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16 Pages Price 20,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13224 Sunday OCTOBER 7, 2018 Mehr 15, 1397 Muharram 27, 1440 Israeli president’s ‘Hidden hands’ Iran A win General Qassem remarks are at work to cause rift FIVB Beach Volleyball Soleimani attends ‘thoughtless’, ‘rude’ 2 between Iran, Iraq 2 World Tour 15 war epic launch 16 Iran, Afghanistan discuss EXCLUSIVE Idlib is no exception and its fate INTERVIEW refugee issues See page 7 POLITICS TEHRAN — Iranian reported on Saturday. deskDeputy Interior Minis- Zolfaqari also said if it were not for ter for Security Affairs, Hossein Zolfaqari, Iran’s efforts, the Iraqi government would will be a defeat for terrorists has held talks with Afghan Minister of have not agreed to the visit of Afghan refu- Refugees and Repatriations Hussain Alami gees living in Iran to visit Iraq as pilgrims Balkhi on the sidelines of the 69th session the Arba’een ritual. of the Executive Committee of the High Iran has been hosting hundreds of thou- Commissioner’s Programme. sands of Afghan refugees for about four During the meeting, Zolfaqari stressed decades, since the Soviet Union invaded that the Iranian government would spare Afghanistan. Some estimates put the number no effort in facilitating the return of Af- of documented an undocumented Afghans ghan refugees to their homeland, Mehr living in Iran at about three millions. 2

Iran expecting 7m foreign travelers by yearend TOURISM TEHRAN – Iran’s arrivals by the yearend,” said Ali-Asghar desktourism chief on Mounesan who presides over the Cultural Wednesday estimated that international Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Or- arrivals in the country will be reaching seven ganization, CHTN reported. million during the current Iranian calendar The number of inbound passengers year (to be ended on March 20, 2019). showed 51 percent year-on-year growth “With regard to the rising numbers of during the first six months of the year, foreign travelers to the country, we will the official said, without mentioning a reach the figure of seven million in foreign number. 10

‘Saudis looting of Yemeni oil resources blatant violation of international law’ Yemen’s Oil and Mineral Ministry has Rub’ al Khali desert to Hadhramaut and

Mohammad Ghaderi denounced the looting of the country’s oil al-Mahrah provinces south of the country. resources by Saudi Arabia, saying the move It said that Riyadh’s move to plunder Yem- is a blatant violation of international law. en’s wealth is done with the complicity of the The ministry said in a statement on country’s former Saudi-allied government. Saturday that the House of Saud regime Stating that the Saudi regime recent transports Yemeni oil to the Arabian Sea move has sparked protests by the residents Tehran Times/ Tehran Times/ through a pipeline which extends from the of al-Mahrah and other provinces, 13 PERSPECTIVE ‘Delivery of S-300 to Syria prevents Israel from assisting terrorists’ ARTICLE Masoud Hossein Martin Love By Mohammad Fatemizadeh be for Tel Aviv. After the incident, the Russians Head of the Sport Desk of Political analyst from TEHRAN (MNA) – Syrian Deputy Parliament were reluctant to announce the S-300 system the TehranTimes North Carolina Speaker Najdat Anzour told Mehr News that to Damascus. Russia’s delivery of S-300 to Syria is a “huge Syrian Deputy Parliament Speaker Najdat transformation that greatly weakens the Zionist Anzour sat with the Mehr News Agency to discuss Ivankovic, a true regime’s ability to cooperate directly with the some of the country’s the recent issues. Those who terrorist groups in Syria.” Following the downing of the Russian dedicated coach to Russia’s Ilyushin-20 military aircraft was shot plane in Syria, caused indirectly by the Zionist temporarily are losing down in western Syria with Russian S-200 by regime, Russia announced the delivery of the football Syrian air defense forces and all 15 crew of the S-300 system to Syria. What are the reasons badly often do win plane were killed. The Russians pointed finger behind this shipment? ersepolis took a massive step y the time this column is printed it’s at Tel Aviv, after which the Zionist authorities A: This is a natural change, within the frame- towards the 2018 AFC Cham- more than likely Brett Kavanaugh handle the incident in any form they had. In work of a solid and historic relationship be- pions League final after de- will have won a seat on the U.S. Su- P this connection, the prime minister of Israel, the incident, and after meeting with a number tween the allies fighting terrorism, especially B feating Al Sadd of Qatar 1-0 in the preme Court, voted in by the slight majority Benjamin Netanyahu, sent the Russian Army of Russian officials, last Friday returned to Tel between Syria and Russia. Such actions, which first leg of the semifinals. It came of GOP senators in the U.S Congress… to Air Force commander, Major Nurkin, to Russia Aviv. The Zionists, for whatever purpose they are among the most important collaborations, as no surprise to us, however, as the dismay and consternation of most all to provide the “documentation” to Tel Aviv on did, did not know what the consequences would must be taken. 7 Branko Ivankovic has built his team thoughtful Americans, including (nota- the right way. bly) many hundreds of professors at law Ivankovic, known as Professor in ‘India-Pakistan relationship held hostage by structural impediments’ schools across the country. Iran, knows his players very well. In Kavanaugh will have won despite the the past three years, he has selected By Syed Zafar Mehdi In an interview to Tehran Times, Mr. Saran tural reasons. Issues of Identity and a shared fact that he is a proven liar, that he treated his players according to plans. TEHRAN — India and Pakistan, the two estranged talks about the fragile India-Pakistan relations, sense of historical animosity have hardcoded at least a few young women badly as a Persepolis were handed the neighbors, made some significant overtures since political sensitivity of these talks, the role of Pa- themselves into both countries’ politics. And in young man, and in interrogation before two-transfer-window ban due to the formation of new government in Islamabad, kistani Army in it, intermittent border flare-ups, today’s polarized media environment, opinions Congress he did not display the kind of breaking transfer rules. BUT Persep- which rekindled hopes of peaceniks in both the the importance of political will in the success of on these issues are sharper and more amplified temperament that one ought to expect from olis are favorites to win Iran Profes- countries. But the parleys proved short-lived. The peace negotiations and India’s relations with than ever before. These factors make any true a future Supreme Court justice. Moreover, sional League for a third successive battle lines are drawn again as accusations and Russia and Iran. reconciliation very difficult. as a judge and government advisor in years time and the Reds are on the verge counter-accusations fly thick and fast. This week, Following are the excerpts: Imran Khan in his victory speech said he past, his record is shabby if one considers of advancing to the AFC Champions the foreign ministers of the two countries took The formation of a new government in will take two steps if India took one. And Naren- civil rights important, if one considers League final. their war of words to the UN General Assembly. Islamabad had rekindled hopes of peace and dra Modi had called to congratulate him on his checks and balances against overweening Ivankovic has dedicated himself Samir Saran is the President of Observer Re- reconciliation between India and Pakistan, af- thumping victory in Pakistan general elections. power by the President and the executive to football. He has put his heart search Foundation (ORF), one of Asia’s most ter the two sides made a series of overtures and Do you think the two leaders were really sincere as well as business interests important. and his vast years of experience influential think tanks, based in New Delhi. He looked interested in opening a new chapter in in improving bilateral ties? Kavanaugh appears to be anathema to keep his teams in the highest curates the Raisina Dialogue, India’s annual flag- their bilateral ties. But, now it has again been A. No, it is unlikely that they were. This welcoming to the concerns of the common man, the standard. ship platform on geopolitics and go-economics. He put on the backburner. What makes this rela- rhetoric is often visible when new administrations least powerful among the citizenry. His He had previously helped Iran has authored four books and is featured regularly tionship so fragile? take office, but rarely lasts very long for the reasons appointment has been so divisive that win 2002 Asian Games in Busan, in Indian and international media. A. The relationship remains fragile for struc- outlined in my first response. 6 it’s hard to imagine the split in the U.S. South Korea, headed Team Melli between the haves and the have nots has to a third-placed position in 2004 ever been so caustic and disappointing, AFC Asian Cup in China, and last but Iran team suggesting that “democracy” is nearly a not least, led Iran national football thing of the past. team to the 2006 World Cup Finals Kavanaugh is part and parcel of Trump’s in Germany. parade in “maximalist” strategy not only to enhance Persepolis, as the most popular foot- his own power and that of Republicans in ball team in Iran are facing financial Asian Para government, but also his foreign policy problems and Branko and the coach- strategy aimed at crushing any country, ing staff have not been paid for up to Games opening including Iran, by sanctions or war, whose five months, but thankfully the team’s policies don’t cater to every imperial and performance has not been affected a ceremony fascist whim of the U.S. oligarchy. And bit by the turbulence. according to Tehran-born Vali Nasr, dean Ivankovic had been also engaged SPORTS TEHRAN – Iran’s of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced desk in an argument with Iran national contingent marched International Studies in Baltimore, Trump’s football team coach Carlos Queiroz at the at the opening ceremony of the maximalist pressure strategies are destined for holding training camp during the 2018 Asian Para Games on Saturday. to failure. Consider: domestic league over the past year, The contingent was led out by According to Dr.Nasr, the Trump ad- though Ivankovic has not given an Paralympic champion Sareh Javanmardi ministration, advised by John Bolton, ap- inch in the dispute. at the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Main pears to be pursuing a 2003 deal wherein Ivankovic can be a role model for Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia. Muammar Qaddafi gave up Libya’s nuclear the Iranian coaches for keeping it go- Zare Mehdi Iranian sportspersons participate at program entirely. We saw what happened ing regardless of the circumstances. the Games under the motto of “We Can to Libya a few years later, thanks to Obama Success is a relative term, and Do It With Trust And Effort”. and Clinton. Perhaps both N. Korea and Ivankovic can be a loser in a tougher Iran will be represented by 209 ath- Iran will consider the costs of not talking league, but what is certain is that he letes in the Asian Para Games, with 136 to Trump too high, but both countries will is a good instructor and a man com- Tehran Times/ men and 73 women competing in 13 resist surrender, perhaps attempting to mitted to football. disciplines. outlast Trump. 7 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y POLITICS OCTOBER 7, 2018 MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS Diplomat: ‘Hidden Tehran calls Israeli president’s hands’ at work to cause rift between remarks ‘thoughtless’ and ‘rude’ Iran, Iraq POLITICS TEHRAN — Iranian et Moses and fascists who rule over the POLITICS TEHRAN — Iraj Masjedi, the Irani- deskForeign Ministry spokes- occupied lands. deskan ambassador to Baghdad, said on man Bahram Qassemi has warned the Zi- He added once again the Israeli officials Saturday that “hidden hands” are at work to cause rift onist regime of Israel against anti-Iran proved that they are against the Iranians between Iran and Iraq. “thoughtless” and “rude” statements. and existence of Iran and have endless “There are evidences which show that Israel, the U.S. “We warn these narcissistic racists who hatred towards the Iranians. and certain countries in the region seek to cause division has no wisdom and politeness about the The Israeli president also urged Ger- between the Iranian and Iraqi people,” he said. consequences of the thoughtless things many to join U.S. sanctions on Iran after The ambassador called for raising awareness to pre- they say about the Iranian nation,” Qassemi Washington unilaterally withdrew from a vent such a thing. told Al-Alam News Network. 2015 nuclear deal Iran signed with the P5+1 Masjedi added these “hidden hands” also seek to cause During a meeting with German Chan- group of countries which is still supported division and clash between the people of the two countries. cellor Angela Merkel on Thursday, Israeli by Europe as well as China and Russia. President Reuven Rivlin said, “From our U.S. President Donald Trump announced point of view, now is the time to join the in May that Washington was pulling out of Mohammad effective sanctions on Iran and not to the nuclear agreement, officially known as circumvent them.” the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Shariatmadari to He added, “The Iranian monster should (JCPOA), which lifted nuclear-related be starved and not fed.” sanctions against Tehran in exchange for be named labor Qassemi said it is “disgraceful” that restrictions on Tehran’s nuclear program. minister: MP officials of a regime whose names are “It is very disgraceful that heads of a Jews in this way.” The deal had been signed between Iran synonymous with brutality and occupa- regime whose obvious characteristics are However, he said that the Iranian people and the five permanent members of the POLITICS TEHRAN — Mohammad Shariatma- tion and treachery make insults against UN Security Council -- the United States, desk brutality, aggression, deceitfulness and respect the rights of the Jews and draw a dari will be introduced to the parlia- the Iranians. cunning address a nation who were saviors distinction between followers of Proph- Britain, France, Russia and China . ment as the new labor minister in two days, MP Hassan Sadeqi has said. “According to reliable information, the president of our country will name Mohammad Shariatmadari as the Police crush armed group on Afghan border new labor minister in two days,” Mehr on Saturday quoted POLITICS TEHRAN — Iranian border guards on wounded and a third surrendered. Sadeqi as saying. deskThursday disbanded a three-member team Several Kalashnikov rifles and a quantity of ammunition Back in August, Labor Minister Ali Rabiei was ousted by of gunmen as they were trying to cross the country’s border were also seized from the gunmen, according to the official. the parliament following an impeachment over his manage- with Afghanistan, local news outlets reported Rezaei said South Khorasan border guards were closely ment of the ministry and unemployment rate. The outfit was confronted and neutralized during a clash monitoring the least noticeable of movements on the border 129 of the lawmakers voted in favor of Rabiei’s dismissal, in the Nehbandan border area in South Khorasan Province, with Afghanistan. 111 against, and 3 abstained. the Young Journalists’ Club reported on Friday. “Iran’s border guards use all their capability to preserve The clash, which took place in Nehbandan heights, led and secure the country’s territory, decisively confronting to the death of one of the gunmen, said Border Police Com- all instances of insecurity along the border,” the com- mander Brigadier General Ghassem Rezaei. mander asserted. Tehran strongly The general explained that the killed person was a drug South Khorasan shares 460 kilometers (285 miles) of condemns smuggler, adding that another member of the team was border with Afghanistan. terrorist attack Big time swindler extradited U.S. cannot decide for Iran-EU in Turkey to Iran cooperation: French finance minister POLITICS TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Ministry deskspokesman Bahram Qassemi on Sat- POLITICS TEHRAN — Early on French Finance Minister Bruno Le urday denounced a recent terrorist attack in Turkey’s deskSaturday, Iranian au- Maire said on Friday that it is not up southeastern province of Batman, expressed Tehran’s thorities extradited Farhad Zahedifar, to Washington to decide whether Eu- deepest sympathy to the Turkish nation and families the fugitive CEO of Sekkeh Samen, an ropeans are allowed to trade with Iran. of the lost and wounded soldiers, Mehr reported. electronic commerce company, who has Addressing the Globsec Tatra Sum- Eight Turkish soldiers were killed and two oth- been charged with massive fraud. mit conference in Slovakia’s Strbske ers wounded in the attack by the Kurdistan Workers Zahedifar, the mastermind behind Se- Pleso, he said the sanctions imposed Party (PKK) on Thursday in Batman, according to kkeh Samen [Samen Coin], is accused of on Iran by the United States offer an local reports. scamming hundreds of billions of rials from opportunity for Europe to develop its In a statement, the Batman Governor’s Office said, people by registering them for gold coins. own independent financial institutions, “The terrorists detonated an improvised explosive He was arrested by law enforcement Reuters reported. planted in the road when an armored military vehicle officers in close collaboration with the “I am convinced that the outcome of was passing through the rural area of Gercus district.” Interpol, Fars reported. that crisis with Iran will be the chance The report, however, didn’t mention sharp decline in national currency. for Europe to have its own independent The European Union’s foreign policy the country where Zahedifar was detained. Kamal Hadianfar, head of Iran’s cyber financial institutions so we can trade chief, Federica Mogherini, said earli- Upon arriving in Iran, Zahedifar denied police, said 1,700 complaints had been with whoever we want,” he said. er a so-called Special Purpose Vehicle EU says that he had been a runaway. registered against Zahedifar. Back in May, the U.S. withdrew from (SPV) under consideration to facilitate determined to “I did not flee. I went at will and I had a The police said the scammer was ar- a 2015 multilateral nuclear agreement trade with Iran could be in place “before return ticket,” he said after being escorted rested with some other people who used with Iran and said it would reintroduce November.” save Iran deal by agents off a plane. to work with him. “He was not alone. A the sanctions that had been lifted under The SPV aims to keep trade flow- “I could not return because of threats number of his close relatives and people the accord. ing even if possible U.S. sanctions hit despite U.S. exit by website users (investors),” he said. who previously worked with him were ar- Washington’s withdrawal drew crit- Tehran. Asked at an event in New York POLITICS TEHRAN — European Union Com- The online company sold gold coins, rested and some others are still overseas,” icism from around the world including when it could be established, Mogher- deskmission President Jean-Claude Junck- which have been in high demand due to a a police spokesman explained. the other parties to the JCPOA. ini said: “I believe before November.” er said on Friday the bloc is determined to keep the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran in place despite U.S. withdrawal. Kerry warns of war after U.S. exit from nuclear deal “We are sticking to the agreement with Iran,” Juncker said while addressing the Austrian parliament in Vienna. Saudi Arabia’s Abdullah and Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak pushed U.S. to attack Iran, Kerry reveals He added that the EU was engaged in “intensive talks” with the Americans about the deal, officially known as the By staff and agency in the multilateral agreement. Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Former secretary of state John Kerry said on Friday Under the JCPOA, Iran is obliged to scale back Juncker further said the bloc needed to strengthen its role that there is chance of conflict with Iran after the U.S. its nuclear activities in exchange for termination of in the world and urged member states to take the required withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the economic and financial sanctions. steps to the same effect. Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. Twelve reports by the International Atomic Energy By pulling out of the accord, President Donald Trump Agency have verified Iran’s compliance. The five other has “made it more likely that there will be conflict in major powers to the deal — Britain, China, France, the region”, AFP reported him as saying at the Council Germany, and Russia — have stuck by it. Minnikhanov: on Foreign Relations. To circumvent renewed U.S. sanctions, the European Tatarstan firm Kerry led diplomatic efforts that resulted in the Union announced plans during the UN General Assembly 2015 nuclear agreement. Recalling what he went week to create a new financial entity to facilitate trans- to cement ties through to open discussions with Iran, he said Aya- actions with Iran, a move that could also challenge U.S. tollah Khamenei was “dead set” against negotiations domination of the international financial system. with Iran’ with the U.S. and talk were only achieved through Kerry says the JCPOA is “the He also revealed that both Saudi Arabia’s late King POLITICS TEHRAN — Rustam Minnikhanov, the enormous diplomatic efforts. single, strongest, (and) most far- Abdullah and Egypt’s ousted president Hosni Mubarak deskpresident of the Republic of Tatarstan, The former U.S. chief diplomat called the nuclear reaching transparent agreement told him that the U.S. should attack Iran. has said that he is determined to expand ties with Iran deal the most “transparent” agreement in the world. “When I met King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia he said in various areas. “This is the single, strongest, most far-reaching trans- on face of the planet.” ‘the only way to deal with Iran is bomb’. Also, when Tatarstan will expand its economic relations with parent agreement on face of the planet.” I met president Mubarak of Egypt he said ‘you have Iran especially in the areas of automobile manufac- Last month, Kerry berated Trump for having de- in May which was endorsed by the UN Security Council to bomb Iran’.” turing, information technology and agriculture, IRNA scribed the JCPOA as the “worst deal ever”, saying resolution 2231. Since then, the remaining parties to According to Kerry, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin quoted him as saying on Saturday in an interview with the U.S. president tries to “make things up” on Iran. the deal, including France, Germany, the UK, Russia, Netanyahu also urged President Barack Obama to give RIA Novosti. Trump withdrew unilaterally from the nuclear deal and China, are trying to convince Tehran to remain the go-ahead for bombing Iran’s nuclear facilities. He noted that there is no impediment to expansion of ties. According to IRNA, the value of exports from Tatarstan to Iran in 2016 was ten million dollars and exports from U.S. actively considering waivers on Iran oil sanctions Iran to Tatarstan was three million dollars. The Trump administration is actively consid- internal process” of considering exceptions a “little bit of time” to unwind their trade with countries that are reducing their imports ering waivers on sanctions it will reimpose called SRE waivers, or significant reduction with Iran. on a case-by-case basis,” the official said. next month for countries that are reducing exemptions, said a government official, who White House National Security Advis- The comments followed news that In- Top positions of their imports of Iranian oil, a U.S. govern- spoke on the condition of anonymity. er John Bolton said on Thursday that the dia, Iran’s No. 2 oil customer after China, ment official said on Friday. It was the first time a U.S. official said administration’s objective was that there will buy 9 million barrels of Iranian oil in Iraqi govt. are in The administration withdrew from a deal the administration was in the process of be no waivers and “exports of Iranian oil November. It was an indication that India over Tehran’s nuclear program in May and is considering waivers. Secretary of State Mike and gas and condensates drops to zero.” will continue purchasing crude from Iran, pro-Iran camp: unilaterally reimposing sanctions on Iran’s Pompeo said in India last month that the He added that the administration would despite the Trump administration’s push to ex-Trump advisor crude oil consumers on Nov. 4. administration would consider waivers and not necessarily achieve that. get countries to stop their purchases. The administration is “in the midst of an that some buyers of Iranian oil would take The administration is “prepared to work (Source: Reuters) POLITICS TEHRAN — Walid Phares, a former cam- deskpaign adviser to President Donald Trump, has said that three top positions of the Iraqi government are Iran, Afghanistan discuss refugee issues now in the pro- Iran camp. “As I argued over the past few weeks, and received criticism 1 Elsewhere in his remarks, Zolfaqari called for practical commitments with respect to issuing visas aimed at au- his country’s readiness to send workforce for assistance and from radical quarters 4 it, all 3 top positions of the #IraqiG- measures from the Afghan side with respect to visas, and thorizing the entry and exit of Afghan nationals, yet, the paying for their accommodation. overnment are now in the pro #Iran camp. That’s what the voiced dissatisfaction at the Afghan ambassador’s indif- Afghan side has not taken any practical measures in this “During the last weeks, a committee for this cooperation #panArab daily #alQuds has just confirmed. Someone in ference about the issue, saying this shows a lack of serious regard, the official complained. has been activated in Afghanistan,” he said, adding that DC has 2 answer 2 this,” he tweeted on Friday. resolve on Afghanistan’s part. The Afghan minister, for his part, thanked Iran for its the Afghan government will provide funds for the refugees The Islamic Republic of Iran has lived up to all of its services to Afghan refugees during the past 40 years, voicing from the World Bank credits as well as its Foreign Ministry. I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y OCTOBER 7, 2018 INTERNATIONAL U.S. to send Israel more F-35s after ‘Extremely ill’ Khaleda Zia Moscow supplies S-300s to Syria admitted to Dhaka hospital The U.S. will reportedly provide Israel with The U.S., Israel’s long-time friend, didn’t more F-35s after Russia supplied Syria with miss a chance to criticize the S-300s deploy- S-300 missile systems. Moscow’s move came ment. The head of the U.S. Central Com- in response to the downing of a Russian mil- mand, General Joseph Votel, called the move itary plane, which it partly blamed on Israel. a “needless, needless escalation,” noting that U.S. President Donald Trump decided to the Russian hardware would not affect U.S. lend a hand to America’s most devoted ally military activities in the region. following consultations at the “highest ad- Israel found the deployment of Russian ministration and military levels,” DEBKAfile, arms as “problematic.” The country’s energy a military intelligence news site, said to have minister Yuval Steinitz, for instance recent- ties with the Israeli security services, reported. ly acknowledged that the S-300 “is a system The move to increase Israel’s weapon ar- which certainly makes things difficult for us senal was taken in the wake of Russia’s “en- and requires that solutions be found.” hanced threat” and its decision to deliver However, national security expert Tzachi S-300 air defense systems to the war-ravaged Hanegbi boasted that the stealth capabilities country, according to the report. The pre- of the F-35s can’t be detected by S-300s. Jailed Bangladesh opposition leader and former prime minis- cise number of aircraft destined for Israel, Notably, the stealth fighter continues to be ter Khaleda Zia has been admitted into a Dhaka hospital following however, has not been disclosed. DEBKA concludes that “this massive trans- the accusations. plagued by various faults, including malfunc- a court order in response to her deteriorating health. It is also understood that Prime Minister fer” indicates the allies “determination” to Responding to the incident, Russia sent tions of the oxygen-supply system. In 2017, Zia, 73, was taken from the abandoned 19th-century prison Benjamin Netanyahu, crown princes Mo- maintain Israeli operations in Syria, “not- S-300 air defense system to Syria to boost a Pentagon report revealed the jet had more where she is serving her sentence on corruption charges to a top hammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia and withstanding the presence of the S-300s security of its personnel and prevent potential than 270 deficiencies, ranging from software medical university clinic in the heart of the capital on Saturday, Muhammad bin Zayed of the United Arab and boosted Russian-Syrian air defense further escalations. The delivery – initially trouble to structural problems. according to an AFP news agency photographer at the scene. Emirates, were informed of Trump’s decision. capabilities.” planned years ago – was halted in 2013 on Beirut-based journalist Martin Jay believes “She has been admitted to the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib The F-35 stealth multirole fighters in The report comes on the heels of the an Israeli request, but the September events that Russia’s S-300 delivery shows Israel who’s Medical University hospital,” director of the clinic Brigadier question will be deployed from the U.S. Air downing of the Russian Il-20 jet by Syrian forced Moscow to change its mind. in charge and is not aimed at open confron- General Abdullah al-Harun told AFP. Force’s active service squadrons, the report air defense forces. Moscow pinned the blame Damascus, for its part, views Israeli strikes tation. “I think all bets are off now. Russia is Her transfer to the hospital came just days after the country’s said. The first squadron will be posted at the on Tel Aviv, saying its data proved that the which have intensified since the start of the showing Israel who is in charge and that it high court ordered immediate treatment for Zia after her lawyers UAE Al Dhafra Air base, some 32 kilometers Israeli F-16 fighter jet was trying to use the year as a violation of the nation’s sovereignty, won’t take any more nonsense,” he told RT. argued the government was putting her health at risk by refusing (19 miles) from Abu Dhabi. Russian aircraft as a shield. Israel has denied arguing that they only help terrorists. (Source: RT) her specialized care. Facing further charges of graft at a hearing early last month, she said she was “extremely ill” and that her arm and leg were becoming paralyzed. Disease fears as more bodies found in Indonesia disaster Her lawyer Zainal Abedin told AFP this week that Zia would be able to choose her own doctors from outside the state-run hos- Rescuers picking through the grim aftermath of Indonesia’s pital. Zia was sentenced to five years for corruption in February, quake-tsunami issued a fresh public health warning Saturday triggering clashes between police and thousands of supports of as more decaying corpses were unearthed from beneath the the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, which she heads. ruined city of Palu. Lord Alex Carlile QC, a member ofZia’s legal team, told Al More than a thousand people may still be missing in Jazeera her sentence is a “political ploy” meant to keep her out the seaside city on Sulawesi island, officials said, after the of elections that scheduled to take place in December. region was hit by a powerful quake and a wall of water, with Zia is appealing the verdict which bars her from standing in the official death toll now at 1,571. the election. She remains imprisoned while she fights dozens Hopes of finding anyone alive a full eight days since the of other violence and graft charges. disaster have all but faded, though Indonesian authorities Zia was once an ally of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of the have not officially called off the search for survivors. Bangladesh Awami League party who turned into a fierce political There are fears that vast numbers of decomposing bodies rival. She is the only inmate in Dhaka Central Jail that was built could be buried beneath Petobo and Balaroa – two areas under British colonial rule and declared abandoned in 2016. virtually wiped off the map – and authorities have warned Last month, authorities turned a room of the jail into a court survivors to steer clear as they brace for more macabre dis- - a move her lawyers said was illegal. coveries. Her party boycotted the 2014 election in which Hasina returned “Most of the bodies we have found are not intact, to power but is expected to contest the election due in December. and that poses a danger for the rescuers. We have to (Source: Al Jazeera) be very careful to avoid contamination,” Yusuf Latif, a spokesman for Indonesia’s search and rescue effort, told AFP from Palu. “We have vaccinated our teams, but we need to be extra cautious as they are exposed to health hazards. This is also 50 killed, 100 burnt in oil a health concern for the public. It is very hard to control the crowd... People might be exposed to danger.” tanker road crash in DR At a massive government housing complex at Balaroa, where the sheer force of the quake turned the earth tempo- Congo: official rarily to mush, soldiers in face masks clambered over the giant mounds of mud, brick and cement. the hunt for basic necessities, prompting security forces to in Palu port has already assisted with the delivery of a baby, About 50 people died and 100 were burnt Saturday after an oil The troops peeking under collapsed walls and peeling round up dozens of suspected looters and warn that they local media reported. tanker collided with a vehicle on an arterial highway in the west back corrugated sheets do not have to look hard. will open fire on thieves. The United Nations said Friday it was seeking $50.5 of DR Congo, the acting governor of the region said. Sergeant Syafaruddin, from an army unit in Makassar Hundreds of people Saturday rushed a truck carrying million “for immediate relief” to help victims of the devas- “We have about 50 dead and a 100 people have suffered sec- south of Palu, asks for a body bag to be brought across to a gas cylinders for cooking, with long and desperate queues tating quake and tsunami in Indonesia. ond degree burns,” said Atou Matabuana, the interim governor spot near where the remnants of an Islamic school now stands. quickly forming. After days of delays, international aid is slowly making its of Kongo Central region, according to the actualite.cd website. Two of his soldiers emerge from the ditch with the body One supermarket that opened its doors refused to allow way to the disaster zone, where the UN says almost 200,000 The accident occurred on a highway linking the capital Kin- bag sagging in the middle but looking too light to be a corpse people inside, instead passing goods through the door as people need humanitarian assistance. shasa to the country’s sole port at Matadi on the Atlantic Ocean. – they say they found the heads of two adults and one child. armed troops stood watch. Indonesia had been reluctant to accept outside help at first It took place near the city of Kisantu, about 120 kilometres “There are no survivors here. We just find bodies, every “We have not raised prices at all. However, we are not but as the scale of the disaster became clear the government west of Kinshasa. The U.N.’s Okapi radio said “the flames spread day,” says Syafaruddin, who like many Indonesians goes letting customers inside for safety reasons. The building agreed to allow in foreign aid. rapidly engulfing nearby houses.” by one name. survived the earthquake, but we don’t know how safe it is,” Getting vital supplies to the affected areas has proved Overloaded trucks carrying goods as well as oil tankers reg- At another spot, a digger is called to turn over the devas- said Satria Hamid, a spokesman for the Transmart Carrefour hugely challenging, with the number of flights able to land at ularly ply this highway. tated remains of a home. With almost no effort he unearths supermarket. Thousands of survivors continued to stream Palu’s small airport still limited, leaving aid workers facing (Source: AFP) the body of a long haired lady buried in mud. out of Palu to nearby cities in the aftermath of the disaster. grueling overland journeys. At the flattened Hotel Roa-Roa – where early optimism Hospitals remain overstretched and short on staff and Oxfam had sent water treatment units and purification that survivors might be found faded as the days wore on supplies. kits to Palu and Swiss aid teams on the ground were pro- and tropical heat intensified – search teams also prepared Project HOPE, a medical NGO, said only two of its 82 viding drinking water and emergency shelter, both said in body bags. staff in Palu had reported for duty since the quake. statements Saturday. Dutch scramble F-16s after Rescuers reviewed CCTV footage Saturday to get a sense “We still don’t know the fate of the clinic doctors, nurses Indonesia sits along the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, the world’s of where the doomed guests could be buried beneath the and technicians who usually staff the clinic,” the organisation most tectonically active region, and its 260 million people are airline passenger scare impenetrable mountain of twisted rubble. said in a statement. vulnerable to earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions. Survivors have ransacked shops and supply trucks in A floating hospital run by the Indonesian navy and docked (Source: Daily Star) EU chief Juncker raises spectre of new Balkans war European Union Commission chief Jean- enough.” Claude Juncker warned of a new war in the He suggested that the EU could offer the Balkans if Bosnia, Albania, Serbia, Mace- states a sort of “economic area where they donia, Montenegro and Kosovo do not feel can partially behave as they will eventually the EU is serious about offering them future do as full member states.” membership. And Juncker reiterated that he didn’t see “If, in Europe’s highly complicated land- any of them attaining full membership “be- scape, the impression arises that we’re not fore 2025, and even then it won’t be quick”. serious about offering the prospect of EU The EU must “tend to the west Balkans membership to the western Balkans, then we intensively and help where necessary,” the might see later -- and probably even sooner -- EU Commission chief said. what we saw in Balkans in the 1990s,” Juncker It should “ensure it is understood that The Dutch air force scrambled two F-16 fighter jets to escort said in a speech to the Austrian parliament. all border conflicts between the west Balkan a flight from Abu Dhabi to Amsterdam after an onboard fight The six Balkan states -- which during the states must be resolved before the member- broke out with an aggressive American passenger, authorities 1990s formed the battleground to Europe’s ship can be attained,” he said. said Saturday. “A 29-year-old American man became aggressive deadliest conflict since World War II that Among the most pressing issues is the after being asked by a purser to return to his seat,” said Joanna led to the break-up of former Yugoslavia -- status of Kosovo, which unilaterally declared Helmonds, a spokeswoman for the gendarmerie. are currently at different stages of accession countries”. Bosnia and Kosovo are listed as bloc by 2025. independence from Serbia in 2008, but which “A scuffle broke out and the cabin crew, together with other talks with the EU. “potential candidates”. Nevertheless, the road to full EU mem- Belgrade still refuses to recognize. passengers managed to restrain the man,” she told AFP, declining While membership negotiations have of- Juncker already said last December bership for those states was “still very long”, Juncker was in Vienna to attend the cen- to name the airline or flight. ficially started with Serbia and Montenegro, that expanding into the Balkans was vital Juncker said. tenary celebrations marking the foundation A number of passengers were lightly wounded including two Albania and Macedonia are still in the waiting to maintain stability in the region and he While some of the countries had made of the Republic of Austria. passengers who were given black eyes, said Helmonds. room to talks and classified as “candidate expected Serbia and Montenegro to join the progress, “that progress still hasn’t gone far (Source: Daily Star) The plane was then given special clearance to land immedi- ately at Schiphol airport with police arresting the man shortly afterwards. Helmonds said the man was examined at the airport Interpol says disappearance of its president is a “matter for French, China authorities” and officers determined that he came across as disorientated. The man has been admitted to a psychiatric institution for International police group Interpol said it was aware of re- tigation after Meng’s wife reported him missing following that the organisation’s secretary general, not Meng, was observation, she said. ports of the “alleged disappearance” of its president Meng a trip to his native China last week. Interpol is based in the responsible for the day-to-day running of Interpol. Although on high alert, Dutch fighter jets - which are armed Hongwei and said the issue was a matter for the relevant French city of Lyon. “Interpol’s General Secretariat headquarters will not with air-to-air missiles - are only scrambled in highly unusual authorities in France and China. “This is a matter for the relevant authorities in both France comment further.” cases, the Dutch air force said Saturday. French police said on Friday they had opened an inves- and China,” Interpol’s press office said in a statement, adding (Source: Reuters) (Source: AFP) II NN TT EE RR NN AA TT II OO NN AA LL DD AA II LL YY 44 ADVERTISEMENTSECONOMY OCTOBEROCTOBER 7, 2018

STOCK MARKET India defies U.S., TEDPIX 184085.2 IFX 2109.4 buying Iranian oil Sources: tse.ir, Ifb.ir

CURRENCIES despite sanctions USD 42,000 rials ENERGY TEHRAN – India is going barrels of Iranian oil while Mangalore Refinery deskto continue buying Iranian and Petrochemicals Ltd ships in three million EUR 48,420 rials oil in November despite the U.S. sanctions, Reu- barrels. GBP 55,090 rials ters reported citing sources close to the Indian Indian refiners imported around 10 million oil industry. barrels of Iranian oil in October, and its November protect its wider exposure to the U.S. financial administration is “in the midst of an internal AED 11,430 rials “Refiners have placed November nominations shipments are expected to be lower. system. process” of considering waivers for countries that Source: isna.ir to lift 1.25 million tons (about 9 million barrels) of In the previous round of sanctions from 2012 The United States plans to impose new sanc- are reducing imports of Iranian crude. oil from Iran,” Reuters quoted a source as saying. to 2015, India continued to buy Iranian crude tions targeting Iran’s oil sector on November 4, The official spoke on the condition of ano- As reported, Indian Oil Corp will lift six million although it had to cut purchases significantly to however a U.S. government official said the Trump nymity. COMMODITIES Gas and de-dollarization: U.S. sanctions drew Russia, Iran together WTI $74.34/b The Trump administration’s sanctions policy the GECF framework. resumption of sanctions against the Islamic used,” the official stressed. “Today, the Inter- has brought Russia and Iran closer together The deputy minister of oil highlighted that Republic. The final batch of sanctions target- national Gas Union (IGU) recommends that all Brent $84.16/b in the field of energy cooperation, Iranian Iran needs to maintain close cooperation with ing the IRI oil sector is due to come into effect countries should replace non-environmental OPEC Basket $84.09/b Deputy Minister of Oil Hamid-Reza Araghi the Russian Federation in various gas projects on November 4. fuels with gas. Therefore, if Trump tries to do told Sputnik. Given the growing demand for including the extraction, storage and supply “We have different tools to confront [this something against the gas sector, any of his Gold $1,204.65/oz environmentally friendly fuel, Russian-Iranian of liquefied natural gas (LNG), as well as the U.S. pressure],” he said. “It is encouraging to actions in this direction will lead not only to a Silver $14.69/oz gas cooperation is destined to thrive regardless development of gas technology. “Toward this see that [Russian President] Vladimir Putin fuel collapse, but also to a global environmental of U.S. restrictions, he opined. end, Iran and Russia (Gazprom Corporation) did not embrace [the decisions of the United catastrophe, since non-environmental fuels Platinium $827.00/oz In an energy market characterized by in- created five committees two years ago to im- States] and at a plenary meeting, he declared that pollute the air and the environment will creasing gas demand and the United States’ plement joint projects in the energy field in Russia’s firm position against unilateral Ameri- be used instead of gas.” Sources: oilprice.com, Moneymetals.com punitive sanctions, Russia and Iran have become a variety of areas, including projects for the can sanctions and the desire to continue to He noted that at the same time Iran had strategic partners in the export and supply of liquefaction of gas and its sale,” he said. invest in the Iranian oil and gas sector.” rejected the dollar as a means of payment for NEWS IN BRIEF hydrocarbons, Deputy Minister of Oil and CEO Over five years of close collaboration be- According to Araghi Iran, Russia and Turkey its hydrocarbons due to Trump’s sanctions. of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) tween Iran and the Russian Federation in the have found themselves in the same boat: “The Turkey, Iran’s longstanding energy partner, has Hamid-Reza Araghi told Sputnik Persian on gas sector, a huge (volume of) research work United States announced sanctions against signaled that it would follow suit and started Road maintenance the sidelines of the Russian Energy Week, had been conducted and technical knowledge us,” he said. “But despite this, the value of the drifting away from the greenback. costs at $21.4b which took place in Moscow on October 3-6. obtained,” Araghi underscored. “Iran inde- Russian ruble, the Turkish lira and even the Iran to push ahead with gas projects “Iran and Russia are two world gas pow- pendently produces an odorant mixture of Iranian riyal has [recently] risen [against the despite U.S. sanctions per annum ers,” Araghi underscored. “If one looks at the natural mercaptans. This is a knowledge-in- dollar].” The Iranian official stressed that Tehran British Petroleum’s annual statistical reports, tensive industry which is available in France, The official has drawn attention to the fact would continue implementing its gas projects one would see that in some years Russia came the United States, Russia, and maybe in some that “the EU authorities are also unhappy” regardless of U.S. sanctions. out on top with its 34 trillion cubic meters of other countries.” with U.S. actions toward Iran: “Europe wants “Iran is developing various business profiles ECONOMY TEHRAN — A deputy director from Iran’s gas reserves, and in other years Iran carried He elaborated that additionally, Iran and to find all sorts of ways in order not to lose its within the gas sector,” he explained. “We are desk Road Maintenance and Transportation Or- the day. (Despite) being the richest countries Russia had held talks on the purchase and sup- face (in front of) the people.” not totally dependent on the export of this fuel. ganization (RMTO) announced in a ceremony on Saturday that in terms of gas reserves, we have not become ply of gas turbines with a capacity of 16 MW. Washington’s gas policy may lead We carry out the following gas projects: storage, maintenance of domestic roads costs 900 trillion rials (about competitors under current conditions.” “Russia will be able to master the production to catastrophe gas injection into oil reservoirs of fields, use of $21.4 billion) per year, IRNA reported. Moreover, the Gas Exporting Countries Fo- of these turbines and commercialize it,” the Araghi believes that Trump’s policies with this energy product in industry. In our country, “Some 600 million tons of goods and one billion passengers rum (GECF), also known as the “gas OPEC,” Iranian official noted. regard to the Iranian gas sector could lead to in cities, 100 percent of residents are provided are transported via domestic roads each year,” Mohammad was established in 2001 in Tehran bringing Trump’s sanctions bring Moscow, nothing short of a global catastrophe. with gas, and in villages — at 95 percent. Over Teymouri said. together 11 of the world’s largest natural gas Tehran closer together “As a commercial product, natural gas dif- the past five years we have managed to gasify There are 217,000 kilometers of roads, at the value of two producers. Araghi specified that while the gas At the same time, the Iranian official opined fers from crude (oil deliveries), that can be 14 thousand villages. The remaining 5 percent quadrillion rials (about $47 billion), in Iran, the official added. cartel does not have the authority to determine that Washington’s sanctions had facilitated easily thwarted with the help of sanctions,” he of rural areas will be gasified either this year gas prices on the market, “this association plays Russian-Iranian rapprochement, adding that explained, referring to the “ecological compo- or next year.” Iran is over 95% an effective role in establishing the gas strategy, the countries could counter U.S. pressure. nent of gas deals.” Araghi expressed confidence that Iran’s al- the volume of production and consumption of In May 2018 President Donald Trump unilat- “If gas reaches some point of the Earth, this lies will continue to buy the IRI’s natural gas as self-sufficient in the fuel in the coming years.” He stressed that erally withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive means that non-ecological types of fuel (diesel they need clean and environment-friendly fuel. water, wastewater Moscow and Tehran remain partners within Plan of Action (JCPOA) and announced the or solid fuel, fuel oil, coal, etc.) will no longer be (Source: Sputnik) industry: ABFA Over 270m tons of ECONOMY TEHRAN – Over 95 percent of necessary commodities worth $340m deskequipment and parts in Iran’s water and wastewater industry are being produced inside the country, traded in IME in a week head of Iran’s Water & Wastewater Engineering Company known as ABFA said. ECONOMY TEHRAN— During weekdays desk “More than 95 percent of water related facilities and 90 ending up to October 4, approxi- percent of sewage equipment and industrial parts, except for mately 270,167 million tons (MT) of commodities sludge management, are being designed and manufactured worth over $340 million were traded in Iran Mer- inside the country”, Hamidreza Janbaz told IRIB. cantile Exchange (IME). “Currently, private-sector companies have become self- According to the report from IME International IN THE NAME OF GOD sufficient in manufacturing all kinds of electromotors, pumps, Affairs and Public Relations Department, last week, Second Announcement branching equipment and related equipment”, he added. on the domestic and export metal and mineral trad- ing floor of IME, 73,479 MT of various products ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN BROADCASTING worth close to $105.4 million were traded. On this trading floor, 69,060 MT of steel, 2,180 TSE’s worth of trades at MT of copper, 2,500 MT of aluminum as well as INTERNATIONAL TENDER NO. 97-07/171 9 MT of precious metal concentrates were traded $17.2b since March by the customers. Tender Holder: The report declares that on domestic and export ECONOMY TEHRAN—Some 250.975 billion shares ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN BROADCASTING (IRIB) desk oil and petrochemical trading floors of IME, 153,642 worth 723.329 trillion rials (about $17.222 MT of different commodities with the total value billion) have been traded in Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) since of $227 million were traded. Subject of Two-Stage Tender: the beginning of current Iranian calendar year (March 21), IRIB On this trading floor, 49,523 MT of bitumen, 1,390 Equipment procurement for HEAD END Mpeg-4 according to the tender documents reported on Saturday. MT of insulation, 65,855 MT of polymer products, As reported, the shares were traded through 14.137 million deals. 25,544 MT of chemical products, 11,300 MT of Some 164.388 billion shares were traded through 7.480 million sulfur and 30 MT of gases were traded. Deadline of Receiving Documents: deals in the first market and 248.182 billion shares were traded Moreover, on the agricultural trading floor of As of publishing second announcement of advertisement latest by the business hour dated on Wednesday through 6.511 million deals in the second market since the year start. IME, 42,100 MT of various commodities worth TEDPIX (the main index of TSE) started with 96,290 points in over $9.3 million were traded. On this trading floor, October 10, 2018. the beginning of year and gaining 89,269 points it now stands at 40,400 MT of wheat and 1,700 MT of sugar were 185,559 points. traded by customers. The first market index gained 68,124 points and the second Place of Receiving Documents: market index rose 206,487 points. Secretariat of Tenders’ Commission, Technical Purchasing (KALA) Dept., Media Technology and Some 534 new trading codes have been issued for Iranian investors Hong Kong to feel the Development Deputy Office, Bldg. No. 2, IRIB, Jam-e Jam St., Vali-e Asr Ave., Tehran during the first half of the current calendar year (March 21-Septemebr 22), increasing the number of trading codes to 10.483 million in pinch as inflation, higher the stock market, Iranian Central Securities Depository and Settle- Type and Amount of Guarantee for Participating in Tender: ment Funds Company (known as SAMAT) announced last week. interest rates bite The amount of USD 11,000 which should be in the form of extendable bank guarantee There are currently over 10.376 individual investors and 106,000 institutional investors in Iran’s stock exchange market. Against the backdrop of rising oil prices, low yields and Presence of new shareholders in TSE rose 40 percent in the past average workers’ wages, should investors be worried Time and Place of Delivering Priced Bid: about inflation and its impact on global markets? Iranian calendar year 1396 (ended on March 20), compared to its The sealed A, B & C packages/envelopes should be submitted within one main envelope marked with preceding year, as the former head of TSE, Hassan Qalibaf-Als, has So far, there’s little sign suggesting that investors previously announced are paying much attention to inflation while their focus tender number no later than 15 p.m. on Saturday November 10, 2018 and submitted to the Secretariat falls mainly on the escalating trade war between the of Commission of Tenders. United States and the Chinese mainland. EU open to talks on equal car Indeed, the increases in prices of utilities and trans- portation have been almost entirely overshadowed by Time and Place of Opening Envelopes tariffs with U.S.: German minister soaring property prices which seem to have defied all The date of opening envelopes A&B is at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday November 11, 2018 in the office of economic fundamentals. The property bubble, even The European Union is open to an arrangement with the United as grotesque and enduring as the one in Hong Kong, Vice President of IRIB Planning and Financial Resources and opening of envelope C will be after technical States on equal or lower tariffs on car imports, the German economy doesn’t have a life of its own. evaluation. minister said Friday. The driving force behind escalating property prices It should be noted that bidders should hold license from the authorized bodies. “The EU has been cautious. We are ready to discuss lower or has been a combination of abnormally low interest equal tariffs on cars. This would be the best option for all citizens rates and easy bank credit, factors rooted in the ex- and businesses in the U.S. and Europe,” Peter Altmaier told Austria’s pansionary monetary policies adopted by the major For more information, please contact the following phone numbers: 0098-21-22166313 ORF channel. economies to stimulate growth in the years since the It is obvious that cost of publishing two advertisements shall be borne by the winner of tender. Altmaier said after an informal meeting of EU trade ministers in outbreak of the global financial crisis in 2008. Innsbruck that EU-U.S. talks on car tariffs were underway. He added Things have taken a sharp turn in more recent there were no results but the negotiations had just begun. years. Strong economic growth in the US, together Public Relations Dept. of IRIB The minister said he was convinced that the union could reach a with a robust job market, has prompted the Federal trade deal with Washington to avoid duties on most industrial goods Reserve to tighten liquidity and raise interest rates, and avert a trade war. He said EU businesses were already suffering resulting in the appreciation of the US dollar against from the U.S. tariff war with China. most major world currencies. (Source: Sputnik) (Source: China Daily) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y OCTOBER 7, 2018 ENERGY 5

Saudi Arabia tells Trump No, wind farms are not causing global warming

Despite what you may have reader, wind farms are not causing no more oil the planet to heat up. The current claims that they do stem from a misreading of a scientific study, which does not show Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammad States have reached their highest levels in anything of the kind. bin Salman responded publicly to President 4 years. The study in question was conducted by Lee Miller and David Donald Trump’s recent spate of Tweets and Soon after, Saudi crown prince Mohammad Keith at Harvard University. The pair simulated what would statements concerning oil. While the Pres- bin Salman addressed global oil prices in an happen if the U.S.’s entire electricity demand was supplied solely ident has been asking for Saudi Arabia to interview with Bloomberg where he said, by wind turbines. This is not a plausible scenario, because the increase oil production to flood the market “The request that America made to Saudi electricity grid is easier to run if it has a mix of sources rather and keep prices down, the prince said no. Arabia and other OPEC countries is to be sure than just one, but let’s set that aside: it’s a “what if” question, This is a risk for Saudi Arabia, because Saudi that if there is any loss of supply from Iran, designed solely to examine how the turbines affect the sur- Arabia has always depended a great deal on that we will supply that. And that happened.... rounding environment. the United States --even its currency is pegged So we export as much as 2 barrels for any directly to the U.S. dollar--and the Trump barrel that disappeared from Iran recently. administration has shown that it will take So we did our job and more. We believe the a hard stance on economic issues even with higher price that we have in the last month, its closest allies. it’s not because of Iran. It’s mostly because This week, oil prices reached highs not of things happening in Canada, and Mexico, seen in four years. The international bench- Libya, Venezuela and other countries that mark, Brent, hit $86 per barrel and the U.S. moved the price a little bit higher”. benchmark, WTI jumped to over $76 per Now the Trump administration has its barrel. U.S. President Donald Trump has answer--Saudi Arabia does not intend to de- been unrelenting in his public and private ploy any more of its vaunted spare capacity to pressure on OPEC and Saudi Arabia to produce counter rising prices. There is still the oppor- more oil and lower prices. After all, from his tunity for more oil to come on to the market perspective, the increase in prices is a result of from other places - the neutral zone between Miller and Keith estimate that this many wind turbines would his new sanctions against Iran - which Saudi percent increase in oil prices over the past to Saudi Arabia’s King Salman when he said Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, the United States, heat up the surface area over the continental U.S. by 0.24°C. Arabia fully supports - and therefore, Saudi 3 months, he said, is the fault of financial the following: Canada, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Libya The study was published in the journal Joule. Arabia should deploy its spare capacity to speculators, not a lack of supply. He’s right, “We protect Saudi Arabia. Would you say and Nigeria. But all of those will take some At first glance, 0.24°C seems like quite a lot - particularly when ensure that American consumers don’t face but the market and the speculators didn’t they’re rich? And I love the King ... King Sal- time and investment. Saudi Arabia could put you consider that we are being told that we must do everything undo pain at the pump. believe him. man but I said ‘King, we’re protecting you. another 500,000 barrels per day per day on possible to limit global warming to 2°C or even 1.5°C. But that Saudi Arabian oil minister Khalid al Falih That wasn’t what the Trump administra- You might not be there for two weeks without the market tomorrow - if it wanted to. But is where the misreadings come in. tried to reassure markets that Saudi Ara- tion wanted to hear, so the President ratch- us. You have to pay for your military”. according to the crown prince, it does not. For starters, that warming is only occurring over the U.S. - a bia would increase production but that the eted up his war of words during a rally in Still, oil prices barely budged and the AAA Now the ball is in Trump’s court. rather small fraction of the Earth’s surface. It would take much market is actually very well supplied. The 9 Mississippi. He delivered a low level threat reported that gasoline prices in the United (Source: Forbes) more energy to warm the entire planet’s surface by 0.24°C. But that is almost beside the point, because the wind turbines are not generating extra heat. Instead, they are moving the ex- isting heat around. Normally, the air just above the ground cools Exxon to drill offshore Cyprus Russian exploration company discusses at night, but the rotating turbine blades draw down warmer air from higher up. So things get warmer just under the turbines despite Turkey protests geological exploration with Libya’s NOC at night while they’re on, but they also get cooler elsewhere. The planet as a whole does not warm at all. This is very different to what greenhouse gases are doing. They trap heat from the Sun, which would otherwise escape into space, so the entire planet warms up. By using wind turbines instead of fossil fuels like coal, we avoid this long-term warming effect. Miller and Keith make it clear in their paper that this trumps the localized, temporary warming they describe. At this point, you might ask what the point of the study is. In fact it has useful things to tell us, but they are subtle points. The first is that we will need a mix of zero-carbon energies if we’re to keep our society running and avoid dangerous climate change. Putting all our eggs in one basket will lead to the sort of unwelcome consequences that Miller and Keith found. That means solar, tidal, wave, bioenergy, nuclear, wind, geothermal and anything else we can think of. For this reason, anyone who says “wind is better than so- lar” or “solar is better than wind”, or any such comparison, is just being daft. It’s like saying cabbages are a better food than ExxonMobil plans to begin drilling for Exxon’s focus “now is exclusively on Roman Panov, CEO of the Russian explo- man Mustafa Sanalla met Rustam Khali- bananas. Different energy sources will suit different places. oil and gas offshore Cyprus sometime block 10 exploration with our partner ration company Rosgeologia (Rosgeo), dis- mov, deputy general director of Russian oil Second, we will need to be smart about which energy sources this quarter, a senior executive said on Qatar Petroleum,” Chapman noted, when cussed with Mustafa Sanalla, head of the company Tatneft on October 4, 2018, on to place where, and how to deploy them. If an area is home to Friday, while Turkey warned again on asked if Exxon would be bidding for block Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC), the the sidelines of the Russian Energy Week threatened wildlife that are sensitive to temperature changes, Thursday against exploration offshore 7, for which Cyprus invited on Thursday conduction of exploration works in Libya, [REW] conference. The companies discussed building a wind farm might be a bad idea because of the localized Cyprus in what it says is ignoring the international companies to bid. the Russian company said in a statement areas of mutual co-operation, in addition warming they cause - or maybe the farm could be redesigned to rights of the Turkish Cypriot people. Exxon hasn’t looked into any detail on Friday. to Tatneft’s forthcoming resumption of its reduce the effect. Similarly, there is much research on how to Turkey, which recognizes the northern with regard to block 7, Chapman said. “During the meeting the parties dis- 2007 exploration and production sharing space out the turbines on a wind farm so they don’t interfere, Turkish Cypriot government and doesn’t It was the invitation to bid for a cussed further steps on the development agreement (EPSA),” the NOC statement said. ensuring that the farm as a whole captures more energy. have diplomatic relations with the in- drilling license at block 7 that irritat- of cooperation in the sphere of natural Also, according to NOC, a number of Finally, while climate change is happening at the global scale, ternationally recognized government of ed Turkey, which issued a statement resources management, particularly, con- other executives from both companies at- the consequences will be local. All the talk of incremental changes Cyprus, claims that part of the Cyprus warning companies against exploration duction of geological exploration works tended the meeting. in temperature can make it seem rather abstract and remote. offshore area is under the jurisdiction in the area. to find fossil fuels in Libya as part of the Khalimov expressed desire of Tatneft But the real impacts are things like floods, storms, higher food of Turkish Cypriots or Turkey. “As it has been emphasized by our earlier signed bilateral documents,” the to cooperate with Libya, noting its experi- prices and widespread droughts - and that’s all alarmingly real. Exxon will start drilling in block 10 side regarding this issue, Turkey has statement said. ence in the development of heavy oil, shale (Source: Forbes) offshore Cyprus by the end of the year, never allowed and will never allow any Rosgeologia also focuses on the projects oil and gas deposits. Sanalla, in response, Senior Vice President Neil Chapman foreign country, company or ship to con- in the Middle East and other African states, promised to ease the company’s return to said on Friday after a meeting with the duct unauthorized research activities according to Panov. work in Libya and noted the role of Russian President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades, regarding natural resources within its “These are the most promising areas of companies in the Libyan oil sector. China slams brakes on U.S. the press office of the president said in maritime jurisdiction areas,” Turkey’s growth, where there is a high demand on Libya has been torn apart by conflict crude oil imports a statement today. Ministry Of Foreign Affairs said. our services,” Rosgeologia’s CEO said, as since 2011. The eastern part of the country is “We discussed our plans for the “Turkey will continue to take neces- quoted by the statement. governed by the Tobruk-based parliament, ven though Beijing hasn’t sanctioned American oil imports yet, drilling and the exploration wells, and sary measures, and will maintain all ini- The meeting was held on the sidelines backed by the Libyan National Army (LNA). Chinese buyers aren’t taking any chances. I informed President that our plan is to tiatives and activities, including drilling of the Russian Energy Week (REW) forum The UN-backed Government of National The world’s second largest economy halted purchases of U.S. drill sometime in the fourth quarter, we exercises, with a view to protecting its in Moscow. Accord (GNA), headed by Prime Minister crude in August for the first time since September 2016, according don’t have an exact date right now,” the rights and interests in its continental The head of NOC also discussed with Fayez Sarraj, operates in the country’s west to U.S. Census Bureau data released Friday. In July, Chinese press service quoted Chapman as telling shelf,” the ministry said, adding “We Russia’s Tatneft Deputy General Director and is headquartered in Tripoli. The two buyers received nearly 12 million barrels of crude from the U.S. reporters after the meeting. invite all countries and companies that Rustam Khalimov ways of cooperation be- governments have also been arguing about Beijing, once an enthusiastic buyer of U.S. crude after Wash- In April last year, Exxon and Qatar might be interested in participating in tween Libyan and Russian oil companies, the distribution of revenues from oil ex- ington lifted its restrictions on exports in December 2015, has Petroleum signed an exploration and the tender to act with common sense as well as the resumption of Russian oil ports. In summer, the work of the Libyan even jockeyed with Canada for the position of top importer at production (E&P) sharing contract with and to duly consider the realities on company Tatneft’s work in Libya, the NOC oil terminals was repeatedly suspended due times. Yet, China’s interest in American oil has diminished amid the Cyprus government to start drilling the ground.” reported on Friday. to militant attacks. the escalating trade spat between the two nations. in block 10 offshore Cyprus in 2018. (Source: oilprice.com) “National Oil Corporation (NOC) chair- (Source: Sputnik) (Source: Bloomberg) Fear has driven oil prices too high Oil markets could witness modest surplus into early The bulls are well and truly back in the oil market, with many the United States and China. Again, the oil market has analysts and traders predicting $100 oil by Christmas. But largely ignored this potential catalyst, but as the trade 2019: Goldman Sachs upon closer inspection, these claims appear to be driven war escalates global oil demand is sure to suffer. While fear and greed as opposed to fundamentals. China hasn’t officially placed a tariff on U.S. oil, refiners Global oil markets could witness a modest surplus into early 2019 On Wednesday, the EIA reported a huge build in U.S. and traders appear to be increasingly wary of purchasing as new spare capacity comes online, despite strong demand and inventories, 7.9 million bpd, but oil markets barely noticed. oil from the U.S. – suggesting they believe the tariffs may uncertainty on the size of supply losses from Iran due to U.S. In fact, a few minutes after the EIA’s data release on be on the horizon. sanctions set to start next month, Goldman Sachs said. Wednesday, oil prices posted a new high of $85 before None of this is to say that markets aren’t tightening at “While upside price risks will prevail for now, fundamental breaking $86 later in the day. For oil traders who focus the moment, they clearly are. But can current price levels data outside of Iran has not turned bullish in our view,” the bank on fundamentals, the response from oil markets will have really be justified? The market is yet to see a supply deficit, said in a note dated Thursday. come across as strange to say the least. In a less bullish with every Aramco customer receiving their requested “We expect fundamentals to gradually become binding by market, an increase in U.S. inventories of this magnitude monthly oil shipments without any cuts or problems. early 2019 as new spare capacity comes online.” could well have sent prices down by a few dollars – they As November 4th - the official start date of U.S. sanctions Goldman said there was a higher initial inventory buffer heading certainly wouldn’t have soared to new highs. The same on Iran - looms, fear in the market is already hitting fever into the fourth quarter due to a production surge in Saudi Arabia rally happened on the back of a report from Reuters pitch. And this fear appears to be making markets blind in June, and output in volatile regions like Libya and Nigeria was which revealed that Russia and Saudi Arabia had “struck to bearish catalysts. Furthermore, if prices continue this 0.3 million barrels per day above expectations. a private deal” to increase output. Interestingly, the United its production to hit 10.7 million bpd in October (only upward trend then we are likely to see demand destruction Recent political shifts in Iraq increased the likelihood of a States was reportedly aware of said agreement before the 200,000 bpd shy of its all-time high). It has also been of some sort. A strong dollar, the U.S.-China trade war ramp-up in Kurdistan production, it added. Algiers meeting (held on 30th September) took place. An revealed that Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are in talks to and rising oil prices can all easily dent demand from Oil prices rose on Friday, as traders focused on U.S. sanctions increase of 500,000 bpd was reportedly planned but, restart production in what is known as the Neutral Zone Asia’s emerging economies. India has already started to against Iran’s crude exports to tighten global markets. due to opposition from other OPEC members, it wasn’t – the disputed oil resources sitting on the border of the struggle; it had calculated its budget at $65 per barrel. It “Potential issue of waivers on Iranian sanctions after Nov. made public. two countries. Muhammad Bin Salman is expected to seems unlikely in the light of these factors that oil markets 4 are both a key indication of the U.S. stance as well as a way As if all of this was not enough to quell fears over the visit Kuwait this Sunday to discuss the issue. will hit the much-talked-about $100 mark this year – in to stem the ongoing unwanted rally in prices,” the bank said. It impact of Iranian sanctions on global oil supply, Khalid Last but not the least, there is a full-blown trade war fact it may well be time for a correction. said its base case for Iranian oil volumes remains for a loss of 1.5 Al-Falih also announced that Saudi Arabia had increased taking place between two of the world’s largest economies, (Source: oilprice.com) million barrels per day. (Source: Reuters) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 6 INTERNATIONAL OCTOBER 7, 2018 NEWS IN BRIEF Pakistan India mulls dumping dollar in oil expels 18 aid groups trade with Iran, Russia, Venezuela TEHRAN — The Reserve Bank of India INTERNATIONAL TEHRAN — In a decision that is likely to deskstir hornet’s nest, Pakistani government and Ministry of Finance have been tasked has ordered 18 international aid groups to shut down opera- with exploring the viability of rupee and tions and leave the country, according to reports. barter-based trade agreements with crude A spokeswoman for Action Aid – which focuses on educa- oil producing nations such as Russia, Iran tion, poverty alleviation and human rights – confirmed the and Venezuela, a report in Economic Times reports, saying the latest move against foreign aid groups in said, citing a government official familiar Pakistan was “an attack on civil society and human rights with the situation. organizations”. Citing one example, the official stated that The organization said it had received an expulsion notice the oil ministry was asked to explore the op- from Pakistan’s Ministry of Interior, but the statement did tion of trading Indian pharmaceuticals for not mention the reason given by the ministry. Venezuelan oil. The organization’s spokesperson was quoted saying by The move is likely to raise eyebrows in Reuters that 17 other foreign-funded aid groups had received Washington as the U.S. government does not similar notifications but it did not mention names. share good relations with these countries. In December, the previous government of the then-ruling It will be seen as a rebuff, believe experts, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) issued expulsion since the U.S. had been recently warming notices to 27 international aid groups, mostly those working up to New Delhi, after feeling increasingly on human rights issues. isolated in the region. In its meeting on Thursday, the Indian inter-ministerial panel headed by Commerce ‘U.S.-Russia and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu asked war the Reserve Bank of India to explore the pos- sibility of rupee-yuan trade with China, trade moving to deals using the euro instead of the dollar, and the promotion of gold-related initiatives, coming from the Middle East, especially Iran. to-air defense systems in the world with reduce their dependence on the dollar amid Afghanistan’ such as gold-denominated savings accounts The country’s oil imports rose by 53.55 percent a range of 400 km. increasingly harsh U.S. tariff and sanctions INTERNATIONAL TEHRAN — Noting that the escalating and sovereign bonds, and measures to cut to $58.81 billion in the first five months of Speaking at the Russian Energy Week policy. Iran is also making efforts to make desktensions between the U.S. and Russia were gold imports, said the ET report. 2018 and the oil imports from Iran have also forum in Moscow last week, President Pu- dollar irrelevant for its trade through a pack- moving toward Afghanistan, Afghanistan’s deputy foreign The panel also proposed the need for barter seen surge, despite the sanctions. tin said Russia’s efforts to reduce depend- age of measures, including increased trade minister said it could have “negative repercussions” for the and deferred payment arrangements with Speaking at a Russia-India summit in New ence on dollar in trade, characterizing US using the euro and other currencies. war-torn country. Russia in the trade of raw diamonds. Delhi on Friday, President Putin said that sanctions policy as a “colossal strategic Iran recently took the U.S. dollar off the Speaking at an event in Kabul, Hekmat Khalil Karzai The meeting came amid a sharp decline Moscow was ready to work with India on a mistake” which has served to “undermine website sanarate.ir, the Central Bank of Iran’s said there is a need for a consensus on Afghanistan among in the value of rupee against the dollar this series of energy projects, including Far East confidence in the dollar as a universal… (CBI) official currency rate website, replacing world powers and countries in the region. week, with the Indian currency settling at a LNG and Arctic LNG 2, as well as projects to reserve currency today.” it with China’s yuan. On the question of Pakistan’s support for Afghan peace record low of 73.81 rupees against the dollar. develop oil and gas fields in Siberia, Yamal Last month, the chairman of Russia’s In July, the CBI had announced the es- process, Karzai, who has been an integral part of peace ne- The weakening currency combined with rising and the Russian continental shelf. second-largest bank proposed a multi- tablishment of a secondary currency market gotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban, crude oil prices have served to widen New The two countries also signed an impor- step ‘de-dollarization’ plan for the Russian in Iran to allow exporters of non-oil goods said Afghanistan should not expect Pakistan to help the Delhi’s trade and current account deficits. tant $3.8 billion deal that allows India to economy, which is likely to be presented to to sell their foreign currency earnings to Afghan peace process. The report stated. acquire S-400 air defense missile system, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev for for importers of consumer products, which is According to him, Kabul should not expect Beijing to India is the world’s third largest importer despite fears of U.S. sanctions. The S-400 views this month. part of Tehran’s efforts to reduce depend- put pressure on Pakistan to help the Afghan peace process, of crude oil, with over 60 percent of its imports is one of the most sophisticated surface- Russia is one of many countries looking to ence on dollar. terming it “improper”. “We should not expect China to put pressure on Pakistan ‘automatically’, because such an expectation is improper. ‘India-Pakistan relationship is held hostage by We should recognize China’s benefits (for us). China has invested $48 billion in CPEC (China–Pakistan Economic Corridor) only. How much it has invested in Afghanistan? What is the difference between China’s benefit in Afghani- many structural impediments’ stan and Pakistan? We should recognize this,” said Karzai. 1 Everything seemed to be going as per the script relentlessly campaigning for peace and dialogue between until India called off foreign minister level talks on the side the two countries. Do you think the strong political will is India, Russia lines of UNGA, citing killing of policemen in Kashmir and missing to resolve outstanding issues including Kashmir? condemn release of stamps in Pakistan commemorating a Kashmiri A. Political will is certainly important. As I have said militant commander. Do you think there are shadowy forces earlier, however, the India-Pakistan relationship is held cross-border working overtime to sabotage peace process? hostage by many structural impediments. It will take a very A. The Pakistani Army remains a key interlocutor in prolonged series of successful trust building before more terrorism Pakistan-India relations. Their overwhelming control over sensitive issues like Kashmir are even discussed with any most aspects of Pakistan’s political and social life is built credibility. INTERNATIONAL TEHRAN — India and Russia condemn deskcross-border terrorism and sanctuaries on a hardline Islamic identity and hostility towards India. Russian President Vladmir Putin visited India this week to terrorists, calling for a “decisive” response to the menace Prospects of peace with India always threaten these reali- for 19th India-Russia summit. How do you view prospects of international terrorism without any “double standards”. ties—and the Army has often attempted to sabotage any of India-Russia defense cooperation taking into account In a joint statement issued after the 19th India-Russia attempts at constructive outreach. U.S. sanctions? annual summit, the two countries agreed to “converge their Some experts opine that PM Modi decided to call off A. Russia is, and will remain in the foreseeable future, the last time it is used. It is merely a very weak attempt to efforts” to eradicate terrorist networks, their sources of financ- talks since he doesn’t wish to antagonise his loyal Hindu India’s primary defense partner. And American sanctions are delegitimize India’s credible complaints over the extent to ing, arms and fighters’ supply channels, to counter terrorist vote bank in India ahead of next year’s general election. unlikely to change India’s choices. In fact, India is likely to which terrorism has been mainstreamed in Pakistan. ideology, propaganda and recruitment. What is your take on it? make a strong case for exceptions from Washington’s sanc- The cross-border shelling and ceasefire violations The strong statement denouncing cross-border terrorism A. Talks with Pakistan are always politically sensitive in tions even as it continues security cooperation with Moscow. continue unabated. In recent years, the violations of the assumes significance in the wake of Moscow warming up India—irrespective of which party is in power. Having said India is yet to take the final decision on oil trade with ceasefire accord the two countries signed in 2003 have as- to Pakistan recently. India and Pakistan have accused each that, no administration has ever hesitated to take this risk if Iran, although reports suggest that New Delhi will seek waiv- sumed alarming proportions. What according to you is the other of indulging in cross-border terrorism and supporting real and constructive outcomes were on the horizon. At this ers from U.S. to continue importing oil from Tehran. Why most important trigger for it? terrorist groups. time, it is evident that there was no such possibility—and any is there so much suspense and delay? A. Unlike 2003, the global order today is far more strained “The two sides denounced terrorism in all its forms and administration in India would have rather called off talks. A. India will continue to expand its energy and develop- and uncertain. With Pakistan now being bankrolled by the manifestations and reiterated the need to combat international Pakistan’s foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi ment cooperation with Tehran. Unfortunately, however, Chinese and India preparing to take on a global leadership terrorism with decisive and collective response without any speaking at the UN accused India of “financing, facilitating Indian firms and businesses are quite dependent on the role, both countries are likely more confident in their stra- double standards,” said the statement titled ‘India-Russia: and orchestrating terrorism in Pakistan”, citing the case of American financial system. Therefore, while the political tegic capability to gain the upper hand against the other. an Enduring Partnership in a Changing World’. Kulbushan Yadav, who he called “Indian state-sponsored rhetoric makes clear that India will pursue its independent The civil society and think tanks in both the coun- “Our two countries have common interests in cooperat- terrorist”. How would you react to that? strategic interests, commercial realities are often difficult tries, including yours, are very strong and they have been ing on countering terrorism,” Indian PM Narendra Modi A. This is not new rhetoric in Pakistan, nor will it be to overcome. said during his joint press statement with Russian President Vladmir Putin. Putin said the two countries have agreed to India’s decision to deport Rohingya men slammed by rights groups step up cooperation in combating the menace of terrorism TEHRAN — Indian said in Geneva. and drug trafficking. INTERNATIONAL deskgovernment’s contro- Bhushan, whose plea was turned down The cross-border shelling and ceasefire violations be- versial decision to deport seven Rohingya by the court, said the government should tween the two countries continue unabated. In recent years, men, backed by the country’s apex court, treat Rohingya as refugees and not as illegal the violations of the ceasefire agreement the two countries has drawn sharp and widespread criticism migrants and have a representative of the signed in 2003 have surged alarmingly. from rights groups and activists. UNHCR visit and talk to them so that they India’s Supreme Court on Thursday paved were not deported under duress. ‘300 the way for deportation of Rohingya after An estimated 40,000 Rohingya, a mostly militants rejecting the plea of prominent lawyer and Muslim minority, live in India after having activist Prashant Bhushan, who had argued fled persecution in Buddhist-majority My- active in that the deportees feared reprisal in their anmar over the years. home country. UN officials have described the Myanmar Kashmir’ “Even the country of their origin has ac- military’s action against Rohingya as ethnic cepted them as its citizens,” the court said, cleansing. In a report published in August, INTERNATIONAL TEHRAN — Around 300 militants are desk adding that it would not interfere with the the agency called for Myanmar officials to presently active in the troubled Kashmir government’s decision. face genocide charges over their campaign valley and more than 250 militants are ready to infiltrate The seven Rohingya men, arrested in against Rohingyas. across the Line of Control at different launch pads in Pakistan, 2012 for entering India illegally after fleeing The BJP government in India has described according to a senior Indian army official. the persecution in Myanmar, were sent to undocumented Rohingya immigrants as Lt. Gen. AK Bhatt speaking during closing ceremony of Manipur on Thursday, from where they will posing a national security threat and asked 15 day-long Public Mela in north Kashmir’s Kupwara dis- be handed over to Myanmar border guards. state governments last year to identify and trict on Friday said there will be more infiltration attempts Criticizing the government’s decision, in a statement. “The Indian government has and provide them the necessary protection,” deport them. in the winter months, but Indian forces are “vigilant to foil Amnesty India said it had been conducting disregarded its long tradition of protecting Achiume said in a statement. Pertinently, the UN chief, who was on his their attempts”. “a relentless smear campaign” against the those seeking refuge within its borders,” UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres, maiden visit to India last week, said he had Bhatt also said that people in south Kashmir should take Rohingya community in India for over two she added. who just concluded his maiden India visit, never seen a community so discriminated in lesson from people in north Kashmir “who haven’t sheltered years. “This decision sets a dangerous prec- A UN human rights official said the forcible also expressed concern over India repat- the world as Rohingyas, urging the Indian any militant outfit.” When asked about the upcoming elections, edent for all asylum seekers and refugees in return of the Rohingya violates international riating seven Rohingyas to Myanmar, his government to “help these people”. he said, “With the help of police and CRPF, our soldiers are India,” said Aakar Patel, an executive director law. “Given the ethnic identity of the men, spokesperson Stephane Dujarric. “What can India do? Support Bangla- working round the clock to make the election successful.” of the watchdog, asking the government to this is a flagrant denial of their right to pro- UN High Commissioner for Refugees desh in helping these people because there The situation in Kashmir continues to be volatile with work with the United Nations High Com- tection and could amount to refoulement,” (UNHCR), in a statement, said it “regrets is a huge humanitarian problem,” he said intermittent clashes between Indian forces and militants. missioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to honor said Tendayi Achiume, the UN special rap- that the agency did not receive a response on the sidelines of a seminar in New Delhi In recent years, the militancy in the valley has been driven its human rights commitments. porteur on racism. to this request and was unable to secure ac- late on Tuesday. “Second, to put pressure by local Kashmiri youth, which has made the task of security Human Rights Watch (HRW) also slammed “The Indian government has an interna- cess for a lawyer from a state legal service.” on Myanmar, the military in Myanmar for agencies difficult. Indian army has also been accused by in- the decision. “Forcing any Rohingya back tional legal obligation to fully acknowledge the “UNHCR continues to seek clarification from reconciliation and create conditions for these ternational rights groups of trampling human rights during to Myanmar now puts them at grave risk institutionalised discrimination, persecution, the authorities on the circumstances under people to go back. These people will not go counter-terrorism operations. Civilian casualties have also of oppression and abuse,” Meenakshi Gan- hate and gross human rights violations these which these individuals were returned to back in present circumstances,” the UN top been on rise in recent years. guly, the South Asia director of HRW, said people have faced in their country of origin Myanmar,” spokesperson Andrej Mahecic official said. II NN TT EE RR NN AA TT II OO NN AA LL DD AA II LL YY OCTOBER 77, , 2018 ANALYSIS & INTERVIEW 7 Idlib is no exception and its fate will Those who temporarily are be a defeat for terrorists losing badly often do win and Iran. The Syrian government stood by EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW its people, its army, and support from its By Mohammad Ghaderi friends, especially Hezbollah and Iran. DAMASCUS — The battle of Idlib is likely to The West and America have destructive be the final struggle towards the restoration power but they are not able to turn it to any of calm to Syria. How it will pan out and how win. What distinguishes Iran and the resist- the Syrian people see the struggle ahead is ance is that it is capable of translating power worth examination. Mehr News Agency sat into real achievements on the ground. with the head of the Political Department In Syria today, we note Islamic co- of the Syrian Army, Major General Hassan operation between most countries, and the Ahmed Hassan, to discuss recent political West rejects this. What do you think of the developments in Syria and the future of Ira- future of Islamic cooperation? nian-Syrian ties. A: This issue is a most painful one. The Following is the full text of the interview: Islamic nation has the potential to transform What’s your assessment of the current itself into a rival force in the world, and its situation in Idlib and the upcoming phase enemies are not stupid. They have understood 1 In the case of Iran, and this is Nasr’s critical point, of battle? this for centuries. In 1904 the British Colonial talking to Trump would kill the JCPOA, an agreement fully in A: Idlib is a part of an area known as Secretary Campbell Bannerman sent a team force, faithfully adhered to by Iran and so far faithfully under- de-escalation zones which have been estab- of hundreds of specialists in archeology, an- scored by the other signatories to it. The only serious question lished in a deal between Russia, Turkey and thropology, sociology, economics and others is whether the other signatories can effectively devise counter- Iran. It was the alternative solution to some to the region. They worked for three years measures against U.S. economic sanctions, such as the so-called full-scale assault on Idlib and terrorists there. from 1904 to 1907. The team submitted a “Special Purposes Vehicle” that would permit Iran to continue The de-escalation zones included the city report which unfortunately was concealed. to do business and reap at least enough of the benefits inherent of Idlib and the surrounding countryside, the All that the region has been experiencing in the JCPOA as originally conceived. In other words, more or northern Homs countryside, Eastern Ghouta, On the other hand, the gathering of all tradiction between European countries but is one of the plans of this team. It has not less defanging U.S. sanctions. and parts of Deraa. And now, these areas have these terrorists in one specific geographic the truth is a rotation of roles: once France is been permissible for Muslims to unite their Iran is not currently benefitting, except morally in the world’s been returned to Syrian sovereignty. Idlib location gives the Syrian army the interesting spearheading and once it’s Britain. But let’s world because they would be a great force. estimation, by staying in the JCPOA, but if the deal should be will not be different, regardless of whether options. I should mention here that the Syrian ask who is responsible for groups such as Today, we are faced with Takfiri terrorism obviated entirely, it is most definitely not going to benefit Iran this satisfies the United States. We are facing government has set up crossings for those ‘White Helmets’? They are created by Brit- funded by the West, which is not Islam. The outside the deal and Iran would give up, or be forced to give up, a new reality and a transition from achieve- who want to get out of Idlib and not be used ish intelligence which known for its malice truth will be exposed eventually. its rights to any nuclear program (for peaceful purposes) which ment to achievement. Over the past year, as human shield by terrorists. and betrayal, but the truth will not change. What is the future of the Syrian people? is a part of the deal. It is correct that Iran’s leaders have called the Syrian army and the allied force have It should be noted that the leaders of They know that there have been no chemical A: We are facing a new reality. Today, on the U.S. to re-join the JCPOA as a baseline before any further won many achievements. al- Nusra and others terrorist groups were weapons used by Syria. we must enhance our strengths and remove negotiations occur to try to modify it. I think we are not in a time of dramatic deported. U.S. planes were landing to move The Leader of the Islamic Revolution our weaknesses. No one can dictate to the But will Trump and minions re-join the JCPOA? That’s about changes, but we are in the time of geopolitical terrorist commanders and leaders abroad. spoke about the defeat of America and its Syrian people how they must think and how as likely as Iran becoming the first country to colonize Mars. So, shifts. At the 15 October, 2018, deadline, we In the end, Idlib will not be an exception. agents in the region and the victory of the they live and who governs them. This is an stuck as it is between a rock and the proverbial hard place for will face a new phase of battle in which those The decision of the Syrian government is clear, axis of resistance, as in Iraq, Syria and even exclusive right. the moment, what’s Iran to do? who did not lay down their arms would be which is to continue defending the Syrian Yemen. How do you comment on this? It cannot be denied that thousands of cit- I say nothing, or not much. confronted by Russian air strikes and the territory until it has retaken the last inch of it. A: Let’s be clear. The Islamic Republic izens are outside the country, but Damascus Because I believe the Trump Administration and the U.S. gov- Syrian Arab Army. How do you evaluate the role of Eu- of Iran since the days of its founder, Imam has always called for its citizens to return. ernment, in something akin to a drug induced high on hubris and I do not see in Idlib anything special to ropean countries? Khomeini, deals with facts and evidence. The Syrian government does not take revenge bullying almost everywhere, is losing ground (allies and respect) consider it the biggest battle. I think that the A: I can’t see a European role independent- When the leader of the Islamic Revolution, against its own people, and the army does at exactly the same time it seems to be at the apex of its power. gathering of terrorists in Idlib, regardless of ly. Since the end of the World War II, and Ayatollah Khamenei, says that America is not aim to defeat the Syrian people. It is extremely ironic, too. But this is the way the world often their number, means the need to confront precisely since the Marshall Plan, the Europe losing, we will see. America entered Iraq in Of course, the costs paid by Syria have works, with Karma, with vengeance and with retribution against them and protect the security of the homeland has been tied to the U.S. 2003 and did not achieve its aims and its been high, but whoever said that sovereignty not merely individuals who far overstep the boundaries of fair- and Syria’s citizens. There seems to be a difference and con- plan was to divide the region, including Syria and dignity are free? ness and good sense, but entire countries, too. Look at what has happened in Syria, to cite just one example. The Zionists’ aircraft hid behind an unarmed Russian surveillance plane to bomb northwestern Syria last month and the Russian aircraft ‘Delivery of S-300 to Syria prevents Israel went down with 15 Russian lives. And as a result, the Russians finally delivered what may be an effective defense against Zionist and even U.S. aggression on from assisting terrorists’ Syria – the S300 missile defense array. So far, there has been no 1 We also naturally understand the complexity of relationship between the elements of resistance from Iran now [more] overwhelmed than other countries. But after further bombing of Syria by the Zionists, and the U.S. has been regional and international relations; in particular, the to Iraq, Syria and Lebanon. This weapon (S-300) returned establishing the stability in Syria, Iran’s situation will also squealing and screaming about the Russian reaction ever since, goal of every axis of resistance that fight against terror- the Defense Forces to the Syrian Armed Forces that it had be much better, and all the efforts of the United States and to no avail. Putin has played his cards well, it seems. ism is to restore the balance of international relations by before 2011, and can greatly increase its ability. Israel will lead to failure. He was long patient, some said too patient, with the attacks on maintaining stability and defeating the policy of creating Israel has said that Russia’s action is dangerous and What changes will the delivery of S-300 missile system Syria. Putin looks like a good model for Iran: be patient, build out chaos under the control of the Americans. Therefore, we will increase tensions in the region. What are possible re- to Syria bring about as far as the balance of power in the alliances and good will, keep up pressure on the other signatories are convinced that this development within the framework actions of Israel and the United States if Kremlin carries region is concerned? to the JCPOA to come up with effective countermeasures to U.S. of relations is a huge transformation that greatly weakens out the plan? A: Naturally, the United States and Israel are afraid of sanctions. And meanwhile, watch the U.S. lose eventually. It will. the Zionist regime’s ability to cooperate directly with the A: Every response and reaction from Tel Aviv are still this move. Because their air forces were the factor behind The GOP, in the likelihood of winning its bid to install unsuit- terrorist groups in Syria. failing, because their information has failed to assess the their resistance to the countries of the axis of resistance, and able Brett Kavanaugh in the U.S. Supreme Court, ramming this On the other hand, it directly restricts the enemy’s ability strength of the army and the Syrian people and leadership. when this unit fails, the balance of power is shaped much character with no character in to the court, I predict, is going to to target Syria’s scientific and research centers and private To the extent that their research has signaled the fall of the more with our interest in the field. lose bigtime, too. It may be just a matter of time, because GOP and traditional factories; when attacking these centers, the Syrian government in less than a year, now the enemy’s On the other hand, we need to increase our power in candidates up for reelection on November 6th and beyond could over Congress to a Democratic Party اهواز ، hand امانيه ، and خيابان lose سقراط غربیwell ، پالك enemy claims that they belong to Hezbollah or Iran, and government is seeking to rectify its policy mistakes. other fields, including economics, culture, education and 96very this is a ridiculous claim. On the other hand, the enemy’s axis is shaking. Mean- media, and create a comprehensive development in dealing majority. Decent Americans can deal with nearly as corrupt but first priority is to stuff the GOP. One step تلفكس : ,later 33200508 ـ Iran and Hezbollah do not need factories in Syria. 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For those who are still confused, Some 5,500 detainees work in Americans’ rights at home and abroad. this is not about Iran or any other state trying immigration detention centers for a dollar or less, Method  The evaluation will be made subject to submission of needed certificates in meeting for opening the received tenderer’s proposals. For instance, in a bid to avoid complying with to politicize the International Court of Justice, according to a report by the New York Times. the consequences of previously-signed interna- as claimed by Washington officials. The prob- Some of these immigrants earn no money at all.  Purchasing & Submitting tional treaties, the U.S. government has outright lem is that the Trump administration officials Last year, more than 60,000 detainees worked in withdrawn from multiple agreements this week. view the court and other international treaties detention centers across the country. The cheap The distribution of the documents will be started one day after the publishing of second advertisement and ended on the following tenth day thereof ( closing date 1397/07 /29 - Oct 21,2018) This included the 1955 Treaty of Amity with Iran as ineffective. Simply put, they are moving away labour, 13 cents an hour, saves the government Tender on Wednesday, and the 1961 Optional Protocol to from complying with ICJ rulings in general and and the private companies $40 million or more Distribution Place Hall No.:113, 1thfloor, Foreign Procurement Dept., National Iranian Drilling Company, Airport square, Ahwaz, IRAN Document the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, international rules and treaties in particular. This a year by allowing them to avoid paying outside Distribution by Company  Submitting one original Bank Fund Receipt in the amount of 510,000 Iranian Rials under account number Concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Dis- is not surprising: contractors the $7.25 federal minimum wage. 4001114004020491( Shaba No. IR 520100004001114004020491) in name of “NIDC Incomes Centralized putes. The 1955 Treaty of Amity was a treaty signed The U.S. is the only country not to have signed “Some immigrants held at county jails work for Submitting Method Fund” issued by I.R. of Iran Central Bank.  by the U.S. and Iran after the 1953 CIA coup the the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. free, or are paid with sodas or candy bars, while Submitting format Request for the purpose of receiving Tender Documents. toppled the elected government of Mohammad It has become the norm after President Donald also providing services like meal preparation for Days after the last time of Purchasing. ( closing date 1397/10/09 - Dec 30,2018) 35  Mosaddegh and restored to power American Trump enacted a “zero tolerance” policy for un- other government institutions,” the paper reports. Closing date ) The envelopes will be opened At 9 a.m On 1397/10/10 – Dec 31,2018  Documents puppet Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi. The treaty authorized border crossings in January, calling The U.S., as a state party to the UN and interna- Receiving Method Hall No. 107, 1stfloor, Tender Committee, Operation building, National Iranian Drilling Company, Airport was cited in an Iranian lawsuit aiming to prevent for undocumented migrant families to be sepa- tional treaties, is under an obligation to guarantee square, Ahwaz, IRAN. parts of U.S. sanctions being enforced, and Iran rated. Now the United Nations is calling on the equality between citizens and non-citizens in the Address Tel: +98-61-34148580 +98-61-34148569 won that lawsuit on Wednesday, October 3, at U.S. to end this approach as well, arguing that it enjoyment of these rights to the extent recognized the International Court of Justice. represents an ongoing human rights violation. under international law, and that differential  Tender Guarantee It is unclear if the 1955 treaty was really that “The U.S. should immediately halt this prac- treatment based on citizenship or immigration big of a part of the court ruling, which merely tice,” Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the status will constitute discrimination. Obviously, Value of 134,310,000 Rial/ 2,722 Euro said the U.S. has to exempt humanitarian goods UN human rights agency, OHCHR, said in a this is not happening as well. guarantee from the sanctions. The U.S. decision to withdraw statement. “The practice of separating families All this dirty laundry and more, however, shines  Bank guarantees or guarantees issued by non-bank institutions that obtain activity license from the central bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Type of from the treaty will, however, likely be used to amounts to arbitrary and unlawful interference a light on America’s troubling civil rights record guarantee  Submitting one original Bank Fund Receipt under account number 4001114006376636 ( Shaba No. IR 350100004001114006376636) in claim the ruling doesn’t apply anymore. in family life, and is a serious violation of the and inconsistent legal system at home and its name of “NIDC saving account” by the central bank of Islamic Republic of Iran. The Vienna Convention, by contrast, is a rights of the child.” huge human rights violations across the globe. 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The protocol United States are breathtaking by any standard. punishment failing to abide by the UN conventions the U.S. withdrew from on Tuesday was one The Trump administration has even imposed and international treaties to become yet another in which disputes between nations are to be travel ban on Muslims, making it impossible example of the practice of double-standards at (Contracts Department) resolved peacefully on the international stage. for families to visit their relatives in the U.S. the UN, but the embarrassment from showcasing Guarantee and More of this & other tenders are accessible by click on: www.nidc.ir http://sapp.ir/nidc_pr Trump officials aren’t keen on that, because it on the ground that they come from places like America’s worst injustices and abuses on a world تهران تایمز نوبت اول 15/07/97نوبت دوم might require them to settle disputes instead of Iran, Syria and Yemen that the U.S. is not in stage could be quite damaging. 97/07/16 I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 8 ADVERTISEMENTS OCTOBER 7, 2018

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Diabetes accounts for 9% Drinking water lowers the risk of bladder infections of health sector’s total costs Bladder infections are extremely common among women. New HEALTH TEHRAN — Diabetes is responsible for research, however, shows that boosting water intake might reduce desksome 9 percent of the total costs spent these infections by almost half. in the country’s health sector, deputy director for the A urinary tract infection (UTI) can affect any part of the urinary Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Committee has said. tract, including the urethra, bladder, ureters, or kidneys. A bladder Regarding the prevalence of overweight and dia- infection is the most common type of UTI, and approximately betes among Iranians, the committee has drawn up a half of all women will experience a UTI in their lifetime. program containing strategies to prevent NCDs in the For those who experience this type of infection once, a solid country, IRNA quoted Mohammad Baqer Larijani as 25 percent can expect to have another later on in life. saying on Saturday. Women are likelier to develop a bladder infection than men due Heading by Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh to differing anatomy — the female urethra is shorter than that of Hashemi, the National Non-Communicable Disease men, which means that bacteria can reach the bladder more easily. Committee was established in 2015. There are six sub- Also, the urethra opening is closer to the rectum in women, committees affiliated with this committee responsible for and the rectum houses lots of bacteria. These bacteria are most controlling cancer, cardiovascular diseases, metabolic commonly associated with UTIs. disorders, air pollution and inter-sectoral collaboration, Bladder infections, when caught early, don’t usually cause traffic injuries, and a subcommittee for monitoring and serious complications, and they are easily treated with antibiotics. evaluating whole action plan for the NCDs in Iran. If not treated, however, they can lead to kidney infections. The national plan to combat NCDs was endorsed by Symptoms of bladder infections include a burning feeling while President Hassan Rouhani, Parliament Speaker Ali Lar- passing urine and frequent or intense urges to go to the bathroom, ijani, the then Director-General of WHO Margaret Chan even if there is not a lot of urine to pass. Fung Fu-Chun and WHO Regional Director for the Eastern The new research, which was led by senior study author Dr. Mediterranean Ala Alwan, which was also appreciated by Yair Lotan, from the Simmons Cancer Center at the University other countries due to not being limited to one ministry of Texas Southwestern in Dallas, is now published in the journal and sector but to other sectors as well. JAMA Internal Medicine. Controlling diabetes and obesity is one of the goals Prior to the study, the participants reported their usual daily of the plan, which is being pursued in a diabetes special volume of fluid. This was approximately 1.5 liters, or around working group, Larijani said Saturday, adding, the group six 8-ounce glasses. is planning special programs to control diabetes and its The scientists divided the volunteers into two groups: they complications nationwide. instructed one to drink an additional 1.5 liters of water each day, Pointing to the National Service Framework for Diabetes and they told the other group to consume no additional fluid. which is prepared by the group, he noted that planning for According to the World Health Organization the number of Their study was conducted over a 12-month period and re- general and specialized diabetes training courses, setting people with diabetes has risen from 108 million in 1980 to vealed quite a few findings. For example, in the additional water up a diabetes registration system, and pursuing the estab- group, the scientists found that 93 percent had two (or fewer) lishment of more diabetes clinics are among programs that 422 million in 2014. The global prevalence of diabetes among episodes of bladder infection, while 88 percent of those in the have been implemented by the working group. adults over 18 years of age has risen from 4.7% in 1980 to control group experienced three or more. He went on to say that the National Service Framework 8.5% in 2014. In 2015, diabetes was the direct cause of 1.6 Overall, bladder infection incidence in the water group was for Diabetes aims at preventing the spread of the disease, around half of that in the control group — namely, 111 of the people providing appropriate services to affected people and prevent million deaths and in 2012 high blood glucose was the cause who drank the extra water reported having had one, compared the complications of the disease. of another 2.2 million deaths. Diabetes prevalence has been with 216 people who did not drink the extra water. Larijani stated that the establishment of diabetes clinics Also, if there was a recurrence of a bladder infection in a can provide patients with appropriate services and control rising more rapidly in middle- and low-income countries. participant who had already experienced one during the study, the disease, adding, launching the diabetes registration sys- goals of these clinics, he concluded. Diabetes: symptoms, damages those in the water group had a greater period of time pass between tem and expanding diabetes clinics are the two important In April, Deputy Health Minister Mohammad-Hadi Ayyazi Symptoms of Type 1 diabetes include excessive excretion infections than did those in the control group. programs underway by the working group in cooperation said that some five million Iranians suffer from diabetes. of urine (polyuria), thirst (polydipsia), constant hunger, The overall time period between bladder infections was about with the relevant deputies at the Ministry of Health. According to the World Health Organization the num- weight loss, vision changes, and fatigue. These symptoms 85.2 days for the control group, compared with 142.9 days for those Moreover, studies in national scale on non-communi- ber of people with diabetes has risen from 108 million may occur suddenly, but symptoms of Type 2 are often less in the water group. Overall, those in the water group were about half cable diseases, including diabetes, are being conducted in 1980 to 422 million in 2014. The global prevalence marked. As a result, the disease may be diagnosed several as likely to experience a bladder infection than those in the control nationwide, he added. of diabetes among adults over 18 years of age has risen years after onset, once complications have already arisen. group. “That’s a significant difference,” noted Dr. Lotan, the chief of Launching specialized clinics for diabetes in the country from 4.7% in 1980 to 8.5% in 2014. In 2015, diabetes Over time, diabetes can damage the heart, blood vessels, urologic oncology at the UT Southwestern Medical Center. can play a significant role in controlling the diseases, he was the direct cause of 1.6 million deaths and in 2012 eyes, kidneys, and nerves. Diabetic retinopathy is an impor- “These findings are important because more than half of all highlighted, adding that supervision, registration, insur- high blood glucose was the cause of another 2.2 million tant cause of blindness, and occurs as a result of long-term women report having bladder infections, which are one of the ance coverage, high quality care services, treatment and deaths. Diabetes prevalence has been rising more rapidly accumulated damage to the small blood vessels in the retina. most common infections in women.” Dr. Yair Lotan. combating the increasing prevalence of diabetes are the in middle- and low-income countries. 2.6% of global blindness can be attributed to diabetes. (Source: Medical News Today)

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First permanent handicrafts Iran expecting 7m foreign exhibit opens in northern Iran arrivals by yearend 1 The surge is widely fueled by pil- grims and visitors from Iran’s neighboring countries not by Western nationals. The CHHTO in July announced that visi- tors from Azerbaijan, Iraq, Afghanistan and Turkey constituted topmost arrivals in the first three months of the current year, adding: “Inbound passengers from European coun- tries cut by 24 percent year on year during the same period.” Elsewhere in his remarks, Mounesan, who doubles as vice president, underlined that Iran is a budding destination for medical travelers. “Statistics and surveys indicate that health [and medical] tourism has grown in the country and portions of our hospitals HERITAGE TEHRAN — The first permanent handicrafts are hosting health travelers.” deskexhibit in northern Mazandaran province opened Iran attracts health and medical tourists its doors to the public on Wednesday in Sari, the capital’s province. mainly from Iraq, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Covering 400 square meters in area, the marketplace has been the U.S., European countries as well as the set up on the premises of the provincial tourism department and Persian Gulf littoral states. According to is considered as first of its kind in the province, CHTN reported. official statistics, the country hosted some It offers live workshops and also showcases ceramics and pot- 400,000 medical tourists during the past teries, textiles, woodworks, marquetry, illuminated manuscripts, Iranian year 1396 (ended March 20). amongst others, all handcrafted by native artisans. Filled from corner to corner with ancient Iran exported $280 million worth of handicrafts during the bazaars, museums, mosques, monuments, past Iranian calendar year, which ended on March 20. Traditional gardens, historical sites, rich natural and rural ceramics, pottery vessels, handwoven cloths as well as personal landscapes, Iran hosts some of the world’s ornamentations with precious and semi-precious gemstones are oldest cultural monuments, including 22 among Iranian exports to Iraq, Afghanistan and Germany, the UNESCO World Heritage sites. Under the U.S., the UK and other countries. 2025 Tourism Vision Plan, Iran is expect- ing to increase its foreign arrivals from 4.8 million in 2014 to 20 million. Foreign travelers visit the ruins of the UNESCO-registered Persepolis in southern Iran. New Zealand could charge you Tourism chief cuts ribbon on $3,200 for refusing to unlock your phone at the border traditional guesthouses in Kashan TOURISM TEHRAN – Iran’s tour- structures through refurbishing and reviving Travelers headed to New Zealand may have to pay fines of up to deskism chief Ali-Asghar them can preserve those [for the successive $3,200 if they refuse to reveal their device passwords. Mounesan inaugurated three traditional generations] and can be tuned into attractive Under the Customs and Excise Act 2018, in effect this week, guesthouses during his visit to the central and enjoyable places for both domestic and customs officers can demand travelers unlock their electronic city of Kashan on Thursday. foreign tourists.” devices at borders. Anyone who refuses is subject to prosecution The three have been repurposed from Upon an initiative scheme, the Fund and fines up to 5,000 NZD, or about $3,000 USD. somewhat abandoned historical structures, (known by its Persian acronym Saabta) To be clear: It won’t be necessary to unlock your device or after being restored by the private sector provides opportunity for privately-owned hand over your passwords in order to enter the country. Customs under the auspices of the Revitalization and businesses to run certain old structures in agents won’t search everyone’s devices at the border. Instead, Utilization Fund for Historical Places, CHTN order to be maintained and repurposed into searches focus on travelers selected for additional searching, on reported. hotels, traditional restaurants or lodging suspicion of unlawful importing or exporting. “Historic houses are of high importance places. A device can only be confiscated if, after preliminary search- for Iranians as they bear parts of our history, Iran is home to abundant historical man- ing, border patrol officials have additional suspects. However, civilization and culture,” he said. sions, caravanserais, bathhouses, madrasas, failure to provide a password for preliminary searching could The official also underlined that eco-lodges and other massive monuments, which can be grounds for seizure and additional search. and traditional guesthouses are well catering buttress its budding tourism and hospital- The law applies to both New Zealanders and foreigners passing to hospitality industry in the country. ity sectors if managed appropriately and through the country’s borders. “Paying attention to these historical refurbished properly. A spokesperson for New Zealand Customs told CNN the new law was necessary as “the shift from paper-based systems to electronic systems has meant that the majority of prohibited material and documents are now stored electronically.” Uzbekistan gives French visa-free entry However, the act has elicited criticism from privacy advo- cates. “Allowing Customs to be able to demand the right to examine and capture all this information is a grave invasion of ahead of presidential visit personal privacy of both the person who owns the device and the people they have communicated with,” Thomas Beagle, TASHKENT (AFP) - French nationals will be the first in visa waiver for French citizens covers a period of 30 days Among the restrictions scrapped was a ban on pho- chairperson of the New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties, the European Union to gain visa-free entry to Uzbekistan and came into force on Friday. tography in the capital Tashkent’s ornate metro stations said in a statement. ahead of key talks between both countries’ leaders in Paris, He said that France is the first EU member whose nationals which had seen unsuspecting tourists detained by police (Source: travelandleisure.com) the foreign ministry said Saturday. would be able to benefit from the visa waiver. in the past. Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s visit to Paris Mon- The former Soviet republic of 32 million people is In December 2016, an executive order eased or cancelled day and Tuesday will be his first to Europe following a trip seeking to improve its ties with the West as part of visa requirements for 27 developed countries but was promptly to the United States where he met with President Donald Mirziyoyev’s drive to attract foreign investment after reversed a month later -- before actually coming into force ROUND THE GLOBE Trump in May. decades of isolation. -- reportedly due to security fears. The high-profile visits are seen as rewards for the Central Uzbekistan, which is highly dependent on com- Uzbekistan offers visa-free entry to nationals of Schokland and Asian country’s steps towards more openness following the modity exports and suffers from deep poverty in Turkey, Israel, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, death of Mirziyoyev’s long-reigning authoritarian predecessor its provinces, has also made developing tourism a Singapore, and Japan, in addition to long-standing Surroundings Islam Karimov in 2016. priority, undoing a number of repressive policies reciprocal visa-free entry for citizens of most former An Uzbek foreign ministry spokesman told AFP that the hampering the sector. Soviet countries. Schokland in the Netherlands was a peninsula that by the 15th century had become an island. Occupied and then abandoned Girl dubbed ‘Queen of Sweden’ after UK tourism bosses issue visitor tax as the sea encroached, it had to be evacuated in 1859. But fol- lowing the draining of the Zuider Zee, it has, since the 1940s, drawing ancient sword from lake warning formed part of the land reclaimed from the sea. Schokland has vestiges of human habitation going back to An eight-year-old girl has discovered a Industry bosses have warned a tourist tax of actually getting to a tipping point where prehistoric times. It symbolizes the heroic, age-old struggle pre-Viking-era sword in a Swedish lake, could send businesses “off a cliff” and result a tax is collected, from that particular au- of the people of the Netherlands against the encroachment prompting locals to name her the “Queen in a drop in the value of the sector to the dience, could send many businesses over of the waters. of Sweden.” Scottish economy. the cliff.” Swedish-American Saga Vanecek The head of UK Hospitality said the in- He added: “The world is a small place, found the ancient artifact while playing troduction of a £2 levy per night for visitors Scotland is a very small place, we need to in Vidostern lake during the summer near to Edinburgh could cost business £175m be competitive.” her family’s holiday home in the south of in the capital. ‘Public toilets’ the country. Experts at a local museum The comments come after the Scottish Local authorities in the Highlands have The sword is estimated to be 1,500 years estimate the sword to be around 1,500 government ordered a consultation into also expressed an interest in a tourist tax. old. (Photo: Andrew Vanecek) years old, according to local reports. plans by local councils for a tax. The tourism committee was told last “I was outside in the water, throwing “We are very keen to see the conser- Edinburgh claims it could raise an extra month that the six million annual visitors sticks and stones and stuff to see how far vation staff do their work and see more of £11m a year for the city. to the region were worth £1.2bn and sup- they skip, and then I found some kind of the details of the sword,” he was quoted The City of Edinburgh Council has al- ported 20,000 jobs. stick,” Vanecek told The Local, a Swedish as saying in the report. Her father, Andy ready launched its own consultation on However, the area’s popularity has put news website.“I picked it up and was going Vanecek, said in a Facebook post that the a so-called Transient Visitor Levy to be pressure on roads, parking and public toi- to drop it back in the water, but it had a Iron Age sword was found complete with paid year-round by visitors. lets, the committee was told. handle, and I saw that it was a little bit its scabbard, made of wood and leather, It would be set at either 2% or £2 per Supporters say a future tourist tax It symbolizes the heroic, age-old struggle of the people of pointy at the end and all rusty. I held it and that it is “the first sword of its kind to room, per night, for all types of accom- would be used to pay for improvements the Netherlands against the encroachment of the water. As a up in the air and I said ‘Daddy, I found a ever be found in Scandinavia.” modation. But speaking to Holyrood’s and ensure tourists had access to quality result of the colossal reclamation programme that began in sword!’ When he saw that it bent and was He described the moment in July when tourism committee, William MacLeod, facilities. the early years of the 20th century, Schokland and the settle- rusty, he came running up and took it,” his daughter “stumbled upon something executive director with UK Hospitality Ordering a Scotland-wide consultation ment mounds and other human interventions that surround she continued. special in the muddy clay.” Scotland, said: “I don’t think there has into the impact of a tourist tax, Nicola it stand as mute testimony to the skill and fortitude of the The report added that locals joked that “She picked up the object, lifted it high been any real assessment of why such a Sturgeon told delegates at the Scottish Dutch people in the face of this never-ceasing natural threat. the discovery made his daughter the new above her head, and shouted as if she was tax would be required.” Tourist Alliance conference that she would The area provides exceptional evidence of a cultural tradi- “Queen of Sweden,” drawing parallels with Pippi Longstocking,” he said. He added: “Our view is that £2 per night, “examine in detail the arguments for and tion of island-dwellers threatened by the water and ultimately legend of King Arthur who was bequeathed Andy Vanecek’s home state is Min- per room, could result in reduced turnover against a tourism tax”, saying ministers evacuated; the first residents on the land reclaimed from the a right to rule after being handed the Ex- nesota, but the family moved to Sweden of £100m for the accommodation sector were “determined that all voices will be sea cultivated and developed that new land. The area is an calibur sword by the Lady of the Lake. last year from Minneapolis because they and £75m in reduced spend elsewhere in heard”. exceptional example of a traditional type of settlement and Mikael Nordstrom, an expert from the wanted to be closer to his wife’s relations, the tourism economy.” Fiona Campbell, from the Association land use that is representative of cultures, primarily when Jonkopings Lans Museum, described the the report said. He was particularly happy His sentiments were echoed by Marc of Scotland’s Self-Caterers, welcomed the these have become vulnerable due to the influence of irre- discovery of the relic as spectacular, saying about the find, he said, because “I’m a huge Crothall, chief executive of the Scottish government’s consultation, but emphasized versible change. that it was “about 85 centimeters long, and Minnesota Vikings fan, and this looks just Tourism Alliance. the need for “an industry-wide discussion (Source: UNESCO) there is also preserved wood and metal like a Viking sword!” He told the committee: “As we enter and a robust economic impact assessment”. around it.” (Source: CNN) the unchartered waters of Brexit, the risk (Source: BBC) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y OCTOBER 7, 2018 SCIENCE 11 Experts say net negative emissions need Why insects like moths are to start now to limit global warming so attracted to bright lights It’s a familiar sight, especially in the summertime: moths and It’s been a banner week for hydrocarbons even be processed into jet fuel. When that other insects gathered around lights like lamps. Often, creatures made from waste gases. Earlier this week, fuel is burned, he said, it would again create entrained in such a glow get eaten by predators or overheat. a company announced that it had delivered CO2 that could be captured at an arbitrary While common, it’s not immediately obvious: How could 4,000 gallons of jet fuel made from steel- Direct Air Capture plant and turned back insects be so thoroughly tricked, lured to their death by light plant waste gases to Virgin Atlantic. Now, into jet fuel. on such a grand scale? Swiss company Climeworks has announced The plant consists of three air collec- Like the tragic tale of Romeo and Juliet, the story of the lamp the opening of a new plant in Italy that will tors that are more energy-efficient than and moth is one of fatal attraction. Being primarily nocturnal collect carbon dioxide (CO2) from ambient Climeworks’ first ambient air collector. creatures, moths evolved to travel by the glimmer of the moon, air and pair it with renewably made hydro- “The plant will filter up to 150 tons of CO2 by a method called transverse orientation. gen (H2) to make methane fuel that would from ambient air per year,” Climeworks “(Transverse orientation) is sort of like us keeping the add little or no CO2 to the atmosphere. said in a press statement. “Simultaneously, North Star in a certain position so we know where we are,” This will be Climeworks’ third car- an alkaline electrolyser (1.2 MW) locally says Jeff Smith, curator of the moth collection at the Bohart bon-capture plant. The first captured generates 240 cubic meters of renewable Museum of Entomology. In the same way, it’s thought the carbon out of ambient air using a filter of hydrogen per hour by making use of excess moths keep the light source at a certain position in relation base amines that would bind with more on-site photovoltaic energy.” A catalyst then to their body to guide them, Smith explains. acidic CO2. The captured carbon was sent combines the CO2 and the hydrogen into “It’s all gone awry because we’ve provided so many arti- to a greenhouse to speed plant growth. methane gas in a reactor built by a French ficial moons,” says Lynn Kimsey, professor of entomology The second was based in Iceland at company called Atmostat. The methane at UC Davis. a geothermal plant that released some “is then liquified and used to fuel natural Elements within moth eyes are tuned to faint light, and volcanic CO2. Climeworks’ small plant gas lorries,” Climeworks says. act “like miniature telescopes.” Thus when they’re faced with more than 4,000 hours over the next 17 of fuel production as a potential revenue captures that carbon and injects it back If the technology is possible, making it powerful artificial illumination, it can act as a “super-stim- months (that’s just under eight hours a source for carbon capture. into the ground, where mineral reactions economically viable is still a long way off. ulant,” Kimsey says. day) in order to demonstrate the viability Gebald said that pure captured CO2 could help the CO2 bind with basalt, essentially Without strict prices on carbon dioxide, the “Every night they’d fire on the lights and big beetles would storing the gas as a rock. buyers of this service are unlikely to be the come flying to the mercury-vapor lights, (and) land on the Viability of fuel production The researcher says that pure captured people who created the carbon pollution ground. In the morning, seagulls were picking them up, hop- In a presentation this week, Climeworks in the first place. But given the urgency ping on the jaguars … and pooping on the cars.” co-founder Christoph Gebald said that, just CO2 could even be processed into jet fuel. of our global CO2 situation, it’s not crazy. The dealership switched to sodium-vapor bulbs because recently, the company has been able to When that fuel is burned, he said, it would Gebald noted in his address this week that the wave-length of light they emit is much less attractive to the bugs. operate the Icelandic plant continuously again create CO2 that could be captured at the world emits 30 to 40 gigatons of CO2 without any failures. annually, and every day we’re seeing higher (Source: nationalgeographic.com) This is a major accomplishment in the an arbitrary Direct Air Capture plant and and higher levels of carbon dioxide in the frigid Icelandic climate. turned back into jet fuel. atmosphere in terms of parts per million. The new Italian plant will be run for (Source: arstechnica.com) Living organisms find a critical balance, study Turbidity currents are not just currents, An entire frog species was almost wiped suggests but involve movement of the seafloor itself out by a deadly fungus: new research Biologists know a lot about how life works, but they are still figuring out the big questions of why life exists, why it takes various shapes and sizes, and how life is able to amazingly adapt to fill every nook and cranny on Earth. An interdisciplinary team of researchers has discovered that the answers to these questions may lie in the ability of life to find a middle ground, balancing between robustness and adaptability. Biologists know a lot about how life works, but they are still figuring out the big questions of why life exists, why it takes various shapes and sizes, and how life is able to amazingly adapt to fill every nook and cranny on Earth. An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Arizona State University has discovered that the answers to these questions may lie in the ability of life to find a middle ground, balancing between robustness and adaptability. The results of their study have been recently published in Physical Review Letters. The research team, led by Bryan Daniels of the Center for Turbidity currents have historically been sity of Durham, and the Ocean University Within a decade of a massive die off due row within a season. Each time, the re- Biosocial Complex Systems with direction from faculty member described as fast-moving currents that of China combined their expertise and to a fungus commonly known as chytrid, searchers tested individual frogs for the Sara Walker of the School of Earth and Space Exploration, sweep down submarine canyons, carrying equipment to monitor a 50-kilometer-long the frog species left in El Copé, Panama presence of the fungus while assessing the sifted through data to better understand the root connections sand and mud into the deep sea. But a (31-mile) stretch of Monterey Canyon in developed the ability to coexist with the severity of any disease symptoms. among 67 biological networks that describe how components new paper in Nature Communications unprecedented detail. deadly fungus. The researchers then developed a nov- of these systems interact with one another. shows that, rather than just consisting of During the experiment, researchers In a later field study, the researchers el model to assess disease dynamics in The biological networks are sets of individual components sediment-laden seawater flowing over the placed over 50 different instruments at found that frogs infected with the fungus communities beset by an outbreak. The (like proteins and genes) that interact with one another to seafloor, turbidity currents also involve seven different locations in the canyon survived at a nearly identical rate compared frequent, repeated sampling of frogs in the perform important tasks like transmitting signals or deciding large-scale movements of the seafloor itself. and made detailed measurements during with uninfected frogs. field allowed the team to minimize biases a cell’s fate. They measured a number of mathematical features, This dramatic discovery, the result of 15 different turbidity flows. Almost all In 2004, the frogs of El Copé, Panama, in the model and enabled the researchers simulating the networks’ behavior and looking for patterns to an 18-month-long, multi-institutional of the flows began near the head of the began dying by the thousands. The culprit: to conclude that infected frogs were sur- provide clues on what made them so special. study of Monterey Canyon, could help canyon in water less than about 300 me- Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Within viving at the same rate as uninfected frogs. (Source: Science Daily) ocean engineers avoid damage to pipe- ters (1,000 feet) deep. Once initiated, the months, roughly half of the frog species Surviving deadly effects lines, communications cables, and other flows traveled at least several kilometers native to the area went locally extinct. This surprising result strongly suggested seafloor structures. down the canyon. The three largest flows New research, which appears in Ecolog- that the frog species remaining in El Copé Geologists have known about turbidity traveled over 50 kilometers, sweeping ical Applications, suggests that the frogs developed the ability to tolerate the fungus currents since at least 1929, when a large past the deepest monitoring station in underwent ecological and/or evolutionary and survive its deadly effects. Cassini detected ‘ring rain’ earthquake triggered a violent current the canyon at a depth of 1,850 meters changes that enabled the community as “Our statistical model allowed us to during plunge into Saturn that traveled several hundred kilometers (6,000 feet). a whole to persist, despite severe species estimate amphibian survival and disease and damaged 12 trans-Atlantic commu- Sediment-laden water losses. dynamics in a case where the small size It has been more than a year since the iconic Cassini probe nications cables. This extensive research program The results could mean good news for of the remaining amphibian community ended its mission by diving into the atmosphere of Saturn, Turbidity currents are still a threat showed that turbidity currents in Mon- other hotspots of amphibian biodiversity hit prohibits the use of more traditional anal- the planet it studied for more than a decade. However, today, as people place more and more terey Canyon involve both movements hard by the chytrid fungus, such as South ysis methods,” says coauthor Elise Zipkin, Cassini is the mission that just keeps on giving. Scientists cables, pipelines, and other structures of water-saturated sediment and of sed- America and Australia, researchers say. an assistant professor in the integrative are still analyzing the data collected by Cassini during its on the seafloor. Turbidity currents are iment-laden water. As described in the Not drifting to extinction biology department. final days, and they say the spacecraft encountered an also important to petroleum geologists recent Nature Communications paper, “Our results are really promising be- “This new modeling framework offers unexpected phenomenon near Saturn: ring rain. because they leave behind layers of sed- the most important part of the process is cause they lead us to conclude that the unprecedented opportunities to examine iment that comprise some of the world’s a dense layer of water-saturated sediment El Copé frog community is stabilizing the factors impacting small and declining largest oil reserves. that moves rapidly over the bottom and and not drifting to extinction,” says lead populations decimated by disease.” A conceptual model remobilizes the upper few meters of the author Graziella DiRenzo, a postdoctoral The researchers suggest that the El Copé Despite almost a century of research, preexisting seafloor. researcher at Michigan State University. frog community stabilized through an ef- geologists have struggled to come up with This is very different from previous “That’s a big concern with chytrid fect known as “eco-evolutionary rescue.” a conceptual model that describes in detail conceptual models of turbidity currents, worldwide. Before this study, we didn’t In this scenario, some species may have how turbidity currents form and evolve. which focused on flows of turbid, sed- know a lot about the communities that evolved tolerance to the fungus while oth- The Coordinated Canyon Experiment was iment-laden water traveling above the remain after an outbreak,” DiRenzo says. er highly infectious species died off and designed, in part, to resolve this debate. seafloor. The authors of the recent paper DiRenzo and her colleagues returned stopped contributing to the spread of the During this 18-month-long study, re- did observe plumes of sediment-laden to the same small, two-square-kilometer pathogen. searchers from the Monterey Bay Aquari- water during turbidity events, but they field site in El Copé every year from 2010 The fungus itself may have also become um Research Institute (MBARI), the U.S. suggest that these are secondary features to 2014. less virulent and the frog community as a Geological Survey, the University of Hull, that form when the pulse of saturated sed- They broke the field site down into whole may have undergone other types the National Oceanography Centre, the iment mixes into the overlying seawater. smaller, 20-meter subsites, repeatedly of restructuring. University of Southampton, the Univer- (Source: eurekalert.org) sampling the subsites several days in a (Source: sciencealert.com) Cassini arrived in orbit of Saturn in 2004, but it was unable to detect this newly discovered process from its Species-rich forests store twice as much carbon as monocultures, scientists say perspective high above the planet. The probe had to stay far Species-rich subtropical forests can take up, on average, as quickly with species richness as it did in the meadow away from the planet because of the intense radiation and twice as much carbon as monocultures. An international ecosystems. ring debris. NASA threw caution to the wind in 2017 as the research team with the involvement of the University of As a result, even after just four years, there were clear spacecraft ran low on fuel. Without the ability to control Zurich has evaluated data from forests grown specifically differences between the monocultures and the species-rich Cassini, NASA worried it might one day impact one of the for this purpose in China with a total of over 150,000 trees. forests,” explains Prof. Helge Bruelheide of the Martin Luther planet’s moons and contaminate a potential ecosystem. The results speak in favor of using many tree species during University Halle-Wittenberg, co-director of the German On the way to annihilation, NASA executed what it reforestation. Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), which, called Cassini’s “Grand Finale,” a series of sweeping passes In 2009, BEF-China began as a unique forest biodiver- together with the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy between Saturn and its rings. That’s how the probe got into sity experiment in collaboration with institutions in China, of Sciences, oversaw the field experiments. These differences position to spot the ring rain. During the final few orbits Germany and Switzerland. grew continuously over a further four years. of Saturn, Cassini’s Ion and Neutral Mass Spectrometer The large-scale project investigated the importance of Worldwide, there are plans for major reforestation pro- (INMS) detected water ice and complex organic molecules tree species richness for the proper functioning of forest grams with the aim of protecting the climate through the falling from the rings into the clouds of Saturn. Scientists ecosystems. Stands of trees comprising many species were planting of new forests. In China alone, between 2010 and long expected some transfer of material from the rings to planted — from monocultures to highly species-rich plots When a forest stores more carbon, it reduces greenhouse 2015, 1.5 million hectares of new forest were planted each the planet, but they were not prepared for the volume — it with 16 tree species in an area of 670 square meters. gases, and also indicates high forest productivity. year, although mainly with fast-growing monocultures. was a downpour. After eight years, such species-rich forest plots stored The fact that biodiversity increases productivity had pre- “With a mix of native tree species, it is possible to achieve Cassini’s data shows that 22,000 pounds (10,000 an average of 32 tons of carbon per hectare in aboveground viously been demonstrated through experiments in grassland higher productivity, which then also helps to better protect kilograms) of material rains down on Saturn every second. biomass. By contrast, monocultures averaged only 12 tons ecosystems in Europe and the U.S. By contrast, since it was the climate”, Helge Bruelheide points out; “Species-rich The INMS also characterized what was in the rain. It was of carbon per hectare — less than half as much. assumed that all tree species occupy similar ecological niches, forests are also less susceptible to disease and the extreme molecular hydrogen and helium, but 3.4 percent of it was Reducing greenhouse gases a minimal effect of biodiversity was conjectured for forests. weather events which are becoming more common due to more complex. There was water, of course, but also organic During photosynthesis, the plants absorb carbon dioxide Evidently, however, this assumption was wrong. “In climate change. (carbon-containing) compounds. from the atmosphere and convert the carbon to biomass. the forest biodiversity experiment, biomass increased just (Source: phys.org) (Source: extremetech.com) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 12 SOCIETY OCTOBER 7, 2018 Iran celebrating National Children’s Week Literacy Movement SOCIETY TEHRAN — The National Children’s Organization drafts proposal deskWeek 2018 is being held in Iran from October 5 to 11 under the theme of “The Future To Be on compulsory education Made”, Fars news agency reported on Saturday. SOCIETY TEHRAN — Iran’s Literacy Movement Today’s children are tomorrow’s future; how we deskOrganization has drafted a proposal on choose to raise our children determines the outcome mandating school attendance to be brought before the Maj- of our future. In fact, community treatment along with lis (Iranian parliament). parental involvement allows not only a child’s imagination “The proposal will be discussed in the social commission of to run freely, but builds and strengthens children’s motor, Majlis at the beginning of the Iranian calendar month of Azar language, cognitive, and social emotional development (November 22)”, Mehr quoted MP Salman Khodadadi as saying. skills, which form a child’s identity to create a bright future either for themselves or the country. Iran annually observes the National Children’s Day on October 9 and the National Children’s Week on October 5 to 11, nationwide. Accordingly, October 9 is dedicated to children, who will make the country’s future, recognizing and being sensitive to the ways children must be treated to form a bright future either for themselves or the country. Over the one-week celebration, Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (an Iranian institution with a wide range of cultural and artistic activities in the field of mental and cultural development for children and young adults) has coordinated and is running various recreational and educational programs for the children. Ali Baqerzadeh head of the Literacy Movement Organization Children’s Day is a day to engage in fun and frolic. But noting the barriers to education, told YJC that one of the most it is not just that. This day reminds everyone to renew important barriers since the 1979 Islamic revolution, was low their commitment towards the well-being and welfare social demand for literacy, in the other words, illiterate people of all children. It is an opportunity for all of us to reflect are very reluctant to volunteer for literacy. on our responsibility to ensure that our children are able “Illiteracy is a social issue rather than an educational one, so to grow up in a safe, sustainable, and prosperous world. we must act in the social sphere to manage it,” he added. The day also offers each of us an inspirational entry- To do so, the first step is mandating education, which must point to advocate, promote and celebrate children’s rights, be considered as a blend of the rights and responsibilities for translating into dialogues and actions that will build a Children participating in the recreational and educational programs held by the Institute for the each individual in the society, and the necessity of the issue better world for Children. Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults must be emphasized, as many countries have already followed So, in this regard, Children’s Day is recognized on the steps, he further explained. various days in many places around the world, to honor Children’s day offers each of us an inspirational entry- He also added that in this regard, we have prepared a proposal children globally. It was first proclaimed by the World point to advocate, promote and celebrate children’s on compulsory education to be hammer out by the Majlis. Conference for the Well-being of Children in 1925 The organization offers education to three age groups of 10- and then established universally in 1954 to protect an rights, translating into dialogues and actions that will 19, 10-29, and 10-49 years old, Baqerzadeh said. “appropriate” day. build a better world for Children. The World Conference for the Well-being of Children in He went on to say that the literacy rate among Iranians between Moreover, United Nations has established Universal November 20th is an important date as it is the date 10-49 years is estimated 98.2 percent, while the uneducated Geneva, Switzerland, proclaimed June 1 to be International Children’s Day. After the conference, different governments Children’s Day in 1954, which is celebrated annually on in 1959 when the UN General Assembly adopted the population in same age is about 190,500, and also the popula- November 20th to promote international togetherness, Declaration of the Rights of the Child. It is also the date tion aged 10-29 years is reported to have a literacy rate of 97.3 around the world decided to declare a day as Children’s Day to draw attention to children’s issues, which many awareness among children worldwide, and improving in 1989 when the UN General assembly adopted the percent, and 668,800 uneducated individuals. children’s welfare. Convention on the Rights of the Child. Moreover, the literacy rate of the last group aging 10-49 of them chose June 1. is about 97.4 percent, while some 2.6 billion of them are illiterate, he also added. Elsewhere in his remarks, he noted that foreign nationals Earth’s climate monsters could be unleashed as temperatures rise living in the country is reported to have a literacy rate of 67.4 As a UN panel prepares a report on 1.5C There was no new science in the paper monsters that we can’t. which leads to further melting and so on.” percent, and the number of illiterates is estimated at 600,000, global warming, researchers warn of the and while it was speculative, it did raise This gets us to another big issue, says For the record, Steffen thinks the as- of which the Afghans have the highest rates of illiteracy. risks of ignoring ‘feedback’ effects. fundamental questions about the ability Steffen, because climate models don’t in- sumptions in climate models that cuts in During the Iranian calendar years 1391 (March 2012-March This week, hundreds of scientists and gov- of governments around the world to stop clude some of these feedbacks. In essence, fossil fuel emissions will deliver relative 2013) and 1395 (March 2016-March 2017), the total literacy rate ernment officials from more than 190 coun- the Earth from spiraling into a “hothouse”. the warmer things get, the less reliable the cuts in temperatures “is OK for perhaps has reached 2.85 percent in Iran, while the global literacy rate tries have been buzzing around a convention One of the report’s authors, Professor models become. He tells me: lower temperature rises of 1.5 or 2C” but among persons aged 15 years or above has been measured 1 center in the South Korean city of Incheon. Will Steffen, of Australian National Univer- “I think the dominant linear, deter- beyond that, he’s skeptical. percent, he further highlighted. They are trying to agree on the first of- sity and the Stockholm Resilience Centre, ministic framework for assessing climate The paper has received a bit of pushback According to the literacy rate index, the total number of il- ficial release of a report – the bit called talked me through it. change is flawed, especially at higher levels from scientists, largely, it appears, because literates among individuals aging 6 and above is 8.8 million, of the Summary for Policymakers – that pulls The problem lies with “feedbacks” – in of temperature rise. of the sensational headlines it attracted. which, 6 million are above 50 years old, who do not include in together all of what’s known about how the “supplementary information” attached So, yes, model projections using models For example, Professor Richard Betts, our target community, he concluded. the world might be affected once global to the paper, Steffen and colleagues actually that don’t include these processes indeed of the UK’s MetOffice, has a measured per- warming gets to 1.5C. listed 10 of them. With each, they include become less useful at higher temperature spective that’s well worth a look. What will happen to coral reefs? How estimates of how much extra CO2 and tem- levels. Or, as my co-author John Schellnhu- Dr Glen Peters, an Australian scientist LEARN ENGLISH will extreme weather events and droughts perature they could add once you hit about ber says, we are making a big mistake when and climate modeler based at the Centre for change? What about heatwaves? And 2C of global warming. we think we can “park” the Earth System at International Climate Research in Norway, Business Plan then, what are the different “pathways” For example, the ability of the land and any given temperature rise – say 2C – and also thought some of the media coverage that economies could choose to keep tem- ocean to keep soaking up CO2 could weaken, expect it to stay there.” went too far with the doomsday vibe. A: I’ve had it! I’m done working for a company that is taking peratures to 1.5C? giving you an extra 0.25C of warming. Die- For those who understand the idea of But he told me that while it was true that me nowhere! On Monday morning, the summary back of trees in the Amazon and subarctic a carbon budget – where scientists have many of the feedbacks in the paper were B: So what are you going to do? Just quit? document is expected to be released, could give us another 0.1C. calculated how much CO2 you could emit not well covered by climate models, this A: That’s exactly what I am going to do! I’ve decided to create my and there will be a cascade of headlines Permafrost, which is already starting to before hitting certain temperature rises – it was partly because they were not that well own company! I’m going to write up a business plan, get some around the world. defy its name by not being all that perma- looks even meaner than before if Steffen understood. I’ll leave you with his thoughts: The report, being pulled together by the nent, could release ever more methane and and his colleagues are right. “The hothouse earth paper conjectures investors and start working for myself! United Nations Intergovernmental Panel carbon that might add a bit more warming But as they also point out, several of that many of these feedbacks may interact B: Have you ever written up a business plan before? on Climate Change, was one tiny part of the again (0.09C is the estimate there). these feedbacks might have “tipping points” like a domino effect, lead the Earth system A: Well, it can’t be that hard! I mean, all you have to do is explain Paris climate change agreement. The point is that once you add them all that then set off a cascade of other issues. to spiral out of control to reach a new steady your business, how you are going to do things and that’s it, right? As things stand, if you add up all the up, you get close to 0.5C of warming by the Steffen says: state very different from today, and these B: You couldn’t be more wrong! A well written business plan things that the 190-plus countries have end of the century. Given we’re already “Even at the current level of warming processes may even start if we are successful will include an executive summary which highlights the idea committed to do as part of that Paris deal, at 1C of global warming, that makes the of about 1C above pre-industrial, we may at meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement. of the business in two pages or less. Then you need to describe global temperatures will probably go well job of keeping warming “well below 2C” have already crossed a tipping point for one “There is also an important timescale your company with information such as what type of legal above 3C. or even holding it at 1.5C much, much of the feedback processes (Arctic summer question, are we talking decades or millennia, structure it has, history, etc. We’re already at 1C of warming, so the harder than it already is. sea ice), and we see instabilities in others – and that is very important for how society A: Well that seems easy enough. extra half a degree isn’t far away – many While governments have the means to permafrost melting, Amazon forest dieback, may respond. While all the claims made in B: Wait, there’s more! Then you need to introduce and describe scientists will say it’s already locked in, affect how much CO2 gets released through boreal forest dieback and weakening of land the hothouse earth paper are justified, we your goods or services. What they are and how they are different while others say there are plausible ways policies that radically cut the use of fossil and ocean physiological carbon sinks. simply don’t have the data to verify if those from competitors’? Then comes the hard part, a market analysis. to stabilize temperatures at that level. fuels, it would be much harder to get a grip And we emphasize that these process- claims are true. While the paper put in plenty You need to investigate and analyze hundreds of variables! 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I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y OCTOBER 7, 2018 WORLD IN FOCUS 13 In rebuttal to Trump, bin Salman says Saudi ‘Saudis looting of Yemeni oil won’t pay U.S. for kingdom’s security resources blatant violation of international law’ Trump: Without U.S. support, King Salman would not last in power ‘for two weeks’ 1 the statement called on the United Nations and the The House of Saud regime’s inexperienced the U.S. president in a similar vein cautioned UN Security Council to counter Saudi aggression, occupation and the ambitious Crown Prince Moham- other unnamed countries against taking ad- and looting of Yemeni resources through legal mechanisms. med bin Salman or MBS as he is also known vantage of the United States. Experts say the pipeline would allow the kingdom not to says Riyadh “will pay nothing” to the United “Moving forward, we are only going to be constrained to the Strait of Hormuz or the Bab el-Mandeb States for the kingdom’s “security,” in rebuttal give foreign aid to those who respect us and, Strait, both strategic choke points that affect its current oil to the U.S. President Donald Trump who frankly, are our friends. And we expect other shipping routes. recently said King Salman would not last countries to pay their fair share for the cost The House of Saud regime and its allies launched military in power “for two weeks” without the U.S. of their defense,” Trump said at the time. campaign on Yemen in March 2015 with the aim of reinstalling military support. Trump also hit out at Washington’s NATO the government of former president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi. “Actually we will pay nothing for our se- (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) part- Yemen has no effective government for now, and the state curity. We believe that all the armaments we ners at a May summit in Brussels, lamenting affairs are now being run by Yemen’s Ansarullah (Houthi) have from the United States of America are that “23 of the 28 member nations are still movement, which is also defending the country against the paid for, it’s not free armament,” the Saudi not paying what they should be paying and Saudi regime war. regime crown prince said in a Bloomberg what they’re supposed to be paying for their Yemen’s southern areas are controlled by Saudi re- interview conducted on Wednesday and defense.” gime-backed officials of the former Yemeni government. published on Friday. Saudi regime spat with Canada Some 15,000 Yemenis have reportedly been killed and He made the comments in response to In August, the Saudi regime authorities thousands more injured since the onset of the Saudi-led ag- a question whether Riyadh needed to pay expelled the Canadian ambassador to Riyadh gression in March 2015. Washington more for its security. and severed relations with Ottawa, citing a The war has unleashed a humanitarian and economic crisis “Ever since the relationship started be- series of tweets in which Canada’s foreign on the already impoverished country. The UN has described tween Saudi Arabia and the United States affairs ministry called for the release of jailed the situation as “one of the worst humanitarian disasters of of America, we’ve bought everything with Saudi human rights activists, as the reason modern times.” money,” he further said, adding that since for the diplomatic flare-up. Yemenis protest against Saudi regime war, Trump came to power, the Saudi regime troversial remarks as a “bad issue” offset by Saudi regime’s Mohammed bin Asked why his reaction to Canada differed, economic woes decided to purchase over 60 percent of its “99 percent of good things.” His response, Salman: ‘I love working with Trump’ the crown prince said the Canadians sought Meantime, people have in recent days taken to the streets needed armament from the U.S. “for the however, prompted the interviewer to say Meantime, the Saudi regime’s Moham- to impose their will on Saudi regime and of different Yemeni cities to vent their outrage at the Saudi next 10 years.” that “it seems to be a little bit more than med bin Salman has praised the regime’s infringe on its sovereignty. regime that has waged a multiple-year deadly war on the The 33-year-old crown prince went on one percent.” relationship with the current U.S. admin- “It’s totally different. Canada, they gave country and caused one of the worst humanitarian crises of to say that Saudi Arabia had agreed to buy Last year, Trump signed the largest arms istration just days after Trump warned that an order to Saudi Arabia on an internal issue. modern history there. $110 billion worth of the U.S. weapons and deal in history with the Saudi regime despite the Middle East country would not survive It’s not an opinion of Canada about Saudi Yemenis held anti-Saudi regime protests in the capital, signed investment deals worth billions more, warnings that he could be accused of being “two weeks” without the U.S. support. Arabia as much as they are giving an order Sana’a, and the southwestern city of Ta’izz. some “$400 billion” in total, since Trump complicit in the regime’s war crimes in Yemen. “I love working with him (Trump),” the to a different country,” bin Salman said. Ta’izz was the scene of demonstrations both on Thursday took office in early 2017, and described the On Wednesday, Saudi Arabian Military crown-prince told the U.S.-based Bloomberg “Trump is speaking to his own people and Friday, with the participants blaming Yemen’s worsening deals as “a good achievement” for Trump. Industries’ (SAMI) Chief Executive Andreas publication, adding that the two leaders had inside the United States of America about situation on the Saudi regime-led coalition, which is leading “Also included in these agreements are Schwer said he expected to finalize the first “chieved a lot in the Middle East, especial- an issue. And you’ve got the answer now an offensive code-named Operation Decisive Storm on the that part of these armaments will be manu- partnership deals with South African arms ly against extremism, extremist ideologies, from me.” country since March 2015. factured in Saudi Arabia, so it will create jobs companies by the end of the year, without terrorism and Daesh (Islamic State in Iraq Bin Salman was also asked about the During Thursday’ rally, the Yemenis held signs accusing in America and Saudi Arabia, good trade, mentioning the initial partners by name. and the Levant/ISIL)”. fate of Saudi activists detained prior to the Riyadh of stealing their country’s oil and gas resources, urging good benefits for both countries and also Last December, Russia said it was working MBS said it was normal for allies to have lifting of the driving ban imposed on women. the regime to open the war-torn state’s airports. good economic growth. Plus, it will help with Saudi Arabia to finalize the agreement disagreements and one must ultimately ac- The crown prince said that they were not During Friday’s demonstration in Ta’izz, the demonstra- our security,” Bin Salman further noted. to sell the S-400 Triumf, the latest Russian cept that “any friend will say good things arrested for their activism but rather due tors carried banners condemning the ongoing Saudi regime His interview came a day after Trump long-range anti-aircraft missile system. and bad things”. to their “connections with agencies of other occupation of Yemen. told a cheering crowd of supporters at a rally The Saudi regime King Salman made “So, you cannot have 100 percent friends countries”. Ansarullah officials were among the participants in the in Southaven, Mississippi, that Saudi King a four-day trip to Moscow in March 2017. saying good things about you, even in your “They have a network, connection with event, where they vowed to resist the Saudi regime war and Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud would not last During the visit, Russia also agreed to sell family. You will have misunderstandings. government people, leaking information for conduct retaliatory attacks. in power unless the U.S. provided military Riyadh a Kornet-M anti-armor system, Tos-A1 So, we put that in that category.” the sake [of] these other governments,” he Senior Ansarullah official, Daifallah al-Shami, said Riyadh support for the Arab regime. rocket launcher, AGS-30 grenade launcher, At a Mississippi campaign rally on said. is trying to “starve and suffocate Yemenis.” “We protect Saudi Arabia. Would you and Kalashnikov AK-103, according to the Wednesday, Trump took a jab at Riyadh The Saudi regime announced in late Yemenis “came out today to tell the whole world that we say they’re rich? And I love the King, King information office of Russia’s Federal Service and said: We protect Saudi Arabia. Would August that it was seeking the death will not accept to die of hunger or under siege, but these things Salman. But I said ‘King — we’re protecting for Military-Technical Cooperation. you say they’re rich? And I love the king, King penalty for five of the activists, includ- increase our determination to die on the honorable fronts in you — you might not be there for two weeks However, the House of Saud regime relies Salman. But I said ‘King - we’re protecting ing Israa al-Ghomgham, who is the first the face of the invading conquerors, in the face of those trying without us — you have to pay for your mili- heavily on the U.S. in its brutal war on Yem- you - you might not be there for two weeks woman to face capital punishment for to kill us with hunger, militarily and from the air,” he added. tary,’”, Trump said. en. Washington has deployed a commando without us’. human rights-related work, according Mohammed Heeda, another Ansarullah official, stressed On Saturday, Trump said at a rally in force on the regime’s border with Yemen It was not the first time that Trump had to rights groups. that the Yemeni fighters would liberate their homeland from West Virginia that although the Saudis “have to help destroy arms belonging to Yemen’s criticized Saudi Arabia over the issue. As early Bin Salman accused Qatar, which is un- “the Saudi-American-Zionist injustice and control.’ got trillions of dollars”, “we don’t get what popular Ansarullah (Houthi) movement. as 2015, Trump said Saudi Arabia should have der a land, sea and air blockade imposed by (Source: Press TV) we should be getting” from them. He also Washington has also provided logistical to pay more if it wants the U.S. protection. the House of Saud regime, the United Arab stressed that with the support of Washington support and aerial refueling. Trump said, If Saudi Arabia, which has Emirates (UAE), Egypt and Bahrain, as one Saudi Arabia is “totally safe”, but “without The House of Saud regime and allies in- been making one billion dollars a day from of the countries that provided support for us, who knows what’s going to happen.” vaded Yemen in March 2015 to reinstate oil, wants our help and protection, they must the activists. Afghan official: 2 security Pressed on how he would regard Trump’s Riyadh-allied former officials. The coalition pay dearly! NO FREEBIES. The blockading quartet accused Qatar of humiliating and harsh rhetoric against the has failed to achieve the goal despite supe- Trump’s criticisms have not been limited abetting extremists, allegations that Doha forces killed in bomb blasts House of Saud regime, bin Salman said, “I rior military power. Instead, some 15,000 to Saudi Arabia alone. In his speech to the has consistently denied. At least two Afghan security forces were killed on Saturday in love working with him,” referring to the con- Yemenis have been killed in the war. United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), (Source: agencies) Taliban attacks in the capital Kabul, officials said. Basir Mujahid, spokesman for Kabul’s police chief, said that nine others, including six police officers and three civilians, Saudi journalist missing in Turkey flew to Riyadh: report were wounded in the bomb blasts. Lebanese media say Saudi dissident journalist Jamal section, has lived in self-imposed exile in the United States Mujahid said a roadside bomb hit a military vehicle as police Khashoggi who is suspected to have disappeared in Tur- since September 2017. He left Saudi Arabia that year over arrived to respond to an insurgent attack, then a second blast key’s Istanbul has been flown to Riyadh. fears of Riyadh’s crackdown on critical voices. took place in the same area causing casualties. Lebanon’s Al Akhbar newspaper cited an Arab source He reached the consulate on Tuesday to secure docu- The city’s district police chief was among the wounded, as saying the House of Saud regime had informed Turkey mentation for a forthcoming marriage, according to his he said. that Khashoggi was currently in the Saudi capital Riyadh. fiancée, who waited outside. Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Taliban, claimed The journalist was recently reported to have disappeared in Ankara says there was no proof he left the mission. responsibility for the attack. Turkey’s Istanbul after entering the Saudi regime Consulate. The Saudi regime’s ambassador to Turkey has been sum- Elsewhere, in the western Ghor province, eleven people, However, the Arab source that spoke to Al Akhbar said moned to the Foreign Ministry after a prominent journalist including seven civilians and four police officers, were killed Khashoggi had been taken out of another entrance to the critical of Riyadh went missing in Istanbul. after security forces raided a village to arrest a militia com- consulate in a white vehicle in coordination with a Turkish Human rights bodies and journalist rights action groups mander, said Abdul Hai Khateby, spokesman for the pro- security official. have raised the possibility of “forced disappearance” as the vincial governor. He was then transferred to the airport before being flown journalist remains unaccounted for. According to Khateby, security forces were tracking down to the kingdom, the newspaper added. “The burden of proof is on Saudi Arabia to produce evi- the local commander known as Alipoor, who is accused of Meanwhile, the Saudi regime Crown Prince Mohammed dence for its claim that Khashoggi left the consulate alone, criminal activities in the Lal wa Sarjangal district. His gun- kingdom, but assumed he was safe outside the country. bin Salman (MBS) denied speculations that Riyadh had and that Saudi agents have not detained him,” said New men battled with security forces causing casualties, he added. taken Khashoggi, stressing that Turkey could search the York-based Human Rights Watch’s Middle East director Turan Kislakci, a friend who heads the Arab Turkish Media Alipoor belongs to the ethnic Hazara minority, and his sup- regime’s Consulate in Istanbul for the journalist. Sarah Leah Whitson. Association, said that Khashoggi received assurances from porters in Ghor and elsewhere, including the central Bamyan “The premises are sovereign territory, but we will allow Sophie Anmuth, head of the Middle East desk for Re- Saudi officials before his visit that he could enter safely. province, protested the raid conducted by the security forces. However, MBS has denied the regime is detaining a them to enter and search and do whatever they want to do. porters Without Borders (RWB/Reporters Sans Frontières/ Khateby said security forces are in control of the area but prominent journalist in Turkey and defended himself We have nothing to hide,” bin Salman said in a Bloomberg RSF), called on both governments to ensure Khashoggi still hunting down the commander who was able to flee the against accusations the episode was tarnishing his image interview published on Friday. reappears quickly. “Until otherwise demonstrated, he is still village. He claimed that Khashoggi had left the building not inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and the Saudi regime as a reformer. Breaking his silence on the mystery of Jamal Taliban launch assault in Afghanistan’s Ghazni long after he entered earlier this week, alleging, “If he’s in authorities are responsible for his safety and well-being,” Khashoggi‘s disappearance, bin Salman said he did not province Saudi Arabia, I would know that.” she said in a statement. know his whereabouts but that Riyadh was happy to help Elsewhere, the Taliban have destroyed a number of bridges in any investigation. Khashoggi, a prominent commentator on Saudi regime Hatice Cengiz, Khashoggi’s fiancée, told Reuters he and have set up checkpoints in Ghazni province in a bid to (Source: agencies) affairs who writes for The Washington Post’s Global Opinions had been concerned about a crackdown on dissent in the gain control over a vital highway linking Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul to the southern areas of the country. The Afghan army is engaged in a operation to contain the militants’ Saturday attack. Five militants, who were attempt- Turkish security forces detain 137 PKK suspected members in country-wide operation ing to destroy three of the highway’s bridges, were killed. Turkish security forces have arrested 137 an autonomous Kurdish region since 1984. On Thursday, seven troopers lost their PKK that had stood since 2013 was declared The army also deployed helicopters to stall any incursion suspected members of the outlawed Kurdis- The PKK, which has been designated as lives by an improvised explosive device in a null and void by the militants in 2015 in into the city, according to Ghazni’s governorate spokesman tan Workers’ Party (PKK/Partiya Karkerên a terror group by Ankara and its Western locality in southeastern Turkey in an attack the wake of a large-scale Turkish military Mohammad Arif Noori. Kurdistanê) militant group during a coun- allies, is regularly targeted in Turkey’s secu- Ankara blamed on the PKK. campaign against the group. “We are fully prepared to attack them. This time the prov- terterrorism operation across the Anatolian rity forces raids, both inside the country and Separately on Thursday, the Turkish mil- Over the past few months, Turkish ince will not fall into the hands of the Taliban,” added Noori country. border areas of neighboring Iraq and Syria. itary said that a total of 13 PKK militants had ground and air forces have been carrying speaking to Reuters. According to a report by the state-run Over more than three decades since its been killed in air raids on Iraq’s northern out operations against PKK positions in The Saturday attack comes after the Taliban was pushed Anadolu news agency on Saturday, the peo- voicing of autonomy demands, the PKK’s Avasin-Basyan and Zap regions as well as the country as well as in northern Iraq and back from the area following a bloody five-day assault in Au- ple were detained in a country-wide oper- armed clashes with the Turkish security forces Turkey’s southeastern Siirt Province over neighboring Syria. gust that lead to the partial fall of Ghazni city and deaths of ation over the previous two days aimed at have killed more than 40,000 people, mostly the past two days. (Source: Press TV) 150 security forces and 95 civilians, along with hundreds of the militant outfit, which has been seeking from the militant group’s side. A shaky ceasefire between Ankara and the militant fighters, based on official Afghan accounts. President Ashraf Ghani’s government promised $20 mil- lion in relief and reconstruction following the catastrophic assault, which convinced authorities to cancel polling in the Far-right rally in Madrid draws thousands angry with govt province for the country’s upcoming parliamentary elections. A few thousand Spaniards have protested in Madrid against Gen. Francisco Franco. Sanchez took power early this year after then Prime The elections were originally scheduled to be held in 2015 the Socialist-led government at a rally organize by marginal The crowd shouted slogans against Prime Minister Pedro Minister Mariano Rajoy lost a no-confidence vote follow- but were postponed till July this year and then till October due right-wing groups. Sanchez, calling him a “separatist” for his willingness to ing a corruption scandal in his conservative party. Cata- to the country’s uncertain security situation in what observers The protesters gathered in front of the Spanish parliament meet with the pro-independence leaders of the northeastern lan separatist parliament members contributed to Rajoy’s have described as a test for the war-torn country’s democratic on Saturday, many holding either the current-day Spanish region of Catalonia. downfall in that vote. institutions ahead of the 2019 presidential elections. flag or its predecessor that stood for the dictatorship of No member of a mainstream political party attended the rally. (Source: AP) (Source: agencies) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 14 WORLD SPORTS OCTOBER 7, 2018 Dybala: ‘Juve better than Real Madrid. Federer, Serena to play in Hopman Cup Ronaldo will not win the Ballon d’Or’ Serena Williams and Roger Federer have committed to play the Paulo Dybala is currently going through Hopman Cup mixed teams event in December, while former a very positive moment. He has scored a Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber and Alexander hattrick in the Champions League, his per- Zverev will represent Germany. formances are improving in the league and Frances Tiafoe will be Williams’ partner for the United States, it looks like his gloomy start to the campaign while Belinda Bencic will again represent Switzerland with Federer is forgotten. The Argentinian spoke to La to defend the title they won in January over Kerber and Zverev Gazzetta dello Sportand reflected on the in the final. current situation. Williams and Federer are scheduled to play mixed doubles Inzaghi, Del Piero, Vidal and now against each other when the U.S. meets Switzerland on Jan. 1. Dybala. What effect does it make to enter The eight-country tournament is scheduled from Dec. 29 to the Juventus hattrick club? Jan. 5 on indoor hard courts at Perth Arena. It is used by the “I did not know, I found out later and I players as a tune-up event for the Australian Open which begins realized what I had done. Being a part of the Jan. 14 in Melbourne club’s history is an immense joy.” (Source: The Japan News) Elkann, Agnelli, Allegri: everyone has declared that the priority is the Champions League. Is the change of strategy perceived? “For me, it was like this last year. For the Champions League, I would have sacrificed the FIFA suspends Scudetto. Now the expectations have grown Sierra Leone FA for a lot but the mentality is always the same: to win everything.” government interference This year it is difficult to find a stronger team than Juve in the Champions League... “Last year it was the same. Real Madrid FIFA has suspended the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) won it, but they did not prove to be stronger with immediate effect due to government interference in soccer than us. If we had passed the round, everything affairs, the sport’s world governing body said on Friday. would have changed. In my opinion, we would FIFA’s decision came after it wrote to the African country’s have won the Champions League and everyone sports minister expressing “grave concern” about the removal would have said we were the best. There was of SLFA president Isha Johansen and general secretary Chris- not a team stronger than us.” topher Kamara. How is Cristiano seen closely? FIFA had asked for both individuals to be allowed to access “The thing that amazed me most is his SLFA premises without delay to ensure that the operations of the simplicity. If you see him on social media association, including FIFA-funded projects, were not jeopardized. or TV you get a different idea, in reality, he “The suspension will be lifted once SLFA and its recognized is like all of us. He is very good at it and is Is the number 10 more a pride or a proposed it to me, I did not decide in 10 leadership have confirmed to FIFA that the SLFA administration, are so many. Varane should win for the ti- 100% focused on every training session, but responsibility? minutes. I knew what I was going to en- premises, accounts and communication channels are under their tles, but I think Modric will win, he was also he is very quiet. He jokes and treats every- “It is a great responsibility. I have to counter, I imagined the criticism after a control once again,” FIFA said in a statement. awarded with the FIFA Best. A player I like? one the same way. He teases Cancelo for his be an example for children and the whole bad match. I thought about it well and now “Following its suspension, SLFA has lost all its membership Isco because he never loses the ball, but also language, says that he already speaks better world is watching me. But when I play I do I would not go back.” rights as defined in article 13 of the FIFA Statutes. The SLFA’s Neymar and Mbappe are great players,” Dy- Italian than him. He also started drinking not think about the number and I would Who will win this season’s Ballon d’Or? national and affiliated club teams are no longer entitled to take bala concluded. mate like us South Americans.” have never asked for 10. When the club “It is hard to say a name because there part in international competitions until the suspension is lifted.” (Source: Calciomercato) Last month, the country’s Anti-Corruption Commission followed through on a threat to raid the SLFA’s offices amid allegations Arsenal manager Unai Emery plays down Ronaldo de-emphasized on EA Sports’ of match-fixing involving the national team. FIFA are also looking at matches as far back as a World Cup winning run: I’m only focused on the future website; Juventus stock drops qualifier against South Africa in 2008 as part of their own in- vestigation into the match-fixing allegations. Both Johansen and Kamara deny any wrongdoing. (Source: Reuters)

Novak Djokovic: ‘My parents made a sacrifice to buy a racket, pay a coach’ ovak Djokovic feels proud for being able to compete at the highest level, especially coming from a country like Serbia that 20 years ago went through wars and some rough time. ‘It’s a nice story considering the fact that Serbia was not a tennis country. We didn’t have any tennis history’, Djokovic admitted in a Arsenal manager Unai Emery insists he ropa League three seasons in a row while A week after a Nevada woman filed a civil until Tuesday, according to an Associated press conference. ‘We had Monica Seles that played for Yugoslavia is not focused on the club’s eight-match in charge of Sevilla and asked about the lawsuit accusing Ronaldo of rape in 2009, Press analysis through archived versions of before she came to the United States, and Divojinovic and couple winning run and believes he can balance struggle of playing Thursday and Sunday, Cristiano Ronaldo’s image is vanishing the website. more player, but Serbia was never specifically a tennis country. the Premier League and Europa League he replied: “Yes but the Premier League from the website of a key sponsor while the The top of the FIFA 19 section of the EA It was more team sports, basketball, volleyball. That’s where commitments this season. is very difficult. stock price for his Juventus team dropped website prominently showcased Ronaldo we had lots of success. So young kids coming up, whoever wanted Arsenal last achieved such a run under It’s the most difficult domestic com- 10 percent on Friday. A week after a Nevada wearing the famed black-and-white Juventus to become an athlete was looking up to these team sports. Tennis Arsene Wenger in April 2015 and, having petition in the world. The first six teams woman filed a civil lawsuit accusing Ronaldo jersey until at least Sunday. By Tuesday it was very expensive, especially at the time when we had wars and lost their first two games, are now within are playing each season a lot of matches of rape in 2009, attempts by the five-time had been replaced by a picture of four men in economic crisis and a lot of problems as a country. four points of City and Liverpool at the in the Premier League, the cups and world player of the year and his Italian club front of a television playing the game. At that So to be able to buy a racquet and pay a coach and all these top of the table ahead of their clash with Europe. to sway public opinion in his favor have not point, a black-and-white photo of Ronaldo things were really expensive for our standards. But my parents Fulham on Sunday. “Every teams want to do the best perfor- succeeded since the allegation surfaced. still appeared on the bottom right of the site. made a sacrifice. I was blessed and grateful to be out here and “Usually I don’t look behind, every day mance in the Premier League because it’s Sponsors are continuing to express con- On Friday, that was replaced by an image with their help. I was fortunate, as well, to be meeting on the I’m looking at the next matches -- what’s the first competition for us and also in the cern about the case despite a denial from of Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar. way of me growing up as a tennis player, developing as a tennis in front,” Emery said. “For me, whether cups and Europe. The top players want to Ronaldo, who has not addressed why Kathryn Now, the only visual representation of player, some people like Jelena Gencic, Niki Pilic, those people we win or lose, every match is giving me a play a lot of matches. I have experience too Mayorga’s legal team says a $375,000 settle- Ronaldo on the webpage is Ronaldo on the who have great knowledge about this sport and experience. lot of information about how to improve. because I’m playing in Europe for the 12th ment was reached in 2010 over the alleged cover of the game box with Neymar. (Source: Tennis World) Every coach wants to win, but it’s not easy consecutive season, six in the Champions assault by the soccer star in Las Vegas. “They have to tread carefully so that they to do that. League and six in the Europa League so A week ago, the new edition of the FIFA are not pre-judging him before an investi- “For me the challenge is every day and my habit is also this. video game franchise was released with gation reaches its conclusion,” said Simon every match -- to look back to the last match “We are going to balance each matches Ronaldo as a cover star. While EA Sports Leaf, a sports and commercial lawyer at is not good for us and not for me. My only physically with the players but these player has not suspended the sponsorship, it has London-based Mischon de Reya. “At the Agent Mino Raiola hints at focus is on Sunday against Fulham, to get are prepared to play Thursday and Sunday been distancing itself from the face of its same time, the brand will have to be careful three points to continue going up in the and then we have players to make changes game in recent days. because depending on the commercial deal shock AC Milan return for table.” for some matches. But if I decide to play a The company homepage still uses ath- they reached it’s not that uncommon for these A 3-0 victory over Qarabag in the Europa someone for three matches in a week, they letes to represent NFL, NBA, NHL, UFC and deals to include clauses to oblige the brand Zlatan Ibrahimovic League on Thursday night kept the games are available to do that.” golf games. But a block of teal has replaced to make use of the rights they are getting.” coming thick and fast. Emery won the Eu- (Source: Soccernet) the spot on a banner occupied by Ronaldo (Source: ESPN) When Zlatan Ibrahimovic moved to the United States to join LA Galaxy, many assumed he, like other legendary players, was there for a final payday and an upbeat end to his career. However, the forward is still in excellent shape having scored Kevin Durant, Steve Kerr reiterate support for franchise in Seattle 20 goals this season and has been linked with a sensational return Kevin Durant wants the NBA to come back to Seattle. a really fun night.” to former club, AC Milan. On Friday night, he offered a reminder of just how sweet Both Durant and Kerr were vocal in recent days regarding His agent, Mino Raiola, refused to downplay the rumours, the atmosphere can be while scoring 26 points in the Golden the fact they felt Seattle should have another NBA team. It saying he and his client are ‘prepared to talk.’ State Warriors’ 122-94 win over the Sacramento Kings. was a message Durant reiterated prior to tip-off while ad- AC Milan director Leonardo denies the rumour and Raiola For Durant, who was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics dressing the sellout crowd. He first shouted out the WNBA admitted to Rai Sport that the move won’t happen anytime soon: with the second overall pick in the 2007 draft, the night champion Seattle Storm, adding that he was hopeful an NBA ‘At the moment it’s not a possibility, because the conversations brought emotions he hasn’t felt before. team would return to the city soon. It was an emotional night we had with the club are not current, but we are prepared to talk. “When I woke up from my pregame nap I was just nerv- for many in attendance as Seattle hosted an NBA game for ‘I am not opening the door, nor closing it. There is great mu- ous,” Durant said after the game. “I’ve never felt that way the first time in over 10 years since the Sonics relocated and tual respect between Ibra and Leonardo. Zlatan had wonderful coming into a game, especially a preseason game. But just became the Oklahoma City Thunder. moments at Milan and left a piece of his heart in Milano, just as knowing this whole thing was kind of set up for that moment, “The message was sent over these last 11 years,” Durant he was happy at PSG.’ I guess. It was just a crazy feeling to come out and feel that said after the game. “Just still support for the Sonics in NBA Zlatan had a fantastic goal-scoring record at the club, bagging much love from the fan base.” arenas around the country, around the world. So many 42 goals during his time at the club between 2010 and 2012. The memories came rushing back for Durant early and people know what the Sonics culture is and I think that’s Joining initially on loan from Barcelona, he lead Milan to their often during Friday night’s affair. While Durant’s return legends of the game, and also a Sonic legend, was pretty cool,” something the NBA can’t ignore. I think tonight was kind last Serie A title. was celebrated, the night was less about the actual game Durant said. “Just the crowd, and to hear them so loud and of the cherry on top as far as saying, ‘Hey look, man, we Ibra is showing similar form in the MLS at 37-years of age and more about a celebration of Sonics basketball. enthused for the game of basketball. It was breathtaking.” deserve a team here. We’ll support a team and they need but the Serie A would be a much tougher challenge. Raiola says Fans wore old Sonics jerseys and held up signs asking the Warriors coach Steve Kerr said the Kemp-themed in- to bring one back, man.’ We’re going to keep saying it until that the forward will still expect playing time: NBA to return to the basketball-crazed city. Durant set the troduction brought out his emotions as well. it happens. All of us in here, everybody in that arena, every ‘Zlatan has never asked for guarantees in his career, because tone for the evening by wearing a Shawn Kemp Sonics jersey “That was awesome,” Kerr said. “It brought chills. The NBA player knows it so hopefully the NBA does what it’s he knows you earn those in training. We would have to under- during starting lineup introductions. The sellout crowd at crowd was going nuts. That was amazing. I might have supposed to do.” stand on what conditions Milan or any other team would want KeyArena, which had already applauded Durant’s every gone with the ‘Downtown’ Freddie Brown jersey myself, Durant said the idea to honor Kemp and the Sonics to sign him, though.’ move in pregame warm-ups, went bonkers when they saw but that’s just ‘cause I’m a little older. But it was fun to franchise came up in the weeks leading up to the game. (Source: Daily Mail) him wearing the Kemp jersey. “To honor one of the past see all those guys out there, too. ... It was a fun night just (Source: ESPN) I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y OCTOBER 7, 2018 SPORTS 15

Iran A win FIVB Beach Iran to meet Venezuela in friendly match

TASNIM — Iran national football team, known as Team Volleyball World Tour Melli, will face Venezuela in a warm-up match on No- vember 20. SPORTS TEHRAN — Top-seeded Bahman desk The match will be held at the Azadi Stadium. Salemi and Arash Vakili topped an Iran had already defeated Venezuela 1-0 in a friendly all-Iranian podium at the men-only Bandar Torkaman match held in Nijmegen, Netherlands, in November 2017 one-star stop on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World as part of preparation for the 2018 World Cup. Tour on Friday. Team Melli will reportedly meet Trinidad and Tobago This is the first ever gold medal on the Tour for five days earlier at the Azadi Stadium. them. While for Vakili it is also the first medal of Carlos Queiroz’s men, who defeated Uzbekistan 1-0 any kind, Salemi previously won one silver and one in September, will host Bolivia on October 16 in Tehran. bronze together with Rahman Raoufi, who was on the Team Melli is preparing for the AFC Asian Cup UAE other side of the net in Friday’s final on the Caspian 2019, where it has been pitted against Iraq, Vietnam Sea coast, fivb.org reported. and Yemen. Rahman Raoufi and Abolhamed Mirzaali, seeded second at Bandar Torkaman, finished second in the final standings. This is their second silver on the World Tour as a pair, also boasting one bronze finish to their name. Iranian minister arrives The bronze went to third-seeded Abbas Pourasgari and Aghamohammad Salagh. For either of these in Jakarta for Asian experienced players this is the first podium finish at a World Tour event. Para Games At a stadium packed with spectators, Salemi and Vakili were well in control of the scoreboard throughout IRNA — Iran’s Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports has the first set and the first half of the second. arrived in Indonesia’s Jakarta to attend the opening cer- Raoufi and Mirzaali did not give up and caught up emony of the 3rd Asian Para Games. at 13-13. They even took the lead at 17-16 and extended Masoud Soltanifar, who is among the special guests it to 19-17 before reaching set point at 20-19, but in to attend the major international sport event, arrived in the overtime a couple of great digs by Vakili, which he Jakarta at 15:00 local time on Saturday. followed up with successful spikes, put an end to it all at 2-0 (21-11, 22-20). In the bronze medal match, Pourasgari and Salagh dominated over fifth-seeded Kazakhstanis Alexey Kuleshov and Artem Petrossyants. Cheered on by the numerous home crowd, the Iranians cruised to a 2-0 (21-16, 21-11) victory.

Asian hopefuls primed Esteghlal beat Naft Masjed Soleyman in for glory must-win match

Soltanifar was welcomed by Iranian Ambassador to Indonesia Valiollah Mohammadi Nasrabadi. Fariba Mohammadian, Women’s Deputy Minister of Sports, and Mahmoud Khosravi Vafa, the president of the National Paralympics Committee, also welcomed Iran’s Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports. Soltanifar met Indonesia’s Minister of Youth and Sports at the opening ceremony. Taking a tour in the Olympic Village, visiting the camps for athletes and watching sporting events are among the Iranian minister’s plans during his trip to Jakarta. He will leave Jakarta for Tehran on Tuesday afternoon. The 3rd Asian Para Games which is hosted by Jakarta will take place from 6th-13th October. A total of 2,880 athletes from 41 countries will compete against each other in 18 sports. Four Asian teams have announced their between 7-18 October, will be staged at two SPORTS TEHRAN — Esteghlal Naft Masjed Soleyman pulled a goal squads on Monday for the men’s and wom- venues in the Argentinian capital: the Futsal deskfootball team defeat- back from penalty spot in the 86th minute. en’s Youth Olympic Futsal Tournaments Main Stadium (Tecnopolis) and the CeNARD. ed Naft Masjed Soleyman in a must-win Esteghlal moved up four places to sev- Buenos Aires 2018. MEN: Group A - Argentina, Egypt, game in Iran Professional League (IPL) enth with this win. Iranian taekwondoka fails Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq are Panama, Iraq, Slovakia on Saturday. It was Esteghlal’s second win in eight the Asian representatives in the men’s Group B - IR Iran, Solomon Islands, The visiting team beat Naft Masjed matches. Winfried Schaefer’s team had to attend Manchester Grand tournament, while Japan and Thailand Costa Rica, Russia, Brazil Soleyman 2-1 at the Behnam Mahmoudi defeated Tractor Sazi. Prix for injuries are in the women’s. WOMEN: Group A - Trinidad & Stadium. Esteghlal beat Naft Masjed Soley- The Asian hopefuls will join 16 other Tobago, Thailand, Spain, Bolivia, Tonga Allahyar Sayyadmanesh gave the Blues man 1-0 on Tuesday in Iran’s Hazfi Cup teams – eight in the men’s tournament and Group B - Chile, Portugal, Dominican the lead just two minutes into the match. Round of Eight. IRNA — Mehdi Khodabakhshi, Iranian taekwondoka eight in the women’s – in the two events. Republic, Cameroon, Japan Mehdi Ghaedi made it 2-0 in the 29th Padideh sit top of the table with 17 points, in -80 weight class failed to participate in Manchester The competitions, which will take place (Source: the-afc) minute. followed by Sepahan and Persepolis. Grand Prix 2018 due to his injuries. Khodabakhshi was taken to hospital few days ago as his knee pain increased. Manchester Grand Prix 2018 will be held for three Analysis: Perfect Persepolis claim the advantage days as of October 19 in the British city. The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Persepolis will start the clearances between them. Many of these interventions Those who rank first, second and third in the tournament second leg of the AFC Champions League semi-final against were crucial, coming in the heart of the Persepolis penalty will gain 40, 24 and 14.4 points to increase their ranking Qatar’s Al Sadd a goal to the good after securing a 1-0 box, as can be seen in the image above. for the Olympic Games and will also receive 5,000, 3,000 away victory in the first leg on Tuesday, despite being on Nemati (#88) and Mosleh (#69) also stepped up and and 1,000 dollars, respectively as their prize. the back foot for most of the game. completed their roles to perfection, helping to cut off Jesualdo Ferreira’s high-flying Al Sadd came into the supply to the Al Sadd dangerman and the tournament’s game at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium looking to exploit 12-goal top scorer Baghdad Bounedjah, who was limited the absence of several key Persepolis players, but were to a single shot on target. Sepahan book place at Iran’s instead left frustrated by a perfect defensive display from Undone on the counter the visitors, before Ali Alipour struck an 86th-minute Persepolis’ defensive approach also laid the foundation Hazfi Cup quarters penalty to seal an unlikely win. for the late goal which put the icing on the cake for the Al Sadd domination pays no dividends Tehran giants. Growing in frustration, Al Sadd pushed TASNIM — Sepahan football team advanced to Iran’s The hosts dominated the game in every regard, only forward in search of a goal in the final 10 minutes, leaving Hazfi Cup quarter-final on Friday. to be denied a goal to show for it. Al Sadd ended with space behind, which was fully exploited by their opponents Sepahan defeated Nassaji Mazandaran 4-3 on penalty game with 67.5 percent of the possession, completing backs were ruled out of the first leg. Winger Siamak in a lethal counter-attacking move. shootout in Isfahan’s Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium after the 527 passes with an accuracy rate of 81.4 percent. Nemati dropped back to deputise for the injured Hos- It was Khalilzadeh who did the trick, intercepting Xa- match tied at 1-1 in the 120 minutes. The heatmap below shows how much of the game sein Mahini at right-back while Mohammad Ansari, vi’s through-ball before launching an inch-perfect pass Elsewhere, Padideh, leader of Iran Professional League, was played in the Persepolis half and, notably, that the serving a one-match suspension, was replaced by Ali forward for Alipour to run on to. defeated Foolad 3-2 in extra time in Mashhad. ball was regularly in the visitors’ penalty area. Branko Mosleh on the other flank. Al Sadd centre-back Khoukhi Boualem, playing a high Mes Kerman also defeated Siraf Kangan 5-2. Ivankovic’s side, meanwhile, seemed content to sit back, As the game progressed, there were little signs that defensive line, was caught unaware as Alipour raced past The Hazfi Cup is the Iranian football knockout cup forcing little activity at the other end. this was a makeshift defence as they rose to the occasion him before being brought down in the box for the decisive competition, run by the Iranian Football Federation. Defensive masterclass from Persepolis to successfully thwart the Al Sadd attack. penalty. Al Sadd ended up paying the price for lapses in Esteghlal is the title-holder and most decorated team Persepolis had been forced to make changes to their The experienced center-back duo of Seyed Jalal Hosseini concentration. with seven titles. preferred defensive line-up after both first-choice full- (#4) and Shojae Khalilzadeh (#3) combined to make 24 (Source: the-afc) Japan favorites but Tajikistan up for the challenge, says Litfullaev Iran ready to host 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup: Tajikistan are eager to create more history in where they beat Syria 5-4 on penalties to the AFC U-16 Championship Malaysia 2018 finish third. Official final with Japan on Sunday, but Muham- Ten years later, Litfullaev landed the final madrasul Litfuallev knows that they face a blow in ending Korea Republic’s campaign huge test against the two-time champions. in the semi-finals as Tajikistan inched closer Press TV — Vice-President of Iran’s Football Federation It will be a repeat of the Group A clash to a maiden AFC U-16 Championship title Ali Kaffashian said on Friday that Iran is ready to host when Tajikistan revived their hopes of ad- after beating the young Taeguk Warriors 7-6 the 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup. vancing to the knockout stage after holding on penalties, following a 1-1 draw. Iran’s request to FIFA for hosting 2020 FIFA Futsal Japan 0-0 but the final, said Litfuallev, will “I think that we won a well-deserved World Cup has been repeatedly pursued by the Football be a different ball game altogether. victory over Korea Republic,” Litfuallaev Federation, Kaffashian said. “Japan are a very strong team, and we said to the-AFC.com. He expressed hope that FIFA will finally accept Iran’s request. played them in the group stage. In the final, “Our coaches studied our opponents “FIFA representatives have visited Iran and have praised it will definitely be hard. and told us about their weak points, and our facilities for holding the world cup,” Kaffashian said. “We are the outsiders but I believe in we played to that. My teammates and I are He said that in a recent visit to Zurich, President of Iran’s our team.” certainly happy with this success. This is Football Federation Mehdi Taj had a meeting with FIFA Pres- Tajikistan’s previous best was in 2006 incredible, we are in the final!” ident Gianni Infantino where Iran’s request for hosting 2020 when the tournament was held in Singapore, (Source: the-afc) FIFA Futsal World Cup was discussed. Prayer Times Noon:11:52 Evening: 17:58 Dawn: 4:41 (tomorrow) Sunrise: 6:05 (tomorrow) OCTOBER 7, 2018 ART&CULTURE I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y www.tehrantimes.com Managing Director: Ali Asgari Editor-in-Chief: Mohammad Ghaderi Editorial Dept.: Fax: (+98 21) 88808214 — 88808895 General Qassem Soleimani [email protected] Switchboard Operator: Tel: (+98 21) 43051000 Advertisements Dept.: Telefax: (+98 21) 43051450 Public Relations Office: Tel: (+98 21) 88805807 Subscription & Distribution Dept.: Tel: (+98 21) 43051603 www.eshterak.ir Distributor: Padideh Novin Co. attends war epic launch Tel: 88911433 Webmaster: [email protected] ARTTEHRAN – General Printed at: Rooztab - ISSN: 1017-94 deskQassem Soleimani No. 18, Bimeh Alley, Nejatollahi St., Tehran, Iran attended the launch of an epic movie about P.o. Box: 14155-4843 23 young Iranian volunteers who were Zip Code: 1599814713 captives during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war on location in Tehran on Friday. “23 Individuals” is based on “Those 23 Individuals”, the memoirs of Ahmad Yusefzadeh, one of the 23 volunteers who were held captive for a long time in Iraq. Soleimani also held a meeting with young actors who will play the roles of the volunteers, a public relations team announced. Director Mehdi Jafari and producer Mojtaba Faravardeh also briefed the general on the project. Iranian movies line up for Jafari worked as a director of photography Slemani festival in “Damascus Time”, Ebrahim Hatamikia’s 2017 drama on the atrocities of the Daesh ARTTEHRAN – A line up of Iranian movies will war in Syria. deskbe competing in the 3rd Slemani International The project is being financed by the Owj Film Festival, scheduled for October 10 to 16 in the Iraqi city of Arts and Media Organization, a Tehran- Sulaymaniyah, the organizers have announced. based institution producing revolutionary works in art and cinema. Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei wrote a commendation for “Those 23 Individuals”. “I highly praise this gifted writer and those 23 individuals, and the hand of power and wisdom which has created all this beauty through its miraculous fingers,” the Leader wrote about the book, which was published by Sureh-Mehr Publications in 2014. General Qassem Soleimani (C) and members of the cast and crew for “23 Individuals” pose on location in Tehran on October 5, 2018. (Fars) The book tells of the early months of the confronted, and later their visit with Iraqi Iraq tried to manipulate the volunteers However, all their attempts failed miserably volunteers’ captivity and the events they dictator Saddam Hussein. in its propagations against Iran at that time. by magic tricks from the volunteers.

Ali-Mohammad Radmanesh acts in a scene from “Golnesa”. “Beyond the Clouds” by Majid Majidi, “3 Faces” by Jafar Pan- Shiraz to mark Hafez Iran, Turkmenistan have common ground ahi and “Golnesa” by Sattar Chamanigol will be screened in the National Day for joint TV productions: IRIB CEO official competition. “Song of God” by Aref Mohammadi and “I Stay” by Fatemeh Mazrban are entries to the international documentary competition. The animation section will screen “Alphabet” by Kianush Abedi, “The Pattern” by Azad Jannati, “Balance” by Barzan Rostami, “Bystander” by Sheyda Kashi and “Her Birthday Night” by Far- shad Mohiti. In addition, several Iranian cineastes are on the jury panels of the various sections the festival. Documentarian Hassan Naqqashi is on the jury panel of the International & National Documentary Film category. Director Reza Dormishian will be judging films in the Inter- national Short Film competition, and the jury for the National Short Film category has cinematographer Shahriar Asadi.

IRIB radio production wins ABU drama award

ARTTEHRAN – “Metamorphosis”, a radio dra- deskma produced by Islamic Republic of Iran IRIB Managing Director Abdolali Ali-Asgari. (Cinemapress.ir) Broadcasting (IRIB), has won the prize for the best drama at Mausoleum of Hafez in Shiraz. the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Prizes, the organizers ARTTEHRAN – Hafez people and other Persian-speaking nations, CULTURE TEHRAN – Islamic leader and philosophical poet Magtymguly have announced. deskexperts from different review the status of the Persian language deskRepublic of Iran Pyragy can be topics for cooperation countries will be gathering at the outside the country, and find methods to Broadcasting (IRIB) Managing Director between the two countries. Mausoleum of Hafez in Shiraz to observe promote Persian,” he said. Abdolali Ali-Asgari has said that Iran Ali-Asgari also said that IRIB is ready Hafez National Day, which falls on Friday The status of literature in the country and Turkmenistan have much in to share its experience in making TV this week. and presenting proper approaches to common concerning topics for joint series and programs with the country “The guests coming from India, Iraq, improve its position will also be reviewed TV productions. by organizing short-term courses at IRIB Bangladesh and several other countries at the three-day seminar. He made the remarks in a meeting with University. are scheduled to attend an international A string of cultural programs, including Turkmenistan Deputy Culture Minister He also expressed his thanks to seminar on promoting the Persian workshops, exhibits and book fairs, will Bahar Abdiyeva during the General Abdiyeva over organizing the General language,” the director of the Iranian Center also be organized on the sidelines of the Assembly of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Assembly of the ABU in Ashgabat. for the Study of Hafez, Kavus Hassanli, colloquium. Union (ABU) in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union said in a press conference on Wednesday. Two prominent Persian scholars are due IRIB announced on Saturday. (ABU) is a non-profit, non-governmental, “A number of Iranian scholars will join to be honored with lifetime achievement He said that cultural luminaries such non-political, professional association with the guests to discuss the role of Persian awards on the closing day of the seminar as the Persian poet and mystic Abu Said a mandate to assist in the development literature in creating unity between Iranian at the Hafez Hall on Friday. Abul-Khayr and the Turkmen spiritual of broadcasting in the region. The prize for the best TV drama was given to Japan Broad- casting Corporation NHK for its program named “KURARA: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai’s Daughter”. Promise fulfilled 25 years on in France bids adieu to Aznavour, pays Four IRIB productions were nominated for the ABU awards. The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Prizes ceremony TV film “My Dinner with Herve” tribute to Armenian roots took place in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan on October 4. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — When PARIS (Reuters) — France bid farewell journalist Sacha Gervasi set out to do to Charles Aznavour on Friday in a tribute an interview with diminutive French that reflected the late singer’s status as Director Boyle calls on actor Herve Villechaize, best known for a national icon at home as well as the Britons to mark Armistice playing an evil henchman in Bond film country of his roots, Armenia. “The Man with the Golden Gun”, he had Pallbearers carried Aznavour’s coffin Day with beach art no idea that it would become a 25-year into the courtyard at Les Invalides mil- mission to get the story published. itary museum in Paris, where Napoleon LONDON (Reuters) — Oscar-winning film director Danny Now, Gervasi’s night-long interview is buried, to the sound of haunting music Boyle has called on Britons to mark the upcoming centenary since with Villechaize is finally seeing the played from a duduk, an oboe-like wind the end of World War One by sketching out sand silhouettes on light of day in HBO film “My Dinner instrument native to Armenia. UK beaches in memory of the millions of people who lost their with Herve”, with “Game of Thrones” Director of the movie Sacha Gervasi The singer-songwriter passed away French President Emmanuel Macron lives in the conflict. star Peter Dinklage as the 3-foot-11-inch poses at a gala screening of “Hitchcock” this week at 94. stands behind the coffin of Charles The “Pages of the Sea” project will see artists etch out large (1.19-meter) tall Villechaize. during the AFI Fest 2012 at the Grauman’s “In France, poets never die,” French Aznavour during a national tribute portraits of people killed in the 1914-18 conflict during low tide “I wanted to tell it as a newspaper Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California President Emmanuel Macron said, stand- ceremony in Paris, France, October 5, on Armistice Day on November 11 at various beaches around article but the newspaper I was working November 1, 2012. (Reuters/Mario ing before the coffin draped in France’s 2018. (Christophe Ena/Pool via Reuters) the country. for rejected it,” Gervasi told Reuters Anzuoni) blue-white-and-red flag. Alongside the villa in Mouries, a village in the southern Members of the public will also have a chance to create silhou- Television. few weeks after he and Gervasi parted casket lay a wreath in the colors of Armenia. French Alpilles region, in the night of last ettes of people as a tribute to those who died in what is known “In a strange way, a thank you to them company. Macron is expected to travel to Armenia Sunday to Monday. as the “Great War”. for not publishing the story because if The film explores Villechaize’s next week on an official visit that Aznavour Among his best-known songs - he sold They will then wait for the tide to come in and wash away they’d published it, there might have struggles growing up, his relationship had hoped to take part in. upwards of 100 million records - were the imprints. not been a film 25 years later. with his parents, how he got into the “Armenians of all countries today, I ”Hier Encore” (Yesterday When I Was “Pages of the Sea will be a unique moment, when we’ll say “I always knew I had to honor the film and television industry and how am thinking of you,” Macron said. “He Young), ”Apres l’Amour” (After Love) and goodbye, together, to the millions of men and women who left promise I made to Herve, which is his life fell apart. was supposed to be one of us next week ”La Boheme”. Others of anthem-status their shores during the First World War,” British-born Boyle, to one day tell a more truthful story Dinklage described Villechaize as in Yerevan, his absence will leave a giant included “She” and “Formidable”. known for films like “Trainspotting” and “Slumdog Millionaire”, about him which was much more than “magnetic, he was really theatrical and void.” Aznavour was born in Paris on May said in a statement. a catchphrase on a popular TV show,” a lot of fun. He burned very brightly.” Celebrities including the now-frail ac- 22, 1924, to Armenian parents. His birth “Beaches are truly public spaces, where nobody rules other the British journalist turned director To play the role, Dinklage wore tor Jean-Paul Belmondo and Macron’s name was Shahnour Aznavourian. than the tide. They seem the perfect place to gather and say a added. prosthetics to give him Villechaize’s two predecessors attended the ceremony He grew up on the Left Bank of Paris final goodbye and thank you to those whose lives were taken or Villechaize, who was also known rounder face and had vocal coaching under clear blue skies. and began performing at the age of nine. affected by the First World War.” for the line “De plane! De plane!” on to perfect a French accent. Aznavour, whose global reach was His first public performances were at Ar- Scottish poet Carol Ann Duffy will pen a sonnet for the occa- 1970s television series “Fantasy Island,” “My Dinner with Herve” premieres enhanced by his ability to sing in more menian gatherings where his father and sion, which will be read out on the beaches. committed suicide in 1993 at age 50 a on HBO on Oct. 20. than half a dozen languages, died at his older sister Aida sang while he danced.