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Iran calls on Arab neighbors to See page 2 settle tensions politically EEvenven 2020 POLITICS TEHRAN — The ments and people when the region deskIranian Foreign Min- and the world are suffering from con- istry on Monday called on Qatar and sequences of terrorism and extrem- Saudi Arabia to settle their disputes ism,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokes- through dialogue. man Bahram Qassemi said. The call by Iran came after Saudi The spokesman added Iran wants yyearsears ooff wwarar Arabia cut ties with Qatar on Monday. the countries in the Persian Gulf region Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, to “learn from bitter experiences in the and Egypt followed suit by cutting ties region” and take actions in line with with Doha. Saudi Arabia and the three easing tension and restoring peace. countries also moved to cut off land, Qassemi also said encirclement of sea and air routes to Qatar. Qatar is “unacceptable”, adding “re- oonn YYemenemen “Intensifying tension in relations specting independent countries’ na- among the neighboring countries tional sovereignty and territorial integ- does not benefit the regional govern- rity, 2 ddoomedoomed ttoo Non-oil export exceeds $2.7b in a month ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran ex- ports stood at $43.684 billion; the val- deskported over 800 mil- ue of exports was $246 million higher lion tons of non-oil products worth $2.722 than that of imports. ffailureailure billion in the first month of the current Gas condensate, liquefied natural Iranian calendar year, Farvardin (March gas (LNG) followed by low-density 21-April 20), ISNA reported on Monday. oils, associated petroleum gas (APG) Iranian goods were exported to 106 and hydrocarbon gas liquids and final- countries during the mentioned month ly liquefied propane were among top with China at the top of the export desti- exported commodities from Iran. nations, and the UAE and Iraq standing in The country’s trade balance for the Ira- the second and third places, respectively. nian calendar year 1394 (March 2015-March Based on the data released by Iran’s 2016) was also $924 million positive. Customs Administration in late March, Iranian Industry, Mining and Trade the country’s trade balance was report- Minister Mohammadreza Nematza- ed positive for the second consecutive deh has recently announced that the year. country plans to increase its annual The value of exports in the past Ira- non-oil exports by 25 percent by the nian calendar year was reported to be end of the current Iranian calendar leader.ir $43.93 billion while the figure for im- year (March 20, 2018). Syria to UN: China says backs Iran accession to Shanghai bloc EDITORIAL Stop U.S. from POLITICS TEHRAN— China sup- ahead of the summit in Kazakh capital Astana for the SCO membership,” Russian Special By Hassan Lasjerdi deskports Iran’s membership which President Xi Jinping will attend. Presidential Envoy to the SCO Bakhtier Khaki- Tehran Times editor-in-chief targeting civilians of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization “I think that at this meeting all sides will mov said Thursday during the St. Petersburg (SCO) security bloc, an emerging economic continue to conscientiously study the issue of International Economic Forum (SPIEF). Syria has strongly denounced repeat- and political alliance led by China and Russia, Iran becoming a member on the basis of the According to the envoy, the SCO has a ed deadly airstrikes carried out by the often considered a counterweight to Western SCO’s relevant rules and consensus through great potential to become the key interna- The Ayatollah and so-called U.S.-led military coalition in alliance organizations, a senior Chinese dip- consultations.” tional platform. the Arab country, calling on the Unit- lomat said on Monday. China has close economic and diplomatic “It is about the potential that the SCO has, his immortality ed Nations and the Security Council Assistant Chinese Foreign Minister Li Huilai ties with Tehran, and was also instrumental 24 percent of the world GDP after the ac- to stop Washington and its allies form said Iran is an observer at the SCO and has in pushing through a landmark nuclear deal cession. Today we see the wide geographic n Sunday, millions of Irani- killing Syrian civilians and increasingly for a long time “proactively participated” in with Iran in 2015. scope of the organization, 18 member states, ans marked the 28th death damaging the country’s infrastructure. O its activities and has made positive contribu- China said in November it was willing to observers and dialogue partners,” Khakimov anniversary of Ayatollah In two letters to UN Secretary Gen- tions to the SCO’s development, according to consider any application from NATO-member stressed. Rohullah Khomeini, the founder of eral Antonio Guterres and the head of channelnewsasia.com. Turkey to join the SCO, after Turkish President Back in April, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey the Islamic Republic. Doubtlessly, UN Security Council on Sunday, Syria’s Iran’s accession to the body will be dis- Tayyip Erdogan said his country could join. Lavrov said Iran fully fits the criteria for mem- he was one of the most conse- Foreign Ministry lambasted the U.S.-led cussed at the group’s summit this week after it On Thursday, Russia said it sees Iran as bership of the bloc and said that discussions on quential figures in the 1970s and coalition’s airstrikes in Syria’s northern was rejected last year despite a request from the next candidate for full membership in the its bid to join would happen this summer. 1980s. city of Raqqah, which killed at least 43 Russia which backs Tehran’s bid. SCO after the accession of India and Pakistan. “Next in line [for membership]...is Iran, While the Ayatollah is no longer people in the Jomeili neighborhood. “China highly appraises this. China wel- “The next candidate, according to Russia, which has resolved issues related to sanctions among us, the question arises as to The ministry said the “crimes” com- comes and supports Iran’s wish to become a following India and Pakistan, should be Iran, from the UN Security Council,” Lavrov told how he managed to reach such a rep- mitted by the so-called military alli- formal member of the SCO,” Li told reporters, as well as other states that meet our criteria Russian state news agency Itar-Tass. utation. ance are no way less than those per- To understand that, one has to bear petrated by the Daesh terrorist group in mind the following: against the Syrian civilians. It also said, “Cherish the planet that protect us’’, Guterres says on World Environment Day 1. For many political and religious in the pair of letters, that the airstrikes On World Environment Day, which is ob- with nature. country and this year’s host is Canada, where analysts, Ayatollah Khomeini was inter- directly target country’s infrastructure, served on the 5th of June every year, United Since its inception in 1972, World Envi- the official celebration will take place. nationally acclaimed simply because “including bridges, oil and gas wells, Nations General Secretary António Guterres ronment Day has grown to become a global “We can enjoy nature year-round, but of his genuine faith in God as well as dams, electricity and water plants, and urged everyone to ‘’cherish the planet that platform for positive environmental action World Environment Day is when the whole courage to stand up to bullying super- public and private buildings.” protect us’’. In a video message, Guterres said, and is celebrated in more than 100 counties world comes together to celebrate our powers. The U.S. and its allies have been “Without a healthy environment we can’t end across the world. beautiful planet,” said Erik Solheim, the 2. The Ayatollah had deep belief in bombarding what they call Daesh posi- poverty or build prosperity. We all have a role World Environment Day is organized around head of UN Environment. “It reminds us of the people’s prowess and will to bring tions inside Syria since September 2014 to play in protecting our only home.” a theme that focuses attention on a particular- what a treasure nature is, and encourages about changes, and asserted that a without any authorization, whatsoever, In the 38-second video clip, Guterres ap- ly pressing environmental concern. The theme us all to protect and appreciate our envi- nation who is motivated enough and from the Damascus government or a pealed people to use less plastic, drive less for 2017 is ‘Connecting people to nature’. World ronment.” awakened can revolutionize the status UN mandate. The Syrian Foreign Min- and waste less food and asked to reconnect Environment Day has a different global host (Source: firstpost.com) quo. istry further said the real goal of the 3. Islamic thinkers argue that the U.S.-led coalition “are totally in con- Ayatollah’s panacea for human beings tradiction with” its declared claims of and societies to change was a mash- up of heavenly and earthly forces. It is eliminating Daesh terrorists and curb- only through the miraculous mixing of ing other terror outfits in the Middle Bomb scare the internal and external sources that Eastern country, adding that fighting a society can be energized so much Daesh does not require targeting civil- sparks so that it moves ahead in pursuit of ians, infrastructure and the Syrian army change. troops and their positions. stampede 4. A distinction of the Ayatollah It also demanded that the world was his emphasis on justice. The late body prevent some of its member in Turin messiah saw it impossible for a given states, particularly the United States, society to reach transcendence un- from repeatedly flouting internation- More than 1,500 people were injured, less rulers and grassroots coexist in al law and to stop them from further three seriously, after a bomb scare balance, a concept to which many violating Syria’s sovereignty and un- triggered a stampede among Juventus rulers of the contemporary Middle dermining its independence. fans watching the Champions League East were alien. The letters also said what the “ille- final in Turin, local authorities said Sun- 5. Ayatollah Khomeini’s thor- gal” military coalition was conducting day. ough, deep-rooted perception of was a sheer violation of the internation- In an update on Saturday’s dra- religious cause as the engine of po- al humanitarian law, human rights laws, matic events in a square packed with litical dynamism ignited a series of and the goals and principles of the UN supporters watching the Cardiff match developments in the 1970s, which Charter. The letters insistently called on on a giant screen, the local prefecture were for so long unseen due to the UN Security Council to strongly con- said 1,527 had been treated for mainly sheer disregard for religion in the demn the so-called alliance. AFP (Source: SANA) minor injuries. global community. 13 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y POLITICS JJUNEUNE 66,, 22017017 MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS Leader: Even 20 years of war Government to propose dividing ministries on Yemen doomed to failure

POLITICS TEHRAN — A senior official has said Ayatollah Khamenei says Trump’s alliance with ‘backward’ Saudi rulers against Iran will not succeed deskthat the Rouhani administration is POLITICS TEHRAN — Supreme the Saudis, one of the greatest weapons sending a bill to Majlis on dividing three new ministries desk from current ones. Leader Ayatollah Ali sales contracts in history. On the second Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs Hosseinali Khamenei asserted on Sunday that day of his trip, Trump, who was addressing Amiri said on Sunday that ministries of transport and the relentless Saudi bombardment of an Arab-U.S. summit, accused Iran of housing will be created out of the current Ministry of Yemen would fail to bring victory for the firing the “flames of sectarian violence” in Transport and Housing, IRNA reported. kingdom even if it continues for 20 years. the Middle East. Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade will break down Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks The anti-Iran remarks came two into ministries of “industry and mine” and “trade”, while when addressing a ceremony in Tehran days after the Islamic Republic held a Ministry of Sport and Youth will be divided into the held to mark the death anniversary landmark presidential election in which ministry of sport and an organization for youth affairs. of Imam Khomeini, the founder of the over 70 percent of the eligible voters Islamic Republic. participated in the election. “The Saudi government is “The U.S. president stands alongside bombarding Yemen day and night and the leaders of a tribal and backward exerting pressure on Yemen. Definitely, system and does the sword dance, but Zarif discusses this is a mistake,” he noted. “The Saudi criticizes an Iranian election with 40 regional affairs with government must know that if it proceeds million votes,” the Leader noted. with such an approach even for the next In addition to the arms deal, the U.S. Turkish, Indonesian 10 or 20 years, it will fail to achieve a signed contracts with the Saudis worth counterparts victory against the Yemeni people.” more than 200 billion dollars over the Ayatollah Khamenei went on to say next 10 years. POLITICS TEHRAN — Iran’s Foreign Minister that the Saudi-led attack on Yemen “is a Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad deskMohammad Javad Zarif has talked crime against the innocent people”. Javad Zarif said the Trump administration over the telephone with his Turkish and Indonesian The Leader also expressed concern was “milking” Saudi Arabia. counterparts, Mehr news agency reported on Monday. over the conflicts in Syria, Bahrain and Analysts say the new Saudi rulers His first call was made to Turkish Foreign Minister Libya. He censured Riyadh’s military are signing lucrative contracts with the Mevlut Cavusoglu to discuss Tehran and Ankara’s intervention in Bahrain, saying such Saudi Arabia has also been sending President Donald Trump’s sword dance Trump administration in order to make views on the latest developments of concern to the moves are “irrational and unwise”. arms and money to militants fighting the with Saudi officials, saying Trump is the U.S. to adopt a more aggressive neighboring countries. Saudi Arabia has deployed troops in Syrian government. Despite more than allying with “backward” and “tribal” Saudi attitude toward Iran. In another call to Retno Marsudi, Zarif discussed Bahrain to crack down on pro-democracy six years of war and loss of about 400,000 rulers against Iran in a futile attempt. “Even with a multi-billion dollar bribe similar issues, which included changes in political movement in the country. lives, the Saudi rulers are still insisting on Trump made a two-day visit to Riyadh to America, the Saudis cannot achieve relations between some Arab states and Qatar. The Leader said it is wrong to impose the ouster of the Syrian government. on May 20 and 21. In his first day of their goals in the region,” the Leader one’s own will on a nation. The Leader also ridiculed U.S. arrival, he signed a $110 arms deal with remarked.

Ambassador: Iran Tehran: London terror acts are wake-up call to the world seeking friendly POLITICS TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Ministry Elsewhere, he expressed sympathy with the families ties with neighbors deskspokesman Bahram Qassemi of the victims. condemned on Sunday terrorist attacks in London, Knife-wielding assailants killed seven people and saying such acts should come as a “wake-up call” to the injured 48 in London on Saturday night. international community. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack, the third major POLITICS TEHRAN — The Iranian ambassador He said a united global move against violence and militant assault to hit Britain in less than three months. deskto France has said Tehran always seeks extremism without “double standards” is the only way to According to reports, the three attackers drove a friendly ties with its neighbors. get rid of terrorism. vehicle into pedestrians on London Bridge and then Speaking in a ceremony on passing anniversary of He added that some countries are required to stabbed people in Borough Market. Imam Khomeini in Paris on Sunday, Ali Ahani expressed “abandon ignorance” and their “short term political and A suicide bombing at a crowded pop concert in hope that regional players are not played by foreign economic benefits” and cut “financial and ideological Manchester Arena in England on May 22, left at least 22 powers to wreak hostility, ISNA reported. sources of terrorism and extremism” to establish security. people dead and more 59 injured. He also underlined that Iran is a democratic country Iran’s emphasis on finding the roots of terrorism and A huge bomb blast in the Afghan capital Kabul on with free elections and a choice to decide how to defend extremism is not simply a political stance but a “necessity” Wednesday killed at least 90 people and injured 300 its land and what weapons to develop for self-defense. to establish security in the world, Qassemi noted. others. Iran calls on Arab neighbors to settle tensions politically Tehran to stand 1 avoiding to interfere in their during blessed Ramadan,” Zarif tweeted. ‘First result of sword dance with tension among the Arab countries has behind Syria: domestic affairs and respecting the Saudi Arabia claimed it took the Trump’ resulted from U.S. interference. diplomat internationally recognized borders are decision due to Qatar’s “embrace of Hamid Aboutalebi, a political advisor Interference by the foreign countries, fundamental international rights that various terrorist and sectarian groups to President Hassan Rouhani, said fallout especially the U.S., cannot help settle should be respected.” aimed at destabilizing the region” including of the Saudi-led alliance was the first crises in the region, he said. Qatar only shares land border with the Muslim Brotherhood, al-Qaeda, the result of sword dance in Riyadh. Problems in the region should only POLITICS TEHRAN — Iran’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia. Islamic State group and groups supported “The time to impose sanctions, cut be solved by the regional countries, he desk Damascus has said Tehran is steadfast Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad by Iran in the kingdom’s restive Eastern diplomatic ties, close the borders… has added. in its decision to stand behind the government of Javad Zarif also expressed regret over Province. ended,” Aboutalebi tweeted, noting that However, in a post on his Instagram, President Bashar al-Assad in Syria. the conflagration of disputes between The move came just weeks after U.S. such moves are not ways out of crisis. Expediency Council Secretary Mohsen Speaking in Damascus on Sunday, Javad Torkabadi neighbors on the southern shores of the President Donald Trump visited Riyadh ‘Tension among Arab states are Rezaee said Saudi King Salman is seeking said Iran’s will in supporting Syria stems from its Persian Gulf. and participated in a sword dance with result of U.S. interference’ to “swallow Bahrain and Qatar”. revolutionary tenet to defend the oppressed against the “Neighbors are permanent; geography the Saudis. During his tour Trump vowed Alaeddin Boroujerdi, chairman of He added differences should be oppressor and fight evil schemes, al-Manar reported. can’t be changed. Coercion is never the to improve ties with the Saudi kingdom the parliamentary National Security bridged through dialogue, but Saudi He stressed that Tehran recognizes plots hatched by solution. Dialog is imperative, especially and contain Iran. and Foreign Policy Committee, said the Arabia just thinks about blood shedding. the U.S. and Israel in the Syrian issue and will fight them. Iran can send food to Qatar by sea: Tehran honoring commitments under CIA names the official nuclear deal: IAEA ‘Dark Prince’ to run Iran operations

POLITICS TEHRAN — The CIA has named deskMichael D’Andrea as head of its Iran operations, an appointment that is the first major sign that the Trump administration is invoking the hard line the president took against Iran, New York Times reported on Friday. He is known as the Dark Prince, the nickname he earned as the CIA officer who oversaw the hunt for Osama bin Laden and the American drone strike campaign that killed thousands of militants and hundreds of civilians.

POLITICS TEHRAN — An conflict during his recent Middle POLITICS TEHRAN — The IAEA issued since U.S. President Donald deskofficial has said that East tour, when he visited Saudi deskInternational Trump assumed office in January. Arak reactor Iran can export food to Qatar by Arabia and Israel. Tehran also urged Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has Trump has referred to the nuclear maintenance part sea, as Saudi Arabia and its regional dialogue among Muslim countries confirmed that Iran has been honoring accord as “the worst deal ever allies try to isolate the gas-rich to resolve the issue. its commitments under a nuclear negotiated” and vowed to tear it up once of redesign country. “Neighbors are permanent; agreement it signed with six world in office. Since his inauguration, however, Reza Nourani, chairman of the geography can’t be changed. powers in 2015, Reuters reported. he has been warned against doing so by union of exporters of agricultural Coercion is never the solution. According to a quarterly report by the international community. POLITICS TEHRAN — The maintenance of products, said on Monday that food Dialog is imperative, especially the atomic watchdog, Iran’s stock of Senior Iranian officials have also deskthe Arak heavy water reactor is the shipments sent from Iran can reach during blessed Ramadan,” Iran’s low-enriched uranium as of May 27 dismissed Trump’s inconsistent stance first step of its redesign under Iran’s nuclear deal, the Qatar in 12 hours, Fars news agency Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad was 79.8 kg (175.5 pounds), well below on the issue, saying Tehran reserves the spokesman for the Majlis National Security and Foreign reported. Zarif tweeted Monday. a 202.8-kg (446-pound) limit, and the right to “act accordingly” if Washington Policy Committee said on Monday. It came after Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar relies on food trucked in level of enrichment did not exceed a reconsiders the nuclear deal. Referring to a recent report by the International the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, from Saudi Arabia across its sole 3.67 percent cap. Iran “is fully prepared to return to Atomic Energy Agency, Hossein Naghavi Hosseini said Libya, Bahrain and Maldives severed land border. Al-Jazeera reported “Everything is running smoothly at this the pre-JCPOA situation or even [to the agency’s report notes the reactor is being maintained their ties with Qatar, accusing it of that trucks carrying food for point in time,” said one senior diplomat, conditions] more robust than that if the which “appears to indicate that its redesign phase has supporting terrorism. Qatar are now lining up across pointing to Iran’s compliance with the U.S. reneges on its promises to the extent gone underway.” Iran has blamed U.S. President the border, unable to enter the nuclear deal, officially known as the JCPOA. that the JCPOA’s continuation harms our Donald Trump for creating the country. This is the second report that the national interests,” Zarif said in March. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JJUNEUNE 66,, 22017017 INTERNATIONAL Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Police arrest 12 after Bahrain cut ties to Qatar London Bridge attack Police have arrested 12 suspects linked to Saturday night’s attack in central London, the Metropolitan Police said. Leaders and markets react to Persian Gulf diplomatic rift Counterterrorism police raided several addresses in the east London suburb of Barking, the force said, adding that searches BY staff & agencies were continuing there. Four women were seen being led away by police by an AFP Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt , Bahrain, photographer, although it was not clear whether they were among Yemen and the Maldives say they are severing diplomatic those arrested. relations with Qatar. At least seven people died and dozens were injured after attack- The Saudi kingdom made the announcement via its ers drove a van into pedestrians on London Bridge before stabbing state-run Saudi Press Agency early on Monday, saying it people at bars and restaurants in nearby Borough Market on Sat- was taking action for what it called the protection of na- urday night. tional security. The attack ended after police shot dead three suspected attack- The news agency released a statement in which it ac- ers. cused Qatar of “harboring a multitude of terrorist and sec- Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick earlier told re- tarian groups that aim to create instability in the region”. porters that she believed the imminent threat from attackers had The three Persian Gulf states gave Qatari visitors and been ended, but that a fast-moving investigation was still under way. residents two weeks to leave their countries, Reuters news “We have a very large investigation ongoing, and we will be agency reported. seeking to establish whether anyone else was working with or as- Saudi also closed the border and halted air and sea sisting in any way or helping in the planning of this attack,” she said. traffic with Qatar, urging “all brotherly countries and com- London Bridge is a major transport hub and nearby Borough panies to do the same”. Market is a fashionable warren of alleyways leavened with bars and The statement appeared to be timed in concert with restaurants that is always bustling on a Saturday night. an earlier announcement by Bahrain, which was similarly The area remained cordoned off and patrolled by armed police cutting ties and halting air and sea traffic between the two and counterterrorism officers on Sunday, with train stations closed. countries. The attack occurred five days ahead of a parliamentary election ’Unjustified’ and was the third to hit Britain in less than three months. Prime Qatar’s foreign ministry said it regretted the measures Minister Theresa May said the election would go ahead as planned by the Arab nations, calling the decisions “unjustified”. on Thursday. “The measures are unjustified and are based on claims “It is time to say enough is enough,” said May in a televised and allegations that have no basis in fact,” the statement statement outside her Downing Street office, where flags flew at said, adding that the decisions would “not affect the nor- half-mast. mal lives of citizens and residents”. “We cannot and must not pretend that things can continue as “The aim is clear, and it is to impose guardianship on they are,” May said, calling for a strengthened counter-terrorism the state. This by itself is a violation of its [Qatar’s] sover- strategy that could include longer jail sentences for some offences eignty as a state,” it added. and new cyberspace regulations. Bahrain’s foreign ministry issued a statement saying gesting that U.S. President Donald Trump may not last in Russia, meanwhile, said it was in its interest to have a Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull, reporting from London, said that repeat- it would withdraw its diplomatic mission from the Qatari power, were ever made. “stable and peaceful” situation in the Persian Gulf. ed attacks like this have a huge impact and were deeply unsettling capital, Doha, within 48 hours and that all Qatari diplo- “There are international laws governing such crimes, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow and worrying. mats should leave Bahrain within the same period. especially the cyber attack. [The hackers] will be prosecut- hopes that the diplomatic row will not affect “the common “But life does go on - this is an enormous city and from Monday Egypt also announced the closure of its airspace and ed according to the law,” Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al determination and resolve” in the joint fight against “inter- I’ve no doubt that people will begin to go about their business as seaports for all Qatari transportation “to protect its na- Thani, Qatar’s foreign minister, said on Wednesday. national terrorism”. they probably are already,” said Hull. “They are used now to seeing tional security”, the foreign ministry said in a statement. UAE-based Sky News Arabia and Al Arabiya kept run- Sushma Swaraj, India’s foreign minister, said the moves higher police presence on the streets.” UAE-based carriers Emirates, Etihad Airways and fly- ning the discredited story, despite the Qatari denials. against Qatar would not impact New Delhi’s ties with The victims dubai said they would suspend flights to and from Qatar Leaders and markets reaction Doha. Thirty-six people injured in the attack remain in hospital and 21 beginning Tuesday morning. Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson gave “There is no challenge arising out of this for us. This are in a critical condition, said Metropolitan Police Assistant Com- It was not immediately clear how Monday’s announce- a statement on Monday while on a state visit in Australia, is an internal matter of PGCC. Our only concern is about missioner Mark Rowley in a statement. ment would affect other airlines. urging the Persian Gulf states to stay united. Indians there. We are trying to find out if any Indians are A Saudi-led coalition which for more than two years “We certainly would encourage the parties to sit down stuck there,” she told reporters. has been attacking Yemen separately announced that Qa- together and address these differences,” he said in Sydney. FIFA also issued a short statement saying it remains in tar was no longer welcome in the alliance. “If there’s any role that we can play in terms of helping “regular contact with Qatar” amid the growing diplomatic Yemen’s fugitive government also cut ties with Qa- them address those, we think it is important that the PGCC crisis. tar, accusing it of working with its enemies in the Houthi [Persian Gulf Cooperation Council] remain united.” Football’s world governing body said it had spoken movement, state news agency Saba reported. Tillerson said despite the impasse, he did not expect with “the Qatar 2022 Local Organizing Committee and A senior Iranian official said the measures by the Arab it to have “any significant impact, if any impact at all, the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy handling nations would not help end the crisis in the Middle East. on the unified fight against terrorism in the region or matters relating to the 2022 FIFA World Cup”. “The era of cutting diplomatic ties and closing borders globally”. Financial impact ... is not a way to resolve crisis ... As I said before, ag- “All of those parties you mentioned have been quite The economic fallout loomed immediately, as Abu gression and occupation will have no result but instability,” unified in the fight against terrorism and the fight against Dhabi’s state-owned Etihad Airways, Dubai’s Emirates Air- Hamid Aboutalebi, deputy chief of staff of Iran’s President Daesh, ISIL, and have expressed that most recently in the line and budget carriers FlyDubai and AirArabia said they Rowley also said a member of the public had suffered a gun- Hassan Rouhani, tweeted, referring to the coalition’s in- summit in Riyadh,” he added. would suspend all flights to and from Doha from Tuesday shot wound as officers fired on the attackers. The individual is being volvement in Yemen. Mevlut Cavusoglu, Turkey’s foreign minister, also called morning until further notice. treated in hospital and is not in a critical condition, Rowley said. Hacking dispute for dialogue to resolve the dispute, adding that Ankara Oil prices rose after the four countries said they would Eight armed officers opened fire as they attempted to stop the The dispute between Qatar and the Persian Gulf’s Arab was “saddened” by the situation. cut ties with Qatar, which is the biggest supplier of liq- knife-wielding attackers and discharged around 50 bullets, he said. countries escalated after a recent hack of Qatar’s state- “We see the stability in the Persian Gulf region as our uefied natural gas and a major seller of condensate - a Two French nationals were among those injured in the London run news agency. It has spiraled since. own unity and solidarity,” Cavusoglu told a news confer- low-density liquid fuel and refining product derived from attack, the French president’s office said in a statement. Australia Following the hacking on Tuesday, comments falsely ence. natural gas. said two of its citizens were caught up in the attack and that one attributed to Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al “Countries may of course have some issues, but dia- The Qatari stock index sank 7.6 percent in the first hour was in hospital. Thani, were broadcast in Qatar. logue must continue under every circumstance for prob- of trade, with some of the market’s top blue chips hit the The suspects were wearing what appeared to be suicide vests, Qatar’s government categorically denied that the lems to be resolved peacefully. We are saddened by the hardest. but police said they were later established to be fake. comments, in which the country’s leader expressed sup- current picture and will give any support for its normali- Other PGCC stock markets also fell, with Dubai losing There was no immediate claim of responsibility. port for Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah and Israel - while sug- zation”. 0.8 percent and Saudi Arabia falling 0.2 percent. The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIL, also known as ISIS), los- ing territory in Syria and Iraq to an advance backed by a U.S.-led coalition, had sent out a call on instant messaging service Telegram Syrian army retakes northern town from ISIL early on Saturday urging its followers to carry out attacks with trucks, knives and guns against “Crusaders” during the Muslim holy month Syrian army soldiers have managed to liberate a key town named Syrian military official commented. a planned US-led offensive to retake Raqqah, which has of Ramadan. in the northern province of Aleppo from ISIL (Daesh) ter- Rami Abdel Rahman, the director of the so-called Syr- served as the main stronghold of Daesh in Syria since 2014. London Mayor Sadiq Khan described the incidents as a “deliber- rorists as they continue to score more territorial gains in ian Observatory for Human Rights, said Daesh Takfiris are Ankara views the YPG as the Syrian branch of the Kurd- ate and cowardly attack on innocent Londoners”. battles against extremists across the war-ravaged Arab now in control of some villages scattered in the desert istan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group, which has been Harun Khan, Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain, country. eastern and southeastern parts of Aleppo Province; and fighting for an autonomous region inside Turkey since said in a statement on Sunday: “Muslims everywhere are outraged A military source, speaking on condition of anonymity, the terrains can easily be recaptured. 1984. and disgusted at these cowards who once again have destroyed told Syria’s official news agency, SANA, that Syrian troops Syrian Kurdish militias seize major dam in Speaking to reporters while on a visit to Montenegro on the lives of our fellow Britons. That this should happen in this month had regained control of Maskanah town, which lies on the Raqqah May 10, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu stated of Ramadan, when many Muslims were praying and fasting only western bank of Lake Assad and is located 100 kilometers Meanwhile, the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces that Washington knows Ankara’s position on the YPG very goes to show that these people respect neither life nor faith.” (62 miles) southeast of the provincial capital city of Aleppo, (SDF) have established full control over a strategic dam on well and should not take wrong steps in Syria. Al Jazeera’s Yao Chin, reporting from London, said witnesses on Sunday. the Euphrates River in Raqqah Province following intense The top Turkish diplomat added that the United States saw “a white van ram into pedestrians, hitting several people before “Military units continue to advance in the east of Alep- clashes with members of the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group. needed to distinguish between the YPG and their Arab al- coming to a halt”. po province and track down groups of Daesh terrorists. Se- The U.S.-backed SDF militias, made up of an alliance of lies in the SDF, and that the Arabs should be the ones to “Another witness said three men got out with long blades and curity and stability has been restored to the strategic town Arab and Kurdish fighters, announced in a statement on enter Raqqah. randomly started stabbing people along Borough High Street. Oth- of Maskanah and a number of areas,” the source added. Sunday that the forces had captured the Baath Dam in the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has also made er witnesses have also mentioned seeing knife victims,” he said. The recapture of Maskanah marks a great victory for morning, and renamed it Freedom Dam. it clear that he expects a turnaround from Washington on Police ruled a third incident - a stabbing in London’s Vauxhall Syrian government forces as the town is the last important The Baath dam on the Euphrates is located 22 kilome- such a move. area initially thought to be linked to the other two scenes - to be civilian population center on the eastern border of Aleppo ters (14 miles) upstream from the city of Raqqah. Its water Syria has been fighting different foreign-sponsored mil- unrelated. with the militant-held neighboring province of Raqqah. turbines reportedly can generate 81 megawatts of elec- itant groups since March 2011. UN Special Envoy for Syria London’s transport authority said London Bridge railway station “Whoever controls Maskanah controls the axes run- tricity, and its storage capacity is 0.09 cubic kilometers. Staffan de Mistura estimated last August that more than had been closed at the request of the police. ning between Aleppo and Raqqah. Daesh presence in the The US administration is set to use the Kurdish People’s 400,000 people had been killed in the crisis until then. Three major London hospitals were placed on lockdown shortly eastern flank of Aleppo Province is now at its end,” an un- Protection Units (YPG), a major component of the SDF, in (Source: Press TV) after the attack. ’Shocking’ tragedy Saudi jets in heaviest Ramadan bombing of Yemen The attack came days ahead of a June 8 general election, almost two weeks after 22 people were killed in a bombing at a concert in Saudi warplanes have carried out the word on possible casualties. with former Yemeni President Ali Abdul- forces towards preventing Hadi’s rein- Manchester. kingdom’s heaviest bombardment of the Also on Monday, Yemen’s al-Masir- lah Saleh, who rejected claims that his statement. The Islamic Republic rejects After that attack, Britain’s official threat level was raised to “critical”, Yemeni soil since the onset of the holy ah television network released footage allied Army and popular forces had re- the claim. meaning an attack may be imminent. Several days later it was low- fasting month of Ramadan, targeting the of the damage caused a day earlier by ceived even a “single bullet from Iran.” Saleh said the ballistic missiles, which ered to “severe”, meaning an attack is highly likely. vicinity of the Presidential Palace in the Saudi airstrikes on a health center in the Saudi Arabia has been carrying out the Army has been firing onto the Saudi In March, an attacker ran people down with a vehicle on West- capital Sana’a. northwestern province of Sa’ada, used the bombing campaign since March soil in retaliation for the invasion are part minster Bridge, killing four before stabbing a policeman to death The aircraft pounded al-Nahdain to treat cholera patients. 2015 to restore Saleh’s pro-Riyadh suc- of the strategic stockpile, which he had outside Parliament. Mountain in the south of the city five The attack took place as the outbreak cessor, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi. Hadi procured during his tenure. World leaders quickly took to social media to offer their sup- times early Monday, Yemen’s official continues to spread across the country, had resigned earlier that year and re- The missiles, he said, have actually port to the people of London. Saba’ Net news agency reported. The having already claimed more than 600 fused to negotiate power with Yemen’s been bought by the very $60 billion, “Faced with this new tragedy, France is now more than ever strikes destroyed several residential lives. popular Houthi Ansarullah movement, which he is being accused of misappro- supporting the UK. My thoughts are with the victims and their buildings and inflicted other material Separately, the Yemen al-Yawm tele- which ally Saleh. priating. loved ones,” tweeted French President Emmanuel Macron. damage, but there was no immediate vision channel conducted an interview Riyadh accuses Tehran of arming the (Source: Press TV) (Source: Al Jazeera) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 4 ECONOMY JJUNEUNE 66,, 22017017 Iran’s GDP growth estimated Transit of goods jumps 8.6% in 2 months at 4% in 2017: WB ECONOMY TEHRAN — Iran exported 1.44 million desktons of goods during the first two months ECONOMY TEHRAN — In its latest report, the of the present Iranian calendar year (March 22- May 21, deskWorld Bank (WB) predicted a four-per- 2017) via its land and maritime borders, showing 8.6 percent cent growth for Iran’s gross domestic product (GDP) in increase compared to the same period in the previous year. 2017. According to the same report, titled as Global Eco- nomic Prospects (June 2017), the forecasted Ian’s GDP growth in 2017 registers a 1.2 percent drop from the GDP growth previously predicted by WB in January 2017. The country’s GDP growth will stand at 4.1 percent and 4.2 percent in 2018 and 2019, respectively, WB’s June report confirms. The announced figures show a 0.7 per- cent and 0.3 percent decline, respectively, in comparison with the released figures in WB’s previous report pub- lished in January 2017. WB estimated Iran’s GDP growth at 6.4 percent in As IRNA reported, 357,923 tons of the transited goods 2016. in the said time were oil products and 1,081,877 tons were “The Islamic Republic of Iran is seen slowing to a 4 non-oil products. percent rate before accelerating modestly to a 4.1 per- cent pace in 2018 as limited spare capacity in oil pro- Russia’s Polyus launches duction and difficulty in accessing finance weigh on the country’s growth,” WB’s newest report said. secondary share offer in In June report, the World Bank forecasted that glob- al growth will strengthen to 2.7 percent in 2017 amid a London, Moscow pickup in manufacturing and trade, rising confidence, favorable global financing conditions, and stabilizing Russia’s largest gold producer Polyus has launched a secondary commodity prices. Growth in advanced economies is ex- share offering (SPO) on the London Stock Exchange and the pected to accelerate to 1.9 percent in 2017, a benefit to Moscow Exchange, offering 7 percent of its existing and new their trading partners. Growth in emerging market and shares, the company said in a statement on Monday. developing economies will recover to 4.1 percent this Polyus returns to the London Stock Exchange after an ab- year, as obstacles to activity diminish in commodity-ex- sence of a year and a half. Global gold prices have risen 11 porting countries, the report said. percent in 2017 and a consortium of Chinese investors has just agreed to become a minority shareholder in the company. Polyus, whose current free float is 6.76 percent, will offer India’s NALCO puts Iran project on hold new shares and expects to generate proceeds of $400 million (311 million pounds) for the company. Further proceeds from India’s National Aluminum Company Ltd explore the possibility of building an alu- Late last year, the Indian government an associated power plant in the Middle the sale of existing shares will go to its controlling shareholder, (NALCO) has put all its overseas projects minum smelter. asked NALCO to re-think its global ex- East. the family of Russian tycoon Suleiman Kerimov. on hold, including one in Iran, in order to “Iran’s proposal is attractive as long as pansion plans, including Iran, citing the India’s third-largest aluminum pro- The company plans to use the proceeds from the deal to focus on expanding domestic capacity, its gas prices are attractive, but not much need to be self-sufficient in aluminum ducer plans to increase its output by 14 repay some of its debt and to finance its operating activities chairman said on Monday. of an indication in that area has come,” production. percent to 440,000 tons in 2017/18, and and development projects. NALCO last year signed an agreement Chairman Tapan Kumar Chand told Reu- NALCO had also looked at setting up expects a 20 percent jump in exports to Polyus is currently listed on the Moscow Exchange with a with Iran’s mining development body to ters. a 500,000-tonnes-per-year smelter and 120,000 tons. (Source: Reuters) market capitalisation of $9.9 billion. Goldman Sachs International, J.P. Morgan, Sberbank CIB and World Bank says trade, manufacturing Asian markets hold steady, VTB Capital are acting as joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners and BMO Capital Markets, Gazprombank and to boost 2017 global growth shaking off UK tensions Morgan Stanley are acting as joint bookrunners. (Source: Reuters) The World Bank on Sunday maintained its a pickup in exports and unconventional Stock markets in the Asia-Pacific region But the yen gave up some of its early forecast that global growth will improve monetary easing are helping to support were stable early Monday after the latest gains against the dollar — and helped to 2.7 percent this year, citing a pickup in growth. terror attacks in London, though bench- the Nikkei pare losses — with the curren- Germany and France keep manufacturing and trade, improved market The World Bank said U.S. growth also marks in Korea and Australia succumbed cy pair at ¥110.51 in morning trade after confidence and a recovery in commodity is improving but it shaved 0.1 percentage to profit taking ahead of elections in the the dollar fell to as low as ¥110.27. Euro-area growth pace at prices. point off its forecast for 2017 to 2.1 per- U.K. Among specific stocks in Japan, steel, six-year high The update of the multilateral develop- cent after weak growth early in the year Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 XJO, -0.57% automobile and brokerage firms were ment lender’s Global Economic Prospects caused by a pullback in consumer spend- was recently down 0.7% while the Kospi among the biggest decliners, with the Euro-area manufacturing and services continued to expand at report marked the first time in several years ing it viewed as temporary. It slightly lifted SEU, -0.13% was off 0.1% and Hong continued unwinding of the so-called the fastest pace in six years, powered by growth in the region’s that its June forecasts were not reduced its 2018 U.S. growth forecast to 2.2 percent. Kong’s Hang Seng Index HSI, -0.24% Trump reflation trade. two biggest economies -- Germany and France. from those published in January due to ris- It left unchanged its forecast that China’s was down 0.2%. Japan’s Nikkei Stock Av- Steel maker JFE Holdings 5411, -2.85% A composite Purchasing Managers’ Index held at 56.8 in ing growth risks. growth would slow to 6.5 percent from 6.7 erage NIK, -0.03% was 0.1% higher. was down 3%, Mitsubishi Motors 7211, May, unchanged from the previous month, IHS Markit said on The World Bank’s 2017 global growth percent last year and predicted that com- “There seems to be a little bit of fa- -2.25% lost 2.9% and Nomura Holdings Monday, confirming a May 23 estimate. A gauge for services forecast of 2.7 percent compares to its 2.4 modity exporters Argentina, Brazil, Nigeria tigue” in markets following the recent 8604, -1.86% was down 1.9%. slipped slightly, while one for manufacturing that was published percent estimate for 2016, a figure that was and Russia will see recessions end and pos- gains, said Vishnu Varathan, a Singa- The WSJ Dollar Index, which measures on June 1 remained unchanged. increased by a tenth of a percentage point itive growth resume this year. pore-based economist at Mizuho Bank. the dollar against 16 other currencies, was “The final PMI readings add to mounting evidence that the since January. But the World Bank warned that new Investors are looking ahead to moves by up 0.1% at 88.37 after Friday dropping euro zone is enjoying a strong second quarter,” said Chris Wil- The World Bank said advanced econo- trade restrictions could derail the recovery the Federal Reserve and European Cen- to its lowest closing value since Nov. 8, liamson, chief business economist at IHS Markit, adding that mies were showing signs of improvement, in trade that is benefiting many advanced tral Bank for guidance, he said. 2016. they point to a growth rate of 0.7 percent. “The outlook for the especially Japan and Europe, while the and developing economies, citing actions Analysts also expect cautious trading In Australia, declines were led by sell- euro-zone economy therefore seems to be tilting to the upside.” seven largest emerging markets - China, being contemplated by the Trump admin- in global markets this week ahead of the ing in bank stocks. The European Central Bank is unlikely to adopt such optimis- Brazil, Mexico, India, Indonesia, Turkey and istration. Such restrictions could fall dis- U.K. elections on Thursday, especially “Pressure is coming in the index heav- tic language at its Thursday meeting in Tallinn. So far, President Russia - were again helping to drive global proportionately on China and other Asian following Saturday’s attack in London yweights, especially in the banks,” said Mario Draghi has accompanied every mention that the recov- growth. economies, the bank said. — the third attack in Britain in recent Michael McCarthy, chief market strate- ery is becoming increasingly robust with a warning that risks “With a fragile but real recovery now “Significant disruption to China’s exports months — which left seven dead and gist at CMC Markets. remain tilted to the downside and argued that stimulus is still under way, countries should seize this mo- would undermine its growth with large scores injured. Westpac WBC, -1.80% was down needed to boost inflation. ment to undertake institutional and market spillovers on the region,” the bank said in On Sunday, U.K. police said they ar- 2.2%, National Australia Bank NAB, Meanwhile, separate reports showed Italy and Spain, the reforms that can attract private investment the report. “Furthermore, trade-restricting rested 12 people in east London in con- -1.59% was off 2% and Australia and third and fourth biggest euro-zone economies, continued to to help sustain growth in the long term,” measures in the United States could trigger nection with the attacks. Islamic State has New Zealand Banking Group ANZ, show strong momentum in May. Business activity and order World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said in retaliatory measures.” claimed responsibility. -1.66% was 1.8% lower. books remained strong in Italy, while Spain saw further increases a statement. It said exports and investment in Mexi- On Monday, stocks in Japan opened Trading in Asia was being driven by in employment for the month. The bank boosted its 2017 growth co also could be negatively affected by the lower after the benchmark index hit its expectations for a selloff in U.S. shares Input costs and selling prices eased somewhat in May but re- forecast for Japan by 0.6 percentage point looming renegotiation of the North Amer- highest point since August 2015 on Fri- once markets there open, because prof- mained elevated and close to highs reached earlier in the year, since January to 1.5 percent, while the euro ican Free Trade Agreement, causing spillo- day. Weaker U.S. job-growth data hurt it-taking pressure has been building, IHS Markit said. Service providers saw a strong increase in costs, zone’s forecast was increased by 0.2 per- vers to Central America as well. U.S. Treasury yields and weighed on the McCarthy said. often linked to wage pressures as staffing levels continued to centage point to 1.7 percent. In both cases, (Source: Reuters) dollar against the yen. (Source: The Market Watch) increase. (Soucre: Bloomberg) Australia has become a lonely rate-cut candidate

Foxconn Says Apple, Amazon A month can be a long time in economics. the possibility of a technical recession in the second quarter. Since the Reserve Bank of Australia’s last policy decision The RBA also has an eye on weak consumption. Retail to join its bid for Toshiba chip on May 2, market bets on an interest-rate cut by the end of sales grew just 0.1 percent in the first quarter, while some well- business this year have doubled. While that chance is still only about 20 known clothing stores, including Herringbone and Topshop percent, swaps traders see Australia as one of just two devel- Australia, have gone into administration. On a brighter note, Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc will join Foxconn’s bid for Toshiba oped economies where cuts are possible in the coming year sales rebounded 1 percent in April, though that was partly put Corp’s semiconductor business, the Nikkei business daily quoted after data during May pointed to anemic growth in the first down to post-cyclone restocking. Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou as saying on Monday. quarter. Despite the better-than-expected monthly result, “the The two U.S. technology giants plan to “chip in funds”, Gou said For now, a mixed picture means Governor Philip Lowe will underlying trend remains soft with spending constrained by in an interview, according to the newspaper. It was not immediately likely hold the benchmark rate at a record-low 1.5 percent weak wages growth and elevated underemployment,” Kristi- clear if this would take the form of a direct investment in the semi- on Tuesday. While reports since the RBA’s last meeting show na Clifton, an economist at Commonwealth Bank of Australia, conductor unit or would be financing for the deal. strong employment gains and a surprise rebound in retail said in a note. Taiwan’s Foxconn, formally known as Hon Hai Precision Industry sales, construction has been soft and wage growth stagnant. With limited scope to ease policy further, the central bank Co Ltd, has also partnered with its Japanese unit Sharp Corp in its Signs of a cooling housing market could also give the central may be hoping that a ramp up in public spending on infra- bid. bank leeway to ease down the track, after prices dropped in lending curbs are impacting the hot east-coast property mar- structure will help drive growth in the years ahead. In its an- “Foxconn can confirm that we have submitted a bid for Toshiba’s May for the first time in 18 months. kets. Prices in the country’s five biggest cities fell 1.1 percent nual budget in May, the government announced A$75 billion chip business with a number of strategic partners,” the Taiwanese “I’ve got high conviction in our view that rates will go low- in May, according to a CoreLogic report last week, including a ($56 billion) of investment in projects over the next decade firm said in a statement to Reuters. It said it would discuss details “at er,” said Sally Auld, chief economist for Australia at JPMorgan 1.3 percent drop in Sydney. after repeated calls from the RBA and economists for such the appropriate time”. Chase & Co. in Sydney, who expects a rate cut next quarter. Secondly, uncertainty surrounds the temporary effects of spending. Representatives for Apple and Amazon declined to comment. “We see risks that growth and inflation will probably disap- Cyclone Debbie, which knocked out mine-to-port rail lines in But the past month’s biggest stimulus was neither the cen- Toshiba is depending on the sale of the unit, the world’s sec- point relative to the RBA’s forecast.” the North Queensland coal fields for several weeks in April, tral bank’s or the government’s doing. The Aussie dollar fell 1.3 ond-largest NAND chip maker, to cover billions of dollars in cost The doves are still very much a minority. More than half of meaning exports are likely to take a significant hit. percent against the U.S. dollar in May as the price of iron ore overruns at its now bankrupt U.S. nuclear unit Westinghouse. 26 economists surveyed by Bloomberg expect the cash rate The past two weeks have also seen sluggish readings of -the nation’s biggest export- continued its decline. Foxconn, which is also a major supplier to Apple, is not seen as to be on hold until at least the middle of next year, with six GDP components. Ahead of first-quarter data due Wednes- “I’m sure they’re particularly happy with the currency here a frontrunner for the unit, which Toshiba has valued at least $18 predicting a hike by then; Auld is among just five forecasting a day, some economists are suggesting a contraction for the at 74 cents and would prefer to leave it that way,” said Annette billion, due to its deep ties with China. The Japanese government cut. No economists expect any change on Tuesday. three months. That followed a 0.7 percent drop in construc- Beacher, head of Asia-Pacific research at TD Securities in Sin- has said it will block any deal that would risk the transfer of key chip There are two factors likely to keep the RBA on hold this tion and a modest 0.3 percent rise in business spending in the gapore. “I think net-net everything is sufficiently mixed for the technology out of the country. (Source: New York Times) month, Auld said. First, it’s awaiting more evidence of how period. National Australia Bank Ltd. last week even flagged RBA to sit back.” (Source: Bloomberg) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JJUNEUNE 66,, 22017017 ENERGY 5 Oil rebounds after Saudi-led India’s Aban Offshore’s receivables from alliance cuts Qatar ties over Iran Iran dip $36m

Oil rebounded after a Saudi-led alliance $48.42 a barrel on the New York Mercan- India’s Aban Offshore, which provides drilling and support cut diplomatic ties with Qatar and moved tile Exchange and was at $48.20 by 2:43 services for offshore oil exploration and production, has to close off access to the Persian Gulf p.m. in Hong Kong. Total volume traded started seeing positive news after sanctions against Iran were country, raising tensions in the world’s was about 53 percent above the 100-day lifted. biggest oil-producing region. average. Prices lost 70 cents to close at While the company has already started seeing a dip Futures rose as much as 1.6 percent in $47.66 on Friday, capping a 4.3 percent in receivables, the re-election of President Hassan Rou- New York, paring the biggest weekly loss decline for the week. hani in Iran will pave the way for more order flows. The com- in a month. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the Brent for August settlement added pany is also betting big on the West Asia market. United Arab Emirates and Egypt said they 57 cents to $50.52 a barrel on the Lon- The development comes in the backdrop of U.S. lifting the will suspend air and sea travel to and don-based ICE Futures Europe exchange. embargo on Iran. from Qatar, escalating a crisis that start- Prices fell 4.2 percent last week. The glob- Aban Offshore Senior Vice-President S Srinivasan said ed over its relationship with Iran. Prices al benchmark crude traded at a premium that the company had around $288 million in receivables slumped last week amid concern that ris- of $2.09 to August WTI. from Iran as on March 2016, which subsequently came down ing U.S. output will undercut supply curbs “The extension of OPEC cuts has pro- to $252 million to March 2017. by OPEC and its partners. vided a fairly solid support level for Brent While the diplomatic spat hasn’t af- around $50 a barrel, so anytime it dips fected shipments, it raises the prospect below that, I think we’ll see buying come of supply disruptions from the Middle back fairly quickly,” said Hynes. East, including Organization of Petrole- Drillers targeting crude in the U.S. um Exporting Countries members Saudi added rigs for the 20th straight week to Arabia, Iran and Qatar. The nations all OPEC’s cuts won’t be enough to shrink Zealand Banking Group Ltd. “Geopolitical the highest level since April 2015, accord- use the Strait of Hormuz, via which the global inventories as U.S. output expands. risks haven’t really been that influential ing to data Friday from Baker Hughes Inc. U.S. Department of Energy estimates “On the face of it, it could present a in recent times and I don’t think that will American producers are pumping at a about 30 percent of seaborne oil trade risk, but I don’t think there is too much change too much.” rate of 9.34 million barrels a day, accord- passes. Crude had slipped below $50 a in the Qatar situation,” said Daniel Hynes, West Texas Intermediate for July de- ing to data from the Energy Information barrel amid concern that an extension of an analyst in Sydney at Australia & New livery climbed as much as 76 cents to Administration. (Source: Reuters) Saudi Arabia vs. Russia: The fight to become China’s top oil supplier

Crashing oil prices brought Russia and mar Energy, compared the emerging rival- Putin was not the first to make an over- ing oil and gas deals worth $13 billion with “We have reduced the receivables (from Iran) by around Saudi Arabia closer together than ever. But ry to the “Great Game” — a 19th Century ture to Beijing, however. partners in countries including Malaysia $36 million plus and we have also collected whatever has now, a race to satisfy China’s huge energy geopolitical chess match in which Britain Saudi vision and Indonesia. been billed,” said Srinivasan, adding, “The re-election of the needs threatens to drive them apart. and Russia battled for supremacy in Cen- The late King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia Demand is massive: Asia represented President is definitely positive, so I think the reformist agenda Russia and Saudi Arabia have close- tral Asia. launched his own courtship of Beijing with nearly a third of daily global demand at will continue.” ly coordinated their efforts to eliminate “Now China is the player,” said Mills. an overseas visit in 2006. The trip led to a 31.4 million barrels last year, according to Not only in Iran, there is also a lot of activity in other parts a massive oil supply glut that sent crude “Every lead exporter, whether it’s Saudi joint venture between China National Pe- the consultancy FACTS Global Energy. of West Asia. The company could get some contracts in prices crashing last year to unthinka- Arabia, Iran or Russia, you have to be in troleum Corporation (CNPC) and its Saudi India, which boasts 1.3 billion people Oman, UAE and other parts of the region. bly-low prices. that market.” counterpart, Saudi Aramco. and a booming economy, is emerging as In 2016-17, the company’s revenues were $262 million They agreed, along with other major Russian dreams The deal included a giant refinery on another major draw in Asia. Mills said the and the net loss was $158 million. producers, to slash their collective crude Russia made its first major move in the Red Sea capable of handling 400,000 country is now adding as much — if not (Source: Business Standard) production as part of an effort to support 2014. Putin, who had been denied access barrels of crude a day, as well as the con- more — oil volume than China. prices. Last week, they extended the deal to Western markets because of sanctions struction of a similar facility in China. The Al Falih said the country is “very high” by an additional nine months. over the conflict in Ukraine, looked east for Kingdom also committed to locating its on his radar. LNG traders evaluate impact The most recent sign of cooperation an economic lifeline. Asian headquarters in Beijing. Russia is also making a play for the of Saudi-led diplomatic between the world’s top two oil producers He found it in China. After years of ne- Saudi energy minister Khalid Al Falih market, surprising industry watchers last came this week, when Russian President gotiation, Moscow and Beijing signed a said the Kingdom is just getting started. October by paying $13 billion for Essar blockade of Qatar Vladimir Putin met personally with Deputy 30-year deal in 2014 to supply natural gas “We are hoping for many more re- Oil, India’s second largest private oil com- Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to to the world’s largest emerging market. fineries on Chinese soil,” he recently told pany. The deal has not yet secured final LNG traders are bracing for potential trade disruptions follow- reinforce the agreement. The contract is worth an estimated $400 CNNMoney. “It is very strategic and at the approval. ing moves from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the UAE to Behind the scenes, though, there is billion. highest degree. We have a lot of room to Putin has shown his priorities in anoth- cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, the world’s largest LNG supplier. another reality: Saudi and Russia are en- It wasn’t widely publicized at the time, grow and our Chinese partners know this.” er way: He invited Indian Prime Minister Saudi Arabia’s decision Monday to break diplomatic ties, gaged in an intense battle over who will but energy strategists say that Putin of- Asia strategy Narendra Modi to last week’s St. Peters- consular relations as well as land, air and sea contacts with Qa- be the top supplier to China, a major en- fered a steep discount to Chinese Presi- It’s not just China that has caught the burg International Economic Forum, an tar over terrorism and extremism funding claims were followed ergy importer with an insatiable appetite dent Xi Jinping to make the deal happen attention of Russia and Saudi Arabia. marquee event held each year in the Rus- by similar moves from Bahrain, the UAE and Egypt, according for crude. and secure Russian access to the Chinese Current Saudi ruler King Salman toured sian leader’s hometown. to media reports. Robin Mills, the chief executive of Qa- market. the broader region earlier this year, sign- (Source: CNN Money) Qatar is the world’s largest LNG supplier, having exported 78.8 million mt of LNG in 2016, more than 30% of a total glob- Oil bears can’t count on Libya as expat exodus hinders recovery al supply of 257.8 million mt, according to S&P Global Platts Analytics, and an increasing share of its production is being The rapid increase in Libya’s oil production is heading to- gy Aspects said by phone. The North African country will While Libyan workers have been able on their own to delivered to emerging Middle Eastern buyers, including Egypt, ward a hard ceiling. struggle to push production above 900,000 barrels a day boost oil production since 2011, the nation also requires Jordan and the UAE. Crude output in the politically fragmented country has in the coming months, he said. “Without bringing in the foreign contractors and service providers, NOC Chairman Any disruptions in Qatari LNG supply could have a signif- more than doubled in the past year to exceed 800,000 expertise to carry out deeper maintenance, there’s only so Mustafa Sanalla said by phone on June 1. The departure icant impact on pricing, regional trade flows and energy se- barrels a day, according to the state-run National Oil much local teams are able to do.” of most of these contractors due to concerns for their curity in Egypt, which imports most of its LNG from Qatar, a Corp., as fighting and labor unrest at ports and fields have Libya was exempted from output cuts that the Or- safety “had some effect on maintaining and increasing Singapore-based trader said. subsided. But with foreign staff of international companies ganization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and allied our production,” he said. More than 60% of Egypt’s LNG imports in 2016 -- 4.61 mil- staying away, analysts from Energy Aspects Ltd. to Wood producers agreed to in an effort to curb a global glut The recent increase in Libyan supply has offset some of lion mt of a total 7.26 million mt -- were sourced from Qatar Mackenzie Ltd. say Libya’s ability to pump more oil will and support prices. The nation has announced plans to OPEC’s cuts, though the country is unlikely to pump more and delivered as part of supply contracts between Egyptian soon reach a limit -- and won’t be enough to upset an boost production to 1.3 million barrels a day by the end than 1 million barrels a day without new investment, Bern- Natural Gas Holding, or Egas, and traders or portfolio sellers. oversupplied market. of the year. Output and exports collapsed after the 2011 stein Ltd. analysts including Neil Beveridge said in a June 2 “There would be some impact,” the trader said. “Cargoes “You’ve got a cumulative buildup of technical issues, revolt against former leader Moammar Al Qaddafi, when emailed note. “With decaying infrastructure and a fragile would have to come from somewhere, including the Atlantic shortages of equipment, and increasingly reports of dam- the country with Africa’s largest crude reserves pumped peace, there are clear downside risks to Libyan produc- or Australia.” age to facilities,” Richard Mallinson of London-based Ener- about 1.6 million barrels a day. tion,” they said. (Source: Bloomberg) (Source: Platts)

OPEC deal extension isn’t enough to rope in crude oil bulls (First Announcement) Call for Prequalification of Contractors for the The good news from OPEC wasn’t cause they can fill the supply shortfall good enough. by the middle of next year, Rosneft Oil Construction of Steam Portion of Zagros-Kowsar Hedge funds trimmed bets on rising Co.PJSC Chief Executive Officer Igor crude prices to the lowest level since Sechin said at the St. Petersburg In- Combined Cycle Power Plant in Kermanshah November as oil futures dipped below ternational Economic Forum. Sechin, $50 a barrel amid skepticism an OPEC- a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, Province, Iran led campaign to cut output will soon expects shale oil output to increase by In order to convert the existing gas turbine power plant in Kermanshah into combined cycle power plant, curb a worldwide supply glut. Specula- about 1.5 million barrels a day in 2018, Zagros Kowsar Power Plant Production and Management Company intends to award the construction of two tors fled bearish positions for a second close to the entire cut targeted by week. OPEC and its allies. steam units, each with the production capacity of at least 160MW along with all accessories, ancillaries and During the reporting period, the Russian Energy Minister Alexan- systems to the qualified contractor through tendering on the basis of EPCF (turnkey basis with the financing Organization of Petroleum Exporting Confluence Investment Management in der Novak, a key negotiator in the of 85%) . Countries and its partners extend- Webster Groves, Missouri. OPEC deal, said in an interview with All necessary activities for the construction of project [including design, procurement, civil construction, The decline comes as U.S. shale ed their existing cuts by nine months. Bloomberg television in St. Petersburg erection, commissioning and financing of the project] shall be borne by the selected contractor. Traders rooting for deeper or longer producers are on pace to lift output to that without last month’s extension of cuts were disappointed, and prices suf- 10 million barrels a day by the end of the accord, international crude prices The gas section of the power plant includes four gas units of V94.2-5 type each with the capacity of 162MW in fered their steepest weekly drop in a this year, according to Rystad Energy, would have plunged. He also disput- ISO conditions which are about five years under operation within the framework of instructions of manufacturer. month. a Norway-based industry consulting ed notions that shale will neutralize the Payment of the contract amount is guaranteed by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance (MEAF) after “The market wants to see it before firm. That’s a level not seen in almost cuts. elapsing a nine-month break from PAC in 10 equal 6-month installments. half a century. it believes it,” said Mike Wittner, head of “If we hadn’t extended the deal, I be- Interested applicants may refer to the following address from 16.03.1396 (June 6, 2017) to 24.03.1396 (June commodities research at Societe Gen- WTI for July delivery rose 68 cents to lieve we would have seen the price fall erale SA in New York. $48.34 a barrel on the New York Mer- not 8 percent, which you mentioned, 14, 2017) by submission of introduction letter to Moshanir power Engineering Consultant as the project Money managers shaved short posi- cantile Exchange at 1:23 p.m. Singa- but probably 50 percent,” Novak said. Engineer and obtain the prequalification documents: tions in West Texas Intermediate futures pore time. Prices dropped by 4.3 per- Production growth in other countries Deputy of Managing Director for Power Generation & Renewable Energies, 4th Floor, No. 1, Shadi Alley, and options by 13 percent and long cent last week, the most since May 5. won’t undermine the agreement or its Opposite HOMA Hotel, Shahid Khoddami Ave., Above VANAK Sq., Tehran with the contact phone number: For most of the past seven months, positions by 0.9 percent in the week targets, according to Novak, who pre- (0098-21) 88790938 OR log on to the website at: WWW.moshanir.co.ir ended May 30, according to U.S. Com- crude has largely traded between $55 dicted the price range will increase to modity Futures Trading Commission and $45, and probably will drift down $50 to $60 as demand grows and in- The deadline for the delivery of filled-in documents to the aforementioned address is on 10.04.1396 (July 1, 2017). data. Hedge funds increased their WTI toward the bottom end before re- ventories fall. The companies which receive tender documents via the website address of Moshanir, shall inform their net-long position, or the difference be- bounding, according to O’Grady. While the nine-month extension of tendency and willingness for participating in the tender to the Engineer of the project in written form latest by tween bets on a price increase and wa- “As a result, I suspect that in three or the output caps was “optimal,” partici- two days before the deadline set for the delivery of documents, otherwise they will not be evaluated. four weeks we’ll be talking about prices gers on a drop, to 206,103 contracts. pants have the tools to extend or short- After the evaluation of prequalification of contractors, the Employer will embark on providing a shortlist of Crude futures, which ended last heading higher,” he said. en the agreement if necessary, Novak week below $48, may dip as low as Posing a challenge said. “Our task is not the price, our task Bidders which afterwards, the qualified contractor will be selected through tendering procedure. $45 before spurring new buying, said U.S. shale drillers pose a challenge is to remove the inventory surplus.” Cost of advertisement shall be borne by the tender winner. Bill O’Grady, chief market strategist at to the OPEC-Russia agreement be- (Source: Bloomberg) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 6 INTERNATIONAL JJUNEUNE 66,, 22017017 Trump’s incompetence is a The UN asked for billions to avert four hunger crises. The money didn’t arrive. problem. His staff should intervene By Kevin Sieff Trump may not get any smarter any time soon, but he can act a lot smarter very At the beginning of this year, the United Nations made one of its boldest requests ever for funding. It needed billions quickly if he simply uses the resources at his disposal of dollars to fund a humanitarian response, said Secretary General António Guterres, or as many as 20 million people By Bruce Bartlett Democrats, even some conservatives feel might starve to death. The evidence is becoming overwhelming the same way. Erick Erickson, a founder of Five months later, the results of that appeal are dismal. that Donald Trump lacks the the popular Republican website RedState The United Nations has temperament, basic knowledge or published an op-ed article on May 19 raised about a third of its intelligence to be a minimally competent containing this remarkable paragraph: goal, and there’s little reason president. There are ways he can deal “The president exudes incompetence to believe that much more is with this and compensate for it, but first and instability. Divulging classified coming. he must become aware of it, and there is information to the Russians through The funding is for four no evidence that anyone in his inner circle bragging; undermining his staff’s defense countries facing massive is going to tell him. The White House staff, of his conduct through inane tweets; hunger crises: South Sudan, the cabinet, and Republicans in Congress even reportedly asking the FBI director Somalia, Nigeria and Yemen. must learn how to adapt to this reality. to suspend an investigation of a former Of the $6.1 billion requested In recent days, there have been a adviser — all these strike me not so much for those countries, only $2.2 number of press reports suggesting that as malicious but as the ignorant actions of billion, or 36 percent, has President Trump is unable to absorb an overwhelmed man. been pledged. essential information needed to do his “Republicans excuse this behavior In each crisis, according job. His attention span is too short, he as Trump being Trump, but that will to aid officials, the lack of won’t read anything longer than a page, only embolden voters who seek greater funding has led to a reduction and must be bribed with flattery to keep accountability to choose further change in food assistance for those his mind focused. Writing in the New over stability. The sad reality is that in need. It remains unclear how many lives have been lost York Times on 18 May, Peter Baker asked the greatest defense of the president because of the lack of funding, but the United Nations has those working at foreign embassies in available at this point is one his team recently unveiled stark statistics about the unmet need. Washington what they have learned from In recent days, there have been a number could never give on the record: He is an This month Guterres warned that a Yemeni child dies their interactions with Trump. idiot who does not know any better.” every 10 minutes of preventable causes such as conflict, Said Baker: “Keep it short – no of press reports suggesting that President Having worked in politics for many hunger and disease. UNICEF has said that more than 275,000 30-minute monologue for a 30-second Trump is unable to absorb essential years, including at the White House, children across Somalia are facing severe malnutrition. In I know perfectly well that our elected attention span. Do not assume he knows information needed to do his job. South Sudan, the United Nations says that 2,800 people are the history of the country or its major representatives aren’t always the sharpest fleeing worsening violence and looming famine every day. points of contention. Compliment him on were taken aback by Trump’s ignorance hold his attention. “Yet,” the report went knives in the drawer. But many were, “It means, quite simply, that large numbers of people, his Electoral College victory. Contrast him of simple basics about the nature of the on, “there are signs that the president nevertheless, competent leaders and particularly children, will suffer and die,” said Andrea favorably with Barack Obama. Do not get western alliance that date back more than may not be retaining all the intelligence legislators. That is because they were aware Tamburini, chief executive of Action Against Hunger. hung up on whatever was said during the 70 years. Pulitzer prize-winning foreign he is presented, fully absorbing its of their limitations and compensated for Troubling time campaign. Stay in regular touch. Do not policy specialist Anne Applebaum noted nuance, or respecting the sensitivities of them by hiring good staff, giving them a The funding shortfall comes at a particularly troubling go in with a shopping list but bring some in a Washington Post column that Trump the information and how it was gathered.” lot of latitude to act in their name, and time, with some regions in the affected countries about to sort of deal he can call a victory.” clearly had no idea how NATO worked, Foreign countries like Britain and avoiding extemporaneous statements on enter the “lean season,” as families exhaust their last reserves The briefing responsibilities apparently likening it to a club like his Israel have now become wary of sharing complicated issues. from the previous harvest. A few days later, a group of Washington own at Mar-a-Lago where members pay sensitive intelligence with the U.S. if it may Trump has a huge staff at his beck Of the four crises, the United Nations’ biggest shortfalls are Post reporters explained that Trump’s dues. come to Trump’s attention, for fear it will and call. He should use them to research in Nigeria, where only 28 percent of $1.05 billion requested own staff have learned to deal with the Applebaum said that Trump also leak out in a late-night tweet. issues for him rather than getting his has been raised, and in Yemen, where 23.7 percent of the unique challenges of briefing him, which displayed gross ignorance about the The job of being president briefings from Fox & Friends. He should $2.1 billion appeal has been funded. revealed much about his limitations. As nature of trade relationships in Europe. The idea that Trump is just not up to let his staff draft statements for him and That funding gap is already being felt in northeastern they wrote: “White House aides also have He criticized Germany’s trade policy the job of being president is growing let them go through the normal vetting Nigeria, where 1.8 million people are in need of food talked about having a rotating cast of and suggested a new bilateral treaty among the general public, according process, including fact-checking. And he assistance, many of them living in makeshift displacement staff brief the media, a group that could without realizing that as a member of the to a May 10 Quinnipiac Poll. People must resist the temptation to tweet or talk camps in bombed-out cities, often inaccessible by road, include officials such as national security European Union it could not negotiate were asked: “What is the first word that off the top of his head about policy issues, particularly during the coming rainy season. adviser HR McMaster. Having several one. Any new trade arrangement would comes to mind when you think of Donald and work through the normal process In the absence of funding, the World Food Program this aides share the briefing responsibilities have to be negotiated through the EU. Trump?” The top answer given was “idiot,” used by every previous president. month had to abandon its plans to feed about 500,000 of could help prevent Trump – who has a Another Washington Post story followed by “incompetent.” Other popular Trump may not get any smarter any the nearly 2 million in need, instead focusing on the most notoriously short attention span – from reported that those briefing Trump daily terms from the poll were “unqualified” time soon, but he can act a lot smarter urgent cases. growing bored or angry with any one on foreign intelligence are frustrated that and “ignorant.” very quickly if he simply uses the “When you can no longer feed, say, all malnourished staff member.” they must simplify complex matters to an While many of those holding such resources at his disposal. children in a certain age group in a given area, you operate During his foreign trip, foreign leaders extreme degree, using “killer graphics” to an opinion undoubtedly are liberals and (Source: The Guardian) a form of triage. It is a moral wrench to do this, but we don’t have much choice,” said Andre Vornic, a WFP spokesman in the organization’s Rome headquarters. In Nigeria, the United Nations has also been unable to Another terrorist attack, and more agony, in Britain provide thousands of people with 15 liters of clean water per These are trying times for Britain. Two grotesque candidate succumb to the temptation of pledging or day — seen by many in the humanitarian community as a terror attacks within two weeks. An important and imposing the sorts of draconian measures suggested basic standard for survival. unexpectedly close election Thursday on how to exit by some commentators, such as locking up Muslims. “This will have an impact in morbidity and mortality, Europe. The issues involved — stopping terrorism Disrupting democracy and undermining its values is particularly for children,” said Samantha Newport, a without sacrificing democratic values, ending a long surrendering to just what the terrorists want. spokeswoman for the UN Office for the Coordination of relationship with the least damage to both sides — The political fallout for Thursday remains to be seen. Humanitarian Affairs. would be enough for any nation, much less one as The prevailing wisdom when May called the election Raising funds for hunger crises, particularly in Africa, emotionally battered as this one. on April 18, reversing her earlier insistence that she is never easy. In 2011, the United Nations struggled to The latest outrage, the attack in central London, would not, was that she would win by a landslide over galvanize donors during a famine in East Africa. In Somalia provoked strong reactions from both candidates. “Enough a disjointed Labour Party. And whatever the outcome, alone, 260,000 people died during that crisis, though a lack is enough,” said Prime Minister Theresa May, adding that there is little likelihood that Britain will reverse position of funding wasn’t the only reason for that massive loss of life. there had been “far too much tolerance of extremism” in and stay in the European Union. But her lackluster The international community’s response had been slow even Britain. “All communities must come together,” declared campaign, a flip-flop on social policy and failure to before the fundraising appeal began, and aid delivery had the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn. Both said that the Disrupting democracy and participate in a political debate, combined with a better- been complicated by al-Shabab militants. election should proceed and that the attacks could not undermining its values is than-expected performance by Corbyn (of whom awfully Many in the aid community worried that the Trump be allowed to disrupt the democratic process. little was expected, to be sure) have steadily trimmed her administration’s budget, which proposed massive cuts Though different in tone, these were grown-up surrendering to just what the party’s margin in the polls. to foreign aid, would be disastrous for the international responses that contrasted sharply with President Trump’s terrorists want. The Tories are still expected to come out ahead, humanitarian response. But so far, the United States is still bizarre Twitter barrage in which he variously scorned though the failure of so many pundits to anticipate the donating more than other nations in many cases. the mayor of London for seeking to reassure his people, the temptation to do so is there. Whatever their path victories of Brexit or Donald Trump have made many In Nigeria, the United States is contributing $25 million to blamed political correctness for what he said was the to suicidal violence, whatever their political motives, the people understandably chary of predictions. the WFP budget this year, three times as much as Canada, world’s weak response to terrorism, claimed that the Manchester bomber and the three London attackers Add to these uncertainties a new wild card — the next-largest donor. attacks bolstered his case for a travel ban on Muslims shared, as May put it, “an evil ideology of extremism” terrorism, and a shaken citizenry. One week ago May’s Some aid officials have said privately that they believe donors and argued that gun control was pointless, because that perversely justifies slaughtering the innocent and prospects looked certain. But as a former prime minister, have declined to contribute to Nigeria’s humanitarian package terrorists in this case had used knives and a truck. vulnerable in the name of the Islamic State (ISIL) and its Harold Wilson, once famously noted, a week is a long because they consider the country to be relatively wealthy and That both May and Corbyn have not similarly purported caliphate. time in politics. capable of contributing more to its own crisis. Nigeria is the politicized these horrible events is reassuring. Surely Yet despite the provocation, it is essential that neither (Source: The NYT) biggest economy in Africa with the biggest population: roughly 180 million people. Its government has largely played down the scale of the humanitarian disaster in the northeast. “It doesn’t help the appeal that Nigeria is seen as being Iraq attack shows ISIL’s depravity a corrupt country, with millions of dollars disappearing at Last year during Ramadan, the upmarket The attack was a way of showing that the governments, thought that ISIL, which the highest levels of government,” said one relief official who Karrada district in Baghdad was full of group was far from finished, and could set itself up as defenders of the Sunni spoke on the condition of anonymity because he didn’t want families shopping and socializing when still target the heart of the capital. community against Shia domination, to be seen criticizing the government. ISIL detonated a suicide truck bomb, The same message was being relayed could help them. That turned out to be UN officials hoped that the United States would give more killing 324 civilians. It was the single this time, as Iraqi troops surround the a catastrophic error. to the four hunger crises, but they say that the problem is biggest loss of life in an attack since the group in their last major Iraqi stronghold As the brutality of life in Mosul a global one, with wealthy European and Middle Eastern 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. of Mosul. But the attack also raises serious has shown, ISIL’s vision of the world is nations contributing only relatively small sums. Last week, ISIL struck again, in the questions for Iraq’s security services, who warped, but the reality of life under its In South Sudan, UN officials have emphasized the urgency same, majority-Shia, district, killing more stepped up their presence in Karrada dysfunctional rule has been ugly and of assisting farmers ahead of the rainy season. But, as of now, than a dozen people, including children after last year’s attack. painful. The same applies to its other no seeds have been distributed. in the ice-cream parlor the group The fact is this is unlikely to be ISIL’s claim of representing Islam – any group “This is the time for farmers to plant. They don’t have targeted. A second bomb during rush last attack. The entire focus has been that targets civilians must lose its claim to seeds. They have eaten the seeds. Even the seeds that hour killed at least 14 people. on ridding Iraq’s second city of the ISIL be acting according to Islamic principles; the FAO provided last month, they have eaten them,” José Both attacks were made during scourge, but rebuilding Mosul, returning the same applies to any group targeting Graziano da Silva, director general of the United Nations’ Ramadan and explicitly targeted civilians. refugees to their homes, and making other Muslims or staging attacks during Food and Agriculture Organization, said Tuesday. Both were also making a similar point: sure the remnants of ISIL have no chance Ramadan. ISIL did all three, in one day. In Yemen, where 17 million people are considered “food that ISIL, as much as it is being driven out to rebuild the group will be difficult. The ISIL scourge has not been insecure,” according to Tamburini at Action Against Hunger, of Mosul and other places in Iraq, remains What has been destroyed in Iraq defeated in Iraq, but it will be. For the “the humanitarian community is only reaching 4 million each a force to be reckoned with. Last year’s is any lingering belief that ISIL are the sake of Iraqis, that day cannot come soon month just because of a lack of resources.” attack on Karrada came a week after Iraqi saviors of Iraq’s Sunnis. Some, seeing enough. (Source: The Washington Post) forces seized the city of Falluja from ISIL. the open sectarianism of previous Iraqi (Source: The National) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JJUNEUNE 66,, 22017017 ANALYSIS 7

and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis of By Eric Zuesse Shifting the blame: how U.S. evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world.” The official U.S. government line is that Iran is Clearly, the U.S. is set upon conquest. First, the main country responsible for the 9/11 at- Afghanistan was invaded; then, Iraq; then, Lib- tacks in America. On 9 March 2016, a U.S. civil ya; then, Syria — all of them destroyed (and court ruled that Iran must pay to some victims made Iran responsible for 9/11 radicalized — which the U.S. started in Afghan- of the 9/11 attacks $10.5 billion in fines, and istan back in 1979). Perhaps Iran will be next. the Obama Administration had no comment, What is the point of anyone’s trusting a gov- evidence to prove that Iran had participated ernment like that? so the U.S. press ignored the verdict almost to- in the planning of the 9/11 attacks, nor of any tally. But this verdict was the only official U.S. Mehochko’s report ignored the fact that the Iranians paying any of the hijackers. However, Islamic world is split between Sunnis, led by court ruling thus far about state-sponsorship one anti-government Iranian, named Mesbahi, of the 9/11 attacks, 16 years after the event. It Saudi Arabia, versus Shias, led by Iran, and that referred to a flight simulator that maybe had the Sauds’ desire to exterminate all Shia goes was therefore huge news on 9 March 2016 — it been purchased from Iran, and he was alleged created a precedent, for the U.S. government back at least to the 1744 compact between Mu- to have said that he «believes that the simula- hammad ibn Saud and Muhammad ibn Wah- to allege that Iran had caused the 9/11 attacks tor was probably used to train the 9/11 hijacker and is consequently ‘the number one terrorist hab, which formed Saudi Arabia, in a compact pilots». That’s all. For these things, the judge of hate. Mehochko’s report ignores the crucial state’ (as Israelis have long claimed). But it re- fined the Iranian government $10.5B, and told ceived very little coverage at the time. alliance between the U.S. and the Saud family. the suing victims to get the money any way Mehochko ignores that the U.S. co-founded Al The event’s significance was the precedent they could (which might be not at all, since Iran that this verdict set, but most of the ‘news’ me- Qaeda along with the Sauds in 1979 in order mocked and rejected the verdict — but the to conquer Russia, which the American aristoc- dia simply didn’t report this important prece- precedent for ‘Iran caused 9/11’ was set). dent: it was the first official U.S. governmental racy hate, and conquer Iran, which the Saudi What, then, was the reality of Iran and the aristocracy hate. But compared to what most conclusion alleging that Iran had, in effect, ‘in- 9/11 attacks? Even the civil suit’s claimants vaded’ America, on 11 September 2001; and, American officials and military and intelligence didn’t allege anything substantial for the pe- operatives and scholars write about Iran and the yet, even now, no one is saying that Iran invad- riod prior to 9/11, but what about the period ed the U.S. on 9/11, because the U.S. govern- nations that are friendly toward it, Mehochko’s since 9/11? paper was remarkably honest, so it’s cited here. ment isn’t yet trying to prepare the public to On 23 May 2013, FBI Agent Daniel A. Me- support an invasion of Iran by American forc- The U.S. government has and hides mas- hochko was honored by a U.S. military School sive reams of rock-solid evidence that leaders es. Still, this precedent could become the start of Advanced Military Studies, for «writing the for such preparation, if neither of America’s The U.S. government hides massive reams of rock- of the Saud family, which is the royal family who best monograph in the AOASF [that school’s] own all of Saudi Arabia, not only were the top Iran-hating ‘allies’, Israel and/or Saudi Arabia, program» and this 104-page study was ti- solid evidence that leaders of the Saud family not can be induced to invade. funders of Al Qaeda and of the 9/11 attacks, tled «Iran’s Post 9/11 Grand Bargain: Missed only were the top funders of Al Qaeda and of the but continued afterward being the world’s top President Trump, on May 20th, advanced Opportunity for Strategic Rapprochement toward the possibility of invading Iran, a long 9/11 attacks, but continued afterward being the funders of not only Al Qaeda but also of many Between Iran and the United States». Its «Ab- of the other jihadist groups that accept and fol- way, when he announced a record-shattering stract» and «Conclusion» say: world’s top funders of Al Qaeda and many of the $350 billion sale of U.S.-made weapons to other jihadist groups. low Al Qaeda’s leadership. “The events of 9/11 ... provided an unprec- If Trump were sincere, then, he would in- Saudi Arabia, and the White House said «This edented opportunity for a strategic rapproche- package of defense equipment and services rorist attacks, and President Khatami publicly Planning Staff, was responsible for developing a stead publicly expose the fraud that U.S. for- ment between the United States and Iran. After eign policy has been based upon, and he would support the long-term security of Saudi Ara- 9/11, Iran not only denounced the attacks and expressed his «deep regret and sympathy with strategy to address the offers of support from bia and the [Persian] Gulf region in the face of the victims». During his November visit to the Syria, Libya, Iran, and other troublesome coun- expose the historical record, which proves that cooperated with the United States in Afghan- the U.S. should be protecting Iran and its allies Iranian threats». The symbolism here was that istan, but also offered to negotiate a compre- UN General Assembly, Khatami went so far as tries. Leverett’s proposal to Powell was basically from the Saudi-led fundamentalist-Sunni war Saudi Arabia is America’s ally, and that Iran is hensive resolution of differences with no pre- to request permission to visit ground zero in a quid pro quo engagement: if these countries against Iran and against all of the world ex- America’s enemy. The stage is set, in case a U.S. conditions. order to offer prayers and light a candle for agree to expel terrorist groups and cease efforts cept Sunni-allied Israel and except Sunni-ruled President will want to take that stage. The failure to recognize the impact of the the victims.” to acquire weapons of mass destruction, the countries. Russia and China and India would President Trump, on 5 February 2017, was 1953 coup on Iran’s collective identity, and sub- On page 55: United States, in return, will normalize relations. then become also U.S. allies, and the possibility asked in a Super Bowl television interview, sequent policy decisions in support of the shah, “At the January 2002 Afghanistan Donors In December, when this policy proposal came of a globe-annihilating nuclear world war, WW what his policies would be regarding Iran, and only reinforced the view that the United States Conference in Tokyo, Iran pledged $540 million up for discussion at a NSC Deputies Committee III, would immediately plunge. Hundreds of tril- he answered: «They have total disregard for was the primary source of Persian humiliation. in assistance for the new Afghan government, meeting (chaired by Deputy National Security lions of dollars that will otherwise be spent on our country. They are the number one terror- … The Bush neoconservatives, dominating the compared to the $290 million committed by Advisor Stephen Hadley), Hadley, as well as the preparations for WW III would then go instead ist state». (When he was running for the U.S. NSC policy formulation process, viewed Iran the United States. While in Tokyo, an Iranian representatives from the vice president’s office toward constructive expenditures. But some- Presidency, in 2016, he had spoken only about through the same lens they viewed al Qaeda, representative approached Dobbins and ex- and the OSD, rejected the idea.” «Saudi Arabia and Saudi Arabia’s role on the the Taliban, and Saddam Hussein. Americans pressed his desire to not only continue coop- Then, Mehochko stated: «The Pentagon was thing prevents American Presidents from doing World Trade Center and the attack. That’s very have a short attention span: the administra- eration in Afghanistan, but work on other is- already exploring options for regime change any such thing as that. Apparently, America’s serious stuff. It’s sort of nice to know who your tion responded to Iran through the context of sues with the appropriate American officials. At in Tehran». Furthermore: «Israel and Pakistan long war to conquer Iran, Russia, and China, friends are and perhaps who your enemies 1979, yet few considered that most Iranians still this same conference, Treasury Secretary Paul were also alarmed about the increased coop- must go on, no matter what. The 9/11 attacks are». But now that he was the U.S. President, viewed America through the events of 1953. O’Neill received a similar message from the eration between Iran and the United States». kicked it into high gear. and his biggest initial American jobs achieve- Regime change was the wrong policy for Iran. Iranian government. Both Dobbins and O’Neill On page 65, Mehochko quoted from Pres- First, the U.S. punished Afghanistan for ment — already in the works during his Pres- The militarized foreign policy approach that reported Iran’s offers to Rice and Powell, but no ident Bush’s State of the Union Address on 29 9/11. Then, the U.S. punished Iraq for 9/11. idency’s start — would be an all-time record the administration thought worked so well in reply was given to Iran. Later, during a March January 2002: Then, the U.S. court said that Iran somehow high $350 billion sale of U.S.-made weapons to Afghanistan and Iraq was not relevant to Iran. 2002 meeting in Geneva, the Iranian delega- “Our second goal is to prevent regimes was the nation guilty for 9/11. Then, the U.S. the Sauds, Trump as President has been men- As the Bush administration was about to dis- tion met again with Dobbins, and offered mili- that sponsor terror from threatening America President said that Iran is ‘the number one ter- tioning the Sauds only as ‘allies’, no longer as cover, one cannot apply a singular policy to the tary assistance to house and train up to 20,000 or our friends and allies with weapons of mass rorist state’. supporters of terrorism.) complexity of the Middle East. The Bush Doc- Afghan troops under the American led effort. destruction. Some of these regimes have been The stage is set. But after an intermission, All of the information that’s known about trine did just that.” Dobbins relayed this offer to the administra- pretty quiet since September 11th, but we what will the remaining acts be? Has the script Iran’s actual role in 9/11 is contained in the Trump is continuing George W. Bush’s policy. tion, but Powell deferred the issue to Rice, who know their true nature. North Korea is a regime been written for what is to come? Does any- judge’s 22 December 2011 «Findings of Fact Mehochko wrote, on page 52: deferred the issue to Rumsfeld. Days later, the arming with missiles and weapons of mass one know how the play that started on 9/11 and Conclusions of Law» in the civil court case, “Iran’s response to 9/11 surprised many ob- issue was on the agenda for discussion at a destruction, while starving its citizens. Iran ag- will end? which the judge stated solely upon the basis servers: spontaneous candlelight vigils in Teh- NSC Principals Committee meeting. During gressively pursues these weapons and exports All that can be concluded from the evi- of the research that the law firm for the suing ran mourned the American dead, the mayors the meeting, Dobbins relayed Iran’s offer, but terror, while an unelected few repress the Ira- dence thus far is that the Sauds did 9/11 with American victims had set forth. Basically, what of Tehran and Isfahan sent condolence mes- Rumsfeld ignored the issue, and no one else nian people’s hope for freedom. Iraq contin- inside-job cooperation from George W. Bush, their case came down to is that some of the sages to the people of New York City, and Ira- seemed interested.” ues to flaunt its hostility toward America and and that afterward, a country uninvolved in 9/11 hijackers had travelled through Iran prior nians observed a moment of silence before a Page 59: to support terror. The Iraqi regime has plotted it — Iraq — was invaded and destroyed, and to 9/11. Among those «Findings of Fact and national soccer match. The Iranian government “In October 2001, Flynt Leverett, Middle to develop anthrax and nerve gas and nuclear another country uninvolved in it — Iran — has Conclusions of Law» were no allegations of issued a strong statement condemning the ter- East expert for the Department of State’s Policy weapons for over a decade…States like these, recently become fined for having caused it. The U.S. may lose its SOF

By Sophie Mangal N.I.O.C National Iranian The current commander of the U.S. Special Op- First Announcement 1396.977 Drilling Company erations Command, known as SOCOM, Gener- al Raymond A. Thomas, addressing the Senate Committee on Armed Services said that Special Public Calls For Quality Evaluating Of Tender(First publish/seconed publish) Two-stage(compressed) Operations Forces (SOF) are not able to maintain TENDER GUARANTEE the current intensity of operations. He stated the ESTIMATED DESCRIPTIO Tenders Portal TENDER NO. / Reg. No. No servicemen are psychologically exhausted, which Euro Rial VALUE (Rial) N INDENT NO is reflected, among other things, in a large per- 1484876 Tender No .:PFP/KSH/96/001 1 centage of suicides. 14715 515,000,000 10,300,000,000 THREE CONE BITS Indent No.: 9522028 The general stressed that 8,000 U.S. Special Brief discription of subject: Forces fighters are now participating in special National Iranian Drilling Company(NIDC) address pasdaran Blev., Airport Saqare, Ahvaz, Iran hereby intends to operations in more than 80 countries around purchase its requirements from qualified and interested tenderers through two-stage public tender (semi-pressed) the world. At the same time, 55.3% of service- upon following terms and conditions: A) Qualitative evaluation of tenderer: men are in the Middle East, 17.3% in Africa and The evaluation is based on article ( j ) implementing regulations of the law of tenders and also carried out base 12.7% in Europe. About 500 commandos are in on worksheets qualitative evaluation inquiry in the tender doucments. Minimum acceptable point of quality is 60. Syria. Such active involvement of Special Forces B) Preparation of tender documents: has a negative impact on the stress-resistance of Purchasing of documents: the units. In order to receive the tender documents, 510,000 Rials should be paid to SIBA account number 2174652205004 General R. Thomas expressed concerns In 2014 – the beginning of the military of NIDC in Bank Meli Iran and providing the original deposit receipt. about the number of suicides among military intervention of the international coalition in Syria Reciving of documents: personnel. At the same time, he did not cite Tenderers must be obtain the quality evaluation documents along with tender documents maximum 2 week after specific data, deciding not to go into the ‘ter- and Iraq – 275 servicemen committed suicide. In the date of second publication in person at the following address: A) Hall No.:316, 3 thfloor, Foreign rible statistics’. 2016, more than 400 cases were recorded. Procurement Dept.(DRILLING PROJECTS) National Iranian Drilling Company, Airport square, Ahwaz, IRAN In this situation, attention is drawn to the in- B)jomhouri street .yaghma alley nioc 8th building floorno:04room no 428-tehran-iran formation of several media, according to which lieves that U.S. SOF are currently forced to solve These tragedies are unfortunately not surpris- Notice: Only the real or legal persons who apply to purchase and recieve tender ducments from Drilling projects the peak of suicides among servicemen of spe- tasks that go beyond their usual functions. ing, after almost 16 years of uninterrupted wars. foreign procurment department in due date will be known as tenderer from tender committee. cial units of the United States took place in 2012. According to the American general, the SO- As early as 2015, the former commander of the C) Delivery of call quality evaluating: Then, an agreement on strategic partnership in COM experiences difficulties with the staffing, Special Forces, General Joseph Votel, as well as Tenderers shall submit the completed documents including qualificaion worksheets in form of software in CD the military sphere was concluded between the which are caused by the wide geography of Adm. William McRaven in 2014, warned of the and documentary within 14 days from last day of document recived deadline to the following address: Hall United States and Afghanistan, and an active troop’s deployment, as well as the long terms of excessive pressure on them. Now the soldiers of No.:316,3th floor ,foreign procurement Dept.(DRILLING PROJECTS) , National Iranian Drilling Company, phase of confrontation in Syria began. According their missions. As an example, Thomas pointed the U.S. SOF negatively speak about the rules of Airport square, Ahwaz, IRAN. to Reuters, more than 350 cases of suicide were out the operation in Afghanistan, which, accord- combat, their small number and high mortality in D) Tender Guarantee: Type of guarantee: officially registered then. In 2014 – the beginning ing to plan, was to end as early as 2014. Iraq and Syria. A)Bank guarantees or guarantees issued by non-bank institutions that have activites licensed by the Central The general stressed that in recent years, Special Forces were eagerly waiting for the in- of the military intervention of the internation- Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran. auguration of Donald Trump. In December 2016, al coalition in Syria and Iraq – 275 servicemen the SOCOM command has doubled and even B) The original cash deposit receipt paid to National Iranain Drilling Company. committed suicide. In 2016, more than 400 cases tripled its efforts to provide psychological assis- Trump, speaking in North Carolina, said that the Duration of credit guarantee: were recorded. tance. With this purpose, two years ago, a con- U.S. will concentrate on combating terrorism and This duration should be valid for 90 days and extendable maximum For one time in initial credit amount. Moreover, the head of the Special Forces ex- tract was signed with the American Association defeating the IS, and not at overthrowing gov- More on this & other tenders is accessible by click on. WWW.NIDC.IR pressed dissatisfaction with the fact that recently of Suicidology to develop a program to prevent ernments. It seems that these plans will not come Foreign Procurement Dept Special Forces have been increasingly used as suicides and identify early signs of possible trag- true, as at such a pace, the United States may National Iranian Drilling Company universal means to solve any problems. 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By Paul Krugman was just what he felt like doing. sion is the enemy. sess its likely impact. And here’s the thing: What just happened on cli- Consider another huge policy area, healthcare. How When the budget office did weigh in, its conclusions were Donald Trump just took us out of the Paris climate accord mate isn’t an unusual case — and Trump isn’t especial- was Trumpcare put together? Did the administration and what you might expect: If you make huge cuts in Medicaid for no good reason. I don’t mean that his decision was ly unusual for a modern Republican. For today’s G.O.P. its allies consult with experts, study previous experience and reduce subsidies for private insurance — all so you can wrong. I mean, literally, that he didn’t offer any substantive doesn’t do substance; it doesn’t assemble evidence, with health reform, and try to devise a plan that made cut taxes on the wealthy — a lot of people are going to lose justification for that decision. Oh, he threw around a few or do analysis to formulate or even to justify its policy sense? Of course not. In fact, House leaders made a coverage. Is 23 million a good estimate of those losses? Yes numbers about supposed job losses, but nobody believes positions. Facts and hard thinking aren’t wanted, and point of ramming a bill through before the Congressional — it might be 18 million, or it might be 28 million, but surely that he knows or cares where those numbers came from. It anyone who tries to bring such things into the discus- Budget Office, or for that matter anyone else, could as- it would be in that range. 13

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Why it’s smart to set health Man dies after swimming with new tattoo goals in the summer By Ben Tinker It all started simply enough: A 31-year-old man went to get Begin a June Bloom program to live verywell a tattoo on his right leg. As tattoo artists will tell you, there are some critically By Malia Frey important rules to follow in the hours and days after getting inked. Most important: keeping your new body art clean Most people set health goals in January and covered while the skin has a heightened susceptibility after the holidays. But New Year’s to bacterial infection. resolutions often get buried beneath Every time a tattoo gun pierces your skin, the needle is the burden of cold winter chores and opening a wound -- and another pathway by which germs frigid dark days. Our good intentions can enter your body. The larger the tattoo, the more you are usually forgotten before spring increase your risk of possible infection. arrives. So why not set health goals in After removing the original bandage and gently the summer? A June Bloom program cleaning a new tattoo, the conventional advice is to apply for wellness can set you up for a full antibacterial ointment for protection. Continue doing this year of nutritious eating and healthy multiple times a day for the next few days, until skin has physical activity. ample time to heal. The best time of year to set The No. 1 thing to avoid while a tattoo heals is soaking health goals it. That means quick showers, no baths and certainly no There are several evidence-based swimming. Experts warn to avoid prolonged exposure to reasons to set your health goals in the potentially dirty water while your skin repairs itself. And summer. that’s where the story of the 31-year-old man takes a turn Researchers who have studied for the worse. seasonal changes and their effect A report published last week in BMJ Case Reports, a on physical activity have found (not prominent peer-reviewed medical journal, reveals only that surprisingly) that we are less active in the subject was a Latino man living in Texas. In a typical the cold winter months. One large study case study, patients are referred to by their initials. In this found that physical activity increased One large study found that physical activity increased by 1.4 case, what happened was so rare, the authors declined to provide even that, to prevent anyone from figuring out his by 1.4 MET-hours per day (121 calories MET-hours per day (121 calories per day) in men and 1.0 MET- per day) in men and 1.0 MET-hours per identity. day (or 70 calories per day) in women hours per day (or 70 calories per day) in women during the Five days after getting his tattoo, the man decided to go during the summer in comparison with summer in comparison with winter. for a swim in the Gulf of Mexico. Just three days after that, winter. The researchers even compared he was admitted to Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas summer activity to January activity— Get kids involved in the kitchen. time to use outdoor pools for exercise. impact your overall health profile over with severe pain in both of his legs and feet. His symptoms when many of us are setting fitness Let kids get creative with cooking in Many community pools offer lap lane the long term. Then get referrals to a included a fever, chills and redness around his tattoo and goals—and still found that summer the summer. Assign one healthy meal hours when the pool is available for registered dietitian or other specialists elsewhere on his legs. activity was greater. So, if you start an challenge per week and let them plan adult exercise at no charge or for a to help you reach your optimal weight. “A lot of our patients, when they come to our institution, activity program for good health in the and prep a meal for the family (with small fee. If you’re not a swimmer, take Explore local hiking trails. Find come in sick -- and he was certainly among the sicker of summer, you’re giving yourself a built- help from mom or dad as needed). A a lesson, try aqua jogging or sign up at least one new path to explore the patients that we’ve had come in,” said Dr. Nicholas in stimulus to reach your goals. fun challenge might include making a for an aqua aerobics class. each weekend in the summer. If you Hendren, an internal medicine resident at University of In addition, days are longer in the dessert with seasonal fruit or finding Gather a family health history. have kids, get out the maps and let Texas Southwestern Medical Center and lead author of the summer. In most areas, you’re likely ways to use at least 3 veggies in the Visiting family during summer break? them help you plan. Organize your report. “He said he had a lot of pain in [his right leg]. That, to get about 9 hours of daylight in meal. Perhaps you’re going to a family starting location and a target route of course, drew our attention right away. January. But in June, you’re likely to get Make weekly visits to the farmer’s reunion. Take this opportunity to gather with mileage. Then prepare and pack “Within a few hours, things had progressed pretty over 15 hours of daylight. According to market. Shopping for groceries at the essential health data from family. healthy snacks for the day. You can quickly,” he said. “There’s darkening skin changes, more the American Council on Exercise, lack local farmer’s market is a fun way to Your healthcare provider can use the even take time to research local birds bruising, more discoloration, what we call bullae -- or of time is the most commonly cited learn about local and sustainable foods. information to evaluate your risk for and wildlife to look for on the day trip. mounds of fluid that were starting to collect in his legs -- reason for why people don’t begin It’s also a great way to learn about new disease and make recommendations Try a new sport. If you’re bored which, of course, is very alarming to anyone, as it was to us. exercising. healthy foods. Talk to growers about regarding screening tests so that you with your current exercise routine, “He was already in the early stages of septic shock, and People also often complain that different ways to prepare seasonal stay fit, healthy, and well for many there is no better time of year to try a his kidneys had already had some injury,” Hendren said. they don’t have enough time to shop fruits and vegetables to expand your more family reunions to come. new activity than the summer. Running “Very quickly, his septic shock progressed from ... early for and prepare healthy meals. So why menu repertoire and boost nutrition. Organize a park clean-up. Your groups are active this time of year. stages to severe stages very rapidly, within 12 hours or so, not set health goals at a time when it Increase your daily step count. If local playground or park is a great Walkers and cyclists often organize which is typical for this type of infection.” feels like you have 5 or 6 more hours in you’re used to getting 10,000 steps per place to exercise regardless of age. group tours in the summer as well. You To make matters worse, the man had chronic liver the day to be successful? day during the cold weather months, Kids can burn off excess energy on might find pick-up basketball games in disease from drinking six 12-ounce beers a day. He was Of course, there is nothing wrong add a few extra thousand in the summer. the jungle gym or slide, but adults can the local park, summer softball leagues, immediately placed on a ventilator to help him breathe and with making a New Year’s resolution. By increasing your step count to 12,000 also use playground equipment to get or tennis lessons on community courts. given potent antibiotics. The clean slate of a new year is a or even 15,000 steps per day you’ll be a great workout. Keep your park clean Whatever sport you choose, commit The man tested positive for Vibrio vulnificus, a bacterium powerful motivator. motivated to get outside and walk during and safe by gathering a few neighbors to a weekly schedule for the duration commonly found in coastal ocean water. The CDC But then again, resetting yourself with your lunch hour or take an evening stroll and scheduling a day to pick up trash, of the summer. Your body will benefit estimates that this infection, called vibriosis, causes 80,000 a June Bloom makes sense, too. It’s like after dinner. Ask your spouse or neighbor and check the safety of equipment. from doing a new type of movement illnesses and 100 deaths every year in the United States. starting a race on the downhill instead to join you in the challenge and hold Then make a weekly play date to use and learning new skills is great for the The strongest risk factors are liver disease, cancer, diabetes, of the uphill. Warm temperatures and each other accountable. the space for healthy activities, like a brain, too. HIV and thalassemia, a rare blood disorder. longer days give you the boost that you Bike to work. Set a goal to cycle ball game and picnic. Volunteer. If you and the kids “In the USA, most serious infections appear to occur need to be successful. a certain number or miles per week or Rent a community garden have more time on your hands in with the ingestion of raw oysters along the Gulf Coast, as June Bloom health goals: a certain number of days per week. space. Your town may have community the summer, use it to help others. nearly all oysters are reported to harbor V. vulnificus during examples to get you started Track your progress with a fitness garden plots available in the spring Choose a volunteer activity and make the summer months and 95% of cases were related to raw Not sure what kind of healthy goal tracker or smartphone app. No bike? and summer that you can use to grow a weekly or biweekly commitment oyster ingestion,” according to the report. you should set? Weight loss goals, No problem! Many cities have rental your own veggies, fruit, or flowers. This to help out. Perhaps there is a senior Most of the time, the only symptoms someone will fitness goals, and healthy eating bike stations dotted throughout the is another fun way to get kids involved center in the neighborhood that needs experience are vomiting and diarrhea, according to goals are popular. But there are many community so there are always wheels in healthy cooking and eating. Let landscape work. Or you might serve Hendren. Most healthy people don’t end up in the hospital, different health goal examples that you available for you to use. You’ll not them choose seeds at the garden store meals to people who are out of work he said, because their immune system is strong enough to can adjust to fit your lifestyle. only burn extra calories, and improve and tend the garden throughout the or going through a difficult transition. fight the infection. Keep in mind that SMART goals work leg strength, but you might also live summer months. When the harvest Volunteering is good for the soul, But “Infections can also occur with exposure of open best. These are goals that are specific, longer as a result of your effort. A study comes in, let them use their fresh food but it may provide health benefits as wounds to contaminated salt or brackish water; however, measurable, attainable, relevant, and published in The BMJ (formerly The to prepare a healthy meal. well. According to a report compiled this represents an uncommon mechanism of infection,” time-bound. The more time you can British Medical Journal) found that bike Discover your healthy weight. by the Corporation for National and according to the report. take to clearly define your goals, the commuters are less likely to die from The best body weight for you may not Community Service, volunteers report Hendren never got the opportunity to ask the patient more likely you are to reach them. cardiovascular disease, cancer, and all- be the best body weight for someone greater life satisfaction and better directly whether he was aware of the advice against So once you decide how you’d like to cause mortality. else. Visit your health care provider physical health than do non-volunteers, swimming soon after getting bloom in June, write out your goals Visit the local pool for exercise. and talk about the best body weight and their life satisfaction and physical a tattoo but said the man and People with and post them in a place where you Moms and dads with kids might visit for you based on your activities and health improves at a greater rate as a his family were unaware of liver disease or see them (and become inspired!) every the community pool to let the kids play your health needs. If your BMI is too result of volunteering. how a serious infection can iron disorders day. Use these ideas as inspiration. in the water. But the summer is a great high or too low, talk about how it might (Source: verywell.com) progress so quickly. For the next few weeks, the should never man was kept largely sedated. eat raw oysters After initial pessimism about because they’re The secret to reheating leftovers so they don’t taste horrible the man’s prognosis, Hendren There’s nothing like eating a freshly cooked meal. should be your last resort. Generally, meat is best unbreaded. Make sure to sprinkle a little bit of water and his colleagues became at such high That’s why we go out to restaurants (oh, and cook on when reheated in the same place it was cooked. So or oil on the fish before sticking it in the nuker in a cautiously optimistic. The risk for these occasion), right? But meal prep is a different story. You if you roasted chicken and put it in the fridge after, microwave-safe dish. Even better if you have a lid for it. patient was removed from the infections. have to pack up the goods and stash them in your the best place to heat it back up would be the oven. The best way to do this is in bursts of gradually breathing machine 18 days fridge or freezer until you’re ready to chow down. Don’t turn your oven on full blast, though. increasing heat. Kind of annoying, but it works. Start after being admitted to the And sometimes heating up meal-prepped food is a Instead, reheat food on a lower heat (around 200- by reheating it on low power for 20 seconds, then hospital and began “aggressive rehabilitation.” massive fail. There’s nothing worse than dried-out 250 degrees) and add a dash of oil or butter to keep take it out, put it back in, and repeat for a minute. Over the next month, however, the man’s condition meat or soggy greens. the meat moist. This method normally takes 10-15 Then increase the power to medium, put it in for slowly began to worsen. About two months after he was We’re breaking down how to reheat the most minutes. FYI: It takes the longest since you have to 20 seconds, take it out, put it back, and repeat for first admitted to the hospital, he died of septic shock. common meal-prepped foods so you don’t end up wait for the oven to preheat, but we think it’s worth it. another minute. Yes, it’s a lot of work, but at least “For patients who are healthy, this organism very rarely with a total disaster come lunch- or dinnertime. Here Stovetop you can enjoy the effort you put into making it infects people,” Hendren said. “If they are infected, most are simple ways to use the microwave, oven, and You can definitely reheat meat, chicken, or almost during your meal prep. Obviously, be sensitive when people do fine and essentially never present to the hospital. stovetop to breathe life back into a premade meal. anything in a pan on the stove. The key is to keep microwaving or reheating fish in the office… But in patients who do have liver disease, they’re susceptible Red meat and chicken heat low to avoid overcooking. Before placing meat Oven to much more infection.” Your hard work cooking up red meat and chicken in the pan, add a bit of oil or your choice of butter. For Preheat oven to 275 degrees. Place fish on a Since most infections are the result of eating raw oysters, for your meal preps shouldn’t result in a rubbery, more moisture, cover the pan while the meat reheats. baking sheet, wrap it in foil, and cook for about 10 Hendren stressed the only way to kill the bacteria is by dried out-lunch or dinner. Here’s how to heat ‹em up This method normally takes around five minutes. minutes. To check if it’s done, stick a fork in the center cooking them. People with liver disease or iron disorders correctly. Flip the meat over halfway through to make sure it and hold it there for five seconds, then touch the fork should never eat raw oysters because they’re at such high Microwave heats evenly. to your tongue. If the fork is cold, it needs more time risk for these infections, he said. Before sticking your meal in the nuker, pour a little bit Fish (but you already knew that). Hendren said the message isn’t that people shouldn’t of water on the meat to retain moisture or keep the dish Reheating fish is similar to meat, but you have to pay Stovetop get tattoos. covered with a microwave-safe lid while you zap it. You closer attention to the thickness. Fish that’s more than If you’re using a pan on the stove, place a little “It’s if you choose to get a tattoo, do it safely, do it can reheat meat for up to two minutes in the microwave one-inch thick, such as salmon and tuna, will retain its bit of oil in it over medium to low heat. Cover the through a licensed place, and make sure you take care before it becomes a sad waste of food. texture and flavor better than thinner cuts like trout. fish with a lid if you have one, and check every few of the wound and treat it like any other wound,” he said. Oven Microwave minutes or so to see if it’s done. “That’s important.” If you have access to an oven, the microwave The microwave is good for reheating fish if it’s (Source: greatist.com) (Source: CNN) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 10 HERITAGE & TOURISM JJUNEUNE 66,, 22017017

French tourism has No restrictions for American regained its vitality travelers to visit Iran Sunshine, a rediscovered morale, foreign tourists coming back after the impact of the terrorist attacks has faded, and the zest of the “Macron effect”: this is the cocktail of success that the French tour- TOURISM TEHRAN — Problems ism sector experienced this spring season. deskin issuing Iran visas for “We had a very, very, very good month of April,” said Xavier Bail- U.S. nationals have been solved so that ly, administrator of the Abbey of Mont Saint Michel, one of the most they can easily obtain the entry permis- visited cultural sites in France. Its visitation rate had suffered after the sion for traveling to the country, says the November 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris and the July 2016 attacks in chief executive of the Iranian Tour Opera- Nice. It has increased by nearly 7% since the beginning of the year. tors Association. “Futuroscope’s” technology based theme park, near Poitiers, The time of visa application for U.S. which is celebrating its 30th anniversary, broke a record “which had citizens has been reduced to two weeks been held since the year 2000” by crossing the symbolic threshold as it took at least one month in the past, of 20 000 visitors in one day, on Friday following the Ascension Day. ISNA quoted Ebrahim Pourfaraj as saying “The weather is very favorable for French tourism,” Dominique on June 5. Hummel – the park’s President – pointed out; the park recorded He called the new approach an ex- an increase of “around 10% over the four weeks of the April school clusive privilege to American travelers holidays”. At the “Galeries Lafayette” in Paris, we can see that “the who are considered as big spenders in foreign tourists – namely Chinese, Russian and Japanese – has the country. come back”. Iran has remained committed to Visa requests up by 32% strengthening ties and building its tour- For Christian Mantei, CEO of “Atout France”, the country’s tour- ism sector with the international com- ism development agency, “France is going through a very healthy munity, despite travel bans the Donald period” after a very difficult 2016. “We started to see an improve- Trump administration has introduced to ment in November-December, and then there was an acceleration citizens of seven Muslim-majority coun- throughout the first quarter,” he said. “For the second quarter, it tries including Iran. looks like we will be returning to the rate we had in 2015, or 2014, In January, Iranian Foreign Minister in terms of overall attendance,” basically a return to the level of per- Mohammad Javad Zarif said Americans formance before the attacks. He also reiterated the fact that the who already hold Iranian visas can en- requests for tourist visas increased by 32% between January and ter the country, even though Tehran March. had vowed to respond in kind to a U.S. Long Weekends, a real Success ban on visitors from Iran and six other Recovery also logically affects rentals. “Long weekends have Muslim countries ordered by President been a real success this year. It is a very good sign for the sum- Donald Trump. mer season and for French tourism, when we have such a healthy “Unlike the U.S., our decision is not An undated picture released by irandoostan.com shows Western travelers posing for a photo near Chehel Sotoun, a beginning to the season,” explained Timothée de Roux, Director retroactive. All with valid Iranian visa will Safavid-era pavilion in Isfahan, central Iran. General for “Abritel-HomeAway” in France. “The tourism industry’s be gladly welcomed,” Zarif said on Twitter. Westerners. Pourfaraj has operated four tours of Iran hosts some of the world’s oldest results were very positive for the first quarter and the good news The lifting of sanctions on Iran in the Many tour operators say the demand American nationals that were composed cultural monuments, including 21 UNE- is that the trend seems to be continuing”, commented Emmanuel wake of a landmark nuclear deal Iran and has been so acute that they are racing to of 90 people since the beginning of the SCO World Heritage Sites, and its var- Marill, Director General for “Airbnb” in France. power powers inked in 2015, has resulted add new departures and selling them in current Iranian calendar year (March 21, ied terrain ranges from desert locales For Didier Arino, Director of the “Protourisme” research firm, in in a surge of bookings and travels form record time. 2017), ISNA reported. to ski resorts. addition the effect caused by good weather, there has been an on- going “catch-up effect”: there are French people who “are going away on vacation this year whereas they did not go anywhere last Why travel to Iran should be next on your bucket list year”, due to a slight increase in their purchasing power and an im- The remains of Cyrus’ palace at Pasargadae is one of the proved morale. As for the increase in the number of foreign visitors, By Victoria Burrows it has been favored, according to Didier Arino, by “a generalized key sites to attract visitors to Iran. Dating from 550BC, there’s sense of fatalism” concerning the risk of terrorist attacks, but also There are heavenly gardens, sumptuous palaces and cen- not much left to see, and the site is lonely and windswept, by the “Macron effect”. The French President, Emmanuel Macron, turies-old bridges to stroll through, and Sheikh Lotfollah but it does stir philosophical musings on the march of history “does not have any particular tourism policy, but he has a good Mosque simply takes your breath away. and our place in it. image abroad – which may be even better than having a policy, but We wake to the chirping of birds and the soft murmur More famous than Pasargadae, however, is, of course, it would probably be better to have both”, he joked. of the water fountain in the courtyard outside. Pulling aside Persepolis. This ceremonial capital of the Achaemenids was (Source: tourism-review.com) the tall curtains, sunlight streams into the room, illuminating built by a successor of Cyrus, Darius the Great. Alexander the the glittering chandelier and elegant patterns painted on the Great, who admitted great respect for Cyrus, burned Perse- walls in gold, turquoise and chocolate brown. We watch a polis to the ground in 330BC, but foundations, stairways, ROUND THE GLOBE bird take an energetic morning bath in the courtyard pool gateways and columns remain and give a convincing sense before fluttering off above the deep pink roses into the trees. of the immense scale of the palace. Dominating the wide Historic center of Santa We dress quickly, eager for the day ahead. We have plain, and backed by a dry hill studded with the tombs of treasures to see: many are UNESCO World Heritage sites, kings, this city of giant halls and ceremonial walkways must Cruz de Mompox including a building so beautiful it has been known to move have inspired awe in Darius’ subjects. visitors to tears. Then there are heavenly gardens and sump- Persepolis and Pasargadae might be Iran’s most famous Santa Cruz de Mompox, located in the swampy inland tuous palaces to stroll through and ancient bridges to cross, historical monuments but there are other jaw-dropping sites tropics of northern Colombia’s Bolivar Department, was followed by hunting out antiques and exquisite handicrafts more contemporary. Esfahan is often described as a living founded about 1539 on the Magdalena River, the country’s in row after row of boutiques. museum of art and culture. principal waterway. Are we in Venice? Paris? Madrid? Far from it. We are in “Most of the monuments in Isfahan date from the 1600s A UNESCO World Heritage, the historic center has pre- Isfahan, Iran. when Shah Abbas I moved his capital here from Qazvin in served the harmony and unity of the urban landscape. In Iran, too, many historical treasures off the classic Teh- the north,” says Amir Haeri Mehrizi, who has guided foreign Most of the buildings are still used for their original pur- ran-Isfahan-Shiraz-Yazd itinerary remain as yet largely unvis- visitors through Iran for more than a decade. “This great Sa- poses, providing an exceptional picture of what a Spanish ited by foreigners. This only adds to their captivating mystery. favid ruler transformed Isfahan into one of the biggest and colonial city was like. At the Choqa Zanbil ziggurat in western Iran’s Khuzestan most beautiful cities of the 17th century.” Mompox was of great logistical and commercial impor- The central Naqsh-e Jahan Square, believed to be province, the only other person you are likely to encounter is An interior view of Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque standing on the tance, as substantial traffic between the port of Cartagena second only in size to the mainland’s Tiananmen Square, a 3,000-year-old child who left her footprint in the mud floor. eastern side of Naghsh-i Jahan Square, Isfahan, Iran. and the interior travelled along the river. This wonderful ziggurat, or stepped pyramid, in red brick feels a lot like Florence with its water fountains, manicured imprinted with the world’s first alphabet, cuneiform, is the gardens, and al fresco cafes topped with canvas awnings. move in exquisite symmetry ever upwards to the highest best-preserved example of Elamite architecture anywhere. It A list of architectural jewels line the square, including the point of the dome. Ribbons of elongated calligraphy border was built sometime in the 13th Century BC, and was “lost” Ali Qapu palace, with its exquisite murals of pheasants and a row of small, intricately carved windows high up that gleam for three millennia until it was rediscovered in 1935. It’s now fawns and room constructed with acoustics ideal for music with the light of the sun. Every inch of the interior is decorat- a UNESCO World Heritage site, one of many important sites recitals. ed in elegant patterns of royal blue, turquoise, yellow, white, in this part of Iran, a region that saw the rise of mankind’s The Imam Mosque – previously known as the Shah black and green that work in immaculate harmony. If there first civilizations. Mosque, and also known as the Blue Mosque – is immense ever was a building to inspire tears, or thoughts of a higher But if there’s a civilization that Iran looks to as its progen- and impressive, while the city’s captivating bazaar, which being in a dedicated atheist, this would be it. itor, it’s the Achaemenids. Iranians trace their culture back opens to one edge of the square, offers the country’s fin- As we step out of the mosque, humbled by the sublime 2,500 years to Cyrus the Great, who founded the biggest est handcrafts, including delicate silver filigree, gorgeous beauty humankind can achieve, we are silent. It’s time for empire the world had ever seen. Cyrus’ Achaemenid Empire Persian carpets, Khorasani turquoise jewellery, masterful a cup of strong black tea and a sugary pastry in one of Is- stretched from the Indus River to the Mediterranean Sea. Its textiles, and exquisite handpainted glass, wood and copper fahan’s charming tea houses. Passing young lovers holding influence extended as far as Athens, where many Atheni- ornaments. hands and families picnicking in the square, we mull over all A view of Santa Barbara Church in Mompos, Colombia ans adopted parts of Persian culture as their own. Echoes of But it’s the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque that’s the crowning we have seen. Iran may be safe, but don’t expect to leave Persian culture can still be heard both east and west in food, glory here. Small, but perfect, it’s interior dome really does without your preconceptions dangerously challenged. It consequently played a key role in the Spanish col- language, art, architecture and philosophy today. take your breath away. Diamonds, swirls, and floral motifs (Source: scmp.com) onization of northern South America, forming an integral part of the processes of colonial penetration and dominion during the Spanish conquest and of the growth of com- Persian qanats: See the ancient water tunnels below Iran’s desert munications and commerce during the 17th to early 19th centuries. The combined length of the thousands of Constructing qanats was a painstaking last and almost certainly the oldest mirab, or Most of the buildings in its 458-ha historic center are in tunnels is about the same as the distance be- task, made even more so by the need for caretaker of qanats. Recognized by the Irani- a remarkable state of conservation and still used for their tween the Earth and the moon. great precision. The angle of the tunnel’s slope an government as a national living treasure, original purposes, thus preserving an exceptional illustra- From above, it seems as though a series of had to be steep enough to allow the water to Nabipour tries to share his craft with younger tion of a Spanish riverine settlement. holes were pierced in the desert’s dry surface. flow freely without stagnating—but too steep generations—including one of his sons, who Founded in 1540 on the banks of the River Magdalena, But a hundred feet below the mysterious pits, and the water would flow with enough force uses a qanat to irrigate his pistachio farm— Mompox played a key role in the Spanish colonization of a narrow tunnel carries water from a distant to speed erosion and collapse the tunnel. but fears for the future of this fragile tradition. northern South America. From the 16th to the 19th century aquifer to farms and villages that wouldn’t ex- Although difficult work—even after com- In the 1960s and 1970s, the subdivision of the city developed parallel to the river, with the main street ist without it. pletion, qanats require yearly maintenance— the large estates that relied on qanats caused acting as a dyke. These underground aqueducts, called the irrigation tunnels allowed agriculture to an administrative tangle, and many qanats fell The historic center has preserved the harmony and uni- qanats, are 3,000-year-old marvels of en- bloom in the arid desert. The technology into disrepair without the traditional commu- ty of the urban landscape. Most of the buildings are still gineering, many of which are still in use spread, through Silk Road trade and Muslim nal maintenance. And as modern agriculture used for their original purposes, providing an exceptional throughout Iran. Beginning in the Iron Age, conquest, and qanats can be found as far as takes root, Soheili explains, “people don’t de- picture of what a Spanish colonial city was like. surveyors—having found an elevated source Morocco and Spain. pend on qanats anymore, as it was before. The historic center of Santa Cruz de Mompox’s identi- of water, usually at the head of a former riv- For Komeil Soheili, an Iranian filmmaker It’s not possible to feed your family and earn ty as a Spanish colonial river port defines the unique and er valley or even in a cave lake—would cut who produced a video on qanats, it is an in- money by working in qanats,” which have be- singular character of its monumental and domestic archi- long, sloping tunnels from the water source tegral part of the landscape of his native Kho- come less a way of life and more of a “hobby.” tecture. to where it was needed. rasan Province. In 2016, UNESCO listed the Persian qanats From the 17th century onwards, houses were built on The orderly holes still visible aboveground “The diversity of landscapes and cultures as a world heritage site. the Calle de La Albarrada with the ground floors given over are air shafts, bored to release dust and pro- [in Iran] is something that’s not well under- “These qanats have been the source of life to small shops. These “house-store” buildings are built in vide oxygen to the workers who dug the qa- stood by the world,” Soheili says. “One of the for me and all of my ancestors,” says Nabipour rows of between three and ten units. nats by hand, sometimes as far as forty miles. oldest civilizations in the world came from this in the video. “It’s my duty to preserve them (Source: UNESCO) The tunnels eventually open at ground level A man creeps in a qanat, a subterranean aqueduct amazing creation, [the qanat.]” until the last second of my life.” to form vivid oases. in central Iran. Gholamreza Nabipour, 102, is one of the (Source: National Geographic) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JJUNEUNE 6,6, 20172017 SCIENCE 11 Hunting serves the environment by Hydrogen power to give controlling overpopulation, study shows VTOL drone six-hour endurance As most U.S. citizens living in 2017 European Journal of Wildlife Research, know, hunting is controversial. As a “could provide an indication of hunters’ Wirth Research has unveiled the design of its tilt-rotor, verti- recreational sport, hunting is consid- relative contribution to wild boar popula- cal take- off and landing (VTOL) drone. The company claims ered reprehensible by some people tion regulation.” its all-new Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) will be the first in and completely natural by others. The The hunting bag the world to use lightweight hydrogen fuel cells as its pri- issues at play are thorny and heated, The investigators, led by Francis- mary energy source, for a combination of long range and and recent news — such as the rev- co Quirós-Fernández, found that the environmentally-friendly elation that poachers scan scientific number of wild boars hunted increased performance. studies for the locations of rare spe- during the study period, from 3,723 in Why run with hydro- cies or the news of Donald Trump, Jr. the 2000 to 2001 hunting year to 7,593 gen power instead of shooting prairie dogs in Montana — in the 2013 to 2014 season. Before any pure electric? To deliver do not bring us closer to understand- bans were instituted, the mean annual six hours of flight time ing what useful role, if any, hunting increase in the hunting bag was 8.46 with a full payload, Sin- may play in our interaction with our percent. But after a ban lasting be- gapore-based HES, will surrounding environment. tween one and three years, the bag provide a power source A new study from Europe may provide grew by more than 40 percent at six of with significantly higher some useful middle ground. Researchers the hunting sites. energy density than reg- found that when it comes to problematic In Europe, the Sus scrofa pop- ular lithium-ion batteries. abundance, hunters may serve their eco- ulation has been increasing by 20 Whereas as conventional system well. By regulating populations, percent each year. That could pose rechargeable batteries of- hunting may help regulate the environ- problems. The overpopulation of fer 200 Wh/kg, HES CEO ment. wild ungulates, a group that these Taras Wankewycz says the A wild boar in the Alytus regon of Lith- wild boar known as Sus scrofa are plen- esized that the total bag — that is, the boars are part of, is implicated in lightweight hydrogen fuel uania. A new study highlights the role of tiful. number harvested from the wild — after traffic accidents, agricultural dam- cell to be used in Wirth’s drone offers 700 Wh/kg. hunting in controlling overpopulation of To measure the impact of hunting on a ban would be greater than before the age, conservation challenges and This high energy-to-weight ratio will give the drone the wild boars in Spain. the wild boar population, the research- ban. health risks (although all the studies power to take off and land vertically while carrying a hefty Controlling wild boar population ers gathered data on the number of wild The difference between the pre-ban highlighting these problems were payload – both capabilities that will come in handy for its Wildlife researcher Pelayo Acevedo boars killed at several game reserves and bag and the post-ban bag, the research- published by the same journal). primary intended application of terrain mapping. For such and colleagues at the Catalonia Institute hunting estates in Asturias. They hypoth- ers write in their study, just published in How translatable are these findings missions, the drone will be required to carry (and continually for Energy Research, part of the Universi- to the U.S.? “It’s complicated,” says Paul power) a huge range of sensors, including stereo high-res- ty of Barcelona, wanted to know whether To measure the impact of hunting on the wild Curtis, a wildlife specialist at the Col- olution gimbaled optical cameras, high-resolution infra-red hunting could effectively control the wild boar population, the researchers gathered data lege of Agriculture and Life Sciences at sensors, LIDAR imagers and ground-penetrating radar. boar population in northewestern Spain. on the number of wild boars killed at several Cornell University, “and the article over- The company hasn’t revealed full specifics, but claims the In the province of Asturias, hunting is tra- game reserves and hunting estates in Asturias. simplifies it.” drone’s payload and VTOL capabilities, coupled with its six-hour ditional among the rurallocals, and the (Source: Newsweek) endurance and zero local emissions will also make it attractive for an array of other applications, such as pipeline or cable in- spection, surveillance for security forces, or mine clearance op- Third gravitational wave detection gives hints on dark matter and black holes erations. It has also flagged development of future versions of Ripples in the fabric of spacetime triggered by the cata- close in on their goal of using gravitational waves as a the drone for cargo transportation applications. (Source: New Atlas) clysmic merger of two black holes more than 3bn years way of observing ancient events that would be invisible ago have been detected by physicists. to optical or radio telescopes. The observations mark the third occasion that scientists Christopher Berry, of the University of Birmingham have spotted gravitational waves – the compression and and a researcher on the project, said: “We’re not just in SpaceX recycles used stretching of space itself that was first predicted by Einstein. this business to detect gravitational waves. We’re really capsule to send supplies to The latest detection, by the Laser Interferometer interested in doing a new type of astronomy.” Gravitational-Wave Observatory, or Ligo, has produced Diameter of proton space station intriguing hints on the nature of black holes and, poten- The detectors are sensitive enough to pick up dis- tially, dark matter. tortions as tiny as one thousandth of the diameter of a Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies took another The faint hum, picked up by Ligo’s twin instruments on 4 proton in laser beams sent down Ligo’s tubes, and can step in its push to drive down space-flight costs, launching January 2017, could be traced back to the violent collision even crudely recreate the dynamics of the collisions. a resupply mission to the International Space Station using a more than 3bn years ago of two black holes with masses of The astronomers believe their latest finding “provides pre-flown capsule. more than 31 and 19 times the mass of the sun, respectively. clues about the directions in which the black holes are The Dragon capsule, which is carrying almost 2,720kg of The two combined to form a single black hole with a mass spinning”. As pairs of black holes spiral inwards, heading supplies and payloads to the orbiting lab, was successfully slightly less than 49 times that of the sun and the leftover towards a collision, they also spin on their own axes. The axies are made up of a smattering of small black holes. launched at 05.07 P.M. on Saturday from NASA’s Kennedy energy spilled out as deformations that spread outwards latest observations hint that these spins are misaligned. The theory would require these black holes to have Space Center in Florida. The Dragon spacecraft, propelled by across spacetime like ripples across a pond. This could indicate that the pair of black holes formed been formed in the early universe, from patches of ma- a Falcon 9 rocket, had previously supplied the space station Ligo scientists made the first historic observation of not from a binary star system, but from two independ- terial– rather than stars – collapsing inwards. The lat- in September 2014. gravitational waves in September 2015, using a pair of ent black holes that randomly came together in a dense est observations reveal the existence of black holes in a The mission brings Musk one step closer to his goal of 4km-long perpendicular pipes, one in Hanford, Wash- primordial star cluster. “mass window” that would be consistent with this theory. recovering, refurbishing and reusing pre-flown spacecraft. ington state, the other in Livingston, Louisiana. A second Intriguingly, the observations are consistent with one However, the theory is still viewed as “a little exotic”, ac- Once derided as a crazy idea, reusability is now seen as detection occurred three months later. of the more exotic explanations for the nature of dark cording to Berry. the key to affordable space missions - and eventually, Musk With the third detection, scientists are beginning to matter – that dark matter haloes observed around gal- (Source: The Guardian) hopes, the human colonization of Mars. “Dragon confirmed in good orbit,” SpaceX said on Twitter 11 minutes after the launch. The robotic arm Bring back beavers to fight flooding and pollution, expert claims The capsule will arrive at the space station in three days, Reintroducing beavers to Britain could and bathing waters. til hunting for their valuable pelts led to ticular benefits. where crew members will use the station’s 17.6m robotic arm help clean up rivers, prevent flooding “Farmers should be happy that bea- their eventual extinction. “We shouldn’t be surprised - beavers to reach out and capture it, the company said ahead of the and minimize soil loss, an expert has vers are solving some of the problems Role in preventing flooding were part of our landscape and so many launch. The launch had originally been planned for June 1 but claimed. that intensive farming creates. Professor Brazier, an expert in creatures evolved alongside them,” he was delayed due to lightning. Professor Richard Brazier, a re- “If we bring beavers back it’s just one Earth Surface Processes, insisted the said. After take-off, the rocket’s first stage arrived safely back on searcher at the University of Exeter, said tool we need to solve Britain’s crisis of soil animals could even play a useful role She agreed that in some places in the land, in the fifth such instance. The company reflew a previ- unpublished preliminary results from loss and diffuse agricultural pollution of in preventing flooding - an increas- UK there was evidence of worrying soil ously used rocket for the first time in March. a trial area in Devon showed muddy waterways, but it’s a useful tool.” ingly common problem across parts loss, and said new policies were urgently Saturday’s launch marked SpaceX’s seventh completed water entering an area where the crea- Professor Brazier’s claims were disput- of England. needed. mission this year and its 11th operational cargo resupply mis- tures were living was three times clean- ed by the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), He told BBC News: The “public is cur- Beavers may in fact reduce the river sion to the space station. (Source: The Strait Times) er when it left. which warned that the reintroduction of rently paying people to build leaky dams channel and remove vegetation, expos- And he said farmers should be grate- beavers to Scotland had led to fields and to keep storm waters in the uplands. ing banks to greater erosion and increas- ful to the buck-toothed beasts cleaning forests becoming damaged. The “beavers can do it free of charge ing, rather than decreasing, the risk of up pollution caused by carbon and nitro- Spokesman Mark Pope said: The and even build their own homes. They flooding, she warned. Researchers discover gen from fertilizers being released into “knowledge of the impacts beavers have are busy as beavers. It’s a no-brainer.” An Environment Agency spokesman ‘miracle material’ that is the environment. had to farmland, riverbanks and flood His claims were in part supported by said: “Natural and hard flood defenses “Our trial has shown that the beavers defenses in Scotland is concerning. We Devon Wildlife Trust’s Mark Elliott, who both have an important role in keeping less likely to break are able to dam our streams in a way await the (formal) results of the Devon said that wildlife habitat in two areas in communities safe - though introducing that keeps soil in the headwaters of our trial and will analyse the outcomes then”. the north of the county had improved beavers does not form part of our ap- Researchers have found a “miracle material” that could be catchment so it doesn’t clog up rivers Beavers were common inhabitants since the introduction of two beavers in proach.” used in smartphones and tablets, putting an end to the mis- downstream and pollute our drinking of the UK’s waterways for centuries, un- 2011, with frogs and herons seeing par- (Source: The Telegraph) ery of cracked screens. A team of scientists from Queen’s University, Stanford University, University of California, California State University Study estimates amount of water needed to carve Martian valleys and the National Institute for Materials Science in Japan have been working together to create new dynamic hybrid devices A new study led by Northern Illinois University geogra- valley systems on Mars many times, and a large open that are capable of conducting electricity at a faster pace and phy professor Wei Luo calculates the amount of water body of water or ocean is needed to facilitate such active are light, durable and easy to manufacture. needed to carve the ancient network of valleys on Mars cycling,” Luo said. “I would imagine early Mars as being The team has finally found a unique material technology and concludes the Red Planet’s surface was once much similar to what we have on Earth--with an ocean, lakes, by combining semiconducting molecules C60 with layered more watery than previously thought. running rivers and rainfall.” materials such as graphene and hBN. They say the concept The study bolsters the idea that Mars once had a warm- But a large piece of the puzzle is missing, he added, of smart devices might see a revolution because of the new er climate and active hydrologic cycle, with water evaporat- because climate models have not been able to repro- technology. ing from an ancient ocean, returning to the surface as rain- duce an early Mars climate sufficiently warm enough to Explaining how the combination of the materials work, re- fall and eroding the planet’s extensive network of valleys. promote an active hydrologic cycle. searchers say hBN provides stability, electronic compatibility Satellites orbiting Mars and rovers on its surface have “Mars is much farther way from the sun than Earth, and isolation charge to graphene, whereas C60 can trans- provided scientists with convincing evidence that water and when the sun was younger, it was not as bright as form sunlight into electricity. The smartphones and tablets helped shape the planet’s landscape billions of years it is today,” Luo said. “So there’s still a lot to work out in made from this combination would benefit from the mix of ago. But questions have lingered over how much water trying to reconcile the evidence for more water.” features. actually flowed on the planet, and the ocean hypothesis NASA’s Mars Data Analysis Program provided funding Elton Santos from Queen’s University says, “Our findings of the Martian valley networks and the cumulative amount has been hotly debated. to conduct the investigation. Professor Alan Howard of show that this new ‘miracle material’ has similar physical Volume of cavity of water needed to carve those valleys are at least 10 times the University of Virginia and NIU Ph.D. student Xuezhi properties to Silicon but it has improved chemical stability, greater than most previous estimates,” Luo said. In the new study, Luo and colleagues used an innova- Cang collaborated on the research and co-authored the lightness and flexibility, which could potentially be used in Additionally, the new estimate of the amount of water tive algorithm to more precisely calculate the volume of Nature Communications article. smart devices and would be much less likely to break. needed to sculpt the valleys is at least one order of magni- cavity space within Mars valleys and the amount of water To determine the volume of Mars’ valley networks The team believes the finding has opened the door for tude larger than the volume of a hypothesized ocean and that would have been needed to create those cavities globally, the scientists developed computer algorithms, further exploration of new materials. However, they are still through erosion over time. The majority of the valley 4,000 times the volume of the valley cavities, Luo said. based on those used in terrestrial laser-generated data Valley systems looking into resolving an issue related to the graphene and networks are more than 3 billion years old. analyses with very high resolution. new material architecture that lack band gag. “Our most conservative estimates of the global volume “That means water must have recycled through the (Source: EurekAlert) (Source: IBT) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 WOMEN JJUNEUNE 66,, 22017017 Iranian female crocodile farmer World Bank: India needs more jobs for women calls for support India must reverse a trend of falling women’s participation in the job market if it is to achieve its ambition of double-digit growth, the World Bank said. By Naghmeh Mizanian India is the world’s fastest growing major economy, but TEHRAN — Mojgan Roostaei is the only Iranian has one of the lowest rates of female employment, a trend female entrepreneur who works on crocodile breeding that has worsened over the last decade. in the country. The World Bank in its latest report released on Monday Roostaei, 33, is one of the exemplary job creators in said just 27 percent of Indian women were working or actively the southern province of Hormozgan. She has called looking for a job, a matter of “serious concern” that was officials for providing financial support to improve her holding back economic growth. first-of-its-kind job. “A higher level of women participation in the economy can She started business in 2007 with her novel idea of help propel India closer to double digit growth,” said country creating a crocodile breeding farm, something nobody director Junaid Ahmad. had touched before in Iran. The bank said the fundamentals of India’s economy The crocodile breeding farm was inaugurated in 2010 remained strong and the impact of last year’s shock move in the southern Persian Gulf Island of Qeshm, Roostaei to take most of the country’s currency out of circulation wrote in an emailed interview with the Tehran Times. had been limited. Inflation remained under control and a She continued with establishing a crocodile park in a strong monsoon last year had boosted agriculture and rural different area, which was accomplished in 2011. consumption, it said, estimating growth at 6.8 percent for the The crocodile park is a place where people, especially financial year ended March 31. children, become acquainted with animals. The government will release its official growth figures for In the crocodile park, people are encouraged to that period today. love animals. The World Bank report said a new national goods and Roostaei started crocodile farming backed by all- services tax due to be introduced on July 1 would “yield out support and encouragement of her husband, substantial growth dividends from higher efficiencies” and Behrouz Salarvand. The couple sell crocodiles to increase state revenues in the long term. different zoos and animal farms. But it warned India needed to create jobs for the large The crocodile park is now one of the tourist Mojgan Roostaei Mojgan Roostaei and her husband, Behrouz Salarvand number of women currently not in the labor market. attractions of Qeshm Island and the number of its “India’s female labor force participation rate is uniquely low visitors is increasingly growing. safety standards should be observed in them. Crocodile have interesting social interactions and any crocodile for all levels of education,” said senior World Bank economist A number of 20 residents of Qeshm Island, of farming is one of them. behaves in a special manner. Frederico Gil Sander. “Sixty five percent of Indian women with them five are women, are trained for crocodile Motherhood and crocodile farming are both Female crocodiles are entirely devoted to their babies college degrees are not working, whereas in Bangladesh 41 farming and they are now employed in Roostaei’s difficult jobs, Roostaei, the mother of two, underlined. and their habitats, the same as other animal mothers. percent and in Indonesia and Brazil only 25 percent of women Noopak Crocodile Park. Crocodile farming is more difficult because the breeder Roostaei and her husband left their home in Tehran graduates are not working.” Female participation in India’s Not only women, but also many men are scared of should realize the animal’s pain or any other difficulty. In to set up their business on Qeshm Island, a strip of land workforce has declined since 2007, particularly in rural areas. lizards and insects, Roostaei, an animal lover, noted, addition, medical facilities and medicines for crocodiles hugging the Iranian coastline inside the Strait of Hormuz. (Source: AFP) underlining that no job is exclusive for women or men. are limited. The warm and humid climate of the strait is ideal for RECIPE OF THE WEEK Many jobs are categorized as dangerous jobs, and Contrary to common belief, these wide-snout reptiles breeding the toothy reptiles. No fail bean pie Two Muslim women defend Christians Two Maranao women put their lives her 13 male employees who were Although official statistics show that easing the situation. But the advent of “This is a traditional Muslim bean pie that most people have on the line to defend Christians when huddled together and the group of about non-Muslims account for just 1 percent Islamic radicalism has shaken anew these never had and even more have never made. Made with navy terrorists from the Maute group attacked 10 terrorists. of Marawi’s population, the actual fragile relations. beans, it is surprisingly a wonderful dessert. Once you’ve had Marawi City on Tuesday, prompting “You have to kill me first before you proportion could be higher, as many The beheading of two sawmill workers it, you’ll love making it. There are only a few recipes for this President Duterte to declare martial law can even touch them!” Cris quoted Farida, Bisaya work and live in the city, mostly by Maute terrorists in Butig town last pie and it took me years of tweaking other recipes to come in all of Mindanao. speaking in the Maranao language, as in commercial establishments and in the year sent a chill through the Christian up with one that actually makes an edible bean pie. This Cris, a Bisaya (as Muslims and “lumad” telling the terrorists, mostly boys in their homes of well-off families. community in the city and caused unease recipe you can trust to make an awesome dessert.” [indigenous people] call non-Muslims) who late teens. These Bisaya have learned to speak even among Muslim employers. Ingredients: lived with his family in Marawi, recalled Cris is one of Farida’s 17 employees Maranao and have assimilated well into Cris said he believed that because the that when a group of terrorists barged into who man her family’s two gun stores the community. gun store employees were not harmed, the gun store in Basak Malutlut where he in Marawi, one in Basak Malutlut and The bulk of the non-Muslim population the terrorists might have been interested worked, “Ma’am Farida confronted them.” another in Banggolo district, which was lives on the campus of Mindanao State in their technical skills. “The confrontation was really eye to also looted. University (MSU), designed as a social When the terrorists left, Farida ordered eye, which indicated the seriousness of At the start of the siege, 13 of the laboratory for cross-cultural interaction the employees to get their families and the message and the personal resolve employees were in the Basak Malutlut store among the peoples of Mindanao, Sulu led them to a relative’s house in Bangon, that Ma’am Farida was showing [to the while four where in the Banggolo store. and Palawan. 6 kilometers away, Cris said. gunmen],” Cris said. Most of the 17 have been employed Although without religious There they were fetched by Farida’s The group’s leader ordered the guns by Farida for more than a decade. Many underpinnings, the Moro insurgency has uncle and taken to the family home in and ammunition in the store hauled live with their families at a compound in created tensions between Muslims and Padian, near the lake, where they were off and questioned Farida about her Basak Malutlut. Christians, especially in the conflict areas. joined by the four other employees from 2 deep-dish prepared pie crusts (optional) employees. Had the terrorists seized them, their Decades of efforts at interfaith the Banggolo gun store. 2 (15.5 ounce) cans navy beans, rinsed and drained Farida stepped back to stand between families would have been taken, too, Cris said. dialogue have contributed much to (Source: inquirer.net) 1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk 1/2 cup butter, melted 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon First woman to lead 1 teaspoon grated nutmeg 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 1/2 cups white sugar Indonesia’s indigenous 2 tablespoons vanilla extract N.I.O.C National Iranian 2 eggs peoples alliance First Announcement 1396.993 Drilling Company 2 egg yolks Indigenous women in Indonesia are taking the Directions: Public Calls For Quality Evaluating Of Tender(First publish/seconed publish) Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Place pie lead in the fight to protect their land and commu- nities as a rise in conflicts threatens tribes living on one-stage(compressed) crusts into 9-inch pie dishes. TENDER GUARANTEE lands coveted by extractive and logging compa- ESTIMATED SUB.JECT OF TENDER NO. / In a food processor, place the navy beans, evaporated Tenders Portal No milk, melted butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, flour, sugar, vanilla nies, a prominent activist said. Euro Rial VALUE (Rial) TENDER Reg. No. INDENT NO extract, eggs, and egg yolks; pulse the mixture a few times, Rukka Sombolinggi, 44, of the Torajan tribe from the highlands of Sulawesi island, this week Tender No .:PF/14-96/014 then process until smooth, about 1 minute. Pour the filling 5714 200,000,000 4,000,000,000 p/f CAMERON B.O.P 1486868 1 into the prepared pie crusts. becomes the first woman at the helm of the In- type u Indent No.: 9545067 Bake at 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) for 15 minutes, digenous Peoples Alliance of the Archipelago Brief discription of subject: then reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and (AMAN). bake until the filling is set and the crust is golden brown, an “This is the first time we had not one, but two National Iranian Drilling Company(NIDC) address pasdaran Blev., Airport Saqare, Ahvaz, Iran hereby intends to purchase its additional 35 minutes. Cool before slicing. Eat warm or cold. female candidates for the post. This is progress,” Parts for B.O.P from qualified and interested tenderers through one-stage public tender (semi-pressed) upon following terms and Refrigerate leftovers. Sombolinggi, secretary general for AMAN, told conditions: the Thomson Reuters Foundation. A) Qualitative evaluation of tenderer: LEARN ENGLISH “Indigenous women face discrimination on The evaluation is based on article ( j ) implementing regulations of the law of tenders and also carried out base on worksheets several fronts: We are poor, we are indigenous, qualitative evaluation inquiry in the tender doucments. Minimum acceptable point of quality is 60. and we are women. But this has strengthened our B) Preparation of tender documents: Daily Life - Mexican Food resolve to assert our rights, because when women Purchasing of documents: have equal rights, our communities benefit.” In order to receive the tender documents, 510,000 Rials should be paid to SIBA account number 2174652205004 of NIDC in A: Hello sir, welcome to Pistolera restaurant. May I take your order? A sprawling archipelago of more than 17,000 Bank Meli Iran and providing the original deposit receipt. B: Yes, I would like the chicken cheese enchiladas with a side islands, Indonesia is home to an estimated 50 to Reciving of documents: of guacamole. 70 million indigenous people. Many do not have Tenderers must be obtain the quality evaluation documents along with tender documents maximum 10 days after the date of A: I’m sorry sir, but we ran out of chicken. May I suggest our formal titles to the land their families have lived on second publication in person at the following address: Hall No.:113, 1thfloor, Foreign delicious beef burritos or cheese quesadillas? Both include a for generations. Procurement Dept., National Iranian Drilling Company, Airport square, Ahwaz, IRAN side of guacamole and jalapenos. For decades, they have been locked in fierce B: Sure I’ll have the burrito… Do you have nachos? battles with logging, palm oil and mining compa- Notice: Only the real or legal persons who apply to purchase and recieve tender ducments from foreign procurment department A: Of course sir. Our nachos come with melted cheese and chili. nies that have been expanding into their home- in due date will be known as tenderer from tender committee. B: Sounds good. lands in the resource-rich nation. C) Delivery of envelopes of bids and call quality evaluating: A: Would you like anything to drink? In 2013, Indonesia’s Constitutional Court ruled Tenderers shall submit simultaneuosly envelopes of bids including bank guarantees(A), financial offer(C) and stamped and signed B: Sure, I’ll have a coca. indigenous people have the right to manage for- of tender ducuments(B) along with qualificaion worksheets in form of software in CD and documentary within 40 days from Key Vocabulary ests where they live, in a verdict hailed as a victory last day of document recived deadline to the following address: Hall No.:107, 1thfloor ,Tender Committee, Building operations, guacamole: a dip of mashed avocado mixed with tomato, for indigenous land rights. National Iranian Drilling Company, Airport square, Ahwaz, IRAN. onion, and seasonings Last December, President Joko Widodo an- Notice: The deadline for the refusal of bidders participation in the the tender is the last day of determined for submission of bids. jalapeno: a spicy green pepper nounced Indonesia would return 13,000 hectares of D) Tender Guarantee: burrito: a tortilla folded over a filling customary lands to nine indigenous groups - and Type of guarantee: melt: to become liquefied by warmth or heat committed to giving back a total of 12.7 million hec- A)Bank guarantees or guarantees issued by non-bank institutions that have activites licensed by the Central Supplementary Vocabulary tares to local and indigenous groups, in a decision Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran. taco: crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled hailed as a breakthrough for indigenous rights. B) The original cash deposit receipt paid to National Iranain Drilling Company. tortilla: a kind of thin pancake made from corn, cooked on But while Widodo has pledged to improve Duration of credit guarantee & quotation: a hot griddle until dry their lives, activists including Sombolinggi say his This duration should be valid for 90 days and extendable maximum For one time in initial credit amount. dip: a liquid or soft substance into which something is dipped plans to boost infrastructure and energy produc- More on this & other tenders is accessible by click on. WWW.NIDC.IR churro: a Spanish and Mexican pastry resembling a dough- tion mean more tribes are at risk of being dis- Foreign Procurement Dept nut or cruller and made from deepfried dough placed, and even becoming extinct. National Iranian Drilling Company (Source: irlangauge.com) (Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JJUNEUNE 6,6, 20172017 WORLD IN FOCUS 13 HRW, Sanders slam ‘50 years of Turkey to strip citizenship occupation abuses’ by Israel of 130 ‘fugitives’ including cleric Gulen Human Rights Watch has denounced ing for both peoples,” he added. Israel’s systematic abuses, repres- Meretz released the message on Sun- Turkey said on Monday it would strip citizenship from sion and institutionalized discrimi- day before screening it at a conference 130 people suspected of militant links, including the nation in the West Bank and Gaza later in the day, which marks 50 years of U.S.-based cleric it blames for orchestrating last July’s Strip on the anniversary of the 1967 Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territo- failed coup, unless they return to the country within Six-Day War. ries since 1967. three months. The U.S.-based group cited unlawful Uri Zaki, chairman of the Meretz cen- In a list of what it called fugitives from justice, the in- killings, forced displacement, abusive tral committee, praised Sanders for stat- terior ministry named Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, detention, unjustified restrictions on ing the truth about occupation and said pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) lawmakers movement, and continued settlement the party also holds the same view. Faysal Sariyildiz and Tugba Hezer, and former HDP law- expansion, along with accompanying “The truth is that the occupation rep- maker Ozdal Ucer. discriminatory policies against Pales- resents the greatest existential and ma- Gulen, who has lived in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania tinians as among the major Israeli vi- terial threat to” Israel, Zaki noted, adding since 1999, has denied involvement in the coup and con- olations. that the occupation “represents inequal- demned it. Tel Aviv, it said, committed many of ity and racism.” The notice said the suspects identified in the list would the abusive practices on the pretext of Sanders took the opportunity to at- be stripped of Turkish citizenship unless they returned to security. tack U.S. President Donald Trump, who Turkey within the time limit and applied to the “relevant “Whether it’s a child imprisoned by a has voiced strong support for Israe- authorities”. military court or shot unjustifiably, or a li Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Since the July coup attempt, authorities have arrested house demolished for lack of an elusive while turning a blind eye on the Tel Aviv 50,000 people and sacked or suspended 150,000, including permit, or checkpoints where only set- regime’s undermining of the so-called soldiers, police, teachers and public servants, over alleged tlers are allowed to pass, few Palestinians peace process. links with terrorist groups. have escaped serious rights abuses dur- Netanyahu has been widely criticized While Turkish officials say the steps are necessary due ing this 50-year occupation,” said Sarah for having seriously dimmed the prospect to the gravity of the coup attempt which killed 240 people, Leah Whitson, director of HRW’s Middle of a peace deal by, among other things, critics in Turkey and abroad say President Tayyip Erdogan is East and North Africa division. half-century. to war crimes, including the targeting of caving in to the demands of the far-right using the coup as a pretext to muzzle dissent and purge op- The Six-Day War was fought between About 600,000 Israelis live in over apparent civilian structures,” the group extremists that surround him. ponents. June 5 and 10, 1967 by Israel on the one 230 illegal settlements built since the said. The expansion of settlement construc- More than a dozen HDP lawmakers have also been jailed, side and of Egypt, Jordan and Syria on 1967 Israeli occupation of the Palestini- Meanwhile, U.S. Senator and for- tion in occupied Palestinian territories mostly due to suspected links with the outlawed Kurdistan the other. Israel occupied the West Bank, an territories of the West Bank and East mer Democratic presidential candidate under Netanyahu has created a major Workers’ Party (PKK), which has waged a three-decade insur- East Jerusalem al-Quds, the Gaza Strip Jerusalem al-Quds. Palestinians want Bernie Sanders has called on Israel to obstacle for the efforts to establish peace gency in Turkey. and part of the Golan Heights during the the West Bank as part of their future end it years-long “occupation” of Pal- in the Middle East. The party’s co-leaders, Selahattin Demirtas and Figen offensive. independent state. estine and start treating Palestinians Sanders warned that “demagogues Yuksekdag, have also been jailed, handicapping its campaign In November 1967, the United Nations According to the rights group, the better. who are scapegoating minorities” were against the April referendum where Turks narrowly voted for Security Council adopted Resolution 242, Israeli regime has seized thousands of “We are now in the 50th year of Israel’s on the rise, citing Trump and his visa ban constitutional changes to grant Erdogan sweeping new pow- under which Israel is required to with- square kilometers of Palestinian land for occupation, an occupation which denies against citizens of several Muslim coun- ers. draw from all territories seized in the war. settlements and their supporting infra- basic Palestinian rights while failing to tries as an example. The HDP denies direct ties to the PKK, which is considered “Israel today maintains an entrenched structure since 1967. deliver Israel real security,” Sanders said The Jewish Vermont senator, who was a terrorist organization by the United States, Turkey and the European Union. system of institutionalized discrimination The HRW referred to the unlawful in a video message to Israel’s left-wing defeated by former U.S. secretary of (Source: Reuters) against Palestinians in the occupied terri- killing of hundreds of Palestinian civilians Meretz party. state Hillary Clinton in last year’s race for tory - repression that extends far beyond in the last three Israeli wars on Gaza in “I know so many of you agree with Democratic presidential nomination, calls any security rationale,” Whitson added. 2008, 2012 and 2014. me when I say: this occupation must end. himself a “strong defender of Israel” and The HRW also called for “increas- “Many of these attacks amount to vio- Peace - real peace - means security not remains an opponent of the worldwide Making ignorance great ing the protection of the rights of the lations of international humanitarian law only for every Israeli, but for every Pales- Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions an- population of the occupied territory” due to a failure to take all feasible pre- tinian. It means supporting self-determi- ti-Israeli movement. again as the occupation enters its second cautions to spare civilians. Some amount nation, civil rights and economic well-be- (Source: agencies) 8 Political bias So how did the administration respond? By trying to Macron factor set to leap from presidency to parliament shoot the messenger. Mick Mulvaney, the White House budget director, attacked the C.B.O., declaring that it Bastions are crumbling and loyalties shifting ahead of tials, is getting stronger there. outright with 50 percent of the vote on Sunday, all those did a “miserable” job of forecasting the effects of Oba- France’s parliamentary elections. Emmanuel Macron, But still for Vincini, “the biggest threat ... comes from with at least 12.5 percent qualify for the June 18 run-off. macare. (It got some things wrong, but overall did pretty fresh from becoming the youngest French leader since French voters’ desire to give Macron a majority”. Among LREM candidates challenging tradition- well.) He also accused the office — headed by a former Napoleon, now looks set to redraw the political map According to pollsters, that is true nationwide ahead al strongholds of other parties is Mounir Mahjoubi, a Bush administration economist chosen by Republicans with a party he only formed a year ago. of the parliamentary ballots. 33-year-old junior minister who is facing Socialist Party — of political bias, and smeared its top health expert The ballots take place on June 11 and 18 and opinion polls A weekly OpinonWay survey sees LREM getting 335- chief Jean-Christophe Cambadelis in a Paris constitu- in particular. predict Macron’s centrist Republic On the Move (LREM) party 355 seats out of 577, with 145-165 for The Republicans, a ency where the 65-year-old has been lawmaker for 20 Various comments so far seek to find an answer to the will comfortably win the majority that will be crucial to his abil- humiliating 20-35 seats for the outgoing Socialist major- straight years. question, what is Trump’s hidden agenda? I was there a few ity to push through his ambitious reform agenda. ity, and 21-34 for Melenchon and his communist allies. Other LREM candidates include a former bullfight- months back but now I’ve … Such an outcome appeared uncertain before Ma- Macron and his team are keenly aware of the im- er, a mathematician, pensioners and business owners, So, Mr. Mulvaney, where’s your assessment of Trumpcare? cron’s presidential victory a month ago, with many polit- portance of a majority to his reforms plans, which in- many of whom have no political experience. You had plenty of resources to do your own study before ical pundits skeptical about whether the former banker’s clude overhauling labor laws to favor business, cutting Even if French polls are proven right and Macron trying to pass a bill. What did you find? (Actually, the White upstart party could secure over half the 577 seats in the corporate tax, and investing 50 billion euros of public wins that solid majority, he will face the challenge of House did do an internal analysis of an earlier version of National Assembly with many candidates who are virtu- cash over five years in areas including job training and keeping such a diverse group united. Trumpcare, which was leaked to Politico. Its predictions were ally unknown to voters. renewable energy. Some of the people in his team are Socialist rebels, even direr than those from the C.B.O.) But now even some officials in former President Francois “If we don’t have a majority we’ll be stuck in an in-be- while others are from the center-leaning camp of The But Mulvaney and his party don’t study issues, they just Hollande’s Socialist party and the far-right National Front (FN) tween place,” 28-year-old Pierre Person, an adviser to Republicans. The ideological gap between those two is decide, and attack the motives of anyone who questions their are publicly saying LREM is likely to win a majority and are Macron and a parliamentary candidate, told Reuters as a wide one. decisions. simply urging voters to make the margin as small as possi- he handed out leaflets at a bustling Paris food market. Nothing is certain, however, despite the pollsters’ On climate change, influential conservatives have for ble. Meanwhile conservative grouping the Republicans, which Much is also at stake for Le Pen and her deputy Flo- predictions. Sleaze allegations against a Macron minis- years clung to what is basically a crazy conspiracy theory — polls in second place after LREM, is barely clinging to fading rian Philippot. A disappointing score for the FN could ter, a likely low turnout and the complex permutations that the overwhelming scientific consensus that the Earth is hopes it can hold the balance of power. spell trouble for their leadership, which has already been of the run-off system could still throw up surprise results. warming due to greenhouse-gas emissions is a hoax, some- “It’s all exploding. This was a solid fiefdom for us, but weakened by her lower-than-expected share of the Macron’s presidential victory, his party’s meteoric rise how coordinated by thousands of researchers around the our huge pool of voters dried up after the presidential votes in the presidential election run-off against Macron. and a near faultless first few weeks in power are none- world. And at this point this is effectively the mainstream Re- election,” Sebastien Vincini, a top Socialist official, said The prospect of local anti-FN alliances under which theless forcing parliamentary candidates to re-think publican position. of his south-western Occitanie region, where Socialists candidates agree to pull out and back its strongest rival their electoral strategy. Do G.O.P. leaders really think this conspiracy theory is true? held two thirds of the constituencies but expect to lose means the far-right party may be the worst represented Many who are not running under LREM’s colors still The answer, surely, is that they don’t care. Truth, as something most of them. of all the main groups, despite polls which show that mention on posters and leaflets that they are candidates that exists apart from and in possible opposition to political FN chief Marine Le Pen topped the first round of the between a quarter and a third of voters back its policies. for the “presidential majority” - meaning they will back convenience, is no longer part of their philosophical universe. presidential election in April in Vincini’s Occitanie region, Bullfighter, Mathematician laws that the president puts to parliament - or at least The same goes for claims that trying to rein in emissions and Jean-Luc Melenchon’s far-left France Unbowed, There are a total of 7,882 candidates running for 577 say they will endorse Macron if elected. will do terrible economic damage and destroy millions of which helped kill the Socialists’ chances in the presiden- constituencies. If, in any one seat, no candidate wins (Source: Reuters) jobs. Such claims are, if you think about it, completely incon- sistent with everything Republicans supposedly believe about economics. The Ayatollah and his immortality Solving problems 1 6. An unparalleled trait of the believed that a chain of powers, includ- one of historical determinism, of which was to penetrate in the souls of human After all, they insist that the private sector is infinitely flex- Ayatollah was his soul-searching spirit ing capitalist elements and multination- the human society needed to get rid. A beings rather than imposing them- ible and innovative; the magic of the marketplace can solve and high regard for ethics, turning him al cartels, sought to rule the world. And new system on the basis of public will had selves upon societies through coercion all problems. But then they claim that these magical markets into a reconciliatory sociopolitical leader, hence, fighting them was the only way to to replace the historical determinism and and guns. would roll over and die if we put a modest price on carbon a quality many of his followers chose to unshackle human beings. this was not possible unless nations and To come up with a conclusion, these emissions, which is basically what climate policy would do. die for. 8. Many are of the belief that Aya- their elites were awakened. days the Iranian nation is commemorat- This doesn’t make any sense — but it’s not supposed to. Re- 7. In the international arena, the Aya- tollah Khomeini’s Neither-East-nor-West 9. Ayatollah Khomeini’s look at pow- ing a leader who was among and for the publicans want to keep burning coal, and they’ll say whatever tollah was an adamant hero to challenge agenda was in a sense rejection of bifur- er and governance revolved around people and who did his best to be close helps produce that outcome. the global arrogance which favored cating the world into Western and East- winning hearts and minds of human to all walks of the society. His art was to And as healthcare and climate go, so goes everything submission and was against awakening ern blocs. In fact, the enlightened Imam beings rather than their bodies as he rectify the society on the basis of sublime else. Can you think of any major policy area where the G.O.P. the oppressed. To put it differently, he conceived of the West-East dichotomy as believed that governments’ mission Islamic teachings. hasn’t gone post-truth? Take budgeting, where leaders like Paul Ryan have always justified tax cuts for the rich by claim- ing the ability to conjure up trillions in extra revenue and sav- South Korea suspends senior official over US missile system report ings in some unspecified way. The Trump-Mulvaney budget, which not only pulls $2 trillion out of thin air but counts it South Korea’s newly-elected President Moon Jae-in has publicize the four launchers’ arrivals. system as deterrence against potential threats from twice, takes the game to a new level, but it’s not that much suspended a senior defense official for deliberately fail- Denouncing Wee’s action as “something that we can- North Korea. Two missile launchers were already de- of a departure. ing to report the “unauthorized” US deployment of ad- not tolerate,” Yoon said the official had planned to ver- ployed in South Korea’s southern county of Seongju, But does any of it matter? The president, backed ditional missile launchers in the country. bally report about the four launchers but failed to do so. and the existence of four more had been widely sus- by his party, is talking nonsense, destroying American Moon’s office announced the suspension of Deputy Last week, Moon expressed “shock” after hearing pected but never declared. credibility day by day. But hey, stocks are up, so what’s Minister for Defense Policy Wee Seung Ho on Monday about the existence of the additional launchers and di- A file photo of the Terminal High Altitude Area De- the problem? after an investigation found that the official had ordered rected his senior secretary for civil affair and the head fense (THAAD) system Well, bear in mind that so far Trump hasn’t faced a single the ministry not to write clearly about the four addition- of National Security Office “to find the truth behind the The two launchers had arrived in South Korea before crisis not of his own making. As George Orwell noted many al launchers of the controversial Terminal High Altitude unauthorized entry of the four rocket launchers.” Moon took office on May 10 and are currently stored at years ago in his essay “In Front of Your Nose,” people can Area Defense (THAAD) missile system in policy reports. A THAAD battery is capable of firing up to 48 in- a US military base in the country. indeed talk nonsense for a very long time, without paying In a televised news conference, presidential spokes- terceptor missiles and consists of six truck-mounted The installation was agreed by the government an obvious price. But “sooner or later a false belief bumps man Yoon Young-chan quoted the deputy minister as launchers, fire control and communication equipment of Moon’s predecessor Park Geun-hye, who was im- up against solid reality, usually on a battlefield.” Now there’s saying that he withheld the information because the as well as a powerful X-band radar. peached and ousted over a corruption scandal. a happy thought. (Source: The NYT) South Korean and US military chiefs had decided not to Seoul agreed last year to install the US-built missile (Source: Press TV) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 14 WORLD SPORT JJUNEUNE 66,, 22017017 1,500 Juventus fans injured in Nadal wants time out from referees over slow play stampede in Turin’s San Carlo Square Rafa Nadal believes referees should not be too quick to pun- ish players who take longer to prepare between points, the 31-year-old said after receiving a penalty for slow play during More than 1,500 people were injured, three his French Open fourth round victory on Sunday. seriously, after a bomb scare triggered a The nine-times champion beat fellow Spaniard Roberto stampede among Juventus fans watching Bautista Agut to reach the last eight but was twice warned the Champions League final in Turin, local by umpire Carlos Ramos for slow play, before being docked authorities said Sunday. a serve after beaching the In an update on Saturday’s dramatic mandated 25-second limit events in a square packed with support- between points. ers watching the Cardiff match on a giant “If you want to play well, screen, the local prefecture said 1,527 had you have to let players been treated for mainly minor injuries. breathe a little. We’re not Three people were in a serious con- machines that cannot think. dition, including a young boy of Chinese That’s my viewpoint,” Nadal origin who was crushed after tripping as told reporters. he tried to run. “What else can I say?... “We were buried under bodies,” his But this umpire is, I think, try- sister told reporters outside the hospital ing, in a certain way, to look where he was reported to be in a coma for my faults, my errors.” with chest injuries. The 14-times grand slam AFP reporters who witnessed the scenes champion believes that um- said the panic seemed to have been trig- pires should focus on the gered by fireworks, followed by one or match rather than the time elapsed. more people shouting that a bomb had “Theoretically, the umpires are here to analyze the match exploded -- a notion that quickly filtered and they are not here to use the stopwatch, otherwise we through the crowd. should have a stopwatch on the court,” Nadal added. The incident compounded a miserable “That’s the whole point. Some dictate things or give their night for fans of Turin-based Juventus, who watch the match in the Piazza San Carlo in ple who fell on top of me, people were died when they were crushed by a collaps- calls in a certain way. Other umpires have different styles.” lost the final 4-1 to Real Madrid. downtown Turin. screaming, jumping over each other,” he ing wall before the start of that year’s Euro- Nadal next faces Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta in the It also underlined the impact recent As fear took hold, a rush towards exit points told AFPTV. “It was really awful - we really pean Cup final, against Liverpool. quarter-finals and remains on course to win the competition acts of terror are having on a jittery pub- quickly accelerated and the square emptied thought it was Manchester again.” Another fan, Giulio, said he had been for a 10th time. lic across Europe, and the dilemmas now so quickly it was left strewn with hundreds of Some of the injuries occurred after a knocked to the ground. “Everyone just (Source: Reuters) faced by organisers of any mass gathering shoes ripped off people’s feet as they ran. railing around the entrance to an under- trampled over me. I got separated from all of people following the Bataclan, Paris and The square was still dotted with shoes, ground car park beneath the square gave my friends. I don’t have the slightest idea Manchester concert attacks. clothes, bags and patches of blood on Sun- way under the weight of the crush, causing what happened.” The scare in Turin came just minutes before day morning. some of those injured to fall up to two me- Fellow supporter Filippo took refuge in a Andy Murray roars into another deadly attack unfolded in London “We heard a noise, then there was a tres (nearly seven feet) onto tarmac. restaurant in a neighbouring square. “They quarter-finals with assailants driving a van into pedestrians movement of people like a wave and every- Local media cited older Juventus sup- gave us something to drink and we stayed on London Bridge and then going on a stab- one started falling over each other,” said Luca, porters present as saying the panic had there until it was calm outside and we went bing spree before being shot dead by police. one of the fans caught up in the drama. evoked painful memories of the 1985 Hey- back to find the shoe my daughter had lost.” Andy Murray’s resurgence continued with a 6-3 6-4 6-4 Several thousand fans had turned up to “I have got blood on me from the peo- sel disaster, in which 39 mostly Italian fans (Source: AFP) victory over Russia’s Karen Khachanov in the French Open fourth round. The world number one was pushed throughout by his big-hitting opponent, who was ultimately undone by a col- FIFA ‘in contact’ with Qatar over Bayern Munich prepare to sell Sanches lection of untimely unforced errors. 2022 World Cup and Costa if right offers are made Twice Khachanov broke the Murray serve; twice Murray responded imme- diately with a break of his own. Murray will meet either eighth seed Kei Nishikori or Fernando Verdasco in the quarter-finals. The 30-year-old arrived at Roland Garros in disarray, with just one semi-final ap- pearance to show from four clay-court tournaments. But boosted by the re- turn of coach Ivan Lendl to his player’s box, Murray’s form has surged – with his third- round defeat of Juan Martin del Potro suggesting he could Soccer’s governing body FIFA said on their group with four points from seven Bayern Munich are willing to cash in increased to nearer the £60m mark. go deep in Paris. Monday it was in “regular contact” with games, with matches against South Ko- on £60million duo Douglas Costa and Sanches failed to hit the ground run- With chief threats Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and the organising committee of the 2022 rea, Syria, and China still to play. Renato Sanches if the right bids come ning at Bayern after leaving Benfica and Dominic Thiem lurking on the other half of the draw, Mur- World Cup in Qatar, though it did not There is a very remote chance they in for the pair. Mourinho has said he wished he signed ray’s potential path to the final is favourable with third seed comment directly on the diplomatic situ- could still finish third in the group and German publication Bild claim Carlo the teenager. Stan Wawrinka seemingly the biggest obstacle. ation involving the Gulf State. qualify for a playoff match against the Ancelotti and Bayern Munich’s top brass ‘I arrived late,’ Mourinho said in April. (Source: Eurosport) Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab team that finishes third in the other Asian could make room for new summer sign- ‘I signed in May, we started talking a Emirates and others severed ties with Qa- qualifying group, with both Saudi Arabia ings by selling both Costa and Sanches. week before, but completely out of the tar on Monday, accusing it of supporting and the UAE among potential opponents. Second-choice goalkeeper Sven Ulre- process. If I had arrived earlier, I’d fight terrorism and opening up the worst rift in The 2022 World Cup is the centrepiece of ich is also likely to leave this summer as for him. Real Madrid fan, nearly years among some of the most powerful a carefully crafted strategy to project Qatar Ancelotti looks to build for yet another ‘Manchester United watched Re- states in the Arab world. on to the global stage via sport. The diplo- assault on major honours. nato many times and maybe I did it killed after climbing up FIFA said in an emailed statement that matic row could impact its preparations. Manchester United and Tottenham even more. In so much time at home, I statue ‘like Spiderman’ it was “in regular contact with the Qatar In the lead-up to the tournament, the will be keeping close tabs on reports watched many Benfica and Portuguese 2022 Local Organising Committee and country is scheduled to host multiple emanating from Germany as they have league games, I got to know the boy A FOOTBALL fan fell 14ft after scaling an obelisk “like the Supreme Committee for Delivery and events across many different sports, aimed shown strong interest in Costa and better with time. Spider-Man” before losing his grip and crashing to the Legacy handling matters relating to the at improving infrastructure and expertise. Sanches respectively. ‘He’s in a big club, in a league where ground. 2022 FIFA World Cup.” This year it is organising 72 events, 39 The Red Devils were close to signing he’ll certainly be the champion. The club The Real Madrid fan climbed the tower in a moment “We have no further comments for the of which will be international competitions. Portuguese wonderkid Sanches last sum- have players of very high level which be- of euphoria after his team’s Champions League victory on time being,” it added. It has already hosted the 10th Artistic mer but Bayern Munich beat United to long to the structure, a little like Benfica.’ Saturday. Qatar’s local World Cup organising Gymnastics World Cup and an IAAF Diamond his signature as Jose Mourinho was yet Tottenham, on the other hand, are But his impressive committee and the Asian Football Con- League athletics meeting, and a FINA Swim- to be installed as manager at that stage. scouring the market for a winger and are feat turned to horror as federation (AFC,) which organises inter- ming World Cup is scheduled for September. Bayern Munich forked out an initial tracking £30m-rated Costa. onlookers watched him national matches in the region, both de- Top-level modern pentathlon, sail- £28m for Sanches but could pay up to The Brazil international, who scored plunge from the stone clined to comment. ing, squash and show jumping are also £60m for the 19-year-old if he is success- four league goals last season, remains monument in Palma de Qatar’s national team are still involved scheduled for later in the year when tem- ful for club and country. behind the likes of Arjen Robben and Mallorca, Spain. in the qualifying competition for the 2018 peratures cool. However the German giants may choose Franck Ribery. The jubilant fan is shown World Cup in Russia and are bottom of (Source: Reuters) to cash in on Sanches before the fee can be (Source: Daily Mail) shuffling up the tower after his team’s 4-1 victory against Juventus in Cardiff. Eden Hazard fractures ankle and refuses to rule out Real Madrid move But he loses his footing Eden Hazard has admitted he would consider an deal.” Denied the forthcoming internationals, he added: and crashes at least 14ft on approach from Real Madrid and that he is yet to begin “I want to think about football as little as possible.” to the stone steps below, negotiations with Chelsea about extending his contract Antonio Conte reiterated his desire to keep Hazard bouncing off the base and at Stamford Bridge. after he was instrumental in helping the Italian win smashing his back and legs. The Belgium international still has three years to run the title in his first season in the Premier League but The shocking incident on his £200,000-a-week contract at the Premier League admitted that his future would depend on “the will of happened in the Plaza de las Tortugas at dawn following a champions but has been a longstanding target for Real, the player”. night of celebrations. who won a third Champions League title in four seasons “I think Eden is very happy to stay in Chelsea, to stay The nationality of the man has not been released but he on Saturday night with victory over Juventus in Cardiff. with us and work with us,” he said. “I can tell this. But is understood to be a Real Madrid supporter. Five years to the day since Hazard confirmed he would the future? I haven’t a crystal ball, no. I think everything Emergency medics rushed to the scene and treated the be signing for “the champion’s league winners” [sic], the is possible. Everything is possible in football and not fan who is believed to have suffered spinal and head injuries. forward, who will miss Belgium’s internationals against only for Eden but for every single player. You must He was then rushed to the Son Espases hospital on the Czech Republic on Monday night and a World Cup be great to win the Champions League. But Chelsea’s understand that there are different wills to compare and island where he remains. qualifier against Estonia next week with an ankle injury, goal is to win the Champions League as well. Honestly then to take the decision.” His condition has not been revealed. hinted for the first time he could leave Stamford Bridge. I do not know what will happen. The Real Madrid manager, Zinedine Zidane, has Stomach-church footage showed two young men sneak The Belgian Football Association confirmed that “I only know that I still have a contract with Chelsea for previously expressed his interest in Hazard, who scored past security to climb onto the ROOF of London’s second Hazard fractured his right ankle during a training session three seasons and that we just had an amazing 2016-17 16 goals in the league as Chelsea won a second title in highest building – One Canada Square in Canary Wharf. in Tubize on Sunday, with the forward expected to be campaign. We want to continue on this path and want three seasons. But any move could potentially cost Real Another group of daredevils were pictured climbing to sidelined for six to eight weeks. to build on this in the Champions League. “I am feeling a world record fee in excess of the €100m Manchester the top of Thorpe Park’s highest rollercoaster. “Of course I would consider it if Madrid made an very well at Chelsea. But you never know what will United paid to sign Paul Pogba last summer. (Source: Sun) offer,” Hazard said. “I am keen to win trophies. It would happen. I have not met the board yet to discuss a new (Source: Guardian) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y JJUNEUNE 66,, 22017017 SPORT 15 Celtic eye Iran striker Sardar Azmoun Daneshvar ranks 2nd in SPORTS Celtic are going to sign Rostov striker deskSardar Azmoun as a potential replacement World Cadets Rapid & Blitz if Moussa Dembele moves on this summer. Chess Championships 2017 AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool and Manchester United all keeping a keen eye on Dembele’s progress. Iranian male chess player Bardiya Daneshvar has put on ad- Brendan Rodgers is desperate to keep Dembele, 20, and mirable performances at the first edition of Fédération Inter- Celts are unlikely to sanction a sale ahead of the Champions nationale des Échecs (FIDE) World Cadets Rapid & Blitz Chess League qualifiers. Championships 2017 in Belarus, and finished in the second A report in the Scottish Sun has suggested that Celtic place overall. keen on Iranian international forward Azmoun. On Sunday, the 11-year-old accumulated 7.5 points from The 22-year-old player scored a brace in a friendly match nine games to snatch a silver against Montenegro Sunday night, where Team Melli won medal in the blitz division of the match 2-1. the competitions at the Pal- Rodgers wanted Azmoun while he was in charge at ace of Sport in the Belarusian Liverpool, and now it is the Reds’ Merseyside rivals Everton capital city of Minsk. that could damage Celtic’s hopes of signing the Rostov man Earlier in the tournament, as the Toffees are also keen on the youngster, as are Lazio, Daneshvar had garnered 7.5 Villarreal and a cluster of Russian sides. points from nine games in The Iran striker has 18 goals from 25 caps and is a the rapid section, finishing regular for his national team, meaning he should have no third overall. work permit issues. The first edition of FIDE Azmoun recently vowed not to go anywhere unless he’s World Cadet Rapid & Blitz guaranteed first-team football, after rejecting fresh interest Chess Championships 2017 from Liverpool in January. opened in Minsk, Belarus, “I did not feel the time to move was right. I would have on June 1 and will finish on ended up playing a few games for Liverpool, and then June 5. spending a great deal of time on the bench,” Azmoun said. The tournament is played using the Swiss system with “I want to go to a big club and develop as a player, but I need 9 rounds. If a player does not have an existing FIDE rapid to be serious about choosing the right moment to go. I am sure I or blitz rating, then his/her classical rating is used, where will move to a top European club in the future,” he added. applicable. The time control for the rapid championships is 10 min- utes plus 5 seconds per move increment from white’s first Iran football team beat Montenegro Mehrdad Pooladi joins Bangkok move. The time control for the blitz championships is 5 in friendly United minutes plus 2 seconds per move increment from white’s first move. Each participant receives a certificate of participation. The five best players in each category are awarded prizes in dif- ferent items in goods. Special prizes also apply. (Source: Press TV)

Esteghlal striker Kaveh Rezaei on HNK Hajduk Split’s radar: report

Esteghlal striker Kaveh Rezaei has caught the eye of Croatian HNK Hajduk Split, the Iranian media reported. Rezaei scored seven goals and provided nine assists for Esteghlal in his first season in the team. The 25-year-old forward helped Esteghlal finish runner-up in Iran Professional League (IPL). SPORTS Iran edged past was sent off in the 80th minute after SPORTS Iranian midfielder Pooladi was a regular player in Iran’s first- Rezaei had been previously linked with a move to a Chi- deskMontenegro 2-1 in a receiving his second yellow card. deskMehrdad Pooladi has team in the 2014 FIFA World Cup and was nese football club. football friendly as part of preparation Iran played out a goalless draw with joined Bangkok United football club on named as the second best-ranked player in An unnamed Greek football team has also showed inter- for the match against Uzbekistan in the Montenegro in Austria in May 2014 as a one-year contract on Monday. first week of the tournament behind Thom- est in signing him. 2018 World Cup qualifier. part of preparation for the 2014 World The former Team Melli player was as Müller by FIFA, after receiving 9.7 points Rezaei started his playing career in Foolad in 2009 and Sardar Azmoun gave the visiting Cup. a member of Al-Shahania of Qatar for in the opening match against Nigeria. has also played at Saipa and Zob Ahan. team a lead in the 11th minute Iran will host Uzbekistan on June 12 three years. He also showed a good perfor- (Source: Tasnim) but Sevilla striker Stevan Jovetic in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium. The 30-year-old midfielder started mance in the next matches against Ar- equalized the match in the 32nd Carlos Queiroz’s team lead Group his playing career in 2006 at Paykan and gentina and Bosnia and Herzegovina. minute. A with 17 points from seven games joined Esteghlal in the following year. Pooladi also played for Team Melli in Azmoun scored for Team Melli once to date, followed by South Korea and Pooladi has also played in Iranian the 2015 AFC Asian Cup and received a Ali Karimi set to be again shortly after the hour mark. Uzbekistan with 13 and 12 points teams Tractor Sazi, Mes Kerman and controversial red card in the quarter-final appointed Naft Tehran coach Iran defender Morteza Pouraliganji respectively. Persepolis. match against Iraq by referee Ben Williams.

Ali Karimi has reached an agreement with Naft Tehran football officials to take This is not the circus – Evra defends Mourinho over Man Utd´s style of play charge the Iranian top flight team. Patrice Evra has defended Manchester “They have been criticised a lot. A lot who is one year his junior and remains a Naft Tehran parted United’s style of play under Jose Mourin- of people are jealous about Man United key part of United’s plans. company with Ali Daei at ho, insisting “this is not the circus”. so they just keep criticising, even when He also insisted he had no plans to the end of the last Season. The Marseille star returned to Old they win. stop playing himself and discussed what Naft Tehran finished in Trafford, where he played for eight-and- “If you want to enjoy football then, it was like to be managed by Alex Fer- ninth place under coaching a-half years earlier in his career, for Mi- yes 2008 was great and different, but guson again in the testimonial clash, in of Daei. chael Carrick’s testimonial on Sunday. people have to forget that and concen- which the United 2008 XI drew 2-2 with The former Bayern Evra, a Champions League winner trate on this current Manchester United an All-Stars side. Munich striker also led Naft with United in 2008, spoke of his con- team. That would be my message to “I think Michael Carrick is still an im- Tehran to Iran’s Hazfi Cup tinuing love for the club after the match the United fans. portant player for Manchester United,” title. and insisted critics should not be too “I always say, this is my home and I said Evra. It will be Ali Karimi’s first negative about their current team. feel that way. Thanks to all the fans they “I remember this season, whenever he experience in coaching Mourinho led United to the Europa are all amazing. was playing, he was always positive. Age career. League, sealing a return to the Champi- “For me it’s just a dream. Like I say I is just a number. I hope he will play many Former Esteghlal coach Majid Saleh is a candidate to ons League, as well as the EFL Cup in his love Man United and I will always love more years. assist Ali Karimi in Naft Tehran. first season as manager, but still saw his Man United. It is not a fake love. “He will have to keep playing, like me! (Source: Tasnim) side’s style questioned as they slumped “We need to be behind Man United I still have 24 brothers and sisters to feed, game that this team is full of good men, to a sixth-place finish in the Premier always when they win or lose. If you so I can’t stop, I have to run! good personalities. [He told us] I want League. love Man United you should never crit- “It is amazing to be back, thank you to to say thank you to all of you, but the “This year they qualified for the Cham- icise them, you need to support them. Michael Carrick for inviting us. We should best thing is you are great human be- Jamshidkhani has pions League and some people said they When a player has a bad game, the fans say thanks to God to have a happy mo- ings and good men and that’s the most did not play good football, but we are never boo him.” ment like this. important thing.” 3rd-place finish in Baku not in the circus,” Evra said to MUTV. Evra, 36, heaped praise on Carrick, “The manager told us before the (Source: Soccerway) CSI 2 horse race

Iranian horse jockey Maziyar Jamshidkhani has made a rather Iran overpower world champ Poland in FIVB World League strong showing at the CSI2*-W Heydar Aliyev Cup 2017 in Amir Ghafour was the leading scorer for Iran in up- battle with Iran chasing every ball relentlessly, eventually Azerbaijan, and had a third-place finish in the international setting the reigning world champions in a 2017 FIVB managing to win by 25-23. tournament. Volleyball World League match in Italy. In their third The third set started very tight with massive spikes from On Saturday, Jamshidkhani fought a close battle in the match of this campaign, the Asian squad finally both teams. Coach Igor Kolakovic’s team was reinvigorated 145cm class, where 21 other trotters from the host nation, achieved their first victory – 3-1 (25-18, 23-25, 23-25, and soon took the lead thanks to their powerful serving Belarus, Georgia, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Turkey were 22-25) against Poland. and blocking. The quality of the match was immense and also in attendance. Ghafour contributed 19 points to Iran’s win. Moham- Iran was showing their best volleyball against the Poles. The Iranian horseman was able to pick up a third-place madjavad Manavinezhad added another 17. Poland’s Milad Ebadipour delivered a triple set point to Iran but it finish at last. Dawid Konarski was the best scorer of the match with was Ghafour that signed off with the last point of the set The CSI2*-W Heydar Aliyev Cup 2017 started in Baku, 20 points. – 25-23. Set 4 started with the incredible strength of Iran Azerbaijan, on June 2 and will conclude on June 4, 2017. This was Iran’s fourth World League victory over Po- cruising to a 16-11 lead at the second technical time-out. Riders and horses from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Germany, land in the total of nine encounters the two sides have In the end Iran made their dream come true - 25-23 and a the Islamic Republic of Iran, Luxembourg, Russia and Turkey had in the history of the competition, fivb.com reported. victory over the world champs. are vying for top honors during the three-day competition. Poland imposed the pace in the first set and thanks “I am very proud of my team. We grow every day Total prize money of the event is 78,800 Azerbaijani mantas to a great spike from Michal Kubiak got to the second through constant trainings, and I am very proud of my ($46,444). Three other Iranian riders, namely Mohammad Mehdi technical time-out with a 16-10 lead. Iran made various In the second set Iran shifted gears and started very players and of the team spirit they were able to show Sotoudeh, Ehsan Hashemi and Mousa Daneshi are also mistakes in serving and Poland easily won the first set well taking the lead. But in the blink of an eye Poland tonight. They faced (Saeed) Marouf’s injury well and participating in Baku horse riding competitions. with 82% good reception, 57% success rate in attack tied it up and with an incredible Kubiak managed to re- they showed a good reaction in difficult situations,” Iran’s (Source: Press TV) and a final score of 25-18. gain control for 16-15. It was a thrilling point-for-point head coach Igor Kolakovic said after the match. 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Box: 14155-4843 in the spheres of culture, art, literature, Zip Code: 1599814713 education, social sciences and sports. Ohanian received the medal from Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan during a special ceremony in Yerevan last week, the Persian service of IRNA reported. The medal was awarded to Ohanian for his contribution to establish a close relationship between Iranians and Armenians through music. NEWS IN BRIEF The Music Office of Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance Iranian cinema congratulated Ohanian for receiving the honor in a statement. discussed at Zurich “Decorating you with the meeting outstanding Armenian medal can only be a fraction of what your artistic position and cultural perspective deserve,” wrote Farzad Talebi, the Iranian-Armenian musician Razmik Ohanian (R) shakes hands with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan after accepting the Medal of Movses ARTTEHRAN — Iranian cinema was director of the office. Khorenatsi in Yerevan last week. deskdiscussed by a number of Iranian and Swiss film experts during a meeting at Riffraff Cinema in IAF to screen doc on Christian Novels by French writers come to Zurich, Switzerland on Monday. Robert Richter, the managing director of Cinelibre, victims of Syrian war Iranian bookstores the Association of Swiss Film Clubs and Non-Profit ARTTEHRAN — CULTURE TEHRAN — French Cinemas, and Iranian filmmakers Dariush Mehrjui, Reza deskIranian director desknovels “Chanson Dormishian, Talkhon Hamzavi and Sonia Shafei attended Mohammad Qanefard’s documentary Douce” and “Don’t Worry, Life Is the meeting entitled “Iranian Cinema, Past and Present”. “The Last Supper”, which is about the Easy” have recently been published The event was held on the sidelines of the 3rd Iranian Christian victims of the Syrian civil in Persian in Tehran. Film Festival in Zurich, which will come to an end on war, is scheduled to screen at the Abolfazl Allahdadi is the Wednesday. Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) today. translator of the books that Mashhad to host The documentary chronicles have been released by Behnegar the resistance directed against Publications. meeting of Islamic the terrorists during the war by French-Moroccan writer Leila Radio and Television the Christian minority that lives in a review session, which will be held Slimani’s 2016 novel “Chanson Lugandhas’s 2017 novel “Don’t Jermana, a district in Syria southeast after the screening of “The Last Douce”, which received France’s Worry, Life Is Easy” is the sequel to Union in July of Damascus. Supper”. best-known literary award, the Prix the 2013 novel “Happy People Read Twelve nuns were captured in the The documentary received Goncourt in 2016, tells the story of and Drink Coffee”. It is about a young district during an attack by the Nusra accolades at the 10th Cinema Verite, a perfect nanny who murders two widow, Diane, who tries to rebuild ARTTEHRAN — Mashhad, the Capital of Front and no one knows their fate. Iran’s major international festival for children she is looking after. her life after losing her husband and deskIslamic Culture for 2017, will be hosting Qanefard is scheduled to attend documentary cinema. French author Agnes Martin- child in a car accident. the 9th General Assembly of the Islamic Radio and Television Union (IRTVU), which will open on July 1. Representatives of radio and television channels and Tight security and tears at benefit concert for Manchester bomb victims institutes from Islamic countries have been invited to MANCHESTER, ENGLAND (Reuters) we love you so much.” attend the conference. — U.S. pop singer Ariana Grande Up to 14,000 of those who attended The Islamic Radio and Television Union was established headlined a star-studded benefit concert Grande’s May 22 concert, at which a by Iran, and 220 radio and TV channels have become in Manchester on Sunday that was both suicide bomber killed 22 children and members of the organization. joyful and mournful, in aid of victims of adults, were given free tickets to attend Photojournalist the bombing that rocked the city last Sunday’s show, with some persuaded month, as security fears ran high after to attend by their affection for the pop Alireza Soltani attackers in London killed seven people. star, and despite their very real concerns dies at 65 Around 50,000 fans crammed into Old about security. Trafford cricket ground under the watchful “I’m real excited, but real scared,” eye of hundreds of police, including a Shannon Beetham, 14, who was injured in significant number of armed officers, a last month’s bombing, told Reuters. “We ARTTEHRAN — Veteran photojournalist sight that would be unusual under normal were there in Manchester (arena) as well, deskAlireza Soltani died at a Tehran hospital circumstances. I was hit.” last Friday. He was 65. The show saw performances from big There were also plenty of upbeat Soltani, who was working for ILNA and Moj news pop acts from both sides of the Atlantic, moments, such as when a uniformed agencies and several newspapers, had been suffering including local heroes Take That and Liam police officer was seen holding hands from cancer for several years. Gallagher, along with Pharrell Williams, Katy and dancing hand-in-hand with young Earlier last year, he lost his wife in a car crash, which Perry, Justin Bieber, Little Mix, Coldplay, the General view during the One Love Manchester benefit concert for the victims of the Manchester Arena fans, or when former Oasis front man complicated his situation. Black Eyed Peas, and Grande. terror attack at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain, June 4, 2016. (Reuters/Danny Lawson) Liam Gallagher belted out a swaggering Soltani was buried in Tehran’s Behesht-e Zahra The show was a mix of gaiety and only thing we’ll feel here tonight is love, greatest power,” before asking the crowd to version of “Rock ‘n’ Roll Star”. Cemetery next to his wife on Saturday. somber reflection - fans could at times and positivity.” turn and hug the person next to them. Grande closed the show by inviting all be seen jumping for joy, while others, Fellow singer Miley Cyrus joined the The somber cause that the concert was the other performers on stage to help her holding banners saying “for our angels”, rendition and said: “I’d like to wrap my being held to benefit was never far from sing her 2014 hit “One Last Time”, before could be seen wiping away tears. The arms around each and every one of you the crowd’s mind. Grande told the audience she closed with a moving solo version of U.S. singer Grande delights event began with a moment of silence for and thank you ... The most important that her song selection was influenced by “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”. the victims of the bombing less than two responsibility we have in this time is to the mother of 15-year-old Olivia Campbell, Fans seemed to have forgotten any fans with UK hospital visit weeks ago. take care of one another.” who died in last month’s bombing. lingering fears about security towards the “I don’t want to feel or hear or see any During her set, “Part of Me”, singer Katy “Sorry” singer Justin Bieber also paid end of the evening, with a lively crowd of LONDON (Reuters) — U.S. pop singer Ariana Grande fear in this building,” U.S. singer Pharrell Perry told the crowd: “love conquers fear tribute, saying: “I just want to take this middle-aged fans singing “Tonight, I’m a has paid a surprise visit to young fans who were injured in Williams told the crowd as he led them in and love conquers hate, and this love you moment to honor the people that were rock and roll star” as they made their way a suicide attack on a concert she gave in Manchester last a rendition of his hit single “Happy”. “The choose will give you strength and it’s our lost. We love you so much. To the families, out of the stadium. month, posing with them for selfies and signing t-shirts. Grande returned to Britain on Friday to lead Top Drama Desk awards for “Oslo”, “Come Comedian Kathy Griffin says her career is an all-star benefit concert From Away” and Bette Midler in “Hello, Dolly!” over after gory Trump photo on Sunday and quickly headed for a hospital in the NEW YORK (Reuters) — The in a play for “The Little Foxes”. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — but remained defiant, saying, “I’m not northern English city where musical “Come From Away”, the Cynthia Nixon in “The Little Comedian Kathy Griffin tearfully afraid of Donald Trump, he’s a bully,” many of the injured are play “Oslo”, and Bette Midler in a Foxes” and Danny DeVito in “The apologized in a Friday press conference adding that she intended to continue being treated. hit revival of “Hello, Dolly!” were Price” took honors for featured for posing with a fake bloodied and making jokes about the president. The Manchester Evening among the top winners at Sunday’s performances in a play. severed head depicting U.S. President She also described herself as a News newspaper said Drama Desk Awards, one of a series Almost all the winners are seen Donald Trump, saying that she felt her strong woman who has often had to she brought presents and of theater honors leading up to as frontrunners for the Tony Awards, career was now over and that Trump deal with older white men in positions chatted with young fans, Broadway’s top honors, the Tony which will be handed out on June 11 “broke” her. of power. including 10-year-old Awards. at a gala ceremony hosted by Kevin Griffin has lost sponsorships and “What’s happening to me has never Jaden Farrell-Mann, who “Come From Away”, set in Gander, Spacey at Radio City Music Hall, jobs, including her role as co-host of happened ever, in the history of this suffered fractures to both Newfoundland where dozens though Linney faces stiff competition CNN’s New Year’s Eve coverage with great country, which is that a sitting legs and shrapnel wounds of jetliners were forced to land, from favorite Laurie Metcalf in “A journalist Anderson Cooper, since a president of the United States and his Cast member Ariana Grande answers and has undergone two stranding passengers after the Sept. Doll’s House, Part 2”. photograph and video from the shoot grown children and the first lady are questions during the panel for ‹›Hairspray operations. 11 attacks, was named best musical, Best actor in a musical went to appeared on social media on Tuesday. personally, I feel, trying to ruin my life - Live!›› at the NBC Universal Television «Jaden was just sat while Midler won best actress in a Andy Karl for “Groundhog Day”, President Trump said the image of forever,” she said. Critics Association press tour in Beverly there watching TV and musical for her star turn in “Hello, an adaptation of the popular Bill Griffin with the gory mask resembling Griffin said the photo was intended Hills, California, U.S. August 2, 2016. she walked in. She was Dolly!” which also took the best Murray film. him was “sick” and that it had to mock Trump’s comments during the (Reuters/Phil McCarten/File Photo) absolutely amazed! It musical revival prize. “Dear Evan Hansen”, the favorite traumatized his family, especially his presidential campaign, when he told was a complete surprise,» her mother, Sharon, told the “Oslo,” J.T. Rogers’ play about the for the best musical Tony, was not youngest son, 11-year-old Barron. CNN that Fox News anchor Megyn newspaper. «She›d met Prince William earlier today and behind-the-scenes negotiations in eligible for this year’s Drama Desks, Trump’s oldest son, Donald Jr., called Kelly had “blood coming out of her then Ariana walked in.» Norway that led to the historic 1993 having played off-Broadway last for employers to drop the comedian. eyes,” when she moderated a 2015 Adam Harrison told the BBC his daughter Lily «felt like peace accord won best play, while year. “I don’t think I will have a career after presidential debate. a rock star» after meeting her idol late on Friday and was August Wilson’s “Jitney” was named The Drama Desk awards are this. I’m going to be honest, (Trump) At his daily briefing on Friday, White «chomping at the bit» to attend the concert. best play revival. chosen by theater critics and writers broke me,” said Griffin, 56, a two-time House spokesman Sean Spicer declined The attack by suicide bomber Salman Abedi on May 22 Other big winners included best to honor Broadway, off-Broadway Emmy-winning performer. She added to respond to Griffin’s remarks, saying killed 22 people and wounded 116. Eleven people are in actor in a play Kevin Kline in Noel and off-off-Broadway productions, that she had received death threats. that the president, the first lady and police custody as part of the police investigation into the Coward’s “Present Laughter” and unlike the Tonys, which are limited Griffin reiterated the apology she the Secret Service had made clear their attack. Laura Linney, who took best actress to Broadway shows. posted on social media late on Tuesday, views on the photo.