?” he said. killed dozens of people this week. to the International Syria Support Group of a national unity government including Opposition negotiators have rejected (Source: agencies) Five killed in apparently related shootings in Georgia: reports Five people were killed in Georgia on Friday in two sep- Eight members of the same family were shot to Chillicothe Police Department and Ross Count, Ohio, arate shootings that authorities said appeared to be re- death execution-style in four homes in Pike Coun- Sheriff’s Office took what appeared to be two people lated domestic incidents, local media reported. ty, Ohio, and more than 30 people have been ques- into custody. Authorities did not release more infor- According to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, tioned in the search for the killer or killers, officials mation. London Mayor Boris Johnson has caused controversy in the suspect identified as Wayne Anthony Hawes, 50, said on Friday. Leonard Manley, who told the Cincinnati En- Britain by claiming that United States President Barack Oba- apparently snapped after learning his wife planned to “We don’t know whether we’re talking about quirer that he is the father and grandfather of ma has an “ancestral dislike” for Britain as a result of his divorce him. one individual, or two, or three or more,” Ohio some of the victims, said his daughter discovered “part-Kenyan” heritage. A man, believed to be the suspect, was later found Attorney General Mike DeWine told a news con- the bodies when she went to Union Hill Road to His comments came after Obama, on a London dead of a self-inflicted gunshot at Hawes’ home after ference. feed dogs and chickens as part of her normal visit, angered proponents of a so-called Brexit by authorities were called to the scene of a fire at the resi- The Ohio victims included seven adults and one ju- routine. saying Britain is better off by staying in the Euro- dence, according to reports. venile, all shot in the head, Pike County Sheriff Charles “This is a horrible, horrible tragedy,” Ohio Attorney pean Union. Four victims died at the scenes in Appling, Georgia, Reader and DeWine said. Reader identified them as General Mike Dewine said in a meeting with reporters. In an opinion essay published in the right-leaning tabloid about 20 miles northwest of Augusta, and a fifth died members of the Rohden family. DeWine and Pike County Sheriff Charles Reader The Sun, the mayor criticized Obama’s eagerness to urge in hospital, WRDW television station and other media However, the search continues for the person who ruled out suicide for the victims. Each was shot in British voters to remain in the EU and argued that the presi- reported citing coroner Vernon Collins. killed eight members of one family “execution style” on the head. dent may be “anti- British”. The Augusta Chronicle reported that a male and Friday in four separate homes in rural Ohio. The motive for the killings is unclear, officials said. But Johnson, who is seen as the unofficial leader of the cam- two females were found at one location while a male Authorities believe one gunman is behind the killings the evidence suggests the Rhoden family was target- paign for Britain to leave the EU, claimed in his article that and female victim were found at the scene of a second in Peebles, Ohio, and that he is on the loose, though a ed considering the shootings occurred in four separate Obama removed a bust of Britain’s war-time Prime Minister shooting. “person of interest” was detained in another community crime scenes, the fourth crime scene more than a mile Sir Winston Churchill from the Oval Office shortly after he Authorities could not be reached to confirm the re- on Friday night. from the first crime scene. took office in 2009. ports. Investigators interviewed the “person of interest” Dozens of officers from the Ohio Bureau of Criminal “Some said it was a snub to Britain. Some said it Ohio killings: 8 bodies, 4 crime scenes, 1 mystery who was detained in Chillicothe, Ohio in connection Investigation were sent to the scene at the request of was a symbol of the part-Kenyan president’s ances- The killings were the second set of United States mass with the Rhoden family deaths, after a vehicle was the Pike County Sheriff’s Office. tral dislike of the British Empire - of which Churchill murders on Friday of an apparently domestic nature. stopped around 6:30 p.m. ET and officers from the (Source: agencies) had been such a fervent defender” wrote the London mayor. However, his remarks about Obama’s heritage did not score Johnson any points in the EU discussions. Instead, he Merkel in Turkey to discuss controversial refugee deal was branded “racist” by several prominent MPs. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and will go to the southern Turkish province Tory MP Sir Nicholas Soames, who is the grandson of Sir top European Union officials are set to Gaziantep, where they are due to visit a Winston Churchill, said Johnson’s comments were “appalling” visit the Turkish-Syrian border in an at- refugee camp and meet Turkish Prime and “totally wrong on almost everything”. tempt to soothe tensions over the con- Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. “Time and time again, his judgment is awry and he shows troversial refugee swap deal between the “The leaders will also participate in in this article a remarkable disregard for the facts, the truth EU and Turkey. an inauguration ceremony of EU-Turkey and for all judgment,” he told LBC radio. “I don’t think Boris Last month, Turkey and the EU reached assistance projects,” a European Council has the stature to be leader.” a deal aimed at stopping the flow of refu- statement read, adding the visit would of- Sir Nicholas also said it was inconceivable that Churchill gees and migrants into Europe. fer an opportunity to assess the situation would not have welcomed the views of Obama. The deal initially slowed the number of refugees in Turkey. John McDonnell, Labor Party’s shadow chancellor, sug- of arrivals to Greece sharply, but boats Merkel’s visit comes as she faces crit- gested that Johnson’s remarks were “racist”. have been coming again with about 150 icism at home for allowing a German “Mask slips again,” he tweeted. “Boris part-Kenyan Obama people a day, the International Organiza- comedian to be prosecuted for insulting comment is yet another example of dog-whistle racism from tion for Migration said on Friday. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. senior Tories. He should withdraw it.” Under the deal, Ankara agreed to take Merkel’s decision to let prosecutors Support for the mayor, however, came from UKIP party back all refugees and migrants who enter pursue a case against Jan Boehmermann leader Nigel Farage, who also campaigns for Britain to leave the EU illegally, in return for the EU taking angered many Germans, who saw it as a the EU. The far-right party leader said Obama should “butt the same amount of Syrian refugees di- sop to an authoritarian leader. out”. rectly from Turkey. “It is both sides that have a strong in- Accusing him of being the most anti-British American As a part of the deal, Turkey wanted to terest in making this work. Turkey wants president in history, the far-right party leader told the negotiate EU accession, receive $6.8bn Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have warned the deal could collapse if support in easing the refugee burden - Radio 4’s World at One program: “I think Obama, be- of EU funds to house Syrian refugees, said it was investigating reports about demands for visa-free EU travel for its both financial support and in terms of cause of his grandfather and Kenya and colonization, I and have short-term visas waived for its Turkish soldiers firing live bullets at the citizens are not met by the promised numbers. And they want visa liberaliza- think Obama bears a bit of a grudge against this coun- citizens before the end of June. Syrian border - a charge Turkey has de- deadline in June. tion. We have other interests,” a Merkel try.” Turkey is currently hosting the largest nied. The agreement says Turkey must meet aide said, according to Reuters. ‘I love Churchill’ number of Syrian refugees of any coun- Also, Amnesty International said Turk- 72 conditions by May 4 to earn the visa “Ultimately it will depend on both However, Obama responded to Johnson’s comments on try - more than 2.7 million. ish authorities have been rounding up waiver, but diplomats say only half of sides fulfilling the criteria they need to. If his alleged “ancestral dislike” for Britain in a press conference But human rights groups have warned and expelling groups of around 100 Syri- those points have been met so far. that doesn’t happen the deal won’t work. on Friday. that Turkey is not a safe place to return an men, women and children to Syria on Merkel, European Council President Whether it’s sustainable is not clear yet,” Talking next to British Prime Minister David Cam- people. a near-daily basis since mid-January. Donald Tusk and European Commission the aide added. eron, Obama said he loved Churchill and still had a Last week, the United Nations High On the other hand, Turkish officials First Vice President Frans Timmermans (Source: agencies) bust of the British leader in his White House private residence. “Right outside the door of the Treaty Room, so that I see it every day - including on weekends when I’m going into that UN Yemen envoy hails ‘constructive’ peace talks office to watch a basketball game - the primary image I see The United Nations envoy for Yemen has hailed a “con- their homes since March last year. tinued ceasefire violations by the rebels. is a bust of Winston Churchill,” he said. structive” first full day of peace talks but called for a halt The Ansarullah have held Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, He said he had contacted Saudi Arabia about the co- “It’s there voluntarily because I can do anything on the to air strikes by a Saudi-led coalition and missile fire by since September 2014 and their advance triggered a alition air strikes and they had said the raids were ordered second floor. I love Winston Churchill. Love the guy.” Ansarullah (Houthi) movement forces. Saudi-led air campaign in support of fugitive former only in response to ceasefire violations by the rebels. Obama said there was a bust of Churchill in the Oval Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said firming up an April 11 cease- President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s government. “The ceasefire is respected between 70 percent to 80 Office during the presidency of his predecessor George fire was essential to the success of the negotiations in Kuwait. As the talks got under way, military sources told the percent all over Yemen,” Ould Cheikh Ahmed said. W Bush but he decided that he would have a bust of The envoy, who spent months getting the warring sides to the AFP news agency that the ceasefire was largely hold- The talks are based on UN Security Council resolu- the civil rights Leader Martin Luther King in his office negotiating table, said Friday’s talks had been “very constructive”. ing on the ground, although clashes were continuing tion 2216 which calls for the Ansarullah fighters to with- instead. “There was a consensus on strengthening the ceasefire around the flashpoint city of Taiz, where pro-govern- draw from areas they seized since 2014 and hand heavy “I thought it was appropriate - and I think most and the two sides were committed to the need to achieve ment forces have been under rebel siege for months, weapons back to the government, the UN envoy said. people in the United Kingdom might agree - that as peace and that this is the last opportunity,” he said. and in Jawf province on the Saudi border. Al Jazeera’s Hashem Ahelbarra, reporting from the the first African-American president, it might be ap- The United Nations hopes that the negotiations will Ould Cheikh Ahmed said the rebels complained of talks, said a major hurdle in the negotiations was a propriate to have a bust of Dr. Martin Luther King in end fighting across Yemen that has killed more than continuing air strikes by the House of Saud regime’s-led “huge trust deficit” between the warring sides. my office,” he said. 6,800 people and driven more than 2.5 million from coalition while the government side complained of con- (Source: agencies) (Source: Al Jazeera) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY AAPRILPRIL 224,4, 22016016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/economy

NEWS Stockholm ready to participate MTN Group to invest in infrastructure projects in Iran in Iranian power projects ECONOMY TEHRAN — The multinational mobile deskcommunication MTN Group intends to ECONOMY TEHRAN — The visit- Baylan, who headed a delega- make investments in some infrastructure projects, including desking Sweden's Minister tion of representatives from Swed- IPTV services and fiber optic, in Iran, the Tasnim news agency for Energy Ibrahim Baylan, in a Saturday ish private companies, referred to the reported on Saturday. meeting with his Iranian counterpart 27,000-megawatt-capacity of Sweden The South African group entered the Islamic Republic Hamid Chitchian in Tehran, expressed and the country’s high amount of expe- about eleven years ago to cooperate in a project with Iran- his country’s willingness to take part in rience in the electricity sector and said cell Telecommunication Services Company (MTN Irancell), 2nd various projects of Iran’s power sector. that Stockholm can enhance coopera- mobile operator in Iran. According to the IRNA news agency, tion level with Iranians in various fields Possessing 49 percent of stakes of Irancell, the company referring to the proper ground set for namely power generation, smart grids, could manage to become the commercial partner of Iran Elec- expansion of mutual cooperation in en- energy storage, energy efficiency and tronic Development Company. ergy sector, following the removal of an- other areas. MTN Group, formerly M-Cell, is a South Africa-based mul- ti-Iranian financial embargo, the Swed- The Iranian minister, for his part, not- tinational mobile telecommunications company, operating in ish minister suggested that the Swedish ed that Iran's electricity grid is to wit- many African, European and Asian countries. It offers an inte- company of ABB, a leading supplier of ness a great improvement and under- grated suite of communications products and services to cus- products and systems for power trans- lined that the government’s priority in tomers, including traditional and mobile voice and data, digital mission, can make ties with Iran Grid power sector is implementation of joint and mobile financial services as well as enterprise services to Management Company under the ap- Swedish Energy Minister Ibrahim Baylan (R) visited his Iranian counterpart Hamid Chitchian projects which transfer information into SME, public sector and corporate clients. proval of the Iranian energy ministry. in Tehran on Saturday. the country.

With energy deals in Monthly non-oil trade Renault’s Iranian market share mind India’s Modi will hits $5.6b in Iran rises 7-fold in post-sanction era visit Iran in May ECONOMY TEHRAN — Accord- which ended on March 19, 2016, the value ECONOMY TEHRAN — The ero assembly line in past September. desking to Iran’s Customs of the country’s non-oil trade reached deskstake of French car “Despite all the problems as a re- Stepping up further engagement with Iran, the energy rich and Administration’s report, the value of the over $83 billion. maker, Renault, in Iranian auto mar- sult of the sanctions, we managed to strategically important Persian Gulf country, Indian Prime Minister country’s non-oil trade hit $5.6 billion in In the past year, the Tasnim news ket has been increased seven times design and manufacture Sandero in Narendra Modi plans a trip to the country in May. the first Iranian calendar month of Farvar- agency reported, Iran exported $42.415 in the first three months of 2016, two years,” said Mehdi Jamali, man- Modi’s visit to Tehran is billed to be a landmark one. The visit din (which ended on April 19). billion worth of goods while its imports compared to the same time in the aging director of Iranian carmaker could see some key outcome documents in connectivity projects According to this report, more than reached $41.499 billion, showing a 16.11 preceding year, the Tasnim news Saipa. (that would give India much needed access to Afghanistan, Central $3.6 billion worth of non-oil goods have percent decrease in the value of exports agency reported on Saturday. He noted by the end of the year Asia, Russia, and beyond) and energy partnerships. been exported to other countries in the and a 22.53 percent decline in the value As reported, in the said time i.e., (March 20, 2016), 10,000 Sandero will This may include Delhi-Tehran-Kabul trilateral agreement for first month, the Fars news agency re- of imports when compared to its previ- as of the implementation of the ac- be manufactured. Transport and Transit Corridors or the Chabahar Agreement that ported. ous year. corded deal between Iran and P5+1 Renault Pars is an Iranian joint will operationalize the strategic port for the three countries giving Liquefied natural gas (LNG), propane Iran had set a target of $77.5 billion in (known as JCPOA), 14,540 of Renault venture established in 2004 and India the gateway to Central Asia, Russia and beyond in absence of and butane were among the major ex- non-oil exports for the past year, accord- sedans have been assembled in Iran, owned by Renault and Industrial transit rights through Pakistan; the commercial contract on Chaba- ported goods and China, the United ing to Mojtaba Khosrotaj, the Iranian dep- which is seven times more than the Development and Renovation Or- har as well as the modalities for extending $150 million credit for Arab Emirates (UAE), Iraq, India and uty industry, mining, and trade minister. registered amount in the same pe- ganization of Iran. The company is Chabahar Port for making jetties and berths by India. India would South Korea were leading importers of In its preceding year, the country’s riod in 2015, when the figure did not in charge of managing the assembly make another $20 billion investment for the Chabahar port com- these goods. total non-oil exports hit $49.744 billion pass 2,130 cars. of completely knocked down Renault plex including SEZ. According to Iran’s Customs Adminis- while non-oil imports reached $52.477 Iranian joint venture Renault Pars cars by local manufacturers Iran The visit is also expected to give momentum to the Interna- tration, in the past Iranian calendar year, billion. officially launched the Renault Sand- Khodro, Saipa and Pars Khodro. tional North South Transport Corridor -- India is in an initial signa- tory to this along with Iran and Russia. Pact for Indian investments in Iranian railways which will be key links in the transport corridors through that country could also be expected during the PM trip. Iran finds Doha meeting, despite failure, a positive step In the energy sector the two sides could finalize the deal for India’s DUBAI (Reuters) — Iran’s oil minister South African to change the situation,” Bijan Namdar participation in the Farzad-B gas field. While Iran is seeking Indian said on Saturday that last week’s Doha Zanganeh was quoted as saying by the investments in both upstream and downstream sectors including Energy Minister Tina (Source: Economic Times) meeting to freeze oil production, de- Joemat-Pettersson oil ministry’s news agency, SHANA. petrochemicals and fertilizers spite its failure, was a positive step and Zanganeh, who was meeting the (L) met Iranian Iran would support any plan to stabi- energy minister of South Africa in Teh- lize the market. Oil Minister Bijan ran, added that Iran’s oil production “Doha meeting was not fruitful but Namdar Zanganeh has increased by 1 million barrel per Reliance looking at long- we see it as a positive step as it initi- in Tehran on day since the lifting of international term oil supplies from Iran ated negotiations between OPEC and Saturday. (Photo: sanctions on Iran in January. He said non-OPEC member countries and Hasan Hosseini/ Iran will continue increasing oil pro- Reliance Industries Ltd, India's biggest oil refiner, said it is looking showed to the main oil producers in Shana) duction until it regains its lost share of to buy more crude from Iran as the company seeks to rebuild ties OPEC that something should be done oil market. to benefit from shorter shipping distances. The company had made small purchases from Iran in the cur- rent quarter and was currently engaged in talks for bigger sup- Pak-Iran trade to touch Peace pipeline gets a quiet burial, plies, indicating that it could also get into a long-term supply con- tract, said V Srikanth, Reliance's joint chief financial officer. new heights: envoy confirms Iranian envoy "We have had engagements with Iran before the sanctions and Iranian Ambassador in Pakistan Mehdi He said that the lack of trade-relat- Touted once a 'Peace Pipeline' and a Americans are looking for the Indian they have grades of crude that are attractive to us from where we Honardoost has expressed optimism ed information is one of the biggest harbinger of regional connectivity, the market for the future," he said. He are," Srikanth said at a news conference on Friday. and confidence that Pak-Iran trade reasons of low trade volume. Cham- famed tri-nation India-Pakistan-Iran described the pipeline as unrealistic India is set to import at least 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) of would touch new heights commensu- bers of commerce and industry of the (IPI) has been given a quite burial. in current circumstances, fearing that Iranian oil in the year from April 1, with refiners looking to ramp up rate with their respective potential. two countries should play role in this Soon after the international commu- United States would prevent its opera- purchases after the sanctions targeting Tehran ended in January, He was speaking at the Lahore regard. nity decided to lift sanctions on Iran, tionalization. sources had told Reuters. Chamber of Commerce and Industry Honardoost said that Iran is not only it was hoped the pipeline project, pro- "You can forget about the pipeline. Iran was India's second biggest oil supplier before economic on Friday. a big market, but also have 15 neigh- posed to cover 1,620-mile (2,700 km) The Americans will simply not allow this sanctions aimed at Iran's nuclear program hampered its trade re- The ambassador said that Iran and boring countries that Iranian business- from Iran's South Pars fields in the Per- project to take off," he further added. lations. Now, Indian buyers are being drawn back to Iran in part Pakistan have some most important men are keen to enhance business with sian Gulf to Pakistan's major cities of According to data available with by freight discounts that increase as more barrels are purchased. achievements from the recent visit of their Pakistani counterparts; therefore, Karachi and Multan and then further the Department of Industrial Policy The comments came as Reliance posted its biggest quarterly Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to they should come forward and start to Delhi will be be revived. But Iran's and Promotion (DIPP), as much as US$ profit in over eight years on better margins in the company's core Pakistan, which has also started a new joint ventures with their Iranian coun- ambassador to India Gholamreza An- 6.62 billion stand invested in LNG sec- refining and petrochemical business. era of cordial relations between the terparts. sari here frankly admitted that there tor in India between 2000 and 2015. Reliance, controlled by Mukesh Ambani, reported an estimate- two countries. Iran is ready to fulfill the growing was no possibility of its revival, keep- Ansari said, any talk of pipeline will put topping net profit of 73.98 billion rupees ($1.11 billion) for the Jan- The friendship of the two countries energy needs of Pakistan, he said. ing in view opposition from vested an end to these investments.

March period -- its highest quarterly profit since December 2007. should be translated into the mutual To a question, the ambassador said interests. India had not taken part in the talks (Source: Reuters) economic ties, as well, he said. that Pak-Iran Gas Pipeline project could "I think we should forget about on the IPI gas pipeline since 2007, citing The Iranian envoy said: “I was be completed in a short span of time, pipeline because the people who security and commercial concerns. But shocked to see the statistics of mutual adding that this project must be com- have invested in the LNG in India… I experts believe it was more because of trade volume, which does not reflect pleted, as energy is necessary for all don't think that they will let any pipes New Delhi's engagements with the U.S. Saras looking to resume the friendly relations and potential of trade and economic activities. to come in a substantial quantity. on the issue of nuclear deal. Iran crude trade in coming the two countries." (Source: thenews.com.pk) They have invested in LNG so much … (Source: dnaindia.com) months Iran able to boost Armenia-Iran trade Turkey continues to MILAN (Reuters) — Italian refiner Saras hopes to resume tak- oil output to even 6 can be increased to ease trade with Iran ing shipments of Iranian crude oil in the coming months if not several billion dollars weeks, its managing director Dario Scaffardi said on Friday. mb/d Saras, which is part owned by Russian oil giant Rosneft, used to take a significant part of its crude feedstock from Iran before the U.S-led embargo on the country. Iran has a capacity to increase oil production The trade turnover between Armenia and Iran can Two new steps are being taken regarding trade Speaking on the sidelines of a shareholder meeting, Scaffardi to even 5.5-6 million barrels per day (mb/d), be increased up to several billion of dollars a year, the agreements in order to reach the $30 billion trade said the group had renewed its contract with National Iranian Oil but not under the current situations, Fereydoun head of an Armenian parliamentary committee on goal between Iran and Turkey. Firstly, 30 new products Company but added there were still some hurdles to overcome Barkeshli, former general manager at National economic affairs, Vardan Ayvazyan, said on Friday. will be added to the preferential trade agreement, on the banking payment front. Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) in OPEC and inter- Speaking to reporters, he said at present the trade which was put into effect as of Jan. 1, 2015. Secondly, "I hope these will be resolved soon and we can start in a few national affairs, told Trend on April 21. turnover between the two neighboring countries in order to solve problems regarding the implemen- months, maybe even weeks," Scaffardi said. Iran’s oil output plunged by more than one stands at about $340 million, ‘but if Armenian business tation process, a trade facilitation agreement will Most international sanctions against Iran were lifted in Janu- million barrels to 2.8 mb/d during a 3-year sanc- community shows a greater activity and initiative, the be signed. Meeting with members of the Economy ary after a deal with world powers to curb the country's nuclear tions, imposed by western countries in 2012. Iran trade can be increased to several billion of US Dollars.’ Reporters Association, Development Minister Jevdet program. had to shut down some fields, but resumed The most promising sector to enhance cooperation, Yilmaz said that a preferential trade system with Iran But the U.S. kept some sanctions and fear of being caught the output to around 3.3 mb/d in March, three he said, is energy sector. would have an important effect, and the decision was up in those has deterred most foreign banks from restoring links months after lifting sanctions. "In 2018, when new power transmission lines con- made in terms of better implementation. with Tehran. Tehran says it would increase this figure to necting Iran with Armenia and Armenia with Georgia According to Yilmaz, 30 more products will be in- Saras, controlled by brothers Gian Marco and Massimo Mor- the pre-sanctions level. will come online, we will be able to connect the power cluded in the preferential trade’s expansion. Economy atti, with a 25 percent stake each, recently visited Iran with an NEWS IN BRIEF grids of Armenia, Georgia, Iran and Russia. Minister Mustafa Elitash will also visit Iran. Italian trade delegation led by Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y http://www.tehrantimes.com AAPRILPRIL 224,4, 22016016 HISTORY & HERITAGE 5

Best Iranian tourist cities A CLOSER LOOK A brief history of in Noruz announced marathons Contrary to the popular belief that it has its antecedents in the Classical World, the marathon is actually a com- paratively modern invention. While the Ancient Olym- pics can be dated back to 776 BC, there is no evidence of a 26-mile foot race ever taking place. The marathon was, however, included in the first modern Olympics in Athens in 1896. In Britain there had been a tradition of long-distance races and endurance challenges. However, the marathon had been the idea of Michel Breal, a Frenchman and student of Greek mythology. The study of Ancient Greece was prominent in the education of Western elites and Breal’s idea sprung from the legend of the Athenian courier Pheidippides, who in 490 BC ran from the site of the battle of Marathon to Athens with the message of ‘Nike’ (‘Victory’). He then promptly collapsed and died. Whatever the veracity of this legend, 17 runners lined up on 10 April 1896 for the first Olympic marathon from Marathon to the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens – a dis- Zarivar Lake, Marivan, Iran tance of 40 kms. (The Greeks had actually held two trials over the course and distance in the month beforehand). TOURISM TEHRAN — Iran’s Cul- Neyshabur, Marivan, and Ramsar are the on the seven indices of information dis- ing that the indices were determined by The race was won by a local named Spiridon Louis and re- desktural Heritage, Tourism selected cities, CHTHO Deputy Director semination, supervision, public services, the Ministry of Interior. sulted in much national rejoicing in Greece. Following the and Handicraft Organization (CHTHO) an- for Tourism Affairs Morteza Rahmani- accommodation, coordination, accidents, Meanwhile, the cities of Shiraz, Tabriz, success and drama of the first race, the marathon quickly nounced the best seven Iranian tourist cities Movahhed said on Friday. Officials of the and accountability.” Ilam, Sanandaj, Maragheh, Abadan, and established itself as the Olympics’ most anticipated event, during Noruz holidays (March 20 to April 1). cities will be honored in early May, he added. The plan has been implemented for Baneh were appreciated for their ac- its Blue Riband. Isfahan, Mashhad, Sari, Khorramabad, “The cities have been selected based the first time in the country, he said, add- ceptable services to tourists, he noted. Its reputation was cemented at the 1908 London Olym- pics, still probably the most famous marathon ever run. First into the stadium had been the Italian Dorando Pietri, but On the rooftops of Masouleh: A town in the mist he collapsed near the finish and was helped over the line by a British official. The second-placed runner, an American On the wooden balcony and be- many Akkas-khaneh or photo houses in- unknown village peacefully situated in named Johnny Hayes, protested and was awarded the race. hind the geraniums, the old man was side which there were so many traditional the Alborz range. It is now a boom- But the public’s sympathy was with Pietri, who received a spe- watching the people walking over the Gilaki costumes for rent and some lovely ing and crowded touristic spot which cial medal from the queen. courtyard of his house. Noise of vehi- decorations here and there, so that people attracts thousands of Iranians and in- These early Olympic marathons helped to establish the cles was far away, because no motor would wear the clothes and take pictures. ternational tourists each year. This has popularity of the event. In 1897 the Boston Marathon – the vehicle was allowed in. I knew this. I’ve Although the small shops start from brought great prosperity for the locals. oldest annual marathon – was first held and in Britain the been to the city once many years ago the very beginning of the road but Ma- People in Masouleh have kept the city Polytechnic Marathon was founded in 1909. when I was a child. I do not have a souleh’s market in downtown is the hub clean and unchanged. It still shows off While the Olympics were restricted to amateurs, profes- clear picture of what I had seen that of trade. There are sweet shops, baker- the great harmony between man and sional marathons were also staged, some indoors. Pietri time though. It was not very known ies, grocery stores, knife-making shops, nature. But tourism has eventually had turned professional after the London games and in Novem- touristic place that time and we had leather works, artwork and pottery shops, some of its side effects. ber 1908 he won a re-match against Hayes at Madison traveled there after a flood which had food stalls and several traditional Chay- Masouleh is no longer a quite pictur- Square Gardens. In December 1909 Pietri ran against the left the place quite muddy. I had not Khaneh (teahouses). esque destination to get lost in its beauti- Briton CW Gardiner in the Royal Albert Hall over a track that, stepped in there until recently when Old women are usually seen at the ful deep forests and thick mist. Well, it has at 19 laps to the mile, measured out at a head-spinning 524 I decided to show my home-province doorstep of their house while knotting them all yet but not the calm. Everyone laps for the marathon distance. The craze for indoor mara- to my Tajik friend. and chatting with the neighbors. The in Masouleh seems to have adapted to thons soon passed, however, and attention again switched to We drove 20 kilometers from doors of such houses are wide open and this fact and so did the old man on the the Olympics. Fooman through deep forests and thick there are knotted dolls, colorful socks and wooden balcony. (Source: Dream of Iran) (Source: History Extra) mist. The fog did not lift when we ar- other handicrafts hanged from doors for rived. Many cars were lined up to enter sale. At the downtown mosque, there is the parking lot and there was too much shrine of a grandchild of prophet known traffic. So we just stopped the car some- as Aun bin Ali. I was in fact walking on where before the crowd and walked the rooftop of the mosque that I spot- some short distance to reach the wel- ted the old man. Nobody had noticed come sign of the city on the other side him behind the geraniums. I asked him of the river: “Welcome to ancient town from far if I am allowed to take photo of Masouleh! The town of history and pointing out my camera. He smiled attraction”. and nodded his head in agreement. Although it has been written that the Just then, people who were climbing community was established around 10 Old man on the wooden balcony the stairs discovered this new subject AD, the town is much older than that. picturesque town of Gilan province with to capture. It just took few seconds The first village of Masouleh was estab- population of a village, the buildings have and crowd was gathered in front of the lished around 1006 AD, 6 km northwest been built on a steep slope in a way that house with their cameras and smart of the current city, and it is called Koh- each house’s courtyard is other house’s phones. The old man seemed little bit neh Masouleh (Old Masouleh). It is said rooftop. In fact, courtyards and rooftops annoyed by all the suddenly attracted people moved from Old-Masouleh to both serve as the pedestrian roads simi- tourists treating him like an interesting the current city because of attacks from lar to streets. To put it simply, “The yard ‘touristic object’ for photography! neighboring communities. Once been of the building above is the roof of the To be honest, I felt guilty that I had on the famous Silk Road trade route, the building below.” disturbed his very peaceful moment of town is covered by forests and is blessed It may have been the only city in Iran solitude on his beautiful balcony. But by annual rainfall, as is the characteristic which no vehicles are allowed to pass then he went inside and was back few of Gilan province. Masouleh-Roudkhan through due to its unique layout. The minutes later with a small watering can. river passes through the city. small alleys and the narrow stairs would He watered the geraniums very care- We crossed the river to reach first ‘stair not simply make it possible for vehicles to fully, quite distracted from the cameras road’. There and then the spender of Ma- enter anyway. and people walking in the courtyards. souleh was witnessed. In this beautiful On my way to main market, I found After all, Masouleh was no longer an

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Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicraft Organization chief Masoud Soltanifar (2nd right) attended a ceremony on Thursday opening the four-star Eram hotel on the Persian Gulf island of Qeshm. (qeshm.ir/Asghar Besharati) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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By Jesse Wegman The lawsuit involves a challenge 26 states government, and that Congress has given the cretion” the president enjoys includes deciding brought against President Obama’s 2014 ex- president extremely wide latitude to exercise “whether it makes sense to pursue removal at all.” s she often does, Justice Sonia Soto- ecutive actions protecting millions of undocu- his or her discretion in enforcing that policy — Undocumented immigrants Amayor got to the human heart of a mented immigrants from deportation for three a discretion presidents from Dwight Eisenhow- Everyone also agrees that there are more complicated legal dispute at the Su- years, and letting them apply to work here le- er through George W. Bush have used liberally. than 11 million undocumented immigrants preme Court Monday morning, in United gally in the meantime. In a 2012 opinion written by Justice Anthony currently living in the United States, and no States v. Texas, one of the most politically ex- Everyone agrees that setting immigra- Kennedy and joined by Chief Justice John G. one save Donald Trump actually believes we plosive cases to reach the justices in years. tion policy is the sole province of the federal Roberts, Jr., the court held that the “broad dis- can deport them all. 9

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China seizes biggest share of NEWS IN BRIEF EU to draw up tax haven global exports in almost 50 years blacklist EU nations have agreed to draw up a blacklist of tax havens in the wake of the Panama Papers leaks. Chinese exporters have found a silver lining percent market share in the United States, Finance ministers have endorsed the move, which is to be in weak global demand by seizing market a report by investment bank Oppenheimer completed by the end of the summer. share from their competitors - good news & Co says. The European Commission says nations on the tax blacklist for China but an expansion that is aggravat- But the company's investment in LED, or should be sanctioned if appeals for change go unheeded. ing trade tensions. light emitting diode, is now paying off, giv- The leak of millions of files from Panama law firm Mossack China's proportion of global exports rose ing it a fresh product line to export to the Fonseca revealed how the rich and powerful use tax havens to to 13.8 percent last year from 12.3 percent in United States. hide their wealth. 2014, data from the United Nations Confer- The LED line boasts gross margins of Plans for a single EU list of "non-cooperative jurisdictions" ence on Trade and Employment shows, the over 30 percent, compared to low single have been blocked in the past by conflicting national interests. highest share any country has enjoyed since digits for solar modules, the company's fi- Currently the 28 EU states have different national lists of tax the United States in 1968. nancial statements show. havens and can decide individually whether to impose restric- The success belies widespread predic- ReneSola's U.S. marketing head Naveed tive measures. tions rising costs for Chinese labor and a Hasan said that the firm's position in China Negotiations on the new common list are expected to be currency that has increased nearly 20 per- was an advantage. complex and the number of jurisdictions to be included re- cent against the dollar in the last decade "We are able to use our brand and lev- mains unclear. would cause China to lose market share to erage the great number of contract man- Ministers have also agreed to exchange information on cheaper competitors. ufacturers." the beneficial owners of companies and the EU is planning Instead, China's manufacturing infra- The price challenge a crackdown on banks and tax advisers who help clients hide structure built during the country's industrial But while China has expanded its share, money offshore. (Source: BBC) rise of recent decades is keeping exports that share is of a shrinking pie and the humming and providing the basis for firms mechanical appliances make up the biggest branch out. country's firms have yet to develop the to produce higher-value products. portion of China's exports. "China's export structure may not be as branding power of the likes of an Apple or "China cannot be replaced," said Fredrik Such policies may not be welcomed in sophisticated as that of high-income econo- Louis Vuitton. Guitman, formerly China general manager the United States, where Republican pres- mies, but with a better educated labor force Much of Chinese industrial innovation Russia, Saudi Arabia to for a Danish maker of silver products, add- idential hopeful Donald Trump has called and increasing investment in innovation, the has focused on process and production pump as much as possible: ing that reliable delivery times were more for 45 percent tariffs on Chinese imports country's products are now generally of a improvements to make products at lower important than price. "If they say 45 days, it - a message that appears to resonate with higher unit value and require more skilled cost but acceptable quality. IEA expert will be 45 days." American voters. labor," HSBC economists said in a report. That has some worried rising labor costs Still, even as Chinese firms compete in The risk is that the Chinese firms success- Critics say much of China's move up the and a stronger yuan, or renminbi (RMB), will Ahead of the doomed Doha talks last weekend, Russia and more sophisticated product lines, they are fully moving up the value chain will see their value chain has been the result of pressure have an impact. Saudi Arabia said they were willing to discuss freezing oil out- unloading overstocked inventory from en- overseas profits destroyed by a trade war if on foreign firms to transfer technology "This has put pressure on firms to up- put, but less than a week later both have threatened to ramp trenched industrial overcapacity in sectors Trump's ideas find place in policy. combined with a systematic and sustained grade," Li Jian, head of foreign trade re- up production. On Friday, the head of the Oil Industry and like steel, an irritant in global trading rela- Advantage campaign of industrial espionage targeting search at the Chinese Academy of Inter- Markets Division at the International Energy Agency (IEA) told tionships. The United States and seven other Chinese firms' tenacity in overseas mar- foreign technology. national Trade and Economic Cooperation, CNBC that he believed both producers will continue to "pump countries this week called for urgent action kets is largely built on the country's invest- The legions of mid-sized Chinese com- the Commerce Ministry's think-tank, said. as much oil as possible." to address a steel supply glut that many ment in a massive and integrated supply panies that now make drones, high-tech la- China's producer pricing power has "In the post-Doha world, when we're still in what is essen- blame on China. chain infrastructure, which makes them fast- bels, smart home devices, and wind power been falling for four years and the Chinese tially a free market for oil, they (the Russians) will pump as At the same time, China's imports from er and more reliable to foreign companies equipment may lack the cachet of Chinese government sees more rough weather much oil out as the market will absorb and the Saudis have other countries fell sharply - down over 14 that outsource all or some of their produc- social media firms like Tencent, but they are ahead. said much the same thing," the IEA's Neil Atkinson told CNBC." percent in 2015 - leading some economists tion. a far greater combined threat to compla- "The circumstances surrounding foreign "We're back to where we were before Doha where people to suggest China was deploying an "import "Reliability and speed is more important cent foreign competitors, analysts say. trade this year remain both complicated produce what they can, sell what they can for whatever price substitution" strategy that is pushing foreign than price," Guitman said. "An out-of-stock Privately owned SZ DJI Technology Co and gloomy," Commerce Ministry spokes- they can achieve and the market takes care of the surpluses brands out of its domestic markets. product will hurt much more than a slightly Ltd, a drone maker, is an example of how far man Shen Danyang said on Tuesday. More in time." On Wednesday, Beijing rolled out fresh higher price." Chinese exporters have come. The compa- than half of 3,000 companies surveyed by Atkinson noted that "as far as the Russians are concerned, measures to support machinery exports, in- This manufacturing playground is allow- ny has taken advantage of the smartphone the ministry "believe the situation this year even in the run-up to Doha when they were going to be par- cluding tax rebates, and encouraged banks ing companies that make their own origi- component manufacturing ecosystem in is increasingly grim." ty to an agreement to freeze production, they were actually to lend more to exporters. Machinery and nal goods to tinker with their products and the southern city of Shenzhen to take 70 (Source: Reuters) pumping up production anyway." (Source: CNBC)

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NEWS IN BRIEF First direct evidence of ancient Mars’s Iran among top 15 countries for treating immunodeficiency diseases oxygen-rich atmosphere Rocks on the surface of Mars have yielded fy chemicals and minerals. The researchers TEHRAN MEDICAL — Iran is among the top 15 coun- the best clue yet that the planet once had haven’t yet pinned down the exact age of desk tries in the world for making great advances an atmosphere rich in oxygen. the manganese oxide, but hope to do so in treating immunodeficiency diseases, the secretary of the 8th Mars owes its sobriquet the “Red Planet” with future data from the rover. International Conference of Immunodeficiency Diseases said to the abundance of iron oxide, otherwise Because many of the manganese ox- on Saturday. known as rust, on its surface. But in addition ide deposits are close to where a lake Nima Rezaei, speaking on to all that iron, NASA’s Curiosity rover has once existed in the crater, Cousin says the sidelines of the confer- now found substantial amounts of manga- that flowing liquid with dissolved oxygen ence, said Iran is considered nese oxide in rocks in Mars’s Gale crater. in it may have played a part in its forma- as the hub of the treatment of “We found 3 percent of rocks have tion. “It’s a real possibility that there was immunodeficiency diseases in high manganese oxide content,” Agnθs oxygen in the atmosphere, and possibly the Middle East, IRNA report- Cousin of the Research Institute in As- water available locally that was oxidiz- ed on Saturday. trophysics and Planetology in Toulouse, ing,” she says. Iranian researchers have France, told the European Geophysical If there was too much oxygen, though, written more than 500 articles Union meeting in Vienna, Austria, earlier it might not have been a good thing for on immunodeficiency disor- this week. “That requires abundant water early life, says Damien Loizeau of the Uni- ders, which have been pub- and strongly oxidizing conditions, so the versity of Lyon, France. On Earth, oxidation lished by valid scientific jour- atmosphere may have contained much breaks up biological molecules. The ap- nals, Rezaei added. more oxygen than we thought.” Mars’s current atmosphere is 95 percent pearance of oxygen on Earth was linked He then noted that Iranians Mars’s current atmosphere is 95 per- carbon dioxide and contains only trace to organisms that produced it, but was a have pulled off maintaining a cent carbon dioxide and contains only disaster for those organisms’ neighbors. good cooperation with for- trace amounts of oxygen. amounts of oxygen. “O2 is bad for life as we know it, but eign researchers, the result of which has been the discovery of Nevertheless, many researchers have ar- evidence to date, the Curiosity team claim. ide with the help of its ChemCam, an in- we only know life to be able to create large 10 genes. gued that Mars must once have been rich in Future data strument which zaps rocks with a laser and amounts of O2,” he says. So far 2,000 patients with immunodeficiency diseases have atmospheric oxygen. This is the most direct The rover identified the manganese ox- analyzes the resulting dust cloud to identi- (Source: New Scientist) been identified in Iran, but the figure is not valid since some of the patients have died as a result of severe infection without proper diagnosis. Family marriage has taken its toll on ranking Iran high among Google Translate totally fails foreign couples trying to say their wedding vows in English other countries in immunodeficiency diseases, he regretted. Dearly beloved, we are gathered here to join these each case, the bride and groom were in on the joke, a groom many points (though if she said that to him... couples in holy matrimony. And to compare ElaN Lan- "but the double vows were a surprise to many of the well, anyway). guages with Google Translate when it comes to translat- guests," agency executive creative director Bas Kor- ElaN's translations, meanwhile, include more tra- ing international couple's wedding vows, written in their sten tells AdFreak. ditional-sounding sentiments, such as "I'm forever Iran Health 2016 to open native languages, to English. As for the presence of commercial film crews, well, changed because of who you are and what you mean In this amusing campaign for ElaN, from J. Walter "they must have just thought their friends decided to to me" and "I couldn't imagine growing old with anyone on May 15 Thompson Amsterdam, three real couples—not ac- really splurge on the wedding videography." else." Aww… tors—ran the vows through both online translation Needless to say, Google's translations go awkwardly The campaign, titled "Promise the Translation," fol- SCIENCE TEHRAN — Tehran Permanent International tools, and read the results in English at their actual cer- awry, though "I promise to grow old with you and keep lows last year's Epica Grand Prix-winning "Taste the deskFairground is the venue for the 19th Iran emonies. The translations were derived from Hindi, Por- your children alive" has a certain forthright charm, as Translation," in which a Japanese recipe was translated Health International Exhibition on Medical, Dental, Laboratory tuguese, Spanish, Polish, Dutch and Norwegian. does "I promise to be the best me that fits your best by both Google and ElaN, with the results prepared by Equipment and Pharmaceutical Products (Iran Health 2016) on One shoot took place at a wedding, one dur- regional areas." a chef and tasted by passersby. May 15-18, IRNA reported. ing a rehearsal and another at a renewal of vows. In Alas, telling a bride "You're my biggest size" won't win (Source: adweek.com) The event aims at unveiling the world’s latest technology in healthcare, enhancing medical tourism as well as backing entre- preneurs and brilliant minds. Scientists discover coral reef near Common medicines tied to The head of the exhibition, Hossein Salmanzadeh, said the annual fair will bring in a number of credible companies, locally the mouth of the Amazon River changes in the brain and internationally, together. In an amicable environment, the newly established enterpris- es as well as century-old companies will hold rounds of bilateral talks with the national and international firms for investment pur- poses, Salmanzadeh explained. 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The water purifier that also generates electricity and Scientists have discovered vibrant coral Total surprise Commonly used drugs for problems like and thickness in some regions linked to creates Wi-Fi connections reef ecosystem near the mouth of the So the discovery came as a total sur- colds, allergies, depression, high blood pres- cognitive function, the researchers report Amazon River that stretches roughly prise to study coauthor Patricia Yager, an sure and heart disease have long been linked in JAMA Neurology. Imagine a machine that can turn contaminated water from a riv- 3,700 square miles -- even though coral oceanographer at the University of Geor- to cognitive impairment and dementia. Now People who used these drugs also er, ocean or even sewage into drinking water, while at the same isn't supposed to be able to grow there in gia, who in 2012 set out with Brazilian sci- researchers have some fresh evidence that scored lower on tests of immediate mem- time generating enough electricity to power itself with surplus, the first place. entists aboard the research vessel Atlantis may help explain the connection. ory recall and executive function com- and connecting everywhere within a kilometer radius to Wi-Fi. The reef described in the journal Sci- to study the plume coming out from the The drugs, known as anticholinergics, stop pared to people who weren’t using these It sounds too good to be true, but Marco Attisani has created ence Advances could shed light on how river mouth and flowing into the ocean. a chemical called acetylcholine from working drugs, researchers found. just that. Watly is a solar-powered water purification machine these delicate organisms, which provide But one of the researchers on board, properly in the nervous system. By doing so, “There are definitely medical benefits that can service a community of up to 3,000 people. essential scaffolding for so much marine Rodrigo Moura of the Federal University they can relieve unpleasant gastrointestinal, to all of the anticholinergic medications The project is designed to solve three major weaknesses in infra- wildlife, might survive in less-than-ideal of Rio de Janeiro, showed her a paper respiratory or urinary symptoms, for example. we looked at, which could outweigh the structure all at once: access to water, electricity and internet. Across the conditions. from the 1970s that indicated that reef The list of such drugs is long. Among cognitive risks,” said lead study author world, 783 million people do not have access to clean water, 1.2 billion Coral are tiny little soft-bodied ani- fish had been caught near the continen- them: Benadryl for allergies, the antidepres- Shannon Risacher of the Indiana Alzhei- lack access to electricity, and 4.2 billion are still without internet access. mals, related to anemones and to jel- tal shelf. He and another researcher were sant Paxil and the antipsychotic Zyprexa, mer Disease Center at the Indiana Uni- Watly isn't just designed for developing countries. It can also lyfish, that band together to build their interested in following up this lead by Dimetapp for colds and the sleep aid Unisom. versity School of Medicine in Indianapolis. help communities that have high levels of sunlight, but struggle protective, rock-like reefs by pulling cal- looking for coral reefs in the river mouth. In the new analysis, researchers looked “But if alternative therapies are available to find sustainable solutions to generating clean water. cium and carbonate out of the ocean “I kind of looked at him like he was at brain scans and cognitive test results that provide effective treatment of these The "only things it needs to run are dirty water and a lot of Sun," water. Reefs serve as hot spots of biodi- crazy, thinking, ‘You know how muddy it from 451 older adults – including 60 who conditions, patients and doctors might said Attisani, the 44-year-old Italian creator of Watly. From that it versity, home to a vast array of sea crea- is there -- how could there possibly be a had been taking anticholinergic drugs for want to consider avoiding anticholinergic can purify 5,000 liters of water and "generate enough electricity tures, from crabs, sea urchins and algae reef there?’” Yager recalled. at least a month. The study participants medications,” Risacher added by email. to fish, sharks and turtles. But Yager isn't a reef specialist, so she were about 73 years old on average. The study can't prove the anticholiner- to power itself and to power external devices, thousands of them." Brain scans (Source: The Telegraph) Coral reefs thrive in clear waters shrugged and got him some needed gics were the cause of participants' brain along tropical shelves, but river sys- equipment. During the cruise Moura But brain scans of people who used an- and memory differences. tems like the Amazon are thought to began pinging the seafloor using an ticholinergic drugs showed lower levels of The authors also acknowledge limitations create gaps where they do not grow. acoustic detector, pointing out spots that glucose processing in the brain – an indica- of their study. In addition to the small number That’s in part because the plume of he thought might be coral. Later, in a tor of brain activity – in a region of the brain of participants taking anticholinergic drugs, an- Loneliness may be bad for murky, sediment-filled water spilling spot that looked promising, Moura ran a associated with memory that’s also affected other problem is that the study relied on par- your heart out from the gargantuan river and into dredge through the water to gather sam- early in the course of Alzheimer’s disease. ticipants to accurately recall and report on drug the ocean doesn’t allow much light to ples — and hit the jackpot. In addition, patients who used these use, which wasn’t verified by medical records come through. (Source: The LAT) medications had reduced brain volume or prescription data. (Source: Reuters) Researchers, writing in the journal Heart, pooled data from 23 stud- ies and found that social isolation or feelings of loneliness were tied to an increased risk for coronary heart disease and stroke. The studies included data from 181,006 men and women 18 Hepatitis C virus linked to certain head and neck cancers and older. There were 4,628 coronary events and 3,002 strokes in follow-up periods ranging from three to 21 years. Three of the Hepatitis C virus infection was associated with certain non- tients with cancer tested for hepatitis C virus antibodies at papers measured loneliness, 18 looked at social isolation and two oropharyngeal and human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive MD Anderson Cancer Center between 2004 and 2014. included both. Social isolation and loneliness were determined with oropharyngeal head and neck cancers, Of those, 164 had oropharyngeal cancer, 245 had non- questionnaires; the researchers depended on medical records and a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer oropharyngeal head and neck cancers, 378 had lung cancer, death certificates for determining coronary events and stroke. Institute has shown. 168 had esophageal cancer, and 148 had bladder cancer. The scientists found that loneliness and social isolation increased Hepatitis C virus infection is associated with increased The patients with cancers other than head and neck the relative risk of having a heart attack, angina or a death from risk for developing hepatocellular carcinoma and non- cancers were considered controls. heart disease by 29 percent, and the risk of stroke by 32 percent. Hodgkin lymphoma. Results showed that the prevalence of hepatitis C virus There were no differences between men and women. In 2009, The University of Texas MD Anderson in seropositivity was higher in patients with oropharyngeal “People have tended to focus from a policy point of view at Houston established the first clinic in the United States cancer (14.0%; 95% CI, 8.7 - 19.4), particularly those with targeting lonely people to make them more connected,” said the for treating patients with cancer who were infected with HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer (16.9%; 95% CI, 8.7 - lead author, Nicole K. Valtorta, a research fellow at the University of hepatitis C virus. 24.9), and patients with non-oropharyngeal head and neck York in England. “Our study shows that if this is a risk factor, then we There, they observed a surprisingly large number of infection is associated with head and neck cancers. cancers (20.0%; 95% CI, 14.9 - 25.0) than in control sub- Analyzed data should be trying to prevent the risk factor in the first place.” patients with head and neck cancers. Therefore, the in- jects (6.5%; 95% CI, 4.6 - 8.3). (Source: The NYT) vestigators sought to determine whether hepatitis C virus For the study, researchers analyzed data 34 545 pa- (Source: Cancer Therapy Advisor) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y http://www.tehrantimes.com/international APRIL 24, 2016 WORLD IN FOCUS 9

North Korea on Saturday tested what ap- the regime might carry out a fifth nuclear peared to be a submarine-launched bal- N. Korea tests submarine- test as a display of defiance and strength listic missile in the Sea of Japan, the South just before the congress opens. Korean defense ministry said. Tension has been high on the divid- NEWS “North Korea launched a projec- launched missile ed Korean peninsula since Pyongyang’s tile which was believed to be a subma- fourth nuclear test in January and rock- Pakistani Taliban claim killing rine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) et launch a month later that was widely minority affairs minister in the East Sea (Sea of Japan) near the seen as a disguised ballistic missile test. northeastern port of Sinpo”, a defense The United Nations Security Coun- Pro-Taliban militants in Pakistan have killed a provincial minister ministry spokesman said. cil responded by imposing its strongest in the country’s restive northwestern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. “We are keeping close tabs on the sanctions to date over the North’s nucle- The victim, Minister of Minorities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, North Korean military and maintaining a ar weapons program. Sardar Soran Singh was killed by bike-riding militants in his full defense posture”, he said. Pyongyang has responded by staging native village in the Buner Valley, some 160 kilometers (100 It was not immediately known wheth- a series of short- and mid-range missile miles) northeast of the pro- er the launch was a success, he added. tests and claiming a series of significant vincial capital Peshawar, on The SLBM’s engine ignited after it was technical breakthroughs in its nuclear Friday. ejected from a 2,000-tonne Sinpo-class strike capability. A spokesman for submarine but was airborne for “a couple It claimed that it had miniaturized a nu- Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan of minutes,” South Korea’s Yonhap News clear warhead to fit on a missile and suc- said the group claims re- Agency said citing a government source. cessfully tested an engine designed for an sponsibility for the assault. North Korea has been pushing to ac- inter-continental ballistic missile that could Imran Khan, the chairman quire SLBM capability that would take its it says were successful SLBM tests, but gears up for a rare and much-hyped rul- reach the United States mainland. of Pakistan-Tehreek Insaf nuclear strike threat to a new level, allow- experts question the claim, suggesting ing party congress early next month, at While some experts say the claims are (PTI), which rules the prov- ing deployment far beyond the Korean Pyongyang had gone little further than which leader Kim Jong-Un is expected to exaggerated, most acknowledge that the ince, condemned the mur- peninsula and the potential to retaliate in a “pop-up” test from a submerged plat- take credit for pushing the country’s nu- North’s nuclear and ballistic missile pro- der of Singh, who was also the event of a nuclear attack. form. clear weapons program to new heights. grams have made significant strides. (Source: AFP) a prominent Sikh figure, and It has conducted a number of what The test-firing comes as North Korea Numerous analysts have suggested urged an inquiry. “The brutal killing of Soran Big construction deals on Russia slams Turkey’s ‘unacceptable’ Singh is extremely sadden- ing,” Khan said in a statement. “KP (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa) horizon during Park’s Iran visit stance on Karabakh clashes govt must immed set up inquiry. A great loss for all of us,” he 1 Hyundai Engineering Co. shrinking demands in the Middle East Russia denounced Turkey’s position on killed on both sides in fierce clashes that separately tweeted. said it is set to clinch a $3.6 billion amid low oil prices. the conflict between Azerbaijan and Ar- ended with a Russian-mediated cease- In 2011, Christian politician and Pakistani Minority Affairs framework agreement with Kangan “It would take some time to sign menia over the Nagorno Karabakh re- fire on April 6. Minister Shahbaz Bhatti was shot dead in the capital Islama- Petro Refining Co. to build a gas re- formal agreements and confirm the gion after a Russian-mediated ceasefire The outbreak sparked fears of a wid- bad by Taliban gunmen after receiving several death threats fining facility in the South Pars, the contracts in Iran. But at least they ended the worst clashes in decades in er conflict that could drag in regional from different militant organizations. He used to be an out- world’s largest gas field located in would inject fresh momentum into the breakaway enclave. powers Russia and Turkey, which have spoken opponent of Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy law, the Persian Gulf. The firm also plans the sluggish Middle Eastern con- “Statements made by Turkish leaders been at loggerheads since Turkey shot which was imposed in 1986 by former military dictator Gen- to sign a preliminary deal to partic- struction market, dragged by a pro- are totally unacceptable for one simple down a Russian warplane in Syria in No- eral Muhammad Zia ul-Haq. ipate in a private power plant con- longed oil price slump,” said a senior reason -- they are calling not for peace vember. (Source: agencies) struction project estimated at $500 official at a Seoul-based construc- but for war,” Russian Foreign Minister Turkish President Recep Tayyip Er- million. tion firm. Sergei Lavrov told a news conference in dogan has declared that “Karabakh will Hyundai Engineering & Construction With a population of over 80 the Armenian capital of Yerevan. one day return to its original owner” Reality vs. ideology Co. and POSCO Daewoo Corp., former- million, the Middle East country Turkey pledged its full support to its tra- while his Prime Minister, Ahmet Davu- ly Daewoo International Corp., will sign abounds in natural resources, hold- ditional ally Azerbaijan after the latest deadly toglu, vowed to stand by Baku “until the on immigration at the a deal with Iran’s health ministry to build ing the world’s fourth-largest oil re- clashes erupted in Karabakh between Azer- apocalypse.” Supreme Court a hospital for Shiraz University of Medi- serves and the second-largest gas baijani and Armenian forces on April 2. Moscow has sold arms to both Ar- cal Sciences, according to the company reserves. “Unfortunately, we have already got menia and Azerbaijan but has far closer 6 In fact, Obama has already deported more peo- officials. In the past decades, South Ko- accustomed to such quirks from the cur- ties to Yerevan, where it has a military ple than any president before him — an average of about Under the contract, Hyundai E&C will rean builders had clinched deals rent Turkish leadership,” Lavrov added. base. 400,000 per year. build the facility and POSCO Daewoo worth $12 billion with Iran, but since In a war in the 1990s that claimed Azerbaijan and Armenia have nev- During an oral argument that frequently veered into the will provide the medical equipment, 2009 there have been few deals, due some 30,000 lives, separatists backed er signed a peace deal despite a 1994 swamps of supposition, speculation and outright imagina- they said. mostly to the economic sanctions by Yerevan seized control of the moun- ceasefire and sporadic violence on the tion, Justice Sotomayor stuck to these concrete, undisput- The large-scale deals in the offing are that the United Nations imposed on tainous region inside Azerbaijan that is line of contact regularly claims the lives ed numbers. In an exchange with Donald Verrilli, the United expected to give momentum to Korean the country for its nuclear program home to a majority of ethnic Armenians. of soldiers on both sides. States Solicitor General, she asked him to confirm that “you companies, which have grappled with in 2010. (Source: Yonhap) More than 100 people have been (Source: Reuters) only deport 400,000” annually. “We have resources for about 400,000,” Verrilli responded. “Right.” Egypt court postpones Morsi espionage verdict “So we have basically 10 million, nine hundred thousand An Egyptian court postponed on Saturday its verdict and Since then, a military and police crackdown on his sup- people that cannot be deported because there’s not enough sentence in the trial of ousted President Mohamed Morsi, porters has killed more than 1,000 protesters and impris- resources, correct?” Justice Sotomayor said. who is charged with spying for Qatar. oned thousands of Islamists. “That’s correct,” Verrilli replied. The head judge of the criminal court said the verdict Hundreds, including other Muslim Brotherhood leaders, “So,” Justice Sotomayor concluded, “they are here whether was postponed to “May 7 to continue consultations,” in have been sentenced to death, although many have ap- we want them or not.” brief remarks aired on television, AFP reported. pealed and been granted new trials. The state challengers to Obama’s actions keep trying to If he is convicted it would be Morsi’s fourth sentence. The Brotherhood has been blacklisted as a terrorist group. obscure this blunt, obvious reality. But in a debate whose out- He has already been sentenced in three separate trials to Rally against president come will directly affect the lives of millions of people and death, a life term and 20 years in prison. Meanwhile, rights lawyers say Egyptian security forces their families, it must not be forgotten. Obama took his ac- Qatar was one of Morsi’s main backers and Cairo accus- have rounded up dozens of activists, journalists, and law- tions only after years of failure by Congress to enact mean- es Doha of supporting the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood yers ahead of planned demonstrations against President ingful immigration reform. As he said at the time, the moves on breaks and attacks on police stations during the 2011 movement. Morsi -- the country’s first freely elected pres- Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi’s policies, including the transfer of two were necessary but not a substitute for federal legislation. uprising. ident -- had barely finished his first year in office when the Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, the challengers clung to a single two-word He had been detained along with other Muslim Broth- military overthrew and detained him in July 2013. Rights lawyer Ahmed Abdel-Naby said that dozens phrase — “lawfully present” — that the Obama administra- erhood leaders days after the protests started on January At the time it announced he would eventually be tried were arrested in cafes in downtown Cairo and from their tion used in a legal memo setting out its 2014 policy. 25, 2011. Thousands escaped from prisons after protesters on vague charges of espionage and for a mass prison homes. Ragia Omran, another rights lawyer, said in a state- Verrilli admitted that the term has “caused a terrible attacked and torched police stations across the country. break during the 18-day revolt that overthrew his prede- ment that there is an “organized campaign” targeting ac- amount of confusion,” but that it has a specific meaning in Morsi was also sentenced to life in prison for “espionage” cessor Hosni Mubarak in 2011. tivists in Cairo and several provinces. A youth group called the context of immigration law. It does not confer a new legal on behalf of other countries. Another court sentenced him The prosecution charges that Morsi and 10 co-defend- Revolutionary Socialists says a top member, Haitham Mu- status on millions of people, he said; it only indicates that to 20 years in prison for clashes that erupted outside his ants leaked “classified documents” to Qatar. hammadeen, was arrested when security forces raided his their presence will be “tolerated” temporarily. He invited the presidential palace in December 2012 between his sup- The documents allegedly contained secrets on “national home. Several political parties and prominent activists have court to strike those two words from the memo, saying it porters and opponents, which killed up to 10 people. security,” and were allegedly traded with Qatari intelligence called for mass protests on April 25. The Interior Ministry’s would change nothing. The clashes, after Morsi issued a decree placing his de- for a million dollars. spokesman did not respond to requests for comment. Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito, sounding cisions above judicial review, set off spiraling protests that A court in 2015 sentenced Morsi to death over the pris- (Source: agencies) like two men aware of their imminent relegation to the court’s prompted the military to overthrow him. minority bloc, mocked the idea that words could have differ- ent meanings depending on context. Lawfully present All for one, one for all “Lawfully present does not mean you’re legally present in 1 So much so that in the open- ences while we have a lot in common. The is hurt in any part of the world, the entire from the message of the joint press con- the United States,” Chief Justice Roberts said incredulously, ing speech President Erdogan gave mes- situation of Muslims is similar to a school. Muslim countries will act collectively and ference the leaders gave as Rouhani stat- before repeating the phrase for effect. “I’m sorry, that — just sages of unity and made remarks on the For example, a school might have a diverse matter would be halted at once. However ed: “We established a series of deals and so I get that right.” risks sectarian conflicts may cause among demographic mix of students from all back- today since we are fragmented among our- partnerships in terms of extremism and “I’m just talking about the English language. I just don’t Muslims, a covert reference to the dissent grounds that attend but the students share selves, the external powers easily set plots, counter terrorism. We should tell the world understand it,” Justice Alito said. “How can it be lawful to work between the two states. Apart from this and learn the same curriculum. Similarly intervene and destroy our homelands. On ‘our identity is Islam’. Our identity is not here but not lawful to be here?” summit, President Erdogan, who will be Muslims who embrace different sects are all the contrary, if we act as one united strong Shia, Sunni or any other sect. Our identity Verrilli responded gently, “let me just go through the reali- the chair for the next two years held offi- students belonging to the same school, i.e. power, then they would not be able to swal- is Islam, which embraces love and broth- ty here,” before explaining to Justice Alito that there are in fact cial meetings with both leaders resulting the school of Islam. How could there be any low us up as they have in the past. Thus, it erhood. Hopefully, we will reach our goal millions of people who are already free to seek work author- in very fruitful outcomes. division or separation because we believe in is our duty to fulfill this obligation. We can with Turkey in this.” ization even though they are not in the United States legally. Primarily, these were some of the topics the same God, same Book, same Prophet start doing this through OIC and embrace It is promising to hear that both lead- In the end, the outcome of the case could turn on none discussed with the leaders during the con- and we turn to the same qibla when we pray. all Muslims from every sect seeing that ers agreed to do whatever it takes to of these issues, but rather on the preliminary question of ference. Everyone is very well aware that If there is one thing we should compete on, some Sunni Muslims seem to isolate our develop our relations, which have been standing: What gives Texas and the other 25 states the legal the most threatening issues encountered it should be racing in attaining more taqwa Shia brothers and do not show the neces- unsatisfactory and substandard in the re- capacity to challenge Mr. Obama’s actions in the first place? by the Islamic countries are terror and the (fear of God). Above all else, it is forbidden sary compassion they deserve. It would be cent years in just about every aspect. The court’s answer should be: nothing. (Source: The NYT) sectarian differences; therefore, President (haram) for Muslims to be fragmented and a great sin to behave in such a way because As both leaders of Iran and Turkey are Erdogan stressed that it is always Muslims it is obligatory (fardh) for them to act in unity our Shia brothers are devout Muslims who cognizant of the power they can have who suffer the most due to these con- and be brothers. This unity is of vital impor- are in love with ahl al-bayt. Sunni Muslims when united, they are aware of the re- Pretoria and Tehran to pen flicts and it is our responsibility to resolve tance for us who hear of our brothers’ cries should embrace them by only using the sponsibility they bear to end terrorism this within ourselves without awaiting any of death from the regions of conflicts that Qur’an as a model, and only through this and bloodshed within the region. Know- 3 agreements support from external powers. As already seem to be escalating to the skies. This unity platform can the bonds be strengthened ing the destructive effect that sectarian implied, the Islamic world is on fire and will be different than the existing ones since and the problems resolved. Regarding this conflicts cause in the world, Iran and Tur- 1 The economy minister said it is unlikely that bilat- the first reasonable thing to do is to put states will act liberally as to their own inter- matter, President Erdogan attracted atten- key are ready to work on joint projects, eral trade is small while both countries have positive political out this fire to prevent any more damage nal affairs, and there will be no interference tion to the sectarianism plague by saying which put forth our real identity which is ties and great capacities. instead of dealing with secondary issues. to their borders or local affairs. Yet, when a the following during the OIC meeting, “I Islam. The wisest thing to do for the sake “We hope to swell bilateral trade to somewhere in be- Division among Islamic countries is the threat occurs, they will act as one body and believe the greatest challenge we need to of the Islamic world is to put aside the dif- tween $1 billion to $2 billion in the coming years.” greatest cause of this tribulation since God become a deterrent force against any immi- surmount is sectarianism. My religion is not ferences and focus mostly on our com- However, to achieve this, some ground laying in the form warns us in the Quran that if we do not nent threats. Currently, the Islamic world is that of Sunnis, of Shiites. My religion is Islam. monalities. Rouhani pointed out recently of opening joint banks and resuming brokerage links are re- unite, there will be great strife and turmoil prone to all kinds of threats and attacks but We should be uniting. Out of the conflicts, in his visit to Pakistan: Enemies want the quired, Tayyebnia added. (6:73). Regrettably, this is exactly what we when they unite those who plot or plan such the tyranny, only Muslims suffer.” tree of Islam to be fruitless. Muslims need The minister further noted that South Africa is among are experiencing today. Thus, we should put attacks will be afraid to confront such a pow- A beautiful step taken to achieve such to revive true Islam. We will do our best those countries with positive investment experience in Iran in aside all the other disagreements and focus erful unity. As a result, strife will immediately a goal is President Erdogan and President to spoil their game and show the entire projects such as MTN. on unity based on our real identity: Islam. end if we manage to establish such a unity. Rouhani’s meeting succeeding the summit. world the productivity of Islam by pro- MTN group is one of the shareholders of Irancell, one of It is a grave error to be deceived by differ- For instance, if even a single Muslim’s finger The outcome was inspiring as we can tell moting the teachings of the Qur’an. the largest mobile phone network operators in Iran. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 10 SOCIETY AAPRILPRIL 224,4, 22016016 http://www.tehrantimes.com/society

FOOD FOR THOUGHT Environment, insurance bodies join hands to save Persian leopard

By Maryam Qarehgozlou to its former habitat in Russia,” he noted. Majid Safdari, the director general of TEHRAN — The Department of En- Ma Insurance Company, also pledged to vironment, the National Environment compensate for the death of a leopard re- Fund, and the Ma Insurance Company cently killed in Yasuj, Kohgiluyeh and Boy- signed a memorandum of understand- er-Ahmad province, which happened to be ing here on Saturday, aiming to coordi- pregnant with quadruplets and promised nate measures to save the endangered to make a public announcement when Persian leopard. they make the first payment. The Persian leopard, also called the Masoumeh Ebtekar, the head of the Caucasian leopard or Central Asian leop- Department of Environment, for her part, ard, is listed as endangered on the Inter- noted that such agreements can encourage national Union for the Conservation of the world to protect the environment and Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you Nature (IUCN) Red List. make them more attentive to it. can't help them, at least don't hurt them. Dalai Lama “Being an umbrella species, Persian “This can also help to reduce the con- leopards are very important to the envi- flicts between locals and leopards,” she said. ronment and the lives of other species,” Three losers turned into three the Department of Environment official winners LEARN ENGLISH Ali Teymouri said on the sidelines of the Achim Steiner, the UNEP Executive signing ceremony. Director and Under-Secretary-General Being Arrested by the Police Umbrella species are species selected of the United Nations, who attended the for making conservation-related deci- ceremony, declared the agreement as an I was walking down the street minding my own busi- sions, typically because protecting these From left to right Houman Liaqati, director general for National Environment Fund, innovative plan which turns three losers ness one evening when I was stopped by a police officer. Af- species indirectly protects the many other Farhad Dabiri, deputy director for natural environment, and Majid Safdari, director into three winners. ter asking me a couple of questions about where I’d been, he species that make up the ecological com- general for Ma Insurance Co. The leopards which attack the livestock told me to put my hands behind my back. He was going to munity of its habitat. getting killed or injured by the shepherds plan, he added. and get hurt killed as a result, the shep- arrest me! He handcuffed me and gave me the Miranda The insurance aims at compensating while attacking the livestock are of the rea- “We have had talks with Management herds who bear losses as a result of such warning. When I asked him why he was arresting me, he said for the losses inflicted upon human beings, sons that endanger these species, Teymouri and Planning Organization in order to add attacks and the Department of Environment that he had probable cause to believe that I was the sus- livestock such as lambs, horses, donkeys, said, lamenting, about 150 leopards got a clause to the sixth five-year development that is in charge of wildlife protection are pect they had been looking for in a robbery that took place cows, and camels, and the leopards them- killed or died from 2008 to 2016. plan for the protection of Persian leopards,” the three winners, Steiner said. on the next street. selves, Teymouri explained. 47 organizations ranging from health, he highlighted. He expressed hope that in other coun- I couldn’t believe it! I was completely innocent, but the officer Wildfire, human activities, poaching oil, and interior ministries to NGOs and “Additionally we are trying to expand in- tries the economic sector would enter envi- didn’t want to hear it. He put me in the back of a police car and leopards’ prey species, road accidents, and Majlis are committed to participate in this ternational ties to introduce Persian leopard ronmental matters as well. drove to the police station. I was placed in a jail cell and, after a few hours, I was taken to a room and interrogated. A police officer asked me question after question, and after four hours of questioning, I was finally released! I found out later Non-communicable diseases increasingly threaten Iranians: deputy minister that it was a case of mistaken identity. I looked very much like Some $3 billion being spent on smoking annually the suspect they were looking for and I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. SOCIETY TEHRAN — Non-communicable million people who have diabetes worldwide of whom I could sue the police department for false arrest, but I decided deskdiseases are growing to threaten the half don’t know they have it and additionally 83 percent not to. I’d rather put the entire thing behind me and hope health of Iranians, the deputy health minister Ali-Akbar of the people die of high blood pressure. that I’m never that unlucky again! Sayyari said on Friday. Every 20 seconds one leg is being amputated as a (Source: eslpod.com) Words & phrases 70 percent of deaths are the unfortunate result of result of diabetes though one can prevent such a ca- diseases such as diabetes, cancer, heart attack, asthma, tastrophe by taking the self-care measures, he added. be minding your own business: to be doing something ordi- and respiratory conditions, IRNA news agency quoted The average amount of sugar intake is 25 grams per nary on your own when something unexpected happens to you Sayyari as saying. day while there is 30 grams of sugar in one bottle of arrest: if the police arrest someone, the person is taken to a Almost all these conditions are rooted in lack of cola, he warned, noting, in Iran people consume some police station because the police think they have done some- movement, smoking, high blood sugar, high cholesterol, 65 grams of sugar per day on average. thing illegal unhealthy diet, and drinking, he explained. He further commented on the amount of salt Irani- handcuff: to put a pair of metal rings joined by a chain which Sayyari regretted the fact that annually some 10 tril- ans consume as being 10 to 12 grams per day whereas are used for holding a prisoner's wrists together lion rials (nearly $3 billion) is being spent on smoking normally for those who are under 50 years 5 grams and Miranda warning: a right to silence warning given by police in which is one of the leading causes of various diseases. those above 50 only 3 grams of salt is recommended. the United States to criminal suspects in police custody Salt and sugar consumption can also cause high million from high cholesterol and 10 million from high Taking less than 500 kilocalories each day and probable cause: reasonable grounds to believe that a particu- blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol, he said, blood pressure. 30-minute walk on a daily basis would help to lose 500 lar person has committed a crime, especially to justify making a adding, five million Iranians suffer from diabetes, 15 Sayyari went on to say that currently there are 422 grams per week, he suggested. search or preferring a charge suspect: someone who is thought to be guilty of a crime robbery: the crime of stealing money or things from a bank, shop etc., especially using violence Massachusetts man returns human Rhino follows worker to staff yard at innocent: not guilty of a crime interrogate: to ask someone a lot of questions for a long time ashes fund at the beach Denver Zoo in order to get information, sometimes using threats NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — A Mas- New Jersey crematorium. A greater one horned rhino was able to Zoo staff says Bandhu was moved to an release: to let someone go free, after having kept them somewhere sachusetts man trying to enjoy a book He called and was told the ashes were leave part of its enclosure at the Denver indoor enclosure and zoo guests were mistaken identity: a situation in which someone believes that at the beach got quite surprise when he from a cremation performed three years Zoo and wader into ta yard occupied by never in any danger. they have seen a particular person when in fact it was someone found a box containing human ashes. ago in Elizabeth, New Jersey. staff and volunteers. No one was injured and Bandhu is known else - used especially in relation to crimes George Silva tells the Standard-Times Silva was told someone must have The Denver Post reports that staff for having an exceptionally calm demeanor. false arrest: the illegal act of putting someone in prison or ar- he found the box wedged in the rocks in accidentally dropped the box while try- members say the rhino, named Bandhu, Officials say they are reviewing the resting them for a crime they have not committed New Bedford on Tuesday. Inside was a ing to dump the ashes of a loved one appeared surprised by in the yard when incident. put the entire thing behind you: to try to forget about an bag that had the name and number of a into the ocean. he found his away three on Thursday. (Source: abcnews.go.com) unpleasant event or experience and think about the future

IN FOCUS IRNA/ Hamed Gholami QUIZ OF THE DAY 144) One word is missing in the sentence below. Find this word. The girl was dressed in blue head to foot. (Quiz No. 143 missing word is: live *on* memories)

PHRASAL VERB Shop around

Meaning: compare prices For example: It’s always wise to shop around before buy- ing anything. Iran’s Neuroscience Research Center, with around 80,000 square meters built-up area, is being constructed in Tehran under the supervision of Professor Majid Samii, the distinguished Iranian neurosurgeon and medical scientist. Construction operations started in 2010. The 11-storey building is planned to have 14 advanced operation rooms and 55 clinics. ENGLISH PROVERB LEARN NEWS TRANSLATION Constant occupation ﺭﻭﺣﺎﻧﻰ ﺍﺯ ﻣﻌﻠﻢ ﻓﺪﺍﻛﺎﺭ ﻗﺪﺭﺩﺍﻧﻰ ﻛﺮﺩ prevents temptation President Rouhani praises self-sacrificing teacher

ﺣﺴﻦ ﺭﻭﺣﺎﻧﻰ ﺭﺋﻴﺲ ﺟﻤﻬﻮﺭ ﺍﺯ ﺣﻤﻴﺪﺭﺿﺎ ﮔﻨﮕﻮﺯﻫﻰ، ﻣﻌﻠﻤﻰ ﻛﻪ ﺟﺎﻥ ﺧﻮﺩ ﺭﺍ ﺑﺮﺍﻯ ﻧﺠﺎﺕ ﺩﺍﺩﻥ ﺳﻪ Explanation: when you are busy working, you avoid President Hassan Rouhani praised Hamidreza Gongozehi, a teacher who lost his ﺩﺍﻧﺶ ﺁﻣﻮﺯ ﺍﺯ ﺩﺳﺖ ﺩﺍﺩ، ﺗﻘﺪﻳﺮ ﻛﺮﺩ. .temptation life to save three students ﺭﻭﺯ ﺷﻨﺒﻪ ﮔﻨﮕﻮﺯﻫﻰ ﻛﻪ ﺩﺭ ﻣﺪﺭﺳﻪ ﺍﻯ ﺩﺭ ﺭﻭﺳﺘﺎﻯ ﺧﺎﺵ ﺩﺭ ﺳﻴﺴﺘﺎﻥ ﻭ ﺑﻠﻮﭼﺴﺘﺎﻥ ﻣﺸﻐﻮﻝ ﺑﻪ ﻛﺎﺭ On Sunday, Gongozehi who worked at a school in Khash village, southeastern ﺑﻮﺩﻩ ﺍﺳﺖ ﺧﻮﺩ ﺭﺍ ﺑﻪ ﺯﻳﺮ ﺩﻳﻮﺍﺭ ﻣﺨﺮﻭﺑﻪ ﺍﻯ ﻛﻪ ﺩﺭ ﺣﺎﻝ ﺭﻳﺰﺵ ﺑﻮﺩ ﻣﻰ ﺍﻧﺪﺍﺯﺩ ﺗﺎ ﺟﺎﻥ ﺳﻪ ﺩﺍﻧﺶ ﺁﻣﻮﺯ Sistan-Baluchestan province, throw himself under an unstable wall which was about to fall down to save three of his students. ﺧﻮﺩ ﺭﺍ ﻧﺠﺎﺕ ﺩﻫﺪ. The memory of Hamidreza Gongozehi, a teacher who taught us all bravery and“ ﺭﻭﺣﺎﻧﻰ ﺭﻭﺯ ﺩﻭﺷﻨﺒﻪ ﺩﺭ ﺗﻮﻳﻴﺘﺮ ﺧﻮﺩ ﻧﻮﺷﺖ: ﻳﺎﺩ ﻭ ﻧﺎﻡ ﺣﻤﻴﺪﺭﺿﺎ ﮔﻨﮕﻮﺯﻫﻰ ، ﻣﻌﻠﻤﻰ ﻛﻪ ﺑﺎ ﻧﺜﺎﺭ ﺟﺎﻥ -Without water, dedication by sacrificing himself would be eternal,” Rouhani wrote on his tweet ﺧﻮﺩ، ﺑﻪ ﻫﻤﻪ ﻣﺎ ﺩﺭﺱ ﺷﺠﺎﻋﺖ ﻭ ﻓﺪﺍﻛﺎﺭﻯ ﺁﻣﻮﺧﺖ، ﺟﺎﻭﺩﺍﻥ ﺑﺎﺩ. .everything er account on Monday ﺩﻳﻮﺍﺭ ﻛﻪ ﺑﻪ ﺩﻟﻴﻞ ﺑﺎﺭﻧﺪﮔﻰ ﻫﺎﻯ ﺍﺧﻴﺮ ﺍﺳﺘﺤﻜﺎﻣﺶ ﺑﻪ ﻛﻤﺘﺮﻳﻦ ﺣﺪ ﺧﻮﺩ ﺭﺳﻴﺪﻩ ﺑﻮﺩ ﺩﺭ ﺭﻭﺯ ﺣﺎﺩﺛﻪ ﺑﻪ Recent rainfalls had made the wall to start to crumble away and on the day of the ﻋﻠﺖ ﻭﺯﺵ ﺑﺎﺩ ﻧﻬﺎﻳﺘﺎ ﻓﺮﻭ ﺭﻳﺨﺖ. .withers incident the wind speeded the process and the wall finally collapsed He succeeded to save the students but sadly he himself lost his life under the ﻭﻯ ﻣﻮﻓﻖ ﺑﻪ ﻧﺠﺎﺕ ﺟﺎﻥ ﺩﺍﻧﺶ ﺁﻣﻮﺯﺍﻧﺶ ﺷﺪ ﺍﻣﺎ ﻣﺘﺎﺳﻔﺎﻧﻪ ﺧﻮﺩﺵ ﺩﺭ ﺯﻳﺮ ﺁﻭﺍﺭ ﺩﻳﻮﺍﺭ ﺟﺎﻥ ﺳﭙﺮﺩ. debris of the wall. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y

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KKarimarim AAnsarifard:nsarifard: IItt wwouldould bebe fantasticfantastic FOOTBALL Iran’s path to Russia: ttoo playplay inin twotwo consecutiveconsecutive WorldWorld CupCup An analysis China – One of the bigger surprises of the 2015 Asian SPORTS Iranian international striker Karim Ansa- Cup, the Chinese topped their group with three wins out of deskrifard likes Team Melli to qualify for the three group stage matches only to fall 2-0 in the quarter- 2018 FIFA World Cup since it will be for the first time for finals to eventual champions Australia. The team slipped a Iran to take part at the event for the second time in a row. little bit in 2018 world cup qualification, just barely managing Iran has been drawn in Group A of the 2018 FIFA World to squeeze their way into the final round as the 4th and final Cup qualifying round in Asia alongside South Korea, Uz- second place team to clinch a spot into the third round. They bekistan, China, Qatar and Syria. will surely look to get back on track and make a big push to “I would like to participate in the World Cup finals for get to Russia. the second time in a row with Iran national team but we The Chinese don’t have have a tough path ahead of us. In football you must not as much history with Team underestimate any team and I think we have been drawn Meli as the teams above, in a difficult group. Our main opponent is South Korea however, they have had while we should not forget China, Qatar, Uzbekistan and several encounters with Iran even Syria,” Ansarifard said. that Iranian fans will never Ansarifard has done a great job in this season’s Greek forget – the semi-final of Super League with Panionios scoring 9 goals in 27 games the 2004 Asian Cup and the and he has received an offer from AEK Athens. 1990 world cup qualifiers, “AEK officials have contacted my agent while Panionios both of which they elimi- has offered me a contract extension. I have not decided nated Iran from advancing. about my future so far and we will wait and see what hap- Iran last played China in a pens at the end of the season. The season is over but we competitive match in 2007 have to compete for the European Champions League where they only pulled off a play-off as we have finished in fifth place,” he added. 2-2 draw. So like any other team in this group, China will be looking to take some points away from Team Meli for sure, although unlikely, it is still pos- sible. Given that Iran has enjoyed a much more stable and Iran’s Sarkhosh wins bronze at Asian Iran to participate at Asian consistent progress of their national team’s form over the last 5 years as mentioned by assistant coach Ou Chuliang, Car- Snooker Championship Weightlifting Championship los Queiroz’s men should manage to take care of business against China and snag 6 points from them. Players to watch out for: Zheng Zhi (Guangzhou Ev- ergrande), Yang Xu (Shandong Lueng), Yu Dabao (Beijing Guoan) Syria – Very few people expected Syria to make it this far, what they have achieved given the circumstanc- es of their country is both remarkable and something for everyone to admire. Their team has a unique driving force to motivate them that no other team in the world has. They played very decent football in the second round of world cup qualifiers – scoring 14 goals in 6 matches and winning every match along the way excluding their two encounters with Japan. Most would have probably thought Singapore would be SPORTS Amir Sarkhosh from the competition. SPORTS Iran will take part at the It was the 46th men’s and 27th favorites to finish second in group E, however, Syria proved deskIran claimed a bronze The event brought around 60 desk2016 Asian Weightlift- women’s championship. that their hunger to bring some light and happiness into the medal at the 32nd Asian Snooker players from 20 countries togeth- ing Championship with eight athletes. Men’s team comprises eight weight- lives of their people would be enough to see them through. Championship at the Qatar Billiards er in the biggest snooker event The championships will be held in lifters in the event. As admirable as their performances in the second round and Snooker Federation (QBSF) Acad- in Asia. The players were divided Tashkent, Uzbekistan from April 23 to 30. Ali Miri (77kg), Ayyoub Mousavi may have been, it is unlikely they will be able to test Iran dur- emy on Friday. into 12 groups for the preliminary The 2016 Asian Weightlifting (85kg), Ali Hashemi and Reza Beiral- ing this round. Iran should snatch 6 points pretty comforta- Sarkhosh lost to the UAE’s Mohamed rounds. Championship will bring a total of 161 vand(94kg), Mohammad Reza Bara- bly seeing how other Asian giants such as Japan have fared Shehab 5-1 in the semi-final. The champion took home $3,500 lifters from 30 countries together and ri and Kia Ghadami (105kg), Mohsen against them recently, however, Team Meli fans learned the Soheil Vahedi, Arman Dinarvand and the runner-up $1,750. The losing will serve as the qualification event for Bahramzadeh and Bahador Molaei hard way that you can never count out any opposition after and Amir Sarkhosh represented Iran in semi-finalist collected $500 each. the Olympics. (+105kg) will represent Iran in the event. falling to Lebanon in Beirut in 2012 – Iran will likely not make the mistake of taking an opposition so lightly ever again, es- pecially not as long as Queiroz is in charge. Six points should be expected by fans, but with caution. Players to watch out for: Mohammad Khirbin (Al Iran’s Greco-Roman wrestler Ghasemi Dharfa), Sanharib Maliki (Kasimpasa), Abdelrazaq Al Hus- sain (Al Ahed) secures Olympic berth An upcoming golden generation of talented players, many of which have gained a lot of experience under Carlos Greco-Roman wrestler Amir Ghasemi from Iran Earlier in the day, Iran’s Hamid Sourian lost to Arme- Queiroz, makes this current crop a very exciting and prom- emerged with a ticket to Rio 2016 at the first World nian Roman Amoyan 7-4 in Round of 32 in the 59kg and ising one to watch out for in the coming 18 months and be- Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament in Ulaanbaatar, was knocked out of the competition. yond. A perfect combination of experienced players along Mongolia, on Friday. The 2016 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tour- with youngsters Queiroz has introduced since the 2015 Asian Ghasemi defeated Iosif Chugoshvili from Belarus 2-0 nament 1 was the first of two worldwide qualification Cup have proven to be great additions and will help pave in the semi-final of the 130kg weight category. tournaments for the 2016 Olympics. the way to Russia. The road to a world cup has never been a He had to meet Meng Qiang in the final match but The top three competitors in each weight class quali- smooth one for Iran, but if there has ever been a campaign his Chinese rival withdrew from the game and the Iranian fied for the Olympics. that looks like it should have the potential to run smoother won the gold medal. (Source: Tasnim) than years past, it can certainly be said that this will be it. Whether Queiroz’s men will be able to carry out the expecta- tions remains to be seen. Iran to participate in Latvian basketball tournament Iran will take part in a basketball tourna- land basketball teams. Iran is preparing for the Turin Olympic Only the winning side of the OQT will ment which will take place in Latvia in June. Dirk Bauermann’s men are scheduled to Qualifying Tournament (OQT), where the progress to the Rio de Janeiro Games. The Ancelotti is like Heynckes, The tournament will be held with the face New Zealand on June 26 and will play Asian giant will face Greece, Mexico, Italy, Turin tournament will run from 4-9 July. participation of Latvia, Iran and New Zea- Latvia two days later. Croatia and Tunisia. (Source: Tasnim) it will be good to work with him - Boateng

Ramos: I understand why Madrid fans UEFA investigates Liverpool’s Mamadou Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng is looking forward whistle Ronaldo Sakho over doping violation to working under Carlo Ancelotti and expects the Italian to be a similar coach to Jupp Heynckes. tled me, they whistled Manolo Sanchis, ther by the club or UEFA, but the Press Heynckes guided Bayern to a historic treble in 2012-13, [Jose Antonio] Camacho, [the Brazilian] Association reports that after discus- before making way for Pep Guardiola, who has been able Ronaldo, [Zinedine] Zidane. The fans have sion between the club’s owners Fenway to lead the team to domestic whistled everyone,” Ramos told COPE. Sports Group, manager Jurgen Klopp success but is yet to replicate “There is always a reason for it when and the player himself it was decided his predecessor’s European you get this kind of attention from the the centre-back should not play in the dominance. fans. You should always look at the pos- immediate future, even though he is still Ancelotti in turn will itive side of things. The fans might think eligible for Premier League matches and replace Guardiola as the you can do a bit more and their whistles Thursday’s Europa League semifinal first man in charge ahead of can lead to a reaction, to help you get the leg in Villarreal. the 2016-17 campaign and best out of yourself. And then everybody A statement on Liverpool’s official Boateng has little doubt the is happy again. website on Saturday read: “Yesterday, 56-year-old is the right man Sergio Ramos understands why Real “I would never sell Cristiano, not for Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho Friday April 22 2016, a formal com- for the job. Madrid fans have been whistling Cris- all the money in the world.” will not feature for the club pending a munication was received from UEFA “It’s not like I started call- tiano Ronaldo this campaign and has The prolific attacker picked up a mi- UEFA investigation into a potential an- stating that they are investigating a ing people right away to told his team-mate any criticism should nor knock in Madrid’s win over Villarreal ti-doping violation. possible anti-doping rule violation by find out what kind of coach serve as a motivation to improve. in midweek and could miss this week- The Press Association reports that Mamadou Sakho. Ancelotti is,” Boateng told The Portugal international has been end’s trip to Rayo Vallecano, but Ramos the alleged offence relates to the “The player will respond to UEFA on Abendzeitung . jeered on more than one occasion this is hopeful he will be fit in time for the Reds’ Europa League second-leg tie at the matter. “You simply know stuff like that already. Toni Kroos and term, most notably when Madrid strug- Champions League semi-final clash with Manchester United and French station “The player is currently not subject Sami Khedira, who worked with him at Real Madrid, had al- gled to find their best form during the first Manchester City. RMC has reported that it concerns a to any playing suspension. However, ready told me about him before. half of the season. “We hope that Ronaldo can play “fat-burning” substance. the club, in consultation with the player, “He is a bit like Heynckes. He is pretty calm, talks a lot to Ramos has told Ronaldo not to let any against City. We all know how important The Press Association adds that the has decided that while this process is his players and has a good relationship with the team. And jeers affect him, though, as he is not the first he is to the team,” Ramos added. France international is highly likely to followed the player will not be available not a whole lot of coaches will be able to match him tactically. high-profile name to be subjected to crit- “We hope it is nothing serious and request his B sample be tested, with for selection for matches. “Ancelotti has seen and done it all, he has won a lot of icism from the Santiago Bernabeu faithful. that he will be there in the most impor- the deadline for that request set for “There will be no further comment silverware. It will be quite something to work with him and I “I can understand that people whistle tant game of the season. Tuesday. at this time.” am looking forward to it.” Cristiano. Why not? They have also whis- (Source: OmniSport) Sakho has not been suspended ei- (Source: ESPN) (Source: Goal) b

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NEWS Human emotions make Iranian Low budget films face problems finding an audience: Stefan Forner cinema special: Fajr jury member ART ART TEHRAN — Indian actor Javed Jaffrey, TEHRAN — Stefan Forner, the German desk deskmember of the Interfaith (Interreligious) a member of the jury for the Eastern section jury of the 34th Fajr International Film Festival, said Vista section of the 34th Fajr International Film Festival, said that low budget films face problems finding an audience in that Iranian cinema is identified in the world with human his country. relationships and emotions. “What I see in Germany “I mean emotional content considering family issues; is that the most powerful for instance, how a mother loves her children and relation- productions with the most ships between siblings,” he said in an interview published money have the best chance by the organizers of the festival on Friday. to be seen,” Forner said in an He has seen some films from Iranian directors, includ- interview that the organizers ing Dariush Mehrjui, Abbas Kiarostami, Majid Majidi, Tah- of the festival published on mineh Milani and Asghar Farhadi. Friday. However, he said that what he knows about Iranian cin- “Smaller countries even ema is “not much.” in Europe and with films with “I like some of them very much. It is very interesting for Indian smaller budgets have great- me to see how Iranian directors tell a story perfectly. Their actor er problems finding an audi- focus is on scripts,” he added. Javed ence,” added Forner who is a He has been impressed by Kiarostami’s “Through the Jaffrey in an member of the Catholic Film Olive Trees” and Milani’s “Superstar”. Jaffrey who has previously visited the Iranian cities of undated Commission in Germany and photo was on ecumenical juries of film festivals in Cottbus, Cannes Mashhad and Qom, and Kish Island in the Persian Gulf, and Berlin. said, “I like Iranian culture. It is a very old and deep culture.” He said that festivals provide an opportunity for films with He said that he expects to be “watching good movies Fifteen movies are competing in the official section of Cineplex. The festival will come to an end with the an- low budgets to be seen. and seeing nice people” at the Fajr festival. the festival, which is currently underway at Tehran’s Charsu nouncement of winners on Monday. “At Berlinale, I’d like to see films from countries that I could never see in the cinema… It should be possible to see more films not only from Iran, but also from other countries with a “The Salesman” joins Sadi commemorated great national cinema,” he stated. Many of the films are never shown in German movie Cannes competition at Madrid university theaters, he lamented. ARTTEHRAN — Os- CULTURE TEHRAN — Per- The Interfaith section screens films on religious themes at deskcar-winning Irani- desksian poet Sadi was the Fajr International Film Festival, which is currently under- an director Asghar Farhadi’s social commemorated during a meeting at way at Tehran Charsu Cineplex. drama “The Salesman” was added Salamanca University in Madrid on The event will wrap up on Monday. to the main competition of the 69th Thursday, which was Iran’s Sadi Na- Cannes Film Festival, media an- tional Day. nounce on Friday. Clemente Gonzalez-Martinez of The film starring Shahab Hosseini the university made a short speech NEWS IN BRIEF and Taraneh Alidusti tells the story at the meeting, calling Persian one of a couple who are forced out of of world’s richest languages, which eral Grammar of Modern Persian”). Iranian troupe to their apartment due to hazardous Hossein Shahabi acts in a scene from Asghar should be given greater regard at Scholars Maryam Haqrusta and work on a neighboring building. Farhadi’s drama “The Salesman”. Salamanca University. Anthony Gonzalez Carbo also spoke perform “A Man’s a They move into a new flat in Several Iranian movies, including The meeting, which was organ- at the meeting. Man” at Tehran theater downtown Tehran. However, an in- “Maman Soori’s Case” directed by ized in collaboration with the Iranian Sheikh Muslih od-Din Sadi Shirazi cident linked to the previous tenant Hossein Hejrat and “Unfortunately” cultural attaché’s office, continued (C. 1213-1291) is one of the greatest dramatically changes their fate. by Shahrokh Dolku will go on screen with a speech by Joaquin Rodriguez figures of classical Persian literature, ARTTEHRAN — A troupe led by di- Farhadi’s “The Past” won its star, in the Short Film Corner of the festi- Vargas on satire in Sadi’s works. famous worldwide for his Bustan deskrector Hassan Moini will perform Berenice Bejo, the Palme d’Or for val, which will be held in the French He is the author of “Gramatica (The Orchard) and Gulistan (The Bertolt Brecht’s “A Man’s A Man” at the Entezami best actress in 2013. city of Cannes from May 11 to 22. General del Persa Moderno” (“Gen- Rose Garden). Hall of the Iran Artists Forum in Tehran on May 1. “A Man’s A Man” tells the story of Galy Gay, the PICTURE OF THE DAY Tasnim/Hamed Malekpur hapless protagonist of Brecht’s 1925 play, who falls victim to several mind games during the course Rome exhibit of his brainwashing at the hands of British soldiers stationed in India. to showcase Mohammadreza Maaleki, Vahid Zarei, Anahita Khosravi, Ehsan Tayyeb are the main members of “Hunting” by Leila the cast for the play, which will be on stage until May 19. Vismeh ARTTEHRAN — The “Silence” wins UNICEF deskMAC Maja Contem- Child Rights Award at porary Art in Rome will put Iranian Indian filmfest painter Leila Vismeh’s latest collec- tion “The Hunting” on display during a group exhibit to be held from May 6 to June 25. ARTTEHRAN — Iranian director The metaphorical collection high- deskMehrdad Hassani’s short film “Si- lights the oppressive relationship be- lence” won the UNICEF Child Rights Award at the tween rabbits and wolves. It also dis- 8th CMS International Children’s Film Festival (ICFF) plays a variety of animals with colorful in Lucknow, India, the organizers announced last and almost expressionistic intensity week. but the human figures are in black and The film is about an Afghan boy with a disability white. who has to deliver mail to people’s houses in order U.S. cartoonist and playwright to make a living. James Grover Thurber’s 1939 fairytale “The Rabbits Who Caused All the Trou- ble” inspired the collection, Vismeh told Honaronline on Saturday. No signs of trauma The exhibition will also showcase works by Isabella Ducrot from Naples, or suicide in Prince’s Georgina Spengler from Greece, Ro- death: police dolfo Villaplana from Venezuela, and Iranian filmmaker Puran Derakhshandeh speaks during a workshop at the 34th Fajr International Film Festival at Tehran’s Charsu Cineplex Italian artists Margareth Dorigatti, An- on April 23, 2016. NEW YORK (Reuters) — Investigators found no sign of drea Calabresi and Roberto Bossaglia. trauma or indication of suicide in the death of U.S. music superstar Prince, but results of an autopsy could take weeks to be made public, authorities said on Friday. Italian director Pierangelo Pompa Fajr good chance to meet Iranian The intensely private musician, whose hits included “Pur- to hold workshop in Tehran cineastes: Javier Angulo ple Rain” and “When Doves Cry”, was found dead in an el- evator at his home in suburban Minneapolis on Thursday at ARTTEHRAN — Altamira studied directing ARTTEHRAN — The Angulo also called the film market the age of 57, shocking millions of fans around the world and deskStudio Teater found- in different theat- deskartistic director of the with many filmmaking companies in at- prompting glowing tributes by fellow musicians. er Pierangelo Pompa will be holding a ers, among them Valladolid Film Festival (Seminci), Javier tendance, the best chance for himself, Carver County Sheriff Jim Olson, whose office is investi- workshop at the 19th edition of the In- Theatre du Soleil. Angulo, said that the Fajr International adding that the jury has chosen a selec- gating the circumstances of his death, said Prince was last ternational Iranian Festival of University Since 2006, Film Festival provides a good chance for tion of good films for the festival. seen alive by an acquaintance who dropped him off at his Theater. he has worked at him to meet Iranian cineastes face to face. He also said that there have always home at about 8 p.m. on Wednesday night. Entitled “Actions and Relationships”, Odin Teatret as He called his trip to Iran a very good been films from Iranian filmmakers in the “There were no obvious signs of trauma on the body,” Ol- the five-day program will be held during Eugenio Barba’s opportunity to meet and hold talks with Valladolid, pointing to Abbas Kiarosta- son told a news conference. “We have no reason to believe the festival running from May 15 to 29, the assistant in various Iranian filmmakers and distributors, the mi and his film “Under the Olive Trees”, at this point that this was a suicide. The rest is under inves- studio has announced on its website. productions and Persian service of IRNA reported on Sat- which won the Golden Spike at the 39th tigation”. Based in Denmark, Altamira Studio projects in Den- urday. Valladolid International Film Festival in The influential star, born Prince Rogers Nelson, was found Teater is an international group of theater mark, Italy and He said that he has so far met with 1994. unresponsive in an elevator at the Paisley Park Studios com- creation and research founded by Italian Taiwan. Since 2009, he has published es- seven film distributors and he is also The 34th Fajr International Film Fes- plex where he lived in the suburb of Chanhassen, authorities director Pompa in 2014. says and reports in the Italian magazine planning to watch at least 30 films to se- tival will be running at Tehran’s Charsu said. Born in Rome in 1979, Pompa has “Teatro e Storia”. lect for (Spanish film festival) Valladolid. Cineplex until April 25.